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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

Touching the subject of the cultiva-
ton Of this cereal, NJ. l.. Dunlah, of
Illinois, writes
"The culture of spring wheat has
been series of experiments, aud has
succeeded after long struggle. In the
early settlement Of the country, when
the atmosphere was saturated with
moisture from the low lands that had
not been exposed to the drying winds,
the heat and moisture combined to
give the straw too luxuriant growth.
and, If sultry weather occurred at the
time Of the filling of the berry, the
crop was certain to be struck will,
rust. On the other hand, if at
that period OF it's growth, the
weather was cool, it was fol-
lowed with large yiold-oftcn thirty
Or forty bushels to the acre. But the
culture Of the prairies, by blowing ana
Pasturage, brought change in the
hygrometric condition of the climate.
anu the result is q less luxurant growth
OF straw, q decreased danger from
rust, and less abundant yield in the
favorable seasons, so tIlnt now the sea
sons produce IL more uniform Weld Of
the grain. Then again, we have
learned that although the wheat cron
may not take from the soil more potash
and sand to coat al acre Of corn, vet
that amount is required at much
earlier period of the season; hence, a
different treatment of the soil is re-
CURED; in order that this supply shall
be III readiness.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
The Illinois HALLWAY Luxv-

In view OF the fact that the settle
lAcnt Of the railway question tor the
entire country becomes definitely de.
termined if the law now in operation is
sustained the following resolution, as
prepared by the Central Committee of
the Illinois. Farmers Association. after
their conference with the Railway
Commissioners at the State Fair. viii
have general interest:
Believing, from a careful examina.
ton of the schedule Of freight tariffs
adopted by the Railway Commission,
that it is fair and impartial one, both
for the roads and the people; therefore,
Resolscd, That we recommend to the
people to stand by and sustain the law
as it is, and the Commission in its
efforts to enforce it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
Kerosene OIL for Hen Lice.

Hen lice are among the greatest
drawbacks to the pleasures and profit
OF the poultry yard they are especially
troublesome in small yards and coops
where the fowls cannot have free &C.
cess to green FOOD and dry earth. We
have trleti various remedies, and have
found kerosene oil to be a very ehec-
tual and safe one. 1t is applied with
very little trouble; pour. it from the
can upon the perches where the fowls
roost, and when the hens are ready to
brood, saturate the inside of the box
before the clean hay or straw is put in
with the eggs. It lis very much less
trouble to apply the oil than to use a
wash OF tobacco, OF to 60 through the
process of white-Whshing hnce month.
-A9riceltur;st.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
The WayS Of Writer'S.

James T. Fields, in his new lecture
on Fiction and it's Eminent Authors, -
has the folio owing concerning the habits
of novel writer's: Hawthorne waited
for moods, and mounted his tower
stairs for composition only when the
mood was on him ; dusky professions
constantly moved about him as he
walked his piny hill top, but his char
locked his study door, and shut out all
egress from the world of living beings.
Anthony Trollope, whose novels Haw-
thorne greatly delighted III, writes
every day regularly, when he is en-
gagged on a new story, gwen number
OF manuscript pages before IL O'Clock,
and smiles at the idea OF waiting until
he "feels like writing," as it is called.
Thackeray was constantly studying
character, and his observation was I'M
ceasing. His eyes were alert in the
street, in the club, in society-every-
where. I remember one evening he
whispered to me in a brilliant drawing
room: elbow I envy you fellows who
are not.in my line, and are not obliged
to utilize professionally all the fine
creatures for your next novel" Dick
ems was ut one time SO taken posses
sion of by the characters of whom he
was writing that they followed him
everywhere, and would never let him
be alone Il moment. He told me that
when he was writing the ''O|o Curios-
ity Shop" the creatures III ais imagin-
alton so haunted him that they would
neither allow him to sleep Ior eat III
peace that Little Nell was constantly
at his elbow, no matter where he might
happen to be, claiming his attention
and demanding sympathy, as if Jealous
ii he spoke to any one else. When he
was writing "Martin Chuzzlewit,' -
Mrs. Camp kept him in such paroxysms
of laughter by whispering to him in
the most importunate places-some-
times even in Church-that he was
compelled to fight her off by main
force when he did not want her com
pany, and threaten to have nothing
more to do with her unless she could
behave better and come only when she
was called.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
This lear-NeXt Year-SOmelimr--
NcYcr.
49, 44 GYW2nD Ellie

M r-DWaND ELLlS.
"This Xear1Acxtyeat ~soncxmo
cay shMtel'; e -
Rose leaf after rose leaf ever
battle-ground aud foil.
"Thn year"-and she blu she'd domurcly;
"That wouid be too soon.
He could wait Il iit1le,' surely-
Tbs already Junc!'
"Ncxt ycar-tl,at's almost too hurried"
l.aughinSiy said she;
For when once Il girl is married,
No more is she free
"Somctimc that is vague, long waiting
Many a trouble brings;
'TwiXt delaying and debating, 49,.
Love might Use his wings
"Nevcr-tl,c word of evil omen"
Aud she sighed, " llriSll-ho!
lis the hardest lot for wo!uen>
Lone through life to go.
This year," all: tho dear months blossv'lhe
For that year he came.
Won her luv., and loudly pressed her
soon to change her i,amr.
"Nrxt year early in tho May-timo
Was to be the day;
Look OIL she swectly toward that gay timo
Cleaning far away.
"Sometimo The who watched beside her,
Shadows DER her life
Saw creeping knos that denied her
Was the name of wife.
"Ncvcr "-crown'd with bridal flowers
Came that merry spring:
Ere those rinll~,nd radiant hours,
She had taken wing.
This year hearts arc bowed by sorrow.
"Nrxtyrar "-somc forget;
Sonsetim comes that golden morrow
Never earth saw yet.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
toe 4 sand.

The sand obtained from turnpikes,
or road ,nacadamized will, any sort of
granite, hard blue stones, has pecu-
liar value. The grinding Of such
rocks or stones under the IRON rimmed
wheels of wagons, the wear OF horse
shoes, and tho mixture of this ground
rock with the manure scattered along
the roads, produces compound which
is found to be highly acceptable TO
trees and plants. The granite rock VIC
know, is rich in potash and silica, but
it is not these elements alone which
give this road sand its peculiar value,
By the process of gr'''ing and titurat-
ing inert substances such as oyster
shells, charcoal, quicksilver, we develop
medicinal and other virtues which
these DO not possess in IL crude state.
And SO it is supposed to be with the
road sand. BY the constant grinding
and trituruting Of the iron-bound
wheels aud horse shoes, the comminut
Ell granite becomes prepared for the
use OF plants; and when this road
sand IS mixed in well with the compost
heap and saturated with liquid ma
nurc, 1T 's found to help the efficacy of
the compost IN Il remarkable manner.
Under the influence of ruutl sand Of
this kind aloue, It Is sad that when ap
piled to lawns white clover is sure to
spring up in the greatest luxuriancc
and abundance whore it was never seen
before. -G0rtlrcTs Monthly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

IT Runs LIKE A PRAIRIE FIRE!-DR.
WALKERS VINEGAR BrrrERs runs like q
prairie fire. The fame Of the Temper
ance Tonic is, however, but poorly ex-
enplified by tins figure of speech for
Il prairie fire runs only in one direc-
ton, whereas the reputation of the
Bittcrs spreads toward all points of
the compass. There is not square
mile of inhabited territory in the Unit
cd States, where this mcritcrious prep
aration is not appreciated. If any the
or"tical gentleman thinks he is prepar.
cd to show that there is nothing in
it," We advise him to go to the Prairie
States, in the Mississippi Valley, to the
dcltas of the Southern rivers, to New
Engla,"l, i'll fact anywhere within the
limits Of "Uuclc Sans real estate"
and vcntilatc ms views. by so doing
he can raise u hcartier and more gen
cral laugh than has ever yet shaken
the sides Of an intelligent people. Per
Sons who have been cured can't help
laughing at other people, who tell them
that the medicine which saved their
lives is Il failure, Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
Use for Fruit, Vegetable aud oyster
Cans,

Throw the::. in tine fire, and let them
unsoIder. They will spring open about
one inch. Punch holes through each
Of the four corners, large enough. Take
piece OF Irvine, put through tho holes,
and tie the can together. Set it on a
piece of board or shingle cut just large
enough for 1t to rest upon. Fill up
the can with prepared soil, and you
have superb pot, or can, to start
flowers or other plants in. When your
plant is large enough to put out, dig a
hole large enough to set the can in,
take away the bottom, set the can in
it, cut the strings, aad the can springs
open, slip itup over your plant, fill up
with dirt, and your plant won't know
it has been disturbed. The old way,
we some time ruin the plants by jarrlng
the pots to loosen the dirt, so that it
will come ont. With the cans I have
never lost any nor even checked their
growth in the least. I even start
poppy, larkspurs, ETC., in them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
Pruning <trllllc VinCAa

1t is supposed that every farmer has
grape vines and that he appreciates
their fruit sufficiently to take proper
care OF them. Now is the time to
prune them for tho leaves have fallen
of and the sap is dormant. A few
brief remarks may be appropriate.
The first requisite OF vine is, root.
The roots being strong and healthy a
good vine is a necessary consequence.
prune, then, severely for tho first two
or three Years or until that result is at
taiped. 4 strong root will cause the
growth OF Il strong vine. 1t often hap
pens that Il strong root sends up several
vines, ull of them weak and spindling.
AS q rule no more than two vines
should be allowed to the same root.
Trimming off the superfluous canes
sends the strength of the. roots into
those that remain and makes them
strong and healthy. As foliage IS de-
sired by farmers, the vines should be
trimcd with an eye to that instead OF
the trimming practiced by vineyard
growers. Cut back the canes that bore
the past season, to within two or three
eyes of the vine from which they grew,
for grapes only grow on new in its first
season, and the fruit bearing canes of
one season are wood forming thereaf-
ter, and the vines becomes tangled
mass of leaves and canes which absorb
the nutriment that should go to the
production Of fruit. No definite rule
can be laii down arbitrarily; as much
depends on each vine, much upon the
judgement of tho vine-dresser and
much upon the place it is to occupy.
When pruned lay all the vines on tie
ground and put light covering of
we'll .rotted stable manure over them to
keep from freezing. Mulch about the
roots with rotted leaves or sods but do
not apply heterogeneous manures such as
the offal Of pens, stables or privies.
Every one. who has score Of vines
should possess good grape-growers
manual.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
ClllLDREN'S CORNEi:
aSSssaaArN. MI
The lGaY1Innt.
by j. I. TROWDl MOE

DYJ. I. TROWDl Il,0E,
Como, Towz'r!" cries Rob, " here's rat in
Come, b,,siy-tailcd Bounccr! come, short
legged Snnpt
f"r h s''" nj Ky young r0s"' We have caught
iIurral, my brave huntcrs!- but don t DO too
| i:lst !;
Down, Tower of, Bounccrl you can't have
l;c civil, old fellow hr patient, my pct!
Out her" i'll the yard, where there's plenty of
| space,
And noshin;, to hindr, wen give Kim a
chase.
Now, Tower! now, Bnunccrl look out for
| the fun
! There! steady! be- ready I'm letting hin,
| run,
DO sharp. now,-cycs opcn,--staboy! There
| he goes!
Quick. Bnunccr! he's scu,lling right under
! your nose!
Along hy the carragc-way- up by the spout
In, ashamed OF your hunting; your clumsy as
| brass!
There he is again! after him--up the hall
! stairsl
You shouldn't be scrubbing right hero in tho
| way,
o Brilget!--I told you so you've got your
With your old tub of watcrl" And down
| through the hail
Tumble tub, Bridget, Bounccr, spilled water,
and all.
Snow, Tower, you have hint Moves T.
He leaps through the rods OF the banister,
where
Ola Tower gets caught ut the instant his
teeth
Arc ready to snap his poor victim beneath.
| A rally, dash, and across the hall floor
They pursue to the sturc-rOon,, rush in thrO'
the door,
| And follow. with furious yclring and lcaping,
Close under tho elect along which he is crcop-
ing.
Beyond stands cask,-I,c springs off upon
that:
The dogs arc there almost as soon as tho rat,
Capsizlng the cover with clatter and din >
Away goes the rat, while dog tumblcs III.
Who cares all tho while for the rat and his
troubles2
For llf,, tits for life that hc lodges and
doubtless
For even rat finds it. pleasant to livc,-
And tits death to DO caught; and o, what
would he give
What mountains Of cheese and what treasures
To be back in the dark cellar where he was
borni
In vain Ey tho churn and the firkin, in vain
Behind barrels Inc turks, q brief respite to
gain.
They arc dragged from the wall, and with
clamor and scrabble,
Behind and before comes the mad, rushing
rabblr,
Upsctling the churn, ovcrturning the tirkin,
Not leaving him even u corner to Turk in.
Out into the passage away they go dashing,
crashing.
Snap, always to late by a second, appears
Excitcdly ban king and pricking his ears
While along with them speeds the young rat
catcher, clearing
The way for them, stamping and shouting
and cheering.
wonder how one little frightened rat feels
With boy and three Wild, yelpng ours at his
heclsl
"seek seek now!' The poor, painting fusi
Last chance for himself on the old back pi-
Now Tower is on him--hc jumps from his
|. jaws:
Now Bouncer and Snap. he darts under their
paws;
40" jill IIl!ce IOHctneI !---lH one SECOND more
Three moist muZZles meet at hole in tho
floor,
Just in season to tickle their tongues with the
slight
Taper end OF tail as it frisks out Of sightl
They valiantly bark at the hole, and then,
falling
Exhausted beside it, lie gasping and lolliug.
Rob VOWS he will swap his three dogs for one
cat,--
But it wasn't SO bad, after all, ...tor the ratl
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
Hot Water for Plants.

It has been shown, by careful expert
ment, that sickly potted plants can be
greatly benefited, and often restored,
by applying warm water to them in
stead Of cold. In certain cases clean
ders, which had bloomed very impcr-
iectly, after being treated with luke
warm water, gradually increasing the
temperature from 40 deg. to 40 deg.
Fahrenheit, produced the most mag
nihcent luxuriance of foliage. Like
results occurred with an old plant of
Hoya and also. with au Indian rubber
tree which had almost withered away.
In all these cases the application Of
water heated to about 10 deg, F.,
without any other precaution, caused a
new and hourishipg growth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

crimson, and richest brown the leaves
preseAt! Tie cool autumn WQgnipgs
seem warm as W. look UPom tf6ir bril-
linnt colon Many persons think that
all this hrAiancy is tho work OF the
frost, while the fact is VIC have the tin.
est coloring in those seasons in which
the frost holds of the longest. The
appearance Of the color shows that the
leaves are ripe. They have finished
their work, and are just ready to pass
into decay, Just as the ripnctss Of
fruit is the first step toward decay.
The dying leaves are SO beautiful that
many gather them in the hope that
they Will retain their brilliant colors,
and arc disappointed in finding them
turn III Il few days to a dull brown. The
colors can he preserved, but you
must arrestthe process of decay, and
this can only be done 10y drying us
rapidly rs possible. As soon as the
leaves are gathered, place them between
perfectly dry parcrs-oll newspapers
will de--a,ll change the papers every
day until the leaves are unite dry,
which will be known by their becoming
brittle. When the leaves are dry keep
thom hct>seon papers until you wisl. ,
use them for making wreaths and other
decorations. 10 make the colors come
out more brilliantly, the upper surface
OF the leaf should be lightly brushed
over with boiled linseed-oil. The leaves
may then be pasted or glued upon card
board TO make wreaths or lamp-shadcs,
or used in any other way that fancy
may suggest.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
The Missouri ranRe ~.

The Missouri farmers take to the
oranges with vim that indicates they
like the movement passing we'll. The
head officer Of the " Patrons Tin that
State says there are Ave hundred Gran
ges in this organization, averaging
seventy-tive members each: which
makes a total membership of more than
$4,000 Judging from the present pro-
gress which the Patrons are making he
thinks that there will be 1000 mem
bers enrolled before next spring. In
Arkansas the order is making fast
headway.-C0u,ier Journal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
FQttcuinX HOGS.

I experimental five years in fatten-
ing hogs-three with meal well scalded
and cooked before feeding, the other
two in feeding corn boiled. shelled
the corn from the cob, and boiled it
slowly i'll boiler, and fed eight quarts
per hog daily, Keeping the boiler we'll
covered all the time, so rs to save all
the heat possible The hogs that I fed
with boiled corn fattened fully one
fourth faster than with meal, and the
pork was we'll packed with Leaf. lard,
and was solid and delicious enough for
the most fastidiOus.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
o.. Pie-ce's ec!des, Medical Discovery

o.: Pie-ce's ec!d$, Medical Discovery,
win cure ccuAh in oue-fla:f tao
Time necessary cure tswi.h ANY
9th nacd icinc, ~ IL <sr<s it, 10! i" dry
:Hgit ~. brit ~ 'cuosxAS tAt e.sas<-s1':'a'"*;
Irritation, and hta!ixs tAet2sr!ea Paris. Fora:
cases Of 1soa ->e ness, Suppression or
Loss OF Voice. ksroncNeisis, severe
viii be found to surp:.ss any mleicinc that has
ever before been offered to tho plblic. Nhilcis
,n n lbs BE b.
great blood purifying propel6es. it cures all
Humors from the YsFst Scroful3 to a
common lBlotc h or fmple.
-Four to six BOWS are warranted to cure
Salt Rheu.n frettee and the .ors. kind
Of pimp'es on IL face. BOils, Carbnn-
clcs, Sores, Et clasand RlOtchcs
among the hair. .Hchs TO twelve bo,!es are war
rantcd to cure E2S:lE,in9 OF the Ears,
corrupt or fsunnIS4x Ulcers, $crofNla
ane! the worst forms ot&"coadary AID Ter.
tiary Diseases. N,to six bottles. LIVER
Complaint. $l.Ot>er 9 bottles for
5000, by all Druggists. NHuf'eturcd at, the
WORLDS DtSpSN.arY,T~So So, So, St and
So West Seneca ST.. BuEEALo, n.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

TIE library of the Khan Of Khiva is
now in the hands Of the Russians, and
d Mr.. Kuhn, IN Oriental scholar, is OK
aiming it diligently. The library con-
tains about forty historical manuscripts,
among which is IL history Of the Khans
of Khivu.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

never equaled by any other medicine. 1t still
makes the most efectnal cures Of Coughs, Gods
Indeed the CHEuRY PICTORIAL has really robbed
these dangerous diseases Of their terrors, to \
great extent. and given = feeling OF immunit t. from
their fatal effects, that IL we'll founded il tho rem
edy be taken in season. Every family should have
It in their closet for tho ready and prompt relief OF
its members. Sickness, suffering, and oven lfe Is
saved by this timely protection. The prudent
1t by you for the protection it affords by it's timely
use i'll sudden attacks.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

levers seldom make an attack with
out warning, and may often be thrown of by
soaking the feet in warm water, wrapping up
wal in bed, ami taking two or tire of Par
sons P"rgative rus.
A MISSIONARY, just returned, says he regards
Johns""s AM"iym Imminent ms beyond all
price, and riiicacinua beyond any other mc'!i-
cine 1t is adapted I" great va'i ty of ss"c-
'a' cas'", and IS the best lal-cnrtr IN tho
WUril-(;um
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
from no other cause than having worms In the tom
aCh.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy wihout injury to the child being
perfectly WHITE, and FREQ from all coiorinx or Of
injurious ingredients usually used in worm prepar-
ations.
CURTIS l. BROWN. PnorR1EToHs.
No. Els Fulton Street, New York.
Sod by Drwgqisss ant Cheniss. and dealers Medi-
rines at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A Box.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
DIR. +. TRASk'S
MA6H{TIC OINTMENT
FOR THE CURE CT
INFLAMIA!IATQRY DISEASES.

pr. Trask was engaged for twenty years in
course Of experiments upon the medical prop
critics and power OF vegetables, separate and
combined. At the age Of seventy years he sue
cecded III presenting to the world, as the result
of his experiments, !, combination Of Vegetable
extracts the power Of which in removing dis
eases is unri'nslca i'll the annals of Medicine.
His discovery consists Ill 4 combina-
ton Of these powerful Vegetable Extracts with
Electricity or Magnetism i'll the form of an Oint-
mcnt.
unprecedented success which has attended it's
application in the Of diseases, stamps it at
once the greatest discovery of the age, and
calls for trial and close investigation Of its
properties.
II never fails, while there remains suf-
ficient life to restore a natural and healthy ac-
ton to the capillary vessels OF the body, and
cqIalize tie circulation Of the blood. BY this
most malignant forms Of disease. which cannot
be obtained from ANY other remedy.
Suci. IT, the power Of this cOmbina:
ttOll, that 1t p>:llc,rates TO every portion of
the human frame: every bone and muscle, vein,
nerve and liSamcnt - searched out and made
sensible Of its purifying and healing influence
Hence it copcs as readily with internal as OK
terna disease.
Numerous instances are on record
where this remedy has restored health to pa
tients SO ncarlAc |rlvc that the most powerful
Internal remedies failed to produce any effect.
Such has frequently been the Case in Inflannl-
ton of the Bowels.
No patient ever need die with this
disease where the Magnetic O!l1ml Ut can be o.
tanned!
For !.lG;.s:s..ntcry Reformation
this Ointment is the most comrIct" remedy ever
prepared For Dii'hthcria or Putrid Sore Throat
it is unriv:,d.
Na rs:lcty-nErc cases ont of q
hundred. it will AFFORD entire relief to the wors.
cases of Nervous '!:atlac:c in thirty minutes.
For Nervous Uiscs.acs this medicine is
of immense ynil"
Affections o: Tire Spine, Rheumatism,
LamcncsS. liberated Sore Threat, Bronchitis,
Plcurisy, Group. Colir Cholera Morbus, Ague in
the Face or Breast, Burns, scald Head. Scrofula,
Sores. Sores. etc. will b" Immediately relieved
by III" W.. OF DR.. Trask's Magnetic Ointment.
ID. ltAHsoN, So. il Co, Proprs, Buffalo, N.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30

A FAVORABLE NoronlErY.-Tho good
reputation Of .'Byo'cn's Bronchinl 7''oches" for
tile relief Of Coughs, Colds, and Throat Dis
OasCB. has given them favorable nntoricty.-
Com.