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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24
He Sighed for Macaroni.

The principle OF nationality in meats
was illustrated in an amusing way by I,
complaint an italian visitor loron eht
before one Of the London magistrates h
few days since. He had taken some
apa1 time nts, where he was to be supple
With board and lodging; but the food act
before him wos such as she could not
cat" The )andlady, on the other hand
declared that she had gwen Der lodger
''the best of everything futile soup,
legs Of mutton, prime beef, loins of pork ,
and goose for dinner, and ham and eggs;
and bacon for breakfast, and yet he was
not happy, because he had no maca-
.rnni - L. ;. - u. l.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24

bend very WELL" said a corpulent Gen:
tleman to passing newsboy. 'Yes, I
see you can't, mister" said the boy,
picking up the glasses; "you're hunch-
backed In the wrong spot for con.
venierce, amt yer? You could forgit
to put some Of your garments on in the
tnotttiDg enl not know anything 'bou
if: fat's observation goes, couldn't yer?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
Minnesota.

The capital OF the Goodhue counts
bank has been increased to 800, 900.
Henry CoksfANs,. q. eesbeeted 6itisc:
Of Hastiags, Sled recently, leaving tel;
children.
VIM. MILLER, a prominent citizen Ct
Blue EARTH City, died at Colorado
Springs recently.
AMOS DAY. aged 70, one OF the c',irs,
settlers of Fillmore County. died very
suddenly recently.
Twenty Two children were taken t.
Albert Lea last week by tue New Yorh
Christian Aid Society,",
rtoMAs Pouh1N was killed in Lambs
camp, on Knife River, recently, by be-
ing crushed by log.
A scHocn house near Wells was burn
cd a few days ago, caused by the care.
lessnesss OF boy in putting hot ashes
near the building.
A YOUNG man named John Johnson,
about 20 years old, working for Samuel
Hutehins, of Cosmos, was killed while
engaged in hauling logs.
A CAPITALIST of experiehte il wool
growing is eho,.s IS purchase in Swift
county twenty sections of land which he
will devote to sheep raising.
OWEN EDWARDS, an old settler of
Blue Earth county, was found dead the
other morning. He was Under the III
fuence of liquor, and while walking Oh
the railroad track fell through trestle
fourteen feet high, :,
A xot1Ne N1ah in Rich Valley was re.
GENTLY taken quite sick, and, on his way
to Glencoe, report saws, was attacked
with violent spell of vomiting, which
caused the election from his stomach OF
frog.-Glencoe Enterprise.
The liabilities of Flood, the decamp
ing Monticello insurance agent, are now
placed ct $4,000. A partial investiga.
ton of his accounts has revealed q, de:
falcataon OF S7.57Y.A0. with several in.
sufanoe companies to hear from, which
| will surely increase his shortage to oyel
$4,000.
CAPT. CHARLES H. BIEU1IEU, of White
Earth, has sent to the Historical Society
at St. Paul, large prehistoric stone
hammer, or pick-ax, found in that local
ity 1t differs from the stone hatomers
usually seen IN museums in shape. and
it is thought it may have been used as q
pick or hoe to break up the ground 70,
the purpose of planting.
CONTRACTS are being let for the new
hotel in Minneapolis; the edifice will be
strictly fire proof, having iron joists and
an immense quantity OF fire. proof plates
sheathiug, Roors and walls. The super
structure will be commenced by Marcel
1st, and will be ready for partial octu
panoy by June, 1884. The building
figure is still S75O,OOO, with $3.50, O0l
| added for furnishing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24

IT is nice enough to serenade and sing
"Come with the ]ark-come with the
lay" but the hen that comes mp prompt
ly with the lay takes the cake! =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R: R:

BETWEEN THE EASi 4 IT. " ~,
Dining Cars for eating purnoS',S oii n SMoKiNC
grent feature Of our Palace cars Is
SNT0ON where SOU can enjoy your iasana
Ninrniticent Iron Bridges span the hisslSs.pP P
and Missouri rivers at an i,.,hs T. i"nnr B!uis
Kansas City, Leavenwnfti'. ar +s -
nections being made in Union Def,;ttssS r1o@s OF.
THIS GREAT THROUGH LING N"' @'
At THicAGo. with all diverslr2 lines 1o' inc
At EsGkEwoop, with the L. : NJ. S" an y e.
81! AtWa ASH n; Ton HEIGHTS. with P, C. ST.
Il: At II La A.; SALE; with II. Cent. 81 ,Rx
~ ii! Mia; ano i Ky j T IS ,,,.ee Rock
Island Short Line" and Rock lei g rec: ; rvs,
At DAVENPORT, with the baFenfo'' ''i''o''
At WEST LIBERTY with ti.c g., G. r. y y Il. II.
At GRINNELL. with Ccli'rn Iowa K r..
a. C6TScIL Bluffs. wit l-,1:s,.l Pacific X. Il.
At OMAHA with 8. Il Mo. y 4; Il n Neon n
AtCoLuMBUs JU Notion with Be- E:S \. NV
At OTIUMwA, With tentrai ,i Iowa L. "a, We
At KEoKUK, with rol.; Pc" \ "1ri !, M Wds 81
At CAMERON. with ii. st. } K X IT,.
! At ATCHIsoN. with Atcfi.. Inpyka SANTA res
| Atch l. Neb and Cen. Br. {, y. X. N'is ,,r.n
! At I.EAvENWoRTH, with ha''. f:'c'' 'l''o "'n'
All AsKASsAs CITY, with all nnee for the West
| and Southwest ...
a~TGIIis6N, and LEAVEN WO ETH; h, -
IS Great Rock Island koutc' are WA "1
and Canada.
ur home ticket Office, address,
II. ST. JOHN.
GenI Tkt. ard Pass'Er ACT. -.
Chicago Ii
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24

"SoNNY, will you please stoop down
and pick up my glasses? You see can't
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24

IL THE GREAT CONNECIlNU LINN
Its main line runs from Chicago to Connc mel
H Hsso S Noline RIVER isnnd Dasenpors West
Liberty Iowa City. Marengo; Brookiyn Grln .1,
lies Munes the capita, of Iowa., Stuart Allan
tic. and Avoca; with branches from bureau bureau
tine Washington. Fairfield, Eldon, Belknap.
fentrcv.llc. Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin, Came
ron. l,"urenworth Atchison. and Kansas Guy;
Washington to Sgourney Oska!oosa. and Knox-
>ille; KeUkuk TO Pennington. Bonaparte, Ben
,nnsnort. Independent. Eldon. Ottumwa, Eddy.
villc Oskaloosl. Pella. Monroe, and Des MONIES;
Newton t" Monroe; Des MONIES TO lnalanoia ;nd y
W'nterset: Atlantic t" Lewis and AUDUBON; ana
Avnca 10 Harlan. This is positively tne onlyy
Railroad. which owns, and operates through
ile from Chicago into the state OF Kansas na Dali
man Palace airs attached. are run each way daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS nIr1 :,
COINCii. BLUFFS. LEAvENWQRTH and ATCHl-
SON Through cars are al so run between Mllwauss
The "lireat Rock island is magnihcently
equipped It's road BED Is simply per1ect' ana us
What will please you most will be the pleasure
Of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful prarles OF Illinois and Iowa. IN one OF
Through Express Trains: You get an entire
meal rs good AZ is served in any trst-class hotel
for sovcnty-tive cents.
Apnreci,!tin. the fact that majority OF the
people, prefer separate apartments 1Or olnerent
purposes and the immense passenger BUSINESS
Of this line warranting it,. we are pleased 70 an
nOunce that this Company runs FuuTndH 1,AtdCe
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes, and fdtdce
COUNCIL BLUFFS. KANSAS CITY.
Tickets via this Line, known as the
all ticket Agents in the United States
For information not obtnin;aoAe AZ y
A. kIMB ALL.
Genl Superintendent
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24

ing the vote for United States senator occurred
at noon and proceeded quietly in the presence
of an attentive audience in the lobby and gal
lery. Three ballots we're taken. Following is
the record: First ballot-Windoni, So: Wilson,
IS; Cole, IA; Dunnell, II; Hubbard, 8: Kindred,
5; Start, A. Davis, 8; Strait. 2, Farmer, 2; Arm
strong, 1; Castle. /; Berry, i; Gilman, l. Total,
l46. Second ballet-Windonl, 81; Wilson, 81:
Cole, IA; Hubbard, II; Dunnell, 10; Kindred,
5; Start, 4; Davis, 4; Farmer. 2; Stral5 1; Arm
strong, l; Castle, Berry, 1; Gilman, !. Total,
146. Third bailet-Windom, SIS; Wilson, 81;
Cole 16; Dunnell, II; Hubbard, g.; Kindred, 4;
Start, 4; Davis. 4; Strait, 2; Farmer, 2; Arm
strong. l; Castle, /; Berry. 1; Gilman, l: Wake
field, /. Total, LAG. No choice having been
| made for United States senator the joint con-
vention adjourned.
ST. PAUL. January 19.-The joint convention
succeeded in taking four futile ballots for
United States senator to-day. Following was
| the result: First ballot-Windom So, Wilson
, IS, Cole IA, Dunnell II, Hubbard 9, Kindred
G, Start 4, DAVIS 3, Far mer 8, Strait |, Castle
!, Armstrong /, Berry 1, Gilman l, Wakefield
| 1. Total Ia. Second pallot-WIndom Of,
| Kindred 6, Start 4, Davis 8, Farmer 3, Strait
| /. Armstrong l, Castle 1, Berry l, Gilman l,
! Wakefield i, Comstock i. Total IA. Third
ballot-Windom 81, Wilson 80, Cole IS. Dun
nell IL, Hubbard 9, Kindred 6. Start 4, Farmer
4, Davis 8. Strait l, Castle l, Armstrong l.,
Berry l, Gilman l., Wakefield l. To:al 143.
!, Fourth ballot-Windom 50. Wilson SO, Cole
| is. Dunnell II, Hubbard 9, Kind, ed 6, Farlncl
6. Start 4, Davis 8. Strait 1, Castle l, Arm
strong /, Berry 1, G, Imam l. Wakefield l. To
tai las. Adjourned. "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
" Tell Me MOre.v

(" Tell me more,' cried Hindu mother,
after listening for hours to lady mission.
ary explaining to her Christ and the way of
salvation, "tell me MORE" and then, later,
drawing out from under her vail the thin
gray hairs, These hairs have grown white
waiting for such words as these A." There
are myriads of souls yet waiting to hear such
words, ready from their depths to give glad
welcome to the good tidings of great Joy.
But how shall they hear without preacher2
And how shall they have preacher except
he be sent in fulfillment Of Christ's COM
mand to his church But who shall send
him 7 Every Christian, surely, must have
a share in so good and necessary work as
that of foreign missions. The Christmas
tide is here. Who, in honor of the Saviour's
birth, at this season of glad exchange of
beautiful gifts, will make gift to India
Three millions of souls there depend upon the
readers of this paper, in the main, for the
gift Gf they ever receive it) of the Bread of
Life. Can we ignore this fact and neglect
our duty at this time when all Christendom
rings again with the angels song at Bethle-
em.-Morning Star of December 22d.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
A Dead Church.

A dead church does not become cold and
negligent, or formal, or loose in doctrine or
practice by any sudden change. 1t is sell
dom that the transition can be noticed. On
the contrary, the change is quite unnoticed,
save by those who may recollect the past,
and noting the change, they make a com
parison with the present. They used to en-
joy the old-time prayer-meeting, and they
remember how it was first neglected, and
then the Sunday night preaching service
family worship went next, the fires went
out at the home altsrs, and the Sabbath
school ran down and became dull and un.
interesting. The young people gave up
their prayer-meeting and began to drift
away; then infidel ideas crept in a great
clamor was heard for "more liberties," un.
til finally pulpit, pew, and family altar be
came mockery and farce. Pastors
church officers, and Christian people need
to watch more earnestly for the beginnings
of evil. No church will go astray in day
-Balimore Press
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
The Butter GIObule Again.

Some time since the New England Home.
stead printed the following, under the head
of Churns "Churns constructed on the
principle of the old,fashioned vertical dasher
are coming extensively into use in Orange
county, N, Y, and have been introduced in
several of the best Connecticut creameries,
where they are preferred above others,
Those who use them claim that the butter
is Just as good, if not better in every way,
than that made in any OF the newfangled
churns. This seems to be another instance
of practice stepping in to knock science
higher than a kite, for the doctors have
maintained these many years that dasher
breaks the butter globules and Injuries the
grain, and so prevents making butter of the
best quality. We hope to have this point
thoroughly ventilated"
We can't tell, of course, what " doctors
the Homestead has consulted, but DIR. Ar
mold of dairy-science fame, some ten years
ago, at meeting of the Dairymen's Asso
citation at Essex Junction, Vermont, ad
vised the use of the old-fashioned dash
churn with close,ftting dasher, WM the
object Of breaking the buner-giobIles, his the
ory being that the butter would not come
until the membrane of the globules was
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
A Negroes PRAYER,

A teacher iu one of the colored schools at
the south was about to go away for sea-
son, and an old negro poured out for her the
following fervent petitions: al give you
the words" said the writer, 4" but they con-
vey no idea of the pathos and earnestness Of
the prayer: " Go afore her as leadin' light
and behind her as a protectin' angel.
Roughshod her feet wild de preparation of
de gospel O. peace. Nail her ears to de gos-
pei pole. Glib her de eye OBJ de eagle dat
she spy out sin far off. Wax her hand to
de gospel plow. Tie her tongue to de line
of turf. Keep her feet in de narrow way
and her soul in de channel Of faith. Bow
her head low beneaf her knees, an her
knees way down in some lonesome valley
where prayer and supplcation is much
wanted to be made. Hedge and ditch
bout her, good Lord, and keep her in de
strait an narrer way dat leads to heaven"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

beautiful incident is related to us which
occurred only few days ago in the Home
school to teach deaf mutes articulation and
lip reading at Mystic River. Miss p, an
interesting graduate of one Of the oldest in
sttutions for the education of deaf mutes,
having desire to learn to speak and to
read the lips of her speaking friends, was
recommended by her old principal to try
Mr.. Whipple's school, and she entered it
last term She made rapid progress and
was much aided by the natural alphabet,
the invention of her new teacher This al
phabet curiously suggests sound, or the
right position of the organs to utter sound,
as well as form; and whenever a mute pu-
pill can read and write it. he or she can
generally give any of the forty sounds of
our difficult language with great precision
and discrimination, and often with remark
able correctness. This young lady, filed
with enthusiasm at every step, mastered the
alphabet with little difficulty, and one day
came TO her teacher with something written
on her slate, which she asked him to cor
rect, her mind being agitated with emotion.
1t proved to be the Lords Prayer, put in the
language of articulation. Perceiving her
agitation the teacher could scarcely restrain
his own tears as he corrected the few unim-
portant errors of pronunciation, and del
icately returned it. The next morning the
lady came exultingly to her teacher, ex-
claiming, I" / prayed last night for the first
time in my life with my voice." and neither
of them could restrain their emotions. He
ventured to ask her if she had never prayed
before. "Oh, yes; | have Thought my
prayers, but ! never spoke them before. y
"My lips shall praise thee, q God" AT
tend the voice of my prayer" Attend the
voice of my supplications, o Lord" The
earnestness and satisfaction of the devout
mute, who had now realized one of the
bright dreams of her life, admitted no ques-
ton, and called for no proof, if she was
something of literalist in her interpreta-
tions.-NorUich Bulletin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Mistakes of Life.

Somebody has condensed the mistakes Of
life and arrived at the conclusion that there
are fourteen of them. Many people would
say, if they told the truth, that there was no
limit to the mistakes of life; that they were
like the drops in the ocean, or the sands of
the shore in number; but it is well to be
accurate. Here, then, are fourteen great
mistakes :" 1t is great mistake to set up
our own standard OF right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly; to measure the
enjoyment of others by our own; to expect
uniformity of opinion in this world to look
for judgment and experience in youth to
endeavor to mould all dispositions alike I;
not to yield to immaterial triles; to look
for perfection in our own actions to worry
ourselves and others with what cannot be
remedied not to alleviate all that needs al
deviation as far as lies in our power; not to
make allowances for the infrmities of 9TH
ers to consider everything impossible that
we cannot perform to believe only what
our finite minds can grasp to expect to be
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II, 1888

broken. But that breaking the globules
"injures the grain is, we think, an entirely
original discovery of the Homestead; at
least in very extensive and long-continued
study of what has been written on the sub
ject, we never saw that idea suggested be-
fore. The writer quoted above evidently
supposes that the globules constitute the
"grain," being not aware that they are
much too small to be visible to the naked
eye. The present secretary of our Dairy
mems Association "goes for both this no
tion snd Professor Arnolds together, say
ing "The idea that dash moved up and
down in a churn containing a mass of
cream should break butter globule One
would think to read the cautions about
breaking the globules that they were about
as big as butternuts instead of being about
the one thousandth part of an inch in di-
ameter."
Again, our secretary, quoting the late
Professor Willard's query as to whether the
idea Of membrane over the globule may
not be an error Gas it certainly is), quotes
also " Professor Jessup of the New Hamp-
shire Agricultural College" (frst we ever
heard of him) as affirming the old belief,
and adds ; Practically it is matter of
not the least Importance, but one of those
theoretical points which the supporters of
either theory are very strenuous in maiu-
tanning"
Yet we will submit to the good sense Of
readers, in view of the fact that such promi-
nent writers on dairy topics as Professors
Arnold and Willard Ito say nothing of the
HomestesD have based their practical direc-
tions for butter manufacture, and the struc-
ture of dairy apparatus, upon their ideas in
regard to the butter globule, whether it is
not highly practical matter, and one that
deserves conclusive settlement. We recog-
nize the fact, indeed, that many of our best
dairymen, by their practice, dismiss the
doctrine of a globule membrane as fiction,
proceeding exactly as though there were
none with perfect success yet when even
now, in so good dairy region as Orange
county, New York, the old dash churn is
returned to with the purpose referred to in
the Homestead, it seems plain that the " truth
about it " is worth being made still more
widely known among farmers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Wise Words.

1t may be helpful to some humble disci-
Pile who is disturbed because he cannot
keep his religious feelings up to his ideal of
what they should be to be told that the dis
tinguished Wilbur Fisk was troubled in the
same way in the earlier years of his Chris.
tian life. Having opened his heart to the
sanity Timothy Merritt, of precious men,
ory, this gentleman said to him, al think
you make Christ of your feelings. You do
not expect that Christ will bless you unless
you have peculiar kind OF feelings. But
Christ does not bless you because you have
peculiar feelings, but because you believe in
him. Make Christ of nothing but Christ"
These wise words are "apples of gold, !"
The reader would do well to let them direct
his mental eye away from his own perturbed
heart up to the face of the everything Christ.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Character In the Family Circle.

Home life is the sure test Of character
Let a husband be cross and surly, and the
wife grows cold and unaimable. The chill
dren grow up saucy and savage as young
bears. The father becomes callous, peevish,
hard, kind of two-legged brute with
clothes on. The wife bristles in self-defense.
They develop an unnatural growth and
sharpness of teeth, and the house is haunted
by ugliness and domestic brawls. This is
not what the family should be. If one must
be rude to any, let it be to some one he
does not love-not to wife, brother or par
ent. Let one of the loved ones be taken
away and memory recalls thousand say
ings to regret. Death quickens recollection
painfully. The grave cannot hide the white
faces of those who sleep. The coffin and
green ground are cruel magnets. They
draw us further than we would go. They
force us to remember. A man never sees
so far into human life as when he looks over
wiie's or mothers grave, His eyes get
wondrous clear then, and he sees as never
before what it is to love and be loved, what
it is to injure the feelings of the loved. II
is a pitiable picture OF human weakness
when those we love best are treated worst.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
More Science, Less Latin and Greek.

The Springfield Republican says Pres
ident Chadbourne of the agricultural col
lege made something of stir in the gather
ing of teachers yesterday, by vigorous
protest against the neglect of practical Eng
lish branches in the higher institutions of
learning. His theory of education would
produce man, plus an American citizen
DR.. Chadbourne, himself thorough classi.
cal scholar, by no means undertakes the
training which comes from Latin and Greek
and is wasted by the manner in which they
are taught and the things taught. He
would have the instruction of our colleges
touch practical life more closely, and so faI
as this the advocates of English and scen
| tifc education have found lively cham.
pion. The doctor declares that most college
students cannot write plain hand. com
pose a creditable letter or cipher in frac
tions, and that they are deficient in obser
vation. He wants more chance for the
English rudiments which made Washing
ton, Franklin, jackson and Lincoln"
We think most of our practical readers
who have sons to educate will agree witt
President Chadbourne, and we are glad tt
note that Chancellor Crosby of Columbil
College, New York, reinforces Presiden
Chadbourne in rejecting on the dispropor
tionate attention paid in the college cours
to the linguistic details of Latin and Greek
When leading educators take this view o
the subject we may expect that even wha
DR.. Holmes calls the Fresh-water Col
leges may in time cease trying to stuf
young men who have their living to get il
the rough and tumble of American life witt
the musty old learning of five hundred
years ago, to the neglect of that moderl
learning which, in the current century, ha
remoddled the world, and made more prog
ress than was made in all the ages before
since the flood This is the great age O
the world. Heather Greece and Rome ar
nowhere, in comparison with Christia
Europe and America.