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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
How to Save browning Woman.

In Ch"y"nnc, when anything happens,
we N"uplc cJGsldcr that a religious duty
n.'Vrl7rs upon thtm to hold meeting,
a'u to pass resolutions upon it, and 20
strong las this habit become that some
citizens of that place, whenever a break
last bell rings, call Il meeting Of the fam
lily, tI'ct fl ;trs, and resolve to 60 down
stairs and cat the NAL The other day a
'}'"n@n fell into Crow Creek and sank. A
i:rgr crowd Of men were Standing upon
E'e tank at the time, and they instantly
!""+'''f*~' ~ ''"s'-'"'''<' n meeting for the
purpose VI tcV.luy lnoA"s tor rescuing
TIE W".nat. Af'ra -|i!itctl debate, NJ. a,
Nino'l vas ~ Got Ch4rmtr; and on
taking his seat, Mr.. Arnold not only
thanked nc nlr'ting ~ warmly for the
t'np'l1nent 'it';rrd aim, but he made a
lon: slt,,ch, i'll which he discussed the
'''lt tue al product for 1871, and the
il'!a;.;t claims. a series Of resolutions
M'ro then ~ red and after prolonged
dtscu"iHn, and the acc. ptance of several
ann ndments, tNry were passed. They
embraced protest against the depth Of
crow CIR etl; regrets that al women were
j ~ taught tns;"'m and , resolve to rescue
t 10 pArticul.r W.,i.!.;. who had fallen
nVcrDo4ri. 4 tn.,rnut"e OF one was an.
pointed to dive fr me-. He Owed, and
brought the WON " ~ the surface Jy the
hAir. Just then it o. cured to him thet
- h., not in;;:n "T'!cr'd TO bring her to
the shD'e; 81 he let her sink again, and
swan to tIn '.t * tp rrUrrt progress, and
n,': FIR f.! r l..s' Lotions. Ne ion was
-'>~" IN lie lttD1', "'.1 alter IN exciting
&c. ru~.''"', H. "Ai ulrrctld t. Land the
WOrnan INN. til:rlv
tit. Y. ii am ard I;.,upGt1 how ont
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31

All are summoned to attend except Fail,
and each one summoned is strictly enjoin.
ed to "come without Fail" Clearly there
ischicanery there. 1t wouldn't be strange
if it should prove dark and diabolical
scheme to defraud Fail in some way, or at
least to take undetermined advantage Of
him. If Fail, hearing Of the way in which
he had been treated, should manage to get
in and burst the whole thing up, it
would be serving them no less than they
deserve
A rich old covey dies, leaving an i'm.
mensc estate to his heirs. Fail is one of
the heirs, tor Fail and rich mems heirs are
often quito closely related. All arc sum-
moncd in great haste, yet all are enjoined
to come without Fail"
We can imagine the perplexity of lover
on receiving message like this from his
i mistress:
Come to night, dearest, and come sottA
out Ful. JULIA"
Without Fail," says Augustus, in Sc
now srho the dickens is Fail? l don't
know Fail. never heard of Fail before.
What have | to do with Fail? And
(clenching his fist and glaring wildly
about) what has Fail to do with my julia
Am in the habit of bringing other fel-
lows along when 60 to spend an evening
with her, that this warning in contounded
italics should be considered necessary,
even allowing that l know Fail? Not
much. I'll hunt up this Fail. I'll know
who he is that Julia calls Fail so Familiarity,
without adding Mr.. Without Fail, indeed |!
This terrestrial hemisphere will be with
out Fail, if catch him"
And SO it goes. Poor Fail! the most
innocent soul alive, We'll be bound, is
snubbcd, insulted and threatened in every
way. But who is Fail?-C Cincinnati Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Home Talk to Girls.

Your every day toilet is part of your
character. 4 girl that looks like a "fury"
or "sloven" in the morning is not to be
trusted, however finely she may look in
the evening. No matter how humble
your room may be, there are eight things
it should contain, namely: A mirror, wash
stand, eoap. towel, comb, hair, nail and
tooth brushes Those are just as essential
as your breakfast, before which you should
make good use Of them. Parents who
fail toprovi''e their children with such ap-
pliances not only make 81 great mistake
but commit sin Of omission. Look tidy
in the morning, and after the dinner work
is over improve your toilette. Make it a
rule Of Your daily life to "drcss up" for
the afternoon. Your dress may or ne ed
not be anything better than calico; but
with ribbon or flower or some bit of or.
nn)nr't, YOU can have an air of self respect
and satisfaction that invariably comes with
b, irg we'll dressed. A girl with fine sensi-
hi)it'es e, mot help feeling embarrassed
ard awkward in a ragged and dirty dress,
with her hair nnkcmpl, should neighbor
come in. Moreover, your self-respect
should demand The decent appareling of
your body. You should make it a point
to look as well as you can, even if YOU
know nobody will sec you but yourseif.-
EErhnnJe
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Dangerous Burning Fluid.

We desire to call attention to the noun
tebanks who travel around the country to
exhibit their non-explosive oils They
show that it is impossible to explode their
particular brand, and they give as reason
that it has been treated with certain
chemicals in way to remove all danger.
Nobody pretends that naptha, alcohol,
ether, and the like, are explosive. They
can be lighted and burned quietly and in
the most inotftnsive manner. 1t is only
when mixed with the oxygen of the air
that an explosive compound is produced,
and this part Of the experiment is natural
ly submitted by the exhibitor. 1t requires
considerable skill to prepare just the right
mixture of light oils and air to insure sue
cess, and it is under cover Of this difficulty
that the dealers in adulterated oils escape
detection. Unfortunately, just the proper
mixture is sometimes formed in lamps as
the oil isexhausttd, and the fatal explosion
takes place.
The number of accidents from the burst
ing OF lamps is very small, and it is not the
question of explosion that should attract
the most attention. BY far the greater
number of deaths and losses by fire have
arisen from the ignition Of the lamps or
cans, either from the breaking of lamp
VI SOulC CdlclcSS uduulluS "a tut JStlOlC JILL
the ignitcd fluid spreading over the
clothing of the person, or on the floor, is
what does the damage. 1t ought to be
understo I'd that there is no chemical that
will make an oil safe; the patents and
claims on this subject are sheer imposi
tons. The only way to make an oil safe
is by distillation, that is, removing from it
all oil or naptha that will take fire below
ITO deg. Fair.
Any oil that can be lighted on its sur
face by match, and will continue to burn
without wick, is unsafe. Sperm oil, rape
seed oil, and the refined petroleum can be
poured upon the floor and match applied,
but they will not burn; it is necessary to
heat them to q high point before any vapor
will come off that will take fire from ta-
pcr and continue to burn.
Any oil that. whom poured into a saucer,
will take fire and continue to burn as al
cohol does, is unsafe and ought to Re dis
cardcd at once Such all OIL contains VIOLA
tile compounds which can give rise to ex-
III ;sive vapors, AMI if the lamp breaks,
may occasion the most dang e:ous burns.
We must, the, efoIc, arm all PERSONS from
using such oil about the remises-Jou1'-
nal of AptlId CHnaist7y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Died Suddenly of Heart Olsen se.

How common is the announcement. Thou
sands are suddenly swept into eternity by this
fatal malady. This disease generally has it's
origin in impure blood, filled with irritating,
poisonous materials, which, circulating
through the heart, irritate its delicate tissues.
Though the irritation may at first be only
slight, producing little palpitation or irreg-
ular action, yet by and by the disease becomes
firmly seated, and Inflammation, or hyper
trophy, or thickening of the lining mem
brane, or of the valves, is produced. How
wise to give early attention to case of this
kind. Unnatural throbbing or pain in the re.
gion of the heart should admonish one that
all is not right, and if you would preserve it
from further disease, you must help it to beat
rightly by the use of such remedy as shall
remove the cause Of the trouble. Use Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before the
disease has become too seated, and It will, by
its great blood-purifying and wonderful regu.
lating properties, effect perfect cure. It con.
tains medicinal properties which act specif.
cally upon the tissues of the heart, bringing
about d healthy action. Sold by oil frst-claes
druggists. 581
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Medical Mistakes.

It took the faculty about thousand years to
discover that the best way to diseases not
to render the pati:nttoo weak to contend with it.
Within the last twenty years, however, the whole
system of medical practice has been changed for
the better. In diseases or complaints caueed by
excessive heat for instance the doctors no longer
recommend the reduction of the invild's strength
by prostrating medicines. The vast success which
has attended the use Of IIostetters Stomach Bit
tiers as remedy for debility, has given even the
most prejudiced members of the old school an in
sight into the only true and rational theory OF
cure. Cantharides calomel, and overpowering
doses Of opium, are now among the obsolete nos
trume Of another age. The lancet, once as much
the legitimate weapon Of the physician as the
sword is of the soldier, is seldom drawn from its
case. The principle Of life is no longer drained
from the veins by the quart, and water-gruel for
the strengthless invilid has ceased to be consid-
cred an appropriate diet Vigor is the motto of
the rational members Of the profession, and they
understand, at last the value of sterling vegeta.
bic tonic. So, also, with the people at large
and without consulting medical men at all, they
have adopted the bitters ne a household remedy,
thereby economising both cash and health.
Note the fact that Icstetter's stomach Bittere
il sold In bottles only, never in bulk, and that the
abortions sprineing up In various parts of the
country, and sometimes offered az substitutes for
the great national specific, are all utterly worth
less.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Sunshine and Sleep.

slcepless peoplc-and they are many
in Amt rica-should court the sun. The
very worst soporific is laudanum, and the
very best. sunshine. Therefore, it is very
plain that poor sleepers should pass as
many hours as possible in sunshine, and
and as few as possible in the shade. Many
women are martyrs, aud yet they do not
know it. They shut the sunshine out of
their houses and their hearts, they wear
walls, they carry parasols, thy 10 al pos
sible to keep off the subtlest ard yet most
potent influence which is intended to give
hem strength and beauty and cheerful
ness. Is it not time to change all this, and
80 get color and roses in our pale cheeks,
strength in our weak backs, and courage
in our timid souls2 The women of Amer
ca are pale and delicate; they may b.
blooming and strong, and the sunlight
will be a potent Influence in this transfer
nation. --Ku'nl Mem Torker.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Mad Dogs.

This being the season when dogs run
mad, the following paragraphs, from an
article by an English magazine writer, are
in place:
1t is very difficult, in the earlier stages,
to know whether dog is mad or not !;
but in all cases Of doubt, kill the poor
thing at once; it may save him much suf-
fering, and you from the narrowing rctlec-
ton that some human being has been bit
ten through your neglect. Madness is not
always traceable to Il dog having been
bitten it sometimes comes on spOnta-
neously. A friend of mine once owned a
tavorite TERROR which had recently Uttered
five puppies, and as she was kept constantly
in his garden, she could not possibly have
been bitten for some considerable time.
But she suddenly displayed unmistakable
symptoms of madness, and ran up and
down the garden with saliva flying from
her jaws, and her head twitching from
side to side, as the heads of all mad dogs
do. This arises from the convulsive &C.
ton of the muscles of the throat and neck,
which invariably characterizes hydropho
bia-in human beings, unhappily, as we'll
as in quadrupeds-and the imitation of
which makes poisoning by strychnine SO
painful to endure, and so horrifc to see
Luckily, my friend himself was the first to
notice her, and his first care was to close
the doors and order no one to go into the
garden.
I have known a child's arm torn and
bitten to the bone by dog outrageously
rabid and the child did not suffer more
than it would have done from any other
injury of equal extent. There have been
frequent instances where dog has bitten
great number of human beings, and one
has gone mad and the rest have escaped !;
on the other hand, I have also known
very light puncture, from dog not sus.
pected of being rabid, bring Oh the most
deadly madness. The treatment of hydro
phobia is just as unsettled as the action of
the disease Itself.
AS rule mad dog will not 60 out of
its way to bite you. 1trursues II straight
course, swapping at every living object
which it meets. A friend of mine once
passed, on lonely country road, within q
couple of feet of dog which struck him
as having something strange in it's aspect
and movements; fifty yards further on he
encountered two men with guns, who
asked him if he had seen a dog, and on
being answered that he had, and where,
told him to thank God for his escape, for
that very brute was raviDg mad, and had
bitten at least dozen animals and two or
three men and children that morning.
My informant almost tainted with the
shock which this intelligence communi-
Gated, and was greatly relieved to hear the
report of shot directly afterward, telling
that the career Of the mad dog was ended.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Driving Bees from the Hive.

CHOOSE that part ola pleasant day
when many bees are abroad, and if any
are clustered on the bottom hoard or out
side of the hive, puff among them a few
whitls of smoke-tl,,t f. NJ spuuk is h' 81
so as to drive thtlnup among the combs
The bees will go up m"lc reas'ily ii The
hive is tipped back, or e]cva;.d by small
wedges, about ON quarter of an iuch
above the bo:tom-boHrd. Have in read
mess box, which | SHALL evil the forcing
boX-whcse diameter is about the same
with that Of the hive lr;m which you in
| tend to dive the swarm. Lift the hive
from the bot IN board Wit hrul the slight
est jnr, turn it over, and carefully carry il
OIL about rod, as bees, if disturbed, are
much more inclined to be peaceable
when removed short distance from their
familiar stand. II the hive is gently plac.
ed upside down on the ground, scarcely q
bee will fly out, and there will be little
Danger otbeing s!ung. The timid and in
experienced should protect themselves
with beedress, and may gently sprinkle
the bees with sugarwater, or blow more
smoke among them, as soon as the hive il
Inverted. After placing it on the ground
tho forcing.box must be put over it, and
every opening between it and The live
from which bee nigh escape, Should be
stopped with paper, or any convenient
material. The forcing box, if smooth in
side, should have Stats fastened one third
Of the distance from the top, to all tho
bees in clustering.
| As soon as the apiarian has confined the
bees, he should pace an empty hive
which shall call the decoy hive-upon
| the ir old stand viii, n those returninn
from the field may enter, instead Of dis
persine to other hives, to meet, perhaps
with most ungracious reception AS q
general rule, however, bee with load
Of honey or bee-bread, after the extent OF
his resources is ascertained, is pretty sure
to be welcomed by any hive to which he
may carry his treasure; while a poverty
stricken unfortunate that presllncs t,
claim their hospitality is usually at once
! destroyed. The one meets with as fiattcr
| ing reception as a wealthy Ecntlema,
proposing to lake up His abode in a cnun
try village, while tie 9TH + is ~ much II
object ofdislike as a poor man, who bId'
tair to become q public charge.
10 return to our imprisoned bees thci
hive should he beaten emartlv with tn,
palms of the hans's, or two small rods, O,
| the sides TO which the combs arc attached
so as to run no risk of loos cning them
These "r!npings," although lot of q vc,,
Splf'!,'n1 charHct"r, pr<'du,c, ncvr1th,
l"ss, dtcldel I'll "ct upon the bees. Thci
first impulse, il 70 smoke we're used
would be to sally ont, aad wrcak thci
venEen'e ON those who thus ru.lely assai
their hontei dome but az soon rs the
1nha1s Its fumes, end foel tbs terrible con
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
Farmers Wives.

TIE reading of essays by the ladies is
one Of the exercises which give life and
intere st to the meetings Of the Springfield
Vt) Farmers Club. From one of the
essays by Mrs Daniel Rice, published in
the Vermont Fd,mafr, VIC copy the follow.
ing paragraph:
Did you ever think Of the amount of
thought req 1isite to plan three meals day
for three hundred and sixty.tive days in
succession? To prepare enough and not
too much, and for those living at dis
lance from the village, to remember that
the stock of flour, sugar, tea, etc, is re
plenished in due time? Do you ever
think fthe multitude of her cares and
duties? She must rise early to prepare
breakfast or oversee it, Perhaps there
are children to wash, dress and feed, or to
get ready for school with their dinners.
There is baking, sweeping, busting, MAX
ing beds, lunch for the men, maybe-din-
ner, supper to be made ready at the proper
time-the washing, starching, folding and
ironing Of clothes-take care of the milk,
including the making of butter and cheese
and the inevitable washing of Dishes
In autumn there is al additional work of
picking, preserving, canning of fruit, dry
ing apples, boiling cider, making apple
sauce, with the still more unpleasant task
which falls to her lot in butchering time.
Then there is hayiDg, harvesting, sheep
shcaring, etc, when more help is needed,
bringing an increase of her labors. Twice
u year comes house cleaning. By the
way, of all the foes housekeepcr has to
contend with, dirt is the greatest She
may gain com plete victory, and think to
rcpose upon her laurels after her semi
annual engagements-bu it is only tenn
porary. The enemy soon returns, and
even daily skirmishing does not keep it at
bay. There is the mending, too. Sewing
machines are great blessings, but they
can't seta patch or darn the stockings.
don't mention these things by way of
complaining Of woman's lot in general or
asking for her any rights which she does
not posst S. don't know as there is any
remedy in the present state of the world.
1t seems to be one of the evils Of life
which must be borne as we bear other ills
- but what l do ask is due appreciation
of the important part that woman acts,
and concession that her labors, mental
and physical, are as great, all things con-
sidered as those of the other sex Wo-
man are not SO childish that little sym.
pathy now and then, or acknowledgement
of their efforts and sacrifices make them
imag ine their case worse than it is l tell
you, men and husbands, it docth good
like medicine and many - poor crush
cd, br>,ken-down wife and moth,r is diving
for want of it,"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31

cussions of their once stable abode, sud-
den fear that they are to be driven from
their treasures, takes possession Of them.
Determined to prepare for this uncere-
monious writ of election, by carrying of
what they can, each bee begins to lay in a
supply, and in about five minutes, all are
filled to their utmost capacity A prodig-
ious humming is now heard, as they be-
gin to mount into the upper box; and in
about fifteen minutes from the time the
rapping began-f it has been continued
with but Slight intcrmissions = the mass
OF the bees, with their queen, will hang
clustered in the forcing box, like any
natural swarm, and may, at the proper
time, be readily shaken DOT, on a sheet, in
front of their intended hive.-Lungst, 9th
on tie &c.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31

OLD PREJUD1CEs ARE DYING OUT. New
facts are killing them. The idea that invalids
weakened by disease can be relieved by pros
trating them with destructive drugs, is no
longer entertained except by monomaniacs.
Ever since the Introduction of DR. WALKERS
VINEGAR B1rTERs, it has been obvious that
their regulating and invigorating properties
are a]l-sufficient tor the cure of chronic indi-
gestion, rheumatism, constipation, diarrhea,
nervous affections and malarious fevers, and
they are now the standard remedy for these
complaints in every section of the Union.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
FINANCIAL.
snxcAtlnen1 Securities.

JAY COOKE & Go. are now selling. and rec
ommcnd as a profitable and safe investment
for all classes, the First Mortgage $50 Gold
Bonds Of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, bearing Seven and Three Tcnths per
cent gold interest (morc than 8per cent. cur
rcncy>, and secured by first and only mort
gage on the entire road and equipments, and
on more than 23,QOO Acres Of Land to every
mile Of track, or 500 Acres OF Land to each
$1,000 Bond. The highest current prices will
be paid for U. s. Fivc-Twcnties, and all other
marketable Securities received i'll exchange.
Pamphlets, maps and full information will be
furnished, on application, by JAY COOKE q
Co., Philadelphia, New York ana Washing
ton, and by most Banks and Bankers through
out the country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31
81 ID Is Fail.
] W lNi '.

"Cr,rn" without Fail Such is Of,en
IT,, fiu / rrnrfh ~ Wo persons separate
n. c'r>;nr Y '.r ial'i ~ 81 !%iter, and 'hr
r.nrrt'!,., N, t,r:sf: sf ~ tiier.:,rj Who
- hi FL $50, IN VERY orc j. So nrXintls
10 il a. ! /, /, ii Il! T:'"I has h" q. nc
1l't r' n ~ ,.nr,, '::tl;,; snubi,cl?
W. 49, - rii,%.l t, dirk Fail is dealt
unjlstly Ivy SO f"'i.Acs Some bnsin..essr.
rang lnfnt IN l'1u.c'rsa, fer i.'-tAllce in
which Fail has vital Interest," A meeting
TO be held to consider inportan; points.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-31

room, twenty-four by fourteen drv sink
and sick closet at the opposite end of the
diagonal, stove midway, pump in an out
house three steps down and twenty. five
feet distant, cistcrn pump ditto, flour and
meal in the kitchen chamber. By the
time everything required to make bread,
pies, or cake was gotten together our
strength was quite gone, but the food must
be made, and the wcarisome task Of put
ting everything in place gone through
with. The kitchen could have been made
tolcrablc by cutting off section including
the sink and contiguous window, for pan
try with shelves and drawers sufficient to
contain everything needed in the kitchen.
The wastc-pipe should have been put into
the sink, the pumps from both cistern and
well set in shelves near it, and then one
could have worked there with comfort
An expenditure of little industry, in
genuity, and money would convert many
an ill-p]anned dismal kitchen into cheer
full, commodious room
Soon the harvest will he past, and our
good wives have little change in pocket.
We suggest that they look after all these
odds and ends, nay, these prime requisites
for leisure, cheerfulness and thritt-the
labor saving economies. BY so doing they
may secure many an hour, even in the
short days of winter, for furnishing their
minds with valuable knowledge, and the
walls of their homes with tasteful devices.
-Ne0 York Tribune.
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- The following is said to have been a
Yankees reasoning on progress in trans.
portation: 81 kin rcckerlect ten or twelve
years ago, that if I started from Boosting
on Wednesday, cu'l git in Philadelphy
on the next Saturday, maxim jist three
cal'latin' that if the power of steam in
creases for the next ten years as it has
been dom for the last ten years, til be in
Pdaaelelphy jist tuo days before / startsd
from, Bostsng"