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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Ashes.

A6AIcHs
The wind is governed by atmospheric
changes and coal-ashes. We don't
know, positively, which has the
greatest influence, but We are inclined
to stake our oil on coal-ashes. We
10 not believe that all the atmosphere
about us can control the wind to the
degree that ono hod of coal-ashes can
when passing through sieve in the
hands of man who has got his best
suit of clothes on. We remember an
occasion when the wind was blowing
direct from the west, aud had been
blowing from that direction all day,
and bid fair to blow straight from that
direction as long as there was any
direction left, that q man whose
name we need not mention }, dressed
in his best suit of clothes, and with
the p0made on his hair, stood on the
west side of sieve of coal-ashes and
undertook to screen them. We re.
member, too, and we remember with
vlvidness that is quite remarkable
that when he had gyrated that sieve
about three times, that western gale
veered around TO the east with such
appalling promptness that before he
could make the slightest move to save
himself, he had disappeared-Sunday
clothes, pomade and a1l-in q binding
cloud OF ashes, out of which immedi-
ately emerged the most extraordinary
wheezing, sneezing and coughing ever
heard in that neighborhood. One sieve
full of coal ashes, with the operator
dressed for church, has been known to
change the wind to thirty-two points
of the compass.-Danbury Nes0s.
HRRBAL1sT1C REMEDIEs.-In forme
days, if q member of the household
became indisposed, the family-head,
under instructions from the gray
haired dame, went to the forest or the
field, to gather herbs or berries, from
which were quickly made invigoratlng
extracts, which ere many days brought
the patient safely around, and saw the
family gathering once more without .
missing member. How is it nowG
The slightest indisposition brings the
"family physician" with his hand
some carriage. He feels the pulse, ex-
amines the tongue, looks very grave,
writes q few lines of hieroglyphics,
charges big fee, and leaves, only to
Totu1u the uo1G O6y ara ma DIS p8G1oQt
mercurialized sufficiently to be really
sick. A week or two of attendance fol-
lows, and therein lies the secret OF
wealthy physicians" Compare the
1ohysique Of the present age with the
past, and the story is complete.
Reader, discard chemicals, and try
herbs. If you are ill, try the great
herbalistic remedy, DIR. j. WALKER't
VINEGAR BITTERs.-Com.
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Interesting tn Invalid Ladies.
HAR1RlrvfIrr. NJ - In1v q 1874

dARhE1V11E, N. T., July y, 1873.
R. V. PIERCE. II. D.:
Dear 6v-Your favor is just received. in
tended to have written to you several weeks
since concerning the Improvement III nv
hearth which IL now very apparent. + have
the best results, although will admit was
somewhat discouraged after its use for . short
time'0nly.) I took it under very disadvantages
ous having the supervision OF
the house, and during the season OF "lluuse
cleaning was obliged, through the iucon-
potency OF help, to do more than or 9 ht,
and, OF course, suffered dreadfully: lifted
when [ ought not to have raised nv hand
and did oil I could to bring "order out oil
chaos, but upon laying aside all cares and
continuing the remedy I find after using less
than one bottle to be 80 much benefited that
] have discontinued the use, with no return
OF the symptoms OF which wrote you. have
suffered terribly, and what added to nv dis
relief from ordinary sources, at times it seem.
ed about imnossible to stand so great was the
distress. All OF those severe neuralgia pains
have disappeared, they were 80 bad at times
/ could hardly walk without some external
pressure. They seem to have left me like
magic, suddenly, and have had no return
Ill other symptoms have been removed. The
severe weakness and faintnoss have dioap.
peared, aud can 60 up stairs with compare.
tive eaee now. would have informed you
ore this OF my improvement, tor appreciated
benefit was receiving, but think sufficient
time has elapsed to consider the be nefcial re.
suits permanent. Accept of my best wishes
for your future success and your kindness in
Mrs. NJ. NErrE SNYDER.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
A Beautiful Altar.

. A new altar has just been blessed in
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, in Philadelphia, which is describ-
cd as follows eft is constructed of
polished veined Italian marble, and
varied by the introduction of black and
Sienna marbles. The style of architec
ture is the Romanesque, in keeping
with the church building. The altar
proper is in the form of a cenotaph,
the tomb portion being screened by .
French plate Of polished glass, with the
lamb and gloria surrounding it. The
front Of the tabernacle has on each side
of the doorway coupled Sienna marble
columns with white bases and capitals
of marble above is gabled pediment
with the emblematic winged dove. The
exposition above is corbelled out, and
has varied colored marble shafts, with
arched gables above, fniihiug with a
high final, crowned by a figure of the
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Suppression Of Greek Rri1and.ee.

The negotiations which have been
going on for some time between the
Turkish and Greek governments, with
the object of revising the convention of
1856: for the suppression ofbrigandage
on the Turco- Greek frontier are now
nearly completed, the two governments
being agreed as to most of the stipula-
items in the draft treaty prepared for
that purpose. According to this treaty,
flying columns, composed exclusively
Of regular troops and not exceeding
five hundred men each are to be formed
on both sides of the frontier for the
pursuit of bfigands escaping from
Turkish into Greek territory, and vjce
Vers0. The number of these troops is
only to be increased in special cases,
and then only with the CONCURRENCE of
both the Turkish and Greek command
ers, who will also come to an under
standing as to the measures to be
adopted. Every column that captures
a brigand, dead or alive, is to be paid
fixed reward.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
a Prs,stixy.

There is little girl, 9 years old, in
Pike county, by the name of Sarah j.
Clithero, who is most remarkable
child. Her mother died four months
ago, and left family of seven chill
dren. Sarah, being the eldest girl in
the family, has been keeping house for
her father and taking care Of the
younger children ever since. She re-
Gently made pair of pants for her
father without assistance from any
one, and did the job as we'll as mauv
women conll have done it. She has
also made IL coa. for her older brother,
besides various other garments for the
younger children She is beautiful
child, modest, and unusually quiet in
her tlemeanor. She lisa model. -Me9i-
co (MO.) InteI1igencer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
A Race OF DWarfs.

The Geographical Society of Italy
has received from Alexandria, With the
news of the death of the explorer
Miami, and various chronological OBJ
jects, two living individuals whom he
had forwarded of the tribes of Aka or
Tikku-Tikki, and whom the learned
traveller had bought of the King Mum
"a. These individuals, says the Lon.
don Medical Record-of whom one is
eighteen years old and forty inches in
height, and the other sixteen years and
thirty Ono inches high-are stated by
Miami to belong to the race of dwsrfs
described by Herodotus, and recently
reaiscovered by the German explorer
schweinfurth. who described them
thin ill.,. -. >. ! nrk iced. with
spherical AID p:;r:".:::.I' :..., crania, very
long limbs, copper skins and crisp,
sow-like hair.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
0aktng En8lish Beef.

An English farmer writes that calves
of which the superior English beef lie
made are kept growing without anv
periods of deterioration, as there often
are with calves in this country. There
must be no check between weaving and
the SHAMELESS, if the animal is to be
worth from EDO to &4O at, say, ono
hundred weeks, and at cd. per pound.
bringing q return of from IS. a. q
maximum. They are weaned at three
months old, having been previously
kept short of milk and led partly On
cruel, and thus induced to feed on oil
cake and hay. Surprising them to he
weaned in December, the daily ration
at six months old would be one
and three-quarters or two pounds of
linseed cake, with the same Quantity of
bean meal, and with a Sufficient
quantity of grains, mangel, hav. The
cake and zeal are gradually increased.
till at twelve months old thev
get twice the quantities just mentioned.
In Summer the other articles of diet
which have been named are replaced
by trifolium, or clover, which is excel
lent food while it lasts tares, which
are also good, and grass with second
cut clover. The whole the green
food is cut and brought to the animals
IN their sheds and houses, which thew
40 not quit till the prnp@r period ar.
rives for sending them to the hntcher
by which time their daily rations h.ve
been increased to four pounds ~ cake
and six pounds of bean meal. With
roots and q moderate allowance ~ bov
The principle OF management ia To It,
the animals continually master or out.
gro" their food. pushing them on rap-
idly the last three months, 80 "a t.
land them fat at the desired haven at
snmething under two years old.-N y
Herald.
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Household.

BREAD OF BROWN OR GRAHAM FLOUR.
Measure o',e teacup of flour into the
pan the bre;:.. is to rise in, and on that
pour one quart Of boiling water, and
let it cool unt'I you can bear your fin
ger in it the. add dessert spoonful
Of salt, teaspoonful OF brown sugar.
q piece OF lard as large as q walnut
(the lard must be perfectly sweet and
nice), two tablespoonful good yeast,
and as much more -four as you Can stir
in with q stick; put IN q warm place
tc rise al! night in the morning
grease we'll q cast iron baking. pan
(sheet-iron burns too readily pour the
risen dough into it, smooth it nicely
on tie top bake III :alf an hours
time, just one hour.
OFFENSIVE BREATH.-From six to ten
drops of the concentrated solution of
chloride of sola in wine glassful of
pure spring water, taken Immediately
after the additions Of the morning
are completed, will sweeten the breath
by disenfecting the stomach which,
far from being injured, will be benefit
ed by the medicine. If necessary, this
may be repeated in the middle of the
day. In some cases the odor from
carious teeth is combined with thst or
the stomach. If the mouth is we'll
rinsed with teaspoonful of the solu
ton of the chloride in q tumbler of
water, the bad odor of the teeth will
be removed.
A USEFUL SoAP.-The following is
commended by those who have tried it
for scrubbing and cleansing painted
floors, washing dishes, and other
household purposes Take two pounds
of white olive soap and shave it in thin
slices add two ounces of borax aud
two quarts of cold water; stir all TO-
gether in stone or earthen jar, and
let it set upon the back of the stove
until the mass il dissolved. A very
little heat is required, as the liquid
need not simmer. When thoroughly
mixed and cooled, it becomes of the
consistency Of a thick jolly, and piece
lather for gallon of water.
DoUaHNurs. about two quarts
Ii hit hop or potato yeast bread sponge;
mix it we'll with one pint warm, new
milk, three beaten eggs, a cup of but
ter or lard, one cup sugar, great
spoonful Of cinnamon; little salt.
aid flour enough IT, knead it not yerv
stiff Set in warm place. When
light, roll out little thicker than for
pie ernst, and cut with knife in
squares Of about three inches. Let it
stand little while, and fry IN boiling
lard. These will be very light.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Wit and WiaaOm.

THE Glasgow (Ky.,) Times is re-
sponsible for the following: "An old
darkey was riding q blind horse the
other day with his wife behind him: q
fellow on the roadside sung out. Hal
10, old fellow, 1 see you have got your
aunty up 'Yos, I've done mere'n dat
I've straddIed the blind. said the old
sportsman, with a clever grim
TIM other day an Irishman with q
very heavy bag gotinto an omnibus and
snt down, holding the bag on his
knees. The conductor wanted to take
it from him. "Oh!" said Paddy,
"sure the poor creatures of horses
have enough to pull me along without
that-lll o'rry it meeself"
A sTo1oAL Scotcbman was addressed
by his sick wife: "Oh, John. I shan't
leave this bed alive" "Please thee
self, Betty, and theel please me-" re.
turned John with equanimity. II
have been good wife to you, john"
persisted the dying woman. enid
dim, Betty, only middlin'."
PUNCH has cartoon entitled "The
Vatican Halter" IN which the Pope.
with a Cardinals hat in his hands.
thus addresses the Archbishop of West
minister: "Sorry we've nothing in
this size to fit you, DR.. Manning. At
present we've got hats for undersized
heads"'
M. H. g., of the st. Louis Republi-
can, loosely proposes to the Danbury
News man to emulate Mark Twain and
Mr.. Warner and build q novel. "You
are strong on domestic description"
she says, "pile in the stove. pipes and
flour barrels. I am the champion
gusher; ! will introduce lots of gush."
MILTON had q most vixenish wife.
1t might have added to his comfort to
have been deaf instead of blind. To
f1atter his wife, Buckinham once called
her q rose. II am no Judge of colors,"
replied the poet, "and it may be, for"
he added with sigh-"1 feel the
thorns daily"
YOUNG Spriggs sailed into his en-.
ployer's Office this morning, followed
by q small dog he had brought down
town with him. What's that, Mr..
Spriggs 2" growled Dobster, ST., 81
dog7" eyes, SIR" said Spriggs, 'she's
q cross between Scotch terrier and
black and TAM" SWELL" reioined
Dobster, ST., s. he's cross that t can't
bear" and thereupon kicks him out of
the door.
The Boston Transcript is in dis
turbed state of mind that nobody has
said just the right thing on the mar
rage of Miss Jet to a Mr.. Ruby.
We once knew q man who could have
done it, but he is too old now. When
Jacob Hogg married Ann Bacon in Gin
cinnatl, he asked:
Now, Jacob, did you pause to think
When Ann you made q mate on,
That if yon changed your name to Hogg,
You'd surely spoil her Bacon?"
A WAITER in a st. Louis restaurant
was asked for toothpick by one of his
patrons-he had just finished bowl of
oyster soup. "What do you want with
toothpick3" queried the waiter, who
had cultivated considerable familiarity
with all his customers, II want to
pick an oyster from my teeth" 90,
no you don't. There was only one
oyster in that soup, and I ate that on
nv Wav from the Kitchen -,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Poultry s.s farm stoek.

How many farmers might obtain
plenty Of new accommodations for
poultry by simply making use of thu
buildings they already possess, and how
many farmers consider fowls unworthy
OF consideration, because of some sun
posed difficulty or expense in erecting
suitable houses.
And worse than this, how many farm
ers try to make poultry pay without
any result beyond continual vexations.
merely from lack of ingenuity in bring.
ing ordinary appliances into plav.
" why bother" they ask, g about rais-
ing s;hlckens in cow-she,ls and ont
buildings, when you cuu set out rs
many cOops AZ you like on the grass Of
a paddock, the gravel of . stable yard,
or upon the scattered rlck-yard strawa'
Because, generally speaking, half your
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
Memory.

What is momory7 'Tis tho light
Which hallows life, ray profound
Upon tho brow Of mental night
An echo, time the passing sound {;
A mirror, it, bright surface shows
Hope, fear, grief, lave, delight, regret /;
A generous spring. beam which CLOVIS
Long after sun and star have ret
A leaf nor storm nor blight can fade j;
An ark in times bcrcavil,g sea,
A perfume from flower decsyed,
A treasury Tor eternity.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD:
PreservinG MIN

Preserving MIX.
The American Artisan has an account
OF new process, the invention of Mr..
L. F. Kirohofer, for preserving milk.
The object of this invention 10 to sub
ject milk to such q treatment that,
without altering its elements or taste,
and without the addition of any for
eign substance, it may be preserved in
its natural state for several months
without changing, except the rising of
cream, whether it il kept in q state of
rest or subject to constant movement,
as in sea voyages. If this object be
accomplished, the invention is q most
Important one, as condensed milk il
not in favor with most people when
used directly as an article of food.
although it is excellent when used in
cookery, or for tea and coffee. In ar.
kirchoier's process the milk, fresh
drawn from the COW, is placed in cans
or bottles, which are filed as nearly
tul! as possible, and immediately
corked tightly or hermetically sealed.
The cans or bottles are then placed
IN a bath of water, heated to the same
temperature as the milk, in such n
manner as to allow free circulation
Ut water beneath and around, but
never over them. The temperature of
the water bath is thus slowly raised to
between 1902 and 17O9 Fair. The
water is kept at this temperature for a
greater or less length of time, accord
ing to the period during which it il
desired to preserve the milk. One
hour will, it is claimed, preserve the
milk four or five weeks. Five hours
heating is enough for eight months or
year.
The fire is then withdrawn and
the bath allowed to cool down SLOWLY.
after which the cans are withdraw
and the operation is completed. An
essential condition of success is that
the vessels designed to contain the
milk should be perfectly clean and
sweet, and the milk itself pure and
unadulterated. If the temperature he
raised above the degree indicated. the
milk acquires a cooked taste.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19

We noticed in one of our exchanges
this week tho statement Of Dea. John Hot e
cured Of incipient consumption by the use OF
.1ohnson's Anodyne Linin,ent. We refer to
this at this time as tending to corroborate the
statement we made last week in relation to this
Liniment as applied to consumption.
1F Congress had employed az much scien-
tific skill in the arrangement Of it's Recon.
structlon Policy at the close, AZ tho WarDe.
partment did in the beginning Of the war, in
arranging for the manufacture of what was
called Sheridan's Caualry Condition Poso,te,s
for the use OF the Cavalry horses, do doubt
the Union would have ben restored long age.
-EIchanqe
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
How a Drunken spree Won q Wife.

ssV" DAW0ACA CPICo "Vu u Vile
Among the police items which ap-
peared in the Galveston News q few
days ago was one which briefly states
that James Scott was arrested for be-
ing drunk and down, and when SUBJ
sequent4y arranged before Recorder
Tevis was fined two dollars and costs.
A reference to the blotter of the Chief
of Policies Office exhibited the fact that
the unfortunate individual calling
himself James Scott, at the
time of his arrest on Market street,
had on his person some fifteen dollars
in currency.
With such q sum of money at his
command the party by the name of
Scott found no difficulty in regaining
his liberty, and as he handed over the
amount Of his indebtedness to Mr..
Allen, the City Clerk, he winked sig
nificantly at the portly magistrate, rs
much as to say: "He's one of them
chaps as knows how to pity the sor-
rows of poor young man"
The above incident which had en-.
tirely escaped the memory of a News
reporter who stood near, was wildly
recalled, when, passing down Twenty
second street in the vicinity of Ne.
chanic, whom should he encounter
other than the identical party by the
name of Scott.
say" remarked the party, etc.,
"are you not one of them chaps what
writes for the newspapers Z" The News
man answered in the affirmative, feel
ing quite confident that the party by
the name of Scott could have no cause
for luminosity toward him.
II thought so," remarked Scott,
with peculiar twinkle in his dexter
eye. "Now, Mr.. newspaper man, I
just wants to tell you that I got ahead
of all you fellers at the Police Court
the other morning."
"In what respect I" was asked.
"Why, in respect to my name. You
see, my name amt scott at all, but the
name of the Teller what's been hang
ing around my girl up on Avenue 1.
He was about to get the best of me
before that night; but that account in
the paper fixed him, sure. SO, you
see, I'm mrch obliged to you. Will
Won take aOmethirr 20
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Good Onlens.

10 come suddenly upon q couple OF
magpies, to pick up pin lying with
its head towards you, to find-of
course without seeking-a four-leaved
clover, or a bit of old iron, is matter
for rejoicing If the iron take the shape
of rusty nail or an old horseshoe the
omen is so much the more fortunate.
Absent-minded and careless dressers
are likely to be often in luck's way. To
put on any garment wrong side out,
provided we are not neat enough to
spoil the charm, is an infallible prog
nostic that something is about tv hap
pen which will profit the sloven greatly.
Trouble will never come near folks
whose eyebrows meet. Ladies with
overmuch down, gentlemen with
overmuch. hair upon their arms
and hands, carry about them natures
own guarantee that they are born to
be 1ich some day, a. rich as those hap
Ply individuals whose front teeth are
set wide apart. Steel belongings, such
as keys and knives, get rusty by in
stinct, in spite of all pains to keep
them clean and bright, when some
kind-hearted soul IS laying up riches
for their owners benefit. To find
spider upon ones clothes indicates
some money is coming to us. The ap-
pearance of white speck upon finger
nail warns the owner of the finger that
gift is on it's way: and the same pleas
ant notification is made by the itching
of the palm of the right hand but in
that case it is best to make assur-
ance doubly sure, and rub the said
palm against wood; and then cit. is
sure to he good" It is not pleasant
to stumble up stairs, but there is some
consolation for sore shins in knowing
that wedding will come off in the
house ere twelve months have passed
by, even if the stumbler has no hope
being party concerned in the event.
Should q spinster or bachelor be in
adyertently placed between q married
pair at the dinner table, he or she will
taste the sweets of connublal bliss be-
fore the year is out. A maiden who
has constant ill-luck at the card table
will play the game of life with greater
success partnered with a good Lus-
band. Happy will be the bride
the sun shines on and it hen cack
les in her new home as she crosses it's
threshold, she will be happy mother
as we'll az . contented wife. The odd
notion prevails in some parts of France
that when two marriages take place ut
the same time, the bride who first
leaves the ichurch will have boy for
her first child. Hail the first hearing
of the cuckoo's voice with thankful
ness if he salutes you upon your right
hand-.then bis greeting is an assur-
ance that You will make your way in
the world and attain the highest object
of your ambition: aud begrudge not q
sip OF good liquor to the busy, curious.
thirsty fly, dropping into your glass,
if not as POLITICALLY, as Oldys did he
brings good luck to the glass and the
drinker, too.