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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15

Tense. to arrest all unnecessary use of
water, for, in the event of a fire occur
ing in combustible quarter, their in
terests, in common with all would be
jeopardized.'' Upon the like grounds,
the Police Board has isued strict oders
to all roundsmen to exercise 'sa strict
surveillance in their respective
precincts over the use of the
Croton water, to stop sidewalk and
street washing with hose also, waste
in stables, hotels, dining-rooms.
saloons, water.closets, etc; and to
report promptly such persons as are
wasteful or extravagant, that their
supply may be cut off, Withal the
supply is still insufficient. It is, too,
the opinion of many engineers that,
in the four years which, according to
the estimates, would be required to
build additional reservoirs, the popula.
ton will have increased beyond the
utmost supply that can be darwin frem
the Croton and it's feeders, It will
cost not less than 500, ZOO, 900, accord
ing to the estimates, to increase the
reservoir-capacity. But before enter
ing upon it, the question occurs, where
can new supply be drawn from!
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Kerosene Explosion.

a TERRIBLE accident occurred in
Madison Wis, last Wednesday morn
ing causing the death of Mrs. George
P. Delaplane and the injury of two of
her daughters. Mrs. Delaplane was
aroused from sleep by hailstorm
which passed over the city. Shepass-
ed through the house carrying a kerr
osene lamp which exploded in some
manner unknown, setting fire to her
clothing. Her daughters came to help
her and succeeded after considerable
effort in subduing the flames, but not
until Mrs. Delaplane was terribly burn
ed. The daughters were severely in
jured, but not fatally. Mrs. Delaplane
died last night about midnight. She
had lived in this city many years, and
her tragic death caused great grief
among her friends and neighbors. Mr..
Delaplane was absent on business in
Minnesota.
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Terrible Railroad Accident.


A fearful accident on the Delaware,
Lackawanna 4 Western railway, occurred at
a small station known as Lehigh Summit, on
the Paconomo mountains, twenty miles from
Scranton. The regular evening train to New
York and Philadelphia, consisting OF seven
teen coaches, drawn by three engines, had
about 200 passengers on board, principally
bound for the Centennial exhibition. The
train, it appears was two hours behind time,
and reaching summit shortly after o'clock,
stopped to take water from the tank While
there heavy coal train, drawn by three en-
gines, ran into the rear of the passenger
train, telescoping two of the cars through and
through and breaking five others. The scenes
that ensued were heartrending, although, by
most miraculous circumstance, the number
of killed were but. few. In all nine killed
outright and twenty-five severely injured
The wounded were conveyed to the Goulds-
boro Hotel, where a corps of surgeons from
Scranton attended. Mr.. Seymour, Mr.. Gray,
Mrs. Dowall and Mrs. Pierce, are not expected
to recover. A passenger car caught fire in
the wreck and was consumed on the track
The dead were conveyed to Scranton. This
morning at 2 o'clock the passengers on the
wrecked train were transferred to special
train and proceeded Oh their Journey At
midni ght the scenes and incidents connect
ed with the collision were described as heart
rending in the extreme.
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LiquefactjOn of St. Januarius: Blood.

The correspondent of an English
Roman Catholic paper at Naples says
OF the miraculous iqaefaction of the
blood of St. Januarius
You cannot imagine the cries and
the almost shrieks and screams of the
people that were going on all this
time. And when the priest held it up
and cried out, lit is hard,'' they be-
gan to weep and wall on all sides in
the true Neapolitan style. The re-
liquary is an old-fashioned silver one,
of an oval shape, surmounted bv sill
yer cross about four or five inches
long, by which the priest holds it.
Thick glass is let into the sides, so that
you see the interior plainly when held
up to the light and to show you more
clearly the bottles inside a priest holds
a small lighted taper behind, by aid of
which you see two small 'sampulloe,'
or cruets, the large one containing
about an ounce and half of some OBJ
scure, CONCEALED substance of a brown
ish tint, not unlike to that of clothed
blood when it has been exposed q long
time to the air. It is quite hard, for
the priest reverses the reliquary. and
not the slightest motion is visible in
the dark matter which fills about two
thirds of the phial. Both bottles ap-
peared to be Theoretically sealed. The
priest laid the reiquary down on the
altar. He had taken it all round, had
shown it to the many kneeling there,
when he once more lowered it and
put it before my eyes. was not GER
tain, but it seemed to me that as he
held the reliquary upside down the
straight line which was formed across
the bottle was breaking on one side,
and that the substance commenced to
move slowly. I am sure my excited
face and the paleness 1 felt coming
over me must have shown the canon
what had happened. Yes, there it was,
slowly moving down on one side of the
bottle, few reddish brown drops. He
held it aloft to the people and cried,
1T is liquifed.' cannot EXPRESS to
you the strange feeling which crept
over me when the canon again showed
me the reliquary and slowly turned it
around. l saw the blood flowing in
side the large phial as freely as water.
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OsSian E. Dodge,

The death of Ossian E. Dodge is an
nounced from London. Mr. Dodge was. born
in Cayuga, N. Y, in October, 1920. In early
life he taught music school in Massachusetts,
and was for long time engaged in giving con-
certs with Covert, which made him famous as
humorous singer all over the country. On
the first appearance of Jenny Lind in Boston
he made himself somewhat notorious by pay
ing $50 for a single-seat ticket. In 1851 he
went to London as a delegate to the Worlds
Peace Convention. In literary and journalistic
circles he made many friends, his sketches on
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15

fall the doubtful States go for Hayes he will
be elected by one vote. If any one goes for
Tilden he will be elected.
In order to insure fair count in Louisiana
President Grant has invited the following Re-
publicans to proceed to New Orleans to wit
ness the canvass: Hon. VIM. NJ Everts, Judge
E. W. Stoughton, Gen. John A. Dix, and Gen.
James A. Van Allen, of New York; Senator
Sherman and Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Ohio;
Hon. CORTLAND Parker, OF New Jersey; Sena-
tor Edmunds, Of Vermont; Gen. Harrison, Of
Indiana; Senator Logan Of Illinois; Hon. W.
D. Kelley, and Hon. Sohn Schoenburg Of PENN
sylvania; and Hon. John A. Kasson, of Iowa.
The Democratic National committee has sent
Governors 1ngersoll, Hubbard, Robinson, Bell,
Curtin, Palmer, McCreery, Carroll and others !;
also Senators Thurman, Bayard, Randolph,
Mcdonald, Herman, and others; also A. S.
Hewett, chairman Democratic National Com
mittee, ex-senator Trumbull, and Doolittle of
Wisconsin.
In relation to Florida the President has is
sued the following orders:
Gen. W. T. Sherman, Washington D. c.
Instruct General Augur in Florida to be vigi-
lent with the force at his command to preserve
peace and good order, and to see that the pro-
per and legal boards OF canvassers are unmo-
Tested in the performances OF their duties.
Should their be any grounds for suspicion of
fraudulent count on either side, it should be
reported and denounced at once. No man
worthy of the office of president should be
willing to hold it if counted in or placed there
by fraud Either can afford to be disappointed
in the result. The country cannot afford to
have the result tainted by suspicion Of illegal
or false returns
u. s. GRANT
General Sherman, Washington: Send all the
troops to General Augur he may deem neces-
sary to ensure entire quiet and peaceable
count OF the ballots actually cast. They may
be taken from South Carolina unless there is
reason to expect an outbreak there. The pres
ence OF citizens from other States, under
stand, is requested in Louisiana to see that the
board OF canvassers make fair count of the
votes actually cast. 1t is to be hoped that rep
resentatives and fair men of both parties will
go. U. S. GRANT.
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RECORD OF THE NEWS.
Political, Personal and Foreign Do
ings and Gossip.
Thanksgiving Proclamation:


In compliance with law of this
State, with recommendation of the Presi-
dent OF the United States, and with hallow-
ed custom BETTING a prosperous and CRATE
full people, designate Thursday, the 30th
day ofNovember inst. to be observed through
out the State OF Minnesota, in public and in
private, as day of thanksgiving and praise
to Almighty God for His numberless blessings
and His ceaseless guidance and care OF His
people.
Let us on that day desist from our several
occupations, assemble in our homes and places
Of public worship, and join in reverent and
joyful acknowledgement of our exemption from
manifold evils and the measureless privileges
and opportunities we enjoy.
Let us thank out Infinite Father for con-
tinued peace, health and happiness; for our
Christian civilization; for the rescue of our
nations life for the glad completion of the
years OF its centenary, and for all the infinite
exercises with which our lives are crowded.
Let us, moreover, in all things recognize the
ways of God, and if for time we suffer from
an insect scourge, and pause in our prosper
GUS career with abridged crops and paralyzed
industries, let us welcome even adversely as
but the concealed gift of His Christening
hand.
go, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is
good; for His mercy endureth forever"
Given under my hand and the great seal O.
lsEAL the State, this sixth day of November,
A. D. 1876.
is. PILLSBURY,
Governor.
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Another War RumOr,

A cable special to the New York
Herald says the Turkish fleet was about to en-
ter the Black Sea and will take the position of
Sicope and Trebizan, both of which Black Sea
ports have been recently fortified. If this &C.
ours, the history Of 184a may be repeated, for
it will be remembered it was off Sicope that the
Turkish vessels we're destroyed by the
Russian feetunder Nakemof, with a
loss to the Turks OF 1900 men,
This act on the part OF Russia made
the Crimean war inevitable. The ad-
vance Of Turkish fleet into the Black Sea
may fire the mine which all Europe isshudder-
ing to see exploded. another special from the
Herald's correspondent at Vienna declares
that Servia has been rendered 10000 breech
leaders for her militia by the Grand Duke
Michael Constantine, commanding the Russian
forces in Bessarabia. Where the men will be
found who are to use those arms remains to be
seen. The theory in Vienna is that they must
come across the Russian frontier.
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Enough of Arctic Explorations.

A1cIC aIlu discovery from a ITu1CleSS
mission to the frozen region about the
North pole seems to call to mind how
much treasure has been squandered,
how much suffering has been endured,
and how many lives have been lost in
the vain attempt to penetrate al ocean
which nature closed by impossible
barriers.
The expedition which attracted the
most attention was the one command
ed by Sir John Franklin. The two ves-
sells, the Erebus and Terror, which
conveyed his party, left England May
"a, 1915, but never returned. The loss
of the brave men who constituted this
party seemed to stimulate rather than
to discourage the spirit Of adventure.
There were now two things instead of
one to fnd-the lost party and the
passage they went to discover. Twen-
ty one expeditions in all sailed from
different countries for the purpose of
obtaining information in regard to the
fate of Sir John Franklin.
Great Britain offered rewards
amounting to 500, 900 for his discovery,
and expended S., 900, 900 in the various
expeditions sent out. A spirit of RI
valry sprung up among the different
nations to see which would penetrate
the vast frozen sea the greater dis.
lance. This spirit was shared by the
people of the United States, as was
shown by the expeditions of Kane,
Hayes, and others.
These expeditions resulted in little
less than in demonstrating that there
is is no passage available for the pur>
poses of navigation. and in obtaining
some evidence that there exists an
open sea about the North Pole. The
expedition lately returned to England
found the best proof against the exist
ence of such sea. The party which
composed it found ice varying from 80
to $50 feet in thickness, and 50 broken
and rugged that a progress of only a
mile per day could be made over it. It
is to be hoped that the day for Arctic
expeditions has passed. 1t is not pos
sible that any benefits to commerce can
result from them, and it is very hard
to see in what way science is to be
benefited by future Arctic voyages.
Had the money that has been spent
in frutless expeditions in the direc.
ton OF the North pole been employed
in stimulating discoveries in practical
science, the world might have been
better and wiser therefor. Half the
people in this country rely on soft
coal for fual, but we have not found
out how to burn it without having
the best portions Of it pass into the
air in the shape of SCOT or unconsumed
gas. BOtaSnits inform us that no nse
has been found for thirty-nine-fo rti-
eths of the plants now known to them.
We are in comparative ignorance to-
day of the science of making steel,
and still our civilization largely de-
ponds on it's manufacture. With so
many things to find out, any one of
which would be of immense value to
the world, we may as we'll remain
awhile in ignorance of some matters
pertaining to the Polar sea.
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An Incident Of Revolutionary Times

After the battle Of Long Island.
which was fought August q. 100 wears
ago, and after the capture of New
York city by the British, General
Howe made his headquarters in New
York, leaving Staten Island in COM
mand of Col Dalrymple. The wounded
from the bloody Brooklyn field were
taken to the Island and billeted upon
the farm.h0uses. 1t was Howe's Gus
tom to visit the temporary hospitals
regularly. in order to satisfy himself
That ms men were receiving proper
care. On one occasion, during a heavy
storm, he and his staff took shelter
under a farmhouse shed. Farmer
Cole, seeing the party outside, ap-
preached them with hearty invita-.
ton to enter the house, and rest until
the storm should subslde. Mrs. Cole
was churning in the kitchen, and the
guests occupied the sitting room. 'sWe
are very hungry" said a member of
the staff ''can you give us something
to eat p
81 can t leave my churn,'' said the
practical housewife.
s'I'n churn for you," said splendid
uniformed officer.
Forthwith he was sent to work. Mrs.
Cole having taught him how to use the
dasher.
AS she proceeded with her culinary
work, ever and anon she glanced at
the toiling officer. s'Well," said she
to his brother officers, elf he can't use
sword better than he can tho churn
dasher, he must be mighty poor sol.
dier.''
This sally raised hearty laugh. in
which the volunteer churner Joined
heartily: He kept on gallantly, the
Precipitation streaming from every
pore. 1t was the hardest work he had
ever done in his life.
''That's right" said Mrs. Cole, en-
couragingly, ''keep on long enough
and you'll fetch butter.''
When the storm had ceased the mill
itary gentlemen took their leave, first
Offering to pay for their entertain
ment. ''We don't keep tavern,'' said
Mrs. Cole, with that short decisive snap
of farmers wife, and the officers
rode away.
"Keep on long enough and you'll
fetch BUTTER" became a household ex.
preston in the British army, and was
taken to the other side of the water,
where it was uttered many times to en-
courage those who were striving to &C.
complish results under difficulties. A
short time after the occurrence at the
farm house, Mrs. Cole received a par
eel from New York. It contained a
splendid black silk dress and letter
Of thanks and compliments from Sir
William Howe. 1t was he who had
done the churning. The dress is an
heirloom in the Cole family, and the
letter is preserved as one of the few
pleasant "reminiscences of a war in
which the weaker party carried out to
a successful issue the suggestion made
by the farmers wife, s'Keep at it long
enough and you'll fetch BUTTER
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Palestine, Egypt, and Assyria, over the nom
de plume of "1van Ort" having attracted much
attention in Europe.
Tho Presidential Election.

At the present writing it appears
that the late election has furnished fuel for an
almost unending contest between the two great
political parties upon the legality of the re-
turns from two or more of the Southern States.
The reports now received leaves the matter
substantially as follows:
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A Kentucky Flood.

A correspondent at Orleans, Orange
county, on the line of the Louisville, New Al
bany & Chicago railway, sends particulars OF
fearful rain storm which took place in that
region, commencing Saturday morning and
lasting till daylight Monday morning. The
rain was perfect flood, the water not pour
ing down as usual, in drops, but in perfect
heets. The ground resemblea a lake, the
water having poured upon the town until
half the place was flooded. Water rose as
high as the window tops, and asyet has fallen
but little. In addition to the destruction of
household goods, barns, stables, etc, large
lots of cattle, horses, hogs and other animals
were drowned. Lost River is extraordinarily
high. The bridge over this river between
Orleans and Paoli is swept away. This was
the bridge on which Packard and Lungett
were hanged by vigilantes several years ago.
At the present time it is impossible to COM
pute the damage which the fleod has occa-
stoned along the bottoms of Lost River, but
it will be unusually heavy probably $loO, 900
n amount.
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Speaking of the retention of the
Main building, a Chicago editor who
stood near Memorial hall on Thursday
was politely requested to *smove on
by a member of the Centennial com.
mission. The latter said the editors
feet dWarfed the structure.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15

Baked Batter-pie.-Grease a deep
pie-tin, and fill with sliced tart apples.
Make batter of two eggs Zone will
answer), one teacupful ct b1ttermilk
one-half cupful of thin, sweet cream
soda, salt and flower to make the con-
sistence CT stirred cake. Pour over the
apples, and bake about one-half hour
10 be eaten with cream and sugar.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15
Cardinal AntOnelli Dead.

A London Times Dispatch from Rome
avs Cardinal AntonelG was transacting bust
hess with the pope on Sunday when he was
seized with severe attack of govt in the chest.
He was Immediately carried to his apartment
He refused to believe that death was approach
ing. At last he consented to receive the sacra-
ment, but was unable to swallow. He ex-
PRED at 7:l5 Monday morning, shortly after
sending message to the pope asking for his
blessing and imploring pardon for all the faults
he might have committed during his admins
tration. The fortune left by the cardinal will
be divided among the members Of his family.
His fine collection Of gems, antiquities, works
ofart, &c., are bequeathed to the Vatican mu-
cum.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15

Dress substantially. Better be too
hot for two or three hours at noon
than to be cool for the remainder lof
the twenty-four.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15

The fact that the proprietors of
SANF0RD's RADICAL CURE FOR CArARRH are
permitted to refer to so well-known and re-
spected gentleman as HENRY WELLS, ESQ. .,
Of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, must weigh
heavily in its favor.
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The Markets.

A New York dispatch says: Wheat
dull and heavy; election returns absorbing
attention of both buyers and sellers; sales of
5000 bu., including rejected spring On priv
ate terms; old and new No. 8 Milwaukee
spring, mixed, at SLIT; graded No. i spring
at $l.27; ungraded Minnesota spring at
$1.32K; Red Ohio winter at $3.50; amber
Kansas at 81 80.
The Milwaukee wheat market ruled firm at
s1.17 tor No. 1, and sl.1O for No. 2. Seller
January $l.t3.
Minneapolis and st. Paul Millers are paying
81 90 and BLOB for No. l, and $50 to SIC for
Iowa corn brings 44c to acc Tor grinding.
Oats are in large supply at 80 and s2c; the
quality OF receipts is inferior.
Butter, at st. Paul sold last week at 1870
for good frkin, and 14o for extra frkin
Choice dairy packed brought 20 and goo.
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Price Of Food in Old Times.
From the English Magazine.

From the English Magazine
Amid the never-ending comments on
the high price of provisions, it is diff
ficult for us to realize the fact that a
time existed in Britain's history when
wheat. as food for 100 for whole day,
was worth only a shilling, and the
average price of sheep four pence. In
the reign of Henry I. the price of wine
was raised to six pence a quart for red
and eight pence a quart for white, in
order that the sellers might be able to
live by it. When wheat was at six
shillings a quart (eight bushels), the
farthing loaf was to be equal in weight
to twenty-f0ur ounces if made of the
whole grain. and to sixteen ounces if
consisting solely of white. And when
wheat was only one shilling and six
pence per quart, as it sometimes was,
the farthing white loaf was to contain
sixty -four ounces, and the whole grain
ninety-six. Think Of purchasing a six.
pound loaf of good wheaton bread for
a farthing! In the nineteenth year OF
the reign of Edward l., the price of
provisions of the City of London was
fixed by the Common Council at tar
if by which two pullets were sold at
three halt-pence, partridge or two
woodcocks for the same, while fat
lamb was to be six pence from Christ
mas to Shorvetide, and the rest of the
year four pence. In the fourteenth
century Parliament fixed the price of a
fat OK at forty Height shillings, shorn
sheep at five shillings, two dozen eggs
at three pence, and the best wine at
twenty shillings per tun. An act of
Parliament, passed in 1888, settled the
value of beef and pork at a half-penny
per pound, and veal at three farthings.
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In thriving town Of Michigan, a
year or two ago. hen the country was
full of agents, and almost everybody
was agent for something or other, a
certain infant of the town, being
blessed by the advent of baby broth
er, was very inquisitive as to where
the little stranger came from. Being
Informed that DR.. S. had brought it,
he stood in a brown study for a m0ment,
when, with the intelligent look of one
who has solved difficult matter. he
asked ''Say pa, is he the agent for
them?''