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LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
For The Grange Advance.
Harvest Glee Song.

Or The Grange Advance.
Harvest Glee Song.
BY MRS. Q. A. TYLER
Our sum mer's work is done;
Our grain is in the bin;
To-day Well open wide our hearts
And let the Joy come in.
Come, come, come,
To the Harvest feast away;
Where brothers meet, their friends to greet,
Oh do not work to-day.
We've watched the springing corn;
We've worked with plow and hoe,
To kill the weeds and break the soil,
That rain would make it grow.
Come come, come;
Come with your girls and boys;
In many ways they've smoothed your days,
Then let them share your joys.
We've toiled from day to day,
Beneath burning sun,
And many times our hearts were faint,
Before our work was done.
Come, come, come;
The table waits for you,
Put by your care, our pleasures share,
It will your strength renew.
We've stacked the new-mown hay,
We've threshed the ripened grain;
The harvest tools are safely stored
Till summer comes again.
Then come, come, come;
To the merry feast, come;
There friends you'll see and happy be;
So hasten every one.
BAY CITY, Wis.,, Sept. 30, 1874.
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For The Grange Advance.
Mrs. COnners' Mistake.

For The Grange Advance.
Mrs. Conners' Mistake.
"Shades of Zantipee Was ever a
wife SO prosecuted? Why, Jerusha
Whitcomb, as sure as I live, here is a
poem addressed to my husband. Can
human nature stand that? In the very
last Note Sheet that contemplate Madge
Maple spoke Of him as Our respected
citizen. and now she has dared presume
to address poem to him, Respectfully
dedicated to T. E. Conners.' To be
sure, the huzzy! Think you I will SUBJ
nit to such indignities? Now Jerusha
just say what you would do in such a
case. I'll, I'll,-well I declare, I don't
know what III do And he, the SIM
pleton, presume will smile, and put on
one Of his consequential airs, instead Of
getting into towering rage when his
wife is insulted. Was there ever such
perversity? I tell you I will never
stand it,
How much longer Mr.. Conners' bet-
ter half would have regaled her sister
in this strain will never be known, as
that sensible little body interrupted
her by saying:
"Now dear Amanda, do not distress
yourself over this affair, you are getting
nervous and excited. and will doubtless
bring on one of your bad spells again,
and then, you know how distressed
poor Corners will be-"
DISTRESSED, indeed! Don't I wish
something might happen that would
distress him. No wonder that Zantipee
was scold if all the Madge Naples Of
that day were writing poetry to Socra-
tes. Ishall be one myself yet; and he,
no doubt took it as coolly as Couners
does, l never can get any satisfaction
out of that man."
"But wait, Amanda, I know some
thing of this affair, and its not half as
bad as you suppose, do be patient dear,
and let me throw little light on the
subject. Aside, Gas if there was any
use asking red-headed wife to be pa
tieut.) If you will listen and be calm,
I will tell you all about it as it came to
me from our mutual friend NJ, who at
taches all the blame, if blame there is,
to herself.
"Well go on, but be brief"
Well, when Madge first thought of
turning her talents to account pecuni-
arily at the time Of her husbands par
tial failure, like many other noble souls,
she was doubtful Of her ability to sue
ceed to any extent; but seeing the pain
full necessity of doing, she began cast
ing about to see what she could do.
She took NJ. into her confidence and she
advised her to consult Mr.. G., IS he was
considered the best judge of literary ef-
forts in the place. Chance seemed to
,or the project and with no farther
thought on the subjects Of probably
consequences: or what Grundy might
say, or anything of the kind, Madge
laid her case before this stolid husband
yours; and he, like the generous
! that he is, offered any advice that
y capable Of giving. She read
dss. to him from time to time and
s~ ,unced them good and very
4 once procured her place
BE, the Herald and one
-pers that proved in the
Aantageous in the way Of
entsst least, and the arti-
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C1On, pTeaQamlte ulau, SOc1dl tdlsu uyudA"
ers and air navigation all have their
round aud fly off upon the wings of
ambrint ether in the pursuit of other
worlds. But not so with this crop
question; it stands before the public
after the manner of the Aurora Borea-
lis, flashing up bold and heavy here,
thin and vanishing there, strong and
verdant at one point, weak and vascil-
lating at another, with plenty upon the
right, starvation upon the left, crowded
transportation on the one hand, an idle
shipping upon the other, holding back
upon the part Of the producer, a rush
ing of the market with an extravagant
surplus, until the whole world is in
danger Of being flooded with bread
stuffs in such quantities as to make
paupers' sides ache with the examining.
Of all the damnable farces that pro-
ducer has to submit to, this grain ques'
is the greatest; the inordinate desire
for gambling and specializing has
reached such pitch, in the business
of this country that it is almost impos-
sible to form any correct basis OF stat
istics. Jobbers are hired to set up and
strike off fcticious price lists, and false
market reports, while the vigilant crew
are busy ransacking the country, mis-
representing and mis-directing the peo'
ple's pressthat would otherwise be honest
if it had half a chance. having to
correct its mistakes after it is too late.
How long this state Of affairs will con-
tinue time and the endurance Of labor
must tell. If necessity compels Ia
Dor to direct the marketing Of its pro-
ductions, sitting out this intermediate
strata, bringing the primary and secon-
dary conditions Of life in immediate
support then we will be governed by
supply and demand again ; until that
change shall be effected speculation
with the concentration of capital will
contrbl the prices, and labor will go
begging as usual in the markets. The
movement in the direction Of Grange
mills is good one, and should be follow
ed until every community has its mill
and can -four its own product, then the
prepared article can go direct from the
hands of the producer to the mouth Of
the consumer without being taxed sew
eral times before it gets there, enabling
the consumer to get his bread at living |
rates and the producer fair compensa-
ton for his toll. The absence of water |
power nc longer remains as a draw back
to this proposition: for steam has be-
come reduced to such practical results
that in point Of economy it takes the
lead, so that every Grange Of any CON-
mendable size may have its mill and its
warehouse with market places for con-
fsignment at any of the business head
centers. Let US look up these things a
listle and see if we can't change the
programme:
IA GRANGE RA1LRoAD:-A mar
row gauge railroad, built by the Califor-
MIA 3rangers, from Salmus Valley to
Mont Prey newport twenty miles dis
tant has been a great success. The
savine in freight will soon pay for the
road 10 say nothing about the reduction
enfofced on the competing lines. Ship
ping facilities are as good at Monetery
as at San Francisco.
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OUR YOUNG PATRONS.
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s. y. 3e.jS%s7@ y l.-CHA1AD1.
MY arSs IS 81 animal seen at most farms;
=. BUS seeon 10 seen In : ship-builder'e yard;
NY wnole ~ ~ flower; but q to it's charms,
iney 10 ie' 70 be told Of andpraised by some bard
1-DouB1x AcRosr1c.
one % wao % nss Infused IN earthly crown,
cue %ceAy dcA tSA her younelifs down,
anu p'''so '"'> death dark pors.SSssgsss. :.
Should you go out to !. ses,
My first upon the tablsss
). Ny next vii, <hs"$s sssgs
Flowing
!. IT'S heard ~, 81 49,
And when NJ - 5S$s sl ssSsS =
- ~ shore. IS ~ i "
/. 4 / poet, IAN, Il,
50, ;es ;ee; don't nina \, z
~ send, 25gfSss! RE ffl6ssfAt5ss8 ~
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Japan has 100000 Of souls.
Silk factories of New Jersey employ
1000 girls.
-One-sixth Of Americas population
can't read.
Paris has $4,000 dogs and last
year was taxed e127, 900.
Nine million horses in the United
States value $e60,ooo,o0o.
"A man may love wisely but ne
can't love two very we'll.
-England and Scotland contain 6oo,-
900 habitual dru lizards of both sexes.
-"Hugging ST to music is what
some person is plbased to call waltz
ing"
"A Nebraska paper tells Of a flock
of pigeons numbering 4, 4,328,746. Close
figures.
When a pretty girl steps upon a
young mans toes he receives the stamp
Of beauty.
Canada collectively ownes 999 ves-
sells and wants somebody to build just
one more.
The railroad syste em of the United
States represents capital Of $780,
100000.
Connecticut has twenty-five silk
factories whose aggregate capital is $3,-
100000.
Don't linger where your Glove lies
dreaming" Wake her mp and tell her
to get breakfast.
He that hath knowledge spareth
his words; but woman keepeth still
only when she can't help herself:
"A depth of 1866 fathoms, nearly
FIVE and one.thlrd miles, has been reach
ed in the Pacific off the coast of Ja-
pan.
Three is prospect of narrow-gauge
railroad from Milwaukee to Beloit with
view of reaching the grain fields Of
Iowa.
A lady correspondent Of western
journal thinks there ought to be stat
ute of limitation against the reappear~
ance of long-lost husbands.
The amount Of grain shipped by
the American line of steamers to Liver
pool from Philadelphia during August,
was nearly 350,000,00o bushels.
New York requires annually 600,-
900 cattle, 100000 sheep, 100000
hogs, 100000 barrels Of corn and
rye, with milk, fish, fruit, vegetables
and groceries to correspond. !
During the last ten months there
has been reduction of 500, 600, 900
in the consumption Of imported goods
compared with the corresponding period
Of last year.
The difference said to be between
noted men and noted women is that
men always like to see themselves in
print, while the women prefer to see
themselves in silks and velvets.
One ofthe most saddening thoughts
to all good souls is that of the lack Of
true feminine feeling in the average
mans nature. Many men wonld be bet-
ter if they were more womanly.
Life may be seson Of perpetual
bloom with the odor of choicest reminis-
ences, little epitomes Of thought contin=
ually bursting in upon the interior self.
hood with rays of light subliming and,
harmizing the discordant elements Of
incongruous character. Or it may be 2
wreck tost upon the storm wave Of
ruling passion, until snagged upon the
reefs of unbalanced constitutions, it
goes to pieces and is sunk in the NAL
strom of its own dissolution. G.
Our thoughts live after us, once
conceived are forever extant, and though
time NAV move VA on into newer fields of
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harmizing the discordant elements Of
incongruous character. Or it may be .
wreck tost upon the storm wave Of
ruling passion, until snagged upon the
reefs of unbalanced constitutions, it
goes to pieces and is sunk in the NAL
strom of its own dissolution. G.
Our thoughts live after US, once
conceived are forever extant, and though
time may move US on into newer fields Of
action, yet the past retains its record,
zfor they were born Of the necessity Of
our existence, and as such are part;
10 We zee the importance attached to
living wisely and we'll. fer. the influence
ofss life unfolding is isit more q less
81 the sphere IS other i life sur1o rounding
it, and in ssoh relation Ne aretmade re-
sponible q. eachz other for good or.bad
impressions 11'd: ..5
IF there Is one thing more than
another that comes before the reading
world with double faces il is The mixed
condition of crop reports; questions s
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VALUE OF DUcKs.--It Is not very often
that one, riding through the country
meets ducks, compared with the frequent
appearance Of several other kinds Of fowl.
The reason, probably, is that there is a
general feeling that ducks require great
deal Of water, and close to the house.
Well, this Is good, If you have It. Ducks
are very clever az capturing all kinds Of
creeping things in the mud Of the streams,
and turning them into cash--which flies,
we may say, parcnthetically, and this is
the usual course Of development-but a
little water win do nearly a. well, and they
win go grubbing about on dry land.
Some breeders are very successful in
raising ducks with only tub Of water set
IN the ground.
The best varieties are the Rouen or
Aylesbury. The Rouen atfains the greater
weight Of the two, and besides, content
with very slender accommodations in the
way of swimming privileges, taking to
muddy pools by preference Do not think
If the common duck when you can ret
these, as they viii reach living weight
e tseIve pounds 70 the pair, al but litfle
nore eosf than the common duck, which
weighs only fxo-thirds as much and the
former are, besides, mnre quiet, and roam
much Iesa These ducks are full AZ pro-
6iable % hens, and make ploasaut va
Eiety ii the farm surroundings Eonlf,y
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]. G. SKUNK, TRAVELLING AaESr.
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he editor sal u his sancinp,
His connienancc iurrowed with care,
His mind Of the bottom Of business,
His feet q the top ofe chair,
His armchair N elbow supporting,
His hand uphclding bis head,
His eyes on his dusty old table,
With different documents spread:
There were thirty long pages from Howler,
With underlined capiiala topped,
And short requisiiion from GroWler,
Requesting his Newspaper stopped
There were lyries from Gasher, the poet,
Concerning sweet nowera and zephyrs,
And 4 stray gem from Plodder, the farmer,
Describing couple Of heifers,
There were billets from beautiful maideus,
And bills iron grocer or two,
And bis best leader hiiched TO letter,
Which inquiries II he wrote i, or who2
There were raptures Of praises from writer's,
Ofthe smooth and mellihuous school,
And one Of his rivals last papers,
Informing him he was fool;
There were several long resolutions,
With names telling whom they were by,
Canouizing some harmless old brother
Who had done nothing worse than TO die;
There were traps on the table TO catch him,
And serpenls 10 sting and TO smite him,
There were gin enterprises to sell him,
And biters attempting to bite him;
There were long, staring ''adsn from the city,
And money with never one,
Which added, 'sPlease give this insertion,
And send in your bill when you're done"
There were letters from organizations
Their meetings, their wants and their laws
Which said, .sCsn you print this announcement
For the good Of our glorious causegn
There were tickets inviting his presenee
To festivals, parties and shows,
Wrapped in notes, with, Please give usanotice,
Demurely slipped IN at the close;
In short, as bis eye took the table,
And ran DER his ink spattered trash,
There vas nothing il did not encounter,
Excepting perhaps it was cash.
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Western Maryland Railroad
Mi - -

InN and after Thursday, December Is,
~ 1873, the passenger trains on this road
will run as follows:
EASTWARD.
Leave Williamsport ut 6.45 4. NJ.
Leave Hagerstown at 7.05 A. NJ. and so
p. NJ.
Leave Mechanicstown at I.j0 a. NJ, SIS
A. NJ, and S.OG p. NJ.
Leave Union Bridge at 5.Si A, NJ. sos
A. NJ, and 3.4s p. NJ.
Leave New Windsor at 500 A. NJ, 9.l2A.
NJ, and 400 Z. NJ
Leave Westminster at @. 10 A. NJ, 1.34 4.
NJ, and 4.25 p NJ.
WESTWARD.
Leave Fulton Avenue. Baltimore. at S.45
A. NJ, and 4.4O p. NJ.
Leave Westminster at 1925 A. NJ, Sal
and 6 z. NJ.
The p. NJ. train stops at all Stations, but
does not go farther west than Mechanicstown
The 4.40 p. NJ. train is the express, and
stops at Pikesyille, 0wings' Mills, Reisters.
town Tank, Westminster, New Windsor,
Union Bridge, Frederick junction, Mechan.
icstown and all stations west to Williamsport
and Frederick.
Special City Passenger Cars will be in wait.
ing at the Company S office, corner of Eutaw
and Fayette streets. starting thirty minutes
previous to starting time from Fulton Depot,
thus connecting with all out going trains, and
Special City Cars will be in waiting at Fulton
Depot on the arrival of all trains, enabling
passengers to reach all central and eastern
portions Of the city.
Stage connections are made with Mail Train
at Glen Morris Station for Hampstead and
Manchester, and at Meehanicstown for En-.
mittsburg. WIN. Ii. JORDAN,
Freight and Passenger Agent.
JOHN T. RIGNEY,
dec 20 General Superintendent.
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TH0RNBURG & MoGINNIS'S
LIME SPREADER.
PATENTED 1873.

TTHIS Machine has been thoroughly tested
Il and found to broadcast Cur MASuREs
from well rotted BARK YARD AASuREs, RE-
FusE TAS BARK, CoNPosrs, &c, with perfect
evenness and great rapidity.
Also, to BRoADcAsr or DRILLin the rows at
any distance apart desired, LINE, PLASTER,
AsHEs, SUPER PaosPHArEs, &c, ictth perfect
epenness, at rates from one bushel 10 any de-
sired quantity per acre.
Orders are solicited, and viii be filled as
fast " they can be manufactured in the order
of time in which the orders are received.
An agent will deliver the Machine as soon
as possible, and, on thorough trial by the
purchaser IN his own way, and in oil ways for
the purposes il is intended, and ifnot satisiac'
tory in all things, no sale.
By this system we hope to place il in the
hands of every intelligent farmer as rapidly
as they can be constructed, and hasten the
revolution that it is destined to work in the
Application of Manures.
We hope, by the policy Of no sale, unless
satisfactory after full trial, at least to engage
the attention of calculating and sensible
farmers. Address
l.. II. COLE,
Fnksburg, Carroll county, Nd,
Agent for Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey
and Eastern Pennsylvania. sep 1S-tf
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A prime article New Crop New Orleans
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The Maryland Farmer says 1t is often
asked by the practical man, who thinks
500 high figure for q calf; though its
ancestor may have cost $4,000 to get him
from England, beside the risk, how men
can afford to pay $4,000 to $40, 900 for an
animal? And the more seeptical, who
never suffer their minds to 60 out Of the
groove that their grandfathers used 20 run
in, and who deprecate surely chimerical
notion as progressive agriculture, deny that
only such prices have ever been paid =
that il il al collusion between the buyer
and seller TO gull the foolish and cheat the
innocent green-horn. The following ex-
tracts from that superior weekly, The
Turf, Field aad Farm, will show enormous
prices paid for animals, and how the pur-
chaser wasjustifed in paying such amounts.
If those who still cling to old customs and
scorn high-farming, or which is in truth
only progressive farming, will only reflect
upon the facts set forth in these paragraphs
and profit by them, they would soon see
their neighborhoods stocked with improved
breeds Of cattle each one worth in money
value. Eve times thatof one Of their present
stock Of curly headed, shad-bellied, stump
tailed runts. There Is one other important
fact also DISCLOSED, to which we ask attention,
because, il confirms what we have often in
the pages Of this journal advocated. The
plan Of association in neighborhood, in
buying improved animals and letting their
services for reasonable sum, thus getting
rid Of the herd Of worthless male animals
preventing continuance Of the propaga-
ton Of the runts and gradually infusing an
improved blood, until the entire stock will
be highly advanced, when the improve.
ment and tie gains would be so apparent
there would no longer be any obstacle in
the way Of continued progress. Then our
enterprising breeders Of stock would nc
longer fear that accident might let in, his
neighbcr's SIS old-felder, among his high
bred heirfers worth 81 1000 each, or his
800 South Down Eve be tipped by Mr.
Smiths old black ram, that be keeps to
make mixed eolored yarn for his stockings
But, to the extracts
The 6ne young bull, I'd Duke of Oneida
calved August, 1910, by the 4th Duke o
Geneva, dam the 18th Duchess Of Thorn
dale, purchased at the late sale Of the New
York Mills herd by I. J. McGibbon, o
Harrison county, KY, at the price o
$4,000, is likely to prove good invest
ment. His services are engaged for sixt,
females at 5000 each, or to the sum o
$4,000, the price paid for him. Many
predicted that Mr.. McGibbon would neve
realize the purchase money out Of him
Should the bull live to reasonable age, b,
viii prove valuable Investment.
Mr.. George N. Bedford, of Bourbon co.
KY, sold last summer to George Murray
Of Wisconsin, the short horn bull, It'll
Duke Of Geneva, for $4,000. This wal
then considered very high price. Mr.
Murray has = standing offer Of SIC, 900 70
him from an English breeder. This is tn,
highest price ever offered for bull.
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WESTERN MARYLANDCOLLRG4
ron
STUDENTS OF BOTH SEXES,
IN DISTINCT DEPARTMENTS.
Incorporated By Act Of Geasrai Assembly,
March, 1868.
observation-disclosures md.

TNHIS Institution il under the special pa
Il tronage Of the MARYLAND Annual Con-
ference Of the Methodist Protestant Church,
but is strictly free ssvm any sectarianism,
e;.h.sss IN It's course OF study or rules Of dis
ciphne.
Male and female students recite in separate
classes, but all have the advantage Of inStrnc-
ton from every Professor having charge OF
the studies pursued.
The Vice President, (Rev. DIR. Nichols,
the Preceptress, Miss 0wings,) and several
other members Of the Faculty, reside in the
College building, and have constant oversight
Of the Boarding Students.
THE C0URsE OF Study is thorough, under a
full and competent corps Of Instructors.
The Ttcelfth Semi AnRaai Session, will be-
gin on MONDAY, FEBRUARY I'd, 1874, and
end on THURSDAY, JuSE 18th, 1874.
EXPENSES OF SESSION;
Board, Lodging, Washing, Fuel and
Light .."................."...-... SyO.Ou
Tuition in Preparatory Department 1850
Tuition in Collegiate Department. 5000
Matriculaiion fee payable on enter.
ing the Collegiate Department. 500
Instruction in Music with use of
Instruments) ............................. 2o.OO
Instruction in Drawing and Painting
water eolors) lu.ou
No extra charges for any study in the Reg
ular Course.
PAYMENTS.
0ne-half at the beginning OF the Session
the other, April 18th, 1874.
Books and stationery purchased of the Col
lege must be paid for on deliray.
For Catalogue and Circular containing full
information, address
J. T. WARD, President,
dec 27.tf Westminster, Nd.