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Office, No. JO Mate street, (up
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Attoroeyatlw and Land Agent,
,j.c- County, jeorm.
PHTSICIAXS.
I) AY. 3LD.. Physldan. Surgeon
-xian. Graduated in MSI. Loca-
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iVS. Physician and fiorfreon. Office
. , -5iors, So. S: Jic street, Brown-
II.
SOI 1RILS COLLKOTIOS AG3STS
J. TT. Brnh,
.HE PEACE AXDCOIXBCTIOX
1 o Precinct, special attention
-. .ion of notes and account for
Aiidress Box uSBroiravUit, "-
L. A. Be-S3'
BUC AXD COSVETASOa.
. Slain street. BroTrnvtiie. Xeb.
P
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. ;iret. second floor. BrownviUe,
;'ie Editable and Amenuui Tou-
. . coiupanies-
artMMui
DRrGCISTS.
Ltt 4b CrelgH,
i.d dealers in Talnte. Oils, Wall
iic?uon Block. Xo. 8 Mala
. t. Seb.
LAXO AGSKXTS.
r;.L, Beal Estate and Tax Iay!ng
, o mCssweU Block, corner First
Will give promptattenuoti to
-tate an the Payment of Taxes
v niahaLand Dtetrict- 7tf
HUGnE-s. Heal Ertate Agent and
j Oihc-ia I'rthcastcortter JIc
i; st im. B 'wnvllle, Xeb.
1 HOOVER. Beal Estate and Tax
.l. OSu u Distnct Court Koom.
..r.uTi..n ii 'he iaie of Beal JQ5-
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OHAIX 3KAS.ERS.
tie. G. Start,
IK IX GBAIX AXD AGKICCL-
ie:it:. and Storage. Forwarding
. Merciiant, Aspuiwall. Xeb.
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'. Ilaraess, Bridles, Collars. Etc. Xo.
BrownviUe.Xeb. ilendiagdoafc
- .unguaranteed.
'.UJLQCUZ BTILDLXG.
. ii. Bnd Bai'der and Contractor,
Neb. toI aseirt for R. W. Smith's
. -: i e. The stroueat and best wooden
HOTELS.
H'rSE, L I). Robison. Proprietor.
'jrt ei. u ilnin and College. Good
- stable in connection with this
iHHXMtAAUHNe
GUX SX1TR-.
. ' iK'"K, Gun fcm:tb A Lock Saiith.
'n. H, lixiti street, Browiville,
- ir:adetoordr,andrepalrinirdonf
; rates. 3-ly
BLACKSMITHS.
IB.- N. Blacksmiths and Ilors
. -.troei.betweu Stain and Atlantic
. Work done to order and aatisfac-
UOOTS AXD SHOK8.
?.: "mX. Boot and Shoe Mater. Xo.
- i.Brownvil!e.X-b. Hafcconi-tant-
.- 1 I assortment of GentS, Lad "s,
irtu"s Boot and Snoes. Custom
atness and diapatch. Repairing
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SALOOXS.
1 : !".RT & CO.. Peace and Quiet fca
'a.cnn'et. Brown Vil5e. Xeb. The
" ..'(u..r-kjt on hand.
saBBaaaMBiaeiaaaHBCHHi
ir. A. Bergiiaxiii & Os.,
btiuvtiCvW U.d Vi ViLKAL)i
1 Wholesale Dealers in
)h:w!anQ Smoking Tobacoi
n ; ittker-) agexts for
!ol;iappstobacco
" Uie country pftTi:pt'y fiUed,
'. -ifacti n puaxanveed.
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
No. 9 Main Str"t, BroiniTillo.
,- " 'n-jantly on hand a large and well
tock of rename articles :n h't line.
of Clocks. Wtcnex and Jewelrv
. -'lort notice, at reasonable rates.
AL WORK WARRAXTED.
AGON &RUCKSM!THHQP
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-IT P"OH WEST OF OOrRT HOXJS3C
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A-X MAKEvG, Repairing,
w -. ana an wora none ivl ue best
!'ort notice, tsatistacticn sraaran
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S3 J. G. RUSSELL.
Dealer in
V UQUORS & CIGARS
WHOLESALE AS RiTTAIL.
iS Main. Street, g ag
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"W. T. MOORS & CO.,
-ommission Merchants,
SHIPPERS,
fD DEJLL.EK.S IN GRAIN AND COAL,
72 Mala Street.
BrowiiYille. Kebraslia.
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TCHEES !
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x. a K,r to Bratton'f .on sixth street.
, ' ' resh meat always on hand, and sat
- titeed to castooieis. 17--Jy
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Oldest Paper in tic State
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Insurance not a Privilege Imt a Duty.
Continental Insurance Company
OF N3W YORK.
Asct over .."...
Lo-es paid ia Chicago.
Lsc ialil in Botont .
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500,000
lTorn inad a specialty, upon theln.stal
F al 111 ment or Annual Premium plan,
"pi-b-- for five years; less than five years,
XI IS liS stoek plan.
Inmre apainst loss or damage by Fire and
Lightning batldines and contnt. hay. rain
ami stock. GEO. -T. HOPE, Pre.
Cykus Pkck. Sec.
C. J. Baebeb, General Agent, Omaha.
P. M. MARTIN,
AGEXT FOR NEMAHA COUNTY.
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DEALERS IN
DRYGOODS S GROCERIES
BOOTS,
Quecnsware,
CLOT
HATS,
LAXPSoftlie
In great
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Picture Frames.
HIGHEST 3IAREET PRICE
PAID FOP.
Far Present or Spring Uelivery.
We are constantly filling up with new goods
which we
SSI!, LOW DOIFIT
to suit purchasers.
TTE UEl'ER TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
S. L. DAI3L1T,
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET SOAPS,
raacy Hair & Teetk Braskes,
Perfumery,
Toilet Articles,
TltrSSES, SH01LBEK B1IACES,
Gross nnd Garden Vi?,
PCltE "WINES AXD LIQrOItS FOR.
MEDICINAL PtRPOSES,
Paints. Oils, Yarnisiies and Bye Stnffs,
Letter Paper. Perw, Inks, Envelopes,
GLASS, PUTTY,
Carbon Oil Lamp and Chimneys.
Physician's Prescriptions Carefully Com jkh tided
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THOMPSON'S
U, Si Mail aod Transfer Hacks,
RUN DAILY FROM
PERU, NEBRASKA,
to the following points :
Kebr&slcB. mkln connection with trains
City. ou Ul Midland Pacific R. R,
Srotraviile and return dally.
"Wataoa Sta making connections with all
ties. Mo., tralnb ou the K. C.,St.Joe,&
C. B. R. R.
PASSENGERS AT IiOW ItATES.
FREIGHT AND EXPRRS of R T T J c
transferred on these route ri.ll Ivllllib
at reasonable rates.
Sr All orders left with GEO. A BROWN,
Agent, at the P. O. in I"cru, Neb., will be
promptly attended to.
lMo3e' Tnompson.
SCHOOIj
We invite yonr attention to the superiority of the
FUSS Ml & SETTEE
COMBINED.
IT HAS THE FOLDING DESK AND SEAT.
IT IS PftKK yROX XOI3K.
IT3SSTJM3NG, BKATJTIFtJL, CONVENrEJTE,
DURjVBLE.
The etliMK are one-fourth heavier than Uiooe of
any other desk, ana so Banged as to secure the
greatest possible strength. The wood is selected
cherry, walnut or ash. thoranLly seasoned and
kiln-drier;, and handsomely futJpd In shellac.
The seat. arm. and back, are beautifully carved and
slatted. We guarantee assinst breakage in fa!r
nsase. It fits the school hoase for school or church
pnrjtoses.
We also manufacture ". T 31 2 d T. 31 ." as its
name indicates, an elegant stationary Top Desk.
The Ei.'OXO'HIC" absolutely denes competi
tion in prices lor furniture WHICH IS K)OD.
We are also matins a foil tine ot Recitation Set
tecs. Teachers Desk, Chairs, and all SCHOOL
Ft'UXTTCRE. Our lint or apparatus includes
Clocks. Bells. Globes. Maps. Charts, Slated Paper.
Liquid slatine, Chulk. Phtlosopoical and Cbenitcul
Apparatus. lHcttouarie, and evervthing desirable
tn any grade of school, all ot which we will sell
for cash, or on sufficient time to enable a district 10
lev and collect a tax.
Baade's Beading Case Is rapidly superceding the
ordinary Beading Tablets. 3S eHini. nhrunsuid
seniem-es based uj.n me word-iueu.oi. admirablv
udapted u pniiarj lessons in Draw iur, Numbera,
Keacincandfinunmar. Address our nearest agent,
who will call upon you without delay.
National School Furniture Go.,
113 and 115 State Stree,
CHICAGO.
V. JL MARTIN. Exclusive Agent for Otoe, Ne
maha. J'.tebardsoo and Pawnee counties, solicits
correspondence. Will visit you with samples. Five
or ten-year building bonds negotiated without
charge to patrons. Address
3e: 101, Pera, Hofer&ska.
T CHAELES GAEDE
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Guests received at all boars, DAY
and NIGHT. Connects with
iiivcry Sstaote
Saa under same management.
I" -33-rareful attention given to the
"n- wants of quests. We refer to the
?.. -Ta traveling public.
C. W. Cri.BERTSOX,
riRBHTni anri Rifil
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CONTRACTS TAKEN.
Material Purnisnefl when Desired,
at terms and rates which defy competition.
Address, or call at Shop, corner Filth and
Park streets, Pern. Neb.
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Glassware,
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BOOTS AITO SHOES.
2SPAI3IK& 30KS PROHPILY.
Call and see Samples.
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Justice of thePeace & Collection
AGENT.
Special attention piven to collection of notes
and accounts for non-residents.
Address Box 50", PERU, Nemaha Co., Neb.
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All -nrork done in the neatest and latest
style. The choicSU brands 01 Cigars con
stantly on hand. Delicious Confectionery.
Ice Cream In season. Oysters stews on short
notice. Soda Fountain in fnl! blast.
Fifth St. opposite Brick Church,
U iOLE PROPRIETOR,
has the exclusive risiht
of pnttiug in BORED
COUNTY. Calls by
AweoiWi attention. Parties may
make choice of PINE, GAIiVEXIZED
IHON OR CEMEXT TUBING. We make
wells through ROCIC, as we are provided
with a thousand iouud hore-power drill.
Drill same size as Auger. CJuarar.tee water
or no pay. Po-tomee address, PERU, Neb
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BROW25TVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1373.
FOK THE SAKE OF PEACE.
Hob and I were playmates once.
Together used to laugh and cry;
A youth and maiden are we now
Oli, dear, the years so swiftly fly !
"We used to play at lovers, too.
When we were chiHren gay and free;
And now, the rogue, he quite insists
That he shall still my lover be.
I really can't make np my mind
To quarrel with the foolish boy,
For may be, If he went away.
My life would lonse one-half its joy.
And if the question I-chould try
To argue with him, why you see,
In argument, e'en when a child,
Rob always got the best of me.
So now, what would you really do ?
Rob has a word of all I say ;
And, aiter all, my heart inclines
To let him have his own dear way.
Oh. how persistent men can be !
What can a timid maiden do?
I think, jist for the sake of peace,
I'd better yield the point, don't you?
Letter from Snintnr Uron-ulon
2b Z. 7. 77tt, Zae Lieutenant-General of Ute
lielel Army ;
Sir Au article of yours,. which re
cently appeared iu the Charlotte (X.
C.) Home, of which you are editng, I
find going the rounds of the newspa
pers, in which 3-ou make an attack
upon the character of the late Gen.
Canby and other deceased ofiicers of
the United States arniy. In this edi
torial you do me the honor to bitterl'
denounce me. 1 say honor, for I es
teem it an honor for any man who
has been loyal to his country to be
blackguarded and vilified bv vou.
Were I so unfortunate as to be the re
cipient of your commendation I
should feel like exclaiming, as did
Socrates, when applauded by a bad
man like yourself, "What crime have
I committed?"
You exult over the death of the
brave Canby, assassinated bj savages,
and attribute his death, with that of
Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stan
ton, George H. Thompson, Prof. Ma
ban, of West Point, ex-Senator Pres
ton King, of Xew York, and the late
Senator Lane, of Kansas, to a retri
bution of God, because, in the late
civil war. they opposed the effort to
destroy the Government of the Uni
ted States.
You bay of Gen. Canby that while
he was in command at Richmond,
Virginia, he "personalty superintend
ed the hanging of a white mari up by
the thumb for kicking au insolent
negro." 2ov, this is your version of
Canby's conduct, and the whole edi
torial you have written breathes so
fiendish and brutal a spirit as to make
you unworthy of credit.
Besides this. Gen. Kill, the whole
life of Gen. Canhy gives the lie to
your assertion that he did anything
vulgar, inhuman or unbecoming a
hieh-toned soldier. Canby was a man
of learning and abilitj and a Chris
tian gentleman, as well as a model
soldier. I am not prepared to deny
that within Canby's department a
white man was tied up by the
thumbs. While he commanded at
Richmond a negro, under the Consti
tution of the United States as amend
ed, which Canb3' wa3 sworn to sup
port, was entitled to all the rights and
privileges of other citizens. As a
West Pointer and an officer of the
United States army before the war,
you know that to tie a malefactor up
b3 the thumbs was a .common mode
of punishment in the army, and Can
by failed in his duty if he made dis
tinction between criminals on ac
count of race or color in meting out
the pains and penalties required Os
good order and military discipline.
While as a matter of form and duty
as Department Commander, Canby
would approve the verdict of a mili
tary court inflicting just and necessa
r3' punishment upon criminals vio
lating tlue laws it was his duty to en
force, he was above being his own ex
ecutor. The management of the de
tails he left to a man of brutal in
stincts, like yourself.
Now, Gen? Hill, while you are false
ly accusing Gen. Canby of brutality,
I propose to enlighten the public as to
3our militar record. While in com
mand in North Carolina, during the
late war, twent3'-six white men were
tried on the charge of being lo3'al to
the United States. No other offense
was alleged acainst them. They were
put on trial late in the afternoon, and
bT the verdict of a drum-head court
martial acting under your orders, all
were hung until dead, before break
fast the next morning, without bene
fit of elerg Are 'ou not a beautiful
specimen to assail Canby on the score
".of brutality? I can think of nothing
a; supremely ridiculous, unless it
would be for -ou and 3'our friend
Cap. Jack to write a treatise on civ
ilization for distribution among the
Ku-Klux of North Carolina. Indeed,
if I did not know 3-011 were in North
Carolina, I should infer from the bru
tality of your assault on Canby,
Thomas, and others, that 3-ou w re in
the lava beds when it was written,
and that the article was the joint pro
duction of 3'ourself and Cpt. Jack.
Your assumption that the death of
the noble George H. Tliomas. 03- ap
oplex3, and the sudden death of Lin
coln and other Io'al men are a retri
bution of the Almight3T for the side
the3 took in the late war, could be
inspired onh' b the malignancy born
of disappointed ambition, and the
spirit which possessed the devil, the
founder of Secession Democracy, of a
preference to ruling in heli to serving
in heaven.
I am happ3 in the belief that man3
thousands of the honest masses in
Tennessee, North Carolina, and else
where, who were misled and coerced
into rebellion In just such men as
you, Gen. Hill, now repudiate 3'our
leadership and loath 3Tour teachings.
If I was disposed to imitate 3ou, I
could give a long list of men in civil
and military life supporting the re
bellion, who have' come to sudden
and, in man3" cases, dishonorable
deaths, but I prefer not to do so.
You rejoice over 1133 paral3'sis as a
punishment of God, because, as j'ou
sa3 I "cast my lot with the Aboli
tionists." I recognize the hand of
God in ni3 case, but I regard Him as
interfering in lay behalf. Probabl3'
not one man in a thousand would
survive the exposure and hardships to
which I was subjected while driven
t.3 rebel cavalry into the mountains
and incarcerated in a rebel prison in
mid-winter. While I am now in
improving health with a clear con
science, nearlj all the men who were
instrumental in ray imprisonment,
and who insulted me while in prison,
are dead. Most of them died with
delirium tremens, or in some other un
natural va3T.
I would not parade their names be
fore the world, as you would, for
when God lays his hand on a man I
take mine off, and I mention the fact
in defending m3Telf from your at
tack. I have noticed that 3on and others,
wuo naveassaiieu suuvanu x nomas
sinc thei death never incinuated a!
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"-"""gts reiicciiui; ujiuu tueir jjeiauiiiii
characters while they were liing.
To make accusations against a man 1
after death, which you dared not
make while he was living, would in
dicate to unprejudiced minds that
3'ou are falsifiers or cowards.
As to m3self, I shall go on in the
even tenor of my waT, and, at the
expiration of mj- term" in the Senate,
two .years hence, I expect to revive
the Kuoxville Whig for the special
benefit of men of your stamp. I am,
&c, TV. G. RROWNLOW.
Knoxuille; Tarn., May 26, 1S73.
THE PATRONS OP HUSBANDRY.
A Graphic Description of the New Se-
crct Order by '-Olivia" Its
Plans and Purposes.
Special Correspondence of the Press.
Washington, May 12,
A new secret societ3 has
into existence, apparently in the
sjpaoe of a single night. The city of
Washington was its birthplace, and
remains its head centre, but its
branches airead3 penetrate ever3"
State In the Union. Even Canada
bows the knee to the "Worthy Mas
ter," who called this might3' organi
zation into being, and as Superintend
ent of the Agricultural Grounds at
the capital he ma3 be seen a'ny daj
attending to his duties, as modest as
the fisherman who raised the box
which contained the enormous genie
irom tne bottom of the sea.
The societ3' has nothing to do With
politics, except in an indirect wa
Its granges are composed of all the
elements which compose the different
parties. It is simpty a union to pro
mote the welfare of the toilers of the
soil. The farmer asks, "Wh3' should
we be paid fifteen cents a bushel for
corn when this same article costs the
consumer seven t3-five ?"
Why does the poor widow pa3 six-t'-ilve
dollars for sewing a machine
that costs the manufacturer onl3'
fifteen ? When a man is nominated
for Congress, the question id not
asked whether he is.a Republican or
Democrat, but the grange sa3s :
"Will he go for the extension of
patents ? Is he liable to be bought
13T the railroads ; in other words, is
he the staunch lo3'al friend of the
husbandman ?" In this way, but no
other, politics swa3s the organization.
Years ago, the spark which kindled
this llame originated in Philadelphia,
aud it came about in this wa3 : The
cit3 of Brother I3' Love was blessed
with a verv- wealthy citizeu, who died
one daj and bequeathed a large for
tune to his son. Now, the 'oung
man did not emulate the majorit3T of
the rich men's sons who are acting
their little parts in various dissolute
wa3s, but he settled himself to the
patli of virtue, and made science his
sweetheart. He adored chemiptr3,
and as he progressed in his studies he
realized the intimate relations that
exist between the cultivation of the
soil aud his favorite stud3',and in his
Don Quixote enthusiasm he deter
mined to start on a lecturing tour to
the farmers of the West. In the
fueau time he applied to William
Saunders. Esq., the. present founder
of the Patrons of Husband, who
was then the editor of a horticultural
'journal, to ascertain b3 what means
lie could call an audience of agricul
turists. Mr. Saunders told him there
was no wa to bring these widely
scattered men together b3 aii3ordina
r3' notice. Living long distances
apart, removed from the railroads and
printing offices, thej were as inac-ce-sible
as Selkirk or Juan Fernandez,
and iu their isolated condition as
weak as a wreck mariner on his soli
tan' island. From that hour Mr.
Saunders bent even energ3 of his
mind to develop a plan bv which the
husbandmen might become powerful
b union alone. He saw the iron and
steel men, also the sewing-machine
and railroad meh, strong as their own
iron and steel, and he said to himself :
"The farmers must forge a chain, and
we must fight Satan with his own
weapon. The poor fanner is
much like the single skirmisher,
brought down tn the
shooter of the enom3.
vance as an arim."
lirt sharp
Let us ad
So far their
blows have fallen heaviest on what
are called the -middle-men." Iowa,
which leads the van, last 3-ear saved
$45u,000 iu the purchase of agricultu
ral implements. B means of this
order the farmer bought direct from
) the manufacturer, whilst the middle
I man or agent had to step aside. In
j the fall or early winter of 1SG7 a small
.knot ot thinking men assemoied in
the office of the Superintendent of the
Agricultural Grounds in Washington.
These men loved the earth for its own
sake, and honored the men whose
brown cheeks and hard hands make
it possible for the other kind to live.
Organization became the watch-word,
and at this meeting a part of the ritu
al was formed. Duriug the month of
Februar3a name was found for the ba
by, and it was decided to call the or
der "The Patrons of Husbandry," and
that which would be called a lodge
in Masonry or Odd Fellowship in the
new order is styled a grange. Mr.
Saunders has alwa.ys opposed secret
societies, but he found that some
thing of this kind must be adopted to
insure coherenc3 ; besides, as this
societ3 intended that its highest offi
cer should be eligible to women, it
was necessar3 to draw a line of puri
t somewhere at least, there should
be a certaint that an incoming mem
ber was wortli3 to be presented to
their wives and daughter.
Sa3"s one of the highest officers of
the patrons of husbandry : We must
have women with us ever3 where ;
suffrage for women is cominir ; we
have the certain means of know
ing that which even the press can
not find out We have taken a broad
stride in the world's progress ; we
have given woman her true place.
We not 01113- make her eligible toour
highest office, but we have three
places which onl3 " woman can fill.
You maj call it the poetry of our
order, but it is a part of the founda
tion as well as a principle, for no per
son can become a member until the3
have been consecrated and blessed by
their hands." The following intro
duces the reader to.the new order :
Till then return to court, I will exchange
For some poor cottage or some country
grange.
Where our listv.- as we sit and spin,
My maid and I-tpK tell hat things have
bin.
Irfuiy Geraldine to the Earl of Surry.
The Order of Patrons of Husbandry
A Secret Society Devoted to Ute In
terests of Agriculturists.
ORGANIZATION.
SUBORDINATE GRANGES.
Jirst Degree ; Laborer (man), maid
(woman).
Second Degree .' Cultivator (man),
shepherdess (woman).
Third Degree : Harvester (man),
gleaner, (woman).
Jrourth Degree: Husbandman
z,. morw
iui4r, AtAViA lf UUiUU.
STATE GRANGE.
Fifth Degrte : Pomona hope
Composed of Masters .ud subordi
nate granges and their wives who are
matrons shall be honorary members
aud eligible to office, but not entitled
to vote.
NATIONAL GRANGE.
Sixth Degree : J- lora (Charity).
Composed of Master.- of State
Granges and their wives who have
taken the degree of Pomona. Past
Masters of State Granges, and their
wlve3 who have taken said degree of
Pomona, shall be honorary members
aud eligible to office, but not entitled
to vote.
Seventh Degree : Ceres (Faith).
Members of the National Grange
who have served one 3ear thereiu
ma3 become members of thi3 degree
upon application and election. It
shall have charge of the secret work
of the order, and shall be a court of
impeachment of all ofiicers of the
National Grange.
Members of this degree are honor
ary members of the National Grange,
and are eligible to office thereiu, but
not entitled to vote.
The National Grange possesses no
direct power over subordinate granges,
Each grange must be self-supporting,
and either stand or fail bj its own
weight. Now that It has become
such a power some designing men
wish to make it a political machine,
others wish to turn it into a grand
insurance enterprise, hut theNational
Grange reserves advisory power, and
sa3s : "Let ever3subordiuategrange
become an insurance compan3 and
take care of themselves." There
is no reason whj a house burned in
Minnesota should be paid for in part
in South Carolina. The great man
who originated the scheme, if such it
ma3 be called, is the farmers' true
friend, and so long as he can prevent
it no absolute power will be invested
in the high authorities at Washing
ton. During the 3'ear 1S72 new granges
were formed to the number of one
thousand one hundred and five.
Among the items of expenditure for
printing we find the sum of $3,344,88,
and since the order was introduced
there have been issued for gratuitous
distribution one million seven hundred
and five thousand sheets of printed
matter, and not a single sheet has
been franked since the order was
started, and there is not a State or
Territor3 where the order is not
known. In regard to the standing of
the States, Iowa stands first and
South Carolina next.
There have been printed and gratu
itous distributed during the 3'ear 03
theNational Grange: 514,500 Br3'au
Fund publications (4 to 8 pp.
phamphlets) ; 20,000 manuals, bound
in cloth ; 25.100 circulars, 72,400
blanks, 7,800 ke3s to manuals, and
30.000 constitutions.
The following, in
tional Grange, are
regard to the Na
the words of its
"highest officer," Mr. Saunders, its
originator and founder, and who thus
far has not by nuy designing men
removed from the place he so de
served occupies, and may his shadow
as "Worth3 Master" never grow less :
Permit me to allude brief- to some
of the more conspicuous duties of the
National Grange. I conceive that
its principal duties are to collect and
disseminate information for the ben
efit of the whole order to place the
State Granges in co-operative commu
nication, and advise subordinate
granges with reference to matters of
special interest. Thus it simph acts
as an agencv. But it should be some
thing more than this ; being in com
munication with the whole order, it
is eminently placed in a position to
judge as to the value of measures
calculated to be for the interest of the
whole ; and thus it should be crea
tive as well as administrative.
Above all things, it must avoid re
sponsibilities that legitimately belong
either to State orsubordinate granges.
It should indeavor to inculcate prin
ciples of action that are of general
application rather than enter into
executive details, which must of ne
cessit vary according to local and
special circumstances.
And now a description of the
grange proper, perhaps a little ideal
ized, for the writer is not a member
of the order, for if this were the case
thid article, according to the "rules,"
could not have been given to the dear
public. This information, except the
figures, is a trifle contraband.
"Are 3'ou a candidate for member
ship?" "No ; not exact-."
"Then, why do 3-ou seek this infor
mation ?"
"Onl3 to become wiser and belter ;
besides, could a widow of .5011 nd mind
become a Patron of-Husbandrj with
out destro3ing her conscience ?"
After the labor of the da3 is done
the members of the grange assemble.
In one sense the charm which binds
the little commuuitj' is stronger than
that of the Church, because it is one
of mutual svrapath' and dependence.
If it is summer the gatherings after
the ceremonies adjourn to the open
air. If there is a poet in the grange
he has an audience. If a woman is a
musician she is appreciated and un
derstood. No talent need be hidden
away in obscure neighborhoods.
Here the farmers can exchange views
on the best wa3 of defeating the pota
to rot. Matrons Can boast of the won
ders of the last new addition. Girls
can liirt and coquette, whilst the poor
dear bxns are trying to find out what
they had best do. The ceremonies
counected with a cession of a grange
a.-e extremeh poetic and benutiful.
On a remote" platform in the hall
whore the meeting 19 held ma3 be
seen the three women whose charm
ing hands must consecrate the new
aspirant. The first is Flora, named
from ni3tholog Her brow is bound
with flowers, and if the proper season
is at hand, the3 trail in garlands
from her garments, which are as flee
03 as the clouds. .From the profusion
before her ahe selects a secinien and
presents it to the new accession. To
the innocent 3ouag girl she presents
a Iillv. To the juiceless old bachelor
a sprig of rue. The wowan who rep
resents Ceres is usualh a matron.
Her ripe forehead is surmounted with
a crown of straw, which is dotted
with golden grain. She bestows up
on the candidate a handful of her
treasures, or perhaps, an ear of corn,
after her part of the cerenioii3' is over.
Last, but not least, comes Pomona,
svmbolic of the riches of harvest aud
autumn. A glorious woman she
should be. When the candidate has
passed her hands nothing more can
be done for him. He is a full-fledged
Patron of Husbandry. The impor
tant question comes up in the busi
ness order of the grange of this kind,
"Is anj- member sick or in distress ?"
This is a specimen of some of the
items. As the meeting is about to ad
journ tne v ortU3 Piaster says, "As
we are again to separate and mingle
once more with the world, let us not
forget the precepts of our order. Let
u aim io add dignity to labor. In
VOL. 17.-N0.- 35.
Bssssaaa
our dealing with our fellow-citizens
let U3 be honest. Be just and fear
not. Avoid intemperance in eating
and drinking and language; also in
work and recreation. Whatever 3-ou
attempt to do, strive to do well. Let
us be quieE, peaceful citizens. Feed
the hungry, help the fatherless and
the widows, and keep ourselves un
spotted from the world."
We will supnose this grange to be
assembled iu Illinois. In the mean
time some farmer sharper than the
rest has fonnd out that mischief is
brewing in Chicago, in the shape of a
"corner In grain." Instantlj funds
are voted to send a trust3 man to the
scene of action to report the doings
of ths sharpers. The farmer theu 'is
advised whether to keep or sell his
hard-earned treasures. At present
the grange agents are everj'where ;
the3 are slaughtering the "middle
men" b3 teus of thousands. If a.
Ing over our vast territory, in compar
ison to all other orders, like the move
ment of a tornado or prairie fire. Its
accession of membership are estimat
ed at the rate of from three to five
hundred per daj-. The counties of
the States not taken in hand by the
State Granges are at once seized b3
the National workera, and so the bat
tle never ends. Oliyia.
The Ei-Empress Eugenie in her "Wid
ow's Wteda.
The Einpress Eugenie has returned
the visit made b3 Queen Victoria to
Chiselhurst, and appeared at Wind
sor, in the second garb of widowhood
that of the first degree having been I
doffed according to the French law of!
fashion which regulates these matters
Until this moment her Imperial Maj
estj has conformed to the French
usage of weariug no other stuff than
that of woolen fabric, which Is the
first, or deepest mourning. A heaw
tissue called widow cloth is U3ed for
the dress. Its lugubrious blackness,
blacker than an3 other without lus
tre, without gloss is considered the
most expressive of the first denth of
sorrow. Not a particle of trimming
on the skirt; no exuberance of jet up
on the corsage, as beheld in Englaud,
even in costumes of ihe deepest
mourning no collar, gloves of ex
ceeding ugly make of flozdl, the
wearing of which, to a person of ele
gant habits, must be quite as great
penance as the sackcloth and ashes of
the Jews. A long vail of peculiar
crape called tanus, unknown in Eng
land, covers the black crape cap, and
falls over the face in the mourning of
the most severe etiquette ; even the
bonnet is dispensed with, and tho ele
gant shawl or fashionable mantle i3 re
placed b3' the widow's cloak, than
which no more mortifying garment
was ever invented. But tho second
period of mourning comes in more
indulgent to the sorrow which is be
ginning to be softened into a more
tender melancholy. And now the
costume, although deeply mournful
and still indicative of the most poig
nant grief, admits of kid gloves, and
flounces to tho dres3, and crape trim
mings to the- shawl. The widow's
cloak, the widow's vail are thrown
aside, and the mantle of fashionable
shape, alwa3s provided it be of crape,
is allowed ; and the bonnet resumes
its duties, still witho'ut bugles, but
here and there a dull crape flower
maj be permitted to appear. It is
when the grief has subsided to thi3
second period in the French widow's
breaved soul that she is allowed to
make her first visits. Until then she
is never supposed to be seen abroad.
The carriage in which she is driven
to see her friends is covered with a
certain kind of crimped black cloth,
made expressl3 for the purpose, so
that no glittering varnish, no plated
ornamont can be visible. All is dark
and full of sadness. These draped
coaches, as the3 are called, are, how
ever, never seen on the public drive
any more than the dress of deep
mourning is beheld in places of pub
lic amusement, so that no one is sad
dened b3 contemplation of the irrief
in which there is no share. It was in
the second term of mourning that her
Imperial Majest3 appeared at Wind
sora small crape hat with a wreath
of crape flowers over the forehead,
and a large bow with long, floating
ends behind ; a shawl of plain black
cashmere covered with crape, with a
hea3' fluted trimming of the sau.e ;
and a dress and tunic likewise of plain
black cashmere with folds of crape,
completed her ccstun:s. Tho Em
press Eugenie has grown much stout
er since the Emperor's death. Her
countenance is fuller, and her hair
more scant upon the temples. She
has lost the harassed and nernlexed
look she had worn Jong before the
catastrophe at Sedan, and which had j
increased during the latter period oft
the Emperor's life at Chiselhurst. j
poor woman wants a sewing maenme 1 embellisfiments but to3s, is not golii
she applies to her grange. This (that is not sufficiently good), nor of
almost perfect organization is s ween-' brass, fthat would not iln h.vfc nf"
private conference for nearl3' an hour. ' v" . ,;n
What was tho subject of their talk?'" . "
Was it of the supposed reappearance
of the Emperor in Paris according
to the correspondent of the Figaro ?
a it of the terms of his late Maj
esty's will ? Both matters would form
a tolerable budget of conversation, if
an were needed. Was it mereh the
weather? That much has been a sub
ject prolific enough in itself; for du
ring ner imperial Majest3"s visit ev
er3 variety of surprise was manifest
ed, and literally "It hailed, it rained,
it blowed, it snowed," sometimes bj
turns and sometimes altogether.
A writer in the St. Louis Democrat
predicts that corn will be sold at dou
ble its present market value before
the new crop appears. He ba?es his
prediction on these causes. The season
thua far has been one without a preced
ent in the annals of this eountry. T,he
severe cold combined with more or less
rain, that has continued until within
a few da3s, has retarded vegetation
at least one month, and now that we
have a warm atmosphere, the contin
ued rains prevent planting. We are
creditabh-informed that much of the
land usually appropriated to corn has
not been planted. Under the mosi
favorable circumstances at le&Pt 25 to
30 per cent, of the corn land must re
main unplanted. The time between
now and wheat harvest is too short to
enable farmers to give corn the usual
cultivation, without which a good
crop cannot be insured.
A Georgia minister, in announcing
the exercises for the next da, said to
his congregation : "I hope that all
the congregation will meet at ten
o'clock, for preciselv at that hour I
will proceed to the creek and baptise
four adults and six adultresses."
Ah inveterate bachelor, being asked
bv a sentimental 3oung mli, vh he
did not "pure ?ome fond ops com-
pan3', in his voyage on the oc- in of
life, replied, "I would, If I wt-re sure
such cii k,zvxvl won! J be pacific."
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE C6USTY,
The Great IVorldajr Classes.
Edward Everett said : "I have now
in mj- hand a gold watch, which com
bines embelishmeut and utility iu
happj proportion, and ia often con
sidered a ver3 valuable appendage to
tho person of a gentleman. Its hands,
face, chain, and case are of beautiful
gold. Its gold seals sparkle with the
rubv-, topaz, sapphire, emerald. I
opeu it, aud find that the works,
without which this elegautly finish
ed case would be a mere shell those
hands motionless, and those figures
without meaning are made of brass:
Investigating further, and asking
what is the spring b which all these
are put in motion made of, I am told
it Is made of steel. I ask what is
steel? The reply is, it is iron whioh
has undergone a certain process. So,
then, I find the main spring, without
which the watch would be almost
motionless, and its hands, figures and
iron. lion, therefore, ia the onlv
precious metal, and this watch but an
emblem of societ3. Its hands and
figures which tell the hour, resemble
the master spirits of the age to
whoso movements every eye is direc
ted. Its useless but sparkling seals,
sapphires, rubies, topazes, embellish
ments, are the aristocracy. Its works
of brass are the middle class, b3' the
increasing intelligence and power of
which the master spirits of the fcgj
are moved ; and its iron main-spring
shut up in a box, alwas at work, bus
never thought of, except when it is
1 disorder, broken or wants winding
up, sj-mbohzes the laboring class,
whioh, like a main-spring, we wind
up b3 the pament of wages, and
which class aro shut up in obscuritj
and, though constantly at work, and
absolutely neeesar3 to the movement
of societ3, as the iron main-spring ia
J to the gold watoh, are never thought
of, except when they require their
wages, or in the same want 01 disor
der of some kind or other."
The political and industrial rights
and privileges of the laboriug classes
should not be lost sight of D3journal-
! ists
i-.aucate aud develope them.
aud the3, in return, will bring iroa
out of the mountains in great abun
dance ; and, by their superior intelli
gence, invite machinerv, by which
most of the labor Of life ma3 be perj
formed ; "make two blades" of grasa
grow where but one grew before," and
thus, as ia all other things, set tho
world ahead. The locomotive, steam
engine, telegraph, printing pre3,
sewing machines, mowers, reapers.
seed'planters, etc., will continue to btf
invented and improved just in pro
portion to the education aud develop
ment of the people, aud especially
the working clas3.
PATROiS OF HUSBANDRY.
Principal Ofllcers of the State or Neb
raska. Master TVm. B. Porter, Platts
mouth. Overseer S. J. Hart, Dakota Cit3.
Lecturer A. Deyo, Lincoln.
Steward E. M. Timbliu, Seward.
Ass't Steward P. J. Hall, Ashland.
Chaplain L. C. Oii3ett, Lincoln.
Treasurer H. Taylor, CeroseoLan.
Count j.
Secretary Wnr. McCaig, Elmwood
CflS3 County.
Gato Keeper J. A. Greaves', Pal
myra. Ceres Mm. J. C. Gilmore, Platta
mouth. Pomona Mrs. S. P. Mobley, Grand
Island. ,
Flora E. Langdon, Oak Grove
Seward Couut3.
Lad3 Assistant Steward M,
Wm. B. Porter, Piattsiuoeth,
EXECUTIVE C03IXITTEE.
P. H. Walker, Waverly, Lancaster
Couut3.
J. H. Painter, Alma City, Harlari
County.
J. C. Gregg, Nebraska City.
M. V. Wood, EI ai wood Cas3 Co.
E.
H. Noxou, Seward.
HOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Lougdon, Oak Grore, Seward
M
Co.
Wm. D. Hill, South Bend, Cass Co.
J. C. Gilmore, Platfcsmeuth.
R. E. Farmer.
A. De3n, Lincoln.
B. C. Kemp, Bennett, Lancaster
Co.
A ForfoXogicnl Crown tor Ncbraskiw
Reports show that the past wintor
has been ver3 severe on fruit trees and
small fruits In the States east and
south of Nebraska. Iu Illinois, Mis
souri and Kansas tho destruction has
been great. Nebraska comes out for
tunate ver3 few fruit trees killed in
an3 part of the State, and "those of
tender varieties, while all our small
fruits came through finely. We svm-
itn our neighbors, but hope
now cease designating Ne
braska as the "great American des
ert," or "hyperborean region." Fre
mont Tribune.
The Brookhn Engle sa3s whaii
people send infants hy express it fe a
fair presumption that the3 have mosi
perfect confidence in the safet3 of the
company, or that thej' care might
little what becomes of the babies. In
as unsettled a countrj as Oregon two
children, aged three year., the other
twelve or fifteen months, were dtily
labeled and forwarded reoentlj froui
one point to another. Their mother
had died, and it became neoessr t
send them la that manner. It te
pleasan t to hear that they arrived safe
ly and well, and that on their passage
the were tenderly nursed and oared
for. It might make express compan
ies more humane If this feature of
their business should become mora
f popular.
Pereectly Satisfactory. A
good man was lately attempting the
conversion of a convist. in one of our
prieons, who had shown some signs
which were considered hopeful. Af
ter a suitable opening, the instructor,
wishing to make bis teachings appro
priate, said
"What brought voc here, my
friend?" .
"Two Sheriffs," said the man.
"Ahem ! ye but I mean h3d In
temperance anything to do with youc
misfortune?"
"Yes," said the convict meekly.
"the3 were both drunk."
The examiner passed on to the next
hopeful subject.-
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Jack, have vou seen the
nsw al
uonar : o, lorn, and I'm sorr3 ta
saj that I have notseea an okl one fo?
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a long time."
A lad3 who had exhausted th.? -vocabulary
of names for her numerous
daughters, namd the fc.se lAr-1- -i.rih
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