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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
The Son Of Robert Burns.

The last surviving son of Robert
Bnrns is dead. The poet had six chill
dren, of whom three sons survived in
fancy. OF these, William Nicol Burns
was the second. He lived to be 81
years of age, having been born in April,
1871. His elder brother, Robert, died
in Dumfries about ten years since. His
younger brother, James, died some
seven years since. Like him, he was
ON officer in the East India Company's
service, from which he retired, after a
full term of service, thirty years ago.
OF the three sons Of Robert Burns, all
were childless except the second,
James, who left two daughters. OF
these, one married an Irish physi-
clan, DIR. Hutchinson, cher sister.
Annie Burns, never married. J
She had several children, of whom
one, Robert Burns Hutchinson, recent
~ completed his education at Christ
Church Hospital, London. This gen.
tleman and his sisters are the only de.
scendants in the fourth generation Of
the poet. Col. Burns was not q very
remarkable man; he was a nice old
gentleman, and when in the army an
efficient officer. His recollections Of
his father are not many, for he was but
five years of age when the poet died, in
1896. He was named after his fathers
friend, William Nicol, q master in the
Edinburgh High School, and one of the
three celebrities named in "Willie
Brewed a Peck o. Maui" Col. Burni
has been buried in the Burns mausole
una, at Dumfries, where his father, hi
brothers, and his world-widely celebrat
ed mother, JEANNE Armoor, rest.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Tower OF Strengtll.

Promptly, aud ON time, tho PHEN1x IxsuR-
ANcE COMPANY. of Brooklyn, N. Y, has pre-.
sonted the public with its annual statement,
showing sound and available cash assets
amounting to the very handsome sum of o.
868, 669.97, being only $2C, 987. l3 less than on
January lat, 1871, and this. too, after the most
disastrous year to underwriting capital ever
known. 1t IL now ascertained beyond all cavil
or doubt that the PHENIx paid the first loss in
the great Chicago fire. and tho recipients wore
Messrs, Hart, Asten Il Co.
The PHENIx has paid its Chicago losses, in
amount nearly $500, 900, from its not surplus,
and has been enabled. by tho confidence Of the
people and the consequent accumulation of
funds since that disaster, to meet all liabilities
without calling upon its stockholders for on
assessment, selling q security of any kind, OF
borrowing dollar.
The great SUCCESS Of the Company is wing
to its safe, conservative and honest manage
ment and the officers now present record OF
losses paid, and sound and available assets
that tho management may we'll feel proud of
Tho officers arc men Of experience, integrity
aud long training in their business, and have
piloted the Company through fair and fou
weather from it's modest beginning to its pres.
ent strong position.
Although the business is very large oven
the most minute risks are surveyed and
located with skilled judgment, thus the con.
tinued prosperity that attends the Company.
The PHENlx INSURANCE COMPANY, of Brook
Ign. N. Y, is. to-day, one of the staunchest
companies upon this continent, and ma,
justly command the full confidence of ALL
Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
The Paris Museum.

Forty years ago when President
Theirs was one Of the ministers of
King Louis Philippe, he proposed to
that sovereign to establishin one of the
palaces of Paris new museum:
ing copies of all the noted works of art
in foreign countries. Louis Philippe
was favorably impressed with the new
idea but, owing to certain circumstan-
ces, the scheme was never carried into
effect. President Theirs has now in.
structed M. Charles Blanc, the super
intendent of public museums in Paris,
to prepare everything for the execu-
ton of the project. This, it is believed,
will employ many French artists, who
ut present have nothing to do. The
copies of these foreign works of art will
be placed in the Tuilertes as soon as
they are rebuilt; and it il believed that
the museum of the Tuileries will be
more interesting than any other collec-
ton of works of art IN Paris.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A New Anesthetic..-Hydra myl.
From tho Baltimore American, February II.

DIR. Richardson, of London, has been
investigating new anaesthetic, to which
he has given the name of hydr0nyL.
An account of his experiments is given
in the Half.yearly Compendium of
Medical Science, Part TX" (just pub.
ished), which will be found interesting
even to those who never expect to I'M
dergo any more painful surgical opera
ton than the dislodging of tooth or
the lancing of q boil. DIR. Richardson
was in the habit Of using mixture of
amyl hydride and rectified ether for
producing anaesthesia; that is, by
freezing the spot through which the in
cision is to be made, by the rapid evap.
Grafton of the volatile substance
spurted upon it in the form of
spray. He noticed that when tie
spray was used for an operation about
the nose or mouth the patient often
passed into state of general insensi-
bility to pain. The sleep produced was
80 gentle, so deep, and yet so temper
airy, that DR.. Richardson rightly sup
posed he was on the track of a most
valuable discovery. He forthwith be-
gan series of experiments in order to
ascertain whether it was the vapor of
the ether or of hydrlde which produced
the lnsensibility, and it was not long
till he assured himself that it was the
latter. When inhaled it created no if
ritatlon, induced perfect insensibility
to pain, and the recovery from its in
huence was singularly rapid. The most
interesting fact connected with the in
halation of this gas is, that in many
instances it induces perfect insensibili-
ty to pain, and leaves the consciousness
comparatively unimpaired.
DR.. Richardson has also been exper-
imenting with methylic ether. In sew
eral cases the patients, although quite
insensible to pain, were able to obey
every request made of them, and some
of them kebt insisting that they were
not yet ready for the operation, because
they were entirely conscious, whereas
the cutting was going on all the time
and they felt it not. One lady took
the anmsthetic and then pointed out
successfully the teeth which she wished
TO have extracted, adjusting herself in
the chair after each tooth was drawn,
and yet no pain whatever. From this
and other cases which came under his
notice, the Doctor very fairly assumes
that Sin the course of time we shall dis
cover manageableand certain anpsthetic
substances which will paralyze sensa-
ton only, leaving the muscular power
unaltered and the mental little dis.
turbed."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Orchard and Nursery.

SrocKs budded last year should be
cut back to within three inches of the
bud.
Roor.oRArr1Na ought to be got out of
the way as soon as possible, so that no
delay will occur in grating trees in the
open ground.
Sc1oNs.-Cut when the tree is not
frozen, and before tho buds start, and if
not needed at once, store in sawdust.
moss, or sand, in the cellar.
WASHING AND ScRAp1Na.-When the
weather is suitable, give the trees a
thorough scraping, and afterward apply
a wash made with soft soap.
MANuRE.-Cart to the orchards az
soon as convenient, in order to prevent
delay in planting, ETC., when the spring
fairly opens. II there is snow, the ma.
n'lre may be hauled upon q sled, and
save much labor in loading. Supply
the stables with plenty of absorbents,
in order to save all the manure posi-.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A Good Word for the Stoye.pipe.

No part of the dress of man is really
more absurd than the hard "stove.
pipe'' hat 50 generally worn, and yet all
attempts to subvert it have proved
abortive For thirty years We have
worn this kind of head covering, and
we like it better than any other we
have tried hard to like the low, soft
hats, but we cannot; and this is the
experience of thousands. Absurd as
the high, hard hat is, it does keep the
head more comfortable, 1t does main
tain q more equable temperature, it
does feel better than any other form OF
head covering; and 80 let us continue
to knock them against beams in attics
and the branches of trees. If they
serve a good purpose in brushing cob.
webs from the roofs of old garrets and
stables, they also protect us from bad
bumps, and keep our heads comfortable.
From DR.. Nich0ls' FIresile Science.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A Musical Row.

There was very racy scene in the
Royal Opera, Berlin, one night during
the first week in February. There Is
great jealously between Fran Lucca
and Frau Mallipger, and fierce has been
the struggle between their respective
friends aud admirers. That night
matters came to q crisis. The piece
was "The Marriage of Figaro" The
battle of disapprobation and of ap.
plause increased in fierceness from act
to act, and at last it became impossible
to carry on the performance. Tau
Lucca thele boldly stepped forwa to
the 1ootlights and rated the public III
good set terms. She told them that If
they kept on in that style she would
leave Of singing for them altogether:
Frau Mallinger, less courageous, had
sunk into a chair, and was shedding
foods of tears. The public OF last be.
came quiet, and the performance was
brought to an end. But the alterca-
tions recommended outside the house,
and the Emperor, who was passing,
witnessed the tumult, and gave orders
to the police to clear the streets.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A Woman with mn Evil Eve.

A French woman is being tried for
sorcery in Marseilles, and the testimony
OF q dozen or more reputable witnesses
convict her Of possessing an " eviloye, i"
Staying cattle, breaking furniture, shala-
ing houses "from turret to foundation
stone, and flying through the air on a
broom'stick with the case for which tho
gentleman on the flying trapeze is not
ed. A woman, too, who had the tenn
Gritty to strike the sorceress lost her
chignoD in sulphurous whirlwind, and
a man who swore at her WIS rendered
insensible by the pavement on which
he was walking leaping up and striking
him on the head. All this is subscrib-
ed and sworn to by witnesses of 'sun-
Improbable vecacity.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A RABID BRIDE.

Mahia In Eleven WeeksTAn xsvSei
Wedding Morn.
From the Pittaton lPa.) Gazette.
ABOUT eleven weeks ago a young
lady named Cox, daughter of Miles
COX, OF Stoddardville, went into the
yard to Kill some chickens. The dog
followed her, and, picking up one Of
the chickens, ran off with It. She
chased him with stick to recover it.
"nd' coming up with him, he turned
upon her and bit her in the arm, LAGER
atlng 1T fearfully. Her mother and
brother, coming to the rescue, were al
SO badly bitten by the Infatuated beast.
The wounds healed, however, and
nothing more was thought OF the
matter.
The young woman was engaged to be
married to ayoung man living at Colds
boro, named Alfred Kerrick, and the
wedding was appointed to come off at
the place about two weeks ago.
On the wedding morning, as she was
ABOUT to perform her ablutlons, the
sight OF the water sent SILVER through
her whole system, and frightened her,
and, ut the breakfast table, the coffee
had such an effect upon her that she
spilled it over the table. She then
complained of feeling unwell, and hel
friends advised her to remain at home,
but she said she did not want to disap.
point AL, and, accompanied by q sister,
proceeded to Goldsboro, where the
wedding ceremony was performed.
Immediately after this, she was seized
with spasms, bearing all the indications
ct hydrophobia. In one of her lucid
intervals, she warned the company that
she would bite them if they did not
keep away from her. "But," said she
to her husband, "Al, you need not be
afraid, I won't bite you.
In one of her paroxysms, she bit g
lady who was endeavoring to soothe
her. It was the wife of Doc. Hoffman,
who drives the stage from Goldsboro
to the Sand Cut, on the D. L. & w.
r. r.
Soon after assuring her husband that
she would not bite him, she was seized
with convulsions, and, laying back in
his arms, died.
The other members of the family
who were bitten by the dog, have not,
as yet. displayed any symptoms of the
disease, but they live in hourly dread.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A Folding Chicken Coop.

At the Ohio State Fair We saw q COL
lection of poultry, consisting of fifty
varieties, owned by one exhibitor, all
contained in handsome coops made in
one pattern. The coops were the SIM
plest and most easily constructed we
have anywhere seen, and there is not a
nail in them. They can be taken apart
and piled up when not needed, taking
up very small space.
The front aud back are alike, and
consist Of two strips IAN upper and low
or one) held together by wooden rods,
placed at proper distance apart. At
each end Of these strips is tenon
which passes through mortise in the
side boards and is secured by q key
which holds the sides in their places by
small round pins, which pass through
holes made to correspond with the side
boards.
The coops are held together. by the
keys in the lemons of tho front and
back pieces. When these keys are
knocked out tho coops fall apart and
may be packed away. There is no
patent on these coops, which is not the
least of their merits. They are easily
transported. and allow the fowls to be
seen to the best advantage. Am
Ag, iculturist.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Art Thou Living Yet :!


BovOnd this realm of broken ties,
10 I'LL the wants that mock us here,
And dry the tears from weeping eyes;
Where Winter melts In endless Spring,
And June stands near with deathless flowers
Whore VIC may hear the dear ones sing
Vino loved 10 In this world Of ours7
ask, and 10 my checks aro wet
With tears for ono I cannot see;
oh, mother art thou living yet, 800 ~.~~,
And dost thou still remember met
feel thy kisses DER me thrill,
Thou unseen angel Of my life:
hear thy hymns around me tri0,
An undertonc 10 care aud strife:
Thy tendon eyes upon mo shins,
AZ from a being elorthed,
TIL am thine and thou art mine,
And forget that thou hast died.
almost lose each vain regret
In visions Of life to be:
But, mother, art thou living yet,
AND dost thou still remember mot
The Spring -timcs bloom, tho Summers fade,
The winters blow along my way:
But over cvcry light and shade
Thy memory lives by 9ht and day;
1t soothcs to sleep my widest pain,
Like some sweet song that cannot die,
And like the murmur Of the main,
Grows deeper when the storm 10 nigh.
know tho brightest stars that set
Return to bless tho yearning sea;
But mother. art thou Nying yet,
Aud dSst thou stlu remember met
Isometimcs think thy soul cnnes back
From o'cr the dark and silent stream,
Where last we watched thy shining track
To those green hills of which W. dream;
Thy loving arms around me twine,
Ny cheeks bloom younger in thy breath,
Till thou art mine and I arm thine,
Without thought Of pain or death;
And yet, at times, my eyes are wet
With tears for her I cannot SEQ
Oh. mother! art thOu living vet.
And dost thou still remember met
-(Christian Advocate,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Privileged from Arrest.

The Rochester Democrat is respon.
sible for this:
As veteran policeman living in the
Eighth Ward was coming down town
the other night, to report for duty at
the station, he came upon two persons
quarreling. He called for an immediate
cessation Of hostilities; and when he
found that the parties paid no attention
to him, he seized one of them, declaring
that 1t the disorder was not stopped he
would arrest both OF them at once. The
fellow whom he had taken hold of
turned haughtily about and demanded,
What do you mean by arrestine
mes Do you know Who I am2" {" No. 3
was the answer, land I don't care for
it. I'll arrest anybody making a dis
turbance in the street. Come along. !"
{" You have no business arrestinR me. "
persisted the stranger. sDo YOU know
who I amt" "Who the deuce are
you, any way Z" asked the irritated
officer. ''I'm the driver of the small
pox express, was the rejoinder. The
Mortified policeman, finding that he had
hold of the man who takes the infected
patients to the pest-honse, let go hasti-
ly,"nd cxclaiming eight away and be
-! . beat a hasty retreat down the
street, arriving at the station much
earlier than usual.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21

MERrrED D1sr1NouoN.-The we'll.
known Groton Junction, on the great thor.
oughfsre Of the Northern Lines to Boston, has
ceased to be. With large and increasing
population, proud as well as prosperous, its
citizens, in mass meeting assembled, have
voted to change the name of their town to
AVER after one Of the best known men in
America, DR.. ]. @. AVER, of Iowell-and the
legislature Of Massachusetts las enacted that
decision into law. We commend their choice,
but DR.. Ayers medicines have made it CRATE
fully known to the ends of the earth. Proba-
bly, no living man has carried relief to such
countless multitudes Of the sick rs he, and
thus high honor, from his neighbors, tells the
estimation in which he is hold by those who
know him. Bristol Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21

MORE than forty years have elapsed
since Johnson's Anodyne Lininent was first
invented, during which time hundreds of
thousands have been benefited by its use.
Probably no rticle ever became so universally
popular with all classes as Johnson's Anodyae
Liniment.
PILLS which contain anthony, quinine aud
calomsl, should be avoided, as severe gripping
pains wonld be their only result. The safest.
surest, and best pills are Parsons Purgatiue
or Anti Bilious Pius.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Special Aotites.
VERIFY IT HATH No EQUAL.
CONSERVATIVES READ

would you cure that distressing Cough and bring
back that healthy vigor till lately planted in your
check! II you would. do not delay for ere you arc
aware It will be too late.
Aliens Lung Balsam Is your hope: It has been triod
by Thousands such you who have been cured, any
In their gratitude hsvo lont their names to M that
suffering humanity can read their evidence and believe
Don't experiment with and untried mixtures you
cannot afford It, but try at ouoe this In valuable ar
cle 1t can be found In any Drug Store and At most
general stores It warranted to break up the most
troublesome Cough In few hours II not of too long
standing Is warranted to give eu,ire satisfaction
IN al cases OF Lung and Throat difculties
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
SAVED MY LIFE"
Words Of q Reliable Drn3slse

HAsn1 MAeT Gs CHI Nigh s,s: july 18Th ls.
Without It. for It has saved my Ill., took bad cold
ana cough and finally consumption seated upon
ss.t .na re tnd ,Psot
sale. but know nothing Of it, merits did not like
70 tske II Tith9St knowing more about It. had not
him could not sell medicins knew nothing about
me orssa mo TO tZ myse did and to my crate
before the third bottle was taken, my lungs we're
nealed and we'll and can now speak Knowingly 70 MI
r1ends and customers Of the good qualities Of Aan's
Lung oalsan. romatn yours. respectfully,
~ II harmless to the most delicate ehiid
~ 1t contains no opium In any form,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Immense Depths Of English Coal Mines


Another coal mine explosion in Great
Britain and eleven lives lost! Science
seems helpless to prevent these iisas-
tiers In the bituminous mines of Eng
land and Wales. In America nearly all
onr accidents are the result of gross
negligence and defiance of statute laws
on the part of the companies nearly
all OF them occur, too, among the an
thracite mines of Pennsylvania. Our
bituminous coal is mostly taken from
near the surface of the ground, the
''shaft" being often merely horizon
tai passage cut in the side of the noun
tain, with ramifications on the right and
left. Even our anthracite mines have
in few cases extended deeper than 600
feet. In ENGLAND and Wales, however,
the shafts sometimes extend distance
of 9, 900 feet-more than half mile
underground. TIE miners life is like
that of the pearl diver; he constantly
faces we'll understood danger for the
sake of gaining livelihood. In enter.
ing the mouth of a pit he leaves behind
him not only the light and beauty OF
the world, but that sense of security
on which the comfort of most men de.
ponds. He passes even beyond the
protection of science, as it is now.
Science, however, has done much TO,
him. It has provided him with a
safsty.lamp, and its efforts to ventilate
the mines have been partially success.
full. How many more lives must be
lost before the success is completed
The record of the last year has not
been encouraging.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD


A veteran stock raiser gives in the
Rome IN. Y. Sentinel the following as
a certain cure for hoof rot in cattle,
horses or sheep: "One teacupful of
sharp cider vinegar, one and a.haIf ta-
blespoonfuls of copperas, one and a.
half tablespoonful of salt. Dissolve
gradually on the hot stove, but do not
let it boil. When cool, apply it on the
affected limb and hoof, and also swab
out the mouth of the animal with the
mixture. Two or three applications
usually effect cure. The remedy has
been used with perfect success since
1878.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21

SIXTEEN YEARS OF Successful 1856 the
now famous MUSTANG L1NIHENT WAS first made known
to the public BY an extensive system OF advertising.
From that time to the present the demand for It ha.
sll embrocatiens, lotions, ONT ments and other
teIna! remedte:. imported or domestic, ever intro
brated racing and tfottnE stables. in tho establish
ments Of stage and oity car companies, and In the
cure for such Of the horse require
ton for some Of the most distressing complaints to
which man ie subject. Rheumatism, stiffness of tho
joints neuraIfs, throat tumor, wons, earacho,
toothache, yiold to its psn counter
proports and burns scslds and cuts healed with
incredible rapldity under it, operation
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21

AT Warwick Neck, r. l., on February
28th, Edwin Willard shot fat hair seal,
of an iron gray color, measuring over
four feet in length, two feet four inches
around, and weighing sixty. three
pounds. Seals have been seen before,
along this shore, and have been some
times shot, but rarely captured; their
custom being, when wounded, to push
at once for the bottom of the deepest
water they can reach.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21

FoR DHsPEPs1A, Indigestion, depres-
sion Of spirits, AID general dr'ility in their
various forms; siso as q preventive against
fever and ague, and other intermittant fevers;
tho Ferro- Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya, ii
made BY Caswell, Hazard 4 Co., New York.
and, as . tonic for patients recovering from
fever or other sickness, il has no eaual@Com,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
How the Resignation Of Jay Gould was
Secured.

The resignation of Jay Gould as
President of the Erie railroad is said
to have been brought about as follows {:
Gen. Sickles was empowered by the
board to offeran ultipa0tslns that Gould,
Eldridge, Sherwood and Drake be per-
mitted to retain positions as Directors
if they would come into the session of
the new board. The General with
much difficulty gained access to Gould's
stronghold, where, after considerable
discussion, the terms were acceded to.
These gentlemen attended the session,
at which all the acts of the new board
were confirmed and Gould's resignation
offered and accepted. Lynch and his
men were dismissed, order restored,
and the police left the building.
Gen. Dix then took formal possession
OF the Presidents rooms.