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W J" -'Jf! mmmmTSBsmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmf'mm MMMMWHMHI fc.??'"SSSn"rv"ST'- -t "mo-Sk --?a--c - . "3BifcS""f T 5." ' S "&. " "-." - - r THE ADVERTISER THE ADVERTISER - e.W.FATBHROTHlrE. T.CTflACJtlXR. 'FATRICROTirER &. HXCKER i I Pabllslicrs . Proprietors .. W. KAIBBBSTHKE. T.C UACEE8. FAIUBROTHER &. 1L4CKER, IubllBlicrjs anil PronrletorS. Published Every Thursday Morning AD VEKTISIXG-RAT HS . OHeiach.oae year. EacfesecceedlBK JriSh, per year- OMbMk, per nentti. TEK.3I;, IN ADVANCE: One copy, dweyear s S2 00 One cepy, six eath& . 100 Be eepy, three rawttfcs : 50 tar y paper gatrt frem the oWeeiwttt paid for. Bach additioaal tech. per ( Leal juI verttsemeate at lc&l rates Onear CMNaes rrfoimrcU.orJe9nb lasdrteYf e&ctrsBeett5erits0.iMc. 3- AIJ tnuietext aTertteaeBlBt JaexpJrf forts advane. ESTABLISHED 1856. i Oldest Paper in tlio State. J BBOWEYILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 18T8. VOL. 22 NO. 48. HEADING HATTER OXEYERYPAGE OFFICIAL PAPBR'.OF TKECeLTvT w " " i iwmpi 'SWSSStS&'tSSBwVKKSttfSfSStKSKSSk vTJ) . v J I AuinoniZED bi Tin; r. s. uoyehshext. FIRST RATIONAL OP i5itoTvrrix-x:. 1 aid-up Capital, $00,000 Authorised o00,000 IS TRET ARHB TO TKAXSACT A General Banking Business BIT AXD SKTVL OOIff & OUEEENOY DEAPTiS on nil the riBCpal cities of the United States and Europe iVIOlSTEY LOADED On approved seearity only. Time Drafts dtscoast o4. and xpeetel aocrnnBvo4tkm craiiKMt to dpsit orti. Dealers In GOVERNMENT BONDs. STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES DEPOSITS Received p&j-aMe oa i4. and IKTERBST al leged ob tljBecerteesr''epst. DTRBCTORS. Wm.T.Den. R. M. Batter, K.A HMt4lejr. Prak K. Jwh8. .Letter Mify Wm. Frafefeer. 30IIX L. CABSON, A. "R. "DAVISON. Cashier. J. C.XcXAT'OHTOX.Asst.Oasliter. President. NEW RESTAURANT. AT ALL HOUHS. COKFECTIOHEBTWIUTS, FItlSH AND CHEAP. Oyslers Cooked to Order. 3E5.osjc1h Old. rxiiTil- .11 is. Surali Ratisctiliolb. tit Tt h a Ki UU HljUllUllJli. Meat Market. .Ji' V 1 V J?-r- L,"TZ3 I . t jv- i -L. OO -JZ3rJV - HJJTCHBRS, BROTVXYrLXiE, XE3RASKA. Good. Sxeeet, Prosli Meat Always en hand, and sAtiiJactkHi gar aatiotlto all cstomer. T. L. S.n?SI Is now proprietor of the iUff 1,X IdllL and is prepared to accomodate the public with GOOD, FRESH, SWEET MEAT, Gentlemanly and accommodating olwks will at all times be In attendance. Yoar patronase solicited. Remember the place the old Pascoe shop, Main-sC, JBroicnvttlc, - 3ebras1ca. D. B. COLKAPP, Manufacturer of 59 Main Street, Brownville, XebrasUa. Orders From Neighboring Towns Solicited. PHXL. FEAEES, Peace and Quiet ectiu-c-o Saloon and Billiard Rail I THE REST OF BRANDIES, WUaSS, ttmmmmm J9" Slain SU, opposite Sherman House, Hro-wnville, -- Xebraslta.- -V7--r-r--r fi Apply to the publishers of X VJ L' iN VJT this newspaper for half "tf I? XT membership at discount) In the IVL Pji Mercantile College. Keokuk. Io wa, on the Mississippi. Bookkeepers, Pen men, Reporters. Operators and Teachers fhor ug?lyflted. Don't fall to address Prof. M Uler, Keokuk, Iowa. liy I If. gaad'fi jllinWi3tartmilras4tTiMr m. DuHFi p-i tiit uiLjmua FINE CIGARS i- i U Ij 1 flC THk OLD RELIABLE! 265,000 Singer Sewing Maciiines SOLD :last ye ir. THK BEST IS TnE CHEAPEST. I will sell the Slncer low down for CASH OR READY PAY. Also Needles and all kinds of Attach ments for all machines, cheaper thnn the cheapest. Will also re pair all kinds, and warrant satis faction or no pay. ALL SINGER MACHINES RE PAIRED FKEE OF CHARGE. B. M. McWILLIAMS. RESIDENCE, Second street, two doors north, of Eplpcopal church, BROWNVILLE. NEBRASKA. ' tr sSa Mm MM. y & VISrSSiz tiu -raitiJfc. 13a t ."?& DILVLER IN toots I Shoes S-'j Main Street, SSyoivnvillc. JYcbrasIta j". l. ttoir, W A a A 9 s- drs- -r 'zsm&zmm-k yreaTfei; -iiU;4SD K3IB53 r38 && Keeps a fall line ol finisi pso Ornamented and Plain. Also Shronds for men, ladles and Infants. UlerrfwsJfft with S. Seem an -will receive reeelve prompt attention. - rG Main Street, BROTVJfTILLEjXEB. THE ADVERTISER riffi DEPARTMENT, A fine assortment of Type, Bor ders, Rules, Stock. tc, for printing, ID8INI8S,TISmN6&WSiie CARDS, Colored 2nd BroRied Lafeek, ST ATK3CENTS , LETTEIt & BILLHEADS ENVELOPES, Circulars, Dodgers, Programmes, Show Cards, BLAXK TTOKK OF ALL EIXDS, With neatness and dispatch Cheat ok Ixfeeiok IYobk xotsolicitkd. I I ?H330SH33 Ss EACSZ2, McPherson Block, BItOVNVir.X.E, NEB. J". HE. BATJEE, .Manufacturer and Dealer la 31anIiots, Brushes, Ely Nets, be. SS" Repairing done on short notice. The cele brated Vacuum Oil Blacking, for preserving Har ness, Boots, Shoes, c. always on hand. 64 Main St., BrovrnTille, Keb. J. HATJSCHKOI,3,S .llnP.n A" KAAT VI oti i.5UJ taw I buy my beer by Jake. I tlon't. Phil. Don'seris oldstand. Brown ville, - - Nebraska' S ilr y llf Pf ft r i m i?2 f M 2 - m--m 'STirs-s. i. tlz f& fegs III Jbd f Sfe 4 YEOETINE For Dropsy. Centbal. Faxis.E.1., October 19, 1577. DR.TX. TJ. STEVENS: It I a pleasure to eive my testlrconj-foryonr val able medicine. I was sick for a Ion? time with Jtnpry, under the doctor's care. He said it was Waier between the Heart and Liver. I received no benefit until I commenced taking the Vecetlne: In fact 1 wuji growing worse. I have tried many remedies; they did not help me. Vegetlne is the medicine for lrop3y. I began to feel better after taking n few bottles. I have taken thirty bottles in all. I am perfectly well, never felt better. No one can feel more thankful than I do. I am , dear sir. gratefully yoorS; A. D. WHEELER. VEGETTNE, "When the blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or climate, want of exercise, irregular diet, or from any other cause, the VEGETINE will renew the blood, carry off the putrid humors, cleanse th stomach, regulate tbe bowels, and impart a tone of vigor to tne wnoie Doay. YEGEHNE For Kidney Complaint and Xervous Debility. Islesboeo, ilE., Bee. 23, ISTi. Dear Sir. I had had a cough, for eighteen years, when I commenced taking the Vecetlne. I was very low : my system wa? debilitated by disease. I had the Kidney complaint, and was very nervous cough bad. lungs sore. When I bad taken one bot tle I found it was helping me: it has helped my cough, and it strengthens me. I am now able to do my work. Never have fonnd anything like the v egetine j. Know it is every uimg it is recom mended to be. Sins. A. J. PENDLETON. VEGETINE is nourishing and strengthening : purities the Mood: regulates the bowels: quiets the nervous system: acts directly upon thesecretions; and uroesce the whole system to action. YE GET I WE For Sick Headache. Evassvixle, Ixd.. Jan. 31, 1S73, Mb. Steveics: l-'earSlr, I have nsed your Vegetlne for Sick Headacae. and been greatly benefited thereby. I nave every reason to believe it to be a good medi cine. Yours very respectfolly. -Has. JAilES CONNER. 411 Third St. TfEADA CHE. There are various causes for headache, as derangement of the circulating sys tem, of the digestive organs, of the nervous syi tem. &.c Vegetine can be said to be a sere reme 3y for the many kinds of headache, as it acts directly upoa the various causes of this complaint. Ner vousness, Indigestion, Costiveness. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Blllioasness, fcc Try the Vegetine. You will never regret it. VEGETINE. Doctor's Report. Dn. Chas. II. DmDEKHAUSEX. Apothecary, Evansvilie, Ind. The doctor writes : I have a large nnmber of good customers who take Vegetine, They all speak well of It. I know it is a good medicine for the complaints for which it is recommended. Bee 27, 1S77. VKGETTNE is a great panacea foronr n?ed fath ers and mothers : for it gives them strength, quiets their nerves, and gives them Nature's sweet sleep, YETETINE. Ioctor's Report. 3Ik. H. R. Stkvkns. Esq: Dear Sir, "We hove been selling your valuable Vegetine tor three years, and we find that it gives Eerfect satisfaction. We believe it to be the best lood purifier now sold. Very respectfully, IR. J. E. BROWN &. CO.. Druggists. TJnlontown, Ky. "VEGETINE bos never failed to effect a cure, giv inz tone and strength to the system debilitated by disease. VEGETINE PREPARED BY H.R.STEYElfS,BOSTOtf,MASS. Tc?etinc is Sold by all Drusrsists. SSTABILISHSB IN 1856. o m. T E S T EEAL ESTATE -A-G-EjSTCY ENT PGSBRASTi: A . Williaxa. M. Hoover. Does a genoral Real Estate Business. Sells Lands on Commission, examines Titles, makes Deeds, Mortgages, and all instru ments pertaining to the transfer of Real Es tate. Has a Complete Abstract of Titles to all Real Estate in Nemaha County. OKG-AlSriZEID, 1870. AT BROTV3rFIIiI.E. CAPITA!,, $100,000. Transacts a general bir cincbusiness, sells Drafts on all the principal cities of the MITED STATES AUD EUROPE -es Special accommodations granted te depositors. STATS, OQTTNTY & CTTY SECTJHITISS, I30TJGEE'3: JENX SOLD. OFFICERS. W.H.SCCREERY, : : President. W.-W.HACKHE1', : Vice President. H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier. DIRECTORS. L.HOADLEY. J.C.BEUSER, WM.TI. HOOVER, C.il.KVTrKPirAN, W.H. ifCCREERY. HAVE -YOU SSSIvf Tlaving purchased the " El X. 3S IP SC A IN" T " FEED STABLES I "wish to announce that I am prepared to do a first class livery business. Josli Rogers, til i" H 1 JbLD MM m. 11. LlfEBTAHD Trne Heroism. It calls for something nioro tlmn brawn On bloody, ghastly fields, When honor greets the man who wins, And death the man who yields ; Sat I will write of him who fights And vangulshes his sins, Who struggles on through weary years Against himself, and wins, Here is a hero, staunch and brave. Who fights an unseen foe. And puts at last beneath his feet His passions, base and low. And stands erect in manhood's might. Undaunted undismayed The bravest man who e're drew sword. In foray or in raid. It calls for something moro than brawn Or muscle to o'er come An enemy who marcheth not With banner, plume or drum A foe forever lurking nigh, With silent, stealthy tread Forever near your board by day. At night beside your bed. All honor, then, to that brave heart, Though rich or poor he be, Who struggles with Lis baser part Who conquers and is free. He may not wear a hero's crown, Or fill a hero's grave ; But truth will place his name among The bravest of the brave. THE STOLEN tfOTE, BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY. Except that he indulged too freely in the use of the intoxicating cup, John Wallace was an honest, high minded man. His one great fault hung like u dark shadow orer his many virtues. He meant well, and when he was sober he did well. He was a hatter by trade, and by indu3tr3 and thrift had secured mon- e3' sufficient to buy the house in which he resided. He had purchased it several years befoVe, for three thou sand dollars, paying one thousand down, and securing the balance by mortgage to the seller. The mortgage note was almost due at the time circumstances made me acquainted with the affairs of the family. But Wallace was ready for the day ; he had saved up the money; there seemed to be no possibility of an accident. I was well acquainted with Wallace, having done some little col lecting, and drawing up some legal documents for him. One day his daughter Annie came to my office in great distress, declaring, that her fa ther was ruined, and that they should be turned out of the house in which tiiey nveu. """ "Perhaps not, Mis3 Wallace," said T, trying to console her, and give the affair, whatever it wa3, a bright as pect. "What has happened ?" "My father," she replied, "had the money to pay the mortgage on the house in which we live, but it is all gone now." "Has he lost it?" "I don't know ; I suppose so. Last week he drew two thousand dollars from the bank, and lent it to Mr. Bryce for ten days." "Who is Mr. Bryce ? "He is a broker. My father got ao quainted with him through George Chandler, who boards with us, aud who Is Mr. Bryoe's clerk." "Does Mr. Brj-ce refuse to pay It?" "He says he has paid it." "Well, what is the trouble then?" "Father says he has not paid it." "Indeed! But the note will prove that he has not paid it. Of course, you have the note?" "No. Mr. Bryce has it." "Then, of course, he has paid it." "I suppose he has, or he would not have the note." "What does your father say ?" "He is positive that he never receiv ed the money. The mortgage, he sa3s, must be paid to-morrow." "Very singular. Was your father "Mr. Bryce says father was not quite right when he paid him, but not very bad," "I wIITseeyour father." "He is coming up here in a few mo ments; I thought I would see you first, and tell you the facts before he came." "I do not see how Bryce could have obtained the note, unless he paid the money. Where did your father keep it?" "He gave it to me, and I put in the secretari." "Who was in the room when you put it in the secretary ?" "Mr. Bryce, George Chandler, my father and myself." The conversation was here Inter rupted by the entrance of Wallace. He looked pale and haggard, as from the debauch from which he was re covering. "She has told you about it, I sup pose," said he, in a very low tone. "She has." I pitied him, poor fellow, for two thousand dollars was a very large Eum for him to accumulate in his little bus iness. The loss of it would make the future look like a desert to him. It would be a misfortune whieh one must undergo to appreciate. "What passed between you on that day ?" "Well, I merely stepped into his office it was only the day before yes terdy to tell him not to forget to have the mone for me to-morrow. He took me into hia back office, and as I sat there he said he would get the money ready the nest day. He then left me, and went to the front office, where I heard him send George out to the bank to draw a check for two thousand dollars, so I supposed he was going to pay me then." "What does the clerk say about lit?" "He says Mr. Bryce remarked, when he sent him, that he was going to pay the money." "Just so." "And when George came in, he went into the office again, and took the money. Then he came back to me again, and did offer to pay me the money." "Had you the note with yon?" "No; now I remember, he said he supposed I had the note with me, or he would pay it. I told him to come in the nest day, and I would have it ready that was yesterday. When I came to look for the note, it could not be found ; Annie and I have hunted the house all over." "You told Bryce so?'' "I did. He laughed and showed me the note, with his signature cross ed over with ink, and a punch hole through it." "It is plain, Mr. Wallace, that he paid you the money, as alleged, or he obtained fraudulent possession of the note, and intends to cheat you out of the amount." "He has never paid me, "-he replied firmly. "Then he obtained fraudulent po session of the note! What of a per son is that Chandler, who boards with you ?" "A fine young man. Bles3 you, he wouldnotdo anything of that kind." "I am sure he would not," repeated Annie, earnestly. "How else could Bryce obtain the note, but through him ? What time does he come home at night?" "Always at tea time. He never goesoufin the evening. "But, father, he did not come home till ten o'clock, the night before you went to Bryce's. He had to stay in the office to post books, or- something of that kind." "How did he get In?" "He has a night key." "I must see Chandler," said I. "No harm in seeing him," added Mr. Wallace ; "I will go for him." In a few moments he returned with the young man Chandler, who, in the conversation I had with him, mani fested a lively interest in the solution of the mystery and professed himself ready to do anything to forward m" views. "When did ou return to the house on Thursday night?" "About twelve." "Tjarelve!" said Annie; it was not ?retrian ten wnen 1 heard you." "The clock struck twelve as I turn ed the corner of the street," replied Chandler, positively. "I certainly heard some one in the front room at ten," said Annie, look ing with astonishment at those around her. "We're getting at something," said I. "How did you get in?" The young man smiled, as heglano ed at Annie, and said: "On arriving at the door, I found I had lost my night-key. At that mo ment a watchman happened along, and I told him my situation. He knew me, and taking a ladder from an unfinished bouse opposite, placed it against one of the second story windows, and I entered in that way." "Good ! Now, who was it that was heard in the parlor at ten, unless it was Bryce or one of his accomplices ? He must have taken the key from your pocket, Mr. Chandler, and stol en the note from the secretary. At any rate, I will charge him with the crime, let what may happen. Per haps he will confess when hard push ed." Acting upon this thought, I wrote a lawyer's "demand against you," etc. which was immediately sent to Mr. Bryce. Cautioning the parties not to speak of the affair, I dismissed them. Bryce came. "Well, sir, what have you to say to me?" he asked, stiffly. "A claim on the part of John Wal lace, for two thousand dollars," I re plied, poking over niy papers, and appearing supremely indifferent. "Paid it," he said, short as pie crust. "Have you?" said I looking him sharply in the eye. The rascal quailed. I saw he was a villain. "Nevertheless, within an'hour, you do not pay the two thousand dollars, and one hundred dollars for the trouble and anxiety you have caused my client, at the end of the next half hourj'ou will be lodged in jaIl,;to an swer a criminal charge." "What do you mean ?" "I mean what I say. Pay, or take the consequences." It was a bold charge, and if he had been an honest man, I should not have dared to make it. "I have paid the money, I tell you, I have got the note in niy possession," said he. "When did you pay it?" "I got it when I paid the" "When you felonious entered the house of John Wallace, on Thursday night, at ten o'clock, and took the said note from the secretary." "You have no proof," said he grasp ing a chair for support. "That is my look out. I have no time to lose. Will you pay, or go to jail?" He saw that the evidence I had was against his denial, dnd he drew his check on the spot for twenty-one hundred dollars, and af ter begging of me not to mention the affair, he sneaked off. I cashed the check, and hastened to Wallace's house. The reader may judge with what satisfaction he re- oeived It, and how rejoiced was An nie and her lover. Wallace insisted that I should take the one hundred for my trouble, but I wa3 magnani mous to keep only twenty. Wallace signed the pledge, and wa3 ever a temperate man. He died a few years ago, leaving a handsome property to Chandler and his wife; the marriage between him and xnnie having taken place shortly after the above narrated circumstances occurred. 3Iy Little "Woman. Would the diamond seem snob, a peerless gem . If it measured one loot round? Would the rose leaf yield such a sweot per fume . . If It covered yards of grounu'? Would the detvdropsseem so oloar and pure If dew like the rain should fall? Or the little womau be half so great If she were six feet tall? 'Tis the hand as soft as the nestling bird That grips with the grip of steel; Tls the voice as sweet as the summer wind That rules without appeaL And the warrior, scholar, the saint and sage May tight, and plan, and pray, . The world will wag to the end of time In the little woman's way. San Iranciico 2Vets Letter. General Harney's Foot-Race. General William S. Harney, of thi3 city, when a young nian, had the rep utation of being the swiftest runner in the army, as well'as the best Indi an fighter. He was a strict disciplin arian, but not one of the "stuck up" kind so common nowadays. He would often mingle with hie men when not on duty, and laugh and joke with them on terms of familiarity, and went so far at times as to compete with them in the exciting sport of foot-racing. An impression prevail ed at one time that almost any Indian could outrun a whito man ; but Gen eral Harney believed that he could beat any red rascal that wore raocoa &ins, and whenever he met a warrior who boasted of his fieetness of foot, he took great pleasure in giving a trial, and always came out ahead. Only once did he fail to reach the winning-post before his adversary, aud that was by a "foul." The affair occurred at Fort Winne bago in the winter of 1SS0, when Fox River was frozen over and the weath er was very cold. An Indian had committed some breach of the rules of the garrison, for wjiloh Harnei'. then a captain, concluded to adminis ter a flogging. He always beljeved in giving every man a fair chance, red or white, and on this occasion he cou- ducted the Indian some distance up the river, and giving him a hundred yards the start, told him if he reach ed a certain point without being over taken he would escape the flogging. The race wa3 on the ice, which at some place3 was thinner than at oth ers, on account of the formation of "air-holes." Both men wore mocca sins, and both were stripped and belt ed for the race, Harney swinging a cowhide in his hand, with which he confidently expected to accelerate the movements of the Winnebago on over taking him. At the word "go," both started at full speed, the Indian doing his best to savehis hide, and the white man anxious to save his reputation as a runner. Harney gained rapidly on the warrior, and was getting ready to swing his rawhide, when the cun ning savage made an oblique move ment toward a spot where the ice was thin. Being of muoh lighter weight than Iiis pursuer, he passed over the dangerous place in safety, but as Eoon as Harney stepped upon the thin ice it was shivered like gla53, and down went the tall captain, sinking into the cold water like a sea lion. Being a good swimmer, a few strokes brought him to the edge of the thick ice, and clambering upon it he made his way to his quarters, spangled with Icicles, and as mad as a buffalo bull.. He lost his cowhide in the water, but that was a small matter, as the Indian never returned to the fort, while the Captain remained there. Captain Harney's foot-race afforded "old Twiggs" occasion for many a joke, and it was a long time before he heard the last of it. St. Louis Globe Democrat. Out Own Atmosphere. "We carry our own atmosphere with us," said a certain wise man, to the temporary discomfiture of his fel lowsbefore they had time to reason the matter out. But is It not so? A certain something resembling an at mosphere attaehes itself to the pres ence, character and influence of every man. It is comparatively slight with some aud strong with others, accord ing to temperament, knowledge and will-power; ju3t as the physical air may either be imperceptible in it3 ef fect, or may freeze or may burn ; may gently breathe as a zephyr, or may rush and roar as a gale. Those who are with us feel an influence in our very presence which impresses them unfavorably ; and we, In tarn, are drawn or repelled by their silent qualities, as well as by their spoken words. A glance, a motion, is a reve lation. One man, in look, tone, and gesture, and mauner, suggests intel lect and learning; another sagacity and wisdom: another courage and resolution ; another patience and en durance ; another gentleness and love ; another indignation and severity. The instant we approach certain per sons we feel elevated, encouraged, in spired, purified; but when we draw near other characters, there is an ef fluence of evil qualities, and we at once begin to be depressed in thought and feeling, to be lowered in the whole tone of our minds, and to be measurably incapacitated for high re solve and noble endeavor. What a boon if, in the latter case, we are free to change company. Nothing can be worse than enforced companionship duty enforced with a nature lower than our own. HU3I0R0US. A Paris paper speaks of Moody and San key as a small town in Connecti cut. Mrs. Fortune, of Halifax, has given birth to twins girls. Of courseMiss LFortunes never come-singly. "Yes," said a man, as he bent his elbow to raise the twentieth glass of beer, "it is overwork that kills." The rats in an Ohio barn rose in their might and killed the dog thut had been sent to exterminate them. Mum Boolables originated in the bar ber shops years ago. The customer has the mum and the barber the soci able. It is said that the Vice President goe3 right ahead and never smiles. He must be a stern-Wheeler. Now York Herald. Iu Arizona there are four men to one woman, and a church sociable looks like the last street car from the beer garden. Hawkeys. The dueling mania ha3 revived in the more thinly settled parts of the South. It is regarded as a preventive against over-population. A dinner was given in Warrenton, Va., to twelve old ladies whose aggre gate ages was 800 years. They danced a quadrille and the minuet. The town of Wales, in Maine, by no means remote from civilization, has managed to get along for fifteen years without doctor, lawyer, minister, or pauper. When Freedom from her mountain height unfurled her sttndard to the air, she little thought that naughty men would advertise hop bitters there. Worcester Press. The following belongs to "Green Erin," and may be seen on a tomb stone in a town near Dublin : Here lies the body of John Mound, Lost at sea and never found. A London magistrate is in favor of arresting all women who wear pock- otc tt the baelt o f fhnir Sjintrta TTat says a street boy can hardly have a greater inducement to steal handker chiefs than this. Animal magnetism is ncr new dis covery, but was practiced by people in Vienna about 1774, and for a while had great success. It was known in France-and England in 17SS, but wa3 finally forbidden as a public exhibi tion. Little o-yefir-old is having her first experience of spring in the country. Looking at a pear tree in full bloom the other day, she exclaimed : "Why mamma! Just look at that tree. It's all covered with popped corn !" Bos ion Transcript. A meddlesome old woman was eneering at a young mother's awk wardness with her infant, and said, 'I declare, a woman neverought to have a baby unless she knows how to bold it.' Nor a tongue, either,' quietly responded the young mother. You can't plant cats too early, nor is it possible to get too many In a hill. You may not raise anything else that season where the cat Is pin n ted, but in the meantime the cat would not have raised anything either, and that is where the enormous profit comes In. Albany Argus. A boy in the Sundaj school propos ed a question, to be answered the Sunday following: 'How many let ters does the Bible contain ?" The an swer wa3 8,580.333. The superinten dent says to James, 'Is that right?' 'No, sir,' waa the prompt reply. 'Will you please tell us how many there are, then ?' 'Twenty-six, sir. Widow Van Cot I? a regular scream er. She is described a3 a large, portly woman, with a roaring voice, square jaws, stern countenance, tragic earn estness of manner, and a withering contempt for newspaper reporters. She 'swells with oratorical rage and scorn' &4 she describes the stars sad stripes flouting over a bar-room, with its staff stuek in the bung-hoie of a beer-barrel. When Mr. Billony went home and saw a handsome. bouquet on one of the chairs, he mentally observed that It wag a shame to let such beautiful flowers He there to wither, so he took them up tenderly, procured a basin of water and placed them therein and at the same instant his wife gave a piercingshriek and fainted dund rwb-. But it was too late: her new spring flewer bonnet was utterly ruined. 2?orrisioBn Herald. A newly married couple at Rose burg, Oregon, were disturbed on the following morning by the appearance at the chamber door of that irrepress ible mother-in-law, who escfaimed : "Now, you git up; my old man was out in the field mowin" lonz afore this tlmeo' day if ye don't git up I'll burn yer lose!" "Well, burn 'em, old gal.gaul darn 'em, who cares I don't went 'em agin," exclaimed the groom. At Walsal, England, it has been de cided to exclude the Ten Command ments from the religious teaching in the board schools, on the ground that difficulties would arise in explaining! the fourth and seventh command nients to children. Late Tahoe. Half of this lake is in Ivevads, the' other half in California. It Is 28 miles long and from 12 to 16 miles wide, and has been sounded to a depth of l,60flf feet. Its waters are a beautiful ultra marine, and it may be called tue'pur est water in the world, containing by analysis only four per cent of impu rities. It is so light and mobile as to' be easily lashed into a foam, or calm ed to a mirror-like surface. In the early morning it is like a looking-giass with surrounding objects reflected in It with surprising aeouraey. Several steamers with small tonnage are used in navigating it. Italtltude is about Lsixty-three hundred feet; it fa always- cool and pleasant In the hottest weath er. The take never freezes, ami never gives up its dead. No person who has been drowned has been known to rise to the surface. Wood, as soon as it has been saturated, sinks to the bot tom. The water is as clear as crystal, and huge rocks fifty feet down are plainly discernible. In faet it i3 a murvel, and the very oontraet of the Great Salt Lake : for this is so denso and sluggish as to offer great resist ance to the human body, and every thing else that will float. A Cmirtslup of One. ilomv The Adrian Times say3: In tho' second ward of this beautiful oky, there resided last week a middle-aged widow, well preserved and highly re spectable. In the country, a .short distance from Adrian, at the same time lived a widower, well preserved, a little more than middle-aged, a weal thy farmer, with all the comforts of life except a wife. One day last week he drove to town an elfgant socrn of horses, attached to a handsome carri age, and drove to the residence of the widow in the second ward. Widow and widower had neverseen eaoii oth er. They were introduced, went out for a drive together, returned a little after noon, took dinner, went fer" an other drive, and returned later in tllto afternoon nian and wife. But a tittle over an hour's courtship suffleed. They had never before that dey, seen or written to each other; hut each knew the other's name, reputation, and desires through nuUer friends. The widower was wealthy and lone ly, the widow, poor and hard -working. A Iveciarfcable Surgical Ojrafiom Robert F. Hurlbut, private secre tary of Governor Bishop, of Ohio, has Just had his tongue aaapeeated near the root by Dr. E. Sterling, of Cleveland. The JUiin Dealer a cor respondent sej-s that "the eh in waa sawed in twain and the jaws spread apart in order to take out the diseas ed tongue. The work was performed in a comparatively short space of time, and the patient was comiertabie and conscious in less than aw hour. Next day Mr. Hurlbut walked across the room, and wrote his wants endpa per. He is not permitted to attempt to speak, and of oourse eottkl not- do so if he desired. The phyaietena think he will be able to artietiiete audibly in the course of time. Thus far the difficulty has been to give nourishment, which has been dene by injection. Glass tubes have bean se en red and hereafter nottriehmenit will be given by that means until itiesere ne3 in the mouth Je somewhat sub dued." This is noted m a very re markable srgkal operation. Mr. Hurlbut had a eaaeer at tbe root of his tongue. The New York World speafcsiof a recently invented Ayi-uefciief ar as follows : The experiment' to-day" were net altogether eneeesfal at first, and many went away disappointed, but those who remained to the cieee were gratified at witnessbiga sceseMop e ration. The troeble in the early ef fort was occasioned by the faet that the gas cylinder was filled early in the day and left stand ray wfch the valves loose, so that a poctteu of te gas escaped, which was sot discover ed until tbe experiments began. A boj' was substituted for tbe regalar operator, and though be raaaeged to get tbe machine into tbe air ke'eeatd not control it properly. Finally, the sylinder was filled and tirades tie man trained to operate the maebie made some successful aeeents and Amamois to demonstrate its capacity as aftyleg machine. Mr. Stevens, in hie book, Ttte Bi bles in the Caxton Exhibit, de votes several pages' at tbe eoacdueean of his work to tbe description of that marvel of modern art, the OaxtoaMe morfal Bible, of wbiehahuadred cop ies on ly were printed, and that, to gether with tbe blading, in twelve hours on June 80, 2S77. It was a feat which, as Mr. Gladstone remarked, outdid the enterprise of a fried with whom he onee dined in tbe uewtfe of England, who presided at ibedinr table in a dress-coat that bad been made from elolh wrought sera tbe wool of a sheep sheared that mecniag on the lawn- before tbe bouoWia pres ence of some of tbe gneste. Death from-joy is a rare oeewrrenoe. in this sober, cloudy world. A-Sef-fleld blacksmith, who bed beejj In prison for two months, returned te'frfe home, and on seeing Iris wife ami child, was so orerpowgd that fe rap tured bis. heart aad died b peace apeVy cleiau oeuld beatttuinefrtd.