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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-21
An Interesting Case of Conscience.


In 1866 New York merchant re.
ceived through the postotfice letter,
written in disguised hand, as follows :
- | owe the firm of -. which
| stole, and am anxious TO pay. | hope
to tell you Of it personally some day.
In the meantime ! will mail you so a
week. commencing the lst of July, till
paid interest and principal $1,000. y
< Do not try to discover me.
send 81 now if you accept please adver-
tise in the Herald Personals and sign
yourself Y. y. H."
The merchant replied as requested.
Every week from that date an envelope
was received through the mail, enclosing
SO, with no other writing but the mum.
Der Of the payment, until the two hun
dreth payment was received. with the
following lines written in the same dis
guised hand:
1.-TWO hundreth payment. send
so more if you have got them all.
please advertise in the Herald Person
ais If not, please advertise how many
are lost. and will send them
The merchant replied: Two hun.
dreth payment is received. All right.
Come and see me and your name shall
be strictly confidential.
A few weeks after this Young man
met this merchant on the sidewalk and
handed him a copy of the New York
Herald, pointing out the advertisement
under the head of Personals" and
with trembling voice said. - am the
person who wronged YOU while in your
employ. and have been making my
weekly payments TO YOU until | have
paid the debt. which | hope God has
forgiven.
- Never was my SURF rise greater"
says the merchant. who communicates
this fact, than TO stand before the
individual who had for two hundred
weeks, without fall paid me out of his
earnings the amount he had taken from
me, and he one of whom | never had
the least suspicion"
Such an instance Of continued stead.
fastness OF purpose and unostentation is
evidence OF true pcnitcnce and thor.
ough reform.
CAPTAIN AN. CUTTER. of Anoka. MINI =.
is sin ularly unfortunate individual.
and 1t would really seem as if all the
elements had conspired against him. In
1863 his saw mill was burned. involving
a loss of $4,000. In 1864 tornado
destroyed two-story warehouse belong
ing to him, unroofed his barn and
damaged his residence. In 1867 his
mill was burned again, involving loss
OF $4,000. In 1869 his grisr mill was
carried away by the flood. causing loss
OF $4,000, and the same year he lost
$1,000 worth of logs by flood. TO crown
all, his saw mill was struck by lightning
few nights ago, and, together with his
tub and pail factory and large amount
of material, was totally destroyed. This
was another loss of about $50 1000, with.
out insurance, and thus this one man
has by these several disasters lost over
100000.
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Agriculture and War.

The Washington Chronic has re-
ceived from the Examiner of Agricul-
tural Implements in the Patent Office
the following statement:
1t is not generally known that during
the third year of the war, with half a
million of men taken from the indus
trial pursuits of a peaceful agricultural
life, that there was greater number of
acres of land under cultivation, and a
greater harvest gathered in the free
States than ever before known. This
resulted from the use of machinery in
the cultivation of the soil, and which
supplied the place of human muscle in
the field. This remarkable result of the
influence of machinery in cultivation,
prymoting in so high degree the pros
perity, led me to investigate the subject
from another standpoint. An eXami
nation of the records of the Patent Of
flee from 1850 TO 1860 inclusive, show
that nearly ninety-eight per cent. of
applications for patents for improve
ments in agricultural implements We're
from the free States, and but fraction
over two per cent. was from the slave
States. Since the close of the war, the
planters of the South have been thrown
upon their own resources for the cult
walton of the soil, and free hired labor
or machinery, or both combined, must
be relied upon to take the place OF slave
labor. But it was found. upon trial,
that but few of the machines for cult
waiting Northern crops were perfectly
adapted to Southern culture : for exam
pie, corn planter could not be used
for planting cotton seed, and the same
was found true in regard to cultivators.
This was also true of many others that
might be named.
These men. making virtue a necessi-
ty, set about the work of improvement
in earnest, and the records of the last
two years show the most gratifying re-
suit. The applications for patents from
the former slave States has risen from a
fraction over two per cent. to about
thirty per cent. of all the cases filed,
and it is reported that the cotton crop
has been greater under the improved
mode Of culture than ever before
known. But the end is not yet. The
South have only begun to reap the ben
efits of their now position, and with the
future improvement of their nipple
ments of agriculture they will reap a
correSOOndinp increase Of prOduct
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A FACT worth remembering-Five
cents worth of ,Sheidan'S CavQby C6ndi-
ton Po,cderS, given to horse twice a
week. will save double that amount in
grain. and the horse will be tatter,
sleeker, and every way worth more
money than though he did not have
tba,,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-21

MARRIED LADIES, under all circum
stances, will find Parsons P,uyative Pills
safe; and, in small doses, mild cathar-
tic. They cause no gripping pains or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-21

HML,sToNEs have been observed in
which were found, frozen in, certain
insects, proving that they must have
been flying very high up in the air.
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" LET him 90 where he lists" as the
recruiting sergeant said to the fond
mother who tried to dissuade her boy
from entering the army.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-21

THE Saxon title Thane was equivalent
to the old English baron, which title
was first given in 1888 to Richard III.
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CALL FOR ALIENS LUNG BALSAM !

J. N. HARRIS & CO.. Proprietors.
Cincinnati, o.
For sale by GREENE & BUTTON Milwaukee; II
B0SWORTH Il SONS, Milwaukee; FULLER, FINCH
FULLER, Chicago; COLLINS BROS, st. Louis
MOVES BROS, st. Paul.
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A COOP BIRTHDAY PREsENT.-A policy
in The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Chicago.
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A YOUNG couple, neither of whom
play, received three pianos among their
wedding presents. They talk of setting
UP q CONSERVATORY Of music.
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For Observation-Disclosures, depres-
sion of spirits, and general debility in
their various forms also, as proven
tive against fever and ague, and other
intermittent fevers, the Ferro-Phos-
phorated Elixir of Calisaya," made by
Caswell, Hazard & Co., Newly ork, and
sold by all druggists, is the best tonic,
and as a tonic for patients recovering
from fever or other sickness, it has no
equal.
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M Read the following from reliable druggist of
Michigan:
MARINE CRY, Mich, July q. 1870.
J.. n. Harris x Co.-Dear Sirs: The Aliens Lung
Balsam has arrived. would not like to be without it,
for it has saved my life. took bad cold and cough.
and finally Consumption was seated upon me. was
in a very bad state tried everything that recon-
mended, and spent great deal of money, and got no
help | had the Aliens Lung Balsam for sale, but |
knew nothing of its merits | did not like to take it,
without knowing more about it, had not sold bot
tie. When your agent called on me told him could
not sell medicine | knew nothing about. He urged
to try il myself did So and to grateful sur
prise the first bottle stopped my cough and before the
third bottle taken my lungs healed and WELL
and can speak knowingly to my friends and Gus
toners of the qualities of Aliens Lung Balsam.
remain, respectfully, -
l., G, C0TTREL,
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is Harmless 10 The most Delicate Chld.
1t Contains No Opium in Any Form.
1t is Sold by Medicine Dealers generally.
CAUTION.

Call for "ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM." and shun
the of any other Basam. Unprncipled men may
deceive you with worthless preparations.
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WE know young lady who has been
to Europe five times, and never seen
Niagara yet.
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7
RAW AND INELAMED,
MEDICAL DISCOVERY

YOU have both the preventive and the cure with this
great and good quality that it will never under any
circumstances do you any injury. -
No change of diet necessary. Eat the best you
can get, and plenty enough of il.
DIRECTIONS FoR UsE.-Adults, one tablespoonful per
day: Children ten years dessert spOOnful Chill
dren from five to eight years, teaspoontul. As no Ill
rections be applicable to all constitutions, take
sufficient to operate on the bowels twice a day.
Yours truly, DONALD IL ENNEDN.
Price 81 80 per bottle For sale by every druggist
in the United States and British Provinces.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

CEASE BITTER WoRDs.-Judge Hum
pLreys of Washington, in sentencing a
criminal for shooting another, having had
some shadow of provocetion, gave
him some wholesome advice, which should
DO needed in every community. He said
TO the criminal:
You have had q very close race
for your life, and your antagonist lost
his. This should be a warning TO all
others in this community neither to begin
nor 10 continue a quarrel.
You as well as j. have another Judge to
appear before. His con msndment has
been Of long standing: Thou shalt not
kill" The man who takes his brothers
life, even in self defense, is to be pitied
and commiserated. He who provokes his
fellow to slay him is to be judged BY One
wiser than men.
LII the people of this community would
listen TO the kind edmonton of those
whose duty it is TO preside over trials for
crimes, we will urge all to cease the bitter
words that provoke to anger, and the
blows that will be returned though life
may b. taken. There is more moral cour-
age in retiring from physical contest
than conrinuipg II.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

PROCToRsyILLE - Joshua Trip has
purchased the Hyde hotel property of
Msjor ARENAS Spaulding of Ludlow. L
n. Tarbell, the present lessee, remains in
the hotel till April 1st next.
AT the administrators sale of the
Ben. Spaulding estate, on Twenty Mile
Stream, on the 10Th of October, Albert
Adams bought the farm for 49, 400.
Tho suit of Foster V. Spaulding for
SANDER, commenced by clergymen in a
neighboriug town against one of the pillars
of This church grows warmly interest
ing. In other words, the Rev. Mr.. Foster
of Chester, has been committed to Jail at
Woodstock. for refusing ID answer all the
heterogeneous proposed by the defendants
attorney, in taking testimony before the
magistrate, Hugh Henry, Z q, of Chester.
Constable Locke locked the liberal divine
in JAIL but the doors soon opened, and the
case Is now on hearing before justice Bar
rett, on a writ of habess corpus, and the
question "csn this Daniel stay in a mod
ern den of lions ?" will soon be decided.
Luther Adams attorney for Spsulding !;
Hon. VIM. M. Pingry attorney for Foster.
G.
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Tho Baxter Monument.

A T1ouEEaent 70 be erected over the re-
mains OF the late Hon. Portus B-xter, in
| the cemetery at Strs ford, has Just been
completed at the marble works of Cobb &;
Cummings, on Main street, Montpelier.
The material is what is known as No. 1
white marble, from the quarry of Mesers.
Sheldons 81 Slsson, Rutland, and next to
the statuary. is the very finest and purest
quality Of Vermont marble. The height
of the base Is one foot, lettered on front
with the name Baxter" in d six inch
letter, with one inch relief, the whole sur
rounded with wash 'fillef,' tscotis,' and
bead moulding. The height of the die
is two feet and nine inches, on which
there are neatly cut Gothic panels with
sunk centre and raised inscriptions, the
meuldings being wash 'illet,' SCOTIA
'fillet,' aud bead
The 'spire,' which il fourteen inches
square at the base, rises to the height of
five feet and five inches. the upper portion
being wrought to represent falling drsp-
cry, carelessly thrown over il, with tsssels
Al the fenr corners. On the face, or front
side of the spire, about midway between
the bottom of the drspery and the top
of the die lie most beautifully cut an
Choir, standing out with outlines SO deli
cate, that the possibility of it's being shap-
ed by the continuous communications of
enforced steel upon the hard, relentless
and unthinkipg surface of marble, gives
TO the hand, the head and patent skill of
the workman who wrought If, higher
artistic standard than we are wont 10 as.
cribe to 'hewers of MARBLE The lettering
upon the base is most substantial and dis
tInctly neat, and the drspery, with its ma
tnral hanging tsssels, has no imperfec-
tions, and will bear the most critical in
speetion.
The whole design is in excellent taste.
and the artistic, Mr.. Henry G. Lull, whe
| executed so elaborate and difficult a piece
of work upon marble, will need no other
monument TO establish his right to place
in the front rank of those who perpetuate
the memories of others by their master
skill and clever handiwork.
The monument will remain for a few
days at the chop of Messrs. Cummings d
Cobb, where il may be seen, previous to
it's removal to Straford. 1t was ordered
by Mrs. B8xter, widow of the deceased,
and the cost is one Thousand dollars
4 rasiic cross, entwined with vine,
beautifully cut from the same material,
accompanies the name Jennie" diagon.
ally interlaced in the foliage at the point
Of intersection, TO be placed at the grave
of daughter who died some years since
at the sge OF twelve years.-Nonlpelter
Journal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

Whitehall neighbors ought to profit by
this example F; for since they have suffered
an ignominious defeat in the bridge i'm
broglio, they will have to make some kind
OF turn" before long or be left to the
tender mercies of the "raging canawl."
Any one can see that Ticonderoga will be
the head of Lake Champlain navigation
within two years.
Another still. Messrs. Shsttuck & Skin
ner have purchased small power. 1t is
not known to what use they intend to put
it.
One more. Our bachelor postmaster
Mr.. Fred Weed, has purchased a house
and lot and store thereon. All are in a
quandary to know what it means. He
will be closely watched, and if it is dis
covered that he intends to commit matri-
mony, the public will be duly informed
through THE HERALD.
These comprise the most salient points
in the history of our quiet town, for about
four week. Say, how is that for Ii
QUERCUs.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02
Bennington County Sunday school
Union

The annual meeting was held in the
new meeting house of the Congregation
al church, in Manchester, Wednesday,
Oct. %.
The order of exercises for the morning
were, Devotion Corresponding Secreta-
rvs report; Oral reports; and election of
officers.
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing:
President-J. V. CARNEY, Bennington.
Vice-Presidents-J FL. SIMoNDs, Peru;
Dea. J. BATHS, Factory Point; S. G..
CONE, Manchester.
Rec. Secretary-Rev. H. @. WESTON,
North Bennington.
Cor. Sec'y and Treasurer-Rev W. II.
RUGG, SALISBURY.
Members of the Board of Managers
Dea. G. SYKES, Dorset; Dea. Fl. HAIR
WOOD, Bennington Center.
The President and Secretaries are &c
0fici0 members of the Board.
The afternoon session was devoted to
an address to children, by Rev. r. M.
Luther of Bennington, formerly mission
airy in India, and the discussion of the
following questions -
/. How shall we make the Sunday
School attractive without the loss Of spirit
ual power?
2. How shall we increase the interest
of the members of our Sunday Schools in
the thought contained in Scripture?
s. What is the relation of parents,
teachers, and church to the chief end of
the Sunday School, namely, the CONVEX
sion and christian culture of all its mem-
bers ?
These questions were discussed in an
able and interesting manner, the first by
Rev. J. E. Bowen, of Bennington; the
second by Revs w. S. Blaisdell, of Fac
tory Point, R NJ. Luther and E. Conover,
of Bennington, H. r. Traver, of North
Bennington, j. D. Wickham, D. D, Man
chester, L. A Austin, of Burr and Bur
ton Seminary, and laymen ]. H. Simonds,
and Nathan Lille of Peru; the third by
Rev. R. S. Cushman, of Manchester, Rev,
A F Clark, Peru, and DR.. Wickham.
In the opinion of your correspondent,
who listened with much interest to what
was said, it is seldom the privilege of a
Sunday School Convention to listen to
more profitable discussions than were
elected by the above.
Thirty Sunday Schools, or nearly all
in the county, made detailed reports to
the Corresponding Secretary, giving to-
tai membership of 1908; aggregate aver
age attendance of 1878; male teachers
81 female teachers 173; average mem
oership SO; average attendance GO lsrg-
est membership 200; smallest 10.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

EXAMINATION OF TEACHERs.-Section
2 of IAN act relating to the duties of Town
Superintendent" passed by the last gen.
eral assembly, is as follows:
Each town superintendent, shall hold
two public examinations of teachers an
nuallv, in the months of April or May
and October or November; said public
examination shall be held in all the towns
in the county On the same day, and al
certificates granted by town superintend'
ents shall be good till the first day OF
April following the examination, and nc
longer.
In the month of April Last, the county
conventions Of town superintendent were
held in every county in the State, pursu'
ant to the provisions of section l of the
above named act, at which conventions
the times for holding the fall examina-
tions were fixed ss given in the following
list: -
Addison, Friday Nov "a; Bennington,
Thursday Nov. 2; Caledonia, Nov. Is
Chittenden. Wednesday Nov. L; Essex
Saturday Nov. 10; Franklin. Tuesday
Nov. 81; Grand Isle, Saturday Nov. 20
Lamoille, Saturday Nov. IS; Orange
Saturday before Thanksgiving Orleans
Tuesday Nov. IA; Rutland, Saturday
Nov. II; Washington, Wednesday Nov
%; Windham. Saturday Nov. II; Wind
sor, Saturday Nov. 18.
Persons proposing to teach in the com
mon schools of this county, the comins
winter, if they have not certificates
should not fail to present themselves fol
examination on Saturday Novembe
18th.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

PROPHETIC PREACHING.-The Boston
Transcript mentions case of prophetic
preaching. On the terrible Sunday Of
the Chicago fire, while peaceful Hartford
had, as yet, no knowledge of that calam-
ity, the preacher at the old Center Church,
addressing, in the broad aisle of that edi-
fee, several millions of the well-known
Hartford insurance stocks, preached from
this text: off any man build on this
foundation gold, silver, precious stones,
wood, hay, stubble, every mans work
shall be made manifest; for the day shall
declare it, because it shall be revealed by
fire, and the fire shall try every mans
work, of what sort"
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National Thanksgiving.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.

The PROCESSION of the seasons has again enabled
tbe husbandman to garner the fruits of success
IN, toll. Industry hiss been generally well re-
varded We are at peace with all nations, and
tr,nouility, with few exceptions, prevails at
home. Within the past year we have, in the
main. been free from ills which elsewhere have
Affected our kind. If some of US have had calam-
ties. there should be an occasion for sympathy
with the sufferers of resignation on their part to
the will OF the Most High and of rejoicing to the
many who have been more favored. I, therefore,
recommend that on THURSDAY, THE BOTH
DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT, the people meet
in their respective places of worship, and there
make the usual acknowledgements to Almighty
God for the blessings He has conferred upon them,
for their merciful exemption from evil, ami in
yoke II s protection and kindness for their less
fortunate brethren whom, in His wisdom, He has
deemed it best to chastise.
In witness whsreof, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed. Done at the city of Washington
this 2Sth day of October, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven
ty-one, and of the independence Of the United
States the ninety-sixth. U. s. GRANT.
the President.
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary of State
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

WORTHILY BEsTowED.-Dr. Thomp-
son, in the Broadway Tabernacle on Sun
day last, in few farewell words, very
feelingly acknowledged che gift of $55, O00
by his congregation, SO that he may end
his days in rest and quietness without
fear that pinching and want will ever
reach him. This ia in part the estimate
of pastoral worth by one Christian con.
gregation, and it is noble gift worthily
bestowed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

THE ST. LOUIS BRIDGE.-The great
bridge at st. Louis is progressing rapidly.
The concrete or foundation for the last
pier, a small one on the Illinois side OF
the river, has been laid, and the bridge
company will have no further use Of the
air pumps, voltaic armor, etc. The ma
sonry, of which there will be 103, 600
cubic yards, is about two-thirds compiet-
ed, and the superstrucrure bias already
been commenced. The cast-iron plates
at the piers have been placed and pre-
pared for the reception of the steel tubes
forming the spans. 1t will be completed
in about a year from cow.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

FAIRHAVEN. -Seversl of our citizens
have just returned to Fairhaven after an
absence of several weeks. A. r. Vail has
returned from business tour through
the West, extending as far as st. Paul.
c. Reed and family have returned from
New York, and NJ Maynard and family
from Boston Gilbert Sesro has return
ed to his old home for the winter he has
been spending the summer at Providence,
RI. B. G. Carpenter has left his sum
mer residence and gone to Brooklyn for
the winter.
Our village schools are now under
the supervision Of Jessie b. Phelps, who
is said to be superior teacher. He has
of late been student in the law ofice of
Fl. G. Wood His assistants in the school
are Misses Emma Reed, Helen 8. Town
send and Helen A. Harrington.
ID. A. Allen is in New York attend
/ ing the fair of the American Institute,
and presenting the claims of Aliens
Kerosene Oil Safes.
Through the exertions of few la
dies, our citizens have just Forwarded a
boz cos clothing and necessaries to the suf-
ferers hY the recent destructive fires in
Wisconsial.
B. If. Field is running first class
restaurant. tad saloon near the post flee.
He finds 'thav at can he run successfully
without the all If beer
Michael BsFl8 has bought The place
for long time ooas,pied by l.. j. Stowe.
Mr.. Stowe is rspidlg closing out bic goods
at aueSion.
1t is reported that tEev. r, L. Her
bert viii continue to preaeL> in FairhaVen.
j. H Bosworth is building an ele-
giant reside nee on Prospect street Irving
W. Parkhu. st is also building neat
house on Rive street.
Ira E. Phel 'ps has been buying large
quantities of p 'tatoes and is shipping
them to Boston.
A grand vocal IND instrumental con-
cert is to be given O. Saturday evening,
Nov. 4th, by the 81 ,owdon Male Har'
monic Society, for the oenetit OF the Col
umbian Cornet Band. The Band Will De
assisted by Miss Gussie lark, Miss LIB
bic Clark, Mr.. L. W. Clar. <, and Miss T.
Gilbert, pianist. John OW ems (Gianmar
chlyn) is the conductor. fHlL.