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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03
The Court House.

After vexatious delay and much anxiety
and trouble, County Attorney Goodwin
has secured to Mower county perfect
title to the public square for site for the
court house. Last week the last deed
was received, and the Commissioners
were immediately notified, A meeting
was called and it was resolved to begin
the work of building at once. Mr.. Den.
MS, an architect from Minneapolis, came
before the Board with plans and specifi-
cations for the foundation and first floor.
The ground plan was carefully examined,
discussed, and adopted. Proposals for
bids were Immediately advertised for,
and on tue 10th inst, the work of laying
the foundation will be awarded. The
plan is pronounced excellent. The first
floor will be devoted to county Offices and
four large vaults for books and records.
In short time ground will be broken
and the people of this county will see
the beginning, at least, Of the building
which has so long been needed.
The early commencement of the work
is not more gratifying than the condition
of the court house finances. The fund is
as follows:
Cash on hand. 100000
From city of Austin. 5000
Tax levied this year. ............ 5000
Amount which may be used from
the So, 600 surplus in the County
Treasury. ............. ....... 5000
Total. DECENTRALIZATION. $40, 900
The estimated cost of the building and
grounds is $4,000. This will leave only
$4,000 to be levied next year, a small
amount indeed. In fact, the burden of
building has already been borne, and
when the house is done it will be paid
for. The county has done we'll to avoid
bonds and large sums of Interest. Mr..
Goodwin, and those who have assisted
him, are entitled to praise for the success.
full issue Of the negotiations for the
grounds, and so will it be due to the
Commissioners when handsome build
ing graces what has hitherto been blank,
vacancy in the midst of the city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

WE HAVE received from Dudley W
Adams stock Of genuine Cider. Vinegar
made at his celebrated orchard near
Waukon. 1t will not be sold in campeti.
ton with cheap factory made vinegars,
but is intended for those customers who
want really honest, old fashioned home
made cider vinegar that never saw a vim
cgar factory. 1t is guaranteed absolutely
pure and free from all acids except those
agreeable and healthy ones which are de
veloped in pure applejuice by fermenta-
ton in the natural way. Such vinegar
has stood the test of ages and never been
equalled for combined strength and
agreeable fruity flavor.
TAYLOR s. BALL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

4 LARGE lot of chromOs at Fernald 4
Cos.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03
Notice to Contractors

AUSTIN, Mimi, July g, 1881.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
County Commissioners of Mower county
Mimi, until IL M, August tenth, 1881, fol-
building the foundations Of the mower county
court house; proposals will be received fol
the entire job or for labor and materials
separately. Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Auditors office in Austin after
this date; and also at the Office Of w. H.
Dennis, Architect, in Minneapolis, MINI. The
Commissioners do not bind themselves to
accept the lowest or any tender.
A certified cheek or bond with two approved
sureties in the sum of $500, must accompany
each proposal as a guarantee that the builder
will enter into a proper contract and bond
for the execution of the work in case his
proposal is accepted.
OSCAR AYERS,
0. e. LABAR,
w. 3. NILSSON,
II. A. DONALDSON,
County Commissioners
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

One Collins VOltaic
Electric Plaster, costing
rs cents, is far superior
to every other electrical
appliance fore the
public. They instantly
yer complaint, malaria,
kidney and urinary diff
, worn over tho pit of the
,idneys, or any affected
!. Sold everywhere.
POTTER, Boston, Mass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

LAWN CHAIRS at Fernald & Cos.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03
CITY AND VICINITY.
HAMMoCKs, at Fcrnald s Cos.


HAMMOCKs, at Fcrnald s Cos.
MACHINE oils at NOBLE s FRENCH's.
"
KITCHEN CHAIRS at Fernald & Cos.
-
Buy your furniture, of 5. {. OLSON.
CENTER TABLES at Fernald Il Cos.
-~-
PRICES down, a: NOBLE Il FREScHs.
--
CASH paid for old iron at the FOUNDRY
AMEs BROTHERS.
ScRATcH Books, in large variety at the
TRANSCRIPT Office.
PHYSICIANS Prescriptions specially
at NOBLE e. FRENcu's>
CALL and see the amount Of lace King
and Fish have for 10 cents.
\ FRESH invoice of Libbie & McNeips
dried beef at Taylor & Balls.
FINE stock Of toilet soaps, at
NOBLEtc FRENCH'S.
GINGER ALE, the great summer tonic
at Taylor Il Balls.
TRY the celebrated Royal Hams at Tay
lOr 4 Balls.
PHYSICIANS Prescriptions a specially al
NOBLE & FRENCH's.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

WILLOW high chairs at Feruald & Co.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

CASH paid for old iron at the Foundry
AMEs BROTHERS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

ANTON RusTAD has bought out the
remaining stock of Wilbour q Son, ana
will close it out at bargains! Cutting and
making, in the line Of gcntlemen's cloth"
ing, done in the latest style, and work.
manship guaranteed flrst-class. Give
him a call in the pleasant ROOMS over >.
Levy's store.
Colton's extracts, the finest made' at
Nc Brides.
Fairbanks choice lard, in 3 and ID.
pals, at McBride's.
Sugar cured hams and beef, at Nc
Brides.
Kenncly's extra soda biscuit, at Nc.
Brides.
Turtle creek cheese at McBride's.
Whitefish, trout, herring and mackerel,
at McBride's.
1 bushel sacks dairy salt at Mob rides.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

Mrs. S. H. Coon has secured the agen-
cy of DR.. Grey's back supporting shoulder
braces. They are entirely new, and come
from the Dress Reform Par,ors of Chi
cago. They are easy to the form and can
not fail to give entire satisfaction. Also
a corset waist from this same firm. Mrs.
Coon will leave samples Of these articles
with Mrs. Cavanaugh, in the St. Paul mil.
linery store, where the ladies can have the
OPPORTUNITY of looking at them and leav.
ing their orders. juIy20-4t
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03
COLLINS
vor1Nc fLfenut
PLAs1EK

relieve dyspepsia. Ii
fever and aQue and
hculties, and may be
stomach, over the k
part. Price rs cents
WEEKS g.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03
Druggists Praise Them.

we always recommend Malt Bitters.
"A perfect food medicine.''
"Best nourishing agent We know Of"
"WOmen and children take Malt Bitters."
"Overceme nervousness and sleeplessness.
mot vile rum bitters.'
"A perfect renovator of exhausted nat ure.'
most successful medicine in the world"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

LOOK at the lovely India Null" a
SolnCr's.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

CASH pad for old iron at the Foundry
AMEs BROTHERS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

Buy your furniture, of S. {. OLSON.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

\ FRESH invoice of Libbie & Men ell
dried beef at Taylor & Balls.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

FINE stock Of toilet soaps, at
NOBLE {; FRENCH'S.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

MACHINE oils at NOZZLE 6 FRENCH's.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

CENTER TABLES ut Fernald & Cos.
PRICES down, a: NOBLE Il FREScHs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

PHYSICIANS Prescriptions specially at
NOBLE & FRENCH's.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

GINGER ALE, the great summer tonic
at Taylor Il Balls.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

SCRATCH Books, in large variety at the
TRANSCRIPT office
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

KITCHEN CHAIRS ut Fernald & Cos.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

TRY the celebrated Royal Hams at Tay-
lOr 4 Balls.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

CALL and see the amount Of lace Kin
and Fish have for 10 cents.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

CHEAP CHARLEY is prepared to take
orders for fall suits. $50 samples to
select from.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

rOd Instantly, ana were very actlve-but
not more so than the crowd when the hal
was passed for nickels and dimes.
Our old and esteemed friend, Peter
G. Lamoreaux, was in the city Monday
He is we'll pleased with the solid improve
ments Austin has made since his las
visit here, several years ago. Mr.. L.
GRAND was a sad one. He brought ia
Lansing the remains OF his uncle, Amman
da Sprague, who died in Minneapolis
last Saturday. Mr.. Sprague was fine
old gentleman, greatly beloved and re
spected.
Squire Griffith does not dispense jus
tlce entirely from the bench. He him.
self, however, is peaceable man, and will
suffer abuse rather than create a disturb
ance. But it is not so with his good cane
Last week that cane, before the Squire
could stop it, struck q gentleman
whose whisky was very annoying and
knocked him down. Geo. B. Hayes
picked him up, and the Squire passed
down the street in peace. The cane has
not been arrested.
Dog days will soon be ended TO
another year. The period is the forty day
between July 8 and August II. Sirius
the dog star, rises near the first of July
the time depending on the latitude OF thu
country and, owing to procession, is latel
every year. This star is of the first mag
nitude in the constellation. CAMS Major
end the brightest fixed star in the firma
ment. The ancients ascribed the grea
heat of summer to the influence of thi
star, but it was by accident only that it
riainp Occurred Mt the wa rmest aeaa0n
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

PHYSICIANS Prescriptions a specially
at NOBLE e FRENCu's.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
RemarsabIe instances Of InatInet.

Muskrats, in their winter excursions
under the ice to their feeding
grounds, which are frequently at
great distances from their abodee,
take in breath at starting and
remain under the water as long as they
can. Then they can riss to the ice, and
breathe out the air in their lungs, which
remain in bubbles against the lower sur
face of the ice. They wait till this air
recovers oxygen from the water and the
ice, and then take it in again and go on
till the operation has to be repeated. In
this way they can travel almost any
distance. This is really an intellectual
operation.
The fierce dragon fly, with IL, 900 lenses
in his eye, darts from angle to angle with
the rapidity of flashing sword, and as
rapidly darts back, not turning in the
air, but with q clash reversing the ac-
tion of his four wings, and instantane-
ously calculating the distance of The OBJ
jects, or he would dash himself to
pieces. We cannot tell how the pupa
of this fly came by the instinct that
prompts it to leave the water and hang
itself up to dry. But we may be able
to explain this quite as soon as to un-
veil the origin of the hooks by which it
ubuGS llSSll ups
Old song birds teach their tunes to
the young by eiving them music lessons,
which are not paid for by the hour, and
hawks drill their offspring in hawking.
A sparrow, whose leg was kindly set
by lady, brought another sparrow to
undergo the same operation, and spent
the winter ghts for years in the apart
ment in which she had received The
kind treatment, flying out every morn
ing and returning every evening, except
during the breeding season.
Did you ever observe the behavior of
a kitten when il is given its first mouse
Up to that moment kit has been only
the gentlest of creatures, and you
wouldn't imagine that her purring voice
was capable OF harsh sound, But, in
possession of that mouse, behold the
changei Her eyes snap and burn with
lurid fir and her growls are vengetul.
This is real instinct.
Some little swallows once built nest
against lime kiln But the wall was
so warm the clay soon cracked, and the
nest fell dowd. Immediately they built
it over, but again it fell. Not discour.
aged, they tried it third time, with nc
better success. They built a fourth
nest, which remained firm, and in il
they reared little brood. They had
found and worked up kind of clay that
would stand the heat. They came back
the next year and repaired their cottage
with the same clay. This they did also
the third yea. Can swallows reason
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
AmbergrIs.

The largest lump of ambergris ever
known was in the possession of the king
OF Iidore, and purchased OF him by the
Dutch East India company. It weighed
1872 pounds. Another enormous piece
OF l3O pounds weight was found inside
a whale near the Windward islands and
sold for S2,500. The true ambergris,
which is a morbid secretion of the
spermaceti whale, gives out a fragrant
smell when hot needle is thrust into
it, and it also melts like fat, but the
counterfeit often sold instead of the real
thing does not present these features
Men engaged in whale fishing are on the
lookout for ambergris, and usually find
most of it in the torpid, sick or very
lean fish, consequently it would appear
to be what all medical practitioners say
is, the product of a diseased liver
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
A Common MisprOnunciatlOn. /.

There goes ParneE, the Irish agita-
tor !" observed gentlemen on the seat
before me, in a railroad car. "ParneU,
is it ?" replied his companion. THAT
is Mr.. ParneH," whispered the lady be-
hind me to her daughter. "Mr. Parn-
ell. All !" Now here were four people,
educated people evidently, who in the
course of two minutes mispronounced
plain English name. 1t is always an
noying to hesr the accent misplaced on
a name, whether local or personal. We
Americans seem to have taken fancy
for throwing the accent in family names
on the last syllable, if possible in def
snce of all sound rules of good sense or
good taste. These two qualities, blythe
bye, are very closely allied.
You can never have good taste with
out good sense as the foundation. False
taste is inevitably absurd. Now this
common mispronunciation of all names
ending in ELL has neither good sense nor
good. taste in its favor. 1t is opposed to
the spirit OF our mother tongue. Last
year had nephew in love with a
charming girl, Miss Brownell; of course
she was Lily Browneu to her lover. For
three months l heard Tom misprO-
nounce her name, or that of her iami ~,
a hOACn llAuOc a
A few months later, as i'll luck would
have it, his sister was courted by Harry
Bedel, pronounced BedeH of course.
Now Brownell and Bedell are good
English names, and should have a good
English pronunciation. Bedell is no
doubt the same as Beadle. Many Eng
lish names ending in ell were originally
connected with the common nouns eOell
or 1OGU.
The governor ofthe State of New York
to-day is Governor Cornell. The uni
versity in Western New York is Corn
ELL university. We have known Judge
HubbeH. LiddeU and WaddeU are in
stances of the game fancy. LitteWS
magazine travels over half the country.
But the propensity to throw the accent
on the last syllable is not confined to
names ending in ell. Barnard is fre-
quently pronounced Barnard, Tricketts
becomes TrickettS, General Steuben is
General Steube1, in spite of his German
birth. That distinguished gentleman,
the present secretary of state, is spoken
OF, in rustic parlance, as Mr.. E-VGTts.
Not long since we were shown a collec-
ton OF HCgGrth. A year or two since
were introduced-with a flourish -" to
an assemblyman from Western State, y
the Honorable Mr.. Hubbard
Oh shade of old Mother Hubbard
Atlantic Monthly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23

A Cure at Last Specifies without number
for the cure of Cainirh have been extensively
advertised aud doubtless there is some virtue
in ALL but the evidence is overwhelming that
Ely's Cream Balm goes more iIeclly than any
other to the seat OF the disease, and though it
is a comp uatively new discovery it has re-
suited in more cules within the range OF our
observation than all the others put together
WHkesbdtre P0 } Z, ioq-Ledder.
Having been afflicted with Catarrh and cold
in the bead trlej n great many remedies
without any henrfcia ELECTS; at last used
Ely's Cream Balm, which efreo,ually cured me.
l consider ii duty owe suffering humanity
10 recommend it TO others suffering from the
same, almost universal. American disease W.
H. [. Hillard, dent st, Bordentown, N. j.
Price. so cents Ely's Cream Balm Co.,
Owego, N. Y. Will mail it Tor 60 cents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23

A public sale of the personal effects of
recent deceased duchess took place
lately in London. The catalogue, says
the London Queen, describes q vast
number of articles of wearing apparel,
all of which belonged to the late dowa-
ger duchess of Somerset, the second
wife of the eleventh duke of that title.
A notion of the extensive character of
this wardrobe is given when it is stated
that of shawls alone there were no less
than 800 specimens, while there are 500
lace and other handkerchiefs, 800 pairs
of silk hose and 1900 pairs of gloves, be-
sides other articles in like proportion.
These are divided into no less than
1900 lots. Most of them appear to have
never been in use, and scores upon
scores of handkerohiefs remain neatly
folded as when they were originally
purchased. In almost every case the
different effects bear ducal coronet and
initial embroidered upon them, but be-
yond this there is nothing which can
be supposed to give an adventitious in
terest to any of them except in two or
three instances.I
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
Extraordinary Case Of Fasting.

The Pail Mall GGEette relates the fol-
lowing extraordinary story: A re-
markable case of fasting is reported
from Ipswich. The wife of a obbing
gardener, named Lockwood, it is
stated. has not eaten a pound of solid
fooc throughout year, and for the last
three months has had nothing buta few
drops of weak tea, amounting in guam
tity to less than pint per month. She
is reduced to mere skeleton, unable to
move her head oISOpen her eyes or
mouth, but with her right arm is able
to shift her head from one side to the
other. She can moisten her lips
with the fingers of her right hand,
but beyond this she is unable to
move, all the rest of her frame being
apparently dead. Sne faints at the
least excitement, ana lies Tor hours, and
even days, in n state of coma. In one
instance she lay so for a fortnight.
When not insensible, her mental facul-
ties are almost unimpaired. A surgeon
who has visited her says she suffers from
pressure on the brain, and at times en-
dures intense pain in tie right temple.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
Tea Gowns--Chirdren,s Dress.s.

The latest novelty in this kind OF
house dresses is the recently imported
tea gown" a new garment that can be
classified neither as dress or a wrap
per, which has been imported from Eng
land with the afternoon tea or kettle
drum. These gowns are made exactly
after the pattern of those worn from the
time of the first empire, when a revival
OF the classic Greek dress was attempted,
which lasted until about l940. They
are made of tinted twilled silks, the
waists under the arms. no fullness in
the skirts, sleeves close-itting, with
slashes and puts at the shoulders; neck
square, and puff, ruff1e or tucks at the
edge of the short skirt. The idea origi-
mated with the Esthetic club, of Lon
don, and has received much adverse
criticism outside of artistic circles in
England.
1t is the almost universal custom to
keep children in white dresses until
they are five or six years old. Their
short dresses are made of the finest ma
terials and worn over colored slips of
silk, flannel or silesia. The neck is
high, finished with lace ruff1e, or wide
collar and q square yoke, with tucks,
lace and embroidery. The skirt is
SoSAN1Sh 4hlO bllS anu Will one
or two ruffies. A beautiful dress of
real princesse lace is made into PLAIN
slip, with the pattern forming the
sleeves, and upper part with a ruffle
four inches deep of the same lace
From these through all grades of value,
according to the material used, they
may be had, finished in the neatest
manner, the plain slip of cambria,
with tucks and plaits, costing forty EIGHT
cents. Infants cloaks are made with the
double cape of cashmere or matellasse
silk, with white silk fringe edging both
capes. Handsomely embroidered, they
are S3S. Long dresses are made with
high neck and long sleeves, with a
square yoke and trimming on the edge
OF one or two lace or EN- mbroidered ruffies.
The handsomest are made of real Valen-
ciennes lace and linen lawn, and are
valued at $26. Those with robe front
of lace and putting are S35. Handsome
naineook robes, with fine embroidery,
are from $3.50 to $50. Colored flannel
long dresses are a sensible addition to
an infants wardrobe, costing from 81 IS
to S5. They are white, pink and blue.
Embroidered cashmere shoes are also in
pale cOlors and are made with flexible
soles. Some of the handsomest and
most durable of children's short dresses
are made OF serpentine braid, crocheted
into strips and made up with cambria
or linen. --Nsa0 York Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
FOR TIE FAIR SEX.



The following is said to be the Ian
guage Of gloves: "Yes is said by
letting one glove fall; the gloves III e
rolled in the right hand TO say " No"
If you would have it understood thas
you have become Indifferent partly un-
glove your left hand. To indicate that
you desire to he followed, strike your
left shoulder with the gloves. 81 do
not love you any more,' is pronounced
by striking the gloves several times
against the chin. For II hate you"
turn the gloves inside out. 81 shonld
wish to be beside you," is said by
smoothing the gloves gently. To ask if
you are loved, the left hand is gioved,
leaving the thumb uncovered. If YOU
wish to make the charming confession,
" l love you" both gloves are let fall at
once. To give warning, BE attentive
we are observed" the gloves are
turned round the fingers. If you would
show thst you are displeased, strike the
back of your hand against your gloves; (;
furious" you take them away.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23

There's plenty of room upstairs, as
Daniel Webster said to the young law
yer anxious to rise, but respondent cs
his chance 10 do SO; but no one need
iniure himself either in climbing the
stairs of fame or those OF his own house
or business place. The following is the
point; Mr. John A. Hutchinson, Supt.
Downer's Kerosene Oil Works, Boston,
Mass, writes; Mr.. Patton, one of our
foremen, in walking upstairs last week
sprained his leg badly. ] gave him a
bottle of 81. Jacobs OIL to try. He used
it and an almost instantaneous cure
~ as effected.