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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Curious Story OF a Ring.


GIOhe-DemOCrat.
A very peculiar story comes up from
the Indian River, Florida, which is about
as follows: I'm February of last year a
young lady who was one Of a boating
party ON the Indiani River, near Mel
bourne. lost a plain gold ring overheard.
Mr.. T. F. Gibbs, the proprietor of the
Carleton Hotel at that place. was one of
the party, and made every effort possible
to recover the ring. but without success.
A few days ago he caught a large fish
near his hotel, and was very much sur
prised on opening it TO find the ring in
its stomach, which will be promptly
returned to its owner
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The ground hog evidently failed to
take st. Valentines day into his calcu'a-
lions. The blizzard of yesterday while
tempered by weak effort of deluted
sunshine. was a blizzard-the shadow
less day of the ground hog to the con-
1rarY notwithstanding.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Dyed Furs in Church.

1t seems 10 Us that TOO much fuss Is
made in some Of the New York churches
about the bad atmosphere caused by the
dyed furs worn by the poorer members
of the congregations. When they all go
up 10 the gate Of St. Peter viii not take
the trouble to inquire wiiethe. the furs
axe dyed Or natural suIo8.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The gentleman whom Governor Mar
tin sent down here to decide whether
Wichita was entitled to a police COM
mission. has announced himself as
candidate for Martins place. Here's a
chance for those towns who failed to get
a police commission. Mr.. Bradford
places his candidacy on merit.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Awake to the Dangers,

Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Cleveland is awake to the
dangers that beset him. He has been
compelled to emerge from the atmosphere
of reform, and descend to the lowest
stratum of the machine. Patronage is
now being used not to win the plaudits
of the effenlinate, but to invite the conf
dence of the robust.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
The Women are Interested.


We are glad to learn that an associa-
ton of women in this city Is earnestly
debating the tariff question. This asso-
citation has voted that a protective tariff
is not beneficial to this country: but the
vote is a matter of small consequence.
The important thing is that the women
are studying the question. in which they
are Just as virtually interested "a are the
men. 1t is but small political issue
which can not interest women: great
cause always enlists their support.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The statement has been frequently
made of late that the Knights of Labor
as an organization is disintegrating and
general break up has been predicted by
some. However that may he in this
country the Knights claim to be spread
ing their organizations into the various
countries of Europe, and the work of
organization is being vigorously pushed
forward in France, Sweden, Denmark
and Norway, and preliminary steps have
been taken toward forming a general as
sembly for Europe. Already there are
26 assemblies in England and % in Bel
GUM, and the establishment of a general
assembly in England to include the con-
tinent, is but the forerunner of plan to
organize the entire world into five gen
erai assemblies, which would be subordi-
nate only to a supreme assembly COM
posed Of representatives from each coun-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The terrible power of the blizzard
such as pervaded the northwest the pres
ent winter is shown by the effect of snow
and cold. which in some instances froze
shut the eyes of those exposed to its fur.
and formed nice mask over the face
a government observer in Dakota reports
10 the weather bureau that during the
late storms the wind would drive the
fine hard snow into the eyes. causing
them to water. The snow would mix
with the water between the eyelids and
the cold wind would at once bind the
lids together by an ice band. Repeated
removal of this would intiame
the eye-ball so that film
would form, obscuring the sight. After
this film formed the presence of the ice
was a relief tothe infamed eyes. The eye
would soon be frozen so close that moth
ing but steady artificial heat would re-
lieve it. 1t is also a strange fact that
those rescued with their eyes and the en-
tire lower part of the face covered with
ice mask did not suffer from frosted
faces. Any desperate attempt to re-
move the mask resulted in removing the
skin of the face with it. The mask over
the lower part of the face was formed by
the breath from the mouth and nostrilS
combining with the snow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
The Rasure Suits Dismissed

hdIStS UIty TIMES.
Messrs. G. C. Clardy and c. B. Ensign
of the Central bank have made a state
ment in which they say that the suits
against George w. Rasure, the cowboy
evangelist, were filed through mis-
understanding and that they have been
dismissed at their own costs
I'VE have found Mr. Rasure to be On
honorable Christian gentleman" they
write, land we are glad to exhonorate
him from all blame in the matter
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Consumers Cannot Strike.


The policy of the coal ring is simple.
1t consists only in reducing wages aud
the other cost of getting coal out of the
mines, and increasing the price paid by
the consumers. The reduction of wages
has caused strike among the miners
Unfortunately consumers can not strike.
for they must keep warm if they would
live
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

goguery and blind passion at every
election. All that would be necessary
then to make fair field for the most
arrant and socialistic demagogue would
be to start an anti-railroad craze and ex-
cite the passions and cupidity of the
DeOnle
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Great Head,

Norristown Herald
Don't distribute the head, 'Another
bank cashier gomez" said the foreman of
the composing room. ''We'n want it to-
morrow" And it was so. They also
needed it the day after tomorrow, aud
the next day, and the day following,
and the subsequent day, and the day
thereafter, and all the other days i'll the
week. and twice on Monday.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
No Doub. About Il.
Topeka Denocra.

] VIs--t y 'tldsTtlf
The men who are now applying the
epithet of ''traitoT" to Hon. Samuel J.
Randall IN the event Of President Cleye-
lands nomination will be the first 20
invoke ms powerful aid in the presiden-
nal campaign to carry the close states Of
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
for the Democratic ticket.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

Mardi Gras festivities were opened in
New Orleans with the usual eclat Mon
day. This may be denominated the
typical festival event of the year in the
south. and it never fails to attract large
numbers of visitors from all parts OF the
country to the crescent city.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
FAULT FINDING REPUBLICAN ED
TORS

As for the criticisms of some compare
lively new newspaper friends touching
the EAGLES political attitude we can
only suggest that those dear fellows
wait until they have weighed the medi-
OGRE, to say nothing harsher, which
shapes the trend of the destinies of a
state the average intelligence and enter
prise of whose people are above those Of
other states as the clear sky is above the
floating clouds. A good way to begin
this little matter of education would be
to note the composition of the average
county convention, particularly of the
way that they are formulated, not for
getting the primaries and the disinter-
ested and enobled patriots who ever
compose these and control their re-
suits. Now, for instance, they reflect
the choice and will of the great body OF
our party. After this compare the
EAGLES mildness with the vehemence
of the kicks men will feel like indulging
in. 1t is not your condemnation OF us
that we complain of SO much as of the
fact that you permit yourselves to be-
come the aiders and abettors OF a
class of smaIl-fry manipulators who at
the beck of leeches steer in the tools who
in the end reinstate in places Of power
the mediocre complained of, and who
urge on and sustain misrepresentation
As law makers and executives.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

Iowa is having deal of trouble over
Its. railroad matters. The attention Of
the state Legislature seems to be largely
monopolized by various questions con-
nected with the railroad policy of the
state and the management of the roads.
\ bill has been reported to the senate bv
Its railroad committee providing for the
division of the state into five districts
and the election by the people of COM
missioner for each district. the five to
constitute board which shall have full
power to regulate transportation charges
and other matters. Some OF the state
papers think it would be very unfortu
nate for the state if this feature of dis
trict representation should be made into
a law. The demagague and the cheap
statesman would want nothing better
than the opportunity that this would af-
ford. If each district representating n
fifth of the state We're allowed TO select
its own railroad commissioner without
regard to the conservative and balancing
interest of the rest of the state. there
would be high carnival Of the dema-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

Some $4,000, 600 pounds of currants are
annually imported into this country
from Greece. and duties of about two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars are
annually collected. What is California
doing that it does not supply the entire
American market not only with cur
rants, but raisins and prunes and every
description of dried and preserved
fruits? From the boasts they make
about their tropical fruits, etc. ,one would
suppose California would furnish at
least the home market for these pro-
ducts. There is millions in such enter
prises and the Pacific coast so peculiarly
adapted to them should not fail to OBJ
tain control of such sources of wealth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The freight rate war now Oh between
the trunk line roads of the northeast, to
which there is no prospect of an early
ending, is giving out very strong indica-
tons that the railroads are being backed
up by rival trade centers, and that it is,
in fact, contest between such points,
for supremacy on the part of some and
for existence with others. However, it
cannot produce any lasting benefits to
ANYBODY, for what is lost in one way
viii eventually be made up in some
other. If the railroads alone are inter-
ested in the results of the cutting, the
logical sequence will be..a cutting down
of the pay of employees, and this to be
followed by a strike. The whole pro-
ceeding appears to us very foolish and
unbusiness like. Such occurrences fur
nish something of an argument for those
who favor governmental control Of the
railroads of the country.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

There is said to be a scheme on foot to
unite the twin cities of st. Paul and
Minneapolis into one city under single
name and government. The leading
citizens of both places favor the scheme.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Fresh bread, pies, and cakes at New
England Bakery.
Fresh bulk oysters every day at New
England Bakery.
The TRANSCRIPT for sale at the post
office by w. E. HELEN.
If you want good dish of oysters, a
good lunch, or good meal, go to New
England Bakery.
Go to VIM. Nj. Howe's Office for perfect
abstracts of title. Ten years experience
Loans at lowest rates.
For pigs feet, picked hooks, tripe,
tongue, brick cheese. etc., etc., go to the
New England Bakery.
The Silver Leaf -four is made from
hard northern wheat and is simply i'm
mense. FAIRBANKS & LEONARD,
The Palace Bakery is now open, where
bread, rolls, pies and cakes can always be
had. Oysters served in all styles. Warm
meals served to order
WEIsEL & Borden.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
{ PERSONAL MENTION.

G. Schleuder visited st. Paul yesterday.
J. Quincy has gone to Dakota for 90 days
visit. - .'E.$EIl%1 s-.gsz 81
G. II Webber is moving into tho John
Walsh house. @>&. E
DR.. Macdonald went to Usage, Iowa, Mon
day evening. ~.
Mrs. r. II. Marsh is visiting relatives and
friends In La Crosse, Wis. -,. 5..#.~ <''s r.
Charles Gibbons is having great sale OF
his interesting Tariff book.
Mrs. Woodward, of Rose Creek, came up
Monday to visit Austin friends a few days.
John Walsh left yesterday morning for La
Crosse, where he will temporarily make his
headquarters.
Henry Spies, of Wykoff, was looking over
our city Monday and Tuesday, and may pos
sibly locate with US. ".-.
St. Charles Cor. of Evening Journal: Miss
Esther j: Royce, of Austin, Mimi, is in the
city, the guest of Miss Kate Beman.
Miss Winifred Morgan, who has been teach
ing in Udolpho, has been obliged to give up
her school on account Of i'll health. She re-.
turned to Austin yesterday.
f. Derr, now of La Crosse but formery!a
resident Of Dexter, was in Austin last We'd
nesday with John ChristRan, a guest of B. F.
Jilson. Mr.. Derr thinks OF locating in the
city and is sorry that he did not come year
ago. His sons Eugene and Harvey are in bust
ness at La Crosse.
W. E. Richardson is making a short visit In
the city. He is just back from An 5000 mile
trip, taking in the great west from Washing
ton Territory, through Oregon and California
into Mexico and then back by the Union
Pacific. He was one Of the passengers on
the first train on the new Oregon and Calfor-
mia r. H. Will almost seems to wish that he
was ole enough to settle down in Southern
California.
Miss Alice Harvey departed Monday even
ing, for visit to her home at Woodstock.
Vermont. She went via Chicago, will visit
Niagara Falls and other places before reach.
home. She will visit Boston during her trip
for further cultivation of her already fine
musical talents. A number of her immediate
friends babe her farewell at the depot, wish
ing her a pleasant trip and safe return to
Austin. Miss Harvey expects to return from
her visit some time in the spring or early
summer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
The Babies Cry for 1t,

And the old folks laugh when they find
that the pleasant California liquid fruit
remedy, syrup of figs, is more easily
taken and more beneficial in it's action
than bitter, nauseous medicines. It
siren CITIZENS the Liver, Kidneys, Stomach,
and Bowels, while it arouses them to a
healthy activity. Sold by Giles g. Shep-
herd. Feb.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
CLUBBING RATES.

Here is an opportunity for our sub.
scribers to save money by ordering papers
and periodicals IN connection with the
TRANSCRIPT. We give below the club
rates for some of them. We can give you
corresponding rates on many others.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15

DIR. Hollister wishes to inform the
public that he has opened an office, fur
nished with all the modern appliances of
medicine and surgery, on Bridge street,
in Richards & Friederich's new block, op-
posite the Court House. Office houls
from 8 to 10 q. IN. and to 2p. m.
~~ &".. i" w. L. HoLL1sTER, M. D.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15

Daily except Sunday. Daily except Saturday.
+. y. Daily except Monday.
Milk Train and St. Paul Local Passenger leaves
st. au Saturday at 600 p. M; arrives at Austin at
1903 p, m. Leaves Austin Monday at 600 a. m.
Nos and 8 carry Kansas City sleepers and St.
Louis coaches,
Nos and carry st. Louis sleepers and Kansas
City coaches; Chicago sleepers from Marshalltown
and Waterloo.
Nos 12s, 90, 123 and 1s5 do not carry passengers
G. w. TURNER,
Agt, Austin.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
NOTlCE.

AUSTIN, MIMI, Jan IS, 1885,
Having purchased and refitted the old
Windsor House, it is now re opened.
Everything first class. Free bus
j. L. HILDEBRAND
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
For Sale.

The oldest and best furniture and un-
dertaking business in Mower county is
offered for sale at low figure. Reason
for selling, Ill health. Address S. G. OLE
son, Austin, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15

A Blessing to Every Woman.
Those of our readers who would like to
know how COLLABORATING may he made PAIN
LESS and SAFE can get the information in a
sealed envelope BY sending four cents in post
age stamps to
Mrs. E. REVERE, Box 1888,
47-ly Jersey City, N. J.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
Gibson's English Candies,
Lime Fruit Tablets,
Raspberry Tablets,
Butter Scotch,
Ginger Drops,
Mcbride,
The Grocer.
California Canned Goods:
Apricots,
Peaches,
Cages,
5. Plums,
Pears,
Cherries.
Mcbride. the Grocer.

II is too bad to spend half of short
life distressed with neuralgia, when IS
cents spent for one bottle of Salvation
Oil will cure it quickly.
He talked as if he had frog in his
throat" but he was only hoarse; a single
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup relieved
the trouble at once. Is cents.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15

HALL & W EST
Have moved into their
New; Stor9!
Corner Of N in and Mill Streets,
with their increased facili-
ties for doing business they
will carry a larger and finer
stock than ever before.
While they do not make
any pretentions to elegance,
they have taken great care
to make their NEW STORE
light, convenient and attrac-
tive for their customers as
we'll as themselves, and in
|vithe the public to inspect
what they think is a model
store.
They have large invoices
of new spring goods Of all
kinds on the way, and will
be pleased to serve their
customers the best they can.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Detroit Julv 10Th 1893

10 all Members Of tie League:
The nominations upon the Nation.
al ticket having been made it remains
for the Republicans of Michigan to
see to it that the ticket is carried by
majority which shall place the
State firmly in the Republican column
To this end the State Republican
League wac organized. We are
pledged to this result.
The TIME has arrived to prepare for
active work. Club membership
should be extended, and new clubs
organized in every field not already
occupied. All regularly organized
Republican Clubs. not already united
with the Stale League, should be.
come members of it.
All the Alger Clubs in the State
should at once become Republican
Campaign Clubs, under such name
as each may see fit to adopt, and as
such become members of the State
League.
TheoI Sle9ary OF each local Club
will please make report at his earliest
convenience, (I) of the names Of all
its officers and the number of its
members, (a) the plan of work adopt.
ed; CD the kind and amount of
campaign liturature required; (4)
whether public speakers are required
from abroad and the number that can
be successfully used during the cam.
paign; 50 the names of public speak
ers included in it's membership, and
whether such speakers would be
willing to favor the movement with
their services, in helping to organize
new clubs at points near their respect
We residences; (6) such suggestion
las to the work of his club, and of the
League in general, and as to assist
ance that may be rendered by this
office, as may seem important to him.
We must not forget that the
enemy has his eye set on Michigan,
and will use every means within his
power to capture her. The gifts of
patronage to this State, and the
peculiar manner of its distribution,
plainly indicate this.
Faithful vigilance on the part of
all Republicans will prevent this
disaster.
1t should be our part to see that
lively interest is awakened and untir
ing vigilance exercised.
Very respectfully,
JOHN ATKINSON, President.
HENRY A. HAIGH, Secretary.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27

The Democratic party has with one
sweep destroyed the wool growing
industry and will deeply injure the
wooden manufacturers. BY the free
admission of shoddy and mungo and
rags, and the .wretched substitutes for
wool, together with the woods OF Aus.
tralia and South America, the indus
try of sheep husbandry and of wooden
manufacture is suddenly 10 be tornup
by the roots.
While the woods Of other nations
will displace American woods the
manufactured goods bearing an ad
valorem duty will be undervalued
and admitted and sold at price at
first so low that the American mills
will find it impossiable to compete
with English and German cheap
goods.
There is no reason in this wanton
attack on American industry and
labor, and the people must protect
against it.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27
What Free Wool Means.

For the first time since 1916 the
Democrats propose to put wool of all
kinds on the free list. The history
Of wool growing in the United States
shows conclusively that the produc-
ton of wool was first stimulated
under the high protective tariff OF
1898, and that tie moment the tariff
tinkering with this important indus.
try began in 1882 the production
fuctuated. and we find that from
1891 to 1861 the increase in produc-
ton had only been 22,soo,oo
pounds. Turn from these figures to
those of the twenty-five years of
stead and adequate protection of
wool has increased to 10000, 900
pounds in 1870, and again doubled
in the next decade, reaching 24o, 600.
900 pounds, in 1880. This continued
until the product reached ,as,-
100000 pounds, when the unwise
reduction in duty of 1883 put back
the industry of wool growing several
years and reduced the annual output.
Is it possible to present anything
in a stronger light than this? With
this extraordinary increase under
protective tariff the cost of wool has
declined to the consumer, the farmer
has improved the quality of his flee
ces, and sheep husbandry has re-
ceived great impetus. With this
supply OF wool at home has been
built up a vast wooden manufacturing
industry which has found 1t profitable
to consume the kinds of wool Ameri-
can wool growers have produced.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27

Saginaw Herald: In this political
age it really begins to look as if Sag
NAV county is doubtful, too. The
farmers Throughout the rural districts
do not take kindly to Cleveland's free
wool scheme. and Democrats who
never voted the Republican ticket
before in their lives, are declaring for
Harrison. There is the biggest kind
of surprise party in store for the
Michigan Democrats in the farmer
vote, which isn't very doubtful" this
year.-Granger Wisner was in the
city yesterday, attending the Demo-
cratic county convention, and was
honored by being made delegate at
large to the State convention. Shak-
ing the hayseeds from his coat, he
remarked "that if the Republicans
wished to put their strongest man in
the field as Congressional aspirant,
DIR. Bliss, of Saginaw, was rhe one to
fill the bill 'You see, l know he is
said Chauncey, 'by the way he hustled
me in this county. Next to him,
his brother, Col. A. T. Bliss, regard
as the and strongest man the Repub-
licans could put up 'They are both
good men, and stand we'll with the
laboring element" All Of which
goes to show that Chauncy is pretty
level-headed this time.