Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-28

wishing him Merry Christmas presented
him with an elegant gold watch and chain
as gentle reminder Of the esteem and
good wishes OF the men in his employ.
Tally one for jim.
The Christmas tree at the chapel in
the third ward was really tree Of beauty
and we expect the fruit it bore will be a
Joy forever. The presents we're nume-
rous and the exercises composed ofmusic
Rotations, &C., were. all listened to with
interest. There is much credit due to
the officers Of this school for its flourish
ing condition at the present time, and
they certainly should feel that they are
doing good work. There was many a
little heart made happy IN the third ward
Monday night, and we doubt not the &C.
casion will be bright spot in the life Of
many little boy and girl whose only
Christmas gilt was taken from that large
aud heavily laden Christmas tree.
Monday evening of this week was
the fifth anniversary of the wedding day
of MIR. and Mrs. Peter Nelson. Between
seventy and eighty invited guests avalled
themselves of the evenings pleasure and
made merry the passing hours. Some
very elegant and tasteful presents were
brought aud left as souvenirs of the
wooden wedding. An easy chair, made
expressly for Pete, was Of new pattern,
and We fully expect was good fit. These
wedding anniversaries are pleasant occa
sions, and help to remind us of the swift.
ly passing mile stones. That those
friends may live on with much Of joy.
and less Of sorrow, till the golden we'd
ding day, is the wish OF the TRANSCRIPT.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Chicago has issued the follow.
ing:
To all liquor dealers in the city of Chi
cagO: As the season approaches when, as
Christian nation, we celebrate the birth
of Him who came to bring "peace on
earth, good will toward men," the Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union Of
Chicago come to you with this earnest
request for the holidays which are draw
ing 1ear, "Destroy not him with thy meat
for whom Christ died." Will you not
think seriously of this command, AID Of
! the love wherewith God has loved US?
Shall it not animate all our hearts at this
holiday time?
Are there not some liquor dealers ID
Austin who will read this item and listen
to its earnest appeal. There are women
in Austin, wives and mothers, whose
hearts are ever bearing upward just such
petitions.
As we sit and dream, and, dreaming,
drift along we wonder if this rock-ribbed
globe, in some far-futnre day, will not for
get to throb and yield itself to everlasting
sleep; if the broad universe itself will not
sometime drop from ceaseless activity
into quiet slumber, and awake no more
forever; if blessed sleep, the spirit and
the incarnation of perfect rest, in some
way off, distant time to come, will not
o'ers!adow and envelope ALL
But all Of this is idle dreaming.
The future must for ever remain obscured
to US this side the grave. Right here is
where we drop the anchor Of our faith.
Upoa this faith is built ard founded every
hope Of the human soul concerning fut-
arity. Without faith the future is as void
as vacuum. The pealy gates and the
golden streets of the New Jerusalem are
seen here only by the longing eye OF
lauh; aud the rapturous music Of the
angel choir awakes no echo here save in
| the car of listening, believing faith.
The "Chrstmas cards. are becomin =
very popular, and are very pleasant and
convenient way Of sending Christmas
| greetings. Some of them are very pretty
indeed, especially those with floral deco
rations. We do not think the artists sue
coed as we'll ID face painting. One card
we received had beautiful motto, but
the SIX naked babies on it looked as
though they had just taken dose Of salts
Another one had several little feminine
angels with their long flowing robes
| flying through space, their colored wings
larger than their bodies, and they looked
AS though they were tired OF beng angels
and would rather have good rough and
tumble frolic, or q good down hill hippi.
| ty hop. Poor little bald-headed, squlnt-
eyed things. Altogether it was not as
heavenly looking group as might Ee
imagined. They appeared to be Ell route
for the setting sun in the distance, and
from their course We feared they might
kick over the steeple of a church that
was In their direct line. We fnslly set.
tied the matter in our mind that these
little fellows must belong to the corps Of
fallen angels, as they jostled and crowded
each other along in their flight, and that
this company Of cherubs were a party Of
little belated pirates out in search OF
| Christmas stockings.
The TRANSCRIPT says: That Aus
tins Christmas was generous, joyous
happy one.
| That our hotels are doing lively bust.
ness.
That our city is crowded with farmers
| who come to Austin to trade.
That this weather IS just too utterly
| utter for anything.
That the year 1881, and an off year at
that, has been pretty good year after all
That nearly all the people who leave
Austin, expecting to better themselves,
come back again wiser than when they
left Us.
That Austin furnished the holiday pres.