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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
The American Girl,

The American girl is champaign
She is glittering, foamy, hubby, sweet,
dry, tart-in word, fizzy!
She has not the dreamy, magical,
murmury lovableness of our Italian
girl. And yet there is cosmopolitan
combination in the. American girl that
makes her most attractive coquette
in her frankness, in her pardonable
frivolity, in her being a phenomenon
of verbal intrigue!
You may lose your head with her
easily in week, and in the way of
recollecting what you had said to her
yesterday, for she is gifted with memo
ry but your art-jamaiS!
1t takes longer time for that. But
be sure she will have both sooner or
later, and, like true belle, will sing to
you amid signs and smiles:
Be glad while We may,
Nor take heed of the morrow;
The sweets of to-day
Let us taste while they last!
For life is too short
From the future to borrow;
Dull care like an ort,
Fling away to the past!
don't believe she is half as MERGE
nary as she talks, in the vein of what
female heart can gold despise?" Yet
she gives a strong impression that the
alpha and omega of life is modiste
and a millionaire. My impression of
the American girl is one never to be
forgotten. She is bright, brisk and
business-like.
To be concise, would call the Amer
lean girl a sort of social catechism--
full of questions and answers. In
many instances she omits the answers,
and becomes an incarnate "?" | never
experienced such pleasurable witness
box position in all my life. Italian
PGDer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
An Indiana jury sent in a writer

An Indiana jury sent in written
verdict of "Blode to peces bi the biler
Dustin. - Boston JOurnal. A Boston
jury would likely have stated it thus:
Horresco referens, bic facet the molec-
ural remains OF one who experienced
the expansive and elevating power of
fluid composed of oxygen. s; hydrogen,
1, when under the influence of ii. o. L.
of 212 deg Chicago Inter ocean
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

Josh Billings went into harness
shop in New York to get some trivial
thing, and when he was about to pay
for it the proprietor said: "Never mind;
it doesn't amount to much; some time
when you lecture you may send me
some tickets Josh turned and walked
nearly to the door, then slowly coming
back, said: "See here, Mr.. S., you are
like "A good many other people; you
cast your bread upon the waters, but
you tie string to it!' and went slowly
out without another word or smile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

The British Columbia Assembly pro-
poses law limiting the amount of land
that one man can own to six hundred
and forty acres.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

Nathan d. Morey, of Syracuse, N.
T., invented a new gasoline machine
and was found dead few days later in
the room where it was kept, having
been suffocated by the fumes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Scenes in the Streets Of Chicago.

[From the Chicago Inter- Ocean.]
Since the dawn Of the convention the
rivalry of certain shopkeepers in their
efforts to attract the attention of
strangers has been very remarkable. A
glance at the stores on West Madison
Street shows up the fact in unmistak-
able colors. If one storekeeper gets
possession of q funny set of pictures or
an automatic advertising machine his
next door neighbor Immediately does
the same, with the result frequently
that the sidewalks are made impossible
by crowds of open mouthed sightseers.
The rivalry is by no means without it's
phases of humor. For instance, no
sooner did one storekeeper place on his
window large gilded trunk, which pur-
ported to be the identical fatal chest in
which Geneva accidentally locked her
self on her bridal day, several hundred
years ago, than his next-door rival set
up an old cheap clock with p1acard
stating that it was 1000 years old and
belonged to King Solomon. This piece
of practical satire was followed BY an
adjacent restaurant keeper exposing q
horseshoe, which was described ais the
one Gen. Washington lost at Yorktown
But the most ludicrous case of rivalry
has occurred between two Hebrew rival
storekeepers near Halsted Street. One,
q clothier, advertised in his windows
that with every suit of clothes sold he
would give away clock. Thereupon
the Hebrew jeweler opposite hung an
enormous placard alongside of a
wretched pair of trousers, and the pla.
card said: "Here we give away pair
of pants with every clock" Now these
two co-religionists never speak to each
other as they pass by. ..'.-'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
In an African Market Place.

From JOhnsOns Congo River.
!. An African market, with so many
commodities to sell and SO many eager
sellers and loungers, is a most animated
scene. The din of voices may be heard
afar of, and when you enter the great
open square, where, under the shade of
great trees, perhaps thousand people.
are disposed in little chafering groups
around their heaps of wares, it is worse
than the parrot house at the geological
Gardens. The women are the keenest
traders; they .haggle and scream and
expostulate, end chuckle aside over their
bargains, while the hulking MN lounge
about in good humored Gstlessness, or
squat in rows stolidly smoking. Al
though the strife Of tongue is great, few
real quarrels occur. There is in most
cases chief of the market, perhaps an
old Fetish man, who regulates all dis
putes, and who SO heavily fines both lit
igants that all are chary of provoking
his arbitration. This babel lasts but
one day, and then for the rest of the
!" week or !" fortnight the market place
is void and desolate; only the old wicker
baskets, banana skins, corn-shucks.
feathers and egg-shells remain to wit
ness to the great aesemblage which has
taken place. OF such kind is the great
market near Isaugila, and there are
similar gatherings at Manyanga, Lutete,
and in proximity to most Of Mr.. Stan
leys stations.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
A Little Old.
[From the Rutland {vt.) Herald.]

lEIOkn tuo Nuu0uu WV ueCdusJ
An occupant of one of the Offices in
the city building in Ruthland told Fri
day evening little anecdote that we're
produce. @The first part of the story
took place about thirteen years before
the main event that lam going to tell
you about. I was young fellow and
was taking girl to ride. We drove in
to Greene to party in winter. We got
out at tho house where the party was
to be, played games for half an hour,
kissed the girls, perhaps, and then
wrapped up and drove home. Well,
sir, thirteen years afterwards, a number
Of years ago, a man dropped into my
store. He said, How dye and SO did I.
He said, Your names R, amt it?'
Said I, Yes Lets see,' said he, you
was out to my house to party, warnt
you, once?' Yes, sir, and had good
time, said I. Then the old fellow drew
q piece of paper out of his pocket and
passed it to me. You owe me a little
bill, don't you? It's all writ down on the
paper The paper was bill of forty
cents for batting the horse thirteen
years before. I made him sit down and
reckon interest before paid him, and
then I told him to get right out of the
STORE"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
How Watch Cases are Made.

The many great improvements intro
duced in the manufacture of the Jas. Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led to similar inn
provements in the making of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part of
silver case was made of several pieces of
metal soldered together, requiring great
amount of cutting and soldering, which
softened the metal and gave it the plability
of lead rather than the elasticity of silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
of the Keystone Silver Watch Case is made
Of one solid piece of metal hammered into
shape. 6 The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardens the metal while soldering softensit.
To test the superiority Of the Keystone
Silver Watch Case, take one of 3 OF. weight,
press it squarely in the center when closed,
and it will not give, while case Of same
weight of any other make will give enough
to break the crystal. The Keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
Send stamp Keystone Watch Case Factories Phia
depha Pa for handsome illustrated Pamphlet showing
James Boss and Keystone Watch Cases made. h.
Ito be cOntinued.)
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Another Fra DiavOlO.

From tue London TRUTH
It appears that second edition O
Fra Diavolo has been carrying on lu
crative business in Hungary. Accord
ing to all accounts he was a most ele
giant and lady killing brigand, who
spared the poor and only attacked the
rich. A price, however, having been
set on his head by the Austrian gov
eminent, be has at last been delivered
into the hands ofjustice. Nine. Adam
during her recent voyage in Hungary,
heard so much about him that her Gu
riosity was excited, and before several
people she expressed wish to see at
least his photograph. A few days af-
forwards she received by post letter
signed Sayanyl JOSH, informing her
that she would have the desired pho
tograph sent to her as soon as she re-
turned to Paris. If, as Is stated, the
lady-kIer was arrested while sitting
for his portrait for Nine. Adam, the
least she can do is to use her influence
to get him leniently dealt with.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
THE GRAVES OF OUR HEROES.



Tread lightly; this is hallowed ground-
Ground where the forms Of heroes sleep
Where sin and sorrow trouble not,
Where angels loving vigils keep.
The dead are here; but not the dead
Whose lives were passed in dreams away;
These are the dead who gave to us
The glorious life Of liberty.
They babe adieu to loved ones dear,
With aching heart and heavy soul,
And turned away from every hope :
That makes life precious to us all.
They marched toward the battlefield
With hope In heart and prayer on lip,
Brave feet to set on traitors ground,
Brave hands in traitors blood to dip.
They fought undaunted in the fray,
With proudest light in flashing eye,
Forcing back thoughts Of home and love,
And marching on to fight and die.
They met their death like noble men,
To die as noble men can die,
Laying true hearts and brave young lives
Upon the shrine Of liberty.
Remember that they bought with blood
The freedom that we now enjoy:
Broke for the slave his chains, and gave
A glorious peace without alloy.
All! surely record such IA this
Angels must praise and bear to heaven;
Surely, on such Gods smile must rest,
And heavens crown to such be given.
Scatter the flowers tenderly; y.ee
The pure, sweet buds we offer now,
Scatter with love o'erfolded hands, /. J.
Ger silent breast and upturned brow.
So lot them sleep in silence here,
Beneath the flowers we strew in love,
Feeling full sure God knows it all,
And gives sweet recompense above.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
FARM, GARDEN AND HONE.

Country Girls-The Girls for %.
Up in the morning early, Il
Just ut the peep Of day,
straining the milk In the dairy,
Turning the COWS away:
y Sweeping the door In the kitchen,
Making the bedsup stairs; 81
Washing the breakfast dishas.
busting the parlor chairs.
Brushing crumbs from the pantry.
Hunting for eggs at the barn;
Cleaning turnips for dinner, q i
Spinning stocking yarn;
Spreading the whitened linen
Down on the bushes below;
Ransacking every meadow ,s
Where tho red Strawberries grow.
Starching the fixtures for Sunday
Churning the snowy cream,
Rineing the pail and strainer,
Down in the limpid stream.
! Feeding the geese and turkeys,
Making the pumpkin pies,
jogging the young ones cradle,
Driving away the flies.
Grace in every motion,
Music In every tone,
Beauty In form and feature,
Thousands may covet to own.
Cheeks that rival spring roses. ~
Teeth the whitest Of pearls,
One OF these country maids is worth
score Of your city-bred girls,
Huntington Hawkeye.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Coal Tar ON Seed Corn.

The number of crows is steadily in.
creasing in the older Western states. In
some localities they are almost as plen-
tiful as in New England, and are be-
coming troublesome in the corn-felds.
In going about the country one fire.
quently observes the Eastern devices
for frightening them away. These
''scare crows" are of some avail, of
course, but experienced farmers tell us
tarring the seed corn is q better pro-
lection. The best way of tarring is to
place the corn in an old kettle, pouring
on the warm tar and stirring with a
paddle or long handled wooden spoon
until the kernels are we'll covered. To
fit it for handling dry in plaster. This
coating interferes somewhat with using
the corn-planter, but where crows and
black-birds are numerous loss of time
in planting is far more than compen-
stated for by the protection afforded.
Some farmers think coal tar prevents
damage by wire:worms and cut-worms,
but the point is not we'll settled, Mice
certainly do not like, and, when numer-
GUS, tarring against them is worthy of
trial.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25

New YoRK pickpockets have q new
dodge Of securing ladies' purses. a boy
Of IA or Is strolls along behind q lady
and bounces . rubber ball on the side
walk so that it rises and falls close to
her dress. While she is Watching the
motion Of the ball her pocket is quick
" rified. 1850 8s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25

Its main line nuns from Chicago to Council
Bluffs, passing through Joliet, Ottawa, La Sale.
Genesee, Moline. Rock Island, Davenport, West
eTa az 81
tic, and Avooa; with branches from Bureau
junction to Peoria: Wilton Junction t9 Mp1ca.
ne M1,'sh1sSIon P.1ras,a sfa si.t,n G.n
Washington to SiRourney. Oskalo0sa, and Knox.
Vile; keokuk to Farmihgton. Bonaparte, Ben
t9nspert. lndependsnt Eldon. OttunMs, EDDY.
Nswten to Monroe Sd Des Nome. 70 InSianoia and
Winterset; Atlantic to Lewis and Audubon: ana
Avoca to Harlan. This is positively the only
Railroad which owns. and operates through
line from Chicago into the state Of Kansas.u
man Palace Cars attached. are run 9ach way daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. kANSAS CITY.
COUNCIL. BLUES, LEAYENWORTH ana ATCHI-
son. Through cars are also run netMesn Mtlwau::
Rock Island Short I:;ae.''
The "Great Rock Island" 10 magniAcently
equipped. Its road bed s simply perfect, and its
What viii please You most viii be The pleasure
OF enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful praries of Illinois and Iowa, In one Of
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany AL
Through Express Trains You get "a entire
for seventy iive cents. 3
Approaching the fact that . majority Of the
people prefer separate apartments Tor dinerent
purposes tand the Immense passenger business
nounce that this Company runs Pullman IG!see
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes and Palaces
~ PULLMAN PALACE CARA are e,
COUNCIL NLUFF9. KANSA4 CITY,
Tickets via this Line, knoW1 - tAss
81 For lnforInation not obtAaAAAl0 ~ ~
-. KIMBALL, 81
1000 e 81 GonY Supe43nton1oDS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Good Horse shoes

Secretary J. e. Russell, of the Mas
sachusetts State Board Of Agriculture,
in the course of lecture; stated that
Marshal Bazaine told him in Spain,
several years ago, that Napoleon would
have escaped from Russia in safety but
for the failure of the supply Of his
horse-shoers. His horses, being with
out shoes, broke down on the rough and
icy roads, and hence the disaster that
followed. He said he would himself
follow the French and Spanish method
OF shoeing, which is never to calk
shoe, even on the front, except for use
on the ice, and the calk should be re-
moved as soon as possible. The proper
shoe is broad and flat and as light. as
possible. He would put the strength of
the shoe in the outer rim and use as
few nails as possible. The hoof is elias
tic and the use of an unyielding rim of
iron prevents its action. For this rea-
son the milateral method of shoeing-
the nails only Of one side-is desirable
if light shoe is used. He would have
q horse shod every month, and three
weeks is better. He thought horse
owners would thus do more for the hui
name treatment of the equine race than
in any other way.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25

IS "A HOUSEWIFE wants to know how to
save dishes from being broken. It is
the easiest thing in the world. Simply
nick all the pieces you want to save, and
they will last till the crack Of doom.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
The Silk Industry.

May is the time to begin, The leaves
of the Usage orange are said to be equal
to the mulberry, and there is no reason
why the management of silk worms may
not be part of the occupation of many
who are not capable OF performing more
laborious work. The silk industry may
not be very remunerative when CON:
Quoted exclusively (though it certainly
produces return if it gives employ
ment to those desiring IT'D, but the judi
cious management consists in dispens-
ing with fences and substituting hedges,
setting out fruit trees on the ground
and keeping poultry to assist in destroy
ing insects, to say nothing of an apiary,
which entails little or no labor in the
way of feeding or attention. The true
method of conducting such enterprises,
then, is to endeavor to combine several
together, as but little more attention is
required to manage number than on
" one.- Farm, Field and Preside.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
BR1ttle HOof,

An English paper states that brittle
ness of the hoof is usually produced by
Inflammation, but it is too often caused
by the injudicious practice of greasing
the hoofs and neglect in washing them.
Living horn contains large proper
ton in water, which is necessary to
preserve its softness and elasticity.
When the water is driven out by the
heat of Inflammation, or by the use of
grease, tar or oil, the horn is dry, brittle
and tender, and the hoofs break. The
horn is also subject to q change by rea-
son of diseased secretion, and becomes
soft and then powders. In all these
cases the cure is slow, because the char
acter of the horn cannot be changed
excepting the new growth. Horn is
precisely of the same composition as
hair, and practically is nothing more
than hair fiber in solid mass, and, like
hair, is produced and proceeds from
secreting glands which exist in the
skin. To change the character of the
horn, therefore, it is necessary to wait
for the new growth, and to avoid in
juring this by improper treatment.
Brittle hoofs should be treated by FREE
quent washing in warm water, and rub
bing them with glycerine mixed with
an equal part of water, but no grease
or oil, or tar should be used.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. r.

bEIN ZEN lnE LAS L ~ 4HG VGS L !
s % .nf s1 q ess
BALLOON where you can enjoy ysur Havana"
MseniScent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi
line, asd transfers are avoided At Go1neil Blnas
neetiens being made IL Union pspets: =.
HHf sk1E&Stp44h keJaz GlaH 1aS e
a eI!exse; With .n 1iv.rsias lines for the
az s Es So 81: With the l. asAs- .naP
AtW4sulNs7oa HElozTs. with F. 9. s.
ALA a SALE, with III. Cent B.
W; N. Mid; and Z. I "; kds . Do.
Island short Line" and Rock isra PeG 1, KoS
AtWEsr LrpERTY, With the B. G, +, = N.R.k
At GRINNELL, with Central !oMaHR.
AZ CoTNcL BLUFFS, With Union Pacific r; B.
At OMAHA, with B. 4 No. r. K: n u Ee1:2n
At COI,yMiUs JUNcTI0N.w with E,C. =; q y. ~
- 9TFF so IA & Efe Ssn K kds eNa v"
AZ kEoKuK. with Toll, Pee: Z Mar.i Wae., ~
Leuis 4 Pac., and st. l., Keo: 4 NV. r. Rds.
AZ CAMERON. With II q. r. r =.
Atch. 4 Neb. and Ger. BIZ. .: r. r: Rds.
AZ LEAvENWoRT1, with Kan. Pas, and Kan.
"a. 1skzSss s CITY. With AZ l,... for the West
,r sasissSss e ana Hs11kxHMk e snHzAl'
. Great Kock 1slaAA. Route,'s are sold by
= Asms sieket .ae.. address,
0snI Tiki. and Pass,9r Ast.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Women as Cream Collectors.

s g. ~ Z 49, 81
Mr.. L. s. Coffin, of the Fort Dodge
Qowa) messenger, in giving notes of q
recent trip into the dairy country in
that vicinity says: One of the most in
teresting facts noticed was two cream
gathering wagons driven by young
women. This struck me as the right
thing. These young women will be
neater about skimming the milk and
caring for the cream, and at the same
time more reliable as rule than men.
This whole business of the dairy-opens
up wide door for employment for
women. There is hardly anything
about it but what they can do, and do
it, too, much better than men. Let the
day hasten on when Webster County
shall see million dollars worth of dairy
products yearly, and let the girls do
the work and get the pay. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Household Hints,


A NICE loaf cake is made OF one-half
cup of butter, one and half of sugar,
one of sweet milk, two of flour, one tea
spoonful of soda, the whites of four
eggs. Flavor with rose or almond.
A DELICIOUS dish for dessert is made
of six sweet oranges, peeled and sliced,
one can of pineapples and one grated
cocoanut. Arrange in slices in glass
dish, with plenty of powdered sugar be-
tween.
VERY nice batter for baked pudding
is made by melting one large table,
spoonful of butter, beat three eggs very
light, warm two cupfuls of milk, put the
butter with it, remove from the fire,
add the eggs, pinch, of salt and one
cupful of flower. Pour this over fruit
laid in the pudding dish. Bake in a
quick oven. ... @". d:
IT will interest good housekeepers to
know that oil marks on papered walls
against which thoughtless persons
have laid their heads may be removed
by making a paste of cold water and
pipe clay, or fuller's earth, and laying
it on the surface without rubbing it on,
else the pattern of the paper may be in
jured. Leave the paste on all night.
In the morning it may be brushed off
and the spot may have disappeared,
though a renewal of the operation may
be needed if the oil spot is old. 80
A DAINTY way to make chocolate is to
set an earthen pot into kettle of boil
ing water, in the pot quart of milk
and cream mixed. Stir into this when
it is hot, paste made by mixing three
heaping tablespoonful of grated ehoc-
olate with little cold milk. Let this
boil for two or three minutes and serve
hot. If the chocolate is sweetened, it
is better not to add sugar, but let each
one add it at the table if it is not sweet
enough; but if the unsweetened choco-
late is used, two desert spoonfuls may
be put in while it is cooking. Cream
is the greatest possible addition.
ALMOST every woman that has kept
house for several years has stair carpet
that is badly worn in many cases it is
worn out with the exception of the bor-
der. This may be used with good Of
feet. After it is carefully cleaned, cut
the border of, leaving the margin CEN
ter part for seam, then use this for
the border of mats made of pieces of
carpet. A large mat which will do
good service and will look we'll, too,
can be made by sewing two breadths
together and then cutting the border
on. Dampen the seam and press it on
the wrong side with hot iron.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-25
Use the Cuitivator.

The use of the cultivator not only
loosens the soil. thus admitting the free
circulation of air and penetration of
moisture, but keeps the grass and weeds
from securing foothold. Every blade
OF grass is compelled to draw on the
soil for plant food, and when occupying
the ground intendedfo for crops it becomes
a matter of competition for occupancy
of the soil between the crop and the
grass. Weeds are especially severe on
land, as the majority of them are ex-
ceedingly rich in heterogeneous material,
thereby appropriating chat element at
the expense of the crop.
If the cultivator is used freely, begin
ming at the period when the plants first
make their appearance, the ground will
always be in fine condition, and the
vexations incidental to the baking of
the soil thereby avoided. Farm, Field
and Fireside. =