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The Van Buren press., 1874-04-28

.Ir's VERY HARD It's very hard to
have nothing to eat but porridge, when
others have every ssrt Of dainty, NUT
tered Charlie, as he sat with his wooden
bowl before him. It's very hard to have
TO get up so early on these bitter cold
mornings, and work hard all day, when
others can enjoy themselves without an
hour of labor! It's very hard to have
trudge along through the snow, while
others roll about in their coaches"
It's great blessing, said his grand
mother, as she sat at her knitting, to
have food when 50 many are hungry it's
a great blessing TO have a roof over one
head when so many are homeless; it's q
great blessing TO have sight, and hearing
and strength for early labor, when So
many are blind, deaf. or suffering!
why, grandmother, you seem to
think that nothing is hard, said the boy
eth in n grumblng tone.
mo, Charlie; there is one thing that
thisk very hard.
What's that?' cried Charlie, vino
thought at last his grandmother had
found some cause for complaint
why, l think hat heart 10 rsry haro
that Is not thankful for SO many bless
,ngs?
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weMAN's RIGHrs The following are
the opening sentences cf an address on
this subject by Mrs, Sainner;
Miss President, fellow wimmen, and
male trash generally; | am here to day
or the purpose Of discussing woman 5
rights, re-cussing her wrongs and cuss-
ing the men.
/ believe sexes were created perfectly
equal, with tue women little more equal
than the men.
| also believe that the world would to
day be happier il man had never existed.
As success, man is a failure, and |
bless my stars that my mother was a wo
man. Applause,
l not only maintain these principles.
but maintain shiitless husband besides.
They may say man was created first
Well, 'spose he was Amt first expert
ments always failurcs9
Ill was betting man, would bet
$3.50 they are.
The only decent thing about him was
rib, and that went to make something
better. [Applause.
And then they threw into our face
about taking an apple. ~Ill bet five dol
lars that Adam boosted her up the tree
and only gave her the core
And what did he do when he was
found out2 True to his masculine in
stincts, he sncaked behind Ewes Grecian
bend, and said, " 'Twasnt me; twas
hcr;" and woman has had to father
everything mean and mother it too.
What we want is the ballot, and the
ballot we're bound to have, IL we have to
let down our back hair and swim in sea
of sanguinary gore sensation
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iiadget 0fSciSs0ringy.
Some Weather Signs.

There are many people who scoff a
the idea that one can tell what the wealth
er is going to be by observing certain
signs OF nature, but know that sucl
things can be done. Here are a few sigai
which never knew to fail:
Ii white muskrats are unusually thick
Ia September, aud the currant bashes
lean to the north west. it is sign Of Il
hard winter, with lots Of sleighing.
Ifthe moss grows heavily on the north
side OF the ak handle, and black rabbits
make their burrows in ihe open fields, il
can Le taken for granted that there will
be no cold weather for ten years
II there is a signing and a whispering
among the cucumber vines, and suntiow-
ers bend TO the south. look for good
fail of rain in December II horse-rad
ish tops turn scarlet the same year there
will be January ireshet lasting five
weeks
Ifyou notice the bees idle in Septem.
Der. aud bob-tailed foxes swinging Oh the
limbs OF cranberry bushes. and the gate
post perspires at sunset, look for boun-
tiful yield of buckwheat.s
lfpear trees bloom before the 2O,h of
March, and you notice the COWS and
horses rubbing themselves against the
meeting house door, and the top rail Of
the fence casts two separate shadows, it
argues well for the coming wheat crop.
If the clouds all move one way during
November, and big girls go barefoot, and
tia peddlers are numerous, and your wife
wants new pair Of shoes, and plum
trees grow the most branches on the west
side, the next year will be prolific Of
thunder storms and lightning rod agents
Ii pumpkins are frost bitten before
they turn yellow, and horse rent goes
u }, and catnip tea has bitter taste, and
saw-logs show an inclination To roll up
hill, the potato rot is sure to follow.
ifclever blossoms in December, and
artichokes look purple when first dug.
an watermelon vines refuse TO clmb
bean poles, you can plant corn by the
25th Of March.
lfthere are fourteen cloudy days IN
January, and your feet itch. and sheep
show an inclination to 60 in swimming,
the hay crop will bo failure
II the sun sets clear and golden thirty
one successive evenings in September,
YOU can look for the arrival OF the seven
teen year locusts about January 10th.
II there are high winds in February,
followed by warm rains, and cattle refuse
to lick salt. and red.headed girls are cen
spieuous. July will be q cool month.
If corn.husks are thin, and grape vines
trail on the ground, and frogs seek deep
ponds, and The barn yard gate turns a
sky blue, it is sign of an unhealthy
summer,
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EE A school inspector. examining
the boys, put them through their "ani'
NAL kingdom, and in the course Of his
performance rather grandly exclaimed,
" Nov. can any Of you boys name to me
on animal Of the order Edentata--t that is.
front tooth toothlcss animal p A boy
at once smitten with wisdom replied.
IL can. " "Well, what is the animal ~
my grandmother replied the boy.
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TArFY.-One cup molasses, one cup
of sugar, half cup water, piece of butter
the size of hickory nut lfbrlttle when
dropped in water, pour out on large
plates stretch out to the thinnest while
warm; when perfectly cold break into
squares.
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GT The following anccdotc was told
by preacher for q fact: A preacher
was praying. and IN his prayer lie said !:
+. pray the Lord to curtaH the power
ri the devil. - Just then an old darkey
In the congregation cried: " Yes Amen
Bress God! Cut him tail right smack,
smoove of"
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QUEEN OF PUDpINGs,-One pint of
bread crumbs, one quart of sweet milk,
yolk Of four eggs, piece ofbuiter the size
Of an egg Flavor aad bake Beat the
whites Of the eggs to froth, with one
cup Of pulverized sugar. Spread over
the pudding layer of jelly, pour the e. g
over, and brown slightly. Serve with
cold cream
The Van Buren press., 1874-04-28

ES- Fourteen Quincy men have signed
pledge not to allow their daughters to
earn music until they learn to make
lread
The Van Buren press., 1874-04-28

Love in the beginning is most cas-
lily cured.
The Van Buren press., 1874-04-28
Sarah Grove Grange, No. 81.

JoHN s. MATLoCk. Master,
A. Gooding, OycrSecr,
j. >. Daniel Lecturer.
James Whitehead. Steward,
j. w. Matlock. Assistant Steward,
Daniel Johns, Chaplin,
). +. Winlrey. Treasurer,
j. r. Gooding Secretary.
Sterling Matlock. Gate Keeper.
Mrs. ). Whitehead Ceres,
Mrs. c. NJ. Daniel. Pomona,
MIS-. NJ. T.. Gooding. Flora.
Mrs NJ. Winfrey, Lady Assistant Steward
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Oranges in Crawford County.
Crawford Grange.

JAMES SANGSTER. Master.
HIRAM BRoDiE. Overseer
W. A. B. DAVESPoRr. Lecturer.
THOMAS ). FOSTER steward.
). C.. CorTRELL Assistant Steward,
PEARSON MAyFIELp. Treasurer,
p. B. I.oIp. Chaplain.
*. &. iiAfTAwAf, Secretary,
\. j. FOSTER. Gate Keeper,
Mrs. JULIA FOSTER. Ceres,
Mrs. HIRAM BRoDIE. Pomona,
Mrs SUSAN a. LoID. Flora.
Mrs {. NJ. HOLMAN, Lady As't Steve
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Van Buren, Grange, No. 1914.

~ Pay as ,cisot you o'cc
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Mulberry Grange, No. 1877.

Mulberry Grange, NO. 137.
I HOPPER. Master.
W. ). BAILEY. Ovcrsecr.
W. j. REMY. Lecturer.
T. Is. REMY, Steward.
j. b. GOODMAN. Assistant Steward.
.IosEpH Scorr. Chaplin.
I. W. MARLER, Treasurer.
WILLIAM WILKERsoN, Secretary.
Ell MORGAN. Gate Keeper.
Mrs. Il a. QuEsENBERY. Ceres.
Mrs. FREDoNiA SCoTT, Pomona.
Mrs. MARY BENNETT, Flora.
Miss JOSIE WIGLEY, Asst Stewardcss.
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Shamrock Grange No, -.

r. C. OLIVER, Master
w. B. Shoemaker, Overscer,
I.eonidas Neal. Lecturer,
William Clouch, Stewafl.
William Nj, llill. Asst Steward,
Eli Oliver Chaplain.
A. G. Burgess. Treasurer,
II. B Hale. Secretary,
Isaac Nj II II. Gate Keeper,
Mrs. Jane Oliver. Ceres.
Miss Eliza V. Shoemaker. Pomona.
Narcissa Nj. Shoemaker. Flora.
Mrs. Rutha Hale, Stewardcss.
Van Buren, Grange, No. 1O4.
DANIEL MICHAEL, Master,
Thomas II. uixson. Overseer,
II. l.. Hoffman. Lecturer,
NJ. {. lemlcy. Steward.
Nj. L. West. Assistant Steward.
Samuel McCurdy, Chaplain.
Alfred Tool. Treasurer,
Henry Shibley. Secretary.
August Shaber. Gate Keeper,
Miss j. |. Hoffman. Ceres,
Mrs. =. A. Furie. Flora,
Mrs. b. Tool. Pomona
Miss q. II. Tool, Stewardess
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Prairie Grove Grange.

JosEPn WINTERS. Master.
G.. Il. Perrin. Overseer.
Samuel Ramsden. Lecturer.
ID. i. Weatherford. Steward.
j. r. Skinner. Asst Steward,
W. +. Morgan. Chaplain.
John Il. kiblcI. Trea urer.
J.. Il. Bryan. Secretary.
j b. Smith. GATE Keeper,
Mrs. A. j. Winters, Ceres,
d. G.. Kibler, Flora.
NJ. l.. Shields, Pomona.
Emma Miles. SteWardess.
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Shoemakcrs look out for your Souls,
TUST RECEIVED.
- bbs. Julius ii. Smiths old reserve
"h1Skoy,

warranted not to cut in the eye---not head
ache in hhds. of tit Is no sooner in your
belly than lis on your back in pound of beet
and it carries a bead like a necklace; for
sale by
GEORGE AUSTIN.
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Alma Grange, No. 20.

NJ. +. LOCKE. Master.
A. J. Steward. Overseer,
+, l.. Seward. Lecturer.
!. +. smith, Steward.
W. X. Boiling Assistant Steward,
a B. Dobbs. Chaplain,
I. w. Boiling. Treasurer,
A. b. Howell. Secretary.
Il. Il, Byars. Gate Keeper.
Mrs. n. A Locke, Ceres,
Mrs. b. Z. Renfroe. Pomona,
Mrs. NJ. a. Pride. Flora,
Mrs. Nj. A. Smith, Stewardess,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

scandalous, the system of education pleased
no party, and the people were without the
right of bearing arms. O'Connell. impress
ed with idea that Irish prosperity depended
upon an independent nationafparliamentt to
manage national affairs, began and carried
on his unsuccessful agitation for repeal or
the union. One OF the great iiberator's dis
clples, Isaac Butt, taught by his masters
failure, conceived few years ago the hap
DIV idea of Home Rule. This is
simply an adaptation of American prin-
ciples to the government of the Brit
ism empire. The Home Rulers do not
ask for parliament with powers such as
Grattan won for that of 1852. They simply
demand sort of government analogous to
our state legislatures. They ask for an Irish
parliament, which shall manage exclusively
all local affairs and throw Irish patronage
and Irish offices into the hands of the people
of the island. At the same time they ask to
be considered an integral part of the great
British empire, and claim voice in such
legislation by the parliament at Lon
don as in its nature affects the interest of
Great Britain and all her dependencies.
Inc dTBuIuouC OfOuShe "oiN o6oiAoe
such a measure is that it would weaken the
strength of England at crisis when she
needs all her power under full control. The
real reason for the bitter opposition against
it, however, lies in the fact that Great Britain
fears to trust the Irish people with the power
to handle the questions of tenant right, re-
ligious education, and, above all, the
privilege of bearing arms. The last
election in Ireland was carried enthu-
in the province of
Ulster-by the national party, and over
sixty members of parliament took
their seats, not wings or tories, |
but simply as Home Rulers. The result OF
the division on the great issue was given in
the telegraph yesterday and looks like a
hopeless defeat, the vote standing 81 for the
and ASS against it.
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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, JULY 4 1874

has had good results, and In 1872 there were
no less than 1919 schools in the state with
an attendance Of 1892 pupils, of whom
more then one half were colored children.
The management of these schools. however.
partakes of the corruption OF the rest
Of the government. A great portion
of the school funds has been squandered
or stolen and the appropriations have been
made with little judgment even when
honestly used. The school officers are
chosen for every qualification save those
which should characterize a commissioner.
According to the correspondent of the New
York Times rice fisld hands and other
negroes who can neither read nor write are
put in charge of the schools, and often APP
point trustees who hardly know one letter
from another and teachers who ought to
be pupils in some primary department. In
such hands the system must go to
pieces or subserve other purposes besides
those for which it was created.
The force of these facts need not be increased
by denunciation. They have weight enough
ofthemselves.
In the consideration of the multitudinous
evils which Cypress South Carolina--whether
as considered as one vast abuse or sualyzed
separstely-the same question comes up:
What remedy can be applied? From within
the state it seems useless, for reasons
touched upon heretofore, to expect re-
form. Neither can it be reason
ably hoped that the influence of
the administration will be cast on the
side of honest and able government in the
south. Nor is it consistent with our ideas
CT the relations of the states and the central
power, that the commonwealth should be
relegated into mere territory. Much less
can we take the backward step of depriving
the negroes of suffrage. The only effective
means of reform is to bring the vast power
of Northern public opinion into the arena.
The responsibility for Southern mis-
government now rests mainly upon
us. Public sentiment must be- reused
and brought to bear upon the evils of South
Carolina and her kindred states. 1t is the
only power that can be legitimatelv exer-
cised, and it has never yet failed to prevail
against the weight of ignorance and the arts
of corruption.
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minlstration 10 the present financial policy. in
sPlIe OF me hostility OF political opponents has
, ueen Iqiiy ynstlned by the payments made on
and Increased confidence iT has given TO an fbs
business affairs OF the country.
To show what the financial policy of the
party was, which Indiana republicans so
heartily endorsed, it is only necessary To
turn to the national platform adopted at
Philadelphia where the following statement
is made:
Wedenounce reputation OF the public debt i'm
any shape or disguise a national crime We
witness with pride the reduction OF the princi-
pal OF the debt and of interest upon the balance
ana conndently expect that an excellent
nstlonal currency will be perfected bv a speedv
resumption ofspecie payments.
AS for Mr.. Morton's financial record IL is
chiefly valuable as a matter of curiositv-
IKE any other monstrosity. In those DAYS
IL was necessary to hold up specie payment
as an easily attainable, a rapidly approach
ing good, and he did not fail to comply with
the temper OF the times. 1t is question
able II he would dare now to treat PROPOSE
ton to put all our currency in the shape of
greenbacks and limit the issue TO $50 OO0.
600 with the contempt which he heaped upon
the scheme in the Ohio campaign OF 1867.
when he said:
/ will not stop TO consider what would he the
enect upon the currency and business OF the
S SouuuS 70 issue thousand million of greene
nacks. III the greenbacks are TO be redeemed
Inen the body OF the debt is not paid, only an
oIner lorIn or obligation is given for it, In the
greenoacks are not 10 be redeemed then the
whole debt Is repudiated. l. is very absurd TO
LAX aiik ABOUT paying debt by giving another
oDnsaton Tor IL when not 10 be paid And /
notce the proposition a weak device of the
ton. >eO' 'eP""Ia-
Inc gentleman now has the pleasure of
having MS own imputasions flung back at
him from all directions, and his own present
financial schemes receive the same denur-
citation as that which he flung at Pendleton's,
namely, that they are weak devices for
leading reputation. He certainly cannot
claim for his motto that celebrated assertion
OF Chateaubriand, 81 am bound to make nav
life consistent"
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was intended, and Msrseilles would have
become the distributing market for the great
Eastern trade and one of the greatest of
modern commercial cities. The pas
sage across the isthmus must
eventually turn the commerce of
India once more into the Mediterranean and
leave the long route about the Cape of Good
Hope, untraversed. 1t is said that it was the
purposeof Napoleon to connect Marseilles by
another ship canal with the Atlantic and
thus surpass all rivals in the race of COM
mercial enterprise. The sale OF the great
work at the isthmus to English capitalists,
has postponed the accomplishment of such
scheme. and given the venerable governor
of Ohio the wherewithal to point moral
and adorn tale.
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gument that the Sentinel is disposed to ad-
votate, not that method of prohibition
which must prove nullity, but a system
for regulating the liquor traffic which
shall restrain its power to produce evil.
The question is not what would be
the most desirable good to aim at; but what
degree of good can be attained. In shaping
legislation in this matter the rule must con-
stantly be borne in mind not to push the
line of statutes beyond their supports. After
a thorough study of the question it would
seam that almost any temperance legisla-
ton in the shape of license law would be
acceptable to the sentiment OF the state. 1t
would be desirable to make its restrictions
as close and finding as possible. Such a
measure wisely framed, and honestly
administered would prove an effect
i've remedy for drunkenness and disorder
To put the sale ofliquors into comparatively
safe and respectable hands and cut of
all disreputable little whisky sa-
looms. the cost of the license should be set
at very high figure. In order to close all
resorts for dissipation during the hours sa-
cred to crime and debauchery, the liquor
dealers should be required to close their
places of business early in the evening; and
out of respect to the rights of the religious
portion of the community, all selling of liq-
uor on Sunday should be stictly prohibited
The traffic is certainly no better than the
dry goods or grocery trades. AS
not a little OF the evil of intern
perance comes from the foundation of
habits ofintoxication among mere boys, the
sale of liquor to minors also should be put
under the penalty Of heavy damages.
Scarcely less severe measures should be
adopted to prevent the completion OF the
ruin of confirmed drunkard. Last, but
not least, discrimination should be made in
favor OF the comparatively pure and harm
less beverages, such as wine and beer, as
against impure and dangerous liquors which
act like a poisonous drug and bring mad
ness and crime along with them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

While bounding along Spruce street, a
few days since, in luxuriously appointed
street car, representative of this paper
was deeply interested in the conversation of
a couple of his fellow passengers-a gentle
man and his wife, The latter seemed dis
posed to find fault with things generally
her husband ifhe "d:dn't smell something's
"No, L DON'T" said he emphatically, and
then he nudged the newspaper chap and
whispered in his right auriculsr: "If any
body can smell anything she's the woman
to do it.-Nashville American.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

Mr.. Healey, an American sculptor in
Italy, lately charged in the New York
papers that some of the American sculptors
in that country were in the habit of employ
ing poorly paid Italian modelists to do their
work, for which they got all the honor and
large prices. To this dishonorable charge,
another artist, Joseph Longworth, now
bears testimony to the truth of this accusa-
ton, be says: | am very much surprised TO
find that several journals published in
America doubt, or affect To doubt, the ex-
lstence OF any artistic corruption whatso-
ever. Corruption. nevertheless, not onlv
exists, but exists upon gigantic scale, and
has been for years, both in this city and
Rome, a shameful scandal. 1t is high time
that public attention was called to the mat
ter on the other side of the Atlantic, and
that in the interest of truth and Justice, the
guilty perpetrators were themselves thor
oughly exposed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

An old, brutal looking man and a young
man, his son, were lately brought into a
New York court, the former charging the
latter with assaulting and beating him. The
evidence showed that it was done as a pun
ishment for the violence his father offered
to his poor, weak mother. The Judge said
in conclusion: Young man, am proud
to see that you love YOUR mother and are
anxious to protect her, but your violence
towards your father has been of a very
vigorous character. Try and keep your
hands OFF your father; but, in any event,
protect your mother from injury. You may
CO."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

The princes of India are not free from the
temptations OF the flesh: 1t is narrated of
his Highness, the Maharajsh Of Gwalior in
that country, that while staying at Lucknow,
the other day, he succeeded for time in
obtaining by violence possession Of the law
full wife of Musselman resident of that
city. The woman had formerly been the
MaharJahs mistress, and he had two sons by
her, now grown up. She quilted his terri
tories and went to Lucknow where she con-
tracted an alliance with respectable Ma
hometsn. who converted her to his faith.
and she became his lawful wife at Mecca
winch place both of them visited. The
Maharajsh wished to see this woman when
at Lucknow lately, and not being able to
do so with her consent, collected a number
OF armed men and forcibly seized her. on
the proceedings coming to the knowledge Of
the magistrate, he forwarded the informa-
ton to the chief commissioner, who politely
requested the Maharajah TO quit Lucknow
forthwith, which he did by special train.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

A monument is to be erected shortly in
Lacour de Murier, Ecole des Beaux Arts,
Paris, in memory of the young artist Henri
Regnault and six other students Of the
school who were killed during to late French
war. The monument was designed by two
young architects-C0quart and Pascal, COM
rades of Regnault. 1t is seulptured of black
marble. The design consists of two Columns
supporting tablet, on which are wreatbs of
laurel surrounding the word ''Patrie.v
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

1t is announced that no subscriptions to
the John Stuart Mill memorial will be re-
ceived after the Both Of June. The amount
already paid in is over ten thousand dollars.
1t has been decided that the money, or so
much of it as may be needed, shall be ex-
pended in statue. Some one has suC-
gested that Mr.. Watts admirable portrait
of Mill should be purchased by or for the
British nation, and hung in the national
portrait gallery.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
last year offered premium of $50 for the
best yield of corn in the state in 1873, which
was awarded to Mr.. NJ. NJ. Nelson, of Cass
county, upon the following showing: The
crop was raised on 35 acres of ground, first
prairie broken in 1871 and the cost of cult
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

These 80 acres yielded three thousand two
hundred and two and one-half bushels
being niDety-oDe and onehalf bushels per
acre. The variety was the Mahogany" and
its weight averaged 63 pounds to the bushel.
The above statement was supported by affi-
davit as required by the board.