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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-06-26
The English Tongue.

One great advantage which the
English possess over every Euro.
pean tongue is, that it is fold.
Like the star in the great constella-
ton OF Orion. which seen by the
naked eye appears single, but which
observed through the telescope is
fonnd to consist of two equally
bright Orbs that revolve round each
other, our speech may be describe
rs binary. Within its broad and
yeaiiy expanding circumference are
contained two separate forms of eX-
pfession-the one simple, homely,
strong, solemn, poetical, passionate
and Saxon; the other refined, col
loqulal, rgumentative, and Latin
He who would without much trouble
perceive the great difference, and
yet the close relationship between
the two, has but to read Il CHAPTER
OF the Old Testament in the recog.
njzed English translation of the
reign CT James l., and compare il
with the same chapter in modern
French.
The English version will be found
full Of dignity, soemnity aud gran
deur; the French will be found
easy, colloquial, familiar, almost
flppant. Yet the story and ideas
are the same. The superiority of the
English is wholly due to the Saxon
element of the language. The liter.
allure of England is for this reason
under such heavy obligations to the
bitle-indcpendently altogether Of
questions Of morality ana religion
that it is impossible to believe
that orr poetry could be, as it is, the
nobieSt body OF poetry in the world,
Ii the plouS divincs and ripe scholars
of King James era. had taken upon
themselves to translate the Bible in
the polite language of the Court, OF
into any other than that employed
by the plain-mindcd common people.
Next to the Bible, and influenced hy
It's literary eXcmple, the poets have
been the great COnscrVatuTS of the
Lngllsh language.
In the present day in the English
portions of the world-Eurol can
ASlatic, African. Australian ano
Amclican-all educated people list
three different kinds OF English
Bible, or old Saxon English, Whcl
they 80 30 church or read goor
poetry; vernacuIar or coiioquial En-
glIsh, not altogether free from slang
and yulgality, when they talk to one
another in the ordinary intclcours,
OF life; and literary English When
they make speeches or sermons. and
write or read articles. reviews OF
books. This three.ioid division o
the languague has always existed
though the great bulk of the people
up to very recent times may have
only been familiar with the first auC
Its limited range of nouns. verb.
and adjectives, chiefly composed O
strong plain monoSyi!ablcS Of An
glo-SaXon and scandinavian origin
and their immediate derivatives
Bldcllc00d.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-06-26

To MAKE Cows GIVE MIr.K.-
a writer who says that his COW
gives all the milk that is wanted in
q family of eight persons, and from
which was made two hundred and
sixty pounds Of butter in the year.
gives the following a> his treatment.
lie says: "lt' You desire to Get Il
large yield of milk, give your COW.
three times Il day, water slightly
warm, slightly sailed, in which bran
has been stirred at the rate of one
quart to two gallons OF water. You
viii lind, if You have not found this
BY daily practice, that your cuE
Will gain twenty-five per cent. ina
mediatcly under the effect OF it. and
she will become SO attached TO the
diet as to refuse to drink clear wa.
ter unless very thirsty. but this
mess she viii take almost any time
and ask for more. The amount ul
this drink isan ordinary painful each
time, morning, noon and night
lom animal will then do her best
at diSc1unting the Tactical.
-Four hundred pounds of butter
are often obtained from good stock.
aud instances are mentioned where
the yield was even at Il higher fig.
ure.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-06-26

"A sharp student was called M by
the professor of celebrated college
and asked the question:
"Cah a man see without eyes ~
Yes, sir" was the prompt reply.
How, sir" cried the amazed prof
-" can man see without eyes -
Pray, sir, how do you make that
out ?"
He can see with one, sir" TO.
piled the ready.witted youth. and
the whole class shouted with de.
'eat a. the triumph over meta.
pas sisa
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
Influence OF Newspapers on
Children.

A schooi-teacher who had enjoyed
the benefits of long practice of his
profession, and had watched closely the
influence Of newspapers upon the minds
of family of children, states as the result
of his observation that without exception,
those scholars of both sexes and all ages
who have access to newspapers at home,
when compared with those who have not
are:
/. Better readers, excellent IN pro-
nunciation. and consequently read more
undersiandIngly.
2. They are better spoilers, and de-
fine words with ease and accuracy.
3. They obtain partial knowledge IN
geography in almost half the time II
requires others; as the newspaper has
made them familiar with the lOca'
tions of important places and nations,
their government and doings.
4. They are better grammarians, toE
having become familiar with every varie-
ty of stile in the newspaper, from com
mon placed advertisement, 10 the finished
and classical Grafton of the statesman
they more readily comprehend the mean
ing of the text, and consequently analyze
its construction with accuracy.
5. They write better compositions
using better language. containing more
thoughts, still more expressed.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
School Houses,

Make your school houses pleasant and
attractive. If we should be called on to
describe the kind of house we first
went to school in, most of US would des-
cribe little dipgy building, standing by
the road side, or in some forbidding nook
of creation, unsheltered or unprotected,
around which the focks and herds would
congregate, TO find shelter from the
scorching rays of the sun, and the drowsy
tinkling of the sheep bell or the mono,o.
nous clang echoing from beneath the
neck of old crumple-horn or mooley as
she gravely Reconstructed Ihe delicious
morsel cropt from the neighboring mead
ow or pasture field, would be about the
description and as our fathers did, so
do we-any place is good enough for the
school house.
We have only 70 examine the location
Of our school houses to find the above
description verified in hundreds of in.
stances all over our land. It is really toe
bad that men will be SO thoughtless in
this respect. We form our characters in
a great degree at school; the impressions
we there receive are lasting. If the sur
roundings are fOEbidding in their char
acter; if the place is repulsive and
gloomy, we are apt to imbibe the spirit
of the place, hence the boys and girls
attending school in forlorn, diIapidated
building learn to be rude and unrefned
and we instinctiveIy shrink from passing
such school house at noon or recess, for
we are sure TO be saluted with shouts
and rude words, and receive some un.
couth epiIhet as cognomen from a dozen
brazen-faced, tow-headed urchins. But
how different the sensation in passing a
neatly painted building, surrounded by a
well built fence, enclosing ample play
grounds, ornamented with shade trees,
with all the ConVenlences arranged IN
proper order, A silVer-IOned bell swing
ing in a tasty little cupalO, making music
in the air.
What feeling of grateful gladness
pervades the heart as we pass such a
school house. We know that many
happy hearts are there, while respect
and politeness seem 10 shine forth spOn-
taneously from every act of the shOlars.
True, every district may not be able to
build such a school house; yet there is
no earthly necessity of herding our chill
dren together in places hardly fit for
sheep pens Make the school house at
traciiva if vnn unnlA ra-I-- l. I; -
gentlemen of your sons and daughters.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
SELECT STORY.
Duel Between Clay and Randolph.
By JAMES PARTON.

Mr.. Clay was Secretary of State at
the time Mr.. Randolph was Senator
from Virginia John Quincy Adams
was President of the United States
John Randolph, too prone to believe
evil of all men, and especially of his pol
itical opponents, was persuaded that
Henry Clay had gained the Office be
then held by corrup: bargain with the
President He firmly believed that Mr.
Adams had said to Mr.. Clay In 1925,
when the election of President devolv-
ed upon the House of Representatives {:
Make me President, and will appoint
you Secretary of State, and adopt you
as my successor.
Thus believing, it was hard for a man
of Mr. Randoph's unscrupulous fuency
to avoid betraying his belief. Accord
ingly, in April, 1926. in the course of
his wandering, sarcastical harangues,
after insinuating that Mr.. Clay bad for
ged a public document, Randolph con.
cluded with the following words, In refer
ence to a recent vote:
cater six hours exertion, IL was time
TO give in. was defeated, horse, foot
and dregoons-cut up and clean broke
down by the coalition of Blifil and Black
George-by the combination, unheard
of ull then, of the Puritan with the
blackleg." "a,
Bifl and Black George are two char
acters in Fleldlng's celebrated novel to
Tom Jones; Blifl being a snlveling hyp-
ocrIte, and Black George an audaclous
robber. Every one who heard Mr..
Randolph use these words understood
Blifl to be the Yankee President, John
Quincy Adams; who was no Puritan bat a
Unitarian, like his father before him
Black George could be no other than
Mr.. Clay, who early in life was known
to have been gambler, as most gentle
men of the time we're. The passage of
Mr.. Randolph's speech relating TO the
alleged for gerry was as follows:
+" A letter from the Mexican Minister
at Washington submitted by the Execul
I've to the Senate, bore the ear-marks OF
having been manufactured by the Secre-
tary of State"
On reading the report OF lnls mus
insulting and most unjusli6able speech
Mr.. Clay wrote challenge and sent II
by his friend. General Jesup. General
Jesup called upon Randolph, informed
him that be was the bearer Of message
from Mr.. Clay, in consequence of an attack
recently made upon him in the Senate
both as a private and public man. "
81 am aware" said General Jesup
''shat no one has The right to question
you out of the Senate for anything said II
debate, unless you choose voluntarily tC
waive your privilege as a member of tha
body."
Mr.. Randolph replied that be would
never shield himself under the protection
of the Constitution, and held himself &C
eountable to Mr.. Clay.
81 am ready TO respond to Mr.. Clay,
said he, "and Will be obliged 10 you Il
you will bear my note IN reply, and II
the course of the day / will kOOk out fol
q friend" .
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

A wedding party recently went before
the Mayor of Fonlainbleau, who refused
to perform the marriage ceremony be-
cause the bridegroom was drunk. In
spite of the entreaIies Of the bride and
the relations on both sides, the civic funct.
ionary Obdurately insisted on a postpone
ment. Four days later the same couple
attended as before. presented themselves
again, but the WOuld-be husband was in
no more decent condition than on the
former occasion. Thsreupon the Mayor
waxed exceeding wrolh, and addressing
the bride, said: "And you, too, mademois-
ellie, are you not ashamed to come here
to ask me to marry man in this dis
graceful stase?" MAY it please your
worship" said the blushing young lady.
Il would much rather bring my man
before be has had his glass; but the MI.
fortune is that when he is sober be won't
come" What the Mayor said and did
after is not told.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

The exhibition of the primary depart
ment of the normal school took place this
evening. Owing to the unpleasant state
of the weather but few were in attend
anee, and quite large number of the
children were absent on account of the
rain.
The exercises were short but enter.
tanning; the little folks generally per-
formed their parts well. "The Casket, I"
the ohildren's paper, edited by Miss Me-
lissa Parish, was well read, and had some
very pretty little compositions in it.
Much credit is due to MISS Huniley,
the teacher of this department, for her
untiring efforts to train the children
properly. Prof. Martin will take charge
of this department next term. Already
about forty students are pledged to al
tend, and we are confident that success
will follow his efforts.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

Freddy was mourning over the loss Of
his knife, and attempted TO console
him by telling him that ] thought is
must be somewhere
of course il is somewhere, evry6ng
is somewhere, only blooms when they're
busted
The same little philosopher, when he
was three years old, was questioned by
bis eldest. brother in the following fash
ion:
Freddy. did God make you up in
heavenl'
Yes was the unhesilaling answer.
Has He got plenty more little babies
up ihere!'
Yes said Freddy, again.
There was a moment Of silence, and
then the question
well, how did He get you down here?'
i don't member said Freddy; I
guess / was asleep most of the WayP-
The Corporal.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
NO. 80.
A Story OfPaFIs.

A Paris letter tells the following story
of Twelfth Night fste in that city.
A wealthy family in the aristocratio
Boulevard Malesherbes were amusing
themselves in seeking the Kings portion,
or the ring in the festival cake, when q
lady Of Ihe company says to the hostess;
II wish my portion to be given TO the
poorest lIlle boy we can find in the
street"
The servant was dispatched on this
freezing night, and not far from the
house be found ragged urch;n lremb-
ling with cold and hunger. He brought
him up, was ordered into the saloon,
where thousand lights glitered. and a
sparkling fire gladdened and warmed
him. He drew his portion which tho
benevolent lady had promised, and as
luck would have it, the little fellow found
the ring" (beans they use in P T in.
steady. and. of course, he was "Ki g +"
They /. shouted out that, be ng a King
be must choose a Queen. He wa K d
so to do, and looking around the co p ny
be ehtse the very lady who had proposed
to cede her portion of the cake. He was
asked why be chose her; be said
81 don't know; she looks the most
like mother"
"MoIher whose mother z"
"My mother; / never knew her, buG
was stolen away from her, and here is
her por gait"
With this he drew from out his rag.
ged coat likeness, which proved to bs
that of the very lady herself, who, in
Italy, had her child stolen from her. and
now he turns up, poor little ragged Sa-
voyard, dragging along a miserable ex.
isience in Paris, while his mother, by an
intuition, perhaps, felt that in the air
near to where she was was one 30 dear
to her.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1868.

From these simple facts three import
ant things can be deduced:
l. The responsibility of the press in
supplying literature which shall be both
healthful in tone and likewise UNDER
standingly expressed.
2. The absolute necessity Of personal
supervision of a child's reading by his
parents.
8. Having once got good, able paper
no matter what the price, don't begrudge
it hearty support.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

In western village a charming we'll
preserved widow had been cOurted and
won by a physician. She had children;
among them 3 crippled boy, who had
been petIed, and, if not spoiled, certain.
ly allowed very great "freedOm in de-
bate" The wedding day was approach.
inc and il uaa. .iIrn ~ 49, 71Iu1Tz
tRtthIoW tttI they were to have new father
Calling the crippled boy, che said;
George am going TO do something be-
for long that would like 10 talk about
with yOu.'
HWell. ma, what is ign
81 am intending to marry n. Jones in
a few days, and"
"Bully for you ma! DOSs Mr. Jonss
knotO it7''
Ma caught her breath, bat failed TO
srticulale a response.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
SELECTED POETRY.
Nothing to Do.
BY B. F. FULLER

BYR.F. FULLER
heard child complain. one day,
That he had neither work nor play,
Father! with face Of dolOrous rue,
have, he said nothing to do.
That cannot be, my little son,
Unless the work Of life is done
And thea, your past exploits 70 view,
Viii givey you quite enough to DO.
What have I, father, to employ
My time why, all the world, my boy,
Possess the earth Gods mandate given -
Earth, as the stepping stone in heaven
How can I if cOvet not,
Nor make my own another's lot?
BY winding wisdom and the stores
Of history tor those are yours.
The eye for beauty owns the land,
However. the paper title stand.
The meek inherit it and they
Who do their duty, day by day.
Nothing to do : You have, my son,
A crown to win, race to run
A God to honor and enjoy:
And serve th e age, immortal boy
That little head Of thine contains
Vast powers in uudevelOped brains;
And, in the compass Of thy brow,
A might of knowledge latent now.
Father be said, with sparkling eye,
Shall be certain, if / try2
Prayer gives power that prevails,
A strength Of God that fails.
"A man in middle life saw,
In wealth, he had not labOred for,
And suffering with vacancy
OF mind and ails Of ennui.
With voice pathetical he fills
The friendly ear with ancied ills.
He travels, restless as the wind,
But cannot leave himself behind.
His burthen. which he lays on you,
Is, nothing in the world to do.
Why, sir, you have a work, I'm sure,
So long as earth has any poor.
To be the orphans father, aud
The widows aid, with open hand;
The poor to clothe, instruct, and teGeh,-
Here is work within your reach.
"Nothing to do !" hear him say;
And he is idle all day,
While his unrigheous msmmon pinehss
With want, anu starVes his soul by inches.
He perishes; as one Of old,
When all that touched him turned to gold.
Gold was his drink, and gold his feed
Butneithsr did him any good.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
SH1

A diminu,ivs attorney, named Else,
once asked Jekyll, "SiF, / hear you have
called me a pettifogging scoundrell"
"HO, sir, ! never said you were a pet
tilogger or a scOundrel; bul did say you
were little Else"
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

A dry-gOOds clerk relates that q slyl.
ish young lady requested TO see sone Law
ender kid gloves and was shown several
different shades Of that color. Being q
litlle puzzled by the variety, she ingsn-
uOsly asked, Which Of those pairs are
the laEenderest2"
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

In suit before the Judicial Court Of
Main. one item 10 an Offset account was
',for loafng in defendants shop, at the
rate Of fifty dollars per annum."
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

"None dut the brave deserve the fair. {"
No! none but the brGUe can live with
some of them.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

An ingenious coblsT, who is known as
q man of few words, and who il very
prOVidsni Of them, bit urOn the following
plan to save expense in painting al The
letters Of "shoe shon:''
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

The Bridgeport soup house was closed
because considered bounty to bummers
and paupers from abroad.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

If a young lady wishes to encourge her
lover when be gives Der squeeze, the
best thing she can do is 10 re'press him.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

whats the matter with your daugbt.
er2' "Oh, she's only in fits about her
outfit" GA
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23

If not the rinderpess, something very
ike il, is carrying of the cattle in Iowa.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-23
Educational Department.
PERu, April 18th, 1863.


j. M. Ar'KENzIE, ED1TOR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-24
FOREIGN news.

The case of he p ,ecutlon against the Fen
ian prisoners, charged With the C.erkenwelj ex
plosior, was csed ia London yesterday. 1t Is
b.lieved hat the woman, Ann Justice, wall be
acquitted, and the men c'nvic ed. An I'M
mense meeting of Liberals was held in Mr.
Spurgeon's Church, L1ndon, on "Wednesday
evening, to consider the Irish Church question.
Mr.. John Bright presided, and made an ad'
dress Of unusual o!oquence. Resolutions were
adopted in. favor OF the abandonment Of all
religious sects in Ireland. Narvaes, the Prime
Minister of Spain, died in Madrid ear y yester-
day morning. Later advices from Japan rep
r sent that country to be in state OF anarchy
A boats crew belonging TO French man-of-
war had been capt lred aid cruelty butchered
at O>aca. ,..
/ The revenue of England for the last fiscal
wear was ESQ, 600, 900, and fell short of the es
timate 100000 The expenditures were Ell,
800, 900, aud fell s5000 short Of estimate
Pretty close calculating. Next year surplus
is .ntieipred The Abyssioisn war is to cost
s5, 900, 900 that is according to estimates. 10
meet this amount the income tax is to be raised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$40 shoso the very age and body of the Times.

The steamer Worcester, Capt. j. @. Graham,
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Line, arrived
at Baltimore yesterday. The Worcester sailed
from Liverpool on the Sd, and stopped at
Queenstown 70 receive passengers Captain
Graham reports having encountered strong ad-
verse gales and heavy head seas throughout the
passage. The Worcester has arrived in excel
lent order, and will sail from Baltimore on the
10th of May for Liverpool.
Several thousand emigrants passed through
Berlin last week, on their route to America by
way of Bremen The German emigration is
much larger this year than usual.
A destructive fire occurred at st. Louis yes
terday, destroying number Of large stores ana
causing loss of property estimated at half
million of dollars.
One million nine hundred and seventeen
thousand and thirty-eight bales of cotton, OF
400 pounds each, were raised in tho United
States last year.
The total amount of insurance on the lives OF
the kiled and wounded by the late accident on
the Erie Railroad near Port Jervis, il STA, 00O'
Twelve convicts escaped from Clinton prison
in New York They killed guard. Seven
have ALREADY been caught
Fourteen houses have been burned down al
Pulaski Tenn, and al.o the Female College NJ
COLLEEN Hill, near Cincinnati,
In New Orleans the Conservatives haze elect
ed Mayor and most of their candidates. The
State has gone the other way.
A white nan has been killed near Memphis
By blacks. It is said he WAS member of the
Ku-klu1- Klan.
The National Bank at Deposit, Delaware co
N. Y, has been robbed.