Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-05

The ladies' prayer meeting will be held
every afternoon, as they have been held
heretofore.
NEW BU1LD1Nas.-We are glad to an
nounce that two new brick stores are to
be built on Main street the coming season
"a double store by Mr. Benjamin Mason,
and single one by j. J. Hayes & Bro.
We get this news from Mr.. Mason him.
self who says he has fully determined to
build, aud will commence work on the
foundation as soon as the frost is out of
the ground in the spring. His building
will be 45x70, the largest store-room in
the city, and one story. Hayes Brothers
will build a single store, adjoining on
the south, the same depth, two stories.
All to be erected on the vacant lots east
side of Main street, corner of Water.
LIE Roy AND Wu1sKEY-M. Murray
and F. W. Frisbee, of LIE Roy, have re-
Gently been hauled over the Goals on the
charge OF selling intoxicating liquors
without license. 10. McKnig ht, of LIE
Koy, assisted by one Page of this city,
prosecuted the cases for the village; and
J. d. Farmer appeared for the defense.
As we understand from the Independent
Murray had two trials, both resulting in
a disagreement Of the jury. On Tues.
day Of last week the case was again call
ed for trial, but, was settled by the de-
PENDANT paying the fine in former case
and all the accrued costs in both prosecu.
lions. The board also settled with F. w.
Frisbee on the 50 me basis agreeing also
to grant Mr.. Frisbee druggists license.
The Independent says that s. M. Hoyt,
who has been engaged as a detective in
working up the whiskey cases was arrest
ed Tuesday evening of last week on the
charge of giving away spirituous liquors
contrary to the statutes in such case
made and provided, and was brought be-
fore Justice Runnestrand for trial. The
prosecuting witness asked for time until
Wednesday, at one O'Clock, TO get ready
for the trial, which was granted, and the
prisoner held to bail in the sum Of fifty
dollars fer his appearance. But while
the justice was making out the bond MIR.
Hoyt leisurely walked off and Mr.. Run
nestrand lost his hold on the paisoner, and
at noon he took the western bound train
for Minneapolis.
MOTHER, WHAT OF THAT DAUGHTER
DO our good mothers, who are bringing
their daughters up in idlcness, and TO be
perfect specimens Of utter worthlessness,
realize what they are doing for their
children and for the world? Do they
realize that an idle brain is the devils
Workshop? 1t IL. And do they realize
that their idle daughters are willing
and thoroughbred apprentices in this
workshop OF death and ruin? They are
We are not an alarmist, but 1t is true
that this country is socially drifting
drifting, drifting toward the bad, and
more on account of the way mothers arc
bringing up their daughters than any.
thing else. To know that we are drift
ing one has only to read the papers and
to keep his eyes open. Full as the coun
try is of newspapers, they are scarcely
numerous enough and scarcely large
enough to print the misdoings of oul
men and women, young and old, thai
come to their notice. And yet only a
small proportion of the liasons and
clandestine meetings and improper un
ions come to the surface and to the news
papers.
The only way to check the unmistaka-
BILE tendency OF these times is for mothers
to make radical change in their way Of
bringing up their daughters. Instead OF
bringing them up in idleness, and to
shine in society, let them be trained to
usefulness; teach them we'll the duties of
life. No young woman should be with.
out her daily work, and fair proportion
of it.
We have much to say, and justly much
to say, against young men loafers, but
never think about our young lady loafers.
And if loating is abominable in a man,
how can we fitly characterize it in a
woman? 1t IS infinitely worse, for this
reason: That the purity of our social
fabric must be upheld by women, or go
down in darkness. And female loafers
will never uphold the good.
We wish we could impress upon the
mother of every daughter the danger
Of bringing up that child IN idleness, and
the safety and necessity of training her
in ways of usefulness. 1t is for the
mothers to preserve all that is good and
pure and beautiful in our society. Do
they realize their great responsibility and
are they equal to it?
Taking the country by and large, it is
quite safe to say that reform is necessary
in the training of our daughters. And
all this by one who has daughter and
loves her dearly.