Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-16

last week, breaking leg and throwing him
back upon the pilot, the back of his head
striking the iron on the cow-catcher, and bad
ly fracturing the skull. Strange as it may
seem, it is thought he may recover.
religious exchanges. In our opinion the place
to find it is to hire yourself out as clerk in
q store where they don't advertise.-Osa0l
(IotUa) P1ess.
A very good point. A man who spends
money literally for advertising, will generally
have work for his clerks.
-verdi's great masterpiece, the opera OF
n Trovatore, was given at Hills Opera House.
by Farini's Italian, German and English opera
troupe: gentleman Of & Fsribault' Y+.Ttn Who
opera, says he had II Trovatore three nights
in a week, on his woodshed roof, all last sum-
mer, but he didn't know the name Of it until
recently.-FdrtbdsIH Democrat.
Minnesota was organized as a territory
March Sd, 1919; was admitted as a state May
l1th, 1858. Alexander Ramsey was appointed
first Governor Of the territory, and afterwards
elected first Governor Of the state. He has
occupied some of1cial station during nearly
all Of his residence in Minnesota, being U. s
Senator for two terms.>
In the Minnesota Senate there are IL farm.
ers to lawyers, 8 physicians, editors,
bankers, 5 merchants, millers, and l each OF
several other trades and professions. In the
House the farmers do still better, having Il
out of the 106 members, while there are l;
lawyers, II merchants, 4 physicians, 2 rea
estate agents, 2 lumbermen, and genera.
mixture to fill out with.
"A dear old christian lady, by the name OF
Mrs. Daniel Spaulding, living at Maine Prairie
stearns county, not long since, did her satur
days work all up on Friday. and Saturday
morning, after fixing up uncle Daniel in hit
best clothes and starting him OF for church
like good soul, sat down to read her Bible
Poor old man, he went to the meettn' house
like an obedient husband, and finding it rather
lonesome to worship alone, inwardly groan
ing over the degeneracy Of the present gen
Grafton, he went to the store near by, and
there he learned it was Saturday instead ol
Sunday. Well, it is probably better to have
two Sabbaths in ono week than not any.
Avenue South, near Fourteenth street, live
leper. The afflicted perSOn Is q Swede named
John Jacobson, and has recently received
some attention from one or two leading phys
1C1au0. J6COO0Ou 10 uO8E1y 61Aty y06I0 u
age, and is supported by his wife, who takes
in weshing. His disease Is anasthetic lepro
his hair can be- pulled out in handfuls. Hi
hands, feet, and legs as far up a. his knees
are utterly without sensation, and are greatly
swollen. Neither the lancet nor any degree
Of cold has any effect on him: The tint Of tht
skin is Yellowish bronze, and the whole body
is covered With white. or yellowish- white
spots, caused BY the implications OF thu
nerves, which always occurs in this form OF
leprosy. The eruption 10 IN the form of largt
blistere where the white patches occur. The
case is beyond hope, and the patient is in {
most pitiable condition. This an@sthetic Iep
rosy il the white OF Asi:tio leProeX, and IL II.
Absolutely nothing is known Of the cause o.
the disease. There are not over q hundre<
lepers in the United States. These are fount
in small colony in South Carolina, amoni
some of the oreoles Of Louisiana, in Z scandi
nayian colony in N9rway, in this state, amona
scattered cases in New York, Maryland ans
Illinois. The disease is not ia the least con
taRious, although It 10 90 considered by NAM
peOple.-Mjene0polis Tribune.