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The Grange advance., 1874-03-11
STANTON, March Sd, 1874

STANTON, March Sd. 1874.
Editors Grange Aduance
see by looking over your paper that
resolutions are the order Of the day by
the Oranges The following preamble
and resolutions w.'re passed by Golden
Rule Grange, No. 12l, at their last
meeting.
WHEREAS, Certain plow manufactu-
ries have refused to deal with us or our
agents, and have passed resolutions to
that effect and entered into combina-
tion to put it in force Therefore
Resolved, That we will not deal with
them directly or indirectly; Further
Resolved, That our aim and purpose
is to pull down monopolies of whatever
nature, instead Of giving them aid and
comfort
Resolved, That we favor such a cattle
law that will make the owners of stock
take care of the same without regard to
fences, aOith the exception Of line fences,
believing that such law will iaure to
the benefit of the greatest number; and
WHEREAS, Our County Treasurer
has allowed his deputy or bummers to go
securing through the county to collect
the delinquent personal taxes Of good
and honest farmers, and others, thereby
making them from 100 to $50 per cent.
more of tax for collection !; Therefore
Resolved, That we unanimously GEN.
sure and condemn the action of our
County Treasurer in allowing the same
without any special notice to the delin-
quent, believing that it is done for the
sole purpose of making from twenty five
to thirty dollars per day for the deputy,
besides no doubt a share of the filthy
lucre to himself for collection.
Resolved, That the above preambles
and resolutions be sent to The GRANGE
ADVANCE for publication.
The name of the Master of our Grange
is A. H. Van Voorhis.
FRANCIS GOUDY, Sec'y.
The Grange advance., 1874-03-11
From the State Register.
The Farmers vs.. Lawyers.

Saida distinguished lawyer yesterday,
" the Farmers Movement is very ab-
surd J.; in this county there are not twen-
ty-6ve farmers who can draw up lease
or contract which will be good in a
court, and yet it is proposed to send
these farmers to the Legislature to make
laws for the whole State" The state
ment is no doubt correct, but the infer
ence is by no means inevitable. When
it is true that farmers cannot draw up a
lease or contract which will be good in
law, we say so much the worse for the
law. The courts are established aud
supported by the people to enforce con-
tracts, but when the law Of contracts is
so complicated that the people are una
bic to make and execute without assist
ance binding contract, it is time the
law was radically changed.
For many years the lawyers have held
practical possession of the legislature.
and they have shaped the enactments in
favor Of themselves. In other words,
the lawyers in the general assembly have
legislated in favor of their class, just as
the railroad agents in the general assem-
bly, have legislated in favor Of their
class. Now the farmers rise up and say,
that as class legislation is the rule, they
propose to accept the situation, to send
their own representatives to legislate in
their own favor. That they will accom-
plish this there is no question, for they
have the votes. We can only hope that
when they obtain the control, they will
be more just to the great body Of the
people than have been the class legisla.
tors who have preceded them. >
The Grange advance., 1874-03-11
HOMER RIDGE.

Editors Grange Advance:
don't think all of the Oranges ap-
preciate the efforts that Bro. Denman
is making to make our agency system
success. If Patrons visit his Office they
will see what he is doing for them in
getting all kinds Of machinery and
farming utensils for much less than
they have been paying heretofore, I
think they would leave their orders and
appreciate his efforts great deal more.
Our County Agent, Bro. E. N. West,
is the right man in the right place.
He says he can't talk very we'll, but he
is old business on answering questions.
He had visit from a seedy old farmer
the other day who is not Granger, and
who wanted to know what the price of
a pair of platform scales was. Bro.
West told him the outside price, but
said the Grange price was somewhat
lower. The old gentleman got on his
ear and swore his money was as good as
any Changers, and he would like to
know why he could not buy as cheap.
Bro. West told him his money was not
as good as Granger's, for they could
buy from FIVE to ten per cent. lower than
he could, so it was plain to be seen that
Changers money was the best. The
old gentleman went off swearing, but
understand he is a Granger now. and
his money is as good as anybody's if he
has got any. There is great deal Of
talk about the goods that Bro. West
has as being second class. It is mis-.
take; he has no goods but what is first
class, and warranted. Patrons buy
your farming utensils of Bro. West.
Support all institutions Of the Order.
and especially The GRANGE ADvAxoE,
the best paper for the Patrons ii the
State.
The Grange advance., 1874-03-11
CQRRESPoNpENrE.
Editor Grange -Advance:

1CxtCOT oSUH1e du0U's1o'
DEAR Bro Your valuable paper
comes regularly to hand, and l am
pleased to see that the brothers and SIS
ters are making good use Of it by writ
ing for it; this makes paper interest
ing to all, and is the best way in the
world to exchange ideas. All practical
farmers should give their views of
farming freely through this medium,
and all those in want Of any practical
information should ask questions
through your paper These would
meet with ready responses from expert
enced farmers and would lead to great
good to great number. I am busy at
work with my County agency here in
Winona; l have put in good stock Of
samples of such machinery and impie-
ments as are in season, and am begin
ming to have /. good trade. My rooms
are full Of Patrons nearly every day, and
many come to see V hat I have and find
out the prices, and all seem to be salts
fed that they can effect a great saving
in tools and machinery at Patrons
prices. One brother on seeing my
samples asked me if those were the sew
inc machines that I sold or if he must
order one and walt until it came |
told him to take one Of them and |
would order another for sample in its
place. ''Why,' said he, sewing
machine agent was at my mouse and
told me you did not sell the samples but
would order one for me, and when it
came it would be cheap cast iron
thing, made cheap on purpose for the
Patrons.' Bro. Patrons don't let the
old agents fool you, for Mr.. Denman
will refund the money to any one who
gets anything different from what he
represents it. Another Patron who
came in said, II want Weed Sewing
Machine and l suppose I shall have to
buy it of the agent, for he says Mr..
Denman cannot get the Weed Machine;
twill be sold only through their agents. "
I at once showed him a row of five
samples of the identical Weed Sewing
Machines that I had just received
through the State Agent, Mr.. Den
man. "Well," said he, "I do believe
you will get everything we want if you
stick to it," | assured him that We
should stick to it, and brothers, that is
the word for us all, stick to the resolu
tions passed at the State Grange, and
we will have but little difficulty to gel
all we want at reasonable prices.
Fraternally Yours,
E. N. WEST,
County Agt. for Winona Co
The Grange advance., 1874-03-11

Our Grange is prosperous. Some Of
us we're there last night and got COM
pletely filed with oysters +; if you don't
believe it Mr.. Editor, just come down
and We will send you back feeling hap.
py and full Of oysters.
NoRrawEsr's BRoTHER.
The Grange advance., 1874-03-11


WINDOW, Mimi, March I'd, 1874.
Editor Grange Advonce:
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were adopted unanimously by the
executive committee of the State Grange
Dec. 22d, 1873, and copies forwarded to
the various Oranges of the State viz.
WHEREAS, This executive Committee
has learned from reliable sources that
in many of the frontier counties of this
State. A large amount of suffering now
exists among the settlers from causes OF
calamities beyond their control, and such
suffering will continue to increase as
winter and spring advances.
Resolued, That we request the
Oranges in this State to liberally sub
scribe to aid the members of the Order
who are 10 such condition.
Resozved, That We recommend our
worthy brother j. W. Benjamin, of
Window, Mimi, as suitable person to
forward subscriptions and supplies to-.
TT. SMITH, g. j
Sec. Elk. Com. State Grange.
Thus far but few Oranges have Re.
/. i : & q
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
SENATE WORK ON THE APPROPRIA.
Tl0N BILLS.

The two appropriation bills which
have passed the House, the army
and fertilization bills, are about to
be taken up by the Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations. Senator
West of that committee, who has
charge of the army bill, has been
making some Investigations into the
various matters provided for in the
bill, and is about ready to report.
When this is done, the committee
intend holding consecutive sessions
on the bill until it is disposed of.
The Senate committee is not
disposed to retrench and cut down
estimates so fearlessly as the House
committee. Besides this disposi.
tion, there will be no small pressure
from those interested to add new
features to the bill and increase the
amount of some of the items, SO
that the bill, by the time the com.
mittee gets through with it, will call
for considerably more than the pres.
ent amount, which is $l6,SSS, 900
The fortification bill will be the next
taken up in committee, and in the
meantime it is understood that Sen
ator Davis, of Virginia, is to be
given charge of it to examine and
report changes that may sngges'
themselves.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
A SHORT SESSION OF CONGRESS.


Those in favor of short session
Of Congress will earnestly advocate
an adjournment Immediately after
the appropriation bills are put
through. There are many Senators
and Representatives who claim that
it would be better for the country if
Congress would get away as soon as
something is done with the currency
question and the necessary appro-
priation bills passed. 1t has always
been found that when the appropri-
alton bills are through, local issues
requiring money spring up, and
there is generally plan made up,
under which the friends of such
measures unite. An agreement is
made by which one set Of men in
Congress help another to get thro'
some pet schemes, and in turn re
ceive a reciprocal favor. When such
a combination is formed it usually
has controlling influence and fixes
the time Of adjournment. If the
long session was for the benefit OF
the whole country there would be
no serious objection to it, but the
money saved by retrenchment will
not be allowed to remain in the
treasury without a determined effort
to spend it upon various projects,
the feasibility of which is doubtful,
and the necessity for their success
at this time inapparent.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
A STEP TOWARD SPECIE PAY
MENTS.

A bill is being proposed and will
be introduced in Congress shortly
to allow the duties on importations
in American built vessels TO be paid
in legal tender rates; gold payments
is at present required on importa-
tions in foreign built ships. This
distinction, 1t is claimed, will be a
patent one in the interest of the re-
vival of American commerce the
general importing trade possibly
writing in favor of American ship
building, preferring on account of
the payment of duties in legal ten
der notes to import their goods in
American instead of foreign bot
toms.
1t will be s step in the direction
of specie payments as the value OF
these notes would be enchanced and
in demand place them on an equali-
ty with gold. This bill undoubtedly
create a fnrore in Congress, and its
discussion will give rise to the most
important and interesting debates
this session.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR wleEAlL.

The telegram advises us of the
death Of Ex-senator Wigsall, of
Texas, who in the ante-bellum days
was one of the fire eaters in the
South. He was Carolinian by
birth, and removed, when q young
man to Texas, where he practiced
law. He was elected in 1859 to the
United States Senate, and ranked
there among the ablest as well as
the most uncompromising defenders
OF the slave power. Upon the So
called secession of Texas he resign
ed his seat, and took part as dele
gate in organizing the Confederacy.
He was present at the bombardment
of Fort Sumter, and on the second
day of the fighting went to the fort
in a skiff, waving a handkerchief,
and entering through a easement,
had an interview with Gen. Ander-
son whom he vainly urged at that
moment to surrender. Gen. Wig
fall commanded a Texas brigade, and
participated in several battles, but
becoming Senator in the Confed-
crate Congress he retired from the
military service. He went to Eu-
rope at the close of the war, but re-
turned some eighteen months ago
and settled in Baltimore, where he
was admitted to the Maryland bar.
Gen. Wigfall was a forcible speaker
and ardent partisan. He was no.
ted duelist, and possessed the reck-
less daring of the class of which he
was type.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
Ar PHILADELPHIA.

A dispatch from Philadelphia says
that the Woman's Temperance Cru
SADIE in that city and State contin-
ues to be all the absorbing topic
The Christian ladies of one portion
of the city have perfected their plans
Between three and four hundred
women of the best society will take
part in the whisky war. 1t is ex-
pected that at least one thousand
crusaders will be enlisted within q
week. Besides the woman's move
ment, another will be started under
the auspices of the temperance or,
ganization. The plan of operations
will be similar to that adopted in
Ohio. laH
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
WOMEN ON SCHOOL COMMITTEES.


The majority of the Committee on
Education IN the Constitutional
Convention of Ohio have reported q
provision making women over twen-
ty-one years of age eligible to any
office under the school laws of the
State. The Cleveland Herald is en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the change
it says: "The convention should
adopt it. The movement for giving
women a fair share in the govern
ment of the school system, as they
have TO bear nearly all the burden
of the execution in detail, is spread
ing over the States. Ohio should not
lag behind. There is no sense in
the idea that women are the most
competent to train children in the
family and make the best teachers
in the school room, but are not fiji
to sit in the body that frames the
system of education and makes the
rules for the government of schools.
The absdrdity Of the present sys-
TEN is shown in the fact that Boards
of Education now frequently are
made up of men who have no practi
cal acquaintance with the science OF
education, some of whom have new.
er been inside "a public school as
teacher or pupil before sitting in the
board, and most of whom have nc
children in the public schools, while
the most judicious mother, the most
efficient woman teacher, or the wo
man of large experience and ripe
Judgment in matters of education il
excluded from a seat in the board
solely because she is woman"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
A MOTHER DIES At THE NEWS THAT
hER SON rs A Thief.

An Indianapolis gentleman, who
came in from Charlottesville last
evening, gives the particulars Of the
death of a lady in that city, Sunday
night. under peculiarly distressing
circumstances. A few nights since
the ticket Office of the L. c. Il S. w.
Railroad was robbed of large num-
ber of tickets. An employe saw the
thieves as they were escaping and
recognized one of them as lad by
the aame of O'Niel-Michael, he
thought his first name was-and as
soon as the robbery was discovered
lodged the information with the
authorities. On SunSay night a
warrant for the boys arrest was
placed in the hands OF couple Of
policemen, who proceeded witout
delay to the residence of his parents
and made known the nature Of their
errand.
The mother, a womaa OF about
forty years of age, and mother of six
children, one of whom was a babe,
when she heard the story vehement
ly denied that her boy could have
been guilty of the crime with which
he was charged. So excited did
she become that she tainted away,
and on being restored to conscious
ness again relapsed into swoon.
On recovering from the second ner-
vous attack, Mrs. O'Neil pleaded
with the officers not to take her son
protesting with all mothers pow
er that he was guiltless. The po-
lice at last consented to 60 with the
boy to the man who had given the
information, and if he failed to iden-
tify him he would be brought back
Immediately. The policemen who
were deeply troubled by the scene,
hurried away and aroused the man,
who announced that it was the
wrong boy. Inwardly rejoicing they
started back, but they had not pro
ceeded far when they met Mr.. o.,
Neil, who informed them that his
wife was dead-had died from the
stroke of hearing Of her child's dis.
grace, as she supposed.-Indiana
polls Journal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
cAPTykED.

The police of New York, says the
Cleveland Leader, have At last cap
tgred "Dutch Hermann" the noted
burglar, in search OF whom they
have been raiding through tenement
houses, and it is now to be hoped
that the shooting of innocent men
and the clubbing of unofending wo-
men will cease for a time. The
murder of McNamara by detective
Lahey and the shooting of Mary
Lawler by police officer John Doyle
happening as they did within a
single week, should be enough to
convince the authorities of New
York that their police force is set
of cowardly ruffians but little better
than the thieves and murderers
whom they are set to watch. The
trouble with the New York police
force is that the days Of Tammany
rule it was a political machine, and
had to be recruited from the low and
desperate classes with whose votes
the schaems won their victories
lover the intelligent and honest men
of the city. Upon the accession Of
Mayor Havemyer it was expected
that much of all this would be re.
formed, but he has left in Office near
ly the entire force as it stood under
the administration of Mayor Hall
1t is therefore not surprising thai
1.-TWO leading New York Detectives
should be found sharing the plum
der of the Bank of New England
forgeries, or that Irish ruffians il
policemen's uniforms should g
shooting and clubbing among de
feneeless men and women like Span
lish soldiers in q Cuban village. l
Doyle and Lahey are not punished
as murders it will be good eyidenc'
that the old era of "played out
hanging has returned in New York
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
rnE TAIL YOUNG SYCAMORE.

Hon. Dan Voorhees,, "the tall
young sycamore of the Wabash, "has
emerged from retirement already,
though 1t has not yet been six
months since he announced that he
forever withdrawn from the public
gaze. As might be expected of so
windy an orator, Mr.. VOORHEES, is sn
ardent infiationist, and he got so
full of his subject that he had to
come out and make speech to his
old neighbors at Terre Haute, the
other night, In favor of a balloon
currency. Another proof that the
people of Indiana acted wisely in
keeping him at home.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
RECOMMENDATION TO STRIKE OUT.

The Senate Committee on Appro-
priations, this morning, decided to
recommend to the Senate that they
strike out the section of the army
appropriation bill as passed by the
House, which provides for transfer
ring to the Southern Claims Com
mission all claims from citizens OF
loyal states that arenow pending in
the Quartermaster's and Commissa
ry Generals departments. They
agreed, however, to the sections
which. provide for covering into the
Treasury the unexpended balances
Of appropriations made for these de
partments in former years; SO that
while claims will remain where they
are now for adjustment, Congress
shall resume control of the matter
of providing from time to time fol-
their payment.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
A dispatch from Fort Sullv. Dako

A dispatch from Fort Sully, ,Dako-
ia Territory, states that the Unea
Papas Indians made a raid on some
herdcrs near Grand River Agency,
on the 22d inst, killing Private Col
Inns, of the Seventeenth Infantry,
and stealing several horses. They
were followed in the direction of
Standing Rock by party Of soldi-
ers, but the trail was lost.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
c. S. Pyle, Clerk.

The bill to mo,e the county seat
of Mahoning county from Garfield
to Youngstown was voted down in
the House by vote Of 48 to 43.Fif-
ty-three votes were necessary to win
Thirteen members were absent. The
vote will probably be reconsidered.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

1t is now pretty well settled that
the postal telegraph scheme stands
stand no chance of success. Mr..
CreswelI is said to have given up all
hopes of pushing it through, and is
satisfied to go on record as the ear
liest advocate of postal telegraphy.
1t is probable that the Senate com
mittee may present modification
of the old Hubbard hill to the Sen
ate, but nobody looks for its pas
eaUe
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
rIcHBoRNe SENTENCED.

A rest from Tichborne at last!
After q trial lasting one hundred
and eighty days, the sclimant" has
been convicted Of perjury and SEN
fenced to fourteen years penal SER
yitude. The claimant was evi-
IDENTIFY fraud in the beginning, but
had laid his plans SO well that it was
difficult to disprove his claims. The
case has undoubtly been one of the
most remarkable in legal annals.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
STATUS OF THE INDIAN.

Congress is at last waking up in
regard to the status of the Indian,
and proposes to find out whether he
is a citizen, a foreigner, or a non
entity. Representative Shanks of
Indiana after a thorough investiga-
ton of the question expresses his
belief that und er the constitution as
amended the Indian is undoubtedly
a citizen of the United States and
he has introduced q resolution to
get an expression from Congress on
the subject. Should his view of the
case be concurred in a number of
important questions will arise. The
right to the ballot, liability to taxa
tion and other rights and duties OF
citizenship are involved in the de
cision. In several territories the
tribes are sufficiently numerous to en-,
title the territories to admission as
states, on the present basis of re-
quired population. The Indians
would also lose their right to lands
and be required to pre- empt claims
the same as white settlers. The
changes that would be wrought in
case Mr.. Shank's view is the right
one would be radical and startling
but after all it might be the easiesI
solution of the vexed Indian prob
lem. Once citizen with clearly
defined rights and the government
will have very little trouble with the
Indian. Require him to behave like
a white man, and if he don't pun
ish him like white man, is after
all very sensible way of settling
the business.