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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
Ttl; " alter Wife.


SAYS the New York Herald: In the
year 1913 there died in The City Of Cop*n
hagen all eccentric merchant who had
once been wealthy, bat whose fortune had
by unsuccessful speculation, been reduc
cd to- 5000 rix dollars. Two-thirus of this
anoun, he invested "tur the benefit Of lis
descendants and provide d by will that
neither principal nor interest should be
drawn for 100 years. Long before the ex.
pira,ion Of that Time the singular provis-
ion WAS forgotten and his descendants
even if they knew his name, thought no
more OF him than Of any other remote pro.
genitor. About two Years ago the will
was discovered by lawyer who had oc.
cA>iOn to examine certain old documents
on file III the Registers Office in Coptnha-
gen. Thu lawyer took the matter III hand
and diliycnt inquiry found the heirs scat.
tered through all the countries Of Western
Europe, and that ono had found her way
I" America. The latter was Mrs. Juliue
who came to New York about IL years
ago, where sh. married in 1868. Knocll-
ehduppul is waiter emplo, cd al Mou.
quiu's restaurant on Fulton street, or rath-
er Was employed there until d few da. 8
ag }, when i'll official note from the Regis
ter ct Wills in Copenhagen informed his
wife that She was heir TO $4,000, and dl-
rccting her t" present her claim in person
as s.,on a. possible. Knocneliduppul liv-
I'd in iudiye.:l circums. .anceS III llubOken,
with his wife, two ciiiluren, and his w!tc's
Mother. HI was in arrears lor rent, and
had bccn threatened with ejec;ment from
the house he occupied; but on the strength
OF his |, tier from Denmark, he was able t.
borrow none. enough to transport HIM
self and family to Copenhagen and nlain-
tain Them there until The inheritance can
be Collected.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
A I3cartlcss Syylnulc.

A few days ago AL advertisement in IL
B.,stun paper for u clerk Who wanted a
good situallun and c,uid deposit $500 AS
sure'y tor his honesty, integrity, c'c., or
word, to this effect, caught The eye OF a
yuuay man in this city, and, ,hvrc prins
something very attractive either about de-
posting The money or the promised sl,ua-
ton, he went to 3 'st ~ with lie rv4u>i e
alnounl oi money in lis picket. lie visit
I'd tIlc office "t ''Hrur, II war;. 4 CO..
the advert is,rs, ald made knowA ms hu i.
ness. Alter some conversation and II re-
cilul of wha: his duties Wvic 10 bv (WAirl,
h. the way, were TO b. extremely Iigu'),
he announced his intention "f acCrl Ting
the SITUATE uhd making The deposit.
just iele ,Lele Was i. slight hitch, HE g L.
tl.nlan!y proprietor lnt',ming' him 'hat
there was possibility thai his pa''n'r,
who he said Was in lie CITY, might ha\ Z
secured ay' uIg III: IL aud he would. be-
ore taking the money, telegraph 10 him
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
A Mouse In Church.

The JohnstoWn IN. " Journal dc.
scribes the pianks ot il mouse in Church :
"On Sunday last ii mouse made lis appear
ancc in ia. F.r,l PIesbl lerian Church of
Til, viiia-r during the hour OF morning
stiv.cc, and 10y his antics and m:schrvi-
Gus pranIs ci,ticav''r'd to emulate the ac-
ton OF 'hv Pennsylvania imps Of darkness.
HI ran along the tops "t pcws, sprang on
the sh ,ul'.r> ct nervous ladies, old and
young, scampercd over their clothing, ran
up yen,lemcn's coat sleeves, and succeed.
ed in Causing a commo'ion nytiling but
favorable To the :ecep ion of religious
truth. Failing to break up the w"rsh .p-
ing assembly, he hastily retired to tie
shelter of II friendly hole i'll time to save
his pell."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
Al, :l>Iltnt of Abraham i-si'. .oin's EaIly J
Life.

III the Tribnu til Ot!. 20, Was printed
tl greater .l1ion ol il Letter ir"n Mr..
". ii. elLdun. q. s, ,'rit:- tieia, ILL.,, ~ a
gcullcli,ah III Is 'ston, giving s>ine inci-
dents Of 4Abr.l,uln Aincul..'s ,;tr:S Lie,
sEu@ ing i.ls v!luI ;4clc Tor train ana Justice.
We now ..rc>eut t!Ic remalltitr vi tnc lc.-
t>I, as lIlusllallv. Of aliotncr u;.it III l.4e
Character ol the Mary. -P.csidvul:
Let nic give you. alnlncI incluvnl OF Mr..
LiNcoln's nonrsiy. integrity anu s;'icl
mcluod ni doing ousiAcss. In The !cal
1881 Mr. l.. vas app,inl. d POSTMASTER tor
the Village OF New Salem, lii oanya'non
county, m ll'is Si;.ic; lie was Pos'niaater
about two Years, and in that lmv lie hat:
collected postage to The am .unt OF Sl6.
In the ear 1886 the Post,>liicc Was rc'nu.-
ed 10 Petersburg, t~o miles north Of Nc"
,leu. Mr.. Llncoln did mol follow his
ed uy him as Polnla,lcr. In 1857 Mr..
Lincoln l., mo> ed I" Springfield, the c. un-
l., 5, at ol S .ngaMon and The new Capital
ut .ht State. H. was not rem we'd from
his "tiice of pas'M. .!sler, bul, as hr dill nol
ch inye MS rtSld 'nct 10 l'ctersnury,a Il new
Pos III. 'cr was appointed. The Cnicd
States u We n.nsnt scnt by al ;tscn, il urafl
On Mr.. Line. II Tor the SIC. DR.. \. u
Henry took tie .tuent to Mr. Lincoln's Olive
where ne fund MIN at hard study. TIE
agent was introduced and presented the
draft Dr. H-nr, knew Mr.. Lincoln's Pc
cuniary circumstances; knew that lie
c 'uld sc srcvly pay his weekly board bills;
knew how nard he Was pressed by cruel
L. editors, and WAS afraid he had used the
money. lie offered 10 loan Mr.. Lincoln
the amount. Lincoln said he did not uc>d
ii, and asking the agent to take Il chair
for few moments'' he went immediately
to hi, Motel, pulled out his old trunk from
under his ted, Unlocked 1t, took out an
Old suck with some money in it, walkeu
back to his .t1ive, united The sock, rolled
0ul the money, consisting ot "plcay uncs,' -
Olto, dAu luA A'S'o' <Npf'S'@, c'e',
just as he had collected it years before
there Was exactly $lG,--the am"un, Of the
draft drawn on nun by the Government
and presented by the agent nr. Lincoln
SAID to the agent: This is the Identical
money Collected by me- as Postmaster OF
New Salem" Tne agent took the monry,
and Mr.. Lincoln lifted the urait and ca.,1-
celeu il. Such honor as this is sure TO
meet with its reward. The Postmaster OF
New Salem became Prcslt.eut OF tie Uni
ted States aud the iibcratur OF the African
race in this country. This story shows
Mr.. Linculn's honesty and his method TT
d,,inw business. ue never used an other
mans mOney-uO, not Tor an Instant
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11

"My SON woul Mt steal peaches from
Mr.. Gammou's orcuard, hope?'
No, Ma, wasn't with that crowd the
other nj gh..'
"That's right, my boy. Keep out of
bad company aud you'll never do wrong,
Let your Conscience be your guide in all
things" and the fond mo,hcr patted her
son approviAgy Oh the head, and went
about her duties with light heart !.
Left to himself, the nobIe boy soliio
quizcd thus:
You don'i catch me foo'in' around old
Gammon's. Ny Conscience can guide me
10 lo,s OF better orchards than his where
there ain't NO dog Luther"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Nov H. 1875.

he was mistaken.
"Will you tell me why you decided to
tell the truth ~ she asked after pause.
II didn't decide; jnst did it, -.
"Why did you do it!''
"Bccause-I-couldn't bear to feel so
mcan," replied Frank, earnestly.
Miss Rushton stopped and kissed the
rosy lips. II liked my little pos'man be-
fore" said she, "but now love him. l
am proud of boy who can't bear to teel
mean."
Two great tears rolled slowly down
Franks cheeks. This was something that
lie had not looked for, truly. He tried to
say so, but the words would not come.
For u moment neither spoke; then sud
denly he remembered the letter.
! 1T was white ecnvelcpe-trom d. he
said ,imidly.
II know it," replied the lady.
Frank looked surprised.
GLOW do YOU !hlnk know it? Guess"'
1T is because they come every day ?" hr
inquired lnnoc+ntly.
Miss Kushtun turned toward him 4
laughing blush,ny lace. "Bccause they
come every day - she repeated, giving hi,
eur IL sly pluch. "Of course not, sir!
Look here!" Again she stopped, putting
aside the brakes with quick, impatient
fingers.
Frank looked, his black eyes opening
wider with establishment, for there upon
the ground lay the 'whi;e envelope from
l." little less white perhaps, 4 little
torn anu lu.nOled, but looking delight
1u!ly unconscious and serene ncverthc-
less.
Il thought looked there, thought l
looked every where. On, lin 81 s lad! 50
.lad o; every t.iny!" he exclaimed, with
I. long drawn sigh Of tAank!uin. -.
And Pm So glad of cvtrclhing," re-
y, utcu Miss kusnton chez r(s ui>lulny
Ills u spoken thought. "Do you ste The
sun looking ovcl Il, lis ir' Ill the top {"
tina, Lil :" size added gIa"cing tx ward.
"We must h;,sten, or he will blu us goud
night before we are out of the woods"
Its ln> night for the COWS, too,' sad
Frank, with sudden recollection.
They Wal >ed together until the road
was reached, then, fearing that his iuo,h
cr m,ynt be ANXIOUS at his long della, ,
The 1,lc p.,sinl:1n sid gootl-bye to his
friend, and ran, With all speed toward
home.
Once he turned and looked back, way
iny his Straw hat s;:llan. y, uu1 Miss hush
i.u u.d 4lut sc: h III. She was "a'i>iny
ser, sluAI,, aid ner eyes were 1iActl ill.,
tcnlly UPON The letter which had come III
t.!e "wu1le vnvt lOpe fl, III r."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11

Another of the pope's neat little jokes
is reported. A young American girl, six
feet high, had just received the popc's
blessings al reception, and as She rose
troul ler knee, Pope Plus began to smile
at her height, ana babe her kneel again.
"Mlss," hc said, Il shall have to give you
Il blessing unI Il u;iiI." And he went on
smiling al his joke.
A en'lcMan when making his will, add
d d CLAUSE that his itc should re-marrY
which he explained, was 10 assure that
there should bc one person at least daily
TO dci,l>re Lis death.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11

Old Winston was negro preacher in
Virginia, and h:s ideas of theology
and human nature were often very origi-
nal. A gentleman thus accosted the old
gentleman one Sunday:
"Winston, understand you believe ev-
cry woman has seven devils. How Gun
you prove it:''
"Weil, sah, did YOU never read in do
Bible h ~ seven dcOblcs were Cast outer
Mary Magdaiin
oh, yes, I've read that"
did you ebber hear Of EN- bein' cast
ou, OF any oddrr woman, sah:'
No, never did"
We'll, den, all de oddcrs got 'em yet"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
Pccsllfarities.


Ben Butler says he wants to live long
enough 10 res,o!c the trinki- E privilege,
but We SUPPOSE Wien his tinle comes lie
Will have 10 20, 10 Mattcr what earthly
wulk he has On hand.
Sunday scho. teach.r-"What do you
, Understand D} 'suilcl ing for ig hieousuess
saAe:'" 80! pr"mp,H )-"t'raclcing
hymns Sunday morning, and Sunday
scnool III The afternoon, anu bible class in
The cVeHihy:'
A boy, who was 'confoundinx" the
musquito, VAS tulu by his pastor that
"doubtl. IS tic Insects are made with
good end III vlcN," when The ouug scamp
replied, II Can't see it, Whether it is III view
OF not. AT any rate, dou't like tho end
l teel.'
y doctor and h p: eacher were bandyinE
words on physical powers: Ono blow
from my FISH," SAID lie D. d., "woula SHOW
YOU the meaning Of blue mass.'" And
one blow from uine," said The II. D.,
''wouid be new cheap method OF spread
iug Tie Gospel"
An Enylisnman WAS boasting to Yam
kcc that tliey had u book III tie British
Museum which WAS ohce owned by Cicero.
"On, that amt no,A,n',' retorled .Ae Yxp-
kee; "iu The Museum in Boating they've
got the lead pencil that Noah used 10
check off the ANIMALS that went into the
ark
A negro, being asked what he WAS in
Jail Tor, said it was for borrowing money.
"But," said the Quesioner, the. don't put
people in Jail tur borrowing money"
"Ycs,' said the darkey, "but had to
knock the man down free or to- times be-
fore he would lend it tn me-
During the time when Clayton was ruler
Of Arkansas, all Justices OF the peace Lad
10 be appointed by His E4cellency Que
old negro, who thought he knew enough
to discourage the duties Of the Office, called
on the Governor to be examined, and re-
ccive his a. .pointment. Several questions
We're given him, all OF which he managed
very we'll. But wnen he was asked:
"What would you do in case where q
man had Committed suicide?'' what
would do?' SAID the negro. well, sab,
in a Case like dat, de very least could do
sab, would be to make him sport de
child" He was appointed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
Successful Forgerfes by a Gallant Nil'
itia Colonel Of the Oldem Times.

! From the Grange Advance.
The old sctt lers Of Red Wing have re-
Gently been enjoy ing the society Of Col.
Z. &. johnson, who used to be Il resident
of this city, but left in a hurry about ~
years ago. at one time lie commanded
the mallta Of this district, and stood
| ready to obey his country's call, provided
such Obedience did not involve uaIycr.-
But having p. nchnnt for signing pieces
Of paper, which he employed his genius
t" make valuable b, "tiiAiny o,h'r pco-
pie, nau'es Thereto, he lad occasion to
take sudden departure from this in los-
| pltable region and find in exile ii more sc.
cure abode.
On coming back into the bosom Of that
| society from which he had been so lcng
e>trang"d, and amidst the scenes of his
f"rmrr financial operations, the strong
habit seems to have again seized upon
him. Claiming |" bc The travelling agent
of the Vermont N"v,lty Works, and to
stand in need Of funds, he presented at the
| Counter "l Messrs. Pierce, Simmons &
Co., a check for So on IL bank f Bellows
Fall, in the Green Mountain Slate, and
got 1l'e money for it. But $715 WAS no.
enough to satisfy his wants, and tltn-hc
! pr"bnblt did nol wanI TO show par, aluy
| ii r.stronizi.1 the monetary c>tablis;; menls
OF hls.old li'mr-hc presented Il, the First
National .nN another check to: y s,mi-
lar am"uii', purporting to br drawn by
Mess $. ',ttriuye & Co., clohiny dealers
OF Boston, Oil u u;alik Of liat city, and ais.
obtained tlle money for it,
Soon after these achievements tie period
for terminating his visit arrived, and he
: ltf at oi:ce Without Informing his friends
where to ;s,!,Itss aim. Alter he had z, IL.
! the story reached here that he had t;.> or
cd bank in Duluti, Mi;h Gu, ok on a
| bank Of Rnl'and, Vt, and obtained the
money for it, and that it WAS pronounced a
forgery Upon hearing this the First Ma.
tohal Bank OF his city lclegrapheG to
Boston to inquire about their check, and
were not we'll pleased to find that that
was likewise Il forgery. Mcssrs. Pierce
Simmons & Co. have not received inlelli.
gcnce c"nccrning theirs. but have no doubt
thai it is a similar spurious pruduction-
1t is altogether likely that the Colonel
will soon rvtuln, as his friends have sent
! for him
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11

A terrible sequaI to an hours amuse-
mcnt telling ghost stories occurred at the
Surgical Institute last night. A room
full OF young ladies, patients Of the In
stitute, amused and excited each other
by stories of terrific apparitions, hobsob-
'ins, ghosts, sc. The gas had been turn
cd out, either Intentionally or by accident.
LII the climax Of "a vivid s;ory one OF
the girls threw her shawl over ,rem.
bling comrate. A little ruslle and strange
conduc: was noticed. When tight WAS
brought, the fact was revealed that the
poor girl was insane. She has remained
$" ever since. yet hopes are entertained Of
her rrccovcry.-lndianapolis journal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
NU MBER 80.

to make sure about it. Such candor and
fairness of course had its effect upon the
young man, and he was all the more anX-
ious for a position with SO upright man.
A dispatch WAS sent to the partner, dl>
rectcd to the City Hotel here. and in due
time an answer, or what purportcd to be *u
answer, was received, saying the place
was not filled. Tie bargain was then
closed, and the young man deposited the
money. The proprietor took it, aud in a
careless manner apparently pu; it into the
money drawer, and locking the drawer he
gave ,he key to his new clerk, telling him
lie was going out for short time on bust
ness, and he might begin his w':lk at once.
The clerk waited for his return for long
time, but a. first thought nothing of it; for
wasn't the money safe in the drawer, and
wasn't the drawer locked, ind didn't he
lave the key? Finally, howev%r, Ais sus-
picion or his curiosity go: the best "f him,
and he examined the drawer. lmaA : inc
his surprise and CONSERVATION at finding
therein but package Of worthless paper,
and the tick flashed upon his mind. An
effort was made to find his partner in the
city, but the dispatch spoken Of above
hasn't reached him yet, and probably
meyer wil!.-Proyidcncc journal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11

A French macLinist has discovered
that, ty ke' ping his turning tools con-
stantly we,'cd with petroleum, he was able
t. cut metals and alloys with them, al
though when the tools were used without
the oil their edges were soon turned and
dulled. The hardest steel can he turned
easil, il The tools he thus wet with mix
tuIe ot tw" parts OF petroleum with one
part of turpcn,ipe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11

The other day Sam Bwlcs went to
church, in Springfield, Mass, and feeling
The Effect OF lis srverc editorial lxbors
through the week, tell to mapping. By
and-bj lie was an akchcd by the preacher,
who struck his desk and shoued: "Who
shall be able to stand up in tile presence
OF The Lord on that awful day" And
Sam Bowlcs, rising in his pew, remarked
"Charlcs Francis Adams is the only man
that can do it; und nominate him for
the position''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-11
The Girl. Giving their Hair . Rest.


A fashion writer says. The hair is to be
worn down, after the manner of Tue ...Prc-
Raphacli;e Iadlcs,''' AS they are called 10
London. They originated the fashion of
loose hair, and the mode has yielded, SET
Ting lower and lower, till to mass your
hair i'll ribbon upon the napc Of the
neck, after 'hewhole length has been plait-
cd and then lopscd out into the rippIcs pro-
duced by its confinement in close strands
all night, is to argue your.elf not unac-
quainted with the London hautc mode.
The front locks are short, and either lie
down in "icrel'cad fringe" or are ''friz-
zcd" and hang oyer the eyes. The only
departure from the pendent frizzled or rip
Piled hair is the style which bears the un.
poetic name Of "door. knob" This 10 pure.
ly and simply the hair If the wearer with
out any addition to the luxuriance or.
want OF luxuriancc-a plated knob be-
tween the top of the head and the nape of
the neck. The bellies of the day tell 10
that their hair is taking a rest" The
style will last while, they say-long
enough to improve their trcsses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-17
Madison Mutual Insurance Company.

From the Madison Daily Democrat, Thursday June 8.
There has been some anxiety felt among its pa
irons as to the condition of this home company
since the Oshkosh fire. We have confidence
in its officers and managers and have known
that they were at work revising its risks
throughout the State, and canceling the more
hazardous. Il is in the hands of practical
business men who conduct its affairs honora>
bly and Justly. The depreciation of property
during the last four years has led all insurance
companies to greater care in taking risks and
watching those taken in the past. The best
evidence of the soundness of an insurance COM
panv is found in its prompt payment of losses
In this respect the Madison Mutual Insurance
COMPANY has always stood well. We copy
below an article from the Oshkosh Times of
the 29th ult It is highly complimentary and
we would commend it to the attention of the
people of the State. The Times says:
sou.p CoNPAsr.-The Madison Mutual Insurance
Company has demonstrated that It has backbone,
s0tae Of the "adjusters" for other companies when
they would run across person who had lost his
property and bis only hope was policy he held IN
the Madison Mutual, they would shake their heads
and hint that they would not give much pocy,
and finally when George A. Mason. one OF the most
substantial citizen. of Madison appeared in the CITY
adjuser for the Madison company, ana settea the
losses without the usual wranglng, the looks OF
astoni.hm emit that came said opposition agents
faces wa. good behold The Madison company lost
some SIS 49, and In the July IRE, 1874. they paid
$23s712. II shosid be matter OF price Tor the
their losses without grumbling The Madison Mutual
stands we'll in Oshkosh.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-17

APPLYING PARIS GREEN.-Here is
the way the Scientific american re-
commeds doing it: In using Paris
green to exterminate the potato bugs,
the poison should be mixed with the
cheapest grade of -four, one pound of
green TO ten of -four. A good way
of applying it to the plant is to take
an old quart tin fruit can, melt off
the top, and put 10 wooden head,
in which insert broom handle. Bore
hole in the head. also, to pour the
powder in. and then punch the bot
tom full of holes about the size OF No.
6 shot. Walk along side the rows,
when the vines are wet with dew or
rain, and make one shoot at each hill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-17

will Glasier is dealing in sewing
machines.
-Pathmaster Wicken is doing
good execution on our roads, repair
ing them in substantial workman
like manner.
%. c. Denny will hereafter be
associated with Willie Fayant in the
meat market in competition with
Lesowski Bros.
River lowering fast, and if there
are no rains will soon reach its lowest
limits. Catfish are quite plenty, but
will be scarce soon, as they are caught
only early in the season.
j. Stark has fitted up a wind
mill to run the machinery which he
has to sell in order to ac4uaint bis
customers with the working of the
same. An enterprisina young man.
-Muscoda will rally to celebrate,
and all those who come to see and
enjoy will no doubt fully realize their
expectations, as all will be done to
render this an anniversary to he re-
membered.
Some one took the strange notion
that dogs were altogether too numer-
Gus to be pleasant or profitable and
on the morning Of the 18th several
specimens were found stark and stiff,
and yet we have to spare.
1t is rumored that there is petit
ton on foot in Orion, in regard to the
strict regulations and rules toward
those working on the river improve
ment, with the intention of ascertain
ing if they are Government rules or
only manufactured to benefit a few at
the expense of the many, and to get
them modified in either case, if posi-
Bile. EFFEM DRUGH.