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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
THE MOVES CASE.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2, 1893.
Editor Of the Register A copy of your
issue of the 20th ult. having come into
my hands, read with some surprise
your editorial 1.-The Noyes Case Again"
With no desire to enter into a cuntrO-
Yersy upon the merits of the case which
was to my mind so happily settled at
Worcester, but as layman to whom
Congregational traditions are dear, who
believes that no backward step has been
taken in the appointment of Mr.. Noyes,
| beg to call attention to some of your
statements which are calculated to create
wrong impression and bring into dis
repute our time-hOnOred American
board, so long the faithful and efficient
agent for carrying on the foreign mis-
siOnary work of our denomination.
AS ii matter of fact, Mr. Noyes was
not rejected twice by the prudential com
mittee. The second time the case was
given over to the committee he was not
appointed because 1.-THE committee found
themselves limited by the instructions of
the board" and very properly the case
was referred back to the board for final
action at the annual meeting.
As to his teaching the doctrine of
future probation, let us judge him not
by what his opponents say or think of
his belief, but by his own explicit and
repeated statement: "rhose who do
not hear the message in this life trust
fully leave to God. do not claim to
know Gods method of dealing with
them but do not refuse to think about
them. | entertain in their behalf what
conceive 10 be reasonable hope that
somehow, before their deslinies are
fixed, there shall be revealed to them the
love of God in Christ Jesus. In this, AS
in every question to which God has
given no distinct answer, merely claim
the liberty of the gospel" Can you de-
duce from the above declaration that he
is "qute certain that the unconverted
have another chancew His opponents
state that he teaches this doctrine; but
after an examination of the proceedings
of the board for the past six years, and
of the correspondence called forth by
this now celebrated case, fail to find
any record where Mr.. Noyes has ac-
knOwledged he ever taught this doctrine :;
nor has the contrary ever been proved.
lie. however, expressly declares that his
position In this matter has been mis-
understood; that for year and Il half
the subject has never even been in his
mind except by letters from this country.
Members of the Japan mission with
whom he has worked in entire harmony
for the past four years declare that he
has taught no doctrine different from
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
NOT A DEMOCRATIC DAY.

1t will be apparent from the summary
of the returns from Tuesdays election,
printed in another column, that it was a
bad day for Democrats and correspond
ingly good one for Republicans. The more
returns come in the better it looks for
the latter. The Democratic papers are
dazed by the results and hardly know
what to say. The hard times have un-
doubtedly contributed very largely to
the defeat of the Democrats. Working
men out of work would not be likely to
vote for a party which they thought
was responsible in some degree for their
lack of employment and might, if con-
tinued in power, render their chances
for labor still less bright than they are.
Then, too, there were special reasons
for the downfall of the party in some
States, especially New York and New
Jersey. In Now York Tammany had
palpably unfit candidate, the notorious
Judge Maynard, and the people took
hold and not only defeated Maynard but
also made Tammany underst tand that
there were lengths to which even it
might not go. In New Jersey gang of
gamblers has been running things with
a high hand, and they, too, were turned
down by an indignant people.
All in all, the country is to be con
graduated on the result-not so much,
perhaps, on the defeat of the Democrats,
but on this renewed assurance that the
decent part of the population is, after
all, managing the affairs of the States
and of the nation, even though unscrup-
ulous gangs and rings may seem for
a while supreme. 1t takes a little
time for the better element among the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

There were elections in l3 States on
Tuesday. The Republicans were unex-
pectedly successful everywhere. The
Rutland Herald of yesterday thus sum
marizes the results:
Returns from Tuesdays elections re-
ceived up to O'Clock this morning show
that the Republicans have won more
sweeping victory than they themselves
ever eXpected-and further revision Of
the vote will swell their pluralites.
New York defeats Maynard by Il plu-
rality of about 10000, while her legisla-
ture is surely Republican. Massachu-
setts, complete, elects Greenhalge, Repub-
lican, by plurality of "a, l05. Ohio in
dorses protection with plurality of
10000 for Mckinley and Il legislature
more strongly Republican than ever be-
fore in the history of the party. New
Jersey ebukes the ring with an assembly
nearly twO-thrds Republican, and Demo-
cratic losses IN all sections. Iowa joins
the victorious procession with veritabl lie
Republican landslide. Kansas defeats
the Populists and gives so counties to
the Republicans; South Dakota, Vir-
ginia and Missouri show Popullst and
Democratic losses; Maryland shows
handsome gains for the Republicans In
her legislature; Cook county, ILL.,, elects
every Republican candidate but one.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

The annual meeting of the Vermont
association of Road and Trotting Horse
Breeders was held in Burlington on
Thursday. The report of Treasurer c..
A. Chapman of Ferrisburgh showed re-
ceipts during the year of $50S5.49, in
Guiding balance brought over from
last year of $1,000, and disbursements of
S392l %. leaving on hand a balance of
S20GI. .2G; of this balance, 1921 is held in
produce stakes, leaving the available
balance Sll43.2G.
George W. Hooker of Brattleboro was
chosen president; II. +. Cuts of Orwell
and G.. w. Hendee of Morrisville, vice
presidents; ID. G.. Brown of Brandon,
secretary, and c. A. Chapman of Ferris
burgh, treasurer The seven directors
chosen to fiji, vacancies caused by the
expiration of terms of office were nearly
all re-electons. They were Col. Hook
er, II. Il. Cults of Orwell, II. II. Law
renee of Brattleboro. +. II. Harrington
of Brandon. G. w. Smith of White River
Junction, II. c. II. Watson of Brandon
and j. w. Cramton of Rutland. The
constitution was so amended as to in
clude in the territory covered by the as
sociation the counties of Clinton and Es-
sex, n. Y. The number of directors
was increased to % and the new direc-
tors thus provided for were elected.
They are G. j. Wicker of Ticonderoga
and Millard E. Aldrich of Chazy.
The directors will meet in Rutland on
the fourth Thursday in January to fix
upon the place of the annual exhibition
and to do other business. w. w. Moore
of Shoreham, +. F. Brownell of Bur
lington and j. w. Cramton were APP
pointed committee on location.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
FELL FROM THE BRIDGE.

GEORGE MANOR LOSES HIS LIFE IN THE
RIVER.
George Manor, Il french Canadian, aged
about 50 years, made a misstep while try
ing to cross the stone bridge i'm the village
on Saturday evening and fell into the
water. His body was found on Monday
afternoon in the water under the falls.
The accident occurred a few minutes
after 6 o'clock. Although the bridge has
been nOminaly closed to the public all
summer, many residents have been in the
habit of crossing it. The pathway of late
has been along the wall at the east side.
This was not completed at the center, so
that in crossing from either way it was
necessary to step down upon the trestle
and so pass the gap where the wall was
low. 1t is probable that Manor did not
understand where the low place in the
wall began, and so missed his footing, as
one naturally would under such circum-
stances. At any rate he went down near
the center of the stream, and that was
the last seen of HIM. 1t is stated that he
was heard to cry out after falling.
The search for him was at once begun,
1t was carried on late into the night and
all day Sunday it was kept up without
result. Monday afternoon Oliver Tredo
and William Kenworthy got under the
falls by means of the channel cut for the
raceway of the old Sun gristmill in the
rear of the Sheldon store. and there they
und the body resting upon the rocks.
1t could be removed only through the
racewav and so up through the ruins Of
the old mill. 1t was taken to his late
home. Or. Eddy made an examination
of it to ascertain, if possible, the cause
of death. The only injury of any conse-
quence was cut in the head back of the
left ear, and that was not bad one. The
most probable theory as to the cause of
his death is that he was killed by striking
the water. He leaves wife and three
daughters. The funeral was attended
from the Catholic church on Wednesday
morning, Rev. FIR. Gelot, the pastor, Off
ciating.
Since the accident the bridge has been
wholly closed to the public. While all
who have gone over the bridge during the
season have done so at their own risk, it
was thought best not to allow any one to
take that risk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

Gov. Fuller and President Cleveland
have proclaimed the 30th inst. as Thanks
giving day. The President does not at
tempt to enumerate the years blessings
saying simply;
While the American peUpl4 should ev-
cry day remember with praise and thanks.
giving the divine goodness and mercy
which have followed them since their be-
ginning as nation, it is fitting that one
day in each year should be especially de-
voted to the contemplation of the bless
ings we have received from the hand OF
God, and to the grateful acknowledg
ment of his loving kindness.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

The New York clearing house has
been enabled by the improvement in
business conditions to retire all of its
loan certificates. These certificates were
outstanding on the 9th of September to
the enormous amount of S3S. $50, 900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

That er-tO-De-forgotten Vermont
Worlds fair building has been sold to IA
Chicago plumber for 500. He will use
it as store-house through the winter
for quantity of secondhand stuff he
has bought. By all accounts the com
missioners made good sale. The first
man they approached on the subject not
only declined to pay anything for the
structure, but asked 5000 for removing
it from the grounds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

We beg to call the attention of our
esteemed St. Johnsbury contemporary
the Republican, TO the fact that the
Mas sachusetts supreme court has de-
clared the interchangeable mileage act
of that State unconstitutional. lie was
fierce. during the last session of the
legislature, for the enactment of SINH
lar law in Vermont.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

The al ticle on Vermont sheep in Aus
tralia, which we reprint in another col
umn from the Wool and Cotton Report
er, shows very clearly that there is a
market for these animals somewhere,
even though it is not brisk at home.
The article will bear thoughtful reading
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

Congress adjourned on Friday. About
the only thing accomplished during the
three-mOnths' session was the repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
apt
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
g
Flannels

At the Bee Hive this week all styles thanhty of
them.
Polka spots stripes and figures need say
is large we keep large assortment of everything SELL
For House Dresses, Wrappers, Waists, indeed they
used for purposes than able tell you in this
space You ought to them note display in south
window.
Elder Downs too Both plain colors and fances, selling
largely for chdrens and bath robes styles pretty prices
low the best can be Sold
P S
Fifty pattern Dresses on sale Foreign Goods,
attractions for the busiest Dress Goods Department in
the city.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

voters to get under motion, but when it
does move the cheap politicians and the
rings that support them are bound to
fall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
NOTICE.
LAND TAX SALE.

The resid mt prOprietOrs OF the TO wn OF Rip
ton within the county OF Addison are hereby
notified that the taxes assessed bv school
district No. in said town within the three
years next preceding this date remain in
whole or In part unpaid on the following
described lands in said town, to-wit
Fifty acres set to the list of Westley Ray
mOnd on list OF 1890, list $325, tax $2.44.
Fifty acres set TO the list OF O. j. Harrington
on list OF 1890, list 81, tax - cents; on list OF
1891, list 81, tax 25 cents, total tax 81.
And so much OF said lands will be sold at
public auction at the store of NJ. j. Day Il Co.
In said town of Ripton on the 2d day of Decem.
ber next at one o'clock In the afternoon as
shall be required to discharge said taxes with
costs unless previously paid.
N. S. BOYNTON.
Collector OF taxes for school district No. 7
in Ripton.
Dated at Ripton, VT, this 4th day OF Novem-
Der, 1888. 45aw
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
e. H. THORP, Editor and Manager.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1888.
To OUR DEBTORS,

The Register Company is to be presently
changed to joint stock company and 1t is
necessary to close our present books. There
fore all accounts due us must be settled.
Please come in and ascertain the balance,
and if You are not able to pay the money let
us have Il note therefor
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
NEURoTIC OIL
Endorsed. by a Burlington Lad

Endorsed. by burlington Lady.
A well-known lady in Burlington.
whose veracity is unquestoned, and
whose modesty prevents us from pub
fishing her name. makes the following
statement to the proprietor of Neurotic
Oil:
81 feel duty bound to write you
that think your Neurotc on is
wonderful remedy. have suffered
terribly from rheumatism. and when
| began using the oil three weeks
ago my wrist and hand were swollen
badly. Now am cured. | shall al
ways keep it on hand, as | consider it
by far the hest household remedy
sold. | can cheerfully recommend
it,"
Neurotic Oil is for sale by all drug
gists in 25 and SO cent bottles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10
NJ, e. CHAMBERLIN,
BURLINGTON, VT.
BURLINGTON
= BANK.

Nii<AAN HSiNi-b ~ lofts
Deposits July. 1, 1893, sa,oIO.o23.s2
Surplus 222,S24.6I
TRUSTEES.
G. +. WARD, WILLARD CRANE,
CHARLES j. SMITH, HENRY GREENE,
j. l.. BARsTOw, A. q. PIERCE,
HENRY WELLS.
Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits
made on either OF the first four business days
of any month draw interest from the lst. II
made afterward interest will commence the
first OF the following month.
Interest will be credited to depositors jan
uary st and July LIST, compromising twice a
pear. There are no stockholders / this bank.
All the earnings, less expenses belong to de.
positors. The rate OF interest depends on the
earnings and TOR the past seven years has been
ALP PER CENT.
All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits
of $500 or less Deposits are received in
sums from 81 to $4,000, and no interest will he
paid on any sum in excess OF this amount, eX
cept on deposits by widows, orphans, ad
ministra+ors, executors, guardians, charitable
or religious institutions or on trust funds de
posted by order of court.
This bank prefers Vermont securities for
the investment Ot its funds and sends no mon.
ey ont of the State until the home demand is
met.
No money loaned to any officer or trustee
of the bank.
Funds may be sent by bank check or lratt
or postal money order and deposit book will
be returned by next mail.
Applications for loans or tor information as
to standing of the bank may be made to Rufus
Wainwright, Middlebury j. f. Roberts, Yer.
gennes, or f. C. Dixie Bristol.
CHARLES p. SMITH. President.
Z. f. WARD Treasurer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

Deposits July. 1, 1893, s3,OIO,O25.s2
Surplus 222, ,S24.0I
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14

ment notification within 90 davs, the
pensioner will be dropped from the
rolls.
On the other hand should the necessa-
ry certificate properly drawn up and
signed ba forwarded To the pension bu-
reau, the pensioner will be required to
appear before the local board of medi-
cal examiners for examinations as to
his condition. This action is pursuant
to the recent ruling of Secretary Smith,
to the effect that a pensioner under the
act of June 27. 1890, drawing a pension
for total disability, must be shown to be
physically incapable of manual labor.
The board of review appointed to car
ry into effect that decision is now going
over all of the cases of June 27, 1890,
probably 100000 in number, and select
ing those which show in the record
that the pensioner may not be incapaci-
tated for manual labor. Under Secreta-
ry Smiths ruling, the department holds
that a man who can work should not
draw pension for total disability. 1t is
estimated at the pension Office, although
the work has but recently begun, that
something over 1.o00 suspensions have
already been made.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14
DECTJNE OF THE BIRTH-RATE,

Statisticians have shown an inclina-
ton to worry over the rapid growth of
population, and to put forth statistics to
show that in the course of few centu-
ries there is danger that the earth will
be over-crowded, and starvation and
misery befall the race. But this is a
case in which nature appears to be fur
nishing its owu remedy, and it is gen
tier one than war, pestilence or famine,
each of which has wrought great havoc
in past centuries. AS luxury increases,
the birth-rate diminishes. This is so
universal fact that it would not be
amiss to ascribe to natural and all-pre-
vailing law. Moralists may quarrel
with the fact, but since it is fact it
must be recognized even if it cannot be
satisfactorily accounted for.
The census statistics show that the
birth-rate is decreasing in the United
States at rate that would he alarming
if an increase for the building up of
states or tribes were as desirable as in
the days of the patriarchs. This decline
has been discovered in New England,
and also in many countries of Europe by
earlier censuses, but now we discover by
returns from the South and West that 1T
is becoming the condition over the
whole country. Taking the nation at
large the birth-Tate per LOCO t, IL from
35. 80 in 1881 to 26.6S in 1890, loss of
four or more per 900 in ten years.
In the Southern States the decline has
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14

having been coined in 1891 against 2, 1885,
140 rubles in gold. The silver ruble is
the legal unit of money in Russia. The
empire of japan has one hundred mil
lions of yen (the yen being about $1), in
silver to abouc ,ixty-two millions in gold.
While Turkey coins the golden Ira the
coins in general use are silver, and 1T
may be said without exaggeratiOn that
Asia and Eastern Europe are silver re-
giOrs.
France, from 1795 until 1892, put in
circulation nearly eight thousand
millions of francs in gold and about five
ahd half thousand millions of silver.
Italy, from 1887 to 1891, both inclusive,
has coined about thirty-one millions of
lire in silver to about four millions of
gold. In Mexico and South and Central
America silver is in general use, and
Mexico, it is said, is continuing free
coinage, and finds it difficult to supply
the demands of increasing trade. 1t is
well, therefore, to remember, in cOnsid-
ering the silver question, that by far the
larger portion of the world uses silver as
currency and that among the countries
so using the metal are those with which
it is for both the political and CONNER
cial interests of the United States to
keep in active intercourse. 1t should
also be remembered that silver is an
American product, and that while the
credit and the currency of the nation
must under any circumstances De sus-
tanned, nothing should be done unduly
to discredit a metal in which Americans
are SO deeply interested.-N. Y. Press.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14
NATIONS USING SILVER.

In the present agitation regarding the
decline of silver in value as comp ared
with gold there is a disposition to rush
to the conclusion that silver is entirely
discredited, and, moreover, to overlook
the great interest which this country has
in upholding and protecting the value OF
a metal of which the United States is by
far the most important producer. In
order to assist the public, therefore, in
arriving at correct and deliberate con
clusion on the silver question it may be
well to call to mind certain facts which
ought to be familiar. The Press has be-
fore pointed out that the suspension OF
free coinage in India does not imply that
silver is to cease to be the current and
ordinary coinage of India. Not the
slightest authority has been adduced to
show that silyeRis to be demonetized IN
England's vast Indian empire. Indeed
such proposition would SAVIOR OF mad
ness, and would be impossible of accom-
plishment against the manifest will Ola
peo Die with whom the use of silver as
coin is second nature, and the vast ma
j0rity of whom have no interest what
ever in the fluctuations of the gold price
of the rupee. The substitution OF gold
! for silver in India is a practical impossi
bility for the reason that gold would not
answer the purpose. India now has
gold coin called the mohur, worth about
| IS, but nobody thinks of making it g
measure of value. The measure of value
must be coin known to the people anC
in current use among the people, anc
such 0oin is the rupee, of the nomina
value of forty-eight cents. The rupee is
too small in value to be coined in gold
but is just about large enough in amount
to be a measure of value in country
where wages are as low as in India. i
must, therefore, continue to be a silver
coin, and India will continue to be a
silver coinage and silver consuming
country.
The important state of Persia, west o.
India, is a silver country. 1t is true tha
gold is coined there. the gold toman be
ing worth about one dollar and fifty
eight cents, but very few gold pieces arr
in circulation, and the coin for measur
ing values is the silver kran, worth some
thing over thirteen cents. 1t appears
therefore, that while Persia has gold
the Persian people have no use for it il
currency. The great empire of China il
a silver country, so far as large pay
ments are concerned, which are made il
silver bullion, and by an imperial de
cree issued in 1890 the silver dolla
coined at the Canton mint is made cur
rent all through the empire. The lega
money of Siam is the tical, a silver coin
Turning to the empire of Russia, we fin'
that the larger value of metallic none,
coined is silver, 3,4S6,5OS silver ruble