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Mower County transcript., 1901-01-02
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RACINE.


= INLAND ife and child left
SATURDAY, mornine for ! visit With
relatives q Ka's9p 'sPa'
Herman Lehman and family are
visitisR relatives In Winnebago City
during holidays. 81" 5ss
Mrs. Ef1e Swan, who has been Wis
ftine her sister, Mrs. Anna Garfield,
left Friday for azvisit with her paren ts
in Nebraska. Il s. .a.... !. &. b
IS a: Schroeder Of Hector. MINI, is
visiting his parents here.
/ Henry Schroeder OF Martin county
Is calling on relatives and friends
here. ?zf' !G'g~5 + : "
Mrs. Cora Taylor Of Dakota is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ .
Lee.
Arthur Wilson lost good horse re.
Gently
Miss Nellie Kinyou Of Big Stone
county is visiting relatives and
friends here.
viii Weber Of Pleasant Valley
joined the Royal Neighbor lodge here
last Thursday evening. -:
A dance at Henry Simonson's last
Saturday evening.
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WALTHAM.

Miss H. Erickson left Tuesday
morning for 81. Paul to attend Hess
Business College.
e. Hill had business at Austin
Monday. returning Tuesday.
Willie Chapman sprained his ankle
while sleigh.riding Monday.
E. Friert is the proud father Of a
baby girl, born the 30th OF December.
J. Handke aud wife are visiting at
Usage and Milwaukee.
L. n. Prochnow and son Walter re.
turned from Milwaukee Tuesday.
E. Schmidt visited at Austin Mon.
day.
The Order of the Iron Chain had an
oyster supper in the hall. Saturday
evening. y: 81 ..,:;$ ,'&. s'..= ...=
W. Carver and family spent Christ.
mas at E. E. Hunts. !. .
Ben Greenwaldt left last week for
Milwaukee. 1t is reported that he
will not return alone. ..:. .
J. Schiek and wife are able to. be
out again. :~' ~,:~ = 49,.
r,a =. >~. =" ..~.
Mrs A. Boliou went to ST. Paul Fri
day. ~ -.
Mrs. Anna Boliou and Mrs. Geo.
Boliou were handsomely remem bered
Christmas by coats and muffs valued
at 1925 each. =.
Mrs. L. S. Chapman drove to Dodge
Centre Friday.
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Clay<s First Speech.

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Clayts First Speech.
Henry Clay as q young man was ex-
tremely bashful, although he possessed
uncommon brightness of intellect and
fascinating address, without effort
making the little he knew, pass for
much more. In the early part of his
career he settled in Lexington, Va,
where he found the society most con-
genial, though the clients seemed some
what recalcitrant to the young lawyer.
he Joined a, debating society at length,
but for several meetings he remained a
silent listener. ::
One evening, after a lengthy debate,
the subject was being put to a vote,
when Clay was heard to observe softly
J. to aefriend that the matter in question
was by no means exhausted. He was
at once asked to speak and after some
hesitation rose to his feet. Finding
himself thus unexpectedly confronted
by an audience, he was covered with
confusion and began, as he had fire.
quently done IN imaginary appeals to
the court, t'Gentlemen Of the jury"
A litter that ran through the au-
dience only served to heighten. his en-
barrassment, and the obnoxious phrase
fell from his lips again, Then he gath
cred himself together and launched in
to a peroration so brilliantly lucid and
impassioned that it carried the house
by storm and laid the cornerstone to
his future greatness, his first case COM
ing to him as a result Of this speech,
which some consider The finest he ever
made Golfers Weekly.
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OAKLAND.

Rev. G. T. Hallowell former pastor
of Austin and Oakland Baptist church
made friends here a pleasant visit
during last week and preached ia the
church Wednesday evening.
The young folks are putting in.
good time during the holiday vaca-.
tton, by social parties at different
homes. A very pleasant evening was
spent Thursday at the home Of j.
Karch. Monday evening at the home
of G.. E. Norton. i. j" +. s ...
Sewing Society meets with Mrs.
Wiseman's Thursday OF this week. =
The NJ. W. A. and r.. N. a. socie.
ties will have open joint installation
of officers Thursday, evening, Jan. 8.
Willie Mann is on the. sick. list and
under the care, Of DR.. Kendfick. ~<z=
Elmer and Wm. .Barnhart OF South
Dakota were here on business: bout a
week ago and shaking: hands with old
acqualntances..s They were former
residents Of Moscow. .: ,z,Ss.s :1 ::z = s # ss
@ Mrs. E. j. Glesson's brother-in-law.
and daughter from Spring alley Syis-
tied at the Gleason home last week. .
s Eleanor Norton returns We dnesday
to Northield to- resume, her school
studies. L. ss I ..s, Conn 3
Frank Gustavson from ST. Paul
spent Christmas at the home Of his
parents 5s
3. q. and n. N. Dearmin returned
Saturday from Nebraska where they
visited the sister 5of 3. a. Dearmin
whom he had not seen for many
years.
Mrs. EgRlesfield who has been
visiting her sisters. Mrs Ohas. Mann,
and Mrs. gfield returned % her
home Ia Milwaukee Friday evening.
broth Hut chInson and
Edaught hter. from Beaver Dam are visit
Ing in the same homes
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Frank Enney left for Plainville,
lows, "Wednesday, where he win work
ct barbering. .:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ricketts, came
from Minneapolis to spend the hol-
days visiting relatives. ...
Eddie Bentley came from South
Dakota Tuesday for q short visit
with relatives. !. e-., .: "a. f.. ! !.
: The Masons held their annual cleo
tion Dec. %. John Thompson w. NJ;
Harcar Lyons 5. W.; J. J. Phillips :.
80. G. LaBar secretary. 81:
K The oyster supper New Years eve
in 81. S. Hammond's hall that was
given by the Yeoman society was q
success: -
A. B. Vaughan purchased q new
organ as New Years gift to his
family. -
Mr., *Detwiler came up with Rev. A.
Cressy Monday evening to attend
"watch meeting" at the church. =.
Miss Maggie Stokes Of Austin is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. LaBar.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
n. r. Soule Thursday afternoon.
Our merchants are busy these days
taking 40 invoice Of their goods.
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The Mothers FayOrlte..

f# Cham berlain's Cough Remedy ia
the mothers favortte. It is pleasant 1,
and safe for children TO take and
always cures. It is intended espec-
tally for coughs. colds, Group and
whoopinR cough, and 'is the best
medicine made 4 fur "a these diseases. ala ess
There ts pot the least. danger 10 giving
u TO G! children for itc contains no opium
Eor other tn1uEiotls drug and may bbe
given as contide dently to- q babe 10 to5an
adult. se For sale u Hoy Bros q
drug store.
Mower County transcript., 1901-01-02

!; Cut this out and take IT. to Nalloy
Bros drug store aud get free sam.
pie: OF Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, the best physic. They
also cure disorders of the stomach,
'bilioasness and headache. .:.:-....
Mower County transcript., 1901-01-02

National Live Stock Association Salt
Lake City, Utah, Jan. 1918, 1901.
For this annual convention the. Chi
cago Great Western Ry will on Jan.
II to II sell through excursion tickets
on the Certificate plan to Salt Lake
City, good to return Jan. 2lst, at q
fare and third for the round trip.
For further information inquire Of
any Great Western agent or address
F. 81. Lord, G.. P. & T. A. lib Adams
ST., Chicago. .-- ....e,~ ~, e:>5'
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE.

TO: Rye, formerly OF Austin, has
opened a jewelry store in this village. !
Watches and clocks cleaned for IS
cents. Send them in to him. 39-43
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THE TRANSCRIP
AUsr1N. WEDNESDAY,. JAN. 2, 1901.
REPORTERS NOTES.
items of Interest that are Gath
cred from all Parts of
+ the County. :
LEROY.

The Misses Leah and Edna Lewis
are spending the holidays in Mime
apolis
The special meetings at the Presby-
terian church will be continued thro
this week each evening except Satur-
day evening. .,:
The w. G. T. q. will meet on We'd
nesday Of this week at 8 p. m. at tie
home of Mrs. Bosworth.
Prof. E. L. Coffeen Of Decorah
Joined his family who have been visit-
ing in Leroy for several weeks past
ia time for the holidays. They are
guests of Mrs. Coffeen's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. =. A. Roy.
Appropriate Christmas exercises
were held at the Baptist and Pres BY
terian churches Monday evening.
As usual many pleasant family
gatherings were held on Christmas
day.:
VIM. Allen having again resumed
bust ness for the Dee ring Machine Go.
will move the east wing Of the OLD
schoolhouse up near his office and
convert it into warehouse with John
Gossman in charge.
n. G.. Mckee has converted bis
new blacksmith shop into quite q
thing OF beauty by veneering with
steel brick.
R. e. Whitcomb is suffering a very
severe attack OF tonsilitis.
The remains of Jas. McNamara,
who died at Austin last week, we're
brought to Leroy for interment in
the Catholic cemetery.
The NJ. W. A. and R. N. A. will
hold joint installation Of officers this
week Friday evening.
The o. E. S. held private installa ::
tion at their regular meeting Wed
nesday evening Of last week. L. A.
Kingsbury acting as installing officer.
Those who will serve as officers for
the ensuing year are, Mrs. Ella Walk
er, M. W.; c. A. Roy, w. F.; Miss
Frances Wells, A. NJ; Mrs. Sophia
Frisbie, Con-; Miss Mabel Morse, A:
Con.; Mrs. S. A. Young, Treas. !;
Mrs. NJ. E. Trask, Sec.; Mrs. Bos-
worth, Chaplain; Miss Jennie Did.
dams, Warder; Mrs. Miller, Ada;
Mrs. Roy. Ruth; Mrs. Mason. Es.
ther; Mrs. Whitcomb, Martha; Mrs.
Havelen, Electa.
The entertainment Friday evening
was a marked success and reflects
great credit upon the management.
The program consisted Of solos by
Miss Rena Wilson and Mr.. 81. Easton,
duets by Miss Wilson and Mr.. Easton,
and the Misses Edith Larrabee and
Anna Runnerstand. The recitations
by Miss Lillian Hayes and Miss Jen-
ME Reber, we're all ine and we'll rem
dered. F. II. Palmer as violinist
played with that soft sweet touch
which inspires the listener with de.
sire that the rich, mellow strains
might be heard on and on inde6nate-
ly. The steriopticon views were
greatly enjoyed, especially the local
snapshots which in some instances
were caught in attitudes more anus
ing than graceful and evidently more
satisfactory to the photographer than
to the subject. Proceeds about $1O2.
Electric lights will certainly be a
great improvement in the opera
house.
National Live Stock Association Salt
Lake City, Utah, Jan. 1915, 1901.
For this animal cOn vontion tho Nhi
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DEXTER.

The school closed Friday for two
weeks vacation: vi. -.
Mrs. f. R Miller and Mrs. R. D.
Feenendall spent Christmas with
their parents at Brownsville.
The Misses Mae and Margaret Sheri.
dan are spending their holiday vaca-
tion at home.
The Christmas tree at the Congre-
gational church was a pleasant event.
A large crowd was In attendance
and many presents were distributed
by Santa.
Miss Grace Parker has been spend.
ing the week atP. Vandenoever's. :.
George Reed. Jr. is once more able
to be out. Aside from looking very
thin he seems the same old George.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Buck and Mr..
and Mrs: Palmer of Leroy spent
Christmas at the parental domicile.
The Seven-day Adventists are hold
ing series Of meetings here.
Mr.. Hlgbee Is spending his vacation
at Grand Meadow. T. =" - .
Mrs. W. Hill and Mrs. H.. F.
Tanner Of Red Rock have Been spend.
Ing the past Xesk with relatives and
friends in this village.
Phil Sheridan is home for the vaca.
tion. ....- :
Mr.. and Mrs. Curran and son spent
Christmas with Grandma Kenerson.
The, relatives and friends of o. J.
Dickens to the number of about Is
took possession of bis home last FRI
day evening the occasion being his
45th birthday and on his return from
the store gave him a genuinesurprise.
The evening was spent very pleasant
ly at cinch, carroms etc, until about
II o'clock when a fine supper was
served. The crowd soon after took
their departure wishing O. J. many
happy returns of the day. They left
as reminder of their visit fine
rocking chair.
Mrs. Eager of Brownsville has been
spending the past week with her son,
Jay Hill in this: village. .
Rev. Winter went to Rose Creek
yesterday.
Mrs. B. S. Benner and children
left Friday for visit with relatives
at Darien, Wis.
Fred Medbery is home from Mime.
apolis where he has been attending
school. He will return after the holi-
days.
E. A. Welch and wife are spending
a few days: visiting 10 Minneapolis.
Public installation of officers in the
M. w. A. hall on Jan. 9Th. ALI are
cordially invited to attend and get a
good supper free Of charge. 49,, -"
George Trapp who spent year here
working fol. Miller Bros, was married
the 9th, to Miss Anna Hoffman n OF
Sergeant. They will be at home in
Minneapolis after Jan. 18th. q! !
Z! s=!s!Miss. Nellie Leslie is spending her
vacation at Brownsdale. =: -. :..
f E,.5u A., ) = ~ =
3. S. Benner@left today noon for
Lacrosse via the G. NJ. s. ST. p. T.. .R.
He goes to meet Mrs. Benner who is
on hereway home from Wisconsin. Il
Several Of our young people 90 to
Elkton tonight TO attend the dance
there 2 S.. q .s>..' " :5.....s. s...=..
5a..' 55..r III The Mothers Favorlte. ..ss
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II troubled With a weak digestion,
belching, sour stomach or IL you feel
dull after eating, try Cham berlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets s. Price,
25 cents. Samples free at Malloy
Bros drug store. ..>". .. :,-
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

nephnws and nieces and his delight IN their Ni9''
and letters As he grew old he had interest 10
spare for the smallest of his kinsmen ana one
can see the twinkle of his eye when ne set GOWN
the behaviors of little Tom Clement visiting at
Petersfeld. where he plays much at Crlchet'
Tom bats. his grandmother bowls, and ms great
grandmother watches out. =!
Remote in tangIe Of deep cut lanes, there
could hardly b. more secluded village thah
beautiful little Selborne-even now 1t IS tar lroNi
main routes of travel and not too easy Oh ac-
cess; but there is nothing to show that Nhlte
ever had a moment of ennui. y sound schoiir
and a man of reading he had. besides his special
hobby plenty of resources against the winter
storms that shrOuded hedgerow and beecheh
wood in and made il a marvel. worthy Oh
formal record. that fOur-wheeled postchalse
could be brought to the door Precise careful
and methodicaI. this cid bachelor was the neat
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

uralist by his coIlegc-mAtc and hrother-ccrgy-
man. John Muso. The merely curious and
superficial reader VIII find little Of his favorite
proyender in these pages. but 10 those who
share Gilbert Whites tastes and who can ap-
rcciatc thc p"rtraiture of a Gentleman. quaint.
ingenious. kindly. and clean. these volumes will
strongly appeal
White of :'clbOrne was scion OF good old
family. tn various branches OF which were
cminently respectable and useful Many males
Of the blood were well-to-do country gentlemen;
many of them went into trade; many OF them
were church diSritarics Of morr or less impor-
tance. The John White of Ho"dy Marys reign
was Bishop Of Lincoln. and then If Winchester,
he helped burn Ridley: ana VIII he threatened
10 excommunicate Elizabeth was sent hy her To
the Tower. Sir Sampson White. Mayor of OK
ford. was Cilbert's great grandfather He served
as Butter of the Beer-celler'' at the coronation
If Charles II and iuly knighted ON that
occasion ny that merry monarch. He was ap-
parcntly a worthy man OF the Dogberry type.
A family tradition records that the Mayor ON
hearing Lord Ro hester remark the recent
frequency Of highway robberics. observed with
dignihed sapence: "Perchance then my lord.
there be knaves abroad Whereupon the lively
Roche ster looking at him. replied: "Ay, and
fools too"
The Mayors third son. Gilbert White was a
Fellow of Magdaen College. Oxford. and for
forty-six years vicar OF Selborne Here in the
vicarage was born the famous Gilbert
White the child of the Wears oldest son. John;
and here in Selborne. when his school and uni
versity days over. and he had taken orders
Gilbert the younger practically spent his life.
Two or three short curacies. years service at
oxford as Proctor of Oriei his own college and
a number of journeys in different parts of Eng
land were all that interrupted the even current
of that long life The tiny income derived from
the Church supplemented by an Oriel Eel
lowship and by the interest of a legacy or two
and he lived in modest comfort happy in his
garden. his observations of wild nature. his
diary his duties among the poor. his correspond
erce with friends and abundant hospitality
He was rarely without guests. and particularly
engailng the records Of his affection for his
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
THE JUDICfOUS DOCTOR

From The London Morning Post
The other day an amusing incident happened
IN Faris n celebrated member of the Academy
OF Medicine was called to the house of an equally
famous painter member of the Academy OF
.he heauN Arts. When he arrived the patient
IN the form OF 4 pet dog, presented TO him
The doctor was astonshed but the pitifuI look
or the malade softened his austerity and h,,
condescended to examine il and To write , pre-
scriptlon. Soon the dog was as frisky as ever
some uayS later the artist. meeting the doctor
thanked hIm profuSely and asked the cost of TN,
cure The doctor would charge nothing for a
service so slight The painter persisted and the
doctor at last said: Very we'll. since YOU insist
i shall ask YOU to do me a Ii,tl. favor in return
nave just erected beautiful railing ut ny
Viiia AT Montmorency- Will you be good enough
To come and paint it2''
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

Dort, to pluck dish of his wall-fruit or cut his
cucumbers were a part of the joy of his ex
istence. and the building of his great parlour-
brought something OF the same interest and
amusement which he felt In reading the proof
sheets of his ''Selborne." His friend MuIso opca
wrote to him: You are the ricbast
man that 1 know. for you are the only man of
my acquaintance that does not want money"
White once called himself "a venerable veg
etable remaining like cabbage on the same
spot for months together" and there is a fam
lily tradition that before the publication of the
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

est of men There is amusing story that
when on his nightly round as Proctor he once
found 4 dissipated undergraduate lying on the
ground in drunken sleep. he let the boy of
with lecture. because he had retained suf-
hcient sense OF deccncy To fold up tidiIy his
outer garments" All the homely happenings Of
domestic life were pleasant to him To brew
his ale-he proud of that ale,-to bottle his
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

The life of the bachelor curate of Selborne,
simple, retired. and peaceful it was, furnishes
forth but sparcly the biogra piers store of in
cident. The new material Mr.. Holt-White has
drawn upon comprises few family traditions;
some unpublished letters or White; some unpub-
lshed passages from letters used by others; and
-largey-the letters covering a lifetime of
friendship which were addressed to the nat
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
WHITE OF SELBOR\E.
y BIOGRAPHY BY HIS GREAT-GRAND-
NEPHEW.

THE LEE AND LETTERS OF GILBERT
WHITE of S-lborne. Written and Edited by
His Great-tiranl- Nephew RushIeigh Holt
White. With Pedigree. Portraits ana Illustra-
tons. In Two Volumes. SVo. pp tx, 800; SOl
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30


wcrld that ii is fatiguing 10 do is to answer
questions. some cne is 10 arise and put
them before Il pcrSpring world. Witness an
indignant contributor To The Academy who
has suddenly discovered literary condition
Ion" since thrcShed out in Il thousand places.
Al the present he declares. there are being
produced five sorts of novels: the domestic. the
historical the criminal. the theological. and
the h"llicoSe. Not ten novels in Il
year fall outside these Glasses 1--WE admit a few
admirable exceptonSl." OF course this sur
pri>cG reader wants 10 know why in the name
@. The Protcan Pas ant of Life these things
should hr thus. Equally of course find him.
or turnin" the page. auducing the case of
BIlZac t0 prove that an extension of the
cliSt'> field has been known in the history of
literature. They Ill adducc BalZac. And quite
lc@itilnately. too But instead of wrathfully
sayin. of the novel.~t> thai If they are not
fdilim- while Rome burns. they are certainly
hirtin. prr-occupicd on lawns while the Parish
Council outside is manufacturing raw drama
by the ton" would il not be we'll Ia search the
universe over for new BalZacS: This question
about the limited scope of current fiction is like
the question which every now and then is heard
in the land WHY have We no great poetry"
The answer is 50 simple Because have
no great poets" We commend il To the con
sideration of the excited discoverer aforesaid.
Dr. Robertson Nicol has lately made some
opposite observations touching novels and their
makers. He insists. for example. that THE pc
cunary results of successful novel writing are
grossly exaggerated in the popular estimate"
II is just possible he believes for very pop
ular man Ia earn SSD,WoD by writing two books
i'll year. But on the other hand. ne maintains
that there are certainly not dozen novclists
III England who earn m income of S25oIp
year, and the average income he fixes at not
much more than 5000. He has heard the talk
about America turning ont fine day to be-
the great centre of the worlds publishing trade
This might cause him anxiety if the works of
most English noveliStS were easily Sllahle. but
having carefully investigated the subject. and
having found that there are not more than
forty noveliStS H. this country who can live in
reasonable way on the profits of their books
alone, he wisely concludes that nobody's re-
pose need lie broken. 1t j. obvious he says
that even if American competition does swamp
the noyelistS' trade in this country the number
Of persons affected Will be very few" Dr
Nicoll has perceived. for one thing. that Am
arican noyeliSiS are catering for the American
public. They are, with "A vengeance The
number of novels Hy American authors that are
getting Themselves printed these days is Moth
ing less than phenomenal
The tributes paid bv his countrymcn To- the
late Sir Walter BcS1nt do not err Oh the side. of
enthusiasm. Partly tl,i~ MAS iupVitDbIc He
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

The tributes paid bv his countrymcn to the
late Sir Waller BcSani do not err Oh the siI. of
enthusiasm. Partly tliS WAS Inevitable. He
perhaps ii flash of the Genuine fire when he
wrote, in collaboration with James Rice Tho
Chaplain of the Fleet II novel which most of
his recent biogrlDhers, for some occult reason
do not even mention. Still, even without
genius, lac did vast amount of admiral Bile
work The difficulty with many of his critics
would appear 10 he that he invented, aS one of
all midllemen. the literary agent" Now we
10 not hold a brief for against the literary
agent though We may add that not only did
ReSant made his own agent his literary exec
uior. but he has left scores of colleagues who
continue To employ an agent and publicly praise
him as an indisp ansable person. However the
point at present Ia he touched upon is not the
question of what the literary agent may or may
lot do that is good or bad in the economy of
etiers The main ppiiit is the curious prOvin-
tlaliiy which allows even so Staid Journal as
The Atlirnrum' To comment with sadness
Dn BeSint's disposition to lima gnc that some
now the natural effect of economic laws could
br altered III favor of the author" and 10 add
latroniZngly. yet all the time his motives
were thoroughly honest What is important
is that Besant laborr,i fruitfully in more than
In the sphere of polcmic were so trivial that il
Is not only unjust but absurd To treat them
with solemn bitterness beside his grave.