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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

lit was the only proper way to do
business, WASH it?'
''Of course it was, and of course it
got. there all right. I'll probably get
letter tomorrow"
When the morrow came I asked him
if he had heard from his order.
mot exactly" he replied, "but I
an certain that it got there safe.''
''But they ought to acknowledge it. :"
t'Y-e-s.''
s'There is but one way of doing bust
ness, Mr.. Bowser. When / send OFT
money I receive an acknowledgment
Of it's arrival. You are sure you sent
:t?7
''Sure I sent it? Do you take me for
lunatic. Mrs. Bowser?''
:'But it's so queer.''
II doHt see any things queer about
it. / wrote again two days ~go. and I
shall have a letter tomorrow begging
my pardon for the delay
A letter arrived next day. I saw by
Mr.. Bowser's perturbation when he
came home that something was wrong.
aud he finally handed me the letter. It
.ead:
mo post-ofice order has been re-
,eivsd from you. Please do not try
ny more chestnuts on us
'But you did, send it, l protested.
''Of course I did, "5.
Corrected your letter all right?"
.'Certainly."
s'Stamped and posted it?''
''Look here. Mrs. Bowser, you talk
IS if I didn't know enough to get
aboard street car and pay my fare!''
But it's so queer. There is but one
business way of doing business, Mr..
3owser. After forty or fifty expert
ences of this sort you may learn how
20 do business l.. =
" He glared at me and was too insulted
90 reply. He went to the postroftice
and made complaint, and for the next
.wo weeks that lost order was the topic
If conversation. The officials sought
20 trace the letter, and Mr.. Bowser
made ahdavits to this and that, and
the hunt was still going on when, in
lusting off his secretary and straight
ening up his loose papers, found q
letter sealed and addressed to the Bos-
ton firm. had no doubt it contained
the missing order. I quietly handed
it to Mr.. BoWser as he came up to din
ner, and his face turned all colors be-
fore he could open it. -
IA r Fl -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

!, You hardly realize that it is medi cine, when
taking Carter's Little Liver Pills; they are
very small; no bad effects all troubles from
torpid liver are relieved by their use. 3.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

SMITH" Jones, why in the world don't
you get narried2n Jones-"On account of
my business. I'm q floor walker, you know,
and couldn't stand that sort Of thing night
and day, too" Tx
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

1 A YOUNG woman on being asked how her
father was, replied tearfully that he was in
: ttcatamose condition.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

WHE--,s"'Why were you so long at the
front door last night, John? Why didn't
you sing out2'' Husband-'That was just
the trouble. couldn't strike the right key. !"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

3 DANGER Slgnalled bya Cough is averted
with Halets Honey Of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Tootache Drops Cure in one minute.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

4 "a MAN feels down in the mouth when buy
Ing horse, aud sometimes much more 90
after buying it. IS So
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

81 B1LIoUsNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses Of Carter's Lii
tie Liver Pills.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

THE fashion Of carrying nun dates
three hundred years back Courtiers woro
them In the time OF George /. rs
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

The richest man, whatever his lot, is b,
who's content with what he has got.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

"a SLIP Of the foot may soon be recovered;
but that Of the tongue perhaps never.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01

. II afflicted with Sore Eyes usa DIR. Isaac
Ehomps0nss Eye Water. Drug gists sell it. $50
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
Preferred to Be a Slave.

An old negro, Madison Pitts, has jus&
died at Griffin, Ga, whose history fur
nished curious contradiction to. the
almost universally deep-seated longing
for freedom implanted in the human
breast. He belonged in ante-war times
to a Captain Hill, who took him on "a
journey to Baltimore on one occasion
as his body servant. The laws of
Maryland strictly prohibited the offer
ing OF a slave for sale, the penalty
being the manumission of the chattel.
Captain Hill valued Madison very
highly, and had No desire to dispose Of
him. and when some one asked him.
what he would take for Madison, he
carelessly replied: 30, / suppose
Sc, 600" never thinking of the law. The
incident was reported to the authors.
ties, and the owner cited before the
courts. He told his servant the cir
cumstances and informed him of his
opportunity for freedom. The trial
came off, and when Madison was placed
on the stand he declared he would
rather return home with his master
than TO go free. He remained slave
in Captain Hills house till 1865, and
was subsequently, till his death, re-
spected and prosperous member Of the
community. Chicag journal.
The new French method Of hypno-
tism for the cure Of persons add icted to.
the use Of alcoholic liquors, is said to.
be Wonde rfully successful. The cure.
has excited SO much attention that
French specialists now have 8 hospital.
devoted TO tn treatment and publish.
4 rev rev. s.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
Largely a Matter Of Faith.

Does Miss Hysee singP" asked ..
travelling man OF friend who had
just introduced him to a young lady.
We'll. that's largely a matter OF
faith. y
81 don't understand you.'' :.
ut depends altogether on which you
believe, her mother or her neighbors.
Merchant Traveller.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
AoO s0SID WV nchS -Eess for Inpoesd~

MA M0N1 0YEC Origi1al and only reiltzs.
OsHWOH0 OsIo BeiGee Of poor Lmitattoar
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
THE BOWSER FAMILY. 81

How Mr.. b. Conducted Himself Under
Very Trying circumstances.
I wanted to send off for q lady fash
Ion magazine. and on dozen different
occasions I begged of Mr.. Bowser to
write the letter and send of the
money. He kept promising and neg
lecting, man-like, but one evening he
said:
4 Give me the name of that magazine
and will get letter off tomorrow"
cts gone,"" I answered.
s'Who sent it?" s
d 81 did" *:s' q.
..Humph! Do you mean to tell me
that you wrote business letter?'' s !.
Il II do: ordered the magazine and
sent in q years subscriptions" 4 4
What did you writer"
+ 20, in the usual form, = i.s# i. :. :.
"And chnr' ,lssthe *Ss Collars into
the letter, G., sep
"Well, til L.. /, ~ zsould ex-
pect Of 20 hee, = q Smopoy
OF magaziuesz% e' SfEhx = -, 6
, ~ Won't? u II -. - :. i
W ;spse, IN ): ktsst p.at stood
r, sDod a ass1Sa of IS :: to aome
~ ~ shop ys.tto q magazine Office,
snr style Of directing: ON envelope;
.ecanse, secondly, if some post
cd emcial doesn't steal the money,
they Will gobble it at the end of the
route ard Swear they nevergot it. Mrs.
BGwser, you are as simple as a child"
but It m:iy come all right i
Eyes, and we may discover n box of
gold in the back yard. There's but. one
way to do busisess,.' .. -.
'.How's thatf,'> = - "
"see this Fs9p money order for $ss?
am pong TO- nd chat to Boston t.
morfoV It Wil so straig hter than u
crtfte:: q there is no cause for worry.
Hovavvf. it's useless to try to learn. =
woman how TO do business r.
. Three or four, days went by, and til en
he: suddeay inquired:
Shave you heard from that maya
] zine, Mrs. Bowser?"
mot YETI
II suppose not. When you do hear
please let me know. After forty or
fifty experiences of this sort you may
learn how TO do Eusiqess.'' II:
Two days later he asked me again,
and was then ssple to show him let
ter acknowledging receipt of the
money, and a copy OF. the magazine.
ut seems to have gone. through"
he said as<h; handed the letter back,
''but ~ was owing to Proyid ence.
PrehaSiyA sa parties had heard of me
and hlesite5 d to defraud you for fear
IA raise q row., -
u What about the order, you sent off,
Mr.. Bowser?" s,*.
He jumped out of his chair and
turned pale and gasped:
''By gum! but I'd forgotten about
that! l ought to have had an &C
acknowledgement three days ago."
"Can't have been lost, eh?''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
Paine'S
Celery Compound

quickly auiets and strengthens thenerves, when
fritated or weakened by overwofk, excuses,
disease. or shock. 1t cures nervousness, head.
ache dyspepsia, slceplessness melancholia, and
other disorders of the nervous system.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
Tones up the
Shattered Nerves

For two years was SUFFERER from nervOuE
debility, and I thank God and the discoverer OF
the valuable remedy, that Paine's Celery Com
pound cured me. Let any one write to mo
Tor advice"
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
The Initiative chin.m.n.

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, does not be-
lieve in the theory that a Chinaman can pro-
gress, although he may be Americanizcd i'll
most particulars. The other day he was tell
ing about some of his strange experiences
with the sons of tho Celestial empire, when
he said: "When We got our first Chinaman
to cook, he didn't know n blessed thing about
the kitchen, ind it became necessary for Mrs.
Stewart to go dow md show him how to do
everything. When you demonstrate in an
ocular way how things should be lone John
never forgets. Ho is very ilnpressionablc.
Mrs. Stewart showed him how to make bis
cults. After she rolled tho dough sho took a
cutter and began to cut the biscuits. When
the whole roll was done there was u little tri-
angular piece left, and of this she made u
half moon, which is customary. | didn't
know anything about it at the time, but at
the end of three or four months l discovered
tina: every day when our biscuits were served
there was a half moon among the lot. At
the end of a year | made inquiry about the
matter of Mrs. Stewart, and she went into
the kitchen and watched the Chinaman each
time he cut his biscuits, and she discovered
that ho always made u half moon and would
spoil four or five biscuits to dc SO. lie
thought it was as necessary as the salt or the
shortening '-Washington Cor. indianapolis
journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Shattering Stage Idols.

This magnificent tribute to the genius of
the day is printed in The New York Theatre:
"If Kean were well placed now. unchanged
from what made his reputation, would lie be
accorded that praise which the most recent
memory stamps himt am not so sure about
that. He won his renown among q lot of ill
tellectual bumps that werc exceedingly behind
our times. You may talk about the Corin-
THAN columns! am not so sure about them.
We could duplicate and go one better" Thus,
at one fell swoop, are broken not one idol,
but a good dozen or more. We had thought
until this moment hat Byron knew a thing
OF two; that Lamb was no fool, that Hazlitt
was u clever fellow; that-but why name
them over' They are dead! They are buried!
They are gone! And in their place have come
but this is not a column of personal items.
There is only one comfort in this hour. when
our incapacity to appreciate the superiority
of our latter day dumps" Is so suddenly de-
monstrated to us. 1t is that they, too, will
pass, and in 1889 somebody will have his little
say about the inferior intellects that pre-
tended to judge of the merits of players in
this passing year of gracc.-BostM Tran-
crrint
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Plain Leaders of Fashion.

Isn't 1t a bit odd that the womcn who,
moro than any others, have controlled tho
fashions within the past twenty-five years
have not been beautiful woncnl There arc
three of whom it may be said that they gave
the cue to La Mode, and these are tho
Princesse de Metternich, Sarah Bernhardt
and the Princess of Wales-l range them as
they have control. Nine. de Metternich had
an ugliness that, like n japanese teapot of
any value, was so ugly it was unique-the
ugliness that has more of q cachet than mere
beauty, for merely beautiful women can be
found every day, while absolutely ugly ones,
blessed with wonderful wit and a peculiar
charm OF manner. are noted when found,
Sarah Bernhardt was never a beautiful wo-
man. at the same time, even about her ap-
pearance, there was something fascinating.
and when she is acting the fire of genius
makes her dull skin look warm and pink, her
almost coiorless eyes burn brightly. and her
rumpled hair seem an artistic arrangement
Inc frlncess of Wales, with her sweet, lady
IKE, rehned face. is charming, but that is all.
Inc London papers can rave as they will
ABOUT her beauty-an hours walk in any
large city in the United States will discover
a hundred girls better looking and with equal
refinement of face. The first one of these
three women made black very chic; before
her int it had been dedicated to the bour-
geoisie; the second made frills of lace, loose
fitting gloves, picturesque hats and all styles
specially suited to slender women the vogue,
while tho last gave to the high military col
lar, the dainty little bonnet and simple ar
rangement of the hair the seal of her ap-
proval. Each one of these women was clever
enough to make fashionable exactly the be.
longings that hid her defects, and to know
how to hide a defect or bring out a perfection
Is the art of the modiste today.-Philadelphia
Tip,oo
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
\ London Camille.

Simultaneous with the entrance of tho
swcllS is that of tho women who fill the stalls
and whose Respondent diamonds and sump-
tuous gowns excite tho admiration and Won
der of all bcholders. | saw one who was u
living counterpart OF the original Dumas Ca
mile. She might havo been a duchess, to
judge from the splendid poiso of her quccnly
head, covered with braids of raven black
hair, which set Off to rare advantage the raw
ishing whitcnesso Of her skin. have no words
with which to do justice to her charms.
Court beauties of the reign of Charles ii
boosted of this raro type, but | am of the
opinion that even these great ladies could not
command the air of superb hauteur of this
woman of the Alhambra concert hall.
She only remained an hour, during which
interval several fashionable men paid their
respects by exchanging n few cursory words
with her at her boy and withdrawing, hay
ing removed neither their hats from their
heads nor their cigars from their mouths. l
don't know, of course, but it seems to mo that
if | were n man | should respect tho divine
loneliness of II woman of this type, if | had
no respect for the woman herself, and lift my
hat, if not to her, to that God given gift, her
wondrous beauty. But | am not Il man, and
if | attempted to lift my hat, either to beauty
or beast, | should pull out half a dozen pins,
and have the pleasure of seeing my hair come
tumblins down in q heap. Consequently, l
am constrained to repress my chivalric ten
denotes. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Salt ON The Sidewalks.

During the last two winters salt has been
used to u very uncomfortable extent in st,
Paul to clear the sidewalks Of snow and ice.
Tho result Of tho application Of this material
has been extremely Objectionable. The side
walks are rendered sloppy, sticky and filthy
for an intentionally long period. Com
plants have been loud and numerous us the
tribulation Of pedestrians has been increased,
1t has been noticed that, aside from this re-
suit, the stone sidewalks where salt has been
persistently applied have begun to flake off,
and to lapse into q state of disintegration.
Asked about the effect of salt upon pave
ments and people, Mr.. Hurd, chemist for the
Ryan Drug company, said that tho chlorine,
which is liberated from the salt when applied
to snow and ice, does act upon the stone, dis
migrating it, softeninG it. This effect is in
cvitable. Tho temperature for several inches
above the sidewalk where salt is applied is
also lowered Is or 20 dogs. and is likely to be
injurious to the lower limbs of those suscept-
iblo to rheumatism. ''Thcro may be further
dcleterious effects" said Mr.. Hurd, 'but l
would have to investigate tho subject more
closely. | have not, indeed, given it much
attention, but the effects | LAY indicated UNI
deniably follow."-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Heroisn, at Homo.

How useless our lives seem to us sometimesl
How we long for an opportunity to perform
somo great action! We become tired of the
routine Of homo life, and imagine wo would
be far happier in other scenes. Wo think Of
life's great battlefield ami wish to be heroes.
We think OF tho good we might do if our lot
had been cast in other scenes. We forget
that tho world bcstows no such titles us noble
us father, mother, sister OF brother. In the
sacred precincts of home We have many
chances Of heroism. The daily acts Of self
denial for tho good of a loved one, the gentle
word of soothing for another's trouble, tho
care for sick, may all seem as nothing; yet
who can tell the good they may accomplish
Our slightest word may have an influence
over another for good or evil. We are daily
sowing the seed which will bring forth some
sort of harvest. Well will it be for us if tho
harvest will DO one We will bo proud to gar
her. If some ono in that dear home can look
back in after years, and as he tenderly utters
our name, say: Her words and example pre-.
pared me for Il lifc of usefulness, to her | owe
my present happiness" VIC may well say: ii
havo not lived in vain."-&ational Presby-
terian.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Care of Tho Eyes.

Shades on lamp or gas burners should be of
milk or ground glass; never of colored
glass.
Never sleep opposite u window which will
throw u flood of strong light on your eyes
when you wake in the morning.
When bathing the face do not open the
eyes under water, as this is apt to DO injuri.
GUS to the epithelial covering of the eye.
In all institutions, particularly for chill
dren, where the eyes are required to do close
work, the proportion of the square surface
OF the windows to tho square surface of the
floor should never" fall below one to four.
The short sighted eye is essentially n dis
eased eye and should be treated as such. 1t
affects by preference those who use their eyes
constantly for fine or neat work, and is al
most unknown among the uncivllized nations.
When children work by light which falls
in their faces they are apt to bend the body
forward so as to shade the eyes by the head
or else twist it around so that tho light shall
fall on tho page. Both of these positions are
pernicious. There is great danger of the
chest becoming narrow and contracted and
of tho spine becoming curved.
10 battle theeyes properly take a large basin
of cold water, bend the head close over it,
and with both hands throw the water with
some force on the gently closed lids. This
has something of the same effect US a shower
bath, and has a toning up influence which
water applied in any other way has not.-De-
trOit Free Press
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Tic "Ta,no Cat" Girl.

The reproach aimed by Americans at the
English girl-viz. that sho is of tho "tamo
cat order, and that her husband will trust
her with his bills or the darning of his socks
but not with his ideas-is us great n miscon-
ceptlon, i'll many respects, as tho English cs-
innate of American women, but from tho
American point of view it has some founda-
ton in fact We need only look at the life
OF the ordinary Englishman to discover tho
foundation upon which this exaggerated III
ference is based. He always retains n ten
derncss for his club where ho can vcntilate
among his fellow men his ideas, political,
moral and social, to which, it is quite true,
he does not, as a rule, treat his wife. II ho
has a male friend he can pass hours upon
hours In his company without being bored,
which, unfortunately, does not happen in the
case of his wife, and the very fact that
women are the first to declare that no wife
wants her husband always with her is n
proof. more or less, of u certain inccmpati-
bility OF temperament and thought.
Probably it is on these and kindred grounds
that the American forms her opinion OF tho
average English girl, and, until sho gains
more experience Of English habits, imagines
herself strictly correct. On the other hand,
for a fair and impartial opinion of the Amer
leah Siil, ono must Apply rather to an Eng
lishman than an English woman. for ho is
more on a level with her in thought and
more in touch with her in idea. 1t is no Sc
cret that the unprecedented, educated English
man is a general ~favorite with American wo-
men. If he hasa particle of discernmcnt he
very soon discovers that American freedom
is by no means u synonym for license, and
when he has fully assimilated that idea he
finds his relations with the nice" American
girl most charming and cordial and f%ascinat-
ing. But in the matter of propriety of be-
havior he discovers that she isinexorable, and
that. so far from being permitted moro H.
cense of speech OF action, he in reality enjoys
less.-The National Review.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-04
Literature for Children.

There is so much of it pure, wholesome and
entertaining that no boy or girl who knows
how to read need be without books suited to
his or her taste. The cuisines of preparing
juvenile literature has grown to cnormous
proportions: solne of the best writer's do not
disdain to cater to the little ones, and there
are publishers whose fortunes have been
made by the printing and sale of books for
the young folks.
There is q dark side to this subject, as every
rejecting person knows. Side by side with
the pure stream of children's literature re-
fcrred to there flows n dark and foul current
poisoned by depraved men, and yet made en-
ticing enough to tempt the boys and girls to
drink of it. This impure current finds its
way often unsupported into the homes of the
people, debasing pure young minds, prepar-
ing innocent feet for evil ways, its very pres
cnce a danger not less menacing than disease.
The lesson is obvious. Let the children be
supplied with plenty of pure literature by
the purchase of books, or from the libraries,
and there will be much less danger of their
touching anything else. And yet that other
species is to be guarded against as men try
to ward off tho pestilcnce. Philadelphia
Nau,c