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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
A Curious Relic.

From the Oshkoh, (Wis.) Northwestern,
A farmernamed Griffin applied at Boyn- |
tons jewelry store on Monday, offering to
sell large silver medal about 211s inches
in diameter, which he had turned out of
the sod while plowlng in his field. He
said he turned it out of a furrow about ten
inches deep, and on sod ground that he
was breaking for the first time. The med
al was somewhat rusty and discoloIcd
when found, but was easily polished to its
original silvcry brightness. The medal
is a curiosity, and but very slightly worn
and that only On one side. The other side
seems perfectly preserved, with no traces
of the effects of time and weather upon its
surface. On one side of the medal is the
bust of George the Third in has relief,
over which is stamped in {; circle, "Geor-
gius III del Gratia." On the reverse side
is presented church in the back ground
shaded on one side with pine and on the
opposite with an oak grove. In the fore
ground is lion lying On the ground with
head erect, and in defiant posture, while a
wolf stands baying at him, evidently
afraid to make an attack. The outer rim
of the medal is in perfect preservation,
and a little hole in the top of the medal
shows that cord once attached it to the
breast of perhaps some proud and merito-
rious possessor. There is no date upon it,
although it was apparently cast in the
days of George the Third How it came
on Mr.. Grittin's farm ten inches beneath
sod that was never before broken, is the
mystery. In all probability it was lost
there i'll the early days Of the country by
some foreign traveller who possessed it as
reward for services done his country
MI. Boynton purchased it for the value of
the silver it contained; but as curiosity
it is Of far greater worth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08

1t will be seen by the above that the
average charge on wheat this year from
Chicago to the scaboard is only 21.3 cents
against III cents in 1874, and 1912 cents
in 1878. The average for the correspond
ing month in 1866 was 26.1 cents, rate
nearly two-and-a-half times higher than
last months average.
These figures illustrate very forcibly
the astonishing change that has been
taking place in the transportation busi-
ness Of late years, and how fearfully de-
pressed the trade is at present. The
rates now received by lake will barely
reimburse the largest and most cconoml-
cal vessels for their outlay, even if no un-
usual accident occurs, but the rate by Ca
nal does not pay expenses. In fact with
many boatmen it is matter Of necessity
to keep moving, in order to avoid the
Sheriff.-Butfalo Commercial Advertis-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
A Theory Of Spiritt.ai;s,s,.

1t is the study Of the different kinds of
tcrent ccnters. that offers u practical cx-
PLANTATION Of the several groups Of phcn-
omena associated with Spiritualism, and
leads 10 the inevitable conclusion that the
vital ccnt:rs arc principally instrumental
in table tipping, rappings, levitation of
bodies, Undertaking., and SO on, while
morbid function of the anterior convul-
sions is responsible for the apparently
visual phenomena Of the deeper orders Of
trance That the nervous influence elab-
GRATED in the vital centers is formative,
facts demonstrate beyond doubt. If l
cut off the leg Of a newt, it will be regen-
Grated under ordinary circvmstancc-that
is to say, another leg will grow in its
place. So with many of the lizard tribe.
But If, after cutting off leg, I extirpate
all nervous structure in the stump, that
nervous structure must be rcgenerated be-
fore the structural influence of the vital
center can exhibit itself in the production
of a new limb. There are other very de-
cisive evidences, both experimental and
obscrvational, as to the formative energy
of nervous influence; and the student Of
the phenomena of ncrve-aura must conse-
Quently, in analyzing them, dismiss from
his mind the ordinary theories Of electric
ity and magnetism, and their ordinary
laws of action, and consider himself in
the presence Of an agent possessing ex-
traordinary proprieties. l claim, there
fore, that morbid function of the gray tis-
sue of the cerebro-spinal axis offers al
ample explanation Of all the phenomena
associated with Spiritualism, whether
psychic or dynamic, and that there is no
more occasion for attribuling the phen-
omena to the intervention Of departed
spirits, than there is for supposing that
departed spirits cause the sun to shine
e. G. Fairfield; Scribner.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
What is in the Bedroom.

1.-TWO persons are to OCCUPY a bedroom
during the night, let them step on a
weighing scale as they retire, and then
again in the morning, and they will find
that their actual weight is at least pound
less in the morning. Frequently there
will be a loss of two or more pounds, and
the average loss throughout the year will
be pound of matter, which has gone off
from their bodies, partly from the lungs,
and partly through the skin. The escap-
ell matter is carbonic acid and decayed
animal matter or poisonous exhalation.
This is diffused through the air in part,
and partly absorbed by the bcl-clothes.
If single ounce of wool cotton be burn
ed in room, it will so completely satur-
ate the air with smoke that one can hard
ly breathe, though there can only be one
ounce of foreign matter in the air. If an
ounce of cotton be burned every half hour
during the night, the air will be kept con-
tinually saturated with smoke unless there
be an open window OF door for it to es-
cape.
Now, the sixteen ounces of smoke thus
formed is far less poisonous than the six
teen of exhalations from the lungs and
bodies of two persons who have lost
pound of weight during the eight hours
of sleeping; for, while the day smoke is
mainly taken into the lungs, the damp
odors from the body are absorbed both
into the pores of the whole body. Need
more he said to show the importance of
having bedrooms we'll ventilated, and of
airing the sheets, coyerlids,
and mattresses in the morning before
packing them up in the form of a neatly
made bed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
Warming to Boys.

A mechanical genius in New Orleans
has invented contrivance worthy Of the
originator Of the famous machine for the
determination Of the exchange iend. II
consists Of a neat little skeleton attach
ment for the roof of a street car, with the
hinge just over the door. 1t is rather orna-
mental than otherwise, and dosen't in the
least interfere with passengers. The driv-
er works it by sort of treadle. When
he sees a boy catching on the step he will
make the usual forms. He will look in.
dignant and threaten the boy and appear
to be awfully riled; and Of course the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
The Prophecy OF an Indian Chief.


The presence in Washington of a NUM-,
Der of Indian chiefreminds one of the old
and famous story of Washington and the
prophetic speech to him ofan Indian chief
1t willbc read with renewed interest now,
and will serve to round period in some
of the Centennial addresses. In ITO
Wasllin gton, then a Colonel, was accom-
panied by DR.. Craik and a large party on
an exploring expedition up the Kanawaha.
| One day, while in camp, the party were
visited by company Of Indians, and their
interpreter advancing, said that one of
them was great sachem, and command
ed the Indians on the fall of Braddock'
sixteen years previous. He was received
by Washington, and addressed hin: ::as fol-
lows: II am chief and ruler over many
tribes. My influence extends to the wat
ers of the great lakes and to the far blue
! mountains l have travelled long and
weary path that I might see the warrior Of
the great battle. 1t was on the day that
| the white mans blood mixed with the
| streams of our forest that I first bcheld
this chief. I called to my young men and
said, Mark yon tall and daring warrior
He is not Of the red coat tribe, He hath
an Indians wisdom, and his warriors fight
as we do-himselfi is alone exposed. Quick,
let your aim be certain, and he dies. Our
rifles were leycled, which but him knew
not how to miss twas all in vain; pow
er far mightier than we shielded him from
all harm. He cannot de in battle. I am
old, and soon shall be gathered to the
great council fire Of my land of shades,
but ere go, there is something that bids
me speak in the voice Of prophecy. Lis
ten! The Great Spirit protects that man
and guides his destinies. He will become
the chief of nations, and the people yet
unborn vii! hail him as the founder Of a
mighty empire"
When to this grand historical fact the
additional truth is added that Washington
never received the slightest wound in bat
| tic, how forcibly are we reminded that
the Father of our country was under the
! sncc;a1 Drntcct;on of heaven
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
NU UMBER| j IL.
A New Parable.

Then shall the kingdom Of Satan be lik-
encd to grain Of tobacco seed, which,
though exceedingly small, being cast into
the ground, grew, and became great plant,
and spread its leaves rank and broad, so
that huge and vile worms found habita-
ton thereon. And it came to pass III the
course of time that the sons of men look
ed upon it, and thought it beautiful to
look upon, and much to be desired to
make the lads look big and manly. So
they put forth their hands and did chew
thereof: And some it made sick and 9TH
ers to vomit most filthily. And it farther
came to pass that those who chewed it be-
came weak and unnanly and said we are
enslaved and can't cease from chewing it,
And the mouths of all those that are en-.
slaved became foul, and they were ceized
with violent splitting; and they did spit,
even in ladies' parlors, and in the house
of the Lord of Hosts. And the saints of
the Most High was greatly plagued there
by. And in the course of time it came to
pass also that others snuffed it.; and they
were taken suddenly with fits, and they
did sneeze with great snecze, insomuch
that their eyes were filled with tears, and
they did look exceedingly silly. And yet
others cunning1y wrought the leaves there
Of and did suck most vehemently at the
other end thereof, and did look very grave
and calf like; and the smoke of their tor
ment asccndeth up forever and ever.
And the cultivation thereof became a
great and mighty business in the earth
and the merchantmen waxcd rich by the
commerce thereof. And it came to pass
that the saints Of the Most High dcfled
themselves Herewith; even the poor who
could not buy shoes, nor bread, nor books,
for their little ones, spent their money for
it. And the Lord was greatly displeased
Herewith, and said, wherefore this waste
and why do these little ones lack bread,
and shoes and books? Turn now your
fields into corn and wheat, and put this
evil thing far from you; and he separate,
and detile not yourselves any more, and I
will bless you, and cause my face to shine
upon you.
But with one accord they all exclaimed
"We cannot cease from chewing, snuffing
and putting; we are slaves.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
Freight Rates by Water.

When the average freight rate on wheat
from Chicago to New York fell to 16 cts.
per bushe', year ago, it was belived that
The lowest point had been reached. In
former seasons that price had frequently
been paid for the lake portion Of the
throug ugh-rate, and even more for the canal
portion But Is cents would now be call
ed a good freight in comparison with the
rates which have prevailed this year. The
following exhibit shows the average price
paid on wheat and corn by lake and canal
for the month of May in the ten years
named:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
N1ivart on Darwin.

Another evolutionist, st. George Mivart,
favorably disposed toward Darwin's theory
has confessed that after long endeavors to
reconcile it with the facts of nature, he has
been constrained to reject it, as having
moro than a limited potency in the pro-
duction of the diversity Of organic forms.
He argues: That it utterly fails to ac-
count for the incipient stages of useful
structures. Many organs can only be use
full when fully developed. In their incipi-
ent stages they must have been not only
useless, but positively disadvantageous,
and hence could not have been developed
through survival of the fittest;
That it does not harmonize with the CO.
existence of closely similar structures Of
diverse origin;
That there are grounds for thinking that
specific differences may be developed sud-
denly instead Of gradually;
That the opinion that species haye def
mite, though very different limits to their
variability, is still tenable;
That certain fossil transitional forms are
absent which might have been expected
to be presents;
That some facts Of geographical distri-
button supplement other difficulties;
That the objection drawn from the ply
sio]ogical difference between "species"
and traces" still exists unrcfuted;
That there are many remarkable phe-
nomcna in organic forms upon which
t'Natural Selection" throws no light what
ever; but the explanations of which, if
they could be attained, might throw light
upon specific organization.
Wehave space only for this bare enumer-
alton of Mivart's propositions; those who
would see them fully discussed and illus
tratcd we refer to his book on "The Gene
sis of Species. ."-Scribner.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
Ihc Sand Blast.

The practical value Of that wonderful
invention, the sand blast has now been
demonstrated in such variety of ways
and applications as to admit of no doubt
in regard to its permanent place in opera
tive mechanisms. 1t rcproduces on glass
the finest steel engravings, it carvcs the
most delicate designs on cut glass, it en-
graves canoes, and it does in five min-
utes work which takes the most industri.
Gus stonecutter hours to accomplish-sol-
id granite and marble dissolving before it
quicker than snow melts in a hot sun.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
Contribution to tho Cen-
tenMial.

A forthcoming contribution TO the har>
mony Of the occasion is thus described
by an exchange:
"Klng Kalakaua.. of the Sandwich Is
lands, will send his feather cloak TO the
Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia
This article will represent more labor
than any other that will be on exhibi-
tion. Its manufacture was commenced
over hundred years ago. under the aus
pices of some of the ancestors of Kalneha-
ha, the first King of the islands, and up
wards of fifty years of time were required
for its completion. 1t is made Of tho
feathers ola peculiar species of bird
each bird only furnishing two feathers,
one from under each wing. In size the
clock is little over square yard, and
its color is golden yellow. It used to
be worn by the King on state occasions.
but of late years it served only to adorn
the reception room of the palace"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08
TERMS: $500 per .Annum.


boy will grin and stand on one leg and
waggle his fingers against his nose in de-
rision. And just at this interesting crisis
the driver will stamp his foot with vigor,
and thing like a graphing hook will
suddenly fly down and wrench out the
seat of the boys trousers and snatch him
several feet to the rear Of the car, where
the inevitable milk cart will run over
him
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08

And All this Is the result .aimnla.
principle that sand will act on the surface
of glass and other minerals, but MT ufn4
any vegetable or animal substance; ssss
when surface Of glass Or stone. Is partly
covered with paper, cloth, leather, grease
or ink, the sand will fall harmlesslys away
from the paper, etc., but will eat into ~ilse.a
mineral as certain acids eat into steel. :
A few days since the Provincial of the
Order of Jesuits domiciled in Vienna re-
'ceived packet containing sesled letter
addressed to the General Of the order, in
which an energetic young man offered to
murder Prince Bismarck if the Jesuits
would pay him through the Provincialiin
Vienna 200, 900 fiorins for necessary prep.
arations, and 1000, 900 forms in case of. =
success. Annexed to this was, in differ
cnt handwriting, slip Of paper, on which
it was stated that an answer would be :
called for at a certain hour, signed Joseph
.Victingcr. The Provincial informed the
police, and on Tuesday last man Of
about thirty called and was taken into
custody. He turned out to be the man
whose signature was to the letter. He: il
a clerk in one of the offices in the town,
with family, and living in reduced cir.
cumstances. On examination Vicfingcr
pretended to know nothing Of the contents
of the letter: and maintained that it had
been given to him for delivery by an un-:
known man, to whom he was to deliver
the answer at a stated place and time.
The statement turned out to be untrue, for
no one came. The inquiry IS going on
The experts have declared that, in spite
of the apparent difference, the two hand
writings are by the same person. As the
whole scheme seemed so clumsily laid,
and as the man himself seems very SIM
ple-mindcd, he has been examined in Or
der to ascertain whether he is of unsound
mind. As there are no traces of this, the
natural supposition seems to be that it is
a foolish attempt to turn Biscmarck con-
spiracies to account, and make, if posi-
Bile, some money by them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08

The lemon plant, it is said, has been at
tackled with new and fatal disease.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08

The Eddy Brothers advertise that ifany
sick person will send them lock Of hair
and two dollars, the spirits will examine
the hair and suggest a remedy for the dis
ease. What'sa bald-headed man going
to do?-Boston Post. ..r .:.~.t., :.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-07-08

"Thomas Tower, are you guilty or in~
nocent of this charge" said the Judge
"May it please your Honor" replied Thom-
as, II don't want to commit myself"
"Ah," said the Judge, hlandly, "then I'll
save you the trouble and do it myself
Sixty days"
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-10-05
Al. RaptteI.
Eftt GpnmeriMIaa.

Die Na6t, In ipeLder SoIiette in ibren
BouDotr III Blair Abtei Don Sir MarI
Srebaitl 9siu6t tporoen tpar, mar eiM
ereiguiBreiAe.
Der 8aronet bate nm fieben li6r mil
leIliem Ssrpanoten unS @aite, Ser, Sea.
ltlltr Uafpnep, gcipieIt, bate itG bann
entl3uloIet unb ouf ietne 3immer 8uriifs
9e3ogen. +.
SGlo rad nenu l16r bate Sir Marf
oas S1loB rerlafien unb gu 6ltBe Iber
ote Ueloer ben @eg mad Blair Abtet eins
Set9tagen. mo er letnen gebetnasr 8slu9
ntaebeH noQte.
Wtr-Tapneb mar f6 6aber ieIbit ibere
tallen. @r bate crit barau 9g.r OtiB
Stair unb NRrs. Malperne ethM 8eiu8
ab3ultotten, beidbloB aber ipdter, ibn bis
gum Wfor9en i'll serihteben.
Die ytG6t luGr ui6t ie6r dngenebm
uro e. tpar un9snein bequem IN ietneI
@spobnssjtsn; er bssab ftp 6absr III
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-10-05
40. GopiteI
~. WUPI|EIe
SW ~StMr.neSWptN nWetts+

Charlotte 2ble bemerfte iebr i@neu,
oaB lbr Teino ite iuirfli4 einbolte.
Ste netgte it1 ilber Die Settle i6res
SooteS uno l1aute our6 oas ounfelupe
3nteli0t; ba lab iie SsffJti6Ols ibipar=
gen Topf 3tptId)en ben Wogen, Der ibr
nit grober @ile INNER n6ber unb nGber
fam.
Bon Gntleben unb Gsrapeitung iebte
lie n%eueroines Die Jtuosr ein, nit tpobnz
1tnnigcr Sraft ru0erno. sSbr Boot mar
tlein uno leidt, mr. fur einen ein3igen
Jtuoerer aebaut, nlo es i6oB unter iDren
Sdnben tpie Elm Pfetl n~ortp9rts.
@ini8e Winuten lang mar 1t6 bas
UtdodDen nur ibrer Experimentation
9uneen 81 %entfommeM uemnBt. Scr gans
3es lSelen iGien flip in ben Wusfeln to-
rer Arnle 81 fQncentrireu,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-10-05

Morf Grebaiil, i'd tpiQ mid bon meinem
G0llle nt0t trennen. MIr molten All.
~launniel lebet1 nllD 1terben."
Sle ltanD aut, gang Seuer rlo Gei6erl=
10att, IbreNu9en t1amlllen. sic erl6iel
Str Wtarf Der Dert0rperte Eros uto Bis
oerlfano, aber 10n0erbar geuug, er muroe
nlr BON elmer neuen 3artll0teit fir lie
e%rfilt. Sbr 6euergeilt uno ibre SU0nz
belt foroerten leinsSemunDeruug Delaus,
Gr fiiblte oQ NIT elmer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
8itGerteit, oaB er GILES bingepen luuroe.
mas CT belaB, 9tei6Ibnm, Nang, @Dren,
Nlles, UNI olele5 NSetb gut uno teiu sll
tplfien uilo ibre Giebe uno Srele 81 be-
ltBen."
vScbr tpobt," iagte er ruhig. yG8 lift
aIio ausgenaht, oaB Sic bier 5leibcu -
baB Sic S0r &tno bebaIteH = uno DaB
i0 bleibe, I'M iiber Sic gu waden. Aber
bieies Yroieft genii9t mn ntNt. Sob mill
ni1t, oaB Jtoilitur uuo UamneD III Die
Qbtet 3u9elalen weroen; Sic milleil
ibnen Sbre Gblren lOlieBen."
rOas neroe i0 ni6t tbun! Wie f6nnte
t6 cine lOlAe 6anolun8smeiie ertLGren ?
SD mill ibneI feline urla9e gu Staunen
uno NrgwoDn geben."
vNber Oiele WtGnuer itnb Sbre 9iebz
baber!"
rS9 min loI6e @orte pensS6nen nitbt
bOren, Sir Wtarf Sreboltl. SD per0e
meinen Treunoen meme &blren ni6t
Deri1lteBen. Gbun Sic Sbr Sblimmites
segen mid. SIN dr8iten Tolc fann i0
uur lterben."
v5et es benin. Gs lit elm &rteg bis ans
Wteiier! Sic tpiiien pieleidt ni6t, 6aB
i6 ais Sbr @atte elm 9tedt babe, SIR
&inb aus Sbrer 0bbut 3u nebmen."
vllnterlteben sic ii@ ibn gu beriibren !
81 LANCE I'D lsbe, iollen sic mlr tbu
ni6t aus ben Qrmen reiBen! Sh balle
Sic, Sir OtGrfErebaitL. Soft BELLE mir
SD noute, Sic wdren toot!"
lllD obne ein Wort Deiter al 1agen,
1tIr3te Soliette iu ibr Nnfletoeaimmer,
balb ipabnitnntg Dot GntieBeu uno Ser
aDeif1uug. =.
Sir Nlart GrebaltG mo6te cine 8etpez
gung' ais oh ct ibr folgen 1poute, Dann
blleb CT 1teben. @r bate ben Wiuo 9elGet
unO ben Sturm 9%eerntet.
Soliettens piloe Morte f~fangeu ibm
tpie ein Sobesurtbeil in Die SDren.
vWie ite mid buBt," ba0te er. vgSte
rdtbielbaft allies lit. SD bette 1ie an =
i9 peraOttere ite u1O ite baBt mid. =
9iebe nnb SAB! SD pGrbe fe sei9ont
babeu, aber -"
Die Gbir beS glnfGeioesimmers ging
auf uuo Wtrs. Bittle fam berauS nit Ell
mem barten NusoruG in ibrem f%initern
@eliOte.
pWteine 2abb befabI mir, S6nsm binz
aus gu Ieu6ten, Sin Mearf," iagte ite.
Sic nabm Elm &i1t uno Dffnete Die
Ghiire. Sir Marf folgte i9r. ST bate
faun OaS GorbauS betreteu, ais Ct arT
oer Stie9e, Die na6 D6en fibre, Wrs.
MaIDerne erblidte, tueIde ausia4, ais ob
fie gil Soliettens Gbiire ge9orGt bate
nnb uuu i1nea entfloDen tDdre.
Die f0DneWittlpe belt Guf iDrerSlu0t
inne, flammerte ii1 an ba5 Stiese!lge;
ldnoer unO fdaute entieBt ulD erltaunt
81 benz Baronet binab.
Isle bier I'M WliB StairS 3innera al
btsier Stunbe, Sir Wtart 2repaiil!" rtef
atrs, Wtalperne aus. $50 fam meilen
gIugsn faItn trauen. SD glaubte ldreds
Ii0e Oinge BON WitB Statr; aber 10 ct.
mas 9atte i'd oo1 ni9t ae8lanDt."