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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-30

SGI.NEE L. MORGA. have moved their
stock Of Dry Goods and q re ,crie5 into BAsford's
E'ck, IN the corner Of the public square. Ev-
"r;h"ly knows that they make Dry Goods "
speciality. They have now upon their shelves
splendid assortment, just what is wanted to
s1r;ly mixed trade.
Their GROCERY DEPARTMENT is ,fuN and
c>mrlctc. The cellar contains about I 80 bur-
r"IA Of Michigan Apples Of the choicest varic-
to-.
This firm now considers itself permanently
c>tahliihc'l, and will fully sustain its we'll
earned reputation for fair dealing and low
prices. Altogether their store will be found
one OF the mott pleasant AMI convenient, and
Will, a it deserves, enjoy a large share Of the
public patronage.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-30

G.. A. R.-GENER.iL MOWER
Post, No. ~, Grand Army ofthc Republic, will
hold regular meetings at their Hall, in u*tin,
Minr..on the first and third Thursday evenings
in each Llonth. by order.
GEO. BAIRD, Post Commander.
W. NJ. IL. WILMA NJ Post Adj't 33y1
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-30
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BEEF, en- foot. is worth two and {
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
Famine In Persia

Correspondence of the New York Evangelist
MI. Bruce, OF the Church Missionary
Society IN lspahan, writes on the 22d
OF April: In reference to the famine
which RACES from Teheran southwark
and eastward, III the cities and districts
OF lrak, part of Koordistan, and
/ Loovlstan kars, Herman, Boorasan, and
Gillian, IL five Of the largest ports of
Persia, the suffering is fearful. 1t is
impossible for tongue to describe its
horrors. Here in Ispahan a bushel of
wheat is So, Of barley 81, and millet Sc;
cotton seed and rice are still more ex
penslve As money in Persia is worth
I'VE tunes as mRcn ,as1ill this country,
IS for Il bslshel of wheat there is eauiv-r
alent to $40 here.) Aiultitudes are dy-.
ing from starvation-f cannot tell how
many. But n villages numbering 500
houses, now but d2e0 ssfnfiiIi. Malt
tudes have died, and multitudes
have, fled. They hardly look
like human beings. Their appearance
IS fearful to behold As go out into
the street the dead and dying and
churchless meet the eye constantly.
They snatch at everything to eat husks
of barley, blood of animals, flesh of
dead horses and donkeys Shop-keep-
ers stand before their stalls with clubs
to keep the hungry and starving from
carrying everything away Lamenta-
ton and bitter crying for bread are
heard on all sides, from objects stag
gering along the streets You Will see
people in the public square selling
their clothes and all they possess for a
mere plttance in order to get few
pence for bread but to prolong their
suffer-. gs a brief hour Mothers run
frantic, saying, What shall ! do? Ny
children are dying for lack of bread.
Ihree-fourths of lspahan are beggars
to-day for bread. :.
Straw for horses is very scarce, and
the poor animals are dying, and hungry
people strip the meat off their bones
at once. The post finds horses with
great difficulty, and the courier from
Shlraz comes IN frequently on foot.
man Just come from Bushirs SAYS the
famine to the south is more fearful than
here, that whole families are dying off,
and the dead lie without burial.
This famine has also extended to
the valley of the Tigris, in the regions
OF Moslu, Amadia, and Bootaw, though
not SO seriously Wheat is sold In
Amadla this spring at So busheI Our
helpers on the west side of the noun
tains, and the native brethren there
and eastward III Hamadan, have had a
hard time the past winter, but they
never were more encouraged to labor
for souls.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
i E1;lb D0CI0H.
sC1ac Excellent Advice

An exchange gives its readers some
advice how to choose a doctor. The
advice IS az good for the doctor as the
patient Here it is
First let us advise you to avoid the
6futheh doctor rs YOU would viper.
Avoid mean man, for YOU NAV be
sure he will be mean doctor. lust as
certain rs he would make a mean hus-
band
Avoid dishonest man; he will not
~ honest with you as your physician
shun the doctor that you can bug to
help YOU out of a scrape-a good doc
tor cannot be bought.
Avoid i hcentious doctor, if YOU
would protect your family. There can
be nc compact between virtue and vice.
Avoid the untidy, coarse, laundering
fellow, for the man who is clumsy in
htchlng his horse, YOU may be sure he
IS not handy at midwifery or surgery.
Avoid the doctor who fatters vou.
and who humors your lusts and appe-
titles.
Avoid the man who puts on an extra
amount Of airs be assured it is done
10 cover his ignorance.
Avoid the empty blow-hor who
boasts OF his numerous cases, and tells
yon of his seeing forty or fifty patients
q day, while he spends two hours to
convince You Of the fact. Put him
down as fool.
10 be q doctor one must first he a
man IA the true sense of the word
He should be a moral man. honest in
his dealingaa
He must have good sense or he can
not be a good doctor
he should be strictly temperate No
one should trust his life IN the hands Of
an Incorporate doctor
He must have some .mechanlcal gem
rs, on ltlis impossible for him to be a
good surgeon
1t Is a good sign If he tells Won how
to keep well
1t IS a good sign If the members OF
his own family respect him.
It IS q good sign If the children like
him.
1t IS q good sign ii he is neat and
handy IN making pills and folding pow
ders.
1t Is a good sign if he IS still q stu
dent, and keeps posted IN all the latest
improvements known to the profession
Fl alleviating human suffering.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
Gable Returns.

At the fifth general meeting of the
French ans-Atlantic Cable Company.
held in London, the Chairman, Viscount
Monck, stated that the cause uf the
meeting having been so long delayed was
the recent lamentable state affairs on
the Continent-th accounts of the
company having been locked up in Par
is during the stage. He had now, how
ever, to congratulated the shareholders on
being able to offer them 10 per cent on
their capital. The accounts submitted
showed a balance of profit at the end
of 1870, after deduction of per cent
Reserve, of $50, $50 los, which enabled
the Directors to recommend further dI-
vidend Of q per cent, making, with the
dividends already declared, 10 per cent
for 1870, and also enabled them to carry
forward q balance of So to the
present year. The current receipts
would suffice for the payment Of this
dividend on the 10th of July, with out
interfering with the interim dividends,
Notwithstanding that the above men
toned balance included an amount
still due from the French Government.
Certain alterations in the management
were proposed TO be made, which would
have the effect of reducing the work
ing expense of the company from its
present sum of SAB, 600 to e32, 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
Science Advances

As soon as an article purporting to be of utility
has been tested, and its merits endorsed by public
opinion, unprinciped parties endeayor to repenisb
their depleted purses by cotntertetIng and slhsti-
tl,ting spurious for a genuine article. Some time
since, mercury, in the disguise of pills. powders, &c
given for all diseases of the stomach and liver
while quinue freely administered for the chills
At length Hostetters Stomach Biiters made its adj
vent, and entire system OF healing was
inaugurated The beneficial effects OF this valuable
preparation at once acknowledged, and mineral
poisons suffered to sink into that obscrury to which
enlightened age has consigned them. There have
been many spurious bitters pamed upon the com
munty which, after treal, have been found perfect
" worthless while Hostetters has proved blessing
to thousands, who to it their restoration to
health.
For many years we have watched the steady pro
eress of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters public ezt-
nation and its benidcent effects cure for all
complaints arising from the stomach of morbid
nature aud we are free say that it be relied
upon as a certain relief and remedy. Its proprie-
tors have made the above preparation, after years Of
careful sudy and sitting, and are now reaping the
reward claimed by this valuable specific, and which
they so richly merit. 1t is the only preparation of
the kind that reliable i'll all cases, and If therefore
demands the attention of the afflicted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
A Harmless Reptile.
From Cassen,s NIanauino


Not only are toads harmless lint
they are absolutely and directly useful
10 us, perambulating cur fields and oar
dens at night, and devouring vast uuan-
Titles OF insects that could never be
destroyed by the hand of man. The
mode IN which a toad takes It's prev is
very curious. The singularly beautiful
| eye OF the toad is as quick as If is
| bright. and if within the range of its
VISION an insect OF a grub should han
/ pen to move, the toad is sure to see IT,
and nearly certain to catch it. First
/ the toad holds its head as high as pos
slble, SO rs to make sure of it's prev
and then crawls slowly towards it. pre-
ferrng to get under it If possible
/ When 1T Is nearly within reach. it gazes
| lntentlY ut the insect, It's mouth being
gradually brought nearer and nearer
Something Like pink then flashes from
It's mouth, and the insect vanishes as
II by magic
The pink flash Is the tongue of the
toad, which is fo1med in a rather curl
GUS way. The base of the tongue is
tlxed close to the front Of the lower
Jaw, and is long and tapering, the tip
pointing down the throat when it is at
rest When, however, ii Is used for
catching prey, it is thrown out with a
sort OF flick, and the tip, which is
covered with a sort of glutinous secre-
! ton, adheres to the insect. and CONVEYS
1t down the toad's thread before the
prey has had time to make an effort to
escape. When the toad swallows it's
prey, it does it with mighty effort,
during which the eyes almost disap-
pear, the size of the insect having little
to do with the vehemence of the dem
onstratlon. Sometimes when a large
beetle is swallowed it does struggle. but
too late, and for some time the struggle
may be seen through the thin aud rib
less sides of its capturer: the toad sit
ting the while IN perfect composure, not
III the least affected by the scratchings
and kickings that are going on in its
interior
Indeed, the stomach of the toad
seems as devoid of feeling as if it were
OF IRON. Moreover, the toad not only
cares nothing for the Something's and
kickings ola large beetle, but is equally
indifferent to the stings Of wasps, bees
and insects similarly armed with ven
omous weapons, and Will eat them with
marvellous appetite, as if the sting act
Ell as sort Of gentle aid to digestion,
like cayenne pepper with cucumber.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
MHrE.Ierife.

ALONE amid gardens fragrant nazes
A maiden strays, herself the fairest flower.
Careless she stoops, and plucks some bright-eyod
daisies
f. Try uer tate, and while away the hour
. He loves me, whispers she a. in her fingers
She takes a petal and then lets il fall
= Loves me a httle-madly here she fingers
But sighs with the last petal mot at ali
He loves me not at all {"
~, eruel daisy hopeless thus to leave me
she crAes and trcads the stalk beneath her feet
She takes another: Does my heart deceive me >
Ihen, daisy, leave to the sweet deceit
lie loves ne-loves a little-loves me rnadly. -
Like flakes OF snow the petals softly fall,
Till one alone remains: them very sadly
She plucks tn petal, sobhne, ant = n
He loves me not at al -
Weep not-1onr maiden s! though thy lite be lonely
soon happier days may be for thee in store
Try one more daisy, one more daisy only.
The answer may be binder-wtep no more
lie loves me; ana the tear-drops almost blind her
As with hef-tears the tiny petals fall.
re ioVss thee :" cries vellknown voice be-
hind her:
: He loves thee madly-lovss hee all IL all
lie loves thee all il al .
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
MicrOScnDic Wonders.

Lewenboeck tells of an insect seen
with the microscope, of which twenty
seven millions which only equal mite
Insects of various kinds may be seen in
the cavities of a grain of sand. Mould
is a forest of beautiful trees, with the
branches, leaves and fruit Butterflies
are fully feathered. Hairs are hollow
tubes. The surface of our bodies is
covered with scales like fish; single
grain of sand would cover one hun :,
and fifty of these scales az
covers five hundred pol- q T-1ngh
these narrow openings the 'S~eat forces
itself like water through a sieve. The
mites make five hundred steps sec
end. Each drop of stagnant water
contains world of animated beings
swimming with as much liberty as
whales in the sea. Each leaf has COZ
ony of insects grazing on it, like cows
on the mellow.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
War Against the Chign0n.

\ German letter furnishes this pleas
ant item: - A charming way TO ring
ont an old fashion and ring in a new
was that adopted by some youngladies
OF Berlin with reference to the chignon.
The national spiritnow at white heat in
Germany, is if anything more ardent
among the women than the men, as in
deed it always has been and Will be the
world over. SO the fair patriots resolve
to reflect more of the German nationaIi-
ty in their dress, and abandon and
henccf0rth ignore French fashions, but
more especially the really odious CHG
non. Accordingly the sixty Young
ladies, daughters OF the wealthiest citi-
zens, WHO were selected to welcome the
returning army at the Brandenburg
Gate had a meeting, in which the
question OF their attire was settled. 1t
was that of Margaret in Kaulbach' S
sketch OF her first meeting with Faust,
which has been thoroughly identified
with the German maiden III all art and
especially tamiliariZed OF late by the
Narguerites of the stage. Two plaits
Of their own hair hanging down the
back was to be indispensable, and they
were pledged mutually and to the mu-
nicipal authorities on no account to
use false hair. These 60wealthvv Young
ladies ought certainly to be more than
match for one Empress, and she not
SO much of an Empress as she was, and
they will receive the congratulations of
the entire world if they carry the day
against false HAIR
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
To Cure The Bite eta Rat.lesnake.

While on Il visit TO the country we
heard the following remedy and histo-
ny of It's results related as facts by one
who was acquainted with the parties.
A gentleman, while raking and bind
ing grain, was badly bitten by rattle
snake. Being some distance from any
house, he started to walk home. Be
fore going far, he found himself unable
to,walk, and tried TO crawl on his hands
and knees, suffering very much and
being very thirsty. He was unable TO
get water, but having i powder flask in
his pocket, he put little of it on his
tongue Gaining some relief from it,
he repeated the dose, until he was able
to walk and finally recovered. An in
stance Of dog being bitten and cured
IN the same way was also related. It
is an easy remedy and worth knowing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
4 Chinese Neafhhei.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.

The Chinese have many customs pc
Cullar 10 their nation. which strike the
"outslde barbarian as being unnatur-
al and strange Their religious tradi-
tons are so deep-rooted and so strong
~ tOstered by superstition as 10 give
little encouragement TO missionary la
bOrers. The most striking Of these SUI
perstltlons are those pertaining to the
disposition of their dying and dead re
lltIyes Very often the dead bodies of
Chinese men and women are found III
untenanted buildings in the Chinese
quarter of this city, and those unac-
quainted with their superstltlons are
prone to set the desertions of dying
friends down as acts Of selfishness.-
This, however, Is not so, as the Chi
nese believe that if persons die in
house that they lived in before DEATH
their spirits VIII haunt the places ever
after, and give unpleasant evidence of
their presence to all who remain. In or
der To prevent the manifestations of the
restless spirit, as soon as the doctor
gives his opinion that a patient cannot
survive he Is taken to another place and
left alone to die. Yesterday a case Of
TINS KIND was reported to the Coroner
A young ChlnawOman, who had been
given up by the attending physician,
was carried 10y lfer relatives to an ul-
tenanted house on Ellis Place, off Pa
citic, above Dupont They then dress
ed her in her best clothing, spread q
new mating on the floor. and laid her
ON it. They brought in preserves,
meat fruits, candies, boiled rice, etc,
lighted some punks and retired, leav-
ing her alone to await the coming OF
the common destroyer. During the
day she died, and was found last hight.
Coroner Letterman removed the body,
and 1t is now ut the morgue awaiting
/ the further action of the relatives, who
viii probably leave her to be disposed
OF by the city, as IS generally their
practice in such cases. Many China
men-those of the wealthy classes-do
not desert their dead friends, and for
the furtherance of this desire there are
several hospitals fitted up in order that
those about to die may be removed
there until they have paid the debt of
nature, after which they are buried with
all the ceremonies of the disciples of
COnfucIuS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

Indigestion, depression OF spirits, and
general debility i'll their various forms;
also, as a preventive against fever and
ague, and otherintermittent fevers, the
" Ferro Phosphoratsd Elixir of Cali
saya,' made by Caswell, Hazard e Co,
New York, and sold by al druggists, is
the best tonic, and as tonic for pa
tents recovering from fever or other
sickness, it has no equal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

GENTLY DOES IT, without pain OF
irritation, DR.. WALKERS VINEGAR BIT
TIERS relieve the constipated bowels /;
at the same time SO thoroughly toning
their inner membrane and restoring
their mechanical action, that it seems
as IT they had been recognized on an
improved plan Yet the result Is sole
y due to nature reinforced, and sus-
tanned by the best Vegetable Alternative
and tonic that ever passed the lips of
the sick and suffering.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
TIE relaxing power of .IOhnson's All0-

The relaxing pcwerof JOhnson's Ano-
dyae Llnlment is truly wonderful Cases are
already mum erous where bent and stiffened
limbs have been limbered and Strengthened by
it. When used for this purpose. the part
should be washed and rubbed thoroughly
Apply the liniment cold, and rub it with the
hand.
4 CROWD of " horse-men," AMI others, daily
throng the stores in country and town for
.S3e7-iddn'S Cdrdl,,y Condition Po,cde7.s They
understand that horses cannot be kept in good
condition without them and with them can be
on much less quantity of grain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

One IN FIFTEEN. One man in every
fifteen insured by the TRAVELLERS assurance
COMPANY of Hartford, accident Department
has been paid a claim for nonfatal or fatal in
jary disbursing nearly 500 per day for every
day of the Conpany's existence.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

The street railroads have met with
another check IN the House of Com
mons, and bill for laying lines over
the West End OF London has been de-
feated, chiefly through the strenuous
opposition Of Mr.. \. J. B. Eere sford-
Hope, NJ. 2.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

AMONG the fashionable bathing shoes
for ladies at Long Branch this year
one kind is made of plated straw or
oilskin, tied to the ankle by bright
colored tape.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

The Messrs, Cheney, of Manchester,
Conn, makers of the American silks,
are building four new mills, 50 feet by
200 in size.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

NILSSON has sent Der lover to France.
with a m3tten ON each hand. With him
she dispatched her firing women, Mrs.
Richards, whe has the credit of attempt
ing To make the match. \ woman who
can kick piano etes's from the stage
INTO the audience, ought to be able to
select heI wn victim. and the gossIper
VINO gossi rs 5be gossip here repeated,
81 5 she intends TO do it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

A GOOD BIRTHDAY PREsENT-A policy
III The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Chicago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

YoUNG Raymond, Henry w, has left
the New York Times, and thinks he
will permanently abandon journalism
for law.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

No LESS than ten different kinds of
pavement are now on trial i'll Newark,
n. j.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

The first dose oyinces that CoE's DIS
PEPsIA CURE is just The thing for any disorder
of the Stomach. 1t is not necessary to try
half dozen bottles the first dose will stop
distress after eating, in ten minutes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

PRUssING's Celebrated White Wine
Vinegar VIII keep pickles Ask for it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

- Illustrated Book of Wonders Sent free.
I Address B. FOX co, $50 Canal St, New York
=. 90 a for iirst-elass Pianos Sent trial Ne
- -Jt agents. U,S.PlANO co 646 'awas,N
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05

THE residence OF Mrs. A Jone rs. in
Oshkosh, was destroyed 10y fire Mon
day morning. Loss, 81, $50.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
The Biyouae Of the Dead.

The following beautiful poem was recited by
Capt. O'Hara, OF the Kentucky Volunteers, on the
occasion Of the dedication OF monument over the
Kentucky soldiers who fell in the battle OF Buena
VISTA and whose bodies were taken from battle field
and re-interred in FranLf0"t !