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Year: 1874

rs fnality in the matter of the Court


House aud City-HalL It was sort of snap
Judgment upon tile city authorities. and upon
the whole public, at once barefaced and out
rageous.


But the whole proceeding is illegal. For
the contract itself there is no authority. Its
attempted execution by A1r. Ashton was an
cxtra-officia1 act, as the facts show, VIZ: On
tie 10th of November the Board passed Ger
tain resolutions confirming the election of
| Egnn on the 25th Of July last, and reafirm-
ing tho limitation of his compensation to 8
per cent on the cost Of the building; direct
ing the architect to prepare plan " for the
county's portion of the building, "in connec-
ton with such architects as may be selected
on the part Of tie city, or otherwise;" the
plan to be Submitted to the Board for further
action. or adoption; that if the city author
tiles shall not join in the building the
county shall proceed alone to complete its
half; and that the County Attorney bo
directed to prepare contract between
the county and the architect IN accordance
1ciM ttssc resolutions. It will bo seen
that there is nothing whatever i'll the resolu-
tions providing for paying the architect
$4,000 upon the adoption of his plan !;
and, therefore, the contract is ct variance
with the resolutions. But it was void for
another reason: This contract, when pre-
pared by the County Attorney, was to be sub
mitted, like all other contracts, to the Board
of Commissioners for their approval, rojec-
|
SO submitted! It was never examined
by the Building, or any other, Committee,
and was never authorized, in fact, by the
Board. Dir. Ashton, as President Of the
Board, had no more authority to sign it on
the part of Cook County than had any out
side citizen The whole thing is utterly
illegal end void from beginning to end.
The County Clerk, therefore, was fully justi-
fed in refusing to af6x the seal Of
the county to the pretended contract.
In the original competition of plans Alr.
Egan's was rejected and Alr. Tilley's adopted
The public generally agreed that Ti1ley's plan
was by far the best then exhibited If new
plan is to be prepared, why confine the selec-
ton to Egan's, md why not invite new offers
from ell the architects? It is desirable, also,
TINT the whole building should be uniform in
plan, and. that both wings should progress
simultaneously. The city cannot move
before next summer, because it has no
available funds. The construction Of the
building might well be delayed another year.
At all events, the Board Of County Commits
sioners should show respect enough for the
people who have to pay for this building to
give them IN opportunity to adopt q plan
for the building. Though We do not know
that it will make much difference, the old
Board might well leave this matter to be act
ed on By the new Board, which will be in Of
fee in q few days. Public opinion will resent
this sharp practice on the part of Egaa and
Ashton, and will hold to a strict responsible
ty any person who attempts to give it valid
itr
Year: 1874

Treasury were full to overaowing. If the
Committee On Wharyes md Public Grounds
propose to take any further action in the mat
ter, they will do well to summon committee
of advice from among such men as We have
named above, take testimony as to the real
value of the property, and then make re-
port that will command confidence in its in
tegrity A still better way would be to let
the proposition die natural death III the
committee-room
Year: 1874

once get footing as being en- rege and the
thing to do, what limit can be placed upon
the absurtlities that Fashion will perpetrate
Does not such public and snowy advertise
ment of grief carry with it suspicion that
the grief may not be very genuine? True
sorrow always seeks seclusion, and never
tlaunts itself in public.
Year: 1874

As general thing, it pays to be good.
IF we set aside duty and conscience, and
our hope Of future blessings, and look
only to the effect on our own lives, even
then honesty, probity, morality, and de
cent attention to the laws of the land,
and Mrs. Grundy's higher rules, are
good investments


Even bad people have more confidence
in good folk than in persons like them.
selves Even the dissolute know that
they can trust "proper people as they
cannot trust their own kind and the
most dishonest and tricky will speak
with kind Of awe of man whose word
is as good as his bond.


Industry, temperance, and what
might be called generous frugality,
make their mark and one known to
possess them is seldom forced into an
abject position, and rarely finds himself
unable to earn his bread while he has
the use of his two hands.


A good man wears sort Of nimbus
about his head, which others see, though
he may know nothing of it; and wheth-
er he be the highest or the lowest in
the land. it is better for him, even in a
worldly point of view, than any power
or wealth that can be gained by evil
doing.-Ledger.
Year: 1874

VAsA, MIMI, March 18th, 1874.


DEAR EDITOR III am little girl of
six years, but I haven't learned to
write yet. wished many times to write
for your paper, but can't write my
self, so I have to have somebody else
write for me- l was six years old yes
terday, and l had real nice time.
My ma set nice little dinner table for
me and my little brother Frank, and
pa gave me a nice little bureau, and
ma gave me two nice little vases.
have got little brother and we play
most all day long; we have awful much
fun. We have two canary birds; one
of the birds is named Freddy and the
other Jenny. I haven't any more to say
for this time 1 guess will write some
other time.


ELLEN AUGUSTA ANDERSON.
Year: 1874

Very few horses, especially four-year
olds, are naturally cross toward those
who feed and care for them, however
roughly they may treat strangers. If
the colt be really cross, it is almost GER
tain that somebody has been in the habit
Of annoying him in some way. He is
probably only playful and does not mean
to hurt his young master, but ntps and
makes pretense Of biting. Still, As play
may be too rough, and should he, nip the
skin no doubt it would hurt. To- cure
him Of his tricks, first see to it that no
one who will poster him comes anywhere
near then, whenever you go to him,
and go as often as you can, take a car
rot, an apple, lump of sugar, an ear Of
corn, or some such thing that he likes !;
give it to him and pat his neck, pet him,
and take up his feet, talking to him all
the time. In all probability you will
find that soon he will call for you and
show every mark of joy at seeing you or
hearing your step. Nevertheless, if he
happens to be ticklish, he may nip and
60 through the motions Of kicking when
you curry him under the belly and upon
sensitive spots. IF SO, lay aside the cur
y comb and use only the brush over
those parts. Still his habit Of nipping
may possibly have become 50 confirmed
by bad management, that you may not
feel quite safe if 50 it is easy to control
Year: 1874

A light snow had fallen, and the boys
desired to make the most of it. It was
too dry for snow-balling, and not deep
enough for coasting. 1t did very we'll
to make tracks in.


There was a large meadow near the
place where they were assembled. 1t
was proposed that they should go to
tree which stood near the center Of the
meadow, and that each one should start
from the tree, and should see who could
make the straightest track that is, go
from the tree in the nearest approach to
a straight line. The proposition was
assented to, and they were soon at the
tree. They ranged themselves around
it, with their backs toward the trunk.
They were equally distant from each
other. If each had gone forward in a
straight line, the paths would have been
like the spokes of wheel-the tree rep
resenting the hub. They were to go
till they reached the boundaries of the
meadow. when they were to retrace
their steps to the tree.


They did so. I wish I could give
map Of their tracks. Such a map
would not present much resemblance to
the spokes Of a wheel.


Whose is the straightest ?" said
James Alison to Thomas Sanders, who
was at the tree first.


"Henry Armstrong; is the only one
that is straight at ALL


"How could we all contrive to 20 so
crookedly, when the ground is so smooth,
and nothing to turn us out of the way?"
said Jacob Small.


"How happened you to go so straight,
Henry?" said Thomas.


II fixed my eye on that tall pine-tree
on the hill yonder, and never looked
away from it till I reached the fence"


II went as straight as I could: with
out looking at anything but the ground" :"
said James.


$50 did l." said another.


$50 did l." said several others. It
appeared that no one but Henry had
aimed at particular object.
They attempted to go straight with
out any definite aim. They failed.
Men cannot succeed in anything good
without a definite aim. In order to
mental improvement there must be a
definite aim. In order to moral im-
provement there must be definite ain.
In order to do good there must be q
definite aim. General purposes, general
resolutions will not avail. You must do
as Henry did !; fix upon something dis.
tinct and definite as an object, and 20
steadily forward to it. If you wish to
be Christ-like, look at him, and copy
his Wavs. Thus only can Won sncceed
Year: 1874

upon him and good circingle.s While
you are cleaning him, tie the halter strap
to the circingle on one side while you
clean the other. A still more efficient
way is to have short leading staff, with
a snap hook on one end and strap at
the other. The staff must be just long
enough to reach from the hand to the
girth. It is to be snapped into the hal
ter-ring and then buckled to the circin-
gle: Keep up the patting whether he is
really cross or not, and at present do not
attempt to punish him. By and by if
moral suasion fails, carry strap doubled
in your hand and if he attempts to bite,
crack him across the nose with it, at the
same time speaking loud and sharp.


Then renew the patting, to let him know
that he need not fear you if he behaves


himself Never, never, show either fear


or anger IN. G. Weld, Bergen county,
n. J.


Approach the colt entirely fearless


but guarded, and when he comes take


good aim and meet him square on the


muzzle with heavy hand, and severe ac-


cording as the case demands, and use


some judgment lest you make him bad


halter-puller. This plan I know to be


good if we'll applied.-[B. J. F., Rut-


land, VII
CARE OF Cows-Mr Arnold says IN


The Tribune: " In breaking heifers it.


is important to start their habits right


in the first place." Nothing is truer


than that the cows capacity for milk is


influenced by the treatment of the heifer :,


beginning with the calf. Treat the


young animal kindly and with familiari-


ty, and you will have kind and af--


fectionate cow, satisfied with her con-


dition, which is always an advantage,


the lacteal secretion being influenced by


affection. The difference is consider


able between such COW and one trained


to wiIdness. Early maternity is another


advantage, as connected with it is the


early secretion of milk, which thus be-


comes habit near the beginning of life,


the habit growing with the growth Of


the animal, enlarging and strengthening


the capacity for milk. But the animal
wants to be fed literally and we'll taken
care of, so that it can stand the early
strain. In this way what would be an


ordinary COW can be made a superior
one. 1t is therefore best to raise your
own stock, only however when: care is
taAen with it. In treating both the
young animal and the COW, the doctrine
should be, never overfeed, never under
feed, but keep up the condition and the
milk. The machine, the COW, may then
. be kept in order, and do work, good
work, for many years the second
to the 18th or 18th year, and sometimes
2 longer. I have had COWS that at Is
were as good as at any previous time.
!: Blood tells; but most is in the care,
l early begun and continued, making do
t cile, making early mixers. keeping up
$ milk and flesh, avoiding the severe heats
of Summer (by stabling and soiling), the
great cold in Winter Coy proper shelter),
e and the cold Autumn and Spring rains,
: especially the melting SHOWS of these
r periods.-[F. G., Fort Plain, N. VI
Year: 1874




Editors Grange Advance:


You like to hear from US young folks.
We have a good school this winter.
We like our teacher. I have two sis.
ters going to school, and three brothers
with myself. Our school is going to be
out in two weeks more. An exhibition
the last evening of our school. Our
Teacher gave US party this winter.
We return thanks to our school trustees
for four months school. We have a
good cattle law in Waterford, and I am
awful glad of it when I think how I
used to 60 after the cattle in mud and
water. My father has good pasture
for all his cattle and nice creek run
ming through it. With Gods help I
intend to NOW this season. am six
teen years old, and I intend to bind nv
station this coming harvest. My broth
er intends to cut IS acres with the
reaper. think I will close my letter.
Please excuse mistakes this time.
Please publish this.


Yours respectfully,


WILLIAM CLARK.


CASTLE Rock, Mimi,


March 18th, 1874.
M. Editor:


SIR II am little girl eleven years
old. [ thought I would write letter to
The GRANGE ADVANCE. It is the first
letter l ever wrote for paper. have
got two brothers. One is fifteen and
the other seventeen. We have got a
little dog about seventeen years old; his
name is Ducky. Don't you think that is a
pretty name. He followed pa down
to the Grange mill to-day and team
run over him and liked to have killed
him. One of my schoolmates is stay.
ing here tonight. We are having a
good time, all dressed up in mas clothes
[ forgot to tell her name which is Mary
Masters. Perhaps you would like te
know where live. We live on farm
in Eureka, a little grove around the
house that my pa planted out. W.
made sugar last year from some of thu
trees, and I gathered the sap. I vii
have to draw my letter to close now
I'm going to watch the paper and SET
whether my letter Is published.


LILLE L. WAGER.
Year: 1874

The Democrats of Alabama in their
recent State Convention adopted the fol
lowing resolution:


Resol0ed. That the radical and dominant fac
ton of the Republican party in this State per
sistently, by false and fraudulent representa-
tions, have infamed the passions and preludices
of the negroes, as a race, against the white peO-
pie, and have thereby made IL necessary Tor the
iohite people to unite and act together in self
defense and for the preservation OF Whtte ot0Ht-
cation.


In answer to this resolution the Repub-
licans of the same State, in their conven-
ton subsequently, held, having declared
themselves in favor of 1.-THE civil and po.
litical equality of all men, without dis
tinction of race or color" proceed to say;


We have not made race issue In the past
neither do we make or tender such an issue
What we demand for one man we demand Tor all
without distinction of race or color; ana we
point with pride and confidence 10 every line OF
our political record in proof of this declaration,
and we denounce the assertion that we have
made II necessary for a whole people 70 unite
and act together for selfdeense and for the pres
eryation Of white civilization as untrue, and an
emanation of that selfish spirit which In the past
demanded everything for one rae Tsee l ana was "h'
willing TO cOncede anything TO the other.


The population of Alabama in 1870
numbered 521 1884 white persons and
475, $40 colored persons. The two races
then were and still are nearly equal in
numbers; and, hence, both being citizens
equally entitled to vote, their political
strength is about equal. The colored
people of that State, as in the other
Southern States, and, indeed, throughout
the Union, have had the sagacity to see
that the Democratic party both North
and South, has held and still holds the
attitude OF either open hostility or heart
less indifference TO their interests and
rights, and that the Republican party II
both sections has proved itself the party
of equal civil and political rights, with
out distinction of race, color, or previous
J condition of servitude." The perception
Year: 1874

/ HAVE before mentioned the fact that it
is a common practice in Philadelphia to
build thirty or forty houses all precisely
alike in row, so that a man who lives
in the middle has to begin at the corner
and count in order to tell when he reach
es his residence. My friend Par
fridge, who occupies one of these houses,
has been spending the summer in the
country his residence being closed mean
time. A few nights ago he happened to
be in town, and passing by his. dwelling
he saw lights in the second story. He
knew at once that burglars were engaged
in routing out his valuables, and he in
stantly flew to the police station and OBJ
tanned squad of policemen to capture
them. Two officers were sent around
into the back yard and the others pried
open the front window shutter, and to-
gether with Partridge entered the parlor
softly with the intention to surprise the
burglars. The parlor and hall were
dark and the squad proceeded quietly
upstairs, feeling that that they had ev-
erything in their own hands. Just as
they reached the first landing they met
one of the burglars coming down in the
darkness. They grabbed him, and as he
yelled good deal they knocked him on
the head a few times, and after man
aching him laid him out in the entry.
Proceeding to the front room they broke
the door open and found nobody there
but a woman who was scared half to
death. The officers were about to seize
her when Partridge came in and recog-
nized her as Mrs. Kellogg, the wife of
the man who lives two doors below him.
In fact it was Kellogg's house, and Kel-
logg was lying below in the entry with
chains on his legs and a lump as big as
an eggplant on his head, and mad be-
sides. Partridge's house was as safe as
ever. Then the policemen swore some
and went home and Partridge remained
to sooth the Kelloggs 1t cost him $40O
in cash, and even then they were down
on him. He is going to move. He wants
to find pink house with green cupO a
in the center of thirty-acre field. / 9
wants conspicuous house that he CT n
recognize at distance.-Adp Adeter, 70
i
Year: 1874

To get a tight ring off finger,
thread needle fiat in the eye with strong
thread, pass the head of the needle with
care under the ring, and pull the thread
through few inches toward the hand
wrap the long end of the thread tightly
around the finger, regularly all down to
the nail, to reduce its size. Then lay
hold of the short end of the thread and
unwind it. The thread pressing against
the ring viii gradually remove it from
the finger, This never-failing method
will remove the tightest ring without
difficulty, however much swollen the
finger may be.-Rurdt NeaO Yorker.
Year: 1874

-Aniine red is used to impart to
sausages fresh and healthy appearance.
1t can easily be detected by the use of
alcohol or ether, either of which sub
stances dissolves aniline but not blood.
The use of aniline is severely reprehen-
sible, not only from the fact that 1t is
known TO have caused the illness OF en-
tire families who have eaten meat colored
with it, but also because from its mode
of preparation it frequently contains ar
HIpchdRge.
Year: 1874

AN enterprising reporter in Arkansas,
who was recently sentenced to the State
prison for horse stealing, applied TO his
employers TO be continued on the journal
as Penitentiary correspondent.
Year: 1874

just said, to utter public and notorious falae~
hood before the entire world, aince it Is well
known that there are hundreds OF thousands IN
this country who reject it, and other hundreds
Of thousands who, although they may not reject
it. certainly do not 40 far accept it as to warrant
g public profession Of it--a falsehocd which could
certainly not bo very acceptable to God, unless
He is q very different Being from our conception
Of Him.


In all this we are not arguing against Gods
existence, or the Christian religion, but only
for the propriety OF keeping both out & the
Constitution. which, after all, is u profane and
human inBt1ument-no relgious one. l. con-
stitution Ii not creed. A creed is not a cousti-
tuition. Politics are not religion. Religion is
not politics. We have kept our religion mud our
politics separate hitherto, and the separation
has worked well. There is no reason now to
change our course. Let the majority make cur
laws. Let tho majority adopt the cree'1 and fol-
low tho faith their conscience approves.
Year: 1874

Nothing could more pointedly illu.
strate the falsity Of the radical and
carpet-bag system of political ethics in
the south than the news which comes
from Montgomery, Ala, that many of
the negroes there havo been going
about selecting new masters, under the
impression that, as consequence of
the late democratic victories, they are
to be again forced into slavery. No
doubt many of the poor creatures, whose
simplicity has made them ready tools of
interruptions political pretenders, not
only believed the story that had been
breathed into their credulous ears be,
fore the election, but were really will
ing to surrender their liberty to respec-
table men whom they could trust than
subject themselves again to the mas
terry OF the treacherous and worthless
demagogues of q party. The white
people, we are told, in vain endeavor-
ed to reassure them. They win soon
learn, however, that they arc not onlynot
going back into slavery, but will be
enabled to enjoy greater freedom, and
get more to eat, drink, wear and spend
than they ever did or would get from
radical carpet-baggers and scalawags
Year: 1874

WEARING FLANNEL.-The majority of
people are not aware of the beneficial
effects OF wearing flannel next to the
bodv both in cold and warm weather as
preJudiced people believe. FREQUENT
colds and constant hacking coughs hayo
left me since adopting flannel garments.
There is no need Of great bulk about the
waist. which condemns the wearing Of
flannel with those who prefer the wasp
waists to health, for in that case the fan
mel can be cut as loosely fitting waists,
always fastening at the back There are
scarcely one of the bad effects Of sudden
changes Of weather felt by those who
wear flannel garments, and mothers es-
pecially should endsavor to secure such
for their little people, in preference to
all those snowy outside trimmings which
the fashions commend.
Year: 1874

We received a call yesterday from Hon.
j. Ross Stewart, Representative from the
parish of Tensas, who leaves for home on
Tuesday. During the two sessions Of the
last Legislature Mr.. Stewards course has
been such as to win the applause of his
friends and the esteem of his opponents
In the first session, as chairman of the
Committee on Internal improvements and
in the last on the Agricultural and Land and
Levee Committees, he has done good SER
vice to the State and his constituents, who,
no doubt, will signify their approval in the
most satisfactory manner.
Year: 1874

Teeth made in every style at greatly reduced
prices


Teeth extracted without pain by the use of gas
chloroform.
Teeth filled with gold so as to prevent further
decay All operations will be done in the best
possib
Year: 1874

Keeping 3 diary is troublesome
business, but keepinp q small blank
book always in your side pocket
with pencil in it, is easy enough.
In this book a man should set down
every important item of business
which is necessary to be looked after.
For example, such needed, repairs
about the farm, garden, orchard,
dwelling, barn, other outdoor affairs.


Again, those who write for rural
papers, often have ideas on subjects
which present themselves to the
mind, and which they would like to
put in due form for publication at
some other time. A coed plan is to
make a note of this in 8 memoran-
dunn book. whenever and whatever
the thought may suggest itself; and
then, at your leisure, you can give
that thought ample expression in
words, and thereby benefit others by
giving them the results of your ex-
.perience. Besides these things such
a book is eseful as a repository for
messages given one by Others, or as
q safe place to put down thoughts as
they occur, Of such matters Of 0nsl-
ness or pleasure as one may desire,
at some other time and place, 70
look into. / have carried such q


book for years, and And It 3 great
help to ny ms@oTy-SO much sofa