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, 1873-05-11

Bis Illness Wa8 a0Grt+ lie 0u HUI oat o4o 11ot -
Ing; ths next his coat was rough, and ne old
not lick It !; on the third he went about me"ing,
and his eyes got flmy on the fourth he had con
WILSON'S, ia the course Of ono OF which be sue.
cumbed. We made wooden box Tor nlm ana
determined to bury him Ia tho orchard, under
Tia fsTorita tree, whore he used to scratch holes,
aud lie in wait for dickey-birds. It 'as on
lovely autumn evening that ne bore the box to
this spos. and commenced our sad preparations.
Musgravs being chief mourner; took the part
For = little while the tack WAS easy then came
on roots, which delayed me. Hacking through
them. however, dug grave como three feet
deep. and We tried to carry the obsequies stage
further; but tho boz stuck. the grave vas not
wide enough. began again At tho aides; and
aoon videned il; but then it looked too shallow,
and I dug down = little deeper not much, Tor
wa stopped by something harder than root
q Biz stone, probably. Il VAS impossible to
make any impression on it +; go, - one does not
eet il up bodily. Musgrave had to help; and
'nI b. " Jose! /" cried n wonder il it is the zafe
biddsn away by your grandfather :"
Musgr3vo aushed very red, and then turned
ae.fS Bonnd aat to b." said he; "and the deed is
In N r. mite Of the suspense he put the safe on
one siaa until ne had lowered Dabble into its
place, which he, e1setIy attsd, and filed IN ths
SSrsnched tho lid of. There WAS the parch-
msnt safe anough, considerably discolored, but
qu1te 1egibfe.
enId aoId the 81 ruin and the orchard. Tie case was
elasr enough, now the missing link VAS sup
r1;ad and he established his claim to the prop
e erty WHICH had been so long in dispute without
much trouble or detay: He married his Mary !
aid not cus ma when the increasing: yalue of his
frseholda made him yerY rich, and MAS al#ays
, 1873-05-11

I have gone into thaHe details OF my hrnt
meeting with Walter Musgraye in his ruin, be-
should not have been surprised to find poor
tut proud don placed in corresponding posi-
ton in aoma corner of Spain; or even in Ire
l1rd the aituation would not have seemed ab-
no:mal. But that an English gentleman,
90 reduced, and having good health, should mo- not
supposing no one would give him eco a year as
clerk, WAS IA unintel[igible mudd1e to me-.
But N impatient reader will decline to take
any interest in such reflections 30
! NIL simply, state, without. e1plans~
fore We parted that night, that 1 naikod over
from Dowd again next day, and persuaded him
to go back with mo, and eat o return dinner !;
that became very intimate with him, and pro-
longed my stay in the neighborhood In copse-
quence and that he told me his history.
It WAS = story OF lawsuit. For three genera
tions the Musg1aves had been throwing array
substance in their race after shadow, until the
family and it's acres had dwindled down to this
one member, the old ruinous mansion and : few
roods Of grassland about it. Lawyar1 had de-
you1ed the rest.-h9nest lawyers look yeu; fos
that the cleverest Of them had a bons fde conf
dence in pulling his client safe through. The
bone ct contention Was Freehold ground in =
thriving clty-a vary nice bone, With plonty OF
mest upon it. The Musgzayes could not mske
graves make their title clear and 80 the property
remained unproductive. The houses could not
be let, nor pulled down, nor patched up. The
Musgraye claim wss admitted to be very atrong !;
but one link in the chain was Hantirg,--h GER
tain deed which wss known to exist. but could
OF the matter was, that it had been discovered
once by the present claimants grandfather but
at that time other necasasry legal evidence, since
collected. had not been got together aud the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
A WIllSkEY WE'LL.
The Forgotten Pull,D-Ilu mill

You see, Mr. Davis, twenty COWS, a
distillery, and farm of one hundred
acres gives me and my four boys Il
heap o. work to do; but we do it all
ourselves; no hired folks about amy.
where. 1t don't pay; they pry into
things too much. So, for three or four
years past we've done pretty well, and
only for our stupid Joe leaving the
handle i'll the pump, they'd never have
found us OUT
'Pump!-handlc2" interjccted Davis.
Eyes. III tell you how 1t was. The
whlskey We made and put up into bar
rcls we paid tax on. That We put down
the we'll we
"rut down tho wcll?" interrupted
Davis again.
II forgot to say continued Nc
Allver, "wr lave well that has been
dry three years anyway. So I got IL
tub lcctle smaller III circumference
than the we'll, and made tight ut both
ends, and slipped it down, connecting
with tho Old wooden pump that still
stood there. When we took whiskcy
out VIC had to gear her up, but UNI
shipped her lively, as soon as VIC were
through. So in looking ut that forlorn
old post without al arm, nobody sus
pected it was aboard for the
grave of whiskcy."
''Somebody did, it SEEMS said
Davis, getting Interested.
| "The officers suspected something,
and at different times searched my
barns and stables and cellars, and Law
out in the field and captured tho stu fl
as 1T was taken away They frequently
seized my tax-pail goods, but always
released them again in few hours.
How did I get the whiskyaway Why,
Just the easiest thing had to do. You
see, run two milk wagons, and some
times only one can in five was filed
with milk, and that for use in case !;
stranger stood, with pitcher in hand
b!y the roadside to purchase. Such in
stances, though. seldom, occurred. Tho
rest we filed from the pump"
"And was caught ut z" said Davis
"No; not exactly. The filling wa.
all through and wagon gone, when two
of those revenue fellows popped in OF
me before break O day--the inspector
hadn't come yct-and turned things
overgenerally. They got through at
last, and seemed satisfied that ali wa.
right. Their hands were pretty dirty
so / said, leading the way to the house
Gentlemen come in and wash YOU
hands, One of them started after me
the other made for the old pump, ant
when turned to look I felt Just lik'
sinking out o. sight. Joe, who uset
the pump last, had forgotten to unshil
the handle, and the revenue mans hant
was on it. I yelled to him, *Tha
pump don't suck = It warn't no use. I
did suck, and sent out pretty goo,
stream, which he commenced to ri,
over his hands. He shifted some, ali,
putting both hands under his nose
gave long whistle. Then I knew
was all up with me-
You'll go to prison!" rcmarke'
Davis.
"Not if the entire Congressiona
:: delegation Of the State can save me,
said the distiller.
"Your property will be confiscated
"Only such as lies loose on the farr
and in the still house, and that don
take a hunlrcdth part Of my fou
years. gain.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
Valuable.

Fire insurance is regarded every
where as among the uecessaries of Lie.
A propertyholder is reckless without
it. Life Insurance is now classed with
fire insurance in this particular. The
National Lille Insurance Company of
the United States of America, with
Branch Office at Philadelphia with
which correspondence should he hal),
with the largest cash capital of any life
insurance company in the world, offers
insurance in all sections Of the country
ct three-fourths the customary rates,
and desires all agent in every locality.
1t combines absolute strength with
unusual cheapness, is managed by some
of the best men of the country, and is
we'll worthy the patronage of all persons
seeking insurance, and the attention of
all persons seeking cmploymcnt.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
DR.. a. TRAsK''s
MAGNETIC OINTMENT
FOR THE CURE or p
INFLAGkAT0RY DISEASES.

DIR. Trask was engaged for twenty years in
a course of experiments upon the medical prop.
critics aMd power of Vegetables, separate and
combined. At the age OF seventy years ne sue.
of his experiments. u combination Of Vegetable
extracts. the power Of which in removing dis
cases is uncqualcd in the annals Of Medicine.
ton OF these powerful Vegetable Extracts with
Ehctncity or Magnesium in the fern Of nm ONT
ment
Certain, It is, that the remarkable and
unprecedented success which has attended its
application in the clze Of diseases, stamps it at
once rs the greatest discovery of the age, and
calls for trial and close .iIvestiGat'6A- OF it,
Nc never fails, while there remains suf-
hcient life to restore q natural and healthy ac-
ton to the capillary. vessels OF the BODY, ana
equalze the circulation Of the blood: BY this
most malignant forms OF disease. which cannot
sach g 'he power Of this eo,e3,na =;
nerve and lisament Is searched ont and made
sensible of its purifying and healing influence.
Hence it copcs as readily with internal ~ c1-
Namcrou. Instances are 81 record
where this rclncdy. has rossored health to pa
ticnts so near the grave that the most powerful
Such has frequently been the case in Iasiamma-
No patient ever need die with this
disease where the Magnetic Ointment can be OBJ
tanned
Per Iaaa n,matory~ Rheunatfs,n
this Ointment is the most complete remedy ever
sp ,,n.v,, EGE ppA'Asr'a o q'ra se.f Throat
In nlnesy-aaec cases out OF z
hundred, it will afford entire relief 10 the voFss
cases 81 Nervous Heatlachc in Thirty mi"e.es.
For Nervous Diseases this neakane to
Gcea inns ar the Spine. rheumatism.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
10 PlOSv Down Grass.

The Canadian Farmer says: "Not.
WitlStantliDg the thc utmost pains and
care in blowing, the grass, especially if
long, will bristle up in boards and
TUFTS here, there, and everywhere, ill.,
jurlng alike the appearance of the field
and It's capacity for growth. Do You
wish to remedy this great difficulty /?
II so, use the chain and ball to your
pillow. No matter what kind of q blow
you have, try them. Apiece Of orlin-
cry trace chain will 10 very we'll.
Fasten one end of it to your coulter
and to the other end attach a round
iron ball OF from two to three pounds
weight, leaving the chain long enough
to permit tho ball to reach back to
about the middle of the mold board.
and there let it drag along, on the off
side, of course"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

The Valley Virginian says: "The
increase of business on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad is wonderful.
Freight trains are passing all the time.
On Sunday last, even, some four or
five engines passed west for the pur-
pose of bringing in trains loaded with
freight. The live stock trade, espe-
cially in numbers,is very heavy. Lager
beer and whisky command much of the
capacity of the cars, and coal in great
bundance is passing"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
Canine Intelligence.

A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, writing from Cazcnovla,
in that state, says: "For many years
q race of fine Newfoundland dogs have
llourishcd in the village where | live
each individual being characterized ny
some prominent excellence. One,
noble fellow, was often employed to
carry packages, and was sometimes
sent to market Nothing could exceed
the fidelity with which he performed
the business entrusted to Inn. Late
one evening it was discovered there
was no beefsteak for breakfast, and the
dog was sent for Il supply. lie WAS
detained ut the market fora time. how
ever, and being forgotten ut home, the
doors were locked, and the family went
to bed. In the morning the dog was
found seated beside the basket, IN
which the meat lay untouched under
the guardianship maintained 10y him
throughout the night.
Another dog worthy of honorable
mention once went with mother and
her child to the village. Soon after
their arrival the little girl was buried
so severely as almost to produce con-
WILSON'S. A physician, an absolute
stranger, was summoned, under whose
soothing remedies the girl was quoted
and fell asleep, when the doctor took
his leave. An hour or two after re-
turning to his Office he heard an un'
usual noise at his door, and Oh open
ing it found the dog seeking admission
He walked in and seated himself be
| .i1o tln nl,vc;tiau aud hc~an lick ips
his hands. Then rearing himself o.
his hind legs he put his mouth to thu
mans face, attempting to lick it
uttering all the while a low cry, ant
after repeating these demonstration
for time walked out of the Office
Doubtless he has pondered upon hi
young mistress sufferlngs and tn
physicians efforts to relieve them, AMI
gratitude led him thus to express hi
thanks.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
A Sketch ut Evening.

A whip crcacks on the pillow teams flank,
Tho thrcsllcr's tlail beats duIlcr>
The round Of day has warmed q bank
OF cloud to primrose color.
The dairy-Girls cry home the kline,
The klno in answer lowing
The roush-halrcd louis, with sleepy shouts
Keep crows whence seed is growing.
Tho crcakinS wan, brushed thro' tho lane,
Hangs straws on hedges narrow;
And smoothly clravcs the soughins pillow,
And harslcr Erlnus the harrow.
Comes. rom the roadside inn caught mp,
brawl of crowded laughter.
Tlro' falling brooks AMI cawinS rocks,
And Il fiddle scranbling after.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
Horrible. II 'rrlle.

from t0c Austln (Icx- Journal June 2,
Between the LIST and 10th Of May,
1873, a party consisting of say half a
dozen, more or less, visited camp of
workmen OIL the railroad ('Iexas Pacific)
twenty miles north of Jefferson, in q
state OF intoxication, headed by Mr..
Porter, an old citizen of Cass County.
MIR. Porter, the leader, commenced an
attack ON negro man, who, the by.
standing white man said to Mr..
Porter, was peaceable and unoffenl-
ing man. The negro pushed Mr.. Porter
Oft and kept out Of his way. AT this
MIR. Porter took great oifense, but
not considering himself sufficiently
strong, went back home, recruited his
party, and returned in day or so, and
found the duties of the negro as
laborer had caused him to change to a
camp some miles distant on tie rail-
road. Thither Mr.. Porter and his in
creased force followed, finding the
negro engaged ut his labor. Porter
assumed to be sheriff, and tho others
OF the party subordinatcs. They took
the negro prisoner, bound him fast.
opened his eyes and spit tobacco Juice
in them, confined him fast to ono
of the horses, started off ut n fast
gait, compelling him to keep ND
or drag; ordered the negro to
bow humbly to every white man they
met on the road, and on the street of a
town through which they passed en-
route. Proceeding on their way to q
spot sufficiently retired for Etheir dia-
boilcal purposes, they confined the
co)ore': man between two small trees
SO placing him that ilc could only move
his head. Thus located, they deliber-
ately proceeded to make q cross on his
forehead by incision with a knife, and
then scalpel their victim. After thus
inflicting on him all the torture of
which they were capable, they retired
II few PAGES and finished their
barbaro'ls work by shooting several
loads of ammunition into his exposed
and delenseless body. After thus cru.
ely accomplishing their work, they
threw the ifcless body into stream
OF water convenient to the scene of
action. Thus ended this bloody !
tragedy, committed in opeu light of
day, under q pretended cover of law,
and ill open defiance of the civil author
tiles. The perpetrators had not, at
last accounts, been arrested. The
above occurrences took place within
thirty miles of the city of Jefferson,
one Of the largest cities of Texas, and |
Il county settled some quarter cf q |
century. 1t IS stated that the perpe. |
traitors were composed of old citizens |
OF the county of Cass, in which the
transaction occurred.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

top wires. Then shove tho chamferel
edge down beside tho top of tho bottom
lath, tapping under wires two inches.
This makes cheap, durable, pretty
fence, that is seven feet ten inches
high, aud fowl.tight. Wires should be
left somewhat slack, as Interviewing
laths will take it up.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
4 Singular Church Onion.

The little church on Mount Washington,
Macs, the very Southwestern corner OF
the State, has been reduced to u single
member hy deaths and removals. This
aged sister, feeling the loneliness of her
situation, recently sought refuge in
the fellowship of the nearest church, that
OF South Egrcmont. But, us sho was tho
sole survivor, there was no church but
herself TO i've II letter of disnlission aud
recommendation. So she brought tho
church record certifying her membership.
"nd her good standing being known, she
was welcomed by the church to which she
applied, and by that vote Of welcome was
a whole church absorbed by another TWO
churches thus mado one. fact not par
;lllelcd.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
Discovery OF Tin Orc in C,i;rnrn;.

A toamstcr named Crane processes to
havo discovered tin mine on the San
Angelic, about forty five miles from Los
Angeles. lilo came into that citv
with rich specimens Of tho orc. lilo saws
that he traced tho groupings for over a
milo and il quarter, and at tho point where
ho got tho specimens exhibited, tho ledge
or vein was from twenty to sixty foot IN
width. Crane was greatly excited over
tho discovery, and in il hurry ho rot
ahead of hilnsclf--San Francisco CaU
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

THERE is said to be something cabal-
istic in the Anglo American Telegraph
Company's managcment-too much
private wire pulling.
A STORE window in Sixth avenue has
ticket in it announcing that an Ger
rant Girl is wanted. The supply is
usually greater than the demand.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
heap Poultry Yard.

Set posts firmly in tho ground, six
feet high, eight feet apart. Take No.
8 wire, and stretch from post to post
outside, fastening with staples made
OF wire driven into the posts. Place
three wires one inch apart, one foot
from the ground another three ut
three feet ten inches from the ground !;
"n"thcr three ut top Of posts. Take
common laths and weave in, leaving
thrco inches space between the sides Of
cach. This m"kes the fence four feet
h'gh. Then take other Mths, picket
one end, and ciiamfer the other like y
chlscl blade, and interwcave among tho
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
The Sculptor Palnlcr's First Work.

The golden sheep which adorns the
top of the Utica steam WOODEN mills is
the first work from the chiscl of
q. ID. Palmer, the now famous sculp-
tor: 1t was cut about the year 1916,
and has never been removed from it's
position. MIR. Palmer could not obtain
y block of wood sufficiently large for
his purpose, and he was compelled to
build his block of thick plank boltel
together. In view of tile fact that
Palmer now has worldwide rep,,ta-
ton us IN artist, this specimen work
from his chisel, tile result of hard labor
in his early life, is valuable us !, mt
mcnto. A large sum was offered for it
not long ago, but the mill officials re-
fused to part with it, Utica Observer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

Our readers should be careful to
notice that Proctor e. CANDLES STAMP is up-
on the bars OF their NlorrLtD GERMAN Soar,
rs all good articles are initiated, and this
Soap being 50 popular, other manufacturers
have copied their stamp
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
THE Cn1LDKENS CORNER.
The Tw1alcr,

AhAc Il W1ANCrs
THESE verses arc credited to the col
brated DIR. Wallis:
when twi'lcr a twisting will twist him a
twist,
FOR the twines Of his twist no thrcc times doth
cntWist
but If ono OF the twino., Of tho twist do un-
twist,
The twino that untwisteth, untwistcth the
Untwirlns the twinc that .twistcth be-
tween,
He twists with his twistor tho two in 4 Irvine ;
Thcn thrice having twisted ii, twncs of tho
Irvine,
To twic',rth the twincs he had twisted in
vain.
The twain that, in twisting before in the
vine,
As twil,rs were lutwistod no now doth I'LL.
twinc,
Twixt the twain in,crtwsting twinc more
v between,
lie, twisting his twistcr, makes 4 twist Of The
tWiuc.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

OLE BULL, tho famous violinist, SAYS
that the MASON & HAMh1N Cabinet Or
gans excel all Instruments of the class
he has seen, and that the tones are so
fine as to be in CONTRAST with those of
other reed .OrSails.- Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

SAN FRANCISCO has just imported and
set out for ornament sevcnty-fivep plants
of the rhotlodcndron maximum, ma
tive Towering shrub of Washington
Territory.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

"a Cu1NAMAN MuRDERED-Tw White
Men Hurl him from the Sidewalk into
Eternity" is heading in San Fran
cisco paper. The local committee ON
streets should have Il new grade cs-
t;.blisllcd ut once.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

IT is said that tho ladies', in fixing
tho now styles for wearing their hair
this fall, will got their cues from the
Chinese.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

The purest and sweetest COP LIVER
OIL is Hazard Il Caswcll's, made on the sea
shore, from fresh, selected livcrs. OF the
Cod only, by CAswE11., HAZARD & Co.. New
York. It is absolutely fu,r aud street. Pa
tents who have once taken it prefer it to all
others. Physicians have decided it superior
to Ill other oils LII market Com
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

TooTHACHE proceeds from aguc in
the face, operating upon the exposed nerve of
dccaycd tooth. Rub the gum thoroughly
with the finger, wet with JolnSo,.'s .1modune
Li"ineent, heat the face well, and lap a tian-
mel wet with the liuiuncnt on the face, also put
little OF the lnimcnt into tho cavity OF the
tooth on cotton.
The system frequently gets out of order and
should DC at once regulated, else other trou';-
les will ensuc; when physic is needed take
Parsons PMyotive Plus they arc 4 safe,
wholesome and natural nj dicinc =Cum
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

ONE form of Catarrh begins with
nncaslness OF nose ; the nose is obstructed by
tho tlickcnct, lining membrane and tccls dry,
a desire to pick it, blccds 81 little, sores soon
start, spread and get deeper, crusts form OH
discharges, flesh is eaten and the bone DECAYS,
breath very offensive and face becomes disfig-
ured. Terrible disease! Nothing will cure
but DIR. Picrcc's Golden Medical Discovery,
taken earnestly to correct the blood and sys-
tenn; locally, use DR.. Sagc's Catarrh Remedy
healing specific. and to apply it properly,
DR.. Picrcc's Nasal Doucbe. This reaches ali
the diseased parts. All these sure means OF
cure sold together for 50 by Druggists Gl5