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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18
JAMES MONROE PRESTON BEAL LOGAN,

Having a few moments spare time,
idle curiosity tempted me to see the
man with such name, form his &C.
quaintance and obtain his history. On
entering the shop what was my sur
prise to find the only occupanta negro.
Upon inquiry from him, he said that
the name had seen outside was his.
After little chat, during which told
him l was shoemaker myself, he con-
sented to relate to me his history. He
was born in Arlington, Va, on James
MonEoe's plantation, and lived there
until the age of twelve years.
Then his master dying, he
came into a new owners
hands, Charles Preston, of Buchanan,
Va. Mr.. Preston, not believing in
idleness, put him in blacksmith shop
to learn the trade. But not liking it,
he went to his new master and told him
he wanted to be a shoemaker, but Mr..
Preston was firm, and said:
mo; you stay at what put you"
Some little time passed when one
afternoon he caught his foot on a nail
and tore half the sole off. This again
put him to thinking of shoe making,
so in his leisure moments he contrived
to get an old shoe, cut off the sole,
made some pegs and patched up his
torn shoe. Succeeding in this beyond
his expectations, he determined, on
his first opportunity, to make a pair
of shoes. So collecting all the old
boots he could, he hid them away until
he could make the tools to work with,
and little by little he selected the ma
terial to go ahead with, shaping his
own last out of piece of poplar tree,
and the pegs out of dogwood. Then
he went to work with will and made
a pair of low shoes, put them on and
wore them around among the other
slaves, telling them he had made them,
Not long after this one of the slaves
wanted a new pair of shoes, and on
telling the overseer so, the latter said
James Logan could make shoes.
Mr.. Preston, upon being told this,
said:
':Send Logan to me.''
When Logan appeared before his
master, the latter said:
logan, if you can make shoes, go
to the village shoemaker and get what
ever you want in tools, leather, ETC.,
and I will give you shop, and here
after you are to make all the planta-
ton Shoes"
So at last he won his point, and was
installed as shoemaker, and staid
with Master Logan until sold to new
master, Charles T. Beal, who bought
the plantation from Mr.. Preston. He
staid with Mr.. Beal until set free, and
then came to Philadelphia, where he
has been in his little shop on Locust
street for the last twenty-five years.
He is now eighty-three years of age,
and can make as good shoe as any
one at the present time. The wonder
full name he bears was taken from his
different masters when a slave, a GUS
tom among the slaves in those days.
Boots and Shoes
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

I've never any pity for conceited
people, because I think they carry their
comfort about with them. George e.
i0t.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

Small faults INDUCED in are little
thieves that let in greater,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

VERY often the man who ''boils with IN
dignation" one day SINNERS with regret
the next morning, especially if his wrath
be nut in cold type-BdltimOre American.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

BoARD1Na-HoUsE keepers, although not
lose money by crediting false roomers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

FREE! A 3-foot French Glass, Oval
CHANTS ONLY r. W. TANs1LL & Co. Chicago
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18
4 Summer
II 1889
Medicine.

Summers heat debilitates both
nerves and body, and Head
ache, Sleeplessness, Ner-
v0us Prostrati0n, and an
"all-played-out" sensation prove
that PAINE's CELERY COMPOUND
should be used now. This medi-
cine restores health to Nerves,
Kidneys. Liver, and Bow
els, and imparts life and energy
to the heat prostrated system.
Vacations or no vacations, PA1NEs
CELERY COMPOUND Is the medi-
cine for this season. It Is a scien-
tifc combination of the best
tonics, and those who use it begin
the hot summer days with clear
heads, strong nerves, and
general good health. PAHE's
CELERY COMPOUND is sold by all
druggists, 81 bottle. Six for S..
RICHARDSON & CO., Prol
Burlington, Vt.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

BLACK and blue-a detected darkey-De-
t,Ot Free Press.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

SLAVERY has been abolished IN Brazil,
but the buying and selling of baseball
players is still an active industry in this
couutry.-NO1ristO1D Herald.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

WHY call man crank, when no one
can turn him?-Saa Francisco Alto.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it &C.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

A TRIM creature-the milliner.
SUITED to tea-the cup and saucer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18
sAoE-MAkIho IN SLAVERY.

How an Intelligent Colored Man Acquired
His Tfade.
Some few weeks ago, while visiting
the Quaker City, I had occasion to pass
down Locust street, and on nearing
Eleventh street my eye was attracted
to the following sign over small cob
bler's shop: gig .l.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
wasteful Methods Of nurn,nr Coa,.

An interesting calculation has been
lately made by Professor Rogers, Of
Washington. He tells us that the dyna-
mic power Of single pound of good
steam cold is equivalent to the work Of a
man for one day: three tons of the same
coal will represent a mans labor for
twenty years: and one square mile of q
seam Of coal having a depth Of four feet
only will represent as much work as
100000 men can peform in twenty
years. Such calculations as these may
serve to remind us how very wasteful our
methods OF burning fuel must be, in spite
of all that has been done by engineers
in the way of Chambers
Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
AN EXPLANATION.

What Is this nervous trouble with
which so many seem now TO be afflicted I?
Ii yau will remember few years ago tile
word Malaria was comparatively unknown
Ito day it Is as common as any word In
the English language, yet this word
covers only the meaning OF another word
used by our forefathers 10 times past -
So II is with nervous diseases, rs they and
Malaria are intended TO cover wbai our
gTandfathers called Biliousness. and all
are caused by troubles that arise from
diseased condition Of the Liver which in
performing its functions finding 1t cannot
dispose OF the bile through the ordinary
channel is compelled 10 pass it of through
the system, causing nervous troubles,
Malaria, Bilious Fever, etc. You who are
suffering can we'll appreciate cure. We
recommend Green's August Flower. Its
cures are marvellous.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
Romance In nigh Life.

She was romantic. Her father was q
millionaire whose life had been devoted
to sausage raising. She was practical ma
turally but all the poetry of her family
was right in her. She was beloved by
another millionaire S son, but she had
been reading romances and stuff, aud
when he proposed to her she declared he
must do something poetical for her.
Dearest, what can DOR
Become poor artist. -
Il couldn't be any other kind of an ar
tist.
/ mean you must pretend to be a poor
artist. Pa does not know you. You
must come and make love to me, and |
will fall in love with you. Pa will OBJ
ject and make rev. We will elope and
get married, aud when it is all over we'll
tell him. and it will be delightful"
And so he became a poor artist and
took poor studio, and daubed on can.
vas and pretended to paiDt pictures. And
there was another millionaire's daughter
got to coming TO his studio and sitting
for her picture. In those delightful lit
tie tetea tetes he forgot all about the ro-
mantle maiden, and when the romantic
maiden came one night in peasantic cos
tune as sweet surprise to run away with
him she found he was married TO the
other girl and had gone off on his honey
moon. She thinks that romances are all
lies now, and that nothing happens Ia
real life as it happens in books She's
about right.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
Splendid Opening For a
Young Farmer.

.WANTED-A sober and industrious YOUNG
MAN 70 work farm on shares, situated about
three miles from Millersville on the telegraph
road to Washington. Everything furnished
Iree Man TO board with family on the place.
a good opportunity to the right man. For
PARTICULARS apply in person or address the
EVENING CAPITAL office 3.30
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

A Good Harse--Shonld not hesitate TO
wait upon those i'll with such diseases as
Smallpox, Cholera or Scarlet Fever.
There is little to be feared by persons
waiting on the sick If they will use Oar.
by's Prophylactic Fluid freely. In sick
rooms 1t should be exposed on plate or
saucer, and the patient sponged of with
the Fluid diluted. For safety, cleanliness,
and comfort in the sick-room the Fluid is
Indispensable.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
Steel and Cast IRON.

A series of experiments recently made
by a French metallurgist are slated to
have proved that steel looses weight by
rust about twice as rapidly as cast iron
when exposed TO moist air Acidulated
water WIS found TO dissolve cast iron
much more rapidly than steel. This
would indicate that steel bridges are less
affected by the acids contained in the
smoke oJ locomotives than iron ones.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
FOR SALE

The following articles will be sold cheap for
cash One Marble Top Centre Table, One
Organ. nearly new. Apply at No College
avenue. 4-2w
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
a Desperate Case.

Physician-Want treatment for yoursalfg
Yen look hearty enough I'm sure.
Caller-This fatness which you notice IL
not natural, doctor. It came very rapidly.
"Your flesh looks all right. Don't worry
over little plumpness. Avoid rich food and
highly seasoned dishes Of all kings andn---
II boardn
''Grcat Galenal Dropsy. Omaha World.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

II never saw anything in the way of
wood as large as the trees in the Yose-
mite, said Pip.
NO" snapped Ame Pfiip. "you new.
er saw anything in the way Of wood any
way
Ii was her stress 0a the s'saw" that
made Pip look uncomfortable.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

Bridget, you are never in the kitchen
when want you. How Is it?''
Sure, mum, it's for the reason there's
no telling when you're a.wantin me-"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

We VIII insert In this column advertise
ments OF Wants, For Rent, For Sale. Lost.
FOUND, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 25 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

Collegiate Journal: A lady advertiscs
that she has "a fine. airy, weIl-furnished
bedroom for gentleman twelve foot
square. -
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
FOR SALE,

HOUSE and LOT on Conduit street extend
cd: For particulars apply to CHARLES
BOLDT, owner. u 8. Ship Santee, Naval
Academy. 4-2w
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

Newspapers with a shibboleth, a cast iron
mission, are like sailing ships which would
cross the ocean without tacking. -.'Gath.n
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

The dude is not muscular, but when
he strikes an attitude he cripples it for
life.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
FOR SALE.

The PROPERTY No. II Green street, now
occupied by Jno J. Brewer. Apply on prem
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
Funny saying.

The same things strike different men
MISUNDERSTANDING, for instance.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06

There Gro certain things that virtue won't
mix with; ingratitude is one of them. Uncle
EselS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
FOE SALE-

A Great Bargain, A PIANO, with STOoY,
ana COVER, For particularsapply at this Of
nee. $50 lw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
PRICE ONE CENT

derstood, but rarely possessed, elements in
human nature-Joe Howard in Boston
Globe
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
ORGANSl PIANOSl

THE undersigned Is special Agent for
the celebrated Estey ORGAN. Web
ef, Decker Bros, Estey and Fischer
PIANOS. Visits Annapolis Two or three
times every month De will be pleased
TO call On any one intending purchasing
OF renting Piano or Organ. Terms 10
suit all purchasers All orders addressed to
g. @. DEMUTH, care Sanders and STAY
man, 1S n. Charles ST., Baltimore. Or J.
w. Hodges = Co.. City Drug Store. An
1srol liz, will meet Win pf0mri aslsntiUn.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
WANTED

Honest, pushing WOMEN in your vicinity:
special inducements now; fast-sclling special
ties. Don't delay. Salary from start. brown
brothers, Nurserymeu, Rochester. N. Y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
LUCK OR PLUCK?
TEMPERAMENT GOES TAR TOWARD
DECIDING ONES FATE.

Who Is the Lucky Feilows-vaIue of
Perseverance The Environments Of
Birth-A Man of Many Accidents-The
Reason why.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-06
Los q.
WANTED

YOUNG LADIES to sew on ladies' under-
wear. Those who are inexperienced will be
taught with pleasure. Apply at HOLMAN
MFG. CO., Opera House Building. Sd floor
nd. Avenue and Prince George street 32I
, 1888-07-11
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
The School Board Secures an Ac-
complished Instructor.
The Plan That is Hereafter to
Obtain.
Pupils Can Get a Good Musical
Education.

The school board yesterday perfected
arrangements whereby the services OF
| Prof. John Allen Of Trenton, N. j., is to
take the position of musical instructor in
the schools of this city. Prof. Allen is an
accomplished vocalist and musical in
structor who has had much experience In
this line, and he will undoubtedly prove
to be Just the mar needed for the place.
The board decided to employ a man-not
because a lady teacher would not do as
well, but because the work is more than a
lady ought to be called upon to do. The
teachers hat have been employed hereto
fore-Mrs. Pierce, and later on Miss
Helen l. Patterson-have done excellent
service and as all know gave the best of
satisfaction, but the board concluded that
as there is now a vacancy they would
change the programme and employ a com
petent man to fill this important place.
While it is somewhat the same system
and plan that has heretofore been in vogue
in our schools, the system hereafter will
include musical instruction to all of the
pupils in each of the three schools of the
city two days in each week, or as near as
may be, for there are but five school days
out of seven. At all events the musical
instructor will twice in each week visit
each school and give an half hours in
struction in each of the several depart
ments.
On the occasion of the visit of the In
structor to a department in the line of his
duty the regular exercises will be post
poned for the time being and for that por-
ton of the time when the instructor is not
present and at reasonable intervals the
regular teachers are to require the pupils
to practice on the pieces and lessons given
by the instructor.
1t is now confidently expected by the
school board that the teaching of music
in our schools will be brought up to such
a standard that the pupil will be enabled
to acquire a fair musical education such as
will enable him or her as the case may be
not only to sing correctly but to read
music with great proficiency. Parents
who have children and all others who love
music and are friends OF our excellent
school system may well congratulate them
selves that music has nov become one of
the permanent branches to be taught in
all ofthe city schools.
, 1888-07-11
The Laramie PenItentlary.

United States Marshal Carr Oh yester-
day received a telegram from the PauleY
Jail & Manufacturing company of St.
Louis, to prepare and forward plans and
specifications for the proposed addition to
the United States p%enitentiary at Laramie
leaving out. however, the matter of
steam heat, etc. This indicates hat the
department at the interior at Washington
will advertise for bids for the proposed
addition very soon. Congress a long
time ago made an appropriation of $25,
OG0 for the improvement of the p%eniten'
tiary, 81 1000 of which was to be expende1
on the old building, and 500, OOOto be useC
in the construction of a wing.
Originally it was intended that Thu
money should be expended by a terrific
rial board, but later on the programm,
was changed. and the United States mar
shall, under the direction of the secretary
OF the interior, will perform this duty.
, 1888-07-11
LIVELY
Eminent citizens of HartvnIe on the
Warpath.

Hartville is getting to be one OF the
modern bedlams that need a little more
law and order, and some of its eminent
citizens would do the place much benefit
if they would take a walk for the sake o.
better health.
On Monday two illustrious gentlemen
of that burg who had some sort Of a
grudge against each other got out into one
of the streets and drawing their six shoot
ers turned loose at each other and fired
several shots, but without effect. 1t is
highly probable that the two CORY war
riors were careful not to take very accur-
ate aim or otherwise there would undoubt-
eddy been at least one seven dollar funeral
in HaItville the next day for there was
powder enough burned and lead enough
wasted to have made one prettystif sort of
a corpse out of the raw material in use on
that occasion.
Following this pleasant little episode an
exceedingly b a-d-man-with-a spoon nam
ed Sam Brown drew his revolver and
began firing into the air and swore by
all the gods in Israel that there wasn't an
officer in Laramie county who could arrest
him.
The two shootists first mentioned were
fined S. each for their little circus.
, 1888-07-11
NEW LAW BOOKS.
A Large Lot of Them just Received by
Judge Slaughter.

A trip to the territorial library rooms
by THE LEADER reporter found Judge
Slaughter, the librarian, comfortably re-
located, and on inquiry it was ascertained
that quite a lot of valuable law books had
Just been received at the library rooms.
OF this lot there are quite a collection
Of new and important text books, sixty
volumes of Abbott's Practice reports.
twelve volumes Of Morrison's Mining re-
ports, a large number of Hurn 2, Bar
ber's Supreme Court reports, aud several
others not above mentioned. In addition
to these the usual number of miscellane-
GUS books have been received lately.
The books alluded to were purchased
OF the order of the three territorial judges,
and nearly one-half of the appropriation
made by the last legislature for the pur-
chase of law books for the Ii brary has
already been expended, but to good ad-
vantage to the library, the bar, and tho
territory at large.
, 1888-07-11
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout h City.

Thirty red letter days at Kellner's.
Hot, hotter, hottest" was the motto
yesterday.
The city was lively last evening in
many respects.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was e4o, minimuu SO.
The Tioo Johns company are registered
at the Inter Ocean hotel.
There are quite a number of people in
the city from Silver Crown.
The Patterson murder case will be up
in the district court to-day.
Divine services are to be held in several
of the churches this evening.
K. K. Allen met with a bad accident
yesterday in getting severely scalded.
Justice Fisher was not disturbed with
police court or criminal business yester-
day.
Another long train of emigrants passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
Oregon.
Hartville is getting to be a lively min
ing camp, judging from the shooting
scrapes We hear of.
Get your business in shape for there
will be a regular meeting of the county
commissioners on Friday.
The Cheyenne Red Stockings are ex-
pecting to receive a challenge or two from
the mountain towns of Colorado very
soon.
Mrs. Newman, wife of John Newman,
now under indictment for a felony, paid
her husband a visit at the county jail yes
terday.
There was a large party Of excursionists
aboard of the Denver train last evening
en- route to the coast, and among them
was a goodly number of school teachers.
Miss May Ware has gone out to teach
for awhile in the country, and the accom-
plished assistant principal of the Central
school is now presiding in the little school
at Islam's on Horse creek.
, 1888-07-11
O GUILTY.
The silver crown Case speedily Dis
posed OF.

The rase Of the Territory of Wyoming
vs.. John Shay, charged with assault and
battery, was tried before Judge Lee and a
jury yesterday afternoon, j. j. Rowan
appearing for the prosecution and t. M.
Fisher for defendant. The case appeared
to be a double header" as railroad men
would say. On the day of Shay's arrest
he procured a warrant against Hugh j.
Edwards, whom Shay is alleged to have
beaten, charging Edwards with burglary,
who. it is alleged, stole some bacon, etc.
from the cabin of Shay. Edwards took a
change of venue from Justice Ferguson OF
Silver Crown, who issued the warrant,
and this case also was brought before
Judge Lee.
The assault and battery case proved to
be quite interesting, and although the
evidence was somewhat mixed and con-
Trajectory the jury was only out a short
time When a verdict of not guilty was re-
turned. 1t is probable that the prelimi-
nary examination of Edwards will take
| place before Judge Lee to-day.
, 1888-07-11
I OTIS Of Horses.

A gentleman named Crafts from NsTa,
da arrived in Cheyenne at an early hour
yesterday morning with several carloads
of horses which were unloaded from the
train at the stock yards. On lnquiring
around the city Mr.. Crafts became con.
vnced that there was not much Of a mar,
ket in Cheyenne at present for that class
of animals, whereupon the horses were re
loaded and departed last evening on theii
way TO Denver where it is supposed he
will find a ready sale for them. In this
expectation however he is liable to be dis.
annointed
, 1888-07-11

There was a short session OF the district
court yesterday forenoon, but nothing of
importance was done for the reason that
some of the litigant parties in one or two
civil cases failed to appear after the cases
had been called, and court adjourned until
9 o'clock this morning.
1t had been supposed that the case Of
the Territory of Wyoming VS.. John New
man; charged with the unlawful killing OF
cattle, would be taken up tor trial, but as
Judge Saufy, who is to preside in the
case, had gone home the matter had to be
deferred, and just when the case will be
tried cannot now be indicated.
The Patterson murder case is set fol
trial to-day.
, 1888-07-11

The Mutual Premium Plan OF the
Kansas Mutual Life Association Of Hia-
watha, Kas. is the fairest. the safest and
the nearest at actual cost we have seen.
The investment and banking feature is
extinct, and the instability of the assess
ment company is obviated by collecting
premiums in advance-the money 10 pay
a loss being always on hand.
How much does it cost? A man 40
years of age can carry a policy of 81, 900
one year for S34.4 which is less than
one-half the rate of any level premium
or old line company. This plan is en-
dorsed by the leading actuaries and insur-
ance commissioners of this country as
being correct.
+. w. Lafrentz is manager for this ter,
ritory of the above company.
, 1888-07-11
A Douglas Tragedy.

Special Dispatch to The Leader.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., July l0.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Simon yesterday afternoon shot and
instantly killed William Bowling at
Bury's ranch near this city. 1t was the
act of an Infatuated and distracted mother
who had but a few moments before caught
Bowling in the act of ravishing her g.
year-old daughter. Mrs. Simon was
given a preliminary examination to-day
and discharged amid cheers that were
heard a mile. NJ. @. BARROW.