31E ADVERTISER
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1S75.
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LOCAL MJ&TmiS.
-Ladies, call andLaea. Mrg Cook's
new goods
She IsTeelllng-her-Btook
of ejr'ng hats cheap
'p
Mr. llassler, of tho Pawnee Tie-
r.syran, dropped Into our sanctum on
"rUay last. We were pleased to eee
a'.ra.
Tho paper across tho way has
wi from Maine again met a man
ii talked with him about "the peo-
. . il l - ..k vrr. M,nTn ?Q ft
lti.0 u'ere is auio uu hj u .
JIa!i.e or was, not long since.
It Is remarkable how bo many
notorious criminals piaced in tho Ne-
ibrft'ka City jail manage to getaway
w.tb the keeper and then get nway
with themselves. As the boys eay,
'it leaks a little thin."
-Hon. J. B. Fisher called at our
leanctum one day last week. Ho says
ftho devastation of the hoppers Js ter
rible, yet he thinks there will be
considerable grain raised amply suf-
Icieht for the demand at home at
least.
Tho Reward Reporter says the
trading on the Midland Pacific rail
road from Feward to York. wa3 about
completed last week. We understand
that as soon as that job Is completed
tho work hands will be removed to
this end of the road.
The Granger man, when he peep-
Eel under the box to see whether Bill
Siiali'a pet ia3 a badger or a ground
3r, was rendered speechless to dls-
.vcr tho animol had a handle Instead
of u fail Hq Rays he wishes the boys
'i ' sucMhJjrjpaskd
. -i opinion about It. J. - "
- On the2SthJnstM Cassoounty will
ete on a proposition to aid tho con-
'ruotion of tho Nebraska Trunk raii-
cnJ by bonds in the sum of $130,000.
n 1S73 Casa county voted this amount
m aid, but tho time for the completion
VLf 11 S tl - .a nswft
wi mo roau win expire on mo oum
Briiv nf f la mnntli nnH flila alnnflnn
WIn . I . t. .1
; m t-Aiu mi iub iiiiio one year.
U One locomotive, a passenger coach
pa tour box cars of tho Midland Pa
cTio have been levied on bv tho-traas-
ftrer of Otoe countv. for dellnnuent
mixes, and proposes to sell them.
)unons due on bonds have been de-
ositcd with our eonnty commission-
rs to secure the payment of tho com-
jti'e taxes in this county. Scioard
' porlcr.
The Rocknort (Mo.) Journal
"$: "Our farmers In the graBshop-
rlt&tricts find no time to set down
' mourn over their losses, but ore
rking with redoubled energy to get
. nw crop. Suoh pluck and enor-"--erves
to win, nud Itsurelj' will."
it Is with our farmers on this side
Pie river. Wo bollevo every one
"" have hod their fields devaeted
now replanting in corn. And,
lour Bockport friend, we think
-'such energy in combatting per-
:" nud unausplcious circumstances
"- rves success. And wo have faith
'-it tho reward will yet be generous.
Tho Fourth of July this year
ea on Sunday, and celebrating
rji generally be done on the 3d. Up
:., i . . .
"o nme we nave not neara any-
nS eald as to how tho people of
awnville propose to celebrate. We
t resume, however, that everybody
-'1 choose such mode as suits them
-t. and "go It" on their own hook.
e Grangers will have a basket pic-
rat Harmon's Grove, iust this side
P? bong's Bridge. A general invlta-
3 Is extended by the managers, and
r- Presume many will spend tho day
!-f there. Tho prnvn !r a snlondld
a, located centrally for tho county
i very accessible from nil directions.
fte third ehould be b pretty day
re will be a large crowd at Har-
s Grove.
"On Saturday last we were pleased
-Teat in the city Dr. F. G. Holmes
wife. They purchased a larce
h'dlnnf n..nl. , ij:..
e a new garden , believing the Iiod-
rN win Eoon be gone. It Is not yet
'te to raise abundance of many
'23 If we have ordinary Nebraska
Tier weather. Cucumbers, for
-tea, cabbage, tomatoes. Eouashes.
1 .
?--'?. mdnni. .....:n -t ... i
l"rWn- Cabbage aud such vege-
s as are usually transplanted, we
plant in the hill where wanted
"', putting insufHeiont seed to
E- t raill. and Hftprwnrrl fhin dnvn
t! ? Proj er number. Al! who nun
P(U'J follnur ti, T 1-
J r'unt i, .
" -jveryvmn iimj wiji neip
Mr. A. L. Rich, editor of the
Falls City Journal arrived In theoity
last Friday evening in time to take
his girl to the concert.
David AdamB and Henry Baker
walked their second five mile heat on
loet WedDeBday evening. Ifc was a
close contest as to time, Adams 55
minutes 13 seconds, while Baker was
only one second behind him.
A span" of rye straw just taken
from the field was brought Into our
sanctum by Mr. Bally, this week. It
was taken from a field on tho Muddy.
The only peculiarity there1 is about il
la that there is not a single blade to be
seen. It Is a sample of whole fields
like It. The stalks are of good length
and the heads not destroyed.
Tho Commissioners of Merrlok
County, Neb., have ordered an elec
tion to be held In said county on the
10th day of July on tho question of
aiding the extension of tho M. P.
railroad by the donation of $130,000 in
bonds, from the town of York in York
county to a connection with the U.
P. road at Central City In Merrlok
county.
A dyed -in -tho-wool Bourbon
Demoorat, resident not a thouBsnd
rnijefijteorn tblo propinquity; ln de
nouncing Republican relgnoharglng
of the ago, oxpressedaihjopeifortbiji
return of "good old Democratlo time,
when there was no schools, no church
es, no railroads, no taxes, and plenty
of good whisky, fighting cocks, and
race hobsesl"
Morg. Vandeventer, nn -enterprising
farmer of Flowerdale, Rloh
ardson county, called on us on Tues
day of this week. He had just or
rlved in tho city with eight of his
neighbors, 'all having wagons loaded
with seed corn which they had pur
chased ln Page county, Iowa. They
estimated that they had enough to
plant about 1,500 acreB. They paid 55
cents per bushel, but before they left
Iowa corn could not bo purohased for
$1 per bushel, as tho grasshoppers
were just then dropping down on the
growing fields, and the greatest alarm
was prevalent.
The Republic magazlno for June
is a vnluable number. As usual its
leading articles show a thorough
knowledge of the subjects discussed.
"Tho Civil Service Experiment"
throws light on the defects of the
system which has recently been aban
doned. The article on Joshua R. Gld
dlngB is a fine tribute to a grand
charaoter. "Romish Designs in
America" will awaken wide-spread
thought on a subject that is growing
In magnitude. "Elements of Wealth
in tho South," "Building Associa
tions" and "Sooiety in tho South,"
are among tho many good things
served up for Juno. Every American
citizen should possess a copy of this
valuable magazine, . published at
!T5lwUI
'Begin with thernew"voiume.
It is rtimored that the reports of
the grasshopper ravages along the
proposed line of the M. P. Railway
give our oountry such a reputation as
to prevent tho negotiation of the
bonds voted. If this Is so, our friends
below need not look for the extension
of the road this year. If good luck
should strike us, however, by eveu
an average corn crop, we will to a
great extent regain our injured repu
tation, and the enterprise will go on.
Wo call attention to the fact, ln this
connection, that Nemaha county
never yet had a complete failure In
crops. There has never been a year
yet that there was not sufficient farm
produce raised for homo use. Last
year was the nearest a complete fail
ure of crops in this country that ever
ocourred, and our good name, estab
lished by man j' years of thrift and
grand propperity, should not bo lost
sight of.
The constitutional convention
adjourned sine die last Saturday, and
our representatives arrived home the
same day. Mr. Broady, who has fa
vorod us with a call and a pleasant
chat, Is well satisfied with their work
generally, although there were some
things ho would have had differently
had ho been permitted to do so ; but
they were of minor Importance, how
ever. Ho believe they have made a
good constitution, everything taken
Into consideration ; and that it will be
heartily endorsed by a large majority
of the voters of the State.
Wo have not seen the new consti
tution In full yet as It was finally
passed; but having paid oloso atten
tion to the published proceedings, we
think it unobjectionable as a whole,
aud will give as general satisfaction
as could possibly be gotten up, and
wo shall give It our hearty support.
We would bo pleased to publish the
documentor the benefit of our read
ers, and calculated to do so immedi
ately ; but tm convention, refusing to
pay the papersVdrtheState sufficient
ly to cover the expense of publishing
it, wo have concluded to decline doing
so according to the restrictions of the
convention two insertions within
thirty days for $10. Our presentgrass
hoppered condition will not admit of
suoh an expense.
As the papers havo "been ignored by
the convention as a good medium by
which to place public documents he
fore the people for their perusol, nnd
as that body provided for tho publica
tion of tho constitution in pamphlet
form, within twenty days from the
adjournment of the convention, the
people may wait patiently, if they
can, until the pamphlet turns up. Ab
tho people will not be- called on to
vote on the adoption of the constitu
tion until the October election, many
of them, nnd probably the most of
them, will have an opportunity of
posting themselves before thnt time,
and if we can get hold of a correct
copy before the election, we will prob-
i ably publish it once n.8 a. Berlal story.
Th Htnr "Hotel is again closed-
Paris Stevens moved out on Tuesday
of this week.
-Col. Wilson, ex-Saperintendent
of U. S. buildings spent a fevr days
in our city this week.
The Clipper Nine base ball club
and tho Athletes of Rockport have
arranged to play a game at Phelps to
day (Thursday) at 2:30 p. M.
Our most worthy old crony, Col.
Bam Rich, departed for Falls City on
Tuesday morning. Ho was ln Q uur"
ry to get back to his post, and will, ln
all probability,, write an elaborate
Item on grasshoppers the first thing
when he straddles that three-legged
stool in the Journal sanctum.
The grasshoppers baVo been fly
ing over the city since last Friday ln
perfect clouds.nurday their di
rection tended somew&attotho south
east, but on Sunday indM&ndjiy they
went northward assjsted by the heavy
breeze from the south, with great ra
pidity. In this locality they are con
stantly rising to fly away but their
numbers do not perceptibly diminish.
There are millions yet that have not
their wings.
Our coHHtyr.?6BaE3laronorB are
.deserving; of the 'thanks of humane
people forrecont -improvements con-
,nected-wlth thecounty'JRlI.-wBy put
ting in veniuaiore ana mailing oji
open side-walk or grating in frontW
the olerks office, just abovo tho jail,
that place has been rendered fit for a
human to be Incarcerated In, as It was
not before this work was done. Tlfoso
who desire to try U can do so by sub
jecting themselves to be gobbled by
Marshal McCabo or Sheriff Plasters.
Mr. J. P. Prloe, a good farmer of
Washington precinct, near Johnson
post office, called on us on Tuesday.
He said the grasshoppers lit down on
that neighborhood on Saturday and
Sunday last, and ruined many fine
growing crops. As the hoppers did
not deposit their eggs out there last
fall, this visitation was the first, and
the crops had arrived at good Blze and
growing finely, with every prospect
of a heavy yield of grain. If that
isn't enough to make one sick dis
couraged, we would like to know
what Is?
Tho Knights of Pythias had an
loe-oream and Strawberry festival at
MoPherson Hall on Tuesday night of
this week. It was quite well attend
ed notwithstanding the short notice
given, for the members did not de
termine to havo a festival until Satur
day night last. The boys were out as
usual on such occasions, In uniform,
and as they know how to get up the
best of such social entertainments,
aud never have any failures, there
was plenty of Ice cream, strawberries
and cake for all. About 11 o'clock,
the room was cleared, and tho young
geutlemen and ladies engaged for nu
hoiiiuojrjiQin. trlpplnff.thejigh t fantas-
tictoe. Everything went off smooth
ly and harmoniously, and although
the night was hot all enjoyed them
selves well, and the Knights were
happy because they made others hap
py and made the'r festival a success
in every sense.
The Nebraska City C?ironicle for
some reason opposes the build
ing of the Trunk railroad or, nt least
It opposes giving anything to encour
age or aid tho speedy consummation
of that much needed enterprise. In
speaking of this faot the Omaha Re
publican says :
Omaha has no desire to force disas
ter on her sister city, but if she sets
herpelf up as on obataole in the way
of the development of Nebraska,
freighted with our dearest Interests.
in which Plattsmouth, Lincoln nnd
Omaha are destined to play an im
portant part, sho must be brushed
aside, and that too as easily as tho
spider's web. No oommunity in its
parsimony hns tho right to choke off
the Internal Improvement of Nebras
ka. If tho Republican reflects the opin
ion of the city of Omaha in this mat
ter, we may confidently expect to be
connected with that city by rail with
in n short time. If Omaha puts its
shoulder to the wheel once, In earnest,
It has the strength to force tho enter
prise against any opposing power that
may be Interposed.
otniious.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
We have heard that over a certain
railroad In this State was shipped cer
tain agricultural Implements as "seeds
for grasshopper sufferers. " When
the trick leaked out, there was no one
to claim tho implements I Can either
the chairman or clerk of the grass
hopper commltte give any light on
this interesting matter? Don't both
speak at once. Hawk-Eye.
Has the chairman of the g. h. com
mittee anything to sa3'? Or, has the
clerk any remarks to make ? It's In
order for you to get up and talk gen
tlemen. The people will expect to
hear from tho olerk as soon as his
master tells him what to say.
A RIDE TO THE MUDDY.
By invitation I took a ride across
the prairies to tho Muddy. The
whole face of the country is as barren
as a desert. Asldo from the timber
and prairie grass that Is left In some
localities, tho hoppers have stripped
tho hnzel brush, alder and sumac of
all their foliage, and of the two latter
have peeled off the bark like a flock
of sheep would.
On the Muddy I found a few fields
of beautiful oorn crops and some
small grain left, although the enemy
is encamped all around. Cannot tell
how Eoon they may bring their mor
tar to bear upon the fort, which if
they do, nnd concentrate their forces,
and bring-their batteries to bear, the
fort must soon fall. More nnon.
Observeb.
Boots nndShoes for mon, ladles and
children," at Xj'. LowmanV.
RELIEF.
Gen. tfrlsbia 0f the State Aid Society
is in the City.
Relief for the Destitute of our Coun
ty Proposed.
Gen. Brlsbln, of Omaha, arrived
in the city on Tuesday evening. He
cameat the Instance ofjuid to represent
the State Aid Society, to look at tho
situation, in n grasshoppered view, of
the people of this county, and to as
certain If any absolutely need flKsIs
tanoe. On Wednesday morning the
General, In oompany with Gov. Fur
nas, rode out over the country to see
for themselves tho devastated fields.
Ho will remain In this county two or
three days, acquiring all the informa
tion possible regarding tho business
calling him hero, und will then visit
Richardson, Johnson and Otoe for a
similar purpose ; after which he will
return to headquarters and report on
thoso four counties.
Tho aid eociety had dissolved, sup
posing Its mission had been filled, and
that tho destitute people of tho State
had been cared for sufficiently for
them to subsist until new crops could
be gathered ; but upon hearing of the
ravages ofethegrasBhopperia - this
pertloqof liliefStste 'the sooletywaq
called togethpFsmrcorganlzetlwith'
jjthejpurp'ose of continuing its ch&rlta-
ble aid bo far as Kb 'ability.to give aid
will permit.
Of course this sooiety cannot help
all who are needy, but will help sdeh
meritorious casea as are really desti
tute of means of supplying food for
themselves and families. Further'
particulars regarding this matter will
bo made known In due time.
IiATEH.
Just as we go to press we aro re
quested to eay that thero wtll be n
meeting of tho citizens at the Court
House on this (Wednesday) evening,
regardingthe matter above alluded to.
Gen. Brisbin will be present. People
from tho country are espeoially re
quested to remain for tho mooting.
TJIE SEASON OF SONG.
Tho Musical Convention of Last Week
a Grand Success.
In our Issue of last week we gavo a
partial list of thoso in attendance at
the musical convention. On the
evening of the Becond day there were
more arrivals, which swelled the
membership of the class to nearly ono
hundred. Tho convention was a
complete success, financially and
otherwise, espeoially the "otherwise."
Tho weather was all that could be de
sired ; both teacher and pupils were ln
the most amiable of moods; strang
ers quickly became friends; they
"elaffed and wero gay ; and that
troublesome insect, tho grasshopper,
was well nigh forgotten during this
season of sjjng.
.On ErJrijty-eonlnfrJJi jjgl fling-concert
was given in MoPherson Hall to
a very large and appreciative audi
ence?' The programme was rich ln
quality and variety, and, with ono or
two exceptions, was almost perfect ln
execution. The very difficult chorus
es of Handel, Mendelssohn and Buck
wero given with great effect, nnd
shows conclusively that Prof. Per
kins has few or no superiors in his
profession. The "Opera Chorus," ar
ranged by Prof. Perkins from "Les
Huguenots," was universally admi
red. It is a delicate matter, among bo
many excellent voices, to discrimin
ate in favor of any particular one or
ones, but we feel oonstrained to say
that the renderiug of tho solos, "Sing,
Sweet Bird," nnd "The Two Lan
guages," by Misses Mollio Baird and
Hattio Gerrans, of Lincoln, was sim
ply superb, and In this opinion we aro
fully borne out by every one of our
homo singers with whom we have
conversed. Tho rich nlto voice of
Miss Matie Peck, also of Lincoln, was
displa3'ed In tho quartette '-Dream
on ;" but it Is to be regretted that the
soprano in the same piece was so very
Indifferently sung as to mar what
would otherwise have been one of the
prettiest songs- of the evening.
What shall be said of the duett,
"Hunting Tower," by Miss Baird and
Prof. Perkins? Could it have been
more perfect? As Prof. Perkins Is a
bachelor, and sails for "Germany" in
a few days, how in the name of com
mon sense ho coulcTturn a doaf ear to
her request to be taken along, passeth
our comprehension. We couldn't
havo done it scarcely.
"Happy bo Thy Dreams," was
very sweetly sung by Mrs. J. 8. Min
iok, and the "Minute Gun at Sea,"
by Mr. and Mrs. Shellhorn, received
hearty applause. Miss Ida Shutts'
piano solo, "Valse Brilliante," was
faultlessly executed, aud was one of
the gems of the evening.
All in all, the convention of 1875
was a greater success than that of '73,
and we hope that when our Choral
Union shall conclude to hold another
convention that the friendships just
established may be renewed and con
tinued, believing, as wo do, that It
can result in naught but advantage to
our singers and pleasure to all.
FOH RENT OR SALE.
The Star Hotel of this city Is for
sale or rent on tho most reasonable
terms.
Plows sharponed to perfection :
Wagons repaired tip-top ;
Painting done in heststyle ;
Come and see us.
Abbott & EirenY.
TScxy Goods
Constantly received by McPherson.
Ho has what tho people want.
He eellsilatthe lowest possible fig
ures for cash.
He is determined not tobe under
sold. Everybody invited ;to call and ex
amine goods and ascertain prices.
Remember tho old stand of F. E.
Johnson & Co., is still the place to se
cure the $as& bargains.
SEED COEN!
J. E. Dye, the Special Agent, lias Se
cured it's Shipment Through
Free to This Point.
On last Wednesday afternoon a
number of the farmers of this vicinity
had a meeting in this city on theorop
prospect. The result was that Jas. R.
Dye was commissioned to go to Wis
consin for seed corn and $552 placed
in his hands for that purpose.
On the 15th Mr. H. C. Lett received
a letter from Mr. Dye who was then
at Chicago, stating that he had seen
Mr. Harris, GenT Supt. of tho C. B. &
Q. railroad and that that good hearted
tgentleman had agreed to ship, free of
charge, two car loads of corn from
Chicago to tho Missouri river at" Ne
braska City. Mr. Lett informs U3 that
Mr. Chapman, the General Freight
Agent on tho Midland Paoific, will
also send the corn down to Brown
ville over his road free of oharge.
Mr. Dye wrote from Chicago on the
14th whore he arrived on- the day be
fore, and calculated to start for Wis
consin on the evening of the 14th. If
ho can prevail upon tho Superinten
dent of the N. W. road to ship the
corn to Chicago from Wisconsin, the
freight money will be saved. And It
It'is quite acltemfbr aoeordingto the
regular ratefl'the freight from Chicago.
wourueJeatfaOOt " T
The people of this county interested
in this transaction and we are all
more or less interested will cherish
tho kindest of feelings toward Mr.
Harris for his liberal donation towards
helping our unfortunate people. -3bey
aro also placed under, at leapt p debt
'ottgratitude to H. C. Lett, for thein-
t'eregt ho hnsjhqwn Jfc the matter nncL
for his letter to tho Gon'l Sup't with
whom ho is well acquainted giving
an account of the desperate condition
of affairs hero, and vouching for the
worthiness of the cause for charitable
consideration nnd benevolent deeds.
The kind of corn which Mr. Dye
intends to purohaso Is tho early eight
rowed corn, such ns is principally
raised in Wisconsin. We havo not
yet learned what luok Mr. Dye has
had in purohasing.
NORMAL SCHOOLr
Progrmumo of Closing Exorcises on
Juno ISth tp 23rd.
Friday, 8 p. m., Philomathean So
oiety. Saturday, 8 p. m., Preparatory
School.
Sunday, 4 p. m.,' Sermon by the
Principal.
Monday and Tuesday, examination
of classes.
Monday, 8 p. m., Address by Prof.
J. K. Hosmer.
Tuesday, 8 p. m., Prayer Meeting.
Wednesday, 10 a. m., Graduating
Exercises.
Wednesday, 8 p.m., Social Reunloir.
TGEJISXp EXERCISES.
esoayriQJaTim., aiuskj rray
er MusloX
EssayVOuriijWiprK as Artists ; Alice
E. Dally. $
Oration The True Ends of Educa
tion ; J. Leslie Burch.
Musio.
Essay Just in eight of the Break
ers ; Vesta W. Noyes.
Oration Industrial Education, with
Valedictory; Hugh Dobba.
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas Address.
Music Benediction.
New Saginaw salt, at
W. D. Swan's
Large stock of clothing for men,
youths aud children, at L. Low-
mans's.
CIGAUS ! CIGAUS 1
Wholepale and retail at McPherson's
cigar store. Send in your orders.
A FARTXE& WANTED.
Ben Rogers desires to dispose of one
half of his livery stook to n partner
with two or three thousand dollars.
It is ono of tho best stables ln the
west and pays well.
L. Lowmau is selling cottonade and
domestic cheaper than over.
L. Lowman la selling clothing cheap
for cash.
Feather and moss pillows, mattress
es, baby buggies and new Carpets, at
Roy'a Furniture Store.
1LADIES,
Call nt H. C. Lett's Drug Store and
procure a bottle of that fine perfum
ery. Letter and note paper in boxes, at
H. C. Lett's Drug store.
SPRKGArD SHJ3E3IER GOODS
Returning from the east, and re
ceiving as usual n large and well se
lected stock of goods In all the diff
erent lines I usually keep, I will be
pleased to show my friends and cus
tomers the most beautiful styles of
goods In the market this season.
Louis Lowman.
E2. C. 3..ETT
Has just received the finest Btook of
wall paper ever brought to this city,
and for less money.
L. Lowman sells buckle plow shoes.
L. Lowman is receiving parasols.
People throng McPherson's store
early and late, because his goods, and
prices for the same, Buit them. "Live
and let live," Is his motto.
Ladies, call and see McPherson's
new goods. Ho 13 selling calicoes at
8 to 10 cents.
People prefer to trade where they
can get the best bargains, and Mc
Pherson's i3 the place.
Wm. H. Hoover, Real Estate Agent
and Convejjencer. Court Room.
OUR GRANT ITE3IIZER.
He is Called Pet Names, and Receives
Severe Raps Over the Knuckcls.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
I notico in the last number of your
paper "Grant Gleanings, by Jim
Bludso," better known In thl3 com
munity aa Dunn Poodle- He Beems. to
be very unreliable aa a correspondent,
and places a low estimate upon truth
and common decency. He has under
taken to drag Masonic matters Into
public notoriety, and mentions the
names of parties whom he says have
retired from the field. No more erro
neous statement could bo made. They
havo not retired so much as he might
desire; neither do they intend to
while a moralperjurer remains.
Ho also states that "Myron Rowen
recently stopped a man In tho road
and demanded IiIb heart." Hero Is"
another beautiful specimen of his
ability to tell the truth. Thoso pres
ent at the time, say this Item has not
tho savor of truth in It; and If his
heart Is as black as his charaoter, no
sane man would entertain the idea for
a moment of getting very oloso to it.
If the public has any interest in
such characters, curiosity may be
gratified by searching the recorda of
Otoe county, which show that a cer
tain man obtained s divorce from, a
formewtfeAanl-hla.-ioo.tookrPlftOA
afterjhejbad lived for more than four
yearsliatetfiwvloinity w I til -a sweet,
blushing widow! Rumor saya this
lovely pair found great? comfort and
peace of mind by sailing ao7oaa old
muddy andiialUagfinto thiThanda of
Bomowilllnglprleat; who-at.oneBtrolfe
set tho seal upon theirnconnubtaP
innii ! r- "W3Li7!fa?. , -.
bIls3,kndjg7aZfegd.Jh8 Banctityof
four preceding births. This same
man has tho faculty of standing on
all sides of tho same question, with
his nose In tho middle, smelling for
the cajrrion of scandel, dropping tho
same with unerring aim into tho
mouths of g03sip3 and go-betweens as
tho buzzard spews the contents of Its
stomaoh Inf.o tho mouths of ita filthy
nestlings. Such "men nnd their like
hover to the support of "Jim Bludso,"
but their number in this community,
thank God, oan be spanned by less
than a baker's dozen.
No more at present.
Yours truly,
Anti Dunn Poodle.
Grant, Neb., Juno 12th.
CEjOSISG OUT SA2.E !
ItlRS. K. ilXARION
Is closing out her largo stock of
Spring goods at less than co3t. Rib
bons of all widths for 25 eta. a yard ;
Flowers from 10 to 25 els. each and
Hats from 25 to 50 cts., the best for 75
and$1.00. Beautiful trimmed hats from
$1.25 up to $2.00, tho best of Prints for
8 cts., and everything in the way of
goods less than can be bought else
where. Come everybody and see
what lots of gooda you can buy for a
very small amount of cash
EiBlBUCTSOr' UN PRICES !
I have reduced the prlco on all my
Goods, for Instance: Prints at 8 cts.,
per yard ; four pounds best Coffee for
ono dollar, and every thing else in pro
portion. This is no Humbug! Call
and seo me and Invest your money,
for this is the time to buy aheap.
Geo. MAnroN.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
High Taxes or Low Priced Whisky
Which will Yon Have?
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
According to resolutions passed by
Division No. 19, 8. T., wo herewith
append the following table comparlug
the amount of taxes tho citizens of
Brownvillepay with the price of the
liquor thoy drink :
1S73. Received 3,00 gallons whUky
$4 per pal.. .?H,000
1S73. Received 1 ,600 kess beer. 5 opof
keg 8,000- ?C2,O0O
1871. Received 4, -100 gallons whisky
at $1 per gallon 17.G0O
1S74. Received 1,550 kegs beer, 5
per keg . 7,730 ft5,S0
1S75. Received 4,170 gallons whisky
at Jl per gallon 16.&50
1375. Received 1.5G0 kegs beer, at ?3
per keg. 7.600- ?2I.8S0
Total amount for three years.
City Tax lor the years '73, '74, '75
C72.03H
30.CK.0
Am't in favor of whisky..
t,0
C'OMMITTB.
L. Lowman is selling Japanese silk
at25ots per yard.
I am Belling calicoes, 100.000 yards,
latest styles, at 10 ots a yard.
L. Lowhan.
THE McCOUMICK HARVESTER
Is the best ln use; It Is stronger and
more durable than any harvester on
tho market; it is lighter of draft be
cause of its superior construction.
Every machine warranted to give en
tire satisfaction or no poy. The Mo
Cormick Advance la bo well known
as a reaper and mower evorybody ac
knowledges ita superiority in cutting
and raking all klnda of grain and
grass. It Is more durable and runs
lighter than any other reaper.
Robert Teakh, Ag't.
Office at Hill'a Store, Brownvillo.
Retail cigar dealers are Invited to
send their orders or call at the whole
sale house of MoPherson, in Brown
ville. Satisfaction gunrantee'd to cus
tomers. L. Lowman sella Louvre kid gloves,
two button at $1.25 a pair.
YOU ARE INTERESTED.
If you regard llfo and property go
and see theNon-ExpIo3ivo Lampa at
H. C. Lett's drug store.
Go toibe tobacco store in the north
east corner of McPherson's block, for
anything usually kept In suoh an es
tablishment. Fine cut chewing and
Bmoking tobacco, pipes of all kinds
and sizes, and olgars of the choicest
hind and of all brands.
If you want tho best tobacco and ci
gars, call at McPherson's tobacco store.
TERU POINTS.
Wm. Sayer ha3 left U3 ; gono to
Southern California.
Tho grasshoppera aro leaving
here. They riaeT and fly aa soon as
their winga are strong enough.
Our brick men, J. H. Miller and
Mr. Wlnklemon were up to Lincoln
la3t week to get the contract to fur
nish the brick for tho U. S. post office.
They havo a3 good brick as can bo
made anywhere ln tho State.
If tho grasshoppera come again
next year there Is a certain clas3 they
won't-effect. They are ploying oro
quet from morning until night. Itl3
almost as good as bread and butter ;
and somo men who call themselves
respectable, and are publlef'men, play
on the grounds on tho Sabbath until
lato at night. Is there not a law
against gaming on the Sabbatfr? Let
it bo enforced. Shame, shame on
such men.
Rev. M. Priohard preached In the
M. E. Church morning and evening,
to an appreciative audience.
Wo learn that Dr. Howell, tho
eleotropatblo physician, will visit
Peru Juno 23th.
Quite a number of our citizens
wero down to the ootfcerfc at Brown
ville. Mr. Cady & Co. havo established
a large lumber-yard in Peru. Theyj
are eelllng'arSphppper prtbeST Mr:
Usher ia.thamiR&to.glvoBoba naef
ure.
Peru can't bo beat on cheap gro
ceries. Everybody excited. Come
and -Bee. Cheaper thaiytwholesalo
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reWGard
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'plan'tedi tbla weel?
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School elosss.next week,
up and see.
Come
THE NEBRASKA DISTRICT SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONTENTION.
To
Convene at Peru, Monday,
28th, 1S75, at 7:30 P. M.
Juno
Close Thursday, July 1st, with a Grand
Pic Nic of the Sunday Schools.
Rev. M. Prich.ird, of Peru, Conductor,
nnd E. M. Lippitt, of Brown-
vlllc, Organist.
PROGItAJiaiE.
MONDAY EVENING.
Addreea of Welcome, by Prof. A.
Nichols.
Lecture, Rev. T. Audas, Pawnee
City.
TUESDAY.
8:30 a. m. Praise and -Prayer Meet
ing, led by J. M. RIchafda, of Brown
vllle. 9:30 a. m. Blackboard exoruieea, by
M. M. Hamltn.
10 a. ro. Shall tho ohlldren bo ad
mitted lo church membership, W. S.
Blackburn.
10:30 a. m. How shall we Interest
parents in tho Sunday School? M.
Pricbard.
1:30 p. m. Object Teaohlng.
A. Nichols.
2 p. m. Inductive Teaching,
F. J. Ebrighfi.
2:30 p. m. The better plan.
Prof.
Mrs.
E. E.
Ebright.
3 p. m. Essay. Bro. Diffenbacher.
3:30 p. m. Attention, and how to
win it. J. M. Richard3.
4 p. m. Abuao of Sunday School.
D. B. Lako.
4:30 p. m. Method nnd manner of
opening and closing school. H. 13.
Grable.
5 p. m. Verbal report of Sunday
schools of the district.
TUESDAY EVENING CHIIiDIlEN'S
MEETING.
Essay "Thou Shalt not Kill. Cla
ra McCoy.
Ricitatiou "The Pearl of
Price. Miss Sue Prichord.
Recitation "Papa's Letter.''
la Hetzel.
Recitation "Little Bessie."
Daily.
Recitation "Temperanoe."
Great
Stel-
Sadlo
Eva
O'Polt.
Recitation "The land that Is very
far off." Edna Wiles.
Song "Scatter seeds of kindness."
Willio Gaeta.
WEDNESDAY.
8:30 a. m. Devotional oxerolsos.
9 a. m. Bible lesson : "Saul oho
stn." 1st Snm'l, X, 17-24. D. F. Ro
dabaugh. 9:30 a. m. "How Bhnll wo retain
tho young men ln tho Sunday School?
L. F. Britt.
10 a. ra. How to train our soholars
for the teacher's office. E. J. Shell
horn. 10:30 a. m. Tho unconscious influ
ence of the tenchor. AIIco Dally.
11 a. m. Tho use aud abuse of Sun
day School In&titutea. J. H. Presson.
11:30 a.m. Miscellaneous business.
1:30 p. m. Tho week-day work of
the Sunday School. Nelson Wight
man. 2. p. in. Question Drawor. D. F.
Rodabaugh.
3 p. m. la the complete Sunday
School idea contained in the Bible?
H. 3urch.
3:30 p. m. Are weekly reviews de
sirable? J. W. Martin.
4 p. m. Eays. M!s3 Kingman,
Falls City; Mra. H. Burch, Peru ;
Mrs. L. M. McCoy, Brown ville; Mrs.
E. 8. Dundy, Falls City.
EVENING.
The advantages and defects of the
Lesson-Leaf system. S. P. Wilson.
What havo we learned during thla
convention"? M. Prltohard, J. H.
Miller.
AI.1VA.VS TO HE FOVXT)
Dt the house of M. B. Barnea, merch
ant tailor, the finest assortment of
gents' dress goods neckties, scarfa,
collars, gloves, underwear", and the
best cloths in the market for fashion
able suits, whloh be will make up at
reasonable prlcea, and'guarantee satla-faction.
LONDON LISPINGS
We aro having fine shower oi
rain, and the weather is delightful.
Lovely Juno sits in saokolotbf
because of the desolation which has
come upon the laud.
Elder Shurtllff w.Htpreach a fu
neral sermon lu tho Christian Church
next Sunday, at 11 o'clock a. m., to''
the memory of Joseph Stanley, who'
was killed by lightning about twcte-;
weeka ago.
A few roses havo struggled Intrf
life in my garden, and strangely con-j
trasta with tho winter drear!neS3 ali
around. Like a beautiful hope in al
blighted heart.-
Some people' are malting garden?
ngain trusting to raise something yet.
Others have lost nil hope of raising"'
even a hill of beana this searoa.
Some of tho grasshopper guests
which London baa been entertainingr
for a number of weeks, aro about tak-
Ing their departure on gauzy wings
Their parting voico ie, douot forget
tho lesson we have taught you.
Clouda of locusts are arriving
here daily, "In transit;" tarry for thA
night, and depart on tho morrow.
Just stop for supper; entertainment
la getting rather meager
Mr. Day(ail'carrforj says crop"'
.on his farm near Sheridan arelookina
;pL:?-&!
wneat. oorn irom uimon to 'lccumi
sea looks welt thus far -ilr'
The third number of "Tfre TTnl
versal Humanitarian,' Is now ready
for the peoplotoFread, and &rdflj
thoreby. Andtho&o who woultt liiai
jtohear theology, science, propheayte
fa4formatloSablyatedKwjnJ
ii-'.iw ."-:' . . ii i ! ti i ni in
iwelLto- take and read thlemnga2int
jr Farmers ere discharging their
hired men, and many are striking out
to find work in other parts.
Mr. Loveless writes from Fair
mont, Neb., "I havo passed through
n fine tract of country, far surpassing
anything I ever expected to oee Iii
this State. Gardens, corn, wheat, la
faot all small grain look fine."
E. Lane writes from Roohestor,
Mo., that tho grasshoppera have com
pletely destroyed tho wheat, oafs, bar
Ioy, rye, corn and gardens ln the
countlea of Andrew, Buohanan, Da-
calb and Platte. Pastures and mead
ow8 aro eaten up, and tho country
(savo the leaves on tho forest trees
looks as desolato as winter.
Geo. Mllea writes from RIvortorf,
Iowa : "Crops of all kinds are looking;
fine here.'
Somo "people can see "apeolat
Providence" or "Divine Interpos
ition" in tho lessor events of llfo ns
well aa in the greater. In such thV
God Idea Is well dovoloped, and they
eee him in everything. King David
of old was one of theso. ne Baya :
"If I take the wings of tho morning,
and fly to tho uttermost parts of the
earth, thou drt thore , If I make rify
bed in hell, behold thou art thero."
A voice of Inspiration la heard, eayJ
Ing, "I, the Lord, oreate good and i
create evil. Is there an evil In tho
city and I, tho Lord, am not tho au
thor of It?" A heathen poet sang,
and Paul, the Apostle, endorsed It:
"In God we live, and move, and have
our being." Tho Christ was continu
ally refering to tho "Father" as being
concerned in every offair of life;
teaching hla declplea that the very
hairs of their head were numbered,
nud not n sparrow fell to the ground1
without tho Pather'a notice. God In
oludea lnfinitudo, thereforo there can
not be onything outside cf him ; ao ,
good and: evil, sunshine and tempest,
plenty nnd famine, blessings and
judgments, health and sfcknefe, life
and death, aro all varied expressions
of tho Heavenly Father's will, and
dealings with tno children of men.
Then tho "plaguo of loousts" are not
beyond tho providence of God. Let
no scoffer Eay "it is small business for
God." Great interests and destinies '
aro the result, often, of "small events."
And then God works through agen
cies, legion of angels obey his com
mands and do his will upon tho earth
aa well na in heaven ; all hia dealings
with hla intelligence are for theif
good.
DEROLY DOINGS.
Grasshoppers rise In the forenoonK
nnd Eeem to fly north, their placea be
ing filled at evening by em Igranthop
pera. There are yet some good flelda of
corn loft on the river bottom lande in
Doroln vicinity
A man who went from bore td
Pago county, Ibwn, nnd purchased a
wagon load of corn, saya the hoppera
wna lighting down upon crops there,
doing great daniege. '
A letter from Columbus, In thkf
State, of the 10th inst., aaya there are?
no hoppera there, and crops look well.
Some of our citizens having fam
ilies, nnd depending upon day labor
for support, cun not find employment -
jusst now, and begin to feel the pang
of want. Thus wo see that the
scourge for our wiekednesa, (aa some '
term it, (la punishing the poor, Inof
fensive, helpless, of our land. Lasfc
summer the homesteaders people
from every land, who bad gone west
in colonies to civilize and ohrlstianize
the western wIMa were the first tor'
receive thia visitation of God's wrath.
And we, who are trying to build
churches and sonool houses, laboring,
under hurdena of taxes, aro the sec
ond to bo scourged ; while the eastern
States and cities, where wealth andi
oxtravngauoe abound, ure unmolest
ed. Perhnpa the Beecher-Tilton.trIa8
have kept them away".
The Welty boys, Noch and Peter,
have gone to live in Mound City, Mo.
for the present.
Mrs. Rice has been quite siek buit
la recovering.
Dr. Loepor. of Asplnwaft is.
spending a few days here.
We will say no more about grass-
hoppera for fear some ono will a
"give ua a rest."
St. Deroin, Juno I4ili
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