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Of all kinds, done on ihort notice an J a'. rrtv-D.
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ESTABLISH l-:D 1856.
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1870.
VOL. U.-NO. 20.
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i j eittral justness ffarbs.
ATTORNEYS.
a. navrrTT. J. w. siwuis.
IIEWETT fc NEWMAN,
ATTORN EYH & COUNSELORS AT LAW,
Office, &o. 70, McPherson Block, up stair.
p,BT FRIVCH, W. T. KOOKH8.
' KRENCII fc ROGERS,
ATTORNEYS d: COUNSELORS AT LAW.
Office In Omrt ITouse Bulldinf:
yjU jive dilieent attention to any legal husine
Btr.vd to Umircuro, 4"tf
.JOB A. DILLON, '
ATTORNEY COUXIELOK AT LAW
ndGtberal Land Agent,
Tecum!!. Johnaon County, Nebraska.
J. N. REYNOLDS.
ATTORNEY A. COUNSELOR AT LAW,
f trtn k-o- 90, Reynold Hotel.
' THOMAS A BROADY,
lTTORwV-(l AT LAW AND SOLICITORS
; IN CHANCERY, .
" OFFK"E-Iiatrlct Court KooBft.
" wM.il Mclennan.
ATTORNEY ANI COUNSELOR. AT LAW,
Xabraaka City, Nebraska.
11. F. I'ERKINR,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Teriimsoh. Joliyaon County, yeb. a .
VF. A IIUMI'HREY,
ATTORNEYS Jt COUNSELORS AT LAW,
PawiiM City. Tawnee Co.. "eb.
T N. K. GRIGGS,
ATTORNEY AT IAWAMD LAND AGENT,
Iirice. Oajre County, Nebraaka.
PHYSICIANS.
V. II. KIMIiERLIX. M.D.
UlTBK'l AN ANOSUROKOX TOJfKB.
EVK AN1 EAR 1SF1HJIARY.
'Owvu B-aSMalu-aQyrKitHofita-Ta.M.totr.M.
II. G TII-CItMAK,
TITIKI AS AMD Sl'ROKOK.
Offlce-No. 85 Jialq Street,
OS kourt from 7 to 11 a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m.
' Tru7L. MATHEW8, 0
VHTIICIAV AWD S CROXOHi
Offlce In City Iruc Store, Maln-at.
' C f. HTKWAUr, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND Sl'RCEOS,
Oace In I). H. Lwla t Co.'a Drug Store.
Office lieun fronl 7 to U aw m.; and 1 to 2 aud t'i to
LAND AGENTS.
IV. V. HUGHES, ,
KAL ESTATE AGENT A, NOTARY'
PUBLIC.
Offlee cer Ilacnafard t McFall's Furoituie store.
" TWM. II. HOOVER,
KI1L ESTATE He TAX PAYING AGENT.
Offlce la District Court Room.
Will g1 prompt attention to the sate of Raal Ki
wi ao rarmoai of Taxes throughout tho emaha
Last l)wlct.
JONAS HACKER,
LAID AKD TAX PATIIO AGENT.
OfSce with Probate Judge.
Will attand to the Payment ofTaies for Non
EasiScut lAiid Ownar n mahaCouaty. Corres
oodsDes solicited.
' NOTARIES.
JAK. C. McNAUGHTON,
IOTARV PIBLIC V CONVEYANCER,
Offlce lu J. U. Carson's ilafik.
E. K. E15RIGHT,
stOTARY PUBLIC A. CONVEYANCER,
No. 72 Main-st., second fioor.
Agent for the KiuitaMe and American Tontine
Uf Insurance Companies,
DRUG STORES.
McCREEUY & NICKELI,
DEALERS IN DRl JSHTATIOXEUV,ece
No. Si Male st.
Tall assartiuant Irugs, Palnta, Books, S'.atKinery,
., eo baud, and ula at wiiolesaw or retail.
I). H. LEWIS fc CO.,
feCCf ltaSORS TO HOIJ IDaV a cv
DIALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, Vc.
No. 41 Main-st.
GRAIN DEALERS.
EVAN WORTH I NO,
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
Oniee and Varcroom 42 Main-it..
raler iu all kinds of Grata -and Country Pre
4dc. -
(5EO. G. START A 15 RO.,
B1ALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE) 4t.
Asplnwll, Nebraska.
The atrueet market price paid for anjlMngthe
farssercan raise. W will buy and aell everything
aaewa i the market.
MERCHANDISE
F. E. JOHNSON & CO.
DIALERS LN GENERAL MERCHANDISE
No. Tl Main-at., McPherson Block,
Z , .' WM. T. DEN,
DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
r rwardlac & Commission .Merchant,
No. 2 Main St.. Brownvllle.
Com Plaaters. Plows. Stoves. Furniture. c, al
wsrsoa han4. H lrwt market prtoe paid for Uldes,
Palls, Furs, and Country rroduoe.
HARDWARE.
HHELLENRERGER RRO'S.,
I1LKHI IN HARDWARE, STOVES.
No. 74Malo-t.
Stotoa, IUkI war. Carpenter s Tools, Blacksmith
FsrDiBhings, Ac, constantly on hanL
JOHN C. PEUSE11,
DKALKRIN STOVES, TIN WARE, .
No. 7 Maln-et,
SADDLERY.
J. H. BAUER,
HARNESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. 9 Main-st.
ifendlng done to order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A. ROBINSON.
' BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
N, S8Maln-t.
Ha 'constantly un biinj a food assortment of
trill s, 1-adie s. AliKses' and l uiidrt'U Boots and
!). usiuiii work done with neatness and Ul--cch.
lipau-ing done on abort uutUia.
CONIXCTIO NERIES
..' ISRAEL 8. NACE,
tlTY BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY.
Ho. Jl M aiD-al, opposite City Drug Store.
P!s. take. Fresh Hrwsd. Confectionery, UgUX
aoo rnry uroceriM, couslanUy OU band.
WILLIAM IVOKSKLL,
COHFECTIONERT AND TOY STORE,
- No. Main-st.
rh Broad. Cake. OysUT. Fruit, etc.. on han4.
- J. P. DEUSE1V,
DEALER I3IC05PECTIONERIES,Ve
. . No. 44 Mln-U
MUSIC.
-. iliVS. J. M. GRAHAM.
TKACHXa OF MUSIC.
ItooLis, Main-st.. bet. 4th and 5th,
Lsssons given on the Piano. Organ. Melodeon,
tuiiA. v .ii. u.i'i.r hud eirht vears
; ''Uiiarsnd Vocaliiatlon. Ha
! Perience as teacher of X us
i sa.nt of g'.vlag Katisfactiou.
1 usic iu New York Iscon-
BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
EIX D. SMITH,
. U. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT,
Wa-sliington City, D. C
' 111 attend to the prosecution of claims before the
'Apartment in epn. for Additional Bounty, Back
" and peiiKions. and all claims acrruiog against
overnment during the late war.
SALOONS.
JtHEPII HUDDARD & CO
PEACE AND QUIET SALOON.
No. 47 Maln-sC
Thsbest Wines and Liquors kept on hand.
aTcTRERGEIV,
ALIIAMBRA BILLIARD SALOON,
K(l 4. Whltnev' Block.
toM Tla sort LTwr eoiwftaasly m fesmaL
HOTELS.
STAIt HOTEL,
STEVENSON & CROSS, PROPRIETORS.
Front-at, between Main and Atlantic.
Thl IIouMe h Jut teen remodeled, inside and
out. NUure OlHce for all point West. Omnibuanea
to all trains.
REYNOLDS HOUSE.
NATHAN N. GREEN. PROPRIETOR.
M & 90 Main Street, Brownvllle.
Best accommodations In the city. New House,
newlj- furnished. In the heart of btuicess part of
city. Luery auble conveni v t. 4i-4ttn
AMERICAN HOUSE.
L. D. KOIJISON, PKOPKIETOR.
Front-it., bet. Main and Water.
A rood Feed and IJrery Stable In connection with
the fiouie.
i JUSTICES.
A. W. MORGAN,
PROBATE JUDGE AND JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE.
Office In Court House Building.
STATIONERY.
, A. D. MARSH,
PIONEER ROOK AND NEWS DEALER,
City Book Store, No. 90 Maln-et.
BRIDGE BUILDING.
C. W. WHEELER.
BRIDGE BUILDER At CONTRACTOR.
Brownvllle, Xebrast.n.
Sole agent for R. W. Smith's Patent Truss Bridge.
The strongest and bett.wooden bridge now In use.
TAILORING.
CHRIS. IIAUBOLDT,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
No. C2 Main-st.
Has on hand a'splertdld stock of Goods, and will
make them up in the latest styles, on short notice
and reasonable terms.
BLACKSMITHS.
J. W. 4 J. C. GIRSON,
BLACKSMITHS Av HORSE SHOERS.
Firut-st.. bet Main and Atlantic.
All work dViie to order and satisfaction guaranteed.
13 It. J. BLAKE,
, DEHTIST
Would respectfully
announce tlmt he hue
lw.tiu1 ii, llrnwnvlM.
- v?.iSSAJy"- nmnner, ALL oper-'iti-Cjm
'- I- atlotis pertaining to
-S r .r.r-sar- the science of en-
, - tlstry.
Offick Over City PniR Store, lroat room. !
FRANZ HZLMER,
I'agoh &BlacksmithJhop
ONE DOOR WEST OT COURT HOUSE.
WAOOX MAKING, Kepainng.
Plows, aiul nil work !oneln tlietx-st
manner and on short notice. Satislactlon guaran-
auttcd. Give him acalL. IM-ly.
a SNOKE,
BOOT SHOE
MAKER.
N. 15
Main Street,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.
Has constantly on hand n superior stock of Boots
and shoes. Custom work done with neatness and
dispatch.-
HOUSUifiEMDCMBlifiE
PAINTER,
G miner l Paper Hanger,
No. 60 MAIN STREET,
Brownvllle, Nebraska.
3-tf
J. K. FRETZ,
CARRIAGE. OilMLlEIITil
AND SIGN PAINTER.
OVER HELPER'S WAGON 8UOP,
nrownvlllo, Nebraska.
AFFKRS liis services to the Dublic.
U with thcconflilent belief that his work
will meet the approbation of his patrons.
l tfj
Shcllenberger Bros.
HARDWARE LlEriCHJl
No. 74,
JlcPlicrsoiVs Illock,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
CANTON CLIPPER PLOWS!!
THE BEST PLO W MADE!
aiCDFOKD & HOWARD,
ARCUITECTS&BUILDERS
Are preirod to furnish .
DESIGNS & SPECIFICATIONS
for all kinds of
BUILDINGS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,
of the latest and most approved styles.
ALSO TAKE CONTRACTS!
AU kind of Job Work done to order!
AaTtiiiop. corner Main and Second street.
KBOn-yVJLLE, XEB. 4y
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
No. 59 Main Street, Brownvllle.
JOSEPH SIIUTZ,
I will constantly
keen on tuuid a larpe nnd well assorted
stocfc ot twuiuiiw artlck-s in his line.
Renoirinc of Clocks. Wtuehes, and Jew-
elry done oo snort nonce.
. ,
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
THE SHU! HOUSE.
C. M. KAUFF5IAN,
rnorBtKTOB
40 Maln-st., Brownvllle.
This House has been remodeled and refurnished
throughout, and aiTord the best accommodation in
th citv to the locul and traveling public. It icen
trallv loreUod, Httwes f.r the WeMt. and Omnibuses
air all trains, go Iroin the Sherman Jloust Fair
tirst Cla.su, marges mooeraie.
IX3UIS WALDTEER.
THE PIONEER,
Is fully prepared to do all kinds of
HOUSE.SIGN, CARRIAGE,
Ornamental Painting:,
Gutldtng, Glazing, Paperhanging, 4fce
JOB WORK, Neatly and Plainly
v tuxeeutea. ai ine Aaverttser jon Kosms,
PEXT'S FURNISHING GOODS,
V at IIETZEL'S.
H
ATS AND CAPS. All Varieties
and Styles, at HETZEL.B.
VOICES.
Hftld the HHy to the bee,
"Come, rover, lodge with me,
And I'll distill for the
Rare sweets to make honle ;"
And the bee, sharp and wise,
Plunged Into Paradise.
To the lark tipon the lea,
The cloud hsilled, "Fly to Me,
And I will breathe on thee
The dews of harmonle;"
And the lark jubilant.
Rose heavenward with a chant.
Rlirhed the white moon, penslvelle,
"Sing, nightingale, to me,
And I will ope to thee
Clear wells of ecstasle
And sweet the nightingale
Thrilled all the nooky vate
Moaned the lover by the tree,
"Haste, beautiful, to me, . .
And bending on true knee.
Pure heart 1 11 give to thee;"
And, mooning in her charms,
She glimmered to his arms.
Tlusley's Magazine.
COMMUNICATED.
FORM OF TEACHERS' SCHEDULE.
Adopted by the Xormal Class.
"A place for everything and every
thing in its place" is good maxinj, 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 iij 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 all his af
fairs. It takes but a glance to ascer
tain the exact state of his business,
whether prosperous or adverse ; ami
the task is performed with ease ami
dispatch, which, if not systematical
ly arranged, would be arduous indeed.
So, also, order in all things is 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 ot his school
in 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 tipou the form of the
"Teachers' Schedule," which, to ar
range properly, 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 ome improvements which
cannot fail to be useful and conven
ient. We have recommended a sys
tem of marking which 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,
nt 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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!l marks
T o i?? l r-
;Davs at- I
'tendance j ----tN
1 Friday. S XXX
; l"h u rsdny. J x x X s x
hWcl R-lny. XXX
;!Tuesday... '
iXN
"XXXi
;!.Morday.
i Conduct
J j marks u"
CO ;'lvs at-
r-i !, tendance TC,t'1",;l
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Thursday. XXXX j
! ' NVe(l 'lay-1 xxxxx !
! Ttu-sday XXX j
Monday !'"'; j
i Jollulll't
I m.rks
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;iays ut
liendunce. M
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.Friday !-;!-;n;
jThursdHy. ;i- j
i Weil sday. ',',",'t'', '
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j i Tuesday... h'' I
1 1 Monday... W,,,
;Conduet !
I marks
bays at- I
tendance ,--
Friday ; "Rj
IThursilay. j
j Wrtt'iulay. I H'nS ,
Tuoslay... U;i,si
. Monday.-. -1-;n
:Age xaSlE:
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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
oblique lines crossing each other that
he Was present all day.
2d. Days Attendance In this col
umn write the number of days each
pupil has attended during the week.
3d. Conduct Marls, Iu thi3 col
umn write each pupil's standing for
the week ; 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 standing Will be represented by a
number greater than Ave ; J3. G. . If
he has received three merit marks
and one demerit mark, his standing
will be five plus their difference or
seven. If the pupil should receive
more demerit than merit marks, hi3
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,
thusx.
Ath.' 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 has 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 -manner.
9th. The average attendance and
average standing for each 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
six. 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 its adoption 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
iVom standard authors and by sugges
ting various improvements of our
own, to present a summary of the
general principles necessary in the ari
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 aud
school discipline each time a new
teacher is employed. Hence, we hope
these reports which we publish 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 ran. Early in the day
country customer cailed upon the
liquor dealer for explanation. "I'll
swear! them d d boy9 have gone and
sold you summer whisky! ' Here,
boys, change this for winter whisky,
and if ever !" &c.
A young man in Louisvtlle recent
ly examined a keg of damaged gun
powder with a red-hot poker, to see if
it was coou. it is uenccu nv uis
fiiends 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.
Speech of Senator Tipton before U. S.
Congress Deli rered February 11th,
1870
Mr. President : I expect to vote for
the bill for the admission of Missis
sippi ; but I do not understand thtt it
is necessary in doing so mat l snouia
investigate tne past legislation
of the country for the purpose
of settling any question of con
sistencv. I have never understood
that the Republican party of this
country was pledged to any system on
that question. They have never bean
pledged to the details of any system
on that question.
WThen .the new State of Nevada
came to be admitted she came in here
with a constitution that kuew noth
ing whatever in regard to this ques
tion of impartial or universal suffrage.
When the State of Nebraska came
here we had taken one step forward ;
the fourteenth amendment to the con
stitution had been adopted ; and then
as a -party, having.no established pol
icy on this subject except that within
the Constitution of the United States,
intended to protect the lovalty of the
country, you required of Nebraska
what you said had become necessary
in your onward progress toward the
consummation of our reconstruction.
Then, when another State from the
South presents herself, aud the ques
tion is how shall she be admitted,
shall she be admitted as Nevada?
Perhaps so; that will depend upon
the circumstances. Shall shceome in
as Nebraska? Perhaps so. Who
knows? You do not know, sir; I do
not know; no man in this Chamber
knows until he investigates the cir
cumstances under which she makes
her application ; and then, without
auy precedent to bind us on the sub
ject, we within the pale of the Con
stitution desire to do what is neces
sary to accomplish the grand object of
final and triumphant reconstruction.
No man, therefore, in this Senate
Chamber can talk to any one of us
with regard to preserving our consist
ency in what we shall vote for Missis
sippi. I vote in regard to Mississippi
to-day as my judgment dictates, and
I would appl no part of that princi
ple to Texas to-morrow unless I
thought it absolutely necessary ; but
when Texas conies here if her case is
peculiar, standing on its own individ
uality, I will vote for something so
unheard of a3 perhaps to astound you
if I bepeve it is that which is neces
sary to-bring her in, tie up the inter
ests of her people, and guaranty to
them a republican form of govern
ment. So much on the point of consisten
cy. You ask me to impose upon the"
members of the Legislature of Missis
sippi to-day an oath which is set forth
in tliis document before us. I will not
attempt to do that, but if it is put upon
the bill I will take the bill as thus
amended. I will not vote upon that
proposition, and then when it is car
ried abandon the bill. I will not stand
here in my placeand advocate amend
ments to a bill, and after the bill is
consummated with those amendments
then turn upon the amendments and
the bill, abandon them entirely, and
leavo them to whatever fate may over
take them. I shall under all circum
stances vote for the bill for the admis
sion of Mississippi, when the hour
comes. I protest against imposing
this oath upon her Legislature, be
ceuse already an oath as strong has
been imposed upon the members of
that Legi.-laf.ure. They have sworn
in the presence of Almighty God that
they were not disqualified as members
of the Mississippi Legislature by
virtue of anything in their State con
stitution or the Constitution of the
United States; and the Constitution
of the United States, by reason of the
fourteenth amendment adopted, rules
them every one out if they have been
guilty of the crimes specified in that
fourteenth amendment. When, there
fore, a member of the Legislature of
Mississippi takes that oath prescribed
by the State, he takes an oath, a
searching one, which will admit of no
evasion on his part. I say, therefore,
that the oath I hold in my hand as
being the oath administered to the
members of the Legislature has al
ready purged that Legislature of a few
men, or rather, perhaps, more proper
ly speaking, there were some men
offering themselves as members who
could not take their places under that
oath of their own, so broad, so com
prehensive, so practical. I am will
ing, then, to leave the interests of
Mississippi and the loyal people of
Mississippi to that oath which they
themselves have incorporated into
their constitution.
Now, Mr. President, in regard to
the question of voting, it is proposed
to put in this bill a restriction upon
them providing that they shall never
hereafter in all coming time change
their constitution from the basis on
which it rests to-day on the question
of the right to exercise the elective
franchise What have they done on
that subject ? They have declared, in
the spirit of tne fourteenth amend
ment, that every man born in the
State of Mississippi and living there,
and evarp citizen of the United States
residing there a certain time, shall
have the right of exercising the elect
ive franchise. That they have guar
antied. What else have they aone?
They have adopted the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United Stdtes, and by that they have
declared that neither the constitution
of the State, nor the Constitution of
the United States.shall ever be amend
ed so as to abridge the right of exer
cising the elective franchise. Could
tbey have gone further? Then they
would have been compelled to go fur
ther, and reaching to eternity, stretch
their limitatation beyond the confines
of time. They have not only said
that in regard to the exercise of the
elective franchise, but they have
thrown the door open, and in their
State Legislature at home have per-!
haps thirty colored men as represent-'
atives of that people in the Legisla
ture of the State of Mississippi. Will
you be satisfied with that?
Are they honest on that subject?
They have adopted the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States; and if that to-day is
the fundamental law, if twenty-eight
States of the Union have voted for it
and within ten days the twenty
ninth will be registered, for Nebraska
will set her seal to the principle with
in ten days from this hour the State
of Mississippi 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 Mississippi as a pledge to 3'ou. It
was a condition precedent that you
required of them before they should
come here and occupy their place in
the sisterhood of States; They com
plied with it; and if it is not yet a
constitutional amendment by a suffi
cient number of States voting, for it,
it is still a condition-precedent on
the State of Mississippi to-day, and
you can not make it more hinrlino- lv
saying that it shall be considered a
conaition-precedeut two, three, or four
nines over.
You ask me to repeat it on Missis
sippi. I am satisfied that she has her
self made it a condition-nreeedpnt.
and that is what I am concerned to
know. If you want a condition-pre
cedent, you have got it. If yon want
ner under tne 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? he
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 has lifted up the
race, placed them in her legislative
halls, sent them here and installed
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 ile 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 ! 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 nyty change them
when she pleases, and she will ask
nothing of you or of Ibis 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 baud with a large
white vote as Republicans if they
with thirty thousand colored majority
are not able 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
thing and a little more than some of
vou 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 of 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
one moment when she has done ev
erything you required her to do, and
when in your law you pledged your
self to her hat when she presented
herself here, having done that, she
should be admitted.
You claimed no control over her
further than that, and simply 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 iiere joint representatives of
the two races ; but she has done that ;
and now, forsooth, because you
thought Georgia had gone back upon
you, therefore you thought 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 ; but if they shall be adopted
by the Senate I shall yield to 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 fr end. The family 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 be
joyful." Sitting by the fire a few
minutes, the old man tipped him a
wink, and the visitor followed him
out. Stopping by a tree, he pulled
out a long necked bottle, remarking,
"I have to keep this hid, for the boys
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 1 is to pay ;" and they both
took a drink and returned. Soon
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 and Tom
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 Nioht Lamp. There are
many families who use night lamps,
and through inability to provide gas,
have been in the habit of burning
kerosene oil, a very good thing when
properly used. A few words on the
subject of its use at night may prove
interesting to the general reader.
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
sumed 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
that the neonle are not immediately
Land fatally injured by breathing it.
Its consequences are tne unaccounta
ble and mysterious headaches, irrita
tion of throat and lungs, dizziness
and nausea.
To be Happy. Buy fair, sell fair,
take care of profits, and live economical.
LINDA'S SONG.
A little bird flew
To the top of a tree ;
The sky it vtrh blue.
And the bird snj to ne.
So tender and true was the strain
The sincer, 1 hoped, would remain ;
O little bird, stav and prolong
The rapture, the grief of that souv;.
A little thought came.
Came out of my heart;
It whisipered a name
That made me to titart.
And the rose-colored breath of mv stjch
Flushed theearth and the sea and "theaky.
Delay ! little thouzhf, O. delar.
Ana gladden my life with thy ray
Tfl til T1,a H ' 1 T . a .. .
tpes
"iiuiii nuu lmrru " oy
sSargent, published by Huberts Druthers.
View on St. John's River, Florida.
We are up bright and early and rush
for the forward deck. We have passed
some fine scenes during the night, but
now a lovely vision bursts upon us.
We are in a narrow part of the river
juat above Lake George, so narrow
that we occasionally touch the foliage
on either bank. W bile below all was
in winter costume, here almostevery
thing is dressed in lovely green. The
deciduous trees are just in early leaf,
in that light green which is so fresh
and beautiful; the wild plum is loaded
with white blossoms; an occasional
maple with scarlet seeds brightens the
scene, aud mingled with all are pal
mettos, live oaks, with hanging moss,
and lofty pines. The banks of the
river are low all the way with an oc
casional exception, and along the
edges are beautiful borders of pond
lillles.with yellow blossoms, the leaves
of dark, rich green, with wild lettuce
and rank weeds to add to the variety.
Oftea our boat runs over the lillies in
rounding the bends 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
lumbering 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, flying close to the water and
beating it as they fly with a musical
sound. The huge bird with a long
neck and legs, that can hardly balance
itself as it llies, 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!
what an unpleasant odor ! an army of
buzzards 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.
Prairie Sod as Fuel.
A correspondent of the Iowa Home
stead writes as follows, concerninur the
subject of the future supply of fuel.
, 1 '. 1 ill.. : . . : 1 . i. .
e iiere 111 imuuis, iui our utmost
limitless supplies of coal, arc perhaps
not. so immediately interested ns arc
the people of the less favored States,
but even with us it will do no hai ra 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
nlow. in mid-summer, and nut awav
in a dry shed, makes the very best of
fuel. Do you suppose that the people
of Omaha and Council Bluffs who pay
tnree or iour prices ior cottonwoou
fuel, and dirty soft coal, more than
half clinker and brimstone, know
this? When nrairie sod can not be
procured, that from any pasture is
equally good, provided it is dried and
kept so. 1 put a lot 01 or it away last
fall, and have been using it extensive
ly this winter. A sod a foot square
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retains us suape ior i eiuy-.our uours
if not broken un. and cr.ves 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 mat every 'sioo'
which does not wash out with a cur
rent, in the State of Iowa, and every
other State, 5s filled with this valua
ble carbonaceous deposit.'waiting only
for man to dig out in a dry time, and
keep him warm and comfortable by
its cheery heat. It is tbc very best of
fuel; far superior to any coal that we
have, ami exists in unlimited abun
dance everywhere. While on a trip
across the Statedurlng the excessively
dry season of 18-34, I saw a great many
of these deposits, which had been set
on lire 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 the. unworthy
dwellers here below than is generally
amifwwwl. 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
es of Yorktown holding his hands
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 and grasping it with the
other hand to restrain the blood, a
queer expression of pain and humor
passed over his face as he exclaimed :
"An' faith, it's a discharge!"
Deacon B. a very pious 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 M?eing his hat and milk
pail, lie 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. He stepped
up to her and shouted "Amen," when
she immediately arose and went
about her work as- 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 his devotions, rmd in
the morning, singularly enough, it
was found he had prayed offthe heads
of half the cabbages in the garden.
"The prayer of tho righteous availcth"
right smart of saur kraut.
Missouri Fruits Hints to Producer.
A meeting of horticultural iste wa
held at Kansas City the other day.
The President believed that, as an
apple regiou, Missouri was unsur
passed. Apples are better flavored,
larger, more solid,and better keepers
here than anywhere'else. They can
r iise good apples as far South as lioston
Mountain bbelow that they fail; but
then they have peanuts and fig?. Ho
thought the railroads centering here
gave great advantage to fruit raisers;
they open up many markets, aud rruit
needs rapid transportation. He did
not think much fruit would be sent
southward, but we have the moun
tains and plains markets, and our
apples are of such superior quality
that they would bring the highest
rico in New York and other eastern
narkets. He had spoken to director
f eastern railroads on the subject cf
vestern fruit, and they replied 44 that
there was not enough of it to make it
of Interest to. them ; there was no place
whero they could load a train with
apples.
We should raise good fruit. Soma
kinds that are good in the East aro
not good here. Some of the seedling
raised in Arkansas and Missouri aro
upenor to any imported kinds, and
'hey have the advantage of being
acclimated ; we know how lono- they
II continue beauing, and hovmuck
they will bear.
The S- ciety was now to determine,
from the experience of its members,
what were the bfst kind of apples to
plant, and in what their good quali
ties consists.
SUMMtR APPLES.
Early Harvest best ; adopted.
Yellow and White Juneating men
tioned : not decided.
Benoni adopted, for
rich.
family usa;
. Ilcd Astrachau adopted ;
season.
long
Keswick Cod lin referred .to com
mittee. Canada Codlin referred to commit- '
tee
Carolina Red June adopted ; bears
young, short lived. 3
Sweet June worthy of trial.
Early Pennock mentioned, not
ilscussed.
Sweet Bough; rejected.
Golden Sweet; for trial. '
Am. Summer Pearmain adopted,
:br family use, beauty, flavor.
Summer Pippin uud Early Joe not
liscussed.
FALL ATPLES.
Maiden's Blush adopted; best.
ltarabo adopted. Some interesting
remarks were made in regard to this
favorite apple; it grows much larger
and handsomer here than iu the East,
ut loses flavor and becomes mealy ;
hould be picked before it beconica
4uite ripe.
Fall Pippin rejected ; shy bearer.'
FalPWine not decided.
Fallawater adopted for trial.
Fameuse adopted for trial.
Northern Spy adopted. This apple,
counted in the list of Eastern wiuter
apples, fails to keen lato h
as late fall ; tree slow to bear.
l'ennsyivania Iiedsteak adopted.
Swecl ..Nonsuch ,.ii pu l. t
Yellow Bellllower; shy bearer; re
ferred to committee. A7. Ju. Union.
General (i rant's Latest Hit.
A Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Journal relates that a letter
from Governor Ashley, of Montana,
to a friend, was lately read to General
Grant. The Governor was rather freo
in his strictures on Grant's appointees.
Finally this passage was read : " The
President has made some bad appoint
ments," etc. Grant quietly said, 3
" Weil, I think I have, and I'll just
emove one of them now." And the
rder for Ashley's decapit Uon was
ndo forthwith. This is among the
best things Grant has done during h!.
administration. Let him keen un th
joke and send other weak and uncon
genial heads adrift.
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Table Conversation. You will
find that a great deal of character is
imparted, and received at the table.
Parents too often forget this; and
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 genial,
kind, social and cheering. Don't
bring disagreeable things to the table
in your conversation, any more than
you would in your dishes. For thl
reason, too, the more good company
you have at your table is an edurator
to the family. Hence the intellignco
and the refinement and appropriate
behavior of a family which is given to
hospitality. Never feel that intelli
gent visitors can be anything but a
blessing to you and yours. How few
have fully gotten hold of the fact,
that company and conversation at tho
table are no email part of education.
An Item for Dispeptic Suffer
ers. The kernel of the peac h pit ha
proved, in my cae, a perfect -remedy
for what is termed "heart burn." I
suffered from it hourly for years ; more'
at some times than others. Seeing
this remedy recommended in some
journal, two or three years ago, I
olten since purposed to try it, but did
not, until this winter. When tho
suffering manifests :tse!f, eat one or
two of the kernels, and after a few
days the symptoms will disappear.
The remedy ia simple, cheap and
harmless, and, best of all, effectual.
Dr. Chanin says that every young
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 long
time before he married them. Most
fashionable young women would ruin
a mechanic in short order.
A well-known yonng lawyer r
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 was in ear
nest in proposing to her. "Propose
to you, madam! I didn't propose to
you," replied the Astonished attorney.
' Well, you asked for my fortune, and
I thought you would have the grace
to take me with it," wa the calm re
ply. The lawyer wilted.
iM mm '
An Irish woman, who had kept a,
little grocery store, wrV brought to
her dcttth-bed, and wa3 on the point
of breathing her last, when she c?Ued '
her husband to her bedside.
"Jemmy." she faintly said, "there! '
MUh tress Mullaney, she owes ma six
shillings." "Och!" exclaimed her husband
"Biddy darliut, ye'er sinsible to the "
last
Yes, Jemmy ; and there' Misth-
resa Mc Graw, I owe her cno doliar.'
"Och, be jabersj and ye'er as fool-i
ir-h a iver?"
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