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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19
The u. 8. SIRnal Service.

Gradually, the wild and ungOvernable
! forces of nature are, through science, made
of use to man. Following in the wake of
the ingenious inventions for the use of
steam and electricity, comes the organize
ton of the U. 8. Signal Service. Is it not
and perfected whereby an operator can &C.
curately predict the weather of distant
locality? And yet experience proves our
"storm signals" to be reliable. Equally
great are the advances made in the science
of medicine. Step by step, uncertainties
and doubts have yielded to absolute certain.
ty. The discoveries of Harvey and Jumer
have been succeeded by the Golden Medical
Discovery of DR.. r. V. Pierce. No longer
has pronounced the lungs unsound. Hun
dreds of testimonials are on file in the Office
of DR.. Pierce from those who had abandon
ed all hope, and had been given up to die by
physicians and friends. Incipient consump-
ton, bronchitis, and scrofulous tumors,
speedily, surely, and permanently, yield to
the healing influences of the Discovery. If
the bowels be constipated, use DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets. For full par.
ticulars, see Pierce's Memorandum Book,
given away to all druggists.
GoD has given us medicine to cure our
selves when sick, but the knowledge of their
combinations is a mystery to most of us.
That dreaded of all diseases, Heart disease,
has de6ed nearly all remedies, but we are
happy to be able to inform you that in DR..
Graves HEART REGULATOR you have Ger.
tain cure. Thousands OF bottles have been
sold, and people are ready to testify to its
beneficial results. There are some really
wonderful cases of recovery from what
seemed immediate death, and they have
gladly given their testimonials, hoping they
might be the means of bene6ting others.
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
Oss'ication or Bony Formation of the Heart
Rheumatism, General Debility and Sinking
of the Spirits. Send your name to +. E.
INGALLS,, Concord, N. H., for a pamphlet
containing list Of testimonials of cures, etc.
The HEART REGULATOR is for sale by
druggists at so cents and 81 per bottle.
WHAT T0RTUREs ARE INFLICTED by
a disordered liver. Pains in the right side
and under the right shoulder blade, head
ache, nausea, indigestion, costlveness, un-
pleasant taste in the mouth and low spirits
are among its indicio. Besides the saffron
tinge it imparts to the skin is the reverse
of becoming. But DR.. MOTIFS VEGETABLE
LIVER PILLS speedily dispel the symptoms
by remedying the disorder which produces
them. Sold by all druggists.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19

A WONDERFUL discovery. Freckles,
Pimples, Moth, Sallowness, Tan, Black
Heads. Blotches, Rough Skin, ETC., positively
cured by Mrs. Shaw's Moth and Freckle Lo.
ton. By druggists, 81. Particulars free.
Address Mrs. DR.. L. K. Shaw, 140 E 2Sth
St., N. Y. Mrs. Shaw's Liver Pill-best in
the world,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19

AN ARTICLE OF TRUE MERIT
"BROwN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs" are the
most popular article in this country or
Europe for Throat Diseases and Coughs,
and this popularity is based upon real
merit. Is cts. a box.
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How to Avoid Ouackerv.

Sufferers from nervous debility, loss
of vitality and kindred ailments, from what
ever cause, can now obtain the Recipes for
a certain cure by the famous PHYsIoL0G.
1CAL METHOD, by writing to the inventor,
DR.. T. Williams, 435 East Water street, Mil.
waukee, Wis. He makes no charge for the
recipes until a cure is effected. They can
beprepared by any druggist, and have cured
over 20, 600 cases in his private practice.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19

To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to
sweeten the breath, use Browns Camphor.
sted Saponaeeous Dentifrice. Twenty-Five
cents bottle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19

A oNE-CENT revenue stamp is about
all the value there is to the large packs of
horse and cattle powders now sold. If you
want strictly pure article get Sheridan's.
They are immensely valuable
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19

hSuE $Ss.9 iPs !|is-:s : S; ;::: ::
pension claims heretofore admitted will be reopened
from the rolls and great injustice done For full par
ticulars send for copy of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE an
Spage paper issued and devoted to the
ests Of soldiers and Sailors their heirs Advocates
passage of the bills for the Equalization OF Bounty
mence from the date Of discharge. Contains ali NEW
BOUNTY and PENSION LAWS and authentic information
concerning events transpiring at the Nations Capt.
tall Should be in the hands Of every soldier Terms
30 cents per year. Special inducements to clubs
LEMON h co. Wael,inpt0 H. a. 49,
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CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
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CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCHLES90
Wood Tag Plug

THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York, Boston. and CHICAGO.
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THE LOUISVILLE
COURIER JOURNAL

OONCEDED to be the best, newsiest, brightestland
most attractive weekly paper in the United States
good for all ATTITUDES, and people, popular
with the old and young; invaluable to politicians of
both parties fair and liberal in its treatment of all
matters of public interest," representative
newspaper edited by Hon. Henry Watterson-ofers
remarkable inducements to new subscribers and
agents. Specimen copies free. % year; Sl.6O in
clubs. Elegant and valuable premiums. During
the holidays
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DOUBLE NUMBER

will be printed, consisting ofeghty long columns. on
a single sheet. 4sx6O inches-THE LAR3E8T
PAPER IN TIRE wORLD-with novelties and
choice reading matter in yariety-a copy Of which
will be presented to every subscriber: Address
= .,. .e.s1... ~ W. n. HALDEMAN, r~
- President Courier-Journal Co, Louisyille, Ky.
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Stainer's Dictionary Of Musical Terms.

$500 is magnificent Illustrated Musical Encyclo
pedia, of great and permanent value.
Any book mailed post-free, for retail price,
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VARIETIES.

Murphy contemplateS the organiza-
ton of a national temperance move
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HOtsBedS,

1t is time to make these convenienees
for starting the earlier vegetables.
The first preparatory step istocollect
a heap of long stable manure. This
should be forked over every two or
three days to check too violent ferinen-
'tatioD. At the end of about ten days
make the bed. If the situation is dry
and well-drained, an excavation may
be made eighteen inches deep. Other
wise make it on the surface of the
ground. The pile should be made
eighteen inches longer. and wider than
the frame which is to go upon it. Lay
up the manures evenly, shaking all
hard Jumps and making all, firm as
it proceees, with the back of the fork.
When it is foot and a half high, place
the frame, without the sash. Spread
on, two inches Of light loan. New
fermentation will soon set in, and the
bed should be tested every day by
thrusting the bulb of thermometer
into it. AS soon as it has subsidized to
about 800, spread on four or five inches
of fine light loan, SOW the seed and
put on the ashes. During stormy
weather or cold nights. the glass must
be covered with mating or slough hay
to exclude the frost and conserve heat,
and the plants must have plenty of air
during mild or sunny weather. Water
warmed should also be given if
needed. This your judgment and expe-
rience must decide. Novices, however,
as rule give too much water and too
little ventilation.
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an INFERNaL MACHINE.

The New Haven Jonrnal of recent
datesays: Chief Of Police Hand, OF
Holyoke, Mass, was in the city yester-
day endeavoring TO find aclue 10 the
perpetrators of Il crime of monstrOus
character. 1t appears that Oscar
IS. Carr, HOlyoke carpenter
who has commenced suit
for divorce from his wife. received at
Holyoke a carefully constructed in
fernal machine by the Adams Express
from this city. The package was left
by a person at the express Office Satur-
day night to be forwarded. 1t reached
Mr.. Carr, who opened it, aud then
discovered its terribly dangerous con-
tents. There was an outside box and
an inside box. Between the two boxes
were hundreds of bullets. The inner
box was filled with gunpowder and
other explosive material in quantity
sufficient, had it exploded inside a
building, to have blown it to destruc-
tion.
Connected with the explosive
material which was principally gun
powder, were two tubes filled with
Illuminate on one end and coarse
powder for the rest of the filling.
There were two wateh-springs so placed
that when the top of the outer box
should be taken off, the springs acting
on hammers, on the principal OF a
gunlock, would bring them down to
strike the illuminate end Of the tubes
connecting with the powder. In re-
moving the outer cover Une of the
traps was sprung and the illuminate in
the end of the tubes was exploded.
Owing to the coarseneSs of the powder
it did not Iully ignite, though it was
burned for a part of the way down the
tube. Had the machine effected the
object of its manufacturer, Mr.. Carr
would undoubtedly have been instant
ly killed. There was about three
quarters of pound of powder in the
inner box and in the outer one about
five pounds of bullets.
The package was wrapped in brown
paper neatly, was about foot long and
six inches high and wide. Its weight
was noticeably heavy, and Mr.. Carr
remarked on taking it that il it con-
tained gold it was worth something.
Taking it to his room he unwrapped it
and found an ordinary cigar box. The
end ofa wire attracted his attention,
and prying the cover trifie he saw
through the crack other wires. He did
not open the box, but consulted friends,
with whom he placed it on the bank OF
the canal and threw stones at it to see
if it would explode. One stone knock
ed of the bottom of the box, aud the
contents, dropping out of position.
were harmless.
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THESyERNAL EQUINOX.

Here is some curious information
about the movements OF the sun and
the effects upon the seasons. This year
Spring will set in on the 10th of this
month. At moon on that day will occur
the vernal equinox. The information
printed below is clipped from late
pumber of the New York Tribune:
The sun, which has been South all
Winter, then crosses the equator on his
way North, and Spring commences.
This intersection of the equator by the
SUMS path is called the "First Point OF
Aries" and is the starting point from
which astronomers measure longitudes
and ..right-sscensions. But though
the sun is travelling north, it must not
be supposed that he is coming any
nearer, On the contrary, his distance
from the earth is now increasing at an
average rate of 1900 miles per day.
The earth was nearest the sun on
December 31st last, its distance being
go, $50 600 miles. On March lst it will
have added to these figures 760, 900
miles, and on July End next, when
the earth is farthest from the sun, its
distance will be SO, $4,000 miles. Thus
the earth is more than three millions of
miles farther away from the sun in
than in winter. Butt happens
then that the northen parts are then
turned more toward the sun, and so
receive greater amount of heat and
as person sitting near the
side of large fire would find it nj uch
hotter at greater distance if he were
right in front of it. Northern winters
have not always occurred when the
earth was nearest the sun, nor the
summers when it was
most remote. In the year 1859 B. c.,
or about the supp ,--,i epoch OF the
creation of the wurld, the sun was
nearest the earth at the vernal equinox.
In 1850 A. d., it was the nearest at the
Winter solstice. In 65S9 A. D., it will
be the nearest at the Autumnal equi-
nox, and in the year 1928 A. d., the
earth will be nearest the sun in Sum-
mer and farthest from it in Winter.
at that distant epoch-10,000 years
hence-the average temperature of a
New York Winter will be zero, or 81
degrees below freezing point, with the
cold often so extreme as to sOlidify
and of Summer 100 degrees,
with the therIn Ometer often running
up to $50 deg rees in the shade. What
manner of man must the future New
Yorker be, to bear these extremes with
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STYLES.
What the Ladies Will Wear
Cuts and Materials.

All imported walking dresses are
made short, with Killed skirts, double
silk pipings andornanented buttons.
American camel's hair and the new
mixed serges will be- much used for
street costumes this spring.
New spring materials have made
their appearance in great variety.
For early spr ng wear are shown
mixed serges in shades of brown, wood
color, dark gray, bismuth and choco-
late. - HE
Soft camer5 hair cloths will take the
place of cashmeres this spring for out
door costumes.
The new prints are in mixed shades
of lawn gray, brown aud wood colors,
with borders two or three inches wide,
which serve for trimming for the suit.
Charming new designs in cambrics
have very dark grounds.
D9licate liren lawns, which make
such lovely summer morning dresses,
and are so cold and serviceable for the
wear of young girls, are to be obtained
broken in little bars upon white
grounds at twenty-five cents pei yard.
A new style of bunting is shown in
all shades of wood color and brown at
fifty cents per yard. --a,tF a..
The Cheviots, the Madras ginghams
and all modern 60 IDS for summer suit
ings appear in quiet colors and broken
checks. s ~ - H-t+ -
Silk for summer wear will be little
used except to make display at some
fashionable watering place.
Plain silk are lower this season than
they have been for years.
Hair-striped silks will be fashionable.
The damasked and Indian silk
grenadinssiwill be much worn during
the coming season.
Bonnets have not increased in size,
nor very much changed in shape.
Mel roses and Roman pearls will be
used in the trimmings of bonnets.
The ribbons and flowers on bonnets
will have great deal Of character this
season. EE Efsz
The flower bonnets will be as popular
this season as they were last.
The combination in colors of moss or
olive green, with pale blue, so much
admired and used last season, will
again be used this season, with pink
or poppy introduced.
The rule for quiet, inconspicuous
dressing on the street still holds good.
Scarf trimmings for the front of
dresses are more fashionable than ever.
Spring jackets will have beaded
clasps. z..v--.ss ..tatr.f h-c-
The lose Zpuave jacket with a white
embroidered vest will reappear.
In some new dresses, pockets are in.
serted in the side seams, after the style
of years ago.
New fringes initiate fruit and
flowers.
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Murphy contemplate5 the organiza-
tion of national temperance move
ment.
Mr.. Conkling's home organ, which
naturally admires all honest men, says
Hayes disabily is self-conceit.
! The Virginia Legislature has reduced
the pay of members to $3.50 per ses'
sion. 1t had been about $500.
At Atlanta the wife of Gen. Joseph
E. Johnson is daily the recipient ol
beautiful flowers from her husbands
admirers.
Ex Senator Upton is said to have
given up politics.; he is lecturing in
Nebraska on Western Pulpit Oratory
of Early Times
VIM. Bowler was last week convict.
ed at Cincinnati of the murder of Jas
McVey, a toll-gate keeper, near Chill
licothe. ..-
The people Of Washington Terrific
ry want to be admitted to the Union
as State, and delegates to conven'
ton to form State Constitution will
be elected April 8. "a. 81 "a 4
DIR. Linderman, Director of the Mint,
wants the coinage of Trade Dollars dis
continued, and has asked the Coinage
Committee to prepare law calling on
those now out, to be recoined into the
new dollars.
Those whose conscience will not allow
them to pay their debts in the new
Gil 4 IN n IF an "
by sticking ten cent piece to every
dollar. 1t would also make them very
popular as debtors.
Some real estate lying between goth
and 103d streets, New York, sold re-
Gently for $400 600. A few years ago
So. 100000 was refused on the same
property. -
' There are nearly seven hundred un--
Presbyterian ministers in
the country, and it is becoming seri-
GUS question whether the church ought
to educate other hundreds for like nom
employment. -.,-
- Daniel Webster's fees, which were
considered enormous iG their day, ap-
pear inconsiderable beside the sums
received by even lesser lawyers of our
time.- In 1884 his fees amounted to
S13, 140; in 1885 to SIS, 1873, and in 1886
to $l1, 1893, these sums including his
Congressional pay.
The sad World says. A wise CORES
pondent writes to ask us why the win
ters of 1898, 1908, 1918, 1928, 194S, 1858,
1868 and 1873 should have been as they
have been-unusually mild? We can't
imagine, unless because they were
temper 8.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
has agreed to report a bill complying
with James Gordon Benefits request
that the Pandora be allowed to sail un'
der American flag, and that naval eff
GERS be detailed iD the proposed Arctic
So ATF r
A dispatch fro!n Rome states that the
Swiss Guard of the Vatican on We'd
nesday demanded the three months
pay usual on the death of the Pope.
Upon refusal they loaded their mus
kets and brandisbed their halberds,
but were quieted by concessions.
The trestle platform used in build
ing the new iron bridge oqer the Poto'
mac atRowell's bend, gave way Thurs
day, precipitating thirteen men, who
were at work ,into the river, distance
of fifty feet. Three of the men were
killed outright and the rem ainder se'
riously injured.
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CT. ". a. w. Railway.
Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling)
IN ..7 .sr-1a Railway Company, :

Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling)
4 ,.9 .a,.-fr Railway Company,
Cleveland, June IL. 1877.
FHNHE subscribers TO the Capital STOCK of said
company will take notice thai their sub-
scIiptions heretofore made for the purpose OF
aiding IN extending the railroad of said Com
pany from Its present terminus to, the Ohio
River. having heretofore been accented nv
Company at meeting thereof held on the
5th day Of June, 1877, by resolution, ordered
tnat the nrst installment of five dollars Is5 or
on each share Of fifty dollars (S5OOO so srTh
scrtoed TO the capital stock of said Company
now due from subscribers, appearing IN t6s
BOOKS, and individual subscriptions so accent
TED, snail De paid on or before July lst 1877 10
Z. a. Idet0etu, Treasurer OF said CO4nDony al the
general office thereof, or the same may be paid
TO Al. Baggs, at Bridgeport, Ohio, or to such
person as he may direct; and said treasurer
said Baggs may duly authorize TO receive
money due upon said subscriptions are either
OF them by said Company empowered and an
thor1zed TO receive and receipt for the same
for and on its behalf and ten per cent az % IA
subscription shall be due, (end is hereby re-
qutred to be paid to said Treasurer oE ne oeSa-
erdt oDIce o. said Company, as aforesaid or the
same may be paid to A. J. baggs, at Bridges
port, Oh1o, or such person as he may desjg>
nate. VINO are authorized to receive the same
for and on behalf of said Company on tb1
day following the expiration OF every thirty
days from and after July 1st, 1877, until the
whole subscription shall be due and REQUIRED
to be paid, as above specified
BY order of the Board OF Directors
July 5. lS77-l0m. - ~
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The Pop', it is stated, in all his ex.
hortatiOns, avoids mention of The
Virgin, With the purpose of discoun
tenancing Mariaolatry. 8 3 which his
predecessor SO long encouraged. He
has likewise determined upon liberal
policy in the treatment Of the ques
tiOns pending between the Church and
the various governments. 1t will be
that Plus TX. also started
out with advanced notions, but he
found it convenient to abandon them.
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/. RoEgRT.
He IL Odd.

He lived Just mile from the village,
Out there by the forks Of the road,
His farm, by the help OF good tillage,
Increased what he planted and sowed; ,
: His dwelling was low and old-fsshioned,
The roof was all covered with moss;
But siiil by his fixing and patching,
1t kept out the rain and the frost.
He lived very peaceful and quiet;
We knew him as Jerry Todd;
So plain was his dress and his diet,
The neighbors all said he was odd. -
The fashion he never would follow,
Nor try to put on any style,
But owing dime or dollar,
He paid it when due with smile.
His words were bat few and well chosen,
Twas clear that he meant what ne said;
His tempter-not heated nor frozen,
And calm was the life that he led. j..
He did not belong to the meeting,
And said very little OF God;
But orphans were glad at his greeting,
And everyone said be was odd ra.
If ever he tried to sell you
A COW or an OK or horse,
He made il his business TO tell You
Each one of the animals faults.
He hired Billy Peters, the cripple,
To husk out the corn by the day,
And heaped up the corn on the bushel
To measure his wheat for his pay.
His name was not on the subscription
To save the poor heather abroad;
His neighbors he helped in affection
The people all thought be was odd.
He never made any profession"
Nor said that he had ''new heart"
But something he had in possession
of which many more need part;
A something that mad him so gentle,
So honest, SO kindly and true.
II not church religion, we venture
That Jesus would say 'ft viii do.n p 6
He might, in the church, have been better,
And rendered more service to God, III
And more of the Esprit" than ''letter, ta-
And that was what made him so odd.
The preacher might say he was Goddess
Because he subscribed to no creed;
But still twas part of his oddness
The wretehed and hungry to feed.
If Jerry failed Of salvation. u rr-. ftz=
Because he stayed out of the church,
We cannot see how in creation
Professors viii shun the lee lurch,
Who wear the gaib of the pious,
But love not their neighbors nor God.
We choose, when our Maker shall try us,
To be like the old farmer-odd.
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The leaves are fading and falling,
The winds are rough and wild,
The birds have ceased their calling,
But let me tell you my child,
Though day by day, as it closes,
Doth darker and colder grow,
The rosts of the bright red roses
VIII keep alive in the snow.
And when the winter is over,
The boughs will get new leaves,
The quail comes back to the clover,
The swallow back to the caves.
The robin will wear on his bosom
The vest that is bright and new,
And the .iveliest wayside blossom
viii shine with sun and dew.
So, when some dear joy loses
Its beauteous summer glow,
Think how the roots of the roses
Are kept alive in the snow!
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