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Year: 1874

LIKES AUBURN BEsr.-A gentleman called in
our office few days ago, to make some inquir-
les regarding the price of real estate in this
part of the country. He said he had arrived in
California but few weeks ago, from Illinois;
came here with the intention of making this his
home, and had spent the time thus far in tray
cling the State to find the best part to set
tie, and he told us candidly that, from what he
could see and learn about Placer county, he
liked it better than any part he had been He
reasoned that our splendid climate coupled
with our abundant and varied natural resources,
must at no distant day make this II great coun-
try. He liked Auburn better than any town he
had seen, and left us, bent on trying to pur-
chase a cheap home somewhere near wn.
from which he said he only wanted living for
a few years, until he could get it well improved,
when he hoped to make more. This is one of
the kind of men we want. There are thousands
of others travelling over the country. Let them
come on; plenty of good land, from 81 2j to
$3.50 per acre.
Year: 1874

SO far we have noticed but little electioneer-
ing for or against the school tax When this
question was up before there were some few
nen who worked almost increasingly to defe at
1t, and they succeeded. Their works were not
like the prayers of the Pharisees, on the sire ct
corners and in public places But they went
around quietly buttonholing each voter until
promise to oppose the measure was secured,
Ihls quiet way of working may be all right,
when Oh Christian mission but when opposinc
Il needed school Improvement we think it would
be more honorable to make the opposition
openly. 1t is question worth working for.
and one worth voting for, then let us work. and
when election day comes, let us go and vote.
Ii it was for the election of a State Harbor Com
missioner, to reside i'll san Francisco. the re-
suit of which would not effect us 2l% miles
one way or the other, everybody would be ex-
cited about it; the band would be out. bon-Gres
would illuminate our town, speeches would be
made, and c Id harry would be to pay generally.
But as 1t Is only school election, the result of
which Will effect the future of our town to the
amount Of thousands of dollars, and the hert-
age of the children in our midst to a degree
which we cannot compute, why, we will
probably hear but little of it. When the election
comes off there will be,perhaps, hundred votes
polled out of three times that number, and
among that 100 will be every vote that opposed
the measure, Those who favor it, but think it
will be carried without them will be at home
Now, reader, and friend to the measure, Just
reason few minutes on this kind of philoeo
ply, and see what you think about it. Should
sou not be prompted to act in accordance to
the Importance of the subject
Year: 1874

Wa DoS'T THINK HE Is-Sol Miller of the Kansas
Geo Martins R-pubcanism and oppose reelection for
State printer. Sol that Martin sound Repub
be found In the State For several years we
have Sal Miller down good authority for almost
anything in politics and State a but in this
Gr" Martin isas good Republican any man In the
state be has poor way of showing it. III inform
ed rightly last fall he lent his aid and influence the
Dem"crac party and cannot be denied that CIV
en- the "at' ot his office to Democrat We opposed
the reelection Martn-not simply ON account
his favurism To Democrats in dealing the
but because we know that there brter within the


that the election Of Col j. K Martin Dwight fhseSer
or even Sol Miller, State Printer would be
ceptsble TO the people Of the State and If either
them had the office saying that he would
do the State printing for less than 6a IA the that
ture To reject Geo Martin and elect Of the gentlemen
named above, any of them has done Re-


twelve yesrs than TWENTY Gen MATHIS saa IN .ns nn s
In that time.-COiHmbus Journal


We have ambition to become the especial
champion of George W. Martin, but simply want
ed to do him and the State both justite. We
think the Journal is misiuformed in relation to
Martin having used his influence in favor of the
"Reform" ticket. He may have disapproved of
a portion of the ticket, as many other Republi
cans did; but. be voted the ticket, notwithstaud
ing. Individually he was n private citizen, and
made no fuss about politics, attending to bnsi-
ness; but the newspaper that he swns and con-
tros, he placed in hands that made it one of the
most efficient Republican papers in the State.
We have known George Martin too long and too
well, to doubt his Repubcauism upon no better
evidence than hcarsay and surmise. With his
business concerns We do not propose to meddle.
although not approving of some of them, as we
see them. But at the time he gave the Supreme
Court Syllal, To the KdAsds Farmer and for a long
time af'er J. X. Hudson was as outspoken
Republican as there was in the State.


The opposition that is being made to Martin,
is doing more to insure his election than anything
else. 1t is uniting the anti-Repnhlican vote in
his favor, while there are many Republicans who
cannot be indneed to oppose him; that his re-
election is abont fixed fact, and a caucus can
not prevent it.
Year: 1874

r There is little girl in this city by the name Of
Mamie She Is just six old and reads well in the
fourth reader She has been school srge day.
but she has . Naturalization Patriot


If the little girl really has mother, tell her,
for merey's sake, not to cram the child with
knowledge that ten-year old brain would scarce
ly be old enough to bear; or by the time she
ought to 60 to school, it will be found that her in-
'tellect has its growth. Toys would be far more
profitable now.
Year: 1874

n In the ease of the Coffey County SupeIin
tendent of Public Instruction, the Judge has de-
eid-d that the woman is ineligible to the Office.
This, We think, will be the decision of the high
est Court, if the case goes there.
Year: 1874

p e
as not to have . twist or kink in it, or it
will liable to break when the stretcher''
is applied. 49,.
The proper way is to unwind it from the
coil just as thread comes from the spool.
Let the coil roll around when you are TAX
ing the wire off.
word more. am reminded that those
who write for the papeFs on practical sub
Jects should afi1 their names and P. O. ad-
dress to their articles, as many of our far
mers would rather correspond with private
lno'v'duals than through the press, and
1 suppose the best article that could be
written on any given subject would fail to
convey all the information desired by all
the patrons Of any public newspaper.


7. c. HODGSON,


Hastings, MINI.
Year: 1874

Editors Of The Grange ADVANCE:


GENTLEMEN: see in your issue of Dec.
Slst a piece from the pen Of gentleman,
signing himself E. G. Wright, on the sub.
ject of the fence law passed last winter


and l am sorry to say that cannot agree
with him on that subject. In the first place
it is nothing more or less than class leo;s.
lation in favor of one branch of industry
and against another. Now such lerisl.-
ton in my humble opinion is not just
When man buys farm 1 claim that be
has right to raise what he pleases on it.
whether it is wheat or cattle, but ought to
be obliged to build half the line fence
But as neighbor Wright has it. the man
who raises stock is compelled to fence his
farm, while the man that raises wheat is
not, just for the reason that cattle are ah,e
to travel and wheat is not 1 believe the
object Of that law was to save fencino hut
the trainers Of that law did not look very
far ahead. Every farmer knows that YOU
cannot keep cattle in pasture all tho
time There is a certain length of time
every fall when pastures are stript 80 bare
that cattle would starve in them. whi]a
there is plenty Of feed over the rest Of the
farm. but in order that mans cattle NAV
get 1t he must fence his whole farm. lust
because his neighbor don't raise stock and
don't want fence. The amount of il is


the law is aimed directly at stock and not
at fences, as it was said it did. In the sec.
ond place, who are going to be benefited
oy such law? I answer, the man that
don't raise stock. Now, how many such
men have we got in this county? Iwould
venture to say not every tenth farmer
There is another class of men who wonld
pe benefited by such a law. Men who
have got outlying farms But are the
rights Of the majority of the farmers of
this county to be ignored to crafty the
few! Every farmer Of sound iudement
ana good common sense knows that stock are
an indispensable part of good thorough
farming. Neighbor Wright says we had a
division fence law, but it did not make
DIVISION fences. agree with him there,
out 1t was not from want of timber. It
was from desire on the part Of some to
ENJOY oil the privileges of division fence
Year: 1874

without any Of the expense, while the
man that has his division fence up submit,
to such an injustice rather than make an,
trouble with his neighbor. With re..rd to
the scarcity of timber having anything to
90 with fencing it is great mistake. a.
wire has taken the place of timber in fence
building, and those men who have got plen.
" of timber to build fences have built wire
fences, and think they are cheaper and bet
ter and more enduring. I am in favor Of
every man taking care Of his own cattle,
out don't touch the division fences. All
tne law that we need is to prevent cattle
from running at large. will put it in
'n'S shape: that all cattle, sheep, hogs and
norses running at large, are liable for any
damage done by them, fence or no fence.
night or day. A law like this will give the
privilege to those men who live near COM
mons to turn their cattle out by putting
nerder after them; such a law We need,
and such law we must have.


With best wishes for tho SUCCESS of vour
live paper, which seems to be taking tn.
lead in the interests of the farmers of this
State subscribe myself, yours,


FRANCIS GOIJDY
Year: 1874

With best wishes for thu succ..s of ,o,,,
i've paper, which seems to be t.kinp tn,
lead in the interests of the farmers Of this
State subscribe myself, yours,


FRANCIS GoUDY.
10 the Editors Of The Grange Advance:


saw in your issue Of Jan. 7th. a letter
from Daniel Jackmsn in regard to the
boundary lines of Oranges; also th., We
live in free country, &c. alao saw
your answer to that letter and the reasons
given by you for such ruling, but I do not
think you gave the subject full explan.-
tlon. Ny explanation is this; and have
my authority from the State Grange. In
the first place, Oranges cannot be ore.n-
lied nearer than four miles of other
Oranges, in straight line or five mile, bv
highways as they usually run, except
there are some natural barriers in the vav.
such as rivers, bluffs, &c., then, in that
case, We make an exception.


The rule adopted making all member,
join the Grange nearest to them is not
wholly to prevent the weakening of other
Oranges, but it is to have them join where
they are the best known, for man is sup
posed to be the best known in the town in
which he lives, and if he is not a proper
person to join the Grange in his own town
he certainly ought not to be allowed to ioin
IN another, for laying this rule aside it gives
the rogues too good chance to become
members Of our worthy organization, and
they are very quick to take advantage Of it
too. speak from experience, for we have
had one case of this kind in this county.
A man made application to join the Grange
IN his own town, and when the application
was called up there was several objections
raised in regard to admitting him, on the
grounds that he was an improper person.
and one Of the brothers made a motion to
lay his application on the table for two
weeks. Motion carried. The application
was made in due form with the fee accom-
panying. The person when he heard what
the Grange did with his case, thought
his show was rather poor to get
in on this side Of the river, 50 he
went right over the river into your State,
which is Minn., and made application to
join certain Grange, and they admitted
him and gave him all the degrees in one
meeting, which was violation of the laws
Of the Grange. All this was done while
his first application was laying in the
Grange in this county, and when the two
weeks came round and the application was
called up it was rejected. Now this man
claims to be member of our Order, but
we have instructions from our State GRANGE
not to recognize him as brother, and We
intend to obey the laws. Now any one can
see the necessity for adopting that rule for
our own protection. have given you one
case where there has been great wrong
committed, and suppose there are many
others; so you see it stands us in hand, if
we wish to keep our organization pure, to
live up strictly to the laws Of the Order in
this respect, as we'll as all others.


Yours for the good Of the Order,


C. H. NERO, Dept for Pierce Co.


Dated, Jan. 18th, 1874.
Year: 1874

pretended by the open handed, liberal
giycr the close-fsted, selfish, begrudging
giyer may not enter into thetspirit Of that
saying. To give gifts, then, requires
means, judgment and liberaliiy. The
world is rich-our country and people are
now rieh-but no doubt some, like the
foolish man, have buried their tslent or
locked il up, and will refuse to pat it out
for the benefit Of others--nor viii they
profit by it. Means thus locked up be-
come curse, and make men poor, endan-
gering them, so that they must suffer in
mind and means The curse Of this sin
rests on them. Such, Of course, will re-
fuse to give gifts. Such are too poor in
their own estimation to give or enable
others to do SO. But the liberal, the
Christian, ever happy and making happy,
will give to those they love. They viii
seek to make others happy by giving, and
will be happy themselves in the concious-
ness of having made one happy. The needy
poor should come in for share. Christ
said, you have the poor with you always,
but not so with me." He means by this
that there was time to care for the suf-
fering poor as you have them with you
always, plenty of opportunity is offered to
care for them. 1t should not be forgot
ten that winter is now on us, and that the
poor and helpless may not be well housed,
clothed and fed. Let it not be forgotten
that our crops have been large, the prices
profitable aud that our people must have
plenty Of bread and money. The panic
has not ruined our people, il has only
frightened them, AMI now that the danger
is rapidly passing away, let fear be dis
PEELED. Let the money, safely aud watch
fully locked up, be put out at interest
again, in good real estate, and other good
securities-let business have the full ben:
eft Of it--let the poor workman have
work and wages to support family and self


let Christmas, the season of gifts, in
spire our people with financial courage and
liberality. Every one that has money and
debts should use it at once and pay. You
will do benefit to all classes Let all
have the means to give gifts, Giving
gifts is pleasure-it is full of benefit
it is Christian yirtue-it is blessing
and comfort to giver and receiver, and its
influence extends far beyond this. May
it cause turn in events Of the day-a
source of change for the better, with the
whole country financially and otherwise.
Year: 1874

The subject of farm fencing is yearly appealing more and more directly to the attention and interests of the agricultural community. The immense consumption of fencing material in supplying railroads with "ties" renders the article of fence timber not only more difficult to obtain. but enhances the price. Various econom- ic methods and styles of fencing have from time to time been presented to con- sideration but with various drawbacks at- tending each. Line hedges have been favorably discussed, but no one plant as yet has been commended as combining all desirable points. The Osage orange is 1 at the present time in most general use, | particularly in the western states, but 1 the objections to this apply more or less to all line hedges in this country. The important item of labor presents itself most prominently Every line hedge must be closely attended to for the first three years of it's growth, and if not cut back, pruned and trimmed, so as to secure breadth and compactness at base, all after | labor Is useless to this end This labor IS required at 8 reason of the year when the demands of the regular farm work are imperative. The Osage orange is a most rampant grower and great exhausted of the soil. It prevents blowing. Cropping within a certain distBnce invites and har- bors weeds and leaves, and these often taking fire from sparks, kill out the plants, leaving unsightly and irreparable gaps in the hedge. Considering the inexhaust- lble mineral resources of the country, the great improvement daily taking place in the economy of making iron renders the fact apparent that iron must enter largely if not entirely, into the coming fence of the future for farmers The chief obsta- cles to the success of iron or wire in the past for fences have been the expansion and contraction of the material by ex- tremes of heat and cold. Mir. Gill, of Colorado, has invented a post for wire fences, which supports continuous wire in such a manner as to make the contrac

 tion and expansion come between the SUD- ports. By this method the wire was so adjusted that it could be wound on c reel and transported from place to place at the option of the builder.
Year: 1874

THERE seems to be some dissatisfac-
tionsfh the Fifth Congressional district
about the mode OF selecting Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress. This is
one of the districts where the election of
a Radical would be utterly inexcusable.
The vote in 1872 was 1873 for Gov.
Brown to 5,392 for Freeman. While
this gives an easy voting majority, it is
equally evident that the running Of
two candidates on our side would be a
very hazardous luxury. Judging from
our exchanges, a majority seem in fa-
vor of a convention, and We doubt that
any other plan can be devised 50 salts
factory to all concerned. If, as We ap-
prehend, the majority favor this, the
best course is for all to cooperate in
earnest efforts to make the convention
what it should be-a true reflex Of the
will Of the people.
Year: 1874

IF anybody believes that the
Democratic and Conservative Execu-
tive Committee do not intend to wind
up the campaign with all the vigor to
which indomitable pluck and untiring
energy are equal. let him read our re-
port of their proceedings yesterday.
Such men cannot be beaten; they are
bound to win. More than half the
glory of August will be theirs.
Year: 1874

CHICAGO, July 27.-An incendiary plot
was discovered early this morning at 2l9
North Clark street, in the hardware store
of Nicholas Staaden. a lighted candle
was found in the midst of pile of kind
ling wood which was saturated with kero-
sene oil. Strips Of rags soaked in kerosene
were carefully laid along the floor to where
three kegs of powder stood, one of them
open. When discovered the fire had made
considerable progress, and would shortly
have reached the powder. The owner OF
the premises was arrested on the charge of
arson. He sent his family to Michigan
Friday. Yesterday he had been out OF the
city and he claims staid away all night. The
place was insured considerably above its
value in the North British Mercantile
ComnanY.
Year: 1874

CHARLESTON, July 27.-The cotton
caterpillars have made their appearance in
force in Orangeburg county. In the in
terror of the State as well as on the coast
the unfavorable weather and lateneSs OF
the crops make planters apprehensive that
lhe worm will do serious harm.
Year: 1874

A WOMAN should never consent to be
married secretly. She should distrust a
man who has any reason to shrOud in dark
ness the act which in his own estimation
should be the crowning glory Of his own
life
Year: 1874

The disaster is far greater than at first sup
posed. 1t is now thought the total loss of
life will not be short of 200, and the loss
of property is propOriOnate. The EreniRg
Chronicle, in its five o'clock edition, placed
the loss at 142 and the names of missing
parties are continually coming in. The
extent of territory damaged is not less than
twenty to twenty-five miles in diameter,
and how the main portion of the city of
Pittsburg, lying as it does, in the centre of
this circle, escaped without further injury,
seems almost miraculous. The prevailing
theory seems to be that the disaster was
caused by some kind of water spout.
A gentleman who watched the storm from
a few miles down the river, where there
was but little rain, says that by the frightful
flashes of liohtniuO. he could see
Year: 1874

A postr oncment of the Fifth Concert of the Pubic
Library of Kentucky has been generally anticipated
and is so manfestly for the interest of all concerned
that IL must meet the approval Of all The day Is now
absolutely nxcd and there will be no variation from
the programme now announced. sufficient number
of tickets had lecn sold to have enabled to have had
large drawing the 31st July, but short postpone
ment considered preferable to a partial drawing.
Let 1t be borne in MUD that


the FIFTH GIFT CONCERT
Is the Last which will ever be given
under this Charter and by the


present Management.
That It will positively and uncquivocaly take place
as announced on


Monday, 3Oth November;
That the music will be the best the country affords and
that


5000 Cash Gifts,


Aggrcgating


ga, 600, 600
will be distributed by lot among the ticket holders.
Year: 1874

LICENSE TAxEs.-Thc ordinance requires
the City Collector to report 10 TIC Police
Justice any person VINO may prosecute lis
business after the 1t OF alay without having
laiQ his license tax. And such person Is


liable 20 line OF not less than one nor more


| tuan tive dol It's for each day OF default.
Year: 1874




A correspondent of the Santa Bar
bara Inder designates Los Angeles as
& "the dirtiest town in Southern Cali
fornia." This is sweeping assertion
and, though we don't know lust how
dirty Santa Barbara and other towns
may be, we will assume that it is un-
true. A'city might be, and doubtless
many are, dirtier than Los Angeles.
Yet, while we indignantly deny that
ours is the dirtiest town in the State
we are not sure that our claim to be-
ing the cleanest can be substantiated
IL Is fact that the sanitary condition
OF Los Angeles might be greatly i'm
proved. 1t is equally true that many
unsightly and undoubtedl yunhealthv
spots might with little expense and
no serious detriment to any one be
greatly improved. We believe that il
is the duty of the city authorities to
give this snhject their consideration,
and we hope the new officials will
give the sanitary condition of the
city their earliest, attention. The
Health Ordinance remains unappealed
and we believe it is the will of the
majority of our citizens that u Health
Officer shall be appointed and in
structed to proceed in the work of re-
moving the many nuisances so dan
gerous to health,as rapidly as possible
without imposing extraordinary and
unnecessary expense upon the people.
A too rigid enforcement of the ordi-
nance should not be insisted upon, but
if we would maintain the reputation
of our city as desirable resort for
invalids and guard against disease
among our citizens, we must employ
the services of Health Officer.
Year: 1874

AN account headed "Cruel and
Shameful Outrage in Kern County,"
which has been printed in nearly
every paper in the State, turns out to
be without the slightest foundation in
fact. The story is that the wife of a
man named PEYToN was carried off
and outraged by five Mexicans. 1t was
a hoax which first appeared in the
Fresno Erpositor and was afterward
dressed up in the sensational style by
the San Francisco Chronicle. We
cannot see where the amusing part
comes in on such recital as publish
ed, and it appears to us that the in
vention and publicity of such narra-
tive is little less than criminal. We
are glad to know that the story is
false but it would have been better
had it never been told.
Year: 1874

The Vallejo Ladepeadent of Friday
says: ga stranger came over from
the Navy Yard the other day with u
stick in his hand, which he vowed was
the last piece of Kearsage wood on the
island. How many have left Vallejo
with that fond delusion and with the
disqualification that they possessed a
piece of the genuine woodruff oh,
ye gods! how they have been de-
ceiyedp