The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
FARM AND GRANGE.
GRANGE NOTES.

Grange Halls are being erected every
where over the country.
Patrons OF White Co., Arkansas, are
about to build wooden mill.
Bro. Smedley, National Lecturer will
soon take tour through Ohio.
The Patrons OF Hennepin county MINI,
will hold i harvest feast this fall.
Harvest ieasts, picnics, county gather
erings and general good times reported
everywhere
Patrons Of Dickinson Co, Kansas, are
uniting tlp . $1,000 bushel elevator
Send in your reports to the Union, Pa
irons. II you are prospecting let the
people know it.
Barcecues prevail in the South. Whole
hogs, or beef cattle furnish the proyend
er for the hungry guests.
Four thousand people were in atten
dance at the Patrons picnic at Llnneus,
Mo-, recently.
There are 622 subordinate Oranges in
Nebraska. with a membership Of $1,000.
The next meeting of the Minnesota
State Grange will be held at Owatonna,
on Tuesday. Dec. 10Th.
The State Executive Committee OF
Ohio, have compiled a song book for the
use of Patrons,
immigration is still flowing rapidly
into Texas and the grange element is IN
a highly tlourshing condition.
Jefferson Co., iowa, has a co-opera-
tive store, with capital stock OF g.
500. Business already transacted amounts
to S5,226.
California, the lvelicst Grange State
in the Union, has only III subordinate
Oranges with u membership OF but 800.
Kansasspotato bugs in honor OF the
Centennial wear, are said to be arrayed
in alternate stripes OF red white and blue.
California Patrons have petitioned
Congress Tor Il law tavorlng the admls-
sion of grain and wool sacks tree OF duty.
The surplus OF wheat in California for
shipment this season. IS stated 10 be
10000 short tons, exceeding By 200,
900 the surplus OF 1870.
A bear in white china. with a blue
ribbon ronnd It's neck, is to be seen on
its launches begging, and holding in its
mouth stick with u receptacle tor cans
die attached to each end, thus making u
capita double candlestlck for Il writing
table.
Grotesaue designs on envelopes
seem to gain in favor, and some quaint
silhoucttes on envelopes take the form OF
figures holding :; music stand or other
article-mere black outline, into which
the postage stampe be stuck.
Among other fresh thimble cases are
bee hives, coffee pots, etc, IN ormolu
while scissors ior the chatelalnc IRE
made more compact than heretofore,
the handles turning completely in. s.
that they almost look like i double tubs
side by sile.
Pencil cases for the ehatelaine are now
made III silver and ormolue . hold D..
piece oil cedar pencil GOOD old kim
revived, as many oil Our readers vii
doubtless agree who have known tn
discomfort of finding the lead Tall II
critical moment, rs they often Will.
In glass some new reeeptacles 10
blowers are OF h.truscan form and wife
with fish 50 dettly painted inside THAI
when filled with water, tney seem to b
floating in IL. Some new lowe
holders Tor the dinner table are tiny glas.
vases drawn ~ orQotu uoSeS-a charm
ING coneelt.
From Mr. Phillip Beaupre. who re
turned from Fort Garry = lie " DAYS AZ,
we learn that the crops in that seetio
iarexceed anything they have ever had
Last year the grassnoppers devoure
almost every particle oil the CROWN
crops This season they have been Il
trely free from the pests. and the resu
will be an abundant harvest. At Ii
time he LETT there. Mr.. i. save he aevt
saw better crops In his life.
4 gentleman residing in s.. Louis h,
had sent to him by i friend in Ialitorn
two beans resembling in shape bee,
nut which are possessed with 4 relaarl
able power ct animation. which The
show in advancing. retreatlng. and tnr
ing soniersaUlts. Their antics are indce
wonderful Is witness. They are know
in the State from which they came rs Ii
Jumping bean. lie keeps Them iii
snail box, and il lett q night In the b,
room upon 4 table they make such
racket that he is obliged 10 Shu. the
up in drawer so that he can sleep.
The conSump,hn Of corn husks in 1
making Of Snattr1>>e> aud the like is b
coming immense III nj. eur large elite