Mower County transcript., 1904-08-17

needs any amendments at present. IL
contains all the issues that are neces-
sary to elect any kind of man. That
four per cent gross earning amend
ment will be taken care OF by the
people.
Minneapolis Times: There will be
less lynch law in this country when
heinous crime is promptly punished
when there is more Of that Jersey
Justice" which the other day landed a
miscreant. who assaulted young girl, in
the penitentiary for life few hours
after the commission OF the crime. 1t
is not the severity Of the punishment
prescribed, but the certainty OF It's I'M
mediate intlictiOn that deters persons
of criminal tendencies.
Minneapolis Journal: Another candi-
date for speaker is having opposition
at the primaries to his renOminatiOn.
D. C. Sanborn of Racine has filed in
Mower county against w. A. Nolan,
making his campaign on opposition to
third terms for any official. This argu-
ment would hardly seem to apply to
legislative positions, for the usefulness
of man who gives satisfactory service
increases with each session.
Mankato Free Press: The Standard
Oil magnates may sneer at such
magazine articles as those written by
Miss Tarbell and Thomas w. Lawson,
but these are creating so intense a
public sentiment against this corpora
ton and it's unlawful method of doing
business that ultimately they will be
the undoing of this gigantic trust. The
American people are slow to wrath,
but when they do get on the war path
they do business.
Morris Tribune: Candidates for the
appointment for state superintendent
of public instruction have already ap-
peared, and the office will of course be
used to pay political debts. When are
we ever going to learn to divorce
partisan politics and educational mat
ters? State superintendent, county
uperintendent, city superintendent,
teachers and school boards should all
be chosen with view to their ability
to conduct school affairs rather than
their ability as politicians.
Prison Mirror: The state prison
twine factory ceased running overtime
Friday night It is not likely that
there will be any more extra work un-
til next summer. The overtime amount
ed to 571z hours, for which the men
will receive 10 cents an hour, or S.. Is.
Orders have been booked for 10,200220
pounds, or about 100000 pounds more
than was made last year. Although
the value of the twine made exceeds
last years output by $18O,OO0.
Window Reporter: A novel house
moving scheme was adopted on Mon
| day. John Carbine bought the little
red barn west of the Park hotel and
had to move it to his own residence on
Third avenue. He put some timber
under it and attached two threshing
machine engines. The engines pulled
the building along the streets very
rapidly and probably not over two
hours were consumed in moving the
| building. The building was perhaps
18x24 feet, and to have moved it in. the
regular way with capstan and rollers
would have taken several days.
St. Paul Dispatch: The Dispatch
feels no reluctance to give Gov. La
Toilette of Wisconsin what support it
can, because it has very much at heart
the reforms in government which he
advocates and it believes that those re-
forms will be reinforced in Minnesota
by his success and impaired by his de-
feat. He shows the qualities all earnest,
sincere men show in battling for what
they think is right; qualities, we may
add, that have secured for humanity
whatever of better and progressive
conditions it now enjoys.
Malone Farmer: A progressive
farmer of Oklohoma used to devote his
spare hours to bird killing until re-
Gently he found in the stomach of one
of three quail which he shot over 400
chinch bugs, the greatest insect enemy
of the wheat crop. He says he "just
cleaned up his gun and has not shot q
bird SINCE" Anyone who wants to
realize how many hundreds of
thousands of insects our native birds
devour should watch just one pair, no
matter of what kind, as they feed their
young, and then they will see what
good friends to the farmers and all of
us are these "little brothers of the air.
Chicago Chronicle: Bishop Potter's
} liquor, we are told, is to be "good
liquor" but this is q delusive prospect
One sort of whisky taken in excess is
just as destructive as another. What
makes some of it more expensive than
the rest is the flavor. and that is the
results Of costly storage and leakage
The deadly authorizations of whisky
and other liquors exist only in the
temperance lecture. The small amount
OF coloring matter. and flavoring that is
used IN q gallon would not hurt a fly
Bishop Potter's whisky, If consumed in
large quantities, will kill just as quick
4 ~ as another. 8.
I Grand Meadow Record: C. +. Green.
ing was appointed by the State Depart
ment Commander Of the &. a. r. as
alternate delegate from this congres: