i; .4 4 6D J. S. CIIUKCII, Editor THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3V 18G9. TAL.EDICTORY. Our Editorial duties In connection w ith the Advertiser closes with this Issue. We have disposed of our Interest and good will in the office to Col. R, W. Furnas, who will hereafter be known as its responsible Editor .. .and business manager. In assuming the control of the pa per on the 5th day of November, 18U7, we brought to the discharge of our c? - - - ' j new duties a desire and resolute deter mination to work for the development of the City of Brownville, the County of Nemaha, and the State of Nebras ka. as against all individual interests; as against all petty echemes of cliques and corrupt politicians, whether of high or low estate. Our aim was to encouraere the permanent establish ment and continuation of a just and "beneficent policy of City, County and State government; one recognizing impartially the rights and privileges of the individual citizen: and one without odious class discriminations, favorine or oppressing any : to foster such a development of our internal resources as would conduce to the public rood : to work fn the Interest . of morality, education, general chris ' tianity, good government, the eleva tion of jnankind, and for theamelior ation of suffering humanity. In other : words, to build up society by encoara ging the good and exposing the bad. How far we have fulfilled our mission, we leave to the kind and impartial judgment of an Indulgent public to determine. The pain which we have endured for the errors and failures ' which have resulted, are in a measure compensated by the fact that our con science then approved of the course pursued. We have admitted adver Using matter into our columns, not .from choice, but from pecuniary ne cessity. which has been a source of regret to a few of our warmest friends ; . bo that our editorial carreer has not been without its dark lines. Notwith standing,the Advertiser has prospered, and at no time was our subscription list larger, or our advertising space more eagerly engaged by commercial men, that at the present. 'As we review the past, and reflect vtpon the many encouraging words of commendation by hosts of true and tried friends which have reached our 'ears, we feel that we have succeeded in some -measure in meeting the ex pectations of our readers and patrons. We feel truly grateful to all for the material aid they have rendered us in - the discharge of our duties, public and private, since our connection with the Advertiser. Jly constant work and labor In the office, we have become deeply attached to the paper which has grown up so vigorously under our fostering care. We have received the kindest treat ment from our co-partners and all con nected with theoffice ; and we hope this interestjand good feeling may in crease with the comingyears. We hand over the responsibilities of our position into abler hands. Col. Furnas is one of the pioneer newspaper men in Nebraska having established the Advcriiserjofilceiii Brownvillein 1S56. lie was for seven years thereafter its ' sole proprietor. We entertain no fears of Its future success. With hopeful feelings': of the bright future that awaits our beloved paper, we retire from active duty with nothing but good will for the paper, its proprietors and Its patrons. May God bless it. The officers of the Nemaha Valley .Lodge of Masons of Brownville wera puUlcally installed on last Monday evening. The Hall was crowded with thejjrethren of the order, their wives And daughters, and with many visit ing brethren from the Peru Lodge. After the ceremonies of installation were finished, the Stewards reported Uiatrrefreshments had been provided for those present at William Allen's restaurant. After supper the company assembled in the Hall to listen to short speeches, and for social inter courso. We have attended many so cial gatherings in Brownville, but at none where the heartless convention alism Of the dav which afflirt and impede social Intercourse, were more heartiIy;abandoned,-and where each one was placed so squarely and unre servedly upon a level, as at this. The best of feeling prevailed. The short speeches of the older members were listened to with marked attention and the allusion to the charter mem bers all now living but one who twelve years ago aided in organizing the lodge, called out a shoit Impromp tu and happy sermon from Parson Davis, upon the mutability of all tearthly joys, and the stern necessity Altogether it was the grandest social gathering the order ever witnessed in Brownville, and a credit to the har mony, good feeling, and future inter ests of the fraternity in: this city: May we live to witness more such. A till for the reconstruction of Geor gia has been passed by Congress. By virtue of its p rovisions Governor Bul lock will Icue a'proclamatiou requir ing the Leg&lature, as it was before the negroes were expelled, to meet on Wednesday, the 12th of January. It originally consisted of seventy-four senators one hundred and seventy-five representatives. Since it first met two members have been killed, five have died, and fifteen are refugees ftom the State, while Bullock 6ays twenty-nine more are Ineligible. The till does not make any provisions for ths district unrepresented. Senator Tipton spent the holidays with his friends In Brownville. The work on bi farm, the building of his residence thereon, and other private business demanding hte attention dur ing the short vacation. The three Nebraska City dailies stand two to one in favor of the fact that our Savior was born on Christ mas one 6toutly asserting it to have been the day of his crucifiction. Td tiic child ucrT. NUMBER SIX. You have all spenta "Merry Christ mas." We are happy when we see children enjoying themselves In youthful sport. All work and study would make James a dull boy. We used to enjoy hugely, ourself, in play ing with the children of the school district in Which we lived ; and even now look back to the times when we were young, with infinite pleasure. These plays served to develop theraus clo, the bone, the limbs, and made us active, cheerful, and social. It gave us an excellent opportunity to study character, and draw out those powers of mind which serve us now that we are older In our Intercoure with our ff llow-mcn in the actual business of life. Boys have their organizations, in which some must lead and control some plan and others execute: and - & In which every boy can find some thing to do. These organizations are governed by no written code of laws, or formal putting of questions and passing of resolutions. They have no written records ; still they are as ex act, and have their presiding and con troling geniuses as surely as any In real life. So we say we are In favor of letting boys have their fun and frolic in their own way ; and we consider it just as necessary a portion of their education jis any to be obtained in the school room. We hope none of our youthful readers will Indulge In plays that tend to develop immoral habits. We hope none will encourage or countenance brutality In boys or In animals. Let them choose such as tend to develop the physical, mental or moral nature ofthosewho participate therein; those that will make boys better men, and girls better women. But as we have others to talk with vou this week, we will give the floor to them, and read what they say. They have a rich and varied experi ence, and will no doubt interest you. Children love those who show an interest In them ; they love those who come down to their thoughts and feel ings. I'll tell you children, what I have been thinking about lately: When I was in Iowa, we used to have a rousing Sabbath School, and we hardly ever had much trouble about getting the children to attend ; I think one reason was, we used to take pains to get up good times for the children. We never spent three months with out having some gathering for the benefit of the children a festival, picnic, jubilee or something of the kind; and we did have some glorious times. I know some of the old people used to grumble and say, "they never had any sucn things when they went to school," and "it was all foolishness," "a waste of time," and all such kind of stuff, but I used to think of the story of the bear with a sorehead, and just let them grumble. I know the children must have some recreation, and if they cannot have good, they will have bad. I find the people in Nebraska very similar to those in Iowa; they say, "it is so much trouble and fuss ;" "it don't pay;" "they are tired of it." Now, I do not doubt it in the least, that old folks are tired of it ; but who ever heard any boy or girl 6ay they were tired of it? I never did; did you? Well, children, I think they forget a very important thought, that children are not like old people; and th?y must have something in which they are Interested to occuy their minds. Old people forget that for two or three week3 befort a festival, chil dren's minds are taken up with that, and after it. has gone by, thf.Yfind something to think of and talk about for a month, and that it is a green spot in their lives; and they look back to it with a great deal of pleasure. Now, Children, I have been real sorry that older people don't feel wil ling to trouble themselves a little for your pleasure ; and here at Peru, I just feel real bad for the children, for there are very little pains taken to make them happy. There is once in a while a young old man who can enter into the hearts of children and make them happy. I think Mr. Ebright is one, don'tyou? and I say, Lord give us more such men in Nebraska at least one in ev ery Sunday School and then I know the wants of the children will be cared for. Now, lam real glad Mr. Church has started a Children's Department in the Advertiser, and lam going to write fot it once and awhile if he will let me. I believe he is another man who thinks of the children ; and I know I do, very often. . . So children, I guess we better start a Children's Friend Society, and we'll elect Mr. Church President and Mr. Ebright Secretary, and I .will make the motions and, see if we can't do something for the benefit of the chil dren in Nemaha county. Now, who will join our Children's Friend Society? all who will, send your names to the Secretary. Peru, Neb., Dec. 27, 1869. Editor Advertiser . I herewith send you the names of officers elected for the ensuing year in Peru Lodge No. 14 A. F. & A. M., for publication : M. S. Peery, W. M. B. W. Knott, S. W. O. P. Root, J. W. A. H. Gillett, Treas. D. C. Cole, Sec Wm. Bagley, S. D. II. M. Mars, J. D. D. McReynolds, Tyler. Installation at the next regular com munication, Jan. 8th, 1870. M. S. Peery, Sec Hon. E. M. Stanton, our late inde fatigable and strictly loyal War Sec retary, and more lately confirmed one of the Associate Justices of the Su preme Court of the United States, suddenly departed this lifeon th2ith Inst He died of the heart diseasr. The country mourns the loss of one of her reatest and most eminent statesmen. After a two day's struggle we have succeeded in having the ordersubmit ting the question of aid to the Q., M. & P. Railroad to the city of Brown ville rescinded, and in its stead anoth er order has been made to accomplish the same object in another form more wMt.nhlfl to the public. We think that there will be very little epposl tion to the measure in its present shape. The effect will be Immediately felt in the spring. The Brownville, Ft Kearney & Pacific Company will be ready to commence active operation on the line through this county in the spring, and if the auspices for work are reasonably favorable the coming season, we have but little doubt that by next winter the cars will be run niug to the western edge of Nemaha county. This not only can. but must be done. The interests of every far mer in Nemaha county demands this of the company. The interests of ev ery working man, of every mechanic, of every property holder calls upon the company for energetic action. There has been talk enough. Actual work is the next thing in order. Let the stock holders see to it that the company is fully organized and eoulned for effective labor at the A 4 earliest possible moment. . We have more hope now than ever hefore that the dav for Brownville is about dawning, and hereafter we shall be found at the front so far as lm provements and facilities for transpor tation are concerned. We are assured that the cars will be running by the close of next summer from a point on the Missouri river op posite Brownville to Marysville in Nodaway county, connecting with the St. Louis, Chillicothe and Omaha road. United effort on the part of all will result in securing the completion of these roads atan early day. The people of Nishnebottana, Clay, and Tarkio precincts, in Atchison county Missouri, are agitating the juestion of subscribing fifty thousand dollars each to the Q. M. & P. Rail Road, on condition that the road is completed through that county, from Brownville east, the coming summer. The com pan y propose that the road shall be so built, if the subscription, and a like one in Nodaway county, is made to the capital stock of the com pany. This means business ; and we hope and trust tnat there will be no failure. The people of Brownville have a work to do in this grand enterprise. We are as deeply interested in the completion of this road next summer, as though it were wholly in Nemaha county. Let no opportunity to press the matter slip by without a word of exortation and advice to go ahead. Pay out your money wisely and judi ciously, and the work Is accomplished. The business men of Brownville have at last awakened to a ense of duty. They were out enmasse,Jn consulta tion on Tuesday aud Wednesday over railroad matters; and we are happy to say arrived at a complete under standing, and ' henceforth there will be what we have so much labored for unity, of action so far .as the building of the great through line is concerned from Quincy via Brown ville to Ft. Kearney. The Brownville Ft. Kearney Company is to be imme diately reorganized. Work is to com mence in the Spring energetically and pushed without the loss of a single day until it is completed through Nemaha County, for which purpose there Is now awaiting expenditure the sum of $318,000. We ask for strict economy and immediate action. k The Week of Prayer. By request of the Evangelical alli ance, the week of prayer will be ob served in this city as follows :. ; Sunday, Jan. 2d, sermons in each Church, from Gal. v-22-23. Subject- Person and work of the Holy Spirit. Monday evening, Jan. 3d, at the Methodist Church, thanksgiving for individual mercies, confession of sin and prayer for present holiness and more entire consecration to God's ser vices. Tuesday evening, Jan. 4th, at the Baptist Church, National Prayer for the President of the United States ana all In authority in our own and other lands;, for universal : peace ; for re- removal of political corruption and Increase of . integrity and righteous ness and government ; for religious liberty and advances of truth in coun tries where religious liberty is enjoyed and where it is sought. Wednesday evening, Jan. 5th, at the Presbyterian Church, Domestic and Social Prayer for parents and children, and the blessing of the chris tian home; for employers and the employed for all schools and colleges. For the balance of the week see next number of the Advertiser ' -A general attendance is requested. Grand Concert. The Concert given In London; Dec. 18th, by Prof. Martin and Troupe, was received with high favor. , The sing ine was exquisite.- The sweet sound which came forth from the organ said plainly, its keys were touched by the fingers of a master. Music hath marvelous power to refine and elevate the human mind. Every one who has an opportunity should avail him self of it, and go and bear this troupe of sweet singers. jEjrjCETTE HABDINO. . London, Neb. . - Five miles of the Elkhora Valley road, running from Fremont north west, is already completed. Five more miles will be finished by New Years day. This will make the first ten miles of finished read since t ho passage of the State L&nd Grant Act. As we understand it, John I. Blair is at the helm, and will build forty miles more of this road- next summer. The Brown vllledi-err'taCT'advocates the voting of $100,000 cbunty bonds to aid the building of the Quincy, Jlissouri and Pacific R. R, to that city. Get itf, friends, it will f rove th best investmept you eycrmaae, fro mont Tribune. "Kastcrn Star.-?. There will be a meeting to confer the Degree of Eastern St&r at Mason ic Hall on Thursday evening, Jan. 6th. All Master-Masons, their wives, wid ows, sisters and daughters IS years old are entitled to the Degree. ISczsnba County Agricultural Society. - All members-respeclally life mem bers of the Nemaha County Agricul tural Society are earnestly invited and requested to meet with the State Board of Agriculture, and the State Horti cultural Society on Wednesday next, January 5th. , R. W. FURNAS. The Baptist Church at Highland will be dedicated to the service of Christianity on next Sabbath, by ap propriate religious services, commenc ing at the usual hour in tba .forenoon. An Interesting time is expected. ; ' T ! Lancaster County. From the State Journal. The Salt well of Evans and Co. Is prospering slowly but satisfactorily. The strength of brine Increases con stantly with the depth or the shaft, and the foreman, an experienced salt miner, 13 confident of the'TJompIete success of the enterprise- The hotel project is rapidly taking shape. ..Mr. Tichenor proposes to com mence the foundation as soon as pos sible, and have the building complet ed by the first of June. Quarterly 31 feiin?. The' fourth quarterly meeting for the Nebraska City District, M. E. Church, will be held, Providence per mitting, at the following places and time, to-wit: Peru Station, at PeruJanuary 8th and Sth. Peru Circuit, aMIazel Dell School House, 8th and 9th. , Brownville Station, at Brownville, 15th and 16th. London Mission, at Fair View, 22d ana zsa. Nemaha City Circuit, at King's School House. 29th and 30th. Falls City Station, at Falls City X ebruary 5th ana 6th. Salem Mission, at Salem, 12th and 13th. Rulo and Falls; at Ru!o, 12th and 13th. ... Pawnee City Station, at Pawnee City 19th and 20th. Table Rock Mission, place not given 2Utn ana 27th. Blue Springs Mission, at Blue Springs, March 5th and 6th. Beatrice Mission, place not given. oth ana 6th. Laona Mission, at Hooker's School House 9th and 10th. Tecumseh Mission, at Tecumseh 12th ana 13th. Factoryville, place not fixed, 19th and 20th. Services will begin at each "place, on the first day at 2 o'clock p. m., after which the quarterly conference will be convened. Official members will please be present promptly at the hour. ' T. B. Lemon, P. E. National Cemeteries. We take the following from the Daily Globe of Dec. 20th. It has the ring of true metal: Mr. THAYER. I offer the follow ing resolution, and ask for its present consideration: RetoTved, That the Attorney General be dl- dlrected to furnish to the Senate a copy of any opinion delivered by bin relating to oar national cemeteries in the lately rebellious States, and on the question whether it is nee essary to obtain the consent of the Legisla tures of the States In which those cemeteries are located for the permanent continuance of the said cemeteries therein. There being no objection, the Sen ate proceeded to consider the. resolu tion. ' Mr. THAYER. I desire to state the reasons which have induced me to of fer this resolution. I have seen float ing around in the newspapers -what purported to be nn extract from the opinion of the Attorney uenerai on that question, and I desire to know the facts. The statement is made that he has rendered an opinion that it is necessary to obtain the consent of the Legislatures of the States within which those cemeteries are located for their permanent continuance, and that they should be paid for it. I have been led to believe, ana 1 still oeiieve, that those who fell fighting in behalf of our national existence earned a full and unqualified title 4 the resting places where their bodies sleep. If they are to be disturbed on the refusal of the Legislatures to give their con sent I desire to know it; or rather, I am opposed to asking the consent of any Legislature or of anybody else to secure the undisturbed possession, of the soli inclosea within those ceme teries. They died in the defense of their country, and their restinc-Dlaces are hallowed spots. Sir, I am ready, for one, to say that if need be we will fight through another war to hold forever sacred the craves where our heroes sleep. ' The resolution was adopted. MARRIED. T ' At the resident of A. J. MeFall, by E. E, Ebright, J. P., Christmas day, John F. Welch, of Brownville, and Cora Laytonof Atchison county, Mo. . -' In Christ's Church in this city, Christmas eve, by the lie v. O: R. Davis, James W. Web ber to Mariah E. Barrada, all of Nemaha county, Neb. In Christ's Charch in this city, on Sunday the 28th Inst,, Thomas R. Hayie, of Nemaha County, Nebraska, to Ida I. Pritchard, or- meriy or waterDury, conn. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Dissolution of Co-Partnership. The Co-PartnershIp heretofore existing under the firm name of Church, Colhapp fc Co., doing a Gen eral Publishing Business, and Issuing a weekly paper, called the Nkbkaska Advxhtjhu has beea aissoivsa uy mutual consent mis aay. me saia business will hereafter be carried on br Furnas. Colhapp & Co., for whom we bespeak a liberal pat ronage. , . JAKVIS 8. CHTRCH, JXO. L. COLHAPP. THBO. a HACKER. Brownville Neb. .December 21st, 1868. it-3U The subscriber wishes to exchange a small Plantation near Memphis, Tenn, forOOOD IMPROV. cm uk l, I .v. 1'ii.u tL.u iA2i d, ib southern or southeastern enrasca. For further particulars address. ' ' A. 3. MARTIN. 11 -3m Memphis, Tenn. Dissolution of Co-Partnerslilp. lb all whoti it may coiieetn : Notice Is hereby given that the co-Dartnenhfn heretofore existing between Eli Wilcox and Wonting, as dealers in Groin and Countrv Prndiira under the name ana style or v orthing fc Wilcox. Is tl.lt dav dissolved, by mutual consent. Either la autltorized to settle the accounts or the old firm. EVAN WOKTHINO. P&Romber 9. 1.C9. P-3t nnrtvm.iTn it4e Nnta will be ent bv thfl Vienna Heed 1 iiPXlEHlll Airencv. to any address, pot paid, oo receipt f One oound o0 eta., half pcuod & et. ne? package. Now is tb tttafi to aecure them r pluming:. Address, . . w, i, jjUiiX, ." Vienna. Warren County. Mt ' . Vw Jrwy. LANNON & HENTQJS't JBLACKSMITIIg. Foot of Mala St,, BROVrNVILLE, NEBRASKA. I70UL& inform the public that they V arc c re uared to do all kinds of Custom Wort For Shoeing-' Horses and Ironing of Bug- es, they have the latest improved machinery. ERMd CASH. (Jive tbera a call when yon want arompt and durable orW done. jO-yl . TOB PRINTING, irr one or1 more tl colors. Droxnptyr da at tXe Advertiser' Job Office. ' TEtEQEAPHIO SUilMABY. From Dispatches f December 23rd. The loss of the British War Steamer, Deer Hound, on a Toyttje from Atlanta to Malta U reported. . ' t : Gold In New York tlfl '. . . The City Authorities of Nashville are urg ing the suspension of free schools as a mat ter of economy. Heavy snow storms and extreme cold weather reported In Northern Illinois. . The anniversary of the landing of the Fil Kriras at Plymouth Roek was celebrated In St. Louis last night by the New England Society. From Dinpntebes f December 24th. Father Hyacinth has arrived safely In France. The question of who shall wear the crown of bpain still vexes the Spanish Vorte. The prospects of the Duke of Genoa being select ed are not so bright us formerly. , ; Advices are received of the loss of the American yacht Meteor In the Mediterrane an. No lives were lost. - Gold In New York "S). The legislature of Georgia will Convene on the l inn of January, The land Bales by the National Land Com pany along the line of the Kansas Pacific R. R., from January 1, 1G!, to December 13, 18C9, were to the amount of Slv5,8Ki A larjje colony of Hcotch Immigrants are expected in a lew weeKS, A heavy gale and snow storm has prevailed in Northern New York for several days, and transportation on thcNew York Central. Ni agara Falls Branch K. R Erie fc Niasrara R. It., and Great Western and Grand Trunk Roads, is greatly Impeded. The Rt. Louis people are agitating the sub ject of holding a World's Fair in that city In Ninety hozsbeads of sugar were seized In St. Louis yesterday for non-paymentof duty. ' Fran Dixpatekes mf December 23th. The London Timet In an editorial rejoices that Irish Americans have abandoned their scheme for the forcible establishment of a Republic of Erin, and advise the Irish peo ple to abandon all ideas or republicanism, Gold In New York 120J A colony of 800 persons from New York are about to settle in Colorado, " Chicago packers have slaughtered 337,638 nogs in us iar in is season. The receipts of the Boston Fair In aid of the Young Men's Christian Association amount ed to 830,000. . Front Dispatches of December 29th. ' The Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches at Nankin, China were recently destroyed by a mob, and the Inmates barely escaped with their lives. Gold in New York 120 By the Steamship China, which arrived at San Francisco on the 2Rh, there came 520 Chinese and Japanese. Gen. Frank Blair. It is asserted, will soon take up his permanent residence In New York. ... The third wlfeof Brlgham Young, jr.. has deserted her husband In Philadelphia. , About one-fifth of the Mllslsslppi -Legislature is Conservative. George D- Prentice, the veteran editor, has been quite ill, and confined to his room for several days. -A Steamer from China, which has Inst ar. rived at San Francisco, bought 3.1,000 cards of 8tiK worm egES ror L.yonH, r ranee, via the union jucmc uanroad and rew Jork. Erom Dispatches of December 39th. Last Monday night there, was an alarm of nreat the Theatre in Bristol. England, and in the efforts of the crowd to escape IS persons were Kiuea ana many injureu. The French Ministry has resigned, and the Emperor has requested M. Oliver, to form a new caDinet. A dispatch from Havana, dated the 2Sth says : The campaign in the Cenequenez dls trlctwas opened to-day. Puella, with 30,001 troops of all arms, marched from this plac In the direction of San -Miguel, Slbancas and Guaymarl. The movement, if successful. promises u maice an ena oi ine insurrection Mr. Seward is still visiting places of histo rical interest in Mexico, and Is everywhere received wun trie greatest enthusiasm. He will sail for Havana about January 2d. Gold in New York 120. , A heavy defalcation Is announced In the Merchants Exchange Bank of New York. The loss Is probably over 8100,000. The Union League of New York has taken measures to place Mr. Stanton's family in comiortaDie pecuniary circumstances. The Conservative of Texas charges gr eat rrauas in tne late election, iney claim the election or Hamilton by 3,000 majority. The St. Lould people appear to be in earnest about holding a tv orld 1- air there in 1871. . A number ofVirfflnla Sheriffs annotated by Gen. Canby, are reported defaulters to the State in sums ranging from So.000 to 20,000. Five thousand five hundred hoes have been killed at Indianapolis to date. Mike Dugan. a track repairer on the Chica go & Rock. Island Railroad has recovered a judgement against that road for 310,000, for injuries received while In its employ. A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT f HEAT STOVES JUST RECEIVED AT Shellenberger Bros., 74 Plain St. BROWNVILLE, NEB, Word of Windom for vonni? mpn nn ttrn Roiine R.sijn In Youth and arlv Manhond with SELF IIELPfor the Krrine and unfortunate. Sent In settled letter envelopes, free of eharee. Address. HOWAIU) ASSOCIATION, Box P. Philadelphia! Annual Statement OF THE r.lUTEJAL LIFE II1SURAHCE FOR 1863 CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING NOTICEABLE FEATURES XEW BVSIXESS OF TJIE YEAS: Number of policies Issued. Ainonnt Issued thereon. 1T,334 833,442,233 : . ; CASH BECKLPTS i'OR THE YE AX : Amount to . 813,129,531 06 Of which the Interest on Invest- .- ; xnento was.. 1,701,403 72 AifOVKT PAID FOB CLAIMS BY DEATH Wm 81, 14389 09 INTEREST BECE1 VED Was more than $500,000 In excess of the Claims. CASK DIYIDESD& TO POLICIES Amounted to the large sum of.... 93,203,001 17 This is more than twlee as much as was paid by any other Life Company In the World, as appears by the official returns. The advantages enjoyed by the policy-holders In this Company over those In aay other, could not be better exemplified. THE SECCBITY Offered to policy-holders Is manliest from the ehar . - defer no less than from the amount of the Com pany's Assets. These Include Investments on Bond and Mortgage upon property worth In every case not leas than double the amount loaned -821,45S,337 43 Government Stocks 3,003,108 73 Real Estate . 951,807 OS Cash deposited with Banks and . Trust Co'. 1,884.889 63 THE ASSETS OF THE CO WPAXY . Include no Premium Xotes. as the businM of th Company la conducted upon an exclusively cash basia. ASSETS, $35,000,000 FISK l HILLS. GENERAL JLGEXTS FOR THE WEST, ST. LOUIS, MO. . - JARVIS 8. CHURCH, LofJAL Agent, ; ' BrownvuU 4Wf "proposals ' SUDSISTAXCE FOil stohes. OrrccB PracHAsrwo iND Depot C S., OxAHA.Xeb., Dec. 11.13 A Sealed proposals In duplicate, will be received by theqndenigned until i2oVI;xk, ?.,on Tuedr, the 11th d jr of January, ls.o, for fut nlshic J the fa lov1nt ubsistene ist,re, vU : : 3(0 barrels of Mess Pork; ' 3o,rtO pound Bwcon, clear s'des. In socks: JU0 barrels of Fiour, douMe extra, wiine? wheat; barrels to be full head-Mned. TOO barrel Is of Flour doiihl extrs spring wheat; barrels to be f'lll-hpad-lined. . - , 50,000 pounds of Hard Bread, la boxes strapped, containing: M lbs, net. - " 5,000 pounds ol Green lti Coffee, In double sack, 2.WI0 pounds of Roasted Rio Coffe, In double sacks; 27.0UO pounds of "C" HuRfir. eoual in quality to Stuart s In barrels full-hend-llted. 2,000 pounds of Adamantine Candles, full weight sixes or eiirhts, in boxes strapped. 7,900 pounds of .Soap, hard and dry. free from adul terations. In boxes strapped. 12,000 pounds of Salt, fine cram, clean and dry. In barrelK full-bead-lined. " 500 pounds of pure ground Black Pepper, In full 4ob. papers packed in boxes strapped, contain inic IS 8H. net. The above store to he of tha best quality, and to be delivered at the C. S. Subsistence store-house In Omaha. 'eb.. within the month of Jan iary, &- Proposals will be received subject to the usual conditions heretofore published. Proposals should be made on the printed blanks, to be vbtained at thisoflioe. . . J.W.BARRIGER, ft-3t BvC Brig. Gen. ACS. PHELPS HOUSE. Opposite the Depot, PHELPS CITY, MO, W. M. STEVEX8, Fropbiftor. As good accommodations and good stablintc are offered as can be bad In the West. ISHy 3. A. FINER. , . T. R. REYNOLDS. SOUTHERN HOTHL. PIXE R& REYXOLDS, iVoprteor Eight street, two blocks from R. R. Depot, ST. JOSEPH, MO. 451y WOOLWORTH & COLT, Book Binders, And Dealers in BOOKS, STATIONERY, PAPER HANGINGS, AND PRINTERS' STOCK. No. 12, 2d St., St. Joseph. Mo. CASH PAID FOR RAGS! J. PFEIFFERS' MARBLE WORKS! Corner Sixth and St Charles Htreeta, ST. JOSEPH, MO. Dealer in Lime, Hair and CEMENT, PLASTER, WHITE SAND, FIRE BRICK, tc, &.c, Ac, &.c ll-451y LAFAYETTE MILLS. Situated on the Little Nemaha River, sixteen miles north of Brownville, and fourteen southwest of Nebraska City. Having purchased the entire interest In the above Mills, and thorouihly repaired and improved the same, aiso erecieu a " r ' Ptran b"s. ifairi thereto, I am now prepared to do all kinds of EXCHANGE or CUSTOM WORK on short notice and reasonable terms. Lumber or all kinds, Flour, Meal and Feed, con stantly on hand for sale, or in EXCHANGE for Grain or Stock of any kind. All Work Warranted, D. C. SANDERS. : ' Proprietor. 8-ljr Broad Street, betweet 3d .4tfe, FREMONT, NEBRASKA. S. II. FOWLER, . proprietor; This House Is within 30 rods of the-TT. P: R. B. and S. C. P. R. K. Depots. Hacks leave lor West Point daily, and Liucoln trl-wetkly. 6-tf 8z& Any one having CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES WILL FIND IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO SEND X STATEMENT OF THEIR CASE TO J. T. DREW. Counselor at Law, Solicitor before the Court of Claims, Ac. 478 II St., Washineton.D.C, 5-tf JACOB MAROHX, MERCHANT TAILOR, "A a x. o ol HOmm CTTT HGTKL. , Cor. North Market ani Broadway, ST. LOUIS. MO. G. A. BOYD, PROPJlIETOn, One block west of the North Market Street Depot of the JiT M. K. R. The street cars pass this house for all part of the city. For ail purposes it is the best hotel in the city. ii PHILLIPS fc B ARTIES' GREAT WESTERN ft . . Livery, Feed, Sale and Exchange n Corner Main and Levee St. .BUOWNVILXE. HAVING purchased this Stable of A. P. Coeswell.we are prepared to furnish the best TEAMS, BL'WilKS and CARRIAGES in Southern- Nebraska, at LOWBiT CASH RATES, Room for Fifty Horse. Corral for Stock. Particu lar attention paid to Feed in- or Boarding Horses. 91AXIIOOD: IIow Lost, How Restored. ffjTfX Jost published, fiPMf edition of Dr. LZlf' CalverweH'a Celebrated F..r " 1 on therrtftWiiurrwlthout medicine) """' of SPERM ATORRHlEE. or Seminal Weakness." Invdluntarr Sensual Lottsea. LM PO TENCY, Mental and Physical InoanaHrr, Impcll- uiofiu, i luarrmg?, etcj aisoivst, author, .EP ILEPSY and Fffs, Induced by tif-uluij;ettce or 004U.I .Aim) BBUll i rioe, m a seuien envfciooe, only 8 sents ' The ceiphratOTl .tithnr In ihiu blnil,uhl. clearly-demonstrate from a thirty years sucressfiif practice, that the alarniinv mn!usnu.nnm malt. abuse mar be radically cured without tii dinmr. ousnseot Internal medicine or the application of une; puinunr out a mooe oi cure ut once sim- sufferer, no matter what hbt condition may be. may V. i 1 . w : . ... i . . J oie. certain, ana eiiM-tuai. nv munt if . hi.-i. .van. t gThli Lecture should be Lu the hands of every youth in the land. Sent, under seal, in a claln envelnrw. tit mnrmA- dress, ;ofiwi(d, on receipt of six cents, or two post stamps. Also, lr. Culverwel! s 'Marriage Uuide," price cents. Add rem the PuMbhers, CHAS. J. C. KLINE t CO.. 1S7 Bowery, New York. Post Office Box 4,3Sg. a-iy JOIIX Ii. CAXIS03T Yankee, BRO WXYILLE J XERRA8KA Exchange Bought and Sold on all the prin cipal cities. Also dealer ln Gold and Silver Coin, Gold Dost and GOVmaUJEIIT BOOTS. Deposits received, payable at fdght. Inter est paid on time deposits by special agree meut. Taxea paid for non-residents AU kinds of U. S. lionds wanted. W A o S g S i p5 h HAUK & AKMITAGE 'Wholesale and Retail i'T ' .V0.5M, .TXfn Street, fiROWNVILLE, IS Ell., Keep constantly on hand a f ull assortment of Staple and Fancy" GROCERIES AND PROVlSIQfiS, Glassware & Queensvare Country Produce Always "Wanted! a G . . . H - oa 82 Ul t - 9 313. 1 O zn o Q O CC e-3 Ssl 3 rr m a- 9 .5 r- A 1 g e e r-j 85" 3 Sri 0 at o HI a. o Sf- r. ValTJO.l'.lX SEIiBIS OF ECHOQL BOOESI I'arker and Watson's National ' Readers, Parker and Watson's Xatlenal Spellers, - lUonteith and Mcallj's Geog raphies, Davies' Arithmetic, navies' Higher Mathematics, tiarK's iiranimars. JMonlieth's School JIaps, In 8 A numbers. Cheapest and. Best ! These books are fast going- Into our Schools. l eacners regara in em as THE BEST PUBLISHED! Send for Descriptive Catalogue and Circular. Address '' A. S. BAR1TES & CO., Ill State StChUa Sim : i- GEO. B. MOORE, : STATE AGENT, V nrovnvlI!e,'Xeb. 5o-3ra in M O ft H O d a H PS 3 o r 3" -I 3 2. 5 ! (S ? 1 (t o s . 3 3 3 'ELEPHANT Dealer In allklndaof sroete.- irorsealoniTht- sold and exchanged. Stock boarded by the day or week. The Pro pritor has recently erected an entire 110V laffT4. ntifl .viTnmntlarilis Ul.l.la 1- oia urownvn.e iiouse. ids atoejc is all fresh and vehicles new. The public can be accom modated at all honrs. . " V I ..." ' ' .44' . . .. - ' ... . '.. 4 , CrUr DAT Oil NIGHT. A stock eorrall. with an abundant snnnir of pure water, attached to the stable. 4-ly CHABI.K O. DOBAKT. All ; at Law. eroBGE w: dorskt. c. o. & o. w. Donsrs. REAL ESTATE AGENTS DcqJcra in Ieand "Warrants. Day and Sell Ileal Estate and Land Yf arrant,. Select & Locate Qoyerimjent Xnnfo, ATTEND TO COESTED CA8IS J THE U. S. LAND OFFICE, AND , A large quanUty of First CI a Land for sale ln Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, John son and Gage Counties, Nebraska, to which the attention of purchasers la specially Invi ted. ' OSce BEOWinriXLE, HEB. rmSTfi FURNISHING-- GOOD.S, TOB WOni;; -Neatly and Plainly v Exeeuted. at the AiiveMi a ' fel-B I . . . , . S. i : B H ft ' A w 11 )m a,' ' I-.' m.- t f ESTHAYS. . Taken December, the Latt Texaa Stenr on ins nn Bin, a cron and anderbit . ? ear and an uuuerb.toil tiie S r en the Vm hi ...... STRATrSOTICK '. Taken cp by the uiidprslr Uvtr, norUiestof Bruwnvile Nel. nk on. white stear. rtVars X I,M,?f sprmj. Ko other marks or brand.1 M ' - WiQ.ix-TjiT . . , ESTRAT NOTICE. 7" spotietv D(es. iehin about 3a iv..;. marks or brands nJuceGie. p"unl8 "a. JTKAY NOTICE. 7 Taken up bf the suhvrther al l., mues w,t of Brownviue! I't.: ' mare pony colt. wirQ ne whart b' smaUwliuaaiiAnalUeiiVrea.? 8 ,oot o, . - - BBiT w. cor.rv . SPCCIA1, ELECTION PHOCLAHATIOK iSSSWZ? ?tV of tu City of Brownville, state of i"cli Klectlon will be he,j ln the min the purpose and at the time and ii Z at fo' ueu in biuuortier, wiueh lsas f,,r,., "PW. In the Utatter nf th .1,1,.: 1 to u.e If oa votera of ,h. "jn the qmstlon whet hr t ii i J !!".. ""'. 'O0. nvi: i.i. i-v. . r j w L4.ni - 8 Kail road said city tomQanyff and laUe i!,! , PariJc Kearney a, iat.ifl(, n-Hln'' " ell lielng aaUitie,l by t..,. iv1 - n lanee porUoraar toe l,, of and ottverwlse, that it N 1 of ity portlonmf the voters of "t V? of C la expedient orM vVr t l' Dd hereiuafrermenU.fnnhoM he 1nL to the vote of the vVr? otwuttsj OMr. therefore! lTy?rluafity tn ns vestal by iAw w ,Lf,th tWitr the City of BrownVm;. n & do order that a sp'J U Jr. Si-,f,"'BlkA. for theclty o, 1rfe tlona, that la to say C . evled annoally on. the talaNe oTherfanal &, T?S sufflclent to pay the inrerktoreK an additional tax stuietent to pay S-Stt part of the prlncipal. to be Klaewi l in . ZV? thVirrT "Aw uSt Z&enJ hIf18"mhH become due and' aay l111 he date of the lulnK U.ereof. tefar Inters at too- rate of weaS? cent, per annumtlie interest pnvable aerat annna ly at the office of the Cl!y Yrwwtf said city. miM'BondVto be Issued S ately, or aa soon ns the law allow. mm bonded , however., that said Tail a,d Compimy shal Im-el ve s.iid'llond, at Vur u payment of aald subscription. ' Arul be it further twt.m-rri tk v are In favor of authorizing said ntr rounr" to s,ue said Honda in manner a., aY-,ve r- jKiHi, ana Wh(J nnln la aaidtouncllto IevyanJdltlonltastoth4 nov authorlzcl by law to pny the nienst and principal of said bonds In a uTrX wun tne above propolthn,ahalJ east ballot npon wlilh shall U written .r p. iMt.l-Kor lioiids and Tax. Yew." Tii.n. Znn.-t cat a ballot upon which shall written or printeii ror linl.s and Tax. So." The nhove Proclnmnrinn n-V. o. ... v theCltv Council of the t'ltv .f I!f.4.ii.. December too' -nth ivm HnrH,.,i.,,i,. claimed by the Mayor of saij c;t v. v "'4t K. E. KUKK JIIT, Mayor. , SPrtIALELECTIO.,l PRO.CLAHAII0N' Notice Is herrbv fflvon td h..M,4.,.i.k. n lowina; order of tile t wunty '..mml,.imri iii tt,t .,i,,hw.t,:,;n,y of v?"ba. Nhnwka. uMm. Will tM hvld iU th uunfixr ... 1 1.. , the tinieand place si.eciiiwl in said order 9rt as follows, to-wit: This Board beiur MtiKfliwi Ku ntn.. ...t..iv. wbw. that it i tlii wih of a )rwJ rw.-r.,,. ,J voters of airt Hrownvli!e prpciiut, uji.l it nv a.-dient and proper that liii- ifictxTw li-rini.'.f ni'nt:onMl nitnuni m sulimitlMi in th. ni i voters of tlii jfw: jKit. Now therefore, hv- viriii. ..r m..,y.....- i. tA hy law. w. the 4'i-iuttv iv.mr.,,.., ....iv.k. "ourily. XehrasttH. do'un'ar tt..i . -,.i'.i.. ... beheld in. and lor ibwiut.rt. ynmn.nL i',ro.i he Vntfy nt" mafi. tnn f S-hrxk. oa th i dny in Janaarv. A. I. lsnt. at tha mr.nf volinii in said iim-inet. tor th immu u ri.,. f.iitlie following finest l n is, tuwit ; M.all ihfloui;; Commuoiouers ol .null ounty itf Nemaha, uauua bonds ofthe Brownville prei-inct to the aniouRtof $10O,Ui).iiO. as a part ik1 iM,nin wt tle'aitaJ - otsaio Brownville, vrt kf-arney .t l'wilic Kilro4 I onipany, to aid ns ttrh in the ftni-ttrictHin ( l road. And shall :he xa:l County OunmrnvKn cnuse to be levied snnnH'ly on tnetamh! ,rprnj in said precinct, tn rl;iiu to the otbrr inn ai tates. nil amount of tax sulttcient phv iniii, r the interest on said bonfls. anft arter theVirnruM ,of ten yean front the time of iMiiunc mxl lx.n. shall they cause to be levied annual I v. unil thn d Im.ihI- are paid, un uCtl lional lax sufTicieiil h pay one tenth pnri of the principal of sa.ii txni-ln. ami u apply the same to the pavment thereof: sa.il boi.Ja to be piiVKbltejii twenty yenrs fn.m the rliiteof tb issue, and to iwar Inter mint tUe. r of eiciit p cent, per annum. theiu;r I pnyaule anmuti:y t the otlire of the TreHRnrer of).i etiuntr. UonU to be issued lnra Stately, or as soon a law allows. The ballots voted at said election shuil hav writ ten or printed thereon the tollnwinc worfU: that a to say. (biwe in fnrorof OoikN anJ tai. tii nrk "For bonds and tux Yek'i Tktne whonptwd ta said bonds and Ui, the wonb, or ixjnds ud lax -N'o." . Tlie said election shall o,e opetieti at I o'clock f the forenoon of said day. By order of the fount r CHnmissiiner of "aid Nrniaha Otitnty, Ni.ie of .Nlna, aud luat theC'onnty Clerk iive notic accvrliBy. , leoember 9th, xy. A. J. K ITT hit, 'Col Coal ra, M V. V. HAKM. By order or the Bfard of limmi.wioneri. JA.E.ilLiaKrB. Luuntjr terc. BrownTlIl.b,, Dec. 9th, 1.V9. u Ayer's Sarsaparilla, fob, rmjjFirjrjxo. riis moo a The repuutios thi t reiient niwliaae enjoT. 1 lien red froffl Its enrru many of waici) ire trt T manrclloaa- laxtunte ees of Profit lco - ? ease, where the r?tlr scented saturate 1 -u cormption, hare ; ptiriiicd and enrvd bT Aerofatons sltiftMe' disonlers. wha-h wert tt- Cratcl by the a anntlmUiahiM J they were painfully aaictinir, have ! j etired in such great numkrt in aUaost fieri i tion of the coun try, that the puUic KarctJj BeC-J v be informed of its virtues or nes. . Scrofulouj poisotj is one of the mod decree U' enemies of our race. Often, this nneca auJ l tenant of the orjrsnism undermines Uiecont:tnii''"' and invites the attack of enfeeblinr or Cilal wiUioutexcitinira suspicion of prewnce. Arn it sectns to breed infection throchoot tlie bot.a then.on some favorable occau.,riHU''l,te'h ; into one or other of iU hideous form, eiiier o " surface or amonr therif.ils. la tne uuer. tui cles may be sufldenly depositetl in fne " heart, or tumors formed in the lirer, or ' , Us presence by eruption on t-.9 skin, or f ' "vr , atrons on seme pnrt of the body. Hence ""eTt' j sional use of a fortle ef this &trf paril1" " visablc, even when nn active symptom of '' ipiwar. Persons ai!Ii te will, the follo"""' , i plaints jrenrrally find immeli.ite relief. "'':f. ' length, rnrc, bv the- im if this S.l n tr lK,. LA: Af. AntSnnn'g Tire. Knme or l.ryP'" Trtter, Smlt Jlirtim, Seolri Hr4, Bi"rr9rml 8rw Xvr. Snrm Ear, and other enn " visible forms of Scrufuloua disease. A J"m7 Hrnrt JHtrntr, Yitn, rPi1rr$y. 'mra,'J'f' and the various llrrrmu aacctiW of uc lar antl nervous systems. mWt . SunhUi or Yrurrrml and Jferrwn'a P,, . trifiro i-nm-.'i ll r. j . r ..14. are eurel byit.thonft a lon?Umi ulT7z, stibduintt thee obstin.He maladies lT SBT Hut long continued ase of this roe. Ik-as the complaint. Lrurorrhva or lf. 1 I trrrntioma. and ftmnU Hi.ntt. monly soon-rebefed and aitimateir rured JV P.infvinjr and inviroraUnff effeit. 3imuie tions'for each case are found in onr A!maDf". tr-T i NieU rratis. BknrtmmtiM ami" Utmt. aed by accMmilaii.n of extrsaeeu w,r in the blood, vieid onatJy to U. as ai.-? Cntttnlaiut. torpidity. Cmgraltmot iNAfMia of the Lirrr. irt,lJii,wn" .is they often do, from the nsnkEnif pok-oiu bloofl. Thi. nAltHAPAHlLLA florcr for the strenztii nr.d yrr of tc? v Thocwho are I.nnid snd Liatlr. "J rfewf, Slelmm, and troubled rZti.i TrltU or r.rs,.or any of tne svmptomntto of lluui relief nt coavinruig fTjckCt power upon trial. PREP ABED AT' Or,, jr. c. AYin a 10 rnr " :Ba-M Prorticml mud AmmlylUol Ckrmi SOLX BT AIX DECGGISTs EVEiiYAT5- Sold by ' McCUEEXlY & CITY DRUG STORE, Broivntille, Ntlra n C00K,C03URN&C0. i: iicM 111,(1. CWc5 . rout, ami art Apw f" Dn hTfh.nni1.Ml . ",f on tn tivi. . , l.B. at his r.Mi-, ,k n, ab..it ; II"- : Lr7.c"m e.ZT 1 " iM'l r.r-m .t - -rm mDVERTfSE w - - s,m r. a. VW A vv