Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24
OUR HARVEST FIELD.

Senator Ben Wade used to say that
religion without hell was pork without
salt.
The man who wrote, II am saddest
when I sing" was advised not to sing
much.
Tho Democrats call themselves blum
derers, and they call the Republicans
plunderers.
Thine softens all things" except the
young man who parts his hair in the mid
die. He could not be any softer than
he is.-Er.
Iowa leads all the states in mileage
OF railroads constructed last year. having
built 955 miles out of the 1881 miles of
new railroad constructed.
"A Southern Club, announcing per-
Torrance of Gilbert and Sullivans "The
Sorcerer," use wood-cut of the Rev. Mr..
Talmadge as the Sorcerer. What is the
South coming to-
"A teacher to little girl at school, IF
snl onoulu Aufe you, ike
good girl, you would forgive her, wouldn't
your Yes, marm," she responded,
demurely, IF couldn't catch her. '@Er.
-Bjornstjerne Bjornson has taken up
his residence in Paris with tho intention
OF remaining several years. 1t is the
poets intention to abandon politics,
and devote himself exclusively to his lit
crary labors.
Two hundred thousand people are
asked to contribute a nickle piece to
build a church in Texas. It should be
called the church of St. Nickle-us, and
when 1t is in operation it is to be hoped
the old Nicklc have less to do in Texas
En-.
During the past year record has been
made of the death of forty-three persons
whose age exceeded one hundred years.
The oldest of these was Mrs. Sarah Wood,
OF Butord, Ga, who reached the advanced
age of 121 years. She died in December
last.-Er.
Prof. Swing Of Chicago, in his SER
mon Jan. 9TH. called upon women "to
leave the frivolities of fashion, and live
for something higher" He said that
womans power in the domain of higher
morality and higher life is one of
the needs of the age
The Chicago Tribune says: "Vander-
bilt, tired of paying the Illinois Central
heavy rental for use of it's tracks into the
! city by the Michigan Central, and desir-
ing also free entrance for his new acquisi
| ton, the Nickel Plate, is contemplating
the purchase of the Illinois Central, and
in fact has been quietly buying it's stock,
evidently expecting to get the aid of the
Holland stockholders of that road"
"A matter Of syntax: (Which am de
properest way to suppress oneself does
yer say: we Gated at de table, or we
has done ate at de table?" asked one
darkey of another, they being engaged
in grammatical discussion. AS they
could not agree, the question was refer
red to Uncle Nose for his decision, which
was: I'm de case oh you two niggahs
none of you am right" What am de
proper way to say, We Gated at de table,
Uncle Mose?" de properest way TO,
SIGH cattle as you two am to say: we
fed at de trof'"
An exchange comments 'thusly:'
Do not forget that it costs something to
puff as we'll as to advertise. Never
sponge upon printer. It is the printers
ink that makes nine-tenths of our fort
unes; it takes money to buy ink, type
and paper, and yet, after all this, few arc
the thanks that the printer gets. Daniel
Webster was right when he said of the
press. Small is the sum required to pat.
ronize newspaper; amply rewarded is
its patron. care not how humble and
unpretending is the gazette which he
takes, it is next to impossible to fill it out
without putting into it something that is
worth the subscription price"
"A PECULIAR CAsE.-On the 25th OF
January, 1882, the Baptist church expell
ed Mrs. Mabel Sale from the society with
out giving her any notice that charges
had been preferred against her. She de-
manded that charges be filed and that she
be given chance to defend, which was
refused. She then commenced proceed
| ings to procure a mandamus to compel
the society to reinstate her. Blythe &
Markley appeared for Mrs. Sale and Mil
Ter s. Cliggitt and Glass & Hughes for the
church. The defendant demurred to the
petition and denied the jurisdiction of
the court and after listening to the argu-
ment the Judge took the matter under ad-
visement. Yesterday lie ovcrruled the
demurrer and the only remedy for the
church is to appeal. It is peculiar case
there being nothing exactly like it in the
history of jurisprudence, and it will
probably go to the Supreme Court to set
tie the extent of arbitrary power that the
majority of corporation has over a min
GRITTY, or an individual.-!Nason City
| Times.
| COMPARATIVE WEIGHT AND YIELD OF
EGGs-A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman gives the standard yield and
weight of eggs for the different varieties
of domestic fowl as follows: Light Brah-