THE HERALD
r II E 11 ERA Lb
VljnUSHEI) VEUV IIIl i;SDAY
AT
klTTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
OFFICE:
r Vktio St., One Block. North of Main,
Corner of Fifth Street.
LAItWI'NT ( !KCn,AT10 OK A.VV
MI'LKI COt -S TV.
Terms, ' Advnce:
On copy. ne. year ''?'"!
One spy, six moiit lis '-'J?
Dii" copy, I'.av e months
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JNO. A. MACMORPHY, Editor. J
"EEIiSEVEPiASCE C0X0UER8.
99
(TERMS: $2.00 a Year.
"All Adverti'.in;; bills due quarterly.
j"Ti .jiisloi'.Umlvcrtlsemcnta must be pwl
for in advance.
; '-""""Extra rnpie. 'f the rirnAro for mlm by
.1. Yiv.rnj;. a", iln Eoslilllce Mews Depot, MiJE
Street.
VOLUME XV. V
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1870.
DUMBER 3.
WM1R1R A HK A
p I B S T
National Bank
f)V rLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA,
srcoEssoi. to
TOariiK, HAXXA A CLARK
Jrtll Fl TZCFIUU)
K. (r. ll'lVKV,
A. W. MeLvCOMI.I...
Jon si o'Eoirkk
I'lvsiil.'iit.
Vice 1'rcsnleiit.
fusilier.
. .Assista t Cashier.
This Eaiik is now opeD for biisinos al their
new I'.n'in. cm ni r M.iiu :itnl SixtU si ee-ts, and
prepared to transact a general
BANKING EUSINESS.
Sloolra, Bonds, Gold. Government and Local
Seruntio
EOUGHT AND SOLD.
Ie?x8itit Received and Interest Altorc
tl on Time Certificates.
DBAFTS DKAWIT,
&viU'nbie in anv part of the United --.-t. aud
In all the Principal Towns a:il CUicS
of Europe.
a c; i:rs ro:t tsst.
C ELI EICATED
Ik si an Line and Allan Line
or fsTi:A3ii:Krt.
l' r-'H wishing to brin;; out their frieeds from
f... ope IMP
re ucha.sk tk kfts from i"S
Through to I 1 n t t t m h t li .
Ii -. - - - ,r- ",T,ii v. -
WILLIAM EEXIOLD,
dottier la
DItV GOODS,
CLOTHS.
PLANKETs!,
FLANNELS,
FURNISHING GOOD.'.
:o :
GROCERIES OF ALL KINDS.
Larse stoc k cf
BOOTS and SHOES
t be
:o:
Notions, Qucensware,
ami in fact evcrj tiling y-u c.-tn ca:l for in
the line oT
General Merchandise.
f"A?H i'A'O ifili HIDl'S AND Fril.
4.15 U!:-nl cf coi iitry T)Ut'.r.e lai'i n in ex
i ii;.i to fii jj:.c!s.
SAGE BUOTKERS,
"ts-ers in
E5 T C V E S ,
l it-., J-.1C, K.":
(Hit Pen Yi ol t! c Vi -OiTce, ri.itli.T.ou'.h.
ri'Vib al WcrKt rs in
SHEET Ilioy, ZINC, T1X, BRA
ZIER Y, tS-c., d-c.
Tj!rje .-Tci'!.ii''!.t of ilaril ?na Soft
OOAL STOVES,
Woofi :;r..l Coal Stoves for
II ATIMi Oil COOKING,
Aiv. rj dv, l!a;iil.
tviy isiic of Tin. J iit Ir.ui. ari l iUnc
V, vi'ri., kepi in s'.i-.cii.
fcAKigG AND REPAIRING,
1 'tc oil shoit Noti'-e.
3-rr.!iYTlll.a HV.WM.VrE D.-.'wSJ
SAGE BBS.
f 1
m 3 9 ?
BEST FARMING LANDS
IN NEBRASKA,
r. 'i: sale r.Y
I V X I'ltlt ANK A.
Great Advantages to Buyers
IN 1S77.
Tn lrs Crclit-ot G per cent Inttrist.
Six Years Cmlit al G per cnt Interest.
jwl 2)per cent li oii)tt.
fr libeial lieoiiiil4 Ir Cnvli
ltU'ltle. on l arfs nn.1 I'lu-llil.,
;i:d i're i: i it in t tor I ic ju o
im-n
Iatnphlt and Map. eoi.taininr fnll partic
Viarswillbe j:- H.mI free to atv p.llt ::t Uie
on ai'Ti'.ieatii.n to
LAND COMJ'l-iM i:. K. & M K. It.
i.IM nI.N NKXItASKA,
A. Schlegel & Bro.,
M.;!H:.'aciiire:s of
And dealers iu
K.NC V SMOKEKS A ftTICLE ?. SMOKING
a:.-a cin:vix;
T 0 B A C C 0 S .
facial E HANDS and sizes of CIOAES made to
order, and satisfaction jri:m auteeil. Citje.r
clippings pn'id for snioking t.daeev.
Main St. one dooi west of Saunders House.
l'LATT.SM(rTH, Xeb. IOIv
U m
Excelsior Barber Shop,
j jVc. BOONE,
j Slain Street, ojposite KatinJeris House.
, F H A V I N" 1 A N" D S H A M I O O 1 'M' (
Especial attentin riven to
CUTTING CHILDREN'S AND LA
TH A3 HAIR.
CALL, AND SEE J300XE. GENTS,
. Aud get a boone in a .
PROFESSIONAL CAP.DS
J. I. IrCIKKA,
IENT1ST. ar.d Iloin.epatliie riiv-iei:m. Of
fice eoriier Mam ami .lili st's., over Herold'3
More, riattsnioutli. Neb. 2!y
T. II. Al lLHOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Erartices In S.nn
ders and Cass Counties. Ashland, Nebraska,
a.inii;
IE. il. 1VIXI1IA,
ATTOKNKY AT LAW. I 1 ittsnion: h. X" b. Of
Iiii I mnt. liooin over Chapman & Sniitli'.s
In iii: Stori-. 4.ily
n. i:. i,i vi.v(is n, n. t.,
riivsici.vx & sni'iEox.
OFFICE IIO!"l:S, from 10 :. in., to 2 p. 111.
Examining Sur,:eou f ir I. S. Tension.
I!E. AX. II. M IIII.IlU.i;U!T,
I'EACTISINC Ell YSICIAN. will Mten l e ills
at all boms, nitrlit or dAV. i'l.iitsnn.iit'-. N'e-bia-4:a.
Ofliee in Cliapinall & hinitliV Dmj;
More. 42ly
ii:0. mIITI!.
ATTORNEY AT LAW and Ileal lNtnt" Tiro
ker. Special alientson triven to Collections
nd a'l matters istfeetin the title to real estate.
;Tie. on 2.1 Hour, over 1'ost (Jiiiee. l'lattsnnnitli,
eiraska. 4o 1.
JAJIKN i:. 5IOIEKIHOX.
ATTDltNKY AT LAAV. Will practice in Cass
and adjoining i Hunties ; elves special attention
to i-oiieef ions and abstraetsnf title. Mice with
;co. S. Sum Si, i''it;;erald liiock. I'lattsmoiit It,
Nebraska. lTyl
S. II. IVlir.r.KKIE A .
LAW OI-FICK. Ileal Estate. Eire and Lifeln-
nr.mce Veuts. i'lattsniouti), Nebraska. Co!
Icctors, tax -pavers. Have a emnplete a!-i:at-t
if title.. Euy "and sell real e-t::te, negotiate
loat.s. &e. ' l.iyl
J. II. El A lil. M. I.
rnvsii'iAN and fui'.crox.
OFFirr witli Dr. Livingston .S'mith Stile of
Main Street, between HtU and Tin street'. Will
attend call promptly. 4:'yl
i V.( Li T I IiR.
DETTIST.
IJaS tmth. Xcbraskn.
(r:.ef o: Main Street over T. W. shry nek's
Euimiare Stoic. 3Iy
MAH, 31. C'HAfJIA.V,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
And So'Ioitor in Chancery. Office In Fitzger
ald r.ioek,
ll.vl rLATTSMOCTII, NEE.
I. II. WllKKI.KIt, H. I. STONR.
WHEELER & bTONE,
ATTORN YS AT LAW,
S3sttiaonth Xebraska.
Tonsorial Artist.
V I , A rr.-i II O IT!! SEaKAhiiA.
1'lui-e ef bii'diiess on Main St., I' tueen -i'.h
su.d ."-in streets. Slia-npeoinif, Shi Uig, ehil
dri u"s ht.ir euti.n-;, etc. etc. Iviy
" C03DI EI? CIA L II0TE L.
LINCOLN", 7LIi..
J.J.IMHOFF, - - - Ex.;. tutor.
The he known and niot in-.n.i'a;- I.-mdN-rd
in t !:e state. Always .'top a; li.s; C(i!::i;:c.-.-:;.l.
EES II OFF f- ZOXXS,
31oriiinir Dew Sloon !
Or.o dour e::it of il-e Sann-Ic.s House. Wi
k-v.'p the b.,.it ii
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars
2 :r..P Cor.rta:.t"y 'i H.vnl.
J.S. GREGORY, - - Pioj,rulor.
Lfn'atron Centril. Gori P.naple no.'-tn..
Every r.'.L" niii'ii paid l" trm'-ts. nCf.:;
ri. .'lTI o oi ii. ----- NEit
(JCCIDLTAL HOTEL.
F 1 1 K M ON T. N EUR A SK A .,
FRANK FARCE LL - - - Prop
Good rooms. Kod board, and every tiling in
apple order. lio to t'.je Occidental wiie::
veu viit Fi- inont. lotf
PLAITS MOUTH MILLS.
i i. at v s mo rrn, n ee.
Flour, Com Meal a- Feal
Always n nd forsaie at !o..vst rash
pi ict s. The !iicl;et in-jc. s n.-iiil for Wiieat r.m
Cnrn. I'artietdar attention K'ven cnstoni work.
,ND
MAC II IX E SHOPS !
ri.-ITTS'IOl'TH, SKB.,
Repairer ff IS team Ewjinrs, Roller's.
mc ai.d Grist Jlilt
;as a:: .nt:ai fitts-;s.
i'rouli! I.i n Ci e. 1'orc Mid Lifi Pipes. Steam
aues. s.ite; v- a;ie t .o erne.rs. and all
kinds of 1'ia.ss I nline Fittings,
repaired on short imtive.
F a r; m
M A C H I N E H
A. L. MARSHALL,
Successor to
PK0UTY Sc 3IAI1IIALL,
Dealer In
2i::iiivi:.; &. tui:!itAi,s.
J'i.'Kr.'.f ;;.;. snAI'S. TOlf.P.T AliTI-
Cl.Ki. I'.il.MS ,v OL.N. I.A.VrS ,inl
LAM f ;. '.. .v7-.i ri t:t: J", i 'OA' .'"-
'rnKi-:uiii.-t, to:sac;o, t ii;.s. ,ve.
E'tsre yi;ir and Mijuurs,
t liLiliciii';!! I'tirfftxti',
I ff'I'J'esci iptii ns 'ai ei'nlly Coinonmled ilay or
nigii!. Kecieiiibcr tio- i'aee. .Mailiail
"Hoot Mine" & lmix Stoie.
M'cepluc IVator. - Aeliranka. V.y
TI1K FKllIM) OF ALL!!
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
"1 hail no at petite ; Ilollcv.ay s Fills gave nu
a hearty one '
"oiir l'i.Nare luarvoVoiis."
"I seiot fi.-r another box and keep them in the
Ionise."
' i. lloliowav has ctiretl inv headache that
a- elll oiMe."
I "I av i :ie of your I'ills to mv babe for chol
j era i.iortiiis. The little dear-jot well in a day.
.'i. oi :i iiii ri.nr is now cnreil.
'oiir box ot llo'.lo-;iS Miiit.iient cnied l ie
of aoies :n tlte he;of i tabbed onie oi vonr
Oil. tnrent benind the ears, and the noise'ha
left."
"Snd me to boxes : I want one for a poor
family."
"I enclose a dollar ; your price ts2" cents but
the medicine to me is nm ill a doihir."
t"Setid me live boxes of your l ilN."
l"Let me have t liree box e- of vour I'ills bv re
turn mail, for Chills and Fever.'
iil have over li'ii stnli testimonials a tliese
but want of space compels me to eciiclu'ie.
For Cutaneous Disorders,
And all eruptions of the i-kin. this Ointment i
ino-l invalnalle. It does not hea! externally
alone, but p-em : rates with t lie most .seareiiinj;
effects to the very root of the evil.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
rossr-ssed of thisEEMEDY, INerv Man mav be
Irs own Docior. It may be nibbed into the
f-ystcm. mi as to reach any internal complaint :
bv these means ii cures oies or Ulcers in the
THKOAT, S i'O.M YCH. LI V EE. SIT n E. or oth
er parts. Itisnn Infa'lible Kemedy for HAD
LEGS. HAD HHEASTS. Ccnuraeted or Stitf
Joints, GOCT, EHEL'.'dATISM, ar.d all Skin
Diseases.
IvrertTANT Caution. None are eenrriiie
unless the signature ttl J. Havdock. as a-irt
for the I'nited States, surroumis eu.di box of
Fills and Ointment. Koxes al L'G cents, en cents,
and .! e;)eh.
Isir- Thr is consideraide saving by t d;iug
iur i.iiirer uffi, ui'UftAV is I.O., M! lOrK.
5Uy
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
,Vae directory.
A. S. EADDoCK. I'S. Senator, Beatrice.
ALVIN SAl'MiKKS, C S. Senator, i Hli;ill:l.
'I llos. .1. MA.IoilS, Kepreseniative, Ecru.
ALEINI'S NANCE. Com rnor, Lincoln.
S. .!. ALEX AN DEK, Secretary of State.
F. W. LEiDTKE. Auditor. Lincoln.
l. M. I: ViM'LEl 1", Treasurer, Lincoln.
S. E. TIlovil'soN. Supt. Eiiblie 1 list ruction.
F. M. DAVIS. Land 'omiiiis-ioiicr.
('. .1. Dl LW'UK I H. Attorney (ineiHl.
LEV. C. '. HAKIMS. rimphUu of Eenitentiary .
Dii. II. 1. MA 1 lliEWfcoN, Supt. Hospital for
the Insane.
Supreme Court.
S. M AX WELL. Chief Justice, Fremont.
GEO. v.. LAKE, Omaha.
A MAS A COLE, Lincoln.
fiecomf Judicial Ditrt'ct.
S. H. rot'M). Jud'e. Lincoln.
J. ('. WA I r-ON, i'roseciitins-Att'v. Neb. Citv.
W. L. WELLS, Clerk Dist. Court, Elattsumuih.
County yjrertory.
A. N. SULLIVAN, Coimtv Judge.
J. D. Ill I". County Clerk.
J. M. I'ATTKiiSi in. Comity Treasurer.
K. W. II VI.KS. !ieri:r.
1 1. Vv . FA 1 LFI ELD. Surveyor.
II LDE'iKA N D, Coroner.
nil'V I'V COM M ISSlOXKtis.
IIENKY WOLFE. Vt. Elea-ant l'recinct.
JAMES CKAW FoIM). South Lend l'recrtict.
SAM E ElCilAiU)ON, Ei-hi Mile Grvtvu.
Citv 7Jirectory.
J. AV. JOHNSON. Mavor.
J. M. I-AT1 I i;sON, Treasurer.
J. D. SIM Po. citv Clerk.
I'. I". GASS. Folic- .(ud-e.
1'. Ii. Ml Ki'ilY. it v ilarshal.
WM. L. W ELLS. Chief of Fire Dept.
riU'SI'l I.M K.N.
1st Ward-ELI I'l.l'MM Lit. W. .T. AONEW.
2d Ward E. O. DOVEY. L W. FA I IM-I ELD.
Jd W'arl-K. C. CI 'SUING. Tlios. rol.l.oiiv.
4th Ward F. M. DOiMMNGToN, 1". McCAL
LAN. 3'otiii.sle) JNO. W. M AES1I ALL.
B. & M. R.KTime Table.
Corrected Friday, October IS, 1378.
FO!t OMAHA FKOM rLATTSMOUTII.
Lea e.s T :oft a. in. Arrives 8 a a. m.
" 2 p. in. " 3 :.v p. la.
eeom omaha rox PLaTTSMOUTH.
Leaves 9 ::0 a. m. Arrives 11 :'ir a. m.
C :0J p m. i :.: p. in.
I OH THE WEST.
Leaves T".a:i.,mor,th in a. m. Arrives Lin
coln, t -. p. in. ; Arrives Kearney. V- e." ). in.
Ficii;!;l leaves y -.i-o a. m. Ar. Lincoln 2 p.m.
FEOM THE WEST.
Leaves Kearney, fi :22 a. in. Leaves Lincoln,
2 p. m. Arrives I';.itimo:i;i;. 3 :i;j p. m
I'reilH le.r es Lincoln 11 :J'J a. in. Aiiives
l'laltsiitoutli, 5 :X p. m.
XING EAST.
Express, fi a. 1:1.
I'assetiif?!-. i train cr.eh dev n :50 p. m., except
Sat ui day. Every third Saturday u train con
nects at the iis.::d. time.
K. V. il. Time T:iJ'.e.
To.hhyj V.irA-l -Siir.d.i;. March C3, 1ST;.
F.OCTH. 1
- i
fl ::m j
'.t :-') I
i 1 :-' !
11 :-.' !
ti :a--;:a
1 :c7
1 :5J j
STATIONS.
Has i i N cj.s.
A K.
r.r.ci: dill.
( OV.'LLS.
ELD Ci.i I D.
I . A A i. IC.
KIvEIt'ION.
r i'.ANiil.iN.
ELOOMl.xG TON.
t NORTH.
ii :0""
j 5 r.Vj
! ;s :l
a :04
t 2 : j
j 1 :"5
I 1 ::;r.p:n
nit: TiGLi:
W'ETWAED.
Express Mail.
liCiv.i cv.j.w.-i i,1 !"am 10 :k";ih
" M.- eb :h ; 1 Sapm' 1 !"am
G:.; s'j"; j 4.r-.c.pm' 5 ."."am
" !'...; ii; ;;t-i:i ! 7 -i'unii s loam
teiii.r.t tO.'.rpm 11 :;'iiii
( .:..itoi, ' 1 4-.n :n 2 l.'.pin
i reMoi! ' 4 - am ft l.-.j-m
' K m! ( ;ak . . . . 7 Main I t lK;jir.l
rr. 1 !a.;nioul h j li0;.m,
EAST W A ED.
r. . , ,
Leave Plat (mouth
Led Oak ...
' ("lesion
Chariton
oi'uawa
i-.xoresH ..ia;i.
. ; 3 riopm S :','Jam
h o-'ipni h ,v.ain
. in .".".pin 11 I'ani
. Ii; .''.am 2 l'.pm
. ' .'f luhm 5 fiupni
'i: ,,n
" G.ileb;n- : s "r..tm 11 ..r,pni
" .Meiinoi.l 1 .pin . i- ntii
A i ri V Cliic.u.o ' nil 7 It'aiu
ONLY 27 !!iH Ks TO Sr. T.oriS bv the new
;;i I E insi opened via MONMOCTH. ri'LL
MAS PALACE SLEEPING CAES run from
Ihii liiitrton tot. Louis without change.
P.Y LEAVING PLATTSMOUTH AT 3 :Mi P.
M.. vou arrive in S r. '.. i' I S t he next e ( iiina at
s .-(. and leaving St. Louis at s .--.0 a. m . ou ar
rive in Flat isiiioi.r !i ii :-j i t In M-i i,i oi r.i n.
C'oupon 'I icKcl' lor sIu for all points Nojth,
-outh. East and West.
SAMUEL POWELL,
D. W. HITCHCOCK. Ticket A-eut.
Gen. Western P.;ss. Aeat.
I. M. r.EillTAL. Accnt. PlaltsMiouUi.
CD
4 i
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3
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c--i r -s s - 5
C-2 3
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y. s. s.s.r. s. zzz - .- r
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STH0P A LEEDLE!
I'.efoie drcidinjr what Meat Market yon ar co
in;; to patronize during is7j. eall i,i aLd see
FICKLER BROTHERS,
Main St., Plattsinoiith, Neb., -
Who .ire on deck with nice !:..;.-'. and Steaks,
Flesli Fili. Reef. Pork. :i. Muttmi.
Poultry, & evervtl.iiit; ir, their in e.
rricen a Ljr ax r'ie .((vsf; Wuh-M I "rice ixtid
e"'y Proprietors.
8111 LIGHT k llllAEll,
Harness Man nfurturers,
SADDLES
REIDLES,
COLLARS.
and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on
hand.
FR UIT, CON FECTIONE Y,
AND
GliOCEKY STOKE,
NETS,
CANDIES,
TEAS
COFFEES.
SUOAES,
Toinccons.
FLOU'M;
RemiMner the plr.e onnosite E. G. bovev's
on Lower Main street.
21-lp &TREWUT & MtLLKJi:
P'arnier Gray.
You may envy the joys ' the fanner,
An talk o' liis tree. eay li'e
You may sit at his bountiful table.
Ah' praise his industrious wife ;
Ef you worked iu the woods in the winter.
Or followed the furrow nil day.
AVith a team o' unruly voting oxen.
An' feet heavy loaded witli clay
Ef you held t!ie old plow, I'm a thhikin'
Aou'd &iu in a diflerent way.
You inav dream o' the white-created du;sie,
An' lilies that wear such a chann :
Hul it yives me a heap o' liard laiior
To keep 'em from Hpnilinr my farm.
You may picter 1 lie skies in their splendor.
The landscapes so foil o' repose ;
Rut I never git time to look al 'em.
Except when it rains or it snows.
You may sins; o' thesonij-birds o' summer :
I'll teiid to the hawks and the crows.
Yuti may write o the beauties o' Natur',
An'dvwdl on the pleasures of toil ;
But theiiood thinx we hcv on our table
All hev lo be ilujr from the soil.
An' our beautiful, bright golden butter.
Perhaps vou may never hev learned.
Makes a pile o' hard work, for the wimtnim'
It lias to be eheerltilly churned.
An' the ciT'ces, so plump in the pantry.
All have to lie liflea and turned.
When home from the hayfiehl, in summer,
Willi st;'!-" jrleaminu over mv head
When I milk by the liuht o' my lantern.
An' wearily cr iwl into bed
When I tliink o'lhe work o' tiie morrow
An' worry lor tear it mint rain,
AVlnle 1 list to the roll t' tne tiiumlcr,
Au' hear mv comjiauion eompiaiu
Then it seems as it ide was a burden,
Wiiii leetie to lioi.e fur or gain.
Rut the corn must be planted in sprint; time,
Jim weeds inn' be Kept liom the ground.
An' i he hay must b. cut iu the nu ader.
The wheat must be eradied an' bound
Fur we never are out ot employment,
Except when ue lie in the bed.
All the wood must be chopped, iu the winter,
An'patienily piled iu the filed ;
An' t he fcrain must be snaked to the market.
The stock must he watered an' fed.
Hut the farmer depends upon only
J'lie eeueroiis bounty o' God ;
An" he alwavs is sure o' a hviu'
I'y ttirniu'an' til. in' the s. .i.
W hen bis w.-ai isome w o.i-. a!! over.
Wit ii conscience ail spo ; s en' dear,
lie may leave the old fai ... - lioihe forever
To dwell iu a holy i-ptieie ;
An' the crown that he wears may he brighter
Recaue o' his simple life here.
Eugene J. ILill. in Chicago Tiibuue.
KO, YOU DON'T.
31r. Jo Deckl y Fteppc-il out cn the ample
porch of the Agricultural C:ui. Jle look
ed forth with d.iist upon tiie d.-n.-e f."'
iu which Loudon was enveloped, and then
gazed with delight upon a ticket for Ca
lais which lie hi id in his hand.
.Mr. Jo Deckicy had a:i exceedingly
rural air. Lir.e and brtiwnv "ml trriz-
zled, his browu face covered witli scruidiy
beatd, h;.s toints all clumsily d;
JVolopoii,
he looked like a
bad
kwootistiiP.il. i- j nr.;
a bachelor, a:so, liis tou.-l Iackea tnat :'.i.i
jii.iliiiet.t which a wifjiy toi eli or fci'. rs
ti' U iniparlsj, cud. jnleusilied his rural
air.
But that Mr. Eeckley pessfived intelli
genje was proven by his vvid?-awakc air,
;.:,.! by the fact tha. lie liad brotylit no
I'V;'' to Eurojio, c.ejt the little,
sr.lci.ei n-nv depcdiii by a t-trap froui his
1 1 1 use u '. a r s ! i y u i d e r .
The II .ii.irabh' Felix Tiitnpot, M. P.
Ltcpjicd oui on the jioivh with hiia.
"l!o. wnj?, 31 r. licckh-y. Vhcn you
get lack to America, pray forward us
your articles in the padd and Roe, when
ever they :i:,pi..;T."
"Good-by Mister I'iit'.ipot. The best
tiioO lve had in England I had on your
d-.-iu' :). .sir; and when tire land ;u stion
cniKS up in Parliament aain, I hope
you'll weiitl me a cojy of your t'pech.-'
"With ph-asure. sir."
Th;t two siiook Iiands heartily, and Mi.
Jo le.cklcy df parted.
Ere lie had gone half a block a seedy
gentleman in gray approached, and sha
ped him faii'iii.iriy on tiie .shouM-T.
''How do ye do, Dart y i Vheu ditl ye
cret in from Ploverton
"Vou are ir.i-t.:l:en in vour man, sir"
.said Mr. ll-.vkl-y.
"What! Ain't this Barry Daxter?"
"No sir. My name is Bcckley'
"1 beg paixlon, I mistook you for Bax
ter same bund, same whiokcrs. Where
are you from, &ir'."
T am an American."
"Possible! 1 have a brother La Amer
ica. What part are you from?''
"Jseat Springfield, Massachusetts.
"Ah, yes; my brother has been there.
Stopping in town with your family sir?"
"vVi'.h my family f replied Mr. Jo
Beckley, a sly twinkle creeping into his
eyes. "Yes. My wife and the twins are
staying af t lie M' try-Go Inn.'
"Ah? Wed, sir, if y ii see my brother
when you get back, please give him my
love."'
And the seedy man in gray walked
away.
Mr. Beckley looked after him in some
Mirprise, then titni"d and went on.
llaif a square beyond a voice hailed
him.
"Cab. sir?"
"No, Ml walk," replied Mr. Beckley.
The cabman dashed on, and just as Mr.
Beckley turned back his lien I, somebody
sttimlded cut of t!ie fog t.oain: t h'ni. It
was a tail, spare man, in c;ei ical garb and
necktie, with a sanctimonious fir.
"Prav excuse me," he exclaimed.
"What! is this Mr. B. ckley? It certain
ly is? How do vou do, tdrf llowdovuii
do;'
And the spare man &hook hands cor
dially with him.
"lically, you have the better of me,"
sii l Mr. Jo Beckley, peqdcxcd. "I don't
recollect your name."
"Cowpcr, sir, Cowpcr! We met in Mas-.s-cicis.-i.s
soma inout.'is ago, you remem
l'r.'" Oh, did we? Wlic-re was it? at the
!Io:t;cuitural lnoelingf'' iuouircil Mr.
JL-'kloy.
lie could have sworn he never met the
men before.
"Yes, that was the time. How is Mrs.
Beckly, sir? and how are the twins getting
on? I sliould lik-.: to them ail. Are
they in London f
A light Lroke over Mr. Beckley '6 lace.
All utK'U'tainty vnnijhe 1.
"iliey are with me, Cowpt-r, at the
Mcrry-Go-In," he said.
"All ! glad to hear it. You arc, going
that way i I hi mil be pleased to accom
pany you. When did you come over?"
"Last mouth," responded Mr. Beckley.
And the two walked on, apparently
fuli cf good feeiing.
"I am procd to welcome you to our
country. A ad what do vou think ol
Hcngiand. Mr. Beckley?"
'Well, I tliink it superior to America
in some respects, but. I wouldn't care to
live in Engiand. You are well organized
here, while America is still crude; but,
fter ull, you have a great many poor peo
ple, while we have almost none. What
bubiaes are you in, Cowpcr?
"Stock raising. I nm just testing a
theory of my own. I've learned iu what
temperature cattle v.ili fatten fastest, and
have built sh rds, so as to keep them in
that temperature all the year round.
Don't know how 'twill operate. Im in
town now to sell some cattle. By-thr
way, that reminds me where are we? All,
this is No. 1,111. I have an errand at No.
J,3L I ook a lottery ticket on s debt.
and they say it's a prize number. I'd
like to step in and see if it's goc ii for any
thing. Here we are now : just chop in a
moment with me, Mr. Beckley.
. "No, thank you," said Mr. Jo Beckley.
Oh yes, just a minute; then I'll go on
with you."
"Very well."
"It's up stairs, I see. Come on, sir."
Mr. Jo Beckley followed him up three
flights of stairs to a little fiont otiice,
where a cleik stood busily writing at his
desk, behind a long counter.
"Go-id-moniing. Is this the office of
tho Bio Janeiro Lottery "
"It is, sir."
"I have a ticket, number 22,222. Please
se- if it has diawn anything."
The clerk looked into his books.
"It has drawn seventy-live pounds, two
thiliicg;" and he went back towards Lis
safe.
"Do you hear that, Mr. Beckley? Do
you hear that? Luck, sir! I only allow
ed my customer three shilling for the
ticket."
The clerk cnhie back with seventy-live
pounds in clean Bank of England rotes,
and paid them over the counter.
"Where are the two shillings?"
"We never give small chantf", sir. I
will give you two draws instead."
"Oh! All right. Here, make it fom
draws. Here are two shi. lings more."
" shilling a diavv is cheaper than wo
usually allow, except for six draws at one
time," said the clerk. Won't your friend
take a hand?"
"Mr. Beckley try a couple."
"No," said Jo, "i guess not."
"I'd give yi u four, then, at the six rate,
this time," said the clerk, and he took the
money.
A drum-like box was produced.
Mr. Cowper put in his hand and drew
out four envelopes, each containing one
ticket. He opened them, raid calied oil
the numbers. Three drew nothing; the
fourth drew four pound, one shilling.
"This is splendid luck, Beckley!"
wliis-'oiej Cowper. "Don't you want to
try it.'"
"i guess rot," said Mr. Jo Beckley.
"( "eiitk-inen," said the clerk confiden
tially, "i saw a rtmnrkable sight here this
morning. A man came in an-1 gave me a
humiivd pounds, and drew a bushel of
envelopes. Will you believe mc-Jiere
were only two prizes among "cm! vcii
gentlemen, after he went away, I found
that tiie Queen sent him here to try for
het. I was sorry she had such a poor
pull, but I couldn't help it, we must be
impartial, and let the luck go whe re it
will. All the royal family patronize us,
ar.d almost always have good luck. And
I never knew such a quantity of blanks
diawn out without a heavy run of
right afterward !"
prizes
"You're tight aliout that!" exclaimed
Mr. Cowpcr, with euihubiatn. 'Beckley,.
we can make a fortune here. Suppose
we pet in five pounds apiece, on trial.'"
"No," said Mr. Jo Beekiev I guess
not."
"I will, anyhow," said Mr. Cowper.
He paid the money, and drew twenty
eight pounds, sixpence.
"Luck is against me," said the clcik,
mournfully. Tnere's going to be a run
of prizes now, sure!"'
"Do you s.c that? Do you z?c that,
Beckley.' I tell you we can make a for
tune! Try a ii e-pound -r !"
"No," saiii Mr. Jo B-.ckiey, "I guess
not. But I tell you, Cowper. you try two
shillings for uie; if it wins, I'll pay you
back."
"But if it don't,'"
"Then I won't pay you anything.'
"Belter try for yourself, sir," said the
clerk, ali'.ibiy.
"No" said Jo, "1 gues;s not."
Mr. Cowpcr looked tit him doubtfully.
"Weil, l a try for you n tho.-e t.i.os,"1
he said, at iat. lie tried and drew ten
pound::. Mr. Jo Beckley took it, gravciy
and h:ude i out two .-lull in gs.
"Vcrv much obliged.', s..id he.
"Youte welcome,"' ltpl.ed Cowper.
"Now let's try live otinds together.'
"What did vou sav your name wao?"
asked Mr. Jo Beckley.
"Cowpcr.'
"Cowpcr! Cowper! Cowpcr! I thought
you said Cooper. I guoi-s ife wasn't me
you met at Sprinrio'd i"
"Oh, yes. it wa.'"
"It mu?t have been my son James.'
"No, it was you."
"Ox my sou Jedediah, or Ephraini, or
Samuel."
"No, it was you."
"Weil, then, if it was me good-by,
Cowper."
The men started.
"What, sir! Surely you will try your
luck again;" said the ck.ik.
"Th.s is not fair!" exclaimed Mr. Cow
pcr. "By no means ! Y'ou r ni.st try, sir !" ex
claimed the clerk.
Mr. Jo Beckley retreated to-.vard the
door. They followed him fiercely, the
clerk witli c!ui) in hand. Mr. Beck ley
b-ok.-d at them, then out ol an adjacent
window.
Upon the level the London fog is dense,
but looked through from the housetops is
quite penetrable. A policeman stood be
low, on the opposite side of t.ie sUeet. Jo
Beck.cy suudeniy threw up the broad
window.
"Do you see him f' lie asked, pointing
tow am ii. e o.nccr. "i mu.-i leave you.
Pray, don't object, or I thail have to'caii
him. Good-day, Cowpcr."
TheygiaiKC-.lout into the st reef, looked at
Jo Lee l. ley's brawny, muactuar form, and
kept quiet, although livid with rage, as
he stepped out.
In the hall. Mr. Jo Beckley looked at
the ten-pound note. To his surprise, it
was geudinc.
He came back and opened the door.
The two men stood confronting each oth
?r, disputing angrily.
"Alii Cowpcr, if you visit. America
again, come and see me. We'll go cooa
huiitmg. You'll enjoy coon-hunli;:g. I
know. The cooa is an innoeciit-iooKmg
animal, Cowper, but he's mighty sly!"
He went dow n-stair-;, haiied a cab, and
was whirlett t-nvan
1 the depot.
w iL'i a
shrewd smile on his Yankee face.
Quicklime-,
it Wood Preservative.
states that M. Lostal.
The Builder
a
French rc.i.way contra, tor ret onimends
luiciviuiie as a preservative for timber-
lie
puts tho sleepers mtu pits, and covers
them
wfrth oui: klmie. which is siowlv
slaked with wab.r. Timbr for mines
must be left for eight days beibie it is
completely impregnated. It becomes ex
tremely hard and tough, and is said never
to rot. Beech wood, prepared in thj
same manner, has been used in several
ironworks fori. ammeis and other toois,
and is reputed t be as hard cs iron, with
out the los- of the elasticity peculiar to it.
According to the Kitiv.j Beriehte, iar.c
siaked iu a solution of chlorid j cf calci
um is used at Stra.sburg as a fireproof
and weatherproof coating' for wood.
Death of a Son.
ine loiiowing lines were written iy
a friend on
the death of a bright
young son of Mr. ami
Holmes at Bock Bluffs.
Mrs. ,V.
It has
M.
"
IlOl
been published before on ;ccount of
absence of Editor.
God calls the young, a well as old,
From earthly care and paiii.
To dwell wilh him above this eo'.d
Earth with all its troubled meiu.
Once pone to them is gain.
Rut O how cad to loving friends,
Who feel the loss 'tis plain
Gods wi-dom to sect" .; his ends.
A loving ou iu youth's bright hope.
Is called to dwell with (tod above.
Y'ouiuiss !i 1 in here iu family group,
Ile'o dwelling with the God of love.
Mrs. E. E. Scott.
ACROSTIC.
Gone from earth and serrow here,
Evethisting joys to share,
O God look down and hear my prayer.
Renew my besrt with gr.ice to bear.
Great alllc-lion's Hying hour.
In sweet repose, he's sleeping where.
Everyone is laid with care, while friends
stand weeping there.
How eomfort'ng God's promise, is,
O tie h indued his needed grace.
Living in our heart with sore distress,
Maying patience shine with righteousness,
Every s othing art to heal.
Sorrows around, so deep none tat a mother
can feel.
Mrs. K. U. Scoit.
Clippings From Our Exchanges.
Burt Co. has run crazy over Foot
prints of Time.
Mr. Eil Fry of the Niobrara Pioneer,
was married recently at Norwolk, Conn,
to a young lady, who when they were
children together helped him to pub
lish on the sly a newspaper called the
Yankee Poddltr. His father, opposed
to his learning to bo a printer gave
him a thrashing therefor, whereat mas
ter Ed quietly departed for New York,
where he successfully learned the print
ers trado and finally drifted to Yank
ton ; f;ovu there he went lo Niobrara
and set up a paper and now has gone
back to Conn, and brought to aid him
further in the journey of life the girl
who acted as "devil" for him on the
"Yankee Peddler" years ago. Quite
romantic.
Hon. W. F. Cody passed through
Omaha recently on his way to Califor
nia to play a six weeks engagement in
Sau Francisco after which he will
spend some time at his cattle range
near Cclumbi!. Next fall he goes to
Europe. IIo has alternated his drama
tic performances the "Knights of the
Plains" wilh lectuies Sunday evenings
in defense of the red man which drew
immense houses.
A Word for a Dead Printer.
The following is so true we must re
publish :
Col. Forney remarks in his Progress:
"I dislike lr.osc of ail to question mo
tives; but a kind word for a poor, dead
printer, if you please, l ulies and gen
tlemen ef Pennsylvania, by name Bay
ard Taylor, a Ken net Square, Chester
county lad ; a ragged apprentice, who
walked over Europe forty years ago;
a penny-a liner for Horace Greeley,
who loved him well, and paid him, and
partnered him ; a poet a paragraphia,
too proud to be a party slave; yet a
great architect of fame, who built him
self up with his own brains, hand and
feet. With these he got to be minister
at Berlin, and just in the midst of his
wink, a great work on Goethe, and when
all Germany looked io him as our best
embodiment of American genius, poor
fellow, he died ! Eti-l Friday Boston
honored him in Tremont Temple.
Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, George
William Curtis, J. T. Fields, E. P.
Whipple, attended, spoke and wrote iu
his praise. How well these Yankee
spoke of our Pennsylvania printer.
Was there ever a sweeter poem than
tha')f Longfellow at his side? They
all spoke or wrote for the dead printer,
poet, editor, orator, but not one word
from Philadelphia for Bayard Taylor.
'0od save the commonwealth of I'oicn
svlvania.' "
An Idea fur tiie Bed liihhon.
Society is gradually gaining ground
on tire temperance question. There is
less drinking maw and it is less reput
able than in the time of our irrandfa-
thers. Then every little New Eng
laud community had a large) percent
age of con.irined drunkards, whose
families sunk in degradation and mis
ery, were a blet cm the village escutch
eons. Then harvesters had liquor with
their lunch and if a family was un
happy enough to be out ef rum, on re
ceiving a pastoral cai! a boy was
mounted, and sent post ha-ite, with a
jug lo cet some, while Hie family pro
strated themselves in apology before
the thirsty clergyman. Thvii the law's
of hospitality required that guests
should be served with liquor. Now,
respectable tippling is largely decreas
ed. Fashion Meerees that it is vulgar
for gentlemen to remain at the table
for the purpose of diinking, after the
lad'es have retired. Generally speak
ing public sentiment deprecates the
habitual Use of any alcoholic stimu
lant. What drinking there is and Ike
vice is not quite extir.ct is worse in
character and more rapidly fatal and
debasing in its results because of the
universal poisonous adulteration of li
quor. II this evil comprehended the
drinker alon?, it would seein a thing!
not to be meddled with. If a man can-!
not ami Will it, ran! i-r. his rinnM it,,c
i.o i,.,a i ..f i ii V "... J 1
ne had best k 11 him.-riit as soon as
0.,n , " , . 11 'ls
lessness. I'nfortunalelv. no man with
I'"-"-" -'. .v f a hjt. M ui 1U VU II 13 W WI L I- I
a family (and most men belong to that
class), can be intemperate, and thev
not be equal sufferers with him. So
ciety owes to them not him ker ut
most exertions toward the mitigation
of the evil. On account of that "na
tive cussedness" which we all inherit
with various ancestral ameudnif nti
from our common progenitor, Adam,
it is improbable that all the ihe tciu-
; perattce societies on this side of Ilea-
voti could ever prevent 1 he existence
I ot a '' intcmper.ite class. Since re
formers cannot do all they would h-i
.1..,-., ,1.. . I,., 1,., ., W. I , ,-,
! (linn nu "ai. int-Y oni. Kuimiii c it
j be a good idea to appoint the most ii -
bid temperance men in the cottutry as
liquor inspectors.-' By mnre,i"ssiy
condemning all impure articles and
prosecutii.g dishonest dealers they
could at oneo largely reduce the pro
(its of the t radio, and obviate some of
the most pernicious effects of mode
rate drinking.
Litlell's Li ving A?..
The numbers of The Living Age for
the weeks ending March 15th and i!2d,
respectively, have th following note
worthy contents: Felix Antoiu" llu
patiloup, Bishop of Orleans, by C. da
Warmont, Ninteenth Century; Maga
zine Writers, Blackwood; An Old
Friend with a New Face, by Tims.
Hughes, Macmill'in; Virgil, bv Fred
erick W. II. Mvers, Fortnightly; On
t lie Migration of Birds, by AtigusL
Weissmau, Contemporary; William
Etty, Temple Bar; the French Expe
dition in Equatorial Africa. Pall Mall
Gazette; The Archimandrite Palladi
us, Academy; Etna, Spectator ; A Dia
ry of Milton's Age, Athena-urn ; toget ti
er witii instilments of "The Bribr's
Pass," by Sarah Tytler, and "A Doubt
ing Heart," by !!iss Keary, and the
conclusion ol "Sir ("lib hie," by Ocoriie
MacDotiald. Choice poetry completes
the numbers.
For fifty- two such numbers of sixty-four
pages each (or more than 3.000
pags a year), the subscription price
(SSj is low; while for 10.50 the pub
lishers offer to send any one of the
American St monthlies or weeklies
with The Living Age for a year, both
postpaid. Littell fc Gay, Boston, pub
lishers. Throwing The Shoe.
A writer in All the Year Round, allud
'ng to tho ru torn of throwing the shoe
I'.'tt-r a wedding party on their way from
;hurch or elsewhere, says it is a relic of
Anglo-Saxon usages, along with many
jther wedding us ttres of ancient origin.
I he Lancashire cu-iom is to throw an oid
ih;? en leaving the house to be married,
is a preventive oi' future unhappin.-ss ami
m omen of good luck and prosperity. Iu
Noifflk it i.s a. so tiie custom to throw the
.hoe a ter the wtdding party on proocid
ng to chr.rch. In Yorkshire, according
o a v, ,-it- r in "Dent's Table Book" in
1327, ?li -re was a custom calied "trashinir"
..) f,;gj:!:i
d j -citing pe
ople wiih oid
i
s on
ling
oc.r ret urn li-om hurcn on i ue
dav. "Trashing" hud at first
v
iiine unison d'ttre, but as tune went on
his became forged sen, and the custom was
noisi riiiiaiately practiced among the
iiv,fr orders. The Kentish custom is for
me of the groomsmen to tluow the shoe,
liter whiih the bridesmaids run, bhe who
jet.-j it believing siie will be married first.
She in turn throws it among the men, the
nun who receives the blow being also
iist destined for marriage before the oth
ers. . A waiter in an oni number of Notes
md Queries suggests that it was a sym
bol of renunciation of authority over the
orlde by In father or guardian, and toe
receipt of the shoe by the biitiegrooiii.
jvcii if accidental, an omen that that
iulhoiity was transferred to him.
1-'or six or eight hundred years, says
ihe Scientific American, the Grand Canal,
crossing liie great plain of Northern Chi
na, from Pekin, in tie.; north, to Hang
chow, in the south, has been the chief
line of communication and commerce be
tween the capital ami southern portions of
the Chinese Empire. Tier canal ptoj.er
is more than (ioo nsiies long, ,'ind, with its
branches, is said to supply ',o0a miles of
water-way, and the means for irrigating
and reclaiming many thousand square
miles of thiekiy' peopled country. Dur
ing ree -nt years, however, the vast sums
:i;.-; ;- 'p. l.-ite-.l for the management and re
pair of the Grand Canal h ive been so
largely 'ahsoibed by dishonest oilicials,
that the canal has been practically unlit
for commerce in many parts, while the es
titnnUd cost of j.-at t.'ng it in good condi
tion is so helplessly Iwyoud the capacity
ol tin empire impoverished by war, iam
ine, and olliciai rapacity, that the Impe
rial gove:nni"ol are seriously considering
the propriety m abandoning the canal en
tire. y. For the first time since the: canal
was built, the food supplies from the
south for the support of the capital laud
for the relief of the i'ainishcd-sti ickeu re
gi.nis to the north and weslj have Lhis year
been foiwar.Ied by sea a much speedier
a.;J iii t; economical route, no doubt;
stiil. for th? great plain and its millions
of inhabitants, the canal is a practical ne
cessity, a id to let it go to further destruc
tion, will seriously endanger their pros
perity, if not their lives.
Effect of Diet on Liquor Diinking.
Charles Napier, an English rricntific
man, has been testing the truth of Li big's
theory that li per dr.nking i.s compazine
with animal jod, but not wilh facnace
Oits diet. Tne expetinient w:es tried upon
twenty-seven liquor drinking pei.-ons,
with results substantiating the Lit big
theory. Among the most striking in-stance-;
of rciorm brought about by a
change of diet was that of a gentleman of
sixty who had been addicted to intemper
ate habits for thirty-five years, his out
bursts averaging one a week. His con
stitution Was so shattered that he had
great difficulty in insuring his life. Alb r
au attack of delirium tremens which near
ly ended fataily, he was jteisuaded to en
ter Upon a farinaceous diet, which we i re
assured, cured hita completely in s -v.-u
months. He seems to have be n veiy
titin at the beginning ot the experiment,
but at the close of the periiwl named had
gained twenty-eight pounds; being then
about the normal weight fr a person of
his height. Among the iiriicies of food
which are specified by Napier as pre
eminent for antagonism to alcohol, aie
niacatoni, haricot licai-.s, dried peas and
lentils, alt of which should be wed boiled
aad flavored with plenty of butter or olive
oil. The various gulden vegetable are
said to be helpful, but a diet mainly com-
posed of them would n.t resist the ten
dency to iatetnpeia.ice so cii'ectually as
one ot macaroni .nd l.rma-eous lo.U.
'.. - . .
bread wouid be ot great utnitv, but it
i t i i . i
Biou;d not be tour, such aciu.tv being
calculated to luster the habit oi alcoholic
drinking. A little remark might be ap
plied to the ue of salted food. If we in
quire the cause of a vt ge! Brian's alleged
disinclination to aleohouc liquors, we :.tnl
that the carbonaceous starch contained in
the macaroni, beans or oleaginous aliment
ftppcars to render unnecessary, and there
fore repulsive, carbon in an alcoholic
form.
Bad For Boys.
Uuouestiunablv one of the most lamcn-
table evils which uLlict tiie rising gener.i-
- . ti.-n liows lroni tiie early use ol tobacco.
Street bovs who are not yet out of child
I . ... , i. ., ,: i i . , .. .
clonics suau ii ino uiscaiucu stuns OI Cl-
1 gars of grown men and binoke them in
: apuh imitation of thdr elders. Lads al
bchool acquire a taste for tobacco by sur-
reptitious.y smoking cigarettes cigarettes
winch have done more to demoralize and
vit.ate yoaih Ihau ail the dramshops of
j the land. E.il education has two corrup-
tioiis -the corruption ol the body mid the
coiiupiioii of the soul. The Im'u iily mech
anism of boys of .sixteen, seven teen, eigh
teen and nineteen years of ngj run be us
thoroughly injured by insidious poio;,s
ns they can be soiled by wicked teaching.
What manner of men hhalt they be, vv hea
this gciiriatiott is v'own, if lads of every
digtee , !i -ll be taught to use tobuccof
What hoj.e foi posteiity when the chil-'
ilren of to-day ate poisoned and dwarfed
by a pernicious habitf
Cnrio'ds Facts About Blind Ton. '
Blind Tom's Lirthpiacc is Georgia, ami
ne began to excite attention at the ago of
four years. All sounds afforded him de
light; even the crying of a child caused
1 1 i in to dance about t:i a slateof ecstasy.
hen at home he ofien bit and jiinchei!"
his brothels and sisters to make them
emit cries of pain. If kept away faotn a
piano, he wio beat against the wall, drag
chairs about the room, and make all sous
of noists. When in London a llute wa.i
procured for him ot a very complicated
pattern, and having tw ntv-two keys. Ho
frequently rises up at night and plays this
in: truuiei.t, :n.:.ta:ing upon it all sorts of
bounds w hich he may hear at the time.
Once, when the agent attempted to make
him stop playing a piano in a high-toned
hotel at three in the morning, Tom s-.-i.t'i
lii in and thte'v him through the door. In
Washington he tlaw a man down strir
who came into his room. When at homo
in Georgia, he lives in a building nbou
two hundred yards fit in ilu house, and
then.- icni iins alon.; wi'.h his piano, p.ay
ing till day and i right, like one posse;,.-cd
with madness. Bad weather has an 1 1!" ct
on his music. Ia cloudy, rainy-seii .oas,
ho prays M-Libre music. Soinctmr s he
will hammer away foi hours, producing
the. mosl horrible discord iuugimibie. Sud
deniy a caange comes Over Lim, and he
indulges in magnificent bursts of harmony
taken lrurn the I est productions of tho
master. Sincj iii- chh.oiood he has been
an idiot, an-1 he played nearly as well at
die age of seven as he docs now; but now
his repertoire i.s mueli larger, as he can
play anything he has ever la-aid. Ho
now plays ;.b nit seven thousand pieces,
and pick- up new oie-s everywhere. It
is a curious fact that he will not play uny"
Sunday-school music if he can he-1 pit, hav
ing a gr-at dislike to it.
Have Patience.
"The mills of the gods grind slow
but ihey grind exceedingly line. " Ilavo
patience. Whatever may have been done
to you by an anemy, if it be really i-.n
evil Ihing, a detestable thing, a thing that
is bad in i!-vlf, so that it stains the soul
of tin-doer, you ii'-t d not break a com
mandment to have revenge. Lift no fin
ger, do no overt thing', say not a word
riboce n.I, pray no prayer that punishment
may fa! I i-p"; th-- one that has cf spite
fully us.-d yo:t. but be sure it will fall.
The tim - w i! 1 come w le-n, if you havo
any pi'y i:i vour sou!, you will gladly tio -aught
iu your po.v.- r I help the one who
ha-, to-d iy .-laobi d you to your be nt's
core. For in the ac-ompii dine-nt of u
t i ll'-! ! e i, in the doingof a shameful net,
in t he ". r I '-' ianee of words that injure,
fore; s ate : r to work the power of which
cannot be couip; e'li-nded.
The man wl..; follows anoth- r into th5
shadow of some sue t fii-i-n place, c.-el
for ree;.o,. or love of liter "stabs him at
ii. s
v.a
,M;i
pniyeis," peilnre, for men do ii-dal-s
p:av upon their knees kills him,
".-o he :( s to le ;,-.-eii."' But what
has the moir.-ter done to himself i He In. s
made himself a liiuid- rcr. Far better
death than life with such a consciousness
iq-Ml il with that horrible dead faeo
glaring at it from the shadows, and thoe
bloody hands that all the waters of the
ocean cannot wash clean. So, in the
hurting of a neighbor, a m n hurts him
se.f, tains his steps into those p..ths in
w hit h retribution await.-, him, and seldom
fails to meet it. Be le-s sorry for your
s -lf, if harm bf -falls you, 1 ccau.se of the
cruelly or treachery of any other mort d,
than for that other; for the mills of tLei
gods never leot. Jfary Kyle Jjalla.
fiinr.-plcs of Pninin?.
Barry, in his "Fir-t Card.-u," rests
llc-ory of tlr.' pruninc of jiuit trees on
thft
six
geti'ijii piineiples:
Firr-t. Tin; vigor of a tne sabjiet'-.l to
) riming d-p-eiids in a j-r.-at inca-uie ca
the equal distribution f sap in :.il it
braiicin s. To Het (unpli.-h this thj follow
ing niejins arts devised to b? successive!
employed: fl). I'rtme the branches of
tho most vigorous pait
thosc of the weak pails
vc-ry
Slii-I '
HU' i
(til. Leave
a large- quantity ol iruit on tae strong
part, aad remove the whole or e'-cator
part from the feeble. (.',). Bend th.
strong parts and l:t- : the weak cr-ct, as
the more (net the branches are, the gici.t- -er
will be the How of sap to tio glowing
parts. This remedy is esprcinlly applied
to espalier trees. li.-tnove from lie)
vigorous parts th; supercilious shoots aa
early in the s .i.-ui as pos.-ible. (."iu Pinch
early the soft extremities of the shoot.-, on
the vigorous parts- and as late as poa-ibl.'j
on tho feeble p-iils, except always any
shoots w hi.-li may be ttx v igorous for
their position. iJ). Lay in the strong
shoots on th" trcliis earlv. and Ich-c,; the
feeble parts loose as long as possible ia
cspaat-r trees.
S- cond. The sail acts
with greater
force, and produces more vigorous growth
on a branch or shoot pruned short tkau on
one pruned long; hence the practice of
pruning shot t where wood branches are
d'-srrei, and long fr fruit branches.
Third. Tiie sap tending n! ways to tha
extremities of th r'tO'ds. caus s th" ter
minal bud to jitish w ith great r vigor th.ui
tiie laterals. -
Fouitii. The ru"e I'"- '!-' 15 y.
el iu its circulation, the T'Ti'l l'!
will be to produce fiuit budi.
ru-
-iy
.-t -.
it
l-'ifth. The leaves serve to prep''
e the
sati ab .
b v I he l.
t. r ttie
iiour
lsiiment oi iu.- tree, ana aid i.:e loruiaiior.
of buds on Ike shoots. All tree., there-
fore, It j ,
lei ish.
ived of their '.ci.-'
era li
lo
Srxta.
Wi
tne bii'.s ol anv s:,iKt or
bib-
branch .! tr-t dev.-'.op b-tore tic i ge '.
two years, they can oniy be forced iatJ
activity by close priming, and iu sum.
cae, notably the jiewcli this even wiM
otTfe'l fl.