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THE II Ell A LI); THE HERALD. i ? I pi'dlished kvkry Thursday aivi:htimi. ii' :r. at PLATT3M0UTH, NEBRASKA 2 w.t 3 w.l 1 tn.j 3 m. in. j 1 y r. ; 1 1 1 ! 7oi I f -2 6o I n ( o i 1 2 wr KOI 275; 3K! IOtV M(i a ir, 4(10 4 751 ilw'l MMi'MH) 8 0li looo) 12(K! au0 58 KM 3 C 1200! rno, isoo -liM 4000 mo OFFICE: On Vina St., O.-.e Block. North of MUn, Corner of Fifth Street. -J U5 00! 1X00! 21 on I v.i no' 4 ) of' W00 lo c 1 r JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor. "PERSEVERANCE CONQUERS." TERMS: $2.00 a Year. F15A11 Advertising bills dne riaarterlf . I OI'l'IC'IAI. PAI'KR OF CAMS COl'.VTV. tWTransient advertisements must bo paid lor in advance. Term, in Advance: Qt copy. 'iC year One copy, nix months Dan c&py, thre; motirlis VOLUME XII. 5- 'LATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1876; NUMBER :0. Extra copies f the HhaLi for Nile ey .1. t'. Y'ounp, i'ostoiiice news drnot, and O. F. John son.eorner of Main and Filth StroU. . l.oo . .50 4 i Ml PJi Wh,Ji II A II 6PA-B. I W. 1 snr.. . f I no' 2 sii's . . 1 Wi 3 sqrs . 2 0o n col.. B 00 t L ..I u ru ' icol ... 221 p. ; 3 v 3 J 5? 3 "TV - -1 5 1 ""3 , v-v J i a 1 3 "3 as. PIEST National Bank OK PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, PCCCESSOtt TO TOOTI.K, IIA'A A. CLARK, John Fitzjkrli V.. ii. DoVKV A. W. )irl,An-.!ILIV... JOS A O'K-jL KUK President. Vice President. Cashier. ...Assistant Cashier. Tiiis P. v.j'c is now opp for business at their f.civ r0"i. corner M:iin and Sixth streets, tmd 14 jrojiurtd to transai-t a- qencr.U BANKING BUSINESS. Slacks, Bor ia. Gold, C vsrnmenf and Local Sacurttie DOUGHT A XD SOLD. Deposits Received an I Interest Allott ed on Tim Ccrtijicu'.es. AvslIIsMa Ut auv part of the U'.ilted States and In titr. i'riBcip.'ITo w.ss and Citius of K'in:. agcts roi: THE CELKr-RATKD IiiJiAH Line and Allah Like OP NTr.ArJEHS. TVr.in wlsliiuj to brui out their f rends from rtiiio r.'.n I Cl:ltASE TICKETS FHOII US T!i r o c !i to i'lattitmonth. V3I. STADE LM ANN, Xtorlif op. Saunrlfrs House, Jfain St. At t!ie ulJ f tan ! I sti'.l hold for.'ti. r.ad for tli" f fnti'miial yc;ir 1 uSiT' muli ut "75 prices 1776. i iuc:ji. If ywu do not believe it.rome and st'e. A Lnre Sleek oi'CIotliiu-r. ill'.X'S AND HOYS' cax r.w. tsj r k. va Lim:."?. etc., ;., t f., -;c. riiuiU at a Jreat i.'j lutU'Ki :i Prkc. Fleming a Race, deaJ.t:i:. IX DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CAPS, A XI) X0TI0XS. Ar.J I's r5r. er-s' jTIir- teeera!ly. Our V.cvCir, arc all Nc-'tv. 2d v.o sell t in CHEAP. toy us oNcr:. and see; (!:!,-!) WXXl'T.iU WATER. SEB. Excelsior Barber Shop. J. O. BOONE, 2ain Street, opposite ttnti.'i hrs House. HAIR-CUTTING, KSPKCIAL ATTENTION CiYJEX TO Ilalr. CALL AND SEL IJOOXE, CJENTS, And j;eta bomie iu a CliEAIT SHAVE. WILLIAM HE HOLD Keeps our; uf llie Largest Stocks O IN TOWN. 40yl ri:opn: ktoi: (f PALACE BILLIARD HALL. (M tin St., wider Eii-st Nat. IlinU.) I5TTS3laTSI, - - - tY r.K RlTI'LiFD WITH TIIK BEST WINES, LIQUORS, BEEH, ETC., ETC. ryl H. A. WATERMAN & SON, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in . Pine Lumber, sb:iistg-IjBs, Sash, Doors, Blinds, ETC., ETC., ETC. Mat., street. Corner of Fifth, rLATTSMOUTII. - - - - NEK Still Better Rates for Lumber. Farmers' Eating House, KE1TDY .GE011GE SHAFER. AISO KEEPS .Groceries & Confectioneries. HEALS AT ALL HOURS. OX MAIN STREET. Nearly Opposite Court House, rLATTSMO VTH, XEli. Soif Tt rnr -7ffK frill w Good fresh milk DELIVERED DAILY! AT r. VEii ynoDrs home is pla ttsmo utu IF THEY AVANT IT, T.V J. r. riEAl'JIEISTER. f ED IS YOURORDKr AND I WILL TItr ASD r.IVE XQV inj 1 and en e you regularly. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. r)C FACY AKIH. 11 styles with name 0 loots post paid, J. 15. JIu.steil,Na.ssau, Kens. Co.. N.V. 37 U AGENTS WAITED FOS ThE STORY Of Written by his father. A complete aeeount of this most mysterious abduction and exciting search. Willi fac-simile letters and illustra tions. Outsells all other books. One agent took 5 orders in one day. Terms liberal. Ad dres. John E. Pottek jfc Co., Publishers, Phil adelphia. T QIC I IM. WITH A COLD IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS. TJSE WELLs' CAR B0 LIC TABLETS, a ure remedy for t'Ol'fJlfS. and all diseases of the TirrutAT. r.f.VG'3', CIIEUT ax U MU COUS MEM lilt AX K. PUT UP ONLY IX BF.f'H ROXES. SOLD I'.Y ALL DKUGGIMTS. CN. CKITTENTON. 7 Sil)iAeniie. N. V. ATTENTION ALL ireat FtanUrnpt Kal of Jewelry. On receipt of 6.) cents we wi'.l send bv mail, postpaid, all of the follr.u'iiiz pieces of Jew ly, viz: 1 pair Gold plated Enrared Sleeve Put ton', one et Gold Front Shirt Studs, 1 Collar Stud. 1 Wedding Riiiif. ' Roll Plato Watch Chain and 1 Gent'x Rose Cowl Scarf I'iu. We olfer this jrreat bargain merely to draw atten tion to oar l.i!S;nc-s. as w have all kinds of watches and Jewelry at low ir:cc!". Send for cta'ocne. TO.fc'S .1- CO., 7.15 Broadway , X T. City. trHEADV' F03 ACEN iS-f HE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION DKSCRIUED AND II.EU oTKATED. A frr.ipliic pen pietun of its history, grnr.d bui!d;ut, wonderful exhibits, em iositii-s. K"eat days. etc. Profusely illustrated, t oroutjlily poj:il:ir and very cheap. Uiytij iuiinensely, ft.o-Kl iicents wanted. Send foi full iiartieulars. This will b the chance of T0 years to coin riouey fact. Get the only reliable history. 'f !.'iif!Ani Rkos., l'tabs.. So. Z0 J.aSalle St., Chicago, lil. n jITjnYT P.e not deceived by premature bnuilUI'l books. as-vnunK to be "ot'iicial" and teiliut: what v ill happen in August and September. si itnula!r-s tlir- secretive onrans, thus fmnfylrg the bl:"d Hiid itrikioK at tue root of the ilis e:'S. It N t he iiiedicinnl cxI ract of the p'aat oftlin' n".i:. fomid in i'razsl. and is one oi t he mm! vomIrfnl to.)ie n.d invu;or;tors known rrid is ucd in l.ieir regular praelice ly the 1 ysici.uisof t!:at vid ot'ier countries. It vnH m-.-.'.if the Liver active, uslt Digestion p i it v the M:iu:l. r t-lre Vior to t!ie debilita ted, and is a ccrnin remedy for all diseases of a ciMf ;"m naluiv. and thus" ari-.i an from pover tv orw;:iit of blood. Hi"? IT. I'or s:ile t- Druuii-ts. Wlci'.o.ale i y C. X. CitiTTr.vTov. 7 Sixth Avciiuo. Mew York. PlaPtsmoulh Grain Co. (iSRDEIl & LAZEXBY, Ie.Uers iu Grain of ;ill kinds, CATTLE and H;;S; Also II AllD AXl SOFT rOAL ALWAYS O.V jtf IIAXIK FRESH" MEAT Come Here Roast Beef. Walk Iii-3IuiiGJi CIiops. srxcf out PORK STEAKS, oamf. yrn. ron'r.,f!ArsAf!r..Axn ai.i. tjTlIElt MiCATi IX SEASOX AT YOUNG'S Butcher Shop, PLATTS3WUTII, NEB., LOWER MAIN' ST., - SOUTH SIDE. w r Wi V 'H 1 1 H t i 1 i 1 1 To the Working 'IaH. We are now prepared to furnish all classes wiih constant empioynieut :;t home, the whole ot the time, or for their spare luomcids. Rusinevs tow, lifil't. ::nd profitable. I'ersons of either sex e:vsi!y earn from ."o cents to ier evening, and a pro portional sum by devoting their whole time to ihe business. I'.oys and iriri.s earn nearly a,; nr-.'li as me;. That a'.l who see Ibis notice may send llc ir sddrt s. and test th" business we make tiiis ::ii:tr:;lh,lieit o.'fer ; To such a.s are r.ot -.veil s:ti-l!i".l we wi'l send n;: dollar to pay for the trouble of writing. Full particulars, f.i!'.",plri wort'j cveril d-'ll.'.r-' to comftience work o:i. r.nd a copy f Home and Fireside, one f 1 he Iirjrest and be-.! Il'u-traied p.iblieations. all -ent free by ienil. Rader. if you want per-!!a-.: cut and profitable work, i-.ddri ss . liKusun STI.SW.N !: Co., I'oitland, Me. HO FOR THE IX PLA TTIS3IO U Til. U'lIOLEMALE F.IU' A.M) K;A STOSf. OF f?-Tr:UIUE-S old stand still kept pen by the above. CIOWRS. TOBACCOS, d-C WHOLE SALE RETAIL. W S.7.T.V Good Goods, Buy Largely Anil Invite trade to call and examine, ltf FOR YOUR If SiSSrlS I Better you call on d.t Ben Hempel, KEEPS AH EATING HOUSE. OK LOWER MAIN STREET, PLATTSUOUTII, - - - - NEB. Meals at all Hours. li. IIElfPEL, Prop. SAGE BROTHERS, ETC., ETC., ETC. One Door East of the Post-Ora -e, Flatlsmouth, Nebraska. ... :0: Practical Workers in SHEET I BOX, ZIXC, TIX, BRA-ZIEnY,dciS-c. Large assortment of Hard p.m Soft COAL STOVES, Wood and Coal Stoves for HEATIXG OR C00K1XG, Always o:i Hand. Every" variety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc Work, kept iu Stock. MAKING AND REPAIRING, Done on Short Notiee. IS-EVER YTIIIXO IVAItRA A" TED ! .'2 PRICES LOIV JOU'. Ktt SAGE BROS. OFFICIAL BinECTOKY. COXGRESSIONAU Sevatohs-r. W. Hitchcock, Omaha ; A. S. Paddock, Reatrice. R ii pit e.s k .NTAiivE L. Crouns?, Ft. Calhoun. STATE. Goveisnor Silas Garber, Lincoln. fc-KCUKTAKV Rruno Tzschuck. Lincoln. Tit kasurkk .1. G. McBride, Lincoln. Ai'DtTou J. it. Weston. Lincoln. ATTOKXKV CiEMRAL G. XI. Roberts, Llll- coln. supt. Itelic Ixstructiox J. M. McKen zle, Ltncoiu. " LEGISLATIVE. Skxator. tl District Sam. M. Chapman, PUttsvioutli. It KP It KS ENT ATI V F.S. 25th DISTRICT JnO. W Barnes, Plattsmouth ; Jno. House, Greenwood. JUDICIAL. Rt'PREMH .Tl'lMJKS Ge. it. Lake. Omaha ; Daniel Gantt, Rrownville ; Samuel Maxwell, Fremont. CftUXTY. Clf.uk C. P.Moore. Plattsmouth. TuKASfRF.n J.C. CuKiniins. Plattsmouth. SiiKitiKf M. R. Cutler, Plattsmouth. Commiwioskps E. G. Dover. Plattsmouth ; W. 14. Arnold, Greenwood; 1. Ramsey, Louivville. Coronf.k R. F. Reed. Rock RlnfTs. CITY". Mavok R. R. I.ivinnston. Tmkasl'Rfk Wm. Winterstciii. CI.KKK W. F. Rennett. C'ouNCiLKKN.lst Waui J. Pep;ierl)crg. W. Neville. Coix'it.MF.x, 2d Ward P. L. tse, J. . Weckhach. Counkii-men, 3d "Ward Wm. 1. Weds, R. Donnelly. Councilmt'.N, Rli W.titD-r. R. Guthmau, J. Heflner. PROFESSIONAL, CARDS K. Ii. HIXRIIAJI. ATTORNEY and Counselor at Law. Real estate bou-ht .-.nit sold. Taxes paid ; and spe cial attention given to collect ions. Oflice over Dr. Chapman Dru Store, l'latlsinouih. 37yl S.VU H CIIAPMAX. ATTORNEY' AT LAW and Solicitor in Chan cery, onlee In Fitzgerald's lilock, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. WHEELER & BESXi.TT, REAL ESTATE and Tax Paylnqr Agents. No taries Public, Fire and Liie luhuraute Ag;nts, l'lattsniouth. Nebraska. w. is.ji:.iix.s. ATTORNEY AT LA W. V. S. Claim A;ent and Public Auctioneer. P.uMiiess promptly attend ed to. Greenwood. Neb. EO. ti. M.1IITH. ATTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Bro ker. Special attention given to Collections and all matters aflectin the title to real estate. Otlice on 2d floor, over Post Oflice, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. ! HAS. II.TIIU9f HSO.S. T. 1. HOMEOPATHIC PHY'SICIAX. Thirty y a;R practice has made the Dr. famili'tr with nea.-.y all diseases, and their cure. Office : Cor. M h Main Sts., over Johnson's Drug siore. Wit 3 MIS V.' IIAIXI S JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, ran collector of debts, collections mr'de from one dollar to one thousand do'l.irs. Moitaes. Deeds. ::i;d oth er instruments druvvn. nwi all county business esu.illv trrjnsacled before a Just ice of the Peace. Best of ivferenee trlven if required. o!;ice on ilaiu street. West of Court ILinse. 40-yl JOHN Yv. II A INKS. ru. ?. jr. wat'esjiax, Pliysio Medical Practitioner. IjmUrUU, ("rs C-v., Xch. JjT" Always tit the ofP.cc on Saturdays. 40yi . C'l'tl'P GREEXSJjiTE, LMW0CD, - - ""M2T2RASXA, Ielr3 in " Dry Goods & Croccrsics, and all articles penerally keot in a country store. I"arn:ers. call and examine befcre jroing awav from home to buy. 7tf. PLATTSfilGUTH MILLS. 1'I.ATTSMOUTH, NED. C.HEISEL, - Proprietor. Flour, Corn 3Isal. & Feed Always oil hind and for sale at lowest cash prices. The highest prices paid for Y Heat and Corn. P;'.7ticui;.r attention given vuotoiu work. GRAKD CENTRAL' HOTEL, Ciirjccxt aud fiiicst Elolcl lie- tivccn ttilcasoantl San I"rntiisco. 0E0. THRALL, - - Prop. OMAHA. NEtt. CUAULES VrASiUEN, TOXHOKIAIi AIJTIST. Yi'ill give you a clean shave, t-r trim yoiu- hair in the Latest Style ! OR GIVE YOU A FIRST-CLA SS SUA II POO. NEXT BOOB TO PLATTB VAI.I.F.Y IIOfSE, sem3 . Plattimouth. Ne:. a I keep constantly on baud Best's Milwaukee Beer. which can be had at no other PLACE IN THE CITY. Also the best of inxKs, LUiUons, Axr cigars. SnuiJ lid. Itrnlanin. N C. L. 1YIUETZE, CUSTOM BOOT tf: SHOE ZIAKFR! I make fincsereU French Call Boots. Fine French Calf Pegyed Boots $3.03. Rep:tiri'i5 done neatly, and with dispatch. 33n3 LEX1I0FF d- EXGHLERT, Morning Bew Salocn ! One door er-st of the Saunders House. AVe kep the best of Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars. 33ni9 Constantly on Hand. fhnnfl('an ' ,,e ,n:u,? "very ajietit every Ljvj'J"K'nt1 'n Hie business we furnish, but (IJlJtJlJ those willing to work can easily earn a dozen dollars a day richt in their own localities. Have no room to explain here. Business pleas ant and honorable. Women, boys and jfiris do bs well as men. We will furnish you a complete outfit free. The business pay better than any tbiu else. We will bear exi'iise of starting you. Particulars free. Write and see. Fann ers ami mechanics, their sons and daughters, and all classes in need of payint; work at home, sh' -ild write to us and learn' all about the work at once. Now is the time. Don't delav. Ad dress Tkce & Co., Augusta, Maine. v o ir x te y ' .ND e m PLATTSMOUTH, SIB., Repairer of Staam Engines, Boilers, Saw and Grist Jlills, OAS AXI STEAM FITTIXUN, Wrought Iron-Pine. Force and Lift ripes.Steani Ganges. Safety-Valve Governors, and all kinds of Brass Engine Fittings, repaired on short notiee. FARM MACHINE HI Repaired, on Short -X otice.. 4jyi ii i: Mvixisr3f. rnTSKTA'-V & SURGEON, tenders his pro fessional services to the citizen of Cass county. Resilience southeast corner Sixth anil Oak Ms. ; otlice on Main street, two doors west of Sixth, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. IT'S TIJIE TO GO TO BED. Tis strange how pa does act sometimes VYhea 1 have got a beau ; He seems to think it just the time Authority to show. He never thinks himself once young. But thinks ine old instead ; But raps upon the floor and shouts, "It's time to go to bed." Now all was silent when at last ' His saddened heart to cheer, I raid, Yoa must not mind papa, r He's getting old and queer." He sat as still as any post. And not a word was said : When lo. another rap and ehout It's time to go to bed." Said poor George, "May. I now must go, And let folks go to bed ; He's knocked upon the floor now twice, He'll knock next on my head." "Rut you must come again, dear George ; Remember n;i in old, if be wus young like yoa and I, I'm sure he would not scold." But poor Georjie never came again. The knocking seared him oui ; And always when I've got a beau Fa's got to ban and snout. Rut I have got another now. And JohnH.v is his name ; 'Tis tni" that Pa still bangs and shoutr., Rut Johnny he is game. "I think your papa has retired" It was no sooner paid. When instantly the lapand shout "It's time to go to bed." I riuicKly bade dear John good nlht, l t lo my room did go. Aiut what happened unite soon after You very soon Khali know. I crept quite silent down the stairs, Wnile John outside did wait ; I threw my shawl about myself. And joined him at the gate. Hours at the gate passed pleasantly Ret ween dear John and I could not now enumerate. No, not if I should try. Ta ssys dear John has common sense Iu not staving so late. Rut knows hut half the sparking done Ry us down at the gate. De;ir papa no more raps and shouts For us to go to bed, Ihere isn't so much sittiiiR up Since John and 1 were wed. IPouyhkerpie Pre$s. OUR INSECT ENEMIES. A Practical Communication from I'rof. Arujhej. I wish to will some facts and sugges tions to what the press tas been saying ou the subject of our danger from in sects, and the lemedy. There can be no question about the INCREASE OF OTJR INSECT ENEMIES. Even the chintz bug has been increas ing, on the whole, during the last ten years. I saw morn butterflies of tho army worm during the last summer than ever befoie in our history. It only requires a favorable season and conditions for this insect to become a formidable foo to our agriculture. Tree borers are also alarmingly on the increase. I noticed them in large n tnr.br rs in groves during the last sea son, where they were never, to my knowledge, sopn before. Many more iris'.aiici-s of the same kind could be given. The vast number of grasshop pers that occasionally sweep down on our plains is loo familiar to need dis cussion. It should be recollected, also, that tho amount of damage done in a year, throughout the United. States, by insccis, is not less than four hundred millions of dollars, (Packard.) Illinois alone has suffered to the amount of $7;),000,000 in a single year. The pov erty and starvation of settlements in Nebraska, produced by grasshoppers, is familiar to every one; in fact, these insect plagues bear most JieaTily on itil the interests of the State. We do not need to go far to ascer tain the CAUSE OF THIS GENERAL INCREASE OF INSECTS. The balance of nature has been inter rupted in Nebraska. Insects are in creasing with the decrease of our insect ivorous birds. This decrease of birds is traced directly to the agency of man. As a few persons still deny the agency of birds in keeping down insects, I will give a few examples from my note book. In May and June, 1875, I exam ined the stomach of a great many prairie chickens which I had shot for that purpose.to ascertain definitely the nature of their food. No. 1 had 59 grasshoppers and 13 othev insects iii its stomach. No. 2 had Gl grasshop pers and 16 other insects .ind worms. No. 3 had 75 grasshoppers and 9 other insects. Besides these insects there was a large mass of the same kind of materials that was too much macerated to be counted. The stomachs of quails contained from 40 to 50 grasshoppers and other insects, besides a large mass that could not be distinguished. In previous years when ihe migrating grasshoppers were not in the state tl e coulents of the stomachs of these birds were still largely made up of va rious kinds of insects. No families of birds arc so little ap preciated for their insectivorous quali t its as plovers and snipes. They are represented in Nebaska by at least six teen species. Tho number of insects which they destroy is enormous. I have found from thirty to forty-five insects and worms in the stomachs of one small species, (sEtialitis Semijyal matus.) Many of these plovers and snipes ppend the cold months in the gulf states, and come north in the spring to hatch. Formerly they were exceedingly abundant in this state, but they are now becoming reduced very fast by murderous hunters. Our blue birds, thrushes, wrens, swallows, etc., all feed almost entirely on insects. The blackbirds and orioles that are charged with confiscating bo many prains, -will be found, on examination, to make in sects at least 0-10 of their food. Now suppose that the IXSECTIVKROUS RIRDS WERE LEFT TO INCREASE until there were about a thousand to a square mile. Each bird, at a low cal culation, would require 100 insects for food each day. This would destroy 100,000 insects each day on every square mile, and in a month, 3,000,000, and in five months 15,000,000. But in sectivorous birds really consume near er 200 than 100 insects each day, and at this rate S00 such birds to the square mile would accomplish the same re sult. If birds are increased to the number proposed there will be insects enough to furnish them with food for many years. When once the insects become reduced in numbers, tho birds, of their own accord, if left alone, take themselves to other regions. If they must be killed by carnivorous man, let the point of oversupply be first reached DITRUCTION OF TREES. But let it be remembered that our forest and cultivated trees in Nebras ka alone are preyed on by about 140 species of insects. Apple, pear, and plum trees have about 100 species of insect enemies. Fifty species of in sects interfere with grape culture. There are at least 33 insect enemies of our gardens. Most species of insects have a remarkable fecundity. One hpair of grain weevils will produce 6,000 young between April anft August According to Beaumer, one aphide or plant louse (these apides are found on almost all kinds of plants,) may be come the progenitor in a single season of six thousand millions. The female wasp produces 30,000 in one season. (Packard.) The white ant deposits eggs at an average rate of GO to a min ute. Our own wild silk worm (Attaciis Escropia,) which feeds so largely on our wild plum leaves, produces from 600 to 1,000 eggs per season. But I need not multiply these common in stances of the enormous increase of sects. The eutomologist whose eye is accustemed to look for insects sees al most every foot of ground in summer time swarm with life. If the naked eye does not see them the microscope bring them to view. No one need, therefore, fear that such an increase of insectivorous birds as is proposed would produce a fauiine among them, especially as more than half betake ! themselves to warmer regiens on the approach of cold weather. The fact is we must gee them or suffer immeas ureably more in the near future from insect depredations than we have ever done in the past. THE BARRAROU3 KILLING OF BIRDS. But what hinders such a proposed increase of insectiverous birds? Ev ery one knows that it is the barbarous custom of killing birds. No agent of destruction is so potent as bird dog3. They do immeasurably more damage than traps. When trapping birds was made illegal, hunting birds with dogs should also have been forbidden. The farmer is seldom able to hunt during the busy summer, and when he can go gunning on his ewn fields the young game has been so reduced in numbers and made so wild by men and dogs that little can be obtained. Better for bid by statute the falling of birds by tiny method for for at hast three year, and after that permit it only for a month ly shooting without the aid of dogs. Dogs and traps should be es chewed forever in Neluaska for hunt ing. The enforcement of such a law would work unspeakable good to Ne braska. Surely sporting-men will, for tho sake of the public good, be willing to abandon "their favorite amusement. The objection is sometimes made that a lorgo increase of prairie chickens and quails would ba ENDANGERING TO THE CROPS of the farmers. I believe that is a mistaken view. In examining the stomachs of these birds that wore kiil ed in wheat stubbies after harvest, I almost invariably found more insects than grains of wheat. The? only ex ception to this experience was ihe oc casional finding of an almost exclusive meal made un prairie grass seeds and berries. But surely the few seeds and gr?ins that they confiscate will not be grudged to them in view of the many insect enemies which they destroy. Samuel Auoiiey. State University, Lincoln, 1376. Omaha Rrjml Ucan,. FROH EIGHT MILE GI10VE. Eicsiit Milk Ghove. Neb. December 10, 1S7G. ( Mr. MAcMuRrnv You ask of the people of Cas Co., the news, from their various locations. I would say that all is lovely at t s.'s place, only I feel that I was the victim of a deception, and imposition, iti thi. Mac. Early this moruing one of the neighbor wo men came to my hcuse rather in a hur ry, as I thought, aad left. word that I was wanted at Mr. Walter Mutz's house (my son-in-law), and left. So I fixed up and "lit" ut, on arriving at the door I heard some one titter, I thought it rather remarkable and hesitated, while hesitating the door was thrown open and behold! the neighbor women rushed out, seized me, pulled me in, and into the rocking chair, next pulled the spectacles off the face of Grand Ma McConkey and placed them on my ven erable nose, I demanding all the while what it all meant, they said it was no matter; it was a girl! my grand-daughter, and its mother was doing st3 well as expected. Now Mac, this is "too bad," for I am 50 years old and cannot stand it. So I appeal to you for help, and till Iieljj corues your servant waits with a e tran ge- fe&ling. James Hall. "Thay 'Amea' and thit Down." 'Unfortunately for the Sunday schools, there are a number of middle aged gentlemen, who, thinking them selves endowed by nature with orator ical ability, visit Sunday schools to display their speech-making qualities. These gentlemen are very properly termed Sunday school Lores, for tury bore the children, bore tha superin tendent, boro the teachers and bore every person with .whom they are thrown in contact. One of these gentry had a round of four or five schools which he visited regularly, and as regularly bored, end iug his orations invariably with -Amen." Visiting one of his schools during his regular rounds, he made hi3 ap pearance at the superintendent's desk, who, feeling greatly annoyed, yet out of courtesy, asked him if he desired to say a few words to the school. "Wa'll, yes, I'll say just a word cr two!'' and straightening himself up, with one band on the comer of the desk, and the other feeling for pins at the bottom of his vest he bf gan. "Wa'all. chil'uu, your superintendent wants me to speek to yer!" and feelin; vigorously for pins. "Neow. what shall I say what shall I talk about. A bright little fellow, about four years of age, sitting iu the front seat, who evidently had heard the orator befpre, jumped to his feet and lisped out; loud enough to be heard ali over the school room : "Thay 'Amen and thit down!" The speaker collapsed. Just a3 hardware men made a re duction of ten per cent, in the price of lawn sprinklers, along comes twenty three hours of continuous rain to go five per cent, better. - - EUROPEAN POLITICS. Ed. Herald: As you seem dispos ed to give information on the Euro pean question in your paper, please al low me to add my mite towards some general information on the subject. European politics of to-day are a riddle to even the best diplomatists of the world. Every one expects a war, but at the same time ask the question, "who is going to the bloody dance?" Russia furnishes the music, and Tur key, decidedly, the floor; the managers are going to be Disreali and Bismarck. Those familiar with the politics of Russia know very Avell that she has, for tha last twenty years, had her emissaries among tho Sclavonic races to agitate a general Sclavonic move ment known by .the name of Pan Slav ism. To-day her time has apparently ar rived. Religion(?) she is taking for the main-spring of this giant machine which is to open for her the southern borders to make her navy, in strength and capability, equal to that of Eng land. By Russian proclamations of to-day imperial speeches, word of honor giv an to England and words of the proph ets scattered around the country, she tries to make her own people believe as well as tho world in general, that the warlike preparations are only to save the Christian martyrs from Tur kish barbarism. But this cannot be her only desire because her hands are to-day stained with the blood of "Chris tian hr others? as she calls them. Turkish barbarism never reached the heighth of Russian in its past his tory, or even that of to-day. Ivan, rightly snrnamed the Terrible, killed his ?.m with his own hand; with fire and sword he ruined the republics of Novogrood an I Pdkow ; and on of his best Generals he caused to be burn ed to death in all iron cage. Peter, the Great, stained his hands with the blood of h:3 own son, Catherine II gave orders to her prio3ts to distribute consecrated knives among the Russian convicts to be used against tho Polish people. Alexander, the present Czar, who gave orders to be called "The Father of hi3 Teople," no longer than two years ago, murdered thousands of Pol ish "Unites," converting them to the Russian Greek religion by means of gallows, bayonets, knouts, and expor tation. This is tho Christian Emperor whom half of the world believes to bo the saviour of the martyrs in the hands of the Mahometans. This is the govern ment most befriended by our great and glorious republic. F. S. Pitch in, old boy, very glad to hear your gentle voice pen we moan. Ed. The Pint of A 17 A Manchester calico printer was, on his wedding day, asKed by hi wife to allow her two half-pints of ale a day as her share of extra comforts, lie made the bargain, but not cheerfully, for though a drinker himself (fancy ing, no doubt, that he could not well do without), he would have preferred a perfectly sober wife. They both worked hard. John loved his wife, but he could not break away from his old associations at the ale lions'?, and when not in the factory or at his meals, he was with his boon companions His wife made the small allowance meet her housekeeping expenses keeping her cot neat and tidy,-nnd he could not complain that she insisted upon her daily pint of ale. while he, very like ly drank two or three quarts. Once in a while the wife succeeded, by gen tle, loving artifices in drawing her hus band home an hour or two earlier than usual, and -very rarely she persuaded him to spend a whole evening in her company. They had been married a year, and the morning of their wedded anniversary John looked with real pride upon the neat and comely person of his wife, and, with a touch of re more in his look and tone, he said: "Mary, we'n had no holiday since we were wed. an' only that I haven't .a penny F th' world we'd take a jaunt to th' village and see the mither." "Would like to go John?" she asked. There was a tear with her smile, for it touched her heart to hear him speak tenderly as in the old times. "If thee'd like to go John, I'll stand treat." "Thou stand treat, Mary! Hast got a forlin' left thee?" "Nay, but I'm gotten the pint o' ale," she added. "Gotten what, wife?" "The pint o' ale." she repeated. And thereupon she went t o the hearth und from beneath one of the stone flags drew forth a stocking from which. she poured upon the table the sum of 2G5 three-pences A!,, lis. 3d. exclaiming: "See, John, thee can have tho holi day." "What is this?" he asked in amaze. It is my daily pint o' ale John." He was conscience stricken as well 3 amazed. "Mary, hasn't thee had any share? Then I'll ha' no more fro' this day." And he was as good as his word. They had their holiday with the old mother, and Mary's little capital, saved from the "pints o ale." was the seed from which, as the years rolled on, grew shop, factory, warehouse, coun try seat and carriage, with health, hap pinerts, peace, honor tind renown. Scene In a 'ew York Police Court. Judge "Prisoner, I find you guilty of intoxication in the public streets. The punishment is ten dollars cr ten days. Which will you take?" Pris oner "I will take the ten dollars, your honor. Roiselfs Reporter. An Indiana stuinp-?paker boldly an nounced the other day that "the coun try is drifting into arnica." Exch a nge. In that case it will soon be in order to have the camp-phire3 lighted. Globe Democrat. Seems as if that speaker had taken his alcohol in advance- FRO Al GLEN I) A I.E. G LEND ALE, CA CO NeR. ) December Dili, 1876. J 'Ed. Herald: Gathering corn is about over for this year, and we are well and happy. Professor Polk has taken charge of our school, and is put ting the scholars through a3 usual. M. D. Polk has taken ciiarge of the Schla ter school, ho has got a large school of young ladies, and is going to supply Cass county with lady teachers next year. Mr. Core has gone east on busi ness, Ave wish the old man a safe re turn. M. P. Williams is in the hogbu ness, he keeps the neighborhood clean ed of fat lnjgs. There was a meeting at Louisville cn the 2d, to set on foot a project to build a bridge across Platte River at that place. The meeting was address ed by Messrs. Wilson, Doll, Fox, New berry, Cap. Hoover, and also the Cass County Reformer, who delivered a very able address on bridges, generally. If any of the young ladies want good tea, and sugar to sweeten it with, call on Mr, Nason of Louisville. C. S. 002iaiSSIONEKS PROCEEDING. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present E. G. Dovey, Wm. B. Arnold, B. S. Ramsay, com'rs; C. P. Moore, Clerk, by Wm. L. Wells, deputy, and M. B. Cutler, sheriff. The following accounts were exam ine an I allowed on general fund, viz. G. B. Crippen, services for Oct.. 108.00 Nov.. 100.00 " wood, etc., II. E. Wilson publishingerror in election notice E. G. Dovey & Son II. K. Wilson bids for bridge $:3.75, allowed II. E. Wilson, bids for wood contract $3.75, allowed. . . , W. II. Newell, express charges, per bill C. P. Moore, postage &, per bill Geo. S. Smith, ntt'ys fees, State vs Milton Ilollir.gshead D. II. Barr, Justice Docket.. . . . J. C. Cummins, coal and starans II. J. Streight, stationary State Journal Co., binding tax sale bock State Journal Co., poll books.. . Canvass of Nov. election, J. W. Johnson . Caavass of Nov. election, J. M. Patterson Canvass of Nov. election, and return, O. P. Moore, Clerk.. . . Canvass Nov. election 50th dbt I). II. Wheeler Win. Winterstein and returned C. P. Moore II. A. Waterman & Son, lumber M. B. Cutler, board prisoners 60c instead of 70c per day Claims allowed on poor fund. J. II. Buttery, medicine, Ac, for paupers on poor fund J. II. Buttery, sundries. . E. G. Dovey & Son, sundries. . . R. II. Vanatta, board paupers Oct. and Nov., 1876 II. C. McMaken, delivering coal cut down 33c, and allowed. . . II. A. Waterman & Son, lumber road (list, 52 II. A. Wa'rmau & Son, lumber, road dist. 13 II. A. Waterman & Son, lumber road dist. 42 . . . II. A. Waterman & Son, lumber road dist. 17 '. II. A". Waterman & Son, lumber road dist 10 : W. J. White, repairing bridge, on bridge fund Messengers. Clerks and Judges of election reduced SI each decuction SS200, allowed 15.10 5.00 2.70 3.50 3.50 2.03 9.40 10.00 3.75 71.75 2.65 2.33 30.50 4.00 4.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 5.73 46.20 13.85 2C.85 33.37 77.50 9.00 20.00 5.00 92 5.60 2-1.30 10.50 313.45 December 7lh. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present E. G. Dovey, Win. Arnold, B. S. Ramsey, Com'rs. The following aee'ls were examined and allowed on general fund: G. II. Black, registrar for Nov. election S 15 00 A. C. Fry, putting coal in cel lar 50 J. N. Wise, assignee for C. II. Tolles, reports fees 10 00 C. Brown, paid by C. P. Moore, cleaning chimneys, &c, Mr. Ramsay opposing 2 00 Henry Boeck, chair for County Judge, Mr. Ramsay opposing. 11 00 C. II. Tolles, ollicial reporters fees, Sept. term, 1876 30 00 J. A. MacMurphy, blanks and advertising, $4.50 allowed.. 49 00 J. A. MacMurphy, blanks, &c. . 13 05 State Journal Co. for District Court S23, allowed 22 00 J. F. Drath, witness fees. State vs Brickert, blank certificate. 12 00 F. E. White, coal on poor fund." 9 10 G. E. Pronger, framing bridge, dist. 19, allowed GOO December Slh, 1S76. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present E. G. Dovey, Wm. B. Arnold, and B. S.Ramsay. Wm. L. Wells, Dep uty Clerk, M. B. Cutler, Sheriff. The following certificates, Clerk Di3 trict Court, wtre presented and order ed cancelled, and Clerk instructed to draw warrants for same in favor of D. II. Wheeler, to-wit : W. D. Groesbeck, c;tse State vs Brickct 11 60 Chas. P. Hall, State vs Bricket. 11 60 Jacob Schlanker " " "... 11 ' j G. W. Groesbeck " " " ... V 60 L. C. Burr and Geo. W. Dove State vs Bricket - II 50 Rob't. Mitchel, State v Bricket 11 50 Supervisors receipts examined and orders allowed on the several road dis tricts ks follows: J. M. Eanian, supervisor receipts cancelled on dist. 33 2 00 A. McMullcn, sup'vrs receipts cancelled on dist 12 ; 4 00 C. B. Brush, supervisor receipts cancelled on dist. 44 4 00 Ambrose Beekeit, supervisor re ceipts cancelled on dist. 52. . . , 2 00 Arch Rag-r, supervisor receipts cancelled on dist. 21 . 2 00 Geo. W.Graves, supervisor rcp'ts cancelled on dist. 30 9 00 C. II. Kirkpatrick, supervisors receipt cancelled ou dist. 49. . ii 00 Claim of G. S. Smith, County at torney, allowed on general fund, salary second half year . (objected to by B, S. Ramsay) 50 00 FOR THE HOUSEHOLD; How Girls can Learn to h& Housekeepers. Begin with your own things and your own place. That is what your mother will tell you if you rush to her, enthusiastic with great intentions, and offer to relieve her of half her housekeeping. Don't draw that little bucket of cold water to have it poured back upon your early, zeal. Reform your upper bureau-draw-, er; relieve your closet-pegs cf their ac cumulation of garments out of use a month or two ago. Institute a clear and cheerful order, in tho midst of which you can daily move; and learn to keep it. Use yourself to the beauti ful, which is the right. disposing of thing as yon handle them; so that it will bo a part of your toilet to dress your room and its arrangements while you dress yourself; leaving tho draper ies you take off as lightly and artisti cally hung, or as delicately folded and placed, as the skirts you loop carefully to wear, or the ribbon and lace you ptii with a soft neatness about your throat. Cherish your instincts of taste and fit ness in every little thing that you have, about you. Let it grow impossible to you to put down so much as a pin-box where it will disturb the orderly and" pleasant grouping upon your dressing-, table ; or to stick your pins in the cul7 ion, even, at all sorts of tipsy and un comfortable inclinations. This will not make you "fussy" it is the othor thing that does that ; the not knowing,' except by fidgety experiment, what is harmony and tho intangible grace of. relation. Once get your knowledge be-, yond study, and turn it iuto tact, which is literally having it ac your fin-. ger's ends, as I told you, und order . will breathe about you, and graco evolve from commonest things, and uses and belongings, wherever yoil may be; and "putting things to rights" will not bo separate task-work and. trouble, any nioro than it is in tho working of the solar system. It wiir go on all the time, and with continual pleasure. Take upon yourself gradually, for the sake of getting them in hand in like manner, if for no ther need, altt tho cares that belong to your own', small territory of home. Get together . things for use in these cares. Have your little wash-cloths and your sponges for bits of cleaning; your fur niture brush and your feather duster, and your light little broom and your whisk and pan; your bottle of sweet, oil and spirits of turpentine, and piece, of flannel, to preserve the polish, or re store the gloss, where dark wood grows dim or gets spotted. Find out by following your surely growing Rense of thoroughness and niceness, the best and readiest ways of keeping all fresh about you. Invent your own process es; they will come to you. I shall not lay down rules or a system for you. When you have made yourself wholly mistress of what you can learn and ib' . in your own apartment, so that it is easier and more natural for you to do it than so let it alone, so that you don't count the time that it takes any more than that which you have togiyd to your own bathing and hair-dressing, ' then you have leariied enough to keep a wWole house, so far as its clean ly order is concerned. St. Nichcia.i, ' Feeding Hens. On a second rr turn home I found a second complaint from the best read poultry man in these parts who had charge of my hens that they had made poor return for the care given them. 1 found rea son enough in the fact that they Lad not been watered. "Why, I never wa ter mine!" exclaimed my model poul try grower. Faith biddies! No won der they welcomed their mistress, and 1'cw straight to tho watering trough No wonder, after pining for shells that they risked their necks in the at tempts to get them, as they were being pounded up. It does one's heart good to see them crowd around for their hot wheat bran, stirred either with scraps or wetted with skim milk and partly bakjd in the oven. On the fourth day they rose up to sixteen eggs from sev enteen hens; after this last cold wave passed ever us, from seven to ten eggs I whereas they were reported as hav ing Jaid from one to five daily. I have reason to know that water helped"" thcin more than any other one thing. " If, next to fresh meat, there is any: thing I enjoy giving tho liens, it is clear water; also a hot bran mash ; made in tho "pot liquor'.' saved from a boiled dinner; potato parings can be . saved to boil tender before adding the bran for their morning dish. The Country Gentleman taught uie to bake ' all feed for my young chickens. I have never had a case of gapes since." Airs. Farmer, in Country Gentleman. Creaking Boots. A. correspondent ' sends the following: "A pair of heavy," . thick-soled calf-skin boots had been' worn two years, creaking uproariously at every step. I could stand it no Ion-" ger. I determined to conquer them, and I did. I saturated the insoles " thoroughly with kerosene oil, and set ' them aside for a couple of days to ex hale their fragrance. When I next pat them on they creaked as badly as ever, but I had not walked half a mile before they were as sileut as kittens ; the soles, which before were so stiff, and unyielding that I could only wear them two or three hours at a time, be came soft and pliable, readily accom- -.odating themselves to the shape of' ny feet, and now are as easy to wear is moccasins. I consider this a great triumph, and I cheerfully record my experience for the benefit of those who ' are suffering under the terrible afillc- " tion of new boots." Oat Meal or Scotch Puffs. Ono quart of sweet milk, three well-beaten' eggs, two and a half cups of oat meal,' one and a half cups of Graham flour,.' and a little salt. Use a medium-sized : cup. Heat and oil the gem irons, and bake in a quick even. Boston Brown Bread. Three and three-fourths cups Indian corn meal," two and one-half cups rye' meal, not flour, two-thirds eup molasses, one quart milk, either sweet 6r sour; two " even teaspoon Tubs' soda dissolved in. the milk ; steam in tin pudding-boiler, five hours; take off the cover and set"' in the oven with the beans to remain' till morning. Gen Dix is failing fast. He now haS to' sit before a looking-glai to" gt hir boots on straight;