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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
A Hartford Canary-Bird Story,

A lady residing on Walnut street.
Hartford, says the Times of that city.
is in the possession of canary bird
that has very sensitive nerves. Every
day this bird gives many evidences Of
rare intelligence (for canary, and of
a lively interest in all that goes on
around him. He is a fine singer in
warm weather, but when the cold sea-
son comes on, he has more attacks of
sore throat than any prima DONNA.
During the winner he has had SO bad a
cold that lie has scarcely sung note ;
but now he has regained his voice and
begins every day at sunrise to carol his
gay songs. Friday last, a child living
in the neighborhood called to see the
lady, bringing with him a very large
rag doll made to represent darkey
boy, and to this little child the doll is q
distinct personality by the name OF
"Sambo." The bird was in his cage
upon the table, and the child sat
"Sambo" up beside the cage. The
canary gave ono glance at the frightfu
doll, and tumbled off his perch in .
dead faint! The lady held the bird i,
her hand for moment, thinking it wa.
dead, but noticing that it's heart bca
rapidly, she opened window and pu
the bird ont into the mir. In five min
ntes it had revived. But all day tn,
canary gave evidence OF being veal
and nervous.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14

Tho presence of electric, magnetic,
chemical, or other hidden agencies was
suspected, and close and searching
investigation followed with the result
of satisfying those who examined that
the power was produced )'v mechani-
cal combination pure and simple. Mr..
Kelly originally expected to obtain a
pressure of about 500 pounds to tho
square inch, and applied it to steam
guage which had a measuring capacity
Of 2, 500 pounds bnt the pressure pro-
duced was so enormous that the guage
was insufficient to register it, and he
was compelled to construct a mechan-
ism designed expressly for the purpose.
He then found that he could produce a
pressure of more than ten thousand
pounds to the square inch, and that he
could generate the power in any VOL
ume required. It is peculiar quality
of the vapor that it can be used at any
pressure from 10 pounds to 10000
pounds to the square inch, and when
once generated it can he placed in re-
ceiving vessels and preserved without
loss of energy for an indefinite period.
In the course of his experiments Mr.,
Kelly has repeatedly charged an iron
receiver of a capacity of 81 gallons with
a pressure of 10000 pounds to the
square inch, and retained it without
appreciable loss of energy for fort
night at time. Mr.. Kelly is building
an engine for practical purposes, and
thinks that his invention will, ut no
distant date, supercede steam. His
confidence is shared bv certain caDi.
talists in New York, who are SO conf
dent of the success of the invention that
they have made arrangements to pur-
chase a half interest in the State of
New York.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
SATURDAY, May 9.-The Senate wa
not In session.
Seeing without Eyes.

At the recent tmeetingof the Venango
County Penn.) Medical Society of Oil
City, DR.. Glebnerreporteda case which
had been reported to the Mercer Coun-
ty Medical Society by DR.. De La Cosset,
Of girl nine years Of age, apparently
of good, general health, in which there
was ptosis, or falling of the upper eye.
lids 50 as to completely close both eyes,
and in which the eyesight, to all ap'
pearances, was defective to such an ex.
tent as to necessarily cause blindness ;
yet the little patient was able to see
we'll with the eyes closed, to distinguish
colors, to read from book, and to dis.
tinguish objects at distance; and this
she was able to do even when her eyes
were closed and heavily bandanged, SC
that to all reasonable appearances the
light was excluded. The Pittsbure
Gazette says that the report Of this case
elected quite good deal of interest by
the members of the society, and were il
not for the high standing of the medi.
cal gentlemen making the report, would
have been discredited. No explanation
of the phenomenon was offered. The
patient has been in this condition some
fouc months.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
A Stylish RAMS Head.

In the show window of the ieweler
Thomas Kirkpatrick, at Broadway and
Nineteenth street, is displayed highly
ornamental rams head, intended as a
gift to President Tejeda, of Mexico, from
Gen. r. Benavides, Mexican Minister
to the Court of Berlin. Tne horns OF
the ram are capped with solid silver
limitations of Scotch thistle, with IN
amethyst about the size of half dollar
set in each. On the top of the head q
small silver crown, surmountcd by q
"cairmgon, Scotch stone resembling
topaz, about two and a half inches
long and two inches wide. A silver
rake, spoon, rabbits foot, and othe,
emblems, are attached by silver cords,
In Scotland it is customary to fill the
crown with snuff, of which the guests a1
table are expected to partakc rs 1. mat
ter of ceremony. When sent to tho
Mexican President the crown is expect
ed to serve rs holder of cigarettes.
Neto York Tribune.
A PARTISAN, who was known as a free
thinker, met a friend the other day, ant
taking him by the hand, said, "I hav,
become Christian" IT am glad t,
hear it" he replied "s,lppose VIC nov
have q settlement of that little accoun
between us. Pay me that thon owcst.
"No," said the newborn child, t,lrnin!
on his heel; "religion is religion, an
business is business.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
A Deceptive Flower.

On some of the East India islands,
where SO many queer things grow, is
found a flower that measures a full
yard across. Yet it has only cup-like
center, and five broad, thick, tieshy
petals. Seen from distance, through
the dark green leaves of the vines
among which it grows, the rich tint of
the flower, Aecked with spots Of light
er shade, is said to impart warmth
and brilliancy of color to the whole
surrounding scene. But the nearer the
observer comes-all eagerness to see
more closely SO wonderful flower-the
less does he like it. Not that the color
is less beautiful; but who cares for
beauty in human beings, when its pos
SCISSOR is malicious, disdainful, or un.
truthful? And who cares for beauty
in a flower, when its odor is disagree
able? So Notwithstanding its proudly
brilliant color, and it's great size, the
yaf1yesia 0rnolzia will never be admir-.
ed, for we are told that it's "odor is in
tolerable, polluting the atmosphere for
many feet around"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
The West.


LEONARD SWEET, Chicago lawyer, has gone
TO 1ankton, Dakota, to defend Wintermnte.
the murderer of NlcCook.
The consolidation of the st. I,ou;s rror
Mountain and Cairo and Fulton railroa,la h.s
been fully effected, with new board of ii.
rcctors
CROP reports from Nebraska indicate a large
yield of wheat.
COALITION has been formed in DRAGON bo
'"een republicans and Democrats, with a hope
OF defeating the Independents.
IHE Faculty of Ann Arbor University recent
~ suspended 81 students of that institution
for "hazing."
LIE annual meeting Of stockholders of the
ha''sas Pacific railway was held ut Lawrence.
Kansas, May7. Robt. E. Carr was elected
president of the company.
In tho late municipal elections in Indian. +,a
temperance issue was the main question. The
temperance tickets wero elected in Crawforls
'illc, Goshen, Wabash, and Anderson, while
the Antis carried Angola, Muncie, Waterloo.
'enersonvlile, and Peru. The Republicans
won decided victories in Madison, BLOOMINGTON.
ana Logansport, while the Democrats tako Au-
burn, Fort Wayne, and Eicbnond, and Lafay-
otte stands as it was.
Hon. JOHN Y. SMITH, who died recently at
Madison, Wisconsin, was ono of tho Oldest and
most respected pioneors of the west. IIo set
tied ut Green Bay in 1923. He was an od.to,
OF the Argus, Democratic paper at Madison,
from 1874 to 1851, and again in 1861, and ha.
written much for other papers, especially OF
financial subjects. He was member of tht
first Constitutional Convention, and held othe
important positions. He was strict Presby
tcrian, and all esteemed citizen.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
Dcfunct CeleStials.

In q cargo brought to San Francisco
from Portland, some days ago, was
more than q ton of deceased Chinese,
en- route to the islands of the blessed,
via the Flowery Kingdom. just as the
pagans of Homer's time believed that
the soul of an unburied hero wandered
naked and melancholy upon the Stygian
coast, 80 these heathen Chinese hold
that in order to have eternal reposc
their remains after death must liz in
the land that gave them birth. Hence
we have no phosphates from the bones
of buried Chinese enriching the vege.
tation of the Pacific coast. The al.
mond eyed Celestial is thrifty fellow,
but he would spend his last maraved
to secure the return of q friends re.
mains to China. It is expensive, too
The mere preparation Of the catlavc1
for transportation costs $25 at least
while the packing, freight, reshipmen
from the interior, etc., add greatly t
the expense.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
How Gerrit Smith Ruined a Man.

A largo proportion of men never can
or will accumulate or keep capital.
The best illustration of this fact that
have ever met is that of Gerrit Smith
and schoolmate. The latter, on the
death of his father, came into posses
sion of a farm, with house, furniture,
stock, implements and all things neces-
sary to comfortable home and paying
business; but he sold, lost by the sale,
sold his next home, and his next, al
ways losing, until he was landless and
very poor. His old schoolmate, who
was giving away his large patrimony in
small parcels to landless men, gave him
q house and lot, but took the precau-
ton to deed it to his children. For a
while the restless man was very happy
in his new home, but soon grew tired
of it and wanted to sell out. When he
found that it was not in his power to
render himself and his family homeless
once more, he exclaimed, in great bit
terness "There, Gerrit Smith has
ruined me-" He believed this and
never forgave the man who had pre-.
vented that trade which would have
surely made his fortune ~ Worceste,
Gazette.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
KindergartAn.

A correspondent of the Boston Globe
who has been visiting the kindergarten
in that city, thus sums up the result OF
the system Children come out of the
kindergarten, if it is conducted by
those who understand the science, with
a good knowledge of the relations and
properties of small numbers, gained by
continual counting of lines and squares
and sticks, with an understanding of
the geometrical forms squares, OBJ
longs, cubes and triangles Of all sorts ;
stick and slat laying, the making of
transparent forms with peas aud point
ed sticks, with knowledge Of drawing
sufficient to enable them toinvent SYM
metrical patterns on the squared states
of paper with much facility in the
little arts of manipulation that make
thelittle fingers dexterous with great
many pretty songs, both devotional and
picturesque with symbolcal plays
taught musically; with simple, easy,
gymnastic exercises; and, above all,
with the power and habit of expressing
themselves clearly and correctly. Can
all this be said of the first two years, or
even of the three, of primary instruc-
tion? Yet it is oil accomplished with
out book, or any knowledge of reading,
but simply bV doing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
The Brunswick Legacy.

By advices from Geneva, the London
Globe learns that the validity of the
late Duke Charles bequest to that city
has been settled in it's favor after sever
al months of negotiation between the
commissioners deputed on behalf of
the municipality and the official repre-
sentatives Of. the reigning Duke, the
heir-at-law of the deceased. The city,
having obtaincd By 6r.> resi.t~aaa 10
oil threats of legal action q final &C
knowledgement in writing of the good
ness of it's general claims to the proper
ty, has agreed to surrender, as heirlooms
Of the House of Brunswick, the famous
onyx Mantua vase and the Mary Stuart
sapphire ring. These were officially
handed over a few days since to DR..
Riegel, deputed by tho Duke to receive
them as his personal agent at Geneva
At the same time the German Consul,
Herr Brodhang, signed, on behalf Of
His Highness, a convention, in which he
Withdrew his supposed claims to the
rest of the personal property Of his de-
ceased brother, estimated as likely to
realize about 465O, 1000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
Tho East.

1hE lo6th annual meeting Of tho New York
chamber Of commerce was hold Nav It'll Ro..
olntlons wero adopted expressing gratitude to
almighty God and congratulating their fellow
citizens' OH the defeat of the proposed amend.
ment to tho state constitution, which would
nave prevented enlargement and Improvement
OF tho waterways of tho state.
IHE new Park theatre in New York, of which
William Stuart has been the lessee and Charles
fechter tho stage manager, has passed into
the sheriff's hands, and performances have
ceased for the present.
IHE Eric Canal is now open and navigable
its entire length.
AwALk1Na match between James Gonlon
Bennett and John Whipplc, tho famous anna
seur Pedestrian for 3d. 900 side, Which took
place recently, was won by Bennett. Distance.
smios II 5-l6; time, ono hour, 46 minutes
and IS seconds. Whipple was nearly seven
minutes behind
THE disposition of tho third share of the
NE interest in the estate of the late Jacob
St'ner who persisted with his wife and d.uch-
TOR short time ago in tho burning of thor
residence. III New iork, turns upon the fact
whether the wife or daughter died first. and
the Court is now trying to determine. The
estate is valued at $4,000.
MAJOR THEODORE A. ScHESck, Of the Utic,
Herald N. T., died recently of asphyxia.
HE new state government Of Connect;cu.
was lna''gurated on May 9Th. The Governor,
IN his message, favors q speedy return to ,
specie basis
A
A NEW YORK grand jury has found a pre.
sentiment against the reform commissioners ot
charities and Correction, charging that since
May l. 1873, the Commissioners bought dr.,
goods III a manner at once wasteful. extrav..
giant, and leading directly to corruption.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
To MY Wife,"
10 tho Editors Of tho Evening Post

| u
So'ne fifteen years ago, cut tho enclosed
poom from a newspaper. It socms too boamti
ful to DO lost. aud it has not boon my good
fortune to 500 it Published elsewhere. II you
think it deserves preservation, know OF no
bUttor place for it than in tho Evening Post
The tender pathos breathed in cvery line il
greatly enhanced by tho circumstances uutle,
which it WAS written. Young Brennan, tho
author, soon aftor taking to himself boauti.
fnl young vito in his native Erin, came alone
to this country to seek his fortune, settled il,
New Orleans to practice law, and sent for his
wife to Join him. Attacked by rapid COIL
| sumption, his physician informed !. him he
could not last but few days. Tho hope of
again secing his wifo ere he closed his oyes to
tho world, sustained him for 4 time, and il,
| one Of those reviviug moments 20 common to
the consumptivo patient, he wrote these
touching lines, his parting memonto to her
he so fondly loved, but whom he was not priv
ilosod to see again. It will be observed that
tho sixth limo of tho third stanzs is uufortu-
nately missing:
TO MY WIFE.
Como to mo dearest, I'm lonely without thee.
Day time and night timo I'm thinking about
thoc,
Night timo and day time in dream l behold
theo--
Unwolcome the waking that ceases to fold thee.
Come to mo, darling, my sorrows to tighten,
Como in thy beauty to bless and to brighten,
Come in thy womanhood, meekly and lowly,
Como i'll thy loveliness, queenly and holy!
Swallows will fit round the desolate ruin,
Telling Of spring and its joyous renewing;
And thoughts of thy love and it's manifold
treasure,
Arc circling my heart with manifold pleas
uro,
Oh, Spring Of my spirit oh, May of my bosom
Shine out Oh my soul till it bourgeon and
blossom
Tho waste of my ife has 4 rose-root within it.
And thy fondness alone in tho sunshine can
win it.
Figures that move like song through tho
Features lit up by reflex of heaven
Eyes like the skies of poor Erin, our mother,
Where shadow and sunrise are chasing each
other;
Smiles coming seldom, but child like and
simple,
Oh, thanks to the Saviour, that over thy SEEM
ing.
If loft to the exile to brighten his dreaming.
You have been glad when you knew that I was
gladdoned-
Dear, arc you sad now, to hear am saddened ?
Our hearts over answer in tune and in tune,
love,
As octave to octave-and rhyme unto rhyme,
love;
| cannot weep but your tears will be glowing
You cannot smile but my check will be flow
ing
would not die without you at my side, love-
You will not linger when shall have died,
Come to me dear, ere I die of my sorrow,
Rise on my gloom like the sun of tomorrow
Strong, swift and fond ~ the words which 1
speak, love;
With song on your lip aud a smile.o your
cheek, love;
Como, for my heart in your absence is weary
Hasten, for my spirit is sickened and dreary;
Come to tho arms which alone should caress
thee
Come to the heart that is throbbing to press
thee.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14

Gov. CALDWELL, of North Carolina,
has partially transferred the pardoning
power to the directors of the peniten-
tiary. No convict will be pardoned
unless the application for release is &C.
companied by a certificate from the
chairman of the board that the convict
has behaved according to rule.
THEODORE PARKER said nun was an
organized old maid.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
Nitro Glycorine.

Nitro-glycerine, the most powerful
explosive known, being ton times as
powerful as gunpowder, is made of gly-
cerine and metric and sulphuric acid.
It was discovered in 1847, and first used
in 1854. Glycerine is an oily substance
derived from tallow or suet, or what
are known as animal fats. When such
or common soap-grease is boiled with
soda-lye or with any other lye by which
hard soap is made, the glycerine be-
comes separated from the fat, and is
left, a large part ut least, in the water
upon which the cake of soda floats. In
the manufacture of glycerine. the fat is
first made into soap, or, as it is called,
sapohifed, and by very interesting
process it is then separated inthe shape
Of an oily but not greasy substance.
The glycerine is poured into a mixture
of one measure Of metric acid and two
measures Of sulphuric acid very slowly
and with the greatest care. The mix
hare is then poured in water, in which
it sinks to the bottom without mixing
with it in the least. It is then COM
plete, and such a highly dangerous arti-
Gle that the greatest care is used to
avoid accidents both in making and
using it. It will explode by friction or
simple rubbing upon q rough surface,
or by blow as with hammer, or sim
| ply falling upon the ground, especially
when it is frozen or becomes solid
through exposure to cold. For these
reasons it is very rarely used, unless
first mixed with sawdust or q fine earth
which is called intus oriat earth, be-
cause it consists of very minute animals
once living in water, known as infus
orie by scientific people. When thus
mixed, it is in the shape of dry, solid
substance or coarse powder, which, IL
put in fire, will not explode or ego
off" like gunpowder, but simply brrn
like SO much resin. But whenit is used
in hole bored in rock, it is so much
more powerful than gunpowder that il
has enabled people to make tunnels like
the Hoosac or the Mont Gents tunnel in
a quarter of the time usual with gun
powder. II is therefore one of the most
useful of our modern inventions.-Sci-
cnt;fc american.
In Mount Vernon, Ohio, the women
have now got things reduced to sys
tenn. Instead of being at tho trouble
to go around in tho mud to pray and
sing, they just put up sentry box III
front of each saloon, ana station a lady
in it to take down the name and note
the condition of every man who 'nters
or leaves it. It is said to work like q
charm. The fair sentries delight il
their duty, and do not welcome tho
rustic Of petticoats indicating the ap
lproach Of relief,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
A Good Answer.

In giving "reminiscences of Colonel
Levi Boutwell,, a noted man in his day,
the Montpelier (Vt.) Argus tells the
following story "The Colonel was un-
commonly bald, and without his heavy
dark wig looked not a bit like himself.
Once he was in the washroom of the
Pavilion, and for convenience in his
ablutions had laid his wig aside. Pres
emily young, spruce chap, with ex-
tremely red hair came in. Noticing the
Colonel's nude head, he inquired,
We'll, uncle, why don't you have some
hair Oh your head ? It wasan impudent
question, and the Colonel knew it.
Looking savagely on the red head of
the saucy young stranger, he replied,
When they made me, and had me all
finished except my hair, they told me
that they had nothing left except
red hair, I told them, then,
'Egad,' I wouldn't have any. I
would rather 60 without. They Nigh,
save that for impudent young popinjayt
and FOOLS The young and inquisitivt
joker was perfectly willing to drop tho
subject"
| A DELAWARE man committed suicide
simply because somebody left a basket
and baby on his front step. He WA
afraid his wife would object to step
children.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
VOLUME VII.
At Large.

Ex-CoNaREssMEN JOuN MoRnlssEY and JOIN,
Fox, both mombers Of tho Tamnla,ly hall gc,,-
eral committee, met rccontly in Now York
bar room, aud had \ dispute which, ondcd in n
fight, Mr. Fox getting the worst Of tho arg,-
mont.
AMONG the bequcsts Of Samuel Train, Of
Mcdford, recently deceased, is another @3, ,OOO
to endow tho profcssorship Of ecclesiastical
history in tho Chicago Theological Seminary.
BILLY EDWARDS and Sam Collyor have cacl,
put up the first deposit of ono hundred dollars
in thoir match to fight OH August 6, for the
light weight championship and ono thousand
dollars side.
4. J. SEARLE, ono Of tho judges OF the su-
promo court Of Arkansas, who was arrested
by Baxters men, is ono OF tho okler graduates
Of the Northwestern University, ut Evanston,
Illinois.
The Darien canal commissioners have re-
turned home.
THERE arc 467 subordinate oranges III Wis
consin, with an average membership of fifty
oee, making total membership Of 22,Sl7.
1nE date for the Drown-scharf scull rxce At
Springfield, has been fixed for July 9Th. A
letter from Fulton says ho does no desire to
race with Brown At present.
A PARTY Of 200 employers of tho Allegheny
Valley Railroad struck. recently, on account of
pay being withheld from thom for throo
months past.
The following payments were made from tho
U. s. treasury, by warrant, during April:
Civil and miscellaneous. 7,54O, ,3332
War. 2,89l,31
Navy. ....................... 2,288, ,057
Interior, Indians and pensions. 81, ,457
TnA>0 tcr
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14

Ir is rather cool in Il San Francisco
paper to advise a young man to "go
West"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14

A4t1oo19 u knl1oDse : FS
Brown he runs laem anA Ianehe
BY the btlIows a LA&h Dganea,
And he I'D oo0 na0ed in
Who hsd nsvee learned b swim,
And ono Sunday jim was fosnd
Down BY Lath Branch. somewhat drowned
But old Brown know what TO do,
For he sonewhere cut lmb,
And ho somehow stayed With Jim,
And he somewhat brought him 70.
MORALS
Do not run farm and rancho
BY the bilIows Of IAth Branch.
Men named Brown with boys named Jim,
Never teach the boys TO SWIM
Boys named Jim win always drown
II their other name be RroWn.