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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
NUMBER IL:
ANOTHER BORGiA.

A Woman Living In sfoancqua, Ma.
con County, H., Peisenx. ssx ei liz,
Rclaltvcs and Prepares q Portion fo1
her son-Sho Takes tho dose llersclG
by Mistake, and Thereby Ends llcs
Career. :. 49,,
y, Last September, q Mr.. "A. w. Drake.
an honest and most estimable farmer,
living near Moamequa, died suddenly,
and under circumstances indicative OF
foul play. His stomach was sent ta
st. Louis for analysis, as was also a
bottle of4vinegar bitters which he had
been taking few days previous to his
death. Both are now extant, Int, from
some unexplained cause, tho snal1aia
was never made. At the time; Of Mr..
Drak ke's death his mother-iu law; Mn.
York, was keeping house for him, uud
toward her suspicious g1ances were
cast as the perpetrator of the foul
deed, although circumstances were
not strong enough to- warrant hel
arrest. A few days since she was
taken violentl = i'll at tho residence o1
her SOP, in Kansas, whittier she had
gone soon after the death of her son in.
law, Mr. Drake. A physician was
summoned, who iHamedistely detected
poison, and told her she could survive
but few hours at the most. Facing
inevitable death, she made q confes.
sion which exposed to the world 1 fiend
incarnate. She confessed to having
poisoned her husband in 1855; Mrs. A.
W. Drake, her own daughter; two
children of AsW. Drake, her grand.
children the wife of E. B. Drake, for.
merly Of Decatur, Ill.,, and in Septem.
ber A. w. Drake. She then went to
her sons in Kansas, and short time
ago made mixture of poison to nd:
minister to him ON the first opportunity
Feeling unwell > day or two afterwards
she went after some medicine to tA4
cupboard, and by mistake took tn
fatal dose prepared for her son, which
resulted in her own death. T.
Thus passed from this life by hel
hand a husband, two daughters, son
in:law, two grand children, and her.
self, while she attempted to poison
her own son, who had offered her 9
home for the remainder of her life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

IA rEEToTAl orator recently delivered
himself as follows: 'sNow. bows. Il
you want to be- generous and trect
each other, why not select some other
place beside the 1iquor-shop2 Sup
pose, as you 60 past the post-office,
you say, i say, my dear fellow, come
IN and take some stamps These
Stamps will cost you no moro than
drinks all round. Or go the hahcr-
s slasher's g, e and say, Boys, come in and
TAKE o box OF coHars.' Walk up to q
grocer's, free and generous, and say,
What kind OF coffee will you have e
Why not treat to groceries by the
pound as well as liquor by the glass z
Or take your comrades to q outler's,
and say, IN stand a good pocket.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
The Murder at Thorndyke, Ne.


The telegraph furnishes the follow
ing particulars of the murder at Thorn
dyke, Maine, briefly announced on
Monday:
Jno. Gordon, q man 20 years old,
had recently conveyed TO hisson Almon
his farm, which was worth 1000 tax.
ing back a mortgage for life for the
support of himself and wife. The
other son, John F., was dissatisfied
with the arrangement and probably
thought by the death of his brother
and family the property would fall
to him. This is. the only motive thus
fur assigned. At the time of the
murder the, old people were. absent
on visit The inmates of the house
were the murdered man, Almon NJ,
aged twenty five: Emma, his wife,
aged twenty.two; their children, Ira
B., aged six; little girl, aged seveh-
teen months; o niece aged nine; John,
aged seven; the brother and the hired
man. About 8, A. NJ, the latter was
awakened by the shrieks of the little
boy, and he Immediately discovered
that tho house was on fire. He
alarmed the neighbors and the flames
we're extinguished without much
damage.
The bodies of father, mother and
infant, who occupied the same bed,
were soon found, lnangled and soorched
as to be hardly recognizable. The lit
tie boy, who slept in q crib in the same
room, was severely wounded, but may
! roonvor T1,o h1oc.7v .1o1<1 xvnu owl ont
ly committed with an axe which wat
found on the premises. The wounds
of the murdered persons were inflicted
upon the head, and must have caused
instant death. The brother John, who
was arrested on suspicion, is % year,
old, a farm laborer, and unmarried
He maintains sullen indifference, re
flslng to answer any questions, bu
saying that at the proper time he will
defend himself.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

THE Detroit Free Press says: "a
farmer went ont Of store in that city
the other day, leaving his dog behind,
and the clerks got IN oyster can and q
string and thought they would have a
little fun. The dog smclt snuff, and
after taking mutton, chop out Of one
young mems leg went through ten
dQllar pane of glass with extraordinary
facility. The clerks figure: -Four
clerks into ten dollars worth of glass,
twenty shillings each.'"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
LacoA,

In recent article in Hearth and
Home, s. Dodge, writing of laces, says
there are certain peculiar conditions
necessary to the production of perfect
lace. The are, first, the quality of
thread; second, the abundance Of f.
male labor; and third the Roman
CATHOLIC religion: Belgium, better
than all other European countries,
possesses the three. Her thread has
not, and never had, rival; her: peas.
ant girls, red-cheeked pictures of per.
feet health, are proverbially indus
trious and the greater number of her
upper and lower classes are Catholicsf
In the vestries of the old churches O.
Flemish land there is q wealth of lace
upon sacerdotal vestments that is be-
yond estimate It has been collecting
ever since lsabella's days; was wrought
as q labor of love by nuns and other
holy ladies', and appears upon the
gorgeous apparel of ecclesiastical dig
nitaries on great: days of the Church.
But in all the world there is no such
a collection of every description of lace
as ut the Vatican. From France aud
England, from Spain, Portugal, Austria,
ard Italy, point d'Espagne, and point
Alencon, Valenciennes, and Honiton,
Brussels, Genoese, Argentan,- and one
knows not what, have been coming as
gifts to the Church these five hundred
years. There are twelve large rooms
used exclusively as wardrobes for laces
in the Papal Palace.
Though great deal:of old lace has
come down in families and in ecclesias.
tical establishments, and though lace,
as an heir loom, is guarded as watch.
fully as diamonds, no doubt much has
been lost. 1t has been the fashion al
times, in different parts of the world,
to bury the dead of distinguished
families in their lace. This was par:
ticUlarly the case ut Corfu. To this
day, there are to be found in shops
these specimens Of antique lace of efe.
giant workmanship, conspicuous for
darkness of color and sepuIchral smell.
A good lace. maker in England gains
shilling day and her dinner, work.
ting ten hours steadily. In Belgium
the girls work an hour longer, and
their average receipts are five francs q
week and board. In France the worl
is done by the piece. But it is an ,un.
healthful and uncertain industry, sub
ject to great vicissitudes, dependent on
the fckleness of fashion, exacting in
it's demands, and making such requi
sitions often upon the nervous system
and the eyes as TO invite both paralysi,
ard blindness. In olden times il
often suffered from sumptuary laws
made almost invariably. on account'o
the jealousy of the highborn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
it was reached, including former New
York favorite, the Saturday Review
on:1.

ottNss
One can reach the, Alexandria Palace
by rail from almost any part. Special
train ran on Saturday from M00rgate
street to Kings Cross, and thence to
the Alexandria Palace. It may deserve
notice that, if you take the train at
Harrington street, yOu are on the left
or rear side of tho Metropolitan Rail.
way, and when you arrive at Kings
Gross you are on the right side. You
must, therefore, have crossed the line,
and, in fact, you do so, close to the
Kings Cross Station. The newspapers
inform us how much those lost who
were not present at the Alexandria
Palace on Monday, on which day, az
the Guide says, ''the poor man can
participate in all the enjoyments the
Palace affords for sixpenoe." We
down to Muswefl Hill in
large numbers on Monday, although, it
could not be expected that the attend
ance would equal that which witnessed
the " Inauguration of this new palace
OF reereative amusement" We are, of
course, glad to hear that the poor man
can see for sixpence q ballet which
competent authority pronounces to he
at once charming and correct. It was
gratifying to observe so many little
spectators waiting patiently for the up
rising of the crimson curtain, behind
which lurked fairy-like creatures, and
green-hued Tritons. At three O'Clock
punctually, the curtain rises upon the
first tableau Of "Azurine: or the spirit
OF the Waters" This ballet has q plot
which, although slight, is said to be
interesting, and it may he described BY
writer's capable. of handling such high
themes. We shall not assume
task for which we feel our
selves incompetent, and besides,
we labor under an impression
that the plots of all ballets are alike.
When the piece opens, 'supon a beauti-
tul Styrian seashore scene," we should
dread the access of an uncomfortable
desire either to test the quality of the
refreshments ut the Palace, or to con-
template the view of London from
Muswell Hill. We are given to under.
stand that Mile. Rita Sam CALI rep
resents the love, hope, Joy, despair, and
other suitable emotions Of the spirit Of
the waters in style which has not
been seen since Taglion, ceased to hold
all mankind her slaves. The scenery
is described in detail. There were
"caverns of the sea" fitted and
furnished in the highest style. In fact,
the whole thing was admirable, and the
wonder Of wonders is that it should
have been seen for six pence.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
A LOST PATIENT.


N1Se Oh AMo0fO310s
A foreign scientific periodical re-
latcs this suggestive story:
Eome time since u lady called upon O
celebrated ocullst in order to consult
him on account of her eyes, complain
ing their power: of vision had If late
considerably diminished. At a glance
the doctor saw that she was a lady Of
rank and wealth. He looked at her
eyes, shook his head, and thought the
treatment would require much time, as
there was reason TO fear amaurosis in
her case. He must advise her. first
of all, that as she. had informed him
she was residing Considerable dis
tance in the country; she must move
into the city at once, and thus enable
him to see her frequently, if possible
daily.
The lady then rented an elegant
mansion, moved into the city, and the
lphysician was punctual in his attend
ance. He prescribed this and that, and
thus days run into weeks, and weeks
into months. The cure, however, was
still coming. The physician tried to
console her: ',
One cay the patent hit upon a
curious scheme, and she waited not
long to carry it into effect.
" She procured for herself q very poor
and old attire, put hood of tremend-
GUS size upon her head, took on old
umbrella and market basket in her
hand, and in these habihments she
| visited her physician, selecting for the
purpose very rainy day. She had SO
we'll succeeded in distorting and dis.
guisiDg herself that the eye even of q
lover could scarcely have recognized
her. She was obliged to wait long
time in the ante-room of her ph hysician,
with many others, who, like her, were
seeking relief. At last her turn came.
"WelI, my good woman, what have
you TO- complain of e" -. -:
"very bad eyes, DOCTOR" she an
He took her to the light, looked into
her eyes, but failed to recognize his
patient. Struggling his shoulders, he
said: -. 80 '>'-a ''-'''*'
"Your eyes are we'll enough"
"Well!" she said.
"Yes; I know what I am 'saying.'
But have been told that was
getting the a-a-forgot how it's call
ed. - .@'f&
Amaurosisi" .:~ . 80 :
ayes, that's it doctor" =. -. !'i-
"Don't you let them make you be.
lieve any such nonsense. Your eyes
are 4 little weak, but that is all. Your
physician is an ASST
"An-2" .'''''i;
Yes, an ass. Tell him boldly that
say so.' -.
The lady now arose, and in her Gus.
tomary voice said: "Sir, you are
my physician: don't You know mei''
The face the sage counselor made il
easier to imagine than describe. @s.
Gracious, madame!" he commenced
to stammer an apology, but the lady
would not listen to him, and left him
Indignantly. She never, saw the gen.
tleman any more. :''::s' ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
The New Discoveries in Assyria.

Mr.. Smith, of the London Daily Tel.
egraph, Assyrian expedition, has trans
mitted by mail a tolerably full account
of his discoveries, the proba BILE bear
ings Of which were recently discussed
in the Evening Post. It must be pre-
missed, however, that there is consider
able uncertainty in reasoning upon
names found i'll these inscriptions. Two
very important tablets have been trans
lated ?; the one being o new discovery,
the other having long been in posses.
sion Of the consul of France at Mosul.
The first is certainly memorial, and en-
ables historians to supplement with
two names the list of Babylonian kings
of what may be termed the period OF
strife between Babylonia and Assyria.
From other inscriptions 4 list of five in
succession, ending with Kuri -galzu H.,
had already been established. The
new monument, then, extends the con
secutive list to seven, Us follows:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

Ogn corn shippers. says the st. Lori.
Democrat, are complaining OF the
ratea scharged on corn. between this
city AMI. Baltimore. Forty:four cents
per bushof ID the lowest rate that can
be obtained 6y even the most favored
shippers Last year tho rate was put
d0Wn to: thirty mine cents. aad shippers
we're enabled to move . good deal. o1
corn. Now, although the railways are
scant of freight, they adhere to theil
high figures, and thus turn trade away
from this city and along other channels
to Baltimore.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

THERE are eight kinds of kisses men-
toned in the Scripture. The kiss of
salutation I. Sam. xx., Al of valedic
tion Ruth l., 81; of reconciliation III.
Sam. xiv, 33); of subjection FPS. H.,
12); of appreciation Prov. XIV, 26);
Of treachery (Matt. xiv, 49); of affec-
ton (Gen. XXX, 13); Of holy charity Il
Thess. ", 26.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
The Indian Board-A Religious Strife.
Warrington tyune ls> p,spatch 70 ths Nsw Yoss

Inc ln0l3n 00arQ-A NellGl0uS 0tI1Se.
Warrington vune lel ,D,apsteh 70 H. New Yosa
: : ~ re Herald. ~ = ~ Il.
In many respects it 10 no. very plain
sailing at present with the. Indian Board,
The members composing II are on IL 70:
gion Protsstans, And the ca *holic clergy
claim that they have beeni very un justly
treated u the manner Of tho distribution
of the lagencies to the various denomina;
ton. Father Brouiilet, the Virsr General
Of Washington Territory, has como % this
city for tho purpose Of representing the
claim of his Church to tho nomination ci
agents for several Of the tribes now as-
eigned to Protestant denominations. The
counsel for the Church before the Interior
Department Of General Charles Ewing, q
brother-in-law of General Sherman, and
tho claim is being pushed with seal: i
10 said to worry the Secretary nota little,
and that he proposes delaying his deciaon
as long ~ possible, 40 it is evident that he
.is bound to offend one side Of. tho other.
Father Brou,llet elsims, the Yakima mis-.
siou, now under the charge Of the Astho;
,dists, on the ground that tho Ca;holioQ
first established = amission there, and the
Indians for many years wsres explueiv vsly
under their religious training aud ;, are
Catholic 1ndisns. Tho Rev. Mr.. Wilbur,
tho present Indian Agent there, wat
one Of the earliest Of tho Methodist mis-.
sionaries to Oregon, and, with bic Church
to back him, is fighting very vigorously
against tho; proposed transfer. Thore
arc two other agencies on Puget Sound
claimed. for the same reason Of priorit,
of missions. In, addition to these TN
Catholics make claim to several o&hel
agencies in :vssisas- parts Of tho India.
Territory. Scme readjustments will hax'
to be made, but what they are to b. vii
not be made kaowH for two. or thrs,
months. The Indian, Agency 1t Lak'
Superior, and that Of the Crow Indian
in Montana and Fort Hall, in Idaho, ar
also clsimed by the Gatholics. Thei
point is that, wherever the Indians hav
been educated in the Catholic faith, It w
unjust to place them under now religion
teaching and "subjsot. them to the trasnin
Of Church in which they; had no faith.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
The Report Of the Border Commission.
-. ~ -, ara - 3e.tG =, '- 8

:. The commission to inquire into out
RACES on the Texas border, arrived in
Washington Monday morning, and had
an interview with Secretary Fish dur
in the day. They deny the reports that
Texans make raids into Mexico, and
say there is nothing there to induce
them to plunder their poverty rty-stricken
neighbors. All our citizens care for .itl
protectioA in their persons and proper.
ty against incursi0ns from Mexicans
aud Indians. After the Commissioners
went up the Rio Gfaude to take testi-
mony, the Mexicans on the lower part
crossed and began their thjeving oper-
ations, for which they were pursued
and chastised by Col. Mckenzie, The
Texas Legislature instituted an inquiry
into the Mexican and Indian .wronel
upon citizens of that state, when soma
of. the most respectable residents OF
Nulces Valley went to Austin and
gave stronger testimony than: they had
previously given sb<tore- the: CON-
mission. The commissioners represent
the amount Of damages direct, aasa
consequential, ,tothose Whohaye su9er-
cd dby-ShesA ida af---- -hokBe>..&&x md
sixty million dollars. Five hundred
petitions in way of complaint, With
specifications, swefes preeeatea to the
Commissioners, and these are support.
ed by sixteen hundred af6davifs. Mary
.petitione1Gand afiants sre, represented
to be men Of fine education and of
most respectable character. As TO the
Kickapoos, it is ssopposed there DIE
not moro thsnt two hnndrods sWexzion of
them altogether. One 81. the old chiefs,
referring To The proposition 81 the
United States to the Kickipoog:toz 60
on 9 reservation, said to . .Commis-
siosaer a. follews:. We would have but
a small patch Of ground and: could moi
make raids on other reserva!im,a.
Here we are supported by the Mexican
Government, which not only supple 8
US with provisions but, give MS money,
and when We want to 60 to Texas the
Mexican merchants and planters supply
us with horses, guns aud ammunition
and PROVISIONS, that we may make soul
bread, and We pay them from what We
capture; .besides, We haye:za; good
country ande fine climate, many priv.
leges, and the whole Texas border ia
raid on. ''fa The Commissioners think
that il the eaptives taken by Col. Nc
Kenzie should be restored to the
Kickapoos, they would be no more
inclined to return. to the United States
than they, are now, ard hence the
doubt Of the propriety Of complying
with this request The Secretary Of
the Interior will take no present action
on the telegraphfc request of the
Kickapoo Commissioners, except &c
refer It to the Secretary of War, with Z
suggestion that he confer with tht
Secretary of State on the subject. :
- ,..'- 81 4. : avs. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

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sasA 4gls,s tl.s Hsso.os os:eul,sss,ls.' lssu N
PMts s.l.x W cn Psi ess.s<nse.! Ma
.asss w. - Al71 "o11-
cames. -s.vrt.. atss sa a,. et.-
A1o1&. Which died q Plymouth one
asy !aSf Yeek 49,. toqnd ftor have m
hi9 ssomacn some 1onr OF nve qoaIts OF
Soo9ee e9l1nsee ~nsoa tAe'ea4 oeen
aeaply Ayaqg p 0eeek ss.s sessa
6 .QE factory ct: |Casine, aiee, put
up 4&O cans Of 1ob9sefs On o1inIday.
One schooner which a1tivs1Ssa We'd
nesdayz brought 39l2O ponne-the
largest single lot ever brought INTO the
place. L .'.:7* = ''sssasset - sssst.i %. ~ '
,Sss6EyKseb.brass feenol.s 1hsd6.at Bo-
gota in l788: hsyme e. been dug mp from
Galveston Bay, where they ne sup
posed to have lam slnoe H.. tas re lost
by the pirate; 1.a1tae y. 1dlhSr
4 LADY q Beading, Penn, Who put
'outbetefl pteces. o1 11soe u w grass
WaSnJs6fed' By Aheifs stsaage disaP:
pearnnce. They 4pal!Y Xere discovered
in attes, 70 which afoOln ma earned
then 70 weave into 1es nese -'ea
xTax to4ers Of the. Cathedal of Col
ogne have reached the height of $50
feet: The construction of the spires,
which are t. bring thu total lhsight mp
70 coo feet, Will be commenced. Six
years more are required Tor terminating
the work 50.
- A YOUNG anG Of Norwich, fourteen
years of age, broke into her mosheFs
money drawer the other day. took au
the money snd levels che could f9d;
Shelgotiasfoe; - Nsu Les&oa, when
ahe Has arrested -, -
4 DEA1KR III eravestonss il mention
I'd by the s1[ontp pelisr( (Vt) journal ~
having huKiedl1 1sent o6xa monument
adorned. With the legend Is No Graves
There" beneath a1 index finger point
ing hesuenwara, foEsstful oi The fact
that. the stone VA, designed to pre-.
serve the memory Of s man named
T" Graves" s:.'s. 20. ,.1s'...
shaiqNE e1Pens seen!a ~ .9 1870 nsve
developed !ectsEotsn me Hnowlne oA
phYoic1ans: tnat tne epnePsa1otm CON
vulsions exc'ted oy esseeoess OF worm
Wood and Sapan ea@Pnoa may % Oe ~
layed py the use OF Dromioe or Po'as-
sun. a!.:. rms may 10 - ta ~ a,.a - .n ~
! bromide In C4DeR OF genuine eOll0U6Y.
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e.su ~ 4aouN sMoagtls a.1.s af.ven c9m-
P.t - :s e9essss.s d .11a .1u ~uap.t'o'
trsIes. az ~..S = 1Pe'o4 = stsGy'o1' uo'et
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lna..coa- .tto ~ .so a.,.;,s.an - ps.r eaS ~ :1.
nonds IA - a;tsbss re- sS3 .. aih s..an ~
uT snu n.s.G 1t.S.1ss - ~ ,,r -. Dn
1ous oO..1J s.e hV
ceavea. cpas.m, 4 aa feleee9cei, 20 snch
toc .ocaia''es, .h tnss tae! s.e mefe iavofaDle
1ot the purpose tnan' otnef large BODIES
| Gtwaser, apparently fresh snd pure IN
their character, ,.s. st
"A succ.as9u1 experiment was re-
Gently made in the iron works at Thale,
in ~ HAN, for the purposeaef remov-
ing Phosphoroes fron iron during the
Ipoddhng process. Tho iron was pnd-
died With one and z haR per cent. OF