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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03

fight for Hanover In 1866 ana Prussia
made short work Of 1t. Then conquer.
ing Prussia, after waiting decorous
time, asked for Heligoland, but England
refused to give 1t up Since then Ger.
many has improved In the art Of asking
and English statesmen have made Corr
responding progress in yielding. STAN
Icy says Germany knows how to
ask, and he probably means that
she knows when and whom to ask. At
all events, In evening up African pos
sessions, Germany and England have
come to an agreement about Heligo.
land. too, and Germany gets 1t. The
desire Of the Germans to see Heligo.
land under the German flag is very
natural. Americans would be FESTIVE IL
. toreign power held an island within
thirty-six miles Of New York harbor, or
ono commanding the mouth of
the Mississippi, or threatening any
one OF our great commercial cities as
Heligoland might menace Hamburg.
Germany, once securely IN possession of
the rock OF Heligoland, it will soon
bristle with guns and be formidable
watcher over the entrance to the Elbe.
Some of the English papers say that
now that the process OF yielding has be.
gun, possibly Lord Salisbury will heed
the request Of Spain for Gibraltar or of
Italy for Malta There is little danger
that he will do so. Independent of the
glorious traditions that make the rock
of Gibraltar dear to Englishmen, there
Is another consideration that will
govern Lord Salisbury-Spain is not a
first-class power; and Italy is not as
strong as the ma tion that has asked for
Heligoland and has got it. Besides,
Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus command
England's short cut to the East, and
will not be given up. The least of them
Is q thousand times more important
than the rock in the North Sea.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Boston Eimrod, when asked if he had
ever seen specimen Of the creature
after which this lake was named.
"Well, 1 should say SOL" And. he re-
lated for the benefit of the assembled
audience an adventure of young Tom
Barclay and an Indian lad commonly
called mac" for short, although Nacola
was the full name.
These youngsters said the story teller,
were out trapping one winter day when,
having crossed on the ice to an island
in the lake, they were startled by
harsh cries and bowls in the woods.
What noise is that, Nac?" asked
young Barclay.
Wolves" said Nacola. ''Call 'em one
to nuther"
The boys bid, but the wolves scented
them and soon began to howl around.
Nacola shot one wolf and the pack soon
tore the poor beast into bits.
do you think they mean to attack
US, Nac?' said Tom, as looking behind
him he saw that in different quarters at
least dozen wolves were now in sight.
"Um, not know" said the Indian;
pine Dy, praps, When sun goes
down"
The boys. realizing their danger,
pushed on down the lake. As the after
noon sun slanted near the tree tops, the
wolves were so close that Tom could
plainly distinguish the sharp, white
teeth of a half dozen of the largest of
them, which ran together in advance,
with twice as many others coming to-
ward them from different points of the
lake. From time to time Nacola
stopped and fred on the nearest ones,
with the effect to check them for short
time. Neither of the boys had much
ammunition and each felt that they
were close upon some sort of crisis.
Barclay says he kept wondering which
of his calves wolf would nab first.
"Let's make stand" said he, finally;
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MEDiOCRiTY IN PARIS,

1t Has Less Chance There Than Any.
whore Else In tho World.
Paris is the chief receptacle of the
veriest scum of the whole earth. All
the Williams who can no longer remain
in their own countries, for they would
have to pay the penalty Of their mis-
deeds, come here destitute and desper-
ate, ready for any uproar, hoping for
some profit by fishing in troubled wa
ters. With these, less dangerous at the
outset, but finally corrupted to any de-
gree. are tho disconnected provincials;
men who, through the want of brains
or want Of energy or want OF steadiness,
have failed in all they have undertaken;
who consider themselves prosecuted
geniuses, only to be appreciated in Par
is, where they come with large stock
of delusions. Any real and striking
talent will make it's way in Paris, but
mediocrity has less chance here than
elsewhere. The standard is high. those
who rise above it are quickly noticed
and pushed on; those who remain below
(of course the vast majority can not
even get an opportunity of showing
what they might do-they are swal-
lowed up in the vortex of the struggle
for life.
Consciousness OF mediocrity is a rare
virtue; people always imagine that they
excel in all that they undertake., and
asoribe their defeat to any cause but the
real one; the more so as they have prob
ably possessed some superiority over
their local surroundings. Hence bitter
ness, fury against all who have sue.
oeeded ald who enjoy the fruits of their
efforts. Then, the example, still more
perniciously exciting, of the dishones,
prosperity attained by SO many, the
luxury Of swindlers, great gains by bad
means. The last restraints of home
principles-early education, perhaps the
religious teaching of childhood-are
broken through one by one, and we find
men, not bad men originally, but now
frenzied with the desire of holding 8
prominent position and enjoying the
good things Of this world. These are
the. men who become the gilded Gen
erals Of the Commune, wearing smart
uniforms and imagining themselves
heroes; who eat, drink and are merry;
living in palaces and dreaming they are
Princes, till when suddenly awakened
to the stern reality, they turn into wild
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03

trail of, the moose. They at once
dashed at the two nearest wolves, and
fierce fight, much noise and snarling,
ensued.
"Come," said Nacola. quick, we help
'em dog" The boys ran to the rescue
Of the dogs, just as the other wolves
were about to take part in the com bat.
Nacola shot one with his last bullet,
and as another wolf gathered for a
spring, Barclay sent heavy charge OF
shot into its head, which, fred at ten
PAGES away, killed him as quickly as a
bullet could have done. The two
hounds were each in life and death
struggle with his antagonist, and Bar
clay with his gun-stock and Nacola
viii his axe lent them help that settled
the fight in short order. But the wolves
still hung about as if ready to renew
the combat if the slightest chance Of
fered in their favor.
Crack! crack! came two shots from the
woods, and two wolves fell struggling.
Tho shutting of snow-shoes upon the
crust had not been heard by the boys,
as there came out of the woods two men
who looked for moment in astonish-
ment on the scene and then fred at
once. At the sight of this reinforce
ment the discontinue of the wolves was
complete; they scattered in all direc-
tions, and in a minute or two none we're
to be seen. When the moose hunters
came out upon the ice, and saw the
crust torn up and trodden by the moose,
and the bodies of eight dead wolves ly-
ing about, they were too much aston
ished to think of the game they had
been pursuing, or do any thing else
than question the boys and hear from
them the story of their long fight and
battle.
Where are the moose we were chas-
ing?" cried one of the men presently. For
the first time since they came on the ice
the hunters thought of the moose, which
had taken advantage of the first lull in
the com bat to continue their flight, and
now had disappeared in the dusk and
out upon the lake. The animals were
deemed to be too far away to admit of
successful pursuit in the darkness, al
though the dogs, with all their wounds,
were, like true bred hounds, ready to
resume the chase. mo use following
them at this hour" he added. ''Here,
help hold the dogs. They amt fit to go
further tonight, and besides, If they
get out of our sight the wolves III kill
'em sure. We'd better skin those dead
wolves right away, before they freeze. :"
By the light of birch bark torches
brought from the shore the skins were
taken from the dead wolves. Then the
entire party went to the hunters camp,
two miles down the lake, where they
dressed the wounds of the dogs, which
were torn and cut by the sharp teeth Of
the wolves, but were fortunately not
dangerously hurt.
Young Barclay and Nacola passed the
night with the hunters. On their de-.
parture the following day they each Sc
lected two wolf skins for himself and al
lowed the hunters to retain the others
in acknowledgement of their timely help.
AS the boys pushed out on their way to
Greenville in the bright morning, the
carcasses of the dead wolves were the
only appearance upon the smooth sur
face of the lake to remind them of the
perils Of the day before.-Philadelphia
Press
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
beasts, with the one surviving instinct
of general destruction, that others may
not have what they have not -Murray's,
MaDazfnA EF &c.
FOR THOSE WHO oRIEvE.

" "
What ID Good and What ID Bad Form In
Mourning Costumes. >.
There Is no more glaring violation Of
good tastes in dress possible than an
elaborate or. much-trimmed mourning
gown. It stamps It's wearer at once as,
certainly ignorant. very possibly vul-
gar. The style follows closely the.
quietest shapes of the day. Thus for
the street long-waisted bodice, very.
possibly seamless with the fullness
plainly gathered in front instead Of be-
ing confined with ribbon or bucket and
skirt with undraped back and having
the front either straight also or with
long Greek apron, slightly caught up
on the left side. Such skirt may be
bordered, II wished, with deep Grape
band.
At any fashionable milliner's will be
found variety of mourning hats and
bonnets, and the straining after effect
In them quite as marked as in gayer
plumage. This does not apply, Of
course, to the first bonnet worn by the
widow. which carries the vail. This
vail, the doctors say, is a most un-
wholesome piece of drapery, and as
suredly it is wearisome because SO
heavy. Its length in fashionable cir
oles is carefully graduated according to
whe Their it is worn by widow or q
mother who has lost q child. The
tendency at present is to substitute
nuns vailing for Grape as its material.
and for summer, certainly, the
change is commendable. A bonnet that
is to be vailed must have low, fat
crown, and in spite of the fact that
few black-headed pins and II fold here
and there are all that is necessary, the
arrangement of q vail to form becom-
ing background for the face is good
deal OF an art and one to which is given
more and more attention. only the best
milliners in good Establishments being
allowed to touch the drapery. Strings
for the mourning bonnet if of Grape,
are silk-lined. Sometimes broad rib
bons are used and sometimes narrow
brides.
Mourning for young girls should be
of the simplest always and not too
heavy. 1t Injuries the health and spir-
its, and no one has right to keep them
under cloud. For toddling children
mourning-dress is nothing short of
heathenish.
The mourning gloves are undressed
kids, but these seldom wear we'll, and
dressed kids are frequently substituted.
A handkerchief with simple black
monogram is better than the bordered
varieties, while as for the woman who
sends black bordered paper and envel-
opes through the mail, she ought to be
stopped by an injunction. To wear
black corsets and lingerie is overstep-
ping the mark altogether, and suggests
luxury of grief that is as far removed
from genuine affection as possible. One
is not called on to believe in heart
break when woman finds her fearful
eyes relieved if they rest on mourning
draperies in her boudoir: It lessons
ones respect for a woman if she finds
black sheets contributing to her peac
of mind.-Chicago Times. y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03

Niger is not as generally sup
posed, corruption Of negro, but it is
regularly developed from the earlier
form of meyer, which is derived through
the French from the Spanish-P ortu-
guese negro. from which the English
negro is taken directly. Niger is moro
English in form than negro and was
formerly and to some extent is still
used without opprobrious intent; but
its use is now confined to colloquial OF
illiterate speech, in which It generally
conveys more or less of contempt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

1t Contains an Area Exceeding Eleven
Millions Of Square Miles.
Up to few weeks ago the British
empire comprised an area of little
more than 5000, 600 square miles, or
small fraction in excess of the
dimensions of the domain over which
is extended the sway Of the Gar. To-
day British territory reaches an area
exceeding IL, 600, 600 square miles The
treaty with Germany. by which the
British sphere of influence" extends
from the eastern coast of Africa at
Zanzibar as far back as the great lakes
and from the first degree of south lati-
tude to the southern boundary of Egypt
exclusive Of the Congo Free State and
the region over which Italy presumes
to exercise sort of protectorate, adds
about 1900, 600 square miles to the
domain of the Queen of England and
Empress of India, and puts that poten-
tate we'll in advance of Alexander Ill.
in the game of territorial acquisition.
1t is only when a comparison is made
with some of the great States of Europe
and of the Western Hemisphere that the
enormous dimensions of the British
empire can be appreciated. The ex-
tent of European Russia is slightly in
excess of 1000, 600 square miles, that of
Brazil is about 5000, 600. while the
United States, including Alaska, is
about 5000, 600 square miles China is
still larger that any Of the nations last
mentioned, having an area exceeding
that of the United States by nearly
500, 900 square miles. But the British
empire, within its new and enlarged
boundaries, is three times as capacious
as the United States. Out of that
domain could be carved territory
as large as this country, Brazil and
China combined leaving enough
over to make up two or three
little states like France, Germany or
Austria. The empire of course is not
as homogeneous as any OF the nations
mentioned, and the ties which bind its
widely-separated branches together are
far looser and more shadowy than those
which hold the vast possessions OF
Russia in allegiance to the Muscovite.
Yet the domain over which Victoria
rules in theory at least is vastly
broader than that over which Alexan-
der exercises supremacy, and is more
widely extended and diversified than
the world of civilized, semi civilized
and barbarious states which in the
DAYS of Julius and Augustus acknowl-
edged allegiance to Rome. st Louis
Globe Democrat.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
A MAINE ADVENTURE.
Two Boys Marrow Escape from
the Ravenous Wolves. y.

piazza
of the hotel at
Nj o o s Q h Q a d
lake sat a dozen
or more jolly
D Q r s on s all
seeking what
pleasure the old
l a k Q might
afford during
the h 9 a t Q d
term. Moose!
~ooco}s3 coi1 n
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
A KeeDer Of His Word,

Wilson-Philson is man who keeps
his word, whatever else may be said OF
him.
Bilson-Do you find him so?
Wilson-Yes; he borrowed five dollars
from me a year ago, and he said he'd
never forget my kindness.
Bilson-And he hasn't.
Wilson-No; every time he wants to
borrow money he comes to Chicago
Mail
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
THE /" DARNDES' GAL
Darndes' gal I ever knowed,

Darndes' gal ever knowed,
Neates' gal ever seen,
Lived down In the Red Ravine."
Jest below the county road. =
Guess she wuz about sixteen,
Sophy wux her name, an sho
Wuz rs cute as cute can be.
When I'd 60 to town brung
Her the bigges' lot of stuff
Popcorn, no'rioe an enough
Candy fer to all q room.
Once she hit me with broom
CUE kissed her on the cheek,
An the midget didn't speak
To me fer p'raps Q week.
When I'd raise my eyes to hern,
Jemminy! My cheeks 'ud burn
An get redder IN beet.
Oh, she waz jest powerful sweet.
Why, felt so dogonned queer
When I tried to call her "dear'
That I'd lem ag'in the fence
'Zif didn't have no sense,
Twist the buttons on my vest,
Ask her who she liked the best
Ask her II it want Bill
Err old Jones who run the mill,
Keep a.hintin' round, you see,
TIL she'd up an say 'twuz me.
wuz jellus OF Jim Pike
Jellus Us the very deuce
Though there didn't seem much u.s.
Fer his hair wuz red as brick,
An his freckles wuz so thick
That Teller one day said
You could toast hunk Of bread
II you'd hold 1t nigh his head.
He wuz awkwarder an sin
Never flshed along the crick
But he'd have to tumble in.
Sophy 'peared to pity Jim,
While thought II wuz him
I'd go OF an hide somewhere,
Else put plaster on my hair.
But this homely, lantern-jawed
LoolSin' cuss stood round md chawed
On q plug OF terbacker
All the time, an talked to her
OF his love till jest told -... +
Him to mosey; an he rolled
Up his sleeves an landed me
Plump between the eyes. Then he
Went to Sophy, IN, sir, she
Married him-the pesky mule.
Wuzn't she regular fool?
wuz jest tetotally bowed
arndes' gol ever knowed.
Herbert Bashfcrd, in West Shore
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
URdying Love.

Mr.. Billion-You shall never marry
my daughter, sir.
Impassioned Sui Your threats do
not frighten me. I'll marry her or die!
When once love, sir, no power on earth
can
Mr.: Billion6h, Tn not proposing to
use force. How much cash will it take
to buy you off?
sImpassioned Sutton Um -er how
much'll you civ? IN. Y. Weekly.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-11
HuRRY sMEARs o.

How Ills wife Induced Him to Give Cp
-t.- rr-r.s- e,'---
A young benedict in this city tells
good Joke on himself which illustrates
the influence a wife has over her hus-
band provided she canreach his pocket
book. The Young hu sDanu - III charge
of department of one of the larger re-
tail Main street stores, and before many
months hopes to become member of
the firm. He is addicted to smoking, and
in moment of weakness confessed to his
wife that his cigars cost him one dollar a
day. ''Do you smoke ten-cent cigars?"
she asked He replied in the afirma-
tive, and the young bride, who had ideas
of her own regarding economy, asked
him if he would not give her in the
evening when he returned home ten
cents for every cigar he had smoked
during the day for pin money. She ex-
planned that her idea was to break him
of smoking, and as he acknowledged
he wanted to quit, but did not have the
courage to do so, he readily consented to
the proposition.
81 was as good as my word for one
MONTH" he said the other evening,
''and kept faithful account of the num-
Der of cigars 1 smoked each day. Some
times it would be nine, but more oftener
it was a dozen. When the month had
passed my wife informed me that 1 had
given her S32. That made S64 1 had
spent for cigars, and my salary was only
$50 a month. / saw it would not do. L
had numerous consultations with my
friends before getting married as to
whether a young man could afford to
marry on salary of 81, 500 year, and
had been told that he could if he wasn't
too extravagant in his notions. There
were only two things to do, quit smok-
ing or tell a story every night when L
rot home. - would hardly give me
time to put on my smoking jacket before
she would say: "Now, how many cigars
have YOU smoked to-day?" Her tone
expressed so much confidence that Z
would have to 'fess up. and ut last I told
her that. with her permission, would
swear off. She readily consented, and I
haven't smoked a cigar since. ."-Kansas
Citv Times.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-11
CAUGHT MAPPING.
How an Accident Insurance Man Got In
His Work.

How an Accident Insurance Man Got In
His Work.
Stranger-Beg pardon for interrupt
ing, but you probably noticed in the pa
pers this morning that Lord Nabob, who
is on visit to this country, met with
an accident in the park yesterday. He
is stranger here, and some prominent
citizen like yourself should see that he
receives proper attention.
Business Man (much iattered)-Real-
ly, had not thought of it, but
Stranger-You probably noticed In the
paper. too, that six persons were injured
Yesterday in subway explosion.
'sWhy, yes. Were there any lords
among them?"
"Possibly. No telling. Two men
were killed yesterday by electric wires "
81 noticed that, but"
"And a nunlher of persons were run
over"
eyes, but the lord"
"Ah, yes. The Lord wills, and we
must bow; but our families should not
be forgotten, sir; and as we are hourly
exposed to these dangers, I thought pos
sibly you might wish to get insured in
the 'Sure-Pop Life and Accident Com
pany,' of which 1 am agent. IN. Y.
Weekly,
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-11
The Richest Man in New York.

You may see John Jacob Astor almost
any fine afternoon taking a slow and
measured walk up Broadway. He is
a siX-foOter, with a Dutchman's heavy
figure, burly in proportion but not fat,
and has well-seasoned face on which
the only hirsute adornment is a heavy
mustache. This is the man who is lust
now building mile and half of houses
in the upper part of the city on the East
Side. He owns blocks and blocks of
houses already, and is counted about the
best landlord in New York. His tenants
pay the extreme price, but they never
have to ask twice to have necessary re-
pairs made. There is another peculiar
ity about the Astor operations. They
never allow any one to beat them down
on rent The price at which any house
is to be rented is set down in plain
figures. You can't get it for dollar
less, though it stands idle for years Its
being vacant may bring about an inves-
tigation to see if the price should be
lowered, but until the figures are
changed on the renting-book YOU can't
get it.-N. Y, Press.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-11
Raw Fish and Pepper Sauce.

Raw fish is common article of diet in
10Th Japan and Corea, and attended a
Japanese dinner at Toxic where slices
of white uncooked trout were brought
in covered with ice and served as one of
the entrees. 1t was not bad to taste, and
my Japanese friends ate it with great
gusto. In Corea it is not uncommon for
the fishermen to take bottle of pepper
sauce along with them and to eat fish
as they take it from the hook, sprink-
ling bit of red hot chill over it, and
eating it down without cleaning any
thing off except the scales. The Core
ans are by no means particular as to the
manner in which their fish and meats
are served. The entrails are sold and
eaten as we'll as the rest of the meat,
and common dish at big dinner is a
chicken baked feathers, entrails and all.
and served whole on the table,. G.
Carpenter, in Omaha Bee.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-11
Une question.
Then he wrote:

MISS DWIGHT am an old man, but find
have made mistake. have too much ro-
nance left in me to marry you. Any pecu-
MARY recOmpense you desire 1 will offer;
and, if you like, the matron's place is again
yours. EMORY.
Miss Dwight only noticed this note by
packing her engagement ring in pink
cotton and sending it back. She did not
want the matrons place, and she mar
ried Mr.. Ellwood very shortly.
DR.. Emory is now courting girl of
sixteen, who VOWS she adores him, and
wishes very loudly that he were hers.
He likes it.-Mary Kyle Dallas, in n. Y.
Ledger.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-11
4 TRIBUTE.

When her eye with mischief dances
And her laugh is ringing clear,
Then nay loves bright mirth enhances
Charms my heart holds very dear.
When a richer joy is shining
In the clear depths of her eyes,
Hope and trust and peace combining,
Then my love higher prize.
When her gentle heart is yearning
For anotAer's woe or wrong,
And her eyes TO Heaven upturning,
Then my love is yet more strong.
But tits when her life's sweet story,
Bursting far off on her sight,
Lights her face with coming glory,
That in her most delight.
Mirth and joy, and pity tender,
Others. too, may rightly claim;
But to her fond angels render
Homage in prophetic flame.
Benjamin Karr, in America.