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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
An Artists TRIUMPH

The Springfield (NIass.) Republican
thinks that the old story of Zanxis and
the grapes has been parallclc'l at the
studio on Crescent Hilj.. The story is
as follows:
"Elwell has two kittens about two
months old, big enough to act c:t NIL
over, whom he delights to see disport
themselves around his studio. The
other day as one was wandering play
fully there, she came suddenly in
sight of a speaking portrait o. a dog, a
keen.eycd black-and-tan. Suddenly
kitty's back up archcd to the utmost,
rs bristling from nose to tail to twice
her size and growing under breath,
she assumed an attitude of
defense against an expected attack
OF her painted enemy. So for
several minutes kitty stood her
ground, till, finding the dog not at all
disposed to pick quarrel, she very
warily backed out, rs if she were tread
ing on eggs, and made her exit with I,
scamper, congr,tllating herself, no
doubt, Oh her safety. This is not the
first time, either, that Mr.. Elwcll has
been complimcnte,l Years since, he
invited a sturdy bulldog into the room,
who, snufling around, speedily 1ecog.
nized his masters just-tinished portrait
by squatting before it, and wagging
with ludicrous Joy what bit OF tail
he had.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A Baby rs Il Weapon.
Memphis Avalanche, June ~

During tho fray she seized an infant,
scarcely a ycar old, by the legs, and
commenced IN intliscriminate striking
with it at any and everybody that came
in her way. Another colored woman
came to the rescue of the child, but was
badly beaten by tho british creature,
and every attempt ut approach was
war%led off by her swinging the infant
around in most merciless manner. A
policeman arrived at tho scene in a few
moments and arrested the first one he
came to, which unfortunately proved
to bo to one trying to got the child
away from the drunken woman. When
the policeman walked away with tho
first woman the one with the child
began anew her indiscrilEinate fight.
and by this time the infant was seen
to be nearly load. Another woman
tried to demonstrate with the brute, and
begged her to rclea 70 the child. Instead
of doing ~, sho turned on her and
swung the infant high in tho air, and
made II demonstration Nv if to strike
her, when her husband landed hcr ono
between tho eyes, telling her to the
ground, thereby succeeding in releasing
tho child. The most remarkable part
Of the story is that the drunken woman,
who had 80 nearly caused the death OF
the infant, and in SO british II manner,
was not arrested.
TUE Obi" river has a remarkably
long face. 1t is twelve hundred miles
crom it's head to its mouth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Caught q Tartar.

From tho Detroit Post Of Wednesday.
One Of the German cmigrants going
mp to tho Lake Superior region on the
Pacific, sat quietly on salt barrel at
Brady's dock, yesterday, watching the
loading of freight, when dock.
wallopcr, to annoy the foreigner,
snatched a valuable and c,,rioulsy en-
graved meerschaum pipe from his
mouth, and threw it far ont into the
river. The emigrant was unable to
speak word Of English, 80 he didn't
waste time in arguing tho matter; but
he slowly ind deliberately got off that
snlt barrel, seized the rnt1ian by the
back of the neck, and that portion OF
tho t1owscrs where there was space to
lot, and with astounding strength
swung him of his feet and tossed him
into the water II good distance from the
dock. The practical joker caughetl
aud spnttercd and yelled ''policc," and
finally swan to II pile which he chung
to until he was helped out, amid thu
laughs and jccrs and taunts Of the
crowd. The pipe, which the owner
valued ut $40, WIS not recovered.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT HORROR.
A Passenger Steamer Burned on the
Potomac = slal Fifty Lives Lost.

Passenger Stem shcr Burned on the
Potomac = nd Fifty Lives Lost.
The telegraph announces the dcstruc-
ton 10y fire. ut noon ON Friday, of the
steamer Wawassctt, plying between
Washington aud Curriman. on the
Potomac river, Off ChatalOn Landing,
and the consequent loss of between
forty and fifty lives. The fire broke
out in the hold, spreading so rapidly
that in very short time the
entire steamer was cnvclopcd il,
flames. The steamer was i'm
meliatcly headed for the shore, about
a third of a mile distant, and soon ran
aground 200 yards from the Virginia
shore. The passengers seem to have
become panic-strlckcn, for they arc
said to have leaped into the water from
all parts of the boat to escape the
flames, without first providing them
selves with ]ifc-presorvcrs, Of which
there is said to have been full supply
on board. The victims of this terrible
disaster arc mainly women and children.
The Wawassett was a side-whcel
steamer, about three hundred and fifty
tons, and was engaged in running be-
tween Washington and landings along
the Potomac. She was insured for
$28, 600.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
4 New Field Of Emigration:

The American Register (Paris,) in
noticing Sir Samuel Bakers recent dis
coveries, says that the fertile, noun
tainous regions Of Egypt invites emf.
grafton, and points the poor laborcrs OF
Europe in that direction, especially as
Canada and the United States arc
getting pretty we'll populated If that
is the only reason, says the Boston
Journal, why emigration should be
turned toward Africa, it's arguments
will rest upon very unsulstantial
basis. Talk about the United States
being "wcll populated!" Why, there
arc acres of land enough, on which the
virgin timber and grass has never been
out, to give every poor laborcr and
every well-to-,lo farmer on the Cont
nent Il farm, and then leave enough
appropriated to found several States
larger than most of the countries OF
E;;rOpc,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
MORE MIRACLES,
n Indy Who Has Received Nliruc u lOsa,
Healing Powers.

Healing Powers.
Olncy, lsichland county, though Il
small place, is the site of q great sen
sation. About two years ago it was
announced that in consequence of an
error made in the United States land
office, the title to all the lands III Olncy
was worthless, and now it is reported
the same village is the location chosen
for the exhition Of the direct power of
the Almighty. The wife of Hon. J. A.
Powell, United States collector for the
district, resides Mt Olncy. She is a
lady Of education, high social position,
and member of the Presbyterian
church. About year ago it was re-
vealed to her-by what means does not
appear-tlat she was to possess the
power of healing diseases by
the apostolic means of laying on
OF hands. She paid no attention to
the revelation for some months, but
being lately greatly affected by the
sufferings Of friends and neiglibo1s,
she was moved to try her powers, and
found that she was successful. The
fame of these cures spreading into the
city and the country round about, 9TH
or patients were brought to her, and
these were speedily relieved of their
Affections. On Friday last not less
than l25 persons were at her house,
either to be healed or to witness the
miracles worked. The lady declares
that the power sho possesses is con-
tcrred upon her by the Almighty, and
for it's exercise she will receive no gift
or reward. 1 give the story as it was
given me, and can only say that who
ever else may scof1, many of the people
of Olney firmly believe It.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

Friday, to shoot prairie chickens, ami were
arr. s,rd and tiucd for violation "f the Kansas
game law. Tho affair caused 4 :;r'a, deal %
D,crrnncnt among the governor : friends.
FIRE MARSHAL WILLIAMS, ct Chicago, has
been removed by the Mayor, for gross mis-
conduct.
Ar Detroit, three months ago, Mrs. C"rnc
lirs Dwy.r was bit II by dog while assist
ing it in tho capture ef i rat. Although the
wound was not Il dangerous one, Mrs. Dryers
nerves were affected so seriously 10y the uc
curr,nc, and the fear of hy'lr"ph"hia that,
after three months Of the continual fear, she
became seriously i'll on "Wednesday last. FRI
.iav she manifested slight symptoms of rabies
and was taken with an extraordinary fever,
from the effects Of which she died on Satur-
day.
CHOLERA has broken out in full force in
Carmi, Ind. Eight deaths i'll twcnty-four
hours.
TEXAS horse thief was shot and killed 1T
Oklahoma, Clarke county, Arkansas, OH Thurs
lay.
.FnrpEarcE MASs, q young Mormon, VIII" had
ran away with his uucto's vito, on being dis
covered by his uncle in y hiding place Oh Lud-
low street, New York, shot himself and died
Instantly. Tho wife threatened suicide, and
drew pistol. In the scuf1e for its possession
it was discharged, wounding hcrselt seriously.
A LARGE building on Lewis street, in East
Boston, used for storage purposes and as a
bonded warehouse, was burned Thursday.
Loss over 800, OGO.
ABOUT twcuty Of the employees Of tho Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road wcro ar
rested Thursday, tor stealing goods passing
over the line.
a GREAT earthquake was felt at Valparaiso
July 9Th. The shocks were worse than those
OF 1887. great deal Of damage was done to
many houses and churches though nothing to
bo compared with tho lust earthquake Vt San
Salvador Some TOW lives l'avo been lost by
falling walls, and one lady died from fear.
In Santiago the shocks were severe, but no
great damage was done beyond the breaking
Of mirrors and rcnding Of some walls. Bells
tolled OF their own accord, and n train was
stopped by largo rocks thrown down on the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A STUDENTS REGATTA In GER
MANY.

The American Boys Defeat The lsnKlish
The Ithaca Journal prints extracts
from Il private letter written by an OK
Cornell student of "a, descriptive of Il
| boat race Oh the River Ncckar 1T Held
clbcrg, between '|scrub' Crews of Eng.
lish and American students. The boats
were six cared barges, each rowcd by
three men and stecrcd by q coxswain.
The description is az follows:
For four days before the Saturday
we pulled over the course (ncarly two
,nilcs) once day. We had no expec-
tation of winning, but on the contrary
expected to be left far behind, and told
everybody so, as did the English also.
When the day arrived tho English fcl-
lows had decorated large barge, pro-
cured a band of muaic, invited all the
English ladies and two or three Amcrl-
cans on board to witness their triumph,
and moored the vessel in the middle of
the course After the first race, in
which Il Brazilian boat, containing one
American, was victorious, ours came
oil. 1t was the race of the regatta, and
the start was perfect. 1 pulled the
two bow oars and acted as captain. At
first neither of us took the lead much,
but after half mile we were half Il
length ahead; then, being near the
head of the rapids. we put in squirt,
and took the lead by two or three
lengths, as tar US the bridge. We had
only little blue jack in our boat, while
the English boat had the British flag
in the stern. Before reaching the bridge
the people ON the shore began to
understand the situation, and COM
menced shouting. Our friends, who
had come to sec us beaten, grew ex-
ci:ed, yelled at and cheered us, and
ran along the road. Others yelled at
the English boat to hurry up and
altogether it was m exciting contest.
One voice, high above us on the bridge,
was heard above all others, 'Hurrah
for America!' Below the bridge they
slowly gained, but when we passed the
barge they we're still length and a
half behind. We came in victors by
full length, qnd then hoisted our silk
flag in tho stern. Then we had to re-
ceive our congratulations, and they
were innumerablc and fervent. Our
fellow American students crowded
around, and were almost wild with de-
light; every ono had to be shaken
hands with, including several strangers
and ladies'. Such a crcstfallcn set as
the English ladies we're I never saw.
The other crew were also terribly put
out the race had such an unexpected
ending, and their humiliations, as we'll
as that of their friends, was extreme"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
This Summers g Lord - at Cane Nav,

The Baltimore American gives the
following account of the doings of a
sham English lord, who has been
making Il brief sensation at Cape May :
He registered his name at one of
! the hotels as Captain F. Massey,
Royal Navy, England He did not
some casual acquaintance he mentioned
as If it we're a matter of no concern
at all, 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 al excursion upon
which he had generously invited all
the best people, 10 be sure, lie was
rather shabby in lis dress; but that
was only an eccentricity of nobleman,
and added to his charming qualities.
OF course he at once became the
social hero Of the day. Tho ineffable
distinction of an acquaintance with
his lordship, the mere honor of touch
ing his gracious digits, and the further
blessing of gratifying his princely ap-
petite at their tables, were eagerly
sought for by tho first circles of sea.
siac..society. Nobody could refuse to
accommodate such superb specimen of
British nobility, and pocket books
opened ut once when he wanted a few
hundreds. He was. not disposed to
stand upon his dignity, but since they
had discovered him they must shake
off all restraint by calling him plain
Massey He did not desire to be
lionizcd, but was compelled to accept
all the honors showercd upon him. Sad
to say, he became exceedingly drunk
On more than one OCCASION, and if such
little transgresslons arc not l,.rlollcl
among the elite, why where is the use
of being u noblenlan, aud how strict,
for heavens sake, are We to be with
these choice foreign cxoticsl He might
not have contemplated such MI extern
sive acquaintanceship with the same
chest people" when he first went
among them, but as they 50 generously
took him to their hearts he could not
refrain from being equally sociablc,
and SO "Lord Massey" had pleasant
time of it for few days. ,..
| Then the crash came. Hotel pro-
prletors are not apt to be SO confioling
as tuft hunters, and as my lord had
been living of their best, they thought
it was about time to see the color of
his money. But, alas! alas his peck.
cts were empty. Not silver had he,
and his whole assets were confessed to
be one sccdy suit of clothes, Il worm
ont paper collar, and an illimitublc
stock Of hes. The yacht was a myth,
and its owner simply Francis Massey,
who, as he said, had got drunk in
Liverpool, and been drunk ever since
The best people, were scandalized,
but they paid his hotel bill, III the
hope OF silcncins scandal, and he dis.
appeared between two days. Among
tho genial and trusting people whose
company he enjoyed to his own profit
were several Baltimorcans, who, VIC
hope, will profit by their experience. .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
The Brains Of Idiots.

Tho brains of idiots have usually
been found quite small-often less
than half the ordinary weight, and in
some instances less than a fourth. But
in I, list Of crunia contained in Il recent
work by DIR. Flint, one idiot is show,
to have brain that weighed 81 81
ounces two Others had brains weigh
ing II little more thad 4S ounces thu
brain Of another, Of 1.-the lowest de-
gree of intelligence" 46. IS, and that OF
ono "below the condition Of Il brute,
44.3, or less than four ounces below
the moral weight Of the human brain.
The crann! cavity was measured 10y
Morton in !,'Es Instances; the largest,
III cubic inches, was that of Il Ger
man the smallest, that OF an Austria
han, only SO cubic inches.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
How Two Little G,rlS Caught u big
Salmon.
From til" Halifax Reporter

Two little girls, aged respectively 10
M II years, daughters of Mr.. Bellows,
Thwe-Milc House, while fishing for
tommyeo,ls on the beach under the
Three Mile House, recently hooked II
salmon. The salmon proved too strong
for the eldest girl, and, in it's death
struggles, dragged tho youthful fisher
int" the wnter. The younger one,
seeing tho prrlicamrnt Of her SISTER,
caught Iold of her, a;'I hv their united
strength they succeeded in killing and
|.ndi"g tho salmon, which, weighed 20
pounds.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Danbury Witticlsnls.

The work of improvement goes
briskly forward. Another post has
been set in the park fence.
A MAN who came to Danbury eight
years ago, worth nothing, Is now the
owner Of three dogs.
Ar one time, Saturday, there were
five baldheaded men in one of our dry
goods stores, looking vacantly about,
and each one thoughtfully rubbing his
head with finger that had thread
tied about it.
"WnAr shall give my boy to
make him honored and respected ~
writes an affectionate father. Educa-
ton and moral precepts were once re-
quired to accomplish this purpose,
but 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 hands, sat down to
analyze the true value oi that transac-
ton,
A SLAwsoN woman unostentatiously
points to the fact that the funeral Of
her late husband cost but $50, which is
$15 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 q sue
cess, and one long to be remembered
10y all who participated.
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-
clares that she will not play again. II
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 lie dis.
turbed by such trifles, and shows her
so clearly the folly of such a course
that she becomes ashamed of her weak.
! ness, and returns to the game and
plays it SO we'll 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 so alfiredly, and
stalks modify to bed, and leaves her
to pick up the things.
THERE is man on Franklin street,
who has been engaged in the past two
months in mighty effort to kill a cat.
In that time that unfortunate animal
has explored the bottom Ct every sheet
and stream of water within six miles of
Danbury, has had an unintentional
taste of the several new varieties of
powder, and has got SO it can tell in
the dark, without looking around, the
difference between a half brick and a
whole one. The man himself hasn't
got whole piece of 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 tile
survivor of four wives. His aged
father says he will take a chair out in
the yard on a pleasant afternoon, and
will sit there for two hours ut time,
and look at that cat and swear.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

TnkxE was n deacon in New Hamp.
SHIRE by the name Of Day, by trade Il
cooper. Ono Sunday he heard mum
bcr of boys in front Of his house, and
went to stop their Sabbath breaking.
Assuming grave countcnance, he said
to one of them. Boys, do you know
what l;,y this is z" Eyes, sir" re.
piled one of the boys, deacon Day,
the cooper"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
What Is Prayer !!

" UNt ~ lOyCt
Bi ). &. Is.
She smiled as soft sho said'
"YOu read 1t everywhere:
Tho orchids bud has bl"umcd-
IL not that prayer?
The bird rocked OH tho b"ugh,
Whose trill made glad the mir,
Singing, rose mp to heaven
IL not that prayer?
The brook that xhowcretl for slee
Tho tinli.l n,aidcn's hair,
Kisses her now with tears
In not that prayer
Nv.
Gods touch thrills all tho earth,
And makes it wnltlro,ls fair,
And earth responds with love-
Is not that prayer
And whom the shining years
Their final harvcsts hear,
Will not Col send us Heavsn
As answer to carth's prayer?"
Kansas Magazine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
The Duke of Edinburgh.

The London correspondent of the
New York World, in reference to the
approaching marriage of the Duke of
Edinburgh and the daughter of the Car,
says: 1.-THE Duke of Edinburgh is,
OF I'LL the royal princes, the one least
esteemed and the one most disliked.
You will hear, in clubs and in society,
most disgraceful and ludicrous stories
about him. Many of these turn upon
the economical passion of this young
gentleman from bis 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 sixpence
each. The money thus received, with
other sums supplied to him by his low
ing parent, he often loaned out at
usurlous 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
III later years, and to-day this
prince of of the blood and future
sOn-in-law of the car, is actually in
partnership with well-known money
lender of London. You can imagine
what disgust such facts az these, which,
are widely known, inspire in the breasts
of the people who are now represented
as thanking heaven on their Bonded
nees, with g rateful hearts, for the
happiness of our noble sailor prince.
Nor is this the worst of it. The prince
has been a debauche, although his
laoisons are said not to have been of a
MORE expensive kind, and it has been
with the utmost difficulty that the
aversion of the Empress of Russia and
her daughter to this match has been
overcome. One of his latest amours
has been with a notorious actress of
opera bouffe, a 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 far more disllonored in her royal
family."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
WOmen'S Rights Triumphant.

A correspondent who has visited tho
Mo'locs as prisoners of war says: "Thc
harmony existing in these M0loc f,mi-
lies is wonderful to behold. Never
have I seen its equal in any other
country. The woman has things her
own way all the time. She can get up
first in the morning, build the fire,
clean up the premises, Ing all the ra-
tions from the commissary to her
house, do the cooking, wrap the rags
about the children, and y ~ be inter-
fercd with once. The male Modoc
never gets under foot. He re
mains under tho blankets until
he is satisfied that 'muck-a muck
is ready, and then he comes forth and
cats. He seldom or never tritles with
the domestic economy of the establish
mcnt rs long as he gets enough food.
Under these circumstances the wives
ought to look bright and happy. But
they do not. Mrs. Steamboat and Mrs.
Hooka and Mrs. Bogus and every other
woman who has the privilege Of taking
care Of Il man, and the children he he
gets, look prrmaturely aged and un-
happy. Bogus Charley says there is no
satisfying these women any way that
he has three or four squaws, and none
of them arc cheerful unless shaken up
occasionally