davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
A Great Adventures.

A female adventurcr of no oadinary de-
scription has just come to grief in Paris.
Some time ago she cut dash at Pau,
where she succeeded in getting into the
good graces Of distinguished families.
She lived in fine style, but she paid no.
body. Her debts then amounted to 81 900
but she was so clever that when any other
creditors dunned her she invariably paci-
fled them with some promising story, and
in one or two cases succeeded in borrow
ing money from them. For example, in
stead of paying her doctor she go' him to
advance her E20O on the belief that she
was to come into her long expedited for
tune. One of her principal victims atthis
period WAS Nine. Ducout, to whom she
introduced herself as the Countesse de
Kersabiec, and said that Lord Palmerston
had been one of her most intimate friends
that Lord Stanley had been charged with
the administration of her fortune, which
amounted to 100000, but which she could
not get at for the moment on account of
technical lawsuit. About this time Marie
Gribaumont, her cook, fell i'll and died in
a few days, worth 600 which she had
saved up. Our heroine at once set to
work to obtain this money. She produced
a false I. q. u, sent it to the lawyer and
ordered him to see that the family of her
deceased cook paid it, but before the mat
ter came before the court she disappeared
one night with all the money aud valua
blcs belonging. to the cook. She now
turned up again in Paris where she made
fresh victims, and then went to Versailles,
where she made debts and dupes on all
sides, when her old Pau creditors, who
had lost all trace of her for years, found
her out and she was arrested. Her trial
has only just come off. She appeared in
court calm and collected, and gave an &C.
count Of her strange, eventful life. The
jury found her guilty and she was sen
fenced to ten years. imprisonment, 5000
francs fine, and to the surveillance of the
police for the rest Other life. She received
her sentence with the utmost indifference,
and left the court putting on her lavender
colored gloves as cody as if she was Co.
ing on an afternoons walk instead of to
the prison cell.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Didn't Knew His Business.

A we'll know clergyman was crossing
Lake Erie, many years ago, upon one Of
tho lake steamers, and seeing = small boy
at the wheel, steering the boat, accosted
him as follows:
My son, you appear to he a small boy
to steer so large boat"
"Ycs, sir; but you see l can do it,
though"
"Do you think you understand your
business 9" ->.>..
"Yes, sir, think l do. "
"Can you box the compass:''
"Ycs, SIR"
LET me hear you box it."
Boy boxes compass.
4Wcll, you can do it! Let me hear you
box it Backward.
Boy boxes it backward.
II declare, my son, you seem to under
stand your business"
The boy now took his turn question
asking.
Pray, sir, what may be your busi-
nessr'
II am minister ofthe Gospel"
no you understand your business:"
II think do, my son."
"Can you say the Lords Prayer:"
"Yesn
"Say it,
The Clergyman repeats the Lords Pray
er.
"Well, really, You do know it Now
say it backward"
Clergyman says he cannot do it.
"You can't do it, eh, Now, you zee, I
understand my business better than. you
do yours!"
Clergyman acknowledged himself beat
Gu, and retired.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Pretty Tough Plug.

One day last month, when trade was
dull, a Vicksburg grocery clerk procured
a piece of sole-leathcr from shoemaker,
painted it black and laid it aside for fu-
ture use. Within few days an old chap
from back in the country came in and in
quired for plug Of chewing tobacco.
The piece of sole leather was tied up,
pa id for, and the purchaser started for
home. At the end of the sixth day he re-
turned, looding downcast and detected,
and, walking into the store, he inquired OF
the clerk:
"'Mcmber that terbackcr got here the
other day."
"Yes"
"Well, was that new brandt"
"No-same old brand"
"Regular plug terbacker, was it:'
"Yes"
swell, then. it's me; it's right here in
my jaws" sadly replied the man. II
knowcd l wus gittin' purity old, but I wus
allus Landy on bitin' plug. l never seed
plug afore this one that couldn't tear
to pieces at one chaw. I sot my teeth on
to this one, and bit and pulled and twisted,
like dog at root, and I've kept biting
and pulling for six days, and thar she am
now, the same as the day you sold her to
mew
"It seems TO be good plug" remark
ed the clerk, as he smellcd of the counter.
felt.
"She's all right; it's me that's falling"
exclaimed the old man. "Pass me out
some fine-cut, and I'll 60 home and deed
the farm to the boys, and get ready for the
grave!-Vicksburg Herald.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
An Historic Phrase Disputed.

at banquet ofthe veterans cfthe Mexi-
can war, held on Tuesday evening, L. b
Miner of Solona, ic the course of an ele-
giant address, took occasion to correct a
fabrication which had passed into history,
attributing to Gen. Taylor, the hero Of
Beuna Vista, the slang admonition, "A lit
tie more grape, Captain Bragg" Such
language was unworthy of the man and the
historic moment, when the result of the
most desperate and memorable battle Of
the war was wavering in the balance, and
nothing, said Mr.. Miner, would have been
more foreign to the character of Gen. Tay-
lor in his manner in trying emergencies
than such an exclamation. "Holding the
position of an in terpreter on the staff of
Gen. Taylor" said the speaker, Il was
seated on my horse Immediately near him.
when Captain Bragg dashed hurriedly up,
saluted the General and reported: "Gen-
cral, shall have to fall back with my bat
terry or lose it." Several of his guns had
already been dismounted, a large part of
his horses killed, and about thirty Of his
men were PROSTATE on the heath. On re-
ceiving the report Gen. Taylor turned on
his horse and surveyed the situation for
few seconds-hc required no field glass,
for the scene Of conflict was not tar re-
moved and the reply was, "Captain Bragg,
it is better to lose battery than battle"
This was the interview on which was bas-
ed the famous slang phrase that was never
uttered by the General to whom it was
imputed. Captain Bragg returned to his
battery, with renewed determination, and
by the efforts of that gallant officer and his
brave command the tide of battle was
turned and the greatest victory ofthe war
was won.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Fancy

An exchange informs us that the head
waiter at the new Palace Hotel, San Fran.
cisco, will wear purple velvet suit, pow
dered wig, silk hose, and pumps. He
will receive guests at the lining-room
door to the sound Of operate music, and
gently assign them seats by slight in
clination OF the head and graceful wave
Of his hand. On Sundays he will walk
on rosewood stills. AS his fine clothes
are thrown in with his board, the idea
of feeling him must never be entertain
ed, -.-: .-,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE: WITH CHARITY FOR
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY THURSDAY, OCT T. 1875.
sErTEMB'EK.
: ~ GEORGE ARNOLD.

n GEORGE ARNOLD,
Sweet 10 tho voice that calls
From bsbbling waterfalls
In meadows whore tho downy seeds are flying;
And soft the breeses blow
And eddying como and 60
In faded gardens whore the roso is dying.
Among tho stubbled corn
The blithe quail pipes 1t morn,
Tho merry partridge drums in hidden places
And glittering insects CLEAN
Above the reedy steam
Where busy spiders spin their A'my laees.
At eve cool shadows fall
Aorots the garden wall,
And on the clustered grapes in purple turn
And pesrly vapcrs lie
<. Along the Eastern sky
v hers:the broad h.rvest.moon is redly burn
ing.
All. soon on field and hill
The winds shall whistle chill,
And patriarch swallows coll their hocks to.
gether,
To fly from frost and snow,
And seek fol lands where blow,
The fairer blossoms Of balmier wheather.
The pollen busted bees
Search for tho honey-lees
That linger in the last flowers Of September
While plsintive mourning doves
Coo sadly to their loves
OF tho dead summer they 80 we'll remember.
The cricket chips all day,
20, faircst summer stay!'
Tho Squirrel eyes. askanee tho cheetnut'
browning,
The wild fowl fly afar
Above tho foamy bar
And hasten southwark orc the skies are frown
ing.
Now comes fragrant breeze
Through the dark cedar trees
And round about my temples fondly fingers.
In gentle playfulness
Like to the soft earees
Bestowed in happier dogs by loving fingers.
Yet though . sense Of grief
Comes with the falling len:,
And memory makes the summer doubly pleas
ant,
In all my autumn dreams
A future summer CLEANS
Passing the fairest slories Of tho present!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Bodies Dovourcd by Cattle .dsh.

It does not mitigate the horrors Of the
sea to know that the bodies Of those who
perish by shipwreck, as in the case ofthe
Schiller, are devoured by hidcous cutie
fish. This discovery was made by one
Franz Hauser, whose mother and two sis
tcrs were lost in the Schiller: Ascertain
ing that their bodies had not been recov-
cred, he procured divers armor, and,
when he learned to use it, went with two
other divers to The scene of the disaster,
and made several descents. In one of
these they saw the head of u female ap.
parently hanging to reef of rocks, and
on approaching it they saw it was held in
the gigantic clutches ola cuttle.fish. The
divers counted eight of these arms, some
clinging to the ROCKS, others holding the
halfconsumned body, and others floating
about in the water. They were twelve
feet or more in length, and of immense
size and strength. The divers were uot
prepared for an encounter with this des-
perate fish, and were hauled up, but not
before Hauser attempted to spring for
ward and rescue the head, in whose feat.
lures he declared he recognized those Of a
sister. He was restrained by the other
divers, and proposed to make another de-
scent the next day, but when morning
came he was delirious, and soon after
died from the effect of the shock. The
facts have been sworn to by the survivors,
who give minute account of the appear
ance of the fish, which corresponds to
those of any natural history. And now
the British Admiralty propose to have a
scientific search made of the ledge where
the shipwreck occurred to see if it be
true that the victims of shipwrek be.
come the food Of these marine mon.
sters.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
The BIRTHPLACE OF Man.

Recently noted Eastern gcologist adj
vanccd the theory that the western part of
the continent Of North America was the
birth h-p'ace of the oldest race of man that
the tribes upon the Pacific coast built
their own ships and launched upon an un-
known sea-
To sail beyond the sunset and the paths
Of all the Western stars,
reaching the distant shores Of Africa,
where they poured in hosts through Chi
M, India and westward since. Recent
discoveries in California seem TO furnish
curious confirmation of this belief: A
California geologist, in reviewing ev,den-
ces Of the antiquity of the human settle
ment near the present town of Cherokee
in that state, estimates lis age to be none
less than 10000 years! He says:
The traces by which this vast antiquity
is measured, are numerous stone house
hold utensils, found in undisturbed white
and yellow gravel of a subaqucous forma-
ton. They are principally mortars, some
of which have been found at the depth of
4S feet from the surface of the gravel un-
derlying Table Mountain. Their distri.
button seems to indicate positively the for
mer existence of human settlement on
that ancient beach, when the water stood
near the level at which they occur; time
anterior to the volcanic outpouring which
Table Mountain records, and anterior to
the glacial epoch.
A city 10000 years old seems to pass
the measure of human conception. BY
the side OF it the discoveries Of Nineveh
arc the merest child's play. Unfortunate
ly there is no written history save that
which the imperishable implements of
household furniture convey in their very
existence.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07

A young man in Dallas, Tex, awoke
suddenly the other night to find large
snake In bed with him. For fear of pro.
voking an attack he lay still till morning,
when a friend who came to call him to
breakfast, killed the intruder. The same
room has been visited by reptiles more
than once before. In the spring three
tarantulas were caught. and about month
ago rattlesnake four feet long was kill
cd there.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07

Now and then: Mr.. Monk Horoson-
Sir, l am crcditab]y Informed That you
stated that am liar. Old Mr.. Candid
Dear, me! no, Sir. Isaid that you were
one. Mr.: NJ. H.-Sir, ifyou were young
er man would kick you. Old Mr.. c.
Sir, if were younger man you wouldn't
say SO.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07

imagined, as he was at once arrested and
taken to the station-housc on the two
charges Of defacing the trees and having
kicked keeper of the forcst.-Paris: Let.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
THE PENNSILT1NIA C1kTISS.

Congressman Lorenzo Danfprd and Gen. w.
H. Gibson are among the Ohio Republicans now on the
stump In Pennsy lyania Gen. Gibson accompanies GOV
Hayes.
Allen has got new idea He has found out
Mt last why the Republicans want to contract the cu7
rcncy and h. told his Pittsburgh audience all about
.The main thing that Is agating the minds Of Gen
Grant. supportcr" said he 81" H. contract the currency
so will take fewer number Of dollars to buy votes
Such Democratic organs in PENNSYLVANIA "a
don't want to advocate soft money md something to
talk about in the expenses VI sitting up the Executive
Mansion in Harrisburg for Gov. Ilartranh They giost
over such items Administer carpct at ~ 30 !arh
and "citron-fgired brocade" 1T Sl4 yard but what
eatcs them most the discovery Of charge for tire.
,r- of cologne, six powder puf' and four boxes OF
POWDER
Gov. Allen, after making one speech IN Pitts
burgh has turned his back Pennsylvania aud gone
home me Post says that difficulty abont counting the
vote OF Ohio obliged him To return. We would rather
believe that a spasm OF good induced the Demo
cratic managers get rid Of him before he had done any
more mischief, but their steady manifestation OF FOLLY
forl,ds such q conclusion There is an Old adaSe that
fools hayo luck" which appears To be "Semplinod Ia
this instance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
B1rEETT-PHEL PS-MORRISSEY.

We have observed on several transparencies
and banners in various parts of the city s,ig-
gcsrive combination OF names, running thus:
"For Recorder, John X. Iackett. For Dis
"trict- Attorney, Benz. X. Phelps. For Senator,
"John MorriSsey.' Names arc nothing. "A
"rose by any other name,n &c. But when
Won consider who these three men are, and
their antcccdens, the offices for which they
are named. and the possible significance OF
this conjunction, it sets you thinking
Fancy person not familiar with eur poll
t;cs-,;Iy for instance, "A foreigner studying our
institutions and form of government-standmg
by while one Of these banners is flung to the
breeze" He reads the inscriptions carefully,
and in the hope Of learning something about
our manner of conducting popular elections
and our methods of administering the Govern
ment, proceeds to make inquiry. Recorder!
he reads And what. may | ask, are the
duties of Recorder? p He is told that the
Recorder is the principal Criminal Judge
of the city. that he has jurisdiction of
all the more important OtienseS, and
that in his court and before HIM all
crimes and criminals of consequence are tried.
"Ah" he saws "and what are Mr.. lIackctt's
special claims for this Oflice!" He is told
that Mr.. Hackeit has served III that capacity
hitherto and has made considerable reputation
by having sentenced several criminals 10 the
full extent of the law. He asks. "Who were
"thosc criminals - and no one remembers
their names He inquiries if any of them had
money or influence or friends and cannot
learn that they had. But he says. "you
"hayc had some wealthy and influential Grim
"nas in this city have none of them been
"trcd in his couIt!" "Oh, yes" did any
"Of them receive severe scntencesg" He waits
for an answer.
While he waits he asks, "And what are the
"duties of the District Attorney" The an-
swer is that he is the prosecuting officer of
the district He is the official to whom The
people look 10 see that all violations of law
are prosecuted to conviction and punished.
1t is his duty to pursue all criminals, all per-
SONS engaged in unlawful occupations. to bring
them to Justice, and see that the penalties
belonging to their Oflcuscs are enforced. "Ah.
" | see,' SAYS the inquirer. These two officers
"constitae IA large and the mos, important
"part of your judicial machinery for enforcing
"thc laws and puni hing crime. And now, about
"tli;S third Office - what are tine duties of a
Senators" a Senator he is oid, is Il mem
Der of the higher of our two branches of the
Legislature. "Ah, lac l. one of your law max
GERS, then. And is Mr.. Monissc, specially
."qualicd foT that duty," "Wcl no, not
Especially qualified, but he is popuar with
"the masses, and never was known to steal
anything" ITO steal anything'" repeats the
stranger with lifted eyebrows. " Is honesty 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
TIE STATE CdNTISS.

II Mr. Farchild j. an inexperienced youth,
yhy are the Canal Ring 30 anxious TO defeat him.
For The next five days look out for mud
throwing The albany Journal il said 10 have Its BACK
office filled with buckets, aud al "l them iuii'
The Reform contagion spreads. IRG james
torn Denocra Liberal paper published at ex-senator
Fenion', home adopts the entire Democratic ticket state
and local. .
The Rochester Democrat says Mr.. W Oodln
is a man remarkable Tor his rmncss ~ conviction, IN
nexbilty purpose and earnest devotion to the rght
in all the issues which demand public attention
80 Mr.. Tweed tEoughi
The Republicans deserve defeat for their
conduct of the campaign alone. They have heaped Sian
der ON every man who is fShtir2 the rings. and have
,p iic thieves all the aid aud comfort they dared TO
give. Let them have their reward
The name of Mr. Alfred pcl, candidate for
Assembly IN the XIth District, was yesterday hctero
vhemized tas Mr. Grant White would sayl into Robert Mr.
P.ll il ~ good candidate and world make such valun
able legislator that the voters OF his district must take
care to waste no ballots hy mstnk'ne hi- name
For phenomenal ignorance of New-iork
politics in TIN past and present, commend as to tins from
The Tca Herad: "The desperate and espcablc cry Of
Democracy il, that the Republicans aud the Canal king
lave formed an alliance. The Republican party never
yet made an alliance WIN ID m9GiaIs inIro l.-s MIN
Democrats OF that stripe The editor OF me H'r"6 ha
his party over The war headquarters Phelps hdceeh
and MObRissti" Is the Republican Democratic combina
ton.
4 terrific accusation has been made against
Geo W. SCHUYLER II seems that in tlio Baltimore Re
publican Convention of 1851 il WAS his vote that carried
the NewYuk dele cation agaihs, Daniel = Dickinson for
Vic, President and Ia favor oi Andrew johnson That
settles Mr. SCHUYLER yon know lie might better have
barknaled bill within his reach aud sold himself
To- the highest bidder.
David II. Judson has been nominated for the
Assembly by the Democrats ~ the let District of Oawcgo
County That rctircs to private life Manson $. Page
Chairman Of the Canal COMMITTEES Of the last Assembly
and the last THE TgIBuNEs list Of Of the
Canal Ring They all private citizens now-sui viii
remain 80.
-Four clergymen of Rochester have made
themselves ridiculous by demanding from each Ieg.sla
rive candidate In Monroe County his views TO the
peal OF tho law Incorporating the "siserhood OF Gray
Nuns" Able Republican authority has already shown
III absurdty " any panic over this Law. IL does not
aid take anything from any existing Law, and Its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
Nrw WORK nAJy TRJBUNE THURSDAY OCTOBER 2s 1870

o,y. oo,,r,,r that sister OF Robertson, the
drsnatst gave this reason for big death; G s5 nn
You that be ded oi i nosas va" ~ o died Of cs
English critics killed him. o.,
The Pope. at reception given to some pill
grms from France, recently said: :" admire the reno
walton of France God has wiiled TO recompehse ner
pety Who ignorant that she has lately been SUBJECT
d IN trtosi Will not repeat the history OF your
misforunes Every was moved at your stnai ,'
God has heard Your prayers and rewarded yor ply
In fact commerce fonri.hng in France the har.es,s
good, money circulates aDunch,y ",'io II g "'P
ptarng elsewhere. and especially ini'ay'
Gen. Beaurcgard, in letter to The Ae~-
Or,erns P,coy,pc, relates how the nsne "stonewan'
oa,os IN he anplicd 10 Gen T. j. Jackson: During the
battle of Manassas about III o'clock a. H., when that
gallant and mcrtOrous officer, Brig Gen Barnard H.
Bee was endeayoIing 10 rally his troops III tne sha
valley in rear Of the Robinson house, he n0tcth Jack
sons brigade. which had just arrived ana ahe PJson
iitile in reIr OF him, In copsc OF small pines bOrderS
the edge Of the plateau where was about 10 ne iough %
first great battle OF the Bee iindnx bl nus dpR.ai
nnecdOd by his bravo but disorganiled troops; dd
said them. Rally. men, rally see Jackson hrSane
standing there like stone wall IhOSo words gov w
appelaon that brigade, aud thence to ne heroic co
mandrr."
This is the solemn way in which f'de to"H
Circair describes the last movements ~ the Pf'e 81
wales before starting for India IL Is dated at Marlboro
House Oct TO- 1875: "Thc Duke Of Edinburgh and tho
Duke Of Connaugh visited the Prince and Princess oil
Wales on Saturday and remained TO Luncheon The frin'e
and Prince,s-of Wnes attended Divine eeruee TO-DAY
The following dincd with tho Prince and pr,ncess b ~
Wae.: The Duke OF Edinburgh, the Duke OF tonnau.hl
tbe Dukc Of Cambridge Prince md Princess Christid
Princess Louise (Nafchoness Of I.o,ne) ana Mtrlu vi
Lorno. Duke and Duchess OF Ieck frls aiu ,iaincn
Edward of Saxc,Weimar Count and Countess ieiohrh
Duke and Duchess of Manchester. Maria Marchon, %
Ailesbury Miss Knollys, Gen. SIR W. Knoy APP ,r
Hon o. Montague, I.eut.COl. Tcesdalc, Dr. Qhh' anu
Mr. Holman
NEw-ORLEANs, Oct. 27.-GOv. Kellogg mas
returned home
CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Iieut.-G Shcrlhan mas
returned from his trip to the Pacific coast III pfo'eu
health. 49,
OTTAWA, Oct. 27.-T'hc Hon. Alex. Mackenzie,
preuicr of fhe Dominion leaves here to-day Tor the
Maritime Proynces to nspcct Intercolonal Railway