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ESTABLISH KD 1856.
BROWN VILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1870.
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ATTORNEYS.
HKW'ETT & NEWMAN,
.-f-rflltNEYS ck mrXSKLORS AT LAW.
' 031'- ' " Mcriiarson BUupstalrs .
ID5S i nJ Vf'H IMXJERS.
.TT0BXKV3 & Ctl XSELORS AT LAW.
riilicfnt attention to
.ny lejal nnsiness
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iar A. DILIiON.
.TTOnSKY A COIX3KLOR AT LAW
- ..dOaneval Land A Rent,
Ttcutiiwh, Johnson County, Nebraska, .
: " .X "sTkeynolim.
TTOBSEY ACOlNSELOIl AT LAW,
Orrn-n-''-0'.It?-vn2,i? HttL'; , '
' " yHOMAS & RKOADY,
ATTOKNEYS AT LAW AND SOLICITOUS
ATT0K iv rilANTEUY',
ornt E-Iitrict Court Room.
i-vf 11 McLUNXAX.
TT0B-EV AND tOl NSELOtt AT LAW,
' Nebraska l ity, NebraalLa.
7 R. F' rEUKINS, ' '
&TT0BN EV AND CO! NSLWIl AT LAW,
Terumseh. John CViinty. Neb.
VK A HUMPUUEV,
ATTOUNEYS i COUNSELORS AT LAW,
. ; ' . l-aw iiee.t'lty, lawnee Co.. Neb.
r N. K. GIIIGGS,
iTTOUNEY AT LAW AND LAND AH ENT,
lit utrlce. U:ie County, Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
. W.5r. K I M I5KH I.I N, M. D.
PHYSK IAN AND SURGEON' TO NEB.
P KVE ANI KAU INFIKMARY. .
o'trica-AJMaiu-tt. Orrim Horpj-7A.it.toP.M.
. "h. c thurma'n.
FHYIICIAN ASD BURGEON.
office-No. 85 ilulu Street,
' (ifflr hmr from 7 to 11a. tu. and ltop. m.
II. K MATHEWH,
T H Y S If I A N AND SURGEON.
.. " o.llre In 'ity Iru)t Store, Maln-st.
. C. F.' STEWART, M. 1).,
PHYSICIAN. AND SURGEON,
" oibc is D. H. Lewis i Co.'s Irug Store.
" om hours from 7 to 9 a. in.; aud 1 to 2 and t'i to
7iP . . '
LAND AGENTS.
tL vnut;iiEH,
REAL ESTATE AGENT A,' NOTARY'
' PUBLIC.
OSei over nnnsford A McFall'a Jrnjturejrtore.
' WM. II. HOOVER,
HAL ESTATE V TAX PAYING AGENT.
Office. In district Court Room.
H'llI r! prompt attention to the sale pfRsal Es
UwtnS Paymealuf Taxa throughout tht emalia
UliricL
- JONAS HACKER,'
LAID AMD TAX PAYING AGENT.
. Office with Probata JuAf.
Will atund to the Payment of Tats fwKon
Katidrni Land owners In Nemaha County. Corres
ooiIsdss solicitad. '
. . NOTARIES.
JAS. C: MtNAUGIlTON,
VOTARY' PUBLIC - C ON YEY ANCER,
Offlce lu J. L. Carson's liank.
" ' .11 E. EBRIG1IT.
VOTARY' PUBLIC tf'O.WEYASCER,
No. 72 Maln-st., second flrr.
rnt for the Kyultsuie and American Tontine
Lilt Insurance companies,
DRUG STORES.
McCRF.ERY A NICK ELI
DEALi:S IN IHtUGSNTATUINEU V,lr.
No. S2 Maiu-sl.
full auartiiittiil Drills, IVints. B.Kkn. Slatlont ry
M.,a tiarnl, xnd Mld.at holesaie r retail.
1. II. LEWIS A CO., :
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. (SCCTIMSOHS TO m.i.i.adav a .
DEALERS IN lUI (JS .MEDICINES, Ac
No! 41 Main-M.
' GRAIN DEALERS.
EVAN -WORTHING,.
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
O.llce and Warcrix'i.i 4i M:iin-t.,
iWler in all kinds ol Oram and Couutry Pr
4m .
GEO.. G. START A HUO..
DEALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, V.
Akpinwall, Nebraska.
Tha bliht market price aid for anythlne the
fsrmer can rale. We will buy and sell everything
(wo ta the market.
MERCHANDISE. '
K. E. JOHNSON & CO.
DEALERS INGENERAL MERCHANDISE
No. n Maln-st., McPherson Block.
' WM. T. DEN,
DEALER IN GENERAL M I.RCHANDISE,
Earwardlatr &CoaniIsieo Merchant,
Nu,-Main-., Brownville,
C.rn Planters. Plows, Stove. Furniture. .. al
woa hana. Hitthesl iiwrkw prica paid iar likles,
f la. Furt. And Country iToduce. .. '
"HARDWARE. " :
s i-HHKIf.tNBERGER RlUm,- 1 '
PIILEUI IN HARDWARE, STOY ES.
No. 74 Main st,
loTM, Hardware. Carpenter's Tools, Blacksmith
tirulsLli-g. AC, constantly on hand.
' "JOHN a DEUSER,
DEALER IN STOVES, TIN YV ARE, Ve.
No. 7 Maln-st.
SADDLERY.
J. II. RAUER.
HARNESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. 9 Main-sU
Hsndlng-done to order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
BOOTS AND SHOES i i
A. KOniNSON,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
No. MMaln-si.
Has rnnstantlT on- hand a ood assortment of
iiH, iAdie a, 'Misses' aud Chtldreu's Boots and
Shoes. Custom wtirk done with tieatntsa aud dia
paich. itapairlng duaie on abort notlca.
CONTXCTICN1TRIES.
LSRAEL S. NACE,
CITT BAKERY' AND CONFECTIONERY'.
; No. 31 JJaln-at., opposite City Drug Stora.
'. Has. Cakes, Fresh Brvad. Confectionery, Light
aud raucy GrK-ri, coiistairtl- on hand. -
WILLIAM ROSSELL,
. CONFECTIONERY AND TOY' STORE,
- No, ) Maia-aC .
rash. Bread. Cakea. -ters,Fru!ta. etconhand.
, J. I DEUSER,
DEALER INCONFECTIONERIES,Vc
No. 44 Maln-st.
MUSIC.
MRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
TEACHER OP MUSIC.
Rooms, Main-aC, bet. ilh and &th,
Iauoui given on the Piano. Orpan. Melodeon,
Ouiuu- and Vocall7Alkn. Having lil eight years
perience as teacher of Music iu New York iscon
ACnt of giriug aatiKfaction.
BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
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C. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT, .1
Washington City, P. C
Till attetifl t the prosecntm of claims tefbre the
"lariment In ktxii. tor Aoaiiinuai wuiiity. ua-K
a JYmIuhs. mu all claiirs accruing agaiiiKt
j.ruui.ui during the late" waf.
; S ALOONS.
JOSF.PII IIUPDARD CO.. 7
PEACE AND O.UIET SALOON.
' No. C Maln-st.
Jhb,t'Xnns ftnj Liquors kept on hand. - :
r7g. HEUGEIV ' ' .1 ' s
ALtlAMBRA BILLIARD SALOON, '
No. 4, Whitney's mock. -, , ,,.
"a Bst Wiaef and Ipiora roMtanUy' 4 bm4.
! fitncral W
Stutral iJttsincss fe'arbs..
HOTELS.
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STAR HOTEL.
STEVENSON & CROSS, PROPRIETORS.
Front-st, between Main and Atlantic. '
Tliis House has just been remodeled, inside and
out. StRKe Office for all pointa West. OmnibusKes
to all trains.
REY NOLDS HOUSE.
NATHAN N OREEN, PROPRIETOR,
88 A 90 Main Street. Brownvllle.
Best aocommodntlons in the city. New House,
newly furmxhed. In the heart of business part oi
city. Livery stable convenient. 4.VKui
AMERICAN HOUSE.
L. D. ROBISON, PROPRIETOR. "
Front-st., bet. Main and Water.
A food Feed and Livery Stable in connection with
the House.. . , .
COUNTY SURVEYOR. ""
JULIUS GILBERT,
COUNTY PURVEYOR,
. Post (J fllce address,
Clifton, Nemaha County, Nebraska. .
JUSTICES.
A. W. MORGAN,
PROBATE JUDGE AND JUSTICE OP
THE PEACE.
Office in Court House Building.
STATIONERY.
. A.V. MAltsiI, f; .
PIONEER BOOIi. AND NEWS DEALER,
lt3-Book Store, Na 50 Maln-st.
BRIDGE UILTJINGj
C. W. WHEELER.
BRIDGE BUILDER A CONTRACTOR.
Brownville, Nebraska.
Sole acent for R. W. Smith's Patent Truss Bridge.
The strongest and best wooden bridge now in use.
TAILORING.
CHRIS. IIAUBOLDT,
MERCHANT TAILOR, .
No. f.2M?.in-st.
ir:. n i,.nT.,nliiiii1li1 f j -L- fir CinoAn And will
make them ui in the latest styles, on short notice
and reasonable terms.
BLACKSMITHS.
J. W. 4 J. C GIBSON,.
BLACKSMITHS &, HORSE SHOERS.
First-st., bet Main and Atlantic.
All work done to order and satisfaction guaranteed.
JJR. J. BLAKE,
DEIITIST
Vr Would respectfully
. . annnnni-. th&t ha has
. .v'Vf'- s; locatei in Brownville
TYYYYYjXi- vV and is now prepared
. to perlorni.ln tlir bent
''jLJi -to-jp atious perlaiuiuE to
: jr the science of t)en-
r tistry. -
Orric k Over City Prug Store, lroat room. 1
FRANZ HELMER,
jmn &2lacksmithJhop
ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE. -
Y7AGOX MAKING, Repairing.
PIowh, ad nil work 1one In theliest
manner and on short notice. Satisfaction guaran
anteed. tiive him a call. -!
C. SNOKE,
BOOT & SOOE
ai j' k s l. r
MAKER.
No. IS
. Main Street,
BROWNVILLE. NEB.
Has constantly on hand a superior !nclt of Boots
ai,o I;if.s, CunIuiu ork dor.e with neatneM. and
dispatch. '
H. H. BRYANT,
HOUSE, SIGN, AND CARRIAGE
p A I N T K It ,
drainer V Paper II (t tiger
No. GO MAIN STREET,
Brownville, Nebraska. .
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J. K. FRETZ,
CARRIAGE, 0RIUL1EUTAL
AND SIGN PAINTER.
OVER HKLMER'S WAGOS SUOP, '
Itrou nvillo, IVicbrasKa.
AFFERS his services to the public,
J wltu iheconflrtr-nt Iliff that Lia work
will meet the approbation or hia patrons.
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Slielleiiberger Bros. :
DUDD1BE LlERCIiJlilTS
No. 74,
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IcPIicrson's Hlock,-
brownviixe; neb.,
? SOLE AGENTS FOR '. ,
CAHTOii CLIPPER PLOWS!!
THE HEST PLTY MADE!
MEDFOIID & HOWARD,
ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS
Are prepared to furnl&h
DESIGNS & SPECIFICATIONS
for all kuidaof
BUILDINGS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,
of the latent and most approved styles.
ALSO TAKE CONTRACTS!
All kinds of Job Work donf to order!
AJ-Shop, corner Main and Second streets,
BKOWXriLLE, A'iB.
4t-y
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
No. 59 Maia Street, Brownville.
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
TT tnst nnenori ami will coiistantlv
keep on hand i larpe and well assorted
stock ol penulne articles In Uis line.
Repairing of Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry done ou hhort notice.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
THE SIIERQtll HOUSE.
C. M. K.AUFFMAN,
raoraiETOK
40 Maln-stM Brownrllle.
ThK House has heen remodeled and reniraUhed
throughout, and atford-) the t-et accimmolHtioiisin
Ifie city to the -al and trTHing public. It t cen
trally loated, Stajtes ftj- the West, and Omnibuses
r all trains, go from the Sherman House. Fair
first c'.asm, cluu-aes moderate.- . !.Vf
LOUIS WAl'I'TEER.. : .
THK PIONEER , '
Is fully prepared to do all kinJs'of 1
H0USE,SIGH,CARRIAGE;
OrTLamental Painting:,
GulldlBf, Glatlna;, Papertaanglns, Ve.
JOHX . A. SMITH.
K. H. WILCOX.
AD
COMMISSION HOUSE
or
S31ITII WILCOX, : :
And dealers in all kinds of Grain, Ear which they
pay the hi?het market price in Cfcsh.
AaOfiice at Store of . E. Johnson A Co. 19-6m
JACOB MAROHN, "
MERCHANT TAILOR,
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PHILLIPS & BARNES'
. GREAT "WESTERN
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Lively. Feed, Sale and Exchange
... STABLES..; '
Corner Main and Levee St..BRO WNYILLE.'
HAVING purchased this Stable of
A. P. CoKswell.we are prepared to furnish
the bst TEAMS, BUGGIES and CARRIAGES in
Southern Nebraska, at .LOWEST CASH KATES.
Room for Fifty Horses. Corral for Stock. Particu
lar attention paid to Feeding or Boarding Horses.
lyj PHILLIPS BARNES.
NEW STOCK OF r. . - j
Dry-Goods and Groceries at
A. W. ELLISr: . : . !
To accommodate the public in and abont London,'
has just received, and opened up in that place,anew
stock of .i !
GRY -GOODS, GROCERIES, READY'.
MADE CLOTHING,
which he is selline at prices which defy competi
tion from the river towns. .
PATRONIZE HOME,nnd assist In build
ing up a point in the Interior, especially when you
can get K'ds lust as cheap, which is the case at the
store of Mr. Ellis. .15-6
JOHN L. CARSON,
BANKER,
IiROWX VILLE.
.NEBRASKA
Exchange Boneht and Sold on all the prin
cipal cities. Also dealer in Gold and Silver
Coltx, Gold Dust and . - j
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Ieposit8 receivetl, payable at sight. Inter
est paid on time deposits by special agree
ment, i n sen pati lor non-residents.
All kinds of U. S. Bonds wanted.
A LARGE AND SPLENDID
'ASSORTMENT.
HEAT STOVES
JUST RECEIVED AT
Shellenberger Bros.,
74 Main St.
BRO VILLE, NEB.
PHELPS HOUSE.
Opiite the Depot,
III13LXS CITY,
AV. M. STEVENS. Proi-riktor.
As pood accommndntions and good stahling are
offirred as can be bad in the Wast. :iH-lyJ
Broad Street, le tweet 3d 4th,
FREMONT, NEBRASKA.
S.:' II. "FOWLEH,
PROPRIETOR.
This House is within SO rods of tha V. P. R. R. and
. C. A P. It. R. Depots. Hacks leave lor West
Point daily, and Lincoln trl-weekly, tf
MOTjiJD crry hotel.
Cor. North Market and Broadway,
: ST. LOUIS, MO.!
: "' G. A. BOYD, PROPRIETOR.
One b'oelc west of tHp North Market Street Depot
of the N. M. J l. It. 1 he street cars pass this bouse
for all parts or the city. For ait parpoaus it is the
best hotel in the cjr. - . . .. - af
W. M. , "V YETH & CO.,
Wholesale Dealer iii
HARDWARE & CUTLERY
No. 6 South Third, bet. Felix Edmohd stl
V ' .ST. JOSEPH. MO. -
HARNESS, Skirtinp;, and all kinds
of Saddles. leather. Hrldlea, Hardware,
Ac. constantly on hand. Agents for Ditson's Circu
lar Saws and Marvin a ais. l71
. - -: j . ST. JOSEPH, MO.
I 31 I? O It T E Tt
WHOLESALE AND REAIL DEALER IN
Iron; Steel, aridHeavy
-HARDWARE!
WAGON,CarriagQ,and Plow Works.
Agricultural ImpIoinent.s.SprInits,Ax
els. Axes. Shovels. Spades. Files. Rasps. Chains,
Carriage and Tire Bolts. Nuts and Washers. Nails,
Horse and Mole Shoes. Saws. Castings and Hollow
Ware. Sugar Kettles, Andirons, Skillets and Lids,
Stew lots, Bake Ovens, Fruit Kettles and Sad Irons.
BLACIiSiIITirS TOOLS:
Anvils, Stocks and Dies, Bellows. Sledge a;id
Hand Hammers, Vices, Pincers, Rasps, Farriers'
Knives, Tirw Iron, Ac j-. .
OCTFITTIXG GOODS:
Ox Yokes. AxledrensefOx Chains, AVagon Jacks
Ox shoe Nails, shovels,. Picks, etc - Hubs, Spoke
ana xtcni-siun.
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Agricultural Implements :'
UttR
CELEBRATED MOLINE
PLOWS, l-jigle Mowers, McCornilck's
, Kenperana .Mowers, ivanera ilorse
Com Planters. Sulky Corn Cultivators.
Hand Cora biUer,ilaj-Kaltes.etcw ew.. . . I .
AOfeT FOB
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
Buying my goods direct from mancfacturara
I. offer verv great inducements to
WHOLESALE BL'YEKS.
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS,
at . HETZEL'S.
IT ATS AND. CAPS. AH Varieties
11 and Styles at HETZEtS.
Oil
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EX0CX aEDES.
; The Story in a Nut-Shell.
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Mr. Alfred Tennyson has woven a very
long and beautiful poem ont of a very brief,
plain story, which a western "bobtail" has
managed to pot the wholeof In the following
terse stanzas. In view of the fact that our
dramatic association have in contemplation
to produce the drama manufactured out of
the poem of Mr. Tennyson, we give the trav
lsty. Ex. :.-. .
' Phlllpp and Eaoek and Aaale. '
Philip Ray and Enoch Arden, ' r - 5
Both were "spoons" to Annie Lee; ,
rhll. did not fulfill her notions.
' 8he preferred to mate with E.
, Jlim she wedded and she bore him
Pretty little children three;
But becoming Bhort of rhino, '
Enoch went away to sea. ;
Leaving Mrs. Arden owner
Of a well-stocked village shop,
Selling butter, soap and treacle, .
Bee's-wax, whip-cord, lollipop. ;
Ten long years she waited for him1,' '
But he neither came nor wrote, . : '.
" Wherefore she concluded Enoch tl
' Could no longer be afloat. , ' !
So when Philip came to ask her, '. :
If she would be Mrs. Ray, t - . ,
She believing she was widow'd.
Could not say her suitor "nay. '
And a second time was married.
Gave up selling bread and cheese.
And in due time Thilip nursed a -
Little Ray upon his knees. ; -
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' But alas! the long lost Enoch ' ,
Turned up unexpectedly, ' 1
t And was vastly disconcerted . ;
; By. tins aet of bigamy. r ,, c
i
f ' Yet reflecting on the subject, ' .
He determined to-atone " . -.
For his lengUiened absence from her
By letting well enough alone. .'.
Taking-to his head he dwindled
Down to something like a shade
Settled with his good landlady, , r
Next the debtol nature paid. '
Then, when both the Rays discovered .
How poor Enoch's life had ended,
They came out in splendid style.
Gave his corpse a fun'ral splendid.
; This Is all I know about it;
If it's not sufficient write
" By next mail to Alfred Tenny
son, P. Lu, the Isle of Wight.
OUR NORMAL CLASS.
Object Teaching.
Thi9 is an important branch of
teaching, much neglected by the teach-;
ers of our common schools. Knowl
edge is first acquired by perception,
and these perceptive'facilities may be
developed by cuUiyation. This will
be of great advantage to .young ; stu
dents, causing them to notice every
thing around them. Children like to
ask questions about almost everything
they see, and if this thirst for knowl
edge be properly cultivated by the
teacher, much information will be
early obtained hy them which will be
of practical benefit to them as they
grow older. Every teacher should
understand object teaching; It Is often
a great help in explaining the princi
ples of arithmetic, astronomy, &c.
Philosophy is not often studied by pu
pils under twelve or thirteen years 'of
age,. yet how much a child of five .or
six may understand of its principles
by the use of object lessons explaining
attractions, porosity, elasticity, or
chromatics. Though the properties
of matter may not be perfectly under
stood, yet the foundation is laid for a
more thorough knowledge of them; a
wider field of thought opened for them.
An object lesson may be given on al
most any object, however small it may
be a piece of fine sewing thread, or
even a broomstraw, if theteacher un
derstands it fully in all its parts; he
should never undertake to give aletson
on anything he does not fully under
stand; he should always try to have
someparticular thing selected which
he wishes to teach t and select a suitable
object, thus : If he wanted to teach
elasticity, a piece of rubber or whale
bone would be a good object. Many
teachers do not realize the importance
of object teaching, and too many do not
know how to begin, never having tried
it. To those, pehaps, a few sugges
tions might .be of some assistance.
Try to get the children aroused and
thoroughly interested, ask them ques
tion's, concerning the object, encour
aging them to ask questions too. The
teacher should not do all the talking,
as this would lead them to receive im
pressions and ideas without any ef
fort on their part, yet he should do
the greater part of it, to keep tliein
interested and entertained. A word
is the siege of an ".idea. The children
should be encouraged to express every
idea obtained in their own words, and
where they fail to,, or do no use the
proper words, . the teacher may tell
them, but they ought first to see the
need of a'name, then learn .what R is.
If the teacher wishes to explain mal
leability, that property of matter
should be.fully. explained,' and their
curiosity excited as to what the name
might be, then .ltshouldLbe written
upon the board, or spelled by the
children; Its meauihg explained; ifec.;
thus it would be so Impressed, upon
their minds that they'would not h aVe
to remember it merely by force of-
memoryl It would be well to review
those lessons given during the week,
on Fridays to see how mucb'of them
the children could remember, perhaps
adding a new thought to each subject.
Perhaps a synopsis of a lesson would
illusrtate more fully the manner of
giving an object lesson. The object
selected is honey. Idea to be devel
oped, taste and qualities : It is sweet,
fluid, thick, liquid, yellow, sticky,
it is-a vegetable substance, natural,
nourisning, neanng, opaque, dec, &c.
The time occupied in giving an object
lesson should be about ten minutes,
though five is long enough for a very
good one, and the .teacher can spend
that length of time almost any day.
"H'e are .confident he-:wi!l find obj;t
teaching a great help in keeping the
pupils interested,
c'j -v ui '. EMMA! fcROOkiL ;T
Note. The Editor suggests not
that he has complaint of any one
the importance and propriety of those
writing for this Department .of our
paper, being particular in punctuation.
If left to the compositor, or proof
reader, they may noti pursctoate just
as the author may desire. Ed.
COXMCNICATED.. , ' .
X0TES FH03I X J0UEXEY. T
Across the Continent on- the Great
. . . . Pacific KaUwaj.
Editor Advertiser ; After, so long a
time I attempt to fulfil a promise on
our departure from Brownville, some
two months ago, viz: A description
of our journey from Omaba to Sacra
mento, by railway. . ; ; ' '
During the journey I took notes of
such incidents and scenes as I sup
posed would prove interesting to
friend3 and acquaintance, .who had
requested us to write. I herewith
copy them, hoping they may find a
place in the Advertieer. ' -:
: November 15. A drizzling rain and
lowering sky hovered above, our de
parture. The ride to Phelps station
was uncomfortable in the extreme, but
arriving at the station the cars soon
came steaming -on, and once on the
cars we were fairly started. By six
o'clook the same day we took the 'bus
from the Council ' BlufTs depot for
Omaha, just an hour too late for the
Svestward bound trainband must wait,
with . what 'grace we' could, another
day. At the-'.'Pacific House'? we were
well cared for and charged lightly.
i " Nov. ' 16,7'At 4 o'clock we take a
'bus for the' depot, as the mud, to all
appearance, is a foot deep all over the
city, making it impossible for me to
find some friends whom I had desired
to see. But slashing and' splashing
through mud and water, we were
set down at the depot, where with the
rest of the impatient emigrants, we
waited two mortal hours, and then the
iron horse snorted, the train came
steaming on, and "then and there was
hurrying to and Iro.'' ' Oh ! what a
gathering: of bundles and, baskets,
carpet sacks, lap-dogs, overcoats, ba
bies, guns,' everything portable, and
what a' rush ! lest you may be left, or
be without a seat. As these things
are items Worthy of consideration; we
join the general melee, and start for
the cars, My husband takes the lead
bearing the-i provision : trunk and
shirub box while Ernest follows with
a 'huge' -'roll of blankets and a gun
Walter supports his "gun and carpet-
sack triumphantly while May and
are left tJ bring up the rear with the
two little children and the two bas
kets, which we do right nobly. Some
little distance has to be traversed over
railroad tracks and around freight
cars. . And of all the funny sights!
havn't seen anything to equal it for a
long time. I Each man, woman and
child, . lpated with their respective
bundles, and all in a hurry. I got to
laughing so. that I was unable, to get
into the car, but, thanks to a gentle
man, was assisted in. These are the
second class cars, $60 per ticket, and
we carry our own provisions, which is
no small item, as we are told that this
will be our home for eight or ten days.
So we settle down quite comfortably,
occupying as many seats as we can,
for we are thinking of eight or ten
nights when we shall have to impro
vise beds of the seats and our blan
kets. We throw aside all reserve and
conventionalism, and are soon well
acquainted with many of our fellow
passengers. Some five or six ladies
are in the car with me, intelligent,
lively and sensible, while the gentle
men are agreeable and polite. '
Soon the engine shrieks a frail fare
well, through the gloom, and we real
ize that we are indeed on the grand
Continental railway, bound for the
Pacific "coast) that we have left friends
and old associations and, heedless of
the din and clatter, the merry talk,
the jokes and confusion, we find our
selves prone to indulge in tender re
collections, but this must be put aside
for we have not yet had time for snp
per. So now that we are fairly linder
way, the dinner baskets are satisfacto
rily discussed. The car is crowded
when bed time arrives; each one
seeks to get himself into such a posi
tion will be most likely to woo the
drowsy Gad. Looking down the car
I notice that hats, boots and "water
falls occupy : the most conspicuous
places 'though many from choice,
".Hobson's choice," have taken a sit
ting position sto secure a nap. Not
much sleep visits our eyelids the first
night, having been awakened occa
sionalfy. by the laughter and jokes of
the "boys'-' who were so unfortunate
as to give up their seats to the ladies.
I feel a profound regret for those poor
fellows, who, to all appearances, are
doomed for eight or ten consecutive
niglits to vary the monotony -of rest
less wanderings through the aisle
with "roosting" on the backs of seats;
but the 'way of the emigrant is- bard,
and the "wee ma' hours" of night
are kept-noisy by sleepy jokes. "
:;'Nov. l"-Wo look-out and fee trie
long level stretch-of Platte Bottom.
Certainly' this is the most favorable
railway route in the world almost a
dead level from the Missouri -to the
mountains.- We are getting on finely ;
a nice, warm car, good, soft,' cush
ioned 'seats, good fires, good lights,
plenty of water though not very
gootl. ' Conductor keeps clear, and
we're "masters of the. situation."
Nov. IU.- Afternoon, Cheyenne, 516
miles from Omaha. ' A pretty little
town. No- end of hotels, eating
houses, saloons, &c, while in the dis
tance I see some two or three neat and
beautiful 'churches; it is a-town' of
three or four years growth containing
two or three, thousand inhabitants.
It is perfeCtlysurprisina:! situated in
the heart of the wilderness hun
dreds of. miles from --civilization a
young city, blessed with neat church
cs schools, cottages, Ac: "To hear
is to doubt, but to see is to believe,
verily ! " - : . ..
. . ' , . - t "
" I hear the tramp, the mighty Bead .
: Of nations yet to be; '
. Th first low wash of waves where soon : .' !
Shall roll a human sea. . . ; . . .
- . -1 -
-'And seeing the march of civiliza
tion in this young city, we hear the
voice of the n.ighty waters of emigra
(ion beating ami. surging against the
strongholds of the wilderness. ; )
At Antelope, 451 miles from Omaha.
a weird storm overtook us ; it blew:
great, guns! and eventuated into a
snow storm; the snow is now three or
four Inches deep : about four o'clock
in the afternoon it cleared off nicely.
We are, now on the eighteen mile
grade, said to be the most dangerous
grade on the whole route. .We go
carefully alongthe whole route. Every
ten miles' "more or lees," as toe law
yers say we pass a -station house,
Where a man is constantly employed
to inspect ten miles of tne road and
keep' it in order. They are scattering
human habitations, far, far from civil
ization.' ) . . . . "
. Nov. 19. Carefully and slowly, last
night we came up the long grade,
which terminated at Sherman, the
summit the highest point on the
route,' reaching an altitude of 8,000
feet above sea level. , . .
"And now for the down' grade
steeper than the up hill. I have never
experienced a more exciting ride. It
is fearfully sublime;: We -skim the
ground, we fly, we fly.! through
strips of .seemingly level .plain-
through deep cuts, . whose frownine:
and overhanging rocks project direct
ly above us. it is a lovely, moonlight
night, rendered still, more beautiful
by the , ground. being covered with
snow. Throbgh all. this long,?awift
ride, I hold my baby fast gathered in
my arms. Fantastic terrors throng
my brain ! What if some treacherous,
overhanging, rock, had stripped " its
fastening and had. rolled' upon the
track ! what; If a thousand things!
Away ! I will not dream ' of these.
God's band, that stills the tempest, is
with us as tlw iron horse with its
precious freight thunders across the
summit of the Rocky Mountains.
What a. sense of relief I experience
when the long twenty' mile grade 13
past a" grade of eighty feet to the
mile, , "We draw a. long breath, for we
have passed some frightful places dir
in$r the fearful ride. .At one time the
long train stopped in the centre of a
rocky, ridge, on either side of -which
was a deep, yawning ravine. Now
and then, the engine started with a
jerk,' then backed again, still keeping
us in this 'uncomfortable situation,
while the . storm without, howling
and surging, and thundering against
the cars, rocked us asm acraule sug
gesting terrible thoughts; but at last
we pass safely over the frightful
causeway. ' ? '
We pass Laramie, a very nice little
towii,. besides many r other stations of
lesser Importance. . We can scarcely
believe that we.are in the mountains.
for around , us, .on , either side, are
smooth, unbroken plains, as. if de
signed by Nature for the path of the
iron horse. Afar on the left the deep
blue swell of the ind River moun
tains is plainly, visible.
It is clear and beautiful,, though
rather cold, to-day, and the clouds
are hurled back against the horizon.
We goon ata good swinging pace; ex
pect to be iu Protuontoiy to-day or to
morrow. Our journey has been en
livened by droves of deer, antelope
and elk also badgers and wolves no
buffalo; the song of bird is seldom
heard along the track.
Nov. 20. A. most lovely day. The
pet canaries in my neighbors cneare
reclining in thegloiioussunshine. We
are at Wahsatch, 11G miles from Pro
montory. I hear the men sounding
the car wheels, which is done every
fifty miles; the engine isalso changed
every fifty miles.
; A number of boys have come on the
cars selling bread, cakes, coffee, Ac
bread twenty-five cents per loaf, coffee
ten cents ier cup. We are going
through romantic aud picturesque
scenery; Bear river, clear and mur
muring over a pebbly bed, is a lovely
little stream- At noon we enter Etho
Cimon a romantic natural delile
some 100 feet wide by 17 miles long,
the mountains on either side, tall and
majestic, are of red .sandstone, and
covered withtamarac and sage-brush,
and bearing unmistakeable evidence
of having been worn by the action of
water, years, perhaps centuries, ago.
It is p cturesque beyond description
the long, level dell through which a
lovely, clear stream ripples and wan
ders, and the frequent occurrence of
warm springs, around and near which
the green grass grovs in all the luxu
rance of early June.
Hereon the very summits'of these
loftiest peaks, we see the remains of
breastworks, built years ago by the
Mormons under the command of Brig
ham Young, 'in'order to shoot down
orr the Government troops. It is a
scrap of history interesting in the ex
treme. Situated as they are, on the
tops of' those lofty mountains, they
look like child's play ; yet, the force
and power of their resistance against
our soldiery ; the wasted army muni
tions ; the squandered treasury funds,
and the utter failure of the object is
fresh iu the minds of every one famil
iar with frontier history,
Weber River, running through the
canon, is clear and full of mountain
trout..
We have stopped at Echo City, a
small hamlet. Here we bought some
Utah 'apples fruit of a superior qual
ity. This is a lovely spot. Were it
not, "so in the wilderness, I should
love to make 1113' homo here. .
We have passed several Mormon
villages, and. J. notice two features
which seems to oe characteristic of
this "peculiar" society, to-wit: The
utter and permanent poverty of the
people, and the. number of the child
ren. Judging from thenumberof lit
tle1 -tow'-headed saints' that swarm
about the low log huts, we come to the
conclusion that this must be a. "man
ufacturing'' village. ' - .
- At winset! we near the renowned nat
ural wonder called Devil's GaUv His
tory and tradition have made our ears
familiar with this remarkable ami aw
inspiring place. Huge mountains
form narrowingly on either side, at
the base of which a deep and rugged
hole seems to have been scooped by
demon claws. The mountains of solid
rock descend almost perpendicularly,
and at the very botton of the awful pit,
the Weber .River, deep and dark,
tumbles among the rujrged rocks.
The railroad track spans the wide and
gloomy gorge. Slowly we pass above
and look from the dizzy height only
a narrow railroad bridge on which to
cross this Witch's Cauldrou. Not the
least interesting feature' of this awe
inspiring and wondtrful place is the
old "Emigrant . Road ;" far below it
winds its course around the margin of
the river. In one place .the solid rock
has been picked'and hewn away, as if
by painful labor, until there is tarely
room for a wagon to pass ; while above
hang the jetting, frowning rocks, and
below the deep dark river. How many
wearied teams have passed under that
shelving cliff?- How many toil worn
travelers have .shuddered in fear and
terror, a3 they passed beneath the
shadow of this terrible aud threaten
ing mass of rock ! Howmany human
skeletons lie whitening in the deeps
of this dark' river, the river tells us
not in its unconscious raurraurlngsf
the winds bring no whispers in their
wild raving, and the stony mountains
bear no record on their frowninsr
fronts ; but we recall to memory stray
stories of the sufferings of the early
emigrants of lost, stock, .wrecked
wagons, and dead men's bones that
haunt this awful Devil's Gap.
W e pass on, and a sigh of relief es
capes us as the last car rolls past the
gorge, and we emerge from Echo
Canon into a more extensive plain,
bounded by stupendous mountains,
whose view is shortly cut off bv the
gloom of gathering night. Butt can
not leave the canon without allowing
my pen to linger over the record of a
most beautiful and significant sight.
It was about three o'clock, the day
fair and sunny, at a point where the
mountains reared their stupendous
heights; on either side, and covered
the canon with shadow. 1 saw above
me,' elimmering In the clear transpar
ent air, a single large, and lovely star.
Star of the daylight in the Rocky
Mountains! as there .another one
that saw it? Shall I accept it as an
omen of future good ?
Since leaving the Black limstne
weather has been warm and pleasant.
During the nip;ht we pas3 a very In
teresting portion of our journey. Og-
den, quite a nice city, bordenng on
Salt Lake, also Corinue and: Promon
tory. At the last . named place we
cliaujje cars and speed on.. The shad--
ows of night are around us, and on we
go ; while close upon our left the dim
far-stretching waters of the Great Salt
Lake repose and glimmer in the star
light. We experience a profound re
gret thai we could not have viewed
the great interior basin by day.
Nov. 21. Daylight finds us speed
ing over the Desert the Humboldt
Desert. The country presents a level
tract of land, bounded on either side
by either side by grand majestic
mountains. The soil is strongly im
pregnated with alkali. Sage bush and
grease wood, with occasional patches
of wild rye, are the only vegetation.
The weather during the day is warm
and pleasant; at night it is freezing
cold. We pas3 section houses, Chi
nese camps, eating stations all small
board shanties. We see a few Indians,
the only ones we have seen on the
journey, bejrging at the camps.
Passed ttlko last niprnt.a pretty little
town, regretted It was at night. We
go on easily, safely, making our eight
or ten unlet rer-iour. At iiko run
ners came into the cars, briuging ap
ples, pears, crapes the finest fruit 1
ever saw. We have had a perfect
feast, and the children are delighted
Halted this morning at ten o'clock
long enough to allow the gentlemen
to Lake a bath in a warm snrinjr. the
stream of which was nla'inlv visible a
few hundred yards off in - Humboldt
Valley.' An old gentleman, a passen
ger, seventy-eight years of age, ob
served as he saw tne men running to
the spring through .the thick sage
brush: "I don't see what! they want
to run away out there for, a scumn'
out their boots I"
Highol what fun the conductor
made last night. He is a jovial hear
ty soul ; kept us shaking with laugh
ter.
Nov. 22. Had a nice time this mor
ning; got out. and took breakfast at
W innemucca; had a splendid break
fastfresh buiscuits, buckwheat cakes,
tea, coffee, ham and eggs, sweet po
tatoes, Irish potatoes, butter, pies. &c. ;
meals 50 cts., besides the landlord
gave us a new Frank Leslie's Illuxtra
tid. Nice landlord ! good breakfast.
We will patronize him every time we
travel that route.
We still go on while the same seem
ingly endless monotony of sage brush
and grease wood covers the broad val
ley, and the mountains repose silently
in the distance.
Along the track where the ground
has been thrown up, the soil has an
ashen grey appearance, as though the
country had at some distant xlay been
deluged in burning lava, fire and
smoke. .
We are now within one day's travel
of Sacramento. How near it seems,
and yet how far! It is a most lovely
day; the sun shines with a dazzling
lustre ; the heavens are a dreamy blue;
the brown valley stretches far ' and
level, with near pictures of brown
mountains and distant views of. tall
blue. peaks that lift their brown far up
in the clear air, and seem to kiss the
skies. 1
I am anxious to see what will come
after this long monotonous valley of
the Humboldt. ' .
How. man v fine views we pass In
the night. That romantic spot, the
Maiden's Grave, we passed last night.
An emigrant girl was buried there
years ago, her grave left with only a
rude board .to mark the spot ; 'but
when the rough, hardy men of Cali
fornia came to build the railroad,
they; enclosed the grave with a neat
stone fenced and placed a stone cross
at the head, the symbol of Christiani
ty ; .the incident worthy of record is
sublime and praisworthy. ;
Afternoon. We are at Humboldt
City, and behind hi the mountains we;
can seethe mines f:tint indications
where the feeble powers :of man is
striving to wrench from the bowels of
the adamantine rock, earth's precious
gems.
We now pass a spot where some
Chinamen are delv'ntr in the ground
and bringing out-sulphur. It looks
like the pure article. What will they
not find in these regions ?
Nov. 23. We awake this morning
and the grand beautiful scenery" of
California greeted our eyes. Break
fasted atTruckee, a nice little town
of 2.0OO inhabitants. The view' is
essentially California; tall, sloping
mou'ntaiirs covered -with towering
trees; valleys .in- .which." meander
sparkling streams. . .
We are now Hearing' the summit of
the track reaching an altitude of 7042
feet ; descending at the rate of 90 feet
per mile, we go down 5kj feet in six
miles. The scenery i grand beyond
description. Here on the summit of
the Sierra Nevada's men were tied bv
ropes till they could pick a foot-hold,
and after that the road was built, .at
what an amount of labor and ex
pense! I look down from this awful
heighth and see the tops of tall pine
trees far, far below me. .
It is by far the grandest, most fear
fully sublime portion of the road, but
much of the view is shut off by snow
sheds, which are very substantially
built to ward off the avalanche from
the overhanging mountain. We pass
through numerous tunnels. .. Snow
sheds aud tunnels are so closely con
nected that one can scarcely tell when
we emerge from a tunnel into a snow
shed. Around rocky points thousands
of feet above, tumbling rivers and
green valleys, the train speeds on ;
and now the summit U fussed, and
we are on the down grade another
wild and fearful ride. Vords fail ta
express our feelings, In'' such a piace.:
It is the -sublimity of grande-urro-mantic
;and picturesque bovaad description.-
.....
" Wc reached Colfax alout'o oVlock-;
59 miles from Sacramento. We will bj
at our journey's end to-night. Tho
mountains begin to present a green
and spring-like appearance.. The ten
der grass bas all the evidence of May.
Cottages are scattered about and ham-r
lets reposing in dreamy green valleys!
I notice green peas and cabbari plauti
in the gardens. We are now in Placer
county, the scenery is lovely. What
transition from that of two days agrx
The monotonous wasts of the Hum
boldt have given place to spring tlmo
verdure; rippling streams wrap gar-,
dens, cottages, orchards; &c. - On
speeds the train to Sacramento.
Nov. 24 We arrived safely In Sac
ramento last night at 12 o'clock, bciuj
eight days and a few hours on1 the
journey, aQd with heartfelt thanks
for our safety, we rest ourselves after
thelong and fatiguing trip, and at last,
after an interval of one month, which,
was spent by Mr. S. in hunting a lo
cation for a home, we have found one,
In one of the loveliest valleys of Cali
fornia, Bemyesa Valley, In the Coun
ty or iapa, in the Coast Ran?9
Mountains, some 13 miles long,: by
four or five wide. It is covered with
a carpet of the richest green, dotted
wim large oak treesand surrounded
by ther lofty peaks of the everlasting
mountains. Aetream of clear water.
continuinar fresh. . flows, throuch the
valley: The. valley is one of the rich
est in the State,-producing all kinds of
grainrcoru; vegitables, fruit; etc in
profusion. ;It has been settled. Ij
Americana only some tbreo or four
year3, but Is all settled up, and boast3
quite an enterprising -little - village.
A railroad from Valajo, on the bav. Is
surveyed through here. Land is high.
ranging at from ?10 to-per acre.
We have bought a small farm which
rronts on the town on one side, and
borders on the creek on the other.
The wheat fields arc green ; the weath
er resembles that of the month of
May in Nebraska. In older settled
valleys near larger cities, land is very
high, commanding from S50 toSaoo or
$4i H) per acre. .
I hope to see the Advertiser in this'
far Western region soon.
MALLIK STAFFORD. '
Moxticello. Napa Co., Cau,
. .February 12ih, 170.
1"
T. K. Beecher believes in pension
ine the families of convicts. He puts
it thus : , ; . .
"A husband is convicted of criuio
and sent to the State's prison. . Then
he Is shaved, clothed, housed, fd,
warmed, doctored, preached to, good,
books given to him, and extra pay for
overwork. His wife, with two ehil
pren under six years of age, Is left
without wood, coal, food shelter or
friends, to shirk for herself. . A Lingo
of infamy settles on her good name.
She loses caste. She girds herself for
unwonted work. Her back aches'.
-She staggers home from a days wash
ing; half paid, because as yet she can
not do a day's work. She becomes an
object of charity. She is dreading the
winter. Which. one of these two aro
now. bearing punishment? Which
one suffers the guilty man or the In
nocent woman. When the State shuts
up a husband and father, the wife and
mother is entitled to com pen satiotw
The law should allow her at least fifty
cents for herself, and twenty-five cents
for each child under twelve years: of
arrn tho run5ori tn L.wrtn if t Iia mnn'o
arrest and continue until he takes his
place in his family again."
A Good point well taken. Ei . '
A Shjlock Frustrated.
A country girl living not far from
Schumin, Germany, had received hef
inheritance of SOOthalers from the au
thorities there. On her return homey
she spent the night in a village,
Having no acquaintance there she
took refuge at the house of the vlllaga
justice, to whom. In virtue of. hi po
sition, informed him the object of her
journey. . He was ready to take her in
and advised her to go to bed with his
wife. When all lay In deep sleep, the
covetous host got up went into the
garden and dug a hole there. He then
took a sharp knife, went up to the bed
where the two were asleep, and with
a steady hand cut the throat of the
person lying farthest from the wall,
took up his victim and buried her in
the garden. When he came back, ho
found the bed '.empty. He. had mur
dered bis own wife Instead of tho
stranger. The wife lay close to tho
wall during the' eVcnlng, but had af
terwards moved to the outer side of
the bed. Tho girl had got cut of tho
ueci aicer tne murder, and ilea wun uer
money.
The Lord s Prayer. J
. A maiden knelt in the twilight hour',
and ' ela.aping her hand, fervcutly
breathed forth: "Our Father who
art in heaven, , hallowed be Thy
name." , . ' .
A mother In deep agony of grief;
gazed on her child, sleeping her long
last sleep, a smile wreathing her soft,
white lips, and her white hands fold
ed across that still and pulseless heart,
and kneeling there, the living beside
the dead, she prays: "Thy will bo
done." , .
. As- the eariy beam. of the orient
gilds the sleepiing land, a widow with
her suffering little ones, chilled by
poverty and woe, bows at the throne
of grace and fervently prays : "Give
us this day our daily bread."
An aged father, as' his loved ai'id
loving son goes forth from hU paren
tal care, to brave the cold frowns of
life, kneels beside him on the'eve of
his departure and pleads: "Lcail
him noe into temptation; but deliver
him from evil, for . Thine-is the kiug
dom,andthe power, and the glory
forever. Amen."
'A young mar. in Indiana worked all
last iuaimer to clear an eight y-acr.
tract of land belonging to a young
woman who promised to marry Iuhk
When, just as the weather began to
get cold, he went to claim his reward
she married another fellow who look
ed on to see the victim work all suuw
nier ' -
Geo. Bates, a cl,S00 clerk "in tho'
Treasury Department, h:v resisted,
in order to take charge of a 'Pennsyl
vania girl and ?4,0ii0,M'V), which anj
thrown into the bargain,
A Township it Hen ry.cpunty, Ohio,
hired a lady music teaehcr bv corres
pondence, and .when she, arrived she.'
had occasion to ask If "do gcmnicn U
gwinefor to back out," , . .
Ice can be" turned in a lathe and len
ses easily formed through? -"whit-h thol
sun In pacing will eaue heat suU'i.
cut to ignite a mutch. : -These. ice len,-
a sare so easily rnado and renewed that
they Lave been recom mended fur u'
for astromlcal purpose, irt 'cour.lrie
where the temperature of .which. J
below tbatof freezing, for two or three
months of the year. ,