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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Death ,el Q Pioneer Mother.
DY ". II. G. uOsMER.


Ono Of tho stately matrons that gavc to homo
And with Il, her ,' genial company tho darkest day
Has vanished from tho scenes she choorot tho
friends sho loved SO we'll,
And never for kinder heart was knolled q sad.
der knell.
Tho Church will miss her whore in prayer she
Tho poor that she relieved whose souls the
kecnost sorrow felt.
when tcartully, from door to door, wero borne
the tilings dread.
"Tne stat on which VIC leaned is gone, our
friend in need is deadl'
Endowed with rarcst mental gifts, l,or counsel
oft Was sought,
And lessons sllo impaired well by ysars al
trial taught:
Pride, envy, hate, no dwelling place found in
hor noble breast,
And children that sho gently reared riso I'm
and call her "blest'
Strength, virtue, tortitldc, she ll,ircd from
honest, sturdy sircs,
And Tor tho stranger, on her hearth burned
hospitatle fires.
With . dear husband, sono btforo, tho forests
gloom she dared,
And, wh|o tho country round was now, his
dark privationS shared.
Why should VIC wecp2 Our fearful loss is her
eternal gain,
Aud footprints lott behind give proof that she
lived not in vain;
Tho wintry mould Is hoapcd above hor cold,
iasensate clay,
But quafs her spirit at the fount If evcrlast-
ing day.
Community has lost u friend, tho Church its
choicest gem,
But mortaIs should not Gods decroo, in their
blind grief, condemn;
Her mission TO this "sl.oal of timo" is over
and her deeds
Have ripened into precious grain, unchoked
by weeds.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

No UNCERTAIN SOUND. a man
discovers great truth, it is his duty
to proclaim 1t to his fellow men. The
use of DIX. WALKERS VINEGAR B11rEns
cannot be too strongly recommended
to the invalid public. To those who
have tried it, nothing need be said
their experience is their proof, pure
aud positive rs Holy Writ. To those
who have rot tried it, these truths Gun.
not be to often repeated. 1t is q certain
vegetable specific, which aids falterine
nature against the triumphs of dyspep.
sia, bilious disorders of every kind.
malarlous fevers, constipation of the
bowels, liver complaint, spring and fall
debility, ETC., etc. 1t costs but little,
and can always be at hand. It is the
poor mans friend. It saves doctors
bill, and the time lost in riding five.
ten or twenty miles after him besides
being free from all the poisonous med
icaments of the pharmacopeia. 1t will
not stimulate you to-day to leave you
weaker tomorrow. It's benefits are per
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Draining Qutcksunds.

The subject of draining quicksands
has recently been discussed IN the col
umns of the New York Tribune. The
directions generally given by tie cor
respondents of that paper have related
to the manner of making a sound arti-
fetal bottom on which to lay the drain
ing tiles. Our own experience in the
matter has been considerable, and we
have never found this necessary.
These sands are quick only because
they are sOet, ana if the water can be
withdrawn from them they will form
the best floor that is posi-
BILE to secure in such land. For lay
ing tiles, the only thing necessary is to
deepen the drain very slowly As soon
as the depth of the water is reached,
let the drain be opened for that depth
it's whole length; then, commencing ut
the lower end, deepen by single
scoopful at time, IN this way drawing
off the water slowly, and without at
any point going SO deep as to have a
pressure of water from the soil at the
side. Opened in this way, little by lit
tie, there will be no difficulty in secur-
ing a good foundation, and in laying
drain in the most slippery quick
sands.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
JEFFERsON'S -rOyERTY..>
How HIOntlce vvas Saved from a
Shcrt67s Hammer,
From tho Atlantic Afonthlv

HOW Monticello vvas saved from the
shcrtn's Hammer,
From tho Atlantic Monthly.
MIR. Jefferson's affairs did not mend.
though he enjoyed tho able and reso.
lutte assistance of his grandson and
namesake, Thomas Jefferson Ran
dolph and he resolved, at length, to
dlsch"rge the worst of his debts, in the
fashion OF old Virginia, by selling a
portion OF his lands. But there was
nobody to buy. Land sold in tho
usual way would not bring third of
its value; aud consequently 10 petit
toned the Legislature to relax the
operation of the law so far
as to allow him to dispose of
some of his farms by lottery.
as was frequently. done when money
was to be raised for public object.
The Legislature granted his request.
though with reluctance. But, in tho
meantime, it had been noised abroad,
all over the Union, that the author of
the Declaration OF Independence was
about to lose that far.famed
Monticello, with which his name
had been associated in the pub.
TIC NINA 1or two generations, the
abode Of prime and tho refuge of his
old ago, a Mecca to the Republicans
OF many lands. A feeling arose in all
liberal minds that this must not be
and during the spring of 1926, the last
OF his years. subscriptions were made
for his relief in several places, Philip
Home, Mayor of New York, raised
without any effort, as Mr.. Randall re-
cords. IS, 500; Philadelphia sent S.
600 and Baltimore 50, 900. The lottery
was suspended, and Mr.. Jefferson's last
days we're solaced by the belief that
the subscriptions would suffice to free
his estate from debt, and secure home
and independence to his daughter and
her children. He was proud of the
liberality Of his countrymen, and proud
to be its object. He who had refused
to accept so much as q loan from the
legislature of his State, glorified in
being the recipient of gifts from indi-
viduals. "No cent of this, said he,
" is wrung from the taxpayer. It is
the pure and unsolicited Offering of
love-"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
WEEKLY Wisconsin
Great Northwestern Newspaper,
REDUCED RAT +.

The WEExLY WISCONSIN, will noon enter upon its
7xeasyefgAA Vsissss II II tho leading weekly news-
paper Of the vast and prodac ive region lying Of
Lake MiehiRsn-the garden Of the Northwest. Since
tho WISCONSIN, commenced it, weekly Wits TO tho
people of the their numbers IN the region
designated have increa ssd from half nillion to
more than Mvse aillossI
The proprtetOrs Of the WEEKLY W1sC0NslH have
always underworld to keep their joa1nal with the
advancing spirit Of the times In ito editorial manage.
msnt; aud have anticipated the demands of the
growth of tbs country, and te material intessts Of
their readers. From small Newspaper twenty .eight
years ago. We have increased tho WeEKLY WIscoNsu
to . ~ column larger than tho Nov Ysvl
Ledger or the R.o Fork Weekly.
It 10 our determination to cover the whole Geld
demanded Of drst-olsss family journal All its
departments sro under the charge Of competent
editors. and expense 10 spared that odd to III
desirsbiiity - NKWkPAPER.
For tho yeart come We shall continue our feature
drumming serial stoey-cospDIetsps and pablishing
from three to four novels the cost Of which would be
twice the subscription price Of the pspsr for the
This great feature doss not infringe spoa ths
plstsness Of other dspartmsnts: bat h sstirsl,
EXTRA and beyond what u usually gfvsn the readsrs
Of weekly Newspaper.
In order to anticipate the financial demands Of tho
times. aud to meet the spirit Of ssoasny that win
moro or )ess have to bs practiosd for tine, have
reduced the rstes Of the WKEx1x Wnooxsu tos
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

1t has been found that the roots CT &.
good crop of red clover left in nh acre
of land after tho removal of tho crop,
weigh six thousand five hundred and
eighty pounds, or from three to three
and half tons. The same examine
ton gave an acre of rye roots at thirty
five hundred pounds, and of wheat
roots at thirty -four hundred pounds.
All of this matter is of course valua-
ble for the use of such crops as may
be grown duriu!, or after it's .lecomlo-
sitiOn. The wcll-known superiority vi
clover as Il manlring crop, however, is
not due alone to the greater amount
OF organic matter, taken manly
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
RuFFALn. N. Y Decemher IL 1870

BUFFALO, N. Y, December ID, 1870.
DIN. II. V. P1ERcE-For tho past six months
I have used your Golden Medical Discovery in
my practice, and in that time have tested it's
merits in severe coughs, both acute and
chronic, in chronic diseases OF the throat, Sc
OF the system, constipatel condition Of the
bowels, and wherever a thorough Alternative
or blood-puritier has been Indicated In all
cases have found it to act gently yet thor
oughly and effectually in removing the various
diseased conditions, and bringing about a
healthy action throughout the system.
Yours traterually,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

to show him . single wound that I
have received in MY own defense
against tho man who has taken my mo-
ney. Will you be kind enough just to
cut off a single finger, and when l
show W., my yd Loss to my employer think
"Of course I will, " replied the rob-
Der.
Jock was tall fellow, and he placed
his right hand as far rs he could
against the side of a tree. He stretched
out his foretingcr, and then asked tho
man to cut that ono of. The man
said:
81 thought that I was quite a tall
man, but yet am not quite tall enough
to cut that finger off squarcly and we'll.
In order to do it, it will DO nece ssary
to pull over this old stump. Suppose
You help me do it,"
So, rs both were trying to pull tho
stump over, and while tho man WAS
scarcely thinking of tho big stick, Jock
suddenly jerked it out of his hand,
and holding it over the mans head told
him to deliver up the money to him.
There was nothing left for the man
to do but to give mp the money. And
just then Jock snatched rope from
his pocked, slipped it round the mans
neck. and tied him to a tree in very
quick time, managing to lash the man
SO close to the tree that lie could
scarcely move.
"Now, good morning, sir. You will
hear from mo again, perhaps, said
Jack. And then he started off as fast
as he could get through the forest.
After having reached the town where
he was going, and paid his money, he
went to the police-office, and told his
adventure; and then described the
place where he had secured the robber.
~ suspect you have secured the
chief robber in the forest, and possibly
we may be able to arrest the whole
band" said the police. officer. So he
collected twenty Others that were un-
der him, and started of with Jack into
the forest, and when they had reached
where the robber was tied, the
chief police officer went up to him,
one of them q little silver horn. He
then blew it very loud, and kept blow.
ing it at intervals for some time. By
and bye it was answered by another,
and soon first one and then another
1obber, in answer to the horn of their
chief, made his appearance through
the trees, and at last some nine or ton |
were arrested.
The leader and his companions were
all marched off through the forest into
the town, where the robbers were put |
into prison. Ever since then these two |
proverbs have been common in that
town, and parents have told them to
their children:
l. Never brag of your dog and your
brass-headed stick, until You are
through the forest, and have paid your
guldens.
2. Never do evil that good may come,
for you may never be able to cut Jocks
finger off.
To these proverbs We might add a
third: Never drink strong drinks if
you wish to keep out of foolish scrapes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Lord llOuEhtOn On Mill,

. The following is the conclusion of
the address of Lord Houghton, Pres
ident of the Social Science Congress
lately held at Norwich:
It seems almost disrespectful to
speak now and here of Mr.. John Mill
in the summary manner the occasion
requires. By the side of the sover-
eigns and Legislators who govern the
apparent destinies and mould the ex-
ternal constitutions of states, it is in
terestihg to place the names of those
to whom it is given to mark the pochs
in the intellectual life and moral histo-
~ of nations. Such men must not Oh
ly he copious writer's, but by style and
method must rlvet the attention and
win the conviction of masses of man.
kind. Such was the influence of Sam
uel .Co,eridge on the generation of
my youth. coloring with his
metaphysical imagination not only
the philosophy but the theology and
even the politics of his time. Such in
my mature age has been the power of
Thomas Carlyle, stamping his moral
earnestness and rigid convictions of
good and evil on our views of history,
on our estimates of greatness in men,
on our measure of the worth OF
thoughts and things, on our sense of
the functions of language and the du-
ties, OF expression. Such in these lat
ter days, has been the place of John
Stuart Mill, in relation to the logical
faculty, to the higher reason, and to
the bold, critical application Of princi-
pies, however distasteiul to prejudice.
to fashion, even to the uneducated con-
science. The questions submitted to
the consideration of this society were
in great part those he desired to see
proved and tested, and though unwill-
ing to attend its meetings. and confer
ences, he expressed through it's officers
his continual interest in it's work and
his ardent sympathy with its success.
OF this he could hardly have given a
more signal proof than his expression
of the political value he attached to the
services of our distinguished colleague,
Mr.. Edwin Chadwick, which in the
most public manner he estimated us not
only equal, but superior to his own. It
is agreeable to speak of such men to an
audience, the majority of which belongs
to the town of Norwich. know no
provincial city adorned with so
many names illustrious in itera.
ture, the professions and public life.
Those of Taylor, Martineau, Austin
Anderson, Opie come first to my recol-
lection, and there are many more be-
hind. And there is this additional
popularity of distinction, that these
are, for the most part, not the designa-
ton of individuals, but of families num-
bering men and women conspicuous in
various walks of life. For one of them
l will ask you to permit me to pass
from the expression of public esteem
to that of private friendship, for one,
who, from sick bed of twenty years,
still looks out ut the world Of action
with mind interested in all that
affects the well-heing of humanity
Harriet Afuyti,aCuu.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

A GENTLE Quaker had two horses. q
very good amp very poor one. When
seen riding the latter, it turned out
that his better half bad taken the good
one. "What I" said sneering bache-
lor, chow comes it that you let your
wife ride the better horse2" The only
reply was: Friend, when thee be
married thee'll know"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA,
FAMILY IMMINENT

the host remedy In tho world for tho folio wing
complaints, viz: Cramps in tho Limbs and Stomach,
Pain In the Stomach. Bowels Side. Rheumatism In
Ill It's FERNS Bilious Collie, NeuralRa, Cholera, Dys.
entery, Colds, Flesh Wounds Burns, S0ro Throat.
Spinal Complaints, Spraius and Bruises. Chills and
Fever. For Internal and External use.
It's operation Is not only to relieve the patient but
entirely tho Of the complaint 1t pen.
tratns an1 p3rv.iss tho olo system. restoring
healthy action to all its parts, and quic tho
blood.
and All Healing.
Prepared BY CURTIS BROWN,
No. 2l5 Fulton Street, New Yo:k.
For eale bv all Drug Rfsts
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
To Renew Mushroom Beds.

When the mushrooms stop growing.
or rather when the bed is exhausted,
the manure is taken away in as large
Jumps as possible, and very carefully
placed under q shed, and every lump
or part of lump which is full Of white,
cottony threads, is placed on board
in a dry garnet or other we'll sheltered
place, and is turned over occasionally
till perfectly dry, after which it is
good to use as spawn. The spawn may
be kept for years, if not allowed to get
wet. It is as good after three or four
years as after three or four
weeks. 1t is very necessary to take the
manure away in dry weather on &C.
count of the spawn, the least dampness
spelling it; but when it has been ex.
posed to dry atmosphere for day or
two, damp atmosphere does not injure
it.
BY making spawn every time a bed
is exhausted and taken away, a good
supply of it can always be had, and of
better quality than what is generally
sold. The rest Of the manure, although
not as good as before being used, is
still an excellent fertilizer for garden
crops.
As soon as bed is removed, another
one may be made in the same place
with new manure, and the longer a
cellar or other place has been used for
such purposes the better mushrooms
will grow, and the more the beds will
yield. The place will be full of myce-
lium, and mushrooms will spring up
everywhere.
It is easy to have mushrooms all the
year round by making new bed every
month or oftener, so that when one is
exhausted, another begins to yield, etc.
For tho first and second beds made, it
is necessary to buy spawn from seed
dealers, but let it not be mouldy, else
no crop can be grown. It should have
q strong mushroom smell instead Of a
mouldy one, as is too often the case.
In Paris, thousands of quarts OF
mushrooms are consumed each day,
and large quantities are preserved and
shipped to many parts of the world
Pen and PlOs0.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Tho WOOdman and the Sandal Tree,
(From tho Spanish.)
NY WILLIAM CI1II.HN INV AMI

Beside sandal-trce woodman stood
And swung tho axe, and rs tho strokes were
Upon the fragrant trunk, tho generous wood.
With its own sweets, perIumcd tho cruel
blade.
Go, then, and d" the like soul cntluod
Win hight from heaven, nature puro aud
great,
Will place its highest bliss in doing good.
And good for OWL give, and love for hato,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
SEVERAL of the French journals ar

SEVERAL of the French journals are
complaining about the immense expor-
tation of fruits and vegetables to Eng
land, and declare that not only does
this raise tho price of garden produce
at home, but thnt the English take the
best OF everything. 1t is calculated
that nearly 100, 900, 900 pounds weight
Of fruit hns been sent to England this
year MS against 14,OOO,OOO pounds
weight exported in 1860,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

SUDDEN CHANGES in the weather are
productive of Throat Diseases, Coughs and
Colds. There is no more effectual relief to be
found, than in the uso Of B,o'cn's Bronchial
TrOche8 "-COm
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

THE LUNGS Strained and Racked bv persist
emit Cough. the general strength wasted, and an in
durable complaint established thereby. DR. Jayno's
Expectorant fs effective remedy for Coughs and
Colds. and exerts beneficial effect on the Pu1moua.
ry and BrOncha oil Organs.
Best nnaj Oldest Family Nlcsliclne.- forts
Liner I.uigora'cr-a purely vegetable GsAar'ic
Tonic Dysgcpsia, Constipltior, Debility, Sic
Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Ask your Druggist for
t. Be.core Of Limitations.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
A CASE of chronic mammalian of nm

A CASE of chronic rheumatism of un-
tisual severity, cured by ./oknsons An0LyRe
a large bunch camo out upon tho breast OF
tho sufferer, and appeared like part OF the
breast bone. Used internally and externally.
The sweetest word in our language is
health. AT tho first indication of disease use
we'll known and approved remedies. For dys-
popsia or indigestion, uso Parsons Purgaiioe
ach, uso J0hnson's Anodane Lini,nen Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13

A GOOD article is always sure to sell.
This is proven by the Elmwood and
Warwick collars, the sale of which is
steadily increasing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Fall PlOuQhinU.

It is, we think, generally admitted
that all level lands, except high loans
and sandy soils, are benefited rather
than injured by fall ploughing. Lands
ploughed in the full are prepared to
receive all the benefits which frost,
rain and snow can give them, both in
the way of fertilization and the rem
deriug the hard clayey soils loose and
friable. They are also put in the best
possible position to be susceptible to
atmospheric influences, which have
more to do with the fertility of the soil
than most people imagine. The fall is
the most convenient time for the far
mer to plough. His team is in good
condition and he is not driven by work
that must be done. Many soils which
are so wet and heavy in the spring that
they cannot be ploughed without seri-
Gus damage, are in good condition in
the fall, and if the ploughing be then
done, it is so much done on the next
springs work, which always drives.
OF course, steep hillsides, which are
liable to wash badly should not be
ploughed in the fall, but with this ex-
ception, it seems safe to advise the
farmer to "put his hand to the
plough" and not look back until he
has turned bottom up all the soil he
expects to cultivate next year.-E1.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
pEERLEss CLOTHES WR1NdER.

A COUGH, COLD or SORE THKOAT
BROWNS Requires immediate attention, an
BRONCHIAL should DO Checked. If allowed to
TROCHES continue. IRRITATION OF THE
FOR LUNGS, PERMANENT THROAT
COUGHS AFFECTION. OR AN 1N0unABLE
AND LUNG DIsEAsH 10 often tho 70.
COLDS. tsult
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROOHEs
Having direct influence on tho parts. gives imme.
diatc relief. For BRoNCHITIs, Asthma, CATARRH.
CoNsUMPTlvE AND THROAT Disc ASSES, TROOHEs
are used s'th aleoys good sHccess.
SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS
Will find TRoCBEs useful In clearing the voice when
taken before Singing or Speaking aud relieving he
throat after unusual oxerton of the vocal organs
Obtain only Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs," and
do not take any Of The worthless limitations that may
DO offered. Sold eve,yekerc.
THIRTY YEARS. EXPERIENCE or AN
OLD NURSE.
Mrs. WMsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP Is TIRE IRE.
scRIpTION OF ono Of tho best Female Physicians and
rses In tho United States, and has been used for
thirty years with neverfatlins safety aud by
millions of mothers and Children from the feeble in
FAINT of Woek old to tho adult 1t c0rrecs acdty
of tho stomach relieves wind collie, regulates the
bow cis and gives rest health and comfort to mother
and child. We believe 1t to DO tho Rest and Surcst
Remedy in tho World in all cases Of DYSENTERY
and DlARRHEA IN CHILDREN, whether it
arises from Tcethin9 from any other cause. Full
directions for using will accompany each bottle
None Genuine unle, tho fac stmile of CURTIS
PERKINS Is on tho outside Wrapper.
SOLD nx ALI. MEDICINE DEAlEs.s.
CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
from other cause than having worms in tue stom.
Rch.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE OOMFITS
will destroy worms without injury to the child being
perfectly WHITE, and FREQ from all colorins 9TH
CT Injurious ingredients usually used in prepar.
ati0ns
CURTIS Il BROWN, PRoPR1Erons,
No. els Fulton Street. New York.
Sold by Drsgqisss ant Chemists. and ieaters in Met
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