Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-01-13

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r. ECKFORD, Secretary.
The news of the death of Mrs. VIM.
A. Richards, at Netawaka, Kansas, last
Friday. brought deep sorrow to more
than one family in this city, which was
fer many years her home. Her remains
were expected to arrive in Austin last
night, accompanied by her husband, lit
tie daughter Maude, and her mother, Mrs.
futile, and will be taken to the residence
of her sister, Mrs. F. A. Engle.
We extend our heartfelt sympa-
thy to all the bereaved. Their loss IS
sore indeed, for Katie Richards was
rare woman, kind, loving, gentle, lovely
in form an feature, beautiful in life and
character. To know her was indeed to
love her: She was member Of the Con-
gregational church in this city. until her
removal.
AT the County Superintendent an
nual meeting at St. Paul, Dec. 2Sth, IL
paper was read on the Visitation Of
Schools" 1t was followed by discus
sion in which Sup,. Belden participated.
We clip from the Pioneer Press the fol-
lowing report:
Superintendent Belden of Mower coun-
ty dwelt on the benefit of cultivating
personal acquaintance with the pupil.
Boys that few years ago were devoid
of ambition are now at Minneapolis, Aus
tin and Wlnona, the speaker believed,
awakened by this personal interest. Ad-
dresses by the visitors should not be
neglected. The miscellaneous boy is best
checked by calling his attention TO the
tlccting years Of opportunities. The
superintendent should go into the school
helper. Only yesterday the speaker
| found teacher who was not explaining
very clearly the mysteries of long divis:
| ion, aud by few moments at the board
he managed TO hold the children's in
terest and clear up the subject. The
best teachers want suggestions and will
gladly send in written reports if required
Their mistakes are not through neglect.
hut of ignorance, as a rule. Sometimes
| reprimands are necessary, and repeated
| neglect sometimes leads to withdrawal
| Of the certificate.
-Whiskey! whiskey! How many sad
mothers and wives do you suppose there
| are in Austin who wish that in the be-
ginning of this New Year the sale of
whiskey could be stopped. What peace
and satisfaction 1t would bring to every
mothers heare in this city, could she
know that her sons were forever safe
from the temptations Of strong drink.
How many sad hearted wives and moth
ers, think you, there are in this city to-
day who, in the agony of their distress.
would give their own right hand to save
| a husband or son frem the curse of whis-
KEY. We know there are those here.
and we have heard them say so. God
| pity theml God pity theml Yes. think
of 1t, would willingly 60 MANNED the re-
| mainder Of their lives to save from this
accursed demon beloved husband or a
dear son. All, friends. strong drink
! makes many a sad heart in Austin.
blights many happy home, wrecks
many noble life.
And now, temperance men. what are
we going to do about? Sitquietly by and
let the wives and children cry on ID their
dumb agony and bitter despair. W ere
wild beast turned loose in our community
that did but a 1.-THE of the cruel work.
men, women and children would turn out
to hunt him down, resting not, day nor
| night. until the destroyer was slam: And,
| temperance men, do you know that 1t is
against the monied interests of this paper
| to publish these things. We feel this
every week We felt it last week. Yes,
to write these simple, plain, humane. I'M
disputed truths takes dollars right out of
| our pockets. Did you ever think of
this? Those persons who are interested
| in the liquor traffic, those who do not be-
! lieve in temperance, hate this talk with
an intense hatred, and why shouldn't
they? Do you suppose they will take or
patronize a paper that works against
their interests? that convicts them, and
harrows up and wakens their slumbering
consciences in every issue3 Not a bit of
| it. And this same whiskey interest
| reaches out into nearly every other inter
est in this community. And We feel it IN
many ways. Some of these we may tell
YOU some time And what do you think
OF a man who, knowingly, writes articles
for his paper that will injure it financi-
ally? Ought not such an one to have the
credit of working from principle ?-else
why do you suppose he does II? We do
not hate the saloon keeper: We do not
bate the drinking man. We pity them
| in our very hearts. We pity them both
AS for the saloon keeper, we would help
him to see the error of his ways, and TO
build up a business IN some other way,
from which to support his family. If
temperance men were more consistent,
more united, less afraid they would lose
q nickel, the temperance cause would
prosper nightly the land over But,
alas! many temperance man at heart
only dares whisper the fact, and that
only in temperance audience. May
the good dav hasten, when resolute cour-
age and faithful bravery may be found
to wrestle with this question, fearlessly,
honestly and in the light of eternity; and
here is our hand and pen-for the war ON
this accursed traffic to the end Of life.
THE ENJOYMENT OF A BATH