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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-01-08
Minnesota I.eEislatllre.

SENATE, Jan. 5.-The Senators elect. be-
ing from the odd-numbered districts and
from the 28th district, were sworn in and
then the officers of the Senate for the ses.
sion were elected as follows, being the nom-
inees of the Republican caucus:
.secretary-Charles w. johnson of Henne-
pin county.
Assistant Secretary-W. D. Hawkins OF
f! Ef?!:s!ling c|:rk-lsaac Hooper Of kandi-
Engrossing Clerk-Ed. H. Folsom of Chi
sag0 county.
Sergeant-at-Arms-George G. Chamber
lain OF Jackson county.
Fireman-C. A. Rose of Anoka county.
Instead of electing Chaplain it was re-
solved to invite the resident clergymen of
st. Paul to open each daily session with re-
ligiOus services.
HousE.-The House of Representatives
met at IL NJ, and the members were sworn
in by Justice Mcmillan. w. r. Kinyon, Re-
publican, was elected Speaker over H. NJ.
Burchard, Opposition, BY IS to 46, seven
eeo che9 not cs cgens ssna H. N'fSs $asc
Assistant Clerk by about the same vote. For
Assistant Clerk the Opposition presented the
name of Frank Daggett who failed by three
votes to get the nomination tor that position
full party vote, but he was defeated. Then
B. Chadwick was elected Second Assistant
Clerk, and z. B. Clark Enrolling Clerk, re-
ceiving unanimous vote. L. G. Nelson
was elected Engrossing Clerk, 8. G. Dun
ham Postmaster and Assistant Engrossing
Clerk, Washington Pierce, Sergeat- t-Arms.
The House refused to elect Chaplain by
vote Of Al to 50. The usual preliminary
resolutions were presented, and the House
adjourned.
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years think no more of planting ten
acres Of timber than he would of plant.
ing the same number of acres of corn.
There are plenty Of cottonwood and
white willow trees which have been
grown in Minnesota from the cuttings
within fifteen years, that will now make
half q cord of wood per tree. You can
readily raise 800 of them ont an
acre, which would amount to $3.50
cords per acre, which at 81 per cord on
the stump is $50 per acre for stump
age. ! can show you plenty of cotton.
wood trees in Minnesota which I have
known from the ground up, which have
received no cultivation, now standing
from fifty to sixty feet high and from
sixty to eighty inches in circumference
at the butt. Such trees will yield near
" or quite q cord of wood to each tree.
This dose will do for tho present. I
will endeavor from time to time to give
you an occasional, dose as the symp>
toms may indicate. Yours truly.
LEONARD B. HoDGEs.
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The Lake City Sentinel comes to US
this week changed from a quarto to an
octave, by which it is greatly enlarged
and otherwise improved. The Sentinel
is ably edited, and altogether one of the
most creditable of the country press of
the State.
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MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

MALCOLM MCLARrY has been reap
pointed postmaster at Chatfield and j.
Pickert at St. Charles.
One hundred convicts of the Iowa
state prison are making sho. packs for
4 Red Wing manufacturer.
The Hutchinson Enterprise has
adopted the cash in advance system.
No cash no paper or work.
The Burleson Bros. will soon issue
monthly paper from Blue Earth City
to be called the Vidette.
The Duluth papers are once more
indulging in their private amusement
ridiculing and abusing each other.
A SURVEY has been made with a view
to the connection Of the tracks Of the
Superior and Taylor's Falls railroads
at Saltwater.
The school vacation at Sauk Centre
has been extended one month, Oh &C.
count of the great amount of sickness
prevailing.
IT is claimed that Albert Lea contains
more ladies' and gentlemen without
their knowing it, than any other place
in the State.
The Congregational Society of Wal
nut Station, Redwood county, built a
church the past season costing $4,000,
and have it all paid for.
G. E. RENouF, young gentleman
who has been spending some mt nths in
Albert Lea for his health, left that
place Tuesday morning of last week for
a 700 mile walk to Colorado.
THp total loss by the burning Of the
sawmill Of Bennett, knight & Co.. Fri
day night, was abont $9,l50, on which
there was $1,000 insurance. The fire
was incendiary.
A NORWEGIAN woman in Rice county
lis ahead. She has been married six
Iyears and has six children, the eldest OF
which is not yet six years of age. T he
Hast instalment was twins, one weighing
eight and half and the other fifteen
pounds.
WITH January 1st q reduction was
made in the salaries of all agents or
. the Southern Minnesota Railroad. TIL,
agents arc, however, to receive q com
mission on tickets sold in the future
so that the more tickets sold the highe
, the salary.
The Dakota County Protective Soci
! |ety is in a fourishing condition, tn
e parent society steadily gaining nc'
+ members. while branches are being or
l ganized throughout the county. Hors
thieves, beware.
4 THE Albert Lea STANDARD, one of tn
}, best interior papers in the State, close
l. Its fourteenth volume with its issue {
Il the 3lst ult. As q local paper tn
b Standard has few superiors, and as
!. deserves enjoys large and steadily il
)f creasing Patronage.
= ~ The receipts Of general merchandis
n coal, salt, ETC., At Duluth by lake ft
II the season Of 1874, amounted to 81
e 6l5,849 pounds against o6, l65.N
re pounds in 1873, and the shipments l97
,r 772,505 pounds against 6,71O,5t
e, pounds in 1873.
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NAxRs.

Armstrong. T. H.
B ,nedict, e. w..
Berry, Chas. H 80.
Blake, John w..
Buckham, Thos. s.
Butler, Levi ......
Capser, Joseph.
Child, S. P..:. go.
Clark, Joseph H..
Coggswell, Amos :.
Conkey, c. H.. ....
Cox, E. st. Julien .
Donnelly, Ignatius
Doran, Michael ..
Doughty, Jas. E. ..
Drake, E. F. ......
Finseth Andrew K.
Folsom, w. H. C..
Franken6eld, J.
Freeman, E. P. 90.
Graves, Cllas. H.
Hill, Hiram W..
Hubbard, LuciusF.
Langdon, R. B..
Lienau, Charles H.
MacD Donald, Jno. L
McGovern, Peter :.
Mckuslck, Wm..
Mealey, Tobias G.. j.
Meighen, VIM. 49,.
Murray, VIM. P.
Nelson, Andrew :.
Nelson, Knute ....
Page, Henry Co..
Pillsbury, Jno. S. .
Rice, Albert E go.
Smith, John H..
Wells, L. H. ......
Westfall, Isaac NJ i.
White. Milo. ......
Wilkinson, NJ. S..
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Chicaxo Produce Beard. Jan. s

lao 2. n.--Wheat active at e9xc for jan
uary; 9Oxc February. Lard firm at 1870
l3.40c- February; 13.57X@l3.60c March.
Meats steady; dressed shoulders sold 6xc.
Wheat active but lower; 69x@69 xc .Ash
or January; February sold At 90Xc. Corn
in moderate demand It 66 10 cash or Janu-
ny; 66x for February, and II Xc for Nay.
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TIE Minnesota Stage Company have
Withdrawn from the route between Mel.
rose and Alexandra, and transferred
their stock to the Moorhead and Fort
Garry route. Mr.. H. Smith IS now
operating the Melrose and Alexandra
route.
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Milwaukee Produce Beard, ian. s.
Ito the Western Associated Press.]
.MnwAuksE; Jan. 6.-Wheat steady No.
II CSC; No. 2 9Oc: February OXc; March
&c. Receipts 50, 600 bushels Shipments
:, 900 bushels. Corn CSC Oats 5lxc. Rye
is6c. Barley el.27x.
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NAMES:

ANDERSON, Danlel.
Bassett, Daniel. :.
Baxter, L. L ...... t
Baxter, William L.!
Benson, David ....|
Benz, George. go. |:
Berg, Halver s.. II
Berry, E ..::.. ..::|
Bosworth, Cllas. HI
Brown, William. -.
Burchard, H. NJ. Il
Burleson, D. W. Il
Byers, John. ...... |
Camp, George A.
Cna0DOurue, y. H.
Chadderdon, Jos: i
Ezra 7.
Clarke, Chas. H. IL
Clement, Thcs. B
Collins, Thomas. :. /
Cook, Lysander. =. /
Crooks, William ..
Crosby, Chas. F.,..
Daniels, J.V ......| |
Deakin, Robert. II
Delano, F. R. .....}
Dixon, H. NJ ......
Drew, Edward B.
Drury, Edward ...- !
Deuel., Burr. :::.:: |
Dunnington, W. P.|
Durant, Edw. w.
Egan, James J. go.
Ellertson, Nels E.. !
Eppel, Valentine :.
Harrington, Eug. VI
Fitzgerald, !, Richard
Fleming, Robt. L. !
Fletcher, Loren. =.
Frazee, Rudolph L
Furber, Joseph w.
Gaskill, Lucius NJ.
Gillick, l.. 80. 80.
Gilman, Chas. A..
Goodrich, F. N.
Greening, Chas. F.
Grover, Henry c..
Helm, anthony.
Helling, K: II. go.
Hines, N. c: :.....
Hopkins, J. B. -.
Hoyt, Lorenzo v.
Hughes, Robt. H.
lngerson, A. ......
Irgens, John s 49,.
Jackson, John A..
James, James A. :.
Keegan, Andrew ..
Kinyon, VIM. R. =.
Kruger, Rudolph
Lamb, NJ. H. ......
lListoe, Soren. 49,.
| Maetzold, Jno. G. .
Martin, Henry B.
McC Carthy, Jerry {
McDermid, Peter q
Donnell, NJ. j..
McGree, Nicholas
McNelly, John. :.
Merrill, Frank. A.
Miller, H. H ......
Minges, Joseph.
Morse, Frank H.
Mower, John E. :,
Mullen, John j..
Murray, Hugh 80.
Murz, Wendlin. .,
Mason, R. L. ......
|Ottun;; N. J. ......
Peterson, Fred'k
Petit, c: H.
Peirce, Frek'k N.
Pirz, Barth 80.
Rathburn, Dwigh
, Rutledgc, Thomas
; Schnel1, A. NJ. -:
Sencerbox, J. W.
Sinclair, Cyrus B
, Snullen, Thos. Il
/ Snure, VIM. H. .
Fl Stark, Lars John .
Stone, L: K, Jr.
2 Stowe, Martin. 90.
t Taylor, NJ. A:....
. Thompson, A: =.
Treadwell, J. N.
Tunell, Henry e.
Warner, Nathan
> Westcott, E. W.
T West, Justin p.
: Wheat James NJ
ii Wheeler, VIM
Whittenore, J. G
! Woodbury., C. F
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County, '''' OFFICE OCCUPATION NATIVITY Il

Carver, |Yo'
Rice, No
1santi, Ca
Hennepin, Mi
Carver. Ch;
Wabashaw, Pla
Renville, wi
Ramsey, |St.
Yellow Med. Ste
Martin, Fai
|Goodhue, Ca1
|Olmsted, R0.
Winona, WI
Blue Earth,| Wi
Dakota, |Ha
Hennepin, Mi!
|Sherburne, Pri
Scott, |Jol
Blue Earth,|G Ga
HHennepin, Mi
Rice, Fal
LIE Sueur, Kill
Blue Earth, , Go
Ramsey, |St.
Rock, Lu
|O1nlsted, Ro
|Goodhue, Re
Ramsey, St.
|Winona, 1Sal
(Winona, Mi
wv Wabashaw. W.
|Olmsted, lou
|Wabasllaw, LA,
Washington Sti
|St. Louis, Du
Fillmore, Br
Wright, De
Fillmore, (Fi]
Freeborn, lAl
Fillmore, Ca
IHennepin, Mi
Becker, Fr
Washington CO
lOlnlsted, Hi
Mcleod, lGl
Stearl,s, st
Houston, III
Mower, Gl
Fillmore, R.
Winona, Ell
Brown, |LJ
Meeker, NJ
Rice, NJ
Ramsey, }St
Blue Earth,[ [Bl
H[ennepin, NJ
Mower, u!
Wabashaw, II.
Blue Earth,| NJ
Dakota, R.
Steele, 10
. |Goodhue, R.
|Waseca, la
|Wilkin, |B!
Carver, IL
IN
Dakota, s.
/ 11Nicollet, IN
. Houston, IF!
Dakota, III
Houston, |N
Dakota, n
Ramsey, s.
.lWaseca, "
i Hennepin, N
Washing S
ISibley, F
. Steele, 20
.|Stearns, IS
LIE Sueur, Z
. .|Goodhue, \
;.|Goodhue, 2
.)He,lnepin, !
Faribauls, Y
Stearns, =
1t Fillmore, IS
g., Watunwan, IS
). Mcleod, T
..|Scott, e
..\Winona, Il
Lille Sueur, Il
>. Houston, Il
|Chisago, Is
.: Swift, 4
Il Douglas, !
.. Stearns, !
Rice !
II |Nicollet, }s
-.|Freeborn, |!
Wright, 4
Dodge, |!
.. Faarribault, l.
:. Fillmore, |!
=. Dodge, I
j Pope, I
A-4ln
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LIST OF MEMBERS,

.s.." LIST OF MEMBERS, ! ":::.:.: ...:::
of 1hh u
Seventeenth Legislature of the State Of Minnesota,
i. with
Occupation Postoco Address, Age Nativity etc., Of Each.
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s.lE,ss7s: eA>saa ~. %A:!.sus;s
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1858 Married.
1857 Married.
1851 Married.
1856 Married.
1857 7|Widower.
1856 Married.
1867 Married.
1856 Married.
1856 Married.
1866 Married.
1867 Married.
1&s|Married.
1856 Married.
|,,Soez|MMaMrrr;;ee1a' ,S
1922 s1a! Marr!ed'
,o2. eIS1! Marr!en'
I,,@oooo s1aii Marriea.
|,ooo iooo SIaii Marriea'
|,oecIMarri@1' Marr@'
1872 o11! Marred.
1904 Married. NJ
1,o@ooI S!ai MMried.
|,,oWo4I 1!a! Marr!ea.
|,ooaa|MSlarr 1921 Married.
|;ose| ,ose Marfled: VM:3le
|l855|Marr;e"dI ruI"I
ll851|Married
|lS67 Marr;ed ;ed'
l852|Widowuer
|I86IS;ng]e.
|r855|Mar1r;ed
|l865|Married
1913 Married led
|l856| Married
|l85liMarried
|l656|Sinoie
Il858l 8lMar1T1ed
I,o.olN1.
I|l856| Married led
1l856|Marr;edd'
I1866| Warr;od
.llSlO|Mor,.;;eedd , ;ed
ls60 S;nale ;,1a
lS56IVWt1;3loH,ror
RI
|lS54!Marr;eed'
l868!Married
1869! Married.
12h7IMorr;od
l857 Married
l856| Married.
ll867I 67IMarr;ed
|l848| Married.
l1862IMarr;ad
ll856|Marr;ell
|1857IMarr;efl
1955Marr;ec1 ,;ed
Is66|M Merr;od No, , ;od
i854|Mias,rr,r;;eodt,' , id
1a5sIMar,r,;;eeSS' , id
1s55 Marr;ed No, I'd
|186 Married
1868 8Morr;ed No, , ;ed'
|1855|Married''
1l857lMarried
l1856)Marrjed
|l852| Married
il861ISinule
|1853|Marnr;ed
I855lMarried.
)1869| Single
i1856)MarT1ied.
,opni-vs1
1l857(Sinple
1.... Married.
(1857| Single
1858I Married.
|l856| Married.
1l857|Sinoie.
1854 IMarIried.
l862}Married.
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.ss,i5zs.cS.s4. s.};Etslt E35., se.: :,
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one negro was examined, who swors that
the League was to intimidate voters, and
that not only negroes Lut many whites
voted the Conservative ticket from fear OF
this organization. At Montgomery, Ala, !,
the testimony was conflicting. The
negroes generally swore that promises
made by Republican politicians l1ad,@ not
been kept, while others that they had:
been maltreated for voting the opposition
by both Democratic and Republicans.
, 1875-01-01
TILE IT. .3IANS,


War Department. Order to Agents and
SnporiNtendcllt4.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. 91.-Tha bureau Of
Indian Affairs has Issued circular letter 10 tho
superintendcuts and Agonta Of tho Indian De-
paEtmcut. instructing thom to notify tho several
bands or tribes Of Indians under their superyis-
ion that they must contino themselves wholly
within tho limits Of their respective Tcscrya-
tions; that under no pretext must they leaye
t1om without a special permit III writing from
tho Agent or Superintendent. and that no
permit will DO granted by an Agent Or Bu-
pertntondent except it sLall bo made to ap-
pear 10 his satisfaction that its issuance
will !nuro to tho benefit ct the applicant,
and will in no event be likely TO prove disadyan-
tageous to the discipline of tue Iudian service.
Whenever II shall 10 deemed to be either necea-
saEy or judclouh to graut permit, immediate
application should 10 made before ltR issuance
to tho commanding officer Of the neareHt Mill
tarJ foEco. who will furnIsA sufficient guard to
accompany and remain with the Indians as long
as they remain within tie mLite settlement, aud
vino will require their passage through such set
tlomont to b ~ expeditions as possible. Ths
Indians are to ba warned that without tho pro-
seotion guaranteed them by written permit and
= military guard as escort, they ars Eable to ba
lockoa Upon aud troatnd az hohtl1o bands.
, 1875-01-01

l,h1l, corner Of Eecond htrrot and Milwaukee
aYonue, in apito Of the Hmall fire that happened
thero In the morning.
4 bail wan also given by tho Union Turner 80
ciety At their ball IN South 1}hsted street. This
occasi6n Has made particularly intcreating by
the presentation Of = valuab1e prcaont to Mr. II.
von J.angon, ona Ct tho oldest and mont active
Turner's IN the city, for hin efforts in establishing
Sunday -school for tho Society.
Tho Bwlas A1aennerchor gavo grand evening
entertainment At Ortheus Hall, corner Of Lake
and Peoria streets, Which Wan great hncceas in
every respect. At the conc1nAion Of tho concert
the hall raa cleared FOR dance, which IVES koIt
up until carly this morning.
Tho Turner Spcicty Forwnrta gavo grand
ball ut their hall corner of Union and TwotIth
strcets. This OCCASION wa4 doubly joyous, be-
catiFo 1t waA also 4 celebration OF the reunion Ut
the Societies YorWarts and licform.
1lIn Concorsia Maeunerchor gave murtcal
entertainment and bali ut their hail, corner Of
Wabash avenue md Twanty.Kecond ntract. At
th!B place, at precisely II o'clock. cach pefHon in
the hall waa presented With card containing
humorous New Years congratulations.
Dchidcs thcac entertainments, there we're about
one hundred otle,h given By various lodges,
eoc!etlcs, aud unions. Even A. tic principal pa
loous in tho German quarters the oyoning wnn
celebrated in this manner, and dancing whA tho
order everywhere.
1t Ia chtimatei that at loaat one third Of our
German population HGllzod in the Now Year !aat
night.
, 1875-01-01

sptesas Dtspateh to The Chieago Trtbun<.
LANSING. Mich, Dec. 31.-The annua! report
Of ths Secretary Of State for tbs year ending
Sept. so, 1874, shows thats.Couuty superintcnd-
ents Of tho Poor report 4,641 pAupess In the
State, with an average cost per woek Of $l.97 for
each person. Total amount expended, $444,-
79o.4o; amount paid for temporary .elof, $158,-
203.C3. Ono poor-house was built IN Huron
County. making fifty-thrca in the State. Ora
tiot, MecoBta, Glare, 1oscot aud Isabella rent
stipulated SUN for tie keeping Of the paupers.
The annual reports Of the Sterlfts to the SEQ
retaFy Of State show that there were 27A prison.
eTB in ltho tails Oat !, 1873 During the year
ber Of prisoners 9,24G. at = cost OF S4.79 rer
week for boald and keeping amounting to *J0,-
G93.o for the year.
, 1875-01-01
A NEW JAIL.
Sptf1af Uispateh n The Chicago 1fibuns,

SDFt1af UlSpaeeN 7" 3hS EhIcdoo 1Fjbuns,
ColnwATxR, Mich. Dec. 3l.-The contract for
the building VI tho Iaw Jail aud Sheriff a resi-
deuco, was awarded By ths Hoard Of Supervisors
to Aaron q. Canacld for el7.ss7, being little
less tLan the amount voted by the people lust
fall for tue purpose. 1t will have = front Ut
4s feet, and depth OF Ct feet and will be efected
just north Of ths present building. The Jail
proper il In the rear, and contains ten cells
eight for mals aud two tot fe,ualo prisouers,-
each lined with boilsr-ison 4 Ut ali each luck,
Tho cetIs are by d aud = feat hag4. Tbs siler-
il = rehi1cnce. which ID III trout, cuntsiua be!ow
th1ee 1ooma. Is by Is. sud ,ihs bhcrinu office !;
on tho second hoor there ara four sleeping
tooIns, saoh hsviug oloEet. Ths entirs jail
, 1875-01-01

HOW THE GEAMAhb ENJOYED T,
There IL no nationality On the face Of tho
earth which ushera In the Now Year In more
1oyous and pleasant manner than the Ge1mans,
"Sylvester Abend" as thcy call Nsw-Year's Eve
Ia taken advantage OF By old and young. Almost
every society and organization gives concert Or
ball. or both. In this way they are kept
awake. aud they are able 10 bid each
other = happy Now Year at tho precise
hour Of "a o'clock. At that hour there
ia usually gotten up tableau, whs.s the Old
Year, III tLa shape oi all old And deerepit mau, ls
passing away. while tho New Year, in the form
Of = young girl, dressed i'll shits anu covered
with flowers, nalca lser appearance. This is tho
general signal for hautl-sAskiDgd xrtl oougrat-
nlationB, after which supper is served. IIon
dancing ~ again the order of tbs evoninR until
daylight informs them tllBt It IL limo ~ go home
suMukHLEss bALLA AND CONCERTS
were given by tbs Germans III thus city last eten-
lnE. The Chicago Tu1nFeuleinle gave g1&ud
ball it tlsir hall IN North Clark atreet.
TITO Aurora Iu1ass sotisty gave = ball 1t their
, 1875-01-01

Tha OLD VA dead the New was horn
n tho same breath, At midnight dsear,
Old took tbs tomb. and Now crown.
Earth ha!lcd the young, unhnrtenel Year.
But mt unhrdeue,t l7ng the aheaYes
That Tine had gathnre'l lay thesc .ttll
Btaidu the I'D Seara grave. The SrT
Must lear tic harvest on, both goo'i aud III.
Forward, New Year! The hngei. cried
n fhorus,-thronRin9 al the liEll. Of DOL:
Take Up tho A!iez~ta n mingled tarrn nni wheat.
And hear them with thee on tly rns'l!'
The jocnnd New, Of esltent, took The shcareA:
Then AtA glad 1nok esanpIitd like = thought,
And, ali tno rnon, crown1csa IA e nj rnre
O'efhunR the behded shonldera, overfranght.
And when day sni night had gone, aud rurR
The ttcnnl morhinH's rtAtn chime
Hchold beneath bis eheave. and winge, and scythe,
The faithful. tfodding face Of Father Time!
GHlcAHo. II. II. CAMPBELL,
, 1875-01-01

paper on tho " Usca ard Abuses Of T%1t-
Dooks." I1o condemned tho eblre of text-!ooks
II tho all bit total reliance Of tho teachers on
them, when they woro tefnro the c1Asseh.
OFFICERS.
The Committee On Nomination Of 01lcerH re-
ported the following peFaons f''r officers Of the
AnsoctAtion fnr the ensuing year:
IFe.fdrht-W. Il. Powell, OF Anrtrs.
scfr,farr-af,4 Mary svhte.ard. Of pcoria.
Ir'atuf|r-J. r. s]ntfe, nf Url1ayir.
for'nal; j.. F. Everett, itock Inland: Matthew An
rft-I'rtxtirn nI-rb.. D.srtct, F. Il. v'lIIi.m, j:
second, J. f. Dsk.r Third, @. W. Heath; Fourth, o.
E..atn M.nn !, v,fth. H. W.lser at,h. HI;
Mas. n. A. West Tenth, ". Urifnn Eleventh, j. ",
Prince: Twelfth, II. II. 11ggina Thtftcenth siits
Eaf1h Raymond: Fourteenth, j. ". Hayes; fifteenth,
John htaflenn Sixteenth, IT, G. 1b~%; Arsentecntht
William Flor!n Eighteenth. II. u. Roots; Nineteenth,
T. j. Cooper.
Prof. +. Olnev. Michigan Uovcraity, and II,
n. Whitney. Of Be!ot College, nele, On motion,
elected honorary members.
RESOLUTIONS or THANKS
were then adopted 10 the prcss for extended re-
portn II the proceedings. and TO the gentlemen
IN tho State and outside 1t, not members Of tile
Aneociation, who contributed papers On educa-
tfDnal matters.
suggest1on was made that tho next annual
meeting be held At Hock frlani bnt the aelcc-
tjon OF the place vas finally left to tho E1ecu-
tive Committee.
The twentv-tirst anniversary Was then cello
bratod by several short addresses expressive Of
sattssaction on tho growth Of The A.Hociation and
its Increasing influence for good In educational
mstters.
The Association then adjourned sine die.
, 1875-01-01

Tia ot.i+ rn,-,,,. =.
r,,,r.,, =. s"s ne'''s" q. .no .en'"nosy It,
e. IHulcH laet evening *crh OF peculiarly iu-
terestine character, and wero participated in by
a largo number Of people. At about baIf-past
o'clock the na.lor Fir pacL ,no,o,, H.. ,,...
inc viii, ,,r,ror 49, a.;. ~ roAoa ',e ~oos-
~ wa! p'A50'' ara anr'ns 'he ne1t honr tho
exercises tarIook chiefly Of the character of q
prayer and conference meeting. Dr. Goodwin,
Of tho First congregational Church, vas nrescnt
md ,na,1a an ;n,.rosti,a .,droa. -. ..,.;.,, .r
n,.roo4 <.,,.s 49, @uu'oa'' ~ "A'cn 10
6'AN.'a o'ef 'ne year }uas eiohing' and the prog
fesH III good works it had Witnessed, aud pointed
out the duty Of Christians to make the new
year tho occasion for forming new nIan. of us,.
fulnc1a i, +,,o o,,,sa ~ 49, sts..t ~ nse,.
ta',anea 49," s s@"as =. .ne nA''e'' ~ ieca
'o'o"eo "'to femafkh IN reference to tho qucs-
t'cn, to DO asked by each ono Of his hearers.
What Have Doncl" When he had finished,
m opportunity WAS eiycn to nil sucl Ar ,,era in.
cncd tn rnke . n,,,,,i. doo1,rat;aa -, ~.
."Hso W l1aAo pAolt aec1atas'oh Oh apoFposo
70 pce'n new ME with tho now year. Several
pcrsous improved tie privilege OF announcing
this excellent intention, while others briefly
narrnted thc;r erncr;cpcoa o,,, .+,to, ,o;. 49,:
no,a, w1,at ,r;.,. $500" @na essa sA." p'i-
poa''. "u"' WIN prayer, PRAISE feihatAb' etc.:
tHo evening rapidly passed away. and whom. just
before II o'clock, DR.. Ioclt recommended that nll
1tpoaf il, .;tap+ Nv. ~.r 1,,.;,,t, .,a ... ,o-
, 1875-01-01

Docausa MTs. 6iddons tlsclaimed her raa,lest for
the potatoes or &sked for gravy in the saiuo tono
HAT she cried "latirn Of purpose, give me the
daxgers, most modern traked.Aas feel il their
duty to say "how 10 yon do P" with gepulchsal
einphasia thAt san4a thlsass uow1 the laaSetts
spinal column.
, 1875-01-01

part is fire-proof. Tho who1o building. AZ shown
by Tho plan OF the upright, will ho All ornament
to onr city. The rtan was drawn by j.. Il. Ha,-
ton, OF this city. The building la to be finished
by Jan. l, 1o7G.
, 1875-01-01
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.

BraATARoY, Dec. 3l.-1lo Dosrd OF Trade OF
this place held meeting to-day. aud passed :
resolution in favor Of reciprocity ~ embodied III
tue proposed treaty. At = large AID influential
meeting 1t Ayr, resolution Was unanimously
passed III favor Of t4s treaty.