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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
HON. JAMES g. BLAINE.
Reception by Citizens " Lewiston and A
~burn-speoch by Mr.. Blaine.

Reception by Citizens 6f Lewiston and Au.
burn Speech by Mr.. Blaine.
Lewiston (Me.) djspatch.l
James G. Blaine arrived in Lewiston
this evening, and received an ovation
from the crowds assembled at the rail-
way station. He at once drove to the
residence of Col. Drew, whose guest he
is during his stay here. After tea q
procession, composed of local military
organizations, and the reception COM
mittee in carriages, went to Col. Drew's
residence, where they received MI.
Blaine, and escorted him to the hall,
which was densely packed. When Mr..
Blaine stepped. on the platform he was
greeted with tumultuous cheers. A.
w. Savage, on behalf of the committee
on arrangements, delivered brief adj
dress of welcome, and Mr.. Blaine re-
piled as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, and Ladies and Gentlemen
OF the lister Cities of Lewiston and Auburn:
! am deeply moved by the cortliality of your
reception. It Is great addition to the COM
pletencss of your reception that it Is outside
and beyond the line of party division, and
that am perm tied to meet you simply as
old friends and fellow-cttizcns of the same
State, VIII CHI l am proud to claim as my
home. In the last tairty years have, in
public station and in private life, known and
appreciated your city and citizens, ard have
co-opera:ed with them In many ways for tho
benefit of our Joint constituents. attended
public meeting in lewiston thirty-two
years ago. Then it was small vi lage. When
l see the superb city which now we COM
me, and meet this vast aseemblage of your
people, I am more than ever Impressed with
the energetic character and magnificent on
terprise of the American people, Republicans
and Democrats alike, and l can say with
pride, quoting almost literally the language Of
Jefferson that upon such occasions as this
we are all Democrats and al: Republicans.
can not close without again thanking you
most profoundly, ladies and gentlemen, r
the cordiality with which you have greet.
me, and, wishing to each and oil of you, and
to your two beautiful cities, q continuation
Of that abundant prosperity in the future
which you have enjoyed SO richly In the p ,st.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr.. Blaine held an informal reception,
and many embraced the opportunity to
take him by the hand. Tomorrow Mr..
Blaine will attend the exercises at
Bates College.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
CRIMINAL

The body of q girl of II, named Critic Phil
lips, was found in the woods near Salineville,
o.. on tho 10th, with rlstol-ball hols in her
head.
LEWIS BISHOP, an actor, aged 80 years, shot
himself at New York, on the 10th. He played
two Seasons in Kate Claxton's company in the
1.-TWO Orphans"
GEORGE B1RNER, q farmer living near the
village of Frankenmuth, blicb, on the 9th inst,
while ]aboring under fit of insanity, crushed
the head of his wife with hammer.
w. L. LAMB, member OF the firm Of Chas.
Sherwood Il Co, proprietors of the Buckeye
Tobacco Works, of Toledo, was fatally shot by
burglar on the morning of the 9th.
DICK HENDERSON,. colored, was lynched at
Russeliviile, KY, on the 7lh, for tho murder of
white boy.
VIRGIN c. FAYLEs, a young man 20 years of
age, committed tuiclde on the 5th, by hanging
himself in bis fathers barn in the town of len
esee, Wis.
AT Pikevllle, Tenn, on the 5th inst, safe
was robbed of $4,000 in cash, $500 IN checks
and $780, 900 inno.es. Indignant citizens began
to search every building i'll town and in the
store OF young druggist named Hall $4,000
worth OF the plumber was found. Hall ESCAPED.
TROUBLE over transpass by cattle on the farm
OF Albert Leuke, near Pierre, Dak.. led to
the killing of Caleb Perry, owner of the cattle,
and the dangerous wounding of w. J. Bene-
dict and r. A. Porter, Perry's hired men.
Leuke dill the shooting.
WENDL1N POTTER O workman at the Detroit
car shops was found on the sidewalk on the
evening OF the 4th inst, dying, having been
shot by parties unknown.
In q row at Washburn, Wis, on the 9Th, a
man named Lynch was fatally stabbed with a
sheath knife. His assailant was arrested.
K. B. SHoAT, prominent Texas stock-rai
was killed On the 9Th, by a gambler at Dodge
City, Kas.
RUFUS BARR, farmer living near Indianapo-
Lis, in tit Of jealousy, shot his wife and then
himself, on tie 9Th inst. Both died.
Miss ADA MEYERS, sister of Mrs. Ellen
Long, WHO'S serving life sentence at Waupun
for numbering Harvey Whittemore, pol
soned herself at Princeton, Wis.,, on the 4th.
Benz. OsrHLoHoFT, aged Is, shot and serious
ly wounded boy named Anthony Adunker, in
spirit of pure righteousness, ut q Cincinnati
suburb on the 5th inst.
The accounts of William r. Ruggles, treas
nrer Of Carroll County, Ia, are short $4,000
aud Ruggles is missing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
CASUALTIES.

A sAwNlILL and million feet of lumber rear
Jefferson, Tex, the property Of W. J. Williams
h Son, was totally destroyed by fire on the
night of the 9th. Loss, $25 900.
The Lorain Planning & Lumber company 9
works burned at Lorain, O., on the 10th.
JOHN K1AMus, Abner Rice and Borie Spone-
mitz were fatally injured on the evening of the
10th inst, by the premature explosion of q
blast ut Centralia, Pa.
WILLIAM BLACK, prominent young farmer
Of Donnellson, Ill.,, was killed by lightning on
the 10th.
ADJUSTED l. SM1rH's elevator, at Severance,
Kas., burned on the night Of the 9Th inst, to-
gether With several other buildings. Loss,
$4,000; incendiary.
The Hamilton Rubber Company's works, at
Trenton, N. J., were damaged by fire on the
9th inst, to the extent of $1,000.
FIRE at Toledo, on the 9th inst, in the lum-
Der yards of Mitchell l. Rowland, Nelson,
Holland Co. and J. b. Kelly caused loss OF
$935,0OO. Twelve acres were burned over, de-
stroying 20, 200, 900 feet of lumber.
A CHICAGO excursion party WIS caught in q
tornado in Weber Canyon, Utah. K,tie Wells,
aged 10 years, daughter of NJ. D. Wells, was
instantly killed. Several others were badly
hurt.
BRAKEMAN and two tranlps were burned to
death in the debris Of freight train wrecked
BY the fall Of bridge over Elk Creek, Has, on
the 9Th. $500, = =
TIE Whitaker building, st. Johns N. B.,
burned on the 9Th inst, involving loss Of Sat-
600. -. -
A. @. TooF l. Co.'s printing establishment, at
Memphis, Tenn, was damaged by fire on the
Ssb, to the extent of $15, 900.
3-YEAR-oLD child of Martin Stevens, at
Dixon, Ill.,. was go badly bitten by savsge
hog on the 8th that he died in few hours.
CARRIE @. JOHNSON, an actress, was run
over BY = horse in New York on the sth aud
fatally hurt.
FRANKIE HAsrw1a. aged Z, was drowned at
Oshkosh on the 9Th inst. by the upsetting Of
boat.
Ar Elfiots Landing near St. Louis, on the
9th inst, the boiler Of the steam tug Il. O.,
Coleman exploded. Three white men and four
negroes we're killed.
Ar FAN Greek, Wis.,, on the 7th inst, Her
mon Frazee, Herman Stabenow and Herman
Hinteyberg beat Patrick O'Mears TO death With
billiard cues becaues he refused to treat them
70 liquor in . saloon.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
Logan and the Southern Soldier.

Logan and the Southern Soldier.
In the dark days of reconstruction, we
think it was in 1866, the month of June,
three gentlemen sat on the porch of
private clearinghouse on Michigan
avenue, Washington City. As they sat
together in low and earnest conversa-
ton, an old man in worn but once re
spectacle garments, lame and hobbling
on crutch, paused directly in front Of
the trio, and glanced searohingly in the
faces of all three. There was an ex-
preston in the upturned countenance
of the old man too readily defined-a
look of weariness-an ar, in fact, of
present poverty, that could not lie mis-
understood by the group.
"Can I do anything for you, my
man?" asked the senior of the trio, at
tentively regarding the stationary figure
in his front.
II think not, sir" was the quick re-
spouse. ......
Where did you get that lame Lego"
inquired the first speaker.
AT Chickamauga."
"On what side?"
@Your side, if you are Southerner,"
reioined the old man, leaning YEARLY
on his crutch.
@Not mine, FRIEND" said the gentle
man. II belonged to the other side"
"That makes big difference" re-
marked the crippled stranger. II was
about to ask you favor, but you live
on the wrong side of the house,
what can I do for you, old man ?"
still urged the gentleman, with quiet
gravity.
II may Us we'll tell you as any one
else. I am stranger in this city and
trying to get out of it. I have home
in the far South and enough to live on
when I get there. I ran out of money
in Baltimore and was brought here by
the kindness of the conductor on the
train"
"Have you no money now?"
II expected o remittance of $25 from
home when reached this place; but it
has not arrived. -- !.
well! you shall not go home on
your crutches if can help it." and the
gentleman produced his pocketbook
and counted six SIS bills in the palm of
of the stranger.
1T is too much i dislike to take it |"
exclaimed the old Man, grateful and as
tonished. s.
Keep it-you are welcome to it"
persisted the gentleman.
II thank you-a thousand timesl"
said the old man. when got home
will return every cent Of it. Your name
for want to remember it and honor
it as long as live"
@Never mind that, old man. II you
have enough, as you say, to live on in
your far-away Southern home, and if
you should ever meet in that home q
boy in blue in such trouble as you are
to-day, just hand him the little amount
I give you now and say no more about
The man who sent one Of our own
dear boysa poor Confederate on his
way rejoicing was Gen. John Alexander
Logan, noted, If some Of our exchanges
are to be his Judges, for merciless treat
ment of the Southern soldiersl
Natchez (Miss.) Crusader.
TIE President and the members Of
his Cabin will earnestly support
Blaine and Logan. There IS no truth
in the report shot the Independents
ofsic.l Ten. Arthur nouninotion.
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
The Political Pharisecs.

The forthcoming struggle for the
Presidency between the two great
parties will be too serious to allow the
little discontinued cliques in New York
and Massachusetts who hang on to the
Republican party in calm weather and
desert it IN the storms to masquerade
as "Reformers" or Independents any
longer. Their only idea of reform is
not to make any change within the
party by aiding it, but outside the
party by assaulting it. Provided some
man is named as candidate who is &C.
ceptable to them, they are ready to re.
form the party, if only they do not have
to associate with it. If the candidate
is not acceptable to them they 20 owe,
to the Democratic party, whose only
doctrines are spoils and State SOY.
ereignty, and vote for candidates who
they know will reform nothing.
There is but one title which fifty de.
stribes these gentlemen, and that is,
political Pharisees. Like the Phari-
secs, they assume to @sit in Moses
seat. Like the Pharisees, they "say
and do not" When Mr.. Curtis arose
in Moses seat he said he and his clique
were honorable men or they would not
be there as delegates to the Republican
Convention, but they are not acting
honorably. Like the Pharisees, they
amake broad their phylacteries" that
the people may imagine they alone
carry the Republican law and gospel
on their breasts and that they are the
only guides whose counsel it is safe to
follow. Like the Pharisees, they "love
the uppermost rooms at feasts, the
chief seats IN the synagogues, and greet
ings in the markets" Like the Phari-
sees, they make their own opinions and
pass them off as Jaw.
Outwardly they appear righteous
and within they are full of hypocrisy
and iniquity. II thank Thee that I am
not as other men are" is their motto.
Not being as other men are, they have
no honest affilistion with other men, no
common basis Of action with other men.
unless the other men condescend to fol-
low their lead and accept their de-
mands, which is in itself the essence of
hypocrisy. They are like the moral
little boys who played marbles with
Emery Storrs when he was young
ster. Storrs says that when the good
little boy won he put Storrs' marbles
in his pocket and went home; when
Storrs won, the good little boy wanted
70 have his marbles back, and to play
the game over again. Like the Phari-
sees, they assume to monopolize all the
virtues, which have proved to be Of
such Democratic sort that in 1876
they supported Tilden, in 1880 they
supported Hancock, and year later
they supported Butler in Massa-
chusetts. Ono would not have to look
far to find that Mr.. George William
Curtis Is tho chief rabbi among the
Pharisess, and wears the biggest
phylaotsey. n Nay, 1875 30 sxanninsd
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
SOMETIME.
By EDWARD A. OLDHAM.

Within the chamber of our heart there lives
silent Joy that lends each life Its aim,
And goads us on to goals of wealth and fame.
This flood Of mel low, dreamy gladness drives
Through each dear soul a something which revivet
Dead hopes, and sends to pensive eyes CLEAN
OF golden sunshine hlched from angels dream.
"6ometime" Is the word whose utterance gives
This rush Of tender feeling God calls Hope,
And paints to longing eyes some far-off day
Whom each ones builded castle shall appear
Complete throughout Its tesseiated scope, .
With Ill that Fancy's magic can array
To steal one thought from Sorrows falling
tear
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
FOREIGN,

TWENTY-FIVE deaths from cholera were re
ported from Marseilles on the 10th and ton
from Toulon. Fifteen thousand people have
left Marseilles since the outbreak of the
cholera.
The Egyptian rebels were defeated, on the 9Th
inst, with q loss of 1000 killed at Debbah, by
force undor the Mudir of Donsola.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16

MOST of the oolies taken from India
to work on plantations remain after the
terms for which they are engaged ex-
pire and become good citizens. They
are industrious and frugal, and some of
them are Christians. On the island of
Trinidad they already number 10000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAI.

HE Illinois Democratic state convention
ominated Carter Harrison, mayor Of Chicago,
by reclamation. The remainder of the ticket
is as follows: For lieutenant governor, Henry
Setter. OF st. Clair, secretary of state, Michae
J. Dougherty, of Knox; state treasurer, Alfred
Orendorf, of Sapgamon. tariff for revenue
only platform was adopted, but clause bind
ing delegates to work as unit for like plat
form in the national convention was stricken
out
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16

The Blstons still retain their lead of two
games over the Providence in the National
Leasue contest for supremacy. New York has
again pulled to third place, AID Buffalo now 90.
cuples fourth position. Chicago il winning
games hand over hand ard has reached fifth
place, with Cleveland at sixth and Detroit still
ia the rear. The schedule is as followe;
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16

PoxPADouR laces are much admired
for summer toilets,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16

TIE President and the members of
his t'al,ne will earnestly support
Blaine and Logan. There Is no truth
in the report ,hot the Independents
ofslcl Ten. Arthur . nominotion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-02
Italian Air Made to Order.

A very remarkable discovery is report
ed on the authority of a fellow of the
Royal Meteorological society, to which
the attention both of the faculty and of
the society cannot be too speedily direct
ed. DIR. Carter Moffat, cousin of the late
Dr. Robert MofIat claims to have in
vented, after nine years study, an instru-
ment known as the ammoniaphone, which
contains an absorbent material saturated
with peroxide of hydrogen combined with
condensed ammonia and other ingredi-
ents, through which a current of air is
drawn into the lungs. This is said to be
in reality highly concentrated artificial
ltalianized air, in an extremely portable
condition. Dr. Carter MoiIat's voice was
originally very weak, harsh, and destitute
of intonation. BY the use of the ammo
niaphone it has now become pure tenor
of extraordinary range He noticed that
after experimenting on himself for only
fourteen days an expansion of the chest
took place 10 the extent Of over half an
inch, with a feeling Of increased lung
space and power of voice, which has since
been maintained. Experiments have been
made upon choirs in Scotland, with ex-
traordinary results. As there are "A good
many choirs in England, to say nothing
of the opera companies, which stand in
great need of improvement the ammonia
phone is certain TO be in great demand. -
Pal Mall Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-02
The Fremont Family.

A New York letter says of John c.
Fremont and his family:
The residence of the Fremonts is a
modest white house, perched high on the
inside of the broad road that winds
through trees along the New Brighton
beach, and its front windows command
a wide reach of the New York bay and
the estuary of the Kill Won Kull. There
are two sons and daughter in the house
of Fremont. The eldest son, John
Charles, or "Jack, " as he is familiarly
called at home, lives, with his handsome
wife and two sturdy boys, up the Hud-
son. He is in the navy, and his duties
are connected with the arrival and de-
parture of ships in this harbor. His
younger brother, Frank, is a lieutenant
in the army, stationed up in Montana
Territory, whittier he has taken the young
wife he recently captured in New York
"a daughter of John d. Townsend, the
lawyer. Both of the boys closely resem-
BILE their father "When frank went
West, said Mrs Fremont, ~ suggested
that he stop and call on General Sibley,
in Minnesota, who had never seen him.
He did it; called in citizens dress, and
Sulu. 'OeueIdl DlDlty, NuO AM II Ou
are a Fremont, said the general; there's
no mistaking you. How is your fatherP"
The sons are both tall, black-haired,
black-eyed, and 'bearded like a pard,
and they both, like their sisters, show
strains of their Gallic blood-the inhu-
ence of their grandfather the poor,
scholarly French gentleman who came to
Virginia at the beginning of the century
and found their grandmother in her
teens. Mrs. Fremont, that "Jessie Ben
ton, ~ the mention of whose name notable
in the campaign of 1856 always evoked
cheer, holds her own remarkably well.
1t doesn't seem possible that she could
have made her famous runaway match
nearly forty-three years ago. She was a
handsome blonde when she ran away
from the headquarters of sold Bullion,
in Washington, and joined the fortunes
of the young explorer; now her hair is
as white as snow, but she shows few in
dications ofageing, and talks as brilliantly
as ever.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-02
WISE WORDS.

Be deaf to the quarrelsome and dumb
to the inquisitive.
Do not be too generous with your
temper. Keep it.
Contacts with the world either breaks
or hardens the heart.
The world is a comedy to those who
think, tragedy to those who feel.
Great things are not accomplished by
idle dreams but by years of patient
study.
A thorough scholar carries key with
which to unlock every door in the man
sion of knowledge.
The mistakes of women result almost
always from her faith in the good and
her confidence in truth.
Experience shows that success is due
less to ability than to zeal. The winner
is he who gives himself to his work,
body and soul.
To tell our own secrets is generally
folly, but that folly is without guilt; to
communicate those with which we arc
intrusted is always treachery, and treach-
cry for the most part combined with
folly.
True repentance consists in the heart
being broken for sin and broken from
sin. Some often repent, yet never re-
form; they resemble a man travelling in
a dangerous path, who frequently starts
and stops, but never turns aside.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-02
ONE YEAR AGO.

What stars have faded from our sky,
What hopes unfolded but TO diel
What dream 80 fondly pondered DER
Forever lost the hues they wore
How like death lSnell sad and slow,
Tolls through the soul 90 one year ago.n
Where is the face we loved to greet;
The form that graced our fireside seat.
The gentle smile, the winning way,
That blessed our life path day by day;
Where fled those accents, soft and low,
That thrilled our hearts g one year ago."
Ali vacant is the fireside chair,
The smile that won, no longer there;
From door and hall, from porch and hau
The echo of that voice is gone;
And we who linger only know
How much we lost Zone year ago"
Beside his grave the marble white
Keeps silent guard by day and night;
Serene he sleeps, nor heeds the tread
OF footsteps DER his lowly bed;
His pulseless breast no more may know
The pangs Of life lone year ago"
But why repinel A few more years,
A few more broken sighs and tears,
And we. enlisted with the dead,
Shall follow where his steps have led;
To that far world rejoicing go
To which he passed I" one year ago."
Mrs. John N. Concdy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-02
SELECT SIFTINGS.

A grain Of strychnine win embitter
900, 900 grains of water.
In winding up the clock in the tower
of Trinity church, New York city, the
crank or handle has to be turned round
$50 times
A painting of the Lords Supper made
by French artist of the revolutionary
period represents the table as ornamented
by tumbler filled with cigar lighters.
The name of Agate is derived from
the river Achates, in Sicily, near which
these stones were found in abundance by
the ancients They are now found in
Scotland, Saxony, and Hungary and are
also brought from China and the East
Indies.
The thimble was originally called
"thumb- bell, " because it was worn on
the thumb, as sailors still wear their
thimbles. Though first made in Eng
land, in 1906, thimbles appear to have
been known to the Romans, as some
were found at Herculaneum.
From the army and navy diet scales of
France and England, which, Of course,
are based upon the recognized necessities
of large numbers of men in active life, it
is inferred that about two and one-fourth
pounds avoirdupois of dry food per day
are required for each individual. OF
this amount three-fourths are vegetable
and the rest animal At the close of an
entire year the amount is upward of 800
pounds.
The Norwegian shoe, or skee runner,
is used in Colorado for long journeys
over CLASSY snow, or when going up or
down a steep mountain. Every one has
q pair of those ungainly shoes-men,
mastered the art of snowshoeing can 90
very rapidly on them. There is a Nor
wegian there who is willing to wager
that he can travel fifty miles across the
country in ten hours, but that is much
faster than the majority of skee runners.
In this country city is municipality,
having a local government and mayor
as an executives; atown is municipality
comprising one or more villages. In
England, however, city is usually q
corporate town, which is bishops see,
and has a cathedral church; town is an
assemblage of houses, usually having a
market, or a subdivision of county. In
early times the word town was applied
only to such a collection of buildings as
was surrounded by wall. A village is
the same in England as in this country.
The larvae of butterflies and moths
are called caterpillars; those of beetles,
grubs; those of flies, maggots, and those
of mosquitoes, wigglers. The term
larva, pupa and image are relative only.
While the grub and caterpillar are quite
different from the pupa, the bee state is
reached by very gradual change of
form, so that it is difficult to say where
the pupa ends and the image ends. In
fact, a large number of insects reach ma
turity through an indefinite number of
slight changes. The humble-bee molts
at least ten times before arriving at the
winged state.