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Year: 1874

PARDoNED. We are pleased to an
nounce result of which we had not a
doubt. that the President has granted an
unconditional pardon to Hon. Henry G.
Struve. Secretary of Washington Terri
tory. for deserting from the army twen-
ty years ago. Mr.. Struve at that time
In his homage. a German by birth and
but recently arrived in this country. had
enlisted under the misapprehension
that in this Democratic country q pri-
vate soldier was in the line of promo
ton. to be determined by ability and
meritorious service. He very soon dis
covered the delusion of his idea OF the
service. Assigned to menial duties in a
military hospital, he found nothing be-
fore him in the military career to which
he had bound himself before he was of
age to contract civil obligation, but
several years of degraded and degrading
menial servitude during the flower of
his manhood. Like any youth of edu>
cation and spirit, who should find him
self thus circumstanced through misap-
pruheusion or deception, he took vio-
lent possession of himself and asserted
his own manhood, in violation of law,
choosing rather to incur the risk of re-
capture and condign punishment than
undergo years Of irksome slavery tend
ing to unfit him for future usefulness.
Without resorting to any dishonorable
evasion or subterfuge, he only sought a
section of the country'where he was not
known, and entered upon new career,
With no other aid than his own energy
and indomitable will. He has achieved
o success to which but few attain, and
established for himself a character which
none need be ashamed of. He has la
bored for score of years with this error
of his youth, visible only to himself,
hanging over him like pail, clouding
his brightest hopes and liable at any
moment to fall upon him and shroud
his future in darkness. Through the
malice of enemies it was at last disclos-
ed to the world. and as often happens,
the malicious intent has proved bles-
sing to its object and plague to the
inventors. 1t has dispersed the cloud
which has chilled his best efforts and
left no shadow upon his fair fame in
the view of honorable censure.
Year: 1874

CLOSING OUT.-Simmons, Olson l.
Bush announce their determination to sell
out their large stock of goods at greatly
reduced prices in order to close out their
entire business. Mr.. Simmons commenced
business in Red Wing over eighteen years
ago, and Messrs. Olson and Bush about
eleven years ago. These gentlemen al
commenced business in this city bare hand
ed, and by constant application have built
up neat fortunes and have decided to re-
tire from trade. They have the largest
store and by fourteen to fifteen thousand
dollars the largest stock Of goods in the
City. The store and goods belong to them
and every cent paid for. The goods were
all bought for cash and bought by men who
from long experience understood how and
what to buy, and when they say that they
propose to throw their immense stock Of
general merchandise into the market to-
close out. it means very lo,0 prices to al pur-
ehasers. The goods being all their own,
they can do with them as they please,
and and they propose to get rid Of them. Ev-
rery body is invited to call and examine
1oanplete line Of samples with prices at-
|tachsd and satisfy sthemselvss.
! -
Year: 1874

Will soon convince you of its wonderful merits in
curing this vile disorder; disease which, when seat
ed produces Consumption, from which there is no
escape one little box of the German Snuff will cure
your Catarrh and then the foul matter will disappear
from your throat and you will again breathe with,
ont trouble; in fact YOU will be cured, and then and
not till then, will you look like the following:
Year: 1874

No efforts will be spared to make the MAINE STATE
PRESS more acceptable to its patrons. Indeed, the
Publishers will not relax their efforts to make the
paper necessity to those who have been accustomed
to read it.. We pledge that during the year 1874 the
Weekly PRESS shall be more NEWSPAPER than
ever, so that the family that thoroughly reads the
paper will have all the current events of the day.
Year: 1874

Men pass away like the flowers which
open in the morning and in the evening are
withered and trodden under foot. Nothing
can arrest the flight of time, which carries
With 1T all that appears the most immutable.
lnyself, o my son my dear son, thyself
who reJoicest now in a youth so full of life
and SO fruitful in pleasures, remember that
TINS beautiful time is but flower which
Will be withered almost as soon as blown
strength, health, joy, will vanish away like
beautiful dream, and Dought will remain
TO thee ont their sad remembrance.


That time appears to thee distant; alas
thou deceivest thyself, my son, it hastens,
soon it will be near; that time which ap-
Rroaches with such rapidity is not far from
thee, while the present, which flies away
from thee, is already far, because it annihi-
lates itself even in this moment, whilst We
are speaking, and can never more return.
DO not count, then, on the present, o my
SON. out strengthen thyselt in the rough
ana bitter path of virtue by the contempia-
tlon of the future. Prepare fnr thyself, by
purity of life and by love of justice, an
ABIDE In the happy resting place OF peace
-Fenclon.
Year: 1874

The raiflery which is consistent with
So"d- breeding is gentle auimadversion on
some foible, which, while it raises tne
laugh in the rest of the company, doth not
put the person rallied out of countenance,
or expose Kim to shame or contempt. on
the contrary, the jest should be 80 delicate
that the object of it should be capable o'
Joining in the mirth it occasions.
Year: 1874

HUMoR IN ADvERsITY.-poctor John
Brown, in Good Ipords, tells story of a
lady suffering from what seemed likely
to prove a fatal quinsey. Her husband,
who was deeply attached to her, was
bending over her in the utmost concern.
She could swallow nothing. By some
strange and scarcely voluntary whim of
association he expressed his wonder
whether she could swallow compli-
ment. The remark so tickled her that
she broke into laugh: the laugh burst
the quinsey, and she owed her recovery
to what must otherwise have seemed the
most unreasonable of jokes, There lived
at Dumfries, in a former generation, a
minister celebrated for his humor. His
wife, to whom he was much attached,
having died, the guests assembled at the
funeral, and among them a well-known
bachelor, between whom and the minis
ter many a shaft Of wit had flown. The
minister's heart was sad and sore as pos
sibe, yet, at the sight of the bachelor he
could not refrain from touch Of the old
humor. Come away, doctor, come
away /; il will be a long time before !
have this to do for you."
Year: 1874

A FISH SToRY.-A gentleman living
on the Savannah river, was in the habit
of sending his negroes down The river to
fish with nets, as the tide served On
one occasion, two of his boys reached the
fishing ground before the tide had fallen
sufficiently for their purposes. Cuffee al
ways goes to sleep when there is nothing
else to do. So pushing a pole into the
mud, they tied the canoe thereto, and ly-
ing down, intended to sleep until the
tide served. But along came hugo
deyil-fsh, which grubbed up the pole,
and taking it under his fipper, began
towing the canoe and its contents toward
the deep water. When the negroes awoke
they we're terrified well nigh out of their
wits. They were proceeding to sea at the
rate of four miles an hour, bat the power
propelling the canoe was wholly invisi-
BILE. The first impulse was to jump over
board, but ii occurred to them in time,
fortunately, that they were unable to
swim. Finally the rope by which the
monster deyil-ish was towing them was
cut and they reached tho land in pitia-
BILE state of terror. An individual of this
species has been known 10 take up the
kedge of n small schooner and carry it
for upwards of a mile, towing the ves-
sci that distance, when he dropped the
anchor, apparently fatigued with the
amusement.
Year: 1874

Nor MUCH.-The story Of the absent
minded man who, meeting his son in the
street, shook hands with him and asked
him hcw his father was, has been equaled
by the forgetfulness of q Wisconsin far
mer. This man drove to town to trans
act some business, and was accompanied
by his wife. Leaving her at a dry goods
store, he proceeded to carry out his in
tentions. Having finished his business,
he forgot all about the little circumstance
of bringing his wife with him, and start
ed home alone. Arriving there he put
his horses out and proceeded to do the
chores. In the meantime the wife had
learned that her husband had left town
without her. Hiring a conveyance she
was driven home. She didn't wait to
take other things, but selling a press
board made her way to the back yard
The husband was just seating himself on
a milking-stool, and had opened a con-
versation with the family COW upon the
subject of "h'isting," remarking fre-
quently that it was $50 boss" He was
just getting settled down to business
when whistling sound, as of something
rapidly cleaving the air, came from the
other side ofthe COW. 1t was the press


board and the wife was at one end of it.
An instant after it fell with crushing
weight upon his knees. The COW, hav-
ing conscientious scruples about standing
between husband and wife, left very
suddenly, and in her hurry kicked the
unfortunate man in the immediate vicin-
ity of his vest pocket. The unhappy
victim Of circumstances scrambled up on
all fours, when the press-board again de-
scended, striking him opposite to where
the COW had left her tracks, His wife
then asked him if he would ever forget
her again, and his answer was plain and
to the point, " Not much"
Year: 1874

The illustrations of THE ALDINE have
centers of Europe it is an admitted fact that
its wood-cuts are examples of the highest per-
fection ever attained. The common prejudice
in favor of steel plates is rapidly yielding to a
more educated and discriminating taste which
recognizes the advantages of superior artistic
quality with greater facility of production
The wood-cuts Of THE ALDINE possess all
tho deicacy and elaborate finish of the most
costly steel-plate, while they afford better
rendering of the artists original.


The popular feature of n copiously illus
trated Christmas number of THE ALDINE
will be continued
Year: 1874

From the lightest muslins to the heaviest
cloths. They work equally well upon Silk,
Linen, Woolen or Cotton goods, with Silk,
Gathering, Hemming, Felling Cording, Tuck
ing, Braiding, Embroidering and making But
ton Holes with the greatest facility.


If it be inconvenient for the purchaser to
visit the salesroom, tho order may be forward
ed to the Office, and it will be as faithfully
filled as if the selection had been made per-
sonally.


Full instructions, recently compiled, and
giving full information upon every point in
detail, accompany each Machine and enable
the most inexperienced to operate without
difficulty.


Our interest in the successful working of the
Machines is not second to that of the purchas-
er, and we esteem it n privilege to aid, by cor
respondence or otherwise, any person who may
require it.
Year: 1874

A DANBURY man having proudly pro-
claimed in the presence of his little boy
that his wife was no gadder, the young
man was observed to involuntariIy rub
his back, but ho said nothing.
Year: 1874

to you, regard it as entirely proper
that / should ask you, in the event of
your presiding, whether yoH would al
low jury oOhOLiy composed of MEM
bers OF the republican party to try the
cases referred to, oD its being proven
to your satisfaction that such was the
fact.


1 would also like to have you from
your general acquaintance with Judge
bond give me your opinion whether
he would permit jury made entirely
of Republicans to try the political cases


And Oblige,


Yours very respectfully.


CHARLES II PORTER.
Year: 1874

lhe question has often been asked:


What were the religious views of Charles
Dickens? AS contributive to a reply. we
reprint from the third volume Of John
Fosters Biography this extract from let
ter written by Dickens to his youngest son,
on the departure of the latter, in 1868, to
Join his brother in Australia:


write this note to-day because your
gong away is much upon my mind, and
because l want You to have few parting
words from me, to think of now and then
at quiet times. need not tell you that
love you dearly, and am very, very sorry
IN my heart to part with you. But this
lie Is half made up of partings, and these
pans must be borne. 1t is my comfort
and my sincere conviction that you are
gong to try the life fer which you are best
lltted. think its freedom and wildness
more suited to you than any experiment


In study or office would have been: and
without that training, you could have
followed no other suitable occupation
What you have always wanted until now,
mas been set, steady, constant purpose.
therefore eXhc r. you to persevere in a
thorough determination to do whatever
you have to do, as we'll as you can do it.
was not so old as you are now, when l
first had to win my food, and to do it out
OF this determination and l have never
slackened in it since. Never take mean
advantage of any one in any transaction.
and never be hard upon people who are
in your power. Try to do to others as
you would have them do to you, and do
not be discouraged if they fail sometimes.
II is much better for you that they should
fail in obeyng the greatest rule laid down
by our Saviour than that you should.


put a New Testament among your books
for the very same reasons, and with the
very same hopes, that made me write an
easy account of it for you, when you were
little child. Because it is the best book
that ever was, or will be, known in the
world and because it teaches you the
best lessons by which any human creature,
who tries to be truthful and faithful to du-
ty, can possibly be guided. As your
brothers have gone away, one by one,
have written to each such words as am
writing TO you, and have entreated them
all to guide themselves by this Book, put
ting aside the interpretations and inven-
tions of Man. You will remember that
you have never at home been harrassed
about religious observances, or mere FORM
alites. l have always been anxious not
to weary my children with such things,
before they are old enough TO form opin-
ions respecting them. You will therefore
understand the better that now most SOL
emnly impress upon You the truth and
beauty of the Christion Religion, as it
came from Christ HIMSELF and the impos-
sibility of your going far wrong if you hum
bly, but heartily respect it. Only one
thing more on this head The more we
are in earnest as to feeling it, the less we
are disposed to hold forth about it. Never
abandon the wholesome practice of say
ing your own private prayers, night and
morning. have never abandoned it my
self, and know the comfort of it. hope
you will always be able to say, in after life,
that you had kind father. You cannot
show your affection for him so well, or
make him so happy, as by doing your
duty.
Year: 1874

Editors of Grange Advance:


AS you ask farmers and Patrons t''
write to you what they desire to n have 'e's
done in the, Legislature, l take the lib-
.erty to give you sou'c OF my IDEAS Of
our present assessment law [ think it
can be bettered, if there is disposition
in the right quarter to act. The pres
ent working of the law is something
like this: A buys q farm. we will shy,
in Zumbrota He pays two thousand
dollars for it, one half he pays with his
own money, the other half he hires rfan
agent, living in Red Wing, who loans
for some one in the East. The borrower
is assessed for the whole farm and pays
the taxes on the whole property, but
the law steps in and says to B, the agent
at Red Wing, you have in your possess
sion a mortgage of one thousand dvllars
fol. G, who loans money, and we will
assess him for it. So he is assessed and
pay his tax in Red Wing, where it is
two or three times as much as it is
where the real property is situated.
The loaner is wronged and. ays more
than he ought; the borrower is wronged,
for he pays the tax on the whole. where
as he owns but one-half Of the property


Now, if we can b ave no Legislation,
that will set their right, let US at least
have something that will not work an
injustice to every one.


If the borrower must pay both taxes
any way, let US not have the same prop
erty assessed but once; not make pre-
tense of taxing the capitalist, and at the
same time make the laborer pay the tax
twice over. You will ask, How will
you better it?" Perhaps the shortest
way to tell you would be to refer you to
the bill which Gen. Hubbard intro.
duced on this subject last winter. 1t is
as near right, perhaps, as any could
suggest. Though it may not be just
right, at any rateit would be an attempt
to do right, whereas the old law does
not even do that.


T.. 6. WRIGHT.
Year: 1874




Very few were disappointed this morning 10 md
the stock market showing indubitable signs OF
weakness at the very opening and for while after
ward falling at each succeeding effort 70 sell. IL
was the expectation of those who read newspapers
and keep themselves informed current events
that the quotations would indicate the precarous
position Of the large holders of fancy stocks. If the
better class of investment securities are slightly
affected by depreciation IN the more fancy
article il is consolation 20 know that
their real value is unimpaired, that the
principal is safe and the payment Of interest
as certain as ever But decline IN stocks that are
not expected ever 10 pay dividends is a more seEi-
ous matter to those who hold them, because they
are generally bought in the hope of being marketed
at an advance and not with the view of being held
permanently 40 that every fall in the quotation IL
the exhaustion of so much of the principal, which
is usually borne until fright impes sale, and the
residuum of capital is placed in something substan-
tial Either tins or total loss is the experience
OF all whs speculate on margin III
securities that have intrinsic value. The
depression in prices to-day continued until after
/ o'clock when there a bait and sfterward re-
action assisted by the fun strength OF the bnn
clique, but, though the struggle vac DESPERATE "
Year: 1874

seemed impossible TO recover the lost ground, and
the Board finally closed at p. on a considerable
decline from last nights prices throughout the
entire list with unimportant exceptions. Erie, North


Western, and Rock Island were the greatest suffer
ers. having lost to each Central and Hudson.
Wabash and Union Pacific. held their own IN
the final dealings, while st. Paul, Paclhc
Mail and Western Union gained an immaterial frac-
ton; Lake Shore and Obios receded each u C., c.
and L. c. and Harlem each /. and Hannibal !. It
was expected by some of the bulls that the market
would recover the ground lost yesterday. and an un-
usually vigorous effort was made to that end, but
the adverse Influences were too many to make
such result possible. There is a wholesome fear of
the effect Of the new Currency law which is mewhat
intensified by the hint repeatedly thrown out in con-
versationsn and about the Board that the bears had
something 10 do with its passage In It's
present form. The power and persistence Of
the Grangers and the recent inquiries at the
Treasury with reference to the return OF currency


the dscontnuance Of the issue OF notes by our city
banks, and the winding up of country banks, are
few OF the dark clouds that hang over the stock
market. The Third National Bank is about TO re-


turn S2O0,00O circulation on behalf of two Western
banks for whom the Third National has acted as the
redeeming agent. Many letters of inquiry have
come to this city from the country bankers as To
what course they had better take. As a rule many
do not believe the business will pay if they are TO
be compelled to keep fund in hand for the redemp-
tiOn OF notes. and in such cases the advice if given
wind up. The list of sales tellsthe whole story of
the oscillation in stocks to-day, while the following
table gives the opening highest lowest, and closing
Year: 1874

The only sales Of city bank shares to-day were
small lot of Nassau Bank at log and Bank of New
York at lOs The reduced stock of the Continental
Bank was offered at "a, without takers. The follow
Year: 1874

Premiums received and LOSSES are paid in
cash only. Policies are issued payable at the death
of the Insured, also payable at the end Of a certain
number Of YEAR. rolices are also Is sued on the
Year: 1874

This is a country In which the government is an
incorporation of one set or political principles but
where the people entertain another. Through the
accident that the army system has got welded
into the national habits to such extent that the
most advanced Prussan democrats have not .
notion how to set about getting rid OF 1t in ear
nest-were the chance OF doing SO afforded them
Germany has got to be governed by an absolute
monarchy. But the German people is far more
really and generally republican than the French.
There are plenty OF excellent State ofiicals-even
In this finest of bureaucracies, which holds the
tions WILL perhaps, yet more tightly lettered than
does the army. whose political principles are repub-
llcan to the bone. One OF Prince Bismarck's most
trusted subordnates and indispensable com.
panions Is one OF this class, who has suffered
exile In his day for his opinions-the more
vigorously because he did not keep them by any
means TO himself nor hesitate attempting TO put
them into action. Not the less for all this does
this admirable lunctlonary fulfil the duties Of hts
once-whlch oil tend to the greater glorificati0n
and fortihcat0n or monarchy-with exactitudo
and zeal. In hts heart, doubtless he yearns for
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and 1t must be very
gratifying TO him to observe that just now his
mighty Chief Is so fond OF republican France.
But his brain and hands are devoted to the main
tenance OF dynasty, she present retgning repre-
sentative OF which at least looks upon republics
with the same sort OF contempt and loathing that
might be expected to animate the breast OF
Partisan gourmet whilst contemplating the rudi-
mentary performances In the gastronomic line OF
South sea canniDaL
Year: 1874

tell your readers of an economical way
OF making books for the little ones, es-
peclallN as winter Is coming upon us,
with the long, delightful evenings, when
all without is hushcd. while within
bright fires glow, giving such Il snug
Sense of home. Cut pieces of cotton OF
muslin the size of the book wanted
six leaves will do; bind them together
with pretty piece of ribbon, and on
them paste pictures of almost any de
Scription. Get the little ones interested;
they will soon make il collection Cut
ting them out of old books and papers
will often keep the little chatterboxes
quiet when mamma is puzzling her
brains for something to amuse them.
on the first leaf can lac pasted letters to
spell Picture Book.