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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
This Summers g Lord " At Cane NAY.


The Baltimore American gives the
following account of the doings of a
sham English lord, who has been
making brief sensation at Cape May !:
"He registered. his name at one of
the hotels as Is Captain: r. Massey,
Royal Navy, England.' !, He. did not
care about notoriety, not he: but to
some casual acquaintance he mentioned
as If it were matter Of no concern
at oil, that the gentleman who owned
the supreme privilege of being Lis
father was also the Duke of Leeds. He
also :. incidentally informed these
amiable people that the British
Government was at present building a
magnificent iron .clad,, to the special
command OF which he was invited
and, moreover, that he has Just come
over: in his own yacht, which was lying
near by, and to an excursion upon
which he had generously invited all:
the best people, To be sure, he was
rather sha abby in: his dress; but that
was only an ecoentricity of nobleman,
and added to his Charming qualities.
sOt course he ationce became Che
social hero Of the day. The ineffable
distinction of an acquaintance with
his 1ordship, tho mere honor of touch
ing his gracious digits. and the further
blessing of gratifying his princely ap.
petite at their tables, we're eagerly
sought for by the first, circles of sea-
side! society. Nobody could refuse to
accommodate such q superb specimen Of !
British mobility, and pocket books
;nr,eroI7 a. lonno ,x1,au 10 ,von+,a = Fo,-
hundreds. He was. not disposed to
stapd upon his dignity, but since they
had discovered him they must shake
off oil restraint BY calling him plain
Massey He. did not desire TO- bel
liopized, but was compelled to accept
all the honors showered upon him. Sad
to say, he became exceedingly drunk
on more than one occasion, and if SUCH
little transgressions are not pardol,el
among the elite,' WHY where ii the use
of being a, nobleman, and how strict,
Tor heavens sake, are. we to, be with
these choice foreign exOticsl He might
not have contemplated such an exten-
sive acquaintanoeslip with the same:
chest people" when he first went
among them, but as they so GENEROUSLY
VOO1A AAAA w VA4OAA AOa3 ~ uC VUu1U uOt
refrain from. being equally, eociable,
and 30 "Lord Massey y had i pleasant
time of it for few days. .-
:: Then the crash camb. ..Hot1E
pf1etors are not opt to be so confiding,
as tuft hunters, and as my lord had
been living of their best, they thought
il was about time to .se6 the color Of
his money. But, alas alas his pock,,
cts were empty. Not q silver had he,
and his whole assets were confessed to,
be ono seedy suit of clothes, worn
out paper" collar, and an illimitablo
stock of lies. The yacht was q myth,
and its owner simply Francis Massey,
Who: as be said, had got drunk in
1.ivstpooL and been drunk ever since.
The best people were scandalized,
but they paid his hotel bill, in the
hope of siienoing sconda1; and he dis
appeared between two days Among
the, genial aud trusting people whose
company he enjoyed to his own profit
were several Baltimoreans, who, we
hope, will profit By, their~ experience"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Dsnbury Wittic1slials.

+ TIN work of Improvement goes
bgiskly. forward. Another post has
been set in the park fence.
A NAN who came to Danbury eight
years ago, worth nothing, II now the
owner of three dogs.
{, Az one time, Saturday, there were
five baldheaded men in one of our dry
goods stores, looking vacantly about,
and each enc thoughtfully rubbing his
bead with finger that had q thread
tied about it. ''7'' -',''-
re WHAr shall I give my boy to
make him. honored. and respected ~
writes an afecti0nate father. Educs.
ton and moral precepts were once 70
4ni1eda to >accomplish this purpose,
but q: diamond pin now covers the
ground. =
A LADY went to one of our dry goods
stores, on Monday, and bought five
cents worth. of thread Then she
picked up palm leaf, and comment
ing on the weather, and getting her
thread, walked off with both. The
merchant closed his store as early as
possible that evening, and taking his
aching head in his bands, sat down to
analyze the true value Of that transae-
tion,
A S1AwsoN woman unostentatiously
points to the fact that the funeral Of
her late husband cost but $50, which In
SIS less than the neighbors thought
she could do, and yet there is not one
Of them who can say that anything
was spared to make the occasion a sue.
cess, and one long to be remembered
by all. who participated.' ;.:,',s - :
An: aged couple of Wooster street are
very fond of checkers, and play quite
frequently. When he beats at the
game, she loses. her temper, and de-
clazes that she will not play again. It
vexes him to have her act so, but he
controls the irritation, and talks to her
about it. He tells her how wrong it is
,for, people at their age in life to be dis.
turbed by such trifies, and shows her
10 clearly the folly Of such 4 course
that she becomes ashamed Of her weak,
mess, and xotu1ns to the game and
plays it 80 well that she beats him.
Then he throws the checkers in one
direction and kicks the board in an
other, and says he will never play with
anybody who cheats 30 alhredly, and
stalks moodily to bed, and leaves her
to pick up the things. -.
THERE is 4 man on Franklin street,
who has been engaged in the past two
months in mighty effort to kill cat. ]
In that time that unfortunate animal
has explored tho bottom cf every sheet
aud stream of water within six miles Of
Danbury, has had an unintentio1al
taste Of the several new varieties Of
powder, and has got 20 itoao> tell in
the dark, without looking around, the
difference between q hall brick and. q
whole one. The man himself HASN'T
got g. whole piece 4et clothing In his
wardrobe, and has almost entirely lost
the use Of one leg from rheumatism,
contracted while drowning the cat, and
has more scratches on him than the
of four wives. His aged /
father says he will tak6' I clISir out in
the yard on 4 pleasant afternoon, and
will sit there for two hours at q time,
and look at that cat ana swear" =.
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."1he Duke 81 Edl.baFTh'. ] !:

T. The London ,oortiss5itpondett OF the
New York World. :in reterenop to: the
,aRPrpaehing marriage! Of the; Duke of
Edinburgh and the daughter OF the Czar,
says:n 1.-The Duke Of Edinburgh is,
OF all the royal princes, the one least
esteemed and the. one most disliked.:
You win hear, in clubs and in society,
most disgraceful and eludior0ts stories
about him. Many of these turn upon
the economical passion Of this yOuna
gentleman from his boyhood up. He
turned many an honest penny BY sell
ing photographs Of his royal mother,
upon which he Had persuaded her to
write her name, to his shipmates and
others, at ten: shillings and sixpenoe
osch. The: money thus received With
othexsums supplied to'him by his Low,
ing parent, he often, loaned out at
usur1ous interest to his young: COM
panions, taking precious good care to
exact principal and interest at the. ma
turity OF the debt. The thrift habits
thus acquired have not been laid aside
in later years, and to.dsy, this
prince of of the blood and future
son-in-law of the czar, is actually in
partnership with well-known money
lender of London. You can imagine
what disgust such facts as these, which
are widely known, inspire in the breasts
of the people who are now Represented
as thanking heaven on: their bended
nees, with 8 rateful hearts, for the
happiness of+our noble sailor prince. ,
Nor is this the worst Of it. The prince
has been . debauche. although his
eiuiso'es are said not to have been of q
mQre expensive kind, and il hrs been
with the utmost difficulty: that the
aversion of the Empress of Russia and
her daughter 70 this match has been
overcome. One of his latest amours
has been with notorious actress Of
opera boufe, woman whose ill-fame
is world: wide, and who long since lost
whatever personal charms she may
once have possessed. The story Of this
affair is too disgusting to repeat.
Grants habits in respect TO drink and
theft are bad enough, but Great Britain
is fir more dishdn6red in her royal
family. ~. =, AZ -. .;pst /. y2.-t.,.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
VOLUME M:lI' vi.

Friday to ahOOt prairie chickens, and wore
arrested and fined for violation of tho Kansas
game law. The affair caused great deal Of
oerrimont among the governors friends.
FIRE MARSHAL. WILLIAMS, Of Chicago, has
been removed by tho Mayor, for gross mis-
conduct.
Ar Detroit, three months ago, Mrs. COrnc
Illus Dwyer was bitten by . dog willie assist-
ing it in the capture of rat. Although the
wound was not dangerous one, Mrs. Dwycr's
nerves were affected so seriously by the oc-
-curreuoe and tho fear Of hyt'rophobia that,
after thrco months of the continual fear, she
became seriously III on "Wednesday last. FRI.
dav she manifested slight symptoms Of rabies
and was taken with an extraordinary fever,
from the effects OF which sho died on Satur-.
day.
Carmi. Ind. Eight deaths In twcnty-four
hours.
A. TxxAs horse thief Was shot and killed at
Okalons, Clarke county, Arkansas. on Thurs
III slAx.,. ya,an, I, ar.,on. who had
III sSsy Mn his unelss wlie, o being dis
covered 81 IS aneie ns hiding plaee on Lutl-s
.low ssrese, Nor York, shot 'himself and died
Instantly. Tie, vile threatened suicide, and
drew spialol. = Ia the scui lor IL possession
twas discharged, voundiug hstselt seriously.
j. A1AloE building ON Lewis street, In East
Doston, used Tor storage purposes and as :
bonded warehouse, was burned Thursday.
Loss over 100000.
ABOUT twenty OF tho employees OF tho Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road were Ar
rested Thursday. ior stealing goods passing
ever the me: i u
e" ABROAD.
A GREAT earthquake was felt at Valparaiso
July 9Th. The shocks were worse than those
OF 1887. A great deal Of damage was done to
many houses and churches though nothing to
be compared with tho last earthquake Of San
Salvador. Some fow lives havo been lost by
falling walls, and one lady died from fear.
In Santiago the shocks were revere, but no
great damage was done beyond the breaking
OF mirrors and rending Of some walls.s Bells
tollsd Of their own accord, ,and train was
stopped by large rocks thrown down on the
tAank
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I IiiSrt. E. !


"a Atvs.e.::-N' egy1n
They fly In the desolato Heaven.
Nor know where their food may be:
Yet God, who toedet6 tho raven.
He too shall care for thee,
.: -, >. - - !, = = u :! ~
They d0el n esevioas nasoo0kS
1a nests bu1t paelose!YS-vr
. Yet God, ~6O Wetehsth 4to.1pdrov,
He too shall watch for thee.
They shake in theWin on chilly
Unyjsitsd sl0peg by4hpsea;
Yet God, who hath clothed the lily,
He too hath clothes for thee.
"Why, therefore. are Ye fearful 7"
The wonderful Master saith;
For God doth:pity the fearful,
Dye OF little faith u
-:-:t@.;1 :: -ladepeadsaL
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

five r0Ona1, ,-s,. ,-s,.sssF.'s.e=se..-.e--
y ANEW fac-ssim,le5 q 81 fiTa tfaS IDS fbko of
Shakspeaze's Plays, saAase thei111spt
supervision Of NJ. Howard, 8tapntnp,
will be shortly issued. The lac -imile
is reproduction Of the 1ple6didttoly
in the library OF the Ead Of. E31aauap,
Mt Bridewater H0uoe, Supplemented,
where any pages Of that volume are DE-
fectivs, BY the hne. osPg ii thos0tsa.
vile library in the British Nupe41...
:THE- Chicago Tribune :has beeRp-
viewing the new Chicago Diirectosy.
It finds in it l88. .O7O aAaae4 fro61tAAfl5h
it reckoas that the: pepulatioaq qf Chi
cago iss~A65, ~. -Thasa- ere in il
snumerated 400 chprcheA, ~ .seheols,
colleges, and other institutions 81 learn
ing. 272 lodges and sef9aiie aDdAOs2
6wlths.:t .5o-rEc~. Z er7Eeg auha setr1i
:EDw1s Booru is tbisty-aiae5saesaA
Maggie Mitchell th1ty;1i1s. I.etas
twenty ylnine, L. p: Barrett tAittysnve
Frank. Chanftau :. inftysona, IJean:R
Ovens fifty-iour, John BeoaghaM 1fl1-
five, Lester Wallack fifty-three, BouGa-
cault fifty eight, Mr.. aChinifau Thirty
three, Miss NeilsQn thirty. Je4s Js14.
son forty-fve1 Agnas Ethsl thirty -one,
CLARA Norris thirty, f. - 9qteern
forty, WI. Florence, forty, John
Collins Seventy.hve, Ben dc :B6f NY.
eight 80 =. -. =s:s t:.:s.se - ,f..,ss
TIM balloonists .ars nnkiDg upge6
erally. Professor s. A.. King. informs
the Buffalo Press that he ID construct
| ing IN immense balloon, ~ith - capacity
of $4,000 cubic feet, in, :vhieh BE- Mi4l
ascend from that city about September
T. His experience de1nonstl1se Sl8A
steady current of air hon we'd - 66Dt
does not exist at any height; Fhile
under certain circumstances an sero-
naut might sail over the Atlantic and
land safely IN Europe, he scouts tho
idea that such . mode of transit u re-
liable over = large body Of Wates.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

ALL Berlin is said to be running to
soc the eUaldnee,ssche'a, Adrian Jeftl
chen and his little son Fetlor. from the
province of Kostroma, in Great Russia.
The fathers face, and it is said his
body too, is covered with hair as thick
as wild beasts, tho only visible fea-
ture Of his face being the tip of his
nose. The child is rather pretty with
little whiskers that look like the down
on u duckling. They have very few
teeth aud none in the upper jaw. +.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

The Ohio river has a remarkably
long face. It is twelve hundred miles
erom it's head to its mouth,
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used ulsa to be, and the night Of the quar-.
rel he got a cough that's tearing him
.ail to pieces; the doctors say,he cant
1;vo 1cnrr uohou -

used to be, and the night of the quar-.
rel he got a cough that's tearing him
.ail to pieces; the adoctors sat,he can't
live long, nohow."
Hell live long enough to make the
acquaintance of ropes end, reckon, -
said Groom, with y coarse laugh, "and
that's all I care about"
The brutal words and manner roased
the lurkingt devil in Joe Gorton' 3 heart.
He stammered out curse, inarticulate
for passion. Al ~. ,~:5' -. ~.
= .'Eh I" said. Groom, catching the
sound, but not the words, what's
that you say2" ....,.. =,
The boatman stopped rowing and
leaned forward tin he almost touched
Groom whore be sst.> '.''''s ~
: s'Juxtpnt yourreN In the old mans
place for minute, he beganxith an
e#ort, speaking quietly. y" Hpose there
was somebedysdgotlthe chance and the
y Xill LII f. ass1 get saat just A. you have
ID What are you driving aii IL al iip now yr III:
terfupted G-oom. 'sTheqe amt any
body, ID ,Iefnow of has got either
more luck Tor met" hs added Yith =
laugh. r.
"Ain't there Z" said the boatmap,
slowly. t'You talk about justice, Mr..
Groom" he, 1aeumed,- ':bpt it amt
justice you 've s6tS but 10 do1it's mur.
tdeF., You've. got the law or, your side
as - happens, but an The same as far
as, you're concerned, it's. murder-as
bad, for what ]. can see, as If some.
bod dy-as it might be me, ,"-saia. Joe !;
looking friendly hs,th> ptnPrass fac1
in the growing dusk, .smbm6Body With o
mQtiKe, no matter what, for;wanting to
1Srl Qe1ohJ &ettinnf ffd9 allyalone, Dis
It might be here, out Of sight or help.
should Just put You quietly ont of the
"eZEC.S 1~~ e,~sJ-C
Hey! dye mean to threaten met"
eaq Qtoom, sptingipg gtup:. :, ,Jast then,
the breaking gust struck sharp on the
boats side that left to her own guild.
ance bad drifted around. She, gave q
luFch and bound that sent Groom, who
in starting back, had lost his balance,
overheard like q shot. .s..~----- y
=. Joe stared for an instant af the
empty place opposite, hardly eompre-'
hending what had happened % quick.
y, then, sudden as the lightning dart.
ing Through the blue sky above him,
It dashed into his mind that there were
silence and safety, and through, no act
OF his. "Why not profit by the acci.
dentsa Why not, IN the mans own
spirit, in his very words, leave him to,
sink or awim,' as might be2'" But
Joe could no more be deceived by his
own, than by Others sophistries =.
voice with him cried, "1f you leave
this man to die, you are hismurderer!"
A great surge Of horror and 'remorse
for the thought that had been in his
heart seemed to sweep him away, and
before the second lightning bolt could
tear the cloud, he had thrown himself.
after Groom.
When the two rose together, the
boat was nowhere in sight. There was
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
open exdltatiOn in tho ruin he was

open oxultatiOn in tho ruin ho was
going to work. - -
!" I'm sorry for the. old man," he
said, after a pause, "and SO are most
folks about here. Wilson was known
for a bully, and, if Sawyer really done
it, twas that--that and the drink, for
when he's himself he wouldn't hurt q
wOrm.nn. .s,-ss
'fYoa'vc no. need to toll c,e what
John Sawyer il, ''ssiil the other shortly.
"I1nDv him before you wassborn, bo.
fore ever he came into these parts.
,."Wel], +" said the boatman, "you've
q queer notion of old acquaintance
sake then, that's ALL -. go
*1M give Him T. swing for old &c
4udiatancef sdke, IF + Van," replied
Groom, with q scowl ... &
Joe drew o quick breath, s5..
"Can you do that2" he said. j.
"That or q litter. I tell You, my
man, ! saw it done.", .,.,
"Yod saw Sawyer XIII Wilson 2" e.
claimed Joe. stopping short oon his
III saw hi him sitrike the blow, shat;kin.
ed him, aud that comes TO- pfegtt nigh
the same thing, I take it,
R.t .!.l how is i you've kspt, pack all
~" Well it's like this," -" said Groom,
who appeared to be in a moro commu-
NEGATIVE mood that q. while before.
The day ysOf the mprder-to begin 6t
the beginnidg ~ happened to be pass
ing through Milham, and stopped over
train there to see 2 man I had deal
|ings with. He, lived 8 little ont of
town, lonesome road, part of. the way
across some fields. I did my business
|:ahd started back again alone, laSI had
come. Halfway, or theraabouts, I
heard i kind 81 onssing and qaAl1eiing
in the next field-right close TO my eat
it sounded, only I couldn't see any
thing for the high hedge, 'What4,
up thinks !, 'mig ght as we'll take q
peep. Twas an uncommon fine even.
ing; moonlight you could almost see
TO- Fesd by, and / knew 6awyeras soon
as I SGT eYes On him. Hi9 hc> wss
turned 61sctly .to me, and ugly enough
it looked then. The next minute Isaw
him strike out, and the other man went
down like q log" -
"And you let him lay Z" interrupted
1oe. ID, ,txcitenent AYbQ hover called
foF=help; nor 'hothingi" <~~s' -:
"What for 2" said Groom, careless
~. II thought twas drunken quar-.
rel knew what Sawyer was-and I
left them to settae it. between them
selves. I had to look sharp for the
noxt train,- so e hhffied back to the
hotel, and none too soon either. I
never thought again about the matter,
till the other day happened to hear
that John Sawyer was going to be tried
for murder, and taking this way and
that, I found the time and the gen'ral
circumstances agreed with that evening
80. then, / knew had seen the thing
DONE" ~~.
Groom paused moment, and when
he resumed it was in an abstracted
tnnQ
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
From App'.son. journal.
JOE a0RfON's PASSENGER.

Tho day was drawing toward it,
close ahill and raw Lake Villae,
was almost always gusty, but just nov
the wind was having it's own way NOR;
than usual, and any passer through th,
long, bleak street, lhappened to elanc,
in at the window of tho little water
side tavern, might we'll have beer
tempted BY the bright fire and 8ooG
company inside the bar. c}4
They wero the usual, afternoon
loaiers, with the exception of one
small, wiry-l0oking mnn,sza stranger,
who had stopped Is take "a glass oj
something hot, and who; at The mo-
ment was evidently, the centre of the
general interest. [. !
"But WHAT'S it YOU know anyhow,
strangerin asked one .of the group.
"Come, now, among fliends."
Never $you mind, answered the
man Addressed, ~ know enough tc
shqtup hnsawyer : pretty spell, il
not to make him, swing. and t know
how to tell it when the right time
comes; don't you be afraid for that.
The days getting on" he added,
abruptly, rising and turning toward
the window, "and your duck pond
there don't look oyer agreeable lust
now. Who's q good b0atman here.
abouts for if I'm split, Ican't swim. y
"Joe Gorton's your man." was the
answer; "he couldn't tip over if be
tried, couldn't joe" '* 5-':'''
"Why don't You wmt till tomorrow,
stranger, if you're afeared O. the wealth.
er.f: and them clouds over there do
look kinder pesky," said the landlord
of the Lakeside House, turning prac-
tical eye on the gray mingling outlines
of the lake and sky.
well. fack ia y said tho othor ssT,x,
National Republican., 1873-04-07
VIRGINIA.

Virginia will choose Governor aud Legis-
ture next November. Upon the Legislature
then elected will dcvolvo the choice Of q
United States Senator to succeed Hon. John
=. Lewis for elk years, from March 4, 1875.
The present Legislature Is largely Demo-
cratic, and has cndeayored so 10 shape lis &C.
tion as to pcrpetuaic its power. The State
has been most skillfully gcrrymandercd In
the interest VI The Democrats, both In State
and Congressional districts; but notwith.
standing all this the Republicans elected four
uf the nine Representatives in Congress, and
savo the State vote to Grant by over two
thousand, and they arc perfectly confident
that by harmonious and united action they
may net only elect the Governor next fall,
but carry tho Legislature also.
The Republican State committee will con-
Nonc In Richmond this week and agree upon
call for the State convention to nominate
candidates for Governor and State officers,
The best Of feeling prevails and an abiding
faith that success will reward energy and
prudence.
The Virginia Republican association Of
this District opens the campaign tonight at
Onion League hall with commendablc zeal.
Addresses arc expected from Ex-Governor
Wells, Hon. L. II. Chandler, and others Of
most eloquent and effective campalgners In
the State. These gentlemen arc fully &c.
quainted with the history Of Virginia polite.
slnce the war, much Of which they have
themselves made. Let them have full aud
attentive audience.