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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-29
The Patrons Of 8uSbandry 6obbl<
up the larmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Association.
Mv Odsoers Elected, a~d Nearly
Every one Of tie Graxgers.

A meeting Of the officers and men,
bsrs Of the Miunesota Farmers Mutu-
a Fire Insurance Company, Vas held
It tho Office Of the Company, in this
city. As ito name purports, this $780,
citation belongs essentially to the farm
ers, and 10 managed by them in their
own interests, for mutual protection
against fro. Unusual interest attached
to the meeting. ~ the animal election
Of officers = to take place. Nearly
every county in the State VA repre-
seoted, and = majority Of those present
were members Of the order Of Patrons
Of Husbandry. The election Of officers
was done BY ballot for each one, aud
much time va thus consumed. The
following arc the names of the officers
finally chosen:
PresidentJ. @. Farmer.
Vice-President-Geo. I. Parsons.
6ecretary-W. A. Nimocks.
TreasurerJ. o. Milne,
It will be seen from the above lis.
that Hon. j. 9 Farmer was reelected
Precedent Of tho Association. Mr..
Far2,er i = gentleman we'll known
throughout the State, having been
Speaker Of tie House Of Representa-.
sives, and held other important posi-.
tons.
Mr.. Geo. Parsons, tho Vice rresi-
don't, Il Graad Master Of tho gate
Grange, and no man in the State sta. Dc
highor in the estimation ofthe farmers,
or . better calculated to subserve their
interests.
The Treasurer elected, Hon. J. O.
Milne, vas formerly State Senator from
Todd county, and is a gentleman we'll
kno~o for his public spirit, energy and
uprightasss Of character.
Nr. W. A. Niuoeks, Of THE city;
Who bee % long been the efficient Sec
Rotary Of tho Association, Va uuaui.
mously reelected u that position.
The reports Of tho officers Of the
Association were read and accepted,
and are to be published At m early
day. A resolution complimentary to
MI. Nimocks was also adopted Mn.
neaDok3 Tribune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-29

fSnonce and iss Tl1koFs.
The Salary Bill out Of the way,
Congress hes commenced on the
subject If Finance.
Ga this subject every member Of
Csagrsss has hi particular theory.
Senator schurs has given to the poo
ple his views On faanos and sFseis pay.
nsnss, and paper currency. Generally
.rssting, vh.tsve, that Senator may
10y o. 's.y practical question Of the
1.y, amounts 70 but very little. We
do not wish 70 b understood - con.
veyisg the idea ths& Senator Sshurs
10 ~os . man Of talest; for in one
sssss he 10 decidedly %. He i great,
~ effective, aud pleasing orator; but
- vAe's tiis, . It - psast;sal results
~ concerned, be- been . psrfIst fail
90: Hi seesel sPsssA sAews hat b
4 seeking but . thsorist On he subject
a 1nsnes. 70, instance: he talks -
II the present crisis va brought about
By lack Of currency. 1t must b patent
70 every ob,erver Of financial matters,
that whatever tho volume Of eurrsn.
~ might have been, the panic would
have occurred, because Of The insane
.ailw,y enterprise But when tie
crises came, and the panic prevailed,
those causes did create . demand for
more currency, because everybody 4
ssss engaged In boarding.
mr. Schurs has borrowed his knowl-
edge from books, and laid down bic
theory Q. finance from The old world.
standpoint. Here il whore hs falls
into An egregious error. Thi. eouatry
in ito population, in it, physiesl steue.
surs, in III political idses, i saliks any
other country; and when you trans
plant some theory Of another country
70 Thu, you must modify that theory %
- 70 ADAPT it With il new surroundinep.
Aud, notwithstanding Mr.. 3ehursis
opinion 70 the contrary, our success,
financially. will only be brought about
BY govespneat i~nterfsesaee With the
Of spssis paymsats
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-29
SERVE 70 BLOW THH HORN

~S"~~ -" am NV010AAS0
Of the best mon Of all parties in tho
State, end tho very suspicion that any
political movement u being ehampioned
BY them, il the los Of thouseuds Of
votes. They arc politically dead be
yond the hope Of resurrection. Will
The pruning knife bs applied, aad
these dead excreseneee Topped of and
their oaroasses assigned 70 tho oblivion
they have 20 justly earnsd1 On the
answer to this inquiry depends tho i'm
mediate success or the continued do
feat for years to come Of tho anti-mo.
nopoly movement in Minnesota. If
answered in the affirmative, then tho
days Of Republican extravaganoe and
corruption IN Minnesota are at an end.
If = contrary course il pursued, a
contrary result is assured. Anti-mo-
nopolists Of Minnesota, choose between
Donuelly aud kindred "putrid remin-
iosnss" and political success with its
promised benefits.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-29
Tho Bridal Wine Cup.

"P)edge with wine-pledge with
wiue," cried the young and thoughtless
Harvey Wood "pledgo with wi"e,"
ran through the bridal party.
The beautiful bride grew pale-the
decisive hour had come. She pressed
her whi:e hands together, aud tho
leaves Of the bridal wreath tremblcd
On her brow ; her breath oaue quicker,
aud her heart beat wilder.
"Yes, Marion, lay aside your scru-
pies for this onoe," said the Judge in .
low tone to his daughter, "the company
expect it. Do>uot % seriously infringe
upon the rules Of etiquette; in your
own homo do a. you please, but in mine
for this once please me-"
Every eye was at once turned toward
the bridal pair. Marion's principles
were welI-known. Henry had been n
convivalist, but Of late bis friends no
ticed the change in his manners, the
difference in his habits, and tonight
they watched him to see. Is they snser.
ingly said, If he was tied down to a
woman's opinion 80 soon.
Pouring q Drumming cup, they held
it With b tempting smiles towards Mari
on. She ~as very pale, though moro
composed; aud her hand tremblel not,
q smiling back, she gracefully acoep. cd
tho crystal tsmpter and raised it to her
lips But scarcely h.d she done 20
when every hand vas arrested by her
piercing exclamation Of %. how terri
BIZ |"
"What is it," cried one and oil,
thronging together, for she had slowly
carried the glass At arms length. and
wa fxedly regarding it a. though it
were some hideous object. j,
"Wait," she answered, while a light
which seemed inspired alone from her
dark eyes, "wait and I will toll you. !
Sec" she added slowly, pointing n
jeweled 6ueer At the sparkling ruby
liquid, - eight that beggars oil dos.
cription ; and yet listsn-I will paint
it for you i'll can It lisa lovely spot ;
tall mountains crowned with verdurc
rise in the awful sublimity around ; .
river rum through, and bright flowers
grow to the waters edge. There is 4
thick, warm mist that tho sun seeks
1ainly to pierce. Trees, lofty aud beau
tifal, wave to tho airy motion Of the
birds; a group o: Indians gather ; they
fit to aud fro, with something like sor
row upon their dark brows. And 10
their midst lies . manly form, but his
cheek how deathly! his eyes Wild with
the ftful fire Of fever. Ono friend
stands beside him-nay. I should say,
for sec, he 10 pilloWiug that
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14

CmAs. A. DANA, Of the New York
Sun, Is nearly sixty. lie walks In an
erect way, with firm aud lively step.
lie Is very strong, aud has solialy
built frame. His eyes are sound and
clear, aud his voice Is stiff and hard as
ever. IL is marvellous to see how lit
tie he has changed In twenty years.
Dana has grown rich through his pro-
prietary interest la the Sun during tho
last five years, and his Income from his
paper and from the American Cyclic
pedis (thc secend edition OF which he
is now editing In company with Mr..
Ripley might safely be put down at q
hundred thousand dollars n year for
all the rest OF the years Of his life.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14

OFFICIAL DEADuEAps.-The Nation
has brought to light the names OF some
Of the national official deadheads on
railroads. The Hat OF Especial Agents
Of the Post Office Department not
only Inc. ded all the big men In the
Department. but all who hang round
It; aud la this list were found General
U. L. Babcock. General Horace Por-
ter. James 4. Ely. Robert NJ. Douglas,
Of the personal staff OF the President,
and the inevitable Mullet, the Govern
ment Architect, who have about rs
much connection with the Post 0tllce
Department as they have with the
stieet railroads Of san Francisco.-S.
p. CdN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14

TIiE new ton cent fractional curren-
cy notes are little larger than those
OF the last issue. They have vlgnette
portrait OF William NJ. Merilltli, who
was Secretary OF the Treasury under
President Taylor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14

TIE New York Legislature has re-
iected a bill providing tor the refund
Ing to cities, towns aud individuals
the money they paid for substitutes
under the various drafts during the
war OF the rebellion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14

"Now Johnnie" says grandma. az
want you TO sit az still as a mouse" :"
"Mouses don't sit still grandma.
Surc enough.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14
rRAvHusG AND FREIGHTIss.
VIRGINIA AND TRUcKEE
RAILROAD.
sERssHlGEaA
TRAVELLING AND FREIGHTIss.

IN AND ArrrR OCTOBER & iss
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-14

a HOTEL waiter In Troy has turned
ont to be a Count In disguise. lie
wanted some one to love him for him.
self alone,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21
The Panic Abroad.

The newspaper fnsncIers of Europe are en-
gagged just now in the task of accounting for the
money panic there One of them (of the Lon
don TimsS) maintains that they are only passing
through the panic hitherto considered to be in
yariably due at periods of eight or nine years,
and " hich now comes at shorter intervals. The
Times takes comfort IN the belief that this short
ening OF time may be regarded as a great ad-
vantage in diminishing the force of each con-
vulsiOn. Among the causes given for the pre-
ciFitstiOn Of the panic this year, are the almost
simultaneous occurrence of the break up at
Vienna and New York, together with the In
dian famine, and the repetition in England of a
bad harvest These at the same time depre-
ciated, and, in many instances, rendered worth
less a large quantity of Continental and Ameri-
can securities for which London had afforded
q principal market. The anarchy In Spain,
the chronic deficits of Italy, the coinage ar
rangements of Germany, and q number OF
other causes contributed to the depression, and
at length a chronic state of lifelessness and dis
trust has been established which presents all
the characteristics usually observed in the
after-moDths OF panics. England is now feel
ing the dull heavy wave of the storm of disaster
in other countries, and the confusion and wreck
therefore have been less conspicuous, but in the
opinion OF the London money editors the after
consequences in checking the trade OF that
country with every other quarter, are likely to
be felt with growing severity. Hence the adj
vice to business people in England to "take in
sail.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

It's not our funeral, but we would suggest TO
the Life Insurance Companies that if they find
their business falling of they may attribute it
to their current disposition to contest the pay
ment Of losses Ii would seem that there Is
scarcely city in the country where the courts
are not occupied with cases where Insurance
Companies are resisting payment on the
ground that the persons deceased committed
suicide, or omitted TO give some particulars of
physical condition on taking out policies.
Even where the insured party has paid pre-
miums fifteen or twenty years, payment is re-
sisted on the ground that he had lung disease
when insured. Then, again, there ia a DISPOSE
ton 70 maintain that any insured party " ho dies
suddenly has committed suicide. Altogether
people are coming TO the conclusion that il in
wolves law suit to secure any benent from q
policy, and that on the whole life insurance
doesn't nav,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21
Where TO Advertise.

TIE sIAE, which, from lis start, hiss been the pa
per Of ths peo pl has, by the pains taken to make
tt safe, relisble nexsy and acceptable visitor 70
every family, gained popularity amongst all classes
of the immunity secor to that Of Newspaper in
the country with the same area OF population Keep
ing full pace with the extraordinary growth Of the
city, and reaching every household in The District
and vide range outside, TIE STAR has nov at
tanned 9 Circulation very mach larger than that OF
all the ottsr city dailies combined This Is no idle
claim, but one we are prepared to establish st any
time by "beoks and papers" And this circulation,
stated above, is universal, reaching the bust-
ness community, the wealthy, the great indus
trial forces, the skilled mechanics, the laboring
men, tho bankers, the merchants, the house.
keepers, the government employees, the Congress
men-in short, there is circle where THE
STAR il not q regular and welcome guest. The
result is that The STAR sfOrds uusurp assed adj
vautages = medium Of communication between
sl classes Of the community, IN the way of the ad
iuslmeDt Of demand and supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21
The SILK hat Monsfrosiiy.

IL Is satisfactory to note that while many
bogus refOrmers are abroad blowing their h1rns
or their own profit or exaltatiOn, one sturdy
knight has raised a lance against a genuine
enoTmity that nobody has had the courage or
the honesty to attack. This is the modern silk
hat, and the Ieformer is Mr.. Julius Henri
Browne, who opens the war in the last number
OF ApPle'on's Journal. In the Language of his
vigorous Indictment the silk-hst is entitled to
the distinction of being at once the least conve-
nient, the most uncomfortable, and the worst
looking head covering that has ever been known
20 civilization. About everybody admits this;
and yet the capital monstrosity Is worn more
and more every year. In raiment it Is an ABB
surdity; in Logic q fsllacy; in form transgres-
sion 1t makes the dull man look duller, the
plain man palmer. he who can endure IL shows
his capacity for endurance, not its possibility
of ornament. Its hideousness is illustrated
by every change in fashion. The spring
style escapes criticism until the autumn style
appears, when it at ence becomes absurd.
The silk-hst Is bad enough at any time; but
out of season, it intimstes total depravi.g.
Besides the inconvenience and ill-tsste OF the
silk hat, il Is, undenisbly, unhealthful. Ii gem
crates headache, fever, and lays the foundation
of not q few troubles OF the brain. 1t causes,
too, premature badness, which has grown to
be a national defect. 1t is believed that large
part Of our hairless heads is owing to that shin
ing instrument of torture which mode alone
sustains. It is noticeable that badness Is most
prevalent among men of society, who feel COM
PEELED to suffer the cephsic iniction. The
only word spoken in favor of the hat is, that it
is dressy-as if anything could be truly so which
is stiff, hard, inconvenient, and unbecoming.
Reforms must always begin at home, and
with ourselves. Let every man on this side of
the sea, who detests silk hats assert his prinei-
pie by refusing to wear one at any time or under
any circumstances Obedience to this decree
would soon reduce the manufacture to a point
of instrumentation, and America would have
the glory Of being regarded as the land where
the natural grace of the head is respected, and
the six hat banished forever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

Henry Ward Beecher declines to accept six
months vacation, protests that he is in excel
lent health, and says he makes II Christian
duty to sleep well and ct the night time, to be
wide awake at the proper time, and at work,
believing that work in . healthy body is the
heslthiest thing that q man can do. He there
fore informed his congregation on Sunday
morning that they might expect regular preach
ing all through the month Of May and through
the month Of j une, and then he would probably
seek the retirement Of the mountains, because
be has an annual afection-"hay fever"-for
which the mountain air is the only remedy.
The reverend Henry has had the advantage of
nne gratuitous advertisement through the
offer, and can now 90 on his way rejoicing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

30 EASY TO MANUFACTURE Ir.-In MS the
then Congress set about the manufacture Of
paper money in the same free and easy styls
Iov proposed in Congress, q hundred years later.
PelatiAh Webster then argued In favor of taxa
ton, but member Of Congress Indignantly
asked If be was 10 help tar the people when
ttey could 60 To the printing Office and get
cart load Of money. Webster was out-yoted nv
tLs expanaonists Of IT'S, and the Manufacture
OF paper money was entered upon with 50 much
activity that in the spring Of r7s0 the bills were
worth but two cents on the dollar, and then
cesssd to circulate. 1t 10 related that barber's
aop In Philadelphia was papered with them,
ard . dog coated with tar, and the bills stuck
81 over him, was parsded In the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

dom ESTIC.
have for sale, at the Office of the DOMESTIC
SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, M lchines but
little nsed, that have taken in exchange for the
DCG1STIO, as follows Two Wheeler a Wilson's;
two Singers; five Grover Bakers; two Wilcox q
Gibbs; one Mclean Hooper; one +" d smOnd;p
two Am6 rieans. The above will be sold at from 10
to $50 each, on monthly in tallments
~ you v ant the best Macsine in use, buy the
DOMESTIC One weeks trial will be given with
assistance of teacher FREE.
Invite competition Send for the DOMESTIC
and such other Machines as may be recommended,
try them side by side, ard then choose.
The DOMESTIC is never beat
Phil. H. WEIGH, Agent,
apH 905 r street, Masonic Temple.)
Rep. and Ohrop., I'm. Capital and G sZette. al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

The vote In the House yesterday, which stood
is4to Sc on the question Of making the Centen.
niAl ball the special order for the 9Th proximo,
while not certain index Of the feeling Of the
House on the subject, Is generally regarded a.
an evidence that the bill win ultimately pass
Py fair majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21
The Committee on Banking and Currency are

The Committee on Banking and Currency are
still investigating the subject Of printing United
States treasury notes; the New York Bank Note
companies, not content with the large share
they already have of the work Of printing these
Lotes, having asked for more. There Is no rea-
sen Why the entire work cannot be done by
the government at Washington better and
more economically than 1t can BE- done else
where. III the government has not at present
the facilities for doing the whole OF the en-
craving and printing of the notes it would take
put comparatively small sum to furnish them.
When Old Man Davis has exhausted the files
of the defunct Patriot in the way of testimony
before the investigation committee, Old Man
Dsmaine will exploit the defunct Intelli9eneer
from the year 1900, and old Old Man Severson
will follow with readings from Leviticus, Deut-
romony and Numbers. And Messrs. Gibson,
BOynton, White, and washingdone, after each
reading, will tels graph away: every damaging
testimony to-day against the corrupt Board of
Public Works."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

The fallscious project of coming q U.
"trade dollar" with the purpose of getting q
share of the China banking and exchange bus-
ness Las had one curious result. The dollars
made were made worth 81 % In gold, and com
ing into circulation in Nevada are 'sclippsd-
" tn a b andsome profit to the operator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21
TO MARRIAGE.-B,

0BSfACLES TO MARRIAGE.-Happy
" RelteJ to lOVEs Men from the effects of Errors
and Abuses in carly life. Manhood Restored I'm
pediments to Marriage removed. New method Of
treatment. New and remarkable rem edies Books
aud Cir ulsrs sent free, in sealed envelopes Ad-
dress, h0WARD ASSOCIATIONS, No; south
having high reputation for honorable couduct
and professional skill. febs-eesm
ABS. II. J. TREEOH, OF PHILADELPHIA
lf1 the celebrated Reliable Olsirvoy ant Physician
E1d Test Medium, has located st 1918 New Yorh
avenue. Once hours-l0 o. N. to .. n. EngaFs-
nents can be made for evenings. jeif-Iy
GHMAb1 DISEASES Of ell kinda treated. De.
4 scribe case ana enclose %; sdvfoe ana medi.
cine viii be sent, Address Mrs. Dr.. THOMPSON,
SO. see North 18th street. Philadelphia. tsRH-lJs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

General Chapman, who was absent on brie
visit for his health when the Anacostia bridg,
bull failed In the House, has introduced bill
somewhat similar to the former one. The sun
to be Appropriated, however, 10 much smaller
and the ban provides that the District govern
ment shall pay ut least one-third the cost Of
sSld bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

EOR sALE-DWELLINGS.
BRICKS.
M, between 9th and 10th. northwest, SIG 000.
Frsnklia Square, 8 Il 00e; Do, Sl4 500
II street, between liIh and 18th, III 900.
OoIcoran Ut bet. 18th and Ath, I'VE, each $500
to $500.
III street, near Sd, complete, 8 II 900.
Defrees street, seven roe ms, 2 600.
4 st. northwest, two houses, 900 and 8 ,ooa
Six, new, Sd street northwest, each s79oS.
p st. northeast, 3 rooms, large lot, cheap. sI,7so
9th st., near T. /: ave mice and cheap, S2,5s0
eonplete. large lots, each - 500.
1928 10th northwest, five rooms, S1I0o
Tor rent, q fipe, centrally located OF fIOE
Sewer and improvement Taxes paid ON the most
ABBY to WIN. L. BBAMHALL CO.,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
Marble FL :.rsss
LOB RINT-A six room BRICK HOUSE,, ESQ
fRAHI, near Netrop olitan cars; - month, In
ouire q SS1 Lolisians svenus. nof.ly
SfsibEaoH and GRoGNbs adjoinius the rss.
eryoir on Georsetown Hsishts, formerly occupied
BY Prssidsnt Grant: and nov By j. Harris 0astrell,
mproyemsnts, and Is suitable for entertaining; the
sbrubbsry ana syerereens; the situation i unsur-
pessed By any In the District, having splendid view
efths whole city, river and surrounding country
The eroun6s ere vsry lsrss, containing nearly
sold on sasy terms or rented 10 krsi-clsa tenant
fG aSsi1 70 Z. Hun 4. of Han Hume, sroe.r.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

4 lar &c and handsome
HOUSE,
No. 996 street northwest. Main h00Do pro9Bod-
brick front with brown utono trtmmtnGl and porch.
Three neors and large cellar; laEes baek e.ndin9,
three 1oon. The house VS. bufn by Bnew1eeae -
Bacon for ne Of owner, end d nearly nsw. Hes the
modern imDroveneutss sna - ben recsrsY
Lot . by III % IN alley. WIN b soh cheap On
q. H. BACON,
iepH-r 509 MArkoe Space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

CHEAP DRkSS GOODS.
JAPANESE SILKS, q. 2s. 81,
ard 81 CENTS, worth 61s, so and
rs oepts.
BLAOK ALPAOAS, at %, rs,
80, IS, 40 aDd 30 cents.
New SPRING CASHMERES,
at 60 cepts
SILK PCNGEES, at so and 20
cents
BLACK SILKS VERY CHEAP
Our stock of DRESS GOODS al
Is to rs 'nts is uneXct He'd in
quality al d style.
~ BARGAINSl One Price