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The national Republican., 1868-12-21
General Grant,s cabinet.

There has been, as usual, large amount Of
gossip in regard to the Cabinet Of President
Grant. Some newspapers have settled the
question for tho President-elect, and have
given 1t forth in the most confident manner
that the thing was actually settled, and some
men whom they named were sure to 60 10, fol
they know It beyond a psradventure.
The Springfield Republican has given to
Hon Z. d. Washburns the Treasury portfolio,
aud that journal afirms that this 10 sc
with so much apparent knowledge Of the stu.
alton that other Republican papers took up
this refrain and sounded the notes which the
Republican pitched in the same earnest and
confident tone.
1t i,, perhaps, q pity that so much knowl-
edge Of State secrets should be knocked into
pi, for In private letter Mr. wsshburne says:
$50 far as political position is concerned,
an content t1ih the one assigned me for the ainih
| time BY q generous conhding constituency.
| know but lifting touching cabinet appoint
ments, and take no stock In any newspaper
most desire is to see General Grants admin.
| istration q sucooss, and see all rights Of all
men vindicated and protected-to see an hon
| est, economical, dignihed Administration Of the
| Government, bringing to the people peace,
quiet, happiness, and prosperity"
The above utterance Is characteristic Of the
| man, and We have always felt that Mr.. Wash.
burns's eminent good sense would lead him to
say just what he says In this note, and II left
to pursue bis own chosen course to remaia in
the House. While, as Q statesman and . pub
lio officer, he would hll any position iu the
Cabinet with honor to himself and with con.
summats ability in the public service. We have
nevertheless always felt that he could ssrvs his
country and party with more usefulness
a. q leader Of President Grants Admins
tration in the House Of Representatives. We
therefore, as one Of the friends Of the distin-
guishsd member from Illinois, rejoice that he
has spoken these calm, clear, and emphatic
| words.
We do notsay that Mr.. washburne will not
60 into the Cabinet, but should hs consent to
accept any position In that ministry It will be
with earnest request Of the President elect,
and with high and patriotic sense Of duty.
In the meantime the Cabinet makers will
be busy between this and the 4th Of March,
and almost all the public men Of the country
Of any note will have places assigned to them
In President Grants Cabinet. Sumner, vii.
son, Greeley, Wade. Sherman, Morton, Haw.
Icy, and somo 6hy or sixty more will have
their prospects canVassedi but General Grant
will kosp his own cOunSsls, and when he acts
will probably disappoint good many people
In the construction Of his Cabinet. Many
excellent schemes will be spoiled by tho rsti.
cent and incoming occupant Of the White
House.
The national Republican., 1868-12-21

who dread the honest toll Of agricultural labor
twho seek, rather, to live BY their wits, or who
prefer the excitement Of city life to the dull
ness Of life In the oountry) to stick TO the city
as the bsrnaeis TO the ships bottom. Thoy
furnish food for the csnker-worm Of eouuptiou,
as we'll Is ssriously tax. The means Of thoss
more industrious and more thrifty than them.
seivesi while their presence as mon. producers,
- non.worker', or half workers In cities, Sc
riously interferes with tho prosperity Of the
country, which sadly wants their labor out Of
the cities in hundred csllings. Even where
men are abls In cities to support themselves
and those depending on them, without public
or private assistanoe, the chances are ten 10
one that, with the exercise Of the same indus
try and thrift In the country, they and theirs
would bs far more bountifully supplied, far
happier, healthier, and, in the end, far moro
independent In means.
The most Independent GLASS In the United
statss are country mechanics, who own their
homes and half . doIsn acres surrounding
them. From the latter they draw nearly oil
the food they require. their little homestsads
being, a. . general thing, far more thriftily
cultivated than larger farms; cultivated, too,
By themselves and members Of their families
at hours that, nine chances out Of ten, would
be utterly thrown away were they denizsns Of
cities. Any one who Is master Of either Of .
hundred trades. who can command, say .
thousand dollars capital, can own suoh
country mschanio's Homestead a. willmaks him
and his family practically wealth Ter thal his
city neighbour with ten thousand dollar In.
vsstsd in = city industry--in trade and brick
and mortar;-that Is, II ne ana mis- win vVrA
as hard in the country As they work In the
city merely to keep body and soul together.
The dissipations Of the city cause most Of It's
idlsnsss, and more than half Its poverty and
physical suffering. The key to tho permanent
relief Of city suffering and poverty, is to adopt
some systsm BY which It may bs lawful to
transport, at the city's cost, any or all able
bodied persons who confess themselves unable
to earn . livelihood in the city BY asking
charity, to some place in the country whore
the city's keen competition for employment
does not exist. Boston Is about to adopt such
regulation, which will probably become the
law in New York and Philadelphia in dus
| time
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
United STATES PATENT oPFICR.

TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
~ WAsHIS0TOE, D. O., Dee, l6, 1888
On the petition of LEMuRL 7. WEiLs, Of 81. Louis
Mo. praying for the extension OF patent granted
him on the 9th day OF March, 1855, for an improve
ordered that the said petition be heard at this
once on the lst day Of March next, Any person
may oppose this extension, objectons, dep0sitionE
twenty days before the day Of hearing
de2l -MSw Commissioner Of Patents.
The national Republican., 1868-12-21

~- THE REV PETROLEUM ".
% NASBY,
Late paster Of the Church NV the New Dispensa-
shun, formerly Perfesser Of Biblical Politics 10 the
southern MilisIy and Classiele Instit9ot and nov
THE NIGd kR IN MEXICAN roLiTfCs,'S
before the Washington Lecture Association, 10 the
Congregational church, corner OF Tenth and @
streets, TUESDAY EVENING, December "a
Ballantyne's, Parker's. and tho hotels. Lecture
TO commence at 7:SO. decls-it
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
mR. JOHNSON AND MR. LAIRD.

The course OF our Minister 10 England 10, %
the facts are developed, beginning to be un-
dsrstood, and It Is apparent that Mr.. johnson
will win no lsurels from the policy and prin.
clpIes which he has chosen to adopt.
Tho Sunday cable di'pstch shows how he
became 80 friendly with Mr.. Laird, the infa-
nous robsl privateer, who sought the over.
throw Of this Government, and was ready for
any crime, no matter how monstrous, that
would destroy Amsries.
It now appears that as Laird did not sue.
cssd he thought II tho best policy to invite
our new Minister to Birksnhead and mako
peace with him. Aud knowing his man, he
sent him letter promising to bring about .
lasting peace between America aud England.
It Is keeping the word Of promise to the car
and breaking II 70 the hope"
It appears that our amiabis Minister replied
in tho most courteous terms Mr. johnson
says: "NOtwithstaudins you sympathized with
my Southern brsthrsa duriss ths late war, I
shall have much pleasure In making your
acquaintance. and hear your sincsrs wishes
for peace"
Asa matter OF course this 10 . complete
vindication Of Mr. L,ird's con duct In the
premises. His crime was only mere peeoadiiio,
q trias not worth mentioning, inasmucb as
this burly John Ball only sympathired-in
the opinion Of Mr.. Johnson-''tcith my South.
srn brethren during tie late tcay." Fitting out
Alsbamas and piraticai crafts to prey upon
the merchant marine Of this country, was
only an innocent mode Of sympathiIing with
my Southern brethren" in the opinion Of tn,
accredited minister Of the United States Al
the Court Of St. James. Shame
The singing sarcasm Of the London Time
upon Mr.. JOhnson's conduct in this instance
Is we'll meritsdi and hit does not bring tn
blush Of shame to the check Of tho man VIII
misreprosents US at the Court Of her Britanni
Majesty, 1t will certainly cause tho cheeks
many an honest American to tingle. Th
Tim@ says that "the sum OF Mr.. johnson
policy 10, that tribes must not prevent tn
preservation of peaceful relations between
England and America" The wholesale pluu
dsring Of American Merchantmen upon th
high seas is set down 10 the schedule as
tribe. This is the notion Of the London Time.
and 10 this opinion the American Ministe
most heartily joins.
1t becomes really a serious question as t
how long this Government 10 to be misrepre
sonted BY = diplomatist who possesses n
clearer appreciation Of the duties Of his ofic
than what appears to govern Mr.. Reverb
johnson in his public displays abroad. Th
ssnsts Of the United States, as We said on
previous occasion. should emphatically deman
his recall. He disgrace, the nation which h
prstends to represent.
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
DIED.

GEssfoRD lin this city, on the evening Of the
son q Jane. ". and Susanna dessford, aged 2
The funeral will take place at o'clock, D. m, =,
December q, from the residence Of the parents, II
street south. between Sixth and Seventh streets
west
baltimore Sun espy and send bill to this once.
The national Republican., 1868-12-21

SkvEnAL eolored girls who were employed
SICK and returned to their old homes at Peters
puTg, va, on Tuesday reached Lewiston again,
hhipg ially e2neluded that, after all, Maine
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

wAsHINeTos, ID. o., Dec. lo.-Jay Cooke &
90. furnish the following quotations OF Gov
ern ment securities.
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
Special Notices.

sSHs U PP n AND FAIR AT
~ ISLAND HALL, virginia avenue and
instant, for the beneht Of
aoRsUCH CHAPEL N. B. CHUCH.
admission TEN CENTS
Christmas toys and notions at lowest retail prices
The national Republican., 1868-12-21
.PERA GLAs 8 E,s.

JSst re ysS bE stss%syv SiIis d P&51. One
'''''Ds NJ VI" '"R W. @ETzEROTT CO,
decl2'lw No, SIS Pelnsyiyania avenue.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-02-27
Winding the Stops.

We take the following from NOrthend's Teach
er's Assistant:
"a country school master, who found 1t rather
difficult to make his pupils observe the difference
in reading between q comma and full point, ad
opted plan of his own which, he attered himself,
would make them proficient in the art af punctua-
ton. Thus, in reading, when they camc to a com
ma they were to say tick, and read on to semico-
lon and say tick, tick to colon and say tick, tick
tick and when full point, tick, tick, tick, tick.
Now, it go happened that our worthy school master
received notice that the parish minister to pa
visit of ex examination to his school and he wa
desirOus th at his pupils should show to the best
advantage, he gave them extra drill the day be-
fore examination. Now said he, addressing his
pupils, when you read before the minister to-mor-
row, you may leave out the ticks, though you must
think them you 60 along, for the sake of elOcu-
tion.' So far, SO good. Next day came, and with
it the minister ushered into the school room by the
school master, who, with smiles and bows, hoped
that the training of the scholars would meet h is
approval. Now, it so happened that the first boy
called up by the minister had been absent the pre-
vious day. and in the hurry the master had forgot
ten to give him his instructions how to act. The
minister asked the boy to read chapter in the
Old Testament, which he pointed out. The boy
complied, and in his best accent began to read -
And the Lord said unto Moses saying, tick, speak
unto the children of Israel saying tick, tick, and
thus shalt thou soy unto them. Tick, tick, tick,
tick"
This n Unfortunate sally, in his own style, acted
like shouer-bath on the poor school master, while
the minister and his friends almost died Of laugh
ka1
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-02-27
Composition

Read at che toesHy erereise Of the Normal School
Feb. 2Ist, by Henry Roberts:
When we pause amid the ceaseless rush Of events
that follow each other so swiftly in the history of
nations, we involuntarly ask ourselves: WHAT'S to
be the fate of the American Republic in the strug
gle for opulance and powerI Shall this the young
est and nearly the strongest nation that history
has as vet mentioned follow the universal course
Of republics and after rising steadily and swiftly
to unexampled prosperity, na lily reach the zenith
of her DOW ell and sink into oblivion, leaving only
a elimmering spark shining down the stream of
time to warn ct hers of the breakers in which she
stranded? 1t may be hard for Us who have learned
TO regard our govern ment as one Of the stable
things of earh, to think this Of our nation, yet
know the future only by the past, and history is
directing our eyes toward the wrecks Of other
nations once the pride Of the world, and repeating
in our ears the fearful wsrning-"the stars that
glitter on yonder banners (freedOm's chosen on
sign, shall go down, and the light that now il
Iumes the pathway Of freedom and progress shall
be ob5cured by tue gloom of Ignorance and despOt-
ism, unless you avoid the rock on which the hope
of past ages have been wrecked" Thon let us, the
atandard bearers of liberty in the conflict of free
dom and despotism found our structure on the
broad principle of equal rights 10 all, and the uni
versal diffusion of knowledge, and then if fall we
must we i'll have the ga tissetiOn of knowing
that we have tried 10 do our duty to ourselves and
our fellow men.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-02-27
EDUCATIONAL.
Teathfng.

IedCnluSs
yTeaching is trade, a real bona fds profession !;
Iand needs to be learned as much as does law or
medicine, if the person would be successful as a
teacher. The great carss Of 50 many failures in
our common school teachers, is because so many
make it only stepping stone to aid iu'sOme other
profession. A lawyer or doctor, while persuing
his course Of study, finds it very convenient to
spend few weeks each year in some district school
room, swaying the "birchen rod - and teaching
the young idea how to shoot" in order to replen-
ish his depleted purse, not because he likes the
business; OH no | far from it; tut it is q cOnven-
lent way to obtain little money. And how often
do we hear him praised as highly accomplished
teacher because he can read little latin greek,
or solve problem in algebra, or demonstrate q
proposition in quantity, when in reality he is infe
iOr in ability to some young lady who could not
receive half the compensation for her services.
Now, we all admit the great advantages Of q
thorough and systematic drill in the recitation and
lecture room, 20 fit men to pursue the practice of
law or medicine. Is the instruction Of our youth
less important than are these2 Can we afford to
leave our children waste their precious spring time
of life under the tuition OF those who will only
blunt the ssnsibilities and leaden the intellect ??
The times demand educated teachers. Already are
many of the States holding out inducements to
young men and women t0 become professional
teachers, and this course is richly repaying the
State in the great improvement Of common schools
and the consequent intelligence Of tho people.
One Of the first REQUISITES then We would say is
to fully adopt the profession of teaching as your
business Make it, if not your life work, at least
your employment for number of years. Now that
you are fully pledged to this course, ask yourself
how you can best advance the cause, and set about
your work with a det ermination to be second to
none. Teach thought, not words; let the lid
have a clear understanding of every word he uses.
Here is the great "rock" on which many teachers
split. Scholars are made to commit long columns
Of words, which, to them have no meaning what
ever. This is wrong. Every word should bring
up some definite image to the mind, and unless this
done the word becomes but tuseless rubbish in the
mind. Teachers. is this your aim? Are you doing
this in your schools or are you using words every
day that brings no thought TO your own mind
Now who are our Nebraska teachers ? Who will
come forward and enroll his name as one who ex-
poets TO work in the school room for the next few
years The following students are now attending
the Normal School who have enrolled themselves as
prospective teachers, and some Of them will try
their skill the next summer:
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-02-27
VOL. XII.
DIRECTORY.

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
W II TTPToN, U. s. Senator, Browuville,
4 y r-.vrp Omaha.
yoT. TATrr Representative, Dakota City.
STATE DIRECTORY.
o,Vrn Rr-TIER, Governor, Pawnee City.
nos P. KENNARD, Secretary, Omaha.
intJx GILLESPIE, Auditor, Omaha.
LTcusTUs KoUKTZ Treasurer.
y s. KNOX, Librarian, Omaha.
JUDICIARY.
np MASON. Judge OF Ist Judicial District,
W,- Il. HOOVER, District Olerk for Eemaha 90.
I,EGISBATURB.
~ r I MAJORS Senator. Peru, NemRha 90.
GFo CROW, Representative, Fsirview DO
Ta-rs WALDTER, do Brownville, DO
Ey,r HAYWOOD, do Grant, DO
T,- DAILY, do Peru, do
UNITED STATES DIRECTORY.
W ATKINSON, Register, U. s. Land once,
TotTN L CARSON, Receiver, ! Brownviile.
q p TUTTLE, U S. As. Assessor, Brownville.
n MARSH, Post Master, Brownvtlle.
q N. RICH, Register IN Bankruptcy.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
JAMES NJ HACKER, Clerk and Register Of Deeds.
q W. BRATTON, Treasurer.
" MORGAN Probate Judge.
0Av1DsoN PLAsTERs, sheriff.
WI. WRIGHT, Surveyor.
Z Fnl1IlP e H3Laaii 5Fahn, County Commissioner.
7 l. MGEE,
BERNARD OTTEEs, Coroner.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-02-27
CITY DIRECTORY.

JARVIS s. CHURCH, Mayor.
WM. II. MCCREERY, CLERK,
M. BOYD, Marshall.
JONAS HACKER, Collector.
VIM. II. HOOVER, Treasurer.
TR. FISHER Engineer.
n. REYNOLDS, Attorney.
CT. STEWART,
&c. HACKER,
O. ". WHEELERs SAloermou'
A. ". MORGAN,
A.P, COGsWELL.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-02-27
Churches.

y-,,st Rsntist.-Services on Second Sunday and
,.osasSnT Saturday Of each month az O'Clock P. N
30 Wsfbodlst church in Brownville. Rev. N. z.
yTILIAMS Pastor.
Wetbodist Episcopal.-serVices every Sunday,
a, IO1-1t NJ and 10 P. a. Prayer Meeting every
thursday evening; Sunday School every Sabbath at
TO- n Rev. ". S. BLACKBURN, Pastor.
EniscoDol - Services IN McPhersOn's Hall every
mar SUNDAY at 1912 A. M, and every Sunday at
fIqP N Sunday School at Ia p. NJ every Sun
.sv Rt Rev g. r. DAVIS, Missionary.
F,rst Pres bvter.an. Services every Sunday at
HIQA n and AZ. M Sunday School at la
PH: Prayer meeting every Wednesday at P. M
Bsv JOHN T. BAIRD, Pastor
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Eastern Mail arrives daily, except Sunday, at N
Northern Nail arrives att IN
departs ct IL +"
Western Mail arrives every wednesday a. 4, p. m.
=" departs every Monday at 8, a. m.
Grant Mail arrives every Tuesday Et 5, p. m.
departs every Wednesday ats, a.. m.
Rockport Mail arrives every Saturday At 3, y. m
Persons will obiige By getting their mail in fully
half an hour before the departure Of mails.
once OIen Sundays from to 9, q. m, and from 10
'r-' A.D. MARSH, P. NJ.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
HEMAHA VALLEY LODGE No. 4, A & A N meets
regularly IN the Masonic Hall On the ana % Salur-
days Of each month. ] ". BEDFOhDs " n.
J.H. MORRISON, Secretary.
BROWEvILLE LODGE, O OF O +, meets regularly
every Tuesday evening In the Masonic Hall
II. G. LETT, N. g..
G. v FAIRBROTHER, Sec.
BRowYvILLE LODGE, o Of 6 7, meets regularly
every Friday evening in the Masonic Hall.
JARVIS s. CHURCH, ". G. 7.
". D. BLACKBURN, ". s.
@ A R-Post No. l, Eemahs County, meets every
Alternate Thursday, In BrowDvile, over Dorsey B
Bros Clothing Store, att, P. n.
Capt. o. B. HEWETTI P. O.
D. BLACKBURN, P. A.
HARMONIA-Meets every wednesday evening In
he hall west Of Telegraph Of1ce McPnersOn's Block.
LOUIS WALDTER, Pres.
CHRIS HAUBoLDT, Sec.
BROwSvILLE LITERARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
every Thursday evening at l. P. N.
J. II. broadly. Pres.
J. 7, PATCH, eee.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH ComPANY-Omce
In BoPhersOn's Block. J. K BEAR, Operator,
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HOTELS
No-NN0Oo~o-o-N~-0OOO-0~0OO O~-0oONNN00o0~0-o~O-O~
J. ETBvENsoN. D. O. GROSS.
STAR HOTEL.

STEVENSON & CROSS, Proprietors,
On Levee St., between Main s. Atlantic
This House 10 convenient 20 the Steam Boat Landing
and the business part Of the City. The best
cations In the City. No pains will be spared In maxi
ing guests comfortable. Good Stable and Corral
venient 70 the House
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-06
TauGuier County.

We call the attention Of purchasers of land
esnecially to FAUoUIER and the surrounding
counties, as combining advantages and induce
mepts to an ex tent unequaled by any other por-
tion of the State, and unsurpassed by any other
portion of the y. 5.
Between the South West Mountain and the
Potomac, distance of eighty miles along the
Eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, and embracing
the counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper,
Rappahannock, Green, Orange and Madison,
four railroads penetrate and traverse the coun-
try centering in Alexandria, Washlngton and
one of them also in Richmond (afording prompt
communication with the great markets. The
soil is rich, producing from Is to IS bushels
wheat and from 80 to IS bushels corn to the
cre,ard other cereals in proportion, ior which
the farmers are obtaining enormous prices. =
Apples, peaches, pears, plums and grapes OF all
varieties grow in abundance and are extensively
cultivated For grazing farms FauQuler and
Loudouu are unsurpassed by the celebrated
blue grass lands OF Kentucky. The natural sod
is blue grass, making the most superb pasture
in the world During the fall, sheep are driven
here from New York and even from Maine for
winter grazing, and cattle from the South and
West, some herds even from Missouri and
leXaS, dUu NY Luc iOllONluS ouuucl, WILL llt-
tie expense to the farmer, their value is in
creased at least one hundred per cent. This is
the easiest and most profitable farming in the
world.
The Fauqu;er White Sulphur Springs 81
miles from Warrenton are deservediy celebra-
ted. Warrenton the county seat of Fauquier
is beautiful town of l 800 inhabitants, situ-
ated upon a ridge commanding magnificent
view OF the rich valleys around and the noun.
tain spurs intersecting them. The tall spires
OF its beautiful churches and the handsome
suburban residences combine with its com
maDdlng position to form one of the most plctu'
esque and attractive landscapes which can be
we'll conceived.
The churches represent all denominations,
and will compare tavorably in every respect
with those in our large cities; especially may
this be SAID OF the new Baptist church, ap-
preaching completion, which in size, interior
finish, and arrangements unsurpassed by any
in the State.
Among its numerous and fourishing schools
for both sexes, the Fauquier Female Institute
is Will worthy of mention, and will attract the
attention of the most casual visitor.
Warrenton is eight hours journey, by rail.
road from Richmond, three hours from Alex:
andria, three and half hours from Washing
ton and FIVE hours from Baltimore. From May
to October it overhows with visitors from
those cities aud others North and South, max
ing it with the Springs one of the most delight
full Summer resorts in the country.
The water of this section is free stone.--Fuu
quler Land Journal