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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

F. A. Engle was in st. Paul Saturday.
F. Crane visited St. Paul Thursday.
j. Mcknight of LIE Roy. was in the city Fri.
day.
G. W. Burgess, of Mason City, was in the
city Saturday.
Miss Elliott, of Dexter. was visiting Austin
friends Sunday.
H. L. Crane, of Excelsior, was visiting in
the city last week.
Mrs. J. w. Shelby returned to her home at
Monona, Ia, Saturday.
Miss Jennie Short, returned to her school
at OwatOnna, Saturday
i'm. Knox and Will Tucker, started for
Denver, COL, Monday,
Miss Trusdell and Miss Sonsteby. returned
to their work Saturday.
Miss Fannie Giles, returned to her school at
Spring Valley, Saturday.
Hon. H A. Brown and wife of Brownsville
were in the city Thursday.
J. M. Engle, returned Thursday, from two
weeks visit at DEBORAH and vicinity.
L. W. Hill came over from Preston Saturday
to spend the Sabbath with friends in this city
Our old friend I. Lehman, was in the city
several days last week. He is travelling for q
Milwaukee clothing house.
Gene Ptremmcr, of Spring Valley was owe,
Friday and made us a pleasant call. Gene is
a former typo of this Office and a jolly good
fellow to boot.
Miss Belle Gleason visited her sister Mrs
Burnham, day or two last week. She re
turned to Blooming Prairie Saturday and be
gun her winter term of school on Monday.
Richard Merrill was visiting relatives and
friends in Austin and vicinity last week. He
had not seen Austin for several years and
was surprised to see such a change. Mr..
Merrill went to Lyle Monday to see friends
there.
THE SCHOOLS.
Our public schools opened Monday
with the teachers ali in place and an in.
creased enrolment. There are now over
800 pupils IN attendance, distributed in
the different grades and rooms as follows
E. T. Fitch, B. S., Supt.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Anna Graham, B. S., N.Y.
Ada Noble.
GRAMMAR GRADES.
Josephine V. Harrison, 9Th grade, 45
! Bertha Truesdell, B. A., 9TH grade, 40
Della Anderson, 9th grade, 81
INTERMEDIATE GRADE.
Mrs, E. T. Fitch, 9Th grade, 45
Gertrude Sherwood, 4th grade, 46
Georgine Sonsteby. 4th Grade (3rW,) Al
PRIMARY GRADE.
Anna Forster, 3rd grade, so
Almeda Truesdell, 3rd grade QstW.) 81
Minnie Cameron, 3rd grade Ord w. 81
Minnie Nudge I'd grade Qst w. 40
May Tuttle, I'd grade I'D W. So
Marion Miller, LIST grade ed W. rs
May Willard, 1st grade. cd w. :, 65
Mrs. Amanda Clark, 1st grade I'D w 81
During the week fifty new names have
been rdded to the roll, distributed prin
cipally IN the grammar grades.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09
Established 1868.
SO TO- EfG=- a.t'-7 F+-'.r - IS
Open evenings

Established 1885, Open evenings.
HAYES Bros. MAIN ST..
Useful, ornamental, acceptable holiday
gifts. Watches of every description,
American and foreign. Fine display.
Look and see. Silverware. clocks, spec.
tacles, eyeglasses, canes, opera glasses,
diamonds, and other precious stones in
great variety. Latest novelties in jewel
ry. Prices low.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09
Apple Pies

Apple Pies, -
Cheaper than bread and butter, if you
buy your apples from Rice & Lashbrook,
at three bushels for $200. Geniton,
Wine Sap, Romantic and Domlnies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

Money To Loan.
J.D. Sheedy wants one 800, two $500
and two $1,000 loans at current rate of
interest. Office over G. w. TaYlor's,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

-Waukesha Freeman: Mr. D, l..
Sterling of this village received very
pretty holiday present in the shape of an
appointment to the mangership of the
Manitou springs, Colordo with salary of
$4,000 a year. Mr.. Sterling intends
sarting Immediately for his new home,
and his family will follow very soon.
Waukesha friends regret Mr.. Sterling's
departure, but congratulate him upon
the bright prospects that await HIM.
Mr.. Sterling was in business in Austin
for several years and many friends here
will rejoice with him.
Several years ago Chamberlain & Co.,
of Des Moins, Iowa. commenced the
manufacture of cough remedy, believ-
ing it to be the most prompt and reliable
preparation yet produced for coughs.
colds, and Group, that the public appre-
clate true merit, and in time it was Ger
tain to become popular. Their most san
guine hopes have been more than realized.
Over three hundred thousand bottles of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy are now
sold each year, and 1t is recognized as
''the best made" wherever it Is known.
1t will cure a severe cold in less time
than any other treatment. For sale by
Giles & Tryon.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

Now is the time to paper--4, 600 rolls
new styles just in at Giles & Tryon's.
Call and see.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

Have you tried the new cigar at Giles
& Tryon's?
The Rochester lamp in all styles at
Giles & Tryon's.
~ Austin Unlabled Corn, cans for IS c.
at G. w. Taylor & Cos.
Store closes at $50 P. NJ. except Sat
urdavs. Mcbride, The Grocer.
Fancy Tangerines or Kid Glove
oranges. Mcbride. The Grocer.
Beautiful Rochester hanging lamps
at Giles & Tryon's. 1915 to $4,000.
Editor Van Leuven, announces that
the Spring Valley Vidette, is for sale.
e. D. Hoag, lately of the New Eng
land Bakery, talks of locating at Usage.
Fills the bill! Those runners for ba-
by carriages at the Austin Furniture Co.'S
Mail Clerk O'Laughlin, of the I. &
NJ, is rejoicing that the holidays are oyer.
When you desire pleasant physic, try
St. Patrick's Pills. For sale by Giles &
Tryon.
-Dressmaker desires to go out. Can
cut and fit perfect. Apply at All Water
street.
The highest market price paid for
live turkeys and chickens at Rice & Lash
brooks
e The genial Dave Hlslop still throws
Uncle Sans letters on the Mason City
Division.
Nevada" the home entertainment,
will be presented fat the Opera House,
Jan. %, and %.
81 Farmers, if you have any rye, Camp
bell Bros. want it, and will pay you a
good price for it.
&c. C. Adams & Co. have more of
that same kind of coal. Office at Regis
ter Printing Office.
Frank Pike is the happy father of a
10-pound boy, born Dec, %. Almost a
New Years present.
"A series of revival meetings were
commenced at the Woodson schoo
lust south of town this week.
Don't forget ''Neyda." 1t is to be &
benefit entertainment IN favor of the
Episcopal and Baptist churches.
Jim Engie is the proud possessor Of
four carrier pigeons. Look out for rapid
transit messages in the spring time.
There will be meeting at the Congre-
gationa; church Wednesday, thursday
and Friday evenings. All are invited.
Best lanterns on earth, tornado proof,
only soc, at the Austin second hand
store, on Mill St., opposite NJ Majors.
F, The North Star Lung and Throat Bal
sam Is a sure cure for Coughs and Colds.
Give it trial. For sale by G. A. Pooler.
Mike Connolly of Lansing, who was
accident ally shot while hunting, week
ago last Thursday, was buried Saturday
The Soclable of the Universalist So
ciety will be held at Murray Hall, mex
Tuesday evening Jan. Is. All are cordi
ally invited.
ALL kinds of tin ware at prices tina
b paralyze the Jews and kill competition, a
the Austin second hand store, Mill ST.
opposite M. Majors.
81 -Phebe Judd, daughter of S. H. Judd
died Tuesday afternoon at clock, aget
81 16 months. Her funeral will be held a
q. the house Thursday at 2 p. m.
. Don't forget to go to G. C: Adams
=s Co. for best quality of coal of all kinds
Nut No. StoYe and Egg, Hooking val
= ley and 3rd vein Illinois,
Regular convocat1on of Austin Roya
Arch Chapter, Friday evening, Worl
on the Royal Arch degree. Companion
take notice and turn out in force.
Campbell Bros, those enterprisins
mlllers on east side, have put in machir
cry for grinding rye. This will give on
farmers good market for their rye.
Chief of police Frank Merchant, o
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

Cholera Morbus is one of the most pain
full and danferous diseases, many deaths
result from it each year. usually because
it is not properly treated. The most severe
cases may be cured, by using Chamber:
lain's Collie. Cholera and Darrhoea Rern
edy. 1t never fails. Sold by Giles & Tryon
The Seattle Post-Intellg fol
January, first. comes to our table with Il
pages mainly devoted to the progress OF
that thriving town Among the items
are real estate transfers for '99 SIG, 000, DOC
total improvements $4,610, 489, 76 These
figures make it appear that there IS some
movement IN that Mecca of so many pill
grims.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

Go to G.. G. Adams B Co. for oak
and maple wood.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-09

Graduate in medicine of Nc
Gill University, Montreal, Can
ada; late U. s. Examing Sur
geon; late Surgeon in Charge
of the White Beaver Hospital,
La Crosse.)
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08

wonder he is terribly cut up. If that were
put novel now, what would the public
thiBk? Why, they simply would not be-
IeYe it; and yet it is true. 1t is a strange
world, this, /" said the officer thoughtfully,
continuing his soliloquy, land queerer
things happen in it than this wise world
ever dreams Of"
The Universal Insurance Company had,
of course, no special interest in the latest
development of matters in Great Chester
street, but it so happened that Doggett and
Inspector Sullivan were old cronies, and as
Doggett had been engaged for some time in
unearthing whatever particulars he could
find of Gerald Latour's private life, in es-
tablishlng the charge of incendiarism and
conspiracy, for which Lateur and Gillette
were then waiting their trial, Sullivan de-
cided on having chat with his old friend
as preliminary measure.
Accordingly that evening Inspector Sulli-
van, in plain clothes, paid visit TO Doggett
at this private residence adjoining the Old
Kent road.
Come in" said the detective, who him
self opened the door to his visitor 81 have
been expecting to see you, and when heard
the bell ring I knew it must be you" And
so speaking Doggett led the way to his
front sitting room, where cheerful fire was
burning in the CRATE.
"Of course, you can guess my errand, ;"
Sullivan remarked, after he had Invested
himself of his great coat, and was seated in
an armchair, leisurely filling his pipe.
81 have read the evening papers and an
guess, )" Doggett replied.
''I thought that, as you had been mixed
up with that fire business of Latour's you
would be able to tell me something about
him. About his habits, mean," Sullivan
added, in explanation.
ri know be is an uncommon bad lot"
Doggett remarked. 'fTo tell you the truth,
was not bit surprised when read of the
discovery in Great Chester street. ex-
pected something of that sort would be COM
ing out sooner or later"
"Why ?" asked Sullivan.
"You had better listen and will tell you
all know" said Doggett 81 found out
quite enough about him, )" the detective con-
tinued, ito know he was as INSCRIPTIONS
scoundrel as ever walked this earth. An
inveterate gambler, roue every inch of
HMM fact q man about town without an
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
RECOGNITION OF HUMAN BLOOD.
How it May be Distinguished From That of
the Lower Animals.

How IL May be Distinguished From That of
the Lower Animals.
The question whether marks and stains
on garments or weapons are blood-stains is
an important one in criminal Jurisprudence,
and reliable test by which such point
may be decided is very necessary. DR.. q. For
mad has for some time been working in this
direction, and the result of large number
of measurements he has made is the estab-
lishment of formula which will be ex-
tremely useful. For deciding the general
question whether certain, stain is due to
blood or to some vegetable juice or dye, the
spectroscope and various chemical reagents
come into play. But to prove that given
mark of blood is human blood, the micro
scope alone is of any value, and the sole
purpose to which it is applicable is to meas
ure the blood cells.
The distinction of blood of any mamma
lian animal from that of the lower classes
of animals is easy from the fact that in
mammalia only the cell is non-nucleated;
but the distinction between the blood Of q
man and that of the lower mammalia turns
entirely upon the micrometric measurement
of the cells. The elephant, great ant-eater,
walrus, sloth, platypus, whale, capibara,
and the opossum have blood corpuscles
larger than man; the seal, beaver, musk-rat,
monkey, porcupine, kangaroo, wolf and
guinea pig have corpuseles slightly below
man in size; and all other animals, in
Guiding all domestic species, have corpus
cles much below that of man in size. DR..
Formal summarizes the facts, as tar as
known at present, thus:
First-The blood corpuscles of birds, rep
tiles, and fishes being oval and nucleated,
can never be mistaken for human blood.
Second-Fresh human blood cannot be
mistaken, under the microscope, for the
blood Of any animal whose corpuscles
have a mean diameter of less than 1-4000;
or even 1-3600 Of an inch.
Third-If the average diameter of the
corpuscles in fresh blood be less than 1-4OO0
inch, then 1t cannot possibly be human
blood; If the diameter be above 1880 inch
then it may be human blood; but if the
blood corpuscles, after exhaustive measure
ment. give a mean diameter, exceeding
1890 inch then it is human blood, pro-
vided it is not the blood of any of the ami
mails whose corpuseles exceed those of man
in diameter. If the corpuscles have become
spheroidal or crenated from drying, they may
still be distinguished, because such changes
are the same in all animals, and have their
corresponding ratio Of alterations in form
and decrease in size, the range or scale of
decrease being always alike in the same
animal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08

been on the premises after locking-up time
at 8 clock. At last two persons came ior-
ward who had met Latour and Giilett to-
gether, walking along London Bridge, away
from Great Chester street, about u o'clock.
''That would be about the time that the
fire broke Out"
'sIt was discovered at quarter past
twelve" =,
'.And on that you arrested both Of fthemY,
'sAnd have sent them both to trial.
Neither could give good account Of his
movements that night. Gillett attempted
an alibi, but that broke down. If he had
held his tongue and left his counsel to
shake the evidence Of Identification, he
might have Jared better" the detective
added, sententiously.
"Your case against Latour," said Sulli-
van, sis that his marriage was broken OF
because of this other wife turning up, and
that missing great heiress he set fire to
his premises to relieve himself from his
financial embarrassments?
"That is the case in nutshell" said
Doggett. "He was terribly pressed before
the exposure to Miss Marchant, but when
the old man insisted on Withdrawing his
money from the business, it was all U Z
with Master Gerald Latour."
twas the woman his wife2" inquired
Sullivan.
81 have not the least idea. He is scamp
enough to have deceived the woman who
believed herself to be his wife with a mock
marriage, and he was quite capable of haV-.
ing secretly married one woman and OF
keeping her locked up in camera while he
married and lived with another"
"Well, if you are not very busy at your
Office said Sullivan, 81 would be glad if
you could give hand in unraveling this
business 1t is likely to be stiff job
"Say no more. Mick" the detective re-
piled, cordially, 81 will help you with
pleasure. As you say, it is likely to be
stiff Job. Is the identity of the woman
placed beyond all doubt?"
'sIt is too early to speak about that yet. |"
Sullivan replied. "Dr. Dean is prepared
to swear to important facts which tend that
way.% ,
'iThat is not much" cried Doggett. "The
first business must be TO trace where the
poor woman lived who called herself Gerald
Latour's wife. If we can discover that we
shall probably find someone who will carry
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
AN INCENTIVE TO INVENTION.
How George Westinghouse Made Time to
Attend the Ball Games.


A story is told of the boyhood of George
W estinghouse Jr., who is known every
where as the inventor Of the celebrated air
brake which bears his name, and later by
his gigantic operations in electric lighting
and natural gas, which shows that the
germs of his inventive ability were very
early ripe for development.
George was very fond of playing ball,
and was very often absent from his work at
his fathers factory. 1t was at last decided
that Georges work should be arranged on
the piece system, instead of the time sys-
tenn, so that so soon as he had finished his
task he could seek the seductions OF the
ball ground. The quickening effect of this
arrangement was soon made manifest, for
without any previous knowledge Of the now
well known disk method of cutting metals,
he experienced and discovered that, with a
circular disk of soft sheet iron, on the high
est speed of his lathe he could split a file.
He quickly utilized this method of complet-
ing his daily task and repaired so early
each day to the ball ground, that his father
at first feared a miscount had occurred. On
watching George at work, however, he soon
saw for himself how the remarkable feat
was accomplished.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
BRAIN POWER OF PLANTS.
There is Every Evidence Of Directing Power
in Some Vegetation.


National Review.l
The manner in which the mimosa closes
its sta lks and leaves at the approach OF
darkness is very interesting. As the gldAm-
ing gently falls the leaves move upward
toward each other till they touch; the
secondary leaf stalks slowly droop till
they are nearly parallel with the main leaf
stalks, which in their turn fall till they
point to the ground. Thus it folds itself
at the close of day, and there is no doubt, If
it were not allowed to sleep it would, like
ourselves, soon die This is not only an ex-
ample of the necessity of sleep for the re-
pairing of nervous energy and recuperation
of brain power, but proof of the existence
of the same in the vegetable kingdom.
Then there are the carniyorous plants,
the Venus fy-trap (Deonea), for instance,
which will digest raw beet as readily as its
insect prey. From glands, with which its
leaf is provided, fluids are poured out which
resemble the gastric juice of the animal
stomach in its digestive properties. The
matter Of the insect body or meat is thus
the plant, just as the food taken into the
animal stomach is digested and becomes
part of the animal fabric. In the animal,
digestion can only be commenced by the
brain force acting, by means Of nerve, upon
the gastric glands; may we, therefore, con-
cede that it is the action of the same power
in the plant that produces the same effect.
There is no structure in plants, so for as its
functions are concerned, more wonderful than
the tip of the radicle. The course pursued
by the radicle in penetrating the ground
must be determined by the tip. Darwin
wrote: sit is hardly an exaggeration to
say that the tip of the radicle, endowed as
1t is with such diverse kinds of sensitive
ness, acts like the brain of animals. The
brain, being seated within the extreme end
Of the body, receiving impressions from the
sense organs, and directing the several
movements" 1 do not quite agree with
this, but believe it to be another example
of that brain power which is the cause of all
plant movement.
In the commencement of plant life we
find, in the case of the pea or bean, for ex-
ample, the radicle emerges at one end Of the
seed and the plumule at the other. What
causes the radicle to descend and the other
to ascend? If the seed is so placed that the
radicle comes out at the top the result is-the
same, for the radicle Immediately turns
around and grows downward. 1t cannot be
gravitation, although Darwin thought it
was, because that would have the same ef-
feet upon the plumule. There can only be
one reason, and that is the existence of di-
recting force or brain power.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08

The awful discovery made in Great Ches-
ter street was communicated to Gerald La
tour by his solicitor, Mr.. Finch, who had
taken in hand the preparation OF his de-
fense against the charge of arson and con-
spiracy. Latour heard the news with
stolid, unmoved countenance, declaring in
a careless off-hand manner that he knew
nothing and had no explanation to give
''That won't do" said Mr.. Finch earn
estly. The doctors affirm that the body
has not been lying there more than few
months-perhaps six. People will not
readily believe that murdered woman
could be smuggled away on your premises
and you know nothing Of the NATTER
But Latour stubbornly persisted that it
was not his affair-that he was as ignorant
how the body could have come there as
babe unborn.
''You had better treat me frankly if am
to save your neck from the rope, T" said Mr..
Finch. significantly. "There are three men
whom it never pays to deceive-your medi-
cal attendant, your spiritual adviser and
your solicitor"
The appeal was lost on Gerald. He
persisted IN declaring his innocence.
every good, then," said Mr.. Finch, 81
shall prepare for your defense on the hypo-
thesis that you are not only innocent, but
that you can absolutely throw no light OH
the mystery how the body of woman
murdered some six or nine months ago was
spirited into the premises occupied by you,
and there inferred by some unknown person.
It has the merit of boldnesss, but ii it fails
you win only have yourself to thank. You
understand"
Latour snlIenly acquiesced.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
THE END.
An Important Electrical Discoyery.

Prof. Ferraris, an italian scientist, has
just succeeded in developing electrical APP
paratus by which rotary motion is pro-
duced without commntator, brush or other
device. This is regarded as the most inn
portant discovery in electrical science made
during the past year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08

cF0pMc their causes and origin. Is the
- Unm = ,su6tect Of q deeply Interesting
and timely article prepared for to-morrorcfs
DISPATCH bg scientists Dto haze made TIE
matter O life study.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
ELECTRICAL CENSUS MACHINE.
Human Agency Not Needed to Count Our
Vast Population.

A system of machines has been devised
for facilitating the taking of the census, in
which electricity is called into play. The
machines are much more reliable than the
most accurate human agency and one
machine will do the work of large num-
Der of clerks. The next census Of this coun-
try will be taken with these machines, and
two are shortly to be sent to New York for
the 1890 census taking.