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Year: 1873

1t shall be the duty of the Secreta-
ry to keep a record of all proceedings
of the National Grange; to keep a
just and true account of all moneys
received and paid out by him; to
countersign all drafts upon the treas
ury; to conduct the correspondence
of the National Grange, and general
ly to act as the administrative officer
of the National Grange, under the di-
rection of the Master and the Execu-
tive Committee.


1t shall be his duty, at least once
each month, to deposit with the Fis-
cal Agency holding the funds of the
National Grange, all moneys that may
have come into his hands, and for
ward duplicate receipt therefor to
the treasurer, and to make a full re-
port of all transactions to the Nation
al Grange at each Annual Session.


1t shall be his further duty to pro
cure a monthly report from the Fiscal
Agency with whom the funds of the
National Grange are deposited, of all
moneys received and paid out by
them during each month; and send a
copy Of such report to the Executive
Committee and Master of the Nation
al Grange.


ARTICLE VI. tf


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Year: 1873

am composed of 10 Oletters.


My first is in grief, but not in joy,
Ny second is in man, but not in boy,
My third is in me, but not in you,
My fourth is in rain, but not in dew,
My fifth is in sick, but not in well,
My sixth is in down, but not in fell,
My seventh is in well, but not in spring,
My eighth is in music, but not in sing,
Ny ninth is in laugh, but not in cry,
My tenth is in run, but not in fly.
Ny whole is the name of our Sunday School
Teacher. FRITZEUSTACE.
Wilettsville, o.
Year: 1873

am composed of II letters.
My first is in hill, but not in level,
My second is in evil, also in devil,
My third is in net, also in seine,
My fourth is in color, but not in stain,
Ny fifth is in whisky, but not in punch,
Ny sixth is in supper, but not in lunch,
My seventh is in hammer, but not in tool,
My eighth is in idiot, also in fool,
My ninth is in dog, but not in cat,
My tenth is in mouse, but not in rat,
My eleventh is in plsners, also in sawyers,
My whole is one of our most fashionable lawyers.


BLACK-EYED JOHNNY.
Year: 1873

It shall be the duty of the Lectur-
er to visit, for the good of the Order,
such portions of the United States as
the Executive Committee may direct,
for which services he shall receive
compensation.
Year: 1873

Questions of administration and
jurisprudence arising in and between
State Oranges, and appeals from the
action and decision thereof, shall be
referred to the Master and Executive
Committee of the National Grange,
whose decision shall be respected and
obeyed until overruled by action of
the National Grange.
Year: 1873

SEC. 1. Such compensation for
time and service shall be given the
Master, lecturer, Secretary, Treasur-
er, and Executive Committee, as the
National Grange may from time to
time determine.


Sec 2. Whenever General Depu-
ties are appointed by the Master of
the National Grange, ssaid Deputies
shall receive such compensation for
time and services as may be deter
mined by the Executive Committee;
Provided, in no case shall pay from
the National Grange be given Gener-
al Deputies in any State after the for
nation of its State Grange.
Year: 1873

Each State Grange shall be enti-
tied to send one Representative, who
shall be Master thereof, or proxy, to
all meetings of the National Grange.
He shall receive mileage at the rate
of five cents per mile both ways, COM
puted by the nearest practicableroute,
to be paid as follows: The Master
and Secretary of the National Grange
shall give such representative an or
der for the amount on the Treasurer
of the State Grange which he repre-
sents; and this order shall be receiva-
BILE by the National Grange in pay
ment of State dues.
Year: 1873

Special meetings of the National
Grange shall be called by the Master
upon the application of the Masters
of ten State Oranges, one months no.
tice of such meeting being given to
all members of the National Grange.
No alterations or amendments to the
or Ritual shall be made at
any special meeting.
Year: 1873

American VieRna-Two or three weeks l since, while speaking of West Winsted en- terprise, we said we would not say very much about what NJ. tS c. J. Camp were doing, as we chose to leave the field clear for tham to tell about it in their new ad- vertisement. This week they are out with half column, which for eloquence and fine writing in general, IS indeed not easily surpassed. Their store is one of the lar gest in the state and is filled so full of ev- erything, that we shall be surprised if some of those contemplating visit to the Worlds Exhibition in Vienna, do not turn about and visit this store instead, and save money by the operation. Read their new advertisement every night before retiring, and it will drive away every nightmare in your neighborhood.

 Base BaU.-From the Amenia Times we clip the following account of one of the first games of base ball, of the season:

 The match game of ball between the Mechanics of Lakeville, and the Resolutes of the Seminary, announced in last weeks papers, was played at the Seminary grounds on Saturday afternoon, game being called few minutes past three o'clock. The fine playing of the former club until the sixth inning, is we'll worthy of comment, and was one of the finest displays of ball playing seen here for long time. The Resolutes were in crippled condition, as usual, but sustained their reputation with wonderful pluck and endurance. The fol- lowing is the score:
Year: 1873

To the mortuary list of prominent men must be added the name of Oakcs Ames, who died at his home in North Easton, Mass, at 9:3O o'clock, Thursday evening, the Sth inst He was brother of the late Horatio Ames of this town. We copy from the Hartford Courant the following extracts of his life He was born at Easton January 10th, 1904, and after receiving an orGinaryIcommon school education engaged in manufacturing shovels and other agri- cultural implements, branch of industry which he carried to great success, and in which he realized large fortune. He was elected member of the executive council of the state in 1860 and 1861, and in 1862 was elected to.the thirty eighth congress. He was reelected to each succeeding con- gress to and including the forty-second, re- gently ended. In the thirty-nipth congress he served on the Pacific railroad commit tee and became largely interested in Its construction. In the days when it was considered risky and impractical expert ment, he invested in it his fortune and his energy, and perhaps did more than any other one man to make it success. It was in his connection with this great en- terprise, which should have won him endur- ing fame, that he received the only stain which attaches to an otherwise honorable name. To secure the road against the threatened danger of hostile legislation he stopped to acts which by a strict code of honor must be regarded as bribery, the par ticulars of which are too painfully fresh in the public mind to require narration. He lacked the fine moral perceptions which would regard such deeds as criminal, and probably to the end of his life thought his actions justifiable, on the ground that they were for the interest of the road. The world will regard him as a benefactor and as in every way better and more honorable than those who begged of him an interest in the road, and aftcrward quibbled and lied and perjured themselves in trying to con tradict the facts as shown by his memoran- dunn book

 In his personal character he was amiable and benevolent; a man who was honored and loved most by those who best knew him. It is safe to say that hardly one of his townsmen or intimate friends could be induced to believe him guilty of dishon- orable action, and at his funeral there will be shed..many honest tears of love and vcne- ration. The pity of it is that it should have been possible for such man to be- come corrupter of public virtue without appreciating his own offence, and that he should find so many and such respectable defenders

 Only two months ago congress avoided it's full duty by passing vote of censure on Oakes Ames and James Brooks, and making them the scape-goats to bear the sins of the many. Both have died within week of each other. While the cloud which shad- owed the ending of two such honorable lives teaches lesson for strict integrity and public honor, there is another lesson contained in the sudden termination of these and so many other eminent lives that it would be we'll for all to heed.

 Lifes but walking shadow a poor player

 That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

 And then is heard no more.
Year: 1873

POSTAL CARDS. The distribution of pos tai cards was commenced from the Spring field post office last Monday. The demand in advance for these cards is enormous, showing that they are to come at once into popular use.
Year: 1873

Did the reader ever notice in the Pro-
duce Exchange of New York, or the Corn
Exchange of any city in the Union, a set
of men who look as If they ought to be
better employed, engaged in the appa-
rently trifing occupation of making
dough-balls? 1t is serious business,
though. They do it to test the quality of
flour. The first operation in testing flour
is to take small handful in the palm and
run smoother through it. This is a
pretty little silver-plated instrument, such
as a shoemaker gives his customer to help
a tight shoe on. That shows the grain
and the fineness of the particles. 1t is a
good time, too, for preliminary test OF
color, or comparison of samples. 1t fire.
quently occurs that poorer flour looks
best in color in comparison with another
and better when dry, but experts know
very nearly the difference. To make the
test sure, however, the buyer takes sill


ver-plated coffee-pot and from it pours
water into the flour that rests in his hand.
Then he talks business with his neigh.
Dor as he works his flour into dough. II


there Is any taint of unsoundness in the
flour it is more easily detected after the
| incorporation with water. If it has


smutty smell, or if the grain Is damaged
before grinding, or if the flour is turned


from exposure, age, damp place OF stor
age. or from any other cause, the dough
| ing process will show it. Flour may bt


kept without souring two or three years
| but the removal of a lot from the place o
| storage has been known to sour it, or Civ
it a peculiar smell by simple displacement


of the particles.-Nesc York Journal o
| Commerce.
Year: 1873

The directors of the Dublin Qreland)
Railway Company have become suspi.
cious of their conductors, and have been
trying to circumvent them. At first each
conductor was given strip of tickets,
and he was to give one ticket to each pas
senger, who was then to tear it up. The
conductors receipts were to correspond
with his ticket strips. But people hated
the company worse than the conductor,
and would not tear up the tickets; the
conductor would use them over again.
and thus his income was kept up. But
now the remedy is reached. Every
ticket is numbered, but the number is
printed on it; and at the end of each
month the company has grand lottery
with three hundred prizes, ranging from
ten pounds to one shilling. Each ticket
has chance in the drawing. Nobody
throws away his ticket now every pas
senger is too busy looking after his own
interests. Persons of nobility travel in
cognate in the cars for the sake of q
chance in the lottery, and the affairs OF
the company are unprecedeHtedly prosper
GUS. The plan is soon to be initiated in
England.
Year: 1873

How pretty his sister looked in her blue
silk. Classy was an uncOmmOnly elegant
woman he wondered he had never no
ticed it before. What an excellent fellow
was his brother-in-law what charming
old lady was Mrs. Hassan the elder.
What a delightful, well-ordered, home
like place was tire house! Where had his
wits been that hitherto all these things
had never seemed to claim from him MOI e
than a listless, halfweary interest? he
had not talked so much before in years,
and he made a good supper, and then fed
bits off his fork to the cat, which she,
much condescending, took dainty.


He felt like man who has dreamed of
wandering long, heavily burdened,
through waste places, and who wakes to
find himself safe in the familiar room, with
the visionary load left behind In the land
of visions.


Before he went way, he had promised
to think about an oft-repeated proposal
to make his home with his brother-in-law.
He thought to such good purpose, that
before the week had come to an end he
was established under has sisters roof,
to that lady's great contentment.


He saw Mrs. Armer two or three times
before she ended her visit; indeed, she
came to him to consult him about law
suit in which she was engaged with her
husbands relatives, hut Mr.. Devine in
formed her that the matter was out of his
line of practice. Once and again he en-
countered his old love, but with no more
dangerous emotions than ever-increasing
disgust. The once sweet, unconventional
artlessness was vulgarity; the grace, af.
fectation; the silvery laugh, sounding
brass.


| With delight, he felt himself free man
and he threw himself into his profession
with renewed ardor, and each new day
seemed revelation of life.


Mrs. Armer did not prolong her visit
and in a few days fitted away, to the un
disguised relief of Mrs. Vale.


AS for Mr.. Devine's long-cherished love
the angel of resurrection might hav'
called tor it in vain. The craven image
after reigning for years in temple mean
for holier worship, crumbled into dus
at the first sunbeam of reality that shon,
into the shrine.-AIdine for August.
Year: 1873

On apples, on the apple-tree,
How fair you looki how thick you bel
Some red, some yellow, and some gray.
You ripen slowly day by day,
The sun has touched you, and the rain,
The calm, and then the hurricane,
The drouth has dried you, and the dew
Has drenched; and still you grew and grew
Oh. apples on the orchard-tree,
Speak TO this heart, its teachers bel
Where'er find settled place.
There | should grow with patient face,
Let bud yield room to blossom suit,
And that in turn to forming fruit.
Below the surface of the mind
A secret sweetening would find.
And in the hearts deep core enwrougth
The mystic seeds of strong love-thought.
And by my neighbors would stand,
And touch them with gentle hand
And would not thave.over-care
II be high; or low, or where;
But desire as time shall pass,
A gatherer coming through the grass,
With keen, quick eye and ready touch
10 pick all fruit, ere ripe too much;
With a broad basket on his arm
To save NE from old Winters harm;
Then at the last, in garner stored,
An Offering to the orchard Lord


-Chdmbers's Journal
Year: 1873

The Boston Transcript AYERS that the
man is yet TO be born who can furnish
local item for a paper and be perfectly
snre nobody will take offense at 1t. 1t is
an even chance If he can do 1t when he Is
born, at least for few days. Indeed, his
being born at all furnishes a local item,
which will probably put somebody nose
out Of joint. Let him remain unborn.
Year: 1873

THE latest case Of undertaking impu-
dence is told of pair of robins who
built their nest and were raising their
Young under the hat of an elaborate scare
crow, set up by farmer Of Connecticut
in his strawberry patch,
Year: 1873

When John Bright, the great Eos-
Iish reformer, who is not OILY 4 splen-
did orator, but strict Quaker snd
pious man, appeared on platform at
Birmingham fortnight ago, before
10000 people, to deliver speech, be
had decanter of sherry standing On
the table before him and occasionally
took a glass of it. Formerly he used
old port on such occasions, but uov he
prefers sherry. We can Imagine the
etorm that would be raised through this
country if any of our political speak.
ers were to appear on the platform be-
fore an audience with bottle of vine
ready for use before him. He couidn't
get elected to anything, and re would
hear that the country Was going to the
dogs.
Year: 1873

This Is the day appointed for the long expected
benefit game between the Mutual and Atlantic
clubs, and all who wish to witness something
really first class in the way OF athletic sports
should be on the Union Grounds, Williamsburg. at
quarter to four O'Clock this afternoon. Matthew's
and Hicks will play In the Atlantic nIne and
Britt and Barlow will ill the pitchers and catchers
positions in the Mutual team. Under this arrange
inent the Atlantics claim that they VIII not give
the "Mutesn a single run, while at the same llle
the New Workers declare they Will snow tne spec
tators some OF the finest fielding and battlng ever
done on the Union or any other grounds. SO let
it BE- and may the best club win.
Year: 1873

Boats will run this morning at 6:45. o:40 and
10:3O O'Clock from pier No. 2S North River, loot of
Murray street. to Sandy Hook, where immediate
connection will be made with the cars for tho
track. There will be no detention and, however
large the crowd that will avail themselves OF this
last chance to see grand racing in this vicinity,
they can all be returned to New York long before
dark.
Year: 1873

restore its authority, has Withdrawn what sol
diers II had there. All the Government funde
in tho city, including large sum lately received
from Africa as part Of the Moorish indemnity
fund. have been appropriated by the new self
appointed Independent Government.


There are few men living who understand
Spain, her composing elements and her require
ments, better than Senior OLozAGA, who is up
ward Of seventy years Of age, who is the author
Of one Of the most liberal constitutions which
Spain ever enjoyed, and who is better qualified
to form an opinion as to the possibility OF main
tanning republican form Of government.
Year: 1873

We commend the information which we else


where give the Gazette to the Advertiser, also'
about that lobby money, which the city had to
pay to prevent the Legislature from sticking
s5OO,0OO, Water Job on us. The Adoertieer
has already bravely spoken its mean opinion Of
the Legislature, and can easily see how neces-
sary 1t was to take this method Of pulling its
Year: 1873

a Heavy Storm In the West.


A very heavy rain began falling in Chicago on
Thursday evening, and continued until near day
light Yesterday. It was accompanied by thHnder
and lightning Four houses in different parts
of the city were struck by lightning aud set on
fire, but little damage WAS done.
Year: 1873

IScoRRECr.-Last Saturday night the re-
norter accepted statement made by
Derson at the sixth police stationhouse to
che effect that sailor on board the steam.
shin louisiana had died from the effects OF
had treatment at the hands Of tho master.
An inc uest was held by Coroner Iolweil,
Ou, the evidence then ELECTED did not in
the the slis ishtest manner confirm the citizens
statement. Quite the contrary. the verdict
was that deceased came to his death from
consumption As the individual who made
the report has failed to make himself
known since, it is concluded that ne made
the statement through malice. Such being
the case, we regret having given publicity
to the tale be made to the night clerk OF the
police station.
Year: 1873

WILLING TO LEAvE.-John Nuss. Ger.
man, forty-two years old, was willing to
suddenly leave this scene of strife and take
a through ticket for an unknown depot,
and meaning business shot at his head, but
was so poor marksman that he plugged
his collar bone, bringing him to what little
eense that remained in his body. He lives
to make another attempt, perhaps at drown
ing or hanging. He lived at No. 341 Laurel
Year: 1873

Lors OF FUN-A drayman, with load
Of poisoned sausages, started from Locust
street to deliver his lot Of stuffed death to
CANNES, but on the way dropped sack in
the street. OF course some boys found 1t,
and the first thing they did was to poison
dogs with them. Sausages were given out
with liberal hand, but Just as one OF the
little rasca!s was coaxing his own dog 20
eat one of them the driver caught him and
saved trouble. That contractor il short in
hi, count on that lot.
Year: 1873

The distinction between a man and light
ming rod man has been judicially determined
by Justice Smith of Washington County, N.
Y, in late case. The culprit was brought
before his Honor, charged with savagely kick
ing the complainant, and the proof was con-
elusive in support of the charge. But when
the prisoner informed the court that the kick
ed was lightning-rod man he was promptly
acquitted, the justice ruling that the man
who wouldn't kick a lghtning-rod man
wherever he fluids one is unfit to enjoy the
liberties for which Washington fought and
Thomas Paine wrote,
Year: 1873

One of the features of the centennial at
Philadelphia will be base ball. We are glad
the announcement has been made thus early,
as lovers of the game can have ample time to
prepare themselves; and so can the other pso-
pie.
Year: 1873

A perfect traitor should have face which
vice can write no marks on-lips that will lie
with dimpled smile-eyes of such agate
like brightness and depth that no infamy can
dull them-cheeks that will rise from mur-
der and not look haggard.-George Eliot.
Year: 1873

A GREAT PLAIN man heard that
drinking water could be kept cold by
suspendlng in pail in current OF
air. So he tried il. He hung up the
pail and opened the front aud back
doors Of the house, and waited for the
result. His wife took the youngest
child and went over to the neighbours.
His wifs's mother got up on the din
Ing table and wrapped the table spread
about her, aud an old aunt who stood
1t as long as she could, finally incased
herself with q length of carpet aud


crawled under tho sofa. The expert
ment proved complete success, We
are glad to say, and the man will not
have 10 buy any Ice this Winter. and
II his wife's mother gets over the brain
fever all right, and his aunt ever gets
her left leg straight again. he will feel
that his labors have not been In vain.
Year: 1873

STANDING WALKING AND LYING. G.--SOme
interesting facts regarding standing,
walking and lying down are grouped in u
lecture by Professor Burt G. Wilder.
In ma the great toe is the essential
part of the foot in standing and walk
ing. In the ape this is thumb stand
ing out from the side of the foot, and
has no power of supporting or rropel-
ling. The ape cannot carry himself
erect. But put man on all fours like
an ape, and the enormous disadvantage
appears Mt once. TAe head hangs as n
great weight, with no adequate muscle
TO support it. The curve of the back
is such that the knees touch the ground
and we have to raise the thighs i'll order
to make the feet touch the ground.
Mans foot is called plantigrade foot
that is, it has the whole sole Nat upon
the ground. One other animal, the
bear, has " plantigratle foot, but he
uses it in different fashion; he lifts
the whole foot together and puts it
down fiat, while man strikes with the
heel first and rolls forward upon each
toe alternately.


The erect attitude is maintained only
by constant though unconscious con-
troll of the muscles of the leg by the
brain. The length of man is greater
when he is lying fiat than his height
when he is standing. In the former
case the body stretches itself. A man
is shorter when standing on one foot
alone. He is shorter again when walk
in,. For this reason, latkes' skirts
which just clear the ground when they
are standing, drag on the pavement as
soon as they begin to walk.
Year: 1873

AN ANCIENT FRoa.-While the work.
men were engaged in sinking vertical
shaft at the Black Diamond Coal Com
pany's mine in Mount Diablo, recently,
they came upon frog at the depth of
172 feet. It was imbedded in a solid
sandstone, 80 that the impression of its
form was perfect upon the rock around
it, but nevertheless, was alive and lived
for twelve hours after its extraction.
The President of the Company now has
it, and will present it to the Academy
of Sciences. f
Year: 1873

How no ASCERTAIN THE HEIGHT OF A
TREE.-When a tree stands SO that the
length of its shadow can be measured,
the height of the tree may be readily
ascertained as follows: Set stick up
right near the termination of the shad-
ow of the tree. Mark the extremity OF
the shadow of the stick and also OF
the tree. Then as the length Of the
sticks shadow is to the stick, so is the
length of the tree shadow to the height
of the tree.