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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-04-14
STATE rEACHrRs. Ir,r1rUrn.

I4 1IAT6 TEACHkBo 1NDTxTUT0s
2B teachers recorded present ct the
Teachers Institute held In this city
March 30-April 2, under the charge of
CO. Supt. Belden and Instructors Prof.
Niles and Miss sprague. The largest at
tendance at any institute ever held in the
county.
+ A partial account of the work done
was given week before last Prof. Niles
taught the subjects of Reading, History
and Arithmetic. Miss Sprague took prima-
~ work and school economy. Prof. Alton
gave three excellent lectures on Civil
Government. The sociable at the Mans
field Hotel. Wednesday evening. was
largely attended and much enjoyed.
Chaplain Stanley kindly exhibited his
paintings of Gettysburg to the members
of the institute and his half hour talk
was greatly enjoyed.
We believe that eur country schools
will notably feel the influence Of this
Institute during the coming school year:
Following 10 the program, as carried
out, Of the Evening with Holmes,"
Thursday, April 1st:
Mus1o-Duet. DR.. Phillips and Miss Addie Johnson,
Bogra phicsl sketch of the author Miss Sprague.
2. Contentment. Supt. Belden.
=. The Front Door and Side Door to our feelings.
Miss Matte Ellis
4. The Stars and Flowers. Miss Belle Elliott.
s. Auegory of Old Age. Mr.. Elliott.
MUs1C.-Duet. s'Genevieve'' Misses Gertie 6her-
wood and Adde johnson.
6. Truths and Lies. Miss Annie Funderhide.
z. Our Yankee Girls. Mas Cora Chadbourne.
=. The Chambered Nautilus. Prof Niles.
8. Genius. Miss S. z. Russell.
10. Group of Quotations. Institute.
MUs1c.-Solo. Miss Sherwood.
II. Aunt Tabtha. Miss Bertha Case.
II. The Boys. Prot. Alton.
MUSIC.-HAmerica
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-04-14

The second duet was enthusiastically
encored. The entertainment was greatly
enjoyed,
At tho close, Friday afternoon, Mr..
Greenfield eff Brownsville, introduced the
following resolution, which passed
unanimously, by arising vote:
Resolred, That the teachers fully appreciate the
efforts of Prof Miles, Miss Sprague, Prof. Alton and
Others in conducting the exercises of this Institute,
and that we, the MEMBERS tender them our vote OF
thanks for their assistance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-04-14
Saved His Life.

Adelaide W Hill
Total, 200.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
A PHILOSO PHER,
lie Reasons Powerfully and 1mpressively
with a Dying Creditor.

lie Reasons Powerfully and Impressivsly
with a Dying Creditor.
A merchant wrote rs follows to M
Arkansaw nan: II am on my death
bed and would like to have the money
you owe me. My physician says that
l a live but a few days longer"
The Arkansaw man replied as fol-
lows: II received your letter a few
days ago and l expect you will be dead
by the time you receive this. If not, l
beg your pardon for not sending the
money. My experience teaches me
that a dying man does not need
money. I'll were dying it wouldn't
make any difference to me whether l
had ten dollars or was in debt. l have
never been dying, you understand, and
can not speak from experience, but l
am a man who can forecast things
pretty well and therefore do not speak
in a i~'ap-hazard way. Some fellow,
have forgotten who, said that a dy-
ing man can do nothing well. Per-
haps you know more about this than |
DO, but allow me to say that a dying
man is u mighty poor bill collector. Ii
were sent out to find an efficient bill
collector, | would never select a diving
man, no matter what his standing in
the community might be. Let me see,
l have owed you for some time. l re
gret this very much but don't suppos.
that regret it any deeper than you
do. If l had paid you l would NJ,
now owe you any thing. At first this
may not strike you as tho truth bat
mature reflection has taught me that
it is 4 fact. At II time after receiy.
ing the last letter which l shall doubt
less ever get from you, l thought tina,
would Immediately forward the
amount which l owe you, but than I
thought that you might be dead and
would never know 1t. When l 90 a
man n favor l want him to knuw Il.
lngratitude is one of the roots u all
evil. would rather pay a Min ten
cents and impress him with The fact, |
than to pay him ten dollars and
know that he would forever remain liz
ignorance of the fact; the G l hope
that you will understand my position.
But what is the use of all this? You
may he dead by the time this reaches
you, in which event you would never
give me credit for all these expressions
of sympathy. As l previously re.
marked, a dying man has no need Of
money. Material things are Of but lit
tie use to him. Well, l must close. II
you are not dead when you receive
this please let me know and l viii!
write you another letter" -Arkansaw
Traveller. . .....
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
A DIFFERENCE,
How a Millionaire Cooled the Enthusiasm
of Il Young Specula tor.

How a Millionaire Cooled the Enthusiasm
Of Il Young Spectator.
A young man, dabbling in real estate
and known financially quite we'll by
Phil Armour, went into that gentle
mans office lately.
"lve hit a great chance to invest in
a piece of property that will double in
value in a year. he said, excitedly.
Yes replied Mr.. A., quietly.
blouse and lot, dirt cheap, on Grand
boulevard"
"Yes,' responded Phil, again.
Owner caught in the market and
forced to SELL
Eyes"
Nobody knows any thing about the
chance but me-"
"Yes."
"All | need is enough to bind the
bargain"
Yes"
Could you let mt nave a thou
sandP'
"Ycs."
THAT'S good"
Gn'"Yes."
"When a I get it?"
mot at all. l said l could let you
have it but l didn't say l would. Bet
ter go and see somebody else. Good
h~yc.'-Merchant Traveler.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
TRIM MIN j.
Revival of u Garniture In Vogue a SEQ re
of Years Ago.

Revival Of u Garniture In Vogue a SEQ re
of Years Ago.
The use of crystal as a garniture for
evening dresses this season is arevival of
a very effective trimming much worn
fifteen or twenty years ago. 1t is es-
pecially appropriate for the ornamen-
tation of the thin fabrics in vogue at
present. but, like all such glittering
affairs, should be worn with care, that
is, at a fitting time and with not too
much l%avishness. 1t owes its restora-
ton to popular favor to Worth who,
taking all his inspirations from Mother
Nature herself, has used crystal on some
of his matchless evening gowns, as that
good dame uses the dewdrop in bcauti-
flying a rose-bush with just enough pro-
fusion to make it beautiful. Worth
sprinkles the crystal globules over a
ball dress of tulle and satin in a way to
make the costume look charming, while
a less artistic band piles it on en- masse
till the gown looks weary and heavy
laden with its embarrassment of riches,
and then some fat old dowager will ap-
pear in it at a morning wedding or on
some such inappropriate occasion, and
II thinks only of a frost-colored cab
bage instead of II dow-sprinkled rose.
The eternal fitness of things DEGREES
that crystal trimming should be worn
only at night and by those who can
carry it Off with some grace and favor.
1t belongs with tulle and gauze and
youth and freshness, rather than with |
velvet, satin and wrinkles. - Chicaqo
TriInNe
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
G FoR FARMERS.

Farmers In some closely farm.a
districts are questioning the econom,
Of chance help.-M E. Farmer.
1t is said, and well proved, tia.
the more quiet sheep are kept the mora
quickly they will fatten.--1roy Times.
The Breeders Gazette lays tba.
many a man who is wide-awake to tina
necessity Of a reaper in the haryes.
field is fast asleep to the Importance Of
improved stock in the stable; yet one
Is no more important than the other,
Hogs give returns SO quickly that
even if a small profit is made on each
lot, these profits can be made so often
and so quickly that the rearing and
feeding of hogs is one of the most paw.
ing occupations on the farm. Toledo
Blade.
"A little newly-threshed straw will
be eaten by stock almost as readily as
hay. This is one of the advantages Of
the old practice of threshing by hand.
If the straw has been threshed by ma
chine some at least should be put in the
barn for winter feeding.-M. Y. Herald.
Concentrate your forces. It is bet
ter and at the same time more profta-
BILE to grow one hundred and fifty BUSH
els of ears on acre of corn than to
work over two acres for the same
amount, and the same in proportion
With other farm crops.-A1any Jour.
nal.
If you have a long days journey
before you, spare your horse at the
start, let him frequently walk to re.
cover his wind. Continue thus until he
has sweated and dried three times, and
you may ask of him whatever you
please; he will not leave you in diff
culty.--Arab Marim.
The man who drugs his horse to
make his hair sleek and ''shiny' shows
little sense. The best means to keep
the coat glossy is careful and daily
grooming. This, with plenty of oats
and water and an occasional bran
mash, is all the horse needs when in
health. The arsenic groom should be
discharged Chicago Tribune.
Wet boots and shoes may be kept
from shrinking out of shape in the dry
ing if as SOC as they are taken from
the feet they are tightly stuffed with
newspapers. These should not be re-
moved until the shoes are perfectly dry.
as they compose a sort of last to pre-
vent unequal shrinkage and consequent
loss of symmetry Cleveland Leader.
The Wisconsin Experimental Sta.
ton has been conducting a series of
experiments to determine the relative
value of bran resulting from the roller
of flour making, compared
that by the old process, with a
'ather unexpected result, the adj
7antage being quite decidedly in favor
that by the roller process. Chicago
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
USEFUL INSECTS.
Beetles and Flies Which Are Entitled t,
the CultIyatOr's Protection.

Beetles and Flies Which Are Entitled to
the Cultlvator's Protection.
In an excellent article on insects by
William Saunders, of London, Ont,
published in the proceedings of the
Fruit Growers Association of Ontario,
ne says that insectivorous birds are
Useful helpers to the cultivator, al
though not so important as insect
friends. The birds devour alike the
useful and the injurious, the one as
readily as the other, not being at all
discriminating in this very essential
particular. Prot. Saunders remarks:
birds appear to do comparatively
little to keep down injurious insects;
the even balance between the useful
and the noxious species, when dis
turbed by the overdue accumulation of
the latter, is set right mainly through
the agency of friendly insects" Prof.
Saunders names the following useful
insects: The sand beetles (Cincindeli-
dg), of which there are a number Of
species, which are very active in their
work. The CarabidG, of which there
are in America, north of Mexico, over
a thousand named species. They are
nearly all insect eaters, some in tho
day time, Others in the night. They
often climb trees in search of canker
worms tent caterpillars and other in
furious species, and consume them
with great gusto. A third useful fam
lily are the lady bugs (CoccineHidc),
nearly all of which feed on insects, and
are especially fond of plant lice. Some
them are known to devour the eggs
Of the Colorado potato beetle. Among
tbs four-winged flies (Hymenoptera)
have many active and useful
and many of them lay up a
store OF insects as food for their young.
. very important and useful family Of
insect killers are the ichneumon flies,
belonging to the same order as the
which are on the wing all day,
searching in every nook and corner TO,
'aterpillars, into whose bodies they
deposit their eggs, and where the future
Insects obtain their living. Myriads Of
'aterpillars, says Mr.. Saunders, are in
manner yearly destroyed. I'm.
nenso numbers of catorpillars are also
destroyed by the Tachina flies. Tho
yrphus flies devour great numbers of
liant lice; and the w%ell-known dragon
lies are great insect eaters, catching
heir prey on the wing.
The birds, whose usefulness is so
ften commended, make no distinction
the aforementioned insects
those which are enemies to the
'utlvator, but devour all alike.-Coun-
~ Gentleman.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
A REFRACTORY ROOSTER,
He Makes Himself Heard in the Halls of
the Supreme Court.

nc MAKES Himself Heard In the Halls O
l the Supreme Court.
The following story is told of Judg,
J Grant, President of the National Trot
ting Congress: Not many years ago
met the judge on a Washington-bound
train. | noticed that his overcoat pock.
ct bulged a good deal, and on closer
examination l saw a chickens head
pceping out at n corner. Mr.. Grant
explained that he had a very fine fight
ing cock which he was taking to Wash
ington, and he thought that if he sent
it through by express it would either
be neglected or stolen, 50, as the chick
ell was il great pet and very compan-
lonablc, he concluded to carry il
through in his picket, and he was ur
to that time making a pretty good jot
OF it. The train was late at Washing
ton, and as the Judge had an important
case before the Supreme Court, he made
a hasty run from the train to the court.
room. He came into the presence of
the Supreme Judges just as his case
was called, and throwing off his over.
coat and asking the colored man in at
tendance to take good care of it and
hang 1t up within his sight, he pro-
ceeded to make his argument. The
Judge had a strong case, as he thought,
and in hammering home his points he
became somewhat vehement, and in
dulged in some ~strong-voiced asser-
tons. In the midst of his discussion.
and while the judges and the lawyers
in court had their heads bent intent on
his points, the chicken in the overcoat
pocket gave u loud, exultant crow, and
then another. This brought down the
house. The Chief Justice looked in.
quiringly at Mr.. Grant, and Mr.. Grant
looked forbiddingly, first at the coat
and the chicken making a frantic eff,
fort to extricate itself, and then at the
lawyers laughing at him. Then in dig.
nliied and courtly manner he made his
excuses to the Court, explained that he
mad not expected q chicken which was
so good a fighter and under such ex.
cellent discipline to break out in court
IN that way. He asked far a snspen.
OF rules until the refractory rooster
was removed from the courtroom.
Then he proceeded with his argument
to the closc."--M y. Post.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
DOCTOR OF
Talk by a Gambler About the Fascination
Of His Trade.


The original doctor of chances was
the Mike Murray whose retirement
from the business of gambling has
lately been noticed. He coined his
own title on the witness-stand, when
asked by a cross-examining lawyer to
define his calling.
Il am a DOCTOR" he said.
"a doctor of what?"
"A doctor of chances"
Murray is not disinclined to talk
about the evil of taking the chances.
Chambers talk is seldom truthful"
he said. "The instant a man begins
to tell about his play, the temptation
to lie becomes so great that in nine
cases out OF ten he yields gracefully to
it at the start. I know a little chap
who was born with a raging instinct
Tor gambling. The more he plays the
wilder the instinct becomes. and it AL
ready has had the effect of lowering
him in "a business way, When he was
a boy he went into a big wholesale
dry-goods house down town, and rs he
was always willing, agreeable and
sharp, he managed to be promoted
every year, until he became the head
of n of the departments. at a salary
OF thirty-tive hundred dollars a year.
From the day he became known to the
cashier, as a boy, until he recently left
the establishment, his accounts were
always far overdrawn, and his condi-
ton M of advanced financial embar-
rassment year in and year out. He
says very frankly himself that he never
remembers the time in his life when he
wasn't broke, and yet he has always
lived quietly and made q fair income.
He was recently discharged on account
of neglect Of business, and he is
to-day simply waiting an opportunity
to become a professional gambler. His
people are of the highest responsibility,
md he is himself a mar of some fine
feelings, but, if it came to a decision
whether he should play poker or eat,
H. would go hungry and play poker
every time. He is the most unfortunate !
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
TRY n.

Could ! write. with ink unfadins,
One brief code for youths and men;
Could ! show its ~all-pervading
Power In progress, I would pen.-
Try it
Magic words these, born In Heaven;
Down BY thoughtful angels hurried;
Sighted. man to doom is driven;
Needed, they give man the world:-
Try It,
Luck is Judgment wed to Labor:
Pluck, the handmade Of Success;
Toll to Truth should be a neighbor;
Honor brings her own redress;-
Try It.
Starry Orbs yet call the student:
Earth's past age 10 sttll unread.
Nations seek tho Wise, the prudent;
Throngs and armies must be led;-
Try It.
How did Watt to steam give motion2
Locke, trace purposes Of mind2
How Columbus cross the ocean,
How did Luther change mankind?-
They tried 1t.
a. i, .@ II
How did Homer write hts epic? D 81
How did Scott compose his lays7
How did MendeissOhn, his musics-
How did Shakespeare write his plays2-
They tried 1t.
Thus It was, will be forever,
II ITO be" man has In view,
Man must live with firm endeavor
Well to think, then plan, then do;-
Try II.
II. C.. Judtins, In Current.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

ill. I was right here. You were .
brave girl"
"Herep"
Eyes. Close beside you. II tina,
fellow had given you the slightest
trouble he would have suffered for it;
but you have completely subdued the
young scamp without aid"
She looked up with . smile, forget
ting her red eyes.
"But where were you, Mr.. Willetsp"
II will tell you. was right behind
that door which the blackboard hides
ready to come, armed to the rescue"
She turned quickly. ~ did not know
a door was there"
"No, but l did. This was originally
q dwelling house, you know. As 500
as / discovered that he did not 60 out
with the others, l guessed your pur-
pose and trembled for you. That
young bear has muscle enough to crush
this small arm to atoms. Iswung my
self over the railing, came through the
basement window and stationed myself
where l told you. l had the advantage,
you know, of an access through my
own garden"
"You have not been aprisoner there
ever since I dismissed the scholarsP'
she said, a look of merriment darling
from her eyes.
"For two mortal hours l have been
the companion of spiders on that moldy
stairway. l dared not go away until
l felt sure of your safety. Foolish girl
to lock your door! l have had time to
think over all the sins of my youth. l
do not wonder that the silence had its
effect upon him. 1t has had its effect
upon me. am quite %subdued.'
IL am sorry for you," she said, with
a bright smile that signitied she was
not at all sorry.
"But l was a prisoner in the castle
of hope" he said. II think you can
guess what that hope is"
She had guessed his secret long ago, |
and had one to match it. The shadows
dispersed in the quaint old school
room. The fire-light shot CLEANS of
gold from floor to ceiling, and the
spirits that reign over the ''char-
coal frescoed walls began to dance
and laugh, and make the most of their
opportunity. 1t was not often they
could see such lovers-happy in the
first knowledge of a mutual absorbing
interest in n another. Before the
glow of the cmbers faded the lovers
walked arm in arm across the little
s~now-covered lawn, and Mrs. Willets
welcomed the young girl who would
one day take the place Of daughter-in-
law in her household, for this had long
been her desire.
Years aftcrward, long after Peter
Dean had graduated with honor from
schools, he was elected to a p0-
'ition Of trust in his county. John and
Mary Willets went to congratulate
lin. He took from his pocket-book
he small clasp of a lady's leather belt.
81 remember the story of it to this
he said. 'But it made q man CT
ne. You have good reason to be
proud of her, squire; there's real grit
here. But you'd better look out that
on never get the slash of II leather
over your shoulders. It's worse
han a thousand scorpions. l tell you,
it's an effective weapon. 1t {
wakes a fellow up for all time."-Chi- {
ago Journal !
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
His Choice.

"Kill any thingP" asked a citizen OF
the suburbs who met a boy carrying a
gun.
"Nawr
"see any thing to killp"
"Naw!"
EXPECT to see any thingP"
"Naw!"
Then what on earth are you tramp.
ing around in the slush and mud forP,
Cause it's my birthday"
swell, what of thatp"
i've either got to do this or hold n
o'f'll-day party. Guess you don't
h rSos VIVA ~hat it is to be a boy."-DshoU
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
BEFORE AND After.


4 soul-stirrine and . ssddenlns Extrao'
from b Jcurn.l 81 the 9s::=
February Hon. Mr.. Leatherlung
on the floor in opposition to Hon. Mr.
Blowgun's bill for the annexation o.
the North Pole. "Sirt this vicious
scheme Of q vicious demagogue--for
can not dignity the one by calling it q
measure OF its author a statesman-ii
worthy of the dishonest heart and cor.
rupt brain in which it had its foul and
dishonorable origin. Robbery Turks in
the very tide Of THIS cut-purse bill, pill
lago is hidden In every line, villainy,
hypocrisy, shameless mendacity and
m~easureless greed stain every page,
and all the foul llots that mar and pol
lutte the fair paper Upon which It is
printed. all the roguery, all the lying,
all the thevery and jobbery that Turk
like moral poison and political corrup-
ton in its lines, felid with fostering pol.
luton and hideous with moral deformi.
ty, are characteristic of the infamous
author of this most infamous measure;
a man who daily degrades American
politics, shames and outrages honest
craftsmanship, and disgraces, ~eternally
disgraces, the chair he occupies and
the deluded constituents he so basely
misrepresents; a man whose heart new.
er yet throbbed with an honest motive
or n generous impulse. Sir, ! have
DONE"
February 3-Hon. Mr.. Leatherlung,
rising to announce to the House the
death of his esteemed colleague, Hon.
Mr.. Blowgun, said: 'Sir, my recreant
tongue would cleave in abject shame
to the roof Of my mouth, and my
right arm would forever more drop in
palsied helplcssness to my side, did l
this occasion to pass by without
my humble but heartfelt tribute
the memory of that great man who
has passed away just at a time when
his country least could spare him; just
when the republic most needs his clear
brain. his pure character, his honest
heart and his faultless craftsmanship.
truer man, lofty and noble in every
characteristic of perfect manhood, ever
'nnoblcd the profession of politics,
adorned the l~oftiest paths of states
nanship, or honored, yes, sir, hon.
'red this house by his presence. Legis-
alton was purified by the touch of his
'and; jobbery, corruption, scheming
politics fled from his coming, as the
darkness flies from the light. That his
was connected with any measure
Tas ever sufficient to indorse that
as worthy of the broadcast con-
.dence and fullest support. Although
was my misfortune (weeps) to differ
nth this mighty mind on some minor
ucstions of Il political nature, yet
ever, by thought o word, did l i'm
ute to him, or even think the hideous
fought of imputing to him, aught save
My the purest, ~loftiest motives of a
'ul %incorruptibly honest. Sir, I have
Everybody weeps, save.only I
lcept tho reporters. who never weep I
-Burdette, IN Br0oklVn Eaqt {
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

"A philanthropist asked the daugh.
ter OF n rich manufacturer, who en-.
Ploys hundreds of men, if she we did
any thing for her fathers hands? No."
WA the reply, 'but | rub mine with
e|yecr'ne and oatmeal every night
Huntington Free Press.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

-Gray Lock mountain, at North
Adams, which is three thousand five
hundred fees above the level of the sea-,
Is the highest point in the State o.
Massachusetts ,-BostoN Post.