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Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-24
Fragor och svar.
Swift CO. i Dec. 1879.
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Red. df MINI. Stats 7ydning:
" Jag hyrde ut mig till en- farmare
sf6r tya Ar sedan pa. iva manaders It'd.
men dA Jag varit dar en- It'd. 81 fam
ijagatt man forbade FIR mycket arhate
och bad darf6r att fl afsked och he.
talning f6r, den It'd jag varit dar. men
delta hevil]ades .icke. Som jag icke
var tilffredsstslld med rlatsen. reste
jag dsrifran utan att fa nagnn hatal-
ming; och SOM jag icke var myndig sa
kunde jag icke utfa nseot pa laplig
vae. Fragas. ON jag NIL. sedan Jag:
blifyit rnYndi9. kan iiskrsfva det som
resterar med lagens tillhjeip?
= C.. J. W.
Nej. Da nj utan orsak sielf hrntit
er 6fverenskommelse med farmaren,
kan nj hvarken som myndig eller
omyndig utkrafva betalning. Red.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-24
Marine Mills d. 8 Dec. 1879.
Red of Minn. Stats TIdnins,

Um en- person har tagit s'home-
stead" for 6fver tva ar sedan. odlat
6fver 40 acres och tagit en- gr6da dar-
pa och sedan DOR. hvad ratt hafva
den aflidnes arfvinear till hans
s.homesteai"? ON den aflidne har le.
gat sjuk under doktors ward en- It'd.
COR det nSgon skillnad pa tiden att in
finna sig "a landet e]ler kan en- sadan
sshomestead" fa hetalas npp med pen
ningar Big Stone county. eller hvad
ar hast att g6ra for att komma he
sittning af den utan att fytta dit. ON
So later sig CORA? J. M.
Fran hr 8. Listoe, register vid land
kontoret Fergus Falls, hafva vi god.
hetsfullt erhallit f6ljande svar:
"Commissioner of the General Land
Office" har for nagon It'd sedan modi
fieradt bestammelserna, sa att det ic.
ke ar absolut n6dvandigt for den afid-
ne homestead d"-innehafvarens arr
vingar att bo och ristas pa landet !;
men ON de halla hans boningshus och
6friga byggnader godt stand och
hvarje ar odla landet. sa kunna de
s'prove up'' vid s]utet af S ar fran den
dag, da sentry" gjordes. ON den af.
lidne under sin lifstid icke fogat sig
efter lagens f6reskrifter sa kunna
tjenstemannen vid landkontoret d.
striktet troligen icke gifva tillatelse
att 'sprove up; men cit besvuret
statement skall g6ras. hvari orsa-
kerna hvarf6re sagde personer icke
fogat sig efter lagens bestammelser.
och hvari ALT hvad som for 6frigt ro.
rer saken uprgifves, och dessa hand
lingar skola insandas genom land:"ofa
cen" till det allmanna landkontoret /
Washington for att dar behandlas. ON
orsaken ar sjukdom, sa hyser jag likval
intet tvifvel ON att tillatelsen att
"prove up" beviljas, ON ocksa nagra
f6rpligtelser icke blifvit uppfyllda.
Angaende fragan ON arfvingarne kun.
ma "prove up" och betala for landet,
kan jag icke afgifva nagot bestamdt
svar; jag tror likval att arfvingarne
ega samma rattigheter som den ahidne
haft. Arfvingarne kunna vid land
kontoret inlemna en- ans0kan ON att
fa CORA delta, och ON lokaltjenste'
mannen icke skulle vara bemydigade
att mottaga betalning och gifva tilla.
telse att "prove up" sa bora de han
skjuta saken till allmanna landkonto-
ret Washington.
I mitt svar i sista numret af eder
tidning gl0mde jag att mamma foljan'
de:
cit nyligen faldt utslag har Com
missioner af Gen. Land Office be.
stamdt, att da en- ogift ''homestead"-
innehafvare dor, SO skall fadren en-.
sam vara arftagare sadana slater,
dar statslage1a g6r honom till arftaga-
re; delta ar f6rhallandet har staten.
En- bevitnad kopia af sadan lag skall
iulemnas tillsammans med de ofriga
handlingarne; troligen kan icke ''the
patent" gifvas fadren utan under
MANN af s'Arfvingarne af etc 80
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-24

att .det lila, af godt hjerta gifvet,
verkar valsignelserikt. Cor du
detta,a da har du ock i nagon
man Tgiort dig fortjent .af en- froj.
! de- och fridfnll jul. ! : a.
80 - q y r = - "a IT, ~
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-24

vexi5. En- sorglig haIdelse hafya
vi dag ater att ONT 6Enala, sager
.smalands- -Posten: Sko5IA karen Gu-
stat Ludyig Lagergren + ldgenheten
Lagerbaek 4 yestra foTstaien fdrkor-
tade nemligen den 10 Not 9. ms an
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
Specific Prayers.

A pretty good text for a practical SER
mon is found in the anecdote concerning
a rural rector in England who, upon be-
ing entreated by his parishioners to
supplicate fine weather, stepped medita-
lively to the barometer, tapped it, and
said: Gentlemen, think we had bet
ter wait till the glass rises a little" Far
different was the simple earnestness of
the Orkney minister who, being asked to
pray for better weather, went into the
task heartily as follows: "Lord, send
us Draw weather, and a bit sough of
breeze that will dree the stran' and win
ma harm the heads; but if ye blow us a
tearin' irwin bletherin' gale, like what
we've been ha'ing, yell play the very
mischief with the ats, and fairly spoil
a." And this recalls the story of the
Puritan parson, in Eliot's History of
New Englsnd." He, too: prayed for
rain, but, believing that it would be
better to be specific, and that one migl t
as we'll describe precisely what he want.
ed, he advised the Lord that the at
tendant worsbipers did not want a
"tearing, drowning rain" but they
would keenly appreciate a gentle drjz
zle.drozzle that might last about a
weekO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
SPORTING MATTERS.

SPENDrHR1Fr, the crack three-year-
old, is amiss and may not start again this
year.
The indications now are that Mollie
Mccarthy, Bramble, Fortune, Mintzer
and Bushwhacker will meet at Balti-
more, and not until then.
The defeat of Pappoose at Goodwood,
was disappointment to Americans, al
though she had not been by any means
general favorite in the betting.
The sensation of the past week in
racing circles at Saratoga, has been the
appearance upon the groundsof couple
of English bookmakers, who have al
most monopolized the book-betting bust
ness.
WESTON and Rowell have signed ar
ticles for the next competition of the
Sir John Ashley long-distance champion
belt. The contest will take place in
Gilmore's Garden, beginning on the LIST
of September. O'Leary has signiied his
intention of competing.
The betting fraternity came to grief
over an extra three'qparters of a mile
run at Saratoga recently. Such thing
has seldom occurred as the payment Of
80 for | on any race, and those who
placed their money on Lady Middleton
in the run-of received for l.
JUST at present the season is little
"of " in aquatic circles, but the fall
campaign promises to be an active one.
The Hillsdale four will, in a few weeks,
give an amateur regatta at Hillsdale,
including four.oared race to which the
Wah-wah-sums, Shoe.wae. cae .mettes and
other crews are invited. Detroit also
intends to give an open amateur regatta
in September. in the east, the Harlem
and upper Hudson associations will give
their usual fall regattas, and the Metro
politans propose regatta at Newark.
a dozen cities will give large money
prizes for open regattas, and each of
them will make special efforts and offer
extraordinary inducements for meeting
between Courtney and HARLAN. Well
contested races are promised between
Hoss, Smith, Riley, johnson, Davis,
Kennedy, Morris and the lesser lights.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
He Felt Flattered.

A young attorney who lately passed
the bar of Detroit was Dragging of the
brilliant prospects before him, when an
old denizen of justices alley remarked:
eyes, you will get along, Judge -
was speaking in your praise the other
day." ... :.. il.
"He was, ehw' replied the young limb.
"Well, | always thought 1 stood in
pretty solid with the old man. =. Words
Of praise from him mean something and
are worth something. What did he
sayr -: ~. ~. .~
"He said you had already made your
mark in the world" :'.: ::'::-.'>.s:'. -
"Did he? Well, I'll show my gratitude
if I live long enough. Then he's had his
eye on me, eh? Please tell me how he
said I'd make my mark" ''.: - ~
"Let's sect" unused the juryman as he
scratched his head. "We1l, now, l cam
recollect whether he said it was in the
mud or on the ice, but the next time I
see him I'll have 4 pencil handy "-Free
Press. - 'f'i;'''' ''<'3 ''..'' ''.'' II
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
The hanging Gardens of Assyria.

The Hanging Gardens of Assyria.
Mr.. Rassam's excavations on the
Mujelibi Mound have proved that this
was the site of the famous hanging gar
dens, for in its ruins he found wells,
and ponderous masses of
stone, all proving that the building had
been erected, as the Greek writers say,
to initiate mountain scenery. The stone
used was of black basalt, which is found
only in the Armenian hills, and the i'm
mense masses must have been foated
down the river. In a mound to the
south of the mass of city ruins, called
Jumjuma, Mr.. Rassam discovered the
remains of a rich hall or palace. with
columns composed of enameled bricks
and mosaic; the cornices were of painted
brick, and the roof of rich Indian black
wood. From the position of this palace
or banqueting hall it would appear to
have been situated on the bank of the
river, and was probably the site of the
state festivals and banquets. The in
scriptions found there prove the edifice
tohave been erected by Nebuchadnezzar,
and was probably beautifed by his sue
cessors.-AthenRuna.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
How the Democracy is Made Solid in
Mississippi.

The kind of free and fair campaigns
in the south which the Confederate
brigadiers in congress have so much
vaunted was illustrated in Mississippi
some days since, where Henry NJ. Dixon,
an independent candidate for sheriff in
Yazoo City, was made the recipient of a
demand from mob that he abandon the
canvass and leave the county, or die.
He was plucky and indignant, and told
the mob that he would do neither; but
the mob grew larger and more noisy,
and having a wife and six children, and
doubtless remembering the fate OF Judge
Chisolm, he finally yielded to the infa.
NOUS demand. The Yazoo Herald, a
Democratic paper, gives the following
account of the outrage:
The best men Of the county-the mer-
chants, the planters, the farmers, and those
engaged in other occupations-gathered to.
gether in town to day to the number of
several hundred, and, considering as they
did that the longer continuance of the indie.
pendent party in Yazoo was detrimental in
the highest degree to the interests of the
county, seeing a race issue had arisen in
consequence Of it, a committee was appoint
ed to wait upon Capt. II. NJ. Dixon, the
Henu u Iue AuuepenaeuC movement IN
this county, and request him to
retire from the canvass. This he at first
refused to do, giving reasons for the ground
of his refusal which were not deemed salts
factory to the great assembly of earnest,
determined men. He finally, however, con.
sented to quit the canvass, and forever, as
the following card will show. So the polit-
ical canvass in this county may be consid-
cred a. at an end. The Democratic flsg now
waves over this glorious old county uncon-
taminated and unchallenged, and long may
it wave.
The following is the card signed by
Dixon:
To the Public:-For the the sake of the
peace and harmony of the country, and the
affection bear for my family and friends,
agree to withdraw from the political can.
vass or race issue in the future, provided
will be protected in my rights as any other
citizen, and that my friend r. A. Flanagan
is to be protected in his rights, &c.
In view of such infamous proceedings
one may we'll ask, have we a Republican
form of government in the south-or
indeed any governments but that of the
Democratic mob?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
Blaine's Popularity in Maine.

Henry Clay, in the height of his elo-
quence and political influence, never
possessed a more transcendant power
over the people of Kentucky than James
G: Blaine holds over the people of Maine.
His personal magnetism is very similar
to that of Henry Clay his brilliant, dash
ing style of oratory is similar to that of
the Kentucky orator, and there is
that thoroug III devotion on the part
of man, woman and child to the
advancement of his personal fortunes
which rendered the character of these
two remarkable men so much alike. H.
Curtis, the graphic correspondent of the
Inter- Ocean, is now in Maine attending
the Republican rallies, and he thus per-
fectly describes the sway of her fayorite
son among all classes who come within
reach of his personal power:
1t any body ever doubted that Blaine is a
"favorite son. let him step up here. The
Emperor Napoleon at the height of his pop.
ularity in France never received greater
or more genuine homage than does Blaine
from the people of this state, Of which he
bagged" when boy; and the enthusiasm
which he excites everywhere he goes is
snn,o+hi"e that ono e"oly unde.stoud,
but not easily describe. 1t is, first, because
Blaine is the ablest man in the state and has
no rivals. He distanced rivalry years ago
The good people here think that there never
was in the heaven above or the earth he.
meath a smarter man than jim Blaine, and
there never can be. That he is human they
have no reason to doubt, fox they all know
him from boy in printing Office to mao
in the senate, but they are just as proud of
his weakness as they are proud of his
strength. 1t is Blaine" Jim" Blaine, they
admire and love the man all over, and not
any particular part of him. And the way
he goes among the people is worth
coming long way to see. Always
digoi6ed, always respectful, but cordial,
and when he grasps countryman's hand
he looks straight into his eyes, and the
man sees something there that will cause
him to shake hands with "Jim" Blaine
every time he gets a chance. 1t is what the
French call bonhomie. 1t is the cordial soul
that looks out Of Blaine's eyes, and the
electric current that flows from his hand,
that attract these men to him, and it is
Blaine g faculty of being always able to call
man by name and remember how many
children no has got that keeps them by him
when they get there.
You ask a Maine man if Blaine is can.
didate for the presidential nomination.
HI will tell you that the people ct Maine
will vote for him till he dies, and then
build a monument to him as high as a
mountain.
You ask Blaine, and he will tell you that
cit depends"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14

Nor long since, as she was having her.
Saturday night bath. her mother said,
20 Annie, dear; what shall Il do with
you? believe you grow thinner and
thinner every dayl"'. Annie Thought.
fully regarded her mother:for a moments.
then asked very seriously" Am 7 thin
enough yet, do you ,l,iuk, to be mother
of a paper 4oll?"-Boston Transcript.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
Total.. 225,O63 Total .3O1 81,

f AZ the original statement from which
these figures profess 10 be taken is not
at hand We cannot verify them, but We
will take it for granted that they are
correct, and proceed 10 analyze the
matter. In the first place, do these
Democratic journals wish to be under
stood asah0lding that loyalty was u mere
matter ef sentiment and not of prin
ciple? Undoubtedly that, is their view
Of the subject, else there is no force in
their comments Do they think that
that 1oyalty was any morea duty of the
New England states than those ON the
border, and that the former were any
more bound to furnish soldiers for the
Union army than the latter because the
one had less of disloyalty than the
other? They will hardly admit this,
although many of them undoubtedly
think 80.
But in order to look at this subject
properly it must be- viewed from the
Fpointof population. Taking the census
Of 1860, the one previous to the war, we
find that the five border states named
had total population of 4,576, $50;
while the New England states named
had but L 1904 2l7., In other: words
the five New England States named
Furnished Union soldier for every
eightsof population, whip the border
states mentioned furnished only one to
fifteen of population-that is the former
furnished relatively; pearly! twice .as
many soldiers as the latter. Maine,
with a population of 628, 279, sent
72,114 soldiers to the field, while
Maryland, with q population of $751;, 049,
sent but 5O,316. Connecticut, with
population Of 460,147, furnished $3.50
soldIefN while ! West Virginia, with
ahoit ~. O14 population, furnished only
32,063. New Hampshire, with only
k328, 078 population, cent $500 soldiers
10 fight rebellion, yet Kentucky, with
3, 155, 1884, sent but 79,025. Vermont
having but ST., Q98 population, furnished
more soldiers than Tennessee with her
population Of ]; 10980l. Rhode Island
had only population Of 174,620, yet
ahe furnished nearly one.fourth as many
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
TO C0nSUMPTIVES,

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
soldiers as Missouri which had q popu.

soldiers as Missouri which had a popu-
lation almost seven times greater.
Thus the whole truth in this matter
destroys utterly the point sought to be
made, and puts the promulgators of the
statement in the position of calumniators
OF states, most of whose populations
were honestly patriotic in thought and
deed. Had there been less sympathy
with rebellion in the Democratic party,
there is little doubt that New England
would have made still better showing
even than that here given.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14

structed, both kinds requiring n"c sizes . accom-,
MEDIATE the demand, and giving capacity Ct from So
to 500 bushels per hour, according to SIC Ct mill
They are shipped, boxed for ocean transportation,
and "sct up" or "kncckcd down" for forwarding
inland, as requested; ard in all cases put free on
board Cars or Steamer. Orders filed same day as
received
freight charged as when forwarded ''set up" Oleo-
era phs and Circulars supplied application. Prices
will be quoted lozo and ION liberal terms. Cores
pondence solicited. ::i!.; ,,..it:- 80
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
A Democratic Calumny Exposed.

Nothing 50 delights a Democratic
paper or orator as to make a point
against New England or any thoroughly
loyal community. With them the fact
that the prevailing sentiment of state
was largely in favor of supporting the
Union cause in the late struggle with
rebellion is sufficient to incite them to
seek every occasion for throwing doubt
upon the sincerity of its people. The
war department recently published
statement of the number of soldiers
furnished by the several states to the
Union army; whereupon the statement
was seized upon for such contemplate
paragraphs as the following:
The seat of radical Republication is sup.
posed to be in the New England states.
From the amount of "loil" talk heard
from that locality, one would think that
New England furnished all the Union
soldiers and alone put down the rebellion.
Yet the facts are that the five border states
now classed among the states of the "solid
south sent more Union soldiers to the
field than the five most radical New England
states.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14
THE IOWA OKALONISE.
An Imitation Of Southern journalism
in Iowa.
A Hawkeye State Paper Uses Vigorous
English in Chronic]ing Polit-
ical Events,
lemars (IOwa) Sentinel.

When JEFF Davis sits in the American
senate. the editor of the Okolona States may
go sleighriding in hell.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14

personal consultation preferred which FREE and nved
+ DIR. BUTTS invites all persons suffering from RuP-\
TURF 70 send him their name and address, and hereby
ASSURE them that they will learn something 70 thar
S\advantaze.-It 10 not q Truss.
Ali communication strictly confidential nd should b
addraseed "a DIR BITCTS II forth 8th ST. st. Louis
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-14
An AtroAlons Nlnrdor

The Abingdon STANDARD says; On
Monday of last week woman named
Lou Brown was deliberately shot and
killed by man named William Woods,
IN the upper end of this county near
the Smyth line. Woods Is the man who
was year or so ago shot In the heal Ivy
one of some colorcd people whoscs hous-
"a he was hired Ly some one to set lire
to aud burn, having, 1t Is alleged, done
the lob for 81 80 AMI two pounds of cof-
fee. This last horrible affair occurred
within one mile and u half Of washing
ton Springs. Lou, Brown, 1t seems, was
n woman of bud habits, nnd was At the
tlme living with n man named sam
Humphreys, who occupied u small cab
In ;hc ncighborhood of where the deed
was committed. Humphreys suspect
Ing Lou Brown of having too much
company, employed Woods to watch her.
Lou Brown being of n masculine turn,
was out with Woods cutting some wood,
when Woods told her she was cutting
his part of the wood and to stop 1t, she
refused to do so, aud probably suspect.
ing that Woods had been shadowlng her
spoke angrily to him. lie told her II shc
did not lcsist he would XIII her. She
replied "kill aud be ID" He went
of and rot his gun, and when he came
back. she still refusing to let his wood
alone, he deliberately shot her In the
breast, from which she died In an hour
Woods gun was loaded with heavy
slugs he had made himself He fed The
country and has not been heard Of since
lie Is said to have been afflicted viii
spasms since he WINS shot by the negroe'
whose houses he burned.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-14
A TRIP TO MENDOZA.
Looking After the N. q. IL. IL.
Speeches, subscriptions nnd
u Touch OF PoliuCs-Tho
Newly Surveyed Line
for the IL. IL.

Al noon on Friday last the Vice Pres
ilcnt Of the n. @. Il. r., Mr. w. w.
james, j, NJ, Barker See, Of the Co.,
Mayor John +, Terry, and the Editor of
the Ne,cs atc hasty lunclrand started on
horseback via the Wolf Run route to
Mendoza, for the purpose of meeting the
Directors Of the Co. and as many Of the
people rs possible. At Bcnham's Mill
@c found an assemblagc Of 20 voters lis
tcning to the discussion Of the Debt
question by the candidates for the SEN
ate md House. Col Fulkcrson was speak
ing when we arrived aud was followed
by Mr.. Buchanan. Very little of the
speeches ~ere heard by M ~ we had TO
hasten forward. The whole of the time
had been yielded by the candidates for
the House with the understanding that
the candidates for the Senate would re-
turn The courtesy nest day. AZ we
mounttd the Summit between Rich VAL
ley and the head Of Wolf Run we found
the newly driven stake of the Engineer,
Capt. Payne, on II the figures 3O1ls, in-
dlcatlng we were by the surveyed linc
imllcs and 90 yards from Bristol Fol-
lowing Wolf Run from It's head to It's
mouth we came OH Capt. payne's stakes
at frequent intervals until the one ut
North Fork indicated we were Just ~
miles from Bristol. 4 mile more and
NoNelc ut Mendoza. making TINT point