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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
A Striking and Beautiful Custom.

In the whole of the Spanish America.
but especially in the larger towns, the
moment of the Angelus has strange
attraction for the stranger. As the
usage requires every one to halt. no
matter where he may be, at the first
stroke of the bell, to interrupt his con-
versation however important, and listen
without stirring until the conclusion of
the chime, the singularity Of whole
population surprised in q moment as it
comes and goes, but held in state of
petritication, and paralyzed as If by IN
enchanter, may be imagined. On every
slde you see gestures interrupted,
mouths half opened for the arrested re.
mark, smiles oddly lingering or pass
ing INTO an expression of pre- yer.
You would fancy nation of statues.
A town in South America. at the tinkle
OF the Angelus, resembles the citv in
the Arabian Nights whose inhabitants
we're turned into stones. The maoi-
clan here is the bell ringer. But hard.
ly has the vibration ceaee ed when u
universal murmur arises from these
thousands of oppressed lungs. Hand
meets hand, question seeks answer.
conversations resume their course.
horses feel lleloOsened bride and nav
the ground; dogs bnrk, babies crv
the fathers swenr and the mothers cl,nt.
ter. The accidental turns thus r;ven
to conversation are many, and some
times strlkiDg.-Lippi,scoft's ll0ao-
1sNc for December.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Ancient Copper Mining ON Lake Su.
periOr.

Tho last issue If tho Marquette Journal
contains the following interesting infor-
nation concerning the discoveries of
ancient copper mining on Isle Royale
"Copper mining on Isle Rcyale j,
future profit, and there is not a doubt
that should the price Of copper remain at
its present rate this field will vet be
handled to great advantage. The finding
OF tools. in old pits, long since abandoned
oy race OF men now extinct. still con-
tinues. These tools arc Of wonderful
workmanship, formed Of copper, with !
temper and hardness scarcely exoelled by
the best steel tools of to-day. Thew are
simply chiseli, inst the ordinary form. with
hammers Of copper, and huge granite
hammers which seem to have been made
more for the efficiency of their weight
than for their pewer to resist the action
OF blows. The presence of charcoal here
and there, in tie depths of theso abandon
ed pits, seems to Indicate that fire was
used in the bottom Of the mines to assist
in mining or reducing the ores. No other
evidence, except that Of an imperiehsble
nature, is found to show when Or by whow
these deposits were worked. But that the
whole history Of these early operations
should be buried in oblivion is q matter
greatly regretted by all who have had
their attention drawn to them. And now.
since the closest research has failed to
hringa glimmer of light ont of this dark.
hidden history, it is not at all likely that
tho world will ever know augbt more of
it.u
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Elephants in . Qaickssnd.

On the banks of the river Ganres
says q military journalist, there are
many quicksands, and during our expe-
dition q somewhat distressing SCENE
happened: An elephant incautiously
came within the vortex of one; first
one foot sank, then another; and in
endeavoring to extricate' himself mat
ters became worse at last no portion
of either of his legs were visible, and
the bystanders had gwen MP the ami
NAL as lost. Beng, fortunately unusu.
ally powerful, he three several times.
with what appeared almost superna.
tural strength, drew a foot from the
closely ly-clinging earth, and placing
it where, by sounding with his
trunk, he found the most soliditv.
Not until after three attempts did
the ground bear his pressure, when he
gradually released himself. During
the whole period of mis- troubles his
cries were exceedingly dolorous, and
might have been heard for two miles.
His grunt, when they were at an end.
was equally indicative of satisfaction.
Tue internal application of bottle of
strong spirits soon dissipated trembling
and restored his equanimity. NAM
unfortunate elephants are lost in these
treacherous sands, when large quanti-
ties of grass or branches Of trees are
not at hand to form an available sun.
port for them. After certain time the
poor beast becomes powerless, and the
owner can only look with sorrow at the
gradual disappearance of his noble ami
NAL, and lament the pecuniary loss he
thereby suffers, for all human aid is
futile. They have been known to be
twelve hours in sinking.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12

ated in ssti!e demand for corn. and advanced the
gold has averaged substantl.lly the same premium
e: q. J.: to # Fl;
!ithstandinR that natural canses will In time pro
daee tho result SOUGHT It is yet advisable to bfipa
see nossr Of ths tn a!d Of the movement
comme.oe i: one ia:tssme eatsiit,. snd perhaps sse
most eficient ono Of AL II the annual sar1lngs Of
@ tne differences in tho a!noant Of exchange ayails-
hos th.s e: :Stlt2 q eosss:s p 70 seGs
q e:R L: :ssss Fe:s,!ps e
tho eh:nnsi: * b.
twePn the se.board and the cotton aud
ffeSi9ne o. the cot ntry. or lessons the costs d
e or y se sosd t.
sshoco measures Witch encourage American manu
u BsiD
Ss; s: 3 TT: s;;: % q +:
tic.ble to rsssms. and msiatain spscis paym mGsts
spo hs sas
q a,sss sas i.tcz
times e rcd som their rates In specie only. With o.
70 ths d,sosssion Of the subject n detail
mand notes Of the in coin, the b nks
she ee prepared to pay their notes ether in col Of
lefal tender notes and then our good fortan Win
sxc!usve Of national bank notes nor excIusi vely OF
(sisnsdJ GEO. g. BOUTWELL,,
TO Hoa 1.u.,s G. Blaine. sps.kss of 81 The ao1ss Of
B0pg0oontat3v0s.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Greeley, Bennett, and Raymond.
The Sunday Mercury of Dec. LIST,
contained the f0llOWinr:. =,

CO4Vd4uCu Cu0 4U1XOW1Uks
"Three of the great editors who made
the press of New York famous through
out the world and guiding star and
bright examplar to the journalistic fra
ternity everywhere are no more. The
relentless harvester, death, has gather.
ed them to his fold and those who for
q brief period survive them remain to
mourn theirloss. Raymond and Bennett
preceded Greeley on the dark unknown
voyage to the hereafter, but neither of
the two former has LETT such void as
the last and greatest Of the three.
There is something phjlosophically pc
culiar in the thought that in trignome:
try, three united in one complete a
problem, so in the rise and progress of
American journalism, tn the pres
ent unapproachable high and COM
manding position, the genius and la
bors of these three eminent men con.
CURED, each in his own characteristic
and individual way. While Henry j.
Raymond inculcated style of contro-
versial discussion, elevated in tone,
terse in argument, mild in reproof, and
rich in facts, James Gordon Bennett
threw his whole inventive, rest
less energy into the domain of
news, and challenged the world
to follow him in this, his we'll chosen
path, from. which he never deviated.
Horace Greeley combined in himself
the earnestness of conviction and
quickness of comprehension of Ray
mond, with the easeless activity and
daring courage of Bennett, excelling
both in the genius that nodded his
faultless sentences, in the heart
which beat in warm sympathy
with every human. woe, and in
the moral bravery that struck for the
loftiest aims, In utter dlsregard of per-
sonal results. Thus the three Journal
lists complemented each other, and
together they presented to the world q
triumvirate than which no country on
earth was ever blessed with greater,
or capable of achieving more lasting
r,.sn1ts."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Moral Uses Of Beans,

Not to have baked beans on Sunday
is still, in some parts of New England,
fracture of the twelfth commandment.
The bean figures largely in the economy
of the old Bay State. It has its moral
rs we'll rs its official uses. 1t is given
to the inmates of the State Prison al
Charlestown, and is made a moral test
of character. In the kitchen there ]
have seen rows of convicts seated at the
long table, sorting over the beans fo,
next days dinner-throwing away the
ec black ..a AMI imperfect onea. This is the
degraded beings the distinction be-
tween good and bad. When they have.
learned to sort out the had beans, they
have taken one step in the formation
of :, '. Il character. So solicitous is
this >t>:u of tue morals Of her children.
&c. d. Warner,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
One Year Aeo.
One year ago . ringing voice,

One Tear Ago. i
One year ago ringing voice, i
A clear, blue eye,
And clustering cur}s OF sunny hair
| Too fair to die.
| Only year. no voice, no smile,
No glance Of eye,
No clustering curls Of golden hair
Fair but to die.
One year ago, what loves, what schemes
Far into life!
What joyons hopes, what high resolves.
What generous strife!
The silent picture ON the wall,
The burial stone,
or all that beauty, life and joy,
Remain alOnel
One year, one year, one little year,
And so much gone!
And yet the even flow Of life
Moves calmly on.
The grave grows green, the flowers bloom fair
Above that head;
No Borrowing tint Of leaf or spray
Says he is dead.
No pause.or hush Of merry birds
That sing above
Tells Us how coldly sleeps below
The form we love.
Where hast thou been this year, beIoved7
What hast thou seen?
What rising fair, what glorious life,
Where thou hast been7
The veill the veil! 20 thin, 20 strosgl
Twixt us aud thee;
The mystic veil! when shall it fall,
That We may seeI -
Not dead, not sleeping, not even gone,
But present still, l..
And watching for the coming hour -
OF Gods sweet will.
Lord OF the living ana the dead,
Our Savior dear! go ~ -
We lay in silence At Thy feet s::'.< -:
This sad, sad year! f. -: f.-...:.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12

Gavn expenses. 18,OOO, 900
Eoeea0n 1nsefcourse 1,325,OOO
1nd1ans 6,7OO,OOO
fonaons ............... $50, 600
Mlnt1ky eesaDnsnmente ana atsesnab :. SO,OOO,O0O
and s;, It y navy yards 22soo oco
buildings, lighthouses, and collecting
revenues ::....:.:...: .............. 41.50o,0
1n!efeet on the pubac debt ........ 9S,'WO,GOO
interest OF eScanc Railway bonds. 3,875,0H0
sankang fund ..... ................... 29,2uO,OOO
Total .@2St, ,G)O, ,O0e
Leaving the estimated surplus revenue. 33,7OO,OOO
The estimates received from the several ex-
ecutive departments show that the following,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12

" ,7OO,OOO
This will leave 44,sOO, 600 surplus revenue
applicable to the purchase or redemption OF
the public debt. The amount required for this
purpose under the sinking fund law for the
year will be about $40, 200, 600.
ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 1874.
It is estimated that tho receipts for the tis-
cal year ending June 80 1874 will he:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
TOTAL. .............,,,.

The foregoing estimates are basod upon the
amount OF revenue collected since the acts OF
May and June, 1872, went into operation but
the imports have been large, and considerable
sums havo been obtained by Internal Revenue
it will lie wise to leave tho source OF revenue
undisturbed for the present session. It is
estimated that the expenditures tor the same
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
TkEAsURY DEPARrrHNr- ,.
December I'D. 1872.


state of the finances Of the year 1872: ::
TAEAsuRY DEPARTMENT., J.
December I'd, 1872.
S1a:-What degree of success has attended
| the administration of the Treasury Denart-
%ent :,! during ths year is due largely to the
the several bureaus and divisions. There has
been some exception to the general rooil con:
Duct OF the working force, but the number Of
these will not to be thought large when It ia
known that more than 5000 persons are en-. -
p.o!e@ IN Washington OF whom nearly 10o
and money securities OF the government.
Many OF these persons are paid fair VS. oes ~
! the services rendered, but Others who All
places of great responsibility are not. bv anv
means, adequately compensated. Oficers ana
taeiSs teas o. known ability and established repu-
better pay elsewhere. This competition viii
eeave the business OF the department 1in.iiu
in The hands Of the less valuable mart Of ;ts
officers. A sense Of justice leads me to re-.
command an increase Of salaries Of the Assist
ant Secretaries Of the Treasury,
THE FIVE PER CENT. BONDS
Since the last annual report, tho business
Of negotiating $200, ,000, 900 of tive per cent.
bonds, and the redemption Of 500. .o6O an of
six per cent. $40 bonds, has been Completed.
| and the accounts have been settled by 40.
counting officers Of the Treasury. Fusther
negotiations Of five per cent. bonds viii now
2e made upon % the basis Of the former negotia-
giving additional stability to the bonds auihor-
lied by the funding of July II, 1870. and ad-
! ditional security to the owners, that reeister.
ed bonds Of every issue should l,e made co,-
pom bonds at the will of the holders. When
this privilege is granted the desire to convert
them shall cease. OA
RECEIPT6.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
SS,7ls,4s6 90
} 09,96O,263 "a

~
The statement treats solely of the principa,
Of the pubic debt by the monthly ststements
OF the public debt, which include the princi-
pa, interest due and unpaid, interest accrued
N sascertained on the day Of publication. tie
reduction was $10o, 81, 1913, The source Of
this reduction is as follows:
deduction in principal account. .....> 9;9eooos 81
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12

TIE Secretary Of the Treasury calls in three
per cent. certificates from November 7th,
1858, 10 November 22d, 1868, OF the denomina-
tions $4,000, numbered from 5,178 to 5,4O3
inclusive, and of the denomination 80, 900,
and numbered 1901 to 4,S22 inclusive. The
amount Of certificates desired is S35v, 600, upon
which interest ceases January 31st, 1873.
WR1oHrs -four mill At Oswego was burned
ON Monday. Loss, $4,000
IHE National Democratic Committee flo MT
regard it as within the scope Of the authority
delcgat. to them to advise the electors Of
inc several states who favored the election Of
caodldates nominated at the Baltimore Con-
'e"'.oh' as to TIE course which they shall Dur
sue III VIC" Of the death Of Horace Greeley.
fhoVDE, the historian, is ill, and his forth
coming lectures have been postponed.
THOMAS JEREMIAH, President OF the Rovorv
Savings Bank, New York, died on Mondav
aged 80. ''
THE Merchants Exchange building in Boz.
ton Is pronounced unsafe, and work unon il
has stopped.
GEO E. BovEE has been ordered by the
State supreme Court to be renstatcd a. Scc-
retary Of State Of Louisiana.
Two prisoners escaped from the peniten-
tiary at Allegheny City, Pa, on Monday.
THOMAS JEWELL. Mayor OF Wyandotte. has
cloped with young girl named Col:en, OF that
city, leaving a wife and several children. The
matter has created a great local sensation.
AT general meeting Of the Centennial
c"nmissi"n in Philadelphia, ON Wednesday,
commissioners from twcnty-scvcn states were
p c-ent. The report from the executive COM
m'ttcs accepting the design for seal was
adopted. A committee reported resolutions on
the 'math OF the late Wm. Prescott smith.
WnLIAN RoaERs, an emrloye in the saw.
mill OF Weycrhouser Il Denkman, in Daye,,-
port, while working about the machinery
canght the skirt OF his coat in q ay-wheel. He
tried to cut himself away, but to no avail. The
machinery was stopped o. soon o. possible.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Tic Secretary reports the mint in U satisfa<
tory condition and says:

In the last ten years the commercial value
OF sllver mas deprecated about throe per cont
as compared with gold, and its use az currency
has been discontinued by Germany and some
other countries. Tho financial condition OF
the United States has prevented the use Of
silver AZ currency for more than ten wears.
and am Of the opinion that upon grounds Of
rnb'ic policy no attem"t should be mad I"
Introduce 1t but tho coinage should bc limit
ed to commercial purposes and designed cx-
elusiveIy tor commercial uses with other pa.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Balance In the Treasury, June 30th,
1879, including $1,O14.AS received
from unavailable,
T0t~1

Total available. ......,...........l
EXPENDITURES OF THE CURRENT
The expenditures during the
were AZ follows:
Por civil and miscellaneous exuensea.
including public buildings. HRht.
houses and collecting the revenues. 4
AAoAe00 's..'s' s............,
Pensions
Military establishment, includino
forsthcattons, river and harbor imo
pr0vements and arsensls
Naval establishment, including ves-
selR and machinery aud improve.
ments at navy yards. ds.......,..
Interest on public debt, including
Pacific Railway bonds .............
Total, exclusive Of the principal and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
THE NiTloN'X FINANCES,
Annual Report Of tho Secre.
tary Of the Treasury.
Full Statement Of the Public Dehl
and its Reduction,
The seoretary's Views on Bank
ing, Currency, and the Tariff.

The following is the annual report Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury on the
state of the finances Of the year 1872 ::
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
Tosa. .........$l0a, ~, ,sos 50
1'eoucoon III casn on nsnd......... 2,46,466 a
.S1OO,64A.49l R

A comparison OF the reduction in the prin-
cipa! account, - shown bv the above tables.
discloses difference of $3.50, occasioned by
an error recently discovered, and which il
pendix to this report.
On the basis Of the last table the statements
show reduction of the public debt from
March !. 1863. to the present time. as follows:
From March 1852 10 March 1,1s7os s7,1s4. .7s2 "a
ascn ls7o' 70 March len...... 117,6l0,6s0 Is
March !, 1917, to November 1, 1917, 8
months s................... ....... 64,OA7.23i "a
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12

mons. !he intrinsic value OF a metallic cur.
rency should correspond to its commercial
value, or the metal should be- uacd
only for tho coinage Of tokens re-.
decmablc by. tho Government at their nomi.
nai valuc. As the depreciation OF silver ia
likely to continue, it is impossible TO issue coli,
redecmabl in gold without ultimate loss to
the Government, for when the difference be-
comes considerable, holders will present the
silver for redemption and leave it Il, the hands
OF the Government to be disposed Of. Subse-
qnently it Is a loss. II the policy should he
adopted OF issuing silver com irredcemahia
but whose intrinsic value should correspond.
the tlMo must come when the countrv ahonIi
suffer rom the presence OF q Deprecated silver
currency not relecmable by the Government
nor nc current in the channels Of trade. Tokens
OF base coin, except for small denomina ton.
are less convenient than paper. and are snh.
ject to many other serious objections.
MUTILATED PAPER CUR KENcY AND SILVER co,~
Tho provision made by the Treasury De.
partment for the redemption Of mutiated pa.
per money is much more ample than formerly.
think it practicable, through the Post-office
Department, to make an arrangement bv
which tho whole country shall be supplied with
ire. .sesh issues OF fract.opal currency; there
tofore made for the paEsage of tho mint bill.
l suggest such alterations as will provide the
coinage OF silver for circulation in this countrv.
but that authority be given for the coinage of
every dollar that shlll be as valuable as the
Mexican dollar, and to be furnished ut it's &C.
tual , cost. The Mexican dollar is used general
~ in trade with China and is now sold at a pre-
MUM of about eight per cent. over the actual
expense Of coming. As the production of sill.
yer Is rapidly increasing, such coinage will
at once furnish market for the raw material
ana 1ac'i!tate commerce between the United
States ahd China. 1t is no exaggeration to
say that necessity exists for a new issue of
national bank notes. The reasons for such
issue were given in my last annual report,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12

turbed by the circumstance that wages Of Ia.
bor arc higher in this country than in those Of
| the Old World. Ton years since it was tiif
thought of many that the only way to success
fully compete with Europe was in the reduc.
ton OF the standard. That thought has dis
appeared, probably in the presence Of the fac|
that high wages on this side Of the Atlantic
have stimulated Immigration until there
il near approach to equality In the cost Of
labor, and OF the co.existing fact that the ad-
dition thus made to the number Of laborera
has only aided In this development Of our re.
~'NoS sS"s in any qssstSF
ing in any degree the prosperity Of
the la1oring population. This pros
perity on their part is associated with higher
and constantly improving intellectual and 90.
clai culture and condition It being given that
edge OF an art and trade possessed by the
most experienced and best trained operative,
who, outside Of this special training and expc-
T!onco Is ignorant, and machinery being given
also, the Intelligent person, proceeding for
a term, will improve and simply the methods
addition to his wages. Even ono hundred per
cent. representa- but q small part OF the advan-
taSes gained; there il the special training and
knowledge OF the ignorant masses OF tho inn
provcments made. This truth, considered with
reference to q single American laborer, and
then multiplied hundred thousand times. re-
presents the advantage OF America over
Europe and Asia in their contest for national
peaceful supremacy in the Affairs OF the
world. Thus is America solving the industrial
problem OF the ages by e4torting cheap produc-
tion from expensive labor. The reason for these
remarks may be found in the opinion ontcr-
tain that the tariff system of the country has
contributed largely to the general prosperity,
and that such general and continued prosper
ity is the only basis on which even a wise finan-
clal policy can rest.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
RECEIPTS OF THE CURRENT FISCAL
The receipts during the first QUA
fiscal wear were

AOso>s sSC6
And reduction in the n nual inter-
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.8l6A, ,0A2,513 IL

From the foregoing statement it appear,
that the net reduction of the principal Of tn.
debt during the fiscal year ending June 9Oth
1879, was $o9. .960; ;258.H. The sources OF th1
reduction are ~ follows:
Net ordinary receipts during the year. 22o o.
Net ordinary expenditures, including
interest ON the pubic debt .. 900. 2706oo. Cos o