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THE HERALD. THE herald; r. -A PUBLISHED fiVEUY THUltSDAY AIIVICKTIHlXU II A TEH. AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA OFFICE: On Vino St., One Block North of Min, Corner of Fifth Street. JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor.) "PERSEVERANCE CONQUERS." (TERMS: $2.00 a Year. , All Ailvcrtisiiii- bills ilue utiarU rly. ; OFFICIAL PAPKR OF AHH CO I. TV. i i . ' ff-Transient advert iseinciits must lc paiu for in advance. Term, in Advance: On? copy, one year f 2.00 One "py, .six liiontlis 1.00 Oiwjcopv, three months 50 VOLUME XIII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1877 NUMBER 2. F.xtm c pies nf thf !Ikuai.i fr ti1r by .L I Yoimc, IMstoflice news ilr iol, ami O. r. Julin sun.cururr of Main and Fifth Street.. KA M'ArK. iw.jj w.J 3 w. 1 m. 3 m.J n m. 1 y r. 1 sir . . . $ t oo ! ; I f v 32 o i 2 vi , $.5 m s r : f 2 m VH-1IS..1 I fiw 10j 2 7Ti SSl "lllllj H. l 3sotS . 20O 27'.l40u 47f! R.i l.'tOoj 'iet.l i, Id . SOOl )' 10IMK 12 0f 20 B0 mil SAOfl i 80 IS0f) I8W NlHloj Mil 1 col ... 15 m is on1 gnioi .'Lf'L'j JjjyllnjllP i.. t FIBST National Bank OF PLA TTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA, HTCKMOB TO TO'KTZ.K. A CLARK," ,?OHW KlT70W.AU K. ii. HVICT A. W. Ul'Ul'RniJX. . JOJfll WKOIIIKK Prc:lent. Vice President. Cnahier. Assi.slatit Cannier. This n.-uik 1 bow open for business at their new room, corner .Mam and ."sixtli alrcets, auu is prepared to transact 3 general BANKING BUSINESS. Stocks, Bond-, Gold. Cuv.rnment and Lacal Securities POCtlHT AND SOLD. ThwMi't Received nnd Interest Allow ed on Tim' Certificates. DRAFTS JDZR-AW-jET, AVallahle mi wit part of tke I niiud Status and In ail tha Principal Towns and Citio. of Kurope. AG CATS FOR TIXi: CELEBRATED In man Line and Allan Line OF STEAJIEK. Pnnum wishing to brtujj oU tueir friend. from Europe can rrncHAii ticket rnov is Thronth to Plattsiuonth. Fleming & Race, DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, 71 ATS. CAPS, BOOTS, J.U0ES. AND NOTIONS. And Farmerv'KapplirwUrnorally. Our Hoods arc all New, aJ wa sell them CHEAT. THY US ONCE, AND SEE I (40yi) vi:iirxa vt.lt En. neb. Excelsior Barber Shop. J. C. BOONE, Main Street, opposite Saunders ITotur. HAIR-CUTTING, Miavln; and .Sliainpooiiis-. ESPECIAL ATTENTION CIVKN TO l ulling C'tilltlrenVs and Ladies' Hair. CALL AND SEE BOOXK, CENTS, Ami cet : beonc i:i a WILLIAM HEROLD Keep:; oi.e of ilia Largest Stocks or GROCERIES, I'UOI'RlETOIt OK PALACE BILLIARD HALL. (Main St.. aist of Firat Nat. IUnk.) PLAITSMOITH, - - - JUT BAR IS HirrUEE T. IT11 THK BEST WINES, LIQUORS, BEER, ETC., ETC. sayl r O l" A U Y rfND Machine Sh ops I PLAns.Monn, n eb., Repairer of Steam Enjincs, Boilers, Saic and trist MiHs, iAS AMI MTF.AM FITTIJ, Wrmipht Iron Pipe. Fnrre and IJft Pile.Steani tiane. Safety-V.tlvt: flovernor. and all kind of P.ra.s. Kiiirine Kit tins, repaired on short notice. FARM MACHINEMt Eepnirctl on Short Notice. Wyl FRESH MEAT Coine HereRoast Beef. Walk In Mutton Chops. SI NO- OUT PORK STEAKS, G a m e. risn. fo rr r.. .?.t xra. r, v.. a xn a ll otheu heats is seasux at YOUNG'S Butcher Shop, PLATTS1IOUTII, NEB., MAIN ST., MmJ SOL'TH SIDK. SAGE BROTHERS, Pealer in ST WE 8, ETC.. ETC., ETC. One Door East or the Pot-ORlee, PlattsJnouth, Nebniska. ... : o : Practical Workers in SHEET IRON, ZINC, TIN, BRA ZIERY, dc, tf c. Large assortment of Hard ana Soft COAL STOVES, i Vool anil l. ai rnoves iui HEATING Oil COOKING Alway on Hand. Every variety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc Work, kept in tiloek. MAKING AND REPAIRING, Done on Short Notice. jgTE VERYTIlISa WA IIRA STED ritUKS I.MV BOH'X. . SAGE BROS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. f)C FAXOV (MKIH. 1G styles with name toet post paid. J. 15. llustcd, Nassau, liens. L .S . Y. U4 4 f Card no two alike 10c. 40 of me in Mt handsome loulle eae .'lie., 25 chromo r 50 ,i,,e wliit 'r1'-. Cardinal l!ed r4 15c.. i".Fet in fold i'.c.. your name on all. The whole lot for si. Sample nf card and a 32 column weekly paper for 3j. j. H. ma w, 1 Winter St.. lioston. Mas. TRIFUNG WITH A COLD IS ALWAYS DANC.KUOCS. USE WELLs' CARBOLIC TABLETS, a "lire remedy for COCiHIS. and all disease of the TllHOAT. LUXtlS, ClIK.iTA.SV MV C(fi:S MKMBItASK. pct rr only in ma k p.oxks. SOLD I5Y ALL DKLOCWSTS. JC. N. C II I TT K N TO N . 7 Sixth Avenue, N. V. Cii1A month. A ire 'its Wanted on our three 0--Wi:reat Itooka. STOIIV ol tia 4UI,3,V 1SOSS. a fail aeeonol, of this iri al ) i i i . tvriilen hy his fath r, heat Koluuson Crujoe in thrillini; interest. The illusl rated harid-hook to all re li;ion. a complete H'-euunt of ail denomi nations and seet. :w illustration. Also the lailie' medical euide. hv Dr. Paneoast. ino il lustrations. These I'o iks sell at .siht. Male and Kemale Agent coin monev on them. Par ticulars free. Vipie hv mail eaeli. John K. fritter & Co.. I'liHadelp'hia. A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS. fcif We want r')0 more first-class Seicing Maehinn A'jents. and 500 men of energy and ability tu learn the busi ness of Xt llin' Sewing Machines. Com pensation Liberal, but varying accord ing to Ability, Character and Qualifi cations of the Agent. For particulars, A ddress Wilson limi Midline Co., CMcago. K27 Si 8J0 Broad a.iY.. or New Oi lcans, La. A HOSlE AND FARM OF VOTTB QWU. On the line of a tireat liaiiroad with good mar kets both Ka-1 and Went. NOV is tmiEtoSECURE it Mild Climate. Fertile Soil. bet Country for Stork UaiinK in tle C'liited Statex. KooVs. Maps. Kull information, also "TliF. riOX'Kt-.lt.-'sent Irec to all parts of the world. Address, O. F. OAX'IS. U-iild Com. L'. P. U. II. 4 ) 1 1 1 aha. Neb. BRYAN & CHAMBERS, Manufacturers of and Dealers in S APPLES. COLL A RS, HALTERS, WHIPS, ETC., ETC., ETC. REPAIRING Done with Neatn8"s Dispatch 4nmG. HO FOK THE SIsgIs Hills I IN PLATTS1I0UTU. wiioi.;:? ilk ?,iiro:i A2 t IC-Alt STOIIE, o 1' ,-' ;i;n:n'S old stand still kept open by he .-.hove. "ICARS. TORACCOS.ilC. WHOLE SALE d- RETAIL. vr K v. rrr Good Goods, Buy Largely And invite trade to citll and examine, ltf rtfinfl1'-"'1 be made by every as;e;it every X. niJ(J'iirnit!i in the business we furnish, but U J J j those willing fo work can easily earn a to.eii dollars n day riirht in theii own loealities. Have no room So epl'tiu here. P.usiiiess pleas ant :ir.d honorable. omen, boy and pills do as well as men. We will furnish you acoiniilete outfit free. The business pay better than any thin else. We will lie;ir expense -f starting vou. Part ieulars free. Write anil see. Farm ers and mechanic, their son and daughters, and all cla.Nes in need of payimr, work at home, should wri'e to us and learn ail about the work at ouee. .Now i the time. Don't delav. Ad dress T,iUK & Co.. Augusta, Maine. MIL Gmid fresh milk DELIVERED DAILY ! AT E VKR YF.OD Y'S HOME IS PLA TTSHOUTH IK THEY WANT IT, BY j. r. KiuiMcisTKn. fSFXI 1JT YOl'Jt OHIFR AND I WILL. TKT A3D UIVK YOU 4oyl and serve you regularly. roi: you p. Choice Wines, Liquors, BEER, ETC., ETC., GO TO Headquarters. TIIK Cheapest Fiace in Tovn. Halts' Ale on draught or hy the Itottle. Families Supplied by the Dozen. 39 1 4 P. B. MURPII r. O. F. JOHNSON, DEALEK IN Drugs Medicines? AVII. All Paper Trimmed Free of Charge. ALSO DEALER IN Stationery, Magazines, AND Latest Publications. I'rewrription Carefully Compounded ly aii ICxpcrienced Irucsl(.t. KEMLMBKR THE PLACE. COR. FIFTH if- MAIN S7REETS JL VTTSMOl TH. N F.Lir WALE, PAPER. PROFESSIONAL CARDS IE. It. WIMHIA3I, ATTORN KY and Counselor at Uw. Keal estate bouirht and sold. Taxes paid ; and so cial attention given to collection!. Office over Dr. Chapman's Druit Store, Plat tsniouth. a7yl Sill .11 CIIA IMIAX. ATTOUNKY AT LAW and Solicitor in dinn er rv. Otlie in Fitzgerald's Ulock, I'lattsmouth. Nebraska. uuki:i.i:i: a iif.axktt, Kl'AI. ESTATE and Tax Paying Aeents, No t;iries Public, Fire and Life Insurance Agents, I'lattsmouth, Nebraska. It It LIVIXUKTOV PHYSICIAN & srUGKON. tenders his pro fevsional services tn the citi7n of C.iss county. Hesidence southeast corner Sixth and Oak sts. ; Office on Main street, two doors west of Sixth, Piattsmoiilh. Nebraska. (ilEO. W. iSMITIl. AITOItNK Y AT LAW and bal Estate Bro ker. Special attention given to Collection avd all matters atTectin- the title to real estate. Office on '2d floor, over Post Office, I'lattsmouth, Nebraska. 40 1. JO II W II A IX KM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, an.t collector of debts, collections made from one dollar to ohe thousand dollars. Mortgages. Deed, and oth er instrument! drawn, and all county business usually transacted before a Justice of the Peace. l;et of reference given if required. OtTic on Main street, Wwst of Court House. 49-yl JOHN W.HAINKS. IIt. J. 31. YVATEKMAX, Physio Medical Practitioner. Isonixville, Cast Co., Seb. taT"Always at the oflice on Saturdays. 40yl PLATTSMOUTH MILLS. PLA TTS MOl'TII, NKIt. C.HEISEL, j Proprietor. Flour, Corn 3Ic.il, & Feed Alway on hand ami for sale at lowest cash prices. The highest prices paid for Wheat ar.d Corn. Particular attention given custom work. SAUNDERS HOUSE. J.S. GREGORY, - - - Pojrietor. Location Centra'. Good Sample lloom.. Free Conveyance to ar.d from the Depot at 43m3 I'lattsmouth, Neb. C03I3IKKCIAL HOTEL, LINCOLN. Nj:i5., J. J. I Mil OFF, - - - Proprietor. The best known aud most popular Landlord in the State. Always stop at the Commercial. 'GRAM) CERT RAL7 HOTEL, I-ar.xesl and finest Hotel Kc- (wcea C'liicao and San Iriiiit Isco. GEO. THRALL, - - Prop. OMAHA. NEB. oTTsaloon" I keep constantly on haiT;l Best's rdilwaukec Beer. which, can b liad at no other PLACE IN THE CITY. 1 i the best of WISKS, LfQCfJliS. AXV CT'iAIiS. SCniG ItoM'i:laiiiii. L EN II OFF tt BONNS, 3Iornin.: Pew Suloon ! One door cast of the ?.i!inile;-R lloas'.'. We keep the l esl of Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars. 33ni'J Constantly on Hand. A reat KeJuctlon in IrieVSTf GUNS, REVOLVERS, &c. Prices reduced from 20 to 3') per cent. Write for Illustrated Catalogue, with ruduecd prices for 1S.7. Address, GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, 01 Smithtield St.. Pittsburgh, Pa. 13yl H. A. WATERMAN & SON, Wholesale and Ketail Dealers in Pine Lumber, LATH, SHINGLES, Sash, Doors, Blinds, . ETC.. ETC., ETC. Mat-street. Corner of Fifth, PLATTSMOUTH, - - - - 'NEB. Still Better Rates for Lumber. STHEIGHT & 3ULLEH, Harness Manufacturers, SADDLES FR IDLES, COLLARS. and all kii.ds of harress stock, constantly on hand. Fruit Confectionery, AND Grocery Store NUTS, CANDIES, TEAS COFFEES, SUGAltS, TOHXCCOES, rLoun, Kememher the plac opposite E. G. Dovey's on Ixiwsr Main Street. 21-ly STREIGIIT & MILLER. LANDJ-AND! BEST FARMING LARDS IN NEBRASKA, FOK SALE BY Mo. a. a. IX XEUKASI&A. Great Advantages to Buyers IX 1877. Ten Years Credit at 6 per cent Interest. Six Yuirs Credit at 6 per cent Interest, and 20 per cent Discount. Other Liberal Disroants For Cash, Itebntrx on Karen and KrrlxhtH, and rrtuiuin tor Improve ment. Pamphlets and Jfaps. containing fr.U partic ulars, will be mailed Iree to any part of the world on application to LAND COMMITS I, IONKR. It. A M, R. K. I.TJtorv: NEBKAiXA rcrt SLU3IDER SONGS. Far away on drowsy pools reposingr. Folded lillie touch the water's ede ; There, with blush and shadow, niht is closing ; Brown hirds'a nestle low within the sedge. Hear the sea wares moan and cob, Suow-ttake.s whirl, and wind-gust throb ; Hut my baby lies closely to mo prest. Sleep, my baby ; ah. my baby rest ; Sweet, my baby, rest. Faraway in inland forest dusky. Nuts fail stilly on the mossy sod ; Ripened berries breathe out fraurauee musky ; Dreaming squirrels idly wink and nod ; Here the created breakers flash. Sea-birds scream and stormy-wind clash ; P.ut my babe lie warm upon my"brea-t ; Sleep, my baby ; all, my baby, rest ; Sweet, my baby, rest. Scribnc'r for t'thruttry. HELEN'S BABIES. An intervieir with t'it Parents -of But!g8"aod "To(Hie."nw Mr. Hab ertoa came to write the Greatest Liter ary Seasation of the perio'l. Special Correspondence el the Chicago Tribune. New York, March 2. Perhaps 119 phase has been so comrnon'y used in the literary world, no question more generally asked, than "Who in the world are 'Helen's Babies?"' Many a copy of the book has been sold from the simple curiosity created by the tantalizing title. The appetite this knowledge beinj satisfied, reader of the book then becomes tensely anxious to know who the for the thor was. The stories that were printed were very amusing; to the author, and the amount of information received about his little book came with the delicious aroma of constant surprise. As I hapened to know that there was an immense amount of trash accumulating about the book, its wi it er, his wife and children, 1 called at his house to-day for the purpose of yet ting the golden grains of truth about the greatest sensation in the literary world for years. Standing on the heights of Brooklyn, out-looking on Xew York and its em bracing waters, is a spacious, v'ne-clad house, occupied and owned by a won derful energetic Eastern woman, Mrs. Gratinis. Some three years ago she felt it her duty to start a weekly pa per, advocating Wic union of churches slie does so. It is still going on, has a large list of contributes (she pays nothing for her copy). She has just spirit enough to keep at it till she dies; but the Church Union will fail in its object. It is the size of LJiecher's Christian Union. John Ilabberton, parent of "Helen's Babies book and babies both has tha second floor of this house. When I was ushered into his parlor I found Mrs. Haberton, who said Mr. Ilabber ton would bo home in a few minutes. "We have real a great many funny things, provoking thing, stupid thing, and kin I things about my husband's 'Helen's Babies,' and the amount of ingenuity that has been wasted by some writers would be invaluable to them in original work. Why, some of t!ie:n have gone so far as to say that I was won ly my husband in that supremely ridiculous fashion. AVhy, a woman who would be won in that fashion would b5 a go taie butg rvi gracious, Mr. Ilab'.iM toa never could write about love. Ah! hero lie comes." Mrs. Ilabberton turned to her hus band and said : "Jack, this gentlemin wishes to know the only true and ac curate account of 'Helen's B ibies.' " Mr. Habbcrton motioned me to a seat, and talked to me after this fash ion: "Well, you want to know a! I about 'Helen's Babies.' Now if you will just let rne talk ahead I will t?ll you what I think I know about that book, for I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that I am all wrong in my knowledge. Some hundreds of writers have such an absolute fund of information about it, radically different from mine, that I hesitated" about putting forward my solitary opinion against theirs. How ever, I will do what Mrs. Dombey didn't do I will 'maka an effort.' I look upon 'Helen's Babies' as a literary waif, which went into the world with out a soul to acknowledge it and gud dently wakened up one day with great ness thrust upon it. Its origin is sim ply as follows: Some time ago my wife had a prolonged illness. You know how colorless the hours are in a Bick room so ono rainy day my two child ren, being kept homo from school, com menced to give us one of those frequent unsolicitated performances of private nursery thatricals that parents never tire of. Struck with the horror of their semi-theological, semi-wicked remarks, for you know 'foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child.' and they are all a mixture of the saint and the imp, I seized some paper and rapidly wrote off some of these quaint sayings and pranks. It delighted my wife, and for the pure purpose of amusing her I continued the record from day to day for a few hours. As the manuscript increased I saw the opportunity of turning it to some little aecoHnt, per haps; so, to put it into loadable shape, I composed an introduction and an ending. I was just ten days at it in all. It is no more a story of my boys than of yours. And the hundreds of letters I have received saying 'That is just what my boys do,' tells the sim ple secret nf its enormous sale; it puts into print the actual delight-ful ex perience of innumerable families, and 'Budg' and 'Toddie' charmed them all because they were their 'Budge and Toddie. So I beg you will just dismiss the idea that all the romantic narrative of the book is anything but pure int ra agination," 1 here asked Mr. Ilabberton if he had heard the book had been attributed to other authors. Oh, yes," he continued, -'among oth ers to my wife: One paper traced her genealogy back to the jte volution, in deed, across to England before the set tlement of this country. We were both very grateful for the information. To be sure it was all wrong for a cen tury back, but then the rest we did not know anything abou ourselves, and that part we cannot contradict. Now the fact is if my wife had only been well enough to have had a hand in it, the author co uld have taken more pride in it. It would not have been without form, ami almost void of re spectable connection of narative. In deed, I read the proof in sections, and never saw the book complete until it was issued for sale. Xow, I do not want you to think that I am specially proud of the book that I say was so carelessly treated. It would be a con ceited, unmanly boast. I had no idea the book would run over 3,90') copies sale. I never intended to own it, and threw it upon the ocean of literature, expecting it to live a day hi the sun shine and then go into oblivion. Indeed, so far was the idea from my mind that it would be more, titan 'a painted ship upon a painted ocean,' that I entirely forgot to change the family names in it, and it was this crazy omission that eventually betrayed the authorship. Al though I would not be so foolish as to say 1 am not more than gratified from a pure personal sense of pride at the wide circulation of 'IIe'e:i'3 Babies,' I tell j'ou frankly that there is a much stronger feeling I have about it. The success is a tremedous blow at literary readers (who pass upon MSS. for pub lishers) in general, and an unexpected support of my own judgment its a re viewer. I recollect some years ago picking up in the editorial rooms of a publishing house the MSS. of an author which was endorsed 'Injected by two of the most eminent readers and fin ished scholars of thj day. For what reason? 'The work is entirely with out shape,' was the fi it. Beading a few pages, I was struck with the vigor of the style, the brightness of its fancy, and the aVsoluta fidelity to real life in the sketching f character' I put it in my pocket' took it houu and read it through. Why, the book was all soul, the learned reviewers were right in their verdict. There was no shape in the book, but that was but the silver side of the shield ; had they ridden around they would have seen the other side glittering gold. I took it back to the publishers, and told them to print the book. They laughed, and put their fingers on tho seal of my distingiused co-readers. I still persisted. They printed the book. It had a large sale much to the publisher's surprise, and they have printed since several others by the same author. Xow, I am not glorying my own judgment over these other gentlemen; I am simply insist ltitr that the readme: mind is like the eye it longs for bold outline, spirited action, and. above all, true, honest, deep feelings. The shape of a book is .like its cover it only holds the contents." I here asked Mr. Ilabberton when his sequel to "Helen's Babies' was to appear. lie replied: "It is almost fin ished. I was obliged to put it aside for some little time although weeks ago it only wanted the closing chapters. But my contract compels me to com plete it promptly. Xow, I think I have talked to "you," continued Mr. Ilabberton, "quite enough about my book. I particulary desire you to state, if you write anything about the opin ions I have express de that 'Ileeln'J Babies' was not a history of my fami ly in any senso, and that the quaint sayings the babios used from day to day bear but tho relation to the work itself that the blocking out of a canvas bears to the finished picture: And now I must bid you good day." "Good day, sir,', I replied, and with drew. It is very plain tome that Mr. Ilab berton is pained by ths ill-natured re marks that are being made about his issuing tho ..sequel to Helen's Babies," when little Toddie has been dead only a few weeks, and I think it only just to him that it should be announced that I saw myself the agreement en tered into by Mr. Ilabberton to fur nish this book be fort To ldie was tak en sick. Then the fact the author has stated that he is not printing his pri vate family history in this book, coup led with the above simple business obligation, ought to rd'enee all such un generous remark. Tho loss of the child has been a terriole blow to him. I knew him well and he was a boy of wonderful promise. I hope this infor mation will hush all such cruel crit icism. Cyrl. From the Blair i'llut. TJStV MEN NY CHUKCIIES. Mil. Edituk: The preecher maid the remark a Sunday nite before he preeched his serraint that it waz sum boddy's beleef that there was too many churches in little towns like Blare, and that we owt to have charity about oth er peeple's religi. Xow I am not very smart, Mr. Editur, but I have thot about that a good deal sence and I don't no but that's rite. But people is aw ful tenacious about their religin, and tli a git quick tempered, and luse their charity. Xow there is three meetin howses in town and they all have mor gidges and preechers, and sum folks talk that there is needed more meetin howses with their morgidgesand prech er3. But I've been a wonderin serius ly if we hadn't better yuse t he wons we've got, for ef every ole cross seed that can't live in peeco with there breth ren has to git up a church there wont be no rume for the stores. But Imeas puzzled tu no how to git out uv it as the preecher was hisself, unless we dew as the lerned Darwin sez waz dun with thoanimuls: Hiz prinsipvil was tew let the fittest survive, but the question in this town wood bee which waz thi fittest f Or that uther thing he sez about natral selection, but that wood leave the grate question still unsettled unless tho biggest could eat the littlest up. But cf I waz a big church I wood hate tew eat snm such o'le cross critters as I no. And jes think tha cal there crosnes religin and because tha can't sta in uther churches in peece must have a church of their an, and think uther folks must help them keep it np. Xow I think this wood dew petty wel in Blare; let tho Camilltes all go to the Baptis because tha take to the watter. let the Presbyteereans go to the Cougregashunals becauz tha sprin kle there babiz and let the Ewnited Brethren go to the Methidus becauz tha beleeve in showtia and that wood save the bizness men of Blare a grate men ny dollers in yers tew cum. (Charity tords the bizness men wood be a gud subjec for that preecher tew handle sum time or other.) But I will write more when I make up my mind a little better. Plesse print my nam: in capi tal letters. Your sister in Gospil bons, . Nancy Gabbins. P. o. Tell the Republic tew read my letter. X. G. The people along the Elkhorn Val ley are display a very commendable in terest In tha matter of showing up the advantage of this route, the Garden Path to the Hills. We urge again upon Fremont to trtkc hold of this matter and mako the most of the benefits that must certainly arise out of a brisk travel over this route, and the exten sion of the Valley railroad that must follow. Fremont Herald. Subscribe for the Heualo and Ne braska Farmer', only 82.05. A Farable. Once upon a time a burgular who had counted himself into a gentle man's house in the night time, was met by the owner of the mansion with little in the way of dress, but a good deal in the way of revolver. "If you are a law-abiding citizen," said the burglar "you will not imbrus your hands in blood and alarm this quiet neighbor hood." "Your abstract proposition. responded the proprietor, calmly, "can be better argued hereafter," and he put four bullets into various parts of the burglar s person, and then continued "My friend, vour premises were not well taken, because they were my premises! therefore your argument, like your body, falls to the ground Fowl On The Farm. Fowls often do well when colonized with cattle at pasture, and a dry knoll may.be excavated for a home for them A wooden root should be built over a stene foundation. Farmers nJght av erage 250 fowls if all such places were made available. Breed every year and change old stock for new. Young fowls pay much better than old ones. Bran mas should seldem be kept more tban two years, if one is seeking tho great est profit. Never keep more than one hundred grown chickens in the same vara, and u or uinerent ages not no many. Twelve or fifteen are enough to occupy one coop. One-sided and drop-hipped birds are produced by crowding them in too closo quarters, They may also slip their hips down by crowding between the slats of their coops. About Pig's. Weigh a pig; give him three rails of swill, and then weigh him again; he will way no more than he did at first. This has been a very popular theory in the agricultural districts, but it was most successfully refuted at Clinton, Mass., or. Thonksgiving Day. At a fam ily reunion there were four solid sons, one solid daughter, three average daughter-in-laws, a medium-sized son- in-law, and enough grand-children to swell oul the parly to 15 sou's and as many stomachs. - The united weight of this family before dinner was l,w2 pounds ; the united weight after din ner was i O II 1 poun Is; the net gain representing the weight of the dinner actually eaten was roi4' pounds; the a veragegain per stomach was 2 7-20 pounds; the maximum gain, or the largest dinner eaten, was 5 pounds the minimum gain was pound. The pig theory is hereby discontinued until hither notice. The Sandwich Kail. One of the most favorite systems of permanent way in England and India is that which provides a rail five to seven inches deep but with an extremly thin web, or vertical portion, so that the weight is not greater than that of the common rail' This gives it im mense vertical stiffness. It is held up in place by two longitudinal sticks of timber, say six inches square each of which are firmly bolted through the rail to either side of it. It is, for ob vious reasons, called the sandwich rail. These longitudinal timbers form the sleepers, and give an ample and contin uous bearing just where it is wanted right under the los d ; and they also pre serve the lateral stiffness of the rail. So deep is the rail that it cannot bend in detail that is, under each wheel therefore, its bearing i3 distributed over a very large space on the timber, and it does not crush into the timber, nor do the timber teud to get loose. Cross sleepers are dispensed with, ex cept at the joints, where the ordinary "fish splices, er some af their modifica tions, are emploped to preserve the con tinuity and strength of the adjacent rail ends. " The rail is double-headed, and, when the too is worn out, tha whole mass, side timbers and all, are turned over to furnish a new or renewed track The Third house. A Detroit boy, aged 12, whose uncle is a member of tho Legislature, was permitted to make a trip to Lansing a few days ago in order to visit the State House. He came home yesterday noon chuck full of importance, and when his little brother ran to meet him at the gate William coldly waved him back and said: "I refer you to the Committee on Fisheries, bub, and how's my dog?" His mother was glad to see him, and when she asked him if he had enjoyed himself lie replied: "Oh, I suppose so, though I now move to strike out all ofter the enacting clause." "What sort of talk is that, Willie, dear?" she asked in great surprise. "Never mind the talk, mother, but move the previous question and bring on tho pancakes." The hired girl came in with the din ner and wanted to know how he liked Lansing. He looked at her with great dignity and replied. "I now move to lav vour petition on the table, Hannah, for future consider ation." Site got niad about it, and William slyly informed his mother that it was his opinion that Hanna a title should be made to conform to the body of tha bill. He went out to see the boys after dinner, and a house painter asked him where Xo. G37 was. "We'll have a call of the House an d gee," replied tho boy, as he looked around. "Whose house?" asked tho painter. "Or, you can rise to a question of privilege;' continued the latl. "I don't want no sass!" said the printen who thought the boy was mak ing fun of his red nose. "Of course not. Let's pass to a third reading, or else tho bill go into committee of the whole and debate it. "I think you need dressing down!" growled the painter, and he banged William into a snow-bank and pushed a heap of snow down his collar: . "Have the minority no rights?' yelled the boy, as he kicked the painter oa the shin. He would have been wolloped had not his mother appeared. The painter moved away at the sight of her, but called out.: "I'll see you again, boy 1" "I refer the whole subject to father, with in?trrrctions to report a bill to walk you into the Police Court," replied the.P.epresentRlive, as he went in to tell his mother the diffenenc between suspending the rules and rushing a bill, or referring it to the Committee on Cornfields till some one came around with the cigars. OUR FRONTIER CO. LETTER. Afto.v, Xeh., Mirc'.i 23, 1ST 7. EniTost Hsiiald: Tims rolls on, and still no'hoppers.and no signs of any Some very eagr ones think th;y have fouad them, but th:y are only a little, colored midge. . We have commenced p'owinj for grass and garden ground bjing in good condition. Snnv squall to-day. Grass has started finely. Spring birds hare appeared. Further, deponent saith's not. E. S. Child. American Competition. The Manchester (Eng'ang) Guardian says: A communication from ono of the representatives in Canada of leautng nrni oi narenvare merchants in Staffordshire contains the following: "1 have just returned from a trip through the lower provinces. I find that the whole country is overrun by American travelers soliciting orders for their manufactures at almost at y price to secure a sale. I feel sure in my own mind tnat a very large prv portion ef hardware trade is altogeth er lost to England. From all I can learn they are in a position to retain the hold they have got." A ROMAN I IC STORV. In the middle of tho winter of 1338, a fire broke out in the female seminary at himogr-s, France, and spread with such rapidity that it was feared all the inmates would perish. Suddenly there was a cry that one little girl had been left in her room. As the excited spec tators were beginning to pray for the unfortnnate child, a tall girl, with dis hevelled blonde hair and flowing night dress, ran through the crowd, and with the shriek, "I'll save her!" that rose abeve the sonml of cracking timbers and falling masonry, dashed into the doorway. A loud hurrah, that was prolonged to the echo only to be re peated again, attracted the attention of the devotees, and tho pale-f.-u-ed girl was seen hurrying through the flames with the terrified child. A few davs after King Louis PhilUpne sent the heroine a gold medal for her braverv. and a captain in the French armv. who had witnessed the gill's pluck, begged an introduction. The captain is now president of France, and th brave girl Madam MacMahon. The Misses Garrett. Rhoda Garrett, who is joint author with her cousin, Agnes Garrett, of House Decoration," is a somewhat re markable woman. At one time she was a partner of William Morris, the poet, in a firm of professional house decorators, and now carries on the bu siness with her cousin with great suc cess, navmg a great clientage in vari ous parts of England. Thov are thor oughly practical women, and as compe tent to overlook the drainage, carpen ter's repairing, etc., as tho painting, pa pering, furnishing and other decoration proper. 1 heir business. is to adviss or take entire charge if desired in altering. refurnishing and other work to make one s house more comfortable or beau tiful, so that the best effect may bo ob tained rtt the least expenditure. The Misses Garrett have written their book is practical advice for people of limit ed means, and their experience and knowledge make it valuable.. Mr. Lof- tie, the author of the other volume of the "Art at Home Series" tha; has been ssuod, is a well known writer for the Saturday Review and the Uuardian, and is an enthusiastic collector of art objects. Ho is rector of the Royal Chapel in Savoy, London, ono of the Queen's chapels, and is an intimate friend of Green, the historian. A Deaf .Han Explains Things. "Augustus Peralto," said His Honor at the fifty-seventh street police court yesterday, "you are charged with being intoxicated; what have you to say?" Augustus put his hand over his ear and said "What?" in a very loud tone. "Yu were drunk," shouted the Court abrubtly. "Certainly, certainly," said Augustus with great politeness,"there is ray card." "I don't want your card. How did you happen to get drunk?" "Bologna," said Augustus smiling. "Bologna!" said his honor, "that's a new intoxicant. How old are you?" "Eighten hundred and seventy-two," said Augustus. "Where did you get your liquor?" "In Italy, your honor." "You were taken to the station house in a cart, were you not?" Yes, sir, we had a stormy voyage; it teok us four weeks." "Well" said the court with a smile, "how long do you think I ought togtve you on the island for this offense?" "Thirty-two years, sir." "Sergeant." said his honor, "send that man down stairs, and get some one to inform him that he is fined $10." "An eloping wife needs a careful watch, because she is a detached lever. Herald. "Ye?, and it's better for her to be hand maid than full jewelled." Graphic. Yes, of course, in hunting cases. X. Y. Herald. Or where it's a common escapement. Ex. "What stem winders these chaps tito. The "Rogue' sGallery" of Baltimore has between 40 and 500 pictures of noted criminals. aWaoWWaMWoaMCi Some one has figured out thXt one-, third of the population of North Caro lina is illiterate. There are 991 lighthouse keepers em ployed by the. United States, at a cost of 5i)4.fK'0 per annum. Rats used to abound in Paris before the siege, but now no complaints about them are heard. Thty were eaten away. Cheap non-explosive oil from wood, chiefly pine, is now extracted Iti Swed en, in" fifteen factories, witlt favorable result. Frances Power Cobb writes that she would fatfier.be overtaken by disease than have the inferior animals dissect ed alive for the discovery of remedies T,he stranded Iiusland. near Long Branch, is still going to fragments, ami there is lrUlo hope now of saving Iter or any part of hpr cargo. FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. Ft qwerPct Covers. If able to ob tain moss, nothing is so pretty as that for covering large pots, and kept in its place Ly wire passed round. It lasts a leng time if dipped into water now nad then, and always looks fresh and green. If the pots are painted black, which can be easily done with black Japan varnish sold in bottles, art'., when dry, touched up with gold, tho effect is very good. Also make cre tonne bags large euciljfh to contain tho pot and draw with a heading and ril-i bon well over the edge. Then, putting' in the not, pour in bran enough to make the ba appear plump and round. The hint wa'i latcu from the whito china flower pots which came out last;" season, and imitated well-filled corn sacks. It appears as though the plant grew in the bag. Velvet Fit am fa Very effectivo frames for texts can be made of ribbon: velvet in the following manner: cut four strips of cardboard the length of m the text to fit each side leaving them' long enough to cross, jit the corners like Oxford frames. The cardboard should be quite one eighth of an inch narrow er than the velvet, which should not ' be more than an inch wide unless the' text be very long. When cut the ex act length required, slightly tack the velvet over tho cardboard, to keep it straight, the stitches nt to bo visible ' on the right side. Turn the velvet over at each end and sew the edges to- gether. When all the strips are cover-" ered sew them on.tlie corners of tha text, and cover tile stitches with either '. drawing pins or ornamental nails. Tho effect when completed is most pleasing ' especially if there be much color in tho text, and the cost and trouble are trif-' ling. Black velvet generally took.? . best, but very dark blue, red, or violet may also be used. On no account try light colors. Review of FAsnioN:-'TJ'i prcs-' ent tendency of fashion towards nat- . uralncss in form and design may bo ac cepted, at least for the present, as strong and entire ; nor is it likely, with the rage for "art and the general knowledgo which even the mapsea ai obtaining of correctness it: drawing and dutlmes, that we shall ever again ' see the immense expansion of hoops,', the frightful deformity of "bustle which have conceal d and disfigured the graceful forms of women, even within the past twenty years. 4 .M ' The entire catalogue of ladies gar- incuts for under and outside wearbavo " been gradually undergoing this trans- ' formation. A few years ago they were full, straight, the skirts gathered, into bands, the chemises into j-okes orj: bands; the corset supplemented "by a network of whalebone, which raised the bunch of skirts at the back to a ' proper height, and effectually destroy- ' ed the gradual slope, the slender, out.' line, which belongs to the human fig- " tire. Now the detail is altogether dif- j ferent. ; underwear is made to encase the form almost as closely as a skini there is no fullness round the bdy, from the chemise tho drawers and 4 simple corset cover, cr short gored", skirt and corset cover, being cut in ono. ' and filling tho place of tho eheuvso as well as of the other garments mention ed. Over this tho upper skirt is fitted closely by a deep yoke which descends over the hips, and is fin's'ied by a Span- " ish flounce, in which all tha fullness is thrown to tho back. Thus the Cg- ' ure is prepared for tho deep cuirass basque or smooth fitting polonaise, and it must bo said that tho effect is at once graceful and artistic, r, .. . ." Changes will bp dcvelope! "h style, ' aud much variety iii tho detail of der -sign, adapted to diversified wants and " purposes ; but the smooth outline, with. the fullness massed low at the back,11 will form the basis of them all, and all ' must be subject to such limitations as. ' these conditions impose. Tpmnmear. need not, and should not; tc utterly ( suspended; in fact, they will be highly. , necessary, for all ladies cannot afford' the delicately trimmed and ftlaborately: flounced short skirt; but they should , bo flat at the top, and very gradually; extend into a support for the train and flounces. .' It is also now definitely understood ' that the skirts of walking dresses are to be cut round, and.clear the ground. French women never do trail the ' skirts of handsome dresses in the street ' as American women .aje apt to do; but ' they do not so absolutely rtquire, on their finished and clean pavements, so severely simple a walking dress as we, r with our muddy country roads and ill-; '' kept city streets; ought to. adopt. and strictly adhere to. Demor est 's Maga zine. To Dvjj Cnisss Fill &lnan copper " brass or tin kettle with pure soft wat er, and when almost boiling add one pound of alum to every seven pounds of woolen goods. Put the goods in this water, and let them remain for three hours, taking them out once or. twice during tho time to air. At the ' end of three hours drain them; empty your kettle, fill with pure soft water and put in one ounce of powdered coch ineal (dissolved in a little water) fctir well, put iti the gooIs. arid boil until it has acquired the. wished for shade. FoifVellow. LTse three pounds of ground fustic, or one-half bushel of ytlloWjOak bark instead of the cochi- 1 ineal, and boil one hour; then r!tiie in cold water. . : To Dye Bkown. Steep the goods in a decoction of birch bark, or of green walnut peels. For gray, use sumach -bobs, or the rotten wood from fie in side of a maple, ash or elm log, with a little bit of copperas dissolved in it. To Color. Blue. Take 8 oz. cop- peras, dissolve in boiling water; dip -the goods in this, then in strong suds, -back and forth until of. a good color; make a new dye of 4 oz. prussiate pot- -ash; 1 oz. oil of vitriol; boil in this until the color is right; rinse well and ' hang in the open ain . i'lue cloth dip- -ped in a yellow dytv will make green." To dip yellow cloth in bluo dye will have tho same effect. X lady in Springfield had been talk ing with her little girl about a death in the neighborhood, and about good -children goir. to heiven, yrhen bright ' eyes said: Mamma, shall, we have1 clothes ready for us in heaven?" and' her mother replied in tho affirmative The little one went away again to her. -play, but scon came back in a thought,, fill mood with, "Well, mamma, I guea;' I'll take my trunk of clothes along tc make sure!" -, - " . S'rribo for the ITku u i n ii n n
