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-4 k' M j THE ADVERTISER. THE ADVERTISES V a. W. FAIKBIiOTHKE. T. C. HACKKB. FAIRBROTHER &, HACKER, Publishers and Proprietors. O.W.FAIBBROTUX't. T.C.nACK21. FAIRBROTHER &. HACKER Publishers fc Proprietors. Published Every Thursday Morning AT BIlOWXVILLE, NEBRASKA. advertising: hates. Onctnch.one year- JtOOiV Each succeeding Inch, per ycar One Inch, per month , . TEU3IS, IN ADVANCE : One copy, one year . . Each additional Inch, per month 88 Local advertisements at lejtul rates Onesqoare (inline: of Nonpareil, or Iess)flrst Insertion iJD0 r eachsubsequcntlnsertlon.SOc. 7 All translentadvertlsemenrsmnst fie ?af$ forln advance. Onecory, six months. One copy, tlircc months tnt" No paporsent from the office an til paid itr. ESTABLISHED 1856. i Oldest Paper in the State. J BROWNVTLLE, NEBRASKA, TH3gSDAY, JULY 10. 1879. Y0L. 24 -NO. 3. " BEADING 3UTTER OX EVERT PAGE OFFICIAL PAPEII',0F THECdUKTI ! -? - oufe ' 3ted&s, As Jkr 5Sb4 Mj Ji& -m&j hm hw r y-sess&m rm rii v 150 ! -- . I I IIM . . . . . I. .... I I I II III.- ' " .! ,,...., . I I i E ." J BUSINESS CARDS. N-Ni A B. IIOLLADAY, Ijl Pliyslelnn, Surgeon, Obstetrician. Oraduatol In 1851. Located In Itrownvlllc 1B55. Dfilce, 11 Main street, Itrowiivllle, Nth. T L. HULRURD. -U. ATTOUJfEV AT ! AW And Jnstlec ofthn Peace. Onico In Court House Hull ding. Krownvlllc, Neb. STULL & THOWAS. ATTORNEYS AT I. AAV. omo. over Theodore Hill & Co.'s store. Brown-vIllcNe-b. T. SORTPK. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Omce over J. I.. MClec.fc Bro'sstoro.isrownvuic, Nebraska. SA. OSHORX. ATTOUSKY ATLAtV. I OHlce. No. 81 Jfula street, "nrocivllc. Neb -Tr-H. J1ROADX. '. St- -m -J-5AttoriteV.tConnclorTvt LD , .wff Office overstate Bank.RrownvIlIe.Neb. " ftkJ?- ROGERS. ? VVijAttoriiey nndCoi mnsclor ntLaw. "Wills! vefllHcentattention to anylerjalnnKlness entrnstedtohlscare. O nice lathe Roy building, BrownvllIeltNeb. H.0ne , T W. GIBSON, BLACKSMITH AND HOUSE SHOBU Workdoneto order and satisfaction cnaranteed First street, between Main and Atlantic, Brown Vllle.Neb. AT. CLINT., t? uninv t nrn .-"".;;;. o tm liUUi AiU JMIUI". JLAivii. y u CUSTOM WORK made to order, and fits always guaranteed. BepalrinK neatly and promptly done. Shop. No. 27 Main street, BrownrIUe.3 eb. T M. BAILEY, SIlirrER AND DEAX.KH IN LIVE STOCK. jmovrxriLLn, xeeraska. Farmers, please call and get prices; I want to handle yonr stock. Office 31 Main street, Hoidlcy building. JACOB MAROHN, MERCHANT TAILOR, and dealerln FlneEr-gHsh. French, Scotch and Taney Cloths, YotInss, Etc., Etc. Brovrnvlile. Kclraslia. AUTHOIUZEI) BY THE U. S. GOVEnXMIST. FVi O F iTVNTILLE. 33rt 3?aidwi Cajrital, $50,000 Authorised ff 500,000 IS PREPARED TO TRANSACT A General Banking Business BUY AND SELL 00BT & 0DBBEN0T DEAFTS on all the principal cities of the United States and Europe MOE-Y Jl'o-vra3i .i.nniriiTnntr. Time Drafts disconnt 1. and speclM rtliKMto deposit- STATE, COUKTY & CITY SECURITIES deposits; noceclred pavable on demand, and INTEREST al lowedon umccertlticatesof deposit. T-rT-Tnti xi-m T-Tkn. B. if. Bailer. 7f. A iiandley. Fraufe E. Johnson. .Luther Uoadlcy m. t raisaer. JOHN L. CARSON, A. M. TA VI'JOX. Cashier. President. J. CMcNATiOHTON. Asst-Casbier. T. j.- BATH is now proprietor of the CitjItatlrM, and Is prepared to accomodate tho public with GOOD, FRESH, SWEET MEAT, Gentlemanly and. accommodating clerks will at all times be in attendance. Your patroiiHet solicited. Remember the place be old Pascoe-KhoPj Maln-sL, JSroivnville, - JYcbraslca. -AJKTID Tho Celebrated Mixisic JEEotis ;e or "W. "W- 3SxnbalL Of Chicago, Keep in stock a fall line ox PIANOS and ORGANS. For full particulars, terms & prices, call on or address, J. E. DYE, Local Agent, OR E. M. Lippitt, FIAXO and VOCAL TEACHER, Brownvilte. - - JTcurasTca. yl- Firs! HllsUliaiOdiiii ESTABLISHED IN 1856. OLDEST REAL ESTATE A-G-iEisrcir William "EL. Moave?. Docs a general Real Estate Business. Sells r.nn,-iu ., -io,-i.. Aorinc Tii- 1 - .- ' . J m-rt-?T-ZZ SlrtSln2!i8rlYlRrarE3 talc. Has ay Complete Abstract of Titles to all Real Estate lu NernahaConnty-. THE ADVERTISER JO n PB1HT1H0 DEPARTMENT. A flne assortment or Type.Bor- dcrs, Bales, Stock, fcc., for printing, B0BINS8S, VISITING k WEDDING CARDS, Colored and Bronzed Labels, STATEMENTS, LETTER & BILLHEADS ENVELOPES, Circulars, Dodgers, Programmes, Show Cards, BLANK WORK OF ALL KIXDS, With neatness and dispatch Cheap on Inferior Work XOTSOLICITED. FAIR3B0THSR ft HACS3B, j Carson Block, RROWSVILLE, NEB. . W"J"3 ?9 i&h ic-jsf-jmsii SSlSSg JL&rz & ss ' JLos" -- The Best Tables in the City. CIGARS, Z.ESIONA15E, soda;pop, nothing in any Shape Intoxicating. BEST CIG-ABS, and everything QUIET AND PLEASANT at mOKRISOK'S Temperance Billiardtiall, JL-t The OROCERY AND PROVISION y STOKE 02T 11 T. ILt. Jones Is the place to get GrTOCCVtCS, Provisions. Confections, Fine Cigars, Toilet Soajy, Canned Goods, Fresh. 15 utter, Etc., Etc., Etc! Wo also keep all tho best brands of Hour, nnd everything usually kept in 1 a nrsi cinss grocery store. We have in con if FEED STQREj nection with oar honsealirst class TtrefStmiA Tho old Barbershop. No. 47 Is now owned and run by J". IR. HaTvkins. It Is thejbest fitted shop In the city, nnd the place Isrgeuorally patronized by the people. Mr. Hawkins keeps no ass Is tan ts who are not Experts t The Business, and gentlemanly nnd accommodating In their conduct. All kinds of T0NS0RIAL WOBK done promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. THE BEST DES made are always In preparation. ttXIVKUSITV OP IVIEBRASTCA. Instruction given in all the branches of a liberal education. Open to both ladies and gentlemen. . Candidates for admission to tho rreiKira tmy DepcarimeTit must pass a fair examina tion in Orthocrnphy. Beading, Arithmetic, Geography. Euglish Grammar, and the His. toryol the United States, Instruction Is giv en ir.ulKher Arithmetic. English Analysis, and Physical Geography, each for a single term. Tcrao:c ntEE to ax.x Fall Term becins Tuesday. September 10, 1STS. and ends Friday, December a). WlnU-r Term begins Tliursdnv, January 2, 1S79, r.nd ends March 21. Spring Term begins April 1, nnd closes on the Second Wednesday of June, the day oi th annual commencement. Cattala?ue. containing full information can be had upon application to 2 B. FAIRFIELD, Chancellor. Lincoln, Jnly 6, 1S7S. 4yi and MORFinXK kUt sin. Utrlr a4 if!Br cxr-O. Pais, lm. No rW,,7- 1 !S b !mH mirnoMn. ur unscc, 2B S. lurssL, : SL, ClucifB. 1H- j!i&J!t-aJSfa ri.'i.i. ... rTf5ffr TJIE LIGIITXISG-ROD DISPENSER. A Farm Ballad. If tho weary world is willing, I'vo a little word to eay. Of a lightning-rod dispenser that dropped down on mo ono.day. With n poem In his motions, with a sermon In his mien, With hands as whlto as lilies, and a lace un common clean, No wrinkle had his vestraents, and his linen glistened white, AndTiis new-constructed neck-tlowas an in teresting sight; Which I almost wish his razor had made red that white-skinned throat. And tholuow-constructed neck-tie had com- poaetKa nniigmnn a j-nor. Kro lie urouiciii ins MiceK-irimmoa..carcass ' ' I'll 'I I IN mil " i?l I lR i , i . i ii i. Wll AndhlsrlpsawtoasiloTrBuzzfutor to gouge n B l" rac- But I conldu't help butllkohlm asl always -Jthlnkl must Tho gold of my own doctrines In a fellow- heap of dust; When I flred my own opinions at this person round by round. They drew an answering volley, of a very bimilar sound; 1 touched him on religion, and tho hopes my heart had known ; He said he'd had experience quite similar to my own. I told him of the doubtln's'that made dark my early years ; Ho had laid awako till morning with that same old breed of fears. I told him of the rough path I hoped tc heaven to go ; He wason that very ladder, onlyjust a round below. I told him of my vision of tho sinfulness of gain; He had scon the self samo pictures, though not quite so clear and plain. Our politics was different, aud at first he gnlicd and winced ; Butlarg'cd him soablo, ho was very soon convinced. And 'twns getting toward the middle of a hungry summer day ; There was dinner ontho tablo, nnd I asked him would he stay ? And he sat him down among us, everlasting trim and neat, And nsked a short, crisp blessing almost good enough to eat ; Then ho flred up on tho mercies of our Great Eternal Friend, Andgavo the Lord Almighty a good, flrst- class, recommend : And for full an hour we listened to thesugar conted scamp, Talking like a blessed angel eating llko a blasted tramp. My wife, shocked tho stranger, smiling on him warm aud sweet: (It always flatters women when their guests are on the eat.) And he hinted that some ladles never lose their early charms. And kissed her lutcst baby, and received It In his arms. My sons and dnnhters liked him, for he had progressive views, An a cUowed tho quid of fancy, and gave down the latest news. And I couldn't help but like him, as I fear I always must The gold of my own doctrines, in a fellow- hcaplordust. Ho waR spreading desolation through apiece of apple pie. When he paused and looked upon us with a tear in hlsoiT-eye. And said, "Oh, happy family! your bless ings make me sail; You call to mlud tho dear ones that In happi er days I had; A wife as 6weet as this one; a babe as bright nnd fair; .Cuttle girl with ringlets, llko that one over there, I worshiped them too blindly! my eyes with love were dim! God took them to His own heart, and now I worship Him. But had I not neglected tho moans within my way. Then they might still be living, and loving me to-day. "One night there catno a tempest, the thun der peals were dire ; Tho clouds that tramped above ns were shooting bolts of Are; In my own house. I, lying, was thinking to my blame. How little I had guarded against those shafts cf flame. When, crash ! through the roof and celling the deadly lightning cleft. And killed my wife nnd children, and only I was left. "Since that dread timo I've wandered, and nought for life have cared, Save to save other loved ones, whose lives have yet been spared ; Since then It is my mission, where'er by sorrow tossed. To sell to virtuous people good lightning rods at cost. With sure and strong protection I'll clothe your buildings o'er, 'Twill cost you flfty dollars (perhaps a trifle more ;) What llttlo else It comes to, at lowest prleo ril.pnt, (You 6lgn this ngroemont to pay bo much per foot.") x siuutM-n.-w-niiB-niy-niuiiiy all approving stood about ; Ana dropped a tear upon It (but it didn't blot It out!) That very day with wagons came some men, both great and small ; They climbed upon my buildings Just as If they owned 'em all ; They hacked 'em.and they hewed 'em, much against my loud desires; They trimmed 'em up with gewgawp, and they bound 'cm down with wires; They trimmed 'em and they wired 'em, and they trimmed and wired 'em still , And every precious minute kept a-rnnnlng up tho bill. My soft-spokeguest a-seeking, did I rave and rush, and run ; Ho was supping wlthanelghbor.Justa three mile further on. "Do yon think," I fiercely shouted, "that I want a mile o wire To save each separate hay-cock out o' heav en's consuming Are? Do you think to keep my bulldln's Eafe from some uncertain harm, I'm going to deed you overall tho balance of my farm?" Ho looked up quite astonished, with a face devoid of gulle,- And he pointed to the contract, with a reas suring smile. It was the flrst occasion that ho disagreed with me, But he held me to that paper, with a firm ness sad to see. And for that thunder-story, ere tho rascal finally went, I paid two hundred dollars, If I paid a sin gle cent. And If any llghtnln'-roddcr wants a dinner dialogue. With the restaurant department of an en terprislng dog, Let him set his mill a-rnnnln' just lnsldo mv outside gate, And I'll bet two hundred dollars that he won t have long to wait. IHW ChrWon, in Farmcri' JJertettf. Ike Partington Goes a Fishingi In a few minutes, after bidding Bill good-by, they were on the paoket, drifting down stream with the slook tide, for there was not a bit of air stir ring. The way waslongtoRIvertown, and promised little of interest to the young voyagers. The river was very beautiful, bordered by deep woods and majestic rocks, whoso dark shad ows lay upon the waters, but tboy did not care muoh about such things. Thoy would talk for a moment to peo ple in boats, making signals to any one they might see on shore, shout to hear their voloes eoho among the pwmgsm th"ey7were'bored on board the paoket. There was a little cabin in "the Sally Ann ," (which was the vessel's name,) .and they went-down to see what it was like. It was a little close place, with two small holes in the stern for cabin windows, and a shelf each side, on which, if hard to put it, one or two might sleep. The boys stretched themselves on these shelves, and looked out dlBmally'over the still wa ter far behind. There was an elderly passenger, who was also annoyed by the slow movements of the boat. He had grown tired of viewing the Bcenery, and thrown his magazine one side, and now asked the skipper if he had a fishing-line on board. One of the men opened a little closet near at hand, and produced aline ; and then, as there was no other bait, he brought a piece of fat pork to put on the hook. Thus provided, tho gentlemati threw over bis line, the sinker on which be ing heavy, It sank quiokly co the bot tom, the tide keeping it in place. Then the fisher began the customary performance of pulling the lino up and down, keeping the sinker a little way from the bottom, and poising it so that the least nibble might not es cape him. There is nothing that pleases a Inzy man eo much as this kind of Qshing of course if he catch es anything; and when he Is too old to carry a pole all day through bog and brier, it isjust tho kind to "taper off with," ond brng about like an old Nimrod. So he fished. 'What's that?' said Sim In a whis per, as lie saw the Hue drop into tho water. 'Somebody's fishing, JT gueps,' re plied Ike, who had been about half asleep. He can't catch anything.' 'No, of course not.' I don't beleivo he'll get a bite' Nor I.' After walling awhile Ike said, 'Say Sim, s'pose wo give him some bites?' 'How ?' aked Sim. I'll show you.' Suiting the action to the word, Ike reached out of the little window, took hold of tho line, nnd gave it a gentle twitch. Up went the line, hand over hand, very rapidly, and they heard a voice say' ' 'Twas a splendid bite.' 'Bite him again, Ike, as soon as he gets his line down,' said Sim, laugh ing at the fun of the thing. 'I'll give him a bigger bite next time,' Bald Ike. Down went tho line, nnd it was pulled up nervously for a minute, when, reaching out again it was pull ed In swiftly; ond tho boys were con vulsed with laughter, but kept ns still as they could so that they might not be heard. 'Didn't catch him that time,' said Ike. 'I never had a more positive bite,' they heard the fisher say. 'It must have been a tautog ; they always seem to shut their jaw right down on the bate.' TbeBklpperMId not think It could be a tautcg, because none had ever been caught In the river; but it might be some heavy cod which had come into the river to feed on the muscles at the old bridge further up. Down went tho lino again, and it was drawn up and down as before; but the boj's waited fully five minutes before they touched it. Now, Ike, give him a halibut bite,' said Sim. This time Ike gave a more deter mined pull, with the same result: when thinking they had carried the joko far enough, they crept out on deok, where they found the fisherman in a state of great excitement, trying again for a bite, and disappointed be cause he could not get another one, declared that he never had finer bites in his life. Tho boys chuckled to themselves, but said nothing. The old gentleman at laet discontin ued trying, but left his line hanging over the stern. A breezo sprang np, the tide increased, and the packet moved swiftly, the line Btretching far behind. 'Sim, said Ike in'a low tone, 'go down and get that old umbrella-frame we saw there.' Sam crept down, and soon returned with an umbrella, whereof little was left but the sticks; to which the lino having been drawn In, Ike attached tho hook near the fer ule, that the frame might not spread, ond threw it overboard. Having done this, the boys walked away very un concerned to onother part of the ves sel. Tho line ran out to Ita utmost length ; and then a great commotion appeared In the water, as the umbrel la was dashed from side to side and over and over as if eome large fish that was struggling to free Itself. No real fish could have been more active and one of the men glancing toward' it, cried : What's on the line?' The cry immediately attracted tho attention & the old gentleman, who rushed aftqand Insisted on his right to pull Inutile fish, aa he bad been tan talized bytie bites. Tho polite wa terman gav5 way ; and, seizing the line, thepffentleman began lo pull it in. Theplteraent in tho water in creasing wljh tho effort he made. It was undoubtedly n blue fish, ho said, because ho, had caught hundreds of them in Btzzard's Bay, and knew one byttb;,pull. The line slipped from his'Xfqpds, the resistance was bo great; anil be eagerly began to pull In agsia? ' All on board were now walAhing the line. fXisB'lt is a whale,' sold Ike. Ta skinner aiofl?TtW. looked funny aroundttbocorners of his mouth as he glanced sideways at the boys. Never was there greater trouble In catohing a fish ; even the Commodore Huntress and his halibut hooked by the tail, were beaten by this fish that Hashed and floundered out there in the water. The sunlight was In the eyes of those looking on so that it was no wonder they could not make out what it was. The old gentleman had nearly got it in, and giving a last effort he drew tho sea-monster over the stern. Surprise and anger filled the ancient fishermen as ho threw down the line and walked away, lay ing all the blame to the one who first gave the alarm. Somehow or othor it leaked out be fore they reaohed River town, that the boys did it, as well as what sort of fish it was that gave the bites ; and though the old gent felt vexed with them at first, he afterward confessed to the skipper that they were 'lively boys.' And, when he found out that one of them was Ike Partington, he asked him for his autograph ! Ike was warmly welcomed home by Mrs. Partington, who looked him over to see If ho had oome back whole, and then began a catalogue of questions as to what he had seen, how he had behaved, and how they treat ed him. 'I hopo you were a good boy,' she said. Ike assured her that his conduct had been irreproachable, for the proof of which she might ask Sim. 'Well I om glad to hear that you didn'tdo anything to vindicate your good name, for people judge a person's conduct by tho way he behaves him self, nud.-wioar&nlwaxB bapplerwhen we bnvo done nothing that our con science acquits us of.' Ike said 'Yes'm,' as he navigated through a quarter Beotion of custard pie. And did you like farming?' 'Boss.' ' What part did you lik best?' 'Fishing.' 'I hope 3on didn't go on the water to catoh fish,' said the dame anx iouely. 'How could I catch 'em if I didn't?' Mrs. Partington silently admitted the logical force of this question, looking at him over her glapsea, and then turned his valise Inside out to see If he had brought back all of his clothes. Sho shook every garment; and, as she served an old jacket thus, n paper dropped out of one of the pockets, which sho picked up. 'What is that.Isaao?' ahoasked. 'My gracious!' replied he, 'if that Isn't Joe Moody's letter whloh I wrote him up to the farm ? I put it into my pocket and forgot to Bend It.' After rebuking him for his neglect to write to her, when he oould find timo to write to any one else, she opened the letter, and read : Hill Top, Augusts, Dear Jo I rite this on a bee by ve In a barn turned bottom up with lots of swallors flying round but you can't ketch em nnd I found three hens nests whltch was laid away in the hay whitch I shall try and find some more. I and Sim went for sum horn ets nests Into the field and they stung Uncle Tracy on the nose wen we drowned out a woodchucb whltch we didn't becose he got away before we drowned him. You ort to see the Grower that mo and Sim painted red white and blew and we bisted the cat up on the wellsweape totellegnrfFtne boys, over" the river who histed up a pore of boota and a corn baskit whitch is fun but Uncle Tracy don't like it much. I'm going fishing to morrer with Sim and Bill and tell the fellers thatwe are hunky dory also the old woman up the criok. Yonres always, Ike 'Partington.' 'Who do you have reference to by old womkn?' ' said Mrs. Partington, folding the note, and looking severely over her spectacles. Ike was confused for a moment. I guess I was absent-minded when I wrote Jthat,' replied he; 'I should have said 'lady,' of course, I had a bad pen, and couldn't think very straight.' TVoii be careful that you don't make such a miBlako again, for to be disreputable to old peoplo la not very credible in the young A hand sieve such as plasterers use for Bcreenlng sand is recommended for sowing blue grass seed. The sieve Is held in one hand nnd the seed rob bed through it with the other. nnn of the South Carolina emi- crants to Liberia has returned. He eoys nearly ono half of thoao who jventoutsre dead, and tho rest are ansiouTio get back. GOOD OLD TIMES. TIio Pleasant, hut Innocent, Practices Indulged by Former Generations. 2"cw England Bundling. How Prlmativc Yankee Dulcincas .Used to Entertain Their Sweet Hearts. Among the many grand old cus toms which the American settlers practiced, perhaps brought over with them, was one which has not receiv ed the amount of attention it deserv ed, whether from a mistaken delica- loyon the'part of descondents from 6h5wlferb&f-etA-It3 nnhorl oisrr from wiiaTeveVreastra tTitrreasiiw! recreative and amatory system of "bundling," which was wont to make the lives of New Englaud youth and maidens sweetly happy, has not been celebrated in song and story of late years. In the earliest days of this country the aettlers were poor, and frequently their habitations contained but a sin gle apartment. Whole families were, therefore, compelled to live eat and sleep in the same room, and the stranger within their 'gates had, of necessity, to take pot luck with the rest. Even when increasing prosper ity added a little to the original cab in, it was yet necessary to practice economy in such matters as fire and candles, and it Is altogether probable that bundling camo Into vogue under these conditions. The glrl3 had their sweethearts, of course, and these, af ter a hard day's work, would frequent ly walk 10 or 12 miles through the snow to see their lady loves. It would be cruel, reasoned tho compla cent parents of yore, to turn tho faith ful swaiu out again at midnight; and so, under certuin restrictions, ho was allowed to Bhare Dulclnea's virtuous couch. Before proceeding to a more exact description of this phase of col onial home life among the humbler classes, we will pause for an instant.to remark "yum, yum !" It Is evening in a New England settlement, the time is winter; bright glinting coverlets of snow re.t on the bosom of earth ; icicles depend from the trees, and the chaste full moon beams from over a fleecy cloud. Hos pitable smoke curls from the form house chimney, and thie ruddy fire glow dances o'n the little diamond panes of the parlor window, whence Jemima watches for her expected lov er. Without all is peace; tho gentle men and lady cows are bundled in well sheltered sheds, the chanticleer audchanticleeressesare bundled in the hennery, oven the cats are bundling on the kitchen roof; and the "swate little fish, tho' he can't speak his wish," Is supposed to bo bundling with tho femalo of his kind under the bank of yon frozen brooklet. All nature calls us to bundle let us bundle I Presently Reuben comes trudging along through the snow, nnd stamps loudl y upon the doorstep, as he shakes n shower of flakes from his shaggy coat. Jemima Is at the door inslanter, and a pair of plump, round, arms encircle the youth's willing neck, causing his blood to fly "like sparks from burnt up paper." After his long walk, supper, plentiful, and homely, Jj right welcome, and then the "craps'' are discussed for a little while with theoId folks affairs at the meetin' house, and so forth; but shortly the elders yawn, and, expres sing the hope that the lovers will find "kiver" sufficient on their bed, they retire in confidence that noth ing beyond "innocent endearments" will occur. Some people Bay that these young couples used to sit up un til the night had far advanced, but, "put yourself In his place," and Bay if you believe it! Pa and ma are scarcely out of bearing before Jemi ma and Reuben unanimously agree that it i3 too cold to sit up, and straightway prepare for bed. Do not blush at the apparent impropriety of this arrangement; the early religious teachings of these simple folk were so strict, their religion had so Btrong a hold upon them, and they were al togother so virtuous and honest that no harm was known to grow out of this innocent method of courting except Bometimes. More thau tnls, both parties kept their clothes on somo of them and, that being the case, what more harm was there in lying down upon a warm feather bed, with plenty of comfortables over them than shivering before the embers of a dying fire, and wasting candles. Should any scoffer suggest that warmth is more conducive of some things than cold Is, we say to that scoffer that he Is hypercritical. Eti quet required that the gentleman should divest himself of no more than his coat, vest, trousers and shoes the lady kept on an under petticoat, at least. Thus in the Innocent en dearments of a chaste love, did youth and maiden spend tho nights of court ship, in tho golden days of yore. That "natural consequences" some times ensued upon these bundlings nobody will deny, but they were com paratively rare, and according to the gossip of that day, not half so fre quent as they were In New York, Boston, Salem and Newport, after the more civilized city mothers began to dlscountennnce the practice, and sub stituted sofas instead, "that courtship might be more proper," or, as the an- ti-sofaites bad it, "more Turkish." It i3 not to be wondered at that a cus tom which must have been firmly rooted in the affections of the people, ospecially the young, should Hcger long and die hard, although sorely as sailed by enemies. So it was with bundling. Nothing in particular bad been urged against it, during tho ear lier life of the colonies, but, after the hardy sons of New England returned from their Canadian campaign in the French nnd Indian war, they brought back looser principles than those which they had started with, and It began to bo apparent that bnudllng was not as safe as it bad previously been considered. We have no record of any fact which would lead us to assume that the b'uxum lasses of that day were any less favorably Inclined than formerly, bat aa left-handed en trances uren the scene of life Increaa S'r,,fc''BAJwA to won- derhetbertbirKladW'iiyfttMgi was "what it was cracked up to be." Still bundling was in its most lusty prime at thlB period, and did not en tirely disappear until long after our revolutionary war, which event did, indeed, have much to do with ita downfall, owing to the laxity of war time morals. In 1776. a olergyman from one of the towns went Into the oountry and preached against 'the nnohristian cus tom of young men and maidens lying together on n bed.' No sooner had the unfortunate parson made his exit from the meeting house, than ho was assailed by n mob of old ladies, who began to haul him aver the coals with vigor. Suld they: "Do you think we aud our daugh ters are naughty, because we allow bundling?" "You lead yourselveB Into tempta tion by It, replied he. Tho irate females then desired to know if he had been told this, or spoke from experience ? "TheLevIte began to lift up his eyes, and to con sider of his situation, and bowing said : "I have been told so." Tho ladles, una voce, bawled ont : "Your informants, sir, we conclude are those city ladies who prefer a sofa to a bed ; we advise yon to alter your Bermon by substituting the word sofa for bundling, and on your return homo preach It to them, for experi ence has told us thot city folkB send more children into the country with out fathers or mothers to own them than are born among us : therefore, you see, n sofa Is more dangerous than n bed." History tells us thnt this preacher never again tackled the subject of bundling. Specialties in Education The tendency of lata years has been toward practical as opposed to theo retical education. It Is but a few years ago that scientific or practical teaching was discouraged, ana" our col leges were opposed to giving academ ic degrees except for a full literary course. Tho aim was at-the Univer sal instead of tho special, and conse quently tho knowlodge acquired could properly only be a frniallerinj. In opposition to tho course adopted by colleges and universities, nearly all the great men those to whom the world Ipjmost indebted became use ful and acquired celebrity from a de votion to specialties. Had Faraday received a general classical education, It is highly doubt ful If the world would have- known him in the character ho worked out for himself. Without scholastic edu cation, but with a great bent toward the natural science, he rose to the highest position. Audubon had n bent toward orni thology, and, without a general edu cation, produced the most remarkable work upon this subject the world had overseen. His specialty was magnif icently executed. Who knows but ho might have been diverted from his great task, had he been c?ammetl in the popular way? Robert Fulton bad a bent toward mechanics, and tho development of his ppecialty gave to the'world steam navigation, while George Stephenson, owfng to a slmibr bent, gave the world railroads. All the world's great benefactors have been specialists Save educated themselves practi cally, worked out their theories, em bodied tho creations of the brain in works of tho hand. This age is grow ing practical, and we trust it may grow more and more so. We trust our agricultural colleces will all be come practical schools, and earnestly work out tho problems' of agriculture that need'solution. Let them really make "ogriculturo and the mechanic arts tho llcartinff object,'' as the law requires, instead of attaching these, as some of them do, as the tail to the literary kite. Then we shall turn out specialists In acriculture and me chanics, who will honor their calling and devote their lives to its elevation, Instead of those young men wbo look with contempt npon agriculture and agpire to tho honors of the learned professions, which they seldom reach. Exchange. Remember that sunshine is a good medicine, but that It Is liable to kill in over-doses. A cabbago or a plan tain leaf In the hat of a laborer, or a sun-nrabrella in the hand of one not used to out-of-door exercise, may pre vent sun-stroko. A Mobile paper describes a young lady with hair "aa black as the ra ven's." The ravens wern't wearing any hair to speak of last summer, but wo suppose tho Btyle has changed this year. "Raised." No barber knowth whom he ms.7 shave, and tho man who rushes Into a shop and drops Into a barber-chair, withontseeing whooccupiea tho next chair to tho right or left, may get bad ly left, aa a case proved yesterday, A solid old citizen In the wholesale trado was taking it easy,, hla face cov ered with lather, when In same a young man, who flang off his coat, bounced Into a chair, and called out z "Hurry np, now, for I must go back to the store before old Blank does, or he will raise thunder! Hang hlmr he won't even give a aaa tie to die!17 The selkl eitiaeB taraerfhiefBca to gtaaee at the tke?,and the barber niagtR--iiMaImi aWeAs fe. - "TiiKto.1- ',K23&S'9!9tiMM)!tMM aeseuvprre Emroer wu nn pxcpBiiug to nh&vetheyonng man. "Vacation I How In Tophe'canI get away from old Blank ? And if I could he pays such a stingy, con temptible salary that I couldn't afford even a ride on the ferry boat!" "Why don't you ask him for a raise?" quelred tho barber, "Why don't I ask him for the hand of his frecklo-nosod daughter ? He'd discharge mo In a minute, though he is making money and can nfford It, If the old hyena would haver a a stroke of apoplexy the junior part ner might do something, but such chaps always livo to be a hundred years old-" Conversation ceased here, the soHd old man out of his chair, tooka brush ing and sat down, nnd when the clerk arose from his chair and tamed around snow-balls would have looked blaok besldo hla face. He tried to bow and speak, but noraethlng would not let him, and when he started to put on his coat he held Its tails up and collar down. He was still strug gling with it when-the solid man roso up, looked around and walked on, saylngj'nover a word. Tho barber wet tho young man's head and held cologne to his nose, but he walked sideways when ho went out, and there was an uncertain wobble to hie knee3. In applying for the vacant position to-day state what shop you shavo at. Detroit Free Tress. Emerson and II is Jfcrr Lcctnnr One evening, when Ralph Waldo Emerson was engaged in preparing" his new lecturo, Mrs. Emerson, who had that moment flattened her finger while trying to drlvo a nail with tho smoothing-iron, thrust her head Inta his study and said : "See here, sir! I want yon to dror that everlasting pen of yours, for a minute or two, at least, and go down to the grocery and get a muckcreFfor for breakfast." "My dear," replied Mr. Emorson, looking up from his work ; my dear, can't you go? you know lam billed in a dozen place to deliver thieloo turo on 'Memory,' and It Isn't half finished yet." "And that's what you call your In fernal lecture, Is It?" said Mrs. Em erson.lBharply. "A nice party, you are, to deliver a lecture on 'Memo ry !' " "And why, my love?" said Mr. Emerson, meekly. "You never go out of the house that yon: don't forget to put on your hat or your boots, nnd you never take a letter of mine to mail that yon don't carry .It In your pocket for sis. months or a year unless I happen to to find it sooner. During the past thirty days yon have carried out of the house and forgot to bring back no less than seventy-five or elgWy umbrellas; and you know yourself the last time yon went tochnrch-you took out your false teeth because, as you said, they hurt your cornB, and came away and left them In the seat. I say your a nlco man to talk to a cultured audience on 'Memory, and If you don't trot rlgM right off tothe groceny, I'll expose you before you're twenty-four hours older." Mr. Emerson started on a jump for the grocery, ond when he gof there bo couidn't for the life of him recollect what he had come for Cincinnati Enquirer. The Rural 2Tcw Yorker eoys the fhV lowing is the way to break and train a colt r" When a week old, a colt may ba halter-broken and taught to stand tied by its dam. It may be trained to stop nt the word "whoa Vv and to back up. When two years old. If compactly made, it may be put in the harness and driven slowly before a vehicle ; but, if large and loosely formed, it should not be driven at all before It is three or four years of age, or the joints may be injured. Every colt should be thoroughly subdued and accustomed to the harness on its body nnd about its legs before being attached to anything. If this part of the training is thoroughly done, the animal will rarely become frightened If any accident happens. A stubborn and unmanageable colt may be made tractable in a Jfew minutes by tying the halter to its tail, and whirling it around in a circle. This Is better than the Rarey syptem of throwing the animal, aa there is no danger of straining. A colt Bhould be taught but one thing at a time. An editor ha3 one advantage over n king. When an editor goea out rid ing in bis open barouche, drawn by four milk-white steeds, he 13 never ehot at by a Socialist. You have prob ably remarked this yourself. 1 ' . - l Sv - -