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The Grange advance., 1874-05-27
EDITORIAL J0ITINGS.

Last week we took trip from Red Wing
east to Zumbrota, from thence to Zumbro
ia village and back by way of Goodhue and
Featherstone. Notwithstanding the dry
weather we found the crops in good condi-
ton, except late sown grain, which had
been sewn broadcast instead of being
drilled in. We found very general senti-
ment among farmers that the drilling in
wheat was the much better and safer way
OF seeding. The farmers complain of dry
weather, but many thought it is not much
dryer than at the corresponding time last
year. On the way out we stopped at the
Touring mill of Hack & Meyer on Hay
Greek, one Of some ten water mills that are
clustered around back Of Red Wing on the
various creeks that empty into the Missip-
pi river near this point. This mill was
built six years ago the 8th of this month,
is water mill of three run of stone, doing
both merchant and custom work. 1t is
supplied with all the improved machinery
OF the present day, and the proprietors
are adding the fourth run of stone the pres
ent season, for cracking barley. The mill
has turned off its full share of -four from
the crop of 1873.
We were pleased to see large number
of good barns in process of erection, and
the general appearance Of thrift. A few
more such crops as we had last year will
make our farmers Independent.
At Zumbrota we found everything astir,
business brisk, and q considerable excite
ment over the Marrow GAUGE The
town votes Saturday on the question Of
subscribing $50, 1000 to the capital stock of
the road.
The Methodist Society Of Zumbrota have
their new church up. 1t is q very neat
building thirty by forty feet. The enter
pr'sing pastor, Rev. H. Goodsell, and the
Society under his charge, are entitled to
great credit for their efforts in building this
church.
At this place We met our old friend Rev.
". ~ =. Rice, one Of the old Hsmline Uniyersity
Students Who is now o Presiding Elder of
'ne Rochester District, and is doing noble
work. The Elder and his lady were in
'eno'ns to visit friends in Red Wing but
were prevented by the illness Of Mrs. Rice,
which will be greatly regretted BY their
.apmerous ny friends in this city and yiein-
ity.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-27

ly officiating, owing to the failure, as yet,
to supply the vacancy caused by the death
OF Bishop Armitage. Republican.
The Turner's Of St. Paul will visit this
city and give an entertainment about the
9th OF June. The entertainment will con-
sist Of gymnastic exhibition. This is
promised to be Of unusual interest to the
German element Of this city, and from the
preparations the Turner's have made for
that occasion o grand time will be had
Red Wing Argus.
The Journal man wishes US to state where
we find those vacant buildings. If he will
take stroll up two or three streets he will
lind more vacant buildings than what there
has been any previous year at this season.
We do not wish to say anything to discour-
age people from coming here, but there is
no use Of denying the truth. The reason
is evident to all, that times are hard, and
some of those doing business heretofore
have been compelled to suspend business
7 st. Cloud Times.
Who says there is no money in stock
raising in Minnesota?
The St. Paul P1ess contains the name Of
the animals, to whom sold, and for what
price, Of the large auction sale Of blooded
cattle, the same being the entire herd be-
longing to the estate Of the late w. L. Ames.
We find the names Of several parties from
this section of the State
Agathy (roan, N. P. Clark...............$25O
Alice (white, N. P. Clark ................. 1875
Betsy (roan,) N. P. Clark...... .......... 1875
Princess (roan, N. P. Clark ............. l45
Duncan Of Oakdale (red,) N. P. Clark. 1876
Excellent (red. N. P. Clark...... ........ IS
Myrtle (roan, 0. P. Whitcomb. .......... l4O
Ajax (red, 0. P. Whitcomb ............. l45
Duncan I'd (roan,) ]. H. Van Valkenberg 80
We are pleased to see that out of the
thirty-two head sold, nine Of them were
purchased by parties residing in this por-
ton OF the State.-St. Cloud Times
THE Glencoe Weekly Register of May 2lst,
contains an interesting portion Of Hon.
Samuel Mayall's agricultural address.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-27

stand. In cold weather the utmost care
and watchfulness were required to prevent
boilers and pipes from freezing, and during
the snow blockade Of 1871 this trouble was
often of the most serious kind. The only
relief promised was in boring Artesian
wells, and accordingly. last year, six were
begun and the success has been all that
was desired. The first we'll is at Separa-
ton, 724 miles from Omaha, and the last
one at Rock Springs, 832 miles. Another
is in progress at Red Desert. The we'll at
Rock Springs is las feet deep; the bore
is six inches in diameter, and veins of coal
are passed Of IL. 6 and feet, and Of less
width; in all 30 feet. There are layers of
clay mixed with sandy loan, clear sand,
and water-worn pebbles, in which the sup
ply of water is usually found, layers of
sandstone of varying degrees Of density,
beds of sulphate Of alumina and iron chem
ically combined, resembling the peculiar
blush clay of some Of the surface soil.
All these layers are formed by detritus
deposited by the action Of water, and they
are underlaid by the partly bituminous
shale which appears at the surface at
Green River, Is miles west. and which, in
that vicinity, projects in eminences Of con-
siderable hight. This general description
of stratifcation is common to all Of the
wells. The incohesiveness of the soil
caused much delay in boring, as the sides
caved in hence it became necessary to
case with iron tubing great portion OF the
way in all the wells. At this we'll of Rock
Springs the water rises from the depth of
], Jas feet 26 feet above the surface, and
discharges 57l gallons per hour, and at the
surface, 96O gallons.
At Point of Rocks, 25 miles east, the
we'll is 1000 feet deep. The water rises
only to within II feet of the surface,
whence it is pumped, but the supply is
abundant, and the quality of the water is
the best Of all the wells; indeed it would
be called remarkably good in any part Of
the world. Here only slight veins Of coal
were met.
The next we'll is at Bitter Creek, 81
miles east of Point Of Rocks. 1t is G96 feet
deep. 1t yields, by pumping 2, 100 gallons
an hour, and at the surface it flows 1000
gallons al hour. The veins of Goals were
quite thin.
Next, to the east, is the we'll at Washakie,
33 miles distant. 1t is 638 feet deep, and
at Is feet above the surface it flows 800
gallons an hour. At depth Of 81 feet
there is vein of coal six inches thick,
probably II spur Of the deposits which
crops out near Rawlins.
At Creston, IA miles east, the we'll is 326
feet deep, and an ample supply of water is
obtained. At Separation the we'll is l, 1O3
feet deep, and water comes within 10 feet
Of the surface, which, by pumping, yields
1900 gallons an hour. This passes through
| several veins Of good coal.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-27

We publish this as requested, to
bring it to the notice Of such papers as
are deceived into publishing the " false
report:
At Il meeting of the Steele County
Council of Patrons of Husbandry held
in this city, on the 19*h inst, the con-
tinued reiteration of false reports Of the
failure Of one Of our Grange stores in
Owatonna came up, and the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted !:
Resolved, That the committee on trade be
instructed to publish statement of the
financial condition of Mr.. Cansdell, in
refutation of the slanderous reports being
circulated by sundry papers in the State !;
also to intimate to said papers, that it is
possible, unless these reports are discon-
tinued, they may have an opportunity to
prove said reports in court
Resolved, That this report be published in
the Owatonna Journal, the Farmers Union.
and the GRANGE ADVANCE, with q reouest
that it be copied in all those papers which
have published said slanderous reports.
Reso1ved, That the Council view the
course taken ty the Minneapolis Tribune.
and other papers of this State in circulating
false and injurious reports against our
agents and merchants, as indicating COW
ardly and malevolent spirit, that would in
jure and destroy the good name and work
Of the Grange. H. r.~.~ :.
The Committee of Trade, having had
day by day good opportunity to know
of the operation and management of the
grange store by Mr.. Cansdell, would
LIST. That these reports designed to
crush him have not entirely failed
to do 50, but that we believe, notwith-
standing their injurious influence, he is
in g 9 stronger condition to-day that at any,
previous time. e.sasfs.ss@s ;&s@ ~ NJ hsssll
I'd. That lis liabilities not only have
been much reduced, but he is buying for
cash at the lowest rates., thus giving
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the latter being in great request. = As
regards the manufacture of Sugar there is a
fair prospect that considerable improvements
upon the processes now in use will soon be
brought into practical operation. " = If we
are correctly informed, such a process Gas the
Chamber of Agriculture in Guadeloupe seeks
for, by the offer of a great premium-one to
give so instead of the 60 per cent. Juice now
got from the cane) has already been discover
ed. We have reason to believe that within
q very short time O process will be at work
in this colony by which Ia Of the 16 per cent.
of the sugar in our canes will be taken out of
them. If seven.eights of the sugar in the
canes can be extracted, instead of only three
ffths as heretofore, it is obvious that the posi-
ton of the sugar Industry in this colony will be
immensely improved. And important advan.
ces are being made in other directions. We
learn with great pleasure that, by an improved
method of treatment, muscOvadO molasses, of
a quality quite equal to, If 1t does not Surpass,
the finest New Orleans in favour and colour,
has been made at Rose Hall. A large quaint
ty has been shipped in the ROna, to sail to-
morrow for New York, and is expected TO
realize at least so cents per gallon. At
LeOnor0 too a0hite sugar is being made with0ut
a0aShang. 1t is of extreme sweetness and is
much sought after. A large shipment for Bal
t.more was recently purchased at 6 cents per
TO- and 7 cents are DOW being asked in the
local market. And from Australia we hear
OF the practical application in Queensland of
a new process Of distiIlation, by which most
astonishing results are obtained. The improve.
ments in the machinery employed are said to
have been designed by Mr.. G. G. Preston, a
gentleman well known in this colony, who was
engaged in engineering operations here, in
conjunction with the late Mr.. Manifold, for 49,
veral years. These are encouraging circum-
stances.
, 1874-11-11
B A r B A D s

There was a combination of seasonable
weather, abundant rain interspersed with
light, variable winds and hot sun" The effect
On the growing crops was most encouraging,
and as large a crop OF sugar as ever was expect
ed to be reaped next year. In some districts
the rain had been in excess Of requirements
and E'the canes would have been the better of u
week of dry weather." The rainfall for Sep
tember averaged s inches, but in some places it
was over twice as much. At Fisher Pond,
near the centre of the island the fall was %
inches; much more than the canes wanted, but IT
WAS NOT WASTED, 'passing off in subterranean
channels to feed the Newcastle springs from
which the water supply of Bridgetown is de-
rived"
A fall Of 90 in ches over this valley supposing
1t to represent a surface of 1000 acres would
mean, it is said, a fall of $50 millions Of gallons
of water during the month of September over
this area, the greater part of which is stored
up in subterranean reservoirs for the Water
supply of the City. The Legislative Assembly
had passed a bill granting a loan of $500 to the
Wesleyan Mission for the ereo ion Of a School
House 10 connection with the Chapel in James
Street. "There was says the West Indian,
"a meeting yesterday of a Committee of gen.
tlemen interested in the question of erecting a
new Cathedral in Bridgetown in place of the
existing one, which is, out of repair, and so
plain and uuadorned 10 its appearance as to be
quite out of harmony with tue improvements of
the age in Church arrangements. The Bishop
said the Cathedral ought to be a centre of at
traction, and a model in all its arrangements
and modes Of performing the religious services,
which it was impossible to maze the present
building, retaining it's unpretentious and un-
slightly appearance"
DEMERARA.
, 1874-11-11
IVA ~ II
From the Dominican.
O MINIOA

A JOINT STOCK Company, formed in Eng
land for the purpose of purchasing and work
ing estates in the island Of Tobago, has lately
decided, upon the advice of Mr.. Simon ].
FRASER, their counsel in that Island, to extend
their operations to Dominica and, to that in
tent, have taken the initial step Of writing for
information in regard to the soil, products and
waste lands of the Presidency. The Compa-
Dy's letter, which was addressed to bis Hon
our the PRESIDENT, has found its way to An
tigua, and was on the 24th uItimo laid on the
table of the Council of that Presidency by, the
Acting COLONIAL SECRETARY. II has since
been made the subject of discussion iD the To-
cal Press, otherwise we would have remained
ignorant of its existence aud contents in Domi-
MICA. We are not aware that Mr.. ELDRIDGE is
in a position to give The Information sought for
by the Company, and the Directors would pro-
badly be we'll advised to send out a Commits
sioner to enquire for himself iuto the matters in
which they wish to be informed. We saw a
prospectus of The promoters of the undertaking
q few months since-all 'sound men on
ChaDge''-and it will afford US the liveliest sa-
tisfaction if their enterprise obtains a footing in
this place, which offers all the elements of sue
cesss We shall have something more to say on
the subject at a future time,
BAR BADO s.
, 1874-11-11
DEMERARA.

The Colonial Company has decided to
adopt the sulphurous, gas method of clari-
fcation and Messrs. R. A. Stewart & Co.
have received orders to supply all their
estates In Demerara with the necessary ap-
paratus. The mortality of Georgetown
was 152 in August, or after deduct
ing country patients, about 12O,=41 per
600 per annum, double that of London, Edin-
ourgh and perhaps Dublin, 10 same month.
Speaking of Sugar prospects, the Co1onist,
tates are ready to ommence operations in
October, and the fine growth of canes remain
ing uncut with an unusual richness in saccha-
rlne. promises favorable results and a large
weld Wa for the last quarter of the year.
we near OF transactions in the street at
$3.50 to Sc for v. P. Sugar. and The Al.
mlnistrator-G General has sold a fine parcel of
Muscovado from Colombia at s4.36; the top
price 20 date. Molasses remain very steady
at ESQ. to 35o. for both Y. p. and Mnscoyado.
, 1874-11-11
MIS-
From the Spectator and the European Mail }

NA|0M ""e "Pect060F ana ne European Mani
All London was at the window in it's
nlght-dress at five o'clock on the morning
OF the End October, when over five tons of
g%unpowder exploded at North-ga Bridge
Regents Park, in the 'TiburY,'-a barge
which was just making it's way on the
Canal from the outer circle of REGENTS
Park to the line of the Regents Park
Road, and which had some petroleum on
board, as well as the gunpowder. The
shock was felt al over London, and as
was alleged, was even heard as far as to q
distance Of twenty-five miles. North-gate
Bridge was, OF course, completely blown
up, and the Canal damned by the ruins;
In the ~neighbOuring houses of Regents
Park the wlndOw-frames were blown in
and the furniture much damaged. A few
walls were blown down, and a great num-
Der of houses rocked as if 10 earthquake.
One lady in a house close to the explosion
rushed out In her night-dress, caught hold
OF a gentleman in equal alarm, and asked
IN profound terror, ais it come at last ~
referring, it is believed, to the Day Of
Judgements question which the gentle
man had no means of answering In the
Geological Gardens there was much mis-
chief done to the glass, and it is feared that
many tender birds aud monkeys may have
caught cold. In some of the poorer
streets, industrious but needy people who
hold on repairing leases, will be almost
ruined if their landlords hold them to their
bargain and the public give them no help.
Windows were freely broken all down
Albany Street, and one or two as far
away as Hampstead Heath. Amongst
the sufferers was the artist, Alma Tadema,
who was himself absent from home, but
whose beautiful fresco ceiling and some
OF whose pictures were destroyed. Very
little lite was lost,-only three direct vic.
TINS OF the explosion being mentioned.
On the whole, the damage may be prob
ably estimated within 92OO, 600, great as
was the area over which it extended.
The cause of the explosion is still un-
certain. 1t is believed to have been due
TO lightning. PROFESSIONALLY, a great
deal OF lightning was seen on the night
between the 1st and End of October, and
uPto the very moment of the explosion.
Other causes are possible enough, such as
that the spark from a bargeman's pipe
may have lgnited the powder /; but it has
not as yet, been shown that the explosion
was due to any negligence of the Grand
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this enterprising gentleman has already on a
large scale commenced operations. His plan
embraces, we hear, what is called "a mixed
cultivation" that is, apart from the Sugar Cane,
ground provisions in variety, pine-apples, pea
nuts and probably coffee, tobacco, and cocoa
he will not be content. like so many others, to
go with the stream, and risk all on the Sugar
Cane. This enterprise deserves to succeed.
DOMINIOA.
From the Dominican.)
The daily Argus., 1874-02-11
The Farmers and the Plow Makers.

The Aledo Record publishes the foolish
resolution adopted by the monopoly plow
makers, in Chicago, together with the
names of the firms in the combination, and
then says
1t strikes us that this is game which
two can play at, and that these plow ma
kers will learn, before it is played out, that
farmers can get along without their plows
much easier than they can get along with
out farmers patronage. These pillow ma
kers manufacture plows to sell and wheth-
er they consult principle or profit, there
can be no essential difference between sell
ling to Farmers Clubs.at wholesale prices,
and selling to agents and resolving to sell
to one, at wholesale, and not the other, is
an exhibition of petty tyranny that must
recoil on these who indulge in it. The day
has gone by when manufacturers can force
farmers to buy their wares on conditions
dictated by the manufacturers. 1t every
plow maker in the Northwest indorsed the
above action, and was prepared to live ur
to it, it would not discommode farmers.
They would treat the insolent edict with
contempt and tell manufacturers to keeI
their plows What then? There are
plenty of capitalists all over the land, who
have money to invest whenever they fine
| an investment that will pay. These men
would not be slow to discover the breach
between farmers and pillow makers. and tt
occupy that breach to their own advantage
Plow factories, to sell directly to farmers
would soon spring up, and do a lucrative
business, while the offending establish
ments would as speedily find their occu
patton gone.
Farmers Oranges. in different parts o
the country, are taking action on the reso
luton adopted by the Plow Manufacturers
and in every instance resolve to buy thei
plows from manufacturers who have no
| Joined the combination. In some instance
they determined to establish plow factories
The daily Argus., 1874-02-11
The Monte Seoundrels.

On Monday morning just before the
train was leaving Davenport for the west,
two men, one of them the notorious conf
dence man called ''Swede-Pete," got into
one of the cars and one passed along first
in search of a victim. He found one very
soon, in the person of young man giving
his name as Van Oak, on his way from
Chicago to West Liberty. The sharper
sat down beside Van, and commenced
talking about cards Then his partner
came along and offered to bet with Var
Oak that the party of the first part coulo
not turn up particular card. The victim fel
into the trap, put up all the money he hac
in the world, fifteen dollars. and of course
lost it. Some time afterwards Officer Pur
cell passed through the car, and to hin
Van Oak told his troubles. The Office
started off in search of the men, and sue
ceeded in finding two that corresponded il
some respects to the description Of then
as given by the young man, but the office
had nothing to hold them on, as Van Oal
had gone on in the train, and so they wer
allowed to go. The young man whom
they robbed was about twenty-five years o
age and rather green looking.
The daily Argus., 1874-02-11
Look Out Ger Them.

A party of deceiving impostors are at
present travelling through the country dis
triets, swindIing farmers with dry goods
samples, and it will therefore be well to
keep sharp lookout for them. Their
game is to go from house to house exhibit
ing samples of cotton goods, &c. These
they propose to sell for about one quarter,
of their real value, and of course take a
large number of orders therefor. with the
promise to deliver the goods soon. Then
they exhibit lot of cloths and cassimeres
almost worthless, which they sell for big
price, delivering the goods on the spot, and
receiving the cash therefor. Of course
the cotton goods are never forthcoming
while the swindlers have disappeared with
the money they received for the worthless
cloths, etc.
The daily Argus., 1874-02-11

The fools are not all dead yet There's
one in Joliet who edits newspaper called
the Sun brilliant name for SO stupid a
sheet who says:
ish the tariff they ought to be equally prepared TO
show some other way OF replenshing the nalion-
al exchequer.
The free trade people do not propose to
abolish the tariff, and never did. The
free trade people advocate tariff and al
ways did,-but they claim that it should
be levied solely and only for revenue.
They claim that the constitution does not
authorize any other other kind of tariff
They claim that trade should be as free as
possible from all restrictions: that in levy
ing duties the rate on each article taxed
should be at figure which will bring III
the largest revenue that to levy duties
upon any other principle would be to ta1
one class of our people for the benefit O
another, thus creating and building vi
monopolies at the expense of the grea
mass of the people, hampering trade ant
commerce and repressing the ambition ant
energies of our people. The Joliet ,Sa,
sheds very pale and Pickering light. LIE
it inform itself and cease uttering sucl
nonsense about free traders, and ceas
| slandering the free trade people.
The daily Argus., 1874-02-11
Dyspepsia Dyspepsia Dyspepsia


Dyspepsia is the most perplexing of all
human ailments. Its symptoms are al
most infinite in their variety, and the for
lorn and despondent victims of the disease
often fancy themselves the prey, in turn,
of every malady This is due, in part, to
the close sympathy which exists between
the stomach and the brain, and in part also
to the fact that any disturbance of the di-
gestive function necessarily disorders the
liver, the bowels and the nervous system,
and effects, to some extent, the quality OF
the blood.
L. T. Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron is a
sure cure. This is not new preparation,
to be tried and found wanting; it has been
prescribed daily for many years in the
practice of eminent physicians with unpar-
relied success it is not expected or in
tended to cure all the diseases to which the
human family is subject, but is warranted
to cure Dyspepsia in the most obstinate
form. Kunkers Bitter Wine of Iron new
er fails to cure. Symptoms of Dyspepsis
are loss of appetite, wind and rising of the
food. dryness of the mouth, heartburn
distention of the stomach and bowels, con
stipation headache, dizziness, sleepines
and low spirits Try the great remedy ant
be convinced of its merits. Get the genu
inc. Take only Kunkel's, which is pu
only in 81 bottles. Depot, 259 Nortl
Ninth street, Philadelphia.
John Bengston agent for Rock Island.
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