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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
NEWS AND NOTIONS.

-Faribault has received $3.50, receipts
from dog licenses, this year.
The army worm has destroyed several
fields Of oats in Fillmore county.
-Lanesboro is to have handsome new
depot building. Austin is envlous.
Several Winnebago Indians have
been working in the harvest fields about
LanesbOro.
-"Marian Harland"-Mrs. Terhuue-is
the wife of Congregational minister in
Springfield, Mass.-E1.
The Preston Republican says the
wheat would have been just splendid if
the bugs had kept away.
Miss Addie Goodrich, of Freeport,
ILL.,, who has been an invalid for years,
is now we'll, having been cured, she says,
in answer to prayer.
-"There's no place like home," re-
peated Mr.. Henpeck, looking at a imotto,
and he heartily added-"I'm glad there
isn't."-Er.
He should whistle "the sweet by and
BY"
Secretary Window Is preparing to
build a Minnesota residence in Washing
ton, and has sent his plans and specifica-
tons to Minneapolis parties to fill orders
for the needed material 1t is said that
every stick in the building will be of
Minnesota plne.-Min1leapolis Tribune.
There is nothing In this world that
will produce finer feelings, purer thoughts
or longer smiles on the face Of paterfa.
npilos, than the arrival of bouncing
baby. We speak from experience. -Chat.
field Democrat.
We know now why Nc couldn't attend
the Knights Templar festival last week.
-"PAPA DON'T BURY MIR DEEp."-In
the spring of 1869, a little girl died of
consumption in Frederick City, aged 8
years and three months. A few DAYS
before she died she called her father to
her bedside and sald "Pspa, when I die
don't bury me deep-uot more than 80
Deep" holding up her tender and emaoi.
ated arm and measuring from her shoulder
out. "Oh. it is 50 hard to be put down
so>deep in the cold, damp ground, and
please don't place any marble slab on my
grave, it will be so dark under it; aud
It. will press heavy upon my little breast.
Sod my grave nicely, and plant tree at
its head, 80 that the wild birds can gather
in Its branches and sing for me-" After
pause she continued. ''But it seems to
me would rather have our own birds
sing to me than the wild birds. Couldn t
you let brother Willie and sister Emma
bring our cage of little birds out to the
cemetery every Sunday morning and
leave them to sing to me all day! When
you are at church IN town it won't seem
80 lonesome out by myself" A few days
after this Annie died, and her affectionate
parent did every thing as she requested.
She was buried shallow, the grave nicely
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
Notice to Contractors,

AUSTIN, Minn., July 20, 1881,
Sealed proposals will be received by the
County Commissioners of Mower county,
MIMI, until II M, August tenth, 1881, tor
building the foundations Of the mower county
court house; proposals will be received foy
the entire job or for labor and material a
separately. Plans and specifications may We
seen at the Auditors office in Austin AFT er
Dennis, Architect, in Minneapolis, MINI. The
Commissioners do not bind themselves to
accept the lowest or any tender.
A certified check or bond with two ap,oroved
surettes In the sum of 500, must acco mpanv
each proposal as guarantee that the buiider
will enter into proper contract and bond
for the execution OF the work in case his
proposal is accepted.
0sCAR AYERS,
0. G. LABAR.
:" w. B. MITsoN,
,.;4 r. A. DONALDSON.
County Commissioners.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

The public debt was reduced $1O,O00,-
900 III July. In another column will be
found An excellent exhibit Of the reduc-
ton of the debt and interest since 1865.
l2ond
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
PENSIONS

Secured also Bounty, Back Pay Increase of Pensions
New and Honorable Discharges, Patents etc. Thou
sands entitled. New laws. Now is the time! Do
not delay! Soldiers Widows, Children, Parents,
gated. Apply at once. Send two stamps for blank.
and instructions complete to JENkIN A.FITZGER-
AID, U. S, Claim & Patent Atty, Box 72U, Washing
ton, D. G.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

soddeds land a tree planted n, its head.
And stall every Sunday Willie and Emma
Icln befseen going out to the cemetery,
with their cage Of little birds to- Anna 81
lQfaVe,-Er. 81
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No Good Preaching.

No man can do good job of work, preach a
good sermon, try q law suit well, doctor q
patient, or write good article when he feels
miserable and dull, with sluggish brain and
unsteady nerves, and none should make the
easily and cheaply removed by little Hop
-Bitters. See other column. 49,,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
Itching Oms nd Gu

The symptoms are moisture, IKE perspira-
ton, intense itching, increased by scratc ching,
very distressing particularly at night, as II
pin worms were crawling in and about the rec
tum; the private parts are sometimes affect.
ed; If allowed to continue very serious
results may follow. ''Dr. Swayne's AllHeal-
ing Ointment" is pleasant sure cure. Also
for letter, itch. salt rheum, scald head, Fry.
sipelas, BARRIERS itch, blotches, ali scaly,
crusty, cutaneous cruptions. Prices cts. 3
boxes for $1.25. Sent by mail to any address
on receipt of price in currency, or three cent
postage stamps. Prepared only by Dr. Swayne
& Son, $50 N. Sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa,
to whom letters should be addressed. Sold by
all prominent druggists. ~~-~ july6-1y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

RECENT Investigations by the Postmast-
er General disclose the fact that Canada
for several years has been using the U. s.
mail bags for its local service.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

The District Of Columbia contains
more bondholders than any state in pro-
portion to the population. Among the
states Massachusetts stands first.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

THAS. NJ. GORDON, NJ. D., G. NJ.
- PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND ACcoUcHER
Member College Physicians and Surgeons OF
Ontario and Quebec. Graduate Of McGill
University, Montreal, Canada.
Day offce-Capt. Stanley's drug store, Lyle,
MINI. Night Office-At Scott House, Lyle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
LEGAL.
&TATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY

&TATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY
~ OF MOWER,
In Probate Court. Special TERM
In the matter of the Estate OF SHI!lut! T..
Thornhill, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of EraS-
mus ID. Fenton, administrator Of said deems
cd, setting forth the amount of personal estate
thereof; the amount OF debts outstanding
against said deceased and description OF al!
the real estate of which said deceased died
seized, and the condition and value of the res
! pectlye portions thereof; and praying that il
censc be to him granted to sell said real est ate
And it appearing, by said petition, that there
is not sufficient personal estute in the hands
! OF said administrator to pay said debts and
! that it is necessary in order to pay the same
| to sell all of said real estate:
| terestcd in said estate, appear before The,
Judge OF this Court. on Saturday, the 10Th day
of August A. D. 1881, at 10 clock a. n. at 1ht.
Probate office, in the city of Austin, in said
! county, then and there to show cause (if any
| there be- why license should not be granted.
to said administrator to sell said real estate
cord:ng to the prayer of said petition.
And it is further ordered, that Il copy Uf
! this order shall be published for four success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing, the
last OF which publications shall be at least
fourteen days before said day Of hearing. in
the MOWER COUNTY TKANSCRlpT, weekly
newspaper printed and published at the city
Of Austin in said county, and personally
served Oh all persons interested in said estate,
! residing in said county, at least fourteen
days brfore said day Of hearing. and upon al!
| other persons interested, according to law.
by the Court,
ORMANZO ALLEN.
Dated at Austin. Mimi, the 9th day of
July, \. d. 1851. iuly6-5t
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

NORTH CAROLINA has defeated the pro-
hlbltion proposition by a very large
majority, not even single county being
in favor of it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
,$1.84 847.8OC

lOtAl. 81 ,oo4 ,o4t,oU
The annual interest on this amount al
these rates is less than $62,0O0,000. The
Government has reduced the principal
from $2,381 $50, 295 to 1864, 947,8O0, OF
will have done so by the 1st of next Sep
TENDER, and will at that date have reduced
the annual interest about three. fifths Of
the original amount. All this has been
accomplished in about sixteen years
This is without parallel in the. financial
history of any other nation. The credi,
of the Government to-day is equal to that
of any other on the globe.
The Republican party conducted the
Government during the war and crushed
the rebellion; and the same party, since
the war, has had the management of its
finances and attained these results. No
other political party ever made such q
brillian record or presented so strong
claims to the confidence of the people.
It's history is simply magnificent. The
time has not come for such party 10
die.--N. Y. 1ndependent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
ONTGAGE SALE.

|MoNTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the payment
OF the sum or fOrty-StVen and 35-l0O dollars,
tS1.3), Which is claimed to be due at the date
OF this notice. as interest upon a certain
mortgage. duly executed and delivered by
more, his vile, to Anna B:ttell, bearing date
the 29th day Of December, 4. u. 1876. and.
with y power Of sale therein contained, duly
recorded in the Office OF the register of deeds
in and 70: the county of Mower and State OF
| Minnesota, on the 18th day of December. a.
D. 1876, at 2:30 O'Clock 2. NJ, i'll book '"I"' OF
been made i'll the payment Of the taxes
! sesScd on the premises hereinafter described
for the years 1873 and 1880, which said mort
gagOrs cOvcnanted in and by sail nort~a IT,
pay, and the undersigned as nOrtg agce, hay
ing on June 18th, 1881, paid the said taxes,
amounting with interest and penalties to the
sum Of SlG.9l, making in all due on said
mortgage at this date, the sum of Sfi.26,
| And no action or proceeding having been
instituted, at law or otherwise, to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any psgl
| thcrcOf:
| Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of the power OF sale contained iii
said mortgage, ana pursuant to the statute
mortgage will be fOrccl0Scd by a sale Of TIL"
premises described in and conveyed by said
! mortgage, VIZ:
! quarter OF section twenty-five Co22l, in town.
ship one hundred and three lE}) north. U!
| range seventeen az west, in Mower county,
and state Of Minnesota. with the hcrcdts
| mcntS and appurtcnanccS.
| Which sale will be made by the sheriff OF
said Mower county, at the front door OF the
courthouse, in the city of Austin, in said
county and state, on the Eth day Of August,
4. D., 1881, at IL O'clock a. M, of that day, al
public venduc, to the highest bidder, for cash.
to pay said debt and interest, and the taxes, ii
any, on said premises, and twenty-five dol
lars attorneys fees, as stipulated III and by
said mort "a gc i'll case OF foreclosure, and the
disbursements allowed by law; subject tc
redemption at any time within one yc:.'
from the day of sale as provided by law.
! Dated June 18th, 4. D. 1881.
| ANNA BATTELL, Mortgagee.
ARTHUR L. COVE, Attorney, Rochester,
| MINI. june2:;-.t
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

1Q10 0hDe0 may liza found on file Mt (3ao. ?.
VIZ .10c En- R0wel Z Cos Newspaper ~.
vessi0nS 9Nro9u4 70 spruee 81 where sdyeFtt1ag
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lake. Forest University.

LADIES misunderstanding ACADE-
MY-thorough. COLLEGE -four courses. Year
begins Sept. 18th. Examine for yourselves.
Catalogue sent by tho President, D. S. GREG
| DRY, D. D., Lake Forest, Ill. jul27-9t
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10
Interest on the Public Debt.
The following figures show the annual
interest on the public debt for the years

Each of these years dates from the LIST
Of July, with the exception of the first,
which dates from the 1st of August. On
the Isl of August, 1865, the public inter-
est-bearing debt amounted to $2,381 $780,
295, distributed as follows:
observation-disclosures & 830,000,000
Six-per-ccnts. ............ 1921 ,736,439
Five-per-cents. .......... 269,l75,728
Four.per-cents. w 6lS,128
On the first of July, 1881, the interest.
bearing debt amounted to $1,639, 567, $50,
distributed as follows:
Six-per-cents S196, 378,6OO
Five-per-cents. ..... 430,8 $50
Observation-Disclosures 25O,000,00O
FOur-per-cents. .... 739,347,SOO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

This shows an actual payment Of $741 :
962 ,545 on this debt between these two
periods. The estimated state of the debt
on the 1st of September, 1881, as the
result of refunding into three.and-a.halt-
per-cents, and of payments, will be as
follows:
Four-and-a-half-per-ce $250, 100000
Eour-per-cents: -. 739,347,8 OO
Three.and.a.half.per. 575, 100000
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-10

There is nothing In this world that
will produce finer feelings, purer thong hts
or longer smiles on the face Of paterta.
neilos, than the arrival of a bouncing
baby. We speak from experience. Chat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-07-20

Stockton has gang of juvenile Ku-Klu
who, if left to 90 on in the way they are now
going, will bring trouble on themselves and
disgrace to their parents. few evenings
ago, one of these bullies took dislike to a
young man from the country, and laid behind
the fence to watch for him when he went to
go home, in order that he might hit him a
blow unawares. But failing in that, he has
now threatened that if be catches him in the
village again. and alone, he viii fix him SO he
will not come again, and the young man Is
obliged to go in the daytime or have some one
with him. These same rowdies can be seen
on the Sabbath, strolling about over the
neighboring farms with pack of cards and
bottle of whiskey. Only few Sundays ago,
four of these fellows who think themselves
young men, were on the farm of Hiram beats
at Brookville, sitting in the shade playing
cards. OBSERVER.
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Why 1T rs So.-The reason why DIR. David
Kcnuedy's "Favorite Remedy" cures COM
plaint of the Liver, Kidneys, Bowels and
Blood, is that it is compounded of the very
remedies which Nature herself has provided
for this purpose. Being at first scattered
through the woods and fields, DIR. K has col
lected them, aid condensed their virtues in
the form VIII ich he now confidently offers to
the sick and suffering. One dollar expended
grateful that you read this item. The Doc
tors office is Rondout, N. Y. Write him a
statement of your case. jy. IS, 2t.
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NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, pa


MIR. John Cunningham has been appoint
ed mail carrier of this place.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Ladies' Aid Society was held on last Wednes-
day evening.
"A grove meeting win be held 10
the Deer Park. beginning on Thursday, July
2lst and ending Sunday, July Gath, by the
colored people.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of the New
Hope Building and Loan Association will be
held on next Wednesday evening.
Chester D. Ely ami wife. Of Patterson,
have been spending . few days with relatives
and friends during the past week.
MIR. John Dean was brought to bis home
in New Hope. ON last Friday evening. We
learn he is suffering from the dropsy.
"A camp meeting was held at the Eolebury
Deer Park on last Sunday, for the benefit Of
the st. Paul's A. M. e. Zion Church, Of
Willow street, Trenton.
On last Thursday, the Sunday School
connected with st. Andrews Church, of Lam
bertville, held picnic in Dark Hollow, New
Hope.
The Methodist camp meeting at Simp-
sons Grove, on the Bound Brook railroad,
will begin on the 2Sth inst, and will continue
for two weeks. Extensive preparations for
the event are in progress, and the attendance,
as usual, will doubtless be large.
"A man who said he belonged in Doyles-
town, German by descent, who had been
taking rather too much show come you so"
came to the Delaware House, 10 New Hope,
on Saturday evening, but was refused any
thing to drink. He became very noisy and
was arrested by our Burgess and put in the
lock up.
- Gents Patent Summer Drawers for hot
weather at VAN HoRN's. IL
Recently, a son of James McGown, while
lying on his fathers porch, was bitten by a
cat in the thick part of the hand. The animal
belonged to Mrs. Hurry and also bit that lady
through the thumb. The parents of the boy
were SO much alarmed that they took him to DR..
Sailor, who gave him some medicine and does
not think it will prove serious.
The Centreville Creamery is now working
up about IA, 900 pounds of milk daily, which
is about what they can do to advantage. Its
capacity is $1,000. Some time ago they re-
ceived more milk than they could use to adj
vantage, and were compelled to mako batch
of full cream cheese daily. Now the pasture
is not so good, hence curtailed supply.
"A something got into one Of our neigh
boris cisterns, few days ago. 1t could not
be determined whether it was a rat or a
squirrel. lie was brought to the surface but
was struck with club and killed before he
was brought to light. win says it was a
mink, and Joe says it was weasel Now
what was itP Echo says, what?
"A correspondent of the Doylestown
Democrat says: Anybody who would find
fault in giving 1925 to go with the Eagle
boys to Coney Island and have good time,
would pinch dollar until they would make
the eagle halloa." Pretty good. Don't
forget it it is the nth of August and you
will have chance to hear Gilmore's and
Kepplers great bands, with the celebrated
cornet soloists, Arbuckle and Liberati.
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The following officers of Pennington
Lodge, No. "a, /. o. o. f., were installed on
Monday evening, by D. D. G. NJ. John HI.
Horn, Of Lambertville.
N. G.--Asher b. Stout.
". G.-John III. DeMott.
Secretary George w. Cronce.
r. S. N. Ill. A. Fluck.
L. S. N. G.-George T. Gray.
/. G.--John HI. Stockton.
O. G.-Samuel p, Kinney.
r.. s. v. G.-George w. Fulper.
T. S. ". G.--J. w Britton.
Conduotor-F. A. Rice.
Warden-J E. Carkhuff.
II. S. ST. B. j. Burd.
l.. s. S.--John G. Sergeant.
Chaplain-R. f. Pierce.
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Near Belmont Park, Philadelphia, Alfred
H. Moore has dog kennel of large dimen-
sions and great value. He has $75. 900 worth
of dog flesh in the establishment, estimated
at their fancy rather than their intrinsic
value. Every thing about the establishment
is fitted up in the most complete way, for the
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world. There is one $4,000 dog in the COL
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Griscom, the faster, has beat Tanner Eve
days. His As days fast expired on Tuesday
of last week. Some days previous to that
time he had been making calculations as to
what he should eat when he again commenced
operations. He walked several miles each
day, ostensibly for exercise, but really, 1t is
asserted, for planning his Tuesday dinner
His main dish was new potatoes with cream,
with cheese, rasins, picked oysters, preserved
citron, three quarts of Strawberries, one quart
of huckleberries, two dozen California
peaches, and an old fashioned molasses cake.
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The amount of beer manufactured In ,Phila-
delphia is simply immense. During the fiscal
year ending June so, S54, s04 barrels, of beer
were made in the city, being an increase Of
over 1853, 600 barrels over the manufacture Of
the centennial year. If all the beer made in
the CITY was drank within its limits, it would
allow about $50 glasses to every woman and
child. There are hundreds OF thousands Of
gallons Of beer made in other cities and con-
sumed in Philadelphia.
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IMPORTANT TO TRAvELERs.-S IN
JUDGEMENTS are offered you by the BURLrEe-
TON Route. 1t will pay you to read their
advertisement to be found elsewhere in this
issue. Marchlo-lOm
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The survivors Of the Fifteenth Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers win hold their re-
union at Pennington, on Thursday, August
25th, upon which occasion their old battle
flags will be unfurled.