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. BROWNVILLE. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23, .1869.
VOL. 14 NO. 10.
in advance. - .
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ATTORKXYS.
o. . hewctt. t. w. kkwmak.
IIEWETT A NEWMAN,
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW,
Offloe, Xo. 70, McPherwon Block, up stairs,
miTTtVl FKKSCn, W. T. ItfXiKKS.
niENCH 4 ROGERS,
ATTORNEYS As COUNSELORS AT LAW.
Office In (Yurt House Building.
VlHirlveihllcent atteotiou to uny legal business
,tnil to their care. 4Mf )
JOB A. DILLON,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR AT LAW
id General Land Agent,
Tecumtwh, Jobuson County, Nebraska.
"" j. N. REYNOLDS,
'ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
OrricE-No. 90, Reynolds Hotel.
THOMAS &. BROADY,
aTTOllXEYS AT LAW AND SOLICITORS
IN CHANCERY,
- . OFFIC"K District Conrt Room.
c . vm. h. Mclennan, v
JITT0KEY AND COUNSELOR AT UW,
Nebraska City, Nebraska.
" H. M. RICH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND LAND AREN'T,
Ornoe Red Store, Main street.
B. F. PERKINS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR, AT LAW,
Twn!eh. Johnson County, Neb.
(T .NYE 4 HUMPHREY,
.ATTORNEYH Jk COUNSELORS AT LAW,
ra ne City, Pawnee Co., Neb.
N. K. GRIGGS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND LAND AGENT,
Ik-atrlt-e. Gne County, Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
a COWLKS, L D..
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
AND OBSTETRICIAN.
A criwlustr of Cleveland J.4illej:e. Oaice at nauk
A Armiiai.'r's slre room. Np 'l attention fc-ive:i
to 'f Womvu andChildrvn.. -
: W. H. KIM BERLIN, XL D.
PHTMCIAW AND SURGEON TO NEB.
EVE AND EAR INFIHMARY.
;rrjcx-''3t"'iu-l- Okkick Hoi-kh 7 a.m. to p.m.
1L .C. THUKMAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEOW.
Olllce No. 85 Muln Street,
tjfflit awn from J lollt.ni. and 1 to 4 p. m.
IL L. MATHEWS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ofllce In City Drug Store, Main-sC
C. F. STEWABT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office in D. II. Iwls t Co.'s Drug Store,
offiw hours from 7 to 9 a. m.; and 1 to : and 6'i to
7', p. ru.
LAND AGENTS.
R. V. HUGHES,
KEAL ESTATE AGENT , JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE.
OflW ovrr Hannaford McFall's Furniture store.
BARRET & LETT,
LAND AGENTS &i LAND WARRANT
UUUKEHS.
Will attend to paying Taxes for Non-residents.
rVrw.tiHl altciiliou iriveii to milking locutions.
Lanl, liiinx'ved and unimproved, for cale on rea
sonable trriiis.
WM. H. HOOVER,
REAL ESTATE 4: TAX PAYING AGENT.
Ofllce lu District Court Room.
Will give prompt attention to tlie sle ofReal Es-
talf ami Payment ol laxesllirougiioui wie.-iiiuii
1 Jnd Difirwt.
JONAS HACKER,
LAND AND TAX PAYING AGENT.
Office with Probate Judge.
'Will attend to the Payment ofTaxos for Non
JtMidont lnd i wnf rs m Nemaha County. Corre-
jMiudence uUcittl.
NOTARIES.
JAS. C. McNAUGIITON,
NOTARY PUBLIC. CONVEYANCER,
Ofl'.re in J. L Carson's Bunk.
I- 11 EBRIGHT,
NOTARY PUBLIC &. CONVEYANCER,
No. 71 Main-st., second lloor.
Agvnt for the Equitable and American Tontine
Lin- Insurance Companies,
DRUG STORES.
Me-CREERY A NICKELI
DEALERS IN DRUGS, STATIONERY, Arr
. No. SMaln sL
Full assortment lnirs, lalnts. Books, Statlonerj'i
tc., n band, and wild at wholesale or ret alt.
I). IL LEWIS & CO.,
frXKsaoRM TO HOUAIItY CO.
DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, Arc,
No. 41 Maln-st.
GRAIN DEALERS.
' EVAN WORTHING,
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
And dealer in all kinds of Grain and Country
rroduce. Bruwnville, Nebraska.
GEO tt. START BRO.,
DEALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE,
Aspinwall, Nebraska.
The highest market price paid for anything the
farmer ran raise. We will buy and sell everything
known to the market.
MERCHANDISE.
F. E. JOHNSON & IX).
DEALERS IN GENE RAL MERCHANDP!!
No. 75 Wain-st., McPhersoii Block,
Wkl. T. DEN,
DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Forwardiac &: Comnilstoa Merchant,
No.CZ Nain-st., Brownville,
iw Pi.nim Plows. Stoves. Furniture. c.. al
wart on bamt 11 ighest markrt price paid for Hides.
Tells. Furs, and Country Produce.
HARDWARE.
SHELLENBERGER BUG'S.,
DEALERS IN HARDWARE.JSTOVES.
a 74 Mnln-t.
Ktnvcs, Hardware. Cnnenter Tools, Blacksmith
Furanhinga,'Ae., constantly on baud.
JOHN C DEUSER,
DEALER IN STOVES, TIN WARE, c.
No, TJ Main-st.
SADDLERY.
JOHN W. MIDDLETON.
HARNESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS Etc.
No. 64 Main-Kt.
Whip and Lashes of every description, and Plas
tering Hair, kejH on hand. 'ash paid lor 11 ides.
J. H. BAUER,
HARNESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. Wain-st.
Mending done to order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
CONFECTIONERIES.
NACK HANSEN.
CITY BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY.
No. 31 Mlu-L, opposite City 1 rug Store.
Pies. Cakes, Fresh Bread, Confectionery, Light
and anry Urocertes, consuuilly oh band.
WILLIAM ROSSELL,
CONFECTIONERY AND TOY STORE,
No, 40 Maln-Kt,
Freh Bread, Cukes, Oysters, Fruits, etc., on band.
J. P. DEUSER,
DEALER IN CONFECTIONERIES,
No. 44 Maln-st. .'
MUSIC.
MRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
.'TEACHER OF MUSIC.
Rooms, Maln-st., bet. 4th and -Mb,
lessons given on tlie risno. rgan. Melodeon,
'uliar and Vocalisation. Having h) eight years
rfieiice as teadier of Muhh: in New York Is con-Mi-nt
of giving satisfaction. -
BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
ED. D. SMITH,
U. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT,
Washington City, D. C.
.111 attend to the prosecution of claims before the-
Jpanment in person, tor Ano.tiohal Bounty, Bark
! and I'enntons. and all claims accruing against
ne tovernmei)t during the juic war.
Icucral . llitsincss ' jttarbs.
HOTELS.
REYNOLDS HOUSE. (
NATHAN X GREEN, PROPRIETOR,
88 S 90 Main Street, Brownville. j
n ..t ... t .... M . v. n : . .. -v-. . irA..n.
newly furnistw!. In the heart of business part ot
city. Livery stable convenient. 4-v-vm
AMERICAN HOUSE.
L. D. ROBISON, PROPRIETOR.
Front-st., bet. Main and Water. j
A rood Feed add Liverr Stable In connection with
the House.
COOTS AND SHOES.
A. ROBINSON,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
Xo.M Main-t. " '
Has constantly on hand a eood assortment of
Gent's, Lndie's, MiNeK' and Children's Boots And
tenors. Custom work dono with neatuess and dis.
palcb. Repairing done on short notice.
JUSTICES.
4
A. W. M ORG AW, " r
PROBATE JUDGE AD JUSTICE OP
THE PEACE. ,
Ofllce in Court House Building.
STATIONERY.
A. D. MARSH, -
PIONEER BOOK AND NEWS DEALER,
City Book Store, No. 50 Main-tit.
BRIDGE BUILDING.
C. W. WHEELER,
BRIDGE BUILDER & CONTRACTOR.
Brownrllle, Nebraska.
Sole airent for R. W. Smith's Patent Truss Brldee.
The strongest and best wooden bridge now la use.
TAILORING.
CHRIS. HAUBOLDT,
BIERCHANT TAILOR,
No. C2 Maln-st ' ' ' '
Has on band a epletidld stork of Goods, and will
mnkr them up in the latest styles, ou short notice
and reMMonable terms.
AUCTIONEERS.
BLISS & HUGHES,
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
Will attend to the sale of Real and Personal Prop
erty in the Nemaha Iand District. Terms reason
able. BLACKSMITHS.
J. W. J. C. GIBSON,
BLACKSMITHS HORSE SHOERS.
First-st., bet. Mala and Atlantic.
All work done to order and satisfaction guaranteed.
SALOONS.
JOSEPH HUPDARD & CO.,
PEACE AND QUIET SALOON.
No. 47 Main-st.
The best Wines and Liquors kept on hand.
R. C. BERGER,
ALII AMBRA BILLIARD SALOON,
No. 48, Whitney's Block.
The best Wines and Liquors constantly on band.
Sliellenbergcr Bros.
lint QERCHUITS
No. 74,
3IcPltcrson'N Illocli,
brownville', neb.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
CANTOH CUPPER PLOYS!!
THE BEST PLOW MADE!
. MCDFORD & HOWARD,
AnCHlTECTS&GUlLDEnS
Are prepared to f urn lull
DESIGNS & SPECIFICATIONS
for all kinds of -
BUILDINGS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,
of the lute-st and most approved styles.
ALSO TAKE CONTRACTS!
All limit of Job Work done to ortlrr!
4 j-Sbop, corner Main and Second streets,
BROWSVILT.E, XKIt. 43-y
CHARLES II ELMER,
BOOT & SHOE
MAKER.
No. 15
Main Street,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.
n constantly on hand a superior stock of Boots
and shoes. Custom work done with neatness and
dispatch. t
H. H. BRYANT,
HOUSE, SIGN, AIIO CARRIAGE
PAINTER,
drainer $ Fajicr Hanger,
No. 60 MAIN STREET,
Brownville, Nebraska.
r---tf !
J. K. TRETZ,
CARRIAGE, GIlfflTAL
AND SIGN PAINTER.
OVEB HRLMKR'S WAGOS SHOP,
RrownvIIlc, XchrasZia.
OFFERS his sorvices to the public,
with the confident Ix-llef that his work
will meet the approbation of his patrons,
ttfj
DR. J. BLAKE,
jT - V i
Would resiertfiil!y
T -3 announcetliat be has
.iA" located ill Brownville
and is now prepared
to perform Jn theliest
vjt-- manner, ALL ojer-
atlons ertuiiii!ig to
ttie sr
tistry.
the science of Den-
tistry.
Orricr Over tlty Drug Store. Iroat room. lftt
FRANZ HJEXEIER,
yAGOfl iiLACKSMITHSHOP
ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE.
WAGON MAKING, .Rcpairinfr,
t Plows, and all work done In the liest
manner and on short notice,
anteed. Hive him a call.
Satisfaction guaran-t'34-ly.
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
No. 59 Main Street, Brownville.
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
' Has Just opened and will constantly
keep on hand a large and M'ell assorted
stoc k ot genuine articles in his line.
Repairing; of Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry Uoneu short notice.
all won K WA PR a: XTED.
LOUIS WALDTEER.
THE P IONEfin,
Is fully prepared to do all kinds of
HOUSE.SIGN.CARRiAGE,
Ornamental PaintiBgr,
CwtUlng, Glaklug, PprUauglng, At.
ISI
CHOICE OF .TRADES.
A RECITATION FOR LITTLE BOYS.
BT MUS. X. B. C. BLADE. ' ,
This rf citation should be accompanied with
appropriate fcctlon. Thus, the farmer shoal J
make the motions for mowing, reaping, plow
ing blDdUip, and pitching away ; thecarpen
ter for planing hammering and eawlng the
mason for brick laving and smoothing; the
umlth for blows on theaiivllj theshocmoker
for ecwliigshoea, etc . , ;
FAHtlioy. When I'm a man, a man,
I'll be a farmer. If lean and I can I
I'll plow the ground and the seed I'll sow ;
I'll reap the grain and the grass I'll mow;
I'll bind the sheave, and I'll rake the hay;
And pitch it tip In the mow away I
When I'm a man I
Flecoiid liny. "When I'm a man, a man,
I'll be a carpenter, if I tin-an d lean!
I'll plane like fAat, and I'll hammer, tot .
And this is the way my Haw Khali go.
I'll make bird houses, and sleds, and boats ;
And a ship that shall race every craft that
floats!
When I'm a man I
Third linjf. When I'm a man, a man,
A blacksmith I'll be If I can and can I
Clang, clang, clang, shall my anvil ring. ,
And thiM Is the way my blows I'll swing. . v ,
I'll fthoe your horse. Mr, neat and tight i
Then I'll trot round the square to see If It
right,
, , . When I'm a man 1
Fourth Boy. When I'm a man, a man,
A mason I'll be If I can ni Icanl
I'll lay a brick this war and lav that :
Then take my trowel and smooth them flat;
dreat chimneys I'll make : l think 1 11 be able
To build one as high as the Tower of Babel !
When I ma man!
Fifth boy. When I'm a man, a man,
I'll be a shoemaker, if I can and lean!
I'll 8lt on a bench, with my last held so; . r :
I'll sew no strong that ray work Khali wear i
Till nothing is left but my stiches there;
When I'm a man I
Sixth Ilou. When I'm a man. a man.
A printer I'll be if I canand lean
1 11 make pretty books, and perhaps I shall;
Print the stories 1 n t he Little Cbrjtoral !
When I'm a man
Seventh Iioy. When I'm a man, a man,
A doctor I'll be It I can and 1 can. ,
My powders and pills shall be nice and sweet i
And you shall have just what you like to eat;
i n prescribe lor you, rnimg, ana sailing, and
such.
And, 'boveall things, you never must study
too inucn i
.When I'm a man!
Eighth Boy. When I'm a man. a man.
I'll be a minister, if I can and J can !
And, ouce in awhile a sermon I'll make,
That can keep little loys and girls awake.
r or an : dear me l tr the ministers knew .
How glad we are when they do get through !
hen i m a man I
Xinth Bov. When I'm a man. a man.
A teacher I'll be If I can and lean
I'll sing to my scholars, fine stories I'll tell ;
I'll show them pictures, and, well ah! well.
They shall have some lessons I s'pose they
ought.
But, oh 1 I shall make them so very short !
v hen i in a man i
Tenth Boy. When I'm a man. a man. .
I'll le a school committee, if I can and Icanl
liout once a week I'll o.ne into s nooi.
And say "Miss teacher. I've made a rule.
That the boys and girls need a great deal of
play:
You may give these children a holiday !"
w hen I'm a man I
Eleventh Boy. When I'm a man a man.
I'll be-a president If I can and I can!
My uncles and aunts are a Jolly set:
And 1 11 have them all In my cabinet!
I shall live In the White House; and I hope
you an.
When you hear I'm elected will give me a
When I'm a man !
(All in concert, or if they cannot be trained to
speak it in concert, as to make every word un
derstood, let the best speaker step forward and
rciKQt atone, in a distinct voice.) . -. - -.-.
When we are men, are men,
I hope we shall do great things, and then.
Whatever we !o these things we say.
We'll do our work In the very best way, -We'll
be good, and honest, and useful men.
When we are men !
w ritten for the Advertiser.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
I'niv
f sent ten
ersities. Academies, and Colleges, are
ttered all over the land. They are Int
lectual fountains, where the spirit sips anil
tastes the ncctor and ambrosia, and grow
1 i 1 rri m . m i a . t , . . .
wuuuiui. n,n is an rigni and goo i. nuti
It ever rememliered that these literary an
seientlfle stream which flows over the mora
world, to purify and bless it, are made up t
a great extent, of the tributaries of Common
Schools.
Were It not for the public schools, education
would be con fined to a literary aristocracy.
The masses would grow np in Ignorance, and
the nation suffer the eurse of it in rebellious,
riotous, law-breaking citizens.
Where else could the poor man's children
be educated? Children who very often grow
up to be the noblest of men and women ; the
brightest In intellect the purest In morals
the greatest benefactors of the race.
Let every one who has the welfare of the
nation at heart, look well to the condition of
the Common Schools. It is well to give
"honor to whom honor Is due;" and while
we give that respect to the I'rofessor in High
Schools which his position Justly entitles
him, let us give, to the teacher of Common
Schools the honor which Is due htm, and see
well to It that he Is qualified for his dignified
and responsible position.
I would Invite the friends of education to
come and visit the London Schools, and look
at the neatly papered walls of the school
room ; hung with appropriate maps, charts,
diagrams and blackboards ; the windows
pleasantly shaded with green paper; the seats
nicely painted; and what Is greatly to be
commended, the entrance to the house Is
provided with plain and safe board steps.
The school for the past year has been under
the charge of S. W. McGrew. It would be
difficult to find one to equal the Doctor in
discipline; perhaps Impossible to surpass
him. The way he manages to keep good or
der, and theattenticn and kind feeling of his
scholars, is certainly admirable and enter
taining. It is to le hoped the Doctor will
decide to take charge of the school for the
winter term, which commences in about two
weeks.
I like to praise where praise is due ; and do
not like to be classed with "fault finders."
Yet I must say that the school room in Lon
don, with all its attractions. Is too small
uncomfortably small ; and this is much to
the disadvantage of both teacher and
scholars. The room ought to be as largo
again ; or another as large connected with it.
If any one doubts this, let him come and see
for himself.
JENNETTE HARDING
Y
Lotulon, Xcb.
Xeniaha County Teachers' In
stitute. The Nemaha County Teachers' Institute
will be held at the Peru State Normal Build
ing, commencing Friday evening, January
14,lS70.
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.
Friday Evening. Prayer; Music; Lec
ture by Dr. Opperman, of London; Music;
Election'of Officers; Music,
Satcudat Morning, 9 a. m. Prayer; Mu
sic Reading Minutes; Music; Class Drill by
Prof J. M. McKenzle Suiject, Algebra; Dis
cussion Topic, lYeclnet Institutes Isaac
Black, Trof. P. M. Martin; Music; Select
Beading Mr. Howard, of the State Normal.
Patckday Aftfknoon, 14 p. m. Music;
Discussion Topic, the Grades Of the Nebras
ka Teachers' Certificates, introduced by F.
R. Sykes.
The Teachers of Nemaha county are re
spectfully and generally invited to attend
this institute, as the topic of Precinct Insti
tutes Is one of paramount importance to each
and every one of us.- If any Teacher finds it
impossible to be present, we request him to
send In hl opinion as to the propriety of es
tablishlng a Teachers' Institute in his pre
cinct ' " ' '
Yours respect full rf
. ... , & Mctmfcv-t M. D..
' " tipt. (ft lu bile I fast.'
- Ofllce at LOndorL
, , Published by Bequest.
. ; ; THANKSGIVING DAY.
"Thou crow nest the year with thy goodness."
. -2Jtuitiil 65-11.
The precious boon, of life has been
most graciously preserved to us by the
Father of mercies through another
circling year.; By the same divine
source of good the ills of life have been
rendered tolerable, its privileges en
joyable, society-agreeeable, and busi
ness prosperous. The frnitfulneea of
the year has been made to appear, In
many and large fields of waiving
grain, vast fields of nutritous vegeta
bles, orchards 1 ladened with their
golden fruits, increased by millions of
bleeting flocks and looiug h.-rds, and
the uncounted thousands fattened for
the slaughter, . , , i
Hence, Is notthe time-lionored prac
tice of our Pilgrim Fathers, of making
annual gatherings for the avowed pur-
Eose of bringing to a greatful reniem
eiance, Gods innumerable gift3 in his
benign providence, obviously just,
highly commendable and worthy of
being perpetuated by this great, grow
ing and most favored nation to the
end of time?
Truly this is a righteous practice,
both pleasing and profitable. Yea!
we are compelled to place a higher es
timate upon every section of our com
mon country, including village, town
and city that observes the day, and
pity those vicinities which do not. .
The happiness of this Thanksgiving
Day is greatly intensified by being
fiermitted to meet so many fellow-cit-zens,
who, in cheerful compliance
with the Proclamation of the Chief
Executive of this Heaven-favored na
tion, and also of the Governor of this
flourishing State, have met from the
four points of the compass to pay di
vine homage, while we devoutly hope
our services will be acceptable to God,
and a lasting blessing to all present.
And in order to guide the contem
plations of the thoughtful, for a part
of the present hour, the summit of
our aim will be, to direct your atten
tion to what God has been graciously
pleased to do for ns, and others . (the
past year), which is so beautifully ex-
fresscd in the language.of the Psalm
st "Thou crownest the year with
thy goodness." '
We will notice first, "the year."
That division of time called a year is
marked by the revolution of our plan
net around her center of motion the
sun which is accomplished by aceas
less whirl of a diurnal motion, while
at the same time she sweeps through
space at the rate of more than a thou
sand miles per minute, sixty-eight
thousand per hour, one million six
hundred and thirty-two thousand per
day, and five hundred and ninety-six
million and eighty-eight thousand per
annum; or, in round numbers, six
hundred million of miles! This is a
distance that would require a man, on
foot, to travel, at the rate of thirtj'
miles every day, fifty-four thousand
seven hundred and fifty-seven years;
or, were there a Railroad track, Along
the line of the earth's orbit and
should tbehopeful engineer start, run
ning his engine. at the rate 'of five
hundred miles per day, he would have
to travel for three thousand two hun
dred and sixty-six years Xo complete
the round ; and should 'passengers
wish to accompany him on a pleasure
excursion, paying three cents per mile,
the fare of each wouldonly be the
little sum of $18,000,000 !
let, God has most graciously taken
us with benign care on His World, all
this ample round, free of charge, in a
single year. Helms been the great
engineer of the world, running it as a
vast train, freighted with valuable life
and much treasure, with no waste of
time by stops or running oil the track,
and has had no collision. Thus from
year to year He has tenderly borne us
round "the circuit of the Heavens,"
over the depths, immeasurable, pro
found, as he had done for the genera
tions before, the past six thousand
years.
By the rapid flight of moments a
year is soon measured. Like as drops
make the rivulets, brooks and broad
rivers, which empty into the deep sea ;
so swift-winged moments make the
days, weeks, months, years, ages and
centuries, which will swell the deep
sea of time. Yet, hoary-headed time
is only a fragment of what is aparen
thasis of durution, a measurable part
of the infinite.
Time, like eternity, is an immaterial,
mysterious, (shall I say ?) s metl ing
which passes on in siience, unseen,
surrounding, touching, changing all
things which ever gives unmistakable
evidence, when once and forever past,
by substantial events that have trans
pired, of having been present , and is
then immediately embosomed in eter
nity. Though dillicult for an expla
nation, it is of infinite value, for on
its right use or abuse, have endless
consequences of weal or woe. It is so
valuable God has divided it up into
fragmentary moments, and prudently
deals out only one at once. The prop
er way to estimate its true value is the
effects which will follow it, with in
failiable certainty, effects which will
cling to us as tenaciously as our own
being, through all the interminable
future, consisting of divine approba
tion or displeasure, producing joy or
sorrow, pleasure or pain, in ourselves.
Momentus realities must follow it,
calculated to awaken deep reflection
in every sane mind.
Rut tliis is not all. Time is not only
valuable from what it is, and the ine
vitable effects that follow, but also,
by the pure enjoyment to be had by
those whostamp it with improvement
, as it flies by using it aright. As ev
ery busy bee finds fragrant flowers
from which to gather bis honied store,
so they who will, can revel amid the
fragrant odors oftime.by cheerfully en
gaging in the holy activities of this
life.
There are joys for us all now ; the
right use of time will give them.
Then, fellow mortals, let us have
them.
Secondly. The events of the past
year. Events have transpired the nast
year affecting individual interests of
the teeming millions of our world,
which, if written, would make more
volumes than the world now contains.
As drops make the ocean, so individ
uals comiose the nation ; therefore,
national history is only the summing
up of personal items.
It is probable thirty nine million
the past year, have died a nation as
large as the U. S. and more than
that number have commenced life.
On the one hand, were we only to see
the new made graves, we would won
der why earth had not long since been
entirely de-populated; then, on the
other hand, a. sight of the cradles
Would astonish us because the world
had not been filled up long ago. On
every breath some one has commenced
and another closed life.
If, on life's ba- tie-field, we could
only see the missels of death which
fall in unceasing showers, we would
doubt the probability of surviving
more iliaii & feV hour at fihy" tiiile,
hence we do well to consider the un
certainties of a protracted stay, where
generations move in such rapid suc
cession from the cradle to the grave,
like wave succeeding waye, to break
along the shore, and the vast Impor
tance of using a trancient life in pre
paring a history of ourselves which
we can bequeath to those who shall
come after, and for the retributions of
eternity just before us.; Let us re
member that though we have escaped
during the year past, we may not the
one to come. The good habit of de
vout reflection can not be overestima
ted. As the nation, yea I the world is
made up of individuals, so that each
one is a component part of the whole ;
and, in proportion to the influence,
each one is exerting these In a. down
ward or upward tendency of the
whole. A single particle of matter
attracts every practicle of matter in
the universe, and likewise is attracted
by every other'. Then, it is no strange
thing for a single individual to effect
all the millions of our world. "
' Here, I move this Bible before me.
Do I -: not ' thereby . in : some . sense
change the gravity of the world?
Then may not each individual
Increase or lessen the 'virtue or
vice, truth or error; the pity or sin of
the moral world, which is filled with
these opposites?' The moral world,
like the air, hates a vacuum. ' If the
principle of evil Is destroyed, the va
cancy will be supplied by its opposite,
namely, good. Let a sinner be con
verted and there will be one less to do
wrong, and one more to do rights
one less to augment divine displeasure;
and one more to increase divine pow
er, one less to curse and one more to
bless.
It may be that some present may be
of this class, who, during this year,
have been illuminated by divine grace,
and their darkness has rececded before
the rising "sun of righteousness,"
so that, to-day, they can thank God
that they are not as they once were.
Such can join in this Thanksgiving
with a heart renewed by the love of
God, a new life received and a new,
good, yea! glorious hope obtained.
AH earth Is effected by this. Heaven
has held, already a thanksgiving on
account of it, for there has been "joy
in heaven over" each one that has re
pented. The religious experience of others
has been greatly enriched the past
year. They have a pleasing evidence
ihat they have been increasing their
treasure on high, "where moth and
rust do not corrupt," and the thief
never enters. And he is rich who has
such a treasure, whether he has earth
ly wealth or not, for that bank never
breaks and the treasure is "enduring
riches," such as God (himself ) esteems.
Then if you have been growing rich
in heaven this-year, you feel more
than ever inclined, and will take
puier. delight in offering "unto God
thanksgiving," for this is infinitely
better than the increase of gold
and siver, flocks and heards, horses
and lands. ;
Great is the disparity between
heavenly and earthly treasure ; nev
ertheless,' we have many reasons why
we should "offer unto God thanksgiv
ing," for the later.
These tern f oral --blessings, with
which God ht:s so abundantly sup
plied iis, arc never to be despised,
though we may look uron them as
"meaner things," for "they are not
our God." Each has had his wants
redressed, and received an ample sup
ply.There is no occasion of any being
pinched with hunger or distressed
from want this year. Each is saved
from f ar of want. The bare necessa
ries ot life are more than met,
for there is an abundance, and even
luxuries are not wanting : to which
the wTardrobe, the larder, the full cel
lar, the flowing vine and cider press,
the groaning graineries, the bleating
flocks and looing herds, give their
most convincing testimony. The
rich pastures and meadows have
abundantly supplied our beasts with
grass and hay ; the fruitful fields have
presented to us their offering in grain,
so that the grain growing States have
millions of bushels as a surplus for
envious, haughty Europe, while our
productive orchards in the northern
States have been less bountiful than
usual.
But what we need to eat we can
have. For this, are we not bound to
give thanks to God? To a starving
man a single crust would be received
with sincere thankfulness; then how
much warmer our gratitude should be
and higher our thanks arise, for a
divinely supplied abundance. If,
when pinching want has been re
moved, there is an occasion for heart
felt gratitude; how much more when
that want has been prevented. How
highly would we prize food if only
deprived of it for a lew hours, especial
ly days. The richest earthly treasure
would be no comparison with it. Tliis
has found an illustration in the sad
experience of many. We instance a
case : Once there was a company cros
sing a desert, as many had done before.
When famished and lost, and ready
to lay down in dis air to die, a small
sack, filled with something, supposed
to be dates, was seen at a little dis
tance. Hope revived, and one hasten
ed forward to grasp the precious boon,
but on opening it he exclaimed: "Alas,
alas, it is only pearls!" Earth con
tains nothing so much to be desired
after all as raiment food nd drink.
Within a few years, a company of
emmigrants to Oregon were stripped
of their food and clothing by savage
Indians, and when found, after a
number of days, by a squad of soldiers,
they were so raving with hunger that
both sexes appeared innocently desti
tute of shame. Their supreme desire
was for food, and until this was grati
fied thpy were but little concerned
about any thing else. In Libby Prison
our starved soldiers would weep like
infants for a crust of bread. Then
how favored is our lot ; how gracious
has been our God.
Health. Some have counted that
this is the choicest earthl blessing.
This may i ot be exactly true, yet it is
a priceless boon. Good health is what
none can dispise, and all must covet;
it cannot be esteemed too highly nor
preserved too carefully. If you have
this as au earthly inheritance, you are
rich ; nevertheless, you are indebted to
God for it Few can boast of being in
a more healthy climate, and a commu
nity grave yard, with as large a popu
lation as this, is seldom filled so slow
ly as yours. But has your health
been suffering a decline this year?
Itmay.be even a merciful voice of
God to j-ou, with no fatal cause, nr ill
design ; or. It may be a valuable les
son1 of" instruction to be remembered
with gratitude in time to come, or it
may be to ripen voii for a future world,
a higher life, a mdre glorious state of
existance. Which of these it may te,
there is no ground of complaint j but
Cause of gratitude. J -
Social enjoyments. ar is a social
Creature, if he acts out theinstirlctsof
Lis nature. A hermitage or nunnery,
is unnatural; either or both are in
violation of , God's law the law of
nature. We must move and circulate,
speak and eat or be miserable. "Ac
tivity is the life of enjoyment." We
have friends and love them, and are
made happy by them ; for, "as in wa
ter face answerth to face, so the heart
of man to man."
There is the ftimily groupe. Thous
ands to-day will seek to be together;
some of the scattered members will
have traveled hundreds of miles to
talk over the past and present ; to as
semble in Ood's sanctuary and cele
brate this Thanksgiving Day in swee
test union in each others company.
It is meet that they should thus do,
for it is the last many will thus enjoy
in this world of ours.
The members of the church, and of
various churches, are called together
for no idle pastime, out of no vain
curiosity, but for a holy convocation,
to bring to retnemberance what is
good, toforget the sorrowful, to sus
pend wanting labor, to imitate Heav
en, and "vie with Gabriel as he sings,"
in notes almost divine. We want
for this; that time has been set, and
has come ; it .is ours, ours to use, ours
to enjoy. We can forget names and
church distinctions,.while we drink
in the spirit of heaven, and imitate
the Inhabitants of the skies. ' Christ
ian society "and religious converse
"with a flow of sou!," constitute a
rich feast, a pleasing pastime and are
profitable as well as pleasurable. '
Is not this also another occasion for
thanksgiving our .- privilege to
meet, meet 83 christians, to enjoy the
present as well as remember past mer
cies? Here we are before God, to
hear, to speak, to sing, to pray. The
object which brought us together
should not be forgotten, nor sq many
as are preseut make a failure .
We should also remember that nu
merous hosts of God's elect, probably
in nearly ever State of the Union,
join us to-day in tnis ueiignttui em
ploy. Ve, In this, are not alone.
The practice grows, as well it might,
in this land of plenty ; and a Govern
or that would regard it not, is unwor
thy of public confidence, or a. vote. "
Again, our Free Institutions claim
a notice.
In the possession of these, no nation
can rival us, though we are only in
our infancy. Free schools are what
despots, aristocrats, and Catholics
(slaveholders) dread. An educated
people will not, can not be enslaved ;
and if oppressed they will throw off
the yoke, or lierolcly carry on a nie
long war. The great thirst that has
been created in the tens of thousands
of our youth, might alarm the powers
of darkness, and awaken a hope In
all the benighted nations of the earth.
The great institutions of learning
have been set up like light-houses all
through the land by christian heads.
philanthropic hearts and willing
hands, until the means of informa
tion and sound learning are ample;
ignorance is made culpable and for
which there is no excuse, for since the
war, a $1,000,000,000 have been expen
ded for educational purposes by this
Nation. The printing presses loo are
running night and day with unparal
lelled success.
Hundreds of lhousands, yea! al
most millions of Bibles and Testa
ments 'annually drop into the lap of
the nation ; other books, theological,
historical and scientific are multiply
ing with an ever increasing ratio;
tracts are becoming abundant, like
leaves of autumn, while our daily and
weekly sheets are being scattered
broad-cast like the snow-flakes of
winter.
Steepled and unsteepled churches
dot the land everywhere, into which
the thoughtful crowds gather weekly
to hear and devoutly worship. There
sit the wise and reverned of the land,
the tender youth and study man, the
buoyant and fair. In the sacred desk
6tands the man bearing the highest
commission, and obeying thedivinest
behest to mortals given. The word of
God is his message, the arm of God
his strength and shield, the promise
of God the encouragement of his
heart, and the love of God the life of
his soul. With such divine surround
dings and helps, how can he faint or
fail? There is no necessity of either.
If all of God's embassadors were only
all ablaze, flaming with a seraph's fire
and all aglow with the love of God;
what would they not accomplish.
Though sin has turned the world up
side down, they would soon turn it
right side up again.
Here then we have abundant means
for information uion politics, science
and religion. "Whoso runneth may
read," and he that reads may learn.
Thirdly; The history of our nation.
The like'iiever was! "God in histo
ry" has been teaching us that he de
signed to make us, In many respects,
as distinct from other nations in the
latter, as the Jews were in the former
ages of the world. It is a nation that
is as certainly a child of providence as
the Jewish, for it was taken up from
a foreign country and planted here;
and it has as nearly exterminated the
former inhabitants of the land as were
those of Palestine by the Jews. They
were divided into tribes and we into
States. Each tribe was limited and
each State is bounded. They two
have not only likes, but opposites.
They were of one blood, we are com
posed of all tribes; their language
was one, ours many ; their religion
was one, with us is found every vari
ety. Iu thyse" respects they were one
granite rock; we a great conglom
erate. The God of nations has made us a
great power in the earth ; has given
us a wide place upon his footstool,
with possessions at home and a mighty
influence abroad. Extending from
the great chain of northern lakes to
the gulf, and fromoceau to ocean ; for
size, climate, soil, productions, and
for the enterprise and intelligence of
lis inhabitants, the like has never
been found upon the whirlingsphere.
God had a deep and benevolent de
sign in planting such a nation as this;
It was his work, and is it not God-like?
All of its vast territory has been dedi
cated to God and Liberty on the alter
Heaven made, Plymouth Bock.
Our Pilgrim Fathers fled from op-
Sression, and when they came to this
iew World they bore in their hearts
au unquenchable love of liberty. I hey
took the tender scion and here plan
ted it with their prayers, watered it
with their tears, and watched it ni?ht
attd day ; and even made a wall of-de-
fi nee around it with their own bodies.
The thrifty shoot grew, and about the
time of '"7G" became a tree, at which
time 100,0;K) of our Revolutionary
Fathers in a seven years war enriched
the soil arsund its roots with their
own blood. It immediately gave
signs of new life; its roots took a
deeper and firmer hold on thesubsoil,
moistened with precious blood; its
branches shot out wider; its leaves
bore a brighter luster, and its fruits
lecame more abundant. It stood
firmly arid finely proportioned the
tiirest of the fair before the admiring
gaze of the lovers of liberty irr every
land. In 1S12 it became an object of
envy and hate. Again a mighty axe
was drawn to hew it down with a
stroke. The yeomanry 'of the land
rushed to its "defence, and another
100,000 laid down their precious lives
uuder its shadows in a war of three
years. More than ever it grew, until
its giant arms extended from shore to
shore and from lake to lake.
. Again, when a number of attempts
had been made to mar its beauty by
loping off some of its branches, by
those who were illy inclined in advo
cating State Rights while resting in
in its shadow, (but without much
damage.) a great plan was concocted
more hellish than earthly, by which
it was proposed lo divide it in two,
and make the divided parts perfect
opposites, like heaven and hell ; one
being for "Freedom," the other "Op
pression." Around the summit of one
the sharp sighted eagle was to soar, at
the roots of the other the hissing ser
pant was to nestle. ,
In JS61 the Rebellion was fully in
augurated, and we are ready to say
that it was the greatest Rebellion of
our world, and only excelled when
Satan aha his cngels revolted from
heaven. .' , . . .
When the time finally arrived to
make a stand in self-defence, the cry
"war! war! war! to arms! to arms!"
rang across the continent.
The cry was heeded ; and in answer
to the different calls made by the Gov
ernment, not far frbrn fifteen hun
dred thousand men rushed to arms.
To crush the gigantic Rebellion,, the
Government waged a war, for four
ears, sacrificed 500,000 and increased a
"National Debt" of near $3,000,000,000.
On the side of the insergents, every
thing was done that their financial
and military strength could do, or the
most diabolical barbarity devise.
They enlisted 1,124,000 (according to
their own statement,) and of which
000,000 are cither dead or disabled,.
Their war debt was probably about
$2,000,000,000, to which untold mil
lions were added by losses, by the ill
fortunes of so sanginuary a struggle.
Productive industry suspended, fields
laid waste, houses and cities consumed
all, all, as the manifest ire of Jeho
vah make such devastation and ruin
as no finite mind can fully compre
hend. Their plans indicated military
skill; their ramparts bid defiance to
the loyal legions; their "iron-clads"
were staunch ; their battering-ram
powerful, and all unequaled by the
courage, heroism and endurance of
the soldiery, numbering more than a
thousand thousand men. Their mu
nitions of war were laid up in vast
stores, which-they had been accumu
lating for long years before the war,
and to which England was adding
constantly fresh- supplies ; while
France made a flank move by taking
Mexico, which was our natural alley,
by being a Republic. Such a Rebel
lion was powerful enough to have
overthrown the Chinese the oldest
and largest Empire in the world.
These facts show in some degree,
the magnitude of our struggle so lately
terminated.
Only think of it?" two millions of
men in hostile nrray, under the miii
tary discipline of modern skill and
empowered by all the most perfected
enginery or war in vented oy modern
science and through all science; hav-
inc a line of defence a thousand miles
long by tend and more than two thou
sand bv wafer.
We blight well worftler that we have
been no more shaken by such a pow
erful Rebellion, when In fact it very
sensibly affected, morally and finan
cially every nation in the civilized
world.
We do wonder with unutterable as
tonishment, tiiat a nation so young
only ninety-three years old now
could get up such a great fuss ; create
so great a debt, and kill so many men.
Lovers of negro-slavery defied lib"-erty-loving
America; hence the fuss.
Roth were ardent; hence the firey
wheel and bloody car bf war. The
Government, in crushing the Rebel
lion, created a debt of say $3,000,000,
000, aud the Insurgents $2,11,000,000;
while the sacrifices and wastes on
both sides would be as much more,
which would amount to ten thousand
million dollars. The gold and silver
coinage of the world would not pay
our losses. One million lives have
been sacrificed ; while heaven, and
earth and hell have felt the shock. In
the sanguinary strife we created a fleet
of war-shins, iron-clads and battering-rams,
that eight years ago would
have been sufficient to sweep the as
sembled Fleets and Navies of the
world from the face of the sea in two
hours.
The principles of liberty and op
pression or freedom and slavery, were
the antagonisms; and around the
standard of these opposites, Ameri
cans have rallied. Hence the war wa3
one of principle. And thank heaven,
the Government was on the side of
right; consequently,' on God's side.
At first she hesitated to do the right
thing in respect to the 4,000,000 of op
pressed slaves. (Jen. Fremont was
superceeded for attempting it, and
Gen. Hunter was displaced for re
peating the attempt; and only after
God had increased i lie tempest until
the "ship of State" was in the most
eminent peril by the inaction and
disagreement among pur Ge.ierals,
and the mariy reverses following in
rapid succession on the head of each
other; not until the sympathy of
England and France was madesijrnif
icautly manifest, the Capital actually
beseiged and the enemy liad stained
'free soil" with blood the blood of
freemen and not until refuge seemed,
to fail the nation, and her tower of
strength was noding to its fall, was
she ready to "do justly" and obey the
behe.?t of Jehovah, to "break every
yoke and let the oppressed be free."
Abraham Lincoln, the Chief Mag
istrate from the observatory of the
nation, saw the deluge of blood, and
the further threatening calamities yet
in reserve; then, and not till then,
did he put his signature to the noblest
Proclamation ever penned by an un
inspired mau ; forthat "Proclamation
of Emancipation," issued on January
1st, 18G3, gave liierty to more millions
than were in the' nation when our
Revolutionary Fathers had gained
their independence by waring seven
years.
That Procl.'imation had a power in
it winch thrilled the heart of the na
tion, made rebels tremble and heaven
rejoice. It crossed and re-crossed the
continent; and by a te!esr aph un
seen, was quickly conveyed to worlds
above ; so that "God came down," as
certainly as he did at the building of
the "Tower of Rabel," not to "con
found ourlanguage but t0 confirm the
language of the Proclamation ' which
he had authorized the Prophet Isah to
write twenty-five hundred years be
fore, to "break every yoke.'
Subsequent to the date of that Proc
clamation, success crowned the tri
umphant hosts of our American Israel.
We had now come over on God's side,
and he defended and delivered us.
The nation was saved. Thus having
whipped Ourselves if ii the side of
right now we could as easily whip
the world. - -
Thenjullowed a political war of four
years, or as Ions; as Andrew Johnson
"disgraced the Presidential chair. Yet,
how could he have been otherwise
than an unrighteous ruler, when ho
was made President by one man? and
he a wi.cked gambler, play-actor,
drinker, blasphemer, rnurder, assas
sin. Rut thank heaven, such an un-re-publiean
President is no more. Peace
to h 13 ashes.
We now have a President erowrJetl
with imperishable l.iufe's, and famed
around the world: a christian Vice
Presidemt, wise Cabinet officers, . a
laige and safe Congress, sound Judges
In the Supreme Court and some State
Governors which are.not only noble,
but righteous rulers. Heaven Lless
them all. .
As a natron, wts number about 4f,
000,000 7 and at the present rate of in
crease, in thirty-one years more, or in
the year 1!X), we will be numbered
one hundred million.
The reduction rf our National
Debt Is a source of joy and Thanks
giving, as it id-ao!t $1,! ' pel'
day.. -
The products of our gold mines will
reach near $1,000,000 per day.
The cotton crop 13 estimated at three
millions of bales, which, at 2-1 cents
per pound, would sum up $300,00 ,00
which is more than was ever received
by the South for any former crop.
The fruit and grain crop we have
not the means of estimating. We
may judge' pretty correctly by the sta
tistics of other years. , Yet
one man this year Judge J. II:
Thomson having 40,0) peach trees,
has had a yield of 50,000 bushel?.
Our national commerce has becoma
wonderful. Our ships plow every
open sea, and our sails whiten the
navigable waters of the world.
Our manufacturing interests are
great and growing. Massachusetts;
in boots and shoes alone thw veaf,
will net up more than $9.,00t),X).
There have been many great moral
reforms which should Le neither over
looked nor forgotten. -;
Also, there hare been great internal
Improvements calculated to cement,
empower and enrich both this State
ami the Nation ; Yea! the world.
I will notice two which Were evi
dently foretold by prophecy and in
fulfillment of the same:
In the prophecy of Nahum. 2-4. we
read : "The chariots shall rage In the
streets; they shall iostle one agaihsd
ariother in the broad ways ; they shall
seem like torches ; they shall run liko
the lightning."
On the Kith of April, the last "tie,"
made of silver, was laid, and the Iatt
"Spike," made of gold, was driven to
complete the longest "track" for
those "chariots," on which to "jostle
one against the other," with head
lights which "seem like torches,"
which are now seen running across
this continent, in keeping with the
brond ways here spoken of.
The' other prophecy, Is:l. M-lo, h the
completion of the Suez Canal, which
was celebrated by the civilized world
on the 5th of the present month.
The Red Sea is no longer a "tongu,e,"
but a great through fare for the com
mercial world.
And now for all the world-wide,
national, personal, temporal, social
spiritual blessing too numerous to
mention, "coming down from the
Father of lights," let us to-day return
Him our most devout and hearty
thanks in keeping with the language
of the Psalmist, "oiler unto God
thanksgiving."
From henceforth, may his most
gracious favor crown us each, for Ilia
name and mercie's Sake. Amen.
REV. G. A. REEDER,
Canaan, Oh id.
George Peabody'g VJ'III. ,
Nk.w York, December, 11. The ll-roVft
special from London oftlie l.'lthsays: The
lat will and testament of the late Mr. Guri;o
I'eabO'.ly, has not yet Iwen passed for probata
at Doctors Common In this city. The eon
tents of this lmportnnt document is. however
set forth substantially as follows, via;-
Mr. I'eaiHXly s property In I'.niflartd Is set
down under tm,m. He bequeathes Ci
to each one of tie e.vecutor; l,eoo sterling
to his fxndon Charities; payable within three
years after theiruinner whic-h hedlrects ; also
a few lenacb-s of minor amount, not yet
known to Individuals. The lml:itwe remain
ing Is divldedamong his relatives in A merle;
The trustee are Mr. George l'eabody I'.use!l
and two other nephews, who are made resl'f-
uary lfiratees; ana empowered to settle all
the affairs connected with the property In
America, which is estimated as ranging be
tween rTjO.OUU and 1,0iai,UjU.
Q,. M. A II Railroad. The preliminary
survey of theQuiney, Missouri i'aciMc rail
road was completed Saturday ufternonii, the
two corps of enicineers meeting In Grundy
county. The survey has been careful and
thoroueli: and of such fe character that the
contract could le let to-morrow. We are In
formed that a corp3 of engineers will start
from West Qalncy Immediately, to loeato
the road, and that the contract f'r building
the road through the bottom will le 1-H, and
work commence with In thirty days, should
the weather permit.
"My dear, what shall we name.
Dub?"
"Why, husband, I have settLed orf
tlie name of Peter."
"Oh, don't," he replied, I never
liked Peter, for he denied his master'
"Wei! then," replied his wife,
"what name do you like?',
"I should like the name of Joph."
"Oh, not that," replied, "I can't
bear Joseph, for he denied his mis
tress." A temperance lecturer descantinjr
on thesujierior virtues of t-oKI water,
remarked : " her. the world had
become so corrupt tint the Lord could
do nothing with it, he was obliged to
give it a thorough sousing in cold wa
ter." "Yes," replied a toper present
"but it killed every critter on the? face
of the earth.
"So you are going to keep school?''
said a young lady to her old aunt
"Well, for my part sooner than do
that, I would marry a widower, with
nine children." "I should prefer that
myself." wa3 the quiet reply ; "but
where is the-widower'
One of our Methodist exchanges
says : Jake your religion with you to
the sea-shore, the springs and the
mountains; retain its spirit, and in
order to do this jealously maintain it
form. Too many of us are like the
little girl who at the close of her even
ing prayer, one day, said : Now good
hy God; tjood-by" Jesus Christ, I'm
going to Lkston to-morrow.
Mr. John Hanna, recently of Nema
ha county, has purchased the boot
and shoe store of Mr. Gue, of this place
and Will continue that business at
(iue's old stand, as he has also bought
the buildings and lot of Mr. Myers.
Succes3 to you Father Hanna; wo
believe you will not regret your new
u u dertaki ng. Tccumsch Chief fa in.
Monroe county, Iowa, was first
se tled by John, R. Gray, in 113.