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ilyt,n, Gaf,sh'rr. Ill.,: Mr'. T. II; H,'aflI',,i,.
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L. ii, Hn~ar,1, f.rmnPtot,, Mast.; I-s. 7: Hni's.
r. fraity, iowa; Mrs. II. 4. Hurt,. ualrshurK, ILL.,:
Nry A. lazen, slshsa,sa, Mteh.. Naa A. Hat, latt-
filjr. III.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24
Romance of the Rail.

-, Truth As stranger than fiction, and the
Waterloo Courier tells this little story:
ut was in October, just after the Chi.
cago fire, when a young man was seated
in car on the III. Central r. r. in llli-
nois, bound for Iowa. In the seat in front
of him was a young lady, and, before go
ing many miles the young people, entire
strangers to cach other hitherto had man
aged to open an acquaintance, and before.
crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, were
tosall appearances tolerablyswell acquainf
ted. Theylearncl from each other that
both were residents Of Iowa. The gentle
man was bound for Nashua, and the lady
for Raymond, her residence being Black
Hawk county. Here that doctrine of
decentralization comes in. It appears
that these two stran gers to meet. was one
Of the things notsso unusual and that the
two should fall in loye upon acquaintance,
seemed te be one Of the inevitables When
they parted at Raymond, it was with the
sunsersta6 ling that TIP acqu uaintanco thus
pleasantly begun should be continued by
correspond acnce, and for months letters
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24

passed between them. In this case as in
almost every other, the course of true love
did not smoothly. The young man.
then q resident OF Nashua, was a hard.
working, economic calmeohAnic. 1fisdid.
ot5snitthc friends of the 81 4 Theyshad,
higher notions for her. They did mot. rel:
fish the idea of forming a matrimonial AZ
lance with this man who earned his liy-
ing by his trade. But the girl listened
only to the promptings Of her heart, and
about a yearfrom the time Of thcmectlng'
on the train, the couple were married. the;
friends ofthelady very'wisely concluding
that opposition was useless. The young
couple now reside in Afgona, where they
are well known among the most respect
ed people Of the place. The young me:
schanic, by his prudence, energyandecono-
my, has acquired asshandsome propertysof
his.own, las ,tlargeIbusiness establishment
is q part owner in 3 thriving banking con
Germ, and the wife is one Of the happicst
Of women, and her friends are convinced
that she was right about that young me-
chanic after ALL. s%
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24
Tho Worlds Population.

4 paper was read before the Manchester
Statistical Society a short time ago, cal
ling attention to the researches of the
German statisticians, Benin and Wagner,
with respect TO the population OF the
world Of the many estimates of the
number inhabitants Of our globe, none
arc accounted trustworthy. In 1865, Vor-
sius estimated that there were :s5,00o,000,-
Co., Benin and@Wagner> set down: the
number at the present time at 1891, $780,
.000.s The subjects of Victoria are rated
tat 00,O00,000. Russia has population
Iof 8e,000,000. India, supposed to be the
'nostpopulous country on the globe, has
probably 300,000,OG0 Inhabitants. China
is said to have 4OO,000,000 inhabitants,
but the estimate is undoubtedly grossly
exaggerated. The population of South
America has been checked by internal
discord. In Paraguay there is said to
fave been an actual loss of 337, 200. An
estimate based upon the growth of Great
.Britiap .andih United States gives 70, the
former csnatry in Ne year 5000 agpopu-
lation Of 81 900, 900. and to the latter Of
54e, 600 900.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24
A Patriotic Girl,

At the time General Green retrcated
before Lord Rawllon from the Ninety
Six. when he had passed Broad river he
was very dcsirous to send an order to
Gen. Sumter, who was on the Waterec, to
Join him, that they might attack Rawdon,
who had divided their force. But the
General could find no man III that part of
the state who was bold enough to- under
take SO dangerous mission. The coun-
try to be passed through for many miles
was full Of bloodthirsty tories, who, on
every occasion that offered, imbrucd their
hands in the blood of the wings. At
length Emily Geiger presented herself to
General Green, and proposed to act as
messenger; and the General, both surpris-
ed and delighted, closed with her propo-
sal. He accordingly wrote letter aud
delivered it, and ut the same time CON-
municatcd the contents of it verbally,
to be told to Sumter in case of an acct
dent ., :: + *
Emily was young, but as to her person
or adventures on the way we have@ 10
further Information, except that she was
mounted on horseback upon side sad
die, and Oh the sec ond day Of her journey
she was intercepted by Lord Rawdon's
scouts. Coming from the direction of
Green's army and not being able to tell
an untruth without blushing, Emily was
suspected and confined to room; and as
the officer in command had the modcsty
not to search her at the time, he sent for
an old tory matron as more fitting for that
purpose. Emily was not wanting in ex-
pedient, and as soon as the door was clos
ed and the hustle a little subsidized, she
satesup elctter piece by. piece, After q
while the matron arrived, and upon
searching, nothing was to be found of a
suspicious nature about the prisoner. and
she would disclose nothing. ..Suspicion
being thus allayed, the officer command
ing the scouts suffered Emily. to depart
whittier she said she was bound; but she
took a route somewhat circuitous to avoid
further detention, and soon after struck
into the road to Sumtcrs camp, where
she arrived in safety. Emily told her
adventure, and delivered Green's verbal
message to smnter,+who in consequence,
soon afterjoined the main army at Or
angeburgh. Noble Deeds of American
Women.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24
vii every hour is taking seven soulsto
THE sCANDALLAWYERs. St
.Beec,.cr'. Joke ,,,i4 On Evarts and Bccc
The following is from The. New York
1Iimes' report Of Mr.. Rcecher's sermon o

sTinles' report Of Mr.. Bcecher's sermon of
Sunday last: ~ :.sssse.f. 4.za IL IN: 4sss Isl
There is another element said Mr..
Bcecher,; "to which I wish to- Cali your
attention. l find, somehow or other, from
Sunday to Sunday, that l preach longer
sermons. / don't think this arises from
my only preaching one sermon each Sun
day. I fear that it is evil ,communica.
tons that corrupts good Manners and
that long speeches are infectious. Laugh
ter. The other element is spontaneity.
Man comes to perfection, step by step, and
the perfection is shown by the mans get
ting what hc wants without much effort.
At first the artist is continually looking
out lest he should commit an error, but
| after IL while he gets so that he never
stops to think, and never makes mistake
h Most men, after they have done a long
sum, have to prove it to see if the total
! is correct, but have seen men who could
add up whole columns Of figures as fast
as the eye could travel up and down the
rows This always astonishcs me, for l
am humblcd in the presence OF three
rows of figures. Laughter.] 1t is while
q man is learning that he thinks Of a
thing, but when he has learned it he ccas-
cs to think OF it. II you shonld go to a
dancing school to learn good manners,
and afterward, when about to enter a par
lor, you should have to stop and think
about what the dancing master had said
to you, you couldn't help being awkward.
1t is thinking how TO hold ones hands
| properly that makes the disposition of
the hands SO embarrassing. So a chris
tian must not be always thinking Of what
he shall do, although a man may be
thrown by special circumstances into a
state when he will find it necessary to
brace himself up-to say, for instance,
pride he still" But ordinary a man
should be so perfect that he will not need
to think. That is the clement of spon-
taneity which should be in you. All the
christian clements should be so subducd
that they will act without pushing. This
subduinS is one OF the most important
elements ofgrowlh-itnot only grows, but
ripcns. That is what takes place with the
grape-cluster. 1t has been sour all along
but rippening makes it sweet. The per:
simmon is sour under the sun Of summer,
! but the frosts fetch it. Do the frosts and
the sun-advcrsity and prosperity make
yon swccter as you grow older? lie who
is old, and remains acerb and exacting-
tell me not CT his long service in the cause
Of Christ. Gods grace ripcns the true
christian, and in the end transplauts HIM
in heaven
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24

Detroit Frea Press. zssz.s*ifs
He had been sick At one of The hotels
for three or four wrecks, and the boys cn
the road had dropped in daily TO see how
he got along, and to learn II they could
render him any kindness. The brakeman
was i good fellow, and one and all encour-
aged him in the hope that he would pull
through The doctor didn't regard tho
case as dangerous, butthe other day the
patient began sinking, and twas seen that
he could not live the night out. A dozea
Of his friends sat in the room when night
came, but his mind: wandered and he did
not recognize them. ......s...-.s .z.r5
1t was near one Of the depots, and after
the great trucks and noisy drays had ceased
rolling by, the bells and the short, sharp
whistles of the yard engines sounded pain.
1ully loud. The patient had been very
patient for half an hour, when he sudden.
ly unclosed his eyes and shouted:
= s1"Kal-a-ma-zoo!"
One Of the men brushed the hair back
from the cold forehead, and the brakeman
closed his eyes and was quiet for time.
Then the wind whirled around the depot
and banged the blinds on the window Of
his room, and he lifted his,hand and cried
OUT
jackson! Passengers going north by
the Saginaw road change cars"
The men understood. The brakeman
thought he was coming east on the Michi-
gan Central. The effort seemed to have
greatly exhausted him, for he lay like one
dead for The next five minutes, and
watcher felt for his pulse to see iflife had
gone out. A tug going down the river
sounded her whistle loud and long, and
the dying brakeman opened his eyes and
called out:
IAN Arborw
He had been over the road thousand
times, but had made his last trip. Death
was drawing special train over the old
track, and he was brakeman, engineer and
conductor.
One of the yard engines utter shrill
whistle of warning g, as if the glare of the
headlight had shown to the engineer some
stranger in peril, and the brakeman called
out:
"Yp-silanty- change cars here for tho
Eel River Road!''
"He's coming in fast,'' whispered one
of the men.
"And the end of his run will be the end
Of his life!" said second.
The dampncss of death began to collect
on the patients forehead, and there was
that ghastly look on the face which death
always brings. The slanaming Of door
down the hall startled him again, and he
moved his head and family called:
"Grand Trunk Junction passengers
going East by the Grand Trunk, change
cars!"
He was SO quiet after that that all the
men gathered around the bed, believing
that he was dead, His eyes closed, and
the brakeman lifted his hand, moved his
head and whispered:
"Dc-''
Not "Detroit," but Death! He died
with the halfuttercd whisper of his lips.
And the headlight on deaths engine
.shcne full in his face and covered it with
such pallor as naught but death can
bring.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24
A Novel ValedfctOry.

Correspondence Of the New York Herald.
The following curious announcement
is made in the Independent by Mr.. Car
ruth, who was recently shot by Lands.
The article is headed "Adios" (adieu);
but no one will venture to assert that,
Notwithstanding the presence Of lead 50
near the vital region, it is loaded with
melancholy.
With this issue we step down and out
from the editorship and proprietorship of
the Vineland Independent We CON-
mend the new proprietor to our patrons
and friends, and hepe and trust that under
his management the paper will give in
creased satisfaction to it's readers. This
sudden sundering of our connection with
newspapertlom will surprise. and doubt
less disgust many Of our friends, but there
is no alternative. Two months constant
wrcstle with hostile bullet in our brain
has convinced us that we lack the capaci-
ty to develop lead mine and publish an
independent Vineland newspaper at the
same time. Our impaired eyesight, shat
tered nerves and pulsating brain admon-
lsh lis that for the coming year we must
not stray too far away from the hospi-
tall
To our subscribers who, for the past
four years, have read the Independent and
paid for it, we ehereby tender our acknowl-
edgments: Those who have taken the
paper just to help it along, never volun-
tcering dime or recognizinga dun, we
shall feel it our duty, if we recover our
health, to thank in person.
We cannot omit to embrace this per-
haps last free opportunity to thank our
editorial brethren, who in the kindness of
heart have flattered our abilities, extolled
our virtues and whitewashed our faults.
The "capotes" of the craft who, taking ad-
vantage of our helplessness; have attempt
ed to redeem past cowardice by yclping
over our grave, we can afford 70 forgive
and forget.
And now, with charity for all, and NAL
ice toward none, we bid good by to friends
and foes, and settle back on our pillow
for good long refreshing nap.
UR1 CARRUrH.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24

Tue mercantile and manufacturing IN
terests are reasonably cared for. 10. ~@..>
There are many other things I would
like to mention, but, the fear I8expresscd
that The whole thing would go into the:
waste basket, warns me that + had better
stop. In conclusion allow me to say that
Austin, as it appeared TO me, is as beauti-
full, we'll laid out, thriving little city as
one will find in travelling u long way. -
Yours, &4 III 81 ss:.$ -}sC G. '. u
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24

A disconsolate editor thus bemoans his
departed better half:
"Thus my wife died. No more will
those loving hands pull off my boots and
par. my back hair, as only true wife can.
Nor will ever those willing feet replenish
the coal-hod or water pail. No more will
she arise amid the tempestuous storms Of
winter, and HE herself away to build tho
fire without disturbing the slumbers Of
the man who dotted on her so artlessiY.
Her memory IS embalmed ON my heart Of
hearts. I wanted to cmbalm her body,
but found that l could embalm her
memory cheaper. Iprocured of Eli Mud
get, a neighbor Of mine, very pretty
gravestonc. His wife was consumptive,
and he kept it on hand several years, in
anticipation of her death; but she rallied
last spring, and his hopes were blasted,
Never shall l forget the poor mans grief
when l asketIhims to part with it. Take
it, Skinner, and maysyou never know what
it is to have your soul raked with disap-
pointment, as mine has been! and he
burst into flood Of tears. His spirit was
indeed, broken. -, 49,,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-24

first National Dank Of Austin.
(Su ;cessor to Hnrian W. Page, Eankcr.)
Liver W.sHAW HARLAN ". PAGE.
President. Cashio~.
G.F. 1KENWITH, Asst. Cash'r. ..
DiRECTnRs-
Oliver y. SHAW, G. f.. SKINNER,
z. \. RoLLivs, F. @. WHEELER,
president National HARLAN ". PAGE
Life ms Co., Phl'a.
Eastern Exchange and Drafts on Great Eri-
tain and all principal Continental Cities, 10
sale Sims to suit.
Collections will receive prompt attention.
Agents for Cunar.l lime OF Steamships ard
Tickets sold ut lowest currency rates to
tua FROM all Railway Stations u Eursre.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06

If THE report Of Eph. Wichter, who
claim, to be member of the recent ex-
petition to the Black Hills, proves to be
true, it will require larger body OF
troops than the United States has at
present upon the frontier to keep gold
hunters out Of that country. Whether
says the expedition was composed of
twenty-seven men one lady and her son ;
that they have erected stockade and
built log cabins; that they have sunk
twenty-five prospective holes and struck
gold in every instance, from the grass to
bed rock. Mr.. Whether has returned for
reinforcements, and has with him some
specimens which are pronounced very
rich. Should these reports prove true
there will soon be a rush for the Black
Hills, and such an excitement as has not
been known since the early days of
California.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06

WE have received from the Peace SOcie-
~ quite number of articles showing
the decentralization and other evil effects
that attend war. These are all we'll
enough, but we believe that the great
mass of the people are convinced that war
is an outrage on civilization. Our great
want now is not to be convinced of the
evils of war, but it is the establishment
of a system of peaceful arbitration
whereby wars may be prevented and
in this direction we think lies the work
of the Peace Society. Lord Durby
recently said: "Unhappily there is no
tribunal to which cases of
dispute can be referred, and there is no
law to meet such cases. If
such q tribunal existed it would be a
great benefit to the civilized world"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06
A Valuable New Book.

The glory of the present age is the diff.
pearance therefore of any new publica-
ton that bids fair to enlighten the mass.
es still more fully, upon any practical
subject, should be regarded as reasonable
ground for congratulation. 1t gives US
pleasure therefore to call the attention
of our readers to DR.. r. V. Pierce's forth.
coming book entitled, The Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser. This work
will contain about nine hundred pages,
will he well bound, illustrated with
about two hundred wood cuts and color
ed plates, and sent by mail to any address
for the unprecedentedly low price of
Sl.50. 1t will be ready for delivery early
in April. The author has be come widely
and favOrably known to the American
as we'll as the people of several foreign
nations, through his Family Medicines,
as the founder of the Worlds Dispensary
ut Buffalo, N. Y, established for the
treatment Of chronic Diseases. and now
ventures to appear in the new role of
From a perusal of advance
pages, we believe the book is calculated
to be eminently useful. 1t embraces
wide range of subjects, all of them bear
ing with more or less direcsness upon the
question of health. Biolo-
gy, Physiology, the Cerebral Functio ms.
the Human Temperaments, and Hygenic
Treatment or Nursing of the sick, receive
that attention which their importance
demands. Physical and Mental Culture,
Ventilation, Sleep, Cleanliness, Food,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06

The citizensof Altoona, Wilson Co.,
held a public meeting and resolved to
kill all dogs found running at large.
They are enjoying the mad dog scare.
The State Record says President and
Acting Supt. Lyford, of the Kansas
Pacific. is arranging to stop the running
of all freight trains over that road on
Sunday.
The county-seat of Linn county is not
yet definitely lacated. Mound City was
ahead at the last election, with Pleasan-
ton "catching up" Another election is
now in order.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas rail-
road has followed the example of w. F.
Downs, of the Central Branch U. P. road,
and placed bibles in their cars for the use
of passengers.
At the grasshopper hop given at Man
haitian, on Friday evening last, the ladies
had their hair ornamented with grass
hoppers, and the gentlemen wore them
as breast pins.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06

Beverages and Clothing are practical
topics and are treated in a practical man.
ner. The use Of water as a remedial
agent receives that attention which it
deserves. Under the head of Remedies
for Diseases is presented q list of our
most indigenous medicinal plants, to-
gether with their properties and uses and
pictorial representations of the most
important. The appropriate dose of each
remedy is also given. After suitable
introduction we have in Part Fourth,
Diseases and their Remedial Treatment.
Almost every disorder that preys upon
the human system is here described, to-
gether with its symptoms, causes and
treatment, as far as it is thought safe and
advisable for the nonprofessional to pre-
scribe. A chapter on Accidents and
Emergencies is a very useful feature of
the book. Besides this, much miscella-
neous and profitable information is given
which will make it a genuine "vade
mecum"-a convenient companion in
every household. Many a precious lite
has been lost from the lack of Just the
knowledge which this work imparts. A
healthy moral sentiment pervades the
whole work, and we cordially commend
it as worthy of place in every family.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06

SINCE the recent disclosures at the
railroad MEETING at Boston, which led to
a change OF officers on the Chicago Bur
lington & Quincy road, the Nation sug.
gests the following as means of reform.
Let there be light is the proposition,
and that the people may know what
railroads are doing it says:
Let State pass railroad registry
law, requiring the proper officers of any
railroad company doing business in that
State to file for record any obligation,
agreement, or contract relating to the
road let it also he enacted that any
document not so recorded shall not be
not merely, As is the case of
lands, or third persons. but on the parties
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06
Jones, Of Florida.

Charles w. Jones the new Senator
from Florida. ia native of Ireland, born
in 1884. has lived in Southern States
since 1874, and in Florida since 1854, is
one of the ablest lawyers ofthe State, was
a member of the Baltimore convention in
1852, and candidate 70. Congressman at
Large in that year on the Democratic
and Liberal ticket, and is now a member
of the Legislature. lie was elected by
the four Independents, who held the bal
ance of power. two of whom had steadily
the Republican candidate Bis
bee. According to the Tallahassee Sen
tinel, Republican paper, though Mr..
Jones is not a Republican, he is man Of
intellectual and moral qualifications that
should he possessed by a Senator. and Us
can earnest honest man who will labor
for the interests of the people. and mp
hold and elevate the honor and dignity
of the State of Florida" -.S. Louis Dem
Ocr0t.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-06

WHAT effect this aid business will
have upon the future prosperity of our
State by checking emigration and de-
moralizing our people, the future alone
can reveal; but we are of the opinion
that it will not materially interrupt our
growth for any great length of time, As
the cause Of oar needing aid was not the
fault of our people, climate or spil.
There is one t..ing. however, that is of
NStal importance to US as a people, and
that is that we get in the habit of living
within osr means, and Of paying as We
60. In tais matter We need radical
reform, and Hsv when We are compelled
TO practice eeeaemy is good time to
begin these thrifty habits which are the
only sure foundation for permanent
prosperity.