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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
CONCERNING P0LYGAMY

Inc SuD1eCG OF MOrmOnlSm is again
brought prominently before the public
and is likely to engross their attention
for some time in view of the contest over
the seat in congress of the delegate from
Utah. George Q. Cannon, one of the
contestants, is an avowed polygamist
and delights in the society of four mis-
tresses at his Utah home. He freely ad-
mits his situation and declares the Nor
mon tenet of polygamy a revelation from
God. To the average American citizen
who fully understands that the federal
law makes it felony to practice polyg-
amy the above case is anomalous, and
he naturally asks why is it that the
government does not suppress the in
famous prnctice of polygamy with the
same zeal that it does violations of other
laws of the country?" To all such in
quiries the following points CLEANED
from q communication from Assistant
United States Attorney Beatty, in the
New York Tribune, may be of interest.
He says, in the first place, that prose.
cutting attorney must show that the de-
fendant hasbeen married to his first wife,
and second, that while she was still living
with him as his wife he married another
woman. As there are no records kept of
marriages in the Mormon churches this
is impossible. The marriage ceremony
must be proven, or themarriage distinct
ly admitted by the defendant, although
against such admission as evidence are
many decisions Of able jurists. The
prosecution can not in any case bring to
his aid the testimony Of the lawful wife,
for, under our criminal practice act, the
wife's testimony cannot be used against
the husband without his consent. The
testimony of the second wife cannot be
used as long as the first marriage is dis
puted (and the United States supreme
court in the recent case of Miles seems
to say that it is disputed to the end of
the case for, until the first marriage is
shown, the second wife is, by the theory
Of the law, a legal wife. It results prac-
tically that the testimony of neither wife
can be used; consequently, the only tes-
timony the prosecuting officer can resort
to is that of eye-witnesses of the cere-
mony. Again, all polygamous marriages
are performed in the utmost secrecy
within the concealing walls of the En-
dowment House, where none have ad-
mittance but those who wish, and know
how, to conceal. These intended spec
tators and the officiating priests esteem
their Endowment House oaths of secrecy
more binding than their oaths as wit
nesses, and their church and religion,
with the protection of their brethren,
higher than all civil laws. President
Arthur in his message to congress re-
commends that the laws be SO modified
that wife may be competent to testify
against her husband, and also making it
compulsory for any person solemnizing
a marriage in any of the territories to
make proper record thereof in the
supreme court of the territory under
stringent penalty for. failure so to do.
Should congress act favorably on the
Executives recommendation the enter
ing wedge will be driven which will
eventually. extirpate the foul blot Of
polygamyfr from our land.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
The Angel Of Death Not Wanted.
lFrom Chambers Jour

To people who in rash moments wish
themselves dead, comes this parable, to
show them that if taken at their word
they would soon retract, and plead for
life. "a certain feeble old man had
gathered o load of sticks, and was car
rying it home. He became very tired
on the road, and flinging down his bun
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
LYDIA e. PlNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.


nRENmm~N-s-a
for oil thoac Painful Complaints Nr0 w eaknesses
socoMMOn tOOur best female population.
II will entirely the worst form OF Female COM
rlaints all ovarian troubles Inflammation aud Ulcera
tion Falling AMI DIsplnccments md the consequent
Spinal Weakness and il particularly adapted to the
Change Of life.
1t will dissolve md exrel tuMors from tho uterus In
an early stage OF Development. Tho tendency to can
cerous checked speedily by Its use
1t removes fantness iatuency, destroys oil craving
for stmulants, and relieves weakness Of the stomach
It cures Floating, Headaches, Nervous Prostration,
General Debility Sleeplessness Depression and 1ndi
geston.
That feeling Of bearing down. causing pain, weight
and backache always permanently cured by its use
It will ut times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with the laws that govern the female system
For the of Kidney Complaints Of either sex this
Compound Is unsurpassed.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE CON.
POUNDS prepared at 2ss and 235 Western Avenue,
Lynn Mass. Price 81. Six bottlesfor g. Sent by mail
in the form Of pills. also tho form of lozenges, on
receipt of price, 81 per box for either. Mrs. Pnkham
freely answers oil letters Of inquiry Send for pamph-
let Address as above. Mention this Paper.
No family should be without LYDIA E. P1NKHAM'S
LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation, biliousness,
and torpidty Of the liver. Is cents per box.
a3 Sold by oil Druggists. -6A
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
+" Minor M iahapS.

Louis Menzel and Miss Katie McIntee, while
skating on Lake Winnebago, hear Fond du
Lac, Wis, on the 18th inst, fell into an air.
hole, aud both we're drowned.
Christopher Waggoner and Green G. Berry
were killed in o railroad accident near Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, on the 18th. They were both
prominent men Of Jefferson City, No., and
were enjoying an excursion with the conductor
of construction train. - 49,
Two children of August Alberts, shingle-
maker of Pet0sky, Mich, set fire to pile of
shavings during their fathers absence and per-
ished in the flames, which consumed the dwell
ing. ..sss' 's ~ - sss;.< 81. h.
A boat containing fourteen persons, which
left Galway, Ireland, for neighboring island,
on the afternoon Of the 18th was swamped in .
storm, and al perished. ~ ..>
Three sldhs containing eight men were caught
in the current in the Government Lock No. 8,
near Charleston, w. Va, on the 18th, and car
ried over the dam. Five of the men were
drowned. .,.a-s ss.s.s.s4 5=.1=sss,s ss5l
A boiler explosion at Cedar Springs, Mich,
on the 18th inst, ruined z shingle mill and
killed Luke Ftzsimmons, q, fireman. Es
Mrs. Bell Harms, . bride Of . few hours, was
killed at Latrobe, Pa, BY an express train, oh
the 18th inst. s}s 8 .tz I. .s:6 4 ss -
John Turner and John Deitz were killed BY q
gas explosion in the Prospect Mine, Wilkesbarre,
Pa, on the 14th inst. e
By the fall Of an elevator at Pfster & Vogers
|stannery; Milwaukee,, Wis, on the 18th inst,
! one Fred. Eichenbrodt was killed instantly,
Christian Heyer and Otto aTunswhd vert
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21

fatally injured, and August Unke and Fred
Kuth severely injured.
Elisha Underwood was run over and killed by
train, at St. Louis, Mo-, OH the night of the
11th inst. Jacob Paul and Mary Mittner, were
run over by a train on the night of the 10th at
the same place. Miss Mittner was Instantly
killed, and Mr.. Paul had leg cut off and will
die.
VIM. Stone, and Prof. Mcintyre, of Cass
County, Tex, were drowned iu bayou at
Shreveport, La, on the 18th inst, by the cap
sizing Of q skiff.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21

!. 'tSn down, "said . handsomely dressed
and vivacious young lady at fashion
able watering place g sit down; it's
abont the only thing you can do here
without paying for it, . &. Ess : ss,8s5 e.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
ReSiGne0>

Postmaster General James has handed bis res
ignation to President Arthur, the same to take
effect january. Mr.. James had hoped to stay in
the cabinetu July next but the directors of the
Lincoln National Bank, Of New York City. at q
recent session, elected him president Of that in
stitution; and the tender is one which he cannot
we'll ignore,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
The Fire Record,

The boot and shoe establishment of Herrick
& Freeman, at Albany, n Y, burned on the
morning of the 18th. Loss 500, 1000. Partly
insured.
At Cincinnati, at midnight on the 18th, fire
destroyed the large building occupied BY D.
Lytle l. Co., wholesale boot and shoe dealers,
causing loss on stock and building OF
Morland, Watson l. Co.'S nail works, Mon.
treal, were destroyed by fire on the 18th. Loss
The Fowler steam plow works at Leeds,
Scotland, Lave been ruined by fire. Loss
ESQ, 1000.
An aggregate loss of $s25, 900 was entailed by
fire on Crosby Street, New York city, on the
18th inst.
B. Roth's kid glove factory at Cincinnati, o.,
was damaged by fire to the extent of CSC, 900 on
the 18th.
Two hat factories and five dwellings, were de-
Loss $6O.00o. -,
Bailey & Co. s cordage mandatory at Phila-
delphia, Pa, covering square, burned, on the
18th inst. LOSS 5000, 900; insured for half.
A fire at Sidney, N. S., on the 18th inst,
swept away eight buildings Loss over insur-
ance 800, 900. --.t. .............s.. ..,
Rose & Bros. packing house at Kansas City,
No., was badly damaged by fire Oh the 10Th
inst, the entire stock of manufactured meats
On on han band being ruined. Loss estimated at
A fire. at MOI sidney. a,, N, s., on the 18th
inst, caused damage ID: the extent of $10O, 900.
A. warehouse, .a0Ee and two dwelling houses
WerH COnsuniA8Sf 'ess,t'a =; 49,,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
WashingtOn Gossip,

Guiteau consented to have his beard removed
on the 18th, and plaster cast made Of his face.
Mrs. Dunmre, his former wife, visited him in
his cell to say goodbye before leaving for her
home in the west.
The full text of tht letter addressed by Sec
retary Blaine to Minister Lowell in relation to
the proposed alteration or abrogation OF the
Clayton -Bulwer treaty is made public. It shows
that the policy Of our government on the whole
subject-accordipg to the position assumed by
Blaine and Garfeld-is to allow no European
power to interfere in the matter Of inter- oceanic
communication On the western continent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
MOrtuarY.

Maj. Henry s. Turner. an old and prominent
citizen of St. Louis, No., died on the 18th inst.
Maj. Turner was a graduate of West Point,
served with distinction in the Mexican war, was
connected with the banking firm of Lucas
Turner & Co., San Francisco, over twenty
years ago, and has been an active banker and
business man for many years.
Miss Rebecca Bates, one of the heroines of
the British scare at Scituate Harbor, during the
war of 1912, died on the 18th inst.
United States District Judge Edward Fox
died of heart disease at Portland. Me-, on the
18th inst.
Ex-Congressman Robert S. Hale. died at
Eizabethtown, Essex County, N. Y, on the
18th.
Gen. John Henry Martindale, U. s. A., died
at Nice on the 18th inst.
Han. J. w. Clayton, presiding judge Of, the
Oldham County court, died at La Grange. Ky.,
on the 11th inst. in the 80th year of his age.
Daniel P. Ingraham, for many years judge of
the court Of common pleas and later chief JUS
tice of ths supreme court Of New York, died in
Now York city on the 18th inst. aged SO years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
Heavy R0hheries.

York jewelry house, left two trunks in the Chi
cago l. Northwestern depot at Racine, on the
night of the 10th inst, and next day they were
claimed by two men who succeeded in getting
one of them checked to Chicago. The loss is
about $4,000.
The stores of s. Katz and Gowdy Il Moore
at Campbellsville, Ky., we're entered by burg
lars and robbed Of $4,000. Two valuable
horses we're also taken.
Texas "rustlers" stopped train near Ell
Paso on the 18th, and relieved the Wells & Far
go messenger Of 81, 900, after which they taxed
the passengers to the amount Of $500.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
Railway Wrecks,

A collision occurred at Eastern Junction, Ky.
on the 14th inst, in which one brakeman wat
killed, another injured and several cars WI ecked
A shelf of cement in theEsmeralda Mine, near
Deadwood, d. T., fell on the 18th inst, killing
Thomas Boggs and Jas. Walker.
A Rock Island freight collided with wild
train on the Hannibal road near Kearney, NO.,
injured, and the engineer and brakeman Of the
Rock Island seriously injured.
A collision in the Bristol tunnel of two freight
trains, on the 11th inst, on the Shawnee divis.
ion of the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad, wrecked
the trains Ind scalded the engineer, Frank An
derson, to death.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
Blaine,S Successor,

The President, on the 18th inst, nominated
ex-senator Frederick T. Frclinghuysen, of New
Jersey, for secretary of state. The nomination
was Immediately confirmed by the senate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Wholesale DrOvVnin44
A dam on the Oran railway in Algiers burst
and drowned fifty -four persons.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21

~ NJ. CAMERON,
ATTORNEY At Law.
And Real Estate Agent. Collections made and
taxes paid. Office, north side Public Square, in
brick building, Austin, MINI.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-09
Cards In Il Prayer Books

An incident in the Little Rock Arkan-
sas, Episcopal church which Mortified M
elegant and accomplished young lady
She wore n sweet spring suit and bangs,
and charming old-fashioncd bonnet,
from which n confding womanly face
looked out. AS she glided along, neither
to tho right nor left, her devotion was
apparent to the most iweligious eye. AZ
tor bewing her head in silent prayer to
the back of tho scat in front of her, she
settled herself with little rustic, and
looked straight at the minister. Many
admiring glances were turned in her di-
rcction, which Of course, she did not
notice. The service proceeded, md it
became necessary for the congregation
to join in the responses. The young
lady picked up neat, morocco-covercd
prayer book. She held it up somewhat
over the seat back and opened it, whom,
horrors several playing cards, jack of
hearts, queen of diamonds. ace of spades
etc, fell out. EVERYBODY in tho vicinity
saw them, and the situation was 80 funny
that her erncighbors could scarcely restrain
their smiles. II was unexpected, and it
must be confessed that the young lady
looked very intently at the preacher dur
ing the remainder of the service; and
the weather turned out very sultry all of
sudden, and she was obliged to fan
herself SO violently that the bangs all
came out. 1t is not known of what she
was thinking, but it is supposed that she
might have then and there resolved
never to give her big brother my more
christmas presents for perpctrating such
q heathenish joke on her.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-09
-
The Meat Mines of Siberia.

It has often been stated thnt the
inhabitants of Polar Siberia feed their
dogs on mammoth meat, preserved in
Natures ice house, and sliced off Mt the
convenience of the dogs. How these
tropical animals como to be so near the
pole is an unsolved problem of the
earth's history. There are various
theories intended to explain the con-
ditions, but none of them arc quite con-
vincing. The most reasonable one is
that countless ngcs ago there must have
been sudden change of temperature at
the poles from torrid to frigid. The
animals were caught out of their latitude,
frozen and buried in ice. A recent
traveller in Siberia relates that, happen
ing to drive in slcdge along the base
of one Of the moDstrous ice cliffs that
overhang the estuary Of the River Lena,
he came upon pack of wolves dovour-
ing the frozen flesh Of mammoth, and
Mt the hands of nature tho wolves were
helping themselves. So nature brings
rccompense for her freaks and takes care
of her own. The meat mines of Siberia
have not been developed, and no one
knows what riches they may contain or
how they may yet be utilized in the
economy Of the world. The search may
discover tho delicacy Of .flet de man.
'AuoM warranted fresh from Siberia.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-09
a Bad Liar.

Among the inmates Of the county In
sane Asylum in New York, is a man who
is often perfectly sensible, and when ac-
costcd at such times causes visitors to
wonder why he is confined. This in
mate entered into conversation recently
with n caller, whose dress proclaimed
him n clergyman. Said the madman:
"It was too bad, was it not, the kill
ing Of Jones at Chicago?"
"It was," said the minister, who fol-
lowed tho adoptt custom of asscnting
to the statements Of lunatics for peace
sake.
"Brown was assinatcd at Cincinnati,
was he not ?" again asked the lunatic.
eyes," replied tho clergyman.
"And was not Queen Victoria mur-
dercd in her palacc?"
TO this query from the madman the
clerical visitor once more answered in
tho affirmative. The lunatic, with "damn-
able iteration" named, one after the
other, dozen living royal parsonages,
all Of whom the clergyman was led to adj
NIT had been put out of the way. Finding
his catechism, the mailman turned on the
clergyman and said freely:
"Your dress shows you aro aminister
but you are the worst liar ever met"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-09
TunnelInE Il Volcano.
ollCC.

The rocks which constitute the south
erp island of New Zealand are for the
greatest part of the archaic type, CON-
sisting principally of gneiss, granite,
mica-schist, phyllite. quartzite, and fel-
site rocks. They are partly covered by
paleozoic strata, which are folded up
into innllmerable troughs and saddle
backs throughout the province Of Cnn-
terbury, and which partly belong to the
carboniferous period, so that there are
prospects for future discovery of coal
beds. BY far the greatest interest, how
ever, is offered by the extensive volca-
mic phenomena of the island, and among
them the extinct volcanoes upon the
Banks peninsula, east of the town of
Christchurch, are prominent. This
peninsula, now only connected by bands
of low and recent deposits with the
mainland, was once q complete island,
only formed by volcanoes, which rose up
from the bottom of the sea. The special
construction of such al extinct volcano
has been made visible by tunnel OF
2, 500 metres length upon the railway
between Christchurch md Littleton,
which has pierced through the walls of
II volcanic cone and thus has laid bare
its structure of successive streams of
lava and beds of scorie, ashes, and
turfm, which are again intersccted by
dykes of younger volcanic rocks. This
is perhaps the first VOLCANO through
which railway has been constructed.
Another popularity of New Zealand is
the extremely frequent occurrence of
bones of those large winglcss birds,
which by the aborigines were called
''moa," and which belong to the family
of the Dinornithidm, of whom tho lar
gest representative, Dinolnis maximus.
has reached the considerable height of
ten md q half feet; the largest deposits
of tl'"5e bones were found in the Point
cavern and the marshes Of Grenmark.
There is now no doubt that these gigan-
tic birds were contcmporaneous with
man, and that m early human race were
moa hunters in these islands, who lived
upon the flesh Of these birds ut time
when the glaciers extended still very
Iluch below their present boundaries,
for bones, tools, and other remnants of
these early moa hunters are frequently
met intermingled with bones of the now
extinct Dinormithide.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-09
Antl-And.

An innocent young lady, of Elmira,
New York, had for friend one Sam
Harrison. The young lady and some
other girls were talking of their likes
and dislikcs. One said she liked the
smell of tocacco smoke 50 much; another
said the same, and the whole crowd
echoed the sentiment. Then Sans girl
said eyes, tho smell Of fresh smoke is
delightful, but don't like the taste of
it when it's stale"
"Taste of it p said another, chow
taste of it? You don't smoke, I hope"
"No," was tho answer, "of course I
don't smoke, but you know Sam does,
all the time, and it gets into his
mustache, and and and"--by this
time the gills had recovered and looked
at each other, and the speaker began to
blush, and the pressure was only reliev-
ed by some one asking if the church fail
was an assured success.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-09
a Spring Bonnet and tho Missions.

He was lately married, and had no
more idea of what any article of q
; woman's dress cost than an elephant has
of humming bird; so when his young
wife gently limited one morning TINT she
must have new spring bonnet he looked
pleased, and blanlly told her to get
something nice and have the bill sent
around to the store, and he gave her n
good-by kiss and said he wanted his little
wife to look as well as the rest, and went
| off humming a Sunday school mir. He
had been to missionary meeting the
night before, and, pleased with the
sermon, had promised liberal donation
to the collecting agent when he called,
as he had announced he would do on
that day SO he took 1926 and inclosed it
in M envelope, with "From Friend I"
Oh the outside, and then tucked $5 into
his vest pocket to pay for his wifc's
bonnet. CT don't suppose it will cost
more than half Of that. My hats never
do, and they last whole year but per-
haps the gew-gaws may come to that, 4"
he soliloquized. About S o'clock p. M.
small boy appeared with box, and
the lately married man took the $5 out
of his pocket and asked for the bill.
cts inside with the bunnit," he said,
The master of ceremonies opened the
box and looked vaguely in. "I don't
see any bonnet" he said. The boy
looked OH and grinned. "Its there, I"
he said, "in the corner; it's little un. I"
The husband took it out tenderly with
his thumb and finger. 1t looked like Il
gold horseshoe-a hand's-breadth of
tinsel with n tri-colorcd feather. He
picked up the bill 1875 Phew The
senior partner of the firm was making up
the days account when n frantic indi-
vidnal rushed into his private office and
exclaimed: "Look here, Smith, look
at this y 'I see," said Smith, calmly !;
it's new bonnet" "Heavens do
they cost like that? Why-why didn't
you tell me so before-before-it was
too late?" "It would have made no diff
ference; that is one of Madame In
Modes imported bonnets, you see. I
know; it's all old story to me, and if you
don't let her have it, now that she has
picked it out, she'll be wretched and so
will you; it is really cheap ut that price
-sce2" He thought he did ; he groancd
and walked out. Then he took the 1926
out of the envelope and paid the boy,
and put the SIS in his vest pocket with
the envelope and laid it away. When
the agent called for the help for the
missions the young man thrust the in
closure into his hand, muttcring some
thing that sounded like "Charity begins
ut home "-as he had found by expert
onCo