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Aphorism Pro in Itotlic. tKANPLATBO HY C. C. S Continued. Materialism, and especially mater ialistic Pantheism, appears in the highest degree plausible to all tho.-c who have a consciousness of their own emptiness and good-for-noth-ingnessjwithout feeling disgusted a themselves thereby. The superficial system (as for in stance. Materialism, and many forms of Pantheism) have a strong claim to the applause of all mediocre and easy-going brains. They offer a concise solution of problems, and one easy to formulate, aud easy to repeat. Materialism is a tendency, not a system; it cannot, therefore, be overcome by opposing a system to it, however able such an opposing system might be. The people in our day begin to have ft consciousness of the human worth of material things for truly humau purposes: it is this which men call the Materialism of our age. Heaven, the locality of God, is everywhere in the creation (in cos mic space) where God has already given himself therein a real being, where, consequently, he has a being in space, but one which does not limit him. Heaven, therefore, is in a process of infinite growth, aud is therefore itself infinite. Creation is Creation only so far as in it there is nowhere a leap, but each of its members is an actual de velopment out of the link of the chain next preceding it. The creation of Man, like that of Xaturc, is not yet concluded. Itoth proceed "alongside of each other in perfect parallelism. The powers of nature are unques tionably "clastic" (even according to experience) for they are infinitely modifiable by one another. Man has many individual thoughts In his productions; God, when He creates, has one single thought, which comprehends all in all. It is very well, to go back, in Physics, to Atomism ; but when men see in the whole of Xaturc nothing more than an aggregate of Atoms when they forget, that the Creator of Atoms has, out of them, by his creativo activity, brought forth something incomparably higher: this is, to put it in the mildest terms, n mischievous want of thought. Whoever tries to explain the world without the idea of God, is J obliged to guess; whoever, with this idea, sets about understanding it, can explain it. If God could bring the creation to no better result than what it now is in our experience, lie would never i havo set about bringing it in to J being. Only few men have the native capacity of fixing their eye and in terest upon both at once, upon God and the World,..,- - - - Singular men, to whom, in pro portion .as the world becomes great to them, God becomes small. All true Inventions arc only Dis coveries. The pain of sympathy is the only pain which God can experience. God's activity through the Angels, is the natural result of his being in the Angels. (To lc Continued.) Seventeen 2ootl Habits. 1. Abstinence from tobacco and intoxicants. I. Tcmperaucc at meals. 3. Daily attention to all the con ditions of health. 4. Constant occupation. 5. Doing at once what is requir ed. G. Having a time and place for every thing. 7. Fidelity to all appointments and duties. S. Paying for everything in ad vance. 9. ltcgular pursuits in some sci ence. 10. Giving as well as receiving. II. Aiming at harmony iu con versation. 12. Looking always on the bright side. 13. Associate with none but good society. 14. Talking on edifying subjects. 15. Acting always iu the right spirit. 16. Realizing the presence of God at all times. 17. Spend leisure hours reading good books. Housekeepers should purchase a supply of ammonia to use in house cleaning. The husband has every thing to lighten his labors. Now suppose lils wife had her bottle of ammonia to usc;sho takes a basin of water and a clean cloth, puts on a few drops of fluid, and wipes off all the dirt; it is worth more than a half day's hard labor and does not hurt the paint either. She could put a few drops into her dishwater, aud sec how easy the dishes could be cleaned ; a few drops on a sponge would clean all the windows in the sitting room, make them shine like crystal. It would take the stains off teaspoons, too, and a tablespoonful in the moppail would do more to ward washing up the kitchen floor, than ten pounds of elbow grease ap plied to the mop handle. A house wife has just as much right to make her work easy and expeditious as her husband has. If she docs not do it, the fault is her own in a great measure. Farm and Fireside. Grains of Gold. Atlcntiou to little things is the economy of virtue. Love's words are written on rose leaves, but with tears. A good word for a bad one is worth much aud costs little. That of which proud people arc often proudest is their pride. Hope may bud under clouds, but it blows only in sunshine. The more honesty a man has the less he effects the air of a saint. If you wish to pronounce an impartial judgement accept no favor. Juggling with yourselves is the first step in almost every wicked ness. Don't tell unlikely or silly stories, even if you know them to be true. If you must speak upon a difficult point be the last speaker if you can. Those who arc honest "as the best policy," arc half way to being ro gues. Dignity is expensive, and without other good qualities, it is not par ticularly profitable. We are ruined not by what we really want, but by what we think we waut. One is never conscientious during action only the looker on has a con science. "When I shall be a man 1" is the poetry of childhood; "When I was young," the poetry of old age. Men beat about the wall with a hammer, fancying at every blow they cau hit the nail on the head. Tolerance comes with age. I see no fault committed that I myself could not haye committed at some time or other. Hate is an active, envy a passive displeasure; it need not surprise us, therefore, to sec how quickly envy becomes hate. Solemn Facts. It would take 320,000 earths to equal the sun in size. A lady who weighs 100 pounds here would weigh 2,700 pounds if on the surface of the sun. The heat given off by the sun would melt 2S7,200,000 cubic miles of ice every second. The diameter of the earth bears the same relation to its distance from the sun as the breadth of a hair to 125 feet. A railroad train traveling without stops at the rate of forty miles an hour ould get to the sun iu 203 years. The sun is believed to become some 250 feet smaller every year. This contraction would be suffi cient to generate the enormous quantity of heat which it radiates. Another theory is that coinets i,I;1, meteoric matter failing into the sun "1:VY be its aliment to offset the trc incndious loss which coubustion certainly involves. It would require the combustion of thirty feet of coal over the entire surface of the sun every second to generate the same heat. The stars arc supposed to average larger than our sun, and to have planetary systems like his. The nearest star is 250,000 times as far off as our sun. It take light eight minutes to come from the sun, but it must have required 50,000 years to come from the fartherest visible stars. When tho eleven-year storms on the sun occurcdthc magnetic needle on the earth is variable, and some times considerable deflected. Tho earth is Uyiug around the sun at the rate of 1,000 miles a minute. The sun aud all the stars are mov ing through space, accompanied by their planetary systems at a rate varying from 20 to 200 miles a sec ond. A young fellow at college wrote to his uncle, on whom he entirely depended. Dv Deaic Uxct.k: Ready for the needful. Your affectionate neph ew. The uncle replied : My Deah Nephew: The needful is not ready. Your affectionate uncle. It is pleasant that affection should survivepcennary cmbaraccments, as in the case of Samuel Footc's moth er aud himself: Dear. Sam : I am in prison for debt. Como and assist your loving mother. E. Foote. Sam replied : Demi Mother: So am I : which prevents Ids duty being paid to his loving mother, by her affectionate son. Sam Foote. The best society and conversation in tho world is that in which the heart has a greater share than the head. It is not so dangerous to do evil to most men as to do them too much good. A rule without an exception A carpenter's. Those who never retract, love themselves better than the truth. Salt air diamonds Ocean spray in morning suulight. A sweet craft court-ship. - . Book-keepers, Reporters, f T Operators, Teachers, GreatSEercaatils Collese.Eeokuk.Iow8 MA 1 WA jig 1 1 b - "r Or 5 II Q 1 If H 3 s- J o : 05 S 2 O - P3 m t O f d u CO O d O v u w w o J5 P 3 o FOR SALE. The undersigned offers at private s:ilc bib farm two and a half miles north of the city consisting of 80 ACRES OF I..AI1, fifty acres uuder cultivation, and sixty acres of ns rood hay land as can be found, and under a portion of it is a very excellent quality of brick clay. The improvements upon the place are a two-story concrete dwelling, '20x30 ft., a comfortable and convenient house; a wind-mill: a large, substantial shelter for stock; shed and yards for hogs; cor raj for cattle; granary; tool house, etc., etc. Also 133 IIEA.T OF SHEEP, mostly cwes,l)esides horses, cows, steers, heifers, hogs, farming implements, &c. The location is a very excellent one for farming and stock raising near the city with easy and quick access to mar ket; a fifteen minutes' ride to tho post office, the railroad depot, the telegraph office and church. The site of the dwelling-house com mands as line a view as can be had of the country, for twenty miles in every direction, and the place would not be offered for sale except that my incrcas ing bu-inchs in the city renders it desirable to give it my excluivc at tention. For further particulars enll on or Aaddrcss 31. K.TUKNEU, Columbus, Neb. Gfeo. T. Spooner, All work promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. Uefcrs to the many for whom he has done work. His motto in regard to price is, Live and let live. The Building of Cisterns a Specialty, flStTHeadqurirtcrs at the " Nebraska House." C:ill and sec me. ilS-Jiu wsm & sims Daniel Fauccttc, Manufacturer and Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Bridles, and Collars ) keeps constantly on hand all kinds of whips, Saddlery Hardware, Curry combs, Brushes, Bridle Hits, Spurs, Cards. Harness made to order, lie- pairing done on short notice. NEBRASKA AVENUE, Columbus. 53.4. NAKY ALHICIftH'r, Merchant Tailoress, 12tl St., 1 D::r Zist cf Cchrsn B::j., Glen's and boys' suit made in the latest .style, and good fits guaranteed, at very low prices. .Men's suits $O'.00 to $0.00, according to the goods and work. Hoys' suits &J.U0 to $4.00, according to size. XSTCLKAXIXG AXI REPAIKIXG J)OXK.E2I Bring on jour soiled clothing. A whole suit renovated and made to ap. pear as good as new for $1.25 42l-y MKS. W. L. COSSEY, Dress and Shirt Maker, 3 Doors Wt orSUltman'. Dru? Store. Dresses and shirts cut and made to order and satisfaction guaranteed. Will also do plain or fancy sewing of any de scription. EBTI'KICES VERY 11EASOXA1ILE. Give me a call and trv rav work. 4i-)-ly " SPE1CE & NORTH, Genera Agents for the Sale of Real Estate. Union Pacific, and Midland Pacific It. It. Lands for sale at from $3.00 to $10.00 per acre for cash, or on five or ten years time, in annual payments to suit pur chaser. "We have aUo a large and choice lot of other lands, improved and unimproved, for sale at low price and on reasonable terms. Also business and residence lots in the city. AVe keep a complete abstract of title to all real es tate iu Platte County. G33 COLUMKUS, NEB. Wm. SOHILZ, Manufacturer and Dealer in BOOTS AND SHOES! A complete axsortraent or Ladles' and Chil dren's Shoes kept on hand. All Work Warranted!! Oar blotto Good stock, excellent work and fair prices. Especial Attention paid to Repairing. Cor. OHre and 12th Sts. ft "Be Wise and You will be Happy." FARMERS ! Look to Your Own Interest AXD UUY YOUR DRY GOODS READY-MADE CLOTHING Hats, Caps and Trunks AT I. GLUCK'S And Save thereby from 10 to 15 per cent DAILY ARRIVALS OF KEff GOODS PKOM I can sell, I liave sold, ami will continue to sell Goods as good as the best, aud cheaper than the cheapest. I. GrLTTCK, One Door East of Speice & North's. Sl(!-x JOHN WIGGINS, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in IAKDARE, STOYES, IRON, TIN- Ware, Nails, Rope, Wogon Mate rial, G-lass, Paint, Etc. Corner Eleventh and Olive Streets, Columbus, Nebraska: O. B. STILLMAN, "Wholesale and Retail Dealer in DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, "VVESTDOAV" GLASS, PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, ETC. Keeps on hand all articles usually kept in a lirst-class Drug Store. Dealers in burroundiiiK country will find it" to their interest to purchase from him, as he can and will give BED-P.OClv PRICES. Prescriptions Carefullv Compounded. 1ST A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF WALL TAPER ALWAYS KEPT IX STOCK. 353 SAFES I The Celebrated Diebold, Norris & Go's (I,utc 2)icboId & Kicnzlc,) Fire and Burglar Proof! HAVE THE BEST EECORD OF ALL. All hading Eilroad &. Express Companies and Banters intlis Northwest hetiiem. Not One Lost in the Two Great Fires in Chicago: also preserved the contents in every instance, at Independence, Iowa; at Central City, Col.; at Ohko3h, Wis., and at all places have stood the test, without failure. All Sizes for Sale and Made to Order. Old Safes taken in Exchange. County and ISanlc Worlc a. Wood Work D. 5. C0VENT, GENERAL AGENT, CHICAGO. WILL. B. DALE, Agent, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA 231 COLUMBUS S'slc Jkigt qs- 878 ? all 33UTTsy Apple trees, in variety, I to C ft., 3 year, Iowa prown, per 100, ?1S.00 Apple trees 2 yrs., grown in Antelope Co., 3 to 4 ft., per 100, $10.00... Siberian Crab, in variety, 3 yrs., 4 to Oft Cherries, early and late Richmond, 4 ft., Iowa grown Plums, Minoc and Wild Goose, 4 ft., Concord Grapes, first-class, i! year, per 100, $9.00 Blackberry, Kittatinnv and Snyder. 2 vear. ncr 100. $0.00 Raspberry, Doolittle, .Mammoth, Cluster xp. -.w Gooseberry, Houghton, 2 years , Currants, Victoria, Cherry and White Grape, 2 years Strawberry, "Wils-on, Monarch of the West, per 100, TO cents Pie Plant, Strawberry Mammoth, (extra) , Kilmanock Weeping Willow, well formed heads, 0 feet , Wisconsin " " ' " " " , Box Elder nnd Soft Maple, 1 vear, per 1000, $2.50 " " for street, G ft White Pine and Norway Spruce, per foot, Snowball, Flowering Almond, Lilac, purple and white, 2 ft., Roes, Moss, June and climbinsr. in varictv,2 years Trumpet, Vine, Honeysuckle, Wistina an'd Virginia Climber, Paonies. Tulips. Tube Roses and other bulbs. 10 to This Nursery was established one year ago, and I have a good assorortment of small fruit growing here, and have made arrangements with neighbing nurser ies so that I can furnish anything in the above price-list. Parties engaged in fruit growing will find it to their interest to give me a call before buvin" of traveling agents. I am permanently located here, and expect to do a home busi o. Satisfaction guaranteed. Correspondence solicited. "410-G J, M. CAJLLISOX, CoIumbnH, IVcbraska. YOU BET. D A. W. LAWRENCE, AGENT POll TUK WIND MILL, Will hereafter be found THKEE DOORS SOUTH of the Post Office, where he keeps a full line of every style PUMP, PIPE, HOSE, And the Celebrated I X L FEED MILL. Ashe keeps aPump House exclusively, he is able to sell CIIKAPKU THAN THE CHEAPEST. Pumps for anv depth well. Pumps driven or repaired, and Itods cut. GIVE HIM A CALL AXD SAVE 310XEY. .i Specialty. lriccs as low an can be Made. ETJESERY. Kncli. I)oz. 20,?:! 30 10 so 40 40 1 00 3 00 4 50 4 00 1 75 1 00 1 .")() 1 60 i no 10 10 and Philadelphia Red per i; 15 125 CO 10 20 30 CO 20 20 ii m 1878. TUK (ohwhts oimntl Is conducted as a FAMILY NEWSPAPER, Devoted to the best mutual inter ests of its readers and its publish ers. Published at Coluinbu-.Platte county, the centre of the agricul tural portion of Nebraska, it is read by hundreds of people east who are looking towards Nebraska as their future home. Its subscribers in Nebraska are the staunch, solid portion of the community, as is evidenced by the fact that the JOUKN.U. has never contained a "dun" against thein, and by the other fact that ADVERTISING In its columns always brings its reward. Kumiicss is business, and those who wish to reach the solid people of Central Nebraska will lind the columns of the Jockxal a splendid medium. JOB WORK Of all kinds neatly and quickly done, at fair prices. This species of printing is nearly always want ed in a hurry, aud, knowing this fact, we have so provided for it that we can furnish envelopes, let ter heads, bill heads, circulars, posters, etc., etc., on very short notice, and promptly on time as we promise. SUBSCRIPTION. 1 copy per annum $2 00 " Six montliB 100 Three months,.. 50 Single cop sent to any address in the United States for ." cts. M. X. TURNER & CO., Columbus, Nebraska. QQXt'CSffB'Q'g STATE BANK, C::c:::rs t: Qcrr rl i Zeal ::i Trer Hsl:t. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. CAS If CAPITAL, - $50,000 DiuKCTOi.a: Lkaxdeu (jEitiiAitn, J'rcsri. Geo. W, Hulst, Vice Pes' Julius A IJeed. Edwai:i A. Gei:i:ai:i Aisnei: Tuicn'eic, Cashier. -o- flsinfc f 2;iH,it, DiM'ounl aud Uxclmnire. Collections Eroniitly Jlmlc on nil Points. In3' Interest on 1'iiuc Deposits.-. 274. BECKER & WELCH, PR0PRIET0BS 0? SHELL CHEEK MILLS. MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE SALE DEALERS IN FLOUR AND MEAL. OFFICE, COL UJUJ US, NEB. Dr. A. HEINTZ, DEALER in WI3TES, LIQUORS, Fine Soaps, Brushes PERFUMERY, Etc., Etc., And all articles usually kept on hand by Drunjrjsts. Physicians Prcscrijilions Carefully Comjwundcd. One door J3nst of Cnllcy'., on Eleventh Street, COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA 17IVI03I PACIFIC LAND OFFICE, SAMUEL C. SMITH Agent, ATTENDS TO ALL BUSINESS per tainininj; to a general Ileal E9tate Agency and Notary Public. Have in structions and blanks furnished bv United States Land Office for making final proof on Homesteads, thereby sav ing arip to Grand Island. Have a'large number ol farms, city lots and all landi belonging to U I K. Ii. in Plattu and adjoining counties for sale very cheap. Attend to contesting claims before U. S. Land office. Office one Door WMt of Hammond Konse, COLUMBUS, NEB. F. W. OTT, Clerk. Speaks Germcn, 1870. Chicago & north-western Tho Great Trunk Lino from tho West to Chicago and tho East. It is the oldest, shortest, most direct, convenient, comfortable and In every rcpect tho best lino yoa can tike. It is the greatest and grandest Railway organization in tho United States. It owns or controls 2100 MILES OF RAILWAY rUIXMAN IIOTEI. O.VItS are run alon by It through between COUNCIL BLUFFS & CHICAGO! No other road mns Pullman Ilotel Cart, or any other form of Ilotel Cars, through, between tho Missouri River and Chicago. i?? r!5S ?3t-. W'A ssftj MKE7" 4 A. PASSENGERS GOING EAST should bear In mind that this la the BEST ROUTEToTCHICAGO AND ALL rc-INTS EAST. PasocnRers by thi routo have choice of fIVK DIFFEllENT ROUTES and the advantaRC of Eight Pally Lines l'alaco Sleeping Cara irom cmuAuu to PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, AND OTHER EASTERN TOINTS. Insist that the TIcketAt-cntsellsyon ticket by the North-Western Road. Examine your Tickets, and refuse to bur if they do not read oxer this Road. All Agents sell them and Chcclc usual Baggage Free by this Line. Through Tickets via this Route to all Eastern Points can be procured at the Central Pacific Rail road Ticket Ofllce, foot of Market Street, and at I New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, and at all Coupon Ticket Offices of Central Pacific, Union Paciflc, and all Western Railroads. New York Office, No. 415 Broadway. Boston Office, No. 5 State Street- Omaha Office, 245 Farn ham Street. San Francisco Office, 2 New Mont gomery Street. Chicago Ticket Offices : 62 (.'lark Street, under Sherman IIouso ; 75 Canal, corner Madison Street ; Kinzie Street Depot, corner West Kinzie and Canal Streets ; Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and Kinzie Streets. For rates or information not attainable from your home ticket agents, apply to Mahvin nroitrrr, W. II. Stinnett, . Gen'lilanc'r, Chicago. Qen'l 1'au. Ac't. Chicago T ji i: Albion Mills. SACKET & CROUCH, Albion, Neb. Tlic proprietors arc practical miller', attend to the xrixilin? tlicm-plvcs and they DEFY COMPETITION! Fnrnivlictl with the latent improved machinery, they arc prepared to do all kinds of CUSTOM AID MEflCHAfT WORK RYE AND FEED Rlior.ND KVEKY DAY. CORK MEAL CONSTANTLY ON HAND. "We make several brands of Flour, Hut recommond to the trade our AL BION .MILLS i i STAE" BEAN), It N a superior article made CHOICE SELECTED WHEAT. from 110BmiBSI NEW STORE AX1- New Stock. A full, frc.h supply of groceries, STAPLE AND FANCY, Just opened, and for sale at low-down prices. 537" Olive Street, opposite tl:e "'ruttcrmill." .tames McAllister. CITY MEAT MARKET ox OJJVC ST., NOHI'JI OF X. O. en on I and Slt Meats, aNo Satiiaxe, Poultry, Kresh Fish, etc., all in their season. f!.-iili iiuid for Hide.-.. Lard and II. 1- jeon. IHCKLY BUOb. orv utii sxitEirr. Dealers in Frch and Salted Meat. ,vc. Town Lot, "Wood, Hide, &r. J. KICKLY, Agent. Columbiu, June 1, 1.S7T. NEBRASKA HOUSE, S. J. MARMOY, Prop'r. Nebraska Ave., South of Depot, COIjU.WIUM, iveb. A new house, newly furnished. Good accommodations. Board by day or week at reasonable rates. 3THetH a. Firt-Clus Xablc. Meals,.... 25 Cents. Lodgings.... 25 Cts US-2tf c- w P HI S3 S pgoo PI p e Z A ws en - -ii f