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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

We admire the the manifestation of an
honest purpose to merit public common
dation. The man who seeks by any lcgit-
mate means to advance the interests Of the
people-to thwart the designs of the ia.
pacious aud tricky and promote the
general good, is in some sense benefac.
tor, and deserves both the good opinion
and the support of all honest men, but
there are no words in our language with
which to characterize suitably that man
who, while prating Of honesty and fair
ness. Of reform. Of exemptions from oner.
Gus burdens, Of fidelity to truth, violates
IN every act of his life the very principles
and measures which he advocates with
his tongue and pen. The man who is an
honest retormer does NOT stop in his career
to consider how tho success Of his theo.
ries will affect himself It is enough for
him to know that he is right in what he
says, ana in what he withholds, and he
does not consult the fatcs to learn wha,
may be the personal consequences OF his
action. II candidate for pablo favor
is bad man, he denouncts him, shows
the people that lie il fraud, and warns
them against giving him any support An
honest man, and especi' lily an :ouest
Journalist, sounds the alarm as soon as lie
is aware of danger. lie does not first
seek to make terms favorable to himself,
-he is more anxious for the good of all
than he IL for that of one, and lie merges
personal interest in the public veal. What
confidence then can the people have in y
Journalist who has for years fawned upon
. public servant, courted favor ut his
hands with the humility of mendicant,
besought Of him any crumb that might
fall from the public table, and who, when
begging is not successful, opened his
mouth and pours out torrent OF the
virest abuse. Under our law, If man,
knowing that another has committed a
crime, conccals the fact, he is just rs
guilty as the principal actor, and will he
given the same punishment, for the fac:
of concsalment 10 evidence Of an abct-
ment of the crime, or at least of willing
ness t.. acquiescc in its preparation, and
the same rule prevails in the realm of
morals. A man must be content to share
IN some degree the odium which attaches
10 the acts OF his associates, unless he
denounces those acts and promptly repu.
dates him who performs them. There is
no other way of escape. Those persons
who have been cognizant of all manner
of meanness, but kept silent about it un-
til they desp.ired Of ever realizing any.
thing to their advantage, and who finally
disclose what they know only when it is
too late for anybody to be benefited by it,
gain nothing but contempt. The people
despise man who will conceal the per.
petration Of crime, or mildcr shades Of
wrong.doisg, 90 long as he can make II
pay, and disclose it only under the inspi.
ration Of revenge, but such motives and
such acteare natural characteristics Of the
man who never tells the truth, except to
iDjure somebody. 4
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

AAAA Cant DO made BY every agent
AAAS every month in the business
DOOO We furnish, but those willing
to work can easily surn . dozen dollars day
right in their own localities. Have no room
to explain here. Business pleasant and hon.
orable. Women, boys and girls do - we'll %
men. We will furnish you = complete outfit
free. The business pays better than any
thing else. We viii bea- expense Of starting
you. Particulars free Write and SEQ. Far
msrs and mechanics, their sons and daughters
home, should write 70 a. and learn oil about
the work 1t once. Now 10 the time. Don't
delay. Address TRux 1 Co., Agusts, Maine.
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

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Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Helen Hunt gives the following account
OF dog in Colorado that had meyer seen a
woman: AS we halted. three dogs came
bounding toward us, barking most iuriously.
One OF them stopped suddenly, gave one
searching look at me, put her tail between
her legs, and with pitiiul yelp of terror
TUNED and fled. ! walked slowly after
her; she would look back over her
shoulder, turn, make one or two lunges at
me. barking shrilly, then with the same
yelp OF terror run swiftly away; at last she
grew brave enough to keep her face toward
me, but continually hacked away, alter
mating her bark of defiance with her yelp
OF terror in d way which was irresistihly
ludicrous. We were utterly perllexed Gy
her behavior until her master, as soon as he
could speak for laughing, explained it.
Yer see, that ere dogs never seen a woman
afore She was reared in the woods, an
hain't never took her nowheres, an that's
jest the fact ont; she dunno what to make
of a woman"
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
For the Smyrna Times
Farming in Delaware--Nn. z.

10 r"lso farming as a business to that
H'Sh position 1t ought to occunv. il i.
"VVess'ry that higher degree of intelli.
=, Svhce Shonld prevail with farmers generally.
"c Hoiloh That the brightest of the bovs
must hhd some other profession or lusi
ness and the dullest is the one .ood
enough to make a farmer of. must r,va
pace to more rational views. 10 fIrn
WIN the highest degree of success. reouircs
reach OF thought as deep, and a iudoe.
nlent as mature and profound, as anv 1To.
leSNion or occupation in which men en-.
gage. 10 know the condition and rro,,eI.
Ties OF SOL required for the production of
'ach crop to be raised to supplv that
( which Is lacking; to know when to 1lov
ana plant; when and how to till. and when
10 ABSTAIN from tilling; to be acquainted
WIN the nature and the habits of the mul.
"Ioril insect tribes that attack the farmers
crops and destroy the result of his labors
to know all about the care and n,,rnr.,
lhent ot domestic animals, poultry, &C.. to
tie able to tell what changes of weather -
expect, and arrange his business TO the hest
advantage. IN reference to all these. re-.
quires degree of intelligence and = ma.
'uilly UI Judgment that may only be obtain
&c, ed "y careful study, and enlarged experience
ne larmPr can not afford to throw hv
BOOKS ana agricultural papers, and depend
ohly upon the dull routine of fOllOwinr in
the Old hcatrn track, and doing everything
as his father tlidshclore him. All that can
he learned Ly the experience of himself
ana h"lGLbors; all that he can CLEAN from
the writings OF others: ali that he can
CLEAN from the book of nature. whose nanns
are even open before hum, should be care.
tuiIy examined, and that which /, un,uited
to his methods and processes should Lo
eliminated, and that winch suits his con.
dItIon should be carefully treasured. Ana
IN this domain of mind. there CLEANS ont
10 coming brightness of better dly. The
recent improvements i'm the school law of
our state, the efficient lahors of our com. /
Petent and lndeiatigable Superintendent Of
publIc schools; the great improvement that
mas been made. and will yet he made. il,
the ability of oar teachers, all point TO \ f.
higher degree Of intelligence to be ditlnsod
among the people gcneraly: and as our
PuoHc schools improve, an additional de. /
inahd Tor academic and collegiate roluca.
tlon VIII arise, and the farmers of the STATE
with increased intelligence, and increased
pride OF profession, will bound forward in
career OF improvement. The wilderness
ana solitary places shall rejoice. the desert
blossom aS the rose" and our Prpin.ul,
VIII become fine Il farming region a.
Gods sun shines upon. &
DOVER, January 18th, 1877.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
Rapid Writers,

The biographies of authors furnish many
interesting facts concerning the time occu.
pea III the preparation of their works.
rom the number of works prepared Ly
/ some OF the ancients, We Judge that thew
wrote very rapidly. Livy wrote one
/ hundred and iorty.two locks. Aristotle
| wrote tour hundred books. Cicero preuar-
! ed three or four important works in a
single year. Byron, we are told, wrote
The Corsair ~ in ten days; Fenelon.
"TelemaQue" in three months. Waller
Scott wrote a work, for which he was paid
one thousand pounds, IN two days. "Rab
and his Friends" by DR.. John Brown. was
written, 1t IS said. at Il single sitting. Dean
SIMPLIFY said to lleber: Suppose YOU write
hymn Tor the service tomorrow" And
the hymn, From Greenland's lev noun.
talhS, was written and printed and used in
the missionary service Of the following dav.
Baxter, in fourteen years, wrote and
luhliShed nearly sixty volumes. Chalmers
beng asked how long it took i'm the prc-
paratl"n Of a sermon, replied: "That
DEPENDS on how long you want it. Ifyour
sermon Is 20 be half an hour long. it Will
take you three day; if it is to be three.
quarters OF an hour, it will take two. or
perhaps one; but if you are going to preach
an H"ur, then there is not much occasion
to think great deal about it. Ii NAV be
done in an hour"
When Robert Hall was consulted on the
same SUBJECT, he gave substantially the
same answer Both these great men
"el!ev"d that the shorter the time of com.
position, the less OF value the production
possessed. But DR.. johnson. vino prenared
i"rty-elght printed octave pages at Il sinole
sitting, when he heard that il tool, Blair
"%rN TO compose Il sermon. remarked
Then, sir. that is for want of the hal;t Of
composing quickly, which am INSISTING
one should acquire. | would say to =
young divine: Here is your text: let II.
see how soon you can make a sermon
Then Id say; Let me sec how much
better you can make it, Thus | sbould
s'H WV noth his powers and his Judgment"
" hl!e it is true that some of the works
OF such rapid composer, as johnson and
scott and Byron have obtained q porn,o.
nent place in literature. the creates,
number OF works of permanent worth have
been the slow growth of years and murb
painStaklng 1t is true, as Pope saws. ..To
TAX" more pains, and employ more time. |
cannot fail to produce more complete
pieces. Says another about his work: II
spend long time upon it, because intend
1t to last a long time
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
WOMAN S RIGHTS.

WoMAN's RIGHTS.
One day at school
told the boys
Twas wrol g to chew tobacco.
\ siX-year old,
Grown very bold,
Presumed to give his veto;
Says he: " saw
\ fellow chew
Because lie had the toothache:
Ialn't never wrong
For any one
10 chaw that has the toothache."
The school agreed
With him: indeed.
llls logo charmed the urchins
Quite puzzled,
Could scarce reply
At first to his assertions.
A happy thought,
However,, brought
Relief from Greeley's namesakc.
" llOracc!' | said,
- If a girl, instead,
Should chance to have the tootlachc,
And want to chew.
What should She do?"
Like older ones Iy time unschooled.
lie scratched his head.
And then he said:
"Hhe'd ortcr have the tooth pulled -
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

WAS 1T THE CAT?-All the same. no man
though lie dote upon buckwheat cake,
ever 50 much at the breakfast table. can
defend the habit Of setting the batter in =
Ing crock at the end OF the sittinp.room
stove over night. All women do this. and
the custom is traught with danger. Now.
only the other night, Mr. Hocktnhcrry. Of
South Hlll,~went home very late, his New
Years calls having extended along into the
morning OF January ,. He pulled off his
boots and sat down to warm his feet before
going to bed, and what should Mrs. Hook.
enberry see the next morning the first
thing when she got up but sinuous pro.
cesslon OF human footprints, neatly ont
lined in buckwheat batter making zirz,r
line across the sitting-rooin carpet, through
the hall and half way up stairs, the last
fading tracks pointing Enthusiastically in the
direction OF her sleeping husband. And
when Mr.. Hockenberry, rudely awakened
from his slumher TO show cause why
sentence should not be pronounced against
him, feebly insisted that the tracks might
have been and probably were made Ly the
cat, there wasn't dry eye in the wigwam.
and he fell, then and there, another victim
to circumstancial evidence.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

WOULDN'T SIGN HIS NAME.-They tell
this story of "a Maine farmer, who recently
made a visit to Boston. Seeing hotel
sign. he entered and inquired the price of
lodging. Zone dollar" said the obliging
clerk, handing him pen and pointing to
a register. "What am ! to do with this
here pen?" said the rustic . Why. pat
your name on the hook" said the clerk
"Nb,l, said the farmer, my father once
signed his name unto book sich as those
ere patent-right fellows carry round-nat
nigh SO big as tbat--and he had to pay
thousand dollars. No, stree, | ken pay my
way, but ! don't sign no note, you betr'
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

OATMEAL AND TEETH-The London NeoL.
cal ReccTd says; " 1t has long been noted in
tins country that in hose districts wbnra
the use OF oatmeal Tin place of whenten
hour) prevails we find children and ndnlts
with the best developed teeth and laws.
and so well recognized is the influence Of
oatmeal diet upon the teeth that MANY
practitioners order its use as an article Of
daily diet for children in cases where tho
dentitlon seems likely to be either retarded
or imperfect"
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Lord Macaulay once wrote several lottors
on American institutions to the late Mr
Henry >. Randall, and these letters now
appear in Hapcr'S Naqa-iae. In one Of
them he says: Il have long been convinced
that institutions purely democratic must.
sooner or later. destroy liberty or ciyjljza.
ton, or both. In Europe, where the po,uIn.
tl"h IS dense, the effect of such in>tltutlous
would be almost instantaneous. Your f,to
| believe to be certain, though it is deferred
"Y physical cause. A. long rs you have
a boundless extent of fertile and unoccu,.iad
lahd your lahorIng population will be far
more al ease than the lah@giH4 population
OF the Oid World, and, wAir that is the
case, the Jefferson politics may continue 10
exist without causing any fatal calamity.
But the time Will come Whrn New ENGLAND
VIII bo as thlckly peoplcd ~ old England.
Wages will be as low, and will hurtlIate as
much with you as with US You will have
your MancheSters and B.rmingham,. and
IN those Manchesters aud Birminchams
hundreds 'of thousands a artisans will as.
suredIy be sometimes oUi ni work. Then
your institutions will be- t.;l!y broucbt to
the test. Your Constitution is all sail and
noanchor Either some C.a-..r or Nal,oloop
VIII seize the reins OF government with y
strong hand, or your Rrputl;c will he as
teariuily plundcrcd and laid waste Lv
barbarlans in the Goth century as th,
Roman Empire was in the 5th. with this
difference, that the Huns and Vandals who
ravaged the Roman Empire came from
without, and that your Huns and Vandal.
will have been engendercd within your own
country 10y your own institutions"
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

REVIVAL FRCITs.-Thc statistics of the
churches show that during the past wear
revlvaIS have been general and that many
thousand persons have been converted in
them. They have raised the increase of
members III the Methodist Epi,conpl
church from 1900 in 1873 to $4,000: the
Northern Presbyterian church reports the
largest gain since the Old and New School
reunion, viz, 10000; and even the Protes.
tant Episcopal church, heretofore supposed
to he unaffected 10y reyivals, has increased
t,i tnr o number ct ITS commandments by nearly
Zf'OOO. The Lutherans report a gain Of
about 6t'Q0Q, part of which is due to the
reviyals, and part to German immersion
The statistics of the Weslcyans in Great
Britain show that the effects of Moody and
Sankey's work there are stiI1 felt, for their
increase Is four times as large as in former
years.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The Bishops of the Methodist Church
have hitherto had their support from the
funds OF the Book Concern. They are
hereafter to be supported by the voluntary
contributions of the churches. me
denomination is making a tremendous
EFFORT to raise money for missionary ,.rr.
poses The wisdom, tact and energy with
winch they go to work will he seen in the
grand result. They are wiser in their
generation than the children of light
generally are.-N J.. Observer.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Liquor costs the inhabitants Of America
at least SGOO'OO0000 year The total con.
lnhutions Tor Church and benevolent
burpeSes do not exceed $jO,0O0,OOO. In
Io'2 there were G3,OS2 Churches Of all de
nominations IN our country, while the
hulh"er "i places where Intoxicating drinks
W, were S0id, was 24S,902, nearly four to eat h
Chufrh. Going little further in the line
OF statistics we find that while SO, 3,G37 MINIS.
'Prs are iaborlng to make men better, there
are nan million OF persons engaged in
making and selling intoxicating drinks
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

oAIcHING HAWKs.-As the season is ap-
,moaehlng when hawks are most destrur.
;n ;e 70 Young poultry, method of catch
~ ~ ana killing these marauders will be i'm
w;I, TtF 1t is "a well known fact that hawk
nla. ' always light on some conspicuous
T. taee aa close to the poultry yard, from which
vssosso"p down on his victims. Taking ad.
faen o. this, erect pole with flat sur.
stro,al ~ the top just large enough to hold
ebs;ng steel trap. Fasten this trap by
suI,a 70 d staple in the pole, and await re-
viii NO bait will be needed, for the hawk
and ta "e quite certain TO light on the trap
tb;s zeal - caught. A gentleman who has tried
havI"e has succeeded in killing all the
ra;sa IN his neighborhood, and now can
dent poultry without loss except by acci-
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

In all Buddhist temples tall and broad
leaved lily stands directly on the front of
the altar Its idea is as beautiful as its
Workmanship. 1t represents that Just as
the pure white flower may grow out of the
mire and filth, and blossom into loveliness.
SO may the heart Of man raise itself above
the wickedness and corruption of the world
unto state of spotless purity
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Mamma" said the old lady's daughter,
don you think that modern table Is out
OF place in that ancient picture?" "Oh,
la, no! They had modern tables in them
DAYS as wei as now.n
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

C"NrosITIoS FOR BooTs.-A correspondent
o' the London Gari.a tells rs how TO max .
boots iinprryious to water for whole
winter hy single Application of the follow.
lng compositions: Take one pint Of driving
OIL two ounces yellow wax, two ounces
spirits of turpentiue and one ounce
Bargundy pitch--the hard materials
melted over a slow fire, and the others
added and well mixed. Rub This mixture
on the boots at distance from the fire. r..
Gc'todiy' until the leather is saturated.
common black pitch was found equal to
tho Burgundy, and rather better II !,
probable that other variations miubt ,o
made without detrment, provided a pro,,or
Consistency is maintained in the mixturr or
the oils, wax and pitch. The b ,ots do
better to dry three or four weeks after
being treated with the composition than TO
use them while it is fresh.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

1t Is thought that Judge Trumbul will
ne seen to the Senate from Illinois, and the
Republicans ON the whole are not dis.
pleased. The return of Senator Boutwell,
from Massachusetts is expected.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Leap year is over. No more invitations
out 10 balls and parties. 40 more having
to say " will always love you like a sister,
but | cannot be more to YOU" No more
having slippers and pcn-wipcr, sent to Won.
No more girls feeling like going out West.
40 more men going out in the woods 10
hldr; Everything calm and peaceful for
another four years.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

An Atlanta, Ca, negro has succeeded in
u"mtStir"tlng PartndIcs, and now has
a"out sixty young birds, Matched out in the
SprIng, All doing well. They are tame.
healthy, and seem contented.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

y sood,natured German became ieaIou.
"i the friendship his sweetheart manifested
10, Tor one Of MS friends, and reproached her.
She sad She had only been polite to the
man, and polltene,s was nothing to get
angry at. He replied: "Ish vishperIna
nodlng-ish shlamuing noses to noses and
>hm"lling sourkrout NIT onions-ish dot
nodlng?" '9'
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The depression at the horse market at
Springfield, O., appears in Il recent offer of
gooi sound pair Of blacks, weighing ,. POO
pounds and II years old, for $1,000 ior the
par, and no takers at that. With the ex.
ceptions OF added years the horses are as
good today as five years ago, when S4I2
Wa' willingly paid, and then only con
sidcred fair price.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Delmonico, the New York restaurant man.
uses one and half pounds OF coffee to a
gallon OF water, pouring the hot water up IN
itihe the coilce, which is placed in strainer.
The collcc is never boiled.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

iHAT Boy We know him. He's
our toy. Whom you want him, he i>n't
lh'ie. When You don't WANT him, lie
h''estIgatIns.' What you do know, he,
"ound |" hnd out. What you have lost, lie
mas ieil somewhere, and he knows where
everything is except what you want.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

\ hundred years ago when you called on
a eill She Kissed you eouu.by. Now If YOU
suggest anything OF the SOFT, her latl,l
calls you into the library ana asks you What
you are worth. Are we a nation? And is
this progress?
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Mr.. SPurgeon is giving a lecture upon
"Ntr,nge Scenes" with particular retrr,.i,r,.
TO odd incidents in which preachers. notcI
or otherwise, have been concerned So,nn.
where in ii he SAYS that the worst scene
which could be witnessed was half con.
gregatlon asleop, and the preacher snoring
eiQVuentiy
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

lie was a gloomy, taciturn man. hut 50
,senNItivrly organlzrd that IN lifting a worm
ne invariably took it up by the tail for fear
OF inJurng its brain His wife laughed NJ
ms tolrlc, but he rctuked her, saving.
: A"fl'r, Go you remember the golden ru,e:
10 unto othars rs you would have other,
do unto YOU.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

An improved form of challenge to a duel
Is the following: "lf thou wilt eat twelve
uunrlpe apples just before retiring at night,
Will do the same, and we shall see who
surYiYes.r
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

ne Chicago Jo'oa@ seem, to approve of
M Moody, hecau>e, q, it says, he never
'io'"vr9 ana SISTERS people much. He
cans people MI or Mrs or Miss as the
Use may he, and doesn't 90 into scnti.
mental Se'rSiekhcsS, and eye-drooping, and
itrawayneSs any more than he can IrI,, F."
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The Confederate General, J. Z. B. Stuart.
was exceedingly fond OF song and of that
exercise which Mr.. Dick Swivrllcr spor
tvely terms the mazy," and even when
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT he was often seen riding
at the head OF his column with soldier by
ms side, picking the adventures OF the
: Arkansaw Traveller" out Of an olI.fa,h
ioned banjo.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

4 correspondent writes to us: "Your
remarks On ministerial tramIs' remind me
4i a story told hy my good n!othcr.in.law.
Her husband, Andrew Todd. Of bl4s.ed
memory was preaching many ycals AGO
III kentucky. A young. unmarried
preacher put up with him. and staid about
month-so long that Mr.. 4. undertook 10
construct an inclined plane Whereby To
launch hIm once more upon the world, or
lHe Church. Brother s. says he. If |
Were Tti a young man | would 20 West.
limos now offers excellent openings and
young, unmarried man could do orc.t
good there &c. TO which brother s.
with a lazy yawn, replied 'W-e-l-l.
brother T., those that like the West can ro
there; hrptrchy Is goof caouqh far me ="
IN" launch was a failure, and there is no
record how ttat Young man ever got under
way again.-N. !. OIes,rcr.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The Hon. Wm. \. Wheeler visited tire
oAio legislature on Thursday, that body
,aN'n2 " recess Of ten minute, to 20 through
''e inevitable htni>haking. 1t wi>
observed hy members thtt there WA, "A re-
~ 4'fNa"ir Te>e:nhLtnee III lure ana feature
between Mr. Wnerlcr and Mr.. B.n Wado
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The New Orleans City Railroad Com.
pany takes five dollars day in counterfeit
nIckels and dimes, and nobody tries to
prevent it.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Queen Victoria has received from the
Empress OF Brazil present of a dress woven
OF the webs OF the large South American
spider.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

1t is stated that 60,OO0 PHILADELPHIA
families will this summer 30 around the
country making centennial calls. Revenge
is sweet