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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
Cunning of the Polar Bear.

According TO the Esquimaux, the
seal constructs it's habitation beneath
the surface Of the ice in such manner
that it can enter it from below here
the young seal passes it's infancy, and
when the returning heat of summer
has destroyed it's ingloo or dwelling,
the young seal is old enough to take
care of itself; but this mode of lodging
it's young beneath the ice is we'll known
to the bear, who, with it's keen scent,
soon detects the whereabouts of the
seals nursery, and in order to gain
entrance, makes a spring and comes
down heavily with all it's weight on
the top of tho ingloo, crushes it in,
and seizes the young seal with it's
paw.
Here, it might be supposed, the nun
cry bear at once devours his prey; but
no, it is far too wary to do so; it knows
full well that where there is baby
there must of necessity be a mother,
and that she will soon be in search
of her darling ; therefore the bear
scrapes away the snow from the seal
uOlC, duu uOlulLS VIC young Seal
by the flippers allows it to founder
about, and when the mother ap.
proaches, the bear slyly draws the
young seal toward him until the old
one is within reach, when he seizes
her with the other paw and thus cap.
lures both.
The mode in which the bear cap.
lures the seal on the ice is equally in.
genious. When at distance, the
bear throws itself down and stealthily
crawls toward the seal, and if the seal
looks up it lies perfectly quiet, and
makes at the same time noise which
lulls the seal. The bear repeats the
operation until it approaches it's vic.
tim, when it falls prey to Bruins ap-
petite. ..-.
When attempting to catch a seal in
the water the bear sinks its body be-
meath the surface of the water, leav-
ing only the head above which resem.
bles a piece of ice and when the seal
raises its head above the surface ,Bruin
quickly sinks and swimming under the
seal seizes it.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
THE OLD PRINTING PRESS.

+ sA THE OLD PRINTING PRESS.
From the Apstralasian typographical Journal
A song to the Press, tho Printing Press! =.
Ut the good old fashioned kind,
Ere the giant machine, with its pulse Of
Elbows it out Of mind. x4s 4s ss.s'"
ln'the days of yere y sssls.3.st ....,
Cor hthers h0ar us @a 80.
BBy his sturdy limbs have wrought taq
OF iron or oak, ,, 5. NE 8<#
Bis teachings spoke
The language OF burning thought 8 III
a songto the Press, the Printing Press
AZ the carriage rolls merrilly along,
his stout sides groan, as the bar pulls home,
Keeping time to the pressman's song.
And the crisp, wet sheet " ,~...
On ito errand heet ~
By anxious hands is sped, S F.
Though Oft elsewhere s}#
It may sorrow bear, n =,
It brings t. the printer bread.
Then here's 70 the Press-the old Printing
Though his days be numbered now.
"A fond heart weaves, of the laurel leaves
A garland to deck his brow:
Though the giant machine
With its pulse of steam,
Has doomed his form to decay;
His stout old frame |i.
From our hearts shall claim
Remembrance for many day.
--GEoRaE w. 5oMERvlLLE.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
Noon Madness.

The popular belief, that the moons
raysswill cause madness in any person
who sleeps exposed to them has long
been felt to be absurd, and yet it has
appeared to have its source in I'M
doubted facts. Some deleterious Ia.
fluence is experienced by those who
rashly court slumber in full moon.
shine, and probable there is no sll.
perstitionsto which the well.to-do pay
more attention. Windows are often
carefully covered to keep the moon
beams from entering sleeping.rooms.
A gentleman living in India furnishes
Nature with an explanation of
this phenomenon which is at least
plausible. He says: .'It has often
been observed that when the moon is
full, or near it's full time, there are
rarely any clouds about; and If there
be clouds before the full moon rises,
they are soon dissipated and there.
fore a perfect clear sky with a bright
full moon, is frequently observed. A
clear sky admits Of rapid radiation of
heat from the surface of the earth,
and any person exposed to such radia.
ton is sure to be chilled by rapid loss
of heat. There is reason to believe
that, under the circumstances, paraly-
sis of one side of the face Is some.
times likely to occur from a chill, as
one side of the face is more likely to
be exposed to rapid radiation, and con-
sequent loss of its heat. This chill is
more likely to occur when the sky is
perfectly clear. I have often slept in
the open air IN India, on clear sum-
mer night, when there was no moon
and although the first part of the
night may have been hot, yet toward
two or three O clock in the morning,
the chill has been so great that have
often been awakened by an ache in
my forehead, which I as often have
counteracted by wrapping handker.
chief round my head, and drawing the
blanket over my face. AS the chill is
likely to be greatest on very clear
night, and the clearest nights are
likely to be those on which there is a
bright moonshine. it is very possible
that neuralgia, paralysis, or other sim
liar injury, caused by sleeping in the
open air, has been attributed to the
moon, when the proximate cause may
really have been the chill, and the
moon only remote cause acting by
dissipating the clouds and haze IF it
do SOY, and leaving perfectly clear
sky for the play of radiation into
Space 1.::j
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Rifted Clouds. .

A sudden closing Of books proclaims
the final verdict OF a mastery over
geometrical problems " and CTsar's
twisted speeches. q
"A kind Of revery steals over me,
and, although interesting histories
andsdelightful poems are lying on my
study-table,1 turn from them, and find
my thoughts occupied with the scenes
without. It has been dreary, winter
day, the snow is melting under foot,
and a misty rain is falling. l look
across to the hills opposite my window
where the bare woodland makes me
sigh for very loneliness, when l re.
member how many happy hours we
spent there through the sunny summer,
and how grand and majestic were the
trees under the reign Of Autumn's
jeweled fingers. which made them
glow with hues brighter than gold and
rubies. Now oaks and naples stand
as monuments Of sweet spring flowers
beautiful summer Verdure, and glori-
Gus autumn leaves. turn from the
window to my study-table; but sense
Of dreariness still Expresses me, as l
notice the familiar places of last years
pleasant papers still lying with "l876"
on the top number-no fresh tokens of
"lS77" scattered over the books and
states, enjoying unrestrained freedom,
until consigned to their places on file
with the others. These hard times
are the dreary clouds of our home
skies. But sunny days will not al
ways last, and when prosperity grows
dim, the best thing for us to do is to
learn to make use of the blessings that
are bestowed upon us. "Enjoy what
you have'' is good motto, that ought
now to be practiced in our pleasant
country homes-pleasant, although we
feel keenly sometimes the absence of
many-wished-fo Injuries. So select
my evenings reading, feeling that
have purchased an hour of enjoyment
in this way, by my afternoons study,
and repair to the sitting-room, where,
after a short chat, don my kitchen
apron, and am ready to perform the
Office of singing milkmaid and jovial
Bridget. By the time the evenings
work is finished and supper waiting on
the table, have quite forgotten my
dreary musings, because in visiting
cellar and pantry I see evidence of the
abundance of food with which country
people are supplied, and thus conclude
that we ought to be content. If we
strive to keep a merry heart, sunshine
enough will CLEAN through the lower
ing mists of ''hard times.'' With
pleasant words and happy faces we
find it easy to forget the dreariness
without, when all is cheerfulness
within.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
Turks and Their Wives.

Having obtained a wife, it is worth
while to inquire how Turk treats
her. am not aware that she has
much to complain of generally from
the personal ill-treatment of her nus.
band. I should think, as rule, that
the Turk is fair husband. The Turk,
in ordinary life, is not unkind or cruel.
The wife's misfortunes arise from her
position.
As husband and wife see little of
each other they are not specially given
to quarreling. But she is a woman,
possibly purchased outright in the
slave market, for it is pure illusion to
suppose that the slave-trade. in Turkey
has been abolished and being a woman
she bears about her on every hand the
marks of degradation. 1t is her duty
to wait on her husband, if he is poor.
at meals. Her accommodation in the
house is inferior to his. In all things
she is his slave. -,
If the wife is the daughter of a
wealthy man her lot is not hard one.
AS the law regards marriage merely as
a partnership, she keeps her own pl Oh.
erty, and the husband has to be on his
good behavior to obtain a share of it.
If she is of poor origin she can hardly
be said to have any rights.
On two or three occasions it has been
my lot to travel in the steamers of the
Austrian Lloyd's when we have had a
harem on board. In each case the hus.
band was in the saloon with the rest
of us,living well and sleeping in com.
Portable cabin. The poor women were
penned up as deck passengers, living
on wretched food which they had
brought with them. Only few weeks
ago I travelled in a steamer carving a
harem where there were perhaps twen-
ty women, wives and slaves who were,
shivering under canvas which was
quite insufficient to- keep out@the pelt.
ing rain. know that it is thing al
most unknown for a harem to have
cabins taken for it. The husband takes
care of himself, has, perhaps, as l re.
member seeing, unlimited cham
payne, and leaves his women huddled
together on the deck to take care of
themselves.
I do not think it would be fair
to charge the Turk with cruelty for
thus treating his women. An English
man does not usually take tirst-class
cabin for his servants, and the Turk
with no more intentions of ill-will or
intention Of harshness than an Eng.
lishman who sends his, servant third.
class, will take. the cheapest method of
transport for his women. RI i.
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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21

The old story of a man who listened
toa very pathetic discourse from a
strange pulpit one day, but was the
only person in the house unaffected, is
pat to many things of these times.
Upon being inquired of by some one
how he could refrain, he answered
with characteristic aridity, "Oh,
sir, / belong to another church," s.s,.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
No Blue Laws, Either.

:. IN
No Blue Laws, Either. .
Oft has been ,knownAfor some years to
those familiar with the history of New
England, that the sui Uprising tumble of
absurd enactments known as 4"the
Blue Laws of Connecticut" were in
fact, never on the statute hooks OF.
that colony or any other, but were In
vented by renegade parson, Rev.
Samuel Peters, who ran away from
home, where his genius for fabrica-
ton was not rewarded, to England,
where he issued his ssBlue Laws, land
got q very good living by slandering
his native land. TO puncture Peters
forgeries so that they will never again
have credence, j. Hammond Trumbull,
one of our most trustworthy historians,
has just issued a brochure giving the
bogus 'sBlue Laws of that romancer.
aud contrasting them with the most
rigid and unreasonable of the genuine
colonial statutes of that early time. He
shows with what insane carelessness
the most famous historians have &C.
cepted Peters Revised Statutes as a
true version, forbidding a man to kiss
his wife on Sunday. and forbidding a
woman to make beds or kiss her child
on Sunday or fast day. The real
laws of the Connecticut colony were
bad enough for they prescribed modes
OF worship and forms of doctrine,
and prohibited all Sunday travel, OK.
cept to and from church, and then the
horse must never 60 out Of walk !;
but DR.. Trumbull shows that the con.
temporary laws of England, Massa.
chusetts and New York were worse
than those of Connecticut, and that,
after EpiscOpalians were permitted to
worship in New Haven, a Presbyterian
minister was thrown into Jail in New
York for preaching sermon and bap-
tizing child, while prisoners in this
city were tortured to compel confess
sion and capital offenders were tied up
in sack alive and drowned IN the
North River. The fact is that the big
oted and harsh spirit of that age af-
fected alike all contiguous commune
ties, and Connecticut, without being
crueller than other colonies, was prob.
ably just as bad. Peters, however. can
be mustered out. AS a historian he
is not worthy even to stand by the side
of that imaginative historian of the
Revolutionary war, Parson Weems, the
amiable fabricator, who vouches for
Westinghouse filial virtue and lis IA
nous Ratchet, for Putnam's wolf cap.
ture, for Ethan Allen S devout remark at
the gates of sold IT, for Marion 20.
tato feast with the British officer, and
for numerous other delightful episodes
that never happened. Weems told only
those incidents which ought to have
been true; Peters seems to have been
wanton lipeler. No Blue Laws! One
by one disappear before the hand of
the vandal, History, the idols of our
youth And there is no telling when
the work of disenchantment will stop.
William Tell, with his arrow aimed at
the apple on his boys head, has dis.
solved into myth. The lovely Joan of
Arc, half hero and half saint, is going
like one of the Eddy materializations.
Robin Hood is the 10 Miller of high
way adventures, to whom all sorts OF
impossible deeds are attributed.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
Parental Pride.

Last night crowd of loun
were sitting round the stove of a cor
ner grocery discussing such live topics
as the weather, etc. AS the wind
hoWled through the streets they hitch
ed up closer to the stove, and filled it
up with wood to warm their chill
limbs and evaporate the layers of
tobacco juice on top. With pardon.
able parental pride they began to dis
cuss their children. Said one man,
reflectively:
81 s'pose I got the worst boy on
the Lode. He was taren disgrace to
the family from his cradle. He squall-
ed and had the collie till he was eigh-
years old, and then he began to break
things. When he got to goln' to skule
he never learned nothin', and was al.
lers playn' hockey. One day he lit on
one of the teachers and plum nigh
murdered him with the stove.
poker. He was the stupidest cuss in
that ward, and in spite of my tryin'
to keep him correct, he. grew up to be
RI guar hudlum.''
eyes, heard of that boy,'' chimed
in another from across the steaming
stove. ''He's a bad egg, no mistake.
I'm alters sorry to see boys act that
way, and I'm alters sorry for their
parents, because faint their fault
Its rough to have that kind of
rat. sure enough said another.
"Hi'd break is bloody neck hif he
was my boy,'' remarked third.
eyes, you bet l know i'm. He's a
hoodlum from the ground up.''
And so these comments passed round
the store, each man taking special pains
to coincide with the opinion of the
sire. During the conversation, how.
ever, the sire gradually got nervous,
and at the last remark he rose up
with:
':Men that'l II insult a father by run.
MIN down his child are mean skunks!"
And letting out his right, he pasted
the last speaker in the eye, and then
sailed in. .
It was fine to see how his parental
love asserted itself as he walked
through that crowd. He just floored
all hands and stamped on 'em. In two
minutes he had cleaned out the place,
then shaking his fist in the air, he
roared out: 3.... . D.. ....t
"That boys mine, and no man can
abuse him to my face: and what's
more, he hain't got his equal on the
COmstock - o..
Father Tabor, of the Boston Sea.
mails Chapel, furnishes as many good
things for the papers as any other
man. The other Sunday, in the midst
OF his sermon. he called an old salt to
order, who was walking out of the
mee ting. "Aye, aye, SIR responded
Jack; s'l'll be back in the twinkling of
a marlingspike; I've only got to get
my grOg.' 0..., ~. { cas-. d. p.
The old story of a man who listened
toa very pathetic discourse from a
strange pulpit one day, but was the
only person in the house unaffected, is
pat to many things of these times.
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AT1ON AND
would be the fruit OF such q course. But this
is exactly what has been done throughout the
country, and explains why one in twelve in
Newark areto-day supported by the city. The
productive capital of the country, which en-
ployed our now idle millions, has been put
INTO government bonds, and appalling desti-
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21

Why: is a four-quart measure like a
lady's side.saddle! Because it just holds
a gallon.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21

Capt. Mares is to be knighted, and
why not all the 7est OF US! We, too,
never discovered the North Pole.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
Great Wealth g. Great MOckery,

If you are ever tempted to purchase
very large pear, decline the invest.
ment or reckon upon disappointment.
You will probably find it woody, al
most tasteless, and more like turnip
than a pear. We know, for we have
the experiment in the land where
the gigantic pears are grown. Over
grown fruits never seem to us to have
the delicate sweetness which may be
found in those of the usual dimen-
sions. What is gained in quantity is
more than lost in quality. In the
same manner great wealth, great
honor and great rank generally turn
out to be great shams. Beside the
counteracting influences of great care
and great temptation, there is the in
evitable safety in too much of any.
thing, which soon renders it tasteless.
For sweetness prefer competence to
enormous fortune, the esteem of few
to the homage of multitude, and
quiet condition to position of emf.
nence and splendor. There is more
flavor in enough than in too much.
Solomon's proverb bids us prefer the
dinner of herbs eaten in peace to the
stalled OK consumed amid contention
and his remark is the more practical
when we consider how often the fat OK
seems of necessity to involve conten-
ton, while the herbs are not thought
to be worth fighting over. He chose
wisely who said:.- ''Give me neither
poverty nor, riches.'' He. took the
smaller and the 'sweeter pear. After
all, it is better to have no choice, but
leave it all with our Heavenly Father.
How Do You Keep Your Books?
We believe that there is a consider.
able proportion of men engaged in
businessmen who know how to buy
goods, and can make 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 Ia
mentable ignorance of the rules by
which it should be made. Such igno-,
rance may be very we'll when trade is
flush and the skies are bright; but
when the screw of hard times is an
piled. they are like captain of a 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 diminishes the
capital of the concern. A and form
a partnership. and put in ST. 1000 each.
If each draws out $4,000 for living ex.
penses during the year, there must be
profit of SIS, 900 made by the business
in order to keep the capital at it's orig
inal figures. Ii 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 un-
derstand it. Therefore, if business
man understands how such sheet
should be made, he has no excuse for
not knowing just how he stands.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-23
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