The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-22
FROM CLEARWATER,
CLEARWATER. Oct 10Th 1874


EDITOR JouRNAL.-The Ladies' Society
held their annual election on the 18th inst.
Mrs. stearns was elected President; Mrs.
Anna hurry Vice-Prssident; Mrs. Towns
bend Treasurer, and Miss Emma Walker
Secretary. They had regular report from
the Treasurer and Secretary, man-fashion,
and have quite an idea of what they are
doing.
THE PARSONAGE FUND
has accumulated, till it begins to show re-
spectacle proportions, and Mrs. Stearus an
nounced that friends in the East had put
800 into her hands to help it along. The
Society gave vote of thanks to the retir-
ing President, to the Eastern friends who
sent their generous contribution, and (if
they didn't, they ought) to Mn. Stsarns
who hunted up the contribution, for it is
quite unlikely they would ever have
thought of it themselves.
This week the attraction is
THE MANSFIELD FAMILY,
of Minneapolis-Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield.
their son and daughter, and the sons wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield are both Advent
preachers. Mrs. NJ. preached last night
and will preach tomorrow night Tonight
Mr.. M. preached nearly an hour, and said
but very little, and what little he did say
was badly mixed. There is nothing re-
markable about him that could see, ex-
cept remarkable way he has of taking up
time to little purpose. 1t was as though he
hada good many colored spools of argument,
and he pulled awhile on one, and awhile
on another, till he got the threads so mex
tricably entangled that he didn't know
which one he was after, and gave up the
job. Not so, however, with his better
half She gave US a taste of her eloquence,
in the last part of the evening, and said
more in five minutes than her well-mean-
ing husband could in five hours, and said
1t, too, as though she was in earnest. She
"pitched in" as though she was getting ten
dollars day and board, and reeled off her
arguments in logical style, With purity of
diction, particularly in the choice of
terms, an accurate construction of sentences,
and perspicuity that are seldom met with,
even among men who are learned scholars.
When she took hold of an argument it
poured out in continuous stream, not hur.
ried, but steady; and strong enough to car
ry every body with it for the time, whether
they would or no. With her, there was no
no breaking of threads, no vain
mot only SOS" or mot
withstandings" to fill up the time, and give
a chance to think. In word, to use the
classic language of Mark Twain, "she
knocked the socks off7n anything in these
parts"
The family sing excellently, keep good
time, and-most wonderful-speak their
words SO they can be understood. There
is some life to their singing; they don't
drag along one after another, as if they
were going to sleep; they don't sing
through their shut teeth as though they
were afraid some one would hear them
but just lay their heads back, open their
mouths wide and do their prettiest. And
why our town folks sing with such istless-
ness I never could see; for it is alike dis
tressing to the singer and the listener.
OUR WINTER SCHOOL
is to begin November 10th. The teacher in
the lower room has not yet been hired, but
there is no hurry. A day or two's notice
is quite sufficient for teacher to prepare
himself. LOGOS.
These is nothing so blistering, burn.
ing, scorching red-hot as politics in Otter
Tail county. stearns county, in its best
days, would be but as tallow dip in the
face of an August sun in comparison. The
of the District of which Otter
Tail county forms. part have nominated
Ole Jorgens for the Senate, and E. B.
Chambers and Soren Listoe for the
House. The Anti-Monopolists have nomi-
mated H. G. Page for the Senate
and r. L. Frazee and liver Christianson
for the House. Each party has its own
county ticket in the field.
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