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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-18

without debate or d"ia,. hut ii more
than three appear il i, final a;.i Tie
vote Cannot he re-coiisi,.erri. Dr;uii.
are granted by ballot.
BYLAWS.
The bylaws embrace all the minor
details Of government and discipline
of a subordinate grange. The form
adopted by the state grange might be
enlarged, but those adopted mnsi bc
enforced until others are adopted. The
beauty and strength in our organiza.
lion is that we all work under the same
bylaws and constitution. hence We all
work alike. aud thus We are enabled
TO accomplish more business Than any
organization allowing different scls OF
bylaws. Obtain copy from the
Spirit Office, and ill out thc blanks
add more if Won wish. but do not
change or leave out any of these. Ev-
cry officer, at least. should have Il copy
of these bylaws. and then sec that they
arc enforced, as ticv obligated them
selves 10 do when hey took the pledge
of Office. An applicant for initiation
has Il right To demand u pcrusal of the
by-laNs
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-18
Good of the Order.

THE ASSISTANT STEWARD.
This officer is most important one
in the initiatory work of the order.
/ The object of initiation is to fOrcibly
impress upon the mind of the candi-
date new and important trnths--to
make him wiser, better and more at
! tached TO the order. ID should ALWAYS
he solemn and impressive, and he who
well conducts the candidate has pccu-
! liar duties to perform: in fact, on the
impression he may make often depend
the subsequent conduct and usefulness
of each member initiated. lie should
therefore he good reader. and under
stand something of clocutiou. lie
should thoroughly understand the OBJ
icct Of his part, and talk from the heart
to the candidate. la this respect we
deem this officer next TO that of the
master lie conducts the ballot, pass
ing ii ID the proper officers for inspcc-
ton, and 10 the members for ballOting,
and then 10 the officers again, the last
of whom announces the result. lie
shall distribute the rcgalias just at
opening, and place the remainder in
the antc-room immediately after. At
the close. the assistants should collect
the same and place them in care of the
gate keeper or janitOr.
TIE STEWARD.
A part of his duties may be found Oh
page fifly-thrcc of the manual. and all
members should study the officers du-
ties, in order TO vote intclligcntly; and
here let me digrcss enough that the sue
cess and prosperity of your grange de-
pend upon your choice at the last meet
ing in December. Failure to choose
well may he fatal 10 your interests. In
the installation we learn that he is the
librarian of the grange, and that every
well regulated grange is expected to
have library and reading room. lie
is expected TO be faithful in all things,
and to see that the field work is prop
crly arranged !: that his assistants do
their duty in regard TO the rcgalia ex-
animation, arranging working tools,
conducting the ballot and in providing
for the initiation and accommodation of
the candidates. lie shall see that the
gate keeper or janitor properly keeps
and cares all property of the grange,
aud that the room is in good order for
the meetings. II it ever should hap
pen that the master, past master and
overscer are all absent at the hour of
opening, il becomes his duty TO act as
master. Neglect or refusal TO perform
his duty tends TO confusion and diSor-
der. and all wilful neglect should sub
jcct This officer to Il charge for neglect
Of duty. that a more competent man
might be put in his place. He should
be a man of nerve, too-onc who would
not for moment hesitate TO eject forci-
bly,. if necessary, any person who might
presume to deceive or intrude upon
the grange room.
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OBJ 0aitbita Gaglt.
GRANGE DEPARTMENT..
PATRONS IN sEDGwICK COUNT,

PATRONS IN SEDGwICK COUNT
cory7r COUNCIL. p. ef H-wichiia.
T.. L. THOMPSON. Master
-loEN l.. ZIMMERMAN, Secretary
scdswick City. kans;s.
). l.. ZiNnEHNAN, spec al DE ..uiy, X. s. e.. 4,
>cdswic. tt., Kansas.
Advance Grange, Eagle Township.
NJ. CANT, Master
l.. c. .EAwsonp, sce'y., Scdgwick City
"Ninnescah crausc ''-Ninnescah Township
McCLt NG, Master.
j. +. SUMMERS, Scc'y., Clear Water
Yosemite Grange, Ohio Township.
". VI. BAvGnNA>, Master.
T.. y. BERTRAND, see y, Wichita.
'rrairic Gem .rangr. Waco Township.
u. lonK. Master.
'rallry Gransr, -krcii NowEship.
T.. T.. TuoNPToN. Master.
.'oTN Warb. Sea Wichita.
''t'rm Grange, Park Township.
r W Cn.sE, Master
II. {. gANLoN, src'y., i'ara Cit,.
Park Grange, Park Township.
JonN l.. ZIMMERMAN, Master.
{. :. LIaukEN,>, sec y, >ctlgvick.
''.,rlano Grange, ''-Drlano Township
JonN BoSD, Master
q D. kIERrArnIcs, scc'y,
''waro Grang-, Watson Township.
j. \. NELSON, Master
u q. WILSON, scc'y.
Zion Grangr. -
u. &. SMITH, Master.
j. Linn, >ec'y., Sedgwick.
''t'ni"n ,.raIge, - Union Township
& r. HYDE, Master.
%. = TsYrE, sec'y., Eldridge.
-r-a-am View Grange, LINTON Township
u u. TUcKKu, Master.
J J. EsCkEn, Src'y., pelano.
80 larion Grang-.''
{. \, NANNEss, Master
:. j. BOWERS, see. L larion.
zorro Grange, Near Ten Mile Post
\. RALPH, Mssi-r.
j h. GhLrn, >ec'y., Wichita.
- li;ica crans', Near Janesburg
j g.. NALENIINt, Master.
\. u. >rETkr, Sec
''i."c.ford ITangr.''
lIrcH foIINLR Master
A.c EtHE, secretary.
Harmony Grange. IT nion Township.
EpuAE \. Dorsey, Master,
Hto. W. NrkLNnop, eec'y, Eidrisr.
Grant Grange ''--Crant Township.
-. g.. JACOBS, Master.
u. l.. DrwIN., secretary, Wirhita.
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For the Eagle.
ATTICA GRANGE.
Taar: Rel Waite Gld B!Hc.
american farmer. awaken

FIar: Rel Waite aId B!ac.
American farmers awaken,
4 new era has dawned ON the land:
Let di,cord hcnccfor1h bc for,aken--
With the Patron, Of IIusbandry stand.
oar national leaders are true men
That dcinagoSiic> cannot cstranSc:
They re- hard working farmer. like y0G nri
That have Organized Altica grange.
ENorbitani rates al commission
Have taken our profit, away:
Hard work WAS our normal condition.
And our prospects grew darker each day
Eat how every wrong shall be righted
And laws that oppressed II, Will change.
il farmers will be but united.
Like the members of Attica grange.
No longer wen follow Bcliona.
Her shrill voice i, silent and mu.r;
Bun Flora. Ceres, and Pomona.
Tall ~ 10 a nobIcr pursuit.
Round the cmblems of hope let H. rally.
Having no inclination TO range
From the beaiiiiili! Arkansas VALLEY.
Where We organized Aitica grange
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SEDGwICK CITY. kans.. Dec.

NEDGW Itk Z IT Nd1Is., ICC. -.
EDITOR EAGLE: Please announce il
the EAGLE that my commission n
special deputy of the Kansas stat,
grange has been received. As soon as
! can get blanks from the secretary o
the national grange shall be ready ia
90 TO work. Blanks will be Forwarded
to me in a few days. Any persons de-
string TO have oranges organized vii
please address me a. above.
Fraternally yours,
j. l.. ZIMMERMAN,
Special deputy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

TIRED OF PoLITics.-The following
sentences are from recent private
letter written by that noble and hon
est Democratic Ex-Governor of New
York, John W. Hoffman, dated at
Florence
81 am by degrees getting accus.
toned to the change from work and re-
sponsibility to idleness and freedom
from great care. | do not believe
can ever again bo induced TO take a
part in the game Of politics. am
grateful to the people for all their
kindness, and can never forget the
demonstration at Albany, which sur
priscd and, for the time, unnamed
me but | hope when got homo
again shall find employment which
viii keep me clear of all further con.
nection with public matters"
The tendency Of politics recently
at least as conducted by high as we'll
as many subordinate oiiicials--bas been
to disgust our purcst and ablost states
men, and to induce them 10 decline all
positions in which their services would
be beneficial to the country.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Plata Propositions.

Suppose that in the month OF Sep
tember last the Republican managers
had announced that il they should
succeed in the approaching Prcsiden.
tial election, one Of the measures which
they would first enact would be to
raise the salary of President Grant
to $4,000 a year.
Suppose il had also been believed
by the people that the Republican ma
jority in Congress, after having been
paid the stipulated salary for their
services, would vote themselves s5,-
900 each out of the Treasury.
Or suppose that these two PROPOSE.
tions had been incorporated in the
Republican platform adopted by the
Philadelphia Convention, by which
Grant was nominated for re. election.
How many States would Grant have
carriedY How many Republican Con.
gressmon would have been reelected
Is it not evident that Grant could not
have got single State, and that
every Republican candidate for Con.
gress, running on such a platform,
would have been defcatcdY
All this being truc, is II not the in
sanity Of public robbery, which has
lcd Grant to lobby for the passage OF
a bill through Congress raising bis
own salary to $4,000 year, and
which has led Republican Congress
men to pass that bill? If they dared
not announce this enormous act OF
robbery as part of their plan before
the election, how do they expect the
people to regard it after the election 7
N Y. Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
.1m English T'icsc.

Congressional corruption attracts
the attention Of public men every
where. The editor of the London
Pail MdN Gazette, in alluding to the
late Congressional investigation, says;
"The Credit Mobilier scandal at
Washington has boen thoroughly sift-
ed by an investigating committee and
the result is that several members of
Congress, including tho Vice Prcsi.
dent of the United States, have been
proved guilty Of receiving bribes from
Mr. Oakes Ames, given TO influence
thcir vote in the Legislature, The
defence has utterly broken down and
nothing is left but for Congress to
deal with the proven and in two in.
stances confessed facts. Tho mem.
bers involved arc friends of the Ad-
ministration and the ingenuity with
which an investigation which might
have seriously affected the result OF
the late Presidential canvass was post
poncd until now will possibly avail to
enable the incriminated persons to es-
capc any very severe penalty.
"The sympathy which has respited
Mr. Stokes at New York will donbt.
less be extended to tho erring polti-
clans and after tho Speaker has held
up his finger at them they will proba-
ably DO received by their brethren
with q joy beyond that felt for those
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Crcdtf .MObiIttr. Jr.

Tho Harrisburg correspondent Of
tho Philadelphia Press makes the
charge that there is q square stoal of
e55, 900 In tho appropriation bill passed
by the House. The writer says:
Some wecksago your correspondent
called attention TO the number Of ,un-
necessary officers Of tho House and
Senate, and Ium glad the matter has
been still further ventilated by one OF
the Sunday papers The officers re-
ceivo pay in direct violation Of law
The net Of 1868 fixes the number and
pay of the officers Of tho Legislature,
and positively sets forth that "it shall
not be lawful for either house TO elect
any moro or other officers than are
herein enumerated until an act or
Joint resolution has passed both houses
authorizing such changes or increase,
and been duly signed by the Cover.
nor; and 1t shall not be lawful sor the
State Trcasurcr TO pay other or more
officers for either house whose election
or appointment was not authorized by
law prior to their election and appoint
ment; aud if any officer Of either
house shall appoint or authorize the
appointment Of any other or moro Of
ficers than are authorized by this act,
he shall be doomed guilty of a INSIDE
mcanor in Office" This is the law
under which the officers are annually
chosen; and, in the face. of its positive
provisions, tho two Speakers, with the
connivancc of the members-some Of
whom are said to be admitted to o
share Of the illegal spoils-annually
Anppoint a swarm Of adventures TO
clandcstinely filch money from the
State Treasury This year s275,000
is appropriated for the expenses of the
Legislature. Here is what they ought
TO be: For one hundred and thirty
three Senators and Representatives,
at 81, 500 each, sl99, 500; tor the Off
GERS authorized for the Senate by the
act of April s, 1868, $40, 200; for House
officers, s27 900; for postage, say sl5,-
600 total, s259,600. This leaves a
balance 10 bo distributed to the OK
tras of sl5,400. Last year s25O,000
were appropriated for the expenses OF
tlo Legislature, when the pay of NOM
bers was 81 900; an aggregate ofsl33,-
900. The expense for officers was the
same then as now, which gives Us a
grand aggregate of sl05, 100, differ
enee of 1900 between the legal ex.
penses and the amount appropriated.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

GOSPEL REMARKS. Senator Bayard,
OF Delaware, in very vigorous speech
on the Louisiana question, which has
been published in pamphlet, made THE
apt retort on the majority in the Sen
ate:
"Your political party has had, ia
these ton years, unlimited control OF
every branch of tho Federal Govern
ment. Congress has made and un-
mado tho State Governments in the
South at will and thero is no element
of misgovcrnmcnt for which your
party majority are not responsible
Tho mingled web of ignorance and
fraud, of corruption and venality, OF
rapacity aud crime, in whose meshes
those unhappy communities are vain
ly struggling, was woven by your
hands alone. And when you cannot
unite it, you call in tho sword to cut
it. Such has been since tho war closed
tho history of your rule; such II will
continue to be until the whole basis OF
your rulo is changed and you cease TO
sustain ignorance and vice in their
contest with tho virtue and intclli.
gence of those communities.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

Tue FOURTH OF july, 1SI6.--Tho
Centennial bill, which has been before
the Legislature for some time, appro-
priating one million of dollars toward
celebrating tho ono hundredth ami
~orsary Of our National birth, passed
that body on Wednesday last and was
signed by tho Governor. 1t appro-
pirates one million Of dollars for a
building not to cost less than 81 ,500,-
900, which is to remain in Paramount
Park, "perpctually as the property OF
the people of this Commonwealth, for
the preservation and exhibition OF
National and State relics and works
of art, industry, mechanism, &C." The
appropriation is provided for by tax
of three per cent. on the gross earn.
ings of the passenger railways, and is
not therefore the gift of the people o.
the State, unless, perhaps, 100000
The bill passed both Houses by more
than two-third vote.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

Gen. Howard, Of negro bureau fame,
has got himself, bureau and oil, into
trouble. This "Christiau General" :"
as no is styled by his "grand moral
idea" brethren, like Colfax, Harlan 4
Co., is in n bad fix, morally, financial
ly and otherwise. The philadelphia
Age, In alluding 10 this "loil" dema-
goguc, says:
"Whcn General Howard, lato head
of tho Frecdmen's Bureau, attempted
TO clear his own skirts by soiling those
of tho Adjutant Generals Office, be
mado fatal mistake. The General
declared that tho confusion and in
completeness Of tho records Of the
Freedmen's Bureau wero duepto tho
Careless manner 10 which they wcrc
removed from his Office To that of tho
War Department, TO this allegation
General Vincent replies that import
ant records, especially in the disburs-
ing branch OF the Freedmen's Bureau,
were missing long before the transfer.
The officer in charge Of that branch,
though holding correspondence with
for four years kept no rec
ord Of lotters received until after JAM
uary, 1871; no copies of letters sent
were kept, although these letters re-
lated 10 disbursements. A year later
than the transfer was ordered, the
War Office learned Of the existence of
o special fund and called for the books,
when General Howard produced a
book but even this shows no account
Of tho disbursement. The Treasury
Department Cancelled vouchers Of The
Bureau for s3l,9l5, because IL was
found that the money had never been
paid on them by the Bureau. Gener-
al Vincent also gives letter from the
Second Auditor Of the Treasury, show
ing Howard to owe the United States
sll ,466. Other cases, whore the
claimants have not received their
money, arc yet to be acted on"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

We regret TO see some of the South
ern papers advising the people Of Lou
isiana to rise against their opprcssors.
This is just what the Radicals want
them 10 do. II the Philistines bad
known that when Samsons hair grew
again, he would DO able to involve
them in common destruction with
himself, they would never have given
him chance to obtain vengeance for
his wrongs. The tyrants who crush
the South feel that their work is only
half done and would bc frantic with
delight to have some pretcxt for be-
ginning It again. Tho next opportu-
nifty, if it comes soon enough, they
intend TO extcrminate the whole race
The horrors of ST. Domingo will be
renewed and intensified a hundred
fold. For the sake ofthc women and
children Of tho South, We invoke such
Southern papers as indulge in the
foolish war-gobblc, to step their sui
cidal nonsense.
The despotism from which Louisi-
ana suffers Is horrible, but resistance
is impossible. The South cannot
draw the sword except TO cut its own
throat. 1t will be better for human.
ity and for liberty If the United States
Constitution can bo so restored that
therc shall be one Confedoracy in this
country, instead of two, cverlastingly
at strife and war.-Ldncdster Mteii.
1encer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
pnoposrn CuANor OF ruy Par,

PRoposED CHANGE OF THE PREsI-
DENTAL INAUGURATION DAY. - The
Cincinnati Enquirer, commenting up
on the fact that so many Presidents
have taken severe colds in consequence
of the inclcment weather on tho 4th
Of March, suggests that Inauguration
day be changed to some timo in the
month OF May or June. If thero be
no change forward there might be a
change to little time backward and
tho day be fixed for tho 22nd of Feb
ruary, when Washington's Birthday
and the Inauguration OF tho new Pros
ident might both DO celebrated at the
same timc. This would prove fit
ting honor in commcmoration Of the
natal day of the "Faiher Of his Coun.
try" an anniversary that is unfortu.
natcly becoming less and less observed
as time and events press on. But Il
the 22d Of February DO thought un-
suitable, why not Independence Day
Here is an opportunity for rome pat
riotic Congressman to distinguish him
self at the next session of the Nation.
81 Legislaturc.-N. Y Herald
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

AN APPROPRIATE SroRY.-A London
detective put nls head into an omni-
bus one day, just as it was starting off,
with the remark: "Passongers will
do well TO look out for their pocket
books. There are two members OF
tho swell mob in this bus There
upon a gravc-loolsing old gentleman,
with eyeglasses and gold headed
cane got out, saying "lf that's the
case, | won't 60 in this bus" lie
was followed by clerical looking
gentleman, who remarked that he
"wouldn't ride in such company
And then the detective closed tho
door andsshouted to the driver: "All
right; drive on; they've got OUT
We don't moan to be unkind; but ro-
ally the story is an old one, and we
have no excuse for publishing it, OK
copt that Senator rat,erson's pathetic
speech tho other day about leaving
public life with pleasure IL things wore
going on this way, and then Brother
Harlan's following him out with re-
marks in similar tone, recalled tho
circumstance.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

A SENSIBLE CONSTITUENCY The rc-
publicans Of Trumbull county, Ohio,
have called upon James a. Garfield,
who represents them in Congress, to
resign his scat, In consequence Of his
voting for tho back pay grab. Perhaps
little of tho tincture of The Credit
Mobilicr obloquy actuated them In
making their request. II is refresh
ing TO notice that Ohio has no North
Eastons or South Bends In her Con.
grcssional districts, in which Congress.
men who have committed official
wrongs are welcomed with ovations.
Such uncnviable distinction is left for
her sister States of Massachusetts, and
ndiana.--Herdld.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

AND HAS 1T COME TO THIS Even
Oakcs Ames, tho leader of the Credit
Mobilier swindle, declares that he
could no. stomach tho back salary
grab, and boasts that he voted against
the measure. He has even gone farth-
or, and is credited with having essayed
a witticism at the expense Of the grab.
bcrs. He is reported to have said to
Niblack that "this is a bigger steal
than Credit Moblier." GLOW 40 ="
asked Niblack. "Why," replied Amos,
"the men who had that stock did pay
little for it, but this is all steal"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

EXCHANGING. - The expulsion Of
Schuyler Colfax and Oakes Ames rids
the United States Senate and the
House each Of frst-class hypocrte
and a knavc and removes from the
political arena two dangerous men,
Tho admission of Gen. John b. Cor
don, of Georgia, to tho seat vacated
by Colfax and Alexander III. Stephens,
of the same State, to Ames' scat, is q
decided Improvement in morals and
statesmanship, and we congratulate
those two bodies on being reinforced
by those two Confederate leaders, at
period when integrity and states
manship appears to bc the exception
instead Of the rule in those two Ma.
tiona chambers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

A YANKEE AurocRAT.-Anson G..
Phelps Dodge, now living in Toronto,
son of William Il. Dodge, Of Now
York, having rcnouncod his American
citizenship. and by special statute be-
come q subject Of Queen Victoria, has
since been elected to tho Dominion
parliament of Canada, and in q recent
speech is reported to have said that,
1T was astonishing to sec the unan.
unity OF opinion in tho City Of New
York in favor of constitutional mon
archy and British institutions Mr..
Dodge, notwithstanding this lickspii-
tic subscrviency, is undergoing somo
scorn and censuro for tho means he
used TO secure his election.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

The CHANGE AN exchange says
just eight years ago General John b.
Gordon led strong column Of the
Confederate army of Northern vir-
ginia in tho memorable assault on
Fort Steadman, n salient point in tho
Federal line which then half encir-
cled the city Of Petersburg. Today
General Gordon sits in tho United
States Senate. Then Alexander IL.
Stephens was tho Vice President oi
tho Confederate States; now he Is a
member Of tho United States House
Of Representatives, in which no finds
scven cx.Generala Of the Confederate
army 10 keep him IN e0uulVpance,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

LIE SEES Ir.--Among tho objects
for which Governor Jewell, OF Con
necticut, invites tho people of that
State TO supplicate Divine Providence
on tho approaching fast day arc the
following: "That we may emulate
the virtues Of our ancestors in the ad-
ministration of public affairs and
that individual solfshness may not be
permitted to undermine tho tounda.
tions Of tho Republic"
Tho Governor scos tho point. II
the prevailing corruption In high pla-
ces continues TO prevail much longer,
in the same high handed manner il
has for ten years past, tho Republic
will sink and political virtue will be
unknown.