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MANY YEARS AGO.
MOSES, "BoBn INGERsoLL, AND I.
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To the Editor N TIE Irtbhne
CHICAGO. May 23.-ln the year "a, as / re-
member, while living at Aurora, ILL.,, and hay
fng been dismissed. at my own request, from
the pastorate OF the Presbyterian Church (a1tcr-
ward reorgantzed into the First Congregational
church. Of which Mr.. Prcntiss is now pastorl
one Sunday morning man Of impressive. minis
teral appearance presented the name OF lnger-
eo1l and was led to the pulpit. ALI were
mnch struck With the matter and man-
mr. of the occasion. At immersion
ffor We then had two midday sermons
with an intermission Of 40 hour) l invited the
,raocher to lunch Answers TO inquiries about
hta family awakened some curiosity, and on the
wav hack to service my wife said to me, "There
IN something unhappy in this mans domestic re-
lations,"
pe anpointed third service at S p. m. Twas
mnch interested and pleased with what came
from the pulpit Meantime, 1t was extensively
vhtrnered that the stranger had two wives liv-
no: neither Of whom would live with him, and
some. of course, would say ne 1s no" oh
tour OF observation for 8 thifo.
aoid. :. Doubtless you have heard something
ohnnt the wife matter in my case; Viii come
over some day this week and explain" said'
:. Ve}F well, hope you vii! do So" nc came
on Wednesday. and, with ouaale o. papss teas az ~
ino annei We lived together 1.-THE number OF years
nnk nnk remembered] so happily, and had Il think!
fonr children; but she died. VIII not al1snap5
tIe aTnrsssions Of his grief at the loss. had
married again. and At the END i,d o. IN s montb
l{a {da ehe went TO her father's, and could not oe
tnd,,cei to return to him, assigning me .feason
.hat sha wo1ld not live with hum without nVlne
IN fear. for 1t one t+~"c be passed throuen Ut
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than those printed Immediately attcrward on

than those printed lmmeo1ately *1'e'""o va
No less than fifteen copies of this Bible, si1
on parchment or ycllum, aud nine on pape5, ase
still extant or the former, one CODY IS III
Leipsic, in:Germany; one IN the ROYAL Library
at Berlin, and one was sold Tor 4oo ~ 10 I1e
sale of the Stevens Library, IN Lonoon, IL 1o.9;
and we presume still remains In England. ~
those on paper, the Cities Of frankfort, Lcbslc,
Munich, Vienna, and Paris each has one. Vne
copy was sold at the Stevens sale, n Ign Lonoon;
already alluded to, and brought 4,o9O' anu
three are In this country. One OF tnese, so ps
longing to the collection Of the late Mr. teofge
BrinlcY, was exhibited bv Dr.. rrunbull at inc
meeting Of the Connecticut Historical SocietV,
in Hartford, in 1875: one is in the Leno1 Libra
~ at cost Of ana one N ,S snS op pfoPGSt Gty
20 for M1 W6tcb 4a1a at wai een.san bald at
sale Of the Perkins collection; the highest price
ever paid for book, either written or printed;
This leaves three copies on vellum unaecountco
for, but this is as far as our 1n1or1natlon eA-
tends
4 fac-simile OF one of the pages Of this Bib!e'
slightly reduced in size, may be seen ~ ~ nc
American Encyclopedia OF Printing" with us
Illuminated border, 1t is marvel o. oeauty.
Such q result could have been achieved only oy
combination Of the special talents ot ,a eacn o.
the three men engaged upon the worK, Namely
the inventive genius Of Guttenberg, me kno%l,
edge of netal}utgy possessed bv fust, 1ne
goldsmith, and the fine artistic sense OF ochoel.
fer, who had previously been an htulniuAto1 VI
manuscripts In Paris, and to whom the orna-
meutation is due.
Peter Schoeffcr, Of Gernshelm, the Youngest
OF the trio of printers was also: the most nleqiy
gifted by Nature, and the best educated. ne
vas possessed OF great inventive genlus and au
ar.istic taste. He came to Mentz 1rcsn from
the University Of Paris; aud, although employ
ed by Fust originally as an tlluminator o1 taell
| Bibles, & work which his artistic skill ana nne
| taste enabled him to do to perfection, his use
| fulness did not eud here. He made the letter.
| more symmetrical, and otherwise beautlnee
| their forms. He improved the qualify OF tue
type-metal, making it harder; but most lnpo5
| tant- OF all, he cut stamps or punches Id steel
by which be Was enabled to punch the ma1Iles
| instead Of casting them, and tJpe.iounanig
| which before had existed but httlc mpes VI
| than In name, now became reality. Inns na
| always been regarded as the consummanon
the art, aud the era Of printing may De oate'
from this time. .,,,
Schoeffer was the only one OF the three com
petent to bring to full maturity the Grana con
ception of Gutenberg. The shreWd rus! pel
ceiyed this, and So when he had dissolved 4 u
partnership with Gutenberg, he took scnoene
as q partner instead; and, In order 70 eethen f!'
the union more closely, he gave the Iatset ~ W
daughter IN marriage. Schoefter was, IN LAY
the most capable man Of them all, DUE nls ,1aili
| has always been oyershadowed BY that Oh h
copartpers, so that full justice las never Dec
done to his merits.
JAMES COULTER LAYARD.
, 1879-05-25

The Rev: 3. ]. Simpson declines the Anglican
Blshoptic OF Barbados. =. ::
Bishop Abraham haa resigned as assistant ID q
Bishop Of Ltchfeld, England. =. ,s.y
The Rev. 4. A: Rolf, Methodist PASTOR OF
Michigan, prayed that the Almighty might pai-
sy the hands Of every man who vent 70 the Dal-
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equal to His cruelty. He is unworthy Of the
throne OF the uuiversel can have no Venera-
tion for such Deity1 j. A. hAILocK.
Ha;1ev,s Harbor, Wis. Address in care Of Carrier
No. Is, P. o., Chicago. :: ~.
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room where aha ,vaa hid, opening and shutting

After a time he removed from the 5tate u |
New York to Ohio wehG e, 1e e an wss ~ aog
on to show how ungraclously she had deserted
him when r called halt, to inquire II he claiLled
4 release from wife No. "for the cause OF Tor
which, according 70 ai Dar LORD, IS tne
only possible just1hca1lo' ~ "'''1ee 'ADu A'''
Rnt h. vas almost shocked at any question Of
the purity or unimpeachability Of that lady on
this point. ,,as,
q and Mark <, Il, any one divorced for any
o,her than this one cause OF torntcation and
another cominals auulte1y. anu
can see you In no other AEn., nla moreover,
until yoq shall have done all in your power to
nndo fhis business, can never recognize Or hear
you as q minister o.,.oa ,.
Then had to be berated as conceiteq, mar
row-minded bigot, setting up against AL the
worthless of the past and p{esFd F1arda ~ ond III
CONSOLATION in Ohio, who had given him clean
napcrs, and even Prot. Phinncy, Of onerlln, VINO
tyas tn hnYe married him to vile NO. =, lad MOI
his father been taken 50 vosny es1 Z sse a a. a. he
f1 ha, n1racticed what all these bad preached, and
he % atnod or tell with them. Mr. lngersoll con- |
TIMED nreocuins, and refused to hear him.
But bis talents and popular power I'VE, were I , sacn
that the were eoasfor the @ Frst @ Pres
hytcrian Churci, in Chicago. came out to try
W NJ I,,t hn coul1 II.
and reconcile matters GU 1ot tvunu ta Nv e1anined
nothing, confessing ne nau ~. tteH ~ aivo
the subject sufficiently 10 1es. ~ h;a tyn &
q decisive opinion. Attelmafu' ~ nls wv ~. ~
pit, be told me, ID COURSE ~ ~ nt Gn h had
Commandments relative to tne oe1entn, Sc ne nna
gone through it thoroughly, qua tat ~ !. Tas psa
fectly clear; there was zeai5 ~ ~ as
enlightened opinion On inc soo1ec'' lna' "aS
right. ..s.o+.uo r.uo .o
On Sunday morning, me- inc oaH = oeiore G,9' vas ~
remove to Granville, Huen y: r. ulnson, q. ia; a.;
long since dead, an Elder - tne Churgn' ta eateu
to persuade me to hear ll. lngerso'l psaG5e sn;d.
leaving, and blaming me 19r ny course, n1a33 Fa1
II cannot do so, but think ongnt 70 .e1p!a14
my position TO the peopae actnre % nn ssMarr1apc-
then wrote notice OF er;aoa Ieru ~ at % - m
Divorce aud F9rtheT ,dar H5, h.,.,ed T. ~ NJ
in the church. Inc n.e. s. xaaa T. a,d ~ = =;
1ugersol In the pulplt' WY .s s1f aa ~ n-aaah
bis pocket, and gave OIL LUZ "u'seil ~ olea'@'
at .. N. .,.4 o,+ ~
Not knowing Of bis appointInenL. s1an,r mant ~
the proper time, and, while lhey mGre ea.hets, h;
sat III pew talking VIII ~ n,a4 I,nE the nnin;t
4:45, Mr.. lngersol calne ~, ntoonoad al xiii
aud began his meetlnE. o. 3i,sI, aroep and men-
the meeting was closlng n h ss;,or aa ad MT
toned the notice which 9an nen ~. nnu ot
| given, and that l wou'o ta'1'1 t10 0''''o
candle-lighting" 1o.,,oa ,o- t,reok
The house WAS crowded. CAREY 5ol c1hees uteen
scholar with me In the pu1p.t. I.uet eat;on
chose not to be present, thinking II conte4t,u,
/ hnt} 1At alone before It be meuQlcu
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GENERAL NOTES.

.,,op;,,,, missionaries have been engaged for |
T.. z,a,~;,,r . translation of the Bible |
into i the 1es Zulu tongue.
Nebraska has sixty-eight Methodist churches
m. Confcrence has received S24,3o0, and has
LUG coulsisne1 ueo 30 90 'A'~
eou'f'ou'eo oa'5 s~,o'' +,o
voson,;to n lime and another at Round Lake,
.o'sss ~. - ~ I'll, 20
~ ,... 49,, ,,,ra ornhan
1ae Lutne1ans na'e pio AaS" AA uo-a |
asylumz than any other Frotestant sect' Ae'o
is room for philosophic inquiry.
1ne Nsthouls. - D9uA No. ~, ,-oha. s+and |
the salaries OF tne blsnopS. tne a caul eAe" 0'14
spec'aA as7eSSn'en' AoA 'As p1A po0-'
1t is supposed that there are fully 100, uo per-
Africa. accessible to missionary labor.
- o... T. 1a,,.h,,~,,r,o,+ r,acent-
Inc Unitarian c4uIgn It'll " e Nem y;,hant ma
IaI ~ ,g,no &c a nnre1v sniritual rite
D,o...,, l., ra,ada
Twenty Roman Cathone & btsn3Ra H;s+or;, III aaEnr
nass th estab1ishment Of Catholic university ii
Ireland
The snbscription for the Baptist Theological
Seminary at Rochester has becn increased from
s1s6, ,oooto $l5oooo, ne odh Ion ELL iel1s' u
paa.,.+. ora. RI oroantze an soon
Ihe coioreo naptsts .irs;tu as ~ IN at,nta to be
as POSSIBLE. ~ ms "t1anta Rantist Semnary.n An
known Is ne Atlan.1 ha.ta, r aoon ~ he nr,de
appt1catlon 1of lne en1' 's4 - 'oo1 ~
Reformed Episcopal services nave peen openeo
at Peterborough, Eng, and several clergymeu
OF the Anglican Church have applied to blspop
sngden g 8op oe non;,,ge ara aimast CONSTANTLY
anI1rsIn,r Cnu,sM. Se" 'pNA'3
OCCURRING Cs.,,
The Stewart memorial catneorat at ea.osn 3 u -
City, Hempstead Plains, l.. l., IS hnlsaeo 49, a. ~
the exterior. Workmen are cngaReu i.e u eoi1- ~
pletng the interior, and the ouaalng .;a1 w,en la
ished promises to pe tne hanosonesA n'1'1oA ''A
church in the United States.
Recent reports show that Of the 2,400 organl-
zations Of Young Mems Christian Associations
thrnnohout the world, 1000 are IN America
1,h;s american group own tltty-sx buildings and
nronerty valued at s., SOC, GOO. Their annual ex-
nenses are put down at S4O0, 600.
;-,z.a chat thu aparicon Rosrd has
IN leoe. ,s.e s1e5 nm If the Otis legacy OF
nearly million dollars to establish mt :sion in
Central Africa, in the Nyanza region. 1.he site
Of the mission will probably be west Of Lake
I .Nyanza. MIR. Arlington, OF Leeds, g'aes Tue
Board $1,000 toward the mission.
n-.,...ar1 - cortl has overturned the
me 5reso(ae55 aeeo,nhiv ~ the sff1cr that
lfsn Itesos ~ ;natr1mentaI music is warranted
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
LAND TO BE SOLD IN LOWELL, VERNON
FOR TAXES.

The nonresident proprietors of the town of Lo
in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont,
hereby notified that the Taxes the list Of 876
main in whole or in part unpaid on the following
scrbed lands in said town, to wit:
Names printed in this type are the former ow
names. Names printed in ttatics are the present
posed owners names,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
A WORD TO DoUBTERs.

There is a good old English maxim
that teaches US to "believe every man
honest until we know him to be vii
laln." American custom seems to have
reversed this law and appears to make
every man villain until he has proved
himself an honest man. AS with peo-
pie, so with things. Every article placed
in our markets can lay claim to popular
faver upon intrinsic merit and value
alone. Continued popularity, therefore,
is proof positive of intrinsic excellence.
DR.. Pierce's Family Remedies are far
more popularity to-day than ever before
The people have tested them and know
them to be genuine remedies for the dis
eases they are recommended to cure.
The Golden Medical Discovery and Pur-
gative Pellets are the best alternative,
tonic, and cathartic remedies that can be
used in chronic diseases of the stomach
and liver. The worldwide popularity
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

FARM THRIFT.-Farm thrift does not
depend solely on the right choice of an
occupation and the amount of brains
brought to bear upon it. Brawny hands
are required in every branch of farming,
and in nine cases out of ten the thrifty
farmer is the one that puts his own
hands TO the work, leads his men, and
says to them, Come on, and not go
on" The eye and energy of the master
puts life into the men, and almost double
the amount of work is thus secured. 1t
is sad, but not more sad than true, that
man is naturally lazy and works only
under some stimulus. The wild Indian,
with his few wants, works precious lit
tie. His squaw may cultivate a little
patch of corn and beans, but he is above
such mental service he must smoke and
loaf. Civilized society, with its multi
farious wants, tolerates no loafers in
the thrifty front ranks They must take
the back seat, whether they be farmers,
mechanics or professional men. Brains
to plan business and energy to accom-
plish it are the requisites for thrifty
farmers alexander Hyde.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

1t is the prudent, patient, industrious
and never-give.up farmers who are going
to demonstrate in the future, as they
have in the past, that farming does pay.
Meanwhile men without capital, without
taste for agriculture, without energy,
and without sufficient understanding
of the business, will 60 ahead demon
strating, to their own dissatisfaction, at
least, that it does not pay. Let these
same men try any other business, under
like disadvantages, and they would
starve; and the fact that they can earn
their salt at farming, is of itself proof
of the proitableness of the business,
whenever it is carried on with thrift
and vim.
Farming has too long been supposed
to be business which any man could
take up, no matter how scanty might be
either his money or his brains. Any
body, it is thought. can be a farmer
and so anybody can be-after fashion
What we rejoice over is that the fashion
is steadily improving, and that the far
mers' clubs and institutions have so
nObly upheld the higher and better
standard of the good time coming-B.
Il. s., an ". Il. Homestead.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

THE EARLY RosE.-Of all the new
varieties of potatoes discovered during
the past quarter of a century, the early
rose maintains the qualities originally
claimed for it, and continues to be up to
the present time one of the best for
general cultivation. Many of our read
ers may not know that it was originated
as far back as 1861, and is a Seeding
of the Garnet Chilli. Seven years after
in 1866-the tuber sold readily at
eighty dollars per bushel, and in small
quantities at three dollars per pound.
Its rapid growth and early maturity
make it escape some of the enemies that
attack the more slowly maturing kinds.
1t has become popular variety in Eng
land, and thousands upon thousands of
barrels are annually shipped abroad.
But there are other varieties now close
upon its heels, and may get ahead in a
few years more.-Germantoa0n 1eLe-
graph.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
Homestead for Sale.

The residence of the late Col Cyrus Eaton, in
Barton Village, VT, consisting Of connections and
thoroughly built Cottage House of ten rooms, with
plenty of closet room fine horse barn. outbuildings
and barns suitable for the place. all good condition.
with 20 acres of splendid land in fine state of cultva-
ton with the best stream Of running spring water in
the world in house and stable. House has verandas
immediate occupancy, with beautiful lawn in front,
with fine shade trees. Also fine assortment of grated
fruit trees; vines. shrubs flowers. &C. Any part of
the furniture stoves carpets. farming tools be
had with the place if desired. Possession given inn
mediately. For further information apply to
WIN. w. CIRCUIT. Barton, vt.
Barton VT, Feb "a 1879.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

PRAYER.-The hard-kneed race of
Christians is gone. How seldom are We,
by the fascination of prayer, detained
before the Lord" Look, on the one
hand, at the sublime nature of prayer,
its reasons. announcements, examples,
and possible issues, and, on the other,
at the actual praying of the modern
Church, and it will appear contemptibly
poor. Three or four hours of devotion
day, possible to Luther, to Doddridge,
to George Muller, may not be possible
to us but are the habits of our men,
who cut short their morning prayer be-
cause of business, and their evening
prayer because of fatigue; of our youth
of both sexes, who lie so late, and linger
at the toilet so long; of all those who
know nothing of special seasons of
prayer; are these worthy disciples of
Him who prayed about everything; who
rose up great while before day, and
went out into solitary place, and there
prayed who more than once tarried all
night in prayer to God, and in whose
prayers there were strong crying and
tears, and agony, and bloody sweat?
Is there an unrest that shall be fol-
lowed by perfect peace? The Lord give
me that trouble. Is there an emptiness
that shall be filled with the Spirit
God give me so to be poor. Is there a
sorrow that shall be turned into the Joy
of the Lord? Let such tears fall from
these eyes. Is there a praying that
shall cause God to rise, and light up his
Church below with his all quickening
presence? Then whatsoever prayer it
be, whatsoever its faith, frequency, fer
vor; be it the prayer of the closet, of
the special hour, of the fast; be it the
concerted prayer of the little company,
or of the Christians of a continent; be
it the prayer of ejaculation be it all
prayer and supplication then the Lord
teach US so to pray Req. s. Hebditch.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

Religion does not do great deal of
scoldiDg at home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

And SO much of SAID lands will be sold at pu
auction at the Hotel of Leonard Austin in said Low
on Saturday the 3lst day of May next at 10 o'clod
M, as shall be required to discharge said taxes
costs, unless previously paid.
Dated at Lowell. VT this LIST day of May, A. D. 1ei
o20 JOHN STEPHENSON, COLLECTED
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
A9riEnltnral department,
GREEN FOOD FOR SHORT
PASTURES.

At each recurring season there are
many dairymen who have determined to
abandon the old system of stinting their
cows to the pasture, whether abundant
or deficient, and to make such provision
as will enable them to give full feed,
whether their pastures are short or not.
A large class of dairymen have finally
come to the conclusion that milk is
made from food and not from faith, or
any miraculous power in the COW to cre-
ate it out of nothing. And since milk
represents food, they begin to see that
the cow which can digest the largest
amount of food will pay the most profit;
and, therefore, they are not seeking
small eaters, but cows that can turn the
most grass and grain into milk.
If the farm is we'll stocked with COWS,
it seldom happens that the pasture is not
short at some period in the season; and
if it has a large proportion of pasture to
the number of cows, then there will be
considerable grass not eaten off at the
flush, and when the season is dry these
uneaten spots will be so tough that cows
will eat very little Of the grass. 1t is
better in the early part of the season to
have cows enough to eat the grass down
about even all over the pasture, for il
then furnishes more food as the season
advances. But dairyman should make
provision early in the season for any
deficiency which may happen In DIS
pasture; and for this purpose oats is one
of the best crops to feed green, and they
should be sown early, so as to be used
if necessary, in July. The cat is as wei
adapted to produce milk as clover, bu
to be at the best it should be fed in thu
milk. 1t is then most palatable anC
nutritious. Milk is highly nitrogen
Gus body, and therefore oats, clover, anC
most of the grasses furnish the RICH
food for it. The oats should be sowl
upon good ground, so as to make larg
growth, and produce from eight to tel
tons of green food to the acre. Thi
will be ready to feed before corn or mil
let, and will come in at the first perio,
of short pasture. If COWS are MIXED il
the stable, give feed of green oats
night and morning. Two or three week
after sowing the oats, SOW another piec
of ground to oats and peas, to be fe
when the peas are in blossom, and thi
feeding may be continued whilst tn
peas are green. Next sow millet {
Hungarian grass, but these fine seed
must have soil in fine filth. At th
proper season put in piece of corr
Stowell's Evergreen is best, in drill
thirty-two inches apart, so that it ma
be cultivated, and this will come latC
and may be fed when in tassel. Secon
cuttings of clover should be fed with tt
corn, to make the best green ration.
all of these crops are put in, it will N
require more than one acre of oats
twelve cows-the same of each of Il
other crops-and there will probably
a surplus LETT; but this surplus can
cut for winter fodder, and cured iii
hay. By following this plan, COWS ma
be made to yield steadily and we'll a
through the season. When a dairyms
has once begun the full feeding systeI
he will never go back to scanty feedir
again.