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Russia. Germany and Turkey.

1t is reported that the Premiers OF
Germany and Russia have put their
heads together to control the Turkish
policy in Herzegovina. What line of
dictation has been agreed upon cannot
be ascertained but it is reasonable to
suppose that if Gortschakof has his way,
the programme is anything but favora-
BILE TO the Sultan. Russia has an envi-
GUS eye on Turkey. Germany would
like another slice OF France, section of
Belgium, or a State of Holland. 1t re-
quires no stretch of the imagination to
see Bisma ok driving bargain with his
peer of St. Petersburg, TO the effect that
one shall be assisted in Eastern agrees
sions, the other in Western.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

Lambert of an easy-chair, sat the un-
conscious Tom, with Jedd soothing one
of his hands and gazing anxiously in his
face. So an hour went by, and then the
child's eyes Enclosed; and Jedd Pallfry
took him in his arms, and the old mans
whole heart was prayer--a prayer to
Him who "tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb I"
When have said that terrible dreams
and strange visions never haunted Jedd
Pallfry after that night, 1 have said all.
SO is my story done.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
CHRISTMAS DOINGs.
BY FRANCIS 7. PArroSi

t5isa ~ Jacg, you missed the grandest time
of all tie Christmas games aud capers!
, .sish had your knack at rhyme
I'D write poem for the papers.
yheu got hofne-the stage was Late
The house was jammed from sill to rafter,
And two big slegn-loads at the gate
Were bursting out with shouts and laughter.
Esu'd thought the old noor-beams would crack,
With neighbors, uncles, cunts, and cousins,
aIpt how was and how was Jack
Were questions pouring in in dozens.
~7se parson melted down aud grew
a. red and Jolly as a pagan;
2 laughed till thought I'd break in two
To watch him playing Copenhagen.
10 him try to dart around.
The girls a-screamng like the nation,
You'd wished You weighed three hundred pouhd
And had Just such a congregation
And when we'd finished roll -the-plate
&ad held thu forfeits for the kissing
VFe sound, as | am bound 10 state,
That nearly half the girls were missing.
Aud not a whisper could we hear.
W. sea rched the house all through to find them
Thsu tried the shed. Like startled deer
TIaey broke, with all the boys behind them
sud such a racing down the path,
such tumbling in the snow aud yelling!
Auo down my neck got bath
That makes me shiver at the telilhS.
zhc girls were spry as cats. More fun!
You talk of balls and all that folly!-
gISey came in painting, one by one,
Ard -ed's the berries on the holly.
,SoIueb body brought some mistletoe,
knd face 10 face We all marched under
.gl,tt when stopped in double row
] found that fate had made blunder.
FouT guess who twas CHANGED upon
10 shy at rirst l scarce could hold her
Bat when whispered, "Play it's john
she blVsbed-hey. Jack down TO her shoulder
When supper came there a race;
The couples, last as they were able,
, Sushed arm-in-arm TO find place
To stand, around the loaded table.
ESch pretty girl was served in state,
And never wished the space was wider
With cheeks like apples on the plate
And eyes that sparkled like the cider.
SO aris,mas guest there felt the lack
81 French confections from the baker;
Tor the pantry shelves held back,
We're pumpkin pies, Jack by the acre!
The supper done, the parson went,
And Jerry gave some selections.
The furniture knew what 1t meant,
And hurried out in all directions.
We danced until so warm il grew
Ny collar got az limp water:
- She hampers ioggled open, too
- every set, and made II hotter.
,Inen out il went Each gave o lift.
The pipe down in halt a minute;
F1he next twas sizzling in drift,
With pots and pans and covers in it.
S-hen Jerrys fiddle warmed itself,
We beat the floor and shook the sashes;
the holly on the parlor shelf
i'el off and tumbled i'll the ashes.
But time, Jack for no mortal STAYS
~ two o'clock. or little lacking
-Che girls were muified in the sleighs,
And soon the whips and jokes went cracking.
S7he UdIls shook out their pleasant tris,
2he same As, half an hour after
I heard them on the crests of hills
Or missed them in the bursts of laughter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
CHRISTMAS ECHOES.
ny GEORGE COOPER.

oh, sweet bells, Ginning eYeryvhere
Waking the keen, blue, frosty skies,
Oh, glad day, bsaming crystal fair,
CTo~ning The year that dice
Der bird-forgotten vale and ghcn
Your happy song sounds once again,
Breathing II peace, goodwill 90 men
Goodwill TO nnenff
Echoed along the hurrying years,
The self-same words that angels hymned
Fall softly on our listening earsi
AnG Bethlehem's star, unuimmed,
CLEANS o'er the lone aud goomy waste.
And guides the feet Of those who haste
Where, lowiy, like q star misplaced.
The babe Ia seen.
Echoes the ring OF generous mirth
Where loving ones meet round the board,
And sparkling eyes make glad the earth,
And hearts beat in accord.
Heap high the rousing, cracking FIRE,
That cleaves the gloom golden spire
Wen lauAh 20 scorn the north winds ire,
At Christmas time
Echoes-oh, may we need IL still
The cry of homeless, weary ones
Who beg the streets, while piercing chill
The white storm whirls and means.
When the gaunt wolf, Winter, oroucbes near
Think OF the lives 10 sad and drear:
oh, 10 the endless cry give ear
or (nrhtS ufdf sake
Echoes Of those who dream alone,
OF Christmas days long. long ago,
When love and beauty round them shone
Amid the pearly snow.
Oh, still in dreams of dear delight.
Though summer days have taken flight,
And dark forebodings NIL the night
May Joy be theirs
Echoes from yonder sweeping seas,
Where the swift petrol hears the cry
OF wrecked men in their agonies,
And storm-wrack blots the sky!
Gods pity for the ills that be
Save those who brave for VA the sea
So may We utter prayerfuly,
This blessed da?
Oh. spirit OF this kindly time
Oh, gentle hearts who fondly meet
Oh, bells with overwhelming chime,
Bring us your message sweet
Der bird-forgotten vale and glen.
Ring out your happy song again,
Breathing OF Peace, goodwill to men
Goodwill to mem"
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as to how he should open a conversation
with the eccentric and unique individual
before him. In this dilemma the words
lie had heard spoken thousand times
that night broke unsteady over his lips:
merry Christmas, sir"
Then it was that Jedd Pallfry turned
and looked at him, and said:
Humph!"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

There is curious skeleton in Jedd
Pallfry's heart, and every Christmas Eve
it turns and twists, and makes the old
man feel queer pains and see strange
sights.
the human race generally. They are the
phantoms of evil deeds and malignant
thoughts-mental sprites that grow up
in single night like toad-stools. Be
wary that you may not have one growing
IN your bosom-it will show itself. Mrs.
MacElegant cannot drape hers with all
the silks and brocades in Stewards, nor
old Three-per-cent, his it goes to the
very bedchamber with him, and rides in
his cushioned carriage. 1t walks with
him In Wall street, and sits beside him
at church.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY APRIL o. 1875

shade their eyes and partially hide from
view the unaccustomed sight. The sun,
however remained above the horizon for
only short time, but it was the harbin~
ger Of longer days and q promise to the
ice-bound sailors that the hour Of their
deliverance was drawing near. It is the
old story that was told by DR.. Kane and
other Arctic explorers, but it is none the
less interesting and instructive. Human
ity is too apt to forget the manifold bless
ing spread before them day after day and
year after year, not to learn something
from reading Of the Joy with which an
arctic navigator greets such common
place phenomenon as sunrise.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
A Little Lecture to Farmers.

Yes sir, you needn't look away and ex-
pect to dodge it, because ifyou don't read
it your wife will read it to you, and put
in more italics than I do. Now what
have you done with all the money you
have received for hogs, and wheat, and
corn during the winter? You chad debts
to pay" Of course you had, and you are
sure you "don't know where it has all gone
o?' of course you don't
Now, icyou are anice man, and brought
your wife a present now and then-by q
present don't mean the stout shoes and
the calico dress she would have to have
in any case, but something quite un-
thought Of on her part, and altogether
lovely to look at; for you know she must
tire Of gazing on your beauty forever, if
you are this kind Of man. don't mean
you, mind you; mean you, sir, who put
every dime into your own pocket, and
compel your wife to practice the sweet
virtue of humility every time she wants a
cent, by standing before you in the atti-
tude of a beggar, or born thrall, instead
of a free born woman.
Do you remember the lawyer or the
doctor she might have had if you hadn't
come sheaking round with your WIDE op-
en- blue eyes, your clips of bearded bloom"
and that insinuating way you have, when
you've mind to, which won her precious
heart. Do you ever think what she has
put up with, for love of you, you lout!
Sometimes you are anything but lovely
objectto look at, but the love you woke
in those sweet days not even your hateful.
ness can kin now. Don't YOU see her
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
Conscientious Journalism.

It is a conceded fact that the press ex
erciscs potent influence in guiding and
controlling public sentiment. 1t should
therefore, be governed by fixed principles,
the most important Of which is a consci-
entious adherence TO truth. AS it is con
fessedly al, engine Of great power, its in
1uence will be either salt!tary Or banefnl
according to the tone, matter and cAacac-
ter of lis articles. In our judgment the
press should be conservatoE Of good NOR
ais, and not prostitute its proper functions
by pandering to q avitiated taste in publish.
ing articles of sensational character
which have no foundation in fact, for the
purpose Of notoriety. Such popularity will
have I. mere ephemeral existence, and vii!
be certain to meet with proper Ictribu
ton in the loss OF confidence. To main
tain proper responsibility the press
should not Ge prevented to igncble pur:
poses, and be made the vehicle Of scandal
or misch:cvous gossip. Its usefulness
Will be commensurate with its high and
elevated tone, and the exclusion Of all
matter which is of dubious character OF
offensive to decency Or good morals. It
should appreciate the responsibility of its
position, and like g faithful sentinel on !;
watch tower, guard every avenue Or por-
tai in its domain, warn against impe1a;lin G
danger, supervise with scrupulous fidelity
the material interests Of all who have con-
fded to it the sacred trust The proper
office Of the press is not only to dissent
nate news and to entertain, but to instruct
and inculcate lessons Of practical value.
1t en- braces within its Jurisdiction every
phase cf society, the rights and interests
Of which should not be ignored nor disrc
garded. It should be the aim and pur.
pose Of all editors to make their journals
useful in the advancement of all objects
tending to the public good. In striving
to attain this end, they will a>1orn their
profession, and receive the pIaudits of Il
grateful people.-seueca Falls Reveille.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
a Pound of Milk,
Country Gentleman1


A correspondent who criticiscs the very
excellent custom which has become al
most Or quite universal at butter and
cheese factories, and is rapidly spread
ing elsewhere, Of reckoning milk by til e
pound instead Of by the gallon, is not
aware of the origin Of the custom, and is
in error in basing his criticism upon the
supposed fact that there everybody
''knows what isa quart of milk There
are several standards as regards measures
Of capacity, especially the wine gallon Of
23l cubic inches and the beer gallon Of
2o2 cubic inches. One Of these is some
times used and sometimes the other. In
the early history of the factories, farmers
were often induced to give beer gallons
because they wished the price per gallon
to be noninaliy as large as possible; and
the system of buying and selling by meas
ufe rapidly came into disfavor. A pound
is standard weight, and has the same
meaning wherever the English language
is spoken. The bulk ola given quantity
OF milk, moreover, will vary with its tenn
perature, aud We have had occasional
doubts whether the froth is not sometimes
counted in,' when the number of quarts
yielded is measured warm from the cow
for the information Of the public. As to.
comparison Of weights and measures, it
is common to regard pint as pound,
but careful correspondent of the Coun-
try Gentleman lately stated, as the result
ofnumerous trials, that quart of milk
will average 2 . pounds in weight; and
when thoroughly cold, that he has found a
quart to weight nearly I'll (2.23) pounds.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
Iofthe funds IS contemptib bic, and q swind.
ie.upon the donors Emmet County Vim.
dicatcr. S
IWorkcd and Earned Il.

: =
A few yeara ago, a gentleman living in
an Eastern town ives called out Of his bed
one morning by several vigorous raps
upon TIE front door. Hastily dressing
himself, he responded to the call, and
found standing upon the step an uncouth,
roughly clad boy, with an axe on his
shoulder, who, hastily tllrusting his hand
into his pantaloons pocket, drew ont .
small roll. and handing it to Judge H
said: =% E- .
"There's seventy five dollars, which I
want you to put in the savings bank"
and hastily turned on his heel and started
away: ~- .~.=s~>- -.
The Judge, slightly disconnected at tho
curious proceeding, scarcely knew what
to say, till at length recovering his wits,
he cried after the boy:
"Stop! come back here. How did you
come by this money!"
II WORKED AND EARNED IT, sir. Ny
time was out last night, and got my
money. I've got a job chopping, which
I began OF this mornind, and l thought
I'd leave the money with you as I went
to my work, and then it would not oecu.
py my time this evening when want TO
study"
"What is your name, my boy!" asked
the judge.
I Il wrote it on the paper that wrapped
the money up ~1n,'' shouted the little
wood chopper as he passed on to his
work.
That boys note for thousand dollars
due in ten years hence, would be as good
as gold. 1fhe has his health, he will be
worth double that then.
lie is beginning in the right way. Tho
very day his time was out for the summer,
he entered upon another job, and imme-
diately put the money that he had worked
for where that would work for him; and
with all economy of time which is more
to be praised than his wise forethoughs
with regard to money, he could not en-
dure to have a moment devoted to any.
thing but his books when the long eve
nings came. Five years from today,
with good education, with good habits,
with few hundred dollars which he has
earned by his work, his chances for place
in the business and political world will
be far greater than those cf the spend
thrift boy who, born with fortune, begins
without knowing the worth Of money,
and Instead of going I'D, GOES down,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
The Sun.

Our common, everyday sun is so ia
miiiar to us that it is doubtful whether
we can, even by the aid Of imagination,
appreciate the benefits he confers upon us.
The officers and crew of the Gcrmania,
one of the ships Of the recent German Arc
tic expedition, had m experience in Green
land which will probably give them a
higher regard for. the sun than they had
before they started on their periloas voy-
age. They sought a winter harbor at Sa-
bine Island, in. a small bay on the coast
of Greenland, and after night lasting
for three months, they looked out on the
third Of February and anxiously awaited
the rising of.the sun. The southern hori-
zon was almost clear, the few clouds float
ing there were brilliantly lighted by tho
SUMS rays. Minute BY minute the color
ing Of the sky and clouds grew brighter,
until the dazzling light forced the men to
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
On the Onion Pacific.

The scene occurred ia a railroad car on
the Union Pacific Road, in which two
men were gambling, while the rest of the
passengers looked on. One of the game
sters was type Of the professionals who
"uork" the road-a desperate trickster,
sleek and ugly; the other was rough,
grizzled miner, not sham, but bona
fitie miner, fresh from the mountains, and
carrying abundance Of money. The game
-ttraw roker-was for large stakes, and
played silently and watchfully. Finally
Il huge pot accumulated; each man had
evidently good hand and was resolved
to stand by it. The pile of notes was
huge. Each man raised the other until
finally the miner "cal|cd" The gambler
showed his hand-three aces and two
quecns-at the same time covering the
money with his hand. The miner uttered
not word; he merely took two of his
cards and laid them down; they we're
aces. This meant five aces in the pack.
The gambler had dealt The miner
reached back like lightning, drawing q
huge navy revolver. He cooked it and
placed the muzzle between the eyes Of
the gambler. Not word was spoken,
but each Of the two men looked steadily
into the eyes of the other. Soon the GAM
Llec's hand upon the money began to
draw back, and the gamblers form as
we'll. The revolver followed. The gam.
bier stepped into the aisle, and at this
point passengers in the car seemed to lose
their interest in the game, most of them
trying to get under the seats. The gam
bier backed down the aisle toward the
door, and as lie passed out the muzzle Of
that huge revolver still stared him in the
face. Then the minor put up his pistol,
pocheted the money, lit his pipe and was
as other men. Not word had been spok-
en from the time the ''call" was made. It
was merely one of the rare occasions
where gambler on the Union Pacific
mistakes his man. 1t isn't always safe to
fool with an honest miner.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22

A curious heritage case, in which some
high names appear, has just been decided
by the Civil Tribunal of France. The
amount in dispute was sum Of $4,000.
francs, being the balance declared to be
held by the notary charged, after the
death Of the Duke de Persigny, with the
liquidation of that nobleman's debts, out
of a grant of zoo, 900 francs, made by the
late Emperor for that purpose. The
claimants were the Princess de la Mosko-
wa, mother Of the Duchess, and the relict
herself, who has since contracted a fresh
marriage and become hlme Lemoyne.
The court, taking into consideration tha
many sacrifices which the Princess had
made to assist her late son in-law, decided
that the sum in ndispute should be paid
over to her-1ew York Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22

Rev. Lozier, OF Fort Dodge, during an
extended begging tour through the East,
succeeded in collecting about. $4,000 in
cash, and old clothes enough to stock A
Chatham street Jew store. The clothes
were equitably distributed, but one thou
sand dollars Of the money went towards
building a church at Fort Dodge. Inas-
much as the worthy reverend begged the
privilege Of travelling, and after getting
the proper endorsement begged the money
for charity and not for church building,
we hold that any such misappropriation
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
q SONG OF.TlIE SPRING.
ibY mrs. SARAH d. HOBART.

'"WSsrs weary, weary with waiting!
u: OH Spring will you never come7-
Come With tho robins music. r, ...
An@ the wild bees happy hums
Withsdush of roses and lilies, s=
Ara yiolcts bright and blue!"
Ah, thns, sweet Spring. the childrea
Areitenderly calling for you!
But listen! In all the valleys ~ =
a murmuriDz sweet and low, +
Aud . thousand rills are singing
The songs of the long ago.
Add alsft on the grand old mountains
Tho breexsa chant their hymn
Like organ.ecAoes rolling
Through the isles Of the forest din.
oh,chiidren, soon will tho meadows
Be gay as in days Of old, :.
viii tss blood roots snowy banner
Aad the cows'ip's chalios Of gold. -
The orocus will bloom on The hillside,
The blue bell droop by the brook,
And pink auemones cluster
Iu many z sunny nook.
Farwell to tho drear old Winter:
Farewell ts the frost and cold!
Soon will tho fields be royal
III robes of green and gold.
Ring out ye bells of childhood
4 musical, wondrous chime;
Praise God, the Winter is over,
And como:h tho sweet spr;Dg-timel
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
NU MBER 3.

bending under daily burdens all too heavy
for her slight frame, and hungering with
that craving heart hunger you can never
know, for glad and beautiful things from,
which your life Of isolation and toll has
shut her out. DO you ever stop to consid.
er that of all the profits Of your farm q
share is rightfully hers? Do you-but I
know you don't You are hog, sir
that's what you are! !-the rest Of you
needn't mind me-and want you,to put
youF hand in your pocket and fork over!
do you hear, sir? Z1P.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-04-22
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