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ATTORNEYS.
-, i- HtWETT. ' w SWllAX.
HEWETT NEWMAN,
ifTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW,
Oflce, No. 70, McPlicrson mock, up stairs,
,by rnnxcrr. w. r. nooEiw.
French rogers,
.TTOBNKY.S & COI'NSELOUS AT LAW.
Office In Court Home Jlnlldhis. ,
-insidveillliKent attention to any legul huslners
-.ntrlutrf to their care. M VtfJ
JOB A. DILLON,
iTTORl'ET fc COUNSELOR AT LAW
and Gettcrnl Lantl Ajrent,
Teonniseli, Johnson County, Nebraska. .
J. N. REYNOLDS,
ATTOR-YBY fc COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Urnc r No. 90 Reynolds Hotel.
THOMAS A IHIOADY,
iTTOV XBYS AT LAW AN!) SOLICITORS
IN CHANCERY,
pryiCK- District Court Room.
" W.M. II.'MpLKNNAN,
XTTOItNKY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
N ebraku City, Nehnwka.
II. F. PERKINS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Tccnnieh. Johnson County, Neb.
" NYE A HUM PURE V,
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW,
Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., Nctr.
N. K. GRIGGS,
ATTORNEY AT LA WAND LAND AGENT,
Itcutrlce. (Jose County. Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
W. IL KIMUERLIN, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUUOEOX TO NED.
EYE AND EAR IXIfliOIAIlY.
Orricr-hSMa'"-'11- Orrifi: Horns 7..M.to0r.M.
IL C. TDUIIMAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office No. f5 Main Street,
OJSce hours from 7 to 11 a.:n. and 1 to 4 p. m.
h. l. mathews,
physician and surgeon.
Office in Cltj DniR Store, Malu-st.
C F. STEWART, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND STURGEON,
Office In D. 11. IcwLs & Co.'s Drug- Store.
Office hours from T to a a. m.; end 1 to 2 and 5)i to
TJ.P. "
LAND AGENTS.
R. V. Ill CUES,
KEAL ESTATE AGENT fc NOTARY
PUBLIC.
Office over ITaunnford t Mc Full's Furniture store.
VM. II. HOOVER,
REAL ESTATE fc TAX FAYING AGENT.
Office In District Court Iloom.
Will rive prompt attention to the Mile Ajfllcal Ei
Ulciint Payment of Taxes throughout theNmahf.
lzi District.
JONAS HACKER,
LAND AND TAX PAYING AGENT.
Office with Probute JikIkc.
Will attend to the Payment ofTxu furNou
l!jic!rnt I jiml On nen in Nemaha County. Corres
pondence solicited.
NOTARIES.
JAS. V. McNAUGHTON,
VOTARY PCDLIC & CONVEYANCER,
Otllce in J. L. Carson'h Itauk.
K. E. E1JRIGIIT,
SOTAUY PURLIC fc CONVE Y.Of CEK,
No. 72 Maln-st., second tioor.
Arnt for the Equitable nnd American Tontine
life Insurance (."oninanie-s.
DRUG STORES.
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McCREERY & NK'KJCLL,
DEALRItS IN DRrGS.STATIONIJRY,:c.
Ntf. 32 Main-st.
rllasiortnioiit Drujik. 1'auits. Books, Stationery,
gtc.on liund. und.vihl t wlioi.-irlr or rrtxil.
HOLLA DAY- A- CO.,
DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, &c.
No. llMain-t.
GRAIN DEALERS.
EVAN WORTHING,"
FORWARDIXO AND COM?IISSION
MERCHANT,
Office and Wan-room i2 Main-t.,
Dsiler In all kinds of Oraiu cud Country Pr-
GEO. G. START t P.RO.,
DEALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, fcc.
Asjilnwall, Nebraaka.
The bthest market price paid for nythlng the
firmer can raise. We will buy and bell evcfyttilnic
known to the market.
MERCHANDISE.
F. II JOHNSON & CO.
SCALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE
No,T2Ma!:i-st.,McPhprswi Block.
WM. T. DEN',
DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Firirnrriinff&Ciiiii!iNInn Merchant,
No. a Mnin-st., Brownvllle,
Corn Plantern. Plows, Stoves, I'urniturc, tc. al
ways on hand. Highest market price paid for Hides,
PJti, Kur, and Country Produce.
HARDWARE.
SHELLENBERGER BRO'S.,
DKALKRS IN HARDWARE, STOVES.
No. 74 Maln-st.
BtoTM, Hanln are. Carpenter's Tools, Blacksmith
furnishhigi, ic.. constantly on hand.
JOHN C. DEUSER,
DEALER IX STOVES, TIN AY ARE, &c.
No."T3MaIn-st.
SADDLERT.
, J. II. BAUER,
RARXESS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. 9 Maln-st.
Mendlnsdonc to order. Satisfaction Kuaranteed.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A. ROBINSON,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
No. SS Main-st.
'Iu constantly on bond a Rood assortment of
J-":nf, Iidie.s, Misses' and Children .s Hoots Am!
fc'hoes. Oistoni work done with neatness and dis
patch. Repairing done on short notice.
CONFECTIONERIES.
ISRAEL S. NACE,
CITY BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY.
No. 31 Muln-et., opposite City DniK St ex.
tltt. Cakes. Fresh Bread, Coufectioneiy, Light
nd Fancy Groceries, constantly on baud.
WILLL.YM ROSSELL,
CONFECTIONERY' AND TOY STOIUS,
No, 40 Malut.
'ruh Braad, Cakes, Oyters, Fruits, etc.", on hr.ml.
J. P. DEUSER,
DEALER IN CONFECTIONERIES, &c
No. 44 Maln-st.
MUSIC.
MRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
TEACHER OF MUSIC.
Roomg, Main-st., bet. 4th nnd 5th,
Lmuini tlven en the Piauo. Orspin. Melodeon,
'aiur and Vocalization, llnvinr had e!;Iit years
iMrleaca a teacher of Music In New York is con
fltnt of glvinp Batisfactioti.
BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
ED. D. SMITH,
U. S. "WAR CLAIM AGENT,
Washlnj:ton Qty.D. C
.."Will &ttmd to the ornecation of claims before the
"?rtment in jicrson. for Additional Bounty. Hack
,,-' na rtnion. ana ail claims accruing against
"oTirnment durinpthelate war. ,
S ALGOL'S.
JOSEPH HUDDARD & CO..
EACE AND QUIET SALOON.
No. 47 Maln-st.
Thtbm Wines and liquors kept on hand.
R. C. BERGER,
ALHAMBRA BILLIARD SALOON,
No. 4., Whitney's Block.
l W) btk! IpT5T iTn."tewir on Mamtl.
ESTABLISHED 1856.
lateral
lusiitcss ?urbs.
HOTELS.
STAR HOTEL.
STEVENSON & CROSS, PROPRIETORS.
Front-st, between Main and Atlantic.
This House has Just been remodeled, inside and
out. HUtRc Office for all points West. Omnibuses
to all trains.
REYXOLDS HOUSE.
NATHAN N. GREEN, PROPRIETOR,
83 t 00 Main Street, Urownville.
Jlest accommodations in the city. New House,
newly furnished. In the heart of business part ot
city. Hverystable convenient. V9m
AMERICAN HOUSE.
L. D. ROHISON, PROPRIETOR.
Front-st., bet. Main and Water.
A Rood Feed and Livery Stable In connection with
the House.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
JULIUS GILBERT,
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
Post Office address,
Clifton. Nemaha County, Nebraska.
JUSTICES.
x-y- -
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. 50 Main-st.
BRIDGE BUILDING.
a W. WnEELER,
BRIDGE BUILDER &. CONTRACTOR.
Brownvllle, Nebraska.
Sole asent for R, W. Smith's Patent Truss Bridge.
Thestrongest and best wooden bridge now In u?e.
TAILORING.
CHRIS. IIAUROLDT,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
No.C2Main-st.
Has on hand a splendid stock of Goods, and will
make them up in the latest style, on short notice
and reasonable terras.
BLACKSMITHS.
J.ir. REASON,
GENERAL BLACKSMITH,
Maln-st Brownvllle, Neb.
Is prepared to do all kinds of work In Iron, on
short notice, and at prices In keeping with the
time. 21 -y
.1. W. efc J. C. GIBSON,
BLACKSMITHS & HORSE SIIOERS.
Flrst-st., bet Main and Atlantic.
All work done to order and patisfnetion guaranteed.
DR. J. BLAKE,
- jf t?lji VI j -z.
-;4& w0uw
ould respectfully
announcethat he has
located in Brownvllle
P and is now nrenared
s toj)erforni,inthebest
manner, aj.Li oper
ations pertaluiuc to
the science of lien-
" tistry.
Ornrn Over City Bros Store, trout room. 1M
FRA3TZ HSLMER,
hmn &RlacksmithSkop
ONE T)OOr. -WEST OE COURT HOUSE.
Ut-
TT7AGOX MAKING, Repairing,
Plows, and nil work rtnmMu the host
manner ana on snort notice, sausiacilon ifjiaran
nuteed. iivclilmacall. 34-ly.
C. SNOKE,
ciC53gF
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K.-
3HASER.
No. 15
Main Street,
RROWNYILLE, NEB.
Has constantly on hand n superior stock of Boots
nnd Shoes. Cntom work done with neatn's and
dispateh.
H. H.,3RYANT,
HOUSE, Sll, AliO CARRi
PAINTER,.
&yahicr S Paper Hanger,
No. CO MAIN STREET,
Bro-wnvilio, Konrnslia.
ix-tfl
J. K. FRETZ,
AND SIGrN PAINTER.
OVKK IIELMEU'S WAGON SHOP,
Brownvllle, IVebrasIia.
OFFERS liis services to the public,
with the confident belief thnt his M-ork
will inset the approbation of his patrons.
S5-trj m
Slielleiiberger Bros.
Ho. T4,
McPIterson's KIocIc,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.,
. SOLE AGENTS FOR
GANTQM CLIPPER PLOWS!!
T1TE BEST PLO VT 3fAI)E!
HIECFOKD & ISOTAREJ,
RCHITECTS
Are prepared to furnih
DESIGNS & SPEGIFIOATIOINS
fur all kinds of
BUILDINGS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,
of the latest nnd most approved styles.
ALSO TAKE CONTRACTS!
Ml Limit of Jolt M'ork dime tn order!
jeiSliop, corner Main and Second streets,
JiKO 1 I1V1 'IL L r, XKIt. -y
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
No. 59 Main Street, Bro-caiville.
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
Jlns Jiiht opvuctl and will constantly
itecn on iiani :i wrgc ana wen iivurtcti
stock of Pennine articles in liis line.
Repairing of Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry done on short notice.
ALL WORK WARRA.2?TEn.
LOUIS WALDTEEU.
THE riOXEEH,
Is fully prepared to do all kinds of
H0DSE.SIGN.CARRIAGE,
Qioznental Paixiting,
Gullrting, Glailng, Paperhnaslng, &c.
?"KTrprmc and others Interested in ito
jit JL UXIO rat Biu.'nm stinnld address
EI)S(IN BROS.. Patent Lnw-vars nnd Solicit-
ao ItnX-l.tl. 11 . -J. !. m .
u..-. i.j.iiun-r,u, axiuuKion, jj. u., ior Aciricc
and ("irculnr. IWrnlx otttalnrd or tin rharar.
uuer irora von. Jt.j'.jitMoiintf.forrnarlv Linn-
30, IPC- : "I cheerfully commend to all persons who
may have business in the Patent Olllce the linn of
Edson Bros., aa gentlemen of prompt bnMness hab
it, and In ever respect worth v of conlldence."
J concur In thrahuvp. T o Ti i. in.r
mwiunrr uj j-aicnii. aaieu wnshineinn. .Maren
t TS-Sm Tjnt Om.. rrrtt.
FIEPTm
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-yis?S,
nftrhv ft ft3!AP
vs U8i?!i jr. sum,
-flnrixjk ssssfiii t fsaii
rarv-c ' w u s s4 viiwe.
HARDWARE BfW
-e. rt.wircox.
STORAGE, HRDliiG,
ASI)
COIVIMISSION HOUSE
OF
SMITH & TVILC0X,
And dealers in all kinds orfJraln, for wlilcli they
ray the highest market price in CSish.
XS"Oflice at Store of E. E. .Tohnson & Co. 18-fim
JACOB 3EAROHN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
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GREAT WESTERN
Livery, Peed, Sale and Exchange
S i iiBLES.
Corner Jraln and Levee St BltOWNVILLE.
HAVING purchased this Stable of
A. P. CoKSwell.we arc prepared to furnish
the bast TEAMS, liUGGIES and CAIIRIAGES In
iSouthern Xebrahka. at LOWE&T QMilL JtATES.
Iloom for .Fifty Horses. Cornil for Stock. l':irticu
lar attention paid to 1'eedini; or Boarding Horses.
f-tVlyJ PJIILLII'S A liAIlNJS.
NEW STOCK OF
Dry-Goods and Groceries at
A. W. ELLIS,
To accommodate the public In and about London,
has just received, anil opened up in that place, n new
stock of
GUY-GOODS, GROCERIES, READT
JIABE CLOTHING,
which he is sclllnjr at prlc-es winch defy competi
tion from the river town"?.
PATRONIZE HO:HE,nndr.se!st in build
inRup a point in the Interior, especially when you
can ;;et koo1s just as cheap, which is the eae at the
store of M r. Ellis. 13-C
JOII?J L. CARSON,
bajst;k:e:r,5
nno wxvillh
.XJSUJiASKA
Exchange Sought and Sold on nil the prin
cipal cities. Also dealer in Gold and Silver
Coin, Gold Dust and
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Deposits received, payable at sight. Inter
est paid on time deposits by special agree
ment. Taxes paid for non-residents.
All kinds of U. S. llonds wanted.
A LARGE AND SPLENDID
ASSORTMENT
HEAT STOYES
JUST RECEIVED AT
Slielleiiberger Bros.,
75 ?Xaii St.
BRO WXVILLE, KEB.
PHELPS HOUSE.
Opposite the Depot,
PHELPS CITY, MO,
W. Jr. STEVENS, PBOl'RIETOB.
I
As pood accommodations ami Rood stabling ar
offered as can be had In the "Wost. -'
Bronil Street, bctweet 3d &. 4th,
rSEMONT,HEBRASKA.
. II. FOWLER,
PROPRIETOR.
Tlih non;p is within 50 nnls of the V. P. It. R. and
S. V. A P. It. It. Depots. Hacks leave lor West
Point daily, and Lincoln trl-wcekly. e-tf
MOUND CITY HOTEL.
Cor. North Market and Broadw ay
ST. LOUIS, MO.
G. A. BOYD, PROPRIETOR.
One block west of the North Market Street Depot
of theX. M.JI. B. The street cars p:uss this house
for all parts of the city, for all purposes it Is the
boot hohil In tho city. 2tf
AV. M. VYETH & CO.,
Wholesale Dealer In
HARDWARE & CUTLERY
"o. C South Tliinl, bet. Felix t IMmond sts
PT JOSEPH. :io.
HARNESS, Skirting, and all kinds
of Saddles. Leather. Hridles. Hardware,
itc constantly on hand. Acents for Ditson's Circu
lar Saws and Marvin's Sates. l-15-y
ST. JOSEPH, MO.
I 31 1' O S T E R
WHOLESALE AND 11E.VIL DEALER IX
Iron, Steel, and Heavy
HARDWARE!
WAGON.Carriago.antl Plow "Works,
Agricultural IniplentPnts,Sprlncs,Ax
els, Axes Shovels. Spadi. Piles, llasps. Cha'ns,
CarriaKC and Tire HolLs. I uts and Wahers. Nails,
Hoivc and MuIeShoes. Snw3, t'a;:tlnKS and Hollow
Ware, riujrar Kettles, Andirons, Skillets and Lids,
Stew Pots, ilake Ovens, Emit Kettles nnd Sad Irons.
5?5.AIiSMTH5S TGOI.S :
Anvils, Stocks and Die?, BellOTO, Sledce nnd
Hand Hammers, Vices, 1'incexs, Jtasps, Parriers'
Knives, Tire Iroii, Ac
OE7TFITTIXG GOODS:
Ox Yokes. Axle Grease. Ox Chidns,MaKon Jacks,
O Shoe Nails Sho eis. Picks, etc. 1 1 ubs. .Spokes
and Bent-sIufT.
Agricultural llmplcincnts :
CELEBRATED MOLIXE
PLOWS, liilp Mowers. McCorailck's
Heapers and Mowers. Kallers Horje
Corn Planters. Sulky Corn Cultivators.
Hand Corn Shcllers, Hay "Rakes, etc., etc.
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
Ba-inB my goods direct from manufacturers
" I oUt verv ureat inducements to
WHOLESALE BUYERS.
HENT'S FURNISHING GOODS,
y r.t - ' - J" y ' HETZEL'S.
HATS AND CAPS. All Varieties
and,3trlvs, at " HBTZEL'.
JoirxQ.A. sMinr.
Hi
Fremom
ESS KB
1
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THTJESDAY, APRIL 7, 18T0.
COUNTRY CHILDREN.
Little fresh violets.
Born In the wlldwood;
Sweetly Illustrating
Innocent childhood!;
Shy as the antelope
Brown as a berry
Free as the mountain air,
Romping and merry !
Blue eyes and hazel eyea
Peep from the hedges,
Shaded by sun-bonnets
Frayed at the edges !
Up in the apple-trees,
Heedless of danger,
Manhood In embryo
Stares at the stranger!
Out in the hilly patch,
Seeking the berries
Under the orchard tree.
Feasting on cherries
Tramping the clovcr-blossoma
Down 'inong the grasses,
No voice to hinder them
Dear lads and lasses !
No grim propriety ;
No interdiction ;
Free as the birdlings
From city restriction !
Coining tho purest blood ', -
Stfength'nlng each muscle
Donning health-armor
'Gainst life's coming bustle !
Dear little Innocents,
Born In the wlldwood;
Oh. that all little ones
Had such a childhood !
God's blue spread over them
God's green lieneath them:
Xo sweeter heritage
Could we bequeath them!
' Driving Bojs From Home.
Mothers who are disturbed by the
noise and untidiness of boys at home
must be careful, lest by their reproach
es they drive theirchildren from home
in search of pleasure elsewhere.
"There are those balusters all finger
marks again," said Mrs. Cary, as she
made haste with a soft linen eloth to
polish down the shining oak again.
"George," she said with a flushed
face, as she gave the cloth a decided
wrench out of the basin of suds, "if
you go up these stairs again before
bed-timeyou shall be punished."
"I should like to know where I am
to go?" said George angrily, "I can't
stay in tho kitchen, I'm in the way I
and I can't go in the parlor for fear I
shall muss that up ; and now you say
I can't go up to my own room. I
know a grand place where I can go,"
he added to himself; "boys are never
told they are in the way there, and
we can have lots of fun. I'll go down
to Nile's corner. I can smoke a cigar
now as well as auy boy, if it did make
me awful sick tho first time. They
shall not laugh at me again about it."
And so I he careful houskeeper vir
tually drove her son from her door, to
hang about the steps and sit under the
broad, inviting portico of the village
grog-shop. Portland Transcrij)t.
Eyes.
There is a wonderful diversity
among animals in respect to the num
ber of their eyes. In mammals, birds,
reptiles, and lishes they are limited to
two, and are alwas placed on the
head. The greater part of the surface
of the head of the house-113' is cov
ered by an aggregation of about 10,000
eyes; and in the "dragon-lly they
number about 50,000, and may be
easily seen by the use of a magnifying
lens, even of very small power.
They are not always confined to the
head alone. In spiders and scorpions
there are generally eight or ten of
them m one or more clusters, on tno
dorsal aspect of that part of the body
which is formed by the union of the
head and thorax.
Thestar-lish or five-fingers, familiar
to every one who has spent any time
on our seacoast, has an eye on the tip
of each ray or arm. In the sea-urchin,
which is homologically nothing
but a star-fish with the ends
of its rays drawn clo&e together, the
live eyes are gathered in a circle
around what is considered the hinder
portion of the body.
The scollop has numerous eyes on
the edge of his mantle, extending
from one end of the animal to the
other, and forming a semi-circle.
Some marine worms have them in
clusters, not only on the head, but
also along each side of the body, even
to the tip of the tail, and they are
connected individually and directly
with the medium nervous cord. If
we descend to the lowest forms, we
find many infusoria which have
neither eyes nor nerves, and yet it is
easy to see that they are sensitive to
light, for they cither seek or avoid it.
Dr. Clark, in Hours at Home.
"Ey Their Fruits Shall Ye Kuow
Tllcm.,,
The earth is now traversed by self
denying missionaries, who encounter
every hardship to carry Christianity
to remote regions. But where is the
infidel who has exiled himself from
his country to civilize savage tribes?
Not one is to be found. They sit at
home nursing their pride and deriding
the virtue they cannot equal.
Actions are immortal ; and our
deeds now and their deservings here
after must be the twin companions
that shall walk in eternity hand in
hand.
God renders earth desolate to in
duce you to seek a better country. He
strikes away every human prop, and
puts failure an J vexation into every
worldly scheme, that you may turn
from your idols unto Him.
Watch ! The enemy is after you.
He is lurking unseen along your path.
Keep your armor on, for he'willstrike
unawares. Have your shi -Id with
you, for you know not when his
blows will fall.
The Simple Secret.
Twenty clerks in a store. Twenty
hands in a printing office. Twenty
young men in a village. All want to
get along in the world, and all ex
pect to. One of the clerks will riee
to be a partner, and make a fortune.
One of the compositors will own a
newspaper, and become an influential
and prosperous citizen. One of the
apprentices will become a master buil
der. One of the villagers will get a
handtome farm, and live like a pa
triarch. Hut which is destined to be
the lucky individual? Lucky? There
is no luck about it. The thing is as
the rule of three. The young fellow
who will distance his competitors is he
who masters his business, who pre
serves his integrity, who lives clenrly
and purely, who never gets in debt,
who gains friends by deserving them,
and puts his money in a saving bank.
There are some ways to fortune that
look shorer than this rusty old high
way. But the staunch men of this
community, the men who achieve
something really worth having, good
fortune, good name, and a serene old
age, all go this road.
Lord Chesterfield once remarked
that even Adam, the first man, knew
the value of politeness, and allowed
Eve to have the first bite of the ap-
nlo. I
PROCLAMATION OF FREE
DOM !
The Fifteenth Amendment Declared
Rati (led!
4,000,000 Colored Men Enfranchised 1
Tlie Day of Jubilee lias Come I
"Washington, March 30, 1870.
To Ihc Senate and House of Repre
sentatives :
It is unusual to notify the two Hous
es of Congress bya message of promul
gation of the proclamation of Secreta
ry of State of the ratification of a
Constitutional Amendment. In view,
however, of the vast importance of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution this day declared a part
of the revered instrument, I deem a
departure from the usual custom justi
fiable. A measure which makes at
once 4,000,000 of colore?' people voters
who were heretofore declared by the
highest tribunal in the land not citi
zens of the United States, noreligible
to become so ; with the assertion that
at the time of the declaration of inde
pendence, the opinion was fixed and
universal in the civilized portion of
the white race, and regerded as an
axiom in morals, as well as in politics,
that the black men had no rights
which white men were bound to re
spect, and is, indeed, a measure of
grander importance than any other
act of the kind from the foundation
of our free Government to the pres
ent time. Institutions like ours in
which all powers is derived directly
from the people, must depend mainly
an their intelligence, patriotism and
industry. I call the attention there
fore, of the newly enfranchised race
to the importance of their striving in
every honorable manner to make
themselves worthy of their new priv
ilege. To the race more favored here
tofore by our laws, I would say with
hold no legal privilege of advance
ment to the naw citizens. The fra
mors of our constitution firmly be
lieved that a republican form of gov
ernmant could not endure without in
telligence and education generally
diffused among the people. The
Father of his country, in his farewell
address, used this language: "Pro
mote them, as a matter of primary
importance institutions for the gener
al diffusion of knowledge in propor
tion as the structure of the Govern
ment gives bono to public opinion,
and should be enlightened in his first
annual message to Congress." Tho
same views were forcibly presented
and are again urged in his eighth
message. I repeat that the adoption
of the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution completes the greatest
civil change, and constitutes the
most important event that has occur
red since the nation came into life.
The change will be beneficial in pro
portion to the heed that is given to
the urgent recommendation of Wash
ington of these rcc mmendations
were important, then with a popula
tion of but a few million, how much
more important is it now with a pop
ulation of forty millions, increasing
in a rapid ratio. I would therefore
call upon Congress to take all means
with their constitutional power to
promote and encourage popular edu
cation throughout the countrv. and
upon the people everywhere; to see
to it that, all who possess and exercise
political rights that they should have
the opportunity to acquire knowledge,
which will make their share in tho
Government a blessing, and not a
danger. By such means only can the
bcuefits contemplated bj' this amend
ment to the Constitution be secured.
(Signed), U. S. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, March '30, 1870.
Hamilton Fish,
Secy of State of the United Statcst.
THE PK0CLA3IATIOX.
To all Whom these presents may come,
Greeting:
Know ye that the Congress of the
United States, on or about the 27th
day of July, 18G0, passed a resolution
in words and figures as follows, to
wit :
A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States.
Resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem
bled, two-thirds of both Houses con
curring, that the following articlb be
proposed to the Legislatures of the sev
eral SUvtes as an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
which, when ratified by three-fourths
of said Legislatures, shall be valid as
part of the Constitution, namely :
Article 13th, Sec. 1. The rights of
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States, or any State, on ac
count of race, color or previous con
dition of servitude.
Sec. 2. Congressshall have the pow
er to enforce this article by appropri
ate legislation ; and further, that it
appears from official documents on file
in this department that the amend
ment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States proposed as aforesaid, has
been ratified by the Legislatures of the
States of North Carolina, West Vir
ginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin,
Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, South
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa,
sippi, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Tsland,
Nebraska and Texas, in all 2U States;
and further, that States whose Legis
latures have so ratified the proposed
amendment constitute three-fourths
of the whole number of States in the
United States. And further, that it
appears from an official document on
file in this Department, that the Leg
islature of the State of New York has
since passed resolutions claiming to
withdraw said ratification of said
amendment, which had been made
by the Legislature of that State, and
which official notice has been filed in
this Department; and further, that
it appears from an official document
on file in this Department that the
Legislature of Georgia has by resolu
tion ratified said proposed amend
ment. Now, therefore, be it known that I,
Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of
the United States, by virtue nnd in
pursuance of the second section pf the t
act ot conirress, approved iiitn nay or
April, in the year 1818, entitled an act
t provide for-' the publicotion of the
laws of tho United States, and for
other purposes, do hereby certify that
the amendment aforesaid, has become
valid to all intents and purposes, a3 a
part of the Constitution of the United
States.
In. testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand ann caused the seal
of the department of State to be af
fixed. Done at the city of Washing-
imiiiiii, i; iurh, sew Jriamp
shire, Nevada, Vermont, Missouri,
Virginia, Alabama, Kansas, Missis
ton, this 30th day of March, in the
year of our Lord 1870, and of the In
dependence of the United States the
ninety-fourth.
(Signed) Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.
Ed. Advertiser. Dear Sir: Al
low me to inform you and the people
of Johnson county, that I have un
dertaken the preparation of a work
on the counties of the Nemaha Land
District, to contain a Complete Rec
ord of Statistics and Facts, with
Practical Suggestions for immi
grants as to Profitable Invest
ments of Labor and Capital in in
dustrial pursuits in Southern Ne
braska. Of our history, soil, climate, geo
graphical features, towns and cities,
geological formations, agricultural ad
vantages, productions, lands, home
stead and pre-emption laws, public
improvements, railroad prospects and
transportation facilities, manufactur
ing advantages, educational and re
ligious privileges, our advantageous
location, rapid growth and develop
ment, etc. ; in fact, a complete Hand
Book and Directory, with map. My
aim will be accuracy, and every coun
ty will be faithfully and impartially
represented.
I intend canvassing each county for
aid I. e., information, advertisements
and subscriptions ; and I will here say
that this will be a better advertising
medium than any that now exists in
any county. If I fail to see any who
desire to insert an advertisement they,
will please address me for terms.
I would further say to my fellow
citizens that the preparation of such
a work is no easy task, and experience
teaches that it is not pecuniarily prof
itable; neither have I any "Land
Agency" Interests to subserve, being
an independent enterprise in the In
terests of this'portion of my adopted
State, therefore I earnestly desire that
the people will be liberal in their pat
ronage, and that I may have the pub
lic support in making a success of
that which has been much neglected
and which may prove instrumental
in securing for us thousands from the
great tide of immigration. I further
desire to have one or more reliable
and well posted citizen In every pre
cinct in each county, to Immediately
prepare as complete an article as pos
sible, touching all the above points as
they relate to their respective pre
cincts and counties, and promptly
forward the sametomeatBrownville,
Nebraska.
Yours respectfully.
W. D. BLACKBURN.
Over-Heated Rooms.
The lack of ventilation in our pub
lic buildings, where thousands are in
the habit of congregating in a space
containing absolutely less pure air
than is required for the purpose of
respiration, even if continually re
newed, and where the consumption of
oxygen ot this air is continually pro
gressing in the process of respiration,
&c, with slight provision, or no pro
vision at all, for its renewal is well
known to every one. The consequen
ces of breathing such an atmosphere
can readily be noticed, by observing
its effects upon the assembly so con
fined. At first, perhaps, wit and wis
dom flow as freely as the sunshine,
but as the air becomes impregnated
and heavy with Mie exhalations of the
numbers present, the sparkling flow
of reason and of soul loses i.ts vim,
and declines in vigor in proportion as
the health-giving and invigorating
principals of the air are consumed
without a proper provision for a fresh
supply. This is the cause of the head
ache and general lassitude so fre
quently experlencd after entertain
ments when no rnore potent cause
exists; and particularly is this the
case where there has been a demand
for much mental exertion, thus keep
ing the entire system under a heavy
strain, where more oxygen should be
supplied to sustain the body and
mind, than under ordinary circum
stances. A minister in the pulpit of
a badly ventilated church, a speaker
on a platform undersimilarinfluence,
or a person engaged in airy occupation,
and for whom sufficient ventilation
has not been secured, will not be ca
pable of performing as much labor,
and will be more exhausted by what
they do perform, than if proper at
tention had been paid tn their comfort
in this respect. See the effect of this
on a prisoner immured between walls
which shut off the access of light and
air; notice the aspect of pallor which
his face quickly assumes, and the gen
eral want of "tone" and vigor appar
ent in the whole body. If it has this
direct on persons previously in perfect
health, what must be the consequen
ces to a patient prostrate with a
wasting disease, with increased respi
ration, increased temperature of the
body, consuming more oxygen, ex
haling more corbon, filling the apart
ment with the noxious exhalations
produced by the disease, and compell
ed to breathe this vitiated air perhaps
during the entire term of illness.
Children are particularly subject to
mal-treatmentof tin's kind ; and as if
tight windows and shutters were not
enough in this case, there is generally
addeil to it wrappings enough to
swathe a mummy. Among certain
classes it is the custom if' a child
shows any symptoms of measels or
scarlatina during any epidemic of
these diseases, to dose it freely at once
with hot gin or spirits, hot drinks of
various kinds, and to swathe it in as
many blankets and shawls as it can
bear short of actual suffocation. The
temperature of the room i3 increased
to an unreasonable degree, -every
breath of air, and sometimes every
ray of light, is as carefully excluded
as if their access to the child would
be all hut death. Of course the best
intentions actuate this mode of treat
ment, but it is a most lamentable
want of knowledge which dictates it.
It is done with the intention of "bring
ing out the rash," as a safeguard
against cold, and perhaps with a dozen
other objects, when an ordinary warm
bath, confinement to u room of mod
erate temperature, and warm, diluent
drinks, would be far more efficacious.
A pleasant, cheerful, well-ventilated
sick room has. a beneficial influ
ence, also, by its mental effect on the
Katient; and every exertion should
e made to secure this end, both for
the comfort of the patient and his at
tendants, and the parties interested
will be well rewareded for their pains
bv the cutting short of 'he disease
and the hastening of convalescence. j
trooa Jieaicn.
A lawyer, when he first -domiciled
in Detroit, was so poor, that' he desM
cribed his poverty as follows : t
"When I first came to Detroit, I wa3
in perfect rags: the smallest hole in J
my shirt was theonelstuek my head)
through, and I had to have my only
shirt washed by the dozen, for it was!
in twelve piece's." i
VOL. 14.HNO. 25.
ut fjtoraial tesi.
Rules for Teaching
The teacher, to be a true teacher,
must, not allow himself to acquire bad
habits, such as swearing, chewing,
smoking or drinking. He should in
every respect try to be a typo of true
manhood. He must not do anything
that will lower his dignity as a teach
er. In fact, he must not do anything
that he would not allow his scholars
to do, or be willing that they should
do; for if he is not careful to do what
is right, but becomes careless, his pu
pils will more or less follow his exam
ple. Too many teachers do not realize
the responsibilities resting upon
them. They go Into the school-room
and spend day after day, week after
week, and at the end of the term re
ceive their pay. They seem to think
it is all right. It mattera not to them
whether the scholars learn or not.
They have heard them recite their
lessons, aud perhaps asked them a few
questions concerning them, and then
they are passed for others, and so on
to the close of the term ; and by that
time the lessons that were recited the
first of the term have been forgotten.
From this I would urge the necessity
of reviewing constantly reviewing,
which is so often neglected In our
common schools.
As teachers, we have great respon
sibilities resting upon us. We not
onlj- have to give to the scholars some
knowledge of the book which they
are studying, but we have a holier
work to perform. The children ought
to be trained to go in that way which
leads to a life of happiness beyoi d
this world. When must that training
be commenced ? Most assuredly when
they aro young.
Some will say that it Is not the
teachers work, but It Is. We aro all
placed in this world to do good, and
we are to do good in every possible
way ; and before, we can become good
teachers, it is very nQcessary for us to
have some rules by which Ave may
govern our words and deeds. One of
the things that has been given to the
teachers class, to be compiled, is the
rules that should govern the teacher.
They are numerous, and I shall not-
be able to mention all, but those that
are Important; but the teacher, as he
reads,! will think of others perhaps
better than these:
FIRST.
What he -should do.
Labor diligently for self-Improve
ment.
Thoroughly understand what he at
tempts to teach.
Prepare himself on each lesson.
Require prompt aud accurate obe
dience in recitation'.
Teach both by preceptand example.
Make the school-room cheerful and
attractive.
Cultivate a pleasant countenance.
Make few, if any rules for his pu
pils. Visit the parent of his pupils.
Encourage the parents to visit the
school.
Subscribe for some educational jour
nal. Attend teachers associations and in
stitutes. Teach subjects, not mere words. , '
second.
What he should be.
Apt to teacii.
Acquainted with human nature. .
Firm, patient, neat, orderly. ,.
THIRD.
What he should not do.
Never threaten for anticipated of
fence. Never punish when angry.
Never be late at school.
Never attempt to teach too many
things.
Never compare one child with an
other. Never let your pupils see that they
can vex you.
Never allow tale-bearing."
Never let a known fault go .un
noticed. Never put off till to-morrow what
you should do to-day.
Never believe all you hear.
Never weary in well doing.
Never use tobacco in jmy form.
Meda Bagley.
Committee.
I)st Women.
My friends has it ever occurred to
you what a commentary upon our
civilization are these lost women and
the attitude of society among them?
A little child strays from the home
cnclo3eure, and the whole community
is on the alert to find the wanderer
and restore it to its mother's arms.
What rejoicing when it is found, and
with tearful sympathy, what hearti
ness of congratulation? Thereare no
harsh comments upon the poor tired
feet, be they ever so mir3. no repri
mands, for the solitude and torn gar
ments, no lack of kisses for the tear
stained face.. But let the child be
grown to womnnhood, let her be led
from the encloseure of morality by the
voice of atfeclion, or driven from it by I
me scourge oi want wnat Happiness
then ? Do Christian men aud women
go in search of her? Do they pro
vide all possible help for the return,
or if she returns of her own notion, -do
they receive her with such kind
nes.nnd delicacy as to secure her from
wandering again? Far from it. At
the first false step she is denounced as
lost lost, echo friends and relatives
we disown you-; don'tever conic near-l
us to disgrace us. Lost, saya society
Indifferently. How bad these girls
are. And lost Irretrievably Jot is
tho prompt verdi6t of conventional
morality, while one and all. unite in
bolting every door between, her and
respectibility. Ah will m t these lost
ones be required at our hands in the
great hereafter? Mrs. Burleigh in
the Xetv Jersey Woman wjfrage. Con-
vmtton.
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That Would be Something Like.
Man Is a wonderful creature, bnf if,
he equalled the beasts, birds and in
sects, in their own peculiar powers,
how much more wonderful he would
be! If, for instance, he could swim,
like a fish, run like an antelope, glido
like a serpent, gallop like a horse,
climb like a monkey, spring like a
tiger, and fly like an eagle ; or if he
could roar like a lioiij sing like a
nightingale, scent like a hound, hear
like a rabbit, hold on like a leech, per
severo like an ant, see as far as a bird,
CUide himself like a hon. inmn Ulr.- n
grass-hopper, sleep like a toadr and
of creation he would appear! But,
take his shortcomings into considera
tion, and he is not so very much,
after all. Think of it! If a man's
voice bore the same proportion to his
weight that a canary bird's does, his
lightest word could be heard at a dis
tance of eltrht hundred milps snrl If
atthe same time, he had, relatively of
his bulk, the same jumping power as
the tiniest flea, he could spring from.
New York City to China at a single
oouuu. aq: mac would oc some
thing like. Hearth and Home.
ic a. i
A Spicy Dialogue.
At the close of the Rev. Mr. Ful
ton's lecture, at the Music Hall, Bos
ton, a short time ago, the Rev. Gilbert
Haven introduced him to several
ladies who were on tho platform,
among others to Mrs. Jqlia Ward
Howe. That lady refused to shake
hands with him, and said:
"You profess to be a christian min
ister, sir, and you have reviled wo
man.". "Better do that madam," replied
he, "than to revile Jesus Christ'
"I never reviled Jesus Christ," she
replied.
"You have done your best to do let"
said he.
"Sir," she responded, "you hav,o
played the part of a dramatist and a
buffon."
"Madam," said he, "your birth, ed
ucation and your position in society,
snouiu nave made a Jatly of you."
She replied, "Do you mean to si
say.
sir, tnat 1 am not a lady t1
"I mean to saj', madam," said he,
"that you act like an outrageous ex
ception." At this point, Mrs. Livermore nnd
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell took up
the conversation, and Mrs. Hoavo
withdrew.
At a verj- successful seance in Cin
cinnati, the other night, a man burst
Into tears when the medium described
very accurately a tall, blue-eyed spirit
standing by him, with light side whis
kers and Ids hair parted in the middle.
"Do you know him?" Inquired a
man at his side, in a sympathetic
whisper.
"Know him ? I guess Tdo," replied
the unhappy man, wiping his eyes.
"He was engaged to my wife. If he
hadn't a died, he would have been
her husband instead of me. Oh,
George, George," he murmured, in a
voice choked with emotion, "why,
why did you peg out?"
K 1 --
Some music teacher once wrote that
"the art of playing a voilin requires
the nicest perception and the most
sensibility of any art In the known
world." Upon which an editor com
ments in the following manner:
"The art of publishing a newspaper
and making it pay, at the same tinio
making it please everybody, beats
fiddlln' higher than a kite."
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It having been discovered we didn't
discover it that the wearingof garters
below the knee spoils the shape of the
calf, three-fourths of the women now
wear them above the knee, nnd the
balance have their stockings held up
by means of tape around tlio'wafst.
This has been told to us as a secret,
and we can keep a secret. Ex.
Marshal Soult, once showing 'tho
pictures he stole in Spain, stopped be
fore one-ttnd- remarked : "I value that
picture wry much ; it saved the lives
of two estimable persons. " Ari. nid-de-camp
whispered in the listner's
ear: "He threatened to have them
both shot immediately unless they
gave it up."
A Scotch minister told his neighbor
that he spoke two hours and a half
the Sunday previous. "Why, minis
ter, were you not tired to death?"
asked the neighbor. "Aw'nea," said
he, "I was as fresh as a ro3e ; but' ifc
would have done your heart good to
see how tired tho congregation was."
A shoemaker's daughter in Wash
ington is engaged to a rich young for
eigner. Since the fact leaked out, the
daughters of all the officials in thecity
are begging their fathers to learn the
shoemaker's trade, and the general
impression is that they ought to do it.
Addison says : "Though we seem
grievpd at the shortiussof life in gen
eral, we are wishing every period of
it at an end. The minor longs to be
of age ; then to be a man of business;
then to take up an estate ; to attain
honors, and finally to retire."
A shoemaker wifh one eye com
plained that one of his lamps did not
burn His shopmate, who was a gen
uine son of the Emerald Isle, with
astonishment exclaimed: "Faith
and what do ye want of two lamps?
Ye have but one eye."
Touching and irresistable. was that
invitation of the tustic maiden to her
swail : "Come over and see me ; we
have a new lamp at our house, that
wc can turn "down, down, down, un
til there isn't scarcely a bit of.' light
in the room."
Eva "Mamma, what Kagosling?"
Mamma "A littlegoose, dear." Eva
"And a duckling mamma?" Ma
ma "A little duck, my dear." Eva
"Then fir an Inkl'mr . Uttlo- ink
Because I' vc got art inkling' on nsv
apron."' .. . Z
TVilmont, the infidel, when dying
laid his trembling, emacihted'hahdfon
the Sacred Volume, and exclaimed
solemnly ,.and with nnwonted enersry,
"The objection mrninst this book" is
a bad life!"
Greely has never been announced
aiuccess as u druggist, yet he-seeks to
convey the idea, In Ufc Essays,ou Far
ming, thatho-i he-far:iy-cu test chap
in Chapnadua. JIalrford. Tinier
Anna Dickenson having staietf'in
her ""lecture at Dayton, Ofiio, -that
"every woman should bo a mother,"
the editor of tha JicjijiWc tells Apna
to "Gg there herself."