Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-12-25
Our HARVEST FIELD.

w" auN - ' OSA CaG~A1s
Bent. r. Taylor lectures in Usage this
eveninr-15th. - -
Fillmore county has SITE scholars enti-
tied to the school apportionment.
The Minnesota Educational Association
will meet at the capitol on the 18th, ooth and
31st Of this month.
The y. n. railroad has been badly troubled
with suow-drif.s the past two weeks-parttc-
ularly west of jackson.
The attendance at tho annual meeting OF
the State Grange, at Albert Lea last week, was
quite slim. Tho old officers were reelected.
The Preston Republican has been enlarged
to an column paper, with patent insides.
Excuse US, P. p, but We like the old style
best.
"A PENNSYLVANIA dentist has been sued for
dislocating q lady's Jaw. The suit is brought
by the lady herself, not her husband.-Ez.
You bet.
Charles H. Cakes, Of st. Paul, who died
last Friday. at the age Of 70. camo to tho
Northwest nfty-eight years ago, having lived
In st. Paul since 1850.
Tho snow banks in Dakota and northern
Minnesota are from six to eight dozen feet
high, and at Fargo some OF the houses are
almost covered over. Tho storm ragged con.
tinuously for nearly three days.-E9.
"A little six-year-old,. upon finding lone
Christmas morning, mournfullv exclaimed,
''Gracious! If had been born twins. ia only
got half this muchv'-No'1tsto,rn Herasd.
-Oleomarsarine is made of tallow-beef
tallow for instance. by this means a steor
can be converted into butter. Why hasn't \
Steer as good q right to make butter 40
cow
-"How is the United States bouuded7"
oueried Russian 10 Yankee. by the auro-
"a borealis on the north. BY hell on tho south
and east and west amt been surveyed yet"
was the reply.-Arkansas Gazette.
For the first time in its history the state
has received the net proceeds 81 an estate Tor
left OF the estate Of Jacob Schnell, Of Scott
county, amounting to only $l08.S3.-St. Pdul
Ne,rs.
The Rev. Daniel 8. Helton, 4 Baptist
preacher OF Roane county, Tenn. Is et9oty-
eight years old. He had sixteen sons In the
Union army and two in the rebel army; and
says: my sympathiee were with the Union
by fourteen majority."-E1.
The Minnesota editors will meet in St. Paul
on the 2sth prox., instead of on the 7th. as
Rochester Post. will deliver the address, and
| some original rhyme to enliven the occasion
Historian Bancroft hes returned to Wash
has work. or He
1879. The volume upon which he now 10 en-
gagged, he says will be his last. The old gen
tleman has given up bis horse-back rides. ana
with the caluness of philosopher. talks Of
| the time when he II to leave this eorth.-EI.
The New York Commercial Aduertiser II
responsible for the following: "Postmaster
General Key IS about to issue an order pro
hibiting the placing Of stamps upside down or
letters. Several postmasters have recentlH{
injured Ths tr giaced in this
come up at present term Of the United State,
court. but will 60 over to the next June OF
some other term In the near or remote future
1t Is intimated that the sharks are weakening
and clustering, have decided not to force Al
issue in the courts at present.-ftoneer PTess
The author of those immortal words, "Th'
Sweet By-and-By," DR.. s. Fillmore Bennett
Of Richmond, ILL.,, writes to the New Corcndn
in reference to his lyric; "Please remembe
that there are only three stanzas. The Meth
odists have added two stanzas. which utterl!
repudiate 40 doing violence to the spirit, In
tent and teaching OF the hymn"
"A single railroad company in nlinots-th!
Illinois Central-has paid about eight mill
1855 an amount, sufficient to entirely ext1n
guish the State debt. This result OF imposing
q tax upon the earnings instead OF the proper
minnesota, where the same policy has beel
iadopted.-St. Paul Globe.
| General Manager Hughitt, Of the North
western road, caused drafts for salaries du
1.-THE employees, to be sent on the 18th. Tn
f225th would be payday, but he thought o
tChristmas, and how this payment OF wages
Jew uays III advance OF the usual time. woul
(help to make "merry Christmas to his boys
land performed kindly act which did no
ldiscommode the Co. In the least.
! -Stingy men, so-called, as rule, pay thei
debts. We have never-at least hardly ever
scrupuiously exact in meeting his pecuniar
obligations. II one Of these men makes US
Ipromise, We count upon its fulallment. Som
are more liberal IN their promises thai
to have-they help on . "boom. Yet thes
liberal men are the very backbone OF tn
morbid credit system-promising more thai
tHEy n this
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin L. sanborn, OF wau
kesha, Wis.,, celebrated their golden wedding
on the 10Th inst. The venerable couple ar
the parents of George Sanborn, superintend
ent Of the Iowa and Dakota division Of tn
Chicago, Milwaukee l. st. Paul road. SheI
iburne sanborn, superintendent OF the Vino
M and st. Peter division of the Northwestern
road, and James Sanborn, Of Milwaukee,; ais
uncle and aunt Of Mrs. Rock, wife OF superiu
Itendent Rock Of the northern division, an
Mr.. Sanborn is half brother Of Manage
Tho following article. clipped from the Le
mars Sentinel, 10 . strong argument In favo
OF stock farming.
did example OF Z successful stock raiser. II
1858 he began operations by purchasing fou
STSw:: ten sheep end plug team Of horses
raised wheat, but set himself absolutely I.
the care OF his little lot OF stock. SixteeI
years have elapsed and he now has dock o.
horses, all his own. his land paid for, and 100
deeces still to market. He lives In Q house
that cost him 81 $40 and has barn Of about
the same . .aa He !: Day worth rot con-
needed.
Prof. Wilson, Of England, who 10 consid
cred high authority on hair. condemns wash
ing the head, but advises thorough brushing
instead. Says this promotes circulation and
removes dandrun. For falling out Of the HAIR
Dr.. Wilson prescribes . lotion composed o,
water OF Ammonia, almond oil, and chloroform
ono part each. diluted with I'VE parts alcohol
or spirits Of rosemary, the whole made fra
grant with drachm Of oil OF lemon. After
| thorough friction with the hair brush, apply
to the scalp. Both badness and srayness de-
pend ON the defective powers Of the scalp skin,
and are to be treated alike. What il needed
10 moderate stimulation, without any irrita'