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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1870)
CD 03 x&rwKTinixa rates. pc, Kur. ( n or !) first Insertion 1 1 00 jtk tabMquftnt Inssrflos. K g,in" trtU of t line r leas 1 00 y notice.. ecb bed j -rsjhtli column. otk ycr 21 TSEhth column, six months, f 15; three months 10 00 Vourtli column, m year 30 00 fourth monthi.fti; three month. 15 00 -jUlf column, owyer jUir column. ix monts,3C: three month 11 00 One column, on year - 80 00 Onecolumn.sU months,!); three months 30 00 g-All VrclentdverUseneiiu must be paid for In advance. FURNAS, C0LHAPP. 6 CO., ; Publishers &a4 Proprietors. Offlee-N. 74 MePkeraoa'a Blickar Stalrt EF.OWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. Terms, in Advance : ' One copy, ona year. . 00 Ona copy, six months , qq : JOB 1'JIITVTIIS'G, 3 Of an kinds, don oa short not!c sad at rsasoo- bl rates, . . , ESTABLISH ED 185G. BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 18T0. VOL. 14 -NO. 10. "r I -S 4 i m. is I J I .1 S J 40 1 flpr Stzural Justness ATTORNEYS. . . H K W ITT. J. W. ITKWMAW. IIEVFETT 4 NEWMAN, iTTOBEYH Jtt COUNSELORS AT LAW, Office, No- 70, McPhsrson Blocx. up stairs. ..B,T Trc. ' W. T. BOOSKS. FRKNCJT & ROGERS, 1TT0B.NEYH Jk CDUXSELOItS AT LAW. Offlr In CVwrt House Bulldln . . viWrlvedilipe''t,llw'ntionl0 'C1 bu'ne Biruiel to Ibeir care. - J ' JOB A. DILIX)N, ATTOnXEY Jfc COUKIELOR AT LAW andGBral Laud Agcuc, Teen mseh , Joli nson County, Nebraska. J. N. REYNOLDS, IttoaXKVACOlSIELORATLAW, orricK-No. 90, Reynolds Hotel. THOMAS 4 imOADY, ittAUN EVH AT LAW AND SOLICITORS A LV f IIAXCERY, ofFIC'E-Tlstrlct Court Room. " " W.M. II. McLENNAN, 1TTOU.NEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, oraaka City, ytbraska. " ii r. tekkins, ATTOUXEY AND COINS kLOR AT LAW, Tecumseh, Jolmson County, b. " r- YE A HUMPHREY, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW, Pawn City. Pawner Co.. Nb. ' N. K. GUIOGS, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND LAND AGENT, BeU-lce. Gage County. Nebraska. PHYSICIANS. TV. II. KIMHEULIN. M. D. HTIICIAX ANI .l-RGEOX TO NEB. EVK ANU K All INFluMAUY. Ornca-siMain-st. Ornct: Horns 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. H. C. THURMAN, (HYllCIAN AND BURGEON. once No. 8& Main Street, OZtf kaurs from 7 to 11 a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m. - II. L. MATUEWH, PHTBIC1AN AND SURGEON. Office In fity lrug SU-re, Maln-et. CV F. STEWART, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office In I). 11. Lewis A Co.'s Drug Store. Office hours from 7 to t a. m.; and 1 to 2 and 6', to P m. . LAND AGENTS. :IL V. HUGHES, KKAL ESTATE AGENT - MOT All Y' PUBLIC. 0Icer Hannaford t McFaU's Furnhure store. WM. 1L HOOVER, RIAL EftTATE Si TAX PAYING AGENT, once In District Court Room. H'lll r1 prompt attention to the sale of Real Es UM ao2 raymealof Taxes throughout iLe .Nemaha Last biSirioL ' JONAS HACKER, LAID AMD TAX PAY1MG AGENT Office wltli Probate Judge. Wlfl atund to tlie Payment of Taxes for Non- ba.deut Land Owners lu Nemaha County, lorres uadDe swlU'lled. . NOTARIES. JAS. C. M f N AUG 1 1TON, NOTARY PUBLIC A. CONVEYANCER, Office In J. L'. Carson's Bank E. E. EURKiHT, "NOTARY PUBLIC . CON VEYANCER, No. 72 Min-at., second floor. Agent for the Equllah'.e and American Tontine Uf lusurance Companies, DRUG STORES. McCREERY A NICKELL, I3IALCKH IN I)RU(S, STATIONERY, eVc. No. Maln-st. Tail assortment Irugs, Paints, Rooks, Stationery, U., en hand, and sold at w 'holesale or retail. I). H. LEWIS A CO., successors to boi.ladav a co. DIALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, Vc. ' No. 41 Maln-st. GRAIN DEALERS. EVAN WORTHING, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Oflli-o and WarT04m 42 Mnin-t., Ix-alrr in all kinds ol tirain and Country Pre--duce. GEO. G. WTART A BRO., DBALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, eta. Asplnwall, Nebraska. " The klghest market price paid for anything the fariaer can raise. We will buy at-d sell everything ksewn te the market. MERUHADISE , McPHERSON A TUTTLE, IALER81NGENERALMEKCHANDISE No. M. McPherson Block. F. E. JOHNSON A CO. DIALERS INGENERAL MERCHANDISE No. 7! -Maln-st.. McPherson Block. WM. T. DEN, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Xerwardlaa- A: Commission Merchant, No. 82 Maln-st., Brownvllle, CornTlanters. Plows. stoves. Furniture, Ac, al Tsob hanS. II lghest market price jaid fer Hides, J'elts, furs, and CuuoU? J'rodwc. HARDWARE. HIIELLENBERGER BRO'S., I1LEKI IN HARDWARE, STOVES. No. 74 Main st. toT, llarCwfcre. Carpenter's Tools, Blacksmith urnliijjlfigs, Ac., otMistaully ou hand. JOHN C DEUSER, DIALER IN STOVE S,TI.W ARE, V t No. 79 Maln-st. SADDLERY. JOHN W. MIDDLETON; tLARXESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc. No. 64 Main-st. "hlpt and Lashes of every description, and Plas toruj llir: k ,-jt on hand. Cash paid for Hides. J. IL BAUER, HARNESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc. No. V Maln-st, KsnClsg 4oae t order. AaUsfaction guaranteed. CONFECTIONERIES. ISRAEL 8. NACE, ! CITT BAKERY' AND CONFECTIONERY. So. 21 Maln-st., opposite City Drug Store. flat, Oakoa, Fresh Bread, Coniecllonery, Light Fancy uroceriee,wisiauUy on iiaud. WILLIAM ROSSELL, OBFECTIONERYAND TOY STORE, No, 40 Maln-st. 'h Bread, (Un, Oysters, Frulu, etc., on hand. ; ' ' J. P. DEUSER, dealer in confectioneries, . No. 44 Maln-st. MUSIC. MRS. J. M. GRAHAM. TEACHER OF MUSIC. Rooms, Main-st., bet. 4th and 5th, Lessons riven on the Piano, Orran. Melodeon, uiir and VocallT-allon. Having had eirht years jrteiioe as teacher of Music in New York Is cou ant vf g'svis,g aatisfaction. BOUNTY CLAI1I AGENTS. ED, P. SMITH, U. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT, .Washington City, D. C YiH attend to the prosecution of claims before the '.'tnmul In person, for A4Hition.l Bounty, iaek T ana Pensions. aiU all lkims accruing ;aist (Government during the late war. c SALOONS. cJOiil-JH HUDDARD A ext. peace and iuiet saloon. ' . No. 47 Maln-et, jThsJxat Wines and Liquors kept on hand. . R, C. BERGER, ALHAMBRA BILLIARD SALOON, No. 4. Whitney's Block. T et wises a4 JMjnwt rcssisijWT rm Jnmd. i i HOTELS. STAR HOTEL. STEVENSON & CROSS, PROPRIETORS. Front-st, between Main and Atlantic. This House has Just been remodpled, Inside and out. (Stae Ofllce for all points W'eet. Omnibusses to all trams. REYNOLDS HOUSE. NATnAN N. GREEN, PROPRIETOR, 88 & 90 Main Street, Brownvllle. Best accommodations In the city. New House, newly Tarnished. In the heart of business part ot city. Livery stable convenient. -m AMERICAN HOUSE. L. D. ROBISON, PROPRIETOR. Front-st., bet. Main and Water. A rood Feed and Livery Stable In connection with the House. BOOTS AND SHOES. A. ROBINSON, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, No. 68 MMn-t. Has constantly on Land a pood assortment of Gent's, I-ad:e'B, Mimes' and Children's E-oots and (Shoes. Custom work done with neatness and dis patch. Repairing done on short notice. JUSTICES. A. W. MORGAN, PROBATE JUDGE AND JUSTICE OP THE PEACE. Office In Court House Building. STATIONERY A. D. MARSH, PIONEER BOOK AND NEWS DEALER, City Book Store, No. 50 Maln-et. BRIDGE BUILDING. C. W. WHEELER,. BRIDGE BUILDER V CONTRACTOR. Brownvllle, Nebraska. Bole arent for R. W. Smith's Patent Truss Br hire. Thestrongest and best wooden bridge now In use. TAILORING. CHRIS. HAUBOLDT, MERCHANT TAILOR, No. 62 Main-st. ITas on hand a sulendid sUrf-k of Coods. and will make them up 1" the latest styles, on short notice . BLACKSMITHS. J. W. A J. C. GIBSON, BLACKSMITHS , HORSE SHOERS. Flrst-sU, bet Main Hnd Atlantic. All work done to order and satis a--tln miarned. ONE TEEK FROM MY DIAHEE. BY JOSH BILLINGS. Monday Had suckera for breakfast. Suckvra and sasidgen are the 2 luxu rys ov life; the other luxury is easy boots. Tuesday Awoke with a splendid hedake, iued by drinkinc too much water the evening previously and poinjr to be-i at nine o'clock precisely. Breakfasted on the butt end of a eas eidire and felt like a dorg. Wednesday Rekoleeted of asking a man in Misseory if beans was a sure krop in his parts. He said thev wus "az certain as a revolver." Keiiekted on the danger of carrying concealed Weepins. Kekolckted again ov bem in u Hamshire durin a severe sno etorm, and innocently enough remark that I never see enny thing like it, and waz told by oneov the barroom board ers that it warnt noth'tn; he had seen it fall over a thousand feet. "What," eed I, "thousand feet on the level?" "No," sed he, "but a thousand feet from on high." I refleckted how, easy it waz for sum folks to lie and tell the truth at the same time. Thursday Rekolekted once more ov bein on Red river, in Arkinsaw, and seeln a large pice of frame by the side of the road ; inquired ov a private citizen who was leadin a mule by 1 ov his ears, what the frame work mout be. He sed it was "a big fiddle, .nd took 3 yok of oxen to draw the bow, aiid they had tu haw and gee to change the tune." Reflected on that passage in the poet which sez "man is fearfully and wonderfully made;" and thort the remark might apply to fiddles in Arkinsaw without spiling the remark. Friday Visited my washerwoman, and blowed her up for sewing ruflles and tucks in the bottom of my drawers. She was thunderstruck at first, but explained the mystery by saying that she had sent me by mis take a pair that belonged to I blushed like biled lobsters, and told her she must be more keerful about such things; I might be ruined for life. Saturday Writ this diaree for the week from memry, and I am satisfied that I've got a good memry. Reflek ted upon the vanity of human wishes; rellekted how often I'd wished to be rich, and how seldom my wishes had bin gratified. Resolved in the future not to wish for ennything until 1 had it three weeks, and see how I liked it. Wit and Hmnor. A New York Bohemian, speaking of the high price of meat, says that "beef was never so ingn since tnecow iu?nied over the moon." Now this is pure numor, anu me auuior oi it laughs with every ldy and he laughs At nobody. Ihull not attempt the difficult task of defining wit and hu mor. Hazlettsays: Dr. Fuller's re mark, that the negro is the image of God cot in ebony, is humor; and that Horace Smith's inversion of it, that the task master is the image of the devil cut In ivory, is wit." Wit and humor" are as closely related as the Siamese twins, and like that couple they go together, and it re quires a sharp blade to separate them. Fun is fine, and he who is master of it will know how to stop short of that line which separates it from the ab surd and ridiculous. Wit is crank, scornful, analytical. It makes invid ious contrasts, tosses analogies in your teeth, spoils no good stories for relation's sake. It shoots a feathered shaft before you can lift a shield, and is sure to hit a tender spot. It" was as Invulnerable as Achilles, whose soft spot was in his heel ; it woukl be sure to wound him unless he wore thick boots, which, unlike his lips, should be waterproof. Americans do not laugh enough. -We scarcely recoguize the comic tide of life. Artemus "the delicious," as the author of "Griffith Gaunt" calls him, shook our sides with laughter, and a few others did so all of them, however, can be counted on the fingers of two hands. These jokes have made us laugh a little when out of the range of bulls and bears in Wall street, but we, as a people, have failed to sustain first class comic journals. The humor of Low ell and Holmes and the wit of Saxe are appreciated by a few the choice few bec&use the aroma of their poet ry gives a pteascnt odor to their mer riment Mirth follows us in the street, and overtakes us at our occu pation ; it tickles the ril' of Bleep, even. Why, then, do we not respond to her exhibition of cheerfulness? From "The Comic Side of Life," by Geo. W. Bungay, in Harper's Maga zine, for January. I AM DYISG. The following beautiful poem Is taken from the Memphis Bulletin. It Is rarely we find such a contribution to the columns of a newspaper. It Is sweetly, beautifully sad ; Raise my pillow husband dearest. Faint and fainter come my breath, And these shadows stealing softly Must, I know, be those of death. Sit down close beside me darling, Let me claspjyour warm, strong hand, Yours that ever has sustained me To the borders of this land. For your God and mine onr Father. Thence shall ever lead me on. Where upon a throne eternal. Sits his loved and only son I've had visions ana been dreaming, O'er the past of joy and pain, Year by year I've wandered backward Till I was a child again. Dreams of girlhood and the moment When I stood your wile and bride How my heart filled with love's triumph In the hour of woman's pride. Dreams of thee and all eartli cords. Firmly twined about my heart Oh the bitter burning anguish. When I first knew that we must part. It has passed and God has promised All my footsteps to attend ; He that's more than friend or brother He'll be with you to the end. There's no shadow o'er the portal. Leading to my heavenly home Christ has promised life immortal And tis he that bids me come. When life's trials wait around thee, And its chilling billows swell. Thoul't thank Heaven that I'm spared then, Thoul't feel that "all is well." Bring our boys unto my bedside ; My last blessing let them keep But they're sleeping do not wake them. They'll learn soon enough to weep.J Tell them .often of their mother, Kiss them for me when they wake; Lead them safely on life's pathway. Love them doubly for my sake. Clasp my hand Ktili closer darline, This the last night of my life. For to-morrow I shall never Answer when you Call me "wife." Fare the well my noble husband. Faint not 'neath thechnst'nlng rod ; Throw your strong arm round our children, Keep them cia.se to thee and God! COMMUNICATED. Legislation in Regard to Medicine. Editor Advertiser: Every body is discussing this important topic iiow-a-days, and I should like to air a few of my opinions. They have been packed away so long I'm afraid they will get musty. Meanwhile, I want you to understand that I only think for mj-self. Do not pretend to express the views of physicians or mankind in general, for I know nothing more about physicians than I do about Greek ; and I have yet to find "the one" that comprehends the latter class. There seems to be a pretty uniform effort throughout our country to ob tain State Legislation to regulate the practice of medicine; and as these efforts are by the people instead of the physicians, the present is truly hope ful. The administration of medicine has been the greatest humbug of the world, and no farce was ever played so well and with such serious countenances. Hogarth's group of physicians, 6o quaintly and humorously expressing the gravity of self-complacency and ignorance, is the type of the past ; and I am sorry to say is repeated too fre quently at the present day. The people of Nebraska arc seeking protection for their health and lives; they are unable to find it upon the pages of our statutes, and they ear nestly ask and demand some measures for the purpose of elevating the stan dard of medicine, education and the SHjywcssion of quackery. For my part, I have no objection to State Medical Boards to determine the fitness of persons about to commence the practice of medicine. - Neither would I care how high the standard of attainment' required, so that it was uniform. I believe such examinations would be a most powerful incentive to study; that it would cause regular attendance on lectures, and keep students in the college to the close of the session. Let the prominent schools of medi cine be equally represented in the board of examiners ; say two from the Old-School, two Electics and two Homeopath ics, and let the examina tion be on those brancftcs which may be considered as forming the basis of a medical education. It seems to me that an examination of a college faculty should be suf ficient, for it is to the interest of a col lege that its faculty should graduate none but deserving men. The success of a college is based up on the skill and success of its gradu ates. Besides, if fcueh a law as referred to above is designed to prevent favorit ism in graduating candidates, it will fall short of its object, for experience has shown us that State and Govern ment officials are exceedingly prone to favoritism, while on the other hand a faculty will be much less so their interests a)id that of their college being at stale. As we hope to elevate the standard of medical education, we must have more office pujiilage ; say thrte years and attend at least two full courses of instruction, and graduate in some School of Medicine either in the Uni ted States or some foreign country, be fore allowed to practice in the limit of this State. Yours, John Flannagan. communicated. SELECT SCHOOLS. Owing to the press of other duties, I was not able to follow up the subject of "Select Schools" as I expected ; and now, without taking any notice of an article published after my first, purporting to be an answer to it, I will proceed at once to simply state the reasons for considering. "Select Schools," as a general thing are inju rious to the real interests of education. And first, their direct tendency is to break down the common school, or at least to cripple it sadly. We go into a village ; we find a number of enterprising men anxious about the education of their children. They fix up a room ; tire a teacher, and send their children to the "Select School" at a cost of $50 per annum, for two or three pupils to each family. Their interest in the common school is at an end ; no matter to them how it is conducted ; and thus, it frequent ly happens, that two little, sickly, half-taught schools are conducted by instructors whose interests are directly antagonistic; where one well-organized and properly graded school might have flourished finely. Suppose the families who supported the select school had thrown their in fluence in favor of raisiug the com mon school to; a higher; grade. Teh families at $50 each per annum would soon put the school house in a good condition; purchase apparatus; fence and ornament the grounds, and, in connection with the public funds, hire two thoroughly qualified teachers. . Am I stating a fact when I say this? Will not this argument bear the test? I am confident when I say that se lect schools are a positive injury to our common schools, as the history of nearly all euch schools will go to sub stantiate my position. Go into our villages where the peo ple have worked for our common school interests, and every graded school will be an argument against select schools. Again, the tendency of such schools is to foster a spirit of aristocracy or exclusiveness ; and the young people soon catch the spirit, and "cliques" spring up to disturb the harmony of the community. They also degrade the true standard of scholarship. Every school of thi3 kind must adopt some course of study ; and then, as pupils of all grades are admitted, the teacher must of necessity hear a great number of recitations, and can not give that attentiou to any branch of study necessary to aid the pupil to a proper'tinderstandiugof the subject; hence, .students .become superficial, and young men. and women think themselves scholars, when they really have not a correct idea of the alpha bet. Such schools are directly antagonis tic to the interests of institutions of high grade already in successful ope ration. Our common schools can be so im proved that pupils may receive a thor ough knowledge of all the common branches ; and where three or four departments are conducted may even fit young men to enter college; but when that is done, let our higher in stitutions receive their patronage. But at all hazards, let us support our common schools and make them first. Edux. published by request. CHARACTER. Am Essay Read Before tlie Osgood Lit erary Society In London, Feb. ?tli. BY iANSETTE HARDING. As we look upon the great mass of humanity as it has moved down the ages, we see that each one of these in telligences which mke up the whole family of man; take on an iudentity ; lias an individuality of i s own. An intellectual creation, moving in its own orbit; kept there by fixed laws, and bearing a relation to every other intelligence; a communication be tween them through the medium of thought God, the eternal spirit ; the centre of thought and system, as the sun is the centre of solar system. Then comes the question "can the intelligent man do anything toward forming hts own destiny ?" Most as suredly he can, comes the response down the experiences of the passing years. Very many of the pursuits of men are meie vanities in which the soul cannot find sustenance, and the dark ened spirit in its earthly tabernacle remains a few fleeting years, then un developed and all unprepared, passes into the place of spirits. Change is written on all earthly things. What is certain in this ever changing world of ours? Man may be sporting amid scenes where not a ripple of sorrow Interrupts the tran quility of his happy life. Soon, alas! he may be surrounded by storm and tempest. Who are they who have not had their hearts lacerated by dis appointments and bereavement? Many a tempest-beaten spirit has to brave the stormy sea of life and smile while the - billows . dash and break at his feet. Then, considering the uncertainty of all earthly things, were it not wise to give great diligence in the forma tion of character, which is to deter mine the happiness, degree and po sition of individualized spirit in the earthly state, and reaches over into the eternal world. And it will be well to remember that as the ever restless action of the waters of the ocean deposits grain by grain of sand until the different formations of rocks appear and the granite mountains rise. So every word, and thought, and deed goes to form character. And as the geologist can tell of what the different stratas of rock are composed which were formed away back in the shadowy past; so our action of the passiug days will tell of our character away off in the coming years, and away over on the other side of the tomb. And well too, will it be to remember that the secret thought should be pure; the private action honorable and just. Jesus, man's elder brother and the creatorof the world, hath said "there is nothing hid which shall not be reached, and what is done in secret shall be proclaimed upon the house top." No character can be built up in fair and beautiful proportion without a strict regard for honesty. A man should scorn to defraud his fellow-man out of one farthing. . A sacred regard should ever be cherished for the rights of others. Let them be ever so weak or ignorant; by whatevername or na ture'; in whatever position iA life; of what ever sex or color, a man should blush to intrude upon the rights of others ; rights which belong to them by the. fact that they have an exis tence by the will of the great God, and are children of the same Heaven ly Father. In baiLfing up character, one must put himself under severe discipline; watching continually and praying al wajTs, lest he should fall. We look down upon the beautiful infant; the handsome boy, growing up into; a noble manhood, just and generous. Wrhen the enemies of their race write oyer the doors of their habita tions, '-'Saloon ;" the young man is lured in ; sees the wine sparkle ; the poisonous stimulant goes coursing through his veins and maddening his brain, , and his character begins to blacken ; the heart strings which were entwined around him ; of those who loved him, begin to quiver in an ag ony ready to break. What must be the anguish of a loving heart in an agony of grief, with streaming eyes raised to heaven, thanks God she is a widow, and her babes are orphans, "l et him thatstandeth take heed lest he fall." No intellectual power, no literary attainment, no princely surroundings of wealth can cover the depths in a character wanting in moral tone. Garrett Smith, of New York, the millionare; is it his great wealth which makes his name spoken of with affection by all who love human ity, freedom and justice? No! it is his world-wide philanthropy which makes him go into sympathy with all the suffering of earth, considering those, bound, as bound with them whose eloquence and cultivated speech has done so much for the op pressed black man. His great and generous nature resorts to no subter fuge of lies; no tricks of reasoning to show that the great Creator approves of bondage ; that slavery is a divine institution. A more brilliant intellect ; 'a more lovely poetic genius never put on a material form than Lord Byron, but clouds and darkness are round about his name because he was not pure in character. A name is seen written in bright ness on the moral horizon. It moves upward, upward like the sun climbs up through the rosy clouds of the eastern sky at early morn, rising high er and higher into the perfect day. It is Abraham Lincoln. If Bonapart was a "man of destiny," Lincoln was a man of providence ; raised up to remove the fetters from a people in bondage. He stood in the midst of a charmed circle composed of the heart desire and will-power of the good and true of earth, and of angel influ ences in "the heavenly places." In the might and power of these influ ences, he said African slavery in the United States shall be no more. Be hold he spake and it was true. Now, why could he gather around him such a power? For this reason, besides a uoble intellect and generous nature, he was pure in heart. It would be well for statesmen to learn a lesson here and be wise. Do school teachers alwaj-s fully re alize how much they have to do in forming character and determining destiny of the children to whom they give instructions day by day ? Who ever forgets the impression of child hood? Who can wonder 6o far into the land of the stranger, that his thoughts will not revert back to the home of his childhood ; the dear old school house; the teachers he loved so well? Then and there lessons were learned which will never be forgotten ; les sons which will be read before the tribunals of heaven, to bless or curse the instructors of childhood and youth. Then should not teachers avail themselves of every opportuni ty of properly fitting themselves for teaching? To set a noble and beautiful life be fore the view, as a model to imitate does much toward forming a right character. So those who fix their gaze long and intently upon the char acter of surpassing loveliness and majesty of the great teacher Jesus. Like the Isrealites of old who looked upon the brazen serpents, until en tranced, all poison left their bodies. So the christian with his gaze fixed on the Christ, becomes fasciuated un der the glory and influence of his character, until rapt in beautiful vis ion, he becomes transformed into bis likeness and seems to lose all taint of earth. As his kingdom was not of this world, so he is not of the world but becomes like him, and rises into a high spiritual life, and the prayer of the Son of God is answered "I will. Oh ! Father, that those thou hast giv en me, may be with me and behold my glory." It is plain that it is of vast impor tance lo a man, what manner of char acter he hath, for it is through it he rises out of the material Into the spir itual. And like John, on the Isle of Patmos, sees in vision until he is per mitted to pass into it. The spiritual Jeruselem ; the new heavens and the new earth, wherein dweleth righteousness. published by request. LETTER FROM TEXAS. Dear Friends: Allow me to say in few words that I am here in the city of- Houston pronounced here Hucetin numbering 15,000 inhab itants; is near the head of naviga tion on Buffalo Bayou ; having four Railroads putting in at this place; where still stands the old Capitol buil ding, erected when Texas was a "Re public" under the Presidency of Gen. Sam Houston ; where stand eight churches, the newest being that of the M. E. Church and built by the people of color for themselves ; where with few exceptions religion is only nominal, and dead formality is doing its dreadful work to the ruin of the souls blinded by it ; where "Caste" is as marked as in India; where the final "Break Up" (as it was called) took place, the Rebel forces holding out the longest of any place in the South; where several of their fiercest leaders now live and with some of whom I have conversed to-day, they manifes ting great respect for the Government that 'could conquer them, and desire the coming of Yankees that could whip them to live in their midst; where "church prejudice" ranks bit terly as ever, especially of the South 'M. E. Church South,' not even allow ing Bishop Simpson last year to preach in their church nor Bishop Scott last week ; and where I am holding a pro tracted meeting, in the Court House, in which Fedral soldiers have been imprisoned and one man from the North shot dead by a Rebel soldier. I find my faith tested by my sur roundings. Not a single white member of the M. E, Church is here ; no min ister of the same church to stand by me, and but one place in the city where I have been made welcome and can find lodgings. Christ said "the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." I can hardly hope for any considerable success, as I am to leave here according to present arrange ments, on Monday for the interior. Texas is by far the largest State of the Union, being composed of 208,684 square miles; 30 representative dis tricts, and 1,000,000 inhabitants. There are 3,000 Presbyterians, 30,000 Baptist, and 40,000 of the M. E. Church South having 200 active ministers ;' that is, in the Southern waj There is not the zeal, faith or love to be found in all the South, in any of the churches, that is at all consistent with either the christian name or character. The fact is obvious to any discriminating mind, that there never was a State of consistent p'"ety, (or scriptural purity,) or there has been a declension that amounted to a "demoralization." T would not be a "croaker" or "fault finder," and yet how can I come to any other conclusion, when there is only the faintest serablauce of Christi anity in word or act; when the Sab bath is not observed ; the Bible but little read ; churches unoccupied and rotting down, and multitudes who were members, and also ministers, are now among the most reckless in the land? In the ranks of the fallen may be found the man that has stood at the head of influences, as President of a College, also another that has won laurels as an editor of the leading church paper of the M. E. Church South, both being first class ministers, besides numerous others of all grades to the most indifferent. There are over three hundred min isters in the three ehurche above named, and I am informed that only ten of each denomination are receiv ing their entire support from the con gregation they serve ; the balance are mixing up gospel with law, medicine, trade, husbandry, and so forth ; hence the pastorate, the study, and alas! souls are neglected. The churches cannot hope for success, nor will the thoughtless become awakened to their need or danger with the present state of things. Oh ! that there were eyes that could weep o'er the dessolations of Zion and the terrible ruin so wide spread and dreadful! Have all hearts been converted into stones? There is not one flourishing College endowed in Texas, though there are a number bearing the name. Nor as yet have I heard of but one man born, raised and educated in this State that has ever become a minister on the sod, and he is by the name of W. R. Rich ardson, Rector of St. Mark's Church, San. Antonio, Texas. Now, as a State, this is the largest ; with soil productive ; climate mild ; minerals rich ; productions various, and most remunerative; stream large and numerous ; large tracts of land cheap and very inviting ; and gener ally, the State is considered one of the most healthful ; while fragrant blos soms sh'ed their odors every month of the year. Then must it be here as in ludia, "Where every prospect pleases, And only man is vile." There are men here who have herds of cattle numbering from hundreds to five, ten or fifteen thousand. The summers need not be "pent in gather ing hay for them at great expense, nor the winter mon'.hs in feeding them. They feed themselves tlie year round, only requiring 'the cow boy' to 'salt' the old ones and "Irani'' the young ones. The hogs are nisd in the same way. When slaughtered, they, the same as the cattle, are taken from "the range" to the "market." Bees do well, an I not un frequently a single man owns from one to several hundred "hives" of workers. . Notwithstanding all the superior advantages of this 1 trgs State, warm ed into life by almo-t perpetual sum mer, as it is, and a little fore- thought, and using economy, every thing that is either useful or desirable might be at command ; yet, strange to say, a man that "brands" a thous and calves per annum will let them take the milk and he will send to the North for his cheese, butter and milk. He doe not even milk enough for his black coffee, but if he uses any, he will buy "condensed milk." My ' few words" have been multi plied leyond my intention. Allow me, therefore, to close somewhat ab ruptly ? Saying because mountains rise, vallies sweep, rivers flow, plains stretch far into the dim distance, so that hindreds, yea! thousands of miles l.iy between us, yet the insun derable bonds of union remain the same. Yours ever and forever, G. A. Reeder. Houdon, Texas, Jan. 22, 1870. Q. M.JL P. RAILROAD. First Ground Broken Yesterday Iranii'ne Crowd and ranch EnthnsI asm Speeches Jbj Gen. Morgan, Gen. Prentiss, Col. Richardson, Presi dent Savage and others. FronCthe Quiucy Whyr of February 19th, 1870 Monlay marked a bright day in the history of Quincy's progress and en terprise, it being the occasion of break ing the first ground upon the line of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacihc lci.il road .i road which is destined to give our city an impetus that will be felt for all time to come, and place it upon the highway to greatness ; a road which will pour into the graneries and manuf icturies of Quincy the increas ing wealth of the Far West and bless our city with the untold productions of ten thousand nelus; a road, In short tfhieh contemplates nothing less than spanning this mighty continent and opening tlie golden gates of Cali fornia :o our people this is the road we celebrate. At about 2 o'clock yesterday after noon, the ferry boat, Rosa lay lor, loaded down to the guards with an en thusias tic company, steamed from our levee across to the Missouri shore, landing a few rods below the railroad bridge. Those comnosinir her rassen gers, lorne two or three hundred in numbtr, were among our most influ tial business managers, solid men of the city and capitalists. Arriving at West Quincy, a few minutes walk brought us to the place where work upon the road was to be inaugurated being it the junction of the Palmyra, branch of the H. & St. Joe. R. "R., with tlie M. & M. A. L. R. R., some 200 rods west of the bridge. Upo a arriving at the place Indicat ed, Mr. Savage mounted a fallen tree, and in a brief address stated the object of the gathering to be for the purpose of brtauiug ground upon the new road. On motion Gen. James D. Morgan was appointed Chairman of the meet ing and the reporter of the various newspapers present requested to act as Secretaries. Gen. Morgan then made a few re marks stating that he was not so well acquainted with the history of the road ai were others present, and call ed upon (Jen. Prentiss to make a speech. Gen. Prentiss at once came forwaid, saying he wis sorry some one else more competent had not been chosen to address the comrwuiy. He then turnetl to the crowd and said : "Gentlemen of Illinois and Mis souri, I am glad to meet you here on this auspicious occasion it be ing ro less than the breaking of ground upon the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad: but before I say anything more, I would suggest that at the conclusion of my remarks, these parts which stand near us be filled with dirt by this company and then hauled over and dumped at the first st ike upon the line of this road, (immense applause and general move ment toward thocarts.) The General then continued: As a citizen of Quincy,' I feel greatly interested in this enterprise it is one which is fraught with more importance than any ot :ier enterprise ever undertaken by us. I know the people of Missouri well, tud while we have occasion to rejoice over the first step, we must re- must remember that thousands upon thousands of theso people are looking forward to us with bright hopes for their own future growth and devel opement, all of wich depends upon what .ve do with this road. I feel that tl.e day Is not far distaut when the wealth of thesovast tracts of land will 1 e poured into the lap of our grawibg city. While Chicago has her lake and shipping, we have the mighty Mississippi, and these immense tracts. Let us then improve our opportunity and push this road through to an ear ly completion. It stands u in hand to rejc ice that we meet here to-day, in almost midwinter, under the bioad canopy of heaven, to break the first ground upon tlm road, which is des tined to make complete the greatness of our city. It behooves us to be rap id in i ts construction, for are not other cities striving to obtain the wealth which should rightfully flow through our own. Roads are being built hun dreds of miles went of us, and leading off tins commerce which belongs to Quincy; our trade is being drawn away- to St. Louis and elsewhere, while ven Chicago is bidding for it. Let un then work with energy and deteni; ination, as a city should, which has two great States to assist her. Here is where the immense wealth of tlie whole country will eventually centre, let us then do our duty to that lovely city on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. With these remarks the General closed, saying he was very unexpectedly called upon and had not prepared or thought upon the subject before being called out. Col. Richardson was next requested to say something. He at once com plied, .and commenced by saying that none of us seemed fully to appreciate the vast impoitauce of this road and the gieat benefits to be derived from its completion. He Hiokeof the C. B. & Q. It., which has so richly develop ed the country lying between Quincy and Chicago, much to the advantage of our city and its own stockholders. Then, he said, equally rit h and pros perous will that country west of us becom; if it is only opened up by such & thoroughfare as this road cotl templsted. This vast country, this rich country, must contribute much to the growth of our city ; its produc tions cannot all be carried away from us; there is a vast country south of us, many Southern States which have no pork, and here is where it expects to get It from. Another great trade is the hay trade. Some thirteen States, eleven certainly, cannot raise hay, and we must (j!dp it to them. ThU road Is more important to Missouri thaj any other road in the State it is th& outlet for her commerce It passes dK rectly across the richest portion of her soil. I am well aware that many of us here will not live to see the devel opment of this great State it i$ for those who come after they will reap. me great oenenc ; Dut it is our duty to, do for them wha6 our fathers, did fur us work and develope the country. 0 I rejoice at this beginning, which of course Is not much, but it is an earnest of what we Intend to do, and wo will liro to see the benefits an'slnc from t by the increase of our trade. Oho thing I wish to speak about. Soma eopie say we can never mako a arge commercial city of OuincV. Suppose we grant that; we con and wii inaKe a great manufacturing city of her; she is surrounded by a rich country; she has the water facilities and should supply this country with its manufactured articles, if nothing more. She ought not to let Chicago. supply the South with pork Chicago. ougnt not to supplant us In this. I am glad we are aroused and that the. people have embarked upon thiseo terprise. Gen. Morgan then stated that very few persons knew what had been' done along the line of thU road, and that Mr. Savage, its President, could explain the whole matter. The Gen eral continued by saying a great deal of time, money, labor and "blowing" had been expended, and that much more was needed; he approved of blowing; wind was necessary. Ho here related a little anecdote oi the ef ficiency of "blowing" on a certain oc casion when he visited Pike county. 111. Tho General stated that the first eight miles of this road was the most important part, as it secured the coin- nletion of thf hIrmrf nnil thprpfnra I -v --v its immediate construction was' not,' only warranted but absolutely neces- sary. - . Mr. C. A. Savage, President of tho road, was then called upon. He ctated that he had been over nearly tho whole of the contemplated road ; that he lately returned from a Railroad Convention in Nodaway county and that the people were fully alive to tho importance of the enterprise; that their enthusiasm was abundant and !., lv,,f rnitr,.. . i ... was, that the road should bo built. " He stated that the contributions along the line have already reached over' $800,000 and they were constantly com-' ing in. The survey h& been comple ted from the Musi.-ippl to the Mia- , sourl rivers and passes through the finest country the sun ever shone up on. Mr. Savage continued, "wo want to open up this grand country; wo . want to develope its resources in order that our city may reap tho benefit, that is our object." jjir. james u oodrutl was then call ed upon He said he was a better worker than talker. He stated that he had been over the proposed routo of the road and that it was a magnifi cent country. Speaking about his first coming to Quincy in 1S41, he' stated that the country through which the now prosperous C. B. A. Q. R. R. , passed was, at that time, an unculti vated, barren waste, that he had trav eled over most of it and hardly found a farm from one end to the other, but that now it was thickly settled and .. the road one of the best paying in tho T i r . i -mw it a V a l a. i. uiiiu ii.tiis. ill" win riaiLj iug the route over which the (J., M. & P. R. R. is to pass is one of the very richest, is already thickly settled and has every advantage imaginable for being developed far beyond and much faster than upon any former road. He stated that commerce naturally sets eastward and we are therefore bound to look westward for our crops and a view westwartl along thU road presented the finest country, ho ever Haw and much of it under cultl vaton. The question was. could the road be built. It certainly cannot without money. Thirty miles from this point where we stand JlS-j.Oiw) Is waiting to help us. If we can reach Round Grove township, thirteen miles from here, $:i0,(X) is waiting for us; at the next township line $21), 000 is. waiting for us; at the next township line $00,000 is waiting for us, and so on through to the Missouri river. And to carry the enterprise forward from thence the city of Brownville, and Nemaha and John son C am ties, Neb.: have now ready $378,000. Shall we lose all thi, or phall we work now for the road. If we wait till our bonds are made avail- able, the friends in Missouri will loso- confidence. Subscriptions must be made at once, and the road secured without delay. This road will be six hours shorter than any other con tern- . plated road from Fort Kearney east, and will of course get the bulk of " travel and freight it is the road Of the n est. Then our bridge charter, provides that the increase in corpora-, tion.s who use the bridge will be fol lowed by a lessening of the tolls. Eastern eapitalista will Like advan tage of this, and no other bridge can be built under two years. The Direc- , . tory of this road is mostly located in, Quincy, and the people of Missouri are willing it should remain so. Will toe cuiy.ens oi tuincy sustain their Directory by subscriptions at once it is the duty of Quincy to looli tLis matter square in the face. On motion of Mr. C. M. Pomry, it was agreed that Dr. J. N. R:J,ton, Robert Tillson and C. A. Savage, of Quincy, and Dr. S. F. lion nv,' of Missouri, throw the first dirt. It was nip and tuck which would get the first spadeful In the cart, but Undo Bob Tillson was the lucky man, and the others pitched in te Missouri soil at about the some moment. After tlie work w.s inaugurated by theso gentlemen, each person present took his turn at, the s: a.ic3 and added his shovel of dust till the carts were filled. Mr. Frederick Collins coming up at the time, the honor of dumniug the samcj was given to him which he did in -rood style amid much enthusiasm. Dr. Ral.xton made a short address at tliis time, jitating that he had nothing to fear, that Quiucy would yet bo the emporium of the West. After dumping the earth, Gen. Prentiss moved that when the meet- mg adjourned it be to meet this eve ning at the Court House st G o'clock for the purpose of hearing a rcjort from the Directors and learn what tiieir wishes were. Amid much rejoicing and cheering, the meeting then adjournal agreeably to the above, and 'soon returned Ut Quincy on board the Rosa Taylor, which had kindly been placed at" th -disposal of the "Company by its , Captain, Geo. Holt. That was very unkind of PhilndvJ-' phia. A San Francisco minister re-" moved to the Quaker City ou ct;uuC of its superior moral ton,?.' : While preaching his first sermon "some one stole his overcoat. When he wants anymore superior moral tone lie is going to Chicago.
