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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Cattle Raising.
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Cor. st. Louis GlObe-DemocrAt.J
The stockman's year begins in May
with what is called the Ground up" At
the close of the season in the early winter
the cattle are turned loose without herds
men, and allowed to roam through the
whole of western Nebraska and Wyom-
ing, finding food and shelter as they can.
When the spring opens small party OF
cowboys is employed-each stockman
contributing to the force in proportion
to his interest-to range the whole
plains, gather up the cattle and drive
them to certain stations or places previ-
ously agreed upon at meeting of stock
men held in Cheyenne. From these i'm
mense gatherings each owner selects the
cattle bearing his brand, and forms them
into herd to be driven to his ranch; he
also brands the yearlings of his herd,
who have up to this time run with their
mothers. After this grand division the
cattle are put in charge of the cowboys
for the summer. The grass is fine and
they improve rapidly, and are ready fol
the market in June or July. For the
largest ranch the expense up to this time
is not over $500. The cow boys gel
about $50 each for the Ground up" but
no stockman is allowed to furnish less
then twelve, no matter how small hi
herd may be. Some are taxed as high
as twenty cowboys. The matter is al
arranged at a meeting of the stockmen
held under the auspices of the stock
mems association. When the cattle are
all gathered in and branded for the sum
mer the only help needed for the rest O
the year is a sufficient number of COW
boys to watch the herds, which is genoa
ally done by sleeping in the grass undel
some friendly shade. Three cowboy
will take care of 8, 600 cattle, keep then
together, and drive to the railroad sta
tions such as are to be sent to market.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
A venomous Lizard,


Stories about venOm0us lizards of dif-
ferent species are abundant in India and
other tropical countries, but on investi
cation have always been foundt to be des-
titute of foundation. There is, however,
one lizard of which the bite is certainly
dangerous to man. This is the hello
derm of Mexico and Lower California,
commonly known to the natives Of those
countries as the scorpione or scorpion.
An example of this lizard has lately
been presented to the Geological Soci-
ety's collection by Sir John Lubbock,
and may now be seen in the reptile
house. The deadly effect of the bite of
this lizard upon small animals has been
proved by actual experiment and Mr.. J,
Stein, q traveller in Mexico, who was
bitten in the finger by one, suffered from
symptoms similar to those produced by
q snake bite. The specimen III the 70
illogical Society's collection is about if
teen inches long and was forwarded to
Sir John Lubbock by Mr.. Treadwell, Of
the Central Arizona Mining Company.
It is believed to be the first that has
reached Europe alive.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
THE COOPERATIVE SYSTEM,

The Rochdale plan of cooperative
stores, which divides the profits among
the purchasers instead of shareholders,
is successful in England, In the aggre-
gate these establishments divided last
year nearly, 10 per cent, on the gross
amount of their sales. This is equal to
go per cent. on the share capital-a much
larger ratio than the private dealer re-
a]izes, the greater profit arising from
the fact that the cooperative stores are
not allowed to 60 to any expense to get
or retain custom, and that their business
is go regular that they need suffer very
little from dead stock. In 1861 there
were $50 English societies, with 48, 1874
members, doing an annual trade amount
ing to about seven and q half million
dollars. In ten years the number of
members and sales increased fve-fold,
and the capital was nearly doubled. In
the next decade the:.membership doubled,
the capital increased three-fold, and the
sales to more than half million mem
bers amounted in 1880 to 800, 900, 600.
These are the figures given in returns to
the government of actual business.
Scotland has large number of societies
in proportion to it's population, but they
do not seem to flourish in Ireland. In
deed it is only in certain parts of Eng
land that they reach their highest devel-
opment in communities where the men,
bers are we'll known to each other. The
parliamentary return shows that coun-
ties where cooperation prevails have the
smallest percentage Of pauperism. Ex-
periments in this country have not met
with much encouragement, except in
Philadelphia.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30

The Iron Mountain flour mill and elevator at
St. Louis, was swept away by fire ON the 24th,
causing q loss of $l25, 900. On the same day
the Cincinnati, O., planning mills were destroyed
with loss of 1000, and grist mill at Mil
lersville, Pa; loss $30, 900.
At Bethalto, ILL.,, on the night Of the 22d, q
flour mill, an elevator and warehouse, were
swept away by fire. Loss $130,O00.
The Adirondack Hotel, Molette House and
thirty buildings. comprising stores and build
ings, were swept away by fire at Keeseville,
N. Y, on the 23d. Loss $1O0, 200.
The main mills Of the Syracuse On. Y.) iron
works, burned on the night Of the 22d. Loss
5000, 900. Three hundred men were thrown
out Of employment.
Fires on the 22d: Vitriol works at West Troy,
N. Y. $40, 900; -four mill, Louisville, Ky., $50,
600; Erie Mills; Cohoes, N. Y, $3.50, 900.
A summer hotel at Scituate, Mass, burned
on the 21st. Loss $75,O00. The establish
ment was new, having only been opened on the
9Th of August.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30

of the surrounding atmosphere, drawn
into the vortex below, increasing i'm
mensely as it nears the vacuum" The
funnel-shaped cloud of the tornado is
formed by the condensation of vapor
carried upward to colder regions.
Mr.. Maury can find no reason for be-
1ieving that the Mississippi Valley will
ever become free from tornadoes, since
they have their cause in the great air
currents which no transformation of the
surface of the country can interrupt;
but he makes suggestions as to how their
fury may be escaped. With a prompt
telegraph service, furnishing simulta-
neous weather reports from the threat
ened districts each morning, competent
meteorological could give the public
warning of the existence of conditions
favorable to the production of a tornado.
Mr.. Maury also suggests that by choos-
ing sites for towns and buildings with an
elevation on the southwest side of them,
protection from tornadoes may ordina;-
rily be secured, since they almost i'll
variably move from south-southwest to
north-northeast, and a hill in their
course will cause them to leap over
whatever is just beyond it. A witness
of the Grinnen tornado says: cit did
not always visit the earth's surface, but
often passed SO far above as to inflict no
injury, but again would swoop down
with relentless fury, carrying destruc-
tion for few miles to every object in
it's path" This description of the action
of the tornado which destroyed large
part of Grinnell impressively explains
why Mr.. Maury advises the selection OF
building sites with an elevation on the
southwest side of them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Ignorance in the Min

It is stated by those who claim to know
that the little boys who toll in the coal
breakers of the Pennsylvania anthracite
mines are in state of as benighted
heathenism as any of the inhabitants of
the islands Of the sea whittier foreign
missionaries are sent. These boys are
from six years of age upward. As they
work hard all day, they have no oppor-
tunity for education; and they learn very
little except the oaths and blasphemies
and bad stories which continually hear
spoken by those who are older and more
hardened in sin than themselves. There
are laws providing for the instruction OF
these children, but they are for the most
part set at naught. The coal-breaker
boys highest ambition is to be promoted
to the position Of miner, and this gener-
ally comes to him when heis old enough.
ifhe is sufficiently strong and Industrious.
Good persons who want to carry the
Gospel to the heathen can find . wide
field of effort among those ignorant and
degraded boys.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE,

1t Will be apparent to any one who Will examine
. SOLID GOLD WATCH, that aside from the neces-
sary thickness for engraving and polishing, large
proportion Of the PRECIOUS METAL used il
needed only 70 stifFen and hold the engraved
portions in place and supply the necessary seldtty
and strength. Tie surplus gold ID sctuslly need
less 20 far as UTILITY sad beauty are concerned.
In JAMES BOSS, PATENT GOLD WATCH CASES
this WASTE Of precious metal II overcome, and The
SAME soL1DIrY and sTRxNsrH produced at from
Onethird to one-hslf the usual cost of sold cases.
This process il Of the most simple na ure, % fol.
lows: plate Of nickel composition metal especial
adapted TO tho purpose, has two plates Of SOLID
GOLD soldered one on each side. The three are
then passed between polished steel rollers. and the
result i strip Of heavy plated composition, from
which the cases. backs, centres bezels etc. are cut
and shsped By suitable dies and formers. The
gold in these cases = su,cien.ly thick to ADMIT Of
I'll kinds Of chasing, engraving and ename]ing; the
engraved cases have been carried until worn per
feotly smooth BY time and nse without removing
the gold. *z
THIS Is TIE ONLY CASE MADE WITH TWO
PLATES OF SOLID GOLD AND WARRANTED
BY SPECIAL CERTIFICATE. s5s,.s5
For sals ~ N 5swslsrs. All for ilnstra3ed ct.
sl0gus, snd p ~ Was.alsl.!.
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
!. Very Quick Tims.
lFrom the Rochester Times. l

Miss Lorch and Mr.. Launt young
people Of Delaware County, New York,
met for the first time at q soclable the
other night. They fell in love. at first
sight. There was q betrothal, and that
same night the girl went. home, entered
the house through one Of the open win
dows, and, unknown to her parents, se-
cured her bridal costume made ia anti
cipation Of her marriage to another
man nand walked to q distant town with
her new lover, and they were married
before morning Ct biz home.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Minor MishapR.

A sail boat capsized at New Haven Conn.,, on
the 26th. drowning Geo. Cornell. Fred REM
ington was rescued.
JEFF. Kirtland's residence was destroyed by
fire at Pearson, Coffee County, Ga, ON the
26th. Bertha Green, daughter Of N. G.
Green, perished in the flames.
Fred Noble, Of Philadelphia, fell from a
yacht off Long Point, Lake Erie, on the 26th,
and was drowned.
A boiler explosion in Miller's tle-mill, at
South Charleston, Ohio, killed two men and q
boy.
Geo. L. Ware and Calvin Gay were burned
to death at Walpole Plains, Mass, on the night
of the 25th. The residence Of Lyman Ware
was consumed.
An explosion of gas in the Hollenback mine
at Wikesbarre, Pa, on the 26th, seriously
burned five laborers. .- -,
Joseph B. shick, mail agent, fell out Of
moving train near Indianapolis, Ind, on the
Gath inst, snd was instantly killed.
A Jockey named Samuel Hefner was killed on
the Brighton Beach course by the falling Of his
horse while exercising on the hurdles.
While attempting to cross river near Little
Rock, Ark, on the 22d, two young ladies were
drowned. q
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Obituary.

Obituary.
Charles Mallory, owner Of line Of Texas
steamships, died at Mystic, Conn.,, on the 25th,
leaving 81 ,OOO, 900 to his five sons.
Judge Richard C. L. Moncure, president of
the Virginia supreme court of appeals, died at
his home in Stafford County, Va, on the 25th,
aged ~ years.
j. D. femplin, one of Iowa's oldest lawyers
and a'legal author of some note, died at Iowa
City on the 25th.
Rev. Geo. W. Musgrave, D. D., LID,
died at Philadelphia, Pa, on the Oath.
Charles II. Cole, of Dallas, Texas, promi-
nent railroad man and land owner, died sud-
denly at Austin on the 24th.
Hon. A. W. Sawyer, formerly Justice Of the
supreme court of New Hampshire, died in the
hands of physician, who was giving him ether
in order to anputate his foot.
Colonel F. NJ. Hutchinson, treasurer of the
Fort Wayne road, who had just returned from
a trip to Europe, died in New York on the 2Sd
inst. He had been prominent figure among
the democrats of Pennsylvania.
Guilford Onslow, well-known. member of
the British parliament, an advocate of the
Tichborne claimant, died on the 22d.
Admiral Frederick de Lutke, q celebrated
Russian navigator, is dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Daring ROhher1ea.

U6f1nG HOD0eF1eSs
The store of A. J. Fox, at Niles, Mich, was
robbed by burglars Of dry goods valued at
$4,000.
Edward N. WEIGH, travelling salesman for a
Boston fsh-house, was arrested at McDonough,
n. Y, on suspicion of being the perpetrator Of
the daring bank robbery at Kewanee, Ill. On
bis person was found $4,000. He will be
brought westward at once. He was seen in the
vicinity of Kewanee at the time of the raid.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Uufaitlhful Servants.

The frauds perpetrated by Hunter, the alb
sconding Montreal notary, are now shown to
have been nearly $2O0, 900, falling largely upon
widown, orphans, and spinsters.
Henry J. Hall, paying teller of the Rhode
Island Hospital Trust Company, at Providence,
confesses to o defalcation Of $4,000. His
stealings began in 1875. Hall held very re-
spectable position in society.
). B. Kelsey, a private banker of Versailles,
has been arrested on charge of misappropriat-
ing the funds Of the bank. The concern closed
it's doors with liabilities amounting to $14O, 600.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Captured

Custia B. sHawley, Lafitte Crime and Cicero
Crime, who robbed the Wells, Fargo 4 Co. ex-
press near Globe, Arizona, Of $4,000, killing
Andy Hall, the messenger, and DR.. w. Hall,
have been captured. LATTE Crime made full
confession. The money has not been recovered.
1t is thought the persons will be lynched.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Railway Mishaps.

A fireman WAS killed, an engineer dangerous
ly injured, and sixteen cars demolished at
Du Quoin, Ill, on the night of the 25th. The
train jumped the rails.
An engine and coal train collided at Wash
ington, N. J., on the 22d. The conductor and
boy were instantly killed, the engineer Of the
coal train had both legs broken, and boy was
seriously injured.
A train which left Boston for the White
mountains was wrecked near North Haven hill,
at curve on an embankment, by distractions
purposely placed on the rail. Part of the train
plunged down. but the parlor-car was left
standing on the embankment at an angle of
forty-five degrees. The engine now lies near
ly fifty feet from the track. No one was
seriously injured.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
Evvnraa,, A9Hair~.

The entire British fleet entered the canal on
the 21st and proceeded to 1smailia. Capt.
Hastings with the gunboats seagull and Mos
quito, proceeded to Shaluff bY way of the
Maratime Canal. They found 600 Arabs en-
trenched at the station, whereupon the Eng
lish landed and dove them from their position,
taking As prisoners. The British loss was two
drowned and two wounded while one hundred
of the natives were killed. De Lesseps has
been reprimanded by the French government
for his indiscreet utterances. The Porte re-
fuses to allow the exportatian OF mules from
Turkey, and Lord Dunerin has entered q
vigorous protest against the edict, claiming
that it is contravention of treaty rights.
A battalion of six hundred Highlanders
made reconnaissance at Ramleh on the 22d,
and the guns at the Water-works bill simulta-
neously opened fire, to which the Egyptons
replied after the third round. The officers ap-
pointed by the khedive to accompany the Brit
ish army have started for Port Said. The
transports which went into the Suez Canal de-
barked their troops at Ismailia. Gen. Wolse-
ley succeeded in satisfying De Lesseps of the
necessity for the use Of the canal by the Brit
ish. The I'D regiment engaged the Egyptians
at Serapeum, killing one hundred Of them.
The Egyptian army has abandoned it's position
between Suez and Ismailia and are now en-
trenched at Tel el-Kebir, having cut the canals
and flooded the country to impede the British
advance. The fresh water canal at Port Said
has lowered considerably in consequence.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
BABY NINE.

Nae shoon to hide her tiny tse,
Nae stocking on her feet;
Her supple ankles white as snaW,
Or early blossoms sweet.
Her simple dress Of sprinkled pink,
Her double-dimpled chin;
Her puckered lips and beumy mou,
With M ono tooth within.
Her cen sae Ike her mither's esn,
Twa gentle liquid things:
Her face ia like an angels face
We're glad she has m wings.
She is the budding o. our love,
A giftie God gied Us:
We munns love the gift owre well,
'Twad be no blessing thus.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.
SnaRXe6s

The tow-boat Fearless, plying on the Miss
lsmppi River, struck snag on the 26th at
st: Charles and became . total loss. She was
valued at $4,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30
SuiCidaI>'

Su1C10aI>
The death by suicide of Archbishop Nestor,
Of the Russian Church, who was the prelate in
charge Of Alaska, is announced from San
Francisco. The Archbishop took passage on
the steamer St. Paul at st. Michaels for San
Francisco, the latter being his place Of resi-
dence, and is supposed to have jumped over
board shortly after leaving st. MicEaels. He
was subject to rush of blood to the head, and
is thought to have been temporarily insane at
the time.
Miss Ella Walker, daughter of DR.. G. s.
Walker, of St. Louis, No., disappeared myste-
riously from the hotel at Lake Minnetonka,
Minn., on the Goth. On the 23d her body was
found floating in the lake. 1t is thought to
have been case Of deliberate suicide.
Miss Belle Mercer and Charles Harris, re-
siding in the vi,inity Of Princeton, H., have
Harris called on Miss Mercer, but she refused
to see him. Thereupon Harris retired to a barn
and hanged himself.
G. A. Wetton, auditor of the Fort Dodge
and Des Moines railroad, while the officers
were reading to him q warrant at Princeton,
through the head. He had recently married
near Princeton. It is said he had five or six
wives.
Sporting.
The amateur sculling match on Saratoga
Lake, N. Y: on the 25th, was won by Frank 8.
Holmes, of Pawtucket, R. I. Time 21:16119.
The professional match followed with good
list Of entrees, including the famous Charles E.
Courtney, of Union Springs, N. Y. Geo: W.
Lee, Of Newark, N. J., was the winner by a
length, with Courtney second and Walter Ross,
of St. Johns, N. B., bad third. Lees time
2O:431.
Tom Cannon the champion English wrestler
engaged Clarence Whistler, local celebrity, at
Kansas City, No., on the 25th, in a catch-as-
catch-can match. Cannon was thrown three
times in eight minutes, losing the match.
:, The following table indicates the position of
the various clubs in the contest for the cham
pionship:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30

TIM original land league three
miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-23
LITERARY NOTES.

...no,otion Of the works Of Machiavelli,
AZ r. +. Detmold, will be brought out imheuia'eiS
by J. II. Osgood " Co.
Tho Laws of Manu-" are to be translated anew
nv Dr Georg BUTLER, of Vienna. ior PROFESSOR ""N
n;vI,er,s series of Sacred Books OF the East
Misc Christina Rossetti and Mrs. Dinah Maria
Mnloch. Craik will furnish stories and poems 10 ""0
a,cdke during the coming year.
Tho next number of Thr Atlantic will contain "
further account by Mr.. Frank Cushing OF 'no
" Nation of the Willows" and also an ar'icic VII
European travel by Mr.. Charles Dudley "arhor'
That delightful little paper Harper'S Young REQ
,le presents this week some sketches oil lhh IND
Use Fresh Air Fund expeditions tha' arc i''' "
airy fun. W. A. Rogers is the artist
Madame Judith (;auticr who is an sadmlr"s
friend Of Richard Wagner and frequent Nis''oi III
his family. has inst published at Paris a s'uuS u
his life and works.
sixronnv editions OF Irving's "Od Christmas
onl BracebrIdce Hall" are Iabout to be published
IN London by Macmillan & Co. Each volume WIN
nontain more than a hundred Illustrations by that
wizard OF designers II. Caldecott.
A history of the Concord School of Philosophy
occomnaned by carefully revised abstracts OF TINS
ears lectures. will soon he published by NJ King
Of Cambridge. 1t will be sold at doilar-"hi0n
ia cheap for so much philosophc convo. utioh'
Mis- VIRGINIA Johnson's English Daisy Miller
& said 70 have been founded on TACT tha' Id"9
ho,ipo met during her travels abroad young Eng
Ush girl whose manners she exactly reP'ou"'o"'
TLe denouement was an actual occurrence
Ne q H. Hollister. the late author of knley
follow wrote the sketch OF Chief-Justlce Church'
of Connecticut. which appears IN the secohu Voluo
of the Memorial Biographies Just puDilsheu ny
the New-England Historical and Oeneaiogic"i
Society.
The Youths Companion. OF Boston. Will tins week
beo1n the publication of new serial STORY ny W IL
liam Black Ii was written exclusively ior 'n'.
80 and ,s entitled. An Adventure in Thule"
II should be added that The Comp@a,o" Is "ii oA
ceedipely interesting and we!l-editedi paper ana
49, oanco;allv adapted to boys and girls in their
teens.
Tho - Centennial History of the American tpls-
conal Church" by the Bishop of Iowa. VIII DC
1ro,,bt ont this autumn. The Rev. Phillips
prooLs the Rev. Morgan Dix. the Hon. X. G. IN
.bron and other clergymen and laymen have as
s,sted the anthor whose work will be sold by SUD
sor;,tion only. The two quarto volumes Will be
uln,trated by portraits. maps, TAGS imes ana au-
tograDhs
Bible which is assumed to have belonged 10
John Milton is now in the possession of bookseller
Of Bristol. England On one of the pages Ill Il
handwriting which is apparently that OF the poet'
are these lines:
When that day of Death shall come,
then shall nightly shades prevaile-
soone shall Love and Music , fale-
sCone We fresh turtles tender Blade
shall forish my sleeping shade
NJ. A. c. Coll.
Under these lines is penand ink outline portrait
in profile, and below IS written, Myself Io+C'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-23

CLOSING PRICES or GOSTOY STOCKS
BOSTON. Tuesday. Aug. %, 1892