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The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14
THURSDAY, NAY IA 1874.
CORRRSPONDENCH

IT has been suggested by two or three
Of our leading citizen. that the people Of
Red Cloud and Webster county gener-
ally, form some kind Of an organization,
having a name and hahitstion," the
object Of which viii be to assemble at
stated times, or on proper call to discuss
all measures relating to our interests,
and be ready tn take concerted action
whenever any emergency should arise
which would call for sudden attention.
Such an organization would. beyond oil
doubt. he conducive to the public vel
fare. 1t might be local as far ~ the town
or precinct is concerned. and each section
Of the county have separate organiza
tons. or it might be one strong combi-
nation, composed of all the enterprisins
citizens of the county. so far as they
would choose to Identity themselves With
the movement.
There are many questions Of special
interest to the c~it;zens of Red Cloud,
and incidentally 10 the whole county,
which from present indications, will
never BE- acted upon. unless some such
organization is effected. The truth oil
the old saying THAT everybpdy's bust.
ness is nobody business" is exeupli6ed
in our every day experience.
We have road matters, the bridge, and
mill interests. and immigration, and
many other things too numerous to
mention which ought to be continually
watched and looked after, and which
must receive our attention If we wish to
prosper as a town and county,. Ifan or
ganiza ion Of citizens was formed. com.
mittees could be appointed to look after
each specific interest. and such action
taken as would be found necessary.
These hints are thrown out, and if any
one is disposed to take up the theme
further, the columns of this paper are
open for its discussion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14
LEGAL NOTICE.


In District Court in and for Webster
County. Nebraska.
w. L. Stone, Plaintiff.
against
II. s Haley,
Elizabeth Haley,
James w. Alexander,
j. q. Sadler, and
| 4. j. Armstrong,
Defendants.
James W. Alexander and j. G. Sad.
der, non resident defen1ents will take
notice that a petition has been filed 10
the above entitled action. the object of
which is to obtain satisfaction Of . GER
tain mortgage OF lots one and two Il and
y in block twenty-six (26). in Red Cloud
Webster Co., Neb., given BY Henry
Haley, and Elizabeth Haley to said Jas.
". Alexander and j. G. Sadler, 70 Sc
cure the payment of q ~promissory note
named therein, plaintiff being the ss-
signee Of said nose and mortgage. seeks
I'd deprive the several defendants of any
estate or lien which they may have in
said premises. You will also take notice
that you are required to answer said
petition 40 or before the lst day Of
June, 1874.
john r WILCOX.
n43-4t Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14
THI Lowell Register has IN editor

TBE Lowell Rcgister has IN editorial
on the subject Of the removal Of the
Land Office from Lowell to the valley,
and Is . matter of course opposes such
. step for various reasons given. Inc,-
dentally We wish to remark that if Kear-
ncy county is 70 much superior to the
Republican valley county, Why Is it that
Kearncy has only 327 inhabitants, while
Webster has 1850. Franklin, Harlan
and Furnas about the same. 1t na little
strange that settlers prefer . good fartile
soil to sand hills"
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14

Notice Is hereby given that on the
10th day Of June, A. d. 1874. At the
hour Of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. Ut
the north door Of the court house in the
town Of Red Cloud, in the county Of
Webster, l xill Offer for sale ct public
auction, to the highest bidder, in tracts
not greater than forty acres, upon the
terms fixed by law, the following de-
scribed school lands in the county Of
Webster:
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14
LEGAL NOTICE.

10 the Distdet Count IT the 1t Judi
cial District in and for Webster County
Nebrsska:
Reuben Dedrics
Va
May Drdrie4-
To said Mary Dednck defendant 4:
You arc hereby notified that on the
md day Of May, 1874, Reuben DERRICK.
plaintiff, 6led his petition in the office Of
the clerk Of the District Court Of said
Web~ter County. Nebrs-ka, praying
that be may bs divorced from you.
You are also notified 10 appear and
answer said Petition on or before the 5th
day Of June, 1874 or said petition will
be taken o. true snd Judgment rendered
accordingly.
REUBEN DERRICK.
BY H. s. KALEY, ATTY.
As If $500.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14
Notice . ceassaetess and Builders.

Notice 70 Contractors and Builders.
NOTICE Is hereby given. That sealed
proposals will be received by the under
signed for the building Of = School
House in School District No. 22. Web
ster Co., Neh, in accordance with the
following specifications:
The building to be frame, ~ feet in
with, "a feet long, With 10 feet posts,
stone or brick foundation, and subs,an-
tial piers n center foundation. F"un-
dstion to be ooe foot shove ground at
highest p'.ee and SIX inches below the
surface and l8ioches thick. Also, one
pfivy 6xi2 nth partition in center.
Bids to Be spessd on "Wednesday.
The right to reject any Or al BIDS is
reserved.
BIDS to be disfcts1 TO School Board
Of District No p, Ba,in z. o., Web
ster Co., Nebraska.
l. H. HUMMEI.. Treasurer.
A. GARLOCH, Moderator.
44-2t3 70
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14

In Lewis county, New York. the fall
Of snow on last Saturday wa over tw en-
ty inches. 10 Otsego county the fall
at the same time was equally heavy. and
the ''oldest inhabitant" declares nothing
in his memory has parallcled il on the
18th Of April. But these oldest iobabit.
ants have miserable memories. Abou,
Albas, and Ttes. By at sme storm.
hundreds Of trees were ruined, and tele-
graphic wires broken. In Utica like
damage was done to the trees and shrub.
berry. The Albany Journal says: In
Bennington, Vermont, the steeple Of she
Congregational Church, I6O feet in
height was blown down, crushing an sd-
joining house. At Boston Corners, on
the Harlem road, the trains had to stop
through fear OF being blown from the
track. The snow drifted at sowe points
on the Harlem road to the depth OF four
feet, and q Rutland, Vermont, to the
depth Of ten feet. The Hudson stea mers
could not move Saturday night. -E1.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14

''The weight Of the W that fell hat
Saturday night in the region round
about Osveso. New York. vas s grea,
Is to break down the wires in every d
r~ectiou, cutting of O.vego, for the time
being. from telegraph communication
With the world outside that city. A
the 500 fell here on Monday night suf
fcieut 70 whiten the ground. ve shall
Be surprised to bear Of good sieieh-
ing 10 more northern ssctions. The
ground hog may have been right 10
saying on I'd February that the backbone
Of the winter was broken but be failed,
very hoggishly. 10 tell Us that the tail Of
the winter would continue TO wag oil
through the spring"
The above extract is copied from q
Cleveland. (Ohio) paper of May "a. We
copy it for the benefit Of thoee who have
been growing at the weather here ia
Nebraska. On the date above mention
ed. hundreds Of acres Of corn had been
planted in this county. and all the small
grain crops we're up and covering the
ground with . beautiful verdure ofliving
green.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-14
THE STANDARD.
WorceSter'S Quartz
DICTxO%aRF n.

Rseoanspdsd By the Sspsristendent Of
Public lsstrsetios tsr the csats Of Nebraska-
The authority Of the U. 8. Senate nd House
OF Representatives. sad Of
gvsneFf. srnSsn. QUINCY.
AIRXASDsR, DaYABT. IBvrye,
Rlv8. nILo> wIYyaB0P.
0sLLAaS. aoLnIs. LsrevHtiov.
BREay. 1HtIoH. noSEixs.
md the leading sstAon Of Earops aaa Ansria.
Retail Price, $1,000.
Libeeal jssoaat rsAs 20 school districts
toacAsn. ministers sad slshA
RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS.
for Com~on Schools
HHArd's Readers, Worcester's Die
tionanea, WoFuesser's Spelling Books
ard Sesvoy's Il. 8. History, N also
recommended b. The State S~upsrioseo-
dent.
s " kTU.ESrON. Publisher.
Bnssce, Mas.
Adde'S. JOHHM TAGGART. AT
% NlnysA ksA
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
RAILEY,S RELATIONS.

\ student in the State University at
Iowa City, by the name OF Bailey. wrote 10
Bailey OF the DdHbugy Ne1rS, 10 ask if the
man Of hUmor was any of his kin. lie re-
ceived this reply:
DANBUEY, Conn, Dec. s. 1ST3.-In
answer 10 yoJT note am compelled 10 say
tina. some one has GOT up corner on my
relatives Of the name of Bailey. and that nj
present ! am not in possession OF one, 10
my knowledge.
Il Is a fearful thing 10 stand alone in the
world. without a single or married relative
iuthe distance. but | am 50 successful in
conccalin" my sOrrow that 10 one suspects
lis existence.
Whether my ancestors came over ia the
Mayflower depends in a large measure upon
what was the passage money. If anything
ut all, am inclined to believe that they
went around.
When asked if | am a relation of yours.
You should kindly, but firmly deny it. 1t
is going to be too hard winter to take on
relations. Yours in sympathy,
J. w. BAILEY.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
DOES LIGHTNING AFFECT INCUBA.
TTON?

Upon this point, r. II. Harris, Var
mouth Port, Mass, remarkR: 81 sea >
great many people who ought TO know
better, account fcr their bad manage.
ment Ia this way: We had thunder
shower. and it killed the chickens in
the she'll Now, / have had as large
broods and as healthy chickens out of
eggs that were Matched during thunde,.
showers as at any other tine. This
season, l had three hens tocOme off the
18th Of May. The morning Of the 18th
came IN with thunder; again at ii AN,
and continued till P. NJ, very heavy
andnear. Thought the lightning came
into my yard where the hens were
sitting, and, as soon as it was over. [
went out 10 see how the hens looked.
One hen was dead, with one egg broken.
| took the ten remaining eggs out of
her nest. and put them under the other
two hens, making thirty-two eggs IN
all. The next morning there were
twenty-siX chicks. There were no marks
Of lightning on the box or near it. and
Yet I think the hen was killed by the
lightning. The egg broken had a chick,
also one other Of the unmatched ones:
the rest none. In the morning before
the shower the hen was well. Now. if
thunder has such a bad effect upon
Matching eggs, why don't it take effect
IN every case: l have never had a case
when there has not been one or more
thunder-showers during incubation"
1t is too much the custom to make
electricity the scape-goat when there Is
bad luck, though, perhaps, it is natural
enough to say thunder and lightning"
when one IS disappointed. A friend Of
ours had Il couple Of hens sitting with
IN a hundred feet Of a tree when it was
struck by lightning and splitinto kind
ling wood, yet all the eggs produced
chicks save four, that proved, ON exam
lnatiOn, to be unimpregnated. If
chickens were to fail during every sum-
mer when thunder-s storms were of
weekly occurrence, there would be few
Matched, We imagine, some seasons.
Then there are the wild songsters
who ever heard Of their Matching oper-
atoms failing from this cause. though |
nearly all species incubate during the
time when thunder-storms principally
H0Tld.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
NashyiIIe Produce Market.

PEANUTs-Market quiet. We quote at
S1.1jd1.20 per bushel from wagon.
DRIED FRUIT-We quote at &c for
apples ami quarter peaches and 9dc for
half peaches.
EGG-We heard Of sales from wagon to-
day at 2062lc per dozen.
GREEN APPLES-We quote at $500
800 per barrel.
SOUR KRoUT-We quote at so per Dbl.
from store.
CABBAGE-We quote at S2.25d2.5O per
crate from store.
CHESTSUTs-Sales from wagon to-day at
$50 per bushel.
Passive quote from store as follows :
Stock Peas Sl.256l.5O per bushel; Lady
Peas $3.50 per bushel.
POTATOES quote at S1.50 per bar
rel, loose from wagon, and S2.7j from store.
FEATHEES-We heard of sales to-day
at 5jc.
BEEswAX-We quote at 24c.
RAGs-Dull al pc.
GINsENG-We hear Of sales al S1.006
los.
WOOL-8larket dull at 1Sd23c for I'M
washed, and 33637c for washed.
BBOOM CORS-Alarket active at 367c.
HAY-We quote at S1SG25 per ton, ac-
cOrding to quality.
BUTTEE-We quote at 20625c for good
to choice.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
MARRIAGES OF BLOOD RELATIONS

Statistics presented 10 the French
Academy show that the marriages Of blood
relations form about two per cent of all the
marriages In France. and that the deaf and
dumb offspring. at birth of consangJIineous
marriages, are, in proportion 10 the deaf
and dumb born in ordinary wedlock-ai
Lyons, fun twenty-five per cent: at least
twenty-five per cent in Paris. and thirty per
cent IN h1FdeauN-.he proportions of ihe
ue.d and dumb. 10y birth. Increasing with
the degree Of blood relationship. The
data obtained show that. If The danger Of
having deaf and dumb child in ordinary
marriage, represented by figures. is one.
There viii be eighteen in marriages between
first cousins. thirty-Sevcn i'm marriages he
tween unclcs and nieceS, and seventy in
marriages between nephews and aunts. 1t
appears, too. that the most healthy parents.
il related in blood, may have deaf ami
dumb children: while deaf and dumb pa
rents. If not related, very rarely have deaf
and dumb children.
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pence worth of yeast may form large
baking of light-bread, SO sixpesee
worth Of rich ,rorkirs manure may
return bushel of wheat.
1t is the working things on the farm
that pay best, and especially such an
work In harmoGy with nature and u
the very best advantage. The universe
is ever Ia swift motion. The so-called
fixed stars, though numbered by mil.
lions, and each million times larger
than the planet on whirt &5 i've, yet
all move IL vast orbits, like our sun, in
ooundless space. A French astrono-
mer has recently calculated the posi-
ton in the heavens of the seven stars.
called Ursus Major, one hundred thou
sand years ago; and their very different
places one hundred Thousand years
hence T9,o stience that foretells
eclpses is not guess-work; and we tell
our agricultural friends with all ec.-
fdence that there is act 4 principle nor
a truth in mathematics or astronomy
that Goes not apply to all the matter,
dead or living, handled or movedhy che
farmer. One Supreme Being rules the
whole as unit. If so, then all the stars
in the Heavens as well as the sun shed
light upon agriculture. There can be
no profit in farming without deep
change in the constitution Of matter,
and these fundamental changes obey
fixed laws. The nimble six pence aims
to work in harmony with these laws;
while the slow shilling labors IN har-
mony with venerated traditions and su-
perstitions. 1t makes first poor, old
field, and then a vast desert, and Gale
it peace. The nimble six pence forbids
ignorance and land deteriora-
ton.
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were, did not come quite up to t1-e, esrrsnt
Estimates early in the week; they were
certainly below the average of such eSti-
mates, which could not have been much, if
any, below 225,000 bales, sUfue being as
high as 100000 or 100000 bales. Adyiees
from the South seem to account for the cur
rent large receipts from causes that do not
necessarily involve any considerable in
crease in the estimates of the crop One
authority states that the navigable streams
Of the South arg now in good boating con
ditiOn, being swollen b the recent rains;
1t the same time the railway system Of the
cottOh rSgibin IS much extended and i'm
proved; besides, the bte financial panic has
so unsettled credits that plaiieFs are under
the necessity Of huTTying their cotton to
market, while the decline in prices, which
took place in October and early in NOvenl-
Der, admOnisbed them that holding back
for an advance is 4 Pcicy of very doubtful
eXpediency. And vet it is UNREASONABLE
that estimates of the crop average at least
10000 bales more than they did month
ago. The Ne,c Orleans Price Current, in
= late issue, named 81 million bales as
minimum, but for the first time admitted
that estimates Of 81 and 4 million bales
were current.
With regard TO receipts in the early flu
ture, estimates differ widely. So far as the
receipts Al the interior towns 60, they
promise a continuation of the large move
ment which has been in progress during
December. for they were last week more
thar twice rs large as i'm The corresponding
week last year; AMI there is an unusually
large accumulation ct stocks AZ interior
markets, which doubtless must be gotten
forward to the seabOartl rs rapidly rs posi-
bic. The experts have been on an increased
scale, developing some scarcity OF freight
room, and causing some advance in rates.
American SpiimCFs will, no doubt, be-
fully al work after the holidays. and will
require pretty liberal supplies, especially il
they make any effort 10 accumulate stocks.
Respecting the proposed '-sh0rt time" al
Manchester. England. We learn from the
GHGFliGH Of the 10Th that three Of the
largest mill owners OF that city. without
waiting Of any concert Of action, had re-
duced working hours TO daylight, which is
a shortening Of time equal To about 30 OF
- per cent. How long this will continue,
or whether it will become general, depends,
OF course, upon the state Of trade ut Man
chester. The .tlefalcatiOn" in the SpTague
Affairs, as reported from Providence, is an
unfortunate affair rs regards its effect upon
business. TO say nothing of it morally, as it
must check the revival Of confidence, and.
perhaps embarTaSs the resumption Of work
in the mills controlled by that great house.
The following will show the extremes Of
prices during the past week:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE NIMBLE SIXPESCE AND THE
SLOW SHILLING.


In old times before dollars and cents
were known or invented, ourforefathcls
had a maxim to the effect that a MIN
bile sixpence Is better than a slow shil-
ling" This principle applies ina tfou-
sand ways t. all first best husbandIy.
Every farmer should both see and feel
that time is money" The same mat
Ter that made him one hundred dollars
worth Of corn or cotton IN 1873. should
give him one hundred and fifty dollars
worth in 1874 To do this, he must
not put the fertilizers at his command
in cotton seed. and in corn eaten by
hogs, COWS, horses. mules, persons and
poultry, IN the wrong place. If he
does, his return for manure wasted by
neglect may be not an increase Of crop
bat a decrease. But why should the
daily droppings Of all stock and human
is well, 20 at onceto the feldorgarden:
Because the decay Of the substances
voided, on or in the soil, Is itself chem
zeal and useful in developing plant food
for the next crop ont Of inert. and be-
fore insoluble minerals in clay. loan or
sand. 4ctioa in the ground Is indis-
pensable TO increase fertility by manure
or otherwise. How can amy fertilizer
from hay. straw. fodder. grain or cot
ton seed, act in the soil OF on 1t. before
it goes there: The nimble sixpence in
farming Is partly nimble manure, saw
ing every particle from waste, and put
ting It at once where it viii DO themost
good. But where, and how, it may be
asked. viii the excrements formed
10y 100 pounds Of corn, eaten
10y hog. horse or COW,
make $50 pounds next summer?
No problem in good husbandry is more
important than this; and we viii try to
make its solution clear to the most
common understanding. 1t shall be
worked out on the known vitality Of
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execration of the world? Would you
sing p9ans to his virtue or "cleave the
general ear with horrid speech" about
his wickedness?
Since you and Mr.. Welles and Mr..
Blair have put on record your personal
"reminiscences Of him, / will add my
contribution, believing that the fact /
am about to mention throws broader
light on his public character than any
which you have given.
When the troubles were at their
worst, certain Southern gentlemen,
through Judge Campbell of the Su-
preme Court, requested me to meet
MIR. Seward and see if he would not
give them some ground ON which they
could stand with safety inside of the
Union, | consented. and we met at
the State Department. The conference
vas long and earnest. / cannot; within
these liDiits, set forth eysn the sub
stance of 1t, He seemed conscious of
his power, and willing to use it in the
interests of peace and union as far as
he could without The risk of offending
his own party. What could he do?
Many propositions were discussed, and
rejected as being i1hptacticable or ike
ly to prove useless, before l told him
what l felt perfectly sure would stop
all controversy at once and forever. /
proposed that he should simply pledge
himself and the incoming Administra-
ton to govern according to the COnsti-
tuition, and upon eTely dispt'ted point
of constitutional law to accept that ex-
position of it which had been or might
be given by the judicial authorities.
He started at this, became excited and
violently declared that he would do no
such thing. THAT, said he. sis trea-
son; that would make me agree to the
bred Scots case. In vain told him
that he was not required 10 admit the
correctness Of any particular case, but
merely to submit to 1t as the decision
of the highest tribunal, from which
there could be no appeal except TO the
sword.
I lad tiever before heaTd that trsasor
was obedience to the Constitution as
construed by the courts; hut this pre-
pared me 10 learn, as | did some time
afterward, that the correlative virtue of
loyalty consisted in trampling the laws
under foot. What should the world
think Of the statesmanship wbichintro-
diced these notionsf
/ do not know, but / believe that Mr.
Seward, in consequence of the CONVEX
sation above mentioned. got Mr.. Lin
coin to commit himself in the inaugur-
81 by the absurd and mischievous dec
lation that he would not take his laT-
from the Supreme Court, but lcOuld
take it from the Chicago Convention.
You are a leader of the party calling
itself Liberal Republicans, whose
platform Is a protest against iniquity
in high places and whose movements,
are struggle for the restoration Of
honest government. Tour compatriots
know, if You do not, that the evils they
deplore were introduced by the man
you advise them to initiate. The party
you oppose for its hideous corruption
has but fashioned It's moral and pOliti-
cal principles upon the model which you
now declare to be full of beauty and
goodness. Your personal consistency
is nothing; but to go hack in this way,
not only on yourself but on yOurfriends
and your country is too bad.
-........- J. S. BLACK.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
The Cation Trade.

From the New YORK Bulletin, Dec sd
The past week has been a broken one IN
the cotton market. The closing Of our
Cotton Exchange and the observance of the
Christmas holidays have left us without
recognized quotations, and caused a sus-
pension of business since Wednesday, eX
cept the trifing sales to spinners and for
export which could be effected in brokers'
offices. The weather was very unfayOr-
able during Friday and Saturday, and thus
another obstacle was presented to the at
tendance Of operators at their places Of BUSH
ness.
The receipts at the ports, large as they