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Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26
SOCIAL CLIMBERS,

Tho Four Hundred Add n New Word to
Our Vocabulary.
Two fair members OF the four hun
dred were overheard discussing the
merits of one of their sisters in society
the other day to this effoct.
"Yes, dear, she means very we'll. " said
the elder one: "but she really doesn't
know how. After all, she isa climber,
don't you know?"
"Yes, that is true" assented her COM
ranion.
"Climber'' is the latest addition to
our vocabulary. Thus far it has been
used only in the uppor ranks of SWELL
dom, but with such introduction it will
undoubtedly be common property. Mr..
Elbridge T. Gerry the other day gave
this explanation Of its origin:
"There are in sooity." he said, ''some
newly-admitted members, who, with
the best intentions Imaginable,
are never able to do things in
just the proper style. They are
persons of wealth, fairly good breed
ing, and possessed Of desire to enter
tain. They try TO establish q reputa-
tion as hospital people, but they don't
really know how to entertain. With all
the good-humored wittioisms that the
newspapers indulge in upon this sub
ject it is nevertheless fact that the
art of entertaining requires deep and
careful study as we'll as natural apti-
tude. Some Of the greatest authors
have stated this, even way back to the
early days of Greece. Entertaining is
= science pure and simple, as my friend
McANister will tell you.
"The new name for those unfortu-
mates who have not learned this, and
still insist in parading their ignorance,
is derived from Sir Walter RaleiRh's re-
mark appropos of Queen Elizabeth. You
will remember it:
'''Fain would I climb, yet fear I to
fall ... .,r.
"A typical member of this class re-
Gently gave dinner to number Of
persons in society. It was very dull
affair. There was ,prodigallty in every
thing, but NO taste and NO refinement
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26

IN love with Ol1vo with promptness and
dispatch had not Miss Briggs, with
moro frankness than discretion, con.
fined to him her ardent desire to see
him united to her protege, a course
which naturally involved the matter in
a snarl Of contraries from the first
''Oh! none, Of course, Miss Olive;
only didn't know but auntie had con.
fided her pet scheme to you as we'll as
myself"
''And if she has? You are expecting,
dare say, that will fall into your
arms and say: Yes, thank you.' ="
Olives brown eyes flashed.
"Wait until you get the chance, will
you, Miss Pert!" He could be impu.
dent as we'll as she.
He stood looking at her cs the Grim.
son tide OF anger welled up into her
face, dying away to an almost deathly
whiteness. Then tears started to her
eyes, and she hastily rose to leave the
room.
"Forgive me, Ollie, darling" he cried,
catching her in his arms as she turned
to go. II do love you. For all our quar-.
rels and cruel speeches, know you are
the only one woman for me. Can't you
love me little in spite of Aunt Dosia?''
"Not in spite of her; to please her,
you mean," she answered chokingly as
she struggled to get away.
mo, to please me, myself, individu-
ally. Well just flguratively put Aunt
Dosia out of existence for the time be.
ing, and settle this question for our.
selves"
Smiles and tears were trying for tho
mastery now in Olives face. 1t was
such an odd wooing.
''Then If should confess that I like
you q trife you won't thtow up to me
afterward that l angled for fortune?''
she asked, shyly.
Fortune be hung! With two pairs
of good strong bands we can snap our
fingers at fortune If we only love each
other. That is the main question now
How is it, Oliver" He turned her
around and looked wistfully into her
large, brown eyes. +
"Well," she began, deliberately,
putting matchmaking and fortune.
hunting out Of the, question, I-1-be.
lieve that I-I--could die for you If
necessary" with q burst of impulsive
feeling and hiding her blushing face ON
his shoulder, u - ''@'
"I'd ever SO much rather you'd live
for me-" he replied, with tender triumph
and drawing her closer. >."
"Ha-ha-ha. Just what l thought,n
screamed the green parrot, which had
been watching proceedings with an in.
terested eye. He was a. knowing old
fellow, and matched his phrases to the
occasion with almost human intellt-
gence. 'Come runnin', Miss Dosia.
Come runnin'. Ha-ha-ha-ha." .. p
"Ollie capped climax sure enough,
when she capped Miss Briggs" said
Mollie Evans, month later, when she
opened q dainty envelope and found an
invitation to the wedding. Bring out
the Maria. Hitty, and let us devote our
selves to the exclusive manufacture Of
caps hereafter" - - ..G@ ...s..... = +. >...
IL. =. MRS. E. NJ HOWARD.
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26

After all the achievements of brush.
makers, says contemporary, they failed
to produce an article which for delicate
work-such as minute lettering, or ex.
tremely fine outlining-oan compete
with that favorite standby of the artist
the pin-feather of the woodcock, which
Is Sufficiently rigid to insure exactness
Of direction, and yet supple enough to
permit sufficient yet an equal flow Of
paint, without blurring or spreading
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26

old enough now to add to the family ex.
chequer, but luxuries were still very far
out of the question.
Miss Theodosia's rooms were not fur.
nished in the best of taste, surely, but
they were delightfully."- warm and light,
and Olive amused herself with imagin.
ing how she would plan and refurnish
them, had she permission and Miss
Theodosia's fat purse to aid her taste.
! She dropped asleep, lulled by Egypt's
monotonous purring, before she had the
parlors arranged even, and, tired with
the work and excitement of the day,
was sleeping soundly when Miss Briggs
returned.
She never made = dissipation OF he,
party.going, and it was yet early when
she came In and, throwing back her
long carriage cloak, sank into chair be.
fore the fire. 1t was decidedly pleasant,
she thought, finding q fresh young face
to welcome her-some one to talk to and
take an interest in what she had seen
and heard. She had been obliged some.
times. through sheer loneliness. to de-
scribe an evenings pleasure to Egypt,
for lack of better listener. He
listened well, there was no denying
that, but his responsive faculties were
somewhat limited, and it was decided
improvement as Olive, fully awake and
keenly appreciative, entered into the
description OF her evenings entertain
ment with young girls interest.
1t was not the last of Olives visits to
Miss Briggs, and she became so neces.
sary to that pudgy lady 3 happiness that
sho carried her of in triumph one day
as permanent companion and at
salary quite in advance Of that paid hel
by Mrs. Lane.
"Then you were quite unaware oi
Aunt Dosia's intention in regard to my
future?"
"What possible interest do you
imagine your future could have fol
me?" inquired Olive, looking saucily
up into the face of tall, handsome
young man who stood by the mantel.
1t was about year after olives first
entree into Miss Briggs home, and she
had passed on from the position OF
paid companion to that of daughter in
reality in Miss Theodosia's esteem.
Ease and luxury had been good for the
girl, and she had developed in many
ways. So much so that when Arthur
Annesley came home to the aunt whose
heir he would be, he would have fallen
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26
WASHING DISHES.

First . pan Of water. clear,
Snow.white dishcloths lying near
Foamy soapsuds, for you know
Soapsuds mako the grease spots 60.
Back and forth the small hands glide,
To and fro the tea. .towels slide.
See that most determined air,
Setting quaint on face so fair;
Soon oil dirt she will abolish,
With that most emphatic polish.
In and out tho water swishes-
Marguerite is washing dishes
Sleeves above the elbow rolled,
Dusting cap DER hair Of gold,
Brown eyes full Of grave intent,
On the old blue china bent.
Now the glass and silverware,
See how speed combined with core
Worketh marvels: hands so fair
Make such lowly tasks pleasure.
Marguerite's household treasure;
So think, but dare not say it.
Might as we'll talk love to tishes-
Marguerite is washing dishes.
She can paint, and she can sing,
She can play most any thing.
And she does much fancy stitching;
OUt 10 Wo SQ0 nOSt OoW1GCQ1uX
When find here with q tea-towel,
Looking grave as any night-owl,
Stationed at the kitchen table.
And to watch her am able
Every movement full Of grace,
Ever sweeter grows her face.
II she could but know my wishes,
Marguerite a.washing discs.
Some day she shall be my wife,
With me share oil joys Of life,
So the kind fates have decreed,
So are she and agreed.
1t you ask her how won her,
How that promise wrested from her,
When it was she ceased to tease me,
Found it in her heart to please me,
And consented to be mine:
She will say with eyes that shine,
And o smile that's most delicious
"'Twas when was washing Dishes"
-Kittie NJ. Frisbee, in Yankee Blade.
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26

: YOU contrive
to please Miss
Theodosia in a
cap y our fort
une is made,
We. Such
scenes a s we
do have here,
z 9 tting t her
fitted with the
rem a rk q b | Q
headgear s h e
affects Firs
it must he about
tw Q n ty- fl v 9
years younger
+ an cho-i +
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26
Revis,ng An Old Saying.

Mrs. Figg-No> Tommy, you are not
geing out to play while it is raining
Get your book and read.
Tommy-But Pm tired of reading
Eve read till every thing sses In at one
eye and out Of the other.-Indianapolit
Journal
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26

must be high and perky, yet modest and
simple, with bright pink ribbons stick
ing out in every direction. Oh, l envy
you-its shame that you should: have
all the light easy work"
Here, then, take itv' Olive Phillips
laughingly pushed the form, on which
she was arranging preliminary wires,
toward her companion.
''Oh no, wouldn't be guilty of step
ping in between you and fortune for
the world. Ihope l know my duty to
my fellow-man better than. that Go
on, cap the climax and ride on to glory
Hetty and will follow on in the rear
of your triumphant chariot"
''How the charming features of that
Maria do remind one Of Miss Theo-
dosiar' remarked Hetty Deal, taking
up the strain of merriment; ''thatsweet
serene smile. that noble brow. Come
to my arms. Maria: would embrace
thee!" She caught the papier mache
model by the neck and pressed its smil-
ing, impassive face to her heart, rolling
up her eyes in love-lorn style, while
the wires stuck up in every direction.
"Now, girls, don't binder me so,"
cried Olive, after she had laughed until
the tears came. "You know Miss
Theodosia has ordered the cap to wear
to party tonight, and Mrs. Lane will
be mortally displeased if it's not an-
ished in season. Do be good"
"lll be an angel-by and BY"
hummed Hetty. delivering over the
Maria with parting apostrophe: "Go,
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26
Gaping A CLIMAX.

A Very Symphony in Pink and
Black.
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26

reply % the letter just wrote 70 the su-
perintendent-tO St. Paul and thence
down % ST. Louis From 81. Louis 70
Omaha and the mountains The upper
Mississippi has never been adequately
described Though lived there twenty
years, I was always 50 busy trying TO
solve great national questions that did
not get a chance ! was eDdeavOring
part of the time o. prove that free trade
would keep people poor and break up
happy homes, and "a part Of the time |
~as proving that high tariff would do
the same One was "A easy as the other
and the salary the same.
Going up the road the other day, with
the broad and decolleJte bosom of Lake
Pepin glistening IN the crisp air and pull
satng beneath the bright, declining sun,
and swiftly darting by the historic
Maiden Rock from which the beautiful
bGt plainly educated Indian girl leapt 70
her death. falling 20 the cruel rocks be
low with the low. dull plash Of dis
heveled egg on tho broad brow Of a
lecturer. I thought of those dear old days
when Minnehaha had not been embalmed
IN song and interur0an lots between st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26

40 gas poat Z as qUlte s2n@-s't7@s
arl 81 a. ras egn - ra- i
a-l l.l hear 1e toek ~ us Ia.s
lal. slt sst l.tt-s IRE that s,zd 81 AREA
90 Gle toF 49, -ald
f1l lave loYe1 c1as 40
reccrr Fegr s-s and al ugt 4t
q 4l-p ~ t-s vil1o~ t~o rimes T "e-A
tlree c.4es fog cro4p. fe4r 4es i.f
aeru-s aa1 i've Ulnes t. l.-l---~ Pa, b
~ e-l CAKES fsr breakfast
Le lef rae h2a & ~ tte uu1er trel
taro-r- All tale,s q large l-4p ~ 4----
u-lles rDl ~ DIS ~ ho -sas na. -
gentle .rra as ae scocged Iuto . t-aeA
aal ID -alsersallon ~ wls drowned ll ---s
J4ru--.l - an echong yeA and --Eee>l
aat l-ar ana sp-g and coutl le ahurle Ns
the eccentric chased tae draw head ever
tie s~ift dyng cylinder escape--elE
with q doaoly echoed statement Ike
that = Wall street on = busy day. -
he lost thar remark
"Eug oh. sir, / exclaimed 70 the nre-
man. who loves a beautiful girl named
Annie, can YOU not tel me something
brave and beautiful that ycu have done,
something that / can make a dear hJIi1
story Of and print, something that VIII
bring tears 70 eyes unused q weep, some
lhing that / c4n put IN the holiday mum
ber OF nice paper with pictures III II
Did you never save any Ours
Yes, he said, as he mopped has brow
with a tiremans handkerchief. j used
B. IA
run who dil odd Jobs and worked trith-
fully. lie rad a sweet little haxen haired
child Can you use thar
Yes"
''Well, he used 10 come down town
evenings and We would meet at The
Busy Bee 10 visit and play game OF
old Sledge' We never PLAYED for tha
drinks, bat we would often, when IL was
time To 20 home, offer 10 shake each
other for the drinks. / do not drink now,
even beer"
and what was this shaking for the
drinks"
why, nothing at all, only we shook
poker dice for the beer, and the one who
lost paid for IL. See?"
And how old was this fossy haired
child YOU speak off,
"She was then 12 years old At the
time Of the accident, however, she was
about ls. 1t was foggy night. We
were late. You will notice that | use
good grammar. Put the printer on that,
will YOU, please? Story firemen and en-
gineers always use poor grammar and
spell little queer They also swear a
little and lie. The actual fireman or en-
gineer does not do that unless he Is fill
ing up young person. We generally
talk very little 10 visitors in the cab, for
we have 10 look out for our trains. We
are not here 10 sit for our photographs or
tell pleasing prevarications to people who
get large prices per column for them
afterward; but we have a little open
stretch of road here, and so | Will talk
between work, as you seem to be a plain
man, barring the high hat which has no
business on a locomotive"
"Well?"
"Well. it was a foggy night. and we
had to hustle not only to make our regu-
lar time but 10 keep out OF the way of
late trains. 1t was right along here that
| looked ahead between scoops of coal
and saw girl going down the track
with her back this way, and / concluded
she was crying a good deal, for she had
her mun up to her eyes all the time, and,
IF course that keot her from hearing
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26

Ps1l and Minneapolis ool-d - ooushg
for . strnz ~ -l4,s aezts even -
William Peaa p1rga ased t-s state -
FellsFl e4ll.-
lt 3as i1 PrHsy T4lia olly q short
uus azo ll a- u-et. running o-l 81
Altoona ths sF celebrated con1ucgcE
wt5 esa -El. us cars. Aze 5aca-il-
tae-boz. 81 ~ net recall hls
name. Cos 1 - remember t12r after
fai ssssd ltl slu. hing 41au- y, le-ler
ss were 4le ~ H.E several lues. le
held BIS heal doal ~ ny aQs ald sLat
has car o.lt 41 ms zs the warm dana
nose II . baby elephant. lie has IA
tlolzl reputation tlaE ~ay. az seems, b4E
4 8.f uor kuoa &C. Others no knew
both u rs enjoyed the meeting very
1auch SInce rlaE / have been les ln-
oulsltvs about trains. One can hardly
realize how strange the sensation :
,sneu be- is greeted in that ~ay by enc
- ~ hom h. has no letter of Introduction
also took q ride oat = Philadelphia
in the CAB u a locomotive engine later
GA. IL ~as the Henry +. Shaw OF the
Baltimore and Ohio, and had o. get up
al 3 o clock a IA. % DO IL. bat IS went
u bed al 54S, having been 70 the Union
League club o. see some friends the
evening before. who had detained me, IL
did not matter. Securing d pound OF
cotton waste DO not mean this IN the
society sense. for that kiud Of cot
ton waist has little 70 DO with this
letter-l went down % the Il & o.
depot, and, looking once more at nay
little volume Of mechanical terms. -
that / could talk intelhgibiy with the
engineer. ! clambered up the front sto0p
OF the cab We rode out 20 Chester and
back That Is all / know about il.
heard q roar, hiss, a snort. whistle,
= ring, the quick rumble OF the pilot,
the gasp Of the mud valve. the low vi
braLOn of the crown sheet, the surging
OF the cut of, the sigh Of the monkey
wrench. and we were of.
lis NOT the life Of the engineer one Of
extreme perils" | asked Harry 5. Burial.
our handsome engineer. he did not
hear me, for it was suburban train.
and as we were quite busy stopping and
starting he VOTED not what | said.
And. as We say in England. DO you
not enter with hearty zest, after awhile,
upon this jolly life as you gayly tool
your trap down the void and out across
the mere, like perdition beating tan
BARK
At that moment the ruddy fireman,
Mr.. J. II. Metzgar, swung wide the fire
door, opening L. L. f., ran poker into
the hot NAV of the engine, letting out
fame which reached for my 1.-the and
gazelle like limbs, gently scorching the
embroidery at the base of my DR.. Jigger
underwear, roared at the top of lis lungs
and drowned my voice.
And do you not at times have TO
throw her over and run for the woOdbOx
or Jerk the poor child of some unknown
Pennsylvania duke from the track,
handing her back 10 her parents un-
s~athed and receiving 81 50 therefor. at
the same time getting laid of for thirty
days for not keeping out Of the way Of
the regular through express, beside hav-
ing 10 pay for a Pullman car, which is
worth far more than a child, especially
where it was a poor child with several
brothers and sisters2 And do you not
think, seriously, that a child or two,
more or less. especially among working
people. should have little 10 do with the
-r'nnin0 time of trains:'
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26

travel With IL ] be aizgonallv. Ike a.
unprlnclplea poAaclan- a. night ana
tarn ia rhe mSzHsine. whik ] tss ms
sae-s. al the people in the train W4ls
oNeg nae Q'l ther way g. -tr Ginning car
and . s-o4I Easu Ia tae upper l.s "a falls
clt ~ 1 4slElae my ncck he saws,
Excuse ne AID tneD falls over my
fest sl-s ln uy iap. AID Eoes away and
tne maa opposite sss.F< ou nse through
Tie curIaln. brains Ule ~iIh hs vAlsse
ssse..rs. IhInEs thaf ulakeS II al righl
ALL keeps on crossing til people come
~ ana tel han il.al oe are ia the round
house,
II hear people ssy al tire time hoS
lovely u be - large and tan 6ut the
world D. not made fT large peoFie OF
small people II Vlss made for middle
sze people, mentally aRd physrcalis
They ges on the besl THIS is no pace
for extremes. II YOU are fo.oa. go -
The Institution foT foos II VOC are =
genius YOU vii be tuserats-d a. an .sS-oen-
tric bat diseased mmd ID y teuer 10
keep IN the middle q the road
by the way said he. II CONCLUSION
4 see th.t you azs IA one way Ihe SUPP
nor Of ChSuIrcey n DePew
Thank YOU, how
w eli, he says thar the fatal mistake
Of ms lifetime was in making humor-
Gus speech. There's where you nave the
advantage Of Cheunoey, think.
thanked him again and then strode
down the waIk. fleruely kicking the
frozen debris from my path.
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26

u WILL SHAKE VOC FOR THE DRINKS.
"Weu. first be didn't know what 70 say,
and then he saws, for he is not man II
many words, and also he Is poor nlan,
but he did catch me by the hand and
his chin trembled, for she was his only
child and her mother Is dead, bat he took
a scrap of cotton waste ont Of my pocket
and wiped his ewes with 1t and said. Old
man. | cannot recall what fathers 10
when their dear and only daughters are
ierked from the laws Of death. but If YOU
win excuse the bluntness of a plain Old
man will shake you for the drinks
At ST. Paul met a very tall Scotch
man. am six feet high, but he looks
down on my broad and desolated skull
as 10 the gallery people when / hoonoo
with the orchestra on an opening night
containing a advertisement.
You must be very fortunate 70 be so
large and tall" | said; you certainly
command the respect of every one.
Yes. get all the respect want, bat l
set no comfort. travel good deal and
| suffer a good deal Ny wife is quite
short. You know tall men always marry
short wives. Wen, she cannot touch her
feet to the floor, and am knocking my
brains out all the time. In a street car
her feet swing like a pendulum and my
legs reach across the aisle when / sit
down and my silk hat looks like an acri-
monious porcupine all the time. Tho
straps on a street car make a tall man
bay T. new hat every six weeks and a
short woman can't reach them without
tearing out her sleeves.
Il don't know how we are going TO
remedy this thing. but suffer especially,
for 1 can't sleep in an ordinary berth at
all. ] have bed made 10 order al home.
but can't Dut it IN shawl strap and
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26
6AGAM


The Springfield, ONO, News. saws "lt
may be- SAID t. he without competition
80 individual peculiar and alone is
Hood Sarsaparilla ip all that ls claimed
for IL. Sold 10y druggists.
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-26
JOURNEY OF BILL NYE
O ear Coos OF Sentiment On the
MI and Wcciy Vest.
The Great UPPER MISSISSIPPI
nts-rseaf Editorial Hriung -EtsaaesF-
a. fsr 90 a Feaass is4ats Csnsaetsr
Esles Iaia a. a Gao ssrrsss sf
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Llaa-ls ~ ar EKEEsS1
Ne srs n0~ al r.e i.-.41 of n4F iga-lon
in The uDp-r Mlss4ssI Pa country, ~nlca
even ia esInter Is nosg 1--azl14ltl hope
nexr summer o. take = boat at b'ltalo,
an-i q the length * tas axes - Du-
llrh. thence tossn the -- raiiroslai-l
l.svs the name biaak lill I c..l ges
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-28
HIS GOLDEN VOICE.
Blatchford Kavanagh's Third Con-
cert..$3. OOOERealized Probably.

The Kavanagh matinee at the First
Baptist church attracted another au-
dience yesterday afternoon that filled
the commodious auditorium to it's ut
most capacity, quite proportion of
those present being children, for whose
especial benefit the programme was ar
ranged. Young Kavanagh rendered
the "Inflammatus," from Rossini's
Stabat Mater, and Handlers ANGELS
Ever Brig hit and Fair" his two great
successes, and the song, Chime My
Thoughts Are. Margareta.n For his
encores he sang 1.-THE Owl and the
Pussy Cat' and "Home, Sweet Home"
the latter with great tenderness and
wonderful pathos. The other numbers
of the programme were also intended to
please the young folks. Thomas Taylor
Drill sang the whale Song," Miss
Gertrude Cady by reqnes. repeated
Raff's ''Polka de la Refine" on the piano,
and H. S. Woodruff gave whistling
solo that was decidedly pleasing and
which was enthusiastically encOred. As
result of the three concerts at Mime
apoliS and two at St. Paul, it is likely
that the ladies who have interested
themselves in sustaining the ALE
0pathic free dispenSary of the
University Medical college will
receive nearly $1,000, which will be de-
voted to the noble charity they are SO
unselfishly SuppOrting-not only that,
but they have given the music lovers of
Minneapolis treat that was highly en-
joyable, and which could not be re-
peated.