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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-31
BUSINESS CARDS.

CATHERINE WILCOX. X. D.,
GRADUATE OF HzRxzx11u COLLEGE. mD
CAGO. III.
Over two years practice in hospital clinical
work. Office and residence ct present tHl
doors east Of Nansneld House, on opposih
side OF street.
AUSTIN, go N1NN.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-31

T D. suEEDY, ne.
ATTORNEY 1T LAW
Justieo Of the Peace for first ward, city Of Az
dn, and Insurance and Collection Agent O@es
ever @. W. TayloF's store.
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LADIES,
Individual Tastes in STYLES.

Although a certain degree of compli-
.nce with present styles is noticeable
among evening costumings, says a city
naner. nevertheless an immense variety
IL individual tastes and fancics is visi-
HE in some of them. There are for in
stance Historical" and antique" effects
Of different periods brought out in very
superb creations. The times Of Louis
XIV, Marguerite, Josephine, Marie
Stuart, Elizabeth, the Medici, and other
epochs are illustrated in costumings. and
even the quaint 'told English" dress ig
essayed by the tall and stately of car
rage. There is n very important
point to be studied by any lady who
elects to wear a historicaLor s'esthetic"
costume, that of ascertaining whether
its character il suited to the wearer or
vice versa. II this is not a point patent
to obser walton as absolutely without
doubt, the coveted costume should not
be attempted, for tho eff ,ct will be gro
tesque if not lu1icrous.
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o.
An Occasional TroubIe.

Putting buttons, beads and similar
objects Into the nose is a vicious habit
which is by no means rare among
children. When it is done the mother
Or some officious neighbor almost always
attempts the removal, and the effort
much oftenef fats than succeeds, the OBJ
ject being pressed deeply into the nose.
A very young child, afteF such an ac-
Oident, can rarely be persuaded to
forcibly blow Its nose; if it coufb the
foreign body would in nearly alp cases
be expelled. When it is too young to
do that, his pose should be blown for
dim in .his manner: Have All asst $eant
hold the head steadily between his OF
her knees then let the mother apply her
lips closely over the mouth Of the child
and blow suddenly and forcibly into 10.
1t is surprising with what ease the
trouble can be removed by this means.
The child will very likely cry when the
operation is attempted; ii it does Sd
much the better. If the simple pro-
cedure advised fails, the services of a
physiciTp will generally be needed to
accomplish the removal of the foreign
body journal of Health.
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Fashion Notes.

Military effects are noticeable in the
seasons millinery.
White and gold is a favorite combina-
ton for ~taa-jackets aad tea-gowns.
Venetian green aud ~tqra-cotta are
combined in some of the newest tailor
gowns.
Charming evening toilets have lace
skirts, with MORO bod1css with sashcs to
match. Q \
oYoung ladies trim their black silk
gowns very effectively with silver and
cut jet gimps.
White and gold and pale blue and
silver are f%avorit, combinations for
evening bonnets. q y
Dainty home toilets are almost in
variably made with a belted corsage of
some description
Pale and deep tn plush skirts arc
worn with winter dresses of variou
colors and f.brics.
Bonnets of dark green velvet are
spangled with jet and trimmed with
black moire ribbon.
Ocean gray and old Silver are neutral
colors which arc much admirsdJor cloth
tailor made gowns.
Laces, silk AMI passementeries and
jet galloon are the favorite garnitures for
black faiIle dresses.
Minezer, or gray squirrel, is a very
old fur, and was at one time the special
favorite of royalty.
Badger, lynx, fox, bear. Alaska sable,
hare, chinchilla, and %nutria, are the
favorite furs for boas.
Cashmere bonnets, with pinked edges
and caps sewn inside, are in vogue for
babies and little girls.
Sets of fur consisting of a boa and
muff or a shoulder cape or stole and
muff are3found in every pelt known tic
the %furrier, apd may be fashionably
worn.
Gray astrakhan was never used to
greater advantage than at present, and
some Paris costumes in the antique red
shades, so beautiful and SO much worn
this season, are decorated with this
fur.
The relocated bellies are ever more
numerous in New York than they are in
Boston. Almost every stylish girl has a
long fur lined or silk lined garment in
deep, rich red, with collars and cuffs of
black martin. 8
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
ELEPHANTS IN HIS rory.

The ancients were we'll acquainted
with the elephant, which formed a parB
of the lighting material Of every great
sconqueror's army and shared IN alf
triumpAal processioHss but when Rome
no longer sem ont her armies to forage
the whole world for wonders as we'll as
fos plumber the elephant became to
southern Europe g mythical marvel
only
WONDERFUL stories are told by an
cient writer's OF The feats of trained
elephants. tIiny says thet they would
haul iavelinss Eight with each other as
gladiators, and dance the PyrrAie
dances. Further, that they would
walk forward ana backwarmn, and even
dance on o cope. This 9f~Eer feat,
though attested by such writer's as
Pliny, S~uetoniua, Dion. and Allan, has
been credited by modern show
men.
LIZ 1856 Louis TX. Of France brought
from Egypt an African elephant which
he sent to Henry I'll. Of England.
This elephant was Eeptin the Tower Of
Eondon, where, we Judge, be hat quite
comfortable quarters, if the order
given BY the King to the sheriff was
obeYed, 10 wit: sWe command you
that of the farm Of our city you cause,
without delay, to be built ut IL Tower
Of Lond9n one house Of forty feet long
and twenty feet deep for our elephant. :"
What became of this well-provided
beast and how long he lived the his
torian does not tell US.
Is 1929 the King of Spain sent an
elephant and five camels to King James
I. OF England. This latter monarch
was e~xtravagantly fond of pet animals
and had quite a m~enagerie at his pal
ace, SO that it may be imagined that he
was particularly we'll pleased with this
gift. Much better pleased. indeed,
than the Chancellor Of the Exche9uer
was, for Che English Treasury was at
that time sadly depleted. TO pay the
cleo which the King ordered given to
the mai who had brought the elephant
took away every penny in the treasury
and made it necessary to refuse to al
low the Queen money for a purney
which she had wished to make to Scot
land that year. And, when an estimate
was made of the cost Of keeping the
animal, and it was found to be 44375 q
year, it was no wonder that Air. Chan
c%ellor's groans were both loud and
deep. And to make the matter worse
an additional charge was made for
liquors for the olifawnte." His keep
ers affirm that from the month of Sep
TENDER until April he must drink, not
water, but "wyne,@ and from April
until September he must have "a gal
Ion of wynea daye." 1t is TO be hoped
the Chancellor ascertained whether the
bibulous ~propensities belonged to the
" olIawnte" or his keepers. TlGs ele-
plant was kept very closely confined.
The King ordered that he should not
even be led out to water, lest Che IN
worthy populace should gaze upon
him, and none but the inmates OF the
palace or his keeper were ever permit
ted to see him. This elephant did not
live long.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Plants in ROOnsa.

Health in a great measure depends
upon clean foliage. In a glass house
there is never much dust, whereas in a
living oom there is always a great DEAL
and this suffices to choke every pore OF
the leaves. Every plant hero should
therefore get a tepid bath twice a week,
washing both the upper and under side
of the leaves, or, if'ths foliage is much
divided, it should be ~syfin3ed. It is
wonderful the difference III 6hA appear
ance of plants VIII CHI get this loving at
tention and those that lack IL. / feal
sure that in tho growing season "a
thorough cleansing VIII off, benefit a
plant more than several doses Of liquid
manure, Plants in rooms have to
struggle against many adverse ~iofuencese
aud need close attention both as to
cleanliness aud watering. Water so
that the soil does not becons close aud
sour; if the roots can be Kept active the
top will not be likely to go wrong,
During the Qinter the soil should
nearly dry out before watep is given.
II pans are used, keep empty now.
Windows that project from the build
ing are the best, and in such plants may
be grown with success indeed, many
do almost or quite as we'll in them as
under a glass roof. An east aspect Il
the best for most things, getting the
early beams of the sun and escaping its
iercest rays. Some inc-leavel plants
can be kept IN the dwelling the year
through without Injury, bab the great
majority must have the free open air
during the warmet months of the year.
Geraniums turning yellow, fuchsia buds
dropping AMI other evils complained of
so frequently, are caused By want of
atone" brought ON by ahe e~nervating
influence Of a too confiaed atmosphere.
In dwelling roomen the ventilation
is regulated by the needs OF the inhabi-
tants; in others thes plants can be made
the primary Consideration Hardening
Illustrated.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
RnnffSed for HIS Brother.

Says the Harrodsburg Ky.1 Demo-
crat: Two brothers, not living more
than Fifty miles from Harrodsburg, look
SO much alike that when mi Of them
joined the Baptist church, and was about
to be immersed, he found that he had
no clothes suitable for the occasion, as
he expressed it, and paid his brother ten
cents to be baptized il his place, which
was done. This story seems incredible,
bit it is nevertheless the fact, and
would neve hare been found out had
not one Of the brothers gotten angry
and gave il away
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

married to American women. Wad.
dlngton was married to an American
woman In England, and Clemepceau
was married to a Yankee girl on her
native heath. Waddin gton is the son
OF English parents but a native of
France, and a thorough Frenchmrn in
tastes aud 1~nstinctt. CIemenceau, when
ne was exiled from his country in the
time of the little Napoleon, settled for a
Whlle1n the United States and taught
school in Connecticut.
There was a bevy Of manageable
young girls in his set and all were en-
gagged to wed but one. He persuaded
the one to accepthim, and The last en-
gagged was the first to be married.
Clemenceau fastened home at {he break
ing out OF the Franco-Prussian wgr,
iou9ht Tor his country, and when peace
came ne took an active part in politics.
He is called an extreme Radicaf in
Frances but il this country he would
pass fora Conservative. He "a o thor
ough Republican aud is ambitious to
pint the main stems OF the Uaitcd
States Constitution in France. Mrs,
Clemenceau is the head of the house,
and has the pleasure of knowing that
her husband is one of the most domestic
and best regulated men morally in
french public life.
Some eminent British politicians, too,
are welded to Americans. Sir William
Vernon Harcourt, Gladstone's first
lieutenant in command of the Liberal
party, is married to the daughter of
John Lathrop Motley, at one time min
lister to England. Harcourt beass the
reputation of being graciouato his wife
only. He has the ugliest disposition of
any man Ia English pub ic life. He cal
seldom say a kindword t. anybody but
his wife when a gruff word will answer
as well. In this country he would
stand no chance in politics, bat in Eng
land members of Parliament and public
men generally seldom come in contact
with the great body OF the people. Har-
court can mount q platform an larrup
the Tories forqlours at a time. and that
satisfies his Liberal constituents.
The wife of Thomls Pawers O'Connor,
Mr.. Parnell's ablest lieutenant, Is also
an American, the daughter of the late
Judge Paschall of Texas.-[St. Louis
Republican. Q
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q It,a Always the WAY.

Didn't / tell you sop said a gentleman to
an acquaintance whom he CHANGED to meet on
the street; Its always the way 'What'sai-
ways the way?" inquired a mutual friend Of
the two men who happened along just then.
why, just this" replied the first speaker:
you see smith, herecthe last time / met him
he had one of the worst coughs you every
heard. He compsained of a loss of appetite, of
night,sweats, of low spirits and other unmis-
taxable premonitory symptoms of consump-
Golden Medical Discovery at once. Heidi so,
and look at him now! Did you ever see a
healthier looking man? TIL Discovery has
snatched thousands from consumptives'
graves; / knew it woul6cure Smith. It's al
ways the way"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
culture Of Castor OIL Beans.

Castor oil beans Ndli grow wherever
corn of the largest varieties will mature.
II ii i tropical plant and requires 100
days Of warm weather tD mature the
seed. II IS grown much ID the same
way as corn is but On account Of It's
large leaves Is given about one half
more space. This crop Is grown only
within profitable reach ofsonc oil fac
tory. ST. Louis. No, il the chief seal
of the castor oil manufactuse and Mis-
souri and Kansas produces the most
beans ID the United states.-INeW YORK
Tins
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
~ Duck of a Bonnet"

| was in q millinery store on Wabash
avenue the other day when two ladies
met, kissed, and Immediately began
taking. Oao of them said: "What a
duck of a bonnet that is! Where did
you get it?" The other one said: 'Tm
glad you like it, for | was just dreading
TO see you, for fear you would say it was
horrld. have actually lost slap about
meeting you. So you like itg The
other ona forgetting that she had not
been answered, said: Like it, 81
adore it. Turn around aad let's see
how it looks behind" The woman
turned around two or three times.
Did you ever notice that if you are
looking at q woman in the face, and ask
her to turn around, that she will carry
out The request literally-turn around
Till she faces you again? This one did,
and as she turned she said to her adj
miring friend: tAnd the frame cost
me only is cents: just think of thati'
You don't say so,n said the other one.
The woman with the bonnet said that
shs would swear to it. Then, after
both departed, I turned to the saleslady
behind the case, and asked: '.Is that
scs did she Peg only is cents for the
framea' The saleslady said: Eyes,
that is true Hut, !" she continued, s'the
trimmings, feathers and strings cost her
Sis. That is the way that m talk
economy to their husbands. n-Chicago
Mil.
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TT REMOVED THE PIMPLFs.

Round MOUNTAIN, Ter, March %, 1887.
Alady friend of mine has for several years
been troubled with bumps and pimpIes on her
face and neck, for which she used various cos
metlcs in order to remove them and b~eautify
and improve her complexion but these local
applications were only temporary and left her
skin in g worse condition.
i recommended an internal pre- paration--
known as Botanic Blood ~Balm-which l have
been using and selling about two years; she
used three bottles and nearly all pimples have
disappeared, her skin is soft and smooth, and
her general health much improved. She ex-
presses herself much gratified, AID can recon-
mend it to all who are thus affected.
Mrs, s, NJ WILSON
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Questions Along for the Wise.

Whether, when you are going to have
a s'round" with your adversary, it is
necessary for you to first square" up
to Elm.
Whether you would be correct in de-
scribing your music master as a "sound
instructor
Whether "Woman's Mission we
hear 50 much about now should not
really be submission.
Whether, if a church organ could
speak, itS firahwords would be, Ppm
bowed"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Her Fathers o

'Father,' she said, burying her face
upon the old mans shoulder, tif I can
win the pure. earnest love of an honest,
upright man, my life will be full in
deed. TASK not for mere wealth. I
would love and honor such a man, dear
father. If even one hundred thousand
dollars were all he could rightly call his
own
Noble GIRL responded the old man.
deeply affected, 81 hope you may find
him. aIEpoch.
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AnyfNu& for NOtnrietY.

: Chicago Reporter-You don't deny
chat you eloped With Mr.. Flash, Mrs.
Society?
Mrs. F1ash-No, s1gs 1 do not.
WAS gour husbandkrueI to you?s
no" :
didn't he lavish his wealth on you2h
Eyes"
Did you love this man g1ash?"
"TheS why did you elope?" d m.
81 wanted to see my name in theaso-
ciety columns of the papers. 0A-SL Fttu1
Globe. o
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FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Eemoh Iutcs That Will Kser.

Squeeze the juice intea basin, then
strain it off, perfectly treO from the
least pulp or pith. Have ready some
perfectly clean anil dry bottle; fill then
up Jlst to the shoulder then add sufft
Gent sweet oil to cover the top Of the
lemon juice entirely. Cork the bottles
tightly and keep them upright IN a cool
place. The botttts must be small (medi-
cine phiais are Dest), because when the
oil is removed the lemon juice does not
keep long The peel, also, will keep IL
dried and kept from the dust, and Ia
quite as good to CRATE.
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Recipes.

CARROT PIE. -scrape, slice, boil ten
der and rub through sieve or collander.
Take one tablespoonful of carrot, one
egg, one cup olmilk, and sugar, salt
spices to taste. Ginger and cinnamon
OF ginger and nutmeg are the best spices
to use.
ToMATo souP.-To one pintpf canned
tomatoes. offour large raw ones cut up
fine, add one quart of boiling water and
let them boil her aid one t~easpoonfnI
of soda, n pint of sweet milk, pep
per and plenty of butter. When this
boils, add eight small crackers, Folled
fine, salt to taste and serve.
APPLE CUsTARD,--Peel and Gore tart,
medfum-size apples, place ID a deep
yearthen dish with a pint of water ard a
cup of sugar; cover and place in the
oven, and simmer until clear, but not
broken. Remove witha skinner into
the dish in which they are too be served.
a soft custard made Of the yoIks of four
eggs to a quart of rich milk, and piled
up on the compete, renders it a fine
dish. The whites of the eggs should be
whipped and placed on top, with a
small island Of currant or raspberry jam
OF jelly in the centre.
PURGE OF BEANS. One quart of dried
Lima beans soaked over night. Put ina
saucepan with boiling salt water, salted
to taste. Add two ounces of butter, one
carrot, one onion, three cloves parsley,
thyme. n laurel lea, two cloves of
garlic tied in q buncl0. boil until soft.
Drain the liquid. Mash the beans.
Dilute with the liqaid and keep a little
thin. Press through q sieve. Return
tho PURGE to the saucepan and boil
again. Add . little more liquid if nee
essary. Skim well and finish with four
ounces Of butter, one teaspoonful Of
chopped parsley, one onpful of ~eerea!ine
flakes. Season to taste and boil two
minutes longer. Serve. ANY Of The
above mentioned vegetables may BE
omitted to ta,te.
There Is no ioY IKE the joy of
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Mexican w Not Beautiful.

Whoever comes to Mexico in search of
fsaaale beauty i, liable to meet with dis
appointment; for, though the dreamy
dark eyes ami raven hair of the Cas-
Iilian-Mexlcan type is very attractive,
the truth is one sees more handsome
women on the streets of any northern
city in half an hour than he can find in
ayear at the Aztec capital. One reason
for this is that ~aristocratic danes and
damsels seldom go upon the streets at
all, except in their closed Carriages, and:
m of the lower classes are too hard
worked and unkempt to retain beauty
beyond their early youth. Ia the ex-
elusive circles of the Mexican upper-ten-
dom arc some very beautiful women.
The wife Of President Diaz has claims to
that distraction, and so have a few
others in official circles. The loveliest
girl in the city of Mexico-indecd~ the
p~rettiest creature / eve saws Eugene
Bazalnc, daughter of that notorious
Frenchman (now dead, l b~elicve) who
figured here so c~onspicuously during
the brief empire of Macmillan.
Eugene is only twenty years old, com
bining all thu best traits of her French
father and Mexican mother, and is we'll
educated, as education goes in this
country, where women are supposed to
need no higher learning than a little
knowledge of music, embroidery and
the lives of the SAINTS = Philadelphia
Record.
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1vhat Tvas Done ias Church.

a little bright four-year-oll miss re-
Gently went to chusch with = neighbor's
wife, and on returning wa asked by
her mother: well. Maud, what did
they do ii church2s Maudas answer:
well, mamma, one man rung the bell,
one played the organ, and another maj
done che ho~LIering.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
The Coming w e.nen.

Oscar Wilde says in the Woman's
World: Nothing il the United States
struck me more than tho fact that the
renlarkable int ellcctual progress Of that
country is very largely due to the eGarts
n American women, who edit many of
tie most powerful magazines and news
papers, take part in the discussion OF
every question of public interest, and
exercise ar important influence upon the
growth and tendencies Of literature and
aEts Indeed, the women Of America are
fhe one q tss III the community that en-
loga Tint lci,ure which is SO necessary
~forenlturc. Tho men are, as a rule, SO
aNolbed in business, that the task Of
bringing some element Of form into the
chaos If daily life il left almost entirely
e the opposite sex, and an eminent Bos-
tonian nee assured me that in the TWEEN
tleth century tho whole culture OF his
country would be IN pctticoats. BY that
ilise, however it IS probable that the
afass of the two sexes will be assigni-
lased, as similarity Of costume
aiwaya follows similarity Of pursuits
g y recent article IN Ii France IL.
safeeS puts this point very we'll. The
aassher We advance, be says, tho more
apPareHt does i become that women are
Y saae their share as bread winners in
Aaa wofl3. The task u 10 longer mo-
noHshzea ~ men, and will, perhaps,
ea eaaalsy shared BIZ the sexes ID anoth-
81 haadrsd years. Il viii be necessary,
Aasssverr Cor walnea III invest b suitable
sesRasne, g their present style Of dress
qalssiaappropriate ~ any kind Of
msshanieaI labor mil must be radically
saaaged before they can compete With
sssa upon their own ground.
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GIVES BETTER SATISFACTION,

CADIz, KY, July 9th, 1887
Please send tne one box Blood Balm Catarrh
Snuff by return mail, as one of my customers
is taking B. B. 8. for catarrh and wants o box
of the snuff B. B. B. gives better satisfaction
Than any medicine l ever sold. have sold 10
dozen in the past 10 weeks. and it gives good
satisfaction. II Ldon'tremiT all right for snuff
write me. Yours.
w. NSBR4NDoE.
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Sold aga:n-Second-band goods.
She Broke the Engagement

because she saw that he had ceased to love her.
IL rheauty had faded, her former high spirits
had given place to a dull lassitude. What had
caused this change? Functional arrangement;
she was suffering from those ailments peculiar
70 her sex. Ands so their two younglives drift
ed apart. How needless, how cruel! Had she
taken DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription she
might have been restored to health and happi-
ness. IL any lady reader Of these lines is SINH
larly afflicted let her lose no time in procuring
The "Favorite Prescription" 1t will give her
new lease of her life. Sold by druggists, under
q positive guarantee from the manufacturers,
Of perfect satisfaction in every case, or money
refunded. See guarantee on bottle wrapper.
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Splendid FOR A SPRING TONIC.
ARLINGTON. June 30 1887

~NNkiH@NtIIVAFF w, y IlIG JV1 IV'TI.
1 suffered with malaFlal blood poison more
oriesS, all the time. and the only medicine that
Zone me any good is B. b. Its undoubtedly
the best hooI medicine made, and for this
malariai country should be used by every one
in The spring Of the year, and as good n sum
mer, fall and winter as a tonic and blood puri-
fer. i q t. Il
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

IL, after a tenday's trial of TaElor's HOSPITAL
Cure TOR Catarrh, the remedy fails to meet The
felulrementS of The case the price Will be re-
funded. Address, CITY Hall pharmacy %
Broadway, New York, for free pamphIst..