Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-07
General Itenss

General Items.
"Drrro," is the brief title OF a now
" announced novel.
THE political cat generally goes for
the custom mouse.
B1.oNDrx and David Dudley Field are
in Bombay.
JOHN @. FRRMoNr, the "pathander, "
is at present in San Francisco.
New York proposes to fill up . cor.
nor of Central Park with an aquarium.
CHICAGO is to have q new theatre,
which she fondly hopes will become
cas- popular MS Niblo's in New York. I"
CINCINNATI has a tramps' lodging
house, where it costs ten cents . night
for chair and five cents for the floor.
A soIIooL-DoY is said to be like 4
postage stamp when he gets stuck on
letters.
But the postage stamp is clicked I"
brfore it gets stuck, while the school
boy is not likely to get his clicking"
till he gets stuck.
A HORNY-HANDED reporter of tho
Louisville Courier-J Journal is in costa
cies over the manner in which q man
ploughed four acres Of land in one day.
Memphis husbands joke grimly of in
augurating crusade against dry goods
dealers. They say if it's temperance
the women want, why, they shall have
it in full measure.
The Pottsville Daily Standard, one of
the most energetic daily papers Of
Pennsylvania, has expired, after an ex-
istence of nearly twelve months.
CoLoRADo was bowling wilderness,
without railroad, five years ago. Now
the civilizing steam whistle carries it's
nozzle over 700 miles of that Territory.
MEN dying make their wills-but wives
Escape work 80 sad;
Why should they make What all their lives
| The gentle danes have had?
! -ROchester Eueninq E1prsss.
An observing man has discovered a.
similarity between young ladies' SEM
mary and sugar-house, as both refine
what is already sweet.
| WHETHER to marry or not to marry
was decided by couple at Clinton,
Mass, the other day by game Of dom
inoes- Hymen won.
THE collection of Chinese coins in
the museum of the Paris mint consists
of nearly 500 specimens, some gold and
silver. One of the pieces dates from
100 years before Christ.
| FROM observations made at certain
point in London, horse travels on as
phalt pavement 1911 miles before he
falls !; on granite pavement, 1872 miles,
and on wood, $50 miles.
The Southern Historical Society is
establishing auxiliaries in all tho large
cities, with view to collecting data in
reference to the civil and military his
tory of the late Confederacy.
ABBorsFoRD is in tho possession of
Mary Honica Hope.Scott, q great
granddaughter of Sir Walter, through
that daughter Sophia, who married
Lockhart.
Ex-PREsIDENT JOHNSON has promised
to write out the history of his attempt
to get Governor Andrew into his cab
met, which he thinks would have been
successful had not the Governor died.
A GENTLEMAN of Louisville has dog
"a pointer. The dog ran up the steps
of house and refused to come down.
His master followed, and found "a.
Partridge" ON the door plate. This H.
lustrates the force Of instinct.
'ToM GREENE is q new county in
Texas, named "in honor of the disting-
uished Texas general, who 80 heroical1y
gave his life up for the lost cause in tho
memorable Red River campaign Of
1854"
The last edition of the London Slang
Dictionary, under the head of "Bum-
mer," says: Gin California men who
profess to be journalists, and 20 obtain
free dinners and drinks, are called lit
erary bummers.
In the Arctic regions sermon can
be heard at the distance of two miles.
This is q wise provision of Nature,
which enables the dwellers Of that
chilly country to hear the preached
word without rising from their beds.
How comfortable, and withal how supe-
rior to the way our people are COM
PEELED to sleep during services.
JOHN PAUL has written letter on the
subject of imitation, and sums the en-
tire question up in the following peril
nent inquiry: "And what shall it pro-
fit man If we enable him to 20 to
market with q bushel basket full of
paper, and he is also enabled to carry
home the vegetables it purohaseth in
his vest pocket ?"
A BUFFALO street-car conductor re-
fused to permit female in "bloomer
costume " to ride on his car, believing
her to be a woman in mans clothes.
The case was carried to court, when the
conductors council stated that there
was an ordinance against female wear
ing mans dress, and that that worn
by the woman came very near to it.
The justice, however, held that the
"bloomer was female costume.