The Nebraska City Press: Augustus
Harvey, "Ajax,' says in his sketches
that Dr. Bradford, now of Jlock Bluffa,
once constructed a table of values of
nrticlM in the market here in 1350-7
money was scarce. It ran in this
a ise:
Twenty-five cents 1 jack knife
Two jaclc knives 1 rat trap.
Four rat traps 1 pup.
Three pups 1 yellow dog with brass
collar.
One yellow dog with brass collar and
three drinks, of whiskey 1 silver
-sratch.
Six silver watches 1 gold watch
warranted to go, L, e., swap.
Two gold watches warranted 1 8a
lina town share.
Ten Salina town shares somebody
badly stuck.
Two Somebodies badly stuck 1 big
fight.
An Ohl-fashioned Teacher.
"Jimmy do you know your letters?"
"Yis, sur."
"Say them then."
"I know them by sight, sur, but I
don't know their names."
"Well, that is A."
"How are you. A ?"
"You must not speak it that way."
- "In what way shall I speak, thin,
sur?"
'Say what I say."
MTi3, sur."
"This is B."
"Sure, an' is that II? . I thought it
vras an ox-yoke.
"What is that last letter I showed
you?"
'I can't remember, sur."
"What bird is it that lays honey and
Btings?"
"It is a wasp, sur."
"Xo, it is a bee."
"So it is, and looks like an ox-yoke."
"What letter is this third one on the
page?"
"I don't know, sur."
What do I do when I look at you?"
"I shouldn't like to say, sur."
"I want you to tell me."
"I am afraid yov will lick rne, sur."
"Tell me what I do when I look at
you?"
"Well, sur, you squint."
"Can't you say C without the
fcjuint?"
"Yis. sur."
"Say it then."
"C with out the squint."
"What is the name of next letter?"
"I don't know sur, I never saw it be
fore." "Well it is D, for dunce; just like
yourself. Say that."
D, for dunce; just like yourself."
"Take your seat, and and thepelliiig
class will come up and spell. Spell
cat."
"C-a-t catfish."
"'Taint right. Now spell tub."
"T-u-b washtub.
"Tain't right. Now spell frog."
"F-r-o-g bullfrog."
"'Tain't right. Now take your seats
and study. The geography class will
come up and say their lessons. James
where does the sun rise?"
"I don't know, sir. We never got up
in tinao to see the performance at our
house."
"Next, where does the sun rise?
"Down in our lot, sur."
"Next, where does the sun rise?'
"In the East, sur."
"What makes tho sun rise in
Fast '("
"Yeast will make anything rise, sur.'
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From Louisiana.
I lie commission nave addressed a
communication to a committee of each
legislative body, asking them to fur
nish them a map of the state showing
the various judicial districts, with a
compact statement relative to the al
leged disturbance of the Kellogg-Pack
aid supreme court, and the creation of
a court in place of them bv Nichols;
also, a statement in relation to district
judges, how many Republicans and how
maay democrats, with the political
course of each, respecting which gov
ernor he recognizes and his acts of rec
ognition. Also, with regard to police
juries whicli correspond in each parish
to select men or county commissioners
in northern states, so far as those po
lice juries may have authentically re
ported concerning their allegiance to
one or the other governments.
SIMILAR STATEMENTS
were requested with regard to other
othcers and also as to control of Tari
ous state institutions. Also, as to the
vote of the state, divided according to
color and to party. Also, statements
as to taxes collected by either of tho
state governments since its organiza
tion, and disbursments that
hare been made and any other facts
which may tend to show tho actual
control of the state, etc., etc.
When the commission are not in
session they are individually conferring
and adTising with citizens of all parts,
while they are pursuing an official line
of investigation and inquiry, and while
there are, of course, innumerable com
munications going on and calculations
on, the future among
TOLITICIAXS OF ALL PARTIES,
t' ey are liable .at any moment to see
all their work taken away from them
by some unexpected combination of af
fairs. They are careful to disclaim
any connection with compromises or
bargains of any sort, ami refrain from
conversation regarding senatorships or
federal patronage.
NOW OR NEVER.
New Orleans. April 10,
At 12 o'clock tomorrow the probation
time allotted by resolution of the Nieh
olls legislature for all absent mem
bers to take their seals with full title
to receive mileage and per diem expir
es. The impression among conserva
tives is that enough members may
avail themselves of this resolution to
givegthe Nieholl's house a returning
hoard quorum.
Piteblng for Hoppers.
S. D. Payne, of Kasota, Minnesota,
believes in ditching as the best method
of killing hoppers. He says :
If I had known and adopted this
method in season I might have saved
my entire farm crop. Wherever I dug
ditches I stopped the progress of the
locusts, and caujht and destroyed im
mense numbers of them. In fact, the
farm sunercu no daraase from the in
sects bred en it, but the breeding place
was to, the east of the farm, and from
a lack of time to dig ditches elsewhere,
hordes came in from our n ighboring
fields on the other and unprotected
sides. You can imagine that I was press
ed for time, for the insects were within
thrse or four rods of the grain fields,
before I ever heard of the ditch plan
and I had not finished the first cut be
fore some of them had flanked me
Another ditch was then necessary, but
by using all of daylight and skipping
meal time, I cornered most of them
Had the neighbors used the same plan,
or had I provided ditches all about the
possible threatened borders, we should
not have been material sufferers. As
it is we saved half a crop.
In my taind, the most practical mode,
not only of protecting the crops, but of
destroying the plague, in the ditching
system. I have Memonstrated to my
own satisfaction, that an individual
farmer can protect himself, both again -t
those bred on his farm, (by carefully
noting the breeding grounds and the
consequent points of invasion), and
those raiding from the neighboring
country ; .and a general concert of ac
tion br all the farmers will tend to
vastly decrease the numbers, if not en
tirely remove those hatching here, at
least. Of course, I allude to the native
born locusts, and before it becomes
"winged guerilla."
Mr. Fayne'3 ditches were two feet
deep and eighteen inches wide. In one
hundred rods of ditch Mr. Payne caught
sixty bushels of larva? and pupie. or
what would have made six hundred
bushels of full grown locusts.
come right
An Agreeable Ifoy.
In these hard times, when a boy gets
into a situation, it makes one feel sad
to see him fail and lose all his bright
prospects. After weeks of weary wait
ing a Detroit boy secured a situation
in an insurance office the other day,
and his employer said to him:
"Now James, you must treat all cal
lars alike. Fa pleasant to every one
Say that it is a nice day, and so forth,
and be respectable to man, woman or
child."
The boy had sole charge at certain
hours, and his first caller was an old
man whose barn had burned down.
come rignt in take a cnair nice
day hope your family are well,1
smiled James.
nal are you giving me, you young
upstart?" muttered the old gent.
4 Ue sealed growing -weather
wheat coming on finely
up to the stove," continued the boy,
"Don t give me any more ol your
chin, sir! I know what I want, and I
know what would do' you good!
James if a boy who means to do
right and obey instructions. He felt
cast down, but he smiled at every new
caller, and tried to give them a fireside
feeling.
Yesterday morning, as he was set
ting the room to rights, a man walked
in with about a bus hel of snow on his
boots and a hatful down the back of
his neck.
"Nice day." said the boy "crops
promise well take a chair make
yourself at home folks not down yet."
"Hoy, don't you give me any of your
sass!" warned the man.
"No, sir nice day sit right down."
"Are you hired here to grin like a
monkey and to chatter like a parrot?'
demanded the man
"No, sir tine day, sir Spring wea
ther seems to be opening right up live
ly." "I've a good mind to make your
heels break your neck, you saucy fledg
ling! but I'll call by-and-by and see
that you are discharged. It has come
to a pretty pass when a boy of j our
size talks the way you do!"
When the insurance folks came
down the key was in the door, but the
boy was gone. On the table was a
tsar-stained note reading:
"I've got the headache the awfiest
kind, and I'm sick to my stomuk, and
ma says the business is killing me, and
guess I'll resine. No more James,
Prof. E. R Taylor said in a recent
lecture "On the Philosophy of Langu
ages," at tho London Institution:
"Should the extraordinary increase of
the English-speaking people continue
at tho existing ratio, there will in
twenty years be 800,000.000 of them, as
against 80,000,000 of French or Ger
man. The English language bids fair
to overwhelm all others."
Shalla are once more coming into fa-
lioj Love.
Of all the love-affairs in the world
none can surpass t lie true Jve of a bier
boy for his mother. I do not mean
merely a dutiful affection I mean
love, which makes a boy gallant and
courteous to his mother, saying to ev
erybody that he is fairly in love vrtth
her. N ext to the love of a husband,
nothing so crow ns a woman's life with
honor as this second love, this devotion
of a son to her I never knew a boy to
"turn out" bad who began by "falling
in love" with his mother. The boy is
a true knight, and will lovehis wife a3
much in the sere-leaved Autumn as he
did in the daisied Spring-lime.
"Did he propose?" said a Fidge Street
mother to her daughter the other night.
The young man had farewelled himself
out, and Emeline had locked the door
and was untieing her shoes, when her
mother came down-stairs with a bed-
! quilt around her and said. "Wanted to
! creep up-stairs without mo hearing
you, eh j f dido t think I knew it was
an hour after midnight, did you?"
The girl had no reply, and the moth
er continued, "Did he propose this
time?" "Why, mother " exclaimed
the blushing daughter. "You can say
why, mother' all you want to, but
don't I know that he has been coming
here for the last year? Don't I know
that you've burnt up at least four tens
of coal courting around here?" The
girl got her shoes off while the mother
stood at the stair-door and asked, "Em
eline, hare you got any grit?', "I guess
so." "I guess you haven't. I just
wish that a fellow with false teeth and
a mole on his chin would come spark
ing me. Do you know what would
happen, Emeline?" "No." "Well. I'll
tell you. He'd come to time in sixty
days or he'd get out of this mansion
like a goat jumping for sunflower
see Is!" Emeline went to bed to reflect
over it.
The following interesting facts are
revealed in the congressional election
returns as published in the Tribune al
manac: The largest vote polled in any one
district for congress was in Nebraska,
52.GS6, and the largest vote cast for
any ODe congressman was for Mr.
Welch. f that State, 30,000. Mr.
Throckmorten, of Texas, had the lar
gest majority of any candidate, 22,855.
The Mormon delegate, Mr. Cannon, of
Utah, had a majority of 17.6S0. Mr.
Buckner, of Missouri, comes next, with
16,893; Mr. Cox, of New York, next
with 16,658; Mr. Hatcher, of Missouri,
next, with 15,699. Tlie largest repub
lican majority in any one district was
13.475, for Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, whoso
district, in number of votes cast, is
second only to Nebraska. The third
district in number of votes cast is the
Sixth Michigan, which cast 4-1,971
votes for Congrp.
A SKETCH BY DAVE.
Htns and Katrina.
A Germ ax Notiox.
He went into the taxidermist's and
wanted to buy a stuffed snake for a
little private theatricals, with his
mother-in-law as the Eve of the tab
leaux. He was swashing around and telling
every one that his family always mind
him.
Twenty years ago he marry his Katri
na; he take her too the tro rooms
what he hue, and say Katrina dis ish
mine house you ruind me, den you
please me.
Some day after this he say Katrina,
you sit on dot chair. She do so. Then
he pat her on the back and say dot ish
all right now I leave you.
Then some days I coom in und say
Katrina, make yourself on the floor.
She say what? I say, lay yourself on
the floor dot please me. She no
want to do dot. Then I smack her in it
my fist by her head then she lay down
for dot please me. Den I say n w get
up you haf pleased me, and will be
good vife.
All dose ting3 you cannot do in von
day mit a new vife.
Den some day I coom in und hold
my cane close by the floor and say
Katrina coom here gwick. Now
yump over dot. She no do it first.
Then I make dot cane on her back
heavy. Then she jump. I haf a gurl
fifteen years old what jump like a
deer.
Von day my vife say she get i letter
by her mudder, who vonts to coom by
us for visit, und so I dink. I say dot
ish all right tell him to coom.
Veil, mudder come and I rat her
py the door mit her trunk und I say
(patting himself on his left breast)
mudder, dis ish mine house. We are
glad to see you out. Every pody mit
dis house tey mind me if you mind
mo den you p'ease, too. Do you know
I got that mudder-in-law so she yump
too. She don t yump se high I ke my
daughter, because she has St Louis
feet now. But if she stop by my
board till Spring I give her exercise to
make her yump like gazelle or camel
viehever yump best.
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Fopest Taj?
For Throat. Lunss. Asthma, and Kldteys.
orest Tar Solution,
or Inhalimon for CMarrti. Consumption,
liroiidmis, und Abtbina.
Forest Tar Troches,
or Sore Throat, Iloarsmwu, Ticllling Couch and
I'unfyuig the liroittli.
orest Tar Salve,
or Ilraline Indolent Sores, Ulcers, Cits. Bnraa,
kutl lor Piu-.
forest Tar Soap,
j or Chapped Hand. Salt lUieum, Skin
8 the Toilet uutl I'.am.
F
Diseases,
orest Tar inhalers.
or Inhaling for Catarrh, Consumption. Aatbma.
For Salt btf mil Druggists.
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Fred, border's Implement Emporium
THIRD STT.ECT, NORTH OP MAIN.
Is the place to buy every kind of Agricultural Implement.
SULKY GANG PLOW, of the Chicago Flow Co.; ST AND All D NEW RI
VING CULTIVATOR, of Rock ford, III.; NEW MONITOR,
Check Row) CORN PLANTER; CHAMPION
and other CELEBRATED HARROWS
and 'Fella. r Wagons,
SINGLE and COMBINED REAPERS and MOWERS,
(New Manny, Champion, and others.)
WOODS' REAPER, MOWER, AND HARVESTER,
(ivitli Self-Rinding attachment)
THE VIBRATOR THRESHING MACHINE, Nidiolls, Sheppard & Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed or no Sale.
FRED. GOIIVEH,
Office In J. V. tt"eckbaeUs Store, corner Jaln and Third Stre t.
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Its Liyht and Still Running Qualities, and its Self -Threading Needle and
Stlf-Regnlating Tensions, make it Vie Most Desirable Machine in the world.
FRANK C A RRUT II, JEWELER,
AGENT, PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA.
fmcncral Jlcsicrn Office,
D. A. KENTON,
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children ever brought to this market. To be closed out at
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I shall continue to keep the best of workmen in my man
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As it is generally our custom to give you our prices for goods so that you can calculate at home vrliat you can
buy for your money, vre will give you ftrices below which will be lower than ever and 10 per cent, che iper than you
can anywhere in this City or State. We have the advantage of any merchant in this city buying direct from the
manufacturers. We have opened a Wholestale Store in rSt. Joseph Mo., which will be attended by Mr. Solomon.
LOOK AT OUR PRICE LIST.
20 yards prints for one dollar. Summer ShawLs, 75c up.
" " Jirown and Lleach muslin, one dollar. Handkerchiefs. 3 for 25c.
Blue and brown denims, one dollar. Ladies Silk Ilandkerchier. 33c each. ,
Led ticking, one dollar. Ladies Hose. 3 pair for 25c.
Cheviot, one dollar. Men's Socks .e up.
Crass Cloth, one dollar. Cuffs and Collars, 25c a set, and up.
Malt Shades, one dollar. lied Spreads, one dollar up.
Table Linen, otiu dollar. Corsets, good, 50c up.
Crash Toweling, one dollar.
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As it i3 impossible to give the prices of our enormous
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we will only state that it is the largest and finest stock ever brought to this city and consisting of tho followin new
styles
Poplins, Double Silk Pongees Japanese Silks. Matelassc
Zephyr Sni'ings, Lawns, Grenadines, and Percales,
at prices ranging from 12 cts. up; also a Cue line of HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES from 5 cents up.
LINEN EMUIIOIDERIES to match our LINEN DRESS GOODS. A full assortment of BUNDLE PRINTS
and everything belonging to
A- PIBST CLASS
a pie ii Fancy Dry Goods Establishment
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Y'e also keep ;i full li::e of
from 64.50 up for whole suits. Jeans Pants from 3 1.00 up. An unexcelled line GENTS' FURNISHING GOOD-';,
fine 'White Shirts ?-l up; Calico Shirts, 40 cts. up; Cheviot Shirts, GO els. up; Overalls. 00 cU. up; Paper Colb.rs Ke.
M EiN AND BOYS' IS ATS AND CAPS.
Hats. T5c up; Car-s.'lGc up; Boots, S2 jer pair up; Shoes. ?1 per pair up: TRUNKS and VALISES, a good - -sirimei.t.
We tin not keep a little of evervthin'.'. from an Axe Handle t a barrel of salt, but what we iK e::rrv v
iiave in fall and complete stock. JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, CLMCKS. TABLE a ad POCKET CUTLERY. '-
"We would inform the ladies of Plattsmouth :-nd vicinity thut we are in rco :pl of tlifc the finest
Pattern Heads and Bonnets Direct from Paris.
We have an Accomplished. Fashionl.ln Lady Trimmer who understands the business thoroughly and can svit all yor.'
tnsles; also a full line of SILK TRIMMINGS, Ribbons, Flowers and Ornaments. Sash Ribbons from 5 ic up; Ladir.,
Tiimmed Hats, 81 and up. We have a large and complete stock Canvass, Perforated Card Board, Zephyrs. Zcphr
Needles, Mottoes, and Silk rioss of all shades.
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An immense stock of Carpets, Oil Cloths, Rugs and Mats. Hemp Carpets 25c per yard ; Ingrain Caiprts,
per yard. Standard Carpet Chain, 5 lb bundles oidy 81.25.
We have also, for the accommodation of our friends, added to our already extensive assortment a large stork
Oil Window Shades in all colors. Lace Window Curtains 25 cts pi r yard.
We present our annual price list satisfied that our customers will see that we ran do better for them than n
beforeand thankful for past patronage we most respectfully ar-k a continuance of the s.une.
Plymouth, Nebraska, March 22d, 1S77. KULOMON d NATHAN.
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DEALERS IN ALL HINDS OF
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JoM Deer U Cos Mil ai Gai Plows,
DAl'KXI'OUT CO.'S lU.OVi'S,
Veir Cullivalors, Check Rows,
And everything that a Farmer may need.
Repairs on hand for all Machinery sold by -
Wo Bo White will Ml 'tMs space wafla
5-oi ainalNtIaas id Baas reta'aa ffcm&?
Esisi fm wBsIcla EasarkeS iae will staa4 meri
week. JLook sit fr ESaE'gaIn