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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

ELEGANT, sweet, light and whole
soma Bread, Rolls, Biscuits, Corn Bread, Muf-
fins, iuckwheat and other Griddle Cakes, and
fast< and Cakes, with Doolcy's Yeaet Pow.
der. Sold by grocers.-COm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
C0NSI1aMitssrl

me advertiser, having boon perm anently cured Of
tnaS oroad disease Consumption, by simple remedy
means 81 cure. To all who desire It. no will send
cory q the prescription used <free Of chargc) With
which they will find a SURE CURE FOR CoSsUHPT1oN.
culties. ' -'o"S VI A""s u'"'
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON.
i0a Penn street. Willjamsbur0h NY
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

CANNOT BE DENIED, that the celebrat-
ed and popular medicine, Aliens Lung Bal
sam, far surpasscs all other remedies for
Coughs, Colds or Consumption. All over the
country people are praising it's good qualities,
and it is looked on as the best family medicine
of the Age. We can truly say that we have
never known Its equal for cough and lung af-
fcctions, and We say to the afflicted, Try it 4!
Sold by oil medicine dealers generally.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

The Jackson, Tenn, Wing tells the
following COW and bull story, which is
just as good as a cock and bull story !;
"There is on exhibition at the fair q
COW with two bags, one on her back,
and five legs, and bull that gives milk
equal to any cow"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
THEQuEEN'S toilet
For Improving and Bssutifying tho Complexion,

This preparation 10 tho only of its class which
procured from PHYgICIAN's PRESCRIPTION. and OF
which bona dde analysis accompanies each bett1e
q guarantee Of it,
PURITY AND GENUINENEss.
Printed tho wrapper Of every bottle is tho fol.
lowing certificate from Prof s. Dana Hayes. State A.
sayep and Chemist for Massachusetts:
DRs. 8. 8. FITCH / Sox:
Gentlemen-"The Queens Toilet" received from
Zou, has been anay1ed with the following results-
This 10 purely vegetable preparation, free from poi
and it i. composed Of ingredients having known eo
8. DANA HAYES,
20 State st., Boston.
Pf1oa III % Per ROfflA. Bold hH Ill dru1Risfs
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

"DEAn mo! how heartily tired am
of this mourning" said fashionable
young lady to her maid. "Janc, who
is it am in mourning for?"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

s$75 to $3.50 per month, : S,;s ,ss =:
= male, tointroduce the GENUINE IMPROVED CON
s MON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE Thia
Machine Will stitch. hem. fell tuck quilt, cord bind
braid and eInhrocr in most superior manner Price
only SIS Fully licensed and warranted for I'VE years
q We will pay $1,000 for any machine that will sew
stronger. more beautiful, elastic seam than
ours. 1t makes tho Elastic Lock Stitch" Every
second stitch be cut. and still the cloth cannot
pulled alart without tearing it. Wepay Agents from
20 to $20 per month and expenses. or commission
&Gom which twice that amount can bc made. Address
GSECOMB CO., Boston, Mass; pittsbuEg, Pal
Y Chicago. Ill; or St LQQs. No. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

A FEW applications of "The Queens
Toilet will render tho toughest skin smooth
and soft.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

RtIIk nkkS. send stamp for Ind Ca dialogue.
S~ Bickn0l1 Co., q Warron st., N. Y.
SINCE 1865, FOR EIl:N CLAIMS
Of all kinds have boon collected by
j. Il. ERUEAUFF,
Attorney ut law, Colum bin, Lancaster Co., Pa
3 $50. H. BROWN, M!nhrook, D"tchess o.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

Experience IN Butter-M q king.
A correspondent Of tho Cincinnati
Gazette, in answer to an inquiry, gives bis
views rs follows:
1t is asked-Docs not the washing OF
butter cause the loss ofits aroma )? We are
surc-np. 1t has nothing to do with il.
1tsimply washes the milk out moro readily,
and saves labor in working out the butter
milk with Il lado It. rather assists ia re
tanning The aroma and the graip of the but
ter. The fault with many butter.makcrs
is, they work tho butter too much, thereby
destroying both the grain in it and tho
aroma also.
For the benefit of young butter.maksrs
We will give some Of our practice and OK
perience in butter-making. Our milk
house stands with the floor elevated about
one foot above tho surface of the ground ;
10 by IL feet, and Q feet high; v it'll two
screen windows in the center, on either
side, extending from the floor upward four
feet, and two ind half feet wide. Itin.s
glass windows, same size, hung on hinges
on he inside to shut out tho freezing All III
cold weather. But when The weather il
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

SHALLENBERaER's Pulls for Fever &
Ague, are altogether the most effective remc-
dy in the market, ii VIC can believe tho Davca-
port Democrat-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
A Wise Measure.

The English Parliament passed at its
last session Il most salutary measure
known rs the "Adulteration Bill" II
enacts that the manufacturers Of cocoa,
mustard, spice, and other commodities
for table use, shall either guarantee
the article pure or label it with the in
gradients Of which it is composed
Why should tho same idea not be IN.
troduccd in this country? We would
then have choice between genuine
mustard and IL mixture of tumerlc, flcul
and pepper, and could also refuse coffee
that is half clicory, or peanuts and
chocolate, whose acknowledged compo.
sition is brown sugar, nation fat,
ground biscuit. and little cocoa.
THE population of Kansas is over
400, GOO-of this, 300, 900 came in since
1865. This population is scattered
oven sixty five counties, containing a.,
loo square miles, or 80, 224, 600 acres.
Tins is only about hall tho territory OF
ti:c STATE. Sixty thousand people have
r''"' INTO tho state each year during
the past lew years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

l. VroETINr was looked upon an experiment for
some time by some Of our best Physicians, but
those most incrcdulous in regard to It's merits arc
now its most ardent friends and supporters.
STUBBORN Couch that will not yield to ordinary
emsdies. may be thoroughly cured by Dr. James
E1pectorant, an efacacious medicine in Bronchial
and Pulmonary Disorders.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

VEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices Of
carefully selected banks, roots and herbs, and 20
strongly concentrated that will eestualy eradieats
from the system eyor9 faint of kcrofala, Serofa.
!o"s itamor, Txmorn, Cancer. Cancerous
1ln"s0r, Erynjpelas. kaIt Rheum. HyD6ilittc
Ol"eascs, Canker. Falntuess At the Stomach,
ana all diseases that arise from impure blood Sci.
utica. lnhammatory and Chronic Rheuma-
nsins NewralAta, 6ont and Spinal Complaints,
can ooIy be sneotually cured through tho blood,
For Ulcers and FruptIve diseases Of the akin,
rost9Ies, PinPIes, B1etches, Bells, Teste1,
Scaldhead and Rin9wsrm. VEGETINE haa
never failed to effect permanent cure.
For Pains In the Back. Kidney CoDplaints,
tDrOpsy. Female Weakness, Leac0rrbea.
arising from internal liberation, and uterine dseases
and General Debility. VEGETINE acts directl,
upon the causes Of these complaints It nvisorato
and strengthens the whole system, acts upon tn,
secrctive orga aays Inflammation. cures ulcer,
tion. and regulates the bowels.
For Cafarrh. Dyspepsla, HabItual Csseive
ness, Palpitasion Of the Heart, Headache
Piles, Nervousness asd GeDefal psnsts,ssos O
tho Nervous aystens, NO medicine he's evee stys,
| such perfect satisfaction - the vRGET1Nk Npsrl
dos tho blood oleanses al Of the ossaas a.d poe,s
controlling power over the Nervous sutsA
Tho remarkable cures e6sets BY VE0ETlNE h.,.
induced many physicians and apoaheoaxaes whom .,
know to prescribe and use It In their OH taniliss
In fact. vEGETlNE 10 the best remedy rot d.,eov
cred for tho above Diseases snd II the only rsatsh
BLOOD PURIFIER yst placed bsSoes the pablo
Prepared by Fl. X. STEVENS, Boston, M..a
Price 81 IS. Sold by al DruRgista
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
Petroleum V. Nasty.

It 10 illustrated BY THOMAS MAST. tho greatest
q American artists. and contains introduction By
atSe Oha.,e: sumner Agents T.2ted fGr this and
Co., Boston, Mas, and st. Louis, Mo.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
A CHALLENGE
ALIENS LUNG BALSAN

10 your hope It has been tried BY thousaads such
have lent their names to ~, that suffering humanity
can read I'll cir evidence and believe. Don't expert
tosa but Try At onosthis invaluable article. II u
warranted to break mp the most troublesome cough
ranted TO give entire satsfaotion in al Of lung
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

CnlsrAnoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE Is the most
sure ana complete preparation of its kind In tho
wora; rs ELECTS are magical. Its character harm
iesss It's ttnts natura its qualities epduring-Com.
MtxM LIGHTNING arc tho miraculous cures effected
W W FFilsKgs Instant Relief Aches Pains, sprains,
ooHeI Complalnts. ETC., CANNOT EXIST 1t this great
meaioine Is used. Relief warranted. or money re.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

AGAIN READ THE EVIDENCE from Druseiat
largely. 0o''' ~
L. g. Cottrell. DRUGGIST at Marine City, Michigan
wrttos, Sept. H. 1872 Il out of Aliens Lung Ral
rather be out of other medicine in my store The
Lnns Basam never fails to do good for these aiote
II IN harmless to the most delicate child,
II contains no opium in any form.
1t 10 sold by Medicine dealers generally.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
CAUTION

CAUTION.
BE- not deceived. Call for ALIENS LUNG BAL
SAM, and take no other, -->
- Directions accompany each bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

j. N. HARRIS CO.. Cincinnati, o.,
PAoPRIEfoRa
~ Sold BY ali Medicine Dealers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14

s'Nlrs. W1ns10vv's Soothing Syrup.,'
Having the fac-simile of "CURTIS PERI ms
the outside wrapper.
Sold by Druggists throughout the world.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
The Bamboo and Its Uses.

There is no tree on earth which
subserves so many purposes as the
bamboo. The Indian obtains from
it part Of his food, many of his house
hold utensils, and a wood at once
lighter and more capable of bearing
greater strains than heavier timber
of the same size. Besides, IN expe-
ditions in the tropics, under the rays
of a vertical sun, bamboo trunks have
more than once been used as barrels,
IN which a water, mucl purer than
could be preserved in vessels of any
other kind, is kept fresh for the crew.
Upon the west coast of South Ameri-
ca and in the large islands of Asia,
bamboos furnish all the materials
for the construction of houses at once
pleasant, substantial, and preferable
teat hose of stone, which the frequent
ly recurring earthquakes bring down
upon the heads of dodgers. The lofti-
est of the bamboOs is the Sammor.
In the tracts where it grows in the
greatest perfection it sometimes rises
to the height of Que hundred feet,
with stem only eighteen inches in
diam eter at the base. The wood it.
self IS only an inch in thickness. The
fact that the bamboo IS hollow has
made it eminently useful for vari-
ETY. of purposes. Tt serves as meas
ure for liquids, and if fitted with
lid and bottom, trunks and barrels
are made of it. Small boats even
are made of the largest trunks by
strengthening them with strips of
other wood where needed In one
day they obtain the height of several
feet, and with a microscope their de-
velopment can be easily watched
Bat the most remarkable feature
about the bamboo is their blossom
ing. With all this marvellous rapid
ity of growth the bloom only twice
IN a century, the flower appearing at
the end of fifty years. Like other
grasses they die after having borne
seed.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
The Tree of fCOrtez-An Act of Infamous
Vandalism.

One Of the great historic trees Of
the world has Just disappeared
through an act of vandalism, the mo-
tive for which it is utterly impossi-
bic to discover. Every student of
history viii remember the story of
the "Neche Trieste" or might of
Grief" when the Aztecs, infuriated
at the discovery of the fell designs Of
the Spaniards under Hernando Cor
tez, the representative flEbuster OF
all time, assailed his force with in
describable fury, cut it to pieces, aud
almost succeeded IN cutting off the
few survivors in their escape from the
City of Mexico by tearing up the
causeway which led across the shall
low waters of the lake TO the main
land, in the direction of Chapultepec
The Spaniards, hemmed IN on all
sides, and fighting hand to hand
with the energy of desperation, forced
their way along the causeway, step
by Step, and, by throwing the bodies
of the dead into the gaps of the
causeway, succeeded ut last in drag
ging their artillery over them and
reaching the solid land. Cortez,
wounded, disheartened and exhaust
ed, halted under great cypress tree,
near where the Garita de San Cos
mo, within the walls Of the city, was
subsequently located, and there raj
lied the remnant of his forces for the
rs.reat toward Tlazcala, where he
fTnd The allies, who subsequently,
enabled him to reduce the city to
caDitulation. This tree was held in
great reverence by the Mexicans,
both of Spanish and Indian descent
and a church was erected by II in
commemoration Of the event which
occurred there. The "Tree of Cortez"
stood green and hourishing, though
large sections Of It's gigantic trunk
were decayed, until last month, when
some yandal filed the cavity with
rags saturated with coal oil, set them
on fire N the night, and at dawn
only a heap of smoking Goals marked
the spot where this great historic
landmark stood. Private letters re-
csiyed from the City of Mexico say
that the greatest Indignation was
awakened there by the dastardly out
rage, and the Government and the
Historic Society had offered rewards
for the discovery of the perpetrator
Of it.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
ImnroYemenf of Farms.

It has been supposed that when "a
farmer has improved his land, so as
to make it yield large crops, he has
been successful, even If convenience
and beauty of the home and its sur
roun 1ings have been sacrificed.
While there has been some money
made for the time being, the build
ings have been neglected, so that
home has no attraction for the chill
dren, and farm life becomes un-
popular. In riding through the
country we see great progress has
been made within the last twcnty-
five years, among farmers, not only
OF making their farms more produc-
tive, but in making them more Mt
tractive. And yet there is great
room for Improvement The lack
Of taste in country houses is a dc
cided drawback 10 real success in
farming Any one can form pretty
correct estimate of the intellectual,
if not the moral state of the com
munity, by looking over their farms,
taking a standpoint from the house.
1t is not the commodious, expensive
buildings, which gives the proper
estimate, because all farmers cannot
afford, and do not require these, but
it is the manner in which everything
is cared for. 1t IS n great mi stase G
that money spent in reasonably i'm
proving the appearance of . place is
thrown away. Tasteful and we'll
painted buildings, well arranged
yards and gardens, with good fences,
plenty of shade trees along the
roadside, and cleanly kept fields,
will set off a farm TO great advan-
tage, and make great difference
when it is sold. And even if it be
not sold these things will add great
" to the enjoyment Of the owner
and his family. as well as to the
nciehborhood in which be lives.
Could the old passion for more
land be transferred into Il passion
for beautifying and adorning orr
homes, a greater benefit would be
rendered the country, and the cause
of agriculture.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
4 jolly Time.

Some queer customs came into
play on the occasion of Nilsson 8
marriage. After the wedding break
fast, as II. and Nine Bonzuad step
ed from the door, n cupful of dry
rice was showeied on their heads
from window above, and as the
carriage drove off the old foot Gov
erines about the place were thrown
after it. One enthusiastic gentle
man threw a broom on top of the
carriage, and the crowd shouted
themselves into a very hot and
hoarse condition. When the bridal
party reached the hotel, the bride
sang, at the request of some friends,
some of the songs she had learned in
this country, accompanying herself
upon the banjo which was presented
TO her while in New York.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
Preso,v;np Fruit for Winter.

The great tbundance Of fruit this
season is likely to produce a laxity
of care in preserving for winter use,
One extreme usually begets another,
and as we have plenty now, 1t Is
very apt to produce no thought OF
the morrow. As n friend said to us
recently, up to last week we won
dered what we should do with all
our apples. but now we have not one
on the place" His was. to be sure,
but a small orchard Of trees but
no doubt the same want of care will
prevail more or less in many q
larger lot.
OF fruits which it is desirable to
preserve, the grape givea the most
trouble. We see it stated III the
horticul ural journals that in France
Is is a common practice to cut the
punches with long stems and put
them in water-the glass, water and
bunch then kept III II cool, dark
place. We suppose, however, this Is
for the fner and selected specimens
OF hot-house grapes. and that It
"Culu hardly pay on ANY =
scale with our cheaper native kinds.
I But there is a valuable hint to be
gained lrorn this French practice
namely, that if we can prevent evap-
Grafton, the fruit can be preserved
/ II seems that u house or chest can
be so arranged rs to make evapora-
ton nearly imi iossible, and this
ought to do as well as permitting
evaporation and then replacing it
by water from bottle. Indeed, we
know of some who have kept grapes
well, long into the winter, by simply
putting them sound and dry into
baskets, caxering them with some
no1-conduding material, and then
setting them IN cool cellar, rather
dry, and yet secure from frost.
There IS 10 doubt much to be
learned as to the proper way to pre-
serve fruits, and instead of letting
them 80 altogether because they are
plenty, without much thought OF
the future, it would be a good oppor-
tunity to try various methods OF
packing and curing for future use
. GerHtgRtoirH Ie'egr0ph
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
Candy.

Tn New York alone there are more
than four hundred manufacturers ol
confectionery, some of whom make
ar average of four thousand pounds
q day through the year. Places OF
sale are innumerable /; almost every
block has its candy store, sometimes
several of them. It is pleasant to be
assured by those who have carefully
investigated the subject, that the use
of poisonous materials IN coloring
candies has greatly diminished with
in few years. Certain fancy bon
bons, made more for show than for
eating, are still colored with poison
Gus materials, andi adUlterated with
Objectionable substances. Parchas-
ers should understand this, and
sweetmeats of this kind should never
be given TO children for eating. While
there is no doubt that some kinds of
candy are injurious, that which IS
made from pure sugar, with no adul-
teration, is usually regarded now-a-
days as harmless-provided 1t is eat
en- moderately and at a proper time.
Candy should never be allowed to
take the place of substantial food /;
it should bear the same relation to
ordinary food as other condiments
do and the most wholesome time
for taking it is after a meal To be
nibbhng ut it all day long viii surely
destroy the appetite and injure the
health, Just as cchstant nibbling OF
anything else would iDjure the health.
Candy would not have to bear the
blame of all the COLES and headaches
which befall children soon after
Christmas gifts are Bestowed, did
they not SO often carry a pocket full
of 1t around with them. The com
mon substances used for adultera-
ton are starch, terra alba, and clay
and, unfortunately, some manufac-
turers who make pure confectionery
make also an adulterated kind, which
they sell to certain class Of custom
ers. An adulteration may readily
be detected by teking a tumbler et
water AID disso.ving a piece of can
dy in it. If the candy ispure, it viii
completely dissolve; if one of the
articles above mentioned is in it.
there viii b. a precipitate.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
Colossal Chestnut Trees.

Mount Htna is celebrated for the
great age and colossal dimensions of
It's chestnut trees for one of the
largest and oldest trees cf the kind
in the world is that on Mount Ktna,
which is called Castagno di Cento
Cavalli. 1t is said Jernne of ARA
gon, on her road from Spain to
Naples, visited Mount Etna, attend
ed by her principal nobility, and
being caught in heavy shower, she
and hundred cavaliers took refuge
under the branches of this tree,
which com pletely sheltered them. A
century ago, according to Brydon,
this tree measured 204 feet in cir
conference near the ground but
more recent travellers give only $50
feet as its girth. There are also two
other celebrated cbestnuts on Mount
Etna, one called the Cdstagno di
Santa Agata, which measures 20 feet
in girth, and the other Castagno
della Nave, which measures Ga feet !;
the stems, however, attain no great
height, but soon branch off above
the ground. According to Dr.
Philippi, the Castanea Vesca docs
not Gpper TO he wild in any part OF
Mount Al'na, but always to be cul-
tivated.
The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
tn.leYeioncsI virnr

The feeble and debiiitated usually fancy they are
in more hopeless condition than thc, really are.
The resources Of nature are not easily exhausted
Even when strength and appetite fail. when the
eyes are heavy aud iustreess, the compiexion pal
lid, the nerves tremuioas the body atenuaied, aud
the mind depressed there is generally reserve
OF larent power behind such palpaple evidence
of weakness. Various modes Of treatment are
rosorted TO hy l.hysicitns in the hope Of dsvei-
opins and rendering available this store OF sleep
ing vitality, but the surest. and indeed the only
thoroughly safe and reliable meaps Of aaalSening
the dormant energies Of the system is q course OF
Hostetter's stomach Biuers Electricity, shower
baths, the flesh BRUSH sea bathing, &c, may be
wen enough In their way. as auxilariee. but they
do not reach the source Of the efu. All physical
debility proceeds either from "a deraugement OF The
functions OF the assimulating secreuve aud vital
ORGANS from "a sluggish constitution. IN either
case and also in where both causes exist, thp
Ritters Will FMS yariably produce an immediate aud
salufury change Iu the condition OF the patient.
and eventually effect "a cotnpicfe cure. Nune of
the dangerous alkalOids, too often administered as
tonic can be- Otherwise than Geleteri0us under
such circumstances, and t0 give mercury Is posi-
lively criminal The direct effect ct the great veg
etahie specific Will be- manifested iu an improved
appetite q more cheerful frame Of mind. gradual
return OF strength. an increase Of Ne-h. and "a
healthier complexion. Meanwhile, however. the
constitution. if inert and feeble VIII have been
reused aud renovated bY the subtle elements Of
invigoration contained ia the Btteia