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The Grange advance., 1873-10-15
WHERE THE DANGER LIES.

WHERE THE DANGER LIES.
Agriculture has always been looked upon
in America with respect. In the early
days Of the Republic the farmers and plant
ers were among the chief men OF the Ma
tion. Never las the farmer come down to
the low level of the peasantry Of Europe.
The reason of this has been, not only the
absence Of land-lordism, the fact that the
American tiller owned his own soil but it
has been because agriculture has had the
dignity of independence and profitableness.
The great danger now is that this profta-
bleness Of agriculture in the West is to be
destroyed.
Large grants Of land, and large bounties
have been given to railways; to them has
been loaned the public credit the right of
way has been granted them often with the
express promise upon the part of the
roads that they should be so operated as
to make better markets for grain in the
regions through which they should pass,
that they should open this western country
80 that the tilling of its rich soil should be
profitable, and always with the implied
agreement that they should carry freights
for reasonable rates and thereby be great
public benefit.
Relying on these promises and repre-
sentations of the railways, men left eastern
homes, and homes beyond the ocean, and
came to the western wilds and with hardy
industry went to work expecting adequate
returns for their labor; expecting and be-
ieving that when they had conquered the
soil and made it yield its rich harvests,
they should through these railways find
profitable market. But now that the
country is developed, and they and their
families settled in their homes, and their
farms begin to yield abundant harvests as
returns for their toll, what of the rail-
ways? Simply this, the men who operate
them being situated so that combination
was easy have combined, not. to better
carry out their promises, but to violate
them, and after quietly pocketing the
bounties and land grants, to extort from
the people what they have dug out of the
soil. If the railroads succeed, farming in
sections having no other outlets than rail-
ways must become still more unproftable,
and the wealth already accumulated be sap
ped from the farm. The farmer not being
able to make his income meet expenses must
pinch closer and closer, must deny himself
the lu1uries if not the necessities of life.
He must forego books and education for
his children, must make of himself slave
to keep poverty from the door, His farm
must be let to run down for want Of means
to make repairs and improvements, or to
keep up the soil. and this must 20 on until
the farmer is q serf and the rich grain.6elds,
like those Of the later Roman Empire, must
become swsmps and dunes and barren hill
sides. This is where the danger lies. But
the, Patron has seen and felt the danger
and is struggling up from it. He sees that
TO live he must have the cost of production
and fair return for his toll. He feels too
that he is something more than q drudge,
thst he has mind as we'll as body that
! he has soul alive to the beautiful in
4 art as we'll IS nature ). that his children
The Grange advance., 1873-10-15

The GRANGE ADVANCE solicits correspon-
dence from all parts Of the State upon ag
ricultural topics and matters Of interest to
the Oranges. 1t proposes to be a medium
generally, may avail themselves Of each
others experience. Any man who expects
to succeed in this age must aid his own ex
perience by that of others engaged in the
same trade or calling. Two men will 10
an equal amount Of work, and one will reap
twice the benefits from his labor that the
other will, because he has worked inteil;
gently, and made every stroke count, while
the other has gone at it hap hazard. 1t is
not the amount that man reads that counts,
but the amount that he reads on his own
business-that which he can make available
in his every day life.
y single hint or communication will
sometimes be found in THE GRANGE ADVANCE
that will be worth more than the subscrip-
ton price for the whole year.
But, while we most earnestly request
communications from our friends, we desire
to caution our correspondents against writ
ing long, tedious articles, for we cannot
publish such. We propose to make paper
of ideas, and not merely Of words. Give
us ideas and we don't care what kind of
words you use.
The Grange advance., 1873-10-15

GoD RULEs.-As a nation we profess to
believe in q Divine Providence We seized
upon this thought and stamped it upon our
coin '' In God is our Trust" Yet in busi-
ness and politics men either forget God or
consider themselves out Of his jurisdiction
until some fearful calamity comes like
mighty thunder bolt, and then men begin to
recognize some other power than wealth,
credit or position. The people have just
commenced struggle against combina-
tion of monopolies, and \ centralization of
wealth that seemed hopeless, a sudden COL
lapse comes like the caving in of the sid Is
Of mighty volcano, that sends stock job
bers and monopolists bowling in terror, and
shows up the rottenness and internal weak
ness Of the monster 80 much dreaded.
TRANsPoRrAT1oN.-As will be seen by
our columns the Transportation Committee
has been in session at New York and Chi
osgo. Several different plans and questions
have been discussed and the Committee have
called on the State Oranges Of Patrons to
know their views and demands. It is
hoped that the meetings Of this committee
will result in something more than in
quiries, discussions and smoke. On this
one question Of transportation, at least,
the eastern manufacturers and the western
farmers are united, The West IS the gran
ary Of the nation, and the East cannot live
without bread. Every cent added to !
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

"Thc toughest set OF roosters' that
ever shook the dust from any town.
says the Reno (Nevada) Journal, of
August 20, "left Reno yesterday morn
ing for the new mining district of
Cornucopia. They came here from
Virginia, Among the crowd were four
New York gun-hghters, two Chicago
murderers, three Baltimore bruisers,
one Philadelphia prizc-lighter four
san Francisco hoodlums, three Virgin
In beats, two Union Pacific roughs and
two check guerillas,n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

Aterible prairie tiresweptovert wen-
ty-dve miles of country near the Omaha
and Southwestern Railroad in Saline
and Jefferson counties Nebraska, on
oct. IA, Many houses and large quanti-
ties of grain We're destroyed. AT VIII
bur, ten school children were caught
in the flames, Three persisted on the
spot, three more will die, and four more
are dreadfllly burned, but will recover.
Mrs, Morley, mother of three of the
children, ran to help them, and re-
ceived fatal injuries.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06
THE WEEKLY HERALD.

THE WEEKLY HERALD Will be pub.
lishod every Saturday morning, Subserip.
lion, $3.50 per Nnnumj $40 for six months
payable In advance, No subscription taken
iur less period than six months. -
Advertisements Inserted nt the rate Of 81 70
prf square for the first insertion, and I'd cents
ior each subsequent Insertion,
Obituary notices, marriages, deaths, public
meetings, cards of thanks etc, 10 be paid for
nj half advertisement rates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

THE Nevada Cinnamon working
among the mines never labor after
four o'clock in the afternoon, having n
firm belief that at that hour the angels
leave earth for heaven.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

SEVERAL handsome private resi-
dences are being erected in the sub
burbs of our city. The most of them
are by new corners.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

There were in the libraries, public
and private, of the United States, A.
100000 books in 1850; l3,0O0,OOO in
1850; and 100000 in lS70--a Won
derlllly rapid increase.
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mi assortment OF ladies' underwear and
hrniaary boots and shoes % per cent
lass tban elsewhere, clothing, 70 per cent,
Ne are selling strictly for cash, therefore
don't ask for any credit:
Please give us call before pureh"s''s
e1s',,m ROUSSEL e. PATTEN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

Canada runs trains over wooden
railways, at the rate of thirty-iive
miles an hour.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-06

The season is approaching when ice
dealers must break ice in order to
break their bread.
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THE DAILY HERALD.
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call ON q. b. Holland, No. " Elm street,
and buy a tent before they arc all gone, anu
take your families 10 hunt fol. a week oi y. 90
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18
correspondence Between General
Forest and General Sherman.

MEMPHIS, Dec. 8.-The Appeal will
publish tomorrow the following CORES
pondence:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 20.
To Gen. w. 7. sherman. Commander in
Chief of U. S. Army, Washington, d. C.
Dear Generality kilograms from
Washington and other sources, it appears
we are likely to become involved in a war
with Spain. If so, | presume the seat of
become involved and the Government
should require assistance, | hereby ten
der you my services as volunteer. /
think [ could enlist from one to five thou
sand men who served in the Southern
army during the late war, at short notice,
and who could rendezvous at New Or
leans, Mobile, Pensacola and Key West,
either as cavalry or infantry.
Very respectfully, n. B. FORREST.
Headquarters Army OF United States,l
Washington d. G. Nov. %. !
To n. B, Forest, Memphis.
SIR-Yours of the goth is received,
and | have sent it to the War Depart
ment with this Endorsement /" Respect
IuIlS ICl0IICu W luc oCCE0ldTi VI w dT IOI
file among the hundreds of offers that
come to me. | deem this worthy of
place among the archives to await coming
events. regard n. B. Forrest as one of
the most extraordinary men developed
by our late war, and were left to me, in
the event of a war requiring cavalry, |
would unhesitatingly accept his services
and give him a prominent place. be-
lieve now he would fight against our ma
tional enemies as vehemently as he did
against us, and that is saying enough.
w. T. SHERMAN, General"
I don't believe there will be war, for
neither government wants war. Again,
in the event ofwar with Spain, on account
of Cuba, the bulk of fighting would be
afoat for whoever commands the sea can
have Cuba. We may not now have
sufficient heavy iron-clad ships; but then
some could be had, and we have an
abundance of good naval officers and sea-
men, when the result would be certain,
leaving for the land forces the smaller
task of occupation No part of this will
likely be confded to me, and, therefore,
l have sent your letter to the War De-
partment, which can only act after Con-
gress declares war and provides the means
for its prosecution.
(Signed) w. T. SHERMAN, General.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18
Hon. l.. q. e.. Lamar.

Mississippians will feel an awakened
pride in the fact that the intellect and
manhood of the State will again assert
itself on the floor of Congress, in the per-
son of this distinguished and able repre-
sentative. The public press, and espec-
tally of the North, have hailed the re-
turn of Col. Lamar and Elk. -Presi-
dent Stephens to their old places, as the
beginning of new era, or, rather, the
revival of the old one, when the intellect
and eloquence of the South in the ma
tional halls were part of the common
glory of the country, We are gratifed
to note that Col. Lamar has been assigned
to service on the Committee on Elections,
where his presence in the contested cases,
which have gone up from several of the
States of his own section, will be COM
pared. We are sure the cause of justice
will not fail for the want of an efficient
champion, when he is at his post. We
have noted that he delivered short and
tIPCSltN SDGGNL OiI Tic DOs OIl a ease HUH
West Virginia, when it was proposed to
vote in Republican, without previous
examination. The New York Tribune
and Herald both attribute to his effort
the defeat of the proposition. The Tri-
buae says;
The question before the House was
upon the prima faeie claim only. The |
drift Of the debate was decidedly in IA
vor of the August claimants, when Mr. |
Lamar of Mississippi, in short speech |
Of great clearness and force of argument,
convinced the House that the question
ought not to be decided without an in
vestigation by the Election Committee, I
and the cases were referred, fully half of |
the Republicans deserving Mr.. Cessna,
who had charge of them, and refusing to
sustain his demand for the previous
question.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18
From the st. Louis Union.l
The Union Jack In Havana.

On Thursday last British frigate,
with all her bunting flying, entered the
port of Havana, passing by the several
forts defending the entrance, without the
usual courtesy of dipping her flags, and
even without this ceremony to the Span
ish ships of war lying in the harbor, and
anchored in the deep water near the
wharf.
1t was well understood before the Cult
Stream left Havana, that the British ship
brought special instructions to the Con-
sui at Havana, in reference to the Vir-
ginius affair, and that there was a special
meaning in the omission of the usual sa-
lutes on the entering of a slOop-of-war
into the harbor Of Havana.
1t is some relief to us-though withal
mortifying-that a British sloop-of-war
should have proceeded so promptly to the
city where Americans and Britons are ex-
posed to constant danger and insult from
the violence and audacity of the Span
iards in Havana.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18
The Election Qaestlo.a.

1t has been stated that case has been
decided by Judge E. 5. Fisher inyolv-
ing the validity of the November cleo
ton. On inquiry We have been informed
that it was not proper test question,
and that the decision does not touch the
merits of the issue between Governor
Powers and others who claim that the
November election was in violation of the
supreme law of the State. Inasmuch as
the Constitution undoubtedly requires
that elections shall be held "biennially,"
and that the ablest lawyers in the State
have differed in opinion as to the validity
Of the late election, and that it is the
duty of those charged with the admins
tration Of the State government, to exc
cute the Constitution az II IL, the law
abiding people Of the State approve the
intention of the Governor, and others as
ISOLATED with him, to have the question
definitely settled by the highest judicial
authority known to our laws. But it Is
desired that the decision of the question
shall be obtained with the least possible
delay, and without unnecessary dist1r-
bance of the public peace. Nothing
could be more desirable than that this
decision should be reached before the
time fixed for the installation Of the newly
elected officers in order to avoid coils
ion The people are prepared to submit
cheerfully to the arbitrament of the
! Courts; and while nothing would be
more repugnant to their wishes than a
resort to force, it cannot be supposed
that the present incumbents will yield
the places they occupy until such de-
cision has been pronounced. Let the
contestants, therefore, hurry up decis-
ion by mutual consent and cooperation,
at once. The sooner the better.
p. S.-After tie foregoing was put in
type, we received the opinion of Judge
Fisher. 1t is copied in another column.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18
1.-THE Cuban Question.

RRTuesday, the 10th. was fixed for the
surrender of the Virginius by the Span
ish authorities. If that formality has
been gone through, the difficulty result
ing from the murder of her passengers
and crew may be considered settled. No
doubt the preparations which the United
States government made to enforce its
demand by resort, if necessary, to the
ratio ultima reg'tm-the last logic Of kings
was the argument which brought the
Spaniards to terms. While we regret
that the opportunity for the acquisition
of Cuba has been lost, we readily admit
the foresight and tact displayed by the
Administration in the settlement of the
question.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18

The following is a correct epitome Of
the laws intended to secure to landown-
ers and laborers their rights respectively:
The law of 1867 has been repealed.
By the act of 1872 the laborer is given a
prior lien on all crops for wages due him,
and the planter has a similar preference
lien for all supplies advanced by him.
These liens are statutory ones, and no
record of contracts or liens or mortgages
are necessary to secure them.
By the act of 1872, the party who
furnishes supplies has precedence over
the person who rents land to the laborer.
But this act has been modified by the
later law of 1873, which secures to each
party, landowner and laborer, his share
of the crop, without regard to the obliga-
tons of either to other parties
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-18

A Testim on inl w Orah Having.

From Col. Harper's Kinds County Gazette.
From the day the Confederate armies
surrendered at Appomattox, and 1.-THE
cause, was in sorrow abandoned by the
great body of our beople, no editor of our
acquaintance has devoted himself to the
practical matter of reconstruction with
more earnestness, more fidelity, more in
telilgence, or with more indifference as
to past mere partisan predictions than
Il. Barksdale. While bowling to the stern
logic of events-and doing all in his power
to make the Union as it now is. endura-
ble-he has not Surrendered at discre-
ton, nor has he been impracticable. He
has pursued an even, practicable, pa
triotic course; and although a few rash
men may not now appreciate it, the fu-
ture historian will mark that policy as the
true enc, and award the need of praise to
those who adopted it. With occasion
ally difference of opinion, (arising from
the fact that Mr. B. and ourselves were
antipodes in politics before the war, THE
CLARION and the Gazette have devoted
themselves to the same work since the
war, and have never disagreed on the
really practical questions which have been
presented to the people. And in the work
of building up Mississippi, and restoring
a friendly feeling among all the people.
and beatinng down Radicalism, the State |
has no stronger, no more sincere man.
than L. Barksdale of the Clarion.