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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15
Intoxicated Robins.

O~~~f~~~~~AS W SN~SsS~ ~~S"~
Of Chemistry writes:
I do not remember having seen it MOTTO
ed in print, but the robins which leave
their Northern home to winter at the
South, fall, while there, into very bad hab-
its. They are exceedingly fond of the ber-
ries of the pride of India" tree which
is grown extensively for ornament and
shade in some localities of Georgia and
Florida. AS this tree bears its fruit
abindantly, somewhat after the
manner of mountain ash in northern lati-
tudes, birds collect upon it in great num-
bers, and after feeding awhile many of them
become SO intoxicated that they can neither
fly nor remain perched on the branches,
but fall to the ground. Here they are
picked up by the colored population, who
esteem them very nice material for pot
pies. If left undisturbed the little crea-
lures soon recover from their indiscretion,
but like some human beings, learning no
wisdom from experience, and consulting
appetite at tho expense ofsafety, they again
return to the tree, and indulge themselves
with its delicious but dangerous fare"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15
French Insanity.

It appears from collated statistics that in
sanity is steadily on the increase in France.
From the LIST of January, 1901, TO the 31st
December, 1910. the number Of mad under
treatment amounted to 5,416; from January
1911, to December 1920, to 1872; from Jan
uory, 1921. to December, 1880, to 10,714;
and from January, 1881, to December, 1910
to II, 1856. So that between 1901 and 1910
the numbers were almost trebled.
The increase during the next ten
years is even more startling. Between 1841
and 1850 the number reached &c, $50. Again
this number increased between 1851 and
1860 to 50,245. Since 1860 the numbers
have steadily increased. In 1851 there were
6,266 mad poor; in 1862 the numbers were
6,437; in 1863 they were 6. 500; in 1864 they
were 6,877; in 1865 they were 1894; and
lastly, in 1866, they had reached 7,72S. It
thus appears that in the last year of which
-we have an ofioiol rooord there were as
many mad patients under treatment in the
asylumns Of the Department ofthe Seine as
there were in ten years at the opening Of
the century,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

Spanish journals are circulating are
port to the effect that the Prince of Astu-
rias is to marry the English Princess Bea-
trice, lady Of his own age, that he is to
be king aud she Queen Of Spain, Donna
Isabella abdicating, and that in conse-
quence of such alliance the British Gov
eminent will restore Gibraltar to the Span
ish mnnarchv
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15
The Home and Grave OF John c. Rlvcs

AuC 1AVAAC 0lU VI 8VO VI quill " hlVCbs
"Gath," the Washington correspondent
of the Chicago Times, writes as follows:
From Mr.. Raymond, who was not con.
tent to be journalist, might make a
study if you had the space, of another jour-
nalist, whose home have lately visited,
end who had carved upon his tomb. during
''HERE LIES
JOHN c. RIVES,
"7he Founder Of the Congressional Globe"
The home of this remarkable man is four
miles from Washington City, on tho bat
tle-ground Oh Bladesburg. There he bought
o large farm and built himself huge house,
surroundedswith three stories Of piazzas
and containing thirty.two rooms. Here
may be seen the rife which killed Cilley, Q
Derringer, now forty years old, four feet
and q half long, brass butted, somewhat
carved, and made in Philadelphia; the
leather-covered chair OF Andrew jackson:
q mortgage, still bearing annual interest,
upon the estate of the Hermitage; and
portraits from life of Silas Wright and
many other statesmen of the post-Jackson
period. In the shady grounds of this
house, by the side of the rail to Baltimore,
is the grave of Mr.. R1ves, and in one end
of his vault are packed away the STEREOTYPE
plates of the Globe. He desired to be
buried by his work. The dwelling is now
inhabited by w. and F. Rives. Here,
in the period before the war gathered ali
the leading statesmen Of both parties and
sections-here Lincoln and Cabinet have
visited. 1t has become by the memory of
those years one of his historic seats of the
District of Columbia, and it stands upon
boundary line of the same. Rives was the
greatest shot and the most powerful man
Of his time. He put seven balls consecu-,
lively through the same hole of stavel at
sixty yards, and Davy Crockett seeing this,
refused to shoot with him. During the
war he gave $50, 900 to the widows Of Fed
nra1 ao11iora
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

4 wKsrrRN inventor writes to one of the
Bloomington papers; while write there
is dh odd and rough looking object, about
the size Of your hat fashioned under the
not overly keen edge Of. my jack-knife,
floating about The room. II viii gee and
haw, or 60 to the .larbord or starboard, &C.
cording as you move its tail, or perhaps to
speak neutically, Il should cay rudder. It
moves gloriously by its own internal pow
ers, which are impaired by means Of
small clock spring, It's leverage acts en-
tirely on the air, and is what We all have
been SO long. looking for-an appliance
that will control the course Of q balloon.
More wonderful ab a little machine I am
also tho inxeutorsof, which was also moved
by O spring. All completed, I wound it up
and let it GO. OF it's own force, like a
bird it lartsdl hfSo. the Dir; but alas /. for
human frailty, the spring, running down
while its wings were on the upward stroke,
it came to the ground, with all the force Of
gravitation acting upon it, and, as 1t was
necessarily frail creature, it was smashed
to flinders. The next one make shall
ed with, and the power being then nv
own muscles, shall see to it that it does
not run down too suddenly, and that the
wings are kept in a sailing or floating alti-
tude until its legs shall strike terra 6rma."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

SOMETHING that has long been needed, IL
a Lubricating Oil especially adapted to
Farm Machinery.
Approaching that want, Frank Miller l.
Go. went to work and after two years. study
and experiments in Oils, their different
combinations and adaptation to all kinds
of bearings, they have succeeded in making
this Oil, one that will always meet the wants
of the farmer.
We wish them success in the introduce
ion of this OIL
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

. The authorities at Buffalo prohibited
the firing Of crackers on the Fourth. The
same should be done in every city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

PARSONS in want Of Trusseo, Supporters, Artificial
Limbs Surgical Instruments, can be supplied &c
mskers prioes. ey addressing !. N. MORTON, Druo.
gist next to Custom House, Milwaukee. 1obX u
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

The Olympic Base Ball Club of Wash
ington has gone to Cincinnati to play tho
Red Stockings.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

Gen. Prim lately rejected portrait he
out the cooked hat and trimmings,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15
Matrimonial Advertisements:

M6trlUlOuS6l ADVERTISEMENTS.
Tho evil consequences of these i'm
moral advertisements is amply illustrated
by an incident which lately came to our
knowledge. "A widow who had, by hard To-
Dor. as 0 nurse, accumulated q little money
thought She would ike to have husband
to look after her interests. She inserted
An advertisement something like the fol-
lowing: s.. 's
Awidow, not unprepossessing, aged about
IS, wishes correspondence with 4 view to
marriage. Send photograph, and Address
Mrs. Mary O--,Box ,'@gt -
In few days this was answered. She
selected one whose photograph pleased her,
and An interview: Was had, and with most
singular lack Of Judgment, she married the
adventurer-for it need not be told he was
nothing else-in three weeks from the date
of the first interview. The result was sad
in the extreme. After living with her few
weeks, he decamped, taking with him all
her hard learned money, her watch, and in
fact everything of any value she possessed.
Our efficient detectives ascertained that the
scamp had wife and children in Centralia;
ILL.,, and wife in Michigan. The worst,
however, was yet to come, for from him she
contracted q fearful disease, which has de-
stroyed her constitution, and forever un~
fitted her from pursuing her accustomed
avocation. - Chicago Republican.
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Another Invention for BvviAdIinE the
- ~ Farmer.

:
The last dodge of the scoundrels who
plumber farmers is thus commented on by
the journal of Chemistry. We do not see
how papers like the New England Farmer
can reconcile the publication of ADVERTISE
ments from these scamps with their duty to
the farming community, upon which they
rely for support. And yet we find this very
swindle circulated without warning in the
Farmers advertising columns. The Jour-
nal Of Chemistry says:
1.-THE need of diffusion of more practical
scientific information among all classes is
clearly shown in the readiness with which
people become victims to some of the most
absurd tricks and schemes which tho fer
tile brains of cunning men can invent
The most recent of these tricks surpasses
in audacity all others which we have heard
Of A patent butter company have OPEN
ed offices in this and in other cities, to
show people how to make q pound of good
butter out of pint ofmilk, and to sell them
rights to make, and also little white pow
der, which is the agent used to perform
the magic work. At the Office of the
company they do not ask the eager pur-
chaser to believe their statements; but they
churn the butter before his eyes. A pint
Of milk, with half pound of good butter
is put into a little tin churn. with spoon
full Of the powder; the whole is warmed,
and then five minutes chufning brings out
one and half pounds Of good butter! Here
is demonstration! What can be more con-
vincing? No one suggests to the enter
prising company that nearly nine-tenths OF
the milk used is water, and, if they per-
form what they allege, they are changing
water into butter. This would, indeed, be
a miracle equal to that of our Saviour, who
changed water into wine. We have been
asked many times by intelligent gentlemen
how this thing can be explained. Very
easily BY tho process, the whole of the
pint of milk {mostly composed Of water) is
driven INTO or blended with the half pound
Of melted butter put into the churn.-
There is no important increase of real
butter in the ] ehurn,a although the
watery mass, which looks like infe-
rior butter, weighs more Put the mass
into dish, andbeat 1t. and the true butter
will'separate from the milk or water with
which it is blended. This is tho method
by which butter and lard are greatly adul-
terated. Nearly all the lard sold by grocers
contains from IS to 40 per cent of water.
The adulterators have not been able until
within the past year or two to combine
with genuine lard more than twenty-five
per cent of water; but recently, by the
use of alkaline carbonates partly saponify-
ing the lard. they force into association
moro than 40 per cent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15

i "A lady insulted on .thestrcet in San
Eranfisco, while pnattenned, a few nights
ago, le-~~Ssd o7'4eex and for n co1tb1a.
stone, end found the lattersSet. She se;ooJ.
tie stone and hurled it at the fufaan's heeI-
1t struck him on the head and he feIi tofha
sidewalk, then staggered to his feet.
screamed and ran away.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15
PATENT. BUTTER.

kery citizen of Milwaukee has reason
to feel proud of the prospects before her.
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~ A STRANGE lMPOSTER.
The Story OF . London Baker and !
IAnaRAr.


To the Editors Of the Eueniny Post: p.
On my arrival in London I took LODGINGS
in Half-Mo street, Piccadilly, Tho pro-
prietor Of the house was a baker, we'll to
do in tho world, aud, like many of his
,countrymen, IN intense admirer 81. every
thing that pertaiued to rank or nobility
He was a fat, jovial fellow, and often invit-
ed me to the parlor to have talk over
pot of "'alt-and-alf," observing with much
pride that noblemen and gentlemen who
had been his dodgers had often honored
him with social chat. over that beverage.
One evening, while he was entertaining
me with anecdotes of certain lord, n re-
spectacle. looking man called and engaged
rooms on the ground floor, which were
then vacant. The stranger, seeming salts
fled with the price, said that as he had just
come up from Banbury he should occupy
tho room that same evening.
'Banbury. Banbury," said tho baker;
''why, that's my native place."
'Indeed," said his lodger> in surprise;
vt, ,,th r'', I ssS.ppose you have heard Of Mr..
although have no personal recollec-
ton of the gentleman" replied tho baker
Il know his family rs we'll as know my
fingers and thumbs. Why, sir, he is the
richest commoner in tho country. It must
be now fifteen years since lived at Ban
bury, and I am somewhat in ignorance
about affairs down there, but if you are a
friend Of Mr.. Wickham. you're rs welcome
to my house rs flowers in May or GOALS at
Christmas" -r.l '3i.,
If an angel had suddenly descended
Though the ceiling with clap of thunder,
no deeper impression could have been pro-
duced upon the baker than he evinced
when the person he accosted informed him
that he was the veritable Mr.. Wickham
himself The bak or seemed overwhelmed
with obsequiousness and respect, and rush
ell out Of the room TO call up all his family,
for MIR. Wickham to see them. After Civ.
ing detailed account of the manper in
which he first met his wife, and the respec-
tive ages of the children, he insisted on all
drinking to the health of his guest. He
did not for a moment doubt his havingMr.
Wickham for his ledger: yet he could not
help wondering that neither footman nor
portmanteau appeared. The next morn
ing he made bold to ask how gentleman
of his estate came to be unattended.
UHush" exclaimed Wickham holdino
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Z 10 SMALL BUT EXPENSIVE. Summer bonnets
have made their 7pearance, and from what
We have seen Of them we think they might
,le q good deal somer. They are smaller
than ever-so small that some OF them are
mot visible to the naked eye. The price,
however, does not fall off with the size.
The less a bonnet weighs. the more it
for SIS. 1t is called a jockey. II hssone.
great advantage-it can be eaten Is . salad
when the fashion changes. Rrchange
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GhegntaEigstrrtr



Ny Letter asasshe,i: bat bov shsltt M.
ehLl uga ii aSs 49, bEEGha hT1lIf =
It, ~ GuENaIa 10 WriLs 10 a EinIlonAs
And toCtIrIry M hArSss. OtAr.
saAii ay, -Yoaa respectfully Horr.l.
Tali ssusi - quite lDsaltlsr rnan
or -Gotdlsil2 joan = VI -lOaf trisnd ~.
Tne,s 5hfaissa can 20. sndun.
Well sincerely yoaf frtsnd-- No, hAl
isni quilS lfGs.
O. -Ygg" % command IhA,S To-
Your assy.i'-' Oh. sAosEns, 7N4us,sl
We were Strangers TIA M.cAnsllna, week.
hIyoit' I've vritisa guile Aut veil cop,
-Yoan u AAls." All, thu, hardly ,oaaar
He iPiSalt,k, it tn literal sarassl-vhq
which WDaA pat rus in rasA = poor light
los me How pcrp!szins There u an *,
That m.Ea, 'sII-What he never must
ana yoi, thuoTh II almost would he con.
RoEsvsf Touia fracy II 50.
rs 10 comnOa TO ute 1t. I've written /.
often,
atns'sf felt its meaning bSors.
Hen never suspect. Ah, see his eye ioi-
ten
BhHe SrAnninG my note o SI and oeLl
80 I1lseym Why not What harm can It
duS
It's written. Ard now to tho ending
Yours truly feel " II, somehow. be
knew
Though It's really commonplace ending.
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Hhe stood below me, where the VINES
hRif hid the face 20 WOndFOuN fair:
The glAncluR sunbeam Ieit 4 ray
VI glory on her golden hRlT'
hersWeet brown eyGs looked up " mine,
with all ehiida bln piicity:
Yet 10 their depths haIn b I'd read
More than paSalhg thought for me
The tiny hands and nOfI, whits arms
closely ths trelils.W0Fk entWinO;
The rosy lips held richer feast
Than amber clusters from the vine!
1 EiOOped and WhispGred, Sofl and low.
70 sacred sc6ned the words 70 me,
"kla me shook with sudden fear,
And ihon waited uuStiully
Quick, like the glow OF early morn,
Inc blushG1 spread DER cheek and bow;
She bends that falr and graceful head =
Ihose broWnesi eyes are dOTy noWI
And then shs raised 10 mine the lips
That should be mine forever more
And all the earth, and air, and Gky,
WH glorious ~ ne'ef before
Through all my LIE, In good or III,
tn huShsd In hilsnoe OF the grave,
Ny lips with glad delight will feet
That first warm kiss my darling gave
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OFFICERS
CLARENCE H. CLARK, President
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Exec
uuve Committee. l=.Fs4ars rH H--. q
HENRYD. COOKE, Vice President 81 8
EMERSON W, PEET, Secretary and Actu'
airy.
This Company Offer! the following advRn'
tRgOs:
Ithas q paid.up capital OF 81, 100000.
It offers low rates OF premium.
II furnishes larger Insurance than Other
companies for the same money,
II fSdennite and certain in It's terms.
It Il q home company IN every locality.
It's policies arc exempt from attachment
There arc no unnecessary restrictions in
the policies. ..lt ass #
Every policy Is .forfsitAhle.
Policle! may be taken, which pay TO the
the interest on the annual payments.
Policies may be takep that will pay To the
Insured, after q certaln number Of years
during life, an annual income OF one tenth
the amount named In the policy.
No extra rRte Is charged for risks upon the
il insureS, not 10 pay dividends to policy.
vim % fmp0sSlhl0.l8 Sll ~ t91
Circulars, Pamphlets and full particular
given on application 70 the Branch once o.
the Company, or 70
JAY COOKE q co., Warrington, D. c.,
General Southern Agents
CHAS. 1. WICKERSHAM,
q Monroe Street,
Z General Agent toriWest Virginia
GEO. ADAMS, Local Agent,
Wheeling, W. va, Ohio County.
-eodd&eoWW, ,.-. ..g55.
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HAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALN.-Thls ar.
tlcle is the True Secret Of Beauty. It
10 what Fashionable Ladies', Actresses
and Opera Singers use to produce that
cultivated diStingte appearance so much
admired In the Circles OF Fashion.
It removes all unsighlly Blotches,
Rednessr Freckles, Tan, sunburn and
Effects OF Spring Winds, and gives to
the Complexion a Blooming Parity Of
transparent delICacy and power. No
Lady who values a fne complexion can
do without the Magnolia Balm. rs cents
will buy It Of any Of our respectable
dsalers.
Lyons KathaIron is a very delight.
full Hair Dressing.
maylO.lmeodd&eww
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THE DOLLAR SUN.

The cheapest, n0atoSt and most readable
Three Niilnnk DAILY, 9ENi. WEEKLY and
WEEKLY, Al -, % aud 81 = yOAY. fulifO-
ports OF markets., agriculture, FaTInOra' and
Fruit uroWeEN' Cuts, and 4 complete story
In every Weekly and sBml.WO6kly mum.
Der, a valuable pEeaenI 10 every GubaarI.
her. Send lot specimen, with premium LIST ,
!: ". ENGLAND, Publisher sui, New
York -
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Merchandise for Rsal Estate

A ElRM, retiring nom the bushes. otfsrr
lerg IrtmmlngA together with nios SSsCrt.
menL OF Ladies' 6llk and Velvet Do hi.
tons and would take In OxehGneG 6nF q nSSS.
uon Of tho purchase, R6aI kSiSfe IN any
heAlthy location In The Southern stItiSi.
Ad@dEAble opportunity lof mn WisbInT %
Commence business OF 70 add 4 dGpaTtmsnt
OF thN kind 70 business alFoSdY tSIabllSh-
e. g., Address Box AoT Post Once, New
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Valuable Property in the TrsASuE
Vaults. whose IHII3

Vaults. whose IHIt?
In June, 1885. there were received ut
the Treasury Department three large
wooden boxes, said to contain valuH-
bles, turned over by the War Depart.
ment for safe keeping. These boxes
have been lying ever since In the vaults
OF the Treasury, but were on Friday
opened through the efforts OF a United
States Senator, some OF whose consLitu.
ents were supposed to DO interested. A
committee, composed OF officers of the
War and Treasury departments, wit.
messed the carrying out OF the Joint
order OF the two Departments. The
boxes were found to contain exceed.
ingly valuable invoices OF diamonds,
pearls, necklaces, watches, eAr-rings,
breaches, rings, chains, seals, and all
manner Of rare and expensive jewelry,
70 the value Of many thousand dollars.
The most valuable property, however,
which the boxes contained was very
large amount OF gold and silver plate,
consisting OF pitchers, SAVERS, spoons,
knives, urns, &C., some Of which was
thought TO have been moro than a hun.
dred years old.
One OF the boxes contained some
very rich wearing apparel Tor ladies'
silks, velvetS. lAces, 30, besides an in
credible amount OF confederate notes
and bonds, and notes OF State banks.
There were also a small amount OF spe-
Gle, both gold and silver. The boxes
were about the size OF ordinary dry
goods boxes, and the value OF their
contentS Is vAriouSly estimAte ed at from
SO,O 900 to 100000. Many of the artl.
cleS were stamped With the family
crests, initials or monographs OF the
owners, and all were Of the finest and
most costly description. The boxes
were sent by the Provost Marshal Gen.
efAl OF the Army Of the Tennessee TO
the War Department In this city, and
Secretary Stanton turned them over 10
Treasurer Spinner, subject to future
action. The valuableS are supposed TO
have been taken possession OF BY Sher.
mans men In Georgia and other States,
where they had been abandoned by the
fleeing Inhabitants. $40
In some cases they were taken from
banks, which had ceased to do business
upon the approach oIthe Federal army,
The officers OF both departments are
uncertain of their duty Ia the matter OF
the disposition Of this property. Some
hold that II should be returned, under
proper restrictions and proof, to the
owners, II they can be found Others
believe the articles belong 70 the Gov
eminent, under the laws OF Congress,
and that they should be aoId and the
proceeds placed in the Treasury while
still others affirm that neither the War
nor Treasury Department has any
authority In the premises, and that a
special act OF Congress should be called
Tor. Nothing has yet been done, and
the valuableA have been returned TO
the vaults Of the Treasury RdShiRO.
ton Republican.
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WANTED. AGENTS e7olo 9e :,

everywhere, male and female, 70 Introduce
the GENUINE IMPROVED CoNkoN SRNHE
FAMILY hBWtHo MACHINE. This machine
WlL stitch hem, fell, tuck, Quilt, cord, bind,
manner. Price only SIS. Fully warranted
FOR tYO YearA. We will RIVo $1,000 for any
machine that will EGW . stronger, more
Oeautliul or more elastic seam til an GUN, II
ma e5 the "ElRStlc Lock Stitch" Every
second stitch can be cut. and gIill tha nlotk
cannot DO pulled apart without tear ng Il,
We pay Agents nom Us 10 $40 per month
aud expenses, or n commission from which
twice that amount can DO made. Address
hnal, or 81. Louis, Mo,
CautlOu.-DO not be Imposed upon by
| other parties pRlming on worthless caat.iFon
mAchlneSI unU6H the same name or other
wise. OuTn u tho only genuine and really
| practical cheap machine manufactured.