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The Grange advance., 1873-11-05
FARMERS ARE THINKING.

Never before in this country have the
farmers been so intently engaged in
thinking as now. Heretofore they have
allowed others to think for them, and
act for them, and make laws for them.
They are now thinking for themselves.
They find that thinking by proxy is not
quite the thing. They know that farm
ing by pro1y don't pay. They are in a
brown study. They find themselves in
debt. They labor as hard as ever, but
get less pay. They have always paid
taxes, but never SO heavily as now.
They see heavy foreign demand for
their products, but on account of extor-
tionate transportation rates, will reap
but little advantage therefrom. They
find they have no control over the
prices Of their own products, while all
other classes fix the price of their labors
or their products. They see they are at
the mercy Of rings, combinations and
clques. Those whom they have chosen
to represent them in the national affairs
have betrayed them, and become the
representatives Of the capitalists of the
country. While most of the other class
es have been doing we'll, they have been
falling behind. Is it any wonder that
farmers are thinking something is
wrong? Is it any wonder they are as
sociating together and discussing the
causes Of their grievances Is it any
wonder that they are turning out by
the thousand, and attending farmers
meetings wherever they are announced ?
They mean business. They intend to
take hand themselves in their own
affairs. They are trying to find out
what is wrong, and when they do ascer-
tain what it is, nothing can prevent
them from removing it. Farmers are
naturally conservative. They move slow
but with a terrible earnestness. When
the farm wagons get started there is
trouble ahead.
We are glad the farmers are thinking.
Brains are the controlling element every
where. The brains Of the farmer are
now at work carefully considering the
situation. They are getting ready to
take their part in the struggles of the
sfnture.-Rural World. .
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ernment it adds to it's interest in the
making and execution of the laws, and
Identifies him with the usages and GUS
toms of the people, 1t is this element
that gives the people of Switzerland their
unity and power, and the lack of it
causes nine-tenths of the unrest in Ire
land. No feeling is stronger than the
attachments Of home, and no nation
whose people possess this as a common
sentiment, can lose it's liberties -Roch-
ester Post.
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skin in your hands, put two or three
reefs re in it if you like, without pinching
the dog at all. The matter with us IS
simply that our dog has grown SO fast as
to become too big for his skin-after
stretching day after day till it got to be
as thin as tissue paper it has finally
burst. For several years the dog has
been hide-bound. But don't think
hes dead even now.-New York Tri6-
2t2ae.
The Grange advance., 1873-11-05

Many man wishes he was farm
er about these times" remarked a dis
tinguished lawyer during the recent
financial panic. s-,4Eas zsz .<E. =sss
"No doubt about that" replied !
prominent banker. I.
Only a few weeks ago one Of these
men, himself farmers son, spent some
time on our farm, and from casual Re-.
marks that he made it was evident that
he congratulated himself that he was
not farmer. m
"After all, we observed, ssthe pros
perity Of the country depends to ! great
extent on our agriculture. Bankers
and business men will find, sooner al
later, that anything which hurts the
the farmer will hurt them. To Is slo,w
work digging money out Of the soil
but successful agriculture is the trnue =,
road TO national wealth, and We ara q
great danger. of overlooking this well-
established fact
We shall all suffer more i, s. le.a
from the panic. But the ultim.t .ta g.
feet win be beneficial. Il Nm .ole.r -
the atmosphere. Financial men r;ll
realize that farmers Who are NJ tiino ~
only g from "a ten 70 thirt oe.nts 5 s bdGhai
Z Stor corn can NOT buy railroad bonds.,-.-
4nscssck1p sc1t1 t,.rist
The Grange advance., 1873-11-05
NEWS ITEMS.

The epizootic has reappeared at
Fenton, Michigan.
1t is stated that the Atlantic and
Pacific, and St. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern Railroad Companies will
reduce all wages Of employees, from the
President down, from November 1st.
1T is noticeable that those from
the West and North are nearly unani-
nous in declaring that the back salary
bill must be repealed, while those from
the South are advocates of the retention
Of the law on the statute books and ex-
press the determination to oppose its
repeal. Senator Carpenter is about the
only Western Congressman here who
insists that the law should not be re-
pealed.
Five short horn cattle were lately
sold at Morley, St. Lawrence county;
New York, for $4,000. This does
not seem very large price when we
remember the $4,000 recently sold at
Oneida, but it should be an incentive to
our Minnesota farmers to give attention
to the breeding Of fine cattle.
The State of Iowa has brought
suit against sixteen life insurance COM
panies for not complying with the law
which requires foreign insurance com.
panies to file sworn statements Of their
condition with the Auditor and to pro-
cure his certificate authorizing them to
engage in business. The penalty is
$1,000 for each days neglect of the
law, and the total penalties sued for
amounts to not less than $217 800.
By law three-fourths of the penalty goes
to the school fund and the remainder
to the informant.
"A carelessly swung ak nearly sever
ed Mr.. Sorrel's foot at the ankle. He
resides near Jacksonville, Ill.
"A disease has broken out among
the hogs in Tazewell County which so
contracts the cords of the snout that
they cannot eat.
According to the Moulton Qowa) J
Independent, the lady who refused the
offered hand of James Buchanan, late
President of the United States. and
thereby caused him to live bachelor to
the end Of his days, now lives in that
village, the wife of good husband and
the mother of a grown up family Of
children-lives in a story and hall
house, belongs to the Methodist Church,
occupies good position, is contented
and happy, and not a bit sorry that
she did not accept young Bucks offer.
The citizens Of Pella, Iowa, are
taking steps to organize joint stock
company for the erection Of large iron
foundry and machine works. =.
The test Of camel coal at the Des
Moines gas works showed that it yielded
three feet Of gas to the pound, but il
was found that it would not coke.
L $50 f. -.
a man named Cole, residing near
Usage, lows, had his arm torn OFF in q
threshing machine. Il was torn en.
tirely Of about two inches from tic
should @ ID and dropped 70 the ground
IIn u tearing away the am the aiinew,
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took the flesh clean from the ribs for
two or three inches below the shoulder
socket.
Cedar Falls, Iowa, proposes to
change the starch factory at that place
into manufactory of agricultural i'm
plements.
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d, ]. - AT the Iowa Agricultural College,
Ilns Story county, the students receive
thirty cents ! bushel for digging pota-
toes. 4 lively grubber, Nth good eye
sight and long fingers, can find shout
i've bush sin : day.
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ALL IS ACTION, ALL IS MOTION.

All is action. all is motion,
I'm this mighty world Of ours;
Like the currents Of the ocean,
Man is urged by unseen powers!
Steadily, but strongly moving,
Life is onward evermOre,
Still the present ago improving
On the age that went before.
Duty points, with outstretched fingers,
Every soul to actions high;
Woe betide the soul that fingers -
Onward! onward! is the cry.
Though mans foes may seem victorious,
War may waste and famine blight,
Still from out the conflict glori,us,
Mind comes forth with added light!
Der the darkest night Of sorrow,
From the deadliest field of strife,
Dawns clearer, brighter morrow,
Springs truer, nobler life.
Onward, onward, onward ever!
Human progress none may stay,
All who make the vain endeavor,
Shall like chaff be swept away.
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THAT LOST Cow.-We read of a
man in Camden, N. j., whois provoked.
He is absent-minded. A few nights
since he went out to drive his cow.
Arriving at the pasture. ground, he
found that the COW was gone, but the
bell which should have been around
her neck was lying on the ground. He
placed it in his pocket and forgot all
about it. Every now and then it would
give smothered jingle, and he would
think it was his COW, and would start
off in fresh direction. He followed
the bell, as he thought, until twelve
O'Clock that night, and walked twenty
miles. When he reached home. the
cow had been there five or six hours,
and his wife went over to the CITY to
advertise for him in the "Lost and
Found column Of the Ledger. Per-
haps he wasn't mad when he found
that bell in his pocket! His wife
thinks he was little extravagant in
talking about the affair, but then she
may be mistaken.
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We fear we have got maliciously
disposed sexton among US. Noticing
habit among the young men of deposit
ing their halfsmoked cigars in the
porch upon entering the church, he
gathered up the relics the other evening
and carefully depositing drop of Gro
ton oil i'll the chewed end, conscien-
tiously returned the veterans to their
places and abided the result. When,
the service was over the young men,
came out, recovered their cigars, put
them in their mouths, applied the lights,
and then the suction, and the next mo-
ment had lost all control over them
selves, and were dancing out in the
street, slapping their jaws, and using
such awful language that we can't bear
to think of it. However, they didn't,
remain in the neighborhood but mo-
ment. The rest Of the congregation
had but time to note the extraordinary
performance, when the actors disap-
peared, with an extra howl apiece, and
at gait that left no doubts of their
sinceritV.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
After the Storm.

Floating hair all tangled and torn
Beautiful head laid low on the sands.
Pride AL out Of the arching lips,
Life all out of the marble hands
terrible, restless, trembling sea,
How could YOU leave her alone with DEATH
Clasping her close in a cold embrace,
And stealing away the last low breath.
Gllmmering pearl cast up by the storm,
Shining anew in the Fathers crown,
Where are the friends that longed to saves
What hand clasped thine when the ship wen
down?
How far did'st thou ride on the rushing wave
What kindly breaker tossed thee here,
Lashlng the foam for thy snowy shroud,
And touching thy brow with an lev tear.
The sea-brlls whirl with their moaning cry,
But where is the voice 50 clear and sweet,
The waves bound up TO clasp the shore,
But where is the spring of the archng feet?
There's jewel shines on the slender hand
But where is the gem beyond compare
The Iip that should sparkle within the eyes,
And crimson the cheek 50 white and fair.
Ring ont, wild waves, your endless wall,
'FiS dlrge for Beauty and Youth and Love,
III tuner hymn for The deathless soul,
Nmging its way to the throne above.
Beauty and mystery all her fame.
Left 10 the mercy of stranger hands;
Tenderly. sadly we leave her there
In an unknown grave by he shifting sands.
Rrra~t, April IA, 1913.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
Letter from RockIand.

ROCKLAND, April a.
The muddy season is upon us with venee-
ance, and the progniStics are that we have not
yet began to see what we shall see" Iocomo-
ton of all kinds Is having rest. Some enter
prisng capitalist eoUld now realize a handsome
competency bv establishing line of ferry boats
At the various crossings. leaving every half
minute. To the right man, Il fortune is already
in his grasp. To encourage new business of
this kind the city would, no doubt. exempt it
from taxation for a term Of wears Who bids
first:
The city council are at loggerheads over the
subject of salary Of the City Marshal. At a
late meeting the committee TO report salaries
for city officers recommended $3.50 as an equiys-
lent for his services for the space of twelve
months. The Board of Aldermen desired to
recompense him to The tune of $1,000 per anuum
This not being "Seen in that illumination" by
some OF the city fathers, who think SI30 pay
enough for the amount of labor rendered 1T did
not pass, and the matter is now hung up and IN
suspense for the present The general opinion
is thai the Temperance clique have slightly
overdone the thing If they wish the CITY
W lliNt rI'V' per ttit anu ueSlre TO
contribute the extra $40 out of their own
pockets, no one would object. But after ''spring-
ing the trap in the manner they have, it seems
as though some of the city dads have their ewes
open and know their business. There will be
| another skirmish 1t the next meeting.
The second Baptist church has Just purchased
a new organ, and have advertised an organ con-
cert, the proceeds of which will go towards the
| liquidation of the same.
Billy Cooks Academy of Fun opened for a
| season at Berry's Opera House on Saturday
evening, to a crowded house. The performance
| gave general satisfaction.
| Sunday morning about half past twelve a fire
| broke out in 4 small wooden building at the
corner of Main and Holmes street The de-
| partment was promptly on hand, but owing to
| the high wind and the progress of the fire when
| discovered, the building with contents was en-
| tirely consumed. Fully insured.
| During The tornado that visited us Saturday
| evening, fishing vessel dragged her anchors
| and ran ashore; damage slight
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
For the Republican journal.
Pensions for Militia Men Of 1912.

We noticed, some weeks SINCE in the Els
worth American. pension bill which was then
pending fore the House of Representatives at
Washington. We now learn that this bill was
defeated in the Senate. IF we are not mistaken
one provision of that bill was to give PENSIONS
to all the militia men of 1872, without regard to
the question whether they had or not rendered
service. As this would entitle so many through
out the United States, without regard to merit,
we consider it fortunate that the bill was de-
feated.
fy another provision of that BILL the dis
| chdTQe Of the soldier WAS made a prerequisite
to his drawing pension. This would have cut
of all the militia men and their widows be-
tween Eastport and Castine for not one of
those soldiers received discharge This Coast
| militia were about all whose services as militia
men are entitled to consideration. The I'd Regi-
ment guarded the coast between Steuben and
Castlne. Their claims to Bounty Land have
been established. The basis of those claims as
contended by those who established them was
the retention of those soldiers to guard the coast
from the beginning to the end of the war They
were held for that purpose by virtue of general
otutfa from the General Government. and were
not permitted to 90 into the United States SER
vice with United States troops at PASSPORT Cas-
tine or elsewhere.
II was commended that these general orders
We're sufficient record TO answer the act requir-
ing record evidence, and sufficient As matter of
law, to open the door to parole testimony of the
officers and men to the service which was rem
dered in compliance with those general orders
record of twenty-nme days service was
| also found As this twenty nine days service
was sufficient upon which to issue the warrants,
the chief examiner went no farther. and did
not then consider whether the should or should
not be regarded as having served longer.
The department has, however, since taken
the enlarged view and issued six or eight pen.
sionS to those soldiers and Their widows. Those
pensions have, as we learn, been discontinued
IN consequence of outside interference and no
more pensions or bountes have been granted.
1t strikes US that the more enlarged is the on
" Just view to take of the subject, and that our
delegation in Congress should do what it can to
make that view efectual. 1t will be seen that
there is no need Of any further legislation so
tar rs these claims are concerned. JUSTICE
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
Terrible Earthquake.

THE CITY OF SAN SALVADOR IN RUINS
EIGHT HUNDRED LIVES LOST-S12 ,0O0,-
OO0 OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
AsPINwALL, by way of Havana, April
10. San Salvador, the capital of the Cen
trail America Republic, has been DESTROYED
by an earthquake, causing frigbtful loss
of lite.
Eight hundred persons persisted. and
property valued at $12, OOO,OO was de-
stroyed.
The earthquake was followed by a con-
flagration, and many buildings were
burned
The City of San Salvador, capital of
the confederation of the same name, is
situated on small stream which flows
into the Pacific Ocean 105 miles southeast
OF Guatemala, and three miles southeast
OF the volcano of San Salvador The
crater OF the volcano is more than half q
league in circumference. The city was
founded in 1928 by Spanish emigrants
AT different times it has suffered by earth
quakes, especially in 1853, and in April,
1854, when it was nearly DESTROYED. 1t
has long been cathedral city, and con-
tanned some fine buildings. 1t was a
market for indigo and sugar, and had
some factories of cotton goods and iron.
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II l4AShl.
THE HEROIC POLE
rs ll' FELL NORTALLN WOUNDED
~ n.y. L,lL1a .AarcnIl.. - rn1-r,,,1,


~H" FELL NoRTALLY WOUNDED
ti"HrING FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY
AZ .Ht >lE'I IF SAVANNAH, 9 OCT. 1779.
Tie most beautiful park in the city is
Forsyth Park, al the foot OF Bull street.
& i inclosed hv an iron fence of elabo-
rate workmanship, ornamented with trees,
shrubs, flowers, vines vases, and near the
centre of il is fountain, which cost about
SIX thousand dollars, designed from the
crystal Palace fountain at Svdenham.
England. The water is let on every day
provided it is not stormy, at four o'clock
y " that hour has found rae on the
SPOT every day since | came here and
~ven At this late hour am unable to an
-wer 10 my own satisfaction the question
whether derive the greater pleasure from
slrolllng in the shade of the trees, inhaling
the perfume of the flowers, watching the
gsmbolS Of the children. the groups of
their elders scattered here and there, the
fountain pouring down its wealth of water
into the basin. or the Tritons sending it
back again. high into the air, through
their conck-sheils Perhaps it is the combi-
nation of all these charms that attract me
daily 10 this loveIiest spot in the city
Among the notable places in the city
are Trinity Church, on ST. James Square.
near the spot where John Wesley first
held forth on the then new sectarian plat
torn now known as Methodism; the FIX
change, on Bay street opposite the head
of Bull street, from the tower of which
the best view OF the city can be obtained
II was in front of this building that Gen
Sherman reviewed his army in January
1868, few days after he occupied the
city. There is another building known as
Masonic Hall, used now for other pnr-
poses than those for which it was origi-
nally intended, rendered historic by the
fact that within it the Ordinance of Seces-
sion was passed in January, 1861; about
tour years later the citizens assembled at
the same place to celebrate the triumph of
the Union The building in which the
Colonial Legislature held its sessions still
stands, On South Broad Street. The house
in which the Governor of Georgia lived
while the city was in possession of the
British is located on Broughtou street.
The market is fine, capacious, well con-
structed and well ventilated edifice. 1t is
closed for business early in the day.
Walking through it early in the morning
find bountiiul display of game, poultry,
beef, mutton, pork, fish and vegetables.
Prices are somewhat as follows-grouse
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
What the States Manufacture

The journal of Commerce has compiled
from the census reports table showing
the manufacturing industries in each state
producing over S1,000,OOO worth of any
one description Of manufactured merchan-
disc. From this table some curious re-
suits are gathered In no less than twenty
four of the states Touring and gristmil
products form the leading manufactured
staple, showing an annual value ranging
from S1,516, $50 in Nebraska to 500, 237, )
800 in New York, which gives the largest
return of any of the states. In Illinois the
Touring and gristmill products are set at
S43, S76,77 in Ohio at S31, 500, 21O in
Indiana at $25,37l 1922, and in Missouri
at $31, 1897 ,351. The returns from New
York show that next to the gristmill
product the largest branch of manufacture
is that of mems clothing, amounting to
S44, 71o,4 91; after which come, in the
order of their Importance, refined sugar,
| $42, 937 1874 tanned leather, exclusive OF
| morocco, dressed skins and curried
| leather, $26, 98S, APO; and boots and shoes
to the value Of S22 $40 ,S74. The heaviest
| manufacture in Massachusetts is not cot
| ton goods, as most persons probably sup
pose, but boots and shoes, which are an
| 1888, 399, 593. The product of cotton goods
in Massachusetts amounts to 500 ,267 $50,
| and of woollen goods S39, 400 PAP The
only states in which the manufacture OF
cotton goods forms the leading manu-
featuring industry are Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island, and their products
! are respectively, Maine. S41, 73s,7S1
New Hampshire, SIG, 999, 072; and Rhode
Island, S22, O72 ,203. In Pennsylvania the
iron interest of course predominates over
all others. Its product in pig, bloom,
forged and rolled iron, together with iron
bolts, nuts, washers, rivets, nails, spikes,
pipe, and castings is set down at the sum
of S129,701, 907, in addition to which
machinery and boilers to the value OF
S29, 25S, 1873 are manufactured besides
nearly 81 900, 600 worth of steel Con-
necticut's leading manufacture is that of
wooden goods, amounting to S17 1865, AS,
Sawed lumber is the principal manu-
featured product of Michigan, Mississippi,
Florida and Washington territory, the
figures for the first named state being set
at 1871 ,946, 1876, the other two states and
Washington territory returning less than
50, 900, 900 each. But Names product of
sawed lumber nearly equals in value its
cotton goods, amounting to S11, 391, 747
annually In Louisiana the molasses and
sugar form the staple manufacture, the
production amounting to $10,3H sos.
Miled quartz to the value of S12. 119,719
heads the list of manufactured products in
Nevada, and Maryland's leading manu-
facturc is that of refined sugar, amount
ing to S7,007 ,S57 yearly. West Virginia
turns out forged and rolled iron, nails,
and spikes to the value of $500, S20
every year. These are the leading manu-
featuring industries of the several states,
though other branches of manufacture
not here enumerated amount in some in
stances to far greater sums in the aggre-
gate than the single ones we have speci-
fed
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
ROBERTS { HIcHBoRN,

Mr.. O'Kelley, correspondent sent to
Cuba by the New York Herald, to investi-
gate the state of affairs there, has been
seized as a spy by the Spanish officials.
who propose TO try him, and execute him
if found guilty. There is no doubt that
this gentleman went there solely for the
object stated he made it known to the
authorities at the time of landing, and
received their implied sanction; his i'm
prisonment adds another to the long list
of Spanish outrages which must be atoned
for, and which This country has too long
submitted to-