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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
An stIIonorable" Eorger.

Mr.. Lucius W. Pond Of Worcester, Mass
who pr-fixcd Honorable to his name, ha.
been lamented for some weeks past us 4
prominent addition to the list Of unac
cuuuntabIe disappearances. His absence
is now regretted by the large number ol
persons whom he swindicd. His custom,
was t, lel,lvve by soh,e chemical prepara.
ton all the writing on notes in his p"sts.
sit,n except the signatures, and fill them
up with increased amounts: The micro.
scope has now revealed the trickerY that
was perpetrated, suspicion having been
previously excited BY people finding their
names affixed to notes which they were
certain they never engaged to pay. Ou'
of notes to the amount Of 10000, only
ono genuine 'one has been found. One,
curIously enough, hal been altered from
$1,000 to $500. It's now known that two
or three years ago Il man visited Worcester
for the sake of selling an acid ,o remove
blots and wrong figures from account
books. Bank men 1T once felt tlat 1t
might be used for nefarious purposes. II
also proved to I've so exceedingly volatile
that it WAS not deemed profitable To keep
it on sale. 1t is conjcc,urcd that Pond
must have bought some of the stuff. 1t
has been supposed that he,jumped, or was
thrown, from Long Island Sound sscam-
or, and some still think that such was his
fate. There are rumors, however; that he
is at Hamilton, Ontario, and is insane.
Mr. Pond ;was'a prn'uinen, man in Wor:
cester, and was something of Il politician,
having served at least one term in the
Massachusetts Senate. lie was an ex,en-
sive n,anut.cturcp and bad been esteem,
ed as i n.an Of integrity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
A Chiid's Prem momitiom OF Death.

The Hannibal (M,.) Courier relates this
curious incident: Mr.. Stark, who resides
a few miles below Hannibal, was in the
city this morning, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning burial case for his little hoy, VIII"
died at 10 30 this morning, aged 8 years
under the following painful circumstances
1t appears that ON Wednesday last, two lit.
tie boys, one Of whom WAS Mr.. Stark's,
w:re in u room a, play, when by some
cause unknown to the family, gun was
discharged, the load, consisting OF fine
si,ot, taking effect in Mr.. Stark's boys
hip. l, is presumed that they had taken
d"wn the gun and were playing with it.
At any rate, HI accident occurred rs above
stated, and the wound was not considered
fatal. But lhc s1rangest part Of the affair
WAS the little sufferers premonition ot
death AT five O'Clock yesterday morning
he raised his head and in 4 distinct tone
of voice exclaimed: AT twenty minutes
past II o'clock" But little heel was tax.
en- to this, the remark being attributed to
the f]ighty condition of his mind. But al
9 o'clnck in the evening the exclamation
was slowly and loudly repeated: "A,
twenty minutes past II o'clock" The
family DOW began to grow anxious Us .o
the fate Of the little one, aud were not slow
to believe the words uttered to be- prophet.
ic. Accordingly they watched the clock
closely nficr it had struck the hour Of II,
and rs the time wore On the patient grew
continually more feeble until the hands Of
The clock indicated the time to be twenty
minutes past 10, when death ensued Il,
the very moment prophetically stated by
the child on the previous morning and the
evening following. II this was not pre-
monition, it certainly was very singular
coincidence.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
Light, Easy Employment Wanted.

Sail friend the other day: "All'w me
to introduce you to MIR. A., who thinks
of remaining with US and making this his
future home. II you know any light, easy
employment should consider i, Il person.
al favor it you would remember Mr. A."
Not by dozens or by hundreds. but by
thousands, bright, intelligent young men
go wandering up and dow. the streets OF
Western towns after respectable (D light,
easy employment. Agencies, clcrkships,
anything that is not solid hard Work Is
wanted. AS we look At young Mr.. As ro-
bust form We arc inclined to tell him that
one of the candidates for Governor Of Kan.
sas last year like him came West to grow
up with the country. He had the spirit
and Courage behind him too that wins an
honorable place everywhere. He did no,
ask for light easy employment, but accept
ed what he found to do and earned his
first money digging a cistcrn and the next
digging cellar. He to-day is in comfort.
able circumstances, an honored Citizen
he dug his way up.
If there is one hallucination more diff.
cult TO get out Of the heads of young men
who affect gold shirt buttons and good
clothes, it is that one Of getting genteel
(?), easy employment, by which they ex.
pect some road to success to open up to
them that their fathers were never able to
fad. Nearly every example OF great sue
cess in all the various occupations Of men
has come through persistent hard work
The greatest men American history has
produced nave been mcu who from boy
hood have neither shirkcd nor feared work.
Intelligent, hard work is about the only
genius we have ever seen among men WHO
have distinguished themselves in their
professions or trades There is room in
tue West for young men who have will
and energy and are willing to work and
wait for success, but to those who want to
come for light, easy employ ment, we say,
the country is already overcrowded with
just that kind, who are turning into ganlb-
lers and rogues faster than tue law can
care for tiiem.-Kun>as Farmer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
the AUTUMN OF TIL E WORLD.

-, the AUTUMN OF THE WORLD. T..
The last wan petals leave tho tose. 49, -.
Tho latest swallows plume their fight.
The summers gone whore NO one knows, ;
With dead mems love, and spent years light
Aud warm hearts buried out Of sight.
Red roses arc tho crown Of youth;
The warm light strikes on lovers lips;
Laugh through. ana foad'esharPy mouth.
And yet, remember, .ewsse time slips.
,D..th barrie. o. With full eclipse. y.
So short, 50 sad! Q, lot not Death
Find only Faded flowers and wine;
When, hungry tor the joyous breath -
That dreams not of The years DECLINE,
ue l.ys his cold w;:ite mouth to thinel
Cling to the d,ing hour.: and yet
Let one pure hope, 90 great dosirs,
Like song On dying lips rbe set, ,-.,
That ere We fall IN scattered ire,
Our hopes may lift tho worlds heart higher
| Here in the autumn month of Time.
0eAoso soO S'Sss ~" yS"S W" oS0"ssi
Some little way our feet should climb, ..n>
Some little mark our words should make
For liberty and lnsahood's sake!
Clear brain and sympathetic heart,
"A spirit On a-ns with lovefor Man. :'-"
Hand swift to labor, slow to psrt-
II any good s,noe time began,
The soul can fashion, sueh souls can.
And 20 when We are dead and past,
The uuuying world will soms day reaeh
| Its glorious hour ot dawn vt last,
Aud We across Times sunkeh beach
May smile, ono mo nent, each tu cach.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
How 70 Run Railway Train at tho Rate
OF a Altlc 4 Minute.

A Danbury man is confident that in
time, passenger trains will be run at the
rate of a mile minute. lie is evolving
plan for taking on passengers without
stopping the train, and thus save this time
in running. He thinks rack formed ot
scoop made Of netting, will, Il back to
il, and u horizontal bar 10 inches below,
will d. it. This is to be attached to the
Car and worked on powerful hinge. He
was in Merrill's grocery with a rougl.
model Of his machine lag, evening, ex-
planning its workings to an Interested
auditory. His idea is to have the passen-
gers stand in line on the station platform,
with their backs to the approaching train,
and near enough to where it will pass to
bring them within range Of the scoop.
On the approach of the rack the horizon
tai bar strikes the expectant passenger in
the hollow back of the knees, which caus-
Is him to lop backward, when he.is caught
in the scoop and *hirled into the car, aud
the next rack back takes the next forward
passenger, and 50 "n un'il all are taken up.
"How arc you going to land them peo-
pie who stop at way s'ati"ns'' asked a
dissagreable person who was sitting ON {"
soap b x.
"lsnd 'em ?" cried the inventor in tone
Of unqualified disgust. "Wh" said any
thing about landing 'em' That's their
own lockout, guess. A railroad takes
them to the place where they are going,
an that's all ii agrees to do. 'spose
you'>i expect railroad company to hunt
you up hotel, an carry yot,f truhk up I"
the room, an cook your supper, an tuck
you in bed, an wind up your watch,
wouldn't YEP and the speaker glared at
the in,erruptcr with such intensity as to
cause him to shrink up fully one.half.
"A hogs a hog wherever you're mind
to- put him" cxclai,Mt d the inventor, as he
picked up his model and stra,ghtway left
the store. 1.t...f
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04

!, Mr.: Slushcr tile largest man ever born
in tennessee. died in Greenville, in that
State, recently He was but nineteen
years If age, and, had he not been bent
by an attack Of rheumatism, would have
been nine feet high: His boot was eight
cen inches long. and one ofh;s hands was
about the size Of four ordinary ones. He
could sit on a chair and pick up anything
three feetfrom him.. His head me asured
about fourteen inches, and his chest sew
en- and half feet in circumference: HIS
colin was eight and. = half feet; long,
twenty:eight inches wide aud two and a
half feet deep.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
NUMBER 81.
Lying About sarah.

Detroit Free Press.
Outside psrers must quit publishing hc.
,itious items about Detroit, or some one
will get hurt: Yesterday afternoon wo.
man with q black belt and pair "f spec
tacl-s on, entered the editorial ronns If
this paper, holding u Chicago daily in her
hanu, and sh. walked up to = sto"p-shoul-
dcred con~u,nptive ,oiler, who had drop
ped in to SEE New York exchange, and
xrimly asked: ,.-
"Whu's Sarahf''
He replied that he had never heard 6f
her, when she untoldcd the paper and
pointed to the following:
"'rhere 10 IN old woman in Detroit man,
I'd Sarah vino has w"ru one pair ut stock
ings right along for sixteen weeks"
"It's Il iie!" said the Old lady, and you've
got to take it buck or-or-Ill-!" She
finished by sliding her hand along his
shoulder until her tiascrs g''. .c:i Of his
necktie.
l haven't nothing to do with that" he
gurgled, Us he tried to pull away; "tlat's
a Chicago paper"
Il know it, but t,'sa lie, and can prove
it,"
Il know you can, madam, if it was
meant for you! don't believe you'd 81
eight weeks without changing stockings u
mo, nor even six,' she exclaimed, press
ing against his Adams apple with lie,
thumu. Il can prove that change us
often as any one else"
II don't think it means you," he said
getting his lett e> OH the item.
"Yes it dres," she fu:mcd. "Ain't my
name Sarah, and ain't oidlsh, and ain't !
u woman? On such lies make my bl;od
bile"
"Well, you want to go for some one in
Chicago. 1t has nothing 10 do with this
paper"
"Haint, eh! know better! You are
all linked in together. aud l presume y"u
read that yesterday and lAf;,d and lated
and lated, aud thought Sarah Was an old
fool"
Il never saw it before"
But Sarah is no toOl!" she resumed
towering above him. You just mark
this, you long -gearcd grave-s,one you: II
thar's another item iu the papers about
Sarah, "you'll never know what broke
your ncck:"
And she laid her fist on the table, -four
lsllcd 1t under his nose, aud went out say
ing:
'.Sixteen weeks! Think Of the hasenes:
Of it,"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
An Arkansas ElaloKy.

Mr.. Speaker, rs I rise to address you
in commcmora,i"n Of our deceased col.
league, Col Yell, Of Ycllvillc, my thoughts
recur to the last time when We had the
privilege OF listening TO his el"quence in
this house. If am not mistaken it was
when he explained his connection with
the Yellville bank. which had unf"rtu.
nately busted, and of which he was the
distinguished president. Our. deceased
colleague did not account FIR all the funds
in his possession, Mr.. Speaker, but his
speech Oh that, occasion showed that his
heart beat warmly for his native land"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
/ Romance Of t1,- Star CAamnber, Mann
- +&issE5 n moth Cave. D." : - -' -1~r
Nashville American, Oct. H..

Nashville American, Oct. =. ,.~.. ..,4,,,
During the visit of one Of the recent
touring parties TO Mammoth cave, q scene
was witnessed that was not down ON the
programme, and which from its peculiar
nature has just now leaked out. It was
in the star chamber, the star Of all the
sights 10 be seen. As soon Is this divi.
sion wis entered there was the usual cry
Of lights OUT" and, with ; few exceptions
all eyes were turned ID the vault overht I'D
to witness the grand spectacle. Those few
eyes that should have been looking up
ward were Of the kind that belonged to
people Of an inquiring turn of mind, and
glanced to observe the manner in which
the light was thrown On thu ceiling. AS
they did 80, they saw distinctly outlined
between them and the light beyond the
forms Of gentleman and lady. She was
standing upon rock which brought her
within easy reach of his arm, which en.
circled her waist. Gently he would draw
her to him, press his lips softly to hers'
and then she would draw hastily back
One and another ofthe party were nudgcd,
:::d ceased from the contemplation OF the
stars overhead to observe the tal,leaux be-
low. When the lights were reproduced
the young lady was seated upon \ rock
where she had lately been standing, aud
both she and her affeclionate escort look
ed " innocent as if "thcy hadn't been do
ing nothing"
1t served the patty to ?itfe tncrrimcnt,
aud the climax was reached when some
one, after they had left the cave,approsch'
ing the swain, asked him in the presence
as the parry, which scene in the cave did
he enjoy m Isl. He promptly replied,
THE star chamber IF course" The loud
.ugh that followed caused him to turn as
red as beet. and explained to him tie
frequent a'lusion thereafter TO flights
out"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
What y Man SRVv OF . Woman In "lnooo
that was Worth h i10nAr61 Dollass
to Him.

%inona Republican.
One Of those modest Individual, 30
rare in every community, who "do good
by stealth anu blush to hnd ii fame" }" last
week sent to we'll known lsdy Of this
city letter containing one hundred
dollar greenback, with the following CT.
planaion: -.. ...~a-
W1SoSA, Oct. q, te7t.
To the only lady in Winnna who haa p
the good scn. t"raise her skirts out Of tho :
dust and mud when walking, this enclo-
sure is presented by an admircr Of Pretty
and sensible Women. :z
The ls'iy does not recognize the hand:
writing .f, the s*'eoee letter and has not
the least clue to the author of this benev-
olent whn: She begs US to say. however,
in this connsc.,on, thar she is deeply
grateful to ,hc unknown donor for the
compliment as we'll as the gift. and viii
pit the. latter where it will be sure to do
the inost good. Look out now for a sud:
den ''riee'' of skirts in this market
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
Peculiarities Of Chinese wor>en,

The women are certainly not pretty ;
those one sees working out of doors are
decidedly coarse.looking, and their cos.
tune III this part Of China most unbecom
ing, consisting Of short black blouse
confined at the waist by belt, small
white apron and very, very short, wide
trousers, sometimes hardly reaching the
knee. below which the leg is lef, entirely
bare, and their feet thrust into straw slip
pers with no heels, which they can only
key on by shutting along the g'ounc i"
u mos: irritating manner. Their redeem
iug feature is their hair, which as we'll rs
;ncir eyes is invariably black, and a]n,' st
is invariably neatly dressed. How The
dressing is accomplished in stch hard
smooth rolls, and twisted up behind into
such curious form, resembling the han.
die Of a teapot, l cannot tell. A long,
ornamental pin is stuck through it. which
protr,ltes a good many inches on each
side OF the hair; and bright flower,
either real or artificial, worn ut one side
gives them, in spite Of their plaid looks,
rather picturesque appearance. Their
heads seem more impervious to heat and
cold than those OF men, as they seldom
wear any Covering except that bestowed
~, them by nature, and OF which, by the
by, the men are defraudcd; NO that the
working classes have I" supply the def
cheney BY wearing the large, slightly COM
cal hat whice you see iu any pictures OF
Cinnamon, and which answers equally
we'll the purpose OF sunshade or umbrella.
Tue dress OF The better class Of women is.
| think, rather p: city, and certainly musl
sensible; TO- \, it docs not fit to the tig'
urc, very little may bc worn in sumner
and Il great deal in winter, without inc"n.
vniencc. In their case, both the under
garments and Il pc,t;coat descend to thu
ankle; only the upper one of all is short
and the color and material Of the Whul:
costume is varied according to taste and
the season OF the year. Their :cct also are
clad like ours in stockings, and they veal
the usual very thick but light soied shoes.
| speak OF Course OF those who allow their
feot to remain in the natural fiDrm. The
small. footed women look as if their heels
were bound tightly up SO as to form part
of the leg, and their toes were left for use.
The result is they 81 ut an uncomfortable
pace, half walk, half run, and II descent
on their noses would seem inevitable but
for the stick with which they hely them
selves along Letter from China.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-04
Terrible Fight With a Bear.

The San Bcrnardino (Cal.) TIMES relates
the following. -Four gentlemen determin-
ed on hunt for deer and went out to
Swarthout's canon, near the Caj0n Pass,
for tina, purpose. On Wednesday after:
noon last they left the camp, taking four
different directions. Mr. Houston took an
easterly direction and continued until h.
reached the house of Mr.. Mathews and in
quircd of that gentleman where he was
likely to fnd any deer. Mr.. Mathews told
him that his boys had killed two deer Oft
in an cas,erly direction the preceding
Sunday. Mr.. Houston went in that direc-
tloa and continued rs far as he could on
horseback, but soon found that he would
be obliged to dismOunt On account of the
thickness Of the brush and lead his horse
which he accordingly did. He was pr"
ceeding in this manner through thicket,
when bear suddenly jumped up between
him and the horse, seized the horse by one
Of the shoulders and tore him in a terrible
manner. The horse broke loose from the
bear and ran away. The bvar then turn
ed upon MIR. Houston, who shot him
through the heart but did not stop him.
With one blow Of his paw he knocked tllr
gun out of Mr.. Houstau's hands, at the
same time tearing the knuckle of his fore
finger off and throwing him down by the
shock: 1t then seized him by the LETT arm
and bit through it into his side, causing
eight different wounds. From the elbow
down the arm was crushed to perfect
jelly. Mr.. Houston lay perfectly still,
knowing that his only chance for life was
in doing 80. The bears wound soon be-
gan to tell upon him and he went off
about ten feet and lay down. After lying
there q minute he rose and walked off
about ten feet, lay down and died. Mr..
Houston then rose, picked up his gun and
pipe, notwithstanding his terrible injuries,
and walked back three and 4 half miles 10
Mr.. Mathews ranch. When he reached
the fence he found he WAS unable to get
over and motioned to Mrs. Mathews in the
distance 10 come to his Assistance. He
was assisted into tie house and man was
immediately sent to town for q doctor.
He will lose his arm. 49,. .|..,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-26
I'm the Yellowstone.

There is rumOr prevalent among river
men, which is in effect that the government
has closed negotiations with the owners of
the Josephine, very light draft, fast,
stern-wbeel steamer. for the exploration of
the Yellowstone during the coming season
The party is to consist Of General Sheridan
and staff, with q corps of engineers and
scientific men. They will start early in the
spring. and spend about four months in the
Yellowstone country.
The Josephine is now ly ing at Sioux CITY,
and is admirably adapted for the purposes
of the expedition. Two years ago this
steamer went up the Yellowstone to a point
fifteen miles above the junction of the Pow
der river. which is 1886 niles distant from
the Missouri. The river men who were on
the boat during that trip say that the chan.
mel was excellent. The bed of the river
consists of small gravel, and is free from
rocks and snags, and the water is as clear
as crystal. The boatmen found fish and
game in great abundance They also cav
large population of Sioux and Crow Indians,
but were unmolested. The run of $50
miles was made in ",bree daylights"
These men were told that the boating was
equally good above Powder river, and Mr..
Poase, the agent of the Crows, stated TO
them that he believed the Josephine could
navigate to within fifty miles Of his agency
The Josephine can run easily in fifteen
inches of water, is staunch craft, and
tOlerably well fitted Mp.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-26
Sudden Death,

Thursday the Great Repu bic landed here
to get cCtiin for a gentleman who had
died suddenly on board. The following are
the particulars as we learned them from MIR
William G. Waller. The deceased was
passenger on his way from New Orleans
and to all appearances was in good health
previous to his death. Before dinner he
retired to his.stateroom, and when dinner
was announced did not come out, where
upon q waiter called at his room and in
formed him dinner was ready. Upon
learning that he did not wish to leave his
room the waiter asked If he would ike TO
have dinner brought to his room. He re.
piled he did. The waiter then went 10 get
dinner for him and upon returning found
him dead. Papers were found on bis person
identifying him as a Mr.. Cunningham,
sugar retiner Of Indianapolis, Indiana
Baton Rouge AdrOcate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-26
Two New Senators.

Algernon Sidney Paddock, elected to suo-
coed Senator Upton, is native of St. Law.
renee county, New York, and is about forty
four years of age, and Of Puritan ancestry.
He is distantly related to Gideon Welles,
General and Senator Sherman; has been
q resident of Nebraska since 1856, living at
Fort Calhoun. A few years ago he removed
to Omaha, where he resided until last
year, when he removed to Beatrice. Was
appointed Governor of Wyoming in 1868,
but withdrew, owing to no appropriation to
defray expenses OF the Territorial govern
ment. Though conservative Republican,
Mr.. Paddock is full of sympathy with the
party, and will doubtless act and cooperate
with it in the future. His election was &C.
cured mainly as a compromise between the
opponents Of the strongest Republican can
didate, General Thayer.
Isaac p. Christiancy, the new Senator
from Michigan, who beat Senator Chandler,
has been for seventeen years one of the
judges of the Supreme Court of that State,
and part OF the time Chief Justice. He has
been elected to tfiie position twice by
unanimous vote Of both parties. In politics
he was originally Democrat, became q.
Freebooter, and then Republican. He is
sixty three years old, and resident of Lam
sing. He is understood to be for hard
money and revenue tariff, conservative on
constitutional questions, and a man of
marked ability.