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Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16
Nebraska SAC NormaIschooI.

Mr.. Editor: In the absence of an
examining committee a few notes
from a visitor in regard to the closing
exercises of the State Normal School,
may be of interest to your many
readers.
The exhibition of the Model School
or Primary Department, in charge of
Miss Anna Swan, came off on Friday
evening last, and though participated
in by small children only, was highly
interesting. Some of the deelama-
tons, Rotations and essays would
have done credit to much older heads.
The pupils in this department have
made marked proficiency during the
past term.
The examination of the several
classes commenced on Monday, and
continued till Wednesday noon, and
were in a high degree satisfactory.
The students, with scarcely an excep-
ton, acquitted themselves ncbly. L
have attended nearly ali the examin-
atoms oftbis institution, fromi its OPEN
ing, and have never failed to be i'm
pressed with the fact that its high
reputation for thorOughness and per
feet order was web earned; and yet it
is but Just to the students in attend
ance the past term, as well as to the
faculty, to say that tile examination
which has just closed eXcelled all that
have proceeded. I think I never
knew any class of students who ex-
hibited more perfect knowledge of the
studies they had been pursuing.
Especial praise is due to the Geom-
etry and Physiology classes, under
Prof. Martin; the Geology, Chemis-
Try and Latin classes, under Prof.
Mckenzie, andathe Drawing class, in
charge of Miss Alcott.
On Monday evening an interesting
address on MAN, " was delivered to Il
large and appreciative audience, by
Rev. G.. A. Reeder, of Ohio.
On Wednesday afternoon the exhi-
bition of the Seminary Department
took place in presence of a crowded
house, but owing to the fact that most
of the older and more advanced stu
dents belong to the Normal Depart
ment, which has its exhibition at the
close of next term, this entertainment
was hardly equal to some which have
preceded yet the close observer could
not fail to detect evidences of thor
ough drill upon the part of teachers,
and marked ability upon the part of
students.
All things considered, the State of
Nebraska has reason to be proud of her
Normal School. The material aid she
has given it could not have been more
worthily bestowed, and in no other
way could she have EMPLOYED the
same amount of money and ensured
an equal return of blessings upon her
sons and daughters.
But it must not be forgotten that
the very prosperity of the institution
calls for increased aid. Already the
school has outgrOwn the building
so much so that the coming term all
the rooms in the building will be occu-
pied by young ladies, and the gentle
will be forced to seek such
accommodations as they can find in
the village (; and long before the next
legislature shall convene, there will
be a most urgent demand for another
and more commOdious building, and
we can but hope that the demand will
be met in the spirit of an enlightened
~liberality. n
\ A VISITOR.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

The closing exercises of the State
Normal School for the fall term came
off last week at the Normal Building
in Peru. We accepted Prof. McKen
zie's invitation so far as to attend
on Wednesday. The afternoon was
spent in singing by the school, in
reading essays and selected pieces, in
recitatiOns and declamatiOns by the
Seminary Department. We were
~agreeably impressed with the great
Improvement in this department over
what has often been our misfortune to
suffer and bear with elsewhere in ex-
ercises Of this character. The selec-
ted pieces and dialogues were note
worthy for their patriotism, noble sem
timent, sparkling humor and literary
value. All sickly, sentimentalism
aud maudling love entertainments, so
disgustingly odious and out of place
in the training and education of chill
dren were placed under the ban at the
commencement of the Normal year T;
and as a consequence, the public were
not ~nauseated with such misappiied
talent and doubtful accomplishments
at the close. We are under deep OBJ
legations to the Board of Education
and to the faculty for this reform, and
hope our lesser schools will note this
fact and make haste in ~elevating the
standard of the moral, intellectual
and physical forces under their SUI
pervision and control for the coming
school year. We took full notes of
the manner, character and address of
each scholar, and shall be glad in the
future to make comparisons and note
the improvements each will then have
made. BY these we form our estimate
of the future coreer ofthe student, the
business man and the statesman in
advance of his attainment and repu-
tatiOn in these several stations in life.
Our greatest pleasure is derived in
chrOnlcllng the onward ana upward
progress of those who have the nerve
and the good judgement to improve
the mind, to expand the soul, to in
crease ones capacity for intellectual,
moral and physical power, and in ex-
ercising it for the good of humanity ;
to alleviate its sufferings and to sooth
its sorrows. Our greatest pain is in
the knowledge that a large share of
the young men whose talent, ability
and fortune, impelling them to career
of usefulness, are catering to their
bad passions and wasting their young
days in the excitements of the wine
cup and the gambling saloons, rather
than in the halls of learning. But
such is life.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16
We have read the proposition sub


We have read the proposition sub
mitted by the City of Brownville to
its voters for adoption or rejection,
very carefully. Striped Of its verbiage
it is simply this: Shall the city~of
Brownville issue $50, 900 in bonds to
build a railroad from opposite Brown
vile, on the bank Of the Missouri
river, to the St. 10. & @. b. Railroad
If so, then the city is to appoint three
trustees, comforting upon them the
usual powers of railroad directors, to
take the bonds, negotiate them, re-
ceive the proceeds, and build the road.
The Quincy company is called upon
to CONSENT to this by the first day of
March. If they don't, them some
other company on the face Of the
globe is called upto cOnsenttO it, with
out date. If none does, then the
three men get no bonds, and build no
road. This muddle may suit the
Democrat, but we confess that it don't
us. We believe in the O. NJ. and p.
Company; believe they viii do, if not
actually repulsed and driven off the
field by our stupidity, just what they
say they will do. We think a large
majority of the property holders of
this town are of the same opinion.
We preferred to generously offer that
company a proposition which they
would undoubtedly accept. Instead
of this we arc making a proposition
around which clusters in the mind Of
every exact business man, innumera-
bic obstacles. The one great difficulty
in our management of public affairs,
is that they are controlled too much
by men who have demonstrated but
little talent in managing their own
affairs. The clear headed, closely
exact, solid men of the city, are too
much engaged in personal matters to
give publicaffair that attention which
their importance demands; and so
they are left to those who have little
else to do, and consequently are bung-
lingly done. Our sympathies are
strongly enlisted in favor of the ac-
comphshment of the object sought to
be obtained by the proposition sub
mitted, and shall vote for it now,
hoping that what we desire may be
brought about, and that the alterna-
tive which the proposition holds out
may be avoided.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16
From the Raio Register
Death by POisOn-A warning
to Young Men.

10 EOuEg Men,
DR.. Patterson, of this city, reports a
case of poisoning by whiskey. The
unfortunate subject was a young man
barely of age, named Riley, but who
has been laboring on a farm near this
place.
On Sunday evening last, four boys,
including young Riley, obtained two
quarts of whiskey. and in ungodly
sports Riley was induced to drink a
greater part of the distilled damna-
ton.
His comrades had the satisfaction of
seeing him ~gloriously tight in a
very short time, and as he did not
recover, even late in the evening, he
was carried home. The facts were
that he was merely drunken, but his
youthful strength was the victim of a
cOmatOse state, O%ccasiOned by alcohol
ic poisening.
After eighteen hours had passed,
and no signs of rallying were yet evil
dent, the Doctor was summoned, but
alas! too late for human aid. Life
was almost extinct when the Doctor
arrived.
In Heavens name, let the young
of this place profit from a knowledge
of the end of poor, misguided, unfor-
tunate Riley. Try to abstain from the
poisonous cup; not from the fear of
an early death; but fearing rather the
mental and 81 ritual death, which
will inevitably Overtake those who
yield to those abominable excesses.
Let the boys remember that Sabbath
breakers will be punished.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

We publish to-day another letter
from ]. K. Bear, the Brownville Ex-
press robber. Upon first reading the
letter in the advertiser we concluded
it to be a hoax, gotten up by some
person in the vicinity of Brownsville
the letter was a drop letter in the
BrOwnville Office)-tO see how great
a sensation they could raise. W. saw,
yesterday, the manuscript letter in
the possession of MI. VIM. Quick,
Division Superintendent of the U. s..
Elk. Co., and he informed us there
was not a shadow of doubt in regard
to the letter having been written by
Bear. Where did the letter come
from? Where is Bear?-PJdhsnlOuth
Herald.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16
no CmTTDREN.
NO. FOUR.

As we look at the half-grown boys
tnat daily throng the streetsof Browns
vile without any visible means Of
employment, uneducated in any of
the arts, trades or sciences, we wonder
fsthey have any ambition ever to fill
stations Of usefulness when they be-
come fully grown up. It would be
useless to write an encouraging and
cheering word in hopes of %arrousing
them from the terrible w~astefuiness of
time and opportunities, for they never
read. They go on to manhood
with no thought of the future. The
highth of their ambition is to loll
around the street corners in hopes OF
getting up a dog fghtor finding some
scene of excitement or brutality. They
greedily feed upon these, and after
wards you may see them with both
hands in their pockets, heads up, eye
balls rolling, and with jaws munching
the quid as they relate the mornings
observation to their comrades older
and younger at the saloon door. II
the city has been undisturbed through
the day, N can readily detect it by
the lazy, l~istless manner in which
they Stroll about. They can tell you
to a fraction who has been arrested
and for what, who got drunk during
the day and where, who got whipped
and by whom, who gambled and how
much they lost. Their facts and fig
ures in this department are undenia-
bly, correct. But what of the future?
Are they better and wiser for what
they have learned during the day.
What calling in life are they better
prepared to fill. Will such knOwl-
edge daily gained for years make them
better lawyers, doctors, preachers,
mechanics, tradesmen or farmers?
No boy, if he thinks at all about the
future, but what wishes to become an
influential man of property
and standing in community. Boys
thus trained are not fitting themselves
for any such positions. What then
are they training themselves to be?
Nothing but drudges servants, back
woodsmen, men who live in back
alleys, on poor streets, among poverty,
filth and vermin. Now, there is moth
ing desirable in such a life, and not
one of the boys of this county everin7
tend to live in that way I; and what is
more, they all know they will not.
We ask then, why travel that road?
Why be found in the company of those
who are fitting themselves for just
such a life, and no other? Unless you
get out of the streets and into the
school house, workshop or some use
full employment, aow or soon, you will
just as surely become a vagabond, an
o%utcast, or a poor, worthless man, and
remain such all your life, a that the
world exists; and the great NEON
trOlable reason why, will be, because
you are not prepared for anything
useful. s..
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16
Band Festival.

Some enterprising ladies of this
place have taken it in hand to get up
a festival or entertainment for the
BrOwnville CornOt Band, to be held
in Mcpherson Hall on the evening of
December 28rd. This is a laudibIe
undertaking, and highly creditable %
those who have it in charge. A rous-
ing benefit is due the "Band Boys"
too, who have spent much time and
money in bringing themselves to the
standard of perfection at which they
have arrived. No occasion presents
itself, where the services of the Band
are needed, and would add to the in
terest and pleasure, but whatthey are
on hand, ''pay or no pay" They
have the reputation, and justly, too,
of being the best band in ihe State !;
and as they have so often "made
music'' for the good peopleo of Brown
vile, it is to be hoped that on the
occasion mentioned the citizens of the
place will be on hand, and with their
characteristic l~iberality, give them
such a benefit as will prove "ereditable
and JUST to all, both Band and peO-
pie. The Band is now composed Of
the following worthy and permanent
residents of the town: Smith, Welch,
Shellenberger, Hart, McNaughton,
Hacker, Bryant, McFall, Colhapp,
Henderson and Shirt. w.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

The proposition submitted to the
voters of BrOwnville preeint by the
County Commissioners, is published
this week for the benefit Of our read
ers. 1t occupies in Ourpaper but little
more than half the space devoted to
it by the Democrat. This is the ease
in nearly all the matter to be found
in the two papers. We publish no
issue of our paper but what contains
more reading matter than the Demo
crdt Of the same week, and nearly
twice the amount of advertising mat
fcr
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

If the vote in Brownville precinct
shall authorize the issuing of 500, 600
worth of bonds, they are to be handed
over to the B. TT. K. & P. r. r. Com
pany, without conditions. The COM
pany is not yet organized, nor will it
be until these bonds are issued. We
are assured, however, that its officers
will be competent men and we shall
ask that such stipulations shall be
made on the part Of the county as
shall secure the faithful expenditure
Of this money by the company, in
grading a line straight through the
precinct, running west from Brown
vile. There is but little doubt but
that the road from Quincy, in Illinois,
TO Brownville, will, during next sum-
mer, be put under contract, 10 far as
grading is concerned. Let us, then,
at the same time, grade as much as
is possible west Of this point.
If Douglas and Washington pre-
nincts will come forward with $40, 900
for the first, and $50, 900 for the Sec
Ond, a good road bed can be made
through the county next summer. In
the following spring it can be bridged,
tied and ironed, by which time the
road to BrOwnville from Quincy will
be in operation.
We say this can be done but will
It? The answer to this depends en-
ttrely upon the ~earnestness and una
nimity with which our people go to
work. Towns where such work is
now going on, are prospecting beyond
all PRECEDENT. PlattsmOuth and Ne
braska City were neve 50 vigorously
growing as now, and neither have as
set any better rail road facilities than
fOrmeEly. The work is only progress
Jog. The farmers, the mechanics,
and the iaborers, all feel the good
effects resulting from the work on
roads runRing from those two towns;
Rnd feel e nOEs are more prosperous
now tian D year ago; are more
ready now than then, to vote aid to
other roads running near them, be-
cause more firmly convinced that it
pays. We are more firmly convinced
nov than ever, that Nemaha county
has lost one entire year. Shall we add
yet another? AS time wears on, we
will more clearly determine what We.
may expect. Every day, week, and
month, that passes without deter
mined action, throws the chances
against us. Let the good work begin
now, and move rapidly on 10 compile
ion.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

A special election in Dodge coun-
ty, held to authorize the county of
Dodge to issue its Bonds to aid the
Fremont, Elkhorn Valley & Missouri
Valley Railroad resulted favorably,
the majority being 312 votes. The q.
P. Railroad runs through the county
of Dodge, and the advantages thus
derived by the farmers of that county
have induced them to issue bonds to
aid in building another road through
the county. If the farmers of this
county could realize now what they
will know to be facts on the compile
ton of the b., Fit. Kearney q P. Rail-
road, we would meet with less oppo-
sitiOn in voting aid to railroads than
we now have. Railroads quicken
mems actions and manners make
them more liberal and enterprising.
Slower and heavier means of inter-
communication make US sluggish,
hide-bound and strangely conserva-
tive of old ways, customs and habits.
OF this fact we have daily painful ey-
idence, more fOrcibly apparent when
there is any public Improvements
contemplated. Let us lift ourselves
out of these intolerable ruts, and if
needs be, put down the stamps which
will send the iron horse through the
county,
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

The advertiser, by reason ofits large
circulation and fresh reading matter,
has become one of the best adverti-
sing mediums in Southern Nebraska.
W. insert no advertiments tntherein
for which we do not receive thecash at
our advertising rates. It contains no
dead advertising matter. Our space
is engaged weeks in advance, and the
moment the time expires the matteris
placed upon the distributing galley.
We have not issued a paper for a year
past that VIC did not leave out from
one to three columns Of advertising
matter for which we had no room.
And were it not for the extra expense
in press, column rules, chases, &c,
we would have increased our paper in
size long since for the accommodation
of advertisers. We are not in the
habit of parading our success in the
columns of our paper, and seldom re-
fer to the filings which jealousy pens
for the columns other Journals.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

The elections i'm Texas and Missis-
sippi have resulted in favor of the
Republican tickets. Their legislatures
being largely Republican, will with
out doubt, ratify the 18th Amend
ment, rendering it less necessary for
an extra session in Nebraska for this
purpose. Reconstruction throughout
the entire South will be completed
early in the year 1870, when the Union
viii again float on entire in all its
parts, let's hope neverto be again dis
turbed by any 'onpleasantness'' from
the most obscure quarter. The great
bone of contention, ''for or against
universal freedom" has been Destroy
ed, and with il we hope may be buried
the bad passions it engendered. The
nation is soon to be united under the
ablest administration the country
has ever enjoyed. We have bright
hopes of the future. Let US have
peace.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

We print this week the Presidents
Message in full. This paper viii be
read all over the globe with deep in
terest. It appeared in al the morning
papers in Europe on the morning
after it was delivered in Congress, and
has been commented on in very favor
able terms. 1t treats the Alabama,
the Cuban the financial and the re-
construction questions in a spirit in
harmony with the great republican
party, and in the true interests Of the
Government. The President draws
by his every act more closely around
him the great republic heart of the
nation, convincing the most reluctant
that no mistake was made in the
nomination, election, and inaugura-
ton Of Gen. Grant as president of this
great Union. Read the message and
be convinced that the country is safe.
and that our national honor is in the
safest Of hands.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16
SPECIAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATInn

Notice IS h~erebygiven a..
- ~ sEs county COmmfsVf.1o&E
VIII be held in the manner Tor - an eiect0a
az f5iIoSs sAg PlqSe specified in said ordsr. aSsE
Ihfs Board being satisfied bv nsf5,,
Wlse, mai ~ Is the wish Of q larve Do-.5lnl osnef.
EOdeIs oL sald B~rownvllle pTeclncf. an ~, q he
mentioned should be subU,itsJ hereinafter
voters Of this precinct. me vote Of ths
Now therefore, By Tirt1e OF authortr IN
~ law ", tne County ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
county, NeOraskh, do order tbaf NemahE
pc held IN, and for the said Br0Unvf6o slecloa
IN asHS y y Semaha, state Of Nebraska an N u
voting IN SAID precinct. for the Dn-ncSo 800
ntne iOiOWing Questions, t0-wft. shan M c.lg
b0nds oTtIn % saqJ uunty OfNemaha, iss1e ~.
sFOggO;0O. as q pert and portion OH ~ Canifsi .9a9t
tsal1 EFFORT kearney q Rcife Ren-sSt
road. And shall the said Co1btV CoI.1I3a 2lsaa
cause 20 Dc levied annually on - fav@EIe
taveS AZ Pa1,nn IN ADDITION % the other sS5nSi
the interest on said bonds, and a7er ~ sS-t-4-
Qt Zen years nom the fine Of ks1inV - 49,
boDds 49, 80 - Deigyted annually until the "a
one tenth part OF the PRINCIPAL 0fsaf1 bo-Js
appIy me same tOthe payment thereof. soid E-S
issue, and TO bear Interest al he rste ~ 49, ~
cent per annum. the interest pavabla -,.,.n
ne OiliCe o. the treasurer Ofsaid county.
law allows.
Inc ballots voted az said election shah have w,a
ten or printed thereon the following wor5-. th.,E
20 say those In favor Of bonds and far M. -
-FoT bonds and tax-YesT Those whOoDDosrd ~
SAID bonds and tax, the words, sFor bo85t ~ -.
No" ~
The said election shall qe opened atSao'cloek IN
the forenoon Of said day.
By order OF the County COmmIssione- -
Nemaha County, State Of NebresFe - ~.
the County Clerk give notice accOrdinEiv
December 9th, 1S6a
Al RRsSGgEEFEbb L.
CT HARMS.
By order Of the Board OF Commissions
JAMES ~. HACEFR
County Clerk.
5LOMnElne, NeD., Dec sthi lsa Aa
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

The Baptist Church at Highland
will be dedicated on Christmas after
noon. The Mt. Zoin Baptist Church
near the Rev. Ira Moor's three, miles
west of Brownville, will be dedicated
on Christmas night, and the First
BAPTIST Church in Brownville will be
dedicated on Sunday the Goth inst
The Rev. DR.. G. J. Johnson, of St.
Louis, will preach the ~dedicatory SER
mon at each of these places at the
times specified. The Church extend
a cordial invitation to al who can at
tend these services.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

The Railroad from st. Joseph to
Savannah, in Missouri, has been lately
extended up to Marysville, in Noda-
way county. The people of NOdaway
county voted yesterday on the propo-
.sition Of subscribing on the part of the
county the sum of soc, 900 to the O.,
NJ & P. Railroad. We are not APP
praised of the result, but presume
from what we have heard that it was
favorable.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

Otoe county votes on the 4th of
January, 1870, on four propositions.
1st. To issue IS, 1000 ten year ten per
cent. cupOn bonds for bridge purposes.
I'd. To issue Sl5O,OOO twenty year
eight per cent. cupon bonds to aid in
building the Southwestern Railroad.
Sd. To issue $l5O,OOO twenty year
eight per cent, cupon bonds to aid in
building the st. Louis and Nebraska
Trunk Railroad. 4th. To authorize
the County Commissioners to levy a
tax of one per cent. annually to pay
the principal and interest Of these
bonds at maturity.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

We see by the Press that the order
for special election in Otoe county tc
TO vote aid to the Nebraska City,
Southwestern Railroad Company and
the Trunk Company have been re-
cinded. They have doubtless given up
building "this back door fence" and
thave more than half accomplished
the object for which the election was
ordered
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-12-16

We received this week from the
seed agency Vienna, Warren county,
New Jersey, a sack of the finest and
freshest chestnuts we ever saw, always
excepting those we ourselves used to
gather on the chestnut ridges in Penn
%sylvania, They are as fresh as ifjust
dropped from theburr, See their ad-
vertisement in another column.