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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
One Way Of Winning a Race.

Touting used to be difficult and dan
ment of Nation. John SCOTS black
smith, Jacob, used to beat the woods at
night with a huge bloodhound that had
been trained to track slaves, and when
he had freed a tout the smith would
produce huge horse pistol and remark,
Moo, then, thoo maun COON DOOM"
and down would come the watcher, to
be hunted of by the captain, who, how
ever, was mercifully muzzled. This story
is recalled appropos of the attempt to
"get at a Leger favorite, and another
"Reminiscences is given of the Leger of
1888, when Mr.. Watt started Belshazzar
and Rockingham, the former being the
favorite and Mr.. Watt electing to win
with him. At noon on the day Of the
race both horses were we'll; the boy who
rode Belshazzar in training had been or
dered not to take his eyes off the colt till
he was saddled. Mr.. Watt and the train
or were watching the plating of the
horses name when a friend called, and
they went to speak to him. The head
boy, whose honesty was not suspected,
pretended to have touch of collie and
asked the boy to run and get him some
peppermint; in the moment or two he
was gone Belshazzar was given half a
pail of indicated water, and his hackers
had lost hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, though the second string, Rocking.
ham won. The head boy never told who
bribed him, and: the bride did him no
good, for he lived and died in extreme
restitution. ..:'!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

Potato NooDLEs.-Grate one dozen
Of boiled potatoes, add two eggs, a little
salt, one-half cup of milk, enough -four
/ to knead stiff, then cut in small pieces
and roll long and round, one inch thick;
fry in plenty of lard to nice brown.
QUEEN CAKE.-Beat one pound OF
butter to a cream, with some rose-water
one pound of -four dried, one pound OF
sifted sugar, beat all we'll together; add
few currants washed and dried; but.
ter small pans of a size for the purpose,
CRATE sugar over them; they are soon
baked.
To PICKLES EGGs.-Boil the eggs
hard, and remove the shells; when cold
put them into a jar and pour over
enough vinegar to cover them, in which
has been boiled some salt, mace, whole
pepper, and cloves. Tie bladder Gov
ering over them and keep for some time
before use. In all picking operations
only wooden or bone spoons should be
used.
SUGAR CAKE.-Take half pound of
dried -four, the same quantity of fresh
butter washed in rose-water, and quar-
ter of a pound of sifted loaf sugar, then
mix together the -four and sugar, rub in
the butter, and add the. yolk of an egg
beaten with a tablespoonful of cream ;
make it into paste, roll and cut into
small round cakes, which bake upon a
HOnr tin
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
French Prisons.

There are twenty-one central prisons
in France for prisoners with sentences of
five years and over. The cellular sys.
tenn is adopted in prisons for the deten'
ton Of prisoners not sent up for more
than year and day, but in the central
prisons as many as 100 men sleep in one
ward, certain of their number being re.
sponsible for the preservation of order.
The dormitories are lighted, and there
are openings from the galleries through
which the guards may inspect them
By day the men work in oteliers, fifty OF
a hundred in each. Shoes, chairs, woven
fabrics, buttons, umbrella-ferules, Chi.
nese lanterns, etc., are manufactured
and such light work as CLOSING paper,
sewing copy-books and making hair orna.
ments is done. The work is let to con.
tractors by tariff fixed by the local
chamber of commerce, to prevent any
undue competitions with free labor.
Half of the profits of the prisoner
work goes to the state; he is allowed to
spend quarter in procuring special arti.
cles Of diet, ETC., and the remaining
quarter is paid to him on leaving, SO that
a discharged convict often finds himself
with from 800 to $500 cash capital. A
large proportion of the prisoners use
this in setting themselves up in trade OF
in procuring passages to other lands
These rewards of industrial labor, to.
gether with the industrial training itself,
constitute together the main and toler-
ably efectual counterbalance to the
otherwise grave evils of association.
The element of hope is always prominent
in French prisons, and it is the sheet
anchor of their administration. A Wis.
itor to La Sante, at Paris, observed in
the first cell he inspected table on
which lay pipe of tobacco, a half bot
tie of wine and a novel.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
HarVards on a Lark.

= This summer a party of Harvard
students were footing it along the Rhine
and found by inquiring, after long
days tramp, they had five miles more
to do before they should reach the
village where they wished to spend the
night. .:;., , a..
Five miles is long distance after
walking all day, and 80 q the travellers
thought and said as they rested by the
roadside. An itinerant band passed that
way, brass band, not Gilmore's- and
a German-American congress was held
Congresses are the fashion this summer),
and it was agreed for considerations the
band should play for the Harvard boys
the rest of the journey. Away went the
band at quickstep, and the cortege fol-
lowing, and as they: passed through
hamlets and villages the Germans looked
and wondered, and to- this Day they are
probably wondering who those four dis
tinguished, dusty young men could have
been who marched through their villages
escorted BY sixteen men playing on brass
instruments. 81 :, II - fss<~o> 'A"< Qa /
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
SnOW-BOuud in Aupu st

The risks of glacier expeditions are de-
scribed by correspondent of the London
Times, who writes from Pontresina, in
the Engadine. Seton Karr with two
guides set out from that place on the
first Thursday in August, to spend the
night in the new shelter hut of the Swiss
Alpine club at Boval, and then to ascend
the Piz Bernina. A second party occu-
pied the hut with them. and accompa-
MED them the next morning to the
Festung, where the paths separated.
Some hours afterward snowstorm sud-
denly overlook both, although the
weather had been fine and the sky
almost cloudless. After a painful and
most difficult walk the second party re-
turned safely to Pontresina in the even
ing. Karr and his guides gained the
summit of the Bernina at $3.50 A. M,
when they were surrounded by thick
clouds and overtaken by storm, which
lasted till the evening Of the following
day. However, after a short rest they
began the descent, and by IL o'clock had
safely reached the great Firnkessel. On
ward they proceeded in the now raging
snow-storm until they had gained the
Grasta Gussa. Darkness had overtaken
them, and further progress was impossi-
BILE. At dawn fresh and Intellectual
efforts were made to escape. About
noon they contrived by means of rope
to let themselves down a considerable
height, falling upon the soft snow, and
continued their perilous journey until
9 P. M, little thinking they were within
reach of the Bavalhutte, where succor
was awaiting them; for there their cries
had been heard. Joyful greetings were
exchanged, and food and shelter was
soon provided. None of the party sus-
tanned any serious injury, althoug h the
Englishmen narrowly escaped the effects
of frost bite.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
London :, Churches.

There are S54 churches in London and
its suburbs. There is daily celebration
of the Holy Communion in AZ of them, a
q daily service in 243,}a full choral ser
vice in 271 and. partly choral in $40
others, and q surpliced choir. in S55. In
115 churches Gregorian tunes are used
wholly or partly; in 252 the seats are
free and open. La 463 churches the sur
plice is worn in preaching;in IS Euchar-
istic vestments are adopted {; incense is
used IN a; in So altar lights are en-
ployed, and in IL there are: unlighted
candles on the altar The eastward
position is adopted BY the celebrant at
the communion in 179 churches; 1913 are
open daily for private prayer; floral
decorations are introduced at 238, and in
149 the feast of dedication is observed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
ANTI.IEAN.

Il
It will speedily Increase healthy flesh and muscle
1t will increase the vital power. 1t will stop ten
dency to emaciation. 1t will give appetite, 1t
will regenerate the whole system. It vraliZes the
blood. supplying such ingredients may be required
It promotes vigor in the organs, which depend for
health on the involuntary muscular action viz: the
Liver, Lungs, Heart Stomach and Genitsls. 1T will
cure C9nsImption: It Will cnre Fever and Ague
An endless chain Of good effects follows the of
DR.. Judges ANTI LEAN, and we are safe in saying
from long experience in medicine, its virtues are
not possessed by any other combination This has
been used in my practice for years. and has not in
single instance failed when used directed. 1: will
fill want long felt, there never having been arti
Gle Of this kind before offered to the public.
1t has been demonstrated and proved beyond all
doubt. that post -mortem examination Of differ
ent advanced in life and who have died from
affection of some other organic disease than Con-
SUMPTION that at certain periods of ife they we're
afflicted with tuberculosis: or pulmonary consump-
ton, and have recovered by increase Of adipose
tissue er flesh, and formed ccatrix in
the lung, aud arrested all tubercular deposit, and
saving the healthy tissue and mucous membrane of
the lungs, has restored thousands who have lived to
good old age.
Price 0l.5O per bottle For sale by all ruggists,
or sent by express IN receipt Of price.
DR j. ID. JUDGE & CO PrOprietOrA,
RRRch NtF4ePf. Boston. Mas.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
Some Accidental Jokes.

1t has often been said that the best
jokes are those which are made by acct
dent, and this is certainly the case with
proper names. Few Intentional bulls
have ever been more complete than the
grave official entry in a list of Scottish
landed proprietors. "John Elder, the
younger, in right of Mrs. Margaret Hus-
band, his wife" The worthy country
gentleman who, eighty years ago, taunt-
ed the leader of the English opposition
with looking like fox that had fallen
into pit, was as much astounded as
any one at the roar Of laughter which
greeted this unconscious pun upon the
names Of Mr.. Pitt and Mr.. Fox. The
three last governors of the Don Cossacks
have CHANGED to bear names which re-
spectively signify fire, food and fend.
In the list Of the English navy for the
startled by the sight of the frigate Ven
geance, commanded by Captain Death,
with first officer named William Devil,
and a surgeon bearing the pleasantly
suggestive name of John Ghost. But
of all the authentic cases of this kind,
the most singular is one which occurred
at wayside tavern in the west of Eng
land not many years ago. Three rois-
tering commercial travellers meeting
there one winter evening, had g. hearty
carouse together, as a matter of course.
Supper over, the three found some diff
Guilty in allotting their respective shares
of the bill; but one of them at length
cut short the dispute by proposing that
whoever had the oldest name among
them should go scot free, the expenses
being halved by the other two. This
amendment being promptly accepted,
No. l produced card inscribed "Rich:
ard Eve" which No. 2 trumped with
"Adam Brown The No. 8, porty
veteran with humorous gray eye, laid
down his card with the quiet confidence
of great general making a decisive
movement, and remarked with thick
,chuckle, I don't much think you'll
beat this 'un, gents" And he was cor:
rect, for the name was Mr.. B. Ginning
IN Y. Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
THE HILL-PA9S.
BY F. W. BOURpILLON.


Ut Ia time to arouse us from slumher,
For the peaks are forsaken of night,
And the stars Of their 'wildering number
Leave oluy one light.
No fear now to lind not a footing
In the shadow Oh slippery crag,,
Or to stumble ut torrents uprooting
OF piue tree or jag.
See each wstch-fre far of the foemen
is smoKe, that all night was spark,
Lei us hall 1t triumphant, the omen,
heir hopes dashed and dark!
quick to horse. ere the Daylight be stronger.
IT. l-sst our steel, blue ms true blood should seem
10 turn traitor with lettering longer,
Ana oe'ray us - glean,! -
Now by roeF. ami by chasm we thunder.
va, on 20 the pa>S in the hills,
=" mere che sheer rocks are parted asunder,
~ Id the white torrent spills.
For there, 'twixt the black walls UPRISING
host may be bar; I'll by u score;
AM Toere' save for traitors surprising,
Will our bands r.. before.
On en-, With thuuderous changing
=, irous', The echo,ns sorges we go,
-ae'sht', 4 thousand fee, over us hausing,
A-.'ths thousand below.
Ami here, where the rock wall runs curyinr.
tUr horses so heAdloNg the pace,
HAT over the chasm hung Swerviuy-
" no recks in q race?
What heart fears for death now, or oanger,
Nlth his fatherland's freedom for prize:
Wfas is death to the vnfH OF the stranger,
tuS Tree Eeck that It's:
Saa dasSef The cl,ifs are /! sing
ABOVE the caverIl.,lt> G.,u,
Dark Is death, hidden utep iro,a day s rosing,
n horror OF men.
Above us, on black wings are wheeling
New startled. the raven aud kite:
e1' VI" heads. trnm the damp crevice stealing
E.!.l iswS vi tue niShr.
Beneath, from the valleys mist-clculed,
\ skeleton iir, here ana the re-
hls.,s dark As deaths finger ershroudei
IL folds OF despair
But IN us is no heart # Il maiden
10 dutter at culCns OF Ill
Win purpose go S:e:n rc we laden:
Let tremble who will.
The Gews from cur heads we shake, scorainr:
Ana the horror OF deaf h from our souls,
Ike the mist at the rising of morning,
lmpalpable rolls.
Nor there see q cleft N /, t ridges
nat rise like 'sAl! III our wiy
Which cloud, rel with sunrising, BRIDGES
The portal OF day.
mere, thera is the pass; there the foemen
IN MOI We; bar the way: and behold,
mere right in the cleft for good omen
re great sun, all go d!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

A WONDER FOR THE WORKSHOP
Every mechanic should have at hand box
of GRACE's SALvE as it is a ready remedy
for accidents such as Cuts, Bruises, Con-
fused Wounds, Burns, Scalds, Poisoned
Skin and Eruptions caused by operations in
the factory, dye-shop, or printing Office.
Only 25 cents box.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
Gen. Washiugton's Gambling, 4

Among tho relics of the immortal
Father Of his Country recently purs
chased by an. act Of congress- from
Major Lewis, Of Yiirgiunia, was the ledger,
or account book, ina which 1.-The general
used to place all items, no matter how
striaing, of his financial affairs He kept
q full record Of his losings and winnings
lat play. One peculiar fact in connec-
.tion with his gambling, as shown by this
ledger, is that he always lost at Freder-
icksburg, Va. The record of his con-
tinual losses at fredericksburg grew 80
m0notonous that in brackets III the last
entry of q loss at this plaoesG eoeae.wrote
the words s Az usual, :. d9attipsore Ga
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

CHILDREN DO NOT DIE of the Group to
whom DR.sWM. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS is administered. Parents will do
well to remember this fact and keep medi-
cine, which saved so many lives, in the
house ready for an emergency. The Bal
sam overcomes tendency to consumption,
strengthens weak and heals sore lungs,
remedies painful and asthmatic breathing,
banishes hoarseness. and cures all bronchial
and tracheal Inflammation. If you have a
cough, use it "early and often." All Drug.
gists sell it,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

For upwards of thirty years Mrs.
W1NsL )w's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for children with never.failing success
It corrects acidity Of the stomach, relieves
wind collie, regulates the bowels, cures dys-
entery and diarrhoea, whether arising from
teething or other causes. An old and we'll
tried remedy. % cents bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

PURE rich blood gives us health, long
life and "green old age" but how few pay
any attention to the state of their blood?
Parsons Peergative Pills make neec rich blood,
and taken one night for three months will
change the blood in the entire system.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
'ThaHousehold.

Pop-oyHRs.ss One pint -four, one tpin
milk, two eggs Eggs beaten to froth,
mix quickly, and bake in hot buttered
cups. Serve with hot sauce.
SAvoRY RICE.-Take some plain boiled
rice, put into sauce pan with a lump of
butter, add as much tomato sauce as the
rice will take up, and plenty of grated
Parmesan cheese, mix well, and keep
stirring on the fire till hot. Serve piled
on the dish.
BUTTERMLK Pre-. One cup sugar,
two cups buttermilk, two eggs, two table
spoonfuls -four, two tablespoonfula
butter; flavor with lemon. This makes
two pies.
APPLE MERINGUE.-Fill q dish one
fourth full of stewed apples, cover with
the beaten whites of five eggs, mixed
with five tablespoonfuls Of powdered
sugar.
DoUGHNUTs.-A pound and half Of
-four, three eggs, half spoonful Of pearl.
Eaah, two ounces of butter, six ounces of
sugar, enc cup of milk. Spice to your
taste, and fry in lard,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

Awards 70 HkERIOA At PARIS
Ihe,cabs announces the prizes won at
Paris in fifteen classes of the American
section. E. & I. Fairbanks e 90. r..
ceive in Class Is the highest and only
award to any scale manufacturer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

They Don't Know 1t.

Some people don't know that they are
ferior, short-weight, baking powder. 1t
would be far better to buy and use the old
reliable DooLEY's YEAST POWDER. Every
package of the Dooley Powder is warranted
absolutely pure, and strictly full weight.
Sold nv grOcerS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
Another Fat Man Reduced.

H. A. Kufus, dealer in dry-goods,
Woodruff, ILL.,, writes BOTANIC MEDICINE
Co., Buffalo, N. y. June 22d, 1878: Gen.
Nemen-Please find inclose $500 for which
send me, by express, Anti-Fat. Ihave taken
one bottle and I lost five and one.quarter
pounds"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

I11PO 37TANT NOTICE.-Fnrmers. Fam
lilies and Others purchase Remedy equal to Dr.
TOBIAS VENETIAN IMMINENT for the cure of
Cholera, Diarrhoea, Dysentsry Group, Collie aid Sea-
sickness, taken internallyGti is perfectly harmless;
for Chronic Rheumatism, Headache, Toothacho, Sore
Throat, Cuts. Burns, SwelIings. Bruises, Mosquito
Bites Old Sores, Pains in Limbs, Back and Chest.
The ENETIAN EMINENT was introduced in
ls47 and who has used it but continues to do
many stating, if it Ten Dollars Bottle they
would not be without it. Thousands Of Certitcates
can be seen at the Depot speaking of its wonderful
cts. Depot 42 Murray St. New York
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to
sweeten the breath. use Browns Camphor.
ated Saponaceous Dentifrice. Twenty-Five
cents bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
PROMPT Reform Of Bodily Evils.

The prompt reform of those bodily
evils, enfeebled digestion, incomplete as
similation, inactivity of the liver, kidneys
and bladder, as we'll as of the nervous
symptoms which these ailments are espec.
tally prone to beget, is always accomplished
by the use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a
medicine accredited by physicians, pro-
nounced pure by analysis, and eminently
wholesome and agreeable. Surely such a
restorative is preferable to unpalatable and
indigestible mineral drugs and unsaDction.
ed nostrums. The nation at large assuredly
thinks so, judging by the unprecedented de-
mand for the article from Maine to the Pa
cifc, demand now supplemented by i'm
mense orders for it received from tropical
America, Mexico, the British and Spanish
Colonial possessions, and elsewhere. Both
at home and abroad it is recognized as q
standing remedy and preventive, the de-
cisiveness Of its effects recommending it
everywhere.
NERVOUSNESS and sleeplessness can be
cured by the use of DR.. Graves HEART
REGULATION. A single dose will enable a
persCi to pass a comfortable night who has
the nerves and bringing the heart into
healthy action it cannot be excelled. Try
it; thousands testify to its virtues, and it
will relieve you as well as others. We
know it to be medicine of great worth.
Among the many forms of Heart Disease
are Palpitation, Enlargement, Spasms of the
Heart, Stoppage of the Action Of the Heart,
Trembling all over and about the Heart. Os-
sifcation or Bony Formation of the Heart,
Rhe umatism, General Debility and Sinking
of the Spirits. Send your name to F. E.
INGALLS,, Concord, N. H., for pamphlet
containing list of testimonials of cures,
etc.
The HEART REGULATOR is for sale by
druggists at so cents and 81 per bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

READ VIM. Frankfurth & Co.'s scroll
material advertisement.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
CHEW
The Celebrated
HMATCELESS"
Wood Tag Plug

The PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY.
New York, Boston, and Chicago.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

L wish there wasn't any Miss Ashbell!
Why don't she 60 to a hotel ?''~''-~-' -
"Why don't she?' echoed I.
said we began to prepare for her,
but for lack of the aforementioned
silver and gold, our preparations were Of
the simplest kind. Carol made and put
up two pretty brackets, and hung, with
sigh-for he hated to part with them
the few pictures he possessed on the walls.
I looped back the white curtains (fresh-
ly washed and ironed, with much grum-
bling, by Betty with new blue ribbons,
and I covered the trunk ottoman with
bright chintz, and with Helen's help
made new mat TO place before the bu-
reau, and we turned an old table-cloth
into napkins, and bought new napkin
ring and two or three cut-glass goblets
and lovely china cup and saucer, and
when all was done, waited with anxious
hearts for our :unwelcome guest.
Mother had shut herself up in her
room early in the morning of the day
we expected her, and had remained
there; and the rest of US were all as un-
comfortable as. poor, proud, shy, sensi-
tive people could be at the thoug int of a
perfect strangers ingress into the very
heart of their home, and wishing audibly
and inaudibly that Miss Ashbell's father
had never brought her from England,
when, a. the sun sank in the west, and a
cool summer breeze, fragrant with the
breath Of the roses, Ii fled sthepcurtains Of
our cosy bay window, carriage stopped
at our door. ., "Of''E =
"She's come, and I'm gone, !" said
Will, fiinging down his book and rushine
out into the garden. 5tt5l.{
Carroll rose from his chair, ran his
fingers through his golden hair and
glanced in the mirror at his new blue
silk necktie. Helen sank back on the
lounge with a sort Of groan; and /
opened the parlor door as Betty went
|.muttering through the entry in;answer
to the bell.
"Isit Mrs. Carmody az asked q. pleas.
ant voice, with-yes, it was q silent
brogue.
! Yes" answered Betty shortly. And
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-30
: $500 ~ts - - ~ 81
DECORATION DAY.

To-day. May. 30th, the ceremony of
decorating the graves of soldiers who
fought in the rsballion, is being per-
Termed throughout the country. When
the custom was inaugurated only the
graves Of Union soldiers were permitted
70 be strewn with flowers. Time has
dispelled the prejqdices engendered by
the war, and now. Union and Conted.
crate veterans unite in procession,
march to the cemeteries where their
dead comrades lie buried, and pay the
same tribute of respect to their memory
by decorating alike the graves of those
who wore the blue and the gray. In
many places the day is observed as a
: holiday, and the people turn out en-
masss to witness the beautiful and i'm.
pressise ceremonies attending the dec
grafton of the graves.