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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

An old weather beaten trapper was
sauntering along the main street of one OF
our Western villages, on recent Sunday.
Passing IN front of a meeting house, for
q moment he went in and took his scat
among the congregation. The preacher
was dlscoursing on the text of"Thc sheep
and the wolves" and he had evidently
been drawing contrast between the two
subjects. Says he: -.
1--WE who assemble here from week to
week, aud do our duty and perform our
part, are the sheep; now who, then are
the wolves!''
A pause, and our friend. the trapper
rose to his feet.
"Waal, stranger, rather than see tho
play stopped, will be the wolves"
The preacher pronounced the benedic.
ton at once.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
4 Glowing Description.


= The late Canon Kingsley has been pro.
nouuced cold. Let this be judged of by
the following selection from his "Hy-
patia:''
"a woman Of some two.and-twcnty sum-
mers, formed in the most voluptuous
mould Of Grecian beauty, whose COM
plexion showed every violet vein through
its veil of luscious brown. Her little bare
feet, as they dimplcd the cushions, we're
more perfect than Aphroditc's, softer
than swans bosom. Every swell of her
bust and arms showed through the thin
gauze robe, while her lower limbs were
wrapped in shawl of Orange silk. Her
dark bair lay carefully spread out upon
the pillow, in thousand ringlets entwin.
cd into gold and jewels; her languishins
eyes blazcd like diamonds from cavern
under eyelids darkcned and deepened
with black antimony; her lips pouted of
themselves, by habit or by nature, into a
perpetual kiss; slowly she raised one lit
tie lazy hand; slowly the ripe lips open
ed, and in most pure and mclodeous
Attic she lisped her huge lovers question
to the monk and repeated it before the
boy could shake off the spell and answer
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

Three wild street Arabs were recently
captured by young minister and brought
into Sunday school in New York.
"What is your name, my boy:''
"Dan," replied the untaught one who
was first interrogated.
"Oh, no? your name is Daniel. Say it.
now"u
"Danlel."
"Yes. Well, Daniel, take that seat.'
"And what is your namc:" was inter
rogatcd of number two.
"Sam," calculated the urchin.
"Oh, dear no! it is Samuel. Sit down
Samuel; end now let me hear what you1
name is, my bright little fellow" said he
turning to the third.
With grin Of self-satisfaction and :
shake of the head that would have don.
honor to Lord Burleigh, the catechume1
boldly replies:
"Jim-uel, your honorn'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
How Woman NAV Please.

The first requisite in woman toward
pleasing others is that she should be pleas.
ed with herself. In no other way can She
attain that selfpoisc, that satisfaction,
which leaves her at liberty to devote her
self successfully to others. Let women
if they would remain charming, by all
means keep their hold on love, their faith
in romance. The power of feeling gives
vitality and interest to faces long after
their first flush has passed. Speaking as
a matter ffact, this is the case; for emo
ton has livelier power than the sun has
over the blood, and the miracle Of love in
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
Eve.
DY EMMA sANDoRN.

Tho May-moon lights the rivers flow. i
The green fring'd willows kiss the stream
The path along its bank know. - =
But move as ono in silent dream.
An! many, many months ago,
I Wandered here-but not alone.
Close lay q little hand in mine, ..
And sweet her faoo beside mo shone.
Swift years have rolled, and I again,
A stranger to my native land, ..
Have come from DER the distant main,
To greet that smile. to clasp that hand.
The string leaf, tho whispering breeze,
Tonight will here no lovers vow.
. see the same sweet moonlight CLEAN,
But Eva, Eva, whore art thou2 e~-
Behind me burns the village light,
The world left, 'tis naught to me; x
Beyond, l see world more bright, 5o..
Where, dearest, thou dost wait for mo.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
Pay as you go-John Randolph.
will try has wrought wonders.-Hawes.

WlIl Try HAS WIouSAt WOnueIS.-uaWcS.
There is no policy like politeness.-
Bulwer.
Every one who sins, sins against him
self-Ovid:
Set down your gain or loss at the end
Of each day.
Let US do something by which We may
show that we have lived.
Hewho dares not advance, loses ground.
Those who have grey heads are old
enough to be wise planters.
No process is so fatal as that which
would cast all men into one mold.
When mems opinions are at variance, it
Is wonderful what strange opinions they
will hold of each other.
Do nothing meanly, nothing timilly.-
Cicero.
The manner Of saying and doing
thing, goes great way in the value of the
thing itsclf-Sencca.
Laugh at men for their wit but never
for their folly or mistakes.-Swift.
A CIarksville man has written a life of
the devil. The last three chapters CON-
prise ten years. biography of his moth
in-law.
A Thomas street school boy had just
got his face fixed to sing "Let US love one
another" when SNOWFALL hit him in the
| mouth and go confused him that he yell
ed: "Bill Skyes, just do that again and
! I'll chaw your ear of.
According to the last census in Eng
! land and Wales the females Of the popu.
lation outnumbered the males by upward
of half million: but above the age of
twenty-five the males exceed the females
in number. Wn,le there were 100000
widowcrs, there were 473,000 widows.
Above the age of 30, females numbered
two to every male.
4 stolid Dutchlnan was standing at .
certain place on election day, inquiring
for "dc regular Democratic dicket," when
shrcwd fellow stepped up and supplied
him with the genuine thing. 'Vell.
now," says Hans, "vot now will I do init
imp" "Put it in that box," pointing to
the ballot-box, exclaimed several voices>.
But the cunning chap who had accom-
modatcd him with the "dicket" whisper
ed in his ear, "Don't put it in the box;
put it in your pocket; it's yours, don't
let them cheat you Of a vote" And so
he did, ramming the ticket away down to
the bottom of deep pocket in his coat,
and walking off as mad as could be at the
rogues who wanted to cheat him out Of
his vote by putting it in the ballot-box.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08


An nlinois deba.er s.sl,ad ,em',wbenAe,.
arose aud. said cs. gentlemen, Walss.
loo was the biggest kind Of "a fight, .hpt.
Washington whipped 'cm like q wink y =,
A man whose wife hung herself ID his
presence, on being asked why he did nos
prevent the tragedy, replied 81 cut her
down three times last week, and / can't
be always cutting her down.
An editor noticing the present Of sill
ycr cup to a brother editor, says: s.He
needs no cup; he can drink from any.ves-
sci that contains liquor, whether the neck
of . bottle, the mouth of q pickle jar, the
spile Of keg, or the bung of q barrel
A very modest young lady, who WAS =
passenger on board a packet ship, it II
said, sprang out of her berth and jumped
overheard, ON hearing the captain, during
storm, order the mate to haul down tho
| sheets. .-.,.. ....-
A Dutchman describes New Workers 10
"bcrry fine peoples" who go about der
streets shesting each oder, and dey calf
dat plzzlness." -. - a>s =
"John," said u master to his apprentice,
as he was about starting on a journey.
"you must occupy my place while I am
absent" "Thank you, sir" replied John,
I'D rather sleep with the boys"
A little girl four year old created rip
pie by remarking to the teacher of her
Sunday school class "Our dogs dead. L
bet the angles was scared when they see
him coming up the walk. He's cross to
strangers
The Georgia negro has no more faith in
banks. He lays his money out in store
clothes and hair oil, and the news of =
bank suspension causes him TO cxclaim:
"Bust away wild yc, but you can't hurt
desc lavender pants.''
There are thirty or forty different kinds
Of religion in this country, and it worries
the celestial entry clerk immensely to
have people tumbling into heaven in such
singularly assorted lots.
Teacher-"Who was the first man:'
Head scholar-"Washington; he was the
irst in war, first in-Teachcr-"No,n no;
Adam was the first man." Head scholar
-"Oh, if you arc talking Of foreigners, I
s'pose he was.'
A colored preacher in South Carolina
puts his foot on excessive bribery at Cleo
tons and crushes it. Dis ting" he says,
lob gittin' 500 for vote is all wrong;
$40 is as much as it's worf!''
One day last week Dutchman went
into the fish market at Grand Haven to
buy some fish; the price was satisfactory,
but he objected to having the tish's head
weighed. The clerk, Willie Doanclly,
soon gratificd him by saying he would not
weigh the head. Willie put the fish in
the scales with the head hanging over.
Dutchy went home as happy as any man.
thinking how easily he had come it over
Willie.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

An old maid don't know what it is to
bend over the children's little white bed,
softly pat their curly heads, and hear ono
of them growl out: "Now then, Sam.
keep your paws off'n me, or I'll bat you
in the eye"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
The Georgia Cyclone.

Correspondence Louisville Courier Journal.
AUGUSTA, GA, March 24.-The recent
cyclone which passed over this region
was the most awful ever heard of in the
United States. It crossed the Chattahoo-
chee river from Lee county, Alabama, and
entered Harris county, Georgia. From
thence II passed through the counties Of
Talbot, Epson, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin,
Hancoc ock, Warren, McDut1ie, and Colum-
bia. It crossed the Savannah river Is
miles above Augusta, entered Edgefield
county. South Carolina, passed through
Barnwell, Lexington, Kichland, Sumpter,
Marion, and Horny counties of that State,
and tinaAy ren into the Atlantic Ocean
off the coast of North Carolina. :
A second cylone, precisely at the same
time, seemed to have formed this side of
Milledgeville, crossed tile Ogeechee river
Is miles below the village Of Mayfield,
in Hancock county, and, passing through
Glsscock and the lower edge of Richmond,
crossed the Savannah, 12 miles below
Augusta, into Beech Island, S. c., and
thence ran due east into the Atlantic.
AS + was along the northern one of
these cyclones, I will more particularly
describe that. The two were exactly
alike in size, shape, color, and dcvasta-
tion. The cloud was, in color, inky black,
half mile high, half a mile wide. was
cylindrical in shape, and travelled very
much like revolving barrel coming end
foremost. It was illuminated with phos.
phorescent light, and momentarialy would
glitter as if one million matches had been
ignited by it. 1t was accompanied by a
continuous, roaring sound, as if 500 can
non in the decisive moment is of pitched
battle The bravest man ever born could
neither have felt, seen, nor heard with
calnlness. There was force and and a
power, sublimity and grandeur about it
unnatural, awful, wholly its own. It
But thousand incidents are related show
ing that the hand of Providence was in it
that it was governed by laws as regular
and immutablc as is the sun. 1t travelled
from west to little north of dne east, 60
ing as straight as a crane or cannon ball
would fly. 1tpassed over the entire State
Of Georgia in exactly three hours, travel
ing at the rate Of fiftY-three miles pei
hour.
The whole number of killed in Georgia
will not fall below 800, and the wounded
reach 1900.
Through Carolina the devastation and
death was equally as great. The south
crn cyclone crossed the Savannah Al
Fury's Ferry, sunk the boat, struck the
plantation Of Mr.. Foreman, tore it to pic
ccs, and Killed and wounded a great many
on it. From thence forward to the ocear
the accounts are as terrible and as appal
ling.
On the 18th of April, 1904, now lacking
but a few days of II years, great storm
like this came up from the direction o1
Dooley county, and passed through Han
cock, Warren and Richmond, crossing the
Savannah Is miles above Augusta. There
are few people now living who remem
ber it, and plenty who have been told by
their parents of it. It was described ir
the Augusta Chronicle. All accounts
agreed that it was illuminated by the
same strange light'as the one Saturday
No one was killed by it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY

grasshoppers visited this section and de.
posted their eggs in 1857, and they all
agree that, although the pests hatched out
the following spring, they disappeared
without doing any damage. Why not
this spring? ->....
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

A Kansas family has lived four days ON
dried apples and snow. A down Easter
with such chances would have crawle1
out from under the drills With eleven
patents for making arird:. d:.rple ice cream.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

other boys; ): but their behavior is gentle
and kind, ==*:..
These manly boys, when they grow up
will makereal men ;they will be in the
best sense Of the word, gcntlcmen-Con-
srerationalist.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

AS the verdict was read the prisoner
showed no other emotion than a slight
change Of color.
There seems to be no doubt of the pris-
oner's guilt and the infliction of the death
penalty is demanded for the protection of
society,"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
The Wheat Market.

From the Commercial Times of Monday. .-
The market opened this morning at a
slight decline, but rallied at the close of
the morning session. The ephemcral
fluctuations mean little, except to those
who gain their profits from them.
Nothing goes in straight line either
up, down, or horizontal. A straight line
may be defined as ''tllc shortest distance
between two points," but such line was
never drawn, and never will be, by lu
man conduct.
So these temporary fluctuations mean
nothing that is of interest to those having
the future in view. The only question as
10 the price Of wheat, SO far as it interests
legitimate dealcars, is whether the gcncr-
al tendency is up or down. Our judg-
me2t, based on full information is, that
the tendency is to higher prices. and that
nothing but continued favorable weather,
and flood of country shipments (Which
is far from forthcoming), can prevent a
further advance.
The local interests, disturbed by the Fl ight
between the bulls and bears, who neither
raise nor consume the crop, are too large
to allow settled market at present. The
only advice we can give is to sell what
you have, to buy nothing you do not need
and under no circumstances to sell short
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

HAS JUST OPENED A NEW CLOTHING
House on Mill Street, wherc he will keep
everything needed in a geutleman's wardrobe.
He will make tho manufacture Of clothing
q Special Feature Of his business. Having
had many years experience he feels confident
that he can please all who favor him with
| their patronage. 33tf
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

4 US!IN-AND RAMSEY STAGE
/ IA LINE. -
Stages leave Austin daily, making close
connection with Passenger Trains over the
outhcrn Minnesota Railroad.
Fare, so Gents,
lima S. HUTCHINS, Proprietor.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
NJ M.BER /.

making a plain girl pretty is explained
by the stimulating effects of happiness
on the circulation. If you would pre-.
serve inspiration in your looks, beware
how you rcpress emotion. Cultivate no,
the signs of it, but the emotion itself;
for the two things are very distinct.
Laugh, weep, rejoice, or suffer as life
provides. Only feel something natural
worthy, and vivid enough not to leave
your face blank Shirley Dare.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

"If was horse now," mused a big
boy as he struggled up Griswold street
yesterday, "I'd be stabbed, rubbed down
and fed but I'm boy, and I've got to go
home, clean off snow, bring in wood, tote
water and rock the dumned old baby for
an hour or two"
A lady in Albino, Me-, is now the short
hand reporter in the courts of Augusta.
She has also reported for the courts in
other towns in the State. Shorthand
writing is q business for which many
ladies would be peculiarly we'll fitted.
One Of the girls at Vassar keeps up her
studies, keeps track Of eight love stories
in weekly papers, writes twice per week
to five young men, sews for charitable
society, and finds time to ride, and skate,
and practice for q concert, -..s. 4 ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08
"Jim-uel, your honor!'

A gentleman owned a farm in New Jcr-
sey. 1t had been long in the family.
Embarrassmcnts compelled him to sell,
and the farm was put up at auction. He
felt 50 bad about the sale that he could
not attend it, but sent over his head SER
want On his return, the master said:
"Well, John, was the farm sold:"
"Yes, sir"
"Did it sell well?"
sit went very low.''
"Who bought it!'
II did"
"You, John! Where did you get ycur
moneys
II laid up my wages since ! worked
for you"
"Wcll, John, I'll tell you what I will do.
AS soon us you get the title to your prop
erty, I'll come and work for you and buy
the farm back!"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

The following is the Verdict of the Jury
in the case of the State vs.. G.. Lautensch-
Jaeger, for the murder of Mrs. Lich some
time ago at St. Paul:
"Gentlemen of thejury have you agreed
on your verdict"
eve have" was the response CT the
foreman, Martin D. Clark, and following
the reply he handed~the ominous docu-
ment to the officer. The Judge opened it,
and after glancing at it handed it to the
Clerk, who read it aloud as follows:
State of Minnesota vs.. G.. Lautenschlaeg-
or, Frank Rapp and Sophia Rapp.
The undersigned, jury IN the above en-
titled case, empanneled to try one of the
above named defendants, George Laut-
enschlaeger, do hereby find the said Geo.
Lautenschlaeger guilty of murder in the
first degree, and that said George Laut.
cnschlaeger shall suffer the death penalty
JAMES sTARKEY,
HIS
JOSEPH X. BELANGER,
DIM. WHITE.
JOHN H. URLEY,
Fl. L. MILLS,
J.T. NORTON,
WM. W. LEONARD,
Z. NJ. LYON,
j. MISSEN,
w. G. JONES',
TIC. HOPKINS,
NJ. D. CLARK. Foreman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-08

HFAXFIELD & SUTHERLAND.
" AUSTIN, MINNESOTA, do q General
Commission business and solicit Consign-
ments. They have erected warehouse and
have one Of the hest of Cellars.
p Referenccs:-First National Bank, Mower
County Bank, Sherman Page, Judge of Dist.
Court, Richardson 4 Mayhem, and Solncr &
Morgan all Of Austin, Mian. 42yl
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-13
LATEST TEl.EGFs ANS.

Henry Stanley, the New York Herald $
African explorer, reports the result OF
1903 days journey into Africa. Many Of
his party have died, and they have had
numerous fights with tie natives.
1, is expected that I, 200 Knights Tenn
plar will be in procession at the parade
Of that order in New York tomorrow.
Bill Higgins Of New York will fight a
prize fight with Mike McCool of st. Louis
in November. Stakes, $4,000 a side.
The liquor tax law in Michigan has
been declared constitutional.
Nothing from the Ohio election fur
ther than the announcement that both
parties are confident and that there were
attempts at repeating in two of the wards
of Cincinnati.
Six inches Of snow fell at Collingwood,
Canada, night before last.
The Centennial Agricultural Hall at
Philadelphia, about one-third done, was
blown down by gale Of wind yesterday.
Great Britain has been visited by a
storm which proved highly disastrous to
crops.
Two Americans, Riggs and Paine
fought duel after having had fisticuf
in o Paris theatre. Paine was slightly
wounded in the arm.
The Prince Of Wales is in Paris, en-
route to India. He was met by Presi-
dent MacMahon and Lord Lyon, the
English Ambassador.
The Liberian settlers are at war with
the native Africans. The former hav.
so far proved themselves an overma.ch
Tor the untutored savsges.
San Francisco, Oct. 12.-S;ocks which
were well up in the morning Board have
fallen off little on the street. Some
little nervousness is felt in mercantile
circles as to the result OF collections to-
morrow. The banks do not yet show n
very accommodating disposition, and it
is thought that collections will be rather
tight, though the general impression APP
pears to be that no suspension will occur.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-13
The Grand Masonic Celebration
Yesterday.

From the Virginia Eceniaq Chronicle
we get the following account OF the Ma
sonic ceremonies held in that city yes
terday: This afternoon the corner stone
Of the new Masonic Hall was laid with
all the imposing ceremonies Of the Order.
| Shortly after : O'Clock the procession
| formed on b street, before Miners Union
! Hall, in which the Masons have held
! their meetings since the destruction OF the
| Odd Fellows building. Forty mounted
Knights Templar. the escort OF Grand
| Master Bollen, OF Carson. led the line
splendid in their hussar cloaks of black
velvet, embroidered in silver, drawn
swords and rlumed chapeaux. Follow
ing the Knights came Major E. 4. Sher-
man, in a crimson satin cloak bordered
with ermine. and bearing in his hand a
rose covered cross of gold. He repre-
scented the Scottish Rite Of Masonry.
Following came the Washington Guard
band, and then the various Lodges OF the
Fraternity, taking place according to
rank. The line of march was up b TO
! its junction with c and then down the
latter thoroughfare to the building. The
. crowd in the vicinity Of the new ball
was very large. the street and balconies
of the surrounding buildings being
crowded. Upon the unfinished walls
seats were placed for ladies and their
escorts. The procession made its way
through the mass Of people with some
difficulty. but presently path was
cleared and the officers of the Order
assembled the platform back Of the corner
stone which hal been constructed for
them Just as the choir had finished an
anthem this structure gave way with
crash. Tightening even those Of the very
highest rank. When temporary repairs
had been made the ceremonies proceed
ed without further interruption.
At the command Of the GrInd Master,
the square. level and plumnet We're APP
piled TO the stone. and. upon favorable
report from the bearer of each instru-
ment, j: was accepted, and the crafts
mems work praised. Corn, wine and
oil then consecrated the stone. and the
/ list of articles deposited therein was
read 1t embraced q great variety OF
objects, among them a square and COM
pass Of Nevada gold, coins of many ma
tons and various dates, a directory OF
Storey county. Photographic views OF
Virginia, copies OF the evening ChrOH-
ic!e and other Journals piece of rock
taken from an arch OF Solomon's Tenn
pie 100 feet below the present surface,
and a trade dollar contributed by Sam.
Wagner.
At this point the lateness of the hour
compelled the Chronicle reporter to re-
tire, and AS We 90 to press great Gro I'd
are listening TO an address by Hon. c.
E. De Long.