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THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1875.
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Ttwce at Brownvllle 7:30 m.. 110 a. m.. 5:30 p. m.
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Publishers' Notices.
rita Cowra of raj: ADVCI171BKB for sale by O.
S. Dcss', Bookseller, Stationer and News Deal
er No.97MaIn street.nextdoortothePostofflce.
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get In Jtsplayltype, fifteen cents a line.
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Kill be charged twenty-five cents for each adver
tisement of five lines, or less.each Insertion. Ad
Tertbements Ave lines, at the rate of five
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ED HIKES is our authorized agent at Johnson
Neb., to receive and receipt lor money due us.
W.K Loofbourrow. at Peru, Is hereby authorized
to receive subscription and advertising for the
advertiser., end collect and receipt for the
etime.
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agent at that place to receive and receipt for all
monies due us.
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ha City to receive and receipt for monies due us.
Thouas BURKES3 Is our authorized agent In Glen
Kocfc precinct to receive and receipt for monies
due us on subscription.
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t that place, to receive subscriptions and adver
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wall, to recelvo subscription and advertising, and
collect and receipt for monies due us.
FAIBBBOTHEB, k HACKER,
Publishers Advertiser.
JOOCAL MATTERS.
December comes In like a lamb.
Hon. H. M. Atkinson has return
ed to Washington.
Judge A. J. RItter has purchased
the mill property at St. Deroin.
The boys had another shooting
match for turkeys on Saturday last.
The excursion train for Peru will
leave Main Btreet depot at bIx o'clock.
For a Tip-Top, 33-lnph. box heat
stove, as good as new, call on John L.
Colbapp.
The excursion train next Friday
evening will start for Peru at six
o'clock, sharp.
Tho water In the Missouri river
liere has not been so low for years as
it iaitt the present time.
An excursion party of about oue
hundred personq has been made up at
this place to visit the Normal School
exhibition at Peru on next Friday
evening.
We notice that the firm or Till
& Cohn have considerably increased
their force of cigar makers. This Is
.an evidence of increasing trade we
are pleased to chronicle.
Another accommodation to pe
destrians isthatsubgtaqtialljjfk plank
foot-way on Main street, from Dolen's
corner, No. 66. to R. A. Hawley's of
fice. These gentlemen bear the ex
pense. of said Improvemont.
Judge J. S. Church is preparing
himself to take charge of his office.
He Is of the opinion that under tho
new constitution the County Judge
will have jurisdiction to order the
sale of real estrte. If this Is correot it
.will be quite an important acquisition
to the jurisdiction of a Probate Judge.
Excursionists take notice. Those
going to Peru on Friday evening
must be on the train by six o'olock, as
Jt will start precisely at that hour.
Capt. Bailey, who is managing this
excursion, and who has already gone
to a good deal of trouble, requests us
lo say to those who are going to call at
the Transfer Co's office and procure
tlokets, thus relieving him of further
trouble in the matter.
The Brownvllle
irags on a bis turnip p
Advertiser
brags on a big turnip grown at Sherl-
dan that welchs 8 lbs. 5 oz
There Is a 12 pound turnip at the
8entiuel office, grown on the farm of
Mr. W. O. Shipman, and it isn't con
sidered much of a turulp either. He
publican Valley Sentinel.
We give it up. The fellow who tells
the first turnip story stands no chance
he is sure to bo beaten. Since we
told or big turnip story we have heard
of dozen twice as big. Next time we
will wait until all the turnip stories
are in, and then see if we will be be
hind. The trustees named In Churoh
Howe's Hooper memorial school bill
are having some difficulty to get pos
session of the funds. The adminis
trator of the estate of Henry Hooper
deceased refuses to surrender the funds
and a mandamus suit is pending to
to oompel him to do so We have nev
er seen any particular wisdom in thp
measure. Mr. Howe sought by it to
put some individuals under obliga
tions to him and generally to make a
little political capital out of it fqr hlmr
self. When the estate escheated to
the state it became a part of the school
fund and the appropriation in aid of
8 school district, if legal, is. certainly
a very bad precedent..
11
PvBrown vHle dally at 1 o'clock p. m.
leaves " ,,, .. ,,-,.
wrBfti"'""
Large stock of Holiday Candies,
Canned Fruit, &c, just received at B.
Strouble's City Bakery.
Treasurer Gilmore gives warn
ing to delinquent tax-payers. See
notice in another column.
See the advertisements under the
head of "For Sale.' Doubtless you
will find there something of interest
to you.
We understand that there has
been some good skating on the river,
but we advise the boys and girls that
it is a very poor place to go to get it.
We have had neither rain nor
snow to speak of this winter as yet,
but from last Sunday evening for
about twenty four hours It was cold
enough for any body.
Thanksgiving passed off very
quietly in our city. Business houses
with few exceptions were closed, ser
vices were held in the churches, and
the day was observed commendably
by our people as a National Sabbath.
A petition is being circulated in
town for the repeal of the U. S. two
cent revenue tax on bank checks, as
this is the only remnant of the reven
ue tac on documents, and. one In
which the Inconvenience far out
weighs the advantages derived from
It, as compared with other methods of
taxation. .
There are twenty performers of
Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels all
white men; and awhile man, you
know, can beat a negro in the Min
strel business, clear out of sight.
They will beat McPherson's Hall on
next Tuesday evening, you will miss
the best thing of the kind traveling If
you fail to go to that show.
Pur marksmen had two shooting
matches last week, on Wednesday
and Saturday. Turkeys were won as
follows: On Wednesday, S. Bowen,
3; J. Cochran, 2; Charley Arnold, 1.
On Saturday, S. Bowen, 4; J. Coch
ran 1; Charley Arnold, 2; Ed. Snider
1; W. F. Craddock, 1; H.H. Brown
1. AH hands are going to attend the
match at Nemaha City next Satur
day. We call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisments of the publi
cations of Harper Brothers to bo
found in this paper the Monthly, the
Weekly, and the Bazar. We regard
them as the best of their class pub
lished in this country. The Monthly
contains each month a fund of inter
esting and useful reading, scarcely
equalled by any other suoh periodical.
The Weekly is most ably edited, and
Nast's pictures and caricatures, just
to look at, are worth the price of the
publicatipn. The Bazar every lady
who desires to keep posted on the
fashions should have it, and the in
side is brimful of elegant and inter
esting reading.
Several day laborers with a wife
and children came down from Lincoln
during the cold weather a week or
two ago and put up at the Sherman
House, while their mouey lasted, and
to avoid being turned out one oold
night, gave their checks for their
trunks, which were in the depot, to
the landlord as a pledge. They have
been unablo.oinoa, to obtain wotk al
though they would work for 2-5 cents
a day rather than be without it. The
women and children are in a Buffer
ing condition not having suffloient
clothing, everything which they
have except what they .have on their
persons being in their trunks.
They are truly in a suffering con
dition and if any one having work
would giv them an opportunity it
would be an act or charity nnd hu
manity. They live now in the Dick
Harpster property below town.
Mr. George NefT of St. Deroin
lost over a year ago two colts and had
given up entirely all hopes of their
recovery until recently. It seems
that during the summer Mr. A. L.
Stiers, of Aspin wall saw a horse swim
the Missouri river to the Nebraska
shore and as it appeared to be a stray
he took Hup and posted itasanestray.
Subsequently a young man giving his
name as A. W. Sanders, in company
with one Harris of Council Bluffs,
parties who are said to be well known
in policecircles at Council Bluffs, came
here proved the property by his own
oath to be his own. Mr. Neff, hearing
of the circumstance and the descrip
tion of the horse, recognized it as his
own and went immediately to Coun
cil Bluffs and there recovered both of
his colts. We understand that no ar
rests have yet been made. It is sel
dom that stolen horses are recovered
after that length of time.
It seems to be an open question
now whether it is necessary to pay
the usual commencement fee on the
commencement of cases in the district
court since the New Constitution is In
force. We understand that Judge
Gantt has expressed his opinion to be
that the statute is still in force. The
old Constitution required the legisla
ture to provide by statute for the pay
ment of commencement fees to con
stitute a fund for payment of Judges,
which tha legislature did. The new
constitution does not contain the pro
vision but provides for the payment
of the Judges in an another manner,
and is now in force. Is the statute
enacted In pursuance of the old oonr
stltution where- tha fund is
no longer needed still In force?
It wquld seem to us- not. un-
less-it be that the Judges otill hold un
der the old constitution and are to b,e
paid out of the fund provided as here
tofore. If this is true, and it is not
unlikely, the statute will be in force
until the Judges elected under tho
pew constitution are installed in office.
Then, as the reason of the statute and
the necessity for it will cease, it will
doubtless be repealed by reason of its
repugnancy to the new constitution.
Read the ad vertisement of "Mon
ey to Loan," by John F. Lyon.
Duprez & Benedicts Minstrels
havetraveled twenty-four consecutive
years, and are acknowledged to be
the most interesting Minstrel troupe
in the United States. The headquar
ters of the troupe Is at New Orleans,
and they are but recently from the
South. A Mobile paper of recent
date, gives the troupe the following
very complimentary notice, but It is
not more eulogistic than papers every
where speak of them :
Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels re
turned to their old friends in Mobile
last night, and collected an audience
far larger than has been the rule this
year. They are recognized as the
"legitimate" in burnt cork ; and their
various acts are done with a thorough
finish that is always artistic. The
various comio scenes were wildly ab
surd, and call forth constant laughter;
the banjo of W. Edwards was much
applauded; and Mr. Kent's "wench
business" was clever. But Fox and
Ward are the trump cards Mr. Duprez
holds. Their songs and dances in
character are truly admirable; and
in brilliant clog dancing they beat the
world. Their time, grace and origin
ality In this have never been excell
ed here.
At the beglning of the new year
we will "turn a new leaf In regard
to our subscription list. We have
subscribers who have been taking The
Advertiser for years, and not paid
one cent for it. Tha names of such
we intend to strike off our list. Those
of them who pay their honest debts
will pay us, but many will never pay
us; while it will be considerable loss
to us, it is better to draw a black mark
across their nomes now, than to con
tinue to sustain loss by their refusing
to pay. We are determined to stop
taking subscribers without pay in ad
vance, and old delinquent subscribers
who want our paper after the first
issue In January '76 must settle up
with us before that time, and make
advance payment for the future. Now
friends, you who owe us subscription,
we ask you to pay us we directly and
unequivocally but very respectfully
"dun" you for our money.
In adopting the advance pay system
we know It will benefit us while it
cannot be a detriment to our patrons,
but it will be in oue respect an abso
lute benefit to them. It will enable
us to furnish a good paper without
embarrassing us to do so, Our paper
and ink and all our material and work
costs us cash, and we can't make ar
rangements to pay when subscribers
and advertisers pay us. We have to
pay on demand, and we have often to
borrow money at the bank to buy pa
per to deal out to these delinquent
subscribers we are talking about. We
know, aB every sensible person.
knows, that that is not the proper
way to do business, and we intend to
stop it at the time above named.
Now, old and new subscribers we
solicit you, every one, to make your
arrangements so as to pay up and re
new your subscriptions by January
first. We want you all to continue to
be our readers and patrons, and we
promise you a good jmper promptly as
heretofore, sound and firm as a rock
upon questions tendingfJto.'affeetour
common interests locally or national
ly. ' ,"
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Trimmings, Fancy Goods, Kotlons,
tUe latest out, at L. Lowman'i,
Goo d FJape to Trade.
A complete line of groceries, can
ned fruits, confections, and a most
splendid assortment of fancy candies
can be found at Huddart's, first door
east of Dunn's news depot. No house
in the city can give better satisfaction
as to quality of goods and prices.
Butter wanted and highest prices
paid. Remember tho place and call
at Huddart's.
Gentlemen, if you want a splend
id Scarf, or Neck-tie, or Gloves, or
Underwear, ora fine fashionably made
61) It of ready made Clothing, or a good
Overcoat, or a pair of shoes, ora fine
Hat, or Shirt, call on Henry Dolen, at
No. 66, McPherson Block.
Rag Carpet wanted In.exchange for
furniture, at J. L. Roy's".
If you want a present nor an Infant
or sweet heart, go to'Nickell'3 Drug
Store, sign of Big Mortar.
Dolen, at No. 66, McPherson Block,
will cut your garments coat, vest,
pants, etc. in fashionable style.
Notions at L.. Louman's.
Farmers, if you want a good fit,
take jour cloth to Dolen at No. 66,
and he will cut your pants, coat, or
vest to suit you.
SCHOOL AIVD ULAIVKS BOOHS
And best of Stationery, at Nickell's
Drug Store, sign of theBig Mortar.
Cutting done by Dolen, the fashion
able tailor, promptly and according to
latest Btyle.
Hemp and Two-Ply Woqi Carpets,
and alao samples to'seleot from, can
be got ready-made to fit any room, at
J. L. Roy's furniture Btore.
Boots and Shoes, at r,. law
man's. If you want a fashionable garment
and a snug fit, get Dolen, to do your
outting.
Tlie leading'.St yles of Men's, Boy's,
and. Youth's Clothing., at It.ZiQir'man's.
JT If you want a new Shawl, of
the latest style, call on McPherBou.
Take your cloth to Dolen, No. 66,
and get him to cut out your pants,
coat, vest, or whatever you may want.
He will do it promptly and cheap.
Winter Is coming; It's going to freeze;
If your horse 1b not shod he'll come to his
knees;
ilend wagons, shoe horses, fix boggles, up
neat,
In the two-story shop foot College street.
Deri sells the cheapest
Seating and Cook Stoves in
Brownville.
For your Gloves and MUfono
go, to McPhrsqn;
The Music and Tableaux.
One of the best entertainments of
the kind ever held in this city was
the one given last Wednesday even
ing at McPherson Hall, for the benefit
of the M. E. Sabbath School. , It cer
tainly was deserving of the very lib
eral patronage that was given it, and
the unanimous expressions of pleas
ure from those who witnessed it is suf
ficient proof of itB excellency.
Among the music we might notice
the male quartette, "Sweet Gene
vieve," as being a very sweet produc
tion and well rendered. The duet,
"Golden Day," by Miss Fannie Ar
nold and Mrs. A. W. Nickell, was all
that was expected from these talented
and cultured ladies, and did them
great credit. The duet, "Music and
Her Sister Song," by Misses, Minnie
Locke and Florence Bailey, pleased
ail. and the young misses may con
gratulate themselves on having made
a good impression. "Tuscan Girls
Crowning the Sea," by Misses Clara
Mercer and Lu Arnold, "Your Mis
sion," by Stella Hetzel, and "Mother
Kissed me in my Dreams," by Miss
Eva O'Pelt, were all very good selec
tions and oreditably rendered. The
duet, "A Slight Difference," was al
most fearfully well rendered by Eva
O'Pelt and Docker Chadwick. If
they can differ as seriously in drama,
how can they do In gcod sober earn
est? "I Love the Songs my Mother
Sung," by Master Charles Gaede, of
Peru, was a very sweet song, and
in Charles' dear soprano voice re
markable for its clearness it was de
serving of special mention.
The "Opening Rose Bud" was a
beautiful fairy scene. Maud Ebright
looked a veritable fairy queen, if fai
ries are verities, and one could almost
imagine that the glittering troupe
would disappear at the waive of her
magio wand.
The tableaux 'Maud Mueller" were
a decided success. The characters
were well selected, and the maid who
"raked the hay" deserves credit for
the good taste she displayed in her
personification.
The "Soldier's Dream of Home"
was characteristic. Stella Hetzel as
the guardian angel was a beautiful
character.
Thestatuary was quite unexceptiona
ble. It was, however, too transient to
give a proper conception of the repre
sentations, but perhaps as complete as
the nature of the subject would ad
mit. "Blue Beard's Wives" was a good
tableau of the familiar nursery tale.
"The Attack," and "Rise and Fall of
Dry Goods," were good sells. "Dark
ness, Dawn and Day" was a very
tasty tableau, and combined well the
shades of night with the light of the
more perfect day.
Tho most interesting tableau of the
evening was "Paul Before King
Aggrippa." Mr. Church as King and
Mrs. Haudley as queen, bad a royal
air. Rev. Mr. Richards as Paul in
chains, and the attendants, solders,
scribes, &c, and maids of honor to
the Queen, presented a striking as
wejl as brilliant court scene under the
colored lights. '
r WTefara glad to notice that tho enter-
UntnmAiif tTfiia n cnmacQ fl nn no! "lftr
Mrs. A. W. Nickell and MissFannie
Arnold deserve great credit for the la
bor and care bestowed upon the ar
rangement of the tableaux and the
preparation of the music.
CLOSING OUT.
I wish to close out my en
tire stock by the first of Jan
uary, and offer Shawls,
Cassimeres, Jeans, Flan
nels, Blankets ,Dr ess Goods,
Felt Skirts, Men's Clothing,
Hats, Shoes anq, Boots, $c,
at cost. Come early and get
a bargain in these goods,
and thereby save monev. I
mean business.
GEO. MARION.
Clothing- at JL. ioyman's.
XICKEXIj
At the sign of the Big Mortar,
has everything that is to be found in
any first class Drug Store. Best qual
ity, lowest prices, satisfaction guar
antied. Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps
Gloves and mittens, at re
duced prices at Den's.
Quarter, Half, and Full Marble Top
Bureaus, arch standard, with large
mirror. The finest and cheapest, at
J. L. Roy's.
lamps akd easterns
At Nickell's, sign of the Big Mortar.
Flannels,
Cassimeres,
Tweeds,
Cloakings,
Low Prices,
M Den's.
THE BEST FOR.T SCOTT
-COAL-a
and Wood for sale by the Brownville
Transfer Company.
Dry Goods atL.Lorenian'g.
Who sells Wagons at 100
Who sells Wagons at $90
Some say they sell at $85
I don't care what they sell
their Wagons at, I sell the
Celebrated StuoZebaker Wa
gon for less money than
any of them..
Call and. see me. My
name is
"W-. t. den,
TEACHERS NOTICE;
The best varietv of Reward Cards
and Books al Nickell's Drug Store.
The Festival by the Good Templars
of Nemaha City.
On Monday evening the Good
Templars had quite a pleasant time
at the school house iu Nemaha. A
number of visitors from surrounding
lodges were present, and many who
are not members of the lodge were in
vited and met with them in the ban
quet ball to assist them financially
and to help eat tho abundance of
good things which their tables afford
ed. The object of the occasion was to
raise money to pay on an indebted
ness the lodge had contracted.
We did not learn what the receipts
of the evening amounted to, but judg
ing from the number of people pres
ent, and the price charged for supper,
that it was a fiuanoial success, and
that sufficient was realized to clear
the lodge of debt.
The entertainment consisted of ex
temporaneous addresses, reading es
says, instrumental music by "Excel
sior Band," and Miss Crother on pi
ano, songs, etc. and supper. Every
part of the programme was well exe
cuted and appropriate. The essay on
"Liberty," by Philip Crother and that
by Judge Churoh were carefully and
ably prepared papers. Judge Church's
remarks appear- elsewhere In our col
umns to-day. The tables were splen
did, and loaded with cake, pie and all
sorts of Eiweet things, and rich pastry.
together with great pots of oyster
soup, making a supper that was irre
sistibly tempting, but of which no
truly temperate man iu "all things"
will stuff himself at that time o'
night as brother Lake did. And we
are not mad either because brother
Lake's bread basket is so much larger
than ours.
After tho programme at the ball
had been exhausted, the young folks
who delight to sling the light fantas
tio repaired to the residence of Capt.
Henderson, and enjoyed the balance
of the night in that way. The oc
casion wa.s deemed, by all participants,
bb very enjoyable and a perfect suc
cess. May the G. T's of Nemaha livo
and prosper forever.
Overcoats from 81.00 to $25.00, at
L. Lowmsn'i'
A Valuable medical Treatise.
The edition for 1876 of the sterling Medical
Annua), known as Hostetter's Almanac, is
now ready, and may be obtained, frecof cost
of druggists and general country dealers In
all parts of the United StateH and British
America, and Indeed In every civilized por
tion of the Western Hemisphere. It com
bines, with the soundest practical advice for
the preservation and restoration of health, a
large amount of Interesting and amusing
light reading, and tho calendar, astronoml
carcalculatlons. chronological Items, fec,
are prepared with great care, and; will be
found entirely accurate. The Issue of Hos
tetter's Almanac for 1870 will probably be tho
largest edition of a medical work ever pub
lished In any country. The proprietors,
Messrs. Hostetter & Smith. Pittsburg. Pa.,
on rpcelDt of a two cent stamp, will forward
a copy by mall to any person who cannot
procure one In his neighborhood
deo
An Unanswerable Argument,
The strongest argument in hard
times is econoniy. Louis Lowman is
prepared to sell goods lower than ever.
His prices aro below anything ever
reached in Brownvllle; Practice true
.economy-wficeahla goods, and
willibrevto"Jbuy.
Flour of all Brands and Prices at
JUDKINS'
Feed and Flour Store.
Hats and Caps at L. Low
nian'a. A Good Investment.
fis I am goinglto leave
this place, I offer my store
and lot on Main street for
$500 down, $500 in one
year, and $500 in two
years. This will be much
cheaper for the buyer than
to pay rent.
I will also close out my
entire stock of Millinery
Goods far below cost.
MBS. F. MARIO Jf.
Beautiful Alpaca, from, 30
cents to $1.25 per j-ard, at L.
Lowman's.
Dress Malting.
Mrs. J. B. McCabe hereby announ
ces to the ladles of the city and Ne
maha county, that she has again en
gaged in the business of dress mak
ing. She asks her old customers and
all who need assistance in her line, to
give her a call. By much experience
in the business she can guarantee sat
isfaction. Plaid a.nd Plain Dress
Goods, handsome styles at all
prices, by JL. Lowman.
Job Printing.
Do you want.Posters?
-Do you want Handbills?
Do you want Business Cards?
Do you want a neat Billhead ?
Do you want a tasty Letterhead;?
Do you waut a nice Visiting Card ?
If so, leave your ordersat The Ad
vertiser Job Office, where ail work
is done by 'experienced workmen, and
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Towels, Napkins, Table
Cloths,to suit everybody, at L.
LOWiTCANvS.
BSj- For cheap DreBs Flannels, go
McPherson's.
Card&i
L jels,
LVjgerB,
Circulars,
Envelopes,
Bill Heads,
Hand Bills,
Note Heads,
Show Cards,
Programmes,
etc, neatly and-
artistically printed at The Adverti
ser job-rooms. Give us a trialbefore
you give your orders to some traveling
agent, and thereby patronize home
-ucLiei ucuua, cvof
pi'ndustry.
The latest styl.es i,of Ladies
Hats at L. Lowman
A3T ADDRESS
By J. S. $mrcfi, Delivered off the Oc
casion of the Festival at Good
Templars Hall, Nemaha City,
Monday Evening, Not. 29.
What are the fundamental condi
tions of the grandest civilization at
tainable for mortals on earth? and to
what extent may a well organized
government be influential In build
ing up such a commonwealth? As
legal voters, as young men who will
Boon become such, as intelligent wo
men whose silent moral influence is
their only weapon of political power,
we all are, or should be, deeply Inter
ested in the solution of the above
question. I assume that a rarge ma
jority of the men and the women as
we find them in this country desire to
live on this higher plane, and would
support that civil code which wisdom
and statesmanship could formulate
into constitutions and laws-in aid of
such a social and national growth,
could they but find the path which
leads to such a consummation. To
such as do, I have written and will
read these few thoughts for their re
flection. Let us first consider if there is any
grounds for hope for a sppedy realiza
tion of our desires under the adminis
tration of our present code of laws.
That we are progressing from genera
tion to generation is more oredlble to
our better feelings and nobler inpul
se8 than attributable to any assistance
emanating from the political foroea-of
the State.
I will Jay down here a few general
principles, the truth of which I will
not now stop to discuss, but trust they
will commend themselves to your In
telligence and better judgments as ax
iomatic formulas which need no dem
onstration in their behalf:
First. That state of society Is good,
which, oonsidering the imperfections
incident to humanity, enables all men
and women to Btand as near on the
same plane of intelligence, wealth,
culture, and moral power, as is possi
ble In this world of ours ; and that
that society is the best which attains
the highest perfeption of the masses,
with the least differences in theirgen-
eral culture, in the same special de
partment of thought or industry.
Second. That government is good
which aids in producing the results
first above mentioned ; and that that
government is the best which encour
ages and contributes most powerfully
toward it.
Third. The more nearly equal the
attainment of the masses, and the
higher they all stand in the scale of
intelligence, wealth, and moral pow
er, the less expensive must be the
modes of executing the public will of
such a people.
Fourth. The laws which they would
enact would each year become fewer
in number and simplcrin detail.
Their violations would berare, and
resorts to legal tribunals for the ad
justments of 'rights of person and
property rarer still.
If you ore willing to concede the
correctness of the foregoing proposi
tions, then you are compelled to ad-
imit hat their converse are equally
true, as follows :
First. That that society is bad in
which there is an Inequality among
the masses in intelligence, wealth, cul
ture, and moral development; and
that that society is the worst in which
this inequality is (he greatest.
Second. Tiiat that government Is bad
which results In the one; and thatthat
Is the worst which results In the oth
er. Third. That the wider this differ
ence is, the more expensive must be
the maohinery of government, and
the more intricate must be the lawB
by which the rights and privileges
of these two great classes, are fixed
and defined, so that the stronger shall
not oppress the weaker-; so that the
weaker, in its moments of passion
and frenzy, Bbali not send the oppres
sor to the guillotine, untried and un
heard, as was the case is Frauce scarce
ly a century ago.
Fourth. Violations of law in
such conditions of society must be
frequent, and the resort to petit and
grand juries, courts, and other expen
sive process, still more frequent.
We come back, in view of all these
fundamental truths, to our first prop
osition, and again enquire, what are
the primary conditions of the grand
est civilization attainable for mortals
on earth? Did time permit, we would
take great pleasure in discussing this
matter fully, in all its bearings upon
society ; but on this occasion we must
confine ourself to one point, to-wit:
How does our license system affeotso
olety? And here, too, for want of
time, we can only enunciate princi
ples without discussing them.
It is clear that the falcon and the
trade adds not a dollar's worth of
wealth to the community in which it
is situated. We think it equally clear
that It. is a destroyer of the wealth
which others, were it not for them,
would accumulate. It certainly takes
from those who patronize the bar
more or Ies3 of their yearly income,
thus producing an inequality in
wealth between those who do and
those who do not indulge In the hab
itual use of the. beverage thus sold.
Bear in mind that we do not say that
this buying and selling is chargeable
with all the inequalities between. In
dividuals which everywhere exists;
but do wish to be understood as say
ing that'it is the most prolific source
of the vast differences, which a good
government ought to avoid, that are
known to our records. The eviden
ces and personal experiences in proof
of this are accumulating annually, at
a fearful rapidity. Again, it is oiear
that in so far as It does produce an in
equality of wealth between him who
does and him who does not bo drink,
It deprives the man who doeaof the
means of educating himself and fam-
y to 'ne same extent as the man can
who.does not dissipate. Now it may
not be as equally clear, but itissus
ceptable of undoubted proof, that the
drinking man has notthesamedesire,
and does not feel the same pressing
need of education as the same man
would, had. he never been, a slave to
his absorbing appetite ; and for these
reasons wo largely account for the In
equality among the masses as to their
educational advantages.
Again ; by a similar line of argu
ment we could bring to your minds
the fact that the habitual use of the
intoxicating cup on the onehand.and
the non-use of it on the other, deep
ens, widens, and broadens, this ine
quality between the masses, so far as
relates to culture, to moral power, and
ultimately to every other good quali
ty In the citizen. In other words the
license system plants the germ which
in itB buddiugand consequent growth
builds up and fosters antagonisms,
caste, social cliques, and furnishes the
partisan and corrupt and unscrupu
lous political demagogues the oppor
tunity to array the prejudices, pas
sions and interests of one forum
against those of the other. My line
of argument, you Bay, applies to the
habitual drinker. I answer that it
must be partially true of the occasion
al drinker; and as all, or nearly all,
moderate drlukers in the end either
reform entirely or become more or less
habitual in their characters, then I
say tho argument is ultimately true
of all. and for this reason I make no
exceptions. The difference is only
one of degree, not of tendency, which
all must admit is toward building up
in our midst two great classes one
rich and powerful, and the other poor
and shiftless; one moral and Intelli
gent, the other enervated by vlceaad
ignorance.
If all his is true and who Is there
to doubt it the way, and the only
way, to cnecK us progress, aua oring
men and women to onecommon level,
where the interests of one are the lnter
estsof all where the lowestln the pos
session of all theelementsof strength of
a noble manhood Bhall not be far be
hind the most elevated and wealthy
is to remove the cause; reverse the
policy whicli, for such a length of
time, has produced the breach, the
difference, the Inequality which eve
rywhere exists, and vthich, unless we
do remove or reverse It now, will lu
evitably widen and deepen, until the
gulf separating" classes of society in
this country will be as impassable as
it now Is in the one-man powers of the
old world.
It Is for the purpose- of bringing
men and women closer together, upon
one common platform of independ
ence and moral power; It is because
we recognize every man as our broth
er; it is because we would elevate all
alike; it is because we are are opposed
to cast legislation, and distinctions
among men and women in soolety ; it
is because we believe In, and are
working for a higher civilzatlon,
wherein humanity finds a foot-hold,
and an equal ohance for work, im
provement, and culture ; it is because
we desire fewer laws, and a cheaper
and more intelligent administration ;
it la becau.se we denounce oppression,
and believe In the largest liberty to
the Individual consistent with the
rights of the most unfortunate and
the humblest; I say, it is fur these
reasons that we plant these Lodges of
Good Templars In your midst, upon
tho platform of touch, not, taste not,
handle nottbat4whlch-will intoxicate
yourself andyour nehzjr It is for
these reasons we would that all men
should become what we aim to be,
prohibitionists; not so much because
of law, but because of tho principle
lying at the very fouudation of
good government. We would have a
society composed of individuals, every
ono of whom would be able to buy and
pay for that which an intelligent
judgment shall decide to be for his or
her own good. Ab we would deplore
a class of rich aristocrats, lording it
over a large class of Indigent paupers
and menials, bo we would labor to
prevent in free Americu the growth
of such an abnormal fungus; but
would labor, aa I trust we all are, for
the grander equality of all, under the
simplest and most bouficent of all
governments of an Intelligent, moral
and cultured people for the people.
To this end let us as brethren and sis
ters labor to build up society aud the
government, for the protection of men
and their rights, and not for the iich
and their power.
Another Letter from "Fair Yiew."
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
As our few remarks about the Amer
ican and German girls going into the
fields to work have, raised such a
caokling am.ong the dear chickens, or
more particularly by some of the pet
roosters, we feel rather in duty bound
to explain a little.
We have not, nor do not, advocate
women or girls going Into the field to
work any more than we do for men or
boys to go into the house when help
is wanted there. What we were after
was this notion that has taken such a
strong hold of our women and girls,
that it is a shame and disgrace for
them to help about farm work. How
often it is that woman's help on the
farm is more plenty nnd not half so
pressing as men's. Yet they must not
lift a finger to help for fear of being
disgraced.
Wenoticed a few remarks in your
paper from the State Journal about it.
And we think-be had better spent his
breath or ink in telling.us wherein old
fogylsm was not fully equal to young
foppery or dandyism. And If he
would use that knife be Bpoke about
in lopping off a little foppery, and iu
scraping and brightening up bis dull
and musty sae'et. he would find plen
ty of U9e for it at home. Yes, bright
en up, Mr. State Journal ; if the knife
will-not do it, use a' little brick dust,
or brain dust ; brain dust is a superior
article, use it freely, you can hardly
imagine how It will brighten your
musty paper. Tell us all about the
superior qualities of young foppery
and dandyism. We will warrant
your readers will appreciate it and re
ward yoa accordingly.
Fair View.
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Levi Johnson is having a new m
roofput'on his hotel and otherwise
repairing and improving it.
Clover & Huffman, it Is conceded
by all who have work done at their
shop, are the best blacksmiths ev.er
in Nemaha. They do their work well
and at the very lowest prices.
There was a nioe dance at the
Johnson House on last Friday even;'
ing. Several ladles aud gentlemen
from Brownvllle were in attendance;--
The Nemaha folks have'seen tha'
snow fly" this fall but- haven't seen
that railroad in operation yet. But
the largo number of tits-Being con
stantly piled along the line gives
them good reason to believe that tha
road will be in operation ere long
Next Saturday experts with tha
rifle will have a chance to demonstrat.
thelr skill at this place. A larga num
ber of turkeys, wo understand, will
be brought In to be shot for.
Titus Bros, are now arranging
the goods In their store. The store
room will be crowded with a varied
stock to suit the market and location.
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