Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-26
General News Items.

The police statistics of New York city
show tnat in 1868 Of 81, 913 men arrested
in that city by the police for violation OF
the law, 81, 700 were single and 81, 2l3 were
married; and Of 81, $50 women arrested,
-, III were single and S,4l5 were married,
making d total Of 1854 single, aud 81,
GSS married. or a majority Of II, 1876 single
persons.
Tho Memphis Avalanche takes pleas
mt view Of Hon. e. NJ. Stanton, as ''thc
murdcrous two legged llycna, every fibre of
whose vilc carcass is saturated with gore,
his jaws dripping with crimson froth, reele-
ing with the blood Of half million fellow
beings sacrificed to the Molochs of hcllish
ambition, lanaticism and hate.
Three or four weeks ago tho waters Of
British Columbia wcro crowded with fish of
all sizes and varieties, and whales were also
present in large numbers. Ono Of the col
onial papers says that salmon were 50 abun-
dant in the waters Of the lower Fraser Riv-
or as almost to impede navigation.
Careful estimates have been madc of
| tho debts of the counties, cities, aud towns
Of Illinois for subscriptions to railroads.
It is believed that $4,000, 600 are already
owed this account, and that SGU,UU0,000
moro have been subscribed, which will be-
wero given shall be built
Pierre Rollie, well appearing but evil
IDENTIFY distressed Frcnchlnan, applied to
the Mayor OF Columbus, Ohio, recently, for
protection against witches, complaining that
his life was pestered out of him The
Mayor, with sl.rew,lI;..,; entirely unofIi-
cial, gave him paper duly si!o,cd and seal
ed with the city seals, threatening double
penalties to witches, by order '' Cotton
Mather. The plaintiff was pleased and To-
lievcd.
"A recent analysis of sows milk shows
that 1t contains u larger percentage OF but
ter, sugar and mineral srlrt.ncra :il,ln that
Of any of tho domestic animals or of wo-
man, md in its proportion Of ,hccsy mattcr
it IS only exceeded by that of the eve. On
the whole, it contains fifty per cent. more
nutritivc element than that of tho COW, and
it's use is suggested in medical cases where
a highly concentrated liquid food is de-
sirablc.
At Shrewsbury, N. j., the grave OF
Aaron Jones, who died in 1910, occupies
one end OF his family plot, and ut tho
other il; the grave of his daughter Eleanor,
who died at the age OF 10 til: only child
ont Of eleven who lived more than ten
i. days. Between these two graves nr,, tr.
little ones, I'LL Of the s.nlc length, ami cri
marked with q little white stone bearing
the letter J. These ten littlo ones live,
eacl, ten days = all dying vt exactly Tho
same ago.
TIE KOUHIANIAs G!El Snow. - Visitors; t
, London, says tho News, have been rnthc
astonislcd by our Eahy S!ow; but wis,
! shall VIC say to IN a1nlEtl f,ir for marriage
| able yonng girls? Such q show took place
| on the 18th and 18th Of tli!, mouth, and j.
of inmcnorial custom among til" Ron
| mani.ns. AS the time for tito fair np
proachcs the fathers whose children AZ
1narriaScable, collect what they can atl'or'
rs q dowry. Whatever this consists Of, i
:. is packed if possible, into cart or car
. ria!Hc, and on til" appointed day TIE: all
> fathers, children, and rlluttr'; start trol.
!, from some trystin& place, generally cjlN,'1
among the western ,nnllnHIn:' OF TranSylva
9 nia. When the fair is opened, the E,thcr
climb to the top Of their ca,,i"nr>; nn'
:: sllont with the whole power Of tl''ir Ilnns
y II have Il tl,nnhtor to n'a'ry Win "an
:, Il witr?' The call is answered by SOM
!, other man who has Il son he is anXiona t.
pair off. The two parents compare note!
[ and if the marriage portion i; satisfactory
the treaty il thc,, md there concluded,
The young mai then takes possession q
& his wife with Ail her goods and cl.attr!s
!; and drives of mcrIy. II, on tn" otis"
t hand, the match is not equal, OF for som
!. reason unsatisfactory, then the l.trruts be
. gin to cry their live merchandise on"
moro,
WE are always willing to !.iv, credit 10
due merit. For that reason we have sai'
80 much about Frank Miller & Co.. : Luhri
eating: Oh We have urcl tEi"ir machine. OF
on our prca'cs and soc it possesses all til
merit they claim for it, and must soon t"k
the l'n1 as Il standard lnlrlrntin" oil, g.
rr"l'lly for farm machinery.
W. G.. HENr.DcT,
Sole Agent for the Northwest,
70 West Water ST.. Milwaukee,, WI,
PERSONS in want ct irussc. S,nr,rtfra Il ri f,ci
y Limbs, or SurKlchi ln,. r.iuu,tG ,,, io ,,,l. Il
n mnkm'a prlGcs 10y a'ihr"s'Ai" +! >',r'T.,, ,,,u
:, pi,t ext to Custom ii"n"", arv ,.tr, ,,nt Nv
a. PARTICULARS nit,ui'ri, :. ;.,... !.,i f.. :.
~ ycrtlAr,,Iont OF Buoi; for III. N,!;l.,, ~,
y HIAGE GUIDE-ln another c',;.ilnu -4,,ui
be read by all.