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I VOCATION.
Ii j ocfy a gift from heaven to me ?
An i fy.n I siag and please each gentle ono ?
An i wiil my strains Le burning, full and freo
At blsre the raya of the effulgent sun?
Cue mi :;iy lyre, and let theailvcr tono
r.ir. out front ctTi la gedden, trembling strings
An 1 in -ly the only sound its :hord can own,
Be lovely pi u Srph' downy wines.
I.e. 'h'.Ii,rM fingerstrike the tender Firing?
Let ,.---ion. feeling, soul-born fire arise;
Anl I' : the rrho on its heaven-bound wing.
Meant 11; wards to the everlasting akiea.
Le t ? inv. ke the breeze with gentlest breath,
T'i y-.i'.: t!;M sounds to cars that know no .ain;
A:;.l k t th in live till I am col l iu death,
.".vl J i i :i e has torn away each lingering string.
TTJIK API'OBilOSMEST.
Vt: ;ee by the published report that
in tb? i-ew apportionment bill, Cas.scoun
tv :s tn.:ven one Senator and only two
mcir.Vrs of the IIoue. How is this?
(.'a.-s ij certainly entitled to a greater rep
rerf i tat'.on, if Otoe ii entitled to four
members and an interest in a joint dis
trict. Will the representatives from Cass
plo ts-; 1-M.k this matter up, and ece that
our county pets her just dues?
TIIE S01.UIEICS IIOJIESTEAB ZJII..I,
We publish to-day the bill now before
Congress, granting soldiers tho right to
homestead 1G0 acres, and making the
time of :-erviee in tho arm; to count as
a i Art of the time for occupying the
honc-tead. This bill has passed the
House as we give it, but an amendment
has been introduced in the Senate to do
away with the right of transfer. The
till ii now before ihc Senate.
Oil, WHAT KECBF.CT.
The committee appointed to investi
gate the rumors that were rifa against
our State officials deuied it of such vast
importance to keep their doings a pro
found secret that they even refused to
allow the parties accused to be present
to bear witness or to bring any rebutting
testimony ; but we are credibly informed
that ono of the members of the com
mittee furnished the copy of Mr. Mc
Bird's evidence to the Omaha Herald,
a democratic organ, for publication. We
hope, for the credit of a Republican
legislature, that this is not correct-
II CUD I. AM.
" Have wc a herd law, and what are its
provisions?" are questions which every
fanner in Cass county and the entire
State is interested in having answered
immediately and officially. We have
been tol l that a bill for a genetal herd
law has passed, but we have no certain
knowledge of the fact, neither do we
know what its provisions are. Farmers
!re ready to commence their spring work,
an 1 it i?all important that they know
exactly the provisions of the herd law if
l hoy aie to be governed by one, and it is
n..-a Imj.nrtant that they be ttieclily in
tbrnied whether they arc; to be governed
by any herd law at alh The necessity
f re Hilton's biil authorizing the publica
tion of general herd laws in the different
rapes r.f the State was never more fully
:1't than at the present time. If we
bay a herd law it should be published
tl oner.
THE KAII.KOAO COJIttli" TEE.
The committee appointed by the Leg
islature to inquire into and report their
finding in the matter of State lands
granted to railroad companies under the
act disposing of the 500,000 acres of j
State lands, recently made a trip over j
the first ton miles of tho Midland Pa
cific Railroad, and sesui to ba satisBed
with it. We are at a loss to fully com
prehend the powers of this committee,
and to ascertain exactly what it is ex
pected to accomplish through their re
port. The general impression mows to
1 o that tho committee are expected t
iind snvi. kind of a "marc's nest" that
will implicate Governor Butler in a swin
dle or to speak more plainly, it scoiu
to be believed that the Governor has
conspired with certain Railroad com
panies to give them land under the act
when they had complied with the re
quirements of the law. We fail to see
whst this committee can have to do with
the Governor in this matter," for thc
Govcmor really had nothing whatever to
do in saying what companies t-houM have
lands and what companies should not.
The law itself regulates this matter, and
the Governor had no choice but to grant
the lands to them. The law provides
that commissioners not the Governor
ehould certify to the character of the
road, and that the Presidents of the
different roads should file a sworn state
meat to the effect that the law had been
complied with before they could secure
the appointment of commissioners.
And if the President of a company filed
, Via iworn statement that his company
had complied with the law the Governor
had no option but to appoint a commis
sion, and if the commissioners reported a
; crsonal examination of the road, and
tht it was constructed in every manner
in accordance with the law, then the
'sovcruor had no option but to grant the
lunls. If lands have been granted to
railroads that had not complio l with the
!i!f (aDd we would net risk a statement
that such was not the fact) is it not pre
sumable that the fault lies with the presi
dent of the road who filed his sworn
-::.tement and tho commissioners who
verified his statement after a personal ex
amination of the road. If lands have
bien unlawfully granted, somebody i3
guilty of a wrong act, and should suC'er
therefor; but is it not barely possible
t' it the Legislature has seized the
"011,5 end of the question when they at
toajpt to lay it at the door of Governor
;j :t tier?
A Minnesota r.aner savs: "'Ilistorv
records no instance of an intelligent man
ii-nvingand not returning provided Ik
h. V money" cnottsh to bring him hv.'
VOL. G.
THE I.VVEMTKiATI05l.
The following from the Lincoln Jour
nal of last Friday will cause an ejacula
tion of wonder and surprise from nearly
every man, woman and child who reads
it:
" We are credibly informed that at
least one of the officers whose official acts
are being investigated, the (Jovernor,
has requested the Committee to allow
him to be present at the taking of testi
mony, and the privilege has been stead
fastly refused, and that he is not per
mitted to know anything of the charac
ter of the evidence elicited, or the names
of the witnesses called. Whatever may
be the character of the testimony taken,
favorable or unfavorable, the party sup
posed to be most interested is not allowed
access to it, and has had no opportunity
whatever to call witnesses to rebut or ex
plain anything that might be constructed
against him.
How the Committee can make an in
telligent and impartial report upon the
matters entrusted to them, to the Legis
lature when it convenes, or.hnw, if such
a report be .resented, the Legislature
can receive and act upon it, it is a ques
tion that is too bard for our legal acu
men." We certainly have no right to doubt
tho statement of the Journal, yet it
hardly seems possible that its statement
can be correct. Tho resolution calling
for a -ommittce to prepare articles of
impeachment Jis voted down; and the
present joint committee was elected for
the express purpose of " investigating "
certain current rumors and newspaper
charges or, in other words, for the pur
po?e of ascertaining the facts relative
to these rumors. How can the committee
hope to ascertain the facts so long as
they only hear one fide of the story.
They were not appointed to hunt up
evidence against Gov. Butler, or any
other officer or ex-officer, but to learn
the whole truth and report it. Had the
legislature desired to have a committee
to hunt up evidence apainst any of the
State officers they would have voted iu
favor of the resolution asking for such
committee instead of voting it down. It
would be utterly impossible for the com
mittee to bring out the evidence favor
able to Gov. But'er, even if they were
ever so much inclined to do so without
some one acquainted with thecircumstan
ccs to propound the questions. It is well
known that every man who knows aught
against the Governor, and who has any
petty personal spite to gratify, is willing
and ready to come before the committee
to testify. Such a witness will naturally
tell all he knows that is damaging, with
out detailing a single circumstance in pal
liation of the act. The committee
would be unable to draw out the other
side, if inclined so to do, because they
would be ignorant of the facts and would
net know how or where to commence to
unravel the evidence. But, yet we are
not ready to believe that this committee
are willing to do Gov. Butler the great
injustice that their conJuct in refusing
him a hearing, or to confront the wit
nesses who would blacken his official and
private character, would indicate ; hence
wc are forced to the conclusion that the
committee, after having got well into the
examination of witnesses, and having
heard those who had prated the loudest,
saw that there was more smoke than Cre.
and that the (Jovernor was not the vil
lain that he had been represented, and
therefore decided that they would not
allow the Gov. to couie before the com
mittee at all, in order that when they
brought in their report that nothing
could be found against him worthy of
censure, they would not be accused of
being influenced by the Governor or
prejudiced in his favor by witnesses
brought by him. We say this view of
the case is the only solution wo can give
of the extraordinary conduct of the com
mittee in refusing Governor But'er the
common right to confront his accusers
and cross-question tho witnesses who
would willing do him an injustice by tel
ling only one side cf the story. Wheth
er or no we are correct in the solution
will be determined when the committee
reports.
Every Day Religion.
We must come back to our point,
which is, not to ure all of you to give
yourselves up to uii.-sion work, but to
serve God more and more in connection
with your daily calling. I have heard
that a woman who has a mission makes
a poor wife and a bad mother. This is
very possible, and at the same time very
lamentable ; but the mission I would
urge, is not of this sort. Dirty rooms,
slatternly gowns, and children with un
washed faces, are swift witnesses against
the sincerity cf tho.-e who keep other s
vinevardsand neglect their own. I have
no faith in that woman who talks of
grace and glory abroad, and uses no soap
and water at home.
Let the buttons be off the shirts, let
the children's socks be mended, let the
roast mutton be done to a turn, let the
house be as neat as a new pin and the
home as happy as a home can be. Serve
God by doinic common actions in a heavy
spirit, and then if your daily calling only
leaves you cracks and crevices cf time,
fill these up with holy service. Spur
geon. Mother AT it.
What else is meant by mother wit,
save that woman has quicker perception
and readier invention than man? How
often hare we found that when man
abandons the helm in despair, woman
seizes it, and carries tho home-ship
safely through the storm into a harbor.
Man often flics from home and family to
avoid proverty or ruin. Woman sel
dom, if ever, forsakes home. Woman,
seldom, if ever, evades temporal calami
ty by suicide or desertion. The proud
banker, sooner than see his property
gazetted, may blow out his brains, and
leave wife and children without a pro
tector. Courageous woman would have
counselled him to accept poverty, live
and cherish his family, and retrieve his
fortune. It is the beauty and rlory of
woman s nature that she instinctively
grasps at and clings to what is nsht
Reason, man's greatest faculty, take3
time to hesitate before it decides; but
woman's instict never hesitates in its
decision, ani is scarcely ever WTong.
Woman feels were man thinks, acts
I where he deliberate?, horjes where lie
I uispairs, an i triumphs wutri ue fails
The RcquiMitiou Case.
From the Lincoln Journal.
The following was the reply sent by
the Governor to the House of Represen
tatives in response to their resolutions
inquiring why the requisition of the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania for John Lincoln,
was refused :
To the Honorahle the Speaker of the
House of Jicprfstntativis .
In obedience to the subjoined resolu
tion, adopted by 3-our honorable body, I
transmit herewith a copy of the opinion
of the Attorney-General, as therein re
quested as follows :
State of Nebraska,
Attorney-General's Office, V
Lincoln, Feb. 5, 1871 )
Hon. David Butter, Governor of the
State of Nebraska, Lincoln :
Mr Dear Sir : I have examined the
requisition issued by the Governor of
Pennsylvania, for one John Lincoln
claimed as a fugitive from justice from
that State. I find the requision indue
form and the man should be remanded
back to Pennsylvania.
Very respectifully, your obedient ser
vant Geo. II. Roberts,
Atty-General, State of Neb
And I proceed to set forth the reasons
why I refused to honor the requisition
made by the Governor of Pennsylvania
for the surrender of John Lincoln a
a fugitive from justice.''
First. The said requisition was defec
tive both in form and substance. It
stated that the said John Lincoln
"stands charged with the crime of lar
ceny by bailee and embezzlement, which
I certify are offenses against the laws of
this State."
On looking into the affidavits annexed,
I was compelled to differ with his Ex
cellency as to the matter of embezzle
ment. Tho facts set forth did by no
mears, in my opinion, make out the
offence charged. These were that " a
certain John Lincoln of the firm of
Lincoln & Cherry did fraudulently take
and convert to his own use, jewelry to
the valuo of $3,000 or 4,O0U, and the
said John Lincoln did sign the name of
Lincoln Si Cherry on check to the amount
of $2,000 and draw the amount from the I
3d National Bank, without the knowl
edge or consent of said deponent, and
fraudulently converted the same to his
own use, and absconded with the same."
The affidavit is subscribed "A. Cherry."
With all due deference to the superior
judicial attainments of his excellency the
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1 am bound
to say that in my opinion, these facts do
not constitute the crime of embezzle
ment or any other crime, either accord
ing to the laws of the State of Pennsyl
vania, or of any other State. To the
gratuitous charge that the acts done
were '"fraudulently" done, it is sufficient
to say, that there are no facts showing
fraud.
(See laws of Pennsylvania 1S70. Pages
410 and 411, sections 113, 114, 115 and
110.
If the deponen' was a member of the
firm of Lincoln Si Cherry, his only reme
dy is by a civil action against John Lin
coln. If he was not a member of the
firm his want of knowledge is easily ex
plained. It does not even appear where
jewelry was converted, though I have
since learned from Mr. Cherry that itbe
luiicd to the firm. lVrm nil iliat ap
pears by this affidavit, the acts of Lin
coln were no other than a partner might
legally do, so far a3 the criminal laws of
Pennsylvania are concerned. The affi
davit was, in my opinion, suspiciously
short, ami the confes.-ion of Mr. James
Cherry voluntarily made to me, fully
justified my suspicions. With the other
charge, larceny by bailee, which involved
about $40, I had not so much fault to
find. But there wa3 one objection to
the requisition, precedent to those
founded on the insufficiency of the affi
davits charging the crimes, which was
in my opinion of a character grave
enough to make the issuing of a war
rant thereon a matter of very doubtful
propriety, though the crime charged
might be never io heinous and the facts
showing the guilt of the party charged
Ierfectly satisfactory.
This objection was that there was no
affidavit showing that John Lincoln was
a fugitive from j nut ice.
The mere fact that the crime wa? com
mitted in one State and the party charg
ed is found in another State, docs not
authorize the conclusion that the party
so charged is a fugitive from justice.
There must be cn actual fleeing, and
such fleeing must be made to appear by
affidavit. (See Hurd on Habeas Cor
pus, ft0t),f.)7. ) '
I make this citation more especially
because the opinion of Judire Kane, for
merly Attorncyjrtncral of Pennsylvania
is there quoted in accordance with my
views, and stronger than I have put it. I
Also the opinion of the Governor of
Maine to the same effect. It is true that
the Governor of Pennsylvania demanded
him as a fugitive from justice, and the
requisition says that he has fled from
justice of that State, but as there was
no accompanying affidavit upon which
His Excellency could be justified in
drawing such a coi elusion, I attached no
importance to that merely formal state
ment, especially as it is the invariable
practice in this State to require an affi
davit that the party has fled from jus
tice. I have not, however, allowed myself
thus far in my administration to pa;?
very much attention in matters of mo
ment to objections merely technical. I
consider the jurisdiction vested in the
Governers of the scleral States in rela
tion to fugitives from justice of a very
harsh and arbitary nature, yet I have
never hesitated to exercise it in any casi
coming clearly within the provisions of
the act of Consrress, or where I thought
justice demand it. If the man John
Lincoln had been charged with a gre
vious offence again.-t the laws of Penn
sylvania; if he had been charged with
murder, robbery, fraud, or the like,
and there had been no extrensie circum
stances to justify suspicion, I might
have waived my objections, however
grave, to the sufficiency of the papers,
but Mr. Cherry, who accompanied the
agent of the State of Pennsylvania, wae
from the first very anxious to compromise
the matter, which aroused my suspicious
as to the guilt of Lincoln. On being
closely questioned by me. Mr. Cherrv
admitted that there was no proof of
jjiiHuin a Kuni, ui uie enarge oi larceny ;
said that he wanted Lincoln to g back
and settle matters up.
These facts, taken in connection with
the fact that A. Cherry, Lincoln's part
ner, had made no effort to recover the
property or to capture Lincoln, had
offered no reward, but had left the
whole matter to his brothers who were
pecuniarily disinterested justified the con
elusion to my mind that these brothers
had undertaken Lincoln's capture as a
matter of speculation, knowing well his
timid character. I am not sure but I
. would have refused the warraut, till I
PLATTSMOUTH , NEBRASKA,
could have made further inquiries, had
the papers been regular in every respect.
As I have stated above, I hare alwa.vs
been very cautious about exercising this
arbitrary and practically unappealable
jurisdiction. I have always allowed my
self a very wide and wholesome discre
tion, and the privilege of examining ex
triune facts and circumstance in every
case where it was possible to do so. In
nine cases out of ten where requisitions
have been made on me, the cupidity of
creditors and not any sentiment of out
raged justice has beau the motive of the
complaining witness. I have surrend
ciei uj several persons charged with
crimes committed in a foreign j risdic
tion, who on being taken back and set
tling up some old claims of doubtful va
lidity were allowed to return, often bank
rupt, an ! whenever I have disclosed any
good ground to believe or even to sus
pect that the alleged "fugitive from jus
tice" wa3 sought to be taken back, only
from motives, of selfish cupidity, and not
to answer for any crime committed by
him, have uniformly refused to honor the
requisition until fully satisfied in that re
gard, and shall continue to do so in fu
ture. It is easy for the creditor when
stimulated by the prospect of recovering
a bad claim t believe that his debtor is
guilty of crime, and if not, it is no more
than just to bring h'Ui back and compel
him to pay his honest debt. Such
frauds upon this law arc of frequent oc
currence, not easy to be enquired into
and impossible to be pu:i:.-hed. The dis
cretion which I have exercised, I claim
is justified by the practice of the Execu
tive of all the States, and the opinions of
the ablest jurists. And since the juris
diction is not only harslt but liable to
great abue by unscrupulous creditors it
ought in my opinion to be exercised with
a prudent circumspection and only for
the purpose of promoting the exact ob
jects contemplated by the act of Con
gress. I shall surrender no person up
unless satisfied that he is guilty, and
when I am in doubt shall exercise the
privilege of making diligent inquiries.
For these and other reasons which I
have not time to give at length, I "re
fused to comply with the requisition of
the Governor of the State of Pennsylva
nia fir the rendition of John Lincoln, a
"fugitive from said State," and I hope
these reasons are a sufficient response to
the resolution.
I have the Honor to be,
Very Respectfully,
DAVID BUTLER.
TwWtrV, That His Excellency, Gov
ernor Butler, be r quested to communi
cate to this House the reasons why lu
refused to comply with the requisition of
the (Jovernor of the State of Pennsylva
nia for th."! rendition of John Lincoln a
fugitive from said State.
Resolved, Further, that the Governor
be requested to furnish this IIoue with
a copy of the opinion of the Attorney
(Jeneral of this State, on the subject of
said requisition.
Fatal Affluent at IleMevue.
From the Omaha Tribune, Feb. 2T).
A son of Mr. Shcppard who resides
at Bellevue, met with a very singular
and fatal accident at that place on
Thursday evening last. The boy, who
was about fourteen years of age, was
playing with some of his young compan
ions During the game the ball, "which
was a soft one, struck the cronnd at a
little distance from the boy and re-bounded,
hitinz him just, back of, and a lit
tle below the ear. He fell and was carried-to
the house in a seneless condition,
from which he never recovered.
Dr. Miller, of Be!l-jvu?, was called in,
but the case was past his aid. The
friends of the boy felt satisfied that he
was dead, but upon examination it was
found that the flesh was still warm, and
that the heart still pulsated feebly. Dr.
Mercer, of this city, was then sent for,
but found the boy dead upon hi arrival.
It was the opinion of the physicians that
death was caused by the concussion of
the lower part of tho brain and the
upper part of the spinal column.
Sew and Kinsnl-ir Disease.
We noted a week or two since that
Mr. Stockham lost a valuable cow. As
the disease with which she died is a sin
gular one. wc have gleaned the particu
lars from Mr. S., which we give, as they
may be of interest to our farmers.
The first symptoms of the disearc
noticed wei? a failing of the appetite
and milk. The cow was sick some two
weeks; five days before her death, Mr.
S,, noticed a swelling on her breast that
extended along the throat, which increas
ed until her death. Upon examination,
there was found to be u pouch or bag
about the size oc a common water pail,
which surrounded the heart. The out
side was a tcugh rind or gristle and this
was coated inside with a sediment re
sembling the lime that collects on the
indde of a tea-kettle. The pouch con
tained a milky water. Mr. Stockham
has made stock-raising a business for
a number of years, and says that he has
never before heard of a similar case with
the exception of one, recited by an old
German. It was called "Hot water on
the heart" by the Germans. Blue Val
let; Record.
Gootl Roads.
Some writer epitomizes the arguments
iu favor of good roads: "Good roads
benefit every one residing along their
course. Good roadsUsave horsefle-h ;
they facilitate the transportation of pro
duce to market ; they lend attractive
ness to the eye of the stranger ; they in
crease the traffic and business of a towu
and its vitality in all the various branches
of trade. Show us a town which re
ceives a large country trade by means of
the line roai3 leading to it, and we will
show you a place that is lively, pro
gressive and thrifty, with money circu
lating plentifully, and men in all branch
es of business busy as beavers."
Slow Children.
The child is 'slow," is it? It can't
learn the multiplication table ; spelling
seems impossible to it, with an amount
of teaching ; and you get discouraged,
and set it down as a foreordained dunce.
Wait a bit. Every parent knows, at the
same time, too much and too little of his
own child. It is more than likely you
will be prouder of that child's attain
ments than of any other child's in your
family. Be patient, as is the gardener
when he has sown the seed. Time and
sunshine ! Give plenty cf both to these
human plants. The fruit and the blos
som that come prematurely lie oftenest
useless upon the ground.
There is this difference between those
two temporal blessings, health and mon
ey : money is the most envied, but the
least enjoyed; health is most enjoyed,
but the least envied ; and this superiori
ty of the latter i3 still more obvious
when wc reflect that the poorest man
would not part with health for money,
but that the richest would gladly part
with all their money for hca'.t bu
HElALBo'
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, IS71
Farm and Field Crop Premium Tor
1H71.
The following extract from the forth
coming report of the State Board of
Agriculture, offering premiums for farm
and field crops for 1S71, will interest
every farmer in our State, and we take
pleasure in calling especial attention to
the same :
CLASS VII.
CHAMPION.
T. II. Wheeler, Cass county. Superin
dent. Committee. F. A. Tisdel, jr., Brown
ville. ; II. O- Minie, Browuviile , J. W.
Holhngshead, Pawnee.City; J. T. Alcen,
Omaha.
This committee is composed of tho
Secretary of the Board, and the Board
of Managers.
FARM AND FIELD CROPS.
Brst managed, bet arrar.zeJ, and
most productive farm iu ISebra.-ka,
not less than -M acres, spcciul pre
mium by W. W. Abbey, of Richrd
son county, an Agricultural Lilinry $104 90
Best yield per acre. Corn, not less
than 75 bushels per acre, special
premium by J. J. Oosper, Lincoln,
Nebraska, one "Challenge Feud
Mill." CO 00
Lest yielded per acre. Fall Wheat, not
less than twenty acres, yield not lesa
than '.') bu.-he!s t the acre, five
bushel sample to be exhibited, spe
cial prcmiutES by F. A. Tisdel. jr. A
Co., BrowiiTille, A. 1. Dickey's Pre
mium Fanning Mill 3.') 00
Best yield per acre. Jsprinz Wheat, ii.it
less than ten acres, yield not les
than 2i bushels per acre, iSilve I'late 30 00
Best yield p r acre, Oats not less than
ten acres, lyield not lo than s-iity
buslids per acre. Silver Plate Co 03
Best yield per acre. Barley, not lcs
than ten acres, yield not K-.-s than 4o
bushels per acre, Silver Plato "3 00
Best yielded per acre, Irish Potatoes,
not less than two acres, yield not
less than bushels per acre, Silycr
Plate 25 00
At least one bushel of each of the
above field crops must be cn exhibition.
Competitors for Premiums on crops
required to furnish a statement under
oath, and to have the ground and its
produce actually measured, by not less
than two disinterested persons, whose
statements shall be verified bv an affida-
viL
A statement of the kind and condition
of the soil, the variety and quality of
the seed planted or sown, and she mo le
and expen.-e of cultivation, must be pre
sented in writing before the premium
will be awareded.
The-whole amount of roots or grain
produced on the amount of land speci
fied, must be measured or weighed.
Root crops estimated by weight sixty
pounds to be considered a bushel; and
grain crops to be measured or weighed,
according to the usual standards.
Competitors for premiums on best
managed, best arranged and most pro
ductive farm, will be required to furnish
a simple form of farm book keeping,
embracing the cost of land and improve
ments, actual cot of each class of pro
duct, per cent, of profit on each, and to
tal per cent, profit of the whole farm ;
number of acres of farm, number of
acres under fence, and what kind of
fence, hedge or wood, number of acres
in each crop and number of stock. In
short, all the detailed operations of the
farm, from a dozen eggs to a ton of hay.
The idea being to induce farmers to keep
a regular and accurate debt and credit
account.
The per cent, profit will be the ruling
trait in deciding competition, thus en
abling the farmer with but fory acres to
compete with the mau of five hun
dred or more.
The general arrangement of the farm
implements, for convenience and labor
saving ; arrangement of orchard, garden,
lawns, Sic , if any, also taken into con
sideration. A farm will be considered
incomplete without an orchard.
The whole statement as to products
and per cent, profit must be f urnished
under oath.
In addition to the premiums above of
fered on best managed, best arranged
and most productive farm ; be.-t yield
ten acres corn ; best yield, ten acres each,
spring and fall wheat ; best yield ten
acres oats; best yield ten acres bailey;
and lest yield two acres potatoes, there
will be awarded to the successful com
petitor in each, a silver medal engraved
"Champion," to be held only by the
party obtaining it from year to year as he
or the may be the successful competitor.
HEDGES, GROVES AND ORCHARDS.
Greatest number if rods of Live Fence
and best Snand of any variety of
Plants Osnso Orange, Buck Thorn.
Apple Willow, Locust, etc, planted
in the year 1S71, s-ilver Plate - iZ'i 00
Greatest number of Fruit tree-i and best
S"tnnd ol any and all varieties, planted
1671, (silver Plate 23 00
Greatest number of Fruit Trees, of any
and of all varieties, planted in 1S.71,
t-ilvcr Plate 25 00
Cheapest and most succcs-!ully planted
l rty rods lledne Fence of any kind,
planted nt any time within five years
past. Silver Plate 13 60
Cheapest and most successfully planted
W'ove of niy kind, not less than one
thousand trees, planted st try time
within tive years past, Silver Plato 13 00
Cheapest and nnst successfully planted
Orchard, of any and all varieties not
less than one hundred trees planted
within five years past. Silver Plate. 13 00
Best ten acre Orchard not less than
live years old special premium by J.
W. Pearman. Nebraska City, Nursery
Stock to amount 23 00
Second best ten acre orchard not less
than five years old special premium
by J. W. Pearman. Nebraska City,
Nusery Stock to amount 13 00
Best five acre Orchard not less than
five years old special premium by
J. V. Pearman. Nebraska City, Nur
sery Stock to amount- 20 00
Second best five acre Orchard not less
than five years old special premium
by J. W. Pearman. Nebraska City,
Nursery stock to amount 10 00
Best stand, cheapest pi at. ted and culti
vated tirove, of not less than five
seres, and not less than eipht rods of
Live Fence not less than three year?
growth on the same farm, Fpecial
Sremium by Furnas Sons A Co..
irownville. Nursery Stock to amount 50 00
Best collection of Evergreens nt less
than twenty nor less than five varie
ties. Fpecial premium by J. Wr. Pear
man. Nebraska City, cash. 20 00
Premiums will be awarded on state
ments under oath, certified by three dis
interested parties, accompanied by a de
tailed written statement, giving variety
of plants and trees; distances apart plant
ed, manner of planting and preparing
ground ; number of plants or trees living
and dead; cost of plants or trees, and
cost of planting.
Best ppecimen of Nebraska pfown fruit
trees, not less than twenty-five in num
ber, nor less than five in variely, age
not essential. Silver Plato 10 00
Best specimen, one year's growth. 0njre
Orange Hedge Plants, not less than
one hundred. Silver Plate 5 00
Best specimen Honey Locust Ilcdee
Plants, one year's growth, not less
than one hundred. Silver Plate 5 00
Best exhibition of Nebraska grown Nur
sery Stock, Silver Plate 10 00
PLANS OR MODELS.
Best plan or model for fartn residence,
. special premium by W W Abbey.
Richardson county, one pair Poland
" China Pigs 30 00
Best plan or model for a firm barn spec-
(ial premium br Jno L Crs n. Brown
ville, one short horn Durham calf CO 00
Best plan or model for a pipsery. special
premium by Grosper Jc Tullis, Lincoln
one pair Poland China piss 50 00
Estimates of cots of plans to accom
pany each.
No individual or firm offering special
premiums in this class, will be permitted
to compete in that particular contest in
which they offer premiums
PLATTSMOITH.
We make the following extract from a
letter in the Pawnee Trihttne, written
from this city by Judge Edwards, editor
of that paper :
Plattsmocth, Neb., Feb. 15, '71.
Plattsinouth is more of a city than
one would suppose in simply passing
through. When one comes to stop and
traverse the length and breadth of the
town he finds himself in one of the prin
cipal cities of Nebraska. Howbeit, the
cities of Nebraska may none of them be
very large, iu point of enterprise and
real Yankee "go aheadativeness" they
are not behind the cities of any Western
States.
There is a traditionary item cf history
connected with Plattsiuouth, which, in
some measure, enhances its history to
the visitor. It is said that, at one time,
just below the point where the town is
now, about eleven acres of "old mother
earth" sank several feet below the sur
face. It is noted by the early writers a
the "great laud slide on the Missouri
River." In approaching . Plattsiuouth
from the Iowa side of the river, some
one of the company undertook to point
out its boundaries and to indicate some
of its effects up n the western shore.
This, however, was not plainly percepti
ble, and in order to appreciate the mag
nitude of such an event one must de
pend almost entirely upon his imagina
tion. The Railroad spirit of Cass Co. is at
rather a low beat. Many of the citizens
seem to regard the $80,000 railroad al
ready upon them as rca:hing their abili
ty to 1'ay. The proposition of Joy,
therefore, in the matter of building tho
Trunk roaJ, it is feared will not meet
with success in any form. This is to be
regretted, inasmuch as it may necessi
ta'e the postponing of that enterprise
indefinitely.
Plattsmouth and Cass count', I think,
will find themselves mistaken in one
thing. So far as I am able to judge, the
determination with them is to remain
quiet and wait fur their destiny delu
ded into the belief that if a railroad
could be brought to Plattsmouth at all,
it wiil come without help. This, they
say, was the case with the B. & M. R.
R. "it would have come anyhow" thty
nay "would have come without help."
Such ideas have lost maiy a community
its only chance for a railroad wc fear it
will lose Plattsmouth and Cass county
the Trunk road.
Imitation of Human Hair.
In a recent article upon tho trade in
human hair, it is stated that a patent
has reentry been taken out for con
verting goat's hair into hair' for ladies'
use; and that the experiment is so suc
cessful as to render it almost impossi
ble to distinguish the real Article from
the imtation. This is too good news not
only for dealers in hair, who might ap
prehend the exhaustion of their source
of supply, but also to ladies who depend
upon art to compensate the deficiencies
of nature. The same article states that
in 1SG8 over 22.000 pounds of hair were
imported into Great Britain, represen
ting the clip of about 4o,0o0 women.
Much of this is obtained from the large
communities of sisterhoods scattered
throughout France and Belgium.
Proof Heading-.
If the readers of the newspapers un
derstood one half of the difficulties in
procuring accuracy, instead of wondering
and scolding at mistakes, the' would be
surprised that there are no more. How
few readers appreciate the services of
the individual who examines the 'proofs'
of a paper before it is printed. He isone
of the most important agents to the pio
dnetion of a correct literature, and one
of whom no reader seems to think. His
is tho most thankless of all the employ
ments among men. Let him bring out
a paper without a fault for months and
months in succession, and nobody thinks
of him. But let him allow an error to go
uncorrected, as we happened to do in a
tive line church item a few weeks since,
and he is immediately known, to be cen
sured, and his paper subjected to ill na
(ured criticisms. He has no thanks for
his labored patience, but blame if he is
not faultless. He is certain of one of two
things forgetfulness or censure. Cape
AI it; Wave.
C'onnlry Girls.
Meta Victoria Fuller, in a sisterly way
thus talks of country girls :
"The farmer's daughters are soon to
be the life as well as the pride of this
country a glorious race of women which
no other land can show. 1 seek not to
flatter them, for before they can become
this, they will have to make an earnest
effort of one or two kinds. There are
some who depreciate their condition, and
seme who have a false pride in it, be
cause they demand mors consideration
than they merit. A want of intelligence
upon all the subjects cf the elay and of
refined education is no more excusable in
a country than in a town-bred girl, in
these days of many books and news
papers. .Many girls are discouraged because
they cannot be sent away from home to
boarding schools : but men of superior
mind and knowledge of the world would
rather have for wives women well and
properly educated r.t heme. And this
education can be had whenever the desire
is not wanting. A taste for reading does
wonders ; and n earnest thirst after
knowledge is almost certain to attain a
sweet draught from the 'Perian spring '
There is a farmer's daughter in this very
room in which I am writing a beautiful,
refined and intelligent woman in whose
girlhood books were not so plenty as
now, and who obtained her fine edu;ation
under difficulties which would have dis
couraged any but one who had a true
love for study."
A considerable source of profit to
banks is the wearing out, destruction or
loss by the holders of bills issued as cur-
rency. Jnis is sliown ty tne lact or tne
circulation of the banks doing business
seven years ago under the banking law
of New York, and which, since the law
was passed by Congress taxing it, has
been as far as possible called in. $2,2o0,
000 is yet outstanding. Some part of this
amount may possibly be hoarded by ig
norant persons in old stockings and mon
ey chests, bat the presumption is that
the greater portion of it is bc'ond the
possibility of presentation for redemp
tion, and that according!:,' the banks
which received value for it will be re
lieved from meeting their obligations to
take it up.
Jcreuuia O'Donovrn Rossa is described
as being "six feet in height, straight as
a rush, with a fearless blue eye, some
what deep under the arched brows; and
aquiline nose, seusitive as a war horse
at the nostrils."
Sprigin3 says he once prevented a
severe case of hydrophobia by simply
! getting on a high fence and waiting
i there until the dog W:.-
NO. -IS.
TelegraphicI
Anotlir Appeal for Aid.
New York. Feb. 27.
To the I ess of the United State.
A telegram from Mr. Moran, Chair -maa
of the American Committee in Lon
don, received at 5 o'clock p m yesterday,
calls loudly fsr more aid from America
for the reiief of the starving in France.
It is certain that the anxiety of those
ear to the scene of fmiin is much more
intense than ours, wc call with new
earnestness on the American public for
immediate contributions in money and
provisions, and in seeds. Other cities
or centres of collection, desiring to co
operate in this relief movement, can
send their contributions to this commit
tee, which will carefully credit them to
their sources both here and in the re
port sent to Fiance. If preferred, con
tributions can be forwarded direct to the
American Committed in Jjondon. Benj.
Moran, Esq., Chairman. Funds receiv
ed by us will be transferred by telegram.
Ciias. H. Marshall, Chairman,
Ciias. Lamer, Treasurer,
Anson Piiei.ps Stakes, Sec.
Chamber of Commerce Committee on
French Relief.
Berlin, February 27.
The Emperor William telegraphs from
Versailles to the Empress Augusta as
follows :
"rv'ithadeep and moved heart, in
gratitude to God, I inform you that the
preliminaries of peace have been signed.
The Bordeaux Assembly must yet ratify.
"William."
The Arkan.ns Sluddle.
Memphis, Feb. 27.
An Avalanche Little Rock special
snys the entire session of the House to
day was consumed in the discussion of a
motion by the Clayton faction, instruct
ing the managers again to appear at the
bar of the Senate and announce the Im
peachment of the Governor and Chief
Justice, the Clayton men claiming that
no announcement had been made by
reason of no quorum being present.
The motion was finally carried, which is
a virtual admission of the ground taken
by the Clayton men, who, it is thought,
will now fall back on the clause in the
code which provides that an announce
ment will be made in five days after the
passage of the articles of impeachment,
and find a hole for Clayton to creep out
of in the claim that the only announce
ment made within the five days is now
admitted to have been illegal.
J.int cf Congressmen.
Washington, Feb. 27.
Mr. McPherson, the Clerk of the
Houso of Representatives, has just com
pleted a list cf members of the House,
having for this purpose taken the certi
ficates of the Governors of the several
States. The certificate of tho member
from the third district of Arkansas has not
yet been received. The classification of
politics show Republicans 130, Demo
crats, including the Third District of
Arkansas, 'JO ; independent, viz : Jas.
(J. Blair of Missouri, 1. Total, 227.
Vacancy in Illinois, caused by the elec
tion of Ferry to the Senate, 1, making a
total of 22'.." Not elected New Hamp
shire, 3 ; total number of member 243.
There are from twelve to fifteen con
tested seats. Of the 9G democrats
above mentioned, Dubois of Georgia,
Rogers of North Carolina, and probably
Waddcll of North Carolina, are barred
by the Fourteenth Amendment. They
wid not be able to qua ily until their dis
abilities are removed by Congress.
The proof reading on New York p2
pcrs is simply horrible- A paper to-day,
talks of Robert Laird, a collier, for Rev.
Robert Laird Collier, of Chicago. The
Times yesterday, in rage or malic , made
four egregious errors in David Dudley
Field's first letter. The Sun seriously
stated on Saturday that James Irwin,
the escaped burglar, was of gigantic
stature, "being four inches high." The
Standard of the same day spoke of "the
man who cuts down a tree with a ham
mer," such an idea being only worth' of
a ninny-hammer. Ir.ese, added to the
Tribune's "'tis two, 'tis fifty, ves 'tis fif
ty-two:" to the World's "let Mr. Ste
ven's pick his cars." for "kick his cars;"
and to the Herald's correspondent, who
saw "troaps of jackals flying through the
air, devouring ripe inandaririF," make
an interesting record of the curiosities
of literature. Broohltjii Eagle.
The Last Jcttrupj.
In Spain, when a baptized infant dies,
a feast is spread, and all the neighbors
round come, not to condole with, but to
congratulate the parents. "We rejoice
with you that you have a child in glory,"
they say; and the list not the fi:s.
journey of the sinless babe is a triumph
ant march, the funeral a festival, the uiu
sic is glad- Only the mother weeps.
In Greece the last journey fellows quickly
upon death. The next day, at dawn, the
train of white robed priests andchori;
ters may be seen winding along towards
the church. There, dressed as in life,
and having the face uncovered, the dead
lie at rest before the altar until the mo
ment arrives when they must be com
mitted to the earth. It is in the cihurch
that the la?t farewell is given. What of
that terrible last journey in the cold north
where the dying Esquimaux is buiit up
in his now houss and left to die alone?
Or of the African tribe, who bury their
hopelessly sick before death hurry them
cut of the world altcghter? They have
been described as taking an affectionate
leave of their relatives and performing
this burying with the consent of the per
sons chiefly concerned. Habit is every
thing, and they are used to it, only one
fancies it must fall rather hard upon each
individual as as it comes to its own turn.
Mr- Beeeher, in a lecture in Plymouth
church on "religious reserve," said that
he was of opinion that a certain amount
of air and atmosphere was good for the
soul, yet he did not hold with those re
ligionists who would forcibly intrude
upon a person's conscience. If a man
c;me up to him, and, slapping him on
the shoulder, demanded, "Brother
Beeeher, how is your soul?" he would
answer, "None of your business!"
Laughter. Mild persuasion was the
omy means ot reaching a man s inner
self. With a sudden burst of eloquence
Mr. Beeeher exclaimed, "Round came
the north wind and swept down upon
the rosebud, saying, 'Give me a kiss.' "
But the rosebud answered "No ! "
Round came the cast wind and swept
down upon the rosebud, saying. "Give
me a kiss " But the rosebud answered
"No!" Then came the south wind,
hbwing mildly ani lovingly, and the
rosebud kissed it."
lllti Mlll
PLATTSMOUTH HERA
1.1 PlT.MSntO HT
II. I). HATHA WAT,
tlXToa AND PROPRIA Toll.
... f
-OlTioe corner Main and SeoouJ alreeU e"
distory"
TERMS : Lily$!0.03 p'w ancuin, or $1.W
per month.
Commence to Sie.
Among tTv? good resolves formed on
the New Year, noun exceed in subsej
quent advantages the experiment of tho
clerk, the mechanic, the storekeeper or
the sewing girl, in onenine an ucount.
however small the sum may be, in a trust -"
worthy savings fund. Accustomed a'sV 1
many are, to spending their earnings
even before they are received, the figures
of saving banks in calculating the profits
of their depositors, mu.-t m. prise them
greatly. Let them take the advantage of
the season, and gratify themselves with
a most substantial New Year's proj.cn t in
1S72. By atablcofone of these institutions
it appears "that if a mechanic or clerk
saves only 2J cents per day fio n the time
he is twenty-one until he is three feore
and ten, the aggregate, with interest,
will amount to 2,'JOO; and a daily
paving of 271 oents reaches the important
sum of 2,.i,OO0. A sixpence saved daily
will provide a sum of nearly $7,000
sufficient to purchase a good farm."
There are few employes who cannot save;
daily by abstaining from even the extrav
agant use of cigars, tobacco, liquor, etc..
twice or ten times the amount of six
pence pieces. Every person should pro
vide for old ago, and the man in business
who can lay by a doilar per day, will event
ually find himself in possession of over
$ UK 1, 000.
Come Went.
What shall I do? is a question asked
by almost every young man vpon leav
ing the parental roof and setting out on
the journey of life. Some by kind for-'
tune seem to have their destiny moulded,
and their fate through life plainly marked
out, and they have nothing to do but to
give proper attention to business and
have success ; but few are thus favored,
the majority are cast out upon the voy
age of life with no hope of success, save
through their own persistent efforts.
To such as these we wish to say, do not
be discouraged, do net waste your pre
cious time in idle murmuring at your lot, .
nor recklessly plunge into the gulf of
dissipation and despair In the crowded
thoroughfares of the East you may not
find the opportunity ef entering uiin
the profession of your choice ; but in the
great West there is room for you. Here
any one may have a freedom of choice
and action which cannot be found in the
East. Here a young man may plant
himself and grow up with tha country,
its prosperity being his own ; not only
will his development in wealth and po
sition become rapid here, but his chancer'
of preferment are mahifestly greater.
Therefore we say to every young man out
of employment and undecided what to'
come west.
A gentleman of halifax, being at a la
dies' fair not long since, and being nolic
ited to buy something by a fair creaturo
said he wanted to buy what ho feared was
not for sale a lock of her hair. To hia
delight, and surprise, she promptly cut
offthe coveted curl and received the prico
offered ten dollars. The happy purchas
er was exhibiting his trophy to one of hisj
friends, who very suddenly blasted his"
joy by saying: "She rnther outflanked
you, for to my certain knowledge she on
ly paid three dollars for the whole wig."
Mr. Isaac Solomans, a leather dealer
of New York, whose wife presented him
with the second batch of twins, is
charged with making this remark to his
family physician : "Ov you bleeze,
doctor, it ish petter dot a sehtop bo
boot tc tlose dings. Vun pair of quince
I dinks is oiler riot but more as dot ish
plaid owit, dod'ts if. Dot's vots do
matter mit me. You know how it ish
mayeelf.
The filibustering steamer Hornet, is
reported to be at Port-au-Prince, flying
the American colors, and preparing to
return to the United States. A Spanish
war steamer was watchinz her.
TT'OR SALE. Three acres of land adjoining
J. the city on the south, can be bad cheap for
cash. For particulars enquire at the llKRAi.r)
office. dcc'Jldif.
I
.''OR SALE. Two lots in Glenwood. Cheap.
IOR SALE. acres of land ajjoizuLg
Plattsmouth. L'iKjuiroof
Septs S. DUKE. :
IOR SALE The subscriber oircrs for sale a
valun-ble water power, two miles below
Plattsmouth. near the Missouri river, with
sullicieiit water and tall with economical man
agement to produce power etiuai to a M horse
power steam engine. The nrrsent owner ix on-
gaged in other bn.iness and cannot devrto hi
attention to the business of milling, and will
sell said water power for a reasonable price.
RICHARD VIVIAN.
Apply to Maxwell Sc Chapjiax. dccld&irt
Attachment Notice.
Margnret .Sampson by') In tho District Court 2d
her next friend I Judicial District 'n un l
r. rT' f"r Cas couiity. State of
Orcn S, Thompsot J Nebraska.
Ortn S. Thompson of the State of Illinois will
ti'ke notice tuut Margaret Sami son. by her
next friend Ciemrnt. did on the 251 h
day ot Februiry A. D. 1871 file her pet:tio i in
the District Court of the 2d .fndicial District of
the State of Nebraska within and for Cm
county, ngain.'t Oren S, Thompson do cn 'a t.
praying judgement for the sum of one humirou
and twenty-(ire dolla'S with interest from tho
loth day 01 May A. D. lSul. as damage tor
breach ofeovf nant in deed datid October 7th
A. 1. 1H."9, said deed executed and delivered to
Plaintiff. That Plaintiff did on the 25ih day of
reb. 1S,1 cause an attachnfent to bo issued
Hgnimit defendant, and did cause the following
real estate of defendant's to be attached 'to wit':
Nine acres in the North West corner of lot no.
10 in section eighteen 1 8 township welre (12)
range fourteen (14) according to Government
survey in Caps county. Statu of Nebraska, and
tho said Ores S. Thompson is notified that he if
required to appear an (answer said petition on
or beforethe the 10 d:iv of April A D. 1S71
MARGARET SAMPSON. By her
T, n"J friend Clement.'
By Mahql-rtt A Strong, Attys.
march2w4.
Legal Notice.
Ilorton & Jenks"! In District Court 2d Judicial
7,7 . District within and for Ca--
emerge Heming J County Netrarka.
OTICE i hereby given lo George Fleming.'
ll r.nn rcsidciit defendant. th:.t Horton At
Jenks plair.tif!s in the above entitle d "nose, did
on the ZSth day of February A, D. I i71, tile their
petition in said Court ugainst tho said defen
danr in which they cl iim Judgement fjr tho
sum of Vil 0i fifty-one flellar on an recount for
nurchandise sold and delivered, and labor and
sarviccs rendered to sni.l defendant from May
thefirstlS70toJune21stlS70.no part of whicb
hcnn paid, that on the 2Sth ay of February
A. D. ISi 1 plaintitis caused an order of attach -nient
to be issued out of the Office of the Cl-rk
of the District Coort in and for Casconnty Ne
braska and caused said Uenrve Fleming's inter
est in the following real estate to be attached to
wlt b " ir ol the w qr of section thirtv
six (. township eleven (11) range eleven Ml)
east 6 p nv Said non-resident defendant ia
hereby notified to appear and answrr said peti
tion on or before the 3d day of April A. D 171
t, r. c c . IIORTON A JENKS.
Ey G. S. Smith, their Atty. march2w4.
Attachment Notice.
Patrick Maxwell"! Before A. L. Child Troba'e
vs Judge in and for Cass county
J. E. Tcrkins ) sdate of Nebraska.
ON the 20th dar of February A D 1571 tho
fcaid Probate Judge issued an order of at
tachment in the al.ove action lor the um of
eleven dollars and fifty cnts.
Plattsmouth Neb. Feb. iSrh A. D. IsTl.
T PATRICK MAXWELL. .
By JIat.qcett t Etbo.vu, his Atty.
D-arch 23
Dr. J. XT. TflOMA.
flavins pcraiiaett;7 1 Jcaiol At Wefspiiff
T Falit, tenders bie r.rcti?icanl service, ti.'tjr
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