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THE HERALD.
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1872.
FARMERS' COLUMN.
Contribution! to this Column are requested
from the practical farmers of the county.
1IACUI.MRT.
Many Nebraska Farmers buy tco
much machinery, and then do not take
' care of what they have.
The amount of money squandered
this way is perfectly frightful to our
eastern farmer's eye.
The system of long credits on this
line of goods has been an absolute dam
ago to the State because it has induced
an extravagance in this line that is totally
unwarranted, and now when the cry of
hard times sets in, the victims of this in
dulgence find to their sorrow where the
ehce pinches. To buy less, and house and
care for those you already have, would
be the part of wise and prudent men.
JIATTI.JtS IN OEXEBAL.
The rain of May 19th saved crops worth
millions of dollars around New York City
and by extinguishing the forest Gres in
various parts of the middle States it was
of incalculable value.
How funny, here the rains have not
saved millions of property but raised
millions of musquetoes.
Broken TTIctl In Horse.
The New York Tribune says :
Avoid clover or timothy hay; above
all, if musty or full of dust. Hay from
natural meadows or even sound straw is
preferable. Let the hay fed be first
dampened or steamed, and feed it only
at night after the day's work u done.
Feed morning and mid-day on sound
grain, increasing the feed so as to make
up for the deficiencies in hay. Turnips
beets or potatoes may be added a few
pound" to each feed. The stable must
be spacious, airy and clean. Do not
take out to work within one and a-half
hours after.jEecding oi watering, and do
not put to severe exertion until after a
short time of gentle exercise. If there
is any tendency to costiveness, give daily
in the food one ounce sulphate of soda.
Tho treatment wl'I --tainly palh'ate the
symptoms, and it ? bad case, nothing
more need be looked for.
..The dailyjidminii-tration of eight
grains of areriioii acid and one dram
bicarbonate of potash will often entirely
overcome the symptoms in mild or re
cent cases.
Although coming from the Tribune,
what we know about horses teaches us
that the above is good advice.
Poultry Note.
Now is the tisue to rid fowls of lice f
by painting the roosts with kerosene oi'.
If this is done before the weather be
comes warm enough for the lice to live
off the fowls' bodies, it will fave much
trouble. The body heat of the fowls
when on the roost causes a kind of fume
to arisa from the keio cne which is sure
deathiolice. I sometimes also anoint
each fowl a little under each wing with
an ointment made of two parts of lard to
one of kerosene.
The hen-house sho lid be well coated,
inside and out, with whitewash applied
while hot, These things are, of course
some trouble, let no one deserves suc
cess with poultry who is too lazy to look
to their welfare.
Setting hens are fond of nests rather
secluded and a little dark. These things
are easily attained by making nests in
barrels. Cut a hole in the barrel about
a foot square, and about a foot from the
bottom, and fill up to it with moist earth
well pulverized. Hollow out a little
and cover with thick hay or straw. Do
not make the nest too concave, as the
eggs are more liable to be broken by
rolling together. Cover the top of the
barrel with loose boards an 1 place with
the opening to the wall.
A hen may be easily changed from
her laying nest to a nest of this kind by
shutting her in for a few days and tak
ing her off by hand for feed and water.
I know from experience that eggs set
in nests of earth will allow of the hen
being oCinuch longer without injury to
them than in any other way, Last sea
son one of my setting hens was accident
ally shut out from htr nest over four
hour?, and yet a large percentage of her
eggs hatched. Western Farmer.
Arbor Day.
Since Arbor Day I have received a
deluge of letters asking to whom and
how to report. The planting done in
each county should all be reported to the
Secretary of the County Agricultural
Society, to enable that Society to com
pete for the county premium. The Sec
retary of the county Society should,
when . the individual reports are all in,
then report to the Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture. Those
competing for the individual premium
should report direct to the Secretary of
the State Board, in addition to the re
port to the County Secretary.
The premiums will be awarded at the
State Fair in September next. The
Regulations of the Board require "all
statements to be under oath, certified to
by three disinterested parties."
Cutting will not be recognized as
"trees planted."
The address of the Secretary of the
State Board, is D. II. Wheeler, Platts
mouth, Nebraska.
Rout. W. Furnas,
Prest, St. Bd. Agriculture.
'Well, Sambo, is your master a good
farmer?" "O, yes, he be very gxid
. farmer ; he make two crops in one year."
"How is that, Sambo?" "Why, he
sell all his hay in de fall, and makes
money once ; den in de spring he sell all
de hides ob de cattle dat die for de lack
cb'de hay, n(1 makes money twice."
The farmers of our county are be
coming interested in Granga matters,
and new lodges are being' formed con
Btuntly, we are informed.
The Good Intent 1
Groceries and Provissions.
CALL AT
A. IP U HCJE 9 S
AUCTION AND
Commission liooms
itAiy ST
Where you can buy almost every hing
eatable, including
Frcsli Meruit ,
At the lowest Prices for cash. H ghest
price paid for Country Produc ,
Butter, C hickens, &c. &c.
Goods Delivered in the Citv
Free of Charge.
S. DUKE,
jyl7d&wtt.
Weeping Water Nebraska.
DEALERS IN
Dry Goods.
Greene..
Hardware.
Queensware.
Loots, and Shoes.
. . ,. . Hats, and Caps.
Agricultural Imphroents of all kinds. Weir or
, , V: " - u '. ' " i lamer,
Grandctour and Princeton Plows, fce Ac adin
vuum, in ui wuilu wo oner 10 me puoao at the
owest retail prices.
All Goods Warranted
As IScprcscuted.
30ur constant aim will be to sell so low that
it will be to the positive advantage of every far
mer in the western and central portion of CaM
county to make this their headquarters for trad.
REED. RROS.
NEW STOKE
Weeping Water, Nebraska
JAS. CLISBE & CO
SrCCRSSEBS TO
I10RT0N Jt JENKS.
DEALEB3 43
General Merchandise,
8CCH A3
DRY GOODS.
GROCEIES.
HARDWARE.
QUEENS WARE,
HATS. CAPS BOOTS.
SHOES. NOTIONS. Ac
We are Agents for
Wiilcox & Gibl3 Sewing Machine
FURNITURE.
FURWITUR E
CABINET IWIAKER
And dealer in all kinds of
Fur si it lire & Chairs.
mais 8TBEKT. (third door east of P 0
Plattsmouth
Neb
3Cy Repairing and Varnishing nely none,
funerals attended on the shortest notice.
HENRY BOECK
DEALER IN
PUBNITUR E,
LOUNGES, SAFES, TABLES,
BEDSTEADS-
Of ALL DB3CRIPTIOKB AND AT ALL PRICKS.
. Metalic Burial Cases.
WOODEN COFFINS
OF ALL SIZES.
Ready Made, and Sold Cheap for Cash.
With many thanks for past patronage, Ii n
Ate all to call and examine my large stock o
niture and Coffins jan28t
NEBRASKALAWD
FOR SALE BY THE
Burlington & Mo. R. R. Rt Co.
On Ten Years' Credit at 6 per cL Interest
No part of principal due for tw vearr. and
thence only one-nir.th yearly till paid in full.
PRODUCTS will pay for land and improve
ment within the limit of this generous credit.
-Better tenn& were nerer offered, are not
now. and probably never will be.
CIRCULARS giving full particulars are sup
plied gratis.
Arply to Geo. S. Habsis. Land Cpmm'r.
Lincoln eoratka.
3S
E. T- DUKE & CO.
AT FOOT OF MAIX STREET
Wholesale Jt Retail Deilers in
Hardware and Cutlery, Stoves
TINWARE. ROP
IRON, STEEL NAILS AND
Blacksmith Tools, Ac
Keep on hand a Large Slock of
CHARTER OAK,
BUCKS PATENT,
CHICAGO, EMPORIA
L O YA L C O OK
And Other First-Class Cooking
STOVES,
All kinds.
Coal or Wood kept on hand.
JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS DONE.
MOLINE
Stiring and Breaking I'lows
At Net Cose for Caslx.
Lumber! Lumber
The Undersigned has on hand and is
allanufacturing
All kinds of
COTTONWOOD LUMBER
At his Mills at the Ferry Landing at Plattsmout h
Orders Promptly Filled.!
William Edgkiitok.
June3d diwtf.
The. Two Most Successful
Popular and Perfect,
O O K 1 W
MACHINES
OF THE PERIOD
Are Our Well Known
AND
EPICURE BROILERS !
Both are of the Simp'evt Constructicn. and
so Easily uiani.ged that we guarantee them to
give
ENTIRE SATISFACTION
At no article In the household has a greater in
fluence in promoting the health, comfort and
happiness of th family circle than the Cook
fctove. it is economy as well as policy to get the
very best; nuJ in buying the Charter Oak, you
can rely on getting the most successful, popular
and perfect cooking stove ever made.
In using pu Kpicure Broiler you are always
sure of having
Juicy, Tender and Delicious Beefstakes,
Chickens, Hams, Chops, &c.
Sold By
EXCELSIOR to'FC'T CO.
612 & 614 N. Main Street,
St. Louis Mo.
AND ALL
LIVE STOVE DEALERS.
Dec2diw6m.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEN DORKEY
Wishes to announce to the people of
the Great West that the second
Volume of
"DORKEY'S WEEKLY"
Which commenced April 18th was enlarged to
forty-eight columns. With that number
the champion journalist introdu
ced a number of new and
interesing del rt
ments
which constitute
"DORKIE'S WEEKLY
the finest literary family paper
in tho United States. His real life and
comio sketches, as also the thrilling stories of
Western life make that journal the most inter
esting and best adapted to western reader.
Terms. Cash in advance. $3. per annum. 51.
75 six months. 1 three months, Send P.O.
order by mail to I1ENN DORKLY,
ap25 Cm St- Louis, Mo.
ON MARRIAGE.
HAPPY Relief for Youg Men. fro the
effects of Errors and Abuses in early life. Alan
hood restored. Nervous debility cured. Im
pediments to Marriage removed. New method
of treatment. New and remarkable remedies.
Books and Circulars sent free, in sealed envel-
PAd"dres. HOWARD ASSOCIATION. No.
outh Ninth SU hiladelphi. Pa.
Oct.30tb, w 1 ye
i
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
1872, ' 1872 1872.
GREAT RUSH! LARGE CROWDS ! !
Everybody, and more too. are going to
T
D. SOHNASSE Gi CO,
-
To buy their
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES
AT
NEW YORK STORE-
The best ard most complete
STOCK OF DRESS GOODS-
Are now on exhibition at the New York Store, at greutly reduced prices. Wo call particular
attention to our new stylos of
DRESS-GOODS. PRINTS,
DELA1NS, GINGHAMS,
- BROWN SHEETING,
RLEACHED COTTONS,
BALMORALS, CARPETS.
CLARK'S NEW THREAD,
COTTON VAR 4S, BOOTS AND SHOE
of all kinds and pricea to suit our numerous customers. largo stock of
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE,
QLEENSWARE
WOODEN-WARE,
GLASSWARE,
YANKEE NOTIONS,
ATS AND CAPS.
S, BLOOM & CO.,
BOYS AJYD CHILDREN'S CLOTMjXG
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
BLANKETS, RUBBER GOODS, TRUNKS, VALISES, ETC.
ain Street. Second Door East of tho Court House- -BRANCH
HOUSE Broad way. Coucncil Bluffs Iowa.
INSURANCE.
MISSOURI VALLEY LIFE
Insurance Company
No. 70 DELAWARE STREET, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS
ALL POLICIES NON-FORFEITING
iivileiiels on the
Securing the Greatest Pecuniary
REASONS FOR INSURING IN THIS COMPANY:
l?t This is a Western Company, managed by Western men, whose known finanancial charac
ter ability and position, afford ample guaranty for its careful and succesful management.
'o i i. ... .11 nnn.rnrl'rltinit:.
3d! Premium all easli. It receives no notes
to pay. and no outstanding notes as nens upon ineir policies,
4th. It has no restriction upon travel. .
5t h. I ts d i vidends are made upon the contribution plan.
6th. Its business is excluseivly life insurance.
DIVIDENDS
Are the accumulation of interest upon premiums paid, hence the Company that loans its assets
at the highest rate of interest can give you the largest dividends. Eastern companies invest their
moneys at 6 percent., wniie mis uianes lis mvesuuemo j.i vcuw j mi
The advantage of Western investments to the policy holder appears in the following startlinr
TL...ni.nntnrt1 nil invoatnl f.irfit'tv Ve.Hat
6 per cent, compound
8 "
10 " "
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1
pjs obvious that this
olicnoiaer man any
oiner
OFFICERS :
IT P Mackav. President, George A Moore. Secretary,
D M Swan, Vice-President, J Jones, Ass't Secretary.
lr J Ii Wever, Med. i'tor, II L Newman, Treasurer
DIRECTORS.
D Shire, Leavenworth. Kan,
J F Richards.
H R Hammond ':
H Edgerton. .
Thos Carney.
S M Sirickler. Junction City
Chas Robinson, Lawrance,
W. Uadley. . "
I) M Swan.
W ti Coffin.
Geo A Moore,
1 W Powers.
Geo L Davis, St.
J Merritt,
E Hastings.
M & Morgan
.1.
den. Agentfor Nebraska and Northern Kansas
Good Traveling Solictors Yanted. .
J. W. MARSHALL, Affcnt,
R LIVINGSTON, filed FxaminB
THX
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Contribution IMau,
Advantage to the Policy Holders
and gives none. Policy holders have no interest
interest, is 5 19,420.15
" " 45.901.64
" " 117.360.S5
HO SWn nf
OlO.WO.lfU
comnancial advantages and indacementa to the
II A Calkins, General Agent.
W E Harvey. Con. actuary,
T A Ilurd. Attorney.
II D Meckay, Leavenworth Kan. II L Nwman Leaaorth
V E Chemberlain.
Louis. Mo
TAUurd. " ,
E II Allen. " '
C A J'erry. Weston. Mo,
G W Veal, Topeka, Kansas.
J M Price AUhison, Kan.
W RStebbins. "
B.
PIJITTSMOUTH
PATENT MEDICINES.
I. Wilmi, Proprietor. R. H. McDomilb Co., brnn;its
Ga. Aganto, Su nmclKo, Cl.( H CnurMrc ttrtti,
BULLIONS Bear Testimony to tuelr
Wonderful Cul-ativo Ellerts.
They are not a vile Fancy Drink, Made of Poor
Rum, Whiskey, Proof Spirits and Refuse
Liquors doctored, spiced and sweetened to please tha
tasto, called "Tonics," "Appetizers," "Restorers,"ic,
that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but ore
atrueMediclne.made from the Native Hoots and Herb!
of California, freo front all Alcoholic Stiinu
lants. They are the GREAT JILOOD PI." UN
FlERnnd A LIFE CilVINCi PRINCIPLE,
a perfect Renovator and Invjgorntor of tho System,
carrying off all poisonous matter and restoring thcblood
to a healthy condition. No person can take these Bit
ters according to directions and remain long unwell,
provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral
poison or other means, and the vital organs wasted
beyond the point of repnir. '
They arc a Gentle Purgative as well as a
Tonic, possessing, also, the peculiar merit of acting
as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or In dam-;
tnation of the Liver, and all Uie Visceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, in young or
old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood orat
Uie turn of life, these Tonic Bitters have no equal.
For Inflammatory and Chrouie Rheuma
tism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Iodigcnlion,
Hillous, Remittent and Intermittent Fe
vers, Diseases of the Itlood, Liver, Kid'
aeys and Jilatlder, these Iii tiers have been most
successful. Such Disenscs ore earned by Vitiated
Dlsod, which is generally produced by derangement
of the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Ilead
tcbe. Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the
Chest, Dizziness, Sour .Eructations of the Stosiacb,
Cad Tasto In the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation ol
Ihe Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the re
gions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symp
toms, ars the offspring of Dyspepsia.
They invigorate tbo Stomach and stimulate the torpid
Liver and Bowels, which render them of unequalled
tfficacy in cleansing the blood of all impurities, and im
parting new life and visor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, Tetter. Salt
Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car
aunclcs, Rinff-Wonn. Scald Head. Sore Eyes. Erysipe
las, Itch, Scurfs, Discoloration of the 6 Will. Humors and
Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are
literally dug up and carried out oftlie system in a short
time by the used these Bitters. One bottle in such
eases will convince the most incredulous of their cura
tive effects.
Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its Im
purities bursting through tbo skin in Pimples, Erup
tions or Sores ; cleanse it when you Gnd it obstructed
and sluygish in tho veins ; cleansa it when it is foul,
and your feelings will tell you when. Keep tho Mood
sure, and the health of the system will follow.
Pin, Tape, and other Worms, lurking in the
lystem of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed
and removed. Ssys a aistinguished pbytsioloeist.
there is scarcely an individual upon the fare of the
earth whose body is exempt from the presence of
worms. It is not upon the healthy elements of the
body that worms exist, but upon the diseased hnmora
and slimy dcpnsi-i that breed these living monsters of
uisease. no eysteni ot Medicine, no vermuures, no
anthelmintics will free the system from worms like
these Bitters.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. R.H. MoDONALD & CO,
Druggists and (Jen. Agents. San Francisco. California,
and 32 and 34 Commerce Street, New York.
rr-80LD BY Alii DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
Plantation Bitters.
S. T. 1860-X.
This wonderful vegetable restorative
is the s-hcet-ancbor of the feeble and de
bilitated. As a tonic and cordial for the
aged and languid it has no equal among
stomachics. As a remedy for the ner
vous weakness to which women arc es
pecially subject, it is superseding every
other stimulant. In all climates, tropi
cal, temperate or frigid, it acts as a
specific in every species of disorder
which undermines the bodily strength
and breaks down the animal spirits.
Dee. 20. diw lyr.
Beautiful Women.
HAGAN'S MAGNOOIA BALM gives to the Com
plexion the Freshneis of Youth.
II AG as "3 mag.noua Balm overcomes the
flushed appearance caused by heat, fatigue and
excitement. It makes the lady of forty arpear
but twenty, and so natural and perfeet that no
perron can detect its application. By its use
tbo roughest skin is made to rival the pure
radiant texture of youthful beauty. It removes
redness, blotches, and pimples. It contains
nothing that will injure the skin the least.
Magnolia Balm is used by all fashionable
ladies in New York, London and Paris. It
costs only 75 cents per Bottle, and is sold by all
Druggists and Perfumers.
Dec, 2. d&w lyr e 3d w.
MBXICAK
Mustang Liniment,
FOR MAN AMD BEAST.
Probably few articles have ever had so
extensive a Sale, while none have been
more universally beneficial than the cele
brated MEXICAN MUSTANG LINI
MENT. Children, Adults, Horses, and
Domestic Animals, are always liable to
accident, and it is safe to say, that no
family can pass a single season without
some kind of an emollient being neces
sary. It becomes a matter of impor
tance then to- secure the best.
Over three hundred livery stables in the city
of New York alone are using the Mexican Mas
tang Liniment, in all of which it gives unusual
satisfaction.
CAUTIOX. The genuine is wrapped in a
fine Seel Piute engraving with "G. W. Wett
bronk, OttmUt," and 5' Trana Mark. MEXICAN
MUliTAA'i HAM MEAT" engrave! across
the face of each wrapper. 1 he wnole bears tne
proprietor's private United States Revenue
Stamp, and not a common stamp as used by
druggists,
Lyon Mancfacturkj Co .
ri Park Place. N. Y.
Jan. 9th. dJtw lw every Srtlw
Lock to Your Children.
The Great Soothing Remedy.
MRS.
1. I Cures colic and griping in; Pric
Whitcomb's the bowels, and facilitates!
Syrup, .the process oi tcetning. jvens.
Whitcomb's overcomes all diseases inci-
U DO
"A
Syrup. meni to inniuif nmniuurcu.
Cents.
Price
25
"'brtcombVry andsumraercomplaint
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ifewrun. ! i ii i in r r ii ui .11 hkitb.
Cents.
" j r
11 IS IUV f fVAb iuiauw ciu4 vuuuiru CUIIVIHU-
:..lamlv in nil riwnrrlvA hrmicrht nn bv
teething or any other cause.
Prepared by the Grafton Medicine Co ...St.
Louis Mo.
Sold by druggists anl aeaiers m ji
verywhere- det2d
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five years. We will pay $1000 lor any macnine.
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beautiful or more elastic seam than ours, it
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stitch can be cut. and still the cloth can not be
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address. .
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New York.
CAUTION. Do not be imposed upon by
other parties traveling through the country
palming off worthless cast-iron machines under
the same name or otherwise. Ours is the otly
genuine and reslly cheap machine manufi;- ,
tured. rl'fwtf ;
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Au i:dilor (JeitfHg rreiti Air.
It is a good thins to find a sensibla
physician once in a whilo. The writer
thinks he has found one. His breathing
apparatus got out of order, and ho was
directed to visit Dr. , whom he h:id
never seen before. The physician didn't
look wise nor attempt to talk profoundly.
But he went straight to work. He
thumped and listened, and listened and
thumped ; ruado me inhok exhale, and
hold my breath. He finally decided
that I did not need any medicine, but
did need and wut have freth air and
plenty of it. Belieyng that a sensible
prescription, I at once decided to tako
large doses of it, and shall continue to
do so. Meantime I i-lull not be idle.
If 1 can learn anything I thall ; if I do
learn aught that I think will interest or
benefit the rural readers, I !-hnl let them
know it. Jfeio Yorker.
A Grand Invention. A man has
invented a process by which he propo5es
to improve the worst cases of bald head,
timply by planting upon them fresh
crops of hair taken from the heads of
other persons. If this can really to
done, we do not know why it would not
be equally cosy to graft on a i.ew head
at once, and to throw tie old one away
as a useless article. 3Vc know of seve
ral men who would be benefitted by
shaving off their heuds ami having some
new kind fixed on. FLUaddjihiu Sun
dny Ditpatch
4'omjHtfcii ina.
From Hearth sad Home. J
When we are grown up, we write es
says. At school, our literary produc
tions are called compositions, although,
if we regarded the true meaning of tho
terms, -we would reverse their applica
tion, and call what we essay to compose,
an essay, and what we do compose, a
composition. But the application of
the term is of small importance. The
point we wish to make i, that much of
the time now applied in our schools to
"composition-writing" is very often
time utterly thrown away, because of
ihe unsuitable and improper character
of the subjects chosen. Whether the
scholars or the teachers make the selec
tion, the result is generally the same.
The teacher of composition of tho pres
ent day is prone to favor themes of the
most theoretical aud metaphysical na
ture, aud anything better adapted to ex
tinguish in a child ability or der-ire for
literary composition could hardly be im
agined. It is a matter of course that
ordinary, boys or girls can not write well
upon Government, Philosophy, or the
Moral attributes, and their continuous
doleful toilings and certain failures with
these subjects will soon, and very natu
rally, givWuein a distate for any kind tf
literary work. "Coiuposition-days" are,
in ordinary schools, the most disagreea
ble and irksome days in tho week, for
then it is that taf-kt are required of the
scholars for which their minds are al
most always unprepared. Many a cul
tured writer would ttand aghast beforo
the abstruse themes which arc daily pre
sented for elucidation and comment to
children who scarcely know the dictionary
meaning of the words. The art of Eng
lish composition is necessary to a good
education, but a man may be well edu
cated without being able to writo an es
say on an abstract nubject. In fa':t,
most educated people never do writo
them. What the majority of children
need in this legard is a course of edu
cation that will enable them to give
honest, earnest, and simple expression
to what they really think, and straight
forward and interesting descriptions of
what they see. Thc3 should thus bo
taught to give suitable expression to the
ordinary impressions of their mind,
and if they can do this, the teacher
should be satisfied. If thoso impres
sions are of a high order, all tho better ;
but it must not be forgotten that tho
scholar ought to be taught to write
what he really thinks. If a subject i.n
given him of which he has never thought,
and of which he is incapable of thiuking
properly, of coutse he can do nothing
but furbish up a set of old, trite, high
sounding expressions that havo been
used in the schools until their original
meaning is almost dried out of them,
and which will generally serve about as
well for one subject as another. There
is surely no possible use or advantage in
requiring young minds to soar blindly
and feebly into the regious of ethics an l
philosophy
Nundaty Al vertlslnjr.
The following is from the New York
Mail: "A Missouri Judge ha3 decided
that newspapers in that State cannot
collect payment for advertisements print
ed on Sunday, because a contract for
work on Sunday h void under the Stat
utes. Tho case has been appealed, and
a final decision has not boen rendered as
yet, but whichever way the case is de
cided there can be only one opinion re
garding the character of a man who will
get advertising done on Sunday, and af
ter having obtained the beneGt of it re
fuse payment on such grounds."
It is doubtful, indeed, if the law will
hold good in this case, as the contracts
aro not made on Sunday, though they
may, like other contracts, hold good on
and over that day.
The Ilev. John Brown courted a lady
upward of tlx years, and was so singu
larly modest and bashful that he had
never ventured to kiss her. One day it
occurred to him that it would not bo a
bad thing to do. So, it i3 reported, he
said: "Jane, my woman, we've been
acquainted now for six ycatJ, an' an'
I've never got a kiss yet. D'ye think
I may take one, my bonnie lass?" Tho
reply was characteristic of the Scottish
maiden. "Just as ye like, John," said
the, "only be becoming and proper with. 4
t," "Surely. Janet," said Jnob, "wo'il
ask a blcssin'." The blessing was asked
and the kiss exchanged. "Oh, woman !"
said the enraptured but still devoted
minister ; "Oh, woman, but it was gude.
We'll noo return thanks !" Ani th7
did.
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