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Volume 9.
Plattsmdutb, Nebraska, Tliursday, October 2, 1673.
Number 27.
ATTORNEYS.
1. r1.E-TAttorn,"' at Office on
t-w l-.i i"., .r,'et- over I'apmaii-s I'nip Store.
bi'CH.Ul attention given to collection of Claiina.
H. -WHKFXKK, .1. w. STlSfHCoilB.
"U lieolcr & Stluclicomb,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
49-1 y lliUtsnmuth. Nebraska.
AM. M. CU.U-MA.V. - li. T. MAXWELU
Chapman & Maxwell.
. ATTOKSkYS AT LAW ana Solicitors In
Chancery. Oftiee In Fitzgerald' Llock, l'latfcj
uioutli, Nebraska.
Official Directory.
com: ulssioxal.
T. V. Tipton. Urownville.
1. W. Hitchcock. Omaha.
L. Croimse, Ft. Calhoun..
.:.V. S. Senator.
. ..IT. S. Senator.
.Keprese m alive.
EXECUTIVE.
K. V. Furnas. Brown ville.... ..
J. .f. fiosper, Lincoln
.1. 11. Weston, Beatrice .
H. A. Kenis, Columbus
I. j;. vvi-nsu-r. Cr-te..
Governor.
Sec'y of State.
Auilitor.
....Treasurer.
Att'y (Jen.
J. M. McKenzie, Lincoln. . .Sup't Iub. lustruc'n
A BliAVE ENGINEER.
BY KEBECCA HARDING DAVIS.
THE HERALD.
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Each MiW'qiidit insertion (
l'rofesnl.inal card, not exceeding m linen. .10.(4
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All iKlvcrtl.lnjr MIIh Jue "iiiarterly. ,
Transient adverthieiiienu uiiut b pnXl IthCti
advance.
I'.XTH A CM1 1'.t OF TIT K IT K 11 VLD Uit SltliJ try U.
J. Strel-tit. lit the I'ost oi lee, and O. K. JuUb
koii. corner of .Main mid l- iflh
OBO. 8. SMITH, . It. WINDHAM,
SMITH &. WIXWIIAM.
Successors to Marquetl, Smith, & Starbird,
A ttorney at Law & Real Estate Brokers
PLATT8MOUTII, ... jjEB.
Ppeeial attention given to CoUertions. and all
rriAtLPM affeetiliK ttie Title to JU;al Estate.
O'f'.ce on 2d floor, over the I'ost Ofiice.
PHYSICIANS.
K. LIVINCKTOX. Physician ami Surgeon,
Tenders hi.s pnifcssional services to the
citizens of Cass countv. liesidenee southeast
earner of Oak and Sixth streets ; offiee on Main
street, one door west ot Eyman'.s Lumber Yard,
rlattsmoulh, Nebraska.
JUDICIARY,
Omaha Chief Justice
Nebraska .Citv. ) . . . . ..
Samuel MiLitwPil i'i;.tt-i. r Associate J uat s,
(io7. B. Lake
Oanlel Cantt
Mayor,
.. city i.ierk
TLATTSMOCTIL
R. R. Livingston
Plielps I'aine
Win. W iiitei-steiu City Treasurer.
.i. . i aines I'olic-e .lodge.
Mil;s Morgan . . . Marshal.
v. joiinson Mreet Cbininwstoner.
ALDERMAX.
First Ward. J. Fitzgerald, IT. S. Xewman
Sr.fojfi Waku. L Wavman, C. Nichols.
Jhiki aki. H. C. Cushing, Thos. Pollock,
rumni WAKU.-ifc Vivian, U. t. Jolinaon.
CASS COUNTY.
Ellison ,
McKinnon
Ilohbs
IXSUI1AXCE.
YIIKELE, & P'KNNETT Real Estate and
Taxpaying Agents. Notaries Pubiic. Fire
and Life Insurance Agents, Plattsmouth, Neb.
I!'!':!.!' I'AINE General Insurance A sent,
nepresents some oi tne most reliable-t om-
fanles in the Lnstel States. jauT-wtf
II. F.
Dai i 'I
W. L.
U. W. Wis.
Jacob Valiery,
i. t.iarKe.
Lyman James
J. W. Thonuis
Probate Judee.
County (. ' ,
lieasurer.
...Sup't I'ub. Instruet'n.
.County Commissioners.
Coroner.
Churches.
HOTELS.
Brooks house,
JOHN FITZGERALD, Proprietor.
Main Street, between Fifth & Sixth.
"OAITIST On the corner of Main and Ninth,
Rev. T. J. Arnold. Pastor. Serviens everv
Sabbath. at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath Sc!boI
at yt a- in. .Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening.
r-JIIRISTF AX Service in Congregation Church
at 11 a. m. and 6 : :io p. m. Comer of Locust
and sth streets. Cordia.
alt classes to attend.
invitation extended to
M ISCEEL AXEO US.
CHEISEL, rrcprietor. Have recently been
repaired and placed in thorough running
order. l'K..')oo HuMicls oi v neat wanteil imme
diately for which the highest market price will
ca paid.
Abstracts of Title.
rpHE NUMERICAL SYSTEM The best in use
For deseripi ;ve cireul ir, address,
ACULS. LLAClvM V It & CO..
iitu-liiigtou, Iowa.
LM'I.SCOPAICorner Vine ami Third streets,
Minister. Services every Sunday at
ii. uim e I', in. ouiiiiay scuooi at 3 p. in.
6IlEKNrIIOUSE AND
PLANTS.
BEDDING
Time and mo.-.ov saved by ordering of me. I
kae the largest and b L eolleetion of Plants
jver ottered lor sale in me West. Catalogues
free. Sweet Potato. Cabbage. Tomato, and oth
er Plants lor sate in their season.
Address W. J. 11ESSER. FlaUs.nouth. N th.
AxfMtfe Wanted.
FOR A T.OOIv NEEDED ilT ALL
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fiATIIOLir North side of Public Squar. Rev.
Father Robal. First Mass every Sabbath at
8-CO a. in. t sect!iil Mass and sermon at M-;),
Vespers and Benediction at 7 p. in. Mass at
8 a. m. every week day.
"PIRST PRESHYTERIAX North side of Main
J- Ktreet, west of ;th, lie v. W. T. P.artle ; Ser
vices every Sabbath at 11 a. m. and; p. m.
Sabbath fichool at o-:50 a. m. I'raver meeting
every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
ide of ftth
MeKelviev
I'astor. Services everv Sabbath, at 10 a m
ami 7 p. in. Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening. ( 'hiss meeting every Momlav evening,
and immediately after "close of Sabba'th morn-
iiis M-miri. riirnaiu nvuuoi a :dO, J1. li.
iese, bupei liitend;uit.
A I ETI IO D I ST E PI SCOPA L We.s t
--"-street south of Mam. Rev. C.
CONTAG den 24 September hat die Deutsche
kJ Ev. Lutli. Gemeimis in ill rem Kchulhaus vor-
mitta.'s uw 11 Vlir Gotteodienst. L'eberliaiit.t
t'miet ilerselbe von ietzt an reLrelmnessi.r ;.n,. it
i age st ait. Minister, Key. L. Haunawaid.
Sabbatli sehHl at 1 p. m., iTof. d'Allemand
Superintemlent.
The lest books publ". -lied on the Horse am!
the Cor. Libc-ntl term. Mni't-v made ramdly
ty agents selling these hon';s. snd for eircu-
lais. POK'lilR & dA'lJ'.S,
rublislicis, i'hiiadeli.bia, l'a.
FINE ART GALLERY.
T.
I.
o. V. J-. Regular meetings of Platte Lodcre
o. ,. 1 . I r. it. r . everv I iupu v pvpihik
! . r ... . ... V "
VM! reiios nan. iransieiit I'.rotncrs are cor
dialiy invited to visit.
E E CTTXVINII -.T -V r.
iFJAi.K.V. S !ilh.;ki,, Seeivt.uv. "
O. t). b . I'LATTSMOI-TII ENTAMrMFNTXo.
i. Keiritlar Convocations the A .m.i AiU
Friday's of eaeh month at Odd Fellows' Hall
eornr.::i pmi Mam streets, .transient Patri
archs cordially invited to visit.
11. J, DtKKIGlIT, C. P.
H. Nkwmam, Scribe.
ATA SONIC Plattsmouth Loner. Xo. r,, A.
F. & A. M.Reg7:l::r'ineethics at their Hall
on the firs? ami third Mnudav eveniinrs if each
li. It. LIVINGSTON. W. M
A. d'ALLFMAN'n, Sec.
T fACOY I.OLGE Xo. 22. A. F. & A. M. Rclh-
lar meetings at Macoy Hall, first and third
rrjdavs . J. N. WISE, AV. M.
POTTER & GAFFNEY,
r.i 1 .-.""' N o 3, R. A. T. Leg
...... --.I.,-. .miHi nti uii.i tiiKi UMiiill Ue-
r?rhntoirra-hs. Ambrolvfies and copies
frini old pictures, plain or i-lor-ut eit her in ins;
ater or oil. All work h"atly executed and war-
taiited to give satisia-tioi.
V. V. LEONARD. Artist.
10-tf Main St.. FlaUsmouth, Neb.
NEW DRUG STORE.
Vr.BPINO tTATKIi, 'EB.
DEALERS IX DRUGS. MEDICINES. PAINTS,
OILS. VAKNISH. PEitFl ME1;,
STATION 1'liY. N TIONS,
CIGALS. TOBACCO,
AND GLASS.
IT Pr;ptioiia e:rfcf:iUt prep-rd. !.
I.
GOLDING,
Dealer in
raorniNO, furnishing conns. nATS,
CAPS. HOOIS, SMOI- S. 1 I'.iMvS
VALISES, CARPET RAGS,
&C, &C, &.C.. iVC.
On of the oldest ard most Reliable Houses
Is Plattsiaoath. Main street, between Fourth
and 1- iflh.
fSyREMEM 15ER THE rUCE.
n-tf.
NEW STYLES.
E. Xi. EIjSTER,
MERCHANT TAIL02-.
! In reeetrt ot the finest ,md
HEXT ASSORTMENT
AAS-UMERES. CLOTHS. VESTINGS. SCOTCH
i;ch)is, Jiusii fr:e.si, &e.
Tn fact. th larr-d. and bet assortment of
Cloths ever broucht to his ritv, which I am
.re;ai-ed t make up in the Itte-.t Stjles. t.'all
Had examine ;hk1s. aprilis.
Mrs- A. D. Vhitcomb,
DRESS AND CLOAK MAKER.
m-s three doors tvest of BroolvS Jlonse.'
CUTTING AND FITTING MADE
A SPECIALTY.
tTJ Pattenis of ?I1 kir. is cT'tantly on hand
20-ly.
day evenings of each month ar 7'4 o'clock p. m
R. R. LIVINGSTON, II. P.
II. Nkwmav. See.
O. G. T. OLIVE BRANCH. No. 2. II. H.
Bedwdl. W. ft. T I) l M-irtiiifl-il w
See. : T. W. Shrvoek. IxiiU'e IVimlv meet pi
Clark & I'iummer's Hall even Wednesday eve
ning. Travelling Templars resi'ectlully invited.
fTH"RNVEl'j:iN.-The Turner Soeietv meets at
Turners' m cmhinan's Rioelt, on the
first an 1 third Wednesdays of each month.
A. Yon Sehwanenberg, President ; George
Kareher. Yi-e President : 11. Newman, Treas
urer; W. Breed. Reeordinar. Seeretarv : T'.-ml
Bmidseh. Corresoordid'T Seeretnrv Wi'li jin
Hassler. First Turn Wart : John Bium s..',-,.n,i
Turn Wart : Oswald (iuth.man. Warden.
Purissima et Optima.
man laugh-
J. W. SHANNON'S
FEED, SALE, tf- L TVER Y STABLE.
Main street, Plammouth, Neb.
T am prepared to accommodate the public
with
tlorses, Carriages,
buggies. Wagers.
and a No. 1 Ileare.
On short notice and reasonable terms. A
Halt will run to the Sreamhoat Landing, Depot
and ail parts of the city when desired,
janltf.
Blacksmith Shop.
CIIAS. X. TIFFANY,
JIT. PLEASANT, NEB.
. Depr3 leave to inform the farmers of
Ca33 County tliat he keeps a good No. 1
BLACKSMITH SHOP
3ne mile north of iit. Pleasant.
All kinds of Iron Work attended to.
Wagons repaired, Farm Implements
earef ully mended. Lowest prices, frfld
all work done on short notice,
- Grain received' in pavment. Give
5if;rial. iT. Tiffakt.
Tliis unrivaTIed Medicine U warrrnfel ni.f tn
contain a sintrle oarl n le nf xtuwirv ri.v in
jurious mineral sui-.sUiiiee. but is
l'URELY VEGATAP.LF.
For fort V years It lias rnvi..l ;t-.
1m all disease of the Liver. Bowels and Kfd'ievs
I housaetls of the iiood :unl rre.-it in i.r
the cot.ntry voueh'for its vrmiderrul and ..eeuliar
IKvvcr in purifving t':e bieod. stimulating the
........... v . ...... nuit Ull fl. I 1 1:1 lie', H1K
tiu l vigor t t'.ie v, hole wst' in. Simmons' lay
er Regulator is acknowledged to have no ctual
as a -
LIVER MLDICIXl?,
It contains four medical elements, never unit
ed in the same happy proportion in any other
preparation, viz ; a gemle Cathartic, a wonder
ful Tonic, an un-excepriouabI Alterativu and a
certain Corrective of ail imparities of the body.
Such signal success has attended Its ue, that "it
is now refrardeil ut tin.
GREAT UNFAILING SPECIFIC,
ior Liver .nnii.-. at jmd the painful offspring
LiLi. -11. i-.-.ii; ii;p!'(im;i, l Onsilpai lull.
Depression of Spirits, Soui- Stomach, Heart
lilllll. C1.C.
Kegtilate the Liver and prevent
CHILLI AND FEVER,
rreparcd oi:y by J. II. ZEII IX & CO.
Druggists. Macon. Ga.
Send for a C lrcular and t Arch street,
rnce ?1. by mail 1.25 l'hiiadcljdiia l'a;
For Sale by J. fl. Buttery,
j:;n4-vriy Plattsmouth, Neb.
MONEY SAVED
BY
Buying Your Greenhouse and
Bedding Plants
AT THE
Picnic Gardens.
JJOXT send East for n-.nta when yon can get
just as good lor less money nearer home.
To my numerous friends and patrans 1 would
i in. i i iiuj largest ami last
piaius ever .aere l lor sale In the
at rea-oonahlc prices.
Ee sure and send for my
stock of
West, and
Xeiv Veecrlptlrc Catalogue.
which will be sent free tn n ii.rr
1 can satfsTy 0Uen d 1 feel nQdeIt i
It was a clear June morning. The
The sky overhead was dappled with
the fleecy pink clouds of dawn not yet
whitened into daylight; the dew still
rested on the rows of maples and horse
chestnuts that shaded the pavements f tnem-
of the country town and the climbing
masses of purple wisteria and crimson
roses over the many gabled houses,
Down in the depot the long train of
cars stood ready to start. Two or three
women were gcirg through them, giv
ing the final rub and polish to the show
Silver mountings, while the workmen
outside went up and down whistling
and clanging on the wheels to test
their soundness.
Inside the office window Mr. Pearce,
the clerk, looked out, nodding good
morning, and joking with the conduc
tor and the officers of the station as
they came up. His canary chirped and
peered out of his cage beside him with
his bright eyes, as if he too wanted to
say good morning.
Iu the foremost part of the new en
gine, "Oneida," stood glittering in her
brilliant crimson and silver coat as the
sun slowly rose. Little pr.lfs of white
emoke came out from her nostrils, and
now and then she moved impatiently
up and down the track eager to be off.
'She's like a young colt on the ram
page to Le in the race," said liill Stokes
to the engineer, Ilovey.
"yes."
The young man walked round her,
trying her here and there to see that
bolts and nuts were right, but with an
ftflectionate touch, as the owner of a
favorite horse might do before the race
began.
"Her first trip?" asked a by-stander.
"No; second," said Ilovey. lie
turned into the little room -out of which
Pearce was looking as he snoke.
That's a young man to have charge
of an engine," said a stianger to Stokes.
"Well, yes," shifting his tobacco from
one jaw to the other. "J3ut the com
pany haint got no more reliable ingine
driver than Matt Ilovey. Ile3 pushed
his own way, that feller has.
"lies not pushed it very high, to
drive an engine," said the
ing.
"That's as you look at it.
Bill wa3 a porter, and in his eyes the
engineer's was a post of hoiior.
"Ilovey 3 father was a clergyman,
I've heard sav, and died of cholera
when he wa3 a baby ; since which ho
has been left alone to hoe his own row.
Likely his father bein' a clergyman has
helped to keep him so straight. lie
don't drink nor tetch a card."
Put the stranger was tired of his
gossip, seized the the first break to
walk off. .
Mr. Pearce inside the window above,
locked at Ilovey and laughed.
D'ye hear Stokes sounding your
praises? How do you make friends of
all the men on the road, Matt ?,'
I don't know." But he did not
smile, and his usually frank, bright
face was sad and anxious. Mr. Pearce
aited for him to speak. Ilovey was
not only popular with the workmen,
but with all the officers of the road.
"What is it, Matt?"
"Well, not much."
The young man stroked down his
bright check shirt, very much embar
rassed. He was not of the age or class
when men speak of their feelincrs.
Only I've pushed myself up as Bill
calls it, such a little way."
"Don't you like engineering, then?"
Mr. Pearce looked surprised.
"Yes; well enough." He hesitated.
''It's a better business than I ever
hoped to ect into when 1 was greasing
whecis. And yet Well you see, Mr.
Pearce, my father had a different sort
of woik. He was of some account in
the world.
"But then, 5-ou know, Matt, he was
an educated man." Mr. Pearce wa3
embarrassed, hardly knoi.g what to
say.
"Ye. That's what I couldn't get, an
edicatior-.. A man can't be of anv use
without it."
He stood looking gloom y cut of the
window at the passengers gathering for
the outgoing train. . ,
"Now, look here 1" he said, suddenly4
"D'ye see that tall, slab shouldered fel
low in gray? That's Mr. Toombs, the
great temperance speaker. Why, Mr.
Pearce, he spends his time goin about
the country gettin' men and boj-s by
the thousands to leave the grog shops.
It's like opening the doors of the king
dom of heaven, in my notion sir. Now
look acrost the platform at that one
legged man. That's Col. Roberts. He
lost his leg and his health too, in the
war. Now he's done something to earn
his breath, d'ye understand? And
wait a minute, look at that little dried
up man m black. You wouldn't think
he w.".3 of much rale to any tody,
would you? Well, that s Shelton, the
millionaire, of Albany; an' he's goin
down town to-day to sign the papers
making over one-third of his great
estate to support an asylum for or
phans. Just think of the hundreds
and hundreds of children he will lift
but of the gutter and make good men
and women put of!"
.Pearce, though an educated man, was
duller than his companion.
"Sa j-bu want to be a lecturer or to
found an orphan asylum, Hovey's he
said, perplexed; "Most fellows of your
age are contented if they can pay their
board bill by honest work,
Ilovey smiled. "I'd like to do some
thing more-with myself than that
Any horse or cow earns its victuals.
But there don't seem to be any open
ing for me."
-1 imnK 1 Know wnat you mean,
Mathew," said a grave voice behind
Old Mr.
NEARLY ORIGINAL.
Farmer Taine on Short Horns.
For the Herald.
It is just fun alive to observe how
suddenly our liberal-democratic friends
are become farmers, and most intense
ly interested in husbandry. Since the
Granger movement has been inaugur-
Duprey, the' superin- ated they are intent upon capturing
tendent, had entered as they were talk
ing. "No man singly earns his vict
uals. He influences the world around
him at every moment; and I vill say
candidly, Mathew Hovey, the influence
you exert on the road has been very
marked aud always for good."
Matt s face grew red with pleasure,
"I am glad to hear you say that, sir," he
said simply, taking off his cap.
. " hen God finds better work than
engine-driving for you to do, yo
man, depend upon it, Hell open the
door to it," said the old nian earnestly.
"There's your bell now."
"A clever young fellow," he said to
Pearce, as Ilovey hurried off to his en
gine.
"Very."
"I must look about and see what can
be done for him."
Meantime Matt had climbed up to
his seat and glanced over his engine
cool and collected. Whatever fancies
or day dreams he had about other
work, they were quite put out of his
head now. Matt knew his duty and
took it up with his whole head and
heart. On the engine he was n engin
eer, that alone.
The train ' rapidly filled. The tem
perance lecturer, the soluier, the phi
lanthropist who was going to rescue
so many thousand children, hurried in
aud took their places in the crowd.-
There were mothers with their babies,
young husbands with their brides, a
hundred bright stories of life half told
on the passing faces. Matt, busied
with his levers and valves, saw nene of
them until a troop of schoolboys rushed
into the cars, shouting, to tttke their
seats. They were just loose from the
academy for'their summer vacation.
The thought flashed through his mind
that each of theso boys had the "open-
in'" that lie wanted; had, perhaps, the
long useful life before him, full of the
strength and knowledge to help his
fellow-men which he could not con
quer. "But lie forgot that in a moment
in the necessity of his work.
The engine shrieked, the bell rang
once, twice, thrice, and away went the
long winding train out of the wakening
streets. Out through the brick yards
in the suburbs, the sleepy little villages
with the smoke beginning to steal
drowsily from the chimnej-s, out into
the broad, green slopes of meadows and
heavily woodsd hills, with the broad
1 !) 1 .
cret-Ks yet neavy wiin mist creeping
between.
Suddenly, as they came to the edge
of one of these broad, pure streams,
Matt glanced out. The whole dewy
morning, the silvery light, the green
ness and silence touched and moved
him as never before. Who can tell
why? But it seemed as if for one
brief moment some awful, tender po
er held him close.
The next
There was a low, shrill hi3s, the ter
rible warning of escaping steam, and
then a hustling roar and tho hot, blind
ing dash full in his face. For one in
stant he staggered back. Then he saw
the single chance that rested on that
instant. Groping his way, blinded and
dizzy, he gave the signal for down
brakes, hung to the edge of the shat
tered engine over the precipice, tugging
at the valve which was to save the
lives of all who were in the train be
hind. He felt the shiverins led;?,'' on
which he stood move, move slowly and
stop.
The train was safe.
The long line of cars stopped on the
ziasoy vn.ih. ana me lerrinea passen
gers poured out. There was the beau
tiful "Oneida" a hissing, ghastly wreck,
and dropping from the ede of it tho
body of a man, the face so mutilated
that even those to whom it was near
est should ever ever know it again.
The men stood around it alarmed, per
plexed and curious.
"Have we been in danger?" they
cried, crowding together. The old su
perintendent of the road, Duprey, was
on board and made his way up at last.
In another moment," he said solemn
iy,uie lives of every soul on board
would have been lost. This young fel
low in the agonies of his; own death,
saved them."
There was an hours horror and
hush. But what could they do ?
jLiieuayrose clear and bright. The
happy schoolboys took home their
strong, helpful lives into many homes;
but the man who had given all this
health and help to the world lay now
stiff and cold upon the .grass.
There was a notice floating about
through the papers for a day or two, of
his "brave deed."
Mr. Duprey lifted the mangled hand
as it lay in the cofiln. "God opened
the door to other work than engine
driving for him, Fearce ," he said.
But Pierce stood silent with hi3
head bared. Ysut7is Companion.
the lodges en toto. They are all, law
yers and editors, and bankers, very sud
denly, horney fisted chaps, with calous
es on their palms as large as hickory
nuts ; and if you watch them close, it
is easy to catch them on the sly stand
ing In the sun bareheaded, and court
ing the favor of the Sun God, in order
to tan 'em up a little. You will find
them with their pants tucked into their
boots, and they use hay seed for hair oil
and they wear pins representing thresh
ing machines, or perhaps a Durham
bull, or a scythe snath, and they make
their boys wear blue kankeen overalls
and suddenly grow wise iii the rotation
of crops, and the application of ma
nures.
For all thi3 wonderful interest man
ifested the Grangers thank them and
lay back and laugh. G ood young broth
er Paine has suddenly become a horny
fisted farmer, and wears clay on the
upper3 Cf hjs boot3, while the soles are
as clean as a hound's tooth. The other
day an honest farmer met brother. Paine
and knowing how he h id become an
honest, horny handed farmer, thought
it would bo pleasant to hold sweet com
munion with him and discuss farmers
matters. So he asks Brother Paine
what he thought of the short horns.
Brother Paine had the ruling passion
strong in death, bad, and not being up
in the stock vocabularv. blundered
'Short hern? ! I dont go a cent on short
horns. The boys don't want to take
iny sfiort horns this fall. (He goes in
for long ones). This fall it's business.
The good, honest farmer was nonpluss
ed, but he rallied and explained a little.
Our good brother Paine now thought
he saw the point, and very wisely fell
in with the old man, that short horns
were a good thing" a good deal bet
ter than the old fashioned long horns,
for the boys could hear them just as far
dovn in the field, and they wern't so
hard to blow." This rather took the
old farmer down the bank, as tho boys
say, so he just told Brother I'aine what
he did mean he meant real live cattle
with short bonis, and Farmer Paine
did see the point, and most unqualified
ly expressd himself in favor of short
horns, because they were less danger
ous than long horns on the farm where
the milkmaids and farmer boys were so
liable to be hooked "Yes; short horns
are what we want, nothing like short
horns;" and then Paine asked the
farmer in to see hi3 new invention a
uoul led - and - twisted - fourteen- horse-
power-trible-veneered-?rattZfTO-i'n:par-
o-lightning-hister, for pulling beets.
The farmer eouldn t see 't! Too thin!
A Wonderful Snake.
Mr. J. C. Beemer, living near Cole-
ville, while out "huckleberrying, one
day last week, discovered a worm snake
crossing the road, about three feet in
length. He assaulted his snakeship
with a billet of wood, struck two or
three blows, when the reptile began to
spread out, crawling in every direction.
Mr. Ijoemer was greatly astonished,
took a closer view of the victim, when
he discovered that it was composed of
thousaitds of little reptiles, varying in
length from an inch to three inches,
about the size of a hair, all linked in
together in such a maner as to com-
1 -.4. ..1 J 1 j .
iuect-iy luiw a snaKe tnree ieet in
length. On being struck with his club
they all became alarmed, and endeavor
ed to escape, cra, lingjand wriggling in
every direction. Mr; Beemer conclud
ed to' investigate the phenomenon, and
accordingly retired a few rods from the
scene of battle, to watch these peculiar
reptiles.
In about half an hour the little snakes
A DEMOCRATIC DODGE.
In certain sections of tho country
where the Patrons of Husbandry hold
the balance of power there seems to be
a growing tendency to convert the
order into one of a political character.
The temptation to form a new party
which shall represent a leading inter
est, aud unite a powerful class against
smaller and weaker ones, is both strong
and natural, and to resist it demands
the highest order of patriotism. We
have large sympathy for the farmers'
movement, and believe that by proper
management U can greatly benefit the
interest which it was formed to pro
tect. Its founders saw the dangers
which the introduction of politics
would cause, and wisely excluded its
presence from the order. We are glad
to know that the prevailing sentiment
of the granges is againnst the move
ment now on foot by certain designing
men to use the order for political
purposes. Its best Iriends see in this
movement the defeat of its principal
objects, and the early dissolution of
the order itself. Whatever tends to
weaKen tne iiepuoiican party as a
national power, takes from it the
ability to djring about the reforms
which the farmers of the West stand
in need of. To break away from that
party, and form another on purely
class grounds, may fcr a time insure
local advantages, but tlese will be
purchased at the expense of greater
advantages, which must of necessity
be national in their character. Cheap
er transportation to the seaboard, and
and to the markets of the East is one
of the necessities of the hour. It af
fects all sections of the country, and
to bring it about requires the united
efforts of the representatives of all
branches of industry. The Republican
party is fully alive to the importance
of opening new outlets for Western
production, and has already taken s teps
to secur them at an early day. To
cripple the party by withdrawing from
it enough strength, to thiow the elec
tion into the hands of the Democracy
would'be to imperil the best interests
of the West. We cannot but regard
this movement towards the formation
of a third party as nothing more nor
less than a Democratic dodjre, having
for its object the disruption of the
Bepul.'lican parly by a division in its
ranks. Every Republican farmer in the
West should.be on his guard against
the seductive influences of those
politicians who assure them that noth
ing but a farmers' ticket can secure
the relief they demand. If the farmers
hold the balance of power in any State,
they have it within their power to
elect men who shall represent their
interests. This can be done through
the Republican party without in the
least weakening its power. We
sincerely. hope that tho Republican
farmers everywhere will frown down
all attempts to nominate a class ticket.
It will lead to organization of other
interests against them, and defeat the
projects now on foot for their relief.
If they want to be felt in 'politics let
them be more active "in the ranks of
the party, and seek the nomination of
men who trill truly represent them in
the State and national councils.
Trunk Railroad.
Our friends who feel discouraged
must cheer up along tho line of long
delayed and much desired Trunk road.
Prof. Rich had the pleasure of meet
ing Rr. Converse during a recent trip
from Lincoln, and the Doctor was on
Lis way to meet gentleman in Neb
raska City, to confer definitely touch
ing the action of our neighbors on the
Trunk. Dr. Converse has no further
offers to present, or rather no modi fixa
tion of past prepositions to make. The
Trunk will be built whether Nebraska
City subscribes a cent or not ; so Dr.
Converse informed Prof. Rich. In tho
event of her non-subscription, how
ever, it is probable the Trunk road will
hot pass through Nebraska City. Dr.
Converse also informed Prof. Rich that
a survey of the route back of Nebraska
City, under any circumstances, will at
once be made.
Tho Trunk road should run, if
practicable, through Nebraska City,
but it will certainly be built, either
through or by that city. Democrat of
the oth.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OE THE
CASS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
A fanner, in Newberry, South Caro
lina, says the Progressive Age, has a
mule soVontrary that lie can do r.otli:
ing with it. Put him in harness, alu
it is hard to say which way ho will
travel. Pnt a saddle 011 him, nnd hb
appears to doze; but try to mount himj
and he will all of it midden kick every
way, straight out, sti addle-bug, Avitll
all four legs at once. As to eating, hd
will out auylhing from his food-trough
up to a wooden ssvddle. Tho owner
took a notion to have him shod, but ho
kicked out the blacksmith shop nnd
returned home. The owner tried to
kill him some time back, so lie tied his
ears with a trace chain and rode hlui
for six consecutive days and nights as
hard as he could under whip nnl pur,
The fact is, ho ne;ir!y killed himself
in tho -effort, and had to be carried up
stairs to bed, nnd Ins f;nri belief was
that the mulo would die that night;
but, to his astonishment, the next
morning ho found that the aiulo had
kicked to death a Chester hog weighing
"00 pounds, bU a piece out of his
horse's shoulder, eat up saddle, blanket,
and bridle, tore down the fence, and
was splurging rbont, more devilish
than ever, to find something else
meaner to do,
To the Public!
The gate receipts at the Cass county
Fair, 1873, were, $452.50.
Keceipts irom the iu per cent, on
contested premiums, $74.33.
Booth and wagon rent, 5 16.00.
From County Treasury, $249.30.
Due on advertisements, $103.00.
Expenses, including 0150.00 as rent
of Fair ground, were, $.(103.91.
Amount of premiums awarded,
$310.10.
We hope the Directors will be at the
next regular meeting, to be held on the
first Saturday in October, at the Court
House, at 2 o'clock, r. si.
The Society is owing some old debts
which should be settled at once.
Arrangements should be made for
the rent of ground the coming year.
l he Directors are the proper persons
to transact all this business, and the
members will be much better satisfied
than to have it performed by those not
legally authorized.
J. F. DOUD, Scc'y,
Dated, Plattsmouth, Sept. 22, 187.'.
STATE ITEMsT"
The savings bank depositor is just
now trying to convince the rest of the
world that he is a very absurd species
of lunatic' Perceiving that there has
been a panic and among stock-brokers,
he has apparently called his brother
lunatics together aid said, "Come, let
us try to break our bank." Thereupon
a run upon the savings banks has been
be gun, and the depositors are doing
their best to break them, and so lose
theif money and that of every one who
has trusted those institutious. If these
people are accessible to reason, insterd
of losing hours in the noble effort to
br.?ak the banks, they will quietly go
home and mind their business, permit
ting the banks to mind theirs. If a
uanK is sound, a run vipon it cannot
A man named Chas. Pound was shot
and killed by one James Dunbar, at
Meridian, on the 23d inst., in a quarrel
about a horse race.
A skeleton of a man was found near
North Platte minus the skull. No clue
to its identity.
Cement. Some weeks ago eight bar
rels of cement burnt' from the rock
found here, were sent to Omaha, in or
der that a thorough trial might be giv
en to the article. The result of all tests
applied to the cement is most satisfac
tory. It was made up into piping by
the Omaha Pipe Co., used in cisterns,
and put into stone walls, and in all
trials it was shown to be equal to the
best American cement. The best build
ers of Omaha agree in this opinion.
Satisfied with the test, the Beatrice
cement Company are now preparing
to erct a permanent kiln, and put in
the necessary machinery for the manu
facture of the cement. They have de
cided to conduct the business after the
most approved methods, and in order
to do this, Mr. Campbell, the member
of the company best acquaintetl with
cement manufacture, started on Tues
day for the Rosendale works in Ulster
Co., N. Y., where he will obtain all the
information needed to enable him to
carry on the business here to the best
advantage.
Mr. Roper informs us that they will
probably use steam in running their
mill, instead of water, as they have de
cided it to be the cheaper power. Be
Ctrice Express.
Dick the l'ny-Csit
" Mee-ow ! mee-ow ! mee-ow ! " Poor
Dick looked around iu the dark. He
was hungry, and crying for something
to cat. Poor Dick had no home. Dea
con Jchil and Mrs. Jehil and all tho
little Jchils had gono away from tho
brown farmhouse, where ho had ived
for two years; and, in their stead, had
come Mistress Sharper and live small
Sharpers, with fierce gray eyes. All
the Jehils had stroked Dick's fur
softly, and given him bits of red becf-
s;'k to eat, and sweet milk to drink
but all the little Sharpers held him up
by his tail, and i inched hlin uutil ho
was sore, anil Mistress .Sharper beat
him with a broom-handle whenever
in his hunger, ho went into the pantry
to look for a mouse. So Dick mourn
fully left tho dear old place, aud went'
forth to seed his frturio. Nightcame,'
and he was ttill out on tho road.
Mee-ow, mee-ow!" Oh for even a
bit of dry bread to eat! But snoy
blew into his pink iriouth instead.'
Yes, the si'ow began to fall fash Dick
trudged on through the drifts. "MeoJ
ow! mee-ow! mee-ow! It was like
the voice of a lost child.
Patty and Uncle Bod s.it In the
sleigh, quite hidden under a grea
buffalo-robe. "Mee-ow! mce-owt
nr.":-cw! v
'I hear a 'ittle baby ky or somcs-
ing," said ratty.
"It is the wind," said Uncle Bob.
"It is a pussy-cat!" cried Patty.'
Unky Bob, find him, won't Wf"
'I will," said Uncle Bob; and ho
jumpejd out of the sleigh, and listened.'
"Puss! puss!"
"Mee-ow!" .
A minuto more, and Dick was in
Patty's lap, under tho buffalo-robe.
He purred, well as he might.
" 'Oo tunning snow pussy-cat!" said
Patty. "'Oo shall go home with
and 'lay as long as 'oo live so!"
And so Dick won a new home.
Lie,
Salt is a simple rcine-dy for many
things. . It will cure sick headache,
make cream freeze, make butter come,'
take ink stains out of cloth of any kind,
kill.wers, kill worms, make the ground
cool, so it is more congenial to celery,'
cabbage, etc., cea.se the iUhing pain
caused by irritable skin disc:ises, like
hives, itch, etc., produce vomiting or
stop it, as you like, uud many other
things, too numerous to mention.
had collected en nlasse into the. condi- better the i- i tdition of depositors; if
"What's your business ?" asked a
judge of a prisoner at the bar.
"We.ll, I spose you might call me a
locksmith." "When did you last work
at your trade?" "Last night; whth I
heard a call for the pcrlice, I made a
bolt for the front door."
tion when first discovered, when the
mass commenced to move with all the
likeress and characteristics of a black
snake, towards a large ant-hill near by.
On gaining tlxe object of their march,
these seemingly thousands of little rep
tiles disbanded and commenced a furi
ous assault en the occupants of the lit
tle hill, where a spirited battle was"
waged against the ants for about fifteen
minutes, for the possession of tho ant
eggs stored therein. The snakes came
off victorious, and soon collected again
eti masse into' a greatly enlarged mass,
resembling a large snake as before
but twice its original size, gorged with
ant-eggs.
Mr. Beemer then assaulted the rep
tile again, arid stamped it titerally to a
mass of pulp with a heavy pair of cow
hide boots which he fortunately had on
at the time.
A similar serpent was killed on the
mountain, pbout four years ago, by Mr.
Henry Cole, of Colville, and the old
residen ts of that locality have occasion
ally killed these "varmints," for the last
fifty yeari Dectertown IN. J.I Inde
pendent.
it is weak, the run will break it and
cause the loss of at least nine-tenths
of money committed to its care, Ex.
The Rev. I. S. Kalloch, of the Law
rence Tribune, insinuates that "the
hoary-headed old hooek-nosed devil of
the Leavenworth Times" wants a con
troversy with. hiin. The Times thinks
the remark does not manifest a Chris
tian disposition. But -vvhat can you
expect of a man who left Massaehn-
f setts as Kalloch did?
From the Daily Graphic.
The President is winning praises
from all partie? for his firmness in re
fusing to illegally tamper with the
currency. He was urged by business
men and capitalists of skill and repu
tation, including Mr. Vanderbilt him
self, to issue the reserved fund of cur
rency, but refused to do so because the
act would have been an illegal exercise
of power. The journal which has
made itself so absurdly conspicuous by
its clamor about "Cajsarism" will find
it difficult to explain this fact To
make himself master of the whole,
business of the country, and to accom
plish thi3 by a bold disregard of law
and a conspicuous exercise of personal
power, would have been precisely the
sort of thing which a "Cxsar" would
have 1 icca eager to do. Instead of this,
President Grant withstood the power
ful influence brought to bear upon
him, and contented himself with or
dering the purchase of bonds, which he
has a right to do. This careful rever
ence for law is not the mark of the
coming MCtesar.".
Thank heaven the Graphic is com
ing to its senses about Grant. Maybe
it will about other thiugs. .
Another Prominent Intester.
Gen. C. II. VanWyck, M. C, from
New York, after careful visits of in
spection in the west, has purchased a
farm between Wyoming and Nebraska
City, in this State, and purposes to
stock it with fine cattle. He will com
mence breaking and stocking at once.
He thinks, after mature consideration,
that there can be no better investment
of his money. Lincoln Journal.
As an illustration of the wide-spread"
use of a certain popular title, it is re
lated that; a gentleman i ecently stepped
into a saloon in Denver, and cried out
in a loud, cheery tone, "Hello! como
Professor, take a drink," Six men sit
ting in the saloon at once arose and
came forward, while a bootblack,'
whose stand was just outside the door'
and a passing corn doctor smilingly ac
cepted the invitation, and stepped in.
The library of the late Sir Frederick
Madden, recently sold in London, con
tained anrai? other curiosities a col-.
lection of f;7,.j00 single half-ponny
songs and 1 H tjuch jii in former
times were su'rg about the streets by
the professi m:i ballad singers.
While the nondescripts in the North
are busily proclaiming the death of the
Democratic party, their brethren of
the South sing quite another tune, the
organs being flushed with hope. Tho
Galveston (Texas) Commercial says:
Radicalism is even now on the verge
of the Tarreian rock. . The Democracy
should take it by the thru.it and hurl
it over as the Romans did their male
factor, and once again "Freedom in
dazzling robes attired, will walk the
land enchanted and admired."
The local editor of the Jacksonville,.
Florida Republican, compliment; the
honesty of the postmaster at that place
because a letter containing a ten dollar
bill, addressed to an old negro woman,
was promptly deliverer! to the party
for whom it was intended.
The Manhattan, Jvlan., Natio)ialit
says.' Mr. A. M. Coon, of Blue Bot
tom, has i cow seven years old that
has the largest udder we ever be
held. Its circumference is four feet
seven and a half inches ; ii two feet
in depth at tho back part, and seven
teen inches at the frotit. Who has
seen a cow that can beat it? The two
front teats yield eight to ten quarts at
milking. The back teat3 are left fer
the calf.
The Republican Convention of San
gamon County IIU will meet at Sprin j-
. T . . 1 r- . . . ...
The' editor of a new paper in Ne
braska, begins his introductory article
with the following sentence : "The ob
ject in view in the establishment cf
this' paper i3 the procurir'sr oi .means
-rr- - Ior iae nominan011 ot wherewith to buv bread and butter and
wui, uu.,c pyod clothes."."-.' F; Paper.
Mrs. J. B. Dakin, pie ent incumbent
and Miss Eaton, are rival candidates,
before the Republican convention in.
CVrro Gordo County, Iowa, for Super
intendent cf Schools.
Delaware Republicans are jubilant
over their great victor' in Wilmington
and their organ, the Commercial, thinks,
the large majority foreshadows tho re
demption -of the State in 187L .
The Jonesbv.ry f7aZ 'f.nUHdvocatfo
for governor of Vermemt the Hon. Y. r
P. Walten of Montpelier, "a practical;
intelligent, sensible, and able man; a
than not .entangled in rirgs, and ono
without guile." .
Last year Matilda Fletcher did JXcc
tive work in favor of t lie Ilifp.'iK.'cari
cause a? a political speaker. And now
Julia Ofj-rctsoii is taking the lead,
among1 the grange orators. She spear!
from the same platform with the Mas--ter
of the National Grange in'd U ver;
popular.'
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