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The Firemen's Celebration in Red
Wing.

The day was opened by the firing Of 100
guns at sunrise, the ringing Of bells and
other noisy demonstrations. At ten o'clock
the procession formed on Bush street. The
City Police led the procession, and were
followed by the Noras Harpe Band, then
the city fathers, the Noras Society, the
Red Wing Hose Company, with cart: La
Grange Fire Co., No. 2, hose and engine :
Cataract Fire Co., with steam engine: the
citizens on foot and in carriages.
The procession marched through several
streets of the city to the river, where they
witnessed the celebrated boat race between
the wooden and paper boats. the paper
boat coming out ahead They reformed
and marched to John Days grove Here
the celebration commenced in the good old
style.
The Declaration was read by Capt. Jas.
A. Wright; speech was delivered by May
or '" 2. Brown: and an Grafton by Wesley
Kinney, Of Lake City the orator of the day,
and thea followed the amusements under
the direction of Chas. Whitney. There was ::
Jumping in sacks for prizes; wheeling
barrows blindfolded climbing the greasy
pole; target shooting; old Aunt Sallie :;
catching the greasy pig, &c., from all Of
which a good deal Of fun resulted
Then there was dancing in the grove,
the sending up Of balloons and grand gen.
eral display Of fireworks in the evening
Everything passed off pleasantly and the
celebrating continued until near midnight
Capt. E. L. Baker acting as Chief Marshal,
and H. A. Parks, as Assistant Marshal, of
course did their parts well and kept the
boys straight. The grounds were visited
by thousands during the course of the day
and our efficient fremen can congratulate
themselves on making Of the celebration a
grand success.
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err more of which are sold and used in
this County and State than of any other
style Of Mower. These machines are war;
ranted to cut grass and grain in any con-
dition and on any kind Of ground that a
pair Of horses can be driven over. Farm
ecs are invited to call at my Reaper yard
and see my sample machines.
E. W. BROOKS
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s9~The most perfect looking glasses
ever brought to the Red Wing market of all
sizes, styles and prices for sale cheap at
John Mansfelds furniture store, 113 Main
Street.
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Com MEAL Illinois corn meal,
.extra quality, kiln dried and bolted,
for sale at Sargent, Roath g. Co. 8,
wholesale and retail.
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If you want comfort and happi-
ness for the rest Of the summer 60, and see
john Mansfield, and lay in supply of his
wire musQuito preventers.
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CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA
~ COMPANY.
No. 8 Church Street,
P. 0. Box, $780, New York City.
This is combination of capitalists to supply the
consumers of Teas throughout the United States on
the mutual principle
We have experienced agents in all the best districts
of China and Japan to select Teas especially for our
trade.
We expect every consumer Of Teas to render rs all
the assistance they can in carrying out our enter
prise as we make speciality Of sUPPLY1NG CON
SUMERS ONLY (and allow no middlemen to make
any profit on our importationsl which will enable
us to supply them with Teas at prices lower than
have been known, and Of those fine qualities Chat
seldom reach the Interior being sold only in the large
cities and among the very wealthy.
Hoping the consumer will take an interest in our
enterprise and send at for circular with full
explanations of how to proceed to obtain our goods,
we remain, Most respectfully yours,
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO.,
No. Church Street,
P. 0. Box, $500. New York City.
Entered according to the act of CONGRESS- in Jan
uary, 1874, by the Consumers' Importing Tea Co., in
the Office Of the Librarian Of Congress, Washington,
What the Press Say Of Us.
From the American Agriculturis N. u, Feb. 1874.
10 Iso Drinkers !-0n this page appears the circu-
Lar OF the Consumer Importing Tea Co.: We believe
this Company able and willing to perform all that
tnelr circular proposes
From the Rural New- Yorker. Jan'y II, 1874.
Consumer importing Tea Co-Our readers should
not overlook the advertisement in another column o
the Consumers' Importing Tea Co. They propose to
supply consumers only with pure teas as cheaply
suMer will allow We know this Company-thSt IL il
in every way reliable, and worthy the confidence q
the public.
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s4rHay rakes, sythes and snathe
at c. H. Smiths at Grange prices.

~FARM FOR SALE.-A good stock
and grain farm, containing 317 acres, situ-
ated 81 miles from Red Wing, on Spring
Creek, with abundance Of living water and
timber; 18o acres under cultivation, mead
ow and plow land, two good farm houses
and barn, farm could be divided making
two), will be sold at low price and on reas-
enable time.
Inquire at the Office of THE GRANGE Ap-
VANCE, or of JOHN FREEMAN on the
farm.
N. b.-This farm was formerly owned
by Rev. Norris Hobart and is known as the
Hobart place. 2w3S
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A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-Frank
Rogers, young man about twenty-three
years of age, in the employ Foot & Sterling
of this city, was in apparently good health
on the morning Of the 4th. During the
whole Of the forenoon he clerked in the
store, and at noon he took dinner as usual
at his boarding place. The afternoon was
kept as a holiday, and about two or three
o'clock Frank went to his room in the build
ing and was seen no more, until the morn
ing Of the fifth. when he was found by his
room mate lying on the bed dead. He was
laying in an easy position, natural as though
in sleep one arm was thrown out across
the bed and the other lay along close to the
edge of the bed by his side; the least strug-
gle would have thrown this hand off the
bed He evidently died without struggle.
1t is impossible to know the cause that
brought death. The physicians give it as
their opinion that it was apoplexy coming
so suddenly as to cause an instantaneous
cessation of the vital forces. Mr.. Rogers
had been in our city, some two months hav.
ing having come from Pennsylvania, where
his parents live. MIR. Foot telegraphed to
his father, and received an answer to bury
the body, so that it could be removed the
coming winter.
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sT"Ef you want the very best fur
niture at Changers hard pan prices, call on
J ohm Mansfield. 1l3 Main St.
The Grange advance., 1874-07-08

Gep Great success OF the Taylor &
Hollingsworth Sulky Rakes 10000 now
in use in the United States.
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aTB Bed Mattresses, that cannot.be
excelled for durability and comfort, nor
equalled in quality Of material and make,
are to be had of John Mansfield at the low
est cash prices.
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So THOSE best teas formerly kept
by S. Y. Roath are to be had of Sargent,
Roath & Co.
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s~ Taylor Sulky Rakes at my Reap.
er yard. f.. W. BROOKS.
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B@ hollingsworth Sulky Rakes a,
my Reaper yard. E. W. BROOKS.
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Cannon Falls celebrated the Fourth with
a basket picnic, in grove near the viii
lage. Mr.. J. D. Wheat, Of Cannon Falls,
read the Declaration, Mr.. O. NJ. Hall, of
this city, delivered the grafton. Las: year
Mr.. Hall delivered the Grafton and took for
his subject the Existence Of "Extrava-
gance in the Nation and its Consequences.
This year he followed up the subject BY q
view Of the causes Of this extravaganza.
A procession was formed and marched to
the grove, the Cannon Falls Brass Band
leading, and afterwards erlivened the day
with good music.
The Firemen appeared i'll the procession
in uniform, and scandinavian Society
with their banner and badges. After the
festivities and exercises at the grove were
over, the people returned to t..e village and
INDUCED in Witnessing foot races, jump
ing in sacks, and other anusements: the
Scandinavians indulging in dance.in 9 hall
which is reported to have furnished satfi
cient warmth to cause the flooding Of the
rooms below with perspiration from the
perspiring mortals.
Mr.. Halls grafton received most favora
BILE mention, and the day seems to have
been satisfactorily enjoyed by ALL. There
| were about fifteen hundred in attendance
The Grange advance., 1874-07-08

9B~lf you want frst-c!ass chambes
set cheap, 60 to John Mansfelds, 1I
Main St.
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Il is said that . variety is ti:c spice o:
life 1: that is true of other things it
must be Of Reapers. And with that in
view. Mccormick & Bro. are this year Of
tering several kinds Of machines. To those
who have large harvests and wish to cut
70 Or 20 acres per. day, we can furnish our
SIX and half foot New Reliable, which
mas the latest improvements for raising
and lowering and for taking up lodged
gram. FOR those who wish for light
7draft combined machine we offer our we'll
known Advance which, when changed to q
mower, is the complete Mccormick Now
The Grange advance., 1874-07-08

sH PRODUCE wanted at Sargent,
Roath & Co.'S.
The Grange advance., 1874-07-08

GREAT AMERICAN TRIUMPH
McCormick's ) Advance Reaper was the only
article on exhibition at the Worlds Fair at
Vienna to which was awarded tuo Gold
a!eLals
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26
A Homan,a Pilrrlmnre.


A WOMAN passed through Truckee at
five o'clock yesterday morning who has
walked the entire distance from Kansas
City. She has followed the railway track
closely, and has been some fifty days in
making the trip Nearly every conductor
and brakeman on the railway between
Omaha and Truckee have observed her
as they passed her on the respective
trains. She was very reticent in conver.
sation, but claimed to have recreant
husband somewhere in California whom
she was seeking. Numerous offers were
made to her of q ride ON the freight
trains, all of which she peremptorily re.
fused She declined trusting herself 10
the dangers and uncertainties of railway
travel, and walked every step of the way.
Her dress consisted of pair of loose
Turkish trowsers made of canvas, similar
in texture to that used by miners for hose
in hydraulics, A wool sack protected
her neck and chest, and a small white
shawl was wrapped around her shoul-
ders. In height and size she was rather
below the medium. Her features were
rather coarse, and, as may be supposed,
severely bronzed by exposure to the sun
and weather. The distance from Win
nemucca to Wadsworth-13 miles
she made in four days, at the rate
of thirtyfour miles day She made no
halt in passage through Truckee. A great
many persons here were aware of her COM
ing but thought she would not make her
grand entry until about the middle of the
forenoon yesterday, but the walk of this
remarkable pedestrian was mysterious
and past finding out" and she strobe on
ahead of time, arriving here at such an
early hour that scarcely dozen were
able to take observations of the event
1t has been the intention to give this
woman a sort of triumphant reception in
Truckee land surely the occasion war
ranted it), but she stole the march on US
and passed along rapidly, silently and de
terminedly, as if bent on an important
mission, the fulfllment of which admitted
of no delay, circumlocution, speech
making, nor public receptions. The case
is, we venture to say, one of the most
singular on record. II has more signifi
canoe than the forthcoming transit oi
Venus or the petty walks of such pedes
trians as Weston. What will be the fate
of that truant husband of hers when she
gets her hands fairly locked in his hair il
is not difficult to conjecture. Better
would it have been for him had he never
been born. There will not be rocks moi
mountains enough in California to cover
him from her enraged sight.-Trucke,
(NeD) Republican, June 4.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26
One Dog Communicates Good News to
Another.

In the fall of 1861 my son, Sidney
c., entered the Federal army, leaving
behind him two favorite dogs, both OF
whom greatly lamented his absence. He
was soon captured by the enemy and held
u prisoner until the spring of 1862, when
he was exchanged, and on returning to
his command came past the old home
stead in the country, in Bollinger County,
Mo. Both the dogs happened to be
about 300 yards from the house, barking
up tree at a squirrel. After some time,
however, the smaller one became tired
and came to the house, the large one re-
naming at the tree. The little fellow
came bounding into the room where his
young master, who had been so long alb
sent, was sitting, and recognized him, and,
of course, had quite taking on over him.
The pleasure Of once more meeting his
kind master was too great to be enjoyed
all alone, so he quickly turned his course
in the direction of his companion in the
woods, and in all speed made his way to
the tree, and communicated to the large
dog the fact of his young masters arri-
val home; when, in an instant, both the
dogs were making for the house with all
their might the larger one, who had re.
malBed ~ lhe tree, taking the lead, and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26

10 he distributed between the sections according
to population, and such asisl consistent with the
credit and honor OF the nation, and VIII avoid the
possibility Of permitting capitalists and combina-
lions Of capital nom controlling the currency OF
I. We are in favor Of such A revision of our
patentright laws as shall destroy the oppressive
monopoly incident y the present system, and
nd ssgmste ny aso TGno the r tSs Ssnas
alike Of the inventor, consumer and manufac-
turer.
press its gratitude to the soldiers and sailors Of
the Republic for the patriotism, courage and
selfsacrnce with which they gave Themselves
to the preservation Of the country during the late
civil war and will especially recognize the
services OF the enlisted men by fayoring the
extension, from time to time, ~ the ability OF the
Government will permit, OF the Pension and
Bounty laws.
g. Itis the opinion Of this convention that in
temperance Is an evil against which society has
a right to protect itself; that our whole system
Of legislation throughout all the history of the
state has asserted and maintained this right,
and II cannot now be surrendered without yield
ing up that fundamental principle of American
government which places the power of passing
laws IN the hands OF tae maIor.y iheTelore iys we
iority Of the people the right to determine for
Themselves in their respective towns, townships,
or wards whether the sales of Intoxicating liquors
for use 40 a beverage shall he permitted therein,
and such legislation as shall hold the vendor re-
sponsible for all damages resulting from such
sales.
Z. We favor the enactment of law limiting the
power of township trustees, county commission.
ers and municipal authorities to assess taxes and
increase township, county and municipal indebt-
edness.
8. Inasmuch rs great abuses have grown up un-
der our present system of fees and salaries, we
demand such legislation as will so reduce and
regulate all fees and salaries as will allow no
more than fair and just compensation for SER
vices rendered.
o. We look with pride and satisfaction upon our
common school system, and regard It's munincent
fund as sacred trust TO he faithfully and honest
ly administered 30 that all the children of the
State may be educated in the duties of citizen
ship and thereby become the better able to per.
petuate our popular institutions and whosoeveT
shall seek to strike It down or impair its useful
ness will meet our ceaseless and unrelenting op-
position.
TO- We have entire confidence in the integrity
and honesty of the President OF the United
| States; and our Senators and Republican Repre-
scntatives in Congress are entitled to our thanks
for the zeal with which they have represented the
| principles of the Republican party during the
present session of Congress, and the Republicans
of Indiana view with especial pride and heartily
| approve the course of Senators Morton and Pratt
and the fidelity and ability with which they have
represented the sentiments Of the people Of this
! State.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26

their profitable keeping. They want some
range and grass and good fresh water to
drink every day. Ordinarily, ducks can
be profitably raised wherever hens can be.
They make pleasing variety in the poul-
try yard, and oil who have room for them
can enjoy them. The first thing in rails
ing ducks is to get them out of the shell,
and for incubation we decidedly prefer
hens to ducks. They sit more steadily
and take much better care of the young.
The wetting Of the ducks eggs daily in
the last two weeks of incubation is even
more necessary than for hens eggs
In recent visit to a poultryman who
has just started in duck.raising, he showed
us five young Pekin ducks and six dead
ducks, we'll dried up in the shells, from
sitting of twelve eggs. He had not
learned the secret Of wetting the eggs.
This is sometimes done by sprinkling
water upon them, but we think it better to
take them from the nest and put them in
basin of tepid water about blood warm.
This moistens the whole shell without
chilling the embryo life within The
ducklings out of the shell may be allowed
TO remain upon the nest with the hen tor
Gay. The hen may then be put upon a
grass plat under coop, where the
ducklings can 60 in and out at pleasure.
| Or if the hen is allowed liberty, the
| duckllngs should be confined in small
pen from which they cannot escape. A
| dozen in pen ten feet square is enough,
| for the first two weeks. For water they
only want a shallow pan-so shallow that
| they cannot swim and in which they can
wade at pleasure The water should be
changed often and kept in good drinking
condition. For the first food nothing is
better than the yolk of hard-boiled eggs
or boiled liver chopped very fine. The
food had better all be cooked for the first
week. 1t may then gradually be changed
to coarse scalded Indian meal, oatmeal,
wheaton grlts or rice, as suits the con-
venience of the feeder. Bread crumbs
and sour milk are excellent food, as are
angle worms and snails They are quite
as good as chickens at devouring insects
and nothing seems to harm them but rose
bugs, against which they should be ieal-
ously guarded. For this reason they
should be kept away from grape-vines
and other plants specially attractive to
these insects. As the ducklings grow
older they may have more liberty and a
greater variety of food. If they have not
| plenty of grass its place should be sup
| piled by lettuce, onions, cabbage, or other
green succulent food. If you desire ex.
hibition birds of the largest size, it is par.
ticularly important that the ducklings
should be fed regularly and at frequent
intervals, having all the food they can di.
gest. Five times day is none too FIRE.
| quent feeding. We have usually succeed.
ed quite as we'll with ducks as with
chickens in village yard. When grown
we give them larger range american
| Agriculturist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26
The Onion MaggOt.

The maggot is the onion-grOwer's
worst foe, and those who endeavor to
crush the power of an enemy before it be-
comes troublesome are wiser than those
who endeavor to put a stop 10 its progress
after it has become formidable. 1t is
generally admitted that the maggot is the
onion fly in its larva state, or in its first
stage after bearing the egg. 1t is in this
stage of its existence, and no other that
it can be styled an insect injurious TO
vegetation; and if we can destroy the
eggs, or prevent their being deposited in
the onion fields, we are at once rid of the
enemy.
Having noticed some of the habits of
the onion fiy, am inclined to the opinion
that they select, as far as possible, partial
ly decomposed onion tops in which to
deposit their eggs. When onion tops and
scullions are allowed to decay upon the
surface of the ground, in process of time
they become natural breeding bed, and
attract flies from the surrounding country
in larger numbers than can be accommo-
dated by those beds. They next attack
the weaker plants, and sometimes those
which are making a strong, luxuriant
growth, TO puncture and deposit their
eggs in the stalk. If the weather is warm,
these eggs hatch in few days, and the
maggots commence their depredations
upon the crop.
II has been my own practice 10 care
fully turn under all refuse matter upon
the onion field late in the autumn, dress
literally with well-fined manure, leaving
it upon the surface exposed to the
ameliorating influence of the winter S
frosts and the drenching rains of spring
time; SOW early in thoroughly -pulveriZed
ground, and attend carefully to the after
culture. With this treatment the crop
usually gets an early start, makes a vigor'
Gus growth, and is able TO withstand all
attacks of the enemy or changes in the
weather think damage by the maggot
in this vicinity would not amount to 8
per cent. of the crop in the most unfavor'
able years. S. p. Warner, in Men En-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26

GoDEY's LADY's BOOK.-The illustra.
tons in the july number are: handsome chrome
picture, "The Cottage Door" beautiful coored
fashion-plate; an extension sheet, containing the
usual variety Of the latest styles; n colored design
for mat for an inkstand; The Lost Boys" fash.
ionable parasols, with descriptions, and variety
of designs in the ever-valuable Work Department
Caroline Orne's new story" Country Homes in
New England Century Since"-is begun in this
number followed by variety Of other entertain
ing literary matter. This number begins the
forty.hfth year Of this excellent and very popular
lady's magazine. A beautiful chrome" True tC
Nature''-is sent free TO every subscriber. The
subscription price is $500 year; two copies
$500; four, $1,000 L. A. Cooley, publisher
Philadelphia, Pa.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-26
The Enmity Between Swans and Geese.

TOUCHING this enmity between the
swans and the geese, it is curious to see
how the long feud varies. In the spring the
swans are victorious. The male plunges
through the water at the geese directly
they appear, and, single handed, sends
them all flying off with screams. More
over, it will follow them far ashore, hunt
ing them some POO yards up the COM
mon, which pasture retains the name it
had before inclosurc. Some two years
ago | had not been home for twelve
months. Before | left there had been
great contests between the swan and the
gander out on the grass, and on driving
in by the gate mt the top of the common
on my return after years absence
there they were in the same place pound
ing and tapping away at one another as
if they had not stopped since saw them
last. Nor do | suppose that there had
been but a short truce, which generally
arrives in the severe part of the winter
Then all, friends and foes, come up to
the house to be fed. In the autumn the
war does not cease, though the tables
are turned Then the gander gets tenn
porary pre-eminence. For Il time the
efforts of the swan to drive off the geese
grow fainter. He will come plunging up
to the fleet of geese, which evade him
and swim further out. Presently they
all set up war scream, and the old gan
der with his neck as straight as Il ruler,
sallies out, challenging the swan to
single combat. That is accepted. The
other day. write in September-I saw
such a duel, The birds laid hold of each
other by the throat, and there was tre-
mendous splashing and pother, The
gander drew off after some three or four
minutes of this intimate wrestle. But
if he follows the precedent of former
years he will soon win victory, as thus :
He will get on the swans back, between
his wings, and peg away at the nap of
his neck, the swan swimming away furi-
ously all the time, until at last Mr.,
Gander gets off, returns to his flock,
which set up monstrous chorus of re-
joicing, and congratulates himself on the
first victory of the period in which he
remains the master-ChdDlbers' Journal.