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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
THE DAYS OF OLD.
BY MILE W, CARPENTER,

BY MILE W. CARPENTER.
lsoene: Newport, 1892. chamber overlooking
the harbor. An aged man doing in his chair. 4
young girl watching by his side.]
Ehew! Eheu! Fosthun,e! Tosthumel
GRANDFATHER.
Polly-Pauhne! What is the hour, child?
IT'S on the strokel
And is the weather hne2
How falls ALI. the %, e1ass' How looks the bay7
Went out At dawn. Through such wet wind and
She left her home that night-But forget
Torget-forge-Ah mel
Me- bring nv little violin H spS p grand sir let
The airs you love.
All, child i-you have her way
SO fine! The feet went down the bay at dawn,
And then they turned and whispered, she was gone
'Tis in the desk there. All the past was mine,
The future his, she wrote Twas wet with tears.
Tears-tears. What have 1 done through all the
But weepl Accused
Oh, grandfather, forgive
GRANDFATHER.
Ay! We bear such griefs and live
Live on, Sweet Polly! With her modest way.
They call her that-the flower Of Newport bay.
Ny little Polly, with her winsome air
And soft, still speech-her golden braided hair.
he goes on in low voice to himself, his words
mlnghng with the soft, faint notes Of the violin)
They sang her praise those goddess men of France.
Her eyes brought their blue skies back. In her
glance
They found the b 'auty of the stars that burn
By the blue lttes-oyer sweet Auvergne.
Such silver speech to tempt Love-
PAULINE.
Shall sing,
"uh, flower, white nower?"
GRANDFATHER.
Ay-sing it-anythingl
It is her voice. used to think the birds
Crept in her throat and song their joyous words
In human speech,
pauline sings softly words from vesper song.)
Then they sent
You back to me. The barren path she went,
Made bleak by woe, with sudden blooms grew
And made pathway for your baby feet
All lowers, flowers
Little Poly-see-
There is light Come coscr-take the key,
And from the desk there bring-'tis old and tori
folded paper.
PAULINE (br1ngng iD.
Why-how thin and worn,
How dim the lines look. See, it falls apart.
GRANDFATHER.
Weighed with her tears
Now place 1t on my heart,
And sing-sing closer-for the light is gone;
And yet you said an hour ago, twas dawn.
III sleep
PAULINE (singing again).
Sweet spirit, gently guide me through
The woes that gather fast.
(starting up and stretching his arms
upward).
What-Polly! You!
(He falls back dcad).
Springfield Republican.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

- ne &l10aS ~otuI0SsuU6 esss~ ~
Its main line runs fr9% ',s Gh1eago to c? Saa
Geneseo. Moline Rock Island. Davenport: West
Liberty, Iowa City, Mareng0. Brooklyn. Grinnell.
Des Moines (the capital OF ioWS9 Stuarh AHal
function to Peoria; Wilton junction to Musca-
CentreviiIe, Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin. Came
rom Leavenworth. Atchis0n, ana han nS K NV,
Vile; Keokuk to Pennington, Bonaparte, Ben
tonsport independently Etdon. Ottumwa, Eddy
VILE, Oskaloosa Pella. Monroe. and pes Mol9 N
Zion to go
Griswold and Audubon: and Avoca to Ha Ra;Sn
road which owns. and operateS tnIougn hao
from Chicago into the state OF Mahsas Nth phil
man Palace Cars attached. are run eacn way Ga.Iy
between CHICAGO and PEORIA, KANSAS CiI9'
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, LEAvENWORTH ana ATCHl-
f kee ana Rshsss Sity 1is the Milwaukee and
Rock Island Short Line"
The "Great Rock Island" is magnifcently
eouipped, Its road bed Is simply perfect, and It's
WHAT viii please you most will be the pleasure
of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful PrairieS of Illinois and Iowa. in one q
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany AN
meal as good as is served in any f1rs-class hotel
for SeVenty-fve cents.
Approaching the fact that majority o. tne
people prefer separate tos 6msnes
Of this line warranting it). we are PLEASED 20 an
nounce that this Company runs Pullman Palace
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are r1
COUNCIL BLUFFS. KANSAS CITY. =.
all TICKET Agents in the gnited States
For Information not obtainable NJ
r., II. CABLE, ,.
VICE President and General Msnaee'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
READ
THIS!

CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 2, 1880.
B. J. KENDALL & Co.:
Genttsn,en-We have a besuti III roam mare hat
was given to us on accou"ttf a SPAWN Oh hi r log
which made her dead lame. We to * cff her hoes
and lowed her to run in the barn va. in the fall
of the year, apply ng K'ndaL's SPAWN Cure ac-
cording 10 directions We did mt use hr for a
month. She was entirely cure d. and the bunch cont
p,e'ely ved, aud has been lame since. We
stat what we know to be a fact. We have sold
twelve dozen bottles in the short time that We have
40 ed ss your agents in Concord.
Respectfully yours,
UNDERHILL h KITTREDGF,
Apothec'r o..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Statement
MADE UNDER OATH,

To WHOM IT MAY C0NcERN:-
In the year 1875 treated with Kendal's Spawn
Cure q bone SPAWN Of several months growth,
nearly half as large 40 hens egg, and compile ely
mott have worked the rise ever SINGS very
hard, and he never has teen lame, nor could see
any difference in the siza of the h9ck ,ints since
treated him with Kendalls SPAWN Cure.
Il. A. GAINES.
Enosburgh Fails, VT, Feb. %, 1879.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 25th day
Of Feb, A. D. 1879. JOHN G.. JENNIE,
Justice Of the Peace,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Perseverance Will Tell =!

SToUGRToN, Mass March 10th, 1880.
B. J. KENDALL & Co:
Gents-In justice to you and myself, think
ought to let you know that have removed two
BONE SPAVINS with "Kendalls SPAWN Cure"
one very large one. Don't know how long the
SPAWN had been there. I have owned the horse
eight months. It tc Ok me four months to take the
large one of, aUd two the email one. have used
ten bottles. The horse is entirely WELL not at all
stiff, and no bunch to be seen or felt. This is .
wonderful medicine, 1t is . new thing here but il
it does tor oil what IL has done for me, lis sale will
be very great. Respectfully yours,
UHAS. E. PARKER.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
kenda|I'S
Cure
On Human Flesh.

BAKeRsF1ELD, VI, Dec. %, 1879.
B. J. KENDALL & o.:
Gents-I wish to add nv testimony in favor of
your inva liable n*me.t,' Kendalrs SPAWN Cure -
In the spring of 1862 l slipped on the ice and
sprAired my right limb At the krce j+int. was
very lame, and, at times, suffered the most exeruci
asd tried most everything in my reach, but could
I'll nothing that would give me permanent relief.
When overworhed it would pain me ~ much.
In April, 1885, began to tolnk should b.. Drip
pie forl if but, having some Of "Kendal.'s 5 avn
Cure" thought would 1T. used one third OF
b tile, and experienced relief at once. The rain
left me, aud has not troubled since. feel very
grateful to you, ard would RI commend " 9. dall'e
SPAWN Cue" to al who suffer with spTa Dc OF
rheumatism. Yours truly,
MRS. j. BOUT ELL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
kendaII'S
s. pawn Cure

1s sure in ts effects, mild in its action % It does not
reach any deep seated pain or to remove any bon
growth or any other enlargement, If used for
several days, such as spavine, splints curbs cal
lsrgsments Of the joint and limbs, or rheumat SIN
In man, and for any purpose for which liniment
Is used for man or beast. It is now known to be
the best Imminent for ma1 ever used, acting nild
yet certain In ito effects. It Is used full etrengt
with perfect safety 1t 81 seaeons Of the year.
Send address for illustrated circular, which We
think gives positive proof of it's virtnes. Nc rem
edy has ever met with such unqualified success, to
our knowledge, for beast ~ we'll as man. ~
Price, 81 Per bottle, or six bottles fer s., ALL
DRUGGISTS have IT, or can get it for you, it will
be cont to any address on receipt Of price by tho
proprietors, DIR. B. J. KENDALL & O.,
Eno.burgh Falls, Vermont.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
kendaII'S
S. pawn Cure

OFFICE q. 8. MARSHAL. WEST. DIST. OF M1cH.)
KALAMAzoo, April 18th, 1879. I
B. J. KFNDAL, ENosBukeH FALLS, VI:
Dear Sir received the two bottles of your
Spawn Cure forwarded by express in January last.
am happy to state that it performed all your ad.
vertisement called for. In three weeks after COM
menced using it, the SPAWN was entirely removed
and valuable horse restored to usefulness
Very truly yours, JOHN PARKER.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

Then he held her in his arms until
the piuks were wet with dew. Jane was
soandalized.
1 have never known q happier pair
than Jansen and Adelaide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

THE New York p~ostofice has a man
whose business for the past twenty-five
years has been to decipher bad addresses.
He has collected directions of the vari-
DIS cities of the country; and is said to
know all the streets and a great number
of the residences of New York city.
Some time ago a letter came directed to
Patrick Mahoney, First House in Amer
lea" The letter was from Ireland, and
after the usual inquiries the clerk
learned the time the vessel bearing the
letter arrived. As an experiment, he
placed it in the hands of a carrier, who
was instructed to deliver it at the end OF
- Pier. The house was a sailors
boarding house, and, strange as it may
seem, Patrick Mahoney was found
When the letter was opened the only
contents were found to be a draft for
$500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

FIRES in the city of Moscow during the
the past ten years have been e%xtraordin-
arily large in numbers and great in de-
s~tructiveness. For that period their
total number was 1892, and the total
loss, 2S,652,910 roubles, which indicates
an average of 240 fires each year and a
yearly loss of 2~,s65,291 roubles. EST
mated in reference to population, this
loss means an average of five roubles, or
about 81 each year for every person liv-
ing in MOSCOW.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

AMONG the recent rulings OF the post
office department is the following: "a
sgreenback' is fourth-class matter, as it
contains no writing. Greenbaeks and
silver may be mailed together in regis
tered packages as fourth class matter.
National bank notes, being partly writ
ten, are subject to letter rates, and a
registered package containing national
bank notes and silver would be subject
to letter rates."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

PHILADELPHIA merchants who use
large quantities of postage stamps suffer
from the petty populations of their en-
ployes, who steal the stamps and sell
them. They have proposed to Postmas-
ter General James that purchasers of
$500 worth of stamps in one lot be al
lowed to have them perforated with in
itials or other distinguishing marks, in
order that they may be traced if stolen,
and to protect their employees from temp.
tafion-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

ENGLISH mutton sausages make an
agreeable addition to the breakfast table,
Take some cold roast mutton, cut it in as
large slices "a possible; then take some
bread crumbs, sweet herbs, salt, pepper.
and maisten them thoroughly with two
g e and prt a small quantity in the GEN.
ter of each slice; then roll it after the
fashion of a sandwich, and tie each one
up IS tightly as possible; lay them IN hot
melted butter and cook until brown and
rrisn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

FRANCE spends $4,000 annually in
the purchase of native horses in Algeria
for cavalry use, besides awarding rizes
to breeders and supporting studs. The
horses of Algeria are not good looking,
but they are serviceable and bear i'm
mense fatigue. The Arabs continue to
prefer mule rearing to horse breeding.
The mule is more easily reared, fetches
a higher price and often commences
work at the age of eighteen months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

In his diary of European travel the
Shah of Persia says that an Englishman
who disobeys a policeman is instantly
put 10 death. The Englishman who
reads the shah's book will know how
his own book on America reads to Amer
icans.-Roston Posi-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

A VETERAN matchmaker at vouvry,
Switzerland, claims to have invented a
process by which watches will run for
years without winding up. A sealed
box containing two watches, intrusted to
the municipal authorities on January 10,
1879, has just been opened and the
watches found going.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

THERE Is a most dissgreeabie brle1as
prowling about in the neighbornoMoa '
SMYRNA at the presentmonens;
the chief of a band of nine, wne. /.
committed many actrocities, and ~
scribed as a veritable SAVAGE -
Some interesting details respecla9 y
recreations of Khakirdji have q,
given by an unfortunate viliaea A.. =
shocked the officials at the LeoalI.s
railway station the other day ~ un'
ING there without either nose g a
having just escaped from the q. o:.s N,
hands, after being subjected % snA
rible treatment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

TIE wife of the Lord Mayor of London
recently gave a reception at the Mansion
House, at which there was n thousand
guests. A series of tablnaux vivants
were given in the Egyptian Hall by her
family and friends. Afterward there
was a concert, and supper vas served at
midnight in the old ballroom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

IT has been ruled by the postofice de-
partment that Justice to the public
seems to sustain the view that the al
mission OF a publication to the pound
rates shall be an assurance to subscrib-
ers that there is at least a reasonable
prospect of the permanence and regu-
larity of the publication"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

AN elm tree in Portland, Maine, under
which Lafayette held a reception on the
18th of June, 1915, and which has ever
Monday, by order of the Mayor, it hay
ing become so much decayed that it was
in daily danger of falling. 1t was the
only tree within the burned district of
1866 which survived the fire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

In Japan, spiders are 70 trouo - :,
to the telegraph lines that men -
pioyed to keep the lines clear y n n
Inc them with long bamboo posss -
spiders spin heavy webs iron ! 4. =
to the trees and earth, Sn'ss1
weather become good conduesS.
carry off the electric current-sa15 ~
If they're good conductors w.
the Pullman Palace Car ooupa9
pillow them in place Of the ~ 4
ones they have just discharges
So,,tb9-Anotber Exchange.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

FIVE New York clerks who paraded
with fife and drum before the store of
a dealer who would not sign the "early
closing agreement, and distributed cir
culars asking the public not to buy of
him, have been sent to Jail for terms
varying from 20 to Is days for conspir-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

IT is reported that Mustafa Pasha
presented Nile. Grevy at her marriage
with a. pearl ornament of the velue of
10000 francs, which had belonged to the
Bey of Tunis,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08
Supplemental Sheet.
SELECTED ITEMS.

The sowing of forest pine seeds has
been begun by the Shakers at En- field,
Conn, and the State authorities are con-
sidering plans for encouraging this need
ed industry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

NINE. BENorr CHAary !
French horsewomaIi wno Ell
hunt from the start 10 the hn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

A GrLpEp youth, who had ne !
misfortunes, entered q four.I sr -
taurant. He there encountesor
whom he had formerly seen
Gus establishments which = Is q
had frequented. What! .sSwjasl
er. "do You dine heres - I!
turned the other. glocmiiy. ,as
hers. don't your" 1T Is tles
pl;ed the waiter, with conscou
ty: "but I do not cal herc. ]
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

"GRAcIousl wife, said an so,r II
looked at his son Williams j
ers. "get that little bill IesesssN
She renl;ed: "Sew j will.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

ticable, be filed by the promotion OF worthy and
efficient officers. The investigation of all com
plants and the punishment of all official mis-
conduct
SHOULD BE PROMPT AND TBoRoUaH.
The views expressed in the foregoing letter are
those which will govern my administration of
the executive office. They are doubtless shared
by ali intelligent and patriotic citizens, however
divergent in their opinion as to the best methods
of putting them into practical operation. For ex-
ample, the assertion That Original appointments
should be based on ascertAined fitness Is not
open to a dispute: but the question how, in
practice, such fitness can be most efectually as
terest and discussion. The means which. with
slight variations in its details. have lately
been urged on the attention of congress and the
Executive, has as its principal feature the scheme
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
Save for certain exceptions which need not here
be specified, this plan would permit admission TO
the service only in its lowest grade, and would
positions should be filled by promotion alone. In
these particulars it is in conformity with the ex-
sting civil service system Of Great Britain, and
system In the country of It's birth is the strongest
argument which has been urged for Its adoption
here. The fact should net, however, be over
English system which have not generally been
received with fAyor iii this country, even among
There are men of the country who are induced
to devote their lives to public employment by an
assurance that, having once entered upon II, they
need never leave ii. and that, after voluntary re-
tirement, shey shall be the recipients of an annu-
al pension. That this system as an entirety has
proved very successful In Great Britain seems to
be generally conceded, even by these who once
opposed fits adoption. To . statute which should
incorporate ali its essential features, I should
feel bound to give my approval: but whether IL
would be for the best interests of the public to fix
upon an expedient for an immediate and extern
sive application which embraces certain features
of the English system, but excludes or ignores
| Others of equal fulnOrtanre. NAV he Serfousty
doubted, even by those who are impressed as l
am myself. with the grave Importance of Ger
recting the evils which ihhere in the present
methods of appointment. If, for example. the
| English rule Which shuts out persons above the
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-08-13
CANNING.

A lady says, in the Emit RefOydIr:
1--WE have ten acres of fruit Of all kinds,
and take great deal of pride in can
ming fruit. get nearly all Of the prizes
at the fairs. / wish you could just peep
into my cellar to see my tomatoes and
peaches-Some canned last fall and some
n year ago-not mentioning my other
fruit. will tell you how can my to-
matoes, both red and yellow. pick
the apple tomatoes-the smoothest and
best shaped-and scald and skin them
very carefully; take the stem out with
peDknife, taking care not 10 cut the to-
mato so as to let the juice or seeds run
out; then place them in the cans, some
OF them with the stem end next to the
can and some with the blossom ends;
then ! take the juice that has run out Of
some that have had peeled to cook,
having no seeds nor pulp, and add lit
tie salt, and pour on my whole tomatoes
until nearly full, then place them in a
kettle Of cold water and let them cook
till | think they are hot clear through; |;
then | seal them. use nothing but
glass jars--two quart jars-and after the
cover has been on about five minutes /
take il Off so they will settle, letting the
gas out; then | ill up with juice and seal
again, and my cans are always full to
the cover. A great many have not
learned this. You have no idea how
nice they will look through the glass
they show every vein and rib and look
as il they were put up raw, and when
used, they are just as If they had been
taken from the vines, and il you don't
believe me try il this summer. always
keep my fruit in the dark and it don't
fade through the glass. Now, | will tell
you how can peaches and pears.
get them rs near of a size rs can, and
sound, but ripe, and peel them, drop
ping them in cold water as fast rs peel,
having my cans all ready; then I'll the
jars with fruit, and to every two-quart
can ! melt one-half pound white sugar
with water enough to cover the fruit,
and pour it on, setting them in my boil
er, which holds eight cans as soon as
they are heated through take them out,
having syrup ready to fill up, then I
seal Is with tomatoes"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-08-13
ZEAL l..

A man may be industrious, temperate,
prudent, honest and reliable, and win
the good reputation which these quail
ties justly confer, yet il he lacks in zeal
in the prosecution of his business, he
will fail TO make the most Of his oppor-
tunities, or to wicld that influence in the
community and among his associates to
which those excellent traits entitle him.
The world likes heartincss and earnest
ness. These will often compensate for
the tack Of some other sterling qualities
Of mind and heart. Zeal is infectious.
When 4 foreman of factory moves
about among his men with spirit, and
drops a quick, earnest word here and
there, the workmcn about him uncon-
sciously become imbued with like earn
estness, and he will by the mere force OF
example, secure better results from his
employees. How often have I known
farmer in the olden time, before now
ing machines were invented, to get near
ly double the amount Of work out of the
same gang Of men, by starting out At the
head Of the swaih with chcery words
and gamey air, bidding the boys to
come on and see IL they could keep up
with him.
BE thoroughly interested in your occu-
patton, however humble, and you will,
il there is a spark Of genius in you, give
il respectable air, and command the
respect for yourself that secures promo
ton. A menial waiter, by untiring as
siduity, becomes head-waitcr, then stew
ard, and finally proprietor. The bright
and prompt errand boy rises to clerk
ship, and the earnest and spirited dis
charge Of his duties in that position Sc
cures 4 partnership. The pastor who
drones through prosey and pointless
sermon, mumbles TO thin and half
asleep congregation; while the preacher
who is fired with zeal born Of inward
conviction, and hurls words that burn,
aiming fearlessly at current evils and
those who perpetrate them, talks to
crowded audiences and sets influences at
work that result in reform.
Zeal is the handspring Of mos; OF the
great business and commercial enter
prises Of the day; and if you find that
you arc not keeping abreast Of your fel
lows in the struggle Of life, make care
ful self-inspection, and see IL You have
not omitted TO infIse this important in
gTedient into your daily endeavors.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-08-13
HOW THE NEW REVISION" IS RE.
CEIvED IN SOME QUARTERS.

"Say, boss" inquired an ancient
African, with whitc-wash pole in his
hand, ''am it true dat dey have dun gone
an changed the ole Bible ?"
''Yes, somewhat"
"Well, dat's what Uncle Jed Smith
cum obcr to tell me las night, but
didn't quite trus' him. DE ole man said
il wasn't sin any mo- to run away wild
anoder mans wife,"
"Oh, ycsitis. Heis mistaken there"
''An' he said dat it had been proved
out dat Cain nebber killed Able nohow,
but dat Able got hold Of some pizen
roots"
"I'hat's another mistake"
''Wall, | thought so. An he said dat
all well pussons war commanded to place
meat an bread an good tea befo' all de
halt an dc lame who called at de doah.
Am dat so ?"
al guess not.
"Waal, | thought so all de time
Seemed like 4 trick on his part to beat
me out of meal, an didn't sot out
dc fodder. Does dis new Bible raise
wages any?"
"No."
''Does it put down house rent.''
"No."
"Ain't it goin' to chepcn dc price Of
clothes an butes 90
"No."
"won'; it help poor folkses any."
al do;.'i see how"
"Waal, den, whats dc use. Use got
one Of dc ole kind, an guess I'll stick
to it. Seems like shame dat dc rich
am not commanded to come down ON
house rent. ar gin Us poor folkses an
'scursion on dc ribber in ,le summer, an
reckon won't trade OF de ole book"