The Grange advance., 1874-04-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Elsewhere we give pretty full report
Of the sermon on the Women's Crusade
movement, delivered by the Rev. Charles
Griswold at the NJ. E. Church. on Sunday
night last. 1t was cool, dispassionate
survey of the situation.
Arbitration, as means of settling difficult
ties among nations, is gaining ground and
looks like becoming success. If nations
can arbitrate their complicated affairs and
difficulties and save war, certainly individ-
uals ought to be able to arbitrate their
simple Misunderstanding and save litiga-
ton
Bismark has been threatening to resi- gu
again. That is the way he has Of bringing
his government to time. This time it was
because the Reichstag opposed his army
bill. 1t would be joke if the government
would take him at his word sometime and
accept his resignation, but it is hard to tell
upon whom the joke would turn. 1t is
doubtful whether the government could get
along very we'll without him.
Diogenes searched the streets of Rome
BY daylight with lighted lantern, taper
candle or something else 1--WE do not know
exactly what, not having been there) for a
man, and didn't find one. Two hundred and
sixty-two Of Massachusetts, wise legislators
have been searching Boston and the regions
about with their little lights for q man
worthy to wear the mantle Of the dead
Sumner. They have voted -- times at
last accounts.
The British Government holds sixteen
Fenians in durance vile, whose pardon has
been urged Disraeli is said to favor their
release but Old John Bull refuses, ard pro-
poses to gore them little or something
worse by way Of example. Great Britain
has been hanging, shooting and imprison-
ing her Irish subjects by way Of example
for the past three or four hundred years
and is not through yet. The United States
have adopted a different plan with political
offenders, and time will tell which is the
wiser course if it doth not already appear
During the session of the Illinois Legisla-
lure, lately closed, 2,168 bills were intro
,duced, and 14l passed The provisions of
the railroad bill passed are said to be
harsh. Reason why-the railroads tried
to override the previous law and fight the
farmers out. The farmers having the power
in their own hands, probably came to the
same conclusion Of the farmer that we used
to read about in the back part of the spell
ing book, since kind words nor turf would
not suffice, they have decided to try what
virtue there is in stones. We have an idea
that the railroads will come down.
Mr.. Bergh, who has made himself the
champion of the beasts of the field, the
fowl of the air and the fish Of the sea- is
again victorious. MIR. Ira Payne the cham
pion pigeon shootist Of the United States
brought suit against Mr.. Bergh for inter-
fering in pigeon shoot, and MIR. Payne
got beaten, and will hardly get up any
more shooting matches in New York at the
expense Of the innocent pigeons. A law
suit costs trifle in those regions. All
good Patrons sympathize with Mr.. Bergh
IN his efforts 20 prevent cruelty to animals.
Our Order enjoins kindness to dumb brutes.
The best class of farmers down this
way seem to be prepa, ed to accept the
Grange movement; and as soon as it makes
its appearance here in an authorized form
there is no question but that they will go
almost bodily into j.. They are strongly
inspired with the idea that agriculturists,
as class, fare worse in the trade and CON-
merce Of the world than any other; and
that this grows largely out Of the wants of
= properly organized cooperative effort to
support and sqa ,in their own interest and
welfare. The N!ganization of the Patrons
Of Husbandry is this thought crystalized
into action, and unless this moving idea is
will retsrd or suppress the movement"
Ayord Del.) New,.