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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-16
GENERAL

WELL D1GaERs in the vicinity of PALMYRA.
Wis.,, discovered crude petroleum on the 9Th.
WooDcocK & DEXTER, commission merchants,
Chicago, suspended on the 9th inst.
LEO PORTS & Co., pork packers, Richmond.
Va, failed on the 9th inst, for 5000, 900.
The Fi1st National Bank Of Monmouth, ILL.,,
closed it's doors on the 9th. The cashier lost
large amount of money in speculations.
The Bank Examiner has closed the First
National Bank of st. Albans, Vt, owing to q
lack of funds to pay drafts. sl5
OsMoND PADDOCK. an Iowa County pioneer,
died on the 9Th, at the age Of 80 years.
]. P. COOPER, the Eau Claire, Wis, hardware
merchant who disappeared suddenly about q
month ago, leaving his affairs in demoralized
condition, has returned and made voluntary
assignment for the benefit of his creditors.
T. RoRERT JENKINS & Sons, provision deal
ers, Baltimore. have suspended, owing to ad-
verse speculations. -
The Gould and Wabash railway system made
10 per cent. cut in the wages of empIoves
getting over $100 per month, on the 7til inst,
The Garden City Warehouse Co., of Chicago.
failed on the 7th. Judgments, $50, 900.
MINISTER HUNT was buried at Washington on
the 9Th.
JOHN GooD1N, proprietor of the Eagle Steam
Pipe works, st. Louis, assigned on the 7th.
The st. Louis boot and shoe firm of Kittredge
& Pettes assigned on the 9Th inst. Assets $4O.-
600; liabilities not stated.
GEN. JABEz w. FITCH, ex-lieutenant gov
ernor Of Ohio. died on the 9Th, aged 81.
GEO. W. CLAY d Co., wholesale notion deal
ers Pittsturg, Pa. failed on the 4th, Assets
$50, 900; liabilities $22, 900.
ALFRED W. BURNETT, we'll l-known humorist
nd 3io1s a.
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young lady sinking for the third time.
He rescued her and received 81, 600 from
her rich father. That night he fought
the tiger and had to borrow quarter to
get breakfast. He then took q job to
put up a telephone wire, and while doing
SO hit upon an idea which he sold to the
company for $1,000. He spent $1,000
in solving the worthlessness of q new
electric light. He concluded for the
first time that he would salt the balance
down in good real estate, and so he
bought farm and went to work. He
resolved to dig well, and the third day
he struck vein of coal, and has been
offered $50; 600 for one half of his farm.
Such is life. ~ 81 .s...1.ssl - T.s.1i l. =:
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Young Lady Whistlers.

The familiar air of "The Mocking
Bird" was whistled through West Forty
sixth Street yesterday morning. A re-
porter of the Herald, who was passing
along the street, stopped to listen, for,
save pretty young lady on deor step,
no one was in sight. Still the twitter-
brate down the block. It was the young
lady who was whistling, and the re
porter took the liberty of expressing his
astonishment to her.
t'Were you whistling?" he inquired
Of the young music.maker.
The young lady smiled, turned three
difficult corners in the tune, worked in
tremolo, half dozen bird-like trills,
stopped, and answered.:
eyes. Why?"
.'Because you whistle SO beautifully,
and .-.t s'..
"Well, think I ought to-" she in
terrupted. GIVE been takeing lessons
long enough, and my mouth has grown
fve-eighths Of an inch smaller since I be-
gan practicing regularly"
'sYou take lessons, and your mouth
has grown smaller?" echoed the re.
porter.
eyes; you needn't look as if WAS tell
ing you story. Of course I take les.
sons: Lots Of girls whistle now, because
it's fashionable
''Then whistling will make the
mouth small?"
s'Why, of course it will. A girl that
has a four-inch mouth can reduce it to
three inches by regular course of study.
Besides, the puckering of the lips makes
them fuller, and gives them a nice
color"
elbow long does it take to dock an
inch off an ordinary-sized mouth?''
asked the reporter.
f'Oh, Idon't know" was the answer.
"a girl must never sing, use large tooth
brushes, or take big bites out of apples.
Then if she practices all the time she is
in the house she will probably reduce
the size of her mouth in about two
years. Why, I can whistle everything,
how small my mouth is. It is different
from singing in choir. The overture
from Tampa is, perhaps, the most
difficult selection in my repertoire, it
requires so much active tongue move
nents. But fine whistler must have
good ear and good teeth that are not
too widely apart" .....,
s:Professor" Wise was found in an up
town billiard saloon. He was short,
grizzly -pated man, of gamboge tint,
with smooth face and large lips.
s'Yef, sar; I'm Profess Wise," he
said with tantalizing slowness, can I'm
an instructor in de art OBJ mOOsic. YET,
sar; it's whistlin' wha' I teach to de
young ladies of society. YET, sar; sum
pipe like de plover an sum like de dam
ole jaybird. I cud al'ays whistle putty
tolebel smart as a chunck of boy, sar,
an den at Long Branch, whar I spen'
de summers, de hotel folks dey hab me
me to whistle to 'em. YET, sar; an de
young ladies dey Like to larn, an SO I
come here, an am a provess.ah. I've
twenty-free scholars. sar, all in de ubber
ten; at lees SO do say, sar," and the war
bier walked slowly away. .- ..,.o.. ..
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SPORTING.

The Massachusetts, Bicycle Club have
taken measures for the formation of
corporation, with capital of $40, 900,
and it is proposed to purchase piece
of ground near Trinity Square, Boston,
and erect thereon club house 80 by 25
feet. The stock will be divided into
400 shares of par value of $25 each.
THOMAS WALLACE issued a challenge
on the Sd to play cushion caroms for
$500 side, single game, with any man
in America, and to play any man, bar
ring Sexton, Slosson and Schmfer, three
games-the balk-line, champions game,
and straight-rail billiards-for $500 a
game. There was no money put up,
however, as forfeit.
The Detroit Driving Park Association
was completely reorganized on the LIST,
and $25, 900 subscribed to fit up the
track and grounds in frst-class style and
provide suitable premiums. Rufus W.
Gillett was elected president, and Daniel
J. Campau secretary. Stables for one
hundred horses are to be constructed
immediately. The summer meeting
will be held June "a to 27, and purses
aggregating $8, 500 will be offered, en-
tries to close June g..
JACK CHINN's great race. horse Leon
atus broke down in his right foreleg at
Louisville, ON the I'd, while taking exer-
else, and will be retired to the harem.
It was a renewal of theiDjury received at
Brighton Beach last season, which was
thought to be but temporary. he has
been galloping several weeks, and was
backed to some extent for spring events,
but he can never recover. He won the
Derby last year in canter against the
pick of Western horses, and $4,000
was refused for him. He is by Longfel-
low out Of Semper-Felix. Il .s... ~.
The American Lacrosse Team has Sc
lected players from New York, Prince
ton, Harvard, Yale, Baltimore, Boston
and Chicago clubs. and will depart for
Great Britain May 3 Oh the steamer
Austral. The team will be a. good one
in every respect, and special efforts have
been directed toward making it har-
monious one. The players CHOSEN are
all we'll fitted for the positions on the
field that they will have to fill, many Of
them, besides, being good all round
players, who can be changed when occa-
sion requires it. The first match on the
other side will be played at Liverpool
May II. -.
. JACOB ScHEFER and George F. Slos-
son signed articles in Chicago on the
Sd for two games of billiards, to be
played in that city, May 12 and 81. The
first game will be for the balk-line
championship and $500 a side and the
second champions game, the loser of
the first game to have the option of MAX
stake of 81 900 side. The match of
May IL at Central Music Hall will be for
the balk-line championship now held
by Schsefer and will consist of 800
points, on 5x1O table, with the eight
inch line. The second match will be at
the champions game. lines 1884, 800
points up, on 5x10 table. Both men
will go to work at once to prepare for the
encounter of May ~.
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irresponsible Orators.

[From George EIot's Essays.J -
The platform orator is subject to the
criticism of Kisses and groans. Counsel
for the plaintiff expects the retort
counsel for the defendant. The +
able gentleman on one side of t.
is liable to have his facts O.
shown up by his honorahl-
opposite side. Even
erary lecturer, if he
tent, may see the
slip quietly =
preacher
situat;-
deT
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Transmission of Power.

25EgH.59 "A pASNA40OAVAA VIVA =
The distance to which wire-rope trans
mission can be applied ranges from fifty
or sixty feet up to miles. ':As a mag
niioent example of long transmission,
we would mention 'tnat of Schaffhausen,
III Switzerland, at the falls Of the Rhine.
Here 800 horsepower are carried dag
onally across the Rhine, and extended
for distance Of two miles, and distrif-
uted among fifty different manufe
ries, situated in every imaginab)'
tion, and embracing all the v
rangements Of changing dire
Wire.rope transmission,
use ct q point where q
shaftins becomes tos
prsfitably, and inr
much cheaper
either shaftir.
has beer.
succee
an9
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RAII WAY HOUSE.

PED CEDAR MILLS,
j. GREGSOTS
Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in the best
brands of Grscsrs' and Bakers' Flour, Also all
kinds of Md; Feed for sale at his store on Main
stree, Austin. Minn., and at the Mill, two miles
coutn Of the city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-16

n B: JOHNSON, JR,
ATTORNEY At LAR,
Austin, MINI. Practices in all the courts Of tho
state. Prompt attention given to Collecting. Of
fce over the Mower County Bank. jun20
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An Interesting Interview,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The views OF
Hon. Dorman b. Eaton, president of the
civil service commission, in regard to
the probable effect of Cleveland and
Hendricks election upon the mainte.
nance of the civil service law, has been
obtained by representative of the AS.
ISOLATED Press, and are given in the fol
lowing
REPORT OF THE INTERVIEWS:
Question-"You are from New York,
Mr.. Commissioner, and know what
Gov. Cleveland has done there for civil
service service reform. Please give the
Associated Press the facts and your
views as to what he is likely to do rela.
tive to removals and the civil service
act and rules"
Mr.. Eaton-"These are very deli
cate questions for one in my
position to answer. / have taken
no part, whatever in the late campaign.
have not the least right to assume to
speak for Gov. Cleveland or his party,
having acted with the Republican party
from its origin. / can hardly speak
without some party bias. Neverthe-
less, I will frankly tell you what think.
We shall have
AN ADMINISTRATION ABSOLUTELY DEM
CRATIC
in policy, but whether with a member
representing those without whose votes
the Democratic party would have failed,
| will not guess. But the civil service
act will not be repealed either
at the coming session or during
this generation. Gov. Cleveland and
the statesmen of his party would oppose
any attempt to repeal it. The Republi
cans as body would resist and the Sem
ate would defeat such an attempt. The
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rnlltlI arrtIre Nrrllranl..

WAsuis0toN, Nov. H.. In Wow ~
tio fact ~ the civil service examination
becomes better aud better known, they
attract more and moro applicants, the
commissioner has found II Is useiul,aftor
after consultation with the president, to
adopt the following resolution which
Will explain "a applicants why they may
not receive ga carly notice To appear aud
he oNamlnodi
Resolved, That Ia order 10 avoid the
examination Of u number of applicants
greatly In excess of the needs uI the SER
wee, aud the imposition OF useless labor
ON the board of examiners, whenever
there shall bc ON tho register of any
state or Territory more persons of oithor
sGN. ofany grade or class than arc likely
Ia bc required for classification during
the NJ six months, no more applicants
Of either sex or grade or class VIII hc
examined for that state or Territory til
such excess has ceased, unless other
wise ordered by the commission.
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Troublesome Tramps.

For several weeks past the poultry
yards of citizens residing in the north
ern suburbs of the city have been raided
and the rOosts have been frightfully di-
unfinished. For time 1t was attributed
to the ordinary chicken thief, but yester-
terday morning some sportsmen, who
started out before daybreak on gun
ming expedition, ran across lot OF
tramps camped on Nusbaumer's
branch. Day was just dawning
and when they saw the hunters they
scampered away leaving behind them
several chickens and the meal they were
preparing. The ground on Nusbaumer's
branch is strewn with feathers and the
bones of departed poultry and these
cause of it all. They spend most OF
their time in the bottoms of the Trinity
and forage on the city for supplies. The
gang should be broken up.
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Life in Rural England.

~ have nothing to do but work and go
to bed. I'd sooner be the ass to tinker
than live the life am leading" This is
the language put into the mouth of a
farmers son in letter which 1 came
across the other day in one of the Irish
papers complaining of the unspeakable
dullness of life in the rural districts. l
am inclined to think it supplies one ex-
PLANTATION of the vast growth of the town
population in our days. Now that peo-
pie are getting educated they find they
can stand the country. They flock up
10 town, not so much to make money as
to live the life of human beings.
Whether they gain much by
coming to town is matter upon which
there may be two opinions. Personally,
l do not fancy that should like very
much living in such a place as Seven
Dials, for example. But then neither
should / care to be "ass to tinker"
There is, of course, no reason in the
eternal fitness of things why country
lite should be as dull as it is. Every
village in the land might have its con-
cert or ballroom, it's library and its
gymnasium at very trifling cost. Per-
maps one of these days, when the coun-
ty rate-payers have the spending OF
their own money, there may be some
thing else to do in the country besides
"work and go to bed."-[ London Truth,
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Church Dedicated ut Bryan.

BRYAN, Nov. l6.-LSpecial.l The new
Baptist church was dedicated to-day
with imposing ceremonies. Rev. w. J..
Penn preached the dedication sermon to
II large congregation. Quite a number
of ministers were present TO aid In the
services. Among the number were
Revs. Link, of Austin; Williams, OF
Dallas, aud Snodgrass. The congrega-
tons and ministers of other denomina-
tons in Bryan attended the services.
The new church is model of beauty
and design and reflects great credit on
the Jealous efforts of the pastor, DIR. Il.
NJ. Law. The afternoon was devoted to
the work of Sunday-schools.
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Midland.

MIDLAND, Nov. A.-TCorrespondence.
The excursion party arriving here on
Tuesday in charge of T. e. Rosele and
j. E. Scruggs, brought a number of bus
ness men and farmers, who expressed
themselves well pleased with what is in
sight. Some have purchased lands,
peculiar: About the first thing north
ern man says is, eff you can raise clover,
Timothy and hay here you are alright"
They do not realize that the natural
grasses make better pastures than any
thing else that can be grown, and that
the stock that live on it the year round
are as fat as the stall-fed stock of their
country, and that the beef and NUT
ton is of superior flavor. Mr.. Moody
has to-day sheep on his ranch that are
too fat for good mutton.
One year ago there were in this local
ity about 5000 head of sheep. There are
day, within fifteen miles of Midland
1900 head. There were not many cat
tie here year ago, but now there are, in
shipping distance of this point, 34,SOC
head, and 10000 more will be placed
within few months. Since it has been
demonstrated beyond any doubt that
good water can be had anywhere on the
staked plains by digging or boring from
field of some 300 miles square is fast
being taken by stock men. Midland is
the hub of this territory, and if there
never was a grain of wheat OF
other cereals raised, the town will be
we'll supported. But it will be an agri-
cultural country beyond doubt.
In the alignment of the three forces
that are settling the country tho cattle
men are going to the rear, tho sheep
ha
the railroad for the farmer. This course
is natural, and is the best for all. There
is no nm for all, and all are welcome tC
Goods pasture fields" congenial eli
mate and the rich soil that is waiting tol
the pillow.
A distressing accident happened or
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Green, one o.
our rangers, had the side of his face
blown off by the bursting of a small
he has stood the shock we'll, and it is be
lieved and hoped that he will speedily
| recover.
Our worthy citizen, J. G. Carr, has SEN
the following to number of his friends
who are now attending the stockmen's
convention at st. Louis:
To the Secretary, D. W. Hinkle, ]. F. Camp
Jesse Pressnal, Crouch, Lane, Oge, Crothers
Earskin, James f. Ellison and others, O
the Cattlemen's Convention, st. Louis
Missouri
GENTLEMEN: Western Texas pos
sessing, as you are aware of the fact, al
the elements of vastly superior graz
ing country unrivaled in climate anc
practically illimitable in point of range
make it the stock emporium of the
universe, and is to-day attracting more
attention than any other cattle-raisine
region of America.
Hence, in behalf of the stock-raisers
Of Tom Green county, sends you greet
ng,trusting your labOrs may be crowned
with success,
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Secretary Lamont TO Mayor Fulton

GALVESTON, Nov. l6.-lIis honor,
Mayor Fulton, was to-day in receipt OF
another telegram from Daniel
S. Lamont, private secretary to
Presldent-elect Cleyeland, stating
that the complete count Of the vote OF
New York state would give Glove
land plurality of Liz votes. This
telegram was a final clincher in his hon
or's mind. The burden was lifted,
every doubt dispelled and his honor's
countenauce reflected the joy and salts
faction reigning within.
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onnh Grnunh.. m True.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. lG,-l'rlonds d
Carlton Hunt, who, according TO the re-
turns, was defeated for congress in
the first district by st, Martin,
state that contest will be made ON the
glound of fraud, claiming 10 have
proof of voting ON dead mems names
by non-rosidonts, bnllot-boX stulling in
the fourth and sixth wards, and evil
denco Ia show the fraudulent voting oi
1000 ballots, counted for 81. Martin, in
tho parish of Orleens.
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Tho Arkansns EIectIon.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. lG.-Tho official
vote of the state is: Cleveland, 1890;
Blaine, 5l,5il; Butler, LOSS.
chief Justice: Cockrel, Democratic,
$3.50; Benjamin, Republican, 520ll.
Democratic congressional majorities:
Dunn, $3.50; Breckenridge, 2,5O3; Jones,
LIB; Rogers, 1866; Peel, 6,3Si.
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TERRELL, Nov l6.-[Special.l MIR. j.
j. Smith, late of Tyler, and well
known citizen of this place, died sud
denly, at o'clock this morning, of a
congestive chill. He leaves wife and
seven children to mourn his loss. They
have the heartfelt coincidence of their
many friends.
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sSuccess WIN Not Elatc Me aud Defeat
win Not DcpreSs."
HETELLs WHY he WAS BEATEN,
Messrs. Eaton aud ThomHn, of the tlNU
service Commission, Civ" Thcir
Views ns to What WIN he
Cleyeland's Policy,
GENERAL POLITICAL PlCk-uPS,
CI.yeInnd's Plurality.

NEW York, Nov. ld.-rho SUMS rc-
vised figures give Cleveland a plurality
of l,OT7.
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Tile WEEKLY nERALn pAlLAs IExAs NOVEMBER

nIW lnlnf NOHaafillY pIfflt1 Nut an.
dNf iho pros isiUns NJ The l'nhdlNi0n I'LL
Md The iulna tifumulga ~ w President
Arthur, who N III iiuns has RlVrn the
commission hearty hnd unwayerlng
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Patti, it is said, guards herself care
fully against cold. She evidently does
not believe in free concerts, but does
believe in the free use of DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup, as it has cured her several
times.
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Mr.. Weeks Gives His Opinion.

PITTsBURa, Nov. 16.-Jos. d. Weeks,
treasurer of the national Republican
committee, was in the city to day and
returned to New York tonight. In
an interview he said: at is impossible
to tell what the national committee
will do until the official count is fin
ished. The board of county canvassers
have no power to change the face
of the returns, except in case OF
manifest clerical errors, and under GER
tain conditions to count the ballots that
were rejected by them as blank or de-
fective. Any action looking to
a change in the returns,
except as above stated, must
be brought before the courts who have
power by mand anus to in
struct the inspectors and can
vassers to change the face of the
returns. The National committee will
stick it out as long as there is any hope.
The Republican people OF
this country expect their Ma
tional committee to exhaust
every means within their power to
reach the results of the election, and
till it is done will remain in active SER
vice. AS far as am concerned, think
there is still some hope.
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate

MAKES A COOLING DKTNK.
Into hair tumbler of ;ce-water put a
teaspoonful of Acid Phosphate; add
sugar to the taste.
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Vital OuestiOns!!!

Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school, what is the best thing
in the world for quieting and allaying
all irritation of the nerves, and curing
all forms of nervous complaints, giving
natural, childlike refreshing sleep al
ways?
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
"Some form of Hops Up
CHAPTER
Ask any or all OF the most eminent
physicians:
"What is the best and only remedy
that can be relied on to cure all diseases
of the kidneys and urinary organs;
such as Bright's disease, dialects, reten.
ton, or inability to retain urine and all
the diseases and ailments peculiar to
Women -
And they will tell you explicitly and
emphaticly "Buchu 7!
Ask the same physicians
"What is the most reliable and surest
cure for all liver diseases or dvspepsia:
constipation. indigestion bilionsness.
malaria. fever. sgae. X".. an>- ,a"J y -.