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The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

Johannes Anderson and wife, Danes,
went away from their homes in Rice,
land, Freeborn county, one dav last
week, to attend church, leaving num-
Der OF little children to take care Of
themselves. t. Upon returning thew
found c one child badly burned in the
1ace and one hand, and we're informed
that during their absence a man enter.
ed the house, drew out shovel full Of
live Goals, and turned flask Of powder
upon It, causing the injuries mentioned
subsequent estigation shows that
the person performing this lawless act
Was an lrishman, who, from some
cause had lost his nose, and is said to
nave been In the Insane Asylum at one
time. His name we did not learn
olnce the commission of the act Charles
Baker and Rasmuss Jorgenson kave
been in search of him, but so far With.
out success
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

DR. G. POWELL ADAMS was married
on the 3Oth ult. at Vermillion, Dakota
county, to Mrs. Mary Sophia Pettibone,
Of Vermillion.
MR.. WALTON, of the Wabasha Her,
eld, held tin reception at his house on
Thanksgiving evening, and a good time
is recorded. ''>''
AN old settler named Peter Beighley,
died at Shell Rock, November 26th
lie was an excellent citizen and highly
esteemed.
The Hastings Union Of Wednesday
says that son Of Mr.. N. Frank, AGED
eight years, had his right leg broken
between the knee and ankle. from a
kick received from a son of Mr.. Eek
TWENTY-FIVE huge gobblers with
appropriate trimmings contributed to
the enjoyment of the THANKSGIVING din
ner at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asy-
lum at Faribault. In the evening
games and amusements prevailed, ana
Prof Noyes presided over I. happy as
we'll as numerous family.
The Freeborn County Standard, at
Albert Lea, contains the follow,no in.
formation
Two torgers named j. H. Anderson
and A. I. Siler, who recently commit.
ted torgeries in Freeborn county, were
arrested and escaped, have been heard
from at Usage, Iowa, where they raised
the sum of $22,O 900 on forged titles te
the land in the vicinity. They have
again escaped justice with the !: plum
der in their trowsers.
TWEED is not so bad man after all
When he was admitted to the peniten
tlary ne stated that his occupation was
=" statesman When it came to RELIGION
ne disclaimed having any. A man il
ms situation who does not claim to be ;
.'Christian Statesman" is not altogethe,
lost to the finer feelings of humanity.
JUDD : DAWSON, printers of tn,
Mankato Directory, for H. E. Newton
Co., have come to grief: Roberts, VIII
was the &C.," and who managed tn,
business, collected all the advertisement
that he could and went east. leav
ing Messrs. Judd T. Dawson to ge
their pay as best they could. From tn,
Mankato Reyseso it appears that Robert.
passed himself off as Mr.. Thomas.
ABOUT year ago co-partnershi,
was formed at Mankato between Can't
Frey and j.. Bobl, for the manufactur,
OF matches. Several weeks AGO, Can't
Frey went to Ohio, ostensibly to sci
some o. property for the purpose Of putting
all his means in the business. Letter,
from him represented that he was unsuc
cesstul, and that he should 90 to New
York to try and negotiate loans. Sine,
which time nothing has been heard O
him. The other day lady arrived II
Mankato, who had placed $1,000 il
Frey's hands for investment, last wear
It is now believed that he used that sun
tor his own purposes, and that he ha,
gone to Europe. His partner has dis
solved the co-partnership and assumes al
the llabilities.-Di$patch.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10
RED WING AND VICINITY.

The DISTRICT COURT commenced
Its session in this city yesterday with
cases on the calendar.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

j. HAM DAVIDSON will lecture at
the NJ. =. Church in this city, on Sat.
urdaJ evening of this week at y
o'clock. Subject of the lecture, Orato,
ry and its oddities.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10
VAsA, Dec. 5, 1873.

DEAR " ADVANCE
Nothing has 1ranspired since the Or
ganization Of our ''Grange,'' the effects
of which will be so long felt and appreci-
ated by its members: as an "in-door''
Picnic, given on the afternoon and even
ing Of the 2nd inst the most of the
members being present with their fami-
lies.
The ADVANCE was we'll represented
by Mr.. Tandy, who not only did honor
to the said paper, but justice to the ta-
BILE, which was literally filled; no, that
don't express it, it was piled full every
thing found a proper place not only on
the groaning table, but in the stomachs
Of as jolly and good natured sixty per-
sons as you will find; each seemed to
vie with the other to make a pleasant
afternoon and evening. About three
o'clock the Grange Was called to order
and opened. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected, four applications were
received and the applicants elected.
The Grange listened attentively to
some remarks by Messrs. Tandy and
Charlson of Burnside Grange; your cor
respondent being called out to assist a
committee, Of which he was one-ffth, did
not hear these Brothers, but heard
enough to learn that they were well re-
ceived, after which recess was declared,
and a one or two hours discussion held
around and over the table. Every
"question" was taken up and an effort
made to dispose of it, but all effort was
unavailing; disposing of one article and
Immediately it was duplicated, and after
an hours hard work all began to grow
weary finally all effort closed, the compa-
ny found the ladies' too much for them
and "caved." I am not we'll versed in
culinary affairs, and could give but a
meagre description Of what was provid-
ed. Cakes of over twenty different va
rieties, iced, and mounted superbly,
beautiful to behold, and still better to
taste, the always relished boiled ham,
turkeys, chickens, and ducks roasted,
palatable oyster soup, light biscuit, as
light and white as the snow flake; now
I'm getting fogged before half through
and SO will stop; suffice it to say that
all in all it was just such time that we
love to participate in !; it was the " social"
feature of the order brought out, show
ing the foresight and wisdom of it's
founders. "Long may it wave," and the
ADVANCE too. UNCLE Tom.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

j.. e. JOHNSON, ESQ.,, has been ap.
pointed BY the Featherstone Grange to
prepare petition to the Legislature
asking that Chapter ninety-nine of last
winters laws, relating to cattle running
at large in Goodhue County, be re-
pealed.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

SHERIFF CHANDLER met with a Sc
rious accident on Monday by stepping
upon a broken trap door in his ware
house, causing dislocation of the toes
of his right foot He will let that ware
house alone for the next four weeks.
Another warning to men no: to 90 fool
ing around places they are not accustom-
ed to.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

Editor Grange Advance:
If there should be time at the next
Council meeting would su bmit certain
questions for consideration at that time.
What plan Of arbitration, if any, can
we adopt to settle any dispute or contro-
versy that may arise between members of
the different Oranges in this County p
As there is considerable difference Of
opinion among farmers as to how much
it costs to raise bushel of wheat. can
We not determine upon some plan of
operation by which we may determine
this question do not believe it can
be raised and sold for less than 81 90
per bushel and yield fair profit.
should like also to bring up the
subject Of Insurance for discussion.
H. BRUCE.
CHARLES, son Of G.. s. Rathbone
had his leg broken while exercising on
gymnast pole, on Wednesday last.
FLocKs Of geese flew over Wabasha
on Tuesday morning in search Of a
warmer, latitude. ,.~.
The Grange advance., 1873-12-10

A TEMPERANCE MEETING, with a
view Of forming a society, was held in
Goodhue on Thursday evening of last
week. There was good turn out :;
Rev. H. Goodsell of Zumbrota and
Messrs. H. Bruce and H. F. Armstrong
made speeches. A committee was an.
pointed to draft constitution and bv-
laws. The society is to be branch So
ciety ofthe National Temperance Union.
On Thursday morning last the up
passenger train was over three hours
going from Red Wing to Etter. Green
wood was the trouble. We hope these
railroad people will find out before long
that good wood cannot be bought for
one or two dollars per cord
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Cure of Stammering.

Very gratifying results have been OBJ
tanned by Nj. Chervin, a physician OF
Lyons, in treating the vicious habit OF
stammering. A commission appointed
to investigate the working of DIR. Cher
wins system, put under his treatment
eight patients, varying in age from ten
to twenty-nine years, all of whom STAN
mered i'll their speech to most painful
degree. Some of the patients had been
stammerers from early infancy, while
others owed the habit to nervous shock.
In ten days after they were first placed
under the care of NJ. Chervin they were
all able to speak without stammering,
and at the end of the three weeks were
discharged perfectly cured. The mode
of treatment is as follows The pa
tent is taught, by means OF large
number OF exercises, to pronounce with
distinctness vowels, consonants, sylla-
bles and sentences. Great attention is
paid to the regulating of the act OF in
spiration. A slow but normal inspira-
ton is taken ut certain intervals, and
this is succeeded by an even, continuous
and loud expiration, during which pro-
nunciation is effected. Twenty days are
devoted to the treatment, the time being
divided into three periods one of ST.
lence, to break up the old habit one i'll
which the patient is taught to speak
slowly and deliberately; and third,
wherein he acquires the practice OF
speaking fuently, and without clipping
his wards.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
A Suit for Twenty-Five Cents.

On the 7th of last month Mr.. w. ID.
Dunn, an operator in the employ of the
Franklin Telegraph Company of Balti-
more, sent telegram for his friend, Mr.
A. b. Cummings, paying the charges,
which amounted to 25 cents.
When Mr.. Dunn presented, on the
31st ult., his bill for % cents his friend
refused to reimburse him. A suit was
instituted before Justice G. A. Wheeler,
of the Eighteenth Ward, on the 81 inst.
by Mr.. Dunn against Mr.. Cummings,
but the defendant not being resident
of the Eighteenth Ward, under the act
of 1868 Dunn removed his case to JUS
tice Brewer, of the Tenth Ward, paying
so cents costs of removal. On the Odd
inst. the trial of the cause was had before
Justice Brewer, who, after patient
hearing of the facts, decided in favor of
the plaintiff, and gave Judgment for %
cents and the costs, which aggregated
S1.95. The defendant appealed from
the judgment of Justice Brewer to the
Baltimore City Court, and gave bond in
the sum of 80 cents, Mr.. A. b. Hurlbut
becoming his security, after duly quail.
flying as to his sufficiency The papers
were carefully transferred by the Justice
to the Baltimore City Court, and the
trial will take place at the May term.
The probable further costs will be be-
tween SIS and 800, which the losing
party will be compelled to pay.-Bani
more Gazette.
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Foreign Items.

VoN MoLTKE is Dane, after all.
ELECTIONS in France always take place
on Sunday.
QUEEN VICTORIA will visit the Austrian
Exposition.
BULL Run RUSSELL has been black
balled at London club.
THOMAS HOLLOWAY, the patent medi-
cine man, has amassad a fortune Of
$50, 100000.
STEAMBOAT, Turkey, has ordered four
American steam fire engines, and wants
Americans to work them.
The largest diamond in the world is
to be shown at the Vienna Exposition.
It's weight is 1881 carats.
MADAME THEIRS presided over a bazaar
at the Paris Opera House, and made
no. 900 francs for the orphans of French
soldiers.
The London ,AthenBam announces
that Mr.. Duffield and Mr.. Watts, two
Spanish scholars, well qualified for their
difficult undertaking, are engaged on q
translation of "Don Quixote," that will
for the first time give English readers
an adequate notion of the text of Ger
vantes' great work. A first installment
of the translation will appear in the
course of the present year.
AN Oxford undergraduate, with the
natural modesty of the race, sent to
Dickens when editor of household
Words, at the end of the Crimean war,
copy of verses on the return of the
Guards, with this note : "Sir Under
standing that you insert Rhymes in your
Serial, L send you some. To which
Dickens answered: "Sir We do not
insert Rhymes without Reason"
The Agricultural returns for 1872
show that less than two millions out of
the thirty-two millions of England live
directly by agriculture. About five per-
sons are employed in this way to every
| 100 acres of cultivated land. 1t is claimed
that England and Scotland produce the
best wheat, the best potatoes, the best
kitchen vegetables, and the best beef
and mutton in the world. Great Britain
has 107 sheep to every 100 inhabitants.
Greece has 1873, exceeding i'll this every
other European country. Spain has
1875, and Switzerland but a fraction
over II.
THE italian gentleman who recently
swallowed fork has found a dangerous
rival in French lady who has long been
accustomed to seek nourishment in
needles. The most remarkable feature
in the case was, not that the needles did
no harm, but that she seemed to thrive
upon them. What became of them all
was, not unnaturally, constant theme
of wonder in the circle of her acquaint-
ance. The mystery has just been solved
by post norton examination made in
the amphitheater of L'Ecole de Mede-
cine at Paris. The needles were all
found imbedded in the flesh near the
old lady's backbone, ranged in neat
order, as if in pin-cushion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Value OF n Thoroughbred Boar.

A breeders circular says that the
thoroughbred pig, in starting herd,
is chiefly valuable in breeding the COM
mon stock. BY using a thoroughbred
boar upon common sows, you get half
blood that does very well for feeding
purposes, which can further be I'M
proved by selecting the best SOW pigs,
feeding them literally, and again get
ting thoroughbred boar and using on
them, which, if protracted few years,
will produce porkers equal to the pure
blood. But grade or impure males
should never be used, as the tendency
is TO run back to the scrub. The
thoroughbred, if purchased young, can
be had from $25 to $50 each. He can
be used one season, and sold or castrat-
ed and fed, when he will of himself
almost or quite pay for his original
cost.
sat first thought to many, the price
for pure-blooded pig may seem high,
but really it is better to pay the price
than to let your SOW go to scrub for
nothing. Say You pay $25 for boar
and breed twenty sows. They will raise
one hundred, which is low estimate.
The pigs then cost you twenty-five cents
apiece, and will make hogs that will
weigh at fattening time 100 to $50
pounds more than scrubs (Which grade
pigs will do, on the same feed. You
have therefore an increase in value of
from $500 to 500 in one year, with the
price of pork at IS per hundred, and
you have your boar left. Can you invest
your money ut larger per cent ?"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Head Lettuce.

A correspondent of the MasSachu-
sets Pioughnaan gives the following ac-
count of his treatment of lettuce plants,
to make them head:
81 arrived in the country the 18th of
June, and the first complaints were {:
we shall have no head lettuce as
usual, it will run to seed" The plants
looked fine and healthy, but already in
dicated the running up symptoms. 1
thinned it ont, then carefully slipped a
cotton Irvine under the lowest leaves of
each plant, and gently raised them few
inches from the ground and tied them
loosely, then L placed single upon
each plant, and small stone to keep it
firm. Every evening removed the COW
ering, watering each head, and replaced
the protective covers in the morning, as
l found the suns rays had tendency to
cause the lettuce to run up to seed, and
removing the covering at night allowed
it sufficiency of fresh air, so that
neither mold nor decay made their APP
pearance. L was rewarded by large,
solid heads of superior quality, and the
hearts were white and crisp. Not sim
gle plant failed of heading and none de-
cayed or bore seed"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Rather Good.

AS postal cards will probably soon be
in circulation, it may be well to show
how they have been used to facilitate q
loan. Recently, in France, an individ-
ual sent daily several postal cards adj
dressed to himself, on one of which his
inquisitive janitor read
Please let me know when you will
call for that IA 900 francs. Your care
lessness is inexplicable. Yours, etc. :"
Another indicated to the janitor that
his acquaintance was in the full tide of
good luck:
Answer Yes or No. am aware the
girls thousands do not concern you, but
you owe some respect to her family.
Say distinct if you will or will not marry
her. Immediate"
Better still was this one:
Mr.. j, Notary, requests you to
call at his Office as soon as possible, to
acquire possession of the property OF
the late Mr.. Bigourdin."
Astonished ut the contents of this cor
respondence, the indescreet porter lent
80, 900 francs ($10, 000) to the ingenious
borrower, who, of course, suddenly dis
appeared. The police were duly inform
ed of the matter, and when the officer
asked the janitor why he lent this man
his money so foolishly, he answered
naively, "Because thought he didn't
need it." So candid creditor deserved
better luck.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
a BuncOmbe Fence.

A correspondent of the Western
Farmer writes For fear any one
should know what buncombe fence is,
l will explain: A number of years ago,
farmer was annoyed by his neighbours
cattle destroying his crops, and, to re-
cover damages, sued his neighbor. 1t
was necessary for the plaintiff to prove
his fence legal fence. An old farmer
was called, who swore that the fence
was buncombe fence" The defend
ants counsel, thinking he had chance
to annoy, confuse, and perhaps impeach
the testimony of the old man, sternly
demanded to know what constituted a
buncombe fence" Drawing himself
up to his full height, the old farmer re-
piled "Sir, buncombe fence is horse
high, bull strong, and pig tight.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Cure for n FelOn.

As soon as discovered take some spir-
its of turpentine in cup, dip the finger
in it, and then hold the hand near hot
fire till dry; then dip it in again, and re-
peat for fifteen minutes, or till the pain
ceases. The next day, with sharp knife,
pare off the thick skin, and you will find
something like huneycomb filled with
clear water ; open the cells and the felon
is gone. If the felon is too far gone for
turpentine, oil of origanum treated in
the same way will cure. If too far adj
vanced for either to cure, the felon will
still be benefited, as it will be less pain
full. Never draw it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16

A hanging garden of sponge is one of
the latest novelties in gardening. Take
white sponge of large size, and SOW it
full of rice, oats or wheat. Then place
it for week or ten days in shallow
dish, and as the sponge will absorb the
moisture the seeds will begin to sprout
before many days. When this has
fairly taken place the sponge may be
suspended by means of cords from a
hook in the top of window where q
little sun will enter. 1t will thus be-
come like n mass of green, and can be
kept wet by merely immersing it in a
bowl of water.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Watering Horses.

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune discourses sensibly on this topic
as follows : Never water horses imme-
diately before or after feeding. l say
that if horse is thirsty always give him
drink, and he will thank you for it. L
have often seen horses put in the stable
at noon for an hour or two, and not eat
pound of hay or grain, but looking
wistfully for water, and then their care
full owner, who would not let them have
water when warm, will come to give
them enough to kill, and ride or drive
the remainder of the day on two buckets
of water and no feed. Ten chances to
one his horse gives out with him or gets
sick before night. Now, say, give the
horse water if he is ever so warm give
him n swallow, rinse out his mouth and
nostrils, give him bite of hay in a
short time little more water, but not
too much.
If he is watered several times, little
at time, until he is satisfied, he will
not drink more than half what he would
if you let him gulp it down all at once.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16

IT is said that Lapland, that almost
mythical country where the fleet rein
deer bounds over the perennial SHOWS,
drawing the well-wrapped up occasional
traveller, has been found rich in gold.
Muffled by the everlasting SHOWS, the
auriferous treasures abound, and hardy
Russians and Norwegians are flocking to
the new land of promise. If reports
prove true, the wintry climate will not
prevent the American miner from taking
a hand with his accustomed energy and
pluck.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Natural Rotation OF Crops.

Agriculturists had long been practi
cally conversant with the advantages de-
rivable from the practice of not growing
the same crop on the same soil for too
long a period. The advantages conse-
quent on this so-called rotation of crops
are due to more than one cause but it
was bureau de la Male who, in 1926,
called attention to the phenomenon of
natural rotation. From long observa-
ton of what takes place in woods and
pasture lands he established the fact
that an alteration of growth, as he called
it, occurs as natural phenomenon. In
pasture lands, for instance, the grasses
get the upper hand at one time, the
leguminous plants at another; so that
in the course of thirty years the author
whose observations we are citing was
witness to five or six such alterations
Popular Science Monthly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Tall Prices.

M. M. Cochrane, of Canada, lately
made sale of ten of Bates short-horn
cattle for the enormous sum of ten thou
sand pounds sterling, or about fifty thou
sand dollars. Lord Dunmore was the
purchaser. This is an average of So, 900
per head, and We should doubt the story
were it not so positively vouchsafed for
by that reliable paper, the Country
Gentleman
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16

The smallest known race is that OF
the Bushman of Southern Africa, the
largest that of the Patagonian of South
America. The mean height of the Bush
man is four feet three and half inches,
and that of the Patagonian five feet eight
inches. The mean difference between
the largest and smallest of the
human races is sixteen and q half
inches.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16

Costly CHEERS. farmer in England
gave the following as his experience OF
going to the races "Why, you see, SIR,
I put f1O in my pocket and my watch.
and went down atween the races to get
peep at the Prince; sees him there
sure enough, and knows him by his
portrait. SO 1 takes off my hat, and l
gives three cheers for the Prince of
Wales-good hearty ones upon which
n notwithstanding man, dressed very
fnc. patted me on the back and said:
well done, Squire, gle un three cheers
more : and 1 gied I'm three cheers again;
and what do you think, sir? The ras-
cal, while he was patting me on the
back, walked off with my watch and
chain, and 600 in gold"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-16
Air Your BEDS.

Some advocates for excessive neatness
have the beds made up almost
Immediately after they are vacated. 1t
is not healthy. They need to air
for a couple of hours. Open the win
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dow as as possible, and set open the
door also. Unless theirs is thorough
draught, there is no true ventilation of
sleeping-room. The only exceptions
to this rule are during high winds, when
the door cannot safely remain open, and
in very wet and foggy weather.