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Year: 1874

The ELDER BRoTHER.-"O Charlie be


careful, little brother; you are skating too near


that hole"


The words came too late. Charlie did moi


see the hole, and before his brother had finish


ell speaking, he saw the little fellow 60 out Of
sigh under the Ice.


With all speed Harry hastoned to the spot


he could see his brother, and, creeping to the
edge, he reached out his hand; but the ice was
not strong enough to bear him, aud he fell in
Other boys, hearing their cries, were soon on


the spot. Harry caught his little brother. held


him up where strong arms could reach hum


"Save, oh save my brother" he cried then
sank TO rise no more.


The elder brother gave his life for the young


Ell. Do you not believe that Charlie lbinks
tenderly and lovingly on this elder brotherp Dc
YOU not think he " i'll love TO remember all ha
ever said to him, and will seek to do what will
please him9


Aud this is what Jesus has done for you.--
He Is your "Elder Brother" He gave His life
for you. He died that you might live. sGreatel
love hath NO man than this, that man lay


down his life for his friends. Selected.
Year: 1874


Il Is not blessednsss to know that thon thyselJ
art blessed,
True Joy was never yetby one, nor yet by two,
possessed.
Nor to the many is it given, bnt only to the
oil;
The joy that leaves one heart unblesssd would
be for mine though small.
For when my spirit once was blessed, to know,
another grieved
Would take away the Joy from all that myself
received.
Nor would seek to blunt that pain, forgetting
others woe
From knowledge, not from want of thought,
true blessedness must grow.
For blesY lnsss find this earth Of ours is then
no place,
Where still the I,appest man must meet his
brothers grieving face.
And only in thought find the Joy never miss,
In faith to know all grief below will grow tp
nnal bliss.
And he who holds this faith will strive with
firm and ardent soul,
And work out bis own proper good In working
for the whole.
God only sees this perfect good, the way to it Is
dim;
God only, then, IL truely blest, man only blest
In him.


Ruckart's Wisdom of The Brahmins.
Year: 1874

A wife in San Francisco lately put petition
for divorce iu the court on the ground that her
husband was COMPOUNDED fool" The judss
who was an old bachelor, would not admit the
plea, because, he said, every man who gets
married would be liable 10 the same imputa-
ton
Year: 1874

The debates in the Legislature the
other day On the Constitutional Gem
ventiou and on the subject Of public
welgher, which we publish on our
outside, will be found very inter.
esting.
Year: 1874

The heroes and heroines of prayer
in New York and Brooklyn. were to
unite in a crusade against whisky on
the goth. If prayer succeeds in this
instance we will not be prepared to
doubt It's potency in any given direo-
tion, IN the future. Though we eon-
fess that up to this good moment, We
have not been able to go it, exactly.
Year: 1874

Editors Grange Advance:


GENTLEMEN As you are in favor of
our doing our own manufacturing, and
seem to take great interest in the
milling interest Of this country, please
allow us to suggest one way in which
we think you could assist in this dircc-
tion. We often hear the inquiry: DO
you know Of any good water power
that can be got reasonably ?" Now as
you arc travelling all over the country,
and seem to keep posted in these mat.
tcrs, would it not be we'll to devote a
small article in your paper to this SUBJ
ject? also, solicit persons who have
powers to advertise them by pointing
out good powers in good localities. This
would often set men thinking and acting
in that direction.


Yours, respectfully,


VIM. j. McAFFEE.


We think the above suggestion a
very good one, and will be glad to hear
from any one who can give definite in
formation respecting water powers in
any part Of the State or adjoining
States. We are aware that there is a
vast amount of unutilized water power
on the upper Minnesota on the Red
wood river, at Redwood Falls on Bea-
yer Creek, in Renvillc county; on the
Zumbro on the Vernlilion, and other
streams, but are not prepared to give
that definite information which would
make it practically useful. Let us hear
from those who can Let US know what
we have got in this line. We are
obliged to Mr.. McAffee for the suggest
ion. Let others suggest matters Of im-
portancc relative to home manufactures.
Every nnan in the West, whatever his
vocation may be, has great interest in
building up home manufactures, which
make home markets, and thus to a great
extent solve the problem of transporta-
tion.
Year: 1874

Editors Of Grunge Advance:


AS YOU ask farmers and Patrons t"
write to you what they desire t" have
done in the Legislature. take the lib
erty to give you some of my ideas "f
our present assessment law | think it
can be bettered, if there is IL disposition
in the right quarter TO act. The pres
ent working of the law is Something
like this: A buys farn,. we will say,
in Zumbrota He pays two thousand
dollars for it. onc.halt he pays with lis
own money, the other half he hires 1T an
agent. living in Red Wing. who hams
for some one in the East The bprr"w,.r
is assessed for the whole tarn, 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 Jour po>srs-
sion mortgage Of one thousand d'llars
for 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 rs it is
where the real property Is siruatrd
The loaner is wronged and ays n"'re
than he ought; the borrower is wron ged
for he pays the tax on the whole. where
as he owns but onc-half OF the property


Now, if we can have no Legislation,
that will set their right: let us at least
have something that will not work IN
injustice to every one.


If the borrower must pay both taxes
any way, let US not have the same prop
crty assessed but once not make pre-
tense of taxing the capitalist, and at the
same time make the laborcr 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 rate it would be an attempt
to do right, whereas the old law does
not even do that.


Il. G.. WRIGHT.
Year: 1874

The BOHEMIAN GIRL.-lt was so late on
Friday night when the curtain fell upon the
last act of Balfe'S beautiful opera entitled
" The Bohemian Girl" IS rendered at the
Richmond Theatre by the Richmond Anla-
teur Opera Troupe. and our columns were
so crowded with other matter, that we were
compelled to cut short the notice Of a per-
formance which was in every way creditable
to those taking part, and greatly enjoyed by
the very large and fashionable audience pre-
sent. We, therefore, take occasion this
morning to say that notwithstanding the
many difficulties under which the amateurs
labored, the opera was very finely rendered
and the singing excellent. To Mr.. Cham
berlayue is due great credit for the energy
which be displayed in the very difficult duty
assigned to him, not only as stage manager,
but his excellent acting as Deyilshoof. But
it would be hardly fair to discriminate in
favor of any where all did SO well.


At the matinee on Saturday afternoon there
was another very large audience, and the
opera presented in better style than the
night before, everything working more
smoothly. 1t is to be hoped that at no dis
tant day the amateurs will favor the Rich
mond theatre -goers with another similar en-
joyable entertainment.
Year: 1874

A Coal AvALANcHE.-The side of the
fence OF the coal-yard of S. II. HaweS next
to the dock gave way Saturday afternoon
from the pressure of coal against it, pTecipi-
tating an avalanche OF about one hundred
tons of coal into Dock street. Fortunately
no one was passing at the time, otherwise it
might have resulted IN the loss OF ile. 1hc
fence had but recently been put up.
Year: 1874

fuuHE ATTENTION OF THE RETAIL


TRADE
is called to an excellent assortment OF new style


SUMNER DRESS GOODS
which have just opened embracing all the move
ties of the season in style, color, and variety.
Year: 1874

The joke is somewhat threadbare by this time
of sending anonymous notices to saloon keepers
warning them that the praying sisters will visit
the place on certain day at certain hour; yet
n. Card & Co, John Doll, Jacob Baish and other
saloon keepers of this city have had this stupid
Joke attempted on them during the week. What
ever may be the case hereafter it is certain as
yet there is no praying band organized in Ottawa
and it looks doubtful whether one will be.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Fiske, who had been at the East several
weeks making purchases for the spring trade,
returned few days ago and the new stock is
now arriving. The stock of ready clothing
and furnishing goods embraces all that is new
and fashionable in the trade, both for men and
boys, and is believed to be the finest stock of
spring goods ever bought for this city. He
bought uniformly from first hands, after careful
ly examining the quality of work ond material,
and knows that, while prices are lower than he
anticipated, the quality is such as he can safely
warrant first class and above the suspicion OF
shoddy material or slop.shop work.


Heavy purchases of piece goods were also
made for the Merchant Tailoring Department.
which is under the charge of Mr.. BEEN. In this
department, as most of our readers are aware,
Messrs, +. & B. employ a large number of hands,
and manufacture fine goods to order for custom
crs not only all over La Sale county but through
Iowa. Nebraska, Colorado and all the distant
territories. No eastern establishment anywhere
has so high reputation all over the great west
for the excellence of its workmanship and mate
rial as that of Fiske & BEEN, of Ottawa; aud BY
reason of it, their establishment is rapidly grow.
ing into one Of our leading manufacturing in
tprcstS
Year: 1874

You may expect something very nice this
week, when A. Frank, the veteran clothier will
arrive from the East. Go and see them, at the
peoples square dealers, 2l La Sale street, west
Of the Court House
Year: 1874

THUS far the Northern Pacific Rail


road has met every payment of its in
terest promptly, and has paid up dol


lar for dollar the wages and salaries Of
it's employees. Throughout it's entire
seven hundred miles of length the
road is built as well as any road in the
country DIETER than the Union Pacific)
and its rolling stock is as good as can
be manufactured. Excepting the con.
struction of the seventy-five miles OF
track beyond the Missouri to tap the
Dakota coal fields, the management
has accomplished all it proposed up to
the present time.-MinneapOlis Times.
Year: 1874

The Superintendent says, ''that the
provisions of the present school Law,
which requires that the education Of
children Of African descent shall be-
provided tor in separate schools, p1ae>
tically excludes them from all OppQr-
tunity to obtain an educatiOnj" you
should not hesitate to SO amend the
law, as to afford an opportunity for
each child in the Territory, without
distinction, to enjoy all the benefits
that are to be derived from q system
of free schools established and sup
ported by the people. Prejudice should


not be permitted to stand in the path
Of Justice, and cannot believe that
any considerable number Of our citi.'
zens are willing that any child shall be
excluded from the privileges Of an ed
ucation at the public expense on ac-


count Of color. The law makes no dis,


tinction between citizens as to the right


to exercise the elective franchise, or
the duty to share the burden Ut taxa


ton; and, certainly, no distinction


should be made in the opportunities
afforded the youth Of the Territory to
Year: 1874

A few days ago, in discussing the question
of free banking, we expressed our belief that
redemption of bank-nOtes in specie on de-
mand was absolutely necessary to the safety
of the banking system of the United States,
especially if the present limit to the bank
note circulation should be removed. We
maintained, further, that the proposition that
there never can be Overissues of bank
"notes aud bank loans, because when not
needed by the community they are invariably
returned TO the issuers TO save the interest
"paid for them was delusion, and that
experience had shown that whenever the
business of England or the United States had
been permitted to rest on that foundation, ruin
was the natural and invariable, If not neces-
sary, consequence. IL is not ut all essential to
our view of this matter that the Overissue
should cause the speculation. If the specula-
tiOn causes the Overissue, the consequences are
equally bad, so long rs the unrestricted power
to expand the circulation and increase the
loans and deposits permits the speculation to
flourish and increase far beyond the utmost
limits of safety.


Perhaps VIC can illustrate our meaning by
Year: 1874

The communication from Washington pur-
porting to give the substance of interviews
with every United States Senator on the sub
ject of imitation, to which we give space In
other columns this morning, will be found a
document of special Importance. The writer
processes to have an accurate statement of the
views of every Senator, and makes out clear
majority of eight or ten i'll favor of some form
or another of initiation. Everything that we
have seen from our own correspondents, and
from the debates and votes in the Senate
tends to confirm the statements OF this re-
marka0le letter. Deploring initiation as the
speedy road to ruin, we are nevertheless forced
to admit that at present it seems to have the
advantage in the stronghold which we hoped
to defend longest against it. If the Senate sur
renders we are lost.
Year: 1874

At the meeting to discuss the problem OF
rapid transit in the city, held at Cooper lnstl-
tute last night, there was considerable pop
ular element infused. The bill of MIR. East
man, heretofore noticed in THE TRIBUNE, was
presented by its author, who made strong
speech in its favor. But the meeting took up
the question with unexpected animation, one
speaker leading off with a protest against
what he thought to be the high rate of fare
on the proposed railroad. This may be said
to be taking hold of things by the small end,
but the practical citizen looks at the direct
cost of rapid transit to himself before he con-
siders the question in its larger aspects. The
debate was an interesting one. and the meet
ing was the first tangible evidence of the
general popular interest in this important
subject.
Year: 1874

In view of the imminence of an Indian war,
it is gratifying TO learn from so high an
authority as that of Mr. Garfield that the cost
of managing the Indian Bureau has reached
ats maximum. The accounts which we publish
to-day are not favorable for peace; and it is
quite possible that the cost of war with the
Indians has yet to be added to that of feed
ing and clothing them.
Year: 1874

AFTER much debate the world has agreed to
accept the historic statement that the North
men did discover the American continent


nearly half century before Columbus set sail
from Spain The sagas of the Norseland are
not, after all, merely the heroic poems of an
antique age; and Canon Kingsley seems to
have unhesitatingly adopted their nsrratiohs
as a basis of history. In his lecture at Bos-
ton, yesterday-reported on the second page of
The TRIBUNE. to-day-Mr. Kingsley gave a
romantic chapter from the story of the wild
sea-rovers whose adventures are now insepa-
rably connected with the earliest accounts OF
the first discovery of America by Europeans
Year: 1874

The upshot of the matter discussed by the
Committee of the Bureau of Charities and
representatives of various charitable societies
yesterday, was an expression of confidence in
the management of the Bureau There has
been some clashing between various organiza-


tions having for their purpose the relief Of
the poor There seems to be no occasion tor
any such misunderstanding. There is ample
field for the exercise Of discreet and gen
erous charity, but there is no great and dis
tressing need: this ia shown by all trust
Year: 1874

ASSAULT UPON CoLoRED MAN.-Wednes,
day night Justice Crew caused the arrest OF
Parker Wescott and Nelson Green, who are
charged with an assault upon colored man
ON last Sunday. The colored man is reported
TO be i'll from the severity Of the assault.
The Justice placed the accused under SooO
bonds for their appearance at the Police
Court as soon as the injured man can be
nrasant
Year: 1874

TRANSFER PRINTING INKs.-We invite atten-
ton TO the beautiful and useful TRANSFER INKS
that we are now using. They are OF recent intro
duction, but already extensively used By rail-
road and steamboat companies, banks, merchants
and others. The inks that we are now furnishing
are of quality that eau be copied any length OF
time after being printed Will COPY in ordinary
letter-p press book.
Year: 1874

WIT AND MUsIc.-Rey. j. c. Hiden's lee
ture at the Second Baptist church last night
for the benefit of the Young Mems Mission
ary Society was heard by fine audience, and
sparkled with wit and humor and was re-
plete with interesting information and prac-
tical instruction. The novelty of bis title
"The Cosmopolitan Bug was not eX-
ceeded by the richness OF his descriptions
and the freshness of his ideas. The enter
tainment was greatly enlvened by the
music, but vocal and instrumental being OF
the best sort, rejecting credit upon all who
took part and giving unqualified pleasure TO
all present.
Year: 1874

THE REPUBLICAN PROSPECT MORE GHEER1No-THE
AscENpENCY IN THE HOUSE BELIEVED TO BE Az
sunED.


Especial Despatch to the N Y. Times


WASHINGTON Oct. so.
The recent political news from all parts of the
country is much moro hopeful than week ago.
Republicans who were doubtful Of retaining
majority in the next House of Representatives
are now quite confident, though the contest
is still felt to be close. A prominent and active
politician in Pennsylvania writes that his infor-
nation, of private and coniden-
tial character, covering almost every
town in the State, shows an excellent Republic
can prospect and that nothing short of poiiti-
cal earthquake can take the State away from the
Republicans. The same person expresses the
opinion that the Republican loss of members of
Congress will not be more than three. Repub-
leans here have been expecting n loss of at
least six or eight Congressman in that State,
in districts which, at best, are very close and
uncertain.
Year: 1874

ever there shall be a vacancy in the office of any
| supervisor of registration or assistant super
| visor Of registration from death, removal fail


lrc or refusal to qualify or serve, absence, res
| lgnatlOn or other cause the Governor shall fill
| such vacancy by appointment or he NAV des-
| lgnatC some parish officer to discharge the dl-


@ @tles OF such supervisor or assistant supervisor


for the time being, and such officer shall receive
! the same compensation and have the same pow.
! ers and duties, and be subject to the same pen
atles as are prescribed for supervisor of regis
| tfat10n or assistant supervisor of registration.
| as the case may be.


| Sec. 81 Be it further enacted, etc. Thatif anv
! person upon any false representation or by tho
| production OF any forged, false or spurious ma.
| turaliZatiOn certificate, or upon any such GER
! tlficate not duly issued according to the acts OF
Congress; shall cause his name to be placed, or
small attempt to have his name placed upon any
| book or registration for election purposes, or
upon any list of qualified electors, authorized or
required to be made by any law of this State, or
shau vote or attempt to vote at any election,
every such person on conviction thereof shall bH
adludged guilty of a misdemeanOr, and shall be-
sentenced to imprisonment in the parish prison
Tor a term OF not less than twelve months; and
every person who shall aid or abet any other
pelSOl1n such false representation or attempt,


shall on conviction thereof be adudged guilty


OF a misdemcanOr and suffer like penalty.


Sec. SO. Be it further enacted, etc. Thatif any


person shall fraudulently alter, add to, defaco


or destroy any list of voters made out OF posted.


as directed by this act, or any book of rcgstra-


tloE, or tear down any poster or notice, or re-


move the same from the place where it has been
fixed or deposited, for any improper purpose,
the person so offending shall be deemed gniItV
of a misdemCanOr, and, on conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars and
by imprisonment for not more than twelve nor
less than three months, at the discretion OF the
court.


Sec 49, Be if further pnactcd etc Tint If
shall be the duty of the supervisors of rpgistra-
ton in every parish of this State to appoint one
or more suitable persons to attend at each pOll
or voting place, or precinct who shall have the
power of cOnstabes during the time of election
and of counting the ballots cast and whose duty
it shall be to convey the box TO receive te votes
to the place Of holding the election, and to de-
liver the same to the commissioners Of election
and to attend the commissioners of election dur
ing the whole time Of holding the election. and
obey all legal orders of such commissioners i'm
keeping order at or near the polls supprcssin4c
riots or disorder of any kind, ana to nake aii
such arrests as NAV he lawfully ordered nv soi6
commissioners; any person who shall resist or
Year: 1874

Painting shingle roofs is strongly adj
v0cated by the Industrial Monthly. The
following suggestions with regard to
the kind OF paint to be used, and the
mode OF applying it are very sensible:
The true way to paint a roof is to apply
paint of some kind to both sides of the
shingles. 1t is quite as important that
the underside OF every shingle be COW
cred with paint as the surface, to pre-
vent the water from being drawn up be-
tween the courses by capillary attrac~
ton. II good shingles are painted on
both sides, and good paint be applied
to the roof once in ten years, it will con.
tlnue leak-tight for more than one hun
dred years. When roofs are not pain
ted, moss is liable to collect at the butts
OF every course of shingles, which pro-
notes their decay more rapidly than al
ternate rain and sunshine. When oil
paint is used for painting shingles, it is
always better to employ some light col
or rather than black, as the apartments
OF the attic story, beneath black roof,
are liable to be uncomfortable hot in
the summer; and more than this, as
black paint absorbs more heat than any
other color, neither the paint nor tho
shingles will endure as long as if tho
roof had been covered with some light
cOlored paint. A metallic roof covered
with light-cOlOred paint will last much
longer than if it had been painted with
black paint. The most economical paint
for roof is a generous coat of COal-tar
once in few years; but cOal-tar will
color the water for five years after coat
is applied to the roof.