The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
RAKINGS AND SCRAPINGS,

" " RAKINGS AND SCRAPINGS. 4. T:
=. The Philadelphia Times, though only
few months old, has, or claims to have,
che largest circulation of any daily II
Philadelphia, except only the Ledger.
DR.. J. D. Gross, learned gentleman
of Philadelphia, in an elaborate argument
before the American Medical Associa-
ton, during its recent meeting at Louis
vile, deprecates the prevalent prejudice
against blood.letting, and enumerates
twenty or thirty diseases which can be
best treated by the lancet.
With singular liberality the Geograph-
ical Society Of Paris have, during several
years, awarded their medals for Arctic
discovery to English and Americans.
This year they honor with the Roquette
prize Ia gold medal), the late Capt. Hall
of the Polaris. The official report on
which these awards were based was pre-
pared by Matte Brun, son of the distin-
guished geographer.
Van Syckles Corners, n j., has it's
scandal, scoundrel known as the Rev.
John W. Porter, having seduced little
girl only twelve or thirteen years old.
The father Of the girl compromised for a
bill of sale of horse and buggy, and the
. seducer, who is married man, left for
Philadelphia or parts unknown.
Postmaster General Jewell, in his
late speech to the chamber of Commerce
at New York, said that city pays for
newspapers alone $4,000 a year to the
post office department. against Chicago's
$4,000, Boston's $4,000 and Philadel-
phia' S $4,000; and that the letters and
newspapers going out from New York by
mail average thirty. eight tons day.
Ex.Secrctary McCulloch is writing
from London to the New York Tribune
in favor of the American system of reduc-
ing the public debt. In his last he dis
serts upon the condition of France and
concludes that the great standing armies
of Europe are the cause of enormous and
growing public debts which cannot be re-
duced until a general disarmament is
agreed upon.
The oldest and most successful temper
ance society on the Pacific coast, the
Dashaways, is based on the principle Of
gradual reform. Its members at first
take the pledge for only six months.
That period expired, the may have a
spree if they think one absolutely neces-
sary, and then join again in good stand
ing.
1t is told Of New York country edi.
tor that as he was standing on railway
depot platform, conversing with friend,
he felt something jerking at the loop Of
his congress CATERS. He turned quickly
and discovered the baggage man trying to
get a caeck'strap through his after loop,
which he had mistaken for the handle of
a Saratoga trunk.
John V. Farwell, he well-known dry
goods dealer Of Chicago, has gone over to
England to assist his early friend, Mr..
Moody, in the English revival movement,
and telegraphs to friends in Philadelphia
that the week day average attendance at
all the Moody -Sank:y meetings numbers
$1,000 persons, that $4,000 people arc
present during the Sundays exercises,
and that thus 100000 souls experience
the religious influence weekly.
The most perfectly shaped man or wo-
man is unsymmetricai,t that is to say ther lis
marked uulikeness between the two
sides Of the face (which is most seen, and.
therefore, permits of more accueat e study
will be found always to exhibit consider
able differences. Probably no two sides
OF any human face are precisely alike. 1t
is the same with every limb. no pair of
limbs is shaped alike. One hand is al
most always larger than the other; so
with the leg and arm.
In Washington on the 18th man
named William Watson, government
clerk. an 1rishman by birth. who lost a
leg IN the late war.was sent to the asylum
ne being insane on religious subjects, an!
having carried through the streets BAN
ner on which was painted large snake,
with the inscription, ''Luthcr and Henry
Vl1I..' which he said represented the
stronghold of Professionalism, while at
the other end was inscribed, s'Beecher and
Bismarck" which was intended as por-
eraying the tail Of Professionalism.
The use of steam as a motive power
upon canals will be tested in a more
thorough manner on the Erie canal dur
ing the present season. Twelve boats of
the Baxter pattern will be introduced at
the opening of navigation, and six more
will be added to the steam feet on the
hrst OF July. Each Of these boats will
carry two hundred and twenty-five tons
OF produce and merchandise, and il is in
tended to run them from New York to
bnttalo and return in fifteen days, includ-
ing the time used in loading and unload
ing at each end.
Here's chance for wrestlers. Major
y. H. Mclaughlin Of Detroit will wrestle
any man living for from SIS, 900 to 80,
900, and the championship Of the world,
The Major will take or give expenses. to
wrestle in this country or England. He
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