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~" The truth always pays in
he end is All old saying, aud thar
IS the reason, probably, why there is
% little Of it told at the beginning of
any bushes transaction
s1 \ gentleman, on getting a
soda and brandy waS retiring from
the relre ~hment bar. " Recollect, sir"
said the polite Miss Horn. "If you
lose your purse, You didn't pull it out
! bere."
-" Mr. Boatman," said timed
woman to TIE ferrvman who was row,
ing her across the river, "are people
ever lost 10 this river!,' "Oh. no.
ma, am" he replied, eve always find
them again.
An Indiana woman has Just kill
ed twenty snakes which she found in
one spot enjoying the warm sunshine.
If Adam had only had that kind of
"a wife! But somehow the Garden of
Eden had to be placed on the wrong
side Of the Inliana line.
r1N A person described by a Kan
SaS paper as :" a d-headed Judge
rubbed his pate daily with fresh raw
onion, and in two months his hair
grew out 1t probably came out to
ascertain why its proprietor always
had the whole room to himself.
ny" He blew out his brains az
ter nidding his wife eood-hy with
run" Erected to the memory of
John Phillips, a C dentally shot as
mark of affection nv bis brother" A
piano for sale by lady abou. to cross
he channeI in an oak case with carv,
ed legs"
Somewhat Mixed.-Two little
girls, aged four and six years, had just
had new dresses and were on their
way to Sunday School. Said Eta,
the elder "Oh, | have forgotten
my verse" Il haven't forgotten
mine" replied the other, it is '" Bless
ed are he dressmakers >"
" BOSton Transcript
A lover who had gone West to
make home for bis " birdie" wrote
back: 1--WE got the finest quarter-sec-
ton of land (lG0 acres) | ever put
nv foot on Birdie wrote back:
Suppose you buy another quarter
section, john so that you can have a
lawn around your foot. John made
a home, but Birdie never was the
mistress of it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24

cards and pipes, rush precipitately out,
foil in, and present arms with drums
beating. This sort of thing is gone
through with every time any royalty
passes. Even the infant children of the
crown prince receive the same homage.
There is something strange in seeing a
lot of grown men present arms to q
year-old infant. But they do it every
time the nurse of the crown princes
family takes the children out for an air.
ing. But this I" isn't a circumstance, as
Chicago says, to what, according to the
story of one of the American colony,
happened here once. The nurse had a
little child of the crown prince out for q
walk, and happened to pass one of the
guardhouses. Thesentry on duty yelled,
the guard turned out and presented
arms while the drums beat. just as the
nurse and child got in front of the file of
soldiers, the child espied a heap of nice,
clean sand, suitable for the manufac-
ture of mud-pies. The instinct of the
child got the better Of its training; it
broke away from it's nurse and began to
play in the sand. The nurse protested, :,
entreated, begged, but it was Of no use.
That child was bound to indulge in a
little plebeian amusement. It had it's
own way, and played in the sand until
it had satisfied it's royal mind, and all
this time the guard stood at "present
arms" while the drummer nearly wore
his drumhead out.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
A COl(NON MERIDIAN.

The resolution offered in congress by
Representative Flower, looking to an in.
ternational arrangement "for the pur-
pose of fixing upon meridian proper to
be employed as common zero of longi-
tude and standard of time reckoning
throughout the globe" is recommended
for favorable consideration by the New
York Herald. Though all standard
units Of ti,ne," says Sir John Herschel,
"are eqdally possible, theoretically
speaking, yet all are not practically
equally convenient" The same may be
said of all meridians of longitude; any
one of them will serve as standard fol
the worlds time reckoning. but the
wants and conveniences of society can be
better subserved by wise selection.
Geographically the meridian of Ferro,
the westernmost of the Canary Islands,
falling west of all the lands of the Old
World, has been reckoned the most ap.
propriate prime meridian; but the fact
that it is one to which all nations are
Indifferent makes it's selection offensive
to all. 1t will no doubt be difficult to
secure unanimity in the international
gathering at Washington which Mr..
Flowers resolution calls for. But only
experiment can decide whether delegates
from all governments can be made to see
alike sufficiently to secure the adoption
of a common meridian. Gould unan-
unity be measurably obtained on this
subject, 80 , important to science and
navigation, the world might have a com.
mon standard of time, which, in this day
of the multiplication of ocean cables,
would considerably facilitate the tran
sactions of business in all countries.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
Sad Drowning Accidents.

1OOA&ASsA~
Near Danville, Ill.,, on the 21st inst, Silas
Rayl, his wife, two children and farm hand
attempted to ford the river, when their wagon
upset, throwing them all into the water. MIR.
Rayl and one child drowned.
Mrs. Hiram Williams; of Young Hickory;
near GAINESVILLE, O., was drowned in the lake at
Cleveland, O., on the 21st inst, by the capsiz-
ing of boat. She was visiting the family of
her brother-in-law and went with him on the
lake for pleasure ride.
Isaac Gardner and three daughters were
drowned while attempting to ford the Tuscara-
was River, near Newcomerstown, o., on the
18th inst.
On the 18th inst. John Cretzelo, Geo Oswald,
Geo. C. Knoll and Otto Gibson left Chicago in
hood of Sheffield, Ind. Not returning in sea-
son, search was made, and the capsized boat
was found with Cretzelo's body entangled in the
rigging. The high wind which prevailed on
the 14th undoubtedly capsized the boat and all
were drowned.
suburb, were plunged in grief, on the 18th
inst, by the occurrence of a most distressing
accident on Lake Calumet. The prevalence of
a gale for several days had rendered the water
extremely boisterous, but, notwithstanding
this, and against the entreaties of soicitous
friends, Capt. Bucklin started out for q sail in
q small boat, taking on board party of eleven.
They had been out but short time when the
frail craft capsized in full sight of those on
shore. Prompt steps were Immediately taken to
rescue the unfortunates, but it was impossible
to accomplish anything, owing to the wind and
sea, and the entire boating party sank to wa
terry graves. The names as far as could be as
certained are: N. Bucklin, aged so, and his two
sons, aged IL and 18 respectively. J. L. Smith,
William Oliver, George Doer, Chas F. Pierce.
81. T. Moore, W. o. Burns and man named
Foster. Six of the unfortunates leave families
to mourn their sad end, and one was the only
son of widowed mother.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
FARM FACTS,

The recent census give some valuable
informations concerning the extent and
size of the farm lands of the country aud
the great increase of such property with
in the last two decades. Illinois leads
the list of states aud territories in re-
spect to the number of farm lands, and
then come in order New York, Missouri
and Pennsylvania. The largest increase
in the past decade is shown in the case
of Kansas, and a gratifying increase is
also recorded in the cases OF Iowa, Mis-
souri, and North Carolina. The majority
of the farms vary in size from 20 to 500
acres, the greater proportion Of this
number ranging from loo to 500 acres.
California contains some farms which
reach 1000 acres in extent. Farming is
conducted on similar largo scale in
Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, aud other
northern states. Large farms of 1000
acres and over are found in many places
in Louisiana, Mississippiand North Car:
olina. It is cited, as an illustration of
the prosperity of these vast farming in.
terests, that about rs per cent. of all the
farms in most of the states and terri
tories are occupied by the owners, while
the remaining 25 per cent. are either let
at fixed rentals or cultivated on shares.
The record of farms in the larger agri-
cultural states and their increase in num-
bers are given by the census as follows:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
A Safe Speculation.

A good story is told by United States
Marshal Chapman, editor of the Council
Bluffs Nonpariel, on the Hon. W. A.
Vaughan, whose term of service as
mayor Of that city had just expired, the
story being illustrative Of the exceptional
thrift of the, latter gentleman. :, Mr..
Vaughan is . native of Alabama, served
as confederate soldier during the war,
and at the close, for q makeshift, be-
came general utility man in q general
store at an interior Alabama crossroads
town. The negroes would congregate
about the store in droves, and ask
''Mass'r Vaughan" for something to do.
One by one he would take them to the
rear of the store, and, in confidential
and fatherly tone, present each with q
hali-bushel splint basket, and the propo-
siton, Snow, you go up to Squire
Jones' blackberry patch, and you just
fill this full of the incest berries you can
find. Don't get any leaves, or dirt, OF
branches mixed up with them. Don't
bruise them or spoil them. But you
just bring that basket back here to me
this afternoon, full Of nice, plump, ripe,
fine berries, and ] will give you half Of
them!" In this way, in q few weeks,
Mr.. Vaughan had secured q profit Of so
out Of the labor Of his colored brethren,
upon which capital he came north in
search Of wealth and honors, which be
secured. s.s .5sssl5s.. s..s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.

Mr.. Francis A. Walker, of census
fame, in the May number of the Prince
ton Review, writes enthusiastically upon
the history, present status and future of
American agriculture. In year or two
all the arabic land that the government
has to bestow under the homestead and
presumption acts viii be taken up. The
change that has been wrought in a hun
dred years has been marvellous. The
subjection Of such an immense amount
of territory to cultivation is unprece-
dented in the annals.of the human race.
Among the salient features Of our agri-
cultual interest he places first the char
acter of our land tenure. The owners Of
our farms are in the main those who till
them. Seventy per cent. Of the 8, $780,
600 landed properties II this country are
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
mOrtuoFys


Harriet w. Dare, of GAINESVILLE, O., teacher
of the Ohio Institute for the Deaf and Dumb,
fell dead while gathering flowers on the night
of the Goth inst.
Rev. George C. Pinnell, who died at Dead
wood, d. T., on the Goth inst, was formerly
assistant rector of Trinity Church, New York,
and filed pulpits in Buffalo.
Helen M. StOum, Well-knoWn public speak
er and leader of the woman suffrage party is
dead.
James Johnson, Quo of the pioneers of Indi-
ana, who owned two thousand acres Of land at
Indianapolis, died on the 18th inst, at the age
of 81. He is credited with large donations to
educational institutions. E..-
W. II. Churchman, blind man, who has
been superintendent Of the Indiana and Wis
c0nsin institutions for the blind, dropped dead
Of heart disease near Indianapolis, on the 17th
inRt. Sg :s
Reuben Chapman, ex-governor of Alabama,
died at Huutsville, on the 18th.
After an illness of some months duration.
Ex-Gov. G. G. Washburn, Of Wisconsin, sue
cumbed to paralysis at Hot Springs, Ark, on
the 18th inst. The funeral occurred at La
Crosse, and WAS participated in by large num-
ber Of military and civic organizations.
James Wick, the famous scotsman of Roches-
ter, who was playmate of Charles Dickens
and set type beside Horace Greeley, died on
the 18th, Of pneumonia. .
. w. B. Shute, Of the railroad contracting firm
Of Wells, Harrison q Shute, dropped dead at
Sioux City, Ia, on the 18th.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24

cultivated by the ,proprietors, who
socially have much higher rank-if
there is any such thing in the United
Ssates-than the tillers of the soil else
where. Our lawyers, ministers. doc
tors, merchants and farmers all belong
to the some families. There is no caste
distinction between them. Our farmers
have brains as we'll as hands. Intellect
and enterprise have both been applied to
the CONQUEST 6f the wilderness and the
solution of the agricultural problems
that it presents. With respect to me-
chanical progress in agriculture we de-
serve credit virtually for all that has
been made in the world during the last
half century. American ingenuity has
revolutionized farming. It seems as if
there were scarcely any room for further
improvement. American machines are
shipped to all parts of the civilized
earth, and are initiated in Europe with
greater or less degrees of inferiority. All
this comes of applying brains and enter
prise to the agricultural calling and lift
ing it out Of the rut it has lain in for
centuries. The one great criticism that
foreigners make of our methods Of cult
vation, Mr.. Walker defends as good
economy. That is the exhaustion of the
new soil by repeated cropping without
fertilizing. He thinks it is time to fer
tilize when the necessity for it appears.
Already in the eastern states the process
has duly begun, and is carried forward
as intelligently as circumstances require.
The writer claims that the accretions of
wealth that have come come from the
constantly extended use of virgin soil are
valuable preparation for the nourish-
ing process that will follow. It requires
considerable reasoning to find any even
apparent good ground for entertaining
this view, but Mr.. Walker is very en-
phatic about it. He says: ''And 1.have
no hesitation in saying that prosperity
will decide, first, that it was both eco
nomically justified and politically fortu-
nate that this should be done: and sec:
ondly, that what has been done was &C.
complished with singular enterprise,
prudence, patience, Intelligence and
skill"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
THE END OF IMMIGRATION,

The London Saturday Review takes a
peep into the future of the United
States, and asks: "What will be the
consequence when the United States
are closed to the intending emigrant p
It says: The idea is now ingrained in
the American mind that the one great
desideratum is an increase of popula-
tion. This idea will survive the circum-
stances which gave It birth, and then the
Americans will awaken to a sense of i'm
providence that is now taking no thought
Of the morrow. 1t may be objected
that the time is far distant when the
population will be too large, and when,'
therefore, the growth of population may
threaten the institutions of the coun
try with danger. But is it SO? As we
have already pointed out, in another
eight years. the population Of the United
States will probably nearly equal the
populations OF France and the United
Kingdom added together; while in an
other ten years, if the rate of growth is
maintained, the population OF the United
States will probably equal that of Rus.
sia, and, unless some great disaster oc-
ours to check the rate of growth, in an
other fifty years it will have reached an
enormous magnitude. Already the
population is dense in parts of the older
eastern states. And when it is borne in
mind that the system of cultivation
tends to exhaust the soil, while, also, as
We have said, the desire to increase the
population is an overmastering one in
the American mind, it is highly proba-
BILE that the dangers attendant upon
over-population will come sooner than is
now anticipated, especially if the COM
petition of other raw material producing
countries should increase very rapidly,
and should threaten American suprem-
acy in the European markets. Nor is it
only the United States that have to dread
this difficulty. European populations
are multiplying in confidence that emi-
grafton ie always available for those who
cannot live at home.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
how WATCHES ARE aADE.

It will be sppsrent to any one who will examine
SOLID GOLD WATCH, that aside from the neces-
ssrs thickness for engraving and polishing, largo
proportion Of the PRECIOUS METAL used is
needed only to sti3en and hold the engraved
portions in place and supply the necessary selidty
and strength. The surplus gold is actually need
less 20 far ss uT1LrTY aud beauty sre concerned.
In JAMES BOSS, PATENT GOLD WATCH CASES
this WASTE of precious metal is overcome, and the
SANE soLlDlr1 and sTREEsrH produced st from
onethird to one-hslf the usual cost Of sold cases.
This process 10 OF the most simple nature. a. fol-
lows: plate of nickel composition metal espeoial-
ly adapted to tho purpose has two Plates Of SOLID
GOLD soldered enc on each side. Tho three are
then passed between polished steel rollers and the
result is strip Of heavy plated composition, from
which the cases, backs Centres bezes, etc, cut
and shaped by suitable dies and formers. The
gold In these cases IL sufficiently thick to acm Of
al kinds Of chasing, engraving and eDameJing; the
engraved cases have been carried until worn per
f.ctls smooth by time and use without removing
the gold.
THIS Is TIE ONLY CASE MADE WITH TWO
PLATES OF SOLID GOLD And WARRANTED
BY sPkOIAL CERTIFICATE.
For sale by Ill Jewe.srs. Ask for tlustrsted 0st-
alo0ua. and TO 80 warrant.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
Tho Star ROuteres

On the 20th inst; the grand jury at Wash
ington returned new presentments for conspir
acy to defraud the government in connection
with awards for star route contracts, against
Thomas s. Brady, John Dorsey, Stephen w.
J. R: Miner, J: NJ. Peck, aud Harvey M. Vail.
John ". Dorsey, of star-route notoriety, ap-
peared in court at Washington, D. c., on the
18th inst, and pleaded not guilty. He gave
bail in the sum Of $1,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
Suicldals

Oscar F. Clifford, a loan agent uuder arrest
for embezzlement, shot himself at Cherryvale,
Kan., and cannot survive his injuries.
Dr.: Lewis Lamboen, alias DR.. John T. Smith,
died at Springfield, NO., on the 18th inst, from
the effects Of dose of morphine taken with
suicidal intent. He left note stating that his
life had been failure. Papers found show
him to be relative of Bayard Taylor.
Charles N. Norton. once a prominent citizen
Of Louisville, Ky., committed suicide on the
18th inst.
Adrian G. Renaudin, q young Frenchman,
entered the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
Annunciation, New York City, during service on
the evening Of the 18th inst, aud deliberately
shot himself. The services continued to the
close, the clergyman not hearing the report of
the weapon, and therefore remained ignorant
Of the sad tragedy.
At Battle Greek, Mich, Mrs. Anna Prosser
and . daughter of the same name went down
to the Kalamazoo River, at 10 O'Clock on the
night Of the 18th inst, and leaped in to end
their troubles. The mother perished, but the
daughter waded ashore in an almost uncon-
scious condition.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
saIuting Infant Royalty.

At the guardhouses there is consider
able fuss made whenever any royalty
passes that way. It is the duty and the
only duty Of the sentry on guard to keep
his eyes open for royalty. When he
sees it-and he seems to have q: remark
ably long range Of vision-he yells ct
the top Of his by no means musical
voice. The rest Of the guard drop their
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
Fatal EYn1OS10n1.

By an explosion of gunpo~der at Copenhagen
on the 18th inst, six persons were killed and
many wounded.
can Eagle was twelve miles off Sandusky, O.,
engaged in a race with the steamer Jay Cooke,
her boiler exploded. killing r. Bittle and F..
Walters, and badly scalding Engineer johnson.
A. boiler in stave-mill at Marsh6eld, Wis,
exploded, on the 18th inst, demolishing the
concern and Killing boy named Ben Weeks.
we're badly scalded. The mill was run by
Syme Bros. Il Maurer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24

A aENT1EMAN, lately decorated, has
full length picture made, with the en-
sigma Of his new honor. He takes the
picture to photographer to have it cop
led and reduced. But, he adds, you
may let the cross be Of the full size. -
French Paper. --..s. >.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24
ShipWreck.

Shipwrecked .seamen brought into Quebec
reports that May 1st the ship Western Belle was
crushed by collision with an iceberg, the cap
tain and thirteen of the crew losing their lives.
The steamship Holland, loaded with sugar;
burned at sea. The crew were landed at Java.
The captain committed suicide.
The schooner Trial was lost in Placentia Bay,
on the coast of New Foundland. All on board
were lost. An unknown schooner foundered
with oil hands in Fortune Bay.