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BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 18T0.
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nEWETT & NEWMAN,
lTTOUEYS & COrELOR!ai AT LAW.
0(flre, No. 70, McPheraon Block, vp it.lr.
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1TT0ENEVM d: COUNSELOUS AT UW.
OftT In Court TTou?e Building
WlH rlvediltcent uttentiou to any legal bnslneag
truil to tlifircure, 4a-tf J
JOB A. DILIXJN,
ATX0RXET 4t COCXIKLOU AT LAW
and General Land Arnt,
Tenim!!, Johnson County, NrbrMka.
J. N. REYNOLDS,
ATTOB.KBY at COCXSELOn AT LAW,
t)rrn-K No. POfKeynold. Hotel.
TUOMAS A BUOADY,
4-TTOBNKTS AT LAW AND SOLICITORS
. ' IXCHANCEnY,
orrK'K Dittrlct Court Room.
VM. II. Mcl.ENNAN,
TTOREV AM) COUNSELOR AT LAW,
j;braka City. Nebraska.
B. T. FERKIN8,
ATTOKXEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Tociimweh, Joliaeon County, yb.
KYE A IIU3IPUREY,
aTTOBXEYS 3c COUNSELORS AT LAW,
rioiiH City, Pawnee Co.. 'eb.
N. K. GUIGGS,
.iVtORNEY AT LAW AND LAND AGENT,
Bailee. Ouge County, Nebraek a.
piitsiciaks.
VT. IL KIM BERLIN, M. D.
HTHCIAW ANI SURGEON TO NEB.
L " ETE AND KAll INFIK2IAUY.
Omci-K Maln-et. OrncKHora-7a.n.toT.M.
il c TnmjiAN,
TITIICIAK AND SURGEON.
r OfflceNo. S5 il.n Street.
Qgi kowr from 7 to II a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m.
IL L. MATHEWS,
YHTIICI1V AND SURGEON.
Offlce In City Ilrug Stoie, Mala-U
C F. KTEWAUT, M.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OSee In D. H. Lcwla A Co.'! Drug Store,
Olce houri from 7 to 8 a. m.; and 1 to 2 and 8 S' to
;tl.m. '
LAND AGENTS.
K?vrHUG II E3,
UiLEITAlE AGENT . NOTARY
PUBLIC.
OSee over itannaferdjt HcFali'e Furniture store.
' WM. IL HOOVER,
HAL ESTATE 6c TAX PAYING AGENT.
Office Sa District Court Room.
VU1 live preiapt attention to the aale of Real E
itMaol raymeaief Taxes throughout the Neoxaha
last DisirlcU
JONAS HACKER,
AND TAX PAYING AGENT.
LAID
Cfflce wl 4 Probate Judge.
Will atUnd to the Payment orTaiea rorIon
Ksr aeat Land Own?s 1b Nemaha County,
oeaeuee scllclled.
Corren-
KOTATIIXS.
JAS. C. McNAUOHTON,
NOTARY PUBLIC A CONVEYANCER,
Office In J. L. Carsoa'a Jlarvk.
K K. EBRIGHT,
OTARY PUBLIC A CONVEYANCER,
Is'o. 72 Main -St., second floor.
Agent for the JCquItable and American Tontine
XI fe insurance Companies,
DRUG STORES.
McCHEEnY A NICK ELL,
DKALEUH IN DIU GS,HTATIOXEaV,Ae.
No. H Atalii st
7s 11 aesertraent Drugs, Paints, Jtooks, Stationery,
., so baud, and sola at a holesale or-retaiU
I). H. LEWIS CO.,
fsuot'icaaoRs ro noia adat a ov
DIALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, Ac.
No. 41 Maln-st.
RAJNJJTARS
EVAN WORTHING,
POR WARDING AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
Office and U'areroora 42 Mnin-.,
Dealer In all kinds f Uraia nd Country Pre
oea. GEO. G. 8TART & BRO.
DIALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, Ae.
Asplnll. Nebraska.
The klghest taarket price, pal for anything the
Hrmr can raise. We will buy and sell sverytlilng
ksewn Is the market.
11EIICIIAXDLSX.
F. E. JOHNSON A CO.
DIALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE
o, 72 Maln-eU, Mcpherson Block,
WM. T. DEN,
DKAI ER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
erwaraia A CwbibsIsbIob Mereaat,
4' No. : Naln-st., Brownvllle,
r ti.r. pinwi Ktnrea. Furniture. c. al-
srsos band. H igte-4 market price paid fee iildee,
rsiis, t urm. and Country rrvs.i'ce.
MARWATiX,
. PHELLENBERGER BRO'S.,
BALERS IN HARDWARE, STOVES
N 'j. "4 Malo-st.
RtoTsa, Hard ware. Carpenter's Tools, Blacksnslth
rsrnisbings, Ac., constantly on namv,
JOHN a DEUSER,
D BALER IN STOVES, TIN WARE, Ae,
No. 7S MsJa-et.
SADDIXRT.
J. II. BAUER,
ARXKSS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. 9 Maln-st.
Vsndlng done to order, tatlsfactlon guaranteed.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A. ROBINSON,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
No. U Maln-sL
Gas constantly on Utm3 a food assortment of
i ruis, Ladie s. Xias' and CbtfUwna liootsand
Mii. (usumi work done with umutess and dls-
Paten. Impairing done on short jautlca.
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CO KTXCTIO KEHLCS.
ISRAEL 8. NACE;
CITY BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY.
S Ko, a Maln-aV. oppoalUe City Drug iitor.
Mss. Cakes. Fresh iind. Conlwctionrry. LlgUt
4 fancy Groceries. OoiisianJJjr OJi band.
WILLIAM ROSS ELL,
COHPECTJONERY AND TOY STORE,
3f o, 40 Malnt. .
fnth Bread, Cakes, Oysters. FrulU. etc., on hand.
J. P. DEUSER,
DEALER IN CONFECTIONERIES, Ac
No. 44 Maln-st.
uusia
MRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
TEACHER OF MUSIC.
Rooms, Maln-st.. bet. 4th and 5th.
l-sm riven on the Piano, Organ. Melodeon,
ailar and Vocalization. Having had eiht years
etperinc as teacher of SI usiC lu New York Ucun
isnt of glTiag Katlsfactiou.
BOUNTY CLAIXI AGEKT
ET DrsMITH,
U. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT,
Washington City, D. C
- 111 attend to the prosecution of clslms before the
'fcPanmiit In person, for Additional Bounty. Back
and FrDKtons. and all claims accruing against
oTernment during the late war.
SALOONS.
JOSEril HUDDARD & CO
PEACE AND QUIET SALOON.
No. 47 Maln-st.
l"he hew. Wines and I-iquors kept on hand.
R. a BERGER,
ALIIAMBRA BILLIARD SALOON,
No. 4. Whitney's Block.
HOTELS.
STAIl HOTEL
STEVENSON A CROSS, PROPRIETORS.
Front-et, between Msin and Atlantic.-
This Ilonoe has Jtint been nm(Klc led. Inclde and
out. SSUifie Olllce for all points West. Oiunibussee
toalltraius.
REYNOLDS nOUSE.
NATHAN N. GREEN, PROPRIETOR,
88 & 90 Main street, Brownville.
Bert accommodBtions In the city. New House,
newly furnished. In the heart of business part 01
cUy. Lu ery stable convenient, 4i-iwn
AMERICAN HOUSE.
L. D. ROBISON, PROPRIETOR.
Front-st,, beL Main and Water.
A rood Feed and Lirery Stable In connection with
the House.
JUSTICES,
A. W. MORGAN,
PROBATE JUDGE AND JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE.
Off.ce In Court House u!ldlng.
STATIONERY.
A. D. MARSH,
PIONEER BOOK AND NEWS DEALER.
City Book Store, No. 90 Maln-st
BRIDGE BUILDING.
' C. W. WHEELER,
BRIDGE BUILDER A CONTRACTOR.
Brownvllle, Nebraska.
Sole agent for R. W. Smith's Patent Truss Bridge.
Tbestrongest and best wooden bridge now la use.
TATLOIIING.
CHRIS. HAt'BOLDT,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
No. K Maln-et.
IT as on hand a'tpletdid stock of Goods, and will
make them up In the latest styles, on short notice
and reasonable terms.
BLACKSMITIIS.
J. W. A J. C. GIBSON,
BLACKSMITHS A HORSE SHOERS.
First-st., bet Main and Atlantic.
All work done to order and satisfaction guaranteed.
OH, J. BLAKE,
DEHTIST
ci? Would respectfully
announce Unit he has
- located in Urownyllle
and Is now prepared
"V- niHiiner. ALL oper
ations pertaining to
the Hclence of Den-
tUtry.
Office Over City Drug Store, lroat room. 1M
FRA1IZ HELIIER,
fAG0H ijLACICSMITHjHOP
ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT nOUSE.
WAGON MAKING, Repairing,
V IMows, nnl all work done) In the lxst
manner and on short notice. Satislaction guaran
antccd. Give him acalL I4-ly.
C. SNOKE,
eooiisii
MAKER.
Na. 15
Main Street,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.
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5k
ITas constantly on hand a superior stock of Boots
and shoes. Custom work done with neatness and
dispatch.-
H. H. BRYANT,
E SIGN. AND CARRIAGE
PAINTER,
Grain cr V Pajicr Hanger,
No. 60 MAIN STREET,
Brownvllle, Nebraska.
3M f '
Jr K. PRETZ,
CHE, 0011
AND SION PAINTER.
OVER HELMEB'S WAGON SHOP,
OrowiivlIIe, IVcbrasIta.
OFFERS his pen ices to the public,
with the confident belief that lus work
will meet the approbation of his patrons.
l-tfj
Shellenbcrger 3ro3.
ARD17ARE L1E0CIIIII1IS
No. 74,
9IcPIicrsoiis IIIocK,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
CANTON CLIPPER PLOWS!!
THE BEST PLO W MADE!
31i:DFOKD & HOWARD,
ARCHITECTS &CUILDERS
Are prepared to furnlcb. 9
DESIGNS & SPECIFICATIONS
for all kind) of
BUILDINGS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,
of the latest and most approved styles.
ALSO TAKE CONTRACTS!
J.U. kind 0 Job Work Aone. to order!
trmof, corner Main and Second streets,
PBOWXVILI.K. XX. -y
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
No. 59 Main Street, Brownvllle.
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
f3L Ha Jit op.nel and w ill constantly
tJV kc-r on IuukI a hirp nd well assorted
E; .Kto-u ot ttitultwrtlclR In his line.
Repairing of Cltn-ks, Waieh!, nd Jcw-
eiry uone oa enorv iw.ut.
4LL irOiJA' WAMtAXTED.
THE SDEIILil HOUSE.
C. M. KAUFF3IAN,
rnoraiKToa
40 Maln-st., BrowaTille.
This nuse has been remodeled and refirnlRhed
throughout, and alTonls thebet a(cnimolationsln
the citv to the local and trveitne public. It I con
trail v Watd, stRces for the West, and Omnibus
Sir a"! trains, to tnnn the Hheriuan lloutw Fnir
tirst ciawa, rtiarRes moilerale. l.VwT
IX)riS WALDTEER.
THE rtONKEB,
Is fully prepared to do all kln0 of
HOUSE.SIGH.CARRIAGE,
O in omental Paint ins:,
Gntldtng, Glazing-, Pperhaglng, Ae.
JOB WORK, Neatly and Plainly
O Executed, at the Ad vert laer Job Rooms.
FURNISHING GOODS,
HETZEL'S.
HATS AND CAPS.
andBtylos, at
-All Varieties
lZETZELts.
VOICES.
Hnld the lllly to the bey,
'Come, rover, lodjte with me.
And I'll distill for the
I La re sweets to mnke honle ;"
And the bee, sharp and wise,
Plunged into Paradise.
To" the lark rtpon the lea,
The cloud hailed. 'Fly to nle.
And I will breathe on thee
The dewa of hp.rmonle;"
And the lark Jubilant,
Rose heavenward with a chant.
BJffhed tho white moon, pensl Telle,
ing, nlrhtlnfiale. to me,
And I will ope to t.hee
Clear wells of ecsUsle;'
And sweet the nightingale
Thrilled all the :iooky ralej
Moaned the lover by the tree,
"Hastebeautlful, vo me, .
And bending on true knee.
Pure heart I'll give to thee-"
And, mooning in her charms,
Hhe glimmered to his arms.
Tlnsley'a Magazine.
COMMUNICATED.
FORM OF TEACHERS' SCHEDULE.
Adopted by the Xonual Class.
. "A place for everything and every
thing in its place" is good maxim, es
pecially so for the teachers, for If there
is any calling or avocation in life
which requires order and exactness, it
Is the business of teaching. Yet, how
many teachers there are whose trans
actions are kept in so loose and disor
orderly a manner as to put to defiance
all method or form ; and the task
which otherwise would be pleasant
and agreeable, becomes a tiresome and
unsatisfactory undertaking.
The merchant who wishes to be suc
cessful In-business,, does not jumble
his accounts together in an inextrica
ble way, but is careful to have every
thing arranged with order and pre
cision. His bqoks present a concise
as well as copious exhibit of nil his af
fairs. It takes but a glance to ascer
tain the exact state of his business,
whether prosperous or adverse ; and
the task is performed with ease aud
dispatch, which, if not systematical
ly arranged, would be arduous indeed.
So, also, order in ali things h the
mark of a good teacher. He cannot
fail to command respect as a teacher,
who is prepared if called upon, to ex
hibit the exact standing ol his school
n every department without spend
ing a weary hour of toil in decipher
ing his vague and ambigious state
ment. To accomplish this purpose,
much depends upou the form of the
"Teachers' Schedule," which, to ar
range property, is often a dreaded
task to the teacher. And then, fre
quently, he finds that it does not
meet every requirement; either it is
unwieldy and inconvenient, or some
exigency has been left unprovided.
To meet these difficulties, to some
extent, and contribute something to
wards a system in education, we would
present to the public the following
schedule as a simple and comprehen
sive method of keeping a school reg
ister. Although we do not claim that
it is entirely original with us, we have
introduced some improvements which
cannot fail to be useful aud conven
ient. We have recommended a sys
tem of marking whioh will enable
the teacher to "balance" his books at
the end of each week so that it will
require but a glance to ascertain the
standing and attendance of each pupil
and the average of the whole school
for any day or week in the year. Also,
at the end of the term this method
will prevent the arduous and perplex
ing task, of which so many complain,
of enumerating separate marks to
ascertain the average attendance,
which is unsatisfactory and uncertain
at the best. Although some object
ions may be urged, we do not hesitate
to present It to the public as a simple
and comprehensive method, and
would urge its adoption by the teach
ers of the State:
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Conduct
I marks
j Days at
tetidance ! Friday. S XXX
rihuraday.
Wed'sdny.
Tuesday... XS
iMorday... XNN.XX
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1 'Conduct
marks
I11V8 Rt-
tendance
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Friday X XXX
(Thursday. IXXXX
!!Vv'eriHlay. SXXXXX
iTucsday X"-XX
lMonday N
Jomiuct
tnvrkt L"C'"-g"
Mays at-
teinlance cc re -r m o -
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DIRECTIONS.
Attendance. An oblique line made
from right to left denotes that the pu
pil was present in the forenoon, and
an oblique line from left to right that
he was present In the afternoon ; two
I'rl.l.n I L -l I I
1 Thursday. I
j jtVeJ'aday. n,U;;
jlTuealay., si;H
k jlMonday... fcU,
! Conduct I
marks oegsew g e
2 lftjs at- L
tendance c:a:-i-
. j Prrday 1 , h'
O jTho'nolav. I
Wed'alay. H-iN
1;Tues.lay lSHj
O j ! Monday. s
I Age I rs n
! 7T7T.I
! x - c x w
1 1 a 5
J i l 5Slt ;il
! ?; oeSecb. iSlS
Number-, j jj
oblique lines crossing each other that
he Was present all day.
2d. Days Attendance. Id this col
umn write the number of days each
pupil ba3 attended during the week.
3d. Conduct Marls. In thi3 col
umn write each pupil's standing for
the week j what should be considered
good and what bad conduct, and how
it should be marked. The teacher
must be his own judge. But we
would suggest a method perhaps not
without worth. Let ten be the high
est mark any pupil can obtain and
five the medium mark. Then if the
pupil neither receive a credit nor a de
merit mark, he will have the medi
um standing. If he receives an equal
number of merit and demerit marks,
they will balance each other, and his
standing will still be five. If he re
ceives more merit than demerit marks,
his standi hg Will be represented by a
number greater than five : JE. G. . If
he has received three merit marks
and one demerit mark, hi3 standing
will be five plus their difference or
seven. If the pupil should receive
more demerit than merit marks, his
standing will be greater than five.;
E. G. If he has received three de
merit marks and me merit mark, his
standing will be represented by five,
decreased by their difference or three.
If he should receive a merit mark ev
ery day, at the end of the week he
will receive ten for his standing, or
the maximum mark provided there
are no special marks. The merit
mark is a small dot placed on the left
of the attendance ' mark, thus X
The demerit mark is a dot placed on
the right of the attendance mark,
thus X . If there are any special
merit marks, generally called head
marks, they are represented by a dot
placed above the attendance- mark,
thus .
4th.' Total Days Attendance. Add
the'numbers representing the weekly
attendance from left to right and
place the sum in this column.
5th. Total Days Absent. These are
the difference between the number of
days in the term and the days the
pupil ha3 attended.
6th. Total Conduct Marks. These
are found in the same manner as the
attendance marks.
7th. The total attendance for each
week is found by adding the numbers
opposite each pupils name in the col
umn designated ; E. G. Total days
attendance for the first week in the
model is twenty.
8th. The total conduct marks for
each week is found in the same man
ner.
9th. The average attendance and
average standing lor eacn day are
found by dividing the total amount
by five ; E. G. The average atten
dance for each day in the first week is
four, and the average standing is six.
10th. The average attendance, the
average number of pupils absent and
the average standing for each day in
the whole term, are found by dividing
the same of each of their respective
columns by the number of days in the
term; E. G. In the model given, the
average attendance is four, the average
absence two and the average standing
6ix. The last three columns need not
be added until the close of the term
unless desirable. In 'the model we
have only represented one month for
want of space, but presume it will be
sufficient to explain the design.
For a convenient and. comprehen
sive method of keeping the term re
cord or making out the final report,
we would call the attention of the
public to "White's Common School
Register," which will be found sim
ple and adapted to every requirement.
The careful and candid considera
tion of every teacher is respectfully
Invited to the above schedule, and if
it is found to possess any merit, would
urge itsadoption throughout the State.
If improvement can be made or ob
jections urged, it is open for discus
sion; and we heartily invite an inter
change of views upon the subject.
It is the object of the Normal Class,
in presenting this and perhaps a series
of articles to the public, to arrive at a
general system of education, which
is eminently essential for the harmo
nious working of our common schools.
We shall endeavor, by compiling
from standard authors and by sugges
ting various improvements of our
own, to present a summary of the
general principles necessary In the art
of teaching, which will perhaps prove
valuable aid to those teachers who
have neither the time nor as efficient
means for obtaining these facts.
If we wish our common schools to
be a success, we must adopt some
method which will prevent a revolu
tion in the manner of instruction and
school discipline each time a new
teacher Is employed. Hence, we hope
these reports which we pullish from
time to time will not only prove val
uable hints, but that they will be put
to a practical application.
G. E. Howard,
Committee.
A liquor dealer in Indianapolis one
day last week sold a customer from
the country a jug of whisky. The
next day, being dry, he tried to draw
a morning's potation, but lo! it
wouldn't run. Early in the day
country customer cailed ipon the
liquor dealer for explanation. "I'll
swear! them d d boys have gone and
sold you summer whisky! ' Here,
boys, change this for winter whisky,
and if ever !" Lc.
- A young man in Lonisvtlle recent
ly examined a keg of damaged gun
powder with a red-hot poker, to see if
it was good. It is believed by his
friends that he has gone to Europe,
although a man has found some hu
man bones, and a piece of shirt-tail,
about twenty miles from Louisville.
beaator Tipton before IT. S.
Conjris
Delivered February 11th,
A5U
Mr. IVsidcni: I expect to vote for
tue Dinjor tne admission of Missis
sippi ; lit I do not understand thut it
is necef&ry in doing so that I should
investigte the past legislation
oe mei country ior tne purpose
or settsig any question of con
sistencj I have never nnderstood
that tli Republican party of this
countryvvaa pledged to any system on
that qition. They have never bean
pledgetto the details of any system
on tnarmestion.
Whej the new State of Nevada
came tlbe admitted she came in here
with afonstitution that kuew noth
ing wlitever in regard to this ques
tion oftnpartial or universal suffrage
wueuine ocaie 01 AeorasKa came
here vi had taken one step forward :
the fofteenth amendment to the con-
stitu.tin had been adopted ; and then
as aparty, naving.no established nol
icy V this subject except that within
the (institution of the United States.
inteiied to protect the loyalty of the
county, you required of Nebraska
whatyou said had become necessary
in yar onward progress toward the
consilnmation of our reconstruction
Thh, when another State from the
boutlpresents herself, aud the ques
tion b how shall she be admitted,
shamhe be admitted as Nevada?
Perhiis so; that will depend upon
the cfcumstances. Shall shecome in
as JNbraska? Perhaps so. Who
knowj? You do not know, sir ; I do
notkbw; no man in this Chamber
know until, he investigates the cir
cumstances under which she makes
her atolication ; and then, without
any pkcedent to bind us on the sub
ject, fe within the pale of the Con
stitute desire to do what is neces
sary tiaccomplish the grand object of
nnai au tnumpnant reconstruction.
No lan, therefore, in this Senate
Chamfer can talk to any one of us
with rjard to preserving our consist
ency I what we shall vote for Missis
sippi. 1 vote in regard to Mississippi
to-daylis my judgment dictates, and
I wouii appl no part of that princi
ple tc Texas to-morrow unless I
thougl it absolutely necessary ; but
when exas comes here if her case is
peculh, standing on its own individ
uality,!: will vote for something so
unheal of a3 perhaps to astound you
if I bepve it is that which is neces
sary tobring her in, tie up the inter
ests omer people, and guaranty to
them 1 republican form of Govern
ment.
So m!ch On the point of consisten
cy. T(u ask me to impose upon thel
mciiiucp vi tut; Ajeyismture 01 jlissis-
sippi tqJay an oath which i3 set forth
in this jocument before us. I will not
attempko do that, but if it is put upon
the biilt will take the bill as thus
amendd. I will not vote upon that
proposion, and then when it is car
ried abadon the bill. I will uot stand
here in by placeand advocate amend
ments tia bill, and after the bill is
consummated with those amendments
then tnrl upon the amendments and
the bill.lbandon them entirely, and
leavo theq to whatever fate may over
take theri. I shall under all circum
stances ve for the bill for the admis
sion of . Mississippi, when the hour
comes. j protest against imposing
this oath;upon her Legislature, be
ceuse alre'dy an oath as strong has
been impsed upou the members of
that Legiiiture. They have sworn
in the prebnee of Almighty God that
they werehot disqualified as members
of the Mississippi Legislature Uv
virtue of m tliing in their State con
stitution p the Constitution of the
United Sktes; and the Constitution
of the Uiied States, by reason of the
fourteentl amendment adopted, rules
them ever one out if they have been
guilty of he crimes specified in that
fourteentl amendment. When, there
fore, a mm be r of the Legislature of
Mississipi takes that oath prescribed
by the Jate, he takes an oath, a
searchingpne, which will admit of no
evasion ojhis part. I say, therefore,
thattheathl hold in my hand as
being thi oath administered to the
membersbf the Legislature has al
ready pured that Legislature of a few
men, or riher, perhaps, more proper
ly speakjig, there were some men
offering tfcmselvea as members who
could notjake their.places under that
oath of tfcir own, so broad, so com
prehensive so practical. I am will
ing, thenl to leave the interests of
Mississipi and the loyal people of
Mississippi to that oath which they
themselvti have incorporated into
their constitution.
Now, Jr. President, in regard to
the questn of voting, it is proposed
toputinfcis bill a restriction upon
them prodding that they shall never
hereafter h all coming time change
their congitujion from the basis on
which it rjsts to-day on the question
of the rigit to exercise the elective
franchise') What have they done on
that subjex? They have declared, in
the spiritof tne fourteenth amend
ment, thi every man lorn in the
State of Mississippi and living there,
and evarpcitizen of the United States
residing here a certain time, shall
have the ight of exercising the elect
ive francHse. That they have guar
antied. What else have they aone?
They hae adopted the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United Suites, and by that they have
declared hat neither the constitution
of the Stste, nor the Constitution of
the Unite! Stateshall ever be amend
ed so as toabridgs the right of exer
cising theelective franchise. Could
they havegone further? 'Ihenthey
would ha& been compelled to go fur
ther, and teaching to eternit;', stretch
their limibtation beyond the confines
of time. They have not only said
that in regird to the exercise of the
elective fnnchise, but they have
thrown thk door open, and in their
State Legislature at home have per
haps thirtycolored men as represent
atives of tint people in the Legisla
ture of the tate of Mississippi. Will
you be satisied with that?
Are they'honest on that subject?
They have adopted the fifteenth
amendmentto the Constitution of the
United Stats; and if that to-day is
the fundamental law, if twenty-eight
States of th Union have voted for it
and withh ten days the twenty
ninth will b? registered, for Nebraska
will set her leal to the principle with
in ten days Ironi this hour the- State
of Mississipji is bound by it until it is
stricken by a constitutional amend
ment out of the Constitution of the
United States. Is there any strength
in that? Suppose that is not the fund
amental law, then what? Then It is
the deliberate expression of the people
of Mississinri a3 a nledfre to you. It
wa3 a condition precedent that j'ou
required of tiem before they should
come here and occupy their place in
the sisterhood of States; They com
plied with it : and if it ia not yet
constitutional amendment by a suffi
cient number of States voting, for it,
Speech A
it is still a condition-precedent on
the State of Mississippi to-day, and
you can not make it more bindinp; by
!fc ti I .11 . .. . -
saying mat n, ena.il do considered a
condition-precedent two, three, or four
times over.
You ask me to repeat it on Missis
sippi. I am satisfied that she has her
self made it a condition-precedent,
and that is what I am concerned to
know. If you want a condition-precedent,
you have got it. If yon want
her under the power of the Constitu
tion of the United States, you have it,
if the Constitution is really amended
in that behalf.
Is she honest? She seems to act
very much so. What else do you
want her to pledge herself to? She
has shown not only her desire to grat
ify the extreme of radicalism on this
question, but she sends here what
Massachusetts cannot do and what
Ohio cannot do ; she sends here a rep
resentative of the colored race as a
Senator. Is that mark enough for
you ? Can you stand that, or do you
desire something else after she has
done all that? She ha3 lifted up the
race, placed them in her legislative
halls, sent them here and inhtalled
them In the Capitol of the nation;
and yet you say to her, "Are you in
earnest? We doubt you. You seem
to act rather plausible on the subject ;
but really we think we will j He up
some fundamental conditions on you
to hold you." You are afraid to trust
thirty thousand colored majority in
the State of Mississippi, for fear here
after they will refuse to send you oth
er representatives of their race, for
sooth I What would you not distrust
if you are not willing to be satisfied
on the basis of what the State has al
ready done for you ?
Then you say that in some future
time, some time intervening between
now and the sounding of Gabriel's
trump, you are afraid Mississippi will
undertake to change her law on the
subject of education. Is that any of
your business? Can you say to my
little State of Nebraska that she shall
never change her laws on the subject
of educotion ? She may change them
when she pleases, and she will ask
nothing of you or of this Congress,
and after she has changed them she
will be amenable only to the Consti
tution of the United States. And if
thirty thousand majority of colored
men if a colored party in Mississippi
linked hand in hand with a lar:e
white vote as Republicans if they
with thirtv thousand colored maioritv
are noS abr to take care ef their edu
cational interests, then appoint an ad
ministrator for them, and leave the
State out until she can take care of
herself.
No, sir ; it is a magnificent farce ; it
is a consumation of radicalism run
mad to say that you will not trust a
people who have thus done every-
thintr and a little more than some of
you desired them to do. I welcome
her here on the basis of her radical
ism ; I welcome her here on the prin
ciples of her constitution ; I welcome
here her representatives or both races.
I claim that it is an insult to her to
talk to her in regard to the probabili
ties of her going back upon herself.
of these men there going back upon
themselves. Therefore I would leave
in her hands to-day the interests of
the State and the destiny of her peo
ple, and take her as an ally In the fu
ture march for the consummation of
all that we have politically desired iu
this matter, rather than doubt her for
a i
one moment wnen sne nas aone ev
erything you required her to do, and
when in your law you pledged j'our-
self to her hat when she presented
herself here, having done that, she
hould be admitted.
You claimed no control over her
further than that, and simplv- desired
to look into her action to see whether
she had acted in accordance with the
law. The law said "adopt the four
teenth amendment." She has done it.
The law said "adopt the fifteenth
amendment." She has done it. The
law did not ask her to go so far as she
has gone in showing that she is in
earnest in regard to this matter by
sending here joint representatives of
the two races ; but she has done that ;
and now, forsooth, because you
thought Georgia had gone back upon
. r .a
you, tneretore you tnougnt it neces
sary to put a certain bill with its con
ditions upon Virginia, and now to be
consistent the truly loyal State of
Mississippi is to be put through the
same process.
I vote first against the conditions
proposed, believingthem to be unnec
essary; hut if they snail oe aaoptea
by the Senate 1 shall yield id them,
and vote for the bill for the admission
of the State of Mississippi.
Confidential. We hear a good
story of a man who went to the fron
tier to see a Tr end, 'ine ramiiy con
sisted of the husband, his wife and
two grown sons. The good old lady
was the only one of the family who
did not take a little of the "O oe
joyful." Sitting by the fire a few
minutes, the old man tipped mm a
wink, and the visitor followed him
out. Stopping by a tree, he pulled
out a lo.ng necked bottle, remarking,
"I have to keep this hid, for the hoys
might get to drinking, and the woman
would raise the d 1." They took a
drink and returned to the fireside.
Soon Tom, the eldest son asked the
visitor out to see a colt, and taking
him behind the barn, pulled out a
flask, remarking "I have to keep, this
hid, for the old man will get drunk,
and the d i is to pay ;" and they both
took a drink and returned, boon
Bob stepped on the visitor's toes and
walked off, the visitor following. As
they reached the pig pen, Bob drew
out a good sized bottle, remarking,
"You know the old man ana Aom
will get drunk, and I have to hide
this." The visitor concluded he
couldn't stand it to drink confiden
tially against the whole family and
started for home.
The Nic.ht Lamp. There are
many families who use night lamps,
and through inability to provide gas,
have been in the habit or ourning
kerosene oil, a very good thing when
Droperlv used. A few words on the
subject of its use at night may prove
interesting to tne general reauer.
When the light of the kerosene lamp
is turned down low, the combustion is
not perfect, and the atmosphere of the
room becomes vitiated by the uncon
aumed oil vapors, by the gas produced
by combustion, and also legitimate
particles of smoke and soot thrown
off. to be taken into the lungs of the
occupants. Air thus poisoned is dead
ly in its effects, and the wonder is
tiiat the people are not immediately
and fatally injured by breathing it
Its .-jonsequences are the unaccounta
ble and mysterious headaches, irrita
tion of throat and lunsrs. dizziness
and nausea.
To be Happy. Buy fair, sell fair,
take care of profits, and live econom
Seal.
LINDA'S SONG.
" A little bird flew
To tho tt p of a tree;
The sky It wan b!a.
And the bird sang to n
So tender and trno woa the strain
The i lner. I hoped, would remain ;
O Utile bird, stay aim prolong
The i apturevtiie grief of that song.
A little thought came.
Came out of my heart;
It whl.penM a name
That made me to fctart.
And the rose-oolorod breath of mv slirh
Flushed thecarth and the sea and iheaity,
Dela;' 1 little thourrhr, . delay,
Ann tiaaaen my lire with thy ray!
Fron 'The Woman Who Pared," by
Epesttorjent, published by Pjberts Brothers.
View cn St. John's Rirer, Florida.
We are up bright and early and rush
for the forward deck. We have passed
some fi le scenes during the night, but
now a lovely vision bursts upon us.
We are in a narrow part of the river
juat" acove Lake George, so narrow
that w occasionally touch the foliage
on either bauk. While below all was
in winter costume, here almcstevery
thing is dressed in lovely green. The
deciduc us trees r,re just in early leaf,
in that light green which is so fresh
and beautiful; the wild p'um is loaded
with white blossoms; an occasional
maple with scarlet seed brightens the
scene, cud mfngled with ail are pal
mettos, live oaks, with hanging mos3,
and loity pines. The banks of the
river are low all the way with an oc
casional exception, and alone: the
edges are beautiful borders of pond
lillles, ith yellow blossoms, the leaves
of dark, rich green, with wild lettuce
and rank weeds to add to the variety.
Often our boat runs over the lillies in
roundirg the beniis of this very
crooked river, and brushes against the
trees. All day long we sit on the
upper-forward deck and watch the
mulitude of living creatures. There
is an alligator on yonder shore you
insist that it is a log, until you sec it
slipping into tne water with a heavy
lumber ng movement. On that log
jutting out into the stream is a large
turtle. Lo! he slips away as we ap
proach. There is a small squad of
ducks. :lying close to the water and
beating it as they fly with a musical
sound. The huge bird with a long
neck ar d legs, that can hardly balance
itself as; it flies, is a blue crane, and as
it rests on yonder tree-top you see it
stands'fully three feet high. That
beautiful bird that you can see at such
a long distance ia the white crane.
There .is a lively bird crossing our
bows; it. Is a kingfisher. Whew!
wiiat ar. unpleasant odor! an army of
buzzartr tell the tale of a dead alliga
tor on the banks. The birds are offen
sive to the eye, but imperatively de
manded in this latitude. But I can
not tell you all ; the river seems alive
with these I have named, and coots,
rails, snipe, ibis, flamingoes, snake
birds, or water turkeys, velvet ducks,
and everything a traveler would wish
to see or sportsman to kill.
Prairle Sod as Fuel.
A correspondent of the Iowa Home
stead writes as follows, concerning the
subject of the future supply of fuel.
We here in Illinois, with our almost
limitless supplies of coal, arc perhaps
not so immediately interested a3 are
the people of the less favored States,
but even with us it will do no hai m to
experiment with other substances.
"I agree with Prof. Hinrichs, of the
State University, that the great fuel
makers of the earth are the sunlight
and air. Fuel is all around us, partic
ularly beneath our feet. Prairie sod,
cut a few inches thick with a breaking
plow, in mid-summer, aud put away
in a dry shed, makes the very best of
fuel. Do you suppose that the people
of Omaha and Council Bluffs who pay
three or four prices for cottonwood
fuel, and dirty soft coal, more than
half clinker and brimstone, know
this? . When prairie sod can not be
procured, that from any pasture is
equally good, provided it is dried and
kept so. 1 put a lot or or it away last
fall, and have been using it extensive
ly this winter. A sod a foot square
retains its shape fcr twenty-four hours
if not broken up, and gives out a sur
prising amount of heat. Turf, as it is
called, is the only fuel used by the
Irish peasant, where peat is not found.
This reminds me that every
ciyv
a cur-
which does not wash out with
rent, in the State of Iowa, and every
other State, 13 filled with this valua
ble carbonaceous deposit 'waiting onl3
for man to dig out in a dry time, and
keep him warm nnd cotnfortabie by
its cheery heat. It is the very best of
fuel ; far superior to any coal that we
have, and exists In unlimited abun
dance every where. While on a trip
across the Statedurlng the excessively
dry season of 1S54, 1 saw a great many
of these deposits, which had been set
on fire by camping immigrants, which
burned for months, and made holes
six feet deep in the ground. A benefi
cent Providence has been much more
kind and attentive to tha unworthy
dwellers here below than is generally
supposed. There is certainly no lack
of fuel anywhere, if we look for it
properly."
Harry M'Arthy used to tell of an
Irishman who was seen at the trench-
m -a v a . a
es or xorKtown noiaing ins nanas
above the earthwork. His captain
asked :
"What are you doing that for Pat?"
He replied with a grin and a work
ing with his fingers : "I am feelin'
for a furlough, sure !"
Just then a minnie-ball struck his
arm below the wrist. Slowly draw
ing it down ami grasping it with the
other hand to restrain the blood, a
queer expression of pain and humor
passed over hi3 race as he exclaimed :
"An' faith, it's a discharge!"
Deacon B. a very piou3 man, was
noted for his long prayers, especially
In his family. One Monday morning
the old gentleman and his wife were
alone, and, as was his custom, after
breakfast a prayer was offered-. There
being an unusual amount of work
that day, the Deacon's prayer was
short, and seeing his hat and milk
pail, he started for the barn. His
wife, being deaf, did not notice his
absence, but supposed him to be still
engaged in prayer. On his return
from milking, he was surprised to
find-her still kneeling. lie stepped
up to her and shouted "Amen," when
she immediately arose and went
about her work ad if nothing had
happened.
A colored man at Roanoke, N. C,
was found in a neighbor's cabbage
patch on his knees. He said it was
queer a man couldn't go "no whar"
to pray without being interrupted,
lie was left to h'13 devotions, and in
the mornimr. simrularlv enoush. it
was found he had prayed offthe heads
or hair the cabnagos in tne garden.
j. tic yi aj vi ui iiivtiu lwu tvi-ti in
right smart c.f yur kraut.
Xlisocri Frail Hints to Pro Lice".
A meeting of horticultural; w:n
held at Kansas City the ether iay.
The President believed that, ri na
apple region, Missouri wa unsur
passed. Apples arc tetter flavored,
larger, more solidand Letter keeper
r ere than any where;ele. Th;y can
r tise goodapplesas far South a Boston
.Mountain Lbelow that they ful; b ;t
then they have peanuts and 1:. lie
thought the railroad centerin - hro
gave great advantage to f uit rumors
they open up many mark-eta, aud rruit
need rapid transportation. He did
not think much fruit would L sent
southward, but we have the moun
tains aud pliins markets, and our
apples are of such superior qualify
that they would brin the hi.'he-'t
rico in New York and other eastern
narkets. He had spoken to director
f eastern railroads on the sut'ct cf
vestern fruit, and they replied''" that
there was not enough of It to make it
of interest ta them; 'the re wn no ti icj
where they could load a train with
apnles.
Ye should raise good fruit. Soma
kind that are good in the Iat aro
not good here. Some of the seedling
raised iu Arkansas and Missouri arj
uperior to any imported kinds, and
fhey have the . advantage of bein-
acclimated ; wo know how lon thy
Ul continue beauing, and howmucli
they will bear.
The Society was now to determine,
from the experience of it3 members,
what were the best kind of apple to
plant, and in what their good quali
ties consist.
SUMMEIt APPLES.
Early Harvest best ; adopted. .
Yellow and White Juneating men
tioned ; not decided.
Benoni adopted, for family us;
rich.
Red Astrachan adopted : len?
season.
Keswick Codlin referred to com
mittee. Canada Codlin referred to commit
tee Carolina Red June adopted ; bear?
young, short lived.
Sweet June worthy of trial.
Early Peunock mentioned, not
Uscussed.
Sweet Bough; rejected. v
Golden Sweet; for trial.
Am. Summer Pearmain adopted,
'or family use, beauty, flavor.
Summer Pippin and Early Joe not'
liscussed.
FALL ArPLES.
Maiden's Blush adopted; best. -
Rarabo adopted. Some interesting
remarks were made in regard to thi
favorite apple; it grows much larger
and handsomer here than in the East,
ut loses flavor and becomes mealy;
hould be picked before it become
4uite ripe.
Fall Pippin rejected ; fchy bearer.
Fall'Wine not ifofi.bvl.
Fallawater adopted for trial.
Fameuse adopted for trial.
Northern Spy adonted. Thi nnrda
counted in the list of Eastern winter
ippies. rail to keeD lato hern ? rbnae,!
as late fall ; tree slow to bear.
l'ennsyivania Kedsteak adopted.
Sweet -Nonsuch uii pi-il. $
Yellow Bellflower; shy bearer; re
rred to committee. St. Jo. Union.
General Grant's Latest Hit.
A Washington eorrsnn!ii?'nr nf tha
Louisville Journal relates that a letter
from Governor Ashlov. of Mnntinn
to a friend, wa lately read to General
A. m t rf- a
urant. u ne governor wa rather fr?o
n his stricture on f rant's nrmntnfaoa
Finally thi passage wri ad ; 44 Tb
President ha made some bad appoint
ments," etc. Grant ouietlv mm.
' Well, I think I have, a id I'll just
emoveoncof them now." And tho
-rder for Ashley's deenpit Uon was
nd forthwith. Thh is afnnn tho
best thine Grant has done d
administration. T.thim toonnniiia
joke and send other weak and uncon
genial head adrift.
Table Conveksation. You will
find that a grat deal of character is
imparted, and received at the table.
Parents too often forsret thi: aud
therefore instead of swallowing your
food in sullen silence, instead of ;
brooding over your business. Instead ,
of severely talking about others, let
the conversation at the table be gonial,
Kind, social and cheerlnir. JJon't
bring disagreeable thing to the table
in your conversation, any mere than
you would In your dishes. For thi '
reason, too, the more trood company
you have at your table i an educator
to the family. Jlenco the Intellicnco-
and the refinement and appropriate
behavior of a family which i given to
nospiianty. .Never reel that intelli
gent visitors can be anything but a
blessing lo you and yours. How few
have fully gotten hold of the fact,
that company and conversation at tha
table are no small part of education.
An Item for Dispeptic Suffer
ers. 1 he kernel of the peach pit ha
proved, In my case, a perfect -remedy
ror wnat l termed "heart burn." I
suffered from it hourly for year ; mora
at some time than other. Seeing
this remedy recommended in soma
journal, two or three years ago, I
often since purposed to try it, but did
not, ujtll thi winter. When tho
suffering manifest itself, eat one or
two or the kernel, and after a few
days the symptom will disappear.
The remedy la simple, cheap and
harmless, and, best of ail, effectual.
Dr. Chapin says that every voun?
lady should jump at the chance of
marrying a mehanic. A good respect
able mechanic could not do better
than let some of them jump a lonjf
time before he married them. M03C
fashionable young women would ruin
a mechanic in short order.
A well-known yonn: lawyer ob
tained a divorce for a pretty and
wealthy client. He sent in a bill for
$1000. The next day the lady called
on him and enquired if he wa in ear
nest in proposing to her. " Proposo
to you, madam! I didn't propose to
you," replied thcastonished attorney.
44 Well, you asked for my fortune, and
1 thought you would have the grace
to take me with it," waj the calm re-i
ply. The hvwjci wilted,
An Irish woman, who 4had kept n
little grocery store, wrt brought to
her deuth-bed, and wa3 on '.he point
of breathing her last, when she culled
her husband to her hed;d.
"Jemmy," she faintly said, "there's
MUhtres Mullaney, she owe3 ma six
shillimr."
"Oeh!" exe'aimed her hular. l
"Biddy darliiit, ye'er sinsitle ta the
last!"
Yes, Jemmy ; and thercra Misth-
res Mc Graw, I owe her one dollar.'
"Oeh, be jabersjarcd ye'er i f.gt-i
ishasiver?"
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