The Grange advance., 1873-12-17

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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Matt Carpenter, the heavyweight cham
pion, and defender Of the Back Pay Steal
and Salary Grab Act, was elected Presi-
dent, pro tem., of the Senate, the other day.
How much longer will the U. S. Senate
dare to defy and insult the people:
MARR1ED.-W. W. Belknap, Secretary
of War, to Mrs. H. F. Bowers, at Harris
burg, Kentucky, on the 18th inst. The
ceremony was private, on account Of re-
cent atAiction in the brides family. This
don't look as if the Secretary expected
war.
The great Naturalist and Philosopher,
Professor Agassiz, is supposed to be in
dying condition. total paralysis of the
muscular system has taken place. What is
the difference between committing suicide
with poison, and with overtasking body
and brain with work?
A public meeting will be held at the old
church in Vasa on Saturday, the 9th inst,
at six o'clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of
discussing the question of Transportation.
All are invited to be present and take part
in the discussion. This is an important
subject, and there should be a very full
attendance.
So we are going to have no war after ALL
What will the poor Quartermasters, Sut-
tiers and Shoddy Contractors do now
Feel bad, don't you? Get mad, gentlemen,
and get up war on your own hook, and
60 in. Ornament yourselves each with a
musket, cartridge box, haversack and
= canteen, and wade in. You have no idea
how nice it is. Try it.
Messrs. H. Felgate and J. Taisey, have
formed copartnership for the purpose of
manufacturing boots and shoes at Winona,
and employ about twelve men: We wish
them success. Let the citizens of Winona
county see to it that they encourage home en-
terprise and home manufacture, of whatever
kind it may be, and let the manufacturers
make their business worthy of patronage.
President Grant laughed until he became
red in the face, and slapped Richardson on
the back in Ford's Opera House Theater,
the other night. The cause Of this hilarity
was the repetition of the following sublime
stanza:
And there is our great fnancier
He'd pay out his last dime
In resum1ng specie payment
Five dollars at time.
The papers say he never smiled before in
the theatre.
Bishop Armitage Of Wisconsin, who laid
the corner stone of Christ Church, at Red
Wing, died at New York, on the 7th inst.
He was elected Assistant Bishop of Wiscon-
sin, in June, 1866, and succeeded the ven
erable Bishop Kemper about three years
ago. He has been suffering from a
tumor in the region of the spine, and . sur
gical operation was performed at St. Luke's
hospital, after which the Bishop sank rap
idly. He leaves wife who. was with him
d,lrinr hic ;lInooo
Mrs. D. L. How, of Shakopee, who. our
readers will remember, eloped with one
James G. Butterfield Of the same place,
short time ago, she leaving pleasant and
happy home, husband and little daughter,
and he abandoning wife and five children,
has returned to her home and family. How
long she will be pleased to stay with her.
indulgent husband this time will remain to
be seen. She is said to be " thoroughly
repentant woman" and has been kindly
received by her husband. Now il she will
only stay put, the past will be forgiven
and forgotten.
In letter from Capt. Paist, Secretary
Of the State Grange, informs US that the re
were ten new Oranges formed in the State
during the last two weeks. That's right.
keep the ball rolling, and while we are in
creasing in numbers, let US also draw clos
er the bond of union until we shall have
the largest and strongest, organisation that