Mower County transcript., 1902-12-10

| iZing itself without their assistance.
Minneapolis journal: The discovery
in<regard to Governor Lind's campaign
expense calls attention to the exceeding
deadness of perhaps the deadest law on
our statute books; namely-the corrupt
practices act. There never has been a
pl osecution under that act, and about
the only purpose it has ever served is to
lead to a lot of perjury and deceit. A
sensible thing for the next legislature
to do would be to wipe it off the books;
it is of absolutely no value whatever.
Albert Lea Tribune: The big Mos
COW ditch question is once more live
one in the county and strenuous de-
mand will go up from here this winter
to have the law amended so that the
county boards can have some discretion
in the matter and not be compelled to
order every ditch for which there is a
petition presented. There has already
been considerable expense and every
move but adds to it, but under the law
those benefited must foot the bill.
Albert Lea Enterprise: Freeborn
county farmers when they engaged in
the cooperative creamery business
struck the key note of success in dairy
ing and no losses, excepting a very few
caused by dishonest commission houses
have been sustained by the creamerie's
of this county. A spirit of cooperation
and good feeling has generally charac-
terized patrons and officials and they
have jointly made the creameries of
FreebOrn county a grand success.
There should be no let up in this spirit
of harmony and good will and all
should pull together for continued sue
cess.
Pioneer Press: The dishonest and
incompetent government of American
cities that puts absolutely out of ques-
ton any municipal business enterprises
costs good deal more that the direct
losses it occasions. It costs what might
be earned if there were municipal en-
terprises as honestly administered as in
England, where Darlington has made
$780, 1000 in six years, or about $3.50 per
capita; Birmingham, $618,640 in five
years; Bolton, $1,OO2,325; Leeds, $872,-
015; Nottingham, $62O,OOO, and Man
chester, $2,21OOOO. This affords some
measure of the cost of corrupt or COM
plaisant municipal government.
Plainview News-G Cleaner: Some of
our young ladies had the impression
that if over 18 years of age they were
legal voters and voted accordingly. AS
the bond proposition was defeated by
quite margin no question will prob
ably be raised as to the age of any re-
corded voter, but in case Of a close
election, especially if the proposition
was carried, the legality of the bonds
would. be involved and the matter
would become serious both to the dis
trict and to the individuals thus voting.
Women should remember that to be
voters they must he over 81 years Of
aga the same as men.
Window Reporter: When the Free
Press was established 1T seemed to the
superficial observer that a local paper
could be published at dollar year,
for it came into existence at time
when prices were abnormally low and
industrial conditions all over the coun
| try were paralyzed and dead, without
taking into account that when change
came an advance in prices of every
thing must come. The time came
when there was absolutely no profit in
a paper at dollar a year, and in view
of the fact that the field was well COW
cred in Window by two other papers
thus making three burden to every
body, the Free Press decided to drop
out of the play. Il
Farm Notes: He, lived in Iowa, had
a splendid farm Of !32O acres, lots of fine
stock-registered Shorthorns, Percher-
ons and the like-a good wife and a
fine home, was a., good business man
and a hustler, but he would get full
when he went o2town.. He had always
managed to find his way home until
one evening not long since, when in his
chronically fuddled. condition he made
a miscalculation as to the distance of
the fast mail train as he started to
cross the railway track. +, The tragedy
was completed in moment Of time.
Crushed and mutilated almost beyond
recognition, what was left of him form
ed the center Of interest at a big funer-
| al, .notseven the kind hearted .pars0n
Edeeming5it necessary. to draw any NOR
al. a monument. which will cost
81 900 will mark his grave There are
Others just like him. !,
>, Popular Science, News: The apple is
l such q common fruit that very few per
sons are'familiar with its remarkably
efficacious medicinal properties. Every.
body ought to know that the very best
thing he can do is to eat apples just
before retiring for the night Persons
i lupinitiSted in theMmWteries Of tie
fruit are liable, to- thrpW Wpp their hands
in horror at tie visions 0f~ dyspepsia
which such a suggestion may summon
up, but no harm can come even to q
delicate system by the eating Of ripe
and juicy apples before going to bed
The apple is excellent brain food be.
cause it has more phosphorics acid in
easily digested shape. than any other
, fruit. Itexcites the action Of the ivel
promotes sound and healthy sleep and
thoroughly disinfects the mouth. This
| is not alEthe apple prevents indiges.
tion and throat diseases. ;5s.}