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RATES OF ADVERTISINQ.
05* EiOBTH Column, one,year
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.« $.1M«
S $ 30.00
-ft
-55.00
Cards of fire lines or less, five dollars per
year.
Editorial nottcesinteo4ed as advertise­
ment*, twelve cents per line..
Marriii^a notices, fifty cents.
Special notices, six ccnts per line.
Legal notices at the rates prescribed by
1 AW
All trancient advertisements to bo paid for
in advance.
sbbbh
ni'Kl^eKS CARDS.
RABE, D.D.S.
Basffrd's Block, Austin, Minnesota.
Work exchanged for wood or country pro
dace. v~n59
A. ELDER,
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT,
Aastin, Mower County, Minnesota
T7\ P, VAN VALKENBURGII,
X/J, ealer ia Farm Machinery, Salt. Coal,
Lime, Grain, Ac.,. *e. Office South Side of
Publi« Square, Austin, n12
"ITT M. HOWE.
\V •REGISTER OF DEEDS, Mower Co
an. Will examine titles, pay taxes for non­
residents,
&e-
Austin, Minn., Fclf. t?t,18?f.
kEXTEll HOTEL
Dealer in Grain and T.umher, at Rose Creek.
Hinii. ew l.utnbct Ynrd just opened. Lim­
ber, Lath and Shingles, constantly on
Try me.
OBINSON HOUSE,
Auctioneer.
Leave Orders at tht ^Inv-ir's Office.
vGn51 A''ST IN, MINN.
i). F, DA L, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
CfUi'e and Residence, cornc of Market
PUusant Sts., iirowrio laie. "^iinn. v7i
111 LIP J.AWKENTE. Fir- In
puraricc iu K'iliftblp Compftnies, c.t lo*r
rates. Also Ajrouc !'or th«
NEW' YORK LIFF.
(•See with Eagle & Co., on Main St.. Austin,
Mian. v7-ul
^llbatn «& ltobsuson,
Hcuse Sign, Carriage and Ornimcnt
al Paiatiug.
Graining & Paper Hanging.
OUlEi»
Shop on Mnin Street over Cronan's store.
MAV 1
ST, 1S75, AITSTIV,
Mis.V. yl.
J. P. SQUIRES, Into of Blur
Earth City, respectfully informs the
public that he bas permanently
LOCATED IN AUSTIN.
Office over Solncr A Morgan's store. Resi­
dence, first door east of the Public'Sehou*
buil Jicjr, where be may be found to attend
promptly to all cblls in the line of his profes-
"pi O. WHEELER,
(SuecMBor to PAGE t* WHEELER,)
ATTORNEY A'l LAW,
AND
Deaier in Real Estate.
OFFICE OVER 1st NAT'L BAN*,
Austin, Minn.
BANKS,
Cleaner,Renovator
:-.^?V-"
100.00
B.
MAXF1ELD
44tf
Goad accomodations for Man and B'ast.
THHMS REASONAB E
7ui2- IX O. PAG I*, Pro.
hand.
BRO^VNSDALE, MIN"N.
Oposite the Gran»? Hall, on Miin Street.
v7n2:? JO!IN UOBINSOV, Prwn'r.
R. \Y. L. IIOLLISTER,.
Corner of Main and Winona Streets,
Austin* Minmieota.
No C*nns.
USS B. DAVIS,
General Agent Home Life Ins. Co,
for Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa.
Office. 1st Dcor South of Court Hj\i33.
HiK RA3JSEY HOLSE,
JOHN E. MO UK [SO V, PROPRIETOR
A MSKY, MIN'N.,
At tko jnnetion of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
and Southern Minnesota Railroads.
GALLOWAY
A.
AUSTIN, MINN.
CS-rooevies & Pi-ovision
Also—A^ent for the .'oePluw, ntariufac
jred at Mishswaka, l'nd. 4fitf
WM. II. CRAXHALI.. i.Ar\YF.TTE FKESCI1.
1 UANDALL & FI3ENCH,
ATTORXPIYS AT A VV.
N. WHEAT, M. D.,
Austin,
Mirn. Office in Bank Block adjoining
TH \NSCRIPT office. Coiiections ami other bus
in.ss attended to eavjl'ul'v and promptly.
AG "Six O i" TH ti .o :»A IN^. CO.
tf
Ho2ncspa:hic Physician &nd Surgeon.
ffiee ar.d licf-ideri'ie,
Corner cf St. I'a til and Mill Stra U.
2yl Ai'ssti, Ni»nso«.
and
TAILOR.
Thirty years experience in business gives
pre-eminence over all competitor*.
WORK DONE PROMPTLY.
Cutting in the Latest Styes.
Removed to Adams Street, {west of ns.ptist
Church) Auitin. Minn. 23tf
Southern Minnesota
Via La Crosse.
Passengers by this route for
MILWAUKEE,
CHICAGO,
BUFFALO
TORONTO,
MONTREAL,
PHILADELPHIA.
PITTSBURG,
ALBANY,
BUSTON.
NEWYOYIC.
And all points East will save detention, and
arrive in Chicago
Twelve Hours Advance
•f, any other routc, connecting closely with
EXPRESS TRAINS
For the East.
Farei-at-low a* by other roads.
D. W. HOLL«T»
8ajeri»tond«f t.
¥f
D. L. CLEMENTS,
A
g"*.
l+£~ X''?
.-fce'i
.••UHft W..U
MM
A. A. HARWOOD, Editor and Proprietor.
J: VANVALKENBURGH,
Produce Dealer,
A in in a
& SIJTHERLANl
AUSTIN, MINNESOTA, do a General
Commission business nnd solicit Consign­
ments. They bare erected ware-house and
have one of the best of Cellars,,
ltelbrence.--:—First rational Rank, Mower
County Bank, Sherman Page, Ju Ige of Dist.
Court. Richardson A Mnybew, and Solncr &
Morgan, a'l of Austin, Minn. 42yl
UOS. F. STEVENS,
Attorney, at Law
Late of the Maceonpiji County YII17.) Ba\
business entrusted to him willreecive ^prompt
and enieful attention.
Office in Austin & Cbase'a Blook, Austin,
Minu.
A
TJSriN AND RAMSEY STAGE
LINE.
Stages Voft-ve Auatin daily, making los«
^^u tti&.,Pa5JUuix«r*Tniu)« vv^ir Ttae
outhorn Minnesota Railroad.
Fare.TG Cents,
ll-m3 S, HUTCH INS, Proprietor.
B. SMITH,
Dealer ip,
AGEIULTTJRAL implements,
Jutrni Machinery and Prothtcc,
Anthracita and Sittunuous Coal.
OrJ-T? Solicited smd Froaiptiy filled.
Proprietor Pioneer Coal Yard.
Uy! AiTSTIN, MINNESOTA.
LUITIILEN.
DEALER IN
CPNFECTIONERY
of all kinds.—including Eweet Meats. Also
keeper of the finest
mm** 1*
in th» city, whore persons or parties can b*
aceoiiiuiudated with all tlie delicacies the
season. .ri the ?h 'rtf?t notice. Ou Mill street
•pp i.«i'e Cliatiiller Uru's.
Aa.-tiu, Minn., Due. I'jtl*. tf.
EO E. WH.BOUR SON,
Merchant Tailors,
And dealers in
Ready-iViade Clothing,
CENTS'
Fiiniisliing Gootls,
Hats. Cans. & o.
Ll-3y Austin, SLcaesotfr
(Sr.'cessor to Ii *r!an V*. P«vgo, Banker.)
LIY t'S W.SITAW E All LAN V7. PAGE.
G. F. liU'NVITH. Asst. Ca.-b'r.
IIUKC'r/ltv
i.fw:rt W. Suaw, G. E. ^icitfNrn,
ti. A.
R'ILI.IN.I,
V» l-i* KlfiAMi, k]
1*". 0. VHI:KI.F.K, BFL
W.
(President National AP.<p></p>ItAP.I.AN
Life In* Phi:':!.
F-astern Exc-hange and i-r i'tson tj'reat 1!ri
ai'.'i and all principal Cuntiu«:niu.i Cities, lo
jj lie 1 sum.-? siiif.
C'dsections will receive prompt atteuti-.-n.
Agent* for Cunar.) l^lne -jf ^te:itnsl»:js ar.J
Ticket# «vld at lo*?»} t:uv.-'?:r'y rates to
Inn !r -ni a!! RaP-Tny ^t:it:-ins in iJurupc.
Bnrli'IITOU.
ESJIUS &
Cedar
Miuaesota1
RAILWAY.
Trains going North.
NOHA JUNCTION.
St. Paul Ex. ar., €:13 turn Ex.A Mail 3:iSp.tii.
A cst 1 jr.
St. Paul Ex. .nr., S:00 a.m. Ex.& Mai! 10:20 pin
Trains Going South.
A I STIS.
M. Louis Es. IveOMO p.m. Es.i Mail 12:30p.m
SOKA '.-iCTIOM.
Loais Ex. lve 1 !:2.i p.m. Ex. A Mail 2:"'
SETT BBIIiKSS,
STOEE,
GOODS.
W9
TIASJUST OPENED A NEW CLOTHING
flolise on Mill
strc
t, wh-re he ivll! koep
everything needed in a• geiitlcmin's wardrobe.
H» will in-iko the of clothing
a Special feature of his business, liav uj:
had man years expevieiiC',- he feels confi lent
fhat ha ean please all who favor him with
-their patronage. £3tt
S I
SUN PICTURES
:n every Style and Variety, known t« the sci­
ence, and of all sizes.
it
makes i?
Having recently supplied myself wjih an
entirely
XE W A I'i'AUA TUi,
to make a
R.R,
The Shortest, Quickest,, and most Reliable
Route to the East is
1
I am prepared
Soecaltyof Landscaping,
A«D
Vry-I-X-E-B-W-W-S-S-«
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Room's on Maple Street, South sid« of 'Pub'
lio-Square: vtJ-J2-tf
A. M. RADEMACHER,
^ae just opened a new stock of goods at
G. Rademachcr's old stand, on Mil!
Street. He will keep the best of
ltOCE HIES.
CROCKERY,
CONFECTIONERY,
v-
TOBACCO,
CIOAR5, ETC
DRIED AND GREEN APPLES,
AND OTHER FRUJT3.
A
PLOUR^ANO'/ 'PEED.
Goods sent to any.,jart .'of th^'tfity, and:
.ptiees do.wQ to the lowest living figures.
•*:£,
8U1.
*&*»***£&&?•**' i**?*
:'v .3' '-.v.^S ^iNLCl&S^f .«*3^
V-A
I'AiiK- 115
TERMS: ^12.00 for twenty Lessons. Rooms in
Masons block, South side of the Public Square.
sfjt
N
-iT
ISS C. CHAMBERLAIN^
TEACHER 0?
Vocal and Instramaatal Music.
WOOD! WOOD!!
Money luaned on Real Estate or (.lateral
Securities.
LeKov. Minn.. Feb. IStli. 1S74.
(7UR iwUEi
Druggists & Pharmacutists,
AND DEALERS IN
Stationery,
Shooi and
Blank Books,
FANCY ARTICLES,
Main St., Austin, Minn.
KAISER &
CHEAPER
7 HAN TH1
*.
*s*w»-'-*P-rSH:fte
v7.n39
CHEAPEST !|MTTU
SIOllE ON MAIN STREET,
Adjoining Jones' new Block.
T1
J"«
WO°D'
ML
For sale by
Enquire at tLe Office ef the Register of
Deeds. 33-tf.
G. HENDERSON & 00-,
Bank, Passage,. & Foreign Ex­
change Business,
v: T^oy, ... 3! INN.
Tickets't- a:.d from ail parts »f Europe by
.he Ancboi, Guian, and all other lines, flohl
at li rates.
Responsible jfarties can obtain Tickets on
Credit, nt liberal rates, until after next har­
vest, if desired.
GUiNEY,
Austin, Minnesota,
Manufacture and Deal ia
HARNESS.
SADDLES,
i£\V
HORSE -COLLARS,
TRUNKS & WHIPS
Ac
Ctepl?
gciiiriiii Seatly aM
Done
ASi Work Warranted.
Austin, Minnesota. Nov. 1 f'.. 1871, 35
H. GUNZ.
GENERAL
v7n22if
NEW FALL STOCK.
R.
Dunkleman
received a LARt^H
STOCK of
CLOTHiNg,
CLOTHS,
CAS1MI :RES.
And also a Very Nicc Stock of
HAT'S, & A PS.
and
Furnishing Goods.
The Selections were made by Mr. Dunkle
man in the Eastern market, and he is sure oj
giving satisfaction to his Old Customers, and
ail new ones who may 'favor him with a call.
SUITS made't» order, in the latest styb
and lv the most expert Tailors.
Store in Old Headquarters Gnildtng, cornei
Main r.d Bridge Streets. Austin, Minn.
OUT OF THE
ST
INTO THE
JOHN WALSH,
DEALER IN
Groceries, Flour, Feed,
etc., etc.,
Will open his New Store on Mill Street, on
SATURDAY.
His stock is complete nnd his prices are rea­
sonably. lie solicits a call.
Go and See Him
l"
mm
3ST ES "W"|! MILLING.
el.'.},.
to VisnoW and 'ele^snt qdariers. tT-41X
mm
II I! MUMlMlT CIL111"X" jWJM1» Ujgii
-'"^w^iSsrtif^ma:gtTor
DENTAL WORK.
bj
DR. J. RABE,
Surgeon Dentist.
43tf Austin, Minn.
T. Do Witt Talmage, Ed-
Without Premium,$3 with Premlnin, S3.25
To Clergymen, 75 cents less.
A Choije of Two Premiums. Acents want­
ed.
Alio, Firs
SalMtl-Sciiot
HAVE YOU SEEN THE
Manufactured at Austin,
And so'd throughout the State? It i& one of
I-most va'luable devices for producing buMer
t'r.im cream ever invented. Any ordinary
quantity of cream can be changed to butter
TEN MINUTES TIME
Tlis Churns arc of two kir.di, one of wood
the other of slune. They are
Cheap,Durable
^asily operated, and kept clean without dif­
ficulty, No other churn ean compete with
these in any respect. Call on u: for th.
5XCELSI0R
24 tf C. N. BETSICKER.
LOOK! LOOK!
Bed Jacket Mills
—SITUATED OX—
O I N S E E
About fiO rods east from the Depot. The Uo
dersigned are now prepared to do all work in
the way of
They have spared no pa'ns in getting the
best Machinery, using the latest patents for
WITH MALIGB TOWARD NONE| WITH CHARITY FOR ALL
VOLUME VIII. AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY. THURSDAY, MAY 20,1875. NUMBER 7.
WOOD.!
Men, womcfrand agents,
we bave just what you
need.'' Our 'Jxlt Mounted hroiaifi olitscU
anything in tho market. Mr. Personn writes:
'*1 struck out yesterday, and by working easy
four hours, cleared $7." A lady ban just re­
ported her profits for the forenoon aa $5 yes­
terday up to 2 o'clock she clcared $7-1*0. We
ean prove beyond question that one Agent
ordered 3,ft60 of thesochromos in eleven work­
ing days. We have the largest and finest as­
sortment in the United States hundreds of
choice subjects from which to scleet. We will
send you an assorted 100 of the best selling
free of chargc on receipt of$d.50'. Send in
jour orders or give us a call. Samples by
mail 25c.. or 12
for $1.
BOSTON FRAME AND CHROiMO CO.
292 Washington St., Boston,' Mass
P. 0. Box 2««2.
The Christian at work.
Papers
Under tb« same editorial supervision. Each
publii-ht-d tiionf lily, and suitable
for
School or
Home. The best anil ch-npest published.
Beautiful Premiums with these also.
GOOD WORDS, NY PAPEB,
(iOftOdlt K!! OJ.r VXI»
YOIXG,
I»2:5T OK3I-
'rag.s^as-t.
TpSt*We number our papers, but do NOT
date them, making them good at any
time.
*^35.
Full particulars and sample copies of all
papers furnished on application
HORATIO C. KINO. Publisher,
Mt3 -x 5105, New York.
FUR GOOD.
HART, TAYLOR & CO.,
OF BOSTON, MASS., ARE JOBBERS OF
Hats, Gaps, Furs,
Buffalo Eobes,
AND MANUFACTURERS OF
LADIES' PURS.
They arc represented in this city by their
traveling Agent,
MR. JNO. A. BABCOCK,
Who will be here about three weeks, with
samples. He will take rders for everything
mxd« of Fur. and turnisTi the very best u'lal
'itifg of goods. Prices astonishingly bnv.—
Please reserve your orders for our Agent.
Mm3 HART, TAYLOR & CO.
FteBf*
They feel confident in assuring tho Public
of as good work as can be turned out in the
CEDAR VALLEY..
-i
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N
1
4
5000 BUSHELS
tf
58
of Wheat wanted, Highest prices given, also
Cfesh paid for
CORM? AND, OATS.
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c.
Witif
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4
NE.& Co.
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OH, BE NOT THE FIRST.
Oh b"e not the first*to diseoVer
A blot in the fain* of a friend,
-A flaw' in the faith oT a lorer,
Wbo|e heart nay prbve true in the end.
"TTo nono of us know one another.
And oft into errors we fallj
Then let us speak well of our brother,
Or speak not about him at all.
A smile or a sigh may awaken
Suspicion most false and undue
And thus our belief,may be shaken
In hearts that are honest and true.
How oft the light smile of gladness
I« worn by the friend that we meet,
To cover a soul full of sadness—
Too proud to acknowledge defeat.
Bow often the sight of dejection
Is heaved frcm the hypoorite's breast,
To parody truth and affection,
•To lull a suspicion to rest.
-^ow often the friends we hold dearest
Their noblest emotion conceal
And blossoms the purest, sincerest,
Have secrets they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbor suspicion,
And small ones to trace our defects—
For ours be a noble ambition,
For base is the minds that suspccts.
Wo none of us know one another,
Aud oft into error we fall
Then let us speak well of our brother,
Or speak not about him at all.
GARNET'S HUMILIATION.
BY MKS. M. A. BEX1SOX.
'•Some callers for Miss Westbnry," said
the well-traiuti'.l holel servant, as lie pre­
sented cards on a silver salver.
"Oh, mamma! it's those fashionable
Mays just the best people in Washing­
ton! John, tell them I'll be down very
soon. What shall I wear, mamma, please
'.ell me quick ?. If Cousin Stella wasn't
so awfully stupid she might have got my
lavender silk out by this time or my
lovt'ly blue one with the point-lace trim
mings. Pray tell me, somebody, what 1
shall wear."
"The silver-gray you have on with a
fresh ribbon will be»prettier than an elab­
orate dress. I shouldn't think of making
an evening toilet if I were you, even for
ihe Mays," said Stella.
"Thai's because you don't known any
thing about them," responded Garnet.
"What can such fashionable people have
in common with you Probably you'll
never speak to them in your life," and she
threw ribbons and necklace, watch and
chain recklessly on the marble-top lable
in her haste while her mother, who had
brought a costly, imported dress from the
wardrobe, proceeded to array her only
and beautiful child in it. For Garnet
was beautiful and had been brought up
as her father often said, "without regard
to cast'."
To please her, the old oil merchant had
consented to spend the wiuter in Wash­
ington at one of the first hotels and to
incur no end of expense, for Garnet was
wild to see and mingle with the best so.
ciety.
There also he had found his niece, the
daughter of his dead brother, ill at an or­
dinary boarding-house, and in the good­
ness of his heart had insisted upon her
leaving an ardious position and spending
the winter will) his lamily.
Feeling the need of rest and relaxation
Stella had accepted the kind offer, much
I so the spoiled Garnet's chagrin? who saw
only in the little plain figure and some­
what old fashioned garments a dowdy and
a foil. Iu fact she was very much asham­
ed of her eousia and took no pains tp hide
her dislike.
"They are worthy people, I believe,"
Stell answered with a Hush on her
cheek.
"Very worthy! Good paticnce! mam­
ma, here her—the very pink and perfec­
tion of Washington society! Very \tortliy
people, indeed! Why, there are persons
who would give half they are worth to be
called upon by the Mays. you really
think they are worthy people Stella How
much they would be obliged if they could
hear you."
Her cousin settled quietly in Jib her cor­
ner again \vi:h a »ok, but the flush on her
cheek had faded into paleness.
"2%ow, mamma, how do I Took? Oh,
but how awfully long to keep them wait­
ing. They probably saw in the papers
that I have just come out. I'll wear both
diamond rings, mamma. They say that
Miss Bella May wears an India shawl of
almost fabulous value, given to licr by
some great Eastern magnate, and that Miss
Anne is to marry an Earl, an English Earl,
think of that! If ever we go abroad it will
he of such advantage to be acquainted
with her."
She swept once or twice back and forth
her splendid train spifading in peacock
glory over the rich hues of the carpel,
then taking one last look in the cheval
mirror- aud posing her head in its daint­
iest fashion, she walked out of the room
like a litllu princess, conscious of being
at her best..
"Isn't she dressed a little too much for
a day call?" asked Mrs. Westbury, anx­
iously, as she saw the last iris glitter of
the rich silk vanish at the Ihpesliold.
"I think she is," said Estella, quiet­
ly
"I'm afraid so but what could I do?
Garnet lias had her own way so long that
I never pretend to dispute her wishes ot­
her tastes,"-sighed the meek little wo­
man—a sad confession for a mother to
make, as Estelle thought, with a pitying
look.
"Pray, are ihe Mays so very wonderful
asked Mrs. Westbury.
"I believe they are of very good famihv
aud I know they are- immensely rich,"
said Estelle "but what I have heard
them chiefly extolled for is their unaffect
ness and good sense. Though they are
really among the
.leaders of society here
they are as quiet and unassuming as—
well, as true nobility Of character always
makes one, I suppose. I am glad .'they
have called- upon Garnet. It may really
be considered quite an honor."
"They must have seen her, and she
is so handaoipe," replied -the gratified
mothl-iv
,s
Avaftij* *1^*1 Estelle *ddipg in her onlyJ^you iell me you knew them
Garnet, a little taken aback at sight of
the plain toilets of this distinguished
party, sailejJ. up to them with her grand­
est manner, and to cover her surprise -and
trepidation plunged ai once into conversa­
tion. She scarcely waited for questions,
but with the volubility of a school girl
just released from bondage talked and
talked.
Before long these strangers, as well as
^others, whose ears were sharpened by ho­
tel experience, knew the principal events
of her life what school she had attended
how she huted Blank, her native city what
sort of a house her father had bought and
furnished that part of her family were
traveling on the continent, and had sent
her costly presents how lfiuch she, too,
wanted to visit foreign countries and
numberless little incidents that kept her
visitors startled and almost silent.
At last she paused and began the con­
templation of her dress. Surely that most
exquisite point lace must impress them
favorably and the diamonds on her fin­
gers and in her ears—not many young
ladies could a fiord to wear them and then
the dress itself, how she ached lo inform
them lhat it was an importation from Paris,
and the work of the great artist, Worth,
the prince of dressmakers.
"Mamma," said Anne May, in a voice
strikingly unlike the high pitched tone of
Miss Garnet, "would it not be as well to
mention the business for which we called
upon Miss Westbury V"
TERMS:
corresponded to the outer
the mind
shrine."
Meanwhile, Garnet, gratified ahd tci
umpant, entered ihe handsome parlor of
the hotel. Here and there in groups tat
visitors, ladies and gentlemen, and the
young girl was delighted at the sensation
caused by her appearance. For one little
moment Garnet was confused as, going
"up to a small group of people, said,
speaking to a lady: "Mrs. May, I pre
sume."
"Oh, no, that is Mrs. May by «be win
dow," responded the lady, pointing to an­
other circle with her fan.
"Mercy, mamma," cxclaimed Anne
May, as the over-dressed Garnet came
toward them, "we have evokfd a rain­
bow."
Garnet's ears tingled so that perhaps a
new splendor shot from their pendant
jewels, for was this not a prelude to an in­
vitation to their house, to some German
or grand reception, where she might see
the President, and some of the great men
of the country.
"Yes, dear," said Mrs. May, in the same
low, modulated tones. "You see, Miss
Westbury' we have been searching the
city for a missing friend, and having heard
accidentally, that you were a rehuion, we
called to see if you could give us any
information concerning Miss Stella Glen."
"Stella Glen! My cousin!" exclaimed
Garnet, the blood receding from her
checks, while she inwardly wondered at
the strange question. Was it possible af­
ter all, that this could have been ihe only
object of their visit.? Did they not come
to make her a call of acknowledgment, or
of compliment? Could it be only to in-
quire after Miss Stella, who perhaps they °wn brittle structure.
iook for a dressmaker? And \vh' knew
but she might have been one—she was
such a stickler for the right of women to
help themselves? and at the thought her
check burned.
She drew back a little, mortified to the
heart. Had all her fine clothes, her point
lace gone for nothing? llad she been'
called down, it seemed to her now, like a
servant, to tell whatever she knew about
her cousin
"Miss Glen is here, with us," said Gar­
net.
"What! in this hotel? Oh, mamma!"
exclaimed Miss Anne, with sparkling
eyes.
"I will go up and send her down," said
Garnet, rising.
"Pray, don't think us so rude," said
Mrs. May, and her hand was on the beil
rope.
11
A card was sent up by the servant,
while Garnet sat still, in mute surprise,
her high spirits gone, her vaniiy laid
low.
ed in the doorway, iu the same identical
black silk dress—rusty at that—which she
always wore. But now Garnet saw with
new eyes—saw a delicacy and beauty in
her face that had been sealed to her
hitherto.
What was her exceeding astonishment
to note that all the Mays rose, and with
outstretched hands welcomed her cousin
with the warmest demonstrations. Miss
Anne kissed her Mrs. May patted her
cheek aud called her darling Miss Belle
chidtd her foriiiot coming to see them
all had a kind w«rd, a real welcome, for
the girl Garnet had considered a little
nobody..
At last the truth came out. Miss Glen
was the daughter of one who had been a
brave soldier during the war. Her father
had died, nobly giving his life up in the
heroic effort to save his superior officer—
and that officer was Col. May.
Miss Glen had then devoted herself to
the sick and wounded in hospital, and had
singularly enough, succeeded by her de­
votion in carrying through a terrible ill­
ness the sou of this same Col. May, a young
Lieutenant who had been dangerously
wonaded at Gettysburg.
From that time the Mays adopted her
as nearly as possible until they left for
Europe. They had been very anxious to
take her with llieiy, but as the young of­
ficer -atbresiid had' made-proposals of
marriage to Miss Glen, and been rejected,
she very wisely declined.
All this Garnet learned afterward. At
this time she only fidt a burning resent­
ment that this quiet, unfashionable cousin
had preceded her in the good graces ot
one of Ihe most prominent families in
towli, and it seemed like adding the one
drop too much when Mrs. May, after al­
most literally imploring a visit from
Miss Glen, turneci, as if she bethought
herself, and blandly added: "And
bring voiir little cousin with you." Ev.
idently they thought she was fresh from
school.
"I'll never go
ueHiiiuui, iei»n«u. ina repaineu ineir parior.
S,i» L-./ i!*
"atsffE vl .Htlr
"Yes,. Garnet is beautiful,'? repliedri ins regained their parlor. "Why did'nt jeat may cut deeper than a curse. Some a dozen hairs to an ounce of butter with*
'VAySrftf-C:?
,,«*..
rife *fW*V
A
per Annum.
lurned on poor Stella with a perfect tor­
rent of vituperation, blaming her for all
that she had been obliged to undergo.
In time, however, she thought better of
it. Finding that her quiet little cousin
had the entree into society, she conde­
scended to treat h» upon more equal
turns: but she never forgot the humilia­
tion or the lesson of that day's defeat.—
Youth's Companion.
Th* Intelligent Compositor,
Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell Co.:
A great deal, has of late, been said,
written and printed about the "Intelligent
Compositor." Frequently articles of some
considerable length, embodying a large
number of typographical and ungram
mntical errors, besides glaring absurdi­
ties, have been collected and put together
by some industrious hands, and given to
these much-abused type-stickers. No
sooner does an article appear in one pa­
per under that head, than it is copied', "all
over the land, by the other papers, thus
leading the public to infer that nearly all
the compositors must be blockheads and
numbskulls, and cannot understand a
tithe of their business.
There is not a shadow of a doubt that
the pickers-up of type are as prone to
commit errors as any one else and it is
somewhat remarkable that many of them
make so few, when it is taken into con­
sideration that they have to pick up so
many thousand separate letters each day
and week. Did the uninitiated understand,
even in a small degree, the intricacies of
a composing room, they would marvel at
the correctness of their work.
It is a noticeable fact—and the state­
ment can be verefied—that manuscript is
often placed in the hands of compositors
that cannot be deciphered by the writers
themselves. Some of it is so bad that one
would almost come to the conclusion that
a spider had fallen into an ink bottle, ex
trieated himself, and crawled over the pa­
per to rid himself of the inky fluid. With
such chirography before him, is it strange
that mistakes occur? The wonder is that
there is not more of them.
Now, instead of these wiseacres making
a butt of the intelligent compositor, it cer­
tainly would be more creditable to them
to give the printer crcilit for his intelli­
gence and learing- How would some of
them like to see their effusions in print
exactly as they put it down on paper?
They, doubtless, would be horrified, and
deny the paternity of their offspring. And.
how may, pray—and smart ones, too—un­
derstand punctuation, capitalization,spel­
ling, and even constructing their senten­
ces by the rules of grammar? Very few.
They have to rely solely on the printer
for the medicine, as it were, thai they give
to their articles to make tliem appear in a
convalesccnt siate before a discerning and
discriminating community. It would be
amusing and laughable, truly, to print
verbatim the manuscript of some of the
carpers who find fault with t'ae intelligent
compositor, because a few mistakes occa­
sionally occur. Let those, who live in
glass houses, throw no stones, for they
may posssibly rebound and destroy their
The casual reader of newspapers and
magazine^does not stop to criticise a
typographical mistake. It is only those
who so assiduously find fault with others
that make the most blunders themselves,
for the very purpose of shielding their
own shortcomings. The fact is patent,
that watever particular failing or weak­
ness a person has, they imagine everyone
to~be affected with the same malady and
disorder. An inebriated man believes that
every man he meets is in the same condi­
tion. So it is with these carpers, being
full of errors and mistakes themselves,
suppose the intelligent compositor to be
laboring under the same fatality.
It is positively true—and none knows
it so well as the so-called "Intelligent
Compositor"—that many writers, aud
even ir anv reporters and editors know less
about punctuation, capitalization and
even spelling than a schooi-boy. So, too,
their manuscript would compare favorably
Presently, to her horror, Stella, appear-j compositor as the former, and as interest-1 i^-ts or not, wo cannot say. Alter Mr.
capitalize
To be plain, they make it grammatical
and readable so that when the writer reads
it in print, he scarcely recognizes it as his
own.
Compositors make mistakes, and some­
times "flaring ones too. And who does
But 1 am taking up too much of your
valuable space, and must stop. The above
was indited as a defence, iu a small way,
ofthe much-abused "intelligent composi­
tor," knowing you are ever ready to pub­
lish both sides of a story.—W.C., in-Ameri­
can Newspaper Repoitcr.
Humor and Sarcasm.
It is not everybody who knows where
to joke, or when, or how and whoever is
ignorant of these conditions had better
not joke at all: A gentleman never at­
tempts to be humorous at the expense of
people with whom he is but slightly ac­
quainted. In fact it is neither good uor
wise policy To joke"
at anybody's expense
that is to say, to make any body uncom­
fortable merely to raise a laugh. Old
iEsop. who was doubtless subject to many
a jibe on aceonnt of his humped back,
I'll never go!" she cried Boj'samlthe Frogs." 'Whatwas fun to the! lytl matron, "remember that those men
in a tcmpesfof passion, when the cous- youngsters was death to the cronkcrs A make the best husbands who can swallow
andMsillrequitc it with ©ontuwelji oprt
4nsnlt Neverbtntcr one of thiiclaavor
h»willbrooU ov€r yonr b«dip»fu,Aay
after you have forgotten it, and it U, not
prudent to any one's enmity for the take
of uttering a small repartee.Ridicule, at
best, is a perilous weapon. Satire, liow.
ever, when leveled at social foibles ana
political evils, is not only legitimate, bat
commendable.- It has
shamed down mop
abuses than were ever abolished by force
or logic.
NO HANGING FOR Ml'RDER.
Else Iowa LIWI Might CiMats laitlt*
Upon Story County Lynchcn—Cravl
Murder of an Old Farmer,
Des Moines*, Iowa, Telegraph, May 10.
Early this morning it was rumored here
lhat George N. Kirkman, a Story county
farmer, had been taken out of his bed
Sunday morning and hanged until he was
dead, by parties unknown. The report
was at first discredited, but later in the day
reliable reports were received stating that
such was the fact. A coroncr's inquest
was held Sunday afternoon. They found
the body badly bruised and mangled, and
that he had come to his death by banging
at the hands of a mob, only four or five of
whom directly participated, but as to who
the parties were, nothing was developed.
The testimony at the inquest showed that
no noise was heard until Mr. Kirkman
was seized from Mrs. Kirkman's side in
the bed. So suddenly was everything
done, the rope put around his neck and
hauled out ofthe house—that he only said
one word—"Marian:i—for his son-in-law,
Mai
•ian Ilaynes. Mrs. Kirkman screamed
and tried to catch holu of him, rapped on
the door where Mr. and Mrs. Haynes were
sleeping, and-was going to follow Mr.
Kirkman out of doors, but her daughter'
would not let her. The entire family then
remained in the kitchcn bedroom until
daylight before giving the alarm. Two
shots were fired as he was jerked out of
the house. From Ihe door the track looks
as though he had been jerked several feet.
As they passed from the kitchen-door they
immediately turned south, went through
the front gate in front of the south door,
and then turned west. Shortly after pas
stng through the front gate signs of drag­
ging were visible, then for a short dis^
tance the signs disappeared, and then fof
about the last half of the distance he was
dragged over the entire ground. It ap­
peared that, just after falling the last time
he was dragged against and over a stump,
after which no signs of struggling were
visible. A few places along the route
blood was visible. The tree upon which
he was hung was about four inches in
diameter. The limb over which the rope
was drawn was only about, one inch in
diameter. The bark was nearly worn
through by the friction of the rop?\ Tho
limb was six feet high. Mr. Ivirkliain
was drawn up wrth his back against the
tree, his legs crossed and still resting on
the ground. Had he been straight liia
knees would probably have touched the
ground. The place where lie was hung
was nearly 20 feet from the place where
he was taken last winter by a mob of
about eight or tt and threatened to bo
hung. To follow so near the same old
track i! looks as though the parties had
been over the around before.
tells the whole story in hi? fable of "The| "Girls," observes an experienced Brook,
and. she men ere ao conatitoted that they cannot! out knowin it."
-ji T'f' "jt». HJZ'
Hvui-.
'.'t .„
Mr. George N. Kirkman was aged be­
tween 55 and oS years had lived in Story
county 23 years seitled on his present
farm in Indian Creek townliship, about a
mile from Peoria City, in February, 1852,
and had a family of nine children—three
sons and six daughters. Five of his chil­
dren are married. Some time last fall
some trouble arose between Mr. and Mrs.
Kirl-iman some trifling cause, in which
in the language ofMr. Kirkman, the blame
was upon each about bait and half. Mrs.
Kirkman left the house, aud went to her
son-in-law, Mr. Zinsmaster A short timo
after, Mr. ZinsmasUr's barn was burned,
and Mr. Kirkman was accused of being
the person who sot it on fire. Mr. Zins­
master lived in Polk county, and Mr. Kirk­
man was bound over for his appearance
at the District Court. The day after the
barn was burned Mr. Kirkman was taken
into the timber, kicked and hauled about
in a very rough manner, and wa^ threat­
ened to be hung then, and probably would
have been had the mob agreed among
themselves. That was in daylight. Mr.
Kirkman had three parties arrested and
bound over to the District Court in Story
county. When the court met in Des
Moines no indictment was found against
Kirkman, and he was consequently dis­
charged. The District Court in Story
county will meet nest Tuesday, and the
chances are verj- strong that the. parties
u''10
with Chinese hieroglyphics in fact, in as fo:tunate in
mobbed _*]
some cases, the latter is as plain to the there is any connection between these two
ing. With such a monstrosity before them, Kii'kmaii troubles uisl tall, he maue a
these much-abused typos are expected to 'n winch some ot his children were
put it in type free of errors and mistakes, remembered with nothing and some with
and thev do it yes, and they do it well.! & plenty. Ilis lands were transferred and
Tliey punctuate it,
Kirkman would not bo
retthiir awav. Whether
it and add many changes were luaoe. About fiva
and drop words, as occasion may require: weeks ago they wex-c got together again,
they often reconstruct whole sentences.
vcen':
not? Are these critics infallable them-1 Lord Brougham, "to ha nit upon which, in
selves? One would judge so from the
manner in which they so indu^riously
collect the errors they find in newspapers,
and put them before Ihe public under llie
spurious title of "The. Intelligent Com
positor^Again." Better look at home be­
fore going elsewhere to find flaws in oth­
ers. Such meanderings and wanderings
generally recoil. Doubtless ihe initiigent
compositor is as intelligent and smart, and
even more so, than those who set in judg­
ment against him, and in many respecta
more than their peers.
hack to thei house, expecting
live together again. This will was de­
stroyed, the properly re-transferred and
everything put in the shape it was before.
Hals it.
"I trust even-thing under God," said
all ages, the lawgiver, as well as the school­
master, has mainly placed his reliance
habit, which makes everything easy, and
casts all difficulties upon the deviation
from a wonted course. Make sobriety a
habit, and intemperance will be hateful
make prudence a habit, and reckless pro­
fligacy will be as contrary to the nature
of the child, grown or adult, as the mo&t
atrocious crimes are to auy of your lord­
ships. Give a child the habit of sacredly
regarding the truth of carefully respect­
ing the properly of others of scrupulous­
ly abstaining frcm all acts of improvi­
dence which can involve him in distress,
and he will just as likely think of rushing
into an element in which he cannot breathe
as of lying, or cheating, or swearing."
Official statistics show that 26.0,814
immigrants arrived in this country dur­
ing 1874, Of these, 2,645 weie of pro­
fessional occupations 82,482 skilled
laborers 101.318 of various trades and
occupations, and 122,453 of no occupa­
tion, a classification including women
and children. Some of the minor di­
visions under the professional head are
interesting, as the notation that arrived
1 billiard-player, 1 equestrian, 1 letter
carrier, 1 omnibus carrier, 1 pensioner
and 2 bath-keepers. Six authors, 133 ac­
tor, 120 artists and 381 clergymen c&me
over.

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