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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-02
he ENJOYED HIMSELF.
How . New York Boarding H0nse Swell
Invested Has Money.

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How . New York Boarding Honse Swell
Invested Has Money.
The facilities which man can en-
joy in the way of display are very
wide and far-reaching in the immedi-
ate vicinity OF New York. An anus
ing instance has fallen under my eye
this summer. had a casual ac-
quafntance with man of about thirty
years, who lived In a clearinghouse
on Thirty-second street with his Young
and pretty wife They are conven-
tional people in way. The wife is
pretty. shallow. amiable and rather
pretentious- The man is smooth, has
been rather dissipated, loves gaudy
raiment. and has always posed as
sort OF society parsonage without any
tangible claim to the distinction. In
other words he was a clearinghouse
swell. The promoter of a big stock
company took a fancy to him some
months ago, gave him a small in
terest in the enterprise he had
in hand. and about the 1st of
June the clearinghouse swell cleaned
up about $4,000 that he had made on
the deal Here was the nest-egg of
comfortable little fortune. Did he save
it? Not he! He Immediately disap-
peared from the face of thir gs munich
pal, and the next thing his friends
heard was that he had rented place
in ho
bowling swell in fact What he had
really done was to spend $500 or $500
OF his money on clothes, and then take
a house in a fashionable suburb of
New York for the summer. This es-
Enlistment was type of hundreds of
others that may be had for the money
in this vicinity. It is Queen Anne
villa of pretentious design magnih-
Gently furnished, with ten or twelve
acres of well-kept grounds. an extern
sive stable. and a complete stock of
horses, dog carts, gigs, fashionable
carriages, and so On. A coachman
and gardener went with the place, and
the cost of the entire outfit for two
months was set by its owner
at $3.50. The clearinghouse
swell paid over the greater part
of this amount offhand. while the
owner took the money and went
CT 20 see the Paris Exposition. Ny
friend and his wife drove the horses
and staggered around the neigh bor-
hood as people to the manner born
might have cdone-for two months
f1hen, August 1. they moved back to
the old boarding-house On Thirty-sec-
ond street and took up the old lines
| again with unwavering good nature
| and amiability- Nothing could have
| exceeded the placid and dignihed man
ner they showed when enjoying the
outfit that rightly belonged to a man
with an income of $50. 900 OR $50. 600 a
year. It was pure case Of bluff with
them, but they played it out to the
finish and then retired from the game
| as grac etully as they had begun.
Il suppose" the erstwhile swell re-
| marked the other day. ''that it would
| have been better if / had laid that
| money away, but always wanted to
! roll around loose in a place OF that
kind, and it was not very expensive
after all.-Once q Week
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-02
POOR JIMMlE'S MINE.
Jennie Might Have Had 1t, But Spoiled
Fer Chances

Jennie Might Have Had 1t, Bat Spoiled
Fer Chances
mo. it isn't much of a story. but
I'll tell it if you don't use my name"
So spoke miner just from the East
though better known in the San Juan.
He IS bronzed and about forty. There
are wrinkles in his face and spots oH
the palms of his hands as hard as the
sole OF boot
You understand, he continued, q
have acquired the reputation OF
stretching the truth a little because
blow about he riches of the mines il
our section, but / don't want to Dc
taken for no liar, out and out Seer
The repor.2. saw, and the miner
squared himself for the delivery Of
his yarn, which was as follows:
About year ago was out pros
pecting over in the southwestern part
Of the State. One day when walking
just ahead of my partner fell down
an old shaft, about twenty feet, guess
1t wasn't much of fall, and got Of
lucky. But didn't like the place ana
wanted to get out, so yelled to Bob &c
let down a rope and he done it. By this
time could see little, and by gosh.
there was skeleton in one corner. It
had been there good while saw
that it had a broken leg, and had rolled
up its pants as if to doctor itself and
never rolled them down again. It's
clothes wasn't much good, but I went
through them and took out some let
tiers. The direction on the letters
couldn't be read, but the contents were
intact some were to Dear Jimmie
and signed Jennie / got interested
in Jimmie and Jennie. and sized it ur
this way: Here's Jimmie come West
to make a raise; here's Jennie staid tE
home to wait till he makes it. Here's
Jimmie dead ia hole just as he had
made the raise; and here's Jennie won
dering why Jimmie didn't drop her
line. by gosh That's the way l sized
it up, and says to Bob after he had
pulled me out and We had looked over
the letters Bob says l. that's
da-ned hard luck for Jennie, and put
the letters in my pocket.
When l got time l went through
the whole batch There was q picture
Of Jennie Say, boy! Well I lost nv
head. l made up my mind that iastid
OF writin' I'd go back and just break
the news myself and tell her Jimmie
had left her a mine. She was hand.
some as any flower that ever bloomed.
And-well. / went back. l expected
that Jennie would cry and there'd be-
scene and she'd flop into my arms,
faintike. and all that She looked sc
gentle, too, with lip all a-quiyerin.
in the picture, and big eyes with tears
like little lakes.
Did she flop? Not much. 1 went
back to that pesky little town in Hi,
nois and hunted her up. Jennie
says tender, Jimmie's gone over the
range
What's that?' says she.
- Jimmie's gone over the range,
played out, dead; he's a skeleton, by
gosh.
s. Dead, ehs" says she We'll,
that's too bad l liked Jim, but he
quit writin'. and SO married about 6
year and a half ago. Dead! TIL &C
tell nav. She'll be awful put out
well, / left. I'm here. and when
the eTete East catches me again its
dandy
And what do you expect 20 do2''
DO. II. 70 jump jim mics mine,
by gosh denver Republican.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-02
him with questions, enjoying not little
his r,,sticitv So

him with questions enjoying not q little
his rusticity.
Two or three days elapsed. jerry
made his home at the aristocratic man
sion of his cousin. Il would take alto
gether too long to detail all the in
stances of his rnsticity during that
time.
At this time his cousin determined
upon party, chiefly in honor Of a
young lady from New York, repre-
sentative of the best society in that
city. to whom Alice wished to do espe-
cial honor.
When Jerry appeared to escort his
cousin down stairs to the brilliantly
| lighted parlor she was surprised that
he was attired in fashionable style.
In reply to her Undergraduates. he
said: Il kinder thought I'd like to
dress little more in Boston style, so
went out and bought some new
| clothes. They cost a mint of money,
but darn the expense. When I'm in
Boston I'm going to do as the Romans
| do"
Alice was secretly glad of the
change. Really, her cousin looked
| quite genteel, much more SO than she
had deemed possible.
Entering the room where a number
had already assembled. Miss Emma
Dickinson took charge OF our hero.
! while his cousin did the honors to the
arriving guests.
Soon the New York belle arrived,
and was warmly received by Alice.
Some half an hour after Jeremiah
found himself near her. To his sur
prise he recognized a young lady whom
he had met in society.
The recognition was cordial on both
sides They were conversing, unno-
ticed by Alice, when the music struck
up for a quadrille.
! ''Win you accept me in lieu of bet
ter partner, Miss Vancouver?' asked
our hero.
The lady inclined her head in the
affirmative
|
a young military gentleman.
Good heavens!' thought she; "how
on earth did Jeremiah get introduced
to Miss Vancouver? He will make Us
all ridiculous.'
But she had no time for remon
STRANGE. The music struck up.
I To her surprise, jeremiah went
through the figure with perfect pro.
priety, He did not jump about as she
anticipated.
The quadrille over, she went up tc
the pair.
Il didn't know you had been intro
duced to my cousin" said Alice.
I'VE have been acquainted for two
years" said Miss Vancouver, quietly.
Where did you meet?" asked Alice
amazed.
In New York." said her cousin,
Significantly. Il was ct that time {
college student there"
Alice was overpowered with aston.
ishment, which she managed to con
ceal, however, till the party was over
when her cousin made an explanation
adding With a smile: Cousin Alice
you were hasty in assuming that al
who live in the country are clodpoles
Ii you will come to Vermont next sum
mer hope to convince you to the con
trary."
Alice did visit Vermont, as invited
Her visit is likely to be long one, az
she has become the wife of awkward
jeremiah -Caroline F, Preston, il
| Boston Globe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-02
THE BELL OF JUSTICE,

TIE BELL OF JUSTICE.
Ihere was King long years ago:
his name historian doth not know.
He lived beneath Italian skies,
noble monarch, just and wise.
That be might serve his people well,
In high tower he hung bell.
He who was wronged had but to ring
The bell of justice. for the King
Was bound to make the humblest prayer
The subject OF his royal care.
AT first men rung it every day,
Rotted at last the rope away,
And. growing shorter by degrees,
Swayed lightly to each passing breeze.
For many month it idle hung,
No longer needed No one rulg
For justice; men had learned to fear.
And dreaded now the bell to hear.
At length a wandering grapevine cluns
Tight to the rope that idle hung.
And firmly held it, sweetly grasred,
As il one hand another clasped.
A starving horse turned out to die,
One summer day was passing by.
And browsing where the grapevine hung,
The bell OF Justice loudly rung
Strai5htway royal herald came.
And saw the horse. halt-scarved and lame
He told the King who rung the bell.
The monarch answered: 1T is we'll.
The brute for justice doth appeal;
For starving o-utes pity feel.
''Go seek his owner out for me,
And tell him this is our decree:
Long as he lives this horse must faro
On oats and grass OF his. Beware!
If he again for Justice call
Ny wrath shall on his owner fail"
Would God to-day there was bell
That brutes could ring. and thereby tell
TIE story OF their cruel wrongs
And win the justice that belongs
To every creature, great and small;
For God their Maker loveih all.
-Egoert L. Bangs in n Y. Independent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-02
THAT COUNTRY COUSIN.
His Awkwardness Wasn't So On
pleasant, Alter All.

a young gentleman. fashionably
dressed, and with the air Of one who
would be at home in society. reached
Boston toward evening by the Fitch
burg railroad He proceeded at once
to hotel. not wishing to intrude upon
his relatives at that late hour, and took
comfortable supper. After this he
read the evening papers, and then went
out for leisurely stroll On Washing
TOD street On his way he passed a
well-known establishment and, it being
warm evening, decided to go in and
have an ice-crean.
He accordingly ordered one, and,
while waiting to have it served. had an
opportunity to look about him little
and take leisurely survey Of the CON-
pan- assembled These were chiefly
ladies. and to those who are at all IA
miliar with Boston ladies I need not
say that the faces were very well worth
looking at
Our bero's attention, however, was
chiefly attracted TO two young ladies
who sal al the table nearest his own.
They were apparently about the same
age, which could not have varied much
from eighteen. Both. too. we're quite
attractive il personal appearance
They were conversing together in
quite an animated strain On a variety
OF subjects At length one said:
BY tie way, Emma, have I told you
about the visitor We are expectingsr
No, u said the other
Its d cousin from the country, who,
Isuppose. viii be q perfect rustic in
every respect Such fun as expect to
get out Of him"
Him: It IS young gentleman,
then, Alice
Its a young man an afraid his
manners 7vo1ld hardly entitle him to
the designation
''Nbat IS his name77'
Jeremiah GDthank. / expect he
E@ll want Us to call him jerry
The other young LADY laughed His
name is rustic enough, certainly" she
said You mist De sure to give me a
chance TO See him. Mustn't keep him
all TO yourself, Alice
Il don't intend to- I want some
BODY else to enjoy The fun
do you know how he looks?4'
No. but I can imagine. In the first
place. he Is tall and awkward, not
knowing what TO DO with his hands
and feet. wearing cowhide boots and
full suit Of blue, including swallow
tails studded plentifully with brass
buttons There, what do you say to
that picture2''
Emma laughed.
Il say this" she replied, THAT if he
at all answers your description, he will
be decided accession to Our society.
When do YOU expect him27
Tomorrow Uncle wrote that
Jerry. as he calls hin, will probably
arrive at that time
Il guess I shall make an GRAND to
drop IN by that time
do SO by ali means"
With these words they rose from the
table and left the store
The young man had listened to their
conversation with an air of MINGLED
amusement and ge1ation. Not to keep
the reader IN suspense, we will tell
nizn what he has probably sur-nised.
that the chance listener to the young
ladies' remarks WAS none other than
Jeremiah Dnthaak himself He Was
quite the reverse OF the picture which
his cousin had drawn, being, as We
hare said, very gentlemanly, both in
dress aaaa address. He was born in
Vermont where Lis father. a good,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-02
Making Rapid Progress.

Tucker-I saw your son in the coun-
try to-day, Parker. He had his camera
with him, / believe.
Parker-Yes, he went out to take
some views, | suppose. Was he MAX.
ing good progress? >.
''1ou bet he was; and dust, too.
Somebody's red bull was after him. ~
Time
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07

cient in the state, with an attendance close
on to 500. Superintendent Hills health
has been poor lately, and it is on this &C.
count that he will cease teaching and seek
location somewhere in west Texas.
A reduction of about II per cent was re-
Gently made in the railroad shops here,
and large reduction in the Palestine
shops. AS result, the shops are pressed
to do the work, and the men will have to
be replaced in few weeks.
Mayor Threadgill, F. M. Adams, E. H.
Leutwiler and X. Matthews went to Austin
this evening to see Sol Smith Russell.
A mechinist, who was taking astrono-
mical observations last night, struck a
total eclipse by falling from the second
story of Ed Dyer's hotel. He ruined a
new suit of clothes, but escaped unhurt.
A. l.. Bowers and family, of Palestine,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Kelly.
County curt convenes at the county
seat next Monday, with an unusually
heavy docket. Several Taylor people will
be there.
Geo. NJ. Huff, of Galveston, is in town,
looking after the rental of his new build
ing.
S. W. Hico and family yesterday moved
to Bartlett.
Mrs. Mcdonald, who has been conduct
ing the International hotel here, will soon
return to San Antonio.
A. l.. Thompson, of the Thompson d
Tucker Lumber company, returned to
east Texas last night.
1t has been raining all day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
MENARDVILLE.
The Sherlff's Version of the Killing OF the
Two Horse Thieves.

The Sheriff's Version of the Killing of the
Two Horse Thieves.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
MENARDvILLE, February 27.-The fol
lowing particulars of the killing of two
horse thieves on Dry DEVILS river on the
10Th inst. are given below as stated by
our sheriff:
Some days before the killing Mr.. W. f.
Pane, deputy sheriff of Nolan courty,
left home intending to be away about ten
days, but came back home in one and a
half days. Ga arriving at home, Pane's
wife stated to him that the horse had been
stolen the night before by three men. On
investigation Pane found that two mules
his property-were missing, and that
they had been taken from his pasture.
Taking the trail he found they soon pro-
cured a wagon, trailing them through
other places to San Angelo. From San
Angelo thence south to the Vermont
ranch in Schlicher county, at which
place he procured the assistance of Messrs.
Tom Palmer and VIII Tolbert The three
following the trail, came up on three men
moving, who, when they saw the three
hind men approaching, prepared for war
by picking up their tru'ty Winohesters.
This pursuing party seeing it would not
do to face the Winchesters under such
circumstances, left the road, pretending
to round up some cattle, driving the
cattle down draw, thus getting ahead of
the parties with stolen mules and wagon.
Messrs. Lane, Palmer and TOlbert being
in front, selected a good place to ambush
the thieves, knowing they would soon be
along. Not long after one of the party
had been placed on each side of the road,
the other near in front, they came and
were ordered, under cover of Winchesters,
to hold up and consider themselves under
arrest. The smaller of the two men picked
up his Winchester, shooting Palmer
in the arm. This being the signal for
war, all then took hand. When the
smoke had cleared away two men were
dead in the wagon. The two men killed
had no papers on them that would lead to
Identification. One of them was about
feet 8 inches high, dark hair, full beard,
blue eyes about 80 years old, wore No.
Z or boot, Stetson hat. The other was
about IS or 20 years old, black hair and
eyes, scattering beard, wore No. 5 boot
and Stetson hat. On his person was
found slip of paper on which was writ
ten Tony Oefus and j. L. Brown, Bucken,
Parker county, Tex. In a box in the
wagon was found an envelope on which
was written j. p. Thompson, Preston,
Grayson county, Tex.
The two men were brought back twenty
miles and buried. Mr.. Paine got his mules
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
IL Telegram to the Statesman.


BURNETT, February 27,-In the county
court this morning, j. G. Cook, attorney
for j. II. Hanna, convicted by jury on
charge of theft of seed cotton, filed a
motion for new trial, which, being over
ruled, an appeal was taken to the court of
appeals and the defendant is now out of
Jail under such bond.
In the case of John Yeti
against George l.. Wilson for
the value of eight head of cattle that died
in Wilson's pasture, the jury found for
the defendant, and gave Wilson judg
ment against Yeti for $50 due as pastur-
age fees.
The court is now engaged with the suit
of M. A. Mars against Burnett county for
damages additional to those allowed by
the county commissioners for opening a
road through the plaintiffs lands. Two or
three other cases of the came nature are
to be tried this term.
j. +. Lewis, editor of the Temple Herald,
is in town on business. He says the peo-
pie of Temple are in earn st about the
bfanch of the Grand Trunk from that
town via Lampasas and Burnett to Marble
Falls, and that the road will surely be built
if the other towns will do proportionately
as much as Temple.
j. II. l.. Behrns, one of the most extern
sive land owners in Llano county, who is
here on business, says the people of his
county are longing and looking southwark
toward the promised extension of the
Arkansas Pass road, but the prospect is
not highly flattering. 1t is stated that
second profile of the line discloses the fact
that in order to get the grade required by
the road tunnel of some length will be
necessary, and this, of course, means big
pile of money.
j. r. Hudson, of the firm of Hudson g.
Co., has gone on trip to New York and
st. Louis.
The weather has been rainy, but quite
warm and spring-!ike since last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
ITEMS FROM LLANO.

Kick Against Change of Jurisdiction in
the County Court.
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
LLANo, February 28.-Prof. w. A. Hall,
who has been teaching a music class in
this place for some weeks past, gave a
musical entertainment at the court house
last night. Quite large audience was in
attendance and the whole affair was very
pleasing one.
Oar citizens here are very much sur
prised to know that bill mas been in
trOduced in the present legislature to
divest our county court of all civil and
criminal jurisdiction except probate
matters. There has been no petition to
that effect signed by our citizens, and to
say that such change is not desired is to
put matters mildly. A long protest,
numerously signed by our citizens aud by
all the county officers and members of
the bar, has been sent to our senator, and
it is hoped that this little matter will
at once get what it deserves-a very black
eye.
We have an able county judge and
county attorney, and they have shown
themselves much more able to attend to
the matters coming under their jurisdic-
ton than any court of any kind that has
ever had Jurisdiction of these matters.
And our citizens here feel that the indivi
dual who started this move, whoever he
may be, is guilty of an officious informed
ding with matters that should not concern
him. 1t is not known here who is the
author of this movement
Our county court is more than self-sup-
porting, and the officers composing it are
deservedly popular, and our citizens much
prefer the present arrangement of juris-
diction than to transfer it to court that
is already burdened with business to that
extent that important civil cases are
sometimes continued for years before
tried, and has the expensive machinery of
from twenty-four to thirty. six jurors in
attendance, instead of twelve.
If this bill becomes a law it will be
against the wishes of nine-tenths of our
citizens.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
A Woman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by a lady in this
county. Disease fastened its clutches upon
her and for seven years she withstood its
severest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and death'seemed imminent
For three months she coughed necessarily
and could not sleep. She bought of us :.
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption and was 80 much relieved
on taking first dose that she slept all night
and with one bottle has been miraculously
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz."
Thus write W. G. Hamrick d Co., of Shelby,
N. C.-Get free trial bottle at Morley
Brothers drug store
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
Galveston Items,
TELEGRAM to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, February PA delegation
Skinner, Rogers, Moody and others repre-
ssntiug the wool interests of Galveston
will leave IN the morning for San An
tonic, to attend the convention of wool
men which is to meet in that city within
the next few days.
Galveston has succeeded in raising the
necessary funds to sustain team ia the
Base Ball league of Texas. fContracts thus
FAR have been signed with W. L. Work,
Tim O'R"urke, John Cedar and James
FIyan, and to-day 1925 check was sent
to John Wentz, the famous catcher and
al around player. Wentz is at Louisville,
and this sun is advanced in order to
secure him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
Consumption, Wasting Diseases.

And General Debility. Doctors disagree az to the
relative value of Coz Liver Oil and Hypophos-
phitee; the one supplying strength and flesh, the
other giving nerve power, and acting as tonic to
the digestive and entire system. Bat in Scott's
Emulsion Of Cod Liver Oil with HypophospAites
the two are com9ined, and the effect is wonderful.
Thousands who hsvs deriv "a no permanent benefit
from other preparations have been cured by this.
Scot's Emulsion IA perfectly pslatable and is
easily digested by those who cannot tolerate plain
Cod Liver Oil.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07

Repartee: Touche (airily)-"What!
working, old man! Pm just off for tht
dog show" Bilious (wearily)
prize are you trying for?" Touche Zane
grily)-"Well, sir, I'm not entered in tn
puppy list, at any rats!" Bilious (prompty
ly)-"Thanks, awfully. That gives ma
pup walkover."-New York Herald.