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CLoruEs ON FIRE The following,
which ws copy from the Scientific Amer.
lean, should be remembered Three per
sons out Of four would rush right up to
the burning individual and bogin to paw
with both hands without any definite aim
1t is useles to tell the victim to do this
or that or call for water In fact, il 10
best not to say q word, but seize blan.
ket, from the led or woolen fabric, II
none Is at hand take any material, hold
the corner - far apart as you can, stretch
them higher than your head. and. running
to the person, make motion Of clasping
in the arms, mostly around the shout
ders. This instantly smothcrs the fire
and saves the face. The next instance
throw the person on the door. This is
an additional safety to the face and
breast, and remnants Of flames can be put
out more leisurely Then immerso tho
burnt parts in cold water. and all pain
will cease with tue rapidity Of lightning.
Next get somo common flour. remove
from water and cover the burned parts
with an inch thickness Of flour, il posi-.
Le put the patient to bed and do all that
il possible to soothe till the ply sician ar.
rives Let -four remain until it falls OFT
itself when u beautiful new skin can be
found. Unless the burns are deep, no
other applications are needed. The dry
cour remedy is the most admirable ever
proposed, and the Information ought to
be impaired to all. The principle Of the
action 10 like the water, it causes Instant
and perfect relief, BY excluding all the
sir from the injured pats.
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And Hugh read in the tone, that his
Young wife had won the saprlcious old
pentleman's heart
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r. We once knew boy vhe said
that he liked "a good rainy day, teo,
rainy to 90 to school. and just rslny
.nsush 10 g Asbins ~ =
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FIR AT E R NAL.
MASONIC.

The regular communications Of VAN BU-
Iry Lopez. No. 6. +. a. MAsOSs are held
|he saturday on. or next preceding each full
b'oon at 7P. W.. in their Hall at Van Rufeh.
Members ofthe Fraternity in good standing
I. respectfully invited to meet withns.
&. WILCOX, W. NJ
WI II. SHIBLEY. Secretary.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

A correspondent OF the New York
Tribune says 81 have studied the
nature OF the hog, aud, after many
trials and disappointments, have come
to tho following Conclusions First,
have the pigs dropped about the first
OF May, thus avoiding tho cold winds
OF March. and April and the overlaying
occasioned by penning in early spring.
L save by this plan about ten per cent. ,
and sometimes more especially of q
wet, cold spring. Second, have good
blue grass or clover pasture for them to
run in, with plenty Of fresh water, and
feed literally on corn. Third, the fol-
lowing year have good fiaA Of rye to
turn on as soon as it begins to harden,
and, if possible good clover lot. I feed
no corn whilo they are on the rye. In the
meantime have four or FIVE loads OF
coal ashes from the steam mill, or
refuse from the brick yard, and mix
with salt or wood ashes. By the first
OF September they arc ready for corn,
not tat, but healthy and sleek as
moles. I then commence feeding, each
day increasing the amount until they
arc on full feed; never overfesd, but
as much as they will eat up clean. I
give plenty Of fresh water, and in six
weeks am ready to market pigs that
average over 800 pounds each. I I'm
not particular about the breed, but
prefer cross of Berkshire and Byfeld.
A person may do better with few, but
this plan is. for those who keep from 60
to lOO head, and feed no cattle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Fern PRESSING.

The girls should not forget that this
is the time to gather and press green
ferns. They are SO pretty and refresll-
ing to have in the house IN cold wealth.
er, so easily obtained, and SO little
trouble to prepare, that it is pity
that any one should be without few
punches when the flower seas IN has
passed. There are many ways of pre-
serving them !; but the one that seems
most successful is to pick the ferns
when they are young aud tender: lay
them between newspapers, or in large
flat book, and place them under verv
heavy weights until the SAB
has entirely dried. Persons who
gather them in August often leave
them in press till Thanksgiving or
Christmas, asserting that this long
subsection to the weights keeps the
color better than any other method.
The safest way to secure perfect ferns
is to take q book to the woods, and lay
each one between the leaves as soon as
broken from the stem. Even in few
minutes ferns will curl up at their tips,
and aiter M hour or two it il almost
impossible to lay them fiat. This pro-
cess is very good for bright leaves. and
makes them look less artificial thar
when they are vanished. Bunches OF
Autumn leaves are very beautiful fo,
evening decorations, if lighted can.
die be set behind them. This brings
out their brilliant tints, and gives them
the appearance of having been freshly
gathered.-Scrsbner's for Septcandcr,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
= A New Way 10 Kill Mosquitoes,

A wet towel is tho simplest onpino
known to science for killing musqui
toes. Consequently it has become
popular with the masses, and generally
superscdes the naked hand in cases
where long reach and extraordinary
vehemencc are required. Nor can it
be denied that it combines very many
advantages. Convenience, cheapne IS,
effectiveness, all bolong to the wet
towel in skillful hands. Moreover it is
picturesque in ITS consequences. If
suddenly snatchcd away from life
while standing on a perfectly white
ceiling trying to digest drop Of fresh
captured human gore, full grown
mosquito may be made by the wet
towel process to present the spectacle
of Chicago, after the fire, in pan oramic
detail.
But there has been recently discov
cred method by which the wet towel
will be completely thrown into the
shade and superseded in the public
affection. It is a marvel of simplicity
and thoroughly efficacious. The con-
ponent parts are IL nail, a broomst1ck,
and the cover of tin blacking-box.
Nail the latter to the broomstick, hol-
low side up, and smear tho bottom of
the tin with kerosene oil. Then clap
the thing over tho nearest mosquito
dlscoverable upon the wall or ceiling,
and hold him prisoner for an instant.
Upon removing the machine his dead
body will be found adhering to the oil
at the bottom of the lid. Intoxicated
by the fumes he has been
overcome almost instantaneously
and succumbed. Occasionally q
particularly strong-headcd individual
will delay his demise long enough to
make his will, and exhibit unmistak-
able signs of drunkenness. He will
reel about the bottom of the cover in
the most inebriated fashion without
any apparent respect for the surroun l.
ing corpsea, sometimes even standing
on his head 0nd making faces at dead
relative. Then, with gyration and a
hiccup, he will keel over and die. It
is demoralizing spectacle, and illus.
trates the depth of depravity to which
O mosquito can descend.
It is a fact that last evening a New
ark man destroyed one hundred and
fifty mosquitoes within an hours time,
in single room, by this device. He
spent the remainder of tho evening in
an artistic disposal of his victims, ar
ranging their remains in order upon q
sheet of white paper He formed the
word Mosquitoes" and he intended
to cover the design with pane of glass
for preservation in a frame, but an &C.
cidental arrangement of the paper
spoiled the symmetry of the thing, and
as the labor of Encouragement was
hardly IN equivalent to the satisfac-
ton OF future contemplation, the task
was abandoned, -Ne,v0rk advertiser,
9Th.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Gen. E. s. McCOOk.

Gen. Edwin 8. McCook, who waf
assassinated at Yankton, was captain Of
company I, 31st Illinois infantry, from
Aug. 10, 1861, when the regiment was
mustered in, to Sept. 10, 1861. when he
was made lieutenant colonel, on the
promotion of John A. Logan from
colonel of the regiment to be brigadicr.
He was promoted to colonel of the
regiment Feb. 6, 1868, and resigned
September 26, 1864. He was breveted
brigadier on March Is, 1865. He
was appointed collector of this district
by President johnson in 1866, from
which Office he was removed by Grant.
who appointed Harper.
CAN IT BE TRuE9-Wlthin the last
few months a considerable number Of
persons have called upon DR.. Walker,
the proprietor of the popular medicine
known rs VINEGAR BrrTERs, aud assur..
ell him that, in their belief, his prepar-
alton is an infallible antidote for rum
and tobacco. The minute details which
have been furnished him forbid him to
doubt tho accuracy of the statements.
This new claim Of great remedy to
t,c confidence of the public will give a
vast and we'll deserved impulse to it's
popularity. Heretofore the Bltters
have been recognized as n pure vegeta-
bic tonic and corrective, devoid of alco-
hol, and thoroughly adapted to the cure
OF stomach and bowel complaints, nor.
vous disorders, bilious affections, mus
cnlar diseases, and, indeed, +" majority
OF the ailments within tho reach of med
iclne; but lift will also cure the craving
for liquor and tobacco, philosophers,
statesmen and theologians ought to
unite their voices in it's praise. Can
tho good news DC truce 1t is easy to
test tho question: Com
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Curious Facts.

Recent experiments have shown very
conclusively that cold blooded animals
behave like plants with regard to freez-
ing temperatures. Thus, they die at
different freezing temperatures the
honey bee at one degree; the spider at
three degrees the flesh fly survives a
temperature of six degrees; the silk.
worm eggs at one OF twenty lone de.
grees. And as there arc plants in
which the water may bc frozen without
then dying, there are somc animals in
which this occurs. The silk-worm egg
may be frozen solid without oxtin.
life. Iu the spiders and flies
exposed to freezing temperature, in
the course of tho experiments part of
the water was frozen but as cOntrac-
ton of the muscles still took place in n
at which pieces of meat
were frozen stiff, it is improbable that
their muscles were frozen.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The Prize Package Boys Dream in a
Church.

One OF tue most alarming cases of
somnambulism with which we are
familiar is that of the prize packaoe
boy who operates OH the Norristown
Railroad III Philadelphia. BY some
extraordinary combination OF circum-
stances, this child of sin was induced
to go to church, a few Sundays 400.
and while listening to the sermon he
fell asleep i'll the back pew where he
sat. There had been Sunday school
meeting there before church, and all
the Bibles and missionary newspapers
were piled Mp in that particular pew.
Suddenly this remorseless young Or
phan picked up Il bundle of the papers
in bis sleep, and began to walk up the
aisle,. throwing one into each pew as
he went along. When he got under
the lee OF the pulpit he stopped, and
waited two or three minutes. The
minister looked cross eyed ut him, and
glared at him through his spectaclee,
but the young brigard was unconsci-
GUS. Then he glided down tho aisle,
and amazed tue congregation by re.
moving the papers from each pew.
When he reached the rear he seized an
armful OF Bibles, and rambled up the
aisle again, tossing them at the occu
pants of tue pews.
Resting sgain under the pulpit, and
wholly Indifferent to the circumstances
that the clergyman's eyes again were
out OF their natural straight position.
and were making his spectacles look
like a double-barrelIed locomotive
headlight, tie infant brigand pranced
down the aisle the second time, yelling
there's yer prize packages, only ten
cents; each one contains a prize worth
from ten cents to ten dollars !" and
grabbing for the Bible as he proceeded,
The minister waved his hand ut one of
the deacons the deacon and the sexton
charged on that boy, and the organist
tells us the three scudded down that
at tho rate of fifteen knots
an hour. whilo the sexton shook the
boy up, and the deacon boxed his ears
and wished it was not wicked to swear.
Then they took him up into the steeple
and killed him. We arc not certain
that they killed him, but we think
they did, OF course, for that is the ONLY
way in which lie could be kept uuicf'
We would have butcllered him long
ago it we could only have got him
alone IN /; steeple somewhere.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

Dr. j. Walkers California Vim.
eSar Bitters arc a purely Vegetabl:
preparation: made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found Oh the lower ranges ci
tho Sierra Nevada mountains OF Califor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
arc extracted thcrcfrom without tho u.s.
IT Alcohol. Tho question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of tn
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT.
TEEs" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause Of disease, and tho patient &C.
covers his health. They arc tho great
blood purifier and n li(c- giving principle,
a perfect Rcnovator and lnyigorator
of tho system. Mover before in the
history Of the world las medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities OF VINEGAR BITrERs III healing the
sick OF every disease EEln is heir to. They
arc gentle Purgativc AZ we'll as a Tonic
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
the Liver ind Visccral Organs, il Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DR. WALKEEa
VINEGAR ElTrEEs arc Apcricnt, Diaph"retic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diurctic,
Scdative, Counter-Irritant Sudorifc, Altera,
tive. and Anti Bilious.
r.. II. MCDONALD & CO..
Druggists and Gen. A gts, San Francisco California
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton Sts, N. Y.
Sold ny all DrugXfsts and Dealers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

The Live Stock Journal says that a
correspondent writes that tho fact has
often been observed at cheese factories
that, after even moderate rain. the
quantity OF milk from the same COWS
would fall off very materially, and he
wishes to know if there is any explaoa-
ton Of it. We do not remember to
have seen any attempt at explanation
Of this decrease. in tho quantity Of
milk but we think the obvious cause
is to be found, first, in the COWS get.
ting wet and thereby losing SO much
heat by tbe evaporation OF this ,water
from the Kin >eFliis extra supply 81
heat must come from the food, and
thus must lessen the milk. And, Sec
ond, the grass being wet when eaten,
gives the COW too much water in tho
feed, G1d thus lessons the amount of
nutriment taken, and consequently the
milk. We have often observed the
effect of feeding wet grass to COWS in
summer soiling. It las-alyays occur
red wheh- wet grass was fedsto COWS in
stable, the cows being sheltered during
the rain, that they gave less milk than
when fed upon grass in it's ordinary
condition. We have observed the same
effect when cut and fed with heavy
dew ol-it. Grass contains from Is to
so per cent. Of water in it's natural
state, and when large amount of water
is added to this, it becomes too much
of good thing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The Grave OF Ethan Allen.

The memory of Ethan Allen has been
honored by the erection of q monu-
ment at Montpelier, the State capital of
Vermont, and one over the heros grave
at Burlington. The litter memorial
stands at almost miles distance from
the town, in a veay beautiful cemetery
which overlocks the windings of the
Winooski river aud the busy manufac-
turing village of the same name. It was
formally dedicated on the 4th of July
last with imposing military ceremonies,
in which number of the veterans of
1912 took part. The fire departments
of Burlington and Winooski, the vari-
GUS benevolent societies of the town.
and some 10000 people were present.
The President of the University of
Vermont made prayer, O. w.
Holmes hymn, "God and Our Coun
try" was sung, and Lucius E. Chit.
tenden, of Burlington, delivered the
oration-a mastery oratorical effort.
in terse, idiomatic English-reciting
the career of Ethan Allen, and closing
with an admirable peroration. This
entire address is worthy of rank
among the finest specimens of American
oratory.
On Wednesday the Albany Continent
tails visited the Allen monuments
plain granite pedestal and shaft of
commanding height, s.rmounted by o
vigorous, heroic sized statue of the
Vermont hero, WHO'S represented with
one hand grasping the hilt of his
sword and the other uplifted, as If in
the act of making his famous demand
for the surrender of Ticonderoga. Here
appropriate exercises were held, and
the monument, with the gravestones
near by of other members OF the Allen
family, were carefully examined. The
Inscriptions on the four sides of the
pedestal of the Ethan Allen monument
I have never seen in print, but -thev
are as follows:
Welding
the Pen as we'll as the Sword, no was tho
sagacious and intrepid
Defender
of the New Hampshire Grants. and
Master Spirit
in the arduous struggle which resulted in the
Sovereignty and Independence
Of this State.
Prisoner in daring attack on Montreal
and transported to England,
he disarmcd the purpose of his enemy
by the resp ct which he inspired
for the
Rebellion and the Rebel
Tnu
Leader of tho Green Mountain Bows
in tho surprise and capture of
Tcondcroga,
which he demanded Gin tho namo of
the Great Jehovah and tho
Continental Congress-"
Vermont
to
Ethan Allen.
Born
in Litchfield, c., 10th JAM, 1887.
Died
in Burlington. VT, 18th Feb, 1859,
and buried near the site OF
this monument.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

a CURIOUS superstition exists in some
of tao rural districts of France which
places faith in the ringing of church
bells us Il prevention of thunder.storms
upon their Threatened approach. Re-
Gently violent tempest broke over the
commune of Lachamp, and while, in
accordance with the custom, the bell
ringer was engaged in ringing the
church e! bell, the bclfry was Struck hy
lightning, when tho full descended
the rope and struck tho unfortunate
ringer dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
PEERLESS CLOTHES WR1NaER.
HQlf Alive.


1t is . sad thing to pass through life only half
alive. Yet there arc thousands whose habtual con.
d1tion Is ono OF languor and debility. They COM
plain OF no specific disease they suffer no positive
pain, put they have no relish for anything which
anorda mental or sensuous pleasure to their moro
robust and energetic fellow beings.
In nine cases out Of ten this state of lasstude and
torpor arises from morbid stomach. Indigestion
the waste OF nature Is not supplied by q duo and
regular assimilation Of the food, every organ is
starved, every function interrupted.
I. Now, what docs common sense suggest under
these circumstances Of deprcssion7 Tho system
needs 1ousing and strengthening; not merely for
an hour or two, to sink afterwards into a more pitt
able condition than ever <as it assurcl1y would do
II M ordinary alcoholic stimulant were resorted to>
but radically and permanently.
How js this desirable object to be accumulated 2
The answer to this question, founded on the un-
varying experience Of quarter of century. IL
easily given. 1Dfllso new vigor into the dig. stve
organs by course OF Hostctter's Stomach Bitters
Do not waste time III administering temporary
remedies, but waie the system up by rccuperating
the fountain head Of physical strength and energy,
tho great organ upon which all the other organs
depend for their nurture and support.
By the time that dozen doses Of the great vcgc-
table tonic and invigorant have been taken, tho
feeble frame OF the dyspeptic will begin to feel it,
benign influence. Appetite will bo created, and
with appetite the capacity to digest what Il Graves.
until the euro 10 complete-until health
full blood at to be the material Of desh and MUSCLE
bono and nerve and brain, flows through the chan.
nels of circulation instead of tho watery pabulum
with which they have heretofore been inperfectly
nOuriShed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Prcscrvlng Pcnrs amt ADDlcs.

Tho following is plan which is
simple and efficacious. The apples and
pears should be placed in glazed earth
en- vessels, each containing about q
gallon, and surrounding each frnit'with
paper. These vessels being perfect
cylinders, about II foot each III height,
stand very conveniently upon each 9th.
or, and prcscut the means Of preserv.
ing large quantity of fruit in very
small room, and if tho spaces between
tho top Of one vessel and the base of
another be filled with n cement, CON-
posed Of two parts of the c,rtl OF skim
mod milk and one of lime, by which
the air will be excluded, the lator kinds
Of apples and pears will be preserved
with little change in their appearance,
and without any danger Of decay, from
October till February and March. A
dry and cold situation, in which there
is little change Of temperature, is the
best for the vessels but the merits of
the PEAKS arc greatly increased by their
being tnken from tho vessels about
ten days before thoy are wanted for
use. and kept in y warm room, for
warmth at this. as ut other periods,
aocelerates the maturity of the pear.
APPLE JELLY.
Apples make IN excellent jelly. The
process is as follows: They are pared,
qnartered, and the core completely re-
moved, and put into q pot suithout
water, closely covered, and put into an
ovon or over fire. When pretty we'll
stewed, tho juice is to be squeezed out
through cloth, to which little white
Of M egg ia added, and then the sugar.
Skim it previous to boiling, then re-.
duce it to proper consistency, and an
excellent jelly will be the product.
APPLE MARMALADE.
To make apple marmalade, boil some
apples, with peel off them, until they
are perfectly soft, which may be known
by pressing them between the thumb
and and fingers then remove them
from the fire and throw them il to cold
water; pare them; place them on a
sieve, and press the pulp from the
cores. The pulp, which has passed
through sieve, place in stew pan
and SGT the pan on the fire about
longs enough to remove the mois-
ture, SO that the pulp may become
rather thick. Take an equal quantity
in weight Of lump sugar as Of pulp;
clarity the sugar and boil it to good
strip add the pulp to it and stir
them we'll together with a spatula or
wooden spoon place them on a fire
aud AS soon as they begin to boil re-
move Thorn. The process is completed.
When the marmalale has become a
little cool, put it into pots but do
not cover tho pots until tits quite cool.
Correspondence Germantown Zele-
0r0DH