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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
An Important Invention.

A description of what seems to he an
important invention appears in the
London Building News, in which iron
or steel, hollow carthenware, and con.
crete or cement are the materials
employed in combination, and it ID
stated with the best effect.
According to this improved system,
the walls, partitions, floors, and roofs
are constructed of cells Of metal, in
which are placed 'ealthenware pipes,
the sides of which are splayed outward
at the base to form q skewback. The
pipes and iron hitches are bolted to.
gether so as to constitute composite
girders. Between each skewback an
earthenwa1e hollow pipe, with oval.
shaped head and fiat SOFT, channeled
and indented to receive the plaster OF
the ceiling, il placed, with sufficient
room left between the composite
Orders to receive q charge of cement
concrete. The upper surface of the
floors is leveled and covered with
strong cement grout. Holes are left in
the soffits of the hollow pipes for
ventilation, and the pipes themselves
may be utilized to convey warm air
through the building.
In walls and partitions, the iron and
steel lengths, are placed in a vertical,
in floors in horizontal, and in roofs
in an angular, position. In partitions,
wire is used instead of lath, to receive
the concrete and plaster. The proper
tions of the concrete are six parts of
broken brick, Stag, and sand, and one
of cement, we'll mixed. The floors
are made in one body, aud not in
layers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

MILLIONS ON THE SrRRB!-In spite
of the enormous amount of capital in
vested in the promotion of Intemper-
ance, the Missionaries of Sobriety have
no reason to be disheartened. The
strike against alcoholic drinks is not
confined t, the ordinary liquors of
commerce. It is extending to all med
icines of which ardent spirits form q
component part. The belief that slim
ulants of this nature ore sLo,V 1ooisons
gains ground everywhere. Eminent
Psychologists preach the doctrine, aud
the dissecting knife aud the micro
scope afford post norton evidence of
its truth. Fortunately at the very time
when our distinguished surgeons were
making the experiments which led to
this conclusion, sagacious member of
the profession, DR.. Joseph Walker of
California, was perfectlng vegetable
tonic, possessing all the restorative
properties claimed for the spirituons
astringents, and free from their deadly
sting. To those demoralizing, health
destroying potions his famous VINEGAR
BrrrERs seem to be giving the coup de
grace. The demand for them declines,
while the commercial and sanitary sue.
cess of the new medicine is complete.
And we hear daily of cases of dyspep-
STA, biliousness, malarious fever, rheu-
matism. constipation, general and local
debility, govt, kidney disease, etc. etc,
that have succumbed to the great rcsto-
rdttUc after resisting all others. Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
Extraordinary Phenomenon t Mia,

Extraordinary Phenomenon Milan
A correspondent writes that on the
4th of last month Milan was visited by
q peculiar phenomenon, much to the
terror of the lower classes. The rain
was falling in torrents from heavy
black clouds, when suddenly the beav-
ems appeared to open, and the sunlight
poured through in food of color, H.
Illuminating the under edges of clouds
with tints as strange as brilliant. The
whole atmosphere was tinged with the
yellow glow for the space of q minute,
when it changed into green and blue
then the rent in the clouds disappeared.
and the sombre sky Of the early morn
ing was as impenstrable as ever. The
heavy rainfall during the phenom.
enon added to the singularlty
of the appearance. The astrono.
mer Schiapparelli, we are told, at.
tributes the different phenomenon of
wiud and weather to the contact of the
atmospheric equatorial current with
the polar current, from whose point of
contact of the extremes of heat and
cold, an unusual amount of electricity
and condensation of watery vapor is
developed. Tho peasants, who sell
vegetables on the Piazza del Verziere,
convinced that the end of the world
had come, ran screaming up and down,
tearing their hair; others fell on their
knees, praying and beating their
breasts, while others ran shrieking to
their miserable novels to embrace their
little ones.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
RAILWAY RESTAURANTS.
How they arc Managed Abroad.

How they arc Managed Abroad.
A correspondent Of the New York
Observer says: Not long since, in
travelling from Basel to Paris, we be
came hungry. As if divining our con.
ditlon, the guard put his head in at the
window OF the train and politely asked,
"Shall l order dinner for YOU at the
next station2" "But we do not stop
Long enough for it," was our reply.
"'True, it will be served in the train
for three francs, and the dishes re-
moved at tho next stopping place.
"By all means order it, Tho te'e-
graph carried the order ten
miles ahead in moment, and
when the train drew up at
the next station, the door was opened,
and circular basket, three feet high
and one foot in diameter, was put in
our compartment. Upon the top were
knife and fork, spoon and napkin; a
bottle of water and flask of wine, and
q glass little salt and pepper, aud
large roll. Opening a door in the side
of the basket, we saw four shelves, on
each side dish. The first was hot
soup, the second slice of a la mode
beef, the third vegetables, and the
fourth half . chicken and salad. A
bunch of delicious grapes was also
found on one of the shelves.
We ate our dinner quietly and COM
fortably, while the train rushed along
at thirty miles an hour, and then re-
stored the dishes to their places. When
the next stoppage was made, a porter
removed the basket and received the
pay. We reached Paris after o twelve.
hours ride, weary and hungry, but
neither faint with exhaustion, nor suf-
ferlng from fit of indigestion.
Recently it became necessary for us
make shorter journey in this country.
About midway the train stopped, and
the conductor shouted, "Ten minutes
for refreshments !" The passengers
rushed forth and crowded into the
close, dirty, uninviting room, where at
a long, high counter, four wonderfully
caparisoned females dispensed poor
coffee, worse ple-crust, and oysters
stewed in water favored with bad but
ter: No bread, no meat but ham, no
drink but bad coffeeand sour ale. Be-
foro even these uninviting edibles
could be swallowed, the shrill
screech OF the locomotive hurried the
passengers away to the horrors of
dyspepsia and headache.
We have travelled thousands of miles
by railwayln this land, and have scarce
" ever found a comfortable railway
restaurant. Some are not 30 bad as
others, but the best are q terror to tho
stoutest stomach.
There certainly is no need OF this
state of things; for no people travel so
much as Americans, none know better
what is good to eat, none are more able
or willing to pay q good price for o
good thing, and mo country furnishes Z
better supply Of all kinds Of food.
But Sweden and Norway, Germany
and Switzerland, France and England,
nay, even much abused Ireland, are
better provided, on their least fire.
quented railway routes, with comfort.
able arrangements for eating and drink
ing on q journey, than the most i'm
portant railroads Of this country. This
is an age of reform, and we lift UP an
appeal for something fit to eat when
we are compelled to leave home and
travel by rail-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
Petroleum In Alabama.

A short time since rumor became our.
rent that petroleum had been discovered
in the northern part Of Alabama. The
truth OF the story has now been definitely
ascertaiaed, and the Mobile Register gives
the following account:
" The discovery was made in the new
town of Scottsboro, situated on the Mem.
phis and Charleston Railroad, in jackson
county, about twenty eight miles west Of
Stevenson. Mr.. NJ. w. KERRY, promi.
nont and worthy citizen Of the place, was
having we'll dug for water, and at dis
lance Of ten feet down his workmen came
upon o solid limestone rock, through
which they blasted ten feet. making the
depth OF the we'll twenty feet in all. After
the last blast at this depth had done its
work, q most singular and disagreeable
odor astonished the workmen Us thew were
going down, and when ut the bottom thew.
to their surprise, found dark and thick
liquid flowing slowly into the we'll. Mr..
kerby was summoned at once, and then
other citizens were summoned, and among
themselves they soon decided that Scots.
boro had an oil we'll, Leyond the POSSIBLE.
ity Of question.
The discovery was made in the morning
by evening about one barrel of heavy
petroleum had found its way into the we'll,
and then the inflow seemed to stop. So
soon as this was dipped out it started
again and rose to its FIRST level I'm about
twelve hours, when it ceased to flow as
before. 1t has since been dipped out
several times with the same result in each
instance, showing the capacity Of the we'll
to be about two barrels per day.
We never find petroleum immediately
in the coal fields, but invariably a short
distance below them, in what biologists
term the observation-disclosures; and, as a con-
sequence, the wells arc always u number
of miles away from where tho coal crops
out This rule m " ha7o led petroleum.
hunters to overlook the region about Scots
bore, for there the coal is close ut hand;
but it lies high up in the mountains, which
places the condition of affairs the same,
geologically, as in Pennsylvania and other
localities where oil is obtained.
Scottsboro, now tho county seat ofJaok-
son county, is quite Aourishing little
place, nearly all built within the last four
years. For some time it has been noted for
its quarries of superior building stone.
much Of which has !been shipped to the
large cities. It is situated in q low.
though quiet valley, walled in on the
north by q spur Of the Cumberland Noun
taiDs, on the " est by a rugged elevation
known as July Mountain, and on tho
south by what the people call Back Bone
Ridge a narrow but lofty ridge dividing
the valley already named from the valley
of Tennessee River, which flows u short
distance beyond. Eastward the Wiley
reaches twenty five o: thirty miles. The
surrounding high lands are poor and
rocky, but tho valleys, of which there are
many, nre very fertile, though generally
narrow, and penncd up by lofty noun.
tains."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

THE almost instructive epigrammatic
sharpness of Irish humor is character
istic often noticed. An instance OF it
is given in Sir John Barrington's
" Memoirs" in the Gaze of a quarrel
some, fashionable, fighting bully, who
is suddenly reported to convivial
company rs being killed, having been
Just shot dead in q duel. "Shot, is
he?" exclaimed one of the party !;
"then, by my word, he has died nat.
ural DEATH"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

LccKE's NATIONAL MONTHLY for Feb.
ruary will contain splendid story, "Two
amount Of other matter. Ask your newsdealer
for it Jr send 10 cents to Locke l. Jores, Tole-
do, OHIO. $1.00 per year. 1t is the Fest maya
zine u the money published. Send for circu-
lar to Agents.-Con.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

The English bad boy does not differ
materially from his American brother.
He threw stones at Gladstone and
called him a "guy" the other day.
The great statesman threw aside his
dignity and his hat, and went for that
boy, and caught him after a run of
three squares.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
Take Care OF the Calves.

Much of the future growth, and in
fact much of the profits of the farmer
arising from his stock, depends upon
the care which it receives during the
first year. l do not wish to be under
stood by this that if farmer takes
good care of his stock. the first year,
he can afterward let them run chap
hazard;" every good farmer will see
that his stock at all times is we'll cared
for. But the first year is the founda
ton; it is the starting point of their
future growth. There are many far
mers who are in the habit of giving their
calves nothing but whey from the time
they are about three weeks old until
they are weaned. They are then left to
run and pick their living as best they
may until winter, when they are taken
to the barn and put into some little
back howell, with nothing but hay, till
spring, or, as I have often seen, turned
into stack. In either case they are,
when spring comes, 80 stunted and
poor that they make but a slow growth
ever afterward. Consequently, when
selling time comes, the farmer finds
his stock far behind in size and price
of the neighbors', who had cared well
for their calves. One instance of this
came within my knowledge. Some
steers raised as above sold for $15,
while those of lis neighbor, which had
been we'll cared for while young, sold
readily at $25. The quality Of the
stock of the former was fully equal ia
the latter to start C0,respond
epce Ohio Farmer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
A MYSTERY.
Tho Discoveries OF Two Hunters CD
and AllQuf Hon srhfon Laka.

Tho Discoveries OF Two Hunters Cp
and About Iloughton Lake.
Two men just down from Houghton
Lake, says the Farwell Register, stop
ped at Farwell one day last week, and
related rather strange and wonderful
story of what they had seen in the
woods in that vicinity.
While hunting in wild and secluded
spot they came across sort of hut,
rudely constructed between the roots
of two upturned trees. Struck with
the strange appearance of the place,
they entered, and on looking around
discovered gun with rusty barrel and
stock decayed, half buried in the earth
where, doubtless, it bad laid for years.
Further investigation tended to impress
upon their minds that IN unexplained
mystery was connected with this gun !:
that the owner, whoever he might have
been, would never leave it thus with
out some serious cause, and &C.
cordingly search was made in the vi
cinity for some evidence that might
tend to solve the mystery. After some
search, they discovered at some little
distance from the former, another
cabin of more pretentious appearance,
but like the other, bearing undoubted
marks of age and neglect. They enter
ed, and were surprised at what they
saw. In one corner was rude bed, or
rather the remains of one, tor time had
done it's work-in another corner some
trapping utensils, and in another part
was rude table, on which stood some
dishes, as perhaps they we're left by
the owner long ago. Some wood and
kindling was laid by, as if intended by
him who once occupied this forsaken
spot, to make fire on his return, and
oil around were various articles OF do.
nestle use, the sight of which only
added to deepen in the minds of the
beholders the memories of the sur
rounding gloom.
While thus, with gloomy feelings,
looking through this lonely and de.
serted place, a strange locking pack.
age was discovered, which was found
to contain furs Of various kinds, some
quite valuable ones, or rather had been
SO, for they were now wOrm.eaten and
decayed. Bear, wolf, otter, beaver,
and other skins were discovered slowed
away with much apparent care. The
former value of these furs was estimat-
ed at between three and four hundred
dollars.
A close examination of the premises
showed that it had been occupied by
one person only, who had been trap
per, and had made this the headquar.
tiers of his business. Nothing to indi-
cate the name, former place of resi-
dence, or what had befel the occupant
of the place, was found. A knowledge
of the past was wrapped in mystery.
Whether in one of his excursions to
tend his traps, he fell victim to wild
beasts, sickness, or other causes, is q
matter of conjecture only. To the
dark, wild woods alone is revealed the
secret of the unknown fate of one who
once roamed those solitary wilds.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
Trick on an Engineer.

SAoAa sno 1Ou8oAoeE~lo ~. ~ EaXtes
One night last week a Hudson River
Railroad engineer, while going north
with his train at lightning speed, sud-
denly observed man on the track.
He blew his whistle several times as q
signal for danger, but he didn't move.
In vain he endeavored to stop the
train; it was too late. The engine
struck the man with full force, COM
pletely annihilating him. The man
was made of snow, and was placed on
the track by joker. An attempt had
previously been made to play the same
trick on another engineer, but he de-
tected the Wilderness of the effigy. The
last one, however, after being placed on
the track, was blackened with SCOT from
q locomotive smokc-stack.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
Dep Flowing.

On this subject the Working Farmer
makes the following remarks: 1T
has been truly said that an increase of
one inch in the average depth of pillow
ing through the United States would
produce larger amount of profit, as
compared with present result, than all
the gold received from California. We
believe this assertion: but we do not
believe that all soils without being pre-
viously subsoiled are fit for this imme-
diate increase in depth. We know
that even clay subsoils, which ap-
proach within few inches of the sur.
face, after being thoroughly subsoiled,
are so ameliorated as to be capable Of
admixture with the immediate sur
face soil; and we are equally well
aware that subsoiling cannot be
performed with a profit in
clay subsoils containing excessive
amounts of water; that such soils must
be first uuderdrained and the subsoil-
ing precede an increase ofdepth in sur
face plowing. But there are millions
of acres capable of being plowed to
double the depth TO which they ever
received IN incision from tool of any
kind with increased profits. Even in
the state of New York there are thou.
sands OF acres at this time which have
never been plowed to greater depth
than four inches, composed of loan
entirely ready to be disintegrated bv
surface blowing to the depth Of
twelve or fifteen inches with increased
profit, and there are few soils that may
not be at once plowed to the depth
of an inch or more than it's former
depth. The adage :'that many farmers
own another farm Immediately under
thet which they now cultivate" can
not be too often repeated, and the
jud1cious farmer, whose will has been
SO often quoted as having informed
his sons that lie had buried sum of
money at IL depth of twelve inches
somewhere on his farm and they
must find it, improved the quality Of
their products Ivy the disturbance of
tho soil more than he would benefit
them by the supposed legacy by Iii
rect Improvement. Less manure will
produce larger amount of crops in
deeply disintergrated soil; and it is
not true that tho deeper you pillow
the more manure you require. It is
true that the more thoroughly manure
is divided the greater will be the
amount of the crops produced, and
this is more certainly brought about by
deep than by shallow blowing.
No practical farmer can doubt that
in deeply plowcd soils crops are less
annoyed by drought and insects, and if
blowing is useful at all it must be USE
fnl precisely in the same ratio to the
amount of soil disturbed, providing
that the roots arc capable of appropri-
ating a greater amount of soil by its
disturbance. Who doubts that roots
! will travel to the depth Of twelve or
fifteen inches, or double that distance9
| Who does not know that the lime pass
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23
MILDREN'S CORNER,
Tho Little Mother.

Winding baby's cradle,
Rocking Us she sings,
Sits little maiden,
Full Of busy things
Mending Doily's stocking
With most serious micn,
Scarcely seven summers
Has little Patty seen.
Patty's hair il golden,
Patty's eyes are blue,
And l scarce can tell you
Halt that she can do; =,
But'htr hands work ,leftly
AS she sings awhile,
And like flash OF sunshine
Is her merry smile.
Sitting by tho cradle,
Mothers task to share,
While her playmates' voices
Fill the sunny air.
By and by she'll join them,
Shout with might and main,
Play TIL tyrant baby
Wants his nurse again.
Sitting BY the cradle,
Full OF dignity,
Marshaling on tiptoe
Little sisters three;
Tries to look like mother,
With brow OF care
God grant darker shadow
Mover may rest there
-Demorest's Young America.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

SoME one 10 said to be getting up q
modern dictionary, and has got 80 far
with his definitions: My Dear-An
expression used by man and wife at the
commencement Of quarrel. Bargain
"A ludicrous transaction IN which each
party thinks he cheated the other.
J,l,y-Twelve prisoners in q box to try
one or more at the bar. States Evi.
dence-A wretch who is pardoned for
being baser than his comrades. The
Grave-An ugly hole in the ground,
which lovers and poets wish they were
in but take uncommon means to keen
ont of.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

THERE will four eclipses this year:
A local eclipse of the moon May 10Th,
visible in this vicinity as q partial
eclipse; partial eclipse of the sun
March Goth, invisible here; a total
eclipse of the moon Nov. 4th, invisible
in this section; partial eclipse of the
sun Nov. 10Th, Invisible here.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

A WAC seeing over an undertaker's
establishment the sign, LIVERY Re.
quirement for Funeral" entered the
shop and asked if they had any corpses.
The answer, in the negative, was ac-
companied by m expression of curios.
ity as to the cause of the inquiry. The
wag then wished to know how they
could furnish "every requirement for
a funeral unless they kept bodies OH
hand. At this the proprietor seized a
poker, and rushing at the humorist,
proposed to supply his deficiency sum
marily, and might have done 50 had
not the joker retired in haste.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

IMPORTANT TO HoEsEMEN.-Inham
nation cannot exist where Prof. 'AxpERsoNs
DERMADoR I" is applied. Fresh wounds, Calls,
Caulks, Bruises, arc dried down and healed
without Inflammation. Scratches, Sand Cracks,
Swellings and Sprains, cured by few applica-
tons. thorough use will also cure Sweeney.
Poll Evil, Wiudgalls and Lameness, from what
ever cause.
See Advertisement in this paper.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

We were pleased to see, not long
since. in one Of our exchanges, some pretty
severe remarks addressed to several persons
Who, during an interesting lecture by Rev.
Jno. g. G. Abbott, kept continuous cough
ing, which prevented many from hearing.
People who cannot refrain from coughing had
better stay away from such places, or else take
q bottle Of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment with
them.
The Importance Of giving She,idan's Caual-
~ Condition POWDERS to horses that have been
out in the cold rain. stood in cold wind, or
timated no man should be without them who
owns good horse-Cnm