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FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. Ik kmttino Old Viuv.-A lady Aw thv Oh to Fanner, that ravl?d y yrn can he rc-knit to ood a If aut-io ;f when ieknittin lh.-i U aide I a thread of snool cotton, thread to Li of a;udlai cck-r to the yam. Vain thus 4'nit will lust nearly if not j-.iitc n wtll .is if new, and knit without tin? thre;vl f cotton. When knitting the he !.- or tfra to stockings it is alrib:d,!e to knit in the thread of cotton, even wh a the cotton ii not U301 for oth'.r pu ts; heel iuil toed thus kill t will weir twice or three limes as long as those knitted Milhoot tho thread, "(jerniantown yarn" whenthu-s knitted will be made durable and lasting, even if knit into u.ittens, when if such yarn ahoull ho med without th thread it would hardly j..y for the time consumed in its man ufacture. Such yarn is meant for seat fj iiubia-3,or garments made for ornaments rather than wear and tear; yet if used with the thread, it can he made very serviceable, evn whfen much worn, liaytled yarn cf fancy colors can also Le used for lamp-mats. Select several strands of harmonizing colors, gather in loos and fasten to a circular niece of covered cardboard. I wonder if it wasn't an infmiito re lifcf to the wives and daughters of Wash ington olticia's to find that the wife of the hbv President had hor ideas about dress, an-l meant to abide by them; that bhtt woul 1 not outrage her matron ly instincts by wearing low-necked (lres.-ei, nor parade expensive jewelry, newly broiigLl for I'resiilential display. It is hoiiiething new to find a Pre-u-dnt'.i wife with a mind und opinions of her own, and ('Specially f-eitsibli opinions, on tho dress question, and it will be a blessing to the whole country if she continues to carry them out in '.he tamo judicious manner, dressing in a rich, yet simple, style, as bi coiin s her .station, with no cxagg.-ration of cither fashion or severity. Not that th -re is any harm in beautiful dressing, but the first la ly of the land stands l'.vard other women somewhat as the hostess stands towards her guests, in a p.'jiition which .should not allow her to ehamj the poorest of them by extravagant display when she receives thm as the nation's guests. liVsidcs, our Tresi deuts are seldom rich, or in tin j us-M-eion of a private fortune thai would enable their wives to indulge luxurious taikles; and if under these circii'intau ees an example of modesty and modi-ration is .set, it exerts an inilmowe whieh can not bo orherwiso th m beneficial upon Urn whole country Cor. 'Jlobe lc iiiocru t. As INDI'STKY WoitTlI Cl'I.TIVATIXU. Mr. Clarence Cook, writing on house ful niching in tho April number of tii rilm r, makes sonio suggestions ia regard to American decoration of chi na. "Wo quobi the paragraph entire: Since writing about china in tho January number of S rilm r, it has oeeured to mo to say a word about the home decoration of poieulain, which is at last getting started after having been for je-arsjliscouraged by the iudiffcrcnoti or mild hostility or the dealers, it ha long been plain that it was idle to hope l'or help from the importers and deco rators of porcelain and earthenware, beiv.i'se they could not ba made to see that their interest lay in getting to bo independent of the foreign woikuiHii. The decorative arts are in rather a despairingstate in this country because the dealers in wall-papers. chiua,fuini ture, and printed and woven stuffs, find it cheaper to "e.ney" foreign de signs than to employ mu who could invent fresh designs and patterns. The only way apparently in v.hijh these arts can bo jiiven an American impulse is by p plo oti'.si do thes.j dec orative trades making their own de signs andj'ctting them executed, Per haps tho easiest of these arts to ina':e a beginning with w ill bo tlu decora tion of porcelain, and as ono of the main diiHeuUk.s, the getting it baked naiiK'ly, is now put out of tho way, theto is no reason why everybody who lias any liking for dabbling in colors jdiould not buy a few earthenware plates and some colors and begin to decorate china. Of course, many of those who make, the experiment will fall and give up tiding, and many of thos w ho fail at first will up and at it again, and will sucee 1 aL last. Hut if the occupation can bu fairly set on foot, and enough peoplo can be Induc ts I to givo up working in worsteds and fainting wall mottoes, and to try their hands tit decoiating china for their friends or for the public, a beginning may be mado of waking up the dealers to some interest in supplying tho homo market w ith home work. Cookinu Fisii. The following hints on this subject are taken from an ar ticle by tho culinary correspondent of the London Ajrictiltmal (itijctte. "Fish should bo washed as little as ossible, and white tish, after being cleaned and wiped with a damp cloth, should have the stomach stuffed with palt for au hour or two b foio cooking. Fish should bo put c-n in cold w ater, so that tho inner part may be sutik iently diie, and also it is less 11 il-U to break. This rule holds jpod, except fv r very small tish.or for salmon boiled in slices when boiling water shor.M be used. Th time will depend on the kind and tha size of the fish, but it may bo ea.si-. ly known when it is read by draw iug uptlKfish-pUte rina trying if it will sep arata from the bone. Here, as in other things, practice is better than all direc tions that can bo given, as so much de fends on tho strenght of the lira and tho size of the fish. A little salt and vinegar should always bo put into the water, and sotne prefer their lish boil ed in what i called a voui t bouillon, and this is how it is done: La the fish in thd fish-kettle with enough cold w ater ti cover it. a Id a glass of wine or vinegar, some sliced carrot and onion, pepper, sslt and a laurel leaf, a bunch of parsley, a faggot i.f sweet herbs, or some of the same powdered and tied up in a luuslia bag. Thcsa seasonings impart a fuse rl.ivor to most boiled fish, excepting salmon, and for frenh-watc-r fish it is consider ed very useful for getting rid of the muddy taste they often have. JldLLar TJojc. All i(.r;i!ini'iic;ifi)iii Vt tlii k-D;irtm'!it Hiii! Id? .:.ii.,!y writ!. -n n't -tif bill1 of Hi'; j:ij( r. :itain n' ixT.tniial or jminoix-r ailu-ions and lie atr-iiiii;u)i'ii w lii! rn-r' i:kai. name tlioiiL'li ll i,c'i jjot n-;'sHnly lc filin-(l t Ikn :ti ti-lt rnri:ii. 'i r-jofi'l-ijts oau1 a. tiiey l:ki- :i!iiit tli:it. lint uiii.it inform us private! of I ln-ir I t-u.1 liiiriK.'M. "Wkkpino Watkk, March 20, W7. Dkah Li:TTi:rt Jiox. 1 have seen no letters from Weeping Water in the "IIox." and thought I would write one. IJusiness is brisk. Politics are done with. .Some farmers are at work, 'hop per or no 'hopper. Weather is varia ble. ciahle lost Wednesday night at Representative Ueardsley's. Where are "J) iu i). Lyon," and "Sophiar" gone? Would like to see their names in print again. "Biddy IJ. O'JJrien" and ".Sneez er" also. As this is my first letter I mako it short. ITurrah for the Letter JlOX. MCZKTTK. I'. S. I forgot to aay I am a sincere admirer of ".Sophiar." Admiro her hpunk. M. Wj:j:i ino Water. April 3, 1S77. L'oifon Nkuai.d. I have been a constant reader of your excel! .-nt paper ever since I have been a resilient in the State. I think that the "Letter Jiox" is a great improvement. As I have nev er seen any letter from here I thought I would write one. We lave a very pretty town Hero with three hundred inhabitants ormoie, there are two dry goods stores which do a lively business. Two hardware stores. One drug store run by Mr. I'. S. Barnes, a very good man. One blacksmith shop ownod by Messrs. Jones V Faming, the latter has gone to the Sable Ililla. One Jewelry Store owned by Mr. T. L. 1 "otter. On boot and shoe shop run by Mr. Marshal. Oat harness shop, one furniture store and one milliner's shop. I have filled my space. I will finish next week. Uncxi: 1!i:.v. Detective Ingenuity. The old proverb. Murder will out, is constantly jus tilled, and it is curious and interesting to s .ie how, as t'vj craft of crime deepens with tho progress of civilization, the ingenuity of discovery keeps c.pial pace with it. Old-fashioui'd robbery, tho foot-pil and tho highwayman riling by a? in the last-century Fnglish novels, and presenting a blunderbuss at the coach window while tho company alight and are relieved of their puises by the masked Robin IIool, who leaps into the sa I lie, and touching his hat, with a round compliment J.o the la 1 i is, gal lops away all this has passed away with the bailiff an 1 spon jin gdi ouses tho Fleet an I the M irso ilsot. The garroter and the masked gang of bur glars are tho familiar form of ro'jb?ry in our day, while for great and diihvult crimes tho wits of rascals are matched with those of detectives, and tho ras cals are very sure to go to tho wall. A recent capture of n.ail robbers well illustrates this, and is a signal proof of the skill that foils tho most careful crime, Merchants and others in Philadelphia who had dealings with Boston found that Wio most valuable and important letters constantly mis carried. They disappeared without a clew, and the correspondents soon com plained lit the Post oinjo Department, which, upon full information, applied itself with its most skillful detective force to the discovery of the thieves, but in vain. But similar detective skill, differently employed, struck the idew. The detective agenry of an ex press company was busily engaged in the search for valuable baggugj that had been stolen, and some of the agsits, who had been s!i a lowing" two suspicious persons, followed tham from a house in Prince Street to the office of the American Fxpress (Com pany, at tho corner of Broadway and Fourth Street. The suspicions persons hero left two packages addressed to Canada. Whan they had left, the do t.ctivea entered the office and told tho agents of tho company their suspicions that th pi'kages contained stolen g.ols. The p icka es were at once opened. One wai found to contain a mail-bag. and the other a traveling-bag or satchel in which were the stamps of a mail-route agent's outfit. This discovery w".s at once made known at tho IVst-oi'.L-e, and its agents careful ly examined the contents of the two bags. The iu til bag contained muti late! letters which had evidently been mailed at York in Pennsylvania, and th satchel the working tools of a route agent upon the Pennsylvania Railroad, Here was the long-sjU-jiit clew, and the posi-othco an I the express detec tives followed it closely to the end. Tha satchxl had been stolen from a mail wagon while going from the Xew York post -ouice to Jersey City. One of tne drivers was arrested, and his cap ture le i to that of a man named Kelly, the apparent leader of the gang, and a woman with whom he lived, and other confederates. The woman's houso was searched, and in a trunk claimed by her were found letters mailed a f?w days before in Philadel phia, CJutainiug checks payable in Bos ten. Other letters were found from whica the inclosures had been taken, and it appeard that money had been pail upon forged indorsments of signatures obtained in this way. The last man who was arrested was found to bo the important confederate. He was a mail driver who allowed the bags to be taken from the wagon. When the bags had been thoroughly riiled, they were carefully done up in packages and sent by express to vari ous distant cities addressed to fictitious ! names. All traces of Uio bags thus disappeard. It was a clever scheme, but not clev er enough. Corruption wins not more than touesty. As Fielding is fc::J oC sayitg. such ingenuity turned to honest industiy, would not enly suGv?e to carry the woild far forward to ward virtue but would mako the knaves prosperous and respectable citizens. Iu the mean while, it is comfortable to see the con stant evidence that, sharp as crime miy be, justice i3 sharper. EviTvi'.' Ka Chaik, in Jfarptr'x Mrvjazin -for Jf'trvfi. , Joktlets. Spriggins says that he once preven ted a severe case of hydrophobia by simply getting on a high fence and waiting till the dog had gone by. "Exploring waist idacos," said John Henry, as he put his arm around the piety chambermaid. ".Navigation of the air," Said Mrs. Henry, overhearing him, and sailing into Ji ia raven curls. An Irishman wrote a letter to his friend but having no stumps, and knowing that his friend refused un paid letters, wrote on the outside of the envelope: "For the letter carrier. Should the letter be refused, tell my friend it is from ine." "My darling," said he, "you have a hundred thousand dollars, and I wor ship you." "And you have two hun dred thousand dollars, my pet, and I a lore you." That was her re-Gpomso. The printer is respectfully requested not to make that rt-spoa-ila-licks. A Clergyman in this city went the other day to call upon a poor woman living a little distance from the church. She was a new-comer in the vicinity, ami the clergyman had heard that she wai very pious. "I trust the Lord sus tains you in your aflliclions," sai l he; and she answered, "The Lord! Who's he." A three-year-old little girl, at Ro chester, X. Y., was taught to conclude the evening prayy, during the tem porary absence of her father, with, "And please watch over my papa." It sounded very sweet, and the mother's amusement may be imagined when she added, "And you'd better keep an eye on mamma, too!" A finely-dressed lady, and very intellectual-looking slipped on a piece of orange-peel on Fifth Avenue yester day, und sat down awfully hard. "My she exclaimed, "the velocity of that descent unnerves fne!" "I beg pardon," said the gentleman who assisted In. r to rise, "you are a Bo.stonian, I fancy." And she was. Nervous gentleman "Xow bo care ful how you drive, cabby, and go slow ly over the stones, for I .hate to be shaken. And mind you pull up at the right leni'ie, and look out for those dreadful railway vans." (,abby-"Nev-er fear, sir, I'll do my best. And which 'orsepitvtl would you wish to be taken, sir, in emu of an accident." She was fond of conundrums, mid when she learned that mvlit r was Lat in for woman she thought she had a good one. So she asked her husband wh.it waj the difference between her self ami a nude. And as he hail been married several years, he was too thoughtful to trouble her by guessing but kindly remarked he h:nl never been able to see any. An cnthuni istic son of tho Emerald Isle was making rail feuco on his way down Main Street shouting at the top of his voice, "Hurrah for old Ireland!" when a passer-by pushed him aside, at tho same time exclaiming, "Hurrah for h 1!" "That's right, mo b'y," said the Irishman; "let every man shout for his own country !" A juryman was summoned at a county court. After replying satisfac torily to tho several questions pro pounded by the solicitor, he was acce p ted, and in t.Lo usual way commanded to look upon tho prisoner. After scan ning the man closely the unprejudiced juror turned on the judge, and. in a linn, solemn voice, he said, "Yes, I think ho ii; guilty." Curiosities Never Seen A fence made from the railing of a scolding wife; a plate of butter from the cream of a joke; the small coius in the change of tho moon; the original brush used in painting the signs of the times; the hammer that broke up the meeting; tho animal that drew an inference; eggs from a nest of thieves; and a bucket of water from "All's well." Conversation near a marriage license clerk's desk, between a clergyman who had come to make a marriage return and a middle-aged man waiting to see one of the clerks. Clergyman "Cood moining, my friend; where is that pair of boots you promised to make me in stead of the fee which you had not the mony to pay w hen I marriod you.'' Oh, I'll make them the first chance I uet; but I'll make two pairs if you'll uu marry me again!" Lovers are an imprudent lot. One of then sings: "On the terrucy a lnwiiu-ut we linjor ; The viiai:ituls it re hlUlu iu inNt, Aiiil uuiul'f.l :ire my l.nly l es flnors. Iter liis are toe ioeJ to le RUm-iI." The plea of "poetic license" should not excuse the man who keeps a girl out on a terrace until hei fingers are numb and her lips are coated with ice. Such an indiscreet act was enough to give the young lady a cold which would fi nally settle into consumption; and her lovet should have been kicked off the terrace with vigor and dispatch. Subscribe for the JIi:i:ali and A't Inuku Farmer; only Foa?st Tap, For Throat. I.uu. Aktfeuia, nl IU Jnej. Forest Tar Solution, or l"ti!non for Catarrh, CouMuuptioa. liruui iillii. nil AoiliUia. iTorcstTasr Troches, 8ur nore i nroai, itoj.ra.'neii lu.kllii Coma ana l'uiuyiUK 10 e lireatk. rcreat Tar Saive, I or lifaliec Indolent Sorts, l inn, Cuu, Boros, I aua lor file. ETorest Tar Soap, I J or CtirpJ Uandi. Salt ia,eam, Siw PUeaaea. I I th 1 iHlel aud lutui. CorestTar Inhalers, i or InliailUiS orCatarrh. Coiii'JRplloB. ijbmjk j 1 1'er Sal by till Itrnrrjiats, 1 ITdni Hie saexS S ilays w sell Fall aEi3 WiMtea-goml at greatly a'cdwccd paSce9 to Efliakc aooias tor a large SGHNASSE & GRAMBERG'3 We have opened LANKET AND s n n The most Complete Stock of ta it ra n W M U 1 FVEIl IJKOIJGIIT We have also a A Full aT "2 mmm Our Stork v:ir bought under extremely favorable circumstances and we are able to sril r.t the ei y but toi.i j -rices, aud will gi vu the best bargains to le hadiu Cass County. nv.zixiinunALL ava'.s of vouxtky fuuduce takf.x in FA'CIlAA'tJF Foil HUOItS. Wmtf Wm'&zt tlm Pile OHE DOOR EAST of THE FIRST NATIONAL BAN J ly Z;iitioil!i. T.t-h. BOOT atd ft ?s u e i 'i - ? " Z - - " :' 'j- H S, -i ? r- . 5 - 'A H E' s. ?-1 - a? Z - r, y. . f- t, r- t f- - -z ' -C v t - 2 2. - 1 r 5 H rt r r rV " "T" r - i - t r r i t i l p . 1 .'. D t ) r a : i - fv is f- f rl rr f g r. ii j- H f r 5 " 5 - - r . j. i- -- u i. o iio kEntfe wim Pauls space witEi BPa9y -ds anad the &i fm wMcEa ssaas3fli et he will faaf inet weeka oar Xew Stock of S 8 (1 0 tj S 8 1 COMFORTS, 3 MM m n 1 h pm N N fi W r TO FL ATTSMOUTIL Largo Stock of Stock of XT CI. a. C ' r -; - V av. -V. f - ' u - ( ''ZSJtf . -:Vcv;- " r r - , r- . RTTOTsI v;-.:;:vro1:-'.v.-Mvt.-CT';J . mmmtmwM S5 &mMmm0 fim i 1 7 to 8 or jTlse eaIa as always coaaaafed salt for them I Is aa EiitigauMataoEE &i the 3 m r TO p As it is generally our custom to give rou our juices for jroods so that you can calculate at home what you can buy for your money, we will give you prices below which will be lower than ever and 10 per cent, cheaper than you can any where in this City or .State. We have the advantage of any merchant in this city buying direct from "the manufacturers. We have opened a Wholcstale Store in St. Joseph Mo., w hich will be attended by Mr. Solomon. LOOK AT OUR PRICE LIST. 20 yards piints for one dollar. Summer Shawls, 75c up. " " Urown and bleach muslin, one dollar, Handkerchiefs, u for 25c. 12 " Rlue and brown denims, one dollar. Ladies Silk llaudkerehier, "jc each. 10 " Red ticking, one dollar. Ladies Hose, '.I pair for 25c. " " Cheviot, one dollar. Men's Socks 5c up. " " Crass Cloth, one dollar. (uffs and Collars, 25c a sot, and up. Malt Shades, one dollar. Red Spreads, one doll.'.r up. 4 " JO Table Linen, one dollar. Crash Toweling, one dollar. As it is impossible to give the we will only state that it is tho largest and finest stock ever brought to this city a:.d consisting of the follow in new styles , Poplins, Double Silk Pongees Japanese Silks. -Matelasse Zepbyr Suitings, Lawns. (Grenadines, and Percales, at prices ranging from 122 cts. up; also a fine line of HAMBURG RMRROI DKRIRS from 5 cents up. LINEN" LMHROIRERILS to match our LIXEN DRESS GOODS. A full assortment of RUXDLE PRINTS and everything belonging to J. aple it Fancy Dry Goods Yv'e al&o keep a full lino of from 1.50 up for whole suits. Jeans Pants from 81.00 up. An unexcelled line GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, fine White Shirts 81 up; Calico Shirts, 40 cts. up; Cheviot Shirts, 50 cts. up; Overalls, GO cts. up; Paper Collars 10c. MEN AND BOYS' MATS AND CAPS. Hats, 75c up; Caps, 10c up; Roots, 82 per pair up; Shoes. 81 per pair up: TRUNK and VALISES, a good as sortment. We do not keep a little of evervtliin;.', from an Axe Handle to a barrel of s:dt. l ot, what we do carry wo have in full and complete tdock. JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, CLOCKS, TAELK and POCKET CUTLERY, etc. We would inform the ladies of Plattsrnouth and vicinity that we are in receipt of the the finest Pattern Heads and Bonnels Direct from Paris. We have an Accomplished, rasliionble Lady Trimmer who understands the business thoroughly and can svit all your t :;:;'.(. s; also a full line of SILK TillMMINGS, Ribbons, Flowe rs and Ornaments. Sash Ribbons from 50c up; Ladies Tiimmed Ilais, :Vi and tip. We have a large and complete stock Canvass, Perforated Card Hoard, Zephyrs, Zephyr Needles, Motion"., and Sil.'i P'oss uf all shades. An i:i-.nreiise stock of Carpets. Oil Cdotlis, Rugs and Mats. Hemp Carpets 25c x r yard ; Ingrain Carpets, 5' per yard. Standard Carpel Chain, 5 lh bundh s t::1' 81-25. We have also, for Cue aecommodat ion of our friends, added to our already extensive assortment a large stock of Oil Window .shades in ail colors. Lace Window Curtains 25 cts per yard. "We present our annual price list satisfied that our customers will f-cc that we can do bi tter for them than ever beforc.uid thankful for past patronage we most respectfully ask a coniinuar.ee of the same. Pl.ittsmuuth, Nebraska, March 22d, 1677. .SOL'OrO.Y d- NAT II AX. lira WW 1 M hi H t 13 , - . .r :rp v HENRY BG?CK. i ii-: a i.r.:: in ST Ia 2? 22 i TL I? 0? SAF9, CHAIRS, Lounges., Tables, Bedsteads, KTC. 'Tf., K-.C, Of All Descriptions. METALLIC BURIAL CASES O O 3D T-fNT COF? tf sizes. r--.n.ty :a-I j "" ' e'e. W.:ti taaiiv t! n ik-for Tt patryra;:. I eiv'.ic ; lav!'..- u'l l t-:;.l ::.-l tt.tHii" ' - l.A'U.i; sr..; K t-v ' 0 mum J :f-- r ri - 1 --' ? ----A .'i . t v 1 r V -' v - w 1 8 to 7r just as you 173 6T3 n 1 a Corsets, good, 50c prices of our enormous TP; 21 BST CLASS k MMK t'Miifil DEALT: FS IX ALL KINDS OI ; r 3 H H H M ti VA VI ti . - . JoIiB Deer & Cos Ely and Gai Plows, DAY EX POUT COS PLOWS, Weir Cullivalors, Check Rows. And everything that a Fannr j may need. Repairs on hand for all Machinery sold by us. TilEilE IS MONF.Y IN IT! Special Inuaccineiiis to the Trade. AGEITTS V7A17TED EvcryTrlii.ro fjr th j' -:j i)i j hi tow ! riACKINES; s:;.c:. S-mr-lw. L!: T!jTit!-e, T ' tci 11..1 ' Sel.-aI4 atag iia-I.ia.-a ju vi:0. (Cisi fAij oi and rcsifr:..Vr ff.) CJ w Cj V. Ave., Cui-Jgo, Fa r.-i.-: i r CO to Tin: a i i "IHerald Office -"Tf like, and 3 a p 0 n up. Establishment. 3 r,' H ti X i il f I rl U i f -T-i ! r ni nirn mill inc. rARNtn uun. SEKD STAMP FOR CIRCULAR PARKER BRtfS WEST MER1DEN,CT. .- y rJ" ft - e Jm F! C I -3 - : -' "' O :r . ! 1 . w I I 3-! ir-i 'c : 7 : : COM -as, VCC' 1 :rk. .L ' i i ri ti u - I