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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
N etlicinml Poi.urx on the w.nc:

Medicinal PoistDsax on the Wanc.
The patriarchs took no mercury, NO bismutb. no
iodine, no bromide Of potassium, no srychoria, no
qninine. Happy old gentlemen they did not even
knowof the existence OF these srcciacs,r and vet
they lived until 1t seemed ~ II Death had forgotten
them. Their medicines were herbs and roots. They
have loft this fact on record and tho world seems to
bo now taking nOte of it aud returning to the first
principles OF medication. Hostetters Stomach Bit
tcrs, tho purcst AID most eflcacious vegetable re-
storative OF the day, 10 also tho most popular.
ThOuaands Of persons who only . few years ago be-
lieved implicitly In all tho posons which figure in
tho pharmacDpia, now pronounce this palatable
tonic and Alternative III all-suficcut remedy for
dyspepsia, nervous debility, constipation, bilious
complaints hesdacho, intermittent fcvers and all
the ordinary disturbances Of the stomach tho liver,
the disciarging organs and tho brain. The time is
not Tar distant when most Of the powerful and veI-
omous drugs now 40 rcckleasly administered by
practitioners of tho "heroic school, In that
be utterly discarded by all philosophical physicians
As It in, tho thinking public, who are generally
ahead OF tho professtonsls, have already put the
dangerous preparations aside and adopted Hostel
ters Bttcrs In their stead a. safe Dnd excellent
household medicine, adapted to almost every all.
ment except the organic and deadly gous dis.
eases. For more than twenty years this famous
restorative and preventive has been annually
strengthening its hold upon the public itcncc,
and it now takes the lead Of every advertised mcdi-
cine manu- featured in this country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

aud they were then hung up in cotton
bag to, drain for twenty -four hours.
Then tho salad, with enough clsar,
cold vinegar added to cover it, was
put into stone jhrs md fastened nearly
cir tight. In six weeks 1t will be fit
for uso. It looks rs we'll rs it tastes
so white and crisp-and makes an Gle
CANT salad for joint of cold meat. 1t
IL not like the Spanish salad that re-
quires a counsellor for snlt, a miscr
for vinegar, spenlthrift for oil, and
II mailman to stir it up but it is quite
as good in its wny. and not very
troublesome to mnko.'
ACETATE OF SODA FOR PRESERVING
FocD.-A new process for preserving
alimontary substances has lately been
Sciences of Paris, the essential feature
of which consists III the use of acetate
of soda, instead of the common salt
ordinarily employed. Tho substance
to be preserved is to be placed in n
barrel, with layers of tho acetate of
soda intorposed in the proportion Of
one-fourth, by weight; and in winter
the temperature must DO ut least 68
degrees F. After 81 hours the barrel
must be turned, and in 48 hours the
operation is completed; the salt having
then absorbed the water of the meat,
which may be kept in the pickle or
dried III the mir. Any vacant spaces in
the barrel, after heading up, are to be
tillcl with brine, of one part of the
soda salt to three of water. The old
pickle may be evaporated to half of
tho original bulk employed, and recov-
cred, for subsequent use.
For cooking, the meat thus prepared
is to be soaked from IL to "a hours in
tePld water containing $50 grains of
sal ammoniac to the quart. This salt
decomposes the acetate of soda in the
meat, forming common salt, and an
ammoniacal acetate which causes the
meat to swell, and restores to it the
odor of fresh meat. It is elaimetl
by the author of this process that by
simply removing the intestines animals
may be readily preserved whole.
Fish, poultry, and game, have been
80 treated. After sailing meat may be
dried in the stove, losing thereby
one-fourth in weight. Fish cannot be
subjected to this operation of drying.
Vegetables may be treated by this pro-
cess, but before sailing they should be
heated until they lose their rigidity.
In "a hours they may be pressed and
dried in the air. When used they
must be stepped II hours in fresh
water.
A necessary condition of the employ
meat of this process is the keeping of
the food thus prepared perfectly dry,
as the salt is hygrometric, and absorbs
moisture from the atmosphere,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
High FarlninR.

A noted farmer of New England.
after visiting England and examining
with the critical eye of practical and
experienced agriculturist the system
pursued there, says:
I am thoroughly confirmed in my
old faith that the only good farmer Of
our future is to be the "high farmer. ;"
There is q widely prevailing antipathy
among the common farmers of our state
against not only the practice of high
farming but against the use of tile
phrase by agricultural writer's. This
Is all wrong and should at once be cor
rected Through some misconception
Of the meaning of the phrase, and also
of it's application, they have come to
believe it synonymous with theoretical
4" book farming" ''new-fangled no
tions, boosted strides of progress, fol-
lowed by disappointment and final fail
ure. This is all IN error. High farming
simply means thorough cultivation,
liberal manuring, bountiful crops, good
stock, good feed, aud paying profits
therefrom. 1t is not strange that
misconceptions have arisen in the
minds OF doubling farmers who have
been eye-witnesses to some of the
spread-eagle experiments of enthusiasts
tic farmers, better supplied with money
obtained in a business they know how
to manage than with practical expe-
rience on the farm. Bountiful crops
and paying profits of course are what
all farmers who are dependent upon
the farm tor an income are striving to
obtain and every year as it passes is
confirming the opinion that the
profits are small, and will grow "beau-
tifully less where high farming is not
practiced.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A Fearful Fall.

Three young men went across from
Lerwick to the adjoining island of
Bressay to enjoy themselves. After
rambling along the seashore around
the island, they went on the headland
of Moss, and assembled to the top of a
cliff which is $50 feet in height. At
this season of the year the sea fowl are
breeding on the cliffs in large numbers.
and one Of the party, David Affleck, %
years old, had gone to roll d stone over
the top in order to raise the birds.
when he overbalanced himself and
tumblcd down the giddy height. His
companions, from the spot where they
were, could render no assistance. but
descended to tho bottom as speedily rs
possible. A boat was brought round.
Nothing, however, was to be found,
except q few loose tufts of grass on
tho rocks that had been dlsl0dgcd IA
the young man descended. Ho had
fallen to the sen, and his body, at the
time the mail left, had not been recov-
cred. Some conception of the distance
may DO arrived at by recollectinR that
the cliff presented perpendicular of
more than ne-tenth of mile.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

POPULAR FA1LAcY AND DEcEpr1oss-
It is an intirmity of man to cling to the
teachings of a past generation, and to
stubbornly resist tho light of reform,
and progress. Health reform and
Temperance-growth are iealouslv
watched over by the Poison Bitters
compounders. One great prevailing
deception of the present age, is the
impression that every human biped of
either sex must be stimulated. and the
poisoned chalice is labeled Medicatod
Bitters,' the better to palliate their use
and prolong the epidemic. One of the
most jealous workers to cure this NAL
ady, DIR. JOSEPH WALKER, Inventor and
Proprietor of the famed CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BlrrERs, believes in making
Bitters that are "true medicine" and
advises the sick man to swallow q
draught that will wash out the Leprosy
OF his disease. In this faith he is
steadfast, and his VINEGAR B1rTERs,
though contradiction to the general
character of all other Bitters, are. as q
great succcss and life Vitaliser, evil
dence OF one popular fallacy and cor.
rectod,-COm,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
~Ha@6d AWAY.

Weep no moro strive no more let tho dream
go:
No soft sumner showers mako pluck.a ,oso.
blow.
The fair vase il broken tho soft scent in lost ::
Let the crushed fragments lilo; count not the
cost.
Tho bond that il severed no charm can unite ::
NO magic can make again nuon-,lay's spent
light. ''>'''
Weep no more hope no moro; pray not, nor
Oh fair was our idol We framed it ot dust.
1t crumblcd before ~ ; tho gay col,,rs fed;
The radiancc has vanished the glory is dead.
Ycarn no moro; look no moro mourntulIy
back:
Let tho long grasses wave ovcr tho track.
Lot tn" soft sunshine sleep quiet an,l calm;
Let tho low wind breathe its musical balnl
I'LL tho pang is forgotten, forgotten tho
tomb
Till DER tho crushed leaflets fresh violcts
bloom.
What they will not leave Fragrance clikc those
We have known?
Hush! think no more weep no more Sum.
Mcr is gone!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
PRINCIPLES OF Breeding.

The National Live Stock Journal
says: Scientific Investigation and re-
search have established the following
propositions as true, in the transmits
sion of animal life III all it's varieties:
LIST. Like produces like, or the like
ness of some ancestor.
I'd. Where there is great uniformity
among the members of a species, the
divergenccs of offspring fro;2 the ,.ver-
age type are usually small.
Sd. When q considerable divergence
has once been established, unlike
nesses among the offspring are frequent
aud great.
9TH. Any accidental variation from
the established type in the form, dis
position or habits of q species, may
be perpetuatcd, and to limited
extent intensified, by careful selection
and use.
9th. An unnatural strain or demand
on any particular part of the animal
machinery, long continued, tends to
weaken or dwarf all the other parts not
allied to the one so stimulated.
9Th. Hereditary qualities arc liable
to be weakened, if not entirely lost, by
lisuse.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
DOrlOD, the Famous Oystermall.

Among the famous dead of the year
must he reckoned Sidney Dorlon, the
famous Fulton Market oyster dealer,
who was buried from Plymouth Church
on Tuesday. Artemus Ward once said
that "every public celebrity, from
Martha Washington down to George
Peabody, has eaten oysters in Dorlon's;"
and this is not so very far from tho
truth. Tho proprietor kept register,
wherein distinguished visitors wore re-
qnested to record thoir names, and on
this list are to be found tho signatures
Of Horace Greeley, Charles Dickens,
William Makcpc;.ce Thackerny, Ar
tennis Ward, Charles Sumner,
Benjamin +. Butler, Charles Kean,
Charles Mathews, dnstavus Vaughan
Brooke, Recorder Quincy Of London,
Daniel Il. : cklcs, Senator Br"lcrlck
Of California. Senator Stephen A.
Douglass, AMI scores Of others equally
distinguished.
JIM LANES ghost is making his an.
nual visit in Leayeuworth.
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General ItA1,aa.

HE grape crop is a failure in Mis-"
souri,.
CUnA is draining Southern Florida of
its cattle.
TEXAS cpizootic is ~ now namo for
horse Stealing.
DK: FULLER WALKER has succeeded
Mr.: H. IL. Stodlard rs editor of the
Altlinc. '
A STREET in Berlin has beon named
for Beethoven.
FEMALE horse car conductors are on
trial in Savannah.
oERVANT girls in Montana get $50 q
month"; the uso of the piano and sew
ing machine, and every other night of.
AN Illinois farmer rases a new kind
OF cabbage, which is very valuable to
cigar makers. "
The restaurateur of tho Crystal Pal
acc, Sydenham, London, paws a fixed
annual sum of f25, 600 for his contract.
huccA's husband obtained a divorce
from her in Berlin. to offset the d.
Vorce granted against him in New York.
DIR: Amos WEsoorr, the originator of
the Cardiff giant, committed suicide at
Syracuse a few days ago.
A GENUINE Cremona violin of great
value has been discovered in the hands
OF little street musician in New York,
THE Chicago Evening Post says that
General JEFF. g. Davis lost his chances
font.
AT the Baltimore fire the atmosphere
was perfumed and the smoke rendered
pleasant by the breaking of bottles of
cologne and other sweet extracts.
DON'T worry yourself about my
going away, my darling. Absence, you
know, makes the heart grow fonder, "
.:Of somebody else," added the dar-
ling.
The weather il remarkable this sea
son in California. There have been
steady showers of rain, which. If thew
continue, will damage the grain ex-
posed in the fields.
Some one has written on the door of
the railway station ut Wilson's Station.
near Hartford, Conn.,, the following !:
The man who murdered Nathan
Fem, of Milford, in 1871, now holds
this pencil in bis hand, and defy all
to catch me-"
FORWARD and loquao;ous youth
"By Jove, you know, upon my word,
now-if I were to sec a ghost, YOU
know, I should be chatterine idiot
for tho rest of my life!" Ingenious
Maiden (dreamily) -"Have you seen
ghost ?"-PuncA
RoYALrY in Russia will not permit
itself to be quoted. A Russian editor
has been fined and imprisoned for
publishing four words of the Gear adj
dressed to the Khirgistan Envoy. Mo.
manned Sultan. They were: "Ah I!
you speak Russianl"
1.-TWO sparks from London once
came upon decent looking shepherd
in Argyllshire, and accostel him with ::
"You have a very fine view here. You
can see a great way" "Yu aye, w
aye, q ferry great way" "Ai! you
can see America here, I suppose 2"
Farrar than that" s'How is that p
" Yu jist wat tule the mists gang away
and you'll see the mune.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
New Way 10 Transport Milk What Do
Our Milklncn INV tn IT.

An exchange says: "An Elm;ra
milkman has INTRODUCED a novelty in
the way Of furnishing milk to his
customers, which ought to make him
worry popular with hcnsekeoncra. In
his wagon aro arranged inside racks
containing quart and pint glass bottles
filed with pure, fresh milk, full
measure. These bottles arc delivered
as required, tho customer returning
tho bottle left tho day before ; and no
pitchers, pals, bowls or dishes nrc
necessary. Another advantage Of thin
system, especially in warm weather
is that each bottle is tightly
ccrkei and can nc laid in pail or pun
OF cold water, keeping it fresh and
sweet, or set away in a cooler, taking
up but little room." What do on2
milkmon say to this novel plan2 rho
first milkmnn adopting this plan will
who purchase mi]k.-J'corsu 2[uu.
scrlDt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

Delights the whole wide
world seemed to open for him in the
sunshine, and out into it no was to 60 !
Future bubbles! As m old nun Il ,
heard i'll tho tones of tho piano. melo
dies of tho past: Retrospcction hub
blcs in all tho color tints of memory.
He heard his gr0ndmother's knitting
song:
Surely no Amazonan
The first stockin. knitted"
Then rcsountle.l tho ditty, sung to him
in childhood by the old servant:
MANY Il danger for him,
Along tho life mh.
Who is now 50 little.
And 50 little know ledge hath"
Now ho heard tho melodies of lis
first fcstal occasion; now soft, pathetic
tunes brought tenrs to the old mans
eyes now came bursting forth u war
march, now came II psalm melody, now
merry song, bubble after bubble, as
when little boy he blow them from
soap water.
His Dyes were fixed upon the window;
out there upon tho sky cloud glided
away, and he saw III the transparent
Dir q comet, its glittcring nucleus, it's
luminous tail.
1t seemed like yesterday evening
when he saw it before, yet whole rich
human life lay between that time and
tho present. Then he was child, and
looked through tho bubbles 'forwarl;"
now tho bubbles showed in the back
ward gaze. He felt the child mind, the
child faith; his eyes shonc, his hand
fell upon tho keys it sounded as if n
string had broken.
Oh, come and SEQ }" shouted the
ncighbor 1.-the comet is here. The
sky is SO beautifully clear Come out
and have II good viewl"
The old school-lnastcr did not an
swcr. He had gone for good view,
his soul was away OH a greater orbit
than that through which flies the
comet, and now again was gazed upon
from palace and from cot, from the
crowd upon the street and the lonely
wanderer upon the painless heath.
His soul was looked upon by God and
the dear ones gone. before, those for
whom it had longed.-Hans Christian
andersen.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Ravaxcs OF tho Turnip Fly.


It is stated that spirits of turpentine,
if applied to tho seed q few hours be-
fore sowing, will eflectually prevent
the destruction of the young Seeding
by tho fly. The best way to use it IL
to wet the seed with turpentine and
allow it to remain wet about half an
hour, then dry it with plaster or ashes,
and SOW as usual. We are assured by
parties who have tried it that it is an
excellent preservative. The cost is very
small, and we believe no evil can re-
suit. In some cases the seed has 70
manned wet with turpentine for several
days before being sown, and no per-
ceptible evil arose from the delay. One
gentleman assures lis that he has used
this application for ten years, and has
never lost any plants by the fly. On
questioning him closely as to the mo-
dus opcrandi, he states his belief that
the turpentlne passes into circulation
with the sap of the plant, rs it can be
distinctly detected by the peculiar
taste it possesses when testing its pre-
sence by choosing some of the young
plants.
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New Mexican Mermoids.
From the Las Cruces Bordorer.
1.,lsl IL

&IOAu tuo LAM CEuC68 6OrQ0fef.
A delicate but self.satisfied youth of
great Gotham recently found himself
in one of our New Mexican coaches.
In leaving o,ir goodly town the shoddy
exquisite placed himself carefully upon
the back seat by the side of a miniature
rifle and fishing tackle, which he car.
ried as part of his baggage. As the
coach drove over the Acequia bridge,
the youth saw picture which caused
his heart to dance with delight. In
the shade of the tall cottonwood trees
which line the banks, gamboled a
groupe of young Mexican girls in the
limped waters of the Acequla.
For Gods sake, Mr.. Driver, what
are those beautiful animals z"
"Them are mermaids." answered.
the stage man, suppressing o strong
twinkle in both eyes.
"Oh, hold on just one minute" and
out went exquisite with line and rod,
while he threw the hook toward the
laughing group with GESTURE of be-
seeching agony.
The gay throng gradually closed in
on the facinated fisherman as he sat
upon the bank drinking in the raptu.
rous scene before him, but paying little
attention to his line or bait, Sudden
ly black-eyed Peri of about fifteen
caught the end of his pole, and, with
dexterous movement, landed the fish
norman into the middle of the Ace
quia. Every mermaid of the batch
Immediately took lively interest in
irragating their captive, who only sue.
ceeded in crawling up the Acequia
bank after desperate struggle, and
very much in the condition of Norway
rat.
The washerwoman at the next sta
ton declared she never saw so much
Rio Grande mud on one suit of clothes
in her life, and the. young man was
heard to mutter often to himself i'd
hard fish to catch, those Mexican mer.
maids -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

DoN'T fail to keep your life insured
for liberal amount. You will not
regret the investment if you insure in
such company as the old New York
Life. If you make up your mind to
insure, then insure in the best compa
ny: You need not guess at the finan-
cial standing of any company, because
you can have mailed to you free Of
expense the sworn statements made
before the insurance commissioners of
the different states. These documents
are not without interest. A letter adj
dressed to the New York Life Insur-
ance Company, 346 and 348 Broadway,
New York, will meet with a ready re-
spOnse.-COm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Couldn't Fool Him.

A physician in a small town in Maine
had long been pestered by little street
Arabs who came to peddle candy. At
last, when patience had ceased to be a
virtue, he told the boy to 20 into the
next room, where there was II fellow
who had some sweet Tooth in his head.
The young peddler went in, anil his
eyes foil on al al. grinning skeleton
swaying and nodtling in the breeze.
The boys hair stood on end, his tongue
palsied, and ho dropped his stock in
trade instanter, and scampercd Off as
fast as his legs would carry him. Tho
physician, kind-hcartcd man witllul,
and very tall md lank, by the way,
fearing that he hal carried the Joke To
far, picked up tho candy and ran to the
sidew ak, crying out "Comc back,
boy, there's nothing here to hurt you.'
Oh, no" said tho boy, gesticulating
with his thumb and fingers from the
end of his nose, "you don't come that
on me-; l know ,yo, Ct you have got
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Rather Fierce.

A Democratic newspaper in London
in very savage about the honors paid
to the Shah, and declares that only a
monkey in the Geological Gardens has
exhibited vestige of manliness and in
dependence. When the Shah attempt
ed to poke this animal with stick, the
indignant creature seized it and grinned
detiantly at the majesty of Persia.
And this,' philosophizes our news
paper, shows how superior monkeys
are to Mayors. Had the. Shah kicked
one of the latter all the Mayors in the
kingdom would have envied him the
distinction, and regretted that their
person had not been honored by q
similar infiiction."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14


gar Differs are purely Vegetable
:,I.ulI:,tion, made chiefly from the lr,-
il" herbs found On the lower ranges OF
a." Sierra Nevada ,,ountaiI,s of taliti,r-
'ia, the medicinal properties Of which
re extracted !lrrrtiom without the use
If Alcohol. The question i; almost
tally asked, "WiElt is the cause OF tn:
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TIERS" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause Of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They arc the gr,at
blood purifier and Il life giving principle,
Il perfect Kcnovator and Invigorut"r
OF the system. Never before in tho
history of the world HAS i; medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities OF VINEGAR HIITEKs in healing the
sick Of every disease man is heir to. They
are Il gentle Purgative Us well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or inflammation Of
the Liver and Iisccral Organs, i'll Bilious
Diseases.
The properties Of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BiTTERs are -lpcricnt, Diaphorctic,
Carlni'lativc, Nutritious, Laxative, Diurctic,
Scdative, Counter Irrtant, SudMific, Altcra
tive, and Anti Bilious.
Il. II. MCDONALD & CO..
Drug .-isti and Cen A gts San Francisco California;
and OF Washington and Charlton SITS N.Y.
Sold by ali Druggists and Dealers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A Kiss in the Dark.

A young New York gentleman stop
ping at one of the lower hotels request
ed the proprietor to change his room,
as the next apartment to his was occu-
pied by that torment to bachelors, a
crying baby. When he arrived from
N. Y. he went off to take a drive, and
on his return to the hotel he was shown
to his new apartment, with the
information that the baggage of
the former occupant had not yet
been removed, but that it would be
taken away during the course of the
evening. It was growing dark, so our
hero sat down by the window to in
dulge in q little twilight meditation,
aud possibly cigar. Suddenly the
door opened, the frou-frou of a woman
dress was heard, and a soft voice ex-
claimed, "Why, Jack, dear, when did
you come down2 I am so glad ~ and
simultaneously with the exclamation
he found himself
"Tcnderly clasped in loving embrace.
With pair OF long lasilcs Just sweeping his
faco." ~'
$50 am L" was his very natural and
involuntary rejoinder, whereupon there
was shrek, a rush, and slamming of
doors. and my friend was left alone to
mediate at leisure upon the charms of
the twilight hours.-Long Branch
Cor. xHilnzck22/tix Led9cr.