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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,
BROAD WAGON WHEELS.

4 correspondent of the practical
Farmer says: Proprietors of farm
wagons and carts the wheels of which
are made with narrow rims, have no
adequate idea of the amount of feed
and flesh of teams that would be saved
if the wheels of their vehicles were
provided with rims three to five inches
broad. Of course, where the ground is
hard, no perceptible advantage will ap-
pear in favor of brOad-rimmed wheels.
But when hauling manure over soft
ground, or hauling loads of grain and
hay from the fields where the wheels
sink only two or three inches into mel
low soil, if the rims of common wagon
wheels are four or five inches broad on
the periphery, a:team will draw fully
one.third more per load than if. the
rims were Of the usual width.
am accustomed to keep only one
horse on my cattle farm, which does
all the teaming, blowing. and other
work. When the tillable land is dry,
the rims of wheels of usual breadth
would sink in the soil four or five
inches, even when the load would
weigh only 700 to 800 pounds. If the
rims were broader, the reasoning is
that the horse would be able to
draw nearly one-half more per
load without exerting any more
force. In order to put this con.
lecture to a practical test, I purchased
an old wagon for $40, the spokes, hubs,
axle.arms and springs of which were
nearly as good as new. A set of bent
rims for the four wheels was purchas-
ed in New York City for SO. The rims
were one and half inches deep by
three and half broad. The expense
of putting the new rims on the old
spokes was So. Iron for the new tire
one-fourth of an inch thick by three
and /: half broad, cost 1915. The
blacksmith asked ST. per wheel for set
ting the tire, which was All exOrbitant
price. Paint, oil, and red drier. ST. so,
amounting in all to $s24.25. l did the
painting and made the box for the wag-
OH myself, when / would have been
doing nothing. On this wagon with
broad-rimmed wheels the old horse
will draw ton of coal or stone with
the same force, to appearance, as
he would take to draw ten to twelve
hundred pounds OIL the other wagon,
the wheels of which have narrow
rims. When hauling muck from the
bosg,-meadow, he will take more and
larger loads than he can draw in the
other wagon. When passing over soft
ground. where his feet sink in the
depths of the hoofs. the broad rims roll
along over the surface as if there was
no load on the wagon. There is great
advantage in having the rims of farm
wagons broad, say four inches for two
horse wagons.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

Personal, 1mpersonal and Political.
Ex-Gov. Jas. f. Smith. of Rhode
Island, died OH the eth ult.
The Scotch and Irish rifle teams will
be at the Centennial, but no English team.
Hoffman Atkinson. of West Virginia,
has received the appointment Of Secretary of
legation at st. Petersburg.
\ Berlin dispatch say the car is to
retire the czarovith being made regent and
temporarily invested with the full sovereign
power.
Gen. Crooks victory over Crazy
Horse was complete one, and many Of the
Indians must starve, as all their provisions
were destroyed.
The Reeves story about Bristow has
been effectually laid on the shelf 10y Reeves
making an affidavit that it was all lie, told
when he was drunk.
The majority of the English minis
try OH the Irish borough bill-the latest test
vote in the house of commons, was only Ia
the vote being l79 against l62.
At a meeting OF the London (Eng. }
school board, Sir Charles Reed, chairman, an
nounced that he would sail May 9Th for Phil
adelphia as the English representative in the
educational section Of the centennial exhibi-
ton.
Gov. Ames simplitied the Louisiana
question by Internationally resigning his
office. He says he finds himself connected
with hostile Legislature, and is bafled in
all his efforts to carry out his plans for the
benefit of the State, and he asked that the
Impeachment articles be dropped after which
he would resign, which was done.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
Miscellaneous Ncws Ttamu

+ Work has been resumed in the Phil.
adelphia and Reading coal mines.
Fifty thousand dollars has been re.
covered from the wreck ofthe German steam
CT Schiller. ..-.,....... .-.....-..-.- ..
In the great California race at San
Francisco, the horse Chance won the two mile
and-repeat race.
On account of the storm on the 3Oth,
the tide in the Delaware river rose six feet
higher than was ever known before.
Turkish finances are in bad way.
There is million and = quarter remaining un-
paid on the English coupon due last January.
The steamer Labrador has arrived at
Philadelphia laden with French contributions
to our Centennial exhibition. The vessel Il
the largest that even entered that port
In consequence of the anti. Chinese
movements in California, the manager Of the
six companies and Chinese merchants ex-
change at San Francisco, cabled to Hong
Kong to inform Chinese that they must not
come to California, and that there is danger
to life and property to those who do come.
Gov. Kellogg has instructed the dis
trict attorney Of Baton Rouge to take imme-
date steps for the conviction of persons
guilty of recent misdemeanors there in the
cases Of the driving sway Of the parish Judge.
the tax collector and the parish sheriff. He
empowers the sheriff to summon sufficient
posse to assist him in the performance Of the
duty.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
COOKING FOR HEALTH.

There is no more important branch
of ':'preventive medicine than cook
ing. Bad cooking may cause a dwind-
ling of the race, ruination of the tenn.
per, and deterioration of the morals.
Good cooking, on the other hand, is
accompanied by national prosperity
and domestic bliss. So say the promot-
ers of the national training school of
cookery, who are undoubtedly right in
the main, and are deserving of all inl-
aginable success. Now cooking is both
an art and science. For it's progress
as an art we are not generally concern
ed, although our profession would un-
d0ubtedly suffer in pocket should fine
art cookery go out of fashion. s'Ele-
CAN'T dishes are generally whited
sepulchers, and the fOre-runners of
blue pills and other correctives. The
bulk Of people live in big cities, and if
we were asked to name the most pre-
dominating characteristic of our urban
population, we should say ''dyspep-
sia.''. Those who spend their days in
dark Offices, chambers, or consulting
rooms, and keeping their noses ever
lastingly upon their respective grind
stones, seldom know that digestion
should wait OH appetite. Hitherto
their dinners have not been SO skill
fully prepared as to demand the least
possible effort from a jaded stomach:
but let us hope that the national dis
grace of indig estibility will no longer
dim the brightness of our hospitality,
and the number of patent medicines
which are sold so largely in this coun-
try as aids to digestion will undergo a
rapid diminuation.-Ex.
10 cultivate the tuberose, that most
beautiful of all plants. put the bulbs in
six-inch pots, three in each, and use a
mixture of equal parts turfy loan,
peat, and leaf-mold, and place it in the
pit. Give very little water at first, and
as they commence to grow freely in.
crease it and keep near the glass.
When they begin to push up their
aOwer.spikes they will of necessity
require to be placed where they will
have sufficient space for the proper de-
velopment of the tall spikes. These
will come into bloom from August tc
October, when they will require TEN.
perature ranging from 60 degrees to u
degrees, the latter being preferable
If wanted to bloom earlier, the pots
should be placed in a warm pit aud on
q hotbed the temperature of which il
about IS degrees, to start them in
growth more quickly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS j.
Crimes, Criminals and Casualties.


The spring foods are reported to be
unusually great, everywhere.
St. Louis had the heaviest snow storm
Of the season on the goth ult. .-.
The Chicago whisky crooks have
been declared guilty on four counts.
A snow storm at Buffalo, ON the Goth
ult, detained all trains from fourto six hours.
A Brooklyn bank teller has abscOnd-
ed with 81, 600 belonging to the Fulton Bank.
The Fort street Presbyterian church,
Of Detroit was destroyed last week, with all
its contents.
Bismarck had a wife-shooting trag-
edy last week, but names are suppressed ''for
obvious reasons"
A young man was burned to death by
the explosion Of the gas works of the Ire
mont House, Chicago. -.
The steamer Jorrad was lately wreck
ed in the Arabian sea with five hundred pill
grims on board, Of which only three escaped.
Hopkinton, Mass, has lost a $s200, 900
boot and shoe factory by fire, and Pittsburgh
a large block with goods valued, all told, at
SOC, 900.
Four boilers exploded in the Fletcher
mill, Providence, r. L., killing two men and
wounding several others. A boiler also ex-
ploded near Sand Ridge, Pa, killing four
men.
The direct ocean cable has parted
again, forty to sixty miles off Rye Beach,
and it is supposed to have been broken pur-
posely for the benefit of the old cable conf
pany.
During recent storm in Brooklyn
house was blown down, and woman and a
little boy killed. A steamer and two barges
were sunk in the Hudson, and the fast mail
train was delayed three hours.
The emigrant ship, Strathmore, from
London to New Zealand, struck rock in the
South Pacific in July last, and sunk. Forty
four persons were drowned, and the remain
der have Just been rescued from a rocky
island where they have lived on birds and
birds's eggs for six months. Their suffering
has been terrible.
Before the House sub-judiciary com.
mittee, on the 25tl ult., Gen. McCook testified
that a house was presented to Gen. Reynolds
by army contractors in San Antonio, and that
citizens agreed to raise 81, 600, with the UNI
.derstanding that that sum would bring head
quarters of the department of Texas there.
He did not know whether the money was COL
lected. Alvin Leighton and other post traders
testified that Gov Hendricks received large
sum for obtaining post leadership, and that
$500 month was contributed to Orville Grant.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
31pwetCp Trau4fript
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Cards Of ave lines OF less, ave dollars per
year. Editorial notices, intended - advsr-
tisements, twelve and one.half cents Per line.
law.
All traucieut advertisements to DO paid for
in advance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21
Vermont News.

The grangers of Vermont have Sc
apart Wednesday, May 10, to plan
trees and flowers.
= Thirteen persons united with Tn
Congregational church in East Berk
shire, Sunday, April I'd,
- Potatoes are worth twenty-five
cents bushel, and eggs fifteen cents
dozen at South Royalton.
A man at West Randolph caugh
runaway horse and held it till tn,
owner came up, when the latter accused
him of stealing his buffalo robes.
- 1t cost Frank Simons of Yves
Wheelock, $40, in fine and costs, t.
make little unnecessary disturbance a
the annual school meeting in his district
- Rev. j. b. Clarke of Weathers
field Center, has moved to Ludlow, leav
ing the Congregational society at the
former place without pastor.
- In Caledonia county the sugar sea.
son is reported as short and sweet, and
that large quantity has been made and
of very excellent quality.
p. K. Gleed, of Morrisville recently
made Is pounds of butter from a com.
mon Jersey COW in eight days, hay and
root being the only cause thereof.
= One year from April 7th is the
time fixed by the sentence of John P.
Phair for his execution in theyard ofthe
States Prison at Windsor, between the
hours of IL A. NJ, and 3 P. M.
= Monday of last week, young son
of Harrison George, of Morrisville, had
his eye nearly put out by stone flung
by another boy while at play. 1t is
thought at present that his sight will
not be lost.
- On Tuesday, the 10th inst, Mr..
Kent Wright, young man who lives
in the south part of the town of Bird
port, was handling gun, when it was
accidently discharged causing danger
Gus wound in the neck and face, from
which it is feared he will not recover.
Three car loads of scales for the
exhibition at Philadelphia, have been
shipped from the Fairbanks works, at
St. Johnsbury, and some of them have
already reached the exhibition building.
The shipment included 1914 entire scales
one representing each class from a
ffty-ton railroad track scale down to a
fine druggist balance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21

There appears to be no end to the
corruptions at Washington. In the
House of Representatives, new and al
most two-tbirds democratic, no less than
six of its officers have now been remov-
ed or will be soon, for various corrup-
tions. Some of these prove to have
been persons of VIGOROUSLY bad charac-
ter before they got their positions, while
Others have gone in for jobs during the
brief time they have been there. One
of these is that of Charles III. Smith,
from New Hampshire, the journal clerk,
who got out his circulars for a Job
among the pensioners while the bill was
yet pending in Congress. AS the DEM
ociatic members of the committee are
unanimous against him, we take it there
is no doubt in his case. We are well
aware, to the sorrow and disgrace of the
country, how heavily loaded the repub-
lican party has been with the corrup-
tions of many of its members "a load
which they must and we believe surely
will throw off-but we did not suppose
that the House of Representatives, the
only democratic department of the gov
eminent at Washington, could load it
self so heavily in three months.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21

The question of governor has been
mentioned by several state papers the
past week. The Brattleboro Record
supports Hon. Jacob Estey, and friend
facetiously remarks to us that he runs
splendidly because he has so many or
9ans. The St. Adams Messenger makes
favorable mention of Hon. G. w. Will
lard of Montpelier. The Burlington
Free Press and Rutland Globe are both
friendly to the nomination of Hon. b.
ID. Harris of Brattleboro. The Free
Press has very good article on Mr..
Harris, whose qualifications and acquain-
lance are such that if he goes before the
convention he will be sure of a strong
support. Hon. E. P. Walton of Mont
pelier, and Col. John B. Mead of Ran
dolph, have been previously mentioned
in this connection. 1t is therefore graft
flying that so good names are presented
for the consideration of the people, and
that whatever be the result in the nomi-
mating convention, the people. of the
state will be sure of a good governor.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21
The Late A. Il, Stewart.

In the brief notice of the late Alex
ander L. Stewart last week, mention was
made of his early support of the war
for the Union. The following is letter
he wrote to one of his customers at the
time of its date
DEAR SIR: Your letter requesting
to know whether or not | had offered a
million dollars to the Government for
the purposes of the war, and at the
same time informing me that neither
yourself nor your friends would paw
their debts to the firm as they matured,
has been received. The intention not to
pay seems to be universal in the South
aggravated in your case by the assur-
ance that it does not arise from inability,
but whatever may be your determinina-
ton or that of others at the South, it
shall not change my course. All that |
have of position and wealth | owe to the
free institutions of the United States un-
der which, in common with all others,
North and South, protection to life, lib.
erty. and property have been enjoyed in
the fullest manner. The Government to
which these blessings are due calls on
her citizens to protect the Capitol of the
Union from threatening assault, and al
though the offer to which you refer has
not In terms been made by me, | vet
dedicate all that | have, and will, if
need, my life to the service of the coun-
try-for to that country | am bound by
the strongest ties of affection and duty.
! had hoped that Tennessee would be
loyal to the Constitution But however
extensivemay be secession or regulators,
as long as there are any to uphold
the sovereignty of the United States, |
shall be with them, supporting the flag.
Yours &c.
ALEXANDER T. STEWART
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21
ALEXANDER T. STEWART
New York, April 20, 1861.

PREPARING FOR SPECIE PAYMENTS
Regulations are being prepared at the
Treasury Department for the issue Of
silver currency under the new law
Treasurer New has been in consultation
with Secretary Bristow on the subject
The silver currency will be issued only
as substitution for fractional currency
delivered at the department. 1t is not
yet decided whether the department will
bear the expense of transportation OF
silver from the treasury to the bankers
and Others applying therefor. There
are now s20,000,0O of silver and silver
bullion in the vaults of the treasury
Enough will be provided to redeem all
the fractional currency in circulation as
rapidly as the same can be presented.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21
New York. April 6, 1876.

DEAR SIR The widespread corrup-
ton in our public service which has dis
graced the republic in the eyes of the
world and threatens to poison the vital
ity of our institutions the uncertainty
of the public mind and ofparty counsels
as to grave economical questions involv-
ing in great measure the honor of the
government the morality of our bust
ness life and the general well being of
the people, and the danger that an inor-
dinate party spirit may, through the or
ganized action of a comparatively small
number of men who live by politics,
succeed in overlooking the most patriotic
impulses of the people and in monopol-
izing political power for selfish ends,
seems to render it most desirable that no
effort should be spared to secure to the
popular desire for genuine reform a de-
cisive influence in the impending nation
al election
Mindful of the fact that this patriotic
desire is honestly struggling for effective
expression inside Of existing political or
CARNATIONS, as it is also so strong outsid e
of them, and believing that by all pro-
per means it should be encouraged and
made to prevail, the undersign invite
you to meet them and others of like
purpose, who have been invited in the
same manner, in a free conference to
consider what may be done to prevent
the national election of the Centennial
year from becoming a mere choice of
evils, and to secure the election of men
to the highest offices of the republic,
whose character and ability will satisfy
the exigencies of our present situation
and protect the honor of the American
name.
The conference will be held in the
city of New York on the 18th of Nav.
You are respectfully and urgently re-
quested to be present, and to communi-
cate your acceptance of this invitation
to II. G. Lodge, Esq, post office box l.
93S, New York city. Very truly yours,
VIM. CULLEN BRYANT, New York.
THEo. ID. WooLsEY, Connecticut.
A. HI. BULLOCK, Massachusetts.
HORACE WHITE, Illinois.
CARL SCHURz, Missouri.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21

= The Virginia republicans, at their
state convention at Lynchburg Thurs
day of last week. passed a resolution of
preference for Mr.. Blaine as the presi-
Dental nominee, but did not formally
instruct the % delegates how to vote.
- The Ohio Legislature has just adj
journed after session of l0l days. 1t
was reform Legislature and il
proved its faith by its works in making
the past session the shortest one for IF
teen years.
- The king of Burmah is to have a
journal. He will be the proprietor him
self, and in the prospectus he says that
all his subjects who do not subscribe will
be instantly killed. His inducements
are even more powerful than a gift
chrome.
= The Jews in England are said to
be very hasty in the burial of their dead,
and in some instances bury them within
an hour and half after dead.
= Ether is now used in Ireland to
produce intoxication. Two deaths from
bringing have occurred at Londonderry,
where the practice is said to be spread
ing.
- Relationships are rather far fetched
sometimes both in Ireland and Scotland.
do you know Tom Duffy, PatY"
Know him is it? Shure he's a relation
of mine He once wanted to marry my
sister Kate"
= An Indian woman recently sent the
following note to her husband, who is
serving out three years sentence in
State Prison Dear Tom l have OBJ
tanned divorce from you and am about
to marry again. But never mind; for
when you come out | will run away with
you if you can see any way in which we
can get living"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21
From W. R. Chisholm. NJ. D.. of New Bedford.

Il have employed the PERUVIAN
SYRUP successfully in cases of dyspepsia,
chronic diarrhea, nervous debility, neu-
ralgia, erysipelas, boils and diseases of
the skin; also, chlorosis, leucorrhea,
prolapsus uteri, and in female complaints
generally. As an Alternative tonic, the
syruD ought to be used by clergymen,
editors, cashiers, clerks, lawyers and
Others who use their brains more than
their muscles; as well as operatives,
printers, tailors, shoemakers, seamstres-
ses, and all those whose occupation con.
fines them in ill-ventilated and over
heated rooms, who are liable to suffer
more or less from nervous debility"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21

Jersey City elected a republican
mayor Tuesday, for the first time in
sixteen years.
The name of Robert Lincoln, sor
of President Lincoln, is mentioned il
Illinois for secretary of state.
An eleven year old boy near Gro
ton, N. Y, hung himself the other day
to punish his father for refusing to take
him to ride.
- The Republicans in March elected
all their officers in Merrimack county
N. H., which they have failed to dc
since 1869.
Springfield, the capital of Illinois
went republican by 200 majority tbs
other day, for the first time in several
years
1t cost crusty fellow at Ononda.
ga. N. Y, $4,000 for calling a sweet fem.
mime 4" a withered up old maid" She
just went for him.
Over 1000 quarts of strawberries
are now daily shipped North from Char
lesion, S. c., and by May the quantity
will reach 10000 to 10000 quarts a
day.
1t is now stated as definitely settled
that Great Britain will not give up For
ger Winslow. We can spare her few
more first class scamps if she will only
take and keep them.-Sprinqfeld Mass.
Union.
= The old Greeley mansion in the
woods at Chappaqua, N. Y, which was
unoccupied and unfinished, and was
being repaired and reftted up for Col.
Smith and wife, was totally DESTROYED by
fire Friday evening. 14th inst.
= AT Des Moines, Iowa, a few DAYS
ago, two woman gave birth TO children
at the same time, and the nurse got them
mixed. The two mothers cast lots for
choice, agreeing that if the children
should, when grown, develop family
traits sufficiently to identify them thew
should be exchanged if the selection
should prove to be incorrect
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-21
REAL ESTATE.

store to rent on Bridge St. The store first door
west of the laundry viii be rented on favorable
most kinds of business.
The following property can sell on reasonable
terms as to prices, and payments.
The entire estate Of VIM. P. BARKER, at the
South end, Bellows Falls
Two first class houses and lots on Atkinson st.
Several lots and cottage houses over the river.
50 feet lot on Church st.
Besides otper lots. dwellings and farms that Won
can learn about by inquiring Of
J. d. BRIDGMAN