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VOLUME XIII. J.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 17, 1878.
NUMBER -13.
Extra rf.pp of the ITunAr n for nnTe ny J. V.
Young. I'ostolllee news depot.- mid O. F. JoUu
.son.tonier of Matii anil Huh Htreet..
NEBRASKA
FIRST
National Bank
OF I'LATTS MOUTH. NEEEASKA,
SL'CCESSOK To
tootm; uaxxa a. clauk
.Inns Fit.'sekai.d President.
E. tl. Iovk.V Ylee President.
A. V. M' l.AI iMII.IX Cashier.
Josh U Kduihk Assistant Cashier..
This Rank is now open for lms'iness at tlieir
new room, coiii.-r Main and Sixth .streets, and
is prepared to trjusaet u general
BANKING BUSINESS.
Stacks, BonJs, Gold, Government and Local
Securities
eoecht and sold.
Di.'jrtjsit.i Recti r d end Iiiti ftst Allow
ed oil Time (J ttiji-ntex.
DRAFTS DRAW1T,
Avuil.tMe ill anv part of tin- Cnited States and
in ail t lie I'lineip d l ow ns and Cities
of J-'.'iro;e.
ag i:.vrs van txii:
celeisrated
Indian Line and Allan Line
or n7i:aiks.
V, rson wisliins to liimt; out tln-ir friends from
Europe can
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J. C. BOONE,
R II A V INC A N : S il A M IMIOINC
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rUTTI.:u rf.r'?.';.Y'. .!.V A.l
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cam. j st-:!-: jiooxk, c i:xts.
Ami ;ret a !! v.- i i a
cxni-vzir fix:
TV JVC. I:TS3"VXHiX-lJr3,
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PALACE 111 LI. T A UD HALL
(Main St.. e;.st of rirst Nut. ilank.)
rLATTSMO'vTII, .-- NL15.
:y v.ak is surn.ir:i itis tiif.
r.EST WIN KS, LKrORS, CIGARS,
4,-,y, i;i:ki:, ktc, etc.
,N1)
MACHINE SHOPS!
j-oi-iitsr
fl.ATISMOt Til, - V.V..,
Jl'Pdher f Slttir.i En.ihis, Loi.hr a.
Ham and i.irUt Mllh .
i.- AX1 STI'Ali FITTlTliS,
Wrought 1 1-0:1 Pip;', l'oice mv. I I.ifi l'ipes.Stoani
tiaM!;ei. Safetv-Valve iovermrs. and all
kinds of Ilra.-s Fnsvii'.e l ittings.
repaired on siioi t n ;i.e.
FARM MACHINEKTf
llejiaiied on Short Notice. 4J1
YOUNG!
T II E 15 U T C II E U ,
din uhrayx La found at
Halt's Old Stand,
JUadi to sdi the btst Jfrat.
VOl'Ni; loiys fre'.i f;it cattle, sliccp, lio-s .He.
il iect from the farmer every day, and his
meats are ala po..
CAME. FISH, ASD FOWL. i-V SEASOX
ayl.
SAGE BROTHERS,
Dealers ia
STO"V"ISS,
l.r A. KZ. md 9
Ell',, Kit'., KTC.
One Door East of Uif Post-):licc, riattsniouth,
elr;iska.
Practical Workers in
SHEET IJiOX, ZINV, TIN, L HA
ZIER r, d :., (S c.
I.are assortment of Tlard ana Soft
OOAL STOVES,
Wtwd and Coal Stoves for
HEATING OR COOKING,
Always on Hand.
Every variety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc
"Work, kept in Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on Short Notice.
Sr E YEIi TTI1 IXG TIM HIZA XTED .'
PJUCI I.01V IOW.V.
SAGiiJ BROS.
PROFESSIONAL CAIiDS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors in Chant ery. OfHee in Fitzger
ald Ithiek,
l:iI PLATTSMOUTH, N'l'l.
r. m. lvnr.r.M'.it a .
T.AW oi'l'lCI'. Real ltaie. Fire and I.ifeTn
snrance Vi-nts. I'latlMiiont li. NelTaska. Col-lci-tors,
t;i-paver. Have aeomptete abstract
ofjitli's. Jhiy 'and sell real tt.tte, negotiate
loans, &c. 15'l
13. I.. I .IC'II,
ATTOUNEY AND COL'NSKM.OU AT LAW.
Oflice in FitKeraid P.loek, I'latismoutli, Neb.
3Jly
J.Jli:S I'.. .lOtlltlNOV.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will praetiee In Cass
ami ;k! iolnincr 'onnt ies ; ives special attention
to collection and abstractsof title. Ofllee with
;-o. S. Smith, Fitzgerald ISIock. Piattsnionth,
Nel.raska. 17y 1
ATTORNKY AT EAWandRealFstateP.ro
ker. Speci:.l attention jriven to Coilection.s
and all matters affect inn the title to real elate.
oi!l.-e on -Jd Iloor, over Post Oll'tee. Plattsinont h,
Nebraska. 40 j I.
.ion v ii.ixi:h
.H'STK'E OF T!1K l'KACE, ana collector of
debts, collect ions made from one dollar to one
tiions.onl ilo l.iK. Mortiia'-rcs. Deeiis. and oth
er insi ronienf s draw ::. ami all county business
ii 1 1. T...;,.....rti,u 1 ...... a
US.IHU V l 1 .1 li-;:' t r .1 itl iinr a .nntu ' ui nit tuiA,
lit st of -efi'-enee j;iveil if rfiilired.
t MMrt- nil .ii,; 111 nuti 1. . ......
4-yl JOHN W. HAINES
l. II. VVHKF.I.Kit,
K. O. STONE.
WHEELER & tTONE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I'iat tMinout Ii "VelrasUa.
kt It I.I VI Xt'STOX,
PHYSICIAN & SI RC.EON. tenders his pro
fessional services to Hie ritiens of Cass county,
l.'esidenee southeast corner Sixth ami Oak sts. ;
o.:iee 011 Main street, two doors west of Sixth,
Plattinotith. Nebrask:i.
IIt. ii. II. 3tE Ii
attends to calls in the country as well as city
O!;ii o at J. li. Ibitleiy's dmifr-tore. Chroitiedis
c;ni'i matle a specialty. Riieiimati-m cured.
.-JniG
lt. J. 31. AVATKiniAX,
Physio Medical Practitioner.
Ijiultviile, Cti Co., Xih.
Ii '""Ahvays at the olViee on Saturdays.
40yl
in. M'. II. S IliLUKXIXlIT,
PKACTiSlNO PHYSICIAN. w'H attend calls
at all hours, niglit or day. Plaii-'iiiouth. Ne-
lu a. K;i. 4iy
SAUNDERS HOUSE.
J. S. GREGORY, - - - Proprietor,
Location Central. Oo- d Sample Room..
Every attention paid to .U 'sts. 4Jm3
Pi. tTssii t rii. ----- Nkis.
ro:mRijiAL hotel,
jjncoj.n. Ni:n.,
J.J.IMIlnrF, - - - Proietr.
Til ";.-sf ktinVt'a and m;t t'pular Landlord
i.i the State. Ah.vays step at the 1't.minereial.
5 5 ( R A ii D CENTRAL"
HOTEL.
LA IK! EST AND FINEST HOTEL PETWEEN
CHiCACO AND SAN FRANCISCO.
GEO. THRALL, - - Prop.
OMAHA. XEIi.
E. PARMELE,
SALE, FEED d- LIVERY STABLE.
On Main street nearly opposite the Court
Iloiiec, l '.nl.simiutli, Neii.
HorsEsfoR Sale.
The bin i::;' nnd selling of jood horses made
the siecijlly of the business.
New Horses & Carriages,
and gentle horses, for Ladies to drive ar kept
at this St ihle.
A!-o a carry all. which runs o the depot, and
will carry pav-.t nt rs from any place in town on
call.
FARMERS (.'ALL AND EA'AZIINE
JIY STOCK FOR SALE.
Syl E. 1'AIIMELE.
O. K. SALOON.
I keep constantly on hand
BEST MILWAUKEE BEER.
which can be had at no other
I'LICE Tltn CITY.
Also the best of
WIXES, LUiL'OIlS, AXD CIGARS.
'XttnC Kl. Io4I-ii1aum.
LENHOFF d- JJ0NNS,
?fIorniii2r Dew Saloon !
One door east of' the Saundern House. We
keep the best of
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.
3;;ni9 Constantly on Hand.
C.-l Z L si T
DICK STREIGHT'S
LI VERY, FEED AND SALE STA
BLES. ConK-rCth and Pearl Sts.
nouses r.oAi:iKi) r.v thk
nw, wirno., on 3Ioxtii,
HORSES BOUGHT.
SOLTJ OK a?Ei-X)X3X).
For a Fair Commission.
TEAMS ATlLl. I20LKS.
Panicular attention pp.id to
Driving and Training
TilOri'I.G STOCK.
A ix A hearse furnislied when called for.
INVENTIONS & PATENTS.
T. C. WOOiMTARD,
Attorney ani ConnscIIor at Law.
1003 8tU St.. N. V.r ( i . O. Lock IiOX 171),
W.Lshin.uton, D. C.
Iite Eva'iiii:er-!ii-chief t'nitcd States Patent
Oliice ; Member of the Par Supreme
Court of the Cnited States.
Patent Laic Practice in the Patent Of
fice and the Courts a Specialty.
FATKSiTS Ol'.TAIXF.n IN THE I'.MTKn STATES,
Caxaivv. E.i;r.M. France. Hkkmasy,
Kl'SSIA, liKUJIL M. lTALV, &(.'.
KeFfrkntes : Hon. W. U. Allison. lT. S. Sen
ator : liov, S. J. Kirkwood. C. S. Senator;
.lud.e Wm. Illicit ridsre, Ex-M. C: Justice
Sam'l Miller. V. S. Supreme Court ; Hon. .las.
Harlan, Ex-Secretary Interior: Justice J. F.
Dillon, l. S. Circuit Court; Jud','e K. L. li.
Clarke, Chairman Appeal Hoard, Patent Oniee ;
Ctd. T. M. Vail. Sup. Railway Mail Service ;
Oen. J. M. Hedriek, E-Sup'r. later. Rev
Jtitisie E. S. Sampson. ('. C. ; Hon. ieo. W. Me
Crary. Secretary of War; Col. L. D. Intrervdl,
An Excellent 3Iedirlne.
Si-kingfikld, O.. Feb. 28. 1R77.
This is to certify that I have used Veof.tinb,
maiiiifaetured bvi H. R. Stevens, P.oston. Mtiss.,
for Rheumatism and Oencral Prostration of the
Nervous System, with flood success, 1 recom
mend VKtiKTiN'K t;i ercelteut medicine for
such complaints.
Yours very trulv.
C. W. VANDEC.UIFT.
Mr. Yandegrift. of the firm of Yaudcjjtrift &
Hullman, is a well-known businef-s man in this
place, having ouu tf the largest ciores in Spriiiij
iield. O.
Oar 3Iliiister'M AVife.
IxiinsviLLK, Ky., Feb. 16, 1877.
Mm. H. U. Stfvfxs.
Dear .sir. Three years ago I w;is suffering ter
ribly with Inflammatory Rheumatism. Our
ministers wife advised me to take Vkuktixk.
Aftertakim; one btdtle. I w;ws entirely reiieved.
This year, feeling a return of the disease, I acain
commenced taking it. au.I am beia benefitted
ureatlv. It aNo greatly Improves my digest ion.
Respectfully, Mi;s. A. BALLARD.
1011 West Jclleisoti Street,
Hare and Knre,
Mr. II. R. Stkvf.ns.
In ls2 your VKtsKTTNE was recommended to
ine ; and. yielding to the persuasfbns of u friend
1 conseiited to try it. At the time I was suffei
Iii? from general debility and nervous prostra
tion, superinduced by overwork and irregular
habits. Its wonderful streiil heiiior and cura
tive properties seemed to affect mv debilitated
.system from the Hist do.-e ; and under its per
sistent use I rapidly recovered, gaining more
than usual health and good feeling. Siuccthen
I have not hesitated to give Vkuktink my
most iimiuaiilied Indorsement :ls being a safe,
sure ami powei ful agent in promoting health
and restoring the waited system to new life and
energy. Vkuktink is the only medicine I use,
ami as long as I live I never expect to find a
better. Yours truly.
W. H. CLARK.
120 Monterey street, Alleghany, I'enu.
VEGETINE.
The following lelter from Rev. O. W. Mans
flield. formerly pastor of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, Hyde Park, and at present fettled
in Lowell, must convince every oue who reads
his letter of the wonderful curative finalities of
VrtiKTiNK as a thorough cleanser and purifier
of the Liloc'tl.
IIvtiK Tauk, Mass., Feb. 13, 1876.
Mr H. K. s-ikvkns.
.tr 6ir. About ten years ago my health
failed through tlie depleting efTeels of dyspep
sia ; nearly a year later 1 wn.s attacked iy ty
phoid fever in its worst form, it settled in my
hack, and took the form of a large deep-seated
abscess, which was fifteen months in gathering.
I hail two surgical operations by tli best skill
in the tate, but received no permanent care. I
suffered great pain tit times, anil was coiisraa' ly
weakened by a profuse disc!i ui:e. I also lost
tmail pieces of bone at dillcivi.t limes.
Mattel tan on tints about seven years, till
May. 1S71. when a friend r.'comiuend-d miMogn
to vour oifiee. ;;nd talk with you of the virtue Hi
Vk;ktin i:. I tlid so, mid by your kindness
passed through your maiutia -t or . uotii tng the
Ingredient.", txe., by winch your lemetiy is jro-du.-eil.
I'.v w hat I satv and V.eard I gamed Mime con
fidence 111 '((JKTINK.
1 cimimeneed taking it coon after, but fe!t
worse from its etieets : still 1 persevered, ;uid
soon fcit it was benefit I lag in other respects.
Yet I did net see tins icsn.ts I desired till I bad
taken il fail iifuli v for a little more than a year,
when the tlittictilty i.i the b;o'l was cured - anti
for nine months I have enjoved the best of
health..
I have Pi that timogaitmd fwetitv -five poumls
of ti -.-h, bejiu lie.tviei -than ever before in lny
life, and i w as never more abl j to perform labor
tliao now.
D irie.g tlie past few weeks I had a "erofulous
sweiliau; as large as my list gather on another
part of my body.
1 t.;;k VK-iivriM.. f dUifitlly. tin I it ref.-oved
it L'Vt I with the s.iif.i",. in a mouth. I t onk I
I si;oi;l! li ne been car il of my main trouble
so i, e: if i had iari-n larger doses, after having
it. -te at-eustoiaed to i;s elfccts
l.et your patrons troubled wi.ii scrofuln or
kl.be y itis.-a-e m.der-laiid that it takes tone to
care chronic diseases ; ami, it they will patient
ly lake V ! ;ki in K. it will, m my judgment, cure
them Wiih givai obligations i"atu
Yours verv trulv.
O. W. MANSFIELD,
l'astor of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church.
VEG&TINiS
Prepared l.y
si. r. ste:vi:.s, r. i,iu, sins.
Yeptlns Is Soli liy all Mimh.
PLATTSMOUTH MILLS.
I'LATTSMOl'TJI, HK'X
c. !3i::s::j, - iMopiictor,
Flour, Corn Meal & Feed
Always on hand ami for sale at lowest cash
prices. The highest pi ices paid for Wheat and
Corn. Particular attention given custom work.
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ually wishing t'iiimc'jif. and no nf atblress
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A rent ICcdiietion in I'riecN of
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for I'lustratetl Catalogue, with reduced prices
for 1S77. Address,
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fl Smithfleld St., Pittsburgh. Pa. lyt
H. A. WATERMAN & SON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
PINE LUMIJKR.
liATir.
.siIINGLESs.
SASH.
1)00 KS,
3JLIXDS,
TC,
ETC..
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Main street. Corner of Fifth,
PLiATTSMOUTII, - - - - XEK.
Still Better Rates for Lumber.
STEiEIGlIT & JIILLEU,
Ha mess Ma n ufact u re rs,
SADDLES
REIDLES,
COLLARS.
and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on
hand.
FRUIT, CONFECTIONEY,
GROCE11Y STORE,
NUTS,
CAXDIE3,
TEAS
.COFFEES,
SUGARS,
TOBA.CCOES,
FLOUR.
Jtc.
Remember the nlaee onnosif V. C. rovev
oil Lower Main Street.
STIIEIQIIT & MILLER.
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js-u, 9(4 w.siadLsou bt. cuicaifo.
DOINGS OF THE "POLLY'S CHRIST
MAS SOCIETY."
A3 TOLD EY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS.
What started the thing, I don't re
member. Oh, I believe Xell Taintor
proposed it; anyway, it was splendid,
and I'll tell you ail about it.
We girls had a society, you know,
and wo hadn't anything in particular
to do; and 2ell proposed that we
should make something for roll' Ste
vens' Chiistmas.
Polly's a real nice girl, and used to
go to our school, but she fell on the
ice last winter, and hurt her back, and
she has to lie down all the time; she
can't even stand up a minute.
Well, we used to go and see her aa
often as we could; but, of course,
we had our lessons, and practicing, and
other things, out of school ; and so she
used to get awfully lonesome, Xell
said, because she couldn't do anything,
and she read every book N"ell had
Xell lived next door and used to run
in. And s!i3 staid alone ever so much,
because her mother's a dressmaker and
has to go out, and she didn't have
things very comfortable; the doctor's
bills were so large that Iter mother had
as much as she could do to get along.
When Xell told us about her we
felt ashamed thai we hadn't been to
see her more, and so we just got up a
plan to give her a surprise. We gave
our society a new name,"Polly s Christ
mas Society," or "P. C. Society," in pub
lic, so that every on should not know
what it was, and we all went to work
for her.
Kate Woodlmy was President
splendid girl Kate is. She said she ,
would make a nice wrapper for Polly,
out of a blue dress of her own that she
had burned a hole in; site knew her
mother'd let her have it. Mattie Bar
ker said she would give her a quilt, or
s.vreti l, that she was making out of
bright bits of silk. It was log-cabin
pattern, and real pretty. Alice Bur
nett said she would make her a pretty
rug to lay before her lounge, tlie floor
was bare and it would look so pretty,
she knew how to mt-ke one out of
round pieces of black and redan.f" white
woolen. You've seen them? A black
one, about as large as a teacup at the
bottom, a rid one, a little sma'ler, laid
on that, and a quite small white on top;
all tied together with a tuft of red
thread in the middle of the white one.
Then, when she had lots of thtse made,
she sewed them all on an oval piece of
old sticking, and it was real bright and
pretty. You can shake the dust out
of them.
Xell said Polly needed a curtain for
the window at the head of Iter lounge;
she had nothing but an old shade, and
it wasn't nice, so I said I would make
Iter one like some I saw at my aunt's
last sammer. It was of unbleached
muslin, with two wide strips of bright
red, and bright blue percale across the
top and the bottom a little way apart
you know. It didn't cost much, and I
had a dollar of my own, and it was ev
er so pretty. It looked like some for
eign cashmere tiling. Well, we all
went to work with a will. Xelly got
Will her brother, to make a lounge
frame; Polly had a horrid old hair
cloth sofa. He made it out of some
timber they had in the yard. It was
rough of course, but stout, I tell you;
and we nailed some old. bagging on it
for a bottom, and made a nice soft
cushion for it, and a big pillow, and
covered the whole with real pretty
chintz; and Mattio made a croche
ted tidy for it, that could be washed.
Oh, I forgot! John Burnnelt sawed out
a lovely set of shelves, with hi.s new
jig-saw, and Kate Woodbury took an
old stand out of their aitic. It was
good and strong, but awfully old fash
ioned; and it had two drawers and
leaves to let down. It was just the
thing for Tolly, because she could keep
tlie things in the drawers, you see; and
her shelves could stand on it. And I
made a cover to fit it, one of the Turk
ish toweling, tlie new-fashioned way,
you know, with gay figures sewed on ;
and Alice brought a sweet little vase
that she had to hold flowers, or ferns
and grasses, in winter. We knew Pol
ly was very fond of flowers, and Xell
said she had to keep them in a tea-cup.
Let me see, was that all? Oh, no;
every girl collected all the nice books
she could. We each gave one or two
of our own, and asked the boys that
knew Polly, and most all our mothers
gave us one or two, so we had a real
lovely library. I remember some of
tlie books "Undine," "G rim's Stories,"
"Hans Andersen's Works," a whole set
(Johnny Burnett gave that; wasn't he
splendid!) and oh. lots of others I
can't remember, only all nice ones, and
in good order. Mrs. Woodbury put in
a lovely new Bible with clasps and
there were lots of poetry books; she's
very fond of poetry.
And let mc think Mattie's sister,
who's been to Europe, gave her a most
lovely photograph three little angels,
or cherubs, or something. Oh, it was
too sweet for anything! I've seen Pol
ly look at it till she cried, and I want
ed to myself, though I'liiot good, like
Poll'.
We got a glass, and made a frame
for it of card-board, with delicate li
chens glued on. You know" how?
they're real pretty, aren't they? We all
went out in tlie wood to get them, and
we brought home such beautiful mos
ses we tried to think of something to
make of them, and at last we did fix
some of the nicest in a box, and cover
ed it with five pieces of glass cut the
right shape to make a cover like a box,
J and fastened at the corners with col
ored paper gummed on. We found
two ferns green yet, so late as that,
and some partridge-berry, and Kate
put in a slip of her Denilworth ivy,
and, perhaps you won't think so, but
it was just' lovely! and it grew all
winter, and I believe Polly enjoyed it
more than anything, she watched it so
much; she knew every leaf, she' said.
Well, I believe that was all. Thesei
things took us some weeks to do, and
we workel hard, too, I tell you. We
had hardly time to make our Christ
mas presents for our own folks, but 1
did get time to embroider that cushion
for mamma ; isn't it pretty ? I did every
stitch myself. But where was I? Oil
all this time the secret was kept nicely,
though a good many knew about it;
and just before Chrismas, one day Mrs
Stevens, Polly's mother, was cutting
a dress for Mrs. Barker, and we alt
went over to tell her about it. Xell
Taintor told her that we girls had been
making some presents for Polly.
Well, she cried! I do wonder why
people cry when they're glad! She
said she had been trying to get Polly
something nice for Christinas, she had
such a dull life. and she was so patient;
but in spite of all site could do,, every
thing she could earn was used up in
doctor's bills and rent. She said she
meant to make her a cake, at least, and
Xell said, right off, that she could come
into their house to make it, so that
Polly shouldn't know.
We talked the thing over, and we de
cided that Mrs. Stevens should get Pol
ly to bed early Christmas Eve. There
was a hall between the sitting-room
and bed-room, and she thought Polly
wouldn't hear us, and we were to go
about eight o'clock to fix it all up for
her, and then all meet there the next
morning to see her surprise. All that
day, Mrs. Stevens told us afterward,
Polly. wa3 veiy low-spirited, though
she tried to be cheerful, poor thing,
She was a good girl, always; but she
remembered our school was getting
ready for a festival and a Chiistmas
tree, and she couldn't help thinking of
Ittst year, I suppose, when she was
there, and had presents with the rest
of us.
She did have a present on tho tree
too, as well :ls the rest of us; and we
took it with us when we went that
night. It was a real nice work-box
with everything in it complete. Miss,
Murton made it. IV.ly was her pet
scholar.
Weil, we could hardly wait for eight
o'clock, as you may imagine, and before
the clock was done striking we were
there. Polly was abed and asleep, Mrs
Stevens said, and we went to work.
The boys brought in the lounge, and
put it in a pleasant corner of the room
and we girls fixed it up with its new
quilt and nice big pillow; and we laid
the rug down iu front of it, and hung
the curtain over the window; and put
the stand, with its cover and the book
shelves, at the head where she could
reach it. And we put tlie moss-thing
on it, and the vase filled with grasses,
and ferns, and bitter-sweet on top of
all. Then we filled the shelves with
books, and hung the p'cture where she
could see it without moving. And
then we trimmed the whole room with
evergreens left from decorating our
church. Over the door we put "Merry
Christmas," in autumn 'eaves. Mrs.
Taintor made it; she sewed the leaves
upon white muslin, and it looked as
though it was right on the wall.
We worked there, if you'll believe
me, till twelve o'clock, and when we
finished, it was just lovely. All the
time Mrs. Stevens could hardly help, a
bit; she just sat in the corner and
cried. I never saw such a woman.
We gave Mrs. Stevens the new blue
wrapper, and told her to put it on Pol
ly when she dressed her, and tell her
the girls sent it to her so she would be
all fine when we came. I was so ex
cited I thought I shouldn't sleep a
wink that night, but I did after all
slept like a log, and I had to hurry !
off before breakfast so as not to be
late. j
At seven o'clock we were all there
all we girls, I mean; Will and Johnny
wouldn't go and Mrs. Stevens went
into the bedroom and pressed Polly
.and brought her out. She was so thin
and light that she was easily carried.
Polly was so delighted with her pretty
wrapper that she looked perfectly hap
py when she came in. The first thing
she saw when her mother laid her
down was us, and she began: "Oh
girls!" but at that minute she seemed
to see something strange in the room.
"Why, who " she began, and stop
ped short, and looked around. She
looked at everything the walls, the
picture, the stand and books, the moss
es, the lounge itself; her chin began
to quiver and her face to work, and
suddenly she just buried her face in
the pillow and cried as hard as she
could cry. I never thought of crying;
and I'm sure I don't.know why, but I
found the tears running down my
cheeks, and looked around, and every
one of the girls was crying, too. It
was the most ridiculous thing I ever
saw, but I couldn't help it. Soon we
began to laugh, though, and make fun
of our crying, and we wouldn't let
Polly even try to say "thank you!"
Then we all went out into the hall
and brought in our surprise for Mrs.
Stevens. We told her we had come to
stay to breakfast, and everyone of us
had a basket full of good things from
our own breakfasts boiled chickens,
breakfast rolls, hot colfee (Xell
brought that from her mother's kitch
en), cold meat, pickles, hot Saratogas
potatoesurom -Nells), and ever so
many tilings. We pulled out the table
and spread it before Polly's lounge,
and before long we sat down to a jolly
breakfast. There was ever so much
left, though.
Finally about ten o'clock we went
away, and after we were gone Polly
received the very best present of all
from her mother. You see it worried
Iter most to death that she could not
help her mother. It was one thing
that kpet her back. And Mrs. Stevens
had taken specimens of her knitting
around to ladies who had little chil
dren, and had got orders for pretty
bright stockings for them, enough to
keep Polly busy till winter. Each la
dy had furnislied her own yarn and
there was a pile of lovely colored
yarns for her to begin on.
Pollv could knit beautifully, and
I do believe the prospect of earning
sometliing to help her mother was the
best present she had that day.
In the evening, when l was on my
way to a Christmas party at Xell's I
passed by Polly s. and the curtain was
not quite drawn. I couldn't help just
peeping in. There she lay half upon
her elbows, a book in her hand, bu
not reading, looking at nothing, with
the most lovely, happy 1 ook I ever saw
I've often wished I had a picture of
Iter.
We were careful not to neglect Pol
ly after that. From that day she was
the happiest girl I ever saw, busy
from morning to night, knitti g or
reading, repeating poetry, w ich she
learned by the page. She earned a
good deal ot money, and she knit bo
beautifully that she always had lots of
orders ahead. Xow her mother knits
. i . i ... i
too, iimi uiives in some woik, out uoes
not go out any more. I don't know
any happier or nicer place to visit
than Polly Stevens'.
I think that Christmas
was the
Thorne,
nicest one I ever had. Olive
iu St. Xlcholns.
WRITING II YES OUT.
The Republican Plan of Expelling the
rrauiliilcnt President from their
Party.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Washington, Dec. 31. There is rea
son to believe that the radical Repub
licans who oppose the Administration
haye perfected a plan which will force
Hayes out of the Kepub'.Jean party
within sixty days. A prominent Radi
cal, who was one of the most influen
tial members of the Republican party
during the Grant regime, is authontv
for the above statement. In conversa
tion to-day, he said: "Mr. Hayes has
gone too far. If you will remember
when Mr. Grant first became President
he had some such ideas as Mr. Hayes
seems to have. He thought he could
run the party, but inside of six months
we convinced him that the party was
more powerful tlian himself. When
Hayes started off on the same track we
said it would take about three months
to cure him ot ins louy; so we put up
wim ins ingratitude, and nave given
him every opportunity to prove to Ids
own satisfaction that he must obey the
party if lie is to have any power. But
he has proved less tractable than Grant
He is not a man of anything like as
strong will as Giant had, but he seems
to be completely infatuated with his
own infalibilitv, and that is the worst
sort of a man for the party to deal
with. Besides, he is watched constant
ly, ivarts and tscnurz ten mm lie is
all right, and all the while are mould
ing him like putty, and using him to
advance their own political ends."
"Well, General, what do your people
propose to do about it i queried your
correspondent.
e propose to drive him out of the
party.
"How are you going to work to do
that?"
"Well, I am not j ust at liberty to tell
you that,"
Are you quite sure you can do it i
"Yes, indeed; we have no doubt
about it."
Has not Mr Hayes too much strength
with the people?"
The General (laughing) Well, I
suppose he has a sort of sentimental
strength in the great cities, but you
see politics are not managed by senti
ment.
"But is not there a division among
your leaders r
"Xothing to speak of.
"Will Maine and Conkling work to-
Tf.t1,rr-'J"
"Yes there is a perteet understand
ing between them, and they are work
ing together to dethrone Hayes."
"Is there any truth in the report that
a banquet is to be given thern after
Congress reassembles?"
"Where did you hear that?"
"Xever mind; is it true?"
"Well, I don't know as I am at liber
ty to say yes, but I will not say no."
"Then I am right in my statement?'
"You are not far wrong."
'Tell me, General, how you are going
to work to read Hayes out of the par
ty ?"
"As I said before, I am not at liber
ty to give you details; but the task is
not so difficult as you imagine."
"I suppose you will fight his nomi
nations?" "That will depend. Those that we
do not like we will either reject or
hang up in committees, if we are not
sure of votes enough to reject them ;
but we will do something more effec
tive than merely to antagonise his
nominations."
"What else can you do?"
We can dictate almost every act of
his administration. If he declines to
accept our dictation, we can defeat
every measure that he proposes, unless
the Democrats came solidly to his sup
port ; and whatever they carry through
for him we can, of course, denounce
as a party, on the ground that it i3 not j
Kepublican doctrine?"
"That would seem to imply denun
ciation of the author of the doctrine V"
Of course."
"litis not the President too many
friends in the Senate to prevent such
action?"
"He has no friends there at all. Why
Stanley Matthews is only lukewarm;
and as for Hoar and Dawes, they won't
be found with the minority, you may
depend upon that."
"Have you any hopes for 1S80?"
"Indeed we have
Before that time
we win uiaee tne Democratic party in
the light of a party for plunder only,
who have affiliated witli a man they
call a thief because ho divided with
them. We solidify the party in Xew
York State, the money question will
be out of the way in Ohio, and we will
carry both States, and Indiana."
"Whom will you run?"
"Maybe Grant, maybe Conkling, may
be a dark horse. B'aine doesn't want,
the nomination in 1880."
"You are hopeful, certainly."
Inside of sixty days you will say
we have cause to be. Mark my words."
State News.
Schuyler is to have a new three sto
ry hotel.
Iled Cloud rejoices over tho pros
pect of a daily mail.
A very fine peat bed has been dis
covered in Dixon County
Eagle.
So says the
Frank Tresdell a brakenian on the
B & M tiad his foot badly mashed at
Harvard.
The Johnson House at Hastings was
totally consumed by fire caused by the
explosion of a kerosene lamp.
The Xiobrara Pioneer calls for troops
to protect the settlers on ' the Xi
obrara from the Spotted Tail Indians.
Mrs. M. F. Shinn, wife of Elder Shinn
who is well known throughout the
state died very suddenly in Fremont
on the 23d ult.
A stage driver named Colthars liv
ing in liarlan Co., was arrested by
John B. Furay on suspicion of robbing
the mails.
Mr. II. X. McCormick, conductor on
the A. & X. II. 11. while on a visit east
last week was presented by his "crew"
with an elegant lantern made of solid
nickle.
A young boy named Koleston was
burned to death near Lincoln on the
Ofltl, litf 1 1 xr flirt n noi ilon t fil iffnhinn tf
the straw mattress on which he was
lying by a burning match.
They have a sad case of insanity in
David Citj. A young man recently
elected Supt. Public Instruction is the
unfortunate person, induced, it is said
by over-study and nervous excitement.
Schuyler Sun.
D. Rankin is fencing in a tract of
land in Custer County sixty-five miles
long and thirty miles wide. The fence
is about futy-four miles south or the
Middle Loup, and runs parallel with
that stream. The fence posts are of
cedar, and are already set for fifty
miles, and barbed wire is being attach
ed.
Last Thursday nijht, nine miles
below Falls City, the house of Henry
Zumbrunn was burned and Miss Eva
Gultch and her little sister Minnie,
asleep in the upper story, perished in
the flames. Zumbrunn, his wife and
babe, escaped alive, but Mrs. Z. and her
babe were so badly burned that they
cannot, it is thonght,possibly survive.
We are at liberty to state this much
in regard to the committee ot the Jios-
ton society that has come west seek
ing lands for, workingman's colony
on a grand scale and that is that
they are most favorably impressed
with Xebraska, and will probably de
cide to purchase and colonize a tract of
from 300,000 to half a million acres in
our state. JL- our Hundred tnonsanci
acres would constitute a tract twenty
five miles square. Thus the realization
of this scheme would be, in effect, the
addition of one large and populous
county, called instantly Minerva-like
full-panoplied into existence, with ev
ery aid and means to productive indus
try in full motion from the outset.
Omaha Republican.
Present to Mrs. Hayes.
Late in the fall of 18G1 the 23d Regi
ment of Ohio Volunteers, Col. R. B
Hayes commanding, went into winter
quarters near Kanawha Falls, W. Va.
The soldiers made for themselves com
fortable huts, and for regimental
headquarters they built a double log
cabin in the most approved style of
army architecture. When this struct
ure was ready for occupancy, Mrs.
ilayes joined her husband in camp,
and the two made the cabin their win
ter home. Over these snug an I com
fortable quarters the Colonel's wife
presided with the same tact and grace
of manner which have become so wide
ly known since the same lady became
hostess at the White House, and ffiey
won for her the hearts of the entire
command. Some of the officers of the
regiment have lately caused to be
made a miniature facsimile in silver
of the cabin and its immediate sur
roundings. The base of the piece,
which is about the size of a man's
hand, is inscribed. "To the Mother of
the Regiment." The whole is of deli
cate workmanship, and presents a
striking picture of a spot which is re
membered as the scene of many pleas
ant events.
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
The C a l l a En. r. T 1 c cal 1 a 1 i ly
roots of which may bo procured of any
florist, is one of the finest plants
for house growing, when properly
treated. The most practical method
is to procure an earthen jar suitably
decorated on tlie outside if desired, by
minims or nastins on of frieze or
j flower pictures', or by a paper open
work covering. In this place ricl
mould some five or tux inches deep,
and in this set the calla plant. Xow
put on the top of this mould a layer
of clean coarse sand about two inches
deep, and on the top of this some small
pebbles. Then fill the jar with water,
and replace as evaporated, so as to al
ways have the water several inches
deep above the pebbles. Place in a
warm and sunny window, and the
plant will throw up large, luxuriant,
leaves, to be followed by the magnifi
cent bloom. What is still better, tho
flower stalks will be sent up in a suc
cesssion, so as to afford a nearly con
tinuous series of flowers. A few min
nows introduced into tho water will
usually thrive without further care
and afford a pleasing study.
Hay Quilt Xervous Toothaches
An English woman of rank tells of a
simple means for Winter warmtU
which she met with while journeying"
among the mountains of Switzerland
consisting simply of a hay quilt; and
nothing, she adds, in the way of cover
ing can be warmer. It is nothing but
a largo square cotton bag with a few
handfuls of hay shaken lightly into it.
An old dress skirt, old curtains, or any
cheap material will do for the large
squares, which must be as wido as tho
bed. A very simple yet efficient plans
for keeping out the cold, and the poor
can have them.
Xervous toothache may bo cured at.
once by the application of saltpeter
made very fine and applied on cotton,
batting to the affected tooth.
Laura E. Sweeting.,
Onions in a Sick Room. Onions'
are excellent disinfectants. Sliced and.
put in plates in a sick room they will,
prevent contagion from eruptive
troubles.. They should be removed
and fresh slices put in their places as
soon as discolored. Be sure that.
these slices are buried, or put where
they cannot be eaten as soon m
they are taken from the room. It is
not safe to use onions that are not
fresh from the earth during the epi
demic or eruptive diseases, as they. are
so quickly sensitive to or impregnat
ed with any contagion or malady int
the atmosphere.
Killing Rats. Tlie following.'
cheap and simple method of extermi
nation is said to have been successful
ly employed by Baron Vou Backhoferu
and his neighbors for some years past;
A mixture of two parts of well-bruised
common squills and three part3 of
finely-chopped bacon is made into a
stiff mass.with as much meal as maybe;
required, and then baked into small
cakes, which are put down for tho rats
to eat. Several correspondents of the
German Agricultural Gazette write to
announce the complete extirpation of
rats and mice from their cow-stalls-and
piggeries since the adoption of!
this simple plan.
Washing Flannels. I saw Clara.
B. K.'s inquiry in the Western Rural,,
for a recipe to wash flannels, and send
her tho following, taken from tlie;
American Agriculturist, and used by
my mother twelve years.
Dissolve hard soap necessary to
wash flannels in soft water and heat,
scalding hot. but not boiling. Pout
it over the flannels and let them set
till cool enough to rub out with the
hands. Take them through a second',
suds if necessary. Do not add quite-,
as much soap as in the first. Rinso?
them through soft water as hot as the
hands will bear: hang upauddry with
out freezing. Blankets are washed in
the same way.
For colored flannels put ono piece at.
a time into tho the tub, wash quickly
rinse in hot water, and dry the same,
as the others. If Clara will follow
these directions she can wear her flan
nels more than ono season, a3 ours,
wear till threadbare without shrink
ing. Mattie J. R.
The Kitchen. "Few things tends so
much to peace and comfort, making
all laboring for the family content and.
comfortable, as a bright, pleasant,,
well-furnished kitchen. Iu no other
room in the house are sunlight and.
fresh, pure air so indispensable as in
the room where some of tho most im
portant work must bo done. A long
narrow, dark kitchen is an abomi
nation. In some city houses, we- sup
pose it cannot be avoided: at least so-
the architect will affirm. Ilaages otv
cook stoves should not be placed op -posite
a door or window. A good ven
tilation is important orer the range or
cook stoves, by which the steam and.
disagreeable odors from cooking cart
be carried off without pervading the-
housa. Three large windows are al
ways desirable, and for a very largo-
kitchen four would be better. Ex
tract from articlo in Home Cook Boole
by Mrs. Henry ard Beeeher.
Mrs. Caroline S. Brooks, the "butter-
woman, is continuing her public ex
hibitions in order to raise funds to er
able her to work in. marlk .