Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-16

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BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN AUSTIN CITY
FOR 1SS3.-Through the kindness of City
Recorder Griffith we are in possession Of
the following record for 1858:
BIRTHS Males 48, Females &c. Total. .78
NationalitieS Of Fa.hers-Ireand S. Eng
land 8, Canada 6. Norway and Sweden I,
German states II, United States 46.
DEATHS Males Is, Females 10. Total. .27
80. 4; 20 to 80, I; 50 to 20, :; So to 60, .; 60
to III, g.: 20 to rs. 2; IS tn 81. l; SO. l.
This makes the twelfth year Of com
plete record of births and deaths for the
city. In the previous II years the aver
age of births was rs per year. and the
deaths in same years ranged from 81 to
46, being an average of 49, per year. thus
showing that while the average in the
births for the past IL years has increased,
yet the average of deaths is less. being a
decreased average from 394 to ~.
Union services were held in the re-
spective churches every evening last
week except Saturday, alternating from
place to place, and led by pastors in sue
! cession. Important topics were consid-
! cred, and much interest was manifested,
,o1, In Il
| latter part of the week interfered with
the attendance somewhat. Sunday even
ing, Rev. E. R. Lathrop, preached very
| effective sermon at the union service in
the Congregational church, from Matt.
25: 46. 1t was decided to continue the
| meetings for another week, and a COM
mittee of arrangements, consisting of nine
laymen, the ministers being members ex-
officio, was appointed. consisting of H.
w. Page, A. Knox and F. p Mcbride
from the Congregational church, DAME
johnson, F. G Cress and J. NJ Greenma6
of the NJ. E. church, and S. F. Gibbons,
F. A. Ticknor and j. E. Robinson of the
Baptist church. On account of the ill.,
| ness of Mr.. Mcbride the name of L.. S.
Willard was substituted. Preaching SER
vices will be held as follows: Monday
| and Thursday evenings. at the Baptist
church, Tuesday and Friday evenings at
| the M. E. church, and Wednesday even
ing at the Congregational church. A
general attendance OF the public is solic-
| tied.
School NOTES. Miss Herrick, teach
er of the fourth grade of our public
schools, resigned yesterday, to accept a
salary.
Miss Herrick has gained the respect of
her associates by her womanly qualities
and faithful discharge of duties. She
will be missed by her fellow teachers
and all wish her much Joy and success in
her new position. Miss. Ella Lathrop has
consented to fill the vacancy temporar
lily:
The School Board voted to purchase {
Toepler-H oltz Electrical Machine for the
use of the Natural Philosophy class
This is the leading electrical machine anc
will be very acceptable.
1t was also voted to purchase Whitall'
Movable Planisphere for the use of tn,
Astronomy class.
! Over forty newpupils have entered til,
school this term already. The rooms ar
in very crowded condition, and goot
ventilation and warmth at the SAM
time are wholly incompatible:
! The subject of good reading for tn
boys and girls in our public schools is &C
cupyiug the attention of our teachers
This is q subject vital to the future wei
fare of our youth.
When you are tempted, dear boy, t.
take your first glass, my boy, don't do it
do It Sion and flint of ~, ,Se bnma
wrecka arnnnd vnn ond Gov wv m " w.
reel;n~ slaves tn ;h;s hoh;t ,va wy "u Nv. i,,a
, as hr;s7ht 'evad ord strnno ." .,o,, u.s. ~,
hov Tbo;r honos ~, i.,s+ NO -. -,
saf On the;r III lilo la o oro as ~ r1n ~,
But look At them now You know s WIZ
thew are thew learned to drink A II hecsm n
habit, then a vice. then degradation
HIS lnteiiect is dlmmed, strength under
mined will parallzed, self respect be
humDed ana MANHOOD lost. THESE attrl
nules gone, the loss OF lIiends and pos
tlon soon io,Gws' ana al terrible cos
" nrst ullnk, II you c1uiu only
. strong ana say no, ana speak 1t LOUD an
, nrm. hememner that mes battles ne no
! 10 tne distance, tnat mans enemies ar
not hidden In tue mountains OF the IL
ture, but that duty, work and strife II
: between the rising ana setting sun
! each day. 1t VIII De too late 6y-and,b
, Way down there IN the depths OF di:
pair when that founderM and RUNE
+ being lifts his hopeless eyes towar
, heaven,too late then. 10 him. the pas
E lives only upon the record OF memory
e you, inc future mas as yet no existence
: The infirmity OF tn present is about 70,
and in it lie Your work and your reward
hulld ABOUT you buiWarks Tor TO day. an
! SO continue through all the vista of tt
e eternal now. The temptations Of to.mo
row are fOrmleSS as the shadows OF tt