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EDITORIALS
The views expressed in these columns
are those of the writer and not necessarily
a reflection of the policy of The Voice.—
Pub.
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Labor Day is the only national
holiday recognized by Congres
sional action.
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Lafayette presented the key to
the French Bastille to George
Washington an dit may now be
seen at Mt. Vernon.
James A. Garfield, who died at
49, lived the shortest life of any
U. S. President.
In going through the Panama
Canal one travels a little more
than 50 miles.
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•TATI ■ IBTOBICAL AOCtBTT
The census for many years has
been an important function of
government. In Nebraska it was
the fir>* official act of the newly
created territorial government,
and preceded formal organization
of the territory. Indeed, it pro
vided the basis for that organiza
tion.
Almost immediately upon as
suming office, Acting Governor
Thomas B. Cuming (Governor
Burt, you will remember, died
shortly after his arrival in Ne
braska) issued a proclamation di- 1
recting that the inhabitants of the
territory be enumerated between
October 24 and November 20,
1854. He divided the eastern or
settled portion of the territory into
six districts, assigning a deputy to
each.
Governor Cuming's instructions
to the marshals were explicit.
They were to be particularly care
ful that no names were enrolled
except those of actual residents,
and if the marshal had any doubt
about the residencejof a person he
was to require the individual in
question to subscribe to a written
oath relative to his place of abode.
Governor Cuming also in
structed the marshals as follows:
“The column of ‘remarks’ is de
signed to present facts, as to the
condition of the inhabitants and
character of the country in your
district; and you may also embody
therein, or in a separate memor
andum, such facts as you can ob
tain without hindrance, as to the
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natural and mineral resources of
the country.”
The returns from this first cen
sus—carefully preserved in the
library of the State Historical So
ciety— show a total of 2,732 per
sons residing in Nebraska terri
tory, of whom 929 were white
males 21 years of age or older,
and thus entitled to vote. Of the
total population, 914 lived north of
the Platte River, and 1,818 lived
south of the Platte. Thirteen
slaves were included in the re
turns.
On the basis of this first census,
Governor Cuming divided the set
tled portion of the territory into
eight counties (Richardson, Pierce,
Forney, Cass, Douglas, Dodge,
Washington and Burt), set up an
apportionment, ^nd provided for
an election of members to the ter
ritorial legislature and of a dele
gate to congress.
There was much dissatisfaction
with Governor Cuming's appor
tionment, particularly in the South
Platte region where the Gover
nor’s opponents claimed that it
was rigged in favor of the North
Platte section.
Unfortunately, the marshals
failed to carry out that part of
the Governor's instructions rela
tive to collecting data regarding
the ‘‘condition of the inhabitants
and the character of the country.”.
The column “remarks” is almost
universally blank.
If We Only Understood
If we knew the cares and trials,
Knew the efforts ail in vain,
And the bitter disappointment,
Understood the loss and gain —
Would the grim eternal roughness
Seem—I wonder-just the same?
Should we help where now we hinder.
Should we pity where we blame?
Ah! we judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life’s hidden force—
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at its source;
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains or good;
And we’d love each other better
If we only understood.
Could we judge all deeds by motives
That surround each other’s lives,
See the naked heart ami spirit.
Know what spur the action gives,
Often we would find it better,
Purer than we judge we should,
We should !ove each other better
If we only understood.
—f Rudy aid Kipling.
Household Hints
By Mrs. Brevy Miller
Phone 2-4051
A fast test for active yeast is to
stir the yeast with a teaspoon of
sugar in lukewarm water. It will
begin foaming in 10 minutes if ac
tive, and can be mixed with the
flour right away.
Chocolate baked goods have a
K. Stanley Jones
Here in October
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, mission*'^
ary and author, will come to Lin
coln in October, the Lincoln Min
isterial association announces, to
hold an interdenominational
Christian mission.
Dr. Jones went to India 32
years ago as a missionary. He
has written 13 books, best known
of which is “The Christ of the
Indian Road,” a best seller which
has been translated into 12
languages.
Dates of the mission are Oct.
22 to 27.
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