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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Good Things.

We copy the following from the Boston
Commercial Bulletin Of Saturday:
PRopER place for statue Of grimalkip
MUNICH e).
AFTER all the patriotic associations con.
nected with tho Old South" is it not
humiliating to think that we shall lave to
see Washington and Jackson clicked"
there every day now?
The elephant Romoo's hide las been
tanned, and now the owner is puzzled to
know what to d. with it. What better
use could be made of Romco's lido than to
have it manufactured into theatrical
trunks ~
The following is an actual dialogue
overheard in School street a low evenings
since:
Swipoy ono, to bccry companion, read.
ing sign opposite, City Hall" Chrishun
Era! say, Bill, lcsh gwin the Era, an Try
suthin."
Beery e., with an air of superiority
"G'lopg. Jim! you've 'g'nough aboaid,"
contemptuously. "Chrisbun Era AMT
bar-roon, you thunoriu fool Is nuthin but
id newspapers"
lHE recent n'Sht Ot an eX-MayOr OF
Rox5ury gives new force to tho proverb-
"Ritchies certainly make themselves
WINGS"
AN agricultural journal gives u cure
for smut in wheat. If it were only for
smu: in literature, it would find p1omis.
ing market in New York.
Is it not singular that the "stamp act"
should DO in force at tho Old South?
AND now Richard III. is said to have
been q prohibitionist. eff he was hot"
says Spicer, "why did no stop King Hen.
rvs bier'"
WHEN woman's rights" are generally
recognized Tho would be better fitted to
pilot Lake Lucerenc steomer than Mrs.
! Swiss.helm?
! THERE will probably be more put into
the boxes, and larger attendance, at the
Old South tomorrow, than for many Sun.
days past.
A RELIGIOUS magazine" Tho All
Dean"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Cultivation Of Home Fisheries for Sal.

M0ns
The German steamer Weser. from
Bremen, which arrived ut New York on
the 4th instant, had on board sixty
large cases, containing ESQ, 900 salmon
eggs, $50, 900 of which were a present
from the Government of Germany to
the United States, and 500, 900 had
been purchased in Germany by an
agent of the United States. These
eggs were purchased at the rate of s.
per thousands small price as com.
pared with the charge of $40 per thou
sand demanded in Canada. They were
packed in moss, and, on opening the
cases, a small per centage was found to
be dead. The boxes have been con-
veyed to Matching establishment, at
Bloomsbury. New Jersey, and the
sound eggs will be repacked and dis
tributed to the rivers in states where
the water is suitable for the growth of
salmon. This distribution will include
Pennsylvania, New jersey, the New
England states, New York, Ohio, Wis.
consin and Illinois. At the same time
q distribution will be made of the $780,
600 salmon eggs collected at Bucksport,
Maine, making total distribution oi
1900, 600 eggs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20

We noticed in one of our exchanges
this week tho statement OF Dea. John Hodg-
kins, of South Jefferson, Me-, whose son was
cured OF incipient consumption by the use Of
Johnson's Anodyne Linin,ent We refer to
this at this time as tending to corrobora,e the
statement We made last week in relation to
this Liniment as applied to consumption.
If Congress had employed as much scientific
skill in the arrangement Of ils "Rc:onstruc-
ton Polo. at the close, as the War D.rart-
ment dld IN the beginning Of the war, in ar
ranging tor tho manufacture of what was
called She''idons Gacalry Condition Po,ctle,s
tor the use Of the Cavalry horses, no doubt the
Exchange.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Cure for lO, scx E,a n lnu Mt Hnltcr.

A year ago l had u four-year old
horse which had contracted the habit
Of pulling back whenever she was
fastened. Sho would be sure to break
loose, if what held her could be broken
by her drawing in such q backward
way. She was cured of the habit by
taking a rope two feet long, fastening
ono end around her body just back Of
her shoulders, and passing tho other
end through the ring Of the halter and
tying to tho post. She lay back for
her usual phil for Il few times when
fixed in this way, but soon found she
was drawing from her body instead of
her head, which she did not relish, and
soon gave it up entirely. She can now
be left anywhere with perfect safety, as
nothing will induce her to pull back
when fastencd.-Lount'V Gentleman.
40 Clean SOilctl Pluma$c.
Conlinc the fowl in small coop and
cover tho bottom with dry clean sand
ut least six inches deep; the fowl will
clean itself.
Carbolic soap will certainly kill lice
On fowls or chickens. We use Buchan's
Dissolve half an ounce in quart of
boiling water; when cool, wet their
heads and neck with it. The lice die
in an instant, and in half an hour the
chickens are as dry and nice as ever.
Useful Recipes.
Oil FOR HARNESSES. it is
said, may be rendered impervious to
water by thoroughly impregnating
them with II mixture made in the pro-
portion of twenty-one gallons of pure
whale Gil and fifteen to seventeen
pounds Of India-rubber shrcds. Heat
these ingredients together at tenn
perature of from 1910 to 24Oo, in order
that the rubber may be completely dis
solved.
Another preparation contains one
gallon OF alcohol, one and Il half pounds
OF white tnrpentine, the same weight
OF gum shellac, and one gill of Venice
turpcntine. Let these stand by the
stove until the gums are dissolved,
then add one gill of sweet oil, and (if
desired for the color) two ounces of
lamp-blac1.
IL AGGh1OFE Ink OPOTS FROM COLAOEED
GooDs.-An excellent authority states
that for fabrics upon which oxalic acid,
chloride OF lime, and the like cannot be
used, concentrated solution Of pyro.
phosphate of SODA answers very well.
The spot is to be washed with this un-
til it comes out. It requires some pa
thence, especially if the stains to be
removed are old ones
TRANSPARENT CEMENT. to
Dingler's Polytechnic Journal, a very
strong, transparent cement, applicable
to wood, porcelain, glass, stone, etc.,
may be made by rubbing together in a
morter 2 parts of nitrate OF lime, Is
parts OF water, and 20 parts of powder
ed gum arabic. The surfaces to be
united are to be painted with tho
cement, and bound together until COM
pletely dry.
10 REMOVE PAINT AND PUTTY FROM
WINDOW GLAss.-Put sufficient salera-
tus into hot water to make strong
solution, and with this saturate the
paint which adheres to the glass. Let
it remain until nearly dry, then rub off
with u WOODEN cloth.-B0stom Journal
| of Gcl7isf1.U
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
SOME men, vifbont roo1;o,1 1-nor

SOME men, without medical knowl.
edge, advertise their urskilltul preparations
10 cure every disease, which is impossible i;
While Dr.. Piercc's Family Medicines have
their legitimate range. and have proven the
most valuable cnrativcs ever given to tue pub
lie, yet he is fully competent to use any neccs-
s So auxiliary treatment, that all may recover.
his private practice is enormous. Patients
from every quarter wait on him, whilo thou
sands are treated by letter, and special mcdi-
cines sent by mail or express. A small outl,y
viii! secure his valuable services. Address
with stamp, DR.. Il. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y,
for = printed list OF questions, to assist in de-.
scribing your case. COZ
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20

IT is now said that drawings for the
construction of two fifty ton guns have
been sent to the British war office, and
that the authorities of the royal gun
factories are ready to construct another
OF seventy tons to the Frazer plan.
winch will throw a proiectile weighing
1.400 pounds. By us ing this the most
improved system of constructing guns
by coil upon coil of wrought iron, there
is no practical limit to the size Of a gun
or its projectile, which could be made
arge enough to annihilate anything
afoat.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
DR.. j. r. 0lllER'8
MAGNETIC BALM,

II cures ~ II BY MAGNETIC
INFLUENCE, Neuralgia and all pain. and 70
therefore very properly termed Is Magnetic
Balm 1t is purely vegetable preparation. It
has no equal as . remedy for
terry, Collie and all Bowel Complaints.
Its timely use will cure Colds. Group, Diph-
therin. Quinsy. and oil Throat affections.
and other complaints Incident to our western and
southern climates. are easily broken up.
Nervous Pain, Sick-Headache, and Rhcu-
have f.;ind TaatG. .e Ear ch. %n,,,. He'
blans and Bruises are relieved ut once by its USE
The genuine has D. Rapson kCo.ss
private Revenue Stamp ON the outside, and Dr.
Examine closely, and buy none but the gen.
uine.
Sold by al Druggists. Price Is cents per
sottle.
D. RANSOM. Son j. Co., Props, Buffalo. N. 7
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Relative Profits Of Wheat, OATS and,
Barley.

D$AA"ys
In the states east of Ohio and north
of Maryland, the growing of wheat has
in most localities given way to the rails
ing of other crops, the sale OF which
will buy moro flour than the land will
produce. This il Of course less the
case toward the western edge Of tho
section mentioned, and very notably
increases toward the coast, where, as
in Massachusetts, the annual yield of
breadstuf1s is only fraction Of the
quantity consumed by the population.
But it is somewhat surprising to find
that California, with ITS Wanted adj
vantages for whc:,t-growing, shows a
decided tendency in the same direc
ton
From published statements before
us, it appears that the area in wheat in
that State yields only an average of
nineteen bushels to the acre, while bar
Icy gives thirty-tive bushels, and oats
forty five bushels per acre. The cash
value of the yield per acre for each OF
the three crops is set down respectively
at 1924, $2l.84, and $1,000, from
which it will be seen that barley yields
in dollars nearly one-fifth, and oats
nearly one.half more than wheat for Il
given average.
Six seventies of the export of barley
from California is to Peru, the Orie..t,
British Columbia, Chill, and japan.
The export of oats il chiefly to Austria
lia, British Columbia, Japan, China,
Mexico, and New Zealand. These facts
are suggestive, not only with reference
to the future of agriculture Oh the Pa
cltic coaSt, bat with regard to the
nr"hahl" direction Of that commercial
enterprise which sooner or later must
dot the South Sea with the ships and
steamers OF great and varied traffic.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
A SIXTH Atlantic cable is b,

A SIXTH Atlantic cable is being can.
vassed for among capitalists in Eng.
land to be laid from Liverpool to New
York direct, 5000 miles, at a cost of
IS, 600, 900. A new French cable, for
s which the money has soo already been
and is to possess carrying capacity OF
twenty-seven words per minute, which
is said to be double that which can
possibly be obtained by single direct
line of $4,000 miles. the ascertained
fact being that after the first LOGO
miles the resistance Of the cable is i'm
increased.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20

NOTHING makes Minnesota husband
SO mad as to fill his boots with buck
wheat cakes in the raw, and then laugh
at him when he pulls them ON. Mrs.
Smith, of Winona, will indorse this
statement as soon as the swelling in her
nose subsidies sufficiently to enable her
Tn rood
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Very Cold.

The Auburn Bulletin tells this story,
and yet it's editor expects to go t,
heaven: "The cooler was too cold for
occupants last night, and benzine froze
between the cup and the lip. One old
and economical stager, attempting to
swallow a nip from his bottle on a
street corner, found an icicle in his
throat, and after pulling one out each
time he repeated the trial, finally plac-
ed them in his overcoat pocket and
went home. They thawed out after he
had lighted the fire for breakfast, when
he forced his pocket full of benz ne,
badly mixed with loose tobacco. So
he let it freeze mp again, snd had ia
smoke it in his pipe to save waste.
Fact"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
The story of Some Hot Water.

About two hundred years ago, a man
bearing the title OF the Marquis OF
Worcester, was sitting on cold night,
in small mean room, before q blazing
fire. This was in Ireland, and the man
was a prisoner. A kettle of boiling
water was On the fire, and he sat watch-
ing the steam, as it lifted the lid of the
kettle and rushed out of the nose.
He thought OF the power of the
steam, and wandered what would be
the effect if he were to fasten down the
lid and stop up the nose. He conclud-
that the effect would be to burst the
kettle: GLOW much power, then,"
thought he, "there must be in
steam!"
As soon as he was let out of prison
he tried an experiment. II have
taken," he writes, "a common and filled
it three quarters full of water, stopping
firmly up both the touch hole and the
| mouth, and, having made a good fire
under it, within twenty-four hours it
burst and made great crack" After
this, the marquis contrived rude ma
chine, which, by the power of steam,
drove up water to the height of forty
feet.
About one hundred years after this, q
boy whose name was James Watt, and
who lived in Scotland, sat one day
looking ut o kettle of boiling water,
and holding spoon before the steam
that rushed out of his nose.
His aunt thought he. was idle, and
said, Is it not shame for you to
waste your time so 2" But James was
not idle he was thinking of the power
Of the steam i'll moving the spoon.
James grew to be good and great
man, and contrived those wonderful
improvements in the steam enei.e
which have made it so useful in our
day
! What will not the steam engine do |!
1t propels, it elevates, it lowers, it
pumps, it drains, it pulls, it drives. it
blasts, it digs, itcuts, it saws, it planes,
it beres, it blows, it FORCES. it hammers,
it files, it polishes, it rivets, it cards.
1t spins, it winds, it weaves, it coins. it
prints, and It does more things than I
can think of.
Il it could speak it might say
blow the bellows, forge the steel:
manage the mill aud The mint;
hammer the ore, and turn the wheel,
And the news that you read print
In the year 1907, Robert Fulton, an
American, put the first steamboat on
the Hudson River, and in 1929 loco
motive steam-carriage went over rail.
road in England.
And this is the story of some hot
water. From 50 small beginning as
| the steam of tea-kettle resulted the
steam engine, the steamboat aud the
locomotive engine, by which the trains
OF cars are moved with such speed on
our railroads..
Learn what the power of thought
will do. How many men had looked
at kettles Of boiling water, but how
few thought of the force of the steam,
and the good uses to which it might
be turned 2-Monroe's Fourth LteQder.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
JAMES V1cH,
Rochester, New Fork.

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Ella, In, papa!' he exclaimed Mt

Hin, In, papa!' he exclaimed ut
last. "Then Jerry does not always
teach right have caught you now"
"Why, no, Ned" replied II nm
sorry to see that Jerry, after all, is only
like other masters-he makes mistakes
sometimes. He has made one now, !
suppose. He is evidently dog of
arlstocratic tendencies, who dislikcs
rags and tatters, and thinks such things
have no business III the world: SO it is
the proper thing in his opinion, to
show superb contempt for
poverty. I think I have heard
yonng fellows-in fact, l am not
quite certain that I have not heard
you, Ned-talking about 'roughs and
'cads, meaning people probably quite
as good as themselves, only poorer,
Yes, you were telling mo the other day
about your cricket match with the Nj
tional School, and how indignant Won
all were to be beaten by the 'ca.ls.'
And perhaps, after all, Jerry only
wished to show You tho absurdity Of
this feeling 10y letting you sec how silly
it looks in a dog"
However, Jerry retrieved his char
actcr before long; for rs we passed
some farm. houses on our return, a lit
tie terrier came rushing out, and in n
most insolent way began barking and
swapping at our dog. But Jerry,
though at first he made a pause and
began wagging his tail by way OF salute
to the small stranger, yet when
he saw tho others cantanker-
Gus, unfriend!y spirit, trotted gently
on again in a dlgnifed way,
moving neither faster nor slower than
before, and never even taking the
trouble to look aside at the barking
cur. When a big sheep-dog,
and evidently wakened by the
noise the terrier made, came bounding
out OF the yard and also flew at Jerry,
the latter's whole demeanor changed.
At first indeed he gave gentle wng of
his tail, as much as to say, "Now, let
us be friends and don't be silly" but
when he saw the sheep dog also meant
to annoy him, he rushed on him like
lightning, rolled him over, and in
moment sent him back again faster
than he came, and bowling from q bite
in the leg. After this, and short pur
suit, he resumed his stately trot, while
the terrier contcnted himself for the
future with growing from within the
gate.
"Good dog, Jerry ~ cried Ned, on
raptured ut his friends triumph. II
can tell what he meant to teach me
there, papa, he continued, laughing.
HE Was showing me that really
brave fellow won't touch little boy,
even if the little one is rather impu-
dent; but the instant a big fellow
NEEDLES with him he goes at him like
a brick"
"No bullying, eh?" replied.
"Well, Ned, peeceive you are be-
ginning to find out this cunning old
Jerry for yourself; SO as I see the
postman coming with the letters, I'll
leave You to your lessons with him."
RRvAN YORRE
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Curious Origin OF the Salt Works In
Virginia.

The origin of the Southwestern Vir-
ginia salt works is curious. The place
was once vast swamp, nois ONE, Shiny
and dangerous. Deer, hogs and cattle
would often be found dead there.
Vapor continually arose from the sod
den ground; SO lonely was it that it
got the reputation of being haunted,
and when William Crabtree, hunter,
settled upon it he found no one to dis
pute his right. From his heirs a Ger
tain VIM. King suspecting it's value as
a salt field, from various indications,
bought it for rifle and q pony. He
opened it, cleared it, and dug his wells.
It was profitable business and rapidly
increased. During the war these works
were the principal dependence of the
Confederacy for salt. Often thousand
covered wagons waited ut one time to
load. They conveyed the salt for
hundreds of miles into the interior.
After several attempts the Federal
troops demolished the works, but never
held them for any length of time. The
company now have six furnaces, aid
make two thousand four hundred
bushels of salt day.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
Size Of Tents In Ayrshire Cow.

E. L. Sturtevant, Massachusetts
breeder of Ayrshires, in a paper pre-
pared for the New York State Agricul-
tural Society says:
"The teats should be of medium
length, evenly set, and project slightly
outward when the bag is full; of even
thickness throughout and Of fine
texture. They should be placed about
one-third of the length of the vessel ,
apart in one direction, and about one.
half the other. When the udder is not
distended, they should hang perpen-
dicularly. Large teats, however de-
sirable to the mixer, are usually
accompanied by coarseness of build in
the COW. They arc seldom found on
we]l-bred animals, yet exceptionally
they so occur, and are much liked. A
teat should be large enough to grasp,
say from two to two and IL half inches
in length. a shorter one would be an
objection; with larger, I should fear
coarseness."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
CRAmER, AlKENS & CRAMER,
PROPRIETORs,
milwaukee, VVisconsin.

DR.. Cox's Hive Group eyreP has
been known and used by the medical profession
over 100 years, and as 4 remedy for Colds and
Coughs has all older and better reputation than
any OTHER Cough medicine ever offered 70 the
public. 1t is known a the Compound Syrup Of
SquilIs. and formula may BE- found in every
medical dispcnsatory.
Dr. Ransom's Hive Syrup and
1Olu, in addition to the ingredients for Cox's
Hive Syrup. contains Balsam Of T0lu 6ecoctiono of
Skunk Cabbage Root and Lobelia, combination
that must commend it to every one - superior
ls%fS 70, ga
Colds, indeed for all affections Of the Throat
and Lungs where Cough Medicine 10 necessary.
This Syrup IL Carefully RF0p0Ie1
under the personal direction Of y regular Physi-
clan OF over twenty years practice, whose sigma
ture is attached to the directions on the bottle.
-, Its taste IL very pleasant and children
Ike il.
Every family should keep 1t - . ready
remedy for Group, Colds, etc., among the
children.
u. RASsoM SOs5 & Co., Propr's Buffalo. n. 7.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
A New EpoCH IN MEDICAL H1sroRv.

NEW Epoch IN MEDICAL HISTORY.
-" Reason and chance" says Pliny,
!" lied to the discovery of the virtues of
medicinal herbs" In these modern
days, research and experiment have
perfected the work that reason and ac-
cident began. DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR
BTrE1ss are the latest result of botani.
cal investigation and pharmaceutical
science. This extraordinary medicine.
composed entirely of vegetable ingre-
dients cullcd from the soil of our Pa
cific Territory, is pronounced remedy
Tor every discs sc-not organic-of the
stomach, the liver, the bowels, the re-
spiratory system, the kidneys, the MUS
cles, and the other organs which make
mp the machinery OF life. All who
have witnessed It's effects are in favor
OF its universal adoption rs the safest
and most reliable tonic known. Free
from the talnt of alcohol, it is never
thel less stimulant, though not q dan
gerons cxcitant. One thing is certain:
no curative heretofore introduced to
the public through the press, has ever
obtained, in SO short time, the celeb
rity OF DIR. WALKER's CALIFORNIA VINE
GAR BIrTEEs, or been supported by
such nnimpcachalle testimony. From
that testimony it is evident that this
preparation is specific for Dyspepsia.
Nevous Debility, intermittent and Bill
1ous Relnittent Fevers, Diarrhoea, Dys-
cntcry, Rheumatism, Gout, and all dis
turbanccs of the secretiye and excrc.
tive (unctlnl,s. Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20
The Oil Rpgions..Largc Strike near III.
tWSviilc.

Commercial.
Another large strike has to day been
made u mile and half south of this
city, on property situated near the old
Colonel Drake we'll, the first one struck
in the oil regions. 1t is known rs the
Hunter No. 2, aud although only three
feet in the sand, is flowing Mt the rate
OF one hundred and fifty barrels day.
Another we'll, On an adjoining lease,
known az the Grocsbcck we'll, was drill
ed to the third sand rock, to-day, and
it gives an equally good showing.
There ara, now fonr wells in this local
ity, each doing over one hundred bar
rels per day. The territory lies between,
and on line with, the Church Run
and Octave Company Developments.
and during the early history OF the re-
gion WAS all drilled and exhausted.
This is the best testimony yet oilduccd
III favor OF the theory that old territory
will revive after the lapse OF time. .