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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
OIL Meal for Calves.

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
relates his experience in feeding oil
meal to calves, which he found highly
beneficial. The calves were taken
from the COWS when three days old,
and taught at first to drink sweet milk,
on which they kept until the stomach
became strong, when milk that had
stood over one milking was fed twice a
day. At this time he commenced feed
ing oil-meal, stirring it into boiling
water and afterwards mixing with the
milk. The quantity which he could
hold in one hand was used at first, and.
as the calves became accustomed to it..
this quantity was increased. When
too much was given, scours were pro.
dnccd, which was readily controlled by
reducing the quantity of the meal.
This feed was continued until pump
kins were ripe, when they we're substi-
tuted for milk and meal. Afterward
good hay was given until February,
when bruised oats we're added until
tho pastures were ready, when the
grain was dropped and the calves were
turned to grass, and on October they
weighed 2,210 pounds <the pair on
which the experiment was made). This
showing is a good one surely. The
stock to which the calves belonged Is
not given.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

WHILE WAITING FOR A CouoH 'to 60 40 It came"
you arc often sowing the seeds Of Consumption.
Better try at once DR.. Jsyne's Expeotorant, sure
oure for al Coughs md Colds. i.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

As QUICK As A FLASH OF LIGHTNING
does Christadoro's Excelsior Hair Dye act up
on the HAIR, whiskers and moustaches no
most exquisite Browns viii bo evolved..Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

The married ladies of western city
have formed a "Come.home-husband
Club. It Is about four feet long, and
has q brush at the end. of it. =,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
CilILDREN'S CORNER.
Sugar-MakcrS' Song.
BY CHARLES 8, FRENCH.

In yonder wood,
There long has stood
All Old brown arch of stone.
Its form is jagged,
Its sides are ragged,
Its ashes rudcly strcwn.
Der its lone walls
The shadow tails
" the ash-treo by its side,
AS toward the Sky
1t towers high
And spreads its branches wide.
On either hand,
broad deep band
Of mapic-trecs extends;
While swamp with lodge,
On tho western edge,
In strange Confu sion bonds.
Our feet sink low
In tho yielding snow,
As We tap tho goodly trees;
While the sap drops GLOW,
With silvcyy flow,
Keeping time to the warm spring breeze.
Der the arch all day
We boil away
Tho sap which the naples ran;
And. rs wc sip,
We slowly dip
Tho sweet from pan to pan.
While at work We sing,
And tho Wild woods ring
10 tho sound Of voices shrill,
Till the sun sinks to rest,
Far dowa in the west,
Behind the wO0d-crOwne3 hill.
20 Above us, high
In the starry sky,
The salvcry moon is shining;
While far below,
On the crystal snow,
Arc the shadows INTERVIEWING.
The deepening shades
OF the forest glatles
Seem figures strange and dark
= And down by the rili,
That flows to the mill,
We hear tho lone fox bark.
Dur campfire bright
Throws q cheory light
On the trees that round it stand;
And our voices ring out,
With laughter and shout,
Far over the wooded land.
So there we stay
Till break Of day,
Till the sun i'll beauty RISES
-, .yll the golden light
Or the morning bright
The slumbeling world surprises.
Our Young Folks.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
10000 PRAIRIE FARMS
10 houxs from Chica4e-with - chance
OF caH0-a1l IN the
MIDDLE REGI0N M WCS1rCpN NM

rich wo3l.5sained prairie soil Of natural meadow
water abundant; climate unsuIpasssd issver nd
agne being unknown) Compact bodies Of land to lS
had to any desirable extent
l,7OO,OOO ACRES or RAILROAD l.aNDS
FREQ from mortgage, granted to build and all sdfs.
eeat TO- fns tcTs lines Of the Chiesee aud Notth
ssle y tfa:ts 70 s9tt purchasers % the l0WXk1iI
hOAH LAND GO Lands of the best qusHt1 ana
,eee e''e'nt "a to &C. ON Time with spsr cent
Aesnt. at Railroad Station, ~, n;, MI ,,.n
plaza pS1oes and tealns to show ls1ds freo e Dux
S Land Exp!orug Tickets, recsivahle for
Once: 8. 8 Ga9a,st.; a. the Raiirosd O@ees' IN
CLINTON and Dubuque; and ct our main once %
gsi%s 1t costs aothine and Fives
ton. County maps, sho wing lands Tor sale. 10
sent free. call on or address,
JOHN r. CALHOUN.
Land Commissioner. Cedar Rapid, i1ovs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
inter- for Horses.

A writer in the Agricult,1ralist says:
"This summer NY horses got badly
run down. We fed them literally, but
they did not ea3 we'll. They had no
appetite, no digestion, and no strength
and spirit. They cane home ut noon
and night tagged out, and their nights
rest did not refresh them. I sawed q
barrel in two and placed the ends on
the platform of the pump. These are
for watering the horses. Into one
of them we put a pail full of
corn meal and mixe&l it with the
water. The horses at frs did not like it.
and would only drink little when very
thirsty. After they had drank what
they would, they were allowed pure
water. In a very few days, however,
they drink this corn-meal soup with a
relish, and in less than week there
was decided change for the better in
the appearance of all the horses. We
do not let them eat the meal, but merely
let them drink the milky water. /
have no doubt it is as good for them
as plate Of good soup is for tired
and hungry man befoee dinner. It
seems to stimulate the appetite and aid
digestion.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

USE less Of Dooleys than of ott.er
Yeast or Baking Powder, a. it is much etroug-
er. Put up full weight. Give it = fair trial.
Grocers sell it.!Com :"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
ISL the Reisinser Sash Lock and support 70 :.
: FASTEN YOUR WINDOWS !

N9 spring to break, no cutting Of sash; cheap. dur
able very easily applied hol Is sash ct any place d.
gree sd' and se't;tastener when tho sash b down.
bronzed locks sent TO any address in the o. g.. post
or receipt Of 80 cts Liberal TO
L9sk e., No. 4is Market g.. Harrisburg. Pa.
illustration of this cnespest aud Sesf .oek $40
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Hog Cholera.

Prof. J. B. Turner, Of Illinois, re-
commends the following for the pre-
vention of hog cholera: One peck of
wood ashes, four pounds salt. one
pound each of black antin,ony, cop
peras, sulphur, one-fourth pound salt
peter; pound, mix thoroughly, and
moisten enough to prevent waste. Put
it in trough in a dry place, where the
hogs Gun at all times cut just as much
as they please of it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
KELLOGG

Parties bearing the above name VIM be interested
70 learn that work !: nov II preparation SWING the
de Of thS i7th cent9ry to the present dine All tel
publisher RUFUS 3. KELLOGG, BALLAD,
California, who Will send to any address, circulars
c0ntaipinG The early history OF the family, with out
line Of the information desired.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

OLD men, young men, but not maid
ems, should wear the Elmwood Collar. The
men will look well and the maidens will see
they do.-Com:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

Urinary and Won't. diseases, Gravel, Diabetes,
1hGhf's Disss.e Albsona!is, and n III eases vhsr1
there Ar bEiek9st deposits, o. the water II thick
egg, q threads Ike white siIk. there b morbid
ds1k. 49, @HPan.eS a9d,ohis2 eyes.dlse -
oa whom Posing wster. md pain in the small Of the
kaek, and aleag tAo Ioa1a.
TAAs0 q l9 Year, Growth Cared By Rad.
wnyas ,ResosvePt. r..
APRlCR .91.0O PER ROrIR"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
DixlnL'cctsllats.

In the Central Chemical Department
OF Public Health ut Dresden, numer-
GUS researches have been recently
made with various disinfe Giants. The
value OF chloride OF lime and sulphuric
acid, which form tho most ctfectunl
disinfccting material, is hero given by
100, while tho remaining numbers
show the value of the other materials
rs compared with this standard:
Chloride Of lime, with suiphuric acid. 1OO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
The Best Location for Colonies.

FREE HOMES FOR ALL! MILLIONS OF Ao.xs
OF choice Government Lands opsn for estry under
old settled country.
Free passes to purchaser Of Railroad Land
Sectional Maps, showing the Land, also nov edition
of DEscRIPTIvE PANPaIEr NTH NEV RI ~ n A1IYn
FREE EvKnYwHERK
Address, :; W..* : 80 g
O. =. DAVIS.
-, Lamb Cbn1tssfoaor u, r. Rks
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

s'""~cho'd Suxgestions.
THE white Of eggs with lime makes a
good cement for broken china.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

The GUIDE is published QUARTERLY. rs esets
ior the Ye.r, which j. not half the cost Those
Dollar or more for Seeds may al,o order Is esnts
worth extrsl-the price paid for the GuIu4, :
The Fvai Number Is beautiful, Givtng plans for
1 MAKING ,aHtGrHI !semes: Oin!ng Table Dee4ra-
formation invaluable TO tho lover q aesora. $50
pages, on hnc.sinted ptnse, s1ms 500 '8a6ravtn9s,
.nd . suoer6 CelOred Plate and C6ro0S Cover.
English and German.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
The Shield Of Health.

The toy model Of the capitol at AL.
bany cost $1,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

lmmenso Quantities OF Ore ON tho
the Most Recent ratiuns-Speci.
mems submitted for Assay-A Yield or
Twenty.Eight 70 Thirty.thrco Per
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

IF YOU HAWK A CLAIM
In Europe, send ter . circular to
J.F. FRUEAUFF, Attorney at Law,
COlumhia p
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
MOTHERS! MOTHERS!!
M0THER31
Relief and Health to Ys.r Infants.

on the outside wrapper AA'C'
Sold by Druggists throughout the world .-
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-07-16
DISSOLUTION,

DISSOLUTION.
The eopartnership heretofore existing be-
s%een schermerhorn Il Ten Eyck is dissoly-
90 BY mutual consent.
s. P. SoHERMERaoRE.
j. A. TEN EYck.
usrHes indebted to the above firm must
0s'i ana settle up and save trouble.
J. A. TEN EYcK.
Os'eo Petroleum Centre, April 8, 1873.
FOR SALE.
!, One l5- horse Tiff boiler in complete or,
yer, one S-horse Wood & Mann co CINE ana
uoter IN complete order, 275 feet 8 inch
sunlng, extra heavy, 500 feet large sucker
ZOOS, SHOWS Pump.
3. A. TEN EYcK.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-07-16

I'VE Subscriber 'ihg bought the old s,o,s
a., M,n-e MI, y Armstrong. has enlarged tho hraino.,
aan,Hi , M,ii Keep siways on hand TIE h,t Tia arts
trade in the following products, ~ "AIAl!-
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
PralsewOrthy Enterprise.

The Wing and Tribune lost heavily, 81
0OO,) by the Jackson fire. Undismayed,
however, it's publishers issued an extra on
the 2lst, and said:
In this connection we desire to state that,
although the principal sufferer by the de-
structive fire of Saturday night, we feel
undismayed at our losses, and are consoled
with the thought that ''our misfortune
may be blessing in disguise''-at any
rate, we have not stopped either to cavil
with fortune or to carp at the way of Prov
idence.
In less than one hour after we knew OF
the fire, we bought out the Pldi1ldeaLer of
| flee, and under the old colors of the WHO
and Tribune, without stripe erased. oil
| star obscured, we propose u mai mister Iotne
| intellectual wants of our readers, and tC
issue to our patrons weekly a live, healthy
and progressive paper. Not single issue
will be either lost or delayed, every con.
| tract will be faithfully carried out, and
every Just obligation discharged to the ut
most farthing.
To those kind friends who have proffer
ed us substantial aid in this dark hour, NJ
words at our command can sufficient,
attest our gratitude.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
The Ashantee war.

The CHRONICLE dispatches in this issue
refer to the English troops in Africa suf-
fering from disentery. The following par
ticulars of the war give some light on the
subject. A correspondent Of the London
Times says:
The town CT Cape Coast is now inundat-
ed with Santee fugitives over thirty thou
sand people having sought refuge there.
Great distress exists among them from
scarcity of food and water. The rains are
unusually late, being nearly three weeks
behind hand. The only drinking water
safe to use at Cape Coast is the rain water,
which is stored in large tanks. The water
from the wells tends to dysentery, which
on the Gold Coast is the most deadly of all
diseases to Europeans. From private let
tiers received at Sierra Leone from Cape
Coast, it appears that for some days past
the officers quartered there have not been
able to obtain any water for bathing pur-
poses. The sanitary condition of Cape
Coast is described as dreadful from the
sudden and unexpected influx of such q
multitude of strangers. Besides the usual
diseases peculiar to the coast, there are
more than 140 cases of smallpox in the
civil hospital. Dysentery of very malig-
nant type has shown itself.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
Crop Reports.

AUGUSTA, July 24.-The latest reports
from Florida, state that the crops general
" are two weeks behind last season. Three
weeks ago the heavy rains throughout the
State caused much grass, but the planters
were overcoming it when the rain began
again last week doing great damage.
The caterpillars have made their appear
ance throughout Middle and West Florida,
but as yet done little harm. The next
two weeks will determine the extent of the
injury this season. The experiments made
with paris green as a caterpiller destroyer
has proved highly successful.
The corn crop is reported good.
In Alabama, the cotton is looking much
better than it did four or five weeks ago
and if the worms do not interfere the crop
in that State will be larger than last year.
The worms have made their appearance
much earlier than usual and are reported
on every plant alton. They have done but
little damage, and the mischief, if any, will
come from the third of worms which are
expected three weeks hence. The cotton
crop is three weeks later than last year
and the indications, all things considered,
are that the yield will not be so great,
The corn crop is bad on low lands, the
consequence of the early and heavy rains,
which drowned out the grains. Uplands
will produce an average crop,
In Georgia. the cotton reports are con-
| flicting. southwestern Georgia gives IN
dications of a good crop. The weed is
small but healthy and well suited The
! crop is about as early in this section as il
was last year. In Middle and Eastern
Georgia, crops are a good deal later, but
much better, than some time since, and an
average yield may be expected. Parties in
| Eastern Georgia have suffered severely
| from drought, but no general damage ha;
| been sustained. For the past few day:
heavy rains have been general Throughout
the State, and still seem to prevail, which
may improve the crops, though it is nov
impossible to say to what extent. Tit
caterpillar scare is about over, and no Sc
rious damage is expected from this quar-
| ter. The corn crop is generally reported
fine, and the other cereals have turned gu
we'll A good deal of cotton, on an aver
age, has been abandoned on account o
the grass.
But few reports have been received from
South Carolina. Heavy and continuou
rains in the early summer caused th
abandonment of some cotton lands, thougI
not to any considerable extent. The Gro
10 ee back yvOrd here as in Alabama but tn
accounts fIUnn the latte are more encoul
aging, and an average crop will perhaps b
| made.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
WHY the Wheat Failed,

We frequently hear the old story of UNI
favorable weather, and that the wheat suf-
fers for want, or a superabundance of mois..
ture: which means simply that the soil
has been htrriedly prepared for the recep-
ton of the seed, being neither worked
deep, SUBSIDIZED, er-drained, nor other
wise put in proper condition to insure n
good crop, in favorable or unfavorable sea-
sons. Meadows and pastures fail from the
same cause, and climate comes in for all
the blame. If land owners could be per-
suaded to sell one-half their real estate, and
expend the amount obtained on the other
half, they might obtain greater profits and
more leisure hours. Money and labor are
wasted in fearful amounts upon poor stock
and cheap implements, as well as upon
poor lands and light crops of grain.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30

Stirring the soil during the growing sea
son can not be done too often, provided it
is not wet enough to pack AS an antidote
to droughts it is uurivaled. A man who
can stir the soil every day about his plants
and trees, can virtually defy drought
The operation seems to create moisture, or
at least to attract it, both from the subsoil
and atmosphere. The weeds, of course,
have no chance under such system, and
the moisture they would require and take
goes to purpose where it will do most
good, Horse-culture is the cheapest
| mode, but in gardens too small for horse
culture must be depended on. The differ
ence in effect between frequent and occa-
| sional string will astonish those who have
not before observed it. The man who has
plenty of muscle and time. and little or
no money to expend ON fertilizers, will
find that frequent stirring of the soil will
go long way to supply the absence of fer
| tilizers In fact, culture without manure
is worth much more than manure culture
When both can be discretely applied it is
advisable, but when a choice must be
made, 1 shall always choose culture,-N
| Y. Observer.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
Annual Sheep Shearing.

Weight of tieeces shorn the last week in
May 1873, from the flock of pure Spanish
Merino sheep owned by John S. Goe, near
Brownsville, Pa: l rams fleece, % lbs. IL
ounces; do, y lbs, IL ozs.; ewes do, u
lbs, OF. do, 20 lbs. to 20 lbs oZs. 16
do, 10 lbs. to 10 lbs. 4 ozs. I; II do, Is lbs,
to Is lbs. ID ozs.; do, Il lbs. OF. to II lbs.
Is ozs.; do, 10 lbs. : oZs. to IS lbs. IA oZs.
do, Is lbs. to Is lbs. ozs. do, il lbs.
II ozs. to IA lbs. u ozs'; do, l3 lbs. ozs.
to Is lbs. s ozs.; IA do, II lbs. to u lbs. II
ozs.; Is do, ii lbs. ii ozs. to IL lbs. Is oZs.
The entire flock of 1876 sheep of all ages,
mostly ungrown ewes and ewes sucking
lambs averaged Is lbs. 10 oZs.- Rura!
NelU YORKER.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
Hanging a JuTyman.

On Wednesday case Yves being tried be-
fore Squire Summers aud a jury which had
been up once before and had resulted in a
mistrial. While the clerk was swearing
the jury in for a second attempt, some one
happened to remark aloud that the former
jury had been hung" Vat" said
Johann Kauf bold, one of the jury elect,
sometimes" Whot," said Johann, ~
don't go on dat chury, you pet; l goes to
mein house, and if you wants churies to
hang you gets 'em we're you can, amt it ~
And Johann bounced off, while court, law
yers and spectators were conyulsed with
laughter.-,T. Louis Times.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
Hog Cholera.

Dissolve thoroughly one pound of cop
peras in three gallons of warm water, and
apply the wash about milk warm to the af-
fected animal by dipping into the solution
or rubbing upon it until the skin is thor
oughly wet Whenever the skin of the
hog begins to look rough and scaly or of a
dark red color apply the wash immediate
ly. Don't wait until the more alarming
symptoms vomiting and purging) set in.
Apply the wash every day until the scales
are removed. A correspondent states that
this remedy has been tried repeatedly, and
without a single failure when the direc-
tons were properly followed. At any rate
ii is worthy of a trial.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-30
FARM AND HOME.
THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION AND THE
ORANGES

1t was stated in our dispatches of We'd
nesday morning that Senator Window,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on
transportation, had addressed a letter to
the Master of all the oranges in the United
States, asking that persons well acquaint-
ed with the wishes of the Patrons OF Hus-
bandry be designated to lay their case be-
fore the committee for its guidance.
Letters have been addressed to the state
Oranges by the Select Committee
asking their cooperation in the work be-
fore them. The following is copy of the
letter:
"The Senate Of the United States at its
last session appointed a select committee,
which is charged with the duty of inves-
tigating the subject of transportation be-
tween the interior and sea board This
duty embraces q wide and difficult field of
inquiry and involves certain questions in
which the farmers of the country are deep
~ interested. Knowing that the Patrons
of Husbandry have given much attention
to this matter, and believing that through
their organization very valuable informa-
ton may be obtained, in aid of your work,
l have the honor to request that you Will,
after consultation with the oranges in
your jurisdiction, select a suitable person
who will appear before the committee at a
convenient time and place, to be hereafter
named, and present the views of the farm
ers of your State in regard TO the defects,
abuses, and grievances alleged to exist I'M
der the present system of transportation,
and also any suggestions they may desire
to make as to the remedy required. Should
you deem ii advisable to arrange for the
conference suggested, please inform me of
your action, and | will give you due notice
nF fl,r i 80 ~ i
meeting. Communications similar to
this have been addressed to the Masters of
State Oranges. and venture to express the
hope tuat the committee may be favored
with the valuable assistance and co-opera-
ton of your organization.n
This is step in the right direction.
Something practicable is presented upon
which the Oranges may act. An opportu'
nifty is presented whereby the
farmers may bring their grievances before
Congress, through this specia
Committee, and action secured a
an early day. 1t is to be hoped IL at the
Oranges will respond promptly and vigor
ously, and that the facts may be presented
in proper shape for action. If the mon
opolies are the real objective points, upoI
which the Patrons Of Husbandry are to di
rect their combined blows, they viii
avail themselves Of this opportuni
~. But # the Oranges hav
-,rGo nirad IN the interest," of rlaya
out politicians, they will take no action
unless the politicians see where they ca
make something out Of it. We prefer nc
to believe this latter hypothesis, but ez
pect to see the Patrons of Husbandry pre-
sent their grievances before this Commi
tee. Then if their is grounds for actor
the Committee and Congress shoul
adopt prompt measures for relief.