Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-18

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The Paris Figaro remarks that al that
is necessary now to enable an expert to
swim from Liverpool IN New York is q
boat alongside and some one to feed the
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How many prcple with their hands in
their pockets and vacuum in their s.om-
acl's are going about say ing: "Ob, If my
vain mother had only let me learn trade"
IN. Y. Graphic.
did sou ever 60 to military baIl!"
asked l,<ping maid Of an old veteran.
mo, my DEAR gr.'wled the old soldier;
in those days once had military ball
come to lne, and what do you think ?--it
took my leg Off,
To ascertain if your gun is loaded, pu,
your foot on the hammer and blow in the
muzzls, letting the hammer slip from un.
der the foot md descend with smart force
on the nipple. If the gun is loaded, you
! will be notified Of the fact
The numerous reports a. to the occur.
renee of remarkable marine animal on
the coas, Of New England during the past
summer have induced the Boston Society
Of Nasura. History to prepare and dis,rib-
ute a circular calling for information on
the subject.
1t is now law in Egypt that every SOL
dier that enters the army must learn to
read and write in Arabic. The officers are
required 1o.learn some foreign language,
either English or French. If the soldiers
do not know how to read and writ. when
they enter the service, they are taught by
their officers.
81 There is deal Of truth and good sense
in this clipping: "Childrcn are children
as kittens are kittens. A sober. sensible
old cat that sits purring before the fire
does not trouble herself because her kitten
is hurrying and >la=hing here and there in
a tever OF excitement to catch Its own tail.
She sits still and purs on. One of the
difficulties of home education is the i'm.
possibility Of making parents keep still;
it is with them, out of affection, all watch
and worry"
The other day one of the Detroit Union
school girls called to companion: Say.
Nellie, did you say that Kitty Harper's
pa has bought L"use:'' mo; is thst so:
Is it. a nice house:' "Great big brick
house, with the awfullest biggest panes Of
glass YOU ever saw!' "And bay wlndows1"
No; just straight windows:" We'll, that
settles it," said No. 2, as she turned away
We have two bay windows on onr house,
and though Kitty is nice girl she can't
belong to our set"-Detroit Free Press.
Recently, in New York city it was dis.
covered that one wall OF fives story brick
building encroached upon neighboring
lot. A slit Of eighteen inches vide was
taken from the gable ends from the roof
to the foundation, and. creased timbers
having beon placed under that part thus
left standing alone, the whole 800 square
f.et of wall was pushed along the timbers
to its proper place BY means OF jack.
screws without disturbing lis plumbness
or displacing The plasterng. The work.
men in the building pursued their avoca-
ton MS usual.
Just after the trial Of a petty case, In
which one Hank Fisher WAS q witness,
three or four uf the lawyers were discuss
Ing among themselves the variety OF testi.
mo1ly dceuced, when Gen. b., with his
usual vche,meuce said: There never was
such liar on the witntss-sland as that
Hank Fisher; he is undoubtedly the big
gest liar I ever knew" when the whole
party were somewhat abashed at seeing
Hank, VINO heard the Generals remark.
step up to him. Ibid you say was the
biggest liar you ever sa*:' THAT is
about What said" stamneringly came
from the General, VIII" expected fight.
Hank eyed him for moment, then said:
Il guess you didn't know my brother
John."-Virginia (Nev) Enterprise.
Considering that the following comes
from British source, i, is not very bad.
1t j. going the rounds Of the English rail-
way smoking carriages. For, be it known
in these carriages so much envied by the
ladies, social harmony aninates the trav'
elers, and they talk just as if they were
not reserved tirst-class Britons. This is
is not smoking compartment, sir" said
an indignant lady, paus!ng on the step and
plaring at the smoker. You have no
right to smoke here, sir; and if you don't
desist must call the guard" said the lady.
"very likely" was the reply. II shall 10
choked." VERY likely" "Why do you
smoke, sir, when I object?" why, mad
am, tnbacco is a capital dlsinfectant, and,
as am professionally engaged at Stock
we'll Smallpox Hospital, - The lady
got out. II feel as if should faint"
'very likely" was the response as the
traveller pulled up both windows to enjoy
all his smoke.--Harper's Magazine for
November.
A correspondent of the Hartford Post
relates the following incidents which came
under his observation in Longmeadow,
Mass: "A pair of horses that had been
used during the week in teamwork to
Springfield on Sunday we're harnessed and
driven 10 the door and lef, unhitched, and
the family being rather tardy that morn
ing, as soon as the second bell began to
ring the horses started off alone and, with
their usual Sunday motion, went up In
front of the church, when, after waiting
the usual time, they quietly went around
under the horse-shed" The next case was
this: "The father of your reporter, ing
to increasing ,infrmitles, rode alone to
meeting, half mile, driving an old gray
mare twenty years old. and had not failed
Co1,l,of1, for oop,o voAYo