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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
Making Good Pork,


The first thing, says writer in the
New York Times, in order to make let
ter A product, is to secure the right
breed of porkers. Tastes differ on this
point. We like the small breeds, such
as the Suffolks, Yurkshlres and Essex,
The old-fasbioned ambition to make
hog weigh 500 pounds at eighteen
months or two years old was not profit
able to the producer, and the consumer
certainly had "too much pork for his
sh'llines." If pig can be made to
weigh25O or 300 poonds at eight
as the Suffolks usually do, there is a
saving OF years keeping, and the pork
is OF much better quality. We have
eaten none other than pig pork for four
years. and desire to eat no more OF the
big strong sort. The western producers
are finding the best market for the small
breeds, the spring pigs of which are fit
for slaughter before Christmas, weigh
ing when dressed, $50 pounds on an
average, and furnishing hams of about
Is pounds weight.
Tue early maturity of the small breeds
gives them great advantage over the
larger kinds. We have known Suffolk
pigs to weigh 800 pounds at seven
months. To secure this result they must
be fed with skinned milk when first
we med, mixing with 1t little bran and
oat meal, and gradually increasing the
ration of oats until the pigs have at
tanned such size that it will answer to
put on fat, wien corn meal may be SUBJ
stituted gradually for the bran and oats.
There is nothing equal to milk for young
pigs, but for inducing the growth the
skinned is fully as good as the pure
article.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28

ttIt is true p I affirmed positively.
81 have the money for you-here--
thirty pounds" I took out roll of
bank notes as I spoke, from my pocket,
She gazed at the money in blank sur
prise.
Then she covered her face with her
hands and sobbed convulsively.
"There is nothing to make you un-
happy in this" said, as soothingly as I
knew how, half afraid that I had &C.
quainted her of her good fortune too
suddenly.
"You are quite right, "she said, remov-
ing her hands and wiping away the tears
hastily. clam very foolish. You must
forgive. I was afraid it could not be
true"
stake the money into your own
hands,, 1 said, smiling, "perhaps that
will make you feel it is really true"
She took the bank notes from me, and
turned them over one by one. Then
she asked me who had bought the pic.
ture, and I told her the purchaser was
gentleman, which was no untruth, for
though am very poor am still gen
tleman.
"And did not think had even fin
ished it" she said. "I am sure I owe
it all to you" she added, suddenly, "be-
cause your picture is so beautiful-so
different from mine; and if you had
asked the gentleman, he would, Of course,
have bought yours.
"No, no; I'll answer for it he would
not have done that" I interrupted
quickly, Watching, with an indescriba-
bic feeling of delight, the flush of pleas
ure deepen on her face.
II don't suppose shall ever paint
again" she said. 81 might not be so
fortunate another time. I cannot leave
my children, and am not strong; but I
do feet so very, very happy. We shall
not have to turn ont now; ESQ will more
than pay the rent, and when Henry
comes back quite well, how proud shall
feel to be able to tell him that with my
own hands I earned the money and kept
our little home. Think of it Won't it
be glorious !! and shall! never forget
you," she added. 81 shall come to the
gallery, and find you with Henry and my
two little ones, very soon, hope"
did not think when I told her that
she would be certain to find me there
that it was the last time I should ever
enter the gallery. did not think that
|, too, had painted ny last picture. In
the street outside I parted from her.
The look of supreme happiness upon her
face have never forgotten. It haunts
me now and will haunt me to the end of
my days! I have never seen her since,
but SO long as I live she will live in my
recollection; and, though l am left much
alone, and am very weak, and can no
longer use my brush, I am happy when
] sit and look upon her canvas, for it is
not the painting I see but her sweet
young face smiling upon me as it smiled
upon me then.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
Bone Dust as u Fertilizer.

In reply to correspondent, the Amer
lean Cultlvator condenses the following
concerning the preparation and uses Of
bones: Bones owe their value as fer
tilizer partly to the phosphoric acid
which they contain, and in a less degree
to the combined heterogeneous matter.
They are used as manures, either in the
form OF bone dust or bone meal, or bone
ash, or as superphosphate after treat
ment with sulphuric acid. Bone meal
is obtained by crushing or grinding the
bones to kind Of coarse powder. The
finer the state of division the more rapid
is the action Of the manure. Streaming
the bones previous to grinding them
dissolves out about two thirds of the
gelatine and occasions loss Of nitrogen,
but they are then easily reduced to a
very fine powder, and are thus rendered
more effective as manure. When bone
dust is prepared from bones that have
not been steamed, it is best applied with
mixed earth Or other substance and fer
mented. Wet sand, sawdust, stable
dropplngs or any substance that will in
duce fern entation will answer. These,
mixed with the bones in the proportion
of three to one and moistened with
liquid manure, will give highly fertil-
izing manure. The heap requires to be
made up in covered shed, and, having
been sufficiently moistened, left to fer
ment. Bone dust is now almost entirely
superseded by more soluble and cheaper
forms OF phosphates; yet it is still used
as an application to grass land.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
Butter MakiNHs


An English dairy writer says that in
the dairy districts of Normandy, Swe-
den, Denmark and Switzerland, the but.
ter IS not sailed, but sold for consump-
ton in it's sweet state. Sailing, how
ever, is very necessary in many cases.
and unless the salt is added in the churn
it should be added in the butter-worker.
The very finest sample should be used,
and in proportion according to taste and
the custom of the country. In sailing
large quantities, cakes of about two
pounds each are fattened and sailed.
others being placed over and snlted in
the same way until the lump is as much
as the butter. worker will take. It is
then cut into four, and each piece is laid
on its side and worked. In packing in
tubs these should be washed out with
salt water, and salt should be strewed on
the bottom as we'll as the top. There
are many methods of sailing, such as
preserving in muslin bags, which are
packed in tubs between layers of salt.
and Of preserving granulated butter in
jars in brine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
The song OF a Snowflake.
nv WILLIAM HI0G9

u MS SOmk u q cMV ~ AkG8ACo
By WILLIAM Hogs.
once was tear in maiden's eye,
That fell "a her recreant love drew nigh,
And lay on her kerchief unnoticed there
Till exhaled by breath of the evening air.
I once was dewdrop far in the South,
Kissing rosebud's crimson mouth,
And closer drawn till formed part
OF the perfumed folds Of her passionate heart.
once WAS afoat in the autumn air,
As lock Of white clouds deecy hair,
And deep in the twilight was closely pressed
10 a swift-winged wild-fowl'a downy breast
And once lay hid by dusky fold
In the tangled meshes Of ripping gold
Round o school-girl's fair young face adoat,
Till lost in the warmth OF her exquisite throat.
And though unregarded tonight lie
In the mire of a desolate street, and die,
To-morrow's first sunbeams shall see me rise
To my boundless home in the open skies.
Boston TRANSCRIPT
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
Spare Rib.

(From the Boston Transcript
The hog belongs to the pachydermata,
and they pack dear matter of him af-
the he is killed.
The tail of the pig is insignificant.
hardly big enough to back a hog; but
pigtail is tobacco, nevertheless.
When speak of a pigmy, [ do not
refer to my pig, but to pig Of another
color; that is to say, he is not the pig
1aent.
1t has been said that you can't make
silk purse out Of sow's ear, but, for
all that, a souse ear is not so bad. If
we had souse here, you should see for
yourselves. As the ear cannot purse
you, however, let us not pursue the
subject further.
Some parts of the animal are not
usually considered good to eat, but I
have known lots of people who could 60
the whole hog.
The whole hog, by the way, is not so
big as the hogshead. Twas not hog
said this. he was too pig-headed.
The hog is porcine animal, and there
are generally many poor seen where he
is kept.
The man who takes care of him,
though not necessarily poor creature,
is still a pork reacher.
The hog-I mean the four legged ami
mal-does not smoke until after he is
dead, and he only does it then to save
his bacon. Care must be taken that
you do not get too much of bake on.
The hogs head is sometimes called
minister's face; but 1 cannot say why and
will therefore parson.
Hogs are sometimes fed on mast.
Like the poor sailor, they don't get
much to eat before the mast.
The tie which binds the pig to his
home is the pigstye.
The hog gets very fat, but no matter
how fat he is, you will always see him
lean against something. Although he
does not own his stye, he generally has
lien on it.
He does not take fat evenly; he always
has two spare ribs. This is not saying,
mind, that he has two ribs to spare.
Although q hog is hog, he never
turns the cold shoulder to his benefactor
during life.
The meanest kind at hog is the two
legged variety. It makes one almost
bristle up to think of him.
He is not pleasant subject tor con-
temptation, and will not bore you by
describing him.
he is generally poor shote. I need
not attempt to show it to you.
CHICAGO street cars, run by endless
/ L. -,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
The ADVANTAGES OF DRAINING.

A writer in the Prairie Farmer gives
the good effects of land drainage as fol-
lows:
l. It removes the surplus water and
prevents ponding in q soil. It should
be noted, that, if the drains are used,
they should be Of sufficient size to re-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28

is THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK
Its main line runs from Chicago to Council
Bluffs. passing through Joliet, Ottawa, La Sale
Geneseo. Moline. Rock Island, Davenport, West
Des Moines (the capital of Iowa.. Stuart. Attain
tic. and AvOca; with branches from Bureau
junction to Peoria: Wilton junction to Musca-
tne Washington Fairfield n EldSn BenlknaP.
ron, Leavenworth, Atchison. and Kansas City;
Washington to Sigourney, Oskaloosa, and Knox
fons s MG }ndependenS EIdon ottu%Ws EDDY
vile. Oskaloosa, Pella, Monroe and Des MONIES;
Newton to Monroe; Des MONIES to lndianola and
Winterset: Atlantic to Lewis and Audubon; and
Railroad which owns. and operates q through
line from Chicago into the State OF Kansas.
Through Express Passenger Trains, with Pull
man Palace Cars attached, arerun each way dally
CoUSCII. BLUFFS, LEAvENwORTH and ATCH1-
SON. Through cars are al $50 run between Milwau.
kee and Kansas City, vim the milwaukee and
The Great Rock island" is magnidcently
equipped. Its road bed is simply perfect, and its
track is laid with steel rails
What will please you most will be the pleasure
Of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful prairies of Illinois and Iowa, in one OF
cur magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains. You get an entire
meal rs good as is served in any frst-class hotel
for seventy tive cents.
Approaching the fact that a majority OF the
people prefer separate apartments for dlnerent
purposes land the immense passenger business
nounce that this Company runs Pullman HG!ace
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palace
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are r
COUNCIL BLUFFS. KANSAS CITY,
Tickets via this Line, known a. the
For information not Obtainsablo at p
A. EkIMBALL.
Genl Superintendent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28

IT takes two hours OF steady grind
ing with a huge iron crank to wind
mp the clock in Trinity Church spire,
New York.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
The FeCundity of Fish.
[Bertram, in the British Quarterly Review

lBereram, IN the British Quarterly Review
An average herring contains about 25,-
600 ova, so that 900 females of that fish
would yield, if all the eggs were to come
to life, rs, 900, 900, but hundreds of thou
sands of the eggs altogether escape the
fertilizing milt of the male fish, and
other hundreds of thousands are de-
voured by enemies that seem to think
that the ova of the herring has been
created solely to serve as food to them.
Ali our sea fishes are endowed with
enormous powers of reprodu ton. A
female Goldfish has been known to con-
tain 100000 or 100000 ova, but, as
has been stated OF the herring, the waste
of eggs from the want of being fructi~
fed, and from other causes, is really
enormous. The flat fishes are also all
of them very productive; but in the case
of all sea fishes the waste of life is really
and truly incalculable, otherwise man
would be incapable OF dealing with those
minor monsters of the great deep. As
has been shown in the case of the her.
ring, there are animals preying on the
shoals the demands of which are far
more deadly than those of mankind; the
same may doubtless be said of most of
our other sea fishes. But the total stock
of fish of all ages must indeed be prodi-
gious. There are, however, many diff
cultles in the way of fixing upon fig
ure. It is not yet known, for instance,
with anything like certainty, at what age
herring or Goldfish arrive at the maturity
of their lives; but it may be hazarded as
O conclusion, which has not been arrived
at without the most careful considera-
tions, that the sea in all probability con-
tains a supply Of fish which, in all event
of production ceasing, would last the
community for period Of five or six
years. These fish, of course, must be
of all ages; but no man can tell the ex-
act age Of any fish which he may from
day to day find on his table. Nor can
we tell the average age which any of our
sea fish attain. Many of the cod4ish We
capture "look" to have been very old
denizens of the deep-10 years old at
least. And as many of the fish which
are captured are occasionally of an enor-
nous size, that fact seems to indicate a
long period Of life. We think, however,
taking the majority OF all fishes into &C.
count, that if creation were at once to
stop, and the fish of the sea were sud-
denly to cease to multiply and replenish
the present stock, at the rate of capture
now going on, might last us for period
of from four or five years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. R.

BETWEEN THE EAST & THE WEST!
great feature Of our Palace Cars isa SMOKING
SALOON where you can enjoy your Havana
~ M a Iron Bridges span the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers ut all points crossed by tins
line and transfers are avoided at council binns.
nections being made in Union Depots.
EEA III o $kHXf THkoJSH Line AXE As
AT CHICAGO, with all divereine lines for the
A: xt ENaLEWoop. with the L. s. &M.s.. andP..
a xtWAsH1N N; TOT; HEIGHTS. with P. c. s. St.
At Ia SALE with II. Cent. RI
At ROCK ISLAND, with "Miiwaukee 4 Rock
Island Short Line" and Rock Isld 4 PEG. Rds.
At DA y. !, with the Davenport Division
At WEST LIBERTY, with the B.. CR.& n. r. R.
At GR1NNELL, with Central Iowa RR.
At DIES MONIES, with D: NJ. u F. D 4. R.
At OMAHA, with B. 4 Mo. r. Il; r. in NeD.1
AtCoLUMBUs JCNCrIoN,withB Be K; y RK.
At 0TIUMwA, with & Central Iowa T. X W.
At KEoKUK, with Tol.. PEG: War; Wab, st.
| Louis 4 Pac. and St: l., Keo; y NV. X. Rds.
At CAMERON with II: St. J: r. r.
Atch Il Neb. and Cen. Br. U. P r.. Rds.
AT I.EAvENwoRTH with Kan Pac, and Kan.
AtKASsAs CITY, with all lines for the West
| and Southwest.
and LEAyENWORTH:
- Great Rock Island Route" arc sold by
: ar HOME ticket office. address.
Il. ST. JOHN.
Chicago, "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
Absolutely Pure.

This powder never varies. marvel of purity,
strength and wholesomeness. More economical than
the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in COMPETE
titon with the multitude of low test, short weight,
alum or phosphate powders. Sold o,lIy IN cans.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co.. lug Wall st., NewYork
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28

CHICAGO street cars, run by endless
chain, are apt to lose their grip.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28

might cause her pain. So we both went
on working in silence until O'Clock
came, and took out the little packet of
sandwiches and small bottle of wine that
my sons wife always placed in my pocket
every morning before I started for the
gallery: Perceiving that she had evil
IDENTITY brought no refreshment, asked
her to partake of mine. She smiled and
thanked me, but declined.
80! I'm too anxious" she said; II
could not eat"
"But you are weak" demonstrated,
gently. Sc A little of this wine would re-
vive YOU"
81 am not weak" she persisted;
"only very, very anxious"
And so we fell into conversation once
more, and by degrees she told me her
story. 1t was very sad, but by no means
a remarkable one. She had been mar
ried six years, and was now Is. Her
husband was city clerk, and worked
day and night for herself and their two
children; but he had been taken sud-
denly i'll with fever and was now in the
hospital, and the proprietors OF the bank
where he was employed allowed her
something week and promised to keep
his place vacant until he was GONZALES
cent. She found it difficult indeed to
live; and lately, to add to her trouble,
the landlord of their little home had
threatened to turn them out and seize
their possessions for the rent, which
had been owing for a considerable
length OF time, and her poor husband
was still very i'll. It. must be a long
while before he would be able, the doc
tor said, to leave the hospital and re-
sumo his work; but if only she could
sell this picture for e2O-92O! poor
girl she would he able to pay the rent
and all would be we'll
1 listened to this narration very sor-
rowfully. She seemed so young to have
had such a sad experience OF life, and
my heart bled for her. Unfortunately,
[ could only give her words for comfort.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-13
They Ambush the "soabs" and
Fill Their Bodies With
Buckshot,
A Locomotive Race Winds I'm
With the Ditching OF
Passenger Train.
i he Occupant, Rescued From tho
Burning Cars Without
Serious Injury.
The Days Record OF Crimes and
Casualties.
Serious Rict Of Strikers.
,inl Diapatch ko Tuu pup

Serious Rict OF Strikers.
Special Dispatch 10 Ttm BHn.
SPRINoFIELD, H., April 12.-The
union men at the large rolling mills
here went out on strike few weeks
ago. The mills started recently with
new hands gathered from various
parts of the country. For several
days the old union men have mani
tested an unruly disposition, and to-
day the situation became desperate.
A gang of the union men followed
three of the non union workmen
(strangers) Into the country, assaulted
and severely heat aud threw them off
of bridge. Two of the number have
not returned. They are said to be
seriously injured. Physicians STATED
for the roene but returned, being
afraid Of their lives. THIS evening AZ
the workmen were leaving the mill,
after getting outsids the high en-
closure, . gang of st,ikers opened Gre
upon them with rifles, shot guns and
revolvers. It's said fifty shots were
fred john Waldron, . young workman,
recently from Pittsburg, was instantly
killed, thirty four buckshot entering
his side. Brainard Mulkurn was &C.
verely wounded In the chest and arm,
1t Ia thought seriously. No arrests
have been made 40 the murderers were
unknown, being In ambush. Work.
ingmen are aroused and express de-
termination to run the mill.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-13
The End Of the Star Route
Trial Dimly Visible in
the Distance,
The Claims Of the Mobbed
Chinese Of Waynesboro
Coldly Received.
The Official Regulations CON-
cerning Rebates on To-
bacco, Etc.
Tho Defaulting Texas Marshal
Tondersd Two Years in
the Psnitentiary.
THE STAR REUTERS.
Special Dispatch to TnS BEE.

Special Dispatch to TuS BEH.
WE REST OUR CASE, YOUR HONOR.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-In the
Star route trial to. day, Ing otfer-
ed iu evidence the report made by
Special Agent A, M. Gibson, upon the
Star rouies which was attached TO
the annual report of Postmaster Cen.
eral James for the year 1881 Bliss
strongly OF ,oted to the admission OF
the report, and said Gibson was then
employed by the government; that
when his connection with the govern
ment ceased, he passed Immediately
into the employment of the defendants
and reoeiv ed 81, 500 dollars from them
last year.
Ingersoll declared he never heard
of such thing
The court refused to admit the EVIL
dence.
VIM II. Belts, attorney Of this city,
was called but was not allowed to tes
tify as to what was alleged Moore had
said to him regarding Boone.
Ingersoll then said-So far Is s. w.
Dorsey and John w. Dorsey are con.
oerned / am through.
Henkle So far as Vsile and Miner
are concerned I am through.
Wilson I've rest, your honor, 80
far ss G sneral Brady is concerned.
Merrick-Does that cover them ALI
Henkle Not r ,rdel).
Merriok-Oh! he has plead guilty.
Dayidge Resting ON the bosom OF
the government
Bliss immediately began rebutting
evidence by calling Witnesses to prove
the semi-annual destruction of tele
grams. Adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-13
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
LOOKING OUT rvs NO. 1
The Most Unb,ush,ng Perjurer OF the
AYE

Special Dispatch to The Bsn.
NEW YORK, April IL. Walsh, the
Irish suspect, who arrived to-day
from France, states he loft England to
put himself out Of the power of the
lying wretch Carey. He would 60
back to Eaglaud II he thought he
would be tried by fair Jury, but too
many were hanged In Ireland now.
sdays unjustly aud ha should expect
to be made victim, although he was
guiltless as Gladstone himself of
the charges brought against him.
He considered the conviction of
those now on trial fore.
gone conclusion. Walsh gave q
long account Of how no was
inveigled into an acquaintance with
Detective Murphy In Havre, but be-
Ing innocent of any crime no ad.
mission could be got out Of him. He
had no recollection of ever seeing
Carey, the informer. Toe charges
against him were devoid Of founda.
tion. He regarded Carey as ''the
most unblushing perjurer on the
English list OF hired spies"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-13
THE FIRE BUG TRIAL.
scneller's Movements on the Fatal
Night.
Special Dispatch TO THE BEH.

Special Dispatch to The BRH.
MILWAUKEE, April IL In the
Scheller case to-day, VIM, Sanderson
and Thos Dunbir testified to meeting
the accused In Boner's gambling house,
close by the fated Newhall, at 3
o'clock on tho morning of the fire,
Scheller sat In game of poker, but
an attendant made him cash In his
chips on the ground that he was too
drunk. Ssnderson, Dunbar and
Soheller left at the same time aud
Scheller asked the others to 60 to his
saloon to take bottle of
wine, which they refused. He
was next seen at the fire by
numerous parties The prosecution
showed pretty conclusiyely that the
elevator shaft was clean aud the base.
ment contained no material to furnish
spontar eous combustion. A woman
who was hid In the basement till II
o'clock the night before the fire smelt
gas escaping all the evening. An in.
suranoe agent testified he held a
policy for 1900 on the stock, which
expired at noon on the day Of the FIRE
He had previous rlsk when there
was an inoendlary fire and he had been
refused the right to examine into the
cause of the fire and did not see the
place where 1t originated.