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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
AY, FEBRUARY 19, 1874.

dependent and less incumbered with debt
than those who have relied solely upon tho
cotton crop. We're it otherwise, it il hazard
GUS for any people to rely upon others for
daily consumption.
It then refers to the famine which
more than once has occurred in India
owing to the efforts of the people to
grow cotton to the seclusion of bread.
stuffs, and adds:
During the past year sections Of Iowa,
by grasshoppers, which destroyed every vcs.
tige Of vegitation. Imagine your condition
should similar invasion become general
in the Northwest. Couple with this idea the
total failure Of cotton crop, either from
the worm, from 'drouth, or any other una
ts.:h xo'dabe cause: improbable - snch visi.
tatlon may appear, have We the power to
prevent them, and is it wise to sub.
jet ourselves to the possibility Of becoming
the victims OF such calamttiegf Our wisest
and safest policy is. .as far as practicable, to
produce At home our necessary supplies: Is
cannot be done and ut the same time produce
an average cottln crop7 Is not this the result
Of the iarrhers Eunnai iaburs 1<1Bs- believe
there Is not annually 4 ,O00, 600 bales OF cotton
produced upon southern soil ; but what pro.
portion OF this vast amount is returned to in
uicAtc OuE prosperity One-Dal1 OF u is eX.
pended for necessary supplies, whilst the re-
mainder is divided between labor and taxes.
Hence the cost Of production has exceeded
tho value Of the article produced. Shall
this policy continue2 Extensive cotton
crops have evinced our unity OF pur-
pose and entailed poverty upon us:
and equally uniform adhesion to mixed hus-
bandry would secure our recuperation. COt-
ton is = necessity. and the extent of that ne
cessity can be calculated with exactness. II
$500, 900 bales are grown they will be con-
sumed before another crop can be gathered,
and remunerative market price will be sus-
tanned by the consequent demand. II 4,5UO,.
600 bales are grown, the large marginal excess
will control and depress the market Alter
natives for success are numerous; but We need
rely upon the single one OF cooperation in the
determination to subsist at home. With this
end attained, there is no reason why We
should not be tue happiest, most independent
and prosperous people on earth.
The memorial is signed byu e
masters of the State Oranges of South
and North Carolina, Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Georgia and Tennessee, and was not
only heartily approved by tho Com
mittee on Resolutions, but endorsed
BY every member Of the National
Grange.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

THREE persons, two men and q
woman. were executed at Gloucester,
England, on the morning of the 18th
inst. Charles Edward Butts-, . young
farmer, % years OF age, had shot and
killed Amelia Selma Phipps for refus.
ing to marry him; and Edwin Bailey,
a tradesman, aged 81, and Ann Barry,
for procuring the death of an illegiti'
mate child.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

self again, and hasten the day when +
may call you my wife," And, holding
her lace between his hands, he kissed
the upraised lips and was gone, leaving
Sybil to carry a ightened heart to
happy old Elsie.
Girls, do you see the moral to nv
story9 / hear some of you exclaim.
poutingly, " I hata.morals I" To YOU,
/ say, take care.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Scandal About English Royalty.

English scandal about Royalty seems
TO grow more venomous every year.
Just before Christmas, 1872, the
Prince Of Wales was foolish enough to
buy up at great cost the whole edition
OF :.,s bitter, ts f. anonymous pamphlets,
reaped the reward of his folly last
Christmas when the same publishing.
house issued . savage satire on Prince
Albert, QueenVictoria, the Prince, and
others OF the Royal family. The new
brochure ie called "The Silliad. u
Its every sentence stings, stupid az
the whole thing is. And now q hard.
headed Scotch Laird has written q
vindictive pamdhlet aimed at the
Queen. It seems that the Duke OF
Athole is strongly suspected of EN-.
beszling some 930, ,O00, but the Govern.
ment has, on various pretexts, STAYED
off tho trial. The pamphlet alleges
that this effort to save the Duke from
investigation. is due to secret about
the Queen which the Athole family
know. II was:
It is we'll understood that it was 9
threat on their part TO use their charm
which 80 operated on Mr.. Gladstone
that he opposed the motion made BY
Mr. Parker, n. p. for Perthshire, il
the House of Commons for m investi
CATION of the Dukes conduct after thl
Home Office had given its oonsen'
thereto. Indeed, the Dowager Ouch
ess of Athole had been often heard tt
say, " II they dare meddle With III
about these horrid accounts, I svill Le
the cat out Of the b0g." .>~~ -
1t then goes on to give the pretended
secret, which is of the most scandilou.
nature. It is evident that the divinit,
that once hedged King is fast disap
pearing when such circumstantial and
particular charges can be pit fortl
over mans own signature, and cal
find such q ready sale. As soon AZ tn.
attack appeared, . Radical Association
called 1.-THE Patriotic Society, bough
= number OF copies, and began to cir
culate them. This has heen stopped
but the pamphlet is already in every
body's hands.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

- Pao1. I. F. Ho1roN died very sud-
denly of heart disease at his home in
Everett, Mass, recently, having just
returned. from morning service at
church. His age was 81. He was .
graduate of Amherst in 1886, and Of
Union Seminary, and for several years
filed the Chair of Mathematics at
Midlebury, Vt. He WAS . man of
varied attainments, and Was pronounc-
ell by Prof. Gray, Of Harvard College,
to be one of the best botanists in the
country. He made st ono time an ex-
tended scientific tourin South America,
chiefly on foot, and on returning pub
lished . valuable work on New Gre
NADIA. Prof. Holton had been. educated
for the ministry, and after his trip to
South America was, for some years,
pastor Of Presbyterian church in nli-
nois. In 1854 he came East, and was
employed on the Boston Recorder.
More recently, he was connected with
tho Boston Daily News. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
At Evening.

We sit by the window, my baby and I,
In the fading summer light,
Watching tho darkness creep over the sky,
Out OF tho eastern night.
We see tho stars como trembling out
In the track OF the fallen sun,
And We ieel the quiet. within and without,
Which comes when the day il done.
Whist have We been doing all day, all day,
Since the rosy morning smiled?
Playing at work and working At play,
God help us, mother and child.
But much fear that those little hands
Have put me to shame to-day;
For God, who II earnest, understands
Truly our work aud play.
think of kindnes ses left undone,
Which might have frightened the day;
OF duties dreamed OF, but dcver begun,
Scattered along my way.
You lie. With peace IN your bright blue eyes-
You have not learned regret,
For the sorrowful years that make us wise
Have not come to my baby yet.
And still, as 1 sit At this twilight hour,
After weary day,
To keep blessing away.
A blessing that falls like the dew from hesvel
On the parched and thirsty ground
And in loving much, because much forgiven,
My deeper peace found.
v.
Your life, my baby, is just begun,
And mine ia growing old;
But We are children both, in the eyes OF One
Whose years are all untold.
he holds Us both in His loving hand,
He pardons Us al our sin,
And bye and bye to the same sweet land
He will gently let US in.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

AGERxAN PHmosoPnER Of the pes
s,mist school, which holds that every
thing in tbs world is bad, was dining
with his wife on stewed hare. On this
occasion the philosophical gentleman
appeared in the charaeter Of An .op-
timist, because not to have done 10
would have been 70 sbstain from CON
tradicting his wife, herself . pes:
semist. 'tThe hare the lady in
Question had observed in the middle of
the dinner, :*has no hare's character. y
"The hare il . tine hare, the husbar d
replied, i" and possesses the character
of its epe6ies., All can admit is that
it is wanting in intlividuality." THAT
the hare, objectively speaking, is a
hare. 1 already knew" returned the
philosophers wife. what l meant
was, that to me, subjectively consid.
eripg it, it 10 ~ tasteless % mutton. "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

Ar party, while young lady was
playir 6 with peculiar brilliancy of
touch, y bystander bachelor exclaimed {:
I'd give the world for those fingers ~
Perhaps you might get the whole
hand by asking, :" said the young la&Iy's
Observant mother.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

Miss EMILY FA1THFuL1, when lectur-
ing in Manchester, England, recently,
paid a warm tribute to Horace Gree
ley, whom she met during her visit to
this country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Hanan Brstherbsetrs
coLRRIDoE

Mid countless brethren, viii lonely heart,
Through courts and cities the smooth savage
rOams,
Feeling himself, his own low self. the whole
When he BY sacred symPe&hy might make
Self. tar didused - Eancy's ring can travel!
Self, spreading stiifi obvious OF its own,
Yet Ill OF Ill p0ssessingt = q
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

Decentralization of the dauc.
ing academy,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

"Tell DR.. Reed! You know not
what you are talking of, Elsie. He has
told me, over and over again, that he
would marry no woman who loved an.
other man. And will he no: despise me
for not telling him the truth until
forced to do so2 He will not under.
stand that never really loved Warren
Clifton after reading those dreadful
letters. No, I cannot tell him."
"Depend upon it, dear child, it is
the best thing to do," agreed Elsie.
"No, no! Never speak of such q
thing to me again. If he must know
il, I will not e'the one who tells him
that which could only cause him to
scorn me. Tomorrow afternoon we
must be ready to go from here. In the
interim, We will catch q few hours
sleep. And, nurse, be sure yoa are
ready. Now good might" And, kiss
ing her old friend ahectionately, Sybil
arose, and walked slowly out of the
room.
"She shall not commit this last folly,
if I have yet any wits about me" said
Elsie, determinedly. !,
: She canght up a5isht shawl, and
hastily throwing it over her head, left
the room, but paused at the stairway
in the hail, counting the strokes of the
clock. -.
"Twelve," she muttered.
t She listened a moment, and then
passed on down to the hall leading t0
the front door. Standing on the out.
side, she looked eagerly up the village
street.
"There is q dim light, and his buggy
ii ut the door. must hurry, or III be
too Latte" And she walked briskly up
/ the street. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

1t was eight O'Clock on the following
morning, and Dr.. Reed sat alone in
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

us, which he made haste to DO. in the
shape of his purse and watch. When
1 bade him show the bulky object
which he carried in his side pocket. he
tried to evade me but Of course I
would not be put of. As he gave into
my hands that precious bundle, we
pulled of our DISCUSSES and returned
his property. You should have seen
his face when he recognized us; it was
perfect picture of baffled villainv.
rage and hate.''
Sybil shuddered.
30 Tom! How can thank you 2"
BY giving me q kiss before YOU
go, which must do at once. I have a
ride OF some miles to accomplish be-
fore noon."
But, Tom-Dr. Reed-you do not
know 2"-she stammered, and blushed
painfully.
81 do not wish to know anything
about it. I know you are my own
darling, soon to be my wife, and that
you have already been too severely
punished by your own conscience, and
BY the base conduct of that fellow,
"And you forgive me for fancyinr
myself in love9 You said that you
could never be any ones second -"
My sweet girl, understand how to
draw distinctions" he replied, with a
kindly smile.
But do you not wish to read these
letters before you accord me full con.
fidence2" And her pale face famed
"No, darling" said he, gravely. "a
knowledge of their contents would moi
add to my peace, so let us drop the
subject forever. Believe me, I hove
no desire to read them. If you wisl
to reward me for the slight service
have rendered you this morning, just
burn those letters, be your own happ,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Congressional Summary.

MONDAY, February 9.-John 8. Ha-
ger, Senator eject from California took hin seat-
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced blu amendatory OF the
national currency sct. The bill contains two sec
lions, one prohibiting national banks from paying
or receiving interest on deposits, and the other re-
eurtng national banks to keep IS Per cent Of their
East Tennessee University, appropzattng SO, 900 to
compensate that institution for property belonging
to IT. occupied and destroyed by Federal troops dur
M. Gordon, introduced . bill to amend the IN
tefnal revenue laWs.-The morning hour having
expired, the Senate resumed the consideration Of
the bankrupt bill After IN executive session tho
Senate adjourned.
Bills were introduced to reduce the rate OF letter.
postage to two cents Fixing the salaries Of tho
postmastefs o6 New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Chicago, st. Louis, Cinoinnaki, Balti-
more and San Francisco; also, to regulate
the houls Of service in the departments It wash
tngton, and to reduce the number Of cleeks; for
the construction of the Fort st. Philip canal; 70 re-
6soco; granting aid to the Atlantis and drsst
Western Canal Oompany.-A concurrent resolu-
ton providing for sins de adjournment on the
%
enacted for reform I'm the system Of currency.-
A BIN wss passed, apPropriating $4,000 to dredge
Buffalo River against tho sand bar formed BY the
gale Of last December.-Matorfty and minority
reports In the contested election case from the
Third Congressional District cf Arkansas wore
presented and ordered printed. The majority re-
port gives the seat to Wiltshire on his ps31a Iaeie
right "a resolution was adopted declaring Il to
be within tho constitutional power Of Congress BY
law to regulate commerce among states 80 - to
protect that portion Of internal commerce which 10
among several states fIom unjust Of oppFesstve
tolls, taxes, obstructtons or other burdens which
are imposed by railroad companies or by COM
binations thereof, or by other common oarriers.-
Adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
THE OLD LETTERS.

COu1o0 tOat OO1OU3 Ol11tOu again..
MY child, refuse to see him; surely
you are not obliged to receive him
whenever he chooses to come here2"
"Oh, nurse, you cannot understand
l must submit to that mans impsrti.
nence."
Indeed! I cannot understand why
this should be the case, and you as
tonish me when you say 80. I. have
thought that this Mr.. Clifton's calls
were so frequent, that DR.. Reed, your
betrothed husband, might not be
pleased"
81 must confide the humiliating se.
c1et to you, mamma Elsie. Years ago,
my own imprudence placed me in that
bold, bad mans power. But listen
that is his ring at the door-bell. I will
see him this evening, but Elsie, this
shall be the last interview Will ever
grant him. Tonight will tell you
all"
my poor deariel I fear some
youthful folly is about to ripen into
bitter fruit that you cannot easily put
away" And motherly old Elnie sighed
deeply as the lady followed the servant.
It was hours after. The evening had
grown into night when Sybil Bond
crept back up the stains to her old
nurse, whom she knew would be wait.
ing for her. Crossing tho room to the
window where Elsie sat in the SHIN
mering light of the full moon, she sank
on the floor at her side. burying her
face in the folds of her dress.
Caressingly smoothing the dark hair
of her pet. Elsie watched until the
storm had spent its fury, and only an
occasional skudder or quiver of the
slight form told the mental anguish
she was enduring.
30 greatly"
"Mamms Elsie, bear with me, even
as you have always borne my wayward.
ness since my mother placed her twelve
hours old babe in your arms, and
went to heaven"
80, 6ybil my dear young lady, it
was precious charge, coming as it
did from my dear young mistress in
your sainted mother followed her idol
i1ei husband to his last home in one
short week after his sudden DEATH"
Elsie, DO you remember the sum-
mer We passed at your sisters beauti-
full prairie home?"
"Full we'll, my dear; it was your
fifteenth summer. you were rather
delicate. and I thought perhaps the
country air might be beneficial to
you"
You will remember that, although
I did not like going, I soon became
we'll pleased with the place, and liked
staying so we'll that 1 did not ask to
come back to the city till fall, when
suddenly insisted on an immediate 10.
turn"
eyes, I remember"
swell, nurse, it was there I met
Warren Clifton. 1 was young, roman.
tic, and easily aattered by his atten
tions. ! promised to be his wife. After
We had returned home, ! had time 70
think Of my folly, and, after . few
months Of ohildishly romantic CORE
spondence, I wrote to him, asking to be
released from my engagement, and r..
questing that he would return all my
letters. This he refused to do.''
"The eowardly rascal!" cried Elsie.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

bill for asoertainfng the losses sustained BY the
itisens Of Southern Oregon and Northern Califor-
mia, by reason of Indian deprodations in 1s72 and
1878, provoked quite excited discussion, and was
defeated.--A number Of private bills were acted
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

very few people attending.
TIE Arcadisn Club, OF New York, gave . re.
ception to Peter Cooper, Tbrrsday night, on
hiss8sd birthday. ,.~,0..c
HAMILTON, the deiaulting Treasurer Of Jer.
sey City, has been arrested At Brownsville,
Texas. =
TOLEDO has elected Mai. Gen. James b.
oteedman to succeed Chief Justice Waite in
the Ohio Constitutional Convention.
1Hs mississippi House Of Representative
has passed resolution requesting Senator
Alcorn to resign.
TIE anniversary Of Lincoln's birthdav v..
celebrated At Buffalo, ON Thursday. bv exer,
cises in the various pubic schools.
TEE United States Woman's suiffaxe Associ.
alton met in Chicago, on February II, in m
nual session. The attendance was small
there being not over fifty delegates present.
TIE bribery investigation in the Californi,
Senatorial election continues, but utterly faih
to criminate Gov. Booth or his friends.
EDWARD LYLE, Of Cleveland, has recovere,
$4,000 from an Odd Fellows Lodge for lib
in publishing him % dishonest in withholdinl
money entrusted to him for the widow Of
deceased brother.
Asna splrepfistil9 s1oo.oos for the Cen
tenial esleb1stsoh Nj passed the New Jerse,
Senate. - ::t.:, .an;.! N...
GEORGE NJ. CARSON. United States custou
house inspector; ON trial in Baltimore for thl
murder OF Charles c. Granger. in Angus,
last, WAS convicted Of nisrslaughter and SEN
fenced to two years imprisonment. !
Hon. CALEn CUSHING has promised to b<
present At = farewell dinner tended him bv hi,
old friends in Newburyport, Mass, before bis
departure for Europe.
A 1EvENuE CUTTER at Mobile reports tha
the ship Fandus'v. Of New York. which clear
Ell few d':s si. :: 10. revel. Russia, loadet
wish 2.8't bates IT co'' is on tire III
the lower LSy; that she towed her to tn
westward and left tor Mobile for assistance,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
THE CHANGERS,
Tho National Grange Of The Pahous Of Hus
bandry- -0mclal Declarations OF tho
principles and purposes
Of The Order.

The National Grange, in session at
st. Louis, on Wednesday, February
1th, received the report of the CON-
mittee on Res lutions, presented by
Mr.. Wardlow, of Flor1ds, and, after .
short discussion, adopted it unani-
mously. The following is the report
in full:
Profoundly impressed with the truth that
the National Grange OF the United States
should definitely proclaim to the world its
this declaration OF the purposes al the Pat
United by the strong and faithful tie OF ae.
riculture. we mutually resolve to labor for the
good OF our order, our country sud .hiaukind.
q: We heartily endorse the motto: IN
all things charity"
8. We shall endeavor to advance our cause
by laboriNy TO accomplish tho following OBJ.
jects: 10 develop better and higher
manhood and womanhood among ourselves !;
to enhance the comforts and attractions OF
to our pursuits; to foster . mutual under
standing and cooperation; to maintain in
violate our laws, and to emulate each other
to labor to hasten the good time coming ::
to reduce our expenses, both incidental and
corporate: to buy less aud produce more,
in order to make our farms self.supporting;
to diversity our crops, and SOW no more than
We can cultivate; to condense the weight Of
our exports, selling less III the bushei and
more In the hoof and in fleece to systema-
tize our work and calculate intelligently on
probabilities; TO discountensnce the credit
system-the mortgage system, the fashion
system and every other system tending to
prodigality and bankruptcy. We propose
meeting together, talking together, working
together, buying together. selling togethsr,
aud generally acting for our mutual pro.
lection and advancement as occasion may re.
quire. We shall avoid litigation as much as
possible by arbitration in the grange. We
shall constantly strive to secure entire har-
mony, good will and Brotherhood among our
selves, and to make our order perpetual. We
shall earnestly endeavor to suppress per-
sonal, local, sectional and national prejndices;
all unhealthy rivalry, and al selfsh ambition.
Faithful adherence to these principles will
insure our mental, moral, social and material
advancement,
/. For our business interests We desire To
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
THURSDAY, February 12.-The new

FRIDAY, February 13-A petition of
10000 Calfornians Wa presented, asking for Iegis
laton 70 prevent the evil Of Chinese immigration to
this countfy.-A memorial of the state Of W.
consm I'm regard to pay Of government employes,
was also presented.-Tho bdu to equalise tho dis
trtbution Of currency occupied the remainder Of
h.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, &c.

A few months after having commenced the
manufacture Of Dr. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery, the proprietor began to receive
numerous letters from all parts of the Western
aud Southern States bestowing the most un-
bounded praise upon it for having promptly
cured the writer's or their friends of Fever and
Ague, or other forms of miasmatic, or mala-
rious diseases. He was repeatedly urged to
make known the wonderful virtues Of the
Discovery in the cure of Ague and kindred
diseases. He always replied that it was not
intended for a "cure-all" and should he
recommend it to people as a remedy for so
many different forms and classes of disease,
he feared those who had never tested its vir-
tues would at once class it among the numer-
GUS humbugs of the day. This answer was
satisfactory to no one they argued that the
whole country ought to know it at once, and
expressed their astonishment at his indiffer-
ence to the subject. His ear and heart being
at all times open to the call of suffering
humanity, he has at last, after having received
testimony from hundreds who have been
speedily cured by it, and many of them after
quinine and all the usual means had failed, con
sented to make the matter known.
NEWMAN, JEFF Co., Kan. Jan. 6, 1873.
DR.. PIERCE Dear Sir Having used few
bottles of your Golden Medical Discovery anC
believing it to be the very best medicine fo
Chills and Fever wish to buy it by the dozen
please give me your price for it,
Rev. THos, O'RIELLY.