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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

GovERNoR BATE, Of Tennessee, was
left an orphan in early life. He served
as clerk on steamboat between Nash
vile and New Orleans; enlisted and
fought with honor through the Mexican
war; at its close studied law, and prac-
ticed till the late war began, when he
enlisted and became a distinguished sol.
diee,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07
CHICAG0 ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. R.

is The GREAT CONNECIlNd Linn
Its main line runs from Chicago to C6SnSil
Mon tr RoeR san
Liberty. Iowa City. Marengo Brooklyn, Grlnneli,
l,cs Moincs ,the capital Of Iowa, Stuart Allan.
tic and Avoca with branches from Hnreau
s,nc %a 50 Fared' Edon
Centrevle Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin, Came.
ron, Leavenworth, Atchison: and Kansas City;
vile: Keokuk to Pennington. Bonaparte Ben
t"nsport. Independent Eldon, Ottumwa, Eaay
Vile Oskaloosa. Pella. Monroe, and Des MONIES;
Newton to Monroe: Des MONIES TO lndianoia anu
Avo oa' io' Harlan This is positively the only
Railroad, which owns, and operates through
line from Chicago into the State OF kansas. u.,u.
man Palace cars attached. are run each way daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA, KANSAS lily
COUNCIL BLUFFS, LEAVENWoRTH ana AIChi-
son. Through cars are al so run between Mll~au.
kcc and Kansas City, via the "Mll"auKee anu
Alis treat Rock Island" is magnifcently
equipped It's road bed is simply perfect. and its
track is laid with sleel rails. ,
Of enjoying your meals. while passing over tne
beautiful pralries of Illinois and Iowa. N one 81
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany nii
Through Express Trains You get an emu
meal. as good as is served in any drst-ciass not'
for sevcnty-tive cents. q,
Approaching the fact that a majority q ~
people prefer separate apartments 1or dine :!
purposes (and the immense passenger ousinsS
Of this line warranting it, we are pleased 70 an
nouncc that this Company runs Pullman R0!0c
Sltepiey Cars for sleeping purposes ana fdtoc
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are +
COENCIL BLUFFS; n KAN sSa1sn 9th ~. r..
all Ticket Agents In the United States
For information not Obta1nAOAe AZ
A. kIMBALL,
GENT superintendent
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

,WaEN Pat was sent to the :]obster-pot
to see if there was anything III it, lie
said, upon returning: s. There was no
ripe ones, sorr; ther" was only grape,
ones, and *. I tossed ti.em arl owl,
board," -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

bEf W EEN IN AAfAo Hroo<har
great feature of our Palace Cars is dSeans
SELDOM where you can enjoy your ii"'a AK"
~ hours Of the a aay spap the ississippa
Mne and transfers are avoided at Council Bluffs.
Kansas CITY, Leavenworth, and Atcn1soh. con-
gH HHr S SS1HSFFHHHH E6dsH Line ARE AS
A eG!eAeS With all diceFs'ns lines for the
AT At ESGLgwooD. Wish the L. S. Il H. and P''
ftxt NJ 81 N Ton HEIGHTS: with p. C. st.
at La SALE. with II. Cent. +. 3. .r.,ux
"; III. Mid; and i. P. s "; Rds: =. Dr..
At ROCK 1sLAND with "Mi iN;d far T R6s
l, At PAxgSSpSSRT: with the Davenport Division
At WEST Liberty. with the B.. c: r. q n. H. n
SETSN6TI IN Ms Ge e. e. soTa B
AtCouScIL BLUFFS. with Union Pacific X; H.
At OMAHA. with B. 4 Mo. 4: Il r; n Nep.r
AtCoLUMBUs JUNCTION. witb = =: \; q = y ~ ~
AZ QT Pec sAa T'f g. g. r Rds s" ~
~ Al SEoKUK. with Tol. PEG: War; Wab s.
1.ot,is i Pae.. and St. l.. Keo; y NV. R Rds.
At CAMERON. with H: St. ! Il: X: Govt,
Atch Neb. and Cen. Br: Up. R Rds
At 1.EAvENwoR1B. with Kan. Pac.' ana han
oI AtKASsAs CITY, with all lines for the West
| and Southwest.
e Hr thsfssG 20 and IEAVEN SoKTI;;, -,
as Great Rock Island Route Sse s"'" W
and Canada.
'ur home ticket Office. address.
Il. ST. JOHN.
Gen'l Tiki and Passgr Agt.. -;
Chicago u
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

In the United States one person in
285 is said to be pauper; in England
! one in s..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

The principal lines on the hand are
lines Of lite, which runs around tho base
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07
1T Is THE
POPULAR LINE
For Omaha, Lincoln,
And All Points in new MEXICO, ARIZONA. MONTANA.
CALIFORNIA!
THE LINE COMPRISES

THE LINE COMPRISES
Nearly 900 miles. Solid Smooth Steel Track. All
connections are made in UNION DEPOrS. 1t has
a Nation Reputation of being THE GREAT
THROUGH CAR LINE, and ia universally con-
ceded 10 BE- THE FINEST EQUIPPED Railroad in
the Wor for all classes of travel
T,y it, and you will fpd travelling luxury in
stead of discomfort.
through tickets via. this celebrated line for eale
at all Offices IN the Wet.
All information about rates of fare, Sleeping car
accommodations. time tables, etc, wi be chez full
ly given by app ying to PER0EVAL LOWELL,
General Passenger agt, Chicago.
T. J. POTTER, Sd vice-President and General Man.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

~ aooAeA Vue pun Ut pSTsOual TAX, ana pro-
viding for the collection of such tax by assess
! ment upon real or personal property In towns
and counties; to appropriate $500 to build a
bridge across the Des Moines River in MURRAY
County, and $500 for bridge across Lime
Greek in the same county A bill author zing
| the county commissioners Of Grow Wing
County to issue bonds in $4,000 for the con-
structlOn OF bridge was passed. "A commu-
nication was received from the governor an
nounclng that be had approved the bills all
thorizing Scott County to issue bonds and to
allow Lake City to maintain ferry boat at
that point. In committee of the whole, the
house, led by Col. Hicks, set down upon the
Ch1ds bin to regulate the drawing Of statutes
posed to have $40 collected from members who
should fail to return such books by process of
law. Another measure that excited consider
able discussion in committee Of the whole was
the Rahilly bill fixing the maximum rate of
interest ut per cent. instead Of 10 per cent.
as now. Without coming to any conclusion in
progress and the house adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, January 23.-BiIls introduced: To
amend the special laws of 1881, authorizing
Mississippi River, proviso being added that
the bridge shall not be built between Robert
and Commercial Streets; authorizing the coun-
ty commissioners of Stevens County to issue
$2O, 900 of bonds to build q court house. Both
measures were passed under suspension of
the rules: House bills passed: Prohibiting
the catching of fish in Rice Lake, Fslibault
County; to regulate use Of copies Of statutes by
members Of the legislature; in relation to coun-
ty claims and offsets To attach cer,ain un-
organized territory in Marshall County and es-
tablish the southern boundary Of the same; !
amending the act relating to the purchase of |
the 1T. Paul water works; authorizing st. Paul |
to issue 95O0, 900 bonds for the purchase and |
Improvement Of the water works: amending the |
charter Of Saltwater relating to the city schools.
In committee Of the whole progress was |
reported on the Rahilly ueury and the Bobleter |
military code bill, and the bill relating to judg-
ments OF United States courts, while the Bob |
Letter bill for the preservation Of game VAS !
recommended to indefinite postponement. !
Several minor bills were recommended favor
ably -. The committee on public accounts and |
expenditures was granted . clerk. ....Ad-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07

"A CO1>oS4GNA1OO6 uOulDC4 VI GA0 4Ck46.
lature of Georgia, who during the see-
sion obtained five postage stamps from
clerk in one of the state departments,
insisted upon paying for them, although
they were to be used for state business.
This looks very commendable in the
legislator, but it is asserted that at the
same time be bad railroad passes in his
pocket, and had used them, and charged
the state mileage both ways.
The foleign demand for quicksilver
at San Francisco has been quite steady
for the past three years. The principal
markets supplied are China aud Mexi-
co. Smaller shipments are made to half
q dozen other markets, but all the con-
signments put together do not amount
to as much as either one of the two
principal sources of demand. OF these
two China is the most important, though
the shipments are mad to Hong Kong
rather than to China. The Chinese con-
sumo vast quantity Of the metal in
their compounds, particularly in colors.
This element of consumption bs~ ong
been IN existence, and is cousiitr e.! per.
man ont, with . prospect Of steady, but
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
ALWAYS For Pence.

Mr.. Davis, whose little adventure
with hoop-skirt in South Carolina
some years ago is still fresh in the
memory of the public. rises in his
place to deny certain statements made
by Judge Black in an expose of "seces-
sion secrets" What Mr.. Davis wishes
particularly to refute is the insinuation
that he was not man of peace. The
denial is unnecessary. The whole
world is aware Of the peaceful propen-
sites of the ex-president of the busted
confederacy. His famous remark at
the opening of the rebellion, that all
the South wanted was to be let alone,
was proof of his remarkable desire for
an extension of the olive branch.
Later on his peace loving character was
consistently exemplified in his earnest
endeavor to starve out the Union pris-
oners in order that the white wings of
peace might be folded over the land
the sooner by the depletion of the CON-
batants. The ex-president would do
anything for peace, even to the grant
ing of carte blanche to such creatures
as Wilder and Wirtz. As a peace advo-
cate, Mr.. Davis is superb. Yet there
are people SO obstinate as to insist that
such is not the case. That class of in
corrigibles should carefully peruse
Mr.. Davis recent letter, wherein he
reiterates and asserts over his own
signature that above everything, rose,
limpid and transparent, his desire for
that mild-eyed article.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Mistaken in Their Man.

Ceaser's wife must be above sus-
picion, and General Meigs who has
charge of the erection of the new pen
sion Office building at Washington, be-
lieves that government officials who
have dealings with contractors should
emulate the virtue of Mrs Caesar. A
terra Gotta company who are furnishing
such of that material rs is needed for
the new building, with the intention of
doing the fine thing by the General, re-
Gently sent him two handsome and
costly lawn vases. They were mistaken
in their man. The vases We're promptly
shipped back at the expense of the
senders, and as the company settled the
freight bill, they became painfully
aware of the fact that there was one
man in Washington who would not
accept honors that looked like
brides. A few more men of the
General Meigs stamp is just what is
needed in good many depal tments.
1t is not sufficient that men in high
places are not venal they should, as
does the sturdy General, avoid every
appearance of being open to faint.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
future. Yet. on the princinle chat AM

future. Yet, on the principle that an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure, it should be made a point not
only by corporations. but by private
individuals, TO see that a wholesome
purity surrounds all public and private
property. BY the exercise of few
wise precautions any sporadic cases
which might, by any combination of
circumstances, make their appearance
would be nipped in the bud, and any
thing like an epidemic prevented. That
there is any great or even probable
danger of the latter. appearances do not
warrant, but precautionary measures
are never in vain. In fact the general
health Of the communities, if properly
cared for, would force the use of the
very means urged and actively put
forth only when there is cholera scare
on hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Something New.

What the American stock broker dom t
know about manipulating his favorite
commodity he can learn from his
Spanish brother, who will see all former
efforts and go them q whole handful of
points better. Starting report of sud-
den demise of prominent men is an old
dodge for bearing the market, rumois
of wars have had their day for helping
out the shorts, but it remains for the
Spanish brokers to call the turn in the
sensation line by inaugurating genu-
inc instruction for the purpose of re-
coupling themselves from their more
fortunate brothers, who happen to be on
the up hill side of the stock deals The
instruction last week at Badajos,
Spain, where the whole garrison de-
clared for the republic and which is now
alleged to have been manipulated by
dealers in stocks, will stand as last
ing monument to the cool duplicity and
mountainous cheek of that remarkable
being the stock broker The Wall
street fraternity can plainly sit at the
feet of their Spanish brothers and learn
wisdom.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
A Warm MOuthpiecp.

A small party of young men were
standing on street corner the other
evening. They were curiously exam
ing bugle belonging to one of them.
and, as a stranger came along, an ami
mated discussion arose.
81 wish l could play on it." said
one.
"Play on ftp" observed another, II
wish l could make noise on it,
Its pretty hard thing to do" OBJ
served third, IF you haven't got the
hang of the thing just right"
Hard thing to dor chimed in the
stranger. hating and regarding the
party with evident contempt. .Why,
could blow bugle before was a foot
high"
"Well, some bugles are different from
Others" said the young man.
Gimme that bugle," said the strang-
er, excitedly.
1t was Immediately handed to him,
and, putting it to his lips, he made one
trial trip. There was subdued sput-
ter, and the stranger began kind of
war dance, at the same time holding
his mouth in both hands.
s.Great Cleopatra's needlen he YELL
ed. with tears streaming from his eyes.
"Who in thunder filled that mouth
piece with cayenne pepper2 I'm small,
gentlemen. light and fragile, but can
lick the man who peppered the horn. .
-Leddrille Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
A Lesson In Driving.

Young man, / see you are about to
take drive this morning, and will Of
fer you some advice. Your horse is
FESTIVE and wants 10 be off before you
are ready; you may as well break him
of this now as at any other time, and
hereafter you will find it has been
half hour we'll spent. Just give me the
reins, while you put you foot on tho
move to go; | tighten the reins and
say whoa" Now put your foot on
the step again; the horse makes another
move; hold the reins and speak to
him again. The horse is getting ex-
cited. Pat him little on the neck,
and talk to him soothingly. Put your
foot on the step again, and repeat this
process until the horse will stand for
you to get in, and adjust yourself in
your seat, and tell him to go. A few
such lessons will train him so that he
will always wait for the order before
starting.
Now, as your horse has just been fed,
drive him at very gentle pace for the
first two or three miles, until he warns
up and his body becomes lighter. But,
before you start, let me show you how
to hold the reins. Take them in your
left hand, have them of equal length
from the bit. and to cross each other in
your hand, the off side one resting on
your first finger, the other on the fourth
finger, the back of the hand upwards.
Now, in guiding the horse. You have
only to use the wrist JOINT, which will
direct him either to the right or left, ;.s
you wish. Keep your hand steady,
with a gentle pressure on the bit-no
jerking or switching of the reins. If
more speed is wanted, take the whip IN
your right hand, to be gently used for
that purposes; be careful not to apply
it any harder than is necessary to bring
him up to the required speed. Speak
to him soothingly, and intimate, in the
most gentle manner, what you want
him to do and he will try to do it. So
noble an animal should not be handled
roughly, nor oyer-driven.
When you return, have the harness
removed at once, and the horse rub
bed down with \ whisp of straw or hay
Give him bite of straw or hay, and
let him cool off before being watered or
fed. Every one who handles horse, or
has any thing to do with one, should in
the first place cultivate his acquaint-
ance; let him know that you are his
friend, and prove it to him by your
kind treatment; he needs this to inspire
confidence, and when that is gained. he
is your humble servant. If your horse
gets frightened at any unusual sight or
noise. do not whip him, for If you do he
will connect the whipping with the OBJ
/ iect that alarmed him, and be afraid OF
it ever after. Ii he merely SHES at an
object, give him time to examine it,
which, with some encouraging words
from the driver, will persuade him 10
pass it. You get frightened, too, some
times, and would not like to be
/ whipped for it.--Stoek Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Cold Comfort.

To those parties who were hopefully
looking for change in party lines, and
a general breaking out in new places,
the political situation as at present
shown in the fighting states, does not
present anything SO very comforting.
Instead of branching out on new lines,
the old ones are drawn closer. The old
war-cries are raised, the same old
lodges practiced, and the same political
bargains consummated. The following
picture of the situation, in the adjoining
state of Iowa. drawn by the corre-
spondent of Chicago paper, will be
readily recognized by those who have
had to meet similar traces in the past:
1t is now no secret that Weaver is
helping the Democrats. He does not
hesitate to advise Greenbackers, where
ever they can help TO defeat Republic
can member of the legislature by uniting
with the Democrats, to do so, and the
Democrats will unite with the Green
hackers to the same end. To prove,
the Democratic county convention held
here last Saturday nominated H. C.
Hargis, a Greenbacker, for the legisla-
ture. Some of the Bourbons objected,
on the ground that he was Green
hacker, and the platform of that party
was for prohibition. Barlow Granger,
well known to all Democrats, vouched
for him, and said he would guarantee
that he would vote against all prohibit
bition and against w. B. Allison, and
that was all the Democrats wanted or
expected to get, and. as there 600 Green
back voters in the county, they were a
good thing to have. So Mr.. Hargis
was accepted. and this is to be the
scheme all over the state.
And SO it goes. Everything is going
to the ''demnition bow-wows," so long
as it is the Republican party that is the
sufferer, or its opponents hope to gain
a temporary or real advantage by advo-
eating a general disruption. But when
the fight wakes hot, it is found that the
loudest shriekers for new parties are
madly fighting under the shadow of
their old standard, leaving their deluded
victims to take care of themselves as
best they can. Those have hankering
after strange political gods, will do well
to take warning in time, before they al
low themselves to become the cats
paw of schcmers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Mexico Not Entangled.

The Mexican Minister at Washington
hastens to deny the alleged offensive
and defensive treaty, said to have been
entered into between Germany and
Mexico. Senior Coverubias admits that
commercial treaty has lately be en- ratl-
fled between the two countries. but
nothing containing any such obnoxious
clauses as were set forth in the sensa-
tional dispatches recently published.
The denial is timely rs well rs neces-
sary. The United States government
could look upon an agreement, such
rs was outlined in the recent dis
patches, in hardly any other light
than that of direct insult
The Monroe doctrine, Us will be
found by any foreign power which
jnjudiciously or with malice afore-
thought, attempts to circumvent its
principles is still an active force, and
its tenet's, should the occasion re-
quiro, will be backed by an army such
rs the world has never known.
The discussion which was engendered
at the beginning of the Panama canal
scheme may have given rise in many
minds to the thought that the Monroe
doctrine had been borne down under
the tide of foreign immigration, which
has been flowing in since the enuncia-
ton of that famous pronunciamento.
Such however is not the case, and time
and occasion will prove the error of
any belief of this kind. The Panama
canal is simply a business venture in
which private capital a'one IS interested.
As well might the authority of this
government have been invoked to pre-
vent the purchase OF real estate or the
the transaction of banking or mer-
chandise business by foreign citizens in
Mexico, rs to ask, us was done by some
of the ULTRA journals a year or Two ago,
that it Should interfere in the cutting
of ditch across the isthmus of Pana-
ma. With private interests as such the
United States government has nothing
to do. 1t is only when such interests
are transferred to the government of
which the owners are citizens that the
aegis of the Monroe doctrine is brought
into play to meet European intelser-
ence in Ame. can affairs.
The destiny OF this great Republic
WI not be fulfilled until the stars and
suipes embrace within their folds evel Z
foot of coun.ty. from the Al,ic Ocean
to the Gulf of Darien aud .'om the
Atlantic to the Pacific. 1t is q destiny
as irresistible aud rs immutable as
fate itself. American enterprise and
American Drawn is already oveI. I'M
ming the borders of the present repub-
lie on either side of the lines, more
noticably to the south than in the north.
1t is American capital and capitalists
that are developing Mexico and its
industries, and within decade the
entire northern portion of that country,
and even more will be honeycombed
bv American interests. The time is
coming when Mexico of her own Volt
ton will drop like ripe apple into
the lap of the republic. and it is there
fore not likely that the United State;
government would quietly look on
while it was practically absorbed
by foreign power. True states
manship and political wisdom tt
say nothing about the Monroe doctIin'
demand that this government see thai
any further attempts to Maxamilianiz'
Mexico are always promptly nippet
in the bud.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Commencing too Early.

A new crusade appears to have
broken forth at the south directed
against the few remaining Republicans
in that section, and between night raid
ing and accusations of detestable crimes
followed by a speedy application of
lynch law Republicans, both white and
black, are likely to become pretty
scarce article in those southern states
where the tropical passions of the in
habitants must occasionally find vent
in potting an obnoxious opponent. To
an outsider the thought might occur
that this kind of fun could be carried so
far rs to leave no opposition, which in
turn might mitigate somewhat against
the claim of glory for carrying this Sec
ton of hades for the Democratic party.
In fact something of similar nature
seems 10 have filtered through the
brains of the shrewder and leading
classes, who therefore have attempted to
check the revival of the gentle spirit of
ku-kluAism by denunciation. How
ever denunciation leaves but trilling
scar in comparison with that produced
by a hickory withe, and thus far the
night riders appear to be few points
in the lead, With lots of fun ahead.
But as there is another danger if this
thing goes too far that those cold blooded
northerners who are accustomed to
prosiacly allow every one fair play,
will begin to take the alarm, it is pro-
bable more effective measures may be
taken to curb the pleasure loving in
stincts of the chivalric southerner, at
least until just previous to election,
when little judicious terrorizing will
be certain to allay any fears of a
falling off in the majority of that
southern section.