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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
The Bird Of Minerva.

A certain owl, relates the KINGS
County IL. ~ Rural, built her nest in
q tree adjoining the Reformed Church
at Flatlands, and was tenderly caring
for her young brood, when on an I'M
lucky day, few weeks since, some
mischievous boy discovered the nest,
and cruelty robbed it of its young.
The mother owl, being much grieved
thereat, determined to revenge herself
by assaulting the whole community.
She evidently believed that commun-
ity which would permit one of it's
members to perform such an outrage
GUS act, and then suffer the offender to
60 unpunisl,ed, deserved nothing less
than determination, and accordingly
made it her daily practice, at twilight,
to assault every passcr.by; and should
she chance to venture into another part
of tho town, would there attack the
defenceless residents. Although no
eyes were lost, and no serious damage
done, yet there was no telling what
might happen; and the people began
to be somewhat terrified. School chill
dren seemed to talk only of the fierce
owl, aud few dared to venture out in
the evening, lest the owl would deprive
them of their vision. For two long
weeks the reign of terror continued,
until finally some Of the bravo young
men of the town resolved to take up
arms and kill the dreaded foe. On the
first night Mrs. Owl tainted her enc
mics by darting Mt their heads ut a
lightning speed, in.lenting their hats
and then hiding amid the dense foliage
If some neighboring tree. But on the
second evening skilful shot, fred by
Mr.. Joshua Stafford, brought her to
the ground, and the community was at
last relieved of it's great anxiety,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
A Novel Lottery,

The directors OF the Dublin Ircland)
Tramway Company hive become very
suspicious Of their conductors, and
have been trying to circumvent them.
At first each conductor was given a
strip of tickets, and he was to give one
ticket to each passenger, who was then
to tear it up. The conductors receipts
were to correspond with his ticket
strips. But people hated the company
worse than the conductor, and would
not tear up the tickets; the conductor
would use them over again, and thus
his income wss kept up: But, nov,
tho remedy is reached. Every ticket.
like tho hairs of our head, is number:
Ell, but the number is printed oh T.;
and ut the end OF each month the COM
pany has a grand lottery with 800
prizes, ranging from ten pounds to one
shilling. Each ticket has IL chance in
the drawing. Nobody throws away
his ticket now; every passenger is too
busy looking after his interests. Per
sons of nobility travel incognito in the
cars, for the sake Of Il chance In The
lottery, and the affairs of the company
are unprccclentc,lly prosperous. The
plan is soon to he initiated in England.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
MACREADY.
How lie Got Ilints.. If Cl fs,s. - l.

How lie Got Himself u, for - Lear"
The following anccdote of the great
tragedlaD: Macreadv, came from q
theatre attache, and is probably as
reliable as the most of them Mac
ready used every agency "that God
and Nature put in his power to make
his acting tell. He neglected no aid
of light and shade; no study of posi-.
ton no minute attention to detail :
indeed, no artiice whatever that would
heighten effect. The storm scene in
" Lear was one of his most powerful
representations. An old man, totterine
and exhausted, raving at the elements,
and defying thunder, lightning, and
hail, is touching spectacle. 10 get
himself up in style for this scene, he
employed strong and muscular friend
to spend few moments in shaking
him vigorously, first right and then
left, then forward and back, as a dog
shakes rag, till his hair was every
which way, and his general condition
so mixed up that; when the muscular
man gave him the final shove: on the
stage, he was the very picture of q
Keeling, WORKOUT, and Qsed.up old
man, and. as he vented his rage on the
stormy forces of nature, the impress
sio2 was tremendous. One night the
stout party was somewhat late, and,
fearing that he would be behindhand
in his part as shaker, +" rushed in hur-
riedly to what he supposed was the
right place, and, seeing an elderly
looking man, with long, white hair,
peering round as though he expected
somebody, he went for and shook him;
shook him powerfully, shook him to
make up for lost time shook the
'daylights out of him, and then flung
him headlong on the stage. The pit
saw it in a moment, and they hooted
az only the pit Of the old days could
boot. The victim, scared almost to
death, skunk back to private life, and
the stout party didn't quite take in
the situation till the outraged Lear,
indulging IN q tall kind of rhetoric not
found in Shakespeare, impressed on
him that he had manipulated the
wrong man.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
VOLUME vi.
Abroad.

Abroad.
NANCY aud Belfort We're evacuated by the
German troops, who burned all tho goods
which could not be carried away. The inhab-
itants Oisb.,ttl cities remained in their houses
while the Germans were leaving,
CARLlsrs set fire to the town Of Scnillc,
Spain. petroleum being freely nsod:*
REPUBLICANS in England are holding meet
ings TO protest against the increase Of annuity
to the Duke of EdinGburgh.
The Pope received number OF newly nom
inated bishops on Monday. In his address he
urged them to defend zealously the rights OF
the Church. Referring to tho conflict Of the
ecclesiastical authorities in Brazil with Free
Masonry, he said Free Masons were liable to
recommendation the same as the mel bers OF
other secret societies, notwithstanding the
charita able objects OF their organization.
! TIE insurrectionin Seville, Spain, has been
suppressed. Don Carlos has entefcd Biscay.
4 body OF. seven. hundred insurgents from
OarthAgena surprised tho garrison. ct Onihu.
4. ID o. Rb,ssaS ses4ltr,ats, oastaend that,
tesns;aad are now oa thSeity Of
4es&tes s-a.ss ;f,ss, q + 81 sssstx:..
snow' dehnitely announced that tho
treaty u peace between Russia and Khiva has
been rsigned. The Khivans agree to ply an
indemnity 81 a.0oo 900 sroubles, about Il $780,
600 Of American money, and the Russian
troops win continue to occupy The country
until this sum is paid !; but the Cslr promises
% preserve the Independence Of the Khauate.
A feature OF the treaty that has not been pre-
viously announced Is the taking Of a strip Of
land from the conquered nation to bestow on
Bokhara, in return for services rendered to
tho invading army.
WEATHER throughout England is favorable
to crops. Thermometer IS.
AT Vittoria, Spain, there are 1000 Kepubli-
can troops in complete state OF den,oraliza-
ton and disorganization. Several of the
municipal officers have been murdered by
soldiers.
TIE Republican troops at Ciranein, Spain,
surrendered to the Carlists on condition tina,
their lives be spared. In spite Of tho terms OF
surrender, the Carlists shot number Of them
after they had delivered mp their arms.
An account Of the naval insurrect;on at
Carthagena says tho vessels captured by the
Carlists include some Of the finest in the
Spanish navy.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

BY PAUL H. HAYNE.


Outlines, in this cola worldan blind,
Bret rlimpses dawn Of What nighfbc-
If thought and feeling, flowing free,
Urged heart to heart and mind to mind
If, scorMng dull conventions law
And deaf to wiles Of baser> things,
Our spirits rose and plul0cd their wings
For realms OF love and realms ofawe;i
The weary path, the beaten Foend-,-
Wherein our souls are bowed 70 dast5
Would VANISH iR- celestial trust,
And discord change to golden sound.
Such the fair mood which, round - shed,
Ogentle triendl on ycstefnieht,
A radiance which 0utsb0ne the light
OF all the solemn stars O'erhcad.
We touched on thsefaea men frey brook,
Though-gr&adsanlhe sb Ion age to age
Aud glanced at many q mystic page
OF Gods aud Natures mighty book;
Till, in your deapsag0, raisea shove,
saw a yesrniDg passion rise, :. .
Az If beyond the molrnful skiess
They sought the answering eyes ofloyes,
,-Iadependenl.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

The Law Of Death.
DY JOHN HAY.

The song OF Kilvary. Tho fairest she
| In all tho land Of Savatthi.
She had one child, rs sweet aud gay
! And dear to hcr a. tho light Of day
She was so'yOung, and ho so fair,
The same bright eyes and tho same da,k hair
To soc them by tho blossomy way,
They seemed two children ut their play.
There came dc.tl,-tlart from the sky.
K,lvany saw her darling die.
The gl,mmering shade bis eyes invades,
Out Of his check tho red bloom fades;
His warm heart feels the icy chill.
The round limbs shutlder and are still.
And yet Kivany held him fast
Long after Iifes last pulse was past,
As il hor kisses could restore
Tho smile gone out fOrevermore.
But whom she saw her child was dead
She scattered ashes ON her head.
And seized the small corpse. psIe and ewneet
And rushing wildly through tho street,
She sobbinG foil At Buddha's feet.
!. Master ! all belpfpli help ME now,
Here at thy feet I hnmbly bow;
She sroveled On Tie m.r lsip d &o now
md Hsscd tho ds&l' child DER and o'er..tt. H.
Aud suddenly upon che" dir -,
There fell the answer to her prayer: -!
Bring me tonight Lotus iied
With thread from house whore none hal
died."
She rose, and laughed with thankful Joy,
Sure that the god would save tho boy.
She found Lotus by the stream;
Shc plucked it from its MONDAY dream,
And then from door to door sho Jared.
To ask what house by death was spared.
Her heart grew cold to $50 the ewes
OF all dlate with slow surprise:
Kilvany, thou hast lost thy head;
Nothing can help child that's dead.
There stands not by tho Ganees' side
A house where none hath ever died"
Thus through the long and weary day,
From every door she bore away
Within her heart, and on her arm,
heavier load, . deeper harm.
By gates Of gold and ivory,
By waited huts of poverty,
The same refrain heard poor Kllvany,
The Aoing are feU-the dead arc many.
The evening came, 80 still and feet,
And overlook her hurrying foot,
And, hcartsick, by the sacred fame
She fell, and prayed the god again.
She sobbed and boat her bursting breast:
" All thou has Knocked me Mighticst!
Lo! have wandered far and wide
There stands no house where none haiti
died."
And Buddha answered. in = tono
Soft as flute at twilight blown,
But grand as heaven and strong Is death
To him who hears with ears Of faith
s'Child, thou art answered! Murmur not
Bow, and accept the common lot"
Kilvany heard with reverence meet.
And laid her child at Bnddhs's feet.
-S7ibne,'s for august.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Reunion IT the Fillmore Family.

A reunion Of the Fillmore family was
held ut the residence of Calvin L Fill.
more, in the township OF Scio, Mich,
on the 18th inst. OF the family five
are now living and were present, viz:
Olive a. johnson, aged seventy-five
years, living in Scio Willard Fillmore.
aged seventy three years, residing in
Buffalo, New York !; Cyrus Fillmore,
aged seventy-one, living at Orland'
Ind; Calvin T. Fillmore, aged sixty.
three years, and Julia Harris, aged
si1ty-one years, recently from Califor-
MIA. The ladies' are both widows, and
oil have families. The Ann Arbor Reg
lister says all were IN good health, hale
and hearty, and to all appearances bade
fair to yet see many years of enjoyment
and happiness. Besides the above
there were present eight or ten others,
and the gathering rs family around
the festive board was an occasion 81
JOY and happiness, not wholly un-
mingled with sad memories.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

WESTON, the almost forgotten walk
list, energies from obscurity with ~,
offer to walk ut agricultural fairs, this
fall, for $50 an hour.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

For the first coating of the Graphic
balloon over 800 gallons of varni ali
were consumed, md about fifty lrushes
used up.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
What Love Is.

That alteration which a young man
gives to woman whom he feels to be
greater and better than himself, 10
hardly distinguishable from religious
feeling. What deep and worthy love
is not so2 whether of woman or child,
or art or music. Our caresses, our
tender words, our still nature under
the influence of autumn sunsets, or
pillared vitas, or calm, majestic statues,
or Beethoven symphonies, all bring
with them the consciousness that they
are mere waves and ripples in an I'M
fathomable ocean of love and beauty
our emotion in its keenest moment
passes from expression into silence;
our love, at its highest foods rushes
beyond it's object, and loses itself in
the sense of divine mystery. Is it any
weakness, pray, to be wrought on by
exquisite music ITO feel it's Wondrous
harmonies searching the subtlest wind
ings of your soul, the delicate tibres
of life where no memory can penetrate,
and binding together your whole being.
past and present, in one unspeakable
vibration melting you in one moment
with all the tenderness, all the love
th"' mas been scattered through the toll
some years, concerning in one emotion
of heroic courage or resignation all the
Observation-Disclosures of self-renouncing
sympathy, blending your present Joy
with your past sorrow, and your pres
ent sorrow with all your past ioy2 If
not, then neither is it weakness to
be so wrought upon by the exquisite
curves of woman's cheek and neck
and arms, by the liquid depths of her
pout of her lips. For the beauty of a
one say more? Beauty has an express
sion beyond and fur above the one
wonan's soul that it clothes, as the
words Of genius have a wider meaning
than the thought that prompted them;
it is more than woman's 1--we that
moves lis i'll a woman's eyes-it seems
to be far-off mighty love that has
come near to us, and made speech
for itself there : the rounded neck, The
dlmpled arm. move IFS by something
mora than their prettiness-by their
close kinship with all we have known
of tenderness and peace. The noblest
expression in beauty lit is needless to
say that there are gentlemen with whis-
kcrs dyed and undycd, who see none
of it whatever,) and for this reason,
the noblest nature is often the most
blinded to the character OF the one
woman's soul that the beauty clothes.
| Whence, I fear the tragedy of human,
life is likely to continue for long time
to come, in spite Of mental philosoph.
ers, who are ready with the best re.
ceipts for avoiding all mistakes Of the
kind. -,t'eorgc. Eti0t. j.. =:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

THERE is fresh revival of the gold
mining interest in Lisbon, Me-, and
Philadelphia company now ut work
there are reported getting yield OF
$S5 per ton, atfording a profit of $50
per ton.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

CoLoRADo TERRITORY is big enough
to make thrice! states as large Us
Massachusetts,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

Mn. BAILEY, of the Danbury News,
says the females he saw on the plains,
looked like IN eastern woman who had
II large family, small wages, some debt,
aud a cold on her lungs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

Tho morning after my arrival Mt the
" Red Dragon" I found myself in bed,
strapped down: The people of the inn
told me that had been mad tho night
before. and had fought a battle royal
with every article of furniture in The
room. I knew better, of course; but
kept my own counsel. could have
told them that I had conquered not
only DE Trcmcns himself, but also his
awful Cost. Pnwt's Magazine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
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Humorous.

A"s~ - $40 ~ -
Humorous.
A NAN much a1dictedt6 snoring re.
marked tt, his bedfen0W2 the morn
ing that he slept like atop. II know
it," said the other, Like humming-
top" ..-~* 1885,. .s~
"MY ;son, sad 3o&6@,a mother,
"you should not use the word blsck.
use a place e 81 4; ma s.1S s sys Use
use" African Ssntihel, Z my dear"
"A rHEATR1cA1- ,aAnAaene M1sa las a
nice little place in the, c9pntEy, has
put up on his garden fence since the
cherries ripened, . sign beard; ssaiassg,
Free list absolutely suspsnQs9.oo ~
. TIE editor Of the San Diego WQxld
records that he 'sstook home md eat
turn1p meash,ihges~e' fest foar.hsshes
in cireumt'rsnceo sed weighing il.sY oyer
nine pounds" x.
is chopped of If they catch 1i1u:-s All
sorts Of wickedaess sste cuxed in Persia
BY the Shah's little Ratchet.
A GENTLE parent At Gfeencastle, md,
lately broke the; arm Of hiksspen.year
old boy With club, because he.tqok q
piece of candy without leave and di-
vided it with bis baby .broeher::'1 u
"WHAr's the date Of your :bnstlaa"
was what IN anxious papa in Coblesill
asked his well-dressed daughter, after
searching for the htest copy of This
paper. - .:.i:> g.. :, ~:.Ixx
A VERMONT paper says "A ;4opng lady
from the country called at a book store
the other day and azked for sc = deck
Of them new Postal-keerds-doulle
headers"
IT is considered . big thing in Sara
toga to have cold fried potatoes;fo
lunch, or "munch," ~ il 10 elenp1y
called there. Moreover, they sip
champagne with them. and expect TO
get home alive: 49, -. rz7bsif,
A DEsPA1RrNa American, in Strasburg
recently exclaimed, "Dont ask me TO
caa o:~h$o M TX. - n 1fSSt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07


''c former place, all Of whom were well last
lr"'ay' only two remain tn bury the dead.
Inc disease also prevails in other towns near
by.
DEATHS in Chicago, last week, 1,123- an in.
crease OF 1O7 over the prcceG ing week.
Two young men named Fhzhueh were
1owned Monday, while swimming. at Ant.
wrrp, Ohio.
Two brothers named Conovcrs we're drowned
at Long Branch on Saturday.
Benz RATHBuN, whose for8erics in New
York State made b,m so notorious 80 years
ago. died in New York city, on Monday, aged
cighty.two.
lie funded antlbo nded debt OF the Ditstri
OF Columbia, including those Of the late cor
p'ra'lons, amounts to 50, 336, 891.
CHOLERA deaths at Cincinnati, Monday,
three. The disease is spreading through the
interior Of Indiana.
MCMAHON, OF Rutland, won tho interna-
t''nal wrestling match with Copeland, of Can
da, on Tuesday.
NORWEGIAN named OsmoEIl was run over
by train near Madison, Wis.,, and killed.
while sleeping on railroad track in an intoxi,
Gated condition.
COLLISION between two passenger trains
on the Niagara Falls brancl, Of the Erie Rail.
road and the Buffalo, New York aud Philadel.
pima Railroad, Tuesday evening, ut Clinton
street crossing, about two miles out OF Buffa.
10. caused the fatal injury OF Mr.. Doolcy. oil
EImra, and Mrs. Pierce. OF Buffalo, while tel
VI twelve others were more or less severed,
hurt.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-26
rS-LhDIEs TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE
The Real Velpau Female Pills,
Warranted French.

These Pills, so celebrated many years ago in
Parj. fur lhc relief oF female Irregularities, and #
forwards for their criminal employment In the prac-
tce abortion, are offered for sale for the hr~J
time in America. They have been kept Ia COMPARE
tive oD-curry from the Fac, lhaI The originator pr.
Epluau l. physician IN Pari-. OF great wealth. and
has -IrtCl conscientious principles and has withheld
them from general use lest they should Nc employed
Tor unlawful purpuse-.
iuOvercoming Female Dh-fruc ,iOus, Falling Of the
Womb. Whites Green Sickness. Suppression. Re
tentioO. or immoderste Flow OF the Monthly Dis
charges Nervous and Spinal Affections, Pains in the
Back and Limbs Fatigue slight gXe.tiOu, Palpita-
uou OF the Heart Mysteries. &c. and will affect q
when all other have failed and, although
powerful remedy, do not contain caiomei, auttmn-
ny. or anything hurtfui 70 the constitution.
To married ladies and yuuuE girls who have new r
been regulated, they arc peculiarly suited. They
will, in a short me, bring on the monthly period
with regularly
CAUTION Married Iadiss should never take the IA
whcu there Il any reason TO believe tlemsglvc- prey
uaut for they wilt be 10 produce miscarriage.
Ladies' eau procure a box sealed from the ewes OF
IN, curious, BY enclosing dollar and SIX postage
stamps to VI. w AACUMBER. General Agent for
United states and Canadas al Albany. y. y, or any
/ authorized agent
?. S.-Consultat0u by mail on all diseases Of a
Prirlts Nature in both sexes, and will supply IqgL
Abla Remedies securely packed from observation
Further Information forwarded on receipt Of two
, stamps for return postage. Address as above.
5-2ldwly
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-26
MOFFATs LIFE PILLS
aud
PHHNIN RITTERS.

The most Successful Medicines
in the world.
Established i'm 1885, by one Of
our Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throughout North
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pleasing results than any other
Medicine in cases of diseased
Liver, Blood, or Skin, IndiSes-
ton, COStiveness, Bilious Com
plants, rheumatism, and Fever
and Ague.
Thousands of certificates are
in our possession, giving detailed
accounts OfperfectCU RESetfect-
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They regulate the System, and
put all the functions of the body
in a healthy condition.
Il Sold by Druggists everywhere
]. T. Rowland, Proprietor s. Liberty
Street New York
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-26
GILMAN! GILMAN!

Pages Climax SalYe, a Family
blessing for - cents.
1t heals without scar. No
family should he without it.
We warrant il tOCure Scr0fula
Sores, Salt Rheum. ChilblaimS,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and SprainS.
1t has been used over twenty
years. without one failure.
ut has 10 parallel-haying per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. II is a compound Of
Arnica, with many other EX-
tracts and Balsams, and put up
in larger boxes for the same
price than any other Ointment.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-26

When there is no lung disease and only Liver
complaint and Dyspepsia, Sehenks seaweed Tonic
and Mandrake Pills sufficient, without the Phi
mone syrup. Take the Mandrake Pills freely in all
bilious complaints, as they are perfectly harmless.
Dr. schenck, who has enjoyed uninterrupted health
Tor many years past, and now weighs 225 pounds
was wasted away to a mere skeleton, in the very
last stage OF Pulmonary Consumption, his physicians
having pronounced his case hopeless and abandoned
MN to his fate. He was cured by the aforesaid med
icines' and since his recovery many thousands sim
marry aficted have used his preparations with the
same remarkable success. Full directions accompa
ny each making it not absolutely necessary to DER
sonAlly see Dr. schenck, unless patients wish their
lungs examined.