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Year: 1873

The dog and the spare rib.-A mastiff
crossings bridge, and bearing in his mouth
piece of meat, suddenly swallowed the meat
He Immediately observed that the shadow of
the aforesaid meat in the water had disap-
peared.


Moral:-We learn from this fable that life
is but a shadow.
Year: 1873

EXCITING DEBATE N THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT


TIE GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED.


OTTAWA. Ont, May THE most exciting
debate Of the place last nght with refer
enee 10 tne decision Committee the Pacific m
road investigation After long debate division took
place at an early this morning. when the Govern
ment was sustained by a majority Of 81 The proposal
OF the Committee that adjournment should take
place until the return Of Hugh Allan George Car
tier and Mr Abbott from EIgiaud motion 70 this ei
feet being carried by the Majority aoOye stated
Year: 1873

TRIISl hO''Si'


CITY FUNDS DEPOSITED ON INSUFFICIENT BANhlN"


CAPITAL


There is a growing feeling OF confidence
among the Brooklyn people In regard To the fair settle
mept of the Trust Company's affairs. The action OF the
d,roctors at the meeting held Wednesday night In
agreeing TO the payment the deposors OF 80 per cent
of their deposits is avoraby commented on and hopes
are expressed Of the resumption business py the COM
pany at an early date The stockholders too generally
appear TO be willing Co subscribe their respective pro
rata amounts to mako good any deficiency which may
be found to exist There are among then' however
some who are to the action already taken In the
matter and these express the determination OF rushing
the Company into bankruptcy. Their eounsels VIII
probably be ovcrruled at the meeting OF stockholders
soon 10 be held The proceedings In bankruptcy begun
y the depositors will yprobaby DO stopped. now that
they see clear prospect Of obtaining their money The
directors when spoken to- express strong desire to
have tie Company resume business


In regard 10 the railroad venture In which Mr. Mills
involved the Company 1t probable that the Com
pany Will finish the contract To do this VIII require an
outlay Of about $4,000 100000. The compensation
for this step will be the increase in the value OF the first
mortgage bonds s2JOOO worth OF which are held by the
Company 1t will also enable the pool or contractors
having charge OF the work. throw the 100000 OF con-
ditiona town bonds on tho market where they WILL even
IL sacrificed bring handsome return TO the schemers.
The railroad negotiations will have 70 be concluded
however as there ia lack Of available funds among the
contractors 10 go with the work. An angry con-
tractor called Yesterday ut the Office OF the Trust Com
many and said 10 Director Rockwell who happened 10
be present, that the at work on the road must be
paid or else the Company would be forced into paying
Them As has been stated in TIE TRIBUNE the suspen
sion Of the Trust Company has called attention to the
condition OF the other repositories Of the citys funds
From the CITY Ireasurers statement the following table
il taken and IL shows the situation OF the funds:
Year: 1873

II was a very dillcult TASK 70 get so many young
horses into line for short spin' like this all the
Jockeys being anxious get the best OF The start.
When Mr.. Wheatcy dropped the Gag TO fair Sendoh'
REGARDLESS took the lead with Vandate second Vesta
third King Amadeus fourth, and the rest in a cluster


The four named were all together at the threequarter
pole but half way home Regardless drew clear OF her
rivals and won the race by two lengths Vandaiite beat
ing King Amadeus a neck for the second place Time,
5Ol seconds.
Year: 1873

SIR: was eight years in the law Office OF
Z $ Mills and knew him intimately for IS years. He
was only real estate lawyer with DO more idea of
banking and securities than boy He was honest but
attended to art books, clubs, parties, &C. more than to
the bank. Rodman run the bank


All these worthless securities were put into the bank
as I believe by Rodman and the ung and Mills sup
posed them all right they were the financial man
ayers Mills represented the Bank as President IN namo
ONLY and like most Bank Presidents was merely a
dgurebead have no doubt bat that Mils's estate VIII
more than pay the bank unless he has been drawn into
spcculaons other than real estate; bnt do not believe
the mortgages $4,000 to his brother are genuine
but given as a cover. think that Roiman & Co. had
drawn Mills in where a impending, and he gave
the mortgage for protection


When he was drawn in as 70 compel 40 overdrat 20
his account tnen Rodman Sc Co., having him in their
power could also borrow the COmpany's funds mad
equate security and both sides were compelled to keep
still for mutual protection.


Mills was a good fellow careless, needless and Just the
man TO be used in the way he dou't believe Ac
ever devoted an hour day TO bank matters.


Trf.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Boston .Cul-
tivator writes: Below find rule for
preparing my Domestic Concentrat-
ed Manure which have used for
three years for corn: Take two parts
of decomposed sheep manure, Tor fine
cattle manure one part hen manure.
one part unleached ashes, one part of
plaster, all incorporated together, and
thoroughly worked over twice ormore;
keep under cover ten days. Allingre-
dients are at the command of all far
mers without much expense. have
experimental with it for the past three
years; spreading on stable manure,
and thoroughly Incorporating it into
the soil with an OK cultivator, working
the land with a corn-worker, marking
the rows regularly both ways. Apply
handful to each hill My crops ot
corn have been twenty-five per cent
better than before 1 went into the use
of the composition. In 1871. York
County Fair gave me the highest pre-,
MUM on corn.
Year: 1873

2-LocATING WALK WITH LINE


the second engraving. Next, remove
the earth from the walk to the depth
of twelve to eighteen inches, using it
to fill up any low places. The walks
now, of course, have somewhat the
the appearance of broad bitches. The
operator is now prepared to pulverize
the soil with the spade. Let it be
done thoroughly, sending the spade
well down and completely inyerting
the soil, but leaving about six inches
On each side OF the walk undisturbed
for the present, so as not TO break the
line of the read.


All stones found. in digging or
plowing should be thrown into
the roads, and often sufficient will
be obtained to ill within six inches OF
the surface; if not, enough can be
procured usually without much diff
Guilty. The stone cutters yards, the
brick yards, and the stone piles in the
roads and fields generally furnish
abandant material. When the walks
are filed with this rough material to
within six inches OF the surface OF the
soil, the ground being raked off nice
and smooth, dig the six inches left un
dug on the edges OF the walks, being
careful to keep the edges true, as
originally staked out. and then set
turf about six inches wide Tor a border
to the walk, as shown in the engrav-
ing, being careful to keep the turf as
low as the level of the adjoining soil,
or a little lower, and to this, remove
three or four inches of the soil where
the turfis to be set, according to its
thickness.
Year: 1873

When you wish to clean lamp
chimney, hold a linen cloth against
one end OF the chimney and place the
other end in your mouth; breathe in
it untilis covered inside with moisture,
push the cloth into the chimney with
a smooth, slender stick, and rub it
around until the moisture is absorbed; !;
repeat the process and breath on the
outer surface also; rub this with q
cloth until dry, and you have clean,
bright chimney. Soft newspaper will
take the place ofa linen cloth DO not
use cotton cloth on glassware
Year: 1873

There is generalfeeling now prev
alent that the pi iospect for fruit next
season in the great fruit-growing re-
glons of the West is exceedingly poor.
Where the majority of the fruit buds
have been killed, those remaining
must necessarily be left with impaired
vitality, and, as consequence, their
continued life must depend upon fa-
vorable circumstances occurring to
allow them to recuperate.


If the latter part of the Winter is
not subject to alterations of freezing
and thawing, and the Spring is favor
able, we believe that fruit growers
may realize fair crop, although the
testimony is at present adverse. But
we are always liable to over estimate
the damage done. In exposed situa-
tons the damage to the more tender
fruit is undoubtedly fatal, and no
doubt 1t Is severe to the more hardy
varieties; nevertheless, we are not
prepared. just yet, to say that the
fruit crop of the West will be a total
failure That it will be seriously di-
minished there is no doubt, and to
such degfpe as to materially embar
rass fruit-growers, except IN the mos,
favored regions. This must be ex.
pected, but nevertheless should no,
cause growers to intermit their efforts
in fruit growing, for exceptional sea
sons must always te put up with.


When trees or vines have unfortu.
nately been entirely killed, they should
be nursed into renewed vitality The
time is past for asserting that the west
Is not adapted to the raising of fruit.
Terrible winters we do have occasion
ally, but these do not occur so often
as to impair the profits of fruit culture
to a greater extent than other agri-
cultural pursuits are impaired by other
circumstances When reverses dc
come, repair damages AMI go ahead
with brave hearts Western RGrdl.
Year: 1873

3-WALkS WITH TUhF EDOiNG'


A good deal of this rough work can
be done in the autumn, so as to leave
only the finishing up in the spring !;
but if commenced in the spring, it
should be hurried up SO as to get the
grass sown as early IS possible, for
for grass seed will not start well un-
less 1t has the benefit of spring show
ers. All being done as previously ad-
vised, SOW the grass seed on the well
prepared surface, raking it in, and if
pretty dry, it is well to roll the soil
after sowing. Sow red top and blue
grass, or a mixture of the most desir-
able grasses for lawns, sold as lawn
grass at the rate of four bushels to the
acre.


Ifthe grass is sown early enough
and the weather is at all favorable, by
the last of June the lawn will lool
pretty green, and from the middle tC
the last of July will need cutting, and
after tha. must be cut as often az the
little Lawn Mower can get bite
These Lawn Mowers are real bless.
ing, tor not one man in ten thousand
can cut lawn properly with a scythe
and therefore our lawns, before the
introduction OF these Mowers, always
looked wretched. / do not consider
any of them perfect, but there are sew.
eral that will do good work If little
care is had to keep them in order.


1t will bestyange il a great array o.
weeds do not appear with the grass
but do not take it for granted that
these weeds came from the grass seed
sown, as many have done, because i
you had not sown any grass the weeds
would have been just as abundant
The farmer who finds the weeds
among his corn aad potatoes never
imagines that he planted them with
his seed. Assoon as .he grass and
weeds get high enough to be cgt with
a scythe or Lawn Mower, cut clos.
and evenly, and repeat the operation
as often as possible. The weeds vii
soon disappear.
Year: 1873

If the ground to be improved is only
a small lot il can be dcne best by the
spade, ard it is not well to endeavor
to do it with the plow. In that case,
mark out the walks first. Do this by
setting up little sticks on the line you
design for the road, as shown. In the
above engraving, changing them until
you get just the curve that seems
graceful aud pleasant TO the eye, Put
a row of sticks on each side Of the
road, measuring carefully so as to get
the width equal. Another plan for
securing the desired carve to walks is
by the use of a stout line as shown IN
Year: 1873

THIS is the great secret of keeping
hens; Feed well, treat well, and you
make happy and contented. A
company OF fhens must not be crowded
must not be cold; must not suffer
from bad or insufficient food. a hen
must not be disturbed or annoyed in
any way.
Year: 1873

state. This went on until she became
emaciated and exhausted, and at last
her parents applied 10 the court for a
separate maintenance for her. While she
was in court the husband entered, and
she instantly became insensible, and was
carried 10 the hospital, where the case
was carefully attended 10 by DIR. Cullen,
in March, this year. While in this state
her pulse was even, breathing soft, her
body plant, but she could eat nothing.


Experiments were carefully made 70 see
if there was no trick about il. While
she was in bed, her husband was muilied
up and made TO walk through the ward.


She said she felt he was near her, and
she was by no means well, but had not
seen him anywhere about. Next day
this experiment. was repeated, and she
actually became iRsensible as before.


When the husband left the place she
recovered. The experiment was tried in
all sorts Of ways He was made TO pass
behind her, and be near her in separate
ward, but this had no effect, but when
ever he was brought to look on her face,
though muffied up, or disguised as a po-
liceman, as sepoy, and so forth, she
was at once influenced. The expert
ments we're continued for about month,
and the oapclusion was that the husband


unconsciodsly mesmerized her. The
court came TO the conclusion that it was
impossible that she could live with him,
and separate allowance was ordered.


The husband was asked to try il he could
not remove the effect, seeing that he had
the power to cause it, but he was quite
frightened at the idea of having the
power, and could not control it in any
Year: 1873

Invention by a Citizen of ClarlKs-


Vile.


From the CIarksvills Chronicle.l


Mr.. j. H.. Pearce, operator at the
Western Union Office in this city, is the
author of an invention by means OF
which any office on telegraph line can
awake the operator at any other Office
OF station, at any moment, and as often
as desired, by putting In motion q suita-
BILE alarm INSTRUMENT, without, at the
same time, starting the alarm at any
other Office than the one wanted. He
claims that it is adaptable to the various
requirements of different lines, such as
the greater or less number Of offices on
a line, and whether local circuit is
used or not. he is satisfied that it is
perfectly reliable at all times, unless the
wires themselves are out of order. II
does not prevent lines using It from be.
ing worked as ordinarily for commercial
or railroad business. The machinery
can be disconnected and the magnets
used as regular Morse instruments The
cost of machinery will not much exceed
that Of good Morse sets. vl


It is well known that any manipula-
ton of telegraphic circuit effects all
the instruments on the line at the same
instant, and if the alarms we're attached,
would sound them altogether. To avoid
this. and alaFm only the office wanted,
Is accomplished BY this invention. 1t
will enable railroads to reduce their
force of night operators, since the day
operators can be awakened when needed.


Nv. Pearce has expended much
thenght and patient labor on bis inVen-
ton, and we would be glad 10 hear OF
his success in securing its Introduction
into general use. And we desire in this
place TO call attention to the fact, that
during the last Eve years, very large
number of highly usefal inventions have
originated in this State, whose authors
in most cases have been native TepRes-
aanonn
Year: 1873

PERHAPs.-A Southern editor, remarking upon
the subject, says that hc knows ali about cotton
and rice, but doesn't understand hemp ut all.
Perhaps he may yet get the hang Of it.


NOVEL PROPOsuION.-Ihe Columbus (OhiO)
Journal advocates the abolition Of the Jury system
and the substitution therefor Of " State flipper
who shall arbitrate all cases referred to him by
the Court by Tipping copper.


BY PLATOONs.-Brigham Young is suffering
from heart disease, and there is possibility that
within short time his bcreaved widows will be
following him to the grave by platoons. It is
amazing % think Of the extent Of widowhOOd
which that one case Of heart disease is liable TO
turn loose ut any time upon the inofensiye com
munity Of Salt Lake.
Year: 1873

About month ago the Parisians


celebrated the Fetc dos Morts, nnd


decorated the graves with their i'm


mor.ellcs. A correspondent of the


London Telegraph, after describing
some Of tho scenes, adds:


"The most tragically interesting
part Of Pere.ls Cbaise has no grave
stones whatever, although there is no
part in which the dead are SO closely
piled together. That is the corner in


which the communists made their last
fight, and were shot down like dogs.


Driven from point to point, they took
refuge in the cemetery, and offered
the desperate resistance of men who
know that every chance of life is gone.
The marks of tho conflict arc terribly
vivid. In one place are piled mass
OF tho grave stones, behind which the
communists fought, and WHICH were
broken by the cannon.sbot A large
gap in the wall, filed up by wooden
paling, marks the place up which the
Yersaillais entered tho cemetery, and
other parts are rent from top to bot
tom by cannon-shot. Against another
portion Of the wall the survivors of the
desperate fight were driven and now
cd down by tho mitrailleuso. No
quarter was given, and tho bodies of
the dead were flung into hugo trench
and hastily buried. Even yot the
wall is spattered with marks of the
shot, which are horribly suggestive of
the carnage but still more striking
were the symbols of affection which
had been furiivcly taken TO tho spot.
Some daring hand had drawn a black
cross on the wall, while here and there
had been placed garands OF immor.
telIcs or bunclics Of flowers. Some of
tho wrcalhes were such as lay on the
graves of men and women WHO had
died in peace but most of the sym
bols were only small lunches of violets
and immortellcs, which seemed TO in
dicate ctber that tho mourners had
been too poor to buy the ordinary gar
lands, or that they had chosen such
symbols as could be easily hidden from
the eye of thepolicc. -Four policemen
were on the spot, watching the per
sons who came, but they did not touch
the marks of mourning for the CON.
munist. ! saw two young men take
off their caps in salutation to tho dead,
and then glance round to see whether
the police were looking; but the
guardians of the peace were prudcntly
blind to all tho manifestations, and
pol!iing could be moro powerful than
the whole Of the crowd, A large body
of police and o squadron of Dragons
had been sent to tho cemetery TO pro-
vent any political manifestation, bqt
nothing called for any exercise OF
force. Yet mono the less cloqucntly
did tho broken grave-stoncs, the shat
tered wall, aud the marks of tho
mitralleusc recall the terrible days Of
the commune; and none tho less omin-
ovsly did the bunches OF flowers on
tho grave OF the communists reveal
the ilros that still slumbcr beneath Tho
parisiap society" !
Year: 1873

the southern part of Wabasha Co., and it is
already an important wheat market. Wa
basha complains that it is cutting off the
wheat trade from them and we judge the
complaint is we'll founded from the rush of
teams loaded with wheat that we saw there
Saturday.


There is a thriving Grange of about forty
members at this place, the members living
mostly up Cooks Valley at the mouth of
which Kellogg is situated. MIR. Lewis
S. Hancock is Master of the Grange, and is
wide awake. energetic man. who has the
confidence and esteem Of his neighbors, and
lie knows how to keep a good hotel as well
as well as to run il farm. Mr.. H. in
formed us that fine water pow er could
be obtained at that place by the construc-
ton Of :. dam and mill race. The stream
running by he place is the Zumbro.
Year: 1873

On Thanksgiving day Hay Creek Grange
gave festival, followed by a dance in the
evening. Mr.. Herbert made speech and
advised farmers to fix the price OF their
! own produce. County Republican.
What we did say was that the wonderful
growth in the farmers movement IN this
country, and especially in Iowa and lll-
nois, arose from feeling among farm
ers that they were not having a fair show
and for that on account of high freights
| and the high prices paid for machinery IN
the States named, the raising of their
staple crop, (corn) had become unprotita-
bic, and at the end Of each year the farm
er raising corn found himself poorer ;
that manufacturers combined and set their
prices, which the farmers were compelled
to pay and the reason farmers had COM
bined so rapidly was feeling that in or
ganization they would be able to secure
their rights. But we also said that while
this accounted for the rapid growth Of the
Oranges it was by no means all that there



ment took hold Of men at every point, that
its principles broke down cant, did away
with partizan and sectarian bigotry, and
made US recognize in every man q brother :;
that it had noble benevolence, and re-
ligion that goes with the laborer to his
fields, and teaches him of the great All
Father in all the wonderful processes of
nature. More than this, we said that it
tended to mental and social eleva-
tion; that the Grange should be made
a pleasant place, that music should
not be neglected, and that the noble songs
Of the Patron should be sung with the
spirit and the understanding, that the du-
ties Of the Lecturer should not be neg
lected, and that topics relating to agricul-
ture should be discussed, and every posi-
BILE means used for the elevation of the no
bic calling of agriculture that the Oranges
should take hold of the County and State
fairs and make them places where the
farmers should go to discuss methods of
farming, and to learn as we'll as to see.
This was in brief what we said. Yet. out
of all this, all that man, who, before the
last election, professed to sympathize
deeply with the farmers in their movement,
and only opposed their political action,
can find worthy Of mention in his valuable
paper SO loyal (?) to the people, the sneer-
ing remark is, that we advised the farmers
to set their own price on their products.
But what if we did tell them as you say,
friend Republican What do you propose
to do about it? You set your price on
your valuable (?) paper and you say you
will not take any less. Is your old type,
your brain, your time, or even your patent
inside, any more valuable to you, than the
farmers farm. his horses and his cattle,
his day Of toll in the summers heat and
the winters cold? Is not the farmer 8
wheat as much his property as your paper
is yours?
Year: 1873

We have so far taken no part in the DIS
cussion respecting the State Agency, and
the State Agent, although portion Of the
correspondence that has been published
was also sent us for publication. The fact
is we have been unable to gather sufficient
facts in reference to the matter upon which
to found an opinion. But we now think
that the discussion has reached point
where it becomes our duty to enter an un-
qualified protest. As to Mr.. Denman's ca
pacity to fulfil the duties of that position,
we know nothing, and after carefully read
ing great many letters in reference to this
matter, we should think there are great
many others who know as little as we do as
to his qualifications. But the feature of
this discussion against which we protest,
is that charging Mr.. Denman with fraud
and dishonesty. These charges are in the
most general terms. No specific act or
acts are given. Now is this just? is it
| right? is 1t treating brother as we would
desire to be treated? If Mr.. Denman has
done anything fraudulent, or committed q
dishonest act, let US know what it is, and
THE GRANGE ADVANCE will guarantee his
Immediate removal from the position he
lids, and instant expulsion from the order
rs disgraced. A writer in the last is
=. he Union says, 'judging from Bro.


actions in this matter, we are Of


that there is wrong and fraud


the whole scheme" The


on the part Of Denman is


!. Now if every man who


rascal, won't this writer be


to point US out a few honest


e most consummate villain we


lew Was man of the most placid
serene temper. We have neither seen
heard of any act of his that would indi-
cate anything but the purest motives how
ever much he may be mistaken as to the
best means to pursue. si@@.-. -.