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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

A PHYSICIAN WHO HEALED HIMSELF,
If railroad director were dashed to
every locomotive, there would be fewer
railroad accidents, and if doctors had
to take their own physic before admin
lstering it to their patients, fewer peo-
pie would be poisoned. DIR. Joseph
Walker, of California, took this course
when he first compounded the famous
Vinegar Bitters which now rank us an
inestimable household remedy in all
parts of the United States. He healed
himself with this specific before he
offered it to the world. He introduced
it with a simple statement of the NAH
her in which he had discovered its
vegetable ingredients and been cured,
while wandering, sick and poor, among
the California tribes. He stated what
the preparation had done for himself,
aud few sufferers from dyspepsia,
biliousncss, rheumatism, lung diseases,
and many other prevalent disorders,
believed him, tried the new restorative
and were more than satisfied with the
results. In this way the sale of the
Vinegar Bitters began, and VIC mention
the fact rs IN evidence that in this age
of intelligence and inquiry, nothing
that is really valuable to mankind can
prove a pecnniary failure-even though
it may lack the help of capital, anil
have to fight its way against powerful
opposing interests. Within two or
three months after it's introduction,
the article became self-supporting, and
it now yields Il magnificent annual
IevonuG.-COm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

grew returned to the soil and after such
long continued growth Of buckwheat,
the land produced, with proper cultiva.
ton, good crops Of wheat, corn and clover.
Buckwheat would be one of the most val
liable crops on thin land, if cultivated in
rotation with other crops aud treated with
IL due proportion Of manure and good at-
tention.
daro say moro hog or cow feed can
10 obtained from thin, poor land by rails.
ing crop Of buckwhoat than from Hny
other grain, that is by fair culture. As
much as sixty bushels nro known to have
been raised from Il single peck Of seed
sOwn, and on land that would not yield
ten bushels OF wheat to the acre, or twenty
lof corn. Buckwheat shocld DO sow,
very thin on rich land, and almost us thi,,
IT'S corn is planted. 1t is u crop that will
branch out very much, the stalks growing
in imitation Of young trees, the lateral
branches producing moro nbundantly than
If sown thick and the crop grown on top
Of the stalks.
Tho buckwheat plant is tho roadicst aid
cheapest vegetable known to pillow undel
green us Il fertilizer and pulvorizcr OF
rough land aud 1t stands unrivaled fcl
subduing n0xiOus weeds when sown sue
cessively for several crops Timothy seed
will make Il successful growth among
buckwheat If tho seed DO sown carly in the
morning, while tho earth is damp with
dew.
II the many farmers who feel Il preju,
dice against buckwheat on account OF the
reputation of its making the land poor
would give the crop a fair trial with other
farm crops in regular rotation, they would
find it a great advantage in tho way Of
Iaving plentiful supply Of nutritious food
we'll adapted to the fattening Of swine and
\ other stock.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
Stewards Home for Women.

Mr.. A. T. Stewards Home for Young
Women, says 4 correspondent of a
Western paper, is all finished except
the interior work. It is located on
Fourth avenue, between Thirty.second
and Thirty-third streets. 1t has a
frontage of 1872 feet on Fourth avenue.
and of POS feet on each of the other
streets, and covers 1000 square feet
IN oil. The building is six stories high,
with Mansara roof of pure white in
color, handsome design, and admirable
construction. The upper stories are
from IL to II feet in height, which will
give space enough for fresh mir. There
is an interior court of 64x116 feet.
which will be rendered attractive by
fountain and other ornamentation.
The motive power of the whole edifice
is steam, which furnishes heat,
runs the elevators. works the ventilat-
ing fans, &c. The kitchen and laundry
are modelled upon the more modern
hotel plans, and the dining room,
which is 3Ox92 feet, will be conducted
on the restaurant plan. There are
other large halls for lectures, concerts,
library, and recreations. The lareer
ones, 16x18, are intended for sisters or
companions; the smaller ones, 8x9
feet, for one person only. The object
of the Home is to furnish working
girls with all the conveniences of q
hotel and the protection of good asso-
clates tor the smallest practical prices.
1t is believed that good, wholesome
accommodations can thus be secured
for less price than is paid for a
squalid lodging in a tenement house.
In furnishing this, Mr.. Stuart has pro.
vided substantial charity, which will
be all the more efficient because it is
not altogether gratuitous.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
Electric Clocks.

We have not the least hesitation in
venturing the prediction that, within
ten years, if not less, there will be es.
tablished, in this and other cities, cor.
porate companies, whose object shall
be tho construction, distribution. and
running" of electric clocks, in which
case each dwelling house or Office will
be supplied with dials, the hands upon
which shall all be moved with an cleo.
trio current, introduced by contract, y
as are now the water and gas pipes.
Indeed, when the subject is soberlv
considered, the wonder is that there
should have been already so great de.
lay. In place of the unstable, uncer
tain, and ever running down spring
clocks, we shall have set into the
wal! of each room, at such q point as
convenience and taste may suggest.
the dial, with its hands and glass face.
Leading through these, and conduct.
ca through insulated wires concealed
beneath. the plaster, comes the motive
power, generated at the company's
office, where ia also a standard dial.
With each stroke OF this pendulum a
thousand minute and second hands re-
spond. From the great clock in the
sseeple to the humble back and white
dial in the sixth story tenement, the
same time is told, and at the same in
slant, and that ny the action of noise
less yet constant and ncver-erring
force, -.1DDLCf0n,8 .IOurNnL
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
RUSSIA IRON.
The Secret OF Its 1nnufacnu re n1.~ow-

The Secret Of its Manufacture Dlscov.
cred.
From tho oil City Derrick, Juno 7.
A Ponnslvania manufacturer. who
has friends residing in Oil CITY. con
celved the idea, some years since, of
trying to introduce the manufacture of
Russia iron into this country. With
this view he paid q visit to Russia,
having first received nm appointment OF
some sort from Governor Geary, which
afforded him an Introduction to the
Gar: nc was treated with great kind
ness ny the Muscovite authorities, i'll.
vite'l to inspect all sorts of public in
situations, and finally contrived to gain
Abundance to the immense works in
which tho sheet iron was manipulated.
Ills Keen eye carefully scanned ali the
peculiar processes of the manufacture,
WHICH the Workmen are solemnly sworn
never under any circumstance to dis.
close. "A few visits to the establish.
mcnt fnmiliarized him with the entire
method, anu in due time he returned
to his home to turn his discovery to
profitable account. BY way of expert.
nent small mandatory was erected
near Pittsburg, aud tho first effort
proved successful in an unexpected de.
gree. A specimen of the iron was
shown us recently, and the most care.
ful examination would fail to reveal
any essential difference between it and
the Russian article. Extensive works
ale to be established without delay,
anu ere long another important add.
tlOn Will be made to the vast manufac.
turing enterprises of this great Com.
monwealth. But when the Gar reads
this issue Of tho Derrick won't he be
mad to find how he was fooled by q
Pennsylvania Yankeei
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
Count erfett and s'Genuine" Papet
Dimes.

&AOAA sNo &sOetOA xGSVcltE, June Z1s
Counterfeit paper dimes are in circu-
latlon. What's the difference between
q counterfeit dime and genuine dime !?
You can't get cash for the one-and
you can't get cash for the other, So
there is no difference. The counter
feiter will not redeem his paper, and
the Government will not redeem its
paper. 'T'is much of muchness, both
kinds of paper being worthless. There
is q sort of belief that the Gov
eminent paper will be redeemed,
though it rests upon nothing but
hope, that most deceiving- of
all deceivers. It is probable that but
a small part of our smaller currency
ever will be converted into cash. as
much oft will be Loot, in various ways
by wearing out, by being dropped
and trampled on or blown away, by
being burned, and by being pro.
nounced counterfeit when it is genuine.
All this will be gained by Government.
and it will be lost by the poorest men,
beers Of the working classes, for whose
sutferings neither governments nor
politicians care anything. Had any
regard been paid to the welfare OF
those classes, and had Justice been
done, all our small currency would
have disappeared six years ago. Its
existence is reflection on the coun.
try's sanity, and in every way it is Q
calamity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
Tho Crooked Path.
ny NATHAN d. URNHR,

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An,pn',,. t, w. ,,,,o,''Si",,S .a," "A''"o
was MADE, tney say, ny wandering COWS,
~, III tho lnd'an nghing days.
Att Wt': are lcgcnas 700 or many race
MMch the wnitc VIII, INC rod man sped
AVN atonE lts smnons, leat-strcWh track,
"c1c 'a'f elf's captlVes 'c"'
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T Tr"o' ,,a y" Inv - FL i ." Ioo . path'
W Wt, VIZ t Mmt tvc ' Gniue ISL lt"'s ways
s W.m .V y..'I "Sn. a'' I, meet
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WV" e"""S ''o"S "''' s'"''es'
| \ G~b+or rnot ho.,, ,ovor,,t
From wild t,nw"r I'm she, t,,,, ,,ow.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
Good Reasons for Not Engaging in a
Duel.
DUV1e
From a Paris letter.

From q Paris letter.
A good deal of laughter has greeted
the following letter, which is said to
have been written under these eircum-
stances
Two, well known young men had
quarreled about some trifle. Cards
had been exchanged seconds sum-
moned; duel arranged. At dav.
break, the morning of the fight, the
challenged principal received tie fol.
lowing letter from the challenger:
My dear sir and dear adversary -
/ have two objections to the duel
which over obliging friends have ar
ranged between us. My first objection
is, I am afraid OF hurting you. Nv
second objection is, L am afraid YOU
will hurt me. I really can't
see what earthly advantage it would
be to mo to put ball into your
body, even were to lodge it in the
most fleshy part of your back. I could
not make any, or the least culinary use
Of you after your death, for YOU are
neither a rabbit or a turkey: besides.
I am not cannibal, and do not feed on
human flesh. Wherefore, then, should
l kill a man whom I can put to no sort
of use 2 Beef is great deal better,
for, while I am quite sure yours is
tender and delicate, I am afraid it
Jacks that tirmness which takes salt.
nd I am sure it would not keep long.
As for myself, I confess I have decided
objections to putting myself in the
path of dangerous proiectile. I
am downright frightened to think you
might hit me, and 1 feel prudence re-
quires me to keep in doors at the time
appointed by our over-obliging friends
for you to shoot your pistol. If you
persist in your within of trying your
pistols, oblige me by taking for your
mark some object Of nearly my dimen-
sions-for instance, the trunk of a
tree. You will find plenty of them in
the Bots de Bologne. If you hit it
drop me a line to let me know, and I
will instantly confess that, had I stood
in the trees place, you would have hit
me too. Accept, my dear sir and dear
adversary, assurances of my most dis
tinguished consideration"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
FEATURING Too Much.

A writer in q recent number Of tho
Country Gentleman gives some very sensi-
BILE ideas on this subject, as follows:
1t is gradually getting to be understood
that it does not pay to pasture good grain
land in the summer. On lands that for apv
reason may not be cultivated-those that
are too moist, too uneven, rough or stony
where the grass is not easily gathered or
may not pay for gathering-of course
pasturing is the only way to secure the
small income such land may afford. But
the best way is to improve such land. II
it is too wet, underdrain it and make it
dry. Low, wet lands are generally rich,
and pay we'll for clearing and bringing
into cultivation. Hence, such lands should
only be left for permanent pasturage whom
it is impracticable to bring them into good
condition for cultivation.
Good, permanent grass lands, sure for Il
fair yield Of hay or pasture, can not be
past''red 70 the best advantage. A por-
ton of the growth that may be secured
tor hay is lost in q pasture. Land cover.
ed by droppings Of stock can not produce
grass, and tho rank growth surrounding it
will be left. The hoofs of cattle, espe.
ciaiiy Of horses und colts, tread out and
prevent the growth of not little grass.
And then, unless the field is fed very Close.
moro or less will get old and dry and moi
DO catch at all, while strange rs it NAV
appear, land improves faster when in nus.
ture. The growth in q meadow makes
thicker and bettcr sod, and much larger
growth ofgrass and clover roots, and both
ara left to gradually improve the soil.
True, this depends in some measure on
the treatment the meadow receives. II
ted closely from tho time the hay il re.
moved until winter. and perhaps to some
extent in tbs spring, there may be vory
little improvement, while the grass will be
moro likely to run out. If not fed close
and something is left to protect the soil
and grass plants in hot weather. a. we'll
as through tho winter, tho crops will he
better, the grass hold out longer, and tho
improvement OF the land be moro suro and
decided.
1t may not DO we'll to have TOO large Il
growth on the land through tho winter, at
least not enough to smother tho plants or
induce mice to live and work under the
deud grass; but this il seldom the cuso-
most farmers Orr The other way. Pertains
TWO cuttings for Nay, one early and tho
other not fur from the first of September
1.-THE full growth being left on the land) will
do we'll.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
TO Destroy Vcrllailac.

To destroy bugs on squash and cucum-
Dor vines, dissolve tablespoonful Of salt
potre in pailful of water, put one pint Of
this around each bill, shaping the earth
so that it will not spread much, and the
thing is done. Use more saltpetre if you
can afford tit is good Tor vegetable,
but death to animal lite. Tho bugs bur.
row in the ground at night, and fail to
rise in the morning. 1t is also good to
kill tho " scrub" in peach trees only 'uso
twice as much, say quart or two to each
tree. There was not blistered or vel.
low leaf on twelve trees to which it was
applied last season. No danger of killing
any vegetable with it. A concentrated
solution applied to beans makes them
grow wonderfully.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

TO PERSONS who seek insurance on
their lives, We recommend the New
York Life Insurance Company as the
most popular institution of it's ella 80 il
America. On account of it's large assets
and popular plans, agents find it a most
desirable company to represent. If one
desires pleasant and remunerative
business, and does not care to risk
capital, he can find it with this compa.
ny. But it requires q wide awake,
active and energetic man. A good
business can be done in any locality.
The vacant territory is being rapidly
taken up, and persons interested
should apply at once to the head Office,
346 and 348 Broadway, New York.--Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

A great deal of attention is attracted ia
the application Of salt to corn hills to pre-.
vent the attacks of cut-worlns. Tho late
1"lac Newton, Commissioner Of Agricul.
ture, said:
Take ono part Of common salt and three
parts OF plaster or gypsum, and apply,
when the plant first makes its appearance,
1, DO q tablespoonful around every corn
hill. 1t will be found u suro protection
The mixture should not come in contao,
with the plants, as it may destroy them.
This method has been tried over and over
again by some Of our best farmers in Penn.
sylvania, and when properly applied i,as
never failed. Newton further said tina,
he tried this in alternate rows, which com.
pletely proved its efficacy as while those
where it was not used suffered greatly
from the grub, not plant of tho other
rows was touched. Let it be tried, Us
can DO 50 easily done by those who arc
troubled with eut.wOrms in the cornfield
about these days.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
"HVs' CECNe1IIs< IIII01
Nothing imperfect or n,!icficicnt left
0f nn flint l,o xaronAo1O
PerilS Or Sun Fishing in ireland.

~ -" VIZ NSssh asoasAb8 ut AlC101Due
The London Telegraph of June 9th
tells curious story of the perils of
decp.sea angling in Irish waters, in
which five fishermen lost their lives in
pursuit of sun-tish:
"The sun-tish, though occasionally
caught with q hook AMI bait, is gene
rally speared or harpooned like the
whale. It derives its name from being
usually seen in fine weather from long
distances shining on the surface of the
sea, and basking, as it were, in the
heat. The oil from one of these crea-
lures is said to be worth eco (S1OO),
and it is no wonder that the prospect
OF such a prize tempted the fishermen
of Shark Island, on the Irish coast, to
make an effort for its capture. A short
time ago crew started off in pursuit
of this valuable quarry. They succeed
ed in spearing the fish, which, from its
strength and weight, they were then
obliged to play, the wounded monster
being able to drag the boat several
miles distance, keeping up it's pace for
three or four hours. The fish was nj
tiuately to oil appearances tired out,
sssANA VAA0 AAASA 0Ct50A w A0uA AAAA up III
order to lash him to the gunwale of
their craft. A second harpoon was
driven into him in order that he might
be more securely lashed, when, with a
sudden effort, he snapped the
barb Of the spear, got his
head free and dashed off at
such rate ofspeed that the coil of rope
on which he pulled went more than
two inches into the gunwale of the
boat. Then ensued the catastrophe.
The rope got entangled around one of
the legs of the fishermen who was pay
ing it out, and he was whipped over
board in q second. His companions
rushing to save him, the boat was mp
set and nine men were thrown into the
water. OF these five were drowned {;
the rope on being pulled in, having
attached to it the body of the unfor-
tunate man who had been caught in
tho coil
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

If J0lsnson's Anodyae L;niD,ent is
half as valuable as people say it il, no famil,
should be without it. Certainly no person, he
he lawyer, doctor, minister, or of any Other
profession, should start on journey without
be without it. In fact, it is needed wherever
cold.
FARMERS and Horse Men are continual,
lnquiring what VIC know of the utility Of
Sheridan's Cauat,:y Condition Po.ct.ers, and il
reply, VIC would say through the columns Of
this paper, that We have heard from hun.
dret3s who have used them with gratifying re-
suits that is also our experience.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

Of this crop correspondent Of the
Germantown Telc ,raph says:
Many farmers entertain the opinion that
nuckwheat is u very exh.usting crop.
o"ch 10 not the casa,for it il I, we'll known
iact THAT huckwte.t has been raised on
lana Tor thirty years consccutively with.
Out manures or fertilizers Of any kind.
other than tue straw upon which the cgop
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
DIR. j. Walkers California Win.

DIR. j. Walkers California Vim.
egar Bitters are q purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from tho ma
live herbs found on tho lower ranges OF
The Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
ia, tho medicinal properties of which
arc extracted thcrclrom without tho use
of Alcohol. Tho question is almost
'laily asked. "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
rERs?" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They arc tho great
blood purifier and u life giving principle,
IL perfect Renovation and Invigorator
OF the system. Mover before in the
history Of tho world has medicine been
compounded possessing tho remarkable
qualities Of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick OF every disease man is heir to. They
arc a gentle PurSativc as we'll as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or inflammation Of
IN" Liver and Visccral Organs in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties Of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BlT"rERs arc Apcrient, Diaphorctic,
Carniilative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Scdatlve, Countev-lrritant, Sudoritic, Altera-
tive. aud Anti Bilious.
II. II. MCDONALD d CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Asts. Sun Francisco California,
and COZ. Of Washington and Charlton SITS, N. Y.
Sold by ali Druggists and Dealers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
The Original Stars and Stripes.

Some interesting facts in regard tc
the first flag of the United States are
given in Harper's Magazine for July:
"The construction of the first ma.
tional standard of the United States,
as a design, from which the STARS and
Stripes was afterward adopted, took
place under the personal direction oil
General Washington, aided by a com.
mittee of Congress authorized to de.
sign suitable flag for the nation at
Philadelphia, June 1777.
This took place at the residence OF
Mrs. Ross, a relative of Colonel Ross,
in Arch street, between Second and
Third, where General Washington and
the committee completed the design,
and employed Mrs. Ross to execute the
work. The house is still standing mo.
239). Mrs. Ross was afterward Mrs.
Claypoole. Her maiden name was
Griscom, and, according to the fashion
of the times, she was called Betsy
Betsy Griscom had, before the Rev.
clution, acquired some knowledge OF
the 'upholder' trade, as it was then
called. -an occupation synonymous
with that OF the modern upholsterer-
and at the time mentioned was carry.
ing on business on her own account in
her little shop. One day, probably
between the 23d of May and the 7th Of
June, 1777, during which period Wash.
ington was in Philadelphia, there came
to her the Commander-in-C Chief, the
Hon. George Ross, and other gentle.
men, members of Congress-, who de
sired to know whether she could make
them flag according to design
which. they would produce. She inti.
mated her Willingness to try. The de-
sign was for flag of thirteen red and
white stripes, alternate, with q
union, blue in the field, span.
gled with thirteen six-pointed stars.
Mrs. Ross expressed her willingness tc
make the flag, but suggested that the
stars would be more symmetrical and
pleasing to the eye if made with five
points, and she showed them how such
a star could be made, by folding sheet
OF paper and producing tho pattern by
single cut. Her plan was approved,
and she at once proceeded to make the
flag, which was finished the next day.
Mrs. Ross was given the position Of
manufacturer of flags for the govern
ment, and for some years she was en-.
gagged in that occupation. The bus.
iness descended to her childl en-, and wa.
carried on by her daughter, Clarissa
Claypoole, who voluntarily relinquish.
ed it on becoming O member Of tho
Society of Friends, lest her hand1worl
should be used in time of war;"