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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-11
Firing by Company.


On one occasion Colonel Doan of the
One Hundred and First Indiana made an
effort to have all the regiment to fire off
their guns together. After taking great
pains to dress them into line, he rode
down the front and gave special in
structions for every man to be slow and
deliberate. He said he would be care
full to give everyone time, and he wanted
every man to fire at the word of com
mand, and see how near they could all
come to discharging their guns together.
When he was ready he rode back, and
after taking calm survey of the regi-
ment, he gave command: snake
ready" "a long pause);" Take aim!'
(another long pause, during which some
one, by accident, fired his gun; next, two
or three more went of, then the whole
regiment commenced; some of the bows
supposed he had said &c Fire!' and thew
had not heard it. So it was sput! bang!
then bang! up and down the whole line,
bang! bang! going off one at time, and
eight or ten alta time). The colonel sat
calmly on his horse until the last gun
was fired, then with loud voice he VEIL
ed: "Great Lord! Oh, mighty! have
you done already? If there were not 80
COMPOUNDED many of you I'd arrest the
whole regiment. Go to your quarters,
every cussed one of you. You amt got
the sense of mule!''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-11
A Cry for Pure Air,
from the Evangelical Messenger. !

lGAOAA uAo GS0ukcI1CAA N1Cs6eu6eTsj
Listen to man praying in the thick,
sitting, Supplying carbonic acid gas Of
an unventilated church 6 that the word
OF the Lord may have free course and be
glori6ed. How con it have free course
unless it has pure air to sail in? When
the preacher is gasping and choking, and
the congregation nodding and sleeping,
how can the gospel have free course |? It
can scarcely get to the preachers throat,
and who ever knew it to get into q
sleeper's ears, much less into his heart {?
Open the doors and windows and let the
pure ar Of heaven first have free course
and be glorified by waking up the people
and blowing the carbonic fog out of the
preachers brain. Then the word will be
likely to get chance at the peoples
hearts. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-11
Accidents to Wearers Of False Teeth.
from MacmiJlan's Magazine1

Jules Janin, in the collection of his
teuiiletoas published under the title OF
" Historic de Ia Letterature Dramati-
que" tells how, in the ultra-tragic trag-
edy Of "Tragadalbas," an actor, in the
midst of solemn TRADE, let set of false
teeth fall from his mouth. This was
nothing more nor less than IN accident
which might happen to any one. Lord
Brougham is said to have suffered the
same misfortune while speaking in the
house Of lords. But the great tragedian
showed great presence of mind, and also
certain Indifference to the serious nature
of the work in which he was engaged,
when he coolly stopped down picked up
the teeth, replaced them between his
jaws, and continued his speech.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-11


famous
If all the world were like you, made
moiselle, it would be paradise" cried
Camille, overjoyed to hear his neglected
book praised.
"Look at me, Monsieur d Arcy; is par
adlse composed of such?''
Camille raised his eyes to her face:
those withered lips were endeed hideous.
but he couldnot consider them revolving.
for from them had come words of praise
and encouragement, to cheer him onward
in his effort
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar. T."
Those cheeks were thin and yellow, but
perhaps they had glowed with: enthusiasm
over his volume. +" =. ~. ess.. ..s.,-.
T. If you will excuse me, mademoiselle.
I will say that the Hours are not quite so
plain" +. -,-~ -r-s ~ .~...: :.
"Dont mince matters, Monsieur
darcy; my mirror tells me the truth.
and I want you to do likewise"
"But, mademoisele, it is not CUSTOM
airy for gentlemen to speak so plainly to
ladies' about their personal appearance. !"
monsieur Camille daley, Iwant you
to understand, once for all, that Eugene
Belmont is not like other women: there
fore do not hesitate to say what you think
of me-" 4s ,~s
''Well mademoiselle, if. you ,viU in
s'st upon it, I can only say that you are
indeed bitter ugly . ,sT,es'
j." Bitter ugly! that is quite refreshing;
bitter ugly-yery good, indeed" cried
Eugene, with 9 laugh as sweet and mu-
sical as silver bell. .
:" am glad, mademoiselle, that my.
piainness has not offended you. It is
certainly venturing. upon rather danger
GUS ground. to tell 9 lady abe is ugly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-11
SHOW THIS 70 YOUR GROCER.
HAIR, DYE.

BATCHELOR's CELEBRATED HAIR IYE
best in the world. The inventor has used this
the hair, and injury to his health proof that it
il the only true and perfect dye, harmless F. lila.
BILE, instantaneous NO disappointm MS, no RI
4iculous tjnts remedies the effects of bad dyes
leav the hair sofs an beautiful black or brown
Sold and properly app i-d a, BATCHELO
| factory, No. 16 Bond Street, NV York RS wig
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-11
RADICAL CURE Z isvC1Hs| q! WHITES
THE
VAGINAL 2iE{{(iJ3

Prof Harris, aer many " ars of study aided By chem.
zeal research and experiment. together with experience
his at las: succeeded conpoundng an
LlBLE REMEDY for the scou,ge 80 common among
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-07
Dairying In Holland.

An American lately visited one of the
leading stock and dairy farms in Holland,
and gives the following interesting account
of what he saw " They used the very same
stable at the farm that they did in the four
teenth century. They have little rings in
the ceilings, with cords passing through
them, by which the cows tails are held up
to keep them from getting dirty. The stable
was carpeted and had plants and flowers in
it. The floor of the stables was of small
bricks. At the back of the stalls was a
trough of masonry, about eight inches wide
and nine inches deep, with ditch or reser.
voir of water at one end. AS soon as the
trench was dirtied they turned in water, and
all the manure, etc, was carried out to a
covered vat, whence it was removed TO the
fields, or wherever they wanted it moved to.
The cows were as clean if not cleaner than
your horses. All the fastening they have is
little cord around the necks aud they are
so gentle and quiet that they don't require
anything stronger. They use brass milk.
pals, instead of wood or tin ones.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-07
Letter from n Young Farmer.

WAsHINGToN, VT, March 90, 1880.
Mr.. Editor ;-Presuming that you would
like to know whether your labors as an
agricultural editor are useful to your read
ers, | will give little of my experience at
farming. Five years ago this present month
bought farm of about one hundred acres
pretty well run out-in fact, it cut but six
tons of hay the first year, calling four hun
dred and fifty feet of hay ton. had an
average common-school education, and knew
as much about farming as the average scrub
farmer" and no more. The farm was, of
course, encountered with a mortgage. To
get living, pay interest, taxes, and reduce
my indebtedness, was next to impossible
unless improved the farm, and how to do
1t was the next thing. had something of an
idea of what | ought to do but how should
go To work to do it? A firstclass agricul.
tural paper would probably tell me how ]
commenced taking the WATCnMAN about
that time, and as a matter of course read
the agricultural department, but did not
think that would answer considered it
as "second class" attached for the mere
purpose of saying they had such depart
ment. So took the Practical Farmer one
year, but soon made up my mind that
articles on blooded horses and cattle, which
did not keep and never expected to q
mean fancy horses and cattle), letters from
Arkansas and other western states, advice
about raising cotton and tobacco, etc., was
interesting reading enough, but it did not
help me bit. | next tried the Vermont
Farmer, but soon gave that up. My next
was the American Cultivator. found them
all about alike, but you will please remem-
Der that still kept taking the WATcHNIAN,
and very soon made up my mind that it was
something besides one-horse thing; for, to
my mind, every issue contained nothing but
good sound common-sense, which was not
the case with the other papers / have
named in fact found little or none in
some OF them. Last summer | cut twenty
five tons OF hay, allowing the same number
OF feet for ton that did the first year,
and it is mainly owing to my following your
advice as far as I was able, and to-day
would not give up the agricultural depart
ment for the price of the paper, to say moth
ing about the rest of it.
Though 1 have written nothing in the
above but what consider as absolutely true
have not written 1t for publication but
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-07

PITCHERS CASTORIAi snot
Narcotic. Children grow fat
upon, Mothers like, and Physi-
clans recommend CASTORIA.
1t regulates the Bowels, cures
Wind Collie, allays Fcverishncss,
and destroys Worms.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-07
Sporting" OF Beans.

n. r, Pike of Winthrop, Maine, writing
to us for seed of our "improved yellow-eye
bean" says, speaking of the old-fashioned
yellow-eye "The last season, so far as |
have knowledge, every field of that bean has
been badly mixed with almost every shape
aud color of bean, so much so that the
market value is greatly deprecated. Hence
do not care to risk it the coming season.
This tredk is a mystery to me, especially as
in my case no colored seed was planted.
The most curious part of it is that the
yellow-eye and black bean have been
found in the same pod" We have some
times suspected beans of being capable of
such capers, but with all the care we try to
exercise we have rather been disposed to
blame ourself than the cheerful fruit" as
ARENAS Ward used 10 call it. Have any OF
our readers any certain knowledge on the
subject, or seen two distinct sorts grow in
one pod or on a single plant 2
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-07

The best authorities assert that the farm
ers of England, under the most favorable
circumstances, cannot grow wheat with any
profit for less than Sl.50 bushel, and the
margin of profit at this figure is compare
lively small. But with us most of the labor
is done by improved American machinery
which enables the grower TO land wheat on
the docks at Liverpool at 10 at bushel, at
handsome profit both to the farmer and
the merchant. Again, beef raised on Eng
lish farms cannot be sold at any proft to
the farmer for less than sixteen cents
be put into English markets for ten or
twelve cents pound, with liberal profit
both to owner and shipper.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
Neighborhood News.
PARKERs PRAIRIE.

Farmers are all doing quite large
amount of breaking this season; we
hear Of some that have from thirty to
forty acres broken now.
All growing crops are looking good
except corn. Within the last few days
farmers have been working their corn,
and if the weather should be favora.
BILE for the next two months, we may
expect fair crop yet.
Mr.. Steve Gilmore and family have
arrived at Woodside from Mankato.
He is the owner of the saw mill that
was shipped to Wadena from that
place, and designed for the town of
Woodside. Mr.. G. says that he will
have the mill up within a month.
Quite a large number of our citizens
went to see the show at Alexandria.
They report the roads as being very
muddy and bad.
The plasterers are preparing to plas-
ter our church.
Mrs. Peters, of Pease Prairie, suf-
fered the loss Of one Of her fingers by
amputation. DR.. Farwell performed
the operation. The finger had been
hurt sometime ago, and modification
set in II
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
Poultry.
Food For Poultry.

An important question is the com.
parative value of raw and cooked food.
That the latter is not natural is no
convincing reason, because to domestic
animals the word has no application,
They are in peculiar condition in
many respects, resulting from the
long.contlnued influence of domesti.
cation. esides, there is no objec.
tion to departing from the ordinary
food Of any animal, if the substitute
can be shown to be as easy, or easier,
of digestion. In reference to this
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
WRIoHTsToWN.

The prophetic 18th is passed and
we still live, and are above high wa
ter mark.
Since til. recent floods have subsid.
ed, crops Of all kinds Except potatoes)
are looking fine. with good prospect
of an abundant harvest; and the roads
are beginning to become pa$sihle now.
Arrangements have been made to
celebrate the Fourth here, by having
a basket picnic in Wesley Wright's
grove. The exercises will consist Of
reading th~Dcelar;,tion of 1ndepend-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
WADENA, MIMI, THURSDAY, JUNE "a, $780,
PERHAM.

The ''boom'' has struck us full on,
but l think if people will "close haul
and ''tack in'' at the proper time,
they'll succeed in finding permanent
anchorage.
Every inch of the prairie surround.
our beautiful town is sold, and, by the
army of breakers can see from my
window, it will be but a short time
before the native grasses will he
things of the past.
Everyone seems busy at something
profitable. William Payne has pur-
chased a strip Of land, from the town
line to McCrea's mill, and is laying
it out i'll lots, which he proposes to
sell at small figures, provided the par
ties build and purchase their lumber
from his yard, which he intends start
ing shortly. l hope its "spasm" that
is lasting.
The ladies are getting ready for a
big bake for the 10000 expected here
on the Fourth. We expect a jolly time
as the town hall is being completed
and decorated for the occasion.
We are getting to put on warlike
appearance, as we have two "Forts'
now.
L. Struett's new store is finished,
and does credit to our young artist,
Harry Williams. The sign is certain
ly ahead of anything along the line.
Wadena must look to her laurels.
LYNX.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
VERNDALE.
June 2lst, 1880.

A4SCD ACCOs
Editors Farmer.
The little hamlet came very near
loosing it's life last week by the re-
cent heavy rains.
This part of the country is fast inn
proving in population, and the Macs
arriving every day by freight, labeled
from Ireland. They are all ages, sizes
and colors, but represent but one ma
tion.
AS to the gentlemen who reside in
this community but little is to be said
ut present. But the ladies are attract
ing attention OH account Of the good
taste they display in selecting their
spring and summer hats. The styles
this season are all handsome; ut Mrs.
Montgomery's you will find nearly
every shape at present in vogue.
A stranger stepped from the train
4 few days since, with All unusual
amount of baggage, including trunks,
valises and other things too numerous
to mention, which told at Il glance
that he had come prepared to stay.
After looking around for some time,
he remarked to a man near by that
Verndale looked like an enterprising
town, and expressed his intentions to
remain. Oh, Of course you will! they
raise the biggest corn you ever saw!
and such murphys never grew else
where. What is Your name9 asked'the
stranger. My name is Mac, yer honor.
The stranger walked away and finally
inquired of another person where the
postotiice was: after receiving the de-
sired information, he again asked the
name of the person he had addressed.
And shure my name is Mac, WAS the
ready reply; and then he proceeded to
give 4 description Of Verndale, men,
tioning all the business houses, &C.,
and lastly said we have one of the best
of papers. Who is the editor of your
paper? if may ask. Who could it be
but Mac. Mac, repeated the stranger,
Mac. Mac, we'll Mac is about ~ COM
mon a name rs Smith after all, and
crossing over to the depot he gathered
his treasures and left for the black
hills. a.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
Good Rail Fence.

A post and rail fence that I think
goes ahead of anything I have ever
seen, patented or unpatented, is made
us follows:-Set the posts nine feet
apart or two feet less than the length
of the rail used. Bore an inch and-a-
quarter hole through the posts one
foot from the ground and at right an
giles with the direction of the fence.
Bore three holes above this one nine
inches apart, one above the other, and
drive in wooden pins in all four holes,
to project four inches on each side Of
the post. Lay your rails on these pins
close to the post on each side. Bore
Il ree-eighth hole above the top rail
and another one an inch and a-half be-
low the bottom pin. Take piece of
wire ten, or eleven feet long, and pass
half of it's length through the top hole
and cross it under the top rail; cross
it again under the second rail from the
top; cross it again under the third rail;
and finally cross it under the bottom
rail, by slipping the ends of the wire
through the small hole, and bring
them around in front Of the post, and
twist them together. This makes a
cheap strong fence, that will turn
horses and cattle; but if cheep are
kept, a board should be nailed OH at
the bottom, or a fifth rail added.
james Hassctt in N. y. Tribune.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24

1t is reported that the storm be-
tween Casselton, Dakota, and Hawley,
Minn., was accompanied by huge hail
stones which rained upon the earth
to the debth Of six inches. No relia.
bic account, however, is yet given.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
Terms: $3.50 Per Year.

ence, public speaking, singing pa.
troitic songs, ETC., and close by having
bowery dance in the evening. Every
body are requested to join with us
and have a good time.
Mr. Bonar has just finished painting
the school house, and it looks much
better.
Mr.. Hale has rented his farm to Mr..
Warner, and removed to Verndale,
where he has bought another farm.
Mr.. Gilmore and family have just
arrived from Mankato, but thinks our
roads are not adopted to hauling steam
saw mills over.
Mrs. BARRIERS mother, who came
here last March OH visit. started for
her home in Honey Greek, last Thurs
day.
The criminal court, held before Es-
quire Abbott last week, was an unls-
ually large one, with full calander,
to-wit:
John Morris vs. Eliza Dibble, burn
ing building for plaintiff. Proved by
defendant that there was no building
burnt at all. Result:-No cause Of
action and prisoner discharged.
+. C. Mill vs.. II. NJ. Dibble, action
for slander. Plaintiff claims that the
fair fame of his wife had been attack
ed III severe manner. Defendant
waived examination, and gave bonds
to appear at next term of district
court.
Eliza J. Dibble vs.. Hattie r. Mills.
seduction and adultery with plaintiffs $
husband. Case dismissed for the
present.
Whose turn next to got justice done?
is the inquiry of INVISIBLE.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
oint it must be decided by expert.

ultuIs
Now, the experiment has been made
over and over again. Swine have been
fed with raw and with cooked corn in
equal quantities, and the result, tested
by weighing, is from twenty to forty
per cent in favor of the cooked article.
Some keepers are accustomed, with
their fowls, to boil a part of the corn
in the kernel, and they do well. How
ever, it must be said that they soon
tire Of it, and cannot be induced to
touch it if raw corn can be had. The
food is also sometimes steamed.
However sometimes raw food is bet.
ter. The corn may be boiled upon the
ear, thus saving the labor of shelling
it. It is more economical to boil corn
in the kernel than when ground, as
there is saved not only cost Of grind.
ing, but some labor in the cooking
| process; for mush must be continually
stirred, while corn in the kernel will
not ''burn down. if suffered to rest
on a perforated plate for few inches
from the bottom of the kettle.
It is claimed by some chemists that
the food value of certain articles is
increased by cooking, increasing the
actual amount of nutricious substance
in them.
Another method of softening grains,
sometimes employed, is fermentation,
which turns the starch of the grain
into sugar, changing it into sub.
stance more easily digested. Brew.
| ers' grains are much given, but should
be used only in alienation with whole
grain, because they are to moist and
purge the fowls. They are to be rec.
commended in rather rare cases-when
costiveness is complained Of.
1t is a mistaken policy to stint
young fowls of rich food, and plenty
of it, is what they need; and no dan.
ger of overfeeding, if they are grow
| ing and have their liberty. Old fowls
that have their growth and are shut
up, can easily be fed too much, but do
not be afraid to feed the young ones
all they will eat. a good feed of
whole grain Of some kind, just ~ late
in the evening rs they can see to eat
it, is one of the means of making fine
stock. Also give them plentiful
breakfast of soft food early in the
morning. Let no food lie on the
ground. or anything that will sour; it
will be very likely to make the little
chicks sick. A few cents worth Of
food, given at the proper season to 4
fine bird, may make several dollars
difference in the price when you come
to sell. 1t takes certain quantity Of
food to keep up the waste OF sustain
ing animal life; SO every ounce Of
food properly digested, in addition to
this actual requirement, goes to in
crease the size of the fowl. Remem.
Der this, and never neglect the grow
ing stock. Time lost here can never
be regained. Neglect the little chicks.
and you will surely see the effects of
the neglect in the mature fowl
| EOrbrff
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-24
Raising Calves on Skinned Milk.

Raising Calves on Skinned Milk.
A neighbor who keeps a Jersey herd
raises all his calves on skinned milk,
and saves much larger proportion of
them than when he allowed the calves
to run with the COWS. His heifers are
quite as thrifty, and he thinks reach
maturity as early. He continues the
use of the milk for several weeks,
mingling meal and shorts, until they
are old enough to get their living on
grass, when they are turned out for
the summer. This has not been our
practice with Jerseys, as we wished
to raise the best specimens of the race
for their butter qualities. But even
upon the mothers milk we have not
infrequently lost the calves. We no.
tice in the last report of our Commits
sioner of Agriculture an experiment
designed to test the comparative gain
of calves upon skinned milk during the
early and later part of the season.
The milk was fed to ten calves, and
the feed and the calves were weighed
regularly. During the first week it
took ll.02 pounds of the skinned milk
to make one pound of flesh. There
was gradual increase of cost of pro-
ducing flesh until the ninth week,
when each ponnd of flesh required II.
Ol pounds of milk. At this age they
began to eat grass, and less milk was
required. After the cream is taken
from the milk, most of the caseine
remains, which is good producer of
muscle, and furnishes every thing
but fat that the animal needs. Indi-
an meal contains this, and other nour-
ishment, and is a profitable ration to
add to the skinned milk. The custom
of raising calves on skinned milk and
meal, or shorts, is on the increase in
the dairy districts, and is found to be
safe and profitable. Those who fol-
low the practice are we'll satisfied
with the neutrality-suspicious..