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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26
MADE his CHILDREN ORPHANS.

Stephen Mead Kills His Wife and Him
self Because She Talked Of Leaving
81 Him. e5sE$,4 4 .=.r,. 49, 5a.%h5s %&
VALENTINE, Neb,, Dec, 19,--Near Cain,
In the central portion Of this county,
Tuesday, Stephen Mead shot his wife
through the he'd with o revolver, caus-
4 ing instant death, He then shot himself
several times with the same weapon, and
a.,d then, securing ashot-gun, discharged
the contents under his chin, causing death
ia short time. He had quarreled fire.
quently with his wife, and she told him
that she would leave HIM. The couple
leave foui small children.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26
Epitome of the Week.
il INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRE SSlONAl..
Second Session.

Second Session.
Es$5 A srArsMENT was presen ted in the Senate on
y the i7th from citizens Of Orapgahurg County,
- C., declaring that they had been prevented
from exercising tha right OF suffrage last
month. and pet,tionng tho Senate to make an
Mvestgat on OF affairs there. THE Tariff bill
was further considered. A bill was introduced
( 10 sbolish special taxes on distilled SIP riss at
4 the places whore tho goods are delivered by
b the carrier to tho vendee. =. IN the House o
q resolution was adopted providing that recess
& DO taken from December 81 to january. Bills
were introduced to grant pensions Ct M3
y month to soldiers and sailors OF fne late war
a who had reached the ago o.. fifty years; to en-.
Y able the people to choose their own postluas~
# terS; to divide tho great Sioux resaryat on
in Dakota into smaller reservations. A
Joint resolution was introdnc proposing an
amendment 70 the constitution defining polyg-
81 amy and making 1t unlawful ut any place in the
jurisdiction u the United States or Of any
State.
IN the Senate the Tariff bill, was further dis
scussed on tho 18th. Bills were introduced for
the reorgau cation and increased efficiency OF
& the navy, for the establishment Of pure
hood division of tho Department OF Agriculture,
and 10 remove the political Il sab lties OF Har-
i riot II. Rob nscn, Of Middlesex County, Mass,
and to declare her . citizen of the United
States, with all the rights and powers OF Cit
txenship, including the privilege OF voting or
n being voted for. In the House the Military
& Academy b.il appropriating t9O0.OM was re-
ported, and the General Appro, ration bill,
carrying nearly 81 600. COO was passed. A bill
] was also passed to increase the pension OF
Jacob Rogers, one hundred and five years old.
. THE House bill Incorporating the American
4 Histcricnl Association was passed IN the Son.
ate on the 10Th. The remainder OF the
session was occupied In dis. ussias the Tariff
bill resolution was introduced that the
Government OF the United States will look
with d'sapproval upon any connection Of any
European Government With tho construction
or control OF any ship canal across tho Isthmus
of Darien or across Central America. In
4 the House another bill to proven. the corrupt
use OF money at elections was Introduced.
It was announced that the Territorial bills
would not be called up for consideration until
January IL. The River and Harbor bill was
considered. 49, .-.-
THE Senate discussed tho Tariff bill on the
10th, and all the private pension bills on TIE
calendar tninety in number) wore passed also
4 the bill opening abandoned military reserva-
4 Aons in Nevada. bill was introduced to pay
b TO soldiers OF the late, war who were r-%
noted while serving their terms OF en- Sstment
+ the bounty they would hay. been entitled to
/ had they rot been promoted. 4 resolut on
I Was offered for the appointment OF q select
]; Of suffrage throughout the United States 80.
In the House the time was occupied In constd-
i Bring the River and Harbor blu.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26
big Fare ~ London.

stores here have been nea rly destroyed By
Are. The damages are estimated at FAC, OOQ
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26
Personal AND PoLiTlcAL.

JAMES G. MoRFof-n, aged ninety-three
ye.rs, the last member OF the Assoc station
Of the Old Defenders OF Baltimore, died on
! The 17th.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12

eatuIsted with borsx And soda in solution
that the addition OF any olesgi1ous nat
ter produce soap. TIE waters Of
Mono lake produce myrlsds Ct eIuAs
which after 8 time become fjssI,
which are washed ashore, Eud in some
places torn beaches e foot or two il
depth The Oily matter contained il the
gruos or Zee, uniting with TIE alEsli il
ne water of TIE lake, forms deposit OF
sap al iech or two in thickness eS,h
ses.. Thus IN the course Of sges de
posis Of LIS ursi soap Of great depth has
outlt up the east side Of the slksli lakes
where he worms are s.randed--the pre-
vslliDg winds being ON the west
These peculiar grub5 are the only living
hiug found in the waters OF Mono SID
OTeEslsk g.
AZ certain sestons an insectiVerous
duck, called the spoon bill, frequen's
'hese lakes, AMI feeding upon the squatic
flies and grub becomes so fist that il can
hardly &, Hunters kill these spoon DILL
ducks for their oil, az the grub on which
they feed impsrts . fshy taste so slrons
hat they cSnDoi be esten-except by In
dams, who eat both worms ana ducks
Ducks kil5d by hunters and loet are
sometimes found Ia the waters OF the
lsks. All the feathers are eaten CT the
fowl oY the alkaline solGtion, and the
Isyer CT fst bsnea the SKIN (su inch IL
,hichness) is found 80 bs changed into
sosp, hsr0 as ihe bsst CASTLE, and beau
titully white.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
TIE "aIRL tR08LEa" SOLVED.
How n Young 3 sIODt-s Ipgcrss Himself
Against a asrimoniaDy InsiIzea Girls,

How n Young 3 s'oDt-a IDGeres Himself
SEsinsE natrimoniaDy IDeiinsa Girls.
Boston Correspondence ProEldenss Journal,
1t chance cave re "uy &. tune TO
be on the pl ,lio N o. horse car where
two young men were discussing their
summer experiences. What there is
about sDe horse Car wnlcn ls 60 provocs-
live Of unrestricted COZ iences l nave
aeyeF been sole to make cut. oct ID Gheu
oeople Ere al~sys E-lsipg vita much the
>srls freedom ss marked thu alecourse OF
these 9ou0g men.
az tell you. jack" the f'st eas sgid,
~ came swiuIly near getting engaged
this INNER
"Did you?" responded JACK: "every
iall when get home / tske account oY
stock to see WIS feilowa are gare."
"YOu sDesk So IL you felt pretty gafs
yourself" ssid the tirst speaker.
"O'," re urned Master Jsc6, WITH So
air OF 'mmense wisdom, al got OF o tie
girl racket years sgo All goa lave 20
do is 20 mir: with enough OF them, in
numbers tas!r ia esta'y, you know"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
h greater antiquity

Of much greater antiquity than
the time CT Gregosv; l. WAS common with
the Greeks Snd r msns, and 1t dates
back, no doubt, tlr ugh TIE remote past
TO some prehistoric bgs, Tor among msny
savage races in widely separated parts OF
the world we frd tnAt GONE exclamation
or bensdictiou is made use Ct when per
son snet z3s. Iudsed, i. Ia sad that q! one
time when the King Of Mesop1tams did
SO blessings were uttered by sll
his So jets throughout h!s d0minlons;
in one Aficsn trioe Wnen the Chief
sneezss his attendants sDsp tneic fingers;
ard 10 Guinea, il : nan OF importance
snsezsd, he vas grst!fsd DY seeiog 81.
present Immediately crop ca their knees,
kiss rGe earth, and, ciepping iheir hands,
wish MIN health and pbpplress. Is Rp'
pears, toc, .hs: tie custom Of
mskrg some exclamation or blessing
. person when lie s0eezad Wse
prevalent among the tribes Of lie Few
world st the time OF the Spanish con-
quest.
According 10 !ae R-5bilicsl account Of
sternztation and It's origin, 1t was for
nerly deereed 5y the Creator that the in
slant nsn speez ne must die. jacob,
however, suppiicsted SO ferTently for the
removal CT this decree, that his
prayers were granted, and he VS.
SLOWED to snefz3 and live. After this,
In concentration of the sracioue, con
csssion TO J4eob's appeal, It became Gus
tonary TO oHer up PRAYER OF thanksglv-
ing when speezing. The Zllus imagine
th.t the spirit Of SONS deceased ancestor
causes them to sneezs, and they accord
lugly utter blessings and return thanks.
for tn y look upon it as . good Sign.
Moreover, they consider sn illness very Sc
we're of the sick man does not sneezs. The
PeIsisns, too, look upon sternu ston as s
lucky omen especially II one snee zas sew
eTsl times. La this respect II is, perhaps,
needless to ssy that taoy OH coDslder-
ably from the people Of our own country,
for With CO when 3 nan saeeze too fire.
qusntIy ne do.s notr, joice or thank The
spirits OF his ances Ors but generally
thinks thss he has caught cold, and takes
measures accordingly. Not tae least
curious OF tbs many supefsti-
lions connected with. sternutaEion
ia one which is TO be found
among the Siamese. When these Pc ople
hear man sne, q they wish him Iong
life, for they beueve tnRt In hell there is
q register in which are entered the names
81 all men, togeSn with the durstion OF
their lives, nzd when the keeper Of this
aook opens Is every person whose name
is written on the psge at VIII CT ne
glAnees immediately snet yes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
Destructive School as,hoxs.
American Magazine.

The originality and native precocity OF
youth are often lost In the automatic
drills Of the class room. Incipient talent
and genius must die out in the mind of
the possessor from sheer lack Of spprs
cistion and sympathy q the part OF those
10 whom the youth trustingly looks for
aid ard encouragement. Perhaps II
would be regarded IS eItrGVsgsns to
assert that the end of long course
OF instruction leaves niue tenlhs OF
Graduates wholly st the mercy OF
the world which they have been
Taught TO believe themselves CITED TO en-
ser and conquer. They may soon dig
cover, however, that the Wide fields Of
ex perisnce and knowledge are yet before
them, and that the indication and dispo
sition for their fur her pursuit has bsen
left dull and npsthetic by the scholastic
training received. Books and literature
are now distasteful to them. Tney will
be but 700 happy to ignore the Classics
history has been studied too much. Ad-
init that their minds have been filed
With the elements Of knowledge, tha'
their Intellectual powers We
been disciplined and strengthened
Till they are sineWy and tough, how is /
that the mind which comes to the tasks Of
life with a training and kno Wedge g1izec
out Of the schools, by reading, private
study and self help, often measured "
to. nay, ou!Strips the college bred mind
Tas question Is easily answered: The
methods Of the schools destroy originality
and versatility OF mind by anticipating anC
preventing the very self help necessary tC
give every mind sell-relisnce and indie
pendent power.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
APLEa FOa TAE BABY.
The wondsr 10 that SC asny szrvive the.r
ExbEurtizR EXpsYisnees.
New Yorl Nail and Express

New Yorl Nail and Express,
Physicians say thxt newborn babies
aud young children are { 70 cted with al
together too much attention AID fcndling
nowadays. A welI-known medical msD
tells the writer that It is 6 wonder that so
many babies survive the exhRustirg ex.
periences through waich they sis COM
PEELED to pass IN the early days
and months Of their fragile eIis-
lance. No sooner is the newcomer
ushered into the world thar
no is pat through a bath, the temper
sture Of The water sometimes being TO.
far below the temperature Of his little
b dy as TO sll but put out the fsint spark
OF life. II he hiss sufficient vlsStivene5s
snd luck to survive this Introduction to
the troubles of this world, he must then
be dsly admired BY every female N the
family before he is alio we'd TO take his
a-st sleep, as nsture would have him DO
UaconsCiOUsly rebelliDg st this ouErsge,
be finds his voice, emitg s series
of more or less ius'y lSmente,
and, perhaps, cries himsei to sleep
Always gupposins that thege little
discUuragemenre do not result in HIS
speedily leaving the world, he soon reao hes
she stage 81 which everybody considers it
good form 10 fondle him. He is tossed
up and down about as tencerly az a Yale
sophomore toDses the upiucky freshman
in d blanket. Hs IS kissed, he IS Rugged,
Snd, ia britf, Is made 20 do duty as new
source of amusement for the family. OF
course ell this Is done by his minimizing I'D
uirers with the best Of motives. But
Da1y las as yet but delicate little
organism, and constant excitement is
not the beat thing IN the word Tor
his little brain. Ii his powers Of spaeca
ggere ST H2leI'Iy developed he might vtr}
possibly answer that unsolved riddle,
"Who can tell VIVA. baby tbiaks2" by
remarking that he was thinking he woulo
| Ike 10 De Let alone for while. BY snd
| by ne &c vsst baOyhood and enters the
esriy stage CT childhood. Then, of COURSE
! # he Is clean, tempting little tote
is fair prey for these kind hearted soule
who want to kiss eTery pretty chic
they meet. So he is kissed by gil softe
Of people who may be calling a..
ais home, or msy meet him elsewhere.
AID some OF these good folk may havs
some little bodily aiiment, powerless for
evil In the adult, but which may be CON-
munlasted to clild with serious results
"a CAGE the youngster successfully es
ca es all these pitfalls he ia hoiole long
old enough to be iEkaa in hand and
shrsshed by the bigger blyg. And 80 he
Is soon fairly launched on the ses OF
mundane troubles thlt await him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
THE VILLAGE OF rHk FUTURE.
a oombina,ion of I dustrIal with Agri- !
oultursIL b1F.

oultursl IL bar.
Prirce Krspotkin in the Nineteenth Century
Agriculture is SO much IL need OF SO
from thoss WHO iahsbit the cities thai
every sumuer thousands OF men leave
,heit Sums IN the towns and 80 10 the
country for ire season Ct crops. Tbs
L7ndon desti u'es 60 in Thousands &c
Kent and Suss 20 nsymskeTs and hop
picksrs; whole villages IL France soau-
don their homes snd tbeE cottage
Industries in TIE simmer ard wan
der TO the more fertile PARE OF TIE
country, ard IL Rassia there is every
wear 81 exodus CT many hundreds OF
thousands Of man who j jurney from the
oorth 30 the southern DrSiries for hEr
vessing the crops; while many ST. Psters.
burg manufacturers It dace their produce
ton IN the summer, because the opetst>
ives reiurR 10 their native villages for
the culture Of their sllotments. Exten-
Give agriculture cannot be carried on
without additional hands IN the summer;
bu. 1t still more needs temporary aio
for improving the goil, for ten folding its
productive powers.
Steam diaging, drainage and manzring
would render the heavy clRys to tn
northwest o; London much richer soil
than that of the American pralrles. To
become fertile these Gays want only
plain, upesilled human labor, Euca as is
necessary for digging The soil, laying IL
drainage tubes, Pulverizing phospaofites,
and the like; and that labor would gladly
be done by the factory workers If 1t were
properly organized ia 8 free community
for the whole society. The soil elaine
that aid, and is would have ii under
proper orgsnizstiop, even II IL were
necessary to stop many mills IN
the summer for that purpose. No
doubt the resent factory owIers Tou!o
consider Is ruinous II they had to stop
their mills for several months every year,
because the capital engaged IN factory
is expected 10 pump money every day ano
every hour, II possible. Bat that Ia the
capitalists view Of tie nstter-not the
commuatty's view. AS TO the workers,
who ought 10 be tie real managers OF the
Industries, they will fGd it healthy not to
/ perform the same moIotonous work al
the year round, and they will abandon 1t
for the Summer, II indeed they do rot tnd
| he means OF keeping the fac DRY running
| OF relieving each ether 10 groups.
| The scattering Of industries over the
countTy-so SO to bring the factory
amidst the zelda and to make agriculture
derivs oil those prcR which 1t slwsy
ha,s in being combined with Industry
(see the eastern states Of kmerlcs) -snd
tne combination Of Industrial with
agricultural work is surely the next step
TO bs made, "a soon as reorgan,z ltior
Of our present coalition is possible
The step ia imposed by the very neees
sites OF producing for the producers
themselves; is is imposed by the reces
city for each healthy man and woman &c
SEED their lives in free work in the ffse
air, snd 1t will be rendered mere necessary
when the grest sCcisl movement, which
have now become unavoidable, come Il
disturb the present international trade
and compel each ESion to revert 10 bel
own aesources for her own maintenance
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
SOMETHING ABOUT sNaTLs.
Their Crest Nu,r,,irs value ana How 20
Coax Them.
Prof. Castegnier in Medical Clashes.

Prof Csstegnier in Medical Clas Iios.
Somethil g like go 900 pounds OF snsi!s
sre sent up daily to the Paris markets
from the gardens Of Poi:ou, Burgundy,
Champagne ana Provence. where they are
spec!slly reared for this purpose, the nat
urRl delicate favor Of tbeir fash being
;mprCv we'd by feeding them on beds o.
aromatic herbs L is not merely, Bow
sver, IS dalicacy that susils sre &c gen
e!slly appreciated n France. They also
sske very high rank ss nutritious food,
srd from the time OF the ancient Romans
downward have been regarded az excel>
ent IN consumption aud "Teskness" Of
he chest. Acc 1rGing TO PsYen they con.
tain seventy per cent. Of water, sixteer
per cent. o. nitrogen, ore per cent. Of fat,
two per cent. Of salts and Ave per cent. OF
undetermined matter.
Dr.. E1rArd, French authorit, who
has made the snail his special stody, de-
elsres that the weight OF meat repre-
sented by the snRils sold amounts TO that
found on cutting up whole Hoek OF
calves ard young heifers. He estimates
the monthly consumption Of slsils in
Paris Es half q million. The nsrket
price OF the great vineyard fnsils IL frcH
2 frarcs 80 centimes TO 8 fares 30 cen.
times per 100, while those from the
hedges, woods and forests bring only
francs 70 francs 50 ceutimes. The pro-
pTietor CT one snailerv In ths vicinity q
Dim IL said to net 1000 frsrcs annually
The snail Is reared and fsttened Will
great care IN soRe c8ntons OF Swift erlaDC
IS an article Of luxury, and is exported IL
picked state. II is also eaten AZ Z
relish and nutritious article Of food il
Austria, Spain. Italy and in some section!
Of the Uolted States. The Ashantees euC
other African tribes est taem as dsilJ
food all the year round.
In AlgeIis in the markets large heaps o
snsils are sold by the bushel and huudredi
IS an article Of food. Vendors hawk then
IN the streets Of Cairo. Ia modern Rome
fresh-gsthered gnsils are hsWked by We
men from door to door, and the house
wives serve them eitrer boiled In theI
shells or stewed or fried Ia oil. Il is
common sight to see In an italian eli,
he people gathered around 8 number @
baskets filed wi snails, Visiting 70
them 70 be thrown into large iron pc
| usperdsd over Ere made between fouI
stones. Herbs and Iove spples (tomatoes
are added, and when done the broth !
retsiled to the e1pectant bys anders. A
the cook ladies cut the Savoy concoctiC
she or he gives uttersnce to trade Grief
Altogether the fcsne 20 an American 4
quite suggestive Of the eolored hGWker
CT "Hot corn!' "Hot corpi"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
H0E We&EE Thy ON SHOES,
Faithful Psu Fiosure Of EEomeutcus DC
cssion By q VRstsFu azEss.
Esnsas City TIrra.

Kansas City Times.
When q woman hss new pair Ct Shoes
sent home she psrfoTrns altogether diff
ieren' from msu. She FEVER skeyes her
toes into them and hauIs Ut il she is red
in the fsce Snd all out Of breath, asd then
goss stamping snd kicking aroV2d, but
pulls them on psrs way carefully, tNitches
them Of again TO take Last lesk, snd
zee II abe has got the right one, pulls
them on ags!n, looks at them dresmlIy,
says they are Just right. then tskes
smother lock, ssoPs suddenly TO smooth
out wrinkle, twists sroHud, and survey.
ing then sideways, eIclsRs:
"Nefcy, how loose they sIe;" looks at
them sssln square In front. turns her foot
around SO they won't hurt bee much,
takes them OF, looks at the hesl, the bot
tom and the inside, puts them on sgAin.
walks up and down the room once or
twice. remarks to her better half that she
won't have them st any price, tits down
the mirror 60 that she can see how they
look from that way, backs on, steps up
sssin, takes thirty or forty farewell looks,
says they make her feet awful big and
never will do in the world, psts them on
sud CT three or four times more, asks her
husband what he thinks about it aud then
pays no attention to what he says, goes
through 1t oil again, and finally ssYs she
vii take them. It's verV sinpIe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
Elections "a Educators,
Century,

Far sscn presidential elsesisz IS that
Of 1883. with IT'S fair snd caeR struggle
ostWeen two natural opposed political
principles and rs c1nsteE+ns !pauence
ss politicsl educator for ;hs American
demo crAcF, there need be EOthirg but
coEgratulsii1Ls for the country, let it's
c)st be Wasl Il msy. There
have been elections ever which
40 such congraiulGIiors could
be ustared-s;ections In which the cost
WAS az grest sud the educstIoVsl results
nothing CT next to nothing; out no such
criticism csn be Limed g, sac election CT
this year. There gre very ia~ voters IL
this country who have not 80 n bvember 8
tar larger ard distinci knowledge CT the
economic principles VII ch updeTiie theiE
political beliefs than they had six months
ago; cn Whatever may DO the parry re-
suit OF the election the educatioa result
"A, st'sr all, the fundamental reason for
the existence Of thu Presidential election
itse8 8swe see this result continually
coming iGIo greater prominence We may
congratulate ourselves more beSrtily on
the wfs3am which 2GVs us suc6 an edu-
cstionstlo-ce, and on its new proof that
Democracy 10 not the rule OF Ignorance,
but system OF self-edVcstion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
WHEN MEN CROSS THRIR Lgas,
Some oarious Eaots Regarding ths Moas
EAmilrar Sinscu 10" Habit.
IIvprunol Inuyfar

Liverpool Courier.
Men generally cross :EeIr legs when
there is least pressure on their minds.
You will never dad man actively en-
gagged in business with his legs crossed.
Toe limbs 81 those times sre stTsishter
than st any other, becsuse the mind snd
body WORK together A nsR engaged in
auditing his accounts viii osVer sross his
IegF, neither will q Rs1 who is writing
an article, or who is employed in snY
manner where his brain Is &C u4liy en-
, gaged When st work in S sitting posture
the limbs naturally < end 20 the floor ina
perfectly straight line. a msn nay cross
his legs IL he is sitting In az ofic1 chair
discussI. e some proposition with smother
man, bat the instant he becomes reallY In
earnest and peTceives s1me,hiss to be
gained his limbs uuCrOss quick as a flash,
he bends forward toWsrd his neigh5or
and begtts 70 use his hsRd-. Thai is a
phase that believe you VIII always OBJ
serve.
Men often cross their legs at public
meetings, becsus hey go there 10 listen
or to be enter'sined; they are not the fac
tors In the performance, and they Rstu-
| ally place themselves IN ti2 most com
Portable position known to ITEM
namely, leaning We'll back in
their chairs ard crossing ,hefir
legs. A man slwGYs crosses his
legs when ne reads Newspaper, ut Is
more ant 10 lie down when he reads 4
book. He reads the paper. OF course, 10
inform hins II, bar st the Sans tine the
perusal OF its contents is recreation 10
him, and his bodV agsln Eseka It's pos ition
OF relaxation. When man IS reading s
| newspaper end wsilirg TOR his breakfast
his legs are siUGvs creased, but az soon
IS the breakfast is brought 10 him be puts
the paper aside, siraigbtenS cut his legs
and goes 10 work-thet IL, tsgtrs to eat,
his mind now turning on the duties Ct the
day before him.