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VOLUME XIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY", 10, 1878.
NUMBER 12.
Extra pcplos of the IiKRAi.rt fur s-Mr ty J. I.
Yntllijs. I'ostuMice news ili-linl. : 1 1 . 1 O. lVjoflll'
sun.coincr of Main and Fifth sfreels.
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National Bank
OF P L ATTSM O UTI I, NEBRASKA,
SUCCESSOR TO
TOOTLi; IIAWA A ( I.A It K
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K. i. JOVKY
A. W. Mrl.Al'iiHI.I.V.
JO.MI O'ltOCKKK
. . President.
Vice President.
Cashier.
..Assistant Cashier.
This Rank is now open fr business at their
new room, corner Main anil Sixth streets, ami
la prepared to transact a sjeueral
BANKING BUSINESS.
Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Government and Local
Securities
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Deposits Receirrd and Interest Allott
ed on lime Ceitijirates.
Available in anv nart of the United States and
In all the Principal Towns and Cities
of Europe.
Afii:Ts rm TIIC
CELEBRATED
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OK KTi:.VMKISH.
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Europe can
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Excelsior Barber Shop,
j. c. BOONE,
Main Street, opposite Saunders House.
S II A Y I N O A V. I S II A M P O O 1 N 6
l'-';.wi:l attention piven to
rrzTiNa aniLDitKrrs and la-
DIAS HAM.
CAT. I. AXD SKi: IHKIXK, CENTS,
And net a bociie in a
CIiAK" SHAVE.
I'KoriMKTOi; 'if
PALACE MILLIARD HALL
(Main St.. ea'-t of First N:.t. Bank.)
n.ATTSMOUTIl. - NEB.
iv bar is surn.TF.u with tmf.
BEST WINES,
4nyl BEEP.,
LIQUORS, CIGARS
ETC., ETC.
AND
MACHINE SHOPS!
JOHN" -WAYMAIT,
PLATTSMOUTH, N KB.,
Repairer of Steam Engines, Boilers,
Haic and Grist Millr
JAM AX STKA1I l'ITT!iS,
Wrought Irmi Pipe. Force ami Lift Pipes. Steam
Gau.'es. Safetv-Valve Governor, and all
kimls of Brass Entrine Fittings,
repaired on short notiwe.
FARM MACHINEHTt
Repaired on Short Notice. 4:'il
"YOUNG!"
T HE B U T CHER,
Can always be found at
Halt's Old Stand,
Ready to Sill the heat Meats.
YOUNG buv.s fresh Lit cattle, sheep, hoc- .tc.
direct from the fanners every day, and liis
meats are a!ay good.
CAME. FISH. AXD FOIUX., J.V SEASOX
Oyl.
SAGE BROTHERS,
Dealers in
STOTES
ETC., KTC, En
One Door East of the Post-ORice. Platlsmouth,
Nebraska.
Practical Workers in
SHEET WOX, ZINC, T1X, BRA
ZIER Y, d-c, dc
Ijirge assortment of Hard ana Soft
COAL STOVES,
Wood and Coal Stoves for
1IEATIXCL0K COOKING,
Always on Hand.
Cvery varietv of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Ziuc
Work, kept in Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on Short Notice.
vEVERYTHI'G WA.RtlA.XTED
PltlCES I.OYV DOffX.
SAGE BROS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
CIIAIVrlAX & tirilAtiVK,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors in Chancery. Office in Fitzger
ald Block,
I'jyl PLATTSMOUTH. NEB.
I. M. lVIIKI.I.r.K A CO.
LAW OFFICE Real Estate, Fire and Life In
surance Aleuts. Plattsinnuth. Nebraska. Col
lectors, ta'-payer. Have a complete abstract
of titles. Buy and sell real estate, negotiate
loans, &c. 15yl
IS. I-. I.VACII,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Omce ill Fitzgerald Block, Flattsmouth, Neb.
S-'ly
JA3IIi K. MOItHISO.V.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice In Cass
and adjoining Counties ; jrives special attention
to collections and abstractsof title. Office w ith
Oeo. S. Smith, Fitzgerald Block, riatUmnuth,
Nebraska. lTyl
;f.. m. niiitii.
ATTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Bro
ker. Special attention given to Collections
and all matter affect in? the title to real estate.
Oflice on 2d Moor, over Post Oliice. Blattsniouth,
Nebraska. I.
J Oil W IIAIXK8
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, nnn collector of
debts, collections! made from one dollar to one
thousand dollars. Mortiraues. Deeds, and oth
er instruments drawn, and all county business
usually transacted before a .lust ice ot the I'tuce
Best of reference given if required.
Oflice on Main street. West of Court House,
40-yl JOHN W. HAINES,
D. II. WHEF.KE,
K. I. STONE,
WHEELER & STONE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I'lAttNiuoutli Xebraska,
i it mvix;stox,
FHYSICIAN & SL RGEOX. tenders his pro
fessional services to the citizens of Cass county.
Residence southeast corner Sixth and Oak sts. :
oiiii'f nn .M,un street, two (tool's west ol bixtli
l iattsmouth. Nebraska.
int. I;. II. It l,A (14.
attends to calls in the country as well as city
Oliice at J. II. Buttery'sdriig-tore. Chronicdis
easee made a npeeialty. Rheumatii'iii cured.
rjnih
IU. J. 31. WATCKHASi,
Physio Medical Practitioner.
Louisville, Caxn Co., Xeli.
tAlways at the office on Saturdays. 40yl
O. K. SALOON.
I keep constantly on hand
BEST MILWAUKEE BEER.
which can be hail at no other
I'LAC'i: S. T23K CITY.
Also the best of
WtXF.fl, LI(JL'US, AXD CIOAIlf.
.v.inf. I'.cl. Rosenbaum.
LEXHOFF d- BOXXS,
31 o rn in!; Dow 8a I oon
One door cast of the Saunders House.
We
keep the best of
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars
3::u.'J Constantly on Hand.
AGENTS !
LOUM'IIICr.!) and r WT-SXLIX
a;u: most rnvn.ETKi.v KKi'itKsFNTi-nixont
;!iui coin:iATio riivs.
I'LI'TS'S I'V sample patres. biiuli n.irs. il'.usl ra
ti iiih, 'te. They are popular works of every
kind, and ire hiicciss for Canvasser. All act
ually w inhiii'4 ,int hiun,itt. and ' uther, addrei-s
L'tinttJ SLAM.'ILI.L S; CO., ST. L.OUIS, Mo.
E. PARMELE,
SALE, FEED tC- LIVERY STABLE.
On Main street nearly
House, 1'lattsmouth, Neb.
opjiotiite the Court
HorsES foR Sale.
The bnving and selling of good horses made
the specialty of the business.
New Horses & Carriages,
and gentle horses, for Ladies to drive ara kept
at this Stable.
Also a carry all, which runs to the depot, and
will carry passengers from any place in town oa
call.
FARMERS CALL AXD EJTAMIXE
MY STOCK FOR SALE.
8yl E. PARMELE.
Cci L I. si T
DICK
STREIGHT'S
LI VERY, FEED AXD SALE
STA-
BLES.
Comer&h and Pearl Sts.
IlOItStS P.OAKDED BY THE
DAY, HCLK, Oit MOA'TIl.
HORSES BOUGHT.
SOLD OB TBADE3D.
For a Fair Commission.
TEAMS AT ALL IIOL'RS.
I'aiiicular attention paid to
Driving and Training
TROTT1XG STOCK.
AI-S0 a hearse furnished when called for.
INVENTIONS PATEHTS.
T. C. WflOir.4R,
Attorney anil Counsellor at Lav,
iC-Xi tth St.. X. W., (I . . Lock Box 171),
Washington, D. C.
Late Examiner-in-Chicf United States Patent
Oliice; Member of t he Bar Supreme
Court of the United States.
Patent Law Practice in the Patent Of
fice and the Courts a Specialty.
Patents Obta ix ei ix the United States.
Ca.nai'.i. England, Fkam k, Germany,
Ri ssia, Belgu m. Italy. &r.
References : Hon. W. B. Allison. U. S. Sen
ator : 'Gov. S. .1. Kiikwooil, U. S. Senator;
.IuiIj:p Win. IxMishiidKC, Ex-M. C: Justice
Sam'l Miller. U. S. Supreme Court ; Hon. .las.
Harlan, Ex-Secretary Interior; Justice J. F.
Dillon. L S. Circuit Court; J mice. R. L. B.
Clarke, Chairman Appeal Board, Patent Oliice ;
Col. T. M. Vail. Sup. Railway Mail Service ;
Gen. J. M. Hedrick, Ex-Siin'r. Inter. Rev. ;
.Indue E. S. Sampson. C. C. : Hon. (ieo. W. Mc
Crary. Secretary ol War; Col. L. D. Iiifiersoli,
Chicago Post. itimtioc
EVERY BEE-KEEPER SHOULD READ THE
AMERICAN
EE JOUR N A
An eleirant Si paire Monthly devoted to
The most successful and experience'd Bee-Man-terc
in America are its regular correspondents.
It is the Ol okst. Lakgest and
BEST BEE PAPER IN THE WORLD I
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. Se. imen Copy loots.
Addreos Thos. g.Nf.wman& Son,
3S-lt atl W. MadLson St. Chicago.
Kxeellent Jledlclne.
SrKlxc.FlKLD, O., Feb. 2S. 1877.
Tliis In to certify that I have used Vkgptin
luannfaet ured byi II. R. Stevens, Boston. Mas
for Rheumatism and General Prostration of the
Nervous System, with (food success, I reeoin
mend Vkoktink as (in cxeelkid medicine for
such complaints.
Yours very truly,
C. W. VANDEURIFT.
Mr. amlegrift, of the firm of Yandesrrift &
Hullman, is a well-known business man in this
place, having one of the largest stores in Spring
held, O.
Our 3Uniter'i Wife.
Loijisvillk, Kv., Feb. 16.
1377.
Mk. II. R. Stfvbns.
Itfar Sir. Three years ago I was suffering ter
nbly with Inflammatory Rheumatism. Our
miuiiters wife adviced me to take Vkukti.vk
After taking one bottle, 1 was entirely relieved
J ins year, leenng a return ot the disease, 1 auain
cotnmeiiced taking it, and am being benefitted
greatly. It also greatly improves my digestion
Respectfully. Miw. A. BALLARD,
lull West Jefferson Street,
Safe and Sure.
Mil. II. R. Stevens.
In ls72 your Vegetine was recommended to
me ; and, yielding to the persuasions of a friend
i consented to try it. At tne time l was stiller
ing from general debility and nervous prostr
tion, superinduced by overwork and irregular
habits. Its wonderful strengthening and cura
tive properties seemed to alfeet mv debilitated
system iruni uie msi uose ; ami unuer us per
sistent use l rapnuy recovereii. gaining more
than usual health and good feeling. Since then
i nave not Herniated to give vegetine my
iiioki uiniiiaiiiieu iiiuoisenieui as oeing a sale
sure and powerful agent in promoting health
and restoring the wasted system to new life and
energy. egetine is the only medicine I use
ami as long as l live l never expect to tind
better. Yours trulv.
W. H. CLARK.
120 Monterey street, Alleghany, 1'enn.
VEGETINE.
The following letter from Rev. G. W. Mans
fiield. formerly pastor of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, Hyde Park, and at present nettled
in Lowell, must convince every one who reads
his letter of the wonderful curative qualities of
Vegetine as a thorough cleanser and jiiuifier
oi uie uioou.
Hype I'auk, Mass., Feb. 15, 1ST6
Mk. II. R. Stevens,
Diar air. About ten years ago my health
failed through the depleting effects of dyspep
sia ; nearly a year laier l was attacked by ty
nnoiu iover in us worst iorm. Jt settled in my
oacK, ana took the Iorm ol a large deep-seated
aosccss, yi iiicn was uiieen moiiins in gathering.
1 had two surgical operations by tha best skill
in the state, but received u liermuuent cure. I
sultered great pain at times, and w-as constantly
weaKeneil ny a juoluse discharge. I also lost
f man pieces ol bone at dillereiit timec
Mailers ran on thus about seven years, till
May, 1A74. when a friend recommended me logo
to your otlice. and talk wi;h you of the virtue of
veihine. i u;u so, ami iiv your kindness
pas--? through your manufactory, noticing the
Ingredients, &ic, by which yoi.r remedy is pro
duced. P.y what I saw and beard I gamed some con
fidence ia Vegetine.
1 commenced taking it pooh after, but felt
worse from its effects ; still I persevered, arid
soon felt it was benefitting in other respects.
Yet I did not see the results I desired till 1 had
taken it faithfully for a little more than a year.
when the iimieulty l.i the back was cured : and
for tiiue mouths 1 have enjoyed the best of
health.
I have In that time gained twer.t v-Hve iiomihIs
of tlesh, being heavier I hau ever before in mv
life, and 1 was never more able to perform labor
than now.
During the p:tst few weeks I had a scrofulous
swelling as large as my fist gather on another
part of my body.
I took V Egftink f:iitMl!!v. and it removed
it level with the siufaee in a month. I think I
I should have been cured of my main trouble
sooner it i had taken larger doses, after having
becovie accustomed io its effects.
Let your patrons troubled with scrofula or
kidney iksi a--' understand that it takes time to
cure caronlc diseases ; and, if they will patient
ly take Vlgktin e. it will, in my judgment, cure
them Willi great obligations fain
Yours verv trulv.
G. W. MANSFIELD,
rastor of the MetLcdist Episcopal Church.
VEGETINE
Prepared by
11. IZ. STE;Vi:S, ISosion, 3Ias.
Vesetics is Mi Ij all Druggists.
PLATTSMOUTH MILLS.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
C. IBCISi:!,, - I'ropritlor.
Flour, Com Meal & Feed
Always on hand and for sale at lowest cash
prices.
Corn.
me lustiest prices pant tor heat and
Particular attention given custom work.
SAUXDEUS
house.
- - Proprietor.
J. S. GREGORY, -
Location Central. Good Sample Room..
Every attention paid to guests. 4:im3
PLATTSMOUTH, ----- N'eR.
C03I3IEKCIAL HOTEL,
LINCOLN, XEIJ.,
J.J. IMIIOFF, - - - Proprietor.
The best known and most popular Landlord
in the State. Always stop at the Commercial.
"GRAND CENTRAL"
HOTEL.
IRC. EST AND FINEST HOTEL BETWEEN
CHICA-GO AND SAN FRANCISCO.
GEO. THRALL, - - Prop.
OMAHA. NEE.
A 4reat ltedulion in Prices of
GUNS, REVOLVERS, &c.
Prices reduced from 20 to 30 ner cent. Write
for Illustrated Catalogue, with reduced prices
for 1S77. Address,
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS,
91 Smithfield St.. Pittsburgh, Pa. Isyl
H. A. WATERMAN & SON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
INE LUMBER,
LATH.
SHINGLES.
.SASH,
D00 US,
BLINDS,
ETC.,
ETC.,
ETC.
Malu street. Corner of Fifth,
PLATTSMOUTH, - - - - XEI3.
Still Better Rates for Lumber.
STKE1GHT & 311L1EIJ,
Harness Manufacturers,
SADDLES
BRIDLES,
COLLARS.
and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on
baud.
FR UIT, COXFECTIOXE Y,
GROCEKY STORE.
NUTS,
CANDIES,
TEAS
.COFFEES,
SUGARS,
TOBACCOES.
FLOUR.
AC.
Remember the place opposite E. G. Dovey's
on Lower Main Street.
STREIG1IT & MILLER.
An
A vrakeninsr.
I think I could do without you.
Perhaps while the sky is fair.
And the InSnite tonilc of summer
Glows i:i the golden air ;
V'hen Earth with its myriad whispers
Breathes in the ear of Day
The secret of that great glory
That waits her far away.
For, indeed, there are fairer faces
That shim; mure bl ight in the sua.
And voices whose tones, it may be.
More smoothly and sweetly run.
And when over vale and meadow
Peace, like a mantle. Hows,
Who dreams of the distant battle,
Who doubts the heart of the rosa?
But when to a night of sorrow
Rises a day of scorn ;
When out of the smile conies 'treason.
And out of the roe a thorn ;
When the soul is sick with thinking
Of the plots and the lies of men,
Of life and life's long travail
Could I do w ithout you then?
O heart, more true and tender
Than ever was heart before !
Oh hand, whose faithful clasping
Holds fa.st forevermore !
0 sweet, pure soul, unchanging
Through doubt and loss of pain.
Shall I, so slow to know you.
Know now at last in vain?
Behold, I come and whisper :
"Weary and bruised and hurt,
1 plead for graee, not honor
For mercy, not desert !"
Will you stretch your hand and lift mo
Out of my own unworth?
For I know I can do without you
Never agaiu on earth !
Apple ton's Journal.
Bide a Wee and Diiuia Fret.
Is the road very dreary? '
Patience yet !
t:st will be sweeter if thou art aweary.
Vml after night coiueth the morning cheery,
Then bide a wee. and dinna fret.
The clouds have silver lining,
Don't forget j
And though lie's hidden, still the sun is shining ;
Courage j instead of tears and vain repining.
Just bide a wee, and dinna fret.
With toil and cares unending
Art beset?
ilethink thee ho.v the storms from heaven de
scending
Snap the stiff oak. but fpare the willow bend
ing.
AuJ bide a wee, and dinna fret.
Grief sharper sting doth borrow
From regret ;
But yesterday is gone, and shall its sorrow
Unlit us for the present and the morrow?
Nay ; bide a wee and dinna Let,
An ovcr-anxioiVs brooding
Doth beget
host of fears and fantasies deluding ;
Then, brother, lest these torments be intruding.
Just bidj a wee, and dinna fret.
Leisure IlJiir.
i o:$j;:ct.
.aTvjcr Against Lawyer Hoy the
iaa Juesii a Disaj'oeart .I.
Or!
From the Rochester Democrat.
The case was a claim for damages
for breach of irouiist;. The .iefeinl
ants counsel iiresenled the question
to a witness: "Were von eii ' t 'cd in
he cheese business in lSHV"
I object, promptly remarked the
attorney for the plaintiff, flushing up.
The question is immaterial and irrel
evant.
I propose to show, your Honor," said
the defendants counsel, rising with
some heat, ''that the question is mate
rial. It is true the period referred to
is somewhat remote I admit it. But
you will see" he turned his eyes to
ward the plaintiff and looked sarcastic
"that the plaintiff is not a tender
bud, however blighted she may be. A
moment's glance will suffice to show,
your Honor, that the plaintiff had at
least been born in 1831. even if she
were not advanced in vears."
"Permit me a suggestion, your Hon
or, broke in the plaintiffs counsel
with intense dignity. "I had hoped
that this case might be conducted, del
icate as it is, with some respect for the
proprieties. Instead, what do I see?
The opposing counsel is continually
making unpleasant allusions to tha
deeply wronged lady who appeals to
this court for a simple matter of jus
tice. One would think from his ac
tions, from his painfully cutting allu
sions, that my client was a scheming
woman a sort of Mrs. Cunningham"
"I must beg your Honor," interrupt
ed the defendant's attorney, "that the
gentleman confine himself to the case
at issue and not lug in outside parlies.
Has Mrs. Cunningham.-anything to do
with this case, sir?"
"I merely alladed to
Mrs. Cunning-
ham in passing," remarked the plaint
iffs counsel. I used her as I would an
adverb, a common noun, an ordinary
adjective. Now your Honor, if the
gentleman, if my learned brother can
not see the difference between an allu
sion to a person as a mere passage of
speech and a case that is brought up
because of its similarity to the one at
issue, and for the purpose of iniluenc
ing the jury, I submit that his compre
hension is at this moment for I will
not say that he is characteristically
stupid extremely limited."
"Your honor," remarked the defend
ant's counsel, rising hastily, "my learn
ed brother is too kind. He injures me
with faint praise. I think I do under
stand the difference he mentions any
child might. It has probably struck
him as a distinction which is entirely
new to the bar, excepting only his gi
gantic mind. Now, your Honor, I pro
pose to show that the cast of Mrs. Cun
ningham might very easily have much
to do with the present one."
"Your Honor," interrupted the plaint
iff's attorney, "the gentleman remarked
a few moments since, and strenuously
insisted on it, that Mrs. Cunningham
j had nothing to do with the case at is
sue and that she should not be drawn
into it in any manner whatsoever."
"My learned brother," responded the
defendant's counsel, "must thank him
self for this interruption. It was not
I who introduced this disturbing ele
ment. It was he. I am surprised that
he has forgotten. And I would pause
to remind him of the distinction be
tween what is introduced as a passing
allusion and what is to go before the
jury tis evidence. Now, your Honor,
my client does not need any of Mrs
Cunningham's assistance, I rise for my
personal vindication against the as
sumption of my learned brother that
do not understand the distinctions be
tween fact and evidence, where there
happens to be any, and assumption and
evidence, and a passing allusion and -
we will say what may be deemed
parallel case."
"This is wasting time, your ' honor,'
remarked the plaintiff's counsel.
perfectly willing to drop Mrs. Cunning
ham's assistance. I rise for my per
sonal vindication against the assump
tion of mv learned brother that I do
not understand the distinctions be
tween fact and evidence where there
happens to be any, and assumption
and evidence, and a passing allusion
and we will say what may be deemed
a parallel case."
"This is wasting time, your Honor
remarked the plaintiffs counsel. "1 am
un perfectly willing to drop. Mrs. Cun
ningham if my learned brother is, and
go on with tne case before U3.
'I think that is fair," said tha judge.
wiping his perspiring countanence, and
looking as if he would like to go home
"Mrs. Cunningham is ruled out. The
counsel for the plaintiff will resume
his remarks and confine himself to the
point."
"Very well, sir," said the defendant's
counsel, looking vexed. "Your Honor
will note my exception."
"I objected, your Honor," resumed
the plaintiff's counsel, looking pleased
and triumphant a moment, and then
gracefully assuming a look of injured
innocence, "to the habit my learned
brother ha3 of continually alluding to
my client in a sarcastic manner, and
particularly his allusion to her age
which has nothing to do with the case
at all. The affections of this deeply
wronged lady have been blighted re
gardless of her ago; and if she were as
old as Methuselah or as if she were as
young as a child unborn the injury
would be the same."
"The defendant's counssl will speak
re speetifully of the plaintiff," remark
ed the Judge, with great dignity. "As
to t lie question of the lady's age that
will come up hereafter. We will not
discuss."
"Your Honor will no'.e my excei
tion," snarled the defendant's counsel,
throwing a bitterly knowing look at
the jury.
"I objected, further," resumed the
plaintiff's counsel, "to the question of
my learned brother, 'Was the witness
in the cheese business in 1845?" What,
your Honor, has the cheese question
to do with the demand of my deeply,
injured client for damages for breach
of promise ?"
"Your Honor," remarked the de
fendant's counsel, "at the time the wit
ness was in the cheese business "
"I object!" violently interrupted the
plaitiff's counsel. "It has not been
shown that the witness was in the
cheese business."
"Objection sustained," said the Judge
shortly. "The gentleman will not as
sume as truth that which remains to
to be shown by evidence."
"Very well, your Honor." responded
the defendant's attorney. "I propose
to show by the question that in 1845
the plaintiff in this case lived within
a mile of the witness at present on the
stand."
"I object," repeated the plaintiff's at
torney. "The question, as I said in
the beginning of this disscu3sion, is
immaterial and irrelevant."
"The objection is overruled," re
marked the Judge placidly. "The de-
defendant's counsel will put the ques
tion."
"Sir," asked the defendant's counsel
of the witness, looking as sweet as a
bank of June roses of a summer morn
ing after a dreadful storm, "were you
engaged in the cheese business in
18-
54?"
"I was not, sir," answered the
wit-pat-
still
ness promptly. "I was peddling
ent rights in Californy."
The case at lost accounts was
on. Ana, merciiui Heavens: it lsgoing
to be on until the last syllable of re
corded time.
A Surprisers' Party.
The X. Y. Times tells the story of a
surprise partv which visited Minister
Sawyer's family thusly:
Suddenly, and without the least warn
ing, more than seven dozen people of
all kinds and sexes, including men, wo
men, reformers, and theological stu
dents, burst into the room, carrying
cake and devastation with them. The
marauders conversed with one anoth
er with great hilarity, ignoring the suf
ferings of the clergymen and his wife.
They spread their cake upon the table,
and, devouring it without plates, scat
tered the crumbs over the new carpet
One young man, having laid a large
piece of jelly cake on the sofa, subse
quently sat down on it, and Mrs. Saw
yer felt that she would gladly join the
Church of Home on condition that the
medieval tortures of the Inquisition
should be revived, and she herself dele
gated to apply them to that particular
young men. After having reduced
the furniture to that state of grease
that it was no longer safe to sit down,
the miscreants gathered around the
piano and sung, "What shall the har
vest Be?" until Mr. Sawyer, mild as ho
was, regretted he could not take a
scythe and reap an immediate and
bloody harvest. While these blood
curdling outrages were in progress in
the parlor, the good small boy kept
himself carefully out of the room. He
was not, however, wasting his time in
idle rage. He, too, heard the melodious
inquiries as to the harvest, ana re
marked to himself that they would
tind out all about the harvest if they
would only wait a few minutes. Mean
while he was busily engaged in carry
ing pails of water and emptying them
on the front step and along the walk
leading from the front door gate. The
night was cold and the water froze
rapidly. Under his admirable man
agement the ice acquired an unusually
smooth and slippery character, and
when the work was thoroughly done
the small boy retired to the second sto
ry front window, and awaited for the
surprise party to break up. The moon
was at its full, and shone brightly
when the first pair of miscreants
the young man who sat on the jelly-
cake and a heavy young lady to whom
he was engaged issued from the front
door and sat down with tremendous
emphasis. Close behind them came
the rest of the raiders, who with one
accord strewed themselves over the
ground, until in some places they was
collected three or four deep. The
shrieks of the ladies and the stronger
remarks of the men filled the air. No
sooner would a struggling wretch re
gain his teet than he woulu sit clown
again with renewed violence. The af
frighted clergyman and his wife gazed
with wonder at theappalling spectacle,
ind the good small boy never ceased to
sing "W hat ."shall the Harvest be at
the very top of his lungs, interspersing
that stirring hymn with a wild "whoop"
whenever a particularly brilliant pair
of stockings waved in the air. Al
though only three persons sustained
fatal injuries there was scarcely a
member of the party who escaped
without more or less serious wounds,
either of body or clothing. Seventeen
legs, two ribs, six arms, and a nose
were broken; live ankles and six wrists
were sprained and one shoulder were
dislocated. The icv pavement was
strewed with teeth, spectacles, coats,
trousers and Master Sawyer picked up
enough copper and silver change the
next morning to enable him to buy
twelve tickets in a raffie for a broken
shotgun, and to subscribe handsomely
to the missionary fund. It is crener-
illy believed that there will never be
another surprise party in Brooksfkld,
mil it is under contemplation among
middle aged house holders to present
Master Sawyer, with a service marbles
and a life membership in the Foreign
Missionary Society as a testimony of
their esteem and gratitude.
As an overloaded horse car was com
ing up Sudbury street, a few days ago,
when the icy condition of the street
rendered the ascent of the hill extreme
ly difficult, a gentleman hailed the con
ductor from the side walk, requesting
him to stop the car until he could get
on. This the conductor refused to do
until the car reached the summit of
the hill. By that time the gentleman,
out of breath, and temper, got upon the
car and addressed the conductor thus
ly: "Sir, I supposed this road was run
for the accomodation of the public."
"You never was more mistaken in your
life," replied the conductor; "it's run
in order to fill the stockholders' pock
ets." "Indeed," said the now irate pas
senger, " I thought all the conduc
tors of this road were gentlemen."
''Worse than before." said the conduc
tor; "do you suppose I would run a
horse-car if I were a gentleman?" This
seemed unanswerable, and the conver
sation suddenly ccased.-Boscon Adver
tiser. The Chicago Inter-Ocean learns that
the steamship Kershaw had a very
rough passage up, and narrowly escap
ed foundering in Saginaw Bay. Her
Captain, W. O. Harrison, was swept
overboard and drowned. He leaves a
family in Detroit.
Tablecloth Economy.
I find in my "catchall" this morning,
a little package labeled "Tablecloth
Economy." 1 know it was intended
for The Western Rural, so here it is.
I make small extra spreads out of any
material I choose or can afford. The
common red bordered white towels
are good. Spread one under each plate,
allowing the front edge to hang over
for the soiled wrists and sleeves of the
children, and working men to rest
against; then all the parings, bones
drippings and crumbs will be received
thereon, thus avoiding the unsightly
streaks, blotches and spatters, which
are so annoying to a tidy housekeeper,
and so disgusting to almost everybody ;
vet which are unavoidable in a greater
or less degree, according to the num
ber and size of the family.
Who has not heard some housekeep
er say, "That tablecloth look3 .as
though it had been used a month and
I put it on this morning, or yesterday."
Now, with these little extras, which
may be easily rubbed out in a few mo
ments, dried and smoothed, our
table may be cleanly and tastefully
spread each time. We can use the
tablecloth twice or three times as long
without washing, thus saving work
and wear. We can also afford to use
better cloth every day, and on occa
sions of unexpected guests, "that nasty
tablecloth" need not cause us to
blush. Besides, with ever so elegant a
spread at any time, your guests will
feel free if any little mishap should
occur. You may have a plenty of
these little extras, and some of them
as pretty as you can afford. I would
like to hear the opinions and sugges
tions, as well as improvements, upon
this table cloth question. Western
Bural.
The Little Housekeepers.
"It often happens that a good
deal
of knowledge w hich we
scious of possessing, but
are not con
which finds
its way somehow into
big and little people
the brains of
i well, comes
very readily to hand when it is needed.
It so happened with Annie and Jennie,
whose first practical lessons in house
keeping began rfter breakfast, one
morning when Bridget was absent at
her sister's funeral, and in consequence
ce of an accident by which mamma
sprained her ankle." Extract from
the Home Cook Book
A coockney, speaking of the death
of an octogenarian remarked that he
was born at Hayti and died at height1
two.
State Items.
Pretty soon all that will be needed
for the poor homesteader to supply all
the necessities of life will be grass
plenty of grass. The Menonnites use
it for fuel entirely, and now we see it
is strongly advocated for building pur
poses, in the shape of blocks pressed.
The Ponca Journal says Prof. Vance
of Ann Arbor and Prof. Brown of
Swampscot Mass., recently visited the
volcano in Dixon Co; in the course of
their investigations they bored with
hollow rods to a depth of 115 feet and
on removing the rods a heavy explo
sion took place and a stream of liquid
fire was thrown to a heighth of 75 feet.
Prof. Vance attributes the recent
earthquake to the waters of the Mis
souri having invaded this volcano
through a subterranean passage way.
But our greatest economical debt to
Ilusshm refugees is for fuel. How
much time, talent and money have
been expended in search of a Nebraska
coal mine, a finding that is still in the
future. But something as good was
detected by the Mennonitesat a glance.
It was my fortune four years ago to
travel with the deputies who first ex
amined Adams and Webster Counties.
I endeavered to apologize for the tree
lessness; said that timber would grow;
that coal Was not dear, etc. My labor,
a3 I soon discovered, was needless.
'Here is plenty of fuel,' said they, point
ing to prairie grass and straw heaps.
"With this," they added "we have al
ways cooked, warmed our houses, and
even burned brick." Their words I re
membered, but their truthfulness wa.s
rather beyond belief. Of late, howev
er, I have eaten a dinner cooked by
grass, as well as examined straw fur
naces in the house of Bishop Peters
and scores of his llock. There has been
no freezing in his house, (forty-eight
by twenty-six feet) during the two
years since it was built. Yet his only
winter fuel has been straw, and his
furnace the iron work of which cost tive
dollars, is heated only three times a
day. What Nebraska had wasted now
warms a thousand Muscovites. Rus
sian furnaces, I notice, are already set
up in the houses of Yankees, who sei
that if their fuel shall be henceforth
costly, or their dwellings cold, the
fault will be all their own Fairbury
Gazette.
Many of our readers have not forgot
ten the quiet, unassuming and gentle
manly telegraph operator, who was in
the employ of the M. 1. II. II., before
that road became a part and parcel of
the B. &. M., and who, after the con
solidation, accepted a similar position
at Nebraska City, and is now a resi
dent of that thriving burg. His name
is Frank Scribner, and to make a long
story short, he has "struck ile" he has
fallen heir to four thousand pounds
sterling, or, in round numbers in Un
cle Sam's currency, just $-0,000. The
good old auntie that left Scrib. all this
filthy lucre, when on earth, used to re
side in England; but she has gone to
that home where sorrow is unknown.
We share Scrib's sorrow over the de
mise of his aunt, even if we can't get
a "divy" on the $20,003.
Yesterday they commenced to boil
straw at the paper mill, preparatory to
making paper. They expect the engi
neer this week yet, and expect to -bo-gin
the manufacturing of paper by
Monday. Teams are still at work on
the dam, hauling sod. West Point Re
publican. We counted 25 loads of broomeorn
on the streets Wednesday. It is being
loaded here for the Chicago and New
York markets. Fairbury Gazette.
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Our JoKe en Father.
Now that we shall be obliged to stay
indoors, generally for weeks let u
try to make our rooms as tasty and
bright as we can. Alpheus has been
away two weeks was on the jury
we live twenty miles from the county
seat, so he did not come home to stay
over Sunday, as most men do that are
courting. When I bade him good bye
I thought that I could not find employ
ment through the days, coin-picking
had not begun and we only kept oho
hand so I had but little house-work to
do. Bessie and I had our house clean
ing done a week before you know
Bessie had been visiting Aunt Mary,
and saw many new things; even ifsho
is only fourteen, .she notices strange
things very quickly, and so after wo
had righted the sitting room, sho
thought it looked so stiff and bare that
we might surprise father by fixing it
up with fancy articles while he was
away. First thing wo concluded that
the windows were not a bit pretty
with their green shades, and a bright
thought was to take that pair of white
sheets that had worn so thin that they
would not be of much further service
in that capacity, and make long cur
tains with a two-inch ruflle around.
After they were dono up and nicely
fluted, hung and prettily looped back
with scarlet ribbons, we were surpris
ed to note how very tasty they looked.
The windows needed a hanging basket
each, so Bessie took a rat trap, (ono
made of w ire woven together, some
thing like a dog's muzzle), went down
in the grove, and returned with it lined
with moss, and some beautiful ferns
planted in it; this we suspended by
scarlet cords, making a very nice orna
ment. We did not know what to put
in the other window, but one of the la
dies who was at Aunt Mary's taught
Bes how to make an air-castle. Wo
were tired of those made of straw and
card-board, and this was something
new. Wo took nin eggs, cut the .shells
about an inch from the small end and
eintied them, washed them clean and
then took scarlet split zephyr and in ado
a cover lor each shell by crocheting it
in fine meshes finishing each oho
with a tassel with a large white wax
bead on it, at the tip. Then having
covered each shell in that way, attach
ed them by cords in this way, one, with
two below, then three below them,
then two below them, and ono below
them suspending the whole collection
with cord and tassels of scarlet. You
wouldn't think it would be so pretty.
It has been much admired.
We put a cornucopia of cone-wort,
filled with grasses, in the corner over
the sewing machine and from the
ceiling over the organ hung a snow
basket made of raveled cloth.tilled w i ll
some paper flowers I had given to m3
when Bess was only a baby. I kept
them put away in a box, up stairs, ro
they were fresh I had forgotten them ;
this i3 the way with farmer's wives,
too often, they let their work crowd
out all thoughts of fancy articles. Wo
made some photograph frames of card
board worked with zephyr, and the hir
ed man sawed two brackets out of that
old walnut table-leaf that has been lay
ing around so long; he borrowed
saw and the pattern down at the cabi
net shop. Wo wanted to buy some,
but money is very scarce, and every
penny must be made to count. They
looked real well though. Then we
eace made a rug Bessie crocheted one
with a large needle she whittled out of
hickory ; she tore up that old bright
plaid dress that was so worn it could
not be used for a dresSmy longer, but
was still bright: she made it in dia
monds with strips of old knit wrappers
worked around each, diamond: The
rags were cut and sewed like carpet
rags only finer my rug was just braid
ed. I tell you we were busy, but it seem
ed as if a fairy had changed the barren
room to a cozy little nook.
I wish you might have seen Alphe
us when he came back, home-sick and
tired. He thought ha had got in the
wrong house I guess, but when ho saw
his wife and daughter very much at
home, concluded he was bankrupt, for
he imagined like some others, that
nothing but money could accomplish
anything. When assured that the real
cost of transformation was less than
one dollar, he was so pleased and sur
prised that we were more than paid.
I wish you would undertake a similar
piece of work, and you will find it a
joy forever. Esther Hay,
In Prairie Farmer.
Dried 1'kacii Brown Betty. A
layer of peach sauce in the bottom of
the pudding-dish, a layer of bread
crumbs about an inch thick sprinkled
with sugar; another layer of stewed
peaches, and a second layer of bread
crumbs and sugar, with enough thin
sweet cream poured over the top to
wet the upper layer of crumb3. B iko
from half an hour to an hour, accord
ing to the heat of the oven. This was
eaten with good milk, but sweetend
cream would not have spoiled it. A
similar plain everyday dessert can bo
made with dried apple sauce. Ameri
can Agriculturist.
It is a bad strike that doesn't benefit
somebody. The strikes of the cigar-makers
in New York gave pla ce to a largo
number of girls, who learned so quick
ly, and did their work so well, that
they hold their places against tho in
fluence of the old workmen.