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PICNIC.
TURNER'S AND socIALIsTg,

.no a ~ p'.as a.,.,,,. ~ ss'u Wy.
waesta ana Inc soc1ahsta OF ch'eago 1ammeo
sysnnr Ugaan rIs' m German essaon sa af M
indcpendeuco Of America, though It entirely to-
,,o-ol ~ .-1stsroo ~ tha Forrth ~ III. 40,
~, ~. ~ ~ 11o a.e.,a ~ Ya.y ~.
ul Ina. tne aalne inp''e'. ing @ aoeet,ca mercy
secured Republican form Of Government, and
taltne that fact In tho nbstract and eennrattuc
~. ooinhr.tton f-o,, +hn cnrnrnl f,,.. th.t ~
40 Ie'ep' aN.." 4.o" ,"o 5s"s t"ss WV ise
anniversary nVo'scs, @es turned IN LOT gooa
Tho procession was formed at 2: 90 at the old
haymarkct on Rau1o1nh etreet. and. crossInc
oyer g @ 10 TIM south st,tc. ma1chea nm nm Clark s 10
oyss h,a" ~ 'u nuas t,a We,s up xlnth 20
Division, through Divison TO Ciybourn avcnuc
and tho grove, arriving at o'clock. The rain
madu no mHercnec IN th9 crowd. They
poured In In thsongs I'LL tho, grove
Wehr Vcrefns and other socteles marched
nroand tne grounds ana thth, stacking arine,
Joined the crowd in tho general jubilee.
speeches were made by John McAnlli, 81 IN, thse
city, aud Mcssrs. bruckcr and Lycer, OF Mill
Waukec, hnd after tne 6pcecheS tho band struck
up . hTely air ior Lao unncers On the platforms.
Dnt u ws not until evening that tho l0n
grow fast and furious Chinese lanterns sus-
tnllow Into the mugs of beer and p}atcs Of
cream on the tables below, Hugo limo lights
illuu.incd the grove and haif blinded tio pleas
cluding the lying circus, the knives and rings,
knocking oR of whose hats w6n for tho man m
who throw tho fortunate ball cigar, and tho
shooting galleries. At about 1:BG tic warm
ratins Tia linen t,its n }hc T,Tncrs nn5 drn1. a
ninw 5ffactfonntciv m thn tint hronI h"ts ~ IN
giri:. Il mingled fraternally win The beer, ap.l
WcaKehea LIE lGmonaue 10 even more fnan!-
, 1876-07-04
LOCAL LETTERS.

~ As Editor a1 7A1 1TJ60N3,
CHICAGO, July S.-Wc, the undersigned
drivers and stokers, obserYe with surprise the
CONCLUSIONS reached BY the Council Committee
Of Firo and Water. Tbs gentlemen composing
that Committee, VIC feel assured. acted without
knowledge Of the requirements .n tho
premises. They recommend for instance,
that the pipcmen receive $3.50 Instead Of $1,000
= reduction Of t30 per AnDum, whereas tho
drivers aud stokers arc made to suffer a reluc-
tton OF $l50 per .annum by receiving $500 In.
stead Of $3.50: Now, any man couycfsant with
tirc duty, will tell you that the driver Of tre-
bands that pull the ribbous the lie
OF every fireman on the apparatus,
aud the rules and Tegutatiolis show
that the drivers are subject to ptpeman's duty
under their respective Captains. A. To Tie
, 1876-07-04

"The Seven slsters," fayortte burlesque and
spectacular piece, is being presented At this
theatre In an ambitious way. The performance
dragged, ~ is usual on first representations, md
was not ttnlahcd until nearly midnight. Tho
drill Of tho Amaxons Is IN itself Al awe-inspIr-
Ing and terrifying spectacle. Miss Roberts, Miss
Thompson, Mr. patlc, and othor old Museum
f2yorftts, app"ar IN the cast Mr.. j. n. Murray
assumes the Ptuto and Mr. G.. \. Gardner that
Of Mrs. Pluto. They have been imported
specially for this work.
, 1876-07-04

pNE9DYTEHY.
The regular Quarterly Conferenco' OF the
Chicago Prcsbytery was hold In McCormick's
Building yesterday morning. Among those
who attended were tho Nevs. ]. 6ewell, Il, W,
Patterson, William nrobstor,, D. ]. lurrell, c.
l.. Thompson, ]. u. Trowbridgc, Arthur Mitch
oil, John NJ. Farls, Joseph MaclIatton, r. l..
Patton, James Mcleod, John Covert, E. J. Hill,
Walter Forsythc, J, Il. Wnlkcr, R. E. Davis, II.
IT, Kollogg, Samuel W. DulAcld, and Charles
Elliott.
> Tbs llov. D. J. Burre11 was chosen Moderator,
and the Rev. r. Il. Davis Clerk.
Tho business WIS opened with prayer by tho
Moderator.
Requests for dismlssals were received from
Fa.cl Hart, to the Missouri rrnsbytcry; g. A.
Wood, to the prcebytery Of Highland; A. II,
Campbell, to the Presbytery Of Council Bluffs.
The requests wero granted.
The Rev. Z, l.. liur1 asked the dissolution OF
pastoral relations with tie congregation at
Highland Park, which WIS granted, and a com.
mittee was appointed to notify the congrcga-
ton.
Tho dissolution Of pastorate betwcea tho Rev.
T. Boudrean and the Second Church ut St. Ann
waa allowed as requested by congregation aud
The Committee on Home Missions reported
the organization OF church ncerfeld, aud
requested that Il ba enrolled. The report was
received, and The regueat granted:
Donald Fletcher, from the Preshytcry Of De-
trolt WIS received to this Prcabytcry and admit
ted 10 scat.
11ie Rev. Dr.. Patterson, from tho Special
Committee to whom had been referred the case
OF the Rev. Coles 4. Wilkins, who Ia accused Of
publishing certain acandalous statements In the
pnpcrs LII Michigan, reported that the Commits
TO write to the accuscrs Of tho Rev. Coles Il.
Wilkins, lnquiring whether OF not they have
taken tho previous steps Of taborfng with tbs
s sd MHth M wkH an scsong s0 to s 1fSatms1ht @
those steps, In case they have not dons so,
preliminary to . formal Judicial trial. The ~.
port was received anu aecspted.
The presbytcry then adjourned tll the first
Monday IN September, at ID lao q. ln., when the
tral Of hr. Wilkins Will take place.
, 1876-07-04
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
rounr ncphcw Of Daliff Tnuison Initiated
A,rs..,t ] ,nta Eonrtb ~ Jnlv mvstcrie. ve,terdav
by shoottuE himaoH through 'he mana win re-
yoivex which his uncle had loaned htu1.
r1,e temncratura ycstcr1lay, "a observed by
aug s"ps.s.a'0 ..s. En,n,r,s n,usro ,sns ~
8s. M, 80 degrees; 10 o. fr., 81: 12m., 81; ap.
m,, SO; s D. M, 7B. Barometer, 8 q. H., 2S.ga;
IN. M, 2s,pa,
'- ,.s. r,rr -,, ',,nt,sr, oo,t .hc
improvement Of Blue Island avenue, expects TO
T-ontr...cona .trc.t. Ite intends to employ
.,",'. 3,rsntn ~. =, NJ, @'''-
m tho rcma,ns of The bow drowned OF the pier
~ s,Tt.enth .t,eet Sunday sftornoon, and found
. ~ vcr,ct c ~ accidental drowning, As vet tho
ROMANS hsve not bocn identified.
4 little SIR, named Klttte O,NciI, residing at
M lin scbor rtrce,. WA accidentally shot IN tho
~ ~ ~ Isoe' ~ I-n 80 scrns 49, r,.,,r,. ~,
the stdcwa1k near her. To wound III Is IN the
neshy part OF tho arm and is not at all aangcr-
Gus.
Atout 4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon Henry
ty!n 1,tE II. naTents in ono Of Tie saii hoats
that plT between the shore and Government
nieT. sccidcntaily feii overhoard and was
drowned bcioro assistmce could be rendered.
Hs patean 1eeae ~ ~. ,zo 1,us,S ~ .., ,.'I,n.
Dolby moran Hab revciSy anlatGu ~ " iaaE ,s.s.aE
from "n!o etcsane TX ss ..,s y,
tc Golds9 EaGo eio.uE s1rLo .t,.S =. nS na t He
on OF s hsaa o. On IN se gI9ne eheS ts nbys
ccY1ng iras1nre Oh . sne eK9, an, "h's' sao pny1r
claus hope Will not prove ses1ous'
The following members OF tho Y. N. c. a. Of
, 1876-07-04
RELIGIOUS.
pRAYER-NIElCTING.

llfA i Glt~Nl 1G4I14NNfs
The attendance at tho Union Ministerial
praycr-mcctlng yesterday was uot as largo as at
the previous meeting, but the audience wcro
dcvout md the exercises interesting.
After hymn, q member addressed the
Throne, asking that Jesus might be manifest
and the burden Of tired hearts bo lifted there
from and cast on Christ The leader read from
the fourteenth chapter Of Exodus. Upon tic
verso where Moses Instructed tho children Of
Israel to fcar not and stand still, ho said he
ALWAYS doubted II Moses really knew what wns
coming when lo gave that command. Ho had
evidently been told by God wllat WIS to conc,
but he thought tho Lord was to do It all. But
God commanded them to 60 forward, counter
man0tng THO order Of Moses. On tho chapter
,rsad, hG had ono m or two thoughts to express.
encamp, and thera tho hosts Of tho enemy
found them. uo had been on tho camping
ground, and explained that, when Phazaoh
came behind them, they woro completely shnt
the Church Of this city was hcalmed In with
xtckcdncss and corruption on every hand. Pco-
plo wished that Chicago were n better place: A
young man once said he could be- q Chris
around hin. This vas ths complaint ot sai coward
rounded By OWL, that we might sec tic onward
march Of tho Church,
ptoOA otlAi AtltA iHa|CA NllA "hlkCtAs
There had been too mt1ch waiting for Moody.
An evening paper told q good dcafof truth, and
much that.was not true, when It said tic Chris
ttan mfn!stcr4 wcro lying OIL their backs waiting
waited so, instead OF taking advantage Of the
reVtynl and harvesting souls. Now,
Brother, Moody .was, not going to
save all Chicago, and the, Lord would
not blesss Chicago while wo sat
and waited for one humble servant Of
God, They nuat 60 forward, and Brother
him. II required a mighty faith In Moses to
hold thattrod over tho sca. But that was aioscs'
part, and he did It, and tho waters separated,
and thu army Of Israel moved forward. So We
must 60 forward. They must go forward
In tleir homes and plaees Of
business. They. should not lot .
customer go out Of their places Of business I'm
til they know that he had found Christ. And
yet how many were present who did that, or
who had spoken to a single penltent soul TINT
day7 lie did not think many would respond.
They would all have some excuse, but TINT was
not going forward, as tho Lord Ind commanded
them.
After hymn, the Rev. DR.. Fallows, who Ind
just returned from tho funeral Of bishop Cum
minis, spoke of that divine In culogy, and point-
cd TO his works us an example to Christians.
Brief addressed wcro made and prayers Of
fercd by ministers nnl others, until o'clock,
when tie meeting dlsprrBcd.
, 1876-07-04

IIOOLEY'S THEATRE.
Tho Union Square Theatre Company last
night began tho second week OF THO Two Or
phans,n The play Is given In sty!e "a nearly
perfect rs can bo looked for In this imperfect
4cr1A
, 1876-07-04

IN PRESENTING OUR BOOK OF INFORMATION
foE tho guidance OF ali wanting drsssea or suIts
Dyed cleaned, or dresscd. SIX it, peruss, pEou-
lsing tbs beat work KNOWN Cook l. AcLAla, 80
Dearborn street.
, 1876-07-04

Tho Pail -nan Gasats says that OH the LIST Of
January Inst year there were, according to q
Parliamentary return just Issued, In the several
men, 1880 women, and 44,6S4 children. Of
these 65,0G3 men, 4e, 40 women, and 5000
children were In English, and !, LEO lnen, lilo
, 1876-07-04

ADELPuI THEATRE.
"Dad Dickey,"a burlesqus on " Richard III. J"
Is the principal attraction at th!s theatre. Mr..
Whiffcn phys the hunp-hack tytnnt acceptahly.
The variety entertainment is of fair merit and
abundant
, 1876-07-04
IARQW MOI PEOPLES EAul1s

~ tHRUW WOI FtUPLES FNUCIS
In their teoth. for there aru few teeth that have not
faults Of THAR own. There Is but Que way 10 pro.
serte them without spot OF blelsh, and that Il, BY
tho daily use Of the best dentsthce in existence.
tssgrsnt 6odozont cool sei1eshing. and agreeable.
, 1876-07-04

oB1NS0N-NIfITE-On tho 22d day Of juno,
1870, at tue residence Of Capt. William r. nlack,
sA0 indiana nv, Chicago, by the IT. ltcy Charles
Edward Cheney, william 6swcll Robinson nnd
1innunt J. White, Of tho same piace.
, 1876-07-04

!NAc Mlcnou'.s. .+.s. MICE Aimee
0agcIeLs unphrc
Glo.tnno +Hne5mAtd
In HHHenhd. Kid
AttHTlAlso. .iuofzy
9lkusoa...+ .s.++.......- 4.4..... fandhnH6
Iu6AAe..s -......-...s-,, Mol
AHHe!lo. H1no1tpEnt
IGItuts H. U&fcY
IL EoEaF1ielp. DdPldn
McsHlhsn... 4thlk
Hho s1ApIeste.. N1cl
Flfet tMfcon.. uayallB
asCoHu QhEGHnt.s ....Ieff1n
Aimee was In bcttor voice than ever before In
this city; sha aeerns also To have Improved In
technique. Her acting was, ns Of old, bewjtch-
Ing, full Of suggcsttveness and warmth, and
tinged with sens.ious feeling. shc was heartily
encorca tor her singing and acting Of the
pruscanblllo song In the second act, and WINS
then presented with beautiful l!oral offering,
consisting OF her namo worked In white on q
large rcd ground. Mile Duparc a. Bapolt waa
satisfactory. NJ. Darcy rs 1'eiros, aud even the
g,sat ga nuparcaa Ia 0oearats,s, were not 50 good.
drilling and instruction, not to ny natural en-
dornents. Tonight, "La Vic Pafislenne."
, 1876-07-04

Company, aSd tl,sa! 3! Into the 81; Loa!., XItoS :
namsd Company Issued M 3, mortgage On II pT9p:
10 Tic third mortgage Of tic Chieaeo
d M!sslssipr! Railroad Company, and mart wcro
50 exchanged, but with tho Hight to the holders
zee u the st. fous Alton & chaaEo a
! road Company amounted to S4,5s5 ,O0O, Which it
could not pay. Forceosure IT. suits it's were begun,
and about Jau. ID, 1850, an agreement ,s WA
and it's purchase by new Trustees for thc benc.
fit oi The bouiho}ders. Soon alter. the road
was sold under the third mortgage, aud bnught
s Gsss soms G5s 5 a1 a s4a ots Is :, sqn o Ts rda
nsat: .u.. ...'. ., s'.. ...s,s sss rps , .,' % s.
rcuctanco and md % on he % conditinn Ion that sa Tiiden
sIonid b. associatcd vith him. Mcvcr soys he
in July, 1862, agreed to become ons Of tho Six
| Trustecs above mentioned, Commissioned to buy
new nc M corporat!on subsequcntly, M md md in Scptem.
was soji under q tlacreo Of court and bourht
Ms5s. az ~ 2pd Tlden, as Trustees, for the san
The Chicago & Alton Railroad Company was
then Incorporated, and It's bombs Issued 10 tho
boo;js of tho leiter comnany KIM .nr9en,,cTnS
At the garno time. Nayer md T1llcn then. In
November, 1909, conveyed The road they had
ca~6 e. Attnn III Tns,s thcm" a. nnrt o ~
~ ,,,rsha roau .aa ~ ~ past a. -
u ,,S" y - n aanh
9,lo0 tiFstrmortgago bonds for s1,o1 cach, 7O6
bonus ior POW eacn; 15 aiso sf,ae shares o. pIe-
par value Of S10o each. Il nlso issued 2,iG0
ra1nn bo1t H.. e M ~ enc, ond ~ ~ 9o
eac''. and 4s o 10 sfatcs of stase,.' o 40 A"' ''''
e"1ss 1ss.n ~" sf oMaa .nas 20 ~ - ~ ru,., t,. ~
Meyef es tnat ne ana a II Idsn .a, nave &C.
1aioU. to- art;t1"a - thnn ~ ~ - w s,,1I rI
ta,t ts W tne 20, % a. Gu ,,
6sr OF on thsF residence y fof
e. sanfed IL. to Rsy PR cent
as oh .G u% t' MoEA ,ha s nos Set peen e9 so
OF sne Ccago Msss K0sa s
to nan ess nun a hona Inn ATo
Icy he Eot tired Of his tr,st end ofoted to sr tut.
!sauSs s, J.. vi oeiing 4sSu1eu alo1n AaD!!1ty, 9Ht
The chisag9 z Alton Eoad refused to indemnify
n.T1 H. ~ toaa Eas'ng inca.aea !nTgo e.pensMss M
eoested tSe moaey q M eonds psrt
whicn " H., psen Ra1d 9uI, aao the REMAINDER
a9out SaSi5 ht,ll I'LL, IN ais nanae A.. ~, ro,,,
an coaelus9n Meysr bhY6 tnaI e e ann oMu onn aaoen
trust; TINT By their management tho bonds Of tho
Chicago q Mlsasslppl lsoad were very largely
enhanced 10 Value; that 9 large number OF suits
have been successfully 1efsnded, demanding
much time and clerical c3pense, for al OF which
they have only received 50 i0oo: They think
they are entitled to at least $;oo eco additional,
Including attorneya' Toes, and to be discharged
Court Of Equity. wherefore Meyer asks that thc
suit against him be dismissed with costs
TIE CHICAGO, pAHvittn vlAcEasEs RAIL-
l lLC1D.
motion was made yesterday morning bo-
1ore Judge Drum!nond to confirm the Mastcr's 8
report !leA q few days a5go !n tho cases Of Os-
goo1 and toadck q Fish Us. Tho Chicago, Dam
Willie d Vincchncs Rallroad Company. Tho de-
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22

All goods warranted ae represented. No
charge for engraving.
WatcA Repairing a Specially.
@-Remember the place-Bush Street,
next to the Old Post Office. 3y1
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22

Tile Younger brothers had
their trial at Faribault on Monday,
Judge Lord presiding. The in
clements charged them with being
accessory to the murder of Mr..
Haywood, and with robbery, and
one of them (Cole,) with killing Mr..
Gustafson in the street. They all
plead guilty to the first count, charg-
ing them with being accessory to
the murder of MI. Haywood. A
motion was then made by the pros
ecutlng attorney to impanel jury
who should fix the penalty to be i'm
posed upon them, but after hearing
arguments thereupon, the Judge de.
cldedly adversely, and sentenced the
prisoners to hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary for life. Thus ends this gen.
eral matter which has excited such
attention throughout the country for
several months.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22
-On l2ct SATURDAY. n;rh+

On last Saturday night floor
OF a theatre in Sacramento, Cal..
broke through and precipitated the
audience into a livery stable be-
meath, killing seven and wounding
one hundred, Of whom a number
will die. On the previous night,
in Utica, N. Y, similar accident
occurred in Hills hall, where a
church entertainment was being
held. In this instance none we're
killed, but several were badly hurt.
1t would be we'll enough for city ALL
thorities to give little more atten-
ton to public halls, and see that
they are made secure. 1t is a mat.
ter within their jurisdiction to do so,
and the public have the right to
hold them responsible for the oc-
currence of accidents of the charac-
ter of those above mentioned.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22

RED WING MIMI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER e. 1876.

In these cases its pecuniary advantages
have been very considerable in the ag-
gregate.
Socially its benefits have been marked
in every neighborhood where IL grange
has existed, in the elevation Of the pub
lie morals, the advancement of culture
and refinement, and the increased en-
joyments of social life. This will
hardly be disputed. nor will any one
who is capable of rejecting attentively
upon the subject, deny that its capabil-
tiles to confer social advantages have
only begun to be adopted.
If, then, our experience in the Order
has disappointed US, it must be because
we expected too much, OF that we have
not perceived what it has done, or that
we hoped and desired to use it for our
personal advancement especially. In
either case, we are ourselves to blame
for being disappointed.
Now, what the Order has done it
can continue to do, and if we maintain
it properly, its future blessings will
soon so dwarf those it has conferred al
ready that we shall hardly notice these
indications of the beginning of "good
time coming. On the contrary, if we
suffer it to die, we shall lose with it
what we now fail to appreciate, but
what we shall deeply regret when de-
priYed of.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22
Sewing Machine Awards.

At the Centennial Exhibltion-Com-
ma"di"g Position Of the Singer Ma
chimes.
Much cla1norous Misrepresentation
has been indulged in by certain sewing
machine manufacturers about awards
made to them at the centennial exhibit
ton. Having obtained alleged copies
of reports of the Judges surreptitiously,
they published them in such way as to
create a false impression. The Singer
Manufacturing Company, having waited
for the official publication of the reports,
now has the satisfaction to submit to
the public complete and accurate copies
of the same, so far as they relate to the
Singer Machines. They are as follows:
United States Centennial Commission
international Exhibition, 1876
Philadelphia The United States Gen.
tenpial Commission announce the fol.
lowing report as the basis of an award
to The Singer Manufacturing CON-
pany, Elizabeth, N. j., for Famizv
Se,0,ng Machine.
Report-A shuttle sewing machine,
odying the following points of con-
struction, viz: A needle bar operated
directly from the end of a rotating shaft
in the overhanging arm; shuttle, sup
ported in shuttle carrier, moved trans
versely to the feed by means of q crank
on rotating shaft: four-motioned
positive feed; and straight needle
with it's eye parallel with the direction
of feed.
For the following reasons-A SUPER
icr family machine, embodying the
greatest number of most approved me-
chanical devices to impart positive mo-.
tions to the various parts, simplicity of
constructions; good workmanship; ex-
cellent quantity and quality Of work
done; originality, and for completeness
of display.
Seal A: I. GosHoRN, Director Gen.
J. R. HAwLEy, President.
Attest, MYER AscH, Asst. Sec.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22

President Grant is concentrat.
ing an unusual number of troops in
the city of Washington and vicinity,
and the act is exciting a good deal
OF criticism. 1t must, however, be
admitted that, though there may be
no cause to apprehend an occasion
to use these troops, it is well
enough to have them where they
will be at once available to pre-
serve order. Had Mr.. Buchanan
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22
The Grange.

The present year has been an un-
favorable one throughout for the
Order Of Patrons of Husbandry.
The presidential and congressional
elections have SO completely ab-
sorbed public attention, and tended
so largely to creating personal an
tipathies and local strifes. that but
little time has been allowed for cul-
tivating those sentiments of fraterni-
ty which are essential to the per-
manence and prosperity Of the Or
der. Hence, even those who have
hitherto been noted for their zeal in
its behalf, have seemed to dismiss
the grange and its affairs for "a
more convenient season.. The
consequence is that grange meet
ings have been so long neglected
that it is difficult matter to revive
the interest in them, and it seems
essential to have some startling nec-
essity presented to the minds
of average members in order to get
them to attend.
We would suggest to these that
they put to themselves these ques-
tons: Did they ever believe the
Order to be able to effect beneh-
clal results If so, in what man.
ner did they suppose it could &C.
complish good ? Have they been
disappointed by their experience ?
Is not such disappointment more
consequence of their own conduct
than Of any want of capacity in the
Order ? We believe that the result
of such determination, if candidly
made, must be to cause them to
answer the first and last questions
affirmatively. The answers to the
second and third questions will, Of
course, have to depend upon the
motives which prompted each in
dividual to connect himself with the
grange.
That we all hoped and believed
that the Order would be a public
and private advantage is proved by
the fact of our joining it. Some of
US hoped for political benefits, 9TH
ers for pecuniary, and still others
for social. Well, it has conferred
upon us all of these. 1t may not
have enabled all the members who
desired official positions for them
selves to obtain such advancements,
but it has contributed very largely
to the publication of our political
atmosphere. 1t has done much to
prevent official corruption and mis-
conduct and has elevated the moral
standard Of political conduct very
perceptibly; and it is still exerting
powerful influence in this dlrec-
ton.
1t has very materially curbed the
disposition of capitalists, manufac-
turers, transportation companies,
and others to speculate off of the
necessities of the people, in that it
has deferred politicians from ex-
tending protection and favors to
them; In this manner, it has been
pecuniarily beneficial. Where grang-
es have worked sagaciously and
unitedly for the promotion of the
welfare of the laboring classes, and
have combined and concentrated
their patronage on those local deal
ers who have dealt most justly and
literally with them, it has enabled
them to buy their supplies at lower
figures, and sell their produce for more.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22

taken similar precautions IN 1860, it
may be that the war would have
been avoided. We do not believe
that the country has any reason to
fear that President Grant will seek
to use the army for other than prop
er and lawful purposes; and his
holding this force in readiness for
immediate use Is rather Commenda
bic than otherwise.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-22
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