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r-aFrom R. .W, Fu: .: I-S K THE ADVERTISER THE ADVERTISE!": O. W. FAIKEROTHEB. T. C. HACKEB. FAIRBROTHER & HACKER, Publishers and Proprietor. - S.WIBBJeOTHXE. T.C.HA(I3. Publishers .RrejrUter. " Published Every Thursday Morning AT BROW"KV""XI.E, NEBRASKA. ADVERTISING DATES'. Onolnch.one year- ;oo 100 Each succeedlpj fcjca, p? xear TERMS, IN ADVANCED One copy, one year. One-copy, six months unc men. per mon;n Each addltlciial inch, permnntn-., BO ,,e.Sal&V'exti3e3ientsaties:iil rates- OnesqDare (lOllnesprSd.npareJl.orless)flrstljQsertIon.jco eachsubscquantinsertipp.SOc. f ' JfaAlltransI9tadvrtUa2ientsmust be pal form advance. ' T F B QTyiCUL PAPEJ10FTIEC0ILTY IV .82 00 .100 SO is- One copy, three months- 3 No paper sent from tueoflicenntIlps,ldt.T. ESTABLISHED 1856. BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1880. VOL. 24 NO. 36. READING 3LVTTEK OX EVEIiTPAGE Oldest Paper in the State . (... -, -. , - 'w" . Maanamgaap rir i imm- i i i nfl i u .j. -. V t- B. n 1 y OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. District Officers. s, B.pnuN'n j. c. watsox . WlL.TJ.XlL IL HOOVER Judge. -District Attorney District Clerk. Coantv Officers. Tnwv s. RTOT.T, Connty Jndce SA5rrCUr.BKUT30X... ,.Clcrk and Recorder ..TreaurT Sherlft" A. H. mrttourc J. T.r. KliEf'KNT-R O 7t. PAUKKll-. Coronei J.VvrK55 V. TT VOKEU , .bnrvevor P'lrr.U'.C'tOTTKR School Superintendent joiiv H. POHHIAS Y Commissioners 1'K.VN'K REDFERN ) City Officers. W.T. RMTERS i.. r.. nm.nvmi) J. it. D'tnTEn s. A.osnoitv. rayor -Police Judce -C'lerK -.Treasurer Marshal jorCs. w. love . couxorr.MEX. n.l.T.OP.INSOV .1st Ward josbpu ntmy. i - W.A.JUWUN'VV A. ir.nrr.MOitK t r.swis inr.T.. i K. IIUDDAUT.- -2nd Ward .3rd Ward SOCIAL DIRECTORY. CHnrclios. JletliodNt E. Cl...rc,.-Serviceseacli abbMh atlfcWIa. m.. and 7-ffi) n. m. Snnlay School at 2$.i. Praver Greeting Thursday eienlng. S. P. Viiif. Pastor. at lft-w a. m.. and T:ir. p.m. PjhV.Il wlsdav morJ.ln --rclces. Prayer MeeM"5) ednesrtaj evein t 7:J"i o'clocK. v . J. .".. vice rl Snunath in -i"h month. ! J. JIC sov. Pastor. rntl.1t Services ov v U 5nnrtv of each monthf at W o-Soch a.m. Father Cuuimlsky. Priest. Selxool. W.-illarp. Princlnil: MH Alice 'Vimm-ir Dc llteh School: M T.-v. Tucker, p??. lMrtmvit: 3tiis rlla Furnas. 2d 1"'"!.'. lam Emma T. UolU. 1st T-rmedlate JHss Kmnn Clark. 2d Primnrr- Ml Ann; J JIc- onulu and 3Iiss Kmma j. ji.ut6ii, .. Tortvolo of Honor. Brown ville T,o.1cp. Vo. - VJ.SV."!!: davevenln-lnOdd Fellow Hall. Vir't'n?,i,V?t4J. pm cor.lH'1 v w elcomed. JnJ'iPa2r i " AVm. If. Hoover W. P.ec: T.C- Hacker. I.. D. J.ivcnHeT-.n-.lc.-moeN -verr turdav after noon. Miwdmn'Stcwj't r.T. Mlss-aiarj Hackor.Sfc; MriT.S.M'iilck.Siipt. RodlRili'bon Cln"b fU the flrotTtiewlav of each month. B. it. Bal- ley, pros.; A. u.umnon-.ow. I. O. of O. F.' Bpomvlllr T.odee Vo. S. T. . O- O. V.-Keenlar mM-tJn!r Tuesday ovonlns " ?C,V Ti'itn.n lnirlirttliiTreipectfnllv Invited. A.H.OIlmorc, X. J. Jas. Cochran, Sccr. Vmnlin Cltv l.nlp"No. !. T. -Tl,;,F-r yp-tvprvstntnnlay. Philip Crother. I.U. T. C. Klmsey. I'-bec TCitlirlits oFPTthin.1. W Wedndi- -vnlns In ",TT"U-. Ui.tl c kHlshts porillally invited. T. U. Biuer, C. L. D.-I). Adams. K. of It. S Masonic. aiaw.1 m.ln "urdav on r before tlM Inll or each moon." I.ode room one u evw Sntnr dvevenlnK for lectures. I";ltln" " , r,o Intercourse. J.J. Mercer. .W. M. Dav Id Camp bell. Sec , BrW.,viIIo Chinier Vo. 4 1. TX . A M.-S tetel meeUusssecoinlTlmrd-ivoreBch month. A. it. Dvin. M.K.H.P. It. T. llniney . Sec. IIIt.MrmeU:oiMmTiideryNo.:i.K.T.-Stated meeting --ond Mondav in eich monjli. it. . FrMA4.K.C; A. W.NIckell.P.ec Rose and Hrronplnye-Np. OS, K.TI.O.H. .tC.-Ieets at Masonic Hall on thefl "Mon davs. It. W. Furnas, M. P. Sot. It. T. luuney. Secretory. , fttntd tn llrs. E. C. Handlcy, W ifMMincs imru .imnuaj t" - -- M. Socint.iPS. Comitv T"nlr Associatiori.-U. A. Hawley. PreHlden': Jolin Until. Vice rri- . " " "!" Fecrtarv: J. M. Trowbrldpe. Treasurer. !"-cpT-H h Mlnlck. S. Cochran. T. E.Johnson, Thomas Bath. Geo. Crow. J. W. Oavit. m,nrr Vnrl-Hoti -B. M. Bailey, Pres.: A.I1. Gllmore.Sec4 W.H. Hoover. riinrnl ITnion.-J. C. McNaughton. Trest. J. B. Docker, Sec BIhUp Dr.i nntip f.opintlpn. W. T. Rogers. PresU J. B. Dicker, Sec and Treas JletronMitnn Cornet UandD. Tmlth. Mn- steal Ir-lor. E. Hnddart, Treasurer and Busl- nes Manager. BUSINESS CARDS. A S. HOIiLADAY, J t Pbyslclan, Snrstoii. Obstetrician. Graduated In 1S51. bocafd In Bniwnvllle 1855. Onice.ll Main street, Brownvllle.eb. QTDLL & THOMAS. O ATTORXKVS AT T.AW. OOice. over Theodore Hill & Co.'s store, Brown viile.Neb. T1 L. RC1TTPK. Oflice over J. I MctSeeit Bro'sstore. Brownvllle, Kebraska. A. OSHORK. iJ. ATTORXEYATIjAU. Ortice.N'o. Si Main street, P.rownvlle. Neb T H. BROADY. O . Attorney mill Counselor at liaiv, Office overStato Bauk.BrowuvlIle.Neb. WT. ROGERS. Attorney anil Counselor ntLaw. Wlllulve diligent attention to anylc;albiisincss entrnstedtoliiseare Brownvllle. Neb. Office in the" Roy building. T W. GIBSON, BUACICS3I1TH OD HORSE SHOER Workdone to order and satisfaction cuaranteOd Plrststreet, between Main and Atlantic, Brown ville.Neb. JACOB MAROHN, MERCHANT TAILOR, and dealerln FlaeEuslikh.Fieuch, Scotch and Fancy Cloths Veirtlnss, ttc, FA. Browsirille, IVebrasRa. B M. BAILEY, SHIPPER AND DEALER IN LIVE STOCK. JtJtOnrXVILLE, XEniZASEA. Farmers, please call and get prices I want lo handle your stock. Office First Matlonnl Bahk. SHERMAN HOUSE, Only First Class 51 per day House In the City B. L. DALBEY & CO., Proprietors. Warm Mealt iW. Good Stabling Connected MARSH HOUSE, JOSEPH O'PELT, PROPRIETOR. Iilverristable in connection with the House J53-Staze office for all points East,"Vest." je9-North& South. Omnibuses to"ffia -C3"-connect with all tralns.-5 ample noons OX FIRST floor B. Bell Andrews, 1YL D. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICiaH SURGEON. JKB-Will give prompt aUention to all night calls-; Sneclal attention given to Medical and Surgica DhrfKwn.andMedtolimdSurli a. orthe Eve. Office over Gates Ptore. next Dr. C UU.s. Hoslrtemv twr door north ol BraUnn's ttcrc uu ;lxUi street, Ui the Vancil Uoiue ur Nervous Sufferers-Ths Great European Bem-edy-Dr. J.S.Siapson's Specific Medicine. It Is a positive ciue for Spermatorrhea, Seminal weakness. Impntency, and all diseases resulting from self-abuse.as bkfork. aftkr. mental anxiety, loss of memory. Pains In Hick or that lead to con- y-fc Vdj ., sumptlon.iniani- ''jV; 5fyio 5 ty and an early dSztQZfi 2 Brave. The Spe P3i C" 5 clfic iredtclne Is ifigggSSwi, wonderful success. PamphletB sent free to all Write for them and get full particulars. Price. Specific. ?1.00 per package, or six packages for 5 00 Address all orders to J.B.SIMPSON MEDICINE CO..NOS. 101 and 10G. Main stn.et. BnlTilo. N. Y. S3"So!d In Brownville by A. W.NIckell.Cyl-al IsTO. -4:3. IH OSEPH BODY Proprietor IJ 7a 0!tl Reliable P IB1T m&BKET. Give Him a Call And you win be xvell Served Willi tlie best the Market affords. M H 0 H 3STO. 43. SOU & Workers in W oocl andIron5 at the old place, foot of COLLEGE ST. WAGONS, MACHINERY, PLOWS, ETC., promptly repaired. All kinds of BIACKSMITHING done to order, and Satisfaction Guarantied. Aaron Palmer. 2obt. Johnson NEW RESTAURANT. Palmer & Johnson. First Door West of the Old National Bank Buildinc. Thisfirm, having fitted up these rooms wll run a "first class restaurant, where cood warm meals can bo had atgalKhotirs. They give their customers the best viands In the market. lncliKllng fresh oysters ierved In any manner called for. Try the New Restaurant All Orders for an Express Left with Tlicm will be Promptly attenileil to t Tlie PROCERYAND PROVISIO! U STORE OIT g T. JLi. Jones is the place to get Groceries', Provisions, Confections, JfiiiG Cigars, ' Toilet Soaj), Canned Goods, Fresh Butter, Etc., Etc., Etc v Wo 'also keep all the best hrands of nour, ana everything usually kept in a flrat class grocery store. We have in con- P"!"!" nection with our -houseaflrstc.ass I I- D STORE TUTTPS PILL INDORSED BY PHYSICIAKS, CLERGYfViEKAHD THE AFF11GTED EVSRYWHERE. TBS GREATEST &1EBISAL TRIUMPH OF THg AQS, THTTQ' DS1 1 OSDit- TcTT hn8 nc- iUiiU rSLji.w2cecdi-dinc3nbinhigia CURE SICK KEADACHE,H!,cso z t.Ilf.hera THTT0 BH B 4EcsofaSntMroTiiiNo, CURE DYSPEPSIA. FUIFTINO TOMC l ThoJ first apnarent iDTl'SPELLSlssS CURE CONSTIPATION. Isimilate. 'ri.nsJhbfvs- cect ia to iucre.u-i; Jlia ncmis nonnsa'd, cud TH7T(J DF! I S''y icirtonicctSOTo:i I US I US StLvStl)e digesthe Orpans, CltnF Pit T5 iregulcrtsuil healthy c- uu..t HLtb. Bvacuatioiw are pre- TUTT'S PILLSIiU' tr th " " "-.f l-Wrf PERSONS TAKE CURE FEVER AND AGUE. QS RESH ul-auir ,. . . ithc intlnccce cf thiaa TUTT'Q PH f QfP'115. iufiicales their a !UII W ritLwidaptabJlity to nourfc'i CUBE BILIOUS COLIC. 11 dy. htnee the-- EcClcacy in curing ner- m7Jft BE? I CkSvous debility, melac- Can, KIDNBphhtjSSrg? 1U1VB PIlLSJSaSSSfe 1UI I f 3 Eis"-istiv!i";htojhc?j:eni. CURE TORPID LIVER. JSolderervrc; . Price 25 cca!s. OCSce 53 31urrnr Ftrcct, XEW YOllU. TUTT'S PILLS IMPART APPETITE. LETTER HEADS, 33S BILL HEAD Neallypriuted attblsofflce. M ANTFrtA "nirMeiit burton sua in eek -TLLt . '"V""' tl' t.S- the ;-tjrf.pria d ThW. Worth hnI5 bj wUcniUoo. Toiucfa men. itb -! rcfrrcmrcJ, we furimli tUe mitflt Inr rip:ltra ttwt will la-imoriVtr ertrtlDO.nuii, AIAtaLMtruAI10aALltB.tO,C.i;i!:,2ut" EMERY. i THELANDLOED'S DAUGHTEE, OR THE CURSE ON THE HOUSE. BYJENNETTE HARDING. CHAPTER I. In New York the winters are long and cold, but to the rich it matters not, for they are sheltered, feasted, and protected from snow, and Blorm, and want. Nay, the very icy wind9, and frozen earth, and dreary skies, are converted into sources of enjoy ment to them. - Not so to the famlsbing, shivering poor. They look with terror at the approaoh of the cold season. It was mid-winter in the beautiful villace of L n. There wealth and poverty lived Bide by aide; there virtue held long debate with vice; there beauty walked the streets with the ungaiuly ; here temperance had its advocates, and drunkenness its victims. It was growing late into the night, the streets were getting deserted. One by one the busy, jostling, throng had disappeared ; some to pure and hap py homes, some to haunts of vice aud crime, some to dwellings of comfort and luxury, others to poverty and want. The air was crisp and icy, the snow orackled under the hurrying feet. At the Mansion House, the most aristocratic hotel in the village, there was feasting aud merriment. The parlors were luxuriously furnish ed. The barroom was made attrac tive by cunning devices; in the deep windows were rare flowers, where serpents might conceal their slimy forms, and they could fascinate with their glittering eyes, and strike deep witii their poisoned fangs. On marble tables were goblets of silver, from which wasquafFed the wine that maddens and the rum that ruins. Most artistically was the bararranged. to tempt the unwary soul to the abodes of the ruined and lost. Decanters of curious cut glass, with golden labels held choice liquors, the subtle essence of which so fearfully effects the human soul. These recep tacles of liquid ruin, were jpartially concealed by rare pictures and choice fruits. The dancing hall was elaborately decorated. The walls were heavily festooned with rich oloths ; piotures in gilded frames rested in the heavy folds; mirrors reaching from ceiling to floor, reflected the elegantly dress ed forms of fair women, and splendid uniform of gallautmen, as they tread the mazy dance in the poetry of mo tion, and to the harmony of sound. The hours were gliding away, and it was getting late, and strains of sweet music were wafted out on the midnight air. Below in the barroom, sat the land lord, in his easy chair, somewhat wearied with his oversight of the night's festivities, and a little stupi fied with the wine he had drank. At a table sat five or six young men ; the smoke of cigars curling about them. They were drinking rather deeply. Suddenly the outer door opened and a female form stood in the door-way, her face was thin, aud wan, and pale; a thin, faded shawl had fallen from her head to her shoul ders, her hair fell wildly to her neck she seemed a wreck of blasted life. The pompous landlord arose, mov ed slowly to the door. The woman in hollow, feeble tones said : "Give me some bread, in the name of God, give me some bread for my childreu, or they will be dead before the morrow's sun.M "Do you suppose this a bake-shop," said the well-fed landlord. The wrecked spectre of a woman answered : "You, James Wilmot, have stolen my children's bread, aud they are starving, and I demand some bread. You have ruined my husband with your accursed rum ; you have murdered me, for I shall not see an other sunrise. I have come to shew you your crime with devils you will receive the penalty for them." The enraged man, in angry voice, said : "Miserable woman, you are crazy," aud with au impatient gesture added, "away to your home." At the word "home'' the poor wo man staggered and would have fal len, but caught the door. She went on, "James Wilmot, you have been the cause of a curse to me aud mine ; may the curee recoil upon you and yours," and she lifted her Bunken eyes to heaven and raised her bony, freezing hand and said in blood curdling tones: "May the curse of Almighty God rest upon this house." She turned to leave, and the landlord closed the door upon the shivering, starving woman that fearful night. As he walked leisurely back into the room, a vision of loveliness met his gaze, at the far end of the room, opposite the outer door. On the upper steps from the main floor stood a fair youn" girl, beautiful in form and feature; her complexion was dark and rich a bruuette of the most perfect type, but it wa9 the wondrous eyes, which at tracted the beholder like a magnet those wondrous eyes which see the dead" eyes which look away ofl'into the future, like the lovely Jewish p'rophetesses of olden times. Such eyes are the expression of a rare gift, and rare gifts bring to their possessor rare sorrows, ad already shadows be gau to gather around this fair girl. She was elegantly attired; her dress waa of amber satin, with over-dresaof costly lace, which floated like a oloud about her; beneath the folds of gauzy lace shone out diamonds and brace lets, aud neoklace, on arms and neck; her dark hair in heavy coils, inter woven with pearls, was wound about her superb head. She had slipped unperceived by the gay dancers, from the hall of mirth, aud had visited the room of her inva lid mother, and was returning, when the scene at the outer door attracted her attention, and delayed her steps. She had seen and beard itall.and she was the landlord's daughter. On perceiving her, her father was for a moment confounded, but assum ing his usual composure, said, "my daughter, why are you here?" The daughter, with an abstracted far away look said, "father, think of that poor woman, so thinly clad, on the streets this cold night." He somewhat impatiently replied, "my daughter, why do you talk in this manner; my daughter should not let her thoughts go out after such au ignorant, disgusting woman." These words aroused the slumber ing fires in the girl's heart, and in words of reproof she said, "Edith Montrose an ignorant, disgusting wo- mau. Was there not a time wnen she was the one admired among a throng of beauties? Was she not called the finest scholar in a large class when she took her diploma at the Universi ty of W ? Was she not called lovely on the day she wed James Duncan? Look at her to-night. All because of rum; rum, father, you gave her husband." The girl went on with her talk, all unconscious of the anger she was arousing in the landlord. She con tinued with white lips and dreamy eyes, aud prophetic words, "Oh! what if it were me!" Just then one of the young men, who sat at the table drinking aud smoking, sprang to his feet. Hisstep wasslightly unsteady from the wine he had drauk, yet he was noble look ing, intelligent aud refiued. He walked to where the two were talk ing, and said hastily, "Agnes, why are you here alone? come let us join the dance. ' He was her affianced. She stood a moment silent," then she lifted one hand, small aud fair, on which glittered the ring which told her vows, to her forehead, and the trance-like expression passed, away, heretep was light, her voice low and silvery, his step proud and words tender as they passed slowly through the well lighted balls, which led to the ball-room above. When the hours of the night wore away, and wearied at last, the young throng repaired to their respective homes, some to dream of joys never to be realized, because of soft words, whispered in willing ears; some to groan in bitter disap pointment, because of cold glance from eyes which once sent Learns of love ; some to toss in the fever of jeal ousy because of attentions given to others, which were once foudly given to and joyously received by them ; some to sigh and weep over the vani ty of all earthly things, crying: ''Laughter it is mad, and mirth what fioeth it." More laid serenely down with "the joy and peace which the world cannot give or take away." CHAPTER II. When the starving, freezing woman left the door which had been Bhut against her, she hurried along the de serted streets, in the desperatiou of despair, until she reached some turn-bled-dowu buildings in a way off part of the village. She with difficulty ascended a rickety flight of steps, pushed open an unolosed door and entered a dismal room, without warmth or light. A child's feeble voice was heard crying, "mother, have you brought us any bread. ' The poor mother approached the wretched bed, where lay her three starving children. In faint voice she said, "no bread my darlings. Oh ! God pity my babes!'' "Don't cry any more, mother; I guess the baby isn't hungry ; he don't cry IT The dying mother took her babe in her arms, and kissed the cold lips of her two older children ; then a heavy fall to the floor, and all was still. The morning light disclosed a scene over which angels of mercy in both heaven and earth might weep, and demons from the abodes of darkness might triumph as a master piece of the works of ruin. On the cold bare floor, lay the mother with her babe close in her arms both dead. Two children, a little girl of four years, a little boy of six, were shiveriug and starving in a bed of rags. In a corner of the room on some straw, lay, in helpless drunkenness, the husband and father. All this was the work of rum. James Duncan was the son of a wealthy merchant; had the advan. tage of a liberal education, and bad selected law as a profession, and had been admitted with honor at the bar. He was married to the beautiful and accomplished Edith .Montrose, took her from her own happy home to their own pleasant cottage. ,And for a few years, ail went well. But with other pleasure seekers he had visited plaoes where wine and strong drink were kept, and he learned to love the cup which has wrecked so lives. many His greatest temptation was at the Mansion House. There the Berpent was so artfully concealed amid glare aud glitter, that he Baw not his dan ger, until'the wound waa deep and 1 fatal. At last he went ranidlv down the descent which reaches the drunk ard's abyss of destruction. Respecta bility, friends, wealth, health one after another left him, and he was a pauper and a sot. The courtly landlord of the Man sion House turned with disgust from him. No matter if he first furnished him with the beverage which un strung his nerves and maddened his brain ; no matter, he admitted no fil thy drunkard like him to enter his well-kept house. There were low grogeriesand rum-dens for such as he, and in these loathsome places he spent most of his time now. But vhere was the poor wife? the once beautiful Edith? Alas, alas, who would recognize her now, with her wasted form and sunken cheeks aud hollow eyes all her bright pros pects in life blighted. Shunned by those who ouce courted her society, dejected and lonely she spent her days in the gloom of hopelessness and shadow of despair. She had be come that most to be pitied of all be ings on thefaceof the earth a drunk ard's wife. For a time, before hope was entirely crushed out of her heart, she worked and kept herself and children, aye, and her husband too, from starvation, but matters grew worse and jworse ; her health gave way, and at laat star vation threatened them. On that fatal night, as ber life was ebbing fast away, in the desperation of a death struggle Bhe made one last appeal for bread for her babe, to bim who had given her husband rum. This man shut his door upon her, and in the agony of her despair she called for a curse upon the landlord and his loved ones, as she and her children had fallen victims in the ruin of her husband. Oh! let the rocks and mountains fall upon a person ; let storm and tempest beat upon iiim; let fire and flood sweep over him, rather than the curse of the injured weave the net work of its retribution about him. Woe to the evil doer, misery and shame to those connected with him, though they be innocent. This may not 6eem justice, but it's a fact, never theless. Justice; who talks of justice, this side the "great day?"' when the secret of all hearts are made manifest and each receives a trial, a judgment, and a reward "asliis works" shall be. There was a funeral in thatdeserted part of the beautiful village of L -n on the day a womau and child were found dead, on the floor of a cold, cheerless room. A few wretched mor tals followed the coffin. The hus band, In maudlin grief, staggered to the grave, in the potter's field, where the pauper was laid, and the two lit tle ones, scared and bewildered, look ed down into the deep, dark grave and cried and called for "Mother." Ah, who is to care for these little waifs? Will souio kind heart and willing hand take them to a home of comfort, and lead their young feet in the way of virtue and honor? or, will they be left to wander into the paths of sin ? It is now hid, but the future will reveal it all. What will become of the drunken husband and father? Will some be nevolent hand be reached out to save him? or will he be left to fall in dis grace and ruin into the drunkard's grave, which he has nearly reached ? Cannot tell now, but the future will reveal it all. Well would it be If people would live and work with a view of the rev elations of the future. CHAPTER III. Eightyears had flown by since the scene of the curse at the house of gayety. The once fine building showed sigus of negligence and de oay ; the windows were broken ; the doors rickety ; slovenly management was seeu everywhere. No fastidious gentleman and dainty lady now tread the festive halls. The rich furniture was all gone That gorgeous bar was not thero, but some cracked and bro ken bottles which held cheap and adulterated liquors, and dusty tum blers in its stead. Occasionally a red-faced, staggering being would come in and lay down bis last cent for a glass of whisky; then a fight and a long drunken sleep in some corner;, then staggering home in the darkness of night to abuse tbeneglected wife and children. The handsome, noble landlord bad become an imbecile through wiueand strong drink: h'is mind had become so stupefied that he was incapable of intelligent conversation, nothing but idiotic mumblings. Instead of the oarefully dress'ed man; he was a rag ged sot. ' The youngman we saw at the wine table had learned to love and imbibe the subtle essence which deadens the soul and curs3 the body. With tal ent and education sufficient to qualify him for any profession or calling, yet by intemperate habits he had become unfit for any, and he had become a louuger at the gaming table in the sa loon. He was the landlord's son-In- law, the husband of tbB radjant Agnes. But what of her? In a room of the dilapidated house, she sat by the cra dle of her beautiful child. The room had Borne appearauce of comfort, but not of luxury. in an easy chair sat the invalid mother, calm and serene. All care and love for the throngs of the world had died out of her heart, 8he looked into the better world, where she had laid up her treasures. No ripple of earthly paesion was visN ble in her pale face. All the long years of her suffering aud neglect, by the husband who once tenderly cared for every want, Bhe had been support ed and proteoted by the labors of her gifted daughter labors of the pen. Let us look at Agnes. Oh, she is changed wonderfully, ohanged since we last saw her, in her festal robes, in the freshness of youth and dazzling in intellectual beauty changed all but the wondrous eyes, those prophet io eyes which looked into the future and saw the coming storm, and pre pared for it. No event came, without first the promouitiou of it. On a table before her were scattered some rare volumes of favorite poets and of standard writers volumes she had managed to keep from the stream which was sweeping every thing away she owned and Jovod, She was attired in a plain muslin dress instead of the elegant dress of former days, yet her'a was that grand ure and dignity of mien, which plain dress enhanoos and elaborate costume detracts. She looked a being more to be adored for intellectual loveliness than admired for personal attraction. Yet she was peerless in faoeand form. Some paper was arranged before her; .she dipped her pen In ink ; her band paused as she sank baok in her chair and looked upward, as if wait ing for inspiration to move her pen. Not only did her soul of teeming thoughts lave to give utterance in written words, but bread for mother, children aud self depended on her ef forts. Just at this time her little boy of six years, a noble looking child, came running into the room, frightened aud crying, "Grandpa is dead, Pa killed him because he said he drank his whisky. Oh, ma, I wish there was no whisky, don't you ?" These words of the boy were too much for the invalid mother. She never moved or groaned, but ceased to breathe, but very little changed in expression of sweet repose. Her spir it was gone with the angels. Agnes rose to her feet, and with up lifted arms and clasped hands, her spirit in agony of prayer to the great sympathizing spirit of the universe. A tempestuous mental storm was vis ible on her face; then all was calm, help had come and strength was given. Then with her sleeping babe at her feet, her sobbing hoy beside her, her dead mother before, and the thought of ber murdered father and her hus band a murderer, yet with the inspi ration of a lofty nature which looked beyond, she sat down to her table. She wrote rapidly page after page, un til a noise at the outer door warned her they were bringing in the body of her father, through the same door from which he had closed against the poor woman, and where the ourse was uttered from dying lips. The scene of that night rose vividly be fore her. The strange light came in her eyes, and her pale lips whisperod, "Oh the ourse! I saw it all then." Then she hastily gathered her writing and placed it in a sealed cov er, and wrote upon it: "Seal not to he broken, nor contentBread, until " Well, when that seal is opened, we may tell you what the Landlord's Daughter wrote on that trial day, concerning the curse on the house. ''Killing" the 'o?ro Vote. New York Times. There Is a degree of frankness in the manner in which some of the Southern journals occasionally speak of the politios of their peculiar action which renders their columns instruct ive. An article in the Charleston iVeii's, of February 4, is a case in point. It bears the suggestive cap tion, "The Negro Vote In South Carolina Kill or Cure," and the pur. pose of the writer, though professedly in favor of "cure," is unmistakably intended to incite the Legislature to "kill." He starts out with the state ment, emphatically made and consid erably elaborated, that "the colored people" "are still the majority," that "they can eleot their candidates in 1880, as they elected them from 1S6S to 1874," and that "it is (he setlledpur posc of South Carolina that the intelli gent and responsible citizens shall rule, whether they are nominally the major ity or not.'' The italics are those of the News. The writer then proceeds to inquire how this "settled purpose" of the minority to rule the confessed majority can be carried out. It can not be accomplished by converting the negroes to Democracy. That can not be done permanently. It might be brought about in the future, as it has been in the past, by "suppress ing" the uegro vote, but that has its ''unpleasantnesses"' and "uncertain ties," and the "moral sense of the South revolts against it," not, appar ently, on account of its esseutial in justice and the violation of the first principles of free government, but "because what has been done, the stalwarts say, in violation of law, can be done," the Ifeies say9, "in accor dance with law, ant in such way as to command the acqulesence and en couragement of Democrats, of honest, upright God-fearing men in every part of the Union." Its proposition. therefore, is to impose an educational test as a condition to votiug, and, as that cannot be done constitutionally before the next election, to pass a law requiring every voter to register bis name in his own writing before he can exercise the suffrage. . Turkey's territorial loss is estimated by a German authority as a territory almost as large as Prussia proper, with a population of 11,000,000, A JPUST VERDICT, The Trial of M. C. Baryta foStoaliss a Letter From the Mails or the United States, The time pf the District Court i this city was qcoupied on Wednesday af ternoon and Thursday of this week in the trial of M. C. Barrow, charged with stealing a letter from the mails of the United States, in this city, on the 3d day of September last, At the time of the alleged offense, Barrow was a postal clerk on' the line of the Union Pacific railway, but on the day mentioned was not on duty; but, as was the custom with all pos tal clerks who were taking their usu al lay-off, visited the train on its ar rival, entered the mail car, and helped todistribute the mails during the time the train was standing at the depot. It was while Mr. Barrow was thua en gaged that one Keuiston another postal clerk, whose reputation is any thing but good, to put it In its mild est form claims that he saw some suspicious movements ou. th,e part of Barrow, and thought that he saw Bar row put some letters in bis pocket. After the train had departed., Kenis ton, Barrow and another postal clerk went to a billiard saloon, where Ken iston and Barrow eugqgod in a game of pool. The room being warm, Bar row took off his coat and laid it on a chair. During tb.e progress oi the game he happened to step out of doors a minute, when Keniston went to Barrow's pocket and claims that be took a letter therefrom, which was postmarked at Salt Lake City the day previous. Keniston at once notified Special Agent Furay at Qmaha, who at once caused Barrow's arrest, and upon a preliminary examination be ing had, was bound over in the sum of $1,500 for his appearance at the next term of the District Court, Bail was soon furnished by the- friends of Barrow at Tecu.in.3eb, Neb., where he was raised and universally respected, From that time to the present, Mr. Barrow has been in our employ, and has proven himself to be a trustwor thy and honorable gentleman, aud by his manly deportment oomnia.nd.s the respect of the entirecommuuity. The case was prosecuted by Attorney Gen eral Lamau, and the defendent was ably represented by Hon. M. O. Brown of this city, The evidence on tiie part of the gov ernment waa very weak, but went to show that if the letter was stolen from the mails the witness, Keniston, was the guilty party, who, fn orijer to cov er up his own infamy, and to repair' bi3 damaged reputation in tbeeyea of the pustofflce officials, sought to pun ish au innocent man foraorime which he himself committed. The jury was notout more than five minutes before they returned a verdict of not guilty, aud some of them in formed us that they would have re turned the same verdiot before leav ing their seats had the3'beeu permitt ed by the court to do bo. Mr. Barrow comes out of this trial with clean hands and a spotless repu tation, aud the whole community re- joicea with us in his complete rindi cation at the handsof ajury who were composed of our best citizens. Rev. R. C. Barrow, the father of the defendant, waa present during the trial, and is still in this city; and when he returns to his old home at Tecumseh, Neb., where be has resided for the past thirteen years, he can bear the welcome news that no stain rests upon his con, and that he i$ now, as ever before, an upright, honorable man, who values his good name moro than all other things combined. Ituramle Times. CooUIu? for the Sick, The flesh ofyoung animals, although the tendereat Is less digestible than tbatof animals of middle age. Mutton is easier! to digest than beef. Haw oysters are nutritious and easily di gested. Eggs should not be cooked until the whites harden neither should they boil, but pour boiling wa ter over them, cover and let stand from five to ten minutes. Food should be served in tiie very daintiest man ner. A cup of tea freshly made and served with one or two blocks of sug ar, and a few drops of cream with a slice of toast, even, yellow and with out crust, delicately buttered and fresh from the fire, a bit of tender steak, broiled either rare or well-done to suit the patient, and afresh roasted potato, will, if served upon whole dishes and clean linen, tempt the most capricious appetite. BekpTea. Cut the meatof a rump steak into dice, and to a pound of meat allow a pint of cold water, add a little salt and with a fork squeeze the pieoes in every direction to extract the juice. Next put the water and meat iuto a perfectly clean sauce-pan; cov er and place up the back of the stove where it will gradually beat, taking oare that it does not bojl. Qontinue this from two to three hours, then bring to the boiiingpoint.strain, pres sing the meat with a Bpoon. Remove any fat that may arise and add a lit tle more season ing. giok personssoon tire of beef tea, refusing to take it. When this is the case, add a very lit tle sherry and allow Jt to get cold. If properly made it will be a jelly, and patients will take it in this form when they would not in thp liquid state. Young children winsomtimearelisli tl)e tea batter if it &e sweetened. ni ttead of salted, 4. lYord. of Caution. Mr. Blaine has opened headquarters in Ayashlugton, and ha,s a central club, organized with lots of good names aa. officers aud members. Mr. Blaine bs. apeneg quarters at Columbus, Ohio, and a long list of names is printed, pledging the. owners to work for the brilliant Senator from, Maine. It is saj.d. tha,t e, club wll be organ, izedin Chicago shortly, and the advo cates of the "plumed knight" will be gin a struggle for the supremacy In Illinois. 3fqw all this mskea things iivelyx and if the campaign is not carried, with too high a hand, wH injure no body. But wbat we want to suggest to the. enthusiastic friepda of Mr. Blaine is. this: Bear in mind that the triumph, of Republicanism in the coniiarj cam-i paign is of more importance th$n.th& triumph of any individual. Shout as loud and long as you will for your favorite, but come up. to.Chi cago resolved to submit gracefully to. the result, and determined to support the nominee of ;he convention. The Inter Ocean feels that an actlva canvass for the oflice of Presid.ec,t of the United States by prominent cani didates is hardly dignified or to ba commended, and it believes that many of Mr. Blaine's supporters will have their mtbuaiaam cooled; by such, an unusual spectacle; but we may ba wrong in this. At any rate we can as sure Mr. Blaine and his friends, that, should he be nominated, he will re-i celve the most cordial and hearty sup port of Grant Republicans, as tbey simply ask in return a like accprtfanca of the outcome at Chicago by those opt posed to them. A lively, go.o.d'-na.Sqred, canvaaa fop the various candidate? Will do, no. harm, but care should bs te.Uen that ou? strength be not expended beforo, the real battle actually begin, It is evident not only that we ara to have an exciting campaign, but that, unless we have an overwhelming majority, we are to have a contest per haps far more bitcer and dangeroug whan we come to count the votes p,ex,$ February. A private letter from a Republican of national reputation to the editor of the Inter Qcean, a gentleman whose preferences as to candidates is not known, at least publicly, aays j' I suppose you realise that the Demi ocrats intend, if at all possible and Maine shows that about anything ia possiblo with them, to count us out next February, when the Presiden tial votes are counted. They have both branches of Congress, and It ia evident enough they do not care about agreeiug to any joint rule inadt vance as to the count, though every one realises he dangey of a crisis at Borne electoral counting. A sweep ing, overwhelming victory might de-i ter them, but it looks now, with tho brigadiers "playing possum" at thia session, as if we should win, if at all, by a very close vote, and by reason of the Southern bulldozing and disfran chisement with an apparent popular vote against us, as in 1S76. That is to be their pretext, with the"tit-for-tat" argument, to defeat the Republican nominee. The danger Is imminent, This Is substantially what the In ter Ocean stated a few days ago. It is by no means impossible that the great contest of the year will come off after the election instead of before it. Republicans must be united and pre pared. We cannot all baveour favor ite, but all can resolve to sink preju dice and rally to the standard of thai man who ehaJl be chosen by the Nju tional Convention, Beware, therefore, of engendering too much feeling on the subject of candidates. Reserve your strength for a more important period, Inter Ocean. Tlie Eye-opner.e Patent-Eleotro - Galvanio . "Medal, battery is the polysyllabic title of a little humbug, widely advertised by E. M. Elias, of this city. Legion ia the name of the humbugs, and worse, palmed off on the public by gents of that name or alias. This looks might-, ily like a second edition of the Boyd. what-you-may-call-it Among; those who week tho patronage of the public, especially of the farming part of it, by advertising in the papers or by circulars, we find the following firms not recommended : N. y. Hunt & J. ARoarty of Philadelphia. ; AsaK. Butts, this city; Dr. W- S. Jaques & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Ken dall & Co., Boston, Mas3 ; N. F. Jones, Ashland, Mass. The North western Grain "Exchange, and tho Chicago Grain and Provisiqp Ex change, despite their high sound ing nameslare considered unreliable by the Commercial Reports; O. G, Hor ton, seller of a spurious Magip Bone Dissolvent. Better keep these names, for if you haven't heard frooi oqe or other of them yet, you may. Better keep a)I tbe papers Another Census swindje Js gulling the confid ing from Chicago. Itoajls itself the "Census Information Agency," and pocket3 the ''quarters" of the dppes whq want to be enumerators, and send for information, "stamps and blanks." Rural &ew-Yfi-J:er. A young Ran r tb,o "Auswers to Correspondents" column jp a Ney York paper asks: 'Hov? can "f cova mand a copious, pqmmaqd Pf aiz guage?" V would suguesj: that fea rfy sitting dosvu on a tack.