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p , JO. TADyERTISER. P,tlbhed every Thursday by I GAfFnBY & MLUJtlM, Proprietor!. . -irePhcriion'8 Block, up Stairs, - BBOW 5VILLE, NEBRASKA, Terms, in Advance: .. ss oo Z'S1 Bet''.. months fee copy- SG MATTER OX ETERY PAGE BUSINESS CARDS. jlTTOKNEYS. Schfclc, vr7 AT LiW.-MAY BE CONSULT TT0BE7 A-l ij ,RnBnaKe. Ofllre .next i." iHrriMOfflce. Court House B?i!d- fesg; 18-cy i.z r. .... J. S. M"' ..,.rv AND COUSSMK aj. ijrt...-v lflci.- Maln itreei.lDpiair3,,jMx1- Bronrty, ..'.trnn at T.AW I TTOVfE - ' -nfe- BrowvM .Neb. TZ. XV. rnomas, ,..cv vT LAWOTlce. front room ovei TffiwJa A Onns's Hardware Store. Brown a'.E: XV. T. noficrs, rnnSFV AND COUNSELOR AT T.AW. tT0Ri '..,. nitRntion to any tesal f- ,n frited to lit care. Offlce In Court Huse iioi n K -" Uewett Cz. wmn, ,TT0RN-EV-AI COUNSELORS AT LAW Brown" PHYSICIANS. "TTr r iniV. M. n . Physician, surgeon s- TA&rtncMn. Graduated In 1831. Loca- L. a""0?:!' I- iSi. Orttce. Lett A Crete's 4 in Brow".", B1icfc- SreclHl attention ImI attention ""SLwWica and diseases of ornen uuu omen lu-tiru BKI I" " felidrea " -"TwTpIhV"" nd ''unreon. Office V "Ss Sto?Su. J2 Main street. Brown- L. Eie.'e . jn .. ni i.rrTinX A.GEXTS lOTAKIs oii"""- -I. W. Brush, Erirr OF THE PEACE AND COLLECTION 0. ta L. A. HergKiaiin, f rnl tr Vn "li:N R nlfire. No - Il,n 't''-""""""" "" i.nTiH ri "" " "'..-" -r,.t. AND COSVKYArr.n.- tTrRRir.iLT Notarv PnbHcand Conveyancer, F Vam street. Mrcond rtoor. Brpwnville. i.a.:Maui irej-1- . American Ton- fb. c - , . .. ,...ro ininsiM.nies. IpUeii"-" '-- w DRUGGISTS. Lett fc Crelgh, .ml i1Alir? in Vail . . - . ii.i.i. Oil. TV11 ErreiaJIcPhen.on Block. .t ftrovrnvllle. Neb. itttOGISTS. ana gwipr. ."" Mali LAND AGENTS. p. COGSWELL. Heal Estate a?d Tax Paying I i.,nt orcein Coyjweii i"och..ciiici. ..a. L.Aent. wnvri .,.. Iirm.t attention to i u'lniTc -treeu. Will give prompt atteuuun 10 .fof Ileal h-wte and the Payment ot rxb oUout the Semaaa Land Itotrict. .If .. .. ..tvimv; Ton vtt-tti Arreiit and KP ." O-ucV,,', noriueaTt t-orner Mc ga Lct JiP JatraJIrownviUe. Neb. IttittTaM H HOOVER. Real Estate and Tax npHnXn" Olliceln District Court Room. S?&raFSo1,ffiS--- ;i Uiitnct. GRAIX DEALERS. Geo. G. Start, U3H DEALER IN GRAIN AND AGUTCCL- taral Imple-nenM. inu ?iora5-. 1 """"" I Com umion M rchant. Ayiuwall. Neb. SADDLERY. H.B4UER. Harne. Rndies. Collars, Etc. o. I ... r . i- ...Mu Vol, 4T.'idinir.lnnp ' ot j4iustrtt;L,inj i mc, ..". .Mending Jone Bsraer SattHrHctlonOuraiittea. I I P I ! S BRIDGE BUILDING. tl V WHEELER. Bnd?e Builder and Contractor, ;. Brownville. Neb. Sole mjent r.r R. W.Sinltli s hteat Trass Bndse. Tbe vtrougesi and best wooden tridef now in use. t HOTELS. A MEHlfAN HOI -, I- D. Koblson. Proprietor. jrV. Frunt street IwtvNte i Mam .ind College, t.oou reed ad LIvco fctable m connection with this Bouse. GUN SMITH. Tii. F.CUADDOCK.OuuSnitli fc Ixck Smith. Si stop at No. -52, JiLiin Mret, iSrownvllle. Vbraika, Guns made to order, and repairinRdone (rsmptly itcbeap rates. 35-ly BLCKSraiTIIS. J. IT. Gib. on, LACKS3IITII AND HORSE SHOER. First tre: between Mam and Atlantic, trowcville. eb Wjrk done to order and satisfaction guaran- iti. I BOOTS AND SHOES. h. LEX ROBINSON Hon! ind hoe Maker. No. fl. 55 Maia street. Hrownville.Ncb. Hascon-tawt-gca hand a jjorxi isortment ol Gent's, Lady's, mei ar.d Children's IJoow and shoes. Custom J Jricdjne.i.tU leatness and dispatch. Repairing 0'ieonshortu itice I SALOONS. OiEPII UCDDART A CO Paceanrt Qnlet Sa f jn No it Mii'treet. UrowiiviUe, Neb. The 3C -S-T J- BLKE, &VXJt J Cwi ' S&Ss TftYtTP -"tfe formed in tLebeht scr1 'Ail uperauoiiR rer- 2 iH' rnauuer. t :vr't:;7-s--s'- gst OrriCK: At resldenceon Main trppt. At Rock Port, Mo., from 1st to rth of etieb aontii. I. A. Bargniaiiii & Co., Manufacturers of Cigjars, and Wholesale Dealers In it and Smoking Tobaco. Orders from tu countrv promptly fllled, ,. and atjsf.ictlou guarauU-ert jO.41 Main St.. BROWXTILLE, XEB. Seance I SALOON. j CARROL BROTHERS, Proprietors, 4:7 Main Street. fr.l?f T-Jnors provided at Grange Prices. f?,VN W,T M JXOPOLY. Liquor by the wrt or gallon at reduced rates. 17-oly JIRE BUSS'S m 9 J. G. RUSSELL, Dealer In ES, WHOLESALE ASD RETAIL. 55 Main Street, fAGQH &gLACKSMiTHKG? ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE. WAGON irAKLXG, Repairing, ' Plows, and all work done In the best rjner and on short notice. Satistactlon Kuanm . Give him acall. f&-lr. Clocks, Watches, Jewelry JOSEPH SKXJTZ, No. 59 Main Strt, Brownvillo. Keeps constantly on hand a large and well "epainng of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry 1 "one on snort notice, at reasonable rates l o 50 ""agsagwwi rr UMjjjLj9aiiJSZ i HFhT m he LIQUORS & CIGARS ALL WORK WARRANTED. ESTABLISHED 1856. i Oldest Paper in the State." IIOW STRANGE IT WILL BE. How-Ktranee It will be love how strange when wo two Shall be what all lovers become Yon rlRhl and faithless. I coM an1 untrne: l on thnughtlrxs of me. nnrl I earless of yon ; Our pet names grown rusty with another to do; Love brleht web unraveled, and rent and worn thronch. And life's loom left empty ah, hum Ah. me! How strange It will bo! How strange It will bo when the witchery eoe. Which makes me seem lovplv to-dav : When your thought or me loses it coleur de rosr; W'nea every day serves lome now fanlt to disclose. And wonder yon could for a moment sup pose When yon And I've cold eyes, and an every day nose I was outof the oommon-placo way; Ah. me How strange It wall be. HowMrance It will be, love how strange With Just a still touch of the bani'V When mv pnles no loncer dellKiTtrally'beat At the thought of your coming, thesoundof your feet Wht-n I watch for your coming far down the lone strppt ; When vourdpar, loving voice, too so thrlll- IncU-KWppt. Grow harsh in rpproach or command Ah. me! Howstrange It will be! How strange It will bo when we willingly stay Dlvldpd thP wearv day throuch ; Or c'ttlns rpmotoiv apart, n wemtv, Sit chiliv and Upnt. v Itn nothinc to sav; Orrooly rnnvcMnn ihfnpw-of the dnr. Tn n WPRrisonipoM married folit.ort of way! I shrink from thp picture don't you? Ah, me I How strange it will be! Dear love. If onr hearts do grow torpid and cold. As so many others have done; irwp let our love perUh with hunger and cold, II we dim all llfo's dlmondxnnd tarnish Its gold: wnt'n we mti If we ohonsp to live wretched and die nn- pon.olpd. Twill be thp strangest ot all things that ever wpre told As happening under the son! Ah. mo! How strange It will be ! Written for the Advertiser. BEAUTIES OP SICKNESS. Dear reader; wpre you pver slok ? wait. dnnt answer yet, till T tell you what T mean. Perhaps T might hptter have paid ill. for whilputh", is "dirutpd, nnn peated." ill means everything in its tnot wretched and forlorn sta'e. An atfnck of fever, with its attend ant trial, make.s quite a hero of ynn. (if it dnnt lat too long.) and public, sympathy goes up with your pulse, and you are humored, ami waited up on, and friends come and go, and you are for the time heing. an object of universal solicitude ; in your own lt tie world at least. And then after anxious pleepleps nights, nd long wearisome days, you are pronounced better, and friendly congratulations are poured in upon voti. and the cloud is lifted from frightened, but patient faces, and the chill is gone from loving hearts, tak ing with it all the weary aching, and leaving instead cheering hopes, and bright anticipations. How everything annoying, Is kept from you ; how the choicest seat at the table, or before the fire, is reserv ed for you. In fact everything eems to be "yours to command ;" you gain strength every day. You are soon yourelf again. But now let me explain what i" mean by ill. Tt is quite another grade, when, after struggling through acute sufferings, no strength comes to your weakened limhs, and your sickness passes into a sttite of chronic torment, and vou remain, day after day. and week ater week, till months have come and gone, without the light of any hope to comfort you, with your mind wideawake.and painfully active while your Buffering body is held, as if in the grasp of some terrible night mare. You lie motionless for hours, only looking around the room till your eyes are tired, and your head dizzy, and aching. A crack in the wall is stud ied as though it were some exquisite work of art; a fly on the window, is watched as intently, as though it were some curious beast from a foreign country. A few friends call from feelings of real sympathy. Therj are always welcome. Others, and occasionally an entire stranger come from mere curiosity, and with long faces, and doleful voices, inquire how your "health is." Perhaps all do not feel as I do, but those unending, parrot like inquiries, made by uninterested persons, drive me almost frantic. But farther comment Is unnecessajy, Tl e reminiscence Is too aggravating Those few real friends; ho near they seem ; you cling to them like a drowning man to a straw. Time makes no differeace. ion cherish the same grateful feelings, after years, as when you were in such urgent need. That all suffering ones may find such friends, is the heartfelt prayer of Witch Hazel. The Staunton, Vu. Vindicator, says that wnting up two hundred and thir-tv-two girls at once, can be done no where but in Staunton. An omnibus drove up to a female seminary here theother night at 3 o'clock, and did it without a flaw. Tlie gins an sai toi-k upright in bed, climbing each other in the dark, and screaming, It must be a'man !" Of the whole number one hundred and twenty-six cried "Oh, Where's my pa!" The old man is never wameu rue pt wucu trouble comes along. A girl may have a hundred new dresses to show, audit's "Oh, ma!" but the minute she stumps her toe it's " Where's my pa?" Onehundrefl ami eignt sam. " The house is on fire!" and started Ann cfairs carrying one hundred and six cologne bottles, ninety-ono copies of Byron, one hundred and three braids, and eighty-three bustles At breakfast the next morning the prize scholar excited the hatred and envy of all by proving by the cook that Bhe fainted " stone dead" twice. An Irishman being asked In court r i.ia .rtifiente of marriage, showed a big scar on his bead about the size of I a email ehovelr GRANGE ANNIVERSARY. ADDRESS BY 3IAJ. CHURCH HOWE Before "Xemaha" nnii "Amity" Grau. Re, at their Celnbratlon of Annlver ary of the Order, Dec. 4th, 1873. Mr. President, Lidiesnnd Gentlemen : We have assembled together to-day to celebrate the anniversary of our order. '-The Patrons of Husbandry," which was organized in the year 1867, with the special objects in view of el evating farmers as a class and farm ing as an occupation. The form of organization provides for the admis sion of both StfxeatoTrnembarship. It was.deslgned as a medium for more social intercourse, to provide a refuge for overwork, to relieve the occupa tion from the feature of constant ami nnn-ii:termitting toil, thus creating within the sphere of active farming life much needed sources of rational recreative enjoyment, to drag the farmers forth from theirsecliuionand rub them together, and shake them out of the old ruts; to make them understand each other better, and to take broader and more intelligent views of men and things. For one thing, the movement is certain to lead to a better style of farming among uh, and the time spent by the farmer at his Grange meeting will not be wast ed. He will mix with his neighbors, men foil .wing the same occupation, in the freedom of friendly, unre strained social intercourse, and the talk will naturally turn upon sub jects with which all are familiar and in which all take a common interest. He will impart his farming experi ences to others and receive theirs in return. This attrition of mind with mind is always a wholesome and fruitful process. He will pick up valuable ideas in practical farming; bits of knowledge and hints that he can turn to immediate use. Two heads are better than one the proverb says, and if two, how much more two hundred thousand? how much more two million.? The organization already extends over a large part of the country, and alms to extend over the whole. The iiumhei of Granges organized to No vember 1st, was 7,810. Another of the objects of the or ganization is to disseminate agricul tural iutormation among. its mem "lera. To keep them posted in inter esting experiments, new discoveries, improved methods of cultivation. &c In n word to leave no means unutil ized to make them intelligent and successful farmers. It ha3 already brought widely separated farmers in to partial rapport with each other, by forcing the middle man out of his old nlace between the manufacturer and purchaser, and greatly cheapened the cost of the best farming implements to the latter, and brought them into more general use. The Ortler has thus made a good and encouraging beginning, and if we have thd will and skill to follow it up, it is not easy to fix a limit to its success. These are some of the means con templated by the provisions of organ ization, to help farmers, as a class, to work their way to a position at least upon a level with others, if it did not win the lead No parental organiza tion occupies a situation so compre hensive in its scope, or which offers such material benefit to its members. With elevated social and educational features it combines that of bu.Miiess co-operation, the growing extent and magnitu. e of which, as now indica ted, no adequate conception had here tofore been entertained. What a field of benificent human effort here pre sents iL-elf to view. But sustained by the paternal and business features of the Order, it is to its provisions for permanency that we must look with hope for ultimate success in elevating the craft. Obviously, to accomplish the ob jects of the order, permanency is in dispensible. To secure permanency, the only element which might lead to internal dissension and consequent disintegration were specially provid ed against by the founders of the Or der in tht restrictive provisions of Art. 12 of the Constitution, to-wit: "Religious or political questions will not be tolerated as subjects of discus- . .I. -.!.. .....1 sion in tne worK 01 wie u-uei. " no political or religious tests for mem bership shall be applied." There no mistaking the spirit and intent of this provision. The Order of the Patrons of Husbandry c.miemplates for itself a Held of labor amply com prehensive for any tine organization, and one which will tax its working abilities to the fullest extent. While it is clear that politics must be exclud ed from the Grange, I see no reason why farmers, because they are Gran gers, should neglect ttieir political rights ami duties as citizens. On the contrary it is the duty and high priv ilege for every citizen to do all in his power te secure an honest adminis tration of Stale ana ..National auju.N One of the greatest evils of which the farmers complaiu comes from con spiracies against the public iuterests, generally based upon and originating in special privileges unwisely granted by National and - State legislatures. The fair and natural laws of political economy are reversed and made of no effect bv conspiracies of manufactur ers, transporters and traders.to which the farmers of the country, from their numbers and their ieolation, cannot be parties, bat from which they mast nearly always suffer. Our agricultural implement manu- BRPWNVILLE, NEBRASKA funt ii roro flw ....1... . , ....w ""mcia Ul OUT SCnonl books, are organized, and BvstemaM. nll ,. j. .." -....vcitunrgBaBU tax tile farmer urlirt limn, fi,n: 1 .. Jfi wUJob..c.i pruuuera. TUe Hew- Ing Machine manufacturers appear ciwier uy agreement or an exorbta taut royalty generally assessed, to totWfud equitable laws. Then tW rim .i..,.iA . '.. mc triune community; of. vastly ma in tne Bimpe ot exorbitant urofiti combination ,t f to arrest free tratle ofiiuDDlvinrf" il- i mand. The nnrk &a(&era "mrh To gether and agree upon the price they will pay for pork for the next season's pacing, ine gran lealers meet tbfc gether and agree upon the price tmVy will pay for wheat and corn, and the farmers who have all these Droduct in their own hands, have been qul y mxying amen. If cnmbliialioiisfSfl thp nnlu. f fl. .!.. 1- itt?J?fi " " wo u, wiiy uoilfHJ farmers combine? Why not fu?e farmers meet together and say what' prices they demand for their products as well as manufacturers for their im plement, or the railroad companies for transporting our freights? "What Is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." ? I The faimerdoes noL tell the merch ant at what prices he shall sell his su gar, coffee or molasses. The merch ant has his price and if the farmer need.-, the goods he has to pay it. Let the farmers set their prices upon their wheat, corn and pork, ami If the eon sumera needs them they will have to nay it. It is said, mid verv trulv. f. that the Western farmers, as a major ity, are not able to hold their pro- ducts until the market Is forced t' wayj their prices. The farmers ofMtf&l west, as a ciass, are nsskweii ejlato oVfea whos.rtf-1 'fct the mechanics of thlf?E: Combination succeeds ifW and months against corporations and combinations endeavoring to reduce their wages. They have their socle-l ties and orders and stand by one an other, and each does his part to furn ish the necessaries of life to his broth er who is remaining idle to compel the corporation who needs his lalidr to pay the price he demands. The farmers, organized as we can be, are as well able to do this as the mechan ic. More so, for we can, if we will, get along for a half year with very small expenditures for the necessaries of life. We raiBe ourown "hog and hominy,"" and this is an advantage the mechanic has not. Then let us encourage the organiza tion of farmers into societies and clubs for political purposes, as they have in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. They have held their conventions, nomin ated their men and in most instances elected them. These clubs will be open and will have no connection with the Granges, except that mem bers of the Granges may be members of the clubs, though members of the clubs need not necessarily be mem bers of the Granges. The clubs to re ceive everybody who desire to join in good -faith, and work for the com mon welfare, and exert their energies to remedy the railroad and other abuses of which the farmers complain and which can only be remedied by political action. Recent events have prepared the public to listen to recit als of the furmers' grievances with at tention and sympathy, and to co-op-era'e with them in everything well considered, judicious and practical. The success of a im voment of this kind depends chiefly upon the farm ers themselves. If they keep it in their own, give it the propea stamp ami direction, reaolye at the out-start to pursue only attainable and clearly useful ends, and to pursue these only in the use of legitimate and well chos en means, it cannot fail to be a suc cess and a public benefit. But thej cannot understand too clearly that their opportunity bristles with dan gers; that the men who undertake to nav galea new leform need to have all their eyes and wits about them at every momeut. They must be con stantly on their guard against the ex trcmist. It is unnecessary for me to describe him. You all know him when you see him, and you may count with ab-ohite confidence upon seeing him. Whenever you are gath ered together he will be in the midst of you with his crude notions and un feasible plans. All the older reforms have had the sme experience, run the same gauntlet, been tried with the same fiery trial But he can do no great harm unless the farmers are foolish enough to mistake this shal low talker, and hobby -spurrer for a heaven sent teacher, and attempt to follow him. That error would un doubtedly le fatal. Meteors have their uses, doubtless, in the ecouomy of nature, but they don't do to steer by. In a movement of this kind the farmer has arrayed against him the most powerful single interest in the country. It occupies a strong posi tion. It is entrenched behind huge ramparts of statute books and judicial decisions. It has many and power ful allies. It already own Congress men and Legislators by the hundred, ami it can buy more if it needs them. They have enormous resources, in money and patronnge, at their com mand, and they know how to use them to the best advantage. "Upon every pulse of industry there is an ir on finger counting its beats ; upon ev ery throat there is an Iron band that tightens or releases its grasp at the interest or caprice of an iron will." How to deal with this great railroad interest is an exceedingly knotty problem. Bat if the farmers rightly comprehend the situation there can be no doubt as to its doom. Holding mass meetings and passing resolutions main idle and hold out for moiflhsIUwns tohe expected .that? witbtttba THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1873. mill notur onnnmnltDk 1.1... "D... ,.!..,. M..ia ,1, 1-...1. ..... -w.v. H..,..o k..b runm. .o mihlle. huhwftv nnH rallrnoH nom i, " .. -rtanlM rnmmnn nnrriora ..n,l ihor will rm . Toi r.oiQintnM- nnnmi fhn, 2 .5 TariTers mSStHMftiTtrfclrlcuarilja Aiiidr f3 -"'" v r ,.- . JMfr . -J.-H, 46fc.fttfc'i & ivtat- max mfOMesWpectmm ant imftufie iHenfnffmllnjnUticalfoniuio-fls . f - - tf. .-j ; . . . ?&! advent of time questions of pulllc policy would coustautiy arise and de k mand lhe attention of membershl while imperative restrictions for pre sgrvirfg the integrity of the Order 1 "were embodied in its organic lawyet independent, intelligent politicahiac tiou, outside the gate, was undoubt edly expected from the members in dividually as good citizens taking a practical inteiest in the general wel fare. Indeed, as there have arisen questions exciting public attention generally, but in the great and equit able solution of which farmers as a class have a direct and absorbing in terest, it would seem wanting in a proper appreciation of our duty as citizens aud farmers not to throw our influence in such a direction as would serve to correct the- abuses complain ed of. There can be no di ubt that the sympathies of our members, are with those efforts of organization having in view the restraining, by political action, the oppressive power of capital, a power which, by means of cunningly devised combinations and corrupt laws passed at its bidding through venal representatives, has re duced the producing classes to a con dition approaching that not inaptly termed "white slavery;" a power which silently and surely appropri ates to itself a large moity of the pro ducts of that toil, the enjoyment of the whole Of which is among tho-e inalienable natural rights with which all men are endowed by their Creator. These and tnany other abuses ami complaints are among those enumer ated and complained of by the. Anti Monopoly and Farmers' Associations, formed for the express purpose of cor recting them by political action. To this movement let us, as Patrons, ex tend our wannest sympathies. Nay, more, our active participation indi vidually as citizens aud farmers. The potency of the means is admit ted. These wrongs are to be correct ed by popular political power, by sub stituting representatives of the integ rity of the people, for representatives of the corruption (if the people. By the election of men whose lives and actions will reflect honor upon the po-,itonsin which they are placed, aud not shameful humiliation upon their country and constituents. There is no restriction placed upon mem bers of the Order to prevent their joining such an association ; on the contrary it al.ords opportunities the Oittngu does not. Let us here ex press our determination to keep poli tics out of tlie Grange, to maintain the Order in its integrity, to resist ami expose every attempt to inveigle the Order into apparent colluniou with movements to-form new politi cal parties, or to support or resusci tate old ones. Let us do our whole duty an t atrotia inside the gate, and our whole duty as citizens aud farm ers oultide. Let us have an Anti- Monopoly Club in every district, and let it be understood that hereafter we support no public servant who has be nayed his trust. That we believe in punishing as criminals those who trifle with the public funds. Let us unite our efforts and cordially invite all men, of whatever calling, busi ness, trade or vocation, regardless of past political views, to join us in re moving the evils thai so seriously af fect us all. a The Rochester Democrat say3 the writer of the following lines is not a granger: " We must not hope to be mowers. And gnther the ripe, gold eare. Until we have bean sowers, And watered the furrows with tears." Corn, let us inform him, is not mown. Ami furthermore, the farmer who should set out to water his fur rows with tears, would find in due season that itcould'nt be successfully done without more irrigation than" the human form is capable of. One of the "Reformers" elected to the Wisconsin legislature, was forced to resign the office of Justice of the Peace because he could'nt 'read or write. wm demand that our State and" NarlVT BKOWNVlLIiE-tTS LOCATION ANI SUUROU.VDINGS. Brief History Religious Organiza tions Other Improvements Hotel, ltaiiroa.ua, jic. . Correspondence of lhe St. Joseph Herald. BrownviUe, Neb., Dec 6, 1873. ThI tOWn WHS firxt ttPtrlnil nml l.ii.t !-t!ln 1854. by U. Brown, of Hull Co., SM- Jtfrawr.W tot. Joseph, and W. 1 H&Hoover, present proprietor of the '1 Stftie'BHtiMMlre. ( -; Itnprovreefts'were not made with muVh rapidity" for a year or so, but af ter that time merchuuts with capital settled here, and soon the business portion of the town wore that aspect only found In good business places. fl,Messrs FraZer and Rogers erected a 3'sttW mill in 1855. and tlm Rrownvill . Hotel Company erected a large frame viuiiuwig, wnien was Known until re ffeently as the Brownville House, and gL'w used as a drug store. SkTjhe town the eountv sent of 2e- (fti&ha county, and is situated on the Missouri river, at about an equal dis tance between St. Joseph,and Omaha The land on which tlie town is situ ated is broken ; considerable grad ng has been done, and much more is ne cessary before the appearance of the place will equal that of some others In the State with regard 10 beauty of scenery; nevertheless BrownviUe Is pleasantly and healthily situated. ud is, I should judge, in a prosper ous condition. y TKB RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, dfave shown considerable enterprise in the churc'li buildings they have erected. I noticed gvd brick struc tures which I was informed belonged to tlie following denominations: Me thodist. Haptist, Episcopal and Ro man Catholic; and the Preso3terians built a good frame church as early as 1857. From the foregoing it will be iliteen cnat wrownviue compares ravor- ! ably with other towns of its size so far gious interests are concerned ; now "I will endeavor to show i-preaders.that it has not been left tfniailn''' m55 OTHER ENTERPRISES. In 1S69 the citiz ns built a, three storv brick block in which are the chool house and the court house. i him oioeK cost, aooui c)iJ.wuu. ami anus .materially to the general appearance of the town. Prominent among the best improvements in the town are the following: A steam saw and grist mill, a brewery, and two cigar manu facto'ries. The latter deserve especial mention, both on account of the en terprise exhibited by the firmouid for the superior q i.ility of cigars made by them. The linns are named respect ively L. A. Bergman & Co.. and Cohu & Bro ; they are, I should judge, worthy of'p-itronage, aud treat their customers well. The store buildings nre In manv in stances, of brick, and giye the busi ness portion of the town an appear ance of prosperity ; while the resi dences are, with a few exceptions, structuresof a superior class, in which the architects and builders have shown considerable taste and skill The population of the town is about 111.-. .1 .i . . . fii., rtnn . .. .1 ..l.l 1.500, and the citiz-ns are of a hospit able and genial class of peoplt?. The merchants have the appearance or possessing good business qualifica tions, and their enterprises beyond dispute. The only drawback to the future prosperity of the town is the lack of a railroad ; but I was inform ed that this want will In all probabil ity be supplied in the course of the next-year. RAILROADS. Eleven miles of the' track on the BrownviUe, Fort Kearney & Pacific Railroad are laid, and the road is gra ded and bridged as far as Tecnmseh. a distance of thirty miles to the west There is also a road projected from Nebraska City to St. Joe. which it i expected will be built before long Thua it will be seen that although at present BrownviUe suffers from this Inconvenience, yet within a reasona ble time We may expect to find this town well supplied with lines of rail road. STAGE LTNES. At present, connection with neigh boring towns is made bv means of sta ges. Messrs. Clark & Thompson run ning a line from Nebraska Citv thro BrownviUe to Rulo, and the Kansas and Nebraska Staga Company to and from Teeumseh. while Messrs. Har mon, ?.IcGee & Bailey own the steam ferry boat and run aline of omnihus es to and from Phelps. Mo., making connection with the K. C. St. J. & C. B. R. R. THE RIVER CLOSED- During my visit the river froze over at this point, and prevented the ferry boat from crossing. This brought to the surface tlie inventive genius of the proprietors, who determined to u-e the unused railroad track to ad vantage. A hand-ear was set on the rails, and passengers were carrie I a bout one-fourth of a mile ujNhe river on it ami transfered across in a skiff; so that to-day BrownviUe can boast of cars although on a limited scale. NEMAHA COUNTY has a population of 10,000, and is well improved. The farmers have turned their attention to tlie growth of young timber; and groves which form a good wind-break are, to-day. plentiful throughout the country. The farm houses and out-buildings are of a su perior class, while tlie soil is excel lent, being about three feet deep, and of a very rich quality. The creeks are well timbered, and the water is pure, aud In of easy access. THE HOTELS In town are good, esppciilly the Star Hotel, of which Smith P. Tut He I tln popular landlord. He has lately re-furnlshcd the house, and is now running it to the entire satisfaction of all his pttmns. I found him a cheer ful, entertaining gentleman, and wil ling to give every attention to the wants of his guests. His rooms are well furnished and his table is good. PERSONAL. I Jam Infinitely obliged to W. H. Hoover. Esq.. of the State Bank, for iuformati n and courtesies extended to me, also to many other of Brown ville's citizens, too numerous to men tion individually. I must not omit to mention that there are two banks in town, the First National and the Nebraska State Bank ; these are officered by good banking men and are vary highly es teem d by the citizens. Apex. Be not stingy of kind words and pleasing acts, for such are fragrant gifts whose perfume will gladdeu the heart and sweeten the life of all who hear or receive them. The most unpopular commander Gen. Shrinkage VOL. 18.-N0. 11 LEPROSY IN THE SANDWICH LANDS. is. A correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing from Honolulu, gives an account of his visit to Molo kai, the noted asylum for lepers, from which we extract the following inter esting facts : By a law of the kingdom, it Is made the duty of the Miuiater of the Inte rior, aud under him the Board of Health, to arrest every one suspected of leprosy and if a medical examin ation shows that he ha t ie disease. to seclude the leper upon this part Of iMoiuKai. Tlie disease, wheu it Is be yond its very earliest stages, is held to be incurable. Hv who is sent to Molokai, is therefore adjudged civilly dead. His wife, upon application to the proper court, is grau ted a decree of absolute divorce, -tind may marry ngniti ; his estate is administered up on vs though he were deud. He is in Capalde of suing or helrrg sued ; uiid his dealings with the world thereaf ter are through and with the Board of Health alone. In order that no doubtful cases may be sent to Molo kai, there is a hospital at Kalihi, near Honolulu, where the preliminary ex amimiliiuis are made, and where Dr. Trousseau, the physician of the Board of Health, retains people about whom he is uncertain. The leper settlement at Molokai was begun so long ago as 180a ; but the law demanding the seclusion of lepers was not enforced under the lute King, who is believed to have been himself a sufferer from this disease, and who, at any rate, by constantly granting exemptions, discouraged the officers of the law. Since the acces sion of the present King, however, it has been rigidly enforced, aiid it is this which has caused the sudden and great jiutory about leprosy, u hich has reached even you in the United oiaies, rnu wmen has caused many people, it seems, to fear to come to the islands, as though a foreigner would tie liable to catch the disease. You must understand that the native peo ple have no fear of the disease. Un til the accession of the present King lepers were commonly kept in the ho uses of their families, ate, drank, smoked and slept with their own peo ple, and hud their wounds dressed at home. It the disease Were quickly or readily contagious, it must have spread very rapidly in such condi tions; aud that it did not spread gieatly or rapidly, is one of the best proofs that it is not easily transmit ted. When I remember how, among li.e native people, a whole family smokes out of the same pipe, and sleeps together under the same tapa, I am surprised that so taw have the disease. Aud now, ynu will ask, what does a leper look like? Well, in the first place, he is not the leper of the Scrip tures, nor the disease at all like the disease which is said to occur in Chi na. Indeed, the poor Chinese have been most unjustly accused of bring ing the disease to the islands. With the first ship-load of Chinese brought to these islands came two lepers "white as snow ;' having, that is to say, a disease very different from that which is now called leprosy here. They were not allowed to laud, but were sent back in the ship which brought them out. The Hawaiin lep rosy, on the other hand, has been known here for a quarter of a centu ry, and men died with it before the first Chinese were brought hither. The name Mai-Pakeh was given to it by an accident; a foreigner saying to a native that he had a disease such as thev had in China There are but six Chinese it! the Molokai leper settle ment, and there are three white men there. The leprosy of the islands Is a dis ease of the blood, and not a skin dis ease. It can be caught only, I am as surred, by contact of an abraded sar lace with the matter of the leprous sore; and doubtless the habit of the people, of many smoking the same pipe, has done much to disseminate it. Its first noticeable signs are a slight puffnes3 under the eyes, and a I swelling of the lobes of the ears. To the pructiced eyes of Dr. Trousseau, these signs were apparent where I could not perceive ti.em until he laid bis finger tin them. Next follow si'mptotns which vary greatly in dif fer, nt individual.-; but a marked sign is the retraction of the fingers, so that the hand comes to resemble a bird's claw. In some cases the face swells 111 ridges, leaving deep furrows be tween; and the ridges are shiny and without feeling, so that a pin may be stuck into one without giving pain to the peron. The features are thus horribly deformed in some cases : I saw two or three young boys of 12 who looked like old men of 60. In some older men and women, the face was at first sight revolting and baboon like: I sav at first sight, for on a sec- -and look the mil 1, snd eye redeeme i the disiortetf features; it was as tno the man was looking out of a horri ble mask. At a later stage of the dis ease, these rugous swelling3 break open into festering sores; the nose and even the eyes are blotted out, and the body becomes putrid. In other cases the extremities are most severely attackei . The fingers, niter being drawn in like claws, be gin to fe-ter. They do not seem to drop off- but rather to be absorbed, the nails following thesumps down ; and I actually saw finger nai e on a hand that had no fingers. Tne nails were on the knuckles; the fingers bad all rotted away. The same pro cess of decay goe3 on with the toes; in some cas s the whole foot had drop ped away, and in many the hands ami fent were healed over, the finger aii'l toes having dropped off. But the healing of the sore is but temporary. the disease presently breaks out agaiu Emaciation does not seem to follow, f saw very few wasted forms, and those only itr the hospitals, and among the worst caes. There ap neas to be- an astonishing tenacity of life, and I was told they mostly chr.fce to death, or fall into a fever caused by swallowing the poison of their sores when these attack the nose and throat. Those diseases give out soon a very sickening odor, and I am much obliged to a thoughtful man in the settlement, who commanded the lep ers who had gathered together to hear an ad dress, fro en the Docter, to form to leeward of us. I expected to be sick ened by the hospitals ; but these are I . ift i- ;i ,:t.. ,.-n. r.?.r.r.r:j ?Z rlr...: :""', '.. ..V.. mnrty percep.IWe in them. " The reputation of a man is like a I vessel aa you fake out. and pour it iu shadow; It sometimes follows him to the large pot stirring it well. By and .sometimes precedes him; it Is 'observing this rule you will always sometimes larger, and sometimes have nice light cakes, and plenty of smaller than its natural Blze.Frenoh them when you want them. Tmy Proverb. ' large pot mo&t be kppt in tber cellar THE ADVERTISER. ADVERTISING RATES. l-w im 3tn anajlli One Inch Three Inches Six Inches Twelve Inches. One Column flOOS M09 IB 09 eoes 190 N Lepal advertisements at lrsul rites: One sqsar (lOUne of Nonpareil space, or lesi.) first lasKtloK f 1,00; eachsubsequentlnsertlon, 53c 4?All transclent advertisements must b pal forin advance. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUXttT. " A Bird la the Hand.' The friends of Sam Dubbfes know' him to be as good hearted a man as ever lived. He has his faults, as who' has not? and the one that annoy a Mrs. Bubbles the most is that when, he comes up Summittreet in thV middle of the day he rarely gets bonis again uutil .ate at night, and then well, to put it mildly he la apt to- ba outside a great deal of beer Now, there Is no woman In the city who has a pleasauter disposition thW Mis. Bubbles. But who can blame her if she .sometimes allows herself to go for" Sam in an energetic way when he comes home late at nigh smelling of liuiburger cheese and la--ger beer? Sam says himself it is wrong, and he don't bJauie her, but for ail that he wishes she wouldn't. "? Last Wednesday niomingjhe was o much excited over the com lug. electa ion for Treasurer, that he catnektip tovrn to buy some niufe)--so ha -toll!' his wife and- he met so many men who were able to-tell him who was to be elected next Tuesduy, that when -evening came he was outside mortf lieer than was really necessary, and tit knew It. "See here. Bill." said he to hi crony, "my wile will make it hot fort me when I get home you bet." "Then don't gohnme,"said Bill. "Think I'm a fool?" asked Sam "Can't I stand a blowing up better' when I am full than I can when I'uv sober?" That was a view of the case thai had not occurred to Bill, and ho was compelled to admit that Sam waS' right. Then of a sudden a bright thought struck him. l "1 say, old feller," said he, "why don't you take something to the old! woman?" "What'UI take?" "Oh 1 Take a a a " and he began looking in the windows of the stores as if trying to see something. Sud denly his eyes brightened "take her a bird!" They were opposite a store where'V cage ami bird hung in the window. - "Bill." said Sam, "you're uot such a cussed fool af'.er ulll I'll buy a l.ir.I '" He went inside, asked what ithey would sell that bird and cage In the window for, and upon the man sayr ing five dollars, paid the money and told him to "do it up." The merchant tied a paper round the cage so as to conceal the bird, audi Sam went home haappy. Before his wife could open her bat tery of words upon him, Sam rushed' forward, saying: "Here you are Mary. Now don't go to blowing when I've brought you home one of the best mocking birds to be found in the city," and he hand ed the cage to her. What woman could resist a speech like that when it was accompanied) with something she desired. Mrs Dubbles' face relaxed and she smiled? pleasantly and lovingly on Sam. as she removed the paper. The bird seemed to be used to people for fie paid no maun r ofattention to Mrs. D. She chirped to it but it did not evMT wink back at her. Shceouldn't make the the bird move even b putting her finger near the cage. She carried' the cage nearer the light, and . her face assumed an expression that Was not peaceable. She made a rush at Sam who was half asleep In Ills chair from the effects of too much beer. "You wretched sot, to play such a trick upon mef I'll learn you to bring home a stuffed bird, you miserable loafer you ?" and she smashed ttio" age over his head and pounded hinv in a terrible manner. Sam swears as soon as hfa-face gets4 hetterhe Is going to see that mans whrr 3old him the bird. Toledo Blade. "Say Ameu to that, Brother."" In the south of New Jersey, come years ago. there traveled, over some' of the hardest counties, a good faith- ful, hard working brother named" James Moore, or Jimmy Moore as he was familiarly called He was de- voted to the Itinerate. A true, loyal Methodist, plain, pointed and sharp-' in all his "preachings and exhorta-" t ions'. ffe had been laboring a year on one of his circuits, and before leaving for' his field he gave hi people, who dearly loved him, his farewell Ber-" moo. At the clo-e he said : "My dear brethcren. this I my last address to you. I am going from you. and you' "may nex'er hear the voice of James Moore again." "Amen!" came loudly from the spst before him. He looked at the man with a little urprisc. but thiuking it was only a mistake, went on. "Mvdnys on earth will soon he numbered. I am an old man. and vou mav not only never hear the voice of James Moore, but never aes',. his fare ncnin." "Amen." was shouted from the came seat, more vigorously than be-; fore. Thero was no mi-faking the de sign now. The preacher looked at the man he knew him to be a hard, grinding man stingy and mean to the poor. He continued hfs address: "May the Lord bless all of yon who havo' honored Him with your substance, who have been kind to the poor,, and" Pausing and looking the Intruder straight in the eyes, and pointing to him with his finger: "Mav his etirsp rest on those who have cheated the Lord and ground the poor undpr thpir heels. Say amen to that, brother." The shot told. He was not Inter" rupted again. o. - Rice Pudding One qunrtor neir milk, one cupful of seeds- rFsfns. twos thirds of a rupful of rice. Keep ft hot in a saucepnn on the baek pirt of the ctove" for two hours or until the rice is soft, enough. Then add one qnartofmilk. one cuful of sngar. and when cool enough, two eggs (the yolks and whites bpaten separately until thev are frothv). a pipce of but ter the Ktze of a walnut, and a very little alt M:x cnrpfollv. bo as not to brpak the rice, and bake about half ox three-quarteri of an hour Buckwheat Cakes. A correspond ent of the German town Telegraph says If vou want to have buck- wheat caltea al a moioenu warning. I foSSS? JHZSSS. I ..wa..n.na m... IU nilioll In Ollnthof I or supper, mix as $100 2C0 400 eoo 3 00 4 00 tO 10 CO 5 oo 6 oo io on a) oa 8 to 10 on & TO ST. oo 1500 3)00 xoo aooo .- - ir-T-i 1 1 -,:?'-! i 1 si-.l 2 sr i0 M- r i it