Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09

We have Ayers almanacs in about
different languages, and every one of then
tells us upon honor spring is here. AM
it 1t is, where in the Dickens is it? :"
have kept San eye" out for just eight days
and not glimpse could we atch OF tn
: lingering vixen.
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= Old Sol warmed us up charmlngly Mon
day and Tuesday.
: One of the "ncighborhood parties
!. that are Swinging round the CIRCLE II
| the southern part Of town, made thea
selves cat home' with Mrs. A. "A. liar
wood one evening recently. The compa
, ny numbered about forty, and many more
f would have gladly been included ant
hidden to this farewell visit to gooc
neighbor and friend. Many ladies ir
Austin deeply regret Mrs. Harwood's
departure from this city, and many
friends Will follow her with interest and
kind remembrance to her new home II
Washington.
Helen Potter's Pleades being "snow.
bound" in the city last week, gave us, OF
Friday evening, an exceedingly ENJOYABLE
entertainment. The music of the Elch
berg string quartette added greatly to tie
pleasure Of the evening. Mr.. Macy and
Miss Earnest, vocalists, were both encored
several times Helen Potter, the star Of
the constellation, has many admirers in
Austin, and can never fail to draw 4 good
house where she is known. They gave
Austin about three hours notice, and
drew a good house, who were delighted
with the entertainment.
-"Baldwin's Brilliants" appeared in
Jones' hall Wedne sday, Thursday and
Saturday even ings of last week. They
had fair houses, which were ap'
preciative of the entertainment. Mrs.
Baldwin's clairvoyant performance was
quite a novel feature, and full Of a'trac-
tons. Prof. Baldwln's tricks, exposing
the claims Of spiritualists, were certainly
we'll done, and exceed in ingenuity any
thing of the kind ever shown before in
the city. Wesley Lyman, the child orator,
is really the wonder of the age, and the
yrace and case Of his gestures, with his
oratorlcal power, make HIM indeed a
prodigy.
We have five extra felines on hand
now, for which we should be glad to find
loving aud affectionate homes. They
came to us cold, hungry and lonely, and
we took em ia until they could do bet.
ter AS an inducement we would say,
they are not delicate or particular as to
their board, are fine musicians, giving
Italian solos, German choruses, ETC., at all
hours of the night, AMI of operas, they
will give, with the clearest possible con.
ception, "Il travatore,' and never miss a
note. We shall be most happy to ae-
commOdate our friends, and will send
free Of charge, by mail or express, or de-
liver personally one or more Of these
felney creatures to any part of the Uni
ted States.
Mails, when we get any, still contin-
| ne to arrive at all hours, nights and Sun
| days included. Persons looking for mail
today, may not get it until tomorrow,
and mag not for a week so don't get mad
friends, at our deputies, and turn your
selves pale, and ,rcmble like an aspen
leaf, and call them unpretty names, and
shake your fists IN their faces, screaming
like maniac, 'cos-itdodn't-do-any-g good,
and ght-die in-a-fit. A beautiful,
ee:-tempcr ~"prominent cltizcn' did
all this few days ago, because his m nil
came in late and his man did not come
after it until the next morning. But we
''love" this man, and we are not bit
mad about the poor fellow acting so un-
pretty, because we are going to have
"charity," you know, that "thinketh no
evil, and Is kind"
There appears to be considerable
trade in live stock in the vicinity Of LIE
Roy. Mr.. Ralph Hall is dealing quite
extensively in cattle. This winter teach
es one lesson with regard TO stock-laisirg
in the U. s., viz: That there are no great
sections Of this country where stock can
be raised without hay and without shell.
ter during the winter months. Though
there are some years when stock will get
its living the year round without assist
ance of man, yet the danger Of such a
winter as this makes investment in that
style Of stock-raising very dangerous, and
teaches that permancnce and continued
prosperity in stock-raislng can exist only
when stock can be housed and fed. AS
Stunning this fact to be established, it be-
comes the farmers Of the northwest to
govern themselv accordingly. We pre-
dict that the time is not far dis ant when
the northwest will be the great stock
yard Of America.
"A Georgia editor is boastful over the
good qualities of his wife, to whom he
pays this doubtless we'll deserved tribute:
There is little brown-cyed, enthusiast
tic, high-spiritcd lady, who, after she has
cooked breakfast, cleared the things away,
sci the house TO rights, attended the call
Of the bread-wagon, and milked the COW.
dons ner hat and cloak. comes INTO this
office, yanks us out Of the editorial (?)
chair, pounces on the exchanges, ampu-
tates every item of interest, stacks them
on the copy-hcok, grabs up a Fabcr,
travels 1t over quire Of editors manu-
script paper, shoves up her sleeves, grabs
up stick and rule, and sets it all into
type, reads the proofs, and corrects every
error. That's our wife, and she Will get
her reward in heaven.-Er.
Well, now, we can tell a bigger story
than that; for, in addition to ali this, our
wife made the bread instead Of buying it
ready made, and tied the baby in the
highchair by the case while she set type,
and, at night, after our boy Charlie was