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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
A Curious Case Decided,


Another curious case b AZ Just been
decided in French law court. There
is, on French railways, . different
charge for the carriage of common
pears and apples, which require no
special care in loading and: unloading,
and the more delicate varieties of fruit,
such as apricots, peaches, grapes. and
dessert apples and pears. Proceedings
were lately taken by the Paris, Lyons,
and Mediterranean Company, against
an employe of their own for defraud.
ing them by sending ounces by rail,
paying only the amount demanded for
the carriage of common pears. The
whole case, therefore, turned on this !:
Is the ounce pear or mott The sta
tlon-master, who represented the COM
pany, evidently regarded it as disre
putable interloper, neither pear nor
apple. It was not eaten like pear; it
Was never called pear; and he alto.
gether objected to swallowing such =
definition of the ounce. The court,
however, decided for the defendant, on
the ground that the pear il known to
botanists a. Pyrus cydonia, that the
manner of eating . substance is no in.
failible predicate of its nature, and
that the ounce bears knocking about
as much a. = pear ofthe most degraded
class.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
wouldn't Acknowledge tho Corn.

John Browning, apopular conductor
ON the indianapolis and st. Louis Road,
has the misfortune to wear q wooden
leg, which, while not actually causing
lameness, still necessitates q ]imping
gait. Yesterday, while John was on
his train, . compassionate passenger,
noticing his movements, and suspect
ing that he was suffering from corn,
asked him if such was the case.
"Yes," p" said John; "I'vegot corn,
and bad one, too, I assure you"
"Well, sir, I can tell You how 10
cure it, and at triaing oost-not over
ten cents" said the passenger.
I'D give ten hundred dollars to
have mine cured, but know it's hard
case, and I doubt whether anybody can
cure il, replied John.
The passenger insisted that no corn
was ever so hard as the one which had
been planted in his foot, and he had
that one cured.
"Was it ~ hard as that one "
asked John, raising up his wooden leg,
and pointing to the place on his boot
where the corn was supposed to be.
/ The passenger felt, and replied that
it was.
But feel further up" John said.
He pressed the boot q few minutes,
and then, with look of mingled dis.
gust and surprise, said:
Pshaw ! man, that amt q corn
that's a bunion !"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
Theories DisprOyed.

The San Francisco Bulletin says that
recent discoveries of the precious met
als have disproved the theory of GER
tain geologists, that the country west
of the Rocky Mountains is divided by
nature into various metalliferous and
mineral bearing belts or zones, to each
of which is assigned particular class
Of deposits, none of which can be ex-
pected to occur largely outside the
specific belt to which it was supposed
to belong. Thus the system of noun
tains that make up the coast range,
was considered the peculiar realm OF
asphaltum, petroleum, coal, and quick
silver; the western declivity Of the
Sierra Nevada was set apart for gold, a
narrow band of cup;ferous ores having
been permitted to traverse it's base !:
while the easterly side Of these noun
tains was made the special home OF
silver, this metal alternating with
gold, lead and copper. bearing belts in
the desert regions beyond.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

A wicked boy found . fro Ay one
day, and stuck it With mucilage in the
center of the largest lens Of tho tel.
escope in the Warrington observatory.
The astronomer observed . blaze Of
light, which died out at intervals, and
thinking he had discovered . most ex-
traordinary star, he pronounced it "of
the third magnitude of Orion" He
telegraphed at expense Of 2,600 all
over the world, and tho astronomers
gazed at Orion until they were Wild,
and then telegraphed back to the pro-
fessor for further information. In tho
meantime tho discoverer found that
his star had moved eight billions Of
miles in twenty four hours, and per-
ceived that it actually had legs! But,
on polishing his lens, he found the
lightning bug !-then he swore ter
ribly-worse than tour army in
Flanders "-in fact, they heard him
swear away down in Alexandra, seven
miles away: Since then he has been
looking for that boy; he wishes TO con-
suit him about something.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
Brandy from SaWdust.

Zetterlund, after boiling 9 cwt. OF
sawdust with z cwt. of hydrochloric
acid, sp. gr. 1.18, and 30.7 cwt. of wa
ter, under pressure of 2 pounds to the
inch, found 3.33 per cent. of the mass
to be grape sugar; and with q hours
OF further boiling, 438 per cent. or
1851 per cent. of the sawdust to be
grape sugar-an amount he was unable
to exceed. After neutralizing the acid
with lime until the cooled mash con-
tainei but per cent, according to
Ludersdorf's test, at sc deg. q ferment
made OF 20 pounds of bruised malt
was added. In 96 hours fermentation
was complete, and distillation afforded
81 quarts Of brandy of 50 per cent. at
SO degrees, perfectly free from odor OF
taste of turpentine, and of very agree
able flavor. He considers it probable
that the process might be successful
on large scale, if the amount of waite,
and time of boiling two important
factors in the production of sugar.
were accurately determined by expert:
ments. BY conversion of all the cell
ulosassinto sugar, each 100 weight oi
air-dried saw-dust would yield at Least
27.4 quarts OF so per cent. brandy.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
sSs-~.-7sSS,.a-
indian AHAIP1Hsi

TIE War Department At Washington has
advices from Texas that Lieut.. Col. Buell.,
with . command Of parts Of companies D and
g, TSnth Cavalry. and aiseen Tonka scouts,
struck small camp Of Comanches ON Isabel
Mountain Fosk. On iFebrlary Is, and killed
ten Indians and captured oil their stock, con-
s'sting Of sixty-iour horses.
Nrws nom Austin, Texas. states that citi.
Seos OF Beaver Creek, near Fort Sill, were
robbed OF al their horses by Kiowa Indians
nom the reservation. Forty head Of horses
and mules were stolen from ranches on the
Rio" Grande. twenty miles above Fort Quill.
man.
FRo,l the Red Cloud agency it 10 reported
that Red Clouds son was killed on last Mon.
day night by party of Sioux, whom he had
compelled to return stolen stock. A courier
reports that nearly all the Cheyennes and
Sisux have left tho agency ; that $50 lodges
are nov within 50 miles OF Fetterman, and
will come in or send to that post. He reports
plenty Of buffalo in tho Big Horn country, and
thinks the Sioux win 60 there. 7~ ~ -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
Remarkable Mortality.

The most remarkable instance of
mortality in single family that prob
ably ever occurred has taken place in
Binghamton, N. Y. On Sunday, Dec.
26th, Mr.. and lrs. Holliday cele-
brated the sixty:fifth anniversary of
their wedding at Downsville, Delaware
county. At that time sixteen children
of the family, of which Mr.. Hol-
liday was the eldest, were all living,
and fourteen brothers and sisters Of
Mrs. Holiday were also in good health
and present at the anniversary. Since
then the entire family, thirty-all, in
fact, except Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday
have died.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
Political:

MASS MEETING Of the citizens opposed to
the present usurpation Of the government Of
Louisiana was held on February 1S. under the
auspices OF the committee Of seventy. One
tnonsand to 200 were present. Several nd.
dresses were delivered, and resolutions adopt-
ed. The preamble recounts the election Of
1917; the famous DureQ order and the sub.
sequent action Of the United States there,
under, and the action taken by the peopls
endeavoring to obtain their rights; the toler.
alton OF people under wrong and oppression.
and declares that We repel with indignation
and contempt the entirely false irnputatiop.
that We acquiesce in or are content with the
isnomioious government which has been
Illegally and w1eksdly set up to bear rule over
us; therefore
Resotued, That We shall continue our efforts
10 remove the intolersble burden, reprosch
.ha na s;a,a snaMe wnsch have been put upon as by
tne VOCATION of law and the constitution and
se see a9use Of power until the hope Of success
Hes0tced, That We claim now at the hands
ol congress, ~ Ne have In the past, the orig
1pM 1e1a OF the government elected in November.
!o11' OF which Gov. McEnery is the head. or
In default thereof that the presen. govern.
ment be suspended by military or provisional
rule and new election under Federal ana :.
plces, AZ the least that can be accorded M.
ANEW political party was organized in New
York on Feb. 18, to be called the, Citzens' M.
nonsi. the avowed object of which is to make
1ore'gn-born citizens eligible to tho Office OF
PRESIDENT. It is intended 1T some future d.v
70 nold an outdoor mass meeting, when dele
setes from several States will be present to
render their reports as to the progress OF the
movement in the several States. The follow
ing preamble and resolutions were read and
adopted:
WHEREAs, There are at the present time
upward Of 2,0o0, 900 foregn-born Citizens aid.
ing IN ana helping by their industry to ad-
vance the interests OF this. thtl adoDted
country and o0
..v.;ans W.;nzaEHs, During the rebellion, when two
warfare, tho foreign-born element were tonnd
IN the foremost ranks, fighting tor the presor
vstlOn OF tho Union, therefore. be it
1sesoeued, That an executive committee OF
nve 30 appointed to arrange and perfect .
branch organization OF the citizens national
party in every state in the Union, and that !
. memorial be presented to Congress, asking 70,
tne passage OF an amendment to the Conetitu
tion whereby the same rights shall be guaran
birth. 0'6A
Hon. ]. PROCTOR KNOTT 10 thus early an.
nounced as candidate for Congress in the
fourth District Of Kentucky, 1t the next cleo
ton.
IHE negroes Of Tennessee are to hold 4
o'ste convention III Nashville, April %. to
aree the abrogation Of all determinations he.
cause OF color or race.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
"A, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1874.
Buried Treasure,

There is no event in Western history,
the st. Louis Republican thinks, that
is remembered with . more undying
fondness than q tragic affair that oc.
CURED on the Missouri river, opposite
the town of Waverly. about fifteen
years ago. This was the sinking of a
gallant steamboat, with q cargo of 800
barrels of whisky. The dwellers on the
banks of the river, for twenty miles
above and below Waverly, have never
forgotten it-and they never will. They
remember it a. freshly 40 if it had
happened only last week. They know
the very spot where the gallant steam
boat went down, and though
dened with the sight of q
barrel, or hoop of = barrel;' involved
in the catastrophe, they comfort them
selves with the perennial faith, which
no amount of skeptical photographic
reasoning can shake, that that blessed
liquor is "thar" yet, and that it will be
recovered some day. Each passing year
only adds another touch of mellowness
to the submerged nectar, and another
degree to the fondness with which the
disaster il remembered. When this
300 barrels Of rectiAed went into store
it was worth only about seventeen and
a half cents a gallon now it is worth,
internal 1evenue tax included-well,
there is no telling how much it is worth.
Three times have attempts been made
to get at the sub -fuvia1 treasure, and
three times have the divers, watchers,
and workers, after getting down almost
to it, been forced the abandon the
search without getting it. Every an
nual subsistence of the river is watched
and learnedly speculated on for
its bearing on the question Of re-
covery, until what these watchers and
workers don't know about the dynam-
les of rivers isn't worth knowing. Two
weeks ago the tantalizing waters fell
to point never witnessed before by
tho Oldest inhabitant, uncovering mud
and snags that had never been uncov-
cred within the memory of man, and
exposing the very spot where
the boat went down. The whole region
round about was frightened with the
hope of recovering the treasure, and
scores of men went to work with a will,
endeavoring to disentomb 1t before the
river should rise again. The way they
labored was sight to behold. But
all to no purpose. The malignant
river took . rise just, apparently, AZ
they were ready to grasp the coveted
prize, and reheaped the sand on the bur
led barrels, thus indefinitely protracting
this pathetic tradition.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
Laws Relating to Nswspapers-S1b-
scrIptlons and Arrearages.


In response to request, ws give the
law as it stands relating to newspapers
and subscribers
I. Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary, are considered wishing
to continue their subscriptions.
2 If subscribers order the discontinuauoe
of their periodicals., the publisher may con.
tinue TO send them until all a1rcsrages are
paid.
8. Ir subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their periodicals from the office to which they
are directed, they are held responsible until
they have settled their bills, and ordered
them discontinued.
4. II subscribers move TO other places with
ont informing the publishers, and the papers
are sent to tue former direction, they are held
responsible.
s. The Courts have decided that s. refusipa.
to take periodicals. from the ONCE, OF. remov.
ing and leaving Them uncalled fer, IL p,imd
fdoie evidence OF intentional fraud"
9. Any pers0n who receives q newspaper aid
makes use Of it, whether he has ordered it OF
mol, io held in law to be subscriber.
2: It subscribers pay In advance, they ore
bonnd to give notice to the publisher, at the
end OF their time. il they wish to continue
taking it; otherwise the publisher is author
lied 10 send it on, and the subscribers Will be
responsible until an express notice, with pay
ment ofAll arrears. is sent to the publisher.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
True Love.

wonld that every angry shaft
From Troubles bitter pheaf
Would wing it's fight to pierce my heart
To give to thine relief.
{ would that every i'll and woe,
And every carking care,
Would force their way within my breast,
That for thee might bear.
I'd genial deem the icy chill,
The biting frost and cold,
The stormy tempest. lovo, il thou
Vert sheltered in the fold.
II my frail bark were tossed about,
or angry waves the sport,
Calm as on CLASSY waves I'd feel,
II thou vert safe in port.
And il thy choice DER me should pass,
To bless anOther's llfe,
His truest friend I'd ever be,
Because thou vert his wife.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
THE NEWS.
The New Ene,lsh Ministry.

The New EnGllsh Ministry.
The following oilscers havo been appointed
= Ia the New English Ministry
First Lord of the Treasury Benz. Dis
raeli.
Lord High Chancellor Cairns.
Secretary for Foreign DepartmeM-Ear'
Derby.
Secretary for War-Duke Of Richmond.
Secretary for Marquis OF SALISBURY;
Secretary for Colonial Dspa'sn.s"'-H@F' u
Carnavon.
Secretary for the Home Department.
Ward Hunt.
Frs Lo,dof Adn,irnlltst- Claiborne Hardy.
Chancellor Of ErcAeque' STAFFORD North
Commissioner Of Works and Building Lord
Ide,. Secretary ~ War-Captain Stanley.
Secretary to the Admirably y-Sir John Charles
Hoy. IS I. s@s@T -
Under Secretary for he Korsien!! Departn,e,,I
Lord Hamilton. - go ~. =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

1e3ocse1.
"Pefhaps she's dancing somevheee novl"
The thoughts OF light and music wake
6harp jealousiss. that grow aad grow,
TIL silence and ths dafkneee sehe.
He sese hsr step, 20 proud aad Ray,
Which, ere he spoke. foretold despair:
Thus did she look on such day,
And such the fashion OF her kair.
And thus she stood when, STOPPING Low,
He took the bramble from her dress;
And thus eho laughed and talked, whose no
Was eVeetoH than another's "Yes."
He feeds ON thoughts that most defect;
He impodeDtly leigns her charms.
80 revefeDced IN his own respect.
Clasped dreadfully in other arms;
And turns and puts bis brows that ache,
Against the pillow where 'tis cool
II only now his heart would break
But, oh, how much heart can hodI
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
w A01 oSOoS - Sk4oS WSoON 0VSUD
On Fontarabian echoes born, -
Which to King Charles did come;
When Roland brave and Oliver,
And every paladfn aud peer,
n, Rn0Aoav.0l>. A@>xS

The exploits of these heroes of an.
eient chivalry (the battle of Ronces.
valles was fought A. D. 778 were rem.
dered so extravagant by the old 70.
mancers, that from this arose the say.
ing, among our own plain and more
prosaic ancestors, of giving one "a Ro-
land for an Oliver" to signify the
matching Of one incredible story o.
adventure With another.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
Tho Weaf.

WI. J. NICHOLS is under arrest in Detroit
On charge OF incest with his daughter, tho
viii ol xosss sysabsd
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

4UkoDAX, EeO1u&1y 41.-10e mlut1fy
committee reported substitute for the ban to in.
crease tho pay department Of tho army; bins vesa
also introduced: directing the Secretary olths In:
terror to place the pensioo roll The naee q IN
ps1tCao aeresGdofs e. d,oppsd taslso bse.ss
that 30 should b paid to every chsrokes Indios
now living eaGe OF The Nissisa,ppf river, Who ohaN
JOIN the tEibe west q said rivse, hetaG
to further protect the pols In tSs eieciion q fs
dent and vice-Preaident and ma1nbeso of Oo1eFeea.
suthoIt1es the Secretary Of ~ Interior % eea-
tss .es vs tie Rsssnt:s oe the .ssy hee:boz 1sr
ed States in the election Of presidsnt to psy foe
certain salt wosks Destroyed in loe7 By q. T. troops
m! m c1.y county: H.; t. sataeEi.s tes 80 of
bfalka. a.-Bills on Tie calendas were TIA eonsid-
Of tho morning hour, do bin to eq1anss t1e distri
War Depastnent to Issue waxran&s o. ths Treasury;
to Fort 1eayenMotth:..A reooetoo vas adopeed
declaring ". ". Wiltshhe entitled 20 oeak 6oQ
the third Coosressis0al dtstziot q AzkaasnsL-
Adjourned.
WEDN8sDAY, February 10.-MF. An
thony introduced bin 10 extend The time for The
oompletiou Of the Wisconsin Oentral Raahead. Nr.
Howe introduced bin amendatosy Of ths soadisrs'
homestead law. Il provides that psesoas eotll3sd
TO the benefits Of ts first section Who 1ave, stnoa
June 8. 1872. entered iess quantity q land t1aa
le, acres, shall b ent,tled % nahs Up u fcn
quantity In the same manner - peeDo09 Who 1lada
pastial entries prior TO sa36 dste.-Tho hil "a
eauaise the distzibutina OF The cufFsocy oooupted
The remainder Of tho session.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

MARYLAND has CHOSEN q :0soome io1
Governor,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
NUMBER Al.
Co1EressloDal S0uuary.
8OnetA,

MONDAY, February 16-R. e. With.
en- was sworn - ssnstsr from West virsiais.-
number Of memorial, resotutioos and petitions
were ac4ed on.--A bill was introduced TO revive
ana continue In force certain land grants in the
atate Of 1tnneso!: e "a I'm ~ eoostsoetson
bill! was reported from committee spproprioting
about $40 900 70 psy some so loyal eisens of Lou
s son c County. vs;: foe tastf PEoResty desoyed by
order dated Nov. hi, iss1.~xt tSs s1psrssoo Of
the morning hour the SENATE resuned d. cooetd-
eraston Of tho ban to eqaali.s the currsoe1. ".
ss. cs@efoc of con 9asrsa e rss s%t a s
Of notes for fcfrouaton, and psovdng that all $40.
Citations ofssni!ed TO carry % bsnkng shah be free
70 e,sabish national bsaks vtt1 circulation, subject
limit - to circulation, which Il hsrsby rspeaIod
without action the seaste adjourned.
House.
Bills were introduced: Inposine . duty a -
ON jute and juts cuts to sholiGh tbs navy ysrds
q Ktttery. Charlsstown, Nsv Lnndon and Waeh-
inston sbolishiDg tho o@es of sppssser Of npust-
ed merchandise under ths aee Of July II, 1870: 70
tncreese tae tsxstsoa On WHISKY; % sbottsh 'the
70 ensb!s Is osnt1si bssae1 4 - Ussos fssss;
Railroad to submit IL elafnnG aesinst tho United
etatss under ezisttng hvs 70 u dseisioa of %
tSs % ef ts. ,'e ee fs =
lines Of tho 81. Paul and PsetAe 1siseei
ss. to snoai:h penssce essos ~ 2sods 1or paytai
revenue, thus s6ecttnS N annual saving Of 1eoo.-
OOO; providing that moneys paid into he hand d
ony oolieor or INTO the for customs dufles,
m.de BY the Secretary Of the Treasury, ian 10t 81
sei1naea Or psd s1cspt IN pe:sc.6ee q spee.l
construction TO the Nv. and fnoA valSeh 2l,0
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

round p1aoe,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

Roland and Oliver were two OF the
most famous in the lists of the Pala
dins OF Charlemagne. Roland, or Or.
lando, is represented in the chronicles
of these times as the nephew of that
great monarch, and his adventurers
are related in the fabulous chronicles
of Turpin. The Epics of Boiardo (Or-
lando Inamorati), and of Ariosto Tor.
lando Furioso) also relate to him,
while Sir Walter Scott in his "Mar.
mioA alludes to both in these lines
Oh fer = blast cf that dread horn,
On Fontaraban echoes born, 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

DR.. Hrown.Scquard Combating Ac-
copteal TheOrles-A Rsro Entorsu In.
nsnt TOR t,. 3. s.st
ers.
DIR. Brown.Sequard lectured in Ply
mouth Church last evening on mental
phenomena. The famous scientist is
apparently fifty years old, and notably
handsome. His gray hair and whiskers
are neatly trimmed; bis features are
clearly cut and striking, and his color
is youthful in its freshness. Mr..
Beecher introduced him to the audi
ence, which included the majority of
the preachers and physicians of Brook
lyn, besides good share of the Ply
mouth congregation. The platform had
been fitted up for the occasion with q
reading desk, a row of gas Jets, and a
blackboard. DR.. Brown.Sequard took
his place at the stand, on which he
laid bis cane, and prefaeed his speak
ing with a good-natured, half depreca-
tory smile. His first utterance betrayed
his French accent, which is 30 strong
that close attention Was necessary on
the part Of. the audiences, in following
his meaning throughout the lecture.
He started with dividing the nervous
system into the elements of cells and
ibres, which ramify the brain and
spinal column. The nerves are net.
work of the fibres connecting with the
cells, and the irritation of either pro
duces both action or the arrest of &C.
tion. The irritation of the cells of the
brain may affect some other part of the
brain, or some remote part of the
body; or the irritation of nervous
6bres in any part of the body may, af.
feet the brain. From these facts arise
the complicated phenomena of mental
and nervous disorders, aud the diff
Guilty of understanding them. If cold
water he injected into tho car an i'm
mediate and very marked effect will be
the result in the nervous system.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

transferring the military prison from Rock Ia,and
to Fort IaavenWofth.- reoo1nfion w adopeed
declaring ". ". Win1htfe entitled 20 Q oent 6oU
the third Coogressts0al district q Ayka1sas-
Adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26
MYSTERIES or THE NERVES.

DR.. Brown. .soquarsI Combating Ac-
cepteai lheories-A Rsro lEntoraa In.
snent for Pm hystctans and Clergymen
Information for Parcnts and Teach.