Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-07-26
minutes, or, speaking roughly, 18 days.
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A YOUNG woman of Mansfield, Mo.
wears her hair seven feet long.
LAST year 1887 ZOO worth of chewing
gum was sold in the United States.
Two snow-white robins have been cap
tured in Pennsylvania.
VELVET ribbon comes in again as {
dress trimming.
ONE New York firm handled 35O,OO(
bushels Of peanuts last year.
The population of Tombstone. A. T.,
is $500, twenty -four nationalities be.
ing represented.
A WOMAN in Philadelphia was badly
burned by the explosion of doughnut
in frying pan.
THE "little bugs" that you think are
on the under side of your fern leaves are
seeds; rub them off and raise some ferns.
GuHEAu was evidently sane, but the
people are not sure about some of the
doctors.
As between the cheese press and the
printing press the former is the strong
est, but the latter is the most rapid.
Down south, where chicken thieves are
prevalent, they say that "the darkey's
hour is before dawn. "-Philndel0hio
Bulletin.
READING from the newspaper-Lost,
blue sapphire gentleman's scarf.pin,' -
etc. Schoolma'am meditatively-" What
jewel of man he must be"
A FEN1AN relic was produced in New
York court, in the shape OF SIS note
issued in 1867 by "The Irish Republic. :"
A man paid an ice bill with it, and is
now in trouble.
AN Ohio physician dug seven graves
for like number OF his patients, but
was sent to the insane asylum before he
could kill the intended victims.
WHEN get into a place that I can
easily fill, 1 always feel like showing
out Of it into one that requires of me
more exertion.-Generol Garfield.
The manufacture of gold leaf and tin
foil in Boston amounts to about 300, 900
yearly. Less than sixty hands are en-
ployed in the business.
The city authorities of Omaha, Neb. =,
place barrels of ice-water at street cor
ners for the benefit of thirsty pedestrians,
and base fellows often tip the barrels
over into the gutter.
One of the Malley lawyers described
the mouth of witness as stretching
across the wide desclation of his face,
the sepulcher of ruin and the fountain of
falsehood." No wonder they got of.
Talent like that would clear anybody.
LoRENrz RorHENBAcK is the modern
Sampson, who labors in the iron works
at Cedartown, Tenn, and amuses him.
self and delights the natives by carrying
a pair of 500-pound car-wheels, attached
to the axle, around the yard with perfect
ease.
A NOVELTY in the shape of straw
berry bed is to be seen at Westfeld,
Mass. It is hogshead filed with loan
and stones, and from its sides are grow
ing, from holes bored through the wood
into the loan, over one hundred thrifty
strawberry plants, bearing profusion of
large, luscious fruit.
ALONG the southern base of Schooley's
Mountain, New Jersey, is an intermit-
tent spring whose water flows only when
the wind is in certain quarter. 1t
was visited by the Indians, among whom
it was celebrated for it's medicinal pro-
perties.
HENRY CLARK, of Camden, N. j., be-
came convinced that water was good
food, and during forty-one days is be-
lieved to have swallowed nothing else.
He seems to have suffered no physical
injury, though emaciated, but was made
incurably insane.
The Cincinnati Inquirer thinks that
eff the revolutionary warriors had
known it would take $746, O7O for drinks
and cigars to celebrate the centennial Of
the victory at Yorktown they would
probably have given up the fight early
in the contest and paid the tax on the
tea."
The grave of the late Malon Fisher, of
Williamsport, Penn, was profusely
decorated: with flowers recently by
all the widows of that city, to whom Mr..
Fisher bequeathed $33 900, the interest
of which sum is divided annually among
them, irrespective Of race or religion, in
proportion to the number of children
each one has.
PRoF. SUMNER says the whole philos-
ophy of wages was stated in few words
by workingman few years ago, and
no economist can improve what he said
81 know when two bosses are after one
man wages are high; when there are two
men running after the one boss wages
are low" that embraces the science,
theory and practice of the whole sub.
ject.
THOMAS CARNEY, of Saxton, Ulster
county, N. Y, set small child under a
tree the other day, and while a few
yards away heard a Kissing noise. On
looking around he saw large black
snake, OF the racer species, just ready to
jump on the child. By a quick move
ment be sprang upon the snake and
killed it. The snake measured fully
seven feet.
SEVERAL years ago the veteran SYRIA
cpse Journalist who died recently, had
placed in the cemetery lot where he
wished 10 he buried, a humble marble
slab, having inscribed npon it, under a
carved medallion portrait, the words
"Lewis H. RedAeld, printer. A worn
and battered form gone to be recast, more
beautiful and perfect. Born, November
26, 1893. Died"
A New YORK importer of ivory of
much experience says that he has never
seen two tusks from one elephant. The
reason for this, be says, is that tire ma.
tive African who hunts the ponderous
mammal has a habit of presenting to his
chief one tusk from each elephant he
captures. The chief stores his stock
until a favorable selling time arrives,
by which time the hunter has disposed
Of his share. Ivory costs S. per po',nd
Cool Town Houses.
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It is fully as inconvenient and as dis