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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-02
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The WEEKLY ADVERTISER

issued every ThusSday, and contains the cream q
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II j. especially addressed AMI intended for thar
large and intelligent class Of community who re-
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the facilities for reaching whom make IL iInpDs-
slrlz % supply themselves With daily paper.
For these, besides the late general aGi local
news are provided reports Of local agricultural IL
terests ana fan reports Of late markets for country
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ssYoung Ameriea" for April fulflls
the promise of its past Ii Is an excel
lent Juvenile magazine. bright, live and
instructive as well aS entertaining; full
Of amusement for the little folks.
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Demorest's MonthIy.-The April mum

Der of this popular periodical comes TO
rs fresh rs q spring daisy. 1t Is very
much enlarged and every way improved,
and we guess the ladies are righT when
they say il contains as much genuine IN
formation as all the other Fashion Mag
aZines put together.
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Enterprise.

LHItf IIFI~C
One young minister spent four days
and plenty Of patience in travelling from
/ his home IN Potter county TO the Pres
( byteTy at Tioga last week The fact
speaks volumes Tor the professional Spi-
I TIt OF the preacher and also for the pres
ent condition Of the roads WejLsb0no
/ -ilitdtUr
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Premature.

Last Saturday, R. H. Haynes picked
up near the sidewalk on Third street. an
egg with the yolk and white each fun
size but separate and connected by a
small tube composed Of the membranous
covering Of the egg. The two parts Were
enveloped with this membrane but had
no shell.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-02

The SINGER is the best machine for
all work. According to sworn returns
there were over 5000 more sold last
year than any other kind made,
4. VI. Reynolds, agent.
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FesthcId Index"

We have received No. /, Vol. l, Of
II Fstre.i IHder, published at West
--. TioEa Co. by Jas. Y. Leach and
3. " McNauglitOn. 1t is a fiye-col-
-1 laler, and tile number before Us
Fva made mp and indicates enterprise
- ability. We feel a little interested
success, rs IL Is not only the same
D that the ITEM was but is printed on
LIZ cd lIEN press.
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Change.
The present mdicationsare that farm
ers viii soon be able to get about their
spring work. The mud is drying up and
the roads are getting passable.
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Patent.

". ;. Grassler, Of Muncy, has been
granted patent for a spark arreSter.
IL Is said the young ladies of the place
have applied for an injunction 10 Tt
strain his operations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

GOOD FRIDAY Friday being Good
Friday" as well as the day appointed
for the annual State Fast, divine service
was celebrated at Trinity Church, both
morning and evening, good congrega-
tions being in attendance on both occa-
sions. The sermon of the Rector. Rev.
DR.. Harris, in the morning, was founded
on these words of Isaiah, "Surely He
hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows; yet we did esteem Him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted. But He
was wounded for our transgressions, He
was bruised for our iniquities; the
chastement of our peace was upon Him;
and with His stripes we are healed" 1t
would be impossible to do full Justice to
the able, impressive and appropriate dis
course of DR.. Harris in an abstract; and
we shall, therefore, not make the at
tempt, but content ourselves with giving
its outlines in brief. The simple facts
in the history of Him, who was called
Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded in Holy
Writ, are doubted by very few men of
intelligence and ordinary historical in
formation. That such a man was born
into the world, lived, mingled with his
fellows, taught, suffered and died, can
not be denied, without denying every
accredited fact in history. Very few
deny His perfect singleness. Difference
of opinion begins concerning the ssgns-
.ttconce of acknowledged facts in His
life, but even here there is large agree
ment. Those who deny His proper
Deity, even those who make Him out to
be merely perfect man, grant that He
is, in some sense, the best friend, the
true King, the grand Exemplar of men,
and an Intercessor for them with God.
The significance of his death is that
about which men chiefly differ. Some
assert that he died simply as a heroic
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17
Afraid of an Indictment!

"Modoc Peace Commissioner Meach-
am" is either humorist and wit, or
we won't say fool, but it looks very
much like it. The Modocs have not
shown themselves to be very peaceful
tribe of Indians. They are prone, occa-
sionally, to make raids on the neighbor-
ing settlers, and have been known, in an
emergency, to kill one or two white
men. They have peculiar aptitude for
lying in wait for emigrants, stampeding
their horses, confiscating their provis-
ions, and, if the occasion required, TAX
ing scalp or two, by way of trophies.
Their leaders are especially skilled in
warfare, and know how to lead these
forays to successful termination, and,
when the spoils and scalps are gathered,
to retire to almost inaccessible fastness-
es. They have shown their ability, too,
to hold their own against reasonable
number of United States troops and Cal
ifornia and Oregon volunteers The
army officer and border settler may have
corrupted them, and the trader and In
dian agent cheated them, but they have
proved that cheating, treachery, stealing
and murder is game that the people of
two races can play at, and that the poor,
prosecuted Indians generally hold the
better hand. One thing is certain, the
"peace policy" has not as yet worked
with them. II may not, however, be
any argument against such policy, but
only one of the exceptions which go to
prove the universally of the rule. We
know what they have accomplished.
We know that they are adopts in treach-
cry, butchery, savage warfare, and in
their power to resist trained soldiers.
We have had ''peace commission" at
work among them. There have been
frequent conferences between these
commissioners and Captain Jack, Scar
Faced Charley and other leaders of these
Modocs. The object has been, general
ly, to effect treaty, by which the Mo-
docs shall abstain from the war path,
retire upon a reservation, be fed and
clothed by the government until they
can become self supporting, and then,
we presume, become civilized and chris
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

white roses. Wreaths were laid on the
cover of the casket, and at the head was
a large cross, composed of eainelias and
evergreens. The pall-bearers were 5.
W. Sanderson, John Curry, A. L.
Rhodes. Samuel Merritt, J. w. OWN
ellie. w. T. Wallace, ]. P. Hoge, J. d.
Thornton, E. L. Goold, David Crockett
and Henry Durant. The services were
conducted by Rev. /. Hamilton, of the
Independent Presbyterian church, and
Rev. II. J. McLain, of the First Con-
gregational, assisting. The funeral dis
course was delivered by Rev. DIR. Steb-
bins. The body was taken TO the Oak
land cemetery and deposited In the
family vault. Among those present,
besides the relatives of the deceased,
were a very large number of the San
Francisco and Sacramento bar.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

Martyr, sealing His doctrines by His
blood, and leaving us.an example of UNI
f1incbing devotion to noble principles.
We believe Him to have died as an atom
ing sacrifice for the sins of men. The
preacher then went on to quote various
passages from the Scriptures, which
could be made to teach any other doc
trine only by the mostforced construc-
ton, and claimed that that which is so
plainly asserted in the Holy Scriptures
ought to be believed, even though 1t be
mysterious, especially since it is, at the
most, but one of many mysteries hang
ing over mans relations to God and an
other world. He also noticed the OBJ
lection that is sometimes made, that it
would have been unjust in God to per-
NIT the innocent to die for the guilty, by
abiding to the acknowledged fact that
a perfectly innocent man actually dtd
suffer for that which he himself had not
deserved. If He suffered, to give US an
example, it was for our sakes; the inno-
cent suffered to save the guilty. Gods
Justice is magnifed by making the help
ing as extensive as possible. 1t would
have been an act of greater injustice If
Christ should have suffered so much
simply as an example, than that he
should have done it to save US directly.
The speaker then urged upon his hearers
to receive the doctrine in faith here,
waiting for heaven to explain 1t, and
closed with an appeal for all to seek the
benefits of this ample provision made
for mans good.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

FAST DAY SERVICES AT WALLINGFoRD.
Union services were held on Fast Day
at the Baptist meeting house. Rev. DIR.
| Walker assisted in the opening exercises,
and the sermon was delivered by Rev.
DIR. Fletcher, from the text, '"The Lord
reigneth, let the earth tremble." Ps.
XCIY-1.
In his introduction he showed that
next in importance to a belief in the eX-
istence of a God, is an acknowledgment
of His entire and universal dominion.
He then proposed to show that proper
consideration of the divine government
would inspire reverence and holy awe.
He then showed that the Lord reigned
as the supreme governor of the universe.
Then His dominion was incomprehensi-
bly, above all the dominions of men.
The princes of earth wore their diadems,
but by His permission. God reigns not
only as ruler, but as legislator.
He is our supreme lawgiYer. If Neb-
uchadnezar or Darius enact any laws or
issue any DEGREES contrary to the laws
of God, we should not be careful to
obey them, but rather yield obedience
to Him who is able to kill and make
alive.
He then showed, from a number of
quotations from the Scriptures, that civil
governments were a divine institution,
and part of Gods moral government.
And that through the fundamentally of
human governments God expects moral
influences in the punishment of vice
and in the rewards of virtue.
Although human governments are
part of Gods moral government, yet He
has given us no established forms that
are universally obligatory. No one
form of civil government could be adapt
ed to different states of society in regard
to the degrees of their ignorance and in
telligence, their virtues and their vices.
But he inferred from the plain teachings
of Gods word and the principles on
which He had established the govern
ment of His church, that all political
schemes should tend to the democratic
form of government.
He then showed that God, although
a sovereign, yet reigned in righteousness,
and then proceeded to contrast the right
eousness of his administration with the
Astounding corruption in our land.
He then proceeded to show that the
views he had given US of the divine gov
ersment should inspire us with reverence
and holy awe. P.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

HABITS OF THE SMELT.-It has been
supposed that these excellent little isl
could not exist out of salt water. AC-
cording to the report of the New Hamp-
shire fish commissioners, however, Il
appears that they live freely in fresh wa
ter, seeking the large lakes periodically.
precisely as they descend from the sail
water to the tidal streams The eXpe1-
ments in this direction, initiated by tie
New Hampshire commissioners, are yey
interesting, andhnd must add another
link in the chainYof evidence concerning
the habits of what are called snadno
nous fish. They state that these fsh
are found in Lake Winnipiseogee and
several ponds in the vicinity, the waters
of which flow into this lake; those u
the smaller ponds, contrary to the usual
course of things, being much larger thar
those in the lake. They are supposed
to be identical with those inhabiting the
salt water, having the same peculiar
odor of fresh cucumbers, and differing
to casual observer only in size. The
largest measure only six or seven inch
es in length, and those in the lake itse1
are seldom found over four inches long,
They are caught in large numbers as
they ascend the small streams for spawn
ing, just at the time the ice leaves the
lake, which occurs usually about the
last of April. They run in the streams
about week, depositing their ova upon
moss, sticks and stones, to which ii ad-
heres strongly by glutinous substance
After the spawning season Is over they
disappear, are not seen again until the
next spring. Taking into consideration
the great amount of food for larger
fishes furnished by these fish, il was de-
termined to stock some of the Other VS.
tiers of the State with them. DR.. fetch.
eT succeededin obtaining AID introducing
into Sunapee lake about 200, and lnI0
Newfoundland lake about one THOUSAND
adult fish. He also deposited great
qualities of their ova in thesmall streams
which run into Massabesic and Penns-
cook lakes. Those at the latter plscee
were carefully watched, and were found
to hatch and go down the stream, to the
lake at the usual time The doctor a.
so Matched quite number at his 5ouse
In acqueduct water. When tie young
fry first appear they are almost impef-
ceptible to the naked eye, presenting the
appearance of three very small blaeA
specks moving about rapidly in the VS.
ter. Upon examination with glass
these specks prove to be the eyes an9
heart OF the young fish. The perlO5
OF Incubation is about two weeks, anu
the young pass Immediately into the
open water and disappear,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

tanned. The negotiations have been
progressing for long time, and now
ssMedoc Peace Commissioner Meacham
writes to the secretary of the interior
that ..the principal impeachment to peace
negotiations is fear that the Indians in
dicted by the grand jury of jackson
county will be given up for punish
ment." 1t is really surprising what an
immediate effect these commissioners
have had in civilizing the Nodes. Here
they have been, for months, engaged
in forays upon peaceful settlers, in steal
ing cattle, numbering and scalping white
men, and committing other depredations,
and these commissioners have, in few
weeks, so far changed their nature, that
they stand in fear of an indictment from
a petty court in Oregon. Let us trans
fer the field of the commissions labors
to New York city, and, perhaps, they
will convince the roughs of that city
that there is such thing as law, and
succeed in implanting in their minds the
same wholesome fear of an indictment.
The whole thing is almost too ridiculous
to think of. After all the forays and
murders committed by the Modocs,
their successful resistance in the lava
beds and their present attitude, it is
senseless to talk about their being afraid
of an Indictment. If there is anindict-
ment, and we think there is, 1t cannot
brighten Modoc much, until he is tax
en- and that has been proved to be no
easy job. We hope to see amend of this
dallying at once. Either confess that
we cannot do anything with them, or
prosecute war to its utmost extremity.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

Tobacco culture will probably become,
within few years, one of the most i'm
portant industries of California. The
experiments this year in its production
have been remarkably successful. At
San Felipe, where the American Tobac-
co Company is located, the yield of to-
bacco has been extraordinarily large.
One patch of Connecticut seed has 4, 900
pounds to the acre. The plants grow
very large, and two cuttings are obtained
from them, and from some plants set
out early, the company have had three
cuttings. The Havana tobacco is said
to excel in quality anything produced
in the Island of Cuba If the tobacco is
one-half as prolific and of as good quail
ity as it is said to be the cultivation of
it will become in time one Of the great
est enterprises of the Pacific coast, more
valuable even than gold mining or grain
raising.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

From THE ATLANTIC. Two Welshmen
bound for the slate quarries at Granville
stopped at the Union House near the
depot, in Troy, on Tuesday. They were
passengers on the wrecked Atlantic and
their names were included in the list of
lost. A cousin went down to Castle
Garden on the arrival of rescued passen-
gers to see if he could hear anything
from his relatives and was joyfully sur
prised to find them alive and well. The
White Star line furnished them new
suit of clothes each, paid their fare to
Granville and gave them $3.50 apiece.
They expressed feryent gratitude for this
escape and vowed never to cross again
"the deep blue sea-" They found no
objection to the "blue, but were decid
edlY opposed to the depth.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

FUNERAL OF JUDGE o. L. SHAFrER.-
The San Francisco Bulletin gives an ac-
count of the funeral services of the late
Judge Shafter, which took place at the
First Congregational church, Oakland.
Sunday afternoon, March %. The rear
dais and the organ loft were beautifully
decked with wreaths and festoons of
green leaves, immortelles. camelias and
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

illness is next to Goodness. Moses, 3.
'Sshone" when he came down fro,, is =
mount where he had been talkino- ~ tls
God. If ours do not shine with : ESla
light, they may with a glowing fre.p..ol ny
from the frequent use Of cold wste- y
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

CANNIBALs "A special despatch to the
San Francisco Chronicle, under date of
March Goth, tells horrible story con-
nected with with the wreck of the
steamer George S. Wright. 1t says that
two men and woman drifted ashore on
raft from the wreck, and the men
were murdered and eaten by tribe of
Indians known as the Owatanagles.
Some of the Indians report that the wo-
man is still alive, and is to be sacrificed
at feast on certain date. All the
northern tribes are practical cannibals,
and have been worse for the past six
years, as they have had free license dur
ing the tendency of the San Juan island
negotiations. The papers publishing
this report vouch for the entire credibii-
ity of the writers.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

An American detective has arrived
at Havana and identified Bidwell, the
alleged Bank of England forger, as a
man well known TO the American police.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17
PAWLET,

Another cheese factory will COM
mence operations in this town this week
on the premises of James M. Shaw.
This will make four cheese factories in
this town, while near the borders of
the town there are four other factories.
The new establishment is to be under
the superintendent of Rollin G. Wick
ham, one of the pioneers in this depart
ment of industry. Several of our dairy
men have from time to time withdrawn
their milk from the factory, believing
they could do better with it at home,
but they are generally glad to bring it
back to the factory.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17
A Rascal and a FooI

A scHooLMAsTER COURTS A pozvx
-MEN-NARRIEs ONE AND sRDrcgs w
OTHER. Az
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GRANVILLE, n. Y.

The Union Fair Association, of
Granville, N. Y, and vicinity, have Sc
cured site for its fair grounds on the
premises of Samuel Morrison, one-half
mile south of this village. The adjoin-
ing towns of Pawlet, Rupert, Dandy,
Middletown, Tinmouth, Wells and
Poultney, in Vermont, are interested in
this movement. The brilliant success of
this association at their fair in Middle
Granville last fall, encourages it that it
can successfully compete with either the
Washington or Rutland County Agricul-
tural Society
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

Riley Deming, son of Horace Dem
ing, of this town, has recently sold to
his partner his interest in the hat, cap
and fur store at Northampton, Mass,
and leased one of the leading hotels in
the city of Sharon, Pa. We predict
that he will keep better hotel than the
sourkrout Dutchmen of the Key
stone State ever thought possible.
, 1873-10-26

'tlmo o. other hindrances and obstacles. II II,
TAnted 20 create planetary Byston,s. md In eyory
ono OF tilem b'lnt IN ortlor that 1t might rlyss
wth sna naq GsKns, GKa. 70 n tho on9 ns99ots and on
have created planets 30 Tint they sllonld hsyo
warmed and Lighted themselves and each other,
any IN themselves have contained tho conilItions
o. nto, Ho could havo dono It. nut, wIon Mo
io oan eress ss e i in to o Inst
eesly constituted and suited for thoir roHpoctIyo
for f'i1ons tasa and PURPOSES and tho eerths lewse
onx eis 1or - N ana On thou have como into boig
@ aud could not possibly havo boon orirlnNioi FOR
1 any otl,or purpoao, is On insertion which, boforo
common COT, M sense, moods no proof, and which can
WoL dlsponao with tho appreciation Of soonco.
= n seao9cS soo4c, can "a DO without t acknowledgement
osig!h' formation, regulation. md tho ,,pholdiug
power Of all TINT exists, In "a absurd as to enr9
Poao that boot, table, and o aowing.macfino
md a1 dosisns ae 'hTmhsolves en-. Their fots qualities
other. Mhoroforo acknowledge Firat Ununo.
Az Intelligent Origin Of nil that o1Iste md rot
alYost Il Of tho Divine attributes (cspooatiyoofar
a. INC Biblical doctrine Of Him ls concerned with
couid not possibly hnvo boon given or laid down
ln tho oroatod ns an norring principle =? What IN
change but provldonco md what ID Proyiionao
saH.1 Dns aoa3 a. an, And wlat is as has ofton boo,
@HHeul VIZ HiEAi ou|oCG hllu u0slgn OF all CreR.
tfon? Take AWAY tho dosign Of creation. whici,
wo claim d man, md Ills perfection to eternal
salvation in hiEhor order Of life, aud mako It
anything loss than thia, and insist that thu
whole creation, with hll TINT is wiso.- excellent
and wonderful In tho san1o, In not worth o nonny'
l cannot fol. moment, comprohond how, Ii.
arch case, II would bo worth anything to TIC
Lord Htmsotf. Il have n1roady given tho reason
1or my assertion, and cannot admit tho roason-
sbloneae IN the ideas OF .astronomorB, supported
by eoiont[fio arguments and rcaaons yot un-
proved, TINT other worlds might contain intolli-
gont beings, but which muAt bo unlike rs, men,
in Bhapo md faculties, and having otlor condi.
tions Of life for thoir phynical boing aud moral
It is only sometimes. exceptionally, as is the
easo now In tho abovennmod article In TJIE
TRIBUNE, that men Of soionce will yield thou-
solves to acknowledge God without rosoryo
tllat nothing croatod comes in conflict with Hin
Iseyoaiod Word whom it is correctly and spirit.
!ially understood; and that, whom our soiontillo
theories nroo in opposition herewith. nc may
misleading, Honor, therefore, to every man Of
geionce not that in lteof llos any mort. but for
the raritys snko), who he. Mind heart, and
courage enough to acknowledge this,
G, O, LuHDrERn