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Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02
RUSSIAN AMERICA.

From The Chicago Tribnne we take
the following account of this !eEFitory :
Russian America. according to the
treaties with the United States and Great
Britain, in 1924 S. comprehends all The
American coast of the parallel of fifty
four degrees forty minutes north latitude,
and the whole of The mainland west of
the meridian of one hundred aud forty
one degrees west Longitude which passes
through Mount ST. Elias. Il is bounded
north by the Arctic Ocean. east by Brit
ish America, south By the Pacific and
west by the Pacific and Arctic Oceans
and Behring's Strait which separate it
from the Russian Possessions in Asia,
the distance across from Cape Prince of
Wales to East Cape being only thirty
SIX miles.
With The exception Of the narrow strip
extending in a southeast direction along
The coast nearly 500 miles, and the re-
markabIe peninsula of Alaska, ii forms a
Iolerably compact mass. with an average
length aud breadth of about 600 miles
each. Its greatest length north and
southern extremity of Allaski TO Point
Barrow, is about l.l00 m4es /; greatest
breadth, measured on the Arcuc Circle,
which passes through Cape Prince of
Wales. is about 500 miles; the longest
line that can be drawn across the country
is from Cape Prince of Wales to its south
ern extremity latitude 6fly-four degrees
forty minutes. distance Of about 1000
miles. Estimated area, 394 600 square
nTles. The part of the mainland south
of Mount ST. Elias consists Of narrow
belt, which is continued alone q moap.
tain ridge parallel TO lhe coast and has
nowhere a greater width than about 80
mues.- The interior Of the country is
very little known but from several ex.
pedlIiOns, It appears that throughout its
west part it is elevated and uneaven, " hile
the part extending along the Arctic Ocean
is inveriably-fat, with the exception of
small portion lying between l4l de-
grees aud l52 degrees west longitude
I he coasts of the mainland and the Is
lands have almost all been carefully ex.
plored. The north coast was first dis.
covered IN the course of The present cen
tury. Captain Cook, an l77S. during
bis last voyage. reached Icy Cape, lati
lude seventy degrees twenty minutes
north and one hundred sixty. one degrees
forty minutes west ano it was supposed
from The large masses Of ice there met
with, even in summer, that further prog.
ress was impossible. In 1926, hOwever.
Captain Beechy proceeded ca st as fav
as North Cape, or Point Barrow, latitude
seventy one degrees, twenty-thres min
utes and thirty seconds north, longitude
one hundred and 6f.y six degrees, TWEEN
" one minutes and thirly-two seconds
west; while at the same time the Iamen-
ted Sir John Franklin, then Captain
Franklin. traced the coast west from The
mouth Of the Mackenzle to Return Reef.
latitude seventy degrees, twents six min
uIes north, longitude one hpndred and
forty 6re degrees ffty-two minutes west.
The intervening space .betwsen Point
Barrow and Return Reef was first explo-
I red in 1887, by Dease and Simpson. Of.
ficers of the Hudson Bay Company.
The whole of the north coast of Rus.
sian America, from Demarcatiou Po int
west, to Point Barrow, its northermos.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02
The Resources and Prospects OF
Nebraska.
OMAHA, Nebraska, March IS, 1857

Mr.. Editor In my last The promise
was made TO give you an article on Ne
braska, and with your permission / will
proceed to give your readers some facts
with reference 10 the climate and gener-
al resources of our new State.
Along the Missouri river the country
is somewhat billy, with bluffs, aud bre-
ken, WIKI numerous small villages at dif-
lferent points. Commencing wHh Omaha
the largest place. you can pEOceed south
ward down the rTer. The first place is
Bellevue a very good size for a CITY Of
about 25000 inhabitants. if they should
ever be so fortunate as to gain that nun
Der. Proceeding sGll further. you will
have to cross the Platte r;ysr, 2 very dis,
agreeable stream about one half Of a
mile in width, wheSe quick. sand is con-
stantly IN motion. 50 often the ferry boat
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02
{g g0etrg,
SPRING
BIZ 4HOMAs HOOD,


"Coms, gentle Spling etherial mildness come 7
Obi ThOmpsOn,vOid on rhyme As we'll As reason
How could st thOu thus poor humAa nature hum
There no such season.
The Spring, shrink and shudder st her name
For Why, and her breath bitter blighter,
And suffer from her blows as il they came
From Spring, the fighter.
Her praises, then, let hardy poets sing,
And be her tuneful laureates and upholders,
Who do not feel as if they had Spring
Poured down their shoulders.
Let others enlogizs her floral shows;
From me they cannot win single. .stanza;
know her blows are in full biOOm-and SOS
The Influenza. .aroAAeae 81 II
Her coWs!ips, stocks, and lilies of the vale
Her honey blossoms that you hear the bSesat-
Her pansies, daaodils and primrose pale, aH
Are things l sneeze at ~
Fair is the vernal quarter Of the yearIr aJ
And fair its early buildings and It's blOWings-
But inst suppose eOnsumatiOn's seeds appear y
With others sOwings
FOr me, I fnd wh en- eastern winds are high,
A frigid, not geniel inspiration
Nor can, like iron-chested Chubb, defy
An inflammation.
Smitten by breeEes from the land of plague,
To me all vernal luxuries are fables;
Oh where's the Spring, in q rheumatic leg
StiE rs tables
limp in agoHy-I whseze and cough,
And quak e With agus, that great agitatOr,
Nor dream, before July, Of Ofleavins Of
Ny RespiFator.
What wonder If in May itself l lack
A peg for Mandatory verse to hang on
Spring mild and gentle ?--yes spring heeled
Jack
To those he fprang on !
In short, wbEteVer panegyrics lie
In fulsoms odes, too many to be cited,
The tenderness Of Spring is all my eye,
And that is blighted
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02

Pay your debts-iake the EebrasLR
Adver,iser-be virtuoDs and you wiz
be happy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02

The American 0rgsns, are the only zeal reed Or
gsns now before the public. The only Organ hav-
ing
Rersrbsraiag Sound Bor or Wind Chest
Which has the same important part to perform as
the Sounding Board has in the Piano Forte ITO
give body and resonance of tone )and without which
the Organ becomes merely MelOdeOp in an Organ
case
The American Organs not only have the wind
chest or sound bax, bot have the large Organ bel
lows, giving power and great stvadinesz of tOne.-
These with their exireme FIVE voiciDg Of the Teeds
AID penecting Of the tone, make them the.
.host Perfect Organ KnoUn.
The improvements, with superiority Of tone and
EoIkmanship, place the American Organs in the
front rank as the best asd they cOmmand higher
price than any other reed instrument in the market
fhesesOrgsns recei7elthe First Premium st the
great st. Louis Fairin- October.
Publishers Of the sSinging Pilgrim" for Sunday
Schools. Send for Circular.
Address. PHILIP PHILIPS s. CO.,
80 as North 5th street, st BOuis No
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02
Philip Philips & Co.
Wholesale and retail dealers in
PIANHS,
ORGANS,

AND MELODEONS.
Western Agents for Dec ker Brothers, Patent
plate I i'no-F ourtes. These Pianos the only
instruments made in this country OF Europe, with
the full iron frame, in which
I'LL the Strings rest upon Wooden Boar.
GngS
aad in which more of the Tuning Pins 90 through
lhe Iron Plate. This arrangement produces More
Refined Tone. with combined Sweetness and great
Power, and more perfect quality thovgh the entire
scale, aud the capacity of Standing Longer in tune
and retaining its superior quantity Of tone, than
any ofher instrument.
General Agents for l.. d. & II. W. Smiths
AMERICAN ORGANS.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02

Ag't. ABsfor Nebraska and Colorado
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REAL ESTATE.

E4 M GUMMEY & SONS SALE
MODERN FOURSTORY BRICK ST0RE A Nh
MAN Streets. - @NN AsOD
On MONDAY, April l5 1867. at 70 o,cloc,, Ayoor
change, "a
All that certain Lot or piece OF ground win tho
modem fourstory brick messuase nr tsie NIL sIe
thereon erected beginning at the southwest corner
Tenth and Rodman streets 10 the Seventh Ward Of
the CITY 9I Pnlaaebhlh thence extending along the
thence southwardly at right angles TO said RndmeH
u feet; thence westward In line naraiia VIII
Rodman street feet S Inches; thence sonthward at
right angles with Houman street feet; thence east
ward parallel with Rodman street 81 feet m inh ~
the west side Of Tenth street. thence norhward aionS
Tenth street is feet TO the place of beennin rTss
building was erected In the most substantiai na
Has q store dining-rOom, and Kitchen on the AZ;
floor: wide hall, saloon parlor with ~ ~.
mantei, and large chamber with stationary basin on
and three the fourth Heater, range hath toalf
and cold water gas etc. and is In excellent order.
one-haR OF the purchase money may remain on
j. NJ aUMMEY a SONS, Auo,Ionsers.
a046 NO. SOs WALNUT Street.
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Will be subject TO puns and jests innumerable.
On Aprll-FOols' day jehus will be hurriedly
informed that their wheels are going, and, in
their excitement, will lean from their exalted
perches to witness but confirmation of the
fact, and be startled by the shouts Of boys,
and the echoings of ''April-fool'-'f -'fooled,"
as they move out into the distance.
Pennies plentifuly displayed on the public
walks will disappear with amazing rapidity
from the hand that attempts to grasp them,
and be accompanied with chucklings of sup
pressed laughter coming from behind fences
and tree-boxes. Stray packages, of number
unprecedented - mementoes, apparently, of
their owners great carelessness-wi be found
to contain certain mixtures of sand, stones,
etc. Doctors will be reused from pleasant
slumbers or profound meditations by the
furious ringing of the bell, and will rush in
great haste to the door to receive the highly
gratifying intelligence that at distance not
less than five miles, an unhappy feline is
shuffling off this mortal coil. Or some
testy individual will be screamingly informed
Sir! you have lost something" "Where p
'There." "What 2'' "Why your wits,
sir !" and the boy lodges the stroke of a cane.
But the home circle will probably witness a
greater portion of childish pranks. Every
person, great and small, will be subject for
youthful caprices; there will be Jest for every
one; ridicule and boisterous mirth will COM
hlhSle' every one Will receive ms or her snare,
from the old grandfather to the little prattler
at his side. Nor will the servants be exempt,
but the full stock of waggery jocularity, and
wit of the youngsters will be brought out.
Then indoor young ones club from wicked wits,
And almost trighten servants into fits.
oh! John! James joe oh quick oh Molly! oh!
On! the trap door! oh, Molly Down beowp
What? What's the matter?' scream out, with wild
surprise,
John. james, and Molly; while the young ones cries,
kedoube TIL they come then all the boys shout, with
ClamorouS noise!
And little girls, enticed down stairs to see,
Sland peeping, clap their hands, and cry 'te-heev
Each giDing boy escapes in whatever way,
And meet again. some trick as good that to play"
Let the children have their day Be not
testy or snappish, not crusty or sharp, should
you happen to commit yourself by falling into
some childish snare and be "April-fooled."
But remember that you yourself when young,
have been engaged in the same manner, deem
ing it untold pleasure could you entrap the
aged, and often fool the teacher, and catch the
people mapping.
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ORPHANs, COURT sALE

ISL Estate Of CHRISTIAN STIKEI, deceased.
j. NJ. GUMMEY q SONS SALE.
TWO TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLINGS, lsouth-
west corner of JEFFERSON and TWENTY-THIRn
Streets.
Pursuant to an order Of the Orphans Court for the
City and County of Philadephia, will be sold at Pub
lie Sale, on MONDAY, April p, 1857, Of IL o'clock
Noon, at the Philadelphia Exchange, the following
described property late OF Christian Stker deceased
wiz
All that certain piece Of Ground with the two
twostory brick Messuages of TenemenJs thereon
erected situate on the southwest corner Of Jefferson
and Iwenty-third streets in the Twentieth Ward OF
the CITY OF Phnadelphia; containing in front on
breadlh on the said Jefferson street rs feet inches,
and extending in length depth southwark of that
width along the side OF said Twentythird street
50 feet to Wright street. Bounded northward by said
Jefferson street, eastward by Twenty-third street,
westward by ground late of Samuel t. Roberts
and southwark bv Wright street aforesaid Which lot
OF ground Is the easternmost part of larger lot OF
ground which Samuel ~ Roberts and wife, by indena
ture bearing date the goth day of July A. D. 1896 and
recorded in the office Of Recorder OF Deeds. etc.
Philadelphia in Deed Book L. b.. No1s page etc.
granted and conveyed unto the said Christian Stikel
In fee. Subject to the payment OF certain mortgage
debt Of $1,000
BY the Court
L. A, MERRICK, Clerk of Orphans Court.
CONRAD KEITH. Administrators,
j. M, GUMMEY ~ SONS, uciioneers,
3304620 No. Dos WALNUT Street.
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|. REAL. ESrATE-

kGl THOMAS & SONS SALE.
VERY VALUABLE THREE-S1ORY BRICK
WAREHOUSE, No. $50 n. DELAWARE Avenue
extending through 10 WATER street, an extensive
WHARF River Delaware 75 feet front.
On TUESDAY, April 2S, 1867 at II O'Clock, Noon,
will be SOLD at Public SALE at the Philadelphia EX-
change all that very valuable threestory brick build
ing and lot OF ground. situate on the west side of
Delaware avenue south of Calowhtll street. No. $780,
the lot containing In front on Delaware avenue rs
ieet and extending in depth l55 feet to Water stree
TWO fronts. II is well and substantially built and I'm
good repair has gas, water hreproof Iron shutters
etc Also a large and Valable wharf cOmmencing 5o
feet south OF Cailowh street. containing In front on
Delaware avenue rs feet and extending in depth 2SO
feet The pier is 4s feet wide fronting the avenue
and the dock on the south side, q feet inch
adjoining MitchelPs dock. which is 265 feet wide the
two forming dock 5Ss feet wide, sufficient to accom-
modate the largest steamships The pier is as0 feet
long OF different widths as shown the plan which
may seen at the Auction Rooms. The dock on the
north side of the pier is l71s feet wide adoinin
corporation dock, 261s feet wide making togetheT AZ
feet width dock. The water In the dock south side ot
the pier IS feet deep and the north side Is feet
deep, both at low water. The whole will be sold
together one property. ' w S"iN
Clear of all incumbrance.
M. THOMAS d SONS Auctioneers
SSOswT NOS ,l39 and l4l 5. FOURTH Street
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!, REAL, ESTATE.

El ]. NJ. GUMMEY e. sons SALE,
Valuable FOUR-sToRY BRICK STORE PRO
PERTY, SIX DWELLINGS, and TWOSTORY
BRICK CARRIAGE FACTORY, No. 4l6 North
SECOND Street, through to 81. John street.
on MONDAY, April /, 1867, at II o'clock, Noon,
will be sold at Public sale, at the Philadelphia Ex-
change,
the improvements thereon erected, situate on the
west side of Second street, between Callowhill and
Willow streets No. 4l6 in the Eleventh Ward of the
City of Philadelphia containing in front or breadth
on the said Second street 20 teet and extending in
length depth westward feet to st. John street.
Improv ements consist of q tour-story Brick Store
20 feet front by ~ feet deep built in superior manner
with the modern Conveniences. Excellent basement
and vault under the footway three fourstory Brick
Dwellings, and three three-story Brick Dwellings in
the rear, and large twostory Brick Carpenter shop
and Carriage Repository fronting on ST. John street
ali in excellent order. This is a very valuable pro
perty, both for business and investment, both
fronts being on good business streets. Immediate
possession can be had of the store.
Clear OF all incumbrance.
Keys OF the store can be had at No. 400 above.
]. NJ GUMMEY ~ SONS Auctioneer
3163O No. sos WALNUT Street.
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"To-day the first of April is,
Go hunt the gowk another mile"

If the meaning of this singular message
dawned upon the muddled brain of the
April-fooled, back he went to his starting
post, to be received by his companions with
banters and ieers for his own short-sighted-
ness. Should he deem the subject worthy of
his serious attention and earnest search, he
will plOd on from place to place. until the fire.
quency of the message, $50 hunt the gowk, "
can be no longer misinterpreted.
They have way of doing in some parts of
Germany which tends to raise the ire of aged
and corpulent Teutons, and excite their vehe-
ment indignation, in this wise:-Early ON
April-FOols' day morning, number of young
persons, in for ''time OF it." proceed at once
TO unhinge the gates from the fences, and, by
changing, cause a very inconsistent appear
ance TO the street; ornamenting some rickety
old fence with gate of aristocratical preten-
siOns, and putting in inglOrious contrast lordly
walls with uncOuth barricades.
Years ago, the Duke of Lorraine and his
wife were imprisoned in the goal of Nantes.
The First Of April drawing nigh, a happy
thought struck the Duke. Profting by it,
he and his wife, the one dressed as a ragman
and the other as a hucksterwOman, passed
through the prison gate. The keepers wife,
detecting the disguise, called out to the
guard to prevent their escape; but he cried
"April fool, " and all the guards cried "April
1ool, " with great Zest. The incident being
told the Governor, he mistrusted the real fact,
and sent the police in search of the pseudo
ragman and his companion; but he and his
wife had disappeared, occasioning great wrath
to the civic authorities and chagrin TO the
guards.
But the First of April is especially "chil-
dren's' day-in fact, grand holiday for them,
on which they delight to create amusement
IN their own childish ways. They ply their
faculties most earnestly to entangle ma, pa,
or somebody else in some little snare, which
VIII cause great laughter, and reap them
abundant pleasure. And it is surprising to
see how soon the little chicks, just able to
toddle about and lisp few words, will be-
come initiated in the art of April-fooling.
Here comes one:--''I thay, thir, you've dot
thomthin on your tote )" and it will be con
Vulsed to see you look around, and under
your sleeve, and at your attempts to inspect
your own back. Half century ago, when
the essentials to fashion were knee-breeches
and pumps, the cry was: "Sir, your shoe's
unbuclled - but when buckles were sue
Ceeded by strings, it was: "Your boots un-
laced" And now, since the advent of the
''cbignOn horror" many Lass, we doubt not,
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AUCTION SALES.
~ BY ORDER or HBIRs.

EiI Estate Of CHARLES FRENCH, deceased.
j. M. GUMMEY q SONS, AUCTIONBERS.
SEVENTH Street. " -
On MONDAY, April IS, 1867, at 70 o'clock. Noon;
will be sold at Public sale, at the Phiadepha Ex-
change,
Lot piece OF ground thereunto belonging. situate
the west side of Seventh street, at the distance OF
the Thirteenth Ward Of the city Of Philadelphia,
containing I'm front breadth said Seventh street
is feet Inches, and extending in length or depth
westward between parallel lines at right angles with
Seventh street 20 feet. Has attics and two-story
brick back buildings, two parlorB, dning-rOom and
kitchen the first floor gas throughout hydrant in
]. M. GUMAdEY & SONS, Auctioneers.
33046 No sos WALNUT Street.
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M BY ORDER OF HEIRS.
Estate OF ]. b. NEAGLE, dc

WEA tSlale OF j. Is. NEAGlLIlt deceased
]. NJ. GUMMEY & SONS, AUCTIONEERS.
HANDSOME THREE-STORY BRICK RESI-
DENCE, No. 1924 FILBERT Street.
On MONDAY, April l. 1867. at IL o'clock. Noon,
viii be sold at Public Sale, at the Philadelphia Ex
change.
All that certain three story brick Residence, and
Lot piece of Ground thereunto belonging situate
the south side of Flbert street mo 1920, at the
distance of 1874 feet inches eastwardly from the east
side OF Seventeenth street. in the Ninth Ward of the
CITY OF Philadelphia. Has two parlors, dining-room,
in excellent repair. Lot contains Is feet in front or
breadth on Fibert street. and extends in length or
depth of that width LOG feet to twenty feet wide street
called Jones street.
Clear of all incumbrance.
JIM, GUNIMEY & SONS, Auctloneers,
$3.50 No. sos WALNUT Street.
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N REAL ESTATE.

~ J. M. GUMMEY q SONS SALE.
Elegant FouT-story BROWNSTONE RESIDENCE!
No 1850 N. BROAD Street
on MONDAY, April l, 1867, at IL O'Clock Noon, will
be sold at Public Sale at the Philadelphia Exch ange,
An that certain lourstory brownstone residence
piece of ground thereunto belonging situate
on side OF Broad street, al the distance of
% feet southward from Thompson street. in the
Twentieth Ward of the city of Philadelphia. Has
three-story double back buildings and French roof
Parlor, office. dningroom kitchen, and out kitchen
on first floor; two chambers, sittingroom, aud library
on second floor; five chambers third floor and two
on the fourth; two heaters, two ranges, two bath
rooms and water closets. Was built and finished
throughout in the most substantial manner by Mr..
r. j. Dobbins with large closets and extra conve-
nences and comforts pressly tor the occupancy OF
the owners. All waste water perfectly drained by
underground drainage into the culvert.
Lot containing rs ieet in front or breadth on Broad
street. extending of that width in length or depth
l6O feet through TO Carlisle street.
Clear of all incumbrance.
One-half of the purchase money may remain on
mortgage. $50
j. NJ. GUMMEY d SONS, AuctiOneers
3q16233O No. 6OS WALNUT Street.
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REAL ESTATE.

INI j. NJ. GUMMEY q Suns. bAIE'
Valuable LOT OF GRouHD, Northeast corner
SECOND Street and ALLEGHENY Avenue. -
on MONDAY, April 15 1867, at ~ O'Clock, NOON
will be sold at Public sale, at the PhllaoeiphlA hA
change --, .,,..... ~, ~, n,
All that Lot piece OF ground situate @ h on .he
northeast corner OF Allegheny avenue ana 9econu
street in the Twenty fifth Ward Of the city OF Phla
delphia; containing in front or breadth on tne saa
Second street 100 feet and extending IN length or
depth eastward OF that width along the north SIDE OF
te said Allepheny 24S feet TO the west side OF
Hancock street. Three fronts. Subject to the resric
ton that no saughterhouse skin dressing establish
ment glue bone, soap, candle nlanufactory, or
other building for offensive use or occupation, shall
ever be erected used upon the said lot OF ground
N'oAi " J. M GUMMEY & SONS, Auctioneers,
3W46 NO. sos WALNUT street.
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a PEREMlIUhY E.-sAMUEL G.

a PEREMH1UhI SA l. E.-SAMUEL G.
BEi FORD d SONS, ,Auctioneers.-Thr brick
DWELLING, No. .3l6AONROE Street-On FRIDAY.
April l2 1867 at IL oclock nOon Will be sold public
SALE at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that certain
lot or piece OF Ground. and the three-story brick
messuage tenement thereon erected, situate the
south side of Monroe street, between Third and
Fourth streets, No. 3l6, in the Fourth Ward, con-
tanning in front breadth IS feet inches including
onehalf of certain feet wide alley the easterly
side, and in depth 80 feet, less, O 70 feet
wide street. called Stanley street. The house is in
good order, containing rooms has gas, bath. etc.
Clear of all incumbIanCe Immediate possession,
SAMUEL c. FORD & SONS, Auctioneers,
38046ll No. 1877 S. FOU RTH street,