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The Grange advance., 1873-11-12
Humorous Incidents Of a trip to Mani.
t0ba. No. 3. 3 By Paul Newton.
"HATCH's BATTAL1uN.

'HATCH's BATTALION"
We were in campat Fort Garry, in sight
Of the stone tower where the Minneapolis
kidnappers were confned-in sight of the
white tents Of the English soldiers-near
the banks Of the Assinibonie and the far
famed Red River oftthe North-on the out
skirts of the city where dwells the g notori-
ous'' Lord Gordon, and the Adventurer !"
Clarke-within the limits of afity memora-
BILE for the past, and ap1itiou| for the fu-
ture.
Generally the tent of 4he travellers in a
new country is regarded as sacred-as
much so as house would be. but some
times, wanderer iar from home, in hopes
of meeting friend, or at least some one
from his own country will "intrude. -
We always managed to meet the curiosity
Of such ''intruders' by overwhelming
them with question: as to themselves be-
fore satisfying them as our to business, and
so on.
Onthe present occasion the intruder was
Frenchman, little g seedy" in appear
ance, but exhibiting signs of art and good
humor. We discoyered that he had been
soldier in Hatciss Battalion. Following
up this discovery by the remark .then
you must have Heen acquainted with the
Bevans boys" khom all know to have
been steady lads.T What was our astonish-
ment to hear the sFrenchman eiclai,n with
his hand on ours shoulder and smile on
his face, '' Mon Meu all re hard cases in
in ze country, va5 in Hatch's battalion )"
PRESERVE THE FoREsTs.-The Irriga-
tlon Convention Tecently held at Denver,
Colorado, passed. resolutions advocating
the lntroaoctlon general and complete
system OF irrigation, and also the intro
duction of general; permanent and
ratlonal plan QfHorest culture; that the
homestead laws amended so as to allow
*ny person ever sthe age Of twenty-one
years 20 acquire asperfect title to $50 acres
Of land I'm the c6urse Of two wears. pro-
vided he proves By responsible neighbors
that he has ere{ted dwelling house,
fenced in and bro1en at least FIVE acres Of
land, and raisedh crop that one-fourth
OF the public dompin be set apart for per-
rnIanent ms forest cul lure, and that no timber
on mountain tops ridges. or slopes shall
pc cut for the pref 4gnt. &,
The Grange advance., 1873-11-12

ga The Monitor Plow factory of
minneapolis advertise in The GRANGE AD-
VANCE. and other home manufacturers will
hnd 1t for their interest to follow the ex-
ample
The Grange advance., 1873-11-12

bBr The bottomi has certainly dropped
out of the Dry Goo Is market: if you don't
believe it, just gojto A. H. Strouse, No.
l64 Third St., SainF Paul.
The Grange advance., 1873-11-12
:ss!ss:; So Look .' q se'~'',' e :. H.

p@ See advertisements of Branch
Office Weed Sewing Machine Company, 80
West Third street, st. Paul. This machine
took the premium at the Vienna Exposition.
The Grange advance., 1873-11-12
ITEMS FOR PATRONS.
OFFICERS OF THE STATE GRANGE
OF MINNESOTA P. OF H.

Master, George l. Parsons, Winona
Lecturer, John A. jackson, Lake City.
Overseer, George c. Chamberlain. Mortified.
Steward, A. J. Murphy Lake Crysel
Asst. Steward, VIM. E. Lee, Rice Ike, Douglas Co.
Chaplain, I. c. Stearns, Zumbrota - =,
Treasurer, Lorenzo Hoyt, SaiQt Pahl.
Gate Keeper, J. T. Price, Eyo{a. -
Ceres. Sister Sophia PArsqhs
Flora G. Fl Chauh( (rlaM
Pomona"...... r. q jackson.
Lady Steward MaryG. Lee.
The Grange advance., 1873-11-12

Ellsworth Grange, No. l62, P. of H., meets
Wednesday evening Of each week, in Odd Fellows
Hall. J. W. VIM W NJ
WILSON KINNEY, Secretary
The Grange advance., 1873-11-12

- The regular monthly meeting of Maple Grove
Grange, No. 114, Of Pierce county, Wis. is the
Tuesday evening nearest the full moon; ,no
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23
Notice.

e y - . y.
FLIJAH II. ATKINSON, of the State of
IL Missouri. will take notice that on the Sth
day of September, A. d. 1873, John Goodhue
filed his petition in the court of common pleas
of Monroe county, Ohio, against him and others,
the object of which is to obtain partition of the
following described premises in said county, to
wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of sec.
tion sixteen, township three range three; thence
north one hundred rods;west eighty rods; south
twenty rods; west two hundred and forty rods
to the section line; south eighty rods to section
corner; thence east three hundred and twenty
rods to place of beginning, containing one hun
dred and seventy acres-being a lease for nine
ty-nine years renewable forever. Also, the
the south part OF section nine, township three
range three; beginning at stake on the bank
of the Ohio River where the section line inter-
scots the same; thence running up the river ac:
cording to the meanders thereof, binding there.
on, two hundred and fourapoles to white wal
nut on the bank above the mouth of the branch;
thence nearly up said branch, north. siKty-one
degrees west twenty-six poles to box alder;
thence north seventy degrees west seventy-three
poles to beech marked on the south bank OF
said branch; thence south eighty-nine degrees
west nineteen poles to sugar tree in the Sec
tion line thence south with section line two
hundred and fifteen poles to place Of beginning
containing eighty-seven and one-half acres more
or less, Except about two acres off the south part
belonging to Joel Yost. Said petition will be
for hearing at the October term of said court, A.
d. 1878. HUNTER & HUNTER,
Sept9, '73w6. Att'ys for petitioner.
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However strong mans res olutior
may be, it costs him something to carry
it out, now and then. We may deter.
mine not to gather any cherries, and keeE
onr hands sturdily in our pockets, ba,
We can't prevent our mouths from wa
tering-George Eliot.
The Boston Advertiser says: "Per
sons who are liable to be seassick are re-
commended on the eve of sea voyage
to take mucilage with their food to keep
it down" Our experience is that it is
much better to mix your food with three
parts of melted type.metal and swallow
it cold Courier Journal. e.. .e-,. ..... ..
l can't abide to see men throw away
their, tools I that way, the minute the
clock begins to strike, as if they took
no, pleasure, i their work, and were
afraid o. doing stroke too much.
hate to see man's arms drop down az
if he was shot before the clocks fairly
struck, just as if he'd never a bit o
bride and delight ms work. The very
srindstone II go on turning bit after
you loose it. l-rs 1a ..a, .......
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Seeing Is DeCeiVin..
Here is row Of ordinary capital let
ters and figures. ..l..

Here is a row Of ordinary capital let
ters and figures: ~, .,..s..,.' '....a,,
SSSSSS PXXXXX ZZZZZZZ 1888 SSSS
They are such as are made up of two
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully
at these and you will perceive that the
upper halves of the characters are uery
little smaller than the lower Ealxes+-s
little that an ordinary eye will declare
them to be of equal size. N1w turn the
page upside down, and without any care
ful looking, you will see that this differ.
ence in size is very exaggerated-tha,
the real top of the letter is very much
smaller than the bottom, 1t will be seen
from this that there is q tendency in the
eye to enlarge the upper part of any Oh
ject upon which it looks. We nigh,
draw two circles Of unequal size, and Sc
place them that they should appear equal
Once a Weeh. .,,,.-.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23
County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Adams Township.


Ed. SPIRIT: AS it has been some time
since Adams township has been heard
from through the columns of the SPIRIT.
perhaps few lines would not be out of
place in the columns of your excellent
paper.
Crops are good, especially oats, corn
and wheat are as good as the farmers
anticipated in this neighborhood.
We can not speak in very flattering
terms of the tobacco crop, indeed there
is room for great Improvement, but we
fear the time for Improvement is past,
as it is already maturing. There will
! he but little more than half crop in
this neighborhood.
The most of the farmers have COM
menced the labors of saving their to-
bacco crop, and are now quite busy.
The health of this neighborhood is
not very good at present. There is a
prevalence Of the diseases akin to chol-
era, which seem to be most destructive
among children.
We have heard of one case of fever
and ague in this township near the
mouth of Pinev.
Mr.. Cyrus Gratigney, Of Beallsy;lle,
recently met with quite an accident al
Mr.. j j. Alexander's mill on Piney
which. however, resulted in no loss OF
life He left his team in the road while
he went to cut down small tree. His
little boy aged about 5 years was in the
wagon. The horses became fri yhtened
and ran away The road being very
rough, the little fellow was thrown from
side to side and from back to front OF
the empty wagon bed till he was consid
erably bruised, but not seriously injured
The horses ran about mile before they
were caught during which time the
little boy was not thrown out of the
wagon. If you deem this, worthy o
publication perhaps you may hear agar
from - NJ.
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STATISTICS.

e.
Burlington,rVt., has five steam saw
mills, with a capacity oflsawing s, S,000,-
600 to 100000 feet of lumber month
ly. eo 8 Gle 55au n litqtl ie1
Forty years ago there were only ~
savings banks In Massachusetts i Since
1888, 150 new ones have been establish
ed making the present number in the
State l72. ss,..esssss esee<s.
The yield of the fifty furnaces now
erecting will add 100000 tons Of pig
iron to the present annual production
Of the United States, and it is estimated
that the productive capacity of our, fur
naces will be 100000 tons per annum
within two years. .ioeosf.la .5ee ~
The total population Of the United
States is f3S925 59S. or these 6,430.
20e are males over the age of 2l years ;
12,5o5,92S Of the entire population are
reported as engaged in ''gainlul and re.
spectacle pursuits" The number of
persons above the age of 10 years 26,-
3S8,645 waf 7a;i = sa foga
The importance Of the perfumcry
manufacture may be inferred from the
fact that British India and Europe con.
sumo annually about $4,000 gallons of
handkerchief scent alone. and that the
revenue from imported eperfumery in
England is estimated at'about f50,000,
| or quarter Of million dollars.
/. Five years ago both branches of the
| Presbyterian Church numbered less
than 40 churches and 25 ministers in
the State of Kansas. To-day there are
l42 churches and more than 100 minis
ters. Twelve new and promising or
ganizations have been effected. aud nine
new ministers located since the 1st OF
last April. 4atg.v asrs
The annual consumption of coffee
per head, in varions parts of the world
is as follows: England, | La lbs, to
each person; France, 2 Iii Germany
A., Denmark, 5 IL; Switzerland, 6;
Belgium, 8 I 2; Holland, 10 2; Uni.
tied States, I lbs; but in California. which
appears. to sbeat all creation" in this as
in SO many other things, it amounts .to
l6 8 5 lbs. Or excluding Chinese ap]
indians, who do not drink coffee, to q
IL lbseaI oEw i9gsiB @t.il me4l .ssjly
Few people realize how manvg acres
are unoecupiedo in the Great West
There are eleven territories, two OF
three OF which are twice or three times
as large as the whole of New England
and it is q, small territory that is not q,
least ten times as large as Massacbu
sets. Colorado is thirteen. times as
large as Massachusetts, while Dakots
and Arizona are 6a1f as large again, as
Colorado. The eleven, territories con
tain over 1,250,00O, 900 acres. exceeding
by nearly 100000 square miles the ag
gregate territory Of all the present ad
mitted States Of the Union The terri
tory Of Alaska contains 569,519,60C
acres .-4o...a.r..
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The county is Republican by small
majority and the State as your readers
are aware someWhat Democratic; and
while the writer hereof might wish q
different State administration, it would
probably suit the SPIRIT exactly. B5ra
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ABRAHAM FRElDEN'S ESTATE,

T'HE first partial Sc tlement account Of ia
j cob Affolter, Administrator of the estate
Of Abraham Freiien, will be for hearing on
Thursday, the 9th day of October, 1873.
JAS. r. MORRIS,
septic, '73ws Probate Judge, NJ G. o.
HEIRS OF REUSSER'S ESTATE.
rTNHE final settlement account of Jacob Affol-
! ter, Guardian of John Reusser's heirs, will
be for hearing on Thursday, the sth day OF
October, 1873,
ss}lad 81 JAS. R. MORRIS,
rar3 aa Probate Ju1gsM. C, o.
septl6,73w5. r.a .lr a.ts bsas
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TERMs on ADVERTISING:

enc square. III. ,...,
EAll legal adyertisements will be charged
by the line, and must be paid in advance OF
publication. ,eay
- Notices of the appointments OF Ad- %
- ministrator,s and Exesators; also -
a Attaohmsnt Notices and Road nsti- e
r ces, two dollars and fifty cents, in -
- advance. -
sGAdvertising done at published rates
tnd' payment required in advance, in all
'' 80 az
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48 The Railroad Gazette estimates that
the extent of new railways built in this
country in 1873, vii be more than fos ty
per cent. less than for 1872. cat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27
A NEW OCEAN CABLE.

The new ocean cable will soon be laid
to New York. The Times says: ''Al
remember what thrill of regret ant
disappointment ran through the civil
lied world when the first Atlantic cable
broke, and how many there were to pre-
dict that no such undertaking would ever
be successfully carried out. Seven years
have passed since then; there are now
three cables under the Atlantic in success
full operation, and in three months more,
: If all goes well, there will be fourth.
The Great Eastern, which is lying in the
Midway, has now on board the whole of
the deep-sea Sc ction of the new cable, and
it is expected that the huge ship will start
in May to lay it. This line, like that from
Brest to New York, belongs to the French
company, the others being owned, respec-
lively, by the Atlantic Telegraph Company
and the Anglo-American Telegraph Com
pany. 1t is hoped, if all goes well, that
the new cable will be working through to
New York by the Goth of June; and in
that case positive assurance would seem
to be afforded that telegraphic commune
cation between Europe and America will
never hereafter be interrupted"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27

more thorough study Of Gods word, and that
the Sunday school is one of the most suitable
places for meeting this demand, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Sunday school is enc
of the most necessary and useful institutions
OF the church. >
I'd. That it is the duty of the church to
give it their most earnest support by regular
attendance and their hearty cooperation.
Sd. That we recommend "Uniform Les
sons" illustrative teaching, and teachers
meetings, whenever practicable.
4th. That the discontinuance of Sunday
schools during the winter is inexpedient.
9th. That the accession of every member
of the church to the Sunday school would
add greatly to its interest.
9Th. That we tender our hearty thanks to
the people of Waldoboro' for their generous
hospitality in the entertainment of delegates
9TH. That we extend our thanks to the Knox
& Lincoln railroad for their considerable kind
ness in granting delegates free return tickets.
The resolutions were adopted
NEWELL WINsLow, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27
THE SITUATION IN SPAIN.

oea The latest dispatches from Madrid are
of very important and interesting char
acter.. The government has reached Sc.
rious crisis. The Assembly has been dis
solved by unanimous vote of the legis-
olative body, SO that the country will have
to endure the trying ordeal Of a general
election. The motion for dissolution was
adopted by the Parliament Immediately
afterthe Porto Rico emancipation rule was
recorded. The Spanish population. says
the Herald, will be moved by various and
very opposite and contending influences
during the period which will precedc the
election and to the very moment of the
casting OF the vote. The army, the navy,
the Church, the Bourbons of every stripe,
the democracy pure and simple, the radi-
calpropagandists and the Communists and
lrevolutionist. reactionists will all be at
work, and each and every one of them
find friends. Americans will watch with
friendly interest the progress ofthe simple,
law-abiding democrats. The army and
sCarlists both continue to give trouble at
some few OF the provincial centres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27
A SHARP GAME.

The democratic congressman Of New Hamp-
shire played very sharp game in the back
pay business. They voted against the salary
bill and then went home to New Hampshire
before the State election, in which their own
election to Congress WAS pending and made
what capital they could for themselves and
party on the stump, by trumpeting their vir-
tue in voting against the increase of pay and
particularly the back pay feature. Since the
election, however, these same members who
were too virtuous to vote themselves the
money, have drawn it out of the Treasury
and put it into their own pocket just like the
men who voted for it. Under the head of
"Sneak Thieving," the Tribune notices the
conduct Of those gentlemen in the following
manner.
When the Tribune commended the three
new Hampshire congressman, the other day,
TOT voting against the salary grab, it was upon
the supposition that they were too honest m
vote themselves money they had not earned
or to take it after other and less scrunnlous
men had voted it. 1t is hardly necessarv 70
coy that if this was dishonest transaet;nnN
and the moral sense of community certsinlv
seems to have revolted against it as having
precisely that quality-the act of taking and
pocketing that money after it had been voted
differed from the disgrace of voting for it only
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27

District Court ofthe United States. District Of Maine.
In the matter Of aaron Cotcee and Geor9s C0tree,
Bdnkrapts. In Bankruptcy.
TINHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that Petition has
l. been presented to the Court, this twenty fourth
day of March, A. ID. 1873, by George Cowee, form
ery of Augusta, now OF West Gardiner, in
said District, Bankrupt, praying that he may be
decreed to have fun discharge from all his debts,
provable under the Bankrupt Act, both as an in
divdual and as member OF the firm OF A. Cowee
& Son; and upon reading said Petition, 1T is Or.
dered by the Court that a hearing be had upon the
same, on the first Monday of June, A. D. 1878, be-
fore the Court in Portland in said District at ten
o'clock A. NJ, and that notice thereof be published
in the Portland Daily Advertiser, and the Daily
kennebec Journal newspapers printed in said Dis
trict once a week for three successive weeks, and
once in the Weekly. Portland Advertiser, and
Kennebec journal, that all creditors who have
proved their debts and other persons in interest
may appear at said time and place, and show
| cause, ii any they have, why the prayer of The
Petition should not be granted. The last publica
ton to be at least thirty days before said day OF
hearing. VIM +. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court for said District
mar27- tlaw3w&tlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27

Miss Nelson was called to the front during
the performance few evenings since at St.
Louis, and gentleman in the audience arose
and addressed her from a stage box, express
ing the qualification she had given during her
engagement.
He then produced basket of flowers, in
which was set bird-cage festooned with
bright wreaths. 1t was handed to her, and
| she had no sooner set it down at her feet than
bird inside Of it began to sing. The bird
song was success, and was loudly applaud
ed by the excited audience, the applause also
expressing appreciation of the whole proceed
ings. While the bird confined to sing, as il
playing part set down for it, Miss Nelson
began to play a part which was not set down
for her. She said but few words, but half ar
: hours speech could not have expressed more
II am both surprised and delighted at this
beautiful tribute from my friends, and fee
that all join in the gift and the good wishes
which accompany it. / assure them l shall
bear it in the summer of my heart, even unit
the winter of my life."
The bird went off singing, and its new mis-
tress looked very happy. The applause
which greeted this little episode was unbound
ed. Miss Nelson soon came on again and
read with surprising effect "The Charge OF
the Light Brigade, and was called out at the
conclusion Of the whole performance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27

In humble recognition of onr dependence upon
Almighty God, who has 80 graciously remembered
u in the abundance of His loving kindness and
tender merces, Il do, with the advice ofthe Execu.
tive Council, appoint THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEEN
n DAY o. APRIL NEXT, as day of public Fasting,
Humiliation and Prayer, and recommend its appro
priats Observance by all the people OF the State.
aConsecating the day to prayer and supplication,
that We may be strengthened in all upright pur-
poses and every noble endeayor, and mindful Of
. those whom misfortune and sorrow have made de
serving our kindly sympathles, let us not forget
those acts Of charity and good will which give to
life its highest joy, and lit the thoughts in holy
. Communication with the Great Giycr Of all good.
s. us not This the Fast that have chosen to loos
g the bonds Of wickedness, to undo the heavy bun
dens, and to let the oppressed 60 free. and that
break every yoke9 Is to deal thy bread to tn
hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cai
out, to thy houser ,... ..
Given at the Council Chamber, In Augusta, thi
"a twenty.flfth day of March, in the year of on
So Lord one thousand eight hundred and sevent,
a., three, and of the Independence Of the Unite
States Of America the ninety seventh.
@A@sst -9sa 2s-,~ SIDNEY PERHAM.
!. By the Governor.
GEORGE g. STACY, Secretary of State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27

General Sherman has been in receipt Of q
letter from Major General Schofeld, who, il
will be remembered, is on visit to the Sand.
which islands. The latter expects to soon
return to San Francisco, sailing from Homo
lulu on or about the 25th inst. The impor-
tant intelligence conveyed in his letter is that
the new king, Lunalio, will accompany him
on the Saranac, for the purpose of making a
tour to the United States. General Schofield
speaks in high terms of his reception, the ca
pacities of the islands and the friendly dispo-
sition of the king. The projected visit has
for its purpose Lunalilo's desire to become
better acquainted with country which he
processes to admire go much, and, 1t is be.
lieved, if possible, to negotiate treaty o.
commercial reciprocity.