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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
Singular Superstitions about Marriage.

Since marriage became an institu.
ton there have been certain signs and
supertitions that have chung to its
celebration through all ages and in all
countries. Even to-day in the most
civilized Nations we have not entirely
rid our minds of these superstitions,
and warrant there is never a bride
but INDUCES herself in looking fol-
some happy omen. Few people are
dauntless enough to be married on
Friday, and we all have the most I'm.
limited confidence in that old shoe
thrown after the newly welded pair.
Nearly every bride Of to-day wears
about her when she is married some
trit1ing thing borrowed from a lady
friend, and all know that ssBlest is the
bride on whom the sun doth shine, -
and are equally certain that
''To change the name and not the letter
Is :: change for the worse, and not for the
better" &c.,
So on, quite indefinitely, it is wonder.
full how these ancient signs are handed
down from generation to generation,
and how impotent reason is to do
away with their hold upon the human
mind. Say what you will, we are nat.
urally given to superstitious fears,
and there are the fewest people who
are not more or less affected by them.
But let us recall few of the olden
beliefs concerning marriage supersti.
tiOns.
In the earliest weddings we read of
among the Jews, we find that the
fourth day of the week was considered
an unlucky day for virgins to wed, and
the fifth for widows. The Romans also
believed that certain days were unfa-
vorable for the performance of mar
rage rites, and these were the Calends,
N0nes and Ides of every month, the
whole month of February and MAY.
and many of their festivals. June was
considered the most propitious month
of the year for matrimony, especially
If the day chosen were that of the full
moon or the conjunction of the sun
and moon.
The month Of May was especially to
be avoided, as it was under the influ-
ence Of spirits averse to happy house.
holds, and for centuries this supersti.
ton seemed to prevail in Italy against
May marriages, and even to this day
prevails in some parts Of England and
our own country. In China, marriages
are positively prohibited at certain
times and seasons, on account of their
being unlucky.
There was at one time superstition
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
FAITHFUL BRONZE.

The noontide was warm, and Miss
Gladys sat upon a rock to read. AS
she did so tiny skiff skimmered along
as near the land rs the shallow water
would allow it. When the sailor who
was in it saw her, he waded to shore
and came to her. He was 4 good, SIM
pie fellow, who lived in one of the
huts on the beach, and worked some.
times with GOLFERS, sometimes with
tishing-smacks. He WAS full of trouble
now, and poured his sorrow out to her.
1t seemed that he had been ON shore
seeking her. His wife, who was on
board tishing-smack that lay off the
land, some mile or 50 westward down
the coast, was very ill-flying, he
feared-and had begged of him. if he
could find Miss Gladys, to entreat her
to go and speak to her. lie had been
compelled to go to the village for
bread, and tackle and other things he
needed, but he could not find the doc
tor. This woman was Il delicate,
pretty, goOd-living creature, and Miss
Gladys had won, her heart with many
little services in the drear winter.time
gone by. 1t was a common thing with
her to visit the people on board their
vessels, for she loved nothing SO well
us to sail to and fro on the sea. She
told the sailor that she would come at
once. =
s'Come - she called to her faithful
dog, Bronze; but the sailor stopped
her. = .,.t ..e.-- .-.E -.
Il dare not take him, Miss-not for
our ives!' he said. ''He's the weight
of man; and the boat is Overcr0wded
now with the things as I've had to get:
you're to the full as dare carry.
II cannot leave him - she answered,
shrinking back; and, indeed, she never
had left him. He was always with
her, whether on sea or land.
!. II can go and come for you again.
Miss, said the fisherman ruefully:
''but it will take q goodish bit of time
and Jenny SO bad, and nobody but the
boy with her, and the doctor not to the
fore neither! Surely the dog'll wait
for you here, Miss, safe enow +? Notas
I'd he pressing YOU ~. z4
But he did press her-pressed her
sorely. 1t was very Reluctantly that
she consented to- leave Bronze there.
Nothing but the thought Of the sick and
lonely woman would ever have persuad-
ed her. As twas, she threw her arms
around him and kissed him f0ndly, and
then pointed TO the basket Of shells
and sea-weed on the red, smooth piece
of rock. $50,
''Take care of them, Bronze she
murmured, ''and wait till come back.
Wait here.''
She did not mean to. command; she
only meant to console him ~ the ap.
pointment of some service. Bronze
looked into her face with eyes of woe
and longing, but he made no moan or
sound, but only stretched himself be-
side the basket on guard.
The boat flew like q sea-gull over the
waves, the sun bright upon her sail.
Bronze, left upon the rock, lifted his
head and gave one long wall. It echo.
ed woefully over the wide, quiet
= ~ r. . 3 ! r- RI - =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
IN HEAVEN.

Only a tress of gold brown hair,
Saved from the sod;
Only tress Of gold-brOwn hair
The rest with God.
Only some withered daisies white,
Under the snow;
Only some withered daisies white,
That breathe Of woe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
DR.. Schenck's standard Rcmed,c..

The standard remedies for all diseases Of the
lungs are ScHExcK's PrLxoxIc SYRrP,
ScHsSck's SEA WEED Tonic, aud ScnExcK's
MANDRAKE Pills, and, if taken before the lungs
are destroyed. speedy cure is effected.
TO these three medicines DR.. J. H. Schenck,
OF Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled SUCCESS in
the Ct, treatment Of pulmonary diseases.
ter in the lungs; nature throws it Oft by an
easy expectoratlon, for when the phlegm or
matter is ripe slight cough will throw it ID,
the patient has rest and he lungs begin to heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this.
Schenck's Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sea
weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse the
stomach and liver. schenck's Mandrake Pill
act ON the liver, removing al distractions
relax the gall bladder, the lille starts freely,
and the liver is coon relieved.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle slim
uiant and Alternative; the alkali Of which it ia
composed, mixes with the food and prevents
souring. 1t assists the digestion by tonine up
the stomach to healthy condition, so that the
food and the Pulmonic Syrup will make good
blood; then the lungs heal, and the patient
VII surely get well if care is taken to prevent
Anwho wish to consult Dr.. Schenck, eithe,
personally or by letter, can do so at Luis princi.
psl office. corner of Sixth and ARCH Srs.,
Philadelphia. every Monday.
schenck's medicines are sold''by all druggists
throughout the country.
Pimples on the face, rough skin,
chapped hands, saltrheum, and ali cutaneous
affections cured, the skin made soft and
smooth, by the use of Juniyer Tar Soap.
That made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New
York, is the only kind that can be relied on,
as there are many limitations, made from COM
mon tar, which are worthless
The great Boston One price clothing
stock of clothing ever seen In the State.
Give them try
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
A Few Words to Feeble and Delicate Women

By R: V: Pierce, NJ. p, Of the Worlds Dis
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser
ETC., etc.
Knowing that you are subject to a great
amount of suffering, that delicacy OH your
part has strong tendency to prolong it, and
the longer it is neglected the more you have
case becomes, ], as physician, who am daily
consulted by scores of your sex, desire to
meeting with those who have
been treated for their ailments for months
without being benefited in the least, until
they have become perfectly. discouraged and
take another dose of medicine, or to be tor
tured by any further treatment. They had
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than to live and suffer as they have. They
say they are worn out by suffering, and are
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the principles Of which teach the reducing
and depicting Of the vital forces of the sys-
tenn, when the indications dictate treatment
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| is sold by druggists.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
Partisan Temples to Terpsichore.

Grace Greenwood writes from Paris
to the New York Times: For the ben
eft or amusement of the few distin-
guished Americans who have never
visited Paris, will venture to give Il
little idea of the way French theaters
are managed, or rather to note down
few obvious peculiarities. Every
where, us you enter a theater, YOU
come first upon three gentlemen, seat.
ed in row, behind a long table or
desk. These are controllers, to whom
all tickets and orders must be present.
ed for inspection, and all inquiries or
appeals addressed. They are usually
eldely nten, of sternly serious aspect,
and in their black dress suits look SOL
emn. judicial, and memorable as Plu-
tO's supreme bench. Eos Minos, and
Rhadamanthus. With the execution
of the Francois and the Grand Opera
all the theaters employ women for
ushers-1rice. decent bodies, though
not lovely to look upon-with neat
stuff gowns and very gay caps. If they
sacrifice OH the soberness of their
general attire. they wreck themselves
on their bonnetS. which are stunning
affairs, mostly composed of ribbons.
Profound pink is the prevailing color
for all ages and compilations. Your
usher always offers to disembar-
rass you of your wraps, and kindly in
sists on furnishing you with a little
wooden footsool, which by it's size and
tendency to hop about and disappear
mysteriOusly, recalls the old name of
! ''cricket.' No seats we have ever
had, i'll stalls, boxes, or galleries. have
seemed to us 50 easy and comfortable
as corresponding places in our own
best theatres and opera houses, nor has
the ventilation seemed 50 good. But.
then, more space is here given to stair.
way, corridors, and foyers. and it is
the custom for all the world to 90 out
for promenade and Il change of al,
between the acts. At the Italian this
atre and at most of the others there e.
ordinarily no orchestra. The rising OF
the curtain is not signaled by the
pleasant tinkling of a bell, but by Sc
ries of startling, ominous "coups'' OF
thumps, remindingone of the awesomt
knocking at the gate in Macbeth
All the theatres we have visited have
a bright, gay appearance; not quite sc
profusely lighted as our own, and sc
less trying to the eyes; and, withal
an air of singular neatness and good
preservation, the secret of which was
revealed to me one night at the Gate
when, having fingered a few minutes
after the performance, we saw the en-
tire corps Of ouvreuses shrouding the
seats and loges in voluminous busters
| and h9n0in0 Out thoir honrnro nj
brown linen OH the outer wall of thu
| gilded balconies. The frank, fearless
economies of this people take my heart
Half our extravaganza is miserable
cowardice. Notwithstanding all thu
drawbacks of foreign ways and for
eign tongue, we have enjoyed the few
French plays we have seen exceedingly
It is the most delightful and perhap.
the best way of taking lessons in thu
language.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

and it would be necessary to adjourn
the school for week at u time to let
him sober up, when he would send
word around through the, \ neighbor.
hood, designating the day when school
would take up again. During study
hours, no two boys could be out at the
same time. This rule, which was
never to be violated, however pressing
the necessity, was enforced in this
way: The door to the, school-house
was kept closed by a large wooden pin,
which flied into an auger hole bored OBJ
liquely into one of the logs, against
which the door closed When one of
the scholars passed out he had to take
the pin with him or her, and until the
same was returned to its proper place
no one else could think of crossing the
Threshold of that institution. 50
In those days the textbooks were
not changed every term. but were
handed down from one child to an
other, until they had served for all the
little ones of a family. Then there was
not a public school at every crOss.road,
where an education could be obtained
without money and without price but
WV AtsA " pdy VlllClOl Stll(l ill OGucI cXs
penses-w0rk on the farm in summer
and go to school in the winter when
there was no farm work to he done.
Can our modern school system produce
better scholars and more able men
than those. turned out of just such
schools as have here described!
:. For several years I was scholar of
the aforesaid Haley, and finally mas.
tered enough of the arts and sciences
to he promoted to the writing class and
transferred to seat at the window.
My cup of happiness was full when
began to make my "pot hooks and
hangers.
Of all the children who went to that
school, how few there are left! Nearly
all passed away before they grew up t.
mature man and womanhood. In fact
l cannot recall a single one at this time
whose head is above the sod.' a good
and merciful God has spared me only
not certainly for what have done in
His cause, but possibly for what l am
to do.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06


At one time it was thought that all
those who married OH Tuesdays and
Thursdays would be happy. Among
the Romans 10 marriage was cele-
brated without an augury being first
consulted.
In the middle ages it was considered
an ill.omen if the bridal-party, in going
to the church, met IL monk, priest,
hare, dog, cat, lizard or serpent; while
all would go we'll if q wolf, spider or
toad were encountered.
1t is lucky if the initials of a we'd
ded couple spell 4 word.
In the south of England it is said to
be unlucky for a bride to look in the
|glass after she is completely dressed
before she goes to the church, so a
glove or some other article is put on
after the last look has been taken at
the mirror. Gray horses at a wedding
are lucky. It is supposed to be un'
lucky if wife does not weep on her
wedding day. In Scotland it is consid.
cred an unhappy omen if couple are
disappointed in getting married on the
day first fixed for the purpose.
In the Isle of Man it is believed that
! it insures good luck to carry salt in the
pocket when going to be married. In
Hull it is considered unlucky to go in
at one door and 60 out at another when
a person gets married.
| Whoever goes to sleep first on the
wedding night will die first.
If there is an odd number of guests
at wedding, one is sure to die within
the succeeding twelve months.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06


Dildine's Self-ActinE Trap. Catches game
alive Many remain in the trap before being remov
g. seacting always ready and the best trap for Mice
the world ever produced. Send 81 90 and get small
trap, postage paid. and be convinced is the trap OF all
out the Rat and Mouse size U. s. Pat. 1874: Canal,
Pat. 1875 For trans rights Agency. &c. address the
County PENNSYLVANIA.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

20 When writing. % Advertiser,
Please soy yen saw the advertisement
In this paper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

The great Boston One price clothing
Store, Minneapolis, are receiving the largest
stock of clothing ever seen in the State.
Give them a try
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

public, than that he should employ
Cartouche's baud to wreck his ven
geance on the poet who had sheldSshim
up. to ridicule and shame. To be sure,
VerGier was not the one who had writ.
ten the verses in question, but the Car.
tOuchians could hardly he assumed to
he familiar with such gentry as starv'
ing poets, and in their zeal to execute
their master s orders had mistaken the
man. Stories such, as this circulating
through Paris caused. the Regent to
bestir himself, and the authorities
loudly demanded Cartouche but, of
course, it was much easier to ask for
him than to get him. m ~ @Egg :
Another murder now occurred to add
to the public agitation. Cartouche and
his band were carousing at salon,
when they got into an alteration with
some workmen at an adjoining table.
\ row ensued; swords and pistols were
freely used. The police rushed in. and
one of them fell dead from shot fired,
it was declared, by q female Cartouch-
ian named Manon-de.Roy. 1t is at
least certain that this distinguished
lady always carried arms, and. equally
50 that when, some time. afterward,
she was arrested, She Aintrenched her.
self behind her bed and for half an
hour kept the whole posse of police ut
bay. The murders of, Vergier- and
Mondelot brought the name of Car
touche prominently before the public.
Henceforward every audacious crime
was laid to his charge. Desperate at
tempts were made to capture the for
midable thief, but his dexterity and
skillfulness in changing his costume
stood him good friends. The loose,
half-fitting cloak, blue on one side, red
on the other, and capable of being re-
versed in a moment of time, owns him
for godfather. The police would be
in hot persuit of man in red who fled
like deer around a corner. When
the persuers followed on his track he
had disappeared, but they encounter
ed Il sedate individual in blue strolling
toward them, who had seen the afore-
said man in red dart into a neighboring
house or disappear down some other
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

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The Arizona sentinel., 1876-03-04
Wanted a Little Help.

One day last week as citizen Was passing up Twelfth street a wild eyed-WOman jumped out of a front door, halted him and eX. citedly said: Come in here-come..in for just minutew
 Whats the matter?" he asked in reply, observing that her face was badly scratched, her clothing torn, and that her nose had been roughly knocked about.
 'COme income in!" she.Whis- pered.
 You've been fighting,' he said, as he backed off.
 At that moment a burly big man sopened the door and called out:
 Come in here, you old she fiend!"
 Come in and .help me3:pound himw urged the woman.
 "Why, he could eat me up in a minuteni' replied the citizen. ''i'm no lighter, and l want no trouble"
 ''I can almost lick him alone," she continued, as she followed him along the walk. "If l had some one to hold his legs when 1 get him by the throat 1 could choke the grit all out of him in two minutes! Come On-cOme in and act like Christian and. give q poor woman d lift"
 The citizen wouldn't stop and after following him nearly block the woman turned back, saying:
 "lf can get in 8 good snifter on his nose 1 can lick him alone" -DetrOit5F Free P'eS;.
The Arizona sentinel., 1876-03-04
A Wise'Rird.

ssssA family near Boston is happy in the possession of a parrot of more than ordinary intelligence, and one whose talking powers are the wonder of the neighborhood. In an evil day, however, the bird was taught by some naughty boys to swear like trooper, and with 3 perversity wonderfully human, and, withal, strangely savoring of original sin, the teathered bip- ed soon seemed to find pleasure in nothing so much as a sounding oath. Mild correctionary mea- sures proving unavailing, the of- fender was at last regularly soused in a pail of cold water after each burst of profanity, and then placed on the stOve-hearth before the fire to dry. During a recent rain storm some small chickens be- longing to the same family got very wet and thoroughly chilled, and were placed on a perch before the fire to be warmed into full ac. tivity again. It so happened that the parrot had just been treated to an involuntary bath himself, and he at once knowingly cooked his head on one side and survey. ed the new corners for moment Tn silence. Then, as if all was plain for him, he hit3hed little away from his dripping compan- ions, and exclaimed in an oracuIar tone, Little d-d fools, been swearing !"
The Arizona sentinel., 1876-03-04
YUMA A. T.. SATURDAY, MARCH 4 1876.
Forty Years Ago.

How wondrous are changes Jim,
 Since forty years ago, When gals wore wOOlen dresses, Jim: And boys wore pants of tow; When shoes were made of calfskin
 And socks of hOme-spun wool, And children did half days work
 Before the hour of school. The girls took music lessons, Jim.
 Upon the spinning wheel, And practiced late and early, Jim,
 On spindle swift and reel; The boys would ride bareback to mill. A dozen miles or SD, And hurry off before twas day,
 Some forty years ago. The people rode to meeting, Jim, In sleds instead of sleighs, And wagons rode as easy, Jim,
 As buggies now days; And oxen answered we'll for teams, Though now they'd be too slow, For people lived not half so fast
 Some forty years ago. O we'll do remember, Jim,
 The Wilson's patent stove, That father bought and pald for, Jim, In cloth our gals had wove. And how the nelghbors wondered When we got the thing to go; They say 'twOuld bust and kill us all, Some forty years ago. Yes; everything is different, Jim. From what it used to was, For men are always tampering. Jim. With Gods great ,noral laws, Bnt what on earth are we coming to- Doos anybody know? II For everything has changed 80 much Since forty years ago.
The Arizona sentinel., 1876-03-04

One of the most wonderful trans. formations ever recorded took place on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. a few days since. Two freight trains collided. and after the collision it was found that the shock had changed several barrels of "mess pork" into good, ner- chantable whiskey,. the marks on the barrels remaining entirely un- affected. The matter is under going investigation at the hands Of experts; but the prevailing lm- pression is that the change is due to the fact that the pork was corn fed,