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..t ... if PLAT1SM0UTH NEBRAXSA-, THURSDAY, AUG. 21. 1871. THE BLUE RIVER region! Stwartl nod Butler Conn Boil, Timber, irop, fine farm of Shields, Beed Brothers, Dob on D(t Jadxe MeliRJ. Seward County, Neb., August 15tb, 1871. J Ed. Herald : We are coaimanded to " rejoice with those that do'rejoice," and I want you Mr. Editor, and all your readers to rejoice over the fact that weet cf the Missouri river eighty miles and in the vicinity of the stream known a9 the Blue, is a valley, extending for miles in width and in length following the (stream from its source to outlet, which may be truthfully called the garden of Nebraska, if not of the United States. Your correspondent has traversed the valley for miles amidst "The loft inclining fields of corn,' and the already harvested crops of oats, wheat and rye, going through the pro cess of "sweating" preparatory to being threshed and manufactured into the "etaffoflife." The district adjacent to the l!ue river ii an excellent agricultural region, finely timbered and watered, with splendid pas toral advantages. The country west of the river is aluio?t entirely destitute of timber, very sparsely supplied with wa tor ; but very pr jdvetive soil. Throughout the fertile regions of the Dlue, wheat, coti, oats and cereals?, for ghum and all culinary vegetables yield fully as well as in productive Cass county The prairies furnish a boundless pasture ground and the grass of the valley fur nish excellent liny. I have observed thousands of acres of sod-corn along the Blue river which will turn off from forty to fifty-live bushels to tho acre. The eame crop on eld land that has been cultivated one or two years, will yield much greater, Fay, from tixty to seventy-five bushels per acre Government lands even ten or fifteen miles west of the river, on open 'bald' prairies, free from even a hazel brush and entirely destitute of running water, are eagerly "gobbled up" by homestead ers. Their rude and uncouth, though com fort l-!e "dugouts," maybe found ou almost every Government eiAty on the Blue valley. Seward, tho capital of the county of that name, is situated at the conflux of the Blue river and Lincoln creek, in a well settled country, heavily timbered and possessing many of the advantages of the river counties. The town is said to contain 800 inhabitants ; three good hotels, printing office, and other concomi tants of a western town. Adjoining the city on the north, I ob served an Os-age Orange fence, surround ing an 100 tract of land, which will av erage throughout four feet in height, and resembles very much the many sur rounding fine farms in your own county. Speaking of Osage, reminds mo to put in this: tlmCno tcfiere in Nebraska does this plant do as icell a in the Blue valley; owing no doubt to the scarcity of go phers and other animals so destructive to the plants in the older settled conn tie?. Leaving Seward behind us and travel ing up the Blue valley we come to the town cf Ulysses, in Butler county, about twelve miles distant from Seward and three miles from the Seward and Butler county line- The town boasts of a baker's doz?n houses, all told two store?, a blacl-smith shop, hotel aud the best paw and grist mill on the Bine river. The timber in this vicinity i3 of the best finality much heavier than I have found elsewhere, and in greater quanti ties. Close by this village resides, on handsomely itnr roved farms, the first set tlers of the Blue river Shilds & Sons; they will be remembered by many I'latts inouth " merchants as the great trappers of the Blue river. In conversation with the old gentleman, a day or two since, ho remarked that Ins occupation was gone the settlers were too thick and tiaa too many new-iangiea notions ins traps were tampered with and he was going to the Solomon river, just so soon as he could sell out t his yere traco' land. Adjoining him ca either side are the well known Reed Bros., owners of the Ulysses mills formerly freighters and ranchmen. They each own a half sec tion, with from 80 to 100 acres of oak, walnut hackberry and hickory timber ; a hundred acre cornfield each. Though they raise great quantities of grain they make stock-raising a speciality. The elder brother George has fifty seven head of cattle and fourteen head of horses, and will t-hip lohrapo nxt March eighteen head of fat cattle. Ou this farm we found the best crop ot growing corn we have observed iu the State this year. Robert's farm adjoins Shields' on the south. His improvements are not so extensive as his brother's, but the soil, timber and natural advantages aro much the same. IIi3 time and attention is given to the milling business, although he. indulges in cattle and hog raising in ao small degree. He is a quiet, unas suming and hospitable gentleman who is bfcloved by the community in which he resides. I also found here, enjoying rural life. your friend and eonstant reader of the HERALD, P. G. Dobson and wife. The old gentleman and his lady are residing iu the village and keep the only hotel or boarding house in the place. lie is de. lighted with the country and says it is the next place to "the ould sod." His boys and he has a host of them are comfortably established on homesteads and deeded land, in the vicinity. Alex. Dobson, a brother of P. G.'s, has an "abiding place " upon a half sec tion of railroad land. lie has 97 acres in cultivation; forty head of cattle, three horses, two mules, a good dwelling tease, and the best breed., of swine on tho river. lie reads tho Herald and then files it away. We imagine a good locking girl could find a comfortable home and a fond atd loving husband t n that "'ranche." II13 poet-office address is Uly-ses, girls 1 Between Seward and Ulyse?, the half-way house betwixt boih point, we found Judge McKay and family. They are comfortably situate i on a beautiful piee of prairie, about SO acres cf which is in a high state of cultivation. Like a hen gathering her chickens around her, Mrs. McKay has her toys on SO's ani 160's close by. On thu farm we ob served fruit trees-, grapes cud shrubbery of nearly every kind, tastefully arranged on the rite of their prospective new dwelling house. The Judge's front name is not Norviile, but r ever:!.eks be feeds some forty or fif:y bead of cat tle on the neighboring hi:!. Everything in and about his house indicates oider, industry and frugality, characteristics of the New Englander. Ou hi ceijtretal le we found a copy of the Biide. Shak.--peare, Statutes of Nebraska and the weekly Nebraska Herald. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I have this to say to those seeking homes in the central part of the State: By all'i ieans visit the northern part of Seward and the southern pnrt cf Ruter, hefbro per manently Fettling elsewhere. Enclosed pleaes find $10 for the five copies of your paper sent 1 i.-t week. Before 1 return home will swell th. I-.t to twenty-fire. Your Ac., Homesteader. A Hint on A rcliiiecturo. Why is it that we are so far behind in architectural taste in tin; cou.-tnu-tien ot the many new homes th. are cunMantiv going upon the Small Sid..-? A friend of ours, who hit'ely sri -nt several week :n i'hi.'ad. Iidna. l,-,v York and Boston, and who inad.- it hi special business to study the mpe.ioi style r.f their hou-c in cmup.iri-oti t,, those in our own mid.-t, made the jusi remark, 'that we are, in this re-in-it, tin behind the age, and tti;U we n.e 1 a lew contractors, who would b; ing a!.ut a de cided change Jor the tetter.' V'hy e; n notour house contractor stud, rni) cul tivate a little ii!o:e ta-r and eo n un ? It would most surely he to th-r i ivait tage and comfort id those fatui.ie- for whom they ate building. Jn-t look at the number of limi-iM that have bi en erect. d in the berous.Fi of Allentown, and all a ong the sauiu range ot'hiiN east and west from there ; we cannot iui. g:m anythhig more ta-te!ess. Many look like More-bo.es, wii'i a door and a f. w hole fi r windows-. T ay iiewn u: u u l:ke watw'i d'4is ar.d are a :i ; r c u the KiU t-i ntury. H e do t a ogeth.-r Mime our cum me te rs for tins want ol taste. They build these hmic as th y are ordered to build them, arid their own-rs have no time nor opportunity to study architectural comfbit and ta-te. But we venture to say that no con tractor could sooner II 1 1 hi pocket an 1. at the same time, confer a great bet;.iit ju uui laynr. increasing ooroUsjii. tliUM by putting i;p hou-e that will eouim. n 1 themselves for comfort, convenience a:t-l tiste. L t them do this, and thev tmii receive more orders than they will he able to fid : ht them to to mir r:L-n c'tics and find out how thev build hou-, thtTe, t ir better than ours and for th - same money, to say the least. Our people bejjin to pet their eves opened; they demand a change for the hotter. A few duliais will brim: them i,j possession of arclrtect ur.il de-i-ii- They find out that because a huti-e is email, is no reason it should be an eve- ore to every vttr-hj We repeat it. that thn miu who u'.i: bring about the desired change in house buildine, will become a benefactor to the community, e.-tabl sh his reputation and win make sucli a prohtal.le invest men! frr himself as to make him a rich man in a thort time. The Enormous i ttf Fences Occasionally we meet a paragraph in some agricultural i ai.er upon the -o.-r ol fences Tew people, even tho-o who have been at great expei.se thereto;-. Jul ly realize the amount of Ian I eci-iipied by tenro rral'j, ad how hr-zc a proportion of theircxpei-d-.tuic is c.ni-t ,i by them, and m ureal mea.- tire hum ce--saiily. In South L'uroliniu the imjuov. d land is estimated to he wur.h twentv millions cf dollars, and the li.iic.c !,.," cost sixteen tniili n. Nn hoU- B'dd.c tlnrty years ago. sa; 1 the Icnee- of I sylvartiii had cost one hundred of dollars. In Ohio, their ca t U p,;tc. i at one hundred ami lii'ieen inhhot s. at' I in rew 1 ork at one luinore I and 'oi'v four millions. Whoever ha- trav, le i i. England will have noticed limv sm.i.i th. fields are. aud how much of the hind ; taken up by heige rows in m myi .i.i of New Knglind the htomj va!l- ar equally numerous and u-e!es-. The iir.-i improvement is made when ihjrad ten.-.-around the dwt-Iiii.g and garden i- -up-planted by the light p cket fence, whi o, wlien paintpd, i even vet i -i.n-.d. red i.i it.-elt an oinament. The fionr -yard of many a rich fan.i M i.i ,n,.i-I'J-itd-ind is to-diy sinijiiy a strip th width of the front of tiu- hou-e, su to n io Hi roao, ;;n i half the heauty ot ih plaee is tak. n aw a by the.fenees v. Ire; make insinitii ant what might be ample and attractive. The o. initial i loa w.i-to or ii Area ii'Aiioa leiteb. l(tiproTcinenli, lroseet8, oto. Ar.RPAnoE, Auun-t th. 1371 II. D. listha,vay. Editor 1'lattsiuonth II. rati: Dear Sir: 1 'resuming that m my of your readers are interested in tin pro gress of our country, I will endeavor to sati.-fy their cuiio-ify by wiiiii'g a short letter for j-our paper. We rea.-hed Arrapahoe tw weejfs'ago TIiurday evening in good health and spirits, after a lorn and tiresome jour ney. We saw some nice country alonj: Rhi2 river, but none we liked so well as when we arrived at the Republican river, and that i Let cr further up the river. All along here the valley is about four miles wide, i t xci'll.-nt grass- Ian 1, and the upland are proving to be pood f r farming where they have b-critrie 1 : -r d corn growing iloRt' the river i-very l.irie. also potatoes, melons, etc. Tho-e wish ing to tome to our new country would do weil to come and look at thi pait of Ne braska before locating elsewhere. I? is well watered ind timbered for a prairie ceunfry, and a town beinir started in the miost cf euc Ji a country will be a decided advantage to settlers. We have put in two bridges since we came here one ac.ro.-s MstJJy cwek. west of lhetovn: the other scro Camp creek, east of the town both g-od bridePS. We have the :mhcr partly en the ground for the town house, and one d welii. g house completed and cxi-Ccf to put up others as Poon i o .-'h!e. I. Crnai le: or e otnp!eted on his cli'ni. s cross th" river, in silit of town. L. Bii'in ud :ris o;re, a i ini!e cit f the town site. We have ha-! but two Ti,.:;;.n in r-ami -u c-c. we sin -ted b- ijr t' ;l'.-s pr.. cd thicujli :domr tiiej nver. but !id not mohr us; tnorfdum paid it- n short vi.-it and went p:i, th a -!'. Th- hotrou s and bluffs werecov ere l with biirT'ilo a week aim, now none 'rus: last xici ooxn. We hid hcp-d, for tho credit of the State, that it would transpire that act ing Governor James an 1 Attorney Gen eral Huberts had allowec1. the State to be swindle"! by Morton. Hopkins & Co.. Le- ! crms of their ignorance. Hut the f.d lowing, from th-j Jmrni1, show that such is not the fact bu: that the Attor ney Geuera! was cHieially notified of the state of the ca.-e : "We rim to explain that the reason the pre-ent "military iieo''sify" win) is t he figure head duhl.e 1 "At ton cy Gen eral" of Nebraska did not put in an ap pearance in the late saiine land cae was not because of igrimaiiei of the penden cv of the stiit- J'x Anorney General llobinson, when he handed over the oi-fu-e to the new leeunihent fully ext.lained the ftatus of the case, iiifortned him of thr time f trial, the reason of the con tinuance and nil the circumstances con nected with if. Who is paying the ex penses of this heioic lln-radier in hi- prolonged sojotn ti in the East ? We ask this .pij-tioti out of curiosity, not that we conceive that it is a matter of the lea-t interest to us or to the State. The office is vacant to ad intents ami pur-po-es whether he is prese t or ub.-ent in tiesh or spirit. " rrnlit ol Mr. illi.i(llxlfn.. A I.i tL,n di-putch of th-j inst. says : h'spvt'-ii received here t l M. Si'riirj'. '!.. from Cumberland, 31 el , ani. ounce the death, at that place, of Mrs. Yallalidiirham. The wife of (he late C. T-. Yaliandiehani, of this city. Mr. Ya'Iaridihatu was strieki n do.vn t.y the sulden death of her h'.ir ban i, and l:as been suilering se ven ly evi r sit ce liom pliy-ieal ami men al prostration. A few weeks since she was taken to Cuiiibeitar.d, Md., by le relative. whev she has conti-uicd t grow wor-e, and was reeen'ly seized with an a'tack of dv-cn. iM v which rc.-uitcd w ol to !e;io.-itt- A private dav bv Job are to be sfen ! I : -1 II south 2 here is n i-l the Ii is are diiv ns re is a chanee for toek rni-inf in v-i!!.y not i.s.-e',d i:. the west: there i -ni-re of Brazil. lan I and :.n iuo of w. ter and r-h drer from wind. The liver and limbered with Cotton- is a wldt in. una eo' 1 sto'.r.) . and or ei k.- are w !i "o.l, Ash, E'ni and some Cedar. The w ater i- p .s-ible w hen well are dug, and it s rd" good ql lf;ty - proper V wa !e. Self! in' taken e'.iiej- and boi't ca f a, i.oo.y week. os ae ci-miiif: in -.lowlv lion- bav in ca.-t ;t u- Si.- K.'TI.Ert li'l- Illiili Oh! -p-afc mhaishly of the striek -n one w-T-puiirju ih nee. loeak riof the d- p sn'et: i::ty I y rude bntehter or i?:- f aU.-iW foot fei 111 - I-i-l' not tven. :,.' tear-; ; thev :rr what make h r an.c'. S.-ofTnnrif the stem of manhood i-in- 'tfd -Pin tine's itio svmpithy; ih'-y i'- wh-tr h. lo to efeva'e him ;i!ove thi bvi.TO. I Vvc m o f:,N of affection Th y are (.;,;. ,;;1 t. '.orlw. bt stdl mo-t lio'y Then- i a p!eanre in tear m awfii' pi a-ii-o If there be none nn earth to shed a tear frr me, I shoti'd not wi-h to live ; an I if no one mv-jht weep over my grave, I con'd never li. n peace. Three be .vy t'obh n va cs were !ah ly found at IVim-or. in the mid i'e of a T 1 1. only -i f w feet un.p.r the tri'mnid It i I-eliovi d they wvi .-ii ried by prie-t n a p:--v-sin,i to propvi;!te their J. riiei t; n r trie i..,..!- u .. killed while moving thi-o'ih the srr its. Thfrn i a ma k d po'iti -al sopieiv in Charleston, known tho " Unite.! C. Avenger " 'f!ie name i split up in th s way so the ii!ic.a'e can spell it. Out side of that state the letter are run fo irether find the so'iity i- known as the "United cavengtrs. ' After be built the Drew church, one of hi old n L-hbors was in itupiii in- id D i m el hi - ex ci ieiicc about s l e ia - i f o "!e :i - l ilt V- ... -1 rj 1 1 k. i o-........ ..' - t ' ' I'll". II,. 1 1 , . sai i Do, id "W.. i-'oi 5Jii ii.j,) lor aiiai'dghatii was a si-tert f ilon. Ji.liii Y. .MeIahcn, of i itaiiy. 1 Jer n mains in a V;,i!,t ::t t i;to! e: hind, and removed here for inteimcnt in the family i ttryiiii.' rjueii d hi soon a the weather will i.rr- iiiit. Mi ttte late lialtiuior. Geo. Fii-klcr is preparing to np:'n a meat m iiket on the south side of .Main street, between Seeet.d an I Tlnd. A Wa-hin-ton edihir i mad becau e a compo-i'or bca-Icd his edi.o-i.d, "'Jh Chamt - n; ( )p, ned," w hen h- w.ote: "Ih C p iii-i 0.ened. ' Ho -ay that pi oiier i-always thinking of some tli i nir to di ii:k. ' Saeec?sorto R.'Waltfter) GREAT SALE OF SLOTS arnessmaker, nd denier in A RNT KlsS. f A DDT.KS. O ILT, A RS. MA LT Whrf. JLl'U'hes. ,lr le. I!"i.:iirins one .-usuiutiully ami with lia tftch iivc u:o a c:iil tcfure purchasinf, elcwhore p u rth S r.v.T, n rtn ( 11 Uta Valley llotse nirf il lithaws jc Donnelly'. ilarlware 0.-. S-o tlowt A CARD We nf'i the iiltfTitir'n of the imMi" to tho t" k o' ? prinu irnuils we are opening. We hav t iV'rn rr.-nt -:i e in the see.'fi.n ftT nonr- l,ut fii---t.-el 'ps 'hkI. nivl t'r,, fiiit liait'ts. we Imy us luw as they en a np b.-id in the imrket fir ci.-h.nd iia'i s(.i .it priee th it we tru-ireniee will eive enrir 1 ?ni- t-K ti:i to :i!l who in:sj" cive n a eiiil. c iae ainl see !nl vti pill t?e -on ir"eJ. CLARK & I'LlTMMi U. I WILLOI-TKU FOR SALE, TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, ON Monday, September 4, 71. A Largo quantity of desirable property, consisting in part of TESEE HUNDRED .HOTS. In my Addition to tho City of riattsmouth, and Several lots of TUSiyr HGRES E2ACI-Z, ADJOLNI N G T II E C I T Y . Theso Lots aro well Situntccl, as rejrards E - Ill i I-UL LOCALITY. Commands sein ol themo.-t LEA l.TIl CL V 1 kV Tho Undersigned has on hrt..l and i.i ell3il UftiCl It ft; Sf AO kiuil ol' COTTONWOOD Ll'MEER I ! At his Willi) at tho Ferry Ltmdit.i? i; t Pi .Uaracutli Orders Promptly Filled.! Jun3cidlwtf. William EirBir.x. 2312 BEST - THE CHEAPEST 1 ' t :fi -- -M- .-7 ,1.: III 11. V 11:1. . Kvl ll I I l'l I. I I I . nr. i . mm v ' in in i i.n, liiiu aruii'iiu tin in invi-iini?- 01 oiolt's. liii City ol I 'latt-n out h is destined to he one id' the in -inc'ruil ritins of the eentr.d ti.u t iiiuat(d on the 1 -rat. til ill Missouri River, at the umuth it Ih h .'ir.i'frn n er thnr the V i i t !l : 'i d II es of i-our e I i! when I suT. . 1 : Vet:Cl :l t!i.' '.!;; ,,( Ion 1,T.W firi..'v lief.nhl ill the IVoLi; l,n e T.'niif. t h- e tii .t 1- is -tev v,',iih' 'h ni e-o.;ii . e.c ,,,, .;,r- in oVimr ji 'ul! so tii i- it "i ill Itir j. n. . hi ' ti-e ot!;--. (-...I i-t- ;i i. i io-- it .., ti. tt it will r- ::n I :i I- tlie v; c'i e-t Vi. ih-'di-t f.'e.u-he, i.i -r e -.1 i i -t player i i I , .va. ! d th ' l eiiod" .":i-- in town yo-fer 1 iy ; sho w.-u .ted -oiue ol' 'ihc iii lyiiis v!i-i: y.-r -t- ki: with munt, to toil like y-r1 ton n -j i:-. " 'i h W ihiir;i."on f I!!. InJcpmihnt ij I'i'til-to ir de:iiii i-.r li -i,-s. ;ind -iw3'-. t i:ly : "A p-.pM- e-in't rtit. it on co-xl w she- mi ! kind -svo d-. any More lh .ii tl-;ili rro-v f'if. eh mi. J sn'i - on -:i-.- It e;li,r ht' ll; J."? Th dn-t diet. li tre v, t'in'-i-cr : 'L i t t-i-. s! el e a ii i h yo.i il -.t yon. ti di 1. g-1 -. t : ''V-yi-prr VCr.-e.e 1. -I'll f f A--'.' v fr on r !f my e-i ! :i f." Lu-.kv f.r - . n': find it hel'ott In P.e-'i po-ed t' p'igtr. v !i i :l f ;ro f evor-str ' i- eoii: i r .1 pi ;i-tlio;-- et' eh .l!i k. y. rti'n ;ind elaret. :i Vilion 11 1 -i -;:.:i!i le -dieilln ol' I ';i -k te.l. To ri ! mi-' f of the "hkv," ;hi tiiii-t 1 e pi:t a t-i -'riiik-. An.l rite II i t -tvriii- V- r: :t :i t.rc i:;hii!. I!.s-i,p, it in rnl ; 1 J 1 1 s r . -. j i li'isi'm morui uht sin tell so ' P n in o.ind. i ate ; i-.n-l w h:! ti i:j I 1 1 ;'ii e l) 1m- niiist h, is tempi itv iitid 'ar as to t ii-1 ii ge )U! t!y in a ilowmy howl, V it would not do to openly tic knovrVdue the hurt ; the proprieties must be observed ; and so Ro.-ton givts the a hove mentioned ehe.Tinsr cont-'Ction the title of - ta pntiehl" The HaUntPs kn-'W th it nun punch, hv any oth--r n.ime v. ill t.i-te a- t'o,,d. :.nd so i V"iviti' it :t mi h- ni'-ti it --il-itioii, fle-v io-e he del ci-.iis fi ivte-, nt the same i th-" 1 i .oiiid i he ftt!!i- i.t-r i ih:y c-Iiiyinj; to a.l lovers oi c ef t e.iiiieii was e with n: g-ii i i Slliril t f ill had ski i: fclicrk t!. ! I ha i no id.-1 wie.-ie ii - ii..aie itrg I'.i-ili, I i.r i'i.. -1 nee W;is I W", l:t ii H Ii, Willi street, with Miiie- id' tho-e .New Vi-ik el I III l-i till!) - X In" -n: ti - 1 ) t " i a G u. . i . . II l v : He in -lie r.. the p ehv re N 6 a l- a V I -i: f i. s f e -i s- t'r.-i- a i ii in. - . ... . -hi.-r ' :i i it, 1 1 .111':, S"4 3 hi Ana -Uiiler in nil kiml? ot hats srRKtT, tthir-ldnor west of P O f, keep the cow? and pigs out of ttie yard. Yery well mi far ; hut the better way is to confine them to their proper piarte;s. and o,,en up the grass plat, u'u it, g sj free-lorn, and a -tn-e cd lurtt-ne.-- te, the surroundings r-f th-3 heu. e. K i-iiiu- even siep t:ie improv:Mi.n' m t inn ing, the felling of cattle, th-j greater c a e of stock, the uieiva-td vahtv of animals, will Le the iidvane-ment in the at e r ance of the farm-hou-e by the tearine away of obsolete fences and the venom I ceanng up, and plnntins in flower and phruhbery in tho immediate viciitity I the house. Even in the villages we have noticed lately more reform- id' thi- kir-d. which have added t went v-iive i,i r ct n' to the looks of the pl-u-e ho refonuej As land proves more viduaiile, it v. di he found orofirablf to currv our the i,h i ... a larger scale. In France. Germ anv ami Holland, the farms are divide ! hv -i. .tl. or diteh. In tho-e countries wh-i. i lie land 13 so minutely subdivided, find, a- a rule, the proprietor-hio are so small th.-v cannot afford the amount of lanl here taken tip Ly fences and walis. Ir is ,-vious-that in the case of fences the an nual expense, after a short time, for re p'acement and repairs is someihii', tak ins; -the ountrv thrimrrt, of l.-irre co sideration. The tax thus paid ;.s. -imply enormous. Slowly, indeed, yet surely, we are coming to understand how waste ful and inartt-tic we have been in this respect. There i tr ill ample room fir improvements. When, in our village-, adjoining owners shall become more neighborly, we shall see fewer high hoard fences, and a prater number of well kept lawns and floweiing shrubs. I' oc idence Jjurnaf. A correspondent of the New Orlenns Time fancicb he has ui-covered Darwin's ''mifi-ing link" the tail coiled under the "Grecian BemL." i. i-i t iT ttu . ;- i ts ii : o- tt d in . :: i.d j" -i I,' a i.i n a We "hi. ii i il !.. t i,t , .-,." v. hi-1. e-rt.iini-. i piiii.t way of .-t.itiiu the ca e. A n pn U t:i r i ii-.oe-- o!,- j-a !i i , ' -n . i! h- rio ' W,i l-u I cs wi r. -o a- In ;v f.e plv " ll.-.l-.S. A (oil. ,n if lie.' II ii-'r- i- 'ir-.l- '"' le.i' h r. hut they aie to. and hethd iii iv o. I In the f. tenins t -r Ii: i u e t-f an I all t lie h w -ii I -i n i lea her unite. v rh iu Ii i i tihb - - 1 .. . at a In iiii--a. r e -fitly, a man put on a patnli- r"- sk-n and -mu-ht f-i.-eaie a hoy II -in. d l'ot- t t. The ih vie.' -tleeeedili'e io -. i' i:ii; the boy into tier I e 'ief that he "a- a l.rl'ilhef M:(; . n .u-.-h. :;tld he sh it f!e v-. :.-i;-t d -:., with a riiie. L ikes of borax have In .! t-c.-ivere in . j 'fin I of - - I 1.1. . -I - le of 1 -I run he d Mi ld - l i-i "pnily ii; -- oh i ,. t-. i 1, . (,!,- 1-all i-l tii f -. and en;iper i , i f- h- i -' p i--!;e Ii a i i - I -li !, an e has blM-lf i hi) wood. i- divid- d r-'t I 1 v a :ii -- shi;.i-;uii I'e r to-y and in Nevada l lt.e; is 'i- h 1-1 ii'li.tif Cirh'lll lU ll wii e!i are -aid to be in -yh iit- :- I ; .. . i .. i-i ' ' " in ei . i 1 1 1 . II r. I II " -Ol a ! i- pcrf. ctK- w!i:-; tree from 11 itm-uii- t!e-a.,-i f-, in the jnir so comm. in f inn-l oi it ; j.ure (.,i,iidi for a hou-. -k -eiiei's n-,. a- it i- taken out of inin . Cliide Si.r.-ix call he nure!i i-f d f- orn i - 11' ceit'- ri iiomo it S.i.-iatie ri in ne-ii ib-ti-v-if-. as i i-i.r-r a --on iam-e ; whi'i eptifdo tf a high i nr. Platisnioulh ei t-1. n h I. e Ho. 1 'il- i hy t. ne foan I in vreat ' r .i 1 w ;o I u I -nil.- h is verv :i hm nd-i i I il"t er. 1 !ie-e ' li t ri a do!" ir a p iir. it n i l.rici i'ui of the i - . : .U'nn-l.i (V-i..!i-n - r,M A L'iil in In lian a is sudvin'r law lot "I i- t i IT efi -e hiiwei. I t :--tn n.,1 ........ - ... I r. it I i t a M he"W i- ..i; ai . id ,,j ; ta'ion She r, j l;. d ih it it 'i-eijteil to ,.-r i Ii it l.iwver- ii to lo-e j w 1 lit "l. , Mid afre. -I h.-t r r-'iin An t-xch ..", wantintr to compliment a 'du e to -k j iirii il," say-it i-edit,.,) by a man w li,isf; jM,l j, fad i f live stock. A bin 1 :i ly ;-.t () t l'ew.t egi'e 1 a bride o-.t o!' -ier bo-i- tie- o'her day, because -he sa- I t ie jj.l om.ht ti have been iried A VVI e w i ks ! el : e site wa-. lei . T Had Hiiy reji'raf in. ill i:; :i iliiee-. h.e! n, , t'l'll' l al'v. The ex- Tln p'V id toe cnli-ted m ri of the iited S'ates arinv ha- been n d ne-d . v. art ii!.-! y and udar-t, v Il -tea i id -il', an I ooo-ei.liriii-sioiie'; ii it continued. r e i ti . i 1 1 are- or e n a ive h-'ie it'i-i- e.eil ie-l-r.t ii itl of tl - oftl-er- 1 uiei !-. p op-.tt:oiiately le than i'. n :.;.i:i who bun-.' biin-i-'f i d so ee.ui e he wa- too -hifile-s !o ..in i ! i- I i -1 v. - nd- wet vr "t k ii i -i - 1 in a I - a.- il r hi; t on me. ' ill ni- iit liri- I i e I Ci ec-ted .rjra'.e of ill.- late E. M t-iau- Kcr airing ar.-i Yarni.-liins r.p.-itly Jonu. ii" I uncruU t.trn:(eJ at tlit- ?liones' p-'ii'!. HENRY IIOECK UEALER IN F U ll N f T 11 RLE. LOUNGES, SAFES, TABLES, I5KDSTKA DS- OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS ASD AT ALL PEICES. " r.lstclic Burial Cases. r.;-' u . A ?2 -v.- t!., tori 'I he V.-TM-r of I he 'Ceioe. 1 ax i T weaker of the Comment oi tne 1 lafte lnver, wnli tliotisand ot miles of navigation above at'd below, stand-at NA IlJiJEd-' uWN (JATEWAY TO THE KOCKV .MOUNTAIN . . . . i r . . I- i i. i. , , . "ei i ins umiii- tne uuii nien iv lui-fcun lmer i;. ll. t o. l.ave a.reauy com pleted some JO miles ot the best r.iilrnad, with the most level route in the west, an ! the road will he finish) d and runiiint; to a function with the Union Pacific I. 1!. at t oi t lvtrarn-y I y next x.vcmber. It. i- the ultimate design of this road to reacli tlie I a.-itie coast t.y a .h,U KOI1 If; over better grades t ban auv vet to.ind. iimlthusUUMiiOJ,' 1 Hi; T 1 J A j s -(() NIT N 1. N TA L TEAIITC, which wid in con-erpieiice pour all its advantages at this point. A Bridge over the Missouri River will he commenced here without delay, connecting this road with it intticaliC ir Iowa, giving th- city the SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT KOUTE EAST. Nunicrt us branch railway are already projected to drain the business for main miles into this MAIN AUTERV ; all which prove conclusively that no bcttei opening for Safe nncl jfrrofitable Xnvostmes can be feii-i l than bv scenting Real E-tate and good homes in this mo-t prom! sing city. 1 'LA IT.-MOUTH is connected b-y rail with LINCOLN, and the in ti'tior to-viis of a rapidly seitiin -ection of the tinesf Ayrieultural land-in th-We-t. It ha- connection with all the towns on the river, above and below it an i all the inndi citi ea-t and we-t. Chicago is on'y 22 Hon. s distant whil, Sr I CTlis is but 2 1- Com.ietitinu in trau oouation In tt-,-ii river aud railway lii-ure-ehea.. ieirhi- to St IjOui-. while three roads to Chicago keep down ex h trbitant rates in that direction Million- of dollars of material could be maiarae lured fir the rapidlv increa-im; demau-i-of t!i interior fortioii of the State, and al too, .tiier, tn ere is no mere truly cue-'mra' in I'lattsiiiouth. locality to scale in than right hen Terms : Half Down, balance in six Months. Ail letters of inquiry, containing a postage -tamp foi return, wiii bo promptly answered. Adduss SHEPP UU3 DUKE, Piatt: mouth, Cass Co. Neb. J. D. S01iS.O?i & CO., Forwarding and tJoimnission 3Ierchants Agents for the Omala and St. Louis "O" Line Packets. Plattsmouth, Hch. And if jou tvi.l tad t-n '( u can pert t,n V.e.-t and lat.-.-t i ;i. t i ... -. 1 t il'M illll-il'IU'llti. "ho oneamltwo whrcl. nr-i t!.f t'r-.-iit uv roar cut, r.-uit-ri na-J tuoivirra. J bo dropper ou-J si-If riker renrrr-n I i n - I 'he "larsli hsrvcctor an 1 reaper tV.at t-T- !, ran cut met liinil t.-'i t.-j ,er ill.-, iv one Tuan to Ji ive, uud a! I of tliom R-,jrkiii ii.t ;i!luile. () ur rcantri. lire tire Cuuminon rc,;rc: muwtr coiubiucd. J'he Hupiitll reaper uiid laowcr cuiuhini-t. UTc keep the UxciUior dro jii-r ui.i cu in bine J. li t tlie Fsterly Hinijlc Rear, ix-lf rnViTiu rr Icr uml inoer runs one horse liht. i t. Aty oilier retijier. Tehave trie well known Ma-ni'li-n tloi ' T v. :th uiouulc-J imwct improved lor ". . yTe keep tbe Milbura wiion ou hand. Te kepp th. riiic- iro" farm punii-. lor -1, t wella and tisternB. Iso the Pnekeve ulky rkc and tin- revolving horse ruke. ATT 0-iods nnd mnr-hinery WAl.'JV'XT iIjIj t'.l) to (fivepiiti-fiKrliun. l Otlit-e on Main la-iwi'i-n ;,th nr., I Ca t....-ti, s'iile, tbrte Joors went of liro.-ks i (.-.. ' V. J. AtLTEEU. A. C. Mayfield and Cliarle- Vint. Tiaviiiij, Airei.ts. Jur.e::;'i!A-il'. VTk are now oceiiiyinn tlie first florrr of tin Iltmi n 7;;,,.k (",rnr ""t .? !-',..in,l d are doiim Forwarding and Commission Husiisoss. Va-j H u-o nlt.ii-he -live can furnish nil the storage wanted. Ul irooJ-i nent in our care willreeeive PROMPT ATTENTION, .In (roods ditine-l for Lincoln. Asaland and tbe Blue Tliver. will be forwarded without diljj 'Vould resneelfull v inform t'm ,tit-i ,t I'lati.-inooth mid vieinitv tliMt he has oix-m-J lliy,H-ri!'iir al Omnli-i. Xi l.r.i-kii. -tIhth -. tit-nl-' -nri k. t rcltHblc- treatment ljr till dinet--. I'articular Htttrnticn paid to All IJi'-niffiuf th' Luna. Is'btna, Dronehiti.-. C.,niin i,:i,,t, r,.,;,.. (iravrl Paruly.-i.-. E,.- ,.f -, i, 0, rt'Hkofiilnts. t ever. ."-ore. I Jieiiniui ism. Uuitre, aeurnlciii, 1 u-tnorp, bin rrL'i'n. Jirot-sy Ca tjrrd. C-jU Pett and Hand,, FM-liou-:icc.t 1 .'rxt-fi-c' Kidney.-, la , t.el ,-. ',r. vous Ui t-r.-5.-ion. Oi -Kru-reie, I'.ia. tiveitei--". I.ivi-r T.v-. !... :..- U ei-Kntx-o. ''ll Privufa i u...t V. n;.. . ..r.i . Wuino i-i. -I r 1 !-Vi.,a!fc c i.i- Ion, iy. "lli-uri Ji.'. e-Hc. ,sh(,!iii .Foir.t.i. C.i'tiM (, ut V-i,t.. -weiPnitn.l.. Vita I):..- a - ' ' ' Tliel)i-t-;r ispin.i,-",i i;;lyi,)lj;c nnl villi l-ay particular uruuti- n, O'.etetri'nl Furqrry. Hr.d a.l -upprcK.si.iiiK and i,v,uun ' -'-".-T-i.i:irii li in-ir. -t n e'e been utidc; tiea;r'i.t of . 1:. r tml liave not oee.i c irt I, ki p t ore rill private oie - i no loug Huiui,in-, urd curia Cii'iranii'l ;r Z() PA J' Cull ana fee ih D'L-f.i-wi'hr ! " -j ehurxes arc mouf lalenn'T -o:j .,.;' i-' ,'. .1,1 i-niainui.i'r.ni.,!,. stri.'ljy rvi H I. , t, ,j I,. ' ..ensiiry und crenltaU ia ro- tn ji , .r,,.,,,, -treet, corner ourleci.'iii. .ui - l,jUn- tr.-m in., to 0 p in. 1. o. l!ox No.IXTj ill ; ,i y " i ii y i iuiim iVI-' I to 'i-l- ;;.- nut r of Lo- DEALEJi IN FALL AND WINTER L8 7 1871. 4 ni)i?m dttott i t innu nnmrrna i i lllliAl UUOll! LiailUJli VjRUWiJO GOODS 1871 Magazines, and s r-, Perai'is tin J nae'itt, eia'e X lli'ad."ate daily . and tli"ir iitieit nt pim ; A ri.i!ade'plii;in ren-Ks t!.e b!lowing to ll i- JH'rx I )i a wrr : Seciiii; a tiinntli or two ao in the .V-r-P'tzi'ie anecdote ilhi-rraiive filn tlie nl.iy of our 'C'i'.iiv I l-retliei n."' r m;n Is in --, -i . ni ,:t .,;iiv..,.. .f;,,,, the A!Vii a-. 31 :': !t t L'tii c 'pii (.'JMiri.-h a- F i i!.!.ir ., ti , h-te. 1 I .-l-reae -i r w i- tf II I t- - i ; t ; i 1 1 about M-i-es er-'s-tn-r t!,,. ; . i ; ..rpt. tO 113 t'-iO t.i.S do -rii.;:, t, i;tt;;e jdaitl. litil- rjt.t-d if a- lir.nvs : -.s'n i ,. y,, ,'s f kl. cliild en ci I-r.ti ts sin I I'n M i-.-s ; Jai'-ev is the WiM-riiess, ;,iH IPi ..t,'!.;. ( S'jpu bill I'.lii.-'d-lp'ii.i a mil-,' tie' I i ware) tlie i'lO'.-i el L n I. Well 1 ititr ye down to th- riti'-r. auhnu-. my haul U toward T.ieti.ix . jiii-I t tl waters rod bacfc to I'll; adelty and w n voes over wttimi.t tr tt n w-t. h n th - j la-it p;e!.:illi'ny tet o!ier I Waves my hand tnwa-d i'iidae!-y. .and I wav.-s it fiWHid I' e-iDy. ati t -h- rirprs m -J.if'k fV-ini t Ti --I r.ii'uiiy it. i ,, ten -, tUhir' It hud d f dc zt r.jr"i' ," is jjr-du ,-,'y iii.-kei iriLr mit. In lSu). i.-n;iic!.y i iit,!,'r-:.ii, 1CC4: !).-m -. -rari.'. !U,Vd in 1 -X4 lepn! ietm -7 "in") : I ni'tertitic 04.. '51. Li 1 .-.os In pu -iiciti. c -jib ; I eiii'i. iat ie. 115- "x.'. I iii-'craii - ii j-irifv 76" In l70 Ke n '!ici;i ."7 I't'.l : I'e .merars 8", -145. iu i -rity l'-i Hie I miiiTat-, 31.0S4 Un M.itidiy there was anotln-r elee tim J'nr S'ate i rtii"1 lJeeeedil!L a Inri atid lively e a in a' tru in whieh both pru nes L'ft out ih. it tiill sttetiL'th. The re fii:tis ar ii-if in v -t, I. ut the telegram !'ilt!'i'i '' f .- ') .ti-rilii; urij 'ity - '-K Iv :.' e'--.. th rttr.n.- h'l t w. ii :i ...'(-. -.1. .!! ! . ' l-'II.-i -U'-t " Ui J,-, ii i i a- and ei il z itimi. Lit lllit otl' .-11 m OETTINO MAURID t,,ssAV FOR VOUXM.; .MEN. on the d' t a lixiiii- "t Home, .if -I tt; propriety or impro tmetv ..) icetrimr .M.irric i. cuh "unilary uelr lor llne w ii.. teel iinfitle-1 (or i.i.Hiiu.oniul hap pitie-s. S-n: tree iu.'eak-'t envelope. Addres ilVA!CI -.'i :iA!i'iN. Ilox P. f'bil.uiel :im 1 tl.Vwiy. WOi or al,Ij sizes. i EN COFFINS Trea ly Vaae. an l Sold Cbetip for Cash. With many thanks fir past pitr:o-ve, I in vite all to es'l and examine uiy large stock of nit'ire hw CcCins jan28t Probate Notice H - E. PALMER. GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT. LIFE. FIRE Ar.d Sarins Insurance. At ren-or.a'.le rnics ia Ihe most L'omi'uuies ia tho L ulled states. Office front room over Poft OlDee. q n tt i sirniig. PI tiUmoulU. Xebra.-k.. 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