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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

Two ITEMS OF INTEMpERANcE.-
Mr.. J. i Carnes died last week in the
hospital in this city. Mr.. Carnes ut
one time stood Among the first minds
in the Methodist denomination in this
State. lie was the most successful
editor Of the CHrixt,ou A,1uornr Hc
vas f;ne prcachcr and platform speak
or, and an accomplished writer. When
VIC met him first, he Was occupying
the pulpit Of the Uaptist church in this
city, and assistant editor of the GAL
rcxfon Mrs. For some time past he
had been connected with different
newspapers Of this city. Bad com
pany, bad whisky, and opium have
conquer thousands. They are still
at work. 49, Ycrn$ XcrnM.
Or. Lcmucl p. Van Hoescn formerly
Of Albany, having been defeated as n
candidate ihr member of the State As
semb|y, took IT, drink. Two years ago
in u ft.of dclirium tremcns, he dasI, cd
nut the brains Of his wife with skill
let, for which he was det,ined in an
insane asTlum fur months. Now =
telegram from Omaha announces he
has ended his bh5Lted career by sui.
c!dc.-Ecchan9e.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

FRANKNEss.-Be frank with the
world. Frankness is the child Of hon
csty and courage. liza friend asks you
IL favor, you should grant it, if it is
reasonable -; ifit is not, tell him plainly
why you cannot. You will wrong him
and wrong Yourself by equivocation Of
any kind Never d" wrong thing 70
make friend or keep one. The one
who requires you to do SO is dearly
purchased, and at a sacrifice. Deal
kindly and firmly with all men, and
you will find it the policy which wears
best.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

SLEEplN" YWErHEn.-A gcnt'cma"
who lives i" D"jury, recently read an
article setting forth the evil If two
persons sleeping together. He became
so impressed with the truth of the ar
yumcnt that he proposed to his wife
that they sleep in separate beds, and
she acquiesced. The experiment Was
put in practice that night About two
o'clock in the morning the lady was
awakened by somc one stealing softly
Into her bed, aud, on altering : scream,
was greatly relieved to lini that it was
her husband. It had turned off cold
in the night. aud he concluded tina. If
he had to die anyway, he might as well
Z" off quietly with Il nervous attack as
60 be frozen dead i" u grotesquc atti-
,ude.-Dunb"ry Ne~*.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

The official canvass of Mower
County shows the following vote
Parton 943, Davis 500, Ayres go.
Barto 837, Stevens 985, Jennison Sl3,
Dixie 500, Grinagcr 813, Clough o59
Wilson SCI ; Representatives, G Hal,
vorson, 1,178, W. 3. Spencer GAS, A
f. Peck 1,13S, J. r. Campfeld 655
Senator, E. H. Wells l,1l7, l. N
Hawkins $50; County Treasurer, L
Ingmundson 1.O64, c. G. Weed 5SS
Clerk of Court, F. A. Elder 996
Rolan Tisdcl 7S6.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
ls0lilicnl.

by an examination of our exchanges,
we find that the Republican psrty has
sustained great losses in tho late cleo
tons, and yet it has nowhere been de-
privcd OF It's controlling power. In
Ohio and in Wisconsin the Executive
department has passed into possession
Of the Democrats, and in New York
most Of the other State Off ccs still
We hold the Legislature in each case.
In Minnesota VIC have the Governor,
bya fair majority, and the Legislature
as well. We have lost Mr.. Grinagcr,
it is true, but this, in Il party sense, is
no calamity lie should never have
been nominated for the office Of Treas
urcr, and the party has now learned
that it is seldom c1pcdicut to do what
is not light.
Mr.. Dixie should have been nominal
ted, and Jcnnison kicked out, as he
richly deserved. Mr.. lrgens, Of this
County, was in all respects suitable
candidate for the Secretaryship, and
had fitness and propricty been consult.
cd, he aud MIR. Dixie wou: d, each, have
been selected by tho Convention.
The indications arc, that Jennison
is, .re-elec.cd, having been aoatcd to
shore upon the wavo Of Mr.. Davis
great popularity. The other candi
dates arc all elected by reasonable
wajori,ics, and NC have on joint ballot
III the legislature preponderance
Of about thirty-6vc votes.
Some Counties, (>iowcr is one) have
run wild, under the pressure OF per-
sonal jeaousies and local cxcitemcnts,
but these-being necessarily epheme-
ral-wi.l subside with the occasion
which produced them, and the wander
crs will in due time return to the party
fold. Many Of them arc already ex-
pressing regret ut the consequences Of
their action, and desire to atone for
the wrong which they have done to
their friends, and to the country.
They now realize the truth Of what we
have said before, that 'there is not
single element of wickedness in the
County that does not manifest itself in
opposition to the Republic an party"
and vet this wickedness so simulated
the character Of virtue, as to deceive
hun dreds Of good men, aud win them
to its support!
= We have no idea that such persons
are permanently. alienated from the
Republican party, and iden tilted with
enemies of all good government, and
opposed to the progress Of morals, an d
the power Of truth.
Wisdom is born Of experience, and
made wiser. if not better, by the contact,
Republicans will, hereafter, as they
have done heretofore, emulate their
own principles by voting for their own
men.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

THE Land Office Department at
Washington has made up its books for
the year, showing the disposal Of
1890, COG acres Of the public lands,
as compared to II ,S64,875 last year
an incacase Of 1.165.631 acres. The
cash receipts were S3:40S,515. The
principle items in this account are
6,0S3.35G acres certified; to railroads,
OF almost one>half the entire amount {;
acres to homesteads, 1885,
266 acres in cash sales and 653, 446
acres located with agricultural college
scrip.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Death Of l.late A. TAYLOR,

ESPECIAL Telegram to st. Pau! Dispatch.]
IA Crosse, Nov. 1l.-Lute a Tay.
Tor, the well-known newspaper publisher
lat. u. s. Assessor Of this Dist riot
died this morniny At two o'clock. Of
con.estion Of tn: lungs The remains
are to 10 taken TO River Falls, where
they will bs uttered tomorrow.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

The State Normal Board in session
at St. Paul is in trouble with Prof. W.
f. Phelps. lie has long been at log.
serheads with some Of the gentlemen
consisting the present Board. Charges
and specifications have been preferred
against him, aud resolution Of ex-
pulsion offered. which we copy below :
Realized, That immetiate notice be given
by this Board to Prof. VIM. F. Phelps OF the
Winona Normal School, that his connection
with said Normal School as Principal, shall
cease at the close Ut the present fall term.
Action upon the resolution was tenn
torarily deferred, that the menaced
official mig ht have q hearing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Never say Fail.
Keep pushing-'tis wiser
Than sitting aside, "a
And dreaming, and sighingJ
And waiting the tide.
In life's earnest battle
They only prevail,
Who daily march onward
And never say fail.

SOLDIER MURDERED.-B Bismarck
Nov. 10.-Spottv Whalen shot ant
k lled Thomas King, Of Co. A. Sixth
Infantry, last night on the point opp.
site Fort Lincoln. Cause, woman
Whalen is at large. Mercury at 40
No snow yet.-Spcc'al di*put'h to St
I>oul Pioneer. Nov. 10.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
The yVom.u's CONGRESS.

The slight put upon the late wornan's
congress bv New York reporters, and
the slurs spit out at them by several
heightened journals throughout the
country, have been offset by Il treat
mcnt ut other hands more just and
gentlemanIy. This last congress has
been marked by more quict"ess and
stead,ness than was seen in former
meetings. The text OF serious subjects
under consideration has been better
he'd to, aud the branching off into
personalities and vitupcratives has
almost disappeared. Sympathizcrs
with the reform movements are en-
couragcd by these sig"s. aud ausur
that the time will come when Il
woman's congress shull be carried on
with methods that can receive the
credit of all and be fruitful with hope
full results. 1t is u great gain when
paper like the New York Tribune can
say 'uost Of the questions discussed
have been severely practical; they
have grown out Of the necessity for
higher opportunities Tor women"
There would seem to be at the present
fin"ncial junc,ure stern necessity tor
practical plans to ancliorate the con-
dition Of the women, who are by it
thrown upon their own resources, re-
verses are bctalling the rich and the
refined, aud thousands Of toiliny w.
men are. out Of employment. The
best charity to extend to them is t"
give them the power to aid themselves:
The problcmatic questions Of wages aud
living need solution. Educational ill.,
stitutious that shall teach women how
to work are needed. Systems o. home
culture should be established, that the
daughters Of the household may -
able to turn their hand to something
by which to gain livelihood in an
emergency. The laws Of herlth, and
Of practical economy should be studied.
Philosophical endurance, habits Of &c
tivity. steadfastness to pursuit, should
be cultivated. Facts cannot be ignored,
and it is a lamentable truth that the
average woman is scarcely capable Of
doing good work OF any kind. 1t is
also Il fact that good workwomcn are
earning comfortable ivelihoods. Then
comes the other fact that each year
6nds more aud more women who are
obliged to Support themselves. Now
it will lie seen hat in just this channel
alone the activities, the thoughts Of
intelligent, far-seeiug women will fluid
ample opportunity for planning and
perfecting plans, and, instead Of antag
onisms toward q woman's congress,
there should be offered help and SYM
nnthv
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
. Few Words "a Temperance

The defeat Of the Republican tick
ct ia this state on Tuesday, might
have been prevented had thuss
whose duty it especially was
to make an unusual effort in its
behalf, done their whole duty. Gov.
Washburn, at the beginning Of his
administration, took fru stand in
behalf OF some kind Of legal restraint
upon the liquor traffic, and. by 50 d 'ing,
he Ibid every man who believes in such
restraint. under obligation to stand by
him in Office, and to work for his re-
tention therein. But we venture to
say that the t. importance men, either as
individuals or organizations, with here
and there an exception, made no spec
ial effort tn secure his election. The
temperance men rs b,dy are to-, apt
to lose sight Of the Importance Of
work, and to be satisfied with simple
demands for reform. They had a
splendid opportunity on Tuesday to
prove their faith by their works, but
it is painfully evident that they failed
to do their whole duty Had they put
forth 1.-THE OF the effort OF the liquor
men, Gov. Washburn, the true re:orm-
er. and the fearless Executive, would
have been trinmphantly reelected.
The thousands Of dollars expended,
the thorough organization and bard
work of the liquor men to defeat Gov.
arnor Wasl.burn. and all those whom
they suspected Of fav"rius the Graham
law or anything like it, aud their .ex-
travagant rejoicing over the result u;
their labors, are abundant evidence.
not only Of their earnestness, but Of
their conviction that he was iniu'icai to
their particular views on the liquor
question. When temperance. men are
ready to put forth the personal eff"rt
that their opponents do; when they
IRE ready to sacrifice time and money
in behalf Of their principles; vile"
they are ready to come zcaiously to the
support Of those who in Office have car
ried their principles, they may hope
for success. Until they are willing t"
do ali these things, they should be
modest III their demands Of parties and
officials.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

Gov. AUSTIN has appointed Thurs
day, November q, as a day of Thanks
siving-the same day Of the National
THANKSGIVING.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

LAURA KHsNE, Il prominent actress
died last Tuesday at Montclair, N. Y.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24
A GREAT IRRIGATION SCHEME.
Flooding the Colorado Desert-A Survey
ing Party to Explore.

The Sonoma Coll Democrat publishes some in
teresting facts furnished by our old friend Captain
J. L. Smith, OF Yuma, who settled in Arizona
twenty-five years ago. He Is Of opinion that the
Colorado Desert viii eventually be q very fertile
region. He declares that the grossest msconcep-
ton exists concerning the vegetation on the des-
ert. The soil Is the richest In the world, and on
those portions overnowed by New River the grass
is the tallest, thickest and richest he ever saw.
One man has moving machine and is engaged in
making hay. which lie Of superior quality. In New
River, the Captain says. there 10 q natural ditch
which II would only require q few thousand dollars
to make available for the Irrigation Of hundreds OF
thousands OF acres Of land. Abundance OF water
can be obtained from artesian wells The over
distance OF ninety miles, presenting at stages the
singular spectacle OF river running up hill. The
desert Is about fifteen feet below the level OF the
bed OF the Colorado, and Its waters can thus be
carried over the desert. For such portions OF IL
cannot DO thus reached the artestan well remains.
Water can be got anywhere at depth Of from
twelve to twenty feet. The informant was en-
pleyed by the United states government to dig
wells on the desert. In digging the well ct New
his way through fifty i've feet OF clay, he broke into
what appeared TO be the bed OF an old river. He
came across specimens OF wood. Here he tapped
Q stream of water which rose within one hour six
teen feet In the we'll and which has stood at that
depth ever since. IL Is impossible to exhaust 10.
II this stream had been tapped by four-inch maip
simply instead OF an openlng i0ur feet square BIZ
Is positive that IL would have sent q nowtnS
stream To height Of sixtv feet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24
ATTEMPTED MURDER.

Aymcs, the Father OF the Lad Punished
1t the Hospital for the Ruptured and
Crippled, Shoots DIR. Milnc-The Wound
Not Dangerous.
The case Of alleged brutality on the part Of DR..
warden OF the Hospital for the Grip
pied and Ruptured, fully noticed in the HERALD
q day two since, has been attended with tragic
and unl0okedIor sequel.
Yesterday afternoon Benjamin Hymes, the father
OF the lad punished by DR.. Milne, called at the
hos pital and asked for an interview with the
Doctor. The latter was not in the ONCE at the
time, and was sent for. When he entered the room
Hymes drew q revolver, and before his purpose was
OWNED nred two shots at the Doctor. Before
he could discharge another barrel OF his weapon
he was seized by Dr. Milne and another gentleman
present and disarmed. 1t was then discovered
sd Of ss c en
out on the opposite surface, INJECTING q severe but
not dangerous flesh wound In the struggle for
the possession OF the revolver the Doctors FORE
head was badly cut.
Hymes was detained until the arrival OF Sergeant
was then taken to the Yorkviiie Police Court and
arragned before Judge Bixby, who committed him
for trial In default OF 1000 bail:
Hymes Is an Engishman OF the Jewish persua-
sion, aged fifty, and cigar maker by occupation.
He resides with mis- family at No. 100 Union place,
dustri0us, lawabiding citizen. His intellect is ap
parenty not OF the strongest and he has for years
been the standing victim OF the practical jokers OF
In answer to the formal question Of the Court
Hymes replied ~ admit firing pistol ball at his
leg. have nothing to say any more. I am broken
hearted"
HERALD reporter, accompanied by Mr.. Akin.
son, the humane keeper OF the prison, visited
Hymes In his CELL He asserts that he had no nten-
ton OF taking the life OF DR.. Mime but simply In
tended to MAIN him as he had MANNED his son.
He thought that Judge Bxby erred in Diminishing
the complaint against DR.. Milne, ana repeated
again the story fthe alleged brutality: my poor,
poor boy" he said, 'fs marked for life." Then,
breaking into tears, he said he was too nervous to
continue the conversation further.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24

POST OFFICE NOTICE.
DOsT OFFICE NoTICE.-THE MAILS FOR EUROPE,
at this Office during the week ending Saturday July
20 1873 will close Wednesday at u NJ, Thursday a
II A. NJ and on Saturday at II TO IL N:
THOMAS L. JAMES, Postmaster.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24
POSED SHORT OCEAN PASSAGE AND BY THE INTER-.
COLONIAL RAILWAY FROM sHIPPKGAN,
IsPE BAY AND MOVILLE

VIA GAsPE BAY AND MOvILLE.
New Yorkto Gaspe Bay, all rail, $50 miles day hours
Gaspe Bay to Neville Londonderry, 1887
mllee ouayeI n0ur
Neville to Lonoon, rail and steamboat. Is hours
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24

Progress of the War Between the
Ashantees and Fantees.
The Town Of Elmina Destroyed by tho British
Troops-Severe Bsttle-The Contending
Natives in Aotion-Distress and
Suffering at Cape Coast

The following special correspondence from the
coast OF AFRICA has been delivered In Europe and
published in the London Times r.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10
THE TRANSIT OF vE.vUS.

The Advertisers Correspondent says the
officials of the naval observatory have
nearly completed the plan of operation for
observing the transit of Venus, which will
occur in September, 1874. Eight parties of
five persons will be dispatched to stations
in the southern hemisphere and the others
10 the northern. Those going south of the
equator will leave New York next spring
in naval vessel specially prepared and fit
ted for their accommodation, while others
will probably proceed to their stations by
mail steamers. The posts in the southern
hemisphere will be OH the Kerguelan Is
lands, Auck land and Van Dieman's land.
In the northern the stations will be located
at Yokohama, Nagasaki, Shanghai and near
the Siberian border. After the transit, OBJ
servers in the southern hemisphere will be
collected by the government ship, trans
ported to Japan, and sent homo by the
mail steamer. The whole expedition will
probably last year at least. Each party
will contain astronomers and photograph
ers, with complete equipment and appa-
ratus for obsery ations and a record of the
the transit. Professor Harkness will have
charge of tho parties and observations in
the southern hemisphere, and Professor
Newcomb of those in the Northern. The
object of the observations, for which Con-
gress has appropriated $1,000, is TO deter
mine more accurately the distance between
the earth and sun, and the professors at the
head of the expedition expect TO be able to
settle tho distance within half million of
miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

AT HIS OLD Tricks. American lady
was recently shown through Newgate. On
coming to the alley in which executed
criminals are buried, this lady-who is a
good Quaker-shuddered at that, and the
warder said:
You will notice here that ours is a great
improvement over the American plan. In
America they give the bodies of executed
criminals to their friends who, as likely as
not, make a hero of him, and bury him
with pomp. But these scoundrels dread
being buried away in this alley almost as
much as they dread the gallows. This is a
chief part of their punishment"
The lady having suggested that execu-
ton was quite enough, the warder replied,
"Not bit of it l was showing our place
the other day to remarkably intelligent
American who admired our arrangements
exceedingly, only he thought we were too
lenient. That gentleman said that the
great mistake in America was leniency.
Would you believe it, said he, I'VE caught
a rascal in America the other day whom
we ought Immediately to have burned, and
we only hung him. But we are coming to
our senses, and we are now making ar
rangements TO burn certain men for whom
the galows is too good.'"
"Will thee be good enough to tell me the
name of the American gentleman who
made the remark to thee u said the Quak-
eress.
"Ah, yes, said the warder, re1ectively;
let me see--it was Mr.. Mark Twain"
The lady gave smile of relief and went
of.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10
sE.gRCHE.VG FOR TIzR cost.

The saddest tvestiges of the system of
American slavery, remarks the Indepen.
dent, is the still vain searching for one an
other by the scattered remnants Of various
families forcibly separated by cruel mas
ters, before or during the war. The follow
ing is a sample of advertisements by the
thousand in newspapers likely to reach the
missing children or those who know of
their whereabouts:
Information wanted of my son Samuel
who belonged to the Washburne estate, ta-
ken from Cleveland county, n. c., oy
Briggs, slave trader, and sold in Alaba-
ma. Also of my son Lewis, who belonged
to the Washburne estate, taken from Lin
coin county, n. c., by Thomas Sled, who
sold him in New Orleans. Also of my
da aughter Rhoda, who belonged to the
Washburne estate, sold to Mr.. Norris and
taken from Cleveland county, n. c. Any
information concerning the above, who are
my children, will be thankfully received,
through the Zion Advocate. by their anx-
ious mother, RACHEL WASHBURNE.
Rutherfordton, N. c.
Fully five. siXths of all the advertise
ments in the August number of the Zion
Church Advocate, from which the above
is taken, are Of this description. 1t would
be delight TO find one of these lost child
rem, and make the mourning Rachel glad
by bringing back to her her own once
more.