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The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09
Beverly Nash, Hayes Elector In South
Carolina.

The negro Hayes elector, Beverly Nash,
Of South Carolina. who testified before q
Congressional committee that he was offered
q brfDe by Col. Childs, OF Columbia, 70 cast
bis vote for Tilden, was formerly slave Of
the late w. G. Preston, and afterward .
bootblack in Columbia hotel. He has been
one Of the most prominent political leaders
Of his race, has served as q State Senator
during most, II not the whole, Of the time
since reconstruction, and, Of course, has
been mixed up in the disreputable transact
tions by which the course Of legislation IN
South Carolina has chiefly been distinguish
ed Of late years. He Is fluent speaker,
and has . faculty Of using funny stories and
anecdotes In bis speeches In . way TO carry
his dusky auditors by storm. Like the most
OF bis white confederates, ne has been grow
ing rich a. the people for whom he has been
legisiating have been sinking into poverty,
and any statements that he may have made
in relation TO having refused bribe should
be received with caution. Col. Childs,
whom he accuses of having tempted him,
possesses, on the contrary, high character
for integrity, and as he has made oath that
Nash's charges are false, It will probably
require something more than the unsup-
ported assertions Of the latter TO make any
body believe his story.-Neu York Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09
Lament sf the Later Logan.

81 appeal to any white man to say II he
ever entered Logan's cabin hungry and he
gave him not advice; II ever he came we'll
backed and he gave him not office! Dur
ing the course Of the last long and bloody
debate on the compromise bill Logan re-
mained idle In his cabin candidate for re-
election. Such was my love for some kinds
of white men that my countrymen pointed
~ they passed and said, Logan Is the
friend Of Norton had ever thought to
have staid for you In the Great Council but
for the injuries Of my enemies. Their tom
ahawks drank the blood Of my friends in
the balloting. This called upon me for re-
venge. have sought II. 4 have killed
some Of my party. have glutted my ven-
geance. But what remains to Logans 7
Where the eagle feathers in his scalp-locki I
where the scalps ut his girdles Silent Is his
whoop in the Great Council chamber at
Washington. Who is there TO mourn for
Logani Not one e.''-St. Louis Republic
cIn.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

The Honolulu Gazette says: One Of
the Hawaiian sailors on the whale-ship
Rainbow, a boatsteerer, who had just
returned from q cruise to the Arctic,
met with a remarkable accident during
his absence. One day while out in his
boat after whale, the gun in the hands
Of one of the crew, who was to shoot
the whale as soon as harpooned, was
accidentally discharged, and the bomb
lance with which il was loaded struck
him on the back Of the neck, Just graz
ing the spinal column, passing between
the carotid artery and the trachea. and
making its exit through the middle Of
the inferior maxillary bone, which was
badly fractured. Strange TO say, this
rough treatment did not prove fatal,
but the wounds rapidly healed, and the
man Is now wholly recovered. His
name Is Kalauku, alias Harry Smith.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

--Adonis: Miss Jones, do you think
Brown 50 awfully uglyp Miss J.: UglyP
No, indeed! Why, we all think him ex-
tremely nice looking! Adonis: Well, !
was talking to him on the stair just
now, and a lady passed, and ! heard
her say, "That's the ugliest man ! ever
saw!" and there was nobody there'but
him and me!
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

40" Remember whom you are talking
to, sir" said an indignant parent to .
facetious boy. 81 am your father. "
Well, who's TO blame for thatP" said
the young impertinence, 'taint me. "
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

Foreign NOtes.
The Prince of Wales received near
" half million dollars in presents
while in India, and yet he keeps owing
those several bills in London.
The King Of Sweden and Don AL
phonso are the only sovereigns in Eu-
rope who are Of French descent.
Nearly all the others are II German
origin.
Mime. Offenbach detests music !;
Nine. Verdi never goes to the opera !;
Nine. Gounod is devout member Of
the church, and thinks her husband did
very wrong TO compose any thing for
the stage.
A married woman in Rome, whose
name is only limited at by the initials
G. L.. has c)me forward and claimed
part Of the property of the late Cardi-
nal Antonelli on the ground Of being .
relative of the dead Prelate.
1t Is said that the railway officials
in England are annoyed at the bad ex-
ample Of the Marquis Of Waterford in
riding third-class. They tried to break
him Of the habit by giving sweep
seat beside him, but he simply bought
a first-class ticket for the sweep, and
returned TO his former seat.
1t is said that Earl Dudley, of Eng
land, who is 60 years old, has offered
10 bet $4,000 TO S25 that the son Of
Napoleon iii. will be officially pro-
claimed Emperor OF France during the
Earl's lifetime, and that the odds were
ut once accepted by the Prince Of Wales
and by three other persons.
When King Theodore, Of Abys-
sinia, committed suicide, the English
officers found and brought away a little
boy, the son and heir Of the dead King.
The lad has been educated in England !;
In fact, the Queen has in manner
adopted him. The Prince Of Abyssinia
Is now at Rugby, visits the royal house,
hold during his holidays, and is studi-
Gus, but not smart.
There is very fine whistling in the
Temple Church on Sundays, says the
London World. A legal gentleman,
known for his tuneful pipe all over
England, "obligesv regularly, by way
Of accompaniment to the choir. The
effect i said to be very sweet and pleas
ing. II would be good thing to give
some formal sanction TO this practice in
the next revision Of the Praycr-book.
Then shall be said, or sung, or whis-
tled," etc.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

joined churches. Seven hundred are
members Of Christian societies and are
studying Christian doctrines. Nearly
LOCO regularly attend Sunday-schools.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman Il at present
engaged in movement TO collect mon
ey In this country TO be presented to
the Pope on the iiftieth anniversary Of
his entrance To the priesthood.
The first Presbyterian Church or
ganized inOregon was in 1916, with q
handful of members. Now they have
many churches, numbering 2,c43 mem
bers, ,1SS Of whom are Indians. The
four members who composed the first
church are still living and still men,
bers Of the original church.
The United Presbyterians are tax
ing great care to preserve the Centen-
nial historical discourses delivered by
the pastors last year. Each discourse
is the record Of . local church from the
time Of its origin. The histories of all
the congregations in each Presbytery
will be bound together, with q history
of the Presbytery added, and deposited
with the Secretary Of the Historical So
ciety.
President Robinson, Of Brown Uni
versity, says that we can better afford
TO have a wooden head over college
than we can over primary school.
" Men," he adds, Ego to college and
utterly break down because their early
education was not properly attended TO-,
and it seems to me that the one grand
error in our education is the seken
idea about elementary training Make
the studies interesting to the pupils.
There Is certain amount of good to
be obtained from object teaching, but
there has also been great deal Of nom
sense getting about in relation to it..
We should not depend too much on
object teaching, for the reason that all
knowledge is not obtained by percep-
tion, and large proportion of our
ideas are abstract idess, which must be
communicated by the teacher in another
way"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

A young man at Lockport, Pa, IA
tally shot himself, the other night,
while dreaming he was fighting burg
lars.
--R. p. Mills, aged 21 years, stu
dent at Tabor College, Council Bluffs,
Iowa, committed suicide by hanging
himself. Unrequited love is supposed
TO have been the cause Of the act.
The wife of Judge Maynard, of
Minnesota, who was visiting with her
son-in-law in the village of Hillsdale,
Mich, was burned to death by her
clothing having accidentally caught fire
from a stove.
james Smith, Of Cascade, Dubuque
County, Iowa, while in the act of tax
ing down shotgun from rack where
il was hanging, accidentally discharged
it, the load taking effect in his wife's
shoulder, who was sitting near by, in
flictisg dangerous wound.
Allen Poe and family, living at
Roundhcad, Portage County, O., went
to church, leaving daughter, aged 10,
in charge Of the house. BY some acci-
dent, her clothes caught fire, and it is
supposed she jumped into bed to extin-
guish the flames. The bed was entire
" consumed and the fire was getting
under strong headway, when she was
discovered, and it was extinguished.
Miss Poe was found lying on the floor,
burned TO crisp. She was subject to
fits.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09
What One or Tait's Marshals Did for
the Cause Of Hayes and Wheeler.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.--United States
Marshal Pitkin, OF New Orleans, was be-
fore Morrison's committee, In secret ses.
sion, yesterday. He testified that he had
nothing to do with the election except In an
official capacity, but finally admitted that
he summoned great many witnesses after
the election TO testify, and paid them out Of
what is called the court fund. He also tcs-
titled that be had appointed $50 Deputy
Marshals in the city Of New Orleans, and
paid them out OF a fund for which he made
requisition upon the Department OF JUS
ticc. He admitted that he sent dispatch
10 the Chicago Inter- Ocean on rumor that
he had heard 70 the effect that ballot box
In Madison Parish had been taken out Of
the court by the Democrats and destroyed,
although the rumor had not the
slightest foundation. He also admitted
that he sent a dispatch 70 the New York
Herald 10 the effect that he did not believe
there were 200 colored men In Louisiana
who were Democrats. The dispatches
which appeared in the Inter- Ocean and the
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

The kindergarten system has been
introduced in the Government schools
for girls in China.
The names Of 1872 young women
have been entered as students Of the
Faculty Of Medicine at st. Petersburg.
Professor Swings society, in Chi
ccago, paid him $1,000 and paid g, 900
Tor the theater last year, and gave I, 900
iree seats. and has 81, 900 left as nest
egg for building fund.
OF the 10000 Chinese in San Fran
cisco, about 150 attend the evening
mission schools. Three hundred have
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14
Prohibition ~ Maine

A recent letter from Hen. Neal Dow
written to gentleman at Chicago gives
an account Of The present situation in
Maine as regards the operation of the
pcohibitory law. Maine was the pioneer
in this kind Of legislation, and from the
comparatively homogeneous character Of
its population, such legislation Jared bet.
ter there than elsewhere. 1t is popular
with the people Of al parties, and neither
Republicans nor Democrats dare oppose
It.
Mr. Dow says that the effect of the law
in Maine has been to drive out all but the
lowest and most reckless Of those engaged
il the liquor trade, that class who arc vii.
ling to run the risk Of the penalty for Il
violation Of any criminal law In all the
smaller towns, villages and rural districts,
grog shops are entirely unknown. In large
towns the traffic is carried on to Il limited
extent, AS other crimes are committed in
secret and by stealth.
One reason why the selling was contin.
ucd ut all is the fact that the penalties were
not sufficient to restrain bad men as they
cared not for the Imprisonment when it
overlook then, and made more than enough
money to pay their fines. But at the re-
cent session Of tie legislature a law was
passed without a dissenting vote, greatly
increasing the penalties, and making it
imperative upon the law officers to prose-
cute all cases OF violation. The new law
forblds the manufacture of Intoxicating
liquor under the penalty Of one thousand
dollars and three months in Jail for every
day Of manufac lure, and the same for
selling. Liquor kept for sale may beseiz-
cd by any officer wherever it may he seen
and suspected places may be searched,a and
when found the liquor may be destoyed,
and the persons keeping them shall be
fined one hundred dollars and imprisoned
for two months. There were two Irish
brewcrlcs and one disti|ery in the State.
They arc all closed now, since the new
law went into effect, and the secret dram.
shops have broken up their trade. Pro-
hibition does prohibit!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14
NOT VERY DISASTROUS

If we do not misinterpret the expression
made at the polls last Tuesday, its effect
will not be seriously detrimental either
to the character or the business of the
State. 1t is of course impossible that the
late adverse vote should explain itself
In an emphatic negative of the PROPOSE
ton but the contcmporancous declaration
of the voters must he accepted as dcfini-
ton of their purposes. Believing the law
prescribing the terms, manner and other
details of the proposed settlement to be
radically defective the people had no al
tentative, but that Of apparent reputation;
and although 1t puts them in a false light
before the world, they prepared to thus
appear temporarily rather than to adopt
what they considercd-not in its terms
but in its details, very Objectionable
plan of adjustment. 1t should therefore
be understood plainly, that in this section
of the State: al least, there is an abiding
sense. of obligation to pay those bonds.
If the world is made TO know this, she
will suspend judgement in our case I'M
I'll after we shall have put ourselves. upon
th, record again. ..-..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14
a Word About Farming.

An exchange calls attention 10 the feet
that III these hard times, when all the
trades and professions are full to overflow.
ing and thousands Of men are casting
about for the means Of livelihood there
is one pursuit, that Of farming, which offers
the same advantages it always has done
and which cannot be oycrdonc. This is
a wise suggestion and cannot he too often
repeated. Agriculture lies at the very
bases OF the whole national wealth and
prosperity. All that VIC have it may he
said without exaggcration, comes from
The ground. The farmer if he be an in
tcliScnt and industrious one, is sure not
only of a good living but Of competency.
The country may seem tame compared
with the splcndors of the city, but it must
not be forgotten that the city Is but the
outllowcriny Of tho country. The manea
for deserving the pursuit Of agriculture
which has prevailed for the last ten years,
probably originated to Il great extent in
Il false notion rs to the ease and elegance
Of town and city life. That idea is an
exceedingly erroneous one. However
clean and comfortable the city's stores
and Offices may appear to the dcnizcns of
the country, lie must not suppose that
there is no hard and weary work done
there No farmer tolls as the successful
merchant and professional man tolls the
whole year round. There is absolutely no
rest for him. The farmer works hard in
the summer but has great deal Of tim G
for rest and rccreatian during tho long
winter months Nor does he have the
IVORY and care {more destructive than the
hardest physical labor) which is almost
so universal with the dwcller in towns and
cities. II the farmer lacks some Of the
luxury Of the city he has great compen-
Sal:ous lor them. He has sure safe
business which is certain to bring HIM IN
honorable living, and in time compe.
tency, if he is cnterprising and industri-
Gus. His business, il Ire takes the proper
care Of himself, is promotive to health
and long life; whereas the trades and pro-
.eas,An are strcwcd thick all the way with
with the wrecks of men who have fallen
early in 4 struggle which was greater than
he could bear. There is no trade or pro-
ttssion to day: iu this country that holds
out such inducements to honest industry
as the soils and The Mail urges as i: has
frequently urged heretofore, that men who
are out Of employment or about to change
their calling or to cmbarkc in one, con.
slider well advantages which lie in the d.
rcction Of the Intelligent cultivation of
the soil
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14

pay the highest market price for wheat,
and I sell all
KINDS OF IU AxBER
ut prices and on terms to meet the wishes Of
my customers.
T w r n T Y Y T. A r S
residence here has given me familiarity with
the people, and q knowledge Of their wants,
and will endcavor to meet all their just ex-
pectations. Give NE a Call.
Office and Yard at the Depot.
olwnsdalc, May I, 1876.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14
CHICAGO G. NORTHWESTERN
Rail WAY.


Passengers for CHIC GO, Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Pittsburg
Cincinnati. Rochester, lbany. Toronto,
Montreal, Quebec, Portland; Boston. New
York, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington,
St. Louis, Cairo, San Francisco, Sacramento,
Ogden, Salt Lake City, Denver, Council
Bluffs, Sioux City, St. Paul, Marquette Esca-
naba, Mcnasha, Madison, Cheyenne. Omaha,
Yankton, " mona, Duluth, Green Bay, Mil
waukae, and all points Northwest, south and
east, should buy their tickets via CHICAGO
and the
Gil logo & NORTHWESTERN R lLWAY
Close connections are made at Chica so
with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
Michigan Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pitts
burg Fort Wayne and Chicago Kankakec Line
and Pan Handle Routes, for all points south.
Close connections are also made with the
Union Pacific Railroad at Omaha for all far
west points.
Close connections arc made at junction
points with trains Of all cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These cclnhrntcd oo~o oil nigh
trains on all the lines Of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these cars
between Chicago and St. Paul, or milwaukee.
r t Omaha our sleepers connect with the
ycrland slccpcrs on the Union Pacific Rail-
DAD, for all points west Of tho Missouri
River. mong the
Inducements offered by this Route,
to the travelling public arc all the modern
improvements, steel rail, parlor and drawing
room day coaches, Westinghouse Safety Air
Brakes, safety coupling platforms, speed,
safety, and absolute comfort.
RUNNING THROUGH FIVE
GREAT STATES,
and operating over 1900 miles of road, this
company presents to the traveller facilities
that arc not and cannot he offered by any
competitor.
II ticket agents can sell you tickets via
this route.
If you wish the best travelling accomada-
tons, you will buy your tickets by this route,
and will take no other.
MARVIN HUGHlTT, W. H. STENNETT,
Gcnl Sup't. Gent Passenger gent
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14

Palace sleeping cars, owned and operated
by this line, accompany all night trains.
CONNECTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
At Burlington, with Toledo, Peoria e. War
se,> ny Cor Peoria, In dianapols. Lafayette.
and Cincinnati; with Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy r. r. for Chicago, Keokuk, Quincy &
St. Louis West to Ottumwa and all points in
Kansas and Nebraska, and with Burlington &
Southwestern R'y, for Pennington, bloom
At Columbus Junction, with Chicago &
South Western Railroad for Washington and
Lcavenworth.
At Nichols, with Muscatine Div. B., C. r..
& NJ. for Muscatine.
At West Liberty, with Chicago, Rock Is
land Pacific Railroad, for Iowa City, Dcs-
Mones and Davenport.
At Cedar Rapids, with Milwaukee Division
B., G. r. & NJ, for Independence, West
Union, Postyille and MEG rcgor; with Chicago
& North Western Railway for Omaha, Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Chicago, and with Dubuque &
Southwestern Railway for Dubuque.
At Vinton with Pacific Division of B. G
R. & N. R'y for Traer.
At Waterloo and Cedar Falls, with Illinois
Central Railroad for Independence, Dubuque,
Fort Dodge and Sioux City.
At Shell Rock with Stage for Wavcrly.
at Nora Junction, with Milwaukee & St..
Paul Railway, for Mason City and Charles
City.
At Plymouth, with Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway, for all points in Minnesota.
At St. Paul, for all points on Northern Pa
ifc Railway; the great Lake Superior re;
ion, and all points North and Northwest.
L. +. WINSLOW, Gcn'l Manager.
CO.. IVES, GcnI Pass. & Ticket Agent,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14
WORKING Oxen for Sale!

have two Yoke of good Working Cattle
for sale. They are in condition for use, and
will be sold low and on satisfactory terms.
Enquire at my farm two miles south of Austin.
April 4, 1877. @.-s.t
rf G. W. CLOUGH.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-06-14
TOHN e. ROBINSON.

TOHN E. ROBINSON,
q. LANSING, MINI.
Attorney at Law, Notary Public, and Jus
tice of the Peace. Will attend promptly to
business entrusted to his care. Collections
made speciality. Lansing Mower County
Minnesota.
, 1877-06-07
OHIO GREENBAOKER9.

1neS Rnllh Platform And Nona1hata a
State Ticket,
CotuHare, O.. juno 0.-Tho State Grccnbart
ptcstnt. "e
The platform sdoptcd dertAres that, tb,nnuhout
the entfe countfy IaGof, that creator Of al woaIh
y" either unemployed or denied It's lust reward.
hc@ ~ a%sttfs arc .Gd that hi.
snanasctncnt Of The national nnanear, and tIsI A.
neilher The Republican nor DEMOCRATIC natty nro. o.
paae any plan OF relief tho Convention dcofns II
Nsnc e ,eantm ue pt!ncles of Tho National In.
Carry, "fr1's" e0opo' Ana
The rc*olnttonr demand tho unconditional ~.
Fs1! o. the specie atctn.urtlon Act Of IAN, il.
iRza.toa; declare .hat tis The pftfosstye pf ths
reneFn' Government only 10 supply currency. and
Se sa1 t9SS1ess ~ %hs:aet paper e!a seud
srnsnt ae feeeiTabc ior iii Hs H. Saea n sho .n Sv
lesa:tsnaet n The payment Of Ill dehss I'd ao con.
st. VII aavr4 tbe beat circulating. me- dun a1er
aiseoteFc!; declare IN fayur Of aholshinr Iii
q efafi ,es Of .;ss. 1;..se tasst ne
: 1ega':tender for The payment ~ al
eotn bonds by oppu:e tic Issue 81 bonds for tha
ts1sn f IT fTss pelen fos solnase farof tic
II ihe a ta1inx h.en taa,. S,ass' noad
duty Of tue t'osntnteMt 10 tc,ter md smo
het o. tc re.oaEces Of lie Eoantry,
and tie reneis W srafe fy ~ Et,1sy ~, employed
!Mo 1ot!oE1n1 uckrt was Nominated: Fur f;oy.
Ssnor, Stephen Johhson. Of Miami: JIeut,nhnt.
1o1sfoG nsrr Gmt Sohn fuws of coan,bIna; Treas
Jades. samuel <. Adsm.. OF CHyah.ga, ci1rk nS
tae supreme cpurt, Charles nonsat, Of Eotnr,.
1,sna; Attotney' 0enrral, MAnshall o. Wagner, Of
!ac95 Rthlctt. Of Crawford, schoot r9n,rataa]nncr
j. T. Logan. OF Aahnnihy,