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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
Means to Get Rich.

Ten ortwelve years ago there was u
miner working in the upper levels of the
Comstock at S. per day. He lived in a
little cabin down the CANYON, did his own
cooking, and *list!cd softly There's a
good time coming boys. To-day that mi
ncr walks about the street: Of Virginia
City, as cordial IS in the old days; he
dresses no better than any ordinary gen.
tlcman Of vi yinia, and eats no better
food than conscientious editor ought to
have. And yet, as lis fortune is rated in
the stock list daily, lie is so rich that,
were his stock turned into money, lie
could LEND Scott that SO 900, 900 he waits
and have enough left to live comfortably
upon. lie could, unailcd, go down and
open, at his own expense, the Darien Co.
nal; or should his fancy run that way, he
could advertise tomorrow that the Gov
ernmcnt through him had determined to
resume Immediately specie payment, and
pretty nearly make the promise good -
He could entlow 4 college in each State
Of the Union with $4,000 0C0 each, or
could build a double track narrow gauge
railroad from San Francisco to New York
and solve at once the problem Of cheap
transportation. There is 10 telling, in
deed, what he might do; but what he
Will do is apparent enough. He was hero
when thirty feet of Gre near the surface
was big mine. At 1890 he has found
it three or four times IS wide He be
lievcs at 1900 he Will s!rikc it 500 fee
wide, and get rich, and he is going for it
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
The Farmers Mutual Life Insurance
Company.

Attention is directed to the ADVERTISE
mcnt Of the Farmers insurance Compa-
lily, to be found on our first page. W,en
a year ago the furious, s,cnslought of Sher-
wood & Co. was made on it, the Union
boldl, took up the cudgcl in its behalf,
believing that It was the best and safest
company for the farmers OF Minnero:a to
insure in, doing business in tie State
Time has only strengthened us in the con
cluslons then made. The Company came
out Of the trial unAarineu, and is to-day
on a safer footing than ever before. Du-
ring the year it has paid over $1,000 Of
losses, covering more than 200 risks in
different parts of the State; while the
grand total since its organization shows
nearly five times that amount Of money
paid out in losses.
The principle ON which ii does business
seems to us safe and simple. \ thousantl
farmers club together, for instance, and
agree if one loses his property by fire., to
mutually bear the actual loss incurred
and no more, except the bare expenses Of
the business.
These thousand farmers are scattered
over wide extent Of territory, so that 10
calamity like that Of Chicago can over
take more than one at Il time; consequent
]y the risks arc safe, and the responsible
ty in case Of loss, only limited by the pro
pcrty Of the whole corporation. This is
the principle upon which the Company
operates, and we leave to our readers il
it is not safe one Farmers Union.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
A New Rife.

A Paris journal describes new rifle,
of novel construction, recently invented
in that city. According to this account,
the gun presents nothing remarkable ex.
teriorly, but the lock is SO arranged that
the breech is opened by cooking the piece
and, the charge being introduced, the
breech is closed, and the gun fired by
touching the trigger. The cartridge cor
sists Of a hollow, leaGen cone, filled with
powder, and closed ut the base by a piece
of cork. At the moment the cartridge is
introduced into the brcccll, the powder
escapes by a small hole in the cork, and
an imperceptible ball offulminating pow
der, which forms the priming, takes its
former position. The triple action ol
cooking, loading and firing is thus affect
ed simultaneously, so that q man with
but slight experience can fire twenty
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
Short Horns fur the Dairy.

H." writing from Montgomery county,
Md, after expressing his pleasure in read
ing B. II. Campbcll's account Of the
SmtIlivld show Of fit cattle, asks ''why
is it that none of our Short-Hor breed
crs have tried to breed for milk and beef
both in the same hcrd:' And further on
he says, If any have pure ShoIt-Horn
cattle of real milking strain, bred with
that view for years, would they not do
well to advertise in your valuable paper
and tell us what they can do," sc?
For the information OF your II. any read
crs, I will say that Aubry Hoffman seven
teen years ago, bought a Short-horn heif-
er coming two years old, which did not
prove to be with calf. He spent some
time looking for a mate for her, and
when lie found one that suited his notion
they were mated. Their first calf was Il
hclfer; they were mated again, the sec
cnd calf also WIS hcifcr. The mother
and her TWO daughters (when the second
daughter was five CT six years olD made
in one year, ten hundred and forty three
pounds Of butter; the youngest COW max
ing in one week, or seven days, 20 pounds
Of butter The trial commenced the eth
of March the next year. The Old COW
had been milled five months when the
experiment commenced the Oldest dauyh-
ter had her calf just taken away from her
and the youngest daughter did not calve
until the last Of May. What they would
have made, had they all been fresh milk
ers ON the 27th of March, when the cx
pertinent commenced. cannot now be
told. The experiment was continued the
next year with the same three COWS, with
the addition of a two.ycar old heitcr, al
SO from the old cav, which resulted in
their making 1911 pounds, weighed out
in pound prints for market. This strain
of COWS is very prolific, bringing a calf
every year. Three .fourtlls Of the calves
are heifers, the hciters have all been rails
ed, and are all good mixers and good
butter COWS. The old COW is nineteen
years old, and will soon have her Six
tcenth calf, never having missed once
and last year she made in one week ten
pounds Of butter weighed in pound prints
Tor market The first three COWS, on tie
day OF the October election, in the yeal
OF the first experiment, were weighed on
| the scales in the Drcsence of the peODlt
there assembled, the old COW, Red Rose
weighing 1880 lbs. the oldest daughter
Hotfnan's Star, 1920 lbs. and the young
est daughter, Hoh:man's Dolly, 17CO lbs
-[CAarlcs C. Moore in Country Gentle
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA THURSDAY FEB 25 1876
A Train Two Weeks Blcckadad.

A train arrived at Denver, on the Kan
sas and Pacific Railroad, on the eight
ecnth Of january, which had been two
weeks on the road from Kansas City, lcay
ing that place on Friday morning the 8th,
and due the next evening. The weather
when the train started was intensely cold
but clear. At two p. NJ, snow storm
came up, delaying the train SO that it did
not reach Sulin:.s, $50 miles, until the
next morning. The thermometer marked
20 degrees below zero. The cuts beyond
Salinas were found to be 50 filled that to
proceed: was impossible, and the train
LAID there until midnight Sunday. The
passengers got meals at the eating house
in the meantime, at the station. 1T mid
night the train again started and early
Monday morning arrived at Russell, the
passengers got out to -hreakfast, the sky
was clear and the temperature moderated,
but before the meal was finished another
storm opened uron them, the mercury
again went down to 30 degrees below zc-
70. All day and all night the storm rag
cd, not abating I'LL Tuesday. And yet
they could not go on, for the cuts were
filled, and therefore how to live was the
question. An opportune consignment Of
oysters by express. was, by the Railway
Company's orders, confiscated and gone
into. The little town Of Russell furnish
cd some gin, and with poker, euclire, etc.
the time was passed and the disposition
to freeze, combatted The next run was
to Ellis. Here they found the train which
left Kansas City on THU sday previous,
and bucking into it they went Oh to with
in two miles Of the next station, when
they again stuck in u drift. The cues
ton OF supplies now became serious. The
passengers il the second class cars were
suffering especially from the cold. But
us five engine: and Il snow pillow had been
over the track at noon and reported it
clear, they after clearing tho drift started.
Two miles and the same thing again, and
they were obliged to push back to Park S
|
Fork with hunger and cold in prospect.
Saturday morning relief train got to
them, bringing provisions, and at noon
another start was made with five eng ines
and u snow plow ahead, another OF three
engines a snow plow and provision car
behind. Thus they worked their way tul
eighty miles, when another drift proved
too much 10: them and they lay al night
the cold being 50 severe the large com
pany of hands on board, refused to work,
At noon they reached Wallace, where
they found TWO more trains FROM there
to Denver they made the usual run.
The Worlds correspondent says tic
fall OF snow all this time did not exceed
one inch. AS our Western readers viii
appreciate, this small quantity blochate>
by being swept over the prairics for hun
dreds Of miles, without obstruction, unti
it meets one Of The deep cuts, wlicrc /
piles up in impossible masses.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
NOBLE LIVES.

There are heart- which never falter
In tie battle for the right; Il
There are ranks which never alter
Watching through the darkest night;
And the agony of sharing
In tho f@rccst OF the strife,
Oaly gives o noble daring,
Only makes grander life.
There are thOs" whomOver weary
Boaring suffering and wrong,
Though their way is long and dreary,
1t is vocal With their song;
While their spirits in Gods furnace,
Bending to his gracious will,
Are fashioned in u purer mold
By his living, malchless skill.
There arc those whose 10 wing mission
'Tis to bad the bleeding heart;
And to teach the calm submission
Where pnin and sorrow smart.
They are angels bearing to US.
Loves rich ministry Of peace;
While the night is near ing to US,
And litc's bitter trials cease.
-Ehcro are7thosc who battle siande1,
Envy, Jealousy aud hate,
Who would rather die than pander
10 the PASSIONS Of earth's great;
No earthly power can crush them;
They dread not the tyrant's frown;
No fear, no favor hush them,
Nor bind their spirits down.
These, these alone are truly great;
Tnese a'e the conqucrors Of fate;
These truly liue. they nsver die;
But, cluthcd with immortality,
When shall they lay their srmor down,
Shall enter ana receive the crown.
-M'Dougall,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25

rounds minute. The cartridges are
stored in an iron tube, which is placed
parallel with the barrel, and contains
thirty balls, SO that the ricce may be fir
ed as many times almost without any in
tcrval, and without removing the stock
from the shoulder, there being nothing to
be done but cock and pull the trigger.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25

Who will be here ia about three weeks, with
samples. He will take rlers for everything .
made Of Fur. and furnish the very best quail
tiles Of goods. Prices astonisbingly low
Please reserve your orders for our Agent.
2Im3 HART. TAYLOR T. co.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25

A facctious fellow, having unwitting.
ly offended conceited puppy, the lat
ter told him he was mo gentleman .
Are you gentleman 2" ask the drnll
one Yes, sir" bounced the fop
Then aul very glad that I am not, y
replied the other. +
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
The SheDlerd Bow.

One beautiful spring morning merry
hearted shepherd boy was watching his
flock in a blooming valley between wood.
ed mountains, and was singing and dan
cling about for joy. The prince Of the
land WAS hunting in that neighboyhood,
and seeing him, called him nearer and
said: "What makes you so very happy,
NY little one:'
The boy, who did not know the prince,
replied: "WLy shouldn't l bc happy I?
Our most gracious sovereign is 20 richer
than I!''
"How so:" asked the prince; "lct us
hear about your riches.''
The sun in the clear sky shines as
brightly for me as f>r the prince; and
mountain and valley grow as green, and
bloom as swcctly for me rs for him. l
would not part with my two hands for all
the money, nor sell MY eyes for all the
jewels in the royal treasury. Besides, l
have everything that I really need. I
have enough 10 eat every day, and good
warm clothes to- wear, and get money
enough every year for my labor and
pains to meet all my wants. Cany you say
the prince really has more?"
The kindprince smiled, and made him.
self known. You are right, my good
boy. Keep fast hold Of your cheerful
spirit.'
Conten1ment makes one happy and
rich as the greatest king-[Christian
Weekly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25
Weddi g Ceremonies on the Alps.

Weddi g Ceremonies on the Alps.
There are still many of the old customs
remaining, Of which one Of the most pc
culiar is the wedding, which has some of
the features of those in the northern part
of Germany. An orator is the bearer Of
invitations, who is often the village school
master. Hc makcs formal speech be
fore each house, which all the people run
to hear. On the morning OF the wedding
he accompanies the bridegroom and
groomsman to the house OF the bride,
where they breakfast together, after which
he makes aspcech TO the father and moth
cr, recoun;ins to them al the noble quail
iiics of the bridegroom, and bcseechirg
them to give their daughter willingly
away, rs lie is sure long life Of happi-
ness is in store for her. A rival orator
then takes the word and presents the
dark side of the picture, all the varied
and numerous difficulties OF the new po-
siIion, aud the many virluous qualities
Of The bride After this parliamentary
discussion the b'ide departs together
witu her betrothed and they then proceed
to the church, amidst the prayers and
tears and good wishes Of the relatives and
the assembled lookcrs-on, and, in order
to keep up the general fow of spirits
musicians cheer h'r way with song.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25

''You look as if you were beside your
self" said a wag 10 u fellow who stood Ly
the side Of an ass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-25

IMMENSE Observation-Disclosures
have been made Of The new Opera House,
Paris, feet three inches in le:gth, and 3
feet four inches inheight. They were OBJ
'aincd in one single piece, by we'll known
processes and with the aid Of large and
specially constructed camera. All the
lines of the pictures are Of remarkable
excellence, the mouldings, the busts, the
mcdallions, and even the minutcst details
being reproduced with rare perfcction.-
The attempt is being made to secure pic
lures even larger than this.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-05
The Garden Of China.


The Chinamen-who walk over
bridges built two thousand years ago,
who cultivated the cotton plant cen
turies before this country.was heard
OF, and who fed silkworms before
King Solomon built his throne-haye
fifty thousand square miles around
Shanghai which are called the Car
den of China and which have been
titled bycountless generations. This
area is,as large as New York and
PENNSYLVANIA combined, and is all
meadow-land raised but a few feet
above the riverAlakes, rivers canals
"a complete network Of water COM
munication; the land, under the
highest filth; three crops 4 year
harvested; population so dense that
wherever you look you see men and
women in blue pants and blouscs, so
numerous that you fancy some fair
or muster is coming off and all hands
have turned out for a holiday. -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-05
TILE SUN,
DAILY AND WEEKLY FOR 1875.

The approach OF the Presidential elect.
ion gives unusual importance to the events
and developments OF 1875. We shall en-.
deayor TO describe them fully, faithfully
and fearlcssly.
THE WEEKLY sun has now attained
a circulation OF over seventy thousand cop
les, and its quality is well known TO the
public. We shall not only endcayor 10
keep ii fully up to the old standard, bnt to
improve and add to lis variety and power.
TIE WEEKLY sun will continue to
be thorough newspaper. All the news
OF the day will be found in it, condensed
when unimportant, ut full length when OF
moment, and always, we trust, treated ina
clear, interesting and instructive manner.
It is our aim to make the WEEKLY Sun
'the best family newspaper inthe world. II
viii be full Of entertaining and appropri.
ate reading OF every sort, but will print
nothing to offend the most scrupulous and
delicate taste. II will always contain the
most interesting stories and romanccs OF
the day, carefully selected and lesibly
printed.
The Agricultural Department isa promi.
nent feature in the WEEKLY Sun, and
lis articles will always be found fresh and,
useful 10 the farmer,
The number OF men independent in pos
tics is increasing. and the WEEKLY Sun
* their paper especially. It belongs to no
party, and obeys no dlctaion, contcndins
for principle, and the election OF the best
men. Itcxposcs the corruption that dis
graces the country and threatens the over
throw oil Republican institutions 1t has
no fcar oi knavcs, and seeks no iarors IRON
their supporters.
The markets OF every kind ard fashion,
are regularly reported.
The price OF the WEEKLY Sun is one
dollar 4 year for sheet OF eight pages, and
iiity.six columns. As this barely pays the
expenses OF paper and printing, We are not
able to make any discount or allow any
premium 10 friends who may make special
efforts toextend It's circulation. Under the
new law, which requires payment OF post
age in advance, one dollar year, with
twenty cents the cost Of prepaid postage
added, is the rate OF subscription. 1t il
not necessary TO get up club in order ~
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Anyone who sends one dollar and twenty
cents willeet the paper, postpaid fora year.
THE WEEKLY Sunlight pages, If
ty-six columns. Only SLIGO year, post
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mar. i-Gw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-05
Limit Your Wants.

From the nature Of things, the in
come of most OF the inhabitants Of
the earth must be limited, and in
deed within very narrow bounds
The product of labor throughout the
world, if equally divided could not
make the share of each individual
large. 1t is impossible that every
one should be what is called rich
1t is by no means impossible to be
Independent. And what is the way
to compass this-as Burns appropri-
ately designates it-1glorious privil-
ege?" This method is very simple.
1t consists in one rule: Limit your
wants. Make them few and mex
pensive. To do this would interfere
but little with your real enjoyment.
III IS mostly i matter OF naplt. lou
require more, or you are satisfied
with less, just as you have accustom-
cd yourself to the one or the other
Limit your wants, estimate their
cost, and never exceed it, taking
pains always to keep it inside Of
your income. Thus you will secure
your lasting independence. Young
men, think of this. A great deal Of
the happiness Of your lives depends
upon it. After having made your
money, spend it as You choose hon
estly; but be sure you make it first.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-05
Ar,o,ut Lazy Girls. {

A well known and successful ply;
stefan has this to say abouta certain
class Of girls which may be found in
every city, town, or country village.
He says:
ourexperience is that a large num-
Der of girl ailments are due to idle
ness and the consequent eRnui, and
the nerve forces are as self-destruc-
tive as IN unrestrained locomotive
engine would be; which if not prop
erly directed, would injure every
thing with which it came in con-
tact, or soon cripple itself. We
have seen lamentable instances OF
girls amongst the middle classes,
whose bodily and moral health has
been ruined by ignorant parents
The strong right-minded girls are
those who have been educated at
school or college, and who are con-
stantly engaged at work for them.
selves or others, who are employed
at drawing, sculpture, languages, or
even science; whilst the sickly, com
planning creatures who are ever in
the doctors hands, are those who are
doing nothing. One of the worst
chronic eases Of hysteria we have eF-
er. known was cured Immediately up
on the young lady being required to
take charge of her fathers house.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-05
pleasing a Husband.

One day, as zachariah Hodgson
was going to his daily ayocations af-
ter breakfast, he purchased a fine,
large Goldfish and sent it home, with
directions to his wife TO have it cook
ed for dinner. As noparticular kind
Of cooking was prescribed, the good
woman well knew that, whether she
boiled it or made it up into chowder,
her husband would scold her when
he came home. But she resolved to
please him for once, if possible, and
therefore cooked portions Of it in sew
eral different styles, and with some
difficulty procured an amphibiOus
animal from the brook and pumped
it into the pot. In due time the
husband came home. Some covered
dishes were placed on the table and
with a frowning, fault-fnding look,
the moody man commenced the con-
versation: swell, wife, did you get
the fish bought" l1--
@Yes, husband -. ..
q should like to know how you
cooked it. I'll bet anything you've
spoiled it for my eating" Takes off
the covert 81 thoughtso. What in
creation possessed You to fry i4 /
would as soon eat boiled frog" i
@Why, husband, I thought you lik-
edit best fried.", ~ TCC
@You didn't think any such thing;
you knew better. l never liked fri
ed fish. Why didn't you boil it,
How stupid" .AE I
"Why, Zachariah, the last time
we had fresh fish, you know boiled
it and you said you liked it best fried.
But I have some boiled also" So
saying she lifted the cover and oh,
the shoulders of a boiled cod were de-
posted in a dish-a sight Of which
would make an epicure rejoice, but
which only added to the i'll nature Of
her husband.
"a pretty dish, this" he exclaim-
ed, "boiled fish, chips and porridge!
If you hadn't been one Of the most
stupid of womankind, you would
have made it into chowder!'
His patient wife, with smile I'M
mediately placed a turecn before him,
containing an excellent chowder.-
"My DEAR" said she, Il was resolved
to please you. There IS your favor
tic dish"
"Favorite dish, indeed ] dare say
it is a very paletable, wishy washy
mess; 1 would rather have a boiled
frog than the whole lot of it"
This was acommon expression and
had been anticipated by his wife,
who, as soon as the preference was e1-
pressed, uncovered large dish near
her husband, and there was bull
frog Of pretentious and pugnacious
aspect stretched out at full length
Zachariah sprans from his chair, not
little frightened at the unexpected
apparition.
aMy DEAR" said his wife, in akind,
entreating tone, hope you will at
length be able to make diner"
Zachariah could not stand this
His surly moodwas finally overcome
and he burstinto a hearty laugh. He
acknowledged that his wife was right
and he was wrong, and declared that
she should never again have such
occasion to read him such lesson,
and he was as good as his word.