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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30
Rock Island County, Ills. Pan

Rock Island County, Ills. Pan Ro
bert Ross Andalnsia pise jak nasc.
duje Pan Sam Corothers. bydlicf v
Taylor Ridge nasem okrcsu. byl ST
len po leta zapalnym rematismem a
nemohl l,ez hole chodit. Kdyi ncdav
no podobne trptl nechal SC natfit hned
ejem sy Jakubai bolesti zmilely a
vice Nc nenayraiily"
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

Va erhranu pfisishovalea. Z Poie
ieaim Stems " sssraesfi. te konefnt
Chicago pFikroSebo byio l fjetnani
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ssjsh missnosii "a Dssovsu uiiei ssha
Vi vgcch Sych olgnhh t~kysh. kteii
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

Eda Ia ANTON aAsgK. fIIsdEii jeJ
huC .JC nissp.ani rodite, odesel domn
II biesna, snii by isme ssdsli kan. Je stAh
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kraIanhm, kdo by nim ,sdsi, BY nam poslal
spfAyu. neb red pokroku zApsdn
Josef AIMS Mas.s
jls-skrD Albion, Boone Co Nrb.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30
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7th ssf. near Lesveuworfh. Omaha, Neb.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

EnE IE tom MATEJoVtc jena AL
n DL III ttrnsct fokh Amcrlce bydli.
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urtliA v6dti, kde Sc ldrluis.
Jopcf MsiSiosle,
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

KnE IC1 Jan vobofil Kobyii iIlavy
mDL wLs Anton fahan q Be,isinf.
osres cAslaet PA " po nich Iosef krtil
Cifkviee kutpe iiory. Sschr pedal sobt
sprawl pod napisemi Yr hrodskJ
% ave G. Ssw York
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1882-03-30

strasna nehoda. Ma scverui iicho
mofsks drlre udSla sc straEnA nehoda
a. 90 mil Cd Blsmafk nne - 1 N.
vyjel 20 drafe WAX pracoyni, picdchA
ten jsA shtinym pluhem Ma ylaku
pfaooynim puklo kolo u iesinoho worn,
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jakfsh letos nAbyla jarn. .povodeh Me
slssippskk Isou obrovsks cd Cairo.
ninois. 81 / New Orieans ' dflos
1889 mil Fofiily = sosis vsistaku 70.
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nj. rtllf c,yEioss lisle tssersnfsa
mil ar1sisyth r0sin jsoa Tasi so.iea
JrlR Al aasad nsiTs aosia utlafnos
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
An Appalling Thought.

During the second year of the war a
grocer in an Ohio town scaled his prices
by reports from the front. One day a
defeat would cut the price of butter
four cents, the next day victory would
raise the price of eggs penny a dozen,
and victory or defeat was certain to hit
even the jar of nutmegs on the top
shelf. One day farmer who had some
butter to sell entered the store, and
asked the going price.
"Pm paying sixteen to-day, " was the
answer.
"But only two days ago you paid
twenty"
eyes, but You see Pope has been de-
feated since that, and there is a back
action" The farmer sold out and
wanted the most of it in sugar, and the
grocer remarked as he made ready to
weigh it: "Sugar has advanced cent a
pound since Sunday"
"Mercy on me how is that ?"
Because the rebels got licked in
Tennessee. "
The old man sat down on nail keg,
and thought it all over, and presently
looked up and said
"My friend, if a federal defeat cheap.
ems what you buy, and rebel victory
enhances the value of what you sell
what a deuce OF fix you'd be in il
there should happen to be a drawn
battle"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
The Management of Sick Children.

The vicissitudes necessarily incident
to an outdoor and primitive mode of
life are never the first causes of any dis
ease, though they may som 9S ines be-
tray its presence. Bronchitis, nova
days perhaps the most frequent of all
infantile diseases, makes no exception
to this rule; draught of cold air may
reveal the latent progress of the disor-
der, but its cause is long confinement
in vitiated and over-heated atmos-
phere, and it's proper remedy ventila-
ton and mild, phlegm-loosening (sac-
charine) diet, warm, sweet milk, sweet
oatmeal porridge or honey water. Sc
lect an airy bedroom and do not be
afraid to open the windows. Among
the children of the Indian tribes, who
brave in open tents the terrible winters
of the Hudson Bay territory, bronchi-
tbs, Group and diphtheria are wholly I'M
known; and what we call ''taking
cold" might often be more correctly
described as taking hot; glowing stoves
and even open fires in night nursery
greatly aggravate the pernicious eff
fects of an impure atmosphere. The
first paroxysm of Group can be relieved
by very simple remedies-fresh air and
rapid backward and forward move
ment of the arms, combined in urgent
cases with the application of flesh
brush or pieces of flannel to the neck
and upper part of the chest. Paregoric
and poppy syrup stop the cough by
lethargizing the irritability and thus
venting the discharge of the phlegm, till
tits accumulation produces a second
and far more dangerous paroxysm.
These second attacks of croup-after
the administration of palliatives-are
generally the fatal ones. When the
child is convalescing let him beware of
stimulating food and overheated rooms.
Do not give ayerient medicines; COS
tiveness, as an after-e of pleuritic
affections, will soon yield to fresh air
and a vegetable diet.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20


Manufacturers ont Of the generosity
of their hearts frequently of late con-
struct furniture fron wood freshly
culled from the forests. This has led
to the interesting discovery OF a strong
sympathy between the native and the
domesticated woods. With the chang
ing seasons they manifest the same
traits. A striking proof of this is mar
rated by the Furniture Gazette: ga
we'll known Chicago merchant bought a
chamber suite on State street, and after
some trouble with it related his expert
ence thus: st was n trst-class cham
ber suite and had more enterprise than
any other article Of furniture j ever
knew. 1t was winter when / bought
it, and it behaved pretty well for a
time, but along toward spring it began
to get kind O. uneasy and restless like.
I didn't know what was the matter with
it until after an uuoommonly warm
spring day [ went home, and L hope to
die if the blasted thing hadn't broken
all over with buds The lumber was
so green that it had sprouted, and IN
less N week there was one of the pref
test little groves of waving walnut
branches you would ever wish to see.
1t made beautiful shade, and it was
the best summer ledstead | ever
knew"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Sugar ia BeetS.

The most vital point of the beet-root
grower is the quality of the seed ne
uses. When beets were first grown for
sugar per cent. of sugar was the
amount obtained, now Is per cent. is OBJ
tainabIe in favorable instances. This
has been attained entirely by the i'm
provement of the pedigree principle of
the seed. The quality of richness in
the rootgwas attained by Vilmorin in
the following manner: Each root is a
perfect plant, and, therefore, in the ex,
animation of each root for the produc.
ton of seed the quality of it had to be
ascertained. For this purpose Vilmorin
had set of most delicate instruments
made for the determination of specific
gravity, and he found that the specific
gravity was Indicative of the sugar con-
tanned The cups he used were no
larger than a lady's thimbie, and the
saccharOmeter or measure of specific
gravity equally small. The roots were
first selected according to the best ordi-
nary rules, then small portion of each
root was punched out of it in such a
part as to iniure as little as possible its
future growth; the pieces were reduced
to pulp, and the juice was extracted.
All the roots which did not yield juice
up to certain standard were rejected,
while those which reached the standard
were planted for seed the roots pro-
duced from this seed were found to be
constantly increasing in richness, and a
few years of the process produced the
great percentage of sugar which is now
attained. -Gurdner's Chronicle and
Agricultural Gazette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
The Intelligent Jury.

A correspondent at Yazoo City, Miss,
sends thefollowing as illustrative of one
phase of the jury system :
During the month of April two
colored women, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Harris, living in the suburb of Yazoo
City, had frequent quarrels over
watermelon vine, which, having been
planted upon the property of Mrs. Har
ris, had grown through the dividing
fence and bid fair to soon "bloom across
the party walls"
In one of the disputes, more fierce
than usual, Mrs. Brown tore the vine
up by the roots and threw it in the face
of her neighbor, who, becoming exas-
perated, seized an AK and split open the
head of her antagonist, killing her in
stantly.
Mrs. Harris was arrested and there
being 10 question as to the killing, the
only point being to determine as to
verdict of murder or manslaughter.
Judge Graves, who was presiding,
took pains to explain most particularly
the difference between murder and man.
slaughter, and that N this case there
had been nothing introduced to show
premeditation, and telling the jury as
plain as consistent with his office to
bring in verdict of nanslaughter.
The twelve negroes composing the
jury withdrew, and, as we expected, al
most Immediately returned, and when
asked for their decision, what was the
surprise to hear "Not guilty"
The Judge appeared no less surprised
than the rest, but tho prisoner was dis
charged. AS the jury was leaving the
courtroom the Prosecuting Attorney
asked the foreman Of the jury how they
could possibly have found such YER
dict, and asking if they did not think
Mrs. Harris killed Mrs. Brown, and that
the Judge as COOS ~ told them to bring
in verdict OF nIau.:aughter. The in
telligent juror repl ID that they all
knew the woman had killed her friend,
but the Judge said it could not be
murder, and he would like to know
chow it could be manslaughter when
dey was bof woman 2"
The lawyer had no more to say.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
How a Freight Handler Lives.

The NeaD York Herald, in speaking
of the freight handlers on strike for 20
cents instead Of IL cents an hour, says:
A freight handler gave an inquirer an
insight into his home life while the
men were waiting for the order to march.
81 have wife and four children" the
poor man said substantially, "and for
the past four months [ have not aver
aged more than $50 month. Some.
times [ go on the pier in the morning
and am not put to work until afternoon.
So that all that morning is dead time, of
course. The afternoons work may be
continued until midnight, and perhaps
until one or two o'clock the next morn
ing at any rate it is continued until
We get through with the freight. Now,
il [ am not on the wharf the next morn
ing can't get work the next day, and
40 that I may be there, ready to catch
work, I have to get sleep the best way
[ can. I worked for the company
the Pennsylvania road-for nine years
steady, and then through sheer neces-
sity knocked off and tried to find en-
ployment that would support my grow
ing family. But L couldn't, so went back
to the company about nine months ago,
and at the time of the strike I was
among what are known as the extra men
that is, those who work when there is
work for them. I live in Brooklyn
my ferry tickets cost me 81 month,
and for three back rooms in an old wreck
of house I pay SO a month. What
do my groceries cost J.? Well, give all
my earnings to my wife, and bow she
manages to get along [ don't know.
The landlord has raised our rent regu-
larly every year for three years, and
my wife has had to pay more for whit
she put ON our table, and for the year
past we haven't made both ends meet. |
We're now 800 in debt. Strawberries
There hasn't been such a thing as
on our table for years past,
and for two years we haven't had an
ounce of butter on it. When eggs are
cheaper than meat we get few of them,
but with bread, If I get piece OF beef
= = .r----~ ~it> T feel like man sitting
a
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
A BIOod-curdling Romance.
"Coal costs money"

"Ooal costs money"
A bitter, mocking smile-the smile OF
a demon that has beGm bsffed in his un-
holy efforts to lure soul to the utter
most depths of the lnferno-played
around the Grecian lips of Girofie Ma
haffy as these cruel words fell with cruel
incisiveness from her lips. Over the
backyard fence came the silvery CLEANS
of the inconstant noon as she moved
through the heavens in brilliant splen-
dor, and touched with gentle hand the
moss-covered wood-saed and caused the
dog, whose blood-curGling bay had fallen
in such fearful eadeaees upon Rupert
Hortherinston's iafg1s, West side ears,
to stand out, perfect in every outline,
against the pure mezotints of the re-
Gently painted door-steps.
"1ou are jesting, sweetheart" MUIR
INJURED Ruperd, pulling up his pants so
they would not wrinkle at the knees,
and seating himself beside the girl.
Gam I ?" was the reply in cold Crys-
tai Lake accents, that seemed to Rupert
to pierce his very vest. ''If you really
think so look out of the window"
Rupert obeyed. The moonlight
streamed into the room as he pushed
aside the heavy pomegranate curtains,
falling in mellow splendor on the vase
of malachite and alabaster, on statue
and bronze. Tazzas of jasper and lapis
lazui stood in recess crowded with
flowers; curious trifias in gold and sill
yer carving, in amber and mosaic, stood
on table and etagere. A curiously-
wrought sideboard that was new in the
days of the Crusaders stood at his left.
The fire glowed ruddiIy in the CRATE,
the pure white flames leaping up the
chimney as if in very glee Amber
tinted sour mash, as Rupert well knew,
lay concealed within the recesses of the
Outside the keen wind of
December whistled shrilly through the
dead branches of the sturdy oaks, tell
ing of the cold and suffering that was to
come ere the soft breath of spring kissed
the earth into life again. The bleak
stretched away to the east
ward, and across its sulIen face the rab-
bits were running. Rupert saw all this
at glance. While engaged with the
sombre thoughts which the scene in
1uced, hand fell lightly upon his
shoulder. He turned and faced Girofe.
"And do you really mean what you
say, sweetheart ?" he asked.
eyes" replied the girl. "There
must be some kind of an understand
ng. I cannot bluff away all the days
If my youth. .
Enough" said Rupert. ST will marry
7ou."
"But when ?'' asked the girl.
'4s7ssptf'ess over GLi@ sr-@~=.=f=-l z==1. 1o |
lissed in her ear the fateful words: |
when the White Stockings win a
Jane. Chicago Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Not Very Much.

A young man with a nose like razor
and an eye which would have raised a
blister on sheet-iron on a hot day halted
pedestrian on Gratiot avenue and
stated that he was trying to raise
money to reach the bedside of his dying
aunt in Chicago. He was too proud to
beg, but if the citizen would give him
a quarter he would show him O trick
worth five dollars.
"vhas ish dot drick ?" queried the
citizen.
''It is to make ten cents go further
than dollar. You can play it on the
boys and make ten dollars day."
''My frendt, I meier blays nit der
poys."
eyes, but you can have lots of fun,
you know"
''I vhas no handt for fun. If effer
git off some sholzes nefer laff."
eyes, but this is something new.
when you corae down to the grocery of
an evening you"
''I doan' come down. 1 vhas home
on der stheps ell der eafnin gs."
''But you could have little fun with
your neighbors."
''I told you vhas not funny man.
I likes to schmoke und read der morn
ing bapers.
"Wen, don't want to beg, and am
offering you this trick very low, in
order to get home and see my sister
die. Have you a dying sister %
II doan' expect have. Vhas 1sh
dot bricks ?'
''To make ten cents go further than
dollar
"Und vbill she do it ?"
'She will"
"Und five cents goes more ash half
dollar ?"
''Just So"
"Und a cent goes better ash dime p
"That's the ratio"
"Und nottings at all goes peter ash
five cents?"
T-I-think it does"
"Vhell, you shust consider you haf
all der nottings efer was und you vhill
be in Chicago tomorrow n-my love
to dot dying sister und tell her dot you
saw me well. You'd peter git some
express wagons to draw dose nickels
down to der railroad, und you look
leedle oudt for some Dutchmans who
has peen eating grass und vhas green |"
Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20

"There vast wink of sleep on board
that night. Next morning 7 put the
flag at half-mast. Everybody was SOL
emn as death. IS wet hat Law on the
hatchway. They all thought he was
dead.
"The Captain come off to see WI at
was the matter. L told him the story
how we heard the splash, got ont the
boats and picked up - hat. Right
in the midst of it the officers from the
Rodrigues came aboard to claim their
man. We told 'em the story and
showed 'em the wet hat. They never
offered to search the vessel. They see
how bad the men felt; and they believed
it all and pulled off.
slate that afternoon we got our wa
er ell aboard and bore away to sea.
waited till we was almost out O. sight
o land; then 1 says to the Captain: L
guess III go below and get a cigar I
won't and hauled the step away; and
there was -, all in heap. [ can
see that fellows face right before me
now, white as chalk, eyes as black as
night. He looked like wild msn.
"' What, now?' says he, trembling
all over.
"'Come out . that says I.
"What do you mean ? says he.
&c Don't stop to ask questions, man,
says I. 'Get out of that and come up;
you are safe for this time. Land is al
most out of sight
"He crawled ont, and we went on
deck together. Now says I, go and
shake hands with the Captain
/" 1 went to side of the ship and stood
there smokin', and pretendin' to be
scannin' the horison. 1 see the Gap
tain give one look at -; kind of |
scared look. BE thought it was his
ghost, Then he wrung --'shand and |
burst out cryin' jest like baby. Pretty
soon he looked at me. I never said
word. Did that fellow have anything |
to do with it p says he"