Mower County transcript., 1884-11-19
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Robert Stranding, well-known Col
orado pioneer, and his wife, were found
dead on their ranch near Pine Grove,
that state, on the 18th.
John Maxwell, of South Argyle, N. Y,
an insane man, perished in the flames
which consumed the house in which he
was confined on the 18th.
John Peterson, aged Is, of Dunkirk,
Dane County, who about a year ago
fatally shot boy companion named
Lewis Menas, is now being sued on q
charge of wilful murder by the dead
boys father.
A. train ran into an open switch at
Vincennes, Ind, on the 18th. Engineer
G. Fairbanks was killed.
A severe earthquake shock was ex-
perienced in several New Hampshire
towns on the evening of the 18th.
A freight train was wrecked near
Ashland, O., on the 18th, killing two
brakemen and seriously injuring a fire.
man.
Policeman Joseph Edgar was fatally
shot at Newport, KY, on the night Of
the 10Th, by burglar, whom he was try
ing to arrest.
Fires at New London, Mo-, on the
18th. destroyed nearly block of bust
ness houses. Loss, $35, ,00"; insurance,
$4,000.
A Bad Business.
lFrcm the Arkansaw Traveler.]
$50 you don't want to canvass any
more for the Life of Andrew Jackson"
said the proprietor of subscrip ption
agency to young man who had just re-
turned from the country.
"No; I believe not. The work is
very pleasant and all that, yet + prefer
to do something else. Believe I'd rather
dig bitches or clean out wells"
"Was your trip to the country sue
cessful?"
"Well, no; I can't say that it was. I'll
give you sample of my experience. One
afternoon, while riding along lonely
road, I came upon field in which an
old fellow was plowing. I waited till
he got to the end of row, and then, ap-
preaching him, I asked him if he would
like to look at the Life of Andrew
Jackson"
"tW'y I looked at one o. his lives
tother day. Must have had more lives
than cat. Stranger, I'd like powerful
we'll to look at it, but the fact is, amt
got the time. This cotton is nightly in
the grass. Whoa, Ball, come around.'
"'My friend,' said I, If you would like
to look at the book, I'll plow while you
examine it, This pleased him very
much, and taking the book b. climbed
the fence, went into the WOODS, and sat
down in the shade. I plowed for some
time, until I got tired, but, thinking
that the old fellow would soon make his
appearance, continued to plow on. At
last I went into the woods and found
him deeply interested in the book.
"'It's too late for you to go much
furder tonight, said he, so you'd bet
ter stay all night at N.Y. house,
Il agreed, for houses in that section
of country were far apart. Well. when
we went to the house the old fellow
took my book and devoted himself to
it the entire evening. I know that he
would buy it, for I could see that he
was deeply interested. The next morn.
ing, just before ! got ready to start. /
turned to my host and said:
"'Have you made up your mind tc
buy that book?'
@'No. I did low to buy it, but tina,
amt no use'n buy'n it now
tWhy?'
@'Case sot up last night an read
her through .~
a'That So? Well, in consideration O
the fact that have staid all night with
you, I'll make you present of ths
book
s'Much obliged to you
Not at all. Well, I must be going.
Hold on. You hain't paid me vi
I charge you dollar an a half fur you
nights lodgin'.'
aYes, sir, and he made me pay it re
/ gardless of the fact that I had present
ed him with the book. No, I don't car,
to engage further in the book business
A MAN visiting strange city went tt
church and seated himself without hesi
tation in the nearest pew. Soon th
owner came in, eyed the stranger crit
cally, and then, writing My pew on tn
j fy-leaf of prayer-book, handed tn
book to the intruder. The strange
read the message, smiled a beautiful
. smile. and wrote underneath: mic