Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-11
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CHICAGO, Oct. sc, 1SC:'.- Nothing is t.lAe,l OF
in thecity just now put tho els rtion to come
OFF next Tuesday Al fairs aid festivals, in
the street cars a. 4 on the .strccts, imAt"rds
and factories, II saloons and hotels, the great
burden OF tall, Ia politics. There ha. been
bittrrnt Al al out tins contest unusual even II,
political w;rtalth. If ono were to believe the
charges or earn party against the .,es'sr'1
candidates, Il worse Hct OF officers could hard
~ have been selected from the most dinliOn
ct clasA"l '"rcty than the men presented
for the snilrag,r of the voters. Dombtlcss,
after election, these singers of vile cl,ithcts
will rrHrctthc hard words they have si'oken..
But il will not be easy for some Of the
| nal9;nc.I candidates especially the defeated
ON, s.--to forget the accusations made against
| them. ] am glad that the contest is to be
y" soon endc' for these personalities are dis
| taS cftll to me.
THE GRAIN MOVEMENT.
The receipts of whe.t arc htil largely in
excess Of almost, double tho hli pmcnts,
and there Is not likely to he u very active
! movement Of wheat to the seaboard till there
ia ri>sr in the price Of 1t in the eastern mar.
lower, anh No sprins; wheat at 91s cts in this
market, there Is not much induccment for
owner" OF wheat to soil it, if they arc able to
hold it.
EHTRAEAGANGE.
prrl,aln, tlcro ii no city where those who
have com" into the possession OF wealth arc
| more :lnxions to display it, than in Chicago.
Nor III this passion peculiar to either stX.
wa. reminded OF this on seeing half column
| notice III the private residence OF supcrin-
teirlfnt of one Of Iii" city railway companies
| here. His house cost $1NO, 900, and his barn
S1s,o0o. In this republican country, whe,o
| In. prop, rty u,is not descend by law to the
| eldest son, but is divided equally among tho
heirs, such an establishment seldom remains
in tn. family. For if q man las half The or
th"do,, orsrriptnral number OF children, he
| ia ,,'i,iunl able to leave enough to each OF
| them to keep up such an establishment, and
ii has to he sold, at his death, at a great sac
| rcc. IL almost never is transmitted, III the
family line, to the third generation. And
| While men arc ut liberty to indulge in all the
ape the fu1al ariAtocracy are not doing their
! own generation or Oostcrity the best service
by such Use of their wealth, and deserve
criticism rather than praise. =
| MEnIC AND TIE MUSIC TRADE.
O"c Of the marked signs Of progress in the
| northwest is tho Improvement Of the people
in arsthctic taste and culture, az shown not
buildings, :hun7chVld appointments, modes Of
living, schools and churches, but i'll their cul.
tivatiOn and apprG citation OF the divine art OF
| muric. And this is ono Of the most hopeful
signs. For thercfining, eevating and puri.
flying influence Of music cannot be oycrosti-
mated. And no intelligent and jutlicions pa
rcntwili ever grudge the expense pf amusical
education for his sons and dauGhtefa. The
exchange Of 4 little material wealth tor that
which becomes part of the soul, AMI there
fore immortal. impressIng itself in enduring
aud happy influences upon tho character for
ever, and making it the imperishable her
itasc OF his children, is a suro and profitable
investment. II it is not LAYING In
treasure in heaven, it is laying III
that which neither moth nor rust can corrupt,
and which thieves cannot break through nor
steal. And to the Snterprize, good taste and
tirclcsa energy of tho music dealers IF Chi:
cagO tho Head Center of tho Nortlwtst-i
the general diffusion of musical instruments
ahl the culture tf musical taste in q great
measure due. There is one fact which pur.
chasers Of pianos and other musical instru.
ments Will 10 well to remember. There are
various kinds before tho public so that some
which formerly had tho first.class no longc,
retain their pre-eMln cncc, ard Others for
merry Indifferent now arc equal to the best ii
: The tinc qualities Of clearness, depth of tone
aud power. It is not so much the name a.
the qH0lHy Of the instrument that should bt
considered; Tor the name is valuable only a.
it represents quality. The yearly sale OF nl,,
steal Instruments in Chicago exceeds million
| OF dollars and is constantly increasing. Ant
, chief among it's music dealers, like Sau
among his brethren, stands
WV. .K1MBALL. G3 WASHINGTON STREET =.
Tho largest, and ono of the oldest must,
dealers OF the wcst, whose capacious store
! in the Opera House, is filed with musical in
, struments: On ente ring this immense estab
lishment | noticed, among many others
some splendid Lights u Co. pianos, Hallet
Davis Co.'s pianos-which received the sil
> yer medal, first premium, ut the recent Min
; nesota State fair, and created quito q: scnsa
ton, having all the modern improvement
: ana taking front rank among the best piano
and the Justly celebrated Smiths American
Organs which also carried off in triumph
two silver medals as first premiums at Til
fair-hnndreds Of which can DO seem read
for shipment to customers.
THE WEATHER
has been remarkably cold t*e past week.: wit
. tho exception uf two days, but is a it'll
| milder to day. We have lad no rain Of con
sequence fer weeks, and. tho ground i
exceedingly dry to great depth.
ADJUSTMENTS =:
THE English Opera will be continued q
I CrOsby's Opera House next week.
"Wood's' Musoum": las been christene,
? "Aiken's Museum" in honor of tho proprieto
and king of managers, Frank Il. Aiken, VIII
has added to 1t some. new wol.lers-amon.
them Chang, the C4innne giant, and bis wifi
, Siny,-Ioo, 4 marvel of Chinese bt antv. Sig
I Canlo, tile Aztec cllild--thc last OF. bis race
: tits said-will appear Monday, November sth
= Matinrcs, Monday, Wednesday and Saturda,
: afternoons, which arc always crowded.
At McVickcr's, Mrs. y. p. Bowers, the bes
American actress on the stage, plays he
farewell to night in "NIary Stua1 ~" Mex
Monday Joseph Jefferson begins an engage
ment with lis dog ''Scllnelder." He il
great actor, and ''draws" if any ono can.