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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

"WHo owns this house 2" inquired
one of the sanitary police force Of De.
troit, rs he entered a house in the
Sixth ward to serve 4 notice. The
woman hnd a black eye, the man a
bloody nose, and both were painting as
If exhausted. "Who owns this house,
say?" demanded the blue-coat. GA
gent on Lafayette streets owns it, }" re-
piled the woman, ''but if you want to
know who rams it, just sit down a few
minutes until We have one more clinch
to decide the question"
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determination OF Field Mice.

The question of the best method of
exterminating field mice is one that
occupies the attention of the German
aericulturists to a much greater extent
than in our country, where it is only
exceptionally that the numbers of these
pests become 80 great as to cause very
serious mischief. Their rnvages in
America appear, in a considerable de-
gree, to be confined to the destruction
OF yonug trees In nurseries during the
winter season; but in Germany the
loss OF crops, annually, is said to re-
present a very considerable per cent
age. So grave, indeed, is the import
ance Of the question, that it invokes,
from time to time, the direct action Of
the government of the several states,
which pay out large sums every year,
although the price per capita for the
destruction of the mice is fixed at a low
rate. They. also give rewards for the
best kind of traps and best modes of
setting them, as we'll as of poisoning
preparations where traps are insuffi-
c,ent. Among the poisonous prepara-
tions authorized by the government of
Wurtemburg is grain soaked in an al
c0holio solution of str >huine. But
this is said not to penetrate deep
enough to answer its purpose, the rains
washing it off and rendering it innocu-
GUS, the strychnire being lett as a
powdered coating On the evaporation
Of the alcohol. This preparation has,
therefore, been replaced to advantage
by solution of the arsenite of soda or
potash, colored red by fuchsin, SO as
to make it more distinguishable.
This has proved to answer tolera-
bly, we'll but u still more approved
preparation consists in mixture of
one part of arsenic, two parts of meal,
and two parts of brown syrup or sugar,
made up into little balls or pills. This
answers an excellent purpose for ex,
terminating mice around the house {;
but if used in the fie Id it becomes ne
cessary to take some pzecaution to
prevent its being devoured by birds
and domestic animals. To avoid this
difficulty it is placed within the mouse.
holes or run-ways. which are then
closed by stamping upon them. BY
the systematic application of this
remedy, it is said that fields completely
overrun have been freed from mice in
the course of a few weeks.
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Oriental Writing.

The Orientals are very fastidious
about writing, and calligraphers enjoy
high reputation among them. 1t is
said that each letter of the Arabic al
plabet requires one years practice be-
fore the writer is able to execute it in
the thoroughly approved fashion. A
fine hand IS the first md most import.
ant, and sometimes the only sign of O
good education. Fine specimens of
writing are often gilded and framed tn
hang up in rooms, AS wc use pictures,
which nrc forbidden to them. The
prices paid in Persia, Turkey, Egypt,
&c., for specimens Of tho writing of
famous scribes are often fabulous.
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Appropriations for the Next Fiscal Year,

Appropriations fOf the Next Fiscal Year.
An examination having been made
by an experienced official of the Gov
ernment, the belief is expressed that
including all actual or probable de.
fciencies and the regular expenses Of
the Government, the appropriations
that will have to be made by
Congress for the next fiscal yeal
will not exceed those made for the cur
rent fiscal year by more than 5 PEI
cent. It will be observed from this,
however, that the admission is male
that the expenses Of the Government
during the next fiscal year will be much
greater than even IN the current year,
and the Secretary of the Treasury has
repeatedly stated that the drafts upon
the Treasury resulting from Congress
sional appropriations were excessive
The appropriations for the support
of the government of the United
States on account of the service of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, and
of Deficiencies for previous years made
by the third session of the Forty-sec
onl Congress-, and on account of per-
manent and indefinite appropriations
made by that and previous Congresses,
amounted to $172, 29O, 7OO.82. For the
preceding y ear the appropriations were
IS, O75, 949. so less than the above.
The Treasury Bepartment's summary
of the items Of appropriation, when
classified, shows for what branches. of
the government the appropriations
for the current fiscal year exceed
those Of the fiscal year Of 1873.
For the current year, the appro-
priations for the legislative
branch exceeded those of 1873 to the
extent Of 81, $50, ,013. ~; for the execu-
tive branch, $3,277, 1883 for mipts
and assay Offices, 81, ,684, ,831; for Ter
ritorial Governments, 81, 231, ,665 !; for
the military establishment, a, ,247,-
258. 50; for the naval establishment,
"a, 200, ~. So; for pablic works, S.
$214, 800; for. public lands, $14, 495,
459; for the postal service, SO, 632
On the other hand, the spprcpria-
tions 2oc 1879 exceeded those of 1874 to
the extent Of $945, ,531. 10 for iudicisl
expenses; SO, 7S4 for foreign inter-
course; 1896 for inndependent treas
ury !; $l64, ,920.O7 for Indian affairs {;
$38, 600 for forts and Notifications !;
3124, $50 for miscellaneous expensea,
The appropriations for invalid and
other persons were the same in both
fiscal years, being $50, 4so, 900. Accord.
ing to the estimates of the Pension
Commissioner, the appropriations ior
pensions will be about 500, 600 less for
the next fiscal wear.
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The Burning Vi the Steamer Mary E,

From the st. Louis Democrat, Oet n.
The steamer City of Chester arrived
here at O'Clock yesterday morning,
with about IS of the officers and
crew of the steamer Mary E. Poe, which
was burned last Friday afternoon while
en- route to New Orleans. The Chester
left the wreck at half past 9 O'Clock
Friday night. The two mates were
still there, and the boat still burning.
The safe and yawl were saved all the
books and papers not in the safe were
burned. The officers, crew, and pas:
sengers lost nearly everything except
what they had on their persons at the
time. Capt. Poe did not attempt to
save any of his personal effects, but
was everywhere looking after the safe
ty of those on board.
Among the loss were two women,
deck passengers. A skiff caught one
of the bodies, and it was buried on the
bank close to the wreck. A roustabout
was knocked overheard by spar and
drowned. Not more thar five lives
were drowned altogether, and, perhaps,
hardly that number. While the boat
was heading to the shore, and not far
from it, the heat of the flames impelled
many of the passengers of the Poe to
jump into the water. Hans Cowan,
one of the pilots-both stuck to Their
posts bravely as long rs possible-waa
among the number. He succeeded in
reaching snag. but. supposing he
would there be drowned, called to his
son, who was near by, and threw his
watch toward him. The watch sank in
the bubbing waters to be seen no
more, but the pilot was rescued soon
afterward.
John W. Poe, clerk of the boat, made
a bold dash for his trunk, and in the
midst of the confusion drew it out of
his room. Capt Poe was at this time
walking up the river bank. Looking
back, he saw q trunk plunged over
board from the cabin deck, near the
wheel next, his son slid down stan
chion, and dropped into the river.
Young Poe was good swimmer, and,
in good health, could cross the river
like fish, but had been very i'll re-
Gently. On reaching the water he
seemed to have lost his aquatic powers,
and called ont to his father to save him.
S~Po' oo eAuuScu AuCO Cue I1NCC, SWAIN
out to his boy, and brought him ashore
in safety.
Capt. Poe cannot tell or ascertain the
cause OF the fire. It originated over
the boilers, and spread with wonderful
qulckness. Baldwin was the pilot on
watch, and headed the boat for the
shore, remaining at the wheel until the
heat compelled him to fly. Capt. Poe
says the report Of seventy Eve barrels
of coal oil being aboard, and floating
off in miles of surging fame, is all non.
sense. He had only two barrels OF coal
oil in freight; and the foundation of
the report is probably the fact that he
had number of casks of bacon on the
main deck, and some of them doubt
less were burning when they aoated off.
The cargo amounted to $50 tons.
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Mark Iwain's Latest...The Treatment
Of Criminals NJ Newgate Prison.

AOAuOA NUEE0bpOUUcUG C1UC1009u COMMERCIAL
An American lady who was being
shown through one Of the shows of Lon
don, Newgate, the other day, expressed
himself rather forcibly to the warden
concerning several features of the pris-
on which hardly appeared to her hu.
name. She was grieved to see the
elaborate and new machinery for hold
ing the prisoners tight while being
fogged with the cat, stocks for hold
ing their feet, and similar arrange
ments for the body aud hands, The
lady asked where the thumb-screw vas.
The warden innocently replied that
they hadn't any. However, he must
atterward have pondered more
profoundly over the sarcasm of
the inquiry, for more recently another
American lady, upon giving oppression
to similar feeling about the resusci-
tated stocks, was sharply told by the
warden that they had managed to get
along there without dogging for many
years until some American came over
and began to garrote the citizens, and
this was found to be the only way of
dealing with them. Tho LADY replied
that it must have been because the
English came over and took away their
business, since American prisons were
full of Englishmen.
"However,'''' she added, Eve don't
torture them"
On coming to the small alley in
which executed criminals are buried,
this lady-who is q good Quaker
shuddered at that, and the warden said:
"Y0u will notice here that ours is q
great improvement over the American
plan. In America, they give the bodies
of executed criminals to their friends,
who, as likely as not, make . hero Of
him, and bury him with pomp. But
these scoundfels dread being buried
away in this alley almost as. much a.
they dread the gallows This is chic
part of their punishment.
The lady having suggested that exc
cution was quite enough, the warde1
replied: "Not q bit OF it. VA
showing our place the other day to .
remarkably intelligent American, 4whf
admired our arrangements eXceedinRly
only he thought we were too lenient
That gentleman said that the greaI
mistake in America was leniency.
'Would you believe it'' said he, w
caught rascal in America the Other
day, whom we ought Immediately tc
have burned, and We only hung him
But We are coming to our senses, and
are now making arrangements to burr
certain men for whom the gallows is *
good.'"
"Will thee be good enough to tel
me the name of the American gentle
man who made that remark to thee =
said the Quakeress.
"Ah, yes," said the warden reflect
lively, ''let me sect was Mr.. Mark
Twain"
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The Tax on Suirits!and Tobacco. F.,

Numerous kilograms have been re.
ceived by Commissioner Douglass from
distillers, asking, as q matter of relief,
that the tax be not collected on such
spirits as remained in warehouse for
one year, but the Commissioner has no
authority to postpone its collection, as
the law requires the tax to be paid ut
the end Of the year or at other times
as it is withdrawn for the market. The
same rule applies to tobacco in bonded
warehouses. The Internal Revenue
Office is now. conducted at an expense
of $4,000, 900 per year less than under
former laws. The Commissioner is
satisfied with the law as it is, and
therefore will make no important rec
ommepdation to Congress concerning
it.
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.V'OEUME vi.
TO an Italian Beggar.Boy.
BY E.2C. KINNEY.

~
BY E.c. KINNEY.
Tho publicand judicial interest excited j,
behalf OF the "ittle white slaves :" Of the ltal
Ian padroni, and the revelations OF the cruelt
and privatiOns to- which thcv arc subjected
recalls the following beautiful poem bv Mrs
Elizabeth G. Nnpey. 1t originally appcarc'
in BlAckwO<,d'e Magazine, and was SO great
favoritc with Mrs. Browning that slo commit
ted it to mcmory:l
;, Ghou mi.astufs Of woesi -
e Thy halt:elad meagres form
Along the highway goes,
Starvation'a spcctsel Storm
And sun alike
Unhcctlcd strike
That head which never covering Knows.
Thy ravenous gray eyes glare
Like \ young VOLTS, dread boy!
Fearful is clildhood's stare,
Bcrott OF childhood. joy;
1t makes me wild =.
;,.:a sh.se4 child -.
Who never gladdened at toy.
@, lmrd must bethelot
That makes child dread!
Where chillrcn's smiles arc not,
., Thorns grow in lowrets' stead;
A child's glad face
Is Heavens own grace
hogpa m.nheo0a.s nle stern .ise eSi:teqac shed. ).
! faiAh:otr tb.st hungry eye; i1'>
II gnaws at PHYS hcartl
Here's bread but como not nigh
g. Thy look makes aguts start!
There, take the whole;
p. -.-. TO-thy starved soul
No crumb Of joy will bread impart.
Thine is the famishei cry
ora young heart unfed,
The hollow.spirits sigh,
For something more than bread.
=" "Glvel give I" i; says:
All, vain he prays
:. To man, who prayer to God ne'er said.
Vert thou OF woman born?
Did human mothers breast
Nourish thee, thing torlorn?
Hath any love caressed
Thine infant cheek2
:" Didst ever speak,.
Or hear the name OF iather blest?
No, no, it cannot bel
Thou art the birth of Want;
Thy sire was Misery,
Thy mother Famine gaunt;
Thou hadst no home
The naked dome
Was oil the covering earth could grant.
See! here = happy troop
OF real childrcn come,
Their hps the fond names group
or Father, Mother, Home!
They so not far
Love Is the star
That draws them back whono'er they roam
But wherefore, with mock grin,
Dost thou pursue these now?
Hath childhood anv kin
Or kith with such as thou7
One hand did form
The bird and worm
No other kipship these allow.
Hark there rings Natures laugh
Fresh from those weIl-fed thrOats;
Old age leans on his staff
10 listen to its notes:
The gush Of Joy
Makes him boy
How glad remembrance o'cr it gloatsi
Does that spasmo Tic scream.
Jerked from thy shrunken chest,
A human effort secml
10 laugh among the rest?
1t shocks the ear,
OGodl 10 hear
Woe through chlld's false laugh confessed
And have these children all
One Father, each who owns2
How partial blessings fall
Upon His little ones!
Why, outcast boy
Must thou mock Joy,
While these pour out It's natural t0nesl
Alb why indeed2 Be hushcd,
Short-sghted soul, and wait,
To learn why worms are crushed,
- -- While birds sinRsat Heavens gate;
Why pools infect,
While lakes reflect
The pure sky, ana bear Fortunes freight.
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Four years ago England imported
from Australia e3OO worth OF preserved
meats last year it was a million in val
lie, and is expected to increase rapidly
in amount as the prejudice against
preserved meat wears Off
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irom sn album d Ms Della -, OF Ehss'
beth, n. j.:
1. Three things to admire:
Intellectual Power, Dignity, and Gracefulness.
2. Three things to love:
Courage, Gentleness, and Affection.
3. Three things to hate:
Cruelty, Arrogance, and 1pgrsritude.
4. Three things to delightful:
Frankness, Freedom, and Beauty:
3. Three things to wish for:
Health, Friends, and a Cheerful Spirit.
6. Three things to avoid:
ldleness Lequac,ty, and Flppant JestlnG-
Z. Three things to pray for:
Faith, Peace, aud Purity OF Heart.
8. Three things to contend for:
Honor, Country, and Friends.
9. Three things 70 govern:
Temper, Tongue, snd Conduct.
10. Three things to think about -
Life, Death, and Eternity.
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A MAN ut Dallas, Texas, got whole
apple in his mouth, but it had to be
cut to pieces before i could be got out
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GooD MErAL-An iron will, silvery
voice, plenty of brass, and Il little tin,
win golden opinions.
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ANNA DICKINSON wants $500 talk
this season.
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TuE head men of Toledo are called
"Toledoughheads."
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led by = ribbon q white greyhound.
Ernst's eyes could not deceive him !:
the ladies were Frcu Dumot and her
daughter Marie, the object of the secret
admiration of himself and his friend
Heinrich. The dog was no other than
Patient.
Involuntarily Ernst called "Pa-
ient!" The dog turned his head.
Nine. Dumot approached Ernst, and
said, with pleasing dignity: eff this
dog belongs to you, I beg of you to
take him my daughter found him this
morning in tho gard en-, and we received
him from pity We will willingly re-
During this speech the fair young
maiden blushed, :, Ernst replied, ''The
dog is not mine 1t. did belong to my
best friend, but he depa,tel tkies esmorn-
long time."> -: :',,,s.s.<.s: q, ''..ss;.s
10 MAMMA" quickly n cried the
young lady, "let US keep the deG, he is
SO gentle, and papa is fond of pets"
But my dear Marie, surely this
gentleman has the first claim upon
him."
80 pardon, lady, I too travel soon,
and with pleasure leave the dog in such
good kandst He politely lifted his
hat and passed on.
"Love ine, love my dog" said Ernst
to himself. II know enough. Per
haps her parents would advise her to
give her hand to me, the wealthy one,
and Heinrich has not confessed his
love; but then I would be loved with
the whole soul, and the first place in
her soul evidently belongs to Helm
rich."
In the summer of 1866 a quiet family
sat in the rose arbor of their garden,
which stretched away to the shores oi
the Main. A neighbor Zone of the first
clergymen of the city, of the proprietor
of the garden had just dropped in to
discuss the city news when Che son oi
the family, youth full of life, rushed
into the garden, exclaiming. "Fresll
news from the seat of war; a quarter.
master has a. rived, aud in O few hours
we may expect several thousands ot
Prussians.
SIS it certain, Moritz2" exclaimed
Frau Dumot (for this was the Dumot
family, who at present found them.
selves in this pleasant little city on the
Main, where an estate had fallen them
from a rich relative), "is, then, the
rage of this unfortunate war to be fore
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.,Threlb Tlllse1.

Tho following b:.utiful lines vsFe cePis
ss,'? ,rS% y 4 album ! q ~ Della - OF kh-'
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the scythe Gins in moving

the scythe clips IN moving
We viii show BY a table constructed on
the above premises laid down by DR.. Lee.
and presuming that good crops we're grown
in each instance, the organic and inorganic
substances which enter into full crop Of
clover, and those which enter into full
crop of wheat each being the product Of
an acre Of land -
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Dissolution of Oopartnership.

CHAS. Bilingslea, d. D. S. and Joseph
~ N. Weller, have this day, July LIST, 1878,
dissolved Partnership, by mutual consent.
All bills due the firm must be paid TO DR..
Chas. Billingslea, who alone is authorized to
settle the business Of the firm.
Westminster, Nd, July LIST, 1878.
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cHAs. BILLINGsLEA, DDS.
DENTTST

06ice Second door Vest Of Edrmers' and
Mechanics Bank, Westminster, Nd.
"HERE he may be found MONDAY,
w TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, Of
every week.
VIII continue to visit the following places /:
Union Bridge. list "Wednesday and Friday,
Of each month.
Nsr Windsor.-2nd Wednesday and FRI
day, of each month.
UHtoHtorR.-Sd Wednesday and Friday, Of
each month.
TaHytoWn. -The last Wednesday and Fri.
day, of each month. iuly 5.tf
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GOOD NEWS FOR ALL!

TNHE undersigned respectfully announces to
Il the citizens Of Westminster, and Of the
county generally, that he has made arrange.
ments for Harvest and Preserving seasons by
which he will be enabled to offer special in.
ducements in Brown and White Sugars, Sy.
rups, Cofiees, Teas, Spices and Groceries,
ofeyery kind. His stock OF Ladies', Misses
and Children's Shoes, Men S and Boys Boots,
Shoes and Hats, is large and attractive both
in styles and prices.
QUEENSwARE, GLASSWARE,
Woodenware, Stoneware, Knives and Forks,
spoons, &c, the largest and cheapest stock
in Westminster.
SILVER PLATED WARE, CLOCKS,
Looking Glasses, Linen and Paper Window
Shades, Table Oil Cloths, &c, &c.
The success which has attended strict ad.
herence to the "Cdsh iSystem,n and his motto
of Quick Sales and Small Profits" as de.
monstrated by largely increased business,
encourages him to continue on the same plan.
Feeling assured that stock and prices will
prove satisfactory to the closest buyers and
soliciting call,
Am Very Respectfully,
W. o. LIGGET,
Successor to J. l.. Reifsnider, West End,
westminster. june 2s-tf
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GLOVES, GLOVES.

.nuk Assortment Of Dog Skin Gloves for
" Ladies and Gentlemen was bought d.
rectiy from the manufacturers in our o,cp
Hdme, and will be sold as low as the lowest.
may .. H. L. NORRIS q co.
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MoNToUR HOUSE

YNHE undersigned, lately from Hanover,
a Pennsylvania, respectfully informs the
public that he has opened the .'Montour
House in this city, and respectfully soIicits
share Of patronage.
J. n. D0NNELL.
Westminster, dec. ., Is7l-ly
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WHITE GOODS
FARMERS
SAVE YOUR MONEY

SMITH'S RAW BONE PHOSPHATE
~ equal to the best brands in the market
and yet sold at the low price of $42 per tor
at present, as there is strong probability q
further advances upon the prices Of the raw
material, which Of course will cause us tt
increase our prices, Farmers would do wei
to apply early for their Fall supplies.
F0WBLE 4 MATTHEW'S,
aug V-Zm Westminster. Nd.
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On the 9TH day God ended his work
On the 9TH month NOah's ark touched the
ground, In days dove was sent
Abraham pleaded Z times for Sodom
Jacob served Z years for Rachael. And
yet another moro. Jacob mourned
days for Joseph, Jacob was pursued
days journey by Laban. A plenty of
years and a famine of Z years were fore.
told in Pharoh's dream by I fat and Z lean
beasts, and ears of full and I ears Of
blasted corn, On the 18th day of the 7th
month the children Of Israel tasted
days and remained Z days in theil
tents. Every 7 years the land rested
Every 9TH year the bondmen were set free
Every 9TH year the law was read to the
people. In the destruction of Jericho,
persons bore trumpets I days, on the
9Th day they surrounded the walls I times
and at the end Of the 9TH round the wall.
fell. Solomon was 4 years building the
temple, and Toasted I days at its dedica
ton. In the tabernacle were Z lamps
The golden candlestick had I branches
Naaman washed Z times in the river Jor
dan. Jobs friends sat with him I days
and nights, and offered bullocks and
rams for an atonement Our Savior
spoke Z times from the cross, on which he
hung Z hours, and after his resurrection
appeared times. In the Lords prayer
are : petitions, containing I times Z words
In the Revelations we read of churches
eandlestieks, : stars, trumpets, I
plaques, thunders, I vials, Z angels and
7-headed monster,