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JACOB MAROHX,
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and dealer in
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Lands on Commission, examines Titles,
makes Deeds, Mortgages, and all Instru
ments pertaining to tne transfer of Real Es
tate. Has a
Complete Abstract of Titles
to all Real Estate In Nemaha County.
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Also Shrouds for ineu. ladies and infants.
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prompt attention.
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BKOWXYILLE, KEB.
Josepli Sclmtz,
DEALER IN
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
5L Keeps constantly on liand alarpeand well
5 as"rted stocS of Kennine articles iu his line
jjTb Kepairine of Clocks. Watches and Jewelry
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, this localltv far the sale of
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SPECTACLES 6 EIE GLASSES
No. 59 Main Street,
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
BRCTFIYIE,r.E
Ferry and Transfer
COMIP.AJSrS'.
Having a -first class Steam Ferry, and owning
and controlins the Transfer line from
BROWIVYIEXE TO JP2IEE,PS,
we are prepared to render entire satisfaction the
transfer of Freight and Passengers. "We ran a
regular line ot
to all trains. Al orders left at the Transfer Com
pany'soQicc will rtfCelve prompt attention.
J. BosfieltZ, Gen. Supt.
VEOETINE
I will try Vegetine,
He did,
AND "WAS CtfRSD.
Deli, wake, O., Feb. 16, 1S77.
3Ik.ILII.Btevexs:
Dear Sir. I wish to give you this testimony, that
you mav know, and let others know, what Vege
tine has done forme. About two years ago a small
sore came on my leg: ltsoonbecamoa large nicer,
bo troublesome tbatlconsnlted the doctor.Dnt Igot
no feller, growing worse from day to day. I suff
ered terribly; I could not rest day ornigut; I was
so reduced my friends thought I would never re
cover: I consulted a doctor at Columhos. I fol
lowed his advice; It did no good. Icantrnlysayl
was discourazed. At this time I was looking over
iny newspaper; I saw youradvertisement of Veg
etine, Uie-GreatBloodPQrifier"forcleansing the
blood from all impurities, curing Humors, Clcers,
&jc I said to my family, I whl try some of the
Vegetine. Beforel had used the firstbottlel be
gan to feel better. I made up my mind I had got
the right medicine at last. I could now sleep well
nights. I continued taking the Vegetine. I took
thirteen bottles. My health is good. The ulcer is
gone, and I am able to attend to business. J paid
about four hundred dollars for medicine and doc
tors before I bought the Vegedne. I have recom
mended Vegetine to others with good success. I
always keep a bottle or It In the house now. It la a
most excellent medicine. Very respectfully yours
J?. ANTHONI.
Mr Antbonl Is one of the p'oneen of Delaware,
O. lie is n wealthy gentleman, of the firm of F.
Anthoni fe Sons. Mr. Anthoni is extensively
known, especially among the Germans. lie Is well
known ia Cincinnati. He is respected by all.
Impure Blood. In morbid conditions of the
blood are many diseases: &ach as salt-rheum ring
worm, bolls, carbuncles, sores, ulcers and pimples,
in this condition or the blood try the Vegetine,
and cure these affections. Asa blood purifier it lias
no equal. Its effects ore wonderful.
yegetine:
Cured Her.
Dorchester, Mass., June 11.
Dr. Stevens:
Dear bir. I feel it mv duty to say one word in re
gard to the great benefit I have received from the
use of one or the greatest wonders or the world ; it
is yotir Vegetine. I have been one or the greatest
sufferers for the last eight years that ever could
be living. J do blncerely thank my God and your
Vegetine for the relief I have got. The SheumatUm
hus pained me to such an extent, that my feet
broke out In eores. For the last three years I have
not been able to walk . now I can walk and sleep,
finrt fin mv ir-nrb- fit tcoll fw pi'pr T did. nn'l T must
jay I owelt all to your blood purifier, Vegetine.
MAEGEUV WELLS.
Vegetine. The great success of the Vegetinens
a cleanser and purifier of the blood is shown be
yond a doubt by thesreat numbers whohave taken
it. and received immediate relief, with such re
markable cures.
VEGETINE
Is better than any
UIEUICIKE.
IlESDER?os.Ky., Dec, 1ST7.
I hnve used H.E. Stevens' Vegetine. and like it
better than any medicine I have used for purifying
the blood. One bottle of Vt-getine accomplished
more good than all other medicines I have taken.
TUOa. LYNE,
Henderson, Ky.
Vegetine Is composed of Boots, Bari.s, nnd
Herbs. It Is very pleasant to take: every child
likes it.
VEGETINE
Recommended by
M. B.'s.
H It. Stevens :
Dear Sir. I have sold Vegetine for a long time,
and and it gives tuot excellent satisfaction.
A. B. DE FIEST.M. D.
Hazlecon,Ind.
VEGETINE
PBEPAEED BY
H. E. STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS.
Tejretine is Sold Jy all Brnists.
ORGANIZED, 1S70.
mil MMmU
AT SROWXYILLE.
CAPITAL,
5100,000.
Transacts a Koncralbn j Klncbtisiness, Fells
Draltson all the principal cities of the
UNITED STATES AOT EUEOPE
CS" Special accommodations granted te
depositors.
STATS, COUHTY &; CITY
SECUBITIES,
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H.HcCREERY, : : President.
W.W.HACKNEr, : Vice President.
H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
L. HOADLEY. J. C. DEUSEK.
AVM H. HOOVER, V. iT. KAUFFilAN,
SV."V. HACKNEY. H. C. LETT,
W.H.MCCREERY.
D. B. COLHAPP,
Manufacturer of
59 Alain Street,
Brcnvnviflc, JVebrasUa.
Orders From Neighboring Towns
Solicited.
CENTENNIAL
PATENT
UJijaiflBii oubul lOP
A PERFECT SUNSHADE
AND
STOMm JPJZOXECTOJt.
PBICE, $& to $12.
For sale by
IB. IP. SOTTIDIEIR,
Deale'ln
TTA TllfESS, SADDLES.
Collars, "Whips, Hashes, Ply Nets, Etc.
B110W2TV-ILLE, NEBRASKA.
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BEOWNYILLE, KEBEASKA,
STOET OF A EOBBEE.
OB
IetiIiIlg, from Business.
What the colonel's bnBlness waB
nobody knew, nor did anybody care
particularly. He purchased for cash
only, and he never grumbled at the
price of anything he wanted ; who
oould ask more than that?
Curious people occasionally wonder
ed how, when it had been fully two
years sinoe the Colonel, with every
one else, abandoned Dutch Creek to
the Chinese, he managed to spend
money freely and lose considerable at
cards and horse races. In fact, the
keeper of that one of the two Chal
lenge Hill saloons which the colonel
did not patronize, was once heard to
absent-mindedly wonder whether the
colonel hadn't a money mill some
where, where he turned out double
eagles and "slugs" (the coast name
for fifty-dollar gold pieces.)
When so important a personage as
a bar-keeper indulged publicly in an
idea, the inhabitants of Challenge
Hill, like good Californians every
where, considered themselves In duty
bound to give it grave consideration,
so for a few days certain industrious
professional "gentlemen, who won
money of the colonel, carefully
weighed some of the brightest pieces
and tested them with acids, and tast
ed them, and sawed them in two, and
retired them, and melted them up and
had the lumps assayed.
This result was a complete vindica
tion of the oolonel, and a loss of con
siderable custom to the indiscreet bar
keeper. The colonel was as good natured a
man as had ever been known at Chal
lenge Hill, but being mortal, the col
onel had his occasional times of des
pondency, and one of them occurred
after a series of races in which he had
staked his all on his own bay mare
Tipsie, and had lost.
Looking reproachfully at his be
loved animal he failed to feel the ach
ing void of his pockets, and drinking
deeply and swearing eloquently and
glaring defiautly at all mankind,
were equally unproductive of coin.
The boys at the saloon sympathiz
ed most feelingly with the colonel ;
they were unceasing in their invita
tions to drink, and they even exhibit
ed considerable Christian forbearance,
when the colonel savagely dissented
with every one who advanced any
proposition, no matter how incontrn
vertiDie. But unappreciated sympathy grows
decidedly tiresome to the giver, and it
was with a feeling of relief that the
boys saw the colonel stride out of the
saloon, mount Tipsie, and gallop furi
ously awaj'.
Riding on horseback has always
been considered an excellent sort of
exercise, and fast riding is universal
ly admitted to be one of the most
healthful and delightful means of ex
hilaration in the world.
But when a mau is jso absorbed in
his exercise that he will not stop to
speak to a friend, when his exhilara
tion is so complete that he turns his
eyes from well-meaning thumbs
pointing significantly into doorways
through which a man has often pass
ed while seeking bracing influences,
it was but natural that, people should
express such wonder.
The colonel was well known at
Toddy Flat, Come Hand, Blazers,
Murderer's Bur, and several other lit
tle villages through which he passed.
As no one had been seen to precede
him, betting men were soon offering
odds that the colonel was running
away from somebody.
Strictly speaking, they were wrong,
but they won all the money that had
been staked against them, for within
half an hour's time there passed over
the same road an anxious-looking in
dividual, who reined up in front of
the principal saloon of each place,
and asked if the colonel had passed.
Had the gallant colonel known that
he was followed, aud-by whom, there
would have been an extra election
held at the place very shortly after
for the pursuer was the constable of
Challenge Hill, and forconstables and
all officers of the law the colonel
possessed hatred of unspeakable in
tensity. On galloped the colonel, following
the stage road, which threaded the
old mining camps in Duck Creek ;
but suddenly he turned abruptly out
of the road and urged his horse
through the young pines and bushes,
which grew thickly by the road,
while the constabje galloped rapidly
to the next camp.
There seemed to be no path through
the thicket into which the colonel
had turned, but Tipsie walked be
tween the trees and shrub3 as if they
were the familiar objects of her own
stable yard.
Suddenly a voice from the bushes
shouted :
"What's up?"
"Business that's what," replied
the colonel.
"It'sirne,' replied the voice, and
its owner a bearded six-footer
emerged from the bushes, and stroked
Tipsie's nose with freedom of an old
acquaintance. "We ain't had a nip
since last night, and there ain't a
oracker or a handful of flour in the
shanty. The old gal go back on
yer?"
"Yes," replied the colonel ruefully,
"lost every blasted race. 'Twasn't
her fault bless her she done her lev
el best. Everybody to home?"
"You bet,'' said the man. "All
beeen prayin' for yer to turn up with
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1878.
the rocks, anT somsthin' with more
color than spring water. Come on."
The man led the way and Tipsie
and the emonel followed, and the trio
suddenly found themselves before a
small log hut, but in front of which
sat three solemn, disconsolate indi
viduals, who looked appeallngly to the
colonel.
"Mao '11 tell you how 'twas, fel
lers," said the colonel, meekly," while
I picket the mare."
The colonel was absent but a very
few moments, but when he returned
each of the four was attired in pistols
and knife, while Mao was distribut
ing some dominoes, made from a
rathsr dirty flour bag.
"'Tain't bo late ez all that, Is it?"
inquired the colonel.
""Better tiB an hour ahead than miss
it this 'ere night," said one of the
four. "I ain't been eo thirsty since I
come round the Horn In '50, an' we
run short of water. Somebody Ml
get hurt if ther' ain't no bitters on the
old concern they will, or my name
ain't Perkins."
"Don't count your ohickens before
thoy're hatched, Perky," said one of
the party, as he adjusted the domino
under the rim of his hat. "S'posin'
ther' shud be too many for us?"
"Btlddy, stiddy, Cranks!" remon
strated the colonel. "Nobody ever
gets along ef they 'low 'emselves to
beskeered."
"Faot," chimed in the smallest and
thinnest man in the party. "The
Bible says something mighty hot
'bout that. I disremember exactly
how it goes; but I've heerd 'Parson
Buzzy, down in Maine, preach a rip
pin' old sermon many a time. The
old man never thort what a comfort
them sermons wusagoin'to be toaroad
agent, though. That time we stop
ped Slim Mike's stage he didn't hev
no more manners than to draw on
me, them sermons was a perfect bless
ing to me the thought of 'em clear
ed my head as quick as a cocktail.
An'"
"I dpn't want to dispute Logroller's
pions strain," interrupted thecolonel;
"batez it's Old Blaok that's a driv
ing to-day intead of Slim Mike, an'
ezOId Black allers makes his time,
hedn't we better vamose ?'
The door of the shanty was hastily
closed, and the men filed through the
thicket until near the road, when
they marched rapidly on in parallel
lines with it. After about half an
hour, Perkins, who was leading, halt
ed, and wiped his nerspiratiner hrow
with Ills snirt sleeve.
"Fur enough from home, now," he
said, "'Tain't no use bein'a gentle
man ef yer have ter work too hard."
"Safe enough, I reckon," replied
thecolonel. "We'll do the usual ; I'll
halt them, Logrolier 'tend to the driv
er, Cranks takes the boot, an' Mao an'
Peik takes right and left. An' I
know it's tough but considerin, how
everlasting eternally hard up we are,
I reckon we'll hev to ask contribu
tions from the ladies, too, ef thar's
any aboard eh, boys?"
"Reckon eo," replied Logrolier,
'with a chuckle that seemed to inspire
even his black domino with a merry
wrbkleorlwo. "What'r the Ube of
wouen's rights ef they don't hev a
cbaice of exercisin' 'em? Hevin'
thdr purses borrowed would show
'err the hull doctrine in a bran new
light."
"Come, come, boys," Interposed
the colonel, "thar's the crack of Old
Black's whip! Pick yer bushes
quick! All jump when I whistle!"
Each man aeoreted himself near the
roadside. The stage came swinging
along handsomely; the inside were
laughing heartily about something,
nnd Old Black was just giving a deli
cate touch to the flank of the off lead
er, when the colonel gave a shrill,
quick whistle, and five men sprang
into the road.
The horses stopped as suddenly as if
it were a matter of common occur
rence. Old Black dropped the reins,
crossed hi3 legs and stared into the
sky, and the passengers all put out
their heads with a rapidity equalled
only by that which they withdrew
them, as they saw the dominoes and
and revolvers of the road agents.
"Seems to be something the matter,
gentlemen," said the colonel, bland
ly, as he opened the door. "Won't
you please get out? Don't trouble
yourself to draw, 'cos my friend here
is got his weapon cocked, and his fin
gers is ratherervous. Aiu't got a
handkerchief, hev yer?" asked he of
the first passenger who descended
from the stage. "Hev? Well, now,"
that's lucky. Just put your hands
behind you, please so that's it."
And the unfortunate mau was secure
ly bound in an instant.
The remaining passengers were
treated with like courtesy, and the
colonel and his friends examined the
pockets of the captives. Old Black
remained uumolested, for who ever
heard of a stage driver having mon
ey? VBoys." said the colonel, calling
his brother agents aside and compar
ing receipts, "'tain't much of a haul ;
but there's only one woman, an' 9he's
old enough to be a feller's grandmoth
er. Better let her alone, eh ?"
"Like enough she'll pan out more
than all the rest of the stage put to
gether," growled Cranks, carefully
testing the thickness of the case of a
gold watch. "Jest like the low-lived
deceitfulness of some folks to hire an
old woman to carry their money, bo
it'd go safer. Mebbe what she's got
ain't nothing to some folks thet's got
bosses, thet kin win 'em money at
races' but"
The colonel abruptly ended the
conversation and aproached the stage.
He WE3 very chivalrous, but Cranka
sarcastic reference to Tipsie needed
avenpinir. and us hf nnnld nnfc nnn-
8istently with business arrangements
put an end to Cranks, the old lady
would have to suffer.
"Beg your pardin, ma'am," said
the colonel, raising his hat politely
with one hand while he opened the
door with the other, "but we're tak
ing up a collection for some deserving
object. We wuz agoin' to make the
gentlemen fork the whole amount,
but ez they hain't got enough, we'll
hev to bother you."
The old lady trembled, felt for her
pocket-book, raised her veil. The
colonel looked into her face, slammed
the stage door, and sitting on tho hub
of one of the wheels, stared vacantly
into space.
"Nothin'?" queried Perkins in n
whisper, and with a face full of gen
uine sympathy.
"No yes," said the colonel, dream
ily. "That is, untie 'em and let the
stage go ahead," he continued , spring
ing to his feet. "I'll hurry back to
the cabin."
And the colonel dashed into the
bushes and left his followers so para
lyzed with astonishment that Old
Black afterwards remarked that "ef
ther'd been anybody to the bosses be
could hev cleaned the hull crowd with
his whip."
The passengers, now relieved of
their weapons, were unbound, allow
ed to enter the stage, and the door
wa3 slammed ; upon which Old Black
picked up his reins a3 coolly as if
be had lain them down at a station
while the horses were being changed;
then he cracked his whip and the
stage rolled off, while the colonel's
party hastened back to their hut,
fondly inspecting as they went certain
flasks they had obtained while trans
acting their business with the occu
pants of the stage.
Great was the surprise of the road
agents as they entered their hut, for
there stood the colonel in a clean
white shirt, and a suit of clothing
made from the limited spare ward
robes of the other members of the
gang.
But the suspicious Cranks speedily
subordinated his wonder to his pru
dence as, laying on the table a watch,
two pistols, a pocket-book and a heavy
purse, he exclaimed :
"Come, Colonel, business before
pleasure ; let's devide and scatter. Ef
anybody should hear about it, and
find our trail, and ketoh the trap3 in
our possession, they might "
"Divide yerselves!" said thecolo
nel, with abruptness and a great oath.
"I don't want none of it."
"Colonel!" said Perkins, removing
his own domino, and looking anxious
ly into the leader's face, "be you
sick? Here is some bully brandy
which I found in one of the passen
ger's pockets."
"I hain't nothin'," replied the col
onel with averted eyes. "I'm goin,'
and I'm retirin from this business for
ever." "Ain't a goin' to turn evideuce?"
cried Cranks, grasping the pistol on
the table.
"I'm a-goin' to make a lead mine of
you ef you don't take that buck!"
roared the colonel, with a bound
which caused Cranks to drop the pis
tol and retire precipitately, apologiz
ing as he went. "I'm going to 'tend
to my own business, and that is
enough to keep any man bizzy.
Somebody lend me fifty dollars 'till I
see them agin."
Perkins pressed the money into the
colonel's hand, and within two min
utes the colonel was on Tipsie's back,
and galloped on in the direction the
stage had taken.
He overtook it, he passed it, and
still he galloped on.
The people at Mud Gulch knew the
colonel well, and made it a rule never
to be astonished at anything he did ;
but they made an exception to this
rule when the colonel canvassed the
principle bar rooms for men who wish
ed to purchase a horse; and when
a gambler who was flush obtained
Tip3ie for twenty slugs only one (
thousand dollars, when the colonel
had always said that there wasn't
gold enough on top of ground to buy
her Mud Gulch experienced a decid
ed sensation.
One or two enterprising persons
speedily discovered that the colonel
was not in a communicative mood ;
so every one retired to his favorite sa
loon to bet according to his own opin
ion of the colonel's motived and ac
tions. But when the colonel, after remain
ing in the barber shop for half an
hour emerged with his face clean
shaved and hair neatly trimmed and
parted, betting was to wild that a
cool headed sporting man speedily
made a fortune by betting agaiust ev
ery theory that was advanced.
Then the colonel made a tour of the
stores uud fitted himself' with a new
suit of clothes, carefully eschewing
all of the generous patterns and pro
nonced colors so dear to average mi
ner. He bought a new hat and put
on a pair of boots, and pruned his finger-nails,
and, stranger than all he
mildly declined all invitations to
drink.
As the colonel stood in the door of
the principal saloon, where the stage
always stopped, the Challenge Hill
constable was seen to approach the
colonel, and tap him on the shoulder,
upon which all men, who bet that
the colonel was dodging somebody,
olaimed the Etakes. But those who
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stood near the colonel heard the con
stable say:
"Colonel, I take It all back. When
I seen you get out of Challenge Hill
it come to me that you might bo in
the road-agent bu3iness..so I follered
you duty you know. But when I
seed you sell Tipsie I knew I was on
the wrong trail. I wouldn't suspect
you now if all the stages In the state
wuz robbed ; and I'll give you satis
faction any way you want It."
"It's all right," said the colonel,
with a smile. The constable after
wards said that nobody had any idea
of how curious the oolonel smiled
when his beard was off.
Suddenly the stage pulled up at the
door with a crash, and the male pass
engers hurried Into the saloon in a
state of utter indignation and impe
cuniosity. The story of the robbery attracted
everybody, ani, during the excite
ment the colonel slipped out quietly,
and opened the door of the Btage.
The old lady started, and cried :
"George!"
And the colonel jumped into the
stage, and put his arms tenderly about
the trembling form of the old lady,
exclaiming:
"Mother!" Bret Harie.
A YORACIOUS IXSECX.
An Animal Two Inches Long Kills a
Water Snake Eleven Inches in
Length; and a Terrapin 3IucU Larg
er than itself.
Some two weeks ago a curious little
animal was caught in a pool of water
at Mr. Frank Ramsey's, in Plymouth
township, and presented to Dr. C. S.
Baker, of this borough, who placed it
in his aquarium. It is about two
inches long, and less than an inch
broad, with six crooked legs. Its col
or ia dark brown, and large promi
nent black eyes. The back is marked
as though undeveloped wings were
hidden beneath its hard outer coat.
It Bwims rapidly, but generally fixes
itself to a stone or some other object,
to which it clings with its two hinder
pairs of legs, holding its head down
ward and its forelegs raised. It has
a sting or lance like a mosquito, which
is only thrust out when attacking its
prey.
After having been placed in the
aquarium it remained quiet for sever
al days during whioh time it was not
seen to eat any thing. On Friday, tho
SLlst of June.it made an attempt upon
a little terrapin, mueh larger, howev
er, than itself, which it caught by the
head with its fore-feet, running its
lance into its neck. He soon died,
and his destroyer dragged him to a
brick in the center of the aquarium.
Then, fixing itself on the brick iu its
favorite attitude, it held the terrapin
for twenty-four hours, and seemed to
be sucking its blood. How much
longer he would have held him is un
certain, for its prey wae then taken
away. When it is remembered that
the weight of the terrapin was sever
al times its own, the strength of the
insect may be imagined.
On the following Sunday it sprang
upon a water snake eleven inches
long. The battle was brief and ex
citing. The insect pursued its former
method of attack. It made a dive,
caught him bideways near the neck,
twisted his head around and thrust
its lance fflto his thrvut, quiokly kill
ing him. Then, as before, it sought
a resting place and held its prey sus
pended until compelled to give it up.
Since that time it has made no fur
ther assaults. There are a number of
goldfish, frogs, tadpoles, and little
fishes in the aquarium, but it takes no
notice of them. The name of the vo
racious terror of the water has not
been learned definitely, but it is sup
posed to be a mantis, a devouring in
sect which nearly answers the dis
cription, and which has a habit ef
folding its five legs in an attitude of
prayer. Iforrisiown Herald.
What It is.
Special Correspondence to the Inter OemB.
HooPESTON, Ilt,., July 15. I notice
in your issue of Saturday, last, aa ar
ticle copied from the Norristown Her
ald, giving a description of an animal
now in the aquarium of Dr. C. S. Ba
ker, of Norriston, aud its fight and
defeat of a terrapin and a water snake.
I have one in an aquarium in my of
fice, with a soft-shell turtle, an alli
gator, and several creek fish. Accord
ing to the description given by the
Herald, it is precisely like the one
owned by the Doctor. While reading
the article I wont to my aquarium to
more closely examine the animal, and
there beheld him sucking tho life
blood of the terrapin, with his fore
legs tightly compressed about its neak
and the lance thrust into its throat.
The struggle was of short duration.
The terrapin was two or three times
the size and weight of its destroyer,
but in an hours time everything of
vital character was absorbed from its
syatem. The Herald writer is not
correct as to the name of the animal.
It is a "margined water-beetle," and
not a "mantis." The mantis has but
four legs, and is different in nature.
The margined water-beetle is perfect
ly amphibious, and is found most fre
quently about stagnant pools. It Is
predatory and very voracious, with
powerful jaw3 and six long, crooked
legs. At the posterior part of tbe circumstances, to prefer fch em
body, which tapers toward the ex-' equanimity, and not to benntftaiv ela-
A -t ..
tremity, there are two slender, pro
cesses, situated somewhat obliquely
ly and movable at the base. It is by
means of these that itsuspeads itself
at the surface of the water for the
OFFICIAL PAPEIl ,0F THBCOIIXTT
g3"" ' r- ' ' -ijup
purpose of respiring the air of tho at
mosphere, which it doea through two
small cylindrical tubes, situated at the
extremity of the tall, its head all the
time immersed. Its lungs ara lecated
in tho after part of the body, do that
itaotually breathes through its taiL
It swims with wonderful velocity,
and flies long distances. The one in
my aquarium never before exhibited
hostility to any of its comrades until
it attaoked the terrapin, and it made
such a complete success of that I
have some fears for the life of my all
gator. Yours, etc., D. W.
Boy's Itights-By a Boy.
Talk about the women and the dar-.
kies.and the the all the reet of 'em j
none of 'em all are half so badly used
as the boys. I know a lot and can
give you all their names. Ask 'em
all. They'll tell you to be a boy is to
bo somebody without a right In tho
world.
You're to take all the sag that's giv
en to you and give none baok, 'cause
you're a boy. You are to pay full fare
on the cars and omnibuses 'cause you
're a boy and not a child, and never
have a seat, 'cause you're a boy and
not a man. Fat lady gets in after it's
all full and looks about her; everybody
looks at you. Old gentleman says :
"My son," reprovingly. Conductor
says: "Come now, you boy !" You'vo
paid your sixpence. No matter, that's
nothing. You have been on your
legs with a bundle all day. WTho
cares? you're a boy! Now a horso
has such a load given him as he can
carry, and a man won 't take any mora
than he can walk under. Ask boya
what grown folks think they can car
ry. There is no limit to it.
Who doesn't know h boy who does
a man's v.-ork, and does it well, for a
tenth of whata man would get for it?
Whoha3u'tseen an advertisement fo
a bo3 who writes a good hand, under
stands accounts, is willing to make
himself useful, boards with his pa
rents, is trustworthy, no objections to
hissitting up all night, no impudence
about him, the best of reoomaienda
tions required, and pay $2 a week?
Ask boys whether old folks den't
make as much fuss about sueh places
as if they were doing you a favor that
would set you up for life.
Who wants a boy anywhere ? Your
sieterdou'tin the parlor. Your fttther
don't; be alw.ays asks If you are not
wanted to do something somewhere.
You make your mother's headache v
ery time you come Bear ber. Old la
dies snap you up. Young ladies hate
boys. Young men teeee you, and
give it to you if you tease baok. Oth
er fellows i( Is because they are ag
gravated so, I know always want to
to fight if they don't know ye ; and
when you get a blank eye or torn jack
et, you hear of it at hotaa.
Bou look back and wonder if yea
ever were that pretty little fallow in
pettieoats that everybody staffed with
oandy ; and you wonder whether yon
will ever be a man, to be lilted by the
girls, and treated politely by tee oth
er feikiws, paid for your work, aad al
lowed t:j da as you ehncae. And you
make up yowr miini every day not to
be a b'yy auy longer than you eaa help
it; xmi when your graacMatber or
somebody oom plains that there are
"no boys iow,you woaaer if ha re
xnembenthe life healed, taat be don't
consider 1: h a suigpet of rejoicing.
There is only one eouifort in it all;
boys will grow up, and when they do,
they general iy forget all they want
through in their youth, and makeythe
boys of their day suffer juai as they
did. Orpkftn' Friend.
National Itlas5ia$S .. PhM Bvite.
TKE COUSTBY 13 IKBEBTKDTO THRB
i'UBUO PAKTY
The homestuuii aet.
The money-order syafceaa.
The registered letter system.
The fast mails.
The PiKSifte Railroad. '
A uniform currency.
The abolition of slavery.
Tbe high standard of the iMiflana?
credit.
Tbe suppression oreacRlaa.
The cation.
RKE COUXTHY BS TJtMCETKB, 'IB'.IBHp
DEMOCRATIC RiLJCY
Civil war. t
The national debt.
Burdensome- taxation.
Southern elairaa-.-
"1
i
ru-
Threaienins legjblatioa waJeavimr
alyaes trade.
The Potter in veatitfcm. Mm J?a-
A n observant writer says timt "Vary
few men ean bear prosperity. It-Jfe-toxioates
them, like wlae. "it terns
tbeir head and throws them off tbgir
balance. Others cannot bear adversi
ty. They bare no fortitorfe, ao cour
age, no hope. They are not like tha.
old sailor who said he alwayi Jelt sap
piest in the height of a atorm, because
be knew then that the next change
that took place, whatever it migabe,
most necessarily be for the better.
They cauaot realise that there will be
any change. When the aky is oaca
clouded and overcast they will aat be
lieve the sun will ever shine again.
Young men should make it a point to
keep tnelr heads cool under ail efaan-
I ie oy sueeeas, or too meet) cat dewn.
'J1
oy "'appointment."
Why fe a,
eiid.an. Raea
JMre a
pedagejjua?
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