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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-27
THE DITCH DESERTED.

After great labor had been expended upon
it, and after the enemy had thrown many
tons OF shells into the excavations to impede
it, the work was discontinued at the request
OF the officer in command Of the fleet. THE
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
Roman Painters.

Within tn: last four years tie bril-
liant school of Roman painters has lost
three Of its most eminent members,
namely, Zamacois, Regnault, and For
tuny, all Of whom were young and had
scarcely reached the zenith of their
fame, but although thus early dead,
they,have left enduring monuments in
their works. Fortuny, whose death
was announced in our dispatches from
Madrid yesterday, exhibited his first
works in oil, water-colors, and etchings
at Paris in 1870, and since that time
he had rapidly acquired fame and for
tune through his genius, but he had
never tried to grasp the laurels which
legit,mately belonged to him by put
ting his works into comparative exhi-
bition with those of the other great
masters. But few comparatively Of
his works are owned in this country
The Hon. Adolph E. Borie, of this ci .
ty, however, owns two or three Of his
most admired pictures, and Henry c..
Gibson has another. Fortuny's ceIe-
brated picture ofthe "Snake- Charmer"
was purchased by Mr.. A. T. Stewart
during his recent visit to Paris, for
$4,000 gold, and is now in his gallery
in New Pork. There are a number Of
Fortuny's water-color drawings and
etchings, in both Of which departments
of art he was master, owned by con-
noisscurs in the United States.-Inter.
Ocean.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
Around the State.

Wotonwan County Commissioners have
recently purchased three and half tons
of corn for distribution among the desti-
tute ones in the county.
Saltwater acknowledges the services Of
Henncpin county in sending more Grim
ais to her prison than are sent by any 9TH
er county in the State.
Marriages are numerous about the
State, and barbarous charivari's, occur
ring frequently, are much complained of.
Ginning urchins of Saltwater were re-
Gently arrested for stretching small
wire near the surface of ice upon which
persons were skating, for the purpose of
seeing hapless ones trip.
Here's an appeal to subscribers from a
Rock county newspaper man: 1--WE are
out of wood, out of money, and about
out of clothes. Our credit is gone. We
are about busted up in business. Now,
dear friends, please pay US q portion of
what you owe US for the Herald"
At the late term of court for Wabashaw
county horse thief was sent to the pcni.
Tertiary for three years, and another for
three and hair years; Jerry White, for
robbery in Lake City, for two and one
half years; and Bill Drew, Wabashaw
for shooting at the Marshal, for one year
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
The Cloverdale Tragedy.

1xD1ASAPoL1s, Dec. 1.-Georgc Martin
the man who murdered his wife sat Clio.
verdals day before yesterday was brought
to Gresncastle on the s O'Clock train this
afternoon, and il now in jail. There is
no excitement, and no probability that
any attempt will be made to lynch him.
Martin is An ordinary looking man, rath.
Or medium size, aud does not appear ca
psble Of doing such deed. He is said
to be feigning insanity. and told several
persons before being arrested that he had
killed man by the name Aikens, who
he said had been playing cards with him
and they got into trouble and Aikens
tried to stab him. It seems Martin and
his wife were visiting one Riley Stanton,
at whose house the deed was committed
Stanton upon hearing the shot interferred
to prevent further shooting, when Martin
tried to stab him, but did not injure him
seriously. The woman was sitting in a
rocking chair with her babe, aged about
eight months, in her arms. He had glv.
en- her ten minutes to retract something
she bad said = few days before. At the
expiration Of the time he placed a revol.
yer to her head and shot, killing her in
stantly. He had been drinking quite
hard lately, and was under the influence
Of liquor ut the time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
EFFICIENCY.

The Shuttle and Bobbin can be taken out and
replaced in one fourth the time usually nee,
essary with other Machines. The feed can be
quickly raised or lowered to adapt it to thick
or thin material-also, the length of stitch
can DO regulated from above, while the Ma
chine is in motion. The tensions arc easily,
evenly and perfectly adjusted, the under ten
sion being self-regulating and no threading
up required in the Shuttle. TIC under thread
$ drawn from a short, deep bobbin, giving a
perfectly even tension, never breaking the
thread, making the Lock-stitch the strongest
and best. ...-
Runs the Lightest of any Shuttle Machine.
Makes the least noise-has self-setting need
lie. Has the most room under the arm. New
er skips stitches or breaks the thread. Is
most easily learned. Car be instantaneously
adjusted to work from No. 900 to No. 10 cot
ton. Is thoroughly made in all its parts OF
the best materials, and every Machine is
warranted by the Company and its Agents.
Machines may be examined at the
Little Store around the Corner"
where George G. Martin sells TIN and
HARDIN ARE.
Austin, Sept. 3. 1874. 22"5
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
SERIOUS ILLUSIONS.

The sutler seeks the bubble reputation
at the soldiers mouth
The silent reserved man in a social
gathering is he whose mouth is full Of
tobacco juice and no spittons are handy.
There is German in Carbon county,
three children. His wife has just reject
ed an application Of the commissioners
Of charities to put him on the retired list
"Hattie, dear Hattie" called man of
Green Bay; and his wife, whose name is
Betsy, can't be convinced that he was
dreaming of reading book in which the
heorine was Hattie.
eye, a bloody nose, and several scars was
too gritty to admit that her husband had
thrashed her, and told her friends that
barn door fell upon her.
Green Bay husbands will stand great
deal of pecking at, and will even submit
to be struck with stove leg, but, when
their wives ask 'en to get up at mid
night and bring in the clothes off the
line, that's to much, and a fight ensues.
An Indiana woman dreamed that she
saw her husband kissing the hired girl,
and she got 50 mad over it that she dis
charged the girl before breakfast next
morning.
A young lady up town has discarded
the use of false hair, and thrown away
her chignon, with the remark, "There's
millions in it," Very probably.
"Ven some man shlaps me on dor
shoulder und says: 4 vas glad to hear
you vas so well,' und den sticks pehind
my back his fingers to his nose, hef my
opinion of dat Weller"
An erring husband who had exhausted
T all explanations for late hours and had
no apology ready, recently slipped into
the house about one O'Clock very softly,
denuded himself gently, and began rock.
ing the cradle by the bedside as if he
had been awakened out Of sound sleep
by infantile cries. He had arocked away
for five minutes, when Mary Jane, who
had silently observed the whole nance
uvre, said: "Come to bed, you food you
the baby amt there. - -.~., ..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
A Story With . Moral.

New York Special to Chicago Times.
Not great while ago, q gentleman
wished to have omething done in a gov
eminent Office in the city. He wrote to
an officer Of the government on the sub.
ject, and, receiving no reply, wrote again
and again. Irritated at the silence of the
official, he sought him In person, and in.
quired why the matter had not been at.
tended to. This colloquy then occurred
Oficial-You've read the bible haven't
you: I
Citizen-Of course have. What's
that to do with this business. -
Official-Well, q man is mentioned
there by the name of Zaccheus. If re-
member, he climbed tree-what did he
climb the tree for? -
Citizen-Hc climbed the tree to see the
Lord-everybody knows that.
Ofacial-You are right my friend
Now what did he do after he climbed thu
tree? - $3.50 :
Cidzen-Why, he came down, o
course.
Oficial- right again my friend
with great signincanceO he did CONF
DOWN. ... - E.S:.. LIT.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

vi souil al good Crietians-
seke u ans will be casting GAbout to-
s4esYghat they may & sllfcss Tor. ChristMAs
pref Just what nay bOsfhe BEST
thing for the price to suit tho cases Is what.
every body wants to know One will
bny q box of cigars, Of expensive brand,
TO present TO the man who smokes.
Another will buy costly Isnuf. box hAed.
with powdered tobacco. Another viii
put VI 70, O. even Wy INTO r1cnly
carved topacco pipe ana eaein q .the CIV
crs VIII congratufat hlmself '.hat ne y
'aolne 2 handsome INN g..s.b ut now mucn
petter womb De g. Dasket @ 1rnltA OF
Oafrei OF apples, ~ which AL the laMliy
couid particlp ate. z a. VIII Duy 9 2
basket t'ss' OF champagne OF case OF more
costly wlne ana SEM y 20 MS 1fleha as
q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ANON '1'l1'
er Will content himself 1s with . dcml)onn
OF OLD bourbon anothor win WIN Axe q .Kses OF
Lager beer. Liquor dealers count on
large orders Tor the holidays hut are
tncse substances inc pest LOT no ''liuu
presents! WIZ goa press 1heln 10 glVer
OF 10 receiver! II not' .hen tney are IN
appropriate. - ''ley uo natn ta'net
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
C0ol Horse Stealing,

A bold horse thief took fine, four.
year-old, Seth Warner colt out of the STA
BILE Of p. n. Tolbert Esq, in this city,
about six o'clock on Tuesday evening"
The man was seen by one of Mr.. Tolberts
hired men, riding the animal of, but was
thought to be . man belonging about. the
stable.
When It was found that the horse was
stolen, Sheriff Ellison and Constable
Cooper started out in one direction and
Marshall Wright and George Sherman in
another. Messrs. Wright and Sherman
found tho horse about ten O'Clock the
same night, in the timber near the town
line road, about five miles west of the ci
y: Search was kept up all night for the
thief but he was not found.-(Rocheste,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

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

: a ~
4 Type>Settlng ..Tournament."
There 10 much interest manifested among
the 500 printers of Washington in what
they cali tournament" or, in other
terms, a type-setting contest, which Is to
take place on the 5th Of December. Two
composing aticks-one gold and tie 9TH
er silver, newspaper size-are the prizes.
There are i've or six contestants on sach
side, who can each set up twice as many
type a. an cquel number OF ordinary
compositors. Cleanliness Of proof, in
addition to rapid setting, Is one Of the es-
sential features Of the tournament .
The type selected is nonpareil. The CON
testants have heretofore set 1900 ems for
continuous hours; and one of them, who
numbered 1857, was vanquished in .
contes at Philadelphia. The skill Of the
entered contestants being considered
even, adds to the interst Of tho coming
trial, not only among printers, but their
immediat friends and others in the com.
munity, and the craft elsewhere.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

Two outlaws, supposed to belong to
the Gadshill gang, have been captured,
taken to Little Rock, Ark, and lodged in
Jail. The occasion Of the capture was
the robbery Of country store near Little
Rock, and the murder of its proprietor,
BY party Of five. They were pursued
by the Sheriff, with the result stated.
They were not, however, secured without
. desperate contest, in which both the
Sheriff and the robbers were wounded.
The three escaped members of the gang
had separated from the two now in Gus.
tody before the Sheriff overlook them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
NEVADA, MINI. yloy. u 1874,

NEVADA, MINI, Nov. ~ 1874.
Tosall whom Il may com Ia
notice Is hereby given, thia have this
daygiven and granted ulslp 4 minor
s6ns, Ernest ]. Austin, and Cha es 1skus.
tin, their time, henceforth. and have re-
lease,lthem from'all obi gationsto. me, and
/ thereby relinquish oil claims upon them
for service. and all claims upon any who
may hereafter employ them 81 either Of
them for. wages, and | further give notice
that I will pay no debts Of their contract.
ing after the above date. ss9s 8 s=.ss
- - 81 DAVID. AUSTIN.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

MAYOR uAvRxEYER, of New York,
died Of appoplexy, last Monday, at his
Office in the City Hall. The culmina-
,ion of the disease is supposed to have
been fastened by the exercise of walking
two miles in strong wind storm. The
train from Flushing, L. l., upon which
he was = passenger, broke down, com.
polling him to make the remainder of
the distance to town on foot. His term
Of Office expired on the day of his death.
His successor, Mayor Wickham, was
sworn in on Monday.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
Claims 81 Labor

Claims 0 Labor
The wor lngp an $ sdon 9 emefe
o from ) dlldi lonb / anect ID orancx
demands ,a eqS n . 81 10 of ts prof6
ofhis sadssfy. III feck that " rctl IS.
for faithful and peri itcnt labor, and the:
practice Of strict econony and prudence,
he Is entitled something more than :
bare subsistence. He should have the
satisfaction and reward Of accumulation.
The result Of his toila, after q Reasonable
length of time, should be suck as to place
him in I post son of comfort md indepen-
dence. He does not childishly ask to be
made rich by act of legislature, but nero,
lyasto .be allowed to hold what Is properly
his own. The farmer wants to know,
when he brings his wheat and corn, his
vegetables and fruits, into market, why
he can get barely the cost of productions,
often less than the cost, while on every.
thing he buys-hfs tea and sugar and
cloth, his tools and impleme nts-he has
to pay a profit of from thirty to one hun
dred per cent. The working men and
women, arc acquiring, the disagreeable
habit of asking why the merchant, the
banker, the Spectator, who add not one
dollar to the available wealth Of tho com.
munity, should grow rich, while the ma
jority of those to whose faithful toll the
world is indebted for all the wealth there
Is, are put to their wits end to get the
observation-disclosures. In word, why should
the creators Of wealth get the smallest
share of ite This is simple question,
but it goes to the bottom of our social Or
ganization and touches the fundamental
injustice. 1t is fairly launched upon the
current of public thought, and nothing
can prevent its being carried to its logi-
cal conclusion. It involves a radical in
vestigation of our entire system of pro.
duction and exchange, of banking and
currency, Of land tenures and interest;
and it points to the substitution Of some
system Of equitable cooperation in place
Of the present absurd and ruinous princi-
pie of competition and proits.-From the
chronological Journal for December. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

00P4oP 0e Vv0eeRt0wns Wis.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. LA German nam
ed John Borchert, living near Watcrtown
In this State. was murdered last night by
. blow on the head with . hammer. His
wife and two step-daughters have been
arrested on suspicion Of being the perpe.
t1stors, .s.s sss4
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
DURABILITY.

The Machine is put up in the most substan-
tial manner, of the very best material-and
having few working parts, i: is unquestion-
ably the most durable Machine made. The
construction Of the Shuttle and Shuttle-race
is such that no wear comes on the Shuttle, as
docs not wear sharp and cut the thread-a!so,
tho wearing points Of the Machine are ad-
iusted on steel centers, the reby avoiding frie
ton, and adding greatly to its durability
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

hat shall we do with our daughters ~
inquiries Mrs. Livermore, and q Western
edltor-an inhnman Wretch-replies: s II
they are like their mothers wear false
hair, corssts, and higll.heeled shoes, pow
der and paint-wring their necks at
once" e55' SD
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03

STRAlr's majority il increased by
446 from Lyon county. This places
him. beyond the reach of Cox's contest.
The Pioneer Rrumbles because Gov.
Austin brought in tho. returns, and
says that he captured them s.'during
their transmission BY mail" This !.
mixed. The only safe way for an out
slider to carry official returns from q
delinquent county,!!is to refuse to touch
thsm.-Ninneop0lis Mail. ..%,#<
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
-~~----s~-~~--
' Social W. Civil Rights.

The late Senator Sumner, who was Z
philanthropist rather than q statesman,
LEFT the colonel people . legacy of evil
rather than legacy of good in his so.
called Civil Rights bill. He failed ut
terly to comprehend tho Obvious dis
tinction between civil rights In Z politi
cal sense and civil rights In . social
sense. 1t is the function Of government
= secure the one, but not the other.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
A Remarkable Adventure.

OOStOU VAVUCs
About FIVE weeks ago a son Of Dr..
W. II. Eldridge, of this district, sud-
denly disappeared and was not heard
from until last Saturday. The boy
says that on the evening Of Oct. 10: as
he was leaving the apothecary store on
Bunker Hill street, where he was en-
ployed, he was approached by man
who informed him that fire was ra-
cling in the vicinity Of Chelsea bridge
and asked him to 60 down and see It,
Arriving at the bridge no fire was to
be seen, and when just ON the point of
returning he was seized around the
neck by a man, who choked him un-
til he was unconscious, robbed him,
and then threw over the railing into
the waters Of the Mystic. The chill
which the plunge into the river gave
to his system restored him SO that he
was allie to attempt to save himself:
The tide was running out, and he be-
ing a skillful swimmer, kept from
drowning and Aoated down the stream
until opposite East Boston, where a
friendly spar which was floating in the
water came near him, and gaining this
he Aoated out to sea. He subsequent
" became VI: onscious, aud when he
rallied again be was out Of sight Of
land, still clinging to the log. After
remaining in the water nineteen hours
he was rescued by brig bound for
Greenland, and as he did not care to
visit that country he was placed On
board an English steamer, the name Of
which he states was the Norman, and
carried to Liverpool. He improved
the first opportunity to return home in
the steamer Smyrna, which arrived at
this port last Saturday.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
LIGHTNESS.

It runs lightly and easily, and sews with great
speed on any material, thereby admitting of
its use by many in delicate health, who have
heretofore been unable to use Sewing Ma
chimes. Of their light and easy rnnning
qualities, numerous testimonials are constant
ly being received.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
POLITICAL.

O~0D0 - IVA 80
The senatorial question il beeoming
he all-absorbing one. The prominent
candidates are Alex. RanseN-the pres
ent incumbent. and Gov G. r. Davis.
*. Gov. Austin has aspirations and per-,
haps some strength. Gen. W..D. Wash.
burn Of Minneapolis, IS the candidate OF
some Of the Hennepin delegation, while
others express preference for Hon. ]. 8. :
riilsbury. The great contest will un-
doubleday be between the two persons first
named, and may result in the defeat Of
both, although such an event is scarcely
probable. Austin and Washburn are
immeasurably inferior to Ramsey, or
DAVIS, and 1t viii be scarcely possible to
obtain Pillsbury's consent 70 run, hence
1t seems to 10 quito likely that if Ramsey
be not reelected, Governor Davis will be:
his successor. In this view of the case
It becomes important to consider wheth'
CT the interests Of, young Estate like
Minnesota, will be promoted to a higher
degree by the present Senator, than they
may be by the election Of another man.
Tho evils Of our political system, are the
result-not Of the continued domin a.
ton Of one party, but Of the long continu.
ance In power, of one particular faction.
Every prominent official has patronage,
incident to his position, with which he
secures the allegiance Of a large army of
men, and In our own State, these paid
outriders are the fatal cause Of mischief
to the party. The Legislature must de-.
tcrmine whether to perpetuate them by
re'elscting their commander or to inau-
guzate new dynasty by the choice Of a
successor, who will impart degree Of
fteehness 70 the political atmosphere.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
NO HOLES

to thread either above or in the Shuttle. The
Shuttle requires no threading, being ready TO
work a. soon as TIE Boobin is placed in it.
If the Machine accidentally turns backward,
it does no harm and breaks no thread or
needles.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-03
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