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Sabbath Schools.

To the Vice President Of the Goodhue County
Sunday School Association:
have just received from the State Gen.
trail Committee, blanks for Sabbath School
reports for 1873, which have been sent to
you by mail, for the several Sabbath
Schools in eastern towns. Will you please
see the blanks are filled out by the proper
ofhcers as we'll as can be done and have the
reports sent to my address at Goedhue
Centre as soon as possible. It is desirable
We should have full report Of the Sabbath
Schools in our County and We can have it
It you will take hold Of this work in earn
est and have il done; if you have to make
any sacrifice it is for good cause. s.%5s. ss.5
Yours truly, s, .Iz35s.s Is
z:#4. LEWIS JOHNSON.
Goodhue Centre, Mimi,
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Pine Island and Vicinity.

More Of the Drive in the Country aoith Jottings
By the Way.-Lost IN the Woods
At about five p. m. we left what is known
as Roscoe Center, in Goodhue Co. The road
took us across the fields, the sleighing was
good but the weather cold; being bundled
up to keep off the cold, we missed the road
and soon found ourselves in the midst Of
the woods, and yet being on we'll beaten
wood road we were unsuspicious of any
thing wrong. The sun had gone down, the
moon shown forth in the fullness of its
beauty, the snow in its unstained purity
gave back the mild light, the forest trees
stood up straight and tall and round like
perfect pillars in temple builded by the
Master Architect of the Universe. Our
thoughts were full of the quiet beauty and ST.
lent grandeur Of the scene about us, and with
the wise and benefcent provisions Of the
Great All Father who had so wisely provid-
ed these woods to afford shelter and warmth
for his children. Then in our thoughts we
looked in upon the many family circles
gathered around the home hearth, made
warm and happy by the mysterious destruc-
tion Of some Of the trees that but the day
before stood up in all their strength and
beauty in this forest. How past under
standing are some Of the processes Of nature.
Such is fire. and yet how dependent upon
this is the happiness and the very existence
Of man. Our thoughts were lost in mys-
terry. and here our road ended in pile Of
brush, where tree had been cut and
hauled away, and we were lost-lost in the
woods, miles from any human habitation.
What should We do? try to find some new
way through this, to US unknown forest, and
thus reach our destination? This is very
often the course pursued by men whe find
that they have followed q wrong system OF
false theory, but is it safe? We think not,
and consequently we did what We think
men always better do in this life when they
find that they wrong, retraced our steps
took the back track until We found the righ1
way. We found place in one Of thos,
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The Gulf that has no End or Bottom

The committee Of the House of Repre-
sentatives on expenditures, in the depart
ment Of justice, has adopted resolution
directing its chairman to ask the House for
authority to send for persons and papers
and administer oaths for the purpose of
enabling the committee more thoroughly to
discharge its duties. About 5000, 900 have
been spent in marshals' fees in Arkansas,
and the same amount in southern New York
and South Carolina each, and the committee
must have such authority before they can
probe this gigantic ulcer.
In recent debate in the House of Rep
resentatives. upon a bill providing that the
clerks of the U. S. Courts shall deposit
their fees with the Treasurer of the United
States, Mr. Speer made the statement that
there are some clerks of these Courts who
make out Of fees 100000 per annum.
And so it goes. Turn our eyes in what
ever direction we will, rapacity, extortion,
jobbery and corruption stalk abroad in the
publicity of noon day, or glare at us from
the darkness of their secret hiding places.
When shall we know it all Is there any
place or part Of the administration of pub
lie affairs that is not leprous with corrup-
ton? 1t reeks in the low places, it holds
high carnival in the high places. 1t per-
vades the legislative departments scarcely
disguised, it masquerades in administra-
tive departments ; it invades the sanctity of
the judicial department, and its sickly
courtesan odor is even found upon execu-
tive garments. Long it lurked in secret
hiding places, it grew in stealth and pri-
vacy, but when it became giant in the
land, when its clutches were deep in every
department Of the public service. it be-
came defiant in its might, it threw off the
mask. it stalked forth from its lurking
places, it made the government its ally in
the gigantic Credit Mobilier frauds, and in
the consciousness of its power, it boldly
and openly asserted its supremacy over the
people in the land, in the Salary Grab and
Back Pay Steal.
But here it over-leaped itself. The
people saw they were rapidly sinking into
= despotism more fathomless than those of
the middle ages. They arose in their
might and power, and in the terrible storm
that followed, the monster was compelled
to withdraw his head and front. But let
not the people suppose that the conquest il
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complete and permanent, and that they
may therefore lay down their arms and
abandon the field. The enemy has not sur.
rendered, but simply retired to his fast
nesses and secret places. shrewder gen.
eralship, and greater vigilance is necessary
to rout the ambushed enemy than to meet
and vanquish the army upon the open field.
Let no watchman sleep upon his guard
If ever it was true, it is more especially
true now that g eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty.' 1t must be an intelli.
gent vigilance, and not a vigilance Of the
few but of the whole.
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scribe for its stock, and thus own and con.
troll the road He was tired Of this idea Of
voting bounties to roads to be owned and
operated by and in the interest Of foreign
corporations, who have no interest in the
country throug III which the road passes.
They had little experience at Faribault
Of road built and owned by foreign cor
poration. He wanted to see this road built
and operated by the towns benefited by
the road. If they owned the road they
would be represented by their supervisors
and they could control the road in the in
terests of the people. He had estimated
the amount Of wheat raised in the section
Of the country accommodated by the road
at four million bushels per annum, and he
believed that after the road was built and
paid for the income therefrom would paw
the current expenses Of the towns through
which it passed. The towns could issue
bonds for which they would receive paid
up stock
He would not have the road mortgaged,
but would have the towns held alone for
the payment Of the bonds so that there
might be no possibility Of the ownership of
the road passing from the towns. If he
understood the object Of the Oranges, this
was just SUCH road as they wanted, a
road owned and controlled by the people
Mr.. Frink was followed by Mr.. Campbell
Of Chester, who represented the people of
his town as strongly in favor of the road.
Mr.. Dow, Of Chester. alluded to the objec-
tion raised by some farmers, that after the
road was built the river markets would still
He claimed that this could not be true, as
most of the points on the railway would be
as near the Eastern markets as are now the
best river markets. He further spoke of
the risks Of having such large quantities Of
wheat together in the hands Of a few par
ties, both from fire and from the possibility
of dishonesty among warehousemen.
DR.. Mullen, representing the Board of
Trade of Faribault, was called out, said
that his ride and jolting over the prairies
from Faribault had given him the rheuma-
tism, and he did not feel very good hu-
mored, nor in speaking mode if he ever
came to Zumbrota again, he would come in
the cars.
Nearly all the speakers were heartily
cheered, showing an earnest sympathy with
the sentiments expressed. The tide of
feeling was, evidently, all one way, and
came as near being love feast as rail-
road meeting is capable of being; all being
agreed as touching the one thing, and in
love with the idea of railroad. There is
evidently a very strong feeling among
farmers in favor of doing something that
will make the marketing of their products
less arduous task.
After the close of the meeting some sub
scriptions to stock were taken, and in the
evening a meeting Of stockholders was
held, at which the following officers were
elected: J. A. Thacher, President W. S.
Walton, Sec; H. Wilson, Treas.
Board Of Directors H. Wilson and H.
E. Barrell, Faribault; A. Hilton, Kenyon :;
J. A. Thacher, Zumbrota B. s. Dow, Ches-
ter; W. S. Walton and Judge Vandyke,
Wabasha.
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happy family circles BY one of the warm
fires Of which we had been thinking, and
in the morning, though no nearer our desti-
nation than when we entered the grove in
the evening, we had the satisfaction Of
knowing that we were on the right road.
At
we visited the school building which is sit
uated in the east part of the village, is Of
brick two stories high. We found Mr.. G.
W. Paige in charge of the higher grade Of
the school, position that he has held for
the past four years. There are two de-
partments, the higher embracing those in
the Fourth Reader classes, under the charge
Of Mr.. Paige, with an enrolment of go pu-
pills, and the lower, all under the Fourth
Reader, taught by Mrs. Castle, with an en-
rollment Of IS, making l25 enrolled in the
school. Pine Island is situated on the mid
die branch of the Zumbro, 30 miles from
Red Wing and twelve miles from Rochester,
just at the edge of an extensive tract of
timber land, more extensive than we had
thought She has three mills, one small
saw mill and two Touring mills. In the
saw mill yard we found quite number of
logs ready to be worked into lumber the
coming season. The larger of the two
grist mills is run by steam. II was original
ly built by Tarbox, jewell & Collins in
1869. is three stories high: 40x50 feet
The mill is now owned by Tarbox i Hay
ward. and has been operated for the past
four months by Hubbard. Wells s Co.,
whose lease expires the first of May.
There have been ground at this mill Of the
crop Of 1878, 9.4OO barrels of -four, be-
sides between three and four thousand bar
rels of middlings which have been taken
to the Zumbrota Mills, operated by the
same firm, and ground over into patent,
fancy -four. Tarbox & Haywood bought
this mill three years ago and have since
considerably improved it.
The Touring mill Of J. X. Wyman 4 Son
is situated lower down on the stream. and
is water mill. This mill was originally
owned by John Schober, the present own
ers having purchased the same the 1st of
Nov, 1873. The mill does very extensive
exchange business, exchanging -four for
wheat. The mill is two stories above the
basement in which is feed run. There are
two -four runs, with a capacity of from IS to
so barrels per day. The building is 24x36
feet, and the present proprietors propose to
increase the size Of the mill the coming sea-
son by an addition 1896 feet, and to make
other Improvements adding one more flour
run.
In the immediate vicinity of Pine Island
are some very fine farms among these on
the road toward Red Wing we noticed the
farm Of Daniel Dickey, furnished with a
fine residence. and good barns, better in
style and finish than is often found in the
older states.
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RED WING, March 9, 1874.

Editors Grange Advance:
A correspondent from Winona county
asks in The GRANGE ADVANCE Of February
18th, whether or not, in Grange meeting,
. motion to adjourn is in order. At your
request, I have been investigating the ques-
tion Of your correspondent, and have ar.
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Leaving balance of......"............$77,15 ,155 ~
to carry risks to the amount Of nearly
ten million dollars for an average of seven
years, and how long will they stand?
Farmers, the Secretary Of this company
makes the money and you pay it for 4,
shadow that will be worse than the shadow
the dog took for his piece Of meat.
X +
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Total 339 80
Or cost Of over SO cents on each 500
insured for one year. When they deceive
the farmer into believing that it will cost him
but two per cent. for ten years, how soon
will they be obliged to call for a new de-
post at this rate?
President J. @. F. counted his chickens;
before they were hatched. Why don't he
make his figures on the last report and
collect those notes he says are worthless?
Now let US see how the company stands:
It has assets. 1902 "a
Deduct notes s.....................$74,323 A
Office rniture.................... 500 90
Cash in hands of agents....."...... 6,O23 81
Total. s81,l47 O5
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1T isn't considered good manners
anywhere, except in Chicago, for lady
to sit with her feet on chair and spit
out Of third-story window.
Western papers are combining to
discourage the offering of prizes at fairs
for the best woman equestrians, as they
say the exercise is too trying and kills
most Of the women engaged init.
When one woman attempts to pass
another woman going down church
aisle, and rips of that other woman's
hanging POCKET in doing it, even the
most cursory examination Of the lat
ter's countenance will make it plain
that the Sabbath in her soul has fed.
The following is given As descrip-
ton Of the girl Of tho period: She is
finished In her manners, though her
education's poor. She has polished off
the former by long, expensive tour !;
while the latter, under ''Madame'' of
the foreign sounding name, was so styl.
iahly: conducted, no one had the heart
10 klame:: Since she left the classic
temple, with her stock Of foreign lore,
she has never seen the volumes on the
shelf behind the door; but she reads
the daily papers, when she finds me-
nent's time, for the personals and we'd
dings have an interest sublime. She is
gifted with endurance that an Amazon
might prize, and can dance from night
to morning, when the stars have left
the skies. She is fond Of foreign
phrases culled from Spanish Or from
German aud everything is splendid, !"
from 4 ribbon to 4 sermon.
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PECULIARlTIES.

--Twenty-one girls of K.'nosha, Wis,
have Resolved that if the young men
won't come and see US, we will 60 and
sec them.''
-Clergymen insinuate that wedding
fees this autumn are by no means as
liberal as they used to be. More
"signs of the times - :'''
John Henry's wife insisted upon a
scal'skin jacket, and when he economi-
cally endcavored to supply it with hot
sealing-wax didn't the fur fly?
Nothing will sooner tempt bache.
Tor to abandon his resolution to marry
than to sleep i'll the adjoining room to
a young couple with colicky baby.
A widow who says that she is she
homeliest woman in Newport, Kentucky,
'advertises for husband. He must BE-
middle.aged, good natured, but not
beautiful, "as I. want to love him all
myself"
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Locking UP the Tower.n

AT the present moment, when the
free opening Of the Tower is exciting
such general interest, it may not be un-
interesting to mention custom called
the locking UP or the Tower, which is
carried out nightly at II o'clock. As
the clock strikes that hour the yeoman
porter, clothed in a long red cloak, bear.
ing huge bunch Of keys, and accom-.
panied by warder carrying lantern,
stands at the front Of the main guard.
house and calls out, escort keys"
The. sergeant of the guard and five or
six men then turn out and follow him
to the outer gate, each sentry challeng-
ing as g., they pass with, who goes
The gates being carefully locked and
barred, the procession returns, the sem
tries exacting the same explanation,
and receiving the same answer as be.
fore. Arriving once more at the front
of the main guard.nouse, the sentry
gives loud stamp with his foot and
asks, "Who goes there?' keys"
''Whose keys?" "Queen victofia's
keys" "Advance, Queen Victoria's
keys, and all's we'll" The yeoman
porter then calls out, "God bless Queen
Victoria To which the guard re-
spends, "Amen." The officer on duty
gives the word, "Present arms" and
kisses the hilt of his sword, and the
ycoman porter then marches alone
across the parade, and deposits the
keys in the lieutenant's lodgings. The
ceremony over, not only is all egress
and ingress totally procluded, but even
within the walls no one can stir without
being furnished with the countersign.-
London STANDARD. ..'' i.
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ANDHOUSEHOLD
Insreauctisn s1tSwedish Turnip in
= :st,;; asff.y {, Great. B1leqin. =

1nsreauctionf ftSWedish Turnip In
.2,.<>:i rig i, Great BL1ttain. =
The New York. 4 Tribune .says:--A
somewhat romantic, story; accounts, for,
into Great Britain. u Mr.. Miller was an
eminent farmer near iDumfries, in Scot;
land: He had been = sailor in his youth
and; had Of course BEEN wrecked upon
lee shore. From that disaster he con.
ceived the idea that q ship that could be
moved by paddles would be a good
thing to have when. Cruising, off lee
shores. He carried his idea into execu-
'tion: and built q: vessel fitted up with
paddles which could rbe worked by
means Of q -windlass. Il This he offered
to the British government, bv whom it
was refused. He then offered it to
Charles XIII Of Sweden; who accepted
it, and in: return presented the Scotch
farmer with gold snuff box set with
diamonds. In the box was a );ece Of
paper in which few small seeds were,
wrapped. These: Mr.. Miller sowed up
on his farm, and the result was Swedish
turnips, or rutabagas. Thus We owe
this valuable root; or at least our
knowledge of it, to the shipwreck Of
Mr.. Miller upon a lee shore. Of course
we fully believe it.
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-. n No. JT 11 I'D 30. E2.ETE - -

25IEao ~ g - = =: :
MORSE MANUFACTURING Co.., New Yoax.
= ST: PIN, July 10, 1874 gss,1.,ns:
we take pleasure ID stating that for
some years passive have sold largely
of Phalon's Select Perfumes, Soaps,
&c: So, far As we know they have given
general satisfaction. The effumes, e.
pecially tho White Rose and Wood Vic.
let, seem to fully equal those made by
the most celebrated English and French
manufacturers. We shall take pleasure
in representing you still on your excel
lent Pseparations.in this market.
.:s','o = ): > s',: Very respectively
g ~ ri I,isa Morris BRog; 4, CUTLER.
!. IMorse's Luxilrene, = new and refined
'deodorized compound Of coooanut, oil.
&c., for the hair. Price so cents. For
saleby all druggists.
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A Sad, Straxage Fancy.

NEW York Letter St. Louis Republican,
There dwells in this city lady who
IN all respects seems sane and sensi-
bic woman. She lost five years ago an
only daughter Of great promise, seven
teen years old, and the idol of the
mother. Since her child's death she
has had the room she used to occupy
cleaned daily, and the untouched bed
pulled to pieces and made over. She
sits before vacant chair at the table
and carefully fills the unused plate, and
spring and fall buys the newest and
prettiest things for "Addie,' giving
away the last years garments, "Ad-
de- having done with them. There is
no appearance Of mental gloom or dis
order about her, yet she carries this
v:gary into every at of her life. Rid:
ing out, no one ever sits beside her, as
that seat is filled by the imaginary
air drawn daughter. When seats arc
taken at theatre, her husband always
gets three. You see the vacant chair
between them, where she sup
poses the dead Is Addie"
sits and views the perform
ance. She is cheerful and happy, and
asked friend of mine the other day
for the pattern Of wrapper, saying
Addic kept her room so much it would
be serviceable, and several days later
saw the poor mother busily braiding a
cashmere sack for ''Addie.' She will
speak with all nationality for hours on
all subjects, but suddenly excuse her.
self, saying she must go to saddle" for
few moments. Sitting beside the
empty bed Ito which her daughter was
confined for two years before her DEATH
she clasps an unseen hand and talks
hours together to her phantom child.
1t is strange case, but by no means
sad one, since her tender ministra-
ton to this viewless 'Addie'' makes
the mothers heart rejoice. To all in
tents and purposes the daughter seems
to her to be with her constantly. Her
husband ccntcmplates taking her
abroad, and the lady is already pack
ing up Adde'S things. -;
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: .,A'P4flecl YeQxt.

Sift pint: Of -four, pour boiling wa
ter on it till thoroughly wet, stir we'll
and set aside till cooled to blood heat.
Then add teacupfull Of yeast. In
twenty.four hours the mass will all be
yeast Of the best quality. =
To make this into yeast cakes, work
enough sifted corn meal into it to ena.
BILE the mass to be rolled out fiat on a
board or table top. Cut it into squares
and dry in brisk wind but not a hot
sun. If kept perfectly dry, this yeast
will remain good for year or more,
but is best when made every three or:
six months. 80 =
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Experiment With Potatoes.

Potatoes of large size are said to he
produced by monk in France, by cut.
ting two side shoots from each stalk
when it is five to seven inches high, and
setting them in good, rich. mellow gar
den soil. In few days they send out
roots, and form tubers about as early
and in as large quantities as the origi-
nal stalk, while the latter does not
seem to be injured by the moderate
pruning. The experiment also seems to
have been successfully tried elsewhere
previously. The plan may be found es.
pecially serviceable in the propagation
Of new and rare varieties for seed.
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and point out the pin, he felt repaid,
though Miss AMMAN was holding her
head very high, indeed.
The next morning Little Joe came by
tho Office: "What did de folks say
bout yo' bres'pin, Mas Tom?'
Say? Why they dill not know
what to say, Joe: They could
not take their eyes off me. That pin
knocked the black out Of everything
there. The bridegroom couldn't hold
I candle to me-" said Mr.. Wise;' and
Joe laughed aloud with delight. odd
they give you your support" ::
ibid dat, Mas Tom; an I TUX home
: SNOWFALL an orange to Kiah," sale
Little Joe.
Late on tho evening Of the same day
Mr.. Wise was about leaving his office
when Little Joe himself appeared, Sob
bling bitterly, tears streaming down his
face: "Oh, Lordy, Mas Tom! Oh,
Lordy!'
"What is the matter, Jce?"
"oh, Lordy, Mas Tom! Kiah's gone
dead!'
"Ki.h! Is it possiblee What wa,
the matter g. asked Mr.. Wise.
"Oh, Lordy! oh Lordy!' shouted
Little Joe. me an him went down to
de creek an was playin' baptizin', an
I'd done baptised Kiah. an'-oh, me, an
he stepped out too fur, an his legs was
50 short he lost his hold on me- an
drowned; an couldn't ketch him cos
couldn't STAN up widout nothin to
hold On to. Oh, Lordy! wish nuv-
vur ha'' hssred o baptizin'! Icouldn't
get him out, an I jes' KEEP On <a-hol-
lerin'. but nobody didn't come till Kish
was done drowndsd.'
y an sorry: for you, Joe; I wish I
had been there. Bat, % 1ar % Kiah