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*x*"Facts speak palmer than words. :"
Proof =" The doctor told me to take a
blue pill, but | didn't. for had already
bsen poisoned twice by mercury. The
druggist told me to try Kidney wort.
and l did. 1t was just the thing for my
biliousness and constipation, and now
l am AS well as ever."-A. 2. Sanford.
Sold in both dry and liquid form,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-13
Trough on Rats.o

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies
ants, bedebdgs, skunks, chipmunks, gos
piers. Is cents. Druggists.
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THE FLORIDA AGRIC ULTURIST.

$50; the Presbyterians s34; the Dutch
Reformed $50; the Baptists $25; the
Methodists SlS. and the Lutherans
SI3.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-13

*It IS impossible for woman to suf-
fer from weakness after taking Lydia E.
Pinham' Vegetable Compound,
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1IOOmneId's illustrated Historical
Guide.

OF St. Augustine and Florida, with
map for tourists, invalids and lmmi
grants, for sale by ali booksellers and
news dealers III the State, or sent TO any
address for so cents, by
MAX BLOOMFIELD,
30 IS st Augustine, Fla.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
OId-Time Kicking Frolics.

Our grandparents were hard workers.
With them neither the farm nor the
house knew aught of labor-saving ma
chimes. It was rough work for the men
out OF door and hard work for the women
in doors. Families thought to better
themselves by moving out west. Tt was
jumping from the frying pan into the
fire. Indians put rife on the farmers
shoulder, and necessity forced his faith
full wife to seek out many inventions.
She clothed her children in two frocks,
and dressed herself and husband in lin
-woolsey, if she could get wool to
mix with the flax, As her sheep in
creased, she made their wool into fan
nels. But there were no fulling mills,
and so woman's wit invented "kicking
frolics for fulling her fannels. She in
vited all the men in the neighborhood to
visit her cabin on certain evening.
They came to find mass of wooden web,
saturated with soap and water, in the
center OF the washed cabin floor. Seat
ing themselves about the soapy mass,
with naked feet and rolled up trousers,
they began kicking it vigorously. The
desire to kick the hardest kept the liv-
ing fuliing-mill at its best work, while
laughing women poured soap and water
on the wooden mass. The spirit of fun
and frolic prevailed, and many feet made
light work. At last when the flannel
had been thoroughly pulled, and the
men and women saturatedwith soap and
water, homely supper was served, and
the - kicking frolic" closed up.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
breast. In the rear dwelt a family which
hod heen hnraavnd nv death and a striol

breast. In the rear dwelt a family which
had been bereaved by death and strick-
en- woman mourned the death of her only
son. While at either end of the same
floor the two extremes Of life were repre-
scented, merry party was ir progress in
the intervening apartments. The strains
Of the violin regulated the movements Of
amateur step dancers and happy vocal
lists added at times to the general enter
tainment. AS the fun grew faster it was
interrupted by knock at the door. The
host answered the summons and beheld
the undertaken straining at one end of the
coffin containing the remains of the dead
man. The professional mourner re-
quested that the door might be opened
in order to enable them to turn the cas-.
ket in the narrow passage. The request,
of course, was complied with, and the
funeral procession passed slowly down
the staircase and from the house. This
incident naturally dampened the spirit of
the merry makers. The revelry was
at an end. All expressed sorrow at their
ignorance Of the presence of death in the
next chamber, and they departed soon
afterward without knowing the relief they
thus afforded to the sick woman in the
front apartment.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
A Valuable Relic.

Riding up the Columbia pike from
Franklin to reach the battle-ground, I
came across an African resting by the
roadside, and after several general in
quiries asked; can body around
here got any relics of the battle p"
"Does you mean cannon balls, sab 2"
eyes, cannon-balls, pieces Of shell, bull
let's, and SO forth % "Well, sab, I has
de identical cannon-ball dat killed Gin
eral Jackson in dis yere tout" "No!"
Deed I has, boss "You don't mean
that Gen. jackson was killed here i? !"
Oats 'zactly what I mean, an TIE got
de very cannon-ball dat smashed him.
How much will you pay fur de relic? ?"
l gotd down and argued with him. I read a
list of generals who fell at Franklin, and
then told him how and where Jackson died
but he was firm as rock. "lt's no use,
boss" he said, as he rose up to go.
"You may be right, but somehow I'ze
got it fixed in my mind fur ten y 'ars past
dat my cannon ball killed Gineral Jack
son, an if I should start out now wild
some odder story I couldn't disrecollect
it fifteen minits. Yes sab, I'll stick to
Jackson, and de price OBJ dat ball am
two dOllahs."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
The CROSSING of the Red Sea.

A negro preacher had elaborated new
theory of Exodus, to wit: ''That the
Red Sea got frozen over, and SO afford
ed the Israelites a safe passage; but
when Pharaoh, with his heavy iron char
lots, attempted it, they broke through and
were drowned.
A brother arose and asked for an ex-
plannt1on Of that point.
Else been studyin' geography, an de
geography say dat be very warm coun-
try, whar dey hab de tropics an de tro-
pics am to hot for freezin. DE pint to
be 'splained am bout breakin' fru de
ice."
The preacher Strengthened up and
said:
"Brudder, glad you axed dat ques.
ton. 1t GIBBS me 'casion to 'sp)ain. You
see dat war great while ago-in de ole
times, TO- dey had any any gography-fo
dere was any tropics
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
nounced that ninety surgeons" weigh
ing between 200 and 800 pounds each.

nounced that ninety surgeons" weigh
ing between 200 and 800 pounds each,
had been "taken in the river near
Windsor Locks this summer" and wants
to know if they are to be turned over to
the Bridgeport Hospital or otherwise
disposed of. The insertion of after
the in surgeons will give different
aspect to the acknowledgement Stand
ard..
A YOUNG Austin, Tex, lawyer was ap-
pointed to defend a negro who was too
poor to employ counsel of his own.
After the jury was in the box the young
lawyer challenged several iurymen
whom his client said had a prejudice
against him. "Are there any more
jurymen who have prejudice against
you?" whispered the young lawyer
:No, boss, de jury am all right, but
now I wants you to challenge de ledge.
1 has been convicted under him seberal
times already, and maybe he is beginin
to hab prejudice against me-"
edo you mix anything with your can
dies ?" he asked, as he laid his money
down and picked upthe package of gum
drops. "Well-ahem-a little glucose,
ksps a little ciay:' AN" An chalk"
"Only very little-not enough to
speak Of" Its of no interest to me,
you know" continued the stranger,
"but was wondering why you didn' t
have your candies made at a regular
brick yard, of the regular material, and
have something you could warrant to
purchasers. - WaN Street Meaus.
The hen and the snake.-A hen,
while out walking with her little ones
one day, observed a huge snake in the
road, and was greatly astonished at see
ing the little snakes run down their
mothers throat for safety. On the way
home the hen thought Of that beautiful
provision of nature which enables the
snake to swallow its young, and conclud-
ed to see how it worked herself. So she
picked up one OF her chicks in her
mouth, and, in attempting to swallow it,
died of asphyxia on the spot. Moral
What is sauce for the goose isn't SOY for
the sea serpent. R. K. NJ in Puck.
"SoME men," says an eminent anato-
mist, "have three hands-right hand,
left hand and a little behind hand. y
We have often observed men with more
hands than this. Some have a right
hand, left hand, little behind hand,
little before hand, an upper hand, an
under hand, IN empty hand, full hand
-four aces), a bold, bad hand, and a
hand with heart in it that promises
"to stick to him until death do us part, :"
making grand total of ten. What a
magnificent old curiosity this is, to be
sure. There's but one set OF hands that
can beat it-they belong to the New
Jersey bank cashier.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
What Napoleon Ate.
from the New Orleans Democrat

| kC EOu Luc NEW Or1eduS DeuOCr1t.l
The supply of fresh provisions was de.
rived from Brazil and Cape of Good
Hope, and as the sheep and cattle had
to endure long voyage, they arrived al
st. Helena lean and out of order and
never fattened after landing, as the
island furnishes no means of restoring
them to condition. The flesh was in
variably tasteless, sometimes even quite
unwholesome. st. Helena furnished no
game. A few red cartridges and pleas
ants arrived twice or thrice a year.
Chinese pigs alone arrived fat and love-
~, and NJ. Chandelier reports favorably
of them. He says that their flesh was
delicious, and that it gave him infinite
pleasure to prepare pork griskins,
sausages and black buildings, of all OF
which Napoleon was very fond. Fish
was scarce, none Of the European kinds
visiting the island. Oysters, crabs, lob
sters or any kind Of shell-fish, were not
to be had. Only two kinds Of fish were
| at all tolerable; one is what the French
called the "bOnne femme" and the
other, which is long, like an eel, but not
thicker than the little finger, is called
the needle-fsh. The only fruit Of any
value was the banana; this he utilized in
fritters, or iced with rum. The climate
was so variable that neither citron nor
oranges could ripen; grapes and
apr1cots never came to maturity; apples,
pears and peaches were as bad.
Napoleon's breakfast consisted of sor-
rel pottage, or any other refreshing pot
tage, breasts Of mutton bened and we'll
grilled, served with a clear gravy, a
roast chicken or two griskins, and some
times plate of pulse. For dinner he
had pottage, a remove, two entrees, a
roast and two side dishes Of sweetmeats
or pastry, Of which he was very fond.
This was always served on plate. The
removes used to puzzle NJ. Chandelier,
for he often had nothing for the purpose
but large pieces of beef, mutton or fresh
pork, with sometimes (by a happy
chance) goose, a turkey, or q sucking
pig. Madeira, Teneritfe and Constantine
were the wines supplied to the suit of
the emperor. His own drink was claret,
and that he drank very moderately.
Napoleon's cook is particular to record
in these "reminiscences what dishes
his master preferred: Roasted fowl,
p.uletS mluceu III MarenBO, q
pItalienne," i" a la Provencale" without
garlic; fricasseed fowls sometimes done
in champagne, which was very dear in
the island, as much as twenty shillings
a bottle. He liked buildings ga la
Richelieu;" but above all, he preferred
sweet things and pastry, such as "vols-
advent, " "petites bouchees la refine, :"
and little cakes Of macaroni prepared in
various ways.
The cook was unable Che relates with
much sorrow) to make these as good as
he ought, because the macaroni, though
sent from Naples, grew stale on the pas
sage, as did the Parmesan. AS Napo-
Icons health grew worse he was more
difficult to please, and poor NJ. Chan.
delier found his skill and ingenuity taxed
to do this.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
nv OWN GIRL,
By FREDERICK LANaBRIDGE.


Fifteen shillings-no more, Sir
The wages / weekly touch,
For labor steady and sore, Sir,
1t isn't deal too much;
Your money has wings in the city,
And vanishes left and right,
But hand crown to Kitty
As sure as Saturday night.
Bless her, my own, my wee,
She's better than gold to me!
She lives in reeking court, Sir,
With roguery. drink, and woe;
But Kitty has never thought, Sir,
That isn't as white as snow
She hasn't thought or feeling
An angel would blush to meet;
love to think of her kneeling
And praying for me 80 sweet.
Bless her, my OWL, my wee,
She's better than gold to me!
must pe honest and simple,
must be manly and true,
Or how could pinch her dimple,
Or gaze in her frank eyes blue?
feel, not anger, but pity,
When workmates go to the bad;
cay, They've never a Kitty
They'd all keep square If they had.'
Bless her, my own, my wee,
She's better than gold to mel
One day she will stand at the altar,
Modest, and white and still,
And forth from her lips will falter
The beautiful, low, =" wln."
Our home shall be bright and pretty
AS ever poor mans may,
And my soft little dove, my Kitty,
Shall nest in my heart for aye.
Bless her, my own, my wee,
She's better than gold to mel
Good Words.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
AMONG the most remarkable natura

AMONG the most remarkable natural
echoes is that of Eagles Nest, on the
banks of Killarney. in Ireland, which
repeats bugle call until it seems to be
sounded from hundred instruments;
and that on the banks of the Naha, be-
tween Bingen and Coblentz, which re-
peats a sound seventeen times. The
most remarkable artificial echo known is
that IN the Castle of Simonetta, about
two miles from Milan. It is occasioned
by the existence of two, parallel walls of
considerable length. It repeats the re-
port Of pistol sixty times,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
1enement.House Life,

The fact that one-half of the world
does not know how the other half lives
has long been embalmed in proverb,
but in New York the occupants of the
same house, and even Of the same fat,
are often totally ignorant of the doings
Of their next door neighbors. A striking
illustration of this was afforded a few
days ago in a Sixth Avenue tenement
house. Three families live upon the Sec
ond floor. In the front room was q
woman who the same morning had given
birth to the infant which lay upon her
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11
SPICE AND AlLSPlCE,

"ONh7 the tool of designing men,
A crayon.
Arabs whilom followers are now
known as the Suez Canaille. - Graphic.
THEOLOGICAL item: Alas that so
many people look upon religion simply
as.a tire-escape!
A DEAR old lady said the other even
ing that she wished the calcium days of
her youth would return.
ARAB has one consolation. England
is left with those 500 Kentucky mules
on her hands to manage.-Boston Post.
A LONG article entitled 'How to Let
&c" is going the rounds of the press. A
fellow can learn in one lesson to let go
of a mules tail.
"WHAT is the difference between the
knocking bird and politician?" Answer:
"One pipes his little lay; the other lays
his little pipes" Music by the band.
AMONG the premiums offered at fair
i'll Texas are pair of smoothing-irons
to the ugliest woman present. They
will be indeed sad irons to the winner.
"I'vE got to be sinnick, and doan't
cair to live Amy longer" wrote young
man in Cairo before be put the pistol
to his head. 1t was sad case and bad
spell.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-11

A BOY was tied upon horse at Santa
Barbara, CAL, to prevent his falling off
while he was learning to ride; but this
precaution caused his death, for when he
fell sideways he swung round under the
horse with bis head down, and hung
there, unable to free himself. The
frightened horse beginning to kick,
broke the boys legs and smashed his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-12

To THE EpiToR OF THE SuN-Sh': In your
paper OF the Srh INST appears the following quotation
The only solid groundwork for lasting political reform
" c"woltt" change ~ ssystem i'll which are united
or" powerful AGENCIES NJ corruption, ripthoric treas
my AMI the control OF appointments 10 Office by part
shh bosses 70 "N ms foundation fur ICruanent re
form r l"o" must return the strut construction OF
tie Constitution taught by Thomas JEFF, tson.
Tho most extraordinary condition IT the public umnd
~ The ng"Is tho seeming unwiln.tcss OF tho peo Ia To
act a all IN ANY Wher having in view the attainment
ot poNIr" .''grtS Tho pulpit refuses TO utter its
Alarming Voice and men of moral convictions deem po
ties alp" Business lcncath their dignity. Nuvord of
wnr"'ng fru them nor action against the growing rdc
If political hIIh which sGppua public morals at the
fr't NJ a corrupt rrancAir controlled BY tie money
P3W,F through p"Ilr'. hu"N"s I'm" A"-s,S.
F"!'N cruz natuu, perturbation, cri nc, Uy,stigH
ZION ll'r'Asil ,nHluesS for office Atd political p,uIgr
" p" only i' mes that onrruss TIE irsflo's tide. May
tul nave ul"'' y, Nud pen uc tuuTUity
ot ii-s while there r"muS lo' .ihty tor change Uud
repentance ~ mat action tor wa!- good men every.
"her, are rr>I unsl'o
A. l.NrNY TO .rnrurrr TRtNcutsK
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The Massachusetts Browbeatcr.

Our esteemed contemporary the Hartford
GWau prints this piece of news.
tits said some OF the senior Justices Of the Supreme
Court complain in private conversation that Mr. Justice
Gray shows n disposition to browOeat them"
AS Senator HAwLEY of Connecticut is on
the spot, there Is doubtless some foundation
for the report that such complaints have
been made. Whether they are justified or
not is n different question.
Tho unexpected introduction OF irst-ratc
lawyer into the counsels of the Supreme
Court might naturally be expected to act as
disturbing influence. The same members
OF the court who object to the promotion of
Judge BLATCHFoRD are probably those who
find fault with Mr.. Justice GRAY.
The true cause OF criticism in both cases is
not manners, but mind. There is feeling
that the superior legal ability OF tho new
Judges, present and prospective, is too
marked to make their society altogether
agreeable TO some Of the old ones.
This accounts for the talk about brow
beating
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The Rage of the Ohio Men.

According to the correspondence OF our
esteemed contemporary, the N,1c York
Times, the Half Breeds of Ohio are very in
dgnant because President ARTHUR saw fit
to appoint Mr.. CoNKLINa to n public place.
Things have changed very much, to be sure,
since the glorious days of HAYES and GAR
FIELD, when only to be an Ohio man was
sufficient To cnttlc one to almost any Office
the applicant might desire. But still, Ohio
mon should not be too impatient with fate.
They had n long day and profitable one
and they ought to he willing to stand aside
for til" next three years OF assured Stllwurt
asccndancy.
What, Mt any rute Is Mr.. ARTHUR doing
but ARRIVING out the policy of Gen. GAR
FIELD Z" That is exactly what, rs We I'M
drrstand ii, the Ohio Half Breeds would have
him do. But what was the GARFIELD pol
ley In relation to appointments to office? We
are bound to say that it was fixed and de-
fined by the solemn personal and political
engagements into which Gen. GARFIELD vol
UNFAIRLY entered, and without which he
never would have been elected President
Was Mr.. BLAINEs tremendous warfare on
the Stalwarts legitimate part or a legti-
mate outcome of Gen. GARF1ELD's policy !?
No friend Of the dead President ought over
to say so. That policy divided the Rcpub-
lean party into two furious factions. 1t
drove the men who won the battle OF 1880
into exile, whereas Gen. GARFIELD had
stipulated in tho strongest and clearcst
terms, that none Of these things should be
done, but that, on the contrary, the Stall
warts should enjoy their full share OF the
spoils, and especially that the CoNKLING and
CAMERON Republicans should control the
patronage Of their respective States. When
the Halt Breeds Of Ohio desire to know pre-
cisely what was the GARFIELD policy as to
the distribution of the Offices and jobs, they
mus. seek it within the provisions Of the
treaty Of Mentor. To seek for it elsewhere,
and especially to seek for IL among tho in
triEues OF the late Secretary of State, is to
charge their murdered chicitan with per-
sonal duplicity and political trcachery.
But the Tines correspondent is very ap-
prehensive Of the effect of the CoNKLrNG
appointment. Such is the hatred OF the Ohio
Half breeds toward this distinguished Re
publican. To whom only two years ago they
stretched out their helpless hands impluring
| him to come over and save them, that honor
paid to him now is taken as insult inflicted
upon them. They even threaten to stay away
from the polls and let the party be overtakcn
| by the ruin which Mr.. CoNKLiNG and the
Stalwarts averted in 1850.
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IMPORTANT TO PI.ISISTS.
A Surgical Operation that Gave Musician
the Free Use OF the Third Finger.

from ne IhtLld"'pAtI Record,
The success OF n surgical operation per-
formed some time ago 10y DR.. William $. Forbes, Pro-
fessor of Anatomy at the Jefferson Medical College
demonstrates way in which musicians may overcome
the necessity 81 years Of constant practice destroy
the rigdty which naturally exists in the third ring
finger This normal nhrmty has always the great
drawback TO students. To obtain thorough kpowl.
edge o. the theory Of music IT, xiby and ease in the
movement OF the third finger IS absolutely required
The snbec was brought to the Of DR.. Forbes
by Prof hcckwcr, music teacher The physician gave
the assurance ;at IL subject procured he would
demonstrate that with very painful surgical opera
ton the rng"r could be brought under control young
coored man in tn" emf 10y Of rrof zecAwer who had
some musical ability consented to subject himself the
surgeons scRpel IN the Of the third finger unlike
Its neiSNors, the upper cN;cnsor tendon is Joined
with the icniona Of ths fingers each side of by two
smaller or accrssor! eubons This like martin.
ra. and hollis the finger down completely that moth
inf tux constant strain Will loosen the pressure.
Pr Forbes, when the subject brought TO him, sim
hand on each Sde OI the cNtcnsor tendon AMI div ded
tho troublesome accessories Tho finger was at once re-
leased, aud Immediately at,y the operation the young
man was able 10 raise he Hcr aud describe nm are OF
'ir'c an inch md ht greater than he coGI before
Siacr the operation tho finger has been rapidly gaining
strength ana How at VXrrcso IT does ycoman service As
compared wi'h It's twin OF the other hand,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-12

The recent refusal OF the Governor to hear
Mr.. WILLIAM F. KNITTING, the senior coun-
sci for SINDRAM, the convicted murderer,
upon the application for rcprieve, seems to
US inconsistent with a proper discharge Of
the duties of the executive Office.
A prisoner under sentence Of death can
not himself go to Albany to ask for that de-
lay in the iniiiction of punishment which the
Governor alone has authority to grant.
He must, therefore, send some one to make
the request in his behalf. That request the
Governor is bound to hear whether he
grants II on not. What more appropriate
representative can the prisoner select than
the coun.,tl who las defended him, aud in
whom he roposcs the most confidence and
trust?
To deny q hearing to one who comes on
such n mission is an arbitrary act for which
we can see 10 excuse.