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to depreciate to wvrthlessness; :;
thirdly, in neglecting to hold the
companies to the letter Of their obi
cations; and fourthly, in not making
provision for the payment of the
bonds by the new companies to
whom the lands and franchises Of
the old bankrupt corporations were
turned over in 1862. And the COM
panies did wrong in attempting a
speculation which there was every
reason to believe would be unfprtu-
nate to themselves unless they could
swlndle either the State or Eastern
or foreign Capitalists. The whole
matter, from, first to last, was wrong,
either wlllfully or innocently, and we
have no doubt that some of the pres
ent holders of the bonds are blame
worthy; but still the bonds are en-
dorsed by the State and, legally,
the State is under obligation to pay
them. For eighteen years they have
hung over us and been the subject
Of many fierce discussions. If they
can nov. be settled on advantage
Gus terms it seems to us best that
they should be, for until they are
settled we shall never know what a
legislature may bring forth concern
ing them, for the constitutional
amendment passed a few years ago
to guard against contingency Of this
sort, seems powerless. If Mr..
Chamberlain's proposition is accept
ed it will dispose forever of this
debt and it will prove bar against
any greater demand that may be
made by other holders hereafter.
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AN HISTORICAL FACT.-Every
agent who has been steadily selling the
Improved $40 Homestead Sewing Ma.
chine for three years. owns his dwelling
house, has good account in bank, is
clear Of debt, and has m honey at interest,
the natural consequence of securing a
good agency for superior goods at the
lowest prices. 4 good frst-class Sew
ing Machine, most reliable at
all times, easy to understand and con-
troll, the same size and does the same
work as any machines that sell at four
times the price. There is no machine
at any price better, or that will do finer
or more work, and certainly none so
low in price by many dollars. The
Homestead is widely known and used
in thousands of families in the Eastern
and Middle States, and daily becoming
popular in the West. It will save its
cost several times over in one season,
doing the work of the family, or will
earn four OF FIVE dollars day for any
man or woman who sews for. living.
It is the strongest machine made, is
ready at all times to do its work, makes
the strongest and finest stitch yet in
vented, and is fully acknowledged as
the Standard Family Sewing Machine.
Price, complete for domestic use, 500,
delivered at your door, no matter how
remote you. may reside. Business per-
manent and honorable, with more GER
tain and rapid sales, and larger profits
than any other. Extraordinary liberal
offers made to local or travelling agents
where we have none established; or, if
there is no agent near you, send your
order direct to the factory. Address
John II. Kendall & Co., 42l Broadway,
New York. .e.E. @S.''.@5@ sse :,
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NO. 26.
GTATE OF MINNESOTA. J

0TATE OF MINNESOTA, J
- COUNTY OF GooDHuE.
District Court, First judicial District.
Ole johnson, Plaintiff, Against Mar
. garet A. Kelley Defenddnt-Sum-
mons for Relief.
The State Of Minnesota, to the Adore
named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint in the above EMIT
led action, which has been fled 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 sucl,
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 28th.
A. D. 1877. BIB. Herbert
25W7 Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Patrons Of Husbandry.

The Chicago Times Of Saturday
furnishes a conveniently summarized
statement Of the condition of the Order
Of Patrons Of Husbandry, Oct. l, 1876,
from which we CLEAN the following:
The receipts of the National Grange for
1876, were $l02, ,l43. .O7, and for 1875,
s$69,735.65. The expenditures Of 1875
amounted to $95,960.54, and Of 1876 to
$66,028.25. The salaries aud expenses
Of officers were; in 1875, $22,992. .89,
and in 1876, $l6,659.47. From Janus
ary lst, 1873, to September Both, 1876,
the receipts through the secretary were
$364,06l.6O. The net receipts, ex-
penditures and assets at the close of
each year were as follows:
1873 sl25sss ssP5 s2 s2}d a So aS5s %
1874 216,374 81 $4,000 80 64<O2S 95
1875 1888 81 99,6S7 rs 1884 70
1876 56,327 20 6G,o2s 25 7l.767 40
The assets include $62,526 25 Of
United States bonds, with present
value Of $68,O00, and $3,707 40 in
cash, besides which there are the prop,
erty in the the offices Of the grange, a
$500 note of the Nebraska State
grange. which is delicately said to be
mot available as cash note,'' and the
cash balance in the ,secretary's hands.
The total number Of subordinate
oranges at the close Of the national
grange year IN 1875, was q, 323 and
the total Of members u 81, 1868. Sep
tember 3oth, 1876, the number 81 gran. Z: d.
ges was reduced to Il; 10 and the mem
bership to 5s8,987 The total number
lof oranges formed has been 3, 25,1 ,175.
Eiof g, these 628 have 4 surren1ds cred Their
charters, 65 have hal their charters
revoked, 8777 have been consolidated
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Teachers institute:
ZUMBRoTA, Apr. I'd, 1877.

- AoAoNOAA9 Al pA' -A1 AoS
Ed. Grange Advance: Last Monday
the people of our village.were pleased to
receive about sixty teachers, a number
afterwards increased to about eighty.
As whole the meeting Of teachers was
very successful in its object and passed
offin a way agreeable to all. Though
there were no normal instructors in at
tendance, Supt. J. w. Hancock was en-
inently able to bring out, either by. his
personal effort or BY such aid as he
found at hand, the points in which
young teachers must often fail.
Monday, little was done except to
organize and to be in readiness for work
upon the morrow.
Tuesday, work was begun in earnest.
Several very interesting classes recited
at stated times, the intervening time
being occupied by general discussions
Of the subjects previously illustrated,
usually opened by the Superintendent.
One point Of Importance brought out
was the need of thorough drill in pri-
mary classes. Another the requiring
of complete sentences in such classes.
In the evening a general discussion of
various questions took place.
Wednesday. In. Arithmetic, classes
by Mr.. Hoagland and Mr.. Cobb were
were very good. A debate as to what
criticism should be given resulted in the
decision that all corrections should be
reserved till evening. An exercise in
Grammar by M. Parker indicated his
long success as a teacher. Simplicity,
thoroughness, teaching of one thing at
a time, free class discussion were de-
duced from his exercises. Mr.. Daven-
port gave some good hints as to posi-
tlon in writing, point too often neglec-
ted. In the afternoon Miss Hall gave
a model class in Geography. Health
and school government occupied the re-
mainder Of the day. Both were import
ant subjects and were well debated.
Mr.. Hancock's rules will bear repeat
ing.
"Begin right the first day, keep on
u ! +. -
right the next day. and ''Be perfectly
honest and faithful" The magic pow
er Of the word "please is TO be remem.
bered. .3s
In the evening after criticism and se-
|slect readings, Mr. J. B. Locke gave "a re a
lecture On the subject, The, Moral iinau.
ence.of the Teacher. 4 was very we'll
received by al present. B 8 s.4 .
81 Thursday, Mr.. .Kne eeland ana NE.
Dana showed the result Of theiiri. experr.
lience ia classes in Arithmetic Mr..
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with others, 7,843 are delinquent in
dues and 1910 are in good standing.
Allowing for female members, chill
dren, ETC., we may fairly estimate each
grange at % families, representing lis
souls, SO that the active oranges repre-
sent 348,9l0 farmers families, or
I144,55O souls. After making every
deduction, therefore, for exaggeration
and misinformation, it will be seen that
this great rural order embraces nearly
one-twentieth of the population Of the
country. That the apparent shrinkage
is IN reality healthful, appears from
the fact that while the number of
oranges has been reduced 371a per cent.
the number of paying members has
only been reduced 2211@ per cent. and
the average strength Of each grange
has risen from 3l11a to nearly 40.
Four dispensstions were issued in
Minnesota in 1875 and in 1876. The
dues paid by the Minnesota oranges
amounted in 1875 to $l,505.67 and in
1876 to $l,4l7,88. The number Of
oranges in this State was, in 1875, SIG,
and in 1876, 295. The membership
was, in 1875, 1857 and in 1876, $3.50.
The average membership, Oct. l. 1876,
was 80. IT, -E.- ..7..
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Terms Of Subscription.

Single Copy, per year So 90
Five Copies to one address SIS
Ten Is 90
II Subscriptions must be paid IN
adrdnce in all cases.
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CTATE OF MINNESOTA, !

=
~ County OF GooDHUE.
District Court, First Judicial Dis
trict.
Wizliams d. Stroud, Plaintiff, ugainst
: Warren Brayto', Defendant,
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance aad by virtue of a Judgment
and Decree of the District Court of the
first Judicial District of the State of
Minnesota, made and rendered in the
above entitled action on the 5th day of
January, A. D. 1877, and on that day
docketed in the Office Of the clerk Of
said Court, in the county of Goodhue,
in said District, transcript of which
Judgment, duly certified by said clerk,
has been delivered to me, I, the under
signed Sheriff, as such Sheriff will sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, at the front door of the Court
House, in the city Of Red Wing, IN said
Goodhue county, on Saturday the 10Th
day of May, A. D. 1877, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, the land
and premises described in said Decree.
or so much thereof as will be sufficient
to satisfy the sum Of one hundred and
ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents,
together with interest, costs and dis
bursements. Said land and premises
to be sold are described in said Decree
as follows to-wit: That certain tract or
parcel of land situate in the county of
Goodhue, and State Of Minnesota,
known and described as follows to.wit:
The north half of the south west
quarter of section number twenty (2O)
in township number one hundred and
nine (l09) north of range number six
teen (l6) west.
Dated Red Wing, Minnesota, April
Sd, A. D. l877..
MARTIN S. CHANDLER,
-. - Sheriff of Goodhue county.
j. G. MCCLURE,
Attorney for Plaintiff. 2Gw7
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The order has been issued for
the removal of the troops from the
leaves the question as to whether
Hampton or Chanberlin shall be
South Carolina state house. This
governor with the people Of that
State, to who m it belongs. @
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The Railroad Bonds.

We have recently been reading
up on the question of the old rail-
road bonds. Before we began study
ing the subject we supposed we
knew all about it, but after wading
through what the Press, Dispatch
and Pat. Childs have said, are fore
ed to the conclusion that we don't
understand it. With US the ques-
ton has hitherto had this appear
ance. The State unwisely became
the endorser of a party Of specula-
tors who had organized themselves
into railroad companies, but had
hardly enough money in the crowd
to buy tie. To aid these in max
ing the bonds available, the State
enacted its banking law constituting
the bonds a.basis for the issue of
bank currency. fl. r..
After a large proportion Of the
bonds had been issued and sold,
and after the State had been flooded
with currency, the State legislature
refused to provide for the payment,
of interest on the bonds and the
companies could not pay. The
bonds, accordingly, became worth
less, and the companies were unable
to proceed with the roads. BY the
time that the bonds were wholly dis
credited a large proportion of them
had passed into second, third, or
even fourth hands, and gross injus
tice and injury was done to honest
innocent people through the sale OF
these bonds and the circulation OF
the currency. ~ %5
Two things are certain: the rail:
road companies never could have
used the bonds if the State had not
endorsed them; and the companies
could have gone on with building of
their roads and made the bonds
available for the purpose for which
they were issued, if the legislature
had provided for the interest which
might accrue before the roads were
in a condition to earn something.
At the time, it seemed to us the
wiser plan that the State should pro-
vide for the interest and keep up
the bonds. The security was ample
to protect it against loss if it had
acted sagaciously in its dealings
with the companies But the troub-
lie seemed to be that the same men
who constituted the companies con
trolled the government of the State,
yit was apparently better for
them that the bonds should be al;
lowed to become worthless than that
they should finish the roads. Or, at
least, they acted as though they had
made "a good enough thing out q
it as it was. s2.s5 8 s
TO conclude, then, the State did
wrong, first, in endorsing the bonds
at all; secondly, in allowing them
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cents per line, for first insertion, and after.
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The date following the name III the ad-
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the subscription not paid for.
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interesting to Wealthy Grandmothers.

A few days ago the officers of the new
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children in Philadelphia had their at
tention called to what was supposed to
be case of peculiar atrocity. 1t was
complained that a man who is out of
employment, and living in dirty lane
in the vicinity of Seventeenth and Mar
ket streets, was in the habit of clubbing
his children, and was slowly starving
them to death. Agent De Lange, of the
Society, investigated the case and found
that the allegation of cruel treatment
was incorrect, and that the man and his
wife were suffering from the actual ne
cessities of life. To cap the climax of
this wretched mans sufferings consta-
BILE walked into his apartment to throw
his goods and his family into the street
for non-payment of rent. The unfor-
tunate man visited Mr. Grew, the Sec
retary of the society, at the rooms, 1920
Chestnut street, and told him that his
mother was a very wealthy Catholic
lady living at Seventeenth and Fitz-
water streets, and that she had utterly
discarded him because he married a
woman who was Methodist. This
was found to be true and then Mr.. Grew
sent for the counsel of the society to
learn if the grandmother of the children
could not be compelled to support them.
He gave it as his opinion that she could
and it was determined to commence ac-
ton in the courts to thus compel her to
maintain them. There are five children
in the family.
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THE TIMES NEW BIooMF1ELD,yPA MAY g. 1877.

Green to Vine streets, in this city. Be
fore passing away he left will ,devising
all this property TO his only sister, Anna
Barbara, who resided In Kuchheimer
Bolendau. She was married to Ludwig
Mandler. AT her death and that of her
husband, few years after the Colonel's
demise, her sons, Ludwig and George,
took possession of their farm. They
rarely referred to the property In Amer
lea and soon IL became like tradition to
them and their friends. In due course
of time the children of these heirs emil
grated to America, and took up their
residence in Williamsburg, N. Y. In
February, 1876 by the merest accidental
notice of u marriage in paper, was
discovered the whereabouts of Peter
Hammerschmitt, who was remembered
as having left the old country years ago.
The Williamsburg heirs wrote to Henry
Burkhardt, of this city, and through
him discovered party who knows of
the existence of the will left by the
Colonel. Through the assistance of Mr..
j. Cooke Longstreth, of this city, the
heirs have obtained certified copy of
n power of attorney granted to Mr..
Henry Burkhardt in the year 1882,
signed by all the heirs then living of
Anna Barbara, sister and sole heir of
Col. Henry Becker.-Philadelp North
1mcricdn.
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SUPERSTITION.

A panacea, or "cure-all." is one of the
myths of the age of superstition. DIR.
r. " Pierce does not recommend any one
or even his whole list of standard remedies
as adequate to cure every disease. For
severe lingering coughs bronchial, throat,
and chronic lung diseases, he beiives his
Golden Medical Discovery is unsurpassed,
but it will not cure you If your lungs are
half wasted by consumption. The Dis
covery not only exercises potent influence
over pulmonary affections, by reason of its
pectoral properties, but possesses also the
most valuable Alternative, or blood cleansing
properties, and is therefore a sovereign
remedy in blood and skin affections. But
while it will cure scrofulous and other
ulcers or sores, blotches, pimples, and
eruptions, it will not cure cancer nor does
its manufacturer claim any such merit for
1t as is done by proprietors of other blood
cleansing medicines, who dishonesty try
to deceive the afflicted into the belief that
their preparations will accomplish impossi-
bilities. By reason of its real intrinsic
merit it has sale surprising that of any
other blood and cough medicine.
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The Maine Liquor Law.

The amendments to the Maine law,
Unsurpassed by the Legislature, which
include native wine and cider, when
used for tippling purposes, among
the list of intoxicants, went into effect
on the 18th of last month. Under the
law, the manufacture of all Intoxicating
liquors is prohibited, except cider, and
heavy penalties are imposed for convic-
tions under the search and seizure clause
For the first conviction, any person who
sells any intoxicating liquor manufac-
tured by him in that State, except cider,
is liable to punishment of two months
in the county Jail and fine of 1000.
A penalty of 500 is imposed on any
magistrate or county attorney who, in
preparing complaints, warrants, or in
dictments, knowingly neglects or re-
fuses to ailege previous conviction.
The law, as now amended, does not ex-
cept sacramental wine used by some
churches, which contains large per-
centage of alcohol. The exclusion of
such viii bring into general use the
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Miscellaneous News Items.

1B- George Price, confined in the Schuyl-
kill county Jail, attempted suicide the other
day, using some pieces of an old tin cup
with which to stab himself.
nY During services in a Bethlehem
Lutheran Church on Sunday night, several
young men got up to leave, when the
church officials stopped them and tussle
ensued, creating considerable sensation.
eB- The most married woman of the day
lives at Holyoke, Mass. of seven to whom
she has successfully given her hand, four
sleep in the church-yard, two survive
divorce suits, ana the seventh-well, he's
officiating as husband at the present time.
tB- Perry Lewis, of Bradford county,
suicided last week, by saturating his cloth
ing with kerosene and then setting himself
on fire. The pain was evidently greater
than he anticipated as he made frantic
efforts to extinguish the flames, but with
out success.
BosToN, April 30.-James Hurd, living
at North Weare, N. H., yesterday left his
insane wife at home in charge of their son,
aged ten years, and some time during his
absence she killed the boy with an axe,
nearly severing his head from the trunk,
and hanged herself in an outhouse.
tag On Sunday week Rev. Z. p. Ham
mond and a number of converts addressed
an open-air meeting in Seneca Falls, N. Y,
from platform occupied by about 100
singers and others. Over 400 persons have
professed religion at Seneca Falls and 100
at Waterloo since the Hammond meeting
.began.
eB- A man recently died in Lancaster
who made deathbed confession in which
he stated that he had fired Rev. Christian
Bomberger's barn few years ago because
he had refused to lend him certain
amount of money The man was resident
of Warwick twp, and had been generally
respected.
eB- In revenge for a supposed slight to
her child, an ElgiD, ILL.,, woman slandeTed
the schoolma'ma The schoolma'am prose-
cuted her, and she was sentenced to pay q
fine of $50, or go to prison for 120 days.
She chose imprisonment, but the sheriff,
instead of keeping her close, let's her ride
all around town, so that she triumphs over
the schoolma'am at last
RALEIGH, April 30.-The most terrific
storm ever known in Raleigh occurred here
yesterday afternoon. 1t came with south
west wind. The rain and hail for Is min
utes was so thick that it was impossible to
see 10 feet. Fourteen trees were blown
down In Capitalsquare All over the city
trees are down, across the streets and in
yards.
DOVER, N. H., April 30.-Charles Cook
was arrested by detectives at Pennington
yesterday, having confessed TO numbering
Miss Hanson, Of Brookfield, two years ago.
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Spontaneous Combustion.

In Kernan's saloon, back of the City
Hall, to-day, man was burned to death
by spontaneous combustion. He had
not been more than month in the city,
but in that time had been frequently ar
rested for drunkenness. He wandered
about alone, seemingly demented, occu-
pying his whole time in drinking the
vile poison of the city front and Barbary
Coast dens. He had twice been treated
by DIR. Stivers for delirum tremens, and
was this morning discharged after n
longer time than usual. He continued
drinking steadily at the various bars in
the vicinity, and the large size of each
potation promised to speedily send him
back to the hospital.
At length he staggered into the room
nearly insensible, and feebly asked for a
drink. This was refused him, and he
staggered toward the gas jet to light the
stump of cigar while the barkeeper
turned away. A moment afterward he
heard low moan and noticed flash of
fire, and turning around he saw Harley
falling to the floor, his head enveloped
in black, thick smoke, while flames is
sued from his mouth and ears. Not a
moment was lost in attending to the
sufferer. He was beyond relief, how
ever. His face was perfectly black,
partly charred and partly covered with
a moist SCOT. His eyes were opened
His mouth was completely roasted on
the inside, but, with the exception of
his head and hands, no part of his body
bore marks of his horrible death. A
letter found in his pocket, addressed to
M. Harley, or Hartley, furnishes the
only clew to his identity Francis
co Post.