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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
A New Version Of the Flood.

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VIM. Cullen Bryant writes a. follows
from Florida: 49,. 49,. -:
~Save.ih tho case Ct tho very young,
however, the echools have made but little
impression upon the ignorance in which
the colored race have been reared. Their
worship in their churches gives evidence
of this. A lady, the other day, gave me
an account of a sermon which she heard
not long since in St. Augustine, as an ex.
ample Of their mode Of embellishing
Scripture history. The preacher had
dwelt awhile on the fall Of man, and tho
act Of disobedience by which Gin came in.
to the world, and got as tar a. the time Of
Noah. He then said:
"De world got 70 be berry wicked: Dc
people all bad, and do Lord made up his
mind to drown dem. But Noah was q
good man, who read bis bible, and did jus
as e. Lord to]e him. And do Lord tole
Noah 70 build a big ark, big enough to
hole part Of ebery ting alive on de earth
And Noah built it. Ana dc Lord call
upon ebery libing tug to come into de ark
and be sabed. And all de birds come
Ayin' to Dc ark, and de big lion and d.
cow, and de 'posum come in, and de
horse come trottin to de ark, and do little
worms como creepin' in; but only the
wicked sinner wouldn't come in, and dey
laugh at Noah an his big ark. And den
rain come down, but Moan he set com
Portable and dry in the ark, and read biz
Bible. And do rain csme down in bic
spouts, ana come up to dc dvv' step of dc
houses, and gin to cober do foo, and der
dc sinner be scaret, and knock ut de doc
oh de ark berry hard. And do big liou
hear do racket, and roar, and de dog
bark, and de OK below, but Noah keep or
reading de Bible. And de sinner say
moab, Noah, Noah, let us come in.' Ant
Noah say: 'Iberry sorry, hut can't le
you in, Tor de Lold hab lock do doo' ant
trow away de key"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY, MAY H 1873

you Of this before. It is toe sacred a THING
to be spoken Of without necessitv. Nov
write to your husband that il to be, and
tell him to come here"
] did 20, and the preparations for NV
marriage began. Stephen was very kind.
but his thoug hts wandered further day by
day. l spoke to a doctor, a friend Of his.
about him, but j: seemed that nothing
really allied him. l ionged almos, to
pain, to ask him moro Of Marion; but he
mover gave mo an opportunity. II ap.
preached the subject, he turned tho talk
in another direction, and my old habits Of
submission to him prevented me from 20.
ing on. Then came my wedding day,
Stephen gave mo away and sat BY my
side ut breakfast He seemed to hang
over me more tenderly than ever, as he
put ms into the carriage and took leave OF
me. .-&
The last thing l did Us I leaned ont of
tho carriage window was to toll him to be
sure to be my first visitor in my new
home.
"No, Margaret" he said, with a sad
smile, "say goodbye to me now, my work
10 done."
Scarcely understanding what be said,
bid him good. bye; and it was not till my
husband asked mo what he meant that /
remsmbared his strange look and accent.
| then felt half frightened about him: but
the novelty of my first visit abroad made
me soon forget my fears.
Tho rest is soon told. The first letter
received from England said that on the
very morning Of my marriage hs had leen
found cold and dead in his bed. He had
died without pain, the doctor said, with his
right hand clasping his left arm above the
wrist, and holding firmly, even in death, a
circle Of Marion's hair.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Chinese Warfare.

The Paris Temps, in its Chinese cor
respondence, reports horrible fact
which marked the surrender to the
Imperial troops of a city occupied by
the rebels. Sln-Cheff, which had long
been IN the hands of the insurgents,
has fallen in the power Of the army.
If but little blood was shed during the
siege, after the capitulation all the
defenders, to the number of 600, were
beheaded, although they had sarren-
dered voluntarily. An English adven.
turer in the service of the Chinese army.
and at the same time correspondent for
the Shanghae Courier, was present at
the execution. All the victims died
courageously, exclaiming to their
butchers that their death would be
avenged by their children. Seine Of
them were unwilling to wait for that
period, and threw themselves upon the
soldiers, of whom they succeeded in
killing four, and wounding several with
poi,ards they had concealed in thei,
sleeves.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Uncle JO.
ny ALICE CARY.

have in memory little story,
That Few indeed w.ull rhyme about blt ME !;
Ills not Of love, nor fame. nor yet OF glory,
+" Although q little colorcd with the throe---
III very truth. think as much, pcrchance,
As most tales discmbodcd from romance.
10 lived about tho village, and was neighbor
To everyone who had hard work TO do;
II he possessed genius, twas for labor,
Most people thought, but there wers QUO or
Who sometimes said, when he arose to go,
Come uaguin al Soc H., Uncle Jo."
The :. Uncle " was courtesy they gave
And felt II ey could 3 q 'rd t" give to him;
just "a the N .ste" max. o. some good slave
An Auut Jco,in,, o: I'LL Un-lo jim;
And Of this dubious klntncs. Jo was glad
Pooz fellow 1t was al no ever had.
a mile or so away he hal Il brother,
A rich. proud N, IN, that people didn't hire
But 10 had neither sister. witc, nor mother,
And baked his cor,,-cake 1T his cabin fro
After the days work, hard Tor yon or me-
But he was never ,iic..-:.ow could lie be?
They called him Gull, but he had eyes OF
quicknoss
For everybody that he coull bcfriend;
SAID ono and ali, .How kind he is Asickpcss, y
But there. az course, his goodness had an
end. -
Another praise there was might have been
given,
Fer ono or more days out of every seven.
With his old pickax swung across his shoulder
And downcast eyes, and slow and sober
tread,
He sought p'1.t tho place Of graves and each be-
Wondered, and asked some other who was
But when he digged all day, nobody thought
That he had done a|whit more than he ought.
At length, one winter, when the sunbeams
Family and cold across the churchyard
Tho bell tolled ont-alas grave was wanted
And all looked anxiousiy tor Uncle 10;
His spade stood there against his own roof
There was his pick.x, too, but where wa.
They called and called again, but no replying
Smooth at the window and about the door
The snow in cold and heavy drifts was lying -
he did not need the daylight an morc.y
One shook him roughly, and another said,
As true as preaching, Uncle 10 is deal!"
And when they wrapped him in the linen
And finer, too, than he had word till then,
They tound {. picture-haply Of the sharer
| OF sunny hope some time; but where Of
| when
They did not care to know, but closed his eye
And plsced it in the coffin where he lies.
None wrote lis epitaph, nor cav the beauty
Of the pure love that reached into tn
grave,
Nor how in unobtrusive ways of duty
| He kept, despite the dark but men les
brave
Have left great names, while not willow
| bends
Above his dust-poor 10! he had no friends.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Danbury NeWs.Isms.

When a woman gets q letter she car
ries it in her band, but couple of
pounds of sausage she manages to
squeeze in her pocket.
The sudden death of o citizen of
Slawson, on Tuesday, made deep i'm
pressit n upon one of his nelghbors.
The day he was buried was the day he
was going to show his neighbor good
spot for sassafras.
A Danbury man imagined himself a
hen, and while under the influence Of
the conceit, sat down on dozen eggs,
and hatched out an italian sunset and
circus poster. His wife removed the
debris with the butt end of broom.
Brick Pomeroy thinks it not unlikely
he will resume the publication of the
Daily and Weekly Democrat at La
Crosse, Wisconsin,. He says he will
remain in New York and put i" the edi.
tor of the Danbury News, or writer
of national reputation from Washing
ton, in charge" Nothing like know
ing the future; if it amt too future.
A boy of tender years, whose pa
rents live on Rabbit Hill, returned on
Saturday night from visit to his
uncle in the country, and Sunday
morning got an augur and perforated
his fathers choice peach tree and set
out pail for the sap. When the old
gentleman discovered the preparations
for the coming suger season, he in
stituted an investigation, and the little
boy, remembering Washington, went
up in the earret and hid behind bar.
rel. It will be some days before he
will be able to hide behind a barrel
again.
Another match broken up. This was
between a clerk in q well-known dry
goods store and young lady on Essex
street. 1t was so warm On Friday even.
ing that she had the parlor window up,
and he stood on the lawn, and they
were cooling to each other, and he wat
reaching up for another kiss when the
sash came down like q flash, and
knocked off the peak of his nose anG
scalped his chin, and he hoped around
80 madly aud howled so dreadfully
that the old gentleman thought he wa.
drunk and had him kicked out of tn,
yard with a great deal of ostentation
Monday morning he went west.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Rome.

Once in dozen years or more, says
the London Times, Rome is half
drowned, not SO much in water as IN
mud. The excuse for every shortcom.
ing is the immense obstruction of the
palaces, conventual buildings, and
churches, SO closely packed Us to leave
no space for the people to live, the air
to circulate, or the Tiber to flow when
it happens to find it's own banks insult
ticient. This is material view of
Rome, but, rs is generally the case, it
represents too truly that social state
which the Italian parliament has now
to deal with, and which it will find re-
quires all its courage and resolution.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

G. AND G. p. CLEvELAnD are two SIS
ters, little bits of women, nieces of the
late Horace Greeley, who live in a
charming part of the city, called SCOT.
tage Place." where there are actual
front yards, and trees, and lattice-work
piazzas. They are frequent contribu-
tors to the daily press Of New York, to
Leslie's publications, Applet:on's Jour-
nal, Harper's Bazar, and other papers
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

SHIRLEY DARE is the name of a ladv
iu middle life, who is frequent con-
tributor to the press of New York, and
has written many brilliant things. She
has seen hard times, as the expression
Ia, as most people who get a lvingwith
their pen DO. Her appearance is strik-
ing, with large, full forehead, blonde
hair, and blue eyes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Farming among the Russian Peasants.

Farming among the Russian Peasants.
As a general rule, the peasant in
South Russia owns seldom overtwenty.
five or thirty acres, and these he scat
ters in one or two parcels. No fences
or any other signs mark the dividing
liue; still every one knows the exact
limits of his land. The community
holds the title of all the land, and
gives to every inhabitant certain par
Gel to cultivate, so that there can be
no proletarianism. Every three years
the land is changed, so that all may
have an equal share in both the good
and the poor lands. The instruments,
with a few exceptions, which the Rus
sian tiller uses, are of the most primi-
tive style. The peasant hereabouts
raises rye for his own use; flax to
clothe himself with; sunflowers and
inseed to make therefrom the oils he
may need during Lent; wheat and
other cereals he sells. Like all shift
less farmers, he leaves everything to
nature and chance. He never manures;
but seldom plows deeper than hen
would scratch and still more seldom
does he use harrow. If the crop
fails, he pawns everything be has
to the Jew, in order to live. Often
he will wander away, during a bad
harvest, to seek elsewhere the work
he cannot find at home. But
during the prosperous harvest he will
demand one rouble as days wages,
and even at that price lab or is scarce,
and thousands of Servians and Mon
tenegrins come every year from their
mountain homes here to assist the cut.
ting of the grain. All grain is cut
with the sickle. The use of scythes il
exceptional. A peasant would cons idel
it mortal sin against his religion ia
employ reaper or any other machine
in his field. Machinery is being used
only on large estates of the noblemen.
The harvest with sickle being of course
slow, it generally lasts over six weeks.
The grain is left on the field day OF
two, to dry, as they say; then bound
into sheaves of about forty inches in
circumference, at the band, and sixty
of these sheaves are put into cross,
which they call ''copp." All figur
ing is being done on the basis of copps
and not that of measure.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

MISS LAURA CURTIS BuL1ARp, who
used to edit the Revolution, Is a large,
handsome woman, with q fair com.
lexion and full, black eyes. She dresses
richly. and is brilliant addition to
New York society,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Captafa Jaek q tbe Lava BOD.


I'm Csptain Jsek of tie L1vs Beds.
I'm cock o, the walk, }" and chief Of the Reds,
I can sslift the harn and scalp the heads
OF the whole United States army.
When 60 out my squaw she crfes,
Ny sqnaw she c1;es.
Ny squaW she cries,
When go out my squaw she cries,
You'd better look out for the army.
10, yesi ladies' and gentlemen, I'm the orig
iDal Captain JACK, Of the Nodoc bFsves-big
lngin me-white man he make he too much
bombshell and telegraphy dispstch-but he no
sasUey de lava bed. White man he play 'shigh
low, !" but he NO catchee dis Jack, for
I'm Captain Jack Of tho Modoc braves,
And cock o. the walk to the lava caves.
When catches 'em oUt theis heods shayes-
Tho beads Of the braves OF the armyl
When stand up the pickets al stare,
The pickets al stare, ."
The pjckcts Ill stare,
When stand MP the pickets al stare,
And then run back 70 the armyi
FOR, yes ladies' and gentlemen, big medi-
cine msn Killem, he going to eat up N0doc
chiefs ct one square meal, hut he make he too
muchee fight at San Francisco telegraph man,
and shoot bombshell at Modoc squsW, and
scalp only dead Ingin Charley. Ugh! Captain
Jack, he bu|lee boy with glass eyes. CAptafn
killenn, he played ont on dis Iine-a1 summer
time y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

The late DR.. Guthrie left an unfinish,
ed autobiography.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

Miss BRApDoN gets 800, 600 a novel.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15


* miles north Of Cherry vale, Kansas. The
emai No bore marks OF viole ce. Other dead
bodies were found under Bender's house.
DURING storm ut New Orleans, on Monday
,ight, the schooner Gertrude Howes was
struck by lightning, and one man killed and
ono other seriously injured.
H1RE at Lake Corssing, Msss., on Tuesday,
totally destroyed the works, machinery and
stock OF tho Middlescx Stone and Brick Com
pany: and also the property OF Henry Woods
q Co., E. n. Woods, Geo. H. Woods, and
Horace Humphreys. Totalsloss $53 OO0.
The failure OF Fowler Il Slocum, dry goods
importers, in New York is announced. Liza.
bilitics. about Ave hundred thousand dollars.
A BOILER in the cement works Of Euscp.
Burtz, Hall & Co., in Syracuse, exploded on
Tuesday, killing Joseph German, and ,njurins
eight others and demoshng house.
AQuARrEn Of century having elapsed since
DR.. E. H. Chaplin assumed the pas,oratc o
the Fourtl, Universallst Society, in New York
the event was appropriately honored rccentl,
in the church, and DR.. Chapin was presented
with 10000.
A AoxE hundred thousand dollar fire occur
rcd IN Taunton, Mass, on wednesday even
ing.
From the Ell Paso' Sentinel OF April 26th
VIC learn that in that section and north iron
there, all up tho Rio Grandc, the most severe
tnow storms ever known have prevailed fo
tho last few days. All kinds OF fruit are com
p:ete!y ruined, including the grape. Th'
same is true Of this section. Heavy Shows
now cover all the mountains around Santa Fe
aud all fruit is ruined. The great lack o
water is severely felt here and agriculture
prospects arc very gloomy.
The spotted fever IS raging at Knoxville
OHIO.
OvNh 1900 Apache Indians have surr endcl
e'i Ut Camp Verde, Arizona.
An attempt Was made to assassinst Gov
ernor Kellogg, OF Louisisna, "Wednesday tel
noon.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

worn out a. was with watching and sit.
ting up, l fell asleep and by Gods mer-
me to be comforted. The next night she
came again, and from that tune to this
has never failed me. Then I felt that it
was my duty to live; that if my lite was
valueless to myself, it was not to you; so
l came. dare say it is only = freak Of
my imagination. Perhaps l even produce
a" illusion by an effort Of my will; but
however that is, it has saved me from 20.
ing mad or killing myself How does she
come Always as she was in that first
summer that wo spent here,or in our carlv
time in Italy always cheerful and beauti-
fu', always alone, always dressed Us shs
used to dress, talking AZ she used to talk
NOT an angel. but herself.
"Sometimes we 60 through whole day
OF pleasure, sometimes she only comes and
goes but no night has ever yot been with.
out her; aud, indeed, think that her
visits are longer and dearer 10 l draw
nearer t" her side again. sometimes
ask which Of my two lives is the roal one
l ask myself now, and cannot answer.
should think the other was, if il were no,
that while / am in this l recolleot the
other, and while l am in tho other know
nothing beyond. And this is why my
sorrow is not like that Of others in IN,
position. know that no night will pas
without my seeing her, Tor my health i
good enough, and never fail to sleep
Sleeplessness is the only earthly evil
dread, now you are provided for. Do no
think me hard to you in not having tol,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

OSV;VVV AOAWh AoS Vuo eApenbeo VI tue AtC0eeN
war. :;
TEE greater portion Of the village of Touri.
eres, Canada. was burned on Tuesday,
TEE existence OF cholera in Austria and
Turkey is denied.
WAn is probable between Russia and Box
hara.
4 DISPATCH from Pesth announces shock
ing railway accident near that city. Twenty
one persons are reported killed outright, and
iorty injured, some Of whom it is supposed
are fatally. Six carriages were completely
demolished.
GREAT military review took place at Wen
M on Wednesday, in honor Of the Prince OF
Walcs
The steamer Hibernia has started ont 10 re-
pair the French cable. The Great Eastern
and Edinburgh leave during tho moth to lay
the cable from Va!entia to Hearts Content.
The Great Eastern then returns to repair the
broken Anslo-Amercan cable, and tie Etln-
burgh will proceed to lav two new cables be-
tween Placcntia, newfoundland, and Sydney,
| Cape Breton. 1t is expected that four cables
| will be working across the Atlantic and fiv.
| across the Gulf OF st. Lawrence before the lit
| Of September.
HEAVY shocks Uf earthquake wcro fclt at
Mendoza, Chill, on the 25th Of April.
MoNARCuIsTs in France demand remodel.
ing Of the Ministry to make it conservative.
| KING vIcron EMANUEL has rev okod his &C.
ceptance Of the Ministry's resignation, aud re-
quests that it be withdrawn.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-23
MARRIED

REID-MccULI.Y.- On the isth inst. at the
residence oi the brlde.s parents. near Marion
station. MR. JAS. ii. REID. %. q. II. r. ng1 mt
at Haisey, and MIss JASErTE MccuLLS.
Now the gallant bridegroom will be no moro
rs a Iseid shaken by the wind. MS he has sure
and steadfast anchor through iife's tempcstu.
ous voyage. Having cuiled one OF the bright
est prairie flowers of Marion county. his house
hold should ever be allcd with the rich per
fnme OF her presence and his pathway through
ilfc should only echo to the sweet music OF little
Reids. Scinh!
QUEENEH--KIsfI.Y.-A the residence OF
the brides father. near Scio, May 18th, by j. l..
Miller. J. r., Mn. WM. III. QUEEN Err, Deputy
County Clerk OF Linn. to Miss MARY j. KELLY.
Bro. Queencr. we offer yourself and your fair
companion the warmest congratulations and
the surest augury OF terrestrial bliss--the prin.
ters' blessing. Long may you glide on Hy.
mems tide. suprcmeIy blessed In each others
love. counsel and confidence.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-23
sHERIrr,s SALE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT BY
~ virtue Of a warrant issued out of the Conn.
~ Court OF Linn county, State of Oregon, to
the delinquent taxes for the year 1871, OF and
from the persons named in said definqd ent ia <
list, have levied upon the following described
real property: ~ acfes of the Donation Land
Claim OF Wm. Cium. being Notification 25fs.
Range ]. west, taken as the property of Mary
Ray. to satisfy the sum x $l6.fl delinquent
taxes. due thereon for the year lS7ls and tor
costs and expenses. and, on
Saturday, the 14tA day cf' June, 1878.
front OF the Court House door in the city OF
Albany. Linn county. Oregon viii sell at
public auction, for cash In hand. sufficient
so chargeds with costs and expep ses.
ALLEN PARKER,
n4ow4. Sheriff. Linn Co, Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-23
FROM WILLOW CREEK.

WILLOW FORKS. May II. ls73
| Editor Democrat:
After waiting good while will write you n
| few lines. according to promise. concerning this
| part OF thc country.
There Is some excitement In the country fos
fear OF
AZ INDIAN orTnnEAK.
We can hear nll kinds of reports hut do NO,
an n.icipaic any trouble with them in this local.
Us. trough u In well enough To he on tho look.
out Tor Them as IL is well known that they are
not to be trusted under any circumstances.
WEATHER AND cRots.
Th.s weather has been rather bad for some
time hack. and We have had ycfy cold and
backward: spring. The late froSts have killed
nearly all TIE fruit ard has injured the early
gardens and SIM kinds Of grain. though tho
prospect for our main crop t6uneh grasss was
never better than II Is this spring.
rns cAr1Ls MARKET
is very dull at present. There are but very few
largo cattle here now and ti;ey only command
but about cents per pound. Cows with calves
are worth from IS 20 $50: ycari.ngs. SO L" si2
two-yearoids. SIS to Is. Horses are trading
very well. but thers II not much buying as
money is very scarce.
Wool.
The prospect for wool commanding a goLsd
price is vfry dull. as the merchants ara now
only offering from Is 20 20 cents per pound
Those who have IL for sale will not dispose Of It
at tiis fgurs. as they have been expecting it 20
b. much higher tiis spring.
Our old friend Harvey smith IN very sick with
the dropsy OF the chest. and there are no hopes
entertained OF his recovery.
Yours truly.
wM. wIGLE.