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Year: 1874

II the Grange throughout the leugih
and breadth Of the land were con-
Quoted on true social PRINCIPLES, so
that the men aud women OF ea1h
neighborhood meet in the Grange
and discuss matters of general inte-
rest it would tend to elevate and inn
provo the status Of the Order. All


that is necessary to this end is that
some members of the Grange inaugu.
rate some plan and hold out faithfully
until it is accomplished. 1t would
soon be found surprising how many
facts could be gathered, even from
the seemingly ignorant, which, stored
up, would lay the foundation for fu-
ture usefulness. A very pleasant and
necessary adjunct 10 the social lea
lures is a simple lunch or snack pros
vided at least once month by each
family or single members furnishing
few eatables. II is preferable to
have the meetings of an informal and
conversational nature, devoted IN a
great degree to social chat upon sub


iects of local interest and profit in
which all may join freely and frankly.
In every Grange there is more or less
musical talent, and at every meeting
there should be singing by all means,
with instrumental accomplish ments, if
possible. Among the members, even
at the outset, will be found some who
are able to deliver short extempore
addresses, or to prepare short essays
on interesting subjects. We recon-
mend that debates be introduced,
avoiding too lengthy ones, and these
should be varied with music aud the
refreshments. If these suggestions
were rlgidly carried out 1t would be
found surprising how soon the genial
influence would spread, and eager all
would be to join in the work. We
believe that it is absolutely requisite
that this social feature of the Grange
be enlarged as much as possible by
the several Oranges in this section,
and we sincerely trust the masters
will give this subject their earnest at
tention, and devise some plan by
which the Grange will prove instruct-
i've and attractive TO both the old and
the young. There must be something
done 10 keep up an interest in the
meetings in order to have an attend
ancc. II the Grange is conducted in
sccos dance with the views of its
founders, it will accomplish great
present good, and exercise powerful
ipanence upon the rising generation.
And very soon every man, woman and
child will look forward to the day or
night OF meeting as a time of social
enjoyment aud Improvement.
Year: 1874

WHAT THE PATRONS SEEK.-The
Patrons seek more progressive and
better system of Agriculture. They
favor all enterprises of benefit to the
country, bat will stand ready to tread
with an iron heal on all that is un,
just and oppressive. They will claim
for labor its just reward, and will re,
gard highest those who do tue most
for manhood, rather than those who
haye done the most tor themselves.
The Patrons will seek, as far as prac-
ticablc, to bring the producer to the
consumer, and thereby do away with
large number of agents and drum
mers, not because they have no use
for them.


These are some of the leading
objects.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Charles +. Thompson, the man
who has made himself immortal by
defeating Butler, seems to be most
desirable kind of man 10 have in Con-
gress. lie made a speech at a jublla-
lion meeting in Gloucester recent
Iy, and in it uttered these
sound ideas: j stand
now a. no parts an. am not the
servant of the Democratic party L
am not the servant of the Republican
party. shall advocate those meas
ures and only those measures that L
believe TO be for the common good.
shall never advocate principle upon
party grounds. | shall be unworthy
of the confidence that has been
placed in me if | understand what
the Democratic party meant when
they put me in nomination, when
was that / should carry out those
principles which / believe to be right
that | should serves my country
first. and by serving my country L
know | can best serve my party. IN
this canvass there are some important
questions. One of them is the finan-
cial question. / know that my Re
publican friends who voted for me did
SO because I was sound upon that
question. You may ask me if | am
In favor of the colored man. L an
swer. yes, L am in favor of the white
man and the coIOred man. L believe
they are both entitled to equal rights
under the Constitution. | believe in
equality of rights and equality OF du-
ties. / would not go for law that
would discriminate in favor of a
white man or black man. l want
the same law for all"
Year: 1874

The next Legislature will be called
upon to elect four Regents for the
University, and in selecting these
men the members should pick out
the best men in the State. Judge E.
Wakely, of Omaha, and Hon. J.
Sterling Morton, of Nebraska City,
are gentlemen who would be the
right men in the right place, and we
hope the members will see fit to elect
them.-LincOln Spy.


1t is probable that the politics of the
men to be selected as Regents should
not be a test OF qualification, but it
strikes us as singular that the best
men the State are both Democrats.
The Spy could not at all think that
there is single Republican in the
State fit to be made Regent for the
University.
Year: 1874

The Hastings Journal thinks it not
a good thing for Congress to pass a
bill extending the time that home
stead settlers may remain off their
homestesds without forfeiture, and
says:


I'VE have an excellent class of citi-
Zens and as good a country as there is
anywhere. Let not the people be
compelled to leave this beautiful
land"


The law will not compel anybody
to leave, but we presume the Journal
means that the people should not be
compelled to leave OH account of nee
esssries with which to sustain life, and
such law would not have been nee.
essary had aid-that is food and cloth
ing-been sent out to the destitute be-
fore many had already left for the
east and other places where they
could live. But those who could leave
left early in the season, thinking that
starvation would overtake them if
they staid where they raised nothing
70 subsist upon, and they are now
gone. and would not think of return
ing to their barren homes to be fed
this winter by the charity of aid So
u.eties. To such the law will be of
great good. They can live by their
own work through the winter, and
many will accumulate something to
take back to their homestead farms
by the time the terms of the bill eK-
pires. But those who are now on
their homesteads and are provided |
for. with food. clothing and seed for
next years crops, should by no means
leave. There is no perceptible reason
why they should leave.
Year: 1874

The Legislature of Nebraska will
convene on the 7th day of January
for its next session, and on the Sec
ond Tuesday after the meeting of the
Legislature, which will be the 18th
day of the month. the election of u.
s. Senator will take place, or at least,
the Legislature will commence bal
lotting on that day.
Year: 1874

Once upon time a local editor


dreamed that he was dead, and in
another world. He approached the
gate Of the city before him, and knock
ed for admittance, but no one answer
ed his Summons. The gate remained
closed against him. Then he cried
aloud for an entrance, but the only
response were scores Of heads ap-
pearing above the wall on each side
of the gate. At sight of him
the owners Of the heads set up
dismal howl, and one Of them cried.
Why didn't You notice the big egg
| gave You ?" At this hOrrid and most
unexpected Interrogation the poor
local turned in the direction Of the
voice to learn It's owner, when ano,h-
er voice shrieked, Where's the
piece you were going to write about
my soda fountain ! And close upon
that was the awful demand. why
did you write a piece about old


Peddle's fence, and never say a word
about my new gate?" Whatever
answer he was going to frame 70 this
appeal was cut of by the astonish-
ing query: What did you spell my
name wrong in the programme for;"
The miserable man turned 10 fee,
when he was rooted TO the spot by
this terrible demand: why did
you put my marriage among the
deaths - He was on the point of
saving the foreman did it, when .
shrill voice madly cried: What
made You put in my runaway, and
spoil the sale Of my horse ?"And this
was followed by the voice of fe-
male Historically proclaiming; "This
is the brute that botcbed nv poetry,
and made me ridiculous T. Where


upon hundreds of voices screamed;
Where's my article? Give me back
nay article. "And in the midst of
the horrid din the poor wretch awOke
perspiring at every pore, and scream
ing for help. The next day be re-
signed Aad we had TO hunt up
another local editor. -DdRbtry NeIrs
Year: 1874

II Is we'll known, says a Lincoln
tNeb) correspondent of the Chicago
inter- Oceap, that Professor Marsh Of
Yale ColIee, and other scientific men
have added very largely in the last
two years to 4 knowledge Of the
fauna Of the past The field Of their
research, too, has been the far west.
Previously the East has been possess
cd Of the idea that the great plains,
as they were denuded Of forests and
hills, could but be lacking in objects
of geographical interest. But late
investigations prove them to be the
most prolific part of the continent in
fossil remains Of extinct animal life.
MANY new genera as well as species
have been discovered. The old no
tiOn that the horse Is a native Of
Europe Is quite dispelled The fos-
sil remains Of tWentv-seven diferer'
species, ranging in size from q goat
to something larger than horse
now in use, have been found in Ne
braska alone. And now comes q new
species, which has not before been
described, presented by Governor
Furnas TO the university The cab
met Of the same institution displays
a tooth Of the great American mastO-
don, which is q foot and q half in
length and sixteen inches in diameter.
Another most remarkable fossil has
been found, and special of interest, as
it adds another witness to the prob
ability Of the Development theory Of
Darwin. Il is an animal which
makes connecting link between the
serpent and bird, having the form
Of lizard, with the wings and the
marks Of the growth Of feathers
Ike the bird Although much has
been achieved in the study of extinct
animal life, these new developments
give indication that the study is but
begun. And there is no field so invi-
ting as the prairies of the West,
whose every acre seems to hide some
secret of the past.
Year: 1874

jamestown was settled by the in
trepid John Smith, Nav 18th, 1907,
and was, as is well known, the first
English settlement on this continent.


Ii was a peninsula then; it IS an Is
land now. The water long since
forced passage through the narrow
neck that connected it with the main
land, and left il an island. But the
effect of attrition did not end here.
For nearly a mile from this locality
'1he n5b.e James has been gaining
on tne land. SO much of the old
town is now under water, and, at
low tide, evidences Of this fact have
sometimes been discovered in the
debris that is left there The old
tower and ruins OF the church are
now less than fifty yards from the
water and must, in time, be sub
unless some action be taken
to prevent il. The tower, ivy-grown
and picturesque as it is, lifts itsel!
some thirtv-live feet above the plain,





and is eighteen feet square. Ii IS
impossible to ascertain the exact date
Of the construction of this old build
iug. for it was not the first church
erected there, though it was doubt
less built early in the 18th century
As the site Of it is included in fifty
acres decided to the authorities Of
James City for public houses. some
steps should be taken by the county
,r State to preserve it from further
and to prevent it from
,ver passing under the absolute con
rol of private parties The island is
low owned by a New Yorker, and
hence the greater necessity for action
n the premises to preserve this MEM
rial Of the first settlement of Virgin
n TtJ8cIbpr1 T-irgiHidH
Year: 1874

Merced Theatre was crowded last
night, as might have been expected
on the occasion of the first production
of "Help." is unfortunate that our
largest hall, the Turn-Verein, is not
sufficiently provided with scenery to
permit the troupe to remain where
they first opened. The Merced is in
sufficient in seating capacity and every
other accommodation for such an au-
dience as assembled last night.
The performance did not abate whit
from its former success. The play
was replete with fun and good humor
and Murphy brought down the house
as usual with his rapid changes in
representations of the of the Irish,
Dutch and negro characters. Tonight
"Help," will again be presented at
the Merced Theatre. We renew our
advice to secure your seats early, if
you wish to see the fun.
Year: 1874

The exciting events of the week
opened with the unfurling Of the Free
Love banner from Central Hall by the
Woodruff faction of Spiritualists.
From all that we can learn, the move
ment is conducted by persons so un-
lovable that little danger is appre-
hended, no matter how free the article
may be. Cupid don't take stock in
that kind of humans. Next came the
tearing up of Mr.. Woodward's street
railroad in front of the Grand Hotel.
Over six hundred men were engaged
on this work at one time. Then came
the excitement to the present. Most
of the time the sidewalks on Mont
gomery street in front of the bulletin
boards were crowded with eager peo-
pie, all looking and waiting and read
ing.


The Grangers' Bank will take pos
session of their room, 415 California
street, on the first of the coming week.
The room has been tastefully and APP
prOpriately fitted up for this purpose.
The frescoing and painting represent
grain, fruit and flowers, the ':double
horn of plenty" and the beehive. All
the work is finely executed. We look
upon the establishment of this bank
as the most important step the Gran
gers on this coast have yet taken. No
one can concede the beneficial effects
it must have upon all branches of bus
mess connected with the farmers. The
amount of arduous labor which has
been performed by the officers and
members of the Executive Committee
in connection with this business will
never be fully appreciated, as it will
never be understood. Most of these
men have left their homes at q time
when they were very much needed on
their farms, and have labored day and
night. Surely, they should have the
gratitude of the entire Order on the
coast.


Mr.. Baxter, State Secretary, returned
from a trip to the Eastern States on
Thursday evening. He was welcomed
back to his post, as he had been greatly
missed.


A party has just arrived from the
East, bringing a model of fruit dryer
which it is claimed has many points
of superiority over the Alden process.
Had L time and space, would give
your readers description of the model
but must leave that for some future
time. j. f. +.
Year: 1874

One of our city seedsmen brought
to our office, says the San Francisco
Rurdt Press, samples of the largest
gooseberries that it has ever been our
fortune to see. They were grown by a
gentlemen of Bolinas, Marin county,
in close proximity to Bolinas Bay.
They are from the standard English
gooseberry stock, and have been cul-
tivated up to their present size by the
producer, whose name we are not
at present permitted to give. They
are said to have never suffered from
mildew, blight which has done
much toward discouraging the cultva-
tion of this old-time fruit. Possibly
their proximity to the bay may save
them from mildew by imbbing
needed saline property from the soil
and atmosphere. None of the berries
presented to us were fully ripe; but q
few were sufficiently so to enable us
to test their eating merits, which are
quite satisfactory. This fruit should
be widely disseminated, as it would be
a decided acquisition to our market.
Year: 1874

na- The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2Ho
Year: 1874

Last Friday at Moore's Flat, the
men working in Henry Hays claim
came across a big boulder which
weighed some 800 or 400 pounds. In
order to get it out of the way little
breaking was required, and sledge
hammers were brought into requisi-
ton. The boulder was broken and
some Of the pieces sent down the
tlume. Just as the main part of it
was about to be shipped off by water
the glitter in it caught the eye of one
of the wOrkmen. The fragment of the
bowlder was examined and gold was
found. Tits estimated that what was
left of the bowlder contained $500
worth of gold. The Moores Flat min
ers now examine powders more care
fully than they were accustomed to
do Grass Valley Union.
Year: 1874

We have to dispose of our immense
Stock Of Clothing, Dress Goods, etc., etc., to
make room for u very extensive Stock of Fall
Goods, just purchased in New York, and en-
route for us. We have reduced the prices, and
you will find 1t TO your advantage to call a
the
Year: 1874

The manufacture of thimbles is very
simple, but singularly interesting.
Coin silver is mostly used, and is OBJ
tanned by purchasing coin dollars.
Hence it happens that the profits of
the business are affected instantaneous.
ly by all the variations in the nations
greenback promises to pay. The first
operation strikes novice as almost
wicked, for it is nothing else than put
ting lot of bright silver dollars, fresh
from the mint, into dirty crucibles, and
melting them up into solid ingots.
These are rolled out to required thick
ness. and cut by stamp into circular
pieces OF any required size. A solid
metal bar of the size of the inside of
the intended thimble, moved by power
full machinery up and down in bot
tomless mold of the outside of the same
thimble, bends the circular disks into
the thimble shape as fast as they can
be placed under the descending bar.
Once in shape, the work of brighten
ing, polishing, and decorating is done
upon lathe. First, the blank form is
fitted upon a rapidly-revolving rod.
A slight touch of sharp chisel takes q
thin shaving from the end, another
does the same on the side, and the
third rounds off the rim. A second
wheel prints a different ornament
around the center, while third rounds
off the rim. A round steel rod, dipped
in oil and pressed upon the surface
gives it lustrous polish. Then lit
tie revolving steel against the revolv-
ing blank, prints that ornament just
outside the rim. A second wheel prints
different ornament around the center,
while third wheel with sharp points
makes the indentations on the lower
end of the thimble. The inside is
frightened and polished in q similar
way, the thimble being held in q re-
volving mold. All that remains to be
done is to boil the completed thimbles
in soapsuds, to remove the oil, brush
them up and pack them up for trade.
Year: 1874

The soil in some sections of New Jer-
sey after the forest fires, q correspon-
dent writes us, is literally baked. /
have kicked it up with my boot to the
depth of foot, as one does upon the
seashore, and found it as thin as ashes
and as dry as gunpowder. Near Ham
monton much of the vegetation turned
black, and the grapes were cooked.
Streams that have never been known to
fail show their dry and scanned bottoms
and few sparse blades Of grass spring
ing up in the hollows.


The fire has burned over the harvest
fields, sending men fleeing in terror,
and, am convinced, in-nore than one
case has destroyed human life. Only
few miles from Burkeville man stood
within his saw-mill, large building,
viewing the warping structure, when,
before he suspected it, he found it was
on fire in several places. He had no
more than time to escape, when the
whole thing was like tinder. Near
Hammonton school house was only
saved by starting back-fres.


When Billy Tompkins, near Egg
Harbor city, was awakened few nights
ago by something rafting upon the
roof, he lay still and listened a mo-
ment, then he shook his wife. "Wake
up, Jane, the rain has come at last !;
thank the Lord Open your ears and
listen"


But it seemed to him that it was un-
usually light for rainy night, and with
some misgivings he nastily drew on
his trousers and went to the window.
His next proceeding was to give a
Comanche war-whoop that brought his
wife to her feet. The woods were
ablaze, and the flames were coming
steadily down upon them. The clear
ing which surrounded the house made
it look as if it would escape; but,
hastily gathering a number of valu-
ables, they moved to point beyond all
peril, where they remained until day
light, when they returned and found
that, with the exception of little
scorching, the old home was none the
worse.


The fires that occurred near Mamma
hawkin were caused by the carelessness
of the brush-burners. Some days later
the locomotive on the Farmingdale and
Freehold road started the flames, and
it was only by the most determined and
united efforts that the former place
was saved. The fire then began work
ing it's way in the direction of Ocean
Grove, and the providential intercept
tion uf stream of water was all that
saved that place from being swept out
of existence. The burning of peat near
Poplar caused 5000 acres of timber to
be consumed. This place, by the way,
has been burned over in whole or in
part every season for the last ten years.
The fires have been raging for two
weeks near Egg Harbor, where the land
is not very valuable. A great many
acres of cranberries have been de-
stroyed in Atlantic and Burlington
counties, besides number of dwelling
houses and mills.
Year: 1874

It seems to be only a question of
time when the slaughter of the spar
rows shall be commenced, says an e1-
change. They are now recognized as
little more than unmitigated nuisances.
Scarcely niche or crevice in any of
the buildings but is filled with their
nests, and in the immediate neighbor-
hood of these it is far from safe to walk
if the matter of cleanliness is at all
considered. Besides this the object
for which they were brought into this
country is not attained. 1t was sup
posed that they would clear the trees
of worms, but they seem to clear away
everything else but worms, and drive
away the birds that would clear them
off. Only few days ago a gentleman
living in New York city saw q couple
of American birds come into his yard
and commence to build a nest. They
were peaceful little fellows, and their
singing, when they did sing, was sweet
music compared with the noisy squab-
BILE and chatter of the sparrows. They
had not been long in the yard before
the sparrows found them out and at
tackled them. The mother bird fought
bravely, but the sparrows came by the
half dozen and actually killed her, and
then took noisy possession of the place.
Last year the same gentleman could
get no fruit from his pear trees, and it
was SO unusual that he knew not what
to make of 1t. He found out day or
two ago. His wife was watching at
the window and saw the sparrows in
the pear trees picking off the blossoms.
She called her husband, and while he
was watching, he saw one sparrow
alight near bunch of half dozen or
more blossoms, and actually pull them
all off in a bunch and fly away with
them.