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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
The Champion Fish Story.

They tell the champion fish story in
Massabesic, N. H., where, at recent
picnic, young man discovered fish
on its back in the water, and exhibit
ing remarkable activity. He caught it,
and found within ITS mouth another
which had proved too large for its
capacity. While he WAS examining it
it was proposed to pull the smaller fish
out of the others mouth. There ap-
peared within the formers mouth a
still smaller one. The way in which
the local journals account for it is, that
the largest of all saw the smallest
struggling with the medium.sized,
and, in attempting Il petty larceny,
or rather highway robbery, swallowed
the one, whose fins caught il it's gills
and prevented it's escape. They were
not dead when found, but would have
died shortly. They we're all perch,
and measured respectively IL inches,
II and 81 in length. Now, for q good,
high. toned and startling incident, this
should take the palm. Nothing equal.
ling it has been heard from this sum-
meI. If it have fault, it is in the
fnct that the smallest fish did not have
another yet smaller in it's mouth, and
that in turn yet another, and SO on,
until the last had to be examined
through magnifying glass in order
that it might lie seen. Then it would
have lacked nothing of perfection in
it's details.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
ssCail the Cattle Home. ,,

go Mary <" and cali tho cattle homo,
And call tho cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
Across the sands Of Dec"
The western wind was wild and dark wi foam
And all aiOno went she.
The western wind crcpt up along tho sand,
And DER and n'cr the sand
And round aud round the Rand.
An fnr M OyD could geo!
Tho rolling mist came down and hid The land
Aud never home came she.
"Oh il it weed or fish or floating hair
A trcss OF golden hair,
A drowned maitlcn'x hair
Above tho nets at sea
Wae never salmon yet That shonc 80 fair
Among tho stakes on Dec"
They rowcd her in across the rolling foam,
Tho cruel crawling Team,
Tho cruel hungry foam,
To her grave beside the sea
But still tho bOatmcn hear her call the cattl
homo
Across tho sands Of Dec
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
s. The Git.Out Place. "

Prentice milford thus writes of his
experience ut the Vienna Exhibition :
"Of course I got lost. 1 couldn't find
the 'Ausgang.' This, in German,
means the 'git-out place. I must have
walked seven miles in that maze OF
buildings before the 'Ausgang' pre-:
sented itself. I knew that it would
come sooner or later. I knew that if ]
simply stopped and stood still, the
'Ausgang would come around where
1 stood. I think about five hundred
other people we're similarly lost, for
they kept coming mp to me, and in
quiring in all sorts of languages where
the 'Ausgang was. I said to them,
Il am simply II felIow-worm Of the
dust like yourself. Yesterday, or the
day before yesterday, or last week, OF
may be last year, | managed with d
great deal Of difficulty to get in here,
and I've been wandering around eve!
since, trying to get out Some SAID
'Ynw, and some said SO ,"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

The acatlcmic;ll branch of Madison
University is to be put on IN indcpen.
dent basis, under tic name of Collegiate
Academy. John b. Trevor, who has
already done 80 much for the Universe.
ty, has recently given $4,000. and
james i. Collegiate $17,WOO, making
$50. 900 towards This endowment. Mr..
Collegiate paid $50, 900 for grounds, aud
has pledged 800, 900 more toward the
erection OF suitable building now III
progress. Thus these two gentlemen
alone give 500, 900 to the enterprise.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
Noble Lives.
ny NJ DOUG ALL.

by DOU \ LII.
Thcrc arc hearts which never faltCr
In the battle for tic right;
There arc ranks which never alter
Watching through tho darkest night !;
And the agony OF sharing
In the ticrccst OF the strife,
Only gives u noble daring,
Only makes u grader life.
There arc those who novGr weary
licar ny suffering ami wrong;
Though their way is long and drcary,
1t is vocal with their song;
Whic their SPIRITS in Gods furnace,
Bending to His gracious viii,
Are fashioned in purcr mold
Sy His loving, matchlcss skill.
There aro those whose Loving mission
lis t. bind tho bleeding heart,
Aud to teach tho cain, submission
Whom ,,aiM and sUrrow smart.
They arc ang, Is hearing to us
Loves li~l ministry Of peace,
While tho night is nearing to us,
And litc's bitter trials Z use.
There arc those who BATTLE SANDER,
Envy, jc lousy, AMI hate
Who would rather die than Iandcr
70 the passions Of carth's great.
No earthly power can crush them;
They dread not tho tyrant's frown;
No fear, no tavo., hush them.
Nor bind their spirits down.
These. these alone are truly great;
These are the conQncrUrs Of fate;
Tn so truly live, thu y never die;
But, clothed with immortality,
When they shall Law their arnlOr down,
Shall ontcr ond receive the crown.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
A LayINaM's GrAcc.

A young married friend tells q good
joke on himself perpetrated by q little
threc-year.old ''pride OF the family. p"
She is the only pledge of love that has
twincd itself around the heart and
affections of himself and wife. A few
evenings since minister visited the
family and remained until after tea.
At the table the reverend visitor asked
the blessing, and the little one opened
her eyes to the fullest extent in startled
wondcrment. She could not under
stand what had been done, and it was
with great persuasion that her mother
could keep her quiet during the Time
they were ut the table. When they left
1t she walked up to the minister with
whom she had formed great friend.
ship, and said:
"Wha5 did you say at the table DO.
fore we commenced cating?"
"My little darling, L thanked God
for his goodness in giving us to cat, SO
that We might grow and he strong.'
"Papa don't say tl,at.'
What does your papa say?"
"l'apn says, 'Godlemighty what Il
supper ?'"-Lo,VcM Courier.
ANTI PATRONS OF IlUsBAND1Y-WO-
man sutfrQgistS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

In his book on Chronic Diseases, DR..
Pierce says OF his Golden Medical Discovery:
"God, believe, has instlIlcd into tho roots
and plants from which, this wonderful mcdi.
cine is extracted, the healing properties, by
the use of which Consumption. the scourgc oil
the human family, may, in it's early stages, be
promptly arrested aud permanently cured.
do not wish to dcludo, fatter, and then elisap.
point tue afflicted by asserting that this can
be &C conplished when the lungs arc half con-
sumod, as many do who, being devoid of all
conscience, aim to humbup the afflicted, that
they may sell their often worse than worthless
compounds. But ii my Golden Medical Dis
coue,y is employed in the first or early stages
OF the disease, I know from ample observation
and actual test in hundreds OF cases, that it
will arrest the disease and restore health and
strength" 653
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
Plant these by themselves next year,

Plant these by themselves next year,
and from this planting make another
selection in a similar manner, using
moro care to save seed from two.e cared
stalks also, keeping in mind the carly
maturity. The third years. planting
will develop seed, if proper care has
been used, That will show two good
ears to tho stalk, in seven-tenths OF tho
planting.
1t is i" this way that tho yield OF our
great cereal can be increased to eighty,
ninety, or one hundred bushels per
acre, AMI tho man that first pcrfects
those valuable qualities can make a
snug little fortune i'll raising corn tor
seed alone. We hope some OF orr
young and enterprising farmers Will
take hold of this matter. Don't let the
season pass without making nh effort
in this direction.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
A Quiet Citizen.

The Pail Mall Gazette notices that a
disagreable character has just been
taken into custody in Asia Minor:
"The Smyrna correspondent of the
Levant Herald reports the capture of
Deli Mustapha, (mad Mustaphal, a
sanguinary freebooter, who frequcnted
the neighborhood of Nymphio, where
he has for many years resided undis-
turbed by tho authorities on account
of his reputed insanity, madmen being
invested with q special sanctity in the
eyes of Mohamedans. From the tales
related of the mad robber,' he must
have been a terrible nuisance to the
neigbborhood, and it is not surprising
that his capture should be regarded
with satisfaction. Upward of hun
dred persons are said to have
been murdered by this interesting
creature. The house where he
lived was carefully avoided in the day
time, and after nightfall none dared to
approach it, for it was during the night
that Mustapha used to prow1 forth and
perpetuate his atrocities. Several
Governors have attempted to rid the
country of the scourge by sending
GFOODS 10 CtlpGuAo AAAtS OuV 0Ao cuecI"
stitious terror attached to his name
enabled him to set all armed force at
defiance. Sureya Pasha, however, lately
resolved to secure him, and about three
weeks ago dispatched body of troops
under command of a resolute officer,
with orders to take Mustapha dead or
alive. Anticipating desperate resist
ance, the troops carefully surrounded
his house, gradually drawing closer,
until Mustapha, who had not at first
perceived the man9uvre, was caught
as in net. Perceiving the situation, he
mockingly defied the soldiers, and on
the latter attempting to set fire to his
dwelling he became furious. Rushing
forth from his doorway, yataghan in
hand, he dashed into the midst
of his assailants, wounding several Of
them, until he was felled to the ground
by the butt-end of a pistol. He was
then bound and dragged to the nearest
station ON the Cassaba Railway, whence
he was conveyed safely to Smyrna,
where crowds aocked to see him, rs,
loaded with irons, he was conducted to
the dungeons of Djezair Khan. 1t is
believed that he will be decapitated,
which, assuming the stories told OF him
to be correct, will not be a more severe
penalty than he has T. right to expect >
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
Lee and LOngStreet.

Gen. Pendleton's statemcntin pub.
lie lecture that Gen. Longstreet was
responsible for the loss to the rebels of
the battle Of Gettysburg, has called out
aletter from ex-Gov. B. G. Humphreys,
of Mississippi, who commanded
brigade in Longstreet's corps at that
time. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart is possibly
most responsible for the Gettysburg
disaster. After reviewing the principal
events Of the battle, the governor says:
"Nearly ten years have now passed
by since the battle of Gettysburg,
and with many Gettysburg seems
to be an enigma. They seem
to be unwilling to accept Lees self.ac-
cusation. His overweening confidence
in Stuart, they fear, reflects too much
on his sagacity as general; and as
Stuart wss pet in high feather with
the army and the country, the story of
his disregard of Lees instructions, by
making a brilliant day and fruitless
foray on Meade's rear, instead of being
on his front and keeping Lee informed,
must be lost sight off and forgotten.
Again: Ewell was charged with losing
the victory ut Gettysburg, by failing to
seize Gulp's Hill and Cemetery Ridge
on the first day. Ewell was then living,
and being in good odor with the Con.
federates, readily squelched the
idea of making him the scape.
goat Of Gettysburg. Now, nine years
after the battle, comes Longstreet's
turn, and not being in high feather and
good odor with the Southern people.
his unworthy ambition and ill
temper with Lee is readily accepted
as the true solution of the enigma oil
the loss Of Gettysburg. Ny love for
the true soldiers of tho Southern Con-
federacy, true when we needed friends,
has not failed me, and may be but too
prone to defend them vet, am per-
shaded, that when an impartial history
of our civil war can be written, that
military fidelity and heroic record OF
James Longstreet will shine bright
among the brightest ornaments of the
Confederate struggle for liberty aud
the independence of the South"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

CHArrED HANDS, face, rough skin,
pimplcs, ring worm salt-rmum and other IN.
tancous affections, cured, and the skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUNIPER TAR
SOAP, made by CAswEIl.. HAZARD L. Co.. New
York. BE suro and get the j""ipcr Tar Sap,
made ny ~, as there are MANY limitations
Com
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
II there is room for ono more in til.

IT. there is room for ono more in that
balloon Of tho Graphic's there is II
Young man in Danhury who an fill it.
lie lives opposite us and plays an nc
cor.lcon. He might Object 10 running
the risk, but liz could be stunned by a
blow ON the head, nml got into tho
balloon before no recovered.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

GREAT harm and discomfort is caused
bv the use OF purgatives which grippe and rack
the system. Parsons Purgatioe Pills are free
from u'l impure matter, and are mild and
health. giving III their operation.
Ar this season of the year cramps and pains
in the stomach and bowels, dyscntcry, diar-
rhDa, &C.. are quite common. and should be
checked at once. JOhnsOns AnOdyne Liaia.ent
il the best article that can be used in all such
eases, and shoul,l be kept in every family.
Used ntcrnalIy.-COm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

Gun readers should be careful to
notice that PRoCTER l. GAMBLE's STAMP is up-
on tho bars Of their NOTIFIED GERMAN Soar,
rs all good articles are initiated, and this
Soap hoing so popular, other manufacturers
have copied their stamp. Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
DR.. J. r. MlllER'S
UNIyER1AL
MAGNETIC BALM.

It cuFcF as Il By MAasNEElC
INFLUENCE, Neuralgia and all pain. and is
therefore very properly termed " Magnetic
Balm.'' It is purely a vegetable preparation. 1t
has no equal as 1 remedy for
terry, Collie and all Bowel Complaints;
ITS timely use will cure Colds. Group, Diph-
liberia Quiusy, and all Throat sl.ctians.
When propcrly used. Fe:cr and Ac:c.
and other complaints incident 10 orrweste-r end
southern climates arc easily broken up. - :
Nervous Pain. Sick-Hcadsche. and Rhcu-
ms:ism are cured by this medicine when all othsfS
have failed Tuthachc. Earschc. Burns. Chill
blains and Bruises are relieved At by its use
The gen utnc has q. esansrl.a 6Co:'s
private Revenue Stamp n.1 Il: Eis''l', and Dr.
J. r. Ml!c-'s Magnetic E;ili:' '''''" T. &c oo''lc.
Examinc closely, ant. bE: .:c::c ii, the gen
uiNc.
sold BY all Druggists Price = cents per
D. RAxsox, Son s; Co., Propr's; Buffalo, y.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

How 10 3ACcp SWcCt t-OtWuOcbs
The Southern Cnltivatol publishes
tho following answers to MI inquiry
upon this subject. Tho first is from
Artcsia. Miss.
",Throw up the ground, where yonr
bank is to be, twelve or fifteen inches
above the level-take four planks. four,
| five or six inches wide, and six inches
longer than your bank will be high
nail Thorn together, making a flue, or
what will answer the purpose, get q
hollow pole, bore several inch holes on
all sides-now set your fiue in the
centre of the bank and pile your pota
toes nicely around it, from 25 to 40
bushels. Now cover with boards from
bottom to top, breaking joints us in
covering n house. Now cover boards
with rorn-sta]ks, straw, or hay, foot
thick-tien put on dirt until a foot
thick, and your potatoes a:e safe until
spring Cover the exposed end OF the
tlue with Il broad board to keep water
from running down sides of flue. |
never put shelter over my potatoes. "
The second is from Summit. Miss.
and the writer says: eve have for
tlirty-fiye years pnt up our sweet
potatoes after the following plan, and
never having lost any from rotting,
conclude That it opportunities pcrfec.
ton: We cut in two a fence rail.
answering for two stakes-drivo these
one foot into the ground and leaving
four feet above. Around this on the
ground put pine straw eight or ten
inches thick, then pile up the potatoes
to the top of the stake, giving the pile
a neat-say sugar-]oaf form. Cover
potatoes with pine straw eight or ten
inches thick. Over this put pine
bark, placed so as to turn water; flush
with piece of thick bark on
north side at top, overlapping the top
of the stake. Cover the whole with
earth six or eight inches thick Should
he thick ut base of the bark, say
twelve inches, to facilitate the lodging
of the earth on the bark as it is worked
to the top. This is the old Indian
mound plan, and, we doubt not, is the
best and cheapest. The quantity OF
potatoes in the banks may be adjusted
to suit the height of the stake. We
have put us many as could be piled to
the top of five or six foot stakes with
the same success. They will keep the
whole year this way but for eating w
find them improved by being spread II
loft about the 18th of March,"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

Mrs. WINsIOw's SOOTHING SYRUP 10 THE PRE-
SCNIPTIoN OF ono Of the best Female Phvscians and
Nurses In tho United States, and has boon used
thirty years with mover failing safety and hy
millions Of mothers and children, from the feeble in
FAINT OF week old to tho adult 1t acidity
Of the stomach, relievos wind collie, rcguat the
bowels, and gives res health and comfort to mother
amt child We believe 1t 70 DO tho Best and Surest
Remedy In tho World In all cases Of DYsENCERY
and DIAKRHtEA IN CnILDEN. whether II
ariBos from Tocthing from any other Full
directions tor using will accompany each bottle
Mono ionuino unless tho fac ri ie Of CURTIS
PERKINS Is on the outside wrapper.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AMI
from other cause than having worms In tho stom
ach.
BROWNS VERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy without injury to tho child, bei
persoctly WIFI X, ana froo from all colorinx 9th
injurious ingredients usually used In prepar
! ati0ns.
CURTIS BROWN. PnopRlErons.
No. 2l5 Fulton Street. Now York.
Sold BY Drsgg;sis and CAem;sts and dealers in Aei
! cines, at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Box
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
Grease and Scratches.

There are two distinct diseases. Not
one horse in a hundred thousand has
grease in this country, whereas thou
sands have simple scratches. Grease
should be treated by veterinary sur
geon, as it is quite too formidable a
disease for man who cannot diagnose
a case. The more quackery used the
worse the case becomes. BY vaccinating
q heller calf with matter from true
grease in the horse we produce the
kline pox, which is used in vaccinating
the human patient. There are also
said to he well-authenticated cases
produced directly in man while
attending cases of the disease.
1t would require newspaper
page to give farmer anything like
proper directions for treating it. Slight
attacks are easily cured by washing
carefully with warm water and CASTLE
soap. Then dry carefully with soft
cloth, and keep the patient on dry
floor for few days. In severe cases
poultice with ground oil-cake or flax
seed. When the Inflammation sub
sides, dress as above. Then use GALA
mine ointment until tile skin has be-
come sound and flexible. Horses that
are troubled with scratches should
never have their legs washed with cold
water. Dry mud is better than cold
water. Time should he taken, as any
caustic that will dry t::em up in q few
days injures the skin, and makes it
moro ready to break much worse than
ut first. White lead makes the hairs
adhere and tear out by the roots.
Hence the zinc ointments arc better.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
NO. 2IU TuICUu SCEOUI
For eal0 By all DruRRists.

In Hot WEATHER an attack Of Dtarrhosa, or indeed
strength and renders tho necessity OF prompt treat
mont imperative: In al such cases Dr. Jeyne's Car
~ and curing thoroughly.
Rest and Oldest Family Nledtctnc.-Su. tortrs
Liver LnUigorater-a purely vegetable Ca'hartic and
1nn'e - Dysgepsia, Constipltion, Debility, Sic
Liver. Stomach and Bowels. Ask your Drugyi.t for
t. Bcsrare Of limitations.
THE moro inveterate and unmana geable . case OF
Ague may prove, under ordinary treatment the more
striking d the immediate benefit Of ShallenberRers
pilln
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
Seed Corn.


Those farmers who desire to improve
their seed corn must remember that
the work of selecting it must com
mence now.
There arc two chief requisites in
good corn, viz: early maturity and
prnlificness. We ieel that there is too
little attention paid to this matter by
farmers generally. BY neglect and in.
dolence they will let the season for
sclectingsced pass by; and next spring,
when they get ready to plant, they will
pay some more enIcrprising neighbor
two or three times the commercial
yalne, to get some good seed corn.
It is IL law Of Nature that like pro-
duccs like, under like circumstances.
If we want to improve the earliness of
our corn crop, we must select our seed
from those stalks that first mature. As
Il rule, those cars mature first that
"sl,oot first. Go through your field
and mark with n piece of red flannel,
or other device, one hundred of those
stalks that shoot first. Later, 60
through again, and mark al Of that
hundred that show II tendency to per-
i"ri tv" good ears When ripe. select
all perfect, well formed, dccp-grainetl
ears from this latter marking, and tic
them up for seed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

r. +]. =
Dr.. Picrco's Pleasant PUrs.atlvo
Pellets, or usar-Coated Conoeni.a rated Rect
and Herbal luiSe, An.tniAs:. , Grana ~:
ph r,siIe s scarceiV n1 IaSr:xer(thsn mu.o
tard seed, yet representing + much ea,isr;,c
power as lars;re2ulsive pills, thg ";sst ssa,sk:.e
Being entirely yo9etabl, ,, 10 na*.:e-
vlar care is required Ale using them For
hisSd. 1oni!iPssien, Pain in
Shoulders, -3iGhtness 81 Chest,
taste In Mos&h, RtlfoEs ATTACKS,
Internal EevE, Rush OF BLOOD
Coiorcd Urine,S gloomy Eorebod-
ings, take DR.. PiefNe 's Pellets.
One or two, taken daily for time. will cure
Pimpies, Blotc6S\, EralPtics:S,
Rolls, Scrotnious SIZE: and yi.,.S
and Rolacs. No cheap void CT pas,s beard
boxss but ksp. fresh and 1elitl: in '' ,Isn 20
turrd a, the WORLDS DkEorsa.y, Nos
So, So, s. aud IS West senecS!ss-. BvrrALo, n. y.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21
Rasplng fiOrscs' Feet.

A sensible blacksmith talks in the
Canada Farmer about the habit of rasp-
ing the hoofs of horses in the following
emphatic manner, and it will be we'll
for horse-owners to give his views can
did consideration
Rasping down the feet nicely. as they
call it, is quite a passion with some
people. I have often rasped the hoof,
aud the owner standing by to tell when
it would suit him. This rasping on
the hoof that happens to be little i'll
shaped, until it will spring under your
finger, is far too dangerous pain for
making things look we'll. have often
commenced on hoofs that had a beauti
full gloss all over, and give them a
thorough rasping; not that I could
make them any better, for that was be
You'd the power OF human hands; but
they had to be rasped merely because
the owners mind was slave to fashion
or fancy. This rasping takes tho
strong surface off The hoof; aud Nature
trying all she can to make up for thu
evil done by injudicious hands, form.
a hard glossy surface to protect thu
foot. This glossy surface takes tn.
place OF the previous tough horn ant
at the next shoeing the feet will prob
ably split little at the nails, and no
unfrequently the nail punches piece
out before it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-21

TINS hot weather linen collars soon
break down and lose their shape. Wea,
the Elmwood and Warwick collars in
stead. They retain their shape and
keep clean longer than Iincn.-Com.