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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
SHE LOOKED FROSTY.
An Economic Bachelors Wedding Gift
Purchase and tho Result.

An Economic Bachelors Wedding Gift
Purchase and tho Result.
When a wedding was announced in
Pittsburgh some years ago an invitation
reached certain bachelor who wa!
rather unwilling to spend money. HI
wanted to send present to the bride
but he hated to spend the money. IL
his quandary he went to well-know1
dealer in silver, china and like preciou.
things, and sought high and low in hi:
stock for some article that should com
bine lowness of price with appearance
o. great value. He was not successful
valuable Bohemian glass vases, one o!
which was broken. Two pieces had beer
knocked off the lip of the vase. Ar
idea struck him.
elbow much do you want for the broker
vase?" he asked.
t'Oh, we would not like to charge any
thing for that" said the salesman.
"And yet those pieces could be easily
stuck on, couldn't they?'
eyes, they COULD was the reply.
'Then I guess you may pack up that
vase and send it to Miss -, at -
street, East End" said the smart econo
mist.
He reasoned that if tho vase reached
his fair friend with two pieces broken
out of it the damage would be attributed
to careless handling ON the road, and he
would be credited with sending costly
vase.
All would have boon we'll, perhaps
had not the careful salesman wrapped
up the broken pieces separately in tissue
paper and placed them in the box be
side the vase. AS it was tho effect up
on the bride was not pleasant; nor wa
her frosty glance agreeable to thu
penurious bachelor when they met short
ly afterward.-Pittsbu Chronicle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
FACTS ABOUT YERBA.
Ono Of the Most Important and Usel
Products OF Parn pnav S&

Ono Of the Most Important and Useful
Products Of Paraguay.
OF all the productions Of Paraguay, the
most important and peculiar is the
.yerba, which is derived from tho twtgs
and leaves OF bushy evergreen tree
which is scattered through the Wild for
ests Of the central Cordillera. The dis
tricts where 1t is most abundant are
called yerbales. At present it is not q
cultivated product In former times
the Jesuits, recognizing the advantages
Of having the yerba close at hand, made
largo plantations in the south, grove Of
theirs nenr Santiago ut tho end Of the
last century containing not less than a0,-
600 trees. The trees Of the northern
yerbales yield finer tea than those Of
tho south; but the best Of these, on 90
count OF their remoteness, are not
worked. For time the yerbales were
. government monopoly, and yielded q
large part Of the public revenues. In
1880 the southern yerbales were granted
to private firm tor ten years on favor
able terms, and in 1885 nearly the whole
Of the government yerbales were sold at
public auction. .. @,ss 10y.
Yerba itself is the name applied to
the dry and powdered Leaf of the Hex
Paraguayensis, tree which in size and
character bears o close resemblance to
the orange tree. The shrub, which be-
longs to tho holly family, grows to
height Of fifteen to twenty feet, and is
indigenous. 1t grows wild, not only in
Paraguay, but in parts of Brazil and the
Argentine Republic. The white flowers
grow In umbellated clusters, with q
berry the size Of pepper grain, and
containing four seeds. 1t contains On
aromatic oil, gluten and q portion of
theme. 1t has not the delicacy Of flavor,
and has more bitterness and astrin-
gency than China tea. The Paraguayan
yerba is considered superior to that
grown elsewhere; it is cheaper than COT
fee or tea, selling in Asuncion at about
50 for twenty-five pounds. In the mar
ket at Buenos Ayres it soils at double
and nearly treble this price. It can be
prepared from the leaf in thirty-six
hours. Efforts to introduce it into Eu-
rope have failed; BUTT is used by eight
cen millions in Brazil, the River Plate,
Peru and Bolivia. The export from
Paraguay is worth about half million
dollars per annum.-N. Y. Ledger.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
AN INGENIOUS FAklR,

How He Got Rid of Jon Lot Of Cheap
Cotton Umbrellas.
The nimble old gentleman with the
big bundle Of cheap umbrellas still
makes his appearance whenever sud-
den down-pour of rain deluges the streets
of the city. Not that the old gentleman
is single in the industry, by any means.
When the black skies overhead indicate
that the shower will be Of moro than a
few minutes duration, half a dozen UNI
brella merchants parade the principal
thoroughfares, Offering pedestrians the
privilege of keeping dry for fifty cents.
When the rain has been falling steadily
for the best part of the day, the profits
OF the wandering umbrella merchant do
not amount to much: but when a big
storm comes up during the evening, and
continues while the theaters are
emptying their crowds into the
streets, he often gathers a rich
harvest. Speaking of the theater re-
minds me of the particular old gentle
man I first alluded to, and the neat trick
he is credited with once successfully
playing on an audience. He, so the
story goes, was standing on the steps of
the Sherman House one evening about
ten o'clock. He looked at the skies, but
there was, alas, no sign of rain. His big
bundle of umbrellas were under his arm,
and babe fair to remain there. A happy
thought struck him. A few moments
before the hour for the emptying of the
theater he stole into neighboring base
mant and omorpo1 with a hir vo FOR; mr.,
pot. With this he carefully sprinkled
the sidewalk on both sides of the the
alter entrance. The audience emerged
It was summer time and the girls were
in light dresses. The genius OF the water
ing pot stationed himself advantageous
" and reaped the reward. The feelings
of the purchasers, on finding that there
had been no rain at all in the next block
may be better ina ined than described.
Chicago Journal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
REMARKABLE EATERS.

The Healthy Appetite ofa Couple Of Mafno
Youngsters
In Maine company recently the con-
versation turned to gastronomical feats
and achievements in the art of stufhng.
When the young lady who had eaten six
banana at ono sitting and tho young
man who had bonsted of having topped
off dinner with whole mince pie had
told their stories, demure maiden mod
estly related an incident i'm the history
of her family that completely discour-
aged all her rivals.
Zone Fourth of july" said she, my
brother and friend wished to make an
excursion up river, and as they proposed
to start very early in che morning and
be gone oil day, my mother prepared a
large basket of food for them the
night before. In the bottom of the
basket she placed q thick stratum
of delectable articles to represent
supper; on this she placed another layer
for their dinner, and at the top OF the
basket, where 1T would be first accessi-
BILE, she put hearty breakfast. Being
we'll acquainted with tho capacity of the
boys, she made an unusually largo al,
lowance for each of the three meals.
D"Well, the boys set out for their OK
cursion at four O'Clock in tho morning.
Their boat had not gone far up the rive,
when the rain began to come down
They went ashore to wait awhile and
ate their breakfast. The rain was still
falling whom they had finished this
share. Of their supplies, and so they I'm
mediately ate the next layer eil
Edinner. Still they were hungry and
still II was raining. They had nothing
else to do but to devour the remaining
contents Of the basket, and 80 they
jumped IN their boat and came baol
ho1ne--and took breakfast with the res
j 9t -. Lewiston lMe.l Journal
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
THE RESULT RESULTED.
A Goud Story Told at tho Expense OF q
Ohio LoriSlatOr. ~

A Goud Story Told at the Expense OF an
Ohio Legislator.
In the last Ohio Legislature was .
Representative who had been elected
and reelected until he was serving his
fifteenth term. At tho opening Of the
session the first bill introduced was to
grant authority to certain Thomas
Shields to construct mill dam on GER
tain river. Some one hunted up tho
fact that this bill had been regularly in
troduoed and as regularly killed through
the efforts Of thee timer at every $685.
sion for dozen years, and when he was
asked to explain he said:
''It's just this way: A dam there
would be all right, but Shields Is down
on me, and the minute bill is passed
he will lay for and give me awhaling.
So long as I can stave of his bill hewill
lot me alone, hoping to get II through
the next session." S.Ss#9.,z25s&
''But the people favor q dam there,
and it is hardly fair to keep them out Of
one because you and Shields have q
quarrel"
''But I don't propose to invite pound
ing"
Later on, when the bill came up, q
number of the members rushed it
through against the protests of the old
timer. When he found himself defeat
ed he said: "Well, you will see what the
result will be. I've got to get ready fol-
licking"
Three days later, as some members
were going home from an evening ses'
sion, they found a bundle of some thing
against fence. When lifted up and
undone it proved to be the mashed 70.
mains Of the objector to the mill dam
They recovered consciousness when
handled, and when one of the finders
asked what had happened voice family
answered.:
II met Shields here about halt an
hour ago, and the result resulted, just as
I said it would. He not only pounded
me, but he added the twelve years in,
tereSt."-N. Y. Sun,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
In the Eyes of American Law They Are
HOpelessly Ono.

In the Eyes of American Law They Arc
Hopelessly Ono.
Land Commissioner Croft has rendered
decision in the case of May Barr, for
merly WATSON, resident of the Mitchell
(Dak.) land district 1t appears from
the testimony that in July, 1885, Mrs.
Barr, then a resident of the State of
Iowa, went to Dakota for a visit, and
while there took up eighty acres adjoin-
ing the tract then recently entered by
Michael Barr. She purchased house
and had it moved on her claim, broke
one acre and made improvements.
At that time, she says in her testi-
mony, she had no intention of marrying
Mr.. Barr, and later they married and
moved their houses up close together
upon the line and sodded them all
around on the outside, making one house;
they were then papered; that Barr put his
bed, stove, table, &c., in his; she put a
bed, stove, table in hers. There is no
means of communication between the
two different parts of the house except
ky going outside, each having an out
side door; that she acted in good faith
in making the entry, not knowing
Michael Barr at the time and having no
understanding it was to be kept in Barr's
family; that she complied with the
Homestead law fully. Mrs. Bars claim
is rejected on the ground that husband
and wife can not maintain separate re-
lations at the same time and in the
same house so that each, by virtue Of
said residence, may perfect entry under
the Homestead law. 1t is said there arr
a number of cases in the General Land
Office similar in all important respects
to the case of Mrs. Barr.-Washingtou
Letter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27

-"This coffee is so poor I can't drink
it," said the guest. "Just shut your
eyes, put it out of sight, and don't say
any thing about IT," was the reply OF the
new waiter, who was humorist. The
guest did not make any reply, but when
he came to pay he handed over to the
proprietor of the establishment a soil
tary cent. "Where's the rest of the
money!" "Just shut your eyes, put II
out Of sight, and don't say any thing
moro about it. That is what your new
waiter told me when I said the coffee
was weak" The new waiter rendered
his resignation Texas Siftings.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
A Violin With a History.

A gentleman living in Richmond. Va.
owns O violin which is associated with
the early history of Virginia. 1t is one
Sof four violins connected with the early
history of this section of the country
1t Is marked ''Nicolaus Amati fecit
Gremona,l851, w. This violin was brought
to this country by Robert ,Bollins, thu
husband Of Jane Rolfe,sF the grand
daughter Of Pocahontas, who was thu
daughter of the mighty Indian King
iPowhatan Of Virginia. The violin Is o
superior tone, volume and finish, ant
has been used by many prominent per
formers during the past century.-De
troit Free Press,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27

( The eightryear old son Of distin.
guished statistician and lecturer, whose
brilliant Intellectual qualities have ap.
parent)y been transmitted to his of
spring, was drawing pictures at school
the other day, neof them being the
representation Of q pig. After the worl,
Of art was completed to his satisfaction,
the youngster wrote this legend beneath
it; 'sThis 6 Q domestic animal. He Il
called III because he Is 50 selfash7'' ii
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
THE UMBRELLA TREE.

Its Origin Wrapped In Mystery as Far as
America Is Concerned.
While J. C. Walker, of Texas, was
driving about Tulare and vicinity to-
day he noticed the numerous umbrella
trees, which species of shade trees have
been familiar to him for many years.
His attention was particularly attracted
by their low growth, and he remarked
that he had caused them to grow fifteen
feet in height before branching. The
Register representative became sudden
~ interested, as the only objection we
have ever heard urged against Texas
umbrella trees was that they did not
grow high enough for shade tree, and
if trimmed of their lower limbs they
would not branch we'll again. In response
to our inquiry as to the way it was done
Mr.. Walker informed us that he took
young trees and punched off all but the
top bud. This he repeated whenever it
budded out again, always leaving the
top one, and when the tree had attained
sufficient height he allowed it to branch
ont and it made a splendid shade tree.
Sometimes he leaves more than one of
the top buds until they begin to sprout
in order to see which is the most healthy
and straightest. He treats the white
mulberry in the same manner and says
there are mulberry trees in his yard
which put forth their first limbs twenty
feetfrom the ground. Mr.. Walker further
informed US that there was a town
called Owensville in Texas, which died
when the county seat was removed,
scarcely a vestige now remaining, and
that here the umbrella tree originated,
at least so far as the United States Is
concerned. No one knows whence the seeG
came, butthere they were found grow
ing, and are now scattered all through
Texas. Mr.. Walker has lived thirty-si1
years in Texas; and being an intelligent
observing gentlemal 1t is quite proba
BILE heis we'll posted on the products o
his own State. -Tulare (Cal) Register
-l--a = =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
GAMBLING IN MONACO.

Tile Almost Incredible Financial Results
of the Monte Carlo Games.
Does it pay?
From reliable source comes table
OF the gross receipts and corresponding
dividends of this truly gilded gambling
hell of all creation which answers the
question. Its showing is appended:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27

"A pessimist Is one who, II there is
nothing else to be blue about, Is blue
because there la nothing to be blue
about. Troy rresA
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27

"A woman living near the line of JET
ferson and Walker counties, Ca, is
seven feet two inches high, twenty-five
years old, weighs one hundred and eighty
pounds, and can whip any man in the
ueiRhbOrhood.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27

The man with the largest foot in the
world is probably Rev. John Farnham,
of Charlotte, n. G.. He wears g No. ssh
shoe, which requires 9 sole twenty inches
long and seven inches broad. s. sss'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-27
Eyes Ears N ose.

Are al moro or less affected By catarrh. Tho eyes
Become inflamed, red and watery, with dull. heavy
palm between them; there are roaring. bmxtng
a0ises In the cars. and sometimes the hearing IL
rom the nose. bad breath, and in many cases Loss
IT the sense Of smell. All these disagreeable symp.
Oms disappear when the disease il cured By Hoods
purity from which catarrh arises tones and rostores
he diseased organs TO health. and builds mp tho
Whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilia
Sold By I'll druggists. d, six for g.. Prepared oniy
~ c. I. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries. Ioven, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18
RHEUMATISM AND CATARRH

rheumatism and catarrh are both blood
diseases. In many severe cases they have
yielded to treatment with B: B. B. TBo-
TAME Blood Balm, made by Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga Write for book of con-
vincing proofs. Sent free.
r. z. Dodge, Atlanta, Ca, says: "My
wife had catarrh and nothing did her
any good. Her constitution finally failed
aud poison got into her blood l placed
her on use of b. 3 B.. and to my sur
prise her recovery was rapid aud COM
plete.n
w. p. Mcdaniel, Atlanta, Ga, writes:
81 was much emaciated and had rheuma-
tisEi so bad could not get along without
clutches. l also had neuralgia in the
head. Then l tried Is. Il. B., and its eff
fects We're magical. | cheerfully recon-
mond it as a good tonic and quick cure.n
Mrs. Matilda Nichols, Knoxville, Tenn.
writes: II had catarrh six years and a
most distressing cough, and my eyes were
much swollen. Five bottles of B. b. b.
thank God. cured me-"
John n. Davis, Tyler, Texas, writes: II
was subject a number of Years to spells of
inflammatory rheumatism, which six bot
ties of B. B. b., thank heaven, has Ell
tirely cured. / have bot felt the slight
est paiu since,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory, and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is graseful-
ly blessed. Hence it is that so much is
heard in praise of Electric Bitters. So
many feel they owe their restoration to
health, to the use of the Great Alternative
and Tonic. Ifyou are troubled with any
disease of the Kidneys, Liver or Stomach,
of long or short standing you will surely
find relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold
at soc. and 81 per bottle at Jacob Geigers
drug store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18
THE FUTURE GREAT INDUSTRY
THE INTEREST IN RAMIE SPREADING.

While Louisiana thanks to General
Leonard SewelPs indomitable perse-
verence, fortunately finding hackers
in DR.. W. G. Ayres aud Mr.. j. NJ.
Giilespie,) has entered upon ramie cul
tnre on a practical business scale f; and
promises this year to demonstrate its
value as a future staple crop of the
State; experimentation is going on at
the North. The head of the famous
seed firm of d. Landreth & Sons is
President of the "Ram,e Company of
America" and as such invites the
Item to
Visit Bloomsdale seed farm, Bristol.
Penn, between the dates of September
9TH and 18TH to view three-acre field of
Ramie, Bochmeria Nivea, which plant, a
native of China, it is believed by manu-
facturers of textiles, will produce, when
proper machidery is developed, a fibre
crop of more value thao cotton to the
spinning and weaving industries of the
country. The plant can be grown any
where in the cotton States, and once
planted, the roots, withour replantinS,
will produce annually, over period of
ten or twelve years, two crops OF stalks
from five to ten feet lodg, the inner bark
of which yields upon decortication, de-
cumming and bleaching, a fibre superior
to any vegetable fibre and rival of silk.
We give the above to show to- our
land owners how very valuable ramie
fibre is regarded in other sections, and
the certainty that a market can be
found for all that they may see proper
to produce. That the stalks can be
quickly and cheaply decorticated and
degummed we feel very hopeful Of
in fact, quite confident. Capt john
sons experiments in Algiers have CIV
en- good results; and the Item is just
now printing the charter of a new Or
gan,zation, the Louisiana Ungun-
ming Fibre and Manufacturing Com
pany," the patent processes owned by
which, it is asserted with the utmost
confidence, will remove all obstacles
to the commercial success of ramie
growing and marketing. 1t seems
reasonable to hope, therefore, that this
year will solve the ramie problem,
over whish so many enterprising men
in New Orleans have labored for the
past three decades or more. Coax
burne" plantation will furnish the raw
material the processes alluded to will
tit it for use; whereupon there seems
to be no good reason why the industry
should not become general, as all the
estimates that we have seen certainly
indicate its proftableness.- New Or
leans City Item.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18
St. Francis Xavier's
Convent,
ALEXANDRIA,
LOUISIANA.
Under Direction..et Sisters Of Divine
Providence.
OPENED SEPTEMBER "a, 1899.

INNS INSTITUTION OFFERS EVERY
L advantage to young i.,l.us Who tto-
sire to rcec.v,. gool AM sulil e;i.,ca'ion.
The course of study is thorough and
extensive, comprising all the English
beanches, German, French Vocal and
Instrumental Music, Drawing, Painting,
the General Principles of Bookkeeping,
Plain Sewing and every variety Of Fancy
Work.
Pupils are divided into Primary, Inter
mediate and Senior Departments The
discipline of the School is mild, firm and
and parental. As soon as they enter the
Convent, they become the children OF the
house. and the Sisters watch over their
best Interests with maternal solcit,i:le.
GREAT attention is given to tho polite,
la,lylike department of the pnpils.
Pupils Of all denominations ara receiv-
ed, and while the utmost care is taken III
the religious instruction Of the children
of Catholic parents, there is no Influence
exercised over the religions opinions OF!
others but for the sake Of order, all the
pupils are required to attend the reli 5ons
exercises with 1"corun.
The scholastic year is divided into two
sessions of five months each. The frs;
session begins Will, the first day in Sep
tenber, and the second with the first day
in February.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18
Louisiana Fair and Shreveport
Exposition.

The Louisiana State Fair and Shreve.
port Exposition will present it's Fourth
Annual Exhibit at Shreveport, beginning
Tuesday, the sth day of October, and
ending Monday, the 18th. Past expert
ence enables the management to enlarge
the scope of usefulness and attractiveness
of the varions exhibits of our agricultural
and other products, and increase the pre-
MUM lists to the highest point of liberal
ity. Better crops, fatter and better cat
tie, larger and stronger work animals, and
encouragement in all industrial pursuits
is the sure outcome of these annual ell
hibits. Everybody should raise some
thing for competition, or send something
useful or attractive to exhibit, und go to
Shreveport during Fair week. An i'm
mense number of attractions are engaged
by the management that will prove in
structive as we'll as amusing. COMPETE
tive prize and exhibition drills of the
crack military companies of the South
west will be a grand feature of the Expo
sition. A social committee are now per-
fecting arrangements to entertain them.
Trottins, running and pacing races
will have an uRusual number of entries of
the fastest horses.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-18
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. aud posi-
lively cures Piles, OF no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price, % cents per
box For sale by jacob Gcigcr