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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22

anxious than when had last seen her.
She seemed troubled, poor woman. be-
cause the khedive's wife, who used to
be SO kind to her, now says. . How can
we be friends when your husband is such
bad MANI" The old mother sat in the
corner attending to their chill aren and
counting over her heads. I said:
"Are you not proud now that your son
is Pasha?" "No," she said, '.we
were happier in the old days when we
had him with us always and feared moth :
ing. Now he gets up at daybreak and
has only time to say his prayers before
there are people waiting for him with
petitions, and he has to attend to them
and then go to his business( And often
times he is not back here till after mid
night, and until he comes cannot sleep,
cannot rest; can do nothing but pray
for him all the time. There are many
who wish him evil, and they will try to
destroy him. A few days ago he came
home suffering great pain, and I was
sure then he had been poisoned, but I
got him hot bath and remedies and he
grew better, and since then 1 keep even
the water that he drinks locked up. But
say all I can, I cannot frighten him or
make him take care of himself: he al
ways says: God will preserve me. 30
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
The Russian Sentry,

lG1OAA tue Ort01S4tly NeVloW.l
As disciplinarian he was firm and
strict. No point was too minute to be
overlooked. Skobeleff's videttes were
never caught mapping. His knowledge
of the detail Of military duty was. uni
versal-even to sounding all the bugle
calls. An illustration of the discipline
OF bis corps occurs to me. I had been
talking with him of military breech.
leaders and discussing the merits OF
various systems. Tsking a "Berdan, "
with which the troops were latte1ly
armed, from soldier, he undid the
breech and lock and explained the
mechanism with the precision of gun
smith. Returning the rifle to the soldier,
he turned, and walking up to sentry q
few PAGES distant, he said, '.Let me see
your Understanding his hand as he
spoke: he man saluted and replied,
II cannot, your Excellency." ''But /
want to see if it is clean," persisted the
general. II cannot, your Excellency,"
again said the sentry, as firm as q rock.
Skobeleff smiled, pulled his ears, and
walked on. I asked an explanation,
whereupon he said that a rule of war
with him was that no sentry on duty
was on any account to give up possess
sion OF his arms-not even to the car
himself. 'tBut," said I, ''suppose the
sentry had given up his rifle when you
What then?" He e' would d have hs1aDf been ea;
shot," quietly replied the general,
''for disobedience to orders in time of
war"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
His Own Monument and Epitaph.
from the l)rilenshnro Jonrna1,

A gentleman from this city who has
just returned from visit to Vermont, in
visiting cemetery at Cavend1sh,
Windsor County, saw a monument OF
recent date. The person who e1ected it.
and for whom it stands in memory, still
lives, although he has had his funeral
sermon, taking his place in the church
in front of the mourners. He has now
his coffin ready, in the house, to receive
him as soon as life is ended. It is in
scribed:
"Tho'1 am dead yet speaketh. For here ia rest''
upon this milestone top
set the noble block
To let the world no what
have done; it is ever
Been my hearts desire
To do unto you as 1 would
That ye should DO unto me-
SO cast the beam out of your own eve
And let me lie in peace,
And sing my redeemed love.
Come my sweet companion,
Meet me here"
He being miller, took one of the mill
stones for base for his monument.
Since the erection of the monument his
''sweet companion" has died.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
Large Telescope.

The largest telescope in existence will
soon be completed for the Russian
government by the firm of Alvin Clark
& Sons, OF Cambridge, Mass. This
largest of; all glasses is for the Russian
Observatory in Polkovo, which was
founded in 1889 by the Gear Nicholas.
In 1873 the government authorized the
astronomer, Otto Strive, to draw upon
the treasury for whatever sum might be
required. The grinding of the new lens
has now been proceeding for twelve
months, and it is expected that it will
soon be- completed. The length of the
Polokovo telescope will be forty-fve
feet, and the diameter of the object
glass thirty inches. It will be mounted
upon q lawn to the southwest Of the prin-
cipal building Of the Observatory. It is
estimated that this lens will practically
bring the moon within distance of
thirty-eight leagues from the earth,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
Too Many Colonies.
Iron the Detroit Free Press. I

The Rev. Penstock arose in his usual
graceful manner and announced that he
was in receipt of several private letters
suggesting that the Lime Kiln Club
form itself into military organization
and be prepared to rush to the defense
of it's country in time of peril. The idea
struck him as 1924, and he hoped it
would prevail. "In case of SIGH an Or
ganization have we de right man for ,
Kurnel? ?" asked the president. III
that ie-well, I spects know suthiu'
bout de kurnel bizness," stammered
Penstock. can so do II" added thir-
teen other members in chorus. Gam
der any member in dis hail tonight who
knows how to be private soldier ?"
asked the president. The silence for the
next thirty seconds could have been
knocked down up crowbar. DE sub
jock am postponed" continued Brother
Gardner. 4" Six or seben hundred kur-
nels an no rank an file wouldn't be
'cordin to either Hardee or Hoyle, In
kase de kentry am placed in peril we'll.
send substitutes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
IlIiterate, but Sharp.

A young man went to Boston pawn
broker last week and showed him a beau
tiful opal scarf pin, surrounded by fifteen
diamonds, and valued at $3.50. He asked
only a loan of 1926 which, within two
hours, he returned and redeemed bis pin.
The next evening he called again with the
pin and borrowed 1925 more; but after he
had gone the trinket he left proved
to be an imitation of the original, worth
ninety cents. Soon after the police ar
rested him as he was playing the same
game on another pawnbroker. He re-
marked cody but ungrammatically.
"You can't do nothing with me; I did
not obtain the money on. any false
representations.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
A Lake Of Fire,

The burning of Moscow is described
an ocean of fame" The scene of a
burning lake here related must have
been equal in grandeur to that conflaRra-
ton, and none CT the less impressive for
being wonder of nature. Imagine a
bonfire four or five square miles in ex:
tent. 4 :
It is said thstfrom one of the chief nap.
tina wells of Russia the liquid shoots up
as from a fountain, and has formed q
lake four miles long and one one and a
quarter wide. Its depth is, however,
only two feet. This enormous surface OF
inaammable liquid recently became iguit-
ed, and presented an imposing spec
tacle, the thick, black clouds of smoke
being lighted up by lurid glare of the
central column of flame, which rose to a
great height. The smoke and heat were
such as to render nearer approach than
one thousand yards distance impracti-
cable. Suitable means of extinguishing
the fire were not at hand, and it was
feared that the conflagration would
spread underground in such manner as
to cause an explosion. This supposition
led man inhabitants of the immediate vi
cinity to remove to safer distance.
The quantity of naphtha on fire was esti-
mated at four and half million cubic
feet. The trees and buildings within
three miles distant were covered with
thick SCOT, and this unpleasant deposit
appeared on persons clothes, and even
on the food in the adjacent houses.
Not only was the naphtha itself burn
ing, but the earth, which was saturated
with it, was also on fire, and ten large
establishments, founded at q great ex-
pense for the development of the trade
in the article, were DESTROYED.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
Arabs Family.

Lady Gregory sends to the London
Times an account of Arab Pasha and
bis family. She says: cit was not un-
til the end of February that went, with
Lady Anna Blunt, to visit Arabs wife.
They had moved some little time before
to new house, large and dilapidated
looking, and which Arab was represent
ed as having fitted up in luxurious
style-in fact that time the crime most
frequently alleged against him that was
he had bought carpets TO the amount Of
el2O. must confess that there were
some pieces of new and most beautiful
European carpets IN the chief rooms, but
I must add that if Arab paid sl2O for
them he made very bad barg in. The
sole furniture of the reception-room of
Arabs wife consisted of small, hard d.
vans covered with brown linen and tiny
table with a crochet antimacassar thrown
over it. On the whitewashed walls the
only ornaments were photographs of him
in black wooden frames and one larger
photograph of the Sacred Stone at Nee.
ca. In the room where Arab himself
sat and received were similar hard d.
van, two or three chairs, q table, and an
inkstand covered with stains. His wife
was ready to receive us, having heard an
hour or two earlier Of our intended visit.
She created us warmly, speaking in Ara
bic, which Lady Anne interpreted to me-.
She has a pleasant, intelligent express
sion, but having five children living out
Of fourteen that have been born to her
looked rather overcome with the cares of.
maternity. She wore long dress of
green silk. g Ny husband hates this
long train, !" she told me afterward. HE
would like to take knife and cut it off,
hut I say / must have . fashionable dress
to wear when I visit the khedive's wife
and other ladies. =
An old woman with white hair. dressed
in the common country fashion wool
en- petticoat aud blue cotton jacket
came to- the room and occupied herself
with the children. Presently we found
she was Arabs mother. She spoke with
great energy and vivacity, welcoming us.
and talking Of her son with much nffec-
ton and pride, s 1 am only a feliah
woman, she sale, g but Tn the mother
Of Ahmed Arab. Z She took me twice
into another room to see an telegraph,
o. which she was very proud, represent
ing him ID staring colors. A day or two
before left went again 10 zee his wife.
shs booked 3 llttle oder, q little more
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q > E
other half Of the whipping MI. Stan
ley, much moved by the offer of these
two men to substitute themselves
for the offender, answered, =" Uledi
is condemned. But as Shumari
and Saywa take his punishment,
he is set free, and I pardon Shumari and
Saywa." Uledi, broken down by the
generous offer and the pardon, said,
Master, it was not Uledi that stole; it
was the devil who entered into his
heart. Uledi will be good in FUTURE"
From that time Mr.. Stanley had no more
honest or faithful servant than Uledi. The
love OF brother and COUSIN shown by
giving themselves as his substitute, and
the gentleness Of his master, expelled
c0vetousness from his heart and made
him anxious to merit a good reputation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
sUREAMS.
BIZ wA1rER HER111s POLLOCK.

dream dew out Of the ivory gate, r
And came to me when night was late.
ny NY io o arew near With the proud, sad eyes, -
l slept In peace through the summer night
As dreamed Of her eyes and their depth Of light.
A dream came out from the gate Of horn,
And new 70 me at early morn. ,..-,.
ran to the stable and saddled my steed;
We rushed through the dawn At . headlong SPEED
When I reached my love the sun shone BRIGHT
And 1 found her dead in the morning light.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22

BERR1EN COUNTY, Co.,, has produced a
new kind of sore eyes, called "yellow-
eyes" The eyes become sore and the
pupils turn yellow, remaining that
color until we'll again.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22

This powder never varies. marvel of purity,
strength and wholesomeness. More economical than
the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in COMPETE
tition with the multitude of low test short weight
ROYAL BAKma POWDER Co., 106 Wall st., NewYork.
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Hofsnstein on the Military,

II would like to get way de sdore 4
.eetle early dis evening, Misder Ioifsu-
stein,h said Herman, as he began taking
Town the goods which rere hung up as
display in front of the establishment.
We're vas you going?" inquired Hof-
tcpstein.
II want to go to de meeting uf my
nilidary company" replied the clerk.
ITO de milidary meeting; my gr-a-
Jious, Herman, L don't can afford to bay
twendy dollars a mondth, you know,
und den let you vast your dime nit de
'Hilidary. Ven all uf de droubles vas
:oing on mid de strikers, und the mill
Iary vas wanted, / dells you dot you can
go nit 'em und fight for do law. But
nobody fights, und While | vas going
around delling my frents dot you vas
nit de milidary, und dot you will fight n
sawmill backwards, you don't do nod
ing but blay boxer. For dree days you
vas nit dc soldiers, und you don't shoot
nobody yet. Fiery minute vat passed l
exbected to hear uf de fighting, and
cfery man vot comes by de sdore 1 says
to him: Vas do droops out?' und he
says Yes, dey vas oud; dey shust vent
down to get dinner Dink uf it, Her
man, und don't exbect dot 1 will let you
NdSlc your uiInt Hllu ut SOluleTS- L
know a COUPLE uf things about de mill
dairy myself. Ven de var a going on !
Vas de member uf a combany vat sdayed
at home und kept de Yankees away. We
only lost 0 man. He VEN to a hardy
und eat SO much dot he vas killed nit
de cramps. und We dook him tode grave
yard ind shoots guns ofer his grave"
But, Misder Hoffenstein,m expostu-
lated the clerk. lit wasn't my fault dot
dey milidary don't fight noding. Il
vas
Don't dalk to me, Herman. / want
you to keep away from de milidary, und
instead uf Walking around dc sdreets nit
n gun, blinking dot all de ladies vas look
ing at no Won else but you, it would be
better uf you dake de old shoes from de
box under de counter und wipe dem nit
a blacking-brush, und dell de beople dot
We shust got dem in from New York.
Dere vas more money in it, you Know"
N. o. Times.
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Gators because tney advocate the princI-
Pile of doing away with all government:
and the inference is that If this were
carried out, Russia, as a nation, would
cease to exist.
Topsy-turvy.-When things are in dis
order they are often said to be ''topsy-
turvy," This expression Is derived from
the way in which turf used for fuel is
placed to dry, the turf being placed
downward; and the expression then
means top side, turf-way.
Cockney'-The term was originally
applied to n resident of London. In
15i7 Henry VIII, made an order in ref
erence to the feast to the King of the
cockneys,. held on Childermas Day. The
term ''cockney SCHOOL, was also applied
to a coterie of writers consisting OF
Hazlitt, Keats. Hunt, Shelley, and some
others. In popular slang the word ''cock-
ney" is used to designate a dandy of the
lower classes of society.
As Mad as a Hatter.-In the old time,
when felt hats were made by hand, 1t
was the custom to beat up the felt with
two sticks, one held in each hand. Dip.
pig the mass of wool and hair, from
which his fabric was to be formed, fire.
quently into hot water, the halter was
her want to fly at it as if in a passion,
and give it g violent beating. till it was
matted together into the felt, which in
time after numerous combings, dress
ings and shearings, became the stylish
beaver worn by the men of fifty years
ago. The halter seemed to be very an
CRY at this object of his labor. and
'.mad as a hatter'' needed no explana-
sion in those days.
81. Louis Globe Democrat
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The following statement of William
j. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass, is so
remarkable that We beg to ask for it
the attention of our readers. He says:
In the fall of 1876 1 was taken with
4 violent bleeding Of the lungs, followed
by a sever cough. l soon began to
lose my appetite and flesh. l was so
weak ut one time that l could not leave
my bed. In the summer of 1877 1 was
tdmitted to the city hospital. While
there the doctors said l had a hole in
my left lung us big as a half dollar. I
expended over a hundred dollars in
doctors and medicines. l was SC far
gone at one time a report went around
that l was dead. l gave up hope, but
u friend told me of DR.. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs. l laughed at
my friends, thinking that my ease was
ncurable, but l got a bottle to satisfy
hem, when to my surprise and gratifi-
cation, l commenced to feel better.
My hope, once dead, began TO revive,
and to-day L feel in better spirits than
[ have the past three years.
81 write this hoping you will publish
it, S % that every one afflicted with Dis
-ased Lungs will be induced to take
DR.. VIM. HALLS Balsam for the Lungs,
and be convinced that Consumption
can be cured. L have taken two bot
lies, and can positively say that it has
done more good than all the other
medicines l have taken since my sick
ness. My cough has almost entirely
disappeared, and 1 shall soon be able to
90 to work. Sold by druggists.
iune25deod&Wly
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speculations About Rich Men.

Before the war there were very few
men in the United States worth ever So
000,0 00. Most of Stewards property
was acquired during and after the war.
Most of men now worth $40, 900. 900 and
upward were considered poor and hon
est twenty-five years ago. To-day V.
H. Vanderbilt has S65, 900. 900 in United
States bonds, and he is reported to hold
some $50, 900, 900 in New York Central
and Hudson River stock, $50, 0OO, 600
more in other railroads in this and otter
states, and q vast amount of valuable
real estate in this city. His property can
not amount to less than $500, 900, 900,
and probably is nearer $500, 600, 600 than
the former sun. He is, without ques-
ton, the richest man on the globe to-
day. He could buy any of the Roths-
childs, and still be the richest man in
the world. And unlike the rich men Of
England-the dukes of Bedford. West
minister, Argyll. and Buccleuch, who in
herited their great estates-Vanderbilt's
property has been accumulated in two
generations. and most of it within thirty
years. The case stands without q par
allel in history.
1t is a singular list Of names that fol-
low that of Vanderbilt in this catalogue.
We take each at his reputation valua-
ton: Jay Gould, 800, 600, 900; Mack
ey, $50, 000, 900; Croker, $50, 000, 900:
John Rockefeller, of the Standard Oil
company, 100000, 900; C.. p. Hunting
ton, $40, 00O, 600; ID. o. Mills, $50, OO0,-
600; Senator Fair. $50, 600. 900; ex-Gov.
Stanford, SAC, COO, 600; Russell Sage,
SIS, DOC. 900; j.. II. Kcene. SIS, 600, 600;
6 II Tildpn S15 COO OOD. Z II Mnrrap
Sl0,0 DOC, 600; Samuel Sloan, So 00, 900;
Commodore Garrison, $40, 00o, 900; Cy-
rus w. Field. $4,000 600; Hugh j.
Jcwett, S~5,Ug0.0o0: David Dows, S.
000, 900; j. DE Navarro, 5000. 900;
W. Garrett, $1,000. 900; w. w. Astor,
S., 900, coo. Nor York Star.
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PILEsi PILESl PILEsl
A Sure Cure Found at Last. No One
Need Suffer.

NCCQ ouuCT.
A sure cure for the Blind, Bleeding,
Itching and liberated Piles has been
discovered by DR.. Williams ian Indian
remedy, called DIR. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic cases of twenty-five and
thirty years. standing. No one need
suffer five minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions,
instruments and electuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
absorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after get
ting warm in bed), acts as a poultice,
gives instant and painless %ralief, and is
prepared only for the piles, itching Of
the private parts, and nothing else.
Read what the Hon. j. NJ. Cofinber-
ry, of Cleveland, says about DR.. Will
liams' Indian Pile Ointment: l have
used scores Of pile cures, and it affords
me pleasure TO say that l have never
found anything which gave such imme-
date and permanent relief as DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment.
For sale by all Druggists, or mailed
on receipt of price.
FRANK S. HENRY Il Co., Props,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Be sure and askfor Williams Pile
| Ointment, and take no other.
For sale by Dare & Collins.
may7-daw1y
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dow the Gay Young Man Took in the

dow the Gay Young Man Took IN the
Liveryman.
The; are telling this story about town
Tor a fact: One day recently Il young
man while apparently heavy with tanglc.
foot, presented himself toIa certain liv-
eryman and asked for a team to take n
ride. "Never let teams to intoxicated
parties" was the stiff reply. This blunt
rebuff almost sobered the young man.
1t also provoked him TO anger, and his
went of into a profanc whirlwind in the
Bombastes Furioso style. ending with
shaking a plethoric wad of greenbacks
in the face of the astonished stable-keep-
or, and offering to buy the best single
team in the barns. Hitch up quick,
and I'll pay you now" he said. "All
right" was the reply, and a $500 team
was prepared, the money paid over, and
as the man drove away the generous
liveryman, who was elated over a good
bargain, said to the purchaser, ''if you
bring the team back all right you can
have the money again. This ended
the first act in the play. Three DAYS
after this, however, there came a climax.
For then it happened hat the man re-
turned with the team and demanded
that the stable-keeper look it over care
fully and see if it was all right. He did
so and pronounced everything in perfect
order. ''Well, give me my money and
take your team back then" said the
man. The stableman, who never goes
back on his word, counted out the $500
promptly and returned it, and the man
started to 60. Hold oR,n shouted the
other, you W me S12 for the use of
the team" II never pay other people
for using my own team" was the reply
of the gay young man as he sauntered
away and never returned Waterbury
american.
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On Thirty Days, Trial.

We will send DR.. Dyes Celebrated
Electro Voltaic Belts and other Elec-
sric appliances, on trial for thirty days,
20 young men and older persons who
are afflicted with Nervous Debility,
Lost Vitality, etc, guaranteeing speedy
relief and complete restoration Of vigoI
md manhood. Also for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Paralysis, Liver and Kidney
difficulties, Ruptures, and many other
diseases. Illustrated catalogue sent
free. Address Voltaic Belt Company,
Marshal, Mich o29daw1y
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IApITAL PRIZE. e3O. OOO.

1857 Prizes, amounting ellO, 400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
Mt all points, to whom liberal compensation
will be paid.
For further Information, write clearly, CIV
ing full address. send orders by express or
Registered Letter, or Money order by Mail,
addressed only t.
NJ. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, In,
or II, A.. l27 La Sale Street, chi
cage, Illinois.
or NJ A. DAUPHIN, COZ Seventh St., Wash.
ingtnn, ID. Q.
The Neto York office is removed to
Chirdgo.
N. B.-OrderS addressed TO NstO Or
leans ,oil receiUe prompt attention.
The particular attention Of the public is
called 10 the fact that the entire number Of
the Tickets for each Monthly Drdtcing is
sold, and consequently all the Prizes IN
each drawing are sold and drairn and
ddid.