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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-06-24

GrS0uatlOn, she reclteu an original poem,
entitled "Ths struggle and the victory"
which was considered Of sufficient merit
to receive q place in the columns Of the
Minneapolis Euening Journal. We
should be glad 10. place it before
our readers, were our columns less
crowded. Mr.. and Mrs. Brownsen will
make Minneapolis their home.
From private advises we learn that
Capt E. r: Van Valkenburgh for many
years resident Of this city is to settle
permanently at Liucoln, Nebrsska.
where he expects soon to establish him.
self in business. When he went away
two months ago, We thought he would
soon return-kopsd 20, certainly: but it
seems q though We were mistaken.
There are few men In this county whose
removal would be regretted more, than
will that Of MI. Van Vslkenburgh. His
extensive business operations dur
ing the last ten years, and his excellent
social:qualities have made him promi.
nent ms:-one with whom no good citi-
zsn likes TO part company. "Van''
has served successfully g Alderman,
President Of the school board, and Mayor
of the city, having been elected to the
chief ONCE without opposition, rare
compliment but, one which he richly
merited. He 10 exemplary in oil the re-
lstions Of private life and in official
positions Capable ard faithful. We be.
lievs his family i . remain here until
fall, that however u "a some extent I'M
decided yet. II things don't turn ont to
your liking down there ''Yann como
back. There will alwaIs bean opening:
Tor you here.
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q sras,,en,aaic..l I...ohIe...
youths Companion.I

I
IA prudent man." says Solomon,
"foreseeth the evil and hideth him.
self; but the simple pass on and arc
punished" The proverb was illustra-
ted to us by an incident in the life of
the first Governor Of California, Peter
ii. Burnett. When a young man he
kept a country store in Tennneqsee.
Among other supplies" he purchased
three barrels of old Monongahela
whiskey. 1t took him about three
months to retail it out, during which
time he was in the habit Of taking a
drink in the morning, and occasionally
during the day.
When the three barrels were empty,
the young man found to his surprise
that he had acquired taste for whis-
key. The fact prompted him to scri-
GUS reflection. His thoughts put them
selves into the form Of a mathematical
problem.
'If in three mouths" be said 10
himself, 81 have acquired so much love
for Whiskey how much win ! acquire
in three years ~
"The probable result alarmed him,
and he determined that he would from
that day become total abstainer
GAS do everything with all my
might" he wrote, after tile lapse Of
fifty years, ~ became satisfied that if
| indulged at all, / would be very apt
to. do some very tall drinking. Had !
not been married man, and haypy as
SUCH | might have fallen into this
fatal habit.
Applying the mathematics which
saved him from drinking, the ox-goy-
ernor suggests aproblenl worth the
consideration Of young men.
If hundred young men at the age
of twenty-onc abstain from drinking,
there will not be drunkard among
them. If, on the contrary, hundred
are, at that age, moderate drinkers, ten
Of them will become sots.
"As no man, concludes the govern
or, "can tell IN advoacc whether he Will
fall or not, he .incurs a risk Of ten pcr
cent. in drinking at ALL"
VA prudent merchant wonld not en-
bark in an enterprise where the chances
are ten per cent. against success. He
knows the principle If not the swords
which led the Hebrew moraIist TO
write: "a wise man feareth and de-
parteth from evil; but the fool rageth
and is confident.
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saving Is svealsh.
fScientitic Amelican.l

tfAf .lhSNiShttlic fAihcAtSAu.I
| There is nothing new in this, but
it is q subject fiaught with so much
importance to the young wlio.would
succeed in life, that it is well to re-
freshen their memories by often re-
peating the axiom.
Moreover, as the American Pot
terry and Glassware journal says,
waste and extravaganza have been
the bane Of our times. Owing to
these mnltitudes have become bank
rupt, and because of them many are
today unable to make any headway
in the world. In the face Of all the
leSsous of the past aud of all the
warnings Of the present, there is q
strong disposition to spend money
recklessly in dress, eqnipages,. en-
teitainments, and innumerable nse-
less ways. STRIPPING boys and
young misses think nothing Of de-
voting more every month to dress
than clothed theirfathers and moth
ers for year; and yet they appear
to no better advantage In society
and are no more respected than
were these same parents In their
youthful days. Every cent they
can make for themselves or wiring
from parents or friends is disposed
of without any thought of the bad
habits they are cultiyating, Of the
demands of sickness and old age,
or Of the possible crimes to which
they may expose themselves in the
hour OF temptation to meet the re-
suits Of their outlays.
The great difference between
those who save and those who do
not In the struggle Of life, consists
not SO much In early advantages or
superior ability, other things being
equal, as in the power to resist
wasteful expenditure and sinful in
dnlgences and to save something.
One evening lately, Hon. VIM. u.
Dodge, of New York, delivered an
address embodying his recollections
ofNew York for thelast sixty years.
Near the close he uttered these
words, which should be carefully
weighed by every young man and
woman:
SIN conclusion, permit me to say
that, as | think Of my early bust
ness life, ] am impressed with the
fact that those young men who
were then known ais Industrious,
highlminded youths, conscientious
in the discharge of their duties,
were those who succeeded In busi-
ness on their own account; while
many who had betteropportunities
failed, because they would indulge
in pleasures which not only inn
paired confidence, but wasted what
might have aided them IN COM
mencing for themselves. All young
men should aim to save something
each year, even at the expense ofa
limited wardrobe and many little
things which they think necessities.
II there were none but young men
here, would say that from the first
year. when entered d store, with
q salary OF fifty dollars, to my last
year--When as q salesman i re-
ceiyed for those days very large
pay--I never failed TO sayea por-
tion; and when / started in bnsi-
ness that sum and my experience
were all my capitalp
. u
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vyrsfing by Haaciainer
m. Z. Correspondent Il. o, Times !

A new Typewriter has been COM
pIeted. and q now Is course of mann
faeturl which seems destined 70 sweop
all others from the MARKET and d d az. I
tend I'M use NJ IKE method "A swritino
yory largely. Tho new machine con, 2
tains many improvements ana oceunies
much legs spaee tbap tl,e old ana. w;lI
do as mnch and as good worl. md Il
portable, weighing With ia case 1onlv
len pounda a AGAINST thiptv bounds
the weieht Of tbe old tvpe-writer with,
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An Iebtbyophagous Club has been
started in New York, II Is calculated
to rIin the reputation of any husband
who goes home lstc ut night and tries
40 tell where be has been.
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LAND Agency.

TIME undersigned have this day formed q
j copaitnelsdp for the purpose OF trans
aching q general land busineas Lands entered
In the state and Urited States l.apd Offices,
and Homeateads proven up, upon reasonable
terms. J. y. KIRKMAN,
JOHN g GRAY
r Al Ti,i Ta..
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CALICOS-
We have an elegant line Of
P e R F u Nj e Ee Y ,

Hair on, Dressing, Fine, Tuck and Childrcn's
CoMBs, Tooth, Hair, Paint, Horse, Shoe,
Scrub, WhiteNasI; aHd all other kinds of
BRuslEs; a great yariet Mof Toilet and Laun-
dry SOAPS, Knitting, Crochet, Sewing and
Sewing Machine NIIDl3s, Pins, Hair Pins,
Shawl Pins, Ladies' silk and Lace Ties, Hand
kerchiets, from Sc TO MS each, Yelling Laces-
Ribbons, lFlillings and all other kinds Of lin,
gerie, Corsets, Corset strings and steels Ia
large lot to arTfycD Balrhoral4, Ladies' Vests,
woolen and cotton, RiiiTori, Clocks, Watch
Chains, Pistols, Pocket knives, llalors aud
fuu line Of
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GABRIEL A.. FOURNET, AT.
NJ torney at Law, Lake Charles, La,
Office formerly occupied by Louis Lie.
vogue, on Court House Square.
nov 8, '79. -iy.
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a. O. PO1llet,
LAKE CHARLES, IN.

On Ryan Street, between Kaufman s. Bloch's
store and Munday & Landry new drug store.
ATANUFACTURER aud Dealer In Leath-
-lxl er, Boots, Shoes, Saddles, Harness, Sad
aSilery, Saddlery Hardware, Shoe Findings, etc.
CustoM Work, to order, and all orders filled
promptly. Repairing done with neatness and
dispasci. Call and examine goods, work, and
prices. lDec e. 1879
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11he only merchants WHO are gull
ty Of talking "shopv in company
are those who never advertise,
They are obliged to speak of their
business or the world would never
know they had,any visible neaps
cf support
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PRoFESSI0NAL CARDS.

IT A. GALLAUGaEa, Attorney
~ at Law, Lake Charles, La, will
practice ih this and adjoining parishes,
and before the Supreme Court, at Ope.
lousas. mcb13s
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! LAKE CHARLES ECHO.
FUBhIsHED EVERY SATURDAY,
AT -.
LAKE CHARLES. LA.

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Advertisements seut in for publica-
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time is not limited, will be contiDred
until orders are received; and charged
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Liberal discount 10 those who adver-
tise by The wear or ararser.
No credit will be given fer Advertising
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Business cards, from one to two inches
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We are not responsible for statements
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Live Calile Weighed by
Measure.

The only instrument necessary is
measure with feet and inch marks
upon it, The girth is the circnm-
ference Of the animal just behind the
shoulder blades. The length is the
distance from the shoulder blades.
The superficial feet are obtained BY
multiplying the girth and length.
The following table contains the
rule to ascertain the weight of the
animal:
If less than one foot in girth, null
tiply superficial feet by eight.
Ii less than three or more than one,
multiply superficial feet by eleven.
If less than five and more than
three, multiply superficial feet by
sixteen.
If less than seven and more than
FIVE, multiply superficial feet BY
twenty-five.
If less than nine and more than
seyen, multiply superficial feet by
thirty-three.
Ii less than eleven and more than
nine, multiply superficial feet by
forty-two.
Example: Suppose the girth Of a
bullock to be six feet three inches;
length five feet six inches; the su-
perhcial area will then be thirty-foui,
and in accordance with the preceding
table the weight will be seven hun
dfed and eighty-two pounds.
Example: Suppose pig tq meas.
nre IN girth two feet, and lenght one
foot and nine inches. There would
then be three AMI q nalf feet, which,
multiplied by eleven, gives thirty
eight and q half pounds as the
weight of the animal when dressed.
IN this way, the weight Of the four
quarters can be substantially ascer-
famed during life,
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J. W. BRYAN. A. H. MOSS.
]. ". .BaYAB & CO.,
A. n. MOSS.

desire to inform ihe readers of the Lake
Charles ECHO, and all the rest Of mankind,
that they do moi intend TO be excelled by any
other house in quality or variety of merchan-
articles, too numerous to mention, we have
fun lines OF
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DRY GOODS,

Bleached and brown Cottons, D1illings. Can
ton Flannels, Lin4eys, Cotton Plaiis, Checks,
Flannels, Jeans, Hickory, Ticking, and the
largest stock in CalcaSicil of
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2osfrp.
We aasp What We Sow.


For pleasure or pain, for veal or for woe,
ri, the law OF our being, We reap what We
Sow
We may try TO evsde them-msy do what We
will
But our acts, like our shadows, will follow US
still.
The world is . wonderful chemist. he sure.
And detects in a moment, the base or the pure !;
We NAV boat Of our claims to genius or
worth.
But The world take. man for just what he's
worth.
We start in the race for fortune or fame,
And then when we fall. the world bears the
blsme;
But nine times in ten It's plain to be seen,
THERE'S a screw somewhere loose in the hu-
man machine.
Are you wearied and worn with this hard.
earthly strife.
Do you yesrn for affection to sweeten your
life,
Remember. thi- great truth ha. often been
We must make ourselves lossbe, would We
be loved.
Tho life NAV appear = desolsie track.
Yet the bread we cast on the waters come.
back:
MS law Nas w ahNNf
That like attracts like. and love begets love.
We are proud Of our mansions of mortar and
stone;
In our gardens are flowers from every zone ::
But the beautiful grsces that blossom within
Grow shriyellcd and die in the pas of stu
We make ourselves heroes and martyrs for
gold,
Till health becomes broken and youth be-
comes old;
All Did we the same for beautiful love.
Our lives might be music for angels above
1--WE reap whz, We sow"-oh, wonderful !
truth
A truth hard 10 learn In the days Of our youth I;
But al last il shines ont 1.-The hand on the
wall
For the world has its debit and credit for all.
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The following, taken from the letter of
sportsman to the Forest aud Sfream, will
prove interesting to all who wish well for
the migratory quail which were imported to
Maine last spring from Messina:-
Imade public request that reports be
sent to me of their nesting. etc, number OF
eggs or young observed, localities of nests,
where last seen in autumn, and arrivals here
next season from their Southern migration,
and any other items of interest | have
received reports from various localities, and
hope to receive more and fuller ones later
in the season.
The birds were observed TO commence
nesting within two DAYS rfter liberation, and
many nests with eggs were reported before
July |. Two weeks or more later the Young
were Matched in those ness tina, had been
undisturbed. From ten to fifteen eggs is
usual number TO a nest. and eighteen the
highest number yet reported. Some nests,
found early. containing only portion of the
number of eggs to be laid, were deserted
after being moved over and left exposed.
Had such nests been screened by standing
grass or low bushes. probably the birds
would not have deserted them. After the
full quota of eggs are laid and the birds are
sitting, there is less danger Of desertion.
l.deed. these quail have been so devoted to
-, Hat. IN, tho
moving machines to kill them on the nests,
the noisy knives decapitating them. or the
wheels crushing them. The birds that de-
serted their exposed nests are laying full
number Of eggs, having probably nested
again. and may bring forth late broods.
Although the moving machines have des-
troyed iew birds and nests, the wors,
enemy Of the quail here is the domestic cat.
| learn of very many quail having fallen a
prey to cats.
If our farmers appreciated the injury they
suffer BY the loss of the many hundreds Of
insec, eating bird. killed b, cats every
summer, they would take steps TO prevent
ii. All through the spring and summer
puss is hunting in the fields and along the
hedges. not for the mice but for its more
delicate and favorite food. the birds and a
single cat will Kill scores Of birds. old and
Young in a season. Woodcock are no; in
frequently caught by cats, and our new
game. the quail. are suffering grea; deeima-
ton. along with our smaller birds, from
this cause.
The quail are very gentle, and not only
nest within few rods Of houses and high
vays but are observed feeding with the do
nestle chickens The farmers take quite
a. much interes, in these quail do the
sportsmen. and many have already known
the ,en;riloquial notes tina, can be heard 80
far away.
In conclusion, would say that my pre-
dic,ions, so confidently made, have thus far
been verified The quail commenced breed
ing where liberated. immediately after their
release, and have brought forth their Young.
Birds killed accidentally were found TO be
fat therefore they have found sufficient food.
await with equal confidence 10 hear Of their
migration South in the autumn, and return
mex, year. Beyond tina, my expectations
give precedence TO hope
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MEAL FOR A Pound OF PoRK-To
make pound Of pork requires, theoretical
ly, four pounds Of corn, allowing for waste,
undigested matter, and for the sustenance
Of life. 1t is scarcely possible that = pound
Of pork can be produced on less than this.
In practice the best results attained have
approached this very closely, and four and
half pounds of corn have producedE "a
pound Of pork. But as mixed food Is more
healthful than all corn, there is economy in
feeding waste milk, boiled small potatoes,
cut clover. and other such food. Pork, at
the worst, can be made for the price of four
and half pounds Of comfy. Z. For
mer.
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PATENTS.

PATENTS.
r H. EDDY.
Ne. - state e.. opposite kSlSy. Hostss
Secures Patents In the United States, also in
Great Britain, France and other foreign countries.
Copie. OF the claims Of any Patent furnished by
rcmiting one dollar. Assignments recorded At
Washington. No Agency in the United States
possesse. superior iscilies Tor obtaining Patents
or aseeItainiDx tn. patentabiii,y OF inventions.
u. u. EDDY. solicitor Of Patents.
TESTIMONIALS.
Il regard Mr.. Eddy as one OF the most capable
had Official Intercourse.
CHAs. MASON, Commissioner Of Patents.
Inventors cannot employ a person more trust.
worthy or NOR. capable Of securing tor them an
early aud favorable consideration at tn. Patent
Odiee kpAusD BUaAE.
late Com mis- siopcT OF PAtents.'
BnsIoS. October ~. ls.U.
r. IL EDDY. ESQ Dear Sir: procured ioI
me in 1870 my lrst patent. Since then you have
acted tor and advised me Ia hundred. OF cases
and proc urei many patents. reissues and cxteu-
sions. | have occasionally employed the best
agencies IN New York. PhiIa,ielt his add wa-hinz
ton. Out skill give you almost The whole Of ms
business tn yoGr line, and advise others to EN-.
pIoy you. Yours truly oEoRos pRArEk.
Boston Jan. !. is-D. lyri
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Tea Culture Il America.

Mr.. lie Due, the Commissioner Of Agri-
culture. has recen,ly returned from a south
ern trip, and expresses the firm belief that
tea can be successfully and proftably ealti-
waited in the United States. Experiments
with the small appropriation made for this
purpose, by Congress, have been made un-
der the supervision Of Sco,chman who has
had fifteen years experience in tea culture in
India Samples Of the tea grown by the
gentleman, Mr.. Jackson. were taken 10
several large importers Of tea, and was pro-
nounced by them 10 be Of superior quality.
These tests have been made in both London
and New York. The tea garden started by
Mr.. Jackson is in Georgia, and he nov has
100, 600 growing plants, and proposes TO
tina; in this culture Of tea one negro is worth
two coolies Some alloxan mus, be made
for the ssnguine temperament Of the COM
missioner, bu; he declares that 1.-The success
Of tea culture in the southern State. is as
certain As the solution of 3 problem in e.
ometry.
The more common objection raised
against tea culture in this country has been
the lack Of cheap labor. but it should not
be forgotten tina, We have a grea; advan-
tage over eastern countries in labor saving
machinery. Add to this the saving Of
transportation, and Nr. lie Due came to the
conclusion that We can produce tea cheaper
than either the Hindoos, China or Japan,
and tina, it will be the most profitable Of
all our agricultural productions.
Mr.. Jackson estimates the cost Of produc-
ton a, II to 20 cents per pound, and the
fourth year-a garden will produce $40
pounds per acre, and at full maturity, $50
TO 400 pounds per acre, at which it can be
maintained for many years. The result Of
all this, he admits, would be . reduction in
the price of tea, but not for many years to
come, as We are importing thirteen to twen-
| ty millions Of dollars worth every year, and
it will take long time, even under the
most favorable circumstances, TO produce
this quantity or even approximate to it.
When it is done, however, it means saving
to the country of from $4,000, 900 to t20,-
900. 600 per year, which We now pay India.
China and Japan for this beverage. Besides
Mr.. Jackson's garden in Georgia, one has
been established in South Carolina, near
Georgetown, and one in lower Alabama.
The area Of profitable production he locates
from the James river southwark, along the
Atlantic coast and the Gulf to Eastern
Texas. The most favorable localities are
the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, and pro-
ably Alabama and Louisiana, within 20 to
80 miles of the coast Maine Farmer.
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The cause Of the leaves Of cabbage
willing and turning yellow il small worm
which eats into the root. Its depredations
can Be prevented by the liberal use Of lime
in the soil, or BY using haadful Of bone
dust in The bill when the plants are Get out.
Once it hes begun its work it cannot be
dislodsed. and The csbbases will doubtless
Be destroyed.
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Pauper Notice.

Pauper Notice.
THE undersigned hereby gives notice that he
! has contracted with the CITY Of Ellsworth for
the support Of the poor during the ensuing vssr
and has made ample provislon for their SUPPORT.
lie therefore forbids all persons from furpishinS
nished. ior-
Ellsworth. April %, 1873. 10,
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Persons Of sedentary habits, such a.
clergymen, lawyers, and merchants, who
suffer from want of appetite, Palpitation,
Debility, slight Constipation and other
nameless ailments, will find the People,
Favorite Tonic Bitters sure and safe rene
dy. See advertisement. 2w37
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For Sale.

A good second hand Concord Riding WAGON
a q viii exchange the same for COW.
san H. 3. JORDAN.
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The prosperity of agriculture is insepa-
rable from The prosperity Of the other in
dustries Of our country. The farmers are
tn balance wheel Of the great industrial
hiue.