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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

Crippled Constitutions.
1t IL difficult to ruin strong constitution. TO
weaken, injuro or cripple this source of physical
vigor and endurance is IN easier task, and may
always be accomplished ty positively disregarding
or violating certain hygcan laws the observance Of
which 10 essential to tho wcbcing of the body and
to the sustanment Of that vital force by which 1t 10
animated and supported. But good constitution
is wonderfully elastic, and oven after 1t has been
very hardly dealt with by its possessor oil its pristine
vigor may be recovered if tho proper course Of
treatment Is adopted. Hostctter's Stomach BittcEs
may he justly dcnominatcd constitutional tonic.
Not only does improve tho appetite, atin,ulatc the
stomach, t"ne and regulate tho diSorcre liver and
bowels and steady tho trembling nerves, but it also
(and this IL liz most important cfcct restores the
stsminal strength Of the system, where it has given
way under the pressure OF cxcrssiy labor, exposure,
prvation, acute disease, fast living, foul atmos
pher',, extraordinary heat Or any other cause. In
summer the constitution is often severely tried by
long continuance of hot weather. Nothing tells
moro heavily upon the Of vital activity than
solar heat and hence tho cxpedtchcy of recruiting
and rcplenishing them with wholesome, vegetable
tonic, like Hostettcr's Bitcrs, during tho summer
months.
CERTAIN REMEDY FOR ENnrSY can he found in
DR. Jaynes Alternative. graduates tho disease by
stimulating tho abanrbents into hralhy action, and
assisting them In tho performances Of their NATURAL
functions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Origin or the Word q LaIv. -

Formerly, in England, when the af-
fluent lived all the year round ut their
mansions in the country, the lady of
the manor distributed to her Door
neighbors, with her own hands, once a
week, or oftener a certain quantity of
bread, and she was called by them
Letf-day:" that is, in the Saxon, the
bread'givcr. These two words were in
time corrupted, and the meaning is
now as little known as the practice
which gave rise to it yet it is from
that hospitablc custom that, to this
day, the ladies of that kingdom alone
serve the meat at their own tables.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
How Tn NYnall lllalAna-

In the matter Of washing dishes many
servants are wofully deficient, and vet a
" sticky" plato or cup is tho abhorrenss Ct
oil neat housckeepers. TO avoid unnoo-
cssary annoyance, we should teach our
domcstics to wash first, and dry immodi
atoly, all glass ware, then cups, s.ucers
and spoons; after that the greasy dishes.
from which all scraps have been scrapod !;
then the knives and forks, taking care that
the knife handles are not put in hot water,
rs that loosens and blackens them, whilo
they arc readily cloansed by u damp cloth.
Silver forks,whcther solid or plated should
never DO tossed about in contact with
steel knives, ns tho latter are sure to inflict
unsoemly scratches.
The water for washing gl.ss and deli
ate china should never DO hot, and even
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

ONsoPHIsT1cATKD UousN-What do
you mean to be when you get big, Jack?
Jack-Oh, I mean to be q policeman,
and you shall be my nurse. Unso.
phisticated cousin-Well, but police
men don't have nurses, Jack! Jack
Oh, don't they, just! That shows
you've never been in the parks. Why.
I don't think I ever saw policeman
without one.
SEE, in another column, the adver
tisemont headed I soiu help any man,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
The Man who Thought He Gould Milk.

Says the Utica Herald: The man
who thought anybody could milk a
COW, don't think SO any more. he
bought COW recently, and one evening
he took a new tin pail and a raisin box
and started for the stable. He revolv.
ed out of the stable through window
in just three minutes. At the same
time the tin pail was heard wandering
among the rafters, and the raisin box
came bounding out of the door. The
hired girl made a reconnaissance in
force, and reported that the COW was
standing on her horns, SO to speak, and
weighing her hind legs for more worlds
to cOn0uer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
CAlLDREN'S CORNER.


English Grammar.
The Comic Grammar says:
Remember, though box
In the plural makes boxes,
The plural OF OK
Should DO oxen. not "oxes."
To which some one adds:
And remember, though fleece
In the plural IL fceccs,
That the plural OF goose
Isn't gooscs nor "gccsos.'
Another:
And remember, though house
In the plural is houses,
Tho plural of mouse
Should be mice, and not "mouscs."
-Children's Hour
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Curio.s stery About . Hawk.

ONAAV9S SsoIy ABOUT y HAWK
The Baltimore American relates q curl.
Gus incident which occurred q few days
sincc,a abort distance from that CITY.
One OF our well.known merchants had
gone out on visit to q friend, at whose
house there was q bright little boy, and
one day, to please the child, he manufas-
tured a very large kite. and ~ tina wind
was strong enough, the kite was raise at
once. After it had gone up nearly half q
mile, o large crowd of country people
collected to admire it, 40 such = maeni6
cent toy had never been seen in that SEQ.
ton before. While the spectators wore
admiring it,a very large hawk was seen to
fly slowly out Of neil hboring grove and
60 directly toward the kite. Tho hawk
approached within a few feet Of the
strange looking object, and then circled
about under it perhaps five minutes, wien
he flew just above It and again circled
around several times. Suddenly he hover.
ed directly oveEathe kite and a!ier looking
at it ,intently for short time, darted
downward, and striking tho paper, passed
directly through the kite. coming out on
the under side. After this strange expert
encs, which no doubt puzzled the hawk
vastly, he few off a short distance for re-
collection, but still keeping the kite 10
view. Noticing disposed to give it no 10.
DC quickly returned to the charge, and
this time fastened on tho long string Of
rags that were used as tail to tho Kite.
which he tore and scattered in tho air in a
savage manner. Finding, however, no
resistance on the part Of tho Kite. he be.
came disguised or scared, and few away
toward the woods from whence he came.
The gentleman says chat whenever the
hawk made IN attack he would retreat a
little, as if he expected the strange bird
wasgolng to return the assault.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Description Of the New Spring field Gun
for the Army.

From tho Springfield (AIass.) Republican.
The gun adopted is No. 60 on the
list, aud is operated in all respects like
No. 4S, the arm issued forexperimental
trial in the field, differing from it only
in having the lock-plate of uniform,
thickness, about one.balf that of No.
4S; the main-spring bolster-spring be-
ing replaced by Il screw, and in chang
ing the shape Of the hammer and sur.
rounding parts of the stock SO us to
promote economy Of manufacture ind
ease of manipulation. The gun has
five motions-lockel, opened, loaded,
closed and fired. It is opened by half
or full cooking the hammer, and then
pressing the thumb piece Of the cam
ratch, until the breecl block is free to
swing upward and forward over the
barrel; closed, by shutting the block,
the latch flies into place under the in
fuence of the cam-latch spring; locked
by the horizontal elongation of the
hinge pin.hole in the breech- block. al
lowing the block to slide bodily back
ward under the influence of the dis
charge, until by the enlargement of the
cam-shaft hole bearing in the line of
the barrel is obtained by means of the
interposition Of the cam, which, abut-
ting against the bottom of its recess in
tho block, transfers the recoil to the
face Of the breech screw, without
subjecting the cam shaft itself to any
strain; fired, by front action side
lock of the usual pattern, the firing pin
guard on the thumb piece preventing
in any position of the brcech block. an
unexpected discharge of the piece be.
fore the breech is securely closed
The cartridge shell is extracted by an
extractor swinging on the hingepin and
struck above its center of motion by
the forward end of the breeoh- block
near the completion of its movement in
opening. The ejectment of the
cartridge is made by acceleratine
the movement of the extractor
by means of the spiral ejector spring,
which surrounds the stem of the eject.
or spindle and bears against the bottom
of the whole in the receiver at one end.
against the head of the spindle at the
other; when the extractor is revolyed
by the opening of the block, the ejecto1
spring is compressed by the ejectol
spindle, the point of which rests in a
cavity in the back of the extractor
above its axis of motion. The con-
tinued revolution of the extractor
finally brings the direction of the
ejector spindle below the axis of mo-
ton ; as soon as the "dead center" is
passed the sudden release of the ejecto1
spring causes the extractor to rapidly
rotate about its axis, carrying the
empty cartride shell against the bev.
eled surface of the ejector stud, by
which it is detected upward and
thrown clear of the gun.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Americas Greatest Comedicnne.

Kate Putnam will play an engage
ment of four weeks at McVickers Theatre,
Chicago. commencing June I'd. In addition
to Miss Putnam's great ability as an artistic, all
should remember that McVickers Is the most
elegant place OF amusement in America. All
our citizens who intend going to tho Great
Jubilee, next week, or to Chicago at any fu-
ture time, should be sure to pay visit to this
elegant temple Of the Drama. Miss Putnam il
supported by one Ut the strongest companies
in the world.
Don't forget McVicker's when you visit
Chicapo-COm
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

A WASHINGTON physician, asserted to
be Of large experience and close obser-
walton, has announced that bald-head.
ed men die young. He says that .
person who retains his hair past the
age of sixty-five has good prospect
of living to be over eighty.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Decay Of Green Timber.

Oak under water has been known to
remain sound aad solid for six hundred
years. Mere moisture in the wood alone,
then, has nothing to do with decay; but
when wood is hall dry and half moist it is
IN excellent nest for the spores of moulds
and mildews to hatch in, and it is these
which carry on tho work Of wood dcstruc.
ton. Under ground, where tho tempera-
ture is always low and regularly damp,
these moulds cannot work; and the wetter
and colder the soil the safer is the wood
from the destructive agencies.
Now, if VIC half dry a post we open lit
le seams in every direction, and the air
always follows seam. In The atmosphere
these germs Of decay exist in countless
numbers, and they are admitted into the
wood with the air. When moisture again
follows they arc in the best possible con-
di'ion for growth, and Of course the rot is
the consequence. If tho posts be placed
i'll the ground before tho opening process
of drying is prevented, all this risk Of ad-
hitting tho "seeds of consumption" so to
speak, is avoided.-T. Mcehan, in For.
ney's Press.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

1T has been carefully estimated that
Chicago might, by converting her in
to an e, save ut least five thousand dol
lars per annum in the ink now wasted
in dotting the vowel of the first sylla-
bic. Cheekago wouldn't be bad. either.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

PRoF. ANDERsoN's DERMADon GOOD
FOR NANNY con was taken with a swelling
on his leg, ju-t above the ankle joint. paid
our family physician $40 for attending to il,
with no benefit. Some time after was ad-
vised by friend to use "ANDERsoN's DERMA-
DOR" used one bottle on the swelling and
effected . permanent cure.
A. 8. RAILS,
Standing Stone, Pa.
See a111erfiae1nenk in fIaia nanae Com
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
II u
See advertisement in this paper.-Com.

BLESSED are they who seek relief
from Liver Complaint" '' Biliousness." Bad
Skin, Salt Rhenm. Erysipelas and Scrofulons
diseases, by the use Of DR.. Pierces Alt. Ext. or
Golden Medical Discovery, for they shall be
happy in knowing that the cure il complete.
Sold by Druggists. 642
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

A SEVERE clap of thunder brought q
New Orleans dead baby to lifo the
other day, just AZ it was. to be buried,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

MILWAUKEE IMPROVEMENTS. - Mat
thcws Bros. 4 Co. have made arrangements
any store yet built in Milwaukee and they
will sell Good Furniture at greatly reduced
prices, to save the tronble and expense OF
moving 20 largo stock. 418 and 40 East
Water strcet,--COm
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

FREE HOMEN FOR ALL! MILLIONS OF ACRES
Of choice Government Lands open for entsy under
with k3od markets and all tho oonvenienoes Of an
old settled c0untFy,
Free passes TO Purchasers Of Railroad Land
Sectional Mars, showing the Land, also new edition
Of OEDCRlPT1Vk pANPHI.ET WITH NV n Ap8 AlIEc
FRlE EvEAyW0ERE.
Address,
q. r. DAVIS,
LsRd CbRRfasioser D. p. II. H..
Mr.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

SEE, in another column, the ,ulver-
tisomont headed ~ ,oiU help any man,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Remedy for Lcecllcs i'm the Liver Of
Sheep.

Our correspondent in Clackamas Coun-
~, Oregon, having read the descriptions
Of leeches in the liver Of sheep, as given
by our correspondent in Lane county, and
published on page 52l eff the monthly re-
ports for 1872, states that, fifteen to eigh.
teen years ago, disease prevailed among
sheep in Clackamas County, of which
the symptoms were in all respects the
same, and it was as certained that they
originated in the Same cause, The losal
name by which the disease was then
known was "swelled jaw" Hundreds
upon hundreds of sheep died of it. After
many Intellectual experiments for remedies
had been tried, farmer dissected one Of
the many sheep which had died ont of his
focx and found its liver filed with lceches.
Among other applications to the living
leechee, he tried saleratus, and found that
it killed them Immediately. He then mix
ed saleratus with tho salt given to the dia-
eased sheep. They soon began TO recov-
or. In short time all were we'll. The
news of the discovered remedy spread.
Others tried it with equal success. Within
a few months there were no sheep in the
region affected with the disease, and since
that time our correspondent has never
heard OF another case in the country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

AN excellent but rather unsophisti-
Gated agriculturalist made thorough
search of the D,.,,bury stores, Monday,
in quest of false hair pins.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

USE PRUssIwG's CELEBRATED CIDER
VINEGAR. Warranted to keep pickles. Take no
OIher.-COm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

NEw YonK is replacing her wooden
pavements with stone as fast as notsi-
bic.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
Cripplcxl Constitutions.

SEE, in another column, the adver-
tisement headed Il mil help any man."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

CuT1ER's Vegetable Pulmonary BAL
sam, - Doubtless the best Cough Medicine in
| the world. Com
LAKE Memplremagog offers its usual
attractions of boating, sailing, and
| fishing this Summer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

CHARLES GouNoD, the composer of
Fassst, and the most celebrated COM
poser for the organ living, is using the
Mason & HAML1N Cabinet Organs in
his concerts, in London, and writes to
the English agents for these instru-
ments, commencing them hishly-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough

CHAPPED HANDS, tace, rough skin,
pimples, ring-worm, sait-rheum and other Gu
taneous, affections, cured, and tho skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUNIPER TAR
Soar, made by CAswE1L, HAZARD l. Co., New
York. Be certain to get the J,sniper Tar Soap,
made by us, as there are many limitations
made with common tar which arc worthless.
Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

SHAILENBERGEMs Pulls euro Ovory form Of Clltly
and Fever as certainly broad relieves hunger and
are just as harmless. y Id by all Druggists.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
CHICAGO,
4 II. PAUL
RAILWAY
Milwaukee 4 81. Paul RAILWAY l,A.l

THROUGH To CHI(AlsO.-C eanectiae with
England, the Cansdas, Southern and southvesters
States Connecting In Milwaukee with Detroit aa1
-. PAUL. DEPOT-Ceracr Jackssa street
MIiWSUKE E DEPOr--Cerncr Reed a.a
C1iiCAS:0 6EPIT-lserrer Canal a.s
Pennsylvania, aud C6icsxe, Altqe Isl. Iesis k:ssj
g. g. MERRILL, Gen. Manager.
4. Y: H. CARPENfRR. Q: p. and I. Agent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
fever AND AcUE.

FEVER AND AGUE esrsd for. fifty es.ta There
Fever and AGue. and all other Nelez10os. 1ilaas,
Scar,et T%soi6 Yellow. and other rsysrs Sssde9 q
READY RELIEF. Fifty Gents Der RotiIe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05
REWARD

For any case Of Rlind.
Bloedfng, Itching, or VI.
|cerated Pilos that DE
BIN0'R PILE REMEDY
|fails to cure. II 10 prepared
expressly to euro the Piles
and nothing olse. Sold by.
all Oruggists. Price &l.0J
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

The Be,e Locations for Colonies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-05

n low uaJS oAuCcs Suv6 Gu0 1OlcuO
Commercial, as passenger train
bound eastward over the Michigan
Southern Division of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway was
between HinsdaIe and this city, quite
IN excitement was created in the
ladies' car, US follows: Upon one side
of the car, and sitting alone, was a
German of Teutonic proportions, while
upon the other side sat tall, dark
complexioned, Administered Ameri-
can. The car was we'll. filled, and the
tall gentleman desiring q little fresh
air, raised the window next the seat
occupied by him. but was requested by
his German fellow-passenger to Put
that window down right away, quick !"
The qnest was complied with at
once, aid the tall gentleman moved
to the rear of the chr, and
raised another window, when
his German friend immedi-
ately left his seat and requested that
the second window be also closed.
"No!" said our American, / have
complied with your request once, and
having lett your neighborhood, con see
no justice in your demand" Upon re-
ceiving the above reply, the German
returned to his seat, and taking there
from a revolver, to the utter astonish ::
ment of all, and causing no little sur.
prise among the ladies, placed the
weapon in his pocket with the remark,
I'll shoot that id Yankee if he
don't shut that windowl" The tall,
dark man noticed the movement and
heard the remark, and after the Ger
man had again Il. en- his sent, walked
down the aisle Of the cur, approached
the German from behind. and placed
his left arm "a IL garotc) around his
neck, with his right hand drew out the
pistol, and placing it in his own peck.
ct, quietly resumed his seat, to the no
small amusement Of the other occu-
pants Of the cur. When the conductor
came around our tall friend gave him
the revolver, with the request that it
be returned to his German friend upon
their arrival at Toledo, provided he had
cooled down.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-15

mands no capital and no special en1Owments Is
tn. nat trade. The way to obtain a stock in
trade is to walk up to the front door OF DWELL
ing, take = mat, go home and wash it, and then
so back and coll it to ths former owner. The
profits are immense.
The man who thought he would play Santa
Claus for the benefit Of the little once Of his
household. recently. in Toledo, Ohio, got into
tho wrong chimney, and when he emerged from
the hot Fireplace, covered with warm SCOT, his
h.ir gone. and the Chicago 'hre-fend' already At
work in the seat Of his trowsers. he was heard to
whisper. why resort 30 deception to please the
youthful mind? Bring me some soft soap and
-four Maria. qui,ksr'n Buffalo Bill ever skinned
u cat.'-St. Louis Democrat.
The Count de Mon.cbelo has sent to France a
number Of specimens of the hars OF America
thus establishing . balance of trade for Ameri-
can eeiffeurs who are continually importing
specimens Of the hair Of France.
An Indian jumped on a can of nitro-glycerine
at New London, the ether day. 10 see how the
old thing worked, and the last seen OF him he
was rldiug t. cloud
An Indiana paper refuses to publish sulogies
gratis but adds:-'Ne will publish tho simple
announcement Of the death OF our friends with
pleasure.
An exchange announces, on the death OF q
lady, that she lived fifty yesrs with her hus-
band, and died in the confident hope of h.ppior
and better life.
The L. Sale Press says:
The following is the speech which Beemus
woul. have delivered provided he had been
called to the kansks throne. recently made
can't by the docssse OF Hing ksmahaneha. We
sent special reporter to Ottawa. who interview.
ed Beemus and procured the original copy Copy
wright secured. No Other paper will DO allowed
20 publish it without first obtaining permission
from US:
0AtoryWRg wsem TtarTlmb ttdnBoitn
t,eny0hu CAS- kSdeet0h el2o6A. syue er htg
TeUlC Obcrhe N3p33m J-lo5aStp Hda, Gredf 4
RS 'ulor-T- SO, 9vae-OUu aaistn oumna CcnvlC
nanig nundas Kkkkkkkkkk no, nghec sino lima
Hora NoLum5l99S sineciar IRA Homo Nucogo.
bEeMuS-
The Press Is the only paper outside Of the
Sandwich Islands that has displayed any enter.
prise in this important subject. The report of
our speech is .ubstantially correct. 1t spells
kI klux with = fe more ks than are usually
employed; but the Sandwich Island kukux are
the worst in the known world. Hence tho Okla.
sion Of those ks. This is the only k.rect SPELL
ing of the word.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-15
list OF PATIENTS,

The following patents were issued from the
I. 5. Patent Office to citizens Of Illinois for the
week ending Jan. 81, 1878. Reported for the
FREE TRADER by Alexander Is Mason, solicit
tors of patents, Cos Seventh street, Washington,
D. C.:
Method of Setting Black Diamonds--P "
Baxter. Chicago.
Hand Seeder--J Garsde, Henneplu.
Hay Rake and I.oader-Frank Marion, Grove
land
parlor Swing--B S.rassle, Chicago
Rain Water Switch, Nc--A Goudreaw, Kan.
kalee.
Hsrvoster-J i Nanny, Rockford.
Scrapiny aud Loading Machinc-D Mars,
Macon county.
linking Pad--J \ Miles, Chavlestown.
Cherry. S,oner--D G Warner Chicago.
Tuck Creaser--R $ Barnun, Chicago.
Spool Box G Bohn, Centralia.
Key Check J DsBarry. Chicago.
Corn Pi.nter--S Dixon, Roseville.
Table Cutlery-C McDonsld, Ottawa.
Double..ot,nv Pump-K Nolan, Galesburg.
Cultivstor-J Ii puttoe, Monmouth.
School Desk--C Fl Presbrey, Sterling
Land Roller Woodbridge, Deans Corners.