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MISCELLANEOUS,
From the Philanthropist.
TIMIDITY IN CHURCHES

One would be led to think from oh
serving the Conduct of a majority of the
northern churches in relation to Sfarar,,
that tImIdity is an essential element n
Christian character. Exalted as NAV no
their tone against other vices. when
slavery IS named they are specifies -
There are churches in this civ. wboso
members would be shocked to hear the;r
pastors praying publicly for the slaves
He may pray for the extinction of idola.
try, the perfect triumph of Temperance
the advent of universal peace but he dsre
not mention slavery. He nav prav for
the Hottentot and Hindoo; for those tbot
60 down to the sea in ships; for am that
are in Acknowledgements and. govern.
!ors he may Compass the earth, seekine
subjects ofprayer but he dare not brea,be
the name of the slave-he dare not Send
to heaven a single petition for more thar
two millions Of his fe}fow-countrvm,err
who are among the most ipnoran, a.
graded, destitute, wretched, and opnressed
of all Gods creatures Has liberty be-
come yaiuetess in the eye of the church .
Has she agreed to embrace slavery as )
Divine lnstitutionl Has she bowels ~
compassion for the slaVe2 Shall the hear
of inideity yearn over his sufferinos
while at Christian affairs, his wrongs are n,
unremembered . In6delity, with ain its
wretchedness, has scarcely ever STONED
so low, as to adsocatea system of human
degradation. Can SO much be said for
American Christianity Whom do we
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PEACE DEPARTMENT.
For the Telegraph. = 80
How n. ihs wsr ssntimsut. OF Christian
Nations 20 BE ChsngedI rs So -

aN.ex = .
How are fhe wer ssntinleuts OF Christian
Nations % he chsnssd1 r. So ..'
Z Christians must change the public opin-
ion Of christendom on the subject Of war
and itbecomes them forthwith TO inquire.
seriously and prayerfully, what means
are requisite or best adapted 20 produce
such a.change. ~ ~ ,l1s@]->@
l.. Cksissidns must first correct their
o,os piescs and praetiess A man must be
coliverted himself, before he can hope to
be instrumental in the conversion Of his
neiQhbors. The ministers and churches
Of the Prince Of Peace, So far for ages past
from his primitive followers on this point,
must bring themselves into accordance
with the gospel, before they can expect to
exertthe right influence over others. So
il ever has been 50 it~ever will be- They
efesalWsys friends Of Temperance inthe
abstract: but. until they set themselves
right, by abstaining entirely from ardent
spirits, what did they do TO promote III
/. They are now protested friends of peace !;
bot how much canthey do to revolutionize
The war sentiments of christendon, until
they shall cease from lending their coun-
tenance % war, and begin in earnest TO
array their whole influence against it, as
utterly incompatible with their religion Of
peace and Universe. good will 2 This
they have NOT done for twelve or fifteen
Centuries bot they must do it beforethey
ean hope Cor The spread Of peace co-exten-
siFe with the prevalence Of christianity.
a The church. then, must alyb come to
regard tbs viriass Of peace as essential 10
Cbristian character. These virtues must
be put among the proper tests of disciple
ship, and, incorporated into the faith, and
practice Of ali that bear the name Of Christ.
They. must stand aloot from wnr as a
mass OF denominations, They must brand
il ma sin against God. and tolerate i no
sooner than they. would, the ingredients
which compose it--deception, and theft,
and robbery, and murder. and the long
train offices and crimes so essential to its
vcrgexistencel The church did little for
temperance before she took such stand
on thaf subject; and never will she ne.
compIish the requisite change in the war
sentiments Of christepdom, I'LL she takes q
similar stand Ia behalf Of peace. ~ 80
- TEE PULPIT. foremost in every ef
fort for the moral improvement ot Imam
kind, must cry cloud and declare the
sck0fs counsel 81 God concerning the guill
ofoaf, and the obligations Of peace
Ministers alone can. If they Will, exer,
such an influence as would ere long ban
ish this System from every Christian
country. They are the construed lead,
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Progress Of Silk Manufacture in the U. s.
Silk was raised and manufactured in
Connecticut seventy years since; but for
many years the spinning was done on the
common hand wheel, and the reeing on
reel, both to great disadvantage The
first regular power machinery used in that
State for the manufacture Of silk was con-
structed in Mansfield, in 1899, under the
immediate superintendent of Mr. Ed
mund Golding, who came over that year,
and brought the patterns with him from
Manchester, England, where he had
worked at the silk businessfrom his earli-
est childhood. In the same year, N829)
similar machinery was put up in DIED.
ham, by J. H. Cobb, Esq-and since
that time the two establish ments of Mr..
Cobb and Mr.. Gclding have probably
turned out quantity ofsiIk goods, larger
In amount than all the rest ever manufac-
tured in the U States. These mills were
kept running until about a year since,
when the original proprietors sold the
whole of their machinery to the New
England Silk Company-took shares in
the stock, and both are now officers ofthat
Corporation-Mr Cobb as General Su-
Perlntendent, and Mr. Golding as Manufac-
turing Agent.
The New England Companys Mill,
Just erected here, is the largest silk mill in
America.-The machinery, with which it
is fast filling up, is Of the most approved
models, and made in the most thorough
and workman-like manner. 1t is chiefly
made here, under the superintendent of
Messrs Golding and Cobb, but the spin
ming frames are built at Mansfield, bv Mr..
Nathan Rixford, an ingenious machinist.
who assisted Mr.. Golding in constructing
the first silk machinery which he erected
IN that town, and thereby became acquain-
ted with the business.
The mill is furnished with a first rate
steam engine of seven horse power, built
by Mr. HinckIey, of Boston. The power
has been applied to the machinery this
week, and Is found 10 work admirably
we'll. The mill will be in regular opera-
tion in week or two. The number of
hands employed will be small at first. but
will be gradually increased as additions
are made to the machinery. Mr.. John
Gololng VIII act as overseer Of the spin
n'ng room, and Mr.. Samuel Edgery as
oVerseer of the winding room.
BY gentleman who has lately visited
the several silk establishments at Hartford
Northampton, New Bedford, Nantucket
and Poughkeepsie, N. Y, we are infor-
med that the works of the Dedham estab-
lIshment besides being more extensive
and superior in every respect, are also in
state of greater forwardness at the pres.
ent time than any of the silk works above
mentioned The work ofmakiug and fit
ting the machinery proceeds slowly in all
tne mills; and the reason is said to be
because so few in this country have apv
practical knowledge of the business Of
manufacturing silk or constructing silk
neutrality-suspicious. Advertiser
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SABBATH SCHOOLS.

From the Sabbath School Treasury.
Hints to suPerintendents and Teachers.
QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
. l. Good common sense.
2. Uniformity of temper.
8. Capacity TO understanding and dis
criminate character.
4. Decision OF character.
5. An afectionate disposition.
6. A Just moral discernment.
y; Suitable. intellectual qualifications
HOW To GAIN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE
...:. SCHOLARS.
T. J., Show them that you are their real
friend. ..- g.. r
2. Be not in haste to praise OF blame, to
promise or threaten.
g. Never speak angrily, nor scold, nor
fret. ~ =. ...>.,0..,
e., GOVERNMENT IN A SCHOOL.
/. Govern yourselves. -
g. Consider and dealwilh the scholars
as reasonable and intelligent beings. ,
8. Let your government be uniform. not
approving to-day what, short time since,
you .disapproyed. 1914
4, Letayour government be character
lied by frmness, giving the scholars to
understand that yes means. yes, and no
T. s. Let your government be impartial,
not approving in one what you condemned
in another. ....s ~.
r 6. Let your government bear reference
to the future good Of the scholars, as well
as to the present f.... .
Z. Be kind and affectionate in speaking,
and cultivate the same afectionate spirit,
in the scholars. 49,
8, Never be in haste to believe schol-
ar has done wrong, nor be in haste to &C.
cuse him. ... - : r..
g.. Reproye public crimes or gross
misdelneanors before the school, but trivial
faults in private .,...L.,.,.-.-. :.
10. Study what will prevent recurrence
Of faults. ne. ,.9 ,-.:.: 70: e. Va.
II. Let your reproofs be serious, pun
gent, and eiiectnal. ~ - ..-rr..~'-s.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF A SCHOOL.
!. Make the school as attractive as pos
sible,g 81 p III -2.t 1919 -
2. Have a good system, time for every
thing. and every thingin It's time. ~.
8. Make the scholars understand every
thing thoroughlyr Qualify is better than
Quantity ..:.,,-,.e. u e.. 49,.
=. Let every lesson receive attention in
proportion to its importance. - ~
MANNEB OF, TEACHING.
4 Use the most simple mode Of illus
tration. - .-,.s,'
! Make every study as pleasant as pos,
3, Devote your whole time to. your
q Pay particular attention to their read
ing Theiones ofyoice -thepronunciationr,,
and the soPs, and copy nature as much as
To the above very jndiciops hints, from
Halls Lectures on School keeping .
land which are certainly applicable to sab.
bath schools, we wiil add the following
hints from q recent number OF |. lions
Herald, s. I,5. Z, :. :.
| 4. Do not make any inyidious compar-
isons. fyou wish % praise, or il il i
Inecessary 10 censure any individual espe
4 eiaily the former, do itpriyately. Do No
have any kvorites. You cannot do any
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From "a Knisk.rboeisr.

4 ~ ~ run " Aul1McfDySk1t.
2 MY GOD DIRECTS THE STORM"
The spirif Of the tempest shock -.
80 Hiswing Of raven hue --
Z, Adore the ssa, and hollow winds w.
"a Howisdo'er the waters blue.
.s..,Lh - " rs Z "a, ~ rs 80
Up Fpse The mounfsin pillows high
And swept q stormy paths =. ~.
DARKNESS and terror mingled there
Their ministry Of wrath. 81.
"A lonely barb. by sounding seas,
- Tosf widely 70 and fro, - = -
Dashsd Ssrihe billow's foaming brow
- To fearful depths below. -
Crash echoed crash !--the auiyerinr suars
Broke DER the leaning side, =
tASa ieit the bark q shattered wreck,
The stormy waves 70 ride, =
Z Thssthrdy seaman struggled hard
~ IN hid ihe Welding helm.
And Keep the ships Prov 70 the surge,
"a That threatened to o'erwhelm.
And when the plunging ruin spurned
Their irnpotent control,
They iew TO drown their gloomy fear
In the sccursed bowl.
upou theraeinc ocean then, .
= Helpless was left the bark
To the wild mercy Of the waves,
Amid thetempest dark
Upon the deck alone there stood
!. "A man Of courage high;
Ahsrc.. from whose bosom fear
=: Had never drawn = Sigh. - .
With folding arms, erect be stood,
His countenance was mild.--. H..
And, calmly grzing on the scene,
He bowed his head and smiled.
"A wild shrek from the cabin rose
up rushed bis beauteous bride;
With locks dishevelled, and in tears,
Shetrembled al his side,
a = .t,-.l. -. .ss,-s - = - 80 4iEf..F..s
=" OH why my love, upon thy lip"
She cred, J" deth play that smile,
When all 10 gloom and terror here,
IA And Imnst weep the while Q"
No word the warrior spoke,---but he
Drew forth beneath his vest 80
3 "A poniard bright; and placed its point
,, Against her heaving breast
- y So ,ss~-f- sse..s rtrt,tas atst 81. ....r
: She starred not, nor shrieked in dread,
- As she had shrieked before; -, z
= But stood asJonished, and surveyed
= His tranquil features DER. ~
= 'sNow WHY ,phe asked, "dost thou not start,
May not thy blood be spih7p =
With sweet composure she replied
Ny husband holds he hilt"'
n Asas--s - II .sf.t-
=. Dost wonder, then, that I sm calm,
Cd Thar fearsbpkcs not my form .. -
4 ne'sr can tremble while know
I" M God directs the stormr
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NOTICE..

NHE subscriber, being about to leave
- the town, would respectfully invite
those indebted for his professional Services
to call and make settlement, between this
time and the middle of March.
~ He also offers for sale his place
pleasantly situated in the cast part of ,he
V'I'age' convenient for mechanic or pro-
tesslonat man, possession to be given on
the first of April next. G. Ross
Brandon, Jan. 80, 1887, n.a,v
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FLouR.-There has been an associa.
ton formed at MarbIehead, the. members
Of which have signed a pledge not to n,,r-
chase any -four until the price shall he ra-
duced to eight dollars barrel. That Is
right. There is no reason wbv aonr
should be above that price, and t would
not be, but that SPECTATORS have monon-
olized it and conlroul the market 1'hera
is abundance in the country, and we wish
the people generally woald -adopt tho
course of the Marbleheaders, and not Inv
a dollars worth. The country meE.
chants ought not to, bring out a single bar.
rel, and ifthey do, The people ought not r.
purchase it. For ourselves We have 60.
to the mill and obtained a euanti,y Of
southern corn meal aud rye and SOM -.
buck wheat -four, determined to subsfitn.e
1t for -four, rather than pay an5unnecess.s
My exhorbuant price for that arf;;cIa
The people IN some ofthe towns allow, !.
we learn are having their oats ao, J y
which is very good substitute, and i 49,
ought to come into general use a. !. :
In Scotland, and which our soil = III : =
sons will produce in abundanra n III sei-1
y no necessity for our farmers s nsie
dependant on the south and IVES, g. 49,, .hl
bread SUITS, when their own sill Z o .ae,1
Die piproduclng more healthv and r. eo,,si.
y paIatabie substitute, for southern dour.
IN corn and rye, buck wheat and oats-
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Vol. IX....No. 21.....Feb: Is, 1887.

Hereafter we may presume the specula.
tors vii continue their operations, and we
are told that the next summers crop is al
ready purchased by them, even before the
wheat IS so,wn.. But let the people at
once, SO. far as is possible discontinue the
use Of -four, and leave i upon the hands OF
those who will monopolize the means of
life, for purposes of speculation. 1t is no
better than fraud practised upon the com
munity.-N III. Pat.
GENIUS vs. LABOR. "Ofwhat use is
all your studying and your books2'' said
an honest farmer to an'ingenious artist
"They don't make the corn grow, nor
produce vegetables for market. Ny Sam
does more good with his plough ii one
month, than you can do with your books
and papers in one year" ....>-h.-
What plough does your son use p.
said the artist quietly. 1859.
why he uses ---------- IS plough to be
sure. lean do nothing with any other
BY using this plough, we save half the
labor and raise three times as much as we
did with the old wooden concern"
The artist quietly turned over one of
his sheets and showedthe farmer a draw
ing of the lauded plough, saying, Z" I am
the inventor of your favorite plough, and
my name is --."
The astonished farmer shook the artist
heartily by the hand, and invited him to
call at the farmhouse and make it his
home as he liked
ing the spirit of your child. Desperation
never achieved any grand purpose, except
an occasional deliverance from pressing
emergency. But broken-spirited man
never laid and executed plan Of any diff
Guilty, and requiring patience and perse:
verance.
God in subduing the rebellious to his
gracious government, has formed no part
Of his plan on the principle of vanquish-
ing by intimidat!on or of winning by des-
troying all mental elasticity. On the con-
traty, the flow of soul and the vigor of
thought are as remarkable in regeneration
as perhaps any thing else. The oil of
gIadness covers the whole person and
garment of MIN who becomes the Lords
| freeman. Of such value did the inspired
apostle consider the natural sprightliness
and rebounding of the young mind, tina,
he left these solemn words" Fathers
provoke not your children to anger; lest
they be discouraged' Dodridge's para
phrase ofthc verse is" And We fathers,
see to it that you do not so abuse the supe.
riority of the relation, as, by a perverse
and excessivel Y severe conduct, to pro-
yoke your children to wrath, lest thew be
discouraged from attempting to please you
when it shall seem to be an impossibte
task and be rendered unfit to- rass
through the world with ad antage, when
their spirits have been so unreasonabIy
broken under an oppressive yoke in the
earliest years Of life.'
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IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTe

ENOR SALE, or to let, on favorable
erH's' A STORE AND DWELLING
house near the centre of SALISBURY.
PERSONS wishing good location for mer-
camille business are invited to call and ex-
anime Tor themselves. There is no other
so0f@ ID the vicinity: Application may be
ASA H. WHIPPLE
c NATHAN H. BoTTUM
SALISBURY, Jan, l8, 1887. 1s6w,
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$1,362 90

-, SI,5oS uU =
The expenses Of cultivating the land
and securing the cropskiadging from the
experiments above alfekto, would be
about as follows = 49,
5acres Of corn, $50 per acre. $loO 90
1.acre of potatoes, so 90
3 acres Of ruta baga, $2sper acre, 60 90
3acres Of mangei wurtzel, do. 60 90,
, g acres Of hay, cut and cured ac-@7.s ~.
- cording to the best mode we IN .
:, &. have seen, and described here s5.ss.s -.
tofore in this paper, I6 90
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55,345 90
1872 Al

support of the prison, were 55,345 90
1872 Al
In addition to this sum, 1886 40 have
been expended for transportation of con-
yicts, building materials, and the support
of the female prisoners now confined in
Bellevue. This sum deducted from the
above balance, leaves the nett surplus for
the year, SIG OF, which being added to
the cash on hand. Sept. 80, 1885, makes
the balance in the agents hands on the
30th Sept. last, S27 ,4O455.
There has been furnished for the State,
during the year, marble valued at Sl5,-
2O7 so, to be employed in the erec-
ton of the state house at Albany.
Labor to the amount of $3.50 has been
expended toward the erection Of a prison
for the confinement of female convicts.-
These two sums added to the balance
($ll6 o. show the excess of the earn
lngs of the convicts over the total expen-
ditures for the year, to be $22,473 81,
The state is indebted S25, 1923 80 to the
prison, for marble. This is to be con-
sidered as available funds for the support
OF the institution, should its necessities re.
quire it.
The decrease in the number of the
prisoners has been seventeen.
The prison contains 1000 solitary
cells all in excellent condition.
The female convctS are 80 in number
They are in con6nemet at Bellevue: and
by law, must there remain until the COM
pIetion of the new building now erecting
for their reception at Mount Pleasant
On this fifty men have been employed du-
ring the past year, and it is expected that
the work will be completed before the next
annual report shall have been made.
The persons employed about the prison
are, one agent, one clerk, one deputy
keeper twenty-one assistant keepers, and
a guard of twenty-five men.
One of the most interesting parers Ar.
companying this document, is the chap
lan's report. From this we learn that
divine service is performed every Sun
day morning, and that no CONGREGATION
could be more attentive in listening to
public instruction, than these deluded men
It's also stated that at least one hundred
of theFrisoners are unable TO read
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VEGETABLES BALsAMIc ELlxIR.
PREPAREp ny " HD,oo,uy;,,,is,4 :

:. REARED BY Y. II. Downs.
Hoh coughs, colds, consumption, catarrh
and ell other diseases Of the head. chest ' ard
lungs. - ~''''' ""N
Pamphlets containing history of, the medi-
cine, with numerous and respectable certificates
and ample directions and much other information,
accompany each bottle and, can be had at any
of the agencies gratis :. 49, -.
Sold BY special appointment bv
HENRY. 5WHEELoCK, Brandon.
Also by Boynton s Austin, OrtpsT. Fl ST.
moRds, Psttyord; b. r. Haskell. -Corn,coV:z-
Haskell = Wicker, North FssyisburgI: p. ii.
Aiken, Benson; s, III Barnes. Charlotte:
aud Oy most other respectable druggist in tho
: S. 8, - : as: ~
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PHYSIC AND SURGERY

" M. WITHERELL, MD, re-.
"e specially tenders his profession
al services to the inhabitants Of brandon
and vicinity. He has taken the IOffcc
recently occupied by Doot Woodward
in said village, where he viii he in resdi'
ness to comply with the Solicitations Of
hose' who may favor him with their pat
ronage. Lodgings at NJ. Cowan's.
Brandon, Dec 7, 1886. Inf
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From the New-York Spectator.
STATE PRISON REPORT

We are indebted to the editor Of the
Daily Albany Argus for a copy of
the report of the inspectors of the state
prison at Sing Sing, from which we hSve
made the following summary:
The total receipts for the year ending
Sept. 80, 1886, amountto S63,Ol8 81
The expenditures for the
same period for the general
support of the prison, were 55,345 90
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Add to this The interest on the land.
supposing the original price to have been
$50 an acre, and thai $50 an acre have
been expended in draining, manurihg,
and bringing it to its present fertile state,
making &S0an acre. the interest on which
would be 95 60, or e112 O0, the sum will
be 1898 total expense deducting this
from 1862 and the remainder is 1864
net profit from twenty acres of land. !, !.
Il to be observed that we have by no
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- JOB PRINTING. = -
LII kinds Of Job Printing neatly
a. executed At this Office.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-18

" W ...,r.seoi ~ ibs result in the choice OF
sess;eg shss shs measures io'soded by
~s.;- - and would be "csrried out )"
osr minds TO the eo"c'o''o"
e...a.eshen lsdians. who were indirectly
- = eursDs he vIcs eIsct, wouId % tar
.a6 lhcpssaus ofpowes. ~ to disregard
rua y,ips of tbsis own State IN the late
r. <a1l,esiea, sd she eonespondins exPses-
C-1xrspis's Representatives 10 their late
" ike this to be the strongest kind
,.-.cs,;up. sseviahssasding lis infonmsliiy, for
49,. hees known to our Senators that Mr..
- essenlly on the ticket which obtain
4. s1pehsss nsjnsay Of ,h's State, snd i was
1880 10 them and to tho world, that the
- nep.sss.s.sives q the people, elected
~ = s,sst easiest wss pending, have. by their
-. IA meojusios 81 Instruction IN regard to
~. vistsalIy issavsesed our senators to s"''
!. ~ 1,e1;dsse o. he PsePas's s;ckes. II il
.A.eaosees we're IN against him, and bis cleo
~ - e;see bees despaired Of by his friends,
,saa,svsr sysss~ Of policy has isdoeed Ae'<r'.
49, ssd Upton TO vote counter to the ex-
,6vn sfslss people Of Indiana, ought by
3 % explained, and IL right should be ju';'-
lhvsssa, eeademncd.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-18

tanee hey could transmit 10 aheir children, vas
qeenchless zeal u the cause Of liberty end their
co0nssy. How has this inhesisases bees sssw-
asdedf ssff
II recommended Il to my sDas. from NY own
experience in life, to prefer The hspPisess Of indie
peodence and private station 10 the troubles and
vexatons of pubic business: but il either their ows
nclinations or the necessities Of the times should
engage them in public affairs, I charge them on .
fathers blessing, to let the motives private
interest Of anbsioa induce them to bessay, nor the
tcrross Of poverty snd Disgrace, q the fear Of dan
ger q death deter them from asserting tho kber-
y oetbeis country, and endeavosiog totrsnsnit to
posGesiay ihass sacred rights to which themselves
were Lovu."