The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-27

may mislead and abuse it for time, but
they cannot it. tits rapidly teach
ing the farmers and middlemen their
respective duties and their respective
rights. It is teaching the public SER
wants, whether politicians or corpora
tions, to know their place. It is help
ing to determine what is just between
all parties. The association of men
against the association of dollars is en-
tirely in accordance with the laws of
political economy. Whatever this grange
attempts in opposition with these laws
will surely fail. We believe in the
grange, and believe that there is code
called political economy Of unwritten
principles of justice and common sense
governing men in their relations to one
another"
The Rural World announces that the
Patrons of Illinois have after much diff
ticulty succeeded in establishing a house
in Chicago, where members Of the Or
der may secure their city supplies from
near the fountain head, and of course at
reduced prices. The pecuniary benefits
it is confidently expected will be large
and important. The Grange Business
House Of Chicago occupies spacious
building at the corner of State and Ken
tucky streets, which is filed with goods
of every variety. Each person connected
Herewith has been selected for his or
her special qualifications for the posi-
tion occupied. The members of the
firm, which is known as Montgomery,
Ward g. Co., understand their business
thoroughly.
Really, it is becoming serious ques-
tion whether workingmen have any
rights at all nowadays which officials
are bound to respect. The Park Com
miss,oners of New York city refused an
application Of such men as John SWIM
ton for the use Of Tompkins Square for
the purpose of holding a meeting of the
masses to sympathize with the Fall
River operatives, and the Mayor of
Newport: Rhode Island, threatened to
arrest committee Of work;ngmen who
were soliciting aid for the operatives
it they did not desist. He denounced
them as vagabonds and gave them the
option of going to the poorhouse for
six months or leaving the city at once.
The Scientific American says if a
bottle of the oil Of pennyroyal is left
uncorked in room at night not a mus
quito or any other bloodsucker will be
found there in the morning. Mix pot
ash with powdered meal and throw into
the rat holes of a cellar, and the rats
will depart. If a rat or mouse gets in
to your pantry stuff in the hole a rag
saturated with a solution of cayenne
pepper, and no rat or mouse will touch
the rag for the purpose of opening
communication with depot of supplies.
It is stated that the railroads east of
Chicago have combined to pu: up
freights as soon as navigation on the
lakes closes, and that they now discrim-
mate against western shippers of wheat
and flour to the extent of seven cents |
per bushel on wheat and thirty-fve cents |
per bbl. on -four. Fortunately Captain !
Eads' work at the mouth of the Missis-
sippi will soon afford us rival route in
that direction with competing market |
at the destination.
Kansas can now fill orders for thirteen !
million bushels of wheat, and any mum.
Der of grasshoppers in the cold state.
The Catholic question is causing a
good deal Of excitement throughout the