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FIRSTNational Bank

OF PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA,

SUCCESSOR TO

TOOTLH, IIAXXA A CliAKIt,Joirv FlTZrt RRALD. . . . President.K. O. IWVKV Vice President.A. W. .Mcl.AUOHLIX. . Cashier.JOMI O'ROlBKK . . .Assistant Cashier.

This Rank is now often for tiuviness at theiruew room, corner Main and Sixth streets, andis prepared to transact a general

BANKING BUSINESS.

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DBAPTS nEAWlT,Available in anv part of the United States and

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PJLATTS.MOLrTII, - - - XCHMT BAR li tilTPrLIED WITH THE

BEST WINES, LIQUORS,

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Repairer of Steam Engines, JSoilers,Saw and Grist 21 ills,

(JAN AM STKAM FITTI';S.Wrought Iron I'ipe. Force and I.ift riies.Strain

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repaired on short notice.FARM M ACHINEH1

IJcpaired on Short Notice.

"YO UNG!"0

Can always be found at Halt's OldStand, ready to stll the heat Heats.

YOUNCJ buys fre-- h fat cattle, sheep, hop&e.direct from tlie fanners every day, and hismeat.? are always goKl.

iij.vK, fish, jiyo Finn., ix seasox3V1.

SAGE BROTHERS,Dealers in

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Practical TN'orkers in

SHEET I1W2T. ZISC, TI2T, BJ2A- -

Large assortment of Hard ana Sort

COAL STOYES,Wood and Coal Stoves for

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Fvery variety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and ZincWork, kept in Slock.

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V&EVERYTH1XG WA.nitA.XTED ! .'S5PRICES LOW DOWX.

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U LJ comic envelopes, 1 pk comic cards. 1

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REPAIRINGDone with Neatness! Dispatch.

4!mo.

HO FOR THEISIqck: Mills !

IN PLATTS3IOUTH.

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the above.

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DELIVERED DAILY !

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O. F. JOHNSON,DEALEK IN

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ALSO DEALER IN

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AND

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PROFESSIONAL CARDSIt. II. WIXIIIA3f.

ATTORNEY and Counselor at Law. Realestate bought and sold. Taxes paid : and special attention given to collections. Ofnce overDr. Chapman 8 Drug Store, I latLsmouth. 37yl

HAM H CIIAI'JIAX,ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor in Chan

cery. Oinee in i ltzgerald s Block, PlattsinouthjeorasKa.

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taries fire ana Late insurance Agents,i latusmoutn, .eorasKa.

K K LIVIG!)TO,rilYSICIAN & SURGEON, tenders his pro--

iessionai services to the citizens of Cass county,icesiuen.ee soiuneasi corner sixtn ana uat? sts.Oiliee on Main street, two doors west of SixthPlattsniouth, Nebraska.

4JKO. H. N.1IITII.ATTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Bro

ker. Social atlention given to Collectionsand all matters allecting the title to real estateottice on 2U iioor, over i'ost omce, rjattsmoiitnNebraska. 40 1.

JIOIIX XV IIAIXKHJUSTICE OK TIIE PEACE. ani collector of

debts. collections made from one dollar to onethousand do'lars. Mortgages. Deeds, and other instruments drawn, and ail county businessusually transacted before a Justice of the Peace.Best of reference given if required.

Ofliee on Main street. West of Court House.40-- yl . JOHN W. HAINES.

UK. J. 31. WATER MAX,

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CAlways at the office on Saturdays. 40yl

PLATTSMOUTH MILLS.rLA TTSMOUTH, NEB.

C.HEISEL, Proprietor.Flour, Corn 31?al, & FeedAlways on hand and for sale at lowest cashprices. The highest prices paid for Wheat andcorn, l'arncuiar attention given custom worn,

SAUXDEHS HOUSE.J. S. GREGORY, - - - Proprietor,

Location Central. Good Sample Room.. .

Free Conveyance to and from the Depot at4.J111.J i'lausmoutn, .eu.

C03DIEIICIAL HOTEL,LTXCOLX. XE1I,

J.J.imiOFF, - - - Proprietor.The best known and most popular Landlord

In the State. Always stop at the Commercial.

'GRAND CEKTRAL'HOTEL,

Largest and finest Hotel betiveen Chicago nnISanFrancisco.

GEO. THRALL, - - Prop.OMAHA. XEI3.

O. K. SALOON.I keep constantly on baud

Best's Milwaukee Deer.wbich can be had at no other

PLACE IN THE CITY.Also the best of

WIXES, LIQUORS, AXD CIGARS.S3mG Ed. Uosrnlianm.

LENHOFF d-- EONNS,

Morning Dew Saloon !

One door east of the Saunders House. Wekeep the best of

Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.3.lir.9 Constantly on Hand.

A 4rrat ICeduction in Price ofGUNS, REVOLVERS, &c.

Prices rcdneed from 20 to 3" per cent. Writefor Illustrated Catalogue, with reduced pricesfor 1877. Address,

GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS,91 Smithfleld St., Pittsburgh, Pa. lfyl

H. A. WATERMAN & SON,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

Pine Lumber,laATH,

SHIHSTQ-LES- ,

Sash,Doors,

Blinds,ETC.. ETC., ETC.

Mai., street. Comer of Fifth,PLATTSMOUTH, - - - - XED.

Still Better Rates for Lumber.STHEIGIIT & xMILLEK,Harness Manufacturers,SADDLES

BRIDLES,COLLARS.

and all kinds of harness stock, constantly onhand.

Fruit Confectionery,AND

Grocery StoreNUTS,

CANDIES,TEAS

COFFEES,SUGARS,

TOBACCOES,FLOUR,

AC.Remember the place opposite E. G. Dovey's

on Lower Main Street.2 1- -1 y STREIGHT & MILLER.

USBXMD!BEST FARMING LANDS

IN NEBRASKA,FOR SALE BY

23. & ESo. EL H.IX XCBRASKA.

Great Advantages to BuyersIX 1S77.

Ten Years Credit at 6 per cent Interest.Six Years Credit at 0 per cent Interest,

and 20 per cent Discount.Other Liberal Discount For Cash,

Keliate an Karen and Kreljilits,and Premium tor Improve,

mentis.Pamphlet" and Jfape. containing full partic-

ulars, will be mailed free to any part of theworld on application to

LAM) COMMISSIONER. B. & M. R. R.lull LiscOLjr, Sebeaska

TIIE Y0SEXITE IIEB3IIT

From the Galaxy.

The shadows were lying tolerably longon the green hillsides when the lum-bering yellow stage, somewhat theworse for wear, drawn by four lean,dusty horses, also somewhat the worsefor wear, drew up with a grand flourishin front of the Grand Hotel, Mariposa.

It was a long, low building, with abroad ph zza in front and along oneside; the facade was painted a dingyyellow, to match the stage, apparently,but the rest of the edifice had been neg-

lected, aud the superabundant rain andsuperabundant sunshine of Mariposahad left marks of their handiwork onthe bare boards.

The loungers rushed out of the bar-room as soon as the wheels were heard,and stood grouped about the broad pi-

azza exchanging jokes with the drivei,who was known as Scotty, and askingthe news from Hornitos and other wayplaces.

Meanwhile the "Doctor." a stout,ruddy coruplexioned man, whose ap-

pearance spoke well for his profession,descended from his seat on the box, andopening the stajre door with an air ofpride and satisfaction, he assisted theone lady passenger to alight with agrace which would have done credit toChesterfield. The loungers on the piazza started and drew back. All ceased their gibes with Scotty, and two orthree removed their hats. She was notonly a woman, but a very pretty womanshe was even beautiful.

She thanked the Doctor with a pretty grace, and turned her clear, hazeleyes upon the admiring group, scanningeach face eagerl3r and wistfully. TheDoctor said, --Allow me," and was aboutto escort her into t e small den at oneside known as the "ladies parlor," butshe swept past him and walked straightinto the bar room, the Doctor, the loafers, and Scotty crowding in after her,and regarding her movements with anundisguised admiration and as muchreverential curiosity as though she hadbeen a visitant from another sphere.

The proprietor of the "Grand" was apodgy man, with an aggressively baldhead and scaly eyes like an alligator's

though for that matter I may be li-

belling the alligator. His name wasSharp, commonly corrupted into "Cu- -

tey by some mysterious process.He was pouring whisky from a bot

tle into a glass, prepatory to servinghimself, when the new comer walkedshe walked like an angel straight upo him and said, "Is this the landlord ?"

Cutey was so astonished by the ap--

paration that he dropped the ghvss hecalled it a glass; it was in reality astone china cup about half an inchthick and wasted the whisky; it wasonly by the greatest presence of mindthat he succeeded in saving the bottle.

?" he stammered, clutchingit his bald head to see if there was alat there.

The woman repeated her question ;

the crowd by the doorway, headed bythe Doctor, strained their ears to listen.She had a low voice, tolerably sweet.Such music had never before beenheard within those low walls, perhaps.They wished she would say more. Old"Punks" muttered that she 'minded himof his Lyddy "jest sech a voice!"which remark brought down upon himmuch contumely afterward, and athreat from the Doctor to "put daylightthrough him." After a helpless lookaround him, Cutey admitted that hewas the landlord, with the air of a cor-

nered scoundrel confessing a crime."Then perhaps you can tell me whatwish to know," said the woman, lix- -

ler clear, sweet eves upon him. "Iwant to find a man named "WilmerJames Courtnev "Wilmer"

Cutey shook his head sorrowfull'."Thar be so many names," said he;

skurce any man goes by his own name.lie he livin' in Mariposa, ma'iaf"

"I do not know," was the reply, witha suggestion of tears in the voice, atwhich every heart in the crowd by thedoor was touched and unhappy.

Punks nudged Scotty with his elbow."What's that fellow's name that wus

partners with Circus Jack in the Ban- -

derita?" he whispered.Scotty rapped his forehead with his

horny hand, and ran his fingers into hisbushy, tow colored hair, with a clutchof desperation.

"Punks," he whispered, "I allerscounted you a fool, but you ain't; youail a shinin' lightl His name wus JimWilmer."

Then, coloring up to the root3 of hishair, he advanced and said:

"If you please ma'am."The woman turned at this, meeting

a whole battery of eyes without anyseeming consciousness of it.

There wus a feller named Jim Wilmer here wus partners in the Bander--

ita, with ti feller named Circ leastways, I don't know his name, but wecalled him Circus Jack, ma'am."

The woman's face her beautifulface turned as white as the collar ather throat; she leaned against the barand tried to speak, but the words diedon her lips.

Finally, with an effort, she half whispered:

"Do you know where he is now?"Then, as the men looked at each oth

er, she cried in a clearer tone, "Is hedead-?- "

Xo, no, ma'am, ne wu3 here, 'tainta month," said Scotty. "I think he'soff liuntin' ia the hills. IU find Circus

Jack, and bring him up here. He'll belikely to know him and Jim wus realgood friends."

"Thank you," said the stranger softly, in a voice which smote Scotty'sheart exceedingly.. The Doctor, meanwhile, had gone toMrs. Sharp, who presently entered, andinvited the stranger to "hev a littletea."

She was a small, fair woman, with awashed out look, and a moutn not innocent of "dipping;" but she lookedand spoke kindly, and the stranger wasglad euough to answer, "Yes," and follow her into the dining room. Thecrowd fell back as she approached, butonly enough to give her room to pass,Some stealthily touched her dress asshe swept by them, and when she haddisappeared and the door had closedforty tongues were loosed at once, anda scene of excitement ensued onlyequaled by the one which followed onthe shooting of "the Judge" by "LittleJack" over a game of poxer, in thatvery bar-roo-m of the Grand Hotel.

"Mought I ax your name ma'am ?"inquired Mrs. Sharp.

"Marian Kingsley," was the faint re-

ply."Miss or Mrs., ma'am ?" pursued Mrs.

Sharp, glancing at the shapely, white,ringless hands.

The stranger gave a slight impatienttwiteh. "It doesn't matter." she said."Call me Marian. That will do as wellas anything."

Mrs. Sharp was a washed out wo-

man. Many of the natural and lauda-

ble instincts rema'ned, perhaps beingfast colors ; but a horror of the class towhich she now supposed Marian to be-

long was one which had faded out ofher nature. She gave a slightly super-

cilious look, which fell upon the wo-

man like moonlight on ice, and pursu-ed her inquiries.

"Came from "Frisco?""I came through there. I didn't see

anything of the place.""Whar did yer come from?""Philadelphia." The tone was chang-

ed. She evidently felt the impalpablerudeness of the faded woman, and knewhow to resent it in the same way. Moreconversation ensued, in the coarse ofwhich Mrs. Sharp discovered that Marian had a little money enough to payher board for a few months and thatshe had come there to find "JamesCourtney Wilmer."

Mrs. Sharp had information to giveas well :is to take, for she knew something of Jim.

"H'e call him Jim," she said a littlescornfully. "He didn't get no courtingfrom ire.'"

Poor Marian gave a faint smile."There might be other James Wilmers,"she said. "I wanted to be sure."

Mrs. Sharp didn't think this could bethe one.

"He's a rough, ragged creeter," shesaid, "and's had the snakes fur a weekat a time."

Marian shrank and cowered at this,with a pitiful look of pain on her beau-

tiful face."He'd money left him?" asked Mrs.

Sharp. Marian nodded."Twont do him no good. Soon as

he learns it he'll drink himself intosnakes. Allers did when they struck agood lead on the Danderita. CircusJack, he loses all hisn's at poker; sothar they go."

In the course of an hour Circus Jack,scrubbed and "fixed up" to a degreewhich made him almost unrecogniza-ble by his comrades, appeared, escortedby Scotty, also prepared by a choicetoilet to enter the presence of "the la-

dies.""'Scuse my not comin' afore," said

Scotty. "Hosses must be 'tended to,and them of mine wus about deadbeat."

Marian smiled graciously, if absent-ly, and turned her clear, hazel eyes toCircus Jack, who, with many excuses,circumlocutions and profane epithets,most of which he apologized for in-

stantly, and some of which he was ev-

idently unconscious of, gave her all theinformation in his power in regard tothe man she had come to find.

No one in Mariposa knew him bet-

ter. As "Jim" he was almost an inte-gral part of the city of "Butterflies."The butterflies, by the by, for w h'ichthe town is named, are not those wh'ch I

soar in the air, bufMariposas," fasten-ed by long, tough filaments to theground.

Many a night had Jim Wilmer crush-ed his swollen face into them, andslept a drunken sleep with their softwings folded sorrowfully above him.

There was something of a mysteryabout him, which the "boys" had neverbeen able to fathom. Some said thathe belonged to a wealthy and aristo-cratic family, and had left home andcome a wanderer and an outcast, be-

cause some beautiful woman had jiltedhim. Others said that he had had awife and children; that he had brokenhis wedded faith and his wife's heartat the same time, and that a grim phan-tom followed him wherever he went,and gave him no peace. Others toldyet another story: that he had been en-gaged to a beautiful girl, and had lov-ed her and trusted her above all telling;that his wedding day was near, whenhe had stumbled upon some miserable !

secret, which was dead and buried butcould not rest in its grave; that therewas no room left for doubt, which issometimes blessed, and he had fled with-out a word; disappeared, and left toher own wretched heart the task oftelling her the reason why.

To continued.)

The Plattsniouth Institute and ComitySuperintendents' Convention.

As already announced, this meetingwill be held from July 9th to 19th inclusive.

The special purpose of this instituteis to prepare Superintendents andteachers for managing and instructingteachers institutes. The exercises wilconsist of

1st. Lectures on object, methods andmeans of institute work.

2d. A regular study of and recitation of some good work on teaching.

3d. Specimen lessons by members ofthe convention, with criticism by theleader and others.

4th. The preparation of an outlinemanual institute instruction, embodying the best thoughts brought out atthe convention, and suitable for use atinstitutes.

As a basis for specimen lessons, andinstruction in the art of teaching, classes will be formed in the following,among other subjects:

Arithmetic Compound numbersand per centage.

Geography-Nor-th America and map--

drawing.Drawing on blackboard, with special

reference to its use by the teacher.Llementory sounds and the use of a

dictionary.Phisiology Digestive, Respiratory,

and circulating systems.School economy Organization, re,

ulation, teachers, records, health, condition, study and recitation.

Recitations will be largely confinedto the topics indicated above.

Many text books will be furnishedfor use without charge, and all at avery low rate. Delegates had betterbring some text books for reference.Bring Dictionaries especially.

This institute is called for all thecounties in the state east of the 6thmeridian.

County Superintendents are notifiedthat Sec. 91 of .School Law makes ittheir duty to attend this institute. Su-

perintendents who live within the dis-

trict for which it is called, but whoprefer to go to Grand Islandwill be atlibertyto do so.

EXAMIXATION.If desired, an examination for first

or second grade state certificates willbe held Boarding at hotels, perweek; in private families, $3.00 perweek. Delegates who pay full farecoming will le returned for one-fift-h

fare.This bids fair to be one of the larg-

est and most important conventionsever held inthe state, and every super-intendent and teacher in the state isearnestly requested to be present.

Persons wishing more particular in-

formation concerning boarding ar-

rangements, may write to Mr. ThomasPollock, Plattsniouth.

S. R. Thompson',Sup't. Pub. Instructions.

"Pull out. Bill!" shrieked an en-

gineer's son along the B. & M. RailRoad to one of his playmates, a break-man- 's

boy, who was in imminentdanger of getting smashed by hismother, who was coming after him"Git on the main line and give hrsteam! Here comes the switch engine!"But before the juvenile could get inmotion, she had him by the ear and hewas laid up with a hot box.

Han Opinion.First son of Albion Hi'm surprised

at this news from Hamerica, but itshows the superiority of hour govern-ment." Second Son of A, "What'shup now hover there?" First S. of A.

'Wy, they cawn't pay their harmy.Did you hever 'ear the like? To

fspeake of hit as a harmy is habsurd,you know; but to think that the payof such a hinsignificant harmy shouldbe in harrears! Wy, blawst me heyesw'at if tli'se Hamericans 'ad theRooshans to hencounter!

The Red Cloud Chief man has beento see us and this is what he says:

"PLATTSMOUTII,nestled down among the hills borderingon the river, was the scene of our firstadvent into Nebraska, while she wasyet a Territory. The town has grownsince then, but looks rather weather-beate- n

and dingy. While there wecalled at the Herald office and foundthe "boys busy. The editor Mr. Mac-Murp- hy

was absent, having accompan-ied the rest of the "fortunate ones" ontheir trip to the mountains."

The editorial party were very fortu-nate in their company to and from SaltLake. Senator Saunders, Capt. Nick-erso- n,

Chief of Gen. Crooks staff; U-S- .

Marshal, Sweezy; Ass' t. Sup't. U. P.Land Department, Howard Kennedy;Judge Mason,& Covell of Neb. Citr keptus company more or less of the way toCheyenne. or Stanford'sfamily of California, went through inthe C. P. Directors car. We pickedGen. Tom Thumb up at Evanston go-

ing out.Returning we had Frank Leslie and

party, Senator Conover of Florida, in aspecial car. Mr. Leslie took severalfine views along the road, some ofwhich embraced members ot the Edi-torial Association.

Mr. Hemying, ("Jack Harkaway") ofMr. Leslie's party, almost captivatedone of our young ladies, and Mr. Rice,nephew of Gov. Rice, of Boston, foughta duel for another one. Who saystherc'3 no fun on the road now-a-da- ys ?

THE PROPOSED PLAN OF SHIPPLNG DRESSED BEEF FROM

OMAHA TO TIIE EAST.

What J. H. CanfleM of St. LonN and11. X. Smith or Omaha Think

A lion t it.From the Daily of June 1st.

The announcement in yesterday'sHerald that Kansas City hadcommenced the shipment of fresh beef to thecenters of population in New Englandand the Atlantic States by patent re-

frigerator cars, created considerablestir in Omaha. One effect of the announcement, which is most certainlyhighly significant in a commercialsense, was to prompt the question, "ifKansas City, why not Omaha," andmany minds went back to recall a sim-

ilar project which wa mooted and al-

most put upon its feet in Omaha sev-eral years ago. The fact that a rivalcity had seized the idea and put it inpractical shape, made many regret thatOmaha had not at least tried the project, which promised such great rewards.

"I dqn't know why it can't be done,"said Mr. II. K. Smith to the Herald reporter yesterday afternoon. "The greatbugbear heretofore has been the UnionPacific Railroad, but I had a talk withMr. S. II. II. Clark, the Superintendent,the other day, and he offered to leaseto such a company thirty-liv- e acres ofground just outside of th.'city limits.which cost tho company SI 1,000, forten years, at a rate of about S.OOO,with the privilege to purchase at a fairvaluation at any time within tenyears.Reporter What amount of cattle are

west of Omaha?Mr. Smith Last year 69,000 cattle

passed through this city for Chicagoand other eastern markets, and thisyear it is calculated that 100,000 willpass through here for the same points.By the erection of stock yards andpacking houses a market can be madeat this point that I think can competewith any market in the country. Nebraska, Wj'oming, Montana, Utah,

1,000,000 or 1,500.000head of stock. That whole countryis tributary to Omaha, which is thonatural gatewray through which theymust all pass to find a market. Thisis independent of hogs and sheep, withwhich the prairies and plains aro alive.Besides that, we have an outlet east-ward through four different roads,while Kansas City has but two, whichgives us the advantage of double theirrailroad competition.

At this point Mr. Smith exhibited aletter from J. II. Canfield, of St. Louis,the inventor of a well known patentrefrigerator car, proposing the forma-tion of a joint stock company in Omahafor the slaughtering, packing and ship-ping of dressed beef to tho easternmarkets. Mr. Canfield explained hiseasons for laying the propositions be

fore an Omaha business man by thestatement that the stock yard men inand east, of St. Louis had formed acombination against him, knowingthat if his refrigerators ran west of St.Louis the Union and National stockyards of St. Louis, and East St. Louiswould have to co by the board. Menwho are shipping beef to Liverpool,continued Mr. Canfield, say that if theycan kill their beef in Nebraska, Kan-sas, Colorado or Texas and ship it toLiverpool dressed in good order, theycan not only save one quarter of theirmoney, but they can defy the world toproduce superior beef. The heaviestranch men of Texas say they are tiredof driving and shipping live cattle, theexpense and loss of weight in shippingeating up their profits and destroy-ing the quality of the beef. Beef ship-ped in refrigerator cars will pay a largeprofit. There is nothing to hinderOmaha from being one of the best ship-ping points in the west. Beef men inKansas City say as quick as I can sup-ply them with my cars they will stopshipp'ng live cattle."

Mr. Smith interposed to say that hohad reason to believe that the sugges-tion had been acted upon and that thisstatement, which was made in the earlypart of the month, in part at least ac-

counted for the start that Kansas Cityhad made in this direction.

Mr. Canfield went on to say that inhis opinion a good start could be madein Omaha for S2.10.000. A slaughterhouse with a cooling room attachedcould be built, with yards for cattle,for about $23,000; about $100,000would be required for cars, the balanceto be used in buying cattle and otherexpenses. A cooling house would haveto be built in Jersey City to unloadthe cars on their arrival. The differ-ence between the price of beef atOmaha and New York would average,Mr. Canfield thought, a net profit oneach car load of beef of about $300.He considered that not only could agood profit be made on the beef, porkand game sent eastwards, but the re-

turning cars could be loaded withfreight, and thus bo made to a, divi-

dend each way. Mr. Canfield has thepardonable enthusiasm of an inventorover his cars, ne claims that they willpreserve all kinds of fresh meat in aperfectly dry State for almost anylength of time at a temperature offrom fifty to fifty-fiv- e degrees, consum-ing but about one quarter of the iceusually used. A car is remodeled, withhis directions, by the Vandalia Rail-road Company, and he tested it withfresh beef for one week to the satis-

faction of every one that saw it. Par

ties were now coming to lam, Mr. Can-fiel- d

said, from all quarters shippernof beef to Liverpool, Texas cattlomen, stock yards men and otherswith offers to take hold of his cars.The cars would carry 1G0 quarters ofdressed beef, or double the amount oflive cattle that can be shipped in a car,and on this accoir.it were objectionableto railroad men. who claimed thatthese cars would take off one-ha- lf tlieirfreight in cattle. In conclusion, Mr.Canfield suggested the advisability offorming a state stock company, withsufficient capital to control the slaugh-tering business of the State, Omaha be-

ing the head center, and in such acompany he held himself ready to takestock. There were other points of in-

terest in the letter, which is too-length- y

for publication in full in thocrowded columns of the Herald.

"I am entirely satisfied of tho feasi- -

bility of this plan," said Mr. Smith, in'continuance of the conversation.

FOR THE HOUSEHOLD,

Paint for Floors. There is butone paint suitable for floors, and thatis French ochef. First, if the boardshave shrunk, clean out tho joints well,'and with a small brush give a heavycoat of boiled linseed oil, then puttyup solid. Now paint the whole floorwith a mixture of much oil and littloocher for the first coat, then, after it iswell dried, give two more coats ofmuch ocher and littlo oil, finally finishwith a coat of first-rat- e copal varnish.

A Veoetarlf. Catechism. A wri-

ter in Demorest's Monthly says:Why should haricot, beans never bo

put into cold water to soak, as Is oftenrecommended? Because all the nutri-tious portion of the bean is extractedby the process. They should be wash'ed in warm water, then in cold, be tiedloosely in a cloth, be put into boilingwater with a spoonful of dripping anila little salt in it, and be kept boilingfor four hours. They are then excellentif served with gravy and not with inelted butter. They serve with garnishroast mutton or beef, and are excellenteating served whole or as a puree.To make the latter, when thebcaus arodone throw them instantly into coldwater, when the skins will slip off.Rub the beans through a colander anImix a lump of butter with them. Alittle stock, or milk, or cream, is excel-- 'lent mixed in.

Why should plenty of fast-boili- ng

water be used in boiling vegetables, po-

tatoes excepted ? Because the greatorthe body of boiling water the greaterthe heat. If only a little water be used,the wholo affair soon cools, and thovegetables become tough, so much bo-tha- t

no length of time in boiling themwill render them otherwise. Braccolisprouts in April, if properly cooked byboiling them for eight minutes inboiling water, will bo tender as mar-row; but if not properly done, hourswill not cook them.

Why should onions be always cut Inround and very thin rings ? Becausethe fibre is thu3 cut across, and in

them, or whether for frying ormaking sauce, they are rendered verytender when cooked. With turnipsand carrots it is just the same; neitherof the threo should be split or cut inany other way. Why should parsleynever be boiled with soda only in boil-

ing water and salt? Because parsley,having no oil in it. would bo spoiledwith soda, and all flavor would bo ex-

tracted.

Croup. Croup 13 an inflamation ofthe inner surface of tho windpipe. In-

flamation implies heat, and that heatmust be subdued or tho patient will in-

variably die. If prompt efforts aremade to cool the parts in case of an at-

tack of croup, relief will be as promptas it 13 surprising and delightful, Allknow that cold applied to a hot skincools it, but all do not as well knowand understand, that hot water appliedto an inflamed skin will as certainlycool it off. Hence the application ofice-col- d watar with linen cloth3, or ofalmost boiling water with woolen flan-

nel, are very efficient in the cure ofcroup. Take two or three pieces ofwoolen flannel of two folds largeenough to cover the whole throat andupper part of the chest, put these ina pan of water as hot as the hand canbear, and keep it thus hot by adding-wate- r

from a boiling tea-kett- le at hand;let two of the flannels be in the hotwater all the time and one on the throatall the time with a dry flannel coveringthe wet one, so as to keep the steam into some extent: the flannels should notbe so wet when put on as to dribblothe water; for it is important to keepthe clothing dry as possible, aud thebody and feet of the child comfortableand warm. As soon as one flannel getsa little cool put on another hot one.with as little interval of exposure aspossible, and keep up this process untilthe doctor comes, or until tho phlegtnis loose, the child easier, and begins tofall asleep: then gently wrap a dryflannel over the wet one which is on.so as to cover it up thoroughly, and thochild is saved. The same result willfollow if cold water is used, the colderthe better; the cloths should be of mus-lin or linen and of several folds thick-ness, large enough to cover the wholethroat and the upper part of th breast

Idem.