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Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

Looking into fire is very injurious
to the eyes, particularly coal fire.
The stimulus of light and heat uni
ted destroy the eyes,
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

/ observe God has chosen the vine,
a low plant that creeps upon the help
less wall of ali beasts, the soft and
patient lamb; Of All birds, the mild
and guileless dove. Christ is the rose
Of the field and the lilly of tire valley.
When God appeared 70 Moses, II was
not in the lofty cedar, but i'm q bush.
an humble, slender, ahjeet bash. nAs
if he would by these selections cheek
the conceited arrogance OF man.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

They have a queer way of saluting
people at Salisbury, Conn. At an
Episcopal convOcatiOn held there not
long since, a Winsted laymen was
about entering the church in eompa-
ny with the clergyman, when a crowd
of loafeTs near the door, who had
been with him through the rebellion,
yelled out 10 him, ''HOw are you, Cap?
What We doin'? WOn'tyOu come and
take an old fashioned drink, the way
we used to do in the aTmy?'
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

Air is a meal of which we are con-
stantly partaking-hence it should al
ways be pure.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

"Tinle is fieeting." In vain we try
to bind it with the fetters of our will.
I'VE reach forth as it were, to gain pos
session of but one moment, which is
but a mere atom in the composition of
time; yet, ere it is ours; tits forever
flown. Small as they seem, these mo-
ments make up the days, the months,
the years and soon we shall look
down life's vista at the golden grains
of sand, some purified by the tears of
sorrow, others glowing with the sun
light Of joyous happy life.
''Thus time fieeth." But a few days
since we welcomed the first bright
morning of the glad new year. What
beautiful pictures hope painted of the
coming days but alas how few will
ever be realized. Though but yester-
day the new year dawned, it is already
drawing to a close; a brief season of
sunshine and flowers, then winter
again.
Times great hour-glass will soon be
empty. Six thousand times our earth
has sped round the sun. A few more
cycles, and time will be no more. The
first glad morn of eternity will have
dawned, earth, with all of earth, will
be forever past. Shall we have lived
in vain?
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind as,
Footprints ON the sands of time"
MARY SNYDER,
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10


And our hearts though stout and brave,
Still like mufied drums are beating,
Onward marches to the grave"
Yea! "art is long," the destroying
finger Of time leaves but little impress
upon the works of art, fashioned by
the skillful hand of man.
The beautiful chiseled marble stands
a lasting monument to the undying
genius of a powerful mind long after
the hands that wrought it are folded
over the silent heart. The canvas, al
though now faded, has traces of a
master mind; those once glowing col
ors shadow forth the beautiful fancies
of one whose earthly life is over. Gen
erations have passed away, and his
name, were it not for the frail work of
his own hand, would long since have
been forgotten.
The poet weaves his brilliant
thoughts into verse er sonnet. He
wins the esteem and applause of his
fellow men; not only those with
whom he associates, but his name is
loved by all who have feasted their
souls upon the beauty of his verse.
Though all may not be blest with the
gift of poetry, there is not one heart
but has at some time felt the beauty
the power of poetry. Who could fail
to admire the sweet songs of a Moore
or Morris. The writers may slum-
Der, but their works will be handed
down to pOsterity. For ages to come
those sublime sentiments will gladden.
the hearts of earth's weary children
The philosophers = the statesmen
of old-have all passed away, yet they
are not forgotten. They live ia the
hearts of greatful people. The world
is wiser and better that they have
lived.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
January %. 1870.

January %, 1870.
Met at the appointed hour and pro-
ceeded to business by calling for report
of committee on constitution, etc.
After some perusing and revising,
the constitution was adopted and the
names of the following members at
tached thereto: w. P. Shockey, NJ.
w. Cook, Jus. L. Slocum, j. M. Bar
land, H. NJ. Jones, G. r. Shook, E.
w. Weston, H. w. Winters, Jas.
Tucker, A. P. Thompson and Miss
Ida E. Hooper.
a general discussion on the subject
of teachers, scholars and institutes
followed, engaged in by the Superin-
tendent, teachers and people, all show
ing cOnclusively that this part of Ne
maha county is alive on the subject of
education, and that the people here
want good teachers and are willing to
pay them good wages.
Superintendent McGrew manifested
his ability and experience by the
prompt and efficient manner in which
he disposed of the usually long and
tedious preliminaries, and by getting
in a class drill on grammar, which was
ably conducted and showed a good,
sound knowledge of the subject all
around.
The class on drill was followed by
essays by Cook and Winters.
Committee on resolutions reported
the following, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, A Teachers Institute
has been held at Hillsdale, in Nemaha
cOuaty, Nebraska, and,
WHEREAS, We have had q profit
able and interesting meeting there
fore, be it
ReSogUed, 1st. That we, as teachers.
deem it eXpedient to hold the regular
meetings Of this Society every three
weeks during the fall and winter
terms of school. ~t
ID. That we tender our thanks to our
worthy Superintendent for his pres
ence end assistance in the organiza-
ton of our Institute. g.
| 3d. That We tender our thanks to
the citizens of Hillsdale for their gen
erOsity in providing for the teachers
present.
The following programme was
adopted for the next session, to he
held at Hillsdale, February 18th and
10Th.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Music; address by Prof. ]. NJ. Nc
Kenzie, w. P. Shockey alternate ;
discussion topic-Best mode of Sc
curing attendance at Institutes mis-
cellaneous business.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Music; address by H. NJ. Jones
class driltin photography by J. L. Slo-
cum; essay by J. NJ. Borland; class
drill by NJ. W. Cook.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Music; address by Hon. G. R.
Shook class drill by w. P. Shockey
on arithmetic; miscellaneous busi-
ness.
With many expressions Of pleasure
at the success of the meeting, the So
ciety adjourned to meet as above men
toned. tA-s M
! NJ. w. Cook, secy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
COMMUNICATED.
ART AND TIME.

"Art is long and time Is fleeting,
And our hearts though stout and brave,
Still like mufied drums are beating,
Onward marches to the graNe.n
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

Lives Of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind as,
Footprints On the sands of time"
MARY SNYDER.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
SATURDAY MORNING

Music; address by H. NJ. Jones
class driltin photography by J. L. Slo.
cum; essay by J. NJ. Borland; class
drill by NJ. W. Cook.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
TAILORING.
RLACKSMITHS.

]. w. & J. c. GIBSON,
BLACK SMITHS g. HORSE SHOERS.
First-st bet Main and Atlantic.
All work done TO order and satisfaction guaranteed
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
FRIDAY EVENING.

Music; address by Prof. ]. NJ. Nc
Kenzie, w. P. Shockey alternate ;
discussion tOpic-Best mode of Sc
curing attendance at Institutes mis-
cellaneous business.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

"Time! time! In thy triumphal flight,
How all life's phantoms flee away!
The smile of hope and young delight,
EnmeS meteor beam and fancN's raY.W
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
SATURDAY AFTERNoc

Music; address by Hon. G. R.
Shook; class drill by w. P. Shockey
on arithmetic; miscellaneous busi-
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

I SIT In my sorrow a-weary, alone;
have nothing sweet to hope or remember,
For the Spring o tn year and of life has flown;
'Tis the widest night o. the wild December,
And dark In my spirit and dark In my chamber.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10

With many expressions Of pleasure
at the success of the meeting, the So
ciety adjourned to meet as above mem
toned. fa-a
NJ. w. Cook, Secy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

MAN.-Man isl a wonderful creature,
but he is cqualled the beasts, birds and in
sects in their own peculiar powers, how
much more wonderful he would be If,
fer instaace, be could swim like fish, run
like an antelope, gallop like horse, climb
like monkey, spring like tiger, and fly
like an eagle; or if he could roar like a
lion, sing like Nightingale, scent like a
hound, hear like rabbit, hold on like a
leach, preserve like an ant ,seeas far as a
bird, guide himself like bee, jump like
grasshopper, sleep like toad, and diet like
an anaconda, what a marvel Of creation
would he be But, taking his short COM
ings into consideration, he is not so much,
after all. Think Of it! If q mau's voice
bore the same proportion to his weight
that cauary's does, his lightest word could
be heard at the distance Of eight hundred
miles; and if at the same time, he had,
relatively to his bulk. the same jumping
powers as the tinicst flea, he could spring
from New York City to China at single
bound. All! that would be something
like.-Hearh and Home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

The EFFECT OF HIGH TARIFF.-The
tariff on hides, leather, boots and shoes
yield to the government under the present
tariff about 50, 100000, but increase the
cost of boots aud shoes for the people to
extent of SIS, 1000 per annum, as has
been proven by Commissioner Wells re-
port. On pig iron the government re-
ccives but 81 100000 in the way of duties,
while the cost of pig iron is increased to
the people $l2,O00:000 per annum.
And on such an article as castor oil the
government receives revenue ofS27 900,
and but for the duty importers would fur
nish it for 81 20 Currency per gallon,
but under the protection of this tariff the
the home manufacturers are enabled to
monopolize the market and compel the
the consumers of 200, 900 gallons Of this
oil per anuum, to pay 50 50 per gallon for
it, which is an extortion of $500, 900 per
annum for the benefit Of the manufactur-
ers of the domestic product. The whole
income from duties is near $810. 10000 900
per annum, and it is safe to say that, tax
ing this protection afforded by this tariff,
the domestic manufacturers increase the
price of their product over Sl,000,00O,-
900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

PRUNING TOMAroEs.-It is stated that
the gardeners in France cut of the stem
Of the tomato plants down to the first clus-
Of flowers which appears on them thus
ampelIing the sap into the buds below the
cluster, which pushes up vigorously. pro.
ducing another cluster Of flowers. When
these are visible, the branch to which they
belong is also topped down to their level /;
and this done Eve times sucessively. BY
this means the plants become stout dwarf
bushes, not over eighteen inches high. In
order to prevent them from falling over,
sticks or strings are stretched horizontally
along the rows. so as to keep the plants
erect. In addition 10 this. all the laterals
that have no flowers what soevcr are nipped
OF, To this way the ripe sap is dirsc-
ted into the fruit, which acquires beauty
size and excellence unattainable by other
means.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
How to bs Handsome.

Most people like to be handsome. No.
body denies the greater power. which any
person may have who has good face, and
who attracts you by good looks, even be-
fore word has been spoken. And We see
all sorts of devices in men and women to
improve their good looks-paiuts and
washes, and all kinds of cosmetics, includ.
ing a plentiful amounting with dirty hair
Now, not every one can have good fea.
lures. They are as God made them; but
almost any one can look WELL especially
with good health. It is hard to give
rules in a very short space, but in brief
these will do:
Keep clean-wash freely and universal
" with cool water. All the skin wants il.
leave to act freely, and it will. care of itself.
Its thousands of air holes must not be
plugged up.
Eat regularly and simply. The stomach
can no more work all the time. night
and day. than horse it must have regu-
lar work and regular rest
Good teeth are help to good looks.
Brush them with soft brush, especially at
night. Go to bed with the teeth clean.
Of course, to have white teeth, it is need
full to let tobacco alone. Every woman
knows that. And any powder or wash for
the teeth should be very simple. Acids
may whiten the teeth but they take off the
enamel or injure it.
Sleep in cool room, in pure air. No
one can have clean skin who breathes bad
air. But, more than all, in order to look
well-wake up the mind and soul. When
the mind is awake, the dull, sleepy look
passes away from the eyes. I do not know
that the brain expands, but it seems to.
Think, read-not trashy novels, but books
that have something in them. Talk with
people who know something; hear lee.
lures and learn by them.
This is one good of preaching. A man
thinks and works, and tells US the result.
And. if We listen, and hear, and under
stand, the mind and soul are worked up.
IF the spiritual nature is aroused, so
much the better.
We have seen plain face really glori-
fed by the love Of God aud man which
shone through it.
Let US grow handsome.
Men say they can't afford books, and
sometimes they don't even pay for their
newspaper. In that case. it does them
little good, they must feel so mean while
they are reading it.
But men can afford what they really
choose. If all the money spent in self.
indulgence Tin hurtful indulgence), was
spent in books Gin self.improvement), we
should seea change. Men would grow
handsome and women too. The soul would
shine out through the eyes. We were not
meant to be mere animals.
Let us have books and read them, and
lectures and hear them, and sermons and
heed them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
h6S- The fare in the Pullman Palace cal

tar The fare in the Pullman Palace car
from San Francisco to New York is $3.50
in grcenbacks. Board on the cars-break-
fast and dinner--is 81 so per day. West
of Omaha the average speed is about IL
miles per hour. A correspondent says no
lady hesitate to take journey overland
alone. For this journey she requires an
ordinary suit and single wrapper. A
heavy sack is preferable to shawl, as it is
more convenient. All the baggage a lady
requires in car with her is single hand
bag, anything more is worse than a nui-
sancc. No lady should neglect to take her
own soap, glycerine and rum. There is
plenty Of towels afforded, and plenty OF
water. You have to change cars and get
your baggage checked but once on the
road-at Omaha. t.-,. f..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28


THE PRINTERs.-Thc following from
the pen Of Junius Henry Brown, is true to
the letter:
Printing ink begets cynicism, as damp.
ness rheumatism, or foul air fever There
is no escaping it. Men in printing Offices,
whether they prepare or set copy, contract
the disease and suffer from it more or less,
as their mental system responds to or re-
sists it, They know that the golden COB
lets the public admire are only paste.
boards; that the glttering jewels are only
colored glass that the crimson glory Of
the taLleux is but fash of red fire that
the mouthing fellow who is lavish of his
dukedoms is in arrears for his morning
cocktail. Life is unidealized to them from
the outset. 1t is stripped of its illusions,
and fine names are but echoes of emptiness.
Why expect them to admire? Why ask
them to be ambitious Why look for en-
thusiasm in them?
Tho printer understands how reputa.
tions are made. He knows that they are
not blown forth from the trumpet of him
who seeks reputation by performing solos
and gets it thereby. He is aware tha,
while genius starves, inpudence fattens
that while wisdom hides in q garret, fin.
pancy draws on the pave; that while in.
spiration pines, management fushes with
health. He sees that the editorial Ian
guage Of the statesman aud artist is in the
statesman or artists own hand that hon.
ors are easy to the man that has the et:
frontery to ask, and the determination no,
to be denied. No marvel, he believes all
achievement unworthy, all success sort
Of cheat, all persons Of eminence those who
have not yet been found out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

PEKIN-The great city Of Pekin, in
China, consists of two perfectly distinct
parts. The Tartar City is the northern
half and is perfect square, each side be-
ing four miles long. The Chinese City
on the south is two miles deep and five
miles long. Both cities are surrounded
BY lofty aud massive walls, and the great
gates are noble streuctures. There are six
teen of them in all. Pekin contains be-
tween one aud half and two millions of
inhabitants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

Coon WHIrEwAsH.-Take clean Jumps
Of we'll burnt lime, Stacked, add to FIVE
gallons quarter Of a pound Of whiting,
or burnt alum pulverized. half a pound Of
we'll boiled paste and half pound Of clean
est glue, dissolved and boiled out in water
This may be put on cold indoors but hot
outside. Il will be brilliant as Plaster Of
Paris, and retain its brilliaucy for many
years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

TAn Exchange says they had baptiz'
ing at Columbus, Ohio. short time since
but it didn't turn ou. success, because the
minister took in darkey first. and after
sloshing him around in the tank, asked
several young ladies to step in who were
prepared. They wouldn't 20 in unless he
changed the water, and he told them he
would see them da-rued fst Thus the
matter stood at last accounts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

- Mat NJ was q queer genius.
A neighbor found him at work one day at
an enormous wood.pile, saving away for
dear life with an intolerably dull saw.
"Wby, don't you sharpen your saw, Mat?"
asked the neighbor. Looking up, with
an inimitably droll expression, II should
thinx l had enough work to do to saw up
this wood-pile, without stopping to sharpen
saws"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
b1- A telegram from New York say

sS- A telegram from New York says !:
In the investigation Of alleged frauds in
the inspectors department Of the custom
house, it is understood that evidence is ad-
duced justifyiug the dismissal Of 10 or II
inspectors for receiving bribes.
Truly, Grants honest! administration
is being reduced to q low ebb. Twelve
aprointees 10 one Custom House convicted
Of accepting BRIBES!! Think Of it,
rr+nrs -. i.iUudun- irH SHcpti 4 n
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

~ An old gentleman Of eighty -four
having taken to the altar damsel Of about
sixteen, the clergyman said to him, " The
font is at the other end Of the church" +"
what do want Of the font I" said the
old gentleman. sob! beg your par
don," said the clerical wit, " I thought you
had brought this child 10 Be christAned." F"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

. TSome music teacher once wrote that
"the art Of playing violin requires the
incest perception and the most sensibility
of any art in the known world" Upon
which an editor commeuts in the following
manner: "The art Of publishing news.
paper, and making it pay, and at the same
time making it please everybody, beats
fddliu' higher than kite" .o. "A
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

u" Bub, is your sister At homs!"
Yes but she won't sec you tonight
why !"
Cause she said she was goin. to
have one good bait Of onions, if she never
did get another h,,u."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

SUDDEN BLANCHING OF THE HAIR
Tn the East Indian rebellion, Colonel
Franks, after an engagement near the vii
laSc of Champa, took many prisoners, one
of whom, a Bensalce, aged 6fty.four,
was conducted before the authorities to
undergo certain interrogations. The
changes which this mans appearance un.
derwent arc recorded by Sergeant Major
Fanny. The prisoner, for the Grst time,
seemed to realize the danger of his situa.
ton, when he found himself stripped and
surrounded with soldiers. He trembled
violently. terror and dispair being dcpic-
ted an his countenancc and when reply
ing to questions addressed to him he ap.
pcared absolutely stupi6ed by fear. Then
under our eyes," continues the narrator,
Mr. Fanny, and in the space of some
half an hour, his hair, which we had seen
to be of = brilliant black. became gray on
every part Of his head. The sergeant who
had charge Of the prisoner cried out, He
is turning gray, and called our attention
to this singuler phenomenon, Of which l
thus, with many other persons, was enabled
to observe the completion through all its
different phases"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
STATEMENT OF JOSEPH RELY or PoRTx
y. LAND, OREGON.

OLYMPIA. w. r., May 13, 1870,
]. Joseph Reilly. engaged with W.. R.:
Beach and J. A. Perkins, in Portland, Or
egon, as agents, to import voters into
Washington Territory, for the purpose of
voting at the election in June next, fo-
Selucius Garfelde for delegate to Congress,
and brought into the territory, the follows
ing persons: t ~eteaas ,,5a
JAMES HOLMES, GEORGE STEVENS,
w. w WILSON, DENNIS O'BRIEN,
WILLIAM Downs, JOHN RANKIN,
MICHAEL TIERNEY, AUGUSTUS VERxoNi
W. II. LEMorT, o. P. MCBRIDE,
all Of whom to my personal knowledge are
non.residents of this territory, and the said
w. r. Beach and J. A. Perkins made the
above agreement with Joseph Reilly in per-.
son. he, Rely, agreeing to take charge Of
said men and conduct them to Olympia.
the said Perkins furnishing the money for
the expense of said persons on said route
to Olympia; the undersigned performed
his part Of the contract, faithfully, and con-
Quoted said men to the town Of Olympia
and they were received and entertained n;
Harmon's Hotel, as per Instructions, ahd
the said men were afterwards sent to Ut
salady to work in the saw mill, in accord.
ance with an agreement on the part sof
Thomas Craney, to hire said men, as l xa5
informed by Hill Harmon. of Olympia.
-.ts..a JOSEPH RELY.
We certify that the statements herein
made are true Of our own knowledge.
JAMES HoLMEs, DENNIS O'BkIExs
WM. Downs, JOHN RANKIN
MICHAEL TIERNEY, A. VERNON.
w. II. LIMorr, HE
" s.ia GEQA0E =, 81kvR,fN
;gsa "a 7s.tg 49,. uask.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28

O0uHty ~ MIX. ,.l5
Joseph Rely. James Holmes. DsaAis
q UBrieu, William Downs, W. n. lenota.;
George Stevens aud Michael Tiernsy, b.
ing duly sworn. dcpose and cay ~ ~
shove statement 10 correct and tsws T. svl
cry particular, and Of their Own pesse1aE
knoweledge.
b Sworn to thial l7th day & 3lay. ~
l.>~@ ''s 1870. Ae4hes ~.
stAt 0''"'' &C ala..s.
'>'Nes'eq ed3 sAd3 a@tfsza IL 80 'ls
~ $40 .lfnasll sa1aA .fs,ia.asa