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Mower County transcript., 1896-12-09
Christmas Presents !!

There is nothing nicer or more
durable and accepta BILE for holiday
gifts than something in the jewelry
line. I keep fine watches, chains,
rings, charms, pins, silverware, clocks,
etc. All genuine goods. I am selling
at very low prices. II. y. RYE,
Two doors west of POOler's.
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New Grocery Firm

Having purchased w. @. Horrobin's
interest in the grocery business here,
we will endeavor to supply your wants
in our line ip the best possible man
ner. A. l.. PALMER q CO.,
Successors to Horrobin & Palmer.
Mower County transcript., 1896-12-09
Testimonial for DR.. Graham.

This certifies that DR.. Graham has
done wonders for my wife and ] can t
saw too much in his favor. He does
Just what he says. ID. ). STUDER. il
Sutton, Mimi. ~ "
Mower County transcript., 1896-12-09

WE could not think of any other
speaker of the national house Of rep
resentatives for the present except
gifted Thomas B. Reed.
Mower County transcript., 1896-12-09
MEMS OVERCOATS.

A small lot in Brown Plaids. E.
Black Melton Overcoats. %.
Black Kersey Overcoats. -.
Black Melton and blue Cheviot o
Black blue and brown Kersey Ov
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The Queens COaclman.

Queen Nictoria's state coachman,
Edward Miller, is an Old and faithful
servant, who has held his post for
thirty-six years. He drove tho Queen
to the Duke of York's wedding, ON
which occasion he handled four horses
from the box. There were no postil.
lions. The supreme control of the
royal stables rests with the master of
the horse, an Office at present held by
the Duke OF Portland. Next to His
Grace in command is the crown
equerry, Sir Henry Ewart, who is
really the acting chief. Sir Henry.
by the way, looks after the naming of
the horses. His duties, however, are
not all so light as this one. The i'm.
mediate control OF the news is in the
hands of Mr.. Nicholas, who was form
erly n lieutenant in the royal horse
artillery. He has under him a staff of
about sixty officials.
One OF the most interesting relics of
the old Buckingham House is the
"riding horse" which has other inter-
ests than that of the grammarian's +
escape. In it the royal children were
taught horsemanship, and on the wall
one may see the iron brackets used
whef they prGcticed lemon cutting. -
New York Recorder.
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She Could Whip Him.

West Virginia, the Mountain State,
is iull of interesting characters. Back
OF the rather aristocratic little town Of
Phillippi are Businesses not yet dis
turbed by the onward march of civil.
zation. A we'll known politician was
canvassing through that section for
votes, when he came to cabin whers
q young woman was holding man on
the ground by his ears.
"Done got enough?' she asked.
'T give up" he said. Then the girl
released the man, who went away
looking very much abashed
Whats the trouble?" inquired the
politician.
"rhar want no trouble" replied
the girl. "He juss axed me to marry
i'm, an I've sllus said wouldn't marry
any man could whop. Kinder looks
like l couldn' fin one. I've tried
mos of 'em round hyar, an none of
'em amt any good. toP i'm all about
il, an | didn't want ter whop this un
much, but he jess went down soon as |
tackled i'm. reckon I'll hev ter be
an oil maid. KANT abide havin' no
man that amt mo- of man than me.
Washington Star.
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A Method cal Pussy.

A feline OF which the ticket collec.
tor Mt the Shackamaxon Street Ferry
is the proud and happy possessor has
literally made IA name for itself. The
cat came to the ferryhouse about six
months ago as homeless orphan, and,
being mottled animal, was duly
adopted under the appropriate name
OF Speck. Since that time Speck has
manifested lively interest in the al
fairs of the ferry, particularly in the
arrival OF the boats. Before the ar
rival OF boat the methodical puss
takes up her station just inside the
gate and remains there uIsil the last
passenger has landed. Then she re-
tires into the waiting room and reap
pears just in time to see the boat leave
the slip. At all hours of the day and
night while the boats are running the
cat continues a mysterious vigil, and
in recognition of her peculiar trai,
the ticket collector has heightened the
name of his intelligent pet, it now be
ing known as Inspector. -Philadel
phia Record.
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The Rock OF Gibraltar.

The rock of Gibraltar, which is one
of the strongest fortresses in the
world, is connected, with Spain by a
low sandy isthmus. which is constant
ly guarded by English and Spanish
soldiers. There are many natural
caves in the rock, which are the
home of large numbers OF very small
monkeys. 1t is the only place in
Europe where wild monkeys live. The
original name of Gibraltar was Gebel
nj Tarik, which signifies Tarik's noun.
tain, and it is said that in I'll Sar.
acen warrior named Tarik ben Zeyai,
landed there, and built fort, which,
after passing several times from the
hands of the Saracens, or Moors, to
the Spaniards, and back again to the
Moors, was at last captured from the
Spaniards by tho English in 1904, and
since that time has remained British
possession. New York Sun.
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Foreigners in European Cities.

La Steele, Paris, says that there is
no chief city in Europe which con-
tains such large proportion OF for
elgners as Paris. In LONDON there
are 50, 900 foreigners; in st. Peters.
burg there are 23. 3.0JJ, or twenty.four
to every 1000 inha oitants; in Vienna,
$4,000, or twenty-five per 1000; in
Berlin, lS 900, or eleven per 1000.
These portions are small in compari.
son with Paris. where there are 1Sl,-
600 foreigners, or seventy-fve per
1000, to which number must be added
$4,000 naturalized French subjects.
In Paris there are 20, S63 Ger mans,
and in Berlin there are only 397
French people. As a general rule,
foreign competition is less keen in the
occupations engaged in by women
than in those by men, always except.
ing the occupations of domestic ser.
wants and goyernesses.
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Most Wonderful Light in the World.

In the lamp house of the Govern.
ment lighthouse station ut Thompkins,
vile, Staten Island, is housed the
most wonderful light in the world.
The light itself stands fifteen feet high,
the face OF its bulls eye is nine feet
across and its lenses are as much as
four inches thick. 1t is capable OF
flashing a ray OF light equivalent to
the power of $50, 900, 900 candles, and
the distance from which it can be seen
on clear nights is practically limited
only by the curvature OF the earth.
The flash will have the intensity and
binding glare of a stroke of light.
ming.
That part of the light which re.
wolves weighs fifteen tons, and 80 eX.
quisite is the mechanism by which it
is moved that the pressure of fingers
will turn 1t. A child could control
the machinery, and the motive power
which propels it is a single bit of
clockwork incased in box two feet
square.
The light consists OF two concave
uiShn hbOut tlRuJ uuu OuC-uhlL ltGl III
diameter. These disks are placed
back to back about foot part, aud
in position look like tremendous dou-
ble concave magnifying lenses, SO
large that they could not be cast in
two single pieces, and had to be built
up in segments, and the whole strung
together on great iron skeleton.
Aud this, in point of fact, is precisely
the case.
Back to back the lenses inclose q
hollow interior, into which is thrust n
powerful electric light. This light of
itself is about 7000-candle power.
When its light is projected through
these huge magnifying prisms its
power Is intensified more than 35, 600
times.
1t is altogether beyond the human
Imagination to grasp the possible ef-
feet of $50, 900, 900 candles, which is
the illuminating power of this new
light house wonder. At the present
time the finest oil lamp which ingen-
uity has been able to devise may be
seen on clear night some thirty-tive
or forty miles at sea. The new light
may be seen at point l2O miles
away.-Spare Moments.
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A Curious Indian Custom.

A curious method of obtaining
horses is practiced by some OF the In.
dian tribes. IL is called on the plains
smoking horses" II tribe decides
to send out a war party, the first thing
to be thought Of is whether there are
enough horses at hand to mount the
warriors. If. rs is often the case, the
horses of the tribe have been stolen
by other Indians, they decide to
'smoke" enough horses for present
needs and to steal supply from their
enemies at the first opportunity.
When this decision is reached'a run
ner is dispatched to the nearest friend
ly tribe with the message that on Ger.
tain day they will be visited by a num-
Der OF young men, forming a war
party from his tribe, who require
horses. On the appointed day the
warriors appear, stripped to the waist.
They march silently to the village of
their friends, seat themselves in cir
Gle, light their pipes and begin to
smoke, at the same time making their
wishes known in sort Of droning
chant.
Presently there is seen, far out on
the plain, n band of horsemen riding
gayly caparisoned steeds fully equipped
for war. These horsemen dash up to
the village and wheel about the band
of beggars sitting on the ground, in
circles which constantly grow smaller,
until at last they are as close as they
can get to the smokers without riding
over them. Then each rider selects
the man TO whom he intends to pres.
ent his pony, and, as he rides around,
singing and yelling, he lashes the bare
back of the man he has selected with
the heavy rawhide whip until the
blood is seen to trickle down. II one
of the smokers should finch under
the blows, he would not get his horse,
| but would be sent home on foot and
in disgrace.
AT last, when the horsemen think
their friends have been made TO pay
enough in suffering for their ponies,
each dismounts, places the bride in
the hand of the smoker he has selected,
and at the same time hands him the
whip, saying:
Here, beggar, is pony for you to
ride, for which have left my mark. -
After all the ponies have been pre-.
sented the "beggars" are invited to n
grand feast, during which they are
treated with every consideration by
their hosts, who also load them with
food sufficient for their homeward
journey. The braves depart with full
stomachs and smarting backs, but
happy in the possession of their ponies
and in anticipation Of the time when
their friends shall be i'll distress anu
shall come to smoke horses with them.
Philadelphia Times.
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little one?" he asked, emiling oddly.
The smile lighted his face in way
that was very pleasant, and Paquar-
ette, gazing up into IL, felt satisfied.
'Just before you rubbed him out
the last time" she answered, gravely.
"And," smiling more and more.
"do you like him better now"
"Yes," said the child. "You said
you'd have him, and you have him. "
"How long have you been here?"
he questioned, suddenly.
"Oh, every dayl I sit on the steps,
so ] can see the picture. And / sit
still, SOS not to make noise. / will
go back !" And she began to crawl
slowly backward, supporting her
weight on her chubby fists.
He leaned forward. and catching
her by her arms, to retard the exit
which seemed likely to end in the
rain.tub, he drew her in again, saying
kindly:
"You may sit here in the window,
If you will keep as still as you have
kept on the steps; and not get in my
light and interrupt my work" he
had already turned to the easel again
He took little red apple from his
pocket and tossed it into her apron.
The wind rose. and the curls, bereft
of the sheltering bonnet, streame d back
from the baby's face, and tangled
themselves together. A cloud sour.
ried over, and dashed few big drops
on her cheek and presently the rain
began TO fall fast. Paquarette sighed,
and drew on the refractory bonnet,
preparatory to departure.
But the painter only drew the easel
nearer the window, and went on with
his work.
Already little stream was running
ont OF the gutter above, and splash
ing in the raintub below; and the
white sunbonnet hung Imply, like u
wet cabbage-leaf, over the peacby
face, when the child, twisting herself
into tiny bundle in the corner of the
window.seat, that her shadow might
not fall athwart the canvas, swung
softly down to the edge Of the tub,
thence to the ground, and took her
silent way to the lonely room IN the
garret.
But the next day brought the sun
again, and with it Paquarette. And
no sooner had she seated herself on
the steps than the painter looked up,
smiled CHEEKY good-morning. and
motioned her to the seat in the win
dow.
She came gladly; and this time he
leaned far out and reached her with
his strong hands, and lifted her up at
one swing.
And she beamed with delight when
she found he had folded an old coat to
serve rs a cushion for her and, best
Of all, when he told her she might sit
there every day.
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PITH AND POINT.

some of the mirrors which are being
held mp to nature appear to be blurred.
Puck.
just attempt TO sell man "his
choice" between two articles. and see
how quick you will sell neither. -
Puck
Be careful of YOU old shoes. They
will come in handy at your wedding,
and much handler after wards. Adams
Freeman.
"Oh. am single from choice" Naid sho
In low and winning voice.
But she glared AZ the speaker -avagely,
When he asked her From whose choice?'
Judge.
The sting of n bee, according to a
scientific journal. is only one-thirty-
second of an inch long. Your inn
agination does the rest. philadelphia
Record.
Grinnen-"What are you going to
take for that frightful cold you've
gotf" Barrett-"Pli take anything
you'll offer. Do YOU want it?"-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Imitation may be the sincerest fiat.
terry; but the modest man who con-
trolls the original, genuine, world re-
nowaed patent article has no use for
that sort of adulation. Puck.
| saw you in my dream last night, old friend;
knew | slept anl likewise dreamed, for
when
We met you coliiy passed mo 10y and wide
Awake. you woudhayr boned me for tent
Detroit Free Press.
"NTiss Gush hasn't much of head
for mathematics. "Why SOP" "Dur.
ing the evening have heard her tell
how, on three different occasions, she
was frightened half to death. -
Puck.
"You talk as. i vonr siicce,s were too
tight, old man" "Oh, no. They're
very large" "Oh, that may be-"
"Well, then, what 81 wasn't re-
ferring to their size. I merely said
they were tight. Chicago Post.
Susie-"And so you are an old maid,
aunte-a real old maid?" Aunt Ethel
Yes, Susie, dear-Pm real old
maid" Susie wishing to be nice and
comforting -"Well, never mind.
poor, dear auntie; am sure it isn't
your fault boston Courier.
"Won't you put your name down for
something for this charity?" "No,
will give nothing" "Well, then, will
you write your name for $50 for APP
pearance sqke?" "For appearance
sake? Oh. well, l am not stingy--I
will write $50. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
Mrs. Vansock Ito visiting guest)--
"Won't you stay to dinner tonight?
I bought pair of splendid canvas
back ducks because Ferdinand has
gone hunting, and h. always likes to
have game dinner when he comes
back from a shooting trip. Judge.
"What kind OF mau is Skinner?
Does he do much III the way of enter
tanning" "Entertaining Why, Skim
ner is a good enough fellow in his way.
but he thinks too much of his money
to spend it in feeding people, Really,
/ don't believe Skinner is hospitable
enough to entertain n grudge. "-Bo~-
ton Transcript.
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THE DAINTY MAID AND THE ROSA

"ohl tell me your secret. my dainty maid
SO asked her a red.r Rose:
II know you've a lover you love full we'll
As far rs maids love goes.
But that is changing-irom day to day
1t changes, as every one knows
I'd give my life for the one I love-"
so sghing-the red-red Rose.
The dainty maid tossed her dainty head,
And gathered the red-red Rose;
"Then I'll be the one YOU shall love-" she
said,
Gas far as n flowers love goes
And so we are quitsr' she gayly cried.
(For now in her bodice it glowsD
"Your love shall be mine IL 1t last but day
cts my life!" sighed the red-red Rose.
Susan u. Brown, in Puck.
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place, and took down n small vial. I,

place, and took down n small vial. II
was half full of n dark fluid; and he
looked, absent mindedly, at the grin
ming skull and the cross bones that
the label bore, erotesquely colored in
orange and red by his own hand.
Then he drew out the cork. He
taised the bottle to his lips, and
paused; for n soft voice said, pity
ingly:
"I thought you we're sick Do you
have TO take bad medicine?" And
Paquarette slipped down from the
window, and stood looking up at him
with innocent, tender eyes.
He turned from her, and leaned his
head against the rough shelf
"Don'tl Please don't - pleaded
the trembling voice, while the little
hands caught at his own. al know
you feel bad but look here, what I've
brought you-a whole orange oil for
yourselil I didn't ask for it; ]
bought it with IT v red beads. Look -
She tugged gently at his coat sleeve
with one hand, holding the orange up
to him with the other.
He let his arm drop until it fell
about tho baby shoulders, tho hand
still holding the vial and she went
on, soothingly, ms n mother persuades
a tired child, as her own mother might
have done with her:
"Nowl I'll take the nasty medicine
away-I'll put 1T over here-atd you
shall eat your oiange."
She drew the uncorked bottle care.
fully from the tense fingers as she
spoke, and trotted away to put it on
the table.
Then she came back, smiling.
And the man stopped down, and Put
his arms around the child, and held her
close. And she caught up corner of
her apron, aud wiped away the tears
from his cheeks
"Do you like it with sugar, or just
so?" she asked.
There about the plump, sunburnt
neck showed narrow white circle
where the beloved red beads had left
their impress. He bent his head and
kissed it, thanking God for trust and
innocence.
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The Bank of England has 1160 Off.
cials ON its payroll, which amounts to
about S1,500,000 q year, and 1000
clerks. If q clerk is late three times
he receives warning. the fourth time
he is discharged at once.
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Twenty years have come and gone
but If you should happen to wander
down certain pleasant street, and up
winding staircase, Mt its end you
would find there an artists studio
and in it, the artist himself, surround
ed by his pictures.
He loves them, passionately. But
If you should tempt him to tell you
which he loved the best, and counted
as his masterpiece, he would point you
proudly to one of baby girl, bare.
foot, and clad in n checked apron,
with white bonnet, pushed far
back, forming background for the
curly head; with dimpled mouth 5mil-
ing, and trustful eyes of blue looking
warmly into yours, and one little hand
caught in u string of bright red bead
hanging about the chubby neck.
And when you are gone awnv be
artist will perchance open or
near by, and take out the cou' .rt
oi ne aud loon on
them witn tender eyes-so long, per.
haps, that the door will open very
softly at last, and dark head thrust
itself into the opening; and when its
owner sees what the artist is doing,
she will slip quietly along until she
is behind his chair; and then ask,
softly, as one white arm goes around
his neck:
"What, dreaming?"
And the artist draws her to him.
"rhank God, | am not dreaming
now!" he whispers, feryently.
And both the soft arms are ciasped
around his neck, and the blue eyes,
still sweet and trustlul, look into his
and Paquarette stoops, and kisses the
painter. The Home Queen.
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WHEN LOVE KNOCKED.

AZ my hearts door Love knocked one dag
"Open' he said, but needed not.
For care was there aud 50 thought
There was no room. Love went away.
But soon again did he appear.
Much more persistent than before.
To him | opened wide the doo.,
When To- dull Care rushed out with fear.
Love in my heart now reicns supreme.
And so when Care comes into view
1tell him. There's no room for you"
For Love makes life happy dream.
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1t was two months later, when The
summer had waned and departed, the
leaves were drifting into brown heap:
IN the alleyway, a1d the dandelion
blooms had resolved themselves into
airy globes that broke each rude
W.ld, and sent cloud of
miniature white worlds soaring aloft
from the dingy court, ~ if TO seek u
world of summer beyond the skies--it
was tnen, in the early autumn, that
one evening the picture was finished !;
and the painter said with sigh; at
| is doneW
Paquarette was not there at the fin
ish. He had hardly hoped to com.
plcte it that day, but it had seemed
! perfect to her in the morning when
she had viewed it from her throne on
the ragged coat. And she was 80
| filled with admiration and delight that
she had found 1t hard to struggle
against an expression of her feeling
other than ecstatic claspings of her
hands. But silence had been her
watchword since that first delicious
day, far back in n dreamy distance,
when he had given it to her. And
well she obeyed its warning.
When he had stopped once TO criti.
else, she had told him, ,half-regretfully,
that she would not return in the after
noon, as she was going out with her
mother, who had half-holiday that
day. He had scarcely heard her then,
so absorbed was he lin his own thoughts !;
but now, when the work was done, aud
he laid down his brush, and was con.
fronted by thu old coat on the win
dow-sill, he missed her presence from
the accustomed place.
He covered the picture carefully at
last, and went out for walk IN the
twilight.
When he came back, he brought
with MIN the morning paper, of which
he hal not thought till now, and, light
ing his lamp, sat down by his pine
table to read.
At the same moment an anxious
little figure crept halfway down the
steps outside, and leaned against the
wooden railing, looking in. He was
absorbed, and she kept hGr accustomed
quiet, hoping he would see her soon,
and tell her of the picture.
His eyes sped rapidly dovn the
column and stopped, liked.
There was marriage notice. Her
marriage
He sat 70 still, and looked so white,
that Paquarette was frightened, and
tried to call her mother.
Then he had sprung to his feet, torn
the sheet into thousand pieces, cast
it from him, trampled it, flung chair
and table ont Of the path, and ira.
velsed the room like a wild beast,
! Gagged.
The trembling child gave but one
more scared look in the direction of
the easel, safe in distant corner,
then sped away up the dusky stairs.
Morning found the painter still
pncing up and down--more slowly
now-with face of ghastiy pallor.
The sun was high, the morning
warm, the voices OF school children
floating in to him like harshest dis.
/ cord from the streets before he dung
himself into the char he had left the
night before, and buried his face in
his arms.
There he made a resolve.
An hour later, he arose stiffly, with
the hesitation OF an Id mvn, ap.
preached the shelf TIRE.
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PAINTER
BY BERTHA BOILING.

Z lived in n cellar
that opened on a
tiny court iorlorn
o! shrub or flower.
But the cellar
was dry, and had n
great south win.
dow through which
the sun streamed
UlpFinttsI,s - tybap
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OF 90. rscs
cholera aud "A des'hs from that disease