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Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
TWENTY DOLLARS FOR A Hat.

way H"ttor---Gcts Out with Three
Hats.
Yesterday two we'll dressed young
men entered the store of Burke, tho
halter, corner of Fulton street and
Broadway. One of thom asked to look
at a felt hat A number of hats we're
produced and laid along tho counter.
Among them was very superior arti-
Gle which the shopman said he could
not sell under $8. After looking at
several hats, the young man took off
his hat and III Il careless way placed it
on the counter over the IS one. He
then fitted on - and said he thought
that would do. He took out we'll fill
ell pocketbook and handed Burk's shop
man two dollar bill Then lifting up
his own hat, with the IS hat inside, he
said:
"Say young fellow, give me some
paper to wray my old hat in."
The shopman said, Certainly" and
handed him newspaper. The young
man wrapped up the parcel, and the
two young men left.
AS soon as they were gone, the shop
man put on his hat and followed them
several blocks, until at the corner of
Chambers street he saw u policeman.
Then tapping the young man carrying
the parcel, OH the arm, the shopman
said:
"Excuse me, sir, but think you did
not pay me for that hat"
"Why, of course I did," replied the
young man, taking the hat off his head
and looking at it.
81 don't mean that hat" said the
shopman, 81 mean the hat you have
under your arm.''
Why, that's my old hat" exclaim-
ed the young man.
Il don't mean your old hat, answer
ed the shopman, "but the hat inside
your old hat which you took by mis-
take. The price of that hat, sir, inside
your old hat under your arm, is twenty
dollars at once"
The young man looked at the shop
man, and then at the policeman who
stood at the corner The young man
took out his purse, and with exceed
ing courtesy handed two ton dollar bills
to the shopman.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Burial OF the Cat.

BY ROBERT KENT HUTCHINSON.
Coming home from my office,
Early one autumn day,
seated myself III tho garden,
In while nh hour away.
watched the falling harvest
Leaves, crimson, gold, and brown,
llNo tn" ghosts of tho vanished Summon,
Whirling and drifting down,
But soon was reused from my musing
by the pattrr of little feet,
Ana the sound Of familiar voices
Singing, low and sweet
" want to be an angel"
tromIny, take hold of my hand;
ki'ty, dont walk so fnst, I say,
s. And with the angels stand"
l saw through the hedge that hid me.
Standing solemn and still,
Fonr littlr black-robcd figures,
Tom, Alice, Kate, and Will.
Thought that the priests black toga
Lonkr,l strangely familiar to me,
Ana in the gown tho sexton wore
ly sunday coat could see.
The priest in the slkcn gown
Stood by the @tarrll-bOx-,'UHH, | mean
AMI from the nulrmn sermon
These were tho words could CLEAN:
''rab WAS n very good cat,
AllnS caught lots of rats and mice,-
We're awful sorry shc's dead,
Sh" Was So good and nice.
=" She never scratched like Malta;
think she " as twenty-seven;
Sh" was so good anu gentle,
think she has gone to heaven"
Then heard he coffin lowered,
And the sound Of those that wcpt
"Dirt t" dirt " was spoken,
Md away the procession swept.
Let them trail .hc silks and broadcloths,
For mother has gone away;
',ats that arc "twenty-scven"
Arrn't buried every day.
Silks can always be purchased,
Aud hroadcleths, rich and rare,
But The years in store for the children
Viii never be free from care.
So, leave their joys unbroken,
Disturb not their happy play.
May no sorrow come to the golden heads
For many long, bright day!
--Yribuue
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
Terra Gotta in Building.

The architects have held convent
ion in Boston, and, among other papers
read by the members we specially no.
tice one by Mr.. Russell, jr., on the use
of terra Gotta in building. This mater
ial is burnt clay mixed with pulverized
glass, eartLen ware, or fossil bones.
It was used ~ the Egyptians, and af-
terward by tho Greeks and Romans,
and later still Ly tio architects of the
Middle Ages. The N1neveh statues
and tablets of terra Gotta, with written
engravings, remain as sharp and clear
as ever. Lately the composition has
come into general use for fine build
ings in London. Mr.. Sturges claimed
for it a great deal of strength and dura-
bility; for solid block, one foot
square, will sustain a weight of 1856
tons without cracking, and it's cost is
less than that of stone. But Mr. Nc
Arthur Of Philadelphia thought terra
Gotta lacked certain qualities necess-
ary for trustworthy work. It did not
shrink evenly in baking, great deal of
time was required for its preparation,
and the blocks were necessarily too
small. Some of the architects defend
ed terra Gotta, and some of them assail-
ed it; nor do we see that the conven-
ton came to any authoritative decision
upon the question.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
Detectives ana T0iryrS.

Generally the citizen who is robbed
accepts the requirement that he shall
furnish sufficient induccmcnt to The
detective, in order to get his property
back again, and the probability that he
can get it back again if lie furnishes
sufficient inducement, are the settled
facts of the situation, and he either
decides to be bled in this way, or to
abandon his property. Everybody
accepts this as the situation, and re-
signs himself to it as a
thing it is useless to contend
against. But it is situation which
makes the municipality protector
and propagation of thieves, and sharer
in stolen goods. One of the strange
features of our social system is the tol-
Grafton Of these persons who call them
selves detectives We do not believe
that any performed or possible good
can be sufficient to excuse tho existence
of this class of persons, who quickly
become mere go-betweens for the
thieves, and whose interest is against
any thorough dealing with the criminal
classes.
We do not say that there is no such
thin, as all honest detective. Such a
thing may have an existence; but we
do say that the business of detective
is too severe trial for the average vir-
tue of those who are exposed to it, and
that the abolition of the detective force
would be a wholesale reform. As to
the so-called independent detectives,
the police should always hold them in
the category of a suspicious class.
There may be cases in which money is
required to pursue Il detective investi-
CATION, but its expenditure should
be accounted for and subjected to Sc
we're scrutiny. The mysterious demand
that the robbed person shall furnish so
much money, in order to set the dctcc-
tlves at work, or the inquiry how much
he is willing to give, is a practice that
creates in the public mind conviction
that the detectives are in collusion with
the thieves. It leaves the detectives
free from all accountability, and it Gre
ates temptation to which the average
man ought not to be exposed. Cincin-
natl Gazette.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
Interesting to the BibulOuS.

The Boston Journal is the authority
for this:
Here is an item for moderate drink,
ers and others. The distillers are now
agitating the question of the distillation
Of spirits from the garbage of cities.
In this new process the garbage is
gathered from the houses Of citizens,
dumped into watts, boiled, the grease
skinned off, and the pulpy mass fer
mented and distilled A barrel of gar
bage yields four gallons of proof spirits.
Any one who in his peregrinations has
encountered one of our city swill carts,
and enjoyed it's invigornting odor,
must enter upon the consumption of
spirits SO manufactured with peculiar
zest.
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN was born in
Richmond street, Boston, in the year
1915.
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Chicago Business College,

Mr. H. B. Bryant the original founder of
the Cham Of Colleges, is now conducting tho
Bryant T. Stratton Chicago Business College
in person, assisted by picked corps of the
most skilful and practical teachers. The
rooms, furniture and fixtures we're consumed
by the great fire, but new rooms, new furni-
ture, and new fixtures were very soon pro-
vided, and the Institution is now in better con-
dition than ever. 1t is no more expensive to
go to headquarters than to second-rato
school. New students are entering daily.
There are no vacations. Plenty of boarding
Northeast m Of Twentyesecond street TT % and md
Indiana avenue
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Wooden Nails.

A little matter curions]y illustrates
the influence Of the opening up OF the
far East upon the nations of the West.
Wooden nails, rs the reader will re-
member who has ever knocked a tea
chest TO pieces, or carefully observed
any piece of Oriental joincr's work arc
IN common use in China, Japan and
Hindostnn and now with the inr1as
ing intercourse oi tho Uuit,.:. States
with the two former countries, the
wooden nail IS actually, to a certain
extent, diving tie common iron nail
ont OF use. 1t seems remarkable now
that machinery has been so perfect as
to pour ont the metal fastening in linz
itlcss profusion, that this should be the
case, but manufacturers in the Eastern
States arc said to be striking up onitc
a t-adc in wooden nails with the iar
West.
Ir You desire rosy checks and aeon.
plexion fair and free from Pimples and
Blotchcs, purify your blood by the nse
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t has no equal for this pur-
pose. 575
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FINANCIAL,
INVEST SE(,JIl.TTVES

INV FS'T NJ ENT SECURITIES.
JAY COOKE h Co. are selling, and recommend
as pl oitable and safe investment for all classes
the First Mortgage 7-s0 Gold bonds of tho North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, bearing Seven and
per cent. gold interest (more than 8
per cent. currency, and secured by first and only
mortgage on the entire road and equipments, and
on more than s3,OcO Acres of Land to every mile
of track, or 500 Acres of Land 10 each 81 900 bond
The highest current price will be paid Tor Us Five
rwcnties, and all other marketable securities re-
civcd i'll exchange. Pamphlets, maps, and full
as vol as tho bonds themselves will be
on application by JA7 COOKE Co., Phla-
tr]phia, New York, and Washington, and by most
Ganks end Bankers throughout the country
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
"F1GHr IT OUT ON THIS LINE. If vc

"F1GHr IT OUT ON THIS LINE IF you
are dyspeptic, bilious, rheumatic,
equity, debilitated, consunptive, con-
stipated, or in anywise out of sorts,
light it out on this line," viz: pro-
vide yourself with half dozen bottles
Of DIR. Walkers VINEGAR B1rrERs;
take them according to the programme
twice or thrice a day, and keep Fighting
disease out on this line, until you have
not an ache, pain, Or physical
trouble of any kind remaining The
result is sure, and it won't take call
summer" to achieve it.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
Spctinl 4lotlCcs.
Consumption or Cough,
PLEASE
READ The FOLLOWING letter.
MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, April %, 1871.

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, April %, 1871.
Mcssrs J. ~ Harris Il Co., Cincinnati. Ohio:
GENTLEMEN heard one of my customers speak IN
such high terms OF Aliens Lung Balsam to-day that
thought would write you the substance of his state.
mets. He says his mother who is now siIi5 years OF
aqe has SUFFERED with CONSUMPTION for SEVERAL
YEARS. and has been under the care OF az our 6est
physicians. but received permanent benoht;
then she resorted to every kind of Cough and Lung
Balsam that could be procured for her, bf GH to no
arnit. She still worse, until she was conhned to
her bed and when she was seized with paroxysm OF
coughing she wtld lose he p0rcr OF reSptrdfaon ana
breathing; and whilo she coughcd SO hard she
could not expcctorac anything. and the family and
friends had given up all hopes OF her recovery Her
noticed the advertisement OF Aliens Lung Balsam
in tho Christian Adroca'r, and they thought they would
procure and try it. They com,nel ced giving her the
Balsam at O'Clock I. NJ, as directed, dose every
hour until midnight then she took another spell Of
coughing, and cxpecterated mouthful of dark, yel-
low mat ter, which something she had not been
able do for time. They continued to give her
the Basam until morning, and then she began to ex
pectorate freely and within two hours she had ExPEC
TORATED THREE pINTs of mucus matter, which gave
her immediate relief; and since that time she has
walk about the house and take considerable outdoor
exercise Her son bought more of the Balsam to-day.
and he is recommending it very highly to every one
YOURS a. .eo5pyJeo5iHINi;yS e. yoHNSoN, Druggist
Was there greater proof of merit than the case
ALLiiN'S i1UNG BALSAM is without doubt the
BEST EXPECToRANT RkMEDY over offered to the
afflicted public 1t contains opium in any form.
and its use is harmless to the most delicate
cS Directions accompany each bottle.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

GoUT OR RHEUMATISM is quickly re-
lieved and cured in y fow DAYS by this cele-
brated English Medicine, BLAIR's aouT AND
RHEUMATIC PILLS.
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10000 TICKETS AT TWO DOLLARS FAITH
Look at It! $4,000 in Gold for a $500 Gil,

rEMS
o"oes and director" aa"a Its
sotsnu
othe first esins"in devoted
@ 81 6hAs vs. SMITH, W r5Hiss ss H
& Mai @ hH
wa" >N'
nten
nans'
SRsndcph ' ~ INSPECTOR "ns''"' '
Iron rohan 4'pNp ''D'"' @'
MAwsokss ,,u,o, ~ ,mo..a. u
c"o Esq., Hardware Merchant Milwaukee
social Mlvaaker Drawer
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

The Mutual Life of Chicago is con-
Quoted in the interest of it's policy
holders, not to enrich stock holders.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

A PROLIFIC western parent has named
four daughters May, Junia, Julya, and
Augusta.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

Iroot OIL B,chg has stood tho test for :3 yoars of
Increasing demand: sold everywhere: Manufac-
turcd by FrNnlx MiIiCr 4 Sons. New York:
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shocks tOtlae System.


The first shock of winter tells tremendously upon
onfecblcd systems Every one knows that in passing
from warm region to cold one, vice versa, the
body requires protection against epidemics, an
accmating medicine AL travellers and yoyagers
admit this. It is equally necessary to acclimatc the
system in passing the confines of and en-
tcrirg pea another. Autumn is gone and winter is
here. Prepare the framc and tho constitution to
meet the change by of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitte1s. This inestimabe vegetable tonic increases
the staminal strength Of those who take it, and rcn
ders them proof to great extent ainst the devia
zing power of cold and damp. These two agents are
as prolific of disease tropical heat, and animal
vigor-such vigor this healthful and pure tonic
diffuses through the whole organzation-is repcl-
liant which they cannot master. A large proportion
of the colds, catarrhs, and pulmonary complaints
which prevail in winter, might be avoided by
strengthening and regulating the system in advance
with this inviEorant and Alternative Not that it is
recommended a specific for those complaints, but
as preventive of their causes. On the other hand,
it is not only preventive of, but specific for the
indigestion, intestinal irregularities, maarious
fcvers bilious attacks and nervous affection, super
induced by chilly and damp atmosphere.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

READY FOR CUSTOMERS. w. &
J. M. Wetherell have located, since the fire,
at 500 Washington avenue, Chicago, and can
now furnish their customers new and COM
plete stock of Millinery Goods
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
Il The GREATEST
s.: ME]'DLC,A.I!.
v&22 DISCOVERY
u OF THE AG11:::,
EVERY KIND OF RUMCH

EVERE NsHD Cs hyssiSE3
From the Worst Scrofula Down to II
Common I:;r.plc.
Two bottles are warranted to cure nursing s"'"
"s'e to three bottles will the worst kind Of Pm
pies on he face.
Two bottles are warranted to the worst cana"r
in l,e !he mouth q or + ston,aci ' ,.,o, -
One to two bottles are warranted to cur, ~! u."r
Two bottles are warranted to cur" runiiYa nr I'll"
ears and blotch"' a!n"H@ I'll" hair
On" bottle will scaly eruption Of the skin.
Two three BOTTLES warranted to cur. In" worst
Two or three l't.les are warranted tc ~ur the most
desperate cnsc of rheumatism.
Three to four bottles are warranted to euro salt
Fly" to eight bottles will cure the wor,' Of
benefit is always cx pcrienccd from tn" i-t ''ir.
l:ty is taken. ,oxn,,v,
DEAR MADAM: The reputation OF ttc Mr'l...i l';s-
r"yrry i'll curing all kind of iumors is 80 we'll tab.
III" ,aost skfu physicians and the mo careh; ,ug
gist. in the country llIla!lllnous in its prals'
In presenting the Medical Discovery TO- our "lc".
do it with full knowledge OF its curative ncv"r. in
licvny all and curing most Of he diseases t. ~ .l
you are unort unatcly SO liable The cxcrn;.,n@
disease to an affect onate mother.
NURSING SORE MoUTE,
stored to its natural sweetness, and your ''a! 'nn
.h9r ia apd Sd fTefn ps to cal and s%"r, M
ing to your husband and nous hold.
In the more advanced stages of
CANKER,
it extends to the stomach, causing
DYSPEPSIA,
which is nothing but canker the stomach then to
~ KIDNEYS,
creating sinking feeling, and indifference
even to the cures of your family.
Your stomach is
RAW AHD zNEEAMED,
your food dstresses you. and you can only take GER
' @ e in az the
fluid Of the canker eats it up then your
and your best day is gone. For want Of nourishmtn:
your system becomes loose and habby, and the hers
of your body become rclaxed. The follow train Of
diseases which the Medical Discovery is peculiarly
CURE;
Papitation of the heart pain in the side weakness G"
the spine and small Of the back pan Of the hip MP '"nt @
that Inost eXerutiating of disease, the
PILES.
How many Thousands of poor women are suffering
from this disease and pining away nserable ii'n
Hsh to impress your mind that good old pr"'.rh.
" An ounce Of prevention is better tnan po"l'u u
MEDIcAE DISCOVERY.
you lave both the preventive and the with this
great and good quality, that it viii never, und' eEy
circumstances. do you any injury.
No change Of diet ever necessary Eat the oess you
get, and plenty enough Of il.
D,nEcrIoNs FOR CsE-Adults one tablespoonful Per Pc,
day; Children over ten years dessert spoonful; M
dren from five to eight years, tespoontu As no a.
rections be applicable to all constitutions. take
suse.t operate on the 6Sxs1f tSs sESSypy
in fsf the Tilted Si States s and British Proyncss
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

PERSONS who have become thor
oughly chilled from any cause may have
their circulation at once restored by taking
into tho stomach a tea-spoonful of Jo1nson's
Anodyne Lsn''tcnt mixed in a little cold water
well sweetened
horses. cattle and sheep, and intends to keep
then, through the winter, should get at once
Il good stock Of Ateriddn's Caval,.y Condition
Po'rdcrs. One dollars worth will save at least
u half ton of hay
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

Browns Bronchial rroches, for Pull
monary and Asthmatic Disorders, have
proved their efficacy by q test of many
years, and have received testimonials
from eminent men who have used
them: 7
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Washington Territory.

According to the figures in the late
message of Governor Salomons, OF
Washington territory, that region is fast
getting ready to place itself in line with
the neighboring states. In ten years
the country more than doubled it's pop.
nlatipn. The taxable property is as
scsscd at S11, 500, 900, an increase OF
81, 600, 900 since last year. During the
last two years 563, 900 acres have been
taken mp, including 100000 acres
(about |, 700 far1ns) under the pre- emp
ton and homestead laws.
The public surveys have been cx-
tended over 5000, 900 acres, one-sev-
enth of the entire area. The annual
exports are valued at$4OO, 900; the ves-
sells arriving in q year at the territorial
ports aggregate 100000 tons; niuety-
eight vessels are owned at towns on
Pugent SouDl: nine vessels were built
there last season and the saw mills
saw 1870, 600, 900 feet of lumber in a year.
The fisheries, timber, coal mines and
facilities of inland navigation for large
ships arc uncqualled on the Pacific
coast.
The purest and sweetest Cod Liver
Oil in the world is HAZARD & CAswE1L's
made on the sea shore, from fresh,
selected livers, by CAswELL, HAZARD &
Co., New York. It is absolutely uvr,.
an'' smcH Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all others. Phy-
slcIans have decided it superior to any
of The other oils in market.
THE HALFoRD Leicestershire Table
Sauce, highly recommended for family use.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

BOOKSELLERS AND NEwsDEA1ERs find
Alfred L. Scwcll's book "Scenes, Incidents
and Lessons of the Great Chicago Fire" the
best selling book of the season. The IS cent
cloth edition, with its excellent map, sells the
be-. Wholesale orders are filled by the
Western News Co., Chicago, and the Wiscon-
sin News Co. Milwaukee,
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

LIEUT.. z. N. GiLn1bAND, Of Padncah,
KY, who was confined for IL months in the
Libby Prison, and was there attacked by Dys.
pepoia in its worst form, and so debi]itated
that he could not walk one square, states that
he has been entirely cured by Goes Dyspepsia
Cure. Let the suffering try it.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

cWtIOi Lhclll. Inc testimony Vi oul UcoI CltI-
zcnS, Of all classes, establishes the fact, that
CHERRY PICTORIAL will and does relieve and
cure the affecting disorders Of the Throat and
Lungs beyond amy other medicine. The most
dangerous affections of the Pulmonary Organs
Weld TO its power; and cases OF COnSump.
ton, cured by this preparation, are public
ly known so remarkable as hardly to be be-
lieved, were they not proven beyond dispute.
As Il remedy it is adequate, on which the public
may rely for full protection. BY curing Coughs,
the forer,lnners OF more serious disease, it saves
unnumbcrcl lives, and an amount Of suffering
not to be computed. 1t challenges trial, and con-
vinces the most sceptical. Every family should
keep it on hand as protection against the early
and unpcrccivcd attack of Pulmonary Affections,
which are easily met at first, but which become
jncurabe, and too often fatal, if neglected. Ten
der lungs need this defence; and it is unwise to
be without it. AS a safeguard 10 children, amid
and Chest of childhood, CHERRY PICTORIAL
is invaluable; for, by its timely use, multi
tudes are rescued from premature graves, and
saved to the love and affection centred on them.
1t acts speedily and surely against ordinary colds,
securing sound and hcaltl-rcstoring Sleep No
one will suffer Troublesome Influenza and pain
ful Bronchitis, when they know how easily
they can be cured.
Originally the product of long, laborious, and
successful chemical investigation, no cost or toll
is spared in making every bottle in the utmost
lied upon us possessing all the virtues it has ever
exhibited, and capable Of producing cures as
memorable as the greatest it has ever effected.
PREPARED BY
Dr.. J. C.AY3R s. CO, Lowell, Mags.,
E'ract 'cs,l s'.' !:r-uI;-: -:=ca1 Chemists,
>OTD pT .yT nc11,c1cTu ,-,-t,pvr,,rp,-
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
Ayers
Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases of tho Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.

Among the great
discoveries of modern
science, few arc of
more real value to
mankind than this eff
tcctual remedy for all
diseases of the Throat
and Lungs. A vast
trial of its virtues,
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that It does
c,,,.o1,, opd of1aot,aIlv
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

LIE HALFoRD Leicestershire Table
Sauce, highly recommended for family ,,se
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21
d. ]. C.AY2R s. CO., Lowell, Eass,

f'ract 'e.ui .sr.:' !:r-uly-:: :ca1 Chemists,
SOLD Bi Ill. DRUGGISTS Ey'I,RyTuEpl:.
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FOR THE FARM,
FOR THE GARDEN

1t contains each month Calendar of Operati ions to
be performed on the Farm, in the Orchard and
Garden, in and around the Dwelling, etc.
Tho thousands of hints and suggestions given in
every volume are prepared by practical. intelligent
work ing men, who know what they write about
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-21

FUNNY FACTS ABOUT FOWLS.
The Hartford Courant of November
l6 prints Il lively account of the Hen
Convention in that city, which we