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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11
Oregon.

F.. A. Cronin, Oregon Democratic Elect
or, testified on the 80 before the Senate Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections: He had not
made any arrangements with any person or FER
sons whereby electoral certificates were to be
handed to lin by the secretary of state; he was
convinced he was lawfully appointed to replace
Dr. Watts and he put the certificates in his peck
ct because he. was afraid they would be taken
from him by Odell and Others he had refused 70
cotiie 10 Washington as Messenger of the Elect
oral College unless he should receive I ), 900 for
expenses; and the meney was furnished him; it
was raised, be supposed, by subscription among
Oregon Democrats Vim. NJ. Turner, Manager
Western URion Telegraph office, Jacksonville,
Oregon, was examined by Senator Morton in
reference to an alleged photographic transfer of
money from banking. house IN New York to
another In Oregon and also as 10 other dis
patches sent and received, but he refused to an
swer by instructions of his superior oficers.
Gov. Grover testified, on the 5th, that he
issued certificates to the three highest eligible
Electors, in conformity with the best legal au-
thority he could procure, Judge Hoadley, OF
Cincinnati, being one of the parties who advised
him as to the legality Of bis course; he had nc
CORES pondence by letter with any person in New
York in regard to the matter; received kilograms
from Hewitt, Marble and Gwin, calling his at
tontion to Watts's ineigibility and citing au-
thorities applicable to the case. -5.fr
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11

No one can mistake the youth who
squandered his money last summer for
moonlight drives, and now has no
money for an overcoat. He comes
blithely down the street, apparently un-
conscious that flowers are not blooming
around him on every side, and as he
wipes an imaginary perspiration from
his forehead, he may be heard shrilly
whistling, sI love the merry, merry
sunshine, it makes the heart so gay. -
Rochester Democrat.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11

GEN. CROOKS command disbanded
at Fort Fetternian on the 2sth ult the
severity of the weather and the scat
tering Of the hostiles having rendered
1t useless to attempt any further cam
paigning this season. Crazy Horse
and band ere believed to be on the Lit
tie Missouri. Gen. Crook expresses
the opinion that the hostiles are so bad
ly demoralized that it will be an easy
matter to subduo them entirely mex
season.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11

THE Rogues' Gallery in New York
contains, at the present time, 1,429
photographs, which cost the city 81, Jas.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11

THE Boston Board of Trade has
adopted a resolution against the
adoption of a silver basis, and petition
ing Congress that silver shall not be
made legal tender for any sum larger
than ten dollars. rE-s
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11

OOL. WALOO1tS
the local Superintendent, maintains that
the method of reading by sound is a
sort of Western institution. 1t hap
pened that when the Prince of Wales
visited this country, sound-reading was
thing entirely new to him, and he and
his escort never ceased commenting on
the fact that they should come to the
wilds of the Mississippi Valley to be-
come familiar with one of the marvels
of the world. .-s s.f.t L..
Col. Wilson was the telegrapher ac-
companying the Prince and his suite
while travelling in the West, and he has
rich fund of anecdotes concerning his
experiences during that period. While
travelling through illinois the party
took frequent occasion to indulge in
hunting excursions. To this end, the
most sparsely settled regions were Sc
lected.n Atone time, after aprotracted
hunt, the party had occasion to cross q
railway track, and the sight of the tele-
graph poles and wire excited in the
Prince and several members of the suite
a desire to place themselves in com
munieation with civilization once more.
The Colonel accordingly adjusted his
pocket instrument, but soon found that
in one direction the wires were down,
and casting his eye along the track ne
noticed .r 30.
a THE SOURCE OF THE TROUBLE,
By means of field telescope about half
a mile beyond.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
NO.. rs.
GTATE OF MINNESOTA. }
~ COUNTY OF GOoDHUE. (

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, !
~ COUNTY OF GooDHUE.
District Court, First Judicial District.
Ole johnson, Plaintiff, Against Mar
garet 4. Kelley Defendant-Sum-
mons for Relief.
The State Of Minnesota to the above
named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint in the above entit-
led action, which has been filed with the
Clerk of said Court in his Office at the Court
House in Red Wing, in said Goodhue coun-
ty, on this twenty eighth day of March A.
D. 1877, and to serve a copy of your answer
to the said complaint on the subcriber at his
Office, in the city of Red Wing, in the coun>
ty of Goodhue, and State aforesaid. within
twenty days after the service of this sum-
mons on you, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the said
complaint within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiff will apply to the said Court for
the relief demanded in the said complaint.
Dated Red Wing, Minnesota, March 2Sth.
A. D. 1877. B. B. Herbert
25w7 Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
E. W. BROOKS.

we understand that a severe
criticism ofour article on "feeder
railroads" was published in a re-
cent number OF the Zumbrota Inde-
pendent but We did not get the pa
per containing in.
The der nocrats are to have a
caucus to nominate candidates for
city officers atOpera hall, this even
ing.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
Red Wing MINI.

THIS standard article is COM
pounded with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and
as satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to
its youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff: It gives the head a
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY it's tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and
making the hair grow thick and
strong.
AS a dressing, nothing has been
found so effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, M. D., State AS
sayer of Massachusetts,, says, "The
constituents are pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality; and
l consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for its intended purposes"
Price, One Dollar.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
The Markets.

The street q rotations for wheat are
still $l.l5 for No. 2 and $l.20 for No.
l, but really gold milling lots are selling
above these figures. The receipts are
light.
Corn is scarcl and sells at 45@50c.
Beef cattle SHADY at 3119@4c. per lb.
as to quality.
Beef dressed, 6@7c. from wagons.
Pork, dressed, is selling at 5@513c.
Lard is 10@121sc. per lb. by the
quantity.
Butter is plentiful and sells at 15@
Csc. per lb.
E ggs are quoted at l0@l215c.
Prime live geese feathers are steady
at 55c. per lb.
Hides, green 7@71ac. per lb., and dry
at 1870.
Poultry-Chickens l0c; Turkeys
1215c.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
The Granger Decisions.

The St. Paul Pioneer-Press and
other papers Of that character are
lamenting the recent decision Of
the United States Supreme Court,
declaring that State legislatures have
the right to restrain railway compan-
les from making extortionate charges
They assert that this decision will
have tendency to suspend the
building Of roads, because capital
lists will not invest their means in
enterprises which legislatures have
the power to make improbable. 1t
seems to us that those making this
assertion have failed to consider the
the import Of their language. The
Supreme Court, has made no new
law nor even re-established an old
and forgotten principle. 1t has
simply reiterated a doctrine which
has always been recognized and act
ed upon in this country and Eng
land, until within very few years.
Since railroad corporations in
this country have acquired the pow
er to control legislature and courts,
the opinion that they were not
amenable to law seems to have gain
ed general acceptance; but before
that absurdity was dreamed of, cap
italists were willing enough to invest
in railroad enterprises, and did so to
very considerable extent. So it
will be again. AS soon as financial
matters return to their normal con-
dition and business revives, capital
will be found to build all the addi-
tional railroads that are needed,
and that, too, as rapidly as they are
wanted. This outcry against the
States assertion of its right to pro-
tect its citizens against the extortion
Of railway managers is all nonsense.
But suppose it were true, as the
Pioneer alleges it ought to be, that
the State had no right to interfere
with the management Of railroads,
so as to restrain them from extortion-
ate charges, = would the building Of
additional roads be of any advan-
tage to the country? ? Seven years
ago the Winona & St. Peter COM
pany charged 17H cents per bushel
for carrying wheat fifty miles, and
its freight rates generally were sim
ilarly extortionate ? Was the exis-
tence of such road of any benefit
to the country? Certainly not, fo1
it absorbed more than the entire
profit on raising wheat to pay for its
transportation to market. Where
fore, then, should the people of the
country desire to have roads built
if they are to be SO managed that
the country will be Impoverished
by their extortions.
Would capitalists, think you, in
vest in farms, agricultural machin
cry and labor if they were to be al
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
The Feeder Railroads.

Our neighbor of the Republican
takes delight IN criticising us unfav-
orably. Now he IS finding fault
with our advocacy of FEEDER" rail-
roads and condemns the scheme as
nonsensical. He wants through
fare roads, " and broad guage at that.
Here is what he says:
A writer in the Zumbrota Independent
answers the argument Of The Advance that
what the people Of those towns need is a
railroad from the country. say Roscoe or
Kenyon. into Red Wing, making connee-
people Of southern Goodhue are not so diff
ferent from other people of seose, and it is
only fair to assume that they have like mo-
tires and preferences.
They want railroad connection. Of
course, thew would have choice for a
broad guage and for line running to the
best constant market, if there was any op-
portunity for them to choose. But mar
row guage is better than none: route any
where is better than no route. But it is
vain to expect them to prefer line that
connects in but one direction to q through
route. An editor can advocate such rail-
road for other people, and then write him
self letter saying hat he has been con-
vinced by the editors reasoning and thinks
the no-thorough-fa line is the best, and
thus make his idea seem to have two be-
levers, but the believers will never be
found among the people who most need the
road.
Our neighbor is privileged to ad-
vocate any folly that strikes his fan
cy, but sensible people will hardly
be convinced by his pretentious at
tempts at argument that they ought
to help build railroads for which
they have no use. What would ii
| avail Kenyon or Zumbrota to build
a road through their towns, leading,
say, from Red Wing to Owatonna
Would they be likely to use the
western end enough to justify the
expense ? Certainly not. The ad-
vantages of such extension west
ward would accrue mainly to peo.
pie living beyond Kenyon, and they
would be the proper ones to build
that portion Of the road. Is it not
the experience of citizens of every
town along the line Of any road,
that the simple extension of the
road beyond their town was of but
little if any advantage to them ?
Our markets are east and south,
not west; and, hence, we need
roads running east and south. If a
competing line is wanted in order
to keep down prices it, too, should
lead to some point eastward or
southwark, not westward. The
places always most benefited by
railroads are at their termini, where
! the freights carried over them is
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28

RED WING, MIMI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 1877.

the mercy of grasping monopolies ?
Surely not. The effect of the poll
cy advocated by the Pioneer would
be to absorb the ownership of the
land in the hands of the owners of
the railroads, or, rather, to concen-
trate tho property generally Of the
country in the possession Of wealthy
capitalists, and to reduce the agri-
culturalists to the condition of ten
ants. And it would only require a
few years to bring about this delecta-
bic state of affairs if the policy was
persisted in. To assure the pros
perity and happiness of communi-
ty it is essential that the wealth shall
be pretty generally distributed, and
while those laws only are salutary
which tend to produce such gen.
eral distribution, such as lead to the
concentration Of the wealth are nee
essarily always destructive. Hence,
the assertions Of the Pioneer, touch
ing this matter are untrue, and the
policy it advocates ruinous.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
ADVERTISING RAJ

Special notices in editorial columns, Is
cents per line, for irst insertion, and after.
wards, in special notice coiumn, at Sc
per line.
The date following the name il the ad-
dress is the time Of the commence ment of
the subscription not paid for.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
VAN BRUNT & DAVIS,
For sale by

either collected or distributed, or
both, and the greater the number of
lines terminating at any point the
better for that place. Of what ad-
vantage would it be to a farmer to
have a highway made through his
farm, whed he only needed a lane
to afford him access to the main
road :? And the case is exactly
similar. Zumbrota and Kenyon
stand in need Of lanes afording
them convenient access to the high
ways to markets.
Occasional "through-fare lines"
of railroad are necessary, just as oc-
casional highways for wagons are
necessary; and it is, also, true that
feeder lines of railroads are some
times all that is needed, just as
private lanes are frequently all that
can be advantageously used. We
fear that our neighbor's judgment is
biassed by his hatred of the AD-
VANCE, and, like every angry man,
he is apt to make a. what-do-
you-call-it ~ of himself.
The business men of St. Paul
are talking of narrow guage rail-
road from that city, 0ia Cannon
Falls, Zumbrota, Rochester and
Chatfeld to Preston, Fillmore coun-
ty.. This is not to be Through
fare" road, but a feeder" We
hope that Red Wing business men
will render this St. Paul project un-
necessary, by building feeders from
this city.
The Faribault Republican of
the 10th contains an able article on
the textbook law. We understand
that several eminent lawyers of this
State have declared that the law is
not constitutional. That is the posi-
ton we took three or four weeks
ago.
The Stafordsville reservoir in
Rhode Island gave away on the
27th, inst, doing damage estimated
at $2,ooo,ooo. The Willimantic
valley was pretty thoroughly washed
out, some 900 buildings being swept
away. Only two lives are reported
lost.
The Washington correspon-
dent of the Argus has chose a very
appropriate signature for a writer
of a democratic newspaper. He
calls himself "Grudge
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
Terms Of Subscription.

Single Copy, per year s. 90
Five Copies to one address s75
Ten i" I" Is 90
u Subscriptions mast be paid in
adrance in all cases.
AnVEPTISINC RATES
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
How Do You K ep Your Books 7

We believe that there is consider
able proportion of men engaged in
businessmen who know how to buy
goods, and can make a good sale OF the
same-who do not understand the de-
tails of keeping accounts. These men
go on, year after year. without this
knowledge, content if they find enough
money in their drawer or at the bank
to meet their bills. But, when you
talk to them about balance
sheet, they Immediately show a Ia
mentable ignorance of the rules by
which it should be made. Such igno-
rance may be very well when trade is
flush and the skies are bright; but
when the screw of hard times is ap.
piled, they are like captain of rud-
derless ship, who does not know when
or how the rulder was lost. Partners
go on drawing out money for personal
expenses, exceeding in amount the
profits of the business, but they fail to
see that this excess dimiuishes the
capital of the concern. A and B form
a partnership. and put in sis, 900 each.
If each draws out s., 500 for living ex.
penses during the year, there must be
a profit of $4,000 made by the business
in order to keep the capital at its orig
inal figures. If the profits fall below
the amounts drawn out the capital is
diminished by whatever that difference
may be. This is simplicity itself, and
it requires no special education to I'm.
derstand it. Therefore, if a business
man understands how such a sheet
should be made, he has NO excuse for
not knowing Just how he stands.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
Verdict In the Aalltabula Bridge

The coroner's jury have Just render
ed the following verdict in the case Of
the Ashtabula bridge:
That the fall of the bridge was the
result of defects and errors made in
designing, constructing and erect
ing it; that great defect, and one
which appears in many parts Of the
structure, was the dependence Of every
member for its efficient action up0l.
the probability that all or nearly all
the others would retain their position
and do the duty for which they
were designed, instead of giving to
each member positive connection
with the rest, which nothing but di.
rect rupture could sever. The mem.
bers, of each truss were, instead of
being fastened together, rested one
upon the other. The railway company
used and continued to use this bridge
for about eleven years, during all of
which time careful inspection by a
competent bridge engineer could not
fects. For the neglect of such careful
inspection the railroad company alone
is responsible. That the responsible.
ity of this fearful disaster and its con.
sequent loss of life rests upon the rail.
road company, which by its chief ex.
ecutive officer planned and erected
this bridge; that the cars in which
the deceased passengers were carried
into the chasm were not heated by
heating apparatus so constructed that
the dire in them will be Immediately
extinguished whenever the cars are
thrown from the track and overturn.
ed ; that their failure to comply with
the plain requirements of law places
the responsibility of the origin of the
fire upon the railroad company [see act
May ii, 1851 that responsibility for
not putting out the fire at the time it
first made its appearance in the wreck
rests upon those who were first to AZ
rive upon the scene of the disaster
and who seemed to have been 20 over
whelmed by the fearful calamity that
they lost all presence of mind, and
failed to use the means at hand, con
sisting of the steam pump in the pump
ing house of the fire engine Lake
Erie, and it's hose, which might hav.
been attached to the steam pump in
time to save life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
icy THE STILL WATERS"

Don't you hear the hickory cracking!
Sounds Just like IN srmy tramping,
Only it's q sign OF snow,
Here's cinder smouldering, burning,
DrOppin' ashes, powdered fne;
Don't be frightened, little missis,
It's coffin, but it's mine.
Let me see the balm o'Gilead,
Wavin' by the cabin do,
won't hear its leaves rustlin'
In the spring, my child, no mo-;
Maybe I Won't hear de blue bird
Singin' in de apple trees;
But III hear de angels singin'
Dey'l have sweeter songs than these.
Hark! is dat de thunder rollin-
See de torked ightning's CLEAN;
MANY time I've sOothed my baby
When de storm disturbed her dream.
Now de drum-I hear it beatin'
Slow and solemn.like for me;
Nav be it's de waves breakin'
On de shores OF 6alilee.
'Twon't be dark, de stars am shinin'
Way above de storm and rain:
Dere'll be long protracted meetin's
Campin' on de heavenly plain.
DeIe won't be no wailin' weapin'.-.
Dere won't be no day to part;
Christ will hear me when KNOCK dere,
He will bind de broken heart.
Gross cold Jordan's troubled waters,
Into Canaan's land fly;
Dere de tree Of lite is bloomin',
All de hosts am passin' by.
Raise me up, hear de rustlin',
Angels at de cabin do;
Don't you weep for poor ole nanny,
She won't never grieve no mo-.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22

This trade mark is familiar to every mer
chant in the United States, and all who have
ever tried the genuine Clsrk's ~. N. T."
Spool Cotton, continue to use it.
IXPLoYRHS At TIE CENTENNIAL.
A noticeable feature Of The Clark Thread
Company has always been their thoughtful
and vonsiderate stsntion to the welfare and
pleasure Of their employees. The Centennial
Exhibition Afforded an opportunity for it,
practical illustration, which should not pass
unuoticed in this article. Desiring 70 give oil
their operatives IN opportunity 70 witness the
great Exhibition at Philadelphia Of what the
nation had accomplished during the 6rst hun.
dred years Of it, existence nindustry and art,
the company planned and carried 70 complete
success monster excursion to Philadelphia,
which embraced their fifteen hundred EN-.
ployees, with invited guests, members OF the
press, and the mayor and Common Council Of
the CITY OF Newark. Some idea Of IT, extent
may be gained when It - known that forty
ave railroad coaches were employed for their
accommodation, and the cost Tor transportation
admission, entertainment, Etc., excseded dix
thousand dollars. But this large sum IL small
compared with tho unalloyed pleasure which
WAS Afforded the grand army Of industrious
people Who ind employment q tho Clark
Thread Company Works In Newark. The
Common Council pssssd and caused to b.