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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

A LETTER from the department of
the Aube, in France, states that Nine.
Guinot meeting with a large wolf,
Immediately assumed the offensive,
and after driving the animal into a
thicket with stones, pursued her ad-
vantage with a pitchfork, and very
shortly after, coming to close quarters,
slew her redoubtable enemya and carried
the body in triumph into the village
Of Villars-en-Azois.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

THE obituary of DR.. Alfred Flournoy,
friend Of Andrew Jackson, formerly
lieutenant in the United States 44th
infantry regulars during the war of
1872, a veteran of the battle of New
Orleans, and for many years large
planter in Louisiana, appears in the
Shreveport Times of the 10th instant.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19
THERE will he a great deal of gepu.

THERE will be a great deal Of genu.
inc sorrow over the death of 5. Z.
Campbell, the popular. baritone, who
died at his brothers residence in Chr
cago Thursday evening. Old ba6itues
of the opera in this country had grown
to regard him as one Of the most de-
serving of artists and one of the oeot
cf men. He was everywhere popular,
and the name OF Castle, his old associ-
ate, sounds as lonely when spoken by
itself, as it must henceforth be, rs Its
owner doubtless feels at this bereave-
ment.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

COLONEL L. J. DUPRE, formerly of
the Memphis Appeal, is connected ed
itorially with the Austin Statesman.
He is forcible and polished writer, a
gentleman of fine social qualities, and
very decided acquisition to the press
of Texas.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19
Purchase Of feIIowcran by Ker
lucky Turfmnn.
New York Herald, sth.l

Mr.. Richard Penistan, of Kentucky,
yesterday purchased the celebrated
racehorse, Fellowcraft, by Australian,
dam AerOlite, four years old. 1t Will
be remembered that Fellowcraft m.de
the fastest four-mile time on record
7:l91-at Saratoga last summer, beating
Wanderer and Katie Pease. This
horse will now he retired from the turf
and put To the stud. The price paid 10y
Mr.. Penistan for Fellowcraft is a secret
between buyer and seller.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

Captain J. NJ. Holt assignee Of
Flint d Chamberlain, Of Waco, has
rendered the following statement of
assets and liabilities of the bank:
Total assets SS5, ,625 92coin, Sl02, 266 80
currency. -.
Liabilities, ,slO6,6S7 81 coin, sss, ,7O2 81
currency.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

The many friends Of the late Lieu
tenst General Hardee will be pleased
to learn that his nephew, Captain T.
6. Hardee, who served on his uncle's
staff In that famous corps during the
war, has been elected city surveyor
Of New Orleans.
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THE next legislature of Louisiana,
according to the returning board, will
stand, sixty-eight democrats to tairty-
nine republicans.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

Tom SCOTT says the ambition of his
life is to complete theTexas and Pacific
railway. Ours is to see his ambition
0ratified,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

Mr.. GEORGE MCDONALD will not, as
has been reported, revisit this country
ct present, as his health IL not good,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

Arthur @. Hodge has accepted the
United States deputy msrshalship for
north Louisiana
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

"Narrative of Military Operations
directed during the late War between
the States. BY Joseph E. Johnston,
General G. S. A. New York: Apple
ton & Co. London Trubner & Co.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17

less of past political affiliations, to
unite with US in support of the plat
form and ticket of this convention.
and we appeal to the better judgment
of all our business and professional
men to lend US their aid and sympathy,
remembering, as we'll they may, that
upon our prosperity and happiness de.
pends their success in business.
A resolution for the return to specie
payments and to stop imitation was
promptly voted down, and the leading
newspapers Of the country were &C..
cused of being bought up to oppose in
tlation.
A resolution was offered and adopted
thanking Gov. Taylor Of Wisconsin for
bis manly action in enforcing the law
against the exactions of railroad mo.
nopolies, and expressing the hope that
two years hence Illinois will have q
Governor who will emulate his firm.
ness.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
Grange Celebration.
(LeSueur Sentinel.

Patrons! Hon. Horace Austin, of St. Paul,
and Hon. Ara Barton, of North6eld, Rice
county, will address the members of our
order and others on the Fourth; at Cleve
land.
Turn out, one and all, both great and
small, and listen to two Of Minnesota's most
gifted sons.
Let Cleveland be up and doing, for she
will witness the largest crowd of The most
intelligent people that ever have or ever
will assemble in her little quiet burgil.
Let all Patrons, both brothers and sis
ters, who are not ashamed to "stand 10y
the colors,' appear in full Grange regalia.
Let as many teams as possible carry q
banner, each with some appropriate aph-
orisln inscribed thereon.
As the council does not meet again unit!
the Fourth, the members of the committee
of arrangements are requested to meet in
Cleveland on Saturday, the Goth inst at
10 O'Clock, NJ, to arrange programme,
etc. A full attendance is requested.
S. D. PAYNE
Kasota, June 18th, 1874.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
NEWS ITEMS.
Strange, But True.
Pittsburg Commercial!

9ittsburg Commercial!
It'll quite remarkable the number of
back paysters who are declining nomioa.
tons for Congress. Nobody asked you,
sir, she sa;d.'
We believe that General Averi!l's chan
ces for re- e!ectioa this year are on the
wane. If b7 chance he should get the
nomination, judging from the last campaign
we believe he would stand very sim
chance 10 be elected. The candidate that
ls nominated by the Republican party
must have the united strength Of that ra7-
ty in the D ret to elect their man over
the Farmers ticket. We look at the farm.
ers movement as no laughing matter. If
they put up the right man, their chances
for success are as good as the other party,
and they will work with a will to attain
their object If Gen. Averill intends to
ride into Congress for another term he will
hud the reins of that party worn thread
oare. There is going to be fun in this
vicinity this fall. and we imagine that pol.
tics will be red hos.-Sherburn County
News.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17

The disaffected, disappointed angry ele-
ments Of all political parties, creeds, faiths,
beliefs 1.nd factions collected together in
St. P>2ul on the 10th inst, and discovering
a vacant room in the Merchants Hotel
stealthily took possession OF 1t, and then
stared about to see who was who. Lo!
and behold! there was the Democratic
State Central Committee ; the Anti-Monop-
oily State Central Committee the Owa-
tonna State Central Committee, and the
three Congressional Committees, all stand
ing in the gloomy twilight, face to tace. At
sight Of this ludicrous hotch-potch some
good-natured wag set up the laugh, when
they all laughed in unison. Then some
one with French accent cried out. "Mes-
sieurs, let US be friends" Instantly they
flew into each others arms All the old
rusty weapons of murderous political war
fare were sent off to the Historical Society
as relics of the past. Every one kissed his
neighbor, while brother Donnelly was
bounding about as happy as clam at
high-tide; his rubicund face beaming with
the smiles Of peter1al rapture. In this
joyous state of mind they went to work,
and what they did we copy from the Pio-
neer:
'The greatest unity OF sentiment PIE.
vailed; there was but one expression from
all present, and that was that all the forces
of the opposition must be harmoniously
united in the coming campaign. The only
question was as to the best mode of action
This was finally determined upon in
form satisfactory to all present. The call
will be issued in day or two. The State
convention will be held in st. Paul on the
23d Of September. The call will be made
by the Liberal Republican and Democratic
State Central Committee, appointed by the
Owatonna Reform Convention and also
by the Legislative AntiMonopoly Com
mittee. Thus all the elements OF oppo-
sition to the party in power will be united
in one convention, without sacrifice of
principles or prejudices on the part of any
The Congressional Convention for the
Second District will be called to meet at
Shakopee, Tuesday, September 9Th. The
times for the other Congressional conven-
tions were not agreed upon.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
blue Earth Post,1

The County Council met in accordance
with appointment, and was called to order
by J. A. Latimer, president.
The minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The secretaries Of the different Oranges
reported in regard to the Fourth of July
celebration.
On motion, it was voted to have the
Fourth of July celebration of the P. Of H.
at Winnebago City.
A resolution was passed to hold the next
County Council on the first Saturday in
July (instead Of Thursday, at Winnebago
City,
It was voted and carried to have basket
dinner, or each bring their own.
On motion it was carried that each Pa
tron be requested to wear their regalia, and
also that each Grange shall have flag.
banner, or some motto to designate thei,
Grange.
On motion it was carried, to invite the
Good Templars to join with us in our cele
bration at Winnebago City.
T. V. Braithwait was elected p commit.
tee to extend the invitation to them, anc
also that they be allowed to furnish one
speaker for the occasion.
The president was appointed commit
tee to secure speaker for the occasion.
On motion it was carried, that the Mas
ter of each Grange shall for substitute
appointed by the Grange) constitute com
mittee to meet at Winnebago City, Jun'
| 18th, at one o'clock, P. NJ, to'draw up
programme for said celebration.
On motion it was carried, to appoint
committee Of five, on political action. t
| report at next meeting! The committe,
are g. A. Barns, Smith, I. George an<
| Charles Stockman.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
L. G. SEAToN,
| Asst Sec'y.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
The farmers of Illinois and Indiana

The farmers of Illinois and Indiana
have opened the ball in splendid man
ner by meeting in State Convention, re-
solving to manage the proceedings in their
own way. The old party tricksters were
on hand ready to give advice, or take the
lead, but were denied hearing. This
marks new and glorious era in American
politics, which, as it extends through
other states, will regenerate and purify
the political atmosphere.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17

The Washington county Oranges and
farmers are going to hold basket picnic,
in the woods near the residence of Mr..
Norris, Cottage Grove, on June 18th the
99th anniversary of the battle of Bunker's
Hill. Although. the entertainment will be
under the management Of the Grange, all
farmers receive hearty invitation to
come and join in the festivities with their
agricultural brethren. If every Grange in
the country could turn out as many lively,
excellent, upright men as can be found in
the county Of Washington, the political
regeneration of the Republic would not be
far distant.
oLMsTRD COUNTY.
The Grange picnic held on the 9Th inst.
is represented to have been grand affair.
The Gian gers went to the ground in pro-
cfs;ion, with flags, banners and music.
Camp fires were quickly blazing, pots
boiling, the contents Of which speedily
furnished a joyous dinner to the light and
merry hearted Patrons. This is one of
the most lively features of this new Or
ganization of farm life.
Of course there were speeches, among
which, Mr.. Donnelly, in reference to the
normal schools, stated "that it was not a
party question that he had always been
the friend Of popular education, but that
three normal schools was, in his judgment,
too much for so young State as Minne-
sofa to carry; that Connecticut spent but
$l2, 900 last year for normal schools,
while Minnesota spent $4,000; that the
Connecticut normal school cost but $23 900,
while the Winona school cost $l32 900.
He argued that we should reduce the
number Of schools to one, and if we had
any money to spare give it to the county
high schools for the support Of normal
classes"
1t gives US courage to look hopefully
into the future, when we see farmers meet.
ing together and closely investigating thA
public affairs Of the State,-who pays the
money into the public treasury and who
takes it out
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
Patrons OF Husbandsy.

Kasota, June 18th, 1874.
The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
GRANGE NEWS.

The Changers Of Mortified: and vicinity
are making preparations for grand cele-
bration on the 18th inst. Col. John Coch-:
rane, Grand Master of the Wisconsin
Grange, is to deliver the annual address.
Grand Master l. NJ. Parsons, OF Minnesota.
will also be present and address the meet
ing.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-17
Religious and Educational.

Archbishop McCloskey, of New York,
during the last year administered the
rite of confirmation to $4,000 people.
1t is said that there is no supervision
of educational matters in Delaware, and
no authorized reports in regard to it. In
1870 there were %, 100 persons over ten
years of age who could not write.
"A. T. Hostetter, in the National
Sundoy-SchO0l I'eacter, suggests that a
Sunday-school established by Ludwig
Hacker at Ephrata, Pa, in 1740, was the
first Sunday-school in America. The
school was continued until 1717, when
the war broke it up.
The Congregationalists are looking
forward with interest to their grand
National Council at New Haven the last
of September. The principal question
before it will be the ACCESSIBILITY of con-
solidating under fewer heads the benev-
client societies of the church.
In Iceland the Lutheran is the pre-
vailing church. There are about $4,000
people in the island, with 32f churches
among them. These churches are under
the pastoral care of 1S9 clergymen, most
of whom are very poorly paid, the aver
age ministerial salary being much less
there than in our country, and with no
$4,000 salaries to count against the
starvation prices paid to the poorest.
Most of the Iceland ministers are com
PEELED to do some secular work to make
a living.
is it not about time that teachers
should abandon the merely textbook
method of hearing recitations? In the
large cities better methods are prevail
ing. Indeed, teacher who insists upon
the commitment and rehearsal of the
words of textbook verbatim will find
little encouragement in the large cities
but we fear that in the country the text
book servitude still maintains its place
No doubt much of this evil results from
recognized system. As says the Phila-
delphia Ledger: "Our system of school
teaching, as it stands now, is based upon
textbooks Nearly everything is made
to conform to the exigencies of the
books. Studying and Rotations "
questions and answers merit marks
for accurate memoriZing and dement,
marks for inaccuracies-all from the
books-these make up the greater part
of what is called teaching But there
is just next to nothing worthy Of the
name of teaching about it. Yet this is
not the fault of those who occupy the
positions of teachers. 1t is the fault of
the system, which is built upon text
books and made to conform to the trade
in text. books, and is primarily the fault
of those who do the legislation for ouI
school system, who seem to have no ca
pacity for substituting system of real
teaching of knowledge that will be use
full to pupils in their after lives in place
of the effete system of memorizing and
parrot-like repetitions of words and
forms from textbooks which do not
reach the understanding, and most el
which are forgotten in few weeks or q
few days."--N. w. Christian AdDocate.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-17
A Boat Drawn by a Kite.

Mr.. John +. Lacey yesterday success
fully accomplished the feat Of crossing
Long Island Sound in a twelvc-foot row.
boat drawn by kite. The kite was ten
feet high by eight feet wide, and was at
tached to the forward part of the boat
by strong cord, about 600 feet of which
was let out. The wind was blowing
northwest at about two O'clock p. m,
when the start was made from Sea Side
Park, Mr.. Lacey being accompanied by
Mr.. G. A. Booth, of this city, who held
the rudder. The start was witnessed by
large number of people, and the sue.
cess or failure Of the enterprise was the
subject OF much comment and specula.
ton. The fresh breeze carried the boat
steadily out into the sound, and in iii
rection toward Point Jefferson, l.. l. A
sailboat accompanied the kite-propellcd
adventures, but the strength Of the kite
was so great that the sailboat was left
behind before the Long Island shore was
reached. When about halfway across
the sound the wind hauled to the west,
but the kite continued TO draw quite as
well as before, and Port Jefferson harbor
was made In three hours and quarter
after leaving Sea Side Park The distance
is twenty-five miles, and the boat drawn
by the kite reached the shore at least a
mile ahead Of the sailboat which accom-
panied IL. Old Field light was the point
sailed for, and il was made exactly, and
thus on the voyage over about four points
TO the windward were made. Messrs
Lacy and Booth landed at Port Jefferson
and their novel craft created quite sen
sation among the hundreds who throDged
to the shore to meet them. As the sue
cess of the experiment had been pro
nounced impossible the achievement was
very gratifying and demonstrated that
the theories of would-be philosophers
were all wide from the mark. The kite was
coeered with fine white cotton cloth and
had tail of listing" 100 feet in length
Mr.. Lacey reported to the two local
newspapers at Port Jefferson and re-
manned all night at that place, returning
to Bridgeport on the steamer Spitfire this
morning, bringing the kite with him. Nc
other motive power than the kite was
used to draw the boat through the water
and there was not the least tendency to
fail during the entire trip over
The success of this trip will prompt
many similar adventures, 1t is probable
and already trips to Montauk and other
points on the Long Island coast are
talked of. Mr.. Lacey is confident that
he can guide boat nearly as closely as
If run by sails, and he Is ready to under
take still further excursions to demon
strate the feasibility of this method OF
navigation. Bridgeport, Conn. (Sept. p,
Cor. ~ Y. Herald
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-17
An Intelligent Mare.

On the Harrodsburg road. four miles
from Lexington, lives Mr.. Funkhouser.
Last Tuesday night, as Mr.. F. was enjoy.
ing the profound sleep which follows an
honest mans hard days work, he was
awakened by the repeated neighings of
his saddle nag After waiting some time
Tor the mare to cease, he became impa-
uent, and, bouncing out of bed, drove her
on. He thought 1t rather strange, too,
that she should come to the house and
leave her colt in the woods, where she
had been running some weeks He
thought it still more remarkable that his
man, usually very careful, should have
left the gate open, so that the mare could
come from the woods to the house.
While he was turning these things
Overt in his mind, in that half-unconscious
state preceding sleep, he was again
aroused by the mare. She neighed loud
and shrill, and at last put her head to his
window. Her persistency finally sug.
gested that something might be wrong
with her. He got up again, but as soon
as he approached she started on brisk
trot for the woods, and he re-entered the
house. But scarce had he seated him
self in the bed when the mare was again
at the window, making more noise than
ever. At last he thought of the colt,
and, remembering some wonderful in-
stances of intelligence in brutes, deter
mined to follow. The mare preceded
him to the gate; when ne opened ii
she passed through, and immedi-
ately struck out in the darkness,
and he lost sight of her. When he
had stood bordering few minutes,
thinking the mare had played a rather
sharp game on him to get back to her
colt, and when he had just started again
for the house in no good humor, the mare
reappeared AT first he was disposed TO
90 on home, but she actually blocked
his way at every step. He took the hin
and again followed her, and near the
middle of the wood she stopped at sink
hole. A little examination showed him
the colt lying on it's back at the bottom
and unable to move. He had but one
match and used this up in seeing the POI
sition of the colt. He found himself un,
able to extricate it without assistance
and it was near morning before he oh.
tanned help and got the colt out. The
mare, meantime, had pranced around
showing the liveliest interest in every.
thing done, and when the colt was final
ly relieved her joy seemed extreme. Mr.
+. made careful examination to ascer.
tain, If possible, how she got out of the
woods, and finally found where she had
thrown top rail off, and then jumped
the fence. She had never been known
to jump fence before.-Leringt0n (Ky.)
(nyefte
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-17

Coming to an opening in the woods,
covering an area of about half an acre,
Mr.. Chadwick, who went in search, came
upon sickening spectacle. The Topped
horns of the oxen were clasped, and the
exhausted animals, united compactly,
stood face to face, waiting for death,
having apparently given up the struggle.
1t is supposed that while they were
engaged in play their horns became en-
tangled; failing to disconnect them
selves, a terrible struggle of several
days took place. The open space was
literally torn up, as though it had been
plowed with sub-soil pillow.
When they were turned into the pas
ture they were large, fat, seven-feet
oxen, but now they have become so
emaciated and famished that person
could almost clasp them round with his
arms. They were perfectly docile when
found, but Mr.. Chadwick could not unite
the knot The horn of each was sunk
into the others head, and it was only by
calling help and saving the horns off
that separation could be effected.
There were fostering sores where the
horns went in.
Thus a mortal conflict, lasting eight
days, had been going on between these
oxen, who in that time had not partaken
of any sustenance, and perhaps had not
been able to lie down. Their jaws had to
be pried open, and cruel administered to
them. Their heads had been united so
closely that their faces were bare to the
bone. 1t is possible the animals may
live.-Augusta (He) Journal