A Crc for Slander. The following very homely but singularly instructive lessou is by St. Phillip Neri : A lady presented herself to him one day accusing herself of being given to slander. "Do you fre quently fall into this fault?" in quired the Saint. "Yes, father,very often," replied the penitent. "My dear child," said the Saint, "your fault Is groat, but the mercy of God ie 6till greater; for your penance do as follows: Go to the nearest mar ket, purchase a chicken just killed and still covered with feathers; you will then walk to a certain distance, plucking the bird as ynu go along; your walk finished, you will return to me." Great was the astonishment of the lady in receiving so strange a pen ance; but silencing all human reas oning, she replied, "I will obey you, father, I will obey." Accordingly she repaired to tho market, bought the fowl and set out on her journey, plucking it as she went along as she had been ordered. In a short time &he returned anx ious to tell of her exactucss in ac complishing her penance, and de sirous to receive some explanation of one so singular. "Ah 1" said the Saint, "you have been very faithful to the first part of my orders; now do the second part,andyou will be cured. Retrace your steps; pass through all the places you have already traversed, and gather up one by one all the feathers you have scattered." "But, father," exclaimed the poor woman, that is impossible. I cast the feathers carelessly on every side ; the wind carried them iu different directions; how can I recover them ?" "Well, my child," replied the Saint, "so it is with your words of slander; like the feathers which the wind has scattered, they have been wafted in many directions; call them back if you cau. Go and sin uo more." History does not tell if the lady waB converted; but it is probable. It required n Saint to give the les son; one should be a fool not to profit by it. Cattle and Corn Kraut. "We have received several letters of inquiry concerning the effect of corn smut ou cattle, with the state ment that many animals have died, in various parts or tho "West, after being turned into the corn fields. "We do not know, of course, that smut is not the cause ot their death, but we do not believe it is. We are inclined to think that Elmer Bald win, Farm Ridge, 111., has given the true cause, iu a letter to the Prairie Farmer, from which we make the following extract : It is nearly six ty years since I first witnessed a post mortem examination of au ani mal that died under such circum stances, and have witnessed such examinations frequently since probably, in all, of more than one hundred cases, and in every instance tho condition of tho internal organs was the same, and such as to leave uo doubt as to the cause ot death. The second stomach, commonly called the "manifold," was in every instance packed with the masticated corn husk, so dry and hard that the point of a common butcher's knife could only, with considerable effort, be made to penetrate its substance, while the coats of the stomach were disorganized and separated, showing that a violent and fatal inflamma tion had supervened. Tho cause, evidently, is too rapacious and full leediug of the dry material, without sufficient water. So well was this understood in Xew Englaud, in my boyhood, that before turning cattle into a cornfield, they were salted and watered, and, in addition, full fed as a necessary precaution, aud iveu then they were allowed to re- maiiwmly one hour or two at a time after the. first day or two. Thus treated, I 'ucjrer knew any injury to follow. The common practice is to keep cattle ou the short fall feed, or with light feeding, till the cornfield is cleared, when they are turned in with empty stomachs and ravenous nppetites ; there is generally a scarc ity of water, and the -fatal results follow.iJuraZ New Yorker. 11 reed ins:. That man who is scrupulously po lite and respectful to all women in public but habitually saves coarse manners and vulgar lauguage for his own wife aud daughters, is no gentleman. lie is only an impos tor. Tho young man who oils his hair, puts sweet odors on his pocket handkerchief and bows withcharm iug elegance to Miss Arabella Sprig gins and her lady friends, and goes home to sneer at his mother, and treat her with familiar discourtesy, is a penchbeck iraitatiou only of a gentleman. Genuine good manners nd gentle breeding should begin at home. As a rule the men in a com munity who are the most trusted are the best men at home. "When "a man opens his front gate only to meet his wife's face at the door ra diant with pleasure, and hears the shout from the eager children, "Pa pa is coming!" it is safe as a rule to lend that man money. He is honest and will repay it if he can. One difference between sailors and poldiers is that sailors tar their ropes, while soldiers pitch their tents. An Indian Olrl's Letter. Wo clip from the Burlonian the following paragraphs of a letter written by an Omaha Indian girl to an eastern Sunday school, whose members had sent Christmas pres ents for the Iudian children of the Sunday school on tho Omaha reser vation : I am coming more and more to the conclusion that tho surest and thtf almost only way of reaching the narent is throueu the children. For them they arc willing to lay aside their arms and take up the plow and mower, all unused as they are to labor; for them they are will ing to pass over injuries, lest the wrath of the government beurouscd and their children slain. For the sake of their children they are will ing to break up their nationality, aud all that they hold dear to be come citizens. Said one man to me : " I wish I had had tho advantage iu my youth which you have. I could then have had a chance to be come fcomething other than I am and I could have helped my people; I am now bclple6 and ignorant, but I 6hall die content if my children alter me live better than I have done." But my letter will never W tlnish ed if I keep on at this rate, I wish I could thank you as I would like to do. You have brightened the lives of 6orne of my unfortunate race; and we do need all the brightness and kindness you can give us out of your lives. You have strengthened the causo of our Re deemer by showing some of his poor, helpless ones that you do care for them, for bis sake. It is a bitter thing for a man to lose confidence in his fellow beings, and it is a noble work to cause such an one to know that justice and right and truth exist iu this world, aud that He who made us all has implanted in some of His people, such a love for Himself that they care for the least of His crea tures. A RemarknlIe Sntnnce of 'rfiupcrnmcntal Incom patibility. In an article on the late George L. Hilliard, of Boston, the New York Times says of his domestic unhappi- ncss : His was a most striking instance of temperamental incompatibility. Both he and his wife were both amiable, estimable aud affectionate, but totally devoid of sympathy one with the other. They could no more coalesce than oil and water; and yet each made a heroic effort during forty years to this end. They separated ouly two years ago, their common friends having decided that separation was the best thing, as the author's grow ing ailment rendered any lack of spiritual or mental concord too seri ous to be longer endured. The ill assorted couple had great respect for one another; but any approach to harmony was simply impossible. In the first years of their marriage they had a son, and his loss was an affliction from which the father nev er fully recovered. It very rarely happens that so excellent and ad mirable a man and woman as Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard have been are hopelessly prevented by radical dif ferences of constitution and disposi tion from making one another happy. The Scrap Book. Every one who takes a newspaper which he in the least degree appre ciates will often regret to see any one number which contains some interesting and important articles thrown aside for waste paper. A good way to preserve these is by the use of a scrap book. One who has ncyer been accustomed to pre serve short items can hardly realize the pleasure it affords to sit down and turn over the pleasant, familiar pages. Here a peice of poetry meets the eye, which you would long since have lost had it not been for your scrap book ; there is a witty anec doteit does you good to laugh over yet, although it may be for the twen tieth time; next is a valuable re ceipt you had almost forgotten, and which you found just in time to save much perplexity; theie is a sweet little story, the memory of which has cheered aud encouraged yon when almost ready to despair uuder the pressure of life's cares. Iudeed, you can hardly take up a single pa per without repcrusing. Then hoard with care the precious gems, and see at the end of the year what a rich treasure you will have accumu lated. The two most precious things on this side of the grave are our repu tation and our life. But it is to be lamcuted that the most contempti ble whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other. A wise man, therefore, will be more anxious to deserve a fair name than to possess it, and this will teach him so to live as not to be afraid to die. An old bachelor said, "There's more jewelry worn now-a-days than when I was young. But there's one piece that I always admired which I don't often see now." "What is that?" asked a young lady. "A thimble," was the reply. He was regarded with contempt and scorn by every lady iu tho room for the rest of the evening. "What are those purple "posies down by the brook?" asked Gus. "If you mean," replied Clara, "those glorious masses of empurpled efflor escence that bloom in the bosky dells and fringe the wimpling streamlets, they are campanula ro- tuudiflora." Ladies are like watches pretty enough to look at ; sweet faces and delicate hands, but somewhat diffi cult to "regulate" after they are set niroinr. CT O Stick to YoHr Farm ! Trade in manufactured goods is playing some queer pranks now-a-days. A man or a company may work hard, expending much time aud money in perectiugsome article of general use, and suddenly find that elsewhere some one has been at the same work and can sell tho results for less money. A few years ago England was the only couutry which manufactured cotton prints for export, while the idea of any one competing with her in her homo markets waB laughed at as a bit of insanity; but to-day American prints are being worn by operatives in English cotton mills, having been found to bo prettier and cheaper. Now wo hear that agents of Ger man cutlers have been to Sheffield, heretofore the acknowledged center of tho cutlery trade of the world, and sold their goods at prices which the home manufacturers could not underbid. Sheffield will continue to make knives and scissors, and no American will be foolish enough to hope that the English print works will be closed, but the illustrations which wo have given of the fluctua tions of trade will show the Ameri can farmer that businesses which he mournfully considers more profita ble than his own arc subject to drawbacks and dangers which the agriculturist never knows. Bread stuffs and food materials of every kind are always in demand and have a tolerable uniform value the world over. No competition, no new farming community that may be developed, cau ever afflict farm ers with a "lock out" such as work ers in the trades are constantly ex periencing, nor in tremendous fail ures like those which are constantly startling the commercial world. The overstocked manufacturer can not eat his surplus knives or prints, nor can the loeked-out operative dine ou his tools, but in the worst season the farmer is sure at least of a full stomach and a roof over his head. Sensible is he if instead of grumbling at his lot he makes the best of it aud realizes that in the long run ho is better off than many whose occasional success he envies. N. T: Herald. ICct. Many a woman who cannot afford plenty of help when she need not do so, by adding unnecessary work. I like pretty things; tucks, ruffles and embroidery are great addition to garments, aud so are pics, pudding and preserves on the table; but if the day is fully occupied in making plain garments and preparing plain meals, the hours that are needed for rest should not be encroached upon by the useless trimming of the dress, aud often unwholesome extras of the repast. Work is good for every healthy person, but rest is good also; and we have minds as well as bodies. "Wo may make slaves of ourselves, and that is no more right than to make slaves of others. To be clean and whole is a duty ; to be wholesomely fed is also a duty ; but I should like to preach to some wo men I have known until they really feel that the body is more than raiment, that to keep strong eyes, a straight back and a sweet temper, is better for one who is a mother than to have her children clad in elabo rate garments, which it takes hours aud hours to iron aud flute. Good material, perfect cleanliness, aud plain, flat trimmings of some kind will make any children look well dressed ; and iu their season a des ert of fruits tastes better and does more good than all the pie9 and puddings that can be manufactured. Make your work as easy as consis tent with utter cleanliness and tidi ness, and save some hours for walk ing with your children, for reading, talking with your husband, and even for sitting utterly idle in the twilight of a summer's day, or be fore the firelight of a winter's even ing. Force of Habit. In 1810 an English gentleman vis ited this country and carried back au American ax and helve, which, from the peculiar curve of the han dle and shape of the head, proved infinitely superior the expert, Mr. Gladstone gave similar testimony not long ago to anythiug of English manufacture. His son still has the ax, which is serviceable, though, of course, the handle has been renewed several times, always on the model of the old one. When it was first used carpenters and woodmen came from a distance of ten miles to in spect it, and many times its owner was offered ten times its prico for it- indeed, oue enthusiast tried to steal it. Nevertheless, 60 tenacious is habit, to this day that venerable ax 19 the only one of its kind in the neighborhood. "Wheu the Philistine goes to the church fair and sees tho minister draw the Shakespeare, the minister's wife the set of furs, his daughter the piano, the seuior deacon the horse and carriage and the sexton a barrel of flour, he comes away sadly confi dent that he knows why the heathen so furiously rage together. An old gentleman of 84, and his bride, aged 82, entered a railway car the other day and took a seat by the stove. A youth, occupying the seat behind, says he overheard the fol lowing: Old gentleman to bis bride "Who'i "Rnfio nf s a 'ittle lamb?" Bride Bofc of ns." The New French President. Francois Paul Jules Grevy, whose election as President of France has been announced, was born on Aug. 1813, and is therefore now sixty-six years of age. His birthday, as will be observed, is the same mouth and day of the mouth as that of Napo lean Bonaparte, president Grevy is a lawyer by profession. He dis tinguished himself as a pleader at the bar during tho reign of Louis Phillip by his defeuse of several of his friends, who were arraigned for political offences. Iu 1S48 he was elected a representative to the Na tional Assembly, taking sides at thai time with the conservative clement. Under the subsequent empire Grevy wa3 elected president of the Law yer's Corporation of Paris and was sent as deputy to the Corps Legisla tif by the department ot Jura. In that department he acted as a mod erate Republican until the downfall of the empire when he was elected to the national assembly, serving iu that body until through the resigna tion of McMahon, he was honored with the chief magistracy of the French Republic. Grevy'a advanc ed age and conservative tendency will doubtless lead toward modera tion in the changes which will nec essarily take place under the Repub lican party administration. The fact that no special excite ment or stir has been occasioned by the change, scems.to confirm the be lief that France in the hands of its new President, will be safely guided iu the same path of steady progress that has characterized that happy nation since the exit of the Napo leonic usurper. Bee. Leonard Turner, of Muscatine, Iowa, has been arrested for obtain ing money under false pretenses. He claimed to be Jesus CI) list, and on that representation borrowed .$G00 of an innocent old Dutchman. The world is belter than it used to be. Jesus Christ couldn't borrow fifteen cents in Jerusalem. The rage for selecting funny titles for sermons has extended all the way to the usually quiet town of Salem, N. J. A Methodist clergy man of that place disturbs the ha bitually unruffled calm which per vades the place by announcing that he will preach on "The Devil's Ilog Ivilling Time." "We notice Mr. Grimm of the State Legislature thinks printers ought to have enterprise enough to work for nothing. Suppose'Mr. Grimm has enterprise enough to pay his own bills while he is working lor the people at the legislature. It is his own physic he will not take. Bur toman. QQZ&3SmTS& STATE BANK, ::::::::: ts Qcr: :i S 13:1 a:t Tine: i Eilst. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. CASH CAPITAL, $50,000 XRECYOK: Leandeb Gebhahd, Pres'l. Geo. W. IIulst, Vice Pcsr Julius A Reed. Edward A. Gekrard. AnxEi: Turner, Cashier. Hank of IDcpoKlt, Discount stnd xvliangc. Collectioiilroiiiply ItSndeon nil Point. Pay Interest on Time depos it. 274. NEBRASKA HOUSE, S. J. MABMOY, Prop'r. Nebraska Ave., South of Depot, COLUMBUS, rV5v. A nw bouse, newly furnished. Good accommodation!. Board by day or week at reasonable rates. SSTSets n, First-Class Table. Mean,. ...25 Cents. Lodgings.... 26 Cts 3.V2tf UIO PACIFIC LAND OFFICE, SAMUEL C. SMITH Agent, ATTENDS TO ALL BUSINESS per taiiiiniiijr to a general Real Estate Agency and Notary Public. Have in structions and blanks furnished by United States Land Office for making final proof on Homesteads, thereby sav ing a trip to Grand Island. Ilave a largo number ol farms, city lots and all lands belonging to U P. It. It. in Platte and adjoining counties for sale very cheap. Attend to contesting claims before U. S Land office. OOce one Door Went of ITimmond llonse, COLUMBUS, NEB. F. VT. OTT, Clerk. Speaks Germnn. THE Albion Mills. SACKET & CK0UCH, Albion, Neb. The proprietors are'practical millers, attend to the grinding themselves, and they DEFY COMPETITION! Furnished with the latest improved machinery, they are prepared to do all kinds of custom aii mm work RYE AND FEED GROUND EVERY DAY. CORN MEAL CONSTANTLY ON HAND. "We make several brands of But recommend to the trade our AL BION MILLS ( i STAR" BRAND, If. is a superior article made CHOICE SELECTED WHEAT. 353 from ii YOU BET. a A. W. LAWRENCE, AGENT FOR THK oil PJ tl &-- &-& WIND MILL, Will hereafter be found TnREE DOORS SOUTH of the Post Offii-e, where he keeps a full line of every style PUMP. PIPE, HOSE, And the Celebrated 1 X L FEED MILL. Ashe keeps a Pump House exclusively, he is able to sell CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. Pumps for any depth well. Pumps driven or repaired, and Rods cut. GIVE JILII A CALL JLD SAVE JIOXEY. BECKER & WELCH, PE0PHIETOKS 0? SHELL CREEK' MILLS. MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE SALE DEALERS IN FLOUR AND MEAL. OFFICII, COL UJfB US, NEB Dr. A. HEINTZ, UKAI.KR IK WIXESi IIlUOItS, ? Fine Soaps, Bru&aes; PERFUMERY, Etc., Etc., And all articles usually kept on hand by Druggists. Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. One door B'nst of Guile j 'x, on Eleventh Street, COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA fa.OBlti: n NEW STOKE AXD- New Stock. A full, fresh supply of groceries, STAPLE AND FANCY, Just opened, and for sale at low-down prices. ffiST Olive Sir set, opposite ahe "Xatter.all." james McAllister. Wm. SOHILZ, Manufacturer and Dealer In a- n Jfii . rWVMiS BOOTS AND SHOES! A complete assortment of Ladles' and Chil dren's Shoes kept on hand. All Work Warranted ! ! Oar ITIotto Good stock, excellent work and fair prices. Especial Attention paid to Repairing. Cor. Olive tiHd 12tk Hlu. 1870- 1879. THE- f$!ohw(btts $owml Id conducted as a FAMILY NEWSPAPER, Devoted to the best mutual inter ests of its readers and its publish ers. Published at ColumbuM'Iatte count, the centro of the agricul tural portion of Nebraska, it is read by hundreds of people east who are looking towards Nebraska as their future home. Its subscribers in Nebraska are the staunch, solid portion of the community, as is evidenced by the fact that the JOUltXAL has never contained a "dun" against them, and by the other fact that ADVERTISING In its columns always brings its reward. Business is business, and those who wish to reach the solid people of Central Nebraska will find the columns of the Journal a splendid medium. JOB WORK Of all kinds neatly and quickly done, at fair price.. This species of printing is nearly always want ed in a hurry, and, knowing this fact, we have so provided for it that we can furnish envelopes, let ter heads, bill heads, circulars, posters, etc., etc., on very short notice, and promptly on time as we promise. SUBSCRIPTION. 1 copy per annum $2 00 ' Six months 100 " Three months, 00 Single copy sent to any address in the United Stateb for 5 ots. M. K. TURNER & CO., Columbus, Nebraska. JOHN EE23S WHOLESALE AND IPST 1LJ TO(I,fF JTP TlB STOVES, IRON, TIlWABE, raaKareggrsg5ia ogqyrayfl Nails, Eope, Wagon Material, Glass, Paint, Etc., ECgasFsa core:Ere KrKTKATH COLUMBUS, C. B. STILLMAN, "Wholesale and MUGS, MEDICINES. PAINTS, OILS, VVESTDOAV GL.A.SS, PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, ETC. Keeps on band all articles usually kept in a first-clns Drug Store. Dealers in surrotindinjr country will find it to their interest to purchase from him, a he can and will give BED'-ROOK PRICES. Prescriptions Carefollv ComDounded. 13-A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER ALWAYS KEPT IX STOCK. 353 SAFES I The Celebrated Diebold, Norris & Co's (I,:ile !elio!l & Kicnzlc,) Fir and Burglar Proof! HAVE TIIE BEST RECORD OP ALL. All leading Railroad S. lim Companies and Bankers in theNorthwest m them, Not One Lost in the Two Great Fires in Chicago; also preserved the contents in every inttance, at Independence, Iowa: at Central City, Col.; at Oshkoah,"Vis., and at all places have stood the test, without failure. All Sizes for Sale and Made to Order. Old Safes taken in Exchange. County and Bank "Work a. d'oud Work D. 6. CO VENT, GENERAL AGENT, CHICAGO. WILL. B. DALE, Agent, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA 234 HAMMOND HOUSE Formerly Pacific House. This popular house has been newly Refitted and Famished. 35 cti. 54.00. 5 and JO. Day Board per week, Board and Lodging, . Good Livery and Feed Stable in con nection. 8ATISFA TION GUARANTEED. JOHN HAMMOND, Proprietor. CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN The Great Trunk Une Cross the "Wert to Chicago and the East. It Is tho oldest, shortest, most direct, convenient, omfortablo and In eery respect tho best Una roq can take. It is tho greatest and grandest RaUvrav organization In the United States. It own or controls 2IOO MILES OF RAILWAY FUIXaCAX HOTXX CARS are rua aleae by It through between COUNCIL BLUETS fc CHICAGO I No other road rnns Pullman Hotel Can, or any other form ot Hotel Cars, thrcragh, between tho Missouri filter and Chicago. PASSENGERS GOING EAST should bear fa mind that this Is the BEST ROUTEWCHICAGO AND ALL POINTS EAST. Passengers by this route have choice of FIVE DIFFERENT ROUTES and the adrantax of rU1.t TVillif Tina. l1f t-l'iY.- from CHICAGO to PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, AND OTHER EASTERN POINTS. Insist that tho Ticket Agent sells yon ticket by the North-Western Road. Examine your Tickets, and refuse to buy if they do not read orer this Road. All Agents tell them and Check usual Baggage Free by this Line. Throuch Ticket via this Route to all Eastern Points can be procured at the Central Pacific Kali road Ticket Office, foot of Market Street, and at I New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, and at aH Coupon Ticket Ofllcca of Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and all Western Railroads. New York Office, No. 415 Broadway. Boston Office, No. 6 State Street. Omaha Office, a 15 Forn ham Street. San Francisco Office, 2 New Mont gomery Street. Chicago Ticket Offices : 62 Clark Street, under Sherman House ; 75 Canal, corner Madison Street ; Kinzle Street Depot, corner West Kinzle and Canal Streets ; Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and Kinzle Streets. For rates or information aot attainable frem your home ticket agents, apply to Marvtw nconm, W. n. Sis.i.sjut, Cen'l Uaac'r. CtUc&co. Gea'l rM. Ac't, inlcacox WIGGINS, RETAIL DEALER IN HRr"?"-! BKSWiai ESH3 awi omvk tiei:i;x. Mswawgju NEBRASKA. Retail Dealer in .Special ty. Price mj lor u cun be JIude. J. M. HONAHAN, Boots v Shoes. first-Cb Work aoi M Uaterisl. ESTFull selection of eastern work al ways on hands. Ilepairing neatly and promptly done. Store opp. the Post-Office, on 13th St. -13t)-tf M "3 'J M P 0 goo O-H (15 a :oog 35 o r! 0 V) 00 o 1