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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
Discomforts Of Railway Travel in India.

Va A~ss.s's" AASSsNs as AAA<sAsse
Railway travelling by the third class
in India is attended with an amount of
inconvenience and discomfort almost
equal to what one experiences in the
street cars in New York city. if we nav
judge from the account given of it by
q Hindoo correspondent of the Madras
Mail which we find in the Pail Mall
Gazette. The writer uses the English
language not much more intelligibly
than Robert Browning, but We can in
terpret his meaning even in the dark
ness he describes. This passenger.
failing to find room in other depart
ments of a train from Erod, was Obliged
to take his seat in third-class car.
riage, Sin which," he says, II have
found Mohammedan passengers en-
tered as flock of sheep, and herd
of cows, and pushed each other
with their heads as that of the he
goats when left to fight with each
other. Moreover, the lover sun de.
crease in it's rays the higher they be.
gan to take advantage of to stretch
their legs voluntarily, and rob the
properties and jewels on the persons
sitting by them. At that time, though
l endeavored my best to catch hold of
the rogues, but unfortunately could
not be able to cast my sight, owing to
the absence of light. With such I
reached my native country, and was
confined in my sick bed. T therefore
humbly conjure the Madras Railway
Company not to give room so much in
future to the Inconvenience of the
passengers, as it would cost only very
simple for light"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15

IT is said that ever since Walt Whit
man and Joaquin Miller met in New
York they have stuck to each other
like Siamese twins. Miller lives in a
little shanty near the rlver in the up
per part Of the city. His only compan-
ions are Walt Whitman and General
Thomas. Thomas, twenty years sgo
was New York reporter, but he has
prospered in Nicaragua, and keeps q
bank account now.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
Tho Recent Hail Storm i'm Iowa and
DnkOtN.

A gentleman from point in Dakota
opposite Lyon county, Iowa, where the
terrible hail storm took place on the
Sd instant says the storm extended in.
to Dakota and did an immense amount
of damage, fully corroborating the letter
published in the Sioux City Journal on
Sunday last. The storm ruled with
great fury for three minutes, and COM
p1etely destroyed hundreds Of acres of
corn. No loss Of life so far, as been re
ported, but it is believed that if any
one was unfortunate enough to be
caught out on the prairie he or she must
have persisted, as the hail-stones fell az
large us hens eggs, and from that up
to fourteen inches in circumference, and
iu great quantities. This terrible storm
will be a severe blow to the settlers in
Northwestern Iowa and Eastern Dako-
to, as the prospects for a heavy yield
of corn were excellent, but are now
completely ruined. Small grains, how.
ever, were nearly all cut, and will not
bc very seriously injured.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
WONDERFUL SELF.CONTROL.
4 STATE Convict protends to he Duml
and Does mot Speak for Two cars,

A state Convict Pretends to lso Dumb.
and Does mot Speak for Two cars.
Two years ago George Scott, one of
a gang Of desperados in New York
city, committed q robbery for which
he ought to have received ten years in
state PRISON. When he was arrested he
ieigned to be deaf and dumb. Upon
his trial he made much of his infirmi-
ty, and the result was that he succeed
ed IN escaping with sentence of only
Two years. Being transferred from
Sing Sing to Auburn prison, he still
Kept up appearances, by means of
which he escaped from doing heavy
work and was assigned to duty in shoe
shop No. l, as waiter, being supposed
to be tit for no more valuable service.
He was sharp, ready, and intelligent.
and generally we'll behaved, though
hot tempered. Keeper Bacon, under
whom he was placed, had him always
under strict surveillance, but never was
led to suspect by anything in his con.
duct that he was not deaf and dumb.
Indeed, he says that he once saw Scott.
who went in the shop by the name Of
" Dummy" SO reused 1p and mad-
- AsAoSAAAAsSS UAA0S AdA u0p00Ucu
that he thought he should 70 crazy,
but he never gave 9 sign that he was
otherwise than he seemed in respect to
hearing and speaking: About two
months ago Dummy's time was up and
he was discharged. To give him q
start 1n.life again Keeper Bacon hired
him to do some gardening. He worked
IN this way for two or three weeks.
While at his work children would talk
to him and play around him, yet he
was apparently oblivious of their pres
ence: But Dummy had tongue and
could use it, and his hearing was as
keen as anybody's. One day he fell in
with Q fellow convict, Who had just
been discharged from prison, and they
went off up the street together, talking
glibly: Captain Russell, foreman in
one Of the departments of the prison,
who was on the street, overheard their
conversation, and on another occasion
it occurred that one of the keepers
met dummy" at Louis Schurch q,
and talked with him for long time
auburn, ~ y, Advert;ser.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
Large Sums Paid to the Boston Jubilee
Musicians.

MuDlCl00Se
The Boston correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune says:
'tAs an evidence of the remunerative-
ness of the musical profession to those
who have achieved great success, the
salaries paid in connection with the
recent Worlds Peace Jubilee are to
that point. Strauss was the best paid
of any of the foreign artists. He re-
ceived 81, 500 for the season, besides q
guaranteed 81, 500 (gold) benefit, togeth.
with transportation and expenses of
himself, wise and two servants. In
addition to this he received $500
(gold) for his three New York concerts,
and sold his "Jubilee Waltz for $3.50;
so that he went back to Europe, after
his three weeks visit, with about $685.
600 in his pocket. Madame Peschka.
Leutner received for the season of thir-
teen concerts $4,000. Franz Abt, who
conducted one of his cwn compositions
at four concerts, received $1,2OO-$3OO
each. Arabella Goddard received IS, 600
literally for doing nothing, Franz Bendel
81, 900, and Wehli 81, $50 for two ap-
pearances. The sums paid to the bands
aud orchestra were also enormous. The
great orchestra drew SIS. 900 out of the
treasury for their first weeks salary.
The musicians from other cities than
Boston drew $40 day per man and
transportation, and the Boston players
So per day. The home brass bands re-
ceived on an average $25 per man for
the week. The foreign bands cost IS
per man a day. exclusive of expenses
and transportation, board alone aver
aging about three per day. The irish
band cost relatively more than the rest
although they were the poorest Of
them all-inasmuch as they lid not ap-
pear until the lust week of the festivel,
although they were under pay for the
whole time. The total expenses of the
four foreign bands We're about $780,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
DEATH OF A GEOGRAPHER.
Sketch OF the Late Jesse Olney, 4 STRAIT
ford. Conn.,

1Or1, Conn.,
The death of the Hon. Jesse Olnev.
at Stratford, Conn.,, on the Both OF
July last, although it is most deeply
felt where he was best known, will be
recognized throughout that State as q
great public loss. He was born in
Union, Tolland County, on the 18th of
October, 1898. He evinced in early
childhood remarkable aptitude for
scholastic pursuits, and before he was
Is years old was fze classical
scholar and IN adept in the Science of
biography, to which he devoted q
large part of his life. He was teach
or in the Hartford High School for
twelve years, where he was
honored and loved. While thus
occupied he felt more and
more the incompleteness of the
old plan of teaching Geography,
which made the center of the solar.
system the initial point, and blended
that science with Astronomy in q way
most bewildering to the student. Mi.
Olney's mind was essentially practical.
He reversed the cid method. and
taught the learner to begin with the
place in which he lived, and thence to
advance until he had occupied the en-
tire field to be traversed. In this way
that which was before abstract became
localized, and was made real to the
students comprehension. Olney's
Geography and Atlas were published
in 1928, and at once became standard
works. Successive editions were rap.
idly exhausted, until the sale reached
millions of copies.
Mr.. Olney devoted the best part of
his life to the cause of popular educa-
tion. He was ten times elected a men,
Der of the Legislature of Connecticut,
and had more to do than any other
member in celebrating the system of
common schools in that State. To per-
feet himself in his favorite studies he
visited Europe in 1885 and again in
1888. In 1881 he brought out his
y" National Preceptor," which was one
of the best reading books that ever ap-
peared in the United States. Its phil.
osophical plan and orderly arrange
ment gave it universal popularity, and
it was followed by full series Of read
ers, history, and other works of value.
He had before this, in 1884, removed
from Hartford to Southinton, and in
1854 he again removed to Stratford,
where he resided until his death. In
1s67-68 he was elected Controller of
Public Accounts for the State, and dis
charged the duties of the office with
ability and fidelity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
New Method for Providing Ice.

A rapid and economical method for
the artificial production of ice has late
~ been brought to the attention of the
Paris Academy of Sciences, The pro-
ceas consists in the evaporation of
ether in a current of air, which passes
on through layer of coke or pumice
stone, constantly saturated with sui
phuric acid. The vapors are condensed
by the action of the machine itself, and
the ether is afterwarl regained by dis
tillatiOn. The cost for running is
chiefly for coal to carry on the dist,ll-
ing process, and it is stated that a
pound of conl is sufficient to produce
from twenty five to thirty pounds of
ice
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
Kissing ut Easter.

A correspondent, writing from St.
Petersburg says: OF all Russians perhaps
the only one who does not look forward to
The prospect Of an Faster morning with
any degree Of pleasure il the Emperor
himself; for it must be rememberd that
this is the great kissing season. Among
real unsophisticated Rusaians at Easter
the practice is universal between masters
and servants. 1t still tolds good At
court and on Sunday, from about halt
past l till 3, the Emperor might have been
seen in the chapel Of the winter Palace
going through an ordeal which, in spite
of his perseverance aud good humor, must
have sorely tried his patience. Think of
the number Of kisses he has bestowed dur
ing that hour and . half! TAere were
first, all the officiating priests. then the
members Of the council Of State; next the
Senators; then all tho general officers in
St. Pstersburg-whose name is legion {;
then the officers Of the lwperal Guard
above the rank Of Major. OF tho officers
of lower rank ouly certain number are
sent by each regiment. These are follow
ed by those of the feet, tho same distino-
ton being made between the superior and
Inferior ranks as in tho army, while lastly
come the officers Of the imperial household.
To each individual of this multitude the
Emperor gives two kisses. ono on each
cheek three being tho canonical number
according 10 Russian etiquette - but that
would take too much tune in tho present
instance. =
In ordinary Russian society the custom
is to present an egg to friend tho 6rbt
time you meet him or her-most general
ly her-after IL o'clock on Easter night,
The one who prese1ts the egg exclaims,
q Christ is risen ~ the other answers, . ID
He risen, indeed ?" and three kisses follow.
Ofcouree the second one has generally IN
egg to present in return. Timid swsina
eagerly take advantage Of this custom to
obtain the privilege Of embracing some
fond object whom they would otherwise
be too bashful to approach. The egg
are Of all kinds - soma simple hens egg,
gilded or silverd Ur colored red, blue, OF
violet; some sugar eggs, embellished
with oil kinds Of fanciful designs. There
are also aiminutive gold, marble, OF
simple wooden eggs; others are large
enough to serve as ladies' travelling bags
or they may he placed on stands t.
serve ss q useful ornament; hens may
sit on a nest Of bon bon eggs, and some
may be fitted up inside with set o.
children's toys. There arc eggs in fact
arranged in every imaginable material
On this day hundreds Of thousands o.
these change hands in Petersburg alone
and the sum spent in their purchase mus
be prodigious.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
COST OF MILF OF DOUBLE TRACK Road.
II in
Total. .$@, 200 Total
Difference, "a 600 per mile.

The above estimate of the three-feet
gauge road largely exceeds the proper
ton given by other engineers, some of
whom have derived their figures from
actual surveys, plans and prof}les. II
is therefore submitted as . safe and re-
liable comparison. e53* e.
The above being the case We find
that by constructing three-feet gauge
read in place of the standard, there
will be saving on one hundred miles
of double track road of 81, 100, 900.
Now, let us suppose that sc, $50, 900
has been raised to build this one hun
dred miles of road: of the standard
gauge. There would in such case, bs
left in the treasurer's hands, after the
completion of the the three-feet gauge.
the above amount Of 81, 100, 900. Com
pound the sum at z per cent. and in
ten and half years the hundred miles
of new three-feet road would stand
debtor on the company's books for only
$620, 900, or at q cost to its proprietors
of sc, 200 per mile.
Here is one illustration of the adyan.
tage gained by building three-feet
gnage IN place of the standard. The
illustration will be appreciated when
it is remembered that the result IL
gained after adding about eighteen
per cent. to the cost Of the aayrosO road
as given by good authorities. But let
us assume now that in ten and a half
years but one-half, instead of six
sevenths, of the capital be repaid. The
promise is is till no rich, even with all
the margin given for safety, that We
cannot but be convinced that, as to
first cost, at all events, the three-feet
guage is preferable.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
VOLUME v.
Last June.
~ HOWARD GLYNDoN.

II HOWARD GLYHOONs
Coald I help smiling ? II was May:
8 I saw snow.drift in the meadow;
Last spring was minded 80, - to % Ply
That Vas not born of cloud and sun
Upon the Rrcenness at my side;
felt . shivsr through nae run,
And all the gladness In me died.
Dead, purple violet. n The grass,
Each like an early blRhted maiden,
Provoked regards no moro. alas!
Since llacs he oil hOney.laden.
The wild.nower withered ON it, stem:
But summer shall supplant the spring;
And roseo lord II over them
Was that tho shadow Of q wing7~
Iroee and crepe aernss the place,
where could smell the snow OF aowens
lta fakes were blown about my face
In sudden and delicious showers.
A cold In Msy1 My very lips
We're chill, despite Of SONG and shine;
I saw the shadows slow eclipse
9Esep upysl1-Itvn not ninst
= - ~ - -
p.: y :s;'' 4: :;:tssa 9s:sa III: IN tesGee
The isneieS shat my fears have wrought,
lsaw red rosa half spart
'-xstAnA ghAA ~ No like sAeqR eo1Q. -
A1l6thS inR1ia& Of -ny heass , .fs
A. Belofe saw the AFst white foso -
IAesrd the robins In their nests-' I
saw the blue gleam Of the RIVER
0ru6 bumblebees in gilded vests
Made all the cherry blossoms quiver.
A broken hly, In the way,
! Nas crushed beneath my careless foot;
I" What else, = whisper seemed to say,
% stIs KhA1AOWoe Wiehout ROTOR
: s-7- - .s~>~ c~c~u~. - .s~ 80
!, VIM mattezs 4, this June, tha nd =
And white rose-buds have burst asIndcr9
Since one is sad, and one II dead
How did my heart divine, wonder9
All j! shadows, shadows evefywherel
But then his grave IL In the sun!
Only, when am crouching there,
It almost seems that I am one!
--Fssw Appseson's Weekly. ? !
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
A Man Riddled with Bullets In the Pres.
ence of His Family.

EEom the LOUISVILLE (hy9 Commercial, July n.
A correspondent, writing to us from
Doylesville, Madison county, gives the
details of the brutal murder Of Remus
Gooch, near that town, on Saturday
night. The deceased, who had q wife
and two children, resided on Rock
Lick 1t seems that during the night,
party of men rode up to the house,
after the family had retired, and at
tempted to enter the yard, but they
were deferred from doing so by a fierce
dog belonging to the deceased, who
became angry and continued barking,
arousing the family. Mr.. Go oh arose,
went to and opened the front door
for the purpose of ascertaining
the cause of the disturbance,
but before he had crossed the
threshold, lie fell, pierced through and
through with avolley of buckshot. The
tiends fearing that their awful work
was lot complete, compelled the mur-
dered mans wife, who was instantly
beside the remains of her dead hus-
band, to drag his body into the yard,
where the inhuman monsters finished
their terrible mission by tramping the
remaining spark of vitality from their
unfortunate victim. When this was
done the monsters informed the crazed
wife, in whose presence the deed was
committed, that they had come to kill
Gooch, and that now they were satis-
fed.
The party, numbering about 20. then
mounted their horses and rode away,
leaving Mrs. Gooch and her little chill
dren alone with the corpse of the mur-
dered man. The Coroner, T. j. Cor
nelson, was sent for on Monday, and
on his arrival he empanelled jury and
proceeded to hold an inquest. Upon
examining the body of the deceased it
was found that thirty shot had entered
the face and about seventy in the
breast and body. The boards about
the door were riddled with bullets, and
there is every evidence that not less
than 200 shots were fired. Mrs. Gooch,
in her testimony, stated that she iden-
titled two of the party as being two
brothers named Butler, with whom her
husband had had some little trouble.
Warrants were at once issued for the
arrest of DR.. G. F. Butler and Henry
Butler, but at the last accounts they
had not been arrested, nor have they
been seen about their home nor in the
neiRhborhO0d since the traoedv.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
NUMBER. 10.
Cost Of Narrow Compared with Broad.
(tu4Ee.

Chief Engineer Osborne, of the
Western Maryland railroad, in his re-
port upon the feasibility of changing
the gauge of that line to three feet
double track-makes the following e.
Inmates of the cost per mile of double
tracks of each gauge, built through q
bold Typographical country, where the
engineer is put TO the test to find line
that will afford him maximum gradients
OF forty feet per mile, with . given
Of radius for curvature, and
where he may be compelled to adopt
in an extreme case grade of eighty
feet per mile.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15

4490A1140DA41h5 willow 284s % 0DO A4VOA
double the amount. $50 he sho1ld," )"
said the willy gentleman; che goes to
church twice - much a. / do" S5'tzs*
In . court . man Who was called on
to appear - . witness could not be
found. On the judge asking where he
was, an elderly gentleman rose up and
with much emphasis said: ssY0ur
Honor, he's gone" "Gone, gone"
said the Judge, s'where is he gonel'
sThat I cannot inform you" replied
the communicative gentleman, ssbut
he's dead" This is considered the
most guarded answer on record.
A FEMININE correspondent Of the
Warrington Capital tells about . Bos-
ton lady Who recently got herself up
most gorgeously for dinner at one Of
the great watering-plac hotels. She
had the misfortune to sneeze just rs
she sat down, when suddenly the half
of the waist Of her dress ripped out,
and somebody had to put . shawl
around her. Her dress was an excel
lent fit upon . we'll proportioned form,
and having been made upon single
thread sewing machine, the mee1e
broke the thread. E.s1.
An astonished person il an object
either Of pity or levity: An instance
occurred on 1 Scotch fsr1y-boat, illus.
trating surprise - the result of
ctnpidity, and coming under both
classifications. The boat was slowly
leaving the landing place, and rs the
ropes were being thrown of q man
rushed hurriedly down to secure a
passage. He gathered himself for
tremendous leap, and, springing, landed
far upon the deck of the boat II Was
as much as fun minute before he
could stand erect and then, turning,
his comical expression was explained
by his words: "Eh,, mon, what .
leap!" The boat was then about
seventy feet out, and the child of Gale
donia, in his simplicity, believed that
he had leaped the opening.
In a case in which Jeffrey and
Cockburn, when barristers, were en-
gagged, question arose a. to the sanity
of one of the parties concerned.
Is the defendant, in your opinion,
perfectly sanef" said Jeffrey, interro-
eating one of the witnesses, plain,
stupid-looking conntryman.
The witness gazed IN bewilderment
at the questioner, but gave no answer:
jeffrey repeated the inquiry, altering
hls words to "Do you think the de-
fendant capable Of managing his own
affairs p -. 49,
Still in vain.
II ask you," said Jeffrey, "do You
consider the man perfectly rationale"
No answer yet.
"Let loe tackle him." said Cock
burn. Then, assuming his broadest
Scotch tone, and turning to the obdu-
rate witness, he began:
"Hae ye your null vi YET"
stretching out his snuff-horn. W
"Noo, how long has he kent John
SAMPSON" said Cockburn, taking =
pinch. =
"Ever sen he was that high" was
the ready reply, the witness indicating
with his hand the alleged altitude.
"An'd'ye think moo, atween you an
me, " said the barrister, in his most in
sinuatiDg Scotch manner, s'that there's
anything Until the cratur9"
II wudna lippen him WI bulf-calf"
q would not trust him with the guar
dlanship of a bull-calf. was the instant
and brilliant rejoinder:
The end was attained, amid the con-
vulsions of the court,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15

THERE are said to be nine thousand
Jesuits.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15

ABOUT forty-six dwellings are now in
progress of erection at Key West, Fla.