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Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
So Sorry He Couldn't.

Great Merchant Ito former clerk III
shall be pleased to hear of your success,
Gibbs always look with kind OF
fatherly feeling on the young men that
have been in my employ. Whenever I
can be of any service to you Gibbs, let
me know.
Former Clerk-You are very kind,
Mr.. Spotcash. If l am not asking too
much would you object to going my
security for . few hundred dollars to
start me in little up town store?
Great Merchant-H'm! Why, Gibbs,
I should be glad to do it, but the fact is
III took VOW many years ago never
to 60 any mans security for any thing.
But whenever I can-er-advise you,
Gibbs, don't fail to let me know.--Chi.
cago Tribune. >~
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18

Aquarter past-halt past, .three-quar-
ters-twelve. Still no minister, mol
ministers wife. Julius paced bet weeu
the front veranda and tho gate, while
busted myself trying to keep the din
ner hot without drying it to chips,
One O'Clock struck; then Julius came
IN, saying: I'VE might as we'll give
them up and have dinner. Something
must have happened to detain them,
and perhaps they will come this after
| noon."
So we ate hurriedly, and Julius helped
mo to set all to rights; then, tired out
sat down, with q new magazine and
basket Of mending. At four o'clock,
there still being no sign OF our visitors
Julius came in and said: Its time te
60 to the post-office; the mail must
surely be In. Perhaps I'll meet Mr..
Dominic, or some one from the deacon's
and find out what the trouble is"
When he returned, he said, in answer
to my eager inquiries: "Yes; l met Mr..
Dominic himself, the first one, and he
said they did think of coming this morn
ing, but Mrs. Dominic thought it looked
like rain"
Like rain! why, never heard ot
such nonsense. 1t has been q lovely
dayr'
$50 thought; but Of course couldn't
contradict him. Then he said, If it was
pleasant they would come tomorrow"
1groaned: "Then / must put of the
ironing again."
So the next morning again busted
myself preparing good things for din
ner and making the house as attrac tive
as possible. When Julius and a sec
ond time sat down to our belated dinner
alone, was fairly boiling with indigna
tion.
"Do you know what I think Of Mr.
Dominie?" exclaimed. II think he il
o frst-class fraud!"
II wouldn't say that" said julius
"He may have had some good reason this
time. Perhaps some one has taken sick
and sent for him."
'Then she ought to have sent US word
1t Is shameful for them to be 80 rudev'
$50 it Is; and it has made you sc
much extra work, too."
"Yes, l have worked twice as hard as
usual; and here the week is half gone,
and not piece ironed."
When Julius came home that evening
he said: II saw Mr.. Dominic, and he
said he was sorry they didn't get out this
morning, but Mrs. Dominic thought
that she felt one of her attacks of head
ache coming on, so he thought they d
better postpone it; but they will surely
be out tomorrow"
'Indeedy' said l, then added, vicious.
ly: II hope it will rain pitchforks!"
"Oh, we'll, they'll come this time, and
then it will be over, and we won't ask
them again."
''They don't wait to be asked" said,
''but seem to think their visits are such
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
"HAvEN'T CONE YET"

gathered for me. Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic
boarded in the village, and would, I
knew, appreciate our delicious country
fare. He was preaching for US for six
months ION trial" They were an elder
ly couple, whose children were all scat
tered. and they were fond Of visiting.
I'VE did not feel very we'll acquainted
with them, and wished to do them
honor. At eleven o'clock julius came
in from the garden, to make himself
presentable. He found me putting the
last touches to the dinner-table, so that
only the hot food would have to be
added at ''dishing-up" time.
Haven't come yet" he exclaimed.
"No," said; "they seem inclined to
be very fashionable. One would think
the cool of the morning much pleas
:anter for driving this time Of the year" "
Eyes, indeed; but they may be along
any minute now." -
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
THE SHARKS oHosT.
Fantastic Vision Which F0ret0ld Ned
HaIpin'S death.


4 Fantastic Vision which Foretold Ned
HsIpin's death.
Five years ago last summer, when
yellow jack played such havoc In Rio
Janeiro, 1t was almost impossible to
get men to ship for that port and many
vessels whom out short-handed, among
them the good ship Clio OF Baltimore,
Of which shipped as boatswain and act
ing second mate.
There was nothing remarkable about
the voyage out. We had q good run,
arrived safely, discharged our flour
and took in our coffee without having q
man sick with the fever or any thing
else.
In Rio We picked up young English.
man, Ned Halpin by name, thorough
sailor, who soon became prime favor.
ite with all hands.
We passed Cape St Rogue on tho
homeward voyage one dark, squally
night, with now and then dash Of
rain. Tho wind was southeast, and I
walked the quarter deck, impatiently
waiting for eight bells. Halpin was
just coming down the mizzen rigging,
when saw him swing far over the side
and peer earnestly into the sea. When
he dropped to deck asked what he was
looking at.
He replied: "Well, Mr.. Shelby, I
either saw my twin brother swall owed
by shark, or ! saw my own ghost and
the ghost OF shark, and l never had q
brother 90 III nust ha mo''
charged him with having rum In
the forecastle and with drinking more
than was good for him, and ordered
him forward. He started, but as he
reached the break of the half-deck he
called to me:
''There it is now," he said, pointing
into the water close 'longside. Hooked,
but saw nothing but the rushing phos.
phorescent foam, as the seas broke
against the vessels side.
admit that l was somewhat i'm
pressed by the mans earnestness, but
ordered him forward roughly, and
eight bells striking soon after, the in
cident passed from my mind,
The nights for about two weeks were
alternately sQualIy ana nne, ana every
squally night Ned would see that image.
We made quick run with good wealth
er from latitude 10 north to the capes
of Chesapeake and would have forgot
ton all about the matter had not Ned
often said: Boys, I'll never see Balti-
more" When the white tower of Cape
Henry came in sight many joke was
passed regarding Neds shark, but the
poor fellow shook his head sadly and
muttered: "Ill never see Baltimore" !"
A tug-boat took US in tow and the men
were aloft furling gallant sails, when
there was cry and a splash of water,
then shrek of mortal anguish, and as
tho cry of "man overboard!' rang
through the ship, poor Ned was seen to
sinl: beneath the calm surface of the
bay. his life-blood staining the water
around him, while the dorsal fin of the
shark that for twenty years has haunted
the Virginia capes told the Mortified
witnesses that Ned's vision was true,
and added but another chapter to the
psychological mysteries that happen
from time to time, and which no man
may explain.-N. Y. Herald.
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
Antiquity Of False Teeth.

A Roman doctor has discovered in
many Of the skulls in different Etruscan
tombs, as we'll as in those deposited in
the various museums, interesting speci-,
mems of ancient dentistry work and
artificial teeth. The false teeth were
in most cases carved from those of some
large animal, and in many instances
were fastened to the natural ones by
gold bands. The skulls examined date
as far back as six centuries before
Christ, which proves that dentistry is
not q modern art.-St. Louis Republic.
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
UNGRATEFUL DAUGHTERS.
One of the Best Things Ella Wheeler WI
COX Has Ever Written.

One of the Best Things Ella Wheeler VII.
cox Has Ever Wrltten.
I have seen mothers who have
sacrificed youth, appearance, health
and comfort in the effort to save money
to educate and dress their daughters,
browbeaten and crushed and virtually
ignored by their daughters in return
for it.
Il The American girl Is taught that she
is young Princess from her cradle tc
the altar. 1t is great misfortune when
she forgets that the mother of Princess
must be Queen, or Queen Regent, and
should be so treated.
I am always sorry when see young
mother trying to save her little daugh.
ter trouble by anticipating every wish,
and waiting upon her. AS rule, such
daughters grow up to think it their
right to be waited on, and to regard
their mothers as upper servants. They
seldom appreciate what is done for
them, but they are quick to resent any
neglect.
On the contrary, children who are
taught to wait upon their parents, and
who are brought up to regard the par
ents as their superiors are almost in.
variably respectful and grateful in the
home circle.
Let mother ask child to do all sorts
of errands for her, and no matter how
busy the child is kept, If the mother ex.
presses gratitude and appreciation, the
child feels repaid and finds a delight in
the thought of relieving the parents
cares While child, that is courteous
ly waited on, almost invariably becomes
petty tyrant and exactor. They take
it as their right, and have no compre-
hension of the sacrifices made for them.
If every one of US devoted life Of
fifty years duration to mother, we
could scarcely more than repay for the
soul, brain and body strain we caused
her the first ten years of our lives. OF
course I am speaking Of tho true, good
mother. know there are exceptions
to the rule-there are cruel, heartless
and unnatural mothers. I have known
mothers who were jealous of their own
daughters. I know a mother who lives
in luxury and uses all her income in
frivolous dressing and pleasure, while
her fair, fragile daughter works in a
dusty Office all day long. But as a
rule, the American mother is loving,
devoted, and self-sacrilcing and self
9 facing, and she needs to assert her.
self and to command more respect from
her too often unappreciative and
thoughtless daughter, who must herself
become a mother in order to compre.
hend the great wrong she has COM
mitted to her own..-Ella Wheeler Will
COX, in Ladies' Home Journal.
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
STANLEY'S CARAVAN.

A Catholic Missionary Gives q Pen Pictur.
OF the Motley Procession.
1t was a curious and motley caravan
this of Mr.. Stanley's, wrote Father
Schynse, an eminent missionary, who
accompanied it to the coast with its si1
hundred souls, including elements s<
various as a Jew of Tunis, an apothe
cary of Wadelai. a Greek chapman
Egyptian officers, Coptic scribes, Sou
danese soldiers, slaves, women and chill
dren, Emin Pasha, with his spectacles
and Mr.. Stanley, with his revolver and
his pipe, and miscellaneous riff-raff Of
all the African and European national
tiles, English, Americans, Greeks and
Turks, all marching coastward un'
der the red flag and crescen,
of Islam which Mr.. Stanley
had carried before him. There was
great pushing and struggling of all this
miscellaneous mass at bushy parts o.
the road where it got mixed up with
the herd of eighty cattle which Mr.
Stanley had 'lifted," and of which the
drovers were commanded by black
Soudanese Captain, handsome and
strongly built"
Father Schynse was by no means
blind to the weak points in the charac-
ter of Emin Pasha, but he was quick to
note and record the salient traits in
that of his rescuer. For example, the
Chief of Muhalala would not rest con.
tent with the tribute that was offered,
and received from Mr.. Stanley for an
swer: IF you do not want it send il
back; and my people are ready" at
the same time pointing to his piled
muskets.
Again, on October 80, three of his
rifles had been stolen, which made MIR.
Stanley rise in a very bad temper.
Had not so many women, and sick
ones," said Stanley, Il would not hesi
tate moment to make the Wagogo pay
dearly for the guns. should fight them
straight "And," adds Father Schynse,
Il quite believe him."
In contrast to these stern features in
the character of Mr.. Stanley, Father
Schynse alludes to some of the soft and
self-denying qualities of Emin. Once
the Pasha was ailing and the German
priests offered him some of their sacra'
mental wine. But he brought it back
to them, asking them to keep it till he
came again for it.
An opportunity soon occurred. 1t " as
at Mpwapwa, the first German station
of Major Wissmann, whose officers were
suffering from dYsentery and other
things. One evening as Father Schynse
lay awake in bed he heard some one
come and call him by name. 1t was the
Pasha, who explained that Lieutenant
von Medem was very poorly, and that
he had come on his account to beg TO,
the bottle of mass wine which he had
formerly declined. Figaro.
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
A WlFE'S REVENGE.

My DEAR" said the gentle editors wife,
II like your Quibs and oroaks,
But I've noticed all tho years Of my lifc
Such sameness In your jokes.
There's cleaning house, for instance, how
You magnify its woes! E.=m
And every spring print the same old thing,
OF how scrubbinR water nows
I" In sudsy waves through happy homes.
While strong men run and hide,
And mops. pals, busters, soap and brooms
Go swashing down the tide"
"'Tis true tits pity, pity It's
'Tis true" the editor spoke;
There's always fire wherever >hero Is
Such an awful lot Of smoke.
"House.clesning terrors have not half
Been told-the mischiefs IN them"
"Oh, well," she answered with laugh.
suppose We don't begin them."
The editor laughed merrily,
Right glad was he that day;
The dust and dirt came warily,
But, oh they came to stay!
Old wire, old straps, old boots and shoes,
Old pamphlets. old tin cans
Rags, rubbish. old bones, left from stews,
Old bustles, rusty pans,
Cracked jars and bottles, skipping ropes,
Old tron feathers, strings,
Old 0lmanncs. old envelopes
And hosts Of useless things
Just covered shelves and tables, and
Just smothered walls and floors;
There was no place to sit or stand,
Unless twas out Of doors.
Upon the kitchen floor the soil
Increased; potatoes grew there.
The good wife rested from her toll,
She nothing had to do there.
The editor fell raging sick
Within that dreadful howell,
And cried: Maria, clean house Quicki
And do it with shovel"
She hired men and maids In haste,
And worked their hands and feet OF,
Till all things were in order placed,
And clean enough to eat on.
And in his paper then he wrote,
(No longer sud and glum):
We're very greatly pleased to note
House-cleaning time has come"
Detroit Free Press
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18

About two-ffths of the acreage Of
the United States need irrigation to
perfect their crops. For the whole
world it is estimated that 800, ,0o0, 600
people are supported from irrigated
land
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18

BLESS that dear old Deacon" said l.,
fervently. Il owe him one."
''Yes, it acas luckyv' said Julius.
II should think so! How any couple,
in their senses, could ever think OF
making a surprise visit on Monday
morning, 1 don't see! What did you
tell him?"
"Well, you see, didn't like to re-
mind him it was wash-day-they have
kept house, and know all about it; and
they know We are doing our own work,
for he asked how it agreed with you
this weather, and when we expected
Mandy back-so just told him that
they must not be discouraged, but must
try again"
And what did he say to that?"
'Why, he said they meant to try it
again tomorrow"
Tomorrow! and all the ironing to
do, and nothing fresh bakedv'
"Yes, l knew it wouldn't suit, but
what could do?'
Nothing, Of course. We will have
to make the best of it. will put of
the ironing. and do some baking in
stead-bright and early before they get
here"
So the next morning got up betimes,
set the whole house in spotless order,
baked rolls and cake, got chicken pie
under way and made a salad. Then /
dressed myself in a white muslin, with
rufaed apron, and gathered fresh
flowers for all of the vases. Then sat
down and hulled a bowlful of ripe,
dewy strawberries, which julius had
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
THE DOMINlE'S VISIT.
A Whole Week Put Out OF Joint
for q Twenty Minutes Gall

Y THE way,
Judith" 8 a / d
Julius, on e
Monday even
ing at the tea.
table, met Mr..
Dominic in the
post-omce this
afternoon, and
he said that he
and Mrs. Dom
inie had in
tended to come
out to see US
this forenoon.
but they found,
at the last
minute, that the
Deacon was in
tending to use
his horse him
self"
Mower County transcript., 1890-06-18
SCHOOL BOOKS.

MANY OF our cares are but morbid
way of looking at our privileges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01
VIRGINIA. REWs.

a la,ge shipment of Chesapeake Bay
cys,ers TO China was made from Cape
Charles Saturday.
William Hatch, weli-known citizen OF
Priace George county, committed suicide
Friday al bis home by ticking strychniue.
Financial troubles caused him to do the rash
act.
il Gfubhp. deputy of 0. q. Russell,
postmaster st mond. called upon Col.
Wolff, of the Free Lance. at Fredericksburg
last night and demanded the author of a
letter that had been published in bis paper
charging Russell with being defaulter and
Grubb5 with being deserter from the Con.
federate army. Col. WOLF gave the name
of a well.known Richmond republican.
The Postmaster General In his annual re-
port, in aiiudipg 10 the fact that the miles
travelled In The mail service in 1S90iucreased
over IL, 600 600. states that l,5SS SOC miles
of this iucrease must be credited TO Virginia
which is more than three times the increase
for any ether State. He adds that this
large increase in Virginia was occasloned by
the addition OF 42S miles of railroad lines In
the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01
The Indians

PINE RIDas AGENCY. 5. D Dsc BED
Hawk and Gay B 'lf a2sncy police have
lust returned from spy work 81 camp OF soe
nostles in Bad L.nl-. DC had MS horse
shot from under him eni 51th we're oGe5s@
away with bullets. Ths ho3ti!aa esd hey
ware prepared for tas issi great battle In
history. All are tnirsiiag for blood. iae
Indian police on dusg feH hundred yaF05
from the agency buidinga dashed into Ageot
Rogers Office late Saturday night and. said
that paoic 10 the camp Of the frierd;iss
was inevitable, unless thoY wero given *
lection. Ali nal re ,aigs! "a gent iaVi.E-
ton to j,!n the host!!as all 20 IN the wa
path. Agent Royer sent toem an e1aa
guard of one hundred srmsd se1us bus
,yen this did little god. Tae IajiAn VI
lase continued ms!tios away. Che hosiiles
hays decided to move ;heic emo iato the
Bad Lands and thare await tas coming q
The troops to capture them. Tals region ms
con deseribs as bling woros tnan ne Lava
beds in which tho " ':oos took shelter.
The scouts thas brought THE infofmaaca
also said that tho Indians had jus ga g9.-
cred 500 heal of gov 4rnment cattle ana 800
belonging to Governor Mejente. of South
D .kota. Many wagon loads of Il 5ug and
other provisions that hsd been stolen f-oo'
tina settlers were "a 81 seen hended fJg ire
region o. death, G.n. Brooke haa received
telegram from Gen. RACER warning i'm
that about 0G0 warriors OF the Cbeyeunes
were coming from Cheyenne agency to jim
he hostiss near here. Tne eixoh cavalry
have beer ordered 10 stopet Fort S Ii where
auother ghost dance fever tfs broken cng.
Tuis was he dsy set FIR ths eppearonce Of
thu new Iodiaa Mess'aa, bn: SO faT be -
iia1s have beea disappointed.
WINNIPEG. De. Sioux IGdians .
Regina, n. W. r. cay they will shortly me
/ 4croes the American boundary ett6a Feqnas'
of cneir brethren tbore This is updouD;s6-
! " the result Of the Messiah c'Fz;.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01

lash AFF5IRs While the opinion OF
Ireland seams 10 he divided, there is little
doubt but tGet Pa.nel will be compelled to
retire from she leadership o! the party. Toe
clergy Of Cork IL solid against him. Mr..
Morley correcs statements regarding him
sell MADE bV Perneli in mis- manifesto. The
Irish ENJOYS to America, ats meeting iD
Chicago, have Issued manifesto dsciarir
aeaiust the coHtiaunnce OF Parnel in TIT
party lea1e!ehip. and condemning BILE mar
ifssto In its rude toward Gladstone, Nor
leg ard toe EoGlish people. The document
ia isaued by ail he delegates excepting Har-
riugton. The interest 10 the quarrel has
spread to Germany, where. it is believed,
me P4!nell Developments have shattered
G.adstope's Chanoea of return TO power
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01
Mr Parnell.

LoEDoE, DC 1.-rhe meeting Of The sh
| mem ,eFs Of the House, c:'Icd to consider
wha; action TIE ps!iCnalis party she!l take
II regard TO the leadership Of he party
took place to-day. Mr. ParneIj called tbs
meeting to order About rs Irish members
were prescott TelegroDs from the delegates
of the party now 10 the U aited States apG
fro u Archbishop Croke we're rccsi0ed. ].
WIS decided TO only admit oUe reporter, reg
resenting the Frccman's Journal CT Dahho
As Mr. PARCEL was leaving the room for
lunch be- said to q newspaper mar; "a
them will fight &c the end" He took no
part in the proceedings beyond 'atns ttat
the M aetig had besn called 10 oco0Tdence
With the decision reached By the parry o.
Friday las..
The PROCEEDINGS we're Of the stotmiest
oh aracter. Dir. Psrnei's supporters sfroye
to sscu.a 40 adjournment, urSiss thet tho
meeting to decide the question 81 the ieade
ship Should be h.ll in DubIia.
Mr.. Sexton declared no desired 10 keep
the Leadership unsuied and uns;ainea.
Mr.. Radmond made 81 appeal 20 psuse re-
fora they deposed NJ. Parrell from tis
rightfui position 90 iesder Ct the the irisa
nation. He said that the facts o. the e
vorce csae were fu'l3 spoga wh2n Mr. p
nell wac reelected leader of T,lsa par;
This assertion wss greeted with c.ica q y
No." G:aissoue's letter wss wilhbsd,
LONDON, Dec 4. = Nj Gladstone remeiaed
in doors this forenoon He received VS. 8
from E.rl Granville ana NJ. Mosley aia a.
used the situation with tn M.
CoRK, Dac DESPITE the fact that n.
Parnel did rot arrive hure this ncrnirg
The crowd which assembled at the stet'on o
wsloome him in the event o; bis ccc'i:ig
was enthu,ia TIE magyar Of Cork sp'!
Mr.. Patrick O'Shea addressed the Assem-
blage. Tney declared tbat Mr P4rneii had
the palse of his copsti;uenls!n his favor, as.d
that they would have 10 other lfa;er
LONDON, DEC. 1-Tae :orioa cieim fiz
additional seats in parliament IS retu'i Of
the eplitin the ranks ofthe opposition on he
Parnell question.
DUBLIN, Dsc.,1.-Mr II cAae DAWN fa7
decided not to contest any consli uentcy .sr
seat 10 the House OF Commons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01
DR. KocK's : notwithstanding to mir

DE-. KocK's notwithstanding to mic
isterlsl declaration the Prussisn government
will rndertsi1e Tie manufacture Of lymph
on It's own responsibility. DE-. Koch is to
,etaip bis rights il the invention, add hold
the post of directors after depositing his
secret With Lhe State. The curative remedy,
it ia rait, csu be supplied at cost of TWEEN
~ fga marks per FIVE grammes, and an or
binary phial cortaining sufficient for 5 coo
iaooulstions for fse piennigs. Il ia claim
ed that the lymph i. oue OF the MOTT power
fuI medicines known, and requires great
care in its s2piiosion to prevent fatal re
sulsa. Eugiish physielans are buying up ell
tbs Guinea p G, they can get heir bands Cd,
in order to oovber the market on Koch
lympt producing materill. Five patients,
~ho we're under treatment for consumption
in the Koch hospital Ii Berlin have died.