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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Temperance War.

The war BON the liquor traffic, inauguratsd
by the women OF O.,iH. several weeks since, is
rapidly spreading throw ,,hout the country.
The II nst effective work, TINS lar, has been
don" in Ohio where the movement hal its
or,>ia. Reports from slxty-ninc towns and
villages in that state, show that !lquoy selling
has been entirely stopped in eleven, while in
over forty from, tive to tw' nty-six places Ut
selling liquor have betn closed in each.
This tlattcri"g sncc" $ causts the
women to pursue their labors with
increased visor, and favorable reports are
being received daily from every portion OF the
State. In Dayton, the ladies on Monday
night visited three hundred saloons, but noue
surrendered. At Columbus q crusade upo,,
the saloons has been fairly inaugura'ed. At
Lancaster, the ladies visited property -holders
renting rooms to liguor-selie1s, and succeeded
in securing the signatures OF all but
three to pledge not to re t
their property for that purpose after April
1T. III London, all iratc saloon keeper pour
ed beer over ladies' who we're singing in ia.
berDacle before his door, and was arrested.
The police commissioners OF Columbus have
adopted resolution requesting the
Common Council to prohibit the eale
Of liquor within the corporate limits
III the city, Advises from the
interior Of Pennsylvania state that the
wmen's crusade is ma!.!n-, favorable pro-
gres.. A movement has been inauguratcd in
Philadelphia and other large cities OF the
state, but its progress is slow.--Il New York
city aud at various points throughout that
state an active temperance revival is in pre-
gross. Its success is most marked among
the Catholic total abstinence soc,etics.--
Lsades are also reported in all
OF New England States, in Illinois, Iowa,
Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and
california, the Efforts OF thu; women being
NOR" or l,'s- -uct c,st"l An int, rt.,ln. in.
cid' Mt in conn, ciinn viii the war in Ohio
comes from Xcnia. The women found u Lad
Of seven years in one OF the saloons, who
j"i:td them in impnrtrninS his parents t.
quit the traffic. Tnc little fellow signed til,
pIs 'lse, joined tho women in their prayers
and when his par, nts surrendered he assisted
in pouring the liquors OF the establish, ncn
into the cutters. At the request OF one OF tn,
women the little fellow wrote his name, Jame
p, culcy very lcribIy mon q carl
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Temperance.

The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
has IN article OH the drinking habits of
st. Pntrick's Day, in which It says:
whoever 'drowns the shamrock in
ma,,dlin revelry dcsecrates the sham
rock and the day. Whoever gets drunk
on st. Patrick's Day otfcntls the God of
1reland's faith and hope, and bows his
head before the devil that has whippc,]
and scourged her-the demon of intern
perance. And the freshman who reels
through the streets, shouting for Ire.
land, stands forth in the ranks of hcl
worst foes, nm enemy to his native land
even though he wear Il green cock:.>lt
as high us Il church stecplc. In the light
Of these facts, what are Catholic tenn.
pcrance men to do? To beg, plead, be.
sccch all our countrymcn to cut loose
especially ON that day, from the cursed
usuges that, like chains of slavery, have
hung on our necks for weary centuries
CALLING poor Ireland the most ut II time
when We should comfort aad Aonql
Aes,"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
How the Indians Climb Trees.

In South America even the weak
est women may not uncommonly be seen
plucking the fruit Mt the tree tops. If
the bark is 20 smooth and slippery that
they cannot 60 up by climbing, they
use other means. They make a hoop
of wild vines, and put their feet inside,
they use it as a support i'll climbing.
The negro of the West coast of Africa
makes a large hoop round the tree and
gets inside Of it, and jerks it up the
trunk with his hands, little ut time,
drawing his legs up after it. The That
Ian boys tie their feet together, four or
five inches apart, with q piece of palm
bark, and with the aid of this fetter 60
up the cocoa palms to gather nuts. The
native women of Australia climb the
gum trees after opossums; where the
bark is rough they chop holes with II
hatchct, then one throws about the tree
a rope twice as long as will go around
it, puts her Ratchet ON her cropped
head, and, placing her feet against the
tree and grasping the rope with her
hands, she bitches it up by jerks, and
pulls herself up the enormous trunk
almost as fast Us Il man will climb a
ladder.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Currency in Civilized Countries.

Washington Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald
In consequence of frequent applic:,-
tions to the Chief of the Bureau, Of Sta
tistics for information in regard to the
amount Of circulating medium in Great
Britain, France, and other European
countries, and of the wide divergence
of statement on the part Of European
as we'll as American financicrs, an exam
nation has been made of the published
official statistics, and a variety Of author
tiles on the subject consulted, with a
view to obtaining approximately accu-
rate data. The results of this inves-
tigation have been prepared, from
which it appears that the total amount
of gold coin circulating in the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
at the close of 1872 was :f84, 551 600
sterling, silver ELS, 900, 900, bronze
FL ,14S, 600; excess Of balknotcs over
coin reserves, E40, $40, 900; total circu-
lation in coin and notes, E141 ,239, 600,
being equivalent in United States gold
coin to 1886, 421, $40. The metallic cur
rency, coin and bullion of France is Civ
Ell ut 4, OOO, OOO, 900 francs; notes of the
Bank of France in circulation on De-
cembcr 26, 1873, 2,S07, 6S9, 625 francs;
total, 6,807, $3.50, CPS francs. Deduct
metallic reserve III bank December %,
759, 9G2, 4l9 francs, and the currency
circulation is G,O47, 727,296 francs,
equivalent in United States gold coin ut
~ cents to the franc to 81 ,209, 545, AL.
In the - states composing the North
German Confederation the supposed
aggregate Of coin is G32, ABA, 3G2 thalcrs.
The coin held in reserve Ivy the banks
to protect their note circulation is 100,
OOO, 600 thnlers, leaving i'll the hands OF
the people $50 435, 1862 thalcrs. The
notes i'll the hands Of the people amount
to 253, 1853, 142 thalcrs, making coin and
notes in the hands of the people, 1885,.
, 594 ,5O4 thalcrs, equivalent in United
States gold coin to 1857, 772, O9S. Tho
German government within the last tw,
years has coined about $}l ,OOO, 600 tina
lers III gold.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
81 Have Drakk My Last Glass. y
RI LollAE =. UrllAM

hf Lttt@E y. trnAM.
No, comrades, thank you, not any for me;
NY last chain II rivcn, hrnrrt"rwar.i I'm free:
will 20 to my home and ~: children t"-niiht
With no fumes Of liquor their spirits to blight,
And with tears III my eyes will l"H my poor wife
7" f'rEi." me- tn" wreck have made Of her life!
~ have never refused you hrturr! lat that pass,
For I've drank my last glass, boys
Eve drank my last glass!
just lr.,k ut me now boys in rags and disgrace,
With hlrarr hasuur.l eyes. ami red bloatcd face!
Mark my fnlt.riuE step and weak, palsird hand,
And the mark Oh my brow that is worse than Gains
brand;
Sire ". crrwnlrss old hat. and my elbows and knees
AHke warmed by thu sun chilled by the breeze;
Why, even the children will boot as pass
but I've drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last glass!
lol would hardly b,l:rvc boys too look ut me now
That y m"hcr's soft hand was once pressed Oh my
brow,
When she kissed me AMI blessed me-, her darling
Ere she lay down to rest 10y dead fathers side:
Bidding me meet her there, and whispered oo'l-
bye"
And i'll do it. God helping! Your smile let pass,
For I've drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last glass!
All! rrrlrd home last night-it waa not very late,
For I'd spent my last sixpence, and landlords wont
On fellow who's left every cent in their til
And has lmwncd his last bed their Golfers to I'LL;
Oh the torments felt, and the pangs endured!
And begged for one gass-just one would have
cured;
But they kicked out doors II let that, too, pass
For I've drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last glass
At home, my pct SUSIE with her SOFT golden hair
saw through the window, just knecng i'll prayer
From her pale. bony hands her torn sleeves vert
strung down,
While her feet, cold and bare sllrank beneath hel
scant gown;
And she prayel-prayed for bread, just poor crust
of bread
For one cr,,st-on her knees, my pet darling plead
And heard, with no penny to buy one, alas!
But I've drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last glass
For SUSIE my darling, my wee x-year-old,
Though fainting with hunger and shivcring with
cold,
There, on the bare floor, asked God to bless me!
And she said, Don't cry, mamma! He will! for
you see,
believe what ask for!" Then sohered crept
Away from the house; and that night when slept
Next my heart lay the Pledge you smile! Let il
pass,
But I've drank my last glass; boys,
have drank my last glass!
My darling child saved met Her faith and her low,
Are akin to my dear saintel mothers above!
l will make her words true, or III die IN the race,
And sober III 90 to my last resting place;
And she shall knecl there, and, weeping thank Coz
No drunkard lies under that daisy-strcwn sod!
Not drop more Of poison my lips shall Ger pass,
For I've drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last glass!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
The Swallows.
By AUGUSTA WEBSTER.


All swallows, ia it 40?
Did loving, nS'ring summer, whose slow pace
Tarricd among late blossoms, otl, to go,
Gather the darkcning clond-"raps round her face
And wetp herself away in last weeks rain?
Can no new sunlight waken her again?
"Yes, )" one pale rose ahi"w
Has answered from the trclliEth lane:
The Pickering swallows anaw"rH - No."
From out the dim gray sky.
The arrowy swa,1n breaks forth and sptcka INC airs
While, one by one, birds wheel and float aud N.Y.
And now are gone, then suddenly are there
Til 10. the heavens are empty of fhcm al. -,
Oh Gv hy south from leaves that iah' aiiu l~A'
From .liycring flowers that de
FRI, swallows, fly from WINTER t"rah,
" who give the gloom g''d-"s'
But wi,at for us VINO stay ,,,
TO hear the winds and "atch Tue Dough- ~" '"''
And in the r,ddened morn iIg0 ia! nJ 10y,
Count what It ew"rts n"sfr@'F i'i' ''-Hi','!
Of fro-t-font Winter tranping towards LIS tnr'ne'
Swallows, who haze the EI.rlig!.' '"r yum "''
FIv Your sInWard way
For you l,as JANUARY buds nrw-LIO"n,
For uB the rnow. and gloom and gray.
on on, beyond o'1r reach,
yr,1ows viii, but your longing for guide;
LIT the hills rise, let the waves tear the beach,
u. will NOT baik your course nor turn as'os'
IN. find the balm. and twittrr in the sun.
And well for th,n whose eager "inge ,'s.' WIN
The longed-fnr goal OF ilght,
Emf w],ai of them i'll twGn dan
Who long bat have DO wings for hight!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Trunk Hose.

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
of England the famous daughter Of
Henry Will, the "tr',nk hose was worn
by the Earl Of Leicester and his COM
peers. This article Of dress was made
Of velvet, silk, satin, or tlamask, of the
brightest colors. They were short and
very full breeches, gathered into tight
bands ut short distance above the
knee, and listrndctl so that their wear
ers could attain the coveted circumfer-
ence of nearly three yards about the
hips by st,llting of cnrlcd horsc-hnir,
and sometimes bran was used. It is
stated by an English writer that, in
searching the person of ayoung dandy,
arrested for some crime, the padding of
his trunk hose consists of ga pair of
sheets, two tahlccloths, ten napkins,
four shirts, h;,,d-glass, Il comb, and
/. night-cap.' 1t is not mentioned why
this unfortunate .lnntly made himself n
walking valis., as his offence was not
larceny. --DHr'r optics Muyu~iu..
GAk,LEo's monument ut Florence, lta.
II, eqst Dosrly 1900. 900.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Ilopt and Shoe Trade.

OF the boot and shoe trade in Troy
the Times says "Work has been to a
great extent stagnant during the past
winter. and not half the usual number
of hands have been employed. Not
withstantling this, the trade has been
only a little less than it was for the cor
responding time last year. People must
walk and wear ont boots and shoes, and
there must Of necessity be about the
usual number of purchases and sales.
The slackness in shops is accounted tol
by the fact that dealers have been dis
posing Of stock OH hand, cutting it down
Us much as possible, and purchasing by
wholesale, when necessary, rather thar
manufacturing themselves. Prices have
been materially reduced, except OF
cloth goods. Manufacturers assert thai
leather goods are down as low rs posi-
bic now. Money is still rather stringent
and not many collections will be made
this month. The sales of one wholesale
firm i'll this city were only so less thai
for the corresponding month last year
Panic or no panic,i the business woul'
have been dull through the winter, am
the prospects are just as flattering nov
for good trade when spring opens IL
they were last year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
lapQrTroubleS.

THE carpenters, painters, track-hanGs and
freight-housc employees Of the Erie Railroad
we're on strike ON March 9Th to compel the
company to pay alleged back wages due, it it
said, since January LIST. The maclinists and
blacksmiths were not engaged in the strike
The New York Post says the wages for Jannar,
wes, only paid on March 2 The wipers'' il
tho engine house Of this company were cu
down from s1.36 to 81 per day.
The wcavcrs in the Camden, N. j., woolo,
mills have agreed not to return to work unit
they receive the prices paid before the panic.
The striking employees Of the Philadelphia
cotton and WOODEN mills resolve to hold out fol
The advance demanded.
FULL time has been resumed at the Uniol
Pacific shops at Omaha.
The strike Oh the I.ehigh Railroad continues
II was instituted for the purpose OF getting
All advance Of ten cont per day over the wages
p.!a before ,hs panic ~ tse!as AZ sSaa!as
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
New Soda.

A new process for the manufacture OF
soda has lately been adopted in Eng
land, which is regarded by Wagner as
likely to replace all former methods,
and effect revolution in those indus
tries in which this important salt is
used. The process may be briefly de-
scribed as follows: ITO u concentra-
ted solution Of marine or common salt
bicarbonate of ammonia is added. In
the reaction that takos place, bicarbon'
ute of soda is precipituted, chloride OF
ammonium remaining in solution. B,
treating this solution with lime, the
ammonia is isolated in the usual way
and can be agaiu used. The bicarbon
ate of soda is freed from its extr.
equivalent of carbonic acid by heat
leaving the salt as simple carbonate
while the carbonic acid set free is com
bined with the ammonia, and the re
sultapt chloride is again used as in tin
first instance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

4 PARIS bo"ksellrr has just publish
III Il book entitled I" Memories de- CHS,
lrhurst.' and NJ Rual.*r ha4 subscribed
{9s 1850 eop!sa,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Indian Affairs.

The new Indian appropriation bill appro-
PIRATES - 1897 10, against S. 81 ,419 last year.
INDIAN AGENT SAvILI.E writes from the Red
Cloud agency that many Indians have left,
Home with the ufIconccalcl intention Of Joining
the war party. Crazy Horse il on the war path.
He thinks two Thousand Indians could be con-
ccntrated there i'll Il short time. regiment
once inside the stockac could defend it against
any force they could raise but the difficulty il
to get there. The Indians have sentineIs ali
over the country. and keep line along tho
bills Of the Platte. 10 that force starting from
the fort would be preceded l,y the Indians.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

AN old writer says: +" Readc not bookes
alone, but men, and amongst them
chiefly myself if thou find anything
questionable there, use the commentary
Of severe frien.le rather than the
gloss Of i. sweet-lipt tlatterer; there is
more profit in a distasteful truth. thau
d,eeitful sweStpssp,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

4 WASHINGTON belle is looked upo,
a. an "encyclopndia OF faselnat'o"s
80 vssy valu@taous compliment
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
4 Dancers Toll.

How many people who 60 to see the
great spectacular plays of the day think
of the unceasing toll, the hard, unin-
terrupted muscular labor which are the
lot Of the graceful ballet dancer? There
is no day laborer whose life is as labori-
ous rs that of the dancer, for the skill
originally attained through long-con-
tinucd and painful effort can be retain
ed only by wcarisome, though perhaps
painless work. If this aspect of the
ballet girls life was more frequently
thought of, there would he less of the
thoughtless popular assumption than
she is ordinarily immoral and absolute.
The very conditions Of her profession
al life require her to preserve her health
unimpaircd by dissipation and if hard
work is antidote to temptation, she is
certainly triply armed. Indeed, the
art Of dancing has been employed by
certain ascetics as a safegard against
temptation, and it was with this view
that the dancing ceremonies of the
Shakers were devised by their founder,
Mother Ann Lee. The public dancer
certainly does not lead a luxurious life,
and rarely dissolute one. Let ,ls ut
least do her Justice when we gaze on hel
graceful and har<l-taught gymnastics.
Two ELEMENTS Of real SUCCESS i'll any
undertaking are Il comprehensive view
Of its nature and intents, and faithful
attention to it's practical details
Thought and action are inscparable
and equally Indispensable. If W.
would thoroughly perform our task, VT
must grasp it mentally and do It patient
ly. -Ihit0dtt Dhia LcttYer.
An Eastern paper has discovered thai
Mccarthy, In his billiard salooN ser
y.ops. "maks> aqms very good points,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

An Eastern paper has discovered that
Mccarthy. In his billiard saloon ser:
yaops. "maks> aqas very good points,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Mail cars will not run. tho company refusing
to nm them, unlcss trains can 80 with them
All stdings between Waverly and Sayrc, arc
filed with carr, brakes set. wlccls taken on,
and switches spiked
Crimes and Casualties.

Crimes and Casualties.
THE house Of colorcd man named Slrars
was burned near Indianapolis a fow days since
together Will, two of his children.
REV. N. BALKAN, II. D., prominent clergy
man and professor at Lewiston, Me-. WAS
thrown from his horse and killed last week.
A NoLI.E rRosQuI han boon entered at Ynnk-
ton, u. T.. in the case Of L. Il. Winermuto,
for killing General Alc('ook, Oh the ground Of
illegally III tho indictment. and he was hailed
to await tho action Of tho next Grand Jury.
THE criminal sut for libel Of Luthcr G. Hall
against Woodruff, her sister Clatiil, aud her
husband. Blood, was brought to trial in tho
New York Court Of Sessions OH march 9Th. \
plea FOR delay by defendants counsel was de-
MED, and the empaneing jury began. The
defendants arc without bail, their bo,ulslncn
having surrendered them to the hands of tho
sheriff, and they must go to Ludlow street Jail
unless new sureties arc obtained, which is unlik-
=.
THE loss Of the French brig Sid, and the
American bark Chris. Mitchell. OH the Pacific
coast, are announced. Three lives were lost
from the latter.
HENRY ID. klSDIG was Instantly killed at
Pekin, ILL.,, by falling down a coal shaft a dis
tance IT'S feet. He was = miner, and was de-
scending by rope when his foothold slipped.
DURING = thunderstorm on March 4tl,, while
William Nesbitt, who resides six miles west of
kokomo, Ind, was going home in a two-horse
wagon, with his wife and two children, he was
killed by a stroke Of lightning, as was one of
the horses, his vito and children throw,
from the wagon, and his wife was struck blind.
The Ashantee War.
DISPATCHES have at last arrived from the
gold coast, fully confirming previous reports Of
victory, and dispelling tho fears which were
entertained for the safely of the expedition.
The Ashantee king finally surrendered himself
into the hands Of tho British troops, and was a
-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

The committee on public lands reported bill to
amend the homestead laws. - A bill was passed
to amend the act OF July 1870, to prevent the ex-
terminal of fur bearing animals in Alaska, SO as
to authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury to desg-
nate months in which fur seals may be taken for
their skins on tho islands Of ST.. Paul and St.
George, and the waters adjacent thercto.-Ihe
House then proceeded to the consideration OF the
bill to regulate commerce among the several states,
but without ticking action, adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

The Public Debt.
The February statement of the public debt
or t. q United Suites is A. follows
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

GALlLao's monument ut Florence, lta.
y. oost Neksly 100000:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

TUESDAY, March 3.-The fortifca-
ton bill was reported from committee without
amendment also bills authorizing the Secretary of
War to issue arms to Nebraska, and to provide for
the Incorporation and regulation Of railroad COM
panics in the territories of the United States
Mr. Ramsey introduced a bill to place the name of
Brigadcr- General H. 81. Van Cleye upon the retired
list Of the army. The Centennial bill was then
discussed until adjournment.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

A motion to reconsider the vote by when the hAi
for the free distribution OF public documents was
carried-yeas 12l, nays lO6 The bill, rs orlg1hails
reported was then rejected-yeas Ill, nays l.o'-
c.on. in the Virginia contested election cast, that
DAVIS. the sitting member, not entitled to scat
and that Thomas the contestant, is. Adopted ana
NJ Thomas sworn iu-The House then went
into COMMITTEES of the whole the Legislative al-
propriation bil-Uron rising recess was taken
nntl evening for the consideration of the bill to re-
yise the statutes.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30
ID. Il. BRAY.
Tb As kdilsr 81 1s Hlnloa Reoord.

~ ~ ANs$~" y ~ NV Ao0~FNs
David X. Bray who died at
his late residence in Swan
rp., on the Gath ult., at the age
Of 40, is entitled to more than a
passing notice. The deceased
was a gallant member OF The
10Th D. V |. entering in Co. l,
Of that Regiment in Nov. 1851.
His comrades remember him as
one of the most fearless sol
diers, always cheerful under the
most adverse circumstan ces.
Sergt. Bray served till January
1865, and was in all of the many.
battles his regiment saw. He
rendered valuable scout duty
al Chancelorvllle. At Gettys-
burg he received a severe
wound from a piece oil shell,
which, together with his ardu-
Gus service on the coas, Of
South Carolina and in the
swamps OF Florida, completely
broke down bis health and H.
nally resulted in his death by
consumption.
With Mr.. .Bray's failing
health came also a total loss oil
his property in a mercantile
enterprise entered into some
time in 1868. He leaves little
TO his vile aad lhree-llltle chill
dren but name and reputa.
ton they may well be proud oil.
HIS remains were inferred
at Bethel Chapel, a few hun
dred yards IRON The house in
which he was born.
Let his neighbors and the
good citizens ot Vinton remem
Der David Reilly Bray, one of
their noblest and best friends,
who now belongs 10 the proud
list of the Reeds, Earnhart,
Fouch, the Wilherspoons and a
host OF others of his brave COM
rades.