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Solicitor in Chaneery. . ' .-. : PLATTSMOUTIT, - NEBRASKA. Dieac f the Eye.; DR. W;VE:TLAWRENCE,3 .Treat H Difiorth . He WrroU Vr" la c Ukeo la auU. ' liTOdct at On 8Vraka HaWb" ; ; J1ttnenh, April li,13 5. ; ."' ':' iiLTTT POTIEHGEX. ATTOKNIiY ATr LA W, rtVTTRMOtTII NEBRASKA. Xatioual ClalmiAgcncy. . WASHINGTON, D- C F. M. DORRINGTON. UBAUKKT: TLATTSMOUTII, . - NEBRASKA, tm pfpuroJ to prevnt.and rwi-aU clilmi brfm Ontiirre.., Court t.f t-Uim and the lcpartmr ni". trnu. frn.iant, Booot e. aa4 Biwitly Ldd cnre.1. l'WaTKe motaral-, nt In pranartten to the aai nt of tna claim. ' r..iHMiro. A(Til 10, . JPI.ATTS VALLEY - !- PROP- O, W.CROW, I am prvparMTIa farawh a'l wao awyJ'Bor me WrtW (batri patnn( Witlv loilna:, ainK'a nieiita ar axj.r.l hT iuea.k- U. W.C'KWW. . riataa .Jth, ArU l1, Jl 4 OSEPn (P EdTLATEB. WATCfHAXES and JEWELES, VLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA. .V road -itniirntu Watcka C ' Fetin, J walry. Silver Ware, Fancv Goola, VicJin and Vi- a - ,w i riim.iinfr air uq na-. Auwun mittadti' him care iU be warraotcvL. . . Aril 10, l'3. Chancery Sale. BlUer 3 Carriaun, Caaneery. 0rdaer l'awtra. In Miruaoea and bf virtue of a decretal oTAr'f' au .iir-xt-U fruai th Iitrlot Court ' ? J ,' ml D.rtrtct in aBl fare W. A6ra.ka Terrl- i - wf caox and brarioa: date n am iaj Nuaaaiaet. A P. liM, fcia the ad Jia rnrf i Ircofrer term of aaid Caart, I, the auaict i t-r, Mast- iaCkancery fur aaid Cuiirt, ar ill aell at Iok llr veiidne, for rh, to the hi;hit and bent bid d , !.t fruol ul llue Court HuUimj iu I'UllaiuiiaUi, Ne lraka, oi . , Monday t the 15th day of May, 1865, at i a'claek P. M., all that certaiu tract or uarort af IauI .ilaaled lu C county, Nebraaka. aod known aad dewribed a followa, to-wit: TUe weathalf (I-g) of t onrtb-caat qr (I 4) f t-':.o uaiabar twenty-two (2J, anJ the aoaib half il-t) f tlia Muth-eaat quarter' (1-4) uf aetlion o Hia tal l'.e (16), in town.bip auiuker tvelv (12) of raufo number eleven (11) eat of I be Gtu V. M , in C cunty, Kebraaka, oonlainlng 1M 1-3 a- ra wore ar Ivaa, 1'i-jfo'her with all and alaeular the improvement!, herrdilamt-nta, or arpurtetiauee tharranto b-loutfiiitf ' or in any wbeApntnalain. to be aold aa the prap . erty t4 the defrmiaata ia lUe alwva cauaa, to aatt.fy aid aVerea, th aomnat of which ia v-iMJ.ow and in- MTaal triar.au from toe:dala of aaid. decro. toft-ether .wlth cost - -i Hated riattimouth, Vab., aprii loih, 1S95. 1 f.M. WUKKIM.4TOW, T.K. SAtutcne. - Matter in t'lmutery. .. , .. ol.X Cotaa'l. .. , . . CIIAS; YOGT & CO ; Cor. Mim and 5th ete. NEBRA8KA CITY, NEBRASKA, Dealers in J- LEATHER ANDd SADDLE &. SHOE LEATHER. Saddlers' Hardware " fiiiilinss anil Tools," VAOOINS, Pilots, &c. "0rder Promptly attended VoV ft. RON BY . TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY HE?lALO. t- - Particulars of Seward's Assas sination. Airtv Johnson Sworn in. Funeral Services at the Capitol. National Alonument Fund. T v -rr- Rebel Navy Yard S Destroyed. Detectives on track of Booth. Washington, April 15 The extra Intellegencer say4 from 'evidence ob tained ii is deemed highly probable that the man who stabbed Mr. Seward and his son. is John Surratt of Prince. George rounty, Maryland. The horse he rode was hired at TayIor3 stable on 14th street. Surratt id a young man with light hair and goatee. Washington, April 15 Andrew Johnson was sworn into office as Pres idem of the United States, by Chief Justice Chase to day, at 11 o clock. Secretary McCutlocb, Attorney Genera! Speed and others were pre sent. . He remarked : "The duties are mine; I will perform them trusting in God.'' New York, IS Herald special says thut the assassin who entered Mr. pew ard s nouso uas oeea rroat.Mi. jt ig certain that one of the assassins, prob ably Surrate, been arrested. Samuel Mattoon of Hookertown, Md., the one who wrote the letters found in Booth's trunk, signed Sain, has been arrested Rock Island, 19 Steamer Lady Jane, of St. Louis, struck the center. pier of the K. R. bridge . across the Mississippi at this place, breaking her in pieces. Several passengers were on board, all of whom escaped. Buffalo, 19 There was the great est demonstration to-day ever known in this city. Services were held in the several churches this morning.' and the whole city drapeu in mourning. There was an immense procession formed of the military and civil gov ernments, with- soldiers and citizens, Following the procession was a Cata falco, drawn by six white horses. The citv is crowded with Deotil from the surrounding ow1" The procession w. characterized by the utmost oi emnity. Toledo, 19 Funeral obsequies of President Lincoln here to day were very impressive. - A . procession was formed of the military forces and citi zens, and addresses made by Hon. J. W. Ashley and others. Religious er vices were held in all the churches, at noon. ' ; . - ' . ' ' -' ' "Washington 19. Geo. F. Robinson, soldier and nurse, who , was in attend ance on Seward Friday night, has re lated substantially the proceedings in the chamber, from, which it appears that it was through his brave ami- de termined endeavors that the consum mation of the murderous designs of the fiend were frustrated.' According to Robinson's narrative, Fred Seward, Major Reward; and Mr. Hensell'were all wotmded on - the- Stairway1. - At Robinson opened the door to learn the cause -of thditurbaQcaoutsidera.nian struefc-at his breast - In his hand - he had a long knife-blade, which appear ed to be about a foot long and aa inch wide, " Rdbinson .determined to oppose his progress raised' his arm to parry the blow. The consequence was that a wound was inflicted ia the centre of his forehead close to his hair. The knife glaacgd, andl he, 'clenched fihe hand in which the man held the dag- 'Lggr, "which came down upon his face I ancrienea nini to the floor. "V!iss Se wardr at this juncture, es caped from the room land 'rante the front window, screaming "Murder f The assassin leaped to the bed where Mr. Seward lay, apparently in a help-' less condition, and gave a tremendous blow at his face. .lie missed the mark howeuer, and almost ' fell across' Mr. Seward's body. ' By this time Robinson recovered, jumped on the bed and caught hold of the assassin's arras. While he was thus attempting,) hold the assassin the latter struck Mr. Seward on the left side, then on the right side. The as. sassin then raised up and he and Rob inson came to the floor together. They Loth got onto their feet, Robin son still kept firm hold of hica assas sin reached 'Lis .left trim ore? Robin sons shoulder, and endea voted to force PI.ATTSMOUTH. N.;. T,? WEDNESDAYAPBIL him tq the floor. Seeing , he could not handle Robinson in (hat, position, - be dropped his position and with the hand which was around bis neck, caugnt now of Robinson's right arm and struck be hind Robinson with th,; knife.;, Tbej uill continued . to struggle , for few moments, Robinson ; forcing . bun-, to ward the door, which was open, wito the intention of throwing him over the banister. : When they had nearly reached the banister Maj. Seward en tered the room.' " Robinson " called on him make the knife out of the assas sin's ' band. Seward ' immediately clutched the assassin.- The latter then struck Robinson in the stomach, knock- in? him downi and; then broke away from Seward and rushed down stairs. During the scuffle, when be ' cannot say, itobittson received a wouna qine serious, some two inches 1 in depth, "On the upper t of hi right shoulder blade,anotner a little - lower down, on the same side, and a slight one on the left thoulder. While strugglmg with the nan near' the bedside he had seiz ed tli wrist of bis right hacd, in which was the dagger, and did not r elar hi hold until knocked down near the door; and after Maj. Seward bad come to his resistance. He returned to the room after he found the assassin ' had escaped, and found Sec' Seward bad got off the bed onto the floor, dragging with him the bed clothes and was ' ly iog in a pool of blood. Upon going to the Sec he found no pulse ia his wrist, and stated to Miss Seward, who had re-entered the room and asked if her father - was dead, that- .he believed he. was; but upon a second examination Robinson ascertained that his heart still beat. The Sec then said "I am not dead. Send for police and surgeon and close the house." - He then placed the Sec. on a bead, telling him be must not talk. -' Mr. Seward d'd not ppeak aftei that. Mr. Robinson remained with Mr; Seward until It c clock next morning, when he was removed to hospital. Herald's Richmond Dispatch 16th says Gen. Lee arrived in that city at half past three P. M. on the : 15th Lec and hie ciatf were received with the greatest emhusiam by the populace, cheer upon cheer being given them Even Union officers raised - their caps to him. . rliexr York, 18 It appears by order issued by Gen. Sherman aunouncing to his army the surrender of Lee, that he bad reached SnmbneJd, where he dates order April. 12. - i ; - '. . ' Washington. IS We think both Sec.1 Seward and Fred, are better, they are sleeping quietly at this hour, 10 o clock A. M. Signed, C. A. SEWARD. - Wash. 19 Solemn funeral rites and obsequies of the late President Lincoln were paid to-day in the Capi tol. No greater fealty to the memory of the illustrious Dead was ev-f de monstrated in the annals pt a civilized nation. Dawn was ushered ia by heavy boom of canooo, and salutes of minute guns from fortifications surrounding the City. At a very early hour, peo pie began to assemble in the vicinity of the Executive mansion, which was almost entirely draped in crape, as also were public and private buildings in the vicinity.' All' over the city public houses and private residences were closed, and emblems of mourning appeared 'from every cornice, 'and were fastened from every window; and the inmates poured forth by thousands into the streets. At ten o'clock the lat ter were in many places impAtsible Penn. Avenue from Williards to . the White House, presented by 1 noon one dense mass of people,' while " adjacent streets for half a mile in every, direc tion were filled with' military compa nies and civic processions from a- dis tance. Trains, were bringing , hun d reds every hour,! ' ' , Between . ten and eleven oVock' a ' military escort arri ved, formed in Hue on. Peon.' Avenue, left wing on 15th' street. Escost con sisted bf . two regiments of infantry two battalions of cavalry," eight pieces artillery, and one Battalion of . Ma rines, headed by full marine band.- Other military companies were also accompanied by bands, ": At noon ; tte ceremonies commenced in the east room.. The ceiling "was draped! with emblems of mourning, while the . dra pery gave the room a dim light ' that added to solemnity of mournful ' scene. President Johnson stood beside (he remains of bis lumected . predecessor durinir faoeral- piratic p. Gen.; Grant sat at the head of the corpse ; while members of the cabinen and Ex-Vice president HairLlip were grouped about. iev. ijt. nan, Kector of the church of Epiffany read prtions of the , Epis copal service, commencing '"Lord let me know my end, and number of my days, that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold how bast my days as it were a . span long, and mine nge even as nothing in respect to . the end. Verily every man living Is alto gether vanity. Bishop Simpson, of . the Methodist Ccurcb, ofiered a prayer, in which he fervently alluded to Emancipation and other noted deeds performed, by Pres ident Lincoln. . Rev. Dr Gurley then read a funeral oration paid by tribute to the memory I Af that late' President.7 -At ; two o'clock I the remains were eseortea toine fjap iotl by a pfocession over - three in iles in length, and were place! in , the to tunda. where they will tie in sute du ring the day, and; to morrow Will be conveyed Under escort : to Springfield; Illinois, via Phil, and New Yorlc.i Buf falo ond Chicago. - Wh:nrion.'i9 Sec iSnw'ard is soi mnik Ktlor lo.daV that he i WSS abTe tO J t t . be assisted from bis bed ana supported at a window, wnere u ,wiuieoacu; a portion of the' pacing f unerat., process ion. Frederick was impro? ipg. j -: Washington 19 AH foreign mioisr ters, with attacbees, i :all ' i56; were present at the funeral services at : the Executive Mansion - to-oay."- ineir places in the programme, came directly after the President's iCabiaec Tbis, for the first time in our bistoryw was in accordance with the usage lot .foreign nations, where diplomatic' corps follow ed the Monarch.- b'i. I - New York 19-i-Estimated that 125,- 000 people werer ;itt the :' streets ' of Washington to-day to witness t Uie iu neral cereniontes. ' J '-;'': " L .; .' i.t - V' a 1 . Chicaco ' 19 National monument fund is oq foot, and. a plat of ground of six acres, in the heart of the ; city of Springfield.- has : been selected as the . . - - ' . a a Ta " 1 burial place ot tne laiuenvea rresiaeni Lincoln.,,. ;l ;..,.;,;,..-, f,-(,.-. Newbern 13 -Inforrnation- reached us to-night that the rebels have des troyed their embryo nmvy yard at Hal ifax, on the Roanoke river. ' -1 " - Washington: 19 War Department has offered a reward of 150,000. for the arrest of the assassin of the Presi dent, and $2-3,000 each for the arrest of G. A. Alseerat and David C. Har old, accomplices of Booth, also persons harboring, or secreting - said persons or either of them be treated as accotn plicea in the crime. Reading, Pa., 20 Mr. Lyon.U. S. detective, furnishes the following state ment: Booth came to Reading yester day on the train, he was in Reading an day. tne man in.ai recognized mm, informed, Lyod,' that be - knew it was Booth,' Lyon immediately in com pany with Mr. Miller another, detec tive, fairly' tracked him ' to 'the ' depot," found that the man answering in de scription had crot on the' train which had just left. The facts were imme diately known to Mr; Nichols Sup'u of the road and id effort ruade' ' to tele graph Port Clinton; , 'first1 "telegraph station, but the operator not being about an engine was fired up Lyon, Miller and the man ' ' who seen . i Booth started- . with : " ' full 'V speed to overtake the regular train. At Port Clinton they were informed that the man described bad got off there, but whether he,wrtf ioheCatuwasr train or not they could not ascertain. . A despatch was sent to.Tawaefua to the conductor, and in the meantime Port Clinton was reached.. Upon the am val of the train at Tawaefuea the con duct or telegraphed as follows: "The man is on the train.". Another des patch was sent to Dexter station for further information, with orders for his detention. .This all at 8 o'clock. De tective Lyon received, a telegram from the conductor dated Catawina saying no" such man came through on his train. ; J5Many people take newspapers, yet few preserve thorn yet the most interesting reading imaginable ii a file of old neWspapers it brings up the very age with all its bustle and every day aJffairs, and marks its genious and spirit more than the labored descrip tion of the historian. , Who$ can read a paper published jwme fifty, years ago without the thought that almost every name then printed ii now cut upon a tomb .stone. 'File, 'your ' riewtpapers, and in future years' a perusal of them will amply repay you'for your trouble. i . tit: . ' i ' '.! Napoleon bas'shaved off his icipe- -i1 -t.:s -.-y-'O Tlli: ::- ! it. r , Pete, surnamed . Rolcum, is the pop ular man of the day. ' ' , ..Wanted-r-Some, of the ., beer pro duced wbea 'mischief is .brewing.": v VThe Illinois Central Railrbid sold 26,442,2,05 acres ct land. :foa 8JL898. 980 during. i864.i, n .-.!-.: Vr't 1 Provoking To dream thai you hare lots of money, and then wake up and find yourself an editor! In the city of Brotherly Love" soup tickets circulate as cash. What a pot age we are coming to. .. . M . ... 1 . t , The proposed new territory of Wy oming,, to be made out ; of Oregon and Washington, embraces an area. twice as large its that of the. State of Ohio. ! - v.; ' ' i ill Hi .. T A, widow of forty one years has just had her broken heart healed by a ver dict of 82,000 from n unfaithful lover of eighty in Toseif bounty, Indiana. A NAIL IX TBIP STOMACH. . A correspondent of the London Dai ly Telegraph writes : TJpou ' readiag the accounts in the morning papers of the fatal result which : occured to a gentleman from swallowing a nail, I felt much regret that I had not, for the benefit of the public generally, made the fallowing case known ; A few years since- the . landlady . of the bouse in which I was residing, informed ae in a state of great alarm, that one : of her childred, about four years of j age, had swallswed a nail. She said that she was sure of the fact, and that it was an iron nail about two inches long. She requested my advice as to how to '' act, and, as to whether she should give the child a dose of castor eiL I told her not to give the child anything to relax the bowels; and upon reflection I ad vised "her to make the child a bard dumpling (or , its dinner. As I, was quite aware that the case was danger ous, I advised her to consult a medical man. This she did, and informed me that he quite agreed with my opinion, and I was pleased to find that she had not brought back any "mixtures.'', v.. -i In the evening again she consulted me as to the child's supper, and I ad vised another dumpling, with as little drink as possible. ; The. next morning she informed me; that the child had slept well, and had not exhibited any symptoms of hysterics. Upon asking me what she. should give the child for her breakfast, she could not refrain from smiling when I advised another hard dumpling. In the course of the forenoon,' however, she smiled most satisfactorily upon entering my room. and at the same time placing before me an iron f piked nail, about an inch and a half . long, - which the child had passed without showing any conscious ness of its presence. 1 had much dif ficulty in persuading the mother that I was not connected with the medical profession, but was merely -guided by ar: general knowledge of the intestinal organs and by common sense. ' '- , C at . "t. RAKK I!f AMERICAN - SicaETaBY FcssENDKN, bn leaving the Treasury ' Department, -addressed the Chief j of the different bureaus of the Department, and in the course .'of his speech uttered the following words which are worthy to be engraven and become household, word in every American family : "I can only say that in my opinion, however we maybe placed relatively, either in a depart ment or elsewhere, no man in . this country is above the rank of a gentle man, and every man who conscientious, ly performs bis duty is entitled to be treated as such. Acting in this belief, I hate regarded the humblest clerk in this office, so long as he discharged his duties honestly andfaithf ul,as my equal, entitled to equal rights with myself. 1 Alala QUIET OSf THE r LAIS18 i Under the above caption we find the following article in a late number of the Denver Daily JVetw : . From reliable parties find passen gers from the Missouri to this -place, we are assured; that every : thing is tranquil overland that no fears ' need be entertained by the season's emigra tion frora Indians on the through Platte route, as sufficient forces of the milita ry are now beiag stationed at every point where necssary to defend the travel on the line, and military matters are beicg so systematized that the - se curity will be ample. It is positively known that there are no Indians'- near er than the North Fork of the. Platte, up there towards , Dacotah. ,(Wfll our editorial friends through the river towns and the States at large, please place those facts before the public who may want to take their way westward, with the "star of empire, to these hills of gold and plains of progress ? - - ,: Dxrrn or 'thi Sea. Deep, sea soundings have at last become some thing like reliable.' The result is, that the ocean, so far as yet explored, is not more than balf as deep as it was' for merly eupposed to.be. . The greatest known depth in tho North Atlantic is about 25,000 feet or nearly five miles not much less than the loftiest moun tains o.i the globe. It is . supposed, however, to be much deeper than this between the Bahamas. ' and the Grand Bank of Newfoundland, but the sound ings ou which that supposition is found ed ate not quite tatiafactor; , Xevr.Const itutton oitMlsseari. The following are some of the prin cipal provisions of the new Constitution of Missouri, which the people are to vote upon on the 6ih cf June, 1665 : The Constitution, in its first sentence, recognizes our dependence as a peo ple upon Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations,(for our State Govern ment, our liberties, and connection with the American Union. It declares Missouri a free State for ever. It establishes the equality of all men before the.law. ;: -1 u i..! It prohibits legislation interfering with the personal rights of men oa ac count of their color. , , . . , , It asserts that all government, of right,, originated from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is in stituted solely for the good of the while'"" ' It affirms that the people of Missou ri are a part of the American Nation. It declares Missouri shall ever., re main ni member of the American Un ion,- : It assests the paramount allegiance, of every-citizen of Missouri to lh Con stitution and Government of the United States." ' ' ' ' " It excludes from the ballot-box and from office, traitors, rebels, rebel sym pathizes, guerrilla marauders, bush whackers, and their aiders : and abet tors. .'"''' , It in like manner excludes Knights of the Golden Circle, Sons of Liberty, and O. A. K.'s. . 1 't '. It in .like manner excludes those who fled the State to escape the draft. - It in like manner excludes those who enrolled themselves as disloyal, or as southern sympathisers, to avoid Militia duty. . It forbids the Legislature making compensation for emancipated slaves - Touch:- A late number of the Bur lington Havk-Etit is responsible for the following : " . An Indian rigged up in genuine sa vage toggery, was hovering around the depot yesterday afternoon, and attrac ted considerable iitteotion on the part of the. juveniles. Wenocced a' couple of well-kuown Bologna sausage makers close in his wake, and overheard one of them : meotion'' something about "wild meat" imparting a peculiar ex cellence to bolognas! Soon after the Indian was musing, so look out for him. Black hair in Your sausage will be proof positive, of his whereabouts ! Dwarf and Standard Peart, Eos. Rdrai Nw Yoaaxa: In the Rcaax. of the 28th January, you ask readers having positive facts to answer the. following question by "Nor thern New Yorker :" Will dwarf pear trees be better able to endure the rig ors of a severe climate than the same varieties of standard!? My experience is this : I lost last winter, by freezing, several hundred fine, healthy looking standard pear trees, two 'and three years old from bud. mostly Baitletts, while dwarfs of the came age, varieties, cultivation and exposure, in adjoining nursery raws, received bo injury. " ' V . Bath N. Y. '. . IIlGHLAHD. JpcSTlnk is manufactured from petrc eum. Tpe' final hymri, sent' up on a slip from J. D.a pew in St, PaufsRich mbhd, last ' SunWay, ' bfgan with the well known line: "Oh! where shall rest be found?'' WoNDia what Gen. Scott thinks of carrying on the war without cavalry? 'JCfiTThe rebels have got near the end of their race.. They, had a poor team, and oven the "leaders" are giv ing out at last. '' ' ;T Cardinal Wiseman's last words. "Well, here! am at last, like a child from school, going home for the holi- days. ' ,. ,,: t . :. ' JtaiirThe New, York ladies' ' are wearing buueflies, lizards, shells, Chi nese embroideries and gold brooches, mounted as weathercocks. ' :- ' - ' Z&2T A young lady in Tnmble coun ty Kentucky, owns 820,000 worth of oil lands. 'Chance for a strike. Somebody says that the cream upon milk, is the ontv article that has 1 not I risen here within the season past. iN O. 3. IS FAHimXO.FnOFlTAnL.Ea ' Extractii from a discussion at the Hess Road Farmer's Club : R. F- Ikucher thought profit a rela tive term, inasmuch as what one class would think profitable . another would thing to) trifling to be worthy of notice. Farming paid to seme extent. We see men i ll over the country wbe com menced e ither empty handed or with very limited mean, and. by, years of industry i nd economy they hare attain ed to a competence. . None ever attain to great, wealth exclusively by farming. It is notorious that the farmers of Western New Yorkwboceeameisced poor are broken-down by bard labor Men of forty are really aa old as they ought to be at sixty, and the. question- arises do they get an ample renomera tion for t uch a waste of muscle,, and life-force to say nothing of the anxiety: of mind. .' -; .' ; .j'. Had often heard it remarked t that v farmers could not afford to hire, ! as it often took the produce of the , hired . and of t"he employer.'tojpay the help; and eve:a farm labor is generally cheap as compared with that paid by other classes. : We must come to one of two conclusions, either) farming does not. pay, or else the majority. do not under-' tana meir . ousiness. Aiercnauu. mechanics, manufacturers, t miners, lumbermen and boatmen, all can and do hire, and at liberal wages, . while with fairmers it isj a constant theme that they cannot afford to hire. Since the war, farmers have done first rate. fbut 1 dan't want to make money by the sufferitigs of others. D. lS'ye. Had thought he could not hire at a profit, but had hired a good deal some good and some poor help. Thought farming a safe business; men in other business ran greater risks, and occasionally made great profits, and also lustained great losses. Many farmers have donewell, commencing all in debt and sarrounding'themselves with broad acres and a home of plenty. Could not'say it has been remarkably profitable for him. When he com mence d on his farm it was all out of order, and what he had madeshowed for imelf. ', . J. S. Woodard thought if Mr. Nye had pit on an acre of buildings on bis farm, it must hare been profitable for him.- We use up more than we are aware, yery few keeping accurate ac counts of their income andexpenses. Only one merchant in ten succeeds, manufacturers are but little better, while with speculators not one in a hundred retires wealthy. Farmers would be surprised if they would keep an accurate account of the amount they use in their families. ' He bad kept an accurate account of the labor and of the produce of one of his farms. ' Ex pense for labor was $100, while the income was $1,200. Worth of farm, 5,000, so that after deducting ' for interest and taxes a nice amount is left for superintending. ' "f ; ' N; Johnson, Thought farming pro fitable or he would quit the business.' A. L- Spauldinff. Thourrht farming f - O 7" " O profitable. Had seen an estimate in the N. Y. Tribune, showing that only one merchant in fifty retires wealthy only one banker in thirty, and trades men about the same, while ; with far mersi nearly all do slowly accumulate. Farmers deal with nature and get a just return for all they bestow upon her. Nature does not cheat, nor will she al low herself to. be cheated. , Farming is htiathful, and a large share of a far mer a food is used while fresh . and in perfection, which is quite a considera tion. . , . , . - .. . . , H. Duncan had tried living in villa ges, and was sick of it, and Jiked far ming very much. -He considered him self rich, yes, independently rich, even on it small farm. -He was contented, and a contented , mind is a continual feafL He stood on terra firms, and was satisfied. , . ; CharfesStarks, Farmers . do not usually take into account their living, while .' mechanics " frequently barely male a living with all their earnings. . M. Har wood, Alt men are not cal culated for farmers, nor all for mer chants or mechanics. The : farmer's life is not surrounded with temptations, nor his children , subject to uch evil influences as those in cities and vilages. Farmers, on an average, do as well as any other buines?, and above all it is a healthy busiuess. " ' . . t - -
