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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04
Desd:Letter OiAce Facts.

!" There are 1000, 600 dead letters feceiv-
ed annually at the dead letter Office.
Three hundred thousand without
Stamps.
Fifty thousand partially addressed:
Six thousand, no address.
One and a-half million of money or
ders and drafts of money value.
Forty five thousand dollars in money,
pine-tenths of"which is returned, the
balance remaining in the treasury, sub
jcct to application for four years.
One quarter of million European
letters are returned unopened.
Qne-tenth of all letters received con-
tam property.
Ten thousand applications for letters
reported lost; the great proportion found
and delivered.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04
The Childres.
BT LON0FELLow.

Ahlwhat wenld The World DO to US
llths children were no more!
WaShould dread Me desert behindus
Wasse then thssdark before.
III &. - -
What Me1eayea am to the forest,
WNhatkhtsah mir for food,
Ere 0leir sweet and tender juices
Have been handed into wood
That, to the world, arc children; 600 ?
Through them it feels the glow
OF = brighter and SUMMER climate
Than reaches the trunks below. .s3&x
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04
The Days That Are No More.

when, all at once, we awake to the fact
that we are no longer young, and some
thing angry with fate, with ourselves,
with laws of the universe, and with hose
that observe them in relation to; us, we
experience surprise and indignation, as
if we were the only ones who ever grew
old. The strange boys playing under
the window, who, when we had occasion
to demonstrate with their annoyance, used !
to speak Of Us a., "thst gjrl,'' now give,
second glance and say "that wOman"-a
little thing, the mere scratching of
match, but it Hndles q, great fire, in
which the dreams and hopes of youth be-
one incidentally speaks Of us as middle
aged, whereas our mothers hardly seem
TO US to have passed that meridian, the
,boundry line. of ! different; land, from
youth; but, after: . fair debate with facts
and the looking-glsss, We have had to
yield the point: c":,.I ~, .>I..j i
|, |; The daughter Of our old ;schQolmate.
married on or about her, graduation day,
who has now grown up. and come before
'us to replace her mother Id some mysteri.
ous way, receives our EN- GRACE as s'eood
motRerly Kiss, and arouaos us to the cir
cumsfance that whatever we: haven't been
thinking OF her as our contemporary, she
has been thinking of us as her mothers
contemporary. We have never giveh the
subject thought before; it has been one
ofthe things taken for: granted with: us
that of course we are young, Just as the
sky is blue. OF the earth round, because
We always have been 2yioaniEMthhat,' i'll
truth, 'a]T 'penple IRE youne tilt they feel
old! s. But what are the sfacrsa iaFor the
first time we consider them AS far as
years 60 to make up tho count, we must
admit that we have crossed the median
line, perhaps ;'odr years ate noie6gsi% the
| years!of lomance and poetry. As. far, as
looks: go---well, it is true there arQI silver
threads a among the, GOLD We had rega5ded
them as accidents; bpt, they were not &c
cidents- they were nee ,ssities; there are
wrinkles round the eyer, Il more sefaless,
which have no longer then firm. 7oul1
llmuscles to hold chem full ;tsome teeth. ore.
missing. or! the, tdazzel Of the. enamel lis
gone; there, il the suspicion Of a horrid
hollow on the cheek under The best con
t'ditlons, ana however ATTRACTIVE the $face
indy remain; tic rosy toa h&d1lAA,ess there is
gone. .aijtod 1856: .sjo g LIau ,H rjs u
So far, as feef,ngsgo-well, it has only
Eseemed to us MI a6w as ifliiei adeepkned
and enficheds itseltsAth .yeayy Then, we;
begin,to look about ~, peredventurp to
see how the thing strikes the rest, of. the
world. We have spent years in listening,
Tin learning, in fnskinga ourselves cohhpal-
EionnblS, ,oseibly enters ining, we see the
fvpt3hstt kt1ti NTH t,Ar tire4o Alos3t SnR
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

Life is full of disappointments. We recent
ly offered to cure bad case of Rheumatism
for years subscription in advance, but just
as we were on the point Of lifting the shekels.
sympathiziag friend suggested Johnson's
patient vanished instanter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

VIM. T. Mason, ESD, Of St. Louis, writes:
the relief JONAS WELCOMES ASTHMA REM.
Eyf afforded me was perfect; | have not had
a bad night since taking It. This complaint
has troubled ME for long time, and have
tried many things, but in no case found any
relief until the Remedy ce me to hand"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

Handy To Have In The House.-There is
nothing like GRACE's SALvs for the immediate
relief and speedy cure Of Burns, Scalds, Flesh
Wounds, Cuts, Felons, Salt Rheun, Ulcers
Erysipilas, old Sores, &c. IS cents box
Sold by druggists generally.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

For upwards OF thirty years Mrs. WINS
for children with never-failing success. It
cotrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowls, cures dysentcry
aid diarrbGa, whether arising from teething
or other causes. An old and well.tried rem
edy. Is cts. q bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

blood, and will completely change the blood
il the entire system in three months. Any
person who will take one pill a night from
one to twelve weeks may be restored to sound
health, if such thing is possible.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04
PERT ct,oM In Cookery.

Pcrt< ctI0A In Cookery.
=: The nearest approach to perfection in ar.
ticles designed for Kitchen Use is that of boo.
LET's YEAST POWDER. With very little ex.
perience the housewife or cook is always sure
Of delicious biscuits, rolls, bread, cake, ect-
every time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

reach there in less than an hour. What if
be should find his dream realized? He was
a good walker, and the distance between
him and Woodville rapidly lessened.
As he drew near he began to feelreac-
tion-indeed almost inclined 90 turn back.
He came suddenly upon the1Aage;lying
serene and lovely under the moonlight.
The Gecassetr House, to which his gaze
was directed, loomeds, up large and tall
among the quiet cottages aro14d, and some
stately e]ms threw their protecting shad-
0Ms. over its white walls.
All! what IS that1 The horror of the
dream is repeatedl and a broad; angry
sheet of flame suddenly burst from the
windows! Of the east side of the Building !
It is not far from the room occupied. by
I the two girls.
Merc:fuf sheayeui:' oursf from his
lips: ':tsThe fire must have made, terri
be headway' inside!" HeSrushed up the
stepHeqA and. rag. the ~beA@ .yials1tly.
while his voice sounded: o. the stiffness
with the most horribly OMNIBUS wotds
one can hear in the dead OF the night,
Fire! Firer', :. r. ..,...,..., -, ,,>,,y
The house was aroused, in a moment.
Partly dressed persons of both sexes
rushed wildly along through the halls
which were filled with suffocating smoke,
The fire had the upper, hand There
was little time TO- save aught but precious
lives. ,... ., ,., .,..,.,
Redmond, who had at once opened the
door with his latch kew, rushed upstairs
to the room which his friends occupied,
but was horrified to find the passage in
| flames. .,'.Good G. d,"he groa1ed. chow
shall !. rescue theme Il. ..-..,.,
He rushed. out again and joined the
crowd who had collected under Louise
! window II No sound issued from THE
| room. Perhaps they were already sui:
.ocated!Ti ACKNOWLEDGMENT; n6 answer
| Two men went hastily for a;latlder; i,
would be eternity before: they, returned
Meanwhile they were in the very Jaws Of
DEATH A tall tree rose firm and grand
near the wi1dbw: Redmond flung his
coat on the dewy grass ana asGe :,ded 4,
quickly. How; he could not tell, but be
gained 4 projecting branch, threw up. tbe
| windows and vaulted into the room. HI
was clever gymnast, but in his hours Of
amusement he never dreamed of this tel.
| rible need The room was full Of tticl
smoke that almost stopped his sbreath
The girls lay unconsciousi in q ,;sleep tina,
in few moments more would be- eternal
He eau. sht the first one, and. supporting
her light form in one arm RI, wifi re 'oshe
he aided his downward O descent ani
placed the unconscious Form; Id the, hand
outstretchedt below IL The slurid ili9h
showed the still face of Louise. Till thel
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

Black silk stockings are again worn.
They have bars or dots Of embroi derry on
the instep or are clocked
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

HEARING RESTORED. Great invention by
one who who deaf for 20 years. Send
stamp for particular. VERY & HARfE, Lock
Box So Madison, Ind.
The Greatest Discovery of the Age is
Tobias celebrated Venetian Lniment! 80 years befor
the public and warranted Diar1hes, Dysentery
Collie and Spa ms, taken internally and Group Oar on
rheumatism Sore Throats. Cuts Bruises, Old Sores,
and Pains in the Limbs, Back, and Chest, externally
1t has failed. No family will be without
after giving It fair trial. Price, 40 cents. Dr.
TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE EMINENT. In Pint
Bottles At One Dollar is warranted superior to any
other NO PAY, for the Of Collie Cuts Bruises
Old Sores. etc. Sold BY all Drusgsts Depot-l0P arb
Place, New York.
At this Of the year the human system Is liable
to become disordered from tn insufficient efforts Of
the liver to the of bile. nature is
not assisted in her efforts, bilious attacks OF
prostrating fevers necesslsary follow causng great
suffering, and en- Death little timely precaution
however viii prevent all this and may found in tho;
fsvortte household remedy.
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

s8EiP. Mo- y t3].Val IE.EiF5II,l No. ~.
When writing 70 Advertisers please sly ycu
saw the Advertisement in this paper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04
THE PROPHECY

"6ive me- man that has courage! In
my eyes it hides multitude of sins" .
You are such an enthusiast on hat sub
ject, Loaise." SAID Blanche Underwood, AS
she stood before the mirror in their private
parlor and adjusted her rut1es, Tin looking
tor that quality, you'll overlook the want
OF some other>>@ and find you have made
grievous blundcr."
"Cant help it if do. It's my nature to
worship that quality--in u man especially
1 though admire it in any one Hs may
be plain looking, but he is glorifed forever
in my eyes if he displays true courage,
and Louise Rand passed her white fingers
lightly over her wavy blnck hair, and re-
samed he reclining position on the
aid you don think Redmo Clarke
has coIrage1" Blanche said ,interroa5tive-
ly. turning to look at the tair, flushed face
of her companion.
No, Of course I DON'T" said the other
with renewed animation. never saw
ANY Of these blonde men chow, courage
don't 'helieVe3 it's consistent with. their
natures. Redmon.i Clarke ever gains
my lovehe will have to prove himself a
man by some unouestionable daring"
There is moral as we'll as physical
heroism," quietly suggested Blanche. I
don't think my cousin IS deficient in the
former"
want to see them combined" ssid
the lmpenous beauty. "Ph?sical dar-
ing the4 outesqvth and seal OF moral
coanges But We shall have to dfep our
disonsSion. Here comes the gentleman
himselfp e
They heard q tread on the stairs, then
the door swung open and Redmond
Clarke entered.
A careless, free.and- easy exterior, d
gtutlemanly bearing Undeniably hand
some, If one ad niFed the style Louise
protested to despise-blonde ~nustache,
ipdolent'looking eyes, and very brown
!" Have you heard the news, -laaies2:,.,
ho asked, as he threw himself, with easy
grade, hte the depths Of 1 ccmfortablc
chair, and pushed back bis heavy hair
frfnn q broad white fnrohea6
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

Hrve You weak or sore ey.s caused By tatsrrh or
sen. ss.eisloos Dtsssss ~ h;se l9ss 10 I os
Pur DER and your eyee yil Ibeco . ~ right TY it
ana you will Do surprised 1T the resrt For kindney
n.y. Il has no equal in the civilized world Al this
sdeine Aas 6st extensive colptsrfstted; Sc that
81 Black ord Aren't" 10 blown id the back Of every
ekslest yn1s 6russtst for IT,; asd II ha does not
keep Il be viii order It for you or. ddress bLAOk
NoYHs REOS. I OUTLA1. Wholesale Agents, st
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

LOUISVILLE, Mich, Dec. a. 1s7'.-Messrs. Fowlee
sent you 50 cents for two boxes of Gracs Sslve.
have had two and have used them On "a ulcer on uy
foot and it is Almost well! Reslectfulh yours,
G. J. TAE SESe.
Price Is cents box At ~ drueeiste sent b5 r.st
on receipt Of IS rents. Prepared BY p f IN ~;
FOwLEA SONS. Sd Harrison Ave. Boston, MAJ.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04

said Louise "He will not como back
h h Tonight: Icy, As have said b.
n YWhyasLouia& this naove ofnhis. has
nothing tpfddMitl. the supe,stidouaAtale
We have just heard,pS ~. I E :
i ';lhelieve j. has. Tho secret desire
10 think and believs HIGH and lofty things
Of hlss1aane drove her to uddlaspssr at
-Anyssusp8eioa ofahs opposaa5. s4stW hosver
knew one Of those blue. eyed, blonde
~mustached men who had spark of true
courage" and she looked anything but q
feeble character herself as SIC paced the
floor nepidly, har eyes hasAining dignant-
lyk3iih the iAtensitX Of passion 10 which
shefad wrought HERSELF II
A%ssIAkeoare, "ssaid Blanche warningly,
in low voice. "You remember hamil-
ton Belmont saved NY life at the risk OF
his own. He was none Of your heroic
looking men,
/; "You will find that Redmond Clarke
is not second Hamilton Belmont. Il
could know for certainty that he ran
away from any danger, threatened or real,
should never again allow him to touch
even my finger tips. I should feel 90
Inundated that such a man had evor
dared to ask for my love-" yw
Don't judge TOO hsrshly y 100 bt silly
said Der frieLd, gently. You knew that
Redmond Clarke and Louise Rand were
titted to make each other happy could the
latter have the mists of doubt cleared
from her wi!fnl eyes.
Clarke had really intended, to return to
the Cocassett house Is he. promised, but
the gentleman whom he sought was Alb
sent, and the last stage left before his re-
turn.
Ashdale was q primitive, unambitious
town. Its only connection With the great
world was the regular >. stage. 81 Its hills
and valleys had never yet echoed with The
shrill.waistle Of tla locomotive y; ~ :
He paced backward and forward on
the piazza of the quiet little hotel where
he was tOpass the night. under the poetic
skies of hue evening, thinking of Louise
Rand. Her naughty imperio1sness had
charm for him. He smiled to himself
as he thought, ''she will thoroughly be-
lieve now what she suspected when I left
Ter, that should not return tonight"
He was prcuder than she. The was
depth beneath that inlolent exterior she
had not sounded ;and because she had
doubted him-she whom he: loved-he
would not deign to Inconvenience HIM
self % gain her approval: A. man with
less Inherent haughtiAess would have act
ed differently.
-. He retired carly and was soon in u
deep e'umber. 1t did not prove refresh
ing. 4 feverish, restless dream wreath
cd in and out OF; his brain. He saw
Louise suspended over waste Of waters
clineing to something that threatened
every moment 10 snap with her weight,
and she be engulfed forever. Then the
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-06-28

The Missouri Greenbackers
adopted a number ofresolutions,
among them one favoring the
reduction of the army to ten
thousand men, and another de-
handing the immediate tender
to the bond holder of enough
absolute paper money to pay
the national debt, and if the
bond holder refuses to receive
the same in payment, then that
congress make a provision of
law to loan said money to the
people at the rate of two per
cent. interest, and thus afford
the laboring masses relief.
The absolute money business
is very obscure it does not say
what is to become of the bonds
if the holders thereof do not
wish to receive the absolute
money.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-06-28

The Smoke house tax" has
been for some time a fruitful
theme of discussion. Comp
troller Darden has been blamed
in some quarters for unstructing
revenue officers to assess and
collect it. The comptroller un-
der date of June 10th addressed
a letter to Attorney General
Boone asking his official opin-
ion. The attorney general re-
plies under date of June 10TH
giving a review of the law and
concluding as follows:
have therefore to advise
you that IN my opinion you
should adhere to the rulings
heretofore made by you. If they
are thought to be erroneous,
the courts of the State have
been, and still are open.
1t is thus made clear that the
comptroller has no discression
in the matter.
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The wicked man who edits

The wicked man who edits
the Austin Statesman says:
We have been disposed to
doubt whether Lang occupied
space enough in the economy of
Gods providence to become an
object of special care. God
may have shielded, in the olden
time, certain good men," to
whom the Examiner refers, but
we greatly fear that Lang. as an
orator and statesman, and as a
ubject of Gods special care, is
very small potatoes and far
apart and few in the hill.
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"A WASHINGTON special to the
Galveston Meas says very little
legislation of local interest to
Texas was passed during the
late session of congress. Ex-
elusive of pension and private
bills. two only related directly
to Texas matters. These are
Senator Maxey's bill for con-
tinuing work on the outer bar
at Galveston, and the procur-
ing of tents for the summer
encampment.
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WARD meetings were held in
Galveston on Wednesday even
ing which were fully attended.
The Meas says the meetings
were harmonious. Delegates
were elected to the county con-
vention. There is some dispo-
sition to abrogate party lines in
county and municipal elections
in future. A desire to abolish
the city government OF Calves
on and transfer to the county
authorities the affairs that
have heretofore been pre-
sided over by city officials was
also expressed. The MeaUs
thinks this proposition may yet
furnish a problem for the law
givers.
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A CORRESPONDENT of the coll
seEado .Chisex advocates the
election Of Hancock to con-
gress onrsAe ground that har-
Dor improvements are needed
at Galveston, and at:the mouth
ofthe Bta0os, and 'perfecting
our aiiwasesssations'to Mexico.
ThatHanccck is:the only man
antiie district: who would have
any great Influence in Congress
may be received with many
grains of allowance.
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FRlnAY. JUNE 2sth, 1878.

Coz DIN WILLBoRN seems
to be looming up as the coming
man to succeed Throckmorton
in congress.
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The; Sedalia Democrat, speak
of Britton A. Hills absolute
money scheme, says: at is
simply a name without a mean
i1g-a snare to catch fools. In
this country, and indeed the
world over, absolute money,
if the term is to be taken in its
logical sense, means gold and
silver" The greenback crusade
has been inaugurated by politi-
cal tricksters who have utterly
lost the confidence Of the two
great political parties of this
country. The promise of plen-
ty of money is one calculated to
please the idle and improvident
of the cities and manufacturing
centers, The Democratic party
offers the only medium through
which existing wrongs are to be
remedied. The Republican
party has been tinkering with
the finances for sixteen years.
The result is before the country.
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SENATOR MAxEy was tender
ed a reception by the military
and citizens of Paris upon his
return home. An address of
welcome was delivered and an
appropriate response made by
Mr.. MaxeY.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-06-28

The Bellville Beacon says
the BANNER.Tis not partieulafly
in favor Of county nominations
any way" This is a misappre-
hension; the BANNER is in favor
of nominations, but was oppos-
ed to their being made at the
county convention which re-
Gently met here Nominations
for county officers will be made
by convention for that pur-
pose on the first Saturday in
September next. We think
a good ticket viii be elected
by a fair majority.
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The newspapers are sugges-
ting that producers dry their
surplus peaches. In this con-
nection we wonld call attention
to the fact the most marketable
peaches are the free-stone cut
in halves and dried; the larger
the peaches the better. Choice
halves peaches bring from TWEEN
ty-hve to fifty per cent more
than those cut in small pieces,
Cling-stone peaches dried are
oflittle value commercially.
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The Bastrop Adgahser says
it will be found that "there..are
a good many men" in every
county in this district, "who
viii vote for Jones, and with
present prospects he bids fair
to "fall into " a congressional
seat.
If Jones should fall into a
congressional seat itwould be a
terrible fall for this district. In
congress he wonld be equiva-
lent to a bump on a log; that
Is, he would be neither useful
nor ornamental.
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The subject of the establish
rnent Of the whipping post
seems to be attracting consider
able attention. The sentiment
of the press is somewhat divi-
ded.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-06-28

The Houston dye, of Mon
day last, comes bearing at its
mast head the names of West
colt & McGary. editors and
proprietors. McGary started
sthe Agr seven years ago. They
have our best wishes for the
ssurrss Of tue new enterprise.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-06-28

THs San Antonio Herald is
making a vigorous war on the
Hon Gustav Schleicher because
of that vote on the silver BILL
It gives it to him editorially and
geographically.
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HExRY WATrERsoN publishes
in the New York SIM an open
letter'to Hon A. S. Hewitt, in
relation 10 the latter's connec-
ition,with The Electoral bill, in
which .he charges Hewitt of
having 'bnen guilty of a dis
:gracefal falsehood.
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A NORTH Texas paper says a
vagrant is defined to be a man
who is not candidate and who
does not own dog. 1t says,
with sorrow. there are not
many.