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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, DECEMBER 1884

time ago, my companion being an Ital-
ian artist. As We neared the stand q
street arb made dart at basket of
apples, took one and scampered of.
Never of the stage have I seen such q
display of rage as that of the owner Of
the stolen fruit. He sprang up, but lost
sight of the boy in the crowd, and then
he ragged and cursed in his native tongue
and the scar on his face seemed to stand
out like bas-relief. The artist watched
him with such singular expression
that when we walked on I asked him if
he knew the man. YES" said he, II
do" and he shuddered. Ellis name is
Antonio, and he was once marked man
in Italy. He lived in Oalabria, and was
an lnnkeeper. He was always q silent
and mor0so man. and at that lime was
not liked BY his neighbors. At that
time there Was q famous brigand at large
in the mountains, with . desperate band
OF thieves at his back. This man was
suspected Of being the brigand, but, al
though he W. watched for years by the
police, theyaon1d not prove his identity.
A girl wh6 Vas the daughter of no
~" " = 044AA0 W00 O0Ixx0u OA Auu u0vaf
heard Of afterward. Five or six years
later Antonio brought little girl to his
inn and said she was his daughter by q
girl in Naples. There was story aAoat
that she bore q marvellous likeness to
the Parmese girl who was carried off.
One thing is certain. Antonio was
warned to leave Italy, and he came to
this country. Since he left nothing has
been heard of that brigand, and his
band is no longer feared. The girl whom
you saw with him is the one he called
his daughter. I don't know how he
came here, but I have known for
couple of years that he was in the city"
Possibly Braun's edict! drove the man
off to New Mexico or some other part of
the country where he can thrive at his
old trade.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03

M0mOFys
A certain well-known actress SAYS
that it is perfectly easy to learn a part
in q wen-constructed play, but hard
when the writer has done his work
badly.
She has only to fix in her mind the
idea and the train of associations in the
thought of the playwright, and his
words, in which the idea is clothed, are
easily retained in the memory, almost
mechanically.
How much the memory does depend
upon the logical arrangement of
thoughts was proved by the old, but
always good story of Foote'S ~Grand
Panjandrum." -...
To one who bo ,sted of his retentive
memory, and his ability to repeat any
thing of moderate length after single
hearing Foote ratified off this nonsense
which has ever since been regarded as
one Of the best examples ever invented
OF Disconnected and incoherent thought:
So he went into the garden to cut q
cabbage leaf TO make An apple pie. A
great she bear, coming up the hill, pok-
ed her head into the barber shop. aWhat,
no soap!' So he died, and she very i'm
prudently married the barber and there
were present the Picaninnies, the TOLL
lies, and the Ganilillies, and the Grand
PaDjandrum himself, with the little
round button at the top, and they all
fell to playing at catch-as-catch-can till
the powder ran out of the heels of their
boots.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
War Money.


Postal currency, which was the
@change" during the war and until the
resumption of specie payments, was the
invention of Gen. Spinner, who had
represented the Syracuse district of
New York in Congress-, and had been
appointed treasurer of the United
States by President Lincoln. Small
change had vanished, and in buyinp a
dinner in the market change had to be
taken in beets, cabbages, potatoes, and
what not. Gen. Spinner was constant
~ applied to from all quarters to do
something to supply the demand for
small change. He had no law under
which he could act, but after buying q
half-dollar's worth of apples several
times and and receiving for his half
dollar in change more or less different
kinds of produce, he began to cast
around for substitute for small change.
In his dilemma he bethought himself of
the postage e-stamp. He sent down to
tho postofice department and pur-
chased quantity Of stamps. He then
ordered up package of the paper on
which government securities were
printed. He cut the paper into vari-
ous sizes. On the pieces he pasted
stamps to represent different amounts,
He thus initiated substitute for frac-
tional silver. This was not, however, q
government transaction in any sense {:
it could not be. Gen. Spinner distrib-
uted his improvised currency among
the clerks in the department. They
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
A PARIS SENSATION.

A Lady Complainant i'm q Slander
Suit Shoots Her Defamer In
open Court
A suit for slander has been dragging
along in the Paris courts for about q
year past, in which Nine. Hughes, wife of
French deputy, accuses one NORM, q
commission merchant, of slander. The
defendant has succeeded in postponing
the; case from time to time by having it
transferred from one court to another,
until. on the 9th, when it became ap-
parent that another postponement was
imminent, Nine. Hughes became en-
ragged and producing revolver, shot
NORM, firing six shots, four of which
took effect. NORM will probably die.
The incident created great sensation,
and public sympathy is with the woman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
Was He The Brigand'

Chief Braun spoiled romance. or
rather the opportunity Of knowing more
about it than is known at present, and
brigand romance at that, says q Pitts
burg Dispatch gossiper. His crusade
against peanut venders did it. There
used to be peanut and candy stand on
one Of the leading streets, which was es-
tablished some years ago by . big Draw
ny: surly italian with sswarthy face and
habitual scowl. An ugly eicatrioe, which
ran across his cheek and above his eve.
did not improve his good looks. He
was sober and industrious man, il was
said BY those who lived near him, and
all agreed that he was kind to his dauoh-
tor, dark-haired, olive-skinaed, pretty
girl Of Is or Is years. / was walking
down the strest where this Italians
stand was With "a acquaintance some
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
OF a
opportunitie. for 1u.ina...

Opportunities for Business.
Pierre 10 an excellent city to engage
IN any kind Of merchantile pursuits
(wholesale or retail), because it's rates Of
freight are low: it is the center Of q fer.
tile farming country and the supply
point for numerous cities and villages
located on the banks Of the Missouri.
This is good point to engage in man.
ufacturing business Of any kind, and lib
eral aid win be given to any manufact-
uEhg industry. There is good open.
ing for the manufacture Of any article
used In building, for -four mills. and for
beer manufacturing.
There are opportunities to invest In
real estate which viii produce handsome
returns. and money used In the erection
oe buildi11s has and viii pay Is per
can't IL y0u deGi1e TO avail yourself Of
tho opportunities presented IN nsw
country and rapid growing city. and
wah any reliable infoTmation IN refer
ence TO Pierre, IL will be gladly fur.
nishsd By addressing
w. s. WELLS,
Piarra. D. =!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
.IE;PR E

a Manufacturing Business
can easily be established at Pierre. on.
ing to the low freight rates obtained.
competition between river and railroad
ransportation, the abundance Of wood.
which is now selling for 81 q cord. and
the immense quantity of coal and other
raw material in the adjacent reservation
west of the river.
a Jobbing Trade
has already been developed by Pierre mer-
chants with the Black Hills and the
country up and down the river. and
with lower rate of freight than can be
obtained ct Wate1town or Huron. or
any other point in South Central Dako-
to, and being the only railroad point on
the boundary Of the reservation soon to
be opened, Pierre is destined to become 4
great jobbing center.
Activity In Real Estate
began last year and more sales were
made than in the previous two years Of
the city's growth. and there has been .
healthfu], gradual advance in the price
OF city property, and every one has made
money by operating in real estate. The
indications point to IN early springs
business and an advance In prices.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
A Compromiser.

a ieutenantrgovernor in the western
part OF the Commonwealth used to be
famous for proposing compromise in
the settlement Of all differences of opin-
ion IN which he was concerned. On
one occasion the church with which he
was connected was rent by fierce con-
test as to whether the congregation
should turn their backs upon The minia-
ter and face the choir during the sing
ing OF should pursue the more modern
method Of simply rising in their seats
with faces turned toward the pulpit.
The war closed by the acceptance Of q
proposition Of the ieutenant-g governor
thst the congregation should face the
dds Of the house during the musioal
sxsrcises.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
STORM ON THE COAST

Great Destruction to Property FROM
Gale ON the New England Coast.
A terrible storm ragged along the
North Carolina coast on the
night of the 23d. At Boston
the Fitchburg RAILROAD Company's
new hay and storage shed, q sub
stantial wooden building, was nearly de-
mollshed. The exact pecuniary loss is
not yet known. The gale did consider
able damage in Norfolk County. Trees
h,a'e,' were uProoted and fences and ohimneys
Simmonds was killed. Great damsoe
was done in and about Taunton. The
gale continued all night. Long leland
was swept by the storm. The heavy
rain was welcomed there, as it extin-
guished some fires that were threaten
ing villages and greatly alarming the
people.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE
4.e St: p AyL:

1t owns and operates over 1, 900 miles of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa IN
Dakota; and az its main hnes, branches and connec
Northwest and Far West, 1t aturslly answers the
description Of Short Lin E, and Best Route between
CHICAGO. M1l!s aukee, st. PauI and
Chicago, Mi!Waukee, Portage, L..
Crosse and WtnOn3s
chicako: Milwen.ee: Ortonville,
Chica9o, MilWaukee, Eau Claire and
onss..e: s.%"Ss,i m,;~....e, w....u a..
Chicago, N1ilwaukee, Beaver Dam.
Fond du Lac and Oshkosh.
Chicago. Milwaukee, Waukesha and
Chieazo. Miiwaukee, Madison =.
Prairie du Chien.
Chicago. Milwaakse. Owatsnna,
cnicsso, seios:, ans 5sns:vsSSs ana MIN
Chica1o. Eisin, Rockiord ana D.-
Chicago. Clinton, ROCK lslana, Cedar
Hapi0s and 'C3mas =
Cn1ca90: nes moinos, CounCil Bluffs
chiea.o, C.nton, sioux city, sioux
Eails and YanklOn.
Ohsssas9, samr,an,. m,l,x:anee, Albert Lea ana
%i:es.,s s.ssessss .ns sssb.1,::.. n::sa CITY,
Rock Island, Dubuque. 81. Paul anS
D.xs.Psrs. Ssin.r, 81. PAN, and
MtnneapOlls. '',- -
pIilwaukee, Racine, Beloit, Freeper1
s1,.ese,s e5s ncSk Ws5.s1. ls,1ns. a.n..,
t5im River Valley Line,
Dtsiss cars 81 2xe see,sd az s9s run 'csfss q tss
1 KEE e q: E1HI s1i1WzY,1 H9zY1Si .1d
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
P IE B R E,
DAk 0TA

The city Of Pierre is the county seat
Of Hughes County, Oak, and il To-
Gated on the east bank Of the Missouri
River, in the geographical center Of tho
proposed new state Of South Dakota,
and is opposite tho center of the great
Sioux Reservation. It is the present
terminus of the Dakota Central through
trunk line of the Chicago 4 Northwest
ern Railway: is distant 7S1 miles from
Chicago, and through daily trains with
out change Of cars run between tho two
cities in 50 hours. ...
The city is mainly built upon the
large and broad terraces overlooking tho
river, with its wooded banks and islands.
and ~ the slope of each terrace or bench
is toward the river, the city is perfectly
drained and is free from tho dangers re-
sulting from floods or imperfect sewer
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
Bad Times for Russia,

lETOm Luo Now tOrk def4ld.l
A big man with slOuched hat and q
cloak of the kind that you can muff1e
yourself in got on board of a Third
Avenue horse-car at Second Street yes
terday, pulled copy of Freiheit out of
his pocket and began to read savagely.
"Are you Nihilist?" asked Herald
reporter:
@Yes, replied the man speaking with
strong German accent. Then he
looked around suspioiously, and, thrust
ing the paper into his pocket with an
air of mystery, continued: "I've just
got back from Russia. tell you there's
going to be big time there soon. Six
months-that's all the time the present
government of Russia will last at she
outside"
@say there are 100000 oficeholders
in Russia" returned the reporter
you'll have to kill half of them before
the government is destroyed"
well do it," said the Socialist.
~Say that tour Nihilists get killed OF
caught before each officeholder is
killed." pursued the reporter. "That
will make 1,25O,OOO Nihi]ists to kill the
$4,000 oficeholders. Are there
enough Nihilists to go round?"
"Of course" replied the Socialist
Besides, it won't take that many. One
Nihilist can kill five men. That's what
we calculate. One Socialist can over
come ten men," he added with enthu-
siasm.
just then q little conductor came up,
with his cap over his left eye, and hia
wrench in his right hand. <@Sa-ay," he
began sternly, @d'ye hear me? I'm
talkin'. I am. Yer can't smoke in my
car. Put out that air cigar or I'll fire
ye off,"
The Socialist started up feroely, but
caught sight of the painted eye Of the
conductor. Then he quailed, and
meekly obeying, began to weave plot
for mixing dynamite with the small
conductors chewing tobacco.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
A Boston Fashion.


Boston families have fashion of
converting their easements into semi
restaurants, while apparently maintain
ing above the integrity of their private
households. In the basement window
they hang q card bearing the words:
Table board. Gentleman, a weekly:
ladies, $780," Or, Gentlemen, $3.50;
ladies, $2.75." Boston ladies are pre-
sumed to eat less than the gentlemen.
This assumption is not always satisfac-
torily proven. I am told that ladies'
at q boarding house table attract gen
tlomen. Hence the reduction in prices.
I notice that the curtains of these fam
ily dining rooms are generally SO ar
ranged as to give the street publica full
view Of the table, the viands and the
company assembled. There seems in
this superior and subtitle sort of man
agement for advertising not only the
fare but the quality Of the fairer sex as.
sembled OF those tables,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
FR1GHTFUL MORTALITY,
Ravages Of the Strange Disease in
Kentucky and Virginia.
People Dying by Sc0res-All Efforts
10 Check the Epidemic
Eutilos

The latest advices concerning the ep-
ldemic in Wise, Lee, Dickinson and
Buchanan Counties, Va, are heartrend-
ing: OnIGuests River, Wise County,
within radius Of four miles, are thirty
cases OF the disease. In one instance
the father, mother and six children
died. Many persons die for want Of at
tentlon. Business is suspended, all be.
ing concerned with the sick and diving.
Six persons were buried in one grave
yard in one day. The disease is as-
suming milder form in some locali.
ties. Not less than 175 of the best citi-
zens OF Wise County alone died. The
disease has made it's appearance in
Lee County, and several deaths have
occurred. The Louisville Courier
Journal sent staff correspondent to in
vestgate the reported ravages of the
dread disease in Eastern Kentucky and
West Virginia, and the correspondent
sent the following on the 25th, from
Williamsburg, Ky,: Nv. q. Lester, a
prominent attorney of this place. has
just arrived from Mount Pleasant; the
county seat of Harlan, where he has
been for two weeks past at court, as
acting prosecuting attorney. Mr.. Lester
has sinformation of the prevailing plague.
pr1nclpally from Harlan, Letcher, Perry,
Leslie and Bell Counties, and SAYS that
in Harlan it appeared to be the worst.
1t is most fatal and prevails to the great
est extent up about the head waters of
the Poor Fork and Glover Greek in the
mountains, distance of about twenty.
five miles from Mount Pleasant. A
large territory is terribly afflicted, and
people are dying very rapidly. In one
nelghborhood twelve persons died in q
SINGLE day in the latter part of
last week, and there were scarcely
well people enough to make the
collins. of rudely.hewed boards, and
bury them. On Browns Creek, which
rises in Harlan and empties into the
cumberland River in Bell County, the
disease is raging with frightful fatality,
and there is no way to keep q record of
the dead. All along the banks of the
streams people are sick, and physicians
and medicines, outside of herbs and
roots, with whose curative properties
the natives are acquainted, are unknown
and unobtainable. The epidemic is
rapidly spreading in Harlan, and 80 far
there seems to have been nothing dis
covered to check or cure, those afflicted
either dying in short time or nature
saving them from death, only to leave
them such physical wrecks that they
are helpless infants for weeks"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
A RAILROAD COLLISION.
The Wreck 1Enites and an Epxfne,
IL Burned to Death.

Ino "rock Agn1tes and an En1fnoer
IL Burned to DEATH
A collision occurred on the 24th. be.
tween q north-bound passenger and a
south bound freight train, at Perdito.
Ala., on the M. & M. Railroad. The en-
glneer OF the passenger train, James
Duffy, was burned in the wreck. The
fireman, q negro named Tony McRae.
had both legs cut off. The mail mes.
senger was hurt and burned. The bag
gagemaster and express messenger were
1nhurt: No passengers were hurt. but
the express car, and mail car contents
and seoond-class coach were burned up.
Nobody was hurt on the freight train,
but the engine and some cars were dam
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

A Pair Of Lovers. While Walking on
the Trdck Instantly Killed.
On the evening of the 26th, while q
young man named Kennedy, aged II,
and a cousin, q young lady Is years
old, of the same name, were walking
along the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
track, near Demmler station, Pa, To-
comotive rounded q curve suddenly,
and before the young couple could get
out OF the way they were struck and
buried q distance Of twenty-five feet.
The young lady was Killed instantly
and the young man, who was terribly
mangled, died in short time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
THREE CHILDREN BURNED.

Horrible Result of q Farm House
Fire i'm Michigan.
On the farm of Fred. Ridder in Tus-
cola County, four miles west of Vassar,
Mich, on the Doth, while the father was
in the woods chopping and the mother
was doing chores at the barn. the house
took fire, and, before they could be
rescued, three children, the eldest 9
years, perished in the flames.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
A BRUTAL "MEDIUM."

Beating q Woman to Death ON Pre-.
tense OF DRIVING Out Devils.
Mrs. Welker, living two miles from
Gumbier, O., lay i'll, and being Spirit
ualist refused medical aid, but was per-
suaded to submit to treatment by man
named Burrows, who said he was q
medium under the influence of the spirit
of an Indian chief. Burrows said the
woman was afflicted by devils which he
proceeded to drive ont by beating her
about her head and shoulders and 9TH
erwise maltreating her, in consequence
OF which she died. He then insisted
that the evil spirits had entered his
wife and he beat her savagely, but with
ont fatal effect. The house where Mrs.
Welker died was locked and nobody
permitted to enter it, for three days,
when her cousin, DR.. Welker, forced
his way in and found the corpse stretched
on the bed in state of nudity. Unless
Burrows proves to be insane, he will be
tried for manslaughter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
PIER RE
The Population Of Pierre IN
2,o00,

The Population Of Pierre is
2,6o0.
1t has an excellent municipal govern
ernment. The Presbyterian College Of
Southern Dakota, now in operation. and
numerous ward schools, offer superior
educational advantages. There is ono
first-olass hotel, the Wells House, and
ten second-class hotels open, two daily
and four weekly newspapers, four banks
and numerous wholesale and retail
houses in various branches of trade.
The Surrounding Country
is tbickly settled by farmers and COM
prises the finest farming land in Dakota.
Quarter sections, or farms of 100 acres
(every foo: of which can be cultivated. J
can be bought for from $500 to 81. 200.
depending upon their distance from the
city. Government land can be taken up
within ten miles Of the city. The coun.
try west of the river and included in the
great Sioux reservation (which it is ex-
pected will be thrown open to settle
ment this spring) is the best wheat
growing land in Dakota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
Talking With Man 900 Miles Away.
from Chambers' Journsl.1

OQ6uOSCb' JUurUSsJ
The most remarkable piece of tele-
phoning yet attempted has been just
accomplished by the engineers of the
International Bell Telephone Company,
who successfully carried out an expert
ment by which they were enabled to
hold conversation between st. Peters
burg and Bolog@, distance of 2,465
miles. Blake transmitting and Bell re-
ceiving instruments were used, and
conversation was kept up notwithstand-
ing rather high induction, The ex-
periments were carried on during the
night, when the telegraph lines were
not at work. The Russian engineers
of this company are SO confident of
further success that they hope shortly
to be able to converse with ease at q
distance of 4,665 miles, but to accomp-
lish this astonishing feat they must
combine all the conditions favorable for
the transmission of telephone sounds.
If it is found possible to hold audible
conversation at such extraordinary
distances it is possible that this fact
will be speedily improved upon. and we
shall be enabled to converse freely be-
tween London and New York. and by
and-by between London and the aptipz
odes,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
BISMAnCK LEFT.

'Rhe Prussian Parliament Passes a
Resolution Against the Wishes OF
the Chancellor.
The Prussian Reiohstag on the 26th,
by l8O against SO, adopted q resolution
in favor of the payment of it's members
for their services as legislators. The
resolution was strongly opposed by
Bismarck, and the result is considered
q signal defeat for the chancellor.