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VOLUME XIII. A
PLATTSMOUTH, XEBIl'ASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1S77
I
number :n.
iiuiil', I'listi, !,!,, news ilc int.- -and (. F.Jvlili"
Miii.cunii'r of Main and I'itili S i.eis.
THE HERALD.
IP X IE! S 1
National Bank
OF I'LATTSMOFTII, NEBRASKA,
.SlCfFSSOll TO
toot:.!:, ixaxxa & clark,
I.iHN t'l 1 CKIt A l.l
1". ;. Il'iVKV
A. W. .Ml I.Al I.HI I.V. .
JoNH O'RilL'Kii K
President.
Vice President.
Cashier.
-Assistant Cashier.
This Bank is now ojci for business fil tn-ir
new rooia. corner Main ami Sixth streets, uud
is prepared to transact a cw ral
BANKING BUSINESS.
StocUt, Bond?, G. I J. Government and Local
Securities
ROFGHT AND SOLD.
Deposit llcrfird ami Interest Allow
ed on Time Certijicatts.
DRAFTS UEAWU,
Aval'ahle in any part of the Fnitcd States and
In all the lriiicii:i Towns ami Cities
of Europe.
At;i:.vss roi: tiic
ELEBEATEI)
Ink an Line and Allan Line
M-' NTRAIIEas.
Fcrson wisliiir to brm oat their friends from
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T.in'-ls of I'.ra-s K:; :nie Fittings,
ivpairctl 0:1 siiort notifc.
F A K M MACHlNEKTl
j: riairc'l o;i S'.i.nt Notice. 'y
"YO UNG !
't n o
f ',' a! ?':;.! Ic fo:nrl ( t Hatl's Old
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j.i-'ais ;.:e always i'ood.
(1.1 Mi.', FISH, AXO reiU'L, IX SEASOX
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I-.i'"'1 a-soi'Irat tit (A Ilanl ana Soft
COAL S0:OAr:H3,
Wood aii'l Coal Sieves for
HEATING Oil COOKING,
Always on Il.iiiJ.
Every vavhtv r.f Tin. Sheet Iron, amt'Zinc
'Work, kepi in SKM-k.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Ione on Short Notice.
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DE. JAS. CHARLES.
Ol'FICKS : No.232 anil 1
Farnliam Kt., - - Om.nl in. Xcli.
iSTrfservnt Ion of the 'ataral Toetli
3Iadc a Syeeialtj-.
Oldest irti ticAnj Dentist in the Oity.
J. G- CHAMBERS,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HE a ffE5 S S,
HAD PLUS.
COLL A IIS.
HALTERS,
wnirz,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
REPAIRING
Dpne with Neatnossl Dispatch.
Tlie only jil.i.-e in town wliete "Turley's tat
ei;t sell ailjaht.ioie horse collars are tUl."
4'.Mil(!
Ciiicl fresh milk
DELIVERED DAILY !
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IZ YE)tYM !) Y'S HOME IX VJ.A TTSJIUL'TH
IKTHKY WANT IT, i:V
skxh I v yon: or!n; ami i wii.i. ti:v ami
til l K YOU
"XJII MILK
Scyl ami serve ytm re;;f?!:!r!y.
O. P. JOHNSON,
r-KAI.Eil IN
Druqs? ffiedicines?
AND
W & Ti L, P A & J
All Paper Trimmed " Free of
Charge.
AL0 DEAI.KIl IX
Stationery, Magazines,
AXD
1a test r nl)l i en t i 0 11 s .
I'rewcripUoiss Carefully Compounded
ly ni Hx perieiienl Ir:iKji.it.
ll KM KM. UK II THE I'l.ACK.
COn. FIFTH & 5IAIX S1REETS
ri-iATTSMOUTIf. NEC.
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CV C L si T
DICK STREIGELT'S
Feed and Kale Stables.
. . : Collier tilll anil IVMTl Sts.
lU'ItSr. I'.UAKUKU I!V THK
L h o n s e s bo u a h t .
SOLD OR TRADED,
I'or -i l'ar Commission.
TEAjIS AT ALL HOURS.
l".:l ,!"ti'ar ai'.i-iit'.uli j.aiil t."
Driving . and Training
T?jvrrj; stock.
At.sit - A hc;t;--e f!:rnis?ieil wUf.t caile.l for.
mi
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T. C WOODWAKD,
-Attorney anl Counsellor at Law.
PXV5 8th St., N. V. .. (1 . O. Lock liJS 171),
Washington, D. '.- . - -L:ite
ET-iminer-in-Chi. r I'ulted State Patent
Olliee : Member of the K-ir Supreme
Court of the United states.
Patent Low Practice in the Pateiit Of
fice and the Courts a Specialty.
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lA.VAI'A. t.Mil.tNll. 1-KANi B, tiKMIA.tV,
Ki ssiA, r.Ki.Gii;.-.!. Italy.
ltUKTOENrKS : Hon. W. B. Allison, V. S. Sou
atur: (inv. . S. -f. Kirk wood. it. Senator-;
.luilxOVni. Iucrirurj-e. E-M. C : i list ice ',
Sami .Miller. U. S. Supreme .V.NA:Vt ': Hon r-J -. -
Harlan. Ex-Secretary Inft'lior-s -.lusluV .
Dillon. V. S. Circuit Voc.it : .In dire li i-:5-
'larke, Chairman AppeaJ Hoard. Patt-'tiTJ":e---4j
Col. T M.. ""ail. .StI. .uaiiuav Mail, rrJ,rs
(Jeu. J. M. lledticRx i:-Sun r.- Iat r-15'
.lud.'e E. S. Sampv.M. :. C. : Hon". C,ei-!.V Sil'
fiary, Seeretary til Warj '-J, . lni Vsoli, i
niieivo -ly' .- , ifc-wrx "
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PROFESSIONAL CAltDS
CAl3IA. & SPKAiilK,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors In Chancery. Office iu Fitzger
alil lUock,
19yl ri.ATTSMOl'TH. NEB.
I. If. WIIEMIjSllt & CO.
TVVvr OFFICE, IJeal Estate. Fire ami Life In
surance Agent, l'lattsinoutli, NehrHska. Col
lectors, tax-payer. IIa a complete altnu't
of titles. liny uud sell real estate, negotiate
loans, ic. loyi
r.iG.ni.hToxK.
ATTOKNEY AT LAW. office with D. II.
Wheeler & Co., l'latt.snioutli. Neb. 15yl
ATTOKNEY AT LAW. Will practice in Cass
anil ailjoinins: Counties ; frives special attention
ti collection- anil abstracts of title, oillcewit.li
(ieo. S. Smith, I'itgeniUl llioek, I'latUiunith,
Nebraska. nyl
HZO. !. SMITH,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW and Keal Estate Ero
ker. . Special attention riven to Collections
nntl nil matters affectum the title to real estate,
i mice 011 2d lluor, over l'ost OlUce. 1'Iatt.smoiith,
Nebraska. 40 t.
.riTSTlCK OK TTIE PEACE, anti collector of
tlebts, collections tuaile from one dollar to tine
thousand dollars. Mortgages. Deed, and oili
er instruments drawn, and all county business
usually transacted before a Justice of the I'eace.
llest of refcreiicejriven if required.
Olliee on Main hired, Wet of Court House.
40-yl JOHN W. HAINES.
it - it r.ivnuKTo,
rilTSICIAN & SCKOEOX. tenders hi. j':ro
fessiiioal .seiAiees to the e;tizeiis of Cass couiitV.
l.''si.Ici:ce southeast corner Sixth am! Oak f-ts." ;
O'liee on Main street, two il. nils west ol Sixth,
I 'I;: Its 11 iu! Ii. Nebraska.
lilt. ii. il. It I. A CIS.
attends to calls in the country as. well as city,
or.ice at .f. H. r.uttery'sdnn: -tore. Chronic dis
eases made a speci.i'ty. Kiieuiiiati.-iii cured.
ynii;
izt. J. 11. VATi:it.1S.V.,
Physio1- Medical Practitioner.
Ijmixrnie, Can C .. A't'Ti.
tPAlv.ays at the or.ice on Saturdays. 4oyl
MsaBWsM)rPlWsTOsMl III. IsMKW a
PLATTSF3QUTH MILLS.
I " I. ATT S Mt ) CTi I , X K I ;.
C.HEISSL, Proprietor.
Corn
I'aL & Fowl
i
Always 0:1 hard
ad for sale at lowest cash
prices.
The lii-.!i'-i prices pai l for Wncat ai.d
Corn.
Part iealar attention iveii ciistiii work.
HAUNDEIIS
J.S.GHE'JURY, -
F ; ktof.
Location Central. C.ood Sample Loom..
Every attention paid to guests.' 4:jm3
I'i.attsjioi: rn, ----- N:r..
COjIM ERCI AL HOTEL,
i.incolx, xr:n
J. I2IIIOFF, - - - Proprietor.
The best known and inot poimlar La'idlorJ
in iheStaln. Always stni al the Cniun'civ'.a!.
'GRAND CEKTBAL
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OMAHA, NEU.
V (.rent -ilurisuu in lricew or
GUNS,
Revolvers, &
Prices re.-Pieed fi"i;i ') to per ct lit.
fur I'lnst:-!' t Catalogue, v. it ii reJaced
for t.;7. Address,
Write
prices
CHEAT WESTERN GUN
!H Smith field St.. Ii: tsbur;
won ics,
V.i. l.syl
LL A. WATERMAN & SON,
Wholesale and Kctail Defers in
rme
8f5
SHINGLES,
Sash
Doors,
B
Wnds,
ETC.. ETC., ETC
M.iu. street. Corner of 1'ifth,
I'LATTSMOUTU, .... XEB.
Still Better Rates for Lumber.
STRE1GKT k 31IL1ER,
Harness Tlanufaoturers,
SADDLES
r.KIDLEK,
COf.LAES.
and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on
hand.
Fruit, Confectionery, "
AND
Grocry Store
NUTS,
CANDIES,
TEAS
COFFEES,'
ssro.):s,
TOH VCt'oES,
FLO UK,
lJeptemhef the pluec opposite E.
011 Lower Main Street.
G.
Doyey's-
21-1
ST11EIGHT ct- MILLER.
BEST FARMING LANDS
IN NEBRASKA,
TOR SALE 1)Y
Great Advantages to Buyers
IN 1877.
Ten Years Credit at G per ceiit Interest.
Six Years Credit at 6 per cent Interest,
and 20 per tent Discount.
Other Isiheritl nitirAnnf Fr Cash,
Keb.ttcta on Fares find Freishln,
nnl ITemiuniM lor Improve
ments, -' rariiphiet-i Mid couttilnini? full partic
ulars-, will he mailed free to ;aiv part of the
world on ArplnTttion to
I.VM COJI MISSION KK. IJ. Jt M. K. ll.
Lincoln. Nkbraska
t;J tO THE
Herald Office
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UJ a Ji J
LAND.LAND!
JIATCU-WAKING.
'I wouldn't raarrj' the best man that
ever lived!"
And she meant it, or, what answers
the sarrm purpose, she thought she
meant it. After all, how few of us re
ally know what we do mean.
"I engaged myself once when a girl,
and the simpleton thought he owned
me. I soon took that conceit out of
him, and sent him about his business."
The voice was now a tritle sharp.
"What wonder, with so galling a mem
ory ?
"Xo man shall ever tyrannize over
me never! What the mischief d J you
suppose is the matter with this sewing
machine?"
"Annoyed at your logic, most likely,"
said my friend, a bright-eyed young
matron as she threaded her needle.
'My husband is not a tyrant, Miss
Kent.'
"I am glad you are satisfied," was
the laconic answer.
It was quIt-3 evident by the ex
pression of the dressmaker's faca that
she had formed h?r own opinion about
my friend's husband, and was quite
Competent to form and express an opin
ion 011 any subject.
Miss Kent was a little woman, as
fair as a girl, and as plump as a robin.
She wasn't ashamed to own that she
was forty years old and an old maid.
She had earned her own living most of
her life, and was proud of it. Lazi
ness was the one nin Miris Kent could
not forgive. She was a good nurse, a
faithful friend, and a jolly eompamon;
but stroke 1i;t the wrong way, and you
would wish you hadn't in much short
er time thaa it takes me to write it.
Her vk-ws on all subjects were strik
ingly origin.il, and not to be conibatted.
"What are you going to do when you
are old ":
persisted the mistress of the
establishment.
"What oilier old folks do, I suppose."
"Hut you can't worse forever."
"Can-'t say that I want to."
"Now, Miss Kent, a husband with
means, a kind, intelligent man "
"I don't want. I don't want any
man. I tell you, Mrs. Carlisle, I would
not marry the best man that aver liv
ed, if he was as rich as Crams, and
woul-l die if I didn't have hi;n. Xow,
if 'Oii have exhausted the marriage
question. I should like to try on j our
dress."
That there was something behind all j
this I knew well. My friend "a eyes
danced with fun; and as Miss Kent fit
ted the waist, she threw ina letter
from tlie bureau.
"Ilea l that," she s;iid, with a know
ing look. "It may amuse you."
This is what the letter said :
"My Beak Jennie: I shall be de
lighted to spend a month with you and
your husband. There must be, howev
er, Dne stipulation about my visit you
must promise to say no more about
marriage. I shall never be foolish
again. Twenty-live years ago to-day 1
wrecked my whole life."
"Uetter embark in a new ship hadn't
he?" put in Jennie, sotto voce.
"So unsuitable was this marrh'ge, so
utterly and entirely wretched have
been its consequences, that I am forc
ed to believe the marriage institution,
a mistake. .So, for the last time, let
me assure you that I wouldn't marry
tlie best woman that ever lived, if by
so doing I could save her life. Your
old cousin, Mark Lansing."
"Kich, isn't it?" said Jennie, and then
pointed to the chubby little figure
whose back happened to be turned.
I shook my head i;nd laughed.
"You'll see," continued the incorrigi-
bie. , , ..".v,
- "See what?" ii.quiied Miss Kent,
quite unaware of our pantomime.
That particles which are chemical
ly attracted will unite. Of course an
alkali and an acid don't you think
this sleeve is a little too long, Miss
Kent?" -
.tXot after . the seam is off. But
what were you saying about - alkalies
and acids, Mrs. Carlisle? The other
day at l'rof. Boynton's I saw some won
derful experiments.
.. "Bid they succeed?" inquired Jennie,
demurely.
"Beautifully."
"So wrtl mine. I never botched a
job in my life." '
M don't think I quite understand
you." said Miss Kent, peri lexed.
. "Xo?. I always grow scientific when
talking about marriage, my "dear."
"Bother?" was all tlie little woman
said," but the tone was muck better na-
tured titan I expected.
The next week cousin Mark arrived,
mid 1 liked him at once. An unhappy
marriage Would have been the last
thing thought of in connection with
the gentlemen. - lie had accepted the
situation like a man, Jennio told me,
and for fifteen years carried a load of
misery that few coukl have endured.
Beath came to his relief at last, and
now the loor fellow honestly believed
himself an alien from domestic happi
ness. "
Singular as it may "appear, Cousin
Mark' was the einlrodiinent of good
health and good nature; fifty, perhaps,
though he didn't look, it, and as rotund
and fresh in h way as the little dress
maker, was . in hers. As I look d at
him, I delicti anybody to see one and
not Ikj immediately reminded of the
other. True, he had more of the pol
ish which comes from travel and adap
tation to different 'classes and individ
tialsf but he was not a -whit more in
telligent by natrire than was the bright
little woman whom Jennie had deter
mined he should marry.
"I was surprised you should think
necessary to caution mo about that,
Cousin Mark," cooed the plotter, as she
stood by his side looking out of the
window. "The idea of my being so ri
diculous!" and in the same breath, with
a wink at me. "come, let us go to my
sitting room. We are at work there,
bu it won't make any difference to you,
will it?"
Of caurso' cousin Mark answered
"Xo," promptly, its innocent as a dore
about the trap being laid for him.
'This is my cousin Mr. Lansing,
Miss Kent," and Mr. Lansing-bowed
politely, and Miss Kent arose, dropped
her scissors, blushed, and sat down
again. Cousin Mark picked up the re-fractorj-
implements, and then Mrs.
Jennie proceeded, with rare caution
and tact, to her labor of love. Cousin
Mark, at her request, read aloud an ar
ticle from the Popular Science Month
ly, drawing Miss Kent into the discus
sion as deftly as was ever tiy drawn
into the web of the spider.
"Who was that lady, Jennie?" Cous
in Mark inquired in the evening.
"Bo you mean Miss Kent?" said Jen
nie looking up from her paper. "Oh,
she is a lady I have known for a long
time. She is making some dresses for
me now. Why ?"
"She seemed uncommonly well post
ed for a woman."
Under other circumstances Mrs. Car
lisle would have resented this, but now
she only queried, "Bo you think so?''
and that ended it.
Two or three invitations to the sew
ing room were quite sufficient to ma'ie
Cousin Mark perfectly at home there;
and after a week he became as famil
iar as this-:
"If j'ou aie net too busy, I should
like to read veil this article;" and this
is what Miss Kent would say:
'0!i, I am never too busy to be read
to. Sit down by the window in this
comfortable chair, anl let's hear it."
After a couple of weeks, when the
gentleman came in, hoarse with a sud
den cold. Miss Kent bustled about, her
voice full of sympathy, and brewed
him a dose which he declared he should
never forget .o his dying day; but one
d ise "cured hiai. After this, Miss Kent
was a really wjii Lrfal woman.
Ay, Jennie was an arch plotter. She
let them skirmish about, but not once
did she give them a chance to be a'one
together her plans were not to be de
stroyed by premature confidences un
til the very evening preceding Cousin
Mark's departure for California. Then
Miss Kent was very demurely asked to
remain and keep an eye on Master Car
lisle, wliKn th.i fond nuther did not
like to leave quite alone with his nurse.
"We are compelled to be gone a coup
le of hours; but Cousin Mark will read
to you, won't you cousin?"
"Certainly, if Miss Kent would like
it," replied the gentleman.
Tlie infant Carlisle, thanks t-j good
management, was never awake in the
evening, so the victims of this matri
monial speculation would have plenty
of time. The back parlor was the
room most in use during the evening,
and out of this room was a large closet
with a large blind ventilator, and out
of this closet a door leadinar to the
back stoop and garden. Imagine my
surprise when I was informed that Mr.
Carlisle was going to lodge, and that
we, after profuse warnings about the
baby, and promises not to be gone too
loner, were to proceed to this closet
overlooking tlie back parlor via back
gate and garden. In vain I protested,
"Why, you goose," laughed Jennie,
"there'll be fun enough to last a life
time. John wanted to come awfully,
but I knew he'd make a noise and
spoil everything, so I wouldn't let him."
The wily schemer had taken the pre
caution to lock the closet door from
the outside, so there was no fear of de
tection. On a high bench, as still as
two mice, we awaited results.
Cousin Mark fas if arousing from a
protracted reverie) "Would you like
to have me read?" '
Miss Kent "Oh I'm not particular."
Cousin Mark "Here i an excellent
article on elective afiinitie3 how
would you like that?"
Jennie's elbow i:i my side almost
took my breath away.
Miss Kent ''Who is it by ?"
Jennie (clear untoTmy ear) "That's
to gain time; see if it isn't."
Cousin Mark "'It's by a prominent
French writer, I believe."
Miss Kent "I don't think I care for
a translation to-night."
Cousin Mark "Xor I; nor reading
of any kind. This is my last evening
in Xew York. Miss Kent."
Miss Kent "I hope you've enjoyed
your visit? i
Jennie (into my very head this time)
"She's as shy as a three-year-old colt."
Cousin Mark "I didn't think I should
feel so sorry about leaving."
Jennie "He is the wreck, you re
member." A long pause.
Miss Kent "I think I hear the ba
by." Cousin Mark "Oh, no. You are
fond of babies, aren't you, Miss Kent?"
"Xo answer front Miss Kent.
Cousin Mark " I have been a very
lonely man. Miss Kent, but I never re
alized how lonely the rest of ray life
must be until I came id this hous?."
Jennie "Oh how lonelvi".
Cousin Mark -"Xow I must return
to my business and my boarding house.
Think of that, Miss Kent boarding
house boarding house, for a man as
fond of domestic life as I am Miss
Kent."
Just then we very distinctly heard
a little purr, which sounded very much
like a note of intense sympathy from
Miss Kent.
Cousin Mark "I have friends in
San Francisco, of course, but no lire
side like thhtwiiobody to care for me
if I am lll.iiobddy to feel very badly if
I die."
Jennie 'That'll fetch her."
Miss Kent (voice a little quivering)
"I wish I lived in San Francisco.
You could always call upon mc if you
needed anything,"
(Jennie in convulsions).
Cousin Mark (abruptly) "If you
will go to California with me, Miss
Kent, I'll wait another week."
Miss Kent "Why, Mr. Lansing,
what do you mean? What would
folks say?"
Cousin Mark "I don't care for folks
Miss Kent. If 3-011 will go we'll have
a house as pleasant as money can
make it. You shall have birds, and
flowers, and horses, and all the scien
tific; monthlies jou want deuced if
you shan't and you shall never sew a
stitch for anybody but me. Will you
be ray wife?"
Just then Jennie and I stepped up
another peg, and there was that old,
maid, who wouldn't marry the best
man that ever lived, hugged close to
the man's breast who wouldn't marry
the best woman that ever lived, not
even to save her "life. We came away
then, but it's my opinion that they re
mained in jiist that position till we
rang the bell half an hour after.
"How did you know?" I asked Jen
nie. "My dear." she answered, "my whole
reliance was upon human nature; and
let me tell you. goodie, whatever else i
may fail, that never does."
"Why, Miss Kent, what makes your
ii',v so red ?" inquired Jennie, upon
entering; "and Cousin Mirk, how
strangely you look! Your hair is all
musse l up."
"And I hope to have it mussed of
ten,' s.li.1 Cousin Mark, boldly. "Miss
Kent and I are u be married next
week."
Jennie laughed till her face was pur
ple, and when I went up stairs Miss
Kent was pounding her Lack. Har
per's Bazar.
Froia the Black Hills
Herald. In my last I d .-alt at an
extravagant length with the extrava
gant Mr. Lo, but then I am excusable
on the ground of having some of the
most extravagant Indians to deal with
that eVef infested a border country, or
lived upon a civilized community. In
my last I promised an item on our
mineral and agricultural prospects at
the Black Hills. I have tried careful
ly to gather the thing up in a reliable
manner during my six months sojourn
out here. Many persons have conio to
the hills, stayed a few days in Bead
Wood, they talk with some old miner,
(who came in perhaps the day before
he did.) Who swears there is nothing
in the Hills, that every claim has been
located and there is no use looking for
a claim, for there's none left without
an owner; thus the matter is disposed
of and they start for home, one know
ing as much about the hills as U13 oth
er, and giving it to the Hills liberally,
a3 they retrace their homeward way.
Xow this is the manner in which many
of those persons "have prospected the
entire Black Hills." Some of the best
claims in the Dry Diggings have been
located within twfo months, claims
paying from $1 to $"3 per day to the
man. Those diggings are on Spring
Creek. The dirt is hauled from the
mountain side and rocked. In the
soring when there is a great plenty of
water in the Creek these claims pay
big. The gold is coarse and the best
in the Hills. Xuggets from SI to 820
are frequently found, there are plenty
of claims to be staked in this locality
yet. Our Billy Bennett staked a siie
hill claim right in Central in August
last, that pays loc to t'.ie pan. On Bald
Mountain, a few miles from Deal
wood, gold and quicksilver have been
discovered in large quantities at a very
recent date. Quartz claims are being
staked out and opened every week in
the vicinity of Beadwood. Around
Custer and Howard the country has
been thoroughly prospected, and but
very few pay streaks have yet been .
found. The Black Hills are proving
themselves not to be what Gen Custer
nor Father BeSmit thought them to
be. But they are merely a good small ;
mining country. One must not expect
the whole range to prove pay streaks,
(for if he does he is doomed to disap
pointment), though there are pay
streaks all through the hills, many
have been found and many yet remain
to be found or not, as luck wills it.
Ilie west slope of the Bills has nevsr .
i
vet been thorouirhlv nrosncted. it has .
l-.rto, cL- t tmn -.1 l,if Tt'i j ii.-..T li'lil
cw. . i
.Vi., Ii 1 IU .14111 M K.I U I 1-7 III. I t..
a fair trial. The placer claims are r.ofe
so numerous as the quartz. There will
be by the first of December over 400
stamps crushing ore inBeadvooa gulch
alone, one man i3 bringfus in a CO
stamp mill. The Black Bills quartz is
of a'deep red color, and is not so hard
i to cruh a& the white crystal quartz
i
of Colorado. TLe'quartz mills are pay
ing big, most of them art: on well defin
ed claims which pron.'ise a bright fu
ture for this new country. 'There lias
never been a gold country of the
age so well develops! as this,
summ -'r is the first that it has
same
This
been
fairly tested, and ore season is not suf
ficient to test a region of so much in
terest as this. The silver of (ia'.ena is
very good, yet none of it has ever been
worked, .as the necessary machinery is
not in the country y!t,but soon will be.
I am now satisfied that iu the near fu
ture a brighter mineral prospect awaits
the Black Hills than many anticipated.
As to tha agricultur.il prospects of the
Hills they are like all other countries
that have to depend upon irrigation.
won't admit of very extensive farming.
Azro Smith, (our Kock Bluffs garden
er), raised a little garden up on the
Spearfish this Summer, his corn and
sweet potatoes Uidu t prove a .success.
on account of having nd means by
which to irrigate; his onions, turnips
and beets did very well without irri
gating. He raised turnips which ha
sold for GOi apiece in Betid wood mark
et; he is fixing up to irrigate next sea
son, and "he proposes to raise a turnip
worth as much in the Badwool mark
et as the famous Australian diamond."
The valleys of this country are broad
and fertile; the valley on Rapid Creek
espjcially so; this valley can be very
easily irrigated, and will some day
prove quite an agricultural region.
Cold, backward springs and early frosts
will prevent tha raising of corn in this
country, but minor products can ba
raised in great abundance. The wealth
of the Hills does not lie alone in its
mines. In the distance the Main B.mge
owing to its dense lounge of Ioltv
pines, looks perfectly black. The black
pines literally cover the Hills, as thick
as the hazel brush around our own Cily
of Plattsmouth. If a railroad commu
nication ever reaches the Hills so that
cheap transportation can bo obtained
from here, il will open a great lumber
market. A hundred saw mills might
be worn out here, and then they could
not saw the half there is in the hills.
As for railroad tics, this country is an
unparalleb.il success. In the Black
Bills we have an abundance of lumber,
a good market on our south, ties to
build a railroad and plenty to spare.
Our agricultural prospects are as good
in any country at the foot of a range,
our mines are rich and extensive; with
our lii any advantages if we do not pros
per, and produce a large, rich and pow
erful country, it will be no fault of
Da-me Nature.
Joe. II. Fairfield.
Llaea'ii Corre.;ou1ca23.
Lincoln, Oct. 15.
Editor Herald. Time flies, and
two weeks have passed since tlie open
ing of the University, and it is now in
complete running order, with an excel
lent corps of teachers, and a roll call to
which one hundred and fifty ladies and
gentleman answer "present." The
building litis undergono a complete
over-hauling, and is now comoleted
with the exception of a new and fresh
coat of paint, which with the brick
penciling when finished, will make one
of the finest buildings in the State.
The military department, under the
supervision of Lieutenant Dudley, of
the United States artillery, has been
reorganized in a thorough manner, and
handsome uniforms tire expected daily.
They will be of "Navy' Blue," with
United St ites regulation size brass but
tons on the coat and vest. The cap is
of Knight Templar undress style, with
a golden wreath encircling the letter
' U. X." Daily drill occupies the hour
from four to five.
The boys find it rather fatiguing at
first, but are fast becoming used to the
various evolutions. The army system
of Field Signals is also being taught
in this department, by which means
boys find no end of sport communicat
ing to each other at a distance. By an
order of the
BOARD OF REGENTS,
cii3 hundred stand of arms have been
secured, and the higher clashes have
commenced to drill with Muskets. It
is expected that target shooting will
be the' next thing, and then the citizens
of Lincoln will have to "look a little
owitl"
RIVAL SOCIETIES.
The Palladian and the Uniccrsity
Union (formerly the Adelphian), hold
their meetings on Friday evening of
each week, at the Un'versity. The
exercises comprise select reading, es
sayso rat ions', debates, and music, both
vocal and instrumental. Enjoyable so
ciables are held once a term by each
society.. The Palladian hold theirs on
next Friday evening, and a pleasant
time is anticipated by all.
THE STATE PENITENTIARY.
Oil Sunday last I paid the prison a
visit. We were ushered into the ele
gantly furnished apartments of assist
ant Warden Xobls, who informe I us
i that the services which were held for
the benefit of the convicts on every
Sabbath were being read. We ir.vne-
diately proceeded to the iccra used for
that purpose: we found it
to' be verv
-
.-!iJ. T 1
of which
Wii3 occupied by the convicts, the oth
cr half by the inquisitive audience.
The service of the Episcopal Church
was used, and the choir, composed ct
the prisoners, sang very well. They
sung with much feeling the beautiful
hymn entitled "Kock of A ties.'
(Continued?
for the household.
IVnr Xor t'iieOirls? A writer ii
ah exchange very sensi: ly advocates'
the training rf voting girls in garden,
work as follows: ' ,
V
A lady friend who has a grape-vino
bower over her wash-house, asked lutf.
iu the Spring, if I could prune the vine'
for her a service which 1 had rendered!
last year. Being just then fully oucti-
i pied, I said I would hh w her two
grown up daughters how to do it. and
would lei:d then" a pi'ir cf "f hears,
which they could use with perfect case.
Tlie mother objected tnat there would
bo risk of their failing, and that proba
bly. I should have to take as much timo'
to show them as would sufll'v to do,
the pruning. Oh no, I ans wered, I will
show them on one cane what to cut off
and they can then pruno th'j rest in
the sair.o way, They will lf;un a use
ful art, and can afterward direct oth
ers to prune their own roses, .-rasplrer-"
ries, etc., all on the same principle."
But it was iL'cidul rather to employ
an old man who m.ike.j a business of
pruning and grafting.
I have pondered and wondered over'
this case. Why should not the girla .
have had this opportunity of learning'
to use pruning shears? They looked'
as if they wTinld havo liked to do it
and their mother is a very sensible
i.
woman, and an excellent mother. I'
think that it must have been the dread
of Mis Oru:i ly's m ikin sonfo tall; out -of
it. But what could shr say? A
vine if itself feiuitiintj. Most of our'
cultiuated sorts have fendui.ue names
from Isabel to Martha or her lady sis
ter. Ami it is very fit that (Uey ?hould '
be so named, for tlie vine li asjiojpless
as any weak woman is if i's support
fails, and it has no'.hin ft 't. cling
lo and embrace
There is nvillv no garden work light
er, neater or cleaner than tha pruning
of :i vine that has been tidily tiaincd
previously, and is within convenient'
reach. Pleasure, and health liiward
the spending of an hour or two of a
mild day iu su?h work, to nay nothing,
of the greater zest with which the
fruit will be v.uwe.l, gathered and eat
en. The father of thoso girls was liko
myself, too busy to do the work before,
the proper season passed. If they
could save him both the trouble, an Itiio '
cost of hiring ; man to do it (perhaps
imperfectly) they would surely gain in
il,n,uili.,iw, . : ,..:..vi
IIIU V..-)LIIIi.lUU.i UL till, llil!()-3 in unguis
be in the very malicious M"n (Jrundy.
Certainly they would not lose merit in
the eyes of any of their male friends
or admirers.
But id there any posibility of gar- ''
den work going quite out of fashion?
If so, it is lime to imitate lhov. sensi
ble people in Belgium providing gar
dens of at least halT an acre, to bo at
attached to each primary school, in
which the scholars shall exemplify
and carry out practically some of the,
lessons in hoi tt culture which are made
a purl of tha regular schoolroom course.
In our crowded towns there is a great
need that children should hav
such opportunities, because of their
having no means of learning any thing '
a"" all at home about how food is ob
tained from the soi1.
Save the Celery Leave.-.. 1 lis '
leaves and green tops of celery may be
matte usefel aftet the following fash-'
ion. Most housekeepers throw them
away. This is the better plan; Dry
them thorongly in the oven, then pul
verize to a fine powder, ;!d they n.ako
a very de"!c;iou3 sea:joning for soup'
the p.to'ina and strength of the celery '
being remarkably preserve-l. After
being pulverized, the powder should
be kept in a closed bottle to preserve
the strength.
Hot oats for Neuralgia. A lady '
wl o has been troubled with neuralgia
in her head, uses a bag of hot oats at
night, as a pillow. She says, Heat the
oats in a kettle over the fire, cr !n a
pin in the oven. I h ive neVLi been
troubled with ii-nualgia any place but
iu my heal so I cannot say ho w bene- '
ficiul it would bo for neuralgia in oth- ;
er parts of the body. Another cure is
drii.king hot lemonade.
Home Beimti'. A lady gives the '
rcu lers of Arthur's Home Magazine
some hints for repairs th it can be,
made by any housekeepers.
The lire-brick of our cooT-!;.;. stove'
"gave out" an 1 no on ? was nearer to
bo had than Philadelphia. A friend
gave us a receipt which we find works
well though we had little f 'Uli in it '
at first. We ru'red a c-p rPs.ilt with
two of coal-ashes wetting it up with
water. This w.-u applbtl to the in
side of the stove ii the pi:' re cf the
fire-brick. It hardened in two hours
and answers as well as tho brick. 1
Cracks in stoves in ly b t.1. ended in'
the same way.
A large pail used for taking up ashen
had become too fell of holes for use'
but was so light and handy ve tlidn't
like to 'give it up. So we pi. tod stoul '
crclk'over the bottom outside and in
and then covered the cloth with a thiV
cement of salt and asheA Mending"'
tin with a clotll may be a i4ew fashion
to SOH13 hot it works very well. .
A lady told me that sho r.'-.wmlnl ;;, 1
big dish pan by covering tl.o lv':ttt,n.
with' white paint, an. I then petting oi. '
a piece of while, cloth, which ska n!.-i.
covered with paint. - Mio I:1 used, it
five years then, and It. is not more trai- '
eleven yonrs ngo, ?,T I preer.uis ' .'.he '
using it still as she vas r.ot ? "..
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