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Strange Religious Community.

PITTsBURG, Feb. l8.-The members
of the Economy or Harmony society
Friday commemorated the eighty.
fourth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the society at its pretty little
town down the Fort Wayne railroad.
The exercises were held in the chap
ell and conducted by the venerable
Jacob Heinrich. The program was
the same which has been observed
year after year, but it was noticed
that the number of observers was
smaller. When the Harmony socie-
ty was formed, eighty-four years ago
by George Rapp, there were 500
members. The founder believed that
Christ would come upon earth a Sec
ond time.
He said that in order to be pre-
pared to participate in the joys of
that coming and to be members of
the kingdom which He was was to
establish His followers should SUM-
der marital ties, and those who were
not yet married should take upon
themselves the vows Of celibacy.
They also put all their money and
property into one common fund, and
located on tract of land in Butler
county.
After encountering many difficult
ties from descriptions, the main body
settled in their present location at
Economy, where they have lived
since 1905. Frugal and industrious,
they have accumulated large sums of
money, and, by judicious investments
and the enhancement in the value of
their lands, the community is now
said to be worth $80,OO0,O0O.
The original members are gradu-
ally passing away, although there
have been a number of accessions to
the community during the year since
it was organized.
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nAT,TIMORR AND OHIO RAILROAD
ID TIME TABLE.- 800.
Ia Effect Sunday, Nor. 10. 800.
" EST hound.

Nc, CINCINNATI Limited, Daily, Leaves
Martinsburg 5 04 p m, connects ~ Hancock
for Berkeley Springs, except SUNDAY.
NoT p;ttsburU. Wheeling aid Chicago
Ernress. Daily, leaves Martinsbur9 II il
No. Cincinnati and Wheeling Express
leaves Martinsburg l 20 m, daily, stops q
Hancock, Sir Johns Run and Paw Paw.
Mob Chicago and Pittsburg Limiteds
daily. leaves Martinsburg II o. N. con-
meets at Hancock Tor Berkeley Springs, e.
cept Sunday. .
dation, leaves Martinsburg u 40, daily 90
cept Sunday. Stops at all stations, con n'a..
Hancock for Berkeley Springs ana 0fosA
Spring Run for Romney.
No B3 Baltimore and Keyser Accommoan-
ton, leaves Martinsburg 100 q m, oally
stops at all stations, connects q. hahsoen
for Berkeley Springs, except SUNDAY
No l47 Leaves Harper,g Ferry 40
arrives at Marlinsburg Q 40 P n, daily excsPs.
Sunday.
No Leaves Martinsbufg | | 81 i M. d4iIs.
arrives at Washington IS p m Baltimore
So, Philadelphia 8 p m, connects at Har.
per's Ferry for all points on Valley Road.
No Leaves Martinsburg 20 IN, daily:
at Washingt ton 9.35, Baltimore 10. ar: leagas
Baltimore a m, arrives at Philaaelphia 1
am,
No Leaves Martinsburg 3 So a M, daily.
stops at 5. v Junction I; arrives at Wasbinp-
ton 8 20. Baltimore 80 n.
No. Leaves Martinsburg 4. c5 d nj. daily.
arrives at Washington 790, Baltimore 80
o m Philadelphia 20 "a.
No SO Accommodation, 4 oldline, leaves
MartDsburg 10 80 a m, dali, except SUNDAY.
stops at all stations, conneese az Harpsrss
Ferry for Valley, at Weayertos Tor Hagers.
town and at Frederick junction enr Piede-
rick.
No SO Daily, leaves Martnsburg 4.40 p ID,
stops at all stations west Of 0aithersburg for
passengers, and at all stations OF. metropof-
tan branch t. let off passengers; connects
for Winchester, Hagerstown and Frederick.
No l48 Leaves Martnsburg 10 m, daily
except Sunday arrives at Harper's Ferry
8 55 q M connects for Winchester, Hagera-
town and Frederick,
q. w. SAETMAN,
Ticket Agt., MartinsburT
G. o. ScULL,
Gen'l Pass. Agt., Baltimore.
VIM. CLEMENTs.
Gent Manager, Baltimore.
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70 wAYNEsBoRo.

Gro. b. WRESTLING,
Mch. % 1877 superintendent.
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The Wrong House.

LaJe.
Tramp (thinking to obtain sympa-
thy)--I say, mum, l amt got ne
where that can call a home, and
ant eat nothin' all day. Would you
mind it, mum, if / slep' in the snow
here until morning?
Lady of House (who knows 'em)
No, / amt got any objections.
You can drop down anywhere; only
remember, that as / don't charge you
anything for the lodgin', shall ex-
pee you to shovel the snow away
from the house in the mornin',
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slty, ACCORDING 70 tue conpaes'
giving his wife as much as he spent
for incidental expenses. no doubt
contributed TO check him somewhat,
so that probably he did not spend
more than two-thirds as much in this
way as he had done before the agree
ment. Still, he kept up to the aver
age of the first week.
We will now suppose the year to
have glided by. John Stetson came
into the sitting room with preoccu-
pied air.
"What are you thinking about T"
asked his wife.
"About the half-acre lot adjoining
the one Holmes bought last year"
"Did you wish to purchase itS"
eyes; / should like to; but of
course / can't, not having the mon
ey."
sHow much do they ask for it?"
Holmes paid hundred dollars
for his. This is, on some accounts,
preferable, aud they hold it at one
hundred and twenty-five dollars"
perhaps you could raise the mon
ey, John,n said his wife.
"By borrowing? / shouldn't want
to do that"
ssYou remember our fund.-"
"Pshawi That may possibly
amount to thirty or forty dollars"
| Suppose we count it, as the year
is up to-day"
| Every well"
| The box was opened, and husband
and wife commenced counting They
soon reached, and passed, forty dol
lars.
| aBless my souli" said John Stet
| son. 81 had no idea there was sc
| much"
| What was his establishment wher
| the total proved to be one hundred
and twenty-nine dollars and forty
icents.
| "You see you can buy the lott
| "But haven't you swelled th'
amount from your own allowance =
he asked, somewhat bewildered.
| "Not by cent; and don't you see
John, that if you had RETAINED from
even half of the expense we spoke OF
we might have had in the neighbor
| hood of two hundred dollars"
| John Stetson did see, and he deter
mined that the lesson should be ;
| serviceable one. The half-acre To-
was bought, and now, at the end O
| five years, it is worth double what ht
paid for it. He has also laid aside
| two hundred dollars a year during
this period, and all by small savings
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The length of the Mississippi river
has always been placed at 400
miles, but civil engineers familiar
with the stream say that it has short
ened itself over four hundred miles
in twenty years, and will do as well
in the twenty to come.
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TOTHE LADIES.

Frank Doll q Co., will carry full
line of Pels' celebrated Hand made
Shoes. They are beautiful, good. soft
and perfectly easy on the foot, and reg
nlar Daisy's in fit. Great improvement
has been made in them, and they are
warranted to wear well.
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small country bank, and as his duties
occupied him only few hours in the
day, he was more likely, from the
leisure which he enjoyed, to indulge
in small expenses.
NY wife is an enthusiast thought
he, as he was walking down town.
However, her hobby won't cost me
much, so ! might as well indulge her
in it,
He stepped into q store and Oh
sained his daily allowance OF cigars.
Meanwhile Mrs. Stetson proceed
ed to the shop Of cabinet maker.
II want YOU" said she, ''to make
me box twelve inches long, the
other dimensions being four inches
each. In the center of the top is to
be slit, large enough to admit the
largest silver COIN"
"a money box" said the cabinet
maker.
eyes"
Pretty large for that, isn'n it 7"
Rather" said Mrs. Stetson, smil-
ing; "but better too large than too
small ("
John Stetson fell in with COM
panion in the afternoon, with whom
he had social chat. As they were
walking leisurely along, they passed
an oyster saloon"
| Stetson was particularly fond of
the bivalves, and he proposed that
they should go in and take some.
To this his friend did not demur,
and they accordingly entered. Two
plates of oysters came to thirty cents.
Besides this, they took a glass of
soda each, which made ten cents
more. This brought up the bill to
forty cents, Stetson paid. Accord
ingly, adding to this fifteen cents for
cigars, he deposited fifty-five cents in
his wife's hands that evening.
II might as well make it sixty"
said he, smiling.
'sNo,v said she. mot cent over.
want the savings to represent ex-
actly what you spend on these little
luxuries, and no more.
The next evening he had nothing
to deposit, except the usual amount
of cigars.
sit won't amount up very fast at
that rate" said he, triumphantly.
"Never mind" said his wife, II
don't want you to increase your ex-
penditures on my account. / am in
clined to think they will not often be
as small as this"
She was right.
The next day being Wednesday,
John Stetson brought home couple
of tickets for the theatre. 1t was a
benefit night, and he was anxious
that his wife should go.
"Certainly,' said she. II shall be
| glad to go; but you remember cur
compact? 7"
| "What?"
"How much did you pay for the
tickets 2"
FIFTY cents apiece"
s'That will make dollar. Please
hand that amount for your fund"
"Was the theatre included 7" said
John, little reluctantly.
"Certainly; that was expressly
mentioned"
ooh, well, then, SO let it be. Here
is a silver dollar"
The dollar was at once dropped
into the box.
The next day, in passing a shop
window, Stetson noticed some fine
oranges.
"Just what Mary and the children
would like" thought he. "I1l go in
and inquire the price,"
They were four cents apiece. He
bought half dozen, at cost of a
quarter, which with his cigar money,
left him forty cents to deposit.
| The succeeding day he spent moth
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BY HoRATIo ALGER, JR.

preston.
sDoes what p asked his wife, look
ing up from her sewing.
"Why, save so much money from
his salary, to be sure"
"Then ne does save, does he 7"
aYou know the half acre lot adj
joining his houseY"
"Yes.r
"Well, he has just bought it for
hundred dollars, and what is more,
paid for it out of money saved from
his salary this year."
Chow does his salary compare
with yours ?"
she has only seven hundred dol
lars year, while have eight. Then
our families are the same, each OF US
have two children"
"Yet, l am afraid you don't save
near that amount"
"No, | guess not. The fact is, II
find myself square at the end of the
year, I think myself lucky"
"And yet, john" said his wife,
gravely, cit seems to me as if we
ought to lay by something"
"It's easy enough to say that, but
tine question is, how are we going to
do it?'. There's Mary's music les
sons, at ten dollars quarter. That's
the only way / can think of, and l
shouldn't want to stop those"
"No, to be sure not; but isn't
there any other way I"
"Not that I know Of"
"Dont you think, John, the little
incidental expenses cost more than
you think of?''
"Such as what?n
"Cigars, ice cream, oysters, the
theatre, and so on"
John Stetson WINGED little.
"They are mere trifes,' said he,
carelessly. ga few cents each time.
Pooh! They would make precious
little difference at the end of the
year."
"You know there's an old proverb
Il
"Pshawl 1 have old proverbs.
Besides, these little things are really
of very little account. A man doesn't
feel the sum he pays out, and if it
did not go in one way, it would in
another"
How many cigars do you smoke
daily 2" pursued his wife,
"Three.''
"And how much do you pay for
them?'
GIVE cents apiece"
"That would make fifteen cents.
Not much in itself, but multiplied by
large number, it amounts to some
thing"
"What are you driving at, wife ~
~ am going to make PROPOSE
ton to you."
81 am all attention"
"You say you don't mind a few
cents day"
"Of course not.
"Then 1 propose that small box
be obtained, with slit in the lid,
Just like the children's tin savings
boxes, in short, only larger, and that
for every cent you spend for cigars,
ice cream, theatres, or any such lit
tie luxury, you deposit an equal sum
in the box"
John Stetson laughed.
III dare say" he remarked, sit
would bring me out perfect Cresus
at the end of the year."
"Do you agree 2" asked his wife,
with some appearance of anxiety.
eyes; / have no objection, if you
desire it, though acknowledge it
seems little childish"
@Never mind about that. / have
your promise, and we'll try the ex-
pertinent one year. If it doesn't
amount to enough to make it an OBJ
iect, then it will be time to give it
up"
wYou must take all the trouble oft.
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settlement OF Fiduoiary Account.

The account Of j. Nelson Wisner. trustee
under Deed OF Trust made by G. X. Gibbs
& CO.. dated June Goth. 1883, Is now before
the undersigned commissioner Of accounts
for settlement. Given under my hand this
oath day of December, 1883.
ADRIAN G. NADENBOISCH,
Dec. 20. Com'r Of Acc'ts
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Pieces of all the Cables.

john w. Maclny has been presented
by tho Silvertown T, graph Con pany,
England, with handsome ellss cnse
containing samples of MI the telegraph
cables in the word, nicely tipped with
German silver bands. In see they
range from that Of n le ID pencil to that
OF a strong mans arm.
The olirst cable in operation is the
Dover and Calais, laid in 1850, covered
with gntta pslcha, hemp aud iron arm
or. Then came the Lowestolt and Znn-
WORT, laid in 1868. One We y neat an .
pie Is that from tho Spanish National ,
after which comes the West African
aud the Dublin and Hollyhend. The
d"sp water cables are much sm ,iler
aud lighter thnn those Of tho coast
limos. Ono Of tho heaviest cnblcs in
the exhibit is the Canadian, made 80 t.,
rcsiat the icebergs
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-24
THE KECLAm BOARD.

Tie Board OF Reclamation mud IN
ternal improvements, met in Carson
City. Nevada. on May 2l, 1889. aud
organized by elrctins Evan Williams.
OF Ormsby county. N< President of the
Board and I. D. Edwards Secretary.
The President OF TIE Board WAS au-
thorized to call upon the Board Of
Capitol COMMISSIONERS to provide n
suitable Office for the nse OF sail Board
az the law requires.
1t was ordered that the Secretary be
instructed to correspond with Senator
Stewart, Chairman o. the Senate Com.
mittee on Irrigation, to HSceriuin about
what tiine the c"rps of Govern neni
engineers woul be in Nevada for the
purpose of mnkiug examinations md
surveys for the reservoirs, canals, etc.
for water storage purposes.
The following communication wns
addressed to the Attorney General for
the purpose Of obtaining his legal npin-
ion upon certain parts OF The net cr.au-
ing the Board OF Reclamation and In
ternal improvements:
Jno. +. Alexander. Esq, Attorney
General; Sir:-This being the first
meeting of the Board OF Reclamation
commissioners. by the Act of 1889
tStntutes 1889. page 1927 aud tn,
Board desiring t. cary out the pur-
poses embodied in said Act, md with
your consent hal. desire your answer
III writing, rs full a. may be, to tie
following que-tions, to wit:
/. Has this B 'ard, under the law,
the right to take MS pio-ided by the
Act. the SUN mentioned from the School
Fund of thia Stute, in the manner ana
fpr the purpose ns in snid law it If
writtep2
2. Could the Legislature then il
session enact a law for tho borrowir
and expenditure Of fund, and desig-
nate members of the sume Legislature
TO carry ont the purposes Of tho trust:
3. Ii the Act sufficiently III lin to
guarantee TINT to what1or Yer purpose
this money or any portion thereof may
be devoted, will, under tic law in
question (St"tutes Of 1880, page 1927
secure the rolurn of the moneys so ex-
banded with Interest thereon, to the
IL f..
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labor In Jnpnn,'

In Japan the wages of carpenters aro
from 30 to 45 cents day; wood carvers. az
to % cents; paper hangers, % to As cents /;
stone cutters, 45 to 53 cents; blacksmiths,
23 to 39 cents; gardeners, 10 to IS cents !;
day laborers, Is TO % cents. The working.
men pay 40 cents per month rent for n
house OF one room, 1925 per month for Iood
and 1919 per year for clothes. This sched-
ule of wages and living will hardly prove
complacent reading TO the average Ameri-
can working. man.
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BrayInK.

New that Spring has opened and the
town needs olSsn,ng up. the ole. pioneer
draynan, George Dexter, 10 prepared to
slsns up and cart away all aocnn ulstsa
rabsish at Reasonable prices. Those
desiring psy services will please leave
erdsrs at the HNnbsldt House.
-. GasRa1 Dgx1Ra.
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HOTEL AR RIVALS.
1ePoI Hotol-CIark q tareen, Pro-
prirtOrR.

q Doughty, C1rl,n; Torrurl. SAT-
ford; Len Wines. Ruby VnlI.y; Fw
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Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-27
PIattsmouth society Items.

Mrs. John Duke, of Omaha, was visiting
relatives in Plattsmouth the past week.
The Misses kimball, of Omaha, daughters
OF Mr.. i. l.. kimball, were the guests of
Mrs. George Dorey this week.
Miss Erie Critchfeld, deputy county clerk
was called 10 her home at Weeping Water
owing TO the sickness Of her mother.
MIR. C.. II. Smith, OF Omaha, formerly of
P~Iattsmouth, is in the city visiting his family
and numerous friends.
Mr., Cliff Shepherd, of Lincoln. attended a
ball IN this city last Tuesday night given by
the st, Luke's Guild.
Mr.. John Macarthur, of the firm of Me.
Arthur Bros, Lincoln, was Il guest at the
pail given last Tuesday night at Fitzgerald's
hall.
Mr., J. w. Coles, who has been visiting his
son-ln-iaW, Mr.. f.. Carpenter, and wife for
several weeks, returned TO his Vermont
home last Sunday afternoon by the flyer.
Mrs. Lloyd, of Murray. mother of j. l..
Lloyd, of this city, is very i'll.
Mr., Ed Fitzgerald and wife and Mrs. A.
Clark accompanied Father Carney to Eouis-
vile Sunday, and attended the services at
the Roman Catholic church there.
Mr.. Brad White and wife, who spent their
honeymoon at Nebraska City, returned home
last Monday.
OF the winter in New York, returned nome
Thursday morning.
Miss Ollie Mathews, daughter of Judge
Mathews, entertained about fifteen of her
young lady and gentlemen friends in a
p~raiseworthy style last Tuesday night at her
home.
The ball given by the st. Luke's Guild last
Tuesday night at Fitzgerald hall was we'll
attended. A very enjoyable time was had.
The masquerade ball given by Professor
Gaynore on Friday night was a very enjoy.
able event.
TIL Turner's ball given at Fitzgerald's
hall on Thursday night of last week, proved
to be a very enjoyable event, Visitors from
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-27
An Indian TOpsy.

One ofthe bright girl pupils of the Indian
school at Genoa contributes the following or
lginal poem TO the school paper, the Pipe Of
Peace. 1t is entitled "The Indian Girls
LAMENT
Oh! why am | always so wickcdf
l really would like to know; .
I'm bothered, perplcXed and worried,
And know not which way to go.
My teachers try hard to correct me,
And punish me day after day,
Why is it, | wonder, ] cannot tell why,
That this Furnishing doesn't seem to pay. b.
From daylight, till shutdown approaches
| find it IS always the same,
For mo some mischief or trouble | get;
And somehow Pm always to blame.
Some days | think I'll be different,
There's no use for me try:
tor just as ! think | am doing so we'll,
| lind I'm the same old /.
For something comes up to provoke me,
From weeping | cannot refrain.
And oh what anguish steals over my heart.
AS | tind nm punished again
Then can anyone tell me what ! can do
To get out OF this terrible whir!I
Can IL be, that the reason Pm always 50 bad,
Is because I'm an Indian girlI
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-27

Ine l'arker hotel, leaves this evening on al
eN.ehded tour through the east.
MIS- William Rothschild gave a luncheon
10 friends Thursday afternoon.
MISS FANNIE Eaton will pass the mex,
'hrec weeks IN Chicago and st. Louis.
nns n. l.: Rollins gave u tea party to a
colerlc OF friends Wednesday afternoon.
iev' George &. Gardner, of St. Joe, Mo,
is the guest of his brother. Dean Gardner
MISS Jesse Willard entertained a number
Vi young lady friends Thursday afternoon.
MISS Whiting. of Chicago, formerly of this
Guy, Is mere Tor a few weeks visiting friends.
Wllliam Hexert, who has been visiting rel
aeVes mere the past week, returned TO Chi
cago Tuesday. N
me Ladies' Aid society are making elab-
crate preparations for their entertainment
anu pal! on February 10.
MI. and Mrs. G. T. Smith, 1920 Clark
street, gave a euchre party to a number of
friends Monday evening.
Miss Minnie Hawke and Mrs. w. S. Rec
Ior, OF Nebraska City, are guests at the
PaXton for a few days.
Mrs. ). NJ. Cohen, of Sioux City. is here ON
a Vislt OF a week with her sister and niece,
ohe Nlesdames Auspacher ana Haas.
Mr. and Mrs. Chaunccy O. Howard will
pass tne next two weeks with Major General
~ Howard at Governors Island. N. Y.
Miss Helen Copeland gave a party on last
MONDAY evening as a farewell TO her many
young lady and gentleman friends in Omaha.
Lieutenant Parke, of the Twenty first in
lahtry, stationed nj Fort Sidney, was the
guest OF Lieutenant and Mrs. Mallory on
Tuesday.
On Saturday evening, January 10, at Met.
fopolltan han, the Model steam laundry's
young folks gave an elegant masquerade
pan. Some very pretty costumes were
worn and a pleasant eveningwas passed.
me masquerade ball given by the ladies of
the German school occurred on Tuesday
evening, and proved a most enjoyable event.
Elegant prizes were awarded for the hand
soonest and best character costumes worn.
The Concordla society will give a grand
masquerade IN the Exposition building Feb
rnary II. 1t will be "A subscription ball, and
u Is the intention of the management to make
~ the hnest of all the masquerades given by
the society.
Mr.; William r. Huntington, formerly with
me Wells-Fargo express company here, has
lett with his wife formerly Miss Iowa BalD
Tor New YORK City. Mr.. Huntington has
been transferred to that point, and will re
side in the future in Jersey City.