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Year: 1873

Walks in Florence, by SUSAN and JOANNA
HoRSER Routledge son) is the latest and most com
pete guide the local attractions and arttreasures OF
perhaps the most beautiful Of the Italian cities The
work has evidently been prepared with great care and
although chiefly compiled from the best authorities Is
not without marks Of original research and observation
No visitor TO Florence should fail consult its contents
while the stayathome traveller will nud it instructive
aud agreeable reading for the hreside.
Year: 1873

WE publish elsewhere a statement of
the Texas cattle trade, which will as
tonish our readers. While other States
have been making quite fuss over their
various sources Of wealth, Texas has
been quietly attending to her business,
and growing rich ard prosperous in con-
sequence. Her cattle trade alone is a
source Of splendid revenue TO the State,
and that that trade is enormous appears
from the fact that there will be driven
from Texas into the State of Kansas
alone, between now and the first Of next
December, five hundred thousand head
Of cattle, worth, at present prices,
seven million five hundred thou
sand dollars. Here is an item
OF consideration for emigration societies
which should not be lost. It should
also he stimulant to our people to seek
as soon as possible railway connection
with a State supplying an item Of such
prime necessity as cheap fat beef. Good
beef in the Memphis market is worth
from fifteen to twenty cents per pound,
according to quality OF cut, while the
average price Of Texas fat oxen in
Kansas city is given at fifteen dollars.
Supposing one OF those beeves to weigh
only six hundred pounds net on the
Memphis stalls, and we have a margin
of eighty-seven dollars on each carcass
sold at an average price Of seventeen
cents per pound in favor Of our Memphis
butchers! This is a splendid profit on a
prime necessity of life. We want rail
connection with Texas and few dozen
OF thousands Of her fat beeves annually
sent 10 our market
Year: 1873

THE announcement elsewhere Of the
death OF Colonel Eugene Magevney will
be read with regret by all classes Of our
citizens. His has been a familiar form
and fscs on our streets. Almost every
day for over thirty years he was to be
met with, dignified and reserved, but
with heart full of good impulses and
inteat on duty. Mr.. Magevney was for
many years the only member Of the
Catholic communion in Memphis, and
was most active in the foundation and
construction Of st. Peters church, the
haudsomest and largest christian
edifice IN the State. To him his
church owes much. He was devoted to
her interests, as he was to all the inter-
ests Of the city ne had seen grow up as if
by magic, in less than a generation, He
lived TO see four Catholic churches and six
schools built and established on a secure
basis, and to all he contributed liberally
of money and advice. He had served
the city, too, in many honorable capaci-
ties, and was noted for his sterling in
tegrity as for his answering faith. His
example was a good one, and he
descends TO the grave full of years,
having the testimony Of a good con-
science, and the certainty of a holy
hope. Mr. Magevney filled his place in
the world well, and will be missed by
more than the sorrOwing friends and
relatives who will gather about his
bier to-day. Peace be with him ard
rest
Year: 1873

WE are rejoiced to hear that among
the possibilities and probabilities is the
revival and reopening Of both the De
Soto and the First national banks. The
officers Of the former are bending every
energy in that direction. and those of
the latter havesucceeded in securing the
Endorsement Of stockholders and depos-
itors to its solvency and subscriptions in
notes to the amount of two hundred
thousand dollars, which will be negotla-
ted in New York, and that amount in
currency added to the available assets of
the bank in order to prompt resumption
OF business. A committee with the
cashier, w. w. Thacher, will leave to-
day for New York, where these notes will
no doubt be cashed, and within the
time allowed by the national banking
law the First national will be on its legs
again and better able than ever to satis-
~ the wants of a community whose
best wishes for success will follow its
officers TO the great money center. With
it and the DeSoto in full blast again,
we should feel as If we had not been
altogether given over to ill-luck, and
that there was still left some life in our
city. If the depositors and stock
holders Of the DeSoto will stand up to
its officers as did those of the First
national to that institution, our hopes
will be realized.
Year: 1873

The ". !. Times says that since the panic
there has been great falling off in the de-
mand for cigars, and especially so of the
fancy brands. Pipes are coming more into
fashion, and discussions on the relative
merits of the various kinds of smoking to-
bacco take the place Of similar discussions
on the different brands of cigars.


This is just as it should be- If every
one would forego everything that is merely
luxurious, we should soon talk of the panic
as thing of the past, and money would be
plentiful, because nearly all our mere lux
uries are purchased abroad.


Now let US hear that the jewelry bust
ness is going into rapid decline, that the
wholesale and retail liquor trade is on the
rapids just above the gulf of everlasting
bankruptcy, that importations Of fancy
silks and satins have stopped, and then
we'll risk the panic. Let every man see
to it that he is not paying cent for any
thing but necessaries.


If by foregoing one pleasure to-day we
can secure three tomorrow, he must be
fool indeed who will not deny the one and
secure the three
Year: 1873

The great, the good, the wise, and most
honorable 0. P. Whitcomb, who. for some
mysterious cause, or want Of fitness in the
running arrangements Of this planet, is
neither a Prince, Potentate, Power Of the
Air, or even King Of the Cannabal Islands,
but only State Auditor of Minnesota, has
recently expressed his opinion in reference
to the Order Of the Patrons of Husbandry.
The world has long and anxiously been
awaiting the opinion of this great man on
this subject, and now we have it. The
GRANGE ADVANCE is the first paper to publish
the opinion, because its editor was present
at the delivery, and got the start of the other
fellows. Hear all ye Changers, and pre-
pare to shut up shop Hear all ye ends of
the earth, for words of wisdom should
reach the very uttermost parts! Hear all
ye generations to come, and avoid the err
rors of your ancestors Here are the very
words to a letter:


"THIS WHOLE MOVEMENT OF THE
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY IS A MOST
STUPENDOUs HUMBUG


GREAT MAN, WE CAVE!
Year: 1873

We are constantly receiving the 1most
complimentary notices from the press of
this State, and adjoining counties in
other States. We know that considering
the adverse circumstances in which we are
situated, we are making good paper The
unanimous voice Of the Press is that our
paper is ably edited, and yet not one cent
has been paid, or promised to be paid to an
editor or writer upon the paper. We are
we'll aware it cannot be conducted in this
way very long. Now will the Oranges 20
to work at once and get up clubs and send
US the money Immediately. We pledge our
selves to give you better paper than it
has yet been if you will support US. AT
this day no organization can succeed with
out . newspaper organ. Paid newspapers,
with magni6eently furnished Offices, have
been the greatest power in the hands Of the
Year: 1873

special revenue act, favorable to firms
that smash up we suppose, at discount of
fifty per cent. The creditors have qipen
the firm an extension Of time, and by pay
ing forty per cent. they can resume busi-
ness. This is pretty thin, and it is little
strange that any body who takes the pa
pers should be taken in. He travels with
wagon, his goods look we'll, and he talks
fine. We understand that he has sold
farmers to the amount Of about two thous-
and dollars in this section of the country
within ten days. There has. not only been
that much taken out Of the county, but
farmers have got nothing f3= the money.
1t is hardly necessary to say the goods are
worthless. O ye too credulous, why do
you not patronize home men whose business
responsibility you know?


Pass this fellow around.
Year: 1873

If some of these nice gentlemen, who have
made every dollar they have got in the
world out Of farmers, and who never lose a
chance to sneer at the grange movement,
don't begin to whistle a different tune
through their nasal appendages before the
end OF year, we shall miss our guess tre-
mendously. At any rate, we can assure
these gentlemen that their sneering will
impede the progress Of the organization
about as much as the kissing Of a serpe.t
would impede u locomotive. We believe
that the farmers are thoroughly aroused to
their wants, their grievances, and their
power in the land. We'know that they do
not desire to destroy or hurt any legitimate
industry. but simply seek to secure to
themselves the fruits oftheir own indu stry,
and are perfectly willing to let others do
likewise.


How strange that any man can be so
blind as not to see that the elevation of the
farming community must result in the ele-
vation Of the whole country!
Year: 1873

It is perfectly appalling to contemplate
the terrible and wide spread sutferings that
will be endured by the poorer classes in
the large cities during the coming winter
1t is estimated tina. about $4,000 are out of
employment in the city Of New York alone,
and but little short of that number in the
city Of Philadelphia. Nearly all of these
people are Of that class who live from hand
to mouth, and scarcely ever have a days
provision ahead. How many little child
rem, and even babes, will cry for bread,
and will not get it. 1t is absolutely GER
tain that in this great land Of plenty many
will actually die Of starvation before the
return Of another spring. It is easy for
those whose granaries are full to pray with
faith for daily bread, but must not the
heavens seem covered with brass, and the
ear of the Great Father deaf, to those who
for weeks have cried in agony, ''Give US
this day our daily bread,' and yet no
bread comes. Be doubly thankful, you who
have homes and food, and be not slow to
relieve suffering aud want wherever you
find it,
Year: 1873

In the year 1859 Thanksgiving Day was
appointed by the New England Puritans,
for the comfortable harvest. the health Of
the country generally, and for our preser
vation from the destructive desire Of that
pes'ilent company, the Quakers; for the
healing Of the great breach at Hartford,
and for the peace Of the churches and the
commonwealth


In these days when we see and hear and
talk so much about modern degeneracy and
corruption, it is refreshing to note occa-
sionally comparison Of modern with an
c;ent times, favorable to the former. We
hink the men are much more tolerant Of
each others views when in conflict, than
they were in ancient times. We exercise a
larger charity toward each other in the
matter of religious and political dogmas
than did our fathers. 1t will be remem-
bered that some Of these "pestilent Quak-
ers" suffered martyrdom at the hands of
these same intolerant Puritans. But there
is still much room for improvement in this
respect.
Year: 1873

On Friday forenoon an altercation took place in saloon kept by Dennis Murphy, of this place, between the saloon keeper and man named James Judge, during which the latter seized a tumbler and struck Murphy severe blow in the face. Murphy retaiated by drawing q pistol and shooting Judge, the ball lodging in his side. Murphy was caught at the de- pot in New Haven, late Friday night. The physicians have not been able to find the ball which still remains in Judges body, but he IS recovering.
Year: 1873

A prairie fire is not more destructive to the dry grass than most hair dyes are to the flores of the head; but we expressly except from this indictment the celebra- ted Excelsior Hair Dye, manufactured by Cristadoro, of New York. This admirable preparation imparts to every flament the same tinge, and that tinge may be of any shade, from warm brown to brilliant black.
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country


decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch" was the best that could be proeur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is fact worthy the attention of consum-
Year: 1873

A few days since, a friend handed US a
few packages of DR.. Prices Cream Baking
Powder, with a request to try it. We
tried it and found it superb. We gave
small packages to few friends, and they
all came back to US for some more. As
we were not prepared, however, to aban-
don the conduct of the Central to go into
the Baking Powder business, we were
obliged to turn them away disappointed.
For their qualification, and that of the gen
eral public, we will say that this inimitable
Powder can be had at most of the leading
grocers in this city, and at wholesale of


Steele & Price, Chicago and St. Louis.
Year: 1873

Unless you wish a premature death you
will let all the poisonous hair preparations
alone NATURES HAIR RESTORATIVE is
perfectly harmless as any druggist viii tell
you. See advertisement.
Year: 1873

Cast momentary glance over the
surface of this broad continent. You
will see at once that it is the most mag
niticent theatre upon which human
power has ever had an opportunity to
exert itself. Remember that upon it
forty millions of beings are already
placed, and that the future will doubt
less contribute its annual millions in an
ever-mcreasing ratio. You will also
note that, fiocking in from abroad, come
the Celt, the Teuton, the African, the
Aztec, and the native of far Cathay all
rushing in to form parts of one huge
conglomerste mass of restless humanity,
upon whose fiat depends the realization
Of the highest hopes ever yet formed
of approaching the image of utopian
commonwealth. Surely never in any
preceding record of human history has
there been fairer opening for the full
development of the noblest aspirations
for good, which the Divine Being has
been pleased to implant in the bosoms
Of his creatures. Here is ample space
and verge enough for the most far-see-
ing statesman, the most persuasive
orator, the most profound philosopher,
the most exalted philanthropist. Here
is field the like of which Aristotle or
Plato never trod. Here are problems
on which Cicero never could have spec
ulated, or Bacon exercised his wonder
full sagacity. Answer me, if you can,
pray You, shall it indeed be that this
marvellous scene will be occupied by
actors worthy of their place, who will
strain their utmost powers to rise to
every great emergency, and do for their
fellow-men all that mortal power has
been able to effect, since the forfeiture
of Paradise?
Year: 1873

The women in Austria, in the agri-
cultural regions, are, like those of
Switzerland, the master minds of the
family. They are strong-handed and
strong-minded, and can take care of
themselves, and their husbands also
when necessary. They are evidently
the 'lords of creation" outside of the
cities, and need no one to take care of
them. There is no labor too hard for
them to undertake, and perform full
days work at. While writing, my eye
Is upon twenty or more of them engaged
IN the construction of new Trinkhal
in the rear of the hotel. The whole
business OF mixing and preparing the
mortar is in the hands of stalwart women,
the carrying of brick and mortar up the
ladders, in tubs balanced on their heads,
is being gracefully and with apparent
ease performed by bright-eyed lasses
and their more grave-looking mothers.
They work as il they were used to it
and liked their vocation, and would
scorn to be pitied by what We call the
sterner sex. For all we may know, they
may be wives and daughters of the dozen
or more notwithstanding men on the
scaffolds slowly laying the brick and
spreading the mortar which is brought
them on the top of the blonde locks or
auburn curls of the ''gentler sex. That
these women should be allowed to vote,
and will have the franchise whenever it
is given to their husbands, there is no
manner of doubt, and they will then
virtually have two votes, as no husband
In the rural districts of Austria or
Switzerland would dare to vote against
the sentiments of his wife.
Year: 1873

The Arabs have fable of a miller
who was one day startled by camel's
nose thrust in the window OF the room
where he was sleeping. 'It is very cool
outside" said the camel 81 only want
to get my nose in" The nose was left
in, then the neck, and finally the whole
body. Presently the miller began to be
extremely inconvenienced by the un-
calmly companion he had obtained, in a
room certainly not large enough for
both. eff You are inconvenienced you
may leave" said the camel; ''as for
myself shall stay where / am"


The moral of the fable concerns all.
When temptation occurs, we must not
yield to it. Wemust not allow so much
as its "nose" to come in. Everything
like sin is to be turned away from. He
who yields even in the smallest degree
will soon be entirely overcome and
the last state of that man is worse than
the first.
Year: 1873

1t was wild and dreary part OF the
country, in the plains of India, while
iourneying, that one day q friend and
myself sat down under the shade OF a
banyan tree, and We We're enjoying a
meal of various edibles. when We We're
disturbed by the arrival and noise of u
troop of large black-faced monkeys
the branches overhead literally swarmed
with them. They looked on us as in
terlopers, no doubt and for some time
their gestures appeared so menacing
that We were apprehensive they would
dispute the ground with us.


We had Just risen from our meal.
when to our surprise one of the mon
keys "a young one) fell down from q
a high branch at our feet. 1t was quite
dead. The clamor that arose above us
on the occurrence of this calamity was
deafening. The whole assembly of mon.
KEYS clustered together for a confab.
Long and loud were the gatherings, and
various the grimaces of the tribe, each
individual vieing with the other IN the
loudness of his tongue. Their looks
and gestures made it apparent that they
suspected US of being the cause OF The
death of their juvenile comrade.


But we were unarmed, and the good
sense of the monkeys seemed to tell
them that there must be some other
culprit. Having come to this conclu-
sion, one monkey, apparently the senior
and leader of the whole tribe, separated
himself from the rest, ran to the spot
on the branch whence the young mon
kew had fallen, examined it carefully,
smelt the branch, and then glided nim-
biz down one of the pillars or pendant
roots, and came to the corpse of the
monkey, took it up, examined 1t NIL
nutely, particularly the shoulder, where
there was a small wound. Instinct i'm
mediately turned suspicion into GER
tainty. he placed the corpse on the
ground again, and turning his gaze IN
every direction, endeavored to pierce the
foliage in search of the murderer.


After little while something seemed
to riyet his attention. In an instant he
had mounted the tree, sprung 10 the spot,
and with one clutch had seized long
whip snake, with which he fastened to
the ground.


Now there occurred a most curons
scene. The whole monkey rabble, fo..
lowed their leader, were on the ground
almost as soon as he; then as many as
could range themselves on each side OF
the snake. Each monkey put his hand
on the reptile, clutching hold of the skin
of the back tightly. At given signal,
the e1ecutioners dragged the writhine
snake backward and forward on the
ground till nothing was left of the mur.
derer but the backbone. The mode oi
the execution was effectual, and i'll the
way it was carried out, showed the cleai
understanding which the monkey Ian
guage conveys.
Year: 1873

was tired of washing dishes 1 was
tired of drudgery. 1t had always been
so, and / was dissatisfied. ] never sat
down a moment to read, that Jamie
didn't want a cake, or bit of paper to
scribble on, or bit of soap to make
bubbles. 'T'd rather be in prison."
said one day, ethan to have my life
teased out, as Jamie knocked my elbow,
when l sat writing to friend.


But morning came when l bad one
plate less to wash, one chair less to set
away by the wall in the dining-room
when Jamie's little crib was put away
in the garret, and it has never come
down since. ] had been unusually fret
full and discontented with the dark May
morning that he took the Group.
Gloomy weather gave me the headache,
and l had less patience than at any
other time. By-and-by he was singing
in another room, II want to be an an
gel :" and presently rang out that me-
tallic cough. l never hear that hymn
since that it don't cut me to the heart /:
for the Group cough rings out with it.
He grew worse toward night, and when
my husband came home he went for the
doctor. At first he seemed to help him,
but IT merged into infammatory Group,
and all was soon over.


81 ought to have been called in
sooner" said the doctor.


/ have q servant to wash the dishes
now and when a visitor comes, 1 can
sit down and entertain her without
having to work all the time.


There is no little boy worrying me to
open a jack-knife, and there are no
shavings over the floor. The magazines
are not soiled by looking over the pic
lures, but stand prim and neat on the
reading table Just as leave them.


Your carpet never looks dirty" said
q weary-worn mother to me.


"Oh! no." 1 muttered to myself,
''there are no little boots to dirty il
now."


But my fate ia as weary as theirs
weary with sitting In my lonesome par
lor at twilight, weary with watching for
the arms that used to twine around my
neck, for the curls that brushed against
my cheek, for the yonng laugh that rang
out with mine, as We watched the blaz-
ing fire, or made rabbits with the shadow
on the wall, waiting merrily together
for papa coming home. l have the
wealth and ease I longed for, but at
what price? And when see mothers
with grown up-sons, driving to town or
church, and my hair silvered over with
gray, wish had murmured less.
Year: 1873

Where do most men find their great
est help or their greatest hindrance to
success in their business At home
Frugality there commonly means pros
perity. Extravaganza there commonly
means ve1ation, temptation to business
gambling and to eventual ruin. Half
the married men who practice swindling
are pushed on to it by an extravagant
wife and family. A mans wife is either
his best friend or his worst enemy.
Year: 1873

A wicked Bostonian calls his wife
sfBirdie" because she always meets him
with a bill Billing and cooing are
always associated with love-the cooing
with courtship and the billing after
wards.