Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-05

ance of our city.
Rev. s. B. Warner, A. NJ, Presiding
Elder Of St. Paul District, will preach in
the NJ. E. church next Sunday evening,
and hold quarterly conference on Mon
day evening at 7:30
The St. Paul and Minneapolis morn
ing papers, and the through eastern let
ter mail. now arrive in Austin via the
fast train at As a. m, the local mail
arriving at LEO p. m.
The steamed white bread at J. T.
Bowers makes US think of the lovely
bread we get in the east. Try it, and you
will not heat up your house this hot
weather to bake bread.
Rev. A. W. Edwards of this city, the
very popular pastor Of the M. E. church,
has received the degree, Phi. B. Bachelor
of Philosophy from the Illinois Wesleyan
University Of Bloomington.
1t has been discovered that butter
milk in a remarkable degree satisfies the
craving for strong drink. and enables a
man to endure fatigue in warm weather
better than any other drink he can use.
"A pretended advance agent of Fore
paughs circus was in the city last week
Thursday and Friday. He was hospit-
ably entertained by Colonels Mansfield
and Fleck, the landlords of Austin's lead
ing hotels.
IT'S amusing to see the small boy.
with his straw hat on the side of his head,
walking the street from morn to night,
twirling his imitation Of rattan cane. and
trying, WEAKLY so hard, to play the two
fora-pcnny dude.
None of your fcather-edged. shut
up and.open quick fans for US these hot
days Nothing but the old-fashioncd
palm leaf, the good old fan of our moth
ers, skillfully handled. can cool our heat
ed brow these days.
For good photographs, true to nature,
we'll finished and truly artistic in every
way, 20 to G. S. Hildahl. His gallery is
over Clemmcr & Pooler's store. All the
new styles and sizes Of cards. Work
guaranteed. and prices low as the lowest.
When your collars and cuffs come
from the laundry so hard and stiff as never
was don't break your studs and cuff but.
tons trying to put them on. but dip your
fingers in water and touch the button
holes. and see how easily you can button
them.
How we do dislike to see old papers,
straw, hay and old boxes thrown about
the rear of our places Of public business
Why not light match, some quiet eve
ming, and burn up, carefully watching
the same that no harm may come from
the fire.
The lovely little daisy looks very
pretty, and is much sought after by the
ladies of our city. They grow quite
abundantly in the fields near Ramsey. 1t
| is said that when these weeds have once
gained foothold. they will let nothing
else grow"
Charcoal is one of the very best
agents for purifying foul water. If the
water in your cistern smells badly, from
being too closely covered. suspend mus
lin bag, with pound or two of pow
dercd charcoal in it. and you will soon
note the difference.
The fear of cyclones has become so
general, that many persons fear to live in
a dwelling above enc story high. We no
tice the new residence of Mrs. Bacon, on
west Water street. is built with that idea,
and though low, yet it makes quite a
creditable appearance.
Hot weather, whether it occurs in
May or September, means general relaxa-
ton of the nervous and muscular tissues
Of the body, with tendency to sudden
depression and prostitution. So great
care is especially needed to protect us
from the invasion of disease.
How can we teach our children to
think, should be one of the vital questions
of the hour. 1t is easy enough to cram
them. 1t is easy enough to teach by
rote. but it is quite another thing to
teach them how to be sclf-reliant, thought
full, practical, men and women.
Farmers, are you insured? If the barn.
are not insured, effect insurance in some
good company without delay. This month
accidents from lightning are very fire
qucnt. The vapor ascending from new
hay, acts as a conductor of lightning
and attracts it, often with sad results.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Austin post office for the 81
days ending August I, 1885:
Campbell. Angus P Paterson. Mrs JG
Catcher, Mrs Peterson. Miss Jennie
Hall, Miss Mary Supe, John
Ingersoli, James Whitney,C E
Kreichbaum, John Wiseman. Mrs Ella
Lundblad. John
The hot weather of last week was ex
tremely hard upon man and beast. W.
could but pity the poor horses that coule
not seek the shady side of the street, o.
travel under the cover of on umbrella
Be kind to these poor dumb brutes during
this heated term; see to it they have plen
ty Of water.
Il. w. Sherman. clerk of school boar(
of Lyle Village, writes that provision has
been made for the cancellation of the en-
tire indebtedness of the district withou,
taxation Also that Miss s. E. Russell
has been engaged as teacher for the mex
school year of 10 months. Fall tern
commences August 3lst.
July, with her perfumes of new NOV,
hay. has given us a parting kiss, ane
many of US will never behold her fiery
red face again. Hot. sultry, dry. dusty
August has followed in her wake ane
warns all those who have few SPAR
nickels to sDend to HE themselves ava,