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Year: 1874

A solution of pearl-ash and water thrown
upon fire extinguishes it instantly, and
by a knowledge of this fact every one, and
especially the farmer, who is isrenOved from
the benefits to be derived from water works
or fire engines, may make himself a cheap,
handy and efficient fire-eXtinguisher with
but little trouble.


The proportions are four ounces of pearl
ash dissolved in only such hot water as
will thoroughly dissolve it, and then re-
duced by mixing with it bucket of com
mon water. Any quantity may be made
upon the same proportions,


To prepare ii for use for farm house,
select a tight keg that will hold several
pals of water, aud, after dissolving suffi-
cient of the pearl-ash as above indicated,
pour the solution into the keg of water.
The keg should have an opening in the
top sufficiently large TO allow the use of a
common bucket in dipping up the fluid
with deXterity when wanted. 1t should
also be furnished with close fitting, NOV
able cover when not in use. With such an
arrangement at hand, scarcely one fire in a
hundred usually originating in a farm
house would withstand the application OF
this fluid if taken in time. 1t is certainly
efficient, cheap, handy, and for his own
protection no farmer can well afford 10 be
without something of the kind. Aside
from the power of forcing the liquids as if
by pump or power, as is done in the patent
and more expensive fire-extinguishers, the
simple arrangement as suggested above is
equally valuable.
Year: 1874

the family around that they might listen
to what Nelly said.


When they came home they found Toms
father and myself had not been idle. We
1 had bought them handsome, cosy little
cottage. and furnished enough so that tney
could 90 into il at once.
! met them at the depot and, as we had
arranged beforehand, drove them TO their
own house.


''We must get out here a moment"
said, and they both stepped out of the car
riage at once, though with somewhat WON
dering faces.


'Will we go in?'' Tom asked.


eyes. for a moment" and we walked to
the door. Kitty and our children and
Toms people were all standing i'm the hall
to receive them, and such shouting and
kissing and explaining | never heard be-
fore.


took Tom and Nelly one side when
they had greeted every one my heart was
too full for a speech before them all.


''This is your house, children" | said,
''and it is for you to make it a home.
pray God that you may find in it all the
peace and happiness you desire, and that
your children may be as great Joy to you
as You have been to U.S.


Kitty placed Nelly at the head of the Ia
ble. at is your table and your house."
said Kitty, land your place is here al
ways - and we sat down to the first meal
i'm our children's house.


That is the house on your left as you go
down the road. There is Nelly now play
ing with little boy in the yard. That is
young Dick, and he and / are capital
friends and companions. And we have
not lost our daughter; no, she is our Mel
ly to-day as she always was, and | think
she will be our daughter just the same
when we are gathered around the throne
of GOd.-Hea7'th and Home.
Year: 1874

The woman who is more or less green
or snObbish bOrrows clothes, ribbons. jew
elry and bOnnets with which to dress.
The genuine lady never is guilty OF such a
degradation. The high-tOned woman Is
above having articles of dress or jewelry IN
common with another: she never VIII run
to borrow new gloves. new ribbons, new
cloaks, shawls and other articles of appar-
el with which to cut dash. To dress 4
mud-lark i'm yellow feathers does not make
a canary, nor will dressing a woman in
borrowed plumage transform her into a
lady.


Men seldom display such weaknesses.
The real gentleman never will appear in
borrowed articles of dress or jeweiry. Nor
will the woman who has real pride of char
acter so cheaper herself as to appear in
goods not her own.


gentleman friend of ours, who loves
his wife dearly, was constantly buying
for her costly and beautiful articles.
He filled her lap with such little things
as he saw from time to time which he
thought would please her. She
liyed in clearinghouse and was very
popular. One day her husband noticed
that she was without certain articles he
had bought for her short time before. He
began to inquire and learned that her land
lady had borrowed her furs to wear to
market; that her sister had borrowed of
her jewelry and other choice articles 70
wear to a party; that lady friend had or
rOwed her new bonnet TO wear on the
street, and that scarcely one of the Jeauti-
full articles he had bought for his wife be-
cause he loved her and wished he: to have
them. was in her possession. Whoever
should see her in company even with her
own articles on her person, would think
they were borrowed of those to whom she
had loaned them rather than to lose their
friendship.


As the articles were returned to their
owner, some Of them torn, broken, sOiled
and damaged, like a sensible man he threw
them into the fire and told his wife that if
she did not love him enough to keep for
her own use such ornaments as he bought
for her alone, she might buy for herself
hereafter. There is no difference between
a borrower and beggar; except the bOr-
rover is the most selfish of the two, and
the least entitled to respect.-POmeroy's
Democrat,
Year: 1874

CHARMING Is the faculty OF the human
mind which enables one TO drop into poet
ry, like Mr.. Wegg, upon any occasion, no
matter how prOsaic, which throws soft
light of romance around bread and cheese,
and irradiates the commonplace soul with
beauty. Such is the faculty possessed by
a noble poet Of Chicago, who was recently
informed that Madame Nilsson had
thoughtfully built shelter for cows on
her land at Peoria. Mindful OF the eatas-
trophe which led to the destruction OF ms
native city, he Immediately burst into this
wild and beautiful frenzy Of verse 'Chris-
tine, Christine, thy milking do the morn
and eve between. and not by the dim rellg-
ious light of the fitful kerosene. For the
COW may plunge, and the lamp explode,
and the fire-fend ride the gale, and shrek
the knen of the burning town IN the glow
of the molten pail !'-N. 7. Tribune.
Year: 1874

a HIGHWAY robber captured in Maine
the other day proved TO be graduate
from Harvard, but after all his education
was help t. him, as be pleaded his own
case and got off with three months in Jail.
Year: 1874

At a fire in a large city, while
the upper stories Of q lofty
dwelling were wrapped in
smoke and the lower stories all
aglow with fame, q tpiercing
shrek told the startled firemen
that there was some one still in
the building in peril. Aladder
was quickly reared, until it
touched the heated walls, and
diving through the flames and
somke a brave young fireman
rushed up the rounds on his
errand Of mercy. Stif1ed by
the smoke, he stopped, and
seemed about to decend. The
crowd was i'll agony, as a life
seemed lost, for every moment
Of hesitation seemed an age.
While this shivering fear seized
every beholder, a voice from
the crowd cried out, 'scheer
him cheer him !" and a wild
"hurrah" burst from the excit-
led spectators. As the cheer
reached the fireman, he started
upward through the curling
smoke, aud in q few moments
was seen coming down the
ladder with q child in bis arms
That sheer did the work. How
much can we do to help the
brave ones who are struggling
with temptation, or almost
fanting in their effort to. DC
good to others. Don't find
fault with your brother in hi'


trial but cheer him. Give hin


a word that shall urge him Oh


the way, and, fyou can't hell


him in any other way. give hin


q cheer. Chatterbox.
Year: 1874

During the early part of the campaign,
Messrs. Hukill and Bailey. Republican
candidates for Sheriff and Coroner at
tended Republican negro meeting in
Browntown. During the address of Mr.
Bailey one Of the negroes asked him if he
was elected, would he appoint negro dep
utiesp These gentle men refused to an
swer this question in the affirmative and
they were both rejected by the negro
voters. The conclusion that the candi-
dates who were nominated would appoint
negro deputies follows as n matter of
course.


Those who vote for the Democratic
candidate and the Democratic ticket will
be sure that they are voting for gentle
man who will not send negro to serve
writ upon poor debtor Of either politi-
cal party. The Radical U. S. Marshal
has appointed negro deputies, and baililfs.
and we presume Radical Sheriff would
appoint negro deputies also. 1t would
only DO carrying out the principles OF his
party to which he stands pledged.
Year: 1874

The cause of party must be des-
pernte indeed when its success depends
on such lying appeals as the following
from the National Republican


At the present time vote for the
Democracy is vote in favor OF the
payment of the Confederate debt OF
h pensioning of Confederate soldiers
of compensation for the emancipation
slaves of the issuance of more ire
deemable papermoney and of Nationa
reputation.
Year: 1874

We learn by despatchrs from Chicago that
wheat and cCrn had experienced further
slight decline, though al the close OF busi-
ness there was an improving tendency and
rates were finer.
Year: 1874

VIZ had hoped to have had respite


..,m the BRECHER-TILToN scandal, at
ra,, for a week, but this morning We
have to present more regarding it in our
telegraph reports. 1t is more than likely
that in few days our columns will be
srsin filled with it, as the Investigating
Committee will probably make an slabor-
a,c report, and it is stated that MoULToN
has determined to make public his long
statement to vindicate his impugned
honor. Then will come the court pro-
cccdings, the incipicnt steps being already
taken in that direction; so, with it all, the
public is likely to be still further DISCUS
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Year: 1874

sketching. An agent will, during the pres
ent month, call upon those Of our city and
county who are the owners Of fine improve7
ments, and we hope they will give the SUBJ
ject careful consideration. Other coun.
ties are improving this opportunity of show
ing up their wealth, and we would not like
to see our county neglected in matter Of
such vital importance to its interests X
Year: 1874

Aug. 24th, 1874.
Editor Of The Grange Advance:


! DEAR S1R,-1t has been a long time
since wrote to you last, have been 90
busily employed. I am glad harvest is
over, for it was very warm this year, but
am very thankful 1 have done 50 we'll.
for have had good reward for my labor.
I had birth day party on the 18th Of
August, and had a very good time. have
not been so very we'll for few days back.
l attend Sunday School regular; We have q
very good one; we have some very good
singers which makes it more interesting
than it would be otherwise. play croquet
every Saturday afternoon it lis very
amusing game, and like it better than
base ball, for there is not so much danger Of
getting hurt. ! hope our school will begin
before long. for I am anxious to %. Z
want to be q good scholar. Some one
thinks could study at home. can. but
there is little time for any one who works
on the farm. Hoping your paper i1aill a.
ways contain ss good stories as it does now
an your young friend,


LILY BOUsTEAD
Year: 1874

DTHE DIAMOND PLoW which is
warranted to scour in any soil, is the light
est draft plow in use owing to its shape and
exceeding hardness does superior work
in both sod and stubble, is the most dur
able, and the best, and therefore the cheap
est plow made, besides, it is sold by Nelson
& Peterson at their new store opposite the
Post Office, and you can call and examine
and see for yourself. 6w44
Year: 1874

A SULKY AND GANG PLOW is one of
the new things for the making farm work


easy, and of enabling one man or boy to do
the work of two men, to be found at the
hardware store of Nelson & Peterson in
Red Wing. These plows, the Sears Sulky
and Gang Plows, with the Diamond Plow
attached, are arranged with two plows at
tached to sulky SO that man can ride
and drive turning two burrows at once, re-
lieving the fatigue Of this part of farm
work. They are said to do work with the
least labor to both team and driver Of any
thing that has been offered in the market.
Year: 1874

ELsBuRY & GREENE, a Chicago firm,
eslfesssaasd sysJysks kssW Oh, zhsyssuadsrt.asl
,elle en- the getting up lithographic view of
Red Wing in colors, and are canvassing
the city for that purpose, and meeting
with good success. The getting up Of the
cut will be quite expensive, it being neces-
sary to have six different stones engraved
to get the different colors.


The firm cannot undertake the enter
prise unless at least six hundred dollar
worth of the pictures are taken. We have
seen view of Winona gotten up by this
same firm, that certainly speaks we'll for
their work, and we think we can heartily
commend their enterprise. -" -.


The picture will not only be a nice adorn


ment to ones own walls but will be fine
present to send East, or to Europe as it
will show not alone the growth and pros
perity Of Red Wing, but also the wealth
and improvement Of the country, from
which such city draws its support. The
firm are Offering the picture at about one
half the price, for which such views are
usually sold. The work will be ready for
delivering about the middle Of October.


We are pleased to learn that the
State Temperance Union Convention, which
is to hold its annual session here this week,
have induced the North Carolinians to give
one Of their concerts here under their man
agement, and they will accordingly sing in
Music Hall on Wednesday evening
September End inst. From our ex-
changes from different portions of this
State and Wisconsin we see they have given
excellent satisfaction, and in quite num-
ber Of our sister cities have had earnest
invitations to return second time. This
is troupe of colored people formerly all
slaves. who sing the old plantation melo-
dies with all the peculiar JUNCTION and fer
vor Of their anti-slave life. Being entire
! ly uneducated but ambitious Of advancing
their moral and intellectual condition they
have chosen this method Of obtaining the
means with which to attain their object


We do not feel the necessity of urging our
citizens to patronize these concerts, as their
introduction is Of such a nature as to war
rant them o full house. Admission so cts
to all parts Of the house. Children 25 cts.
We took look through the Art
Gallery of J. D. Kellogg on Monday, and
found great variety of work, which aided
by his new artist from Boston he has lately
finished. We noticed a style Of enameled
photograph, that brings out the expression
very perfectly. and which is claimed to
preserve the picture in the very best man.
ner. Mr.. Kellogg is evidently determined
to bring up his work to the very highest
standard, and we believe that his piotures
will compare most favorably with those Of
the best artists Of New York or Boston.


A SULKY AND GANG PLOW is one OF
the new things for the making farm work
easy, and Of enabling one man or bow to dc
Year: 1874

As other men have creeds, SO have / mine.
keep the holy faith in God in man,
And in the angels ministrant between;
hold to one true church of all true souls,
Whose churchly seal is neither bread nor wine
Nor laying on of hands, nor holy oil,-
Bat only the amounting of Gods grace.
l hate all kings andcaste and rank of birth,
For all the SONS of man are sons of God;
Nor limps beggar but is nobly born,
Nor wears slave yoke nor Gar a crown,
That makes him more or less than just man.
love my country and her righteous cause,
So dare not keep silent of her sin;
And after freedom may her bells ring Peace!
love one woman with holy fire,
Whom revere as priestess of my house.
I stand with wondering awe before my babes
Till they rebuke me to a nober life.
keep faithful friendship with friend,
Whom Loyalty serve before myself;
| lock my lips too close to speak lie.
I wash my hands too white to touch bribe;
l owe no man debt cannot pay,
Save only of the love men ought to owe.
Withal, each day before the blessed Heaven
l open wide the chambers of my soul
And pray the Holy Ghost to enter ir.
Thus reads the fair confession of my faith,
So crossed with contradictions of my life,
That now may God forgive the written lie!
Yet still by help of Him who helpeth men,
face two worlds, and lear not life or death.
Father lead me by Thy hand! Amen.


THEODORE TrLTo]
Year: 1874

The origin of slang phrases may fire.
quently be traced to most innocent and un-
expected origins. A correspondent gives,
in the last number of Notes and Queries,
the following explanation of the phrase
Cut his Stick::' I" have heard the phrase
explained as follows by q venerable old lady
"a pre-revolution Virginian. When ne
gro ran away he was supposed in every case
to cut great stick to help him along. I
have also heard that formerly it was not
uncommon to head newspaper advertise
ments about runaway slaves with a wooden
cut of an excessively black man striding
along with stick and a bundle over his
shoulder
Year: 1874

The coming girl will be of some use in
the world. She will not wear the Grecian
bend, dance the German, ignore all possi-
bilities of knowing how to work, will not
endeavor to break the hearts of unsophisti-
Gated young men, will spell correctly, un-
derstand English before she affects French,


will preside with equal grace at the piano
and the washboard, will spin more yarn for
the house than the street, will not despise


her plainly y-clad mother, her poor relations,


or the hand of an honest worker, will wear


bonnet, speak good plain English, will


darn her own stockings, will know how to


make doughnuts. The coming girl will


walk five miles a day, if need be, to keep


her cheeks in glow; will mind her health.


her physical development, and her mother;


will adopt q costume both sensible and con-


duciye to comfort and health; will not con-


found hypocrisy with politeness; will not


practice lying to please instead of frankness;


will have the courage to cut an unwelceme


acquaintance; will not think that refine-


ment is French duplicity. that assumed
hospitality where hate dwells in the heart


is better than outspoken condemnation;


will not confound grace of movement with


silly affection; win not regard the end of


her being to have beau.


A AScULPToR's IDEA OF A GHosT.-T.s r.
Gould, the Boston sculptor, has produced
in marble the Ghost Of Hamlet. 'agI 1t
consists of a head, bearded, helmeted and
plumed, chiseled in high relief ON a sunken
oval set intoa square. The AdUertiser says
Of this effort: 4 Here is ashadow in marble,
yet distinct personality of keen and varied
expression. spirit striving to become


an apparition, and showing the strain of
the endeavor AS one looks loager the
piteousness OF the whole expression grows
especially, again, in the wonderful eyes;
the eountenance, grim and tperburbed as
| itis,5 is seen to be more in sorrow than in
anger, and even the dead frown seems
tempered by the love and longing which
| led the father to seek his only son. In every
line and aspect the head is most majestic
and kingly, and by some subtle skill the
effect of the paleness, as required by the
| text of Shakespeare, seems to be impaired
| to the wasted checks. =
Year: 1874

Paris has just sent out new life-saving
invention, which, it is said, will render
drowning inexcusable. Itconsists of double
shirt-like garment that reaches from the
knees to the throat, and is fastened in front
by double row of buttons. Inside of this
a rubber tube is coiled sufficient number
of times to contain air enough, when in
dated, to support the body when in the
water The tube terminates at the neck
with a mouth-pieee which is closed by q
metallic button. 1t is expected that when
person goes near the water he will wear
this garment; and then, if by ill-luck he
stumbles in, all he will have to do will be
to blow up his jacket and calmly float
around until help comes.
Year: 1874

The pretty rice paper that looks SO pure
pith OF a great tree; not at all as we make
paper from poplar wood, but by simply
cutting it into thin slices. And thousands
of years before Moses was born, the Egyp-
tians made paper from the great papyrus,
or paper reed, by carefully peeling out the
thin layer between the bark and the heshy
stem, and pressing and drying the pieces
into sheets. Many story Of ancient times
has been found written ON this paper and
stored away among the linen wrappings Of
the Egyptian mumies, just as well preserv-
ed and as legible as if it had been written
last year.
Year: 1874

A BIG LOAD Yesterday, says a southern
Colorado exchange, we saw man, a woman,
good-sized boy, two babies, five or six
blankets, buffalo robe, and two strings of
chill ON q single pony. Every available
inch from his ears to the root of his tail
was taken. The poor animal was very
small, thin as towel-raelz, of a siekly.
pale color, and one fore-leg was about five
inches shorter than the other-the knee
joint of that leg was very large, SO we sup
posed that the missing part of the leg was
driven there by the weight above, so that
when it was relieved the leg would stretch
oublike at1lrtle's head. In fact all his legs,
were short, and the crookedest convention
of legs that we ever saw. Incredible as it
may seem, the wiry little animal passed us
ON a trot. When he came down on that
short leg, and the family .kerpluinped 4
with it, it would have made the Oldest man
living laugh d 9TH the children were sleep
ing soundly, for the motion OF the horse
served all the purposes of a cradle.
Year: 1874

REMEMBER the meeting Saturday
evening for the organization of a
City Malta will commence at 7
o'clock. 1t is desirous to transact
the necessary business in time to
vacate the Hall for the Temperance
lecture, which will commence at 8
o'clock.
Year: 1874

JOHN M. WILSON, our candidate
for Sheriff, is ali honest, worthy
man, and sure to make good officer
if elected. He has been resident
of Iowa county for a quarter OF a
century, and spent many years Of
hard work in converting her wilder
ness into blooming field. He is
deserving of every Republican vote,
and should receive it.
Year: 1874

One might know that political
times have come. On every dry
goods box in our streets can be
seen a native deeply engaged in
thought and vigorously at work
whiting a big pine stick.-Ee,
Year: 1874

A LARGE majority of the voters Of
the Northern Assembly District Of
this county are farmers. On elec-
ton day these farmers will be called
upon to say whether they will have
Mr.. Halgrimson, well qualified
worthy man of their own class, to
represent them in the Legislature !;
or Mr.. King, lumber dealer, .
middleman, who cannot be expected
to feel SO deep an interest in the
farmers cause as one who is himself
q tiller of the soil.