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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23

=. =. J.. FlIMoRE, juno 2, 1874.
MEssRs. MCCORMICK & BRo's:
Dear Sirs: II took an Advance on trial
to cut eight acres of oats, which were
a good Nanny Reaper, but could not do
anything with it.. / went right along
with any other machine.
Yours. &C.,
EREDERIf.K GECHEE
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23

NJ. Tcctcr, Lansing, Mower Co. Mimi.
J. Schwan, Austin, Mower Go. Mimi.
ARTICLE 9th.
John VanIlousc, s. N. Frisbic,
Jonas Haney, Michael Tcetor, A. p.
Mcbride, shall constitute tho first
board Of directors. = To- officers Of the
corporation shall be a President, Vice
Press ut, Secretary, and Treasurer,
and the government Of the corpora
ton and tho management Of its affairs
shall be vested in its board of dircc-
tors, who shall serve without compensa.
ton: Tho board Of directors shall!
consist Of five stock holders, they shall
DO elected at tho annual meeting Of the
stock holders, which meeting shall De
on tho first Monday Of April, Of each
and every year, at 10 o'clock "A. NJ: at
the cheese factory Of said corporation.
All officers Of said corporation shall be
elected by the board OF directors annu.
ally, on tho first Monday Of April, Of
each yoar, and I'll officers and direct
ors shall be stock holders; AL 81 kccrs
aud directors shall hold their office 70,
the term Of one year, and until thei''
SUCCESSORS are elected aud qualified; and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
WYcKorF, July 81, 1874.

WYcKoFF, July 81, 1874.
MEssRs. Mccormick s. Bros:
Dear ,Sirs:-I have tried the Wood.
Reaper to my hearts content. l fine
there is no other reaper that can be de
pended upon but the Mccormick.
= Yours, &C., - =
JOHN MENGESANG.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
For the -'Tr1aseriph
Notes by the way

Notes by tho Way.
Mr.. EDiroh AT your suggestion,
I g'udly give you few notes concern
Jag tho nine counties Of our great State
through which I recently passed.
J. = GIMP NETTING.
From tho 10th to the 18th inst.
self and wife stayed at the camp meet
ing ninc miles above Owatonna, near
the village Of Mcdtord. Tho grounds
and grove wero admirably adapted for
such . meeting. The attesdaacs vas
good and tho order excellent: Four.
teen ministers were present, and united
heartily in the services of the occasion.
It was a profitable meeting spiri tu.lly
"a number wero happily converted.
- MAHKAro. "
Monday evening loft for that nature
protected, commercial. manufacturing,
educational, rapidly growing. and beau
tiful city, Nankato. Tho Mankato:;
ans know how to construct :. grand
streets, substantial aud elegant houses,
and to receive visitors with genuine
kindness and attention.
ST. PAUL / SIOUX CITY n. \.
Took seat in these cars for Worth
ington on "Wednesday morning, passing
through the neat aud aouri.hins towns
Of Lake Crystal, Madolia, St. james
AID. Window. From Madcli. on, for
seventy miles, ind how much further I
know pot, md on. either side Of the
railroad as far as tie eye could sweep,
is one vast rolling prairie. The mo-
notony Of tho view is broken by the
numerous lakes, tho gems Of the prai
RE, that lie in quiet boauy nsar:this
splendid road. Vast as this prairie is,
you ara never out Of sight, from the
railroad, > Of the modest frame or sod
house and barn Of the selcsacri6cins
and noblc-spirited frontiersn,an: These
millions. Of acres Of rich, virgin soil,
still untouched by the hand Of the
husbandnan,~ have been waiting for
! the past {, 900 years for some one to
i !.:l;o:ses" and will, in the near future
,,lbe 6!led with : thriving popuIat ion.
i ids *aai:t b. Wild with delight BY
'ske:a trip on the St. Paul
and Sioux City Il. II.
! woRr1l1xGrox.
! Here We were met and finely enter.
taincd by an old and tried Ohio friend,
Rev. j. ". Lewis, the efficient pastor
Of fhe NJ. +. church in this thriving
county scat Of Mobiles county, and
headquarters Of tho National Colony
This young city is . real little para.
disc, numbering nearly 1000, lying be-
side the placid silvery lake Occbeua.
They have a Gnc Hotel, large Steam
FIGURING Mill, Methodist and Congre.
gational churches, Female Seminary
Union School, Printing Office, Western
Atleunce, = Bank, and . consider.
able business il tho mercantile line.
The citizens are uniformly cultured,
Intelligent aud cuterprisiug. Here il
- 1cu1ishi"s town and no Ieer. Four
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
Why DONE You Buy q 11cCor-
mick.

JORDAN, MIMI, July 10, 1874.
To WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that Messrs. Whitman
& Brown, Of Spring Valley, put one OF
McCormick's New Rcliables on trial in
Mr.. Gammell's field of Barley, and attel
a severe test, We, the undersigned, would
say that we never saw any better wo,l
done by any machine:
J = JOHN GAMMEEI,
JOHN ELLIS,
r., JOHN MCGHIE,
w. j. GAMMEI.L,
ALLEN SMITH.
N. HARDWOOD.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23

The app"rtionment, as fixed by reso-
luton Of the State Convention, is one
delegate for each organised county,
and one for every 400 Republican
votes, AMI major, fractions thereof,
based upon tho average vote for State
t;cle in the Last election. ...,f. =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23

any v.eonsy may y filed y ths direct.
ors eithorin tho directdls' or5so@cers.
ARTICLE I'll.
The capitol stock Of said corporation
shall be divided into forty shares Of
fifty dollars each.
In testimony whereof, we have here
unto set our hands and seals, this Lat
day Of July, 1874.
JOAN VANHOuSE
JAMES N! COOK.
u. E. BERO.
JOHN 8. LACY.
J. B. ROGERS.
A. p. Mcbride.
JONAS HANEY:
G.. KERNS.
N. s. HARDY.
s. N. FRISBlE.
/. H. PACE.
n. TEETER.
J. SCHWAN.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
The Republican Central Committc,
Of the First Congress ional District.

J. n. Burlingame, Of Steele county.
= J. p. Moulton, Olmsted county.
ID. F. Goodrich, Faribault county.
G. G. Goodcnow, Mobiles county.
3. F. Langworthy, Mower county.
w. H. Young, Wascca county.
Chas Kittles0n, Frceborn county.
w. II: II. johnson, :Watonwan county
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
r.. Official.
, : LAWS.
> ,i:.s.' - . +lIr.r1. :: !.
= 25>.;' su<;l OF THE
United: States Il 4 ! j;
" N "a 1AFEf u -
Official.
PASSED At THE
TGENRRAL EATURE-No. 3S.1

FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
~ THIRD CONGRESS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
Articles Of Incorporation or the
the Turtle Creek Cheese Fac

Articles of Incorporation or the
the Turtlc Creek Cheese Fac
tory
We, the undersigned in order to as
sociate ourselves and become incorpor.
ated for tho pur. ose of building aud
eperatipga cheese factory, under aae
pursuant to the provisions OF the stat,
ute 10. such cassc, made and provided;
do hereby adopt the following articles
OF incorporation, viz: se
|~s.... ARTICLE 1st.
f. The name of the corporation hereby
formed, shall te "The Turtle. Greek
Cheese Factory Tho general nature
Of its business shall DO the manufac-
tsrc CT cheese and butter, apd its
place Of business shall be near Turtle
Greek on the farm of j. b. Rogers, 10
the town of Lansing, in Mower Co.,
MINI. ~!
ARTICLE End. go
The time of commencement Of said
corporation shall be July LIST, 1874,
and the period Of its confluence shall
be thirty years. .
- ARTICLE 3rd.
The amount of cspitol stock of said
incorporation shall be two thousand
dollars, aud the same shall be paid Is
called for by the board of directors,
by notice Of thirty days, one half to b.
paid the LIST dry of October 1874 and
one half tho LIST day Of March 1875. & +
ARTICLE 4th.
The highest amount Of liability or
Indebtedness to which said corporation
shall be subjected, shall not exceed one
thousand dollars.
ARTICLE 9Th.
The names aud places Of residence
Of the persons forming this association
for Incorporation, are as follows:
John Van House, Moscow, Freeborn
" Go. Minn.
J: N: Cook, Lansing Mower Co. MINI.
D. E. Bero, -" "
J. s. Lacy, /" "
J. B. Rogers,
A. P. Mcbride, "
Jonas Haney,, 90 ... "
Granville kerns, Moscow, Freedom
Co. MINI.
N. s. Hardy,
s. N. Frisbic,
I. H. Pace. &" 1"
, 1874-12-12

Chick
A correspondent Of tlte PAFis american 3,e1is-
ter writoH " have 80 oftau heard French per-
sons criticiso the unwil1ingless Of English and
feminine toilet, that WAS quite ilog ghsol few
days ago, in perusing aosno old chronicles, to
find ont that It was possible for tho French to
l,o quite us prldtsh as ne. Until tho reign Of
tho Empress Josephine q handkerchief was
thought In France 70 shocking an object that a
lady would mover have dared to uso II
before any ono. Tho word oven was
carefully avoided in refined couyersa~
ton. An actor who Wonld hayo used n
handkerchief on tho stage. ovqi In the n:os:i
fearful moments Of sAe play, would haye been
ginning o. the present century TINT neobrato-
actress, Nllle DuchoAnoise, dared to appear witt
n handkerchief in her hand, Having to spent
OF this handkerchief in the courae Of til,
piece Hhe never could summon enough courage
to call it by it's tro namo, but referred to it as
0 light tissue. 4 fow years later Translation Of
ono OF ShaGspoars'a plaYs by Alfred do ViEuy
having Lnou acted, the word handkerchief was
uaetl for tho 1lrss time tho stage amidst creg
doubt if evon to-day French elegantcs would
carry hanakerchieis il tue wlfo OF Napoleon I.
Ind not given the Bignat for adoptsns tllom.
Tho Empress 1osephiua, although really lovely,
bad ugly tooth. To conceal thoMi, kho was in
the habit Of carrying small handkorchiofs.
adorned with costly lacoH, which slo contlnu-
ally rasea gracefully TO her lips. or course MI
the 1nt,eb Of tho Court followed her example.
and landkerolfefs ]aye rapidly hccome III inn
portant aud coht!y part OF the feminine toilet;
70 mich so TINT the price of single hanlker-
burg would mako tho fortune of d necoasiscua
fnfllr.t
, 1874-12-12

Diackro0ds Magazine for November (The
Leonard Scott Publishing Company, Now York;.
Contents: "AIotern stiontitio Alaterialisnl !"
"Tho Story OF Valentine, aud lis Brother"
fpnrt XII; "The Abode OF Snow {I'aft Ill. )---
The Valley Of tho Shadow Of Death;" s'13sitfBh
association 1874" (,oenD "pr'lHsian Military
Maneuvres;" "Anoient Classics-Latin Liter
aturo;" mo Highlands This Year" (poam)
" Lord Dolling's Liio of Lord pni1norston."
dAinA for Dccenlbcr (kew York;. Illustra-
tionn Winter, spring. Bunner, Autumn; An
Old Mill in tho Jnra Mountains: Caught; Tho
Rivals Winter 1'astines; The First LoHaou;
Mary OF the Wild Moor; Hera'a Your Uhristmaa-
dinner; The Xaokenfall, 1ollesnia; What Koopa
Himl st. Ahaph Cathedral (threo engIasinEB).
Chicago Tfdchcr FOR December {Algrea kirls}.
Illinois iScA0oimaser for December (John
Cook and Edwin 6. Hewett, Normal, Ill.).
american -Agriculs0iM for December (the
Orange Judd Company, New forK).
literary World for December u. X. Croe'er.
Dpston). ...-
An.erioam N;s!oricas Record for December
{Jol,n u. Potter l. Co., Phltadolphia).
Foico Of Masonry for Deuombor (Dalley It
Brown, Chlcago).
4t,ericun Naiura1ist for December (peabody
Academy Of Scloncc. Salon, MaaB.).
Work and Play for Ueceinbor (WorltinB
Church Publishing Company, New york).
Caiholio Faniiy Almanac for 1876 (Catholic
Publication Society, Now York;.
Curront Iumborh Of Litelt's L.ning a ge (Littnii
Il tiay, i'ustoial md Appseiohs' Jonrhas ID. An-
ploton h Co., Now York).
, 1874-12-12

An extraordinary scouo occurred recently at
Zion Ciapei, Nottingham, England. Tho appoints
lAcnt Of AR. Langlord US minister il disputed by
a section OF tho congregation. Mr.. Langtord
entered tho pulpit on tho morning VI Nov. l6 in
Hp!to OF 4 request thnt lie would not 10 80, ind
conducted the SERVICE but in tho evening Tho
opposing body obtained posbesson, aud MI. La.g-
fortl was stopped st Tho pulpit steps. lie thou
Euso ont a hymn, III which past Of tho oongreRa-
tion Joiuotl, tho opposition party ut tho Same
lime starting anotlier HMM, thuH producing great
dfscou. Alr. l.angtord began to proacl'. und the
lni1ntor apponted hy tic opposition party conl.
,neuccd roadlng psalm. Mr. LaI'gsorsl proachotl
hy Tin harn,onlu1n. komo police officers wore in
attoueaaeo, hut no yioionco occurred. Quo of
the Committee Of Management romarltod TINT
Mr. 1.angfold was opposed t!ndor legal adVlco
auu,"to further tho ohuao OF Christ"
, 1874-12-12

DRESS -D1,FGIlM: A SEutEs OF LECTURES DEL1v.
Eult, N uoaros, OK DMxss AZ IT AIrEors r,,u
HEARTH or Wo:xH. Edtod by AnuA GooLn
WootsoH. Miih illustrations. 16'uo, ~. 2do. nos-
ton: Hoocrsa troshcs'.
The hublcc4 OF dtons-reform cnnlo mp for ape
cia1 discussion before the Wo,nall's Club, uos-
tor. durinu thu snrIua Of tho urssent vear. L.
ia ]ost;o, ~, ,xt,;e, .1,o ,,,,,;,. n, t,o,,,,,t
~ ~, l"ees1'! oa "n.ea '"o n'au' ~. snouA
iul "omon III america hAso oeoh oeop'y ekef-
devoted 10 the study Of topca ettecting wotnap's
welfare. It wou,a nntnrn]1a don.nd its dua a,,,ro
nj nttor,,on 1s;vo ,ron,.,",a"r ,e t,,ar, Nv
~ A'soA'.e' Rt'o "oa'h|.oa' ~ VI 'he', pny"
were invited to address tho Club on this matter,
which they, aboyo most otlors. yould la ox
pocte1 to treat viii, wisdom md understanding.
, 1874-12-12

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DEVIL; Asn 0ruEn
i'tatsMHMisAL Sxi:tohTH A:;n Es4Ais. ny CMAniEs
Gu,
Mr.. nvha'aWgh IL by nature pag!llst. An Mr..
shiol Had Of O'conlloIl, the Itiah patriot no ls
"au uabulatory rlot." Tum hayors AMI tho
nonioia boy" noro nat moro thoroughbred hull
llea ttlau ho.--the only litloscnca botweou hm
md tho 1nenaborH OF tho plize-ring bong, that
tho ono assaulta and abssaca with his tonguo,
whi1e Tho otl4ors re|y upon their lists. All lhn
aamo, tho normal condition of tho thrgo IL aptly
, 1874-12-12

n EaUtcl with E0Hr Number SixtecNM.
Among those who vent down to San Francisco
from Sacramento, saya the Union. to attend tho
race, WIS Dave D. 1t was with great difficulty
tlut he obtained roou Saturday evening, all
tho large hotels being crowded, but finally hn
necuroii ono in IN establishment OIL Third Htreet,
and then wont NTH Bome other saerasnontana to
tho theatre otc., returning to the hotel at y
pretty into llonr. Ascending to his room, ho
oponsl tho door aud onterod, but 70 his surpriso
fo,,ud woman IN possession before him. Sha
didn't scsm TO 10 very musls pleased. judging
from the maulor In which she yolled "A1urtlorl"
po!ice! Laullor-r-s.ft!" otc. Dave ondoayored
to oxpjuil, but sl!a didn't want any explanatory
and persisted IN shouting vigorously. Landlord,
tieroa'H l,la,, In my room Help! Murder!" %.
onpal,ts Of other rooms hoEa,. to mako their a-
poarauoe, and Dave, mot rDisahing tho idea Of an.
swcrinE too many questions, rushed to tho ofIica
OF tho l,otoi. aud In language mole cnphato than
pollto inquired OF tho curk wi.At in Hnn fral,ea-
to ho mount by putting another person In hia
room, Thu elerl, WIN WIZ Of tho Yantonio por-
suason. responded that In lad not dono 10, md
Inquired Mint roont waa meant. "What room ~
roaroa Dave "why, No. 10, that engaged
hours ago. and whore there q a woman ci,arglns
the clerk. explauasortly. "der IL four No. 10n In
dis houBa."
, 1874-12-12
THE CYRIC'S CREED,

For the crown Of nnr life, aa 1t closes,
IL darkness, tho print thcrcuf dust;
No thorns 60 ax slnutl tn a rose'd,
and }ose IL morn cruel thu1a i,ist.
Time tur1ls tho old days to derlnlun.
Glir luyea iuto curpkea nr wives;
And Mnrringo unu .laath aud division
Alnka barren our 1lfgs.
, 1874-12-12


AnUI1fTEOTUnE FUlt GENERAL STUDENTS, BY
GAnoI,aE ". ionroN. Win Descriptive 1,atra.
!;onn. Emo. M. 2s7. Now York: linrd Il
Namghtot.
This volume Inns been proparcd by tho nnthor,
II teacher Of Garrett 1nhtituto, with view to
supplying, In oao branch Of Art, tho crying nectt
Of aritable textbooks in tho Btudy Of "Art-
Criticism" After preliminary ohnpter on the
essential pare and styles Of building, the work
gives concso description OF tho different orders
Of architecture that havo prevailed among
oivillzod nations In tho oourso OF tho world's
history In constructing thia account, careful
reference Inns been made 10 tho rotation existing
botwoon tho various orders, and thut which con-
they grow.
Tho hook will not only DO useful in tho o!aas-
room, but tho traveller md tho. general roador
over hpeo'n,cns Of architecture como nnt,or shoir
observation.
, 1874-12-12

Of goduoss In their l[vcs aud convorsatian. In
anBwcr to tl,o announcement Of thta faot, tllo
treH0nt oHBay was arnt In to tho committee of
nwar.l, md received tho prtzo promised.
Tlin thosa Is divided Into eight 1,ointg, viz,
l.. Tho Statement; IT,. Tho Method iii, W,
md W Principles; w., The Christian III PRAYER !.
Tho OMistlan in lila Business. Il IN, tukon AZ q
whole, n calm, clear, mud logical exposition Of
tho Christsan's tnitl a1lsl ptopor cuurso of con-
duet IN MI tho oxporloucoa md circumstances Of
ayory-ilaY ife.
, 1874-12-12

MEMOIRS OF JOHN Qt1IEUY ADAMa: CoMpn1s-
mo Ponr1oSA or Ills DIARY FnoA 1908 TO l6A2.
Edlted by CnAmAEs TAaNc1s AnAMs. Vol. ILL.,,
8vo., m. 6GG Ihiia1clplta: j. .. Lppincotts l. Go.
Tho portion Of Afr. Adanls diary published III
this volume coycrs tho brief period extending
from Aug. 2, 1911, to Juno II. 1917. Tho first
six months Of tha term wore Bpent by Dir. Adams
n. Glcnt in concluding, with Commissioners ap-
pointed by both Governments, the roquisitiona
for peace betwcen England and tie United
States. At tho termination Of this business, air.
Adams repairoa to Paris, whore ho passed MI
ovantful throo months. during which Louis
XVIII. abdicated tho tlrono and Napoleon, re-
turning from Elba, resumed tho En.pororahtp of
France. In May, 1916, atr. Adams was sppoiat-
od Miniater pienipotsntiary to Great Bri,ain.~~~a
position which Ao held for tho folloTing two
years.
Tho ionrunl recording the history OF this period
is profuso In details concerning Mr.. Adama'
movements, nnI tile cond.ses OF tho affairs with
which lie waB connected. Iii respect to inforn1a-
tion upon thes6 points, itiB as full contd bc do
sirod. Ks rcgards intelligence OF contemporary
6Yorts ind pcrsonagea, it is disappointing. Mr.
Adams he'd it in liu power to lnGao his Journal
brilliant with aceuuntH aud anecdotes Of the it,
lustriot.s foreigners with whon, it wns Afs good
fortune to mnet. hut he cloHo rather to fill it's
pages with particulars referring almost eNc!u-
Hlvcly to hinlsalf, l. Eo0A pIrt Of which are to-
tiloaBy commonplace ard insignificant. Never
theloaa, AZ wo have said, il furnishes minute,
ayen microErop!c. biography OF Mr.. Adams, and.
IN future Yoars, nRy DO OF signal use as h'stors-
cal authority.
, 1874-12-12

49, ~
'e1"s, ~. >, NJ ,,r,7,,,u,,,x r,,. ,,,,.,,,,,
tint liz foil In with Hono ntittb wrtingB Il,oir
controversial toup lust hit his sFrangtlnr Spirit
,,vt H., uo,yad ,,ro to,r t1octr1nca forthw,th M
sr.,,i,, ill., ;r.,r,,,uon,. viii, w1,io to croa,
exactly ttio instruments VIII WHICH t9 create
asatust llt&uaolf ostito fcollng that would cul-
mluuto IN FRAGMENT cneonnterA af the t5ercest
Garas!cr Eye s5eo tnas 1v9Ho pht1ou y ,aa a
itu. n,,a,,t, n arattnH ard e has roslnntly,
il, tho n,ittst of vlnluut turmoil.
Tho ,lau ia to bo regarded aH ono Of tue mahy
curious ponotnena o. hn'nan s1,.,, naaasc. Le GU
no" u ra oH'1. mns'.J 1on ~ ~ ~ enaro hn,, ''r t.n
aid withont hronthiur, Encety IL icarnine to
hear with moro md moro patience nlcl, trying in
isctiona; TO lot tn1n waite tleir ioreos ard woar
theIaeivca o!lt Wi!hort n tns,,tm Mu
t,n,, tnt ~ t6 aorccmaI nf thn cn,nnnitv
Mr. Bradlaugh's vir,,lcut warfare against tic
tenoth Of tho Christian religion can work tliem
very little harm. llu - too sayago and anlsotal
a. tsn n..aea. a.. ~ ront" ~ 1t,ana ra,on,, arr,
aiiSsy nl , - s,, h1i,11, 1r,,,i,ts i'tn,,a.,t
Eun art .n,, sa oh,nn,a ~ III o,tanss '''''''|
WIZ r , tnns. ~ ~, ~ n,4 ~ ~ ,n,Inat WAR
aIo essas ~ @ 'i rn, pS~, o,
anu,s, n, t,n ,,,nornnt VIM " ,nn Iha, M ;m
,.n' fnrori ht,nia ~ or,T dnscrv
% Hasn ,o I'ss na v %
~ t'". stn .n,.rs ~ .,ro"it n';roi ~, ~
oaa, toni ~ ,nta.n,, " ,,,H ,d,,, Ill" d,'.nsrv.
n"u ,,,", rnns,or,h,o nr,n,'n u, e''s1 "'S
'''o'' e"''e'''''''''' ""o3A: -
,r,,,,,o. ~. .,r,,,.,,
anihnr If < inns nrIntmr ntr ,5nn ~ IT
N"w Vnrt. scriroc arn,atranG @ l. fn ~. @'4'
OiIILpIiu0n- SONGS. Uy i,u;Y LsMcoM. 14f,,t
tsase1. 1a,no,. rp. la4. ls,slon: Jan,os H. osgood
, 1874-12-12
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Brothers.
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Oh tho truths Of tho Christian religion, all Oh
tho duty Of its professors to exhibit tho beauty
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IWFcsPuiHSHEEf ~ 4Hf CAiGNu0 AFt0HHe+
posToN, Dec. 4, 1874.
"Of making rnany books there IL no end"
rims tho provorh aud tho prosout soaBon has
boon exceptionally prolific in books, and In good
booka. Hut thoro il always room for one
more." provided that one llns character and lit
tivdnAlity; and such ono is about to bo Of
foroll by Boston house, William L. Gill T. Co.
Tho slaa Of publishing book wrltton exclu-
sivoly by mun,bera of tho "Lotos Club" which,
as is well known, includes many Of tho bast
American and English authors, originated with
member OF tho Club, nunrly two ycnrs since.
The germ fr.ctitlcd slowly, for novel enterprises
are not wont to run smoothly; hut, ut last, tho
work wns got vol in han1, aud ia nov, after O.
yoar Of iuccssant labor, placed before tho pub
lie.
For variety, tho work, MS completed, will not
quite equal Noah Webater'H Quarto Dictionary;
but ita contonts aro, probably moro varied tl,an
those OF any similar collection BY tho same num-
Dor Of authors. There arc poems, stories, md
essaya, 10 tho number Of thirty or moro different
subjects. Thoro arc full-pege drawings, half
nage dosigne title-vignottes, aud ornamental
initials, to tho number OF a hundred.
The esthetic and the popular tnsto aro about
c1ually met by this work md tuut result iB sci
dom al ltainul oven when especially aimed ut. 1u
this caBe it il secured through the spocioVs ac-
cldent, OF circumstances, No author was ill.,
formed Of tin intont ct hiB brotlior-wrltorK.
Each had his special study to mako for this
work, and each haB turned ont hiH part Us inde-
pondentIy rs il painting special picture for ar
exhibition. Tho tout-epaombse il beautiful
nosglc, symmetrical, yot varied in its component
parts.
II is not tho province Of critic to make COM
paraonb. Ihc lunlty nnti laatro Of tiHernnt
sonas vary III mn.oasurablo degrees, yet each has
individual aud unique characteristics. 1t may
With propriety DO aai,l that noarly a!l tho writ
ors have. IN this bonk. disp(ayod ther powers in
4 'leto Fclu 1ohh hay has soarod from the
depths of dia!oct worse to tho heights Of
heroic poesy III his idea! poem. "liherty."
Whstelaw ltod nnhonda from his woutcd rcsoryc
to write Of big LotoB-eating days in tho Rens,1-
GUS land Of tho pine and the eypresa. Wilkie
Collins throws off the nantIe Of tho fasalist, Rnd
III true ROMANCE OF English life, pa1nts in
" Ln9lallo an1os tne coteT VI Ino C0nl1'isslons
~ ~ Lu.1Is. ti;. Le.'ueah '; Naau} ua1ts M nts
qua spelans hho lnfes'eu ortuoGrhpny, anu LOUIS
Story oi olerK,llto lb tlie
1letropollu. II. i. Olcott, Who haH nude
reputation Of lato by hs singular writings M
Of s1rit11al ni,enD1ncfln gives q ya!I,ab1e con-
trihu.;nn to t,o iI,is.ory Of hmsr;can
SInvnrv in urInw Wa HING jain Drnwn :,