Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-11
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The ElccliOns-rhe Grain NEOyem M
Trade-.Tiss, Weathe r q MSss, Semt r..

The ElccdtOnS-CHe Grain MOVeme M l
T.;s::!rSs A. e: Ss:,
Cn1c4co, Oct; 80 ,iseo. INothing.i. tailed Gf
of sstiusSsay. xtsSlsSss}.d Sestiys I ;iss
tho street cArs ard onsthe %streots, -tHstor6s11
and factories, II saloons and hotels, the great |
burden Of talk is politics. There has been II
bitterness al out this contest unusual even in !
political warfares. If ono were to believe the |
candidates. a worse SGT OF officers could hard
" havc been selected from the most dishOn- |
est class OF society than the mon presented !
for the snlragea Of the voters. Doubtless,
after election, these singers OF vile epithots
WIN regrrt1ho hard words they have spoken.
malignod candidates-especially the defeated
onf s-tO forget, tlle, accusatiOns made against |
them. I am glad chat the contest ID to be !
80 soon ended, for these personalities areIdis-
tas,eful to me-. 49,,
''',! . rHE GRAIN ,,iov1rMrsr.. = a
= Thc;receipts Of wha4t; arc btill largely in
excess of--almOst, doublo--tho shipments,
and there is not likely to be a very active
movement OF wheat to the seaboard till there
is n rise in the price Of ii in the eastern mar.
kets. With. gold and United States, bonds
lower, and No 2 spring wheat at 94h cts. in this
market, there III not much inducement for
owners Of; wheat to sell it. i they are able to
nOfl IL. ::
=, ...,., ExTRAVAdANCE. .;,,,
Perhaps there is no city whore those who
have COME into the possession Of wealth aro
more anxious to display it, than In Chicago:
Nor is this passion peculiar to either sex. 1
was reminded OF this on seeing half column
notice Of the private residence OF superin-
tenaent Of one Of the city railway rail companies
S1S 900. In this republican, country, where
the property does not descend by law to the
eldest son, but is divided equally among the
.heirs; snch all establishment seldom remains
in the family. For it man has half tho Dr.
thOdoy, Op.scriptural number OF Children he;
is seldom able to loave enough to each Of
them TO Keep MP such an est ablishment, md
it has to be sold; at bis death, at . great sac
rifce. It almost never is transmitted, in tho
family line, Ito the third generation. And
while men are at liberty to indulge in all the
,exttavagaEc e they can pay for, yet those who
ape the feudal aristpcracy are not doing their
own generation or, posterity the best service
by such use of-thsir wealth, aud deserve
criticism rather than praise. e., ~ t.;ss
-: MgsIG AND THE MUSIC TRADE. p,
One Of tho marked signs Of progress in the
northwest is tie Improvement of the people
| 10 aesthetie ,taste and culture es shown not
| only ID the greatly improved condition ofthe11
sas sn5 ssss Il 9ss9 sa
tisAti0h an0a ppreeia3ibn 3ffthe divine ART. of
music. And this is one Of the most hopeful
| signs. For th84 efning, elevafing I'D, phh,
Tying influence Ct music cannet .be oyerosti.
education for his sons and datfB hters: " The
exchange'6f d. lttleoinaterial yealtll for that
which becomes . part Of the soul, and there
fore Immortal: impressfHY itself in Sentluring
aa tsS gHSSsSssr hs
itago ii his cIlildTpn,I is = sure and profitable
investment. ,, IT it is not laying up
tfAasurcs IN heAveH; ajtY .ist,, layips.r nj
that Yhicls neither moth nor rust can corrupt
and Which: thieves cannot ahFe6k through moi
STEAK otAnd e tlie Snterprge, good taste and
! otso 1.-The Head Center of the Northxest"is
the general diffusion of musical Instruments
, ahd the culture Of musical taste in "a great
measure due. There is one fact which pur-
), chasers OF pianos and'other nirisicalaihstru.
ments will do well to remember, There are
improvements constantly being made id sthe
which formerly had he fkirst class 10 idngel
retain theirt pre-eminence, ard. ;0thers for
merly indifferent now are equal to the best II
the fiae- qualities of'clearn6ds, depth f,tOne
, Apl power. E Il is not;so much the name a.
the quality 81 the instrument that should. b,
|! eonMdered; for the a@dnae is valuable only Al
il represents quality. The yearly sale! Of mu
. eicaF ihstfuments in Chicago exceeds million
J OF. dollars and is constantly increasing. An,
CHEF among its music dealers, ). like San
among bis brethren, stands;
WV. ,K1MBALL. GS wAsH1Narox STREET 81
The largest, and one Of tie Oldest ui;i,si
dealers ka n e. the Xsst, wAo , capseious store
. struments. On ehtering this immense estab
lishment I noticed, among manly others
some aplcndid Lights 4. Go. .pian0s, Hallet
Davis Co.'S planos-vhtch received the all
yer medal, first premium, at the lreoent NH
hsts @Sfa ants ;sss;
t%s asy sas Rss
Organs-Which also carried off in triump
two silver medals as frat premiums at -thi
. fair 1kundredsof which can be 3Sem reid
for shipment to customers. re-, .;.,,o, ..;
:. THE WEATHER h'
has been remarkably cold TIE past Misskr vt
e dsg IF sYS asS sd by 1
sequence ?fora steeks,i and. tia. ground, /
exceedingly dry to great depth. ~
'S''' 9fAIusfMRkrs. hn!IG4 :!
;n The English Qper8 will bes continued 8
l. Crosby's Opera House next week.
= "Woofs1 KNIseum''. las .been chriatene
= "Aiken's Mnsenm(n honor Of the propriete
/ and king OF managers, Frank 3: Aiken, VII
has added to IT. SOME new wonders-amOnl
!, sing-Hoo, ( marvel of ChlGcss bcantg. Sic
Can1o, :the Aztec: child last pfshja. race
i is saidT wi appesE Monsay, November sti
sF9 MsVE sesf mr. e. f B. s SaSa III
!. :American' actress on the stsge, playa, be
. farewell to might in ."Mary Stualt." Mex
Monday Joseph JeGs1sonbestns m engage
> great actor, ands' dra<s"if any one CAM
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