Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-11

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on either side of the painting, are pan.
ther, a leopard, tigers, cattle and other
animals. Not the least surprising feature
is an eagle, in the midst Of this assembly.
holding rabit in his talons, but-whieh
he has ceased to devour, %, charmed ishe
by the attractions of the music. On each
side of this ffesco is picture represent.
ing birds, arabesques, flowers INA nus
trees. : ~ . --~@
.~. General Items s,zx~.
Home stretch-The stretch across the
maternal knee. - ~. u .s1sn.
An exchange translates felo de - -
meaning fellow deceased ~t4se; ess
What is better than promising youoG
man. A paying one. III s-><
Tue inhabitants Of Green Bay, Wis;.'are
called Green Babies. -.+T =--e--
! And now they adulterate honey. This
is bees tly fraud. >. ii =
Miss Cushman is the best actress yet in
the play of "Much Adoo About Nothing.
It is better to be alone in this world
than to bring up boy to play on the &C.
cordeon. ,,-.-
This jute the ladies patch their back
hair with, never looks more like real hair
than when it appears in the butter. go
Mrs. Partington, reading Of the strike
of the wire drawers, remarked :-".Ah, mel
what new tangled things won't they wear
next ?" ..-~.. e-~~-a ~y-e..e-~-s, -
A citizen of Syracuse has thirteen chill
dren, all girls. What that father has
spent for hairpins would have bought the
Western Union Telegraph wires,
A California preacher is preaching on
the best way to raise boys. We have A.
ways found number IA boot about as ef.
fectiye as anything for raising them.
| The Gardiner (Me) Journal says there
is store in that place in which a skull
IS kept on the counter, marked, This
man was drummer. Beware!"
| Nothing recalls to the mind of the mar.
II led man the joys of his single life so viv-
| idly as to find that the baby has been eat.
ing crackers in bed.
A Yonkers man has invented way to
make his home happy, and intends to ap-
ply for patent. 1t is done by keeping
away from it.
A California editor is named Shearer.
There is singular propriety in the way
in which so many Of his contemporaries
refer to him as Brother" Shearer,
A Utica editor whose ear is shedding
its skin, explains that he has not been
any where to freeze it, but he has been
exposed to good deal Of domestic disci.
pine.
It must make man feel mean to pay
an old debt because he thinks he is going
to die, and then have the doctor pull him
through all right.
An exchange refuses to publish the po.
EN- commencing:-"Ib breathe on the face
of a maiden," until the editor knows
what its author drinks.
A newspaper warmed and placed in.
side the waistcoat will keep out the cold
far better than large quantity of cloth
ing. Now is the time to subscribe.
Andrew Bates, of Hanover, Mass, who
has trapped 1000 skunks this year, indig-
nantly denies the statement that there is
not scent in the business.
The Louisville Courier Journal claims
that it was a copy of that paper Mrs. Pot
ipher wanted for Joseph. Very likely
we knew that it was something wicked
she wanted.
A Detroit lady compositor has succeed.
ed in catching a husband in the person
Of Detroit editor. Detroit feminine
compositors appear to have quite repu.
tation for ''setling caps"
Mary, I love the WE'LL" wrote an im-
passioned swain to his sweetheart; but
she couldn't imagine what his affection
for we'll had to do with the question Of
:, an early marriage.
The fellow who wrote to US to know
what kind Of paper is best to write on for
a newspaper is respectfully informed that
foolscap will probably make him feel
more at home.
A clergyman at Kansas City said If
there was any one within hearing of his
voice who would try to put Il stop to Sun
= day dog ighting he'd like to have them
rise up. A small boy and an old woman
rose up.
A milwaukee, man hid in apublic door
way and jumped out and kissed his wife.
She didn't whoop and yell as he expect
cd, but replied: "Don't be so bold, mis-
ter-folks around here know mer'
"You are from the country, are you
not, sir ?" asked city clerk of Quaker
who had just arrived. Yes" swell, here
: is an essay on the rearing of calves" :"
,'That,' said Aminadab, "ihee had best
present to thy mother"
"He stood on the edge If a deep and
, yawning abscess," read boy in public
school lately. "Spell that word if you
can't pronounce it," said the teacher
y When silence was restored he slowly
i spelled it: "Ab-v-ss."
Josh Billings says, IF vi are going to
. giy man emmy thing civ it to him cheer.
'. fully, and quick. don't make him 81,
= down ON his knee.c in front Of you, and
y listen to the 10 commandments, and then
= give five cents.'
# A surgeon who lodges owe: q butcher
c shop in Paris feels much aggrieved at the
!. announcement on the shop window that
# killing takes place daily in this estab'
e lishment." The doctor considers that
!. his professional skill is impugned BY the
!; notice, and rescnts it sufficiently to go tc
q law about it.
l. British parson and commercial travel
l. er in the cars conversation slow. Csu
o al question: What line are you In ~ etc
h Parson answers, with faint joke, that he
|, is in the spiritual line. "Ha, ha,'' says