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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30
Mark Twain on The Prayer Crusade.
AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Letter to the London Standard l

Letter to the London Standard.1
 If seem to doubt that prayer is the agent that conquers these rum-sellors, I do 1t honestly, and not in afippant spirit. If the crusaders were to stay at home and pray for the rum-seller and for his adop- ton of better way of life, or, if they even assembled together in church and offered up such a prayer with a united voice, and it accomplished a victory, I would then feel that it was the praying that moved Heaven to do the miracle; for, l believe that, if the prayer is the agent that brings about the desired result, it 1t cannot be necessary to pray the prayer in any particular place, in order to get the ear, or move the grace, of the Deity. When the crusaders go and invest a whis- ky-shop, and fall to praying, one suspects they are praying rather less to the Deity than at the rum-men. Sol cannot help feeling after carefully reading the details of the rum sieges-that as much as nine tenths of the credit of each of the 5000 victories achieved, thus far, belongs of right to the crusaders themselves, and it grieves me to see them give it away with such spendthrift generosity.
 will not af1ict you with statistics, but desire to say just word or two about the character of this crusade The cru saders are youg girls and women-not the inferior sorts, but the very best in the vil- lage communities. The telegraph keeps the newspapers supplied with the progress of the war. and thus the praying infection spreads from town to town. day after day, week after week. When it attacks com | munity it seems to siege upon almost everybody in it at ouce. There is meet. ing in church, speeches are made, resolu. tions are passed, a purse for expenses is made up, praying band'' is appointed
 and If 1t be large town, half a dozer praying bands, each numbering as many as hundred women, are appointed, anc | the working district of each band marked out. Then comes a grand assault in force l all along the line. Every stronghold ol rum is invested; first one and then anoth- CT champion ranges up before the proprie tor, and offers up special petition for l him; he has to stand meekly there behind his bar, under the eyes of great con course of ladies who are better than he is and are aware of if, and hear all the secret l iniquities of business divulged to the an gels above, accompanied by the sharE sting of wishes for his regeneration, winch imply an amount of need for it whiel I is in the last degree uncomfortable tc him. If he holds out bravely, the crusad CTS hold ont more bravely still-or, a least, more persistently; though I. doub If the grandeur of the performance woul,
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30

I s J
 rency of the country is not convertible into it at par, it becomes an article of commerce as much as any other product. The surplus will seek foreign market, as will any other surplus The balance of trade has nothing to do with the ques- tlon. The duties on imports being re- l quired in coin create 8 limited demand for gold, and about enough to satisfy that demand remains in the country. To in crease this supply see no way-o open but by the government hoarding through the means above given, and possibly by re- l quiring the national banks to aid. THE BANK CURRENCY QUESTION. It is claimed by advocates of the meas ure herewith returned that there Is an un- equal distribution of the banking capital of the country. was disposed to give great weight to this view of the question at first, but on reflection it will be re- membered that there still remains $4, OOO,- OOO of authorized bank note circulation, assigned to states having less than their quota, not yet taken. In addition to this the states having less than their quota of bank circulation having the option of $25,- COG, 900 more, to be taken from those states having more than their proportion. When this is all taken up, or when specie payments are fully restored or are in rap- i'd process of restoration, 1t will be the time to consider the question of more currency
 [Signsdl U. s. GRANT.
 Executive Mansion, April p, 1874.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30

A correspondent of the Boston journal writes: Y +.@ -,. -'+
 ''The news of the death of Senator Sumner was received at Port au Prince on the 21st ultimo.. The flags of the Ma tional Palace, of the forts, and of the other government buildings were imme- diately dropped to half mast, and all the government offices were closed. On the 26th funeral service was to be performed in memory of the senator, at the Cathe- draI and minute guns were to be fired all day from the forts and by the navy. The President, his Cabinet, the foreign con- suls, all the government officials and the army were to unite with the people in the service The news of the sad event was received by the Haytiens as a national calamity. And with the most sincere dem- onstrations of grief, both by the govern ment and the people.
 Miss Nellie Grants intended has an in | coma of Q60 OQO hesides Grant in pros-
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30
CAUGHT.

There wa. little girl And she had little eur.
 Right in the middle of her forehead. AA When che was good. Sine was very, very good, - z And when aaA Wan bad niaA was harlld. She went up stairs,
 And her parents, unaWares. Was looking out of tho windsr; She stood on her head Tn her little trundle bod
 And nobody by to hinder. Her mother heard noise, And she! thoaghtit was the boy,
 Aplaying in the empty attic; Hut she ran up stairs
 And caught her unawaFes,
 And spanked her most emphatic.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30

Ole Bull was once seeing the sights at Donnybrook Fair when hesvas attracted by the sound of a very loud violin in a tent. He entered and said to the player: aMy good friend do you play by notes''
 -9 sfTRe deuce Aote, sur. '.'ess. aass5s s5-, . .e. '.Do, you play by ear. then?'' gsss hasi z1 'Niver an ear, yer honor. sas :, aA ? Eot s'How do you play theng' s. -. = 1a Be main strength, be iabers.p za.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30
FARM E0R SALEl

TIRE undersigned will sell his ,fsrm., silaaied about 7i miles from Court House cnItainine about i5a scres of good land, suitably divided in- 70 we0d plow, pasture and meadow, well Haker- sc. s ane buildings are Ill in good repais Alec, sns .n EEns Eo the use of saw nh VII bs cold wih
 ss.a. ,..5.Es.sssa nHAs. L.9THkA ra.i
 Uschhsia, Feb. Hath, 1878. a5-tf,ss se [
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30

y Of the seven democratic members of the legislature from this senatorial dis trict- it is said that only one is for Eaton.
 Did Barnum do it with his little pocket book?-NeaO London TeLe0rdna.4 Esa7t2s
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30
Sob Printing.

AA klsas of book and Job Printing neatly and Pr0@psiy done
 B@ss1ssa Cards. Welding Cards. Bill Heads. LAhs1as Ball Tickets, HandbiIls Pamphlets, &c. &s-, done in tho best style, and as cheap as at any eGsSe in the State.
 Orders can bs cent in by msI and the iobs sent cat eg Uail If small), by stage, express, to @sst parts of the county. without serious risk or @alAy-
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30

a Miss Nellie Grants intended has an in come of S6O, 900, besides g Grant in pros pect from the United States.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-30

Hns spedae directions regarding thelength of 1Mmma4iam aeeempany advertisements Probate S0eless viii bs kspe in three weeks, and all oth- sx advertisements s-. f." Gill forbid) or until Ss1ared cut
 &zrzng tAslr term tnot oftensr than once a @9zxkl without change
 Is4xiy Or half yearly advertisements are pay sAAs ssATtSsly; all other advertisements in ad- VszsS-
 s@pas notices of Birth, Death or Marriage are s@ssEtsd free of charge; obituary notices, cents EaR Gze
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lEh. AQentS Wanted.

TIA A8EExS wazasa Ia town and country to aa@ IsAs ga ts gsz zp carb orders fof the larR- sw3 1m CumwaRw @ 2mszSra Importews' pnoss ..A Mannsmnzas Co Ags@E3M @sRR epH s1rNiaA aAsA@ m1aEzE wn14 ABatkaSkkMN
 lAn U1Ekzes2 CAksa- Henry Ward -Beecher, EanzE. sE Og& xseA AezG says. Parties wishing @ m& w~ @AnAR. and am wAn#mn get orders for xsA@ nAM1a4 wEAm h6m new a meHmlNr."
 m4 &Mw X@Ek Weekly IEzkuue of Sept sd. sN< ~ NrxzgMaf aAs1Aa wrsts Robt- Wells for sf W2b9te is
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Sioux Falls by way of Spencer, Sibley
and Rock Rapids ? This tract Of coun-
try. which. from necessity is Obliged to
use q great deal of coal, would have
direct comnunication.witllthe mines. y
E The best route, however, We think is
from Fort Dodge by Spirit Take Is
Worthington and thence to Sioux Falls.
There is natural railroad route from
Worthington to Sioux Falls, and road
Of any gauge could bebuilt much cheap
er than by the sibley route. We have
conversed with a gentleman who was
connected with the grading of the
Sioux City and St. Paul road, and who
claims that q narrow-gauge on these
prairies could he graded for from $500
to $500 per mile. In few years the
people along the proposed line will be
able to grade the road, and then we are
confident it will not he difficult to find
capital to put the cars IN motion.
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Total
Crosby's majority, 9l3
COZ DAVIS AND THE RELIEF

wv. ~ 40 AND 1l1II NELlEf.
A Minneapolis correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune takes Gov. Davis to
task for the wide publicity which he
gave to the fact of the restitution of
the grasshopper sufferers. This kind
of talk had some force before the ex-
tent Of the restitution vas known and
50 long as it was thought that the State
could carry it's own destitute. But it
has no force now, when the whole FROM
tier, from Manitoba to Texas is III
volved, and it will take all that can be
had from tic suffering States them
selves, from Congress and from private
contributions, to see the people through.
Kansas and Nebraska cndeavored to
carry their own destitute and to keep
the matter quiet, through fear Of it's
effect on immigration, but now the
pinch has come, and agents are out
visiting all the principal cities, solicit
ing aid to carry from $4,000 to 10000 Of
their people through the winter. What
Gov. Davis did was ''doEe in 4 corner"
compared with the widespread and
earnest appeal Of Kansas and Nebraska.
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Il. TRUE NAN. ,


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the society OF the young and take pleas
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THE PROCTOR. NO u TON SUIT

~
The suit brought by Miss Proctor
against Frank Moulton, the libeller, has
been settlel without trial, and settled
to the discontinue and perm nent
damage of Moulton. The settlement
was made on the following basis: /.
1t was agreed that Miss Proctor should
testify that Mou'ton's allegations were
in every way false. 2. Moulton is to
make affidavit that, of his own knowl-
edge he knows nothing whatever against
the lady's character, and that the libel
was based wholly on hoarsay. 3. Moul-
ton is to make an apology to Miss
Proctor for the libel and pay the costs
of the suit thus far, amounting to
$1,000. 4. In consideration of this,
Miss Proctor is to claim no pecuniary
damages, but is to rest satisfied with
the vindication Of her character.
Thus ends one Of the suits. growing
out of the diabolical conspiracy Of Til
ton and Moulton to ruin Beecher. And
thus, to the shame and discontinue of
the cOnspirators and the triumphant
vindcation of those whom these men
have slandered, will end all the other
suits.
In the Beecher case, the court has
decided that Yilton must present a bill
Of particulars, naming dates and max
ing definite and specific charges. This
Tilton will not be able to do. lie has
depended upon the general charge of
adultery, and expected to sustain this
by proving alleged confessions.
These suits can only prove, what we
have maintained from the time Of Til
toms first statement, that the whole
scandal is conspiracy to ruin Beccher,
and must end in Ills triumphant vindi-
cation and in the disgrace of Tilton.
The people of Mankato have been do
ing noble service for the destitute of
the grasshopper region. We learn that
Mr.. Wise, Of the Review, has cxerted
himself in soliciting contributions will,
excellent success. About 1000 cords
Of wood have been donated to the peo-
pie of Cottonwood County, they cutting
the wood and laying it down at the
railroad. The railroad company deliy-
ers seven cords Of dry wood ut their
stations in Cottonwood County for
eight cords of green wood delivered on
the track in the woods.
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DEPARTMENTS.

>. FARMERS DEPARTMENT..
Special prominence will be given to all cues.
lions affecting the interests of the farmers, and
to agricultural topics. Anaccount of every farm
in the county will be given. Correspondence
solicited from farmers. Write facts and obser-
vatlons upon farming matters, and the editor
will put them in shape for the press. Particular
attention Will be given to the subject Of Tree
Culture, one of vital Importance to this part OF
the West.
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House to Rent.

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= story and q half HOUSE at. the foot Of
Tenth stT yc ,3d fS lS f 6eloM ana one
Possession given October LIST. Apply to
VS.. STOCKDALE.
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important Announcement.

We have completed an arrangement with the
Publishers OF the ST. PAUL PRESS, the
leading paper of the Northwest, whereby We are
enabled to furnish tile WORTHINGToN ADVANCE,
and the PRESS, POSTPAID, after January l, ls7 5,
for the low price Of THREE Dollars per year.
This will enable our readers to secure two papers
at but little more than the price OF one.,
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Blank Deeds and Mortgages for sale
at the ADVANCE office.
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The citizens Of Lincoln, Nebraska,
purchased aquantity of liqu>ra at twelve
OF the principle places of sale in that
place and submitted such liquors to the
analysis Of the Professor OF Chemistry
in the University Of Nebraska. Tie
specimens included whisky, port wine,
brandy, gin, angelica wine, bourbon
whisky and common whisky. The
main ingredients of all these were sugar
OF lead, strychnine, strontia. potash.
benzine, logwood and alcohol. The
Professor gave the different amounts of
these ingredients, and says: I'm many
OF these liquors there is strychnine e.
nougl III each quart to kill man if it
were taken separate from any other mix.
ture and at one dose; the S. me is true
OF sugar of lead.,,' In no specimen of
the whisky WAS there alcohol above
twenty-five per cent; most specimens
had only fifteen per cent. Most Of the
Whistles could be manufactured for
thirty cents gallon. The port wine
was a curiosity. It contained sugar of
lead, potash, and soda carl o,iates in
large quantities, logwood and nine per
cent. of alcohol .-Citizen.
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LAND DEPARTMENT..
Reliable information will be given concerning
the securing Of Government Land. Letters OF
inquiry as to the homestead and tree claim laws
will he promptly and correctly answered through
the paper, and all the decisions of the General
Land Office which can be obtained will be pub
lisllcd.
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COLONY DEPARTMENT.
The ADVANCE, as intimated above, will be =
map and history of the National Colony All
questions relating to the soil, climate and other
natural advantages and to the development Of
Southwestern Minnesota, will he faithfully all
swercd.
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BURNING THE PRAIRIE
) $25 REWARD.

THE Commissioners of Mobiles County will pay
information as vii! lead to the apprehension and
convict iOnof any person or persons who may
wfu'ly Oh carclesSly,. by any means, set fire to
the grass on the prairie within the county during
this Autumn, and allowing the same to run be-
You'd his own premises contrary to the statutes
Of Minnesota. BY order of Commissioners,
WM III. BEAR,
AUGUST Is E4-402Hl. Auditor.
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REPRESENTA- TIVE DISTRICT TOTE
The canvass for this Representative
District was held recently at Jackson.
The vote of. Murray and Pipestone
Counties for Representative was not
returned and is not therefore included
in the figures given below. The official
vote ia az follows.
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The ADVANCE IS the rexularly:issued county
paper, and the only newspaper published in No
bles county. TO persons abroad who eontem-
plate coming to the National Colony, the AD
VANCE will prove Of great value, as it will cbron
fcle from week to week every step in the progress
of the Colony, and will give besides great guam
tity, OF valuable information concerning tho
prairies Of the West.
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ONE YEAR MORE.

The House of Congress has passed a
bill, reported by Mr.. Orr, of Iowa, Civ
ing homestead and pre-emption settlers
another year to be absent from their
claims without prejudice to their rights,
thus extending the time to May, 1876.
We have no doubt that it will pass the
Senate, and the grasshopper sufferers
Of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Kansas, will be able to weather the
grasshopper cape and come round into
smooth sailing.
Since writing the above, we notice
that the Senate has passed bill of the
same purport.