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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-03
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Highest price paid for eggs and poul
try at l4ashbrook & Co.'S.
Go to VIM. Nj. Howe's Office for perfect
abstracts of title. Ten years experience.
Loans at lowest rates.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
DEsERYEn PRAISE.

Since the adjournment of the legislature Governor Bulkeley has received great deal of merittd praise for the manner in which he did his duty during the session. Conneeti. cut hss perhaps never had governor who has shown clearer perception and more promptness and frmness of decision than he. This is not as all surprising to those who watched his course during his long term of service as mayor of Hartford, when he sx- hibited frst-rate executive ability and re- markable soundness of judgment. It has been the same since he has been governor The Bridgeport Standard tells but she truth when 1t says: However much anyone may differ with him as to the wisdom of advisa- bility of his separate acts, he must accord him the merit of possessing strong aud clear convictions and also the courage of them upon all occasions. He has not been, and is not, mere fgure-head, but takes that active and earnest part in the affairs of state which the position which he holds allows and which the highest ideal of its duties demands. Err he may, but it will not be because he does not take proper interest in and feel 8 proper amount of responsibility for the out- come of the work done for the State under his administration.
 When he was elected governor we predict ed that he would we'll satisfy the demands of the high office. He has done so thus far, and he will continue to do so. He is man who can be depended on to do his duty by the people as he understands 1t, and he has a good understanding.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
Thursday, June 27, 1889.
A MILITARY IDEA.

This country has but very small regular army, but it is we'll supplied with "citizen soldiers" And if there should be another war in which this country should be obliged to engage it is probable that the militia sys- tenn would show good results. But an idea is abroad that the military service could be improved by bringing the regular army and the State militia into closer afiliation The war department is said to be considering sey- eral schemes looking to this end, ,one of which proposes the assignment of militia men to duty in the regular army for terms of three years. According to this plan the governor of State will be allowed to designate intel- liasnt young men of from twenty-one to thirty years of age, of good character, etc., to fill vacancies in the regular army for the three years term. So far as possible these men will serve for two years as non-oommis- stoned officers, and .he third year, if found competent, will be appointed commissioned officers. At the end of the term if they do not care to re enlist they will be discharged with good military education, fitting them for company command.
 One difficulty in the way of this plan seems to be that it would be hard to find the right kind of young men to go into the regular army, for most of the young men in the mili- tia have good business positions which they might not like to leave for the chance of get thing anything out of their connection with the regular army. Then, too, the regular army officers would not be very friendly to such a scheme
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
COMMUNICATIONs.
most AstoundInR News.

most Astounding News.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Most Of the morning papers inform us that
 the "o. 5. 5. Nipsic is on her way to San
 Francisco under convoy of the Alert,n which Is very good. But the item continues: "She comes direct from Samoa and will not touch at Auckland, but will touch at Honolulu, y Considering that Auckland is only 1850
 miles beyond Samoa, the ordinary navigator does not see anything worthy of note in that clause. When the President touohes at St Eouis in Coming direct" from Washington to BsossGsn the case will be different. But the
 article on prohiition which you copy from
 the Chicago Tbune is dotted with
 spots of 7eracious wisdom about on a par with that The fact is | that "Joe Medill'' can no nTe stick to the plain truth in writing on "ProIbition" than the mugwump "Larry GodkiIean when discussing the character of Mir. lsine. They are scarcely responsible for 1t for t1y ! are both afflicted with mental or moral or i1I ! tellectual "strabismus" equal to that of tn | cuos- ea board the whaler who had cone ey
 on the dinner pot in the gaRsy and the othe on the man on the main royal yard, and th only safe place for the spectator when thei shoot Is directly behind them.
 PROHIBITION. P. s. Nobody knows any better than MT "Joe Medillp that the U. s. government dosl not tlicense" the sale of liquor and the Su preme court has decided that "the payment of the government tax does not give any
 right to violate State laws" in the matter His whole argument is just as crooked as the
 route laid down in that despatch for the
 Nipsic from Samoa to San Francisco.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27

oelng nothing beneath my feet and not tc | mind 1t all. After I had lost all this feal and breathlessness he took me into shallow water, put strong elastic belt about six lncnes wide around my waist, with 6 loop fastened in the middle of the back. throuoh which he could slip his hand. Then in wa ter not more than three feet deep he slipped his hand through this loop, made me turn on my face and learn the proper swimming motions. I could do these with perfect con.
 fdence, because knew he had fast hold of
 nee and could not by any possibility sink
 ne Kept me near the surface by his hold on the belt. Then he showed me how must
 bring my hands back to my chest, keep my ringers and thumb close together, forming sort of cup of my hand, and how the palm snooid be turned downward during the first naif ot the stroke and one edge of 1t turned up after the arms begin to go out at right must be slow and deliberate, as any att tempted hurry would result in pumping me ot the breath which was SO valuable. Next ne taught me the use of my legs, which should first be drawn up under the body with the knees turned out sideways as much as possible and the heels close together, which made the necessary frog-like kick an easy thing to do. learned to do these arm and leg strokes in exact unison, which is one
 othe most important points in swimming,
 and hen had the motion perfect he took
 his hanout of the belt and let me try it
 alone, staiu shallow water. But the mo- J ment wst1iarsoin to .s-----.be would prompt- Iy seiisssasa seiss as and haul me up, for h1a 5SsaSes,
 and good one ts9eeI think, that the shock 6, going under water a6u getting :one's ears and
 mouth full of it is bad for beginners and gives them a certain sort of nervou7ass
 which it takes long time to cure. It wal not long after that, however, before I coulc go anywhere, and since then practice has
 made me one of the champion lady swim mers.n
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
DON'T DROP YOUR PEN.

If You Should You Might Lose one Hundred Thousand Dollars, as in This Instance.
 "The dropping of pen about to be used for such purpose as this," said Philadel- phia lawyer after the paper had been signed, "always makes me nervous and uneomforta- ble, for case where a delay of not more than fifteen seconds, caused by the dropping of pen with which a man was to sign his name to will, lost to worthy purpose 8 legacy of one hundred thousand dollars, all ways comes to my mind. That was the case of H. R. Rouse, one of the pioneer oil ope- rators on Oil Creek, who made large for- tune early in the business. He was native of Warren county, and in 1861 his wells were yielding him a daily income above the average mans annual income.
 'He fell victim to the first great oil well fire, when the famous Hawley & Merrick
 we'll began to suddenly spout oil and gas in
 such quantities that the oil ran to waste and
 flowed over the ground in all directions and
 gas filled the air for 8 quarter of mile
 around. A terrible explosion and condsgra-
 tion followed. The score or more people
 who had collected to witness the then novel
 sight of flowing well were enveloped in
 flames, among them H. R. Rouse. He was rescued from death in the sea of flames by @
 man named Urish Smith, of Mercer, at the risk of his own life and at the cost of per-
 manent and awful disfgurement.
 ''Rouse was so horribly burned that his
 recovery was impossible, and, after being
 carried to house near by, he insisted on
 making his will. His eyes were burned to a crisp in their sockets, and he was one solid
 blister from head to foot, but he lay, without
 uttering moan or 8 complaint, dictating
 his will, task that required several hours. When the will had been reduced to writing and read to him he was so weak that he
 could no longer speak, and he motioned for
 the pen to sign the document. When the
 person who had done the writing dipped the
 pen in the ink bottle and was about to place
 it in Rouse's hand he dropped 1t, and it
 rolled under the bed.
 Mot more than 8 quarter of minute elapsed before he had recovered it, but when it was placed in Rouse's hand the hand was powerless to use if. The brave oil prince was dead. The will he thus left unsigned beQueathed one hundred thousand dollars to the poor fund of Warren county. It also remembered the man who had torn the tes- tator from the burning mass of oil, who was
 left handsome legacy. Rouse's heirs, not being legally bound to carry out his wishes, repudiated the moral claims, and Warren county lost her legacy, as did the man who, at the risk of his own life, saved the oil prince to his family at least for Christian
 burial. And that is why the dropping of 8 pen gives me a most uncomfortable and ner-
 yous feelipon
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
SORTS.

A well-versed Latin scholar is sort of a Roman knows.-Washingt0n Critic.
 The man who registers at hotel at night can be said to be on the "retired list. ."-Yon- kers Statesman.
 Plenty of sleep is conducive to beauty. Even garment looks worn when it loses it's nap.-Binghamton Republican.
 "Serial buildings" are what they call those high ones in Chicago, because they are contin- ued stories.- Washington Critic.
 X.-Say, Brown, your chief creditor, old Skinem, is dead.
 Brown (anxiously)-Is he burieds-Puck.
 Silence never seems so silent to anybody else as it does to the man whose wife has just gone into the country for week. Somerville Journal.
 tion of protecting whalers. The small boys of the country will undoubtedly object Baltimore American.
 Fashion note: Freckles of large size and old gold hue are the proper thing this year. The old-fashioned tan and sunburn are DO longer popular.-Boston Post.
 Towne-s'That's too bad about Dingley, isn't ita" Browne-"Howa Whats thatF' Towne-"Joined the silent majority BroWne-sWhatl deada" Towne-"No, mar ried. ."--Time.
 Q see the editor.
 Office boy-The editor is busy. I'll do just as well. I'm on my way to the waste basket now.-Judge.
 Johnny has been carefully raised; anybody could see that. One day he sat upon his fathers knee in a crowded street car. 4 lady entered. Madam" he said as he rose to his feet, "take my seat. eat."-Philadelph Press.
 Smith-'sThe ballet was splendid and the costumes the wittiest ever saw" Johnson use the term 'wittiest.'" "Well, you under. stand that brevity is the soul of wit."-Oma ha World.
 Jones, who is an everlasting talker, wal recently inveigled into betting $2 that hs could keep his tongue still two hours. Forty minutes had scarcely elapsed when Jones shouted out in great glee; "Three cheers The tins's half up."-Judge.
 Fendersen-"I don't like your friend Brown. He is positively rude. He went SC far last evening as to tell me I was jackass. It was entirely uncalled for" Fogg-'r agree with you, my boy. It was entirely superfuous. ."-Boston Transcript.
 s'Did you intend to hit this man when you shot at him?" asked the judge.
 ''Did ten to hit fma'
 "Yes"
 NO sahi II nao tenQea 10 n1t I'm would e tuck club. b."-Merchaut Traveller.
 Rev. MT. Tieup (who has married fifty couple in a week. Do you think marriage is a failure, MT. Untie?
 MT. Untie (who has divorced as many)- No; do youa
 Rev. MT. Tieup-No.
 -Shake!-Lawrence American.
 Johnny Dumpsey-''Oh, maj wish you would make me pair of homemade trou- sers every day." Mrs. Dumpsey (mueh gratifed)-"Why, darlingp Johnny Dump sey-"Because the scholars all laughed at me so to-day that the teacher had to excuse me, and Pve had bully tine fishing with Bill ek.n-Burlington Free Press.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
NEVER STOPS LAUGHING.
Peculiar and FrIghtful Result O1
 ParalYtIc Stroke.

Peculiar and FrIghtful Result of a Paralyt1c Stroke. Joseph Oscar Johnson was sent to Rolf Home, at Macon, Ga, few days ago, and his case is probably one of the most remark. able that ever went to that or any other hos pital.
 He is a paralytic, and one side is entirely useless. The stroke came on him some two months ago. He is locomotive engineer and was able to make good living. He had seen good deal of the world, and gene rally saw the bright side of it. It was in the town of Clinton, S. O., that the stroke came on him. He was on run that carried
 him into that town. He was one day doing some work on his engine and talking to some one standing near.
 At the moment he received the blow he was in the act of laughing and, strange to say, the muscles and nerves of the face that are brought most into play in the act of laughing are the ones that are most affected and over these he has control whatever. He feels of course as if there is little left for him to live for. being utterly helpless. But he cannot think of it nor tell of his trou- bles, and the doubts and fears that torment him, without laughing.
 He has wife and five children, and when this at1Ict1on came upon him he went to his father-in-law, who lives in Wilmington, N. O., and told him of his condition and of his inability to care further for his family, and telling him at the same time, that he did not wish to be @ burden upon any one, but would go somewhere and seek seclusion and calmly await the closing of what was hence- forth to be useless life. The recital of his l parting with his wife was most pathetic and heartrending, yet with tears in his eyes and \ a heart full of agony, he was forced to laugh l as though he was telling the most 1udicrous incident.
 He has wandered from one country to an- ! other, and has frequently gone for several days without a morsel to eat. Recently he | spent night in the woods in violent rain l storm. His crippled leg refused to serve him longer, and he was compelled, without
 1 shelter, to take the violence of the storm ! His thin clothing was wet to the skin, hs I suffered the pangs of hunger, and the recita | oft made him shudder all over, yet he
 laughed all the while he was telling it. I,
 was most pitiful sight. He says he darsi | not go to church lest he be accused of mak l ing sport of the services and be requested to leave the church. And as for funeral il would be out of the question for him to at- fapd
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27

United States. The California quail turned out there have increased wonderfully, and so have deer and wild turkey. Indeed. deer have become so numerous as te iniurs ths crops raised on the island,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27

A western playwright thinks of writing a play. to be entitled "Big Lord Fauntleroy. ? the design of which will be to show what a generally undesirable person Little Lord Fauntlsroy became when he grew to be a man. It Is an interesting idea.
 of Ohio debtor in that State on the eve of failure can no longer show favoritism to his relatives and special friends or fraudulently protect himself under cover of their prefer ences. All creditors must be treated alike. It ought to be so in every State.
 All the "cheeky" men are not dead yet, though one of them has been hurt. One of the State senators of Illinois, who has accept ed from 8 railroad a free pass with the writ- ten agreement that the company should not be held responsible for any injuries he might receive while travelling on 1t, has just recov- cred damages of $6. 800 for bruises suffered in an accident, contrary to his contract.
 The Christian Endeavor organization has made rapid advance. In 1881 there were only two Christian Endeayor societies in ex- istenoe, having a membership of 6s. Now there 6, 6,5o0 societies with membership of 400, 900, and societies are being organized at the rate of 100 week. The international convention of the societies, which is to be held in Philadelphia, July 9, 10 and II, is expected to be the largest delegate conven- ton ever held in the country.
 |. The experiment of raising English pheas- ants on the island of Jekyll, Georgia, has been very successful. The shooting club there from twenty-eight birds raised 1000, which were turned out, and, finding plenty of good food, thrived wonderfully. The club has sent 70 England for 100 more hen birds, and hopes to raise 5000 pheasanss this season. The eggs are set under common barnyard fowls, the pheasant being pro- verbally improvident mother. The island bids fair to be the finest game preserve in the
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
SENSATION.

Our fine Zephyr Ginghams at 12Hc per yard have had a pro- digious sale. The styles are el- egant. The goods were made to retail at POO. Our price I2Hc.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27

A messenger boy at Pittsburg has beer presented with watch by admiring friends for the prsmptness with which he has per. formed his errands. This ought to inspire the messenger boys of New Haven, but Vt don't believe 1t will
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
lSHc Per Yard.

This is the Last and Best, as the assortment is superior in a new line of handsome, medium figures in desirable Greens, Ma wy, Wines, Mahogany, States, Black, etc. The greatest value ever seen in Satines; only 18Hc per yard.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
1r,, 6uuds.
Howe & StGtSOl LATEST
 BEST {!

We are pleased to announce that we have managed to secure one case more (1,71o yards) of those fine 25c quality Dress Satines that have created such furOre at
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27

It has been judiciously decided by Magis trate Robert Smith of Philadelphia that g woman has right to 'sass" her husband Of course she has. Nobody but Philadel' phian would think of disputing it.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
FLEISCHMANN'S cYHNBREkkRSkEn cYENG5R{EkRkEEn YEAS HAS NO EQUAL.
EaSt Rock Line.

NEW Haven and East Rock Park-From Church N and Chapel at 10 a. m. and p. m; Cheshire hire Center at m., Mt. Carmel at S15 Return from Church cor Chapel at 4:15 D. m m24
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
FANS.

We have just purchased an importers stock of sample Fans no two alike. They are all new, perfect goods, and the styles are the latest. You can buy them one-third under the regular prices, viz: $1.5o Fans for $1.oo, $I.oo Fans for 67c, 75c Fans for soc, etc., etc. As there are only about 15o in the lot we would adviseyou to make selections at once.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
4 CURE CAN BE EFFECTED,

Any Truss or Supporter which is not com fortable and does not accomplish the object for which it is worn Is worse than useless and should be discarded
 With an experience of more than twenty years in the treatment of Hernia, Weakness es and Deformities requiring mechanical support, we are warranted in the statement that satisfaction will be guaranteed in ev- cry case entrusted to our care.
 All appliances are made especially for our own fitting, and often expressly for the in- dividual case at hand and carefully adjusted.
 All our Elastic Goods, Stockings, Knee Caps, Anklets. Wristlets and Abdominal Supporters for varicose veins, weak or sprained joints. corpuleney, etc., are woven on our own looms and warranted fresh and well made of the very best material.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
EDITOMfAL NOTES.

Another game won by the New Havens Nine. Three times three for the New Ha- vens.
 Herbert Spencer says 1t costs the railroad corporations of England two hundred and fifty thousand dollars year to protect their interests in parliament. Cheap enough, as such things go in this country.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
WITH A SUITABLE
 TRUSS,

Properly adjusted, every person with Her mia, or Rupture, may be made safe ant comfortable, and often
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
BIG CUT.

All our best Printed China Silks are marked down to 75c, former price $I.oo. We have a large assortment of styles that cannot be found elsewhere.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
CHAMBERLAIN NQ.
WHY HS MT 2

NEW HAVEN TAXES.
 THE subscriber gives notice to all persons liable A to pay taxes in New Haven on list of 1888, and payable July 1. 1889, for the Town. City, New Ha- ven City School District and Westville School Dis trict that he will commence receive taxes on said lists on July l. 1889, at his office, No City Hall, Church street.
 Regular office hours, a. m. to 12 m, and to 5 p. m. THEODORE A. FUTILE, Collector of the above-named taxes
 New Haven, Conn.,. June 10th, 1889. ie11 10t
Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27

Johnny Dumpsey-'tOh, mai I wish you sers every day." Mrs. Dumpsey (muoh
 grati6ed)-"Why, darlinga" Johnny Dump sey-"Beosuse the scholars all laughed at me so to-day that the teacher had to excuse me,
 and Ive had bully time fishing with Bill Peck. ek.''-Burlington Free Press.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-15
ST. VINCENT MARKET.
A new Building TO be Erected bJ
Architect Young.

Architect Young.
Plans have been completed for the
nav market building of Major Il. W.
Jones and Hervey Lindley, on Fort
street, between Sixth and Seventh. Mr..
r. B. Young, whose offices are in the
California Bank building, is the archi-
tect.
The structure will have a frontage of
1872 feet, and will extend back from Fort
street 144 feet. 1t will be of pressed
brick, with stone trimmings, and will be
three stories in height, although the
part Of the building in which the Armory
Hall is located will contain only two
stories. The entire ground floor will be
one large room with a cement floor, in
which there is space for over 100 market
stalls. The front of the building is so
arranged that it can be thrown entirely
open, the doors folding back out of the
wav.
The hall, which will be used by the
Seventh Regiment for drill purposes, 125
by 144 feet, will be the largest hall in
Southern California. The floor space is
perfectly clear, the roof being complete
span and the galleries being upheld by
supports from above. Connecting with
the hall will be tho officers rooms, q
billiard room, parlors and the Signal
Service corps apartments. The head.
quarters of the brigade will be in this
part of the building. An iron bridge
will connsct this story with the second
story of the st. Vincsnt's building
which lies directly behind the armory.