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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27
THE END OF THE STORY.

You were standing alone In the silence
When passe down the stair That ui-ht,
Alone with your thou .'lts in the shadow,
Away from the fires soft light.
And never greeting you = ave me,
Not word your lips let fall,
As l came from the light to your side, dear,
That night, in the old oak hali
But knew, ah, so well, the secret
You fancied you kept unseen,
And hated tn pride that was standing
Like shadow our hearts between.
So told you that night, a story,
And you listened as in spell,
Till saw that you guessed the meaning
OF the story triel to tell
You fain would have silenced me then, dear;
To leave It untold were best
Too late, for learned, as you drew me
To your heart that you knew the restl
And the shadow passed by from between US
Forever, beyond recall,
As you whispered the end of the story
That nj hit. in the old oak hall
C Clifton Bingham In Chambers Journal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27

forty years ago the destruction in northern
Illinois was sometimes enough to excite
national compassion. But with advanced
settlement dense groves have grown up,
breaking the force of the wind; the country.
also, is thicl;iy settled, the roads run bctH et
fences which guide the wanderers, and houses
are so thick that it is rare indeed to hear of
any one being lost and frozen in Illinois But
some of the anecdotes of the early days are
chilling enough. About thirty-five years ago
an old man named Carter was crossing
the grand prairie of central Illinois,
with two little granddaughter, in a
wagon drawn by yoke Of oxen blizzard
came on suddenly, the oxen ran before the
wind till exhausted, and the three persons
were lost at night on the open prairie. The
old man knocked the oxen in the head, cut
them open and placed one child in the body
of each OK; he then followed the line of the
wind till he reached settlement, and early
the next morning rescuing party found the
little girls still alive and not seriously in
jured. The last date at which there was
much suffering east of the Mississippi was the
celebrated "Cold New Year'sn-Jan. 1, 1864.
Between dark and daylight the mercury at
several points in Illinois fell 20 dogs. At
Camp Douglas, near Chicago, all the guards
abandoned their posts, and the 5000 Con-
federate prisoners were apparently free to
go. One small squad did go, but before get
ting mile from camp all turned back but
two. When the storm abated these two were
found but three miles away, frozen solid. One
of those who returned said that breathing on
the prairie that night was just like taking
sulphuric acid into the lungs. From the
lakes to the gulf the suffering that night was
great in every camp, and soldiers on guard
froze or chilled to death as far south as
Vicksburg The next memorable winter was
that of 1S71-72, when the Union Pacific rail-
road was blocked for five weeks and trains
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27

when but 81 years
old, he was chosen
to represent the
Memphis district
in congress, and
served three con-
secutive terms. In
1880 he was the reg
ular nominee of the
d g m o cracy for
governor of Ten
nessee, but was de-
feated by the split
in the party on the
state debt question,
as he was an ont
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27
A Students Doubtful EXPLANATION.

'How is this, my son; you write and
tell me that you're up and dressed every
morning in time TO see the sun rise, while
the president informs me that you lie in
bed till o'clock and after?"
"Well, you see, father, the sun rises
till noon out here. "-Harper's Bazar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27

sAN 49,
Mr.. lie Barnes was
first employed in
the general land
office in 1875, and
W as m a de law
clerk in 1850; thus
he held the place
under Secretaries
Schurz, Kirkwood
and Teller, Repub-
licans, and nearly
three years under
Secretary Lamar,
and acquired such
a standing that he
was regarded as al
a-t
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27
WRIGHT AND LIE BARNES,
The Law Clerk of the General Land Of
flee and His Predecessor.

The recent removal of j. W. LIE Barnes,
law clerk and adviser of the general land
office, is still being talked of in Washington.
Mr. LIE Barnes himself gives the very rea-
sonable explanation that he was not SO
much removed prematurely as retained
beyond the usual time, for he had held
office nearly thirteen years and had
been informed that Mr.. Lamar contem-
plated his removal some time ago.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27

Wickedness may prosper for while, but
in the long run he who sets all knaves at
work will pay them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27
AS TO TIE BLIZZARD.
A SORT OF STORM THAT Is INDlG-
ENOUS TO THE NORTHWEST.
In Fact, 1t Exists in All Its Glory No
where Else, Though Sometimes, as In
the Case of the One Just Past, 1t Ex-
tends Its Deathly Sway.

nee more the country is
appalled, at the reports of
widespread death and
misery in the northwest;
but in its range and de-
structive intensity this
cold wave surpasses all
hitherto recorded From
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
ORNAMENTS FROM FUNai.

A Newspaper Man Explains How They
May Be Made.
What do you propose doing with
that rubbish?" asked lady of a friend
who had just returned from the coun-
try.
The rubbish alluded to was basket
full of fungi, which arc usually found
on the trunks of old trees and stumps,
and out of which many very preSty and
curious ornaments are made. Occa-
sionally the fungi grow to be sixteen
inches in diameter, and, these large
specimens made odd little shelves for
bric-a-bac by Strengthening one side
and fastening them to. the wall by
screw eyes. The small sizes are really
prettier for ornaments, and form, when
decorated, charming little souvenirs of
the woods, and serve to refresh the
memory Of many happy times spent in
the country. f'.-.
The fungi are generally of a light
gray tint, beneath which is dark
brown, and by carefully removing parts
of this surface with a sharp pointed in
strument, the brown is exposed in beau
tiful contrast to the natural surface.
The better sort of fungi to collect are
those showing a surface OF four or five
inches. Sketch on each with a soft
lead pencil any pleasing design suit
able for 9 little etching, owls on q
branch, a bit of landscape, the head Of
q dog or q horse, all are easily done
and gro very pretty. This done, then
60 ovel the pencil lines with darning
needle or 9 sharp pointed penknife,
scratching off the surface In the fno
lines to give the etched effect and
show the dark, rich brown beneath.
Wien it becomes necessary to shad.,
make the scratches broader or closer
together to produce darker effect:
This pleasant ana profitable enjoyment
is easily done, and Il Is very fascinat,
ing. M 7. Telegram
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
INJUSTICE TO POPLARS.

One of the Most Beautiful Shade Trees for
Farms and Road-Sides.
Th ere seems to be a prevalent idea
that because few species of poplar
sucker freely the entire family should
be tabooed. For street-planting this is
not a very serious fault in any tree,
but on the lawn any species that in
clines to reproduce itself too freely
should never be used. Among the most
Objectionable kinds may be mentioned
the silver-leaved abele, a beautiful
tree, of rapid growth, but an unmitigat-
ed pest; the Atheniau poplar (Populus
grBca) a foreign species of little or no
value, although very extensively plant
ed for ornamental purposes in TIE
early part of the present century; the
Lombardy poplar. a tree that, in addi-
ton to suckering somewhat, soon
becomes diseased and is not to be rec
commended excepting for its striking
fastigiate growth. Our native species
are generally less Objectionable than
those introduced from abroad, as are
all three of the above, notwithstand-
ing some of them, as the American
quivering aspen, and Populus grandi-
dentata, will sometimes sucker q little.
The newly introduced so-called
Carolina poplar" has proved to be
one Of the most beautiful, hardy and
valuable trees for street planting that
we possess. It Is q well-marked form
of one of our native. species, possibly
p. angulata, or angled cottonwood,
and does not sucker. 1t ia of easy
cultivation and quickly forms a
tree. The growth Is decidedly
upright, and for the few first year.
after planting the long vigorous shoots
should be headed back each spring.
This pruning thickens up the head,
which soon develops into q roundish.
in place Of q columnar form. The foil.
age, which In thrifty specimens !,
large, deep green, and glossy. is ex.
ceedingly attractive, and creates q
dense shade. Like all the family, it ie
not especially partial to any particular
soil. but the best result Is always OBJ
tanned from liberal feeding, and the
poplars are no exception to the rule.
It is tree that may be recommended
without fear of unprincipled persons
creating 20 corner"n on its sale, as each
cutting will grow freely, and in two
years form q merchantable specimen.
,1oeiah Hopes, ~ N X Tribune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
MINERS OF SCOTLAND.
Clorgymen and Doctors Who began Ill
as COlliery Hands.

go b % 3, 3 ( ! +. x <
Cl0rgymen and Doctors Who Began Lilo
a. COlllery Hands.
In Scotland there are three distinct
types of men among the miners. There
is the Scottish miner pure and simple,
then there Is the Scoto-Iri miner,
and lastly the miner who is altogether
an Irishman. The first OF these is UNI
questionably not only the best miner,
but also the best man of the three; he
has in most cases an education quite
equal to that of q skilled artisan; he
reads mu h, he thinks much. and has
opinions of his own concerning him-
self and other people, which he is in
no way slow to give expression to.
The GOLFERS of this stamp are for the
most part sober, steady and thrifty;
not infrequently they own the houses
they live in, and they never put any
more of their sons than they can help
to their own calling. The eldest boy,
as a rule, must go down the pit,
and 1t is an even chance with the
second that he shall do so, too; but aft
or that the lads are almost sure to be
sent to work that is above ground as
it is phrased. It frequently happens
that lads of this class work in the pits
till they are young men, and then take
measures to give up the calling of a
collier. I know clergymen and doc
tors of medicine who, when young men,
were colliers, and found the means for
their education by working in the pits
during the summer months while they
attended the University Of Edinburgh
or Glasgow in the winter ones. This
Of course meant the cultivation of
learning on a little oatmeal, but young
fellows such as I am referring to did
not think much of that. From their
boyhood up they had been accustomed
to do big darg on spare diet, and
cheerfully toiled away alternately with
the pen and the pick until they
achieved that on which they had set
their hearts. Many pinch, too, the old
folks at home made to give ''the lad
dies" q help in their time of struggle,
and felt far more than repaid for all
their self-denial when they saw John
''wag his pow in a pulpit" or found
Sandy with brass plate on his door
with the letters NJ. D. after his name.
Those, however, who aim at divinity
and medicine are necessarily a small
minority; the bulk of the youngsters
who do not go into the pits, or 60 into
them and afterward leave them, take
to the ordinary callings of country
district and become blacksmiths, car
penters, tailors and shoemakers, or
join the ranks of the various shop
keeping occupations. Most of the Of
ficers about a colliery come from the
same class, the overseers and the roads,
men under ground. the engine-keepers
and the pithead staff above ground,
being almost to man Scotch GOLFERS
or the sons of such.-NineteenM Cent
urn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
Homeless Children.

The American Educational Aid Associa-
lion. which HIS for it's object the providing
pf homes for poor and friendless children,
10 doing 9 Doble work. Since its establish.
ment 1t has found good homes for rev en-
hundred homeless little ones. All children
are OF special proHniss In intelligence and
health, AMI are In age from ene month to
twelve years, and are sent fires to those re-
ceiving them, on ninety days. trial, unless
. special contract Is otherwise mnde. A
lumber OF promising children Of both sexes
Contributions to this very worthy CHARITY
may be sent to Rev. Glen Wood, Flnan oial
Secretary, Room Al, 290 LaSalle Street Chi.
eago. Rev. N. v B. Van Arsdaie. b1S Sixty
seventh street, Englewood, Ill, is the Gen
lral Superintendent. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
MARK TWAIN'S DAUGHTER.

! Father of . Mean Trick.
Mark Twain, if he is in the mood,
will tell the story of his own courtship
in a manner worthy of the greatest Of
living humorists. When he first met
the lady who afterward became his
wife he was not so distinguished as
now, his origin was humble, and for
some years of his life he had been a
pilot on the Mississippi river. The
future Mrs. Clemens was a woman OF
position and fortune; her father was a
Judge, and, doubtless, expected ''fami-
ly," and social Importance in his SON.
in-law. Clemens, however, became in
/ terested in his daughter, and after q
while proposed, but was rejected.
"Well," he said to the. lady, Il
didn't much believe you'd have me,
but I thought I'd try"
After awhile he "tried" again with
the same result, and then remarked,
with his celebrated drawl: II think a
great deal more of you than if you'd
said 'Yes;' but it's hard to bear" A
third time he met with better fortune
and then came to the most difficult
part of his task, to address the old
gentleman.
"Judge." he said to the digniAed
millionaire, shave you seen any thing
going on between Miss Lizzie and
mep' ''-"
"WhatP What?" exclaimed the
Judge, rather sharply, apparently not
understanding the situation, yet doubt
less getting q glimpse of it from the
inquiry. ....*... ,.r.......<
Have you seen any thing going on
between Miss Lizzie and meP'
mo, no, indeed" replied the mag
nate, sternly. ''No, sir, I have not. ="
well! Look sharp and you will, !"
said the author of ''Innocents Abroad; !"
and that's the way he asked the judi
cial luminary for his daughters hand.
Mark has child who inherits some
of her fathers brightness. She kept q
diary at one time in which she noted
the occurrences In the family, and,
among other things, tho sayings Of her
parents. On one page she wrote that
father sometimes used stronger words
when mother wasn't by and he thought
1--WE" didn't hear. Mrs. Clemens found
the diary and showed it to her hus-
band. probably thinking the particular
page worth his notice. After this
Clemens did and said several things
that were intended to attract the
child's attention, and found them duly
noted afterward. But one day the fol-
lowing entry occurred:
= don't think I'll put down any
thing more about father, for thiak he
does things to have me notice him, and
1believe he reads this diary" She
was Marks own child. IN. 7. Mail and
Egpress. .44s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
HOME AND FARM.

Growing q boy on q farm is q good
foundation preparation Of him for any
honorable business.
Roast chicken may have as a gar.
nish rice cr0quettes and baked t0ma-
toes; peas and macaroni may be served
with it.
AS q rule those crops pay best that
require the most care and attention.
The brains and the labor are what sell
In the markets in the shape of the
crop.
Wheat bran should be part of the
morning meal of laying hens in the
winter season; one-third corn meal,
two-thirds bran moistened with milk
makes a good ration. 49,
The cow will pay good dividends
on any cash investments necessary to
provide daily ration OF bran If she is
depended upon for q good quantity Of
milk. asr =, t.
Fine manure may be spread on the
pasture, in order to promote the
growth of grass next spring. It will
also serve as q protection to the roots
and enable the plants to start off early.
The farmer is more tempted to
run in debt than almost any other
man, because dealers are so willing to
trust him. His farm is a good basis
for security, and it is property which
can not be hidden or carried away.
Sandwich Dressing: One-half pound
OF butter, two tablespoonful of mixed
mustard, three tablespoonful of salad
oil, little red or white pepper, little
salt, yelk of one egg, rub the butter to
a cream, add the other ingredients
and mix thoroughly, set away to cool,
spread the bread with this mixture
and put in the ham, chopped fine.
"A fowl should be quick in picking
up food, for when one is slow in feed
ing, occasionally taking a grain and
then moping about, something is
wrong. One can soon become expert
In detecting other symptoms of disease
as rufled plumage, lusterless eyes, pale
comb and wattles, droppings sulphure-
Gus, green or waterY.
In the early settlement of the
country hogs ran wild in the woods,
and got good deal of their living in
summer from ground roots, and to-
wards fall fattened on the nuts from
the beech, oak, and other trees. This
was called '.mast." It made sweet
but not very solid pork unless the hog
was given final ration of corn five or
six weeks before killing. The beech
nut was reckoned best of all nuts for
feeding hogs. 1t is full of oil and very
tattening.
Lawn grass is often injured in
stead of benefited by being covered
with coarse stable manure. If the
ground is poor, and especially if the
raw clay becomes a compacted surface
among the grass blades. the necessary
humus is lacking and an application
OF fine compost or any vegetable mat
ter reduced like leaf-mold will help
to give the proper surface, open to the
air and unpacked by rains, which the
grass needs, and which the decay of
its own blades gradually supplies in
the course of perhaps twenty years.
Even if the ground is rich, close cut
ting constantly practised may prevent
the roots from becoming strong
enough to push up good blades. At
least once a year, the lawn grass
should be allowed to- grow long for
the purpose of securing corresponding
strength of the roots.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
A Chapter of Accidents,

A chapter of minor accidents occurred
In Winona the other day. The ten-year-
old son Of Assistant Chief John LOBBY
broke his leg while jumping on an oil
wagon. Mrs. Fred Coon had her head
badly hurt by being thrown from her
buggy while driving at the race track
with her husband, another trotter running
into them. J. Redig was thrown from his
wagon while his team was running away
and had three ribs broken, and Henry
Youman, q well-known wheat buyer Of
Galesville, had his collar bone bro1>s by 3
similar accident. =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
Medical Association.

The annual meeting of the Minnesota
Valley Medical Association was held In
Mankato recently, and the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Dr. E. o. Cooley, of Madelia !;
First Vice President, DR.. z. N. Ferro. Of
Tracy Second Vice. President, DR.. G. N. Nc
1ntyre. Of st. Peter; Third Vice President
DR.. Wicke, Of Nicollet; Secretary, Dr. A.
f. Kilbourne, of st Peter; Treasurer, DR..
g. +. Merritt, of st. Peter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
A Packet Line Sold.

Messrs. Petsch, Hand, O'Connor and
other well-known St Paul men have
bought out the St Paul & St Louis Packet
line and propose to make some changes
that they hope will bring them great deal
of business now carried by the railroads.
They will remove the general offices from
st. Louis to st. Paul. Two new freight
and passenger steamers will be built and
two steamers will start each week from
each end Of the line
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

A pocketbook containing $500 and
valuable papers was found on the
street by q New Haven lad. He ran
after the owner and returned the prop.
erty, receiving the munifcent reward
Of one dollar.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
Sounds Like q Ghost Story.

E. G. Nevins, who came to Winona re-
Gently from st. Paul on the Burlington
tr. in, reported that three confidence men
caught an old farmer on the evening train
just as it pulled out Of the union depot,
and failing to work him, bodily robbed
him of his wallet as he stepped back into
q rear car through the vestibule They
jumped of the train and their victim fol-
lowed them,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it ESQ
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

FoR CouaHs AND THROAT DISORDERS use
B1Otrn's Bronchial TtOches-" Have never
changed my mind respecting them, except
think better Of that which began think
ing well of."-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Sold only in boxes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

! A BA1L-PLAYER can be nut out and not
lose his Philadelphia CaA
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

A MILRaxAN and an oak tree both flourish
according to the size and condition Of their
oute.-Harper's Bazaar. VI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19
Logging GnOd.

Mr.. Bradley, Of W.nona, one Of the
heaviest loggers in the Northwest, re-
turned q few days ago from his camps in
the woods and reported fine working in all
were all frozen. The amount cut would
be as large as it was last year, as the lum-
bermen had good many logs already
along the banks Of the river.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

BY INVESTING 81 70 g you may secure a
Add S Hssna stMspR The
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

ARE unlike all other pills. No purging or
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile
Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill q dose
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

THE latest out-the boyjwho Is kept
after school"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-19

=, THEY have no police on the prairies,
though coppice often seen there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-11

from the Detroit Free Press.
Young Thubs Is O good business man, but out
slde OF business he Is not such good manager.
he had beautiful typewriter, one OF the per-
iected Kind aged nineteen years, better than new,
with laughing blue eyes. Having fallen In love
with IT he one day sat down beside IL and told Il
mat ne wanted to dictate q letter OF love TO his
sweetneart II went TO work mechanically:
my dearest angel, I love you deeply, devotedly;
no otner being could inspire In my heart such
LsIvent and lasting affection, and l take this
mstno9 OF laying at your feet my Life, my love-
NY nonor, and my fortune. VIII you accept
tnese9 Answer Immediately. Your sincere lover
10 There Il Is, said the typewriter. 40 whom
TO your own dear self,r said Thubs, with
voice that would make lemonade shaker.
And you want a repy?"
"Yes, my precious one"
wen, You shall have IL in the same manner;
"Mr. Thubs:
'Dear sir-Yours OF this instant received: con-
tenes noted In reply beg 10 state that your
onsr is exceedingly kind and worthy, but there Is
oar which would prevent its acceptance"
Stop. said Thubs. "Why should there be q bar
between u.s."
well, you write On
sor my marriage last Thursday night with Nj. J.
But Mr.. Thubs distant footsteps were echoing
Gown the corridors OF no time at all and In the
next mornings paper was
wANTED-A YOUNG LADY TYPEWRITER.
b, THUBS