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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Stampedlng tho Congregation.


A Baptist minister in Sheffield, Eng
land, was speaking of a certain young
man living in the place.
'No." said the divine, Il don't like
him. He is a low, worthless fellow,
and 1 don't want anything to do with
him under any circumstances
my DEAR" i%nterposed his wife, lit
isn't right to talk that way about any
one. The boy is young yet and may
REFORM"
mo, he never will"
But you mustn't be so severe on
him. Ii you would try you might pos
sibly help him to be something bet
ter.'
Il shall never try. If he should come
into my church l would consider it my
duty to order him out"
"Don't talk that way! What has he
done to cause you to have such unchris-
tian feelings against him?"
''What has he done? Well, he's
done enough. He's got a trick of max
ing a noise like two dogs fighting, and
for the last two Sabbaths he's got I'M
der one of the church windows and run
out the whole congregation. tell you
it would make you have unchristian
feelings to look up from a long prayer
and see Your congregation falling over
one another in getting out of the door
and hear the leading deacon shouting
that he'll bet two-pound-tea on either
dOg.'-F0resgn EIch0nge.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
The Secret of M. Chevreul.

Paris Letter: Since his recent con-
tenary celebration M. Chevreul has re-
ceived hundreds of letters from all
parts of the continent asking him for
the secret of his strength, with minute
inquiries as to what he eats and drinks.
when he goes to bed and rises, how he
exercises, and so on. TO all these in
quiries the old scientist replies, through
the Paris Press, that the secret of his
long life consists of two words -"good
health" For this gift, he says. he is
indebted to his parents, for which he
thanked them in the dedication of one
of his works published in 1870. AS to
his sleeping hours he follows no rules,
but goes to bed when tired and rises
when refreshed; in the matter of diet
his only popularity is that he never
tasted wine and never ate fish,
and as to recreation, the only
kind he knows consists in a change of
work.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
THE HOMESTEAD.

o, wanderers from ancestralss on,
Le9ye noisome mill and cbahering store,
Gird up your, loins for sturdier toll
And build the home once mOreI
Come back TO bayberry-scanted slopes
And fragrant fern and gr0undnut vine:
Breathe airs blown over Mill and copse,
Sweet with black birch and pfne.
Whist matter II. the gains are small
That life's essential wants supply3
Your homestead's title gives you all
That idle wealth can buy.
All that the many-dollared crave,
-, The brick-walled slave Of change and mart
Lawns. trees, fresh air, and flowers you have,
. More dear for lack Of art.
Your own soul masters, freedom-willed,
With none to bid you 60 or stay; .
Till the old fields ) our fathers titled,
A. manly men as they! zs~srx4r
With skill that spares your toiling hands,
Aid chenic aid that science brings,
Reclaim the waste and ontworn lands,
And reign there On as kings.
John Greenleaf Whittier.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
Now Idea TN RailrOadiDg.

Mohawk Valley Democrat:-A car
callsd the 'spotter' now goes over the
Central Road at given periods. 1t is
provided with a tank of colored fluid,
and when the wheels roll over 8 rough
place in the track the fluid is spilled
on the spot. 1t is so arranged that the
track superintendent can, while seated
on the inside of the car, view the track
and thus detect any flaws that may
exist.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
Fishing In Oregon.

A traveller on the Pacific coast writes:
On the Columbia River I found q very
d~iscouraging state of affairs. The fish
ermen had lost confidence somewhat,
hough they had had two or
three good days. Even in
fishing l saw where machinery
was supplanting the labor of men.
One machine I saw caught eighteen
tons, OF 5000 barrels of fish in twelve
hours. and the only labor needed was
not in catching the fish, but in carting
them away.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06

rHE DoOroH 70 MS no RsE.

4 Billy. many a.day and night,
Thro. sun and stormy weather,
We've logged along, as best We might,
With aching he carts together;
We've bravedr the wintery blasts that poured
There doubling fury DER us,
And many . lonely league we've scored
With little cheer before us. $50
Footsore. we've plodded on and on.
Ger roads that slow unraveled "
Their murky miles, from duck to dawn,
And chilled us as We travelled;
We've threaded woods so dark and mute,
And glene with gloom 80 thick, cir, .
The owls were .half-afraid to boot,
And whippoorwills grew sick, sir.
Down country lanes, by churchyards dim,
At midnight we have scurried,
And seen the eldrich moonlight win
Above the dead we've buried;
For us the ~tre-iy's trimmed his lamp,
In many a gloomy th1cket,
We've heard, down where the beetles camp,
The rasping of the cricket.
We've listened to the snap and crack
OF hexrtstrings when the portal
OF lffe's proud temple, swinging back,
Let free the soul immortal;
We've caught the sound of spirit-wings
In novels Of affection,
And heard, amid such .sufferings,
Loves bravest benediction.
We've seen the hardened sinners eyes
Lock up their light forever,
With groans, and agonies, and cries,
As soul and Hehse did sever;
We've seen the good mans eyelids close,
Az DER them death did settle,
As softly az q summer rose
Shuts up its snowy petal.
We've seen the father. stopped with years,
On many a deathbed languish,
We've heard the sobs, and seen the tears
Stream down the cheeks Of anguish.
o. comrade mine, our days have been
A never-ending trial
We've starved our souls, and worn them thin,
With steady self-denial. :.
Old fellow, you have ever stood,
My friend in tribulation,
And / wOuld give you, il I could,
A royal recreation:
Alas, I'm racked with aches and pains,
And you are getting bong, :
And, Billy, little rest remai1s.
For you and me, my pony.
Aha, a stranger pauses here,
With clinking gold beside us,
And he would take you, Billy dear,
If ducats could divide us: .
TIL wretch-he does not understand
Exactly where my heart is:
Not all the wealth at his command,
My Billy-boy, could part US.
The Current.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
The Weekly Pioneer Press
AND tn
new NURSERY PREMIUMS

PETER M. GIDEON, Esq, Of Excelsior,
Mimi, the parent Of successful North.
western Fruit Culture, furnishes the
Premiums.
TIE Regular Subscription Price ofthe Week.
~ RoNesr Fress u 800 per yesr.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06

When Baby was sick, We gave her CAS-
TORIA.
When she was . Child, abe cried for CAS-
#TORIA.
when she became Mis-, abe clung 70 Cas-
TORIA.
When she had 01drsn, shs : them
sCAHTORIA
10 - - MII.IsA JoaHsON.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06

Own and operates nearly $500 miles of tho
oughly ca clipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Dakota.
1t Ia the Hest Direct Route between al
principal points in the Northwest, South
west and Far West.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage ann
freight, ETC., apply to the nearest station agen~
of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAl<
WAY, or to any Railroad Agent anywhere in the
World.
II. MILLER, A.. v. III. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen'1 Pass. and Tiki. Agt.
] f. TUCK Err, GEO. HI. HEAFFORD,
Asst Genl Manager. Asst Gen'l Pass. Il Tkt. Agt.
MILWAUKEE,, WISCONSIN,.
~ For notices in reference to Special Excur-
sions, changes Of time, and other items of inter-
est in connection with the CHICAGO, MILwAu-
xEE & ST.. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the 10
~. columns OF this paper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
OFFERS:

NnR ~ 81 The WEEKLY ,r1oNEEH PRESS for
rVIS V1.oV ono year and one dollars worth
Of Nursery Stock, postpaid, selected BY subscriber
ffon list given bolJw, at prices quoted.
FOR CLUB RAlSERS.
To any person sending us clubs Of subscribers
recommended bv ora doHar for each subscription, W
will send these nursery premiums a. follows, selec-
tions to be Msde by party sending club, from List
given below at prices therein quoted:
u % worth for 2 subscriptions Is 2 90 caah)
2 % :" -" 8 800
90 ~ 400 o.
800 " "6 s 90 +"
10 % " 40 10 90 :"
Any subscriber In . club can have one dollars
worth Of nursery premiums by paying $40, instead
Of 300 for paper alone.
proper : :ss:sn p6 fs9 :steis. wv order e ss ssrl postpaid '' '0'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
NURSERY PREMIUM LIST.
Prizes hen Quoted are taken direct from Pstse:N. Gideon 4 Sons
CAtaia1uo.

Prices hen Quoted .' taken Dire, tson r'ss1. Gideon Aso'''
APPLES 1 +: . -Lou;% t i:.1||, Per ssr t ,Ss:. Sc: &C.:
Florence" per tree, 25c.; tho Excelsior" Sep
tembcr) pr tree, Soc; the "Cherry Red" per tree,
No.; the "Martha," October. per tree, Csc; tho
January per tree, &c; :he"Gideon,' per tree, 25c.;
the Wealthy " and tho Duchess" per tree, 1oc.
GRAPES Price Per DOZEN. I year; Concord,
uA'AA Goethe, Iena, Lindley and Eanelan.
&C.; Brighton. Worden and Delaware, Soc.; 2 wears:
Concord, Iona, Lindley and Eumelan, 100; Brigh-
ton, Werden and Delaware, 81. IS; Goethe. ai:50.
UOkkANIS and yiese.!s, s5se:; White essPs,
Strawberries p s,.: ss:ss ~ E'''s s. :ss
Prolific and Charles Downing, 4oc.: May King, Parry,
Na1ren, Sucker State and Mrs. Garfield, SOC.
RASPBERR1& Per ssrt fo 49, Turner 7S'.; cosA-
PLDIS S e. ss: t from best native varieties =,
SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
RUSSIA WILLOW Nj IT,. :, ,, NJ; : a.: ard ~ NJ g., !;
grou.al. loc. per trss; Russian Cottonwood, 6. per
ire, &C. per dog. :
June Roses, assorted, 1oc.; Persian Lilocks, 1oc;
Purple Lilock8, according to sixe), S to 1oc.
The WEEKLY PONCE Press 10 the most care
fully edited aud best news, family and farm weekly
In the Northwest. It acknowledges with thanks
. generous appreciation, and makes this new pre-
Sample copies free on application.
-. II PIONEER PRESS CO.,
ST. PAUL. MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
SALT FOR HOGS,

Discussing the question as to feeding salt to
hogs, Theodore Louis writes to Hoard's Dairy
Farmer in reply to some one who had expressed
a contrary opinion. that a supply Of salt is abso-
lutely necessary to their health. He has made
a practice of feeding eight pounds daily to a lot
of ~ffty-two shoats, which they ate up clean. In
addition they had a supply ad libitum of a
mixture consisting OF two bushels of charcoal,
twelve quarts of wood ashes, eight quarts of
salt, and one and one-quarter pounds of copper
as, the latter dissolved in water and thoroughly
mixed with the other ingredients. The allow
ance Of two al d . ne-half ounces of salt per day
to each animal seems to be a large allowance, al
though the animals might eat it. No consider
able quantity OF it should be mixed with the
zetLe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06
CREAM CHEESE.

Add a pint of new milk to q quart of fresh
sweet cream, a little sugar and the necessary
quantity of rennet-the mixture being about
IS when the rennet is added. It should be
placed near the fire until coagulation is complete,
which may be ascertained by dipping in the
finger, to which, if ready, no curd will adhere.
A vat the shape of q brick should be provided,
together with two mats made Of straight wheat
straws sewn together at both ends. The curd
is placed in the vat, one of the mats being at
the bottom and the other at the top. It is allow
ed to stand until the nextday, when it is turned,
the dry mat being at the bottom, and placed
spon a dry board. When by this means it has lost
much of the whey. it may be covered with
leaves and laid between two pewter plates to
ripen. Another plan Is to hang some sweet
cream in a wet cheese-cloth until it is tolerably
solid, then place it in another cloth in a mold,
with a piece of wood the shape of the mold
laid upon it, and press with weights for a few
days. After being thus pressed and turned
twice a day, it will keep for some time and
ripen.-PrCf Long.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06

discover 1that some Of the fruit OF those trees
hiss been harvested between two days, and no
trace. left behind.-Rurdt Home. $500
THE HEssIAN FLY
A description Of the Hessian Nv will not
here be out Of place. Every farmer should
know it. It has no mouth organs what
ever. The mouth, says Prof. Farlies, Illinois
state Entomologist, IS is reduced to q mere
opening on the surface" During the winter
and spring until about May l discrimination is
easy. They fly at this time in the ..faxseed
state" the living larve being inclosed in tough
brown case about the size and shape of a fax
seed. From this, again, the second brood Of
the larvR may be distinguished like the autumn
nal brood, by the absence of mouth hooks as in
the case of the bulb worm Of wheat, or wheat
maggot sometimes confounded with it.
The larvae of the fly d. not pen
citrate the stalk, like the bulb
worm, but lie embedded between that aud the
inner leaves. Tie eggs of the fly are laid in
longitudinal creases in the blades of wheat, rye,
barley, ETC.. in the autumn and spring. The
eggs require from four to twenty days to hatch,
according to the weather. The Larvae crawl
down between the leaf and main stalk, until
they come TO a joint. Here they remain suck
to six weeks. They then change into pupa,
which is the faxseed-like stage, the contour
being given by the outer covering of the grub.
Very late-sowu fall wheat often escapes damage.
Farmers should make y critical examination of
their late fields, and il any insects are :found
means as stated should be- taken for their des-
~t!uction. II the insect remains aud breeds next
year the wheat should be cut high and the stub
BILE as soon as it is sufficiently drv.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06

Cotton batting is coming into use in the
California canneries. The batting is used for
the covering of the jar, which should be filed
to the neck before the batting Ia used.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
oLDEy MEMORIES.

A seedy looking fellow dropped into the
city editors room and falling To borrow {
half dollar, he began 10 tell his story.
II used 10 be an oficer OF State, did,
he said. II was sheriff aud member OF .he
Legislature and constable aud clerk OF
courts, and judge, and run for Congress
and had Q high old time, did"
IL don't believe H." said the city editor.
"Don't your Why don't Jour
because have Q notice In q newsps-
per here, which Gays you are liar, and q
thief and q scoundrel, and william, and q
trsducer. and . perjarer. and q defaulter.
and q plotter. and . low down pot-house
brawler, and . bsllot-box suffer, and q
lover OF all that IL vile and wicked and
dishonest and abhorrent TO decent people,
and -"
The editor stopped for breath and the
visitors eyes sparkled with pleasure.
"Don't STOP" he exclaimed, "apy longer
than you can help. Go on and then read
10 all over again and read Il out loud. II
brings back them haleyon days when run
for ONCE. IL reads like IN editorial from
the opposition paper. and brings again 10
nv memory that blessed period when
Was somebody and life was worth living.
Oh, glorious hours OF my past, will 70 ev.
or come back to mef- and the tears rolled
down his cheeks, - the city editor pro-
nouncsd again the magic words and then
gave him quarter 70 sober up on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18

A PRisoSER ~ Dufcn OyES On the
return ~ the Confederate army from Get.
,ysburs. aud while camping near lisgers'
town. Nj q member OF Company A, Cats
ARTILLERY. who was uicknsmci Ransy Salt.
fies. went into tha, city. and called At the
hSass Of . Duteh woman for something 10
eat She pretended that she dli not un'
de-s,and him, only saying "Sein." Ran.
sy-"Oa, hang your nine, one will do me
nov" and walked Into the back yard. 10
peerlng into large Dateh oven be found
that the OLD womsn bad run all OF her
chickens into IL - prevent the soldiers
from stealing them. lie slipped into the
oven aud WAS c,tehing the chickens. when
the old lady slipped TO The oven door aud
closed IL on him lie tried hard 10 get
out, begged. threatened, and tried 10 bfibe
the OLD woman. bat she had captured 3
live rebel aud Intended 10 hold her prize.
Rsnsy WAS furious. bat the DutchwomAn
was a. smiling a. May morning. Amer
sn hour or two another Confederate drop
ped into IA. back yard. pesrei Into the
Datch oven, aud released Rinsy. and the
couple carried OF the chickens while the
old woman was relating her achievement
10 friends la the front OF the house
Rsnsy Il frequently Ia the city, aud he
thinks be owes thu, other man q debt OF
gratitude 10 this dsy.-AmsricD ga }
kSpublicda
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
SLAMS ro THEIR APPErITE


Liquor saloons were closed according 10
law in Boston on election day. The
sub,eriuges rtsor,ed 70 for obtaining the
coveted beverages were numerous and
lAughAble. One man was seen standing
~ cigar counter. lighting and rslishiins
a cigarette from the alcohol torch used
COZ thu, purpose. and smaeking bis lips
in gres, glee a, hi. clever trick Of a, least
obtaining smell Of the principal ingre.
den, Of poor whi.key. even II be was un-
able TO get q square taste Of il. Oas
young lady a, one Of the temperance cafes
said ,hs, "ihey bad ,Old more nerve food
10. day than since /, had fn, been pa, on
sale" When asked the reason, she re-
Piled sob. | que. it is because the men
can't ge, drink Of whisky, 90 they
come here and drink that on secVun, OF
iis bitter taste" Many man visited bis
physician early in the morning. and,
armed with . prescription calling for a
certain quantity Of brandy or whiskey.
sailed forth TO the neaes, sPO,hecary
store. and. With . long face, told the
drusgi,i ,ha, the liquor was wanted for
medicinal purposes. and. having ob,ainsd
the desired beverage. would 20 TO the
nsar,s, hO.,slry. and. after taking = quiet
smile in an obscure corner. al the bo,,l.
up with water. and walk of a eonten,ed
man-eonisn,sd. yes. until the frs, Of
the mon,h. when the physicians bill is
presented. on which he will read; "fol
services renderei December Is. 1855
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
THE NEw ROUTE To ST JOSEPH,
MISSOURI.


The through line from Chicago % ;,
Jo.eph. Missouri. over the Chicago. Rgcs
l,.ard * P.c.h. RalwaY ~ill be open
- pablie Use on snd after May -. 1850.
The extension We, from Aliamoni (irom
~hch point the main line dl'efses % ~
Joseph ha. been eon,,fueicd 9Th The
uimo., care. ard ia ell respect, compares
fsvonbly -iih any Of the older portions
q The Rock leland system. Through
s1pre,, trains run I. follo~s; Leave
Ctic.go lalOr II. and ll.00 2 u. AZ
rive IN -. Joseph Sis /, N. snd 5.jj r
n respectively Returning. leave -
joseph 7.3j IN and 7.jj ~, auiv.
ins Ia Chicago 2.3j =. n. aud Gas A
n. The passenger equipment Of these
train. consisting Of day coaches. Pull
man palace pArl0f and dinlns cars. re.
eliniss chair cars ADD dinins ears. i' and
~ul be CHARACTERIZED by the same COM
fort. luxury. aud splsndof. which have
made the Kansas City Route Of the Rock
Island % universally popular. The new
line open. up ne- and indsPendeni
avenue Of transportation TO and from oae
Of the most furnishing. go-ahsad cities
Of the we,,-a city Of $4,000 inhAbi'-
ATS, commanding an immense trade ,ha,
cover. a vas, area Included ia the S,lIs'
and Territories eon,iguoa. and tributary
10 Il. Success TO the through line 10 81
Joseph. and may the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific management harvest
,hA, full measure Of reward which their
superior energy and enterprise have 80
fairly earned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18

A SHARP CONNECTICUT MAS-YouI
Connection, man Is usually sharp At q
bargain when be gives his mind u Il. A
Waterbury weekly newspaper made an
invariable rule to charge 81 cash down
for years subscription, and sl.2S when
the subscriber was In anean. One sub
scriber wss three weeks behind when he
went to renew his subscription the other
day. lie offered bis dollar and Was told
that si.25 Vas the price. "l'll stop
my paper" said the subscriber. "Hsre
are twelve cents owe you for the three
papers," After the editor had poeketed
the twelve cents the subscriber handed
out the same dollar and said he guessed
he'd subscribe for year. He saved just
thirteen cents BY the operation. He is
rs years old.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
THE BULL STOPPED THE PRO.
CESSiO\.

Mr.. John MAnwAring. a cattle buyer.
W. Jogging along behind a bloodsd
horse. with friend, in the suburb. OF
Norwich. Conn. the other day. enjoying
the .wes, .pring air ,ha, came TO them
under the poisoning maple bough' alons
the t,e-bordersd road. A big yoana
bull followed behind the team, shaking
hi. head and kicking up da't Ills &C.
,ions indicated that he did no, follow the
wagon from motive. Of affection or curl.
o,iiy. bu, on Aeeoun, Of regard for bic
nose. 10 which was . steel ring attached
TO rope ,ha, ". connected With the
wagon seat. lie was mouse-colotsd
bull. and mouse. eolorsd patches on a
bull Away. 20 with a vieiou, temper and
an analytical mind. To the people
passing along the roadside IL was ed-
den, that the bull was inspired by a
single mastering purpose, 10 stay the pro.
ee.,ion, and those who were acquainted
With the hind Of bull he was would have
given big odds in a wager that be would
be successful. Twice be had attempted
to stop the team by tracing bis fee, and
holding back. and the experiments bad
fully satisfied him that that was not the
nigh, way TO DO il. Then he gave the
,ailboard two re.ounding whaeh with
hi. head. but the noise frightened the
horse and he va. pulled along at pain
fully rapid pace. Mex, be TUNED hi.
attention to the whirlins wheels. AMI
after rubbing bis short. ~ieksd.lookins
horn. sgsin., the 'pOke' two or ,hiee
times. be suddenly uttered below Of
savage qualification. and drove bis head
sgsins, the pickering disk.
At this moment the team Was bowling
along a, sbou, q four.minu,e gait, but
!, stopped. The spectators on the road
side though, ,ha, there was an explosion.
There Was a slimmer for an instant Of q
bay horse. a wagon. bull. aud two
men, ell rising 10 the air At the same
time, and turning over 10 diifsren, di.
re,ions. Then there was q collapse.
and the phenomenon Wi. swallowed up
10 cloud Of dust. After the du', had
settled Mr.. Manwaiing aud bis friend
were seen sting In the road on opposite
sides Of the vehicle, the wagon Vas bot
tom upward, the horse was on bis back.
and the bull was sitting on the wagon
body with the broken wheel eneircling
his neck. lie had stopped the process
sion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18

Tnk CoEoSER AnEaD The Judge. tbs
shefif. the Coroner and the Chief OF PO'
lice ~ Red Caleb were spgsgei 10 playing
POKER The pot "a, pretty large. and
cousis~fshlr interest va. manifested In ih'
outcome
The Jaige "csllsd- the Sheriff. Who cas-
aaliJ remarked, Il hold foaf aces. Whist
so you holif'
Il hold = hosle knife" promptly re-
iufnsi The Jaige. As he perceived nnh
ace In hls oNn hand
"Ani I hold . shooter erclsimei
the Chief Of rJlic-, ~ be realized that be
va. no, a. siiiut- of sce. himself
Amer 81 lnisfval ~ aboai I've minutes,
The Coroner crsvlei out from under the
ublr. saying. Il hold an luqlesi, and
guess that take. the Pot,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18

-one day an English 'er,an, wrote
two letters, one to = business house In
London. the other to q friend in Paris
10 stamping them q. the post-ofhce. h'
placed the penny stamp on the letter fol
Paris. and the other on the business let.
ter. Remsrking to the pos,.ofiiee c!eri
that be would correct the error. be
changed the addresses. II Was not Gil
after be had posted the letters that he
undsrs,ood Why the clerk had not been
more impressed with his brilliant idea.