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Year: 1875

Our farmers are all busy with thei


crops, it is true, but many of then


have not given that attention to i'm


proving and repairing their places
they should. 1t is astonishing what
an effect little whitewash and paint
will make in the appearance and CON-
fort of the farm house. A farmers
leisure cannot be better employed than
in repairing the fences and farm build
ings, and giving the whole place a
good whitewashing. Then enough
should be laid aside to get blinds to
the house, and few books and II good
newspaper. The farmers life is a
hard one, and he needs to make his
home surroundings rs pleasant and
as attractive as his means will permit.
Where there are girls in the family he
should encourage them to cultivate
flowers in their hours of leisure, and
encourage fOndness for reading,
which is, of all resources to persons
isolated from society, the most de-
lightful.


Nothing is calculated to give stran-
gers, looking at our country, poor
opinion of the thrift and intelligence of
our country like seeing the houses
weather-beuten and going to rack, the
fences down, the gates off, the weeds
growing in the yard and stock roaming
about at liberty everywhere. A farm
house and buildings should be always
kept neat and in repair. An hours
work every day will do wonders to-
wards converting many dilapidated
hooking OLD country house into pleas
ant object to the eye, and an attractive
attractive place to its inmates. The
old i,lea that anything is good enough
for Texas" must be abandoned. The
days of stulllng pillows in broken win
dows and pinning quilts up to do duty
rs doors or curtains, should be num-
bcred. The more comfortable n farmer
makes himself the better work he can
do, whether his means be small or
Year: 1875

views Of Mr.. Wallace reflect not only
the prevailing sentiment of the south,
but ARE destined to form the key note
of the next presidential campaign.


Hc has given the solution Of the
problem of how to restore the busilcss
of the country, In u nutshell. The
ruin OF one section II the bankruptcy
of the other, and It IL impossible for
the condition ofthe south to remain as
II is, without Its having fatal effect
upon the commercial and financial In
terests Of the north. Mr.. Wallace has
probed the matter to the quick, and
has been brave and wise enough to tell
the senate, which is largely responsible
for the present state of affairs In the
south, the only remedy that will re-
store prosperity to the country.
Year: 1875

The Black HDss gold fever is fast
spreading over all the country. Expe-
ditions are fitting out in nearly every
prominent town in the far west, and
some of these are already annouDccd
to leave as early as April /.
Year: 1875

HELPING THOSE WHO ARE TRYING To HELP IHKM-


SELVES.


To the Editor OF he Commercials


A little boy is going around the streets and
calling at houses selling paper lamp lighters,
which he and his younger sisters, with a little
aid from their mother make. They are made
from old newspapers and have pretty and
finished look. VIII il not be better to encourage
this boy, by buying his wares, than 10 have him
ask you for aims Let us do all we can 10 Ell
courage the worthy poor, this winter, in their
weak endeavors to eke cut scanty living.
Year: 1875

The adyices received yesterday from
Charleston are Of highly gratifying
character rs regards the Capital removal
bill, The bill has passed to its second
reading in the House, having passed the
Senate, and its friends are confident Of
putting it through to final success We
presume that desperate fight will be
made to so amend or emascuIate the bill
as to practically defeat it, but the likcIi'
hoods are that It's friends are thoroughly
prepared for such an attempt. 1t begins
to look Us II the representative" Of the
people were ut least in earnest about
locating tho seat Of government at more
cOmmOdiOus point,
Year: 1875

ALBuA1 DAYS WohK.-The commit
tee Of Congress to whom was sent bill
seeking to define a legal days work have
reported against IL, and the subject was
indefinitely postponed Their difficulty
seems to have been that the number Ot
hours which make a good days work in
one occupation may be too many TO re-
quite for asscond, and TOO few to require
for a third. A man who sits on II stile
and drives crows away from cOrnaell
II any come, may be able and willing tc
work more hours than man sweatihgbe'
fore a fiery furnace or shiverlng In
damp, infected we'll, can safely stand. II
ishardly Just not to give those who do The
work some choice in agreeing how long
they will work.
Year: 1875

to his house was to show that Mrs. Tilton
had left her home and gone to reside
with her mother, and that Tilton, during
the absence Of his wife from the house Of
Mrs. Morse, sent for and procured the
child to induce MFs. TiltOn to return to
her home
Year: 1875

How LADY SHOULD SIT ON HORSE The ideal of fine horsewoman is erect without being rigid, perfectly square tp the front, and, until quite at home in the saddle, looking religiously between herhorSe's ears. The shoulders should be perfectly square, but thrown back little, so as to expand the chest and make hollow waist, 'such as is observed in waltzing," but always flexible On the fexibility of the person above the seat all the grace of equestrianism, and on the frmness below all the safety, depend Nervousness makes both men and women poke their heads forward-a stupid trick in . man, unpardonable in a woman. A lady should bend like willow in storm, always returning to an easy yet nearly upright po- sition. This seat should be acquired while the lady's horse is led, first by hand, then with leading stick, and finally with lung ing-rein, which will give room for cantering in circles. But where pupil is encumbered with reins, whip, and directions for guid ing a horse, she may be excused for forgetting slI about her seat or her position. The arms down to the elbows should hang loosely near but not fixed to the sides, and the hands, in the absence of reins, may rest in front of the waist
Year: 1875

 Oh. Meg you are heavy--Pm tired; Go sit in the rocker, pray; Your weight seems hundred and ninety, When you plump down in that sort of way. You had better be mending my coat sleeve; I've spoken about it before, And want to finish this novel, And look over those bills from the store. This dressing gown sets like the al; These slippers run down at the heel; Strange, anything can never look decent: I wish you could know how they feel. Whats this bill from Morgan's? Why, surely It's not for another new dress? Look here! I'll be bankrupt ere New Year, Or your store bill will have 10 grow less. Eight o'clock? Meg, sew on this button As soon as you finish that sleeve: Neigh ho I'm so deucedly sleepy. I'll pile of to bed, l believe.
Year: 1875

BEFORE MARRIAGE. My Maggie, my beautiful darling,

 Creep into my arins, my sweet, Let me ibid you again to nay bosom, So close l can bear your heart beat. What! these little fingers been sewing; Ones been pricked with the needle, see. These hands shall be kept from such labor When once they are given to me. All mine, little pet, will shield you From trouble and labor and care; l will robe you like some fairy princess, And jewels shall gleam in your hair. Those slippers you gave me are perfect, That dressing gown fits to T. My darling 1 wonder that heaven Should give such treasure to me. cht-nine-ten-eleyen my precious, Time flies so when am with you, It seems but moment I've been here, And now, must l say it !-Adieu!
Year: 1875

The law in regard to newspaper
postage adopted by the last Congress
has long since proved Itself not only
an outrage on publishers, but also a
failure so far as the expected increase
of revenue is concerned. The provis-
ion saddling upon publishers is the
postage bad enough, as while the
cost of postage to individual subscrib-
ers was but trifing, the aggregate
which the publisher is now required
to pay is a serious burden. But the
gross injustice and folly of the bill
appears chiefly in the rates for tran
sient newspapers and other printed
matter, upon which the extortionate
charge of one cent an ounce is col
lected. Thus it costs from two to six
cents to send transient paper any
distances in this country, although for
two cents the same paper can be sent
to Great Britain, France, Switzerland.
Germany, Italy, and even to Turkey
and Russia. The existing law which
imposes the same rate on all third
class matter is so plainly an absurdity
and SO clearly in the interests of the
express companies as against those of
the people, that there is no doubt that
the next Congress will speedily repeal
or modify it, and the rates on tram
sient publications should be reduced
least one-half. The present tariff is
tax on knowledge and disgrace to
this country of free schools and news
papers.-EE.
Year: 1875

Z. IN getting smoke from room,
open the upper portion of the win
dow.


s. In case of fire in theatre. oil
any place where a number of persons
are. keep perfectly cool, and try to
prevent a panic, as there is always
time to escape.


8. Do not go into building when
there is a thick smoke, if you can
help it, without a satu rated sponge in
the mouth, or a wet cloth over the
mouth or nose.


10. In ascending or descending a
ladder do so with regular steps, to pre-
vent vibration.


II. Try your coal oil by putting a
little in saucer; if you can make il
burn by applying a match do not use
it.


II. Sand in place OF sawdust should
be used on floors of drag and grocery
stores where coal oil or other oil is
drawn.
Year: 1875

They had dispute III at Barham';
one day, over the assertion that the


North American Indian has no hu'


NOR. Moody said he'd investigate
the subject while OH his approaching
trip to Colorado, and would send home
an account of the result On his way
out there the party stopped one night
at a Sioux camp, and Moody thought
he would undertake his experiment
He led one of the chiefs aside, and
said TO him oonlidentially: why is
a lame dog like all inclined plane ?'
The chief retained a passive counte-
nance, and shook his head, and then
Moody said Because it's a slopup,"
and then Moody laughed vociferously
but the noble savage scowled and
went back to his supper of baked dog.


Moody tried that conundrum on
sixty-four braves, seventy squaws and
a papoose. without inducing smile.
and lie was about to abandon his the
ory, when he happened to remember
that the Sioux have not yet learned
the English language.


He felt then that perhaps some
thing in the nature of practical joke
would be more likely 10 develope the
aboriginal sense of fun; and he got
two candle boxes, out Of the wagons
and placed them on the ground few
feet apart. Then he spread blanket
over them and put bucket of water
between them. Then he sat on one
box and the driver of the mule team
on the other, and he invited Kicking
Horse, the head chief, to take seat
in the middle in the soft place. Just
as the Indian sat dow1, Moody and
the other man got up, and Kicking
! Horse went sousing into the bucket
Moody was surprised TO observe thai
the chieftsin did not laugh. On the
contrary, Kicking Horse arose with
great dignity. and approached Mr.
Moody. That gentleman thought
maybe he was coming to ask how the
thing was done, so that he could play
it upon some of his friends. Bu


Moody was mistaken. The chief tan


gled Mr.. Moody's hair among his fin


gers, whipped cut knife couple o


feet long, and snatched off Mr.. Moody:
scalp. Then he scalped the mule
driver, and tied them both of them OIL
the backs of mules and started
them across the country.


A week later Mr.. Moody eat dowr
at the hotel at Colorado Springs tc
write out his report. He had on al
oiled silk skull cap, held on by {
skate strap which was buck led under
his chin, And he looked very gloomy


He admitted in his report that the
North American Indian, so far from
being humorist, was serious enough
for an entire funeral procession, and
then he devoted the rest of the
document to an appeal to Congress tc
| declare war of eXtermination agains
the Sioux Indians.-MQE Adeler.
Year: 1875

THE ADVERTISER is unexceled among the weeklles OF
Southern Nebraska, the State, on account OF its


long established high reputation, its unequaled neat
of mechanical appearance, its clear Prn and very
low rates for space.
Year: 1875

The ADVERTISER is conceded have no SUPERIOR and
few equals, if any, in the State and we
readers that it shall be kept up, every respect equal
TO its present standard of excellence until we make
better by various improvements which we have in view
Just so soon as times improve among the people n
nancially to justify in making such improve
mentS.


AT the commencement of the volume just closed
we promised our patrons that The ADVERTISER should
be in the future better family paper than it had ever
been before; that filled columns with old
"dead' advertisements, but with choice reading pre-
pared with fox variety suit the general reader
Our readers will concede that have lived up this
promise. We have for the last year carried more
reading than any other weekly in the State,
that ambitious declaration not
an empty blow, and that do not make promises
only to break them.
Year: 1875

We have an especial pride in making acceptable
local paper, embracing in this feature the entire county
of Nemaha first, then Southern Nebraska and the
State; thus making most desirable medium for cir
cuat in other States amongst those desiring correct
information regarding Nebraska, and her claims to con
sideration young State with all the inherent qua'
ties of greatness.
Year: 1875




II is q gratifying fact, that the report oi
the sub-COngressional committee on thu
condition Of Louisiana is even more kind
and generous TO the South and to New or
leans than We hoped, or even anticipated.
1t is almost perfectly just. The result Is
that the whole committee on Southern
affairs is now orderedto New Orleans. But
it happens that these three, whose report
we have, constitute majority Of the whole
committee, and no material change need be
apprehended. The truth has been spoken,
and lies cannot well supplant it. Seeing
this, the leaders in the plot for fhe over
throw of the Republic must needs ''change
their base, and yicksburg, rsther than
New Orleans, becomes the scene Of opera
tions. Very certainly, if our dispatches
tell the TRUTH the revolution, now fully in
augurated at Vicksburg is designed to ter
inmate in the extinction of States and final
establishment of the empire. The process
is begun in the South, that the North may
believe that deeds of depotism are justi-
fed by Southern antipath! to the Union.
Let us beware that we do no act that may
serve Grant in fastening tSB impression
upon the people of the Norh It is their
fight as.well as ours.
Year: 1875

The railroad convention, in the interests
Of rOad from the Gulf through Austin to
the Texas Pacific Railroad, IS to meet in
Austin on the third Of February The
newspapers have It all wrong, and should
make the correction.
Year: 1875

Some time since the REPUBLICAN pub
lished the fact that r. C. Register, justice
of the peace of the first ward of the parish
of Grant, was replaced by another gentle.
man in consequence of his resignption.


Mr.. Register writes to the REPUBLICAN
that the statement that he had rendered his
resignation is an error he desires to correct.


He also addressed a letter to the Govern
or, repeating the substance OF the article in
the REPUBLICAN, that


respectfully submit to your excellency,
if my name appears in connection with such
resignation, IL is base forgery, perpetrated
by parties unknown to me, and without my
consent or authoriz alton, and as such trust
your excellency will consider it.


A comparison OF the resignation with the
two letters will show at q glance, to per-
son accustomed to examine handwriting,
that the first was written by different
hand than the one that penned the latter.
1t is clumsy imitation of the natural hand.
writing, and evidently by person not go
well educated as his model.


1t only remains tor Mr.. Register to ferret
out the criminal
Year: 1875

+ NEAR LICKsKILLET. Nov II. 1875


Ed SPIRIr: We have had very nice
Fall and people are busy finishing up
their work, the people in this neigh
horhood are not near done gathering
their corn on account of it remaining
green so long, but it is plenty dry
enough now and they are getting it in
as fast as possible The corn crop in
this part of the county is large one
this year and is selling for 45 cents a
busnel. Oats would have been good
this year but for the wet harvest Whea,
was badly spoiled and there is but very
little good wheat this year Oh pota
toes there was very large crop


Yours Truly. w C. A.
Year: 1875

ie'tets SlRE 43S5o SF5L gTGsr ftert


Now, for a word of, advice to the far
mers Of Monroe and adjoining counties
Brother farmers, it appears that tebac
co has got, to beg purchasers. as the
wool crop did last summer, bnt my ad
vice is not to sell your tobacco at all
but to tie it up well, qualify it and pack
it, or get some man to. pack it that you
can place confidence in doing it up
right then ship or roll itin your barns
and keep it. It will pay shortly and
raise no more until it will pay. If you
ship, don't send it to the commission
merchants in Baltimore, but send one
of your number with. the tobacco tc
sell for yon; if you don't you may, as


well give it away at home. Call your
! meetings and organize into solid bodies
and resistlthermonied ring of merchants


and do your own business If you wan
lit done right. and let them know yo,


are, not going to. be ground down any
llonger, but are going to think and &C
for yourselves regardless Of consequen


ces. -. r-a5f .ss-.t -.s -.


Al the meeting at Beech grove thu
following resolution was adopted:


| RESOLVED, That. we, the farmers o


Beech Grove District and neighborhood


do pledge ourselves to furnish none,


to our neighbors who otherwise woul(


be compelled to sell their, tobacco at
sacrifice, ,sto enable them to hold on sc
4 that both them and we can make a bet
ter price for our tobacco


And, to secure US for our money


we take lien on their tobacco unli


sold, and we advise all other settlement
to do the same, if YOU want to get th,
/ worth Of your tobacco this Fall, or a


any other time it must be done bv


united effort OF the farming community
| A FARMER or Beech Grove.
Year: 1875

Mamma thought it right to refuse the
child something upon which his heart
was desperately set. Finding that there
was no hope for him, tile youngster
hurst into tears, and exclaimed: "Why,
then, what did they born me for ~
Liberal Ckrsstidn- -
Year: 1875

Mr. EDITOR: AS see nothing in
your valuable paper concerning the do.
ings in this part Of the county, lately
l thought I would furnish you few
items concerning our prospects down
here. - ''''' go ..-'-.',.


The farmers are holding meetings in
one place or another every few nights
there has been one at Low GAP, one q,
Morrels. Ridge and two at Beech Grove
and how many more l don't know, to
come to some understanding about the
price to take for tobacco, as the mer.
chants don't seem willing to pay over
four or five dollars per hundred. In all
cases they have settled down nott sell
at such figures; they say there was nc
tobacco last year and not over one third
Of crop this year,. and what is the
use of giving it away this Fall The
farmers did without any monev last Fal
and they can do without selling this
Fall, besides the Baltimore merchants
have agreed, according to late circular
not to furnish any money before March
consequently it has driven men Of small
capital out of the trade, to the injury o
the farmer and tobacco raisers, ant
thro Tn the trade into the hands Of few
capitalists and monopolists Now, tn,
farmers are resolved to stop that b,
keeping the tobacco in their own hands
until March or even June if they dom
get what they can afford to take 80 tina
they can live by it If they can't hav,
money before April, as that will be tn
time,9 If the merchants don't advanc


money before March, they may as wei
keep their tobacco until that time. o
June if need be. There was meetin.
at Beech Grove ON Friday the 18th o
Novemhero and great many of th


principal farmers were in attendance
and they passed a resolution Of which


will give you q copy before ! close thi
Year: 1875

The specific aim of the Pomona Oranges is
to bring about n more efficient system of CO.
operation, and every member should earnestly
strive to secure it. We have learned enough
by this time, surely, to convince us that every
thing depends upon our pulling together.
There is yet q little too much independence
among us for cur own good that is to say, we
do not seem to appreciate the necessity of
combining in our operations. Let us keep this
in view and our triumph is assured.
Year: 1875

recent decision of the Pope makes it pro-
per for Roman CathoIics to join the Grange
organization if they fud nothing in the order
which is Inconsistent with their duty to the
church" Many thousand Catholic farmers
have been desirons of becoming Changers, but
have been deferred by the stringent ruling Of
the church, which forbids the members to as
sociate themselves with secret orders. The
Pope's decision is quite concession, as the
Grange is secret society Aud again it is a
conquest of the Church, IN measure, as Civ
ing her another basis of ecclesiastical influence.
1t will doubtless be OF immense advantage to
the Grange organization in an accession of
strength and influence.
Year: 1875

A couple of weeks ago, we gave the substance of a Phenix dispatch to the effect that @ MT. Smith had arrived there looking out line for the South ern Pacific railroad to cross SIX miles below Ehrenberg and go direct to Phenix. The Sentinel jumps this matter in way that shows earnest ness, and this is from the milder part of that papers remarks:

 It is safe to say that neither Smith nor any other man was at Phenix rep resenting the Southern Pacific rail road. It is too thin. Besides this, the idea of railroad bridge crossing the Colorado six miles below Ehren berg IS absurd in the extreme. Every man who knows anything about the Colorado river, knows that a railroad bridge cannot cross at any point be- tween The Needles and Yuma. We have no objection to the people of Phenix having railroad. We would rejoice at it. But groundless, sensa- tional dispatches like that to which we have referred, can do them no good.

 Now, the operator at Phenix has the floor, and although we have no disposition to become 8 party to this affair we cannot refrain from quoting the following from The Miner of Au- gust 13:

 Charley Beach has returned from Ehrenberg. He saw the Southern Pacific engineers at the river. Smith, the chief, informed him that it was pretty nearly settled that the road will cross the Colorado at or near Ehrenberg, in which case 1t will probably not miss Wickenburg very far, on its way to Florence.