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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24
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Etuetnndtt,g on Il Ueb. 1863.
Eamiliennebl s5.l0-5.O 8tfoneers bsliebte gcrten S6,UO.
Bsftes Scn,nsrpriwnmeb $3.50 500.
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4 ) s.4s; So,
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BsiieaIorn.'.s s.ats ssmi ndsSs,ss aslsentorn 70 a.s.;
auserlelfnes tpeiBes "a Cts. 4epobnihts sutes 8plben.
torn nuree ;u 70 9ts. per Duf4et p~erfauft. a.
pdfer 0-53 Gt5., 1e na1 Oudlitdt. IS Cts. fur be.
fen peissn.
Roseen.-ss Cts. fur teaen neuen. IS Gts. fur au 1.
0erft. no. | g0tnterserfe 81 20; 30. Q $l,15; 80.
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tnfen. - 0esuferte t111-l3K fur neuc.
Stmetne.- Die mentsen Shmeins mslhe iebt net
dWf ben Marft fcmnen, ueroen NIT $5,5V-9,50 per puncert
Butte. - Central osiO 1881 G.s. Dea.rn Rsfsr,.
Rdfs.- sseaern Rsfe,ss le-l7 gts.; 8ae,srs adf.
GteE. 1919 gts. Der Dutenb far fif&e.
Befenfprn.- Urlues, neueS, in Baaen. Der Ionnt.
sso-2so rotpss In Baasa per aenne sleo-0o; lOiss
eanen. gla3sfam.n u 1901. IS. Sanffauen eK-o
Gts.. per gfo. @eb Sop STOOLS per 8uihel. &lssiamen
8larerasiamsn Sl.aO-1,,0, Obfsaltensrasiamen $500
Us. Stsfswteben $3,75-4.s0 per Duihe.
@rreerteS. Wto Rahee 1925 Ste; SaSa RaHte 81
-33 GentS. Haarasra 241-25 GentS; Nohd - GtS.
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gts; grufbeb l5A-i5k gts; gepoertb l52S-l5K gts. /:
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80 Gts. ; Syrup $3.50 Gts; golben Sprup $685.. Der.
lelbe in &egs 81 OO-$I, Is.
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-2,50, HeatS foot 1.35-l.4O. Giaine 82-85 &tS. Wet
8irs. petroleum { Sdmier6l) $3.50 &is. fir so. ! anb 9D45
Gts. fur 20 2. aalsal 9H-lopsr Vfb.; ~sefamflssnsr aals
| Sl.09-l,0 5 per 0au.
Gals. Gounirs 81 Gis.; eitp eA Gts; fur atfamol.
Wbisftp.-gnreu.rter $685. gts per gaRpn..
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aDplle. GutmGitsb 4o-5i Gts. per pfb. Glttet'
ralbsb (Manufaeturvn )43-i5 gts; 8leteemaibeb (Hamm.
cole $50 3ss. unssnaf4sn Manutsetnrins 1922 g's
Sppftn.- Better 6itliter 2O-25 Gts beaer meflits
1920 gie. per Yfs., WiseenRn ls 90 Gts. alter e-L
}GentS.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

0as Sanbusfp rNeetter" pom Is. 0e3.
1868 iagt: vWir baben ielten elm 3utranen 3n Ba.
tents Meoi3inen, slauben aber, BOB Dr. Wbittleisp'a
DpspepIia 5%eilmitteL tpelhes on elmer an
bern 5teae i'm geeifer a~nae3eist 1T, cine Musnab
te Mranei III. mir fe,nen 5elbft mebrere Tdne. in
peIden oaHelbe Die bartnaGisfen ,&opfi6merasnr
fopie anbalfenoe Dpspspiia eurirt bat. gs p!ro
ron einem germ in Wornalt f~abrtcirt. 'pelder no
zines euten Namens erfreut. unD CT er,pirbf ,'1 eins
beoeutenbe Yopuloritdt. Wir iasen otes. nm unle'
re 2eier 3u perIidern. baB 0ieies petlm'ttel unlereS
Aniiht nod tirtlid pertbpoQ 1T.
gu babea bel
Sofepb Matt
Belts Mpotbefe, 20. $50. Suo.Do6itrabe.
I'm W Columbus, Ohio.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24
Bloomington, b., 4aan,fbule.

10 Sabr! 500 alder! 10 Gemd6sbdaier!
@r6bte nno bette ausmabl, beauemer transport!
GpfeIfdmmhen1 1, Q unb 3 Sabre, 1000 fdSne, Elm.
iaeriss. $25. apisl.g frpp It'd m M {. auserIrfene /;
gRrEa. Wilbaoris. gaaumsn. Oiase. beden, Io,Oo1, Sis
Gserareens, @oien, 1000. 500. DabIien, SAmertliIieu,
0ewdhsbaus- unb BsetpHanaen. Catalogue 10 Gsnts.
s. &. Yboenir.
Ute 5. 2mt NJ
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

Gin allies WItterhen boIte iid firalid bon Der
Yoft einen Brief zines ibrer beioen abmeienben sob
ne. Sic fonnte nitt leien unb bat besbalb in Der
Jreube einen Yoribersedenoen, lie nit Dem SnbaIt
oes 8riefes befannt su MAIDEN.
Serielbe log
rWei-mei-m meme lie-Iie-be Wu-Weutter :"
Aba! rief Die 4lte p~ersnist. Der Brief III BON
RarPn. bet b6r' i'd ihon amt Stoitern!
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

Bon ST.. @erbarb's DIFFERENTIATION
Concentrations. Gtgieon baben mir bereits oos elite
peft (oas erite bes sueiten Bonoes) erbalien: Dali
lelbe umfabt bic Seiten $50 unb bic Mrtifel Au<
loon 10 oft uno 10 orinaeno empfohlen. Dos eine
us;tere gmpfsblun9 rein lbs,Ruiig 1T.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24
Uarm 3u p~errenten.

80 Mder sutes 9anh, 4 Neilen 1nIid BON Grlunbns ana
Brcaerap Yifs, in 1ruro 1ownfbip seleesn, Hnb AZ psrrtn.
ten unh fam bis ]. Nprl Bets bacon seeeben merben. 0as
ties Nptnbaus 1T earauf, fouie ale erfUreerIihe GinriHtuns.
aud 1T nas Yanb pcr;hslih erainirt. 9dteres baratsr bet
benz 9 s~eatbumer.
Inton Ssnn8, Z
Gik Ie.-Imttw u b Ro. Is gDfn>NrpabRrass
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

aud etne 80 eiberre1tsre6e. Gin penn.
fplpaniides Wedielblatt brinet Die ~folsenoe Geoe,
Die bort in elmer Wei6erretts- 0~eriamulun9 sebal'
ten iporben iein ioQ:
Dlei Mebning is, en- @~eibsmen{& b6rt nf en-
Weibsmenih su lein, mann es iih in Yolitifs miiht
TIN nit ben Mannsleuten an bic BaIot6oy gebt.
Sen WeibsIeuten ibr BaDotboy is bic S6odel, in
teller m69e lie 10 pel Uotes bepofte mie fie MOLE.
ana, on Der Ba(lotbor. i'm Wertbsbous ODER am
Stobr ben lie feb Bibnlb. SUIT eoniboert amol.
Wann Die Weibsleut en- &edt ben 5u itimme, bernob
ben iie uftobrs al en- Redt. Dor Officers cleft 3u
tDerre. SO ebnia Weibsmenid DO Yreient. oas eIi.
DE bot. for @onftabel, Weemebier ooer Appraiier
elicit gu tueroen2 Sd 9labb net. 9ernob nod ebns.
gsann ibr nit ben Mannsleuten itimmen noQt, Der.
mob Toilet ibr ab nit ben Mannsleuten Minfabren.
Stebn bre1en. StdQ ausmiiten I'm ole annere Mr-
belt bubn, ooer Die @leihbeit is INNER nod net
complit; for lel Is mel Mebnins. mir Ioifer's better
lpie IS is: yoie Weibsleut i'm Saus un Die Wdnner
braus." Sci IS mel Wtotto.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

Wein Greunb. mod bieiem idredliden Su'
ten elm gn6e, tpenn Ou nidt as idminofldtiger in
elm tribes grab Fnfen pinf. Dr. pierce's at.
grt. ooer @oloen Mebieal Discovery miro oeinen
Snten beben, beun oieies Yrdparat bat als Seilmit.
tel fir 6als=, 2uftr6bnen- uno 2un9enleioen ieines
@leihen ni1t. Sc III auberbem Elm ME fehlenoes
Mittel eeeen Ser5tlopfen nno ale unregelmdBi8tei'
ten 6es per5ens.
Dr. @age's Ratarrb SeilmitteI. IS beilt, tpenn vi
leg anoere iih mirfun8slos ermeif.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24
QauI G46ppe.

Dns gnoe besproes7es bieies pielaenanntenD eut'
ihen 1T nod niNt %eetomuen. DasStoots. Dber=
q eriht fann jest cine fribev Gnti&eioun8 umftoBen
cine po0ndn6ige Nepiion bes Yrotefes pornebmen
unb mesen mana.lbaften observation-disclosures, woraul
es fd friber gar nidt %einla1en tonnte. ouf elmer
neuen Yro3eb entlheiben. ODER es fann nun cine
wirtii&e appelation ein9ebra4tueroen. .
Mm Is. bat bic Geeislatur BON Denniplpanien ben
@eiebentpurf. uoourH bic Nepii onsseipalt bes
0berasri&ts in etrafia3en e@rtueitert rOire; asssn oas
Weto 0es Gpupernenrs an9enomrnen. Muf 0runo
bief,s neuen @eiebes fam Der Derurtbelte nunmebr
einen neuen Antra9 auf R%aiiation oes urtbeils elm
brin9en. d
(gs febt iomit cine neue aulase Der @&6ppe.
2iteratur in Ausfdt. Die oeutibe preie. bic iid
70 uiel NIT ibm befGdftiste, III 10 sienlid 3u Dem
6aluie setommen, baB 9&oppe i@on orli'
ben nidt pisl tauete, uub bab er ieinen 8uf our@
feline beabf dtiste Werbeiratbuns nit elmer 65iabri=
gen rei9en Sunefer in Amerita bur6aus nidt per
beKerte. Daseeena 1T nidt bewieien woroen,
bob er W1ib eteinede p~ersiftete uno 10 lanse oieler
Betueis ni1t ~seiieiert morben III. fonn man ibn aud
untsr btler Antlase nidt perurtbeilen.)
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

FE - g " -
= DoB Ole ginfibrune bes unterridtes Der oeut.
|f9en Sprade in ben 6fentIiden 99ulen BON Rem
EDort bon BEN Rnou Wotbinstbum nit febr i4eelsn
|Nusen anseieben miro. bas benefit bic foIsenoe 20.
tia, bic mir Der y. .. Staatssts. entnebmen !:
Ser Snulratb belt .aetern Nbeno feline reeel-
Emdkiae @ibuna. Serr 2arremore p~rdlioirte unb bic
berren Bel. 2erus, Wooo, Combs, Srptb uno 8en
iuoren anpefenb. Gin Shreiben Der 9ruitees Der
f. Dorb lief Elm. in tuelhem lie I'M ginfabrun9 oes
unterrihts in Der iriihen SbroGe bitten. oa bic i.t'
tHen Burger Der Staot bic ginfibruna Der oeuti4en
f{esuna Der Burger iriider Nbitammuns betradten.
Tor. Boob beantraste ueberueiiuns oes Sdreibens
an bas COMMITTEE fir Qebrgegenfdn6e. Ser Spre
der brffte. BOB iebt aud Die oliidottifde Spra6e
uno iriihe2ieoer mitD uoeliadbegleituns eelebrttuer=
ben ionen, uno ba i'm lebten CONNER aud unlf0rs
miruna Der S1iler beantrast lei. 10 minihe er.
ooB baloioit bic aItiaottii&e Sra&t einsefdbri
ueroe."
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

pg- 81. Sobn 8. Weber In Benebue. 5uron
gountp. D.. NOR 70 aefalis. bic Ngentur fur ben
rWeftboten" III ibernebmen uno if hermit erntdh.
tiat. @eIoer fir ben .Weitboten" 3u erbeben une BE.
itelun9en fir ben ~oenlelben entseeen 3u nebmen.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

= .sh6n fuie Die Siinbe. aber oumrn pie elm
Cans" heiBt es in einem Webielblatt bon einen
Grouen3imrler-
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1870-02-24

Shllken9arte1 3l permtetDen.
Stensenannter ~pppuldrer @arten, eine Eqsile flbIit BON
Columbus aelesen. 1T nit gDphnuns. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
8eselbatn unr Afer sutes 2anb biuis ID ~oermtsiben. 9Rda
wenee I'D an #
@eors peHenouer.
Dee ll-bn u 10 b. Gplnmtn5, 8.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
MIR. SeVyard'S Shorthand Re
porter. -


A Washington nc0rrespendeut writes
as follows: On looking over a copy
of the correspondence just issued, l
was told that many of the dispatches
therein were written by a lady.n AS
the story is an interesting One-I send
it. A year ago last August, Mr.. Sew
ard went to Auburn, to receive visit
at his home there from the Chinese
Embassy. Two weeks were spent en-
tertaining the Celestials, and the Sec
retary then took a final adieu of Mr..
Burlingame. and returned to Wash
ingtons AS a result of his absence,
there was a big mountain of unan-
swered dispatches ON his desk await
ing attention, some of considerable
importance, for Just at that time rev
olutiOn had broken out in Veneyuela
and our Minister needed instructions.
Since his assassination Mr.. Seward
has used photographer, being un-
able,to write himself for any length OF
time with his injured arm without
great fatigue Unhappily two days
after his return his Secretary fell sick
with the typhoid fever. No one in
the department. could write short
hand. Nearly AL l of the Washington
photographers were off on their vO-
cations. He thoiight of sending to
New York for man, for his embar-
Eassment was becoming seriOusy D But
the next. day his .Secretary's wife q
young woman of about twenty-three
years, came to the department, said
She had studied short hand a little,
and offered her. services. Mr.. Seward
gladly accepted them. On trial she
proved to be as good as her husband.
For six weeks duFil & his sickness and
eonvalescehce she worked steadily al
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
The Forgotten Promise.

A young man and his wife were
preparing to attend a Christmas par
ty at the house of a friend.
"Henry, my dear husband, don't
drink too much at the party to-day"
said she, putting her hand upon his
brow, and raising her eyes to his face
with a pleading smile.
mo, Millie, will not, you may
trust me-" and she wrapped her infant
i'm blanket, and they descended.
The horses were soon prancing over
the turf, and pleasant conversation
beguiled the way.
"Now don't you forget your prom
ise," whispered the young wife, as
they passed up the steps.
Poor thing! she was the wife of a
man who loved to look upon the wine
when red.
The party passed pleasantly; the
wife descended from the upper cham
Der to join her husband. A pang
shot through her beating heart as she
met him, for he was intoxicated he
had also broken his promise.
Silently they drove hOmeward, save
when the drunken man broke into
snatches of song or unmeaning laugh
ter. But the wife rode on, her babe
pressed closely to her grieved heart.
"Give me the baby, Millie! 1 can't
trust you with him." he said as they
approached dark and swollen stream.
After some hesitation she resigned
her st-born-her darling babe, so
closely wrapt in great blanket-to
| his arms.
Over the dark waters the noble
steeds bore them, and when they
reached the bank the mother asked
for her child. With much care and
tenderness he placed the bundle in
her arms, but when she clasped it to
her breast ne babe was there! 1t had
slipped from the blanket, and the
| drunken father knew it not. A wild
shrek from the mother aroused him,
and he turned just in time to see the
little rosy face rise one moment above
the dark waters, and sink forever
and that by his own intempeFance.
The anguish of the mother and the
remorse of the father are better i'm
agined than described.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
ICONfMuNICATED.l
The London Academy.

This school commenced its first
term January 4th, under the charge
of DIR. McGrew and Prof. PiersOn,
both energetic and accomplished
teachers. Scholars and teachers are
ready for work and full of hope, and
all the friends of education are rejoice
ing.
On the evening of the first day of
school, a meeting was held at the
Christian Church, which house the
Christians have kindly opened for
the school. Much comInendable en-
thusiasm and good feeling was mani
tested, and all went away thinking it
was good to be there.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Mr.. A. Mckinney, next song by
teachers and students, then o very
able address was delivered by DIR.
McGrew. The address was replete
with rich thoughts, and gave many
evidences of the close student. The
thoughts were expressed in careful
and cultivated speech.
Prof. PiersOn followed with some
we'll timed remarks. The Professor is
man for the times and for Nebras-
ka; full of energy and zeal, and good
works; a fine scholar; agOOd speaker,
and an experienced teacher.
Some remarks made by Mr.. A. Nc
Kinney, as he cOntrasted the present
prospects of education in London,
and it's early days, were calculated to
arouse much feeling and sympathy
for him and others who had many
trials and struggles to keep a school
interest alive. Mr.. Mckinney is a
firm friend of education, ever ready
to speak a word of encouragement to
scholar and teacher; never discour-
aged by difficulties; makes the most
of present opportunities, and works
and hopes for better things in the fu-
ture.
A few appropriate songs were sung,
and a vote was taken and carried that
a report of the meeting should be
made out and sent for publication to
county papers, Advertiser and Demo
crat, of Brownville; the report to be
made out by
JENNETTE HARDING.
London, Neb.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
COMMUNICATED
Our Public Schools.

The questiOn-''are our public
schools a success or a failure ?" is one
of vast importance to every individ-
ual whose home is in the "Great
West"
BY "our public schools"-I mean
the public schools of the Northwest
for that they are a success in the
eastern and middle States, no sane
man will deny but the same cannot
be said with so much certainty of the
vast scope of country from Pennsyl-
vania westward. And there are those
who are ready with powerful argu-
ments to show that so far as a vast
portion of this territory is concerned,
they have been failure not that
any one would be so reckless as to as
sert that they have not accomplished
something, but they claim that they
have failed to accomplish the object
for which they were designed. But,
however, much which they claim
that the schools have failed to accom-
plish, cannot by any fair. reasoning,
be said to be the result of a failure on
the part of the schools, for they never
had any juries' dictation on the mat
ter, nor was it the fault of either
teacher or school officer that they had
not.
What / mean is simply this, that in
many localities large portion of the
young men have grown up ignorant,
immoral and vicious, and are now a
pest to society instead of an orna-
ment, as they ought to be; and this is
pointed out as positive evidence OF
the ineffieiency of our school system.
Now, it never has been the design
of the system to go out and drive these
young Abarbarians into the school
room and there force knowledge into
their heads and morality into their
hearts; or, in other words, to take the
crude material of the coursest kind
and make of it, gentlemen. No, that
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
56. BROWNVILLE NEBRASKA THURSDAY JANUARY

the department at time when there
was more to do than months before,
writing, as a clerk said, "cOrds Of dis
patches,n from the notes during the
day, and sometimes taking the more
hurried work home in the evening.
Meanwhile she got the meals for
three borders with her own hands
and doctored her husband and sister
entirely herself, leaving a colored
nurse to look after them during her
absence each day at the Department.
And besides this she snatched a few
minutes every day to make two dress
es and garments that she needed.
Secretary Seward was quite proud OF
his little scribe. He took her home
daily in his carriage, and showed her
every attention in the Department,
and remarked at the end of her six
weeks work that he thought she
knew more about our foreign relations
than any woman in the country. This
lady with considerable pluck, after
having graduated at two medical col
leges in this country, has gone alone
to Vienne to complete her studies.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
OvERTAx1NG CHILDREN AT scHoo

OVERTA KING CHILDREN AT SCHOOL
AT a recent meeting of the Wiscon-
sin State Medical Society, a paper was
read by DIR. WaterhOuse, on the SUBJ
ject of Debility in Children, especial
ly with reference to the evils of. over
taxing our children in OurschOols, the
facts and suggestions of which were
deemed so valuable that a resolution
was adopted, requesting its general
publication by the press, for which
purpose it has been revised by the au-
thor. We. copy few passages: :: q.
''In our common schools of the / re-
sent day-everywhere, but more espe-
cially in cities and. the larger villages,
where the hest teachers are sought and
generally obtained, every inducement,
every incentive that can be devised
and brought to bear to stimulate and
encourage study is faithfully and per-
sistently applied. THE consequence is
that many of our brightest and best
children, of from six to ten years of
age, are performing more study, more
mental labor, than most of the busi-
ness men, or more than their teachers.
| am aware that many children are
sluggish in temperament, and will
bear and seem to require urging to get
them to learn yet, with much of this
class, it is their rapid growth that
takes away their energy, and even
ability to study and consequently you
must fail TO get them to learn much
until they cease to grow so rapidly; or,
if you sucoeed in getting study out of
them, YOU induce anemia. What
else can YOU expect? You cannot get
more from the blood than there is in
it and since the blood must supply
nOurishment-t to, the brain and the boz
dy and all its organs, for their exer-
tiOns, it follows that, whichever you
tax that fluid beyond its income,
disease is,the result" s. : .7e,a- -.,-,,
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-13
HtlJSddle, Jan. 4, 1870.
1COAIBIUNICATED. |
A LESSON.

1t is not every one who can write a
book. Many, and for various reasons,
have not the thoughts, ideas and aspi-
ratiOns for this. And many, who
have these, have not the literary at
tainment to express their thoughts in
written words. Yet, every human
being is recording his own history,
and although an attempt may be
made to conceal some of it's pages, yet
they must all be read-wOrds and
deeds live forever. 1t is wise to learn
lessons from the varied histories of
humanity.
It would be wise for all, particular
ly for young men, to learn q lesson
from a few pages in the history of
J. X. Bear--but short time since a
respected, honest citizen of Brown
ville-now fugitive from justice, dis
graced, dishonored, fallen. And it
would be well, too, for rum-sellers,
saloOn-keepers and prOprietOrs of
gambling dens to learn a lesson. 1t is
no use for them to say they are not to
blame-'let every one look out for
himself" Are they utterly ignorant
of the power of physiological impress
ion. How utterly impossible it is fOI
some conditions of mind to resist
doing an evil act when the temptation
is presented.
Who will doubt this? Who has
heard John B. Cough, the reformed
drunkard and eloquent temperance
lecturer, tell how absolutely impOs-
sible it is for him to resist the wine
cup when offered him, if he get but
one drop. The only safety for such
ones is to keep temptation from them.
How absurd for a man to open a
place of destruction, and then say he
is not to blame if people are destroyed
in it.
The case of J. K. Bear is a sad one,
view it in any light, from any point or
with the most charitable construction.
! What parents heart would not be
crushed were it his or her son in his
place {? running his career? writing
such dark pages in history?
I had two bright, beautiful, little
boys, but the angels came and car
ried them away to live with them in
/ the beautiful summer-land.
One of these little boys, a lovely
child Of four summers, came with US
in our long, weary journey from the
east to the far west. In few short
months he grew sick and pale-he
went away. A little grave was made
on the prairie of NebTaska--iH the
| BrownviIle cemetery they laid the
dear little form of my darling, out of
my sight. However, long 1 may be
/ permitted TO remain on the earth, /
can never outlivethese bereavements.
/ The wound will ever be fresh; the
blow bearing upon me. oh! how
much one can suffer and yet live
how one can smile and be cheerful
when the heart is breaking. Yet how
much better can / endure all this than
/ could to have seen my little boys
live on the earth to make out such a
history as that of J. X. Bear.
When will men cease to open ways
of destruction for his fellow man
When will men have moral power
enough to resist temptation and cease
to.rush on to ruin.
If the destroyer thinks his history
less black, his career less ruinOus than
his victim, he will find himself mis-
taken. JENNETTE HARDING.
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