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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
A Three Million Faiiare for 5000,

a 1nree mullOn E0l0fe Tor $1,000,
There IL u curious story ahoat about
tho great failure of James Wood & Sons
of Pittsburgh, which has not yet got into
print We believe. It seems that since the
death of the founder Of that house, the
bufiness has been in the hands Of the sons
three in number. On the day of The
"crash" tho two older brothers were
absent and in other parts Of the country,
the youngest of all being left in charge.
Word came to him from the cashier of the
bank with which they did business, that a
note Of $4,000 was due, and no mouey in
the bank to meet it. The cashier would
have paid it, if asked to do 80, or would
have been ready to place even $4,000 to
the credit Of the firm if they should 80
desire. But the young man upon whom
the responsibility rested EXPRESSED no such
request, and nothing was loft for the
cashier to do but to let the note 70 to
protest. The fact of tho firms failure to
meet this obligation soon became known
among the creditors, whose paper began
to pour in with uncomfortable rapidly, 90
that in few days the only: course left for
tho firm was to make an assignment, in
order if possible,to got q fresh start. Thus
it was that firm which has three and
a half million assets, and only thirds
that amount of liabilities, failed for three
thousand dollars.
Another interesting point in connection
with this great failure is the statement
that the creditors are said to expect to be
able to make good their claim upon the
estate itself, whico is rumored to be worth
fully seven million dollars. This claim
is based upon the fact that there was no
notice of the dissolution Of partnership
Of James Wood, his sons having continued
the business without the advertisement of
any change in the organization Of tho
firm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
English Fa rminx and Amcricnu

Mr.. Wall, in an address to the farm.
ers OF New Jersey, alluded to the fact
that in England, in less than CEN
tnry, the production of wheat had
risen from 100000 to 100, 600. 600
bushels. This enormous increase he
attributes to systematic attention to
all the requirements of good farming ::
to the skill and exactness with which
all the operations are performed: to
their careful selection of tho best va
ricties of seed, and to the extensive
and good use of their barnyard manure.
Nothing is left to casualty or chance.
No expectations are INDUCED in that
an unusually favorable season will
atone for shortcomings or neglect. He
He alluded to the business like liber.
ality of the English farmers in restoring
to the earth, by means of purchased
manures, the elements of fertility ex-
ha1isted by cultivation, and said that in
1887, the first year in which bones came
into general use as fertilizer, the for.
e]ga bones imported were valued at the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
When a Policeman Nay Use a Weapon.

When Policeman Nay Use a Weapon.
A case was before Judge Gilmore in
Baltimore on Monday, where police
officer fred two shots into q man guilty
OF breach of peace, but the testimony
was conflicting as to whether the man
did or did not resist arrest. The court
in deciding this case remarked that a
police officer armed with deadly weap-
ons ought to be careful and reflect seri-
ously upon the necessity Of using
them. It was a difficult question to
determine at what point an officer il
justified in using deadly weapons. It
should not be resorted to except in
cases of high felony, where it is neces.
sary to secure the arrest of the party.
This should be the rule. In this case
the man had committed no offence
which deserved death, although he had
beaten and disabled the policeman
from whom he had escaped. In view
OF the large powers vested in the Police
Commissioners, where they could cor
rect an uncalled for or injudicious use
of deadly weapons, and alse locking to
conflict of evidence, he would give
trdverser the benefit of the extraordin-
ary evidence and direct his acquittal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
The Multiplication Of Wealth.

The industry of this age is productive
to an extent hitherto unrealized, even
IN the most prosperous communities.
Gladstone tells us that the wealth
which England produced in the inter.
val of 20 years, between 1900 and 1870.
equals the aggregate of the production
from the invasion of Julius Cesar to
the year 1900; and he further estimates
the wealth produced during the so
years previous. This gigantic result is
the achievement of steam. The domes-
tication of animals-the use of the
horse and the ox-added tenfold to the
productive power of man. But the
utilizing of steam as motive power
increases the products in industry one
thousand fold. The aggregate amount
of productions that outlast the use of
one generation and are handed down to
the next, is thereby increased one hun
dred fold.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
The Laws Of Health.

Ine LAVA OF Hcoltns
1t 10 useless for State Legislatures to pass laws
for the Preservation OF tho public health, If the
great law Of self-preservation, which depends for
it, enforcement upon the will Of the individual, is
suffered to remain dead letter. There IL scarcely
an adult member Of the community, Of either Sex,
favor OF Hoststter's Stomach Bittsrs, furnished
over their own signatures by persons Of acknowl-
edged sminsnee In science, literature, art, COM
meree. and every department Of business and pro-
fessional life. These Witnesses have declared IN
the most explicit terms that the preparation il
safeguard sssinst epidsmics, . sovereign remedy
for dyspspsia, valuable anti bilious medicine,
promoter It appetite. genial and harmless stmu-
liant, good aselimasing medicine, strensthener
OF tho nerves, general invgsrant, protection
against the dslsterious effects Of malaria and i'm
pure watsr, and that It imparts degree of vipor
and activity to the vital forces which IL not oomu.
nicated BY any other Of the t0nics and stomachiss
In uss Under these circumstances the self
person who, either by OF inherent debility or
In consequence Of exposure 10 unWholosome indu-
snoee, 10 In peril Of losing the greatest OF al temp
raj blessings, health, the importance Of Using the
Bittsrs asa defensive medicine. Dyspeptics Who
neglect 70 give 1t trial are simply their own enc.
miles, u guaranteed to indigestion in all it's
iorme, a1d the bilious and nervous will ind moth
Ing in tho whole range Of ofoinl and proprietary
| medicines which will afford them the same relief
ATTEND TO TIE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF CorsUxr
1IoN and that the disease may be checked In ito in
oipienoy. use 1t once DR.. Jsyne's gxpsstorant naf
remedy for oil affections Of the Lungs and Bro. CHA
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

It is often noticed that cattle droop
from someinexplicable cause, aud after
losing flesh day after day become so
Frustrated that death ensues. Upon
examination it is found that the hide
is literally swarming and perforated
with lice. In cases where the ,ailment
is discovered in an early stage, oils,
acids and snuffs are applied, sometimes
with success, but oftener without. A
farmer who often had occasion to test
the applications in vogue was not sat.
isied with the result thereof, and de-
vised means Of totally eradicating the
vermin, and which he gives to the pub
lie. He describes it as follows:
I'm applying tobacco smoke to kill
lice, use blow-pipe that will hold q
gill. It is made Of copper, in the form
OF cylinder, with q tube on each end
about two inches long. The tube on
the lid is made little faring, 80 that
it will fit on the pipe of hand bel
lows. The tube at the other end is
made tapering, with small hole in the
lower end. A piece Of copper punched
full of small holes is placed in the lower
end of the pipe to prevent tho tube
getting stopped up. Fill the pipe
nearly full Of tobacco that is cut fine
and thoroughly dried; put some. Goals
of IRE on the TOBACCO; put on the lid
and insert the nose of the bellows in
the tube, and blow steadily, and
the smoke will be driven out Of the
other end; place the small end Of the
tube in the hair of the creature to be
smoked and blow steadily, moving the
pipe over the body until the animal il
sufficiently smoked. The smoke will
kill every louise that 1t hits, but if there
are large numbers of lice on the ami
NAL second application of smoke may
be necessary: When tho smoke is to
be used, the hair of the animal must
be dry. The animal should also be
where the wind does not blow. House
plants that are lousy may BIO smoked
with this pipe. First cover the plant
with cloth or paper to confine the
smoke, and then blow the smoke under
the covering, and let it remain until it
disappears
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Grain for Poultry,


There is no other grain that is relish
ed so we'll by fowls as indian corn. II
must always continue to be, as row.
the American poulterer's main reliance,
for, although too fattening to use in
certain cases, it possesses moro nutri.
ment for the price than any other grain,
and is always to be obtained. Corn can
be given ground and unground, raw
and cooked: Oats we prefer ground
fine, as otherwise tho hulls are too
harsh and bulky. With wheat bran
and middlings, wheat in the kernel,
barley and buckwheat, there need be
no difficulty in avoiding monotony.
Rye, though the poorest grain of all,
may be given occasionally, and brew
ers' grains,i if commemorative Poultry
World.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
Droncs and byvarmin1.

Mr.. J. G. Christian, Roanoke, Ind,
writes: "When bees kill off their
drones in early spring, before they are
out of the cell, as we'll as after, will
they then swarm before you see any of
the second crop of drones fly out
Should honey become suddenly abund.
ant, and keep favorable, my opinion
is that they will swarm about two
weeks after the second crop of drone
eggs is laid. Am I right?" To this
Mr.. Quinby answers: A strong colony
of bees, with q fertile queen, and
abundance of honey on hand, will rear
drones at the commencement of warm
weather, usually in May. Yet but few
swarm then in this latitude. If honey
should become scarce between fruit
blossoms and clover-it does some.
times-the mature drones are destroy
ed, and even the chrysalis is often drag
ged ont and sacrificed. When honey
is again abundant in the flowers, more
eggs are deposited in the drone cells.
The swarm may issue before a drone
appears. When stock has too little
honey to afford to rear drones until the
flowers yield it, they will occasionally
swarm before drones appear.
Tue appearance of drones is not
certain indication of swarming. But
when they are destroyed it indicates
that honey is scarce, and no swarm
need be expected at such time. If it
occurs late in the season, they may not
swarm, although they may rear lrones.
A hive that has not reared any drones
until the flowers yield honey is much
more likely to swarm than one that has
destroyed them once. The queen does
not lay drone eggs exclusively at any
time, but a number of both drope and
worker eggs daily for month in some
seasons. Drones do not appear to con.
troll the swarning. We consider so
many OF them useless horde of con.
sumers, and take measures to prevent
the bees from rearing so many. We
find that if the queen lays her eggs in
drone cells, they hatch out drones, if
in worker cells, they are workers. Act
ing on this hint, we cut out all the
combs from box hive, transferring
them to movable frames, rejecting
drone- combs, and without them they
can raise no drones. We think that
we know better than the bees when We
want swarms, and control that also.
II we want swarms-which is not often
now--we have them artifcially.-
american Agriculturist.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
Ayrsh Tres Played Out.

George Hammond writes to the Mir
ror and Farmer in the following radical
way, which some people may take ex-
ception to:
Inotice that friend Buffum, OF the
Now Hampshire Board of Agriculture,
commends the use of thoroughbred
bulls in the raising of stock for the
dairy. If you can get bull whose
damand grandam, ETC., we're great milk
ers, I also would breed. But I cannot
advise any one to use an Ayrshire.
They are played out here. They are
small and have small teats-both strong
objections with the mixer. They are
not q first class animal to turn for
beefin case of accident or age. Our
neighbors of the Oneida Community
owned a few years since a good
dairy OF common grade COWS, many of
which would fill the pail. To improve
this dairy, they made purchase of a
thoroughbred Ayrshire bull and heifer,
aristocrats, from the herd of a we'll
known breeder of the fancy at South
boro. Mass. In one time, to follow
this bull, they purchased another of
equal merit from the famous New York
Mills herd, and they now have dairy
of sixty or seventy little beauties-full-
bloods, one half and three-fourths
bloods !. some of them with teats so
small that they can only be MIXED BY
stripping. Their hired men detest
them, and tell me that not one of them
would half fill a pail the past summer.
: Ayrshires would not sell we'll here
now. We like pretty rangy COWS. They
are generally the best mixers, and we
don't want to lie down to milk. Our
best dairies show plainly that the Dur
ham has been around. We do not,
however, choose the very meaty TANKS,
as such are rarely good at the milk
pail. If I had ono of the poorest New
Hampshire farms would not go to
Shetland for my stock horses, nor to
Kerry or Ayrshire for my bovines, for
I could dwarf large breedsoon enough
myself.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

jealousy and suspicion between house.
hold and household; and it is thus that
these feuds and tllcfts arise Gen.
Kirkham expresses a hope that the
publication Of these facts, confirming
those made by Livingstone, Baker and
Stanley, may moro urgently than ever
direct public attention to the iniqui-
tous Nile slave-trade."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
BEAU BRUMMEI. had q friend. n cle,

BEAU BRuMME1 had friend, a cler-
gyman, who sometimes dincd with
him. Brummel used to say that you
could always tell whether there was
going to be champagne by the wav
the clergyman asked the blessing. ii
the glasses indicated only claret or
sherry, he would say "For what we
are about to receive" &C., but if they
betokened champagne, he would shut
his eyes and commence with "Bounti-
full JehOva."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

DR.. PlERcE's Pleasant Purgative Pei.
lets or Tastclcss, Coated. Concentrated Root
and Herbal JUICE, Ant-6llious Granules-the
Little Giant" eathartic or multu,n ia pQyro
physic. No use of any longer taking the
huge. repulsive, nauseous and gripping pills,
composed comp OF cheap, crude, bulky ingredients,
ence, We can oxtlact Ill the cathartic and
medical properties from the most valuable
roots and herbs and concentrate them into a
minute Pellet or Oranule, ssarcel, ldrqe,r than
a mustard seed, that can be readily swallowed
ny those OF the most sensitive stomachs and
iasidious tastes. % conts, by al druggists.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

MORE than forty years have elapsed
since Johmson:s .inodyne Linimcm was first
invested, during which time hundreds OF
.noarands have been benefited by it's use,
Probably no arti :lc ever became 50 universally
popular with all classes as Johnsou.s -inodv,e
Li"iment
FILLS which contain anthony, quiainc and
catomel, should be avoided, az severe gripne
pains would be their only result. The safest
surest, and best pills are Parsons Puyotiue
o. Anti-dliOus Piils.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

SEVEN great windmills, each OF TWEEN
ty horse power, are to be sent from
Syracuse, N. Y, to the Caribbean
island of Omca, to crush gold quartz.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
CHlhDREN'S CORNER.
w h c n.

w men,
MARY n. PRESCOTT,
~, Ie'l me-, when will the mayfowcrs como?
, Mhen VIII tho wild brooks begin to run?
Nnch Will they frolic, and cease to be- tuml,?'
"hen they feel tho warm touch Of the sun.
When will tho grass show their shootsp
when will the violots open again?"
As soon as they feel within their roots
Ihe'pulso OF tho soft spring rain!
When will the crocus push through til,
mould?
When will the robins begin to build?
When will the cinnamon rose unfold
IN half its fragrance is spilled?
:. Whom will the snow and tho crystal rimc
VANISH. and leave the brown earth bare ~
PATIENCE, dear child, in the Lords own time
The spring blossoms everywhere!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

The Rev. John P. Cleveland, d. D.,
who died at Newburyport, Mass, on
the 9TH inst, was ordained in 1897, and
in 1841 succeeded the Rev. Lyman
Beecher in the passionate of church in
Cincinnati. He had attained his 74th
year, and was 36 years minister OF the
gospel.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

A 1ocKsM1rr in Tyrol has immortal
1zed himself by invcntiny n pistol
which can be discharged twcnty five
time minute, AM! Kill somebody
every time. None but sane man can
use it however, SO there is no danger OF
it's being adopted l,y intelligent muir
lorers,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

CoUaHs.-A MEprCINAL PREPARATION
III tho form o. Il i"s"n9r is the most crnvcn-
lent. 90 H,O'W$ B,Uuthi0l 71,n'EcS" ailrv iv-
ritation, which in.lnccs couShiur, ,v, = rcIct
in Bronchitis, Hoarscnrs<, Influenza, Com
sumptve and Asthmatic complaints. Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

The late Gov. Geary pronounced DR..
Shallenbcrger's Fever and Asue Antidots a
public benefaction. A single trial will cstab-
ilsh its merit.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

LADIES, sec that your fathers, broth
ers and husbands wear tho Elmwood Collar.
They will always look well il they do.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

FURNITURE manufactured by Mat
thews Bros. & Co. is always in demand, as it
is 50 far Superior in Quality, Style and Finish
t0!any other make Of goods in the market, aud
always sold at bottom prices. Warcrooms 4l8
and 400 East Water street, Milwaukee. Com.
DooLEY's Yeast Powder cannot be
excelled for making light, sweet Rolls. Bis
CUTS, Waffles. Corn Bread, DC. 1t is always
ready and reliable.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
FOK Loss Of Anpetitc Dy.ncnsi, Tn

Fon Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, Tn,
digestion, Depression Of S;irits. aud General
Debility. in their varions forms, tEEEo-rIsn~ro
EATEb ELIXIR OF tAII-AyA. made by CASH VEL v,
HAZARD 4 Co., New York, and sold hy all Il: ug
gists, Is the bt st tonic. AZ a s!nnuant tonic
tor patients recovering from fever Or ether
sickness, it hAo no equal, ~~Eum.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

THE only food that is always cheap
AMI abundant. is food for laughter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
Household Suggestions.

Household Suggestions.
BOILED CMoKEN.-A cold boiled
chicken is one of the delicacies of the
culinary art, but there are few cooks
who know how either to prepare the
chicken or boil it. In the first place
the chicken should be we'll washed in
mild salt aud water, then rubbed with
a. lemon and filed with a delicate
stufdng of highly seasoned bread and
butter crumbs, beat together with an
egg; close the stufing in and sew up
the aperture. Then stir cup of -four
and water into the boiling water, add
the giblets nicely dressed, skewer a
dainty slice of sweet salt pork on the
breast Of the chicken. then plunge it
gently into the bath Of boiling paste.
In hall, or at most three quarters of an
hour it will be done If to be eaten
hot, serve it with drawn butter made
with egg and bread crumbs. If it is
to be served cold, make a dressing of
egg and bread crumbs aud baste the
chicken with it; brown lightly in hot
oven. Before using garnish with pars-
ley. Distribute dressing in slices when
carving the chicken.
ABOUT BEEFsTEAKs.-The suggestions
made by experienced cooks are some
times valuable to beginners. The ex-
perience OF years unfolds many facts
regarding the mode of preparing food
for the table. One who knows whereof
she speaks gives the following in re-
gard to Notwithstanding very REL
ishable if nicely prepared:
'Just how many nice Juicy steaks
are spoiled by the cook will never be
known; yet inferior beef, if rightly
cooked, is savory dish in comparison.
Many cooks cover steak while frying,
thinking that if it steams it will be
more juicy and tender. This is a mis-.
taken idea, as the steam condensed by
the cover falls back on the meat and
must be boiled out again, giving the
meat taste of half boiled beef which
is very insipid. Never cover a beef.
steak while cooking. This should be
pasted in plain letters IN the cook.
room, for it is of the utmost import.
ance.
If you buy a steak in hot weather,
which you wish to keep day or two,
never sprinkle or salt aud allow it to
stand in that way. as it is sure to draw
out the juices, and harden and tougher
the beef. It may be cooked ready to
turn, then set in a cool place and
remain day or two without taking any
hurt: when wanted heat quickly, turn
and finish cooking, when it will taste
fresh and new"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27

custom.house at 81, 500, OO0, since wllicl,
time it is estimated that the amount
paid forimported bones alone amounted
to $50, O00, 900. Since 1841 upward Of
soc, 600 tons of guano have been used.
Mr.. Wall believes that tho Englisl,
farmers rotation Of root and grain
crops comes nearly to perfection, and
that the care which had been bestowed
on root cultivation had been tho saliva
ton of England.
1t is certainly true that the culture OF
root crops has been tho salvation OF
English agriculture. The cultivation
OF these crops may as truly be the
means of improving the soil i'll our
Eastern States. We had once hoped
that the manufacture of beet sugar
would enable Western farmers to avail
themselves of this root as fallow crop,
but We fear that this will prove not to
be the case just yet; perhaps time may
give us cheaper labor, by which it
may be done. Fortunately, we have
Indian corn, which enables our farmers
to clean their land in an admirable
manner if properly attended to. Still
it can never take the place of tap-rootetl
plants. The turnip crop will probably
never be available in the West, even ii
we could afford to make it take the
place Of corn rs feeding crop, for the
reason that our hot summers are no
suited to the plant.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
RAILWAYS READY REt,EF
WILL AFFORD instant KAs1

FEVER AND AcUE.
z not Esoedial aesnt 81 this veejl ~ I'M es,S
ESvSr ssd ASse, - an ether lalssioos, nioes,
RADXAH3 PU.LO % qsiek e ShBVxY8
READY 1ELIET Hi9tS CSaf. - eCSsicl