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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-04

a teacher of a class of little boys, while
he was in Bible class of almost young
men. He knewher name, also what
her fathers business was, and he al
ways received smile and bow from
her when they met at sociables and
picnics.
''.Oh, you are not the onesthat Biddy
called me down to see = she asked in
surprise. d.
ssYes, ma am; II am sorry to say am.
I had no idea Of meeting any one I
knew, although, of course, need not
be ashamed OF trying to help my moth
er, and
We need not wonder if the high
spirited lad choked, and found it hard
to go on.
s'No. you need not,'' said the sensi.
BILE, kind-hearted young lady; land no
one whose opinion is worth having.
will despise you for tiff it is the best
thing you can do :; but is it 50 -
Harry's face turned scarlet, and the
young lady, plying him very much,
sat down by him and said, 'sI'm afraid
you are in trouble. Now talk to me
just as if I We're your grown up sister,
and perhaps can help you.'
''N0, Miss L., you cannOt,' replied
Harry. ~ .-.z.
81 am not sure of that. can do a.
great many things you never heard
Of. Have you left school since your
fathers death 2" asked the kind lady.
Then Harry told her the whole
story-of the great necessity there
was of his earning money, and of the
persistent but Intellectual efforts he
had made to do so. .~
"Well, leave as much of that stuff in
your bag as Biddy wants; carry the
rest back for some disabled soldier to
sell, and come here this evening and
see my father. If there's any situa-
tion vacant in this city, father: can
help you into it, she said.
These kind words were worth more
to Harry than gold found in the street
| would have been for it was honest
work the boy wanted, and not charity.
He supplied Biddy with what she
wanted from the bag, carried the sur
plus back to the manufacturer, as
the man called himself, aud went home
with light heart to his mother. He
could scarcely speak for Joy.
That evening, neatly dressed, and
feeling more like himself than in the
morning, hewas ushered into the fine
parlors Of Mr.. L. What change there
was in his feelings from that hour in
the morning when he tapped, timid
and blushing, at the door of Biddy's
domain!
He was met, as a gentlemanly boy,
by the gentleman Of the house, who,
at ter questioning him closely as to his
ability and his habits, engaged him as
an entry clerk, in his store, at salary
Of three hundred dollars for the first
year.
The merchant was greatly pleased,
for he liked boys that were willing to
do anything.
Harry's ambition would hardly SUI
fer him to sleep. He longed to be
entering goods, and bustling about the
store in the interests of his kind pa.
tron. He thought day would never
dawn but like all other days, it did
dawn and Harry set out on his bust
ness career with full determination
to do his best for his employees and his
mother.
Time, 1 am sure, will show that the
boy who was willing even to- sell rat
poison rather than be idle or beg, will
make a noble, honorable merchant.
Harry says, ''IfI ever get ahead my.
self, I'll help poor boys who are look
ing for places in every way in my
power.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-04
4 Celebrated Diamond.

One Of the finest brilliants in
America, and one with romantic
history, is now for sale at Salt Lake.
This stone is 1872 of carat lighter than
the celebrated Tweed diamond, but
it's cutting is much better, and it is
considered by experts to be more val
liable. 1t weighs IL carats, and is
exactly half an inch in diameter.
1t was for many hundred years in
the family Of an East India prince.
This potenate presented it to the sex-
Queen Christina of Spain, who .pre.
sented it to her daughter, ex.Queen
Isabella, on the occasion of her mar
riage. The latter was forced to sell
it, with many other diamonds. and it
was bought at an auction of her dia-
monds, (which was made in London land
1T was purchased by St. Louis gentle
man with about $50 700 worth of other
diamonds. He was soon after offered
$4,000 in gold for it by the Americas
Club of New York, but he refused to
sell it. Subsequently it was stolen
from him while visiting at Saratoga
Springs by thieves. who employed
what is known the umbrella game
While alighting from the cars, man
spread an umbrella in his face, and
as he started back the pin was stolen
from his shirt-bosom. The trick was
so dexterously turned that the victim
did not discover his loss for several
hours. When, however, he found
himself minus the wonderful brilliant,
he promptly telegraphed to the daily
papers of New York city, Offering 49,.
900 reward and no questions asked. In
twenty-four hours his pin was return
ed, and the thieves were richer the
amount of the reward. Afterward
this same gentleman went to Salt Lake
City and traded his diamond for min
ing property valued at $4,000. The
mine developed we'll and the lucky
speculater realized over SOC, 900 from
this investment. The miner who re-
ceiyed the stone was cheated out Of il
by Chicago gamblers, who sold it to 3
diamond dealer who, in turn, sold it tc
the firm in Salt Lake City who now
possess it.
Henry Ward Beecher has completed
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-04

The rroprietors Of. the Gait house at
Louisville ~. have gone into bankruptcy.
The hotel is the largest in the South. :.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-04
"Only Twenty-Five Cents-Who Takes til
NeXt?"


There's a wandering genius around
the Central Market who has for sale
an article described by him to the pub
lie in a loud tone, as follows:
"Gentlemen, British nobleman in
vented this article, and he spent eigh-
teen years thinking and experimenting
over it. You will observe that it is a
glass-cutter, can-opener, a knife
sharpener, a putty knife, a scissors
sharpener, jack-knife, pail. cleaner,
and bread-knife combined. It is
light, durable, compact, beautiful and
convenient, and the price is only
twenty-five cents. Who takes the
next?"
He was talking away yesterday fore.
noon, when hard-handed son of toll
approached and asked to inspect one
Of the articles. The man explained it's
merits and uses, commented upon its
different uses, and added:
"YOu want one, of course 2" ~
Il guess not, said the farmer.
"Why?'' 81;
, "Oh, it doesn't seem to be Of much
use.
"Great spoons but haven't I ex.
planned to you that it can be used for
eight different purposes? What more
can you ask %
';Wall, it seems to me. that you
ought to have corn-sheller hitched
on to it somewhere slowly replied
the agriculturalist, and he laid it down
and walked aWaV.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-04
The Extra Session

1t is probable that the democratic
and republican leaders will make a
joint effort to have the extra session
OF congress as short as possible. It is
proposed that there shall be no COM
mittees of the house appointed until
next winter. The records of congress
show that at the spring session of new
congresses Of late years it has not
been customary to'appoint the com.
mittees Of the house. 1t no commit
tees are appointed the business of the
house can be kept in very narrow linn
it's and no general legislation can be
attempted. The army bill will be
ready to report OF the opening session
and the house can go to work upon it
at once. Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee,
who stood next to Mr.. Holman in the
last congress on this committee, had
charge Of tie bill and will naturally
present it to the next house. This will
obviate the necessity of the appoint.
ment of a committee on appropria-
lions. An effort will be made to put
through an appropriation to enable
this country to be represented at the
Paris exhibition of 1878, but this can
be done without any committee. The
only committee of the house that is
likely to be appointed is q committee
on elections, which will probably pro-
coed to unseat as many republicans as
possible and thus add to the democrat
ic majority in the house.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-04

Henry Ward Beecher has completed
his lecture tour and returned to Brooklyn.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-31
I4AGER-BE AND CRIME.
BY n. d. HoLBKooK, N. D. !

The temperance cause seems likely 10
be greatly injured by the German populaa
lion % our country, who favor and use
lager beer Itis rclaimed BY them that
This drink is harmless, not Intoxicating,
and even wholesome. have just spend
month III Que or the criminal courts OF
this city, md, while prepared 10 believe
much crime came from the use Of liquor, 1
was Little surprised 10 hear the jndge who
presidel--anI old and venerable man,
Whose active life had all been spent IA the
criminal courts-decIare that liine-tenti,s
Of our crime caine from tile use Of intoxi-
eating liquors. During tile long session
ofthe court was panied to see that most
Of the criminals were young, and that In \
majority OF instances they lad been drunk
more or less when committing their de-
predations on society. We had some five
or six murderers on trial, and nearly all
had been drinking before the murder
what German would call moderate
amount Of loger-beer-say from one 10
two quarts-and sometimes with IL ale.
Perhaps The most painful murder case be-
fore the court was that Of q boy seventeen
years old, son of very sespeciable parents,
who killed i comrads while entirely
under the influence of lager-beer. The
| fight which occurred Ut the same time
was betweeu about dozen boys ffum
| fifteen to twenty, and all had drunk lager.
beer freely. Judging from my obssiya-
tion, lager beer II quite as likely to
| generate murder and crime Us stronger
liquors; FOR while II blunls the senses and
moral perceptions, II does not 50 thor
uughly destroy that co-ordiuaiing p01ei
which tie cerebellum has over the mus.
cIrs, causing them to &C. together, and
loss of which IL drunkenness, or inability
OF Tile brain to make the muscles acf all
alike; thus leaving the body largely
normal, bu. tile ninral sslses blunted.
The one drunk on beer Is really nlore
dangerous than the one drunk OH wine OF
wl.iskey. / Ishould ilketo know the sx.
periencc and observation of others on this
point.
What Is to be the cure OF this stubborn
ness ofa race 10 progress from the use Of
beer to water The habit no doubt il in
bred. and tile belief tint the wateiso
Germany are impure from The long satura
lion.of the soil with the filth Of ages and
the cure, come only with time.
4 The cure lies In the slow but sure pro
gress Of the race. In Germany even ihers
Ii a small but faithful class Of hygienisti
who aljure beer, drinking many fruit
juices. They are few m number. but de.
terminei. aud will Jet rsvolutionize Ger
4 manyis beer drinking habits.
50, too, the cureof intemperance lie.
mainly IN human progress. and progress
lies In giving thought 10 subj.ct. Th'
temperance society i doing IL best Sorl
In compelling attention 70 lemperanee.
In time n will meet with its reward
National Temperance Adrocute.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-31
GOOD NIGHT.

How tcndefly aud sweetly falls the
gentle ',good-nightr into loving hearts,
~ members ola family separate and re-
tire for The night! What myriads Of
hasiy words aud ttoughtless acts, engen-
dered In the hurry aud business of the
day, are forever hloitcd out by It's benign
influences small token, Indeed; but u i
tie llttle eountssies that can ~ btauii-
fully round orr square corners In the
homes of lshofipg men and Women
The simple n thank you" for favor re-
csIvrd will till. with happiness the heart
Of the glver. True wealtli Il not c',uutcd
81 dollars aud cents, but by the gratitude
and affections " The heart.
I'm i.ome We happy, whether The own
ers puesess patch of ground Of one o. .
tlIui;sand acres, they are IN the end
wealthy beyond matIematieal calculation.
Then how mncn more lovingly are the
sabIe folds OF night gathered srvund the
happy homes; how much more confldingly
do ils members reposs their weary bodies
| Ia the care of Divine goodness, soothing
their oseitaxed minds to she realities u .
beausifui dream land; awakened, refreshed
aud Invigomted for the coming days
labor by having biiden their loved ones
.'gcod.nightw Aud ~ during this lie
we have faithfully attended TO all these
little rouriesies these little souls need, II
We have guarded carefully all God's
hearts placed IN our keeping. at the close
of iis brief yet evensfuI dag. .how much
easier 10 bid ali our ,learl, beloved ones .
final ''good.nightW ltis
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-31
MAxlMs on RoCIIEROUCoULD.

Our passions are the vni y oratcrs who arc
certaiu ~ persuade Us.
We have All VI VI sufficient strength &c
mind TO endure lie misiortunos vf o.Ler
people,
Philosophy triumpl,s easily over pass
eyils and evils to come. but present evils
triumph yer philosophy,
ltie9uMes greater virtue to sustain good
fortune than bal.
| Tue evil which we do does not draw up.
rn us 20 many prosecutions aud - much
hatred rs our good qualities.
II We had no faults ourselves. we should
not have 50 much pleasure in discovering
the faults Of others.
Nobody Is ever 50 happy or uuIlalpy is
be iInagiues.
The love Of Justice in most men is noil--
ing but the fear Of suffering from injustice.
Many complain 0f their memory. bus
none complain Of their judgment.
Old men delight il uttering good pre-
cepts-to console themselves for being no
longer iu u condition 10 set bad examples.
The surest way Of being deceived il TO
think yourself cleYerer and more cunning
than any body else.
People are never made so Ridiculous BY
the qualities they possess as BY those which
they affect TO have.
Society could not long subsist il men
were not the dupes Of one another.
Our repentance is not 50 much regret
for the evil We have dome Us fear o. what
may be the consequences.
When our vices quit u, we fatter oars
selves that we quit our vices.
That which often prevents US from aban~
doning ourselves to single vice. 10 tho
fact that We bays several.
He who lives without folly is not 80 wise
Is be thinks.
II i much easier 10 limit ones gratitude
than ones hopes and desires.
In the adversely Of our best friends We
always 6ud something that does not dis
please 10.
Il is not 50 dangerous to do evil TO most
men as to do them too much good.
There is 10 man clever enough To- know
all the evil which he does.
Among the mass Of mankind gratitude
is nothing but strong aud secret desire for
still greater benefits.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-31
TALK Up YOUR TOWN.


matter than, 10 talk cne up; and that, we
suppose, Ii the reason why 50 many
fluent takers constantly engage then-
selves III the talking-down business. II
Il ps natural for some people to talk In
cessantly a. 1t Is for. river torun dowi,
stream. and Ia very many instances the
mere plsasureit affords them y all they
are after. They don't want to hear Others
talk, hence they handle themes that are
the least likely 10 provoke disputes; and
strange as II may seem. when the town ~
the theme, running ~ down is,as = gems
eral rule, tie safes. slide OF the question.
Ifyou haveneser thought Of this give
the matter yanr attention fora few days
and see ifit does not turn out just ~ We
have stated. Stand about the corners
where the idlers have gathered, and II We
are not greatly mistaken, you will hear q
large per cent OF them berating the place
for Its duilness, and freely giving 10 as
their opinion tina. there Is nothing OF
promise for itln the future. II h flushed
and going down hill while every other
town within the circle OF their knowledge
il doing better and promising better.
And unfortunately this kind ofthing Is
mol strictly confined 10 the idlers of the
street corners one finds 1t In very many
places where one ought not TO expect 1t.
Nhaie III aii easy matter ~ .aiA uoMn
town ana DO y = serious INJURY His
really mol . hard matter - Ia'A nup, Y
the right Kind OF persons WIN % about y
with M honest goou VIII. Espec'aiiy y
ihis 'hc ease Whele uiee y ~ s"e tom :. = !
ihaeh =. s"ou y 'a'A aoou'' = - a'e .''9
!" .hal'oie, ios ins'a' 80, ~, =. ippa.
'as'oh' SHa''o's = suiou 80 = a'y
o'oaNe'sA = any o."e' 80 ",
perhaps, ~" se' - -" 1as r,ss go
iia'ssia' - s"e'' = 1o.A "" -.
efoaShg must pe u's1 W sa1 noi'ss. my
lTogfessise pof1Hai = ouf psopis' a"u s"0
sooilss y y met 1ne oes'e'' ios = = H'ss'.
ieiing win our piospsrh "e 'nus'
meet y ny 1ei'ing Tue "ho'e 'fu'h Win
Isfereilce 70 our nnsufai auVaniasss' anu
w giving encouiageiieht ~ every uSelu'
aud crediiabis enterprise 'hat springs VI
Or has aia existence ~ our must = We
see aneedea Improvement ~ ING cny' -
anything relating ihefeto' weinuss ue-
hland itann 'a'k y w vigorously unit. s''e
"hoie community Y nilea WIN 'ne 'us4
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-31
SHEEP ON TUE FARM.

Sheep are underyslued BY the mass oi
laid. holders as means Of keeping up the
fertility Of the soil and putting money into
the pockets Of the farmers. The moment
one begins 10 talk of sheep husbsndry. The
lis.ener or reader begins 70 look for wool
quotations ss II wool wss all that yield'
proit from saeep. Ons might a. well
look for wheat quotations alone when
there Is talk about the profit ou farming.
Sheep On farm yield both wool and
mutton. They multiply with great rap
idity. They are tha best Of farm scayen-
gers, cleaning field as no other class ol
auiulals will. They give back tothe faraI
more IN proportion to what they take from
|. than aus other ANIMAL. aud distribute
II better with view to the future fertility
of tae soil. Prove thisS There Is D,
need d proof u those who have kept sheep
and know their habits and the profits they
yield. TO prove il % those who have mol
the experience, ID j. necessary they should
try the experiment, Or accept the testimony
Of IN experienced shepherd.
Bu. the live stock on farm should no
necessarily be sheep exclusively. Cattle,
horses, swine, have their respective places
IN the farm sconomy. How many ot cact
10 keep i ! question that locality. charac
ter Of markets adaptation Of soil. predis
position, taste and skill Of the husbandmaI
must decide. but ous thing ought not Y
be iorrotlon--that The more stock mar
keeps on his farm. the more grass and
grain Il ought to. and. IL properly mabag-
Ell will grow. The rates cfiucrssse vii
correspond with the business tact. tschni-
cal and practical kposledgs and skill 2
the husbsndman.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-31
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LIES AUTUMN.

Tie autumn of well spent life ID beau-
iIful astLat of the waning year. The end
comes on A. softly ~ the shadows of the
fall steal over sky, and hiilsand meadows.
II II cloudy and dark &c times, the rains
only passingto gather afresh; but, when
the air clears, the fainhow spans the
valley, and dyes the bruken fTinges uf the
storm with prisnnic colors. The good man
does not die; he only passes 10 higher
life. 1t Is with him as Il il with nature.
We think II dies, but II u outward
seeming We see perish. The spirit Of the
year, like biss. svul, has dolie ils work
las filled Thousand values with golden
curn; weighted the tress and vines with
fruit; giorihed all the earth with flowers
and beauty; and now lingering for last
roud look. liz earthly robes laid of, sheds
over tile world farewell smile, and 20 re-
turns 10 God -. Cunningham Gcikie.