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

Ithas probably puzzled many trav-
eler, who, fitting impatiently in train,
has waited for the draw of bridge to
close which had been opened to allow
some snail.like boat to creep up the
current why the rapidly moving train
was not given the precedence, as it
could swiftly hurry away. It is not due
to the excuse that the boat can not hold
itself against the stream, for it can and
does this frequently. It is simply the
application of the old common-law prin-
ciple of easement The boats had the
use of navigable streams long before
railroads were invented, and when the
latter bridged rivers they did SO subject
to the formers interest therein, and for
this reason railroad trains are to-day
Obliged to stand back while the boats
push ahead All modern conditions
would indicate that the locomotive
should have precedence Of the steamer.
and the fact that It does not shows the
tenacious grip Of custom. st Paul Pic.
neer Press.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
tbs MONEY MAKES THE MARE

Ocop learning Is splendid thing;
There's strength in erudition,
And wit and beauty each may bring
It's share of recognition.
But those who take the pains through life
Its features to compare know
These are but trifles in the strife
IT'S money makes the mare 60.
Wealth hides boundless sea Of sin
Or beauties its features
Until the ones who dip therein
Are quito respected creatures.
For there IRE wrongful paths in which
The poor would never dare go
That may be followed by the rich
Wis money makes the mare 60.
ottimes true but poor young man
Win seek the aid OF Cupid,
But do the very best he can
The ladies vote him stupid,
The while some wealthy, witless Ounce
viii never have to fare so.
They'll all be after him ut once
IT'S money makes the mare go.
BY many maiden proud and cold
Are scores of hearts rejected,
While others worth their weight in gold
BY lovers are neglected.
For those with wealth the men beset
Their fortunes they would share though
Their loveless bonds bring deep regret
IT'S money makes the mare 60.
And in the end there'll come day
When wealth shall lose its power,
And all their gold be swept away
In one short, f1eeting hour.
And when they stand on Jordan's brink
Their hearts shall deep despair know
Who all their lives are won't to think
IT'S money makes the mare go.
-Chicooo poct
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
THE ENGLISH P,T-MEN.
Work That Makes Young Men Old Before
Their Time. *

Work That Makes Young Mon Old Bsfors
Their Time. n IS
( At two o clock the mon Of the AFTER
noon shift call for their lamps, six hun.
dred Of which, lighted, locked, and
numbered, stand roady round the lamp.
house walls. As they troop up to the
window. shouting their numbers, some
idea may be formed of the main ele.
ment in the community. The hrst
thing which strikes stranger Is that
GOLFERS have no youth. There are
Young boys with round, merry faces.
but there are no youths. They seem
to become men suddenly, with deep
lines about the brow and mouth which
suggest the idea of nervous overstrain.
Their voices, too are harsh and irrita-
BILE. No doubt tho strained
look may be due in part to
the long hours of work in q
dim, imperfect light; but the same
appearance may be noted on the faces
of most of the workmen in northern in
dustrial communities where payment is
by piece work, and not by a weekly
wage. If the collier loses his youth, he
is not compensated by length of years.
Very few old men are to be seen among
them. They break up when still ap-
parently vigorous. Perhaps this is fort.
innate among class which does not
save, and gives the weekly contribu-
tions which might provide an annuity
in the old age to swell the union funds.
But though voice and features show that
his work is telling upon him, the collier
is far from admitting this to himself.
Except in strike times, when it is nec-
essary to appeal to public sympathy,
he wants no commiseration for his lot.
For the agricultural laborers round him
he has boundless contempt AS =
member OF an organized body, he has
good many pleasures to which
they are strangers. Work over, after
an excellent meal, he strolls to his
club, there to play bagatelle or bill
iards, bet on horse races, or hear the
news. On Sunday he can 60 to the hand
some church built by the colliery
owner, or, if he prefers it, spend an
agreeable morning in dog racing or rab-
bit coursing. These last are very popu-
lar amusements, as they afford plenty
of scope for betting and gambling, the
curse of the North Country industrial
villages. Moreover, there is good
cricket ground, which is much patron
lied on Sunday evenings. Occasionally
a huge excursion is organized to some
distant watering place, where the men
and their wives sit on the parade or en-
joy the novel pleasure of q sail. But
mental improvement is difficult in a
community where all the members ar Q
of one class.-Spectator.
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BRAlDlNG MACHINES.
Some of tho NJ ,rvelous Work Prod ced
bv Them.

Some of tho Nj ,rvelous Work Pr0du ced
bv Them.
It is very curious to an outsider to
watch the operati of a braiding ma
chine. In one factory there are some
ten different kinds of machines kept in
operation. The most curious of all is
machine whose special domain is the
so-called applique" work. 1t per-
forms three tasks at one and the same
time. When properly adjusted tiny
knife cuts out, according to the pretty
design intended, the figures from the
upper LAYER of cloth. while simultane-
ously the machine sews these figures on
to the layer of cloth underneath-the
upper layer being generally of medium
thickness, while the lower enc is cloth
of the thickest, warmest and most ex-
pensive kind, such as is suitable for
lady's cloak.
The effect thus obtained-artistic ara
besques, beautifully curving lines, form
ing an intricate yet pleasing pattern,
lying on the cloth underneath, is very
pretty indeed. Generally two cloths Of
shades differing so much as to form a
fine contrast are chosen. The delicate
mechanism of this machine is especial
ly noticeable in the cutting out of the
upper layer of cloth. For while the whole
process of cutting it and sewing it on
tight at the same time is done so quick
ly under the hands of a skillful operator
that yard of this applique" work is
made within Ave minutes, the knife
must be SO nicely adjusted that it will
cut exactly through the thickness Of
the upper cloth and not the hundredth
part of an inch deeper. Another ma
chine, which is likewise the product of
very ingenious brain, is the so-called
''three-spool'' machine. Two threads Of
worsted and one thread of silk cording are
manipulated by this machine in such y
manner as to lay down the worsted on
the cloth and to spin the silk right over
and all around it. The effect thus pro-
duced is that of very thick silk braid,
the whole being more durable than silk
throughout, yetmuoh less expensive.
The beading machine, by means Of
which those most elegant ornaments on
q woman's dress, those glistening ara
besques of beading, are put on. is an
other triumph of mechanical genius.
The same may be said of the feather
edge machine, which does the so-called
sunbeam" and rainbow" work, en-
broidering the shades, which are gradu-
ally toned down; or the cornelly ma
chine, which does the cording, and still
more so of the soutache machine, which
does the simplest and yet one Of the
most effective styles of embroidery
Ladies' Wear Review. -. ~@I g.
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THE Z LOCUST TREE.
It II More Common In Europe Than In
81 Its Native Country.

Its Native Country.
Cobbett, during forced residence in
the United States from 1917 to 1919. oc-
cupied himself In farming on Long
Island, whore he established q small
nursery for the propagation Of fruit and
timber trees. It was at this time that
he came to the conclusion ''that moth
Ing in the timber line could be 50 great
a benefit as the general cultivation Of
the locust" On his return to England
he carried small package Of the seeds
of this tree home with him, and
began the systematic raising and selling
OF locust, trees, his total sales amount
ing to more than million plants. This,
he tolls us in his book called the "Wood-
lands" which, in some respects, is the
best book on tree-planting which has
been written in the English language
The author, in his preface, gives his
reason for having written 1t. "Many
years ago. -, he says, II wished to know
whether could raise birch trees from
the seed. looked into two French
books and into two English ones with
out being able to learn word about
the matter. I then looked into
the great book Of knowledge, the
Encyclopedia Britannica; there l
found in the general directory,
Birch Tree. See Betula, Botany In
dex.' fastened to Betula with great
eagerness, and there found, 'Betula
See Birch Tree That was all; and
this was pretty encouragement to one
who wanted to get, from books, knowl-
edge about the propagating and rearing
of trees" There are three-planters of
the present generation who turn to the
literature on the subject with results
which are hardly more satisfactory.
Cobbett's book has long been out of
print but no other work gives such
clear and specific direction for rearing
and planting trees, and there are por-
lions of 1t which might we'll be re-
printed for general circulation.
Cobbett's enthusiasm for the locust
tree and his zeal in propagating it
caused it to be generally planted in En-
gland in his time, and the fashion, as
is always the case with English fash
ions, crossed the Atlantic, and fifty or
sixty years ago no tree was so often
planted in this country. Remnants of
old plantations may be seen up and
down the Hudson river and in the neigh
borhood of all our seaboard cities, and
the locust is now fairly naturalized in a
large part of the. country east of the
great plains, although originally
it's range was . comparatively re-
stricted one, it being found only
in the forests OF the Allegheny
mountains, from Pennsylvania to North
ern Georgia, and, doubtfully, in few
isolated stations west of the Mississippi
river. So far as the United States is
concerned, however, the locust tree has
not fulfilled the hopes OF the early
planters. 1t is preyed upon in this
country by horde of insects who bore
into the trunk and destroy the trees OF
the value of their timber, and the
prophecy of the younger Michaux that
the locust tree would become more com
mon in Europe than in its native coun'
try has probably been fulflled.-Garder
and Forest
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AMERICAN TITLES.
Nothing Is Too Grand for tho Average
Citizen OF This Glorious Republic.

Nothing Is Too Grand for the Average
Clifton Of This Glorious Republic.
1t is very curious fact that, with all
our boosted "free and equal" superiority
over the communities of the Old World,
our people have the most enormous APP
petite for Old-World titles of distinc-
ton. Sir Michael and Sir Hans belong
to one of the most extended of the aris-
tocratic orders. But we have also
"Knights and Ladies of Honor" and,
what is still grander, "Royal Conclave
of Knights and Ladies'" "Royal Area
num-" and "Royal Society of Good Eel.
lows" ''Supreme Council" "Imperial
Court" "Grand Protector" and "Grand
Dictator" and so on. Nothing less than
''Grand" and Supreme" is good enough
for the dignitaries of our associations of
citizens. Where does all this ambition
for names without realities come from?
Because Knight of the Garter wears a
golden star, why does the worthy cord
wainer, who mends the shoes of his
fellow-citizens, want to wear tin star,
and take name that had meaning as
used by the representatives of ancient
families, or the men who had made
themselves illustrious by their achieve
ments? &c. -se@s.s +. .-. :. -.
It appears to be peculiarly Ameri-
can weakness. The French Republicans
of the earlier period thought the term
citize,, was good enough for anybody.
At later period lie Roi Citoyen"-the
citizen king-Was q common title given
to Louis Philippe. But nothing is too
grand for the American in the way Of
titles. The proudest Of them all signify
absolutely nothing They do not stand
for ability, for publ ic service, for social
Importance, for large possessions, but
on the contrary are oftenest found in
connection with personalities to which
they are supremely inapplicable. We
can hardly afford to quarrel with q
National habit which, II lightly han
died, may involve us in serious domes-
tic difficulties. The Fright Worship
full" fnnctionary whose equipage stops at
my back gate, and whose services are
Indispensable to the health and comfort
of my household, is . dignitary whom ].
must not offend. I must speak with
proper Difference to the lady who is
sorubbing my floors, when I remember
that her husband, who saws my wood,
carries string Of high-sounding titles
which would satisfy q Spanish noble
man. Oliver Wendell Holmes, N At.
lantia
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
Chancellor Caprlvl's Democratic Ways.

Chancellor Caprivi's Democratic Ways.
A Berlin paper, discussing General
Won Caprivi's everyday life, says that
the bell is rung at the Chancelor's door
as at any other mortals, and it is pos
sible, without being prevented by the
detectives who formerly were posted in
front of Palais Radziwell,, to penetrate
as far as the threshold of his study.
Whether the visitor succeeds in gain
ing a personal audience depends, how
ever, on the Importance of the occasion
and on the time which the Chancellor
has at his disposal. The General is
busy every day from morning until even
ing. He rises early and works much
in the morning hours. As early as ten
o'clock he receives his colleagues.
After very simple dinner, at which
the new Chancellor seldom has company,
no rides for few hours. On returning
he receives official visitors, except on
the days when he goes to Potsdam to
the Emperor. Then comes the reports
of the ministers. The remainder of his
evenings, when he now and then re-
ceives some military visitors, and
when, as in Prince Bismarck's time, the
long pipe is invoked, he spends in his
study. The Chancellor uses only half
of the rooms of the palace, the whole
right wing standing empty. The beau
tiful park which extends to the Koenig-
CRATER strasse, he does not use as often
as Prince Bismarck. The latter often
walked there even at night accom-
panied by detective and his dog
Tyras-Chicago Post
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ing draught, and she's sure to sleep for
a couple of hours. I'll send one Of my
girls down to watch her, so just you go
and lie down."
The old man hustled of. and Miss
Anna sank down into the rocking chair
with long-drawn sigh of relief. OF
course she was tired-who wouldn't be
after ten such days of ceaseless watch.
ing. But, nevertheless, she had no in
tention of carrying out the old mans
advice. Sleep, indeed, while Mary lay
there in the next room almost at deaths
door. Why, the very idea was prepos-
ferrous What on earth could the doctor
be thinking of? She'd never heard
But, strange to say, when presently
there was patter of tiny feet upon the
gallery, Miss Anna did not hear them;
and moment later. when the door was
pulled open, after several vain attempts,
and great flood of Septem Der sunshine
came flowing into the room, Miss Anna
spoke no words of welcome to the
quaint little stranger that stood there
craving admission.
It was Tot Everybod knew Tot
Whereabouts, even though she was such
little mite. She stood there just for
one moment, her big, gray eyes fixed in
wonderment upon Miss Annals sleeping
form. Then, as the situation dawned
upon her baby mind, she let the door
slam TO behind her and trotted across to
the threshold of the, room where Miss
Mary lay.
Miss Mary turned over presently and
could scarcely believe her eyes. She
must be dreaming, she told herself, and
yet, although the blinds were lowered
and the room in semi-darkness. there
was little child over there in the door
way that looked marvelously like Tot.
She gazed at the little figure steadily
for minute; until the sweet little face
beneath the broad black sailor hat stood
out distinct and clear. She had pretty
little white dress on, and her two tiny
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
MISS MARY RAISED HERSELF on ONE Ell


Il, BOW 49, s.
hands were clasped tightly about huge.
bouquet of flowers
Miss Mary raised herself on one ell
bow and asked softly:
''Tot, dear, is that youY'
For answer the child ran toward her,
and, laying the flowers down upon the
coyer1et, gazed up expectant1y into the
thin, pale face.
Miss Mary leaned forward and kissed
her, and then she looked at the flowers.
For the life Of her she could not keep
from smiling. it was such an incongru-s
Gus bouquet. There was larkspur, and
there were .marigolds, bachelors butt
tons, sweet-willi lam and just one late
moss rose. Miss Mary couldn't help
wondering to herself how IT had man
aged to oat,ive It's fellows. Then as
she glanced at the huge sunfoWer in
the center Of the bunch, her suailes
A hroka out afresh.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
LITTLE DOTS MESSAGE.
A Note and q Bouquet for Mamma
81 IN Heaven.

LESS y o u r
heart, she'll be
all right in less
than no time
n o. W." g X.
claimed the old
d ctor. "You
60 and lie down
for a bit, Miss
Anna. I shall
have you on my
hands ifIdon't
look out. I've
iv en- NJ i 8 8
Mary a sleep
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03

IL And then she stopped suddenly; she
could not 70 on with 1t Her little lips
were quivering, and great lump had
crept into her thront Since then no
one had ever asked her to sing It, and
consequently Miss Mary was all the
more surprised to hear her begin It now
% her own accord. T s..s b:
The last sight that Miss Mary's tired
eyes rested on was little Tot, with
Ruperta AIMS decidedly wooden cast Of
countenance looking over her shoulder.
as she rocked slowly to and fro, and
the last sound that reached her was the
chorus Of the little song which Tot was
singing:
Robin, robin redbreast,
Oh, robin, dearl ="
Robin sings 80 sweetly
At the closing Of the year.
Tot sat there for long time after
Miss Mary fell asleep, but finally she
rose, and, with visions Of nurse in an
irate state Of mind before her, set out
on her homeward way. Miss Anna was
still asleep in the sitting-room, and pass
ing out US silently as she had come Tot
closed the door softly behind her. She
had brought Ruperta Ann with her for
company's sake, and she ohatted softly
to her as she trudged along. She stood
ut the garden gate just for an instant
and gazed along the road which lay be-
fore her. 1t was not long journey
even for such little feet as hers-a
stretch of common, then round the cor
ner across the meadow, and after that
once the creek was crossed, there was a
short cut through the garden which
would take her right up to the Red
House. The leaves Of the trees about
the Red House were crimson with the
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ANNA TURNED AwAYsyTo THE WINDOW.
touch OF autumn. but now as the, sun
sank down behind them they turned to-
a ruddier glow. Tot looked at them and
wondered in her baby fashion how long
it would take to reach them and nurse.
Then she turned the corner and went
on. %.# 900.
1t was after ten when Miss Mary
awoke, and her sister was still asleep
When at last she awakened Miss Mary
told her of little Tots visit. "Why,
Mary, you've been dreaming!" she ex.
claimed. But Miss Mary pointed to the
flowers upon the table. Shortly after
that Miss Mary fell asleep again, and
she did not really regain consciousness
until forty-eight hours had passed. The
first thing she looked for was Tots
bouquet, but to her dismay she found
that it was gone. There stood the table
and the vase upon it, half filed with
water, but the flowers were gone.
"Anna," she exclaimed, "what have
you done with them? They were bet
ter than all the medicine lever had"
Miss Anna turned away to the win
dow that her sister might not see her
face. It was no time for parti culars, so
she just said simply:
II sent them back to the Red House,
Tot needed them, dear, for the dear lit
tie soul has taken the message herself"
IN. Y. Sun.
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PlTh AND POINT.

y - ~
,.-.5
In Russia 9 man may appear . .
witness n lawsuit against his Wife-tf
ne has the nerve 70 90 1t-Ram's Horn.
TO the ordinary mortal, wilted
collar tells . truer tale OF the state Of
the weather than the Signal Service
Thermometer does.-Puck
-Sportsman-''Why do you suppose
the stork Is all neck, legs and -'ings?"
Naturalist Probably that he may be
utilized for clearinghouse chicken frie-
asse. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Lady Of the House Ito her ServanD
you tell me that you are going to
quit my service, and you know that I
have done almost all your work?" Serv-
ant-''Yes; but you don't 90 IT to suit
me!-Judy
-Wickwire-''Now you have gradu-
ated, I suppose you feel ready to earn
your own living?" Young Potts-''Earn
my living? It can't get living with
out earning 1t might just as we'll have
staid out OF college. "-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
mrs 1oongnusoand tputtang the
1as s!1,,, ssrlngless cap on ner neaa,
Why really ! oon1 see wnat WAL
keep tn1s oonnes on: MI ioungnus-
nand (snopplng Win ner, gianelng ~
ene ticKet)-ine price, 5nlnk' oal-
''ns, -nsrp0l na1"f. :,
-1raVelet tas Tue tlekee onlcel- ,,
"ant . nali'tlcKet 100, lor my poy.
agent \s1splciously)-Do you mean can 70
say tna' 10Y ISM lover 'wolse' "
On ~ eleVen' VI, WELL ~ aoove 'en
nave 10 pay 1u!l rates. -ooioen lays
An! love, shOuld ike 10 usten
to you all night" said Clarence, as he
roaa IN oo Six mon4ha flor thav ware
....r;od IA oha,ood - sto,, o,t fstaan
~:"., ~ ~ ns.o o ~ 1870, "Da ~ haa ~.
.:a..
'' s ,u..,u
na'oano !an ~ -a.s o. 80, - a..
ournou w. WY 40 80 'u w..o nv Jou
0ooA y. ~ MUM "oi''
can not tnlnk u every 'ntns' l was
C Cusy wri1 4 an "rsls rug : VIC n@u.es. .
'ooAine 'oufnal. anu !o1sU1 'ue "0"'
was IN 'ne o'en -noS'ou ner"u
you neeont ta1k ABOUT keeping
ones woro' sara nusoano 70 DIS w'1o
aurlng a sllgnt MISUNDERSTANDING
'when nrst asked you 70 marry me
you declared you woulo,t marry inc Dest
man IN the world. "e1l' aldn't
snapped the WIFE,
Mr.. Wigs (admlringly)-"Mrs.
Hanson looks as pretty as picture
this afternoon" Mrs Wiggs-''That
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03
How Soon We Arc Forxotton.

bile all England" says writer
in the Liverpool Mercury, lis con-
tinuing to fete Mr.. Stanley, it is not
please ut to reflect that his great pre-
decess pr in, African exploration, Sir
Richafd Burton, is lying very danger
ously i'll, neglected and alone in Lon
don lod gings. Yet in his time and in
his own way the elder traveller accom-
plished even more remarkable feats
than the hero of the hour. His romantic
pilgrimage to Mecca and Elahcdinoh in
the disguise of Moslem devotee, his
journey through Berberah to the sacred
city of Harah, whore no other infidel
foot has ever trodden, were but prelim-
inaries to the great achievement of his
life, the discovery Of Lake TanganYika.
This discovery paved the way for all
that has been done in Central Africa,
and, but for the failure of his resources,
Captain Burton would undoubtedly
have reaped much of the honor which
has gone to others" .>.&E i..E ~. (:
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First Actor you received
your salary what did you buy frst9'
Second Actor-.A pair Of thick-soled
shoes We shall probably disband in .
week or two. - Yankee Blade.
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"A man never becomes so wise thas
he can tell which is worst In this world,
love without money or money without
love. "A tchison Globe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-03

A bolt Of lightning in q Kansas town
recently struck . house and set It on
fire, and at the Same time touched of
the FIRE alarm.