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VOLUME XII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1S77.
NUMBER 47.
Ettra .pU f the Herald for Rule by J.
Young, Poatofriee iieiva depot. and O. I'". Jolm
on,corur of Main jtntl Filth Streets.
SPACE. 1 W.
1 qr.. . $1 00
2 jrs.. 1 Cxi
3 sqr.s . 2 IK'
H co 1 . . 6 00
H !.. 8 00
1 col 15 oo
-
ROOTS GARDEN HANOAL
For 1C7. Practical, pointed, and Wutrwtyh, ami
contains lialf as much man r as eJ.&i hooks on
the subject. Sent for loe, which n ill be allow
d on tlie tirst order for seeds. .1. 15. Hoot.
41VJ Sect! t "rower, ltockford, 111.
NEW BOARDING HOUSE
Just opetwil by
F.M.Young,
OA SECOXD ST.. XEXT IKum TO K. 17.
KA TOSi' L O" ELI.IXG,
Opposite Old Machine Shop.
Good Board r ue Day Week.
I ror.li..!Iy invito my friend from theroun-
try to k'irc me a rail, -)ifhle nt that I
40 ml can pler.- them
FIEST
National Bank
OV FLA ITS MOUTH, NFUItASKA,
SlT('KOR TO
Xicrz,E, utr;v a i'laiik,
Willi Fitzbswuld
K. ti. I.)V aCV
A. W. ll--I.AfOIlI.IX...
JlJXU U'Uutlikti...-
President.
Vice President.
';i.shi:T.
Assistant Cashier.
TU'.h Hinl; is nmr npn. for business a! their
liciv roeni. r.nnrr Main and isixth greets, and
is frspared lo transact a general
"D A XT XT T rt T)TTCITTTCICI
JJ.Xi.iV XX 111 U JJUOXil.CiOO. I
StoiJtt, Bond-i, G-dd. Csvarnment sad Lacal
Securities
COL" (JUT A XI) SOU).
Dvpvsits Rr re iriil nitd Interest All to
ed on Time Certificates.
DRAFTS DEAV1T,
.A vJl-JiIt? in anv part of t'ae Vnited States and
lit nil the Prin'-ip! Towns aud Oliea
of Fnrope.
a c; z:T5 t on ti:
CELEBRATED
1 7 T " T T TTT1 A TT fl A T T T T.TT
ly NT KA 51 r. ii i. j
TiMson wihin- to lin'i oat thoir frfntl. fron !
Tliroutl) 1 1 Pluttiraealli. i
Fleming & Race,
DEALER IN
5
GROCERIES,
-7.17.V.
CAP.'.
Ai;-! I'.-jaifrs' irs Cciierj.I.'.
On: G (;;;(! nre Ve;v.
I r. t::-:n Ciir4I.
thy u. n;;c, A.'-DSC.-! .
(Wv i '.:;-" ' vf. r,- run. yi:n.
Excelsior Barber Shop.
J. G. BOONE,
Jf..tm Strtit, opf;i.fs licun-l'.-rs Il-juse.
HAIR-CUTTING,
Slj'iaiii!? and ! "in ;-?; in sr.
ESI'ECIAL ATTINTioN OlYIIN TO
tJ till i n ST C It 11 -J r n nil : 'i l I r s'
call axi) i;;k.i:, cents,
AtiJ i.et .-. bemie iu f.
WILLIAM HEROLD;
KcC'i5 ono of l!if
a-viiiLOL Ui.uv.rv3
OF
GROCERIE:
IN TOWN.
44' 1
PALACE 'BILLIARD KALL. !
(Miin St.. under Eiret Nat. B.-.nk.)
rLATrSJIOI'TH, - -
MY V.Ati IS ellMl.lr.K WITH THK
BEST WINES, LIQUORS,
(C?
.V. 1
W. X I
BEr.'t, ETC., E. T C . aOyl
H. A. WATERMAN & SON,
Wli''..'s:i'.e and Retail Dealers ill
TTh IT 5
rineLyrooer,;
S-t i r- -rvr r-- -t -ppczj i
-J--1- V -1 1 -L-Lj 7 j
Sash,
LaOOrS,
Blinds !
. . '
Lv... til... L.H. ;
d:ii s'leet. Corner of Fifth.
I'LATTsiiorTn. --- - xei;.!
Still Better Rates for Lumber. !
r oj r. i; n
aND
linnR f '
rWTTJVuVTU, N.I5
. .Sfefm Enjuifs, Boilers
Repairer
Saw dial u'ri.t Jfill.-i,
AH AM KTIMJI KITTIX;,
lVne'lit Ir'n Pip". Koree and Lift riM-s.S!etm
G4iyes. afet v-Va've I o-vel Trr. and ail
kun.sof Jjras I'ni'ie Fittinss.
repaired i;u sliorl uotivo.
FARM MACHINEM1
repaired on Sli rt Noti. c. Oyl
Good fresh 1 1 1 i 1 k.
DELIVERED DAILY !
AT
Er.j:r:oors- home ix I'La ttsmoctu
IF IIIEr WANT IT, BV
J. r. BCllMKISTCK.
fF.XD IS VOin ORDKRS AXI I WILL TKV AND
GIVE VOL
oyl aiii sen you reu!aily.
DRY GOODS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OC l'.t('' MII1. is styles wlh name
lows !ost paid.J. 15. JIuNU-d.Naftsau, Kens.
o.. N. Y. 4.')t 1
DCWCinMC mailer how slightly
rCn JlUlO disabled. Inei eaes now
paid. Advice and circular free. T. JIc.Mich
ael. Att'y. 7n7 HaniMiitiJSt.. ridla.
CTV-niTliS sl l'li i;,, :s ko1 l-very-OUjUUU
bodv ii Ketlins POTTERS
MEkICAN MONTHLY, a richly illn-trated,
llv edited family .Magazine at only $3 a year.
SpeVimons 2.V't. (irrat tr.rm to clut.
John E. I'qttkk & Co.. rubs.. Philadelplii.t.
TRIf LI NG
WITH A COLD IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS.
USE
W ELLs' CARBU LIG TABLETS,
a aure remedy for CttVOIin. and all diseases
of the Tlinn.tT. LVXUH. CHEST AXD ML'
CO CS M t;.M I Hi A X E.
per rr only ix ni.rRW)E.s.
SOLD BY ALL Dltl'liGISTS.
C. N. CKITTKNTON. 7 SixtliAvenne. N. V.
A- live Ag ni9 wanteii iiixti;tll to ii.trodiiee tlie
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
DESCRIBED AND ILLl'S TRA'I ED.
Nearlv M.H pajres : only Si-Stt ; rich illus
trai ioim ; ami hnvnre a" the bestt and olie'iip
rmt IINtory of the (ireat Exhibition. Endors
ed by ofilci.il. piets ami t Icry. Is selling im
mensely. One ladv cleared 350 in four
wrrliM. Act fuick1v. Nr or never. For
full yarticiilara. Address HUBBARD BROS..
I'llMjhei. No. i l,;iSflt Srreel. Cliicr"o. l.
ACTS WANTED FOR HISTORY R I
Lenteni EXHIBITION
It contains Mm- i'Iil" .i i .i' oi iiuildiiics and
si'ciii-s in I he .r':it l.x hi Mt mil aiiil is the omy
authentic and comidete hisiory piiblisheil. It
treats f the nr;ind buildiny;-'. wonderful eliib
ils. ruriosilies. irreat events, etc. Very che:ip
mid a;id sells at sicht. OneAient sold F.8 cop
ies in on lav .vinl for or.r extra teiuis to
Ants Kinl a 'full description of the work. Ail
iIksi Natiovai. I'im.ishinu Co., l'liiladel
phia. Ia.. Cliic.iL'o, HI., or St. Louis, .-la.
PAIITin'-J l'nreliabl. and worthless aooks
uAUlIUi'i on the Exnibition are bein cir
culated. Do not be deerived. See that tbe
book you buy cantains 871 pages and 333 line en
gravings. NOTICB. W hara ttia
lnr-r.st and best eelUn
Ftxtlonerr Packatreln Hi
Worlii. It contain 1 8
hoeuof pupar. la nTer-
ar.rBtli, penholder, eoMen pen, ana a pi ei
Jwolrr. Complete mple package, with elirnt gold-plated
irava bnlion.. ami lutlieV fiuhlonable fmnrT ttet, pin an 4
TW
r.-tlcl' In one. The T.LOVD '0M BINATTON. Can be ased
ua I encil. Penholder unci Pn , trnser. Penknife. Envelope
r-i!iT, Japerrnner Kultber, Hewing Muchlne Thread
utler. an-l fur Klnplni Sani. Cmtins ofi Hooka and Eyea,
Ftittona, Kraln biota. Ac- fiito ol a eommun pencU, la
l.eily nlcsol pUteu, and win ut a ILfeOme. Amenta are
roiali.c money and aay It la ue bert felling; ertx.e nut.
-iu.. 25 rent. Ma for 8 I . Extraordinary Inducement
ti Asua :. fnd for tanjple balf-'I'iten and eanvaae your
town. BRIDE & CO., 760 Broadway. N. Y.
K7 PTATTOvrnTrArKfiE5,e.nd SIX '
VTT t.in I lilVlimUI'IVlTIIIII rnrTWA
S COLLARS. BRIOF A CO.,
' m A3 t 769 Broadway, New fork.
VICE'S
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
are p'antol bv :i million people in America. Fee
v c-k's Catalogue-:.a'j illustrationa, only 2
cents.
VioU-s Fiornl Guide, Quarterly, 2o cent
a year.
Vick's Flower Rnd VqtaTjl. CO ceuts,
nitti i-leanl cioili rover-' !..
.Ml my ;nil;:ie:itii!is are piiuted in Ensli-li
iiini (icrinaii. Address.
JAIIES V:C1. Rot :'l?s;er, N. Y.
i'laUsmou'Ii Grain Co.
(i(EU.)EIl & LAZENI5Y.
1 Iraki's in Civil! of rC. kind. CATTLE and
IUit.S ; Alo
II AT! I) AXD SOFT rinL AL'"AT3 OX
Mf II AX I).
FRESH MEAT
Como Here Roast Beef.
YTalk In 3iu(ton Chops.
SIXU OUT
p0RK STEAKS,
came. ri.it. rorrr,.SA rsAai'.Axn all
ttrilEH HEATH IX SFSASOX AT
vniip.ir'c r,,tnu-.r ciinn
PL A TTSlfOUTf, XEH.,
LOWER 1IAIN ST., - - - SOUTH SIDE.
20;u3
EO FOR THE
a
ny platthmoutu.
AM) t ltiAR KTOnf.
o 1?
JAS. TTlZE!lSr A 1ST.
;i -I. ;UIRE".S old fftiinl s;i!l kept open bv
tlie above.
CIU A US. TOBACCOS. AC. WHOLE
SALE i- JILT AIL.
Kv.rr
Good Goods, Buy Largely
And Invite trade to cu.ll i.d cxuiulu. lit
fo:; TOUU
' -"Jav
Better vou ca'.l on tb.t
Ben Hempel.
HE'S TI1C MAN,
KEEPS AN EATING HOUSE.
OX LOWER MAIN STKEET.
o . fif iri rT'f rr v I. x
PLATTSMOUTH, -
XEIi.
Meais at all Hours.
a a- i ... .
- 40-yt n. ueupel, pmP
iSAGE BROTHERS.
Deab rs.in
X JL&&m -tSb iLI&a&L. 9
ETC.. ETC., ETC.
! Uue Door Est of V'" IVr-O.'Ur-. I'lattMaouth.
Nc'i'iaska.
... : O :
rjctics.1 Y'.il(cr la
SHEET IROX, ZIXC, TIX. BRA
ZIER V, df., rf-ff.
Large sort:nent of Hard ana Soft
COAL STOVES,
Wood and Coal Stoves for
HEATING Oil COOKING,
Always on Hand.
Every' variety (f Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinr
Work, kept in Stoek.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on Short Notice.
LSTErEnYTIIIXG WAIUIAXTED !
rnici: low imbvx.
Su SAGE BROS.
Til ICE
OFFICIAL JlinFCTOItY.
CONORESSIONAL.
SKVATOits r. V. Hitclicoek. Omaha ; A. S.
ruddock. Beatrice.
llEi'RK.sH.NT.vriVE Frank Welch, Norfolk.
STATE.
Hoy ernor Sila-s Oarber. Lincoln.
Li ki t. (inv.-O. A. Abbott.
W hi takv-Bruno Tzschuuk, Lincoln.
Tkkasubkk-.1. tl. McBnde, Lincoln.
Aui'ITok J. B. Weston. Lincoln.
Attokxky Of.skkal ii. II. Boberts, Lin
coln. Supt. Itbijc Instkuctiox S. K. Thomp
son. LEGISLATIVE.
Rsxatob, W Distbict Sam. M. Chapman,
Flattsviouth.
KKTRKSKNTATIVF-S. 2."tll DlfTKIfT Toseph
I?e:irdiley, Weepin"; Water; Joseph Gilinoie,
l'lattsmoutli ; 1. N. Bobbitt. Sunlight.
Float Rf.I'i:ksk.tati vk, .vnh Distuict
Sam. Barker, Eiht Mile C.rove.
JUDICIAL.
Si" pi: km n .Trixits Oeo. B. Lake, Omaha ;
Daniel Oantt, Brownville; Samuel Maxwell,
Fremont.
-'d li mriAL Distrh'T S. B. Found, Lincoln,
Judge- : Oeo. . Smith, nattsmouth. Attorney.
COUNTY.
Ci.Er.K C. I. Moore, Flattsmonth.
Tkkasuhkh .I.C. CuKimins. Flatt.smoKtta.
Sheriff M. B. Cutler. Flattsmouth.
Coi ntv ,Ii i:k W. II Newell, l'lattsmoutli
Couxtv Si-p'T LB.-ripien. Weepin"; Water
Commissioners W. B. Arnold, Oreenwood ;
B. S. Kamsey, Louisville; Henry Wolf, Three
Groves.
Coroner B. F. Keed. Kock BlaH.
CITY.
Match K. R. Livingston.
TKKAscitF.it AY in. W interstcin,
Clkkk W. F. Bennett.
CmMi lm kn, 1st Wakd-J. Tepperbers. TV.
Neville.
Cocncilmen, 2d YVakd P. L. AVue, J. V.
Weckbacli.
Coinbilmen, 3d AVard l'm. I-. Wells, Ii.
Donnelly.
Councilmkn, 4th Wakd-F.E. Guthman, J.
Ileltner.
PKOFESSIOXAT, CARDS
IS. Jt. WINDHAM.
ATTORNEY and Counselor at Law. Real
estatu bought iud sold. Taxes paid ; and spe
cial ritteii'.iou given to collections. Ollice over
Dr. Chapman's" Di us Store, Flatismoiiih. 37yl
A'I U CHAP3IAX.
ATTORNEY' AT LA W and Solicitor in Chan
crry. :Vie in Fitzgerald's Block, 1'lattsinouth,
Nebraska.
wiii:.m.::k & ueaxett.
REAL ESTATE and Tax ravins: A sent. -tai
i.s I'ublie, Fire and Life lusurancw Agents,
l'lattsmoutli. Nebraska.
U II LIVIXIiSTOi,
PHYSICIAN f; SFRGKON. tenderx his pro
fessional sericcs t the citizens of Cass county.
Residence southeast corner Sixth and Oak sis. ;
Oince on Main street, two doors wct of Sixth,
1'iattkinouth. Nebraska.
.:o. 4. s -n Til.
ATTOTINTY AT LAW and Real Estate Bro
ker. Special attention tciven to Collections
and all matters atTcctin the title to re;il estate.
Oi.'i'.-e on 2d Uoor, over l'oal 02ice, l'lattsmoutli,
Nebraska. I.
rriAH. H.TKOISPSOS, .!. I.
HOMEOPATHIC I'HY.s'ICIAN. Thirty years
practice his made the Dr. familiar with nearly
all diseases. i4hd their cure. Oilier: Cor. 5th &
Main St., over .lohmon's Drug itore. ?."tf
;ra' tv ii.iis.:
JUSTICE OK THE PEACE, sno coilec'.or of
delits. eoi'.eeli-.U'.s mud'- from one dollar t' one
thoiis-T.d do iiis. ioi t.i;:g.'S. Deed, and otli
rr instrument drawn. n.1 nil county lusiiii ss
usiia'.lv t!-4:is:i',i';ii bwi'ore a .lustier oi i!ie 1'caie.
Best of rfe:enc( piven if r'uirrd.
0;!lre i,u iir?e., Wt of Court House.
4!-y 1 JOHN W. H A I N CS.
Die. .i. i. ;rAT;:i:n.v,
Physio Medical PractiticsGr.
Cat Co., Xtl:
t3Al-.Ta.rs at th omee on Saturdajs. 40yl
LMV0:O, - - KEBSASKA.
l)e!-rj in
Dry (iood.H & Grcccrsles.
anil arli.-les cei;?rlly kept in a country
atore. Fai r-.-ra. cs-.ll mid exac.iiue before goinj
a Ai.v fuua li'ijne to bay.
Ttf.
PLvTTSwOUTH MILLS.
T'LA TTSMOUTH, KCi.
C.IIEI3EL, - Proprietor.
Flour, Corn 3Iial? & Feed
Alwavs on baud and for s!e at loTest cash
miees. The hir.host prices paid for Wheat ai.cl
Corn. Particular atletitie'i svrn cuvit.i work.
FURNITURE ! FURNITURE !
Clmrlos Tiiorn-?.itc
Has just opened a New Stock of Furniture, ( f
a!l kinds and is prapareil in furnish sin thing in
his line, at rial tsiiuoutli prices. Will not be
undersold. Call and ace uy stock before pur
chasing. Opposite Hubbard House, Wceplnj Water,
Nob. 4liu3
SAUNDEtt II0USL.
J.S.GREGORY, - - - Proprietor.
Location Central. Good Sample Room..
Free Conveyance to and from the Depot at
43ni3 " I'latrsnioutli, Neb.
GRAND CENTRAL'
HOTEL,
Larprcst and anol ISolcl te-
lwtca Cliicapro and Sua
B'raticixco.
GEO. THRALL, - - Prop.
OMAHA. XEH.
O. K. SALOON.
I keep constantly on baud
Host's Mibvaukce IJccr.
whii-1: ran be had at ro otlier
PLACE IN THE CITY.
Also the best of
WIXES. LliiCORS, AXD CICATtS.
33ni3 IM. Roxeubanm.
C. L. MUETZE,
CUSTOM BOOT SHOE MAKFR!
I make fine sewed
French Call Boots.
Fine French Calf Pegyd Pools 88.00.
Repairing done neatly, and with dispub-h.
3-:oi3
LuyiioFFd- iJoyys,
?iorii!ii Hew Si Icon !
One door east of the Saunders House. We
keep the best of
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.
ZZntO Constantly ou Hand.
A ;rcat iicdurtlon isi Prier of
GUNS, REVOLVERS, &c.
Prices red need from 20 to 3 prr rnt. Wrile
for Illustrated Catalogue, with reduved prices
for 1877. Address.
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS.
31 SrniihfielJ St., Pittsburgh. ra. jsyl
nrj n'.'an'l br made l,y cvi'i v a;; i;t every
XUUll"I"l'', !l"-' S'Ushicss w'e furnish, but
WyyiJlli'W willing to wotk can easily earn a
r.zcii dollars a day rkdit in llieii own localities.
Have no room to explain here. Business p'eas
ant and lionor.tl.iie. Women. Ixys and Ki'is lo
us well as men. Wr will fnrni.-b you a complete
outfit free. The business pay better than any
thing else. We will bear expense of starting
you. Particulars free. Write and see. Farm
ers ami mechanics, their sons and daughters,
and all classes in need of paying work at'home,
should write to us and learn all about the work
at once. .Now is the time. Don't uelav. Ad-dre-
Tsvk Co., Augusta, Maine.
ON DOING WITHOUT.
Oh Tom. I've just seen such si love of a bonnet !
l'ale blue, and tea-roses, half-blown, and such
laee !
I'm sure thatsome poet could write a eweet son
net About it. when over well, somebody's face.
The cost? Thirty dollars, You know, it's im
ported. The Lishion, you see, dear, has but juel come
out,
I tried it on, Tom, and, oh ! I w as transported.
Can 'l have it? Now, Tom, why? Can t 1 do
without?
Let's see ; there's the gas bill, the milk, and the
grocer :
Jack wants his new shoes, and t!ie butcher's
bills due ;
And the dressmaker There, I see you wish to
know, sir.
How much it all makes. Weil, of course, forty-two.
Hvve I bonnets up stall's? Yes. Worn out?
No, of course not.
But There 1 can't have it : to argue's no use.
Well. Tom, then that table, all g Iduigand what
not
We saw at the auction. Don't scowl so. you
goose !
The table is lovely. I'm sure that we need It :
The parlwr, you know, dear, is really quite
bare.
Twenty dollars ; 'tis nothing; you never will
mis it.
Why, Thomas, I'm shocked ! Was that meant
I or a s car I
Very well, sir ; there's surely no use of your
scolding.
The gas bill, I hate it ; the butcher's still more
You're alwavs reminding me Hark ! Did tlie
bell riny?
A bundle lor you Just been left at the door.
What's iu it? No matter. I'll see for myself,
then.
The shoes that you got on your way from the
cars?
Oh, Tom. what a story ! There, now, it is open.
As I live, you extravagant wretch, it's cigars
"Mr. Smith, for tobacco, to So-and-so debtor,"
Five bundled cigars. Fifty dollars, no doubt.
Now. then, ir the gas bill, the milk you had
better
Preach po6r. Now that bonnet 1 8iaa't do
without.
Harjtcr' llatar.
WHAT CAl'T. EADS IS DOING.
BY" ADAM STAVIN.
"What's ti jetty, papa V" Fred asked
abruptly, looking up Iroin a pile of pa
pers he had been amusing himself with
while, we were waing fot a shower to
pass before setting out for our usual
evening stroll along the river.
"A jelty'f"
"Yes, 1 never saw the word before.
What does it mean?"
"That depends," I replied. "It might
mean a kitten, and it might mean a
cow. Don't you remember Elizab.-th's
call in Jean ingelow's 'High Tide?'
Come up;e. Jetty 1 rise and fallow ;
From the clovers lift your h;-ad ; foot !
Come iippe, Whiieioot ! come up,ie, Light
I'unii! iippe. Jetty, rise ami IoIio.t.
Jetty to the luiUiiig shed?' "
"Tes; I remember that; but this
can't mean a cow. It's something about
a river. This is what the paper says:
'The Mississippi jetties pnmis(f to ba
a perfect success, ('apt. Ea ls is doing
a grand work.' What's a Mississippi
jetty? and who is Capt. Jvils? and
what is he doing?''
"There, there; rest a moment, please;
you've asked more (pi-s.ions now than
I'll be able to answer before supper
time. Uat corne, the rain is oyer, and
we may as well talk about Capt. E.tds
out of doors."
"Thank you; I'd like to know about
him. Our geography lesson w;is on the
Mississippi only tlie .'other day, but. it
didn't say anything about jetties.
What are they like, ami what does
'.'apt. Eads tlo with them?"
"I'll te'.l you by and by. But last I
should like to know what you have
learned about the Mississippi."
"It is the longest river in the world.
that is if you count the Missouri,"
Fred replied promptly.
"Anything more?"
"With its tributaries it drains one
of the largest river basins in the world,
and is a great highway of commerce,"
said Fred, as though reciting from a
book.
"You mean by that, I suppose, that
ships from all parts of the world come
to it to bring foreign products to the
ci.ies along its banks, and carry away
the grain and meat and coal and cot
ton and siigar and other products of its
great valley."
"Xo, I guess not," Fred replied, rath
er doubtfully. "In all the pictures 1
have seen of the Mississippi there have
been onl river steamers and tl.it boats.
I don't believe that steam ships a-.ul
other largo ocean vessels go up it at
all."
"Then it cn't be such a great high
way of commerce as you said."
"I should think not; but that is what
the geography savs. .Maybe it means
internal commerce."
"Possibly, but it happens that there
is not nearly so much of that as there
might be. Most of the grain and other
products of the Mississippi Valley,
rind almost till the importations for it,
flow out or in, as the case may be, not
by the river but by the railways or the
lakes and the Erie Canal a much
more expensive mutt. Naturally com
merce would follow the cheaper water
wav up and down the river."
"What's to hinder it, the jetties?"
"On the contraiy, the jet'.ies ar? in
tended to remove the hindrance; and
if as successful as thpy prumiso to be
now they will secure the greatest pos
sible commercial bent-fits to all our in
terior States."
I'y this time our walk had brought
us to a point by the river, where a run
let caused by the rain was pouriug
down the bank and across a broad
sand bar which half filled a quiet cove
in the river. We followed the stream
across the bar to its outlet, or rather
outlets, for as it approached the river
it split up into several streams each of
which was pushing a little sand bar of
its own into still Avater.
"Here," said I, "is a little model of
the lower Mississippi."
Delta and all!" exclaimed Fred, de
lighted at the resemblance to the map
picture of the Mississippi's mouth.
"Yes," I replied, "and you can see
here just how deltas are formed. As
the runlet leaves the corn-field and
plunges down the steep river bank, it
is loaded with sand and mud. In its
course over the almost level bar the
water drops most of its load, but a part
is carried on to the river. As the cur
rent nears the still water of the cove
it slackens its speed and drops all but
the linest particles; at tha same time
the single deep stream breaks up into
several shallow ones, which spread,
fan-like over a considerable area.
"Look closely at the bottom," I con
tinued. "Notice tlie scales of mica
and grains of sand flitting and rolling
along the bottom of our miniature
Mississippi. Follow them down the
stream as tkey go slower and slower,
the largest ones coming to rest and on
ly the linest reaching deep wattr. Ev
ery grain that steps in the channel
helps to raise its bottom, until the slope
is too slight for the water to flow on;
and then it strikes off to the right or
left in a new channel.
"See, here is a channel that has been
abandoned; and here is one that soon
will have to be g'ven up, as nearly ev
ery grain of sand that enters it comes
to rest before the end is reached. Let
us hasten the change a little by sprink
ling a handful of sand in the sluggish
current. There! the water overllows
the low bank above there, and a new
channel is begun; in a littie while it
may take all the water and leave the
old course dry.
"So the outlets of the Mississippi
are shifted from time to time, and tlie
water divided among so many chan
nels or passes, as they are called, is not
deep enough in any for ocean shipping.
How to cure the evil has been a great
problem. Many plans have been pro
posed to deepen one or the other of the
passes; and it has even been proposed
to abandon them all and dig a ship ca
nal from Xew Orleans to Lake Pon
chartrain so as to turn the commerce
of the river that way. It was decided,
however, to try the jetty system as
proposed by Capt. Eads, and make the
river keep its own mouth clear of the
mud.
"How? I'll show you. Suppose I
take these two strips of flood wood
and lay them down side by side in the
main channel of our little river, ?o as
to make it straight and narrow.
Watch the result. The water dams up
an instant then begins to pour through
the narrowed channel at a great rate.
As the fsree of the stream increases
the water begins to scour the bottom,
picking up the sand and mud and
pushing them over the bar into deep
water, rapidly deepening the channel
by the operation.
"Xow I will dam up this side chan
nel and force its waters a'so iu our im
proved pass. The swollen current
washes the bottom still nbre rapidk.
and in a liltl-J while we snail inv.'
channel three or four times ai" dr- -.
it was a few moments ago, with a cur
rent sift enough to prevent it lilling
up with sand or mud.
"Now this is just what Capt. Eads
is doing on a grand scale lor tlie muih
of the Mississippi. I have brought a
copy of ids last report iu my pm'.ke:.
Let us sic on this big rov.k and look
it over.
"This first chart shows how the river
splits up into passes, as they are called;
you wont be tilde to understand the
Whole of it those figures are sound
ings but you can comprehend enough
to see how very like the conditions
there are to those at the mouth of our
little stream. There tire three main
passes; the middle, or South Pass, be
ing the one which ('apt. Eads hs un
dertaken to imp row. Those broad
black lines show the works he has con
structed. At the head or the pass he
has buiL those jetties or piers to catch
the water and turn it into the pass.
And instead of allowing tlie water to
spread over tlie broad shallow flats in
the pass and beyond it, he has coniiwed
the stream between long dx kes, as we
did the waters of the runlet, with a
similar result. Compelled to liow in a
straight and comparatively narrow
course, the speed ot the current is in
creased and its carrying powtr as well.
The sediments of tn 2 river no longer
stop before they reach the sea; on the
contrary the ssvifdy running water is
able to carry nine mud, and .so it
scoops up vast quantities from the
bottom and sweeps them into tiie gulf,
thus rapidly deepening the channel
and keeping it open for the passage of
deep draught snipping. In front ol
the mouth of the pass there ustd to be
a broad bar with an average depth of
water of less than eight feet. Across
this bar Capt. Eads built his main jet
ties a thousand feet apart and over
two ini.es long the straight biack
lines on the chart show how they lie
and now the river has scooped out a
channel between them two or thre
feet wide and everywhere over twenty
feet dep. In some places it is lory
feet deep. To do it the current litis
swept out into tlie (lull' as many as
three million wagon loads of mud."
"Three million wagon loads!" cried
Fre.d; "what a pile that would make."
"Quite a mountain," I replied. "Al
lowing fifteen feet for the length of
aaeu horse and wagon, that number of
loads would require a string of teams
43,00d,u-.K) feet long. How many miles
would that be?"
Fred ciphered awhile, then exclaim
ed, "That can't be, surely! I make it
over eight thousand live hundred
miles."
"So it is," I rep'ied, on looking over
his figures. "I shouldn't have thought
it so far. Just think More llian as
far as from here to San Francisco and
back."
"How long has it been about it?"
"A tittle over a year; a very good
year's work I should say. But that i
merely incidental; the real importance
of the work consists in its opening the
river to commerce, and thu3 i alter
some smaller improvements have been
made further up tlie river,) bringing
into direcc water communication with
the rest of the world. There will be
ten times as many by and by."
"No wonder the papers say it is a
grand work. But does Capt. Eads pay
for it a.l himself?"
"He undertook the work at his own
risk, but the United States has prom
ised to'pay him for it, if he succeeds,
according to the depth of the water
secured. When there is a channel 30
feet deep and 333 fe't wide throughout
the pass an I over the bar. the pay
ments will amount to overlive million
dollars a very small sum compared
with th' importance and advantage of
the work.
"For my part I regard Capt. Eads as
one of the greatest benefactors of his
country and age. And if you knew
what opposition he h is had to ever
come, from official prejudice and jeal
ousy, and the personal risks he has run
for his country's g od, you would agree
with me in rating him as oneof the
truest heroes of the d iy.'"
"I'm glad he is succeeding," said
Fred. Christi'iii Union.
T
via .Ii.sc (Gal.) AriiM aggrivat-
i!itk remarks- "How would the snow
bound inhabitants of the States like a
dish of green pe is orj a basket of lus-
cious strawberries, picked fresh from
the vines of Santa Clare County?" Yes;
and how would the San Jose man like
a dozen Blue Point oysters on tlia half
shell, and a sparkling rosy Baltimore
apple, and a hot mince pie, anil a hot
Scotch, and a merry cachinnation of sil
ver bells, and a pink-nosed girl, just
cold enough to want an arm around
her waist?
THE liLUE-LKJHT CURE.
An Interview with G'en. Fleasenton, Its
Discorerer.
Fiji la Delphi a, Feb. 3.
At a recent call upon Gen. Pleasen
t9n I found him a very corpulent and
arable old gentleman with snow-white
hair and beard. He expressed himself
happy to give me all the information
in his power about the virtues of blue
light. I asked if he had known of its
influence upon animal and vegetable
life for any time.
" Yws," he replied, "I've had blue panes
in my grapery for more than ten years.
and the action of the light upon the
plants was really wonderful. Those
vines or parts of vines exposed to the
blue rays attained a development won-
dertudy greater than those influenced
solely by the ordinary light, and Mr
Buist, a distinguished florist, has been
very successful in restoring to health
ful vigor numerous plants, apparently
dying, by the same plan.
"What is the principle, General?"
"Why, the electro-magnetism devel
oped by the passage of the sun's rays
through plain, transparent glass associ
ated with blue glass possesses wonder
ful curative powers.
"What kind of glass do you use?"
"A French glass of dark Mazarine
blue. It is colored with cobalt, the in
gredients of the glass and tlie metal
being fused together."
"What is the method of appliar.ee
say, to a little girl with curvature of
the spine? I know of one so afflicted."
"Well, if you want an exceedingly
strong light, have a whole sash tilled
with the blue panes, and place it imme
diately in front of your ordinary sash.
Then bare the little gill's back down
lo her hips, so ;is to have the spine ex
posed lo the influence of the blue light.
Theii, wh 'ii the sun is shining, seat her
hi a r-.i.tir a lit le way from the window
.. i d let !ir take a sun-bath of about
h'iif an hour or so. Do that for sever
al lavs, and if the child desires, give
her another bath in the afternoon.
Iive her no medicine, allow her to eat
what agrees with her, aud I am confi
dent th tt the child will he greatly re
lieve,! I hope entirely cured."
"Is it n "r-ess irj' to have an entire sash
of bine pane;; ?"'
"Oh no. Generally half a dozen panes
are s"fliL'ien:. But then the patient
must move as t lit- sun moves."
"Its effect upon your injured back
was astonishing."
"Very true. But it has effected
much more aston'hing cures. Only
this m lining I received a letter from
Cairo. II!.. from a lady who bad been
afflicted with a dreadful case of spinal
meningitis. She had been suffering
for four years awl was cured by the
blue-light process."
"Is it then, invariably successful ?"
"So far, 1 am happy to say. it is."
"Are you going to take any steps to
secure a pecuniary profit from your
uiseovei'Y
V"
"Not at all, sir. If people were go
ing to make money out of it, I'd charge
them for a license. But its power
must not be hampered. It is so essen
tially a cure by God's unlimited ele
ments that I wish all mankind to par
ticipate in the benelit of it. All I ask
is tha: any one trying the; process shall
send me an account of i:s operation
and the result. Whether good or evil,
I desire ti know the result in all cas
es." "Well, then, as I understand it, any
one suffering from a local disease is
simply lo obtain window panesof dark
Mazarine blue. French the best; place
it in front of the ordinary plain window-glass,
so that the light will pass
through the blue immediately upon
coming from the ordinary glass, the di
sesed part to be directly exposed to the
blue rays.. This treatment is particu
larly etiicacious in all diseases of the
spine. Any one trying it is not at all
indebted to you in a pecuniary sense,
but is asked only to send you a minute
description of the effect produced up
on their systems.
"That's it, sir, concise enough to tel
ejraph." "Thank you, sir."
What Cariyle thinks of Darwinism.
Carlyle is now very feeble through
age. but his memory is still marvelous,
and the flow of his talk doubtless the
most eloquent of the age is unabated.
Take this as a sample:
"I have known three generations of
the Darwins, grandfather, father, and
son ; atheists all. The brother of the
present famous naturalist, a quiet
man who lives not far from here, told
me that among his grandfather's effects
h- found a seal engraven with this le-gi-nd
'umnhi ex conchis;' everything
ii in a ci im shell! I saw the natural
list not many months ago; told him
hat I had read his 'Origin , of the Spe
cies' and other books; that he had by
no means satisfied rae that men were
decendents from monkeys, but had
gone far toward persuading me that
hr and his so-cabed scientific brethern
had brought the present generation of
Englishmen very near to monkeys.
"A good sort of a man is this Dar
win and .veil meaning, but with very
little intellect. Ah. it's a s id and terri
ble thing to see nigh a w hole genera
tion of men and women professing to
be cultivated, looking around in a pur
blind fashion, and finding no God in
this universe. I suppose it is a react
ion from the reign of cant and hollow
pretence, professing to believe what in
fact they do not oeiieve. And this is
what we have got to do. All things
from frog spawn; the gospel of dirt
the order of the day. The older 1
grow and I now stand upon the brink
of eternitv the more comes back to
me the sentence of the catechism,
which I learned when a child, and the
fuller and the deeper its meaning be
comes: 'What is the chief end of man?'
To glorify God and enjoy Him for
ever.' No gospel of dirt, teaching that
men have defended from frogs through
nonkcys can ever set that aside.
Ha rtfo rdCou ra u t
A man in Lodi, Ohio, furnishes his
mother with milk from his farm. She
takes ti few spoonfuls a dav. When
i the nu:nbr makes a quart he pres-n
j his bill. Milk nt Lodi is three cents
j quart.
a...a.am
When a United States Senator arise-,; while the stock thrives by being sup
and demands that, for the sake of the plied with what they crave, and what
Senate, the galleries be cleared of ier- in a state of nature they would surely
sons who applaud, he is probably one supply themselves with, but which
whose position was purchased. Chat- they cannot when restrained and tied
ham Street Senators are always digni -
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Letter JBoiz.
All communications forthls department must
be plainly written on one side of the paper,
contain no personal or improper allusions aim
be iiccoinpanied with the writer' kkal name
though it i.eed not necessarily be signed to the
article written. Corrr"xndents can do as they
like a'xint that, but must iniorni us privately
of their real names. 1
Three Gkoves, Cass Co. (
Nfjb., Feb. 3d, 1877.
Ed. IIkrald: I see in the previous
issues of the Herald, that the Letter
Box is getting to be quite interesting
in the way of letter writing. In order
to keep the great wheel of civilization
turning, wc all must put our shoulders
against and do all we can. LastThurs
day evening a large party of youngsters
met at the brick school house, Mr. Am
brose Campbell teacher, for the purpose
of having a spelling school. Sides
were equally chosen and the contest be
gan, after spelling for one hour and a
half, without either side gaining the
victory, a few minutes intermisson was
given for a social chat and rest. Af
ter recess, Messrs. Isaac Corea and B.
S. Kamsey beinpresent,they were call
ed upon to deliver an address, which
they accepted with pleasure. Both
gentlemen speaking on the subjects of
orthography and education, and being
old experienced school teachers, they
advanced a great many new ideas to
the minds of those present. The peo
ple of this aeighborhood feel themselves
indebted to them in the way ofgthanks
for their kindness. As soon as the
speaking exercises were over JJr. Corea
was called upon to sing and act out the
song entitled "The Cobbler," which he
did. and he done exceedingly well not
to be a shoemaker, next came "David
Crockett," sung by Mr.LewisII. Young,
which kept the little folks as well as
the older ones in a roar of laughter all
the while, well we thought it was fun
nv too. and concluded dat it was coot.
Mr. Campbell closing with a few re
marks and we till went home rejoicing.
More anon. Yours Ac, Prvnello.
Plattsmoutit, Feb. 10, 1870.
Mr. Editor: With pleasure I read
the Letter Box, and think it very inter
esting, and 1 s:ncerely wish that more
of the girls and boys would write for
it. I am sorry that Sophiar's step Un
cle gets so mad because she writes for
the Letter Box, but I hope she will not
be discouraged and quit writing, for
dear Sophiar if I only was a man I
would (but then I forgot, I am only a
woman, so that is enough of that.) I
think she gave her homo a very nice
name. The Pines sound so beautiful.
I agree with her that there is a great
many people who can tell a great many
lios and think nothing of it, but Mr.
Editor my material lu;3 spun out, so I
sign myself Nellie."
Uxiox Mtlls, Nebraska,
February 7th, 1S77.
Mil Editor: It is wonJerfull the
differance iu tlie youth of to-day and
fif.y years ago. when I was a bov. Now
can remember when we could go to
Church with our deer nkin clothes and
in our bare feet, and no one said noth-
ingaboutit. But now a fellow ha3
got to put on the stile if he goes abroad.
Oh how my heart ache for the youth
of to-day. Now in the Letter Box for
last week we can the the sign of dawn-
ward progress. We see the young
folks is bound to make a personal fight
of it; one fellow had the impudence to
say that he hoped we would give 'em
the rest; just as if we dont know
enough to tell all we knowed about big
feet and boots. Why Mister Editor I
can't help but feel riled about it to
think; me a man of 73. me that has for
fifty years handled the fosips and the
laace; me that has give dose after dose
of quinine and other bitter drugs, me
not know enough to tell all I know.
Why sir, it is rediculous.
Now one fellow is, it appears, a little
more sensible than the others, he asks
the question, what kind of yarn is the
esayest digested. Xow Mister Editor
I must say, that me a doctor, is not able
to answer that difacult question; hav
ing not irive much attension to that
kind oi diet.
Oh thou unthoughted youth, where
wilt thou stop; wilt thou continue to
put to scorn the sayings of a wise doc
ter, eno that has lived in this wicked
world for 73 years; and is chuck full
of wisdom. Docter Biaxciiis.
Dust for Animals in Winter.
The almost indispensable necessity
of an ample supply of dust for animals
in winter, is understood by very few
stock growers. All sorts of animals
delight iu a dust bath. Chickens w ho
have easy and continual access to it
to it will never be troubled with ver
min, either in their houses or on their
bodies. Cattle delight to stand in a
dusty road, scraping it up with their
fore-feet and flinging it all over their
backs. The cheapest and most effect
ual cure for lice on cattle is to scatter
a quart of perfectly dry dust along the
spine, from the horns to the tail. In
Winter, when they cannot cet it, many
animals become covered with vermin.
The writer has a rain tight wagon
shed, w ith strips eight inches wide nail
ed close to the ground on three sides,
into which half a dozen wheelbarrow
loads of dust are placed every Fall.
Here the poultry delight to wallow and
roll iu the sun. It is also kept and used
tin all other stock at stated intervals, j
and no vermin of any sort is ever seen
on any of them. This is at once the
j most certain remedy for these pests,
i up in yards and stables. Prairie Far-
ner. ,
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FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
GAMES FOR HOY'S AXD GIRLS.
THE BEWILDERED KNIGHT One t
the party w ho has never played the.
game is selected to receive tha honors'
of knighthood. He is led out of the.
room and blindfolded. While he is ab
sent a whistle is produced and quickly
fastened to a long string, at the end of
which is a crooked pin or fish-hook
(this sho ild be previously prepared)."
The knight elect is then summoned,'
led into the room, and kneels at the
feet of the person previously chosen
queen of the game. The other players'
should be standing around the queen.'
The. queen then exclaims, If I dub you
knight, will you promise to do the flrst
thing I shall command you? The
knight replies that he will. Whilesho
talks to him (and she may say as much'
as she pleases, to give time to the oth
ers), the whistle is gently hooked on
to the dress or coat of the knight, tak
ing care that he does not feel what is'
done to him.
When the queen is satisfied that the'
whistle is securely fastened, she strikes'
him thrice with her fan (in place of a
sword), saying, "Itise up, Sir Knight!,
but first let me remove the bandage
that blindfolds you."
When this is done, she adds, "My or"-
der is, that you find that tchisllt' .
At these words one of the players
blows the whistle. The knight turns '
at the sound, and the next instant
another player behind him again blows'
it.
Bewildered, he looks again behind
him. and once more the whistle blow..'
The fun of the game consists in th?.
rapidity with which the whistle is"
blown, and the bewilderment of tho
knight, -till it is found out.
shadow pantomimes Shadow pan-
tomimes can be very effectually arrang
ed in parlors by following these simple
directions. Faten a sheet tightly,
across the space between the folding
doors. The room in front of the sheet
must be quite dark. The back rootrT
where the performers operate, must be'
lighted by a large lamp, which should,
stand upon the floor. To determine
the size of the required figures, let the
actors stand within a foot of the sheet,
and carry the lamp backward until thel
right focus is obtained. To make an
actor descend from above, he must,
stand behind the lamp and slowly step'
over it. The audience will see first his
foot, and then his whole body appear;,
and by stepping backward, he can bo
rnade to disappear in the same manner,'
To throw an actor up out of sight, lift
him slowly over the lamp, and bring
him down by reversing the process."
Two gentlemen, or tall lads, and one
smaller one, with a lady, are enough'
for most pantomimes, and the proper-
tie3 needed are easily cu from stiff
paste board, when they cannot be read
ily obtained in the house. The sub- -ject
are manifold, but here are some of"
the simpler ones.
1. Tho barber's shop. The barber
and his assistant descend from above,'
and bow to the audience. Boy arrang-."
es the chairs. Oid gentleman enters;
is placed in the chair by the boy, who
proceeds to corer him with a sheet, and
applies the soap with a feather duster.'
Barber approaches with a huge razor."
Boy trips up barber, whose razor cuts '
off customer's head, which is quickly,
done by turning up his coat collar and'
drawing the razor through Lis neck.'
Consternation! Barber and boy con
sult to together, and decide to throw,
the body up into the air, which they .
do, and then.makingtheir bows descend
out of sight, ii. The dentist, the same
opening scene. A huge tooth is drawn'
with the tongs from under the patient's '
coat. 3. A duel, in which the swords"
can be run though the actors by pass
ing them behind. 4. Boxing match be-
tween a small bov and a tall man. tho "
one who falls is thrown up into the air
as before. 5. Witch going up on uk
broomstick by stepping over the lamp.
6. The Grecian bend is illustrated by
an extravagantly panniered young lady.
Barbacued Chickex. After tho
chickens have been drawn and well
washed, split them open on the back
and flatten them with a cleaver, lay
them in a dripping pan, baste occasion-'
ally with butter and water; they will
take about three-quarters of an hour;'
when done make a rich brown gravy,
with the giblets, and a little butler anil
browned flour, pour it over them hot '
and serve.
Device with Autumn Leaves.
An exquisite transparency may be "
made by arranging pressed ferns, grass-'.
es and autumn leaves on a pane of .
window glass, laying another pane of
the same size over it, and binding tho '
edge with ribbon, leaving the group
imprisoned between. Use gum traga-'
canth in putting on the binding. It is '
well to secure a narrrow strip of paper,
under the ribbon. The bindi ng should
be gummed all around the edge of the '
first pane, and dried before the leave3,"
ferns, etc., are arranged ; then it can bo
neatly folded over the second pane
without difficulty.
To form the loop for hanging th
transparency, paste a binding of galloon"
along the edge, leaving a two-Inch loop"
free in the center, afterward to be pull
ed through a little split in the final bin- ,
ding. These transparencies may either
be hung before a window, or, if prefer-'
red secured against a pane in the saah.
In halls a beautiful effect is produc
ed by placing them against the side-'
lights of the hall-door. Where tlie side-'
lights are each of only a single pane, it '
is well worth while to place a single'
transparency against each, filling up"
the entire spaee. thus affording ample'
scope for a free arrangement of ferns,',
grasses and leaves, while the effect of
the light passing through the rich au
tumnal colors is very line. Leaves so'
arranged will preserve their beauty tho'
entire winter.
To Clean AlAP.nLE One ounco or,
potash, two ounces of whitening, ami
square of yellow soap, cut into small'
pieces; boil altogether in a sauce pan,"
until it begins to thicken ; apply this"
with a large brush to the marble; if the"
marble is very dirty, let it remain on'
all night; if not, one hour will be sufll-'
cient. Then wash it carefully off with"
plenty or cold water and a sponge.;
take care the mixture is not applied'
too hot. This is an old and well prov-'
ed receipt.
For a Couoh. Two tablespoon tills!
of brown sugar, one teaspoonful of
powdered saltpeter, and one teaspoon-
ful of alum, pounded and mixed well
together, are recommended as verr
soothing to a cough by the best1 ItI,i,
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