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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

Massachusetts will undoubtedly long
retain the position of the nursery of
some of the worst criminals the world
has yet produced. Jesse Pomeroy and
Piper are monstrosities in the line of
murders, while Winsl0w stands rs the
unparalleled clerical thief; but just
now it is announced that the success
sor Of this fraud has ahscondcd with
$500, 900 of the funds of the city Of
Natick, and thus the list of her crimi.
mails is again enlarged,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25
Artificial clouds of smoke are oft,

Artificial clouds of smoke are often
used in France and Germany as pro.
lection against frost. One plan which
has been very successful, consists in
carefully mixing gas tar with sawdust
and old straw and piling this mixture
in large heaps in the vineyards, and
when morning approaches fire is set to
the mass. This plan would not work
we'll on the prairies of the northwest,
where the atmosphere is 50 buoyant
and pure.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

Chicago has developed the two
champion whisky thieves of the coun-
try. Its coat of arms, which has al
ways contained 4 cradle and baby,
should now have double cradle and
two babies-children of corruption
which it has nursed for So long.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

The general conference of the Meth.
odist church, at its late meeting in
Baltimore, appointed a committee to
meet committee of the church south
and adjust all differences between~ tho
two on basis permitting reunion at
once
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

Philadelphia will have six Ccnten-
NAL Fourths of July, this year, as Il
sort of supplementary attraction to
the Exhibition not down in the bills.
Everything possible must now be done
to make the show draw, as the souls
of all true patriots of that city are
serely vexed and their pockets loudly
grooming at the lack of visitors.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

In the near future the Great North
west will be the center of wealth and
progress, as we'll as of population and
power, of the entire continent, and it
already has history of great interest
and Importance. Prof. futile has writ
ten a very entertaining and concise
work on the settlement and progress.
agricultural. mineral and manufactur.
ing resources, personal, political and
social history of the several northwest.
ern States, which is entitled the Cen.
tennial History of the Great Northwest,
and is published at Madison, Wis.,, by
the Interstate Book Co. A. r. Clark
whose office is No. 2, opera house block
St. Paul, is superintendent tor Mime
sofa. The book is far ahead Of an,
book heretofore published on the sub
ieet. and should be in every household
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

There is 4 proverb sometimes heard
which says, snake hay while the sun
Shines Our agricultural readers
may forget this in this bright, SUM-
shiny weather, or they may say there
is no hay to make. The proverb says,
however. ssMAKE hav'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

There is considerable difference be.
tween the right man in the right place
and the wrong man in the wrong
place: illustrated by the estimates of
Belknap and Taft us secretaries of the
U. S. War department. Taft signifies
his willingness to run the department
for $5,607 COS less than Belknap want
ed for the same purpose. Judge Taft
deserves to be let alone rs long as he
manifests qualities so rare.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

Justice Miller, of the United States
Supreme Court, publicly rcbuked a dig
niiicd old gentleman who was talking
aloud in the courtroom. Somebody
afterwards told the Justice that it was
the Emperor of Brazil whom he had
rebuked. The Justice said: EN-
perors must respect the proprieties of
the courtroom rs we'll as common
people,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25
eMfscellancons News items.


- " Miscellaneous News items.
Terry's1ndian EXPEDITION left Fort
Lincoln on the ,l7th.: ::.'
O'Leary's attemdt to walk 500 miles
in six days was failure. 3
The American man.of-war, Franklin
has sailed from Nice to Salonica:
The rebels have turned over Mata-
moras to the American and German consu!s.
The ice was driven into Duluth har-
Dor on the 18th, completely closing nav'ga-
ton. 90 1917; - .,
The Methodist general conference
has taken hold Of the WOMAN question with =
will, and has removed the disabilities Of
women from holding Office in the church.
The steamer New Orleans, with a
draft Of 10 feet 8 inches has safely passed
through the jetties at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi.
The Louisiana troubles have broken
out afresh, and Gen. Anger has been CON-
manded to use such means as are in his power
to prevent bloodshed between the whites and
blacks.
An attempt was made in New York
to murder mustang pony by riding him 800
miles, but at the end of the 226th mile the
rider gave out. The First fifty miles vas
made in two hours and nineteen minutes.
The Louisville Courier-Journal on
the 18th issued centennial numter," in
honor of the opening of their new building.
The unwilling OF Geo. D. Prentce's statue,
on the principal tracade, was witnessed by an
immense crowd.
It is probable that the useless and
expensive system of postage stamps now
used in correspondence on executive business
in the different departments, will soon be
abolished, and it may he that the ranking
privilege will he partly restored.
The situation Vt Constantinople is
most desperate, and bloodslled seems to be
inevitable. Both the Nlohammedans and
Christians are buying revoIvcrs and knives,
and congregate in large numbers. European
Christians arc considered to be in great
danger.
The Manchester print works have
shut down indefinitely, owing to the low
price of cotton goods. Five hundred EN-
ployes are thus thrown out Of work
The Berkshire mills, of Springfield, employ
ing 400 hands, has closed its doors in default
of 500. 900.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25
TIMELY TOPICS.

The Chinese problem in San Fran
cisco seems to be rs far from solution
rs ever. Over four hundred of the
Acknowledged Celestials arrived on a
late Pacific Mail steamship.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

Brigham Young has about completed
arrangements for transplanting his pc.
culiar institution to the soil of Mexico,
where he expects an independent gov.
eminent will nurse into being the
largest sect on earth, within the next
thirty years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25
News From the National Canital.

The postal bill has passed the House,
putting rates at about the same figure as ex-
listed one year ago.
\ witness in the Louisiana case, be.
fore the special Congressional committee. tes-
tilted that Congressman Murray hired him to
kill man named in. Glover, and to i'm
prison until after election four other men
whom he alleged stood in Murray's way.
The Investigation Of the alleged con.
tons in Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
bonds, Col. Tom Scott entirely vindicated
him. Scott said the bonds were owned by
himself and by him sold to the Union Pacific
company.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

The country owes much to Thomas
Jefferson for the Inauguration of
Fourth of July celebrations, but we
are compelled to pause, reflect and
hesitate about canonizing him when
we think that he gave us Louisiana.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

The prospect is good that every
body on American soil will become
heartily sick of the word Centennial
before the close of the year. We not
only have the Centennial show at Phil
adelphia, but Centennial theatrical,
concert and magic lantern exhibitions.
Centennial cigars, jacknives and tooth.
picks, Centennial mint juleps, choco-
late and soda-water, besides an I'M.
describable amount of other Centen.
NAL nonsense, all of which easily il
Illustrates how many Centennial fools
there arc in the country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25
THE GRANGER LAW.

FROM the Chicago Times.
There has been considerable conjec.
t,,re in railroad circles during the past
month as to the dicision which would
be made by the supreme court of the
United States in the case of the gran
ger railroad law. 1t was expected that
\ decision would be rendered during
the May term, and it appears that the
court has adjourned until October, 50
that IL decision cannot he promulgated
before that time. 1t is claimed by
certain interested parties that u decis-
ion which had been concurred in by
all the judges had been prepared pre-.
vious to adjournment, and that it's ma
ture is positively known. According
to these statements, the supreme bench
has decided in the Wisconsin case that
any attempt by state legislation to
govern the establishment of rates is
unconstitutional. As this case virtu.
ally covers those of Illinois, Minneso-
ia, and Iowa, this would make the leg
islation in these States of no effect,
and place the roads entirely beyond
the control of the State legislatures,
This rumor is published for what it is
worth, but it appears that il has re-
ceived credcnce among some of the
leading western railroad managers
who believe the information to be sui
ficiently authentic as to insure that al
legislative restrictions in the matter OF
rates will be swept away soon after
the pending presidential campaign. 4:
! it is not believed that the decision viii
he rendered until after the close of thu
campaign.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

Philadelphia should have taken a
lesson from the Indians, in getting up
the great exhibition. The Indians are
always shrewd enough to detail one
man to keep sober whenever they have
grand pow-wow, and the drunken
fellows look to him for sober.minded
guidance. But the sober old Quakers
were neglectful of such precaution and
when all became intoxicated with the
idea that all the world would come to
their show, the remainder all took in
the subtle draft and commenced to
build hotels. Alas, how will the ach-
ing heads be counted?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

not himself guilty Of intentional wrong, he
was a party with others in speculative en-
terprise which caused great loss to British
subjects, and is censurable for becoming =
director while holding his official position as
United States minister.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-25

"'Ow's mother p asked the prince
of Wales after he had kissed his wife
and babies all round. "The hempress
is WE'LL" replied Alexandra. "1em-
press be 'anged," retorted the prince.
:'She ought to ave knocked around
Hindia as Hi ave, and then she might
talk about bein' hempress."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-03
DISCRIMINATING the Bark Louise on Ap-
pie Trees.

THIS pest Of young apple trees is so
numerous on many young trees that the
bark is almost covered. It is known BY
the common name of "oyster shaped bark
louise" By entomologists it is denomi-
mated the Coccus c0ncb5f0rna5s-conchlfo
meaning shell shaped. These scales con
tain germs OF the females, which die after
depositing their eggs. The eggs, which
may be seen by carefully lifting the scale,
are Matched in the former part of the grow
ing season. The young insects are very
minute. They move about for some days
and then settle down and insert their pro-
boscis or sucker into the bark from which
they draw their sustenance and acquire
their hard coat or she'll The females
never leave the shell, but the males come
out as small flies and have wings. These
being, in brief, the habits of the insect, it
will be seen that they can only be success
fully destroyed soon after they are
Matched, and before they acquire their
hard and impervious scale. One Of the
most efectual remedies for exterminating
this enemy of apple trees consists in the
use Of two parts of soft soap, with eight of
water, to which lime enough is added to
bring the mixture to the consistence of
whitewash. This is spread over the trees,
covering every limb and twig. We have
in mind an orchardist who trims the trees
thoroughly and then applies with paint
brush mixture made by boiling leaf to-
bacco with strong lye, until it is reduced
to pulp, and then mixing with soft soap,
which is applied to the apple trees. An
other uses a decoction of tobacco, aloes
and soft soap, applied with a syringe.
Prof. Glover, of the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington, informs us that he
succeeded in destroying a similar insect
upon the orange trees in Florida, by
Swinging them with wash of soft soap,
water and little g1Iano This insect has
its natural enemies, which destroy great
numbers of them; still It's increase in
some sections is alarming ". 7. Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-03
Hand

VINO IS he that will strike hands with
me?" asks Job. g man void of under
standing strikes hands and becometh
surety in the presence Of his friends, saith
the wise King of Israel. In this old-world
custom of striking hands, hand-sha king,
no doubt, originated, for before it became
a mere friendly greeting a shake of the
hand was accepted as a pledge. When
Ferdinand and Miranda strike their tender
bargain he says: Here is my hand !" and
she replies: And mine with ny heart on
it." Dunbar, Lord Treasurer Of Scotland,
congratulating Ielverton upon having
made his peace at court, said to him: g
will desire your friendship as you do mine,
and | will promise to do you my best :;
whereupon as pledge [ give you my
handn' And so, shaking Yelverton by
the hand, he babe aim farewell. Nova
days a shake of the hand may mean very
much or nothing at all The strong,
hearty grip for grip of two old, long
parted friends, meeting unexpectedly, is
one thing; the nerveless, loose, inditfer-
ent clasp of acquaintanceship another
Sydney Smith attempted to classify hand
shakes, dividing them into the high Off
cial, the sepulchrai, the digitory, the
shakus resticus and the retentive. The
first was practiced by the then Archbishop
of York, "who kept his body erect, car
ried your hand aIoft to a level with his
chin, and gave it 3 rapid, short shake .
Sir John Macintosh affected the sepul-
chral, "laying his open hand fat on your
palm, SO coIdIy you were hardly aware OF
its contiguity." Tie digitory-in favor
with the high clergy-was adopted by
Brougham, who used 70 putforth his fore
finger with How are you?" The shakus
rusticus was having your hand seized as
in an iron grasp, betokening rude health,
warG1 heart, and distance from the
metropolis, but producing sense OF relief
when your hand is relieved with the
fingers unbroken. Al the Year Round
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-03
SagaciOus CANNES.

TIE instinct of dog, says the Green
Bay (Wis.) State Gazette, in many cases
almost equals the reasoning powers of
some human beings, especially where
some bit of cunning is required to be per-
formed. This fact was palpably exempt
fed on yesterday. A large dog, belong
ing to one Of our citizens, and who usual
" accompanies his master to market, in
the capacity of porter, was intrusted with
a fine steak, securely wrapped in paper, to
carry home. The animal gra5ped the
parcel between his teeth, and trotted
homeWard beside his master. A short
distance from the butchers the gentleman
entered another store, leaving the dog,
with the parcel, standing on the sidewalk.
Shortly two vagabond- looking ours ar
rived on the spot, and began snuff1ng
about. Finally the larger of the two ours
began growing and barking at the
guardian Of the steak, who stood this sort
of thing for some time in d calm and
dignifed manner, till finally, his bullying
tormentors probably having applied some
oppr0brious epithet to him, he opened his
mouth to reply, and Of course dropped the
steak upon the ground. The vagabond
cur retreated, and the other dog, now
fully exasperated, set off in pursuit of
him. In an instant vagabond cur No. 2,
who had been standing off short dis
lance, apparently silent spectator of the
scene, sprang forward and seized the steak
in his mouth, and put of. in an opposite
direction. Now, just here is the pith of
what was first remarked. In an alley,
not far from the scene Of this little canine
episode, were two ours holding high
festival over a rich, juicy steak, and these
two ours were the Identical ones engaged
in the transaction previously related.
Who can say that this was not a put-up
job between these two outcasts Of canine
SOciatuS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-03
Men in the Prime of Life,

The venerable Peter Cooper, who was
born III 1871, and is now consequently
eighty-fve years Of age, delivered a
speech at public meeting, few even
ings ago, in the Institute which he
founded. William Cullen Bryant, who
was born in 1894, and is now in the
eighty-second year Of his age, also made
public speech. Then another ancient
citizen, John A. Dix, now seventy-eight
years old, made a speech in one OF the
Fifth Avenue churches All of these old
gentlemen seemed to be in sound condi
ton, physically and mentally, each of
them evidently feeling an active interest
in public questions. Mr.: Bryant spoke
in behalf OF philanthropic society; Gen.
Dix in advocacy of certain political and
social changes; and Mr.. Cooper set forth
his financial views at a workingmen's
meeting. Mr.. Bryant, famous as a poet
IN his youth, still writes fresh and vigor-
Gus poetry; powerful as an editor, vet
writes powerful editorials; and within
recent years he has won a new place for
himself among the translators of Homer.
Mr.. Cooper has been, and still is, a sue
CeSsful business man and manufacturer:
but the chief honors of his old age have
come from his labors to advance popular
Intelligence and the welfare of the work
ing masses. Mr.. Dix, as politician and
public functionary, has held many offices,
and as military officer, with the rank of
Major General in the war, was assigned
to sundry duties at several posts, and in
different cities. They are all rich men,
these three aged citizens, and we presume
the accounts are correct which place Mr..
Bryant and Mr.. Cooper among our mill
ionaires. We hope that they enjoy their
wealth, and that they find it advantageous
as they pass along. Those people VINO
are but hall a century old, must feel
pleased at the liyeliness of men who are
so much their seniors, and must like to
see them delivering public speeches
Even man on the verge of sixty may
yet indulge the hope Of appearing as a
public speaker at the public meetings of
the twentieth century, if he think he will
live to be as old as Peter Cooper or Will
lam Cullen Bryant, and can keep his mind
as fresh as theirs. People who are sound
in wind and limb ought to be at their
truItiest prime between forty and seventy
" 2. Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-03
Farmers Gardens.

The reason why there are 50 manv
weedy, worthless gardens is, that they are
not properly laid out. Weproposeto give
plan for farmers gardens, that, if adopt
ed, will entitle us to the thanks of many
farmers wife The chief trouble with
gardens is, that they are SO laid out and
planted that all the cultivation must be
done by hand. In the busy season, which
is all summer, the farmer don't feel like
pulling off his coat and going into the
garden, hoe in hand, battling with the
weeds and hard ground, and the garden
becomes neglected and gets worse and
worse, daily. Then it takes altogether
too much time to keep the garden cult
waited by hand, and no wonder there is
such a general aversion among farmers
to garden work. They always have ex-
cuses when the wife wants hoeing done in
the garden.
Now, we propose plan to save al this
hand work, for we know that it will not
be generally done, and substitute for it
horse work.
OOt kjlI1l ID GuLS SCICII gOLA SdIuEu
plot, whether it be a quarter OF an acre
half an acre or an acre of land; if longer
than wide so much the better. Manure it
thoroughly in winter, and break it UP
deeply as early in spring as possible.
When the time for planting arrives Use
cultivator or harrow, beginning on one
side and proceeding from end to end.
Fit ard prepare what ground you want to
plant in potatoes, cabbage, peas, carrots,
paTsnips, beets, onions, etc, IN the best
manner. Now stretch a line from one
end to the other of the garden, and plant
out in rows about three feet apart what
ever you want to raise, and in q week or
two more make another planting Of what
you want to grow; and so keep~on plant
ing till June, so as to keep up q succession
of vegetables that will be fresh and fine
for the table. The ground can be gone
over with the cultivator before each plant
ing, the weeds destroyed, and thus it can
be got in the best condition for the seeds.
By this system garden beds are done
away with, and everything is cultivated
by horse power, even to lettuce, radishes,
etc. Such vegetables can be planted in
rows, except that two. or three rows can
be planted instead of one, if desired, six
inches apart-still allowing the cultiva-
ton to be done by the horse and cultiva.
tor
Now, what is the result? It is this 4
man or bov can go into the garden, and
in an hour or two give a thorough cult
walton to the whole garden. The ground
car De worked deep and be thoroughly
pulverized, and the vegetables be kept up
to the highest state Of growth, and be ten
der and crisp instead Of tough and stringy,
when but little cultivation is given. It is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-03
flor Duu,W Rsaders.
THE Silly YOUNG R4BBTT


THERE was young rabbit
tho had bad habit
sometimes ne would do what his mother forbid
And one frosty day,
His mother did say,
MY Child you must stay in the burrow close
hid;
For hear the dread sounds
OF huntsmen and hounds
VINO are searching around for rabbits like you.
should they see but your head.
They would soon shoot you dead
AND the dogs would be of with you quicker
than boo.'
But poor, foolish being
When no one was seeing,
LOOKING out from his burrow 70 take short play,
He hoped DER the ground
With many bound
And looked round proudly, as if he would say,
Do l fear man! .
Now catch me who can!
80 this young rabbit ran to q fine apple-tree,
Where, gnawing the bark
He thought not to bark
The coming of hunters, so careless was he;
Now, IS rabbits are good,
When roasted or stewed,
A man came along, hunting rabbits for dinner;
He saw little Bun,
Then raised his big gun
And there ne lay dead, the foolish young sinner