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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28
What Happened to Mr.. F0rceps and Il
Band OF SerenatierS.

Monsoon street will remember that the
roof to Mr. Forceps' saloon adjoins his
house, and is approached by two win.
dows. One of these windows is in Mr..
FOrceps' bedroom. On this roof Mrs.
Forceps has spread hesiteting tomatoes
with q view to Fastening their ripen :
ness. Last Wednesday she put five
more with their fellows, making thirty
IN all. The Forceps have ne,ce visit
ing with them-a young lady named
Hall, of Thomaston. she has made
the acquaintance of many of our young
people, and on Wednesday night sew
eral of them got together to give her a
serenade. Providing themselves with
requisite instruments, the young men
took up position near this addition
We speak of and struck up on the in
struments. Mrs. Forceps was first
awakened by The music, and nudged
her husband. He also awoke. The
music was grand-not loud or coarse.
but soft, low and harmonious. Mr..
Furceps was very much pleased, and
got up to the window to hear it. Then
Mrs. Forceps got up also, and relying
her ,night-cap. stood beside Forceps.
"They're serenading Ellen" said she.
Il know it." said Forceps. "Who
can they be2' she askel. "I don't
know, I'm sure, " said he; "but sup
pose could And out if 1 could creep
out on the roof and look over" "Why
don't you z" said she, her curiosity in
creasing. "I'm afraid they might see
me-" he said. II don't think thew
would" she said. "Ihey wouldn't be
looking on the roof, would
theya" Mr.: Forceps thought a
moment, and then concluded no
one could see him, as the
moon had gone into bank OF clouds.
and objects were quite dim. And then
he softly opened the blind and eau
tiously crawled out on the shingles,
completely encased in red flannel
under clothes and night cap of the
same rich material. The music still
continued, coming up through the
night air in waves of ecstatic harmony.
Mr.. Forceps sat down on the roof and
laboriously worked his way to the
caves. Then he lifted himself up to
turn over and look down, and just then
he stepped on something soft and
yielding, felt his feet give, made Ges-
perate clutch at the shingles, was too
late, gave very loud shrek.
and shot OF the roof ana went
revolving and bowling in among
the band, followed by Tho
tomatoes, and madly cleaving the air
with his red-fanneled limbs. He struck
on his back on the bass-viol, and with
one leg tore the entrails from an accor-
deon, and with the other knocked all
the keys from silver mounted flute.
The man who played the bass.viol was
driven senseless into a pile of pea
brush, and the flute player, with his
mouth full of blood and splinters.
jumped over the fence and fed. What
became of the others, Mr.. Forceps does
not know, he being too busily engaged
in getting on his feet and into The
house to make critical examination
OF the field. It is presumed the bass
viol man died on the spot and was sur
rcptitiously removed and buried by his
companions, as there was no sign of
him about the premises in the morning.
NcsUs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28
Coal Oil Lamps luxurious To M ilk.

One Of our tairymen, whose butter
has 4 high reputation in this market,
informs us there had lately been some
complaints about it, the cause OF which
he for time was unable to discover,
but finally traced it to the fumes of a
coal oil lamp, used in lighting the milk
room. 1t shows Gf such word is
proper the extreme sensitiveness of
milk to the least impurity in the at
mospherc, and its rapid power of alb
sorption. The difficulty was entirely
remedied by putting in tin ventilating
tube, leading from the top of the
chimney to the outside of the roof.
The butter was not afterwards COM
planned 0f.-Practic0I Farmer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28

KEEP IT N THE HOUSE. that it may he promptly nd
Cramps Diarrhpa, Co'io or any similar affection for
which Dr. 'nynes carnfnattsc Tnlsnm is nm eroctu
will find it II useful aud necessary curative.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Barn ROOEa.

The Mirror and Farmer says: GAS
you begin putting in your new hay see
to yonr barn roofs. On some of them
the shingles are worn out, and only an
entire new set will meet the emergency.
On others there is vacant place here
and there, from which the wind has torn
q shingle or two these may be patched.
Whatever the condition of your finances
or grass crop, you cannot afford to put
of any needed repairs upon your roofs.
Better let yonr grass rot in the field
than to put it into your barn to be
spoiled by the rain that will find its
way through q leaky roof. Though all
other buildings 60 to the dogs, keep
your barn roofs waterproof"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28

DOSE cvery two days Is tho way to take Shallon
borger'H Fever and Agne Antidoto. One dose stops
tho Ohils, and cure Is certain.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
fever AND EcvE

FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty esnta There
Fever and A9ue: and all other Malarjout, Bilious
Scarlet Typhoid Yellow, and other Fevcrs laid cd By
READY RELIEF. Fifty Gents per Bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-28

JAY COOKE & CO.,
Ne,o York, Philadelphia and WdshinGton
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-20
StOve-PIe.
A.I2HI Ei&23.
NOW Is THE TIME TO USE
YGuats's Condition Powder.

In the Fall and Winter when your cows
give hu, little milk this powder is sure to
increase he quantity and improve the quail
ity. For horses. ii increases the appetite,
promotes digestion. exbierates the spirits.
renders the coat soft and shining. For Hogs
one package in your swill barrel will hasten
the fattening process at least 100 per ccnt.
This powder has proved an excellent article
for sheep. De sure you get the
Genuine Youatts Condition Powder,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-20
Or. J. c. AVER & Co., Lowell, Mass,

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cf this valuable Hair Preparation
which is due to merit alone. We can
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1t removes all eruptions and dandruff,
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BY its use, the hair grows thicker and
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and will create new growth, except
In extreme old age. 1t is the most
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as it requires fewer applications, and
gives the hair a splendid, glossy ap-
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constituents are pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality; and L
consider it the BEST PREPARATIoN
for its intended purposes"
Sold by all Druggists, and Dealers in Medicines.
Price One Dollar.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-20
SUPERIOR MANNER !
GlazasaHsaKp &C.
Carriage, Wagon,

and, in fact, everything in his line of bu-
siness, at the shortest possible notice, and
on the most reasonable terms.
Carriages repaired, trimmed and paint
cd in the best style Of the art.
Having first class material always on
hand, and none but frst-class workmen
engaged, the public are assured that none
but first.class work will be turned out at
his shop
In connection with his Carriage Shop
he has also a Blacksmith Shop, where
superior workmen will always be found
ready to attend to the orders of customers
The public are invited to call and ex
anime his stock before purchasing else
where. VALENTINE KAUTZ
September 10, 1S67.-tf.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-20

of various kinds, and having an experiancc
of over Thirty years, in designing ana
building machinery for special purposes
feel warranted in guara nteeing the best oi
work. Have on hand, anG building,
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

Before going to Phoenix, the commercial emporium of Salt River Valley, and the gran cry of Arizona, every intelligent man should post himself as to who does business there, by reading the advertisements in the MINER. But for the new advertisements received this week, we would not now be possessed of the information that Mir. J. J. Gardiner is run ming the Phoenix Hotel, or that Cotton's Sa- loon is provided with two billiard tables We always knew that Cotton kept the best of drinkables, but this billiard business is new to us Call on Messrs Gardiner and Cotton, when you go to Phoenix; they will do we'll by you.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

Gen. Vandever, one of the five Inspectors of Indian Affairs recently appointed by Pres ident Grant, arrived at Gen Crooks head quarters few days ago, and is now with Gen c. at the Verde Indian agency, 50 miles east of this place. He has visited several agencies in New Mexico and this Territory. and will next visit the Colorado reserve, after which he will proceed to Washington, via California Mir. Van Smith, who has travelled great deal with Gen Vandever, informs us that he is man whose heart is in the right place, and that he will do the even thing be- tween red and white, which is all that we ask of him. Major E. A. Carr, of the 9th Cavalry, who commands Camp Lowell, near Tucson, speaks as follows of Cen vandever, in n re- cent letter to us
 He is an old friend of mine; commanded one of my brigades at the battle of Pea Ridge, whore he was wounded himself lost, in kill ed and wounded, one-fourth or more of his command, and held the position which was the key of the battle ground, and saved us the victory which held all of Missouri and Northern Arkansas to the Union"
 These being facts, the General must, cer- tainly, be one of a new and better order of Indian "Peace" Commissioners than the late ly defunct order of which Colyer and How ard were itinerant priests.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

ARE THEY DEAD.--Our agent in Salt River Valley notifies us that Messrs. Squires & Becker, who have been keeping station on public road down there, and for whom we have advertised, have disappeared, without having paid for their advertisement Are they dead? We hope so,-"Desth before dishonor," you know.
 Another gentleman named Angelkin, has, we are informed, left without having settled for copy of the MINER, which he was in the habit of receiving and reading. Poor iel- low, he is an ange no longer, and it is not in the nature of things for us to hope that he ever will be.
 In this way, we have, since September, 1867, lost small fortune, which loss has kept us in close communion with poverty and prevented us from enlarging and otherwise improving the MINER.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

We iternize from the citizen of October 24
 Lieut. E. P. Eckerson is to be post adiutant at Camp Grant
 H. c. Hooker had gone to San Francisco. On his return he may bring his family with him.
 Acting Assistant Surgeon O'Bren, late of San Carlos, had left Tucson under orders for some post in Kansas.
 Lieut. W, C. Forbush, adjutant 9th Cav airy, had gone to Mcdowell.
 District court was still in session. Four persons had been found guilty of assault with deadly weapons.
 MaJor Brown and his fearless, faithful troop have been and are doing good work. By them, somewhere north of the Gila, on Sep tember go or 90, six of our red brethren were converted, to sin no more, and among them was the Indian who killed William Sampson during the attack on the Florence prospect ing party, September II.
 At the San Carlos, sixty eight Tonto In. dans, most of whom had never been on the reservation, have recently surrendered them selves.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

Austin, 2 reporter of the Chronicle, and Clough, of the Call, were the two adventur- CTS who ascended in the balloon, recently, at San Francisco, to look for the eastern air passage. They found a northwestern one and were driven seaward. Not desiring to make an ocean voyage they descended, and Austin when near the water, let himself fall, and was picked up. This suddenly frightened the balloon, and it shot upward with Clough; but he managed to climb into the netting and open the valve, when he reached the wa. ter and was rescued by a steam tug.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

ARIZONA SESTINEL.-Mr c. l.. Minor has disposed of his interest in this paper to Judge Vim. J. Berry, who is now its editor and proprietor. The Sentinel has been con siderably enlarged and much improved by the new man at the helm. It is now four-pagc paper, of twenty-four columns, though its columns are not so wide nor as long as those of the MINER. The typograph- ical appearance of the Sentinel would be creditable were it not that the print of the present number is not so clear as to render the reading of it an easy pleasure. But ac- cidents will happen, even to editors and printers. Perhaps the devil left his roller in the lye too long, and had not time to make new one. Whatever the cause, it has doubt less been remedied, and the next number of the paper will be fair to look upon.
 Judge Berry is well-known and held in high esteem by the citizens of this section, having resided in Prescott for several years. He IS known as an earnest, forcible writer, and will, we know, instill new life into the Sentinel, and cause it to be welcomed through out the Territory. The Judge has our best wishes for success in this new venture, and we hope he may secure fortune and fame as the defender of the interests of the great State of Arizona, that is to be.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

Mir. A. Frank advertises that he will from date till further notice, haul freight from Ehrenberg to wickenburg for cents per pound; and from Ehrenberg to Prescott for II cents per pound, currency. This is good move, and will be of great benefit to this sec ton of Arizona We trust Mir. Frank will receive substantial encouragement in this praseworthy effort; hope that other freight CTS will follow his lead, and that freight will never be dearer.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

The circulation Of Inc MINER being considerably great or than that of any other Arizona paper business men ev anywhere will fui advantageous to make known ,hsi, business ia iis advertising columns
 There l' not ;oFa, village military post, farming 0, mining settlement in 'hs Territory in which tls paper does no ie4 and copies o t are sen; 10 every state end Tsrrsy Of 'As Union which, coupled with i,s age and standing, make it very desirable advertising medium.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

Mir. Ed. E. Hellings, just from Philadel- phia, informs us that great preparations are being made for the coming Centennial cele- bration. The patriotic citizens of Philadel- phia take lively interest in the great work, talk of nothing else, and give generously to help it along. Large, magnificent houses are being erected, and everything possible will be done to make our Centennial the grandest celebration of ancient or modern times.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01
C9sarisn.

It IS well for press and people to talk about the supposed tendency of the rulers of our country to elevate some man to the throne" of America. Tho opinions of our gorged public servants may run in this channel If so, there can be no harm in showing them up. Some people arc haunted with the impression that President Grant would like 10 continue m the Presidential chair during his natural llle, and then besucceeded by hrs son. We'll, he may have such an idea imbedded in his head, but We doubt it. Grant knows that Americans do not take kindly to hereditary chleitains; no, not even the Indians. Some tribes have them, but pay very little atten- ton to their supposed rights.
 It is an undeniable fact that there are American citizens who would prefer an em- pire to the strife and turmoil ot so many Presidential elections. We are not smitten with these "things," but prefer them to lifelong ruler and stagnant rule. The fear that President Grant will brake over the an cient rule and run for third term is wide spread, but, this he dare not do. To quiet public feeling, Congress ought, at it's next session, tinker the Constitution so that President shall be elected for one term of six years by the direct vote of the people. This would settle the question, put all end to the nlght-mare or spectre of Cesarism, and give the people long breathing spells between grand national political battles.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

PLANT CorroN.-Now, while the farmers of tue Salt and Gila River Valleys are pre- pairing their fields for new crops. is a fitting time for us to remind them that the raising ot cotton will pay them we'll Raw cotton is worth twenty cents pound in San Francisco. The cost of production, etc., would not be greater here than in some portions of Califor- nla, where the net profit of cotton is put down at $50 per acre, while the profit on other crops ranges from SIP to s35 per acre. Seed, which can be procured in California, will cost but little, so we hope that our farm CTS will go into the business on Q more ex- tensiye scale than formerly.
 The cotton heretofore raised in the Terri. tory, samples of which we have seen, is su perlor to California cotton, and ought to be worth more per pound.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

UNLUcKY WALLAPAIs.-Seyeral years ago. whe the Wallapa Indians were the terror of Mobave and portions of Yavapai county, in this Territory, party of troops tried to dis lodge war party of Wallapais from very strong position, near the Cottonwoods, on the road leading from the Colorado to Pres colt. To do this, it became necessary to shell our red "brethren.n Now, the shelling apparatus then possessed by the troops was an insignificant one, but it threw shells, and had the desired effect One of the said shells (unexploded) was recently found by a tramping party of Wallapais Curiosity, or something else, led them to carry the shell to camp, place it upon their fire. Around it were gathered several Indians, watching de- velopments, when off it went, killing two h. dians, binding two and wounding several others. Since this unlucky attempt to solve white mans mystery, the Indians who were eager to trade for guns, powder, lead, etc, do not mention these things and show signs of squeamishness upon beholding them MT. Calvin White, who informed us of this sad accident" saw the wounded Indians and said they were suffering frightfully, re- gardless ot the ear-piercing noise medicine men were making on tin pans and other har- rowing instruments. The report of the shell was heard by the men at one of Mir. Whites mail stations, about two and a half miles from where the shell exploded.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

James Lick, of San Francisco, proposes to endow great observatory to be erected in the Sierra Nevada mountains, ten thous. and feet above the level of the sea, with ev- cry variety of astronomical instruments and appliances.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

It is pleasant to know that work is being pushed on the railroad from Los Angeles to San Bernardino, as we of Arizona hope to be benefited by it's speedy construction. It will lessen the time now required to bring freight from Los Angeles to Prescott two to four days, and very large quantity of our light freights will then be shipped ove. this route
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

The great ten-miIe race on the half-mile track at Salt Lake, recently, was won by the California horse, Granger, in thirty minutes and -Four and quarter seconds. 1t was the fastest time, on halfmile track, ever made in America. ''-N +." rt. 's.Tf
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01
Mines and Mining.

Though our miners appear to be doing as well as ever before, we have but little to re. cord under this head no new mining enter. prise on the tapis and but one new fiud re- ported since our last issue. The new dis covery is located in the Black Hills. north. east from Prescott some 25 or 30 miles and i, reported as an immensely rich gold ledge, of which, we will endeavor to get the particu. hrs and give full account next week.
 From letter received from Mr A. C. Hubbard, dated Aubry Landing, Mohaye county, October IS, we extract the following:
 "The Planet copper mine is not, at present, being worked.
 We have rumors of rich strike having been made by prospecting party about twelve miles from here; but know no partic- ulars as yet
 "As the landing for the greater portion of the Cedar Valley district, considerable ore IS shipped from here to San Francisco, and merchandise received for the mines.
 "liavc just returned from Cedar Valley district, which looks very promising. New and rich discoveries are made nearly every day. The old claims improve wonderfully as tho shafts go down. Some men are aras- trang, others shipping ore; both with sue sess, and more cheerful set of miners could not, l think, be found in any part of the world, every man feeling convinced that the camp will soon come out''
 The San Francisco Mining and Scientific Press of recent date publishes the follow ing, which may be of interest to copper miners in this Territory:
 Copper ore always sells by the ton of 2. .352 lbs, or 2l hundred weight -four quarters 2S pounds-making hundred weight-Il2 pounds.)
 The blucstone makers buy some copper orc. but the demand from that source is limited They prefer high grade carbonate ores. The bluestone men pay high price for small lots as the demand for bluestone is good It now sells at l2 cents per pound, whereas in the spring and summer it sold below 10 cents. Blrdsall & Co, of Dayton, Nevada, make considerable of this material and as they supply their market-the Washoe mines they have stopped the demand from Nevada Tor bluestone from this place. The orders have been decreasing ever since they first began to manufacture bluestone there.
 The Press also states that all copper ore IS shipped either to Liverpool or Baltimore, beng the only places where such ores are worked; that copper orc is effected and in- jured by moisture, and that there is no sale for ores containing antimony and arsenic.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

RAILROAD SPEcULATIoSs.-Wh many Eastern papers are prophesying that the late financial crash will, for some time to come, stop railroad building in the newly settled portions of the West, we can but hope that they will prove to be false prophets. They reason that the railroad companies have worked with the peoples money, which was wheed!ed out of them for neatly engraved bonds, etc, which are now, almost worthless In some instances this has been the case Perhaps there is yet no need of Northern Pacific railroad; but, the need for South ern Pacific railroad is urgent, and month or two hence, when the Union Pacific will be showed in, VIC shall hear great public out cry for Southern Pacific railroad, which will soon be built regardless of the predic- tions of Eastern prophets" who have all the railroads they want, at home, and are so short-sighted as to think that the West can get along very well without such roads until it becomes as pOpulous as Massachusetts or New York. v.t ....
 Poor policy tbis. The country is here, waiting for railroads to help in its develop ment. Every man, woman and child who comes here make more demand for Eastern manufactured goods, etc, produces something that will help pay the national debt and add to the wealth of the whole country. Give us railroads and we will give you hard cash Hlth which tO cure your panic feVers.