'"- - fSSsnj3- -

1 1

WHBBHH9WBBCjmBBBbB ' '"WBBBBBBBBBHWBBB

flEAPYERTISER. THE ADYERTISEEvfaibbrotiieii. t.c. hacker.o w. o. w. r.innEOTUEr. T. C. HACKER.

'URBROTHI2R & ttlCKER, FAIRBROTHER & IIACKEIUpublishers and Proprietor. Publishers &. Proprietors.

Published Every Thursday Morning ADVERTISING RATES.AT BROWN VILLE, KEBILVSKA. One Inch, one ypr. ,, , .f 10 Oft

Ttvpnchos, one year . 15 0C-- .

TERMS, IN' ADVANCE t Each succeeding: Inch, per year- - 5 09S'--i 00 Legal advertisements at legal rates One square..3neceir.o"eycar-- .i

Dcexorr. s x nionths X00 V (10 lines of Nonpareil; or less) first nsertlon, fljDO.

SO each snbicucnt Insertion. SOc." yj papcr'sent from theoIBccunUlpsld for JC?"A11 transient advertisements most be pal

for

OXE YER Y PAGE OldestESTABLISHED 1856. i BROWJTYILLE. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUKE 1875. VOL.,KADIXG 3IATTER Papor in tho State. J IT, 19.--N0. 51. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THECeUlYTIY

PROFESSIONAL CARLS.

ATTOKXETS.

J. AV. Xewman,.vp.v AT LAV," A NOTARY PUBLIC.

l ni --p opposite First National Bank, Main stTDV 'o.jjebrafcka.

E. E. Etorlght,AT LAW. Notary putillc and Real

, r -- a Ageit. OOlco in Court House Bulld- -

it.1 j;T. X.. Sohlclc,AT LAW.-M- AY BE CONSULT.''.... niT-mo- l&nraasrn. OITlce next

c,nrwnork'oflIe. Coutt House Build- -crw ' . t 18;y.. V.T

J. 8. Stull,AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.

Xo.70 Main street.(up stairs,) Brown- -

ft. .Vcb. "J. K. Broidy, '

tT1-NK-Y AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.

i rW--e over Stau Bank, BrownvIlle.Nob.

E. W. TheftiTTifYEV AT LAW. omce.rroo rwrauTct

. . -- .w.,.'TTarrttcfl.rft Store. Bfown- -

IV. T. Uogeri,TTOtVEY AND COUSfc.iAJJt At ua.--I

W ireive d"'i;,nt attention to any le?alan:c-'a- . uiMcemwunu.n.

i.;R. liro woTiiie. --- cw.

PHT3ICXA5S.

a Z'.E.. myslcian. surgeonanaobitewlsiap. Graduated in 1651. Loca--

bJ "a. Brownyi.ia -- --,-- rStDre, jituciju. ." "ri-i- T. .,

ill O&iMtrIM ana aueases m 'Vnm?ra. .

t VATHEVr.rhynldananasnrscon. uiuw., 9i ,r.ln drnot Ttrmvn.'31Mr WW aic,v. " .--" i

. Sea.

tOTAniECACOIiliECTlON AGENTS

I.. A. Bergminn,iTOTABTPrBAOTWrija'W. rio. ti limn :i'."i """""

uL.nn AGSNTS.

ITILLIAM E. 7E", Real EUate and Tax

VfB DrciiB'tectloito the aalb of Real Es- -

kaiaPayniEBtfTp-ettUrourUouttneAema- na

Liiu.iirict.&.

BL.Z.CS:SMITIIS.

J. IV. Glbcau,I.nr!rSMITIl A.NU J1UK3IS HilUKitt. riraMm Vain and Atlantic. Brown-rllla-

,

. .w..-- -, nIAV3 ft.U-tJt.-

TILtE SCHEDULES.

IDLAN3 PA01TI0 SAHWAYE'.EDULE No. 1.

flAELSEF'T MO.SI.'AF, FEU. 1st, 1S75.

CTSTVARD. EASVWAP.D.

I. 3. Nc. X. ST1TI0XS. No. No. 4:.

LE1VE. AnniVE.

r y. r.v. P.M.' .'HroTrT:vlllc.- - 7.15' I'cr 8.SS' Barner fi.10

i - t .Minervllie 5.47J.Oo. E

J.Oi .IJebrasltaCltr. Ari.w;.s aumwit

IS" AMDuabar. . 1.15 3.50

ex. --..riSLrlsa lZJti S..3

Llt 2.60.K 12:18

f InaCUla i;uu 2SSPsliaTrr. LOO

JJA-- --- ciftsaJy!.

.iSlet" "'rhon 12.08'Ar8-.- 1B.JS 1.12.03,L?cccn, AI0.10

WooiHtwn.. 8.-I-

Kalco!ic. S.27.acrmanv.'.ii.. S.0C

.gevr-r- f. ;.. 8.30I A. II.

riftiraedven bove l that of Lincoln, belne7tt'utii slcTrer than that of Chicago.

. train daily, except Hunca ..( Deaotes Flae Statlous traicts ptoaonlv on filg- -

ftil J.N. CON V ERSE, Sopt.

parllngtoa fc 3Ilsorrl River Hatlfoadin .tcnrniHK,

MAIN LINE.L5.in. (eave. I riattsmonth j p.m.arrlve

itii p.m. Lincoln 11:10 a.tnku p.m. arrive I -- Ke.-.rner June. 1 S:4S a.m leave

.OMAHA ESANCH.Kill p. m. leave l Plsttsrcocth 1 12:15 a.m. arrive

feUnn arrival Om.hi I nm. lpaVP

BEATRICE PRANCH.H5 p.ni. leave I Cre-- e . I 7: n.m. arriveMjp.n.arriveJje3trJce.. s:u a.m. leave

Chlcago"&. Nortfe IVeetern. IlRtlway.tlatat Council Binds arrive and depart as followsnsowr.ar abrivkIooinoeabt depart

r Express 10:35p.m. I l)avKxpreB G:40a.m.is'-- i.xpres 9:15a.m. I Nlht Express. 4:tt.p.ra.

I Ex. Freight 10:50 a.in.AV. IL STENNETT. O en. Pas. Act.

SOCIAL DIRECTORY.

LODGES.Frraahti ritT r.ndiro No. 109. I. O. G. T.iM"c. evcrv M ndav evening. David Morton,EV I'T s rs EixaTLen-dekso- x, Sec.Frmnba Cltv Loilce No. 40, I. O. O. F.i! "i every ijtsturday. fH nap Crotkee, N. G.

"-- IF TH.fceCKirrlilnr t.n- - v.. ir. K. P. greets evervBr! ; evening In Masonic Hall. VIitinKlv V r rl'luHr-lnrltw- J. C MpNaUOIITOJ,.

- T r J ?UNSOW. K. R. fi.romiTll.e Lci.c No. 5, 1. O. O. F. Resmlnr

. k t UMiay veninc oi eaon weeK.m meirf' i eve Lowman'R store. VisItlnK brothersm- - n' y invited. A. G. Gates. N. O. JamesXHKV.iWy.

rorrsvilif Dlrl.tnn Vn. 1 O. Snn of Trm.'"nace. ITeet tverv Frldav evenlnc in Odd

t Hail. nrr rJfrVnirn f.rrur tnr. Mftlni'ttei. Ptranfrrc nfnir nrilpr vNltlnc the cltv

RJ?sTjtpit9meet with nt. W. 11. Loeance," r 21. "R

lK?.a7a Valler Lodcr. No. 4, A. F. fc A. M."Des ihira Thurfaay evening jneacn

IrowpTille Ckapter No. 4. R. A. M.-9ta- tedIi- -" Sn:n!Vni,iF tiUM In oh mnnth.

Ife"" Coar.ell No. 3, R. S. & S. E. 31.lt,Clrnip!rnni-int-.T-T''Vn.- S. K.T. RlAtGd

cefi.4, coed Monday in each raonth.aX ?. T'" Conclave, No. 65, K. It. C. R.Efr'eets at Ma.onlc Hall on sheflfthMon- -

No.2. Order o the Eastern Star.- ruaeei:ngs third Monday In each month.

crrnRCHES.riodlit R. Chnreb. Services each Sabbath

I'-- -, m., and 7; JO p. m. Bunaay School atK?.- - O. Prarer Mptlnc Thuridav evenlnff.

M. K:cHAHD9. Pastor.f'Tlerlan Church. Bcrvices each Sabbath

rl'.J0a. ro..nilT-anr- i m. PrarerMeetlneWed- -tKjr evenlnqi. Sabbath School at 2 o'clock- i.iiAiUD, Pastor.

CITY OFFICERS.r

-- ti.Connrll. Meets the First Monday In each

Jiayor. . e. Johnson, Aiuermen irstra-- F. Hnddart. T. McLauchlln: Second"M3-- V A. Jndklna T T. "Mprtw ? Third Ward, HL1. Fredrick Farker. Marshal, J. B.

, e t Jert, j. u. Docker. Treausrer, Jonn". Police Judee. J. KKtnll.

COUNTY OFFICERS.5?,?trCommi-ioncrB-- J. HIpclns. Alex. Mc- -

vjouuiy ners, iiBuu?. 3rs. niit.li.tr-io.v- - xv tt ttnr Rhur.J' Plaitor. Hril..tn t.o TT "Vf MrV- -

Treasurer. A. H. Gilmore! Surveyor. J.rt. C.lantySuperintedent.D.W.PIerion.

NTBGIUPI ULLEBT.

rented the Photographic Rooms

ta-- t ?l i do a11 kinds of PhotographicOR SMALL.. Photos

COLORED IN OIL,vr"na"e figures. Rooms over Post

Iltn3 F. R. SYKES.

Pocks, Watches, JewelrytJUSEPH SHUTZ,

fQ' 59 Main StpAt, BroimviUe.?.!?P? constantly on hand a large and well

I Trn?? "ock of genuine articles In his line."dnnT "? OI -- JockB, Watches and Jewelryon 8bort noHce. at reasonable rates.

ALT. XTORK WARRANTED.

"Written for the Advertiser.PIHLOSOPIIV.

BY LOMAItDY MAPLE.

Hall, Philosophy divine !

Thou that dost instill the mindWith reason's sweet sublimity:

Thy teachings ever are reflnod,And Bpeak of a divinity.

Thy halls nrcr never doll ond drear.Though songs and banquets reign.

And proud the music of the spheres;Yet no crude surfeit mars the strain:

Its JoyB are to Infinity.

Thy paihs xre know are sometlmesdlm.But sweet are all thy mysteries :

Fools fear alone, to enter InAnd quaff thy fountain's extacles,

Whose quickening droughts are limit-le- w.

jPeru, Ifeb.

TIEMOBEIOinBS;OR THE

SEARCH FOR THE MOUNTAIN MINE.

BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN,'AUTIIOIt of "'Snip AHOV!"

CHAPTER" XV.

THE SILVER FIND.The eame feeling in both young

men, nnmely, one of intense disap-

pointment. They had found the spotthey sought for; but as far as theycould see there was not an Indicationof the precious metal that they hadhoped to find ; and Daweon felt readyat any' time to declare that the oldman's notions had been visionary, orel9e tbat a luckier party had clearedthe place.

But now that they had arrived, Ad-

ams was for a thorough search, altbo'ho dared not hope for 8UC0eBS

Tha place was exactly as dpacribeda long, deep, mountain valley, with

a rift or canon going off at right ang-les from a sharp corner, and four hun-dred paces down ;thi3 rift a cascadefalling about a Lhundred feet, to sinkai onco Intojthe bowela of, the earth,and ar a?quarter of a mile far-

ther down the canon."There oan be no doubt about it,"

said Adam, "and don't look dull,man If one part of tho description isright, why not another?"

It was one sheer climb over frag-ments of rooks to get along the can-

on, but as they progressed, the dullroar they had heard from the time oftheir entry kept increasing, till,turning a corner, they came in full

- I .n YT rf a fitArt n txrn aoa - tS i rt-t- r vi-- .

them pause for t time Inlwonder and fadmiration. From far ud certalnlvfully a hundred feet curved over theperpendicular edge of tho canon, ahuge column of water that fell un-

broken into a chasm below their feet ;

one great plunge and it was gone intodepthB from which the spectator drewback Bhivering Involuntarily, as adeep hollow roar came up from whereall was wild chaos. But the sliverstream of water still fell smoothlydown the Blight graceful curve,and after gazing at it for a while, Ad-ams said, "Surely that's the silver ofwhl oh your old frind spoke ?"

"We'll hepe not," said Dawson ;

"but I propose a pipe here in this soft,moist, mosey plaoe. The air with itsspray seems Hfegivlnprafter all tbatdrydesert work, and somehow I feel asort of flinching on me."

"Yes," said Adams eittlngdown ona rook, "you feel like I do; if wo areto como upon vast treasures, youwould rather put off the sensation forawhile; and if we are to be disap-pointed, you would rather not be dis-appointed at present."

"Exactly," was the reply; and theyoung men sat and smoked, discussingthe bearingsj of their position. Thewhoie instruction given! to Dawsonwas devoted to'maklng him find thisparticular.vnlley and rift but in thevaet rocky desert It was taken forgranted that, onco there, all difficult-ies would be at an end ; but though na-ture works slowly, in fortv or fiftvyears her face alters In a regionwhere there are mighty snow-storm- s

and ruBhing torrents, where hugerooks are split high upon the mountain-

-side, and fall bounding from cragto crag, and fallingatlastinto the val-ley with an avalanche of fragments.

Calmed and rested in tho pleasantcooling shade the adventurers soonrose ond went on down the canon,which grow narrower at every step.A couple of hundred feet above themthe top on either side seemed tomatch, and they were evidentlywalking in the bottom of a hugecrack in a table-lan- d, formed by someconvulsion of naturs.

Rooks, rooks, rocks, everywhere,but no sign of metalic wealth. Theywere armed with hammers, withwhich from time to time they split offfragments from thesido, or broke piec-es that lay in their way ; but beyonda thread of gold seen In one, theirtoil was in vain, and they trampedback at last, to find that there was afire burning and a comfortable mealprepared where Larry bad temporari-ly set up tho tent.

Here rest and refresh menj gavethem the needful force for further investigation. Ana nrst oi an, a per-fect little natural fortress was chosenIn the brightest postion of the valley,and here the tent was regularly pitch-ed the mules were hobbled and turn-ed loose to graze upon the patches ofgrass and shrubs which .seemed toabound ; there was good water clo?eat hand, bubbling along between thestones, evidently the melted snowfrom where, far up and miles away,glimpses could be seen of silveredpeaks, whjte with eternal snow.

though where they were camping itwas hot summer.

Larry was Indefatigable buildingup, unpacking, seeing to the mules,fetching water, and helping to cook,while the adventurers went off ex-

ploring, this time along the valley.Night came without result, and

then, wearv as they were, the threemen went off on a tour of Inspection,to satisfy themselves as to the necessity for keeping watch, and theycame back decided that there was nosuch need. Away in the wild desertIt seemed as if the foot of man mightnever again tread there for a thou-sand years; and as to watching, itwas a waste of energy.

ArrRnpeme.nts havkuc then beenmade, tho adventurous party lay dbwrl"to reBt, to be lulled by the faint roarof the cataract borno to their ears bythe soft, oool, night air." "

About midnight Adams woko witha shiver of dread. His wife wasBleeping peaooably, and, listening, hecould just hear the faint breathing ofMary, to whom he had apportionedthe tent. He rose softly, thrust re-

volver and knife into his belt, andtaking bis rifle stepped softly out, tofind all darkness. There were a fewstars twinkling out of what seemed avast black expanse ; there was thohollow roar of the cascade, and oncethe noise of a stone falling from farup the valley side to rattle down intothe ravine.

Nothing to fear, apparently; sothrowimr his rifle into the hollow ofhis arm he stepped out of their littlecamp to make a tour of inspection be-

fore lying down once more.He walked softly down tho slope,

peering here and there, and after go-

ing some little distance, satisfied him- -

eelf that all was right, and began toretrace his steps, when, to his horror,he could just make out through theobscurity, the figure of annrmed manevidently watching the little camp.He was coming cautiously up from bo-lo- w

; and had Adams been a momentlater, they must have come in con-

tact. As it wc3, they had just missedmeeting, and stooping down, Adamscrept along under the Bhadow of'block after block till ho reached thoparticular 6oft stone chosen by Larryfor his pillow.

Laying a hand over his mouth, Ad-

ams whispered in his ear that therewas peril at hand ; and the Irishmanrose up, ready for anyjfray.

"Bud it was an illigant drame I- .'., .' -- v"

Pered J 'an' I'" nlver find the fag-en-d

ov it agin. Shall I wako the captain?" alluding to Dawson, of whomhe now always spoke in that manner.

Frank nodded, and glided off to seewhether the women ellll Blept.

Returning to Larry, ho found thatworthy in'a Btate of consternation.

"Sure the oaptain'a gone entirely,"he said : "he ain't where he lay downte slape. Bud look out, yer honor,here they are. Oh, bedad it!a thecaptain !"

"I'm glad you're awake," saidDawson, in a hasty whisper. "Weought to have watched ; there's aBcoundrel below there prowlingabout the valley. I might havebrought him down, but I did not liketo fire. I did cover him with myrifle, but he dropped behind a stoneand made off."

('t think we had better agree upona code of signals," Bald Adams, dryl-

y-"You don't mean to say that it was

you ?" said Dawson."Indeed, but I suppose I may. I

woke up and thought I'd have a lookround," said Adams.

"Well, but I fait uneasy, and3 didthe very same thing," said Dawson ;

and after a laugh at their mutualblunder, the young men onco morelay down, and Blept till daybreak.

Existence was glorious up in. thepure exhilarating mountain air.There was no lack of provisions, forto eke out those which they hadbrought, Larry caught an abundanceof fish, a kind of trout, in the poolsof a little stream some two milesdown the valley. His taokle consist-ed of a tin pannikin, with which hepatiently baled out a hole and secur-ed his spoil. There was a herd ofgame, too, to fall occasionally to Daw-

son's fowling-piec- e or rifle. From afir wood at hand poles were out andsplit and a hut run up and thatched,and Larry declared that they had bet-

ter mark out a garden and put4lnseeds, for where would they everfind a finer place or fewer neighbors?In fact, for a pleasant hunting andfishing expedition, they had falleninto glorious quarters, wherej the cli-

mate was splendid, with no extremes ;

and when, weary, of an eveningDawson lay down on a couch of firbranches covered with a rug, andsmoked and watched Mary at a shortdistance, sitting working, perhaps byher sister, he felt that ho should besatisfied if such a life might be hisforever to go on wandering by day,and dreaming out his existence thereof an evening in that land of gloriouslights and shadows and golden sun-set- a.

But In spite of all searching therewas no trace of that which they hadcome in search ; and Dawson wasready at any time to give up and ownthat they had been deceived.

He was sitting with Adams oneglorious evening after a long and arduous inspection of the valley In anew direction. They had partakenof the evening meal, and from timeto time their eyes rested upon thetwo women sitting working together,Mrs. Adams occasionally singing a

snatch of a song in n low sweet voice,while Larry was busily fitting a tinpannikin at the end of alight firpole,evidently for what he called "delud-heri- n'

the fish" the said "deludherin'" being depriving them of theirnative element.

"I'm afraid I've sold you, Adams,"said DawBon'atS-last.-S'Tve- : been agreat fool."

"I don't see It," Bald Adams, warm-ly. "We have foundthe valley rightenough, and we shall find the silveryet, depend upon it."

Dawsonjshook his head sadly."Come, como, captain, as Larry

calls you, this wont do. Where's allyour spirit?"

Dawson-mad- e no reply.'A-8n cIveWprettyfEhrewd guess,"

sald,Adams, Bmlllng,?as he'lookeirto-war- d

bis sister. "Is the" lady dis-tant?" .., .... i.

Dawson started, looked Bbarply atAdams, and then turned away hishead.

"Frank, old fellow," ho said huski-ly. "I did at ono time hope, but tbatis about all over."

"Nonsense man," said Adams. Lettell you now, cold upon it as I havebeen before, that I'd sooner see Maryyour wife than the wife of any manupon this earths'

"Thank you," said Dawson quietly."Look here, man," said Adams.

"She's worth the winning; but thereis a sore place in her heart. A fellowwho was to marry her, and whom Bheworshiped, as, perhaps, you know,behaved like a scoundrel to her.Walt a bit man, and tho prize isyours. Don't hurry her, but let hersee in a quiet way that you love her,and leave the rest. I know my sisterbetter than you."

It wa8 as thoughjfresh vigor hadbeen poured into Dawson's veins, ashe sat there silent ond watchful, andthen Adams went on 'about theirquest.

"I'm getting more sure of the mat-ter every day," he said, "and if wekeep it up we shall stumble upon thesilver. Depend upon it, Dame Naturehas set to work to hide the treasure,and some Blip from the valley sidehas (Covered what opca cropped out.I'm for down that canonand we'll search it foot by foot."

They were up at daybreak, and af-ter a couple of hours uneventfulsearch, returned to a breakfast of grill-ed trout, the spoil of ono of Larry'spools. Dawson looked fresh ond.jright,and be talked morcconficlcnt--Jy, but he wentaway somewhat damp-ed,, for Mary seemed to meet bis ad-

vances with a chilly coldness, though,iu an ordinary way, she was pleasantand chatty enough.

Dawson gave ono glance baokwardas he was walking off with Adams,and the feeling of heart-sickne- s pass-ed away, for surely' she wag lookingafter him, though her eyes fell on theinstant.

"Now, lad," said the young man,joyfully, clapping Adams? on theBhoulder, "what's it to be now, thecanon or "

"What Is Larryjmaking those sig-nals for?" said Adams; and ho point-ed to where Larry, Jwitb.his fishing-tackl- e

In one hand, his stick in theother, was standing about a hundredyards down the valley, and wavinghis stiok for them to join him.

"Let's go that way, ond try up tholittle ravine after we'vejspoken to him.I mean tho little rift off to the- - right,where there seemes to bave been aslip of rocks."

Adams nodded, and In a few min-utes they bad joined Larry.

"I didn't want to frecken the lad-

ies," said Larry, mysteriously ; "budthis mornin', afther I took up thefish, I wint pokin' about wid mestbick, for sezl, 'Larry, me boy, yemight find the Bllvermines as well asany other man.' "

"Exactly go on, Larry.""Well, yer honor, I wint on till I

thought I'd turn up that little bit ova shplit like a young valley growin'out ov this big cannon, as ye call it,where the wather bolls over, bud thislittle dacent vale here."

The young men exchanged glances."Well, yer honor, I wint pokin' up

there among the rocks that ye walkover, like a fly over lumps ov sugarin a basin."

"When you found traces of Bllver?''exclaimed Dawson, eagerly.

"Oh, did I, bedad?" exclaimedLarry ; "I jist didn't thin. Bud Ifound a hole."

"Pish!" exclaimed Dawson in atone of disappointment and disgust.

"Ye may well say so, Misther Daw-son, Sor," said Larry, lowering hisvoice. "An' wasn't Ifreckened!"

"Frightened?""Yis, Sor, for, 'Ob, Larry,' I sez to

mesilf, 'ye've found the ould glntle-man'- s

own place, an there ho is athome.' "

"Now what are you talking about?"laughed Adams.

"Whist, yer honor, wait a Lit.There was no doubt about it, for tho'I couldn't see him at all,--I knew hewas snoozin' there In the warm mornin' sun, jist inside the door, ather be-i- n'

busy all night.""And how did you know that, Lar-

ry ?" laughed Adams.Sure, yer honor, there was a tail

outside on the stones, for allas I'd seen It hundreds of times athome in pictures. Well, yer honor,I was horribly freckened, bud Ithought I'd niver have such a chanceagin at the ould inimy, so I sez a bitov o pater an ave as Father Doolantaught me, an', Larry, me boy,' I sez,

j 'if ye can't hit a big head, ye can hit

at his tail,' an I up wid mesbtlckan'crack I gives him jist wan aoross thoback."

"Why, you said just now yon couldonly see his tall,' laughed Adams.

"Sure I meant the back ov his tailan' that did him, yer honor,' saidLarry.

Leading the way, the young menfollowed, clambering over rocks tillthey entered a narrow vale ; andhere, hanging over a brush that grewout of a crevice, was a dead snake.

"What d'ye think of that for theould sarpint, Sor?" said Larry, witha twinkle of his eye. "Didn't It looklike his tail as it hung out ov thathole?" he said, pointing to a littlehollow running into tho side of therift. "Lb'okat the Bhtincrat tho end

' ,"' - 'of itrSor. V'It's a rattlesnake, Larry," said

JDawson, looking at the rgptile.Thatis its rattle."

"Ye may call It o rattle, Sor, bud Icalls It a shtlng. Bud what's themastberdoin'?'

"Come here, Dawson,' said Ad-ams, who had- - gone on a hundredyards oro, and raa'.turningover themilch rnTira. fVlof. flnnvnr th .O .Ul. .uuil.U kJV ....,7,and seemed to have orumblod downfrom the sides.

"What is it?" exclaimed Dawson,hurrying to him, for his companionhad spoken in a husky voice.

"What's this, and this, and this?"said Adams, fhonrsely, asho draggedat a dull,;blaokish-iooking.bloo- k, evidently of Immensevelght, though ofno great size.

"At last!" exclalmedgDawson.witha joyful cry.'as he threw himself up-

on his knees and helped Adams toheave up a block of native metal.

"They've gone mad," mutteredLarry, rubbing his chin. "Why, Isat.on that very bit this morniq' notan hour ago. Look at that, now !

An Ah, nrrah! Take care, mas-th- er

dear!"'He shouted warning after warning,

but the danger was already seen, Daw-so- nj

and Adams darting from theirprize at one hnd the samo moment ;

for in tearing up tho silver block theyhod thrown aside stone after stone,and disturbed what Beemed to be anest of rattlesnakes,; one of which,while the others glided off, coiled it-

self up on apicce of rock, and throwits head back to strike.

to be continued.This story la published by Messrs. Harper

& Bros.. N. Y.. comD'ete. and will be sentby.them,.jOjnvj)artiQftlie-IJnItedStntes- apostage prepaid, on recelpt'of fortycents..

yTApiXNGrilAlRIB CIIZCICENS.James A. Storm, St. Joseph, Mo.,

writes the Fanciers' Journal: I noticeyou wish to know of the habits of theprairie chicken, or pinated grouse,and if they will breed in confinementI wSl first state that they are moreeasily tamed than any other bird ofwhioh I know. I Iiovb had them, intho short space of Ave orsix dayB fromthe time they were caught, to eat frommy hand. They will breed while con-

fined, if provided with a suitable run.It is my intention to breed them thisseason, and the following are the plansI propose to adopt:

My poultry house is built the shapeof a cross, having a centre buildingwith four wings; each building has oyard attached, forty feet square, In-

closed with-- a lattice fonoe, six feethigh, so arranged that the fowls canpass from the house to the yard, orfrom the yard 5to tho house. I willmake the house as private as possible,in order that they may use It for lay-ing and hatching, as they are shy thefirst season fond do not like to havetheir nests exposed. Tlo food shouldconsist of corn, wheat, berries andbuds, with plenty of grass. They arealso, while young and in their wildstate, fond of insects, and in order tosatisfy this natural craving, I proposeto give them the run of the yard, thatthey may be supplied with this kindof food, as well as gravel. My objectin breeding tho prairie chicken la toabtain o cross between them ond thebantam. This cross will give the ban-

tam more stamina and hordiness, con-

sequently will.rnake them les3 liabloto disease as well as the retention ofthat diminutive size so much soughtafter. I will cros3 them with thoDominique bantam, to retain as muchas possible the original markings oftho prairie chickens, which are soadmired. I would like if some of ourbrother fanciers would make a croeswith the prairie chicken, that thismatter may be thoroughly tested

A gentleman traveling on o cteam-e- r,

one day at dinner was makingway with n large pudding close by,when be was told by a servant that itwas dessert. "It makes no differenceto me," said he, "I would eat it if itwere a wilderness.''

School inspector to urchin: "Now,Johnny, how many can you count?"Johnny: "One, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten." Inspec-tor: "Good, Johnny ; goon." John,(after a moment's thought) : "Jack,queen, king, ace."

An Iowa paper tells of a smart wifewho helped her husband to raiseseventy acres of wheat. The way shehelped him was to stand in the doorand shake a broom at him when hesat down tQ rest.

"Julius, why didn't you obling yourstay at do Springs ?" "Kase, Mr.Snow, dey oharge too much?" "Howso, Julius?" "Wy, de lanlord charg-ed dis colored Individual wid stealingdBspoong."

THE PACIFIC COAST.

The Chiftosc Their GrcgarionsnessTVIiat they do Temperance Mer-chants and Mechanics ThcLanntlryBusiness Cheap Living Dress"Women Conversions Joss Housesond Theatres Their Pu,tnre.

Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.San Francisco, June 10, 1S75.

The Chinese.This letter will.be devoted; mostly

to the Chinese, and permit me to sayIt is a toplo that couldprofitably beextended through a dozen letters.

Very early, as far back as 1S50, theChinese came, or rather were brought,J&Callfo?nJAsalLthe Americans,who came tolthis coast vero in searchof gold, and as gold could be mined.by individuals, labor went up to anabsurd price. Tho man who couldmake $20 a day working gold, with nocapital but a tin pan and a piok,couldn't be Induced to work for anoth-er man fpr-muo-h leastban thatsom,and as there were very few womenhere, the work usually performed byIhe Bofterex was necessarily done bythese high-price- d men. There beinga heavy trade with China, speculatorsbrought over Chinamen as laborers,under contract as to wages. Thenothers followed, arid;9o it progressed,till the emigration became as fixedand regular a thing as that of theIrish to the Atlantic States.

San Francisco, is, of course, theheadquarters of the Chinese, for theyall land here and oil stay here, unlessthey have superior Inducements to gofarther East. Hero they constitute acommunity by themselves. They

Live- byThemselves,eat by themselves, drink by them-selves, have their own amusementsand their own resorts. Tho Chinesehave taken possession of Dupont,Jackson, and several other streets,with the alleys leading out of them,ond one, passing through this quartermight well fancy himself in Cantonor Pekin.

What Thet Do.When they work for "Melican" peo-

ple, they servo in many capacities.They are used as waiters, cooks, scrub-bers, and all the work done by girls inother countries, and excellent ser-

vants they make. They literally obeyorders, and they do it with a celerityand faithfulness that is astonishing.Thoyneyer.argue.orqaeation. Allthat Is necessary is for them to know

--wjiat you want, and they will, do it,if it is to bo done. Consequently,Chinamen have routed Bridget, ondoccupy her place. They ore exceed-ingly

TeJIPERATE.They never drink, though they dosmoke opium, which is more danger-ous to them, though not so much soto those about them. I have not yetseeu o drunken . Chinaman. Theiropium dissipation they go away to in-

dulge in, so it does not afflict theiremployers. But they carry on manyoccupations on their own accounts.There aro

Merchants and Mechanicsamong them in plenty, and most ex-

cellent morchantsand mechanics theyaro. Some of the heaviest importersof teas and Chinese manufactures areChinese, and in the items of shrewd-ness, probity and promptness, theyrank quite as highly as their Ameri-can competitors. Thero.nre severalChinese bouses whdjdo quite ns largea business as any of tho Americanbouses in the same line. TJjelr me-

chanics are quite as Bkillful as any.They hove shoemakers, blacksmiths,tailors, and jewelers, who work in theAmerican fashion, and make Ameri-can goods, and are patronized by Am-

ericans.The Laundry Business

occuplesan enormous numberof them.On every street, nnd for that matter,on almost every block, you see "AhSam," "Kung Tie," "Sam Lee," nilwith tho legend, "Washing end Iron-ing," attached. A half-doze-n or adozen of them workj together, theirpremises for that number being tworooms, ten feet square, in which theywork, cook, eat ond sleep. Tho frontroom is the work shop proper, but ntnight it Is converted into a dormitoryIn the simplest possible manner. Thelong tables on which they starch andiron are converted Into beds, as wellas the space under them, and theyroll in together,; and stew and sweatthe night out in comfort that is to

sa3, it is comfort for them, though itwould kill any other people in a month

But no matter how they livo theydo their work well. The Chinamanwill take your shirts and bring themto you with a finish not attainableelsewhere ; and your collars shine likenew ten cent pieces. And he isreasonable in his charges, too, his billsaveraging about half tho New Yorkrates. Most of the families in SanFrancisco who do not keep servants,have their washing done by Chineselaundryraen on the score of cheap-ness. They can afford to work cheap,for

Their Living is Very CheapThe Chinamen always board them-

selves. One of their number cooksfor the rest, and remarkably cheap isthe fare they thrive on. Cabbage is afavorite Ingredient in their dishes;rice is the staple, and they consumefor meats the livers, pluck and neckpieces I don't know whether thehorns are eaten or not. They importImmense quantities of a peculiar driedfish from China, and n great manyother prjjblss of food, the nature ofwhich I could not ascertain. Pork is

$&&1

a staple, though you may be sure theyget none of the best pieces. Theirmarketejaro as nasty as nasty can be:and a Chines8,butcher's stall la aboutthe most unsavory place I have everoffended my nose with. Rather niceabout their persons, they have noneof the European or Amerlcanfastldi-ousnes- s

about their eating arrange-ments. One thing seems to be as goodas another to them, so that it supportslife. Their

Presscosts them very little, for there ie nochange In fashions, and a garmentstays by them till It Is worn out. Itconsists of light cork-sole- d shoes of aquaint, olumsy shape, white stockingsbig baggy trowsera, and a shirt reach-Inajptjxejxnjp- p..

all made ofircoJtton.--- 1The wealthy ones have their shirtsmade of silk, sometimes waddd andfancifully etltched; but tlis shape forthe poor and rich is precisely tho same.The women dress exactly like the menonly the trowsprs are mors baggy amigen eral Iygwh i teTh eygmaver havewhite next to the aklHlffpfllhafeaisareason that tho ol d1ii7dyTogcte5$white plates they'sjmwetrtBoeasily. And, speaking of

Women,there are very few good, rospectableChinese women here.'The Chinamenas a rule, dose not expect to stay, forthey believe they hove no certainty ofheaven If they ore burled nnywherobut in Chinese soil." For this roason,the bodies of all who die here are takenback home for Interment. For thisreason very few of them brought theirwives. There area great many Chi-

nese wompn here, but they were pick-ed up on the streets of the Chinesecities, nnd brought hither for tho vlle-e- st

purposes. A few have their wivesond daughters with them, but thegreat majority of them ore the lowestof the low. I om glad to say that thenumber of tho3e who have lost theirsuperstition and purpose to make thiscountry their permanent "home is in-

creasing very-rapldly- , nnd these sendfor their families, and, to a considerable degree.fndopt civilized habits.

The Churchesare making the Chlneseihe especialobjects of their labors. They hove nnumberof Chineso converts, who la-

bor among their countrymen, andwith a fair degree of success. OneMethodist Church in the city has oclass of converts that numbers threehundred, nnd It is increasing 'daily.And a. Chinaman,, when he becomesa Christian, Is a verygood one. Helives up to his profession quite on wellas the Melican man, and I don't knowbut better. .He is naturally o goodsort of fellow, with excellent Impulsesnnd a desire to do right, ond altogether his nature is an excellent founda-tion on which to build. And there isone singular thing about the ChineseIn their own longuoge there la nothing more horribly discordant thantheir music. It is fearful. The filingof saws or the'screach of an un-oll- ed

axle is heavenly in comparison. InChina thoy seem to have no compre-hension of time, tune orsweet sounds.But then some Chinese will sing theChurch orSunday-3ohoo- I miislcof theday asjsweetty as so many nlghllng-gale- s.

Their voices are really sweet,and when they have been in traininga little while they do good work withthem. Last sundoy night T heardthree hundred of them singingj"whenwe gather at tho river," "HomewardBound," andjntlrcr music of tho kindand they did it with o nicety that anySunday-scho- ol might be proud of.Tho converts ore very punctual in at-

tendance ond very anxious to learn.Religion and Amusements.

There are eeveral very large joss-hous- es

here, that is churches or tem-ples In'charge of their priest?, andtheattendance upon thorn i3 very largeand regular. In addition to these,every house Jhas its religious oppara-tus- ,

though I defy any American toever get at tho meaning of the cere-- ;

monies. I tried it, ond failed lament-ably, Thej'Jseem to understand it,though.

They are fond of theatricnls, andsupport two large theatres ond severalminor ones, nnd queer places they are.A play requires three months for itsrepresentation. The play begins withthe birth of the hero, and is continuedtill his death, nnd not (infrequently itis continued with his children. Themusic heaven save the mark ! Is themost terrible that ever shocked humanears, and the horror of It Is that theykeep it up all tho evening. But thoCelestials enjoy it, and a it Is for theiramusement, I do not know that anyone has any right to complain. Onecan got outatany time. Twenty min-utes was enough for me.

The Future of the Chinese inAm. erica

Is not difficult to foresee. They ore onacute, thinking people, ond oil ofthem educated to some extent. Theyore gradually getting rid of their su-

perstitions, and are taking our ideasand customs, ond even our dross. Idon't like the idea'of this adoptingour dress. For I had much rather weshould adopt their. A very largenumberof those who still hold theirreligion nre modifying it to suit theirchanged condition. In abort, thou-sands of them have made up theirminds to stay, and when they do theybegin to be Americans, nnd they pro-gress rapidly when the get started.

The Chinese will stay nnd will be-

come o permanent element in the population of the Pacific coast. They willbring their families, they will becomecitizens and property-holder- s, and willmix ond amalgamate. They will makeheir mark opor the people and I

eg mm

don't know that their can be any obijection to It. They nre quiet, indusitrious, orderly, honest, patient andpersevering. Such qualities ore notonly not to be despised, but In ocounitry that is yet to be made ore of incaUculable importance. I only wish thatmore of thom would come, ond thatmore of them could be induced tdcross to mountains.

Pietro.

A SEW HANGING BASKET.Broken goblets have always been d

nuisance about o house, and the prdper place for them has been the nhbox. A broken tumbler could be util-ized, with n Jlttle cement or egg-shollf- i,

for jelly! and cooka, itla well known,.jnuoiv-prafei-- , them to soap id eltbet osaucer or a soap-ou- p. A goblet, however, rarely cracks or breaks at thop'

uvrtj ueouiu uc uiuuuuu, uunusitiuutfractures its stem, or slices a rjlece'from Its base, and so falls nbout In d.

miserably helplessfmanntirY BurthS"'1goblet has found its day ai lastan it

,can be.convortedinto.athlug of-jWa-

3Bh9jiCtmuoh trouble. To. lielthlsjypu rd3thave?raii?Komo'preTzephyrs, secondly, a crochet needle?,ond finally, o plant, or gra?seaond au-

tumn leaves. If your goblet Js notbroken off too olose to the stem andit never la If you "want It to be youcon have it sawed off, or with a steadyhand you can takeja little hatchet audwith a quick blow strike it off. A gooddeal of tho success of this operation -

however, depends upon the valuo ofyour glass if it is very pretty, it maybreak off at tho wrong place, but ifyou do not care for it particularly, ori

have morejust like It, it will probablycome off jusiwhere it ought to, oloseto the base. If the edgo la a littlerough you need cat caro, as it will bocovered, and the weight does not comoon the point. So, having cut yourglass, you then make n light ond pretty crocheted bag for It ond the lesswork you put on it the prettier it willbe; then follows a handsome cord andtassel to hang It by, a smaller one tofinish it at tho bottom, ond you havea new nndjtasteful little hanging-baske- t.

You can then plant Ivy, Braz.Il--

lian grass, Smilax, Lyoopodium, dreven a sweet potato'ln It; hang it byo window, and there Is a green nndflourishing plant for tho house. Or,you con fill It with grasses and leaves,and when the sunlight shines throughit will make a gorgeous effect of colorIt can be hungogainst tho "waUnnfilled In the same manrier. l

..

Ifyou choose to work' bands bfgblffior silver rie'rfo'rdted card-boar- d on dcrochet your ;bags upon them, thoywill be still more;pretty.

Wine-glass- es can be used to hangon the gas-flstur- e for vasfe matches,or hair-pin- s, or swung on n brackedfor violet3 ; but, of course, they mustbe made of single or split zephyr,while good Persian or Gerraantownwool does for the goblet. April Scrihtier's.

The story of n'Cincinnatl newsboywho found a pooket-boo- k containing$100, ond returned It to tho ownerwith contents Intact, reached this cityin good season, and was productive ofconsiderable of a sensation among thostreet Arabs. One small boy wna soaffected by It, that he straightway de-

termined to seo that Cincinnati boy,and go him seventeen or eighteen bet-

ter. He took :onother small boy Intohis confidence, and yesterday afternoon tho test of probity of charncforwas carried into effect in Park Row.Boy No. 2 dropped o well paddedpocket-boo- k which boy No. 1, follow-ing close behind, picked up. Then,with n look on his face tbat wouldhave done honor to Benjamin Frank-lin, the honest little fellow walked upto an old gentleman who was passingby, extended the pocket-boo- k, andwith trembling voice exclaimed ?

"Tnke It, sir. It is yours. You drop-ped it just now. My mother nndseven Jittlo brothers are Btorving, butI cannot keep It, sir, for It don't be-

long to me." Tho old gentlemanlooked ot the boy, then pulled out his"spectacles and adjusted them for abetter sight. He could not sufficient-ly admire the wan visage of that littlostreet wanderer, illumined as it wa9with a glowbf goodness and honestyjHe patted the boy on the head, nndpulling a five dollar bill from his vestpocket, handed it to him, saying :"Boy, you will grow to bo a greatman. Take this money for your starv-ing family, nnd always romemberthat'honesty is the best policy.' " Thenthe old gentleman- - skurried into thonearest lager brer saloon and openedhis pocket-boo- k. Then ho began todance around nnd call Heaven andearth to witness that if over he en- -countered thnt boy again he wouldflay him alive. And he continued tqorate until o policeman was colled into arrest him os o lunatic, ond the on-ly excuse ho could offer for his con-duct wa3 that o email boy had robbedhim of five dollars by giving him apocket-boo- k stuffed with old paper.

Buty Is o woman's prerogative ; butbuty in o man is the next kalamlty tobeing a fool.

The Not York hats ore said to re-- i

mind the beholder of a Long Branohhotel a'.l piazza ond band.

The uncertainty of tho knownmakes us more anxious concerningtho certainty of the unknown.

The library of Congress at Washing-ton has a copy of tho first book everprinted in the United States. It iaElliott's occount of his labors anionjfthe Indians, a thin volume of twepjtfpagoa, dated JGQQ,

H

haraaB& i J

VH tMaHHTHR

9 .

H: I

jr . siv"'

i

fwU ,. !

liTiTiTHHHfaiw''- - ar

31

!i t.

i;i

IS

fH

! !

,'t