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LETTER FROM 5. NJ. SMITH, SECRETAR
OF ILLINOIS STATE FARMERS
ASSOCIATION.

NEWANEE, III, NaTtH To 100.
JAS. p DAY, ESQ.,, Port Byron, Ny
Dear Sir:-Yoursof the jthinst. is at hand
1t is with most unfeigned regret that |
must again deny myself the pleasure of
meeting you aud my friends Of Rock Isl
and county. am engaged for every day
this week, beginning this evening in Knox
county, land ending ON Saturday in Ogle
There is no place that would have given
me more pleasure t. be than with you, on
the 18th, but as my other engagements
were made before receiving your kind let
ter l must forego the pleasure for the
present; hoping, however, that | may
meet you at no distant day Our work
goes bravely on, The most cheering as
suranees come from every quarter and
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rSs rarnsrS' Association

The following completes the proceedings
of the farmers county meeting held in the
Court House yesterday:
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
The Great Duties OF Patrons.

A few evenings ago we heard a good, in
telligent gentleman, and one, who we be-
lieve has no antipathy against the Oranges
say, that within three years, such thing
as Patron could not be found in the State
of Minnesota. 1t is his candid opinion,
that the Order has sprung out of little
temporary excitement that will soon sub
side, and with it the Oranges will also
subside. Now we suppose great many
Patrons will pooh: at the idea. and doubt
our statement in saying that this gentle
man is an intelligent man. We, too, be-
lieve that he is very much mistaken in his
opinion. But, friends, let as not be TOO
over confident Of our strength and progress,
and totally ignore the fact that ii is a very
easy thing for US TO make shipwreck Of our
faith and most ignominiously fail. Success
will not fall upon US like rain from the
heavens, without aid or effort of ours. 1t
will not come to us like the glorious sum
shine without labor or price. IL this
movement: as in erything else, we must
work out our own salvation. To this end
there are two great duties uevolving upon
every Patron. First, to labor constantly
with the purpose Of making our Oranges
just what they ought to be, viz: Temples
Of purity. truth, fidelity and brotherly love.
Second, to work continually for the in
crease and up-bnilding Of the Order.
We must ever inculcate honesty, fairness,
and uprightness Of dealing between man
and man. Let every man purchase at as
reasonable rates as he can, but when he
has bargained, let him pay. While we are
talking so much about the unfairness and
dishonesty Of others, let not the same foul
stains be found upon our own garments.
Let us 8 i've the Oranges such a character
for honesty, integrity and fair dealing,
that the first question man will ask VII en-
he is inquiring after a mans credibility,
will be, Does he belong to the Grange
For the increase and extension of such an
Association every member oan work with a
heart and will.
Brothers and sisters let us labor to make
the Order grand and permanent organi-
zation, and glorious heritage for our
children.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

that is being SO well supplied; Goodhue
County, with its new eight run steam mill
at Red Wing, with the new mills in process
of erection at Cannon Falls, and the dozen
old mills now in operation with all their
proposed enlargements will also soon be
able to manufacture all her wheat into -four.
Let this work go on until every county in
the State shall be in like manner supplied.
Let not the people stop at this, but let
them unite in building up home maniac
tories, and then all reason of complaint
about eastern monopolists and extortionate
treights will come to an end, for the people
will be independent Of both the manufac-
turers aud the railroads, and if they do
not come to reasonable terms at first, the
people will be in condition to wait until
they do. When these men find their occu-
patton gone they will not be long in yield
ing.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
FIGURING Mills.

There has been no greater folly prac-
ticed in shis State, than that of shipping
our wheat to Eastern markets, in the rough
so to speak, instead of Touring it at home.
By this system all the profits of the manu-
fscture have been lost to our State, which
in itself is an item that would figure up
into the millions. Then all the feed which
has been so much needed has been virtually
lost, and the want Of that has made it ne
cessary to import every season corn and
oats from other States, and besides this a
great deal has been lost in freights We
are glad to see in passing through the
State that all this is being rapidly reme-
died. While at Rochester the other day
we found that they were just completing a
new grist mill with ten run of stone with
all the modern improvements. Then we
come upon the Oronoco mills in the same
county which we describe more particular
ly in another column, and heard of others
either in operation or in process Of erection
sufficient in number, as is now estimated, to
grind every kernel Of wheat raised in that
county. This is IS it should be. We are
glad that it is not O!msted County alone
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
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 US. 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 a declaration Of war by
our Congress against their inhuman butch
ers. As we'll say that because a party Of
our cl'lzens 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 60 and
clean out the savage wild beasts
Captain Fry and his men we'll knew the
character of those men they had deliber-
ately gone our to contend with. The re-
peated atrocities Of these Spaniards durin %
the last few years, admonsheI the a,}ven-
turers Of the Virginius that if taken bv
| 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 a fllihustering 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 daredevil
who goes out to take hand in the conflicts
OF other peoples. IT 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
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
OrOnOCO Mills,

While at Oronoco the other day we visit
ed the new Touring mills at that point and
found MIR. 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 a hard grindstone, about the size
Of grindstones used for sharpening razors,
which moves back and forth over the mill
stone, not swerving the width of the finest
spider webb from straight line. The
stone is so placed as to make it impossible
toido 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 as 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 1st
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.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03
The Wood Business.

We discover that there is considerabl
feeling among our friends in Pierce county
against the Red Wing people on the subject
of the wood business. We do not know
just what the grievances complained of are,
and therefore cannot put them into definite
propositions. We would say, however, to
the men Of Pierce county, that our columns
are open to you on this subject, and pledge
you that The GRANGE ADVANCE will use its
influence il correcting whatever is wrong
in this matter. Let rs hear from you On
this subject gentlemen.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

''We can never resume specie payments"
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 inhationists whom Mr.. Boutwell,,
if he does not represent at least most etfec-
lively succors, are still crying wait wait
and inlulging in gushing sentimentalism
over the beauties Of an ''elastic currency.''
We have no faith in these financial ouacks.
whose nostums have already prostrated
the nation. They are too homeopathic in
their remedies. "tSimiliu similiJus curautuy,''
is a dangerous principle in political phar-
macy 10 cure diseases induced by in
tation by imitation, is a remedy only worthy
Of brains that have given birth to the bold
absurdity that there is no such thing as
a science Of political economy
There are two and only two methods by
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 TO re-
sumption. Men will never draw gold
dollar out Of their pockets and pay it out,
when ragged piece Of paper will answer
the same purpose. 1t is not the i" balance
Of trade . that causes them to hoard the
gold aud use the paper: hut that universal
principle of human action which prompts
everyone to keep the best and part with the
poorest. The Government can coin money
until dooms 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

SINCE the recent elections the Grange
men are stimulated to greater efforts, their
numbers are increasing; and they are man
ifestly destined to control the political fu.
ture Of this country. Their newspaper or
gan, TIE Grange Aduance, published 1t Red
Wing, is largely circulated here, and is
quite popular Sales.--future Co. Herald.
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 ffty-six. DR..
Holman, who was instantly called in, pro-
nounced it clear case of apoplexy. We
call it clear case Of whisky.
Gov. Yates was native Of Kentucky,
but spent most Of his life in Illinois, which
State he represented in the Thirty-secopd
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. \ 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,
but 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 up the unequal contest, and
that death at last came to his relief.
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 fall into pit and perish, what would
be thought Of the man who would place
over its 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. If it is so deep that we cannot fill
it up, and so wide that we cannot safely
bridge it over, and has so many deceptive
allurements around it's borders that we
cannot keep men away from it, let us at
least raise the guide board of warning on
every hand. Young men Of Minnesota, we
point you to the SD fate of the great war
Governor Of Illinios.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

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State Auditor Whitcomb says the Grange
-Adrance, probably without malice, misrep-
resents him in quoting him as saying that
the Grange movement is humbug for
while he did and does regard the political
movement which produced the Owatonna
convention as humbug, he has formed a
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
I'D like to be a Granger, (politicalD
And with the Grangers 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
s. 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 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.
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.
1t is true, that Mr.. W. expressed ex-
treme dissatisfaction at the prospect Of Mr..
Dikes election, and was utterly disgusted
with the election of certain men in Ohm
sted County, which he said had been &C.
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
craw,Gsh. 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 -eviving
Wheat is rising.
We shall have our new head ready for
the next issue.
Changers waking up, are full of good
cheer and hope for the future.
President McMahon has an extension for
seven years from the French people
y statue Of Gen Scott is to be erected in
Washington, ,. c., in January, on granite
foundation of colossal size.
The Salary Grab Gang met in Washing
ton on Monday last, at the same place that
hn a..
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 i
large quantity Of lands to the Government
by the railroads on account of a 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 Kew
to present the protest?
II you want to know what panic prices
are, look at a list of the same in the adver
tisement Of A. H. Strouse in another COL
umn. He gives the prices Of over 125, 900
yards Of various kinds Of goods. In this
way customers are informed Of what thew
will have to pay without the trouble of 60
ing to the store.
DIR. 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 we'll insured
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 panics
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. T. McClary, and one c. F. Leland, of
Thompson, Minn., pretended to have au-
thority to do this thing. We trust that
Lizzie Leland will never be less happy than
was Lizzie Staples.
The ha1ance If trodo - r.. ,:,
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

all the principles of the grangers, this
country will see the best times ever known
before another fall.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

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