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St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Mr.. Dudley Buck is writing the nnu
sic to the libretto for a comic opera by
Mr.. w. A Croffut
The feature of the February number
of Macnill0n' Magazine is King Getty
wayo's story of the Zulu nation and the
Zulu war.
Mr.. Bret Harte, it is reported, is
about to resign his Consulate and returr
to America. The German climate has
not agreed with him, and he has beer
far from well.
John G. Robinson, known as, the
lightning proof-reader, of the New York
Sun, who died the other day, used to
read proof-sheet aloud at the rate of
696 words minute, or Al, $50 words an
hour.
Mrs. Oliphant, who has serials now
running in both Fra:er's and MucnliI-
Ian's magazines, is probably the most
prolific of living writers. Within the
last three years she has published five
or six works. several Of them being
three-volume novels-in addition to
editing the "Foreign Classics for English
Readers. She is now writing a novel
DNoISii
Mr.. VIM. Black, the popular novel
lst, writes with great facility and rapid
lty, though he spends but lite time in
consecutive composition. He often
writes in a day the result of the obser-
vations of a week passed in seeming idle
ness. He is said to have accomplished
an enormous amount of journalistic
work at the time he was Writino his
earlier novels.
Miss Mary Sprague, the author of
The bright novel an Earnest ITafer, is
an OkIo girl of twenty-five or twenty
three, whose experience in travel has
scarcely extended further than from her
home to Boston, where she was a guest
at the Holmes breakfast. On her re-
turn she beamed for few days on New
York, and enjoyed greatly its society,
amusements, few agreeable private
entertainments, ETC., etc. She is rather
slight in figure, has a pleasant face, is
perfectly simple, graceful, bright, and
witty, and does not in the least affect
hose of azure tint. z..t.
Gilbert, the playwright, is as practi-
cal In the management of stage affairs,
as he is fanciful in the construction of
dramas. Drilling Philadelphia COM
pany for the production of his ssPi-
rates." he insists upon every actor doing
the business of his part Just as he is in
structea, and demands as much atten
ton to detail FROM chorus singer as
from vocalist. He is 1.-THE, restless.
witty, persistent but polite. No drill
master is more exacting. No French
danclng-master more affable. And he
gets all the work accomplished that he
desires.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

A gentleman living in the northern
part of the county has been so unfortu-
nate as to have lost five excellent wives.
He lately determined to erect a tomb
stone at the head of each, commemorate
ing her virtues, and has only been de-
tered from SO doing by the expense at
tending the carrying out of the design.
Yesterday he came to the city, happy
thought having struck him, and arranged
for the tombstone. The five wives were
buried side by side in the same grave
yard. This is the happy thought: The
Christian name of each wife to be on
small stone-"E Emma, ""Jane, n"Mary,',
Margaret, y" Elizabeth "a hand, cut
on each stone, pointing to large stone
in the center of the lot, and under each
hand, " For epitaph see large stone y
Indianapolis Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13
Science and Industry,

The peanut crop of Virginia, Ten.
nessee and North Carolina is estimated
st about 1855, GOO bushels-an increase
Of about 100000 bushels over last year
Ice cutting on the Kennebec in
Maine employs $4,000 laborers, who
have just had their pay raised from
S1.25 to $3.50 per day
Palmetto paper manufacture is so
successful in Florida that twenty mills
are to be established in various parts of
the State, where the material is plenty
and transportation easy.
Manufacturing clothing in Chicago
gives employment to 1000 people, and
the value of the goods made is S15, OOO,-
0OO. This industry has doubled in four
years.
The Swiss exports to the United
States in 1879 show an increase of 49,
100000 francs on those of 1878, the
chief items of increase being cotton
goods, Watches, and embroidery.
-Leipsic, Germany, has put on the
market colored inks, which may be used
for writing labels ON glass, iron, mar
BILE, mother of pearl, and metal. The
writing is done with goose-quill, and
when dry, adheres so firmly that it can
not be removed by any liquid. Four
different colors are made, black, white,
red, and blue.
"A new industry has been started
in Flushing l.. l., that of constructing
houses in sections which can readily be
put together with movable pins. No
plaster is used, and the buildings are
neatly finished inside, the boards and
beams being beaded and polished. The
houses range in price from $500 up-
ward and are chiefly shipped to the
West Indies.
The oldest turpentine fields north
OF Newbern, N. c., are well nioh
abandoned, the industry having been
largely diverted to the more productive
pine forests of South Georgia. But
there are, according to the Raleigh o.
seruer, immense tracts of virgin pine
forests in the southern belt of
North Carolina, capable of supplying
Wilmington with naval stores for cen.
fury to come.
Herr Hambruch has patented in
Germany a revolver lead pencil, con-
tanning three, four or more leads in
separate partitioned tube, placed
eccentrically. to the outer case, and
capable of being turned round in differ
ent positions, so as to bring different
leads successfully opposite to the mouth
OF the pencil. A plate, with aperture,
In the outer case allows passage of only
one lead at a time.
In work on the principles of light
an color, the author, DIR. Rabbit. con-
tends that if yellow or amber colored
bottle OF water be exposed to the sun
light while, the water within will be-
come medicatcd SO that it will act as a
laxative and animating principle gen
orally, while the water exposed IN blue
bottle will act as nervine, astringent,
and narcotic. The experiment can east
ly be tried.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

THRRE was more business done in
the commercial and financial circles OF
this country during November, 1879,
than during any mouth before in the
history of this country. The bank
transactions of several cities for the
month foot up the enormous aggregate
of 81, 800, 255, 523.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

As soon as ink is spilled, sprinkle
on common fine salt until the spot is
covered. Let it remain half an hour.
Then brush the salt up with a clean
brush and wash the spot with clear,
warm water, two or three times.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13
School and Church.

The Baptist theological seminaries
in the United States have $50 Young
men studying for the ministry.
From April l, 1879, to January 1,
1880, the receipts from donations and
legacies Of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union amounted to s59,516.66.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

w Heil grocer fetlreS from bust
ness, he weighs less than he did before
The Oil City Derrick says that al
| the inventors in the world will never
produce machine to tell a woman:
age.
An old bachelor wants to know i
a scolding woman with her mouth shu,
can be arrested for carrying concealed
weapons.
There isn't SO much on due bill
as there is on show bill, but man
will look al It longer and think aDoutit
oftener.-lMwkeye. .5
g This is a sad commentary on the
boosted civilization and Christianity OF
our age" despondently murmured a
tramp when he discovered that the ham
ne had stolen at twilight from the front
OF grocer was wooden one.
--Sanctum revelations by the Cincin-
natl Enquirer: IN
When the long haired luny poet isn't present,
when the.wid eyed office-seeker isn't there,
1heir places then are filled by tiends less
On, never can you find vacant chair.
"nen the scandalized maiden and her foes
Are not present to shoot you if they can,
mere are other men and women, then, to
An editor is not happy man.
- WoodWorker,' an Indian Chief,
says he has never seen gray-haired
Indian in his life, and he has seen some
over ninety years old It is because an
Indian has no trouble, no worriment,
or any thing that way. His wife chops
all the wood, builds the fires, goes to.
market at daylight, stones tramps out
OF the front yard, and blacks his boots.
And he is not tormented by tax collect
ors, gas bills, and lightning rod ped
oilers. Let an Indian start twenty
four-column daily paper in six-column
town to fill a long-felt want, and his
hair would turn gray in one night
No,vsstos0n Herald.
Our friend, Mr.. F., has youngster
In his employ. who is destined to be one
OF the bright and shining lights among
the coming men, if his brilliant pros
poets do not end in smoke. The other
day his employer detected the fumes of
a fragrant Havana proceeding from the
room where the boy was in the habit of
eating his dinner. Upon investigating
the matter he found our hero-n the
subject warrants the appellation-seated
upon barrel, complacently smoking
tne remains of what was evidently a
tWenty-flve-center.' elbows this?''
says Mr.. F., g aren't you rather extrav-
aeant1 IN your tastes, young man pn
:" Oh no, sir,' says young hopeful. not
at all disconnected, adding, in a conf |
Dental and impressive manner: uI
tell you what it is, Mr.. F., I've got the
best butt route in Boston. It takes in
the Parker House and the whole of Court
Square. - Yawcob Strauss.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

CHEAP COOKIES. One cupful of sug-
ar, one cupful Of thick sour cream, one
teaspoonful of saleratus, salt and flavor;
mix very soft and bake in a quick oven
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13
Odds and Ends,

When a grocer retires from bust
ness, he weighs less than he did before
The Oil City Derrick says that all
the inventors in the world will never
produce a machine to tell woman's
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

The McKendree Methodist congre-
cation at Nashville, Tenn, since the
burning OF their new church edifice has
used the Jewish Temple, kindly offered
by the Israeites of Nashville.
The teachers in the primary depart
ments Of the nine Leadville schools re-
ceiVe $50 per month, and those in the
intermediate departments get SO. The
schools are excellent in work and spirit.
1t is stated that since 1870 Missis-
sippi has spent upon Alcorn University
and the two colored normal schools the
sum of $500, 700. This is exclusive of
the expenditures for the colored public
schools
"A committee of Wisconsin teachers
recommend that no State certificate be
granted to any person except upon ex-
animation, and then not until after he
has successfully taught for at least five
years.
The italian teachers propose to Or
ganize a mutual benefit association, as
th@re is "no preparation by the State
or otherwise for the support of super
animated teachers, or those who have
been broken down by earnest and faith
full work in the school-room.
superintendent Stone, of Spring
field, has obtained good results from
written tests demanded on the spur of
the moment from public school pupils.
Its an excellent way Of Judging of the
penmanship and of the intellectual read
mess. and accuracy Of the pupil.
The expense of the public schools
of the city and county of New York last
year was S3,S05,l4 amount of school
tax paid by the city in 1879, 81, 354, 1903;
amount received from the State, S591,-
6S9. The total number of children
taught was 264, 1863, AMI the salaries of
teachers amounted to S2,664,6S6.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

Fowls fed on buckwheat are of fine
flavor.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13
Foreign Notes.

Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, the American
Consul in Rome, is living in the Altemps
Palace, where he is about to entertain
NJ. and Nine. Waddington. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Schuyler married
Nine. Waddington's sister
The inspectors of factories in Prus-
STA are working hard to put down infant
labor. At Berlin thirty-three factories
have ceased employing children, and in
the others there are only nine under
fourteen years Of age The same has
been the case in nearly all the provinces,
notably in the district of Frankfort-on-
the Oder.
"A railroad is to be constructed be-
tween Otaru and Sapporo, in Japan,
under the supervision of Mr.. Crawford,
an American engineer. The Toxic
Times says, "The enterprise will be
an American one in every essential par
ticular, and the opportunity will be af-
forded OF comparing or contrasting the
methods employed In the United States
and those of English builders y
The Prince Of Wales is retrenching
his expenditure, which has been cut
down one half in each of his residences.
The time, however has come when the
assistance of the Prince has become
necessary, not in the serious admins
tratlon Of the Government, but in the
entertainment Of those who govern.
The Queen has opposed this assumption
for the last three years, but at length
consents to deposit in his hands, if not
the globe and sceptre, at all events the
visiting list and Lord Chamberlain
book. The responsibility is not of mere
evening receptions or garden parties,
but involves the more serious business of
hanaue,ings and royal feasts, and the
Prince, who has been compelled to re-
duce his expenditures through heavy
debts contracted in this very task, re-
qulres supplement to his income. AL
though it is known that, in addition to
her immence income she has laid aside
to, ooo, 900, and could easily afford this,
her faithful Commons are to be asked
to vote for il. t
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13

BAKED CABBAGE BALLs.-Take a
large, firm cabbage, boil whole in salt
, and water till tender enough to eat, but
not to fall to pieces; then lay In colo
water till ready for use, or until perfect"
" cold. Take the leaves from the stalk
without breaking them, lay three or fou"
together open on the table until yo',
have dozen piles. Fry an onion an'
chop fine with remainder Of the cabbage
leaves, season lightly with salt and pep
per, and mix in "a pound of highly sea-
soned sausage meat, make INTO pail
and lay them on your cabbage leaves;
roll the cabbage leaves around them,
and tie firmly with q soft string: Jay,
them in baking-pan with half plnte1
stock or gravy, and bake for ~ minutes
in a moderately hot oven.
Queen Victoria is the owner Of
silver-gilt casket in which are lockctS
containing locks of hair Of thirteen DILL
GERS who fell at Isandula. Each Joe! G.
is engraved with an ain Memorlam
and The name of the officer, together
with the date of his death. The souvenir
was ordered by the Queen.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25
Brownsville.

-Dunnell speaks in Grange Hall, Sep
TENDER 9th, $780,
-Duputy Sheriff Johnson is kept busy
collecting executions, seed wheat notes,
etc.
Joe. Thatcher is the proudest man in
town. 1t is girl, and weighs thirteen
pounds.
Miss Schillinger, of Wisconsin, has
been employed to teach the primary de-
partment OF our school the coming term.
DIR. Dodd, of Anoka, MIMI, has To-
Gated here, and is now prepared to ad-
minister to the inf1rmities of mankind.
ID. L. Tanner says he cut 200 acres of
wheat in ten days with Marsh Self:
Binder. Who can give better report?
Business of al! kinds is improving
greatly, since it is known the farmers
will soon draw on their bank-the wheat
field.
Stacking is nearly done and thresh.
ing commenced. Oats are scarcely worth
threshing-struck with rust. Wheat will
60 8 or 10 bushels to the acre, with plump
berries.
ID. D. Farrell, Bonner l. Hyde's
wheat buyer, has returned from his home
at Fountain, and is now on hand, ready
10 pay the highest price for wheat, barley,
oats, etc.
DIR. Wysor's many friends in this vi
cinity will be pleased to learn that he has
arrived at his old home in Virginia, and
reports a good professional opening await
ing him there:
NEW WHEAT-S. P. Smith was the
first man to thresh and market any wheat
at this station this year. He reports a
yield of Is bushels per acre Of Lost Ma
ton, and 10 to 10 bushels of Fife wheat.
-Cargill u Co. have bought Aten' 8
elevator and Thatcher's fiat house and
will not replace the burned elevator. H.
A. Brown contemplates the erection of
new warehouse, west OF the lumber yard.
This will furnish facilities sufficient for
u0uuAAuS IAIo J C0A CIOp.
The 60 straight Republican votes of
Brownsville will 60 for Dunnell. The
40 votes cast for Page last fall, will divide
between the Democratic and Greenback
candidates and Ward, Ward getting per-
haps bakers dozen. The country around
will perhaps do little better by Ward.
Friday af ternoon, the Gettis house,
occupied by Will Cummins, station agent,
was found on fire. The hired girl was
trying 10 get along too fast ironing. The
citizens rallied, and soon had q dozen
on the roof, and a succession of water
buckets passing up to them. "Long time
in even scale the battle hung" Holes
were chopped in the roof and water ap.
piled directly to the braze. Now it. was
reported that the house Qike the heather
Chinee) must 60; and every carpet, arti-
Gle Of furniture and clothing, was borne
in procession to the street. The doors
were being taken from the hinges, when
1t was reported that water was ahead and
the flames subsiding. A fireman ventur-
ed under the roof to sec better where 10
throw water. The smoke and heat was
too much for him, and losing his balance
on the joist, he kept on through the plas.
teftng. 1ts house still, but needs new
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25
HENRY HULL.
Another Austin Brakeman Killad

A"Otner AUSTIN brakeman Killed.
At Mortified, last Thursday, at 80
p. m, brakeman on the c., Nj. & St. P.
Il. H., named Henry W. Hull, a resident
of this city, fell from the ladder of a
freight car, and was instantly killed. He
had coupled Car to the engine, and was
climbing the ladder to the top of the car
when the engine gave a sudden start,
loosening his grasp, he falling across the
track, both trucks passing completely
over him, severing the left arm and
crushing the upper portion of the body
in frighttul manner. About two wears
ago Mr.. Hull lost two of his fingers, the
second and third of the left hand, conse.
quently the poor fellows grasp was
weakened thereby, which doubtless had
much to do with this serious accident.
The remains were taken into the depot.
and after being properly cared for,
awaited the passenger train which ar
rived in Austin the next morning at 3
O'Clock.
MIR. Hull was born at Lima, Wis. Was
"a years of age. Came to Austin about
ten years ago, and the most of the time
since has been in the employ of the Rail
road Company. Was steady and indus
trious, had many warm friends, and it is
said, held no i'll will toward any ONE
About six years ago he was married to
Miss Ellinor Phelps, a daughter Of Mr..
L. A. Phelps, of this city. They had, by
economy and industry, built them little
home, and from that little home, Henry
went out about 10 O'Clock that fatal day {;
turning, when few rods from the house
as was his custom, to wave goodbye to
his wife, and boy, alittle fellow of four
years. Ate O'Clock that evening the mes
sage came that Henry was killed. Kind
friends did all they could for the agon
lied wife, waiting with her, during that
long, stormy night, till the morning train
should bring him back. At 8 O'Clock,
the train-men came, bearing the liteless
body of their dead comrade.
The ladies of Mortified sent bcauti.
full basket of flowers, also some lovely
boquets, silent tokens of the sympathy
and words Of comfort which they could
not speak, and these loving gifts from
stranger hands were indeed comforting
to the stricken heart.
The funeral services were Friday, at
half past two, at the Unlversalist church.
many sympathizlng friends being pres
ent.
At O'Clock Thursday, Henry Hull was
in perfect health, and in less than twen-
ty-four hours, there was a new grave in
lakewood, the happy wife a widow, the
little boy to know no more fathers love
and the lifeless remains of this husband
and father quietly resting in that new
made grave, 10 come back no more until
the morning of the resurrection.
Verify, "our life is but shadow" and.
lin moment we 60 down to the grave"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25
Comm on Council Proceedings.
AUGUST 16. 1880.

AUGUST 16, 1880.
Adjourned meeting.
Present-His honor, the Mayor and full
board of Aldermen.
On motion, the rules were suspen.
ded.
Alderman Ames, OF committee on or.
dinances. reported for passage a draft of
an ordinance No. 60, entitled IAN ordl.
nance licensing and regulating the sale
Of sptrituous, Intoxicating and malt liq.
uors." The same was then passed to a
first and second reading, and entered upon
the question of its passage, with the fol-
lowing result: Ayes, 6 Votes-being the
full board Of Aldermen-Nays, none.
And said draft was then declared as being
duly passed, as follows: TSee ordinance,
under No. 60, in another column
Same committee also reported for pas
sage draft of an ordinance, No. 81, en-
titled An ordinance relating to .obstruc-
lions of streets, alleys and public
grounds" The same was then passed to
first and second reading, and entered
upon the question of Its passage, with the
following result: Ayes 6 votes-being the
full board Of Aldermen-Nays, none.
And said draft was then declared as being
duly passed, as follows: CSee ordinance
under No. 81, in another column.1
Alderman Weisel, of committee on
streets. to whom was referred the petition
OF +. a. Osterstr0m and others, to partially
widen Division street, reported that the
petition was not legally drawn up, and
that the Common Council cannot, there.
fore, act upon it. Report cOncurred In.
And the Council adjourned. .''
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25
roofing, plastering and papering.

AooAo6s PioS'oAAu8 ouu pdpcIluk.
Thursday night, 10th inst, burglars
entered T. K. Dahle's hardware store, by
prying in the side window, back of his
desk, and artistically drilled and blew
off the door Of his safe. They made a
hall of $50 or $40, took from the show
case some 20 pocket knives and revol-
yer. Some blankets had been wet and
evidently used to deaden the report and
keep the pieces from flying. They left
bit stock and screw-driver taken from
Ole Hanson's blacksmith shop, from
whence they also distracted large navy
revolver, left there for repairs. They also
entered, the back way, Marsh & Bacon's
drug store, and got some 40 or so cents
from their money. drawer, RECALLED them
selves with cheese and honey, and laid
in supply of cigars, 1t looks like the
work of city burglars, refreshing them
selves with country excursion during
the heated term. We should have night.
" atch while these gents take their sum-
mer vacation. Mr.. Dahle says his loss
will be at least $40 in money aud goods
stolen, repair of safe, etc. The papers
stolen were all found near the railroad,
in Browns lumber yard. RURAL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25
LANSING.

Nothing exciting IN our little burgh.
Mr.. o. G. LaBar is now ready for all
kinds of grain.
MIR. J. j. Guther represents B. H. &
Co. here this year, and is ready for all
grain that comes.
Barley is coming in in small lots.
Br iDgs about 40 cents. Farmers think it
their best paying crop.
The wheat is nearly all stacked.
Some of the farmers are now threshing.
Wheat is better than expected-as to
quality.
Mr.. Mccall is now repairing the old
Exchange" building that stands on the
corner. 1t is putting on quite respecta-
BILE appearance.
The wheat houses are being got
ready for the coming crop. We are in
hopes of better market here for pro-
duce than for several years.
MIR. Richards is repairing the mill
at this place, putting in another run of
stone, so that he may be able to grind all
that comes to his mill. MIR. Peterson IS
turning out No. article of flour now