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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
A Brilliant Man.

The Bedouins, like Newton's dog
Diamond, little knew what treasures
they were destroying in the brave heart
and brilliant intellect of Professor
Palmer. He was the life and soul OF the
learned societies he frequented. He had
studied the philosophy of everything
under the sun, from the Oriental Ian
guages to the game of marbles, in which
lie was an expert. He knew the patter
and lore of the Romany Chal. He could
perform every one of the tricks by which
the gypsies managed to obtain the repu-
tation of superior knowledge in the magic
art. He knew all the Arab dialects
spoken by the natives of the desert, and
had made himself most obnoxious to the
spiritists by performing at once all the
wonderful tricks and marvellous" decep-
tions by which they maintained for
long time al influence in London. he
used loosely to declare. that he must
have been fairy child, for he pos
sessed all the peculiarities with which
tradition invests the children exchanged
for the commonplace Of ordinary parents
in modern life. He was small, very
dark, wiry in his frame, and yet slippery
as an eel.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Bonner and His Horses.

MIR. Robert Bonner, owner of the New
York Ledger and of celebrated horses,
says: TWENTY-FIVE years ago was in
very poor health-all run down. My
physician told me to get horse and try
driving. I did 90, and have been most Ell
thusiastic lover of the exercise ever since.
I never bet on horse-ra or allow my
horses to trot for 'naoney. For this rea-
son the time made by my horses since
they are in my possession is not tech
nical record, that being only obtained
when horse trots in public for money.
set out to prove that a man can own
and drive fast horses without making q
gambler out of himself. The beauty of
Rarus is that he can always be depended
on. Other horses are uncertain, but
Rarus always puts forth all the speed
there is, in him. He has trotted mile
in 2:1l4 on my three. quarter mile track
here, which,is equal to 2:1o9 on a mile
track {" %T 8sr ''',.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
to an undertaker's son. That might be
cooperation for business purposes, but
was not exactly his definition. He had

to an undertaker's son. That might be
cooperation for business purposes, but
was not exactly his definition. He had
heard All Englishman illustrate cooper
alton by saying that if two grey-hounds
hunt together they will bring their mas
ter more hares than four dogs hunting
separately. Industrial cooperation had
for its object to effect the catching of
hares, not for the master, but for the
greyhound himself. It was the associa-
tion Of any number of persons together
whose object was to attain by concert,
prudence, common sense and good will,
certain advantages to be divided among
themselves. There were three methods
of CO. operation-by store, by workshops
and by bank. In France cooperation
was in the work shops, in Germany by
bank, and in England by stores. Co.
operation was so difficult that no coun-
try was able to cooperate by the three
methods, or by two only; each confined
itself to one. America as yet had no
method at all. The proceeds by which
cooperative store was established in
England was for meeting to be called
and the fact explained that it would be
advantageous for the sake of purity of
food, fairness of measure and the attain
ment and creation Of new capital to COM
bine for these ends. Then it is pro-
posed that each person save up until he
is able to subscribe small stipulated
sum, such as IS, or even as high as 500,
but never any more, for the purpose o1
getting the project under way. When
100 subscribers at SIS each are found,
the store is commenced. very small
room being used for the purpose, and
the service being voluntary. These 10(
persons, finding that the more people
came to the store the greater their profits
would be, would tell their neighbors o.
the venture, and it would thus be savec
the expense of advertising. The aver
age saving by subscribing to one o
these cooperative stores was 10 pc!
IoA1t', ~ UuoO IL a. uOuSO4OAuCA oPCu0 ~
per week at the store he effected say
ing Of so cents. If his family be large
he saves more, and so the poor mai
finds that the larger his family is tn
cheaper he can get his provisions. AT
ter the payment of expenses in coop
erative store, per cent. is paid to eacl
subscriber and q per cent. is set asid
for educational purposes. No NOR
than S per cent. is ever paid to the sub
scriber, and the balance OF profit is use
for surplus fund. Mr.. Holyoak
noted several instances Of the advantag
created by cooperation iu England, an
strongly advocated the adoption of til
method in this country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
sT LOUIS.
In a Russian Prison.

In the cells of the upper and middle
tiers are put the least compromised
criminals. All the cells are Of the same
size ten feet long, seven feet broad and
twelve feet high. The doors have each
two openings-one large enough for the
daily food and drink to be put in through
it. and the other of smaller size to servo
as a spy-hole for the jai]ers. The doors
are also fastened with two padlocks--the
key Of one being in the jailer's custody,
while that Of the other remains IN charge
of the commandment Of the fortress. The
dish from which the prisoner cats il
pushed iu through grooves cut in plate
of iron, which projects from the interior
of the door, at height OF about tour
feet from the floor. The dish cannot,
therefore, he removed by the prisoner,
who must take his food standing against
the door, and this with spoon attached
to the plate. The drinking water is put
into sort of jug, hinged to the door.
When the prisoner wishes to drink be
must get down on his knees and turn
this vessel upon its hinges or !'iTots.
Food is supplied ut II o'clock iii the
morning and six in the evening, and or
diuarily consists of oatmeal Cruel and q
quarter Of kilogram Of meat. Beside
this there is a daily allowance of a Ii]o-
gram Of rye bread.
The prisoners bed consists of a plank
six feet by three, with straw. mattress,
a sheet SO strong ard coarse that it is
Impossible to tear it, and covering OF
tall Of which articles are taken away
during the day. The dress consists Of Il
gray woclen jacket quite short and tight
fitting; short panta,loons of the SAME
color, and long felt boots. For women
the jacket is supplied and gray skirt
added. The PRISONERS must get up at
six o'clock and go to bed again at e'g''t.
1t has been ascerta,ned by meaps OF the
secret observations which are constantly
taken through the peep-holes, that as a
general rule the prisoners spend their
long hours from their rising until their
breakfast in pacing to and fro in their
cells; after this they are wont to remain
quiet for an hour or so, only to give way
next to all excess of desolate despair
which their pitiable situation may well
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Not an Empty Shell.
from the Detroit Free Press.]

Thefrst she'll which Gilmore's''swamp
angel" sent into Charleston, South Car
olina, during the war is kept by Char
lesion merchant in a keg on the side
walk. Some day the men who come
along and punch it with their canes and
umbrellas will sympathize with Lon.
don artisan to whom an English colonel
sent one of Arabi's shells to be set in a
silver frame for the purpose of present
ing it to the Prince of Wales. He was
hammering away at it, when all at once
Lhe hammered little too hard, and
bang! That is all he remembers OF the
occurrence. He parted with one leg, the
most of an arm, and all his hair. Az
much of him as could be gathered up IS
now in the hospital, where he is visited
every day by the colonel and the Prince
of Wales, which perhaps compensates
Linn for his injury. Some people would
be willing to be blown TO pieces and
j scooped up in a bucket if the Prince OF
Wales would honor the fragments with a
visit. . .., i.--,:,-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

separated from his wife, upon failing to effect
a reconciliation, shot her twice, wounding her
MORALLY. An attempt upon his life vas futile.
He is in jail under $4,000 bail.
At Pttsburg, Pa, on the 2Sth inst, john
Mueller, well-to-do German saloon-kecper,
cut his wife's throat and then his own. Their
little daughter discovered the mutilated re-
mains of her parents and gave the alarm.
Dick Romhead and Peter Gold fought duel
with knives at Charlottesville, Va, on the 26th,
in which the latter was fatally wounded.
A negro boy at Shreveport, L., murdered
his playmate and concealed his body.
Christian johnson. q Lanesboro, Mimi,
crank, shot at his inamorata ana then blew his
brains out. The girl was only slightly hurt.
Officer Jones attempted to arrest a coored
man named Hart at Canpbeilsville, KY, on
the 26th. He resisted and the officer shot him
dead.
Riley Allen murdered man named Manuel
while he was sleeping on the night of the 26th.
Cause of the deed unknown.
W. D. Hoyt, a telegraph operator at Leaven-
worth, quarreled over the wire with Mr.. Bailey,
Union Pacific train dispatcher at Lawrence.
The latter refused to retract an offensive re-
mark, and Hoyt travelled to Lawrence and shot
him in the breast
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Fish in Southern Italy.
From the London Field,l

While in an out of-the-way part of
Southern Italy, a mornings ramble to
the landing place, where the boats dis
charged their fish, was constant source
of interest and amusement; and when
the nets we're shaken to free them from
seaweed, curious marine treasures we're
primitive market close to the beach, con-
sisting Of few large tubs filed with sea-
water, in which the live fish were kept,
and heaps of small fish in baskets Of the
most brilliant colors-blue, greer, and
cr1mson-on the ground might be seen
sun-fish, over l,O pounds in weight,
shaped like q half moon, of dull gray,
ox-eyed, with long pointed dorsat and
abdominal fins projecting on either side,
The boys testing It's horny jaws with a
stick, which it bit viciously, although
out of the water for some time. Close
at hand we're several triangular elongat-
cd mussel shells, with the fish, about q
yard in length. In one Of the tubs were
cutie fish, really beautiful in their trans
purency, floating gently Oh the surface.
The other tubs were filled with octopus,
lively and full-grown, their long arms
leol!uS IeuUelly OFeI LNc SlsleS, sOult
writhlng horribly, and others quietly re-
posing, their arms coiled at their sides
exposing the dread suckers in every
fold, the body in shape and color re.
sembling large, rough cocoanut, witt
evil, protruding, observant eyes, looking
straight to the front, at the same time
vigorously discharging water from the
pair of blow-pipes like steam-pumt
during their short andquick respirations
When purchaser arrives and makes {
selection, the vendor adroitly seizes the
fish by the back Of the neck, the arm:
twisting and extending in all directions
it is dropped into the scales, and, if ap
proved Of, the salesman gives 1t twist
almost turning it inside out, killing ol
disabling it in a moment. The octopus
is eaten with full gusto in Southern
Italy; but to see a mess OF chopped full
grown octopus served with tomato sauce
is really trying. When very small th'
octopus is used as garnlsh for fish, an<
when fried crisp it might be mistakel
for macaroni. The octopus has strons
beak like parrot, and is especially font
of crabs. It is often caught by tyin.
crabs to string and dropping them OF
the clear gravel bottom, where they ar
quickly seized by the octopus, VIII
holds on steadily; meanwhile he i
quietly drawn into the boat. They ar
also found entang'ed in nets.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Railway Wrecks.

A passenger train on the Kentucky Central
Railroad was wrecked by collision with q
freight train on the LIST inst. An engineer and
fireman were killed.
A freight train was wrecked while going down
q grade near Eau Claire, Wis, on the LIST inst.
Twenty-one merchandise-laden cars were
partially demolished.
An express train of twenty cars, bound from
Harlem for Boston, was thrown from the
track.
A serious collision occurred on the Pittsburg,
Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad ucar New
Waterford, o., on the afternoon of the Both.
Both engines and four cars were wrecked.
Fireman John Shause, of Allegheny City, wat
killed and the two engineers seriously hurt.
An Erie express train ran into freight neal
Greenwood, New York, OH the goth, killing
Conductor David Lanning and severely injur.
ing an engineer and fireman.
At Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the
9th North Scotland Railway train fell through
a bridge Five we're killed and many injured
A mail train on the Lehigh and Hudson
Railroad was wrecked near Newburg, N. Y, OF
tue 9th. Engineer VIM. holland and Fireman
Frank Porter were scalded to death under the
wreck. Brakeman Sutton was probably fatal.
nj
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
ROhherieS.

An unknown man last evening drove away
from the Union depot at Indianapolis with q
wagon OF the United States express, loaded
with packages valued at about $1,000.
Burglars took considerable cash and nearly
house of Israel D. Wager, in the suburbs Of
Cleveland.
E. P. Rowell, telegraph operator and
printer, recently discharged from the employ
of the Wabas road at Adrian, Mich, was ar
rested at indianapolis in the disguise of a
tramp for stealing $4,000 worth of railroad
tickets from the Adrian Office. He admits
committing the robbery, and was held fo
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATION.

Mr.. Geo. Jacob Holyoake, the Eng
,lish philanthropy lectured in New
York recently on The Moral Force Of
Cooperation" The speaker said that
he saw definition of cooperation in a
New York newspaper recently, which
l. was the marriage of a doctors daughter
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
AConsiunment A Of Wives,

"A consignment of fifty women will be
dispatched in . few days from Bordeaux
to Numea at the expense of the French
government, and on the distinct under
standing that, on reaching their desti-
nation, they must contract marriage with
those convicts whom the local authori-
ties wish to reward for good conduct by
conferring wives upon them. It should
be explained that these women have not
been pressed into the service. Although
old offenders, they are going to Numea
of their own free will to settle down as
respectable convicts' wives. How the
matchmaking will be carried on is al
present unexplained. = ##~s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
StagnatiOns

Owing, as is reported, to scarcity of orders
the North Chicago steel rail mills were shut
down on the LIST inst. About 1880 men were
thrown out of employment by this action.
The mills at South Chicago, operated by the
same company, and those of the Union Iron
Steel Company at Bridgeport, will continue to
run for the present, The Joliet Iron and
Steel Company shut down portion of their
works at Joliet, leaving 700 men idle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Arabi Pasha's Sentence.

Arab Pasha, the conquered Egyptian rebel,
pleaded guilty to the charge of rebellion before
the court martial at Cairo, on the Sd inst, and
was sentenced to death. The khedive immedi-
ately commuted his sentence to exile for life.
It is believed Arab will retire to some part of
the English dominions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Heavy DefalcatiOn.

S. W. Gilbert, cashier of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad, at East Buffalo,
has fled to Europe, leaving a shortage of $780,
900 in his accounts. He was ruined by specu-
Iations in grain and oil.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
Raging Rivers.

The flood in the Rhine undermined house
at Dusseldorf, and fourteen persons were
drowned. The forts at Cologne are being emp
tied of their stores and ammunition. The
Main is also turbulent and great damage has
been inflicted on property along it's banks
The government has voted aid to the sufferers
by the floods:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

Secretary Folger's statement of the public
debt issued Oh the 1st inst, shows reduction
for the month of November of $5, 5,534, ,142.
Decrease since June 80, 1882, S65, ,957, ,56l.
The total debt less cash in the treasury,
81, ,622, 956, ,899
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
SIiicide.
The Nations Finances,

W. w. Venable, the well-known harness.
maker of Galepa, ILL.,, hanged himself Sunday
afternoon
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

2 THE large sweet onion is rich in those
alkaline elements which counteract the
poison Of rheumatic gont. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

GEORGIA farmers brew beer from
ugar. H.. .-1l:..--
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

DAPERING
Done by the day or roll; also Casomining All
work warranted. Residence, near Ames' Foundry.
MRS. NJ. A. FORD.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

A USTtN UNION BAND AND ORCHESTRA
IA CHAs. 81 W1LBouR, Leader This Rand has
eighteen members and the Orchestra six, Either
Organization are prepared to furnish first class
music at an hours notice for any and all occasions
where their services may be desired aud at reasou-
able rates. All applications made to the Leader.
or to w. h. Whitman, Secretary, will receive prompt
atten'lon. apr26
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06
X. RA1LWAY HOUSE.

FLLEN NJ. FAIRBANKS, ND
once and Residence, corner West Main and
Maple Streets, opposite Public School Building.
austin, Minn. At 10 ne until 9 A. n. aud from y
to p. n. ~ -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-06

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
Another Nice Swindle.
Richland Republicans.

The people of Richland county,
not unlike the rest of humanity gen
orally. are taken in by sharpers and
swindlers about as frequently as an
opportunity presents itself It will
be remembered that the people of
Eagle Corners were nicely gulled
once during the winter by noted
travelling physician who performed
his mighty and wonderful cures by
the laying on Of hands. For this
little experience in healing they
paid handsomely, but the lesson
taught them has vanished from their
minds and they have again invested.
This time book peddler came along
and took their orders for the life of
Jesse James and Scribner's maya
zine, charging the small sum of only
S1.50. The gifted agent says his
margins on the publications are so
small that he must have the cash in
advance, and is to send them III
few days by mail. Of course the
denizens are getting such an extraor-
binary bargain they are perfectly
satisfied to advance this SUM, and
many are induced to give their or
ders. 1t might be well to add for
the information and benefit Of others
who may be induced to subscribe for
the life of the noted outlaw with this
same agent that the people of the
corners have been waiting for the
past few weeks for their literature to
arrive. The Republican and OBJ
server viii give due notice Of its ar
rival.
The lightning rod swindlers have
been abroad in the county and have
succeeded in taking in several of the
verdant Matthew Smith, of
Fancy Creek, to the tune of s29S,
and others for different sums, for in
stance Two of the fellows were ar
rested On complaint of Mr.. Smith on
a charge of fraud and conspiracy.
When will people learn to have moth
ing to do with travelling frauds?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30

A dispatch from Lancaster to
the Chicago Times says that James
H.Whiting, the engineer on the con-
struction train which backed ca
boose containing laborers into a
train Of flat cars at Blue River
station on the Milwaukee & st.
Paul road, June 9Th, was arrested
at Milwaukee, and brought there for
examination. The charge is man.
slaughter. Whiting is one of the
oldest AMI most careful engineers in
the employ Of the company. He
is about fifty years Of age, and has
never before met with an accident.
The company defend him. The
examination was continued until
June 10Th. In conversation with
the Times correspondent whiting
expressed himself very much sur
prised at the charge preferred against
him, and characterized it as a ma
licious persecution. Bail was fixed
at S5.000,for his appearance, which
was furnished by parties there on
instructions from President Mitchell,
Of the Milwaukee and st. Paul
company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
RAIN, FLOOD AND WIND.

MIFFIIN, June 24th.-The great.
est amount of rain ever known to
fall III two hours, in this locality
fell Thursday afternoon between
the hours of four and six. The
wind blew from the northwest al
first, but changed to the north
east, and then the conflicting cur
rents seemed to form kind Of a
double storm, yet no whirling was
visible in its course.
The rain fell III a perfect sheet,
and one could see but q short dis
lance as the air seemed filled with
rain. Trees a foot and half III
diameter were seen floating down the
Pecatonica, which extended from
bluff to bluff some twenty rods and
high enough to sweep the black 7
bridge Of Miillin. butments and all
rs if but feather The mill dam
is, we are informed, only something
Of the past, there being nothing of
it left. Stone walls, fences, bridges,
and light buildings, stock &c. were
carried with the flood A stable and
corn-crib belonging to J. P. Parmley,
a stable belonging to DR.. Bird, also
robes, blankets, and harness. Two
horses belonging to H. Jenkin, a
COW and colt belonging to John
Thomas, and ten to fifteen head be-
longing to u. Deitzman, are some
of the valuables borne away BY the
floods; and on the high lands miles
of fences are leveled to the ground.
1t has been raining to-day for the
last hour and the streams are consid-
crafty swollen. ROLAND.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
Drowning Of I. ID. Allaben ut
LaSaIie.

LASALLE, Jane l9.-About nine
O'Clock Thursday night f. ID. ALA
ben, one OF l.aSalle,s most popular
and talented young men, lost his
life while bathing in the steamboat
basin He with a large party of
friends had been practicing for a
base ball match between the lawyers
and doctors Of LaSalle. and Mr..
Allaben was in the highest spirits,
full Of jokes and raillery. About
nine O'Clock a number of the young
men went bathing, and Mr.. Allaben,
DIR. Burke and another young gen.
tlemen started for a race across the
basin. When about half way over
Mr.. Allaben was heard crying out,
but as he had been in unusually
good spirits during the evening, no
one thought seriously of it. When
DR.. Burke and his companion
reached the shore they discovered
that Allaben was not with them.
The alarm was given at once, and
every effort was made to find him.
The search was not successful until
Friday morning, when a net was
sunk and drawn along the bottom OF
the basin, when the body of the IN
fortunate young man was discov-
cred Mr.. Allaben came to LaSalle
less than year ago from Polo, Ills,
and during his short residence here
has won the respect Of the entire
community, and the warm friend
ship of many who became person.
ally intimate with him. c. G.