Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-03

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accommodate those who have not had the
opportunity of consulting him. He will
comply with their request, and will be at
his Office Saturday and Sunday. 1t has
become an established fact that the Doc
tor is reliable in every respect, and we
hope that eve.y skeptic will do away with
their prejudice, if they are troubled in
any way with their eyes, and take advan-
tage of the opportunity. Office, Fleck
House.
Program for the Teachers Associa-
ton at Rose Creek, Saturday, May 18th.
All invited. Please give wide notice.
Teachers Mission, by Thos. Kirby.
Ventilation of the School-room, Mary
Keefe.
Select Reading, Lura Moses.
Laziness in Teaching, Eliza Kirby.
Punishment in School, Syble Baker
Daily Preparation by the Teacher, Lu-
rama Warner.
Best Method in Spelling, Thos. Kirby.
Numbers, J. NJ. Walter.
Hindrances to larger Success in Schools,
C. D. Belden.
Construction of the Participle, A. w.
Rankin.
-''Griswold & Elms" is the name of a
new firm, as will be seen by notice pub
lished elsewhere. Mr.. Ball has retired
from the firm of Ball & Griswold, and H.
W. Elms has succeeded to his interest.
Harry Griswold will give the bust
ness his personal supervision, and asks
for the continued support of the public
for the new firm. Griswold & Elms ought
to make strong team.
We are requested to state that the best
of groceries and crockery will be kept in
stock as heretofore, and the supply large
ly increased.
New custom is invited. As good bargains
as can be had anywhere are guaranteed.
No stale goods. Everything new, fresh
and pure. No harm can come of an in
spection Of goods. They will be glad to
see you, and quote prices. Corner store,
Jones block, Austin, MINI.
BAND Mus1c.-J. N. Wheeler, once
editor of this paper, but now publisher
of the Elgin Qll.) Daily Frank, has been
criticiZing the band music of his town.
AS Wheeler knows something about
music-or, at least, thinks he does-we
thought an extract from the article might
be of interest to the band musicians of
Austin. Here it is:
We belonged to band once-yea sew
eral at one time. We belong to Gideon's
band now, and hence feel able-as who
does MOTTO advise.
The National band needs wedding. We
do not mean supplying with tobacco or
Grape, but wedding out of one or more
members who have no music in their
souls, and who toot discords with as
much relish as tom cat. One may be a
mighty good boy, and belong to the first
families and all that, but if he don't
know melody he may as we'll quit.
One of the bands we belonged to had
one such man. He couldn't tell tunes
from torment, his fingers would stick on
corner of his knuckle and wouldn't
render" as sailors say of rope, and
some times both hands would have a
spasm of St. Vitus dance. The tone he
| produced was what might be expected
from horn made of mush, lined with
potato Feelings and blown by u green
| knot-hole, and in the midst of the most
| festive of tunes, took on a minor tone
that killed outright the oldest inhabitant
! who had never been accustomed to any,
thing harsher than cherry fife and a
onc-snare drum.
We kept him in because he helped lib
orally to foot the bills, until he busted
the band. And then we gathered round
him and spread the following all over
the minutes of all the previous meetings:
Young man you are divinely gifted with
a rich father and your musical sense is
keen enough to win you fame as hand
organist You do not toe in, you arc not
knock kneed nor bow-legged, and you
look like musician-the same indefinable
half baked air which attaches to all the
foreign rakes that come over from the
old countries. You come from nice
parents. We prize your friendship, but
owing to circumstances over which you
seem to have no control, the Lord has
built you without music attachment
You are tony but you have no tone. You
are not flat. Your grace notes embellish
our treasury; we can truly cymbalize you
as bang-up young man, but this insti-
tuition is for the worship of music and,
you must excuse us, you don't know any.
thing about it," s.. 5.ls s+- s F. ~ ~ 4
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