Year: 1876

We have in the result of the cleo

 tion an assurance of a good ad-

 ministration for the next two

 years. Our local affairs are also

 satisfactory. We will have no

 cause for the disturbance of per

 feet peace and tranquility at home.

 The presidential election will

 soon come off and be over. Polit-

 ical questions and excitement

 will soon be out of the way and

 we will be ready for something

 else. A field flor our exertion

 will not be found wanting for we

 will find plenty of work to engage

 our attention.

 We have a work before us

 which we may cheerfully engage

 in, with full assurance of an am

 pie reward. Home improvement

 --the looking up and building

 up of our home interests-will

 furnish us profitable field of

 labor. We have wide field for eXertion in this respect. We

 must turn our attention to this

 work and we must put our own

 shoulders to the wheel and start the ball in motion. We may in vite immigration, discourse upon our fine country and vast resour- ces, and truthiully too, for long years, but in the end we shall find that we must in great measure be the architects of our own prosperity. It may just as we'll be looked at in the true light at once. We are far behind other States, and the kind of immigra- which is desired is not quick to give up all the comforts, refine ments and pleasures of life in land we'll advanced in all that makes it desirable, for home in a state almost destitute of every mark of progressive civilization, enterprise and energy. We must begin to make better use of the natural advantages which we pos sess. We must begin to pay more minute attention to the higher advancement of our vari- ous interests. We must elevate the standard of our social, moral and intellectual condition. We must have q more advanced sys- tenn of Agriculture. We must wake up, and step up nearer the front of the column. We are too far in the rear to attract any at tention from a desirable source. Our educational facilities must be enlarged and improved. The richness of our soil, the vastncss of our natural resources are all that could be desired, but there are other things which weigh as much as these with that better class of immigration which we would like to see liocking to our State.

 Let us begin at once to turn our efforts to these things. Let | us commence the improvement of social and moral condition. Let us begin to learn that good schools, good society, good morals, and | good conduct are essential to the | welfare of our country.

 Let us strive to be more enter prising, spirited and phi lanthropic. Let us manage better and be more frugal that we may have something to contribute to- ward building up public enter prises and better public schools. The prosperity and happiness of q people are the best recommen dation that can be given coun- try. We must try to so manage that we shall be more prosperous. We must begin to acquire those social and moral conditions which will make us mOe conteGted and happy. Every man, no matter now poor he may be, is able to 10 something to this end. And we appeal earnestly to the people ,f Pope county to take these mat CTS into serious consideration. We promise to use the influence of our press freely and cheerfully 70 this end. We shall agitate the -he matter freely and hope to have the cooperation of our more prominent and intelligent citizens in awakening the proper interest in this cause. We invite sugees-