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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
A Castle in Spain.

from a Mattoon tITll speciai.l
T. T. Townley, who is supposed
to be the heir of the Townley
Hall estate in England. valued at
$14O, 900, 900, is rich farmer living
near this city. 1t has been reported
that Mr. Townley has a. family Bible
over 100 years old containing a fam
lily record running back for 200 years
that would afford important evidence
in substantiating his claim. Mr..
Townley, however, told your CORE
spondent that this is not true. He
has only a family record, which runs
back to 1900. Thefollowingisin sub
stance his story: The Manchester alma
nae of 1855 first contained an adver-
tisement, which has regularly appeared
since, inauiring for the next OF kin OF
one John Townley, who Was born in
Lancashire about the year 1880.
This John TownIey is supposed to
have bern an only brother of T. T.
! TownIey's great-grandfather, Thomas
TownIey, bricklayer. John Town
! ley dying without living issue the de
scendants of his brother Thomas
would inherit his rights to the proper
ty. Mr. Townley says he can prove
beyond a doubt by records in En-
gland and in his possession that this
Thomas Townley was his great-grand
father, and that he IL his sole surviv
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29

A RAftsmAn'a Quarrel Settled In the
Usual Way, With RevOlvers.

Harry Cockrill and his brother
"Bud" Cockrill, OF Devine, Estill Coun-
ty, with several assistants, were tax
ing RATS down the Kentucky River, on
the 22d, when they observed that
bud" Parker and brother, OF Clay's
Ferry, with several assistants, were
behind them with RATS. The Cockriils
shouted to the Parkers to guide their
RATS so as to avoid collision. The
Parkers could not guide their RATS,
owing to the swiftness of the current
and a collision was the result. The
RATS belonging to the Cockrills were
broken up. Hot words followed
pistols were drawn and both factions
began shooting. The two Parkers
were killed instantly, and four other
contestants were mortally wounded.
The Cockrills are relatives Of the late
Harrison Cockrill, OF Estill County,
who committed suicide after being de-
feated for Congress in the Ninth Dis
trict by John D. White.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
DEATH BY ELECTRICITY.
4 Horrifying Accident on the Streets OF
Chicago.

Chicago.
People who were in the vicinity of
Madison and Clark Streets, Chicago,
on the evening OF the 22d, were horri-
fed by an accident of peculiar and
painful character. Charles B. Shultz,
an electrician, stood on the top round
of ladder fourteen feet from the side
walk, adjusting q dimly burning cleo
trio light. Losing his balance, he
grasped both rods which support the
lamp and through which a current was
passing. He was unable to let go and
hung writhing to the swinging lamp
until some Cne had stopped the en-
CINE which supplied the current when
he fell to the sidewalk dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
A TERRIBLE OUTRAGE.
Police Onicers Compelled to Eat the Flesh
OF Wild Beasts Burned In . Mensgerie.

Police Ofkcers Compelled to Eat the Ftesh
Of Wild Beasts Burned In . Mcnagerte.
A menagerie was recently burned at
Rouboix, department of Nord, France,
and many of the wild animals were
roasted to death There was great
danger at one time OF the beasts es-
Gaping into the town, and the citizens
became furious over the neglect of the
police to prevent or extingnish the
fire. 4 mob seized the policemen on
duty and compelled them to eat por-
tons of the burned animals. The
officers soon after became terribly i'll,
with symptoms somewhat resembling
those of cholera. The mysterious
disease quickly spread to other vic
TINS and has now become epidemic.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
TIDAL WAVE.

Great Destruction Of Ranch Property in
Texas by Water-spout-
A wave 8 feet high came rushing
down the Rio Grande at Laredo, Tex,
on the morning ofthe 18th with terrific
force. It carried away the line tents of
the Mexican National railway bridge.
In q few hours the river rose twelve
feet, and then rapidly ran down. The
rise resulted from a great water-spout,
which fell some miles above the city. A
large quantity OF drift indicated great
destruction OF ranch property above.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
HOPE FOB GRANT.

The Startling Announcement that the
Generals Disease is not Cancer.
4 New York dispatch OF the 18th
says: Gen. Grant has had a very re-
freshing sleep. He says he has rested
better than for many nights and feels
strong enough to get up and dress for
the day. He has taken his nourish-
ment without pain in swallowing and
has not since midnight been disturbed
by coughing. Pulse and temperature
unchanged. The Generals progress
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
Il FLOOD OF FIRE.

Terrible Volcanic Eruption on tho Island
of Java.
Dispatches received at London on
the 22d state that a terrible volcanic
eruption has occurred at Passervean,
a province in the east end of the island
OF Java. A number of plantations
have been devastated, and it is feared
that fully hundred persons have
been killed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
His =" String"
From the New York Mail.

From the New York NALL
Michael J. Quinn, of Erie, Pa, is an
old printer of over fifty years "stand
ing" and great deal OF setting"
He now holds cases on the Erie Daily
Herald, and although almost 70, uses
his eyes without the aid of the optician
or glasses.
"Father" Quinn's years of toll and
wearing labor represent startling
features in the way OF figures. For in
stance, assuming fair average rate Of
speed, taken from his best of 5000
ems, and his rate OF 5000 at the present
day, giving 1900 for an average, it
will be found that the enormous
amount Of 119, $40, 900 ems OF matter
have been set up by this compositor
during the past two or three years
more than half q century. In setting
this it was necessary to handle over
35S ,O2O, ,OOOpieces Of metal twice over,
including the distribution.
It would further interest the reader
to know that the type so set would
| weigh 187.7OO pounds, or "a tons,
which this old man has lifted piece by
piece in the specified time. In setting
type the average distance the hand
travels is foot and half, Or there
abouts. Consequently his hand has
travelled over SIC, 900. 900 feet. or a
matter of 97,727 miles, or within a
| few hundred feet of being four times
the circumference of the earth. This
does not include the distribution, which
! would increase the distance to about
FIVE and half times around the globe
Father" Quinn's ''string' would FL
about 16,O15 columns OF space. I
stretched out in continuous line il
would form a belt over two miles wid'
byover seven miles in solid reading mat
ter. Put these lines in onecontinuou.
line and it void extend 12s miles.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29

JosEs-'.A queer thing happened in
New York the other day. \ horse
stole three pies from a bakers wagon
and ate them Smith, should
like to have seen that baker. He
must have been astonished." "Aston-
ished7 He was mad; in fact driven
to desperation" why what about %
'sThe 1oss.'' The loss of the pies ?"
"No. OF the horse. It was the only
one he bad
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
Something Wrong.
from the New York Tribune


That is most extraordinary re-
quest of Mills. the murderer OF his wife.
to have his brain examined to settle
the question Of his insanity, which, he
asserts, has not been sufficiently III
vestigated. II know there is some
thing wrong in my head,' he is quoted
as saying, at the same time processing
his willingness to undergo any opera
ton, even to the taking of OF the top
OF his skull Mills entreaty recalls to
mind the case OF the notorious Gus:
johnson, one Of the most cold-blooded
murderers that ever existed. Johnson
began his career at II. his first victim
being a negro whom he met riding a
mule in a country road, and whom he
shot because he refused to get off when
ordered. Cutting off his right ear,
johnson put it in his pocket and car
! ried it for several years az a trophy.
Wishing to cross a river one day he
had to wait some time for the ferry
man to bring the boat from the oppo-
site side. He shot the man for being
slow, and after cutting off the victims
great toe threw the body into the river.
johnson killed because he liked It, but
his mother stood by him to the last,
declaring that he was not Responsible
! for his acts. She testified at his trial
that when a young hoy johnson was
struck on the head yjth an AK; the
blow opened his skull and small
portion Of the brain oozed out. 1t
could not be put back and the loss OF
it, she asserted, changed him from n
tender hearted boy to the cold
! bIooded murderer that he was.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
Men Think

they know all about Mustang Lin
inent- Few do. Not to know is
not to have.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29

STOCKTON, Me-, boasts of q boy Is
years old who is feet 2 inches tall.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29

n II. JOHNSON, NJ. D., C. NJ.
(Snrrsx,ur to DR.. 4 N1cd0nald.)
Graduate uf M",ill College, Montreal, late As
si.,nl Surgeon in Mont real General Hospital
ON. - over l.nmer 1: Pooler drug store. Calls
a,tr,.ie.! DAY and night
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
La;s. SSo c Ef.CS.

r Obj & CONkLIE,
BARRIERS AND HAIR DRE9SER9
At their new Tonao-ial Par!oss Shower nd Ho.
Baths We have tw, first ciass bath -roorna
Main Street, Austin, Mimi
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
He BOomed too Hard.

From the DetTOft Free freass
4 Detroit firm employed new col
ector few days ago, and among 9th
er bills he was given one which had
long been classed under the head OF
"doubtful.' He was informed that the
chances of his getting anything were
extremely dubious, but was promised
half of ali he could collect. In two
hours after starting out he was back
with the money on the doubtful BILL
and when asked how he succeeded 30
we'll he replied
"After getting into his office locked
the door, pocketed the key, and told
him he'd either got to come down or
I'd break every bone in his body. He
shelIed out, and both of LIS are $40
ahead
The next day the firm paid S75 to
settle q case of "extorting money by
threats OF violence, and the collector
was kindly informed that he could
have a long vacation for the benefit OF
| his health
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
The IIuster OF Pearls.
fS~r,.lnr I


Pearls ieteriorate by age, contact
with acids, gas and noxious vapor of
all sorts. This is especially true OF
pierced pearl. Various means for
rest toring them have been tried, but
experience shows them to he useless.
The best way to preserve pearls IL to
wipe them with clean linen cloth after
being worn and deposit them, wrapped
in linen, in closed box or casket. a
leading importer Of pearls advises that
pearl necklaces, which are liable to
deteriorate by coming in contact with
the skin, be restrung once Il year. az
drawing the silk thread out and IN
through the pierced parts tends to
cleanse the pearls. In Ceylon, we are
assured on fairly good authority, that
when it is desired to restore the Iuster
to Oriental pearls the pearls are al
lowed to be swallowed by chickens.
The fowls with this precious diet are
then killed and the pearls regained III
a white and lustrous state.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29

(I.
ATTORNE 2 At LAW,
And Real Estate Agent. Collections made ana
to 10
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

Ask for Rough on Coughs" for Coughs,
Colds Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches,
15c. Liquid, pc.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

The New York ECenikg Post has
published several communications re-
lating singular instances Of telepathy.
The following is furnished by George
Russell. M. d.. of Calumet Mich:
Several winters ago there lived on
the location woodsman end his wife.
persons possessed of perhaps rather
more than the average intelligence and
education of the ordinary mining
classes The sympathy between them
was such that each seemed TO thorough
ly understand the thoughts of the
other without the use of words, which
they scarcely ever used except in the
presence of others. Whers in separate
rooms either could Immediately tell
what the other had written. At
greater distances each was subject t.
the mood of the other; but any
deeper understanding was reached at
the expense of great mental effort
In january, 1881, the maa, who was
chopping in the brush. severed an
artery in his leg. and, there not be
ing any assistance at hard, he bled
to death. At about the time ,hnL
the wound must have been inflicted,
the woman rushed into q neighbours
house. declaring that her husband
was dying; and, though ignorant VI
his whereabouts. led a small party
directly to the scene Of tie accident
The woman has been iJsan. essr
since.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

The law establishing sur system Of
Government surveys. willie it requires
thatthe north and south lines shall be
true meridians. also reqalres that the
townships shall each be six miles
square. 10 fuliIl both 81 these condi-
tions Is physically impossible, for the
hgureof the earth causes the meridlans
to converge toward the pple, thus max
ing the north line Of each. township
shorter than its south lirse. an Unequal
ity becoming more and more marked
the h'gheS the latitude Of the surveys.
Provision is therefore 6iade for cor
recting the errors thus caused, by FIX
ing what are called correction lines,
which are parallels bounding line of
townships on the NORTH when lying
north of the principal base, or on the
south when lying south OF the principal
base, frons which the surveys as they
are continued are laid oAt anew, the
range lines again startifg at correct
distances from the principal meridian.
These correction lines are placed at
different Intervals in different States.
sometimes being repeatedat every fif-
teen townships, sometimes at every
tenth, or ether distances: Each range
'of townships must be msde as much
over six miles in width On each base
and correction line as il yin fall short
of the sane width wherelt closes on to
the next correction lin6 north, and
wherever the exterior line of the town
ships shall exceed or shals not extend
six miles, the excess or deficiency must
be added to or be deducted from the
western or northwestern sections or
half-sections in such township, accord
ing as the error may be I'M running the
lines from east to west or from north to
south. In order to throw.the excess or
deficiencies on the north land on the
west sides of the township it is neces-
sary to survey the sectioR lines from
south to north on trae meridian.
leaving tho results il the north line Of
the township to be governed by the
convexity OF the earth andsth converg-
ing of the meridian.--C aicG0o Inter.
Ocean
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
strange lreaks o. TdghtnIng.

Mrs. Gesner, who lives in = two-story
frame house at Manuel, Rockland Co.,
n. T., was sitting in her kitchen with
her babe in her lap one evening recently
when the heavy thunderstorm struck the
town. While watching the lightning
which flashed into the room through the
windows, ball Of fire suddenly appear
ed in front of the stove close to her feet.
The ball was vivid brilliancy, and made
q noise like humming top. Mrs. Gesner
did not move, although thoroughly
frightened. A moment later the ball ex-
p1oded with slight report, but did no
injury either to the mother or her child
or the furniture in the room. In q room
on the next floor, however, Mrs. Gesner
found that mirror stand had been shat
tered. Several persons who visited the
house the next day and made an exami-
nation Of the place were unable to find
where the ball had entered the building.
1t is supposed that it came down the
stove pipe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

Hook the fingers of the hand together;
raise the elbows as high as the oAoalders
and pull like shoemaker. The muscles
about the shoulder blades, to keep them
in place, are thus strengthened, and in a
short time enabled to fulfil their proper
Office. When lying on the back press the
head on the pillow so as to raise the chest
up from the bed on which you are reclin-
ing. This strengthens the muscles that
should hold the head erect. When stand
ing or sitting, where the head can press
against something solid, repeat the opera
ton. BY little thought at other times
to use these muscles the difficulty may be
overcome.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

A pitiful story comes % us OF .
scene in Philadelphia police st:..los
where a rough tangle-haire.l woman.
who had been arrested. had fought like
a fury, and stormed at the officers in
three Languages. was followed up a
few hours later by little tot of q girl.
who looked from one officer TO another.
and asked them if they had put her
mother in Jail. She was so little that
the policeman had helped her up the
steps; but here she was. in. search Ct
her raother; the degraded woman heard
her voice and called to her. So Trey
swung open the door and let her in. and
the little thing asked her mpther. wht
had shrnnk back. ashamed, .twhy moth
er. are YOU in jailg' Then the bay
dropped upon her knees on the stone
floor, and began TO pray: Sow lay
me down To sleep. and i hope nv
mother win he let ont Of jais. There
we're tears among those rough men It
the sound Of that innocent voicc: aid
when the case was brought into couat
the Judge whispered to the woman %
20 hoIne and try u be i better mother.
Ii Was the dsink that mac IT, trout
=
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

Mr.. James Brunt, Deputy Sheriff, Balti-
more. Maryland, writes In an experience
of thirty years have become acquainted
with numerous so-called specifies for
coughs and colds, but never before ex-
perienced such surprising efficacy as was
obtained from the Red Star Cough Cure.
! was attacked with severe deep seated
cold and cough. Isuffered for some time,
and tried this valuable remedy. / was
completely cured by the use of one bottle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

MKNsMAN's PEPToNrxKD BEEF TONIC, the only
Preparation Object containingits entire auIri-
hosis properties. Il contains blood-making
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
Invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly If resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard i
Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

~ None genuine without a bunch Of green
Hops on the white label Shun all the vile.
poisonous stuff with Hop" or Hops in
their name
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

BELTsvILLR. Price George ca, Nd,
Nay rs, 1888.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

So Pretty Wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men

- Pretty Wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men
my farm lies in rather low and mir
matte situation, and
NY wifeln
ssVhoFs
WAS very pretty blondeln
Twenty years ago became
1SallowIn
.sHollow-eyedlr
"Withered and aeedln
Before her time, from
ssMalarial vnpors. though she made 10
particular complaint, not being Of the
grumpy kind, yet causing me great unSasi.
mess.
"A short time ago purchased yorr rem
edy for one Of the children, who had very
severe attack Of biliousness, and il occurred
70 me that the remedy might help my wffe.
as found that our little girl upon recovery
had
ssLostin
Her sallownesE, ard locked az fresh as .
new blown daisy. We'll. tho story is soon
told. My vito, to-day. has gained her old
timed beauty with compound interest, and
is now as handsome a lCstron &c 40 say it
myself as can Be fSnrd in this county, which
Is noted for pretty wurrem. -And have only
Hop Bitters to thank for it.
'sThe dear creature just looked ovcr my
shoulder, and says, I can Hastcr equal to
the days OF our courtship, and fLat reminds
me there might be more pretty .eisss II my
brother farmers would 70 as ] havo done"
Hoping you mag long 81 spared 10 do good,
Thankfully remain,
C. T.. JAMES,
BELTsvILLR. Prince George "a, Md,
May rs, 1898
k17y None genuine without bunch OF green
Hops on the white label Shun al the vile,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
The land of nod The auction room.


Important
When visit or leave New York city, save baggage
expresaae and S. hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel opposite Grad Central Depot
600 elegant rooms, fitted at cost OF one million
dollars 81 and upward per day. European plan. Ele-
water. Restaurant pulied with the best Horse
stages and elevated railroad 10 all depots Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than &c any other rstclass hotel in the CITY
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-01-21
They Don't Advertise.

"Eichland," the widc-nwakc CORES
pondcnt of the Augusta Chronicle,
writes: Looking Owe the country pa
pcrS lrtely hive been impressed with
the singular fact that tie number of
country merchant who advertise in them
IS infinitcsimal small. ! desired to OBJ
tain some information from the dealers
in provisions. The most common COM
modify ut the various county seats, and
an examination Of the columns of over
fifty county papers only revealed some
Twenty-Five or twcmty-siN names. and
yet if the people Of these towns, infu-
cnced by the attractive advertisements
of the city merchants. send their money
away from home, they are told that they
should p%atronize and encourage home
industries. 10 be consistent these mrr-
chants should sustain and support thei,
home papers literally, and in doing this
they would likewise do themselves
great good."-IImeS nnd Democrat.