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:M:.A.so:fcTio Saved by HMonrx, BT WILLIAM ROtJNSETILLB. Trent the Masonic TroweL. In the days when steamboating on tho western rivers was at the reoith of ita prosperity, and fast boats were ran by faster men, the chances of a safe pas sage were few and far between the ac cidents were the rale, the Fafe journey rather the exception. And yet we can hardly find it in our hearts to b!ame those who only followed out the wishes of their patrons, who, as a general thing would prefer to run the risk of blowing cp a few times rather than be passed by an opposition boat. When timid o'd women gave lard to feed the flames un der the trembling boilers, and invalids seeking health in travel, were the first to propose that a barrel of rosin should be pitched into the' fire to add ppeed to the fagging craft, we cannot wonder that most persons also, partaking ef thejxeu eral excitement, should oiler to sit upon the safety-valve until victory was won, or a short passage made "beyond the riTen" It was in that age of steamboat racing, and consequently of steamboat explo sions, that an acquaintance of ours who lived at the south, and who had been spending a summer at the north, took passage for New Orleans on board a boat lying at La Salle. We would not intimate that the La Salle boat ztm go ing through to New Orleans, for that was a feat not often accomplished by the smaller boats, but he was to exchange that for a larger one at St. Louis, and run bis risk of com pie t ids his journey on that. Our friend was a young man, just eommenoing life for himself, and conse quently not materially burdened "with funds, and when he had secured his pas sage, found that h'3 exchequer was even lower than usual. la fact he found that he bad not more than enough money to pay his cigar bill while on the trio, and tbat by a system of self-denial to which be bad not been accustomed. But that could be managed provided the trip was made pafely, and trusting to former im munities from accident and the care of Providenco, ho went on board. The weather was fine, the company on board agreeable, the management of the cuisine admirable, and the vosage com menced with all the appliances of a pleasant and successful trip. As it hap- 1ened, another boat belonging to another ine started out nearly at the same time as that upon which our friend embarked. Of eourse there was a strife between them which bhould reach St. Louis first. Each stopped at pretty much every landing along the Illinois, and conse quently, sometimes oda was in advance and hometimes the other. Town after town was. parsed and still neither had gained any advantage. Tho passengers began to partake of the desire cherished by the officers and crew to beat their an tagonist, and soon opinions were ex pressed backed by bets of a magnitude that would be astonishing now, on the epeed of the respective crafts. The firemen joined in the excitement and dark clouds of heavy smoke con tinually rolled from the chimneys, whila the steam in its struggles to escape found new seams in the boilers, and hissed louder as if in joy at its emanci pation. The opposition boat, in a stretch of ten miles and no stop, was drawing slowly ahead. The ever present rosin was resorted to and sticks of wood dipped in the inflammable substance, were placed in liberal quantities under the quivering bailers. This pushed her ahead so the next landing was made simultaneously. While at the shore the fires were kept up and no steam allowed to-escape for the few minutes required to discharge and receive freight and pas sengers, for it was necessary to come off a victor in the race, that every means of accelerating speed should be adopted. The passenger last on the plank or "stage" had just reached the deck, the line had been cast off, the ponderous wheels, starting with an unusual speed, commenced their revolutions, and the vessel was already backing out from the levee, when a vast volume of steam and smoke, filled with sticks, iron and tim bers, instantaneously followed by a deaf ening sound, proved to the experienced in travel that the boat had blown up. Our friend was in the cabin nearly over the bursting boiler, and even as the hot steam came through the thin barrier on which he stood, he felt his footing give way and that he would fall into the vor tex c eated by the explobion below. As 3 nick as thought, he sprang to tho oor, and as lie reached it he saw the floor upon which he had been standing, settle into the fiery abyss below. On looking about he saw that the "hurricane deck" was uninjured, and to it he made his way. There he was above the blinding steam, which, owing to tho prevalence of a wind blowing off shore, passed away nearly horizontally across the stream. lie also found on arriving on the upper deck that he was severely scalded. In an instant his con dition flashed through his miod badly injured, with no money in his pockets and among strangers. On the impulse of the moment he gave that sjgn which has saved thousands who were ready to perikh and which, in a civilized country was never made in vain. The pain from his wounds became so great that in a few moments he fell in a state of helpless insensibility. When the explosion took place, there was quite a number of people on the levee, who were watching the steamer's departure, but immediately thereafter, and in an incredible ppace of time, it seemed as if the whole population had congregated there. As soon as the dis abled vessel was brought to shore, she was boarded by two or three of the best known citizens, anion? whom was a phy sician, who made their way in spite of all obstacles, to the upper deck. I hey .had seen the sign and were proceeding to answer it. A litter was improvised from a ehuttsr wrenohed from the 'tex as," and the yet insensible man was borne carefully and tenderly to the best and mobt commodious dwelling in the -city. The citizens cared for the injured per sons in a very kind and Christian man ner, kept them until the next boat pas&ed down, and then as they were able, they placed them on board and bid them God-speed on their way.- When our friend came to himself, he was lying on a comfortable bed in a spa cious room, and anxious faces, both male and female, were bending over him IIU wounds had been dressed and he was now comparately free from pain. Addressing himself to one who was near- "Where you will be cared for. Do not now ask any more questions." "But you are strangers I" "But we are brethren." "I am penniless. I cannot reward yen for your kindness." "We found yoa poor and penniless, almost naked, unable to contribute to your own necessities, and now though among strangers, you are also among friends.'' "Masons?'' "Members of the Universal Brother bord." . For weeks the wounded man com pelled to quarter upon the hospitality of his new friends, for he was fearfully in- t'ured. But at last the day came when te could safely depart, lie had before explained his destitute condition, and had only to thank his preservers for sa ving his life ; for to this day he believes that the medical aid and kindly care which he received were the men of preserving his life, and that with -the ordinary care that a person so thrown upon strangers, would have received, he must have died. As he was about to continue his jour ney, eo suddenly brought nearly to an end, he took the hand cf the noble brother into whose houMi be had been taken, and thanked him with such words as as a warm end grateful heart could frame to pronounce under such circumstances, and pledged himself to remunerate him so far as he could do it, as soon as his means would allow. The old man, with watery eyes aDd unsteady voice, raid, as he grasped his hand : "My brother, let thi be a striking les f on to you, and should you ever meet a friend, but much more a worthy brother Mason, in like destitute circumstances, you shrrald contribute to his necessities as far as your ability will permit without material injury to yourself." "God helping me, I will remember the tiruely admonition." Accompanied to the boat, the restored brother then bade hi Masonic brethren adieu, and probably has not tince met them ; but there in a warm place in his heart as there would be by his fireside, for those who were fathful to Masonic obligation and sought him out and saved him in his dire calamity. cbamisq meuinom with jiit to breeds We cannot resist the testimony which the current year affords in favor of cross ing the American Merino with the larger mutton breeds, and especially with the loBg-woolcd Cotswold and Leicester On all sides the tradition of the past and invalidated by the results of experiments, made, in many cases, with fear and trembling. Indeed we have yet to see or hrar from the shepherd who has tried it and is not encouraged to per severe. Our readers are all aware that the tra ditions referred to told U3 that breeding a large, long wooled ram to an ordinary Merino ewe would, firit endanger the life of tho ewe when giving birth to the produce; second, that the lamb would not be likely to survive, because, the dam would not furnuh the quantity of milk required by the larger offspring, and that if it did manage to live until weaned it would be a weakling, likely to perish with the first blast of winter ; and third, that the fleece of the produce would certainly be uneven in fibre, and gencralfy inferior in quality and va!uo to the fleece of either ef the parents. The peculiar circumstances of which sheep husbandry in this country has of late been the victim, induced many shep herds to brave the dangers pointed out by many writers, and to test the correct ness of this theory. We have he?.rd from a number of them verbally, and by letter, and have seen many hundreds of fleeces fiom the cross thus made. So far as our information extends, the result in every caso has been eminently satifactory. The Merino ewes have passed through the lambine season with no unusual per centage of los3 ; the lambs, notwith standing the drouth and short pasturage of the past summer, have been as healthy, and are now quite as fat as oth ers, and the fleeces from the cross-bred lambs of 1870 and previous years have been sought for by manufacturers at full price3, without the slightest objection as to unevenaess of the fibre. Add to these considerations the in creased mutton value of the produce over tbat of the pure Merino, and we do not hesitate to commend the continu ance of the practice until the clip of combing DeLaine wool, and the supply of good mutt jn, shall be largely greater in our markets than they are at present. Natioual Live StocJc Journal. Sir. Becchcr on Ntrrnrlog. Mr. Beecher's remarks last evening were upon swearing. There is a great difference, said he, between a judicial oath and profane swearing, although both are appealsTor assistance from on high. lie did not believe that an oath taken in a court of justice added any thing to the sanctity of the statements made- In fact, it has become a farce. A man of conscience will tell the truth under all circumstances, while a man devoid of conscience and accustomed to lying will not come nearer the truth when placed under oalh. It is disgraceful, degrading and ignoble to call upon God upon every petty occa sion, and use his name as one wouid a foot-balL Who that has any spirit would permit another to cast vile epithets upon his mother, wife, sister or any one that is dear to him? Yet the great God to whom we owe everything, whom should love better than all else, is called upon to damn others, and lend assistance to all that is vile and cruel. lie was sorry to say that women swore women of culture and eminent in soci ety, women that he knew and that there is a tendency in that direction. He spoke of the alarming prevalence of the vice, and wondered that woman, in whose name all that is pure and good is associa ted, could become so degraded and so loathsome: that a. mother addicted to profanity would darelood upon her inno cent children. Among children the evil was widely spreading, but he hoped be was mistaken in its extent. There are men standing high in sojie ty, good to their families, and looked up on with great favor by their fellow-men, who are guilty of this vice. They see no harm in it. They do not mean anything by it; it is mere thoughtlessness. Ah, but that won't do. There is a sacred reverence which they owe to their Crea tor that must not be disregarded. Liko stealing, which becomes such a habit with some that they really do not know when they do steal, so does profane swearing become habitual. Young men will enter the society of the refined and cultivated and pollute the atmosphere around them with vila oaths, and when forced to leave by the police or others, and remon strated with for their disgraceful con duct say, "Did I do so and so? Really it was pure thoughtlessness." Some will tell you that it is not the bad and evil-disposed who are profane sweart'rs. There, is a general, a fine brave man, the very soul of honor, whose oaths fly as fast as the cannon shot in bat tle, and there is an admiral, who is like, wise a good man, but indulges in profan ity. Is there any excuse for such men? lie claimed that a person had no more right ta take the name of the Lord iu vain than he had to iDSu't him or his family, and closed byocalljn&jirop , the one more oath and let that be to"cever again use profane language. A correspondent of the Farmers' Union reccom mends sowing Alsike and white clover in belts for the purpose of check ing the spread of prairie fires. He Bays two pounds of seed will surround a quar ter section with a green carpet that is as good as water, and then it will soread both ways, and so increase the security He reckons that millions of dollars would have been saved to the farmers of Min nesota had they adopted this practice in the early settlement of the state. R. T- DUKE & CO. AT FOOT OF MAIN" STREET Whcles&te k Retail Dealer la Hardware and Cutlery, Stores TINWARE, ROPK. IRON. STEEL NAILS AND Blacksmith Tools, 0. t Keep on hand a Large Stock of CHARTER OAK. BUCKS PATENT, CHICAGO, EMPORIA LOYAL CO OK And Other First-Class Cooking STOVES, All kind Coal or Wood kept oa hand. JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS DONE. -MO LINK Stiring and Breaking Plows At Net Cose for Cash. FURHITUR E Tli os. W. Sliryoek, CABINET MAKE & And dealer ia all kinds of Furniture & Chairs. mais btxbst, (third door east of P O Plattsmouth CV Repairing and Varnishing neatly Funerals ttonded at the shortest The Two Most Successfu Popular and Perfect, O O K I fl! MACHINES OF THE PERIOD An Our Well Known AND EPICURE BROILERS ! Both are of the Simp est Construction, and so Easily managed that we guarantee them to giro ENTIRE SATISFACTION As no article in the household has a greater in fluence in promoting the health, comfort and happiness cf th family circle than tbe Cook htove. it is economy as well as policy to sot the Terr best: and in burin? the Charter Oak. you can rely on getting the most successful, popular ana perfect conking store erer made. In tuiing rn Epicure Broiler you are always sure of naring Juicy, Tender and Delicious Beefstakes, Chickens, I lamp. Chops, &c Sold By EXCELSIOR r'FC'T CO. 612 & 6H N. Main Street, St. Louis Mex AND ALL LIVE STOVE DEALERS. Dec2dw6m. Ifloney Saved Buying Your Green-house and Bedding Plants. AT TBS JRicnic Gardens. rvflTIT send Eat fur Plant when you can XJ get just as good for les money nearer home. To my numerous friends and riatrond I would Fay that I hare tbe largest and best stock of plants erer offered for sale in tne west and propose to sell tnem at reasoaanie prices. H sure and send tor my which will hm .t f. f n .ti u . , .. Tnen gire pie your orders, and I feel confident Addrsss. IV. J. II ESS EE. eb. Id dAwtf - Plattsmouth. Neb- ON MARRIAGE. HAPPY Belief for Young Men. from the effects of Errors and Abuses in early life. Man hood restored. Nerrous debility cured. Im pediments to Marriage remored. New method of treatment. New and remarkable remedies. opes. Address. HOWARD ASSOCTTI0jr. 3T outh Ninth SI, hiUd ei, Pav e3etwir C . Wauaa. mprWM. B. M. HcDaut Cm., lMliilj 9fm. m FinJw, CmU, mA S4 bwni JI MILLIONS Br Tcstisaaar t (hall Waaderfal Cafratlv Kflaeta. They are act a rile Fancy Drink, Mad of Poe Rasa, Whiskey, Praof Spirit ad RafaM Llaaars doetorad. spined and sweetened to ale the .oallad "Tonics." "Apprtiawik" MSaatoran.nJie., Hist lrfid th Wrr4 " -'"'w"" "drnln.hnt J atrn Mdlcina.saad fram tha xatir Boots and Herns C California, free from all Aleohalla Btlma laata. They are tha GRK AT BLOOD ri'HI. VIES and A LIFB IJITING PRIKCIPLK. a partact Banorator and Inrigorator of the BysUm, earrylng off all paiaanous matter and restoring thablood so a fcealtfay condition. Mo person can take thsa Bit tars according to direction and remain long anwaU, provided thalr bom are no destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and th vital organs wasted feeyond th point of repair. Thar arsaOsstls Pargatlroaa well a Taale, possessing, also, tb peculiar merit of aotlng as a powerful agent In reliering Congestion or Iiulaans bastion of the IJver. and all theYleseral Organ. FOR FKMALK COMPLAINTS, in young tw eld, married or single, at the dawa of womanhood or at tks turn of Ufa. these Tenia Bitters hare no equal. Far Inflaraaaatorr and Chraale Ukssna tlasa sis Goat, Dyapepal ar Indlgertloa, Blllaaa. Rasnttteat asd Intermittent Fa-, ware, lllaeaaaa ar tha II load. I.lrer, Kid aya and Bladder, thaas Dltlora hare been moat uaoaacfaL Bueh Dlseaeeeareoensadby Ylllated Blaad, which la generally produotd by derangement at the Digestive Organs. DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Bead. Leb. Palate, the Bhenlders. Coughs, Tightness of the Cheat. Dladnaes. Boar Kra stations of th Stnmaah, Bad Taste la the Month. Bilious Attacks, Palpitation al the Heart, Inflammation of the" Lang. Pain ia the le gions or the Sidneys, and a hundred other painm! arma teas, are the oBsprlaga of Dyspepsia. They larlgerate the Etomaeh and stimulate tas torstd Llrer and Bowels, whieh render tbsta of uh equalled tfloecy in cleansing the blood of all impurities, and 1 as sart tog new life and ngor to the whole system. FOR SKIN DISEASES, Era ptlons, Tetter. Salt Bbcnm. Blotches. Spots. Pimples, Postals, Boils, Car. Atnelas. Mar-Worms. Bcald Head. Bora Bras. Brraipo. las. Itcb. Scurfs. Dtssolorations of tha Skin. Humors and Disease of th Skin, of whatrr nam or nature, ar literally dng up and carried out of the system in a short tim by the use ol these Bitters. One bottle In each ssssc will eonTinee the most incredulous of their eure br offsets. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whsnerer yon Bad ita !ra Auritiss banting through the skin in Plmpis. Krnp Uons or Bores ; cleanse it when yon find it obstructed and sluggish In the relos ; cleanse It when It is foul, and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pare, and the health of the srstem will follow. Fla, Tape, and ether Warm, larking in the system of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed and remored. Bars a distinguished physiologist, there is scarcely an indiridual upon the face of the earth whosa body is exempt from tbe presence ef worms. It is not upon the healthy elements of the hndf tbat worms aviat. bat noon th p disused b n mors and slimy deposits tbat breed those Urine monsters of disease. No System of Medicine, no rerminures, no anthelmintics will free the srstem from worms like these Bitters. 9. WALKXB, Proprietor. B. B. MCDONALD dt CO., Draggiste and Gen. Ag ante. Ban Francisco. California, and II and 34 Commerce Street, New York. 7B0U BT ALL DBUUSIBTf AMD ClALMES. We are opening an Unusually attractive Stock of fall and Winter goods,- pnrcha Early largely and Lott down. a We buy from first Class houses, invariably For cash, and have ai' The advantages ofae, And Propose to give our Customers goods at Priees we know must Please. Come, And be convinced that Our stock is complete And the place to purchase Dry Good Notions, . Boots, Shoes, Groceries, It at Clark & Plummer's Main Stree. opposite Brooks House Plattsmouts. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office of Comptroller the Currency. Wash:ngtow. January. 2nd 1872. WHEREAS by satisfactory evidence pre. sented to the undersigned, it lias been made to appear that "TUB FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PLA1TSM0UTU" in the City of Platts mouth. in the county of Cass, and State of Kebraka. has been duly organized under and ,M.i:.e to tbe rvquire'nents of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to proride a Nation al Currency, secured by a pledge of United btates bonds, and to proride for the circulation redemption thereof," approrcd Jun 3rd 14. and has complied with all the prorisions of said Act required to be complied with before aaJd Act1D buuoeM of Banking ander T?Jlt lnEMF2RE1' Hlnd Halbnrd LnmHtrAllpP rf ha rnwe-anaa J 1 1 that '2h? First National Binh of Plliumort? afHKSL". ponnty of avimBtm, ib autnonzed to eominenee the business of Banking under the Act aforesaid. . (J . S ) hand and seal of office this 2nd VAJ. k7e day of January 1872. 2SoSw2m 0mlrtrgUr cf to Currency. FALL AND WINTER 1871 1871 GREAT RUSH! LARGE CROWDS ! ! Hrerybody, and D. SCHNASSE c CO To buy their It rn NEW YORK: STOR-E The best and most complete STOCK OF DRESS GOODS. Are now on exhibition at the New York Store, at greatly reduced prices. We call particular attention to our new styles of DRESS-GOODS, PRINTS, DELAINS, GINGHAMS, BROWN SHEETING, BLEACHED COTTONS, of all kinds and prices to suit ear numerous HARDWARE, QDEENSWARE. WOODEN-WARE, GLASSWARE, YANKEE NOTIONS, ATS AND CAPS, MISSOURI VKLIEY LIFE Insurance Company No. 70 DELAWARE STREET, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS ALL POLICIES JaMvidciicls on tlie Securing the Greatest Pecuniary REASONS FOR INSURING IN THIS COMPANY: 1st. This is a Western Company, managed by ter, ability and position, auord ample guaranty 2.1. Tta Polices are all non-forfeitlatr. 3d. Premium all CRsti. It receives no notes to pay, and no outstanding notes as liens upon tneir policies, 4th. It has no restriction upon travel. 5th. Its diridends are made upon the contribution plan. 6th. Iu business is eicluseivly life insuranoe. DIVIDENDS Are the accumulation of interest upon premiums paid, hence the Company that loans Its assets at tne nignest rate ot interest can pive you tbe moneys at o per cent., while this makes its lnrestments at twelve per cent, or more. The advantage of Western inrestments to the policy holder appears in the following. startlinr figures: lue amount ol Vl.vw, in rested lor buy 6 per cent, compound S " 10 . M " 12 " " It is obvious that this company offers greater policy-holder than any other company in existance OFFICERS H D Mackav. President, D M Swan. Vice-Prasident. Dr J L Wever, led. r'tor. George A Moore, Secretary, J Jones, Ass't Secretary, H L lfewman. Treasurer DIRECTORS. D Sinre. Leavenworth. Kan, J F Kichards, II R Hammond " H Edeerton. n D Meckay. Leavenworth Kan. D M Swan. W Coffin. Geo A Moore. D W Powers. " -Geo L Davis. St. Louis. Mo J Merritt. E Hastings. " " Tho Carney, S M Sinckler. Junction City Chas Robinson, La wrance, W. Hadley. M 11 Morgan .1. Gen. Agentfor Nebraska and lYorthernIkansav GOOD TRAVEL W. MARSHALL, Agent, E UVIBGSTON. Hed Examine coTumTAt tin (fontiwnlaliSmlbing, gbs. 24, 26 28 lassmt St. S 1 JUSTUS LAWRENCE. President J. P. ROGERS, Secretary. Enterprising '9 Economical, JLiberal, ana. Number Polioies issued to Jan. 1. 1872 Number Policies issued and revived in 187 ASSETTS, Jan. 1, 1872 This Comnanv ia Pnrelv Mntnal ia its operations, dividinr its entire surplus among its Poli cy holders, annuallr, on the "Contribution Plan." expense to income, than have ever been attained period in its history. . Its total Assets are sufficient to discharge aH liabilities, including re-insuranoe. pay back all its stock capital, and leave as a balance more than a MILLION of earned surplus. This Company Issued lYZore Policl&e IIST 1871 THAN ilny Other Company in the UL7oxl S. A. TAYLOR & CO., laniojAwtr General tSOpposito the Platte Valley House, Main Street Plattsmoatli, Nebraska ST. LOUIS, DECKER BROS., G. A, MILLER & CO'S PIAITOS. Snb ttx Jirsi-flnss pianos nib rjans. Wholesale and BetaiCIealer in Strings, Sheet Music, and all kinds of Mueioal Merchandise sWMUSICAL INSTRUMENTS JVf oad SnrSaMtio. CwW."6 . I deouirwtf GOODS 1871 mora too. are going ta BALMORALS, CARPETS, - CLARK'S NEW THREAD. COTTON YAR sSBOOTS AND SHOE customers. large stock of GROCERIES, NON-FORFEITING Contribution IPlan, Advantage to the Policy Holders Western men, whoxe known finananoial charac tor its caret ill end succeslul management. and gives none. Policy holders have ne interest largest dividends. Eastern companies invest tneir years at interest, is 8 18,420.15 " " 46,901.64 " " 117,360.85 " " 318.063.00 financial advantages and indueententa te the H A Calkins. Oeneral Agent, W B Harvey. Con. Actuary, T A Kurd. Attorney. H L Newman Leaver orthK vf hi Cheiaberlain. " TAJInrd. Z" E B Allen. C A Perry, Weston, Mo. G W Veal, Topeka. Kansas. J M Price Atchison, Kan. W R Stebbins, " IS. COV.Zj&T, ITORS WANTED. PJLA TTSMO UTti afe 48,00 I2.SS7 97,505,235,90 and has a larger business and a lower ratio of by any other Company at a Corresponding Agents, for Nebraska ia Schlater's Jewelry Store, 3 BURDETT, SMITH'S AM'N. AND BOSTON, ORGANS. mmym m pew Jro&. 4J-TUE LBADINOI Familt asd SrotT Wbiklt Amxiioa 0nr fireside friend. Large Sise. Eight Fage, Illustrated. -Contents original. Varied, Comprehensire, Valuable, AffraetiTf, and Interesting. A Reliable, Practical Friend, that shall weekly bring refined entertainment and ralu able instruction to the firesides of its readora. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. $3. per Year of Fifty-Two Numbers. Each and every subseribor shares in our An nual Distribution of Premiums. GEAND ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OP PREMIUMS 1 1872, TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OP Our Fireside Friend. Will take place this year at the Academy of Mu sic, Chicago. Saturday. March 9lh. 1872. Erery subscriber shares in the Distribution. There is a Premium for YOU. Eight hundred and Thirty-one Cash Pre ml bun, amounting to - 04:0,000 IN GREENBACKS Mil GO.OOO in ether Premiums I AST-Send your addrefs for Specimen Coplea of the Paper and Premium Lin, with full par ticulara. We send them FREE. Address OUR FIRESIDE FRIEND. Chios go. 111. AST We want Agents ererywhere, and gire large cash pay. wS A Book for the Million ! MARRIAGEIj A private counselor to the GUIDE. 1 1 Married or those about to mar llry on the physiological myster ies and rerelations of the sexual system, tbe latest dicsoveries in producing and orereating offspring, how to preserre tbe complexion Ac. This is an interesting work of two hundred and tweLty-four pages, with numerous engrav ings, and contains valuable information fur those who are married, or contemplate mar riage. Still, it is a book that onght to be kept under lock and key. and not laid carelessly about the house. Seat to any one (free of postage) for 50 cents. Address Dr. Butts' Dispensary, No. 12 N Eighth street, St. Louis, Mo. Notice to the Afflicted and Unfortunate. Before apnly in g to the notorious auacks who advertise in public papers, or using any quack remedies, peruse Dr. Butts' work no matter what your desease is or how deplorable your condition. Dr. Butts can be consulted, personally or by mail, on the diseases mentioned in his works. Office. No. 12 N. Kiehth street, between Market and Chesnut. St. Louis, Mo. dec2dwly SIXTY FIVE 1st PRIZE MEDALS AWARDEB THE GREAT Baltimo e Piano int A.CTORT. WH1. KKMABE &CO. Manufacturers of GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT 3Hw fort. BiXTixoni Mahtlakd. Thp.n Tnatriirnenta hare been befo he Pub lic for nearly thirty years, and upon their ex cellence alono attained an unpurchased Pre eminence, which pronounces thein unequaled in lone, touch. norkmannlnf) ana JJuraOtlitj. AsTAll onr Pnuare Pianos have our New Ira- roved Overstrung Scale and the Agraffe Tie le. 3 We would call speoial attention to our late Patented Improvement in Grand Pianos and Square Grands foUnd in no other Piano, which bring the piano nearer perfection than has yet been attained. Entry PIANO FuUu Warranted for Fits'vean Illostrs :e.l Catalogues and price lists prompt ly turnished on application to WM. KNABE & CO.. Baltimore. ML Or any of our regular established agenoraa. AoToUwumo. NEW STOEE Weeping Water, Nebraska. TAS. CIE&B i CO gUOCISfllES tw HORTON k JEJ5TKS. General Merchandise, stgh aa DRT GOODS. GKOCEIES. HARDWARE, QCEEKSWARX. HATS. CAPS BOOTS, SHOES. NOTIOM. e we are Agents for Wilcox & Gibr-s Sewing Ufaehtow The Good Intent 1 Groceries and Provissions. CALL AT IS. IPUjE'S AUCTION AND Commission Rooms UA1JT ST Where jxu can buy almost arery JObing eataoie, including Fresh JFrnit, At the lowest Prices for cash. H' ghest price paid lor Country Jfrodua., Butter, Chickens, tc fcc. Goods Delivered in tha Citv Free of Charge. 8. DUKE. Jyl7d&rrtJa O TICE TO BUILDERS OTHERS THE PLATTSMOUTH STONE AND LIME COMPANY, Am nrnftrir1 i nntilg Va tM.Virsm ev i: . the best quality, at their works, at the rate of "Thirtj cent per Bush And when barrelled 'twenty-fire cents) will be oharged per barrel. Orders ean be left with J. "W. Shannon, mouth, Nebraska, or addressed to the sc ber box 610. Plattsmouth N'eb. J. L. LAMB. Pres't. raeAswuth,eeeeretLiBie- r; MACHINE SHOP! Wayman Curtis. .PlatUmoutii, rVeb.f Repairers of Steam Engines, Boilers. Saw and Orist Mills. Gas and Steam Fittings, Wrought Iron Pipe. Force and Tift Pumps, Steam Gauges, elaar Valre Uorernors, and all kinds of Brass Engine Fittinjs, ftirnished on short notion. r ARMING MACHINERY RepaUe! 0T short aotles CITY MEAT' MARKET, Goom IPIelilor, MAIN STREET, Platttmonth: - cbrnita The Vert ef Prh Maeta array, on hsmA tr their season. Highest Price Paid for Pat OatUr T-Highest Chuh Prloefpaid for grewn llHcm. dAwtf SHOO FLY MEAT MARKET L!ti rket J "drto gerreaU Best of BIcafc f SMOKED SAUSAQB etc. at the LOWEST PRICE POSSI BLE. JS&AtE? win.a? b ade for furnishing ;uart1ofVheqcrtr.itie,-"a d,,iTeriB' il HIGHEST PRICE cw. (ireon 11 ides ka. FebMwtf. B- AKSU EMPIRE BAKERY. AND GEO OEBY, Corner Main and Third Sts Plattemouth, Nebraska, keep on hand a full rupplj ef Co ufectio n ericd, Plea, Cakes, Cheess and REFRESHMENTS and a eomplete assortment of Ofoeeriee. Queensware, and GJasswars. t3.Gire us a oail. 29 tf eUTHMAIT k BTJUSKTT L. BROrl & CO. Plattsmonth Crar Factory on Main street, opposite Court Esaae, Plattsmouth, . . IVebrasksV, We hare en hand a large assortment at CIGARS & TOBACCO, . Consisting of the bet aualities of CIGARS, FINE-CUT. PLTJO ant SMOKING TOBAOOO. iblp dJnftX?hril'lrfc Toboo we ean sell a ji tr. u not cheaper than other store ia tha uwrkVow-Mi-fn"70" P"01""' alsewher as we snow you will go ewer satis3ed. Li. Urom It Co. F ebruary 11. 18G9.dtf. OB EAT CAUSE HUMAN" ATTKrcrcv, Jut Publithed, in a tealed tnvtlope. Vice 6eU. A Lecture on the Nature. Treatment Radical cure of tipermatorVhi" ".V,inai W eakness Inroluntary Emmionl, iiixua "SSf bilUf. and Impediments to Marriage generally Dr author of ihe-TjreeTSook.' kWwM' Kli iJT d"rieno?ned ntbor. in this admira ble Lecture, clearly prores trom bis own e ?. lence that the awful ooni.eo.jen-e of selfnM aaw?,hffeC,t3'U,y r,m0Te3 without median." and without dangerous snrg oal operations boa et".m9Un,.?nt"- 'l11" or "fdW-" pointing 25J ?AZl"ae crtin and Effectual dltioS may be. mar eul. h iTelfoheSalr'' rately. and radically. Thi-Tectuwwuf pr. a bocn to thousand ..n hr.. a. wui v'ore a cent aodor &, to aor a(idr tn seeled enrelope. on 'h.reiptof '.ixcentS o? two postage . stamps. Also Dr. Cnlrerwi li PubEhera!Ulde 25 CntS' iSdrSTttJ CHAS. J. C- KLINE 127 Bowery New York, P. O- Box Dee 22 wly " THE Symptoms o llrer oom- Simmnnft' Pi.'Kl ,re "easiness and pain ilUIIIUlIS in the side. Kometituee the Pn n the shoulder, and ia easseesssBBSBjsBHBTmisrs lr on .1. : . The stomach is affected with loa."f .ppetiu and sickness, bowels in gener.l co.tire, eVme times alternating with lax. The head is trostT hlnri With nnin. .I..II 1 .. lrC"" ur.i, seneaiion, oon- iicr.ui lofs or memory, ae. U I V t lllt.'on of haring left undone t'ometfainr which nnh u"r of weakness, debility and low snirit. e;"" t.raes many of the abore symptoms attend tha disease, and at other times rery lew f tj Dm inenrer is generally tne eraanmnas i , ed. Cure the firer with ' U,aV DR. SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR riaraiATioKor boots amd hcbb, Vissin. ed to be strictly resets!,! . jury to any one. J. " u" D i. . .?Sn ned by nnndreds. and known fbr the est thirty-fire years as one of the m est re liable, elficacious and harmless nrfT.ir,,fI '"" ""'""!"T- 18 t. cure lp,prP.,a' latnrl??M,k,ck e4ache. chronie labUilliarrhues affection ot th. hu.i. iTT, T- iK.nuutfj, lerer, nerroue ness. chUhi : diseases of the skin, impurity of the blood, melancholy, or depression of spirit, heartburn, colic, or pain in the bowels, pain tbe head. fjrer and ague; drop-y. boils, pain ia back and limbs, asthma, erysipelas, female ab jections, and bilious diseases generally. Prepared only by J. H. ZEILIN k CO. Druggists, Macon Oav ForSal.brj.H. BUTTERY, janiwiy. Flattemeutlu STesj