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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

Well, he came, and came agsin, and
the Little romance unfolded III kind
her atmosphere than that Of boarding
house parlor, and after awhile / think
We all rather enjoyed him, q he was q
high-minded, intelligent young fellow,
and conducted his wooing With very
Little nonsense. Some evenings he
would come in with his drawing board
under bis arm, and establishing himself
at our kitchen table, put in his marvel
ously fine lines and figures, with Man.
ME sitting beside him with her sewing,
making quite q Da1by-and-J Joan pict-
ure. Kate sometimes shook her fist at
him from the covert of the sitting room,
but she usually ended with Bless the
children!"
But to turn from love to figures.
How much did it cost?
Now l do not expect to be believed
when say that our entire furnishing,
from the small mirrors in our bedrooms
to the big iron spoon in the pantry,
cost exactly $128.63; nevertheless, that
was the exact total. It may seem more
credible when it is understood that our
dressing-tables, wash-stands and OTTO
mans were packing boxes, and that the
inviting cushioned chairs were origin
ally barrels. OF course our bedsteads
were not furnished with hair mattresses
and rose blankets but We had warm Gov
erings and clean straw-flled ticks,
which were simply luxurious after
boarding house mattresses.
Our table was not set forth with cut
glass and silver Except Kate's spoons
and forks), bnt it was clean, and the
food wholesome and varied.
And about the cost of living? We
elected Kate treasurer, and every Satur-
day night each Of us put five dollars and
half into box kept for the purpose,
and she paid for everything QUO Ct it,
We questioned her often, during the
first month, how the money was hold
ing out, but she made no satisfactory
answer.
The first day of January We each
found on our plate atsupper the follow
ing notice: ~The first monthly meet
ing of the Home Cooperative Society
will he held this evening in the kitchen,
as soon as the dishes are done. A full
attendance is desired, to hear the report
of the treasurer"
Every member was present, and the
treasurer read her report. After setting
forth at some length the origin and OBJ
ject OF the society, she presented the
following figures:
In ACCOUNT WITH HONE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY,"
DR.. c.
To Cash. 43 BY ton coal ...........$ $50
" groceries. 22OO
meat and vege-
tables. 16. Is
milk............. $50
&" labor washing
ironing, and
cleaning) go. 600
" 1ent............ 500
$72.75
I" balance on hand 24.6S
COZ 40 80, 40
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

TIE VoLTA1o BELT Co., OF Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELEorRo- Vo1rAno
BELT and other ELECTRO APPLIANCES on trial
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diseases Complete restoration to health, vigor
and manhood guaranteed. No risk is incurred
~ thirty days trial is allowed. Write them at
once for illustrated pamphlet free,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
Household Hinfo.

A PERTEcrLI plain white breakfast
Get, with = rim of raised white roses, il
IN outre importation.
A HEw dressing slipper il of g1.y
morocco with rosebuds and gilded
leaves worked Oh the toe, in fancy silks.
pRIsEBy1s and csanberries II steved
togsther make delicious filing for piee,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
Keeping Farm Accounts.

An Ohio correspondent wishes us to
impress upon readers of the Prairie
Farmer the great advantages of keeping
books of account. He asks how many
can look back over the year and tell
whether they have made more money
off the field of. wheat than the field of
corn; whether they get moro profit
from their hogs than from their cattle
he advises beginning at certain part
of the farm and numbering the fields.
To each one charge the amount OF
manure hauled upon it, the labor spent
on the crop, etc., and credit it with
everything it produces. By this means
the owner can know pretty accurately
whether No. l Or No. 2 pays better in
wheat than in corn, or whether No. 8 is
most profitable in meadows, etc. He
would charge the hogs at regular mar
ket prices, with everything they eat,
credlting the account with what they
produce in pork or increase. Extend
this system to all the stock of the farm.
Our correspondent closes by saying:
"Many will doubtless say oh, made
500 this year on my wheat, so what is
the use of going to all that trouble
But do you know for cer'ainty that
you made that much? Any enc would
say that a merchant or q grocery keeper
was foolish if he did not keep an &C.
count of his receipts and expenses.
Now if it is necessary for them, is it not
necessary for farmers2"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
A Knowing Waterman.

A man who was appointed Waterman
at mine at Comstock had no watch.
He did-not wish to buy one, yet was de-
sirous of knowing how the time was
passing. He borrowed q watch of a
friend one night. On returning his
watch next day, he told his friend that
he was all right now, as he had time
keeper of his own. He then unrolled
q strip of paper some four inches in
width from stick, and exhibited it as
his clock. On the strip of paper he had
marked down as they rose above the
horizon, all the stars and consultations
within q narrow belt. Opposite each
star was the time of it's making it's APP
pearance, hour and minute. The watch
man says his watch is q fine time keeper.
He has recently improved it somewhat.
The slip of paper now runs on two small
rollers that are placed in q small box,
which had . sliding lid of glass. As the
night wears away and the stars pass
over, he now turns the crank of his
watch and looks at the time marked by
the side of each. To wind up his watch
he runs the tape back upon the initial
roller.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

A CALIFORNIA justice, being puzzled
by cane, put the two lawyers who
argued III under oath - to the correct
nees Of their interpretation OF the law.
One took the oath readily, but the 9th.
e declined and lot his caee.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
Hauling Out Man re in Winter.

oNU1AUk OuV NAAnuI0 IN VIM
There are two methods of dealing
with barn-yard manure. One farmer
let's it accumulate all winter piled in
daily increasing heaps against the side
of the barn, to rot the stills and poison
the air of the stables, while the drip
pings of the caves are teaching out the
best part of it's value. The droppings
of the cattle are allowed to lie in
the barn yard until at every thaw it be-
comes q miry bog-hole. When spring
comes, with all its urgent work, o gener-
al cleaning up takes place, and an At
tack is made upon the accumulations of
the barn yard. As the successive strata
are removed, there is special resurrec-
ton of departed milking stools, half
forgotten tools, etc., which were buried
during winter. The manure, or what is
left of it after the teachings of rains
and melting SHOWS, is-hauled out with
difficulty across the wet and spongy soil
of the fields, poaching it up, and pack
ing it down to its great detriment. This
method is untidy, and wasteful of man
ure and labor.
The other way is to haul ont the man
ure every day, or at frequent intervals
through the cold weather, scattering it
thoroughly where it is wanted. Then
there is plenty of time to do it, without
interfering with other work; the stables
and yards are kept clean, and the full
manurial strength is saved. All the
washings which the manure receives in
the field carry its strength into the soil
where it is wanted While snow remains
the manure can be removed on sleds
with much less labor and rapidly than
on wagons. Now is the time for our
readers to attend to this matter.-lPrai-
ne Farmer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

ZoLA has received 5000 merely Tor
the right Of the first Newspaper pubhee-
lion Of his novel, "9ermipal.s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
CaprlCes of Horses,

All horses have their. fancies, and
know perfectly we'll whom they have to
deal with. lam just now much exer-
oised with Whitefoot, a sorrel mare,
which bought when young, and has
lately come out of the hands OF pro-
fessional breaker with two or three
tiresome whims. I do not think that
he understood her. When an unbroken
FLY she was most obedient to me. One
day found her in the drawing-room.
To reach it she had walked into the
house by the front entrance, and, after
traversing q corridor some forty feet
long, had passed through three door
ways. There uhe was, consumed with
curiosity, examining furniture, smelling
knick- knacks, and looking out of the
window. I expected q scene, since she
was as good as wild, having never been
made acquainted with saddle, bride
or shoe. Yet she behaved like young
lady, not only daintily walking about
among chairs and tables without dam
age but exhibiting solitary self-con-
seriousness, especially when she came to
look at herself in mirror. This she
did with much interest, getting first one
side of her face and then the other into
the most appreciable position. It seemed
to me that she smiled. When she had
gazed her fill I said: Now come out,
my DEAR" Then she put her warm vel
vety nose into the hollow of my uplifted
hand and followed me, as I walked
backward like courtier, into the pad
dock. And yet the professional breaker
had found her hard to manage. She
was evidently too refined for him, and
resented his coarse manners.-[ Oornhil]
Magazine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
SchOtta's Fortune.

From the st. Louis Globe Democratl
William Schotta, shoemaker of
Gainesville, near this city, is about
to come into possession of a snug
fortune. Some fifty years ago, his
father, then young man, emigrated to
America. Not liking the name" Schotta"
he changed it to Scott, and under this
name is buried in st. Louis. His sons,
however, adopted the Schotta of their
forefathers, and it was this fortunate
idea which determined the disposition
of the property of a wealthy uncle of
William Schotta. This uncle died two
or three years ago in Frecklenburg,
Germany, leaving no children. Adver-
tisements were inserted in several of
the German-American papers inquiring
for intelligence of the heirs of Karl
Schotta. A neighbor of Schotta, in
Gainesville, clipped the notice from the
Catholic Volks ZeituDg and handed it
to Schotta as matter of curiosity. The
latter never dreamed that he was the
lucky heir. About one year ago mu-
sic.teacher named Salzkorn was passing
through the streets of Catonsville when
happening to glance up he saw Schot-
tas sign over his shop-door. He Won
dered to himself if this was the man
who had come across the ocean with
him fifty years ago. he entered the
shop and found that the man was the
son of his old companion. Thereupon
the shoemaker showed the clipping
which he had saved to Salzhorn. After
talking the matter over it was referred
to the German consul in Baltimore.
There was a great deal of trouble in
clearing up some mysteries connected
with the case. Marriage and birth GER
tifcates in Germany will be examined
aud church records searched. Other
relatives were found in Paducah, Ky.,
and California. A few days ago a let
ter from Dusseldorf stated that the or
phan's court of the city had decided his
client, William Schotta to be the legal
heir, and that the property amounts to
about 100000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

W8S UoCluoO 6UCC65Ds
"There,. Mamie" said Kate, when We
reached the cosy kitchen on our tour of
inspection, you can tuck your little
feet right into the oven, and feast your
eyes on the braided mat, and If the cat
was only here, you would have reached
the climax of earthly happiness.
The young architect looked inquir-
inely, and Nannie's ideal of bliss was
explained to him. He made no COM
ment, but looked at her with q peculiar
expression in his handsome eyes, and I
felt that the stability OF the society was
threatened.
The next night, Is We were sitting
down cozily to our tea and toast and
baked apples and mill. there was = ring
at the door, and Kate, answering it, came
with basket.
*It's directed to you, Mamie" she
said, holding it to the light. So Mamie
opened it, when. ont satepped q plump,
self-satiaded. Maize kitten, and: a.
taohed 10 one fore-paw was. = card which
said, tho Climax" Beth turned the
card over, and read the young architects
name.
.Oh, Nannier she said, burning on
her reproaohfully, II hope you are not
going TO spoil everything.' But Nam
ME was busy filing saucer for the new
conner, and made no answer.
I may as we'll say here that, soon
after, the young man came to mo in .
very straight forward way, made known
his intentions in regard to Mamie, and
asked permission 70 visit her. That
night, while abe was gone on IN er1and,
I laid the question before the other
girls .
II move" said Kate, who was rather
given to sounding phrases-"I move
that he be granted leave to withdraw."
"Oh, let him comet said Beth, With
true Southern obliyiopsneas Of conse-
qpeueee.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
Terrific ExplOsiOn,

PALESTINE, June 1.-[Special.]- AT 4
o'clock this morning terrific noise
like heavy peal of thunder awakened
the citizens, occasioned by the explosion
of engine 757 near the passenger depot
on the International road, few sec
onds before it was to pull out the pas
senger train for Houston. The fireman,
Wilcox, was the only person on the en-
CINE. He escaped miraculously, only
being cut slightly on the arm and face
by glass in the cab, which was shattered
by conclusion. The center section and
sheeting OF the engine were blown to
pieces, the fragments flying in all direc-
lions. Some of the pieces were thrown
300 yards, one breaking hole in the
glass front of Dilley Il Co.'s store, 100
yards away. Another large piece was
found on the top of the store. Frag-
ments fell on houses 200 yards from
the spot. A large piece of the sheeting
was thrown to the middle of Spring
street, one piece struck Policeman Dur
ham without injury, and several struck
the building in which the Advocate Of
flee and Bailey's photograph gallery are
located. Several glass fronts were shat
tered and had the streets been thronged
with people some one would undOubt-
edly have been killed. The engine Is
wreck.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18

THE MINISTRY TO BE FORMED TO-DAY
LONDON, June Is. = The Marquis of
Salisbury spent Sunday at Hatfield.
Upon his arrival here to-day he will at
once proceed to form new ministry.
The Marquis of Sail sbury has de-
cided to form Conservative ministry
and is in active negotiations
with Sir Stafford Northcote the
Duke of Richmond, Lord Row
land, Mr.. Rowland VIM, member
of Parliament for North Lincolnshire,
and Mr.. Edward Stanhope, member of
Parliament for Mid Lincolnshire. Lord
Salisbury will come to London tO-mor-
row when a consultation of the leading
members Of the Conservative party, will
he held. The Court Circular confirms
the statement that the Marquis of
Salisbury is to for n a ministry.
Arthur Belfour, member of Parlia-
ment for the Hartford borough, and
nephew and confidential representative
of Lord Salisbury, joined the latter,
at Hatfield. Lord Salisbury met with
ovations at various railway stations at
which stoppages were made on his Jour-
ney to Hatfield, His secretary arrived
in Londsn yesterday and visited Sir
Stafford NOrthcote. The Conservatives
were active all day Sunday, Sir Stafford
Northcote being in communication with
Salisbury by telegraph.
Mr.. Chamberlain will shortly visit
Scotland on q political tour. He will
develop his views of q local government
for Scotland and Ireland.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18

BURLINGTON, Iowa, June ia dis
patch from Massina, Cass County, says
that tornado struck the village OF
Bridgewsier, eight miles from Massina,
on Monday, tho wrecks indicating that
two storms met there, as there are two
distinct traces OF tornadoes.
In tho town the first house struck, a
two.story, was blown down and Mr..
and Mrs, Liltoy were seriously injured.
The latter has since died.
Mr.. Hartnlan's house was the next
one struck, and not n timber was left
standing. Mr. CDgdan, who WAS in the
house, receiver fatal injuries. The
members OF tho ianlily were all more or
less hurt.
De. Repgau'n drug store was moved
from u foundation and the stock
ruined.
The building next to the drug store
was the only ono ia the village that es-
capsd injury,
;. +. P.tterson's broom factory was
blown away, some OF the heavy maohin-
cry being carried several hundred feet.
Tho dwelling houses and ali outbuild-
ings OF James Sweater are gone, barely
trace Of them being left.
James Ford's house was uproofed,
and one end OF Richard Bells dwelling
Is = complete wreck.
L. strong y sable was blown away,
but his horse W : found uuinjured, tied
To the manger, nalf riile away.
the tine residence of James Hem
dricks' was blown down and bed con-
tanning two CHI ldren was lifted in the
air, not !. cover on the bed being dis
turbej.
A score of other buildings were moro
on less damaged. The loss will be
100000.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
Tho WInnipeg War.

INDIAN AND OTHER REPORTS.
WINNIPEG, June H.-News comes In
this morning that 800 Indians had loft
their reservation ut File Hills and gone
to join Pasquast's band, which is located
on the Qu'Appelle lakes. above Fort
Qu'Appelle. Tho Ninety-iirst battalion
WAS sont from Fort GU Appelle 20 In
tercept and turn them back. 1t ~ not
expected tnero is anything warlike In
the movement.
A Humboldt dispatch states that 40
prisoners taken ut Batouche, consisting
of eight Indians, two whites and
80 hali-breeds, passed throughe there
yesterday on the way to Regina. They
were under the escort of mounted pc.
lice and special constables ia charge OF
Inspector Sanders. Tho escort was
strengthened Mt Humboldt by men from
the Toronto Cavalry.
A dispatch from Clarke's Crossing
states that gunner Charles sPentier,
OF a battery, was wounded In
the leg at Bgtouche and died
In the hospital at Saskatchewan to-day.
The other wounded in the hospital
there numbering u, arc all doing well.
No news from Big Bear yet.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18

CHICAGO, June 13.-The grand stand
OF the driving park and about $50 car
riages contained oyer 1900 persons at 8
O'Clock this evening, when Jack Burke,
"the Irish lad" weight ITO pounds,
entered the ring to face John l.. Sulll-
van, weight 207 pounds, for five rounds,
Marquis Of Queensbury rules. Previ-
Gus to the events OF to-day
mixed programme of wrestling and
sparring had been given and the
crowd was somewhat excited over
some blood drawn from a surprised mid
die weight from Bloomington, by very
little chap introduced as Tommy
Warner, ex-feather weight OF the
Pacific coast. The appearance
Of the champion was the signal
when the Irish lad had walked jauntily
down the track the crowd arose as one
man and cheered. At 6:23 time was
called and this champion smiled as
he shook hands with the little man
in front of him and laughed, when the
latter danced back a step or two
and made feint, suggestive OF
q neditated left-hsnded attack. ne
became slightly more serious q moment
later when Burke, cleverly lodging
dangerous right-hander, hit the cham
pion rafting blow with his left
in the chin and almost in
stantly was dealt heavy blow
in the back of his neck, which brought
him to his knees and left
a red mark that Is there
vet. Before the close of the first
round Burke was wildly applauded on
account OF several clever hits levelled
on the champions face and neck VIII lie
in the act of lodging blows that would
have felled an OK.
The five rounds were finished with the
hitting and science in Burk's
favor, but Sulllvan's superior
strength aided him in forcing
Burke on the rope several times, but he
was never able to administer any seri:
GUS punishment on the "lad."
The referee decided the "best'
as being favorable to Sullivan.
Burke was az fresh at the finish as pre-
vious to facing the champion and was
lionized with applause.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
A Negro Camp Meeting Riot.

COLUMBIA, 8. O., June l2.-News has
been received here of bloody riot,
which occurred on Sunday at negro
camp meeting at Mount Zoin Church,
nine miles from Yorkville. The coun-
try darkies had promulgated the idea
that they did not desire tho presence Of
town negroes at their meeting, "putting
on airs" The town negroes had boosted
that they would go down to Zion and
teach the rural darkies a
lesson in etiqutte. Besides the
knives and razors and cheap pistols
which go to make up the negroes de-
fensive outfit, each party was well sup
piled with whisky. Scarcely had the
t arst town contingent arrived rived when hos
perate and bloody and ragged for over
an hour, at the end of which time the
country "coons" were in possession of
the field and the town darkies in full
retreat. The casualties, as near as can
be learned, are one man killed, two
fatally hurt, and at least 20, more or less,
seriously injured.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18

Waco, June 13.-[Special.I-The an
nusl commencement exercises of Waco
University opened to-day and will con-
tinue until next Friday. Several wish
tors from abroad are already here;
among the number Rev. Kit Williams,
of Dallas.
The freedmen are making great prep
arations for the celebration of "Emanci'
patton Day." the 10Th instant. The res
from all central Texas will come here
to participate.
The Waco Wooden Mills have just
bought lot of 1000 pounds of wool at
Coperas Cove, Coryell County.
Mrs. Saxon, the temperance lecturer,
left for Fort Worth this afternoon.
The Waco Light Infantry will send a
team of "A men to the Lampasas on
campment. The company Is putting in
hard work preparatory to entering the
drill. Last hight they went Into bar
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
France.
TmE GRAND rARIs PnIzE RsoE.

ruE GRAND Paris PRIZE RAoE.
PARIS, June 1.-THE race for tho
grand prize OF Paris took place to-day
and was won by the bay colt, Paradox.
snmmaryi Grand prize at Paris of
ioo'ooo francs la specie given half by
the city of Paris aud half by the
nVe great railway companies, for
the entire colts and fillies
foaled In 1852. OF every description and
country, added To a sweepstakes OF 1000
frames each, 600 francs forfeit; second 10
receive 10000 francs and the third
1900 francs out OF tho stakes; $40 sub
soribers. Captain q. Bowling's bay
colt Paradox, by Sterling Caruistry,
first; Marquis Do Bouthillier's chestuus
colt Riluesant, by Bagdad, out OF KEEP
tomanis, second; Mr.. Il. Jennings'
chestnut colt Present Times, by Phs-
nix Olden Times, third.
TO CHOP HIS HEAD OFF.
Albert Pei, the poisoner, has been
sentenced to tho guillotine.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
Denton County for Prohibition.

DENTON, June l3.-[Specisi.l J. The
election on prohibition passed off peace
ably, but with great deal of interest
manifested on both sides. AS much a.
can be learned of the result shows lab
majority for prohibition. Returns have
been received from 10 precincts and 10
more are to be heard from. 1t is thought
that prohibition will be carried by a
small majority.
THE RESULT AT LEwISvILLE.
LEwIsvILLE, June 10. Especial. l.
Prohibition was carried here to-day by
majority of SO, there being 3l5 votes
polled.
The weather is very warm with slight
indications OF rain to night.