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War With Spain.

The war cloud, which had assumed pro
portions much larger than . mans hand,
seems to have blown over, and most fer
|vently and devoutly do we thank the God
of battles therefor. From war, pestilence,
and famine, Good Lord deliver u.s.. The
bitter and bloody memories Of our late civil
war are yet fresh in every mind, and thou
sands of hearts then wounded and crushed
still bleed in agony For them, life is a
| dark and dreary night whose sun forever
| set in that terrible conflict. Let us not
plunge into another war without it is an
absolute necessity.
Atrocious and bloodthirsty as the con-
duct Of the Cuban Spaniards undoubtedly
was toward the unfortunate wretches
taken with the Virginius, still, this alone,
would not justify declaration Of war by
our Congress against their inhuman butch
ers: As well say that because a party of
our citizens had gone out to capture wild
beasts in the jungles of Asia or Africa, and
had unfortunately been destroyed in the
attempt, that it would justify the United
States in fitting out an expedition to 90 and
clean out the savage wild beasts.
Captain Fry and his men well knew the
character of those men they had deliber-
ately gone out to contend with. The re-
peated atrocities Of these Spaniards durine @
htat Ia ct faU oI, Oh ~
turers Of the Virginius that if taken by
them, instant butchery would be their fate.
With these facts staring them in the face,
| they took their lives in their hands. went
forth on fillibustering expedition, were
captured, underwent farcial trial, were
! condemned, sentenced, and shot. Now we
believe in strictly maintaining our national
honor, and in making high the standard of
that honor, but we cannot see how the very
incest sense Of honor can require national
| protection for every reckless dare devil
| who goes out to take q hand in the conflicts
of other peoples. If our country is to be
| plunged into war by the imprudence. in
discretion, or reckless folly of every adven-
turer who gets into trouble by meddling
with other peoples business, we might as
we'll prepare for perpetual war. Even the
wars of the Roses had an end, but in this
| respect they would have the advantage of
| ours, which would be interminable. if we
are to be at the mercy of every would be
Champion or Liberator.
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OrOnOCO Mills,

While at Oronoco the other day we visit
ed the new Touring mills at that point and
found Mr.. Gooding in charge of the office,
who politely showed US through the build
ing. The Zumhro at this point affords
first class water power, and the firm of
Allis, Gooding & Hebbard, are making this
power useful by the erection of a first class
mill. The building is seventy-two feet
front, by sixty-two' feet deep. They are
putting in four water wheels, three
Of which are to run two runs of mill
stones and the fourth one run, making sew
en- run in all. The mill is to be furnished
throughout with the most improved mill
machinery. While we were there we saw
them engaged in furrowing the stone with
one Of '''Hoyt's Mill Stone Dressers.' %
This machine is run by the water power
that is to run the mill, does its work by
means of hard grindstone, about the size
Of grinldstones used for sharpening razors,
which moves back and forth over the mill
stone, not swerving the widthio of the finest
spider webb from a straight line The
stone is: so placed as to make it impossible
toldo its work in any other way than evenly !;
the work is done with rapidity and certain
ly with ease and we believe we'll done. 1t
struck us rs being a great Improvement
over the old method of pecking out the fur
row by hand. The proprietors expect to
have their mill in operation about the lst
Of January. The bins of the mill afford
storage capacity of twenty thousand bush
els of wheat. The projectors of this en-
,terprise certainly deserve we'll Of the dwell
lers in the region thereabout.
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The = Wsoa Basiless. /:

Il We discover that there Is consid derable
feeling among our friends in Pierce county
against the Red Wing people 81 tie subject
Of the wood business We do not know know,
Just what the grievances complained Of .rs, =,
and therefore cannot put them into definite
propositions. we would ~, however, 10
the mon 81 Pierce county. that our columns
'ars opsn = you { s. this sut,i -. md pledge
you that TIN GtA1an .ApvA1cs win uss its
,inhusnos Is corr vhhatsvsr il rrosl
s. this ~ Iet 60 hssr from fsar11s you q
his9subjset glsntlslasn. n ssss
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ell the principles Of the grangers. this
country will see the best times ever known
before another fall 3

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We can never resume specie payments, 4
said Mr.. Boutwell,, .'.until the balance Of
trade is in our favor That point has at
last been reached. For the past two
months our exports nave greatly exceeded
our imports in value. We sell more than
we buy The balance of trade is in our
favor The time for resumption has come
Yet the infationists, whom Mr.. Bout we'll,
if he does not represent at least most effec-
lively succors, are still crying wait ! wait I!
and indulging in gushing sentimentalism
over the beauties of an ''elastic currency"
We have no faith in these financial quacks,
whose nostums. have already prostrated
the nation. They are too homeopathic in
their remedies. ':Sinilia similibus curantu,,"
is dangerous principle in political phar-
macy. To cure diseases induced by in
dation, by initiation, is remedy only worthy
Of brains that have given birth to the bold
absurdity that :*there is no such thing as
science Of political economy"
1Aelc l"O ibuu Ouly Two 1ueLuOuS ny
which we can arrive at specie payments.
Either the greenbacks must be withdrawn
from circulation, or the legal tender act,
SO far as it applies to all future contracts,
must be repealed. One or the other of
these is an Indispensable prerequisite tore
sumption. Men will never draw a gold
dollar out Of their pockets and pay it out,
when ragged piece of paper will answer
the same purpose. 1t is not the " balance
Of trade - that causes them to hoard the
gold aud use the paper; but that universal
principle of human action which prompts
everyone to keep the best and part with the
poorest. The Government can coin money
until doom's day, yet so long as the law
makes the greenbacks legal tender, so
long will they remain the circulating
medium of the country-and so long will
gold be boarded or at best used merely as
an article of merchandise. Either with
draw the greenbacks or repeal the legal
tender act.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

6Mcx the recent elections the Grange
men are stimulated to greater efforts, their
, numbers are increasing, and they are man
sifsstly i destined q control the political fu-
5turs h s this country Their newspaper Or
9sn. Z lrssge AdDanss, published sc Red
stiagg, = y circulated hsrs, and 81
d1fte 8 popular sheet. laiires CO. Hersld.s
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
Dead.

The old "war Governor of Illinois,
Familiarity called Dick Yates, is dead He
died very suddenly at St. Louis on Thurs
day night last, at the age Of fifty-six. DR..
Holman, who was instantly called in, pro-
nounced it a clear case Of apoplexy. We
call it a clear case of whisky.
Gov. Yates was a native Of Kentucky,
but spent most of his life in Illinois, which
State he represented in the Thirty-second
and Thirty-third Congress. He was Gov
ernor of that State from the beginning to
the close of the war-from 1861 to 1865.
He was then chosen U. S. Senator, in
which position he was succeeded in 1871
by John A. Logan. He was man Of great
intellect, force, and energy; and what is
more, he was man Of generous disposition,
and true nobility of soul. But alas, all
this was not enough to save him from the
fell destroyer, the demon of intemperance.
He struggled with all his mighty powers to
tear himself away from the iron clutch Of
this demon, but all in vain. A quenchless,
burning, maddening thirst had seized upon;
his soul, which overwhelmed the powers Of
reason and will, and plunged him into ex-
cesses which only augmented the fiery
thirst. No man was more fully aware of
the terrible consequences that must surely
overtake him than was the victim himself.
He Joined temperance societies, and hosts
Of friends supported and encouraged him,
bur repeated efforts were only followed by
repeated failures, until he seemed to be.
convinced of his inability to cope with the
monster whose power increased as his own
decreased. We do not wonder that in des-
pair he gave ups'the unequal contest, and
that death at last came to his relief t'>'5"'
! We are aware that it is not fashionable
to speak the plain truth on such an occa-
sion as this. A feeling Of charity usually
urges US to mantle the faults of the dead,
but we believe that the interests and well
fare of the living demand that the truth be
spoken and heard in all such cases. Should
man I3u INTO PIT anu perish, Wnat would
be thought Of the man who would place
over it's mouth, an insufficient and decep-
tive covering? Much less then should we
attempt thus to do with the dark, and wide,
and bottomless gulf into which so many
thousands have fallen, and forever per-
ished. II it $50 deep that we cannot fill
it up, and 80 vide that we cannot safely
bridge il over, and has SO many deceptive
allurements around its borders that we
cannot keep men away from it, let us Il
] least raise the guide board Of warning On
every hand. Young men Of Minnesota, We
point you 70 the sd fate Of the great war
Governor Of Illinios. u. 4. s y 4 s.1 Il .. 81
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

State Auditor Whitcomb says the Grange
Advance, probably without malice, misrep-
resents him in quoting him as saying that
the Grange movement is a humbug for
while he did and does regard the political
movement which produced the Owatonna
convention as a humbug, he has formed
contrary opinion Of the Changers or Pat
rons Of Husbandry, and has not intention
ally confounded them with the politicians
who use their name. The Dispatch gives
full faith to this Auditors explanation. for
it is not strange that he should cordially
enough sympathize with the farmers at
tempts to cooperate against others, while
as heartily condemning movement which
threatens to unite them against himself.
Yet, for all that, about two years from now
the burden Of his song may be
"Td like to be q Granger, (politicalO
And with the Changers stand, (politically)-
Their banner floating DER my head;
Their ballots in my hand" .
st. Paul Dispatch.
The Dispatch is undoubtedly correct in
reference to the Auditors weakness for
IS ballots He .dotes on them. They are
money in his pocket, or at least they have
been so far. He has been in Office, and q
candidate for Office, from q time to which
the memory Of ''the oldest inhabitant :"
runneth not to the contrary, and he has
the peculiar tact Of making money out Of
his salary, without the aid of an Act Of
Congress allowing him extra pay or back
pay. .a -F.,~'9.>'<'' ~ .'@' :
Mr. Whitcomb's explanation as given by
the Dispatch is the essence Of political dem
agogueism. The facts in the case are just
these Mr.. Whitcomb was at the Merchants
Hotel in New Ulm, Brown County, on
Thursday, the 9th of November. He: sup
posed that the Grange movement had not
yet extended to that county, or at least that
it'had not yet attained much strength up
there, and not knowing that the editor Of
THE GRANGE ADVANCE was present, he
thought it was good time and place to de-
nounce the Grange movement. Perhaps he
supposed he might be able to stay its prog
ress at any rate, he thought it would be
perfectly safe to make the attempt up there
where nobody took any interest in the
Oranges. s...--.. F..E .,5. .
1t is true, that MI, W. expressed ex-
treme dissatisfaction at the prospect of Mr..
Dike's election, and was utterly disgusted
with the election of certain men in Ohm
sted County, which he said had been ac-
complished by the Oranges. But aside
from this, he took occasion to berate and
denounce the whole Grange movement in
the most unmistakable and unequivoeal
language. But II the Auditor desires to
cra0:fsh. back down, and eat his own words,
we certainly have no objection.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

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>.,., ...-~ EDITORIAL NOTES.
The cruel war is over.
The panic is bursting
Trade is reviving
Wheat is rising.
We shall have our new head ready for
the next issue.
Changers are waking up, are full of good
cheer and hope for the future.
President McMahon has an extension for
seven years from the French people.
statue of Gen. Scott is to be erected in
Washington, D. c., in January, on a granite
foundation of colossal size
The Salary Grab Gang met in Washing
ton on Monday last, at the same place that
the Congress of the United States used to
assemble.
One hundred and ninety miles more Of
the Northern Pacific railroad has been ac-
cepted by the U. s. Commissioners, making
four hundred miles in all now accepted.
The panic has caused the forfeiture of a
large quantity Of lands to the Government
by the railroads on account of q failure to
comply with the conditions of their grants.
The Republican Caucus of the House of
Representatives at Washington on Saturday
night unanimously nominated Mr.. Blaine
as candidate for speaker. The Democrats
nominated Hon. Fernando Wood for the
same position.
whenever our government again desires
to protest against the barbarous, inhu-
man and cruel treatment of prisoners by
the Cuban authorities, wouldn't it be
good thing to have some one besides the
unconvicted assassin Of Philip Barton. Key
to present the protest?
If you want to know what panic prices
are, look alta list of the same in the adver
tisement Of A.. H. Strouse in another COL
umn. He gives the prices of over 125, 600
yards Of various kinds Of goods. In this
way customers are informed of what they
will have to pay without the trouble Of 60
ing to the store.
DR.. Garrard of Lake City came up to
shake hands with his friends here on Fri
day last, and to attend to business. He in
formed us that the house of John Mcbride
Of Lake City was burned down with all its
contents few nights ago. Being in the
night time it made it peculialy uncomforta-
BILE, especially for the ladies. The proper
ty was wen insured 'S ''''t'
The banks Of New York and Chicago
have decided to pass rules forbidding the
payment of interest on deposits and the
certifying Of checks, where there are no
deposits. The rules mean that they are to
stop stealing and lying. They have found
that in banking honestly is the best policy
let these rules be lived up to and psnics
will be unknown. ~.~" ~.
We notice that Miss Lizzie Staples, for
merly Of Red Wing, procured change Of
name on Thursday last, at Minneapolis.
without the aid Of the Legislature. The
Rev. 7. McClary, and one C. F. Leland, Of
Thompson, Mimi. pretended to have au-
thlority to d this thing. We trust that
Lis.ie Leland viii never Be less happy l,, than
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

statue of Gen. Scott is to be erected in
Washington, D. c., in January, on a granite
foundation of colossal size.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

President McN1ahon has an extension for
seven years from the French people
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

The Salary Grab Gang met in Washing
ton on Monday last, at the same place that
the Congress of the United States used to
assemble.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

We shall have our new head ready for
the next ISSUE.
Changers are waking up, are full of good
cheer and hope for the future.
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The balance Of trade is now largely. in.
favor Of the United States, and tie credit
aide Of our balance sheet is rapidly gaining
on the debtor side. While we do not olains
a the credit of this for the Patrons. we
DO olain '' thatas stas principles q seoonony
which the Order inoulcates, worked out
/ int 4stios III over Ills land has b,rousht
8stout this much wished result. Ws IS,
hsvs that, With fflithful carrying out q
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

One hundred and ninety miles more of
the Northern Pacific railroad has been ac-
cepted by the U. s. Commissioners, making
four hundred miles in all now accepted.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

Whenever our government again desires
to protest against the barbarous, inhu-
man and cruel treatment" of prisoners by
the Cuban authorities, wouldn't it be
good thing to have some one besides the
unconvicted assassin of Philip Barton. Key
to present the protest?
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
EDITORIAL NOTES,

. ,.,. .-,-z EDITORIAL NOTES.
The cruel war is over.
The panic is bursting.
Trade is reviving
Wheat is rising.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

The Republican Caucus Of the House Of
Representatives at Washington on Saturday
night unanimously nominated Mr.. Blaine
as candidate for speaker. The Democrats
nominated Hon. Fernando Wood for the
same position.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

The panic has caused the forfeiture of
large quantity Of lands to the Government
by the railroads on account of failure to
comply with the conditions of their grants.
The sun., 1873-10-01

BosruN, sept. 30.-No new developments have
been made r,spectng the dedication OF the cashier Of
the bingham National Bank. Rumors were circulated
this morning that two Of Lovctts toudsmcn lead.
but the National Bank Examiner says his surcues
perfectly good, and that the will lose nothing
The assets OF he corporation viii meet rl It, nab T.
O., "ircctlnu of he Conirtrolcr of the Treasury & l.
Ntt.htui D. f,cu O., sriuu II the uIuN aft i. ctd
auIlu ~ th tt.. lhr direct ,rs r- p's" 60 .iI uc
tNr iudthItNt { luU UdUA 10 "H-.II. rfut Nu'V
ttutr thr tf uft r with rH .NUt lIIIt.i. Tie
htuh i4 uIo uf tir ul.r.t 10 the sta @.
A. Co iNr Co. which viii 1e alOUtot hv col Ntcd
hau who is 60" protcr ofcr 60 cuinrlhu ui t' ,,~
fuultur cHshi rnrtH Hrr the Judicial 1utHiDs fut lti-
20 700 "a B. Lunc0nI, td. he vii 20 tO inkltu tI.
morrow d r'rfor with thc directors ot tlu blAk 20
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rrNANcitL AsD couurRcll,.
Trr.nAy, scpt. 9o-p. N-rroviou

TUESDAY, sept. :0-P. n.-Prrvious 10
tl' % .uuOrremeut Z lu-iu'ss this ~. min.
o., y"-tibIle &c the stock Iyca.uac Wts allied
with such au cScit'd .uL crowd Of brokers
tnut Wild and furious onslaught upon the cu-
Tire mathVt apps arcd inevitable, but .s soon ~
the bal. Il tA2 ExchIu-t Wls opened the ptosl-
drut r,sorted Co very adruit piece of strategy
by calling the momners To rider and detainin.
them a sur. rent length of time 20 permit in a
considerable degree the excitement To sui side.
when, thorel re-, the dealings actually COM
monced, th, re was r,scuted a quiet and even
tame and unintercsting market. An lndisposi-
ton to engage Ia amy new ventures ou either
sile Of the account characterized the tone II
.he street spectators, while the brokers also
hoaitated about making transactions with the ir
n, -hiors. because 90 was Impossible To uuuc-
dlately determine who Wcrs solvent car VINO
were delinquent. The brokers oneequcutly
gave much of their attention to the further set
uemeut of contracts and hy sales In the market
tLey were enabled 10 make further salts factory
progress. The brokers have eNerNW Whcrr cNhip-
f.1 pI.~cWorthy ehor,s n the promotion and
adjustment of accounts, and we may here add
i.uf .ai the customers uf Ga se hr1,y yrs ',Iuccd
"a "luilar alacrity, and Ind responded u- cl ccr-
idI'N IN hteLlhI = pd ~. .Ir mars ,uS' TIE panic
would never have attained any such pruIurtiu Hs
"A, chrun., led. Orit oven thu-e lil- ecuIatuis
Who have always given lue advice O. young men
not To buy any moro OF Central or any other
stock thun they could pay for, had only ON THIS
OCCASION followed up ms pic'ept hy we'll
timed example, the stock Exchange would have
been IN successful oncrulou suWc DAYS ago, and
the block in the settlement Of contracts WOIld
not have Distracted for wcck the ordinary
chauuels Of trade. VhH urcstirc Of the great
operators Of the street. ha4 suffered sever,ly
during the mast week. a.d not in wears 10 como
Will the power of HuY one man receive such
homage ard coWp.rtr recognition as was on-
served before Tins hnan"ial wnlrwlud sEept
over the stIcrt.
The stock, speculation Of to.day was fa'r in
The sun., 1873-10-01
AN ANtXlpREsrJNG BAL1GAMn.



tor~ -tirOtceruc Arpraruucr Of the New
Ei gluuarrs- Ans " ell that rpds WI
Yesterday afternoon u lar'.c asscmbla-'
gathered on the Uni. grounds to witness th,
, game of base t.ll between the Mutual ~ NcN
York and the Bostont. owing TO sotno misu't
dcistanding with the ozpr .man tho uniforms
OF the Boston Club failed to reach the ground.
at the time appointed for beginning the game
.ud thclr bats alao had not reached the field at
3:i6 p. ~.
The pool selling was brisk. Tho odds were al
arst ia favor of the Bostuns $50 to go, but at r.
ward tho Mutual- were favoritcs and pools were
rapidly soll at $40, SO and t53 to $50.
M-. >wandcll was selected as umpire and the
game was called at $50. Tho Bostuus won the
toss and sent the Mutuas to tho bat.
The Bostons took the ncld, some few In the
professional stockings, pantaoons, and shirts
they could borrow, hut the majority I'm their
every day dress. They presented very unique
appearance. George Wright had on one green
and one dark-red stocking. blue striped shirt,
and cap. Addy wore a pair Of green stock
ings and a "Mutual" shirt. Harry Wright also
wore "Mutual" shirt. hut II was much too
smlll tor him. Tho absence ~ pnprr shces
''rcci 'llY retarded the good playing 9i the nine.
VS. caught on % foul ny by Nhite. llieh1m ful-
i1wod .aud Waic negt hit base. He
Geld hit a. hot urounder and mnde f,yn b1se..
..n1inr lit-lqm home under tro,ucr,intl np.
rluisc start was put out at first hv lI,rucs to
UUourlc, and Nelson by Schaol.er nI.o ia
O'hoitNc. Hatfield meantime having reat he'd
bis tuird. where he wasIcft
Goot.r Nf.elt. fOr tho DIstona. took tho a.h
and l { fD Nelson. who di-tnsoI 81 him 20 Gr4t'
Ii.rrc. tncu struck tn thifd and Unftcld rtit
hiutu uut Il iirst. Sunldinr and Leou.rI ma tlp
tI..r d.. .. ,,,J a .. Dt,,~,i -, H.. , ,,.l',,,,
White hu ~ unin,ll ami w.s nut our nt l,rt
base. THIS closed The arst luuin- Autu.us /,
N,'lo, ,, Is. Sine t,be inning wa. r.,., cd bo
The sun., 1873-10-01

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