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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
CHANGERS AT THE CENTENNIAL.

Baltimore Sun.
The patrons of husbandry. or, as
they are more Familiarity called, the
grangers, have made preparations on
IN extensive scale for the accomoda-
ton of members of their order during
the exhibition. A tract of land at Elm
station, on the Philadelphia road,
about four miles and half from the
centennial grounds, has been secured
and arrangements have been made
with the railroad company by which
passengers are to be conveyed to and
from the grounds from this locality
for fifteen cents a round trip or ten
cents one way. Wooden buildings
have been erected capable of accom-
modating 2,400 people, and the tariff
of prices has been fixed at fifty cents
for every meal, and fifty cents for a
nights lodging. For persons who de-
sire to spend the day at the centennial
grounds, but who may not care to 90
to the restaurants in the grounds,
lunches will be prepared. The build
ings are located upon high grounds,
with number of springs and fine
trees in the vicinity. The buildings
each contain ninety-two rooms, forty.
six on each side of a broad corridor
The rooms are twelve by eight feet
and the doors all open on the corridor,
light and air being admitted by hume.
rous windows and transoms.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
THE FESTIVE POTATO BUG.
New York Sun, 25th.

New York Sun. 25th.
Potato bugs are ravaging Long Is
land farmers hot-beds. Beetles, the
parents of the potato bugs, that had
slept in the beds all winter, awoke on
the appearance of spring, and settled
on the tender growth about them.
They laid their eggs on the softest
leaves. From the eggs were Matched
potato bugs, and they began to devour
the leaves on which they were hatch
ed. Taking the reporter to his hot
beds, wherein were egg-plants, Flat
bush farmer uprooted a plant, whose
leaves were pierced and withered, and
peppered with bugs, and said: .sSee
how lively they are! Last June the
beetles came upon US, and caused
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

thousands of dollars loss by breeding
upon the plants in the hothouses. |
had egg-plants enough to yield two
hundred pounds of seed, that was to
sell to Philadelphia scotsman for
$500; but the potato bugs ate all but
$40 worth. They couldn't hurt the
potato shoots, because they were a
foot high. The beetles hung around
all summer, crawling and jumping in
the sun, and in the fall burrowed in
the earth. Farmers are setting out
only half as much potatoes as usual,
and are terribly afraid. In ploughing,
we turn up lots Of beetles. The ground
IS full OF them, and as soon as real
warm weather comes they will begin
to hatch.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

The attempt at silver resumption
seems to be in danger of complete fail
ure. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
were paid out in the first ten days, but
scarcely dime could be found in cir
culation. It is found that many peo-
pie hoard up the shining quarters in
place of the greenbacks they have kept
on hand.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Personal, Impersonal and Political
6 Brigadier General Winiherd died in
Philadelphia, aged 80 years.
Ex-Gov. Dixon, of Kentucky died at
his residence in Henderson, on the Oath
Queen Victoria has safely arrived
at Windsor castle from her trip on the CONT
nent.
The Democratic convention of New
York strongly endorsed Samuel j. Tilden for
the Presidency.
Barney Williams, the actor, was
buried from st. Stephens Catholic church,
New York, on the 28th ult. The attendance
at the ceremonies was immense.
The Arkansas Republicans elected
their quota Of representatives to the Cincin-
natl convention, and adopted resolution
endorsing Senator Morton for President.
The Cook county savings Bank, of
Chicago, suspended on the 22d The deposi-
tors numbered six thousand, mostly Scandi-
navians, who will receive very nearly dollar
for dollar.
The Chicago Tribune charges that
positive evidence exists of a combination be-
tween the whisky ring and the Democratic in
vestigators to blacken the name of Bristow
before the people.
An enthusiastic demonstration was
made at the funeral Of the wife of NJ Louis
Blanc, in paris. Over two hundred thousand
people lined the way, and cheered for the re-
public and amnesty.
In the Belknap trial, on the 28th, it
| was determined to first hear testimony and
arguments regarding the jurisdiction Of the
Senate to try the accused; the hearing to pro-
| coed on the 4th of May.
The new York Democratic conven
ton had stormy opening, but after foul
sessions the committee on credentials decid
to admit the Tammany delegation from New
York in preference to the contesting delegates
The California Republican conven
ton adopted resolutions of the stereotypet
pattern, inserting Chinese clause and
word for civil service reform The delegation
elected, eight in number, are said to stan,
seven for Blaine and one for Bristow.
The Massachusetts Republican con
vention met on the 26th, and elected R. H
Dana, J. NJ. Forbes, E. R. Hoar and Paul A
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF LINCOLN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, !

EXECUTIVE MANSION, w WASHINGTON,
November IL, 1861.
To the Hon. Secretary of War:
Ny DEAR SRI personally wish
Jacob B. Freer, of New Jersey, to be
appointed colonel for colored reg
iment, and this regardless Of whether
he can tell the exact shade of Julius
Caesars hair. Yours truly.
A. LINCOLN,
This letter was given by Secretary
Cameron to his confidential clerk, and
he presented it to his friend, the late
Mr.. Mygatt.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Hon. James Wilson, has written a
letter positively declining re-nomi-
nation to congress from Iowa. Mr..
W. is the fifth Of the present Iowa
delegation who has declined longer to
serve his State in Congress. His rea-
sons are poor health and desire to
leave public life.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Mr.. Beecher's New London lecture
was fully as disastrous, financially, to
its managers, as Tilton's Minnesota
lectures to his. Beecher's was given
ut a dead loss of $3.50, and 1ilton's
averaged nearly as great a loss, besides
losing half his s.friends.''
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

The time is soon coming when man
can go to Arkansas and work off the
results Of swilling beer and guzzling
whisky at the expense of the govern
ment, the courts having decided the
right of ownership of the Hot Springs
against the present holders. It is ex-
pected that military aid will be re-
quired in gaining possession.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Piper's explanation that Mabel
Young came to her death by the trap
door falling upon her head may be
true but if it is true the wretch ought
to be hanged for his conduct at the
time and since.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

:'ank Daggett, the heavy Minnesota
>1titor was about to take his seat at
the breakfast table, one morning last
week, when a young hopeful quickly
removed the chair. People living a
hundred miles away, along the St..
troix river, assert that they Distinctly
felt u severe earthquake shock, about
that time.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

The exodus from New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia to the northwestern
States is rapidly increasing. They
go by the way Of California and Ore
gon, just to see the country, you
know
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Chadbourn.~ It is understood that the ma
jority are favorable TO Bristow for President.
Resolutions instructing for Blaine were tabled,
and resolutions endorsing the resumption
policy as defined by the present laws, also
demanding reform in the civil service
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

They say there is more money to be
made in cats in the Black Hills than by
mining gold. There is not tabby to
be found in the Hills, and rats and
mice overrun everything. Who'll
take take out the first 10000 as an ex-
pertinent
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
PULLED HIS NOSE.

The following is a charge recently
brought in Marshalltown police
COURT as CLEANED from the Times ::
ssThe defendant, Peter Langstraus, is
accused of the crime of assault and
battery. For that the defendant on or
about the Goth day of April, A. D. 1875,
in this county of Marshall and State of
Iowa, unlawfully, Intentionally and
maliciously did commit an assault and
battery upon one Andrew Oleson, in
that the said Peter Langstrausdid then
and there grab and seize the said An
drew Oleson by the nose and did
wiring, twist, squeeze, push, pull and
shake the said nose of the aforesaid
Andrew Oleson until blood did ooze
from the said nose of said Oleson, con-
trary to the form of the. statute in
such cases made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the
State Of Iowa.
At the division court in Toronto a
witness was under examination in the
case of an unpaid account. Judge
Boyd put the question to him, ''What
is your occupation p The witness did
not seem to understand the meaning of
the word occupation, and answered
with 'Eh % The Judge-''What do
you do for a living?" Witness-''Oh,
my wife's a dressmaker!
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

The fast mail trains are to he with
drawn. Congress will cut down the
appropriation to point making it i'm
possible to continue them. ':Penny
wise and pound FOOLISH
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

The next sensation in financial cir
Giles likely to be caused by death is
that of Commodore Vanderbilt. His
physicians have little hope that he
will live until the Centennial Fourth.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

A new virtue has been discovered in
kerosene. A child in Mississippi was
lately bitten by a rattlesnake and a per-
feet cure obtained by external appli-
cation of kerosene oil.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Boston policemen are not allowed to
wear paper collars when on duty.
Only linen will withstand the violent
exercise of helping women over the
street crossings on hot days.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

It don't require much money in Oil
City to make the mayor go. He only
gets salary of one dollar year.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Bristow is said to be as inveterate a
smoker as Grant. Minnesota once had
I. man in charge of her treasury who
was tied to his Seegar.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

1t looks at this distance from his
route of travel that it is about time
that the,people living in towns visited
by Mr.. Pedro, from Brazil, should I'M
derstand that that gentleman is not
dying to receive welcomes from them.
San Francisco got out it's brass bands
and blowed billiards. when his train
arrived there, but Pedro had stopped
at another station and made his way
to his hotel in a carriage.
1Hha n1lnc&io,, oG
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

Fanny Foo Foo was Japanese girl,
The child Of the great Tycoon:
She wore her head bald, and her clothes were
made -
Half petticoat, half pantaloon:
Her face was the color oflemon peel,
And the shape of a tablespoon.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

1t is now in order to address her as
''Your Imperial Majesty and give
two crooks of the knee instead of one,
for Victoria has added a new feather
to her royal plume, and is a full-hedged
Emnress
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
The Markets..

April 20.-Wheat-New York 1925
to $l.s5; Chicago, No. l, $l.14, No. 2, $1.o3
Milwaukee, No. l, 1914, No. 2, $1.O6; St
Paul, St. Paul extra, 81 oa @ l.o5, No.n, 81 90
@ $l.O2
Gold in New York, $l.12x.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

1t seems to be settled that five dollar
a day will be the standard hotel price
in Philadelphia during the Centennial.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03

The question of the hour, is: Will
the coming man steal?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

Edith Well, how do you like your

Edith Well how ''x do p. you !, LIE your
new home T..
''our new homer repeated! Philip.
Il do not act, UNDERSTAND ' d! yoa, sir;
qWEhAy, I, mean q! that be vow, Hs'ie wife
yopdsr, i, the sole agHasxdiyipg. relative Of
Thomas Mortimer, although she never
knew il 'ilb this biz. maor '!i!.g. Her mother
!was~ OLD Mor y ms couss ri but some
absurd, q lys had caused a, total
cessation Of m Is: between the
two branches Of the family. I, was
aware of the facts all along, bg,h I wasn't
sorry to avail myself, of,ths opportunity
of seeing what, R ind Of s.pff 8 you were
made Of, Phil il Asareh, And ID. nov, as the
deed Of coInyeyan,ee isn,t made out yet,
i don't splR'ggo e'as, yo9ys;F|; lawyer need
tr Hal|ilf h2Im1SgseK abost it The heiF ,
won't qgHarreA with you; III ls bound Y! 4;
Phil Acres cheek flushed, and ID, then
grew pale with strong ' re-, hi ID ~ emotion
las he looked at his. fair wife, standing
beside him, when the sunset turned her
bright a a To Goi||ss Of shining gold, and
thought how unersingly the hand, OF
Providence had Strengthened out the
tangled web , Of f bis is destiny.
Out of the darkness had come light.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24
bow to BE- XsserahIa.

Think about yourself about what
you want, what you like, what respect
people ought to pay vow what people
think of you, and then to you nothing
will be pure. You will spoil every
thing you touch you will make sin
and misery FIR yourself, on. Of every
thing which God aepda you, you will
be as wretchea as yoR choose on earth
or ip heaven either.
In heaven either, | say: For thai
proud, greedy, selfish, self.seeking
spirit would turn heaven into hell: II
did turn heaven into he'll! for the great
devil himself. 1t was by pEiae, by
seeking his own glory $50, at least,
wise men say)-that be fell from hea
ven to hell: He was not content to
give up his own will and DO Gods will,
ike the other angels. He was CONTENT
to serve and rejoice in Gods glory. He
WOULD be master himself, and set up
for himself, and rejoiqed in his own
glory and SO, whanhe wanted to make
q private heaven Of his own, be found
be had made q hell: When be wanted
a little god for himself, .he lost the life
Of the true God, to lose WHICH is eter-
pal death: And Why's because his
heart was not pure, clean, honest, sip-
pie, gpselfsh. Therefore he was God
no moree,and learned ta hate Him whose
name is Love --Kingsleys Sermon.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24
A Spendthrift's. Ruin.

Ooe of the most Interested !,a spectators
Of the parade when the Boston Tigers
passed through tAe. qity, says a New
York correspondent of the Boston
Journal, vas a young man under thirty.
He has been an ardent military man for
long tine. genial, liberal and popular.
Three months ago ha was in robust
health, and was of stout, stocky,
'ruggy build, capable of enduring every-
thing. He never knew days sickness
in his life WITH within short time. He
has been a generous liver, and had.
ample means to. crafty his taste. Six
months ago biz biz father died El and Re took
"a large business, the fruit of twenty
years industry, aud was of indcmitable
perseverance,. The Yong man threw
off the asceticism of his father, and
launched out generously. He was just
the young man to have hosts Of friends.
Iie Treated them like a prince, and
entered on what is known as ''fast life.''
First his business failed. Then blow
struck him that crippled his health, In
three months, from florid, energetic,
robust frame, be BECAME mere skeleton,
and now his own mother would not
know him. He is around everywhere
among bis big old haupts and old friends !;
for bis doctors have told him that there
is no help for him; that he has just
two months to enjoy himself gss in, to look
on the pleasant things of life aud be as
happy as he may. Then he will lie
down to rise not again ''till the Heaven
be no more He talks chyeeYfplly about
the matter counts the days as they run
along and when his young friends are
in the midst of their hilarity be points
to bis atteouated frame and says.
"Remember, boys, it was a fast life
that did this to me-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24
the MARKS Of teeth, burwhtch was the
identical bit of court plaster they could
not tell. And they never learned
st. LOWS Repa61ic,an. 90" - - =
PREVIOUS QUESTION cusExAN.'

+ John Randolph was rambling, inter.
minable speakers who frequently in
three hours speech would not aallude to :
the subject of debate. Ba. he would dis.
:cuss history, biography, pc poetry, politics.
in fact would ramble over every field,
except the one that the House Of Rep.
irese mt IKE was then surveying. His
harangues, however, were SO studded
with rspartee, sarcastic. personalities,
land elegant passages, that despite thsirr
ength and incoherence, the House gen
orally enjoyed them. But whether his
speech was enjoyable or distastetul,.
woe be TO any member who called him
to order!, He was sure to be hit by Mr.
Randolph's boomerang.
There was a member Of. Congress
from Maine who was so in the habit of
calling for the previous question" that
he was nick-named 'Prevlous Question
,Cushmap;" He had often annoyed Mr..
Randolph by calling him to order. In
one Of his long speeches, Mr.. Randolph
spoke of the mechanical 4, ingenuity Of,
the Germans, as seen in the clocks made
by them. In some of these clocks
automatic birds would come out and
sing or figures of men would perform
curious antics, bow and retire. One
clock he remembered, from which the
figure of man-looking at Mr.. Cush-
man-would frequently pop, Up, cry out,
previous question! Previous question I"
and then pop down again out of sight.
The House roared with laughter, and
the voice of MIR. Cushman was never
again ~ in. heard calling 9s for for the previous
question"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

A wag, who 0, had ID wrapped piece Of
cloth, having tbs word centennial" on
it. around nd an n egg apd then s boiled it SO
that the word appeared plainly on the
shell, sadly deceived Portland Conn.,
farmer, who took it out of nest where
it had been placed and exhibited it at
at the office of a country newspaper as
a wonderful manifestation of the hens
intimate knowledge of the history Of the
United States.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

As train stopped for ten minutes
and that individual who goes along tap
ping the whes|s with his hammer was
passing rapidly BY the smoking Gar, one
of the windows was hoiissted, and q
torrent Of TOBACCO spit was elected
WHICH completely delqged him. The
machinlst paused for q moment, and
wiping some Of tine streams from his
person, said to the offender;
sinister, what part Of The country Gid
you come from
.Me !" said the splitter, pacekerln!g hls
lips for another expectoraallHoa. q aamHe
from Kansas"
81 thought SC" said the machinist
.sfor if you had lived in Massachusetts
or Connecticut, they would have had
water,wheel in your mouth long
ago
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24
JUST RECEIVED

9 cases Gents fine half double sole Con-
gress French Calf Caters at $3.50
worth Sc 90 in the most popular retail
Shoe House in New York:
II cases Mems laced Plow Brogan's
at dollar a Fair worth 1,7s and 200.
% Bales of straw mating @ "a cents
worth IS. Notions in endless varieties
at low prices. Best ealicoes 5, 6 apd 7
cents. Bleaohed and Brown cottons at
S cents per YARD; Best for s and 9
cents Ribbons. Jewelry, Scarffs, Dress
Goods, laces, &C., DO
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24
&ntiral..
----Sc~s,>-I-~~--~-
MEMORIES oE,.lH EEAaT.,

- 80
We may shred the moss veil from the rose,
The blo;sHiA from the spray3
The b]obip that peals the luscious grape
A totlch will brush AWAY.
The vine may loosen from the tree
Which oiite It chung to fast;
But the heaft will keep its memories.
Till life 2. itself , b y past a "a 'E'
The gold must die, Gsm, sunset skies,
The purpfg fs6m fafhills.
The loa lsls. NIL Yade from opal waves;
brought hush the bahbiihg riffs!
The eaftf grows cold and passioliless
. Meath winters bitter blast,
But the heart will keep its memories ,f
Till life itfs s;!li be 81 past . :
brow; '''''' IVA =
Ehs sweet smile wane> and die,
The freshness leave the coral lip,
Tears din the brightest eye.
Youth. beauty, hppe-ain{d happiness
And love, may die atlsst,
But the heart will keep It's memories,
ELL like itself be past.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

To encourage true planting in the
several counties Of Iowa, the Chicago
and Norwestern Railway offers a pass
= Chicago and back for the farmer and
his wife in each county who during the
year plant.and keep living the greatest
number of trees.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24
HAPPINEss.-True happiness is of q

HAPPINEss.-True happiness is Of
retired nature, and an an enemy 70 pomp.
end 9g' n pE;j!s II arises Is tHq 4rst Place,
from the enjoyment of ones self and in
the next, from the friendship and con-
versation OF few select companions.
False happiness loves to be in crowd
and to draw he eyes of the word upon N
tAfser, She does not receive any salts"
faction from the applIa9q9sess s which she
gives herself but from TIE ne admiration H,1, i,
which she raises in others.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

Those old soakers never lack for.
argument. Lately one replied to a
temperance lecturer by the following +;
"If water rots the isoles of your boots,
what effect must it have on the coat of
i L
your stomach I"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

A Cincinnati lady adyegtises in
personal column OF city paper for
young gent to accompany her to the
Centennial Exhibition. sit possible :
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

81 shall follow her soon" said sad
eyed map at the grave of his wife.
Within q month be was following
another woman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

Recumbent Bison is the classic name
of the military gentleman who he ads TIC
Sioux rebellion.-E nqmirer- No. Inc
classic;name is Sedentaly TAI u.s. csn-
,Snndti Gazdte.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

John Centennial, i lss the eupbopious
and distinguished name of an infant
baptized last Sunday at Brooklyn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

II was rather personal in California
news.naper man to chronicle the pur
chase of a mule by brother editor as
"A REM rkable instance OF s'h possess
ion,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

The passengers in Philadelpha
street car the other evening were talk@
ing in gig Languages.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

There is always one particular active
and noisy fiy these mornings that makes
it his business to call fellow ny for
his breakfast-the fy's breakfast We
mean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

It would be better for proof readers
if all the Turkish generals were named
Smith.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

When drinking interferes with
mans business, the common way is to
give up business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

There is great falling>off lite boys
who try to Tiaa IN the behind END OF & .
street car.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

Flies and mosquitoes are now called
Centennial, as they never cease TO blte.
Shoot