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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

THE EN0RM0Us WAsTAGE Of grain, 20 inevitable
Sah Oder ayles II 1hreshe11, be SAVED BY this
improved Machine, atce, sve,y job b ssovs lkss
pay al szpsSses Of threshing. 81.
rLAx, TIMOTHY. M1LLET. HUNGARIAN and
q easily and perfectly ~ Wheat Oats Rye Barley.
AN EXTRA PRICE Is usually paid for grain and
sssds cleaned by this machine. for extra cleanliness
IN THE WET GRAIN of 1875, these wers substan-
daily tho ONLY MACHINES that could run With profit
or economy, doing fast thorough and perfect work,
VIXEN oessrs utterly failed.
ALL GRAIN TINE and MONEY wasting complies.
lions such - endless Aprons "Raddles Bsatsr"
Picken ste., are s.eivstv dpsssed with Les than
onehalf tho usual Gears Belts, Boxes and journals;
easier managed moro durable; light running cost
" repair NO dust: NJ" litterings" to clean up; not
troubled BY adveeos Wtnde, rain Or storms.
FARMERS and GRAIN RAISERS who ars poa1sd
In the large saving made BY Il will not employ info
nor and Wasteful machines, but will issiI on thu
improved Thrsshee doing their work.
JOUR SIZES made for & q, 10 and II RorDs
Powers. Also speciality Of sKpA1A1oRs, dssiened
ana made ExPREseLY FOR STRAIN 4owER.
TWO STYLES OF HORSE POWERS. VIZ: our IN
proved Triple aeer." and eur "spur Speed" Wood
bury styls) both Mounted on tow wheels.
~ M1IR10TED in Threading or Grain Rassine.
apply 70 our nearest Dealer write to 10 lr nlusrs.
ed Circular Qeat ffss), giving full pazeulazs Of es
oaylss. Prices, Terms, ste.
Nichols, Shepard d o.,
RATTLE CREEK, nCH
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

We should not hesitate to recon-
mend to any friend OF ours, Parsons Parga.
tive Pills; they are scientifically prepared
and are adapted to all the purposes of gooc
purgative medicine
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
Newly Discovered Apothegms from Voltaire.


Paris Correspondence Of tho New York Tribune.
Apiece of good fortune has placed
in my hands the last manuscript of
Voltaire thoughts written from day
to day, and often during the small
hours Of the nj ht ---the last malice of
that unrepenting demon, the last
truths fallen from that great soul. /
have looked through all the pages of
'Voltaire without finding these thoughts
except few in his philosophical die.
tionary. give them in the admira:
bic disorder in which found them, as
the engraver who translates. the
sketches of a master repeats the faults
of the original design.
"a people must not be forced. 1t is
river which cuts it's own channel,
and you can not make it change it's
course
'Why does one always say, Mon
Dieu ! and 'Notre Dame ego ~ -
''Even the most sublime author
should seek counsel. Moses, in spite
Of his cloud and pillar of fire: asked
his way of Jethro.'' y
transcription for print representing
beggars Rex fecit.''
'''There is never 4 miser who does
not intend to make handsome expen-
diture some day; death comes and the
Intention is carried out by his heir.
This is the history of more than one
King Of my acquaintance" .@s @ss5
''Many Swans are like those stars
near the pole, which always move and
never advance" :.3s5s.,. Z, -, II
= ''We treat men like the letters we
get: we read them once with eagerness
and do not re-read them.'' 49, s
''Who said that words are the
counters of sages, and the coin of
fools? - F s. i: 10. !
1.-The bore is a torpedo that bennmbs,
the imaginative man is a flame which
spreads" .ss.s@ 5. III.
y.''Cromwell says, that one never goes
so far as when one does. not know
whittier he is going. = 81 bin s -
sWhen ROLAND regained his reason
he accomplished scarcely anything
more: a fine lesson for closing one s life
in peace!'
columbus OWNED and discovered
America: q merchant gave the country
his name. A fine example of the guild.
pro-quos of glory!'' ;;
"Ausages resemble each other as the
different ages of man. There are ages
Of health and ages q disease
Thomas NJ Rakestraw of Nor
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

A Terrific Fall Of Cats.

A Terrific Fall 81 Cats.
RON 1 th.,se. 4e,t n1e,: - / vi
it was, has been eclipsed by a still
more recent and Objectionable shower,
which occurred in California. Tt was
restricted to the narrow area of a sin.
gle city lot, on Van Ness street, CAL
ifornia but it was of unparalleled VIC.
lence and malignity. Early one eve.
ming the Van Ness street family were
quietly seated around the social center
table, the father explaining to casual
Eastern visitor the unequaled beauties
of the California climate, and thu
mother hushing her baby by reading
in a mOnOtOnOus murmur the report of
the days sale of mining stocks. Sud-
denly loul pattering was heard on
the roof, mingled withs.the last des.
pairing cry of some strange tom-cat in
his agony. The pattering and the
cries increased. and q. shoWer.of heavy
objects fell from the caves and ratified
on the pavement below. The whole
family rushed to. the front piazza, and,
by the increasing light. Of the full
moon beheld scores of cats pouring
from the roof. Cats of all sizes and
colors were sliding overthe shingles
and turning wild !somersaults in the
air. At one moment a gigantic tom
cat would clutch the pitiless gutter
pipe, and failing to break his fall,
would shoot, meteor-like, with out
stretched tail, through the astonished
night, and impale himself on the iron
chi lrno ~ thu farc,o% foroo ornfhor
moment a staid tortoise-shell tabby, of
untarnished reputation, would make
the fatal plunge, uttering blasphemous
and blood-curdling yells until she
Drained herself on the brick pavement.
The Mortified family fled to the GEL
lar, where they passed the night in
denouncing the weather bureau, in
vainly attempting to convince their
eastern friends that an occasional cat
shower in no way detractcd from the
unequaled excellence Of the California
climate, and in searching pocket New
Testament for the account of the de-
struction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The shower did not last more than fif-
teen minutes, although it sprinkled
cats at intervals until morning. When
ussy AASAAO C<SAAOa +0VCAy HACACC"Sp1A0 "Sad
ornamented with an impaled cat, and
the yard was SO thickly strewn with
the dead and wounded that an expert.
enced meterologist, who subsequently
investigated the affair, reported that at
least eight inches Of cats must have
fallen during the night. The theory
put forth by this skeptical man of
science in order to account for the
shower hardly needs to be refuted.
He invented a small boy, whom he &C.
cused of having CREASED the roof with
imaginary butter, which caused some
hundreds of cats, assembled on the
ridge-pole with a view to singing the
praises of love and mice, to loose their
! footing. Inasmuch as he failed to pro-
duce either the boy or the butter, and
also failed to explain how a boy could
keep his'esfooting on creased, roof.
where the most skillful cat, even with
the aid Of four feet and full set OF
claws could not maintain a position,
we can only pity the weakness and
despise the effrontery of the scientific
skeptic. ,.ss fsss Is So a..
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

Daniel Webster will have share in
the Centennial-a plowshare, at any
rate, which he used to own will be ex.
hibited there.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
-: ...:..*. THE
MEADOW. . ] i { MOWER,

e the siMpl-st, Most Durable and Laxhtest
DRAFT Mower in use. and contains more good DUAL.
tiles Absolute satisfaction Is guaranteed to the
examine 1t and you viii buy no other For Information
y. L. SHELDON, Gen'l Agent.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

Thomas M. Rakestraw, of Des
Moines, eloped with his wife's sister,
aged Is years, and both were arrested
on their arrival at Council Bluffs. The
man will be held to answer for adul.
terry. : 40
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

The great Empire of Brazil, with a
splendid map Of South America, is cx-
hanstively treated of in the AMERICAN
CYcLoP6D1A, together with a special
notice Of the life of the Emperor, Dom
Pedro II. This great work is nearly
completed, the last volume being in
press. The cost of this immense I'm.
dertaking is over $3.50, 900, exclusive
of paper, printing, and binding. The
publishers, D.. appleton & Co., New
York, supply the work in monthly or
bl-monthly volumes when desired.
They will supply specimen-pages, on
application, gratis.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

Two important discoveries! The
discovery ofAmerica by Columbus, and Or.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery; the one
opening MP to mankind new continent, the
other fountain ofhealth, which is indispen-
sable to the full enjoyment Of life and its
Blessings. In response to the above senti-
ment come the unsolicited attestations. OF
tens Of thousands Of grateful patients who
have been relieved of chronic ailments
through its instrumentality. Those voices
are limited to no one locality, but from every
city, village and hamlet in our broad domain,
as well as from other climes, and in the
strange 1tterances Of foreign tongues, likethe
confused murmur of many waters, come I'M
teigned and hearty Communications. It is, il,
combination with the Pleasant Purgative Pei
lets, the great depurator of the age. Under
it's benign action .eruptions disappear, exces.
sive waste is checked, the nerves are strength
ened, and health, long .banished from the
system, resumes her reign and re-establishes
her roseate throne upon the cheek. All who
have thoroughly tested it, virtues in the dis.
eases for which it il recommended unite il
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15
Washington a Marshal of France.

A gentleman of Richmond, Virginia.
has in his possession an ancient porce-
lain mug on which is painted the efiigy
OF Washington on horseback, with the
inscription beneath, "George Wash
ington, Esq, General-in-Chief of the
United States Army, and Marshal of
France The latter title being one
not ordinarily understood 10 belong 10
the Father of his Country, an old letter
has been found from G.. w. Parke Gus
It's, dated in 1897, which explains how
General Washington came by the
French rank. "The history OF the
American Marshal of France writes
Mr.. Gusts, 4" is simply this: When, in
l1sl, Colonel Laurens went 20 France
as special ambassador, difficulty arose
between him and the French ministry
rs 10 the command of the combined
armies in America. Our heroic Lau-
rens said, 'Our chief must command !:
II Is our cause, and the battle is on our
SOIL 'C' est impossible exclaimed the
Frenchman. by the etiquette OF the
French service the Count de Rocham-
beau, being an old Acknowledgement,
can only be commanded by the King in
person or Marechal de France
Then exclaimed Laurens, make our
Washington Marechal de France, and
the difficulty is at an end Ii was
done. A friend of mine heard Wash
ington spoken Of as Monsieur lie
Marechal' at the siege Of Yorktown.
Our beloved Washington never coveted
or desired rank or title; but it is be-
yond doubt that, from the force Of
circumstances just related, the rank
and title of Marechal de France was
conferred upon the general-in-chief of
the combined armies of America and
France -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15
The Boss Grandmother.

Hoogley's boy has been spending his
summer vacation with his grandfather
and grandmother down East. He cot
home this week, and a few EVENINGS
ago, while sitting on the curbstone al.
lusting a rag on his sore heel, he was
telling Squeaky Zone of his chums0
what good time he had. The fol.
lowing is his story "rve got the old
boss grandmother for tellin' stories
and don't you forget III She i az
much a 200 years old, with GREAT
long, crooked chin, and her face Kind.
er looks like pork-scraps, but she's a
bully old gal, and can't she tell some
awful lnjun stories. She says she's got
three mattresses stuffed with Iniun's
mar that my grandfather killed and
scalped when lac was n Young man.
All OF my graudmother's pliers is
s~iled with lnjun's hair, too, she saws.
NY grandfather he's got an old nint-
.NDck-gun that / guess was made when
Noer cum out in the ark Ny grand
rather used to shoot bears'n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

tigers'n elefunts'n crockerdiles'n
ali kinds OF birds and
every thing. My grandfather shot his
gun inter lion or wolf one day, and
the wolf growed mad'n run out OF the
woods'n run inter a naber's house'n
swallered three little children. NV
grandfather he runs'n grabbed the
VIOLIN skinned HMM saved the children
fore they's ct up. Piruts used TO sail up
the river in front of my grandfather
house'n they used to rob folks and muir
der 'em and git their mummy; they used
to murder thousand folks a day some
times and berry the gold in cave. Nv
grandmother was all alone one wand
some piruts cum and set the house afire,
and my grandmother throw'd bilin' wa
ter on the piruts, and they left four mil
lions of gold and run on. You ough, to
see my grandmother and hear her tell
things !''-BOSton Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15
Exploring a Mound.

\ telegram from Urbana, o., TO the
Cincinnati Gazette, SAYS: The oXplor-
alton of the mound near this place, in
which were found three perfect skele-
tons Of the ancient mound builders, was
continued yesterday by members of the
Central Ohio Scientific Association.
The result was the unearthing of the
head OF the third and larger of the
three skeletons, which was well pre-
served, and its shape indicates good
brain development. Below the head
was found a strand of pure pearl beads,
which admit of a fine polish. A circu-
lar mica ornament was also found
above the shoulders, and must have
served as a burial ornament. Near the
upper part of the body were three flint
arrow-heads, lying with THEN points up,
pointing as from the wooden handles
which had been held in the hands of
the dead warrior, but now moldered
away. The lower jaw of this skeleton
is perfect. The mound in which they
were found is IS feet in diameter, and
ID feet in height, and is covered with
an old growth of oak trees. The box
in which they were enclosed was made
of logs and bark, and was very rudelv
constructed. The explorations will be
continued, and il is believed much more
of interest yet awaits discovery. DIR.
Thomas +. Moses, of Urbana Universe
", gentleman IF rare scientific knowl-
edge, has charge of the work, and will
leave nothing undone which NAV add
to the very limited knowledge Of the
strange people who once inhabited this
continent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

"A Hungarian chemist has devised a
method of preserving meat which he de-
clares superior to any heretofore prac-
ticed. 1t is very simple and consists in
freezing the meat by exposure to a tenn
perature Of 80 degrees below zero and
then sealing it in tins, from which, after
any length of time, il is said to come
as fresh, in point of smell AM color, as
though just taken from the butchers
stall. A commission appointed by the
German Government has made care
full examination of the process, and pro-
nounced il very satisfactory, and in o.
der to give il fair test, two German
corvettes, which are about TO set out on
a voyage around the world, have been
supplied with the frozen meat.
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fFrom The New York SIN. I

We published yesterday a sensible and
moderate letter. written bv the Rev. J. W.
Dungee, a colored clergyman 81 Richmond.
Va. in which he set forth very clearly hi
reasons for believing that the best Interests
OF his race required the abolition % the color
line IN politics. distribution OF the oolored
vote between the two great parties. and the
cultivation Of friendly relations between the
whites and blacks OF the south. The bold
ness OF Mr.. Dungee in maintaining such
heretical OF Mons has brought upon him s
sea Of trOubl.5. The Board OF Home Ms
sions. represented bya rabid political person
IN New Hampshire named Curtis. has re-
mon,traied with him for his declared infen-
ton 81 voting for Tilden. assuring him tia;
ne would ruin his usefulness ~ a minister
o. Christ by doing 30. and intimaiing that
DC need expect no mere money from the
Board unless be would agree 70
support Zach Chambers ticket: his
sunday school in Richmond has been bro
Ken up, BIZ life ha. been 10 danger from mob
violence. and finally. the policy % insurance
on his dwelling having expired. the insur-
ance companies refuse 90 renew t.. because
the Republican negroes in Richmond have
threatened 60 burn him out. And set Mr.
Dungee {, a man 81 unblemished character.
who Tor tweniy-seYen YEAR was q slave. vel
managed % obtain an excellent education:
and since the var he has devoted himself en-
tirely % working for The elevation - Bis
fellow freedmen. such f. fhe treatment
that Intelligent colored men receive in fbe
South when they dare % follow their own
convictions in political Affairs.
Some Young men are q little par
tial TO blue-eyed maidens. Others ike
dark-eyed lasses but the m0n-eyed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

-Gambetta is about 20 publish a
book, written long ago-a novel with a
romantic and impressionable hero.
When he wrote it, twenty years ago,
some lady friends, who had read the
manuscript, and found it charming,
implored him to publish it, but he re-
piled that he would keep il till he was
40, when he should have become a
statesman and had his fill of honors,
and then publish it, so as 20 give the
impression that through all his life he
mad kept the faiths agd illusions of his
youth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

Going out in the cars the other
evening, we sat behind two gentlemen
who were talking about the importance
of wives keeping up the little attentions
and caresses that marked the earlier
periods Of their married life, when one
g, them abruptly asked the other
And does your wife always meet YOU
with kiss?'' "Never misses IT,, was
the enthusiastic answer. Does
yours?" always" said the gentle
man, turning his cheek toward his
companion. ali you don't believe il,
just look NJ the prints Of her teeth "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

1t is said that before the Prince of
W aies set out for India he was placed
IN conservatory heated up TO the In
dia temperature, 10 test his powers Of
endurance. He tainted away, but was
more successful on the experiment be-
ing repeated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

The Rev. Brook HEREFORD, who came
from England recently 10 take charge
of Unitarian Church in Chicago. is
rapidly acquiring allthe coeceit of ma
tive Yankee. lie says he begins TO real
lze already what a small place England
Is, and can understand The feeling ofthe
American who said "he was afraid TO
60 out on a dark night in England for
fear he would fall over the side.m
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

some young men are a little par
tial to blue-eyed maidens. Others ike
dark-eyed lasses But the m0n-eyed
girls have the most admirers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15
No Hope for Reform Except Through
the Democratic Party.
Retrenchment in Public Expenditures
the Only salvation.
Extracts from GOV. He ndrieks's speech nj
shelbyviiIe, Ind, September

Now, my cOuntrymen, have TO ask your
judgment touching the question and meas
ure OF reform. What think YOU. l. reform
a necessity 81 our conditions
, 1876-06-14
IN CHICAGO.


At the centres lbDut which tho sporting fraternity
congrcgac In this city, FoleyH and Mansur's, pnol.
sosltng ut tlars active during the ay, but nt-
1eIded with very litt!a excitement. Tho news ro-
ce!yctl FROM time to time u D!alncs improved con-
dillon had tho effect to gsrc Lis manu- prc[.
crcnco In tho knles especially ut Folcy's,
whcru mhst Of them wero made. OF
tho Individual candidates blaine was
first choice. Copkl!ns second, and 1st1ssow third,
wlllu tho fourth choice altcrnated between 1taycs
Wheeler, and llnrlranft, with Hayes the tHvorte.
The lcld enjoyed preference over any one candI.
more tnonry, Fot,la sold for frDin 81 to $50, as
Indicated Hbove. the amounts varylng with The
enthusiasm Of tho wayeress.
At MnnBnrB. III tile - Paris Mutual Fools" the
sncn wc.e oycn between Nalnr md Dristow, thu
tckuis being 81. III tho auction pool tic snlrB
even IutWtcT it1Hnc and i}tstosH against tho hrld
In instances, t0woyeE, Ilayca rold ilrst, ]ahu
second, ailh lrst0w third. Thu tets on Hayes
werg readily taken and 0tforosa wete fow. CoAk-
ling Morton, md the utler candidates. did not scpH
TO have any friends, ut !uast thefF nmes had 10!
been mentioned III tlle talcH M tn u ate hour.
FOR C1NClASATi.
Tho train leaving tha iunhandlp depot Mt
o'clock took Int two Iprsuns to Cincinnati wht
manifested my desire to take part in President
m4kHg. Thry were $. !: Rn*aulI antl John y.
went tu help the caust Ut Ifrtslow, md the latter
Just far tho fnn Ut tho thiNy+ nntl to DO I'll hahtI
ut tho hurruh utter thu struggle IL nyfr.
a lnrE1 number Ut Aptctuturh mud professional
politicians !eft lnhs evening via Tho kunkalsee
FQltG
, 1876-06-14
LOCAL POLITICS.


The Seventh Ward Democratic Club met Inst
evening OH the northeast corner Of Iiluo Island
nyenue and fourteenth street u, u. l'ailey pre-
sided, mud r. j. Fitzgerald nctcl US Secretary. 4
committed Of five was eeectcl 10 draft c0nsttu-
tton and bylaws, ~ follows: Miles Kehoe, ].
Crowley, Mutt Fleming, John McSully, and Dcn.
mis- Murphy. Another meeting will he held at the
same plncc ThurtAny night to eclcct delegates to
tho County Convention.
\ meeting Of tho Republican Club u t!!e Fonr.
kre avenue, cpl. 4. y. 'saifea in tto cha!r.
members wcre present. 4 reorganization Of the
Club was effected, with Col. x. ". nnfen Al
President. Several lew members were proposed,
and the meeting adjourned. Z
FOURTEENTH wA1lD DEMOCRATS.
4 1nns*-nectlny of the Democracy u! the Fonr-
o. IL aq M 'lTauec nJ .1 1o
n,an III the chair. Mr. ia boy ncted an Secretary.
Spceches were made by Mr.. NMton, Mr. Cnrse-
mani ~ b9smer, nnI others On aiiisFcnt snhlscts,
was appointed to select delegates to tho County
Thc following dclesntlon vas appointcd;, G
Ca+slemnn, G. Christaisan, Thu.has Walsh, Peter
lldy, hohcrt, u. fisg, M!ctae! kya'',, .l5sepl
sokup, u. SchucncMlann. nnd William Sullivan.
AllcrEatcs-ratrek AAhoney, Peter LngGne, Bryan
Susion, and II. i; F!ayn After soma moro dis
cussEoD, thu meeting adjourned,
NEVrSTEEHTlf WARD DEMOCRATS.
meeting Of Democrats OF the Seyentccnil,
wur,l was IL hive been he'll lust night at alallcys
Court fns tle pl.Epose oi sieSting esKatga To- the
TO an evident MISUNDERSTANDING NJ 10 iho tnc ot
tho holding tho mreting 1t wnH adjourned until
Frldny eycnEnE when thu delegates Will bo elected
fur thc transaction ut miscellaneous business Mil
bu llnll at thu Banle place Thursday evening.
, 1876-06-14

War. e1titcd Indignant comment when chilled to
thc attention ot ton,r Of his friends and former
comrades, Yesterday, Gen. j. NJ. Ahackclfofl,.
which 1'r!atow wha Lieutenant .ttnnc1, tnnke ln
thc lsRhcrt terms Of his eaninct, hnth nt Fort
1nnel.on end At Shiloh. MAJ. Mntiey' "f lc ;hs
following tho batfio of ahiln',, RAYS Tint 10
wa. then fatally dteablcd, and fcasca lat his hcnr.
exploded directly lIs heal early IN TIM nctinu
WAS futeyrs t'c.trnycA cn1. II. ". Kelley, editor
Of thc Huntsville Coambrrdi. aays lie tenrl Col.
ccivcd at sltluh several yeass nstcr the War. and
express his nnrschcn.!on. for Its u!tn,ntc consa.
gNenccF. Col. Kelley ntded, very significantly.
:. It would bc vrry unfortunate IN my ono to mako
himself sltsngreea6le tn lIrjstnw !nlrr tue imptcs.
Blon that he Ii nut tnnn OF absolute cuugnBc."