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Attorneys at Law & Real Estate Brokers
PLATTSMOl'TII, ... NEB.
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T K. LIVINGSTON. Physician and Surgeon,
Tenders ids professional services to the
citizens of Cass conntv. Residence southeast
comer of Oak and Sixth streets ; office on Main
street, one door west of Lyman's Lumber arrt,
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The best books published on the Horse and
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Tn fact the largest and best assortment of
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and examine Goods. apinis.
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Rooms three doors west of Crooks House.
CUTTING AND FITTING MADE
" A SPECIALTY.
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I am prepared to accommodate the public
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Busies, Wagons,
and a No. 1 Hearse.
On short notice and reasonable terms, A
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and all parts of tiie city when desired.
Janitf.
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body's home in Plattsmouth, if they want It, by
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THE HERALD;
Volume 9.
PlRttsmoutb, Nebraska, Thursday, December 11, 1873.
Number 37.
Official Directory
CONGRESSIONAL.
T. V. Tipton. Brownville V. S. Senator.
1'. W. Hitchcock. Omaha V. S. Senator.
L. Crounse, Ft. Calhoun Representative.
EXECUTIVE.
K. W. Furnas, r.rov.nville. ... Governor.
J. J. Gosper, Lincoln Sec'y of State.
.1. B. Weston. Beatrice Auditor.
H. A. Ki-iiii, Columbus Treasurer.
J. R. Webster. Crete Att'y Gen.
J. McKelizie, Lincoln: . Sup't Pub. Instruc'u.
JUDICIARY;
Geo. B. Lake, Omaha Chief Justice.
Daniel Gantt, Nebraska City, I a u,..,to Tiwt's
Samuel Maxwell, Platts'th, f Associate Just s.
rLATTSMOUTII.
R. R. Livingston Mayor.
Phelps Paine City Clerk.
Win. Winterstein City Treasurer.
.1. W. Haines Police Judge.
Miles Morgan . Marshal.
D. N. Johnson Street Commissioner.
ALDERMAN.
First Warp. J. Fitzgerald, II. S. Newman.
Skconi Warii. F. Wayman. C. Nichols.
Tiiiiiii Wan. R. C. Cushin.Thos. Pfillock.
1'Ofurii Wakd. 11. Vivian, L. F. Johnson.
TIIE SEASONS OF THE YEAR.
CASS COUNTY.
Tl. V. Ellison
Dali'l MeKinnou. .
W. L. Hd)ls
U. W. Wise..
Jacob Vallery, ,
i . i iarie,
Linai) .lames,
J." W. Thomas.
Probate Judfre.
County Clerk.
Treasurer.
...Sup' Pub. Instruct'u.
. Co u n t y Com m iss i on & rs .
Coroner.
Churches.
BAPTIST On the eorner of Main and Ninth.
Rev. T. J. Arnold. Pastor. Services every
Sabbath, at 11 a. m. and 7 p. lit. Sabbath School
at it1? a. in. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening.
C'HRISTr AN Service in Conprepation Church
' at It iu in. and 6 : ".o P. m. Corner of Locust
and th streets. Cordial invitation extended to
all classes to attend.
TrriSCOPAL Comer Vine and Third streets,
-L Minister. Services every Sunday at
11 :a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 3 p. m.
CATHOLIC North side of Public Souare.L'ev.
F it her Bobal. First Mass every Sabbath at
8 30 . m.. Second Ma;;s and sermon at lo-ao,
A esp rs and Benediction at 7 p. in. Mass at
8 si. in every week day.
"LMRST PRESBYTERIAN North side or Main
street, west of nth. Rev. W. T. Bartie ; Ser
vices every Sabbath at 11 a. m. and7 p. m.
Saldiath School at 'J-30 a. m. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
METHODIST EPISCOPAI West side of cth
street south of Main. Rev. C McKelviey
Pastor. Services everv Sal-bath- at l :::i a. m..
and 7 p. in. Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening. Class nieetiug every Monday CA'cning,
and immediate! v after close of Sabbath inorn
iint services. Sabbiith School at 2 M. B.
Reese, Supermtemlant.
CONTAG den 24 September hat die Heutsehe
Ev. I.uth. Gemeiads in ihrem Schuihaus vor
mittags urn 11 Ciir Gotteodienst. I'eberhaupt
findet 'ierselbe von jet.t an letrelmaessig alle 14
Tauestatt. Minister, Rev. L. Ilannawald.
Stibbath se'iKxd at 1 p. in., Prof. d'AUemand,
Superintendent.
Lodges.
T O. O. F. Regular meetimrs of natte Lodge
A No. 7, I. O. O. F. every'Thursday evening at
Odd Fellows' Hall. Transient Brothers are cor
dially invited to visit.
E E. CUNNINGHAM, N. G.
Ai.rx. Schlf.oei., Secretary.
T O. Oi F. PLATTSMOl'TII KNfAMP5IF.NT No.
3. Regular Convocations the 2il and 4th
Friday's of each month at Odd Fellows' Hall
coiii'.'r;$d and Main streets. Transient Patri
archs cordially invited to visit.
II. J, STREIGIIT, O. T.
H. Nkwmam, Scribe.
A T ASONIC Pl.ATTs-IOl TH LODOE No. 6. A.
1 F. & A. M. Refidar me tings at their Hall
on the fust and third Monday evenings of each
month. Transient brethren invited to visit.
R. R. LIVINGSTON, W. M.
A. d'ALI FMAND, Sec.
COY LOLGE No. 22, A. F. & A. M. Regu
lar meetings at Macoy Had, first and third
Flidavs J. N. WISE, W. M.
J. M. Hkakoslf-y. Sec.
VErilASKA CHAITER No .1. R. A. M. Reg
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day evenings of each month at ?'- o'clock p. m.
R. R. LIVINGSTON, II. P.
II. Nkwmax. Sec.
T O. G. T. OLIVE BRANCH, No. 2. J. Th.
You Hz. W. C.T.; D-D. Martindale, W.
See. ; T. W. Shrvock. Lodge Deputv, meets at
Clark & Plummet's Hall every Tuesday eve
ning. Travelling Templars respectfully invited.
rpi'RNVEKEIN. The Turner Society meets at
J- Tinners' Hall in Guthman's Block, on the
first and third Wednesdays of each month.
A. Von Schwam-nherg," President ; George
Karcher. Vice President : H. Newman, Treas
urer : W. Breed. Recording Secretary i. . Paul
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To fill our hearts with joy, for then,
Bright Summer it is near.
And pleasant is the Summer time,
With fields of growing grain.
Without this bright sunny weather,
Work would be quite in vain.
Then comes Autumn with chilly winds,
And changes quite, the scene ;
Now, everything is brown and gray,
Which once was bright and green.
Winter wraps his Icy mantle
Around his shivering form ;
And o'er earth breathes bis frosty breath,
And sends the driving storm.
And our own lives are not unlike
The seasons cf the year.
And begin, like Spring, to end
Like Winter, cold and drear.
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BY MRS. A. W. CURTIS.
J. H. Dultery,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
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f Fie'S!w,0-iY y...
Mrs. Smith nnd Mrs. Brown were
having a very comfortable afternoon
together. Mrs. Smith, who was an in
valid, or thought herself one,- vrhich is
just as bad, was reclining in an easy
chair, and Mrs. Brown who had run in
with her knitting just to see how she
was, had been persuaded to spend the
rest f the day with her friend.
Yes,Mrs. Brown, I consider it provi
dential. That poor niece of mine was
left an orphan on the cold charities of
the world, and as I was the only friend
she had, she came right here, of course,
Well, here I am in such delicate health,
needing constant attention, and I
couldn't expect my own girls, poor
dears, to be fussing around their sick
mother all the time. I want them to
enjoy themselves while they can. This
poor thing needed a home, and I gave
it to her at once. I said, "of course,
child, come right here and live with us.
You can make yourself useful, no
doubt, and it'll be all right. She's been
here six mouths now, and has been a
wonderful help to me. I keep her
busy from daylight until dark to keep
her mind off her troubles, you know,
and nights when I can't sleep it's
dreadful handy to have her where she
can rub my back, soak my feet, bathe
my head and read me to sleep."
"Do you pay her wages ?"
"Bless me, no! She said something
about it one day as if she expected to
be paid for her work, but I told her we
couldn't think of hiring our own blood
relations to work for us. I told her
to just be easy about that, whenever
she needed anything we'd see about it.
She gave me a kind of a queer smile
that I didn't quite understand or like;
but, on the whole, she i3 quiet and gen
tle like, and I consider it a real Provi
dence." "Where is she now ?"
"I sent her down to the back pasture
to get some blackberries for my tea.
I thought maybe I'd relish them If
they were fresh."
Down in the back pasture" she was,
the poor niece, Meta Lan jdon, but not
picking blackberries. She .vas sitting
on a mossy log among the bushes, cry
ing as if her heart would break. It
did her good ; it Qpoled the tierce fever
in her heart, and she finally grew quiet
and slipped softly down upon her
knees and prayed long and earnestly
for patience and wisdom and help from
her Heavenly Father. Then she
caught up her pail and rose to com-'
mence her task. But it so happened
that Doctor Chester, who was spend
ing a few weeks in that delightful
country place, was out hunting that
day. A fine, plump partridge flew up
from the bushes just at that moment,
and the Doctor fired. To hi3 astonish
ment the bird escaped, but a shrill
scream and heavy fall beyond the
bushes made him throw down his gun
and bag and rush furiously through
the sharp briars, never heeding the
rents they made in his fine hunting
suit or the cruel scratches upon his
face and hands.
There lay the game he had brought
down, in the shape of a young girl
who was in a dead faint or killed for
aught he knew. He quickly loosened
her dress and dashed water in her face
from the full canteen which he hap
pened to have, and finally forced a few
drops of brandy between her lips. At
lengthjshe opened her eyes, to his great
relief, "and tried to rise, but a sharp
cry of pain showed there was some
thing more serious than mere fright.
"What is it, where are you hurt?"
"My arm," she exclaimed.
He tore the faded calico sleeve open
to the shoulder, and sure enough the
soft white arm, was covered with
blood and seemed to be riddled with
shot.
"Dear, dear, what have I done !" He
exclaimed, hastily tying his own and
her handkerchief tightly around it.
"There's no time for apologies or ex
planations. I thought I was shooting
a partridge, and in some unaccountable
way I have shot you. Now tell me
where you live so I can get you home
as soon as possible. I am a physician,
and we'll soon have the poor arm all
right again."
"My home is jtist over the lull I
can walk if you will help me a little."
With a set, resolute face, and lips
tightly closed to keep back the moans
of pain, Meta walked hastily toward
home leaning upon his arm. " But just
as they reached the gate she fainted
again, and taking her in Ids arms he
bore her rapidly to the house, and
without any ceremony pushed open
tfce parlor door and laid her upon a
sofa.
Mrs. Smith screamed murder at the
top of her voice, and went into violent
hysterics. The doctor frowned scorn
fully ab her. and said to Mrs Brown:
"There's no time for nonsense ; bring
me some cold water and bandages at
once, and send somebody to the hotel
for Dr. Chester's small case of surgical
instruments."
Mrs. Smith, left to herself soon re
rnvcred, and insisted upon an explana
tion of affairs.
"It's nothing serious, I hope, I have
accidentally sent a charge of shot into
thi3 young lady's arm. Are you her
mother?"
"Xo, indeed, she i3 a poor dependant
creature that we've taken in for chari
ty's sake; a neice of mine, and what
I'm to do with her now I can't see.
can't take care of her, and indeed, sir,
it's mighty inconvenient to have her
laid up just at this time. She is very
jiecessary to my comfort. I need a
sight of care and waitin' on, night and
day."
"Well, madam, sTiexll 'need a sight of
care and waitin' on' herself now for
awhile, and must have it."
By this time the young girl revived
again under the vigorous treatment she
received, and the instruments .were
brought to him.
"Now, madam, will you tell me
where to take this young lady, for she
must be put to bed at once."
"Well, she sleeps in a little closet off
iriy room "
"That will never do. Show me the
largest, best room you have in the
house." Taking Meta gently in his
arms, the doctor followed Mrs. Smith
up stairs to a large pleasant chamber.
She groaned in spirit as she turned
down the white counterpane, and asist
ed the doctor in getting Meta undress
ed and into bed; but he was not to be
trilled with at such a time. "Now,
madam, I will excuse you, but let Mrs.
Brown bring me plenty of warm water
and soft, old linen, and remain to as
sist me And I want a servant close
at hand to get whatever else I may re
quire while dressing the arm."
It was a terrible hour to Meta while
he probed each wound and removed
the shot that were imbedded in the
tender flesh. Fortunately no bone was
broken, and at last it was neatly ban
daged with soft linen and wet with a
healing lotion, and she fell tuleep.
Mrs. Brown proved an efficient helper;
and as they passed quietly out of the
room the doctor said :
"My patient must have best of
dare and attention. Could you stay
and nurse her for awhile ?"
"Yes I might."
"Very well ; I will pay you well if
you will do it, for everything will de
pend upon keeping Iter quiet now."
He met Mrs. Smith in the hall.
"Madam, this woman lias consented
to stay and take care of your niece, and
I will see that she is well paid for it.
But mind what I say: you must not
see her, nor must any one else see her
but Mrs. Brown and myself for a week
at least, for she will have a serious
time of it at the best I regret it ex
ceedingly, more than I can tell you.
that I have been the cause of all this
suffering, and will do my best to have
her about again as soon as possible."
So saying, the doctor wished them
good-day, and soon disappeared from
their view.
"Well, now, if that isn't cool! And
what am I to do all this time?" groan
ed Mrs. Smith, rocking herself vigor
ously in her great arm-char. "And my
best spare room, too! Say, did he muss
everything up dressing that arm?"
"O no! he was very careful about
that."
"Well that's a comfort any way. To
think I should have such trouble with
that girl just when "I. needed her most!
I think it a very mysterious dispensa
tion of Providence."
The next morning the doctor found
Meta in a high fever, moaning with
pain and delirious. The arm was bad
ly swollen and inflamed, and altogether
her case had assumed a very alarming
aspect.
He did not go hunting or fishing that
day, but stayed by her bedside .admin
istering medicine with his own hand,
and doing everything in his power for
her relief. He was greatly distressed
over the accident, and inwardly vowed
he would never fire off another gun as
long as he lived.
But what a revelation of toil, hard
ship, and cruel wrong the unconscious
Meta made in her delirium! She fan
cied the doctor, as he bathed her hot
head and hands and soothed her as he
would a child, was her mother, and she
drew his head clos to her lips and
whispered :
"O mother! I'm so glad you have J
come forme! I am "tired to death.
Auntie has no mercy or feeling for me!
She has kept me at work over her night
and day, and I've gone hungry many
and many a time because I couldn't,
bear to eat the food so grudgingly giv
en. O I am so glad you have come!"
Now, Meta was not a beautiful girl,
though she had a sweet, pure, womanly
face, and great wistful eyes, and an
abundance of dark, silky hair. But
her small hands were brown and hard
ened with toil; she was poor, depend
ent, alone in the world except for this
selfish, unnatural aunt, and the cousins
who scarcely deigned to notice her.
Doctor Chester was a rich old bache
lor, not so very old either, only thirty
six. Why he had never married no
one could tell, but true it is he had re
mained heart whole all these years in
spite of the many beautiful women
who had smiled most graciously upon
him. But somehow this. poor suffer
ing orphan won his heart completely
during that week of unconsciousness.
He was charmed with her sweet prat
tle about her childhood; and her inno
cence and helplessness, together with
the suffering lie had so unwittingly
caused, appealed strongly to his sympa
thy, and he fully resolved to win her
love and make her his wife if possible.
Never had a patient a more assiduous
doctor and nurse than did ioor Meta.
Mrs. Smith fumed and fretted over all
the fuss that they made about ''that
(jirir until the doctor frightened her
into silence by telling her that he knew
how she had treated the poor child,
and if she didn't keep quiet and have
everything done that was needful for
her comfort ho would have her arrest
ed and tried for inhuman cruelty.
Under his watchful care the danger
was soon over, and Meta was pro
nounced convalescent. The doctor
took her out to ride as soon as she was
able, in the easiest of all carriages.
Bare delicacies were sent every day
from the hotel to tempt her returning
appetite. The sweetest and most fra
grant flowers that could be found
adorned her room. Meta remonstrated
with him for all thi3 lavish kindness,
but he would silence her by saying he
was the cause of all her suffering and
aheiriust allow him to atone for it every
way he could. How eagerly he watched
the faint color that crept into her
cheeks at his approach ! How tenderly
and delicately he ministered to her
comfort and pleasure day by day, until
at last he venture 1 to tH her of his
love and his great desire to have her
for his own.- lie had become very dear
to her during all thosa weeks of suf
fering, and she acknowledged it and
promised to be his wife lie hastened
to inform Mrs. Smith of their betrothal,
and asked her forbearance for another
week when, he assured her, he would
relieve her from all further care and
responsibility of lier niece. Imagine
if you can her astonishment! She was
completely "dumbfounded " and had
not a word to say; though doubtless in
her heart she thought it another most
"mysterious dispensation."
The next day a notable dressmaker
from the city arrived with various
wonderful and costly fabrics, which
she had orders to make up for Miss
Langdon in the latest style. Such a
time as there was then of cutting and
basting, of trying and trimming! Two
other seamstresses kept their sewing
machines running at the highest rate
of speed, until at the close of the week
there was enough of a wedding trous
seau to fill a huge Saratoga trunk. The
doctor made daily pilgrimages between
that chamber and the city, until at hist
he could hot devise another thing
which his darling cchld possibly need
for dress or ornament during the trip
to Europe which he" had planned.
Never was there a happier bride and
groom than those who were made one
in Mrs. Smith's parlor that bright Sep
tember morning. They went immedi
ately to his beautiful home on the
Hudson, where his mother received
the new daughter with open arms,
and soon after went to Europe where
they spent a year. Meta made good
use of thrj time by putting herself
under the care of the best private
teachers; and when on their return
the happy doctor presented his wife to
his friends, there was not among them
one more highly aceomplised or more
elegant and refined. The doctor was
very proud of her, and never tired of
telling his intimate friends how he
found his wife, or the result of his
last shot.
GAMBLING.
A GAMBLER INTERVIEWED.
His Opinion of Different Games.
Who Gamble ic.
(From the St. Louis Globe.)
POKER
is a fair game, although there is plenty
of room for swindling. Even II played
on the square, a gambler c.n beat a
greenhorn any time, because he can
tell by the very countenance cf
"greeny" what kind of cards he has,
and the great secret in playing poker
lies in knowing when to bet on your
"ante." Sharpers generally" give good
hands to the players, but they are al
ways sure to hold the best. Those fel
lows who travel around the country
victimizing the unsophisticated rustics
are a different class altogether, and
they are much the sharpest in profes
sion. That reminds me
of a little story, which I don't think
you have ever heard, and which illus
trates how even sports themselves aire
often made the victim of misplaced
confidence. About two years ago a
Missouri river steamboat left Fort
Benton with a party of tough and well-to-do
miners oh board. There were
also amOg the passengers three or four
"brace men," and before arriving at
Souix City they had very generally
cleaned out the pockets of the miners.
The boat stopped at Souix City to
"wood up," and found, among other
persons waiting to get on board, a ministerial-looking
personage with the
longest and most solemn countenance
on him you can well imagine. He was
dressed in a suit of black, wore a white
stove-pipe hat and a "choker" collar,
ornamented with a black neck-handkerchief.
Well, lie got aboard and the
boat started down stream. For two
days he was unnoticed by the other
passengers, but one of the sports at
last thought he saw a chance to "make
something out of the sad and melan
choly individual. The latter would
once or twice a day step up to the bar
and with a voice that was as mild and
gentle as a maiden's, ask for "a glas3 of
soda, if you please," and then he would
pull a roll of bills from his pocket and
take a quarter from their interior lay
ers. Then he would say to the bar
keeper, as if under a thousand obliga
tions, "THANK YOU", SIR,"
and walk aft again as if about to com
mit suicide.
This tiling had gone far enough, and
the gambler I have spoken of at last
approached him.
"Would you like a little game of sev
up, sir?"
"Seven up? What is seven-up?
Please tell me, my good friend."
'Why, a game of cards, you know,
just to pass the time; let us play a
game."
"My good friend, I do not know any
thing concerning cards; I cannot play
theiA."
"Well come along, we'll show you
how to do it. And the mild gentleman
in black, after some further protests,
at length consented
They showed hiin how" 'twas done,
and they played several games. The
gentleman in black was delighted.
Gamblers wants to know if he will
play pokier, five cents ante, just for the
fun of tha thing. Gent in black
says he can't play the game, but they
explain again, and poker commences.
The gentleman in black loses every
time. There are six men in the game;
each one deals before gentleman in
black, and ante has been raised to a
dollar. Gent in black deals awkward
ly, and looks at bi3 hand. sext man
to dealer bets five goes around, and
the bets are raised to one hundred dol
lars. Gent in black sees it, and makes
it a hundred better. Gamblers look as
tonished, but will not be bluffed. The
bet has reached five hundred dollars
a thousand. All drew out except a
plucky Pike's Peak miner, who sees
and calls him.
"what have you ?"
"Weal," answered the nian in' black,
"I heave let me see, let me see weal,
I heave four ones."
The gamblers who have suspicioned
something before, now look wild, and
the light beghr to t'awri iti the miner's
mind. He leaned acrosi the table and
said in the most sarcastic tone he could
command:
"Oli you heave, heave yer. You gol
durned sanctimonious son of a gun."
The gent got up from the table and
handed one of the gamblers his caTd. It
read "Bill Walker, New Orleans" one
of the mast successful sharpers in the
country.
I have told you this story in order to
demonstrate that gamblers often meet
ith men who tire more than a match
for them. I can assure you, although
I have; the reputation of being a gam
bler, I never have taken a poor man's
money, and I know that there are many
like me in this city; and I think this
way of arresting gamblers and treating
them like thieves, is disgracful in ev
ery respect.
These remarks, in substance, have
been used by all of the others whom
the reporter has visited. One gave
reasons, and very good ones, for the ne
ceslty of letting the gambling-houses
alone. He claims that since the cru
sade commenced, a large amount of
country trade has fallen off because
COUNTRY MERCHANTS WILL GAMBLE.
and as several of them have been ar
rested in the raids made by tiie police,
it has had a prejudicial effect on the
minds of our county friends, and they
no longer visit this city to purchase
their stocks. This class of men, in
stead of buying their goods in St.
Louis, buy them now in Chicago or
New York, where they can enjoy them
selves in tneir own fashion, without
a risk of being dragged before a police
judge.
JANUARY MEETING IS 71, STATE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
At the Grand Central, Omaha, Wednes
day, January, 7th, 1S71.
The regular January meeting of Ne
braska State Board of Agriculture will
transpire at the Grand Central Hotel
in the city of Omaha.
The members of the Board are as
follows:
MEMBERS WIldSE TERM OF OFFICE EX
PIRE IN 1874.
D II Wheeler M Dunham
J W Moore II Q Stiver
J II Gregg F A Tisdale
N W Welles F M M Dinninny
M Stocking John Keith
II Rhodes N P Coolidge
J W Holt Jas M Woods.
MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS OF OFFICE EX
PIRE IN 1875.
Judge O P Mason Gov It W Furnas
Gen J S Brisbin II C Addis
C II Winslow J T Allen
J Vallery W II Ely
G B Eaton G D Moore
R Daniels Silas Garber
G C Barton J Sterling Morton.
And each member is urged to be in
prompt attendance at 10 o'clock in the
afternoon of the day above named.
Arrangements have been made for ac
commodation of the Board, and a room
for their meetings at the hotel named,
which will probably prove satisfactory
to all concerned.
Business of supreme importance in
regard to the State Fair for the com
ing j-ear will be taken under advise
ment. Every earnest man who desires
to demonstrate, by the exhibition of
our soil-products, and our improved
breeds of domestic animals, the fact
that, in proportion to its age, Nebraska,
Agriculturally, is the foremost State
in the American Union, will, I am
quite certain, do all in his power to fa
cilitate the State Board in making the
State Fair a complete success.
The January meeting wiTl determine
when and where that fair is to be held.
It will arrange the premiums lists. It
will fix the price of admission to the
grounds during the Fair. It will, if
fully attended by its members, they
have severally given the matter that
thought which its importance merits,
dictate an agricultural and horticultur
al exposition for 1874 which shall be a
glory to our soil and climate and an al
lurement to intelligent and indus
trious men every where, to come here
and make unto themselves new and
happy homes.
Newspapers throughout the State
who have faith in this cause, and can
afford to publish this notice for the
sake of the cause, gratuitously, are re
spectfully asked to demonstrate their
faith by their works and publish, the
same immediately and until January
7th, 1874.
J. Sterling 3Iorton,
President Nebraska State Board of Ag
riculture Nebraska City, Nov. 24 th, 1873.
TELEGRAPHIC!
Irascible old party-"Conductor,
why didn't you wake me as I asked
you? Hare I am,- miles beyond my
station." Conductor "I did try, but
all I could get out of you was, 'All
right, Maria; get the children their
breakfast, and I'll be down in a
ninute."
THE DISASTER.
Eondon, December 1.
The ship La Mountain, from New
York, arrived at Cardiff early this
morning with intelligence of a "dread
ful disaster to the steamship Ville de
Havre, wli'cji left New York Novem
ber 15, for Havre, in command of Caj
tain Surniont. At 2 o'clock on the
morning of the 2od, the Ville de Havre
came in contact with the Britisli ship
Loch Erne, from London for New
York, and sunk shortly after.
Two hundred and twenty-six of the
passengers of the Ville.de Havre were
lost. The La Mountain saved eighty
seven pssengers, and brought them to
Cardiff.
additional particulars.
London, December 1, 10 a. m.
Later dispatches from Cardiff bring
the following additional particulars of
the loss of the steamship Ville de
Havre. She was struck amidships by
the Lock Erne, and sunk in twelve
minutes after the collision.
The Lock Erne immediately lowered
her boats, which rendered all the ser
vice possible by thern. Fifty-three of
the crew were saved, including the
captain, and these go to make up the
eighty-seven saved.
Memphis, December 1.
A hurricane passed over the town of
Malvora. Tenn., early this morning,
demolishing six business houses and
unroofing several others. Eight per
sons were injured, two badly. The
tornado struck the railroad about three
miles below Malvora and in its course
up the railroad carrying houses, trees
and everything movable before it.
There was a heavy storm of rain here
last night and to-day.
Corpus Christi, Tex., Dec. 3.
On the night of the 1st inst. Indians
and Mexicans attacked Gray and
G rover's ranches,- about seventy miles'
hence toward the Ilio Grande. They
killed seven persons, and carried off
Gray's son. When the courier left
fighting was still goning on. It is
within fifteen miles of San Diego and
ranches with several hundred people,
but having no arms.
Judge Murphy, in the Lake county
circuit court at Waukegan, yesterday,
overruled a motion for a new trial in
the case of Chris Iiafferty the thrice
convicted murderer, and fixed the date
for execution of his death sentence
Friday, December 20th.
Havanna, Dec. i.
Captain General Jovellar telegraphed
to the Madrid Government to-night to
the following effect:
As the Madrid government peremp
torily orders the captain general to de
liver up the Virginius, General Jovellar
respectfully resigns his position, and
demands that another person take his
place. He demands that another per
son be sent to take his place who can
carry out the orders of the government.
Considering the excited state of public
opinion, and the impossibility of over
coming the difficulty, General Jovellar
submits that a manifesto was prepared
for delay, during which an opportunity
would be given for reflection and time
gained to allay the patriotic spirit of
the great National party in Cuba; but
the strong orders from Madrid, imme
diately to be executed, deprive him of
this resource, through which he hoped
to save the upholding of authority
and interests of the country. In order
tuat the Madrid Government may com
prehend the difficulties of the situa
tion, and do justice to the order and
perseverence with which he began his
labors, which, had already begun to
produce fruit, the captain general de
scribes the situation. He declares that
the impression produced by the news
of the agreement which has been com
pleted between Spain and the United
States, can be compared with that pro
duced in Spain by the treaty of Boy
onne, which led to the war of inde
pendence against Napoleon. He begs
to assure the government that the im
mediate delivery of the Virginius will
instantaneously couse frightful com
motion throughout the Island, wliich
would be sure to result in successive
catastrophes, even if a man of the
highest ability lie in command here.
The above dispatch was forwarded
early in the evening. Public feeling is
intensely excited, but the greatest order
prevails, owing to the confidence which
General Jovellar inspires.
.in ;m .i ij m hi mjjm
A WORD OF P20TEST 1X01 A
FARMER.
It has often been a cause of regret
to me, in looking over the different ag
ricultural papers, to see so many com
plaints from farmers in relation to
their business not paying. And then
we quote or point to the merchants as
an example of prosperity compared
with ourselves, little thinking that if
they published their complaint. as
freely Ave should find their papers and
magazines over-run with accounts of
failures. It Is with farming as with
everything else, not the business that
makes the man, but the man the busi
ness. Farmers, jus a class, try to do too
much. It is one thing putting in a
crop, andanother thing taking care of
it. I think that if we were to give the
thought and labor to the different crops
which they demand, our complaints
would be far fewer than they are. All
the patrons of husbandry, all the clubs,
all the agricultural papers in the coun
try will not help us, if we do not try
and help ourselves. So far as I have
observed, those who do the most grum
qling do the least work and thinking.
Country Qentleinan.
WIVES' COLUMX.
"Don't come on Sunday night I've
got a boil." said a postal card received
in Chicago the other day and signed
"Angil."
A loving couple, at Atlanta, who
wanted to start right off on the tour,
were married by telegraph the other
day, the' KJinister being fifty-one miles
away
SOUP MAKING.
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sou, coi ner of Main and Fil th Sts.
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There is no way in which the coui-'
fortable abundance of a table may be
better insured, while at the same time
a strict eye is kept upon economical ex
penditure of means, than by an afrnost
daily addition of soup to the family'
dinner. From the careless, sovei.1y
manner in which it is too often pre
pared, many acquire an almost invinci-.
bio repugnance to this otherwise palat
able and nutritious urticlo of diet. It
is only when concocted by an indiffer
ent cook tliat soup deserves the con
temptuous sobriquet of "slops," so of
ten applied to it.
It is surprising from what a scantj'
allotment of .material a dainty disit of
soup may be supplied. Let a roast of
beef be consumed to the very bone, a
turkey or pir of fowls deprived t'l
every joint, yet if the carcass is put
away, it furnishes at once the needed
basis. The French understand this to'
perfection, and we read that in Parisi
an kitchens a closed vessel containing
the "potage" is ever at the fireside,
awaiting any and every contribution
the skillful gi i.sette anon supplies from
the surplus of other dishes in process
of preparation.
But we propose to give directions
suited to American habits and tastes.'
The following hints, we trust will not
be found untimely, and are extracted
from the manuscript recipe-book f att
old and fairous Virginian1 house
keeper: Iu the first place, observe always to
lay your meat in the bottom of the pan
or pot, cutting the meat up, or if a'
bone, cracking it well. A lump of
butter adds richness', but it is not nec
essary. Select such herbs and vegeta
bles as you prefer, cut them iTp very
small, and lay over the meat, with a'
very little water, and a cautiously
small piece of salt. Cover the vessel
with a close fitting lid and set it by ft
slow fire; this will draw out i:ll the'
virtue of. the herbs and roots, giving
the soup a different flavor from what
is imparted byputtingtho full quantity
of water in at first. Turn the meat
frequently. When the gravy produced
is nearly dried up, fill your pot with a
sufficient quantity of water to make
soup enough for your family. To a
large shank-bone of beef, three quarts
or even one gallon is not too much to
allow.
When your soup is done, take it off
the fire to cool, and skim thoroughly
from grease. Put it on again and be"
sure not to dish it up unless boiling1
hot. Be careful to add salt and other
high-flavored condiments sparingly,
every table is provided with salt-cellar
and castors, so that a deficiency i:f
these respects may be easily rectified.'
If other thickening than the vegeta
bles used, is deemed advisable, brown"
the flour for all soups cave chicken
veal, and oyster soup.
SUNT 1YTTYT
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St. Patty was an orphan, and dwelt
in a cot with a sour old aunt. It
chanced, it being bitter cold, that three
hunters came and craved for meat and
drink. "Pack," said thfi star aunt
"neither meat nor drink have ye here."
"Neither meat nor drink," said Patty,'
"but something better." And she ran
and brought some eggs, some milk and
some flour, and, beating them up, pour
ed the batter in the pan. Then she'
took the pan and tossed the cafre Cncef
and then a robin alighted at the win
dow, and kept singing these words J
"One good turn deserves another." And"
Patty tossed and tossed the c ike, and
the hunters ate their full and departed;
And next day the hunter baron came"
in state to the cot and trumpets were
blown, and the hernMs cried "One good
turn deserves another " And iu token
whereof, Patty became the baron's wife,'
and pancakes were eaten on Shrove"
Tuesday ever nttbr.JerroIdTs Fireside
Saints.
If there is one thing more thar an
other to admire in the Omaha Herald;
it is certainly the neatness and dispatch
with which its editor changes positions"
from day to day on any paitict lar top
ic. A few days ago he was .'aiftpant
for war with Spain ami Cubar annexa
tion, and to-day he is just a? rampant
against war. Consistency is a rard
jewel wiiieb the Herald editor has
never yet sought to possess. Omaha
Bee.
HOW THE SENATE WILL 1'H'oBABLY'
STAND.
If
The United States Sena ors whose'
terms expire March .7, lST7, ,irc:
Administration in Roman , Opposi '
tion in. Italic
Ames, Miss., Hamlin, Me
Bayard, Del Lewis, Ya.,
Boreman, W. Va., Pratt, Ind
Brownlow, Tenn., Ramsej', Minn.,'
Buckingham, Ct Shur2, Mo.,
Mrs. Brigham Young No. 19 is also
on her way East to lecure:
Carpenter; Wis.,
CdHseTbj, Cal
Chandler, Mich.,
Edmonds, Vt.,
Fenton, N.- Y.,
Flanagan, Tex.,
Gilbert, Fla.,
Hamilton, Md.
Elections hell this year settle tLu
politics of- the Senatorial succession"
for California, Ohio, Maryland, Virgin'
ia, Mississippi and Texas. Elections
next year determine all the rest.
If Casserly should be replaced by
Republican as lie probably will be, thf
Administration r-i!l ha'e a' i'yrif'