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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
COnundrulns.

am a WORD OF three SyllaDleS. My
first expresses company; my second
renounces company; my third calls a
company together; my whole enter.
tains a company. What is it? Co.
nun'drum.
What is the difference between astu.
dent of history seeking the prize and
an Arab! One gets up the dates to
carry Off the palm; the other gets up
the palm to carry off the dates.
What is the difference between an
idea and notion! One is a conception
of the mind; the other is a vast ex-
panse of water ian ocean.)
What is the difference between the
Prince of Wales and a jet Of water?
One is heir to the throne; the other is
thrown to the air.
Why is the first chicken in a brood
like the foremost of a ship! Because
It comes just before the main hatch.
When does 6ve.franc piece lose all
its value! When compared with dol
lar it is worthless.
Why is beefsteak like locomotive
on long journey? It is not of much
account without it's tender.
What is it which, the more it is cut
the longer i. grows! A ditch.
Why is a hen supposed to be immor.
tai! Because her sun (son) never sets.
What does a Captain do at sea when
he gets out of fresh eggs! He lays to.
What is it which, il you take away
all its letters, remains the same! A
postman. -.
Why is o the best letter in the al.
phabet! 1t is oftcnest engaged in do.
ing good.
Which is the oldest fellow, the one
who asks question, or the one who
answers! The one who asks, because
he is the querist.
Why are chickens supposed to have
no future state! Because they have
their necks twirl'd next world) in
this.
Public opinion is big thing. When
a person falls dewn he always looks
to see if any one observed him before
he examines whether he is hurt.
What is that which, though always
invisible, is never out of sight! The
letterI.
What is it which by losing an eye
has nothing but nose left! A noise.
What is the only pain of which ev.
cry one makes light! A window pane.
When Apollo dipped the god Pan in.
to the sea, what did he come out! A
dripping.pan. IT,
Why is a man looking for the phil.
osopher's stone like Neptune! Because
he Is seeking (sea.king) what never
was.
What is tho difference between
Noah's ark and an Archbishop! One
was high ark and the other is a bier.
arch (higher ark.
Why is paper money more valuable
than gold! When you put it In your
pocket you double it, and when you
take it out you find it still increases.
Why are washerwomen unreason.
able! They expect to have soft water
when it rains hard.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
majority of people whose business is

majority of people whose business is
affected by the appointment, or In case
of contest for the Office, then I shall
not hesitate to step aside and select
the person who, in my judgment, will
give satisfaction to tho business inter.
ests Of the community. While shall
always be glad to receive the advice
of Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress, touching matters Of this kind,
yet shall not consider myself a. in
any way bound to act upon it. My
desire is to do the greatest good to the
greatest number, and to this end
shall always be glad to have your co.
operation. livery much regret I did
not see you. and shall be glad to do so
ct any time."
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Total ...... go. SO, 1884 3lt,936.5
Balance in treasury Jan. /, 1877, $685..
HOW cLARK's Co. n. T." SPOOL COTTON ORIGIN
ATRD

HOW cLARK's 80. n. T." SPOOL COTTON ORIGIN
ATRD
Until within . few years, the great difficulty
to be overcome in the introduction of sewing
machines, was the objections made by manu-.
cturerS and operators to tho then popular
threads. The complaints Were 80 loud and
we'll founded that the sale of sewing machines
was greatly impeded on account of the impos-
siblity of Obtaining thread adapted to their
use. Mr.. George A. Clark, approaching the
dificulty. introduced into the American mar
ket the now famous Clark's 20. N. T." Spool
Cotton, oil numbers being six cord, from to
lOO, which met the demand, did away with all
complaints, and long since established its re.
putati0n a. The best thread in use for sewing
machines or hand sewing. To Mr.. George A,
Clark belongs the credit Of being the drst to
supply those fine qualities of Six Cord Spool
Cotton with which his name Is associated.
The thread is used and recommended BY the
agents of the Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, Gro
vrr & Baker, Domestic, Howe, Florence,
Weed, Wilson, Blees, Remington, Secora
Home, Lathrop, and other sewing machine
companies The superior quality Of Clark
20. N. r." Spool Cotton soon secured for it an
immense sale, but with the great popularity
IT the goods came also couuterfeits, which
made it necessary for the manufacturers to
adopt . trade mark for their own and the
public's protection, and now upon every
genuine spool Of their thread il the follow.
5g:
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Anecd0te Of a Painter.
From the Pail Mall Gazette,

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
If any ambitious young artist would
like to eclipse the fame of the late Sir
Edwin Landseer. he would do well to
ponder an anecdote related in some
memoirs lately published, or about to
be published, of which the celebrated
Martin, the ''dompteur," is the hero.
It is said that Martin, while he was
staying at Client, in 1925, noticed
ameng the most constant attendants at
his menagerie young man who, by
reason of the drawing materials he
brought with him and freely employed,
stood confessed an artist. Martin
yearned toward him, and the two be
came as thick as thieves. One day the
enthusiastic artist, while taking the
portrait of noble lion, called Nero,
complained bitterly that the bars of
the cage were in the way. ''Don't let
that be any obstacle" said the ''domh
teur" sympathizingly 'if you will
come with me into Nero's apartment
and allow me to introduce you, can
answer for it that he will show how
flattered he is by visit from so excel.
lent an artist, and will give you every
facility for handing down his features
to posterity.' The artist, strange to
say, jumped at the offer, and Martin,
who was not the man to lose an oppor.
tunity of advertising himself, sent
word to the Duke of Saxe-W elmer,
Governor of Client, and to other nota.
bilities. that he would on a given day
60 into Nero's cage and take un anna.
teur stranger with him. The Duke
did not fail to put in an appearance !;
the plucky pair walked into the cage,
and Nero was at first inclined to be
what is called nasty. But, treasured
by his masters voice, the lion went
and laid down in corner, and the
painter, sitting down opposite, coolly
proceeded t0-cut his pencil. Having
performed this little preliminary to his
satisfaction, he executed sketch OF
Nero, which was pronounced to be very
life like. The ''dompteur'' and the
painter then took polite leave of the
lion, and the Duke having complimented
the artist on the pluck as we'll as tai
emit displayed would fain have pur.
chased the sketch. But it was no more
to be had for money than the water
which David's mighty men drew from
the well Of Bethlehem was to be treat
ed like common drinking water, and
the artist kept it himself as the con.
verse of Demento mort. His name
was Verboeckhoven, afterward famous
as q Belgian animal painter. How
much Of his success he owed to his
daring feat there is no telling, but it
very likely gave him the start which
talent requires, and yet one would
hardly like to whisper to the young as.
pirant Of to-day, go thou and do
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
Distribution Of Animals by Swimming.

Very few mammals can swim over
any considerable extent at sea, al
though many can swim we'll for short
distances. The jaguar can traverse
the widest streams in South America,
and the bear and bison cross the Mis-
sissippi, and there can be no doubt that
they could swim over equal widths IF
salt water, and. If accidentally carried
out to sea, might sometimes succeed
in reaching islands many miles dis
tant. Contrary to the common notion,
pigs can swim remarkably well. Sir
Charles Lyell tells US, in his "Princi.
pies of Geology that during the
floods in Scotland in 1929 some pigs,
only six months old, that were carried
out to sea swan five miles and got on
shore again. He also states, on the au-
thorlty of the late Edward Forbes, that
a pig jumped overheard to escape from
terrier, in the Grecian Archipelago,
and swan safely to shore. many miles
distant. These facts render it prob
able that wild pigs, from their greater
strength and activity. might, under
favorable circumstances, cross arms of
the sea twenty or thirty miles wide !;
and there are facts in the distribution
of this tribe of animals which seem to
indicate that they have sometimes
done SO. Deer take boldly to the water
and car swim considerable distances !;
but we have no evidence to show how
long they could live at sea OF how
many miles they could traverse. SPUR.
rels, rats and Jennings often migrate
from northern countries in bands of
thousands and hundreds of thousands,
and pass over livers, lakes, and even
arms of the sea, but they generally
perish in the salt water. Admitting,
however, the powers of most nam.
mails to swim considerable distances,
we have no reason to believe that any
of them could traverse, without help,
straits of upward Of twenty miles in
width, while, in most cases, a channel
of half that distance would prove an
effectual barrier
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22

There are somo delicate impulses
that good woman cannot resist. She
cannot help putting three hair pins
and . spare shoe.lace into the first
shaving mug she sees. Women are
better than men in this respect.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22

There IL thirty.thousand d0llar
tomb in Greenwood. A stone.mason
made it. In the outskirts pauper
lies under q rose.bush. God made It.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
Notes for Ladies.

Gray cloth dolmas will be the fash.
ionable wrap for spring.
White bOnnets, either of felt or
plush, are among the latest imp0rta.
tiOlls.
The CloisOnne enamel so sought after
in articles of virtu, is now used for
jewelry.
The new Princess dresses are made
with square trains and entirely with.
out drapery.
The newest percales are in India de.
signs and dark colors, like those seen
in cashmere shawls.
Glasses are now made of frosted
glass, in antique forms and patterns,
the monogram being in color.
Bangle.rings, made of five or six
narrow gold rings held together by
one long clasp, are the novelty for tin
ger rings. .-....:
Lace scarfs are used as strings for
opera hats, attached in such manner
as to form a cape at the back of the
bonnet. ...
Honey.combed toweling is made up in
handsome quilts by being worked in
diamond patterns Of floral designs in
pink, blue or amber woods.
Unbleached muslin is the latest nov.
city for bedroom window curtains.
instead of chintz or cretone. It 10
trimmed with Turkey-red cotton or
blue, or yellow. =.
The New York Graphic inters that
when some Rhode Island men want to
indulge in q good, hearty laugh, say
from ear to ear, they have to step out
side the State. 80. -
hlss
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
tilszs ID \. T. SPOOL COTTON,

How, and Where it il Nade-The
Clark Thread Company-Largest
Works In the New World
Acres Of SPLENDID Build
ings-Forests Of Won
derful Machinery.
The Process Of Manufacture.
Down Ia the Gotten rlelds-The En-.
pleyees' Soeletles-The Clark nose
Company-A Grand Relief So.
elety-Enpjsyees' Centen.
nlal ExeuTsle1-Tho Re-
novned Eureka Club
and ThIstle
Band.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22

where the beautiful little liable containing the
name, number, ETC., Of the thread. 10 put on
BY girls The quickest of them will put labels
on The end. Of nine or ten thousand in day,
all of which have to b. moistened BY the
tongue, Placed on the spool, and then struck
with the hand to p,sts Il. Some of these girls
y. TX about IS quick as lightning. After ticket
ins, the spools Of thread are put into boxes of
one dozen each. They are then ready for
packing. About twenty five thousand feet Of
lumber per month is cut at the mills in Mich.
igan, to the various lengths required, and all
that . done here 10 TO put the boxes together.
A private wirs runs from the works in Newark
to the New York oAic-, and the line b kept
busy IN sending. otders and transmitting mes-
snges Of tie company. In the short time We
we're there several large orders came in from
different parts Of th9country, and among them
were some from Milne. Texas, Californis, Wis
eonsin, Oregon, ETC.. Tho Clark Thread Com.
pany sends out annually, vast quantities Of
show card, ealrndas. 'ete:, some Of which are
m.e1i6cent specimsn6 Of the photographic and
neintefas arf.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
.coLoRRD Or uNcoL0RED.
TIE sPooLlxo DEPARTMENT.

The spooling room is = busy place, where
spools Of thread of all sizes and colors by tens
OF thousands are wound every day. two hun
dred yards on every spool. The self-acting
spooling machine is marvellous piece of me-
cnanism. The spools are placed in an iron
them up, puts them on shaft eight At time,
winds the thread upon them at the rate OF
three thousand revolutions PER minute, cuts 4
little slot in the edge of the SPOOL catches the
thread in It. nips it of, drops the spools full
Of thread into boxes below. picks up eight
more empty spools., places, winds and drops
them n before, and never makes : mistake.
The machine, which is used In this country
only by The Clark Thread Company, was ex-
hibited by them At the Centennial, and with
their magnificent case Of goods was one OF the
great attractions among the many wonders of
the exhibition. From the sp Oline depart
msnt, the spooied thread is taken to
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
The Process of Manufacture,
MANY INTERESTING PARTICULARS

From the Essex County Pres, Newark, N. il
At the foot of Clark street, in the Eighth
ward OF the city Of Newark, on the banks Of
the Passaic, occupying several acres of ground,
upon which are buildings. the flooring of
which measures nearly eight acres, are stu
ated the largest thread works in the new world,
employing about fifteen hundred hands and
paying out everv two weeks from sixteen to
twenty thousand dollars In wages, 70 be dis
tributed by the employees among different
classes and occupations in the city, and from
fifteen to twenty thousand per month to other
parties here, who, in various ways, are con.
nected with this vast establishment. Although
having the largest pay roll Of any employers
in New Jersey, and contributing more to the
welfare and prosperity Of the city than all its
financial institutions combined, we hear less in
the newspapers Of this world Of wealth makers
than Of some second-class money lending
shop on Broad street. It would be useless for
any one to attempt to trace to their source, all
the varied industries which have entered into
the production of Clark's 20. N. T." Spool
Cotton. which is sold BY every merchant deal
ing in dry goods, fancy goods, hosiery. Lotions
etc in the United States, and contains two
hundred yards Of that indispensable article,
strong, smooth, and beautiful. It is made
upof
NEARLY HoRrY-Two MILLION pouBLlxos.
and yet is 80 dne as TO be hardly visible = few
inches from the naked eye. The immense cap
ital invested in The Clark Thread Company 3
Works, and the vast volume Of business,
amounting to several millions per annum, ex-
tending to every part Of the United States, is
one Of the principal sources Of Newark's pros.
perity. What it is, AID the blessings which
flow from it. are not realized by one in a'thou-
sand Of the people who dwell within tue sound
Of their tower bell. Notwithstanding the large
amount of money which the establishment was
to pour into the hands eff every merchant and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-23


will ruin us. This proposition is based upon
tho idea that oycry citizen of tho State docs
business on borrowed capital, and while this
Is not truo, tho effoot differs only in degree
and not in kind. Eyory citizen who borrows
money at the high ratio mentioned impoyer-
'shes tho State to tho oxtont Of his private
loss and this loss must bo mado up by tho
productions of the borrowing class. It
cannotbo otherwise. IF tho capital used bo
homo money, the effect is littlo less delctorous,
tor the farming GLASS are kept in poverty while
tho cofters of tho money lender are filled to
overiiowing, only to DO uscd in tho injury Of
the great industrial avocation OF tho State.
Who will invest in land, or farm, or build
houses, or put up manufactures, while ho can
realize moro profit from loaning the money?
The capital for taxation is reduced, prosperity
Is retarded and no ono benefited, except the
money lender. Cities may thrive with q
hollow and showy prosperity, lending out to
tho farmcrs supplies at high rates and ut the
ond of each yoar harvesting the whole crop.
Tho losses by such merchants in the general
want of prosperity nearly equal thcir profits
from thoir good customers, and thus thoir
growth and wealth is slow and doubtful.
There is, however, activity in this kind of
business and,thoy oppose slow stcady growth
to wealth under laws fixing tho yaluc of
money and believe the change would ruin
thom, md strive and generally succeed in
making the farmers believe tho change would
ruin them. Tho whole thing has been and
will continue to be hand to mouth system
OF living every body remaining poor and
bo'ng forever prevented from bcttcring their
condition. The lien law has boon repenlcd.
and now lot it's twin sister in OWL be removed
by rcenacting tho usury laws. 1t is folly to
talk about capital going abroad if interest be
restricted. Where would it go2 Are there
not minerals. timber, water powers and native
resources without stint in South Carolina,
which need developing and which would pay
a handsome profit on tho investment? Capital
would DO loaned hero at living rates OF interest
or invested by the holders, which would bo
far better for the State. 1t is equally idle to
cay tho law would be evaded, for thore is no
law but is violated and no punishment su III
cently great to dctcr every person from vio.
lations of law. The great body of the people
would regard and obey the law, und the
present OWLS would be mitigatcd. This is all
that can be cffccted in any country and rs to
any wrong.
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Glasgow has 1856 Presbyterian Churches
moro than any other placo in tho world.

Louisiana's corn crop will bo tho largest
since the war; and tho crops generally are
reported to DO excellent throughout tho Statcy,
Thoro is lull in the fight betwoon Russia
and Turkey. Both sides arc preparing for a :;
battle that must bo controlling in its natpre.S
A colorcd man, named Halfacre, was killed
by another, naniod Randall Wilson, at New,
bcrry, last week. h
Two colorod men wcro drowned near Char
lesion, last wcek-March Barrot and Julius
Jefferson.
a colored woman was accidentally killed
by her husband, ncar Grahams, fow days
ago.
In tho past twenty-five years tho humber Of
jewish eynagogucs in this country has in
creased from 36 to l52.
ATLANTA, August 1.-THE Convention to.
day, a(tor n longthy discussion, decided to
give to tho Legislature power TO regulate
iroights and faro on the railroads in the State.
There seems to be kind Of mania for now
counties. Ninety-Six wants n cnnrt house
with now county to be cut off from portions
of Abbcvilc, Edgofeld and Laurcns.
The l.aurensvillc Female College opone on
the 18th of September. Roy. Ferdinand Ja-
cobs is tho President. ;o3EtW =
Some things hnve changed, but people Of
tho present day who tumble down stairs into
cellar find the same bottom that tloir foro..-
fathers did.
The report ofthc state Of religion before tho
Baptist Convention brought out tho fact that
tho additions to tho Baptist Churches Of
Maine during the past year have boen greater
than in any year since 1853.
Tho IIon. Raleigh n. Daniel, ATTORNEY
General Of Virginia, died ut Richmond on the
10th instant, after an illness of two DAYS. of
honorrhugo of tho bowels. aged 72 years. lie
had but n few days before boon nominated
for recollection by tho Democratic State Con.
vontiOn. .Gt,.t
Tho Attorney General Of Georgia has de-
cided that tho State Treasuror was not au-
thorizcd to pay tho Convention over $25 900,
the amount appropriated by the Legislature.
The fund has been all paid out somc days ago.
COLUMBIA, August 15.-The Supreme
Court has announced it's decision in the case
OF the State OK rel Dunton Va. Cobb. The
mandamus OF tho Circuit Court is sot aside.
The decision sustains the constitutionalty Of
the Act to provide for the payment of mast
due school clnims," approved Sd March, 1874.
Opinion by Willard, G. j.
A dispatch from Bucharest SAYS that tho
fever epidemic in the Russian army in Bull
garia is increasing. Tho troops also want
food, and they refuse their pay uness thcy
can receive it in the coin Of their own country.
Ihcy threaten to surrender to the Turks
nnloss they are paid in the coin demanded.
The present state Of affairs III the army is very.
alarming
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-23
Members Of Bachelors Retreat
Grange Take Notice.

Tho next regular meeting of your Grange
takes place on The first Saturday in September
at lo o'clock a. NJ. sharp.
AT our last regular meeting the subject of the
Grange stores or agencies was discussed, and il
was unanimously agreed that our Grange do all
IN lis power TO assist the Pomona Grange in
establishing agencies in our county; and as tho
fomona Grange has q committee at work with q
view to the establishing such agencies, and will
without doubt, succeed, we bcing anxious to
nave all our members enjoy tho benefits, do
most earnestly request them to como out at tho
next meeting, pay up their dues and lend us q
helping hand. In this way only can SUCCESS bo
obtained. The Grange, like all other societies.
depends on individual oxerlions. Therefore,
brethren, come out and help us Do not remain
dormant, but let us push ahead in The path of
progress and improvement We arc now on the
very cvc of obtaining ono of tho great ends of
The Order, and Wc dosinocrcly hopo at our next
meeting to sec full attendance of mombors.
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THE KEOWEE COURIER.
BY KEITH, SMITH & co.
WALHALLA, S. c.:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 90, 1877.
TER TlS

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o. Necessity compols us to
adhere strictly to the require
monts of cash payments.
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good of the whole people; fifteenth, that tho
Constitution be so amended as to require
that oil officers oftho General and State Gov.
ernmcnts shall be elected by direct vote Of
tho people.
Tho communists of Ohio arc too modest in
their demands. In their bill of assumed rights
they failed to claim that tho control of tho
executive, legislative and judicial branches of
tho government of right belonged to them aud
should only he exercised to their single inter,
est. They deserve credit for tho furncss
shown in leaving to capital shadow of right
in legislation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-23

Presidcnt1laycb and his Cabinet aro on q
visit to Now England. ThoyS wore present
ana participated in tho Tooth anniversary Of
tho battle Bloomington. The Pfesd6ht Is
delighted with his experience among tito
p,oplc.