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Maine Savings Bank.
D. 100 Middle street, Portland

Mooney deposited in this Bank on the first Gay
Vu of any month begins on interest the same DAY.
deposited on any other day, begins on interest the
first day of the following month.
lun17d&wH A. NJ. BURTON, Treasurer.
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A reformed gambler was about to die, and
sent for minister. when the following con-
versation occurred:
'sPastor, do you think am near death?'
81 regret to say believe you are..'
''Do you think, since l am converted, I
will 60 to heaven?"
'I do"
edo you expect to go there, too?"
eyes, believe I will"
swell, wen be angels, won't we, and have
wings to fly wilh?"
''Yes, Pm sure We'll be like angels"
''Well, then," said the dying man, 'srn
bet you five dollars will beat you flying"
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N o &c e..

A Ii Farmers in the County of Cumberland, in
"A terested in the raising ct Sweet Corn are re-
quested to meet at Winship's Hail. South Windham
Jan, 31st, 1874, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
To discuss questions pertaining thereto. Such as
Price per Can, and Manner of Canning &c.
IL the weather is stormy, the Convention will be
upon the next fair day.
ia2ndSnW2M* Per Order of the Committee
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THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 20, 1874


Gossip and Gleanings.
Hard pressed-A bale of cotton.
A bear spot-The northern pole.
No references in the papers to-day of Seth
erial midness."
Miss Harriet Augusta Smith OF Wisconsin
has shot a bear. We have not learned the
title of her lecture, however.
the papers are laughing at a rural writer
who reported ''fatal case of drowning" as
though there were cases not fatal.
A Cincinnati editor says that another ed-
tor there is liar,-or rather, that che is
prone to lmpart an unhealthy swelling 10
truth"
The proposition to annex Rhode Island to
one of the outlying wards of Boston excites
no little opposition in the Sprague Common
wealth.
People who hide behind the name of Ba-
t,con are requested to observe the Philadelphia
inan who boldly writes his name 81. B.
Hog"
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For Sale

HOUSE No. AZ Pleasant Street. Inquire at the
IL House from Q to o'clock P. M.
Portland. Oct. 18TH oc13dtf
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President Mott, iu his wise old age. once
took newly-married pair aside, and said: II
want to give you this advice, my children !:
Don't try to be happy. Happiness is shy
nymph, and if you chase her you will never
catch her. But just 60 quietly on and do
your duty, and she will come to you.
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WI 'no Snuicn oeH d. t,s.Slai,
thus:
"Nor-bury" him without lay,
He was "Toler" IN his day.
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For Sale
COPARTNERSHIP.
Dissolution of COpartnership.

TTyHE firm of MATTHIAS & SHELDON is this day
L dissolved by mutual consent.
S. Matthias will carry the tailoring business as
heretofore, at the old stand, SO Exchange Street,
where all the accounts OF the late firm will be settled
Portland, Jan. 22 1874. ja26d1w
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,

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SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs," and "AUCTIoN
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and 80 cents per square for each subsequent nser-
hon.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co,
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NOTICEi
COpartnership Notice.

COpartnefShlp NOt1Ce.
NVHE c0partnership heretofore existing between
Il SIMONTON & HOLYOKE is hereby dissolved
by mutual consent to take effect Jan. 1, 1874 The
business will be carried by the undersigned at the
old stand at Holyokes Wharf, who will settle all ac-
counts of the firm. w, H. SIMONTON
January II, 1874. d3w
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1t is told of one OF the "supernumeraries"
who removed chairs from the stage with great
effect, that, ON the death of Macready being
announced to him, he exclaimed with dra-
matte gesture, ''Great Hivins, another one Of
us gonev'
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The Cleveland Herald says that st, Louis
has the trichina-spiralas. As to the trichina
we say nothing, but statistics demonstrate
that single glass of Cincinnati whiskey will
give most any man the spiralis.
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There is but one baby in newly-created
Oregon town, and the poor child is passed
around from hand to hand, and knows no
more rest than public lecturer.
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WANTS, LOST, FOUND.

Wanted.
RY Millinery Jobbing House SALESMAN
- acquainted with Eastern trade Address with
name and references, P. 0. Box 2912 Boston, Mass.
a24 wv
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gentleman just returned to this country
from tour in Italy, was asked how he liked
the ruins of Ponpeii. ''Not very WE'LL" was
the reply, "they are so much out of repair
New-York tribune., 1874-12-28

~~vrx A. PARK METEOROLOGICAL oBsKRvAToRy.
AssTAAof AxsoaT sos YIs wssE .sDlss A. nss,s,s
RkloHHfhI Isehea 4 ~. IhAhA'A- SI0
~. OK az 3S6 Nsx AZ 3 Dec % ..4G0
- ~. r.. 81 a. h7S Mia Of p M, Dec 2l"..20O
MAO ..'.,...,,, .702
Inchea
-. aa RAJ, ,sd snow H. 70 IL Amt Of ave-, Ss
~ and NOV fom W. ON. 70 a. m An wtcf US
DeS 22-Rsin nom p m t07p m AMI 0' "a' w
Ts,.l snsaat Of for wesi
D,.,s,ee travelled by wind during Tie week. Ssv ~e"
New-York tribune., 1874-12-28

"a: s. ov.'es !ab.l -. !..., on, s..s~ .s =: st:..
q % S.s:: Ah:, h:T''ss ssass wts v,
@ "s 'f: s;: 'Ss s
s"d,, ea1',,s @.snt GcsG.. On ch.,sss rl.Isi
Il 3D. Of Sa III 10 c.psp S 1a1s=
Msr 70. beer and pret,. hs saloon No 97 sGuth O.os
~: 4 % .s
:sSss: 4: ~ 8. ItSsf. ao.pssl On sssss.1 is%sy
% T:.s 'sif s 70 LSa.
street. ne s s drew ' srue
Which Doda Comfy t.le, hurting him
b. ,e1ule SySS and bnns him ie,eey The posct .eish
Gss ss. TS 'S Saos Gfsp. rs
ss cc.r Mo Ss" VII ls to ;STsMi Es MoSd
den,. Jaucs y. Or:oa VIM naer; veSr r"n Ne Mi'tf'
Lew. Lew DSe3c jane ' Sss9
sss 'St s EDso5 sGSS pre- R's
discussion arose In relation 70 tue ssnsc; ~ that ol mI
Lowry The Ca'n Street Mety'i Gccra Chl1h oG @
hour found OlthOuse dead IL thought he 'd
ecocs .2a Elliott were , IN IT ,hI ,St 2 anI FOR
Pss. Sn p NV way GS%s Si to pa % "' Ds
Mf Go~chs ticket remarked ts not 'snc wa eTsfa M a cut
pay hi. 'rs when Mr. Eliot pcS upon % refuse @
s9 et .is s a. G0sTS s either he to sy s @ s 90 .s
s aS a sTn Mr. does sssa Mr. TIL. NJ
1a Of sr.ssmsn G"S %oyd nS M
NUlnlm IL
klo ier him ns IN the snow Az tIn'
detective Malachi Higgins offered fw words aGd q; F""uae Wnt
NJ Brown bcue u LsttIniE ne tr"In FG ~ SEQ
intoxicated rus :siiiOI WE rep M We eh "l
when struck HgghN kr"SA'nH n
GOWN Mr. Newark for damages Tor
an article deuounciug him M Eliot bring snt ag"nst ce
COMPANY Mr. Iiysis NIL make coii against he
coductor r Mr. Brown not novcattd az
the tine has ssc llir for Tbis aec nat o We
derived from wires ana Is BY many ohe
HoBoxfv-Ttcuas augustus "l9t corl cd at late
hcnr SATURDAY gold watch and CHIN IRON
M $50 Boouicl AID cccJ up 10 await g.
animation Breza HObkrn LAWYER was he IN S5u
ha 10 o. cnie1s' III having oee n
REFINING Sn 50 vhcI Re had CO.. ced on ct o. h
tiipr 6Tti t>tTay by VmerS fIN y
and GeAn charged with ssbhng rs Margaret Got thr hand WIN
caryius during disturbance IN tenenenthas on
both reside. H. sub "lucny aah''eu "
ll in : 800 o apyear inr this mofuias.
HARRIsoS-A c7rly hoar lctay mag Wc 'r'inc ss'
NeWersev.ave, tie rVer were dcstT0!d .; ne Wv
su,tufcs belonged Alderman Rr"n hs 'ns "aSS7o'' Ut
.lv 1,uJ. Urrv IF III. othc mi dug npcn NLei
IL ILt tac "'ii u "h iArelu''!'
ORlSGg-The pastors Of the vina cuH'ei N t- or1pt h
decided ioJ lie week iTyr Ot Is q
con,inurg Mrs Anrs N.Y. h:S actep:rl q.
engCtpcu sprlno Dr. CObAHrS |1o Ne"loS a. '@A
| OF = ,OUU Der aEuun
So3rH Ov.NGg- Mchp,t E opal Far nete ahont T'"'
-. J. siuh 10" "Mi l"rl ir ~ &C ''
nuul.r Of hSI s'n "f u lI'UH>' o
tie Recto.y Of the Epsops, CHURCH ii tue Ho COnmnu"a
STOVE crsr P1 ,IXs-The Methodist Tiiscesl Church O.
d,,acl te. -. Tie EV it'iS liz oHlf
:Le hr mcn!. Lc Rev Geo T. DeA sOA IL
the Afternoon an the Rev. r. Ven iloA IN 'Le evealng
New-York tribune., 1874-12-28

a NieAolss Congressman Oliver fuaees. Eess,
Sisp.s and Mayor oa, q osys.sd :ra .;o
srssiSefton o Tens Carssdon H9kMM ;sO: Gov TbOn
xrenus HottGen John fITnswoas AID Assmbymen
;:s: s:ii sils s;a'sssi ~ s
tssms e. We,wiaser Hok'-Prgt A. tsoody Of ~,
Nss ViSdor Hotl-Msor John r. Weston y; o. si,.lob
bS,rrs Werdp, .. Navy MAJ
Hanef T. Hlkie, asd Mia Dopado
New-York tribune., 1874-12-28
he MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CoNPASY 0
NEw.YORK,
F. 8. WINSTON. President
li2 III AID lag Bioalwqg.


Tie yc; 1874 ne! cd las been Or" Of uaural prosperity
in the sGs..s this Complry all important particulars
Although members tnd the amour: insured have been
greatly nc losses BY death have thus far b'en less than for
the 1873 and have aO hoen dmO'
Thus ;he actual Of Insurance to rs members Will p'baS
prov. to be less than other Life psurrce CournT
Tns Assgrs OF THE COMPANY ExcrED s72o0ooOo.
ro LsSe pad premiums jurny tie vii be eaiel to
redacon ter premiums for ls7 lncasc Of tx SUN
nsared at their o;,ion their share o The exg Surplus The
Company 10 purer mutual in fact and in name.
Those desiring Company which Offers undoubd
tty indemnity invited apply the primo pal once
Broadway and Lberty to LITTLE RAYMOND Genr
Agents, l4I Broadway
New-York tribune., 1874-12-28

ihnrVupceInenIs.l
BURNET1's COCAINE makes hair glossy.
For frst-claSs dress or business lat 80
direct to manufacturer, EsPRSscHBD. lis Sasslus

A Fur CAP, q PAIR OF Fur GLOVES, or q
iue a. hodr teucu L Cnbe n 10 ''ics al
superior Qud! KNOx 2l2 Broadway Id II The fl Avenue
Hotel.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26
The g 5l]ailg AArsns.
Table Telegcapai1ig'.

|. Drawing napkin or handkerchief
through haud-l desire to converse Thy sig
nall with you
.. Unfolding aud holding it by corner
Is it agreeable?
3. Playing with fork aud holding fore
finger of left hand to left earl have some
thing to tell you privately.
t. Holding up knife and fork III each
haud-W hen can | see you.
b. Laying knife and fork together on
the left of platc-Atter the meal. tiAIs
signal will suffice for IA query or answer
&. Clenched RICH, hand on the table
Tonight.
I, The napkin or handkerchicfheld with
three fngers-Yes.
:. Held with two fingers showlng-No
g. Holding napkin to the chin with fore
finger over mouth-CeaSc signaling.
TO- Standing the knife aud fork thus
(A)-Can | meet you?
H. Laying knife and fork thus (Nl--l
am angry or displeased.
L.. Balancing the fork on edge Of cup
You engaged tonight?
Is Folding napkin triangularly laying
it down Have you been out since last
meal?
IA. Drawing knife through prongs of
fork-l shall remain at home
10. Striking fork with knife Shall go
out tonight
IL. Balancing fork on knife-Meet me,
Or (if by gcnteman) Can | meet you
H. Placing knife over the. glass-WiIl
you be alone?
Is. Balancing spoon on edge of cup-l
have an engagement.
49, Stirring the spoon in cup slow y,
viii you be late?
20 Holding the spoon over cup and
gazing meditativeiy on tive are suspect
ed, or, we are discovered.
II, Shaping the ear, as il brushing
away tly--l do not understand.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26
Is the NEST eccncmcal Baking Powder
for the Consumer in use.
WHY -

Because it is iull strength, consequently
fly per cent cheaper than any other Pow
der sJiI
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26

/. BE brief. This is the age OF teIe-
graphs aud stenography.
. BE pointed Don't write all around
a subject without hitting it. :.
3. State facts, but don't stop to moraIIzr
Its drowsy subject. Let the reader dc
his own dreaming.
4. Eschew preface. Plunge at once into
your subject, like swimmer into cold wa
ter.
5. IF you have writtcna sentence that
you think particularly fine, draw your pen
through it. A pet Child is always the
worst in the family.
6. Coudense Make sure that yon real
" have an idea, and then record it in the
shortest possible terms. ewant thoughts
in their quintessence.
7. When your article is completed strike
out nine-tcnths of the adjectives
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26
ALMOST'ssA MIRACLE
TESTIMONIAL
Office and Residence No. a Dauphine St.,
NEW ORLEANS sept. 81. lS13.
a. ut TRyON l. WOODWARD

New ORLEANS sept. -, 1913.
CAPT. TRYON J, WOODWARD
Agent Maguire's Medicines.
40 b Magaz ne Street:
EsTRPupn SIR:- From feeling of heartfelt graf
itude. and general sense OF duty, am prumpteu
To address YOU and especially beg to give you =
voluntary and brief statement of my past ana pres
ent state Of health. CUNDRASGo LIVER AND blood tn
BITTEHs AND SAKsAFAIILLA TONIC. NY heaItn 10,
wears has been bad. but from the commencement OF
Tins wear | rapidly declined, forcing me 10 aDanoon
ALI charactcr OF business; and upon becoming COM
pIetely paralyz in my right arm and Win my
whole right side threate ed, became helpless anu
homeless indeed. though attended upon by the mos
skillful physicians Of. bis and other states ana
Cries with no benefit; and, In fact, my own meai
cal knowledge forces me TO realize the tact inst IT,
Irss some change and improvement took place soon
with me would shortly die, and made my 10y 49,,
earthly arrangement accordingly, when y MS Us
Droyideutial circumstance l was dHeCteu W g.
Mt Won about, month ago and, from your gen
erous sympathy, was induced go Etatiy y oIi;; -
with no hope confidence OF Dtb,nt 70 ~. as,o,
~ trv he Cundnraugo: and to my utmost aston
Sshfo.snf and grafiicatiOn. am now almost ehtHeI
rastored 10 perfect health. and that ny the use y
hut one hoiflc OF the CUNDUkASGo I'VE 49,
n, -, R,r-ERs and SARsAPARILLA IoE'F ieei,
1880 renewed and resurrected n.an- ana VIII
- mn dear sir, he grateful IN my rememDransS<
or vaa for the kind interest and generous
,ss,rn me in my wretched helplessness, ana AZ Al
T,,nyipced that to the use OF Cunderango anu ~
vine Proviaence through you, am indeoteo LUZ
new lease OF lie. btice
lion of NV case be made; and by my happy eApe..
enc,. none need despair. and that through 9ou, -
the use of Cundur2ngo. they may also anu ',ssIf
has fied' With respect and gratitude, l remain
Yonrs truly etc. THos. NJ. LOGAN. JR u.
yo"is NFw ORLEANS, S pit a. 1878
| a,bs ,,dersicncd being pen ontlly acquainted
with DR., Logan, eheerfully certify that ne soo's
ststeneT' is N"' j c NcCALIISTER,
Pm GOODWIN.
pAN'L HlCEAR
Gold Nv CenserS Thomas. Sock leland
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26
Poetic Caterwaul.

If q en- dot. meet a cat ON gard uwall,
Any if q cat doth greet cat, OH why need they
both squallG
Every tommy has HIS tabby waiting on the wall,
Aud yet he welcomes her approach by an unearlh.
~ vail,
Why don't he sit and swcetly smile, and not stand
aud baw
And lift his precious back up hgh, ana snow hl-
teeth and moan,
As II fwcrc cole more than love that made It fel
low gr0auf
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26
@KH% RLKg @s'
(,,AR.|.IIll.IAlJ,BiSl

II VI. STIVE -, he Celebrated Maker OF NEW
YORK ha. in his mandatory Three large ware
rooms equal to ~ feet long by % feet wide. filled
with am ELEGANT ass ortrd Stock in the newest and
la ts' designs.
Comprising TO d and top wagons on full springs
aud sidebars -PhHtous for and persons VIII fall
or half tops either hang platform or perch
GEAR g-r0g kaWrys W tn Curtln or panel quarters
on perch gcaTiuE-CoHpc nkaways on platform
gearing physicians buggiys aud phItohs-lady :
phaetuna-,dt " carts several styles, Newport way
ms for with, without top--jomp scat bugglts -
the most complete wagon of the kind in use can be
changed in a few seconds from ph'ciOn Tor per
sons to buggy for persons, &c, &C.
skeleton wagons and sulkeys always IN Stock.
Samples Of my work can be seen at
C.M CLARK, 20 & 81 Sixteenth Street,
CHICAGO,
He will give FULL PARTICULARS to any per
sons call NJ on or addressing him.
Mandatory, and Wareruoms Nos. IA, 1i6, l4S,
$50 and 152,
EAST 3lST ST. NV YORK
Established $50.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-26

because it is null strength, consequently
fly per cent cheaper than any other Pow
der sid.
IIrarp,ires less onantitv
Contains no injurious acids.
Is warranted chemically pure.
viii make better, lighter, and more nu-
tritious Biscuits, Rolls, Mullins, Pastry,
Puddines. Er than mad, from fermented
,.
yeas aN r.,
The champion, wherever introduced, has
AIKEN the lead with all lovers OF pure an d
economical articles, and has given univer-
sal satisfaction a. il hning acknowledre
II
- ""'
You get "ha' you pay tor,
1t is put uptU.l net weight in each size
The Grange advance., 1874-04-15

linen Will ye give me change FOL
them ? demanded Bridget, authorita
lively, adding in a|cutting, sarcastic
tone: 90; Mink they're good!
There!" she said, viciously, quot
ing his own words, as she threw down
two of the preciou! documents before
him; "There! tafe yer confounded
notes !"
The clerk was fairly vanquished He
did not dare refuse to cash the banks &
own paper SO with slow fingers and an
angry heart, he counted out two pounds
worth of change, all in silver-three-pen-
ny and four-penny pieces, I think, prob.
ably hundred and fifty in all.
Bridget let him count-it occupied at
least five minutes-and he shoveled the
pile over to her. Then very calmly said
Bridget:
"Sure, 1 didn't ask ye for silver; I
want goold.
clerk looked daggers silver was not a
illegal tender people were waiting.
With naughty word, which was clearly
audible, he handed her couple of new,
bright sovereigns. Bridge very coolly
put them in her purse
One or two people were served, but
Bridget remained She waited her turn
Very deliberately pulling out two more
of the notes, she thumped them down
before the unfortunate man; for Bridget
was the worm that had been trodden on
and now she turned and there was nc
mercy in Bridget's heart.
"There, sur-r-r!'' she said, enjoying
her triumph; " Take ger contoundec
notes, and give me change!"
Silently the clerk placed before he1
two more gold pieces stamped with tn,
image of Victoria the Queen; but hi
face was pale with anger, and he avertet
his eyes from the smiling visages of tn,
people around.
Bridget pocketed her money. Then
for the third time, and with extra EN-
phasis, she again quoted his courteou
language about the confounded notes,
as she thumped the last one down on tn
counter before him, and again demande'
change.
| Never did author hear with such re
pugnance his own expressions quoted i
public; never did discourteous offici:
regret SO acutely his own inciyility.
"sure, it's quare thing, '''>muttere
Bridget to herself; as she t6ok up th
last sovereign and then added to Il
clerk: "Good mornin', sd1-r! When
t poor lonely Irish girl civily asks ye f
change for good bank-note. yell p'ra]
: remember yer politeness t6 poor Bird
lett" .-
II You may bet that clerk did reme1
= Der.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-15

Our school close d last Friday and
this week is vacation. We we're very
busy for two or three weeks get-
ting ready for an exhibition, but some
Of the girls had to 60 and get the mea-
sles and our exhibition had to be post
poned until the fist week of next term
which will be next week. l expect we
shall have a grand time.
Reading the story in your paper
about the boy taking fly poison made
me think Of something that I did when
l was very little girl. Ma fixed
some fly paper on plate with some wa
ter on it and set it on the table. It
did not seem TO kill the flies and so she
put lot Of sugar on it to coax them to
eat more of it, and [ climbed up to the
table and helped myself to the sugar.
When MA came in and caught me at it
she was dreadfully frightened, gave me
the white Of an egg and watched ME
very close for while, but the poison
was as harmless for ME as it was for the
flies. 1t did not make me sick the least
bit. Ma would not have any fly poison
around after that; she said she would
rather be troubled with the Aies than
to get frightened like that again. We
are having pleasant weather here, but
very cold, not much like spring yet.
CLARA BELL BRAINERD.
March, 25th, 1874.
Mr.. Editor Grange Advance:
I thought I would write few lines
to you. I will not tell my name this
time, but hope you will put thisA7{ +
the paper. The next time twill tel
my name. For one thing I Thought il
would be a good thingf6r the Grange tt
form resolution that no man shoult
keep more than one dog. The idea of
mans keeping three or four dogs to ru,
n around the country killing hens an,
sheep. We had two turkeys and fou
hens killed not long ago. We have
dog too, but we intend to feed hi,
y enough so that he will not have to ki
hens and sheep for food. That is all
I have to say this time about dogs. Il
a twelve years old and you don't expe'
r me to write the best of letters.
Ell This is not grandmother's COMPOSING
e it's my own.
e| I'm Hay3 Greek farmers boy '
G havn't as muchIto brag about as some bo
r and girls that write to your paper.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-15

Mynheer, dq you know for what
we call our boy Hans? ?" "Do not,
really" well, Itell you. Der reas-
on dat we call our boy Hans, dat ish
his name" &.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-15

OSHKOSH, WIS.,, April Sd, 1874.
Editors Grange Adua,,ce:
As you was kind enough to publish
my first letter I thought I would write
again. Pa did not say much when he
read my letter, but laughed and said (
went good ways from home to get my
name in the papers. The Editors here
DO not ask children to write for them.
I like your plsn Of having a place in
your paper fo1the children and I think
you will have the most friends.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-15

"A great steamship was launched
in Philadelphia March 1S, said to be
next i'll size to the Great Eastern. The
dimensions Of this magnificent steam
ship are as follows Length of load
line, 1876 feet 6 inches; length over, all,
420 feet; beam: II feet 1 inches
depth 3S feet 6 inches; tom
mage nearly 5000 tons. She is rugged
with four masts, has accommodations
for 12O frst-class, 250 second class. and
1000 third.c'ass passenger< Her en-
gines are double compound 4igh-pres-
sure cylinders, 81 inches in diameter
low pressure cylinders, SO inch(s in di.
ameter stroke Of pistoh, 81 \inches
Her boilers are tent in number, Ind in
length each ! 10 feet.e inches, with di'
ameter Of 13 feet.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-15
FAMILY CIRCLE.
For tho Grange Advance.
The Violet.

The Violet.
When April's warmth unlocks the sod,
eodensd BY gentle showers,
xhe violet pierce9 through tho earth,
And blossoms dsst Of doWsr1;
30 may NO give 6l1r hearts 20 God
In childhood's Early hours.
eone plants in gs1dens only found,
Arc raised with pains and care,
God scatters violets al atound.
They blossom everywhere;
Thus may our love 70 all abound
And all our fra grance share.
Some scentless flowers stand very high.
With pride and haughtiness,
But violets perfume land and sky.
Although they promise less;
Let us with all humility,
Do more than We profess.
Sweet flower! be thou type to me-
OF bloomless JOY aud mirth,
on widely scattered sympathy
Embracing all Gods earth,
OF early-blooming piety
And unpretending worth.-