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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
How to Water Planta.

How to Water Plants.
From careful experiments Mr.. Mechi
discovered that plants slightly watered
every day often perish, and always be.
come dwarfed whereas q good soaf.
ing given twice q week almost invaria.
bly, proves beneficial He says:
Tho sum of my experience in water.
ing amounts to this: that thorouql,
soaking Of the ground two or three
times week is much better than the
same amount Of water applied in drib-
let's daily, only sufficient to wet the up.
per surface, but not the under strata
of earth contiguous to the roots. Cold
spring water should, before applying
it to heated soil, he allowed to stand
exposed to the sun and air few hours.
The colder the water is, and the warm
or the soil, so is the necessity of apply
lug it in abundance; for it is evident,
though We cannot explain it. that the
result produced upon plants by ap-
plying cold water to the soil, when at a
high temperature, unless so coplously
applied: as to saturate the soil com
Pletely, Is fatal to tender and weakly
plants, and often less or more injurious
to strong or healthy ones
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

NJ. PANoRE1 has presented to the
Congress Of naturalists and physicians
at Turin tho results of some investiga-
tions as to tho cause of phosphoresence
in animals, and especially in fishes. He
has come to the conclusion that the
cause of this phenomenon is the slow
oxidation of fat, which he finds to be
always present when phosphorescence
is observed in animal substances. In
the case of fish, tho oxygen of the at.
mosphere very readily penetratos tho
skin and acts upon the subcutaneous
adipose tissue. The phenomenon is
promoted by placing the phosphorus
scent substance in oxygen, but entirely
arrested by its immersion in carbonic
aci''. fresh water, alcohol, or any solu-
ti"n not containing oxygen. Phospho.
rcsccnce usually commences immedi-
9toly after death, and continues until
decomposition sets in, with disengage-
ment of ammonia, when it invariably
immediately ceascs..- Acatlcu4w.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
Remarkable Career Of a Vessel.

The schooner Vigilant now plying
as packet between st. Thomas and
st. Croix, W. l., has had a somewhat
remarkable career. She was built 1T
Baltimore in 1900 for the purpose of
piracy, and was used in that business
until 1910 when she was converted into
Al African slave-trader. After being
used in this business for several years,
she again served as an ocean freebooter
until 1927, when she was boarded by a
Danish man-of.war, and the entire
crew, with single exception, it was
found had died of yellow fever. She
was then fitted out as privateer and
so used until 1910, since when she has
Piled as q merchant vessel between the
different islands of the West Indies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
SwEkpsrAKKs pRrmrur

DwA1FETAKE8 pREM1UW,
For INC largest aud best Cleared, Plowed and
fenced Tract Of Land In one BODY MOI
less than 80 acres. e1ooo
lIhc Land taking this premium to be debsrred
from taking any other premium for clearing.
Persons desiring to compete for any of the
above Premiums must apply in writing to E. A.
ho sHa Secretsry' At his Office in Duluth, on or
before August LIST. 1872, for clearing Land, and
on or before May LIST, 1873, for premiums on
crops. Premiums in all classes to be awarded
August list, 1879, and are payable in Cash.
ALL ENTRIES TO BE FREE.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

TRANSFORMING THE Conp1ExIoN, - The
ts.nsiormattons produced BY hAoAA's MAGNOLIA
stage Of theatre That famous
:aow pesky lookta9 complexion into in which tho
w ana rose We Tor sdnifation, and impa1ts to dry,
harsh skin tho softness Of perfect loveses Tan aud
!rSs1aes: xhash eonntJ air and sunlight eze pretty
completely ohiite!ated b. It.; while It has perfectly
ms3e1S@ cneet IL bant.hine Undue ,ed1ese 6loteAss
Ised 70 temedy her csmplsxional defects looks In
re Mirror she s equally astounded and gratided at
has dt,.ppeared hor neck. arms and bosom. rival
throat, her check NANTES With pesohfke 6iooiS eS6
she ready blessing the inventor or the
form alton
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
Premiums for Opening Farns.

Tho timber lands immediately alioin;np tho
new and rising City Of Duluth, MINNESOTA.
have productive soil, arc sold at reasonable
prices, and the homo market for all surplus
products Of the farm is excellent; but SO re-
cent and rapid has been the growth OF the CITY
and its commerce that the agriculture OF the
locality il far behind other leading interests.
the general Development Of the county about
thc head OF Lake Superior, the citizens of
Duluth offer the following list of premiums.
amounting in all to Sc, 600, for the clearing of
"a, lands and the rising Of different grains within
~ miles OF Duluth in the State Of Minnesota !:
For the pest Cleared Flowed and Fenced % Acres Of
A1h9 T., Win or without Crops on IT,:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin,
pimples, ring-worm, salt-rhenm and
other cutaneous affections, cured, and
the skin made soft and smooth, by
using the JUNIPER TAR Soar, made by
CAswE1I, HAZARD & Co., New York.
1t Is more convenient and easily an
Piled than other remedies, avoiding the
trouble Of the greasy compounds now
in uSe.-COM.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

THB poet Rogers tells this story:
g An Englishman and q Frenchman
had to fight duel. That they might
have the better chance for missing one
another, they were to fight in dark
room. The Engllshman fired up the
chimney, and, by Jovel lie brought
down the F enchman! When tell
this story in Paris, II put the English
man up the chimney"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
TO CQNSUMPTIVES.

Tho advertiser, having besn permanently cured Of
that dread disease. Consamptton. by sinpe remsdy,
means OF care 70 iii Who desirs It. 10 Vii sond
copy 81 tn: prescription .:ed. Ore Of cha.esJ With
which they Win and sU1I CU1I ron C0acUHPTIoH''
ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, lie.
Parties wishing the PRESCRIPTION Will please sddseae
ReV. EDWARDA. WILSON,
~ South Third street. Willienaahvsrh Nv
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
A Gallant Deed.

The Bangor Wing records the follow
ing: "On Tuesday evening, as tho
down train on the Bangor and Piscata
quis Railroad was being made up at
Oldtown for connection with the f. l.
n. A. train, while locomotive of the
former line was moving quite swiftly
at short distance from the depot, q
lad of about seven years of age walked
into tho centre of the track, uncon.
scious Of the approaching engine. The
locomotive can,e rushing along, and the
bystandcrs Mortified at the peril of the
boy, shouted wildly to him to run; but
his peril seemed to paralyze his limbs,
and he stood apparently rooted to the
spot by his terror. But just as the en-
glne hnd almost reached him o young
mad rushed from tho crowd to the
rescue, seized the boy as the pilot of
the locomotive was within few feet of
tho spot, threw him by main force to
the platform beside the rails, and by
mighty effort spraAg, almost at the
same time, clear of the track, appar-
emily grazing the front of the engine
as it Numbered by. The brave fellow
who performed this noble act is a young
man named Luther Soaper, of Old
town, about eighteen years of age. The
cheers which greeted his humane
achievement were we'll deserved"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

HoUsEKEEpERs and heads Of families
can supply themselves with the famous Hal
ford Leicestershire Table Sauce 1t their GRO
Gers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

DIR. SAaE's CArAnRu REMEDY.
reward for III incurablc case. Sold hy
druggists at 80 cents. $50
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

Rest and Oldest Family Nlediclne.-Snsrords
zsssr 1:s9gGSoior-A perely Vegetable <asaeste and
headache, Bilious Attacks. and all arrangements Of
Liver, Stomach and BoWela All your DT19gist foeik
ReaeHar of'f Unfit
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

Heavens FIRST LAW rs ORDER.-Reg-
ularity in eating, sleeping, and exer-
else, and abstinence from such danger.
GUS irritants US alcohol and tobacco,
tend to secure a long and healthful
life. But even strict observance of
these wholesome rules will not always
avert sickness. The best safeguard
against epidemic and other diseases is
Dr.. WA1KRR's CALIFORNIA VINEGAR
BrTERs, which, by promotinga regular
and vigorous action of the digestive,
secretive, and excretive organs, keep
the body in the best possible condition
tor resisting and repelling the causes
of disease. --c0n,.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

MANY people, particularly children,
suffer with the ear ache; and for the benefit OF
such we give q sure but simple remedy. Put
in two or three drops Of Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment, stop the ear with undressed wool,
battle the feet In warm water before going to
bed, and keep the head warm 1t night.
CAPT. CHARLES SAaER, who keeps . superb
stock OF livery horses in Portland, Me-, in
formed us recently that he uses Sheridan's
Cdvdlry Condition POWDERS regularly IN his
stables, and that the EXPENSE is more than
Offset by the diminished amount of grain neo-
essary to keep his horses always in good order.
com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

READY FOB CUsTohRRs.-H. W. 4
J. y. Wetheren have located, since thu fire,
at S69 Washington avenue, Chicago, and can
now furnish their customers q new and com.
plete stock of Millinery Goods.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

IT Is expected the new Maine Olassi
cal School will open this spring. A
permanent fund of ESQ, 900 has been
nearly raised. It is proposed to admit
both sexes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS would be saved yearly II an
wond buy CABLE SCREW WIRE Boots and Shoes
The easiest, driest, and most durable Shoe ever
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

PERsIMA1oN becr is favorite drink in
Georgia. One glass OF it will "knook
down tho persinmons," and the man
outside, too.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

A LETTER from Bastia to tho Paris
Temps says that if any important event
were to take place in France just now,
Corsica would be the last to hear of it.
For about month telegraphic COM
munication between the island and the
continent has been entirely interrupt
ed. An inspector, sent expressly to
remedy this state of things, has certi-
fed that the rupture of the cable has
taken place about nine miles from Bas-
tia, but no attempt has been made to
restore the service The Bonapartists
profit by this circumstance to cry out
against the Republican Government,
and express hopes of q speedy restora-
ton OF the Emperor Napoleon. On the
evening OF the I'd, the anniversary of
the coup d'etat, one of Thorn was dar
ing enough to illuminate his windows.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

In Surprise Valley, CAL, there are a
number Of small lakes. One of these
has recently run dry, leaving sediment
or bed of superior ealt, clear as cris-
tai, from four inches to foot in deepth
and covering an area of fifteen miles in
length by six miles in width. It was
never before supposed that these lakes
contained any salt, and the water was
always considered clear, fresh water,
with some alkali in it, as most of the
fresh water in Northern California pos
sesses
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
Special Notices.

PnorRUDrHG TOE 10 not slightly thing, say moth.
ing shout health and comfort. SILVER TIPPED
Shoes never wear out Ct the too,
For Sale by all Dealers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

For sAlK BY-GREENE BUTTON, II. BOS-
WORTH SONS and D0HMEN, 1ChHIDT
BUT EOSALl. ChisaEo; NOYE9 BROS. { CUT.
LlNS BROS, st. Louis.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
COslunilru l,as by o boy.

oOsaWuWE u SsAS " u UOys
Why is a dog q mischief maker2 Be-
cause he is II tail-bearer. (Tale.)
If the stars ore really inhabited,
what kind of vegetation would you ex-
pect to find OH them2 Star grass.
WHAT flower can you see on stormy
winters day9 Snow Drop.
If I'LL the people in the world went
travelling. where would the bashful
ones go2 TO Flushing.
If ono man were going one way and
another man another way, where would
both go9 To Rhodes. (Two roads.)
WHERE did Neptune's wife make her
bread2 In the trough of the sea.
PLANT toad, and what will come
up? Hop vine.
Why are the hands of your pocket
timepiece like faithful sentinels2 Be-
cause they are always on the watch.
? WHEN is field of corn social2 When
it has stalks. (Has talks)
WHY is a baker always ready for q
sea voyage9 Because he makes daily
provision for sale.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

R1oHMoND, Va, shipped ninety thou
sand barrels of flour to Brazil last
Year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
MISS SAWYER'S SALM.

qERE you have a salve combining soothing md
IL healing properties, with no dangerous inered-
lent remedy at hand for the many pains md
Il more easily spilled than many other Eeaselies,
never producing : bad effect. but always relieving
pain. however severe.
In her own extensive treatment Of the ed, fs
The principal diseases for which this s.lve Il rec
Serctula, Old Ulcers, SAT- Rhea1, sp,uias, Bs,ss.
Eere. Sores, Felons, Pimples, Esyapelos, Sore
Eyes, Bay6er's Hch, Deetaess. Boils Riag- soo.ms.
cS,rs' Bises q 1s.ect:, Ganetrs, ZoosAaehs, Ea,.
1scA: Soa1d nsad, 7tetaing, CAaRped 1dad.,
Sea1d., cM.:; Braises, Group, Cracked Lips, and
It never iails 70 cure Eheum.tism IS properly
spilled. Rub II on we'll with the hsnd three lines
day. I'm several cases It has cared palsied hnba.
For Psss It Ia: 3D.: been discovered e be sure rem.
s;pe,as it works wonders, sllayins lie inflammation
1 The Rss Far G G.: sas
hey IN ana i: ta..laabis; Il sfoea Z e:s. q
With. r.: BIT s.lve ever invested for Is<e1e.
Breast and Sorr Mpp1es. No vaY hinrio.s, ses
sure to afford relief: Sore OF Wee1 E1e.-Rnbx
ness By putting in the ear: On Piece q cotton.
For felons this 10 Superior to snything knovu.
For Rimples this acts like Z charm. For Br,1s
:cc T sSs sd1Sf - .v o,,s
Not among the least Of The invaluable properties
Of MISS 6AWraR's 9ALvE arc III beneficial effects
On the hair. Rubbed on the scalp, in I've or six
different paris, promotes he growth Of the hair,
prevents II turning gr.y and on bald spo:s pro-
without Sbis invaluable assie3s . N Indispensable
cosmetic for The toilet. L esadieates dandru6 md
disease from the bcsA, and biesehss md pinpses
We. The undsrsiensd. have been seauainted wih
Oh1istisn lady aud = skiifai nsrse, and hssins
used her satve tn our families. Il gives NJ Greaf
pleasure IN .ayin9 y i ths bess s'ssral naedaeas
we hase sves nd: tn Ers 8: =
E: g: : :: So 8; -. - -:
g. S. CO. CO. e: ::f 4. 2Mst So &c. :ss. -
Fl sRser' !saas S. :.dsa
q: e.: &C.,: "a T. & e.: :: & =:
( q H.Tssd. ~; LEY .A-- ~
E. E. ~ I :: ds.s;s "a ~.
FL = az 4 sss''' 1si! zH S:is sd vi"
-. 70 7NF AEFZIcZED .--
% keep supplied, send seventy eenes ~ directed
bs'ow. md receive box BY return mail. = '-.-
Pit up in la.ss Bozes 1t SO cents Zach
seove}. Prepared by liss G: sAWYER. and
put up BY l.. N. ROBBINS, Wholesale
and Retail Druggist, RocklAnd. Ne.
Trial Box sent free BY mail receipt Of seventy.
6vs cents, b l.. II. ROBBINS, Rockland, Ne.
TINS VALUABLE sAI.vE 10 SOLD BY
r.. IN MEIDI(lIN&cS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
q TT

Call for Aliens Lang Balsam,n and shun the ~
ofany other Ralssm; unpr!neiplod men may deceive
you With worthless preperations.
in. HARRIS 90. Propl's Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
A HOME AT A OR t6

pr esFe In the lu1aeasot valley 81 other the Boyer
4xpiosiss aotStS Va ths q. IA ID ~. =. Ill Cant
RsilHays arp sold at the railroad eees In Chicago
main once In Cedar Rapids, receivable Tor laad par.
eha,sd Coanty naps eent free Send for guide
tho lands, and how 70 reach them.
11 ASde Conm,,,on.r }S9s ota All
RaDida Iowa.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01
WANTED, THIS SPRING,
10000 Farmers.

To improve 100000 acres Of tho very best prairie
hr.nee, which can now be had d THEIR PRESENT
VALUE for oash, o. upea long time, With six PEG
cent. interest on deferred paynsata. rhooo lands
comprise the sovernnsnt railroad grants along the
hines OF the two great bstvesa Chicago,
Omaha and Sioux CITY, and he mainly
In the Middle Region of Western Iowa.
noted for its salubrious climate and insxha.stibls
SOFIA finely watored yet perfectly drained district ID
tho best agricultural State In the Vnion.
Agents provided With teams to chow them free to
s,rr Nov IA }nna n
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

Sold by Medicine Dealers Generally.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

70 zNF AFFLICTED. ~ =
II your Druggist 10 oua Of the salve, and nessecss
10 keep supplied send seventy five cents directed
below. md receive box by return mail. = $780,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-01

We. The undersigned, have been acquainted witA
xtss Sawyer for many years. and believe her to Be
used her salve fn our fsnifies, Il gives us gresf
pleasure in saying u b he bese 0s0ssA medicine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-08

The celebrated civilian, DIR. Daley, was
fortunate in the success of his cxpedient of
purposely misdirectng his letters. When
he was employed on diplomatic mission
to Flanders, he was much pressed for mon
ey, and in packet to the Secretary Of State
he sent two letters, one for Queen Eliza
beth and the other for his wife, which he
misdrected, so that the letter for his wife
was addressed TO her most crcelLent Majesty,
and that of the Queen TO his Dear VIE.
The Queen was surprised to find her letter
beginning "Sweetheart," and concluding
with request to her to be very economical,
as the writer could send her nothing be-
cause he was very short of money, and
could not think of trespassing on the
bounty of her Majesty any further. Daley
was successful in his stratagem, as an inn
mediate supply of money was sent to him
and to his family.
The deficiency of ordinary people in the
art has long been felt, and complete letter.
writers have been compelled to supply the
want. Sir Henry Ellis has pointed out
that manuals of epistolary composition,
both in French and English, of the early
part of the fifteenth century, exist in man
uscript. The "English Secretary" pub
lished in 1899, is perhaps the earliest work
on the subject in print. The volumnous
author, Jervis Markham, brought out in
1913 a guide, with the following title =
"Conceted letters; or, a most excellent
Bundle of New wit, wherein is knit up
together all the perfectons of the art of
Epstoling.' The booksellers, Rivngton
& Osborne, applied to Samuel Richardson
to write for them volume of letters in
simple style, on subjects that might servo
as models for the use of those who had not
the talent of inditing for themselves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-08
OF RLECTRECITY.
TO OGR.VkR.aL q USE.

The telegraph and electricity are yearly
entering more and more intimately into
the daily service and convenience of the
people. 1t sounds the alarm and brings
speedy succor when fire threatens devasta-
ton and ruin. 1t furnishes to every mer-
chant, broker, and business man who de-
sires 1t, in the more important business
ceuters, constant record in his own office
or counting-room of the condition and
transactions of our exchange and the quo
tations of leading articles of traffic and
commerce. 1t calls messengers and assis-
tants, when needed, to any locality, at all
hours of tho day and night. 1t furnishes
communication between tho offices, manu-
factories, and places of merchants, man
nfaoturers, shippers other The editors
or our great newspapers can sit in their IL
braries at home and direct, by means of
telegraph, easily operated by themselves
or members oftheir families, the manage
ment of their papers. The liability to dam
ger and destruction on railroads is greatly
lessened, and disasters averted, through
the use of electrical signals. The engineer,
os his locomotive dashes along the iron rail
at speed which outstrips the wind, can,
at glance at the signal by the road side,
know Of the condition of the line for miles
ahead, and whether other trains are likely
TO be encountered, or misplaced switches
and open drawbridges invite him to death
and destruction. Our bells are rung by G.
lettrcity, our CLOCKS ore. regulated by the
electrical current, the fidelity of watchmen
is assured or their lack of yipi lnnca racnrd.
ed with unfailing accuracy by the ell ectrical
tell-tale. The concealed wire and electric
circuit beiray the operations of the burglar
and thief, aud our gas. is lighted by cleo
tricity.
The uses to which the electric current
and the telegraph have been and shall yet
be adapted are so numerous even now as to
surpass our comprehension. 1t is the
mightiest agency of modern times, tn o
true wizards wand, which manipulates
and controls the affairs of mankind.
In the science and administration of thi S
mighty agency, many thousands of people
are constantly engaged, and their number
Is yearly and almost daily augmente d.
They constitute a large community, and
upon their intelligence, capacity, and fl del
ity the most momentous and important in
terests constantly depend.
1t is impossible even now TO predict
what advances and discoveries may yet
made in electrical science and telegrap.s
Astonishing as these have already
there is undoubtedly much yet TO be i4...-
ed, aud new adaptions will continue TO be
made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-08

MILLING ANIMALS WITH CHLoRoFoRM.
Many persons would be glad to know
how to kill an animal without suffering.
and we venture to give the benefit of our
exp rience. We are constantly called up-
on to destroy horses, dogs and cats, and
have little difficulty in doing it. For hor-
ses we use large sponge, say six inches in
dian'eter, tho" 'ghly saturated with chlo-
roiJim, whi dropped into bag large
enough to be drawn over the horses nose.
II IS 0ot de Die to have the bag "air-
tisht,' for, If so, suffocation is likely to
onsue. In two or three minutes the horse
unconscious, and in eight or ten min
Ates dead, without suffering. For dogs
and cats similar process, using a small
sponge and bag, or these animals, with
the saturated sponge, may be put in box
admitting some air, when they soon "go to
Sleep" Seventy-five cents worth of chlo-
roform will kill horse, and twenty-five a
do; or cat. If one saturation OF the sponge
does not complete the work, repeat it,
Our Dumb Ani mails.