r-i . . . ..... i - !..nMinii!aBMfiBWaHartMWBWBM'W . -- , f,!,, i,,, I, jjMMMMJfcatgBMhMaMiafcrtiMiiiBMariMMMahaiMI 1 P1IBI I -ww-. r s nW HSii oW fl . . , v ' a 'id a x . r vii a -a. . irp .. a h ma Miifrmio iifTPriMrir, - .- - ? & i . . . s i ). mi in r -w h, ak aw r ikf a li ftHiAilk I Ab BZ-lil w Vwlw 09kW v WVW W vV 5t W T mkw W v - e nn s ' . - - -- .- - - - ' ,,, Mill til-.t.MM ---' Ht-jL LJ f I -Mi I . . .-.. 1 -- ..WW..WIW.M W - 50 . . - VJafciA.- woo. j rtRVPIXGIATTEROxMiVmrA ; 7 ,,77,-7.,,,; , ,- f -" ,F '""" ' HJliil! - rm--c.TjrxTOrS SEBttASKA'S yATURAADVANTA- r 1 -.--.--.-,-.---.-t--. tvttt anTri.T?.TASESIENAS. nirs Kn ir.eTT.i-.B- J?EK.U Ai!VxiitiiaiBiJcAs. au --- ""'"w - --.- -, .. W. S THE ADVERTISER. rabllhed every Thursday by CAFJTRJEY & HACKER, Proprioiors. oaiW5-'o. 74 3Icrh-MonV Block, nrSMlra, BROWVILT-T-. sEBIiASKA. m' 1 r " "" Tonus, in Advance : fcae copy, one year. nomnr.slx months One copy, three months. THE ADVERTISER AiiYEJtTISING RATES. Sa'K ik,.2 1 ay &. ' lx 1 c:r SPACB. Sj '9.rl o ZM 5-1 i o Hall inch Onelnch , Two Inches.,-. Three-Inches Six Inches Twelve inches. Onecoinmn $ 50 iu i,v)it2.ooi-55j;.co es.oo 1.00 l.d 2.00 2.50' 5.001 T.O0 I0..O V.UU i.a .5.TX.' 4.UV' T.UU lU.W 10.1'U 3.00 4.00 5.00) 8.00. 10.00 15.0C 20.00 5.00 7.00 8.00' 10.00 1A.0& 20.00 36.00 .a00.10.no 12.0015X0 tO.OCS3.00 .w.io J.i.00 iSjDO 3)0)0 23.00 C6.0O6O.CO 100.6 0 BROWNVTLLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 1873. 1 .1 ... 1 in I. 111 in. iirrwTrTrinMTTT''"' '- " VOL. 1T.-N0. 46 a. .- -. . .-. .--- ' -..... . 1 L.PKninnveni.icmpj3:5 rjiqsniraiei: unesqnnra (lOUne of Nonpareil srncc. nt Mm.) flfit Insertion J1.C0: eftchsub.eient Insertion. 50c, jffi-AlltranscttMii advertisement mn be paid forln advance. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUSTYf BUSINESS CARDS ATTORNEYS. J. II. Tti-natlv. KSJ " B. W. Tliomas, vine. ta. . StnU& ScUlck, iir. T. Rocers, ASSSSSi irncllle.yeb. . .."f:? nOUSSELOBS AT I..VW ttok.:": " i. lirowii"-i; , fl HOLIiADA. . wtfmted In 1S51. Loca . fle. d Olietrlclan.. Gt & Creljrh's pros r nhotptrics and QlfieRscj u - toObVietrics Insurance not a Privilege lint a Duty. Continental Insurance Company OF KSWYORK. Assets over .$2,000,000 Looses tall in Culcnco. ... 1,500,000 Losses paiil in Hoston, .... 500,000 rMrt, maile a specialty, upon thelustnl IyPm A.t ny Annnol PrnmlniTi nmn. fj- 1 for five years; less than five years, iilSKS stock plan. Insure against loss or damage by Fire and LlKhtning buildings and content", liny, grain and stock. . GEO. T. llOI'E. Pres. CVuos Pkck. Sec. C. J. BARBEit, General Agent, Omaha. P. M. MARTIN, -AGENT EOR NEMAHA COUNTY. H a. W. PETERSON will make to oraer BOOTS AITD SHOES. M52AIB1HO 3D0NS PIIOMFTLT. ' Ciill and see Samples, i KTO FIT 3STO SALBi 4LL WORK SYARZAXTgV. m M 13 AKJNTJSS .& 35:OOjOE"5T, DAVID IJATtNES. "S. S. 3IOODEY. DEADERS IN tw i5: -T - office . . .-r,Tc Thvs!elananuiiuib."- -- .. -x 'S Dili GOODS g JE?)13sSs'I BOOTS, f.tr- Ad,lr -D" ! Queensware, H EAL JOHN BK.iITSDOT 1 Fashionable Boot and Shoe 52 ! nvrsis. 3 i CUSTOM WORK ALWAYS OX IUSD. HI Repairs executed with neatness. g ! CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK M si BY M'GOWEN. h. Collection K. 15. S3I1TH, Justice of the Peace AG-ENT; " Special attention given to collection of notes - and accounts for non-residents. . "Address Box 50, PERU, Neraalm Co.. Neo.t n.frttinTilli L--":- rrTr.k.i.iinnd Conveyancer, mmirn f.uc L'-ie 1IH" .," 1 i 1 --11 "" "MMBM" " pRtGClSTS. I, AN DACESTS. A. AKut. OHlcc in JPW SitStcntlon to 1 Atianiic streets. l rlJ e , i T rr JL ! HATS, LAJIPS of Hie in great cVShuiajMcu tu s&ifwsassssfisasfiaa-i. L.r.!l Ratricx. GRAIN DEALERS. A FULL Moul for Picture o m GROCERIES SHOES, Glassware, TTt CAPS, Latest Styles. variety. Geo. G. Start, SADDLKHT. tsSESJ t bz TIB E 1 taaoJ LINE OF clings, Frames. 1 " 0. JK." ' BariierSluQ feEsskirant All work done in" the rieatest and latest stvle The choicest brands of Cigars con stantly on nd. Delicious CJonfecUonery "o Cream In season. Oysters stews on short fiot ice. Soda Fountain In ml! blast. Fifth St. opposite Brick Churchi OTTCT T , T Y UUiJ lOWNfl. make choice SOLE rilOmiETOR, ihas the exclublve right of putting in nuuriu WKljij iii-ri!j.uxi.i.i COUNTY. Calls by letter receive prompt attention. Partimay of PINE; RAI1VESIKU RO OR CEMENT TUBING; Wo make wells through ROCK, as we are provided with a thousand pound horse-power drill. Drill same size as Auger. Guarantee water nr no nar. Postoulce addxess, PERU, Nel lioring done in Winter ai Kdl as ummrr. BAKES. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR 3T TK- JSZ34b. b. For Present or Spring Delivery T H.RVUKU. HHrnBriai , Coltan 0 -J . 64 Main street. Brownv die. Neb. J.enuin0 uu M.-Ltlslaciiouo""";"-." - - ItOfdT o 0:32 B .3 .M. s I BRIDGE BUILDING. n W. V.-nEELi:n.Bnd?eBvUlderr;nd Contractor brldse now-111 ns. HOTELS. r. t nii5lson. Proprietor. ni.S:"? Feed and Livery SUtblo in connecuua ..lu w JIuuse. I M LlllC AN 11UL.-51-. -i i GUN S3IITII. WM. F. crnADDOCK, Gun Smith & LoA smith. Sliop sit No. M, ildiu street, HrownvUlc, SebraSS. nuns made to order, and ropalnnRflonc prjmptly it cheap rates. -,. BLACKSMITHS. Vfc arc constantly filling up with nevr goods which we SEZJ ICrW DOWN to suit purchasers. we REFniojnnicusT03iEiis. S.R. BAILY, DRUGS, MEDICINES, CUErllCALS, FINE TOIIillT SOAPS, Fancy Hair Jfc Toeth llrushes. Perfumery, Toilet Articles, 'f HUSSES, SHOrLDEK BIIACES, Gran and Garden '!, PURE WINES AND LIQ.UORS FOR MI2DICINAL PURPOSES, Paints, Oils, Tarnislies and Dye Stuffs, '"Letter rapcr,ten,Tnl.i, Envelopes, GLASS, PUTTY. Carbon Oil Lumps and Chimneys. Physician's Prescriptions Carefully Compounded 3 f-y T2. c .5 5 , O 1 1 .t- v. niliKon. I)T.CKHMITH AND W?SE SHOEft. First ". .rr,.t between Main and Atlantic, ilrowci Hie, -eb. w!rk"oM to order and satisfaction gnaran- BOOTS AND SHOES. s H-a Kr.3 4 i o e ! Q c 3 I cv S-J3. 9 .r- 5. LM C cr SS? 73 C S 5 . -1 o EC- LJ ; -: H 1 7f S ads 1 t.t. v TtOBINSON. Itoot and Shoe Maker, No. AMa?aSrrcet.Brovnv..lle Neb . H. tent lv on baud a cood ussortnicnt or Cent s, J-mlJ s, Mi,.Sd Children's Boots and Shoes. t"ustom wo done witiMiMtneM and dispatch. Itcpnlrius done on short notice. SALOONS TOSK1MI UUDn IIT A CO., Peace and Quiet Sfi 0 loon. No. -ilMain street, nroxvnville, Neb. The bpstWlnesaiKJ L,i5UorsKfiiu nu". ,i 11 in 1 11 umi 11 11 1 n 11 iim n i' ' ' "" L. A. 3erg22iaii3i & Go., Manufacturers of Cigars, and Wholesale Dealers In t Chewing and Smoking Toko, Orders from the country promptly filled, and satlsfASiloniguftMUteed 2fo.41 2Iaiu St.,BK0Yi'SYILLE,XEB. Clocks, Watches, Jewelry JOSEPH SHUTZ, Ko. 59 lilnin Strt, Brosmvillo. Keeps constantlv on hand a large and well - 4fc t..i..i.., f rifw.i-t. wiohni Ann J(wplrv ltl-iaillllfe W l.wo, .imvi.v..... . done on short notice, at reasonable rates. ALL WORK WARRANTED. TRTTHH liXSTE. I 0 annll nnA Trnnninr KOOV , A, Vrl rlllll ON QbfvOi MAKE REGULARTRIPS DAILY FROM PERU, NEBRASKA, TO Tfnlt-rnslrn. making eonneetlou with trains City, on the Midland Pacillc R. K, "Brownville nnd return daily, makinpeon necnmTvith the Busses to 1'helps Station, Mo., on the K. C, St. Jo. &. C. U. II. U. AIpo with hacks to ArngoviaNcraaha City, Asp'lnwall, Hillsdale and St. Deroin. FREIGHT AND EXPRSS of a TJ TinfIc; transferred on these routes rill lVlllUJ at reasonable rales. 3- Passengers comfortably provided for. Charges moderate. OFFICE at Daily Bros.'s Drug StorO. Peru. All orders will receive prompt attention. 21. H. THOMPSON, Prop't. 1 " 4 A tj: l-i? pa sS? 0 i"1.! S3 o -2 2-3 b a ! It3 P w o 9'fO ' CC'3. CM c 3 Q H 3 J5 H N B 3 H 0 H N H 0 U r 1 ? 0 S K a I approach the penning of this ar ticle with a full appreciation of the responsibility "that rests upon me. The consequences that may result ei ther for weal or woe to many readers at a distance who contemplate mak ing this country their future home and might make their final deoision upon statements made here. To start fairly with my feaders I will say that l nave 110 ..leiirubttH lanus lor auiw, a write for the purpose of making the olimnro nrnriiipfiniiB unit rpcnnn-PS nf this beautiful country known to the toning minions or over crowueu anu inhospitable regions, where the fami ly cfrole is kept together by the sever est economy, and by dint of the hard est labor, from one year's end to an other. Thousands of people in many parts of the world are asking themselves, how can we better our condition and ..fortunes.?, .yhere shall.we go to pro cure treluxuri9 ana necessaries or life with greater ease? to lay by a competency for old age, and an inher itance forour children? Such is the universal inquiry all over the old wnrlil. The necessity tor a change of popu lation from countries where it is in excess to countries sparsely settled is the same as that for the transfer of produce or commodities from coun tries where they are not wanted. They are without value until they are transferred, but become of great val ue when removed to where they are wanted. The excess of population in most oarts of Europe not only causes great suffering from want and desti tution, but is often a heavy burthen on the government, requiring the es nnnriiturp of millions annually for the relief of indigence and distress. And yet these thousands of suffering peo ple, when transferred to a country like this, are at once made happy, conteuted and prosperous, atid in stead of being a burthen to the conn try where they now are, they become a source of great national wealth and prosperity. These considerations prove beyond all donbt that this transfer of population from countries Which are suffering from its great ex cess, to countries which are suffering for the want 01 it, is an oujecb m gie.ui. national concern, and there is not, nnrliRM n Kiiifle miestion more im- uV..- i- 1 -- cj a the use of fertilizers, and whan it is considered that these heavy yields are obtained wi h imperfect cultivation, there is no reason to doubt that such splendid results may be obtained for man j', many years, by more thorough and improved moites of culture. W know that to make a good crop of wheat In New York, Pennsylvania or Ohio, that the ground is first plowed deep with two, three and sometimes four large horses; it is tnen cross plowed, thoroughly harrowed, plant- eu witn a seea arm, anu mou new rolled. If a piece of Nebraska land was to receive such attention" as thiB It would blush like a maiden. In her first love. The truth is our farming until very recently, has been of the rudest description, with here and there an exception, and it is worthy of mention that these exceptions, all good farmers, have rarely, if ever, failed to make good cropa. FRUITS. The country is not, as yet, stocked to any great extent with the different varieties of fruit; there are,, however, enough to give every assurance that fruit culture in time will enter large ly into the occupation ofour people. Reaches are now so common In tile river counties that nearly every fami ly iioQ nn nhnniiance. The trees grow without any attention whatever and upon any variety of soil. Fifteen years ago it was the general opinion that apples aud pears would not do well Here, anu very iew went " expense of planting. The few how ever who did are now reaping a gold en harvest, and all are now planting to the extent of their ability to pro cure the trees, as no further doubt ex icto no tn tliolrndnntation to our soil and climate. We have eaten as large, luscious, juicy and as highly liavored apples aud pears here, as we ever saw in any State. All kinds of small fnilfc .rmw horn to nerfeetion. Graues grow wild in an abundance, and it is doubtful whether there Is a couutry on the earth's surface better adapted to grape culture than this. Gentle men who have lived upon the Rhine pronounce It equal to that famous re gion, where, be it remembered, land set in grapes is" worth two thousand dollars per acre, and pays twenty-five percent, upon that sura. The vine tr. -Vol.rnclrn la HOVpr killed bV frOStS, or troubled by mildew, blight, worms, bugs or rot. As it is now decided that Nebraska is a cood fruit growing Ciotu n.wl tlmt frnit erowincr is a kikUL., ....v. ..- r- ..- TT.,nHroila ftir nfre whlfh hilt tt few years ago contained not asingle shrub iivrf hopomft tnicKiv covereu wmi r thrifty growth of tine young timber. The principal indigenious trees are the cottonwood, ash, elm, box elder, soft maple, and different varieties of oak, black walnut, hackberry, cedar and willow. Cottonwood is of re markable growth. It grows every where and "under all circumstancos. It i9 muoh used for building purposes, and when seasoned makes a quick hot nre. it snouiu oe me nrat care ui we settler to set apart a portion of hte homestead for ..the growing of trees. Fifteen aoresof cottonwood and black walnut planted ten feet ripatft each way and well fended for six years, will supply all the fuel nnd fence posts required for any ordinary farm for all time to com. Those who came to Nebraska a few years ago and had the foresight and care in this respect lire to-day abundangy supplied with Umber, from groves of their own iittncr. The farmers are of late turning thdir attention to the oultt-4 will not be less roads will soon become a part of the Trunk road which will run' ttldug the eastern side of the 3tat8. from the month: of the Rli? Nemaha, in the southeast corner of the State, to the moutn or tne jNionrara on ine norm, and finally connect with the North ern Pacific. Among the roads in prospective ore the Grand Trunk, St. Paul & Ne braska, Sioux City & rfenver. Grand Island & Montana. The last two ex tend through the northern partof the Srftt. and if built will extend throueh I fine grafting and farming lands, wa- terea oy in numeraoie streams 01 uicar, orvBtril waters." and abounding in myriads of the finest fish in the world. With the development of our young State by the various railroads uow in course of construction this noiintrv must increase in wealth, pop ulation and commercial importance, as our resources are brought into mar ket, and as our means of communica tion multmlv. The ratlroails now built and in rTursery is ownsd by (Joverrior Furnas and soni. Falls City, Rulo and Salem, are situated In Richardson County, and are ontthe Atchison & Nebraska R. R. Beatrice and TeramKh are places of rabidly increasing importance At the former place a Published the Nebraska Tcacrzi, a monthly journal, devoted to the cause of education. Bellevue, Fremont, Schuyler, Columbus,Grand Island, and Kearney Junction, are situated in the Platte Valley, and are all pfoces of considerable importance. , a single question mme ' r ' " ",i " " (Ma amnin -mPnt. peratively demanding the attention rPl i" '" T"' "" ,7" Tu" of the Kovernments .of Europe and nUl .-; - r3 0 P5 SE2S jjs ij 0 0 H ft wasSSSL a o c 3 fl c as c .3 O a r3 SS22 j SCHOOL UmbLRu KHZ iLtouisLIiu s - i w 0 Pi W 7 cs; j.1 &. r.i Si? o, ii P, r . o 5 H Y K w e xl B m 2 1HEE1AN H0tTSE: BILIiIA CD HAI.I-. c a 0i J. G. RUSSELL, Uealer In HES, WnOLSS.VTiK "I RETAIL. IS Main Street, UHUQRS & CIGARS i We invite your attention to the superiority of the F3 DESK & SETTEE COMBINED. IT HAS THE FOLDING DESK AND SEAT. IT IS FREE FROM NOISE. IT IS STRONG. BEAUTIFUL, CONVENIENT, DURABLE. The catin:r? arc one-tbnrth heavier than thosd of ny other de-k. and eo fiunsed ns to fcecure the ?roatest possible wtreiintii. The wood Is selectea dierrv. waluut or ash, thoioushly spasonett anu klln-drted. and handsomely llnislied in shi'llac. . " .... Ai. AiuifitiruU..- firmi Anil slatted. We gnarantce asalnst breakage In Jair lipase. It fits tha seuooi nouse tor si-uoui ur u'uiui IMin!.0!. .-,. iciitie n mr . as its name indicates, an elesant stationary 1 op Desk. The "UCONO'HIC"" absolutely defies competi tion In prices lor furAlture WHIcn IS GOOD Wc are also mamwra rull line of Uec tat on Set tees. Teacher's Desks. Chairs, and all SCHOOL FURNITURE. Osir list of apparatus includes Clocks, Hells, Globes, Maps, Chans, Slated Taper. Liquid SlalinR. Chalk. Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus. Dictionaries, and everything desirable In any grade of schools, all of which we wlllhell for cashVor on suCident time to enable a district to levy s-id collect a tax. ScsSeeJ S sl ffi H r e& tS r- vb r-"' " H "3 e e o u s K- cs352 Cs5 B N 0 w o s e u u - m 2 O 'A & 2 O ce S rs 3 to 3 H P- Ss P rs . u -i-O.J2 - ta. H " 1 .-. 4dSE' rURKITURS. J-. L. 20" Dealer In W. T. MOORS &, CO., Commission Merchants, SHIPPERS, AND DEALERS I GR VIN AXDCOAL, 72 Main Street, BrovnvilIe. iTellraslia. syl "IT UB till HT I" BODY & RRO,, (SCCCESSORS TO J. L. CROOKS &. CO..) BTJTOHEES ! KTTN TVJO SHOPS. One opposite Sherman House, on Main street, the other next door to UrattonV, on Sixth street. Good, sweet, fresh meat always on hand, and sat sfuctlon iraaranteed to customers. 17-22-ly KVL..rtp-.TiAnfiinirCascIs ranidly snpercedmB the ordinary reading Tablets. to00 groups, phrasra ami sentences, basod npon tne word-method, nam. rainy adapted to primary lessons in Drawing. Numbers, lteadint:. and Grammar. Address our nearest agent, who will call upon you without delay. National School Furniture Co., 113 nnd 115 State Strcc, CHICAGO. P.M. MARTIN. Exclusive A sent for Otoe. Ne maha. Uichardaon and Pawnee counties, solicits corre-pondence. Will visit you wi'hsamples. Five or ten-year bulldlns bonds negotiated without charge to patrons. Addess Bex 101, Pern, Itebraslia. CHARLES GAEDE ritontiroK. Guests received atallhonrs, DAY and NIGHT. Connects with Livery StaIlo under same management. XQ-Careful attention Riven to the wants ofRiiesls. AVe refer to the traveling public: AGON &LACKSM1THHQP ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE. WAGON MAKING, Repairing, Plows, and all work done In the best manner and on short notice. Satisfaction puaraa teed. Glveblmacall. 31-ly. T.ETTER HEADS, a m BILL HEADS Ncanyrr-Intcd at thLs onlce. Immmmlm , fcomn CHI Juan Undertaking a Specialty. - a Keeps a full Una of rtn tit C. W. CITEL.BEIITSOK; tti nnA anu CONTRACTS TAKEN. Material Purnislied when Desired, at terms and rates which defy corripetitlon. Address, or call atfftiop, corner tilth-id ParK streets, Pern. Neb, . Refers to -jM m. WILES. KETALIO AND WOOD BXJHIAL GASES. 5 3Tain Street, BRQWNTILLE, litB. Syl' TiLANKS of all binds, forsafeatthe'-Advertise Xi conntins Rdomd. mmmmmfYJfgggypgmmmWm:mmmmmS9mmaLmmmmTmCm7mmmmmmmmmmmm.mm. r, J. BIAKB, "lfe America, than that of immigration, for this very means of relieving the necepsities of the former will supply the wants and necessities of the lat ter. But in the absence of proper treaty regulations by governments for thus relieving tfieir mutual. neces sities, there is the greater demand for individual enterprise and associated cardial to accomplish tho same end : - . : -...s r :....;.... nenco uio organisation imimK" tion associations, more or lesscompre henftiro in their scope, embracing neighborhoods, counties, and even State, is now admitted to be ono of the great instrumenlalirie.i of promote ing the prosperity and increasing the wealth and population of our glorious country. It is an established rule that a poor man has more advantages in-a new country than in oiib which ,-a M fnr i h rnaon that labor is more valuable in the one than in the other. Nebraska is a new coun try, large areas of her domain have never seen the plow, the prairie wolf and deer go from their lair unscared, the "noble red man" paddles his light canoe along the rocky shores of her sylvan streams, or pursues the pant-, ing lk unmolested. Thousand of wilii huff-does feed upon her broad Kcreh every year. She has an empire of territory exceeding in extent 15.000 square miles.more than all New Eng- . 1.....1 fr..vi-lt- Ariine. New Hamp shire Vermont, Massachusetts. Con necticut and Rhode Island. Nebras ka forms a part of the tract which formerly went by the general name or the Great American Desert, lying be tween the 40lh and 4.rd degrees of .i. i:..,.i unit ivtfiuls from the Missouri River went to the 2i of lon gitude from Washington, or through i . cjo ,i,,.,w.a nf lniitritude. anil IS therefore nearly 425 miles in length . It was organized as a territory in 18o4, at the same time with Kansas, prior to which period it had not over one white individual to evi-rjf r miles of its surface. In 186 ebras ka became a State in the Union, with about 80.000 population. Her popula tiou in 18G0 was 28,8 12, and in 1S0 it was 122,093. In the same year t.iere were about 1,500,000 acres of improv ed land in the State, and tlje domes- .:.. ..;,.,lo ,,-oro vnlMPM at lllre uijui Ul'lliuiiuia ..j.w ..... $8,000,000. showing an increase of pop ulation aud wealth over the census of 1SG0 of about 330 per cent., or 65 per cent, per annum. The Missouri River forms its east ern end part of its northern bound- ary. Along tne margin ui . ...- blufis rise hundreds of feet above its iBvel, back of these the prairie resem bled the waves of the ocean suddenly arresWd in their swell and changed ..tn cnil anil rnrll IE IS lieVOUU ; powers of my feeble jieir-todescribe the wondrous beauties of thesei prai ries. Go where you will, at every step enchanting views meot the de lighted eyo. The high undulating prairie, the lovely valleys luxuriating in perennial green and watered by bright, sparkling creeks and rivulets, mirroring the blue vaults of heaven in their bosoms, living photographs ot eternal beauty. Aim men ineumm-. where in all the world can you Jinn snp.h lovelv moonlieht nichts, Iiqmo light, so softly bright that you can read by it as well as by day, and tnen the cool, refreshing breeze that comes down after the heat of the day, for al though we are on the extreme east oi -..-r.t. i. .. 1.0. imnllllfnin breeze' iei)lHKH VCl uir .........v...-- finds us out. and leaves its home on the snow capped peaks. V,tnesl: awhile among our beautiful nius auu valleys. SOII. As to the -soil it is all the farmer can desire. It will grow anytning evervthiuc peculiar to this climate. Com. wheat, oats, rye, barley, pota toes, buckwheat and sorghum are tne principal productions as yet, but it is believed that cotton, tooaccu, auu w. sugar beet would flourish and attain i,o hirrlipst decree of perfection. Ir- l hdi and sweet potatoes grow to a size and delicacy ot liavor rnreiy " -equaled. Turnips, cabbages, beans, peas, and all the small vegetables do well here. The soil is all black loam, not stickey and stiff, but friable and easily worked. There are fields in tne eastern counties which have been in cultivation for the last fifteen years, nnd which now, according to tne statement of the owners, prouuw thnn in dn without it. is ample appol- ogy for making the subject one ot par amount importance, and to bring in to view everything bearing upou the subject towards its perfection. Of ap ples and peaches a number of superi or varieties have already been pro duced in our oung Stale, but the supply of fine varieties of the pear is yet inadequate, more especially of late kee ping varieties. To supply this de ficiency we would recommend the trinl nf snob varieties us the Chaum- antelle, the Colman and its subvarie ties, Bruno, Ranee, Beramot, For tune, and probably some of the fine eld varieties which have- decayed at the eastJiiay, hi more genial climates, have their existence so far prolonged as o be among tho moat desirable. The importance aud value of our calling in developing the resources of our State, in the occupation of unim proved lands, adorning pur inuuc steads, enhancing tho Value of real estate, multiplying the blessings and comforts of life, and promoting a great source of national wealth, can not be too highly appreciated. The more I reflect upon the progress we are making, I am confirmed in the belief that this branch of culture will, eie 1 ng, be pecond only to the growth of the bread and meat of Nebraska, and the time will soon come when everv man can sit under his own virie and -fruit tree, when all our hill sides ,i.iti roinino in thfi hnrden Of the vin- tace. our vallevs teem with the guld en fruits of the orchard, and the pas sing breeze become vocal with songs of gratitude and praise for these ben efactions to posterity. STOCK RAISING. Y- All Operationj Per- !iui" "' "" " " "ii o when formed In the best nearly, if not quite, as well as wnen EianJiur. j tnl7 lemjPtraUir wuwu u i f -'J- - OrricK: ' on' K-.lilr- nf nnm n'nn 40 Of -Wheat At residence on Main . ha.e been raised to the acre without am-v.i. J have been raised to Western Nebraska forms one of the most remarkable grazing countries in the world. It is watered by clear, running streams, broad fertile valleys, comprising thousands of acres cover ed with nutritious native grasses, tip on which stock will subsist in excel Lmf onmliLimt during the entire year. The grasses of the high plains and slopes, when ripe, dry upon tht-stalk, forming uncut hay, superior to that prepared by the most careful curing in tho agricultural States. Along the bluffs skirting the numerous valleys, are canyons or hollows often heavily timbeied, which furnish protection and sheltor for tho stock during storms. Disease among stock iB en tirely unknown, ine per cent, m annual loss of stock herded upon the 'plains without hay, grain or artificial shelter is leas than among the care fully fed and sheltered htook of the Eastern States. Tho meat is rich, sweet and tender. It is estimated thatduring the winter of 1871-2, upon the line of the Union Pacific railroad. Hint 140 000 head of cattle. 75,000 oV.no nnrl 7 000 liorses were winter- ed, and notwithstanding the severity of the season, exceeding that of any winter previous for twenty-five yerirs. the stock did remarkably well with but comparatively few losses. This immense region, once the home nf nlmiiai lion I a nf hufTklo. elk. ante- lone and deer, and capable of feeding 1 . . Ml! . C 1AA9 glimmer and winter millions n utrmi tof stock, has become avallatno Dy means of the great Pactno .Railroad that now crosses it from east to west. Here i? a grand optjniug to the stock man. woolgrowcr, and dairy farmer to follow his chosen occupation, with but little labor and the certainty of realizinc. an immense profit, on the line of agreat railroad where exists facilities tor snipmeut ni bmra uuu supplies unknown in any other graz ing country. TIMBER. Nebraska is a prairie State almost orninaivplv. Tt, pniitflins no nine for- ouiu nr hlnpfc swnmns heavrlv timber ed, requiring a life of toil to clear up in order to mane n lann. iaer muau prairies and beautiful valleys are at once ready for the plow, aud to re ward its owner for Im first labor With Hnimrifiii ernn. Yet there is plenty of timber for present use. In the in terior towns of the State and- along the line of the railroads, wood is sold at prices lower than in many towna of the same size in the older aud tim bered States. On the banks of every stream, on the bluffs, and in the ra vines timber is found m consiuerauie nimntif-v nfrpn extending back from the streams and expanding into beau tiful and extensive groves. Where the country has become settled and ftisffresF k-ewfc',QuX timber crows" dp J profusely and witn grfcert rapidity. i-nHnn nf thp OsaCrfi Oranae hedge and thoy are invariably meeting with spleudid results. This plant is easily .! ...i j.;,n nn.l rulll In Cultivated, gruiva rnpiuij ".' three years make a" hedge sufficient to turn 4jtb'ek. These hedges form a beautiful shade and shelter for stock, aud gives the most delightful appear ance to the farm. GEOLOGICAL. rpimf nni ovists In the southeastern counties. Is now established beyond a feuaonalile doubt, aud in Richardson county, along the Atchison & Ne braska railroad line, several drifts have been made, and two veins are found, ono measuring 22 and the oth er 27 inches In thickuess separated by four Inches of shale of slate. These coals are of the most superior quality. They ignite easily and burn with a bright mellow name, emitting no un pleasant odrir. They generate heat easily, and aro generally popular as a fuel. Announeemorits of other di? coveries of coal have been made. A fnur foot vein is reported in Dakota county; one of about the same thick ness is reported in Lincoln county, and on the Republican River it is as serted to exist in considerable quanti ties. That these coal beds underlie the larger part of the State, it cannot be doubted. The veins in tiie eastern of am. faniKl nt nn reat depth and J...., ...ofiv ho worked bv. means of V.al lwa..T -'' drifts, and can be supplied to consum ers at from four to five dollars per ton. and still leave a large margin for prof its to the compauy working the mines. The 'discovery of these vast deposits of coal will greatly enhai 03 the facilities for manufactures, and it U destined to exert a powerful influ ence in the speedy settlement and de velopment of other resources of the State. Salt is found in great quanti ties in Lancaster county, ine suit . : to o rrraiit h?iiin throutrh which Salt Creek flows. Salt springs rise in great numbers irt salt marshes. The brine, when unmixed with surface water, is of great sttength aud puri ty, containing but five percent of for emen mineral matter. Peat, marl and gypsum if found in roiisfderable quantities. quarries in duc..c..v buildine stone' have been opened at different points, and good brick raft- ii ia rnnnil in nvBrv nortlon of the State. Marble, granite and limestone are among the varieties of stone. Manufactures furnish one of the most excellent fields for investment in Ise braska. Our State should not only ..,.,fwiiro fill that is reoulred for home consumption, but a large sur plus for exportation. The State sup plies excellent water powers, goon building material and cheap fuel : all that is required is capital and skilled labor. RAILROADS. The importance of this enterprise is not surpassed by any other State Jn the Union. Nearly 1,500 miles have a'ready been completed. The Union t.:rt diri xT t. Omaha on the v;est bank of the Missouri River, crosses the State, making over four i i r.i..a nf rnilrnad running: in IlUllUICU IUIH.O . a direct line west, through a part rT Nebraska's finest agricultural and grazing Inndo, connecting the im mense timbered regions of the east and north with the prairies of the west. Thero Is no railroad in the world with a more magnificent coun try than this from which to draw its sustenance. To aid in the construe ... r .u: rrmat nntional road tne llOII ui una s.i -- - JT KOTernnient conferred upon the Un ion Pacific Railroad Company large tracts of land, contained in alternate sections of one square mile each within a breadth of twenty miles on either side of the railroad and extend- .in., thP Ptitira line. i uw XDCCATIONAt. When we consider the Comparative youth of the State of Nebraska, its immense expanse of frrrimrv. and fke narffni of H nnnulatinn if will scarcely be expected that, 34 -t, we should1 hare the Birdigestetr public school system in practical eperation. Our law-makers, however, have not lost sight of the necessity of systemat ic mental culture, and the Legislature of ft oraska, from time to time, has. BeeriToT a char acter making ample provision for this great ele ment of State progress. A vast landed estate. fkneitni rI turn innin m"t mnaK -' The railroads now been dontcd.tirthe Sur ,he Geasral 'Gor. C.w P8eo?nACOntr" ti0jMtnrSent, and tapara permanent endow-" ! than 2,500 miles m exf- -r ' t. nnMr icn-M,4 ThMff ,an . ... ...... .. .- , ...- amounr, in the aggregate, to nearly 3,coo',COcr acres. The price at which this land can' be sold is fixed by law at $7,00 per acre. Those sold, thus far, have Invariahly brought a higher price" -than could bcobtained for other JarJds near them, yielding, on art average, ioo per acre, the principal tfscs accruing guarded by Coastitutionatr guarantee against diminution, forms a permanent School Fund for all time to come. The income from this source is already sufficient, where it it densely populated, to maintain the public school and render taxation- unnecessary. The forrria tion of school districts, and the building of schbol houses, keeps eea!- pace with the rtttlemcnts, placing the means of obtaining an education: within the reach of every child in the State. With our magnificent" and valuable portion of public domain set apart for school purposes, it will readily be perceived that Nebraska can es-t-iMIch a school svstem second to none in- the whole country, and that with enlightenbd legis lation that whhed fcr consummation will toorf 'be effected. tent. That they will be completed Is insured almost beyond a doubt. Es timated at the ordinary average coat of railroad building $30,000 per mile these roads will be a substantial and permanent investment in our State of $75,000,000. 4 This, taken In connection with- the value' of .1,- ..nnn miriir?V linrxf' denoR. kc . the I increased value of the property in the immediate I . r .k- ... . ... .n .i. rViir YlCinilY ui (kiia(iuji3, luwiu u w.b.w .... will be created along the vanous routes, ana tne enhanced value of all the lands that will be brought into communication with these highways of trade, serve to convince us that the career of wealth and prosperity our railroad interests are about to inaugurate for .NenrasKa cannot be over estimated. Increase, m wealth and population, atid a Jeveiopment of the highest type of en lightenment, must attend a complete system of communication hetween all parts of Nebraska and the commercial world. KIYZBS. The Platte is the largest in the State. It is formed by a junction of the riortfa and south fotks of the Platte, nearly 300 mile west of the Missouri, they having their sources amid the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Range in Col orado. It empties its turbid Waters into the Missouri, at or near Plattsmouth. It has a fine, broad, level valley abounding in rich grasses. There are many settlements along this stream, and room for untold numbers more, irr rne whole of the United States, north or south, east or west, can there be found a better watered, or fini-r nr healthier climate, ncr better and more reliable feeding grounds, than in the valley of the North and South Platte. Wood River, has its source in the west part of Dawson County, and fiow3 south through Buffalo and Kail Counties, and empties into the Platte at Grand Island. The principle tributary of the Platte is Loup Fork. It has its source-in the extreme western part of the State. It is formed by three forks, which connect in Howard County, and flows east, receiving on its course the waters of Beaver and Cedar Creeks, and finally deposits its clear ,,i ,.ii,,riil waters in the Platte, nearly So miles r. .u- iL4;r.i,ri ttivrr. It drains a recion of llUill ms- mix" -- w country ncaily 35,000 miles ia extent. MinKram River, has its Source in the extrsnTC nortrr-yeit corner of Nebraska flow? east, and empties into the Missouri River near Niobtara city, in Knox County. This river and its tribu taries drain a vast extent of fine grazing and ag ricultural lands. The Elkhorn, is a tributary of Platte, and fine luclf in the north part of the State, in the western part of Holt County. Its meandering are JoutJr-easr, through Antelope, Madison; c.,rnn Cummincs. Doe and Dougla? Coun ties, and looses itself in the Platte,-about 40 miles from its mouth. It is over aoo miles m length, and with its many tributaries drains 6,000 square miles. , c Salt Creek rises' in the soutn-wesc part 01 Lancaster County, flows north-east, and empties into the Platte. Oak, Wahoo, and Cottonwood are its principal tributaries The Renublican River,- hai Its rourcc in Colo rado, and enters Nebraska1 nearly 35 miles east of the south-west corner. It flews north-east for about 75 miles, then fiowf east and south east, and enters Kansas 100 mnes ease 01 wuuic it crossed into Nebraska. The great Valley of the Republicnn is well watered by innumerable streams,- the principle ones being Turkey Greek, Red Willow, Stinkirrg Wsrter,- White Man's Fork. Prairie Dog Creek, Sappe Creek,- Spring Creek, Muddy Creek, Deer Creek, and many others all are tributary to the Republican River These streams, with their smail feeders, inter wet thfs great Valley in every direction. Ic is from 10 to 15 miles wide,-lies between great rail roads, and his one or two in prospective. The smaller Streams have narrow valleys, but they all socirT? lands have been placed in market by the company and are onereu 10 pur chasers at low prices, and upon very favorable terms of payment. Finer facilities for obtaining pleasant homes and acquiring an independence have never tieiore oeeu iwcn " mmigrant and settler The Bur- nton & Missouri Ilailroad extends from Plattsmouth weat. through the finest country in the United States It connects with the Union Pacific at Kearney Junction, nearly two hun- ! ' 1. , :io from tho M ssouri. Rare opportunities are here offered to the public for homes in a section of cotM ry unsurpassed for productiveness and healthfulness. The Bute Capi tol. State University and btate Agri cultural College rrre located along Us line. For the pleasure traveler or in valid- a varied ami cHarmm "" scape is presented, find the d llghtfu ahPof Nebraska will give renewed life to the weary, and n tore health to the sick. Thwe who are looking , . !. ,-, wpat rthotild not fail to take a trip over the B. & Jr.. snu If you want a good home settle along its line. The Atchison & Nebraska en- . ... i. c:..i in f or Koutneast wnii. land takes a northwest direction thro' P-iclrardson, Pawnee, jonnson, mt, and Lancaster counties and connects with the B. & M. at Lincoln. Ihe Midland Pacific road starts irony e braska City ami is completed about ninetv miles west. It runs through V," - a.trnn- 'tt Seward couu- tv The Denver & St. Joseph road finds Nebraska about 100 miles west of the Missouri River, follows along the Little Blue and connects with the Burlington & Missouri at Hastings. .. nJ..fr,vnia A: Ft. Kearnev lias its eastern terminus at Brownville, It j graded and bridged to recumaen in Johnson county. From Blair, in Washington county, starts the Blair & Fremont road running to Fremont, in Dodge county, where it connecter with the Union Pacific. The Elkhorn -trniiov ruriK from Fremont toElkhorn Valley, and will shortly be built to - mMitii nf Kinhrara on the Mis souri River. The Omaha & South western is built from Omaha to a junction with the B. & AT. The Om aha & Northwestern is built, to Teka ipah, iry Bur1, county. ' These two We are prepared to say that the society of Ne firasica is not behind the standard- of excelence of the older States, and that" the right's of persons' and property are as well respected, and the amen ities of social life are as fully observed. Crime is as of rare occurence with us as with any State. Some of the most revolting crimes that are found on the criminal caknuanf of other State J never stain the dockets of our courts. Outrage, arson, forgery, swindling and malicious mischief,' rarely, if ever, occur in Nebraska. The immi grants to this State, from our own country, have almost invariably been men of industrious habits good morals, and above the average in inteligence, lm c t : : .t u,. 1... .1, -,,,. Willie OUf JUICIgJI illlliiIldllUl i!4S Ufc... Ml"., exclusively, from those always accustomed to la bor, and therefore inexperienced in vice and cfifne. Such is the class of people with which Nebraska was, and is being populated,- and is abundantly evinced in our rural districts, but the? most convincing proof of it is our large cities and towns, which, for peace and quiet, a due re gard for religion and education, and cultivation of Hterary and other refined- tastes, are second to none in the United States. conclusion. There are hundreds of thousands of respecta ble men in the old country who are .toiling their lives away, jear after year, and only living from hand to mouth, with not even the ghost of a hope of ever improving their condition ; seeing their children f growing" up around them, and knowing that the same aimless, hopeless future is before them. To all such I would say,, come to Nebraska where you' are wanted, and Where you will oe welcomed If you were set down in" Nebraska, without even a cent in your pocKet, 1 consider that you are on the high road to x com fortable independence in the course of two or three years and the almost certainty of your children becoming wealthy NerrAka' invites the honest, yeomanry of the sea-board States, aa well is of the North-Wcsr, to come and occupy Her soii. She willingly and readily offers a home and encouragement to the emigrant from' Eu .n .Vrn!i. ofenrapinr-in either aericultural or mechanical pursuits. If you wish to raise stock, she offers you boundless natural pastures, covered all the year round with the richest grasses,-upon which your hones, cattle and sheep may roam and grow fat at will, giving you no trouble but to herd them occasionally and put upon them the mark, of your ownership. , , Such is Nebraska, the land of plenty, and the la'nd of promise; the land of breadstuff's and the land of provisions ; the land of prairies and the land of fruits ; that offers a home that will be, in name anfd in fact, a sanctuary to aU who ac cept it, and that extends a cordial invitation and" an earnest greeting to all who wish to link rheir fate with hers. St. Deroin, Neb'. afford luxuriant blue-joint grass for hay. These - are no streams in Nebraska which compare with UOW IfisSY PLUJIS. the Republican and its tributaries for the timber Johann AugilSt Musieus, one of thd which they produce. incwinicrgtaiis'"'. mctfc popular ui uci iuu o.w.j .....--k -,11 anvwhere. not even excepting Texas. nf imp last century, in his Story cf The altitude being much lower than that of the L.nn3B... makes the Lady of Bohemia Platte, and other rivers ot NebrasKa, it is mere- pUt foruj tlie iouowiug prouicui i hv. fore much warmer. The mean annual temper- tiree lovers, offering her harrd attic a ature of this Valley is not more than 530 Fah- ll,rone as the prize for the Correct 8O- renheit. It is the favorite grazing ground, sum- ution r , mcr and winter, for untold herds of buffalo,-elk, "I have here in my basket," said and deer. the Lady of Libussa, "a gift of plums The Big and Little Blues have their source near foreach of you, picked from my gur- th'e Platte, flow south across into Kansas, where je,u Qne of Voir shall have balf and they unite and finally empty into the Kansas one mote, the'second shall have hail River. ' and one more, the third shall have The Big Nemaha rises in Johnson County, imlf an(I three more. This will emp- flnw throui-h Pawnee and Richardson Co-Jnties, ... . basket. Now tell me hoV and empties into thd Missouri River Hear the niany pTurn'S' there are lh.tllO basket.' south-east corner of the State. f"le fjrat knight made a random The-Little Nemaha has its source in Cass arrd gue9g at, threescore. Lancaster Counties, runs a south-easterly direc- ..0f replied the lady, "but If tioft, and empties into the Missouri, near Aspin- tnere wns as many, half S3 many, and wall, in Nemaha County. l third as many, a? there are how in The Muddy River, commences in Johnson tjie Da3ietf with five more added to Countv, flows south-cast through Nemaha and nunlt)er WOUhl BO much 0X Richa'rdson Counties, empties into the big Nc- Q tnree jfeore a9 ft falls short of It." ,,1,,. in rhe soarh-easr corner of the State. , 1 rpua t-Qr,,,.! L-ni'crht trettine awfully .....-,... . - 1. c ""'" " T. .. .V . .1 These streams have nearly an oeep cwnncu, bewildered, speculated Wildly orr inw 1 I I' and are subject to overflow in comparatively few places and at distant intervals. The banks of the rivers being generally hrg-hyisually afford good drainage for the bottom lands, and make them very healthy end free from malarious diseases, as well as valuable for farmers. They are the rich est lands in the world, beinz nearly all alluvial to the depth ol htteen or twenty reer. CITIES AND TOWNS. Om-hi it the lareest citv In the State. It ij I the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Rail- ! .1 ..l... ..r .v...- -rtrrry,..rff'i! imKirF. way, ana is a itijec u. j.i-.. v.........-.. ....r-.. ance. Here Iowa and Nebraska" are connected by a railroad bridge, a facility unknown to the overland emigrant a few years ago, who received his supplies at Council Bluffs. Population in 1S70 was 16,033. An Institution for the edu cation of the Deaf and Dumb has been eitab- lished here, anJ is irt a flourishing cendTioa. 1" thi3 citv are some hnc churcn euinces, ana cjc.i- lent schools, both public. and sectarian. Ihe High School building is equal in sue anoarcu. tectural beauty to any public tch'oof Suildfng- in the United States. - . - Lincoln is the Capital of the State. It is 80 miles south-west cf Omaha, ?nd is situated in the midst of a fertile, open prairie. Here are located the State University, and State Agucul- tural College. Population is nearly 7,000, Nebraska City is on the Missouri River, and it is the eastern terminus of the Midland Pacific. It ha3 two fine public school' buildings, and sev eral private ones. Population 6,030. Plattsmouth, as its name impotts, is situated at the mouth: of the Platte. It Is the eastern terminus of the Burlington Se Missouri Road. Brownvillej Is in Nemaha County, on'the M.onM River. It has a maenincent High School building, and several fine churches. It is the eastern terminus of the Brownville, Ft. Kearney & Pacific R. R. Here,;too, is situated the most extensive and best selecrion'of fruit and fo'rr trees,- aaci: eversreensy in riser Srare-. The ? n..mr.ct- fnrf tr.fl v-Ps . "Not scf," said this royal ready reck oner; "but if there were half as manv.n third as many, a shh as inanv cs tiiere are now, tb-Are would he in my basket as many more thai forty:fi've as there flfc fltiw uuder thac ift'riJhpr " Prince Waldmier then decided the number of plfrnl's toiie thirty : and by Bo doins: ciipiuien -" keeper for h:a wife. The Ladv Libussa thereupon amine ed film, cfut flfirn plums a ono more there remained fourteen plum". Tojhe second kniirht she c.-vre- srvja nn.l one more, and six rawmtnw.. 1 r the third knightshegave half or the-e-and three more and the luisket was empty. The discarded locpre w, u off with their heardsr efceedingly gid dy, and their fibiUbs-nnd- mmds fuis of plums. Farmers and teamsters knowVhero to buy he'be3t wagon and save flf-. teen &$1st on each wagon ; he wha is the farmer-Granger's friend. hy W. T. Den will'sell you your grocer ies, liardware. stoves, clothing, boots: arid" shoes, furniture and ealt cheaper than an? Ross, hs Bro-nville. Jacob Marobit. ever reliable, is now better than ever prepared' f 6T JH1- ali- orders for geutlemena' attire, xie naa a fine assortment Of piece goods, and challenges competition. He employs none hut the best ot worKinen- o rafthtVeff es&ftel!a-- fn sH cases. i fc Y