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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
Statistics Of the Turf.

According to advance sheets of &c Kinks
Guide to the Turf" for 1880 the total
number OF races run during the past
year in the United States and the Do
minlon OF Canada, as far as reported,
was 1880, two of which were afterwards
declared void. Add to the remaining
1,248 total Of 80 races in which Ameri-
can-bred horses contended in England
and British Guiana, it makes a total of
1928 races in which horses bred north
OF the Rio Grande ran during the year
1879. OF the 1928 races won in the
! United States and Dominion of Canada,
! l, l04 were won by horses with known
pedigrees, and 147 by those reported as
unknown. Add the % won abroad and
6 dead heats, in which the money was
divided, both horses in each case being
credited with O winning start, the total
OF 1880 is realized, as shown in the ta-
BILE Of the total number of winners
whose pedigrees are known, /, 1873, and
of those whose breeding are unknown.
147. Deducting the six dead heats and
the two races declared void from the to-
tai of 1880 wins, leaves a balance of
1872 races actually won OF that number
l,l25 were won by horses with known
pedigrees and 147 by those as reported
as unknown. Of the 1,125 races SO won
% were won abroad-22 on the fat and
steeplechase; while of the remaining l.
102 races 100 of them were won by
jumpers-60 hurdle races and 40 steeple-
chases. Of the 147 races won by the
unknown" 1856 were on the fiat, 4 were
over hurdles, and 7 were steeplechases.
Again, Of the 1902 races won in the
United States and Dominion of Canada
by horses with pedigrees, 316 of them
were heat races-293 on the fat and %
over hurdles-with @ total of ISL heats,
705 on the fiat and 50 over hurdles. OF
the LAT races won by the unknowns.'
81 were heat races, with total of 221
heats, oil of which were on the flat.
which makes grand total of 400 races
of heats and 982 heats. By counting
each heat as dash and adding ten dead
heats which were run of, it makes
total of l, 742 contests run in the United
States and the Dominion of Canada dur
ing the year 1879 as against similar.
total of 1871 run during 1873. The
principal cause Of the reduction in the
total number of contests as between 1879
and 1878, in view Of the increased num-
Der of meetings in 1879 over the wear
1878, is explained by the greatly reduced
number Of heat races and the compare
lively few races reported in the Domin-
ion of Canada.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
The zuIus Eat Some Meat.

lksenAnIstelceS Oh boer Alte-Sandeman.J
It was such scene as am powerless
to describe. Each boy sat at the fire in
front of his own particular stick or ram
rod, on which were the little knobs of
meat; but beside each was a pile of long
strips about an inch thick, and some Of
them yard in length. While his knobs
were slowly roasting, the boy would take
one OF these long strips, containing at
least half pound Of meat, and, holding
one end to the fame, would let it get
toasted for few minutes; then he would
place that end in his mouth and begin to
chew it, placing the still knocked end
in the fame, and at the same time watch
ing that the knobs on his stick did not
get burned. For three hours or so not q
boy moved from the fire, except to cut up
fresh supply Of meat or get drink Of
water. All this time they hardly spoke
word, SO intent were they in goreing
themselves, but as the night advanced
they broke into low, monotonous sort
of humming chant, during which. one
after the other, they recounted some
adventure of the day, or expressed their
delight at SO much good food, the others
ing chorus Of the humning chant.
Occasionally they wonld raise their
voices to a yell, and then sink them so
low as to be almost inaudible. Wood
ward and myself turned into our blankets,
and were soon lulled to sleep by the
monotonous, but not unpleasant singing.
All through the night the boys alternate
" ate or sang, and several times when
awoke I saw them still hard at work
chewing down the yards Of meat. "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
DOMESTIC MATTERS.
ONION SOUP

ON1ON SOUP,
Take six onions, let them brown SLIGHT.
" IN q casserole with tablespoonful Of
butter; add three potatoes sliced: pepper
and salt, not too much, and let it all cool,
IN two pints of water for an hour and O
half; must cook slowly.
WHIPPED POTATOES,
Whip boiled potatoes to a creamy
hghtness with a fork; beat in butter.
milk, pepper and salt; at last the frothed
white OF an egg; toss irregularly upon a
dlsh, set in the oven two minutes to re-
heat, but do not let it color.
PRUNE PIE.
Two cups French prunes steeped in
water over night, one cup sugar. one
teaspoonful extract lemon, Tablespoonful
vinegar, one-third cupful water: wet the
edges Of the paste with milk; bake
twenty five minutes in rather hot oven
MEAT CAKES.
Take any cold meat, game or poultry
ut andone all the better, mince it fine
with little fat ham or bacon: season
with pepper and salt and little savory
spice. Mix well and make into small
cakes; fry these nice brown and serve
them with a good gravy, or put into a
mould and boil or bake.
SOUR CREAM DoUGHNUrs.
Take one coffeecupful of sour cream:
and beat into it two-thirds of ateaspoon-
full Of saleratus, prepared as directed
above. Beat one egg well, add it to the
cream, with two tablespoonful of sugar.
Slit IN Hour enough to roll out very soft.
Gut into shapes and fry in hot lard.
SOUR CREAM.
Two cupfuls of sifted -four, one cupful
sour cream, half teaspoonful saleratus
dissolved as for cream pastry, and stirred
into it; two eggs well beaten Zone will do)
and one cupful Of sugar. Bake in shall
low pans. Add cinnamon. nutmeg or
mace for favoring.
APPLE BUTTER PUDDING.
One pint sour cream; one small tea
spoonful saleratus dissolved; two cupfuls
sifted flour; two eggs, we'll beaten: O
pinch OF salt; two cupfuls or raw sour
apples, cut in thin slices. Bake or boil
one hour or serve with sweet sauce.
CABBAGE SALAD.
Take one teacupful of sour cream that
Aas no D1tCef taste, and beat into it two
raw eggs; half teaspoonful of raw mus
tara, rubbed smooth in cold vinegar; two
thirds of teaspoonful of salt and dash
OF pepper. Put upon the stove or range
and let it boil up, stirring it as soon as it
begins to boil, to prevent the eggs from
curding. When thick as custard, take
from the fire; add half teaspoonful of
strong vinegar to it, let it cool, and turn
it over a dish of finely chopped raw cab
bage, and see if you have not dainty
dish to go with the Sundays dinner Of
cold meat Potato salad dressing can be
made in the same way. Slice very thin
" cold boiled potatoes, sufficient to fill
a dish; chop small, raw onion, and
scatter through the slices. Then turn
the sour cream dressing over the whole.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
GLEANlNGS.

AN ice boat was in use on the Hudson
river in 1916.
SHAw1s, dresses, with black cashmere
skirts, are fashionable.
| The wind shrieks that it is February.
1t takes a good while to pet into a
month, but when we strike It, it melts
away like a broken $40 bill.
NORTH CAROLINA has six newspapers
edited by negroes; Louisiana three:
! Tennessee and Texas two each, and Vir-
gnia, Alabama and Mississippi one each.
The pilots in New York harbor earn
an average income Of $4,000 year; it
costs more to bring large steamer
across Sandy Hook bar than to hire the
captain for the remainder of the voyage.
On Samuel Brower's farm near Plain
field, n. j., an iron pot was unearthed
by young man blowing, and found to
be full Of coin. The disappointment
was greist wien it WAS discovered, after
cleaning the pieces, that they were 300
large pennies OF the issue of 1896.
A BERKs county, Penn, constable
was on his way to Reading to lodge a
prisoner in jail, and on arriving at the
hotel, found ball in progress, where
upon both officer and prisoner stopped,
took part in the festivities and danced
with the girls until a late hour.
The hard labor, great risks and poor
pay Of the Atlantic fishermen may be
seen in the fact that the number of YES
sells lost belonging to Cape Ann for the
seven years ending December, 1879. was
l3l; the number Of lives, 816; and the
valuation of the vessels was 1856, 1922.
The average earnings Of the fishermen
was about $500 per annum.
In the Elmwood cemetery at Memphis
is a great curiosity, q very l,>sus ,,at,ute
a tree half oak and half elm. The
trunk is about two and half feet in
diameter, and for the distance of five feet
from the ground is, to all appearances.
an oak; above that have sprung two large
branches one of which is oak and the
other elm.
The standard size for billiard tables
is, length, ten feet; breadth, five feet.
That is the size of the carom table now
in use for matches. Formerly champion
ship matches were played on tables of
the same size with four pockets. The
rule observed in making tables of any
size is that they shall be in length double
the width, hence tables are made to order
43x9 feet, 4x8, 3Ax7.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
SUNRISE COMES To.aoaaov.

True It u that clouds and mist
Blot the clear, blue weather: s,Fsz.t,sz,, $3.50.
True that hps that once have kisssd,
Come no more together.
True that whom we would do GOOD
Evil often follows;
True that green leaves quit the wood.
Summers lose their swallows.
True that, in this age Of ours,
There are none to guide us
Gone the grand primeval powersl
Selfish aims divide US.
True the plant. But, If more true,
I would not deplore 1t;
an Eden fade from view,
Time may yet restore it.
EVIL comes and evil goes,
But it moves me- never;
For the good, the good, it grows,
Buds and blossoms ever.
Winter still succeeds to spring,
But fresh springs are coming.
Other birds are on the wing,
Other bees arc humming.
have loved with right good will,
MourueO my hopes departed
Dreamed my golden dream-and still
Am not broken.hearted,
Glad am I, and glad win be;
For my heart rcjoices
When sweet lips and looks I see,
When hear sweet voices.
Apple blossoms on the trees,
Gold-cups in the meadows,
Branches waving In the breeze,
On the grass their shadows-
Black birds whisthng In the wood,
Cuckoos shouting DER us,
Clouds, with white and crimson hood,
Pacing right before US.
Who, IN such world as this,
Could not heal his sorrow7
Welcome this sweet sunset bliss--
Sunrise comes tomorrow.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19

The advantages Of these Lines 40:
l. II the passenger is going to or from any poiAt
In the entire West and Northwest. he can buy biz
acksts vi. some one Of this Oompany's linea md
b sure Of reaching his destination By II Oh III
pouNEoz1oxs.
l. The greater pat Of IL lines ars laid With sts>l
Rails; the roadbsd 10 perfest. No road has bettsa
g. 1t IL tho short line between al I'm port.nt po,n
4. it, trains afo all equipped with the WesHne.
house Ar-Brake, Ailler's Platform and Couplerse
and convenience.
s. It II tho only Road in the West running IL
celebrated Pullman Hotsl Cars between Chicago asA
Council Bluffs.
s. Il 10 the only Road running tho Fulisaaa Pa,sss
Qseping-Cs other way between
CHICAGO AND ST. PAUL"
"eHscAeo AM0 GREEN BAY,"
"cntcAeo AND fREePoRv."
"cnicAeo AN0 Ia CROSSE"
"eHjcAeo And Wih0NA."
''chicAe0 AND ouBUQuE.'
"cHtcA00 ANU mc6REGoR."
"chIcaeo AND MILWAUKEE,!
Z. u . ~ Only Road passing along The shores
fake Michigan between CHICAGO aud kILwAukAs
8. Tho only Road running Your Express Traizs
DAY via it, lines between Chicago and points In kis
uesota.
y. No road Offers equal facilities in numbers
through trains. equipped With Pullman PAas.
Sleeping Cars.
10. 1t runs Two Express Trains Daily each way %
al its lines. and four trains sssh way between d.
ssgo and Ailw sukee.
II. 1t make connections ;w1A III Haes crossing
q Intermediate points.
Ag and passengers should consult their Interest b
purchasing tickets via this line.
For information. Folders, Maps, &C., no. ob:z.R
Able At Home Ticket of2ae address any agent Of ~
Company or
MARVIN HUeHlT1. Gen., Manager, chtc.ss, N
q G1sMNEvv eon' p%as Al rh.,.,.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19

from matrimonial engagements when
ever they have real or fancied cause
for such action, and it is not desirable
that the privilege of the fair sex be cur
tailed. Men commonly are, and proper
~ can be, held to much more rigorous
fulfllment of their matrimonial engage
ments than woman; but there are mani
testify good and sufficient reasons for
Withdrawing from the proposed alliance,
society and the courts should treat mercii-
fully the masculine mortal who shrinks
from wedding in haste and repenting at
leisure.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
OUR DREAM,

Perchance 70 man It may not be Rivsn
:. To know things real from things that seem;
II nNing on the earth we dream Of Heaven,
vi Why then, I hold 1t better to dream. a.,
Let us dream on mid the splendid shadows '' ~
That make existence gladstone thing: -. ~s
Inc dim, deep woods and the dowery meadows.
Where fairies frolic and the skylarks sing -"
Where bright shapes linger, ard angel faces $50
Glow In the CLEAN Of q visioned day: g..
And Der the upland, on grassy spaces,
Fond lovers wander, fair children play.
Let us dream still then, nor strive to sever
Thing that are real from things that Seem.
Let US slumber on forever and ever,
And know no waking from life's glad dream.
{-.-. Good Words.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19

The latest story Of Observation-Disclosures
comes from Paris. Littre and Robin
was engaged in the preparation Of a
" Dictionary Of Medicine. Once. while
they were seated side by side at the same
table, one Of them, feeling an itching
sensation in his leg, laid down his pen
and scratched his companions limb In
stead OF his own. The latter, feeling his
leg scratched, concluded that he was
scratching it himself, and laid down his
pen in.o order to devote himself exclusive
~ TO the operation. Ez1s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19

temperature have been all right. .
The best breed of fowls would never
satisfy the man who did not take an in
terest in them. Fowls must have care
and attention just the same as any other
live stock. It is foolish and unwise to
think they can find their own living and
at the same time yield fair profit to the
owner. Good, clean, pure water and a
food OF reproducing and nourishing
constituents, fed regularly and wisely.
will pay the owner Of the flock, no matter
what may be the breed or pedigree.
The ewes will now be in lamb. or
should be, excepting where late lambs
are desired. Where wool and mutton
are the chief objects, May lambs will be
preferable to earlier ones. There is no
better place or time for lambs to be
dropped than in pasture on fine. sum-
ny May day. Where lambs for market
are wanted, the ewes will now be in
breeding, and will need some extra care
An abundance Of good, nutritious food.
and water, are the principal requisites.
Sheep may be the last animals to be
brought into winter quarters. !
TIE question being whether a note
bearing interest at certain rate, and un-
paid at maturity, continues to bear in
terest at that rate until paid, or whether,
in the absence Of any expressed stipula-
ton as to the rate Of interest after ma
turity it thenceforth bears interest only
at the rate fixed by law-the court held
that if the parties meant that if the con-
tract rate should continue, it would have
been easy to say SO. In the absence of
any stipulation such intendment cannot
be inferred, and the interest after ma
turity will be the rate fixed by law
Holden vs. Freednea'a's Trust Co., iS,1o.
Ct. o. s. IT,. -. s..5-. :'.E
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19

& SoH0o1BoYs who get s whaled" do q
great deal Of blubbering. - Cincinnati
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-18
4 Bright and Shining Mason,

The Nashville Sunday Times, in
alluding to the meeting of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge in that city last
week, pays the following eloquent
and we'll deserved tribute to the
personal and masonic character of
the venerable James McCallum, of
Pulaski:
Among the many visitors to the
Grand Lodge last week there was
one whom it was pleasure and
qualification to welcome, and who,
although bent with the weight of
more than the allotted three score
and ten years, yet retains the bright
ideas and clear intellect of enc in
the flush OF manhood. To have
seen him feeble and tottering, as he
plodded his weary way up the tire
some steps leading to the place
where so many, many pleasant
hours had been spent in social and
fraternal communion, in days that
have drifted far away into the dim
and dreary past, taught in itself the
lesson that not even feeble age can
destroy the love aud attraction of a
true Mason 10 Lhe Order. Having
filled the highest position III the
Order, his ambitIU- must have long
since been gratIfied, and it must
have been only the genuine adora-
ton for the profession (which
makes all men brothers" that
prompted him to meet once more
"upon the level
The writer has had the pleasure
of knowing him for many years, and
he remembers with lively interest
the good words of counsel and OF
instruction and of Masonic wisdom
which be has heard tall from the
lips of this truly good man. He is
in every sense OF the word true
Mason. He displays none of the
outward symbols which younger
members of the Order are so proud
of flourishing before the world-ad
vertising their esoteric profession,
but he carries the genuine Jewel of
a true Mason in his blameless life,
his quiet, transformations charity,
and his pure and practical religion.
He is most beloved and honored
where be is best known, for there
in his home he is revered by both
yoang and old as perfect pattern
of an upright man. We allude to
the Hon. James McCallum, of Pu
laski, Past Grand Master of Masons
in Tennessee.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-18
still. a chaste and cnltivated Lad,


still, chaste and cultivated ladl,
whose virtues adorn the profession
she has chosen. Her support was
exceedingly good-so much so
that it was difficult to find fault
with any member of the company.
Mr.. Giles Shine, the Leading man,
is a remarkably good actor-uni-
formly accurate and finished il his
roles, and not at all addicted to
OVERRIDING the thing. The other
gen tlemen:of the company are ex
ceptionally good and the ladies
fully merit the unstinted praise be-
slowed upon them by our play
goers. We can consc entiously re
commend this company as one of
the best now travelling, and we pre-
dict that Miss Hunt will become
such a favorite on the southern
circuit as to supplant all rivals in
the affections of discriminating
play goers.
Mr.. Hunt, the manager, and Mr..
Strawbridge, the agent, are very
gentlema nly persons whom we can
safely recommend to our brethren
of the press.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-18
THE aREEN-zYED MONSTER.
A Jealous Husband Peppers His
Wife's Lover with Shot Gun
and then Skips for Parts.
Unknown.

A little domestic difficulty
which came very near ending in
a tragedy. occurred in the 18th dis
trict last Thursday. The parties
were Elijah and Phil Simonton,
two negroes of the same name but
not related in any way, and the pro
noting cause of the tracas vas the
wife of the first mentioned. The
two men had lived together for some
time and got along amicably until
Elijah began to suspect that his
wife was inclined to initiate Mrs.
Potiphar and that Phil was no
Joseph to repeI her advances.
Shortly after this the woman left
her husband and Elijah accused
Phil OF being the cause of 1T. The
latter. seeing matters were, getting
into a sqdally condition, sold out
his interest in the crop to the
jealous husband and procured en-
ployment at another place in the
neighborhood. The two men have
been ON bad terms ever since and
quarreled whenever they met.
Elijah, it seems. finally determined
to put an extinguisher on the de-
stoyer of his domestic peace and
made his arrangements accordingly.
He converted his property into
money. procured an old mwket
which he loaded with charge of
powder and 1--WE pistol cartridges
and after bidding his stepson an
affectionate farewell went cunning
for the amorous Phil. He found
the latter at work in a field on the
farm of Mr.. Anthony Williams and
approached him with his musket bn
the half cock. Philip, seeing bis
danger, stopped down to pick Up
rock, but before he could rise
Elijah blazed away, lodging the
contents of the blunderbuss in his
right arm near the shoulder, In
fiicting an ugly and dangerous
wound. The warlike husband then
mounted his horse and rode off and
although he was pursued by Off
Ger w. p. Hart he managed in
some way to elude his vigilance and
escape. The wounded man was
attended to by DR.. Clark who thinks
he will recover and perhaps retain
his arm.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-18
The Drama.

The Julia A Hunt dramatic
troupe gave three elegant entertain
ments at Antoinette Hall last and
this week. This company is un-
doubtedly the best that has visited
Pulaski since the war, and we be
lieve this opinion is fully shared by
the play going public. Miss Hunt
possesses histrionic talent of high
order and her delineations of char
acter are all spirited and realistic.
Her versatility is wonderful and
she is as clever In comedy as she is
strong and sympathetic in emotion
al parts. AS Marie and Fanchon,
she carried the audience by storm
and her rendition of those charac
tiers was so faultless that criticism
was disarmed. As q vocalist she
has few superiors. Her voice is
clear, sweet and sympathetic and
she sings with much feeling and
expression. Upon the whole, she
is q real artists and, what is better
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-18
Home Folks Abroad.

Columbia Herald: I. M. N.
Jones, a we'll known and popular
lawyer of Pulaski, was in Colum-
bia yesterday, on his way to Lewis
burg. 4 Major B. f. ar
ter, of Pulaski, paid a short visit to
our city this week. 4 + =
Misses Alice and Fannie Parker,
two charming and pretty young
ladies, of Wales Station, Giles
county, are the guests of j. Milton
Parker's family of Columbia. 4 = x
Col Gordon, of Lynnville, hon
oreG his friends in Columbia with
his presence last Saturday. 4
Mr.. Morris, of Pulaski, was in
Columbia one day this week and
had his photograph taken by Mr.
Judd, the accomplished artist. 1t
was quite a compliment to Mr..
Judd to come all the way from Pu-
laski to get his work.
Nashville Sunday Times: Prof.
Spencer d. Clack, one of Giles
county's educators, spent a few
days in the city last week. =
Mr.. Chas. Buford, of Pulaski, was
in the city last week, in attendance
the Grand Masonic bodies. X y
Mr.. j. Sam Childers, a young
merchant of Pulaski, spent a few
hours in the city last Tuesday on
his way to Louisville. =
Mr.. Ernest Meredith, of Pulaski,
spent last Tuesday in the city. 4
Miss Susie Alternately, beau
tiful and accomplished young lady
of Pulaski, is stopping at the
residence of Mr.. N. d. Malone, Rus
sell street, East Nashville, greatly
to the delight of numerous
young men in that neighborhood.
Col. L. H. Gibbs WAS in
the city last Thursday on his way
home from Indiana and New York
He says he made seventy-five
speeches in the former, and twenty
five in the latter State, and of course
the success of the party in these
two States was due in a great man
1er TO his exertions. He had let
ter from Garfield, which he is will
ing to swear is genuine, to Mr..
Arthur, commencing him to the
courtesies of that gentleman.
Spring Hill correspondent Column
bia Herald: Rev. Mr.. Gailor, of Ru
laski, preached in the Episcopal
church Wednesday night of last
week, and we are glad to state
that he Will preach in that church
twice a month.