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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
Buckingham's Dye.
r0p TuR wuTSKERS.

As our Remover in many cases.
requires too long a time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskcrs, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation ; which will
quickly and effectually, accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces a color which will
neither rub nor wash off: Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by R. p. Han & CO.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
Tie 34th OF October.

A funny scene occurred in the Hook
ing County Court of Common Pleas
some years ago, Judge E. presiding. .
A man had been arrested for horse
stealing, and set up an <tlibS in defense.
The defendants main witness was an
old farmer named Buchanan.
He claimed the prisoner was in his
employ at the time the horse was stolen,
nearly hundred miles distant, and
consequently he could not be guilty.
The stealing was done on the Goth
of October, and Buchanan had his
"book" of accounts in court to refresh
his memory. Mr.. s., who represented
the State, knowing the witness was
both interruptions and ignorant, con-
cluded to test his knowledge of dates,
and ss''examined in this wise:
Attorney s. You say that Mr.. Ellis
plowed for you all day on the 29th of
October.
Witness referring to his book. }
Yes.
s. What did he do on the 3Oth2
w. He chopped wood.
s. On the 31st?
W. That was Sunday, and we went n
squirrel nunC1ng.
s. What did he do on the 32d2
w. He narrowed in wheat that day.
s. What did he do on the 33d2
W. It was raining, and he shaved out
some axe handles.
s. What did he do on the 34th?
w. He chopped cord wood.
8. What did he do on the
But before the question could be fin
ished Buchanan's wife cleared the rail-
ing in front of the Judges seat, seized
B. by the collar, and whisked him out
side of the "bar," yelling in his
affrighted ear:
"You blasted old fool, don't you
know That there are only thirty-one
days in the month of Octobers"
Ellis attempt at an olibi failed, as
might naturally be inferred.
An examination of Buchanan's
book" showed that there were no
entries made after the 29th of October.
and that he had been drawing on his
imagination as to the work done ON
each day" Mor," IN american Pho
2lCer
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

The Cape May Wave says: "On
Tuesday, about noon, while O lady
guest of the Ocean House was in bath
ing, two women and man, who were
also bathing, pretended to run before
her: Instead of passing, they ran
against the lady, threw her down, and
tried to hold her head beneath the wa
ter. One of the women then grasped
the hand of the lady and endeayored to
steal diamond ring from her finger.
She managed to free herself, and,
screaming, assistance soon came to
her relief. The miscreants were not
arrested"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
Mfgllonette.

4ho s4V8ACVyC0
BY leila REID.
Through my senses stealing
Some delicious feeling
Born Of this low flower
Wraps me In its spell,
Az I, lOwly bonding,
Catch it's breath ASCENDING
With tho subtle power
That lOve 70 we'll.
No bold colors Wanting.
No gay banners HAUNTING
lake those baleful nopn,ca
With their wantOl gaze:
Meek and unObtrusiye.
OF Its sweets dtifusive,
MOtlostiy II copies
Virtues quiet ways,
All, IL makes me think Of
What? fool link OF
Some light chain that's twitchjno
Vaguely at my thought
ViOlets pertaining,
Or wild apples blooming.
Grapevine Odors wifchinu.
Audi scarce know what!
Gather handfnls Of II.
Smell it, wear II, love II.
1t will take discreetiy
Tcndercst caress.
Fill you- dainty wares
With its Quaker graccs:
Let It breathe ont sweetaz
All its lovelinees
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

A New EPOCH IN MEDICAL H1sToRY.-
Reason and chance, 2 says Pllny, lied
to the discovery of the virtues Of medi-
cal herbs" In these modern tim q,
research and experiment have perfect.
ed the work that reason and accident
began. DIR. Walkers VINEGAR BIT.
TIERS are the latest result of botanical
investigation and pharmaceutical sci
ence. This extraordinary medicine,
composed entirely of vegetable ingre-
dients culled from the soil of our Paci-
tic Territory, is pronounced a remedy
Tor every disease-not organic-of the
stomach, the liver, the bowels, the
respiratory system, the kidneys, the
muscles, and the other organs which
make up the machinery OF life. All who have
witnessed its effects are in favor Of its uniyer-
sal adoption, AZ tho safest and most reliable
tonic known. Free from the faint of alcohol.
it is nevertheless stimulant, though not a
dangerous excitant. One thing is certain-no
curative heretofore introduced to the public
through the press has ever obtained in so
short time the celebrity Of DIR. Walkers
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BlrrERs, or been sup
ported by such unimpeachablc testimony.
From that testimony it is evident that this
preparation is specific for Dyspepsia, Nerv-
Gus Debility, Intermittent and Bilious Remit
tent Fcvers, Diarrhma, Dysentory, Rhouma-
tlsm, Cont, and all disturbances oi tho secret
lVc anu cxcretlvo tunctions.-COm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

ALEXANDER DUMAS, 2,c,c, was one day
asked to contribute ton francs to the
funeral Of a lnilitf who had died in
destitute circumstances. I" Wl.nt :"
exclaimed the great novelist, "ten
francs for burying IL hallifl Here arc
one hundred francs-bury ten bailiffs. :"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

The Japanese have determined to
hold big fair, to which they invite the
presence Of all the world. It will be
opened next March, and the authori-
ties entertain hopes that it will be
largely attended by merchants and
manufacturers from the United States.
and oil the capitals and important cit
les of Europe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

CorroN factories are springing up all
over the south. Within ten years, at
the present rate of progress, those
states ought to manufacture nearly all
the cotton produced within their bor-
ders.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

The PEOPLES STAMP OF VA1uE.-Tho
endorsement, which legalxss the sale of
PLANTATION B!1TERs. is not the only stamp afh1ed
ton to that ofcia sanction. the Still MoRE vAIuA
BILE STAMP OF PUBLIC APPROPRIATION. This ineslima-
BILE voucher Of its properties ~ TOXIC, Coz
RECEIVE and ALTERATIvE, IL Of much earlier date
persons had pronounced it the GRAND SRI GIRO or
THE AGE long before Congress thought of taxing
T. detail the properties Of this Honderf9 vsest.ble
those who dessehe full particulars Of ito virtues 10
the GENERAL PUBLIC. Ask those who have tried it
termttent, fever.. nervous debility. rheun atisn
ncxness, 10y spirits, or loss OF vital power, what
ed BY tho response they make to your inOuirios
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
GREAT harm and discomfort is caused

GREAT harm and discomfort is caused
by the use Of purgatives which grippe and rack
the system. Parsons Purgatiue Pius are free
from all impure matter, and are mild and
health-giving in their operation.
AT this season of the year cramps and pains
in the stomach and bowels, dysentery, diar-
rhna, &C., are quite common, and should be
checked at once. .1ohnson's Anodyne Linimen
is the best article that can be used in all such
cases. and should be kept in every family
CON-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

A WE'LL known Bostonian, seventy
five years of age, who has suffered
forty years from a distress in his stom-
ach, which he thought came from some
living creature there, was last week re-
lieved of a brown snake fifteen inches
long and three-eighths of an inch in
diameter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

CAKES, Custarls, Ice Cream, etc..
have the true delicious taste of the
fruits which they represent when flaw
ored with Burnett's Superior Flavoring
Extracts. Great care should be used
in selecting the genuine, both in regard
to taste and health.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
PreDared 81 III. u. STEvkNS9 Boston, Assa- 8: .
Price S1.25. Sold BY all Druggists.
The Wheat Field of America !
Aealthfhl Climate, Free Homes,
Good 36arkets.

THE NOR TIIERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
offers for sale Lands ia Central and Western
Minnesota, cmbracink I. Tho best OF Wheat
Land; z Excellent Timber for tho Mill. tho Farm
and the Fire; Rich Prairie Pastursee and Natural
Meadow, watered by clear Lakes and running
streams-in heathful Climate, ~here Feser and Agse
Is u,,kao,en.
Grain can be shipped hence BY lake to market a.
cheaply from Eastern Iowa Central ulinois
Cars through these lands from Lake Superi0r
to Dakota Price Of land close to track, 9lO 90O0
per further away - 50 to $40o. Sevce Yc1Fs'
Credits Warrsntse Deeds; Northern Pacific $50
Ronds, now selling st pal. received for land at 9ll0
No other unocupied lands present such advantages
to settlers.
SOLDIERS under the New Law March, 1877 rot
100 acres FREE, near the railroad. BY one and two
TRANSPORTATION AT REDUCED
RATES furnished from all principal points East to
purchasers of Railroad Lands, ana to Settlers On
Government Homesteads Purchasers, their WINS
and children carried free over the Nosthesn
Pacific Road Nov Ia the time for sstalszs and Cole
mics to get Railroad Lands and Government Home.
steads close to the track. -! -. >,
Send for Pamphlet containing full Information,
map and copy of Now Homestead Law. Address
LAND DEPARTMENT.. NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD, ST. PAUL, MIMI,
OR % FIFTH AVENUE. cor 9Th St., NEW YORK.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

Six Major Generals, five Colonies,
two United States Senators, and poll
ticinns at infnitvn,, in the surf ut
Newport one day last week.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

CHApPED HANDS, face, rough skin,
Pimples, ring-worm, salt-rhcum, and other Gu
taneous affections, cured, and the skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUNIPER TAR
Soar, made by CAswELL, HAZARD l. Co., New
York. It is m 3re convenient and easily applied
than other remedies, avoiding the trouble of
the greasy compounds now in use.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
Ingenious Devices ar PARIS Thiryc

81 900 REwARD is offered by the pro
prietor OF DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery for medicine that will
equal it in the cure of Bronchitis, Sc
we're Coughs, and tho early stages of
Consumption 41G
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
From foreign countries the calls for PA1N.KILLER
are great. It Is found to CURE CHOLERA when .ll
other remedies fail

When used externally, as IAniment, nothing gives
quicker case In Burns, bruises. Sprans, CUTS Stngs
from Insects. and Scalds. It removes the fire. aud
snd the wound heals like ordinary sorcs Those euf
positive, cure, they find tho pAIN:KiiLER gives
them relief when no other remedy will SiUes Instant
keep II at hand and apply It the first attack OF
pam: " VIII give satisfactory relief. and homrs
Sa1TiSd rS%edss - can er aud get tho
arc attempted to DO sold on tho great reputation of
this valuable medicine. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
A Welsh Choir Gains Triumph in Eng.
land.


At the recent singing contest in the
Crystal Palace at Snydenham, which
was open to all the world, the South
Wales Choral Union won the prize cup
valued at s., 600, offered for the best
choir: This choir numbered about
TOUR hundred, and was composed of
hard. working men from Llanelly,
Swansea, Merthyr, Tydfil, Dowlais,
and the small towns Of that district.
representatives of nearly all the indus
trial occupations of the busy district of
south Wales. They took with them
tiielr wives. sons, daughters, and
trends, and met with a hearty welcome
from the Londoners. After winning
the prize they were entertained at q
grand banquet, and also gave concert.
Ingenious Devices OF Paris Thieves.
A Paris letter writer tells of the follow
ing ingenious devices of thieves: A
gentleman, returning homo ut two in the
morning, saw two Sisters of Charity sit
ting on u bench. earnestly dist ussing; he
advanced nigh enough to learn they wero
thieves and were dividing their days spoils,
and desecrating tho habit of m excellent
class of devoted women. Another system
of thioying il to dress like an Alsatian.
and stand at the railway stations, with n
Ger'na" accent, to beg, saying they have
sacrificed all to get to Paris, ut the same
time changing the tuum to tho meum on
anything they can without discovery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Wheat Lands.


The Journal of Chemistry says: In
the eleventh century the average pro-
duction in wheat per acre, in England,
was stated to have been only six BUSH
els. To day the average in ENGLAND is
twenty-seyen bushels. This progress
is due to our having more knowledge
about agriculture. We know more
soils, about implements, manures, ETC.,
than in the ollen time. One reason
for the advancement We see, is the i'm
provemcnt in our agricultural imple-
ments. Thus the pillow has been won.
dcrfllly improved over what it was in
Europe in the middle ages.
1t is knowledge that men want The
difference between England OF five CEN
turtles ago and of to-day, is o difference
in knowledge. knowledge has enabled
England to multiply many times the
product OF agricultural operations, and
also to multiply the number OF human
beings she can support. Much of this
knowledge is traditional, but it il also
preserved in the records-the writings
of those who have studied those sub
jects.
In England to- day there are no ex-
halsted lands +; they are not allowed
to dctcriorate. What is taken off is
supplied again, and this is the only
tlue economy. We can not take away
from our land, and not restore, without
injuring the soil.
Russia, unlike England, seems to be
following in the footsteps of this coun-
try i'll the neglect of her wheat lands,
and, as consequence, complaints are
already being made that the average
yield of her grain crops is constantly
growing less. There. as the Scientific
Press says, is the case in California,
valuable farmyard manure 10, in many
places, being conducted to tho nearest
waste ground or stream as nuisance.
Still Russia is buying largely of reap
ing and threshing machines, as we'll as
other agricultural machinery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
IL Directions accompany each bottle.
Priccs Is cts. 81 cts. and 81 per bottle.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
t,(,Nsu,ni lH.Trv,ss,

l'ONSUNlPTIVER!:
The advertiser, having been permsntlv cured ~
that dread disease Consumption, by simple remedy,
10 anxious to make known to HIS fellow sNFerors TIA
means of TO all who desire IL. ho viii sen"
t SSpy e. the PRESCRIPTION nsed ree Of oharec with
which they will find SURE Guns ron Consists rrImN
AHIHMA, BRONCHITIS. and all Throat or Immr dim.
cultieS. " s ~
Parics wishing tho prescription will please address
Row EDWARD A, WILSON.
IN Penn 1T root. williamsburg, h "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
4 Maine Orchordist.

NA~AAC OkCn~xW180s
A correspondent of the Oxford Reg
lister gives the following account of a
successful Maine orchardist
We had occasion to visit Minot Gen.
ter, and there called upon Mr.. Edwin
S. Nelson, who is one of the best farm
ers i'll that town, and who makes or
Guarding speciality.
He never removes any OF the grass
that grows in his orchards, but mows
it and leaves it on the ground to decay
for food for the trees.
When he has young trees to set, he
takes his cart and goes into the
wood lot, and gathers quantity of rot
ten wood and decaying leaves, sufi-
Gent to put bushel or moro beneath
each tree, mixing it with the loan. BY
this treatment he obtained q good
growth the first year, and avery rapid
growth IN after years. He believes the
vegetable matter above mentioned con-
tains just the substance required by
the trees. Will some of our farmers
try it?
You may be assured we were much
surprised, if not delighted, on going
into Mr.. Nelson's cider mill, to see q
large sized apple cheese in press, and
the sweet cider flowing freely -
Mr.. n. informed us that he now has
about 200 bushels of apples to be made
into cider. His method of keeping his
cider apples from fall till mid .summer
following, without rotting, is by frcez-
ing them, and then putting them into
bin and covering the whole with hay,
in which condition they are kept in q
perfect state until July. Mr.. Nelson
makes the most of his cider into Vine
gar, and to give an idea of the guam
tity he makes, will give you the num-
Der and capacity of his casks, etc., to
wit:
2 eistorns, containing I 900 gals. each 200
IL barrels 40 =" $50
Total number gallons. ............. III $50
His method of cleansing oil casks
Tor vinegar is simple, but worth know
ing, and is as follows: He fills the
c,sk with new cider, without any pre-
vious cleansing, leaves the bung out
: during fermentation. and by keeping
the c;lsk full, all the oil as we'll as the
the pomace, and other sediments ia
completely purged from the vessels.
He has also method for preserving
his apples far into the summer, and at
the same time retaining their favor.
The secret of this he did not divulQe.
but proved its truth by placing before
us some as nice looking and TASTING
Baltlwins as any we ever saw or ate. He
assured us that for eight years past he
had not failed to sell Baldwin apples
in Lewiston market ut this season al
the year, or later, for ten dollars pei
barrel!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

CpIsTADoROs EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE is the most
sure and complete preparation of ITS kind In tho
world its effects magical, its character harmless
its cnts natural. Its qualities enduring.-Com.
LIKE LIGHTNING ARE THE MIRACULOUS CURES ET.
iectod with FlaKgs Instant Relief. Aches, Pains.
Sprsins, Bowel Complaints. etc, CANNOT EXIST II
this great medicine is used. Relief wa,ranted, or
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
To RipclA Pears.

To cause pears to color up handsome
~, Josiah HOPES, in the Agriculturist,
says: 6 All that is necessary will be
to spread blanket on the floor of a
cool room, and then thinly and evenly
place the fruit on the floor. A second
blanket must be spread over them, and
shortly the effect of this treatment will
be apparent in the most golden-colored
Bartletts, and, rich, ruadyrlooking
Seckels imaginable. Pears perfected
in this manner rarely have the meali-
ness of their naturally ripened COM
panions, nor do they prematurely de:
cay ut the core as when left on the tree.
This of course implies that they
must be picked in advance of ripening
Oh the tree, the time for which is part
ly indicated by a slight change of color
and partly by a readiness to part from
the stem when gently lifted, so that
some strain is made at the point of
junction. The Bartlett will ripen if
picked some weeks in advance of ripen-
ing on the tree, and even when its
growth is not fully attained"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

If you want comfort, wear the Elm
wood collar.
!. II you. want style, wear the Elmwood collar.
!, For sale at all Gents Furnishing Stores
Com
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
Heartily Recommends.

- toVV1a 0O8IVNS C0O. 101U
.S taksn 'eHef.l bottle, Gf yx9z
Dypepsa. Kidasy CDmptaias, and ssaTal dbtitv o. d.
syseW.
I can heartily reconmsnd It to all suAshng iron
the above c0mplatnts.
Hss. GUaScr PA.xrn, % Ashsss 81,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

THERE is no excuse for poor Biscuits,
Rolls, Bread, Griddle Cakes, Mullins, Waffles.
&C., when Dooley's Yeast Powder is used.
Gr0ccrs sell it.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

J.WALKER, Prop'r II. H. AcD0NA AID CO.,
Druggists and Cen Agts.. San FrAheisco and NewY0E
~ SOLD BYALL, DRUGGISTS ,&nEALER&
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

NERVOUS suFFFRER.-A dose Of VEoErlNE, taken
just before going to bed, will ensure u comfortable
nights rest to tho nervous sufferer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-12
In Anccdote of General HalIeck.

One evening, late in December, 1861
Generals Halleck, Sherman and Cullum
were conversing together at the Planters
Hotel, III st. Louis, on the proper line of
invasion. They saw clearly that the Con-
federates meant to stand on the defensive
Halleck asked: "Where is their line :?
sherman replied, "Why, from Bowling
Green to COlumbuS.n
"Well, then, where is the true point of
attack ?'
Naturally, the center"
Then let us see what is the direction in
which it should be made"
A map lay on the table, and with blue
pencil Halleck drew line from Bowling
Green to Columbus, past DoneIson and
Henry, and another perpendicular to its
center, which happened to coincide nearly
with the Tennessee river. There" said
he that is the true line of attack
The forcing of the Confederate line
would bring the important States, Ken
lucky and Tennessee, under National CON
troll; itWOuld take i'll reverse the strong
works OH the Mississippi, which could
not be reduced by a mere naval attack; it
would open that great river, it would per-
NIT the passage of a national army into the
rccesses of the cotton States, and expose
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
and even Virginia, to attack OH an unprO-
tected flank. The immediate actual result
was the capture of Forts McHenry and
DOnelsOn by Commodore Foote and Cen
eTal Grant.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-12
Rats Deserving the Sinking Ship

A correspondent of the Nashville Banner
is writing what its editor calls ''homely
truths from IAN OK Confederate and DEM
ocrat," "facts and figures that cannot be
gainsayed.n Well, the aforesaid eXCon-
federate has travelled considerably and is
getting his eyes opened. He says of the
policy of fighting under the old flag of
Democracy:
Such a contest can nUtresult in any thing
but disastrous, ignOminOus failure. The
political outlook is certainly not such as to
inspire any stronger hopes of Democratic
success now than in 1865.
Then, the immense power of govern
ment patronage, always formidable, and
now much more so than ever, was not
welded against us SO thoroughly and eff
fectivcly as it will undoubtedly be in the
ensuing contest.
ITS WANING STRENGTH.
Then, we could count more confidently
than now on carrying the great States OF
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The
two latter are as certainly welded to Radi-
calism now as at any former period, while
in New York so vast are the influences
which the Administration party can bring
to bear on that State that the chances of
their securing her ELECTORAL vote are de-
ClueulN id|oldpic' NS'iilollIia ohCo eilOuSht
to be impregnably Democratic, has furled
the old banner and cannot with any GER
tainty be counted for Il Democratic Prcsi-
Dental candidate.
Connecticut and New Jersey, SO long
faithful among the faithless, cannot lie re-
garded as in the Democratic column, the
latter State being already substantially
radicalized, the Republicans having a con-
trolling majority in both branches of the
Legislature. 1t is 4 convenient plea and
part of the tactics employed by the parti
zans to account for all political rcverses by
attributing them TO local and transient
causes and peculiar combinations not like
ly to occur again.