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PVfiuaiiED cvEUY TiicirsiAY
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
AI F.KTISI.V'J! KATU-
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1 w. ! 2 w. I 3 'i I t in. ! 3 m. i m. i 1 yr ".
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OFFICE:
On Vino Su, Or. a Block North of Main,
Corner of Fifth Street.
200
5 00
27.". 4 00 4 7.' S. 1HUM W i
8 oo 10 not 12 (Kit it) Old 'J8 on S &
12001 1.(I0' 1H0M ii"i0) -WOO! 00(H),
18 001 21 0o 25 (Hi' 40QO; li OOj I 10
800
15 00
Jr-All AdTcvtlsiuc billH due quarterly.
tI?Traiislent artvcrt!.-e:i.cni.s nmst Le pi'.ld
fur in ftdvunco.
JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor. )
"PERSEVERANCE COXOUERS.
S
(TERMS: $2.00 a Year.
tfFFCIX PAPER OF CASS
COL' STY.
Trnrm, ia Avanca :
Oiw crM. nu year J2.
One ep.T, six months 1.00
py, tUree uaoits M
VOLUME XII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1S77
! NUMBER 12.
Extra cvples K the ITp.BAi.n for ssle fcy J. V
Youuc, Postofllce ncrs depot. and O. joku
son, comer of Main and i il lit Rtrcru.
m TT fil TT TM l 4 T 1 v
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Hoot s garden manual
For 177. Prnrtif'tl. pni:i!1. and thorough, and
Contains half h.h inticli instt.r an books on
the subject, ht-ut for . wblch vt ill be ailow
cd : the Ilrxt ur'ler for nvciN. J. Ii. Moot.
Sued Urowcr, Uockford, III.
FURNITURE ! FURNITURE !
Charles Thorngatc
IK hut openod a Now Stock of Furniture, of
all kinds and is prepared tw furnish nnvthini? in
lils linn, ut i'l:i!lsiiiiutli price. Will not he
iiiilf-roltl. call and cee uiy stork before pui--!i:ts!Dg.
Opposite Hubbard House, Wcepius Water,
:ti. 4ini3
FlEST
National Bank
US' rtXTTSMOVTn, NEUitASiA,
Bt;C'KJSOIt TO
TdSViK, UAWS4 O. Ci.AR5t,
.Ton FrrwwAL..
li. . hovtr.
A. VT. NcUlMHUJ.
Joa u Kwunii
President.
Viee Pr-iiient.
Cashier.
.... ATiiC.ut Candler.
Thl Bask 1 now open for hnloes ftt their
benr rot;u. enrser Main and Sisth streets, and
In prp:trcii to irjuinact general
BANKING BUSINESS.
34o'aa, Ejnjn, Cold, Ctvitimnl and Loccl
Secaritis
BOUGHT .AND SOLD.
Hponitt Received ml Internt Alio ic
ed ou Ti)Af Certificates.
.Avail ab n uit part of the I'nited States and
Hi uil ti Piiaclp:.! Towns aud Cities
of Furop.
Afir.'Td t-xm THE
CELEBRATED
Ism an Line and Allah Line
OS STK.VMKSS.
Persoa wishing to bnwj out ISc-lr frcud from
Ecue to
T H r o n s h to ''lattiraoith.
Fleming & Race,
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
CAPS,
&HOES, .
AND NOTIONS.
AbJ X'atri'i-' appllp t:rertlly.
Our Goods are all New,
ad well tlieiu CilFAP.
TRY US ONCE, AND SEE!
i io j i wz3 f rxa w.i mil, Ni:n.
J. C. BOONE,
Tum filrw?, epjxMfite Xctun-Urt Howe.
HAIR-COTTIKG,
l?rCIAL ATTENTION" GIVEN TO
Il-nir.
Ci.I-L AND SEE IJOOXE, GEXTS,
And pt toone in a
WILLIAM HEROLD
Kuep cue of ihe
Largest Stocks
OF
GROCFRIFS
IN TOWN.
ruorujKToii or
PALACE BILLIARD HALL.
Vilain !t.. widor First Nat. F.-.nk.)
rLATi'SJItJi'TII, ...
ir sjiit i sitrurn with tme
BEST WINES, LIQUORS,
y?Z
BE EH, ETC.. ETC.
Hoyl
H. A. WATERMAN & SON,
'.Viiultsale and Ut'.ail ix-ale rs !a
Pine Lumber,
SHINGLES,
Sash,
Doors,
Blinds,
. ETC.. ETC., ETC.
ilav treet, Coruer of Fifth,
I'LATTSiiOL'Tir, - - - - NEB.
Still Better Rates for Lumber.
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AT
13 r r.ODYS HOME IN PLA TTSMO UT11
IF THST WANT IT, n"
J. F. BCALMZKISTCR.
cM I?- VOCB OKPEIt A.V! I WILL TRV AXD
OIVE YOU
I nnd frv ton rc;i?ar-.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
f)C FAXCY t'A Rim. II styles with name
Lu I'H'ts iKiit paid, J. Ji. liusteu, Nassau, Ken.
ci.. N.y.
C 7 OA AQENT8 profltn jt week. V.'iil
u)diUU pnvjve it or forfeit S.V. Ne.v ar
ticles, Juki patented. Samples sent free to a!l.
Ad(lres. V. H. 4 HIIESTKK. 21S Fulton St..N.V.
C C f f A Ata.NTJl to Active Men selling our
JJUU Letter t'opyiriK Hook. No pre-." or
wiiter lined. Sample copy worth f3.no. FKKK.
Send st;fiir for circular. Kt:hliilO
COW Madison and 132 learborn St.,
C'hieano. -
rft fff .SUB.-4CK1HEH4 FOH1877. Kvery
uUiUUU lod is gettin- F'OTTEK'S
AMERICAN MONTHLY, a richly illustrated,
ai.ly edited family .MairHiue :it only ?3 a year.
Specimens 2.rcts. limit tt rm to cl''
Johk E. Pottk.u A Co., Palis., l'liiladeh.hia.
TRIFLING
WITII A COLf IS A f.W K YS DANGEKOU3.
USE
W ELLs' CARBU I AG TABLETS,
sure remedy for Ci'UJIl. and all diseases
cf t: e TJfKdAT, LUXUS, CiKST AXD MU
COUS Affcjf Ml AXE.
flx p only in m.rn BOXES.
koi.h i:y all lKi'c;;i.vrs.
C. N. V 'TI'TKNTI N. 7 SirthAvenue. N. Y.
r OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE R
tEHTEB'L EXHIBITION
It Ne.w Im.vi Liin.il an ...... ...-.igent
sold 34 copies in one dav. This is the only au
thentic and complete history published. Send
for our extra t' lf.is to agents. Address Nation
al I'liblishiii .. l'hi'.adelphia. l'a., Chicago,
111., or St. Louis, Mo.
5000 AGENTS
WANTEO For
Tlte Sl'OKY of
v..
"Written by his flher. A complete account of
this most myterioii abduction anil exciting
search. U'iin fur-simile letter and illustra
tions. Outsells all other hooks, one aeent
took o orders in one day. Terms liberal. Aho
Agents wanted on our ma.rniflcent Family Bi
ble. With valuable illustrated Aids, and Su
perb Eindinjrs.
John li. roTTEit A Co., Tubluliers, rhil
adeTphia. YZ2
stimulates the secretive onrans. thus purifying
the blond ar.it striking at t.ne root of the dis
ease. It it the medicinal extract of the plant
of that name found in Brazil, aud is one of the
moat wonderful tonic and i:ivijrorator known.
It will m ike the Liver active, assist Digestion
purifv the Blood, restore Yior 1 the debilita
ted, and is a certain remedy for all diseases of a
Scroful'is nature. TBY iT. For sale b Lirug
Cists. V hoickiklebv C. N. Crittk.vto.v.
7 Aixth Avenue. New York.
OUT itLLING IMMffisL-U.
vrnniTiTT
I'll 7't F I I
JESCK1BKI AND ILLl sTli.VTEl.
Theoniv rntniUU. rirhlti illusirafnl, loir price
wrk, 7S() p.v' on v 'j.5. Treat of the
entire history. Krand buildings, wonilerful ehi
biii. curii.i-itics, (rrt-at ilas. etc. The. let
cii-.nce of 1'ai year to coin money Tint, as ev
erySiOriv wants this work. 1 .(MM) agents ap
pointed flpfct fflurwrfk. H (MX waiiteil.
For full particulars address iuickly.
Ilri'.HAKi !!kos., I'ubs., No. LuSalle St.,
111.
C T T 'T t li "SlI Be not deceived by premature
11 U i lUH books, assuming to be "oUiciar' &c
mwi i mm ii urn aaw a !!'
Flatismoiith Grain Co.
GCEIlDi-U & LAZENI5Y,
Dca:ers in Grain of all kinds. CATTLE nud
HvidS ; Aiso
IT AV.D AXD o'OFT CO.IL A WATS OX
X.f 11 AXD.
FRESH MEAT
Come Here Roast Beef.
Walk InMutton Cliops.
SI NO OUT
P0BK STEAKS,
(i A HE. ril I. FOWT.. SA I'SA GF.. A TP A Z.L
orilLtl MEATS IX SEASOX AT
YOUNG'S Butcher Shop,
PL A TTS2I0 U Til, NEB.,
LOYm MAIN" ST.. - -
SOUTH IDE.
s i aa t4 k;r ii r tv -. s
fci. JsUJc
C::vUt:ulor-s Hair rye is Ihe SAFEST and
BEST; it acts i.iMantaneousiy. pii!u.-tn the
most natural shal' of Llack or Brown; docs
NOt STAIN i!ie SEi N. and is easily ;pp!:eL
It U a andard prep.-.ratioii, and :i favorite up
on ev.-i y v.-eil appoi.: d Toilet tor Lady or Geu
t. email, ijo.d by Di i'::,j'.'-!s.
dt;Cf.:WTAl)Oj'.(),
P. O.Box, I53.T l 'Jt;l Xeiv York.
HO FOIl THE
IN PL A TTSMO VTII.
( iAH TOIili.
0 F-
rir-lB 'lUIEE'S old stand still kept pen bj
the above.
CIGAXS. TOBACCOS. dC WHOLE
SALE & BET AIL.
vr cr.i;p
Good Goods, Buy Largely
And iuvitc trade to call and examiut. ltf
FOB TOUR
Tettr you call oa dot
Ben Hempel.
IIE Si TUE MAN.
KEEPS AN EATING HOUSE.
ON LOWER MAIN 5TKEET,
PLATTSMOUTH, - - - - NEB.
Meals at all Hours.
40-yl J?. HEMPEL, Prop.
SAGS BROTHERS,
Dealers in
ETC., ETC., ETC.
One Door East ef tie Tost-Office, Plattntuouth,
Nebraska.
... :o:
TraetiCiJ Workem iu
SHEET IRON, ZINC, TIN. BRA
ZIEIlY.tlc tS-c.
Larjre aortaient of Hard end Soft
COAL STOYE3,
Wood aHd Coal Stoves for
KEATING Oil COOKING,
Always on TTand. "
Every variety of Tin. Shet Ir n, and Zinc
Work, kept in Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on Short Notice.
rs-r rzn ytiiixg tta mia x ted :
J'HSCES LOW JOYF.
SAGE BROS.
OFFICIAL Dllt I'.CTO It Y.
CO N i l B ESSI ON A L.
SF.NWTons P. V. nitcUoock, Omaha ; A. S.
Paddock, licatrice.
BEritESKSVATHfE L. CroKtisr, Ft. Caluoun.
STATE. .
roTEnxo!.-ilas Gnrber. Liiscoln.
fcr.ru eta hy Uruno Tischuck. Ltnuoln.
Trf.asukkr I. O. Mcl'.nde, Lincoln.
Ai'niTou J. It. Weston. Lincoln.
Attok.nky tiKSESAir-G. II. Uoberts, Lin
coln. sltt. I'ubi.ic Isstkcctiox J. M. McKen
z ie, Linemn.
LEGISLATIVE.
Sen-ati. k. t's Disthict Haul M. Chapman,
Plattsviovith. . ,
KKI'TtKHKNTATIVEfl. 2".tll Dl.STKIfT JnO. V.
Baiues, I'la.tsmouth ; Jno. House, OreeuTrood.
JUDICIAL.
Supre:b Juihjes ieo. R. Lake. Oma!;a ;
Daniel Gai.t, Urow nville ; Samuel Maxwell,
Fremont.
COUNTY
Oi-Fl!.K C. F. Moore, l'latfsmonth.
THF.AsntEK-.l.t:. t'UKimitis. riattsmoKth.
Siikhikf M. H. Cutler. l"laU-mou1h.
Col NT v Jl lxiK W. 11 Newrll, l'l ittsmouth
County Si p t i.!5.( rippen.Weepinjr Water
CoMMlssioNKn E. ti. Dover, l'lattsmouiii ;
V. 5. Aruo'.d, Urecnvrood ; IS. S- llumsey,
Louiiviile.
CoaoNKR H. F. F.eed. Hock IMuEs.
CITY.
Mator R. ft. Llviniiston.
Tkkasur Kit Win. Wintcrstetn.
ClkkkW. F. Bennett.
CocNiTi.MKX. 1st Wird-J. Tcpperooirs, Yy.
Neville.
Coi'Nt ll.MiCN-, 2d YVAKD P. L. Vi.se, J. V.
Weckbach.
CoLNiLMi;.v, 3J "Ward Win. .L. Wells. II.
IonneIlv.
Coi ncilmkx, 4tU Ward F. E. Guthman, J.
Heliuer.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
li. Ii. WIXIiiA3I.
ATTOKNEY and Counselor at Iiw. Real
estate bought :.nd sold. Taxes paid ; a id spe
cial attention iven to collections. Ohicc over
Dr. Chapman's Drus Siore, ITattsmouth. 37yl
.15 I'll AS. (J AX.
ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor in Chan
cery. O.Metin i ilzgeiald's I;iock, l'laits:.iouth,
Nebraska.
wistcr-i-Fi: Bs:."3i:fT.
KEAT. ESTATE ar.d Tat Payine A-jents.
tnries Public, Fire and Lhe JnMuance Aleuts,
I'lattsihotith. Nebraska.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. V. S. Claim A-ert and
Pubiie Aii'-,:o:,c-er. Business promptly attend
ed to. Greenwood, Neb.
II livi;tos.
FIIYSICTAN & KUBGEON. tenders his pro
fessional service to tin; ciii. ns of Cass county.
Residence southeast corner Sixth nnd Oak sts. ;
Otlice on ..tain street, two doom west of Sixth,
l'laitsmouth. Nebraska.
ATTOnNKY AT LAW and Real E-dnie Bro
ker. Special attention nivea to Collections
and all matters affeetiii? tlie title to real estate.
Oiiice on 2il fiocr, over Post (tilice, 1'lati.smouih,
Nehraika. . ii l.
ni.tM. II. X5S031 !-. 31. I.
HOMEOPATE1C PilYN'I AN. Thirty years
practice ha m-id"-the Dr. familiar v it h yearly
all diseases, atul their cure. Oi'.icc : Cor. rtli 4i
Main Sta., over Johasou'a Drug fciorc. 2 tf
JOIi?G 1 i;AI5iI
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, ami coIUrTor of
delus. c iil'-ctior.s mad-fr-'.m o:ie .:o!lar to o!ie
tliousantl do h-rs. Moltuacs. D 'e.ls. and tli
er inst rumenls drjwti. aKd a.l eoiiiiiy business
;ir-u:i!!v transacted l efore a .Jus:;.' ol the Pea:"e.
1U st of reference tiven if lequifcd.
Oifire on Mam si reel. V.'st of ( our ; TTet:e.
4 )- JOHN" W. IlAINES.
;k. j. is. WAT;a:i.ts,
Physio jicdical Practitio::ou.
iii.-fi.", Ciittx Co., Xcb.
"Always at the oXce on Saturdays.
S.iyl
ELfclWOOO, - - KE2RASKA,
Debars ia
Dry Goods & Grorcrsics,
r.d aM artirls fc'rnerally.kept l:i a country
store. l'::t :vo;s, call and exutuino before ?ins
;iviy from home I-j buy. . Vtf.
PLATTSnlOUTH MILLS.
PI.AlTO'JTll, NEB.
C. HEISSL, - Proprietor.
Flour, Corn Sail, & Feed
Alwavs o: hsnd and forsr.le ?.t lowest cash
pilces. The highest prices paid for Wneat mid
Corn. Particular attention given euv.oin nork.
'GRAND CENTRAL7
HOTEL,
Sarpej! and fin est EXcic-1 Ijc
tiveea C lilraro and .m
E"r.tiicico.
GEO. THRALL, - - Prop.
OMAHA, NEB.
I keep constantly on haud
Best's Milwaukee Beer.
' r-hich can be had at no other
PLACE IN THE CITY.
Also the best cf
W1XES, LIQUORS, AXD CIGARS.
S3:n3 Ft!, na'oaaiii.
C? L. MUETZE,
CUSTOM BOOT SHOE MAKER!
1 li.ake fine sewed
Frciidi t ii lr Boots.
Fine French Calf Pegjed Boots 63.00.
Repairing done nc.tly. and with dupatch.
LENHOFF cC- BONNS,
3Iorning Dew Saloon !
One uoor east of thn Haundcrs House. "We
keep the best of
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.
33tu9 Constantly on Hand.
AnnnCan't be made by every apent every
TUIJIJ noiith in the business we furnish, but
(DltJljihosj. willing to work can easily earn a
dozen dollars a day riht l: t ':eii own localities.
Have no room to explain here. lh:si:.ess pleas
ant and honorable. Women, boys and piris do
as well as met. We w ill fundr-h vou a complete
outfit free. Tiie budi!ss pays better than any
thing else. We will bear epetise of start i:;
you. I'articulai-s free. Write and see. Farm
ers and mechanics, their sons and daughters,
and all classes in need of payio-i work at home,
should wri'e to us and le mi ail about the work
nt once. Now is the time. Don't de'.av. Ad
dress TitcE & Co.. Augusts. Maine.
FOR YOUR
Holiday Wiiios, Liquors.
BEER, ETC., ETC.,
GO TO
H EADOU ARTERS,
Rik' Als on draught or hj tl:r. lii.ltlf.
Families Supplied ly the Dozen.
33 U P. B. MURPHY.
o i: x i ii v
AND
kacmne Shops!
rLATTSMOUTIT, JiiCB.,
Repairer of Steam Engine, Boilers,
Saw and Grid 2 fills,
AS AX STEA3I FITTIXK.
Vroucht Irnn Pipe. Force anil Lift Pipe. St earn
Gaues. Safi'ty-Valve Coventors, and all
kinds of Brass Engine Flttliiijs.
repaired oa shot! i:otise.
FARM MACHIHEKl
Repaired, on ?hert Notice. ipryi
HANNAH BINDING- SHOES.
Poor lone Hrinn-Ui.
Sitting st window I iiidius shoes,
Fi-dod. wrinkled.
Siithijr. stiichini; i-i a mournful muse.
Uriij'at-eypd beauty once was iiie.
When the blo;::i v.- is1 on the tree ;
S;rir:ir and winter
Hannah "s. at the window, binding sl:oes.
Not a neiirhl-or
Passing notl or answer will refuse
To her wliisper,
"Is there from the li-her any r.ewv?"
Oh. her heart's adriil witii one
U:i an eiidler-s vo.vaj pone !
Nipht 'fid morning
IIltiR'Ah's at t:i wind rr, biuiii thoes.
Fair vou:i2 H ui'iali.
Bea, the uti burnt Usher gily woos ;
il.l:C and CieVer.
Far a wiihrn: 'ii.i.-t and hand he sues.
May-day skies are all nt'ow.
And the waves are laiignhiii ho !
For her wedding
Hair.iah le ives her window aud hr shoes.
May Is pansin ; :
Jitd the apple uoiuli- a pi ort coos ;
H..iinah shudders.
For the mini southwesier mischief brews.
Round the kick of Marbiehead.
Outward bcu itl a schooner sped ;
Silent.-ionrsome.
IliiinaU's at the window, binding shoes.
Tii November ;
Now no tear her wanted cheek bedews ;
Frem Newfoir.idhind
Not a sail leiurnin will siie lose.
Wnisperm;; hoarseijKt',Fi-ilier:iteii.
Hare you. nave you heard of lien?"
Old with watching,
Hannah's at the w indow, binding hoes.
Twenty winters
Bleach and tear t ne ra.ed shore ehe views ;
Tweuty seasons 1
Never one has brought her any news.
Still hei dim eves ileut'.y
Cnae the white sails o'er the sea :
Iloiwless, faitliful.
Hannah's at the window, binding shoes.
Til FTfAUN VhAYll ULlt J
Or, The WrecL of t'ac Spvalsli llain.
BY OEORSE MANVILLE TENN.
lie was always a great scholar, was
Hill, and knowed a power of stuff.
Wliile the oilier Loys were lolloping on
the deck, smoking or telling yarns-,
Bill used to be lying flat there, with
j his chin resting on hi hands, reading
away for oear life, and (he older the
books was the better lie likt'd them.
Bill had got quite half a chsst full
of old voyagos and travels, and he could
tell you anything about the Dons, who
used to come oui. to the golden Ameri
cas to load tht-ir ships with bars aud
ounces au.l then go back home.
Only get Bill in the humor, and the.
way he'd talk about Sphnisu galleons
and doubloons, and silver ingots, why,
it would make your lingers itch, being
only a poor s ailor, you know, with on
ly two or three pounds a month.
"Jack Harris," he says to me one day,
"would you like to make your fortune ?"
'L,ike to make my what?'. I says.
".Like to make your fortune, in in,
and have as much old an 1 jewels nr.
would kf-ep you in comfort to the end
of our days
"Try me," I s.tys. sharp and sh'u t.
Now when we said that we wort ly
ing at Hispaneti'R, which i? a shabby
little bit of a port in the (trib Sea.
right on the top of South AiiKTiea, you
know, v here the sea's shut in on th?
east by the island, of Jamaica and S-.
Domingo, and the r.v.t of th mi, and
surrounded noith and south and w?st
by the Americas and the Isthmus of
Panama.
It was a shabby sort of a port, as I
said; but oar skipper who was an art
ful sort cf card, had foraged it out, and,
as far ?.s Vie knew, our ship, tha Jane
lrown, of Liverpool, was the only one
as ever traded there.
The consequence was that w? did a
Hue bit of trade with tho Indian chr.ps,
bringing them Manchester coLtons,
Rrtiinmagem guns, powder and sho.,
Sheffield knives and axes, and so on,
with a few pretty beads and bright
handkerchiefs for the women, while in
return they used to swap dye-woods,
ami we had leave from the chief a
cacique, he used to call himself 'o go
into the wood and cut down the great
mahogony and ebony trees, which the
Indians used to prise into the little riv
ers, and wo floated down to the bit of
a harbor, and got the sticks aboard.
Thert! was no town, only a collection
of lints, but they used to look very
pretty strewed ttbout the tiny bay,
with the wonderful green tree3 and
grasses growing about them. There
was fruit enough to give all the sailors
in the world the? stomach ache, and the
Indians used to make a very tidy sort
of tipple out of a Kind of great cactus
plant, as grew abundantly in the dry
parts amongst the rocks and stones,
and then they used to be a simple hap
py sort of people, good looking two, spe
cially the women, and they'd wear
feathers and flowers, and work a litde.
and sing and dance, and eat, and sleep
a good deal more, and so life went very
easy with them.
We'd been there al out a month when
Bill came to me, as I said, one day, and
asked me if I'd like to make my fortune,.
The ship was about three par.s loaded,
and all was going on well, the cacique
spending half his time in the skipper's
cabin, helping him to empty rum bot
tles, and we seemed to have about an
other fortnight to stay before weighing
anchor for home.
I'd always noticed that Dill slipped
off of an evening as soon as cargo land
ing or chopping was done; but after
running against him one moonlight
night talking ti a pretty little Indian
girl, whose hair was full of red feath
ers and flowers, I winked to myself,
and ft-It that I knew the reason why.
"Jack." says Dill to me, "you ra about
the only man on board the Jane Drown
as I can trust.
"Why so?" I says.
"Because, mate, you can keep your
own counsel, and don't go chattering
to every one all you hear and see."
"Laziness, that's all," I says grimly.
"No, it isn't laziness Jack," he says.
"But how about this here fortune ?"'
I says to turn the conversation, for I'm
as silly as a gal, when any ona gets
praiscn mr.
"Well, Jack," h? says, aftor giving a
glance round to see that no one was
listening, "you know, I've often told
you about tho Spanish Dons who used
io come hero hundreds of years ago?"
"Was it about here?" I says.
"Yes, we're just in the very thick of
their old haunts. The people about
here in those days used to live in towns
and cities, and bo very rich in gold and
silver, the Spaniards came and killed
them, burned their cities, aud plunder
ed them of their gold."
"Well?" I savs.
"Well." said Bill; "then they used to
get buck to their ships and sail off, and
some used to get safe away wdiile oth
ers used to be wrecked in the hurricanes
that came now and then cast ashore
with all their rich plunder, and nobody
j left to tell the tale "
"Hard times for them," I says.
"Jack," said Biil in a whisper, and his
voice grew very deep, while tha water
in tho harbor seemed, as it beat softly
against the sides of the ship, as full of
fire-dies as the rustling woods ashore,
where they were darting and gleaming
about like dancing stars, though of;
course, it wasn't tire-lies in tho water.;
but those phosphorous jelly lis'ies which ,
swarmed in every bucket of water you j
dipped; so "Jack," says Bill, "it's al-j
wa;s t.een ray ireun to lul l one or
these wrecked Spanish galleons, and at
lvst I've found one."
"Loaded with gold. Bill?" I says
huskily, for he quite took my breath.
"That I don't know yet, but I hope
so."
"Whero is she?" I says cajerly.
"Wail a bir," said Biil. "You know,
Jack, I've scraped acquaintance willi a
pretty little native lass?"
"Belter lei her alon," I says.
"one's one of the Cacique's daugh
ters, says Bill; "nd if all turns out
right, as I exit, o, I shall charter a ves
sel somewhere, and couiu and load up
here."
"What with. Bill ?" I says, excitedly.
"Gold, my lad gold! and then take
her away to England, and make a lady
of her."
"And how about me?" 1 says.
"Your fortune shall be made too,
Jack," h3 says. "Only give me your
word to stand by m-.i to 4.lie Tast."
"There's my list," I says, giving it to
him; "and that's better than lots of
words."
So he gripped it fast, and then began
to tell me his plans.
Teztfla--that was the girl's name
had told him that in an out-of-the-way
part of th-A shore, about eight miles
away, there was a great ship lying half
buried in the sands where it had been
cas ashore. According io her account
it was -bigger than our vessel; and
though it was gradually rotting away,
no one ever went near it, for the peo
ple of the country said it was full of
bad spirits, who would slay the first
who wt-nt too near.
She had promised to act as guide to
.her lover, Bill, and was to rue-t him
the next night to' show him the way
through the wo iiis, and Biil wanted
me to act as a sort of helpmate or body
guard. We talked th matter yell o'er, and
decided that the best things we could
take with us would be a good spade, a
couple of axes, and a pair of Cutlassed,
if we could smuggle them out of the
cabin.
1 undertook to do that, find I got be
sides a sling keg, that held about, a
couple of qnarts of rum and water, and
tiiis 1 tilled and stowed ready.
The spade was thr hardest thing t
get hold of. I knew there was some in
the cargo, but cuuldn't itll where; sol
got hold of the cock's shoved from the
galley, and then, with all ready, wait
ed for evening.
Fortunate lv, v,-e had not had a very
hrd day, as it had be.-n hot. and tha
skipper had been very easy with the
men; so wo woe tolerably tresh in th?
evening h 'ii it cani' d irk, and Bill
and rats skulked over the side, well
aimed, and ready for our t;:sk.
1 had got a lantern and c-;.i i'.es,
matches, and the res. of them slu:;
over my shoulder, si that what with
t ie keg, the ax. spa ie and cutlass too.
I looked a reytiiar lhiusoii Crusoe sort
of a character; only it, was in the dark
and in one could sf.e ui;
Biil caught hoht of
my hand
as soon
as we were a-"iio:;' aiel ji .j me rig.it
id 1
away from the little town into the
wood, and then t iking a path, he went
right on for about ten minutes before
stopping short andv.T a great tree.
who.se leaves mado everything about
as black as the k.dd with the hatches
battened down ,;:;d taipiiilim-d.
Here lie g ive a s-..-rt . f c.'drrup like
a cricket. a:.d directly after was a iViut
piping noise from the let':, like a little
Bird calling to ii mare.
131 1 1 chitruped again, and I could just
make out a slight dark figure come
bounding .along to be caught iu his
arms.
Tlte girls started away again on mak
ing me out. bau on a word or two from
Bill she put a soft little hand in mine,
and then, going i;i front, she ld the
way through the woods.
Vv'e must have gone on walking for
quite thre hours, including ten min
utes rest by a spring, where, aft?r a
drink, Bill and I had a ten minute's
smoke, and then on again.
The wood was full of strange noises
and more than once we heard a crash
and howl, which made us cut with our
cutlasses and stand ready, but nothing
...... . 0
aitacKeu us. unce, loo, 1 trout on j
something round and soft which glid
ed along under my toot.
I knew i: was a snake, and a shud
der ran through me, as I expected it to
bite; but it got away, and we went 011
through the hot wood.
More than once I was afraid our lit
tle guide had los: her ray iu the dark
ness; hut she kept s eadtly on, giving
a bit of a laugh when Bill asked her
if she knew the way. and at last I
heard the dash of water; then I caught
a gleam of light, and live minutes af
ter we. were walking through the Soft
sand, on which the water, gleaming
like gold, kept rolling in.
It was not so dark here, for the sand
was light-colored, and the stars shone
brightl as the Indian girl laid one
hand upon Bill's arm, and pointing
wkh the oilier, said, in her brokrn
English:
"There it is!"
1 could only make out
like a lump of rock lvi;i
what looked
ciose up to
lhe palm trees which fringed the sand I
quite titty yards from the. water; and
as I started to 0 to it the girl tried to
st on me.
"No, no," shy cried. "Bad spirits
eat you." . !
Both Bill and I laughed, and when
she saw that we were going up to the
hulk she gave a sort of sigh, an I then
in a stubborn sore of way she mastered
her fears, and keeping close to Bill. .
walked with us to a weather-beaten, .
massive old hulk of a very large ship, '
which had evidently been cast, up by ;
some great wave, and sinco then the.
sand had been filled up round it, while'
the sea had evidently retired. i
We walked round it and fours 1 that
it was of astrange, old-fashioned build,;
what of it was not rotted away; there j
was a very high stern, and the timbers j
were, though worm-eaten, heavy and'
strong. 1
"An old Spaniard, J-k," my mate'
says, and then he made to climb on
board. .
The gtil pav a thrk-k and clung to',
him ; but utter a few 'words she 1ft go, '.
nnio!eiitTv.her?elf 0:1 th9 sa,,a'
sobbing violently.
Biil climbed up and stood on the
stern, and I was not long in following
him, when I found that there was no
deck planks left, as far as I could see
in the d irk, but there were lhe cross
beams and tie, while the bulwarks
and upright pieces before us had crum
bled and gone into dust.
"Site's full of sand. Jack," my mate
says to m', as ho leaned down and
probe! at the deck with his cutlass;
and when I did the same I found he
was right.
As to moving from where we had
climbed up, that did not seem wise,
for everything was so rotten and de
cayed that a step in h:iv direction
would Piost likely have sent us through
the rotten wood into some ol; full,
perhaps, of snakes or venomous beasts.
I was for goi'.g down and waiting
till morning, but Bill was too enter
prising for that, and lie started slowly
off in a careful way, kueping along by
the ragged, worn slumps that had sup
ported the bulwark; so, of course I
followed.
".she's laden with gold. Jack, for a
sovereign," he says, in a whisper.
"Then why has not somebody been
here before and got it out of her?" I
says.
"Afraid of the spirits, my lad," he
said, laughingly.
"Bill, what's that?" I says with my
mouth turning all dry, and a horrible
shuddering feeling .creeping over me.
"What's that, stupid?" he says.
"Nothing. You ain't afraid of ghosts,
are you? Jack, Jack, look!" he, says,
directly after; and he caught me by
the arm with a strong grip.as he point
ed to where the stern cabin ra&t have
been.
He saw it now, as plainly as I did,
that there was a curious dull light
shining out from that part of the ship,
and as we looked this seemed to make
plain the who'.o of the after part, only
in a dim, strango way, and instead of
looking decayed there was th tail
poop-deck all plain, with its great till
er and big lain rus rouud the iuil warks,
all of tu;ji-i burning, while grouped
around, standing, sitting, lying or
hanging ever the bulwarks, were about
twenty wart hy-'ouking fellows, with
bia-.-k hair and hands.
They were all armed
swords, and one fellow,
with long
who had a
feather in his cap
puffed breaches, a:i
h id on a sort of
a steel thing all
!e his ur.Hi aches
over his breast, while his
were long a:vl pointed, and
he i.-.'pt on
one hand,
drawing th".n out with
while, with the other he nursed a very
large, thin sword across his lap.
I was puzzled at first to make out
what he was sitting on, but I saw di-
recilv that it was a Ion;
rht bras
cannon, and that four inure of his com
panion were sitting ou big brass guns,
only t'o;sc pointed u;i. of the sides,
while the one. the black nuistaiie l fel
low sat on was a long gun, right in the
center of tUe deck.
It seamed so carious, too, that wher
ever thy stra;:ge light fell th. -deck
looked sounii, and there were ropes
coiled up. though where we stood all
was rotton as so much tincer.
We stood there as if turned to stone.
an J as to
cniil run;
1:1c,
I fek a co'.d. strange
ingd nvri my back; whihi as
tor moving, i e
u:d U'jt have, stirred to
save my life.
"It's fancy, Biil." I says at last; and
as 1 spoke one of the black looking fel
lows roiled a little ke-. up to tit one
sitting on tlte brass gun, took out
th;1 hea I. and put in his hand to bring
it out full of great pieces of bright,
sinning gold.
Tiie man on the gun nodded and
stroked his mustache,, and the ot'.-.ers
looked on, while, the tr.Mii with the keg
pat in the head a-ii.i. and roltoil it to
a hole in the tie; k, i jwn where he
seemed to hand it to ome one. else.
"'Taint fancy, Jack," says Biil,
hoarsely, to me just then. "Those are
some of the old Spaniards who "
He stopped short, and we two stood
holding tightly by each other's arms, as
a strange sighing wind swept by us;
and there, where we had seen thegioup
of figures only a moment before, there
was no hing left but tho same faint
glare as we had seen it ti is t.
Yo know I don't want to say super
natural things were like every-day
tilings, but that pale, wavy light was
just the same as is seen over a fish
when it has been caught for a few
hours.
"Bet's go Bill," I says, as soon as I
could get my breath; and not feeling
that 1 should like to go back the way
I canic, I look a big jump of some fif
teen or t wenty feet off the side, into
the soft sand ; and when Bill saw that
I had landed safely h jumped, too, anil
the Indian girl came and clung to him,
delighted to see him safe back.
"It's very strange."' says Bill. "I
should not have believed it if any otic
had twlil me."
"Bet's p.pt back," I says.
"(retbac:k? What, when we've just
seen that I'm ri.;ht, and that this is cue
of the old Spanish galleons. No, Jack,
we'll wait till daylight if you like, but
I m r.ot going to giTe u;. Spirits can't
bust men. an t that gold's no good to
them now."
Not when they stop there and watch
it?" I says.
"No; anil, besides, it's a kind of a
fancy. Ths-re are no spirits there, only
we, getting ou bcuni the old vessel,
naturally seemed to see (he crew as
they used to l e ail ihose years ago,
when tiiev used to live."
"'Ami
rai a ?"
do von
meat
c go aboard
I says.
"do aboard? Yes; and make surteof
the gold, and then come back and fetch
it."
As Bill spoke there came another
curious sighing brnezs off the sea, and
as it sw ept over the old g ill- on k seem
ed to carry away wkh it the soft, faint
light that l a I been playing over the
vessel's stern ; and directly after s'ue
lay there, blaek ud gray and gloomy,
under the shadow of the great, tall co
coa palm
Being .1 stubborn sort of fellow. I
said no more; only pulled out and till
ed my pipe, which. I lit and began to
smoke, waiting to see what was to be
the end of the adventure, while Bill
r it down on the sand besids his little
girl, and began talking to hei in a low
to nr.
Conelndpd next wrrk.
A prudent man sid vised his dru-ikcn j
servan : to pu
f his iiiom v for a rainy
dav. In a few wtvks his rnai-tr-r in-1
o'i'ml how ijiu.-h of his n;o:iy he hail (
Kivtd. "Faith, none at' all," said hc;j
"it rained TetcrduT rtnd it all went." j
and
I Letter JBor.
AH communication forthisilcpartmcnt must
no 1 ,t 1 Tii v nriiieii on one siur 01 ine paper.
eont.ii:i no persona! or iiiipni-r ailusions and
he accompanied with the writer's kkai. nam
thoturh it ..eed. not neeeisnrily be signed to the
article written. Correspondents can d as thy
like ahout that, but muat inform us privately
of their real names.)
Cedah Cr.EKK, Cass Co., Neb., ' "
January 2d. 1877. J
Deak Herald: Our Centennial
New Year has come and gone, and a
very pleasant time w had. At a
"meeting" held at Mr. Meisi tiger's wo
had shooting at 12 o'clock, by a num
ber of those present, part of whom con
sisted of Mr. C. W. Snyder, Miss Ahl.
Mr. II. Ahl, iIL; Snyder, Mr. A. Col
man, Jfiss Jardtne. Mr. F. Snyder, Miss
Ilennings, and many others, too num
erous to mention. We tripped the
light fantastic toe. to music furnished
by Mr. Doe, aud Mr. Folk. More
anon, llespectfully yours,
John Rfi;d.
The Effect of tUd ; ou Children.
We condense the following from a
seasonable aud practical article on this
subject ia the British Medical Journal :
The old and ihe young, whose hwalth
and existence depend very much, if
not entirely, upon others, are the chief
sufferers at this period uf the ear. It
is important, therefore, that those who
have the care of either young or old
should consider their responsibilities,
and endeavor to carrj out judiciously
such precautions as may oppose the
dangers of our winter season. The
Bnglish mother has a love of hardy
children, and thinks fresh air, or even
the atmosphere of Dondon streets, is of
vital importance to their health. The
idea of having no fire in the bed room
is another of her favorita maxims ; and
among the wealthier classes the luxury
of seeing the arms, neck, and legs of
those just beginning to wall; sec-nis to
be peculiarly delightful. We do not
certainly desire to see the svsteins in
troduced into England which prevails
in Fiance, nor that our young ones
should, like those of Northern Burope,
resemble little round bundles of clothes
more than anything ehe. But we se
riously think that many lives are sac
rihed to ignorauce aud erroneous ideas.
Among the poor the scantiness of chil
dren's clolh'ng is quite remarkable.
Winter and summer are not distin
guished by any change of dress; short
sleeves, bare necks and legs, are not tiie
exception, they are the rule. Cotton or
thin stuffs are not changed for woolen
or flannel, and so on in all other re
spects; beyond a shawl or some such
addition, there is very little difference
between their clothing in summer and
winter. And yet this system is not
the result of carelessness. It has be
come a custom, and one that has many
supporters. There is no doubt that, ii
uge 1 to tesv the character of thn child
very much as we see a boy hold up a
terrier by the tail or its ear to show its
pluck by its silence, it has certain ad
vantages. It does not occur to most people that
the air inside their houses, if they are
properly ventilated, is as pure as
theair outside. We should say that no
child too young to walk or run should
be taken out when tiie external temi
erature is below fifty degrees; that the
rooms in which they live and sleep
should never be below lifty-eight de
grees; and the day room should be
three or lour degrees warmer. The
practice of wheeling children about in
perambulators, sitting or reclining -in
one position without exercisersparticu
larly harmful. We would earnestly ap
peal to put aside ail feeling of vanity,
or what is sometimes miscalled na. or
al pride, at;d cover tiie arms, neck, and
lings of their children hs a simple sani
tary precaution. High frocks, long
sleeves, and warm stockings should be
w orn out of doors ; hats which cover
the head, and boots which keep the
feet as wai m and dry as possible. Ou
coming in from our streets, nearly al
ways damp, both boots and stockings
should be changed ; and if the feet be
cold, a warm footbath should be used
for a few minutes. The equisite pain
of chilblains could be saved to many
children by this use of hot water
for hands and feet. We see that flan
nel has yielded to nierino.ehieuy on ac
count of the greater convenience id
ready-made underclothing; but there;
isnotl ing equal to flannel in tho prop-1
erty of preserving warmth.
There is one important point which
is the question of the day with mother
and nurse, and that is the morning
bath. Bet the room be well warmed
before Hie child is taken out of bod
and let those who think a cold bath an
absolute necessity remember that on a
summer morning their children enjoy
it; and if they kiep the temperature
of the water the same all the year
round, that is about 55 or 65 degrees,
they may obtain all the benefits pos-d-b'e.
Bet them think how unreasona
ble it is to take water not much above
freezing point and attack the nervous
sys.em, already depressed, by a shock
which is followed by a reaction which
requires the whole morning to recover
from. We have no hesitation in re
commending a warm hath early in t--e
day, followed by a simple deui he of
coil water, as far preferable to a cold
bath; or a warm 'oath at night for the
pake of cleanliness, and none at all in
the morning. It 11133 bo taken as a
rule that, in the case of children, sud
den changes of temperature are dan
gerous, and thai ?' degrees to Gf de
grees may be taken as the safe average
temperature iu which they should be
constantly kept.
The .Modern Printer.
He must be satisfied with about one
third of a prict1'or his work, and thru
he must be willing to do the woik ov
er seven or eight times, "just to see
how it will look," for the generality of
tieople do not know how a thing will
come out in print, and of course want
it "a little different. Be must be will
ing to wait six months for his pay, and
then take it out in second-hand clothes
pins or last year's garden seeds. He
must never be so bold as to suggest
that a little cash migh:, not come amiss,
for people expect him to work for noth
ing and board himself, and yet always
he cheerful and happy. He must at
al! times be willing to do this or that
for nothing, or at least at a gre 1 ly re
duced pric- as "it is for the association
you know;" and must throw in -a pull
gratis also, if lie happens to be publish
ing a paper.
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD,
Nose Bi.ked. To stop nose bleei
get plenty of powdered alum up into
the noHtril. The powdered alum will"
thicken the blood. To heal a Pinning'
sore apply twice daily alum watefV
Cuke Kon BritN's. Charcoal lias
been discovered to be a sure cure Ifof.
burns. By laying a Mnall piece of
charcoal upou the burn the pain sub-"
sides immediately. By leaving tho
charcoal on one hour, tho wound is'
healed, as has been demonstrated on
swveral occasions. y
Chocolate C'akamels. One pint'
new milk, one cake chocolate (one-'
quarter pound); one cup and a half of
sugar (white.) Try this on a buttered
plate as it will not erisp iu water, and
when done pour on buttered pans and
mark off in squares with a knife as It
cools, and then it will easily break
when cold. They are very excellent.
Scene iv a St. Boris Kitchen.
Mistress "Come Bridget, how much,
longer are you going to be about lilling1
that pepper-box?" Bridget (afresh
importation from where they don't use
pepper-casters) "Shu re ma'am it's 1110
self that can't say how long it'll be
taking me to git till this stuff into tho
thing through the little holes in the'
top."
To Keep Zinc Bright. I use oxal-"
icacid; live cents worth dissolved in
a pint of water will last a long time.'
Bub a little ou the zinc w ith a small
piece of ilannel; it will turn the zinc
almost white; then with a larger piece
of flannel rub hard till it is bright and
smooth. Be careful not to spill any of.
it on the carpet as it will immediately
remove the colors; it should be kept '
corked iu a bottle and labelled "Pois-'
on." Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Women in Colleges. Dartmouth'
College has opened its doors sullicient-
ly wide to admit young women to Ihy
class recitations and lectures, and to
examinations lor individual instruc
tion. "Old Harvard's' door also begin
to grate on their rusty hinges. Last,
year women were granted a six-weeks'
course of botany under Prof, tloodall'
instructions, with all the advantages
of Harvard University in that depart
ment. Th's year they are admitted to
Prof. Baikir's French course. Truly
tho '-ccmitr.g woman" is at the gates."
Osk Mo;;e Cuke. A German forest
keeper, eighty-two years old, not wish
ing to carry to the grave with him an'
important secret, has published in the.
Ltipiic Journal a recipe he has used
for lifty years, and which, lie says, has
saved several men and a great number
of animals from a horrible death by
hydrophobia. The bite must be bathed
as soon as possible with warm vinegar
and water, and when this has dried, a '
few drops of muriatic acid poured upon :
the wound will destroy the poison of
the saliva, and relieve the patient from
?di present or future danger.
To Tan a SiiEErKiN with xnn :
Wool on. If you wish io tan the
sheepskin witli the wool 011, stretch it
to its lull size in all direction?, and
nail it on a board to dry. Dress the
llesh side with a nuxiurc of equal
parts of rock salt and alum, dissolved
in water, with co-.irse Hour added, to
make it about the consistency of thick
cream, spread this all over the skin a
quarter ot an inch thick or more, and
let it dry, after which scrape oil with
a dull knife. If the skin does not ap
pear to be well tanned, repeat the oji
eration; then, when well cleaned, rub
aud beat the skin until it is soft aad'
pliable.
Centennial Scrap Book. Miss:
Lizzie Cox, of Maysville, has getten
up a most interesting and unique pic
torial Centennial scrap-book. The'
leaves are composed of pure white
linen, ou which are pasted cuts repre
senting all the principal articles exhib
ited at the Centennial exhibition, so'
arranged that they hare the appear-'
ance of being painted on the leaves. "
Pictorial illustrations of all tho pre
vailing fasli ions in dress during this,
the tirst CentOiinial year of the nation,
have been carefully collected from tho
fashion plates of periodicals, and
would alone make it a hundred years
hence an old curiosity shop of interest
and value both to the fop and the phil
osopher of the future. The idea of
such a collection is certainly an orig
inal one, while the execution of it is
artistic in the highest degree. Ex.
Freckles. Freckles are not easily'
washed out of those who have floiid
complexioi.s and are much in the arn
shine, but the following washes are
not only harmless, but very much the
best of anything wo know: (Irate"
horse-radish line, let it stand a few
hours in buttermilk, then strain, and
use the wash night and morning. Or
squeeze the juice of a lemon into half
a goblet of water and use the s.ima
way. Most of the remedies for freck
les are poisonous and cannot be tt.ied
with safety. Freckles indicate a de
fect in digestion, and consists in depos-
its of soma carbonaceous or fatty mat-"
ter beneath the s:arf skin. Tho diet,
should be attended to. and should be of
a nature that the bowels and kidneys'
will. do theii duty. Daily bathi'
with much friction should not be ;
1 ,.t 1 .1 !. 'r., -1. ; ,. t. i,..ti.
ll'Ulcu, .win 10c 1 UI&1.111 uiiin inr.
casionally, if convenient. Herald
Health.
Chic ken Cholera. To cure chick
en cholera when the disease has be
come fully developed is next to impos
sible. Therefore, more is gained by
adopting preventative measures. Mov-'
ing the poultry to another place when t
the malady breaks out lias often sue-'
cceded, the strongest and liveliest be
ing emigrated. This measure obviates
the effects of overcrowding, which ap
pears to favor the invasion and spread
of the malady. Those which manifest
the least sign of disease, should at once
be isolated from the others and kept
in a place by themselves. The dead
fowls should be buried in the ground.
The poultry yard and roosts should to
cleansed and "disinfected by whitewash
ing. The diseased fowls may be treat-
ed with carbolic acid, which may be'
given in the dr!nking water, in the
proportion of a dram of cartiolic acid
dissolved in two gallons of water. '
Access to water in which lime has'
been slaked will be of service, especi-'
ally as a' preventative to the apparent-
ly sound ones.
In Queen Anne's days; tha Norwich
(Erg.1) Postman thus advertised its tar-
H! : Trice one penny; but ahalf-;ciT-
not refused "
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