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wEsfuS. We have state, hcrcins"rc thai
Weston the pedestrian had started oh Gv,
'h"a.abd mils walk. tho route % y lish Lsaashl
hon, through eur. ioEa, aud tina, he had failed
iipni la'acacsa. before aecsms'lishing in"rr than
any miles "f tho distance. Weston explain.
the n'etier 'lasrsn,Iy. Ne ssy. he failed for
san, 81 apney that Nc had drsits Irom re
Pu,ed wealthy man On bank at Bangor. bal
when he presented them at Hanger they wer,
.lish"aarea. Met .Aus BY ananslal dinsul,ie'
~ the threshold II his walk, he abandoned H.
but announces his intention of commencing u
again IN January. under different auspices.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-26

psang epthr AansAs Husss. -Fhs spss.IaE
is-,srai,y viii he sarry !. hear u The death 81
the celebrated auburn Horse when he
started cut on ,he turf, he sea regarded 90
the greatest Irsgeny " ths ithaca. and the vet.
eran,iraiAer,. IIraSl wosdSun. was In doubt
10 the day u his death which was the fastest,
the Anbusn Aorso Or Dexter. Thsy we're hosh
owned BY the same gentleman, Mr.. BsnnsF. Of
The Le'igss. aud The saelest Of this notice cost
him tls.ses. The annil,sl wss hat ten years
Old AZ the time of he death.
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Tau NHw loHK rRmrs s.--To those % our
friend who daring the @'ning year wish TO
keep r".,ed oa tho svsats II The eatire world.
We ressau'ehd The New york T,itsA2 IT,
sfeeih correspondents IN every quarter 81 the
globe, ils large number Of contributors, It's ex
isnsiys soEFs efs,iissfs AN rspsftsrs. al make
~. day ~ Deg. . surwut history II the times
and world. The worth Of which ean scarcely be
esiiinslc'l. u haa bssp, long acknowledged as
tie lsadiag lalI,lSaf Iogrpsi q lLs gOug,ry.
this department helng under the c4ciusive
eenispl q HeSee Grsslsy. sni kolds rank
wal che irst - ssnssail nswspapss. a is
pabliahsd daily semt.weekly aud weekly, the
prices icing ~ fsliows dnily,. eie per year I,
semi weekly, pei year, single cspies. ~ per
year r. eluha % unetnt weekly, ~ per year,
single s,ag,iasgaad AZ los AZ u % elYl,s II ona
huudFedi finEauollra tiIa uet1 vaas tsV s.sh
serihius Zoe Ne Tsstsss.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
Feet.

The Grass Valley National is respon-
sible for the following:-
Maybe, said husband TO his loving
spouse, you wouldn't be so handy dis
playing those big feet of yours if you
knew what occurred when took your
shoes tobe mende.'
what is it?-le; me know instantly
sWelI, the shoemaker took it in bis
hand, gazed npon It in silence, and then
burst into tears, and wepI as if his heart
would break
Well, what was the numskull crying
for?-quck, let me know.
We'll, poor fellow, he said be dotted
on mis- grandmother-fairly dotted on her.
She cursed him. you know, because his
mother was feeble, and so-well, he
came to this country fifteen years ago,
and first he set up in the vegetable line,
and got along pretty well, and was about
to send for old lady, when hard times
came, and he broke. He went into
fruit then, and after that into miIk-intO
all sorts of things, you know;but he got
disappointed every time, till this business
fetched him out at last, and he sent right
off for the old woman She landed four
weeks ago, but died the very same night.
Il was very hard, after all bis waiting
and toiIing for fifteen year to get her over
at last, and havehsr die on his hands
he-well. he disguised. However. he
laid her out, and his friends sat up with
her, and by-and-by the memory Of her
virtue softened his bitterness and turned
It to a tender grief. a settled melancholy,
that hung about his spirits like a pail
for many days. However, by striving TO
keep bis thoughts employed on other sub
jeets, he was finally beginning to regain
some little of Old-limes cheerfulness,
when your shoes reminded him so pain
fully Of his grandmoIhers' coffin
A slap in the face, accompanied by
Take that, you degrad ed old rufin!'
put sharpend TO the feet story.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
NO. 27.

flimsy piece of paper yellow with age.
It was the bank of England note for one
hundred pounds, dated in the year 1905
and signed by Abraham Newland, the
famous chief cashier of that period.
The storm which had so long lain
brooding on the horizon, had by this time
burst over the village. The thunder
growIed, the rain poured down in tor
rents, while, although the sun was high
in the heavens, the room In which we
sa. was darkened by the dense gloom
without, and was chiefly illuminated BY
the incessant flashes Of lightning which
darted across the sky.
Everybody with The exception Of the
sick man, rose eagerly on hearing my
words, and pressed around me TO gaze
upon the treasure which l had unwitting-
" discovered. Doctor Webb pronounced
il a genuine note, and held it before
John Dymond's eyes, briefly telling him
how and where it had been found. The
torn, discolored slip Of paper represented a
sum Of money which three years Of hard
toll under frost and heat would not have
gained for the humble labOrer, yet be
regarded il with unmoVed eyes. His
thoughts were elsewhere. IF it be law
full to keep it, he said, quietly, part it
fairly between Reuben and David
No one had handled the note excepting
Doctor Webb and myself, for as en-.
tertained a strong distrust of r euben and
his wife I did not care to excite their
jealousy by affording David a privilege
which l would not grant to them. | took
the note from the DOCTORS hands, and
having resumed my seat at the table,
was about to place it in my pocket. book.
when a binding fash af lightning of an
appalling blue tint illuminated the room
followed in an instant by roar Of thun.
der as a thausand cannons had been dis
charged simultaneously. We one and all
uttered an instructive cry of death, and
| fancieJ that a convusive shudder shocked
the limbs of the invalid. A few moments
later perceived that Doctor Webb was
pointing, with unwonted solemnity to-
ward, the bed. started from my chair
and, bending forward, peered eagerly
through the obscrlty at John DymOnd 8
face. He had ceased to breathe, the jaw
had fallen, and in the midst ofN ature's
mighty conflict, his spirit had passed peace
fully away.
ITO be Continued.)
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
CHAPTER II
The Thunder. Clan.

Il was touching sight to see the
worthy old day-lorbereF, worn out with
the weight of years and excess Of toll. IS
he lay on bis humble bed, TRANQUILITY
awaiting the summons which wo0ld call
him to another and happier world The
SHOWS of many a bitter winter had lent
their hueto his scanty white locks, while
remorseless time had ploughed near
ly as many burrows IN his wrinkled wealth.
er-beaten features, as he himself had
marked out IN youthful days IN his mas
ter's fields. There was nothing terrible
or tragical about such a death-bed, for
the old man was ready and willing 10
depart; but there was something path
etic in the thought that after half cent
ury of patient, unIiring toll, after a life
of perpetual endurance and self-denial,
such man should have so little to leave
behind him. His worldly goods consisted
for the most part of the humble, yet
highly-cherished heir-looms which had
been handed down by his forefalhers.
and it was to make an equitable division
of those between his two soDs that he
had especially desired my presence at
this solemn time.
John DymOnd had lost his second wife
some years before, nor had any of his
daughters survived in the period of which
| am writing'so that there was DO female
hand iu his own kIth or kin to smooth
his pillow. Reuben's wife might cert
ainly have offered to undertake the task,
but she excused herself on the ground
that she had a young family Of her own
to look after. Her place was sufficiently
supplied, however, by a amotherly widow
woman who lived in the adjoIng cottage.
When David and ] entered the sick
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
SELECTED POETRY.
A SUICIDAL CAT.


A SUICIDAL CAT.
There was a man named Ferguson,
He lived on Market street,
He had a speckled Thomas cat
That couldn't we'll be beat
He'd catch more rats and mice, and sieh,
Than forty cats could eat.
This cat would como into the room
And climb upon a cheer,
And there he'd sit and lick hisseh
And purr so aWful queer,
That Ferguson would yell at him
But still he'd purr severe.
And then he'd climb the moon. lit fence,
And loaf around and yOwl,
And spit and claw another cat
Alongside Of the j0wl
And then they both would shake their tails,
And jump around and howl.
Oh, this here cat of Ferguson's
Was fearful then TO see
He'd yell precisely like he was
10 awful agony
You'd think first-class stomach-ache
Had struck some small baby.
And all the mothers in the street,
Walked by the horrid din.
Would rise right up and search their babes,
To find some worrying pain;
And still this vigorous catWOUld keep
4 holerin like sin,
And as for Mr. Ferguson,
Twas more than he could bear,
And be hurled his boot jack out
Right through the midnight air;
But this vociferou5 Thomls cat,
Not one cent did he cEre,
For still be yelled and kept his fur
A s;andin' up on end,
And bis old spine a doublin' up
As far as it would bend,
As if his hopes of happiness
Did on his lungs depend.
But while a e1rvin' of his spine,
And waitin' 20 attack
A cat upon the other fence,
There came an awful crack;
And this here speckled Thomas cat
Was busted in the back.
When Ferguson came down next day,
There lay his old feline.
And not q life was left iu him
Although he had had nine.
Gan this here comes" said Furguson,
"Of curvin' Of his SPINE"
Now all you men whose tend er hearts
This painful tale does rack,
Just take this moral TO yourselves,
All Of you, white and black;
Don't ever 90, like this here cat,
To gettin' up your back.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
SELECT STORY.
THE HUNDRED POUND NOTE.
CHATTER I.
Summoned to a Death Bed.

summoned 10 o. De0L1- BeQ.
The curate of quiet country parish
has neither 10 work as hard as his bre.
thren in great cities, nor, as a rule, does
he meet with those strange and startling
experiences which it is ofien their lot to
witness. Still, at times, singular events
cross the path of the rural clergyman,
and they are afterwards al the more
vivldly remembered by him because of
the calm and equable monotony of his
ordinary life. Such an adventure once
befel myself; and as although it happened
several years ago, retain a remarkably
distinct recollection of it, think the
reader may be glad to see il in prin.
was seated in my study one sultry
Saturday afternoon in July, putting tn
finishing touches to the sermon which |
had been requested TO preach the next
day at FOxfoid Church, in behalf of the
Foxfold Desponsary, when my landlady's
daughter tapped gently at the door say
ing
If you please, sir, David Dymond has
come to say that his father'sa deal worse,
and would you be kind enough to step
down and see HING
As have always made it a rule not to
allow any other clerical work to interfere
with such solemn summonses as these,
| replied that would come Immediately
and at once took up my hat. On going
out, found David standing in the porch,
conversng ia low, earnest tones with
Maria Worth, the daughter of my land
lady l could not help remarking 10
myself what prelly picture the youth
full pair would have afforded to an artists
pencil. payid was tRll, broad: chested,
handsome young fellow, whose originally
fair e6mplaviea wao hron4od nut brown
by perpelaal exposure 10 the weather.
His hair zns igas and curling, his eyes
deep blue. and serious in their expression,
while the WIDE bummed straw hat and
open shrt.eoliar added 10 the uns,udied
pictureaueness of his appearance. He
was al. excellent type OF tha, noble Saxon
breed which is apt to degenerate in great
towns, and is only to be seen in perfect
ion IN rural districts. Maria was in her
equally attractive way, being of slender,
graceful figure, with glossy black hair,
] which made the delicate colorIng of her
face seem all the fairer by the force of
contrast. AS soon as / drew near the
young man hastily dropped hand which
&c had been holding 10 his own, aud a
concious blush overspread both the loves
faces. l say lovers for it was current
ly reported in Headingley that a mutual
affection existed between these two
young people, and 1t was affirmed with
equal confidence that old Worth, the
wheelrieht, would never permit them TO
marry if he could prevent the match.
The Dymonds were beneath the Worths
in social position. Mr.. Worth was a
master mechanic; owner of several cot
tages in the village, and with vast sum
of money-nearly two hundred pounds, il
was asserted IN the bank of Foxford;
while David Dymond was the son of
humble day-laborer, who, except during
harvest time, had never in the course of
long and industrious life earned more
than ten shilIings a week. 1t is true
that David had been emancipated from
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02

A story is told by Mr. Alfred Taylor Of
a youth whose case is like that of many
others lured 10 the church and Sunday
schools by the vision of picknlcks and
sweetmeat. In answered to the question,
Where do you go to Sunday school,
JimmyP The little fellew replied
Why. marin, | go to Baptiss, and Me-
tOdisses, and the Pres6yteaiums, but I've
been trying the 'Plscopale for two OF
three weeks
You don't seem to belong anywhere,
then, Jimmy
Why, yes, marm; don't you see? / be-
longs TO 'em all, exceptin' the 'PiscopaIs,
but I'm going to jine them too now
Now, Jimmy, what's your idea in gOin'
to so maDyP
Why, you see, gets little of what's
going on at 'em all marin gets lib
cries, and hymn books, and all that, and
where they have Pickieks, 1 goes 10 eVry
one Of EN-
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02

a project is on foo. 10 star. a journal
at Washington to be devoted to the inter.
esl OF johnson during the approaching po-
llIcal campaign, and from Ten to twenty
individuals have been canvassing the
chances Of such 90 enterprise, and il Is
understood thar about $500 900 Of capital
are ready to be pledged.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
A.D MARSH, ?. n.
LODGE DIRECTORY.

n. II. MAANkoAAr AAs
LODGE DIRECTORY.
rxvT1Ir r A. CHAPTFR.-MCets az Aarenio
BrownviIle each Monday evening for lectures
r. v. FURNAS, H. P.
b. DAVIS, Sec.
Ana VALLEY LoPGE No. Z, A F & A NJ meets
ly In the Masonic Hall on the Isl an 81 Satur-
each month. W. BEDFORD, W. n
RoRRIsON. Secretary.
rKvILLE LODGE, I o % o F. meets regularly
fuesday evening in tue Masonic Hall.
II. c. LSfF, N. q.
FAIRBROTHER, Sec.
ryy1ILE LODGE. o - " I, meets regularly
iridsv evening m 80 Masonic Hall.
frederick PARKER, ". c. 7.
LEWIS ~. y.
R-rost No. 1, Nemaha County, meets every
h Thursday, IN Browuvilie, over Dorsey *
lothiug Store, att, Pm
Capt. o. B. HEWETTI P. g.
BLACKBTRN, p. A.
sONIA-Heets every wednesday evening in
west q Telegraph Onlce McPIerson's Block.
LOUIS WALDTER, Pres.
sHUT7, Sec.
rNvIpLE LITERARY ASsoCIATIoT-Meet eets
buRday evening al I. P. n.
J. S. SCHENK. Pres.
HUFFMAN, Sec.
'ERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPAET-Ofce
Aers5n's Block J. X. BEAR. Operator.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02
raI and Departure OF Nails.

d Mail arrives daily, except Sunday, at I, p. n.
Id 5,Dsrts I-2 %
srn Mail arrives at pm
departs " att "
m Mail arrives every "Wednesday at 4, p m.
d" departs every Monday at S, a. m.
Mail arrives every Tuesday at 8, .. n.
q departs every wednesday at s, a. m.
ort Nail arrives every Saturday at 3. D. m.
g dcparts ID. p. n.
fs will oblige by getting their mail IN fully
hour before the departure Of mails.
open Sundays from to 9, q. m, and from 4 to
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02

STEVENSON & CROSS, Proprietors,
On Levee ST., between Main & Atlantic.
This House is convenient to the steam Boat Landing,
and the business rart of the City The best accommO-
datOus in the City. No pains VIII be spared n max
ing guests comfortable. Good Stable and Corral con-
venIent 70 the House.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-02

po-4=-t Services on Second Sunday and
- SsiUr5gv OF each month al O'Clock P. N
Getbo1isf church in Brownville. Rev. n. +.
IS Psstcr.
q gEd P. NJ Prayer Meeting every
= -,-eninz: Sunday School every Sabbath at
nj Rev. ". s. BLACKBURN, Pastor.
.,rol - Services IN McPherson's Hall every
-resv Al 1912 A. NJ, and every Sunday at
N Sunday School at 2 Ia P. NJ every sun
,v G. X. DAVIS, Missionary.
Presbyter4 an Services every SUNDAY Al
n snd s l-2P.M Sunday School at Ia
br,ver meeting every wednesday at P. NJ
uE n RAIRn Pastor.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-13

The amount of coin in the Treasury,
October 24. was about S10O,OO0,OO0. of
which $50, 900 GOO was in certificates. The
semi-annual interest to be paid on five
twenties falling due on the 1st inst, was
So, 100000, with only an expected re-
csipt OF S3,j0O0OO before that time. On
Nov. 9th the telegraph states the amount
OF coin in the Treasury at 800. 900 0OO.
which cannot therefore have been after
Tie payment of the coin interest on
bonds, The balance of coin in the
treasury does not exceed $4,000, 600.
Ihe payment Of this semj-annual inter-
rst doubtless had some influence in the
recent gold decline. The next coin pay
ment is due in January 1st, and will
amount TO some $2s. 900. 900, which it is
estimatei the receipts in the meantime
viii cover.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-13

INQUIRER-DeerL Lodge City asks a
number OF questions concerning the Pos
'al system in Montana. We have no
later statistics than the Postmaster
Generals report of 1861. The total re-
seipts in Montana for that year were
siJ.6t2 %; total expenses including
transportation S13,360 10, leaving an
excess Of receipts of 1906 -. Montana
ls Tie only Territory in the United States
'Aat Is self sustaining. Utah fell short
over S455.OOO. The expenditures in the
''her Territories were not so largely in
excess Of receipts. Only eleven of the
states are self sustaining. New York
Yields the largest revenue from the Pos
a department, an excess of nearly two
'''''ion dollars. We have not the A.
:, res Of the number of miles of service in
Montana at hand.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-13

THE proposed canal across the lsth>
mus, which the telegraph states Minis
ter Seward expected TO reseive favorable
grants for from the Columbian govern
ment, il is estimated will cost $1O0,O00.-
600 Peter Cooper, Frederick Conkling,
Mr.. Seward and Attorney General
Evarts are prominently interested. IL
is an old project revived, but bids fair to
be carried 10 success this time. At a
meeting in New York, Oct. 21, VIM. It.
Coleman, Marshall o. Roberts, c. K.
Garrison and Richard Schall. were ap-
pointed commissioners 10 sell stock in
the company
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-13
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PAGE The Eject Payment of Costs-Coal
"A exemption Law-SOTtheu Mail Route.
PAGE Z-Ths Earfhquake-Attila a-The Corpo-
---.T- Trr-Plsc=T Mining T.aw-Act Relating 10
z-s--I.ss Money Panic
PAGE a-Tslegrams - Thanksgiving Procla-
.....a-IrE EIiug--The West
rtEr Corn iu Moutaua-ReceptiOn Of the
e. --..- Er'urrs b. GaIena - The Reign of Au-
--------Tas MeSt-Ths East-D.,fTict Court
PACE eegrarhic-IukliuEs-I.a Of the
...rs. STATES
.ssE r-Cftt Nsws-Laud ONCE Ducuments-
r...- .E f.. 'rlfrl Sttte-.
PAGE 49, Interesting Local News - Helena
rI....r l.#- -..rr- Letter List.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-13

THE London Times, the most infiuen-
tial paper in Europe, has daily circu-
lation of about $4,000 copies. During
the Crimean war 1t reached 100000 cop
les. There are $50 compositors and ap-
prentices, and twenty-five proof readers
employed daily. One column of adver-
tisements one year yielded $4,000.
The chief editor, Mr.. Delane. receives a
salary of $4,000, and several assistant
editors, $4,000. The Paris correspon>
dent has house, rent free, $4,000 per
annum and pocket money. The Times
has a Savings Bank and Lite Insurance
Company especially for it's employees.
OF 500 letters received daily, about five
are published, the rest destroyed. Paid
contributors send in their papers with-
out signature, using n hyeroglyphic
mark instead. The book accounts are
kept with this mark. The writers, ,includ-
ing the ablest and highest officials in the
kingdom, are known only to the editor,
and this secret power is regarded as one
OF the most potent influences OF this
powerful organ of the great Monarchy.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-13

Do MERCHANTS who have their dull
days" miners who strike a barren
streak ranchmen who have a bad
seashn," and the rest of humanity gem
orally, who have "blue days" realize
that editors are not exempt from the
torture of seasons when all things COM
biue to render the preparation of good
paper extremely difficult if not impossi-
blez Take the presence as an instance;
light mails, what few papers you re-
ceive loaded TO the decks with political
twaddle, now as stale as last years
eggs; correspondence ditto. and showed
under the table; telegraph wires down
and the news punched" in Omaha:
snow in the gulches, miners cabined,
Indians practicing a mastery inactivity
beyond the border, and the city serene
as the brow of Jove. We contemplate
an earthquake with as much composure
as we would legacy, think of the next
Legislature with "a longing that is not
akin to pain" and would regard the
yellow fever with positive affection. A
newspaper without kilograms nowra-
days, is worse than the play of Hamlet
with Hamlet left out. We realize il but
throw ourselves on your generous in
dulgence with managerial suavity and
pray for the dawn of better day.