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, 1873-03-21

A valuable reference for shippers has been
issued by Mr.. ]. H. Wagner, In tic shape of a
map, conveniently ahaped and mounted, show
ing all railway, horso-car,, md omnibus lines,
manufacturing establishments, md al business
llousos along tho Chicago Rivor aud it's branches.
Wagner l. Baldwin arc the publishers.
Tho annual mooting OF tue Chicago Branch Of
tho Wonnns Union Missionary Society, inoor-
porntod in Now York In 1861, will bc held in tho
Church, oornor Of Wabash avenue md Four
tconth street, this afternoon, OF half-past
o'clock. Tho Rov. DR.. Sullivan will address tho
mcotlng nnd Prof. Swing will delivor an essay
prepared for the occasion. AL ladies interested
in tho Bamo are earnestly invited to attend.
afternoon, President Mason in tho chair. Com
uissionors Sheridan and Wright wero prosont.
On tho recommendation Of Firo Marshal Will
Jams, Zebina B. Moadorrick, candldato in the
vico for inofilcienoY and incapacity. t was or
dored tint tho Eoard relinquiBh tho bell-towcr on
tho leased lot near tho corner of Twelfth street
md Fourth avenue upon condition TINT re-
copt be given for all claims for rent up to aate.
The Secretary was instructed to advertise for
proposals to furnish such NIL amount OF hose as
tho remaining appropriation for that purchase
from 1,5OO to 1000 feet. Permission Was re-
fused the Peoples Omnibus and Baggage Com
pany to stand their stages on Madison strcot,
oaat Of Market.
A meeting of the Council Committee on Rail
roatls was hold yesterday afternoon, Aid Wood
1nnn in the Chair. tho Mayor, Corporation
Counsel. Mr. Riddlo, Superintendent OF the Rock
Island nailroad and hIr. Withrow, attorney
| the Oommittoo WIS the petition OF property
holders for au ordinance compelling tho Com,
| pany to uao horsepower in place OF stoam OF
| Oark street. Tho following Aldermen wore
present: Woodman, Dixon. sidyell, md ouirk m
oppressed to tho Committee ut previous
! mootipg, and tho Company had hearing. Thl
Mayor urged tho use Of horse power. Nj: With
row aaid TINT the Company supposed TINT th'
ddriYe tic railroad OF the street. In that case
thoy politely refused to go until they saw aomt
place to 20 to. A great many comforting sng
cestionB were made to tho representatives OF tilt
road, but nouo appeared to give ontiro aatlsfac
| ton.
Bids were opened again for tho scayonger
work Of the city by tho Board ct Hcaltn yes5Or 5o
ay fatoEnssn fas tlsso ysars as E. f.
fhioe years George Fl. Melville, 5l44.8G TO
throo yoara Z. O. nunals, Sits . day; Donno,
osbosne. 212s assg aay ounninge4a@ nn g4H day 9fay
day; iDtI'nB J. Bsnton / Son, slao q. day; J. n
Monroe, sl10 a day; Brown d Townsend
eiB8.os q day; james Lomax. $50 70
tho the South Division, " Y. .; Hoa ID
1a John Rtzgera3a 3 Sao dax for ta kasada Msft,
9aa Rofrorty, Bowman, essl2i7.eo; N. N. Gornlardt
s133.9S; John Rolling, $40 for tho Nortn Il bldo
]. r. williams, s1I7 . day;, ": D. Pierce
s149.99 Potter Feilau, 84b for tho North sido
Kelly l. Duffy, 8161.6G; Dunn q Seaman. ?lG
day. The contract was awarded to CUNNING
ham i Gray for throo yoars, at *1s3 for tho 1lra
yenr: STAG for tho second, and S159 for til
third.
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A HOLE IN THE FLOOR.

Seytn Thousand Dollars Worlt oi Dry Goods Disappear
Through liza Rios! Daring and Ingenious Robbery.
milwaukee, avenue has furnished tho detco-
tiycs m important robbery to work up. Be-
twoon the hours Of 2 eud o'clock, yesterday
morning, Tho dry goods store Of Thisted Il
Hueren, No. " Milwaukee, avenuo WIS robbed
of ~, 900 worth Of fine silks md Bhawla. Tho
thieves obtained an entrance to the store
by saving 1lole in the floor, im-
moillatoly in tho renr Of tho Cash-
iers dcsk, which stands in tho centre
Of tho room. Tho building is 1arge franc
structure, and rests on piling. Thcro is no base
ment under it, and only room enough between
the floor and tho earth, for q man to crawl upon
hla hauds and lsnoes. Tho thieyeB got under the
building through trap-door in tho sidewalk on
Milwaukee, avenuo.
Considerable ti,no must havo been occupied In
saving the hole In tho floor, as tho boards wero
very thick Tho interior Of tho store. and the
position of tho cashiers desk had, evidently,
been thoroughly inspected by tho robbcra.
Il tho holo had beon cut In auy other
part Of tho room tho thiores would hayo been
discovered as tho store fronts on both Mil
waukeo ayonne and Indiana street. and two gas
jets are kept lighted through tho night, and, be-
sides, being under tho oyo Of tie city police. n
special watchnan Is employed. Indiana street,
however, is seldom froquonted during tho night,
md tho thieyea took advantage of this fact, and
removed tho goods through a hole made undor
the sidewalk on that stroct. After crawling
through tho hole in the floor thoy went on thclI
hands and k1loea over tho store, hiding behind
bo1oa md counters, :, and only ven;
turing out when tho coast .,a heonaed e n aa1
goods were kept, and had little difficulty. there
Fore, in securing t1om. No coarao goods were
moiostod. The property carried of consisted
only OF moro valuable articleu. Fine tasto, oven
| wus exhibited BY the robbers In colors and pat
| terms.
From tho quantity Of property stolen IT is evi u
dent that there must hnxo been an m army 70
/ ,7oro ut Annd for tiat purpose. Thero is ever,
reason to belioye that tho porpctrators OF tlit
robbery wore skilled tllioves-men Of genius ant
oxperlonco in t1oir calling, as tho work wa
planned with ingenuity, and executed with mor'
than ordinary Bkill.
, 1873-03-21

Mr.. J. J. Stewart, OF tho Hudson Buy Com
pany, id at tho Sherman House.
Tho Hon, John Huiley, Delegate In Congress-
from Idaho, is at the Sherman House.
Tho Hon. II. s. Walbridge Toledo, Ohio, was
ut tho Gardner, yesterday.
Tho Hon. J. B. Grinnoll, Of Grinnoll, Iowa,
WIS at tho fremont yosterday.
The Hon. Il. @. Ingersol1 and Eugene Nc
Uuno, Esq, OF Peoria, arc at tho fremont.
Capt. A. hlcDougnll and III. q. Hunter, Of Du-
luth, arc at tho fremont.
Tho lion. G. II. Millard, Omaha, was at the
Gardner yesterday.
o. +. Davis, ESD. Land Commissioner of the
Union Pacific Railroad, was ut tho Gardner yoa-
torany.
Mr, ". A. NJ. Swift of tho Grand Trunk 11ail-
royd, arrived at tho Sherman House from Nom
treai yoBtorday.
Tl1e following officers OF tile milwaukee l. st.
Paul Railroad arc ut tho Sherman House: John
e. Gault, Q. q. Britt, II. O. Atkins, II. Il.
Giles.
Tho Hon. Fl. J. Clark, Attorney-0 0oneral OF
Manitoba; tho Hon. @. Il: DougnH, Secretary OF
Tho Province tho Hon. Thomns uoWard Troas-
urcr, arc ut tho Sherman House.
tho fremont Yesterday Q, II. Dull, Quincy =.
s. Stephens, Council Duns =. T. hlcIhtosll,
New York; r. i. Hinman, D. ?. Erhmuu, cin-
| cinnah A. 2, Cox, indianapolis.
11r. II. Il. Hobart Inns sold lia entire interest
tile E 1astdo an to Mf PEosdant M MT Of go Come
pauy and general editor. Mr.. o. A. Willard be-
co,neH managing editor.
JIM. Below, tho celebrated English reader,
| who Inns boon producing such sensation III Nov
Yor! aud Boston by Lis remarkable dramatic
readings, 1t il expected will DO induced to CONC
| Vpat. as tho managers Of tho Star Course nre
,,oru}intfpr with hin, for A0ne readings, to coH{
, 1873-03-21

Elmwood and Warwick Collnrn.
Quite furore llaB boon created by tue Elwoou anu
Warwick Collars. 0entio1nou who would not lcroso-
foro paper collars. hnye tried them with so much
satisfaction that they continue to use then, WhA2
others will nd thut thcBu collars lo worn longer
thAn GlY OtAorHs
, 1873-03-21

pu11ApILrnIA, March 20.--Laat evoning,
wlilo tho boy Leo was performing ut tho Grand
Central Theatre, signal WIS glyon too soon,
and ho was shot through o pneumatic tube oiglt
or nno fsct, and fell and broko his leg. The nc
cidnnt c4une1 much excitement.
, 1873-03-21

Joshua A. Lowell, thirty yeara ago a prominent
man at tho East, uiomber Of Congress- l830-4S,
and y Polk Elootor III 1874, died, recently, at East
Maohias, HE,
, 1873-03-21

new in the Senate would hGvo conceived itb line
literary iole which waB to embrace all thcso late
rnonstroua defonncs Of bribery aud corruption,
and lurl them upon Tho predominant majority
In tho form OF splendid aatiro. haye real all
Tho speech which did not hear, and, although
has fully arprolendcl 1t. To tho superficial
pyo, it looka like dcfonao Of bribery and cor
r1pdt1on; and uomo have oyon said TINT It
< A' deeper introspection viii convince
tho tlno literary mind that this effort was rcnily
m exquisite paraphrsso Of tho hpcochog OF saua-
tor Nyo, John 4. Bingham, Daniel W. voorhees,,
Ind othoru who iaats, with such labor aud palns,
mado corruption tlefensiblo in tho two l1onsoa OF
CongroBs Tho ,narlor Of a[r. Lognu, In deliver
ing this speech. was fully in consonanee WITH
tho language. The timo Which ho gave to the II
effort aows ns well, that llo nlennt to mako tho
bu,leuouo e1,nlc|ontly serious, quaint, mud effcc-
tive. Tho elocution was no less timely to tie
design; and, vixen ono sitting ~ the galleries
Houl1 hcar tho eloquent soldier lift his yolce TO
the tlIaa'uont, a9l agsin drop bonta IT. to .;
Jar 'e te his usual 1a 1!anture) eonceivo lilo
coffin Of Senator Caldwell by his Bide aud de-
liver tho final euiogy upou the ulnn, Ibis eu1nl.
tlcs, his miBtort,inee, and his ylrtucs,--wo all
knew TINT wo had como at last in tho presouco Of
great natural mimic an! comic orator. Those per
eons who lhyo naisnpprehendca Senator Logan'a
speech, will perhaps not he ableto conclude with
nao as to itH iltcnt; but tloro IL really no otho1
wayIu which to understand it. A fsw months
ag3, Senator Logan WA check by jow! witt
Senator Trunbull '1n1 tho reform elamont Of the
Ronublscan party. His quiet moAohty. buaInoss
method etc., at that time, impressed thouaas,l'
% Of ncrsons, wllo lad conceived that ho was moro
II II ist grcat railor and xlasher and that lii
sound and fury sgnlfiod i, nothing, g,,,l 81 d
uidont fact Of tho nomination Of his eousin .
Minister to Chill on tho day no concluded III
rddrcbs, proved anything further than that th
, 1873-03-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
STAR LECTURE COURSE,
OH. Il. ..kA!A..E A II ii ,
MRS, /. W. F0SS,

THE GREAT H1STR1ONIC ARTIST, will make ho1
laat appearance In tho Wost ne1t
SATURDAY MIGHT,
r tho Union Park CONGREGATIONAL Church. Admission.
Sido Star Course Dcpots.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
Toasas asad Bees.

F. Glasgow, st. Louis county, No.,
writes to the Bee Keepers Magazine:
have read that toads do little or no
damage to the bee-keeper, but I lately
found several on the front board of my
hives, and one I watched, and within
fifteen minutes saw him eat four Ital-
ians and two flies; then I executed and
dissected. him, md found his stomach
perfectly crammed with Italian work:
ers. This was very small toad and
] suppose could not have had less than
twelve bees in his stomach. A toad
twice as large would likely eat twenty
four bees, and three meals . day Il
think I aln right makes seventy-two
bees for one toad in q day, and q small
family of four would make away will,
28S bees q day. Pretty stiff. 7 may
be too high about three meals D day,
but I am certain that when atoad finds
how easy it is to get his meals at the
entrance of bee hive he won't look
for bugs and worms. But the most
serious thing they can do Is to gobble
up the young queens in returning home
from their bridal trip. Let those who
have their hives near the ground
look out for toads.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18

list OF proposed shows that We publish
this week tells the farmers Of the
Northwest that there is something to
do this fall besides voting for resolu.
lions and reading new declarations Of
Independence. There is yet something
to learn about growing the best crops
of the best varieties, about the most
approved manner of breeding from
the most valuable breed of animals,
about new machinery, and something
to be gained by contact with individ'
uals practically engaged in the differ
ont branches ct the same business as
they appear in the competitive classes
at the fairs. Gentlemen of the oranges
and clubs, do not neglect the
industrial fairsl Rather turn the
machinery and influence OF your or
ganization in their direction for few
weeks. Take hold of them with your
brethren, outside of either organi-
cation, in earnest. Not only visit them
and exhibit at them, but help officer
and manage them. In many localities
they are sadly in need Of your aid.
They IN turn will aid you III the edu-
cational, social and peouniary advan-
tages you are laboring for. In working
at q peculiar lever do not forget another
of the most important of the number
by means of which, as q class, you
propose to equal, or excel all other
classes in intelligence, thrift and influ-
ence, as you nov do in numbers and
real importance. Do not be SO wrap
ped up in regulating the commercial
and political machinery of the town,
county, state and nation: that of your
own Immediate business may get rusty
and out Of repair. Prairie Farmer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
The Golden Side.
~ CHAs. NAOKEY.

There is many . rest in the road of life,
II No would OILY stop to take it;
And many tone from the better land,
II the qnerrlous heart would make it.
To tho soul that il full Of hope.
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth,
The grass is green and the flowers arc bright
Though the winters storm prevalent.
Better hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky win soon peep through
When tho oninous clouds are rifted.
There was never night without day,
Or On evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, ~ the prOvcrb goes,
Is the hour before tho dawning.
There is many gem in the path Of life,
Which We pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown,
Or the mscr's boarded treasure;
It may BIZ the love Of = little child,
Or mothers prayer to Heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks
For cup Of water given.
Better to weave in tho web Of life
A bright and golden filing,
Aud do Gods will with cheerful heart,
Aud hands that arc ready and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute thread
or our curious lives 2suntler,
And then blame Heaven for tangled ends,
An sit and grieve and montler.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
4 Long Jeurney.

The Hartford Courant relates the
following story: "a young man, res
ident in this city, who was recently in
= city beyond the Mississippi, found
himself possessed of twenty-five cents
and longing for home. Not being
able to raise any, more funds, he
stepped on board q train Of cars bound
for New York. In time he was met by
the conductor, but was unable to pay
him, and was put off at the next sta
ton Boarding the first night train
after that, he took of his shoes, and
when the conductor questioned him
his shoes were not to be found. Being
kind-hearted, the conductor let him
tide until he found them, which was
not at once. In this way and by other
shifts the young fellow actually
reached New York last week. He was
almost starved to death, having eaten
nothing but few crackers all the way.
On his arrival here he learned that
funds to enable him to come in the or.
binary fashion, without 40 many
changes of trains, had been sent to
him."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
The Chicago ExpesitiOD.

OF skilled industry, to open 6eptem.
Der IS, attracts universal attention, promises
to be tho best exhibition ever seen in: ths
West. and will doubtless be visited by thou-
sands anxious to see tho new Chicago. These
wilt 6nd the great millinery store Of d. B. Fisk
Il Co., corner Of Wabash avenue and Wash
mgton street. for size, perfect arrangement,
beauty and spIendor. and it, exposition Of
millinery goods, feathers, flowers, velvets: rib
bons, silks aud laces. for extent, variety,
richness aud completeness, SURPRISING any.
thing Of the kind in Chicago Of the
organ Of fashion ana Ut, regarded it ~ 70
noteworthy as : temple OF business and art,
and 30 typical Of the sudden resurrection Of .
great city and the marvellous development Of
trade in the West. that it gave its readers .
whole page Of engraving and letter.press
descriptive OF tho building and its, contents.
40 the best illustration OF the wonderful 70
building Of Chicago. and the irrepressible
energy. activity and enterprise OF her business
men. None who visit the Chicago Exposition
should fail to nee the new millinery house Of
d. B.. FISK Il Cocoon.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Killi,sx Lice on Cattle.


A correspondent Of the Maine Farmer
says, in reference to advice that has
been previously given, not to apply
kerosene oil to cattle for the purpose
OF killing lice: I avoided the use OF
kerosene for this purpose for several
years, fearing it might be injurious,
but for the last three years have used
nothing else with our large stock OF,
cattle, and should be very unwilling to
give it up. As often as the stock is
known to be troubled with lice, each
creature is carded all over quite thor
oughly, frequently dipping the teeth Of
the card IN oil. Two or three applioa-
tions are sufficient. No remedy that I
have tried is so convenient, and none
more harmless or effectual.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
A Plain Duty Of Farmers.

While the thousands of communities
OF tho West are at fever-heat over
questions that may be said to belong to
speculative farming, it will not do to
be careless or Indifferent concerning
the practical duties that pertain to the
profession. Whether transportation
charges are high or low, the seasons
come and go, each bringing its appros
pirate work, and that needs be and
must be attended to. Whether or not
agriculture receives its Just measure of
attention by. Legislatures and Courts,
the fields must be prepared, and the
seed planted and the harvest garnered.
Whether or not the politicians "grab"
increased salaries, squander the public
DOMAIN, or stir up internal strifes, the
orchards must be pruned, the noxious
insects fought, and the fruit gathered.
Whether or not Spectators "corner I"
wheat, construct false bottomed bins,
or deal in fraudulent receipts, the hocks
and herds must be cared for, the dairy
looked after. and the pork and
beef fattened. Farming is the
business of the farmer, and it
is just as honorable, Just as dig
nified, as defending criminal, forcing
bankrupt, deliveringa Fourth Of July
Grafton, physioing gluttonous patient,
setting a broken leg, marrying a
"spoony" couple, discussing total de.
pravity, watering railway stocks, or
selling thread and tape, sugar and
soap, wash. stands and writing. desks.
To attend to it in q thorough and bust.
ness-like manner is tho one great
essential to success. It requires more
muscle than most other kinds of bust
ness, but no less brains-strong, dexter.
GUS hands, and level, active heads.
The ways for building up and develop
ing the business, for promoting the
welfare of those engaged in it, are
numerous and varied. In fact: we
know of no profession in life that is so
many-sidcd that has so many capabil.
tiles; that offers such scope, or that is
dependent upon 80 many elements, as
farming. But in seeking to push one
column on the onward march, it will
not do to get too far in advance of the
others, or from the base of supplies.
In working for organizations by
means CT clubs, associations and
oranges, it will not be we'll to lose
sight of or neglect the old fashioned
societies that have SO
greatly stimulated competition, ex-
change and development in agricul~
tire, horticulture and domestic arts.
Tho agricultural fair is not thing of
the past, but is yet living force. Tho
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
Novel Way OF Serving Peaches.

Novel way OF serving Re3eAess
Take good sized freestone peaches,
wipe them with q towel, halve them.
and place them fiat side down in hot
butter or lard. Let them fry to q nice
brown and then turn and fill the seed
cup with sugar, which, by tho time the
fruit is properly coated, will be melted
and form with the juice of the peach q
rich syrup. Serve up hot, and If you
don't like them you need not repeat
the. experiment. Most persons think
the dish superb one. Medical writers
caution people against eating peaches
served up in any form in the evening.
It is as asserted they are Oppressive to
the circulation, and exhaust the sys-
tenn by the prussia acid they contain.
It is better to eat them in the morning
or not later than an early dinner, 90
that some exercise may follow eating
to aid their proper digestion.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
Cost OF Abusiux Mich, Cows.

Harris Lewis, the eminent dairyman
Of Herkimer county, N. T., said lately,
in an address to the Board of Agricul-
ture, that he had known q COW which
uniformly gave eighteen per cent. of
cream to her milk, to decrease her
yield to six per cent. in the short space
Of twelve hours, merely from the ex-
citement caused by the bad treatment
of q brutal mixer. It was not guess
work he used graduated glasses to test
sively that it does not pay dairymen to
allow their COWS to b. i'll treated. And
in ILL., treatment is to be included any.
thing that will alarm or excite them
fast driving to and from pastures,
worrying by dogs, yelling at them, and
threatening demonstrations by boys,
&c. Civillty and good nature pay,
even when bestowed on COWS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
N. dr;fta. and half Trojan with Ia cold.

tho drifts and half frozen with Tho cold,
Fred kept in motion he must find some
one or he might die! How the snow
whirled, and tho tall trees swayed and
eroaned In tho gale Would he never get
hone, nust he stop here = Faster and
fastef came his breath, and the little legs
trembled a. the drifts grew deeper and
tho piercing cold moro intense. The baby
did not cry new, but he Rugged The bundle
closer to him to keep itwarm, aud tried to
struggle Oh yet tho battle was almost
over, and h,s eyes were growing dim,
when suddenly a, form appeared before
him, heavy hand fell upon bis shoulder,
u gruif voice said, "Whose boy 10 this,
out 90 late at night - And with . cry Of
joy Fred cast himself upon tho friendly
breast, and ~sohhed- -out his story in the
polioeman's ear.
- *.:*
|; When tho tale was told next morning to
papa and mamma around tho ooxy break.
fast. table and before . glowing fire, it
seemed almost dream but the fair baby
stranger. who drunk 10 greedhy Of, tho
fresh milk was proof that it had been
reality. -
The ch,ld was never claimed but to-
day Fred calls . beautiful girl "Sister."
and "Sn0w-1ake,D and sometimes tells
the story Of how he found her that wild
night when fret he ran to q fire. FERx.