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few drawbacks to their material advancement & prosperity. Their interest in churches, schools, &c betray a settled determination to make all possible progress in intelligence and comparatively but few of them are indisposed to earn their bread by dishonorable employment. 

Intemperance among this class does not seem to me to be so prevalent as it was one month ago.
 
Fair reasonable wages are paid them for their labor and as long as the employer acts fairly and justly towards them but little trouble is encountered in their business operations and but little reason is given the employer to complain of. 

A fair proportion of the settlements made between the farmers

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