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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANNOUNCEMENT.
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Boots and Shoes Made and Repaired,

have opened Shop in Merrilfs store
and am prepared to make Boots and
Shoes to order In the best possible style.
Repairing Of all kinds promptly attended
to and neatly done.
GIVE me call. JOSEPH Cora.
AUSTIN, Dec. 3. 1881.
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j. r. Ell JDSON

Has positively resumed his practice Of de-
tistry from the above date. Office In
Richards block. north Of court house, where
he vii be pleased TO see all wanting work in
his line. OMoe hours from 8 q. m. TO 8 p. m. s
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Trv DAYLIGHT PILLS for human ills
HATHACKING COUGH oan be 20 auiok
IL cured By Shiloh sCure. We guarantee It.
O "a. Pooler. IS.
EILERT'S EXTRACT OF TAR and
WILD CHERRY for Coughs and Colds
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
VISITORS TO THE DEPARTMENTS.

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy
have issued the following order for the ro-
ception of visitors;
Reception Of Senators and Representa-
tives IN Congress from 10 TO IL o'clock.
Reception of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at 12 o'clock, except
Tuesdays and Fridays, which are Cabinet
days; and Thursdays in the Department of
State, when the members of the Diplo-
matte Corps are exclusively received.
Persons will not be admitted to the build
Ing after 2 o'clock each day, unless by card,
which will be sent by the captain of the
watch TO the chief clerk or to the heal OF
the bureau for which the visit is intended.
THE rule will not apply to Senators, Rep
resentatives or heads OF Executive Depart
ments.
The Secretary of the Treasury receives
Senators and Representatives from 10 to
1880 u. III and other persons from 1850
until y. m. except Tuesdays and Fridays,
Cabinet days
The Postmaster General receives persons
having business with hira from 10 a. m
until p. m, except on Tuesdays and
Fridays, Cabinet days.
Personal calls upon the Secretary of the
Interior must be made between 10 a. m.
and le o'clock noon.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

the warming He also sent 1t on 10
,Iohnstown; then he licked on, giving
each minute bulletins OF the break AS
the water came down he sent message
after message, telling its progress. FL
nally came the water He saw houses
and bodies sweep past him. His last
message was: THE water Is oil around
me; cannot stay longer, and, for God 8
sake, all fly" Then he jumped out of
his tower window and ran up the noun.
tain just in time 10 save himself. A
whole town. came past rs he turned and
looked Great masses of houses plunged
up. lie saw people on roofs yelling and
crying, and then saw collisions of
houses, which caused the buildings to
crush and crumble like paper. All the
time he felt that his family was safe.
But 1t was not so with them. When
the roar Of approaching water came the
people Of Mineral Point thought of their
warning. The wife gathered her chill.
dron and started 10 run. AS she went
she forgot her husbands advice to go
to the mountain and fled down the
street TO the lowlands. Suddenly she
remembered she had left the key Of her
home In the door. She took the chill,
dren and ran back, As she nearcd the
house the water came ami forced them
up between the two houses. The only
outlet was toward the mountain, and
she ran that way with her children,
The water chased her, but she and the
children managed to Chamber up faI
enough TO escape. Thus II was that an
accident saved their lives. Only three
houses and o schoolhouse were saved al
Mineral Point.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

We have, until now, believed that
The New York Sun was truthful when
IL said of itself, 1T shines for all, 4" but
after to-day we look upon that paper as
vileiand loathsome contemporary, in
which there is no spark or odor or per-
ceptiop Of truth. 1t does not shine for
all; il does not shine for anybody but
iconoclasts and traitors, and we despise
il and all its editors and reporters and
subscribers and readers, who are with
il after today.
And whyy
Because this morning, in reference
TO the danger to our (G.) Washington
Monument from the floods, il said
e,iitorially:
II the thing could fall down without hurt
ing anybody IL would be well. II IL an ugly
and senseless structure, and quite silly as q
monument 10 George Washington. The old
obelisks had reason for their existence,
and when people believed in the religion
which they symbolized, II was not 80 idiotic
TO put them up; and now they are only inter-
esting as monuments OF forgotten civiliza.
the United States without any idea of signif.
cance or use or beauty, and to call 1t after G..
W only because II is bigger than any ever
built before, is an act worthy Of Bedlam.
et the foods continue to weaken II, and let
the people be warned In time before II top.
pies TO the ground
To this trade we simply and EN-
phaiically remark Rats! II there is
one thing pleasanter than another that
falls upon our attendant ears it is the
sound Of a New York persons voice
waited toward monument. New York
= has record on monuments which is
monumental without the monument.
The difference between Washington and
New York is that it took Washington q
long time to put up her monument,
while il took New York long time
not 10 put up hers, and she is not inn
proving in that respect in the slightest.
OF course, anybody can see that Brother
Dana Is enyious and that the ugly ad
icctives he puts on our" obelisk" which,
by the way, is not the proper word--are
only warty excrescences on diseased
uiterance. We do not care to argue a
point which needs no argument, We
have got the highest monument in the
world, TO the biggest man in the world,
in the prettiest city in the world. aud If
hr. Dana stays around New York city
until he can say that much about any
monument in that town he will be so
old that Methuselah will rise bawling
from his grave and extend his baby
hands to Grandpa Charlie for the milk,
ing bottle.
When that monument falls. Mr..
Dana, the Heavens will fall with il and
the wreck of a universal Republic and
the crash of worlds will add their ruin
to its eternal dust Selahl
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
THE LONE FISHERMAN" SPEAKS.

mo, ther're not many bass about this
season, replied George H. Dyer, more
familiarly known as the "Lone Fisher
man, in answer to the question of o
CRITIC reporter you see, the fish
mostly stay where there is clean water,
an the water around here has been SO
muddy and turbulent of late that they
can't live in it.
What sort of bait do generally
use? Well, for bass you can use sew
eral different kinds; for instance, there s
the lamper-eel. crawfish, grasshopper,
cricket and several others, they are all
good. The lavgest bass that was caught
this season was, let me see, five pounds
and nine ounces. i think.
There's two styles of bass, the small
and the large mouth both are black
the two, at least they are 50 considered,
but generally found them about equal.
The large mouth bass sometimes grows
to eight or ten pounds, while the other
rarely reaches five"
"What was the largest bass you
caught this season, Mr.. Dyer?'
"Well, | landed one out of the falls
this spring weighing six and half
pounds; that was pretty good con
sidering the scarcity OF them.
'"The best time to troll for bass are
cloudy days and when the water is q
little rough There are two advantages
to be gained in such weather. First,
the fish can't see you, and second the
ripple keeps the bait moving. AS a
rule bass conceal themselves under
some grasses or pond lilies If there are
any and lay in wait for the bait. The
bass also loves TO lurk In among the
rocks at the base of q pier and under
sunken logs.
At the conclusion the "Lone Fisher
man. told the reporter that he had
tished longer than any man In the trade,
having been an angler for sixty years.
The old man had the misfortune re-
Gently TO meet with quite serious acci-
dent, which has temporarily laid him
up.
Speaking of bass there was rather
humorous paragraph In daily paper
some time ago relative TO their sagacity
IF on clear day ran the story,
you take up q position on some promi-
nent jut or pier, the bass Is sure to
spot you. lie swims lazlly up to the
tempting bait that is offered him, stops,
looks at II, shuts one eye, smiles ut the
fisherman and once more swims around
the pier to see that no fresh young fly is
trespassing in his domain. remember
one old loafer of this Kind that got To
be as familiar as the pier itself. He
must have weighed three pounds, looked
well fed and was fat and lazy. Many a
time have | stood on the pier and
dropped the bait almost in his mouth.
Some days he would pay no attention
TO H. and on others he would root Il
aside with his nose. He was never
known TO lose his temper or move
quickly, and | have no doubt that he Il
still there, to the aggravatlon of tho
local anglers"
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
WASHINGTON. JUNE Z, 1889.
pRYsipENr1AL RECEPTIONS.

The cabinet meets on Tuesdays and FRI
days al 1880 p m.
scpators and Representatives in Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from II until 12.
Persons not members of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from 10 to 1890 on Wednesdays, Thursdays
sp,l Saturdays.
Those who have no business, hut call
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ceived by the President in the East Room
al l p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

In this Special Boys and
Children's Sale OF ours that
closes tomorrow night are
suits that the little fellow
just breaking out of kits will
want, side by side with those
that will make the last short
pant appearance for the lad.
It's a wide sweep in sizes. 4
to ID years-a mere song
of price--$4.8o.
Americas best creations
side by side with the latest
European novelties leveled
to one price-$4.So.
The lot, you know, en-
braces every short-pant two
piece suit that's marked
| $3.50, working down to S..
You'll find some So suits, and
some suits with vests. but
the majority are of the others
(two piecers $3.50 or under)
within those limits it's every
stitch of clothing in the
house. There are all sorts,
except the unreliable sort;
that we never have at any
price, They're made up in
weights that'll be found CON-
Portable right along nov,
day in and day out all sum-
mer. Tomorrow finishes it
up. Superior excellence
and we vouch for it's the
pitch they're tuned on, and
$3.50 is the time they're set
to.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

The b. & o. X. r. win run grand rail
and boat excursion from Washington down
the Chesapeake Bay to Sharps Island on
Sunday, June o. Special train viii leave
to Locust Point, thence the palace steamer
Columbia; capacity, 1850, giving the excur-
slonists a magnificent view of Baltimore
harbor, elevators, Steelton, Forts McHenry
and Carroll, etc, and a beautiful sail down
the Chesapeake Of seventy-flye mills, stop
ping one hour at Bay Ridge to view the i'm
sort. Returning, passengers will arrive
Washington 8 p. IN. First-class dinner and
supper served on boat at moderate prices.
No Intoxicating drinks will be allowed on
the steamer. Round-trip fare, Sl.25.
Positively limited TO 500 people. Secure
your tickets early at ticket offices, $40 and
1881 Pennsylvania avenue, and at depot.
Remember the date, June 0; Is. & o. Depot
a n m /. rata Il 0h
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
SAKS & COMPANY,
HARSHALS OF BARGAINS FOR, CHILDREN,
800 to 308 Seventh Street.


DIED.
MAXWELL ddenly, June g. 1889, Mrs.
Miriam Kay, wife of Medical Director Charles
ID. Maxwell, u. s. NJ, and daughter of the
late Evan Clement of New Jersey.
camden, Nd. Philadelphia and Whining
ton, Del, papers please oopy.l
BABsoN.-on Friday. June z, at "a. M, Of
endo,carditis, Bertha Belle, youngest daughr
ter of j. W. and e. A. Baoson, aged IA years
and 10 months.
MUsSON.-On June 8, 1880, at 10 o'clock a.
IN at her late residence, 1871 w street, Eliza.
beth e., the beloved wife of Poyntan Musson
after u short Illness, which She bore with
Christian fortitude.
TAYLOR. June o, 1880, after short ill.,
ness, Mrs. +. II. Taylor, artist. Her very
many friends will learn this with sorrow.
II Is the living that suffer.
Funeral from 1013 I street northwest, Sat
urday, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
BIAND.-At his late residence, 700 street
southeast, on Sunday, June =, 1889, at 9:l5 D.
m. Of pneumonia, William Harwood Bland,
In his 80th year.
Funeral IRON Fourth Street NJ. Il. Church,
Friday, at O'Clock p m.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
KEsp TIE DOORS OPEN

There are certain well-managed Gov
crnmental institutions in Washington
which accomplish a great deal Of good,
but of which II is safe to say that they
have not yet attained to a maximum of
usefulness. Among these are included
The Smithsonian Institution, the Ma
tional Museum, the National Library
and similar places Of public resort and
information These institutions are for
the good Of the people, or intended to
be so, as much for the good Of the
workers as Of those of leisure. The
worker, however, has hard time Of It
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
BOB WHITE.


My love is Just a little quail,
So plump, SO bright;
Methinks hear her pretty hail;
Bob White Bob White ~
would she We're bird indeed,
With what delight
Would | the gentle summons heed;
Bob Whitel Bob White p
We'd dit above the meadows breast
In quivering flight,
And there would be our cosy nest:
"Bob Whitel Bob White -
We'd hush our little nurslings' cry
At night, at night,
And softly Groom our lullaby;
Bob White Bob White -
Hid where the clover blossoms be,
Away from sight;
Oh, who so happy then as weg
''Bob White Bob White
My love is just little quail,
30 plump, so bright,
almost hear her gentle hail
bob White Bob White
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

TnREE OR FOUR well-known citizens
and statesmen won the largest purses at
the late Brooklyn Jockey Club meeting.
Mr.. August Belmont picked up $50, $50,
Congressman "Bill' Scott swiped up
5000, and Senator Hearst raked in $7,470
As all these gentlemen are poor and de-
serving the entire community joins in con-
gratulations upon their success.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

New York hrs raised already over half
million for the benefit of the food suf-
ferers in Pennsylvania. This will do some
thing to Offset the city's past reputation for
meanness in contributions. The masses
resi- onded to a call this time 1t is New
York's, rich men who are not as generous as
those of some other cities.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

in getting any benefit from them. lie
cannot visit them outside of contracted
business hours.
Take the Naiionnl Museum and the
Smithsonian Institution rs illustrations
for the subject here considered. Opened
ut comparatively late hour in the fore
noon, they are closed ut 4:30 in the after
noon. There Is stern alacrity In the
movements Of thcemploycs when the
hour of closing comes. The deadly
statistical clock In the Gradgrind oh,
scrvatory never knocked every second on
the head as II was born and buried with
greater regularity than do the doors of
the institutions named turn on their
hinges and shut out the public from what
is thcfs. The throngs Of citizens from all
parts of the country, their business at
the departments complete for the day,
find closed portals when they seek re-
Taxation or information in the places
named, and, as for the local worker, he
may reside here for years and never get
at books or specimens or curiositics.
Only for those blessed with abundant
leisure are the benefits indicated
1t would not be terrible thing--it
would be most desirable thing-were
certain of our public institutions opened
to the public Sundays, but, II this be
not yet desirable, there is certainly no
reason why they should not remain
open week days until at least o'clock
in the evening. This docs not imply
extra work on any save small number
of attendants, and If these be now too
few, or If they be overworked, the Gov
ernment can at least afford the slight
additional expense involved, in giving
to its great collections far greater
value to the people. The present sys
tenn is in some respects grotcsque, and
one which must inevitably be changed.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

GEN. JuBAL EARLY made speech at
Winchester, Va, yesterday, and furnished
a text for Republican editorials in the
North. The mouth Of the back number
southerner should be hung up to dry.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
WIDE OPEN.
Chesapeake and Ohio Rout

Chesapeake and Ohio Route.
Trains commence leaving B. & P. Sta
tion to-day 112i, Cincinnati fast line.
Sleeper to Cincinnati. The f. +. " Vesti-
bule at $40 p. m, the only solid vestibule
train with Pullman magnificent dining car
to Cincinnati. Connections In Union Depot,
at Louisville and Cincinnati for all points
Ticket office, 513 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

Nine. Ratazzi affected a gushing and
passionate love for her second husband,
testified by girlsh demonstrations, kissing
him In public, etc., and even going 80 far
that when she invited party Of twelve TO
dinner she had only eleven chairs In the
room, so that she was compelled, as she
arclly expressed IL, ''to sit In her old mans
lap, ,"-tFrom Recolections of Court aud
Society.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
The mule kicks with his last legs.

"so,n remarked the old gentleman to an
aspiring son-in-law, ''you want my daugh-
ter, do youY Well, you know she has lost
her fortune, and is now, to all intents and
purposes, bankrupt
"That's all right" responded the brave
young man; 'you appoint me receive her
and III attend to the business"
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

NOTHING CAN shut off the joker. Even
the Johnstown disaster furnished him with
food. The Boston Globe suggests that
Governor Beaver is the right kind of man
to repair q dam.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

THIS is the best time OF the whole year to
purify your blood, because now you are
more susceptible to benefit from medicine
than at any other season. Hoods Sarsa.
parilla Is the best medicine 10 take, and "
. the most econ0micai--10 Doses One
Dollar.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew has discovered
that Washington laughed on one occasion,
II is the only instance recorded and 1t hap
pened, too, long before the funny Doctor
ever got of one OF his famous speeches.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

"The Washingtons one in that game with
the Philadelphias yesterday" said the
funny man to the religious editor in seri-
Gus tone.
"Yes,h replied the religious editor, un-
moved; ~ know they did, end the Phila-
delphias sIxed, which accounts for another
defeat for the Senators. Selah!n
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

A man who was not at Johnstown sends
IN this;
"Strong indignation is manifest ed at the
alleged failure Of the Pullman car con-
ductors to warn the passengers Of the
train, which encountered the Conemaugh
flood, OF their danger. The conductors as
sert that they went through the train aud
notified everyone: The flood is coming!
run for your lives!' What they said, no
doubt, was: 'Flaw-caw-w-wl--P --Paw-faw
-law-w-wl' and If the passengers couldn't
understand that 1t was their own fault.n
A milk-white horse, ridden by General
Grant during the war, is now owned by
Mr.. d. b. Flint OF Boston, aud Mrs.
Flint's hair is -, however, we don't see
what Mrs. Flint's hair has to do with it.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07

A core spondent writes 'Is it true
that the wife of General Lew Wallace has
Ben Hur-d fromn Yes, and we are pleased
to say the fair goddess is all right.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-07
CRITICULAR.

The various Chinese opium manipulators
are contemplating holding u 'jointn cor
yention.
Mr.. Gladstone is doing England on a
stumping tour. Now we know why the G.
o. NJ. chops down trees for exercise.