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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
New York NeWSDaners.

A New York correspondent says: OF
the number of newspapers which own
their buildings are the Herald, the Tri.
bune, the run, the Times, and perhaps
the World. But it is doubtful whether
the latter owns anything, as it appears
that Joe Pulitzer only came from the
west to make an experimental essay as
an editor, while the Gould interest in
the paper remains unchanged. The
evening newspapers are mostly in hired
quarters. The Commercial Advertiser,
the Evening Post, and the Mail and Ex-
press are in this category. The Sunday
Mercury, which has just put in two new
perfecting presses, which throw off thirty
thousand copies an hour, will next week
own the large and handsome building
on Park Row, which it has occupied for
the past three years. The purchase
price is little under $l0n, 900, and tho
first payment will be made by ex-Sena-
tor caldwell, who is solo proprietor of
the paper, on Monday. The success Of
the Sunday Mercury has been phenom-
email. When the dailies established their
Sunday editions they wiped out at one
dash nearly dozen old Sunday papers
that had been struggling along for years.
But the Mercury had the advantage of
having the Associated Press dispatches
and a single hand at the helm, and where
others have failed it hasachieved COM
plete success. It's Sunday edition is
70, 900. The Times sends out on Sun
day about 10000 copies, the Tribune
10000, the World Is, 600, while the Sun
and the Herald each claim to distribute
over 100, 900 copies. The Suns claim is
no doubt correct, but the Herald's edi.
ton does not exceed that Of the Mer-
curry. If each paper were compelled to
print with each edition an authoritative
statement of the circulation, advertisers
as we'll as the public would be surprised.
It is little singular that of all the news
papers I have mentioned only three are.
owned by single proprietor the Her
aid, the Mercury, and the Mail and Ex-
press, and the owner OF the: last named
paper, Cyrus w. Field, is now as anxious
to sell as he once was to buy, but can
find no purchaser. It is partly owing to
the fact that the newspapers have con-
centrated there, but not wholly, that
properly fronting on the new postofRce
has risen rapidly in value in the past
five years. One chief reason for Il il
that the postod1ce makes it . center of
business, - in London, where similar
property can be had only at fabulous
prices. There are no buildings for sale
and no Offices to let near our postofRoe,,
and those who hsyo made real-estate in.
vestments in its neigh borhood have made
no mistake. ''.iAk III &t2itf.s. III Ta / u 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01

pared to own and manage our mechanic
shops and manufacturing establish
ments, and attain to that wealth and in.
dependence, which is slow and doubtful
in any of the learned professions. And
true worth and nobility in this country
must live down and trample down that
dangerous and unworthy notion that
man who works and lives honestly is not
as good and respectable as any ole who
lives and breathes the breath IF life.
Money nor friends never did and We
trust never will be permitted to establish
a standard of responsibility. Thearisto-
cracy of accidentally or ill gotten wealth,
that would attempt to frown on honest
labor, stinks to heaven. And suchsenti-
ments are only INDUCED by the ide, the
ignorant and the unworthy, wall,wing
in wealth earned by some other peson's
laber.-z0wu State Register.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
Household HINTS.

0OW0o1V1u 111h9A1
MAN milliners are on the increase in
Europe. They are employed in all the
fashionable millinery establishments of
Paris and London.
A 1AMP.sHADE of pale blue may have
the proper aesthetic touch given to it by
running a fine wire through lace and
then bending it around the bottom of
the shade SO that it forms alittle founce.
The lace should be about three inches
deep and scant. There should be Just
fullness enough to make it hang grace
fully.
Dr.. DONALD PADMAN, of Louisville.
says: go quiet a baby roaring with
collie lay it upon its back and pat it from
the neck downward over it's little abdo-
men, taking care not to pat upward.
This usually not only brings relief to
the infant but to the family and the
neighboi hood, and all young married
people should have the recipe"
A LOVELY cushion for a gift, or to
adorn your own parlor, is made by en-
bordering spray of old-fashioned
pinks on a ground of pale blue Around
the edge of the cushion put full puff
of pale pink satin. Where the puff is
Joined to the blue satin sew good
sized pink silk cord. The cushion when
completed should be about half yard
long, but not quite so wide.
A HANDSOME satin antimacassar may
be made in this way: Take piece Of
pale blue satin quarter Of yard wide
and one yard long. On either side sew
a strip of pale pink satin six inches wide;
embroider or paint on the ends of the
blue design of morning gloriee, tr1m
the edges with lace, gather the center in
scarf fashion, and when fastened to a
chair spread out the ends.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
THREE BRAVE MEN.

Pretty Barbara Ferron would not mar
~. Her mother was in CONSERVATION.
"Why are you stubborn, Barbara p
she asked. "You have plenty of low
ere."
But they do not suit, said Barbara.
coolly tying back her curls before the
mirror.
"Why not?'
II want to marry aman who is brave,
equal to any emergency. If I give up
my liberty want it taken care Of"
Silly child what is the matter with
Big Barney, the blacksmith ?"
He is big, but never heard that he
was brave"
"And you never heard that he was
not. What is the matter with Ernest.
the gunsmith ?"
He is as placid as goats milk"
"That is no sign that he is coward.
There is little Fritz, the tanner; he is
quarrelsome enough for you, SURELY"
"He is no bigger than bantam cock.
It is little good he can do if the house
was set upon by robbers.
cit is not always strength that wins
fight, girl. 1t takes brains as we'll as
Drawn. Come, now, Barbara, give these
young fellows fair trial." ...~ =
Barbara turned her face before the
mirror, letting down one raven tress
and looping up another.
81 will, mother" she said at last.
That evening Ernest, the gunsmitb,
Knocked at the door. =
You sent for me, Barbara" he said,
going to the girl, who stood upon the
hearth, ooquettishly warming one pretty
foot then the other.
Eyes, Ernest" she replied, 1--WE
been thinking on what you said the 9TH
er night when you; were here :.
q. "Well, Barbara" - ri 5~~@
Ernest spoke gqpietly, but his dark
blue eyes flashed, and he looked at her
intently.
II want to test you"
"How2"
II want to see il you dare do very
disagreeable thing. =, - - .-'"e -,
"What is IT,"
There il an old coffin up stairs. II
smells mou]dy. They say Redmond.
the murderer, was buried ID it,. but the
devil came forst,is body and lett the
coffin empty at the end of q week. and
it was finally taken from the tomb. It
is up stairs in the. room grandfather
died in, and they say RfsudsRe dossnot
rest easy in his grave for some reason,
though that I know nothing about.
Dare you make that coffin yonr bed to-
night"
Ernest lsugled II r. gg z;z$ +
SIS .that an T. e VIII do that and
sleep soundly. Why, pretty one, did
you think I had weak nerves ?"
"Your nerves will have good proof if
you undertake it. Remember, no one
sleeps in that wing Of the house"
II shall sleep the sounder."
"Good night, then, I will send lad
10 sfowsyou the chamber. il you 9tay
till morning, ssid the imrpeltiious .Mlss
Barbara, with q nod of her pretty head.
II will marry you"
4, .Yqu yov hPYg 4 q gS<6rsif~A
T. Efnes& 4tazn6dstr away and Fol.
lowed tho lad in waiting, through dim
rooms and passages, up echoing stairs,
along na1oN fdomQMgysY where rata
scutNed 6efdre q q loS achamber. The
led looked pale and scared, and evident
y wanted to hurry away, but Ernest
made him wait till he took = sa1yeJ by,
and full ot recesses, which had bean
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01

Two young men have located upon :
farm they have purchased near Knox
vile. Tom. for stoch- raising purposes.
and have named their place ''Dude's
Rest" Employees are engaged in beau
ttT1e the place, and, in the words 81.
anothak, ngiving the surroundings an
air Of saethetic loVeliness.' -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. +.

BETWEEN The EAST ~ 1n1 " 1011
Dining Cars for eating purposes only: UnS ef9s5
BALLOON whore you can enjoy your Havana"
M.e nES Iron Bridges span the M,s:,.s!RPi
;s.: 4 g:
Kanses City, Leavenworth. and Atchison, con"
nections being made IN Union DeRots ,o,,. M
r HHsr eekexH Is e oGSE HE Is
a es:exeo: with all a''e!s'nf lines for the
A Ea aa E with the L. 8. MS. and p
At Wxs1iNdToS Hr1oHrs' with p, c. 4 st.
L. ALA 81 r. SALE, with III. Cent. R. +. -
~; III. Md; and 7. p. Z W: Rde: =
IL ROCK ISLAND. with .NNHaukee Rock
q S 3 = y with the Davenport Division
At WEsr LI1EkT!. 9TH theB:: c,R,S MR.
Sss Mo1sis ~ rs. Ss g. IT,
Af COUNCIL BLuy1H With Union Pacific r: r.
As 9M41A yitn 3 ~ + + r u NfaS.R
81 e !. S f." "a e 5. "a: (. Rds ~ ""
A1 KEoKUx, With Toll, PEG. i War.; Wao.. 81
1ouie Q Pae- andSe 7, keo; 4 NV. +. Rds.
SS41sos. NE Il A;eS Topess SAINT. re;
Atch: 4 Neb and Cen. BIZ. q; Rda ara,
AZ LE&y1NwoR1H. with KAN Pac'' anu n"n'
"a SsS3Ss CITY with =. lines for '4' West
!. .Arl.ea . fHoRIA. ,1Ea M s,IL
aIEC1i16n. a7a LEAy9Nxos * Ia ,,
- kS0S tseket s0ee, aAArees.
x. - ~: - s'a' H. I'D ~: g. a. !.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
How to Feed Cattle.

The following opinion was recently
expressed by John D. Gillet, the Illinois
cattle king, to q visitor at his farm near
Elkhart, ILL.,:
We have passed the time when there
is any profit in growing steers first and
fattening them afterward. That answer
ed every purpose when we had such q
range that the actual cost of keeping was
covered by the hire of a herdsman and
the cutting of few tons of prairie hay
to winter them. It takes an immense
capital to carry q herd of steers to 3
years old, and then commence the fat
tening process. am done with it. I
shall turn off that lot of 3-year-olds this
fall, and will never have another 3-year-
old on my farm. Those calves there I
shall put on 10 oats before weaving, and
keep hog-fat as they grow. During the
fall and winter shall increase the oats,
and run them on the corn before spring.
This feeding I shall continue, and will
make a l, 50O-pound steer at from 20 to
% months old. The tendency to take on
fat is always vigorous in youth, and by
feeding in this way not only take ad-
vantage of that tendency, but save the
!oss OF capital during at least two years,
danger of accident, disease, or other
losses. Older cattle are always more
restless, it takes better fences to keep
them, and they are more uncomfortable
customers. have eown l, 100 acres of
oats, all of which I expect 10 feed.
Calves will do better on unground oats
than anything else, but by the time
they are a year old corn is the thing.
Next spring I shall spay one-half of my
heifere, and will make as fine beeves at
2 years past as 1 can from the steers. 1
Practiced feeding on grass eight years
before any one else would try it, and
was obliged to overcome the prejudice
that existed. They said was a fool,
but the testimony is that was right.
Now, no one disputes it. Those Who
want to continue in the practice of grow
ing steers for feeding must go farther
west.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
Striking Head Lines

Are used to call attention to the fact that this is an
advertisementof the CHICAGO, MlLWAU.
KEE h ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
It's EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the best por-
tons Of Northern Illinois, VISION"
SIN, MINNESOTA, DAKOTA and
IOWA.
Located directly on its lines are the cities Of
CHICAGO, MIlWAUKEE,Lacrosae,
Winona, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS,
Madison, Prairie du Chen, Mason
City, Sioux City, Yankton, Albert
Lea, ABERDEEN, DUBUQUE, ROCK
ISLAND, CEDAR RAPIDS and couN-
Gil BLUFFS, as we'll as innumerable other
principal business centres and favorite resorts |;
and passengers going West, North, South or East
arc able to use the CHICAGO, MILWAU-
kEE 4 ST. PAUL RAILWAY to the best
advantage.
Ticket ofhces everywhere are supplied with Maps
and Time Tables which detail the merits Of the line,
and agents stand ready to furnish information, and
sell tickets at cheapest rates over tho Chicago,
Milwaukee L. st. Paul Railway.
q. 8. MERRILL, Avn. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tiki. ACT.
1T, CLARK, GEO, II. HEAFFORD,
0enl Sup't Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01

The ABOVE 10 . correct map OF the
y. ALBERT. LEA ROUTE,
and its immediate connections Through Trains daily
From ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS 10 CHICAGO,
without change, connecting with oil lines
- - EAST and SOUTHEAST
The only line running Through Cans between
i T.! MiNHEAP0lks and .DES MONIES, iowa
Through Trains between h2'' ~
= '''si'' MINNEAPOLIS AND 81. LOUIS, ....
connecting n Onion Depot FOR 81 Points South and
Southwest. Close c0nnecf10n1 maze WIN ~ ~ ~ NJ;
r. r. and 81. r. Duluth Railroads. from and to al
points North snd Northwest. -if>'.. ~'5~ts ~.
REU100RR T. PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING
Cans on on night Trains. Through Itckese and bag
gage checked 70 destination: For time taoies rate VI
.js,sath Tg4na ST. f.. 1OYD, ,us ,.4.::
..g... :f Gsa'l Ikt. 4 Pass. Ag't, Aialse1slis.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
Apprenticeship 10 Trades.


The opposition aud strict rules estab.
lshed by many of the mechanical
unions OF journeynen, large proper:
ton Of whom in many departments of
business are foreign born, prevent many
American boys from learning the varions
arts and trades. 1t is becoming serious
complaint, and it is driving many of our
SONS into the professions, which are al.
ready crowded. A thoroughly drilled
young man in the scientific and practical
use of the various kinds of machinery
for working in iron, wood, or any of the
various branches of manufacturing, has
far better opportunities of ,immediatere.
munerative employment than any one
entering the learned professions. There
is also better chance for Any real me-
chanic or artistic manufacturer of build
ing up large and profitable business
than there Is attaining eminence aud for
tune as lawyer, doctor or divine. For
years we have lamented the hindrances
there were in the way Of our boys learn
ing trades. But light is dawning, and
we believe the way is opening for them,
which no trades unions can control or
prevent.
The officers and managers of the insti-
buttons of learning are beginning to &C.
knowledge that it il more important for a
young man to learn in the schools how
to use and manage the machinery which
now does nearly all the work in shops
and manufactures, than it is to learn the
dead languages. The labor of most
trades has been so thoroughly changed
in the past twenty-five years, that me-
chan1c or manufacturer has to do, that
there is really no necessity of the old
fashioned apprenticeship. The mechanic
arts as taught in our Iowa Agricultural
College is largely superseding the drill
and labor Of the apprentice for years
where he was seldom taught any Of the
scientific principles Of mechanics. The
public schools must and will be in the
future the place where our bows will
learn the art of casting, forging, turning,
planning, drilling and polishing Of metals.
These lessons learned with the scientific
reasons for certain effects, can be easily
in after life brought into action in any
kind OF metal working. So, too, any
young man who learns in his school how
TO manage wood working machinery and
handle all classes Of mechanic tools-in
other words that young man who is
taught the use Of the hand, by intelh.
gence of the head, will in after life be
able to apply that knowledge in wisely
and probably managing wood working
machinery, and how to use the tools Of
the arte, will have . safe stock of know
ledge which will safely guide him in any
mechanical wood work. Speed the day
when schools will abandon the useless
tor thAt true education which will enable
the student when he retires from school
to grapple successfully with the realities
of lite. Then the tyranny of the trades
unions which now dictate how many ap.
prentices amaster workman shall employ
will be Z thing Of the past. And our
American boys will be thoroughly PIE.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01

TIE Misses Cadwell,L of Watertown.
N. Il, niecss Of r.. r; Flower, of New
York, have presented - 4160 memo
rial chapel to the WATERFOWL cemetery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
Saving Manure i'm sum m ar.

There are different modes of Swing
manure, the materials for which anuuo-
ulate on the farm. The common orcare.
less farmer throws out the cleariws of
his stables, and allows his cattle {, run
in the yard, their droppings and tie sta
bic manure being washed away by.ai i,,
and all the liquid portions wasted, except
such as may be accidentally ABSORBED by
the straw and litter. Others. more
careful, secure the liquid by mems of
cutters in the stable floors, or by tlp use
of enough litter and absorbents tcpre-
vent it's waste. If much straw isem.
p]oyed, the manure heaps ale lef ex-
posed to rains; if there is:but little Liter.
the heaps are sheltered to prevent wsh-
ing. These various modes of treatrent
are mostly confined to the accumulatons
during winter; but to obtain the larest
amount, the required care shold
be continued through the whole yar.
Too often q waste of material is perrit-
ted in summer. The amount of inanre
might be greatly increased by savineall
that may be had the year round. Con.
post heaps may be formed for securag
liquids as we'll as solid matters that re
often permitted to become lost. Houe-
keepers are sometimes puzzled to knw
what to do with the various refuse SD
stances at house-cleaning, and strw
beds have been actually empted into tie
public streets. Weeds from th
garden share the Same destinatio.
The tops of early potatoes are left sea
tered over the ground to the annoyane
of the future plowman, instead of d.
voting them to the manure heap. I
these might be added the scrapings Q
cutters and bitches, dooryard leave,
waste from the kitchen, bones and fish
the daily cleanings of the pig pen, pc
vines, vault cleanings which have bee
mixed by daily additions of coal ashe
or road dust, and droppings from tn
hen house; and then throwing over thi,
compost medley sufficient amount q
slops and other liquids tc promot
some fermentation; and in q few month
the heap may be worked over after som,
decomposition has taken place.
The farmer and gardener who take
the pains to secure these fertilizing mn
terials accomplishes two objects in one
He clears away offensive matter, and h
adds to his yearly supply of manure
By carefully preventing any waste at hi
barns, besides adding all these re
sources, the amount of homemade fer
tilizers may be at least tripled, as com
pared to the amount obtained by th
careless farmer.-Anaerican Cultivator
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
Under DHalninG.


Some of the advantages of underdrain-
ing consist in the removal of stagnant
water from the surface, and excess of
moisture from heavy rains; the temper
allure OF the soil is increased, which al
lows early planting of crops, and hastens
their maturity; it equa1izes the tenn
perature of the soil during the growing
season; it equalizes the moisture of the
soil, SO that crops are in a great meas
ure exempt from the evils resulting from
excess of rain fall on the one hand or from
q deficiency of rain fall on the other: the
roots of plants are supplied with soluble
food carried down by rains, as well AZ
that which is rendered available by the
decomposlng influences of air and mois-
ture on the surrounding soil, and on
such manures as are applied for addi-
tional fertilization; the land is more
economically worked, and cultivation
suffers less interruption at all seasons,
and as consequence cropsare increased
to their maximum production, at least
so far as they are dependent upon the
physical condition of the soil, factor of
equal importance with that of it's chemi-
cal constitution.
CottOnseed Meal for Stock.
Cottonseed meal is made in the oil
mills of the south, and comes in small,
fiat, oblong cakes, selling at the mills
for about $40 and in the north for about
$50 per ton, bags included. One who
has for some six years been using COT
tonseed meal says that he has learned
that one quart of cornmeal, and one of
bran make the best and safest feed.ra-
ton for q COW in full milk. The meal
should be free from husk or trouble will
follow feeding it to cattle, as the husk is
indigestible. It must not be fed to
COWS within two months before their
time for oalving, nor within ten days af-
ter that time, and then the feeding must
begin with small allowance, gradually
increasing day by day. Some who have
tried it thoroughly say they find no ad.
vantage coming from feeding it to calves
which have access to 'corn, oats, and
bran, and therefore avoid feeding it to
any animals except cows, or to fatten.
ing beeves. Fed largely to u very valu-
able COW 1t caused garget, although no
more than four quarts per day, in two
rations, was given. Fed in too large
quantities to pigs it has quickly killed
them.
A ration of one part each by weight of
cottonseed meal, one of ground corn,
and one of bran thoroughly mixed, has
been found to give the best results
where the COWS are in full milk in win
ter. Three quarts of the mixture is
given at each feeding. From the expe-
rience of those who have given this
meal thorough trial it does not appear
to be safe or profitable, when ground
feed of corn and oats can be bought at
retail for $50 per ton or less. Chicago
Tribune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
Drowning of Capt. Webb,
In Niagara River.
The Result of a Rash Attempt to
Swim the Rapids.
The Body Last Seen Tossed About in
the Whirlpool.
Persistent but Unsuccessful Endeavors Made TO
Recover the Corpse.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 25.-In 1861
the little steamer Maid of the Mist,
with three persons on board, ran the
rapids of the Niagara, pa ssed through
the whirlpool itself, and glided into the
quiet water beyond. OF the three on
board two survived the trip, the only
persons who ever went through this fear
full channelalive. Yesterday Capt. Webb,
without other means of safety than ma
ture had provided him, attempted to swim
through the war of waters and failed.
His body has not yet been found. For
three-quarters of mile below the sus-
pension bridge runs the whirlpool, the
widest, the most tumultuous, and dan
gerous portion of the river. The tre-
mendous power of the current cannot be
realized. Webb could not attempt to
swim tit was simply question of en-
durance, whether he could live in the
wild waves. He was rushed onward
with resistless force and persisted in
his mad attempt. No effort was made
to advertise the undertaking beyond
sending circulars to the newspapers.
Not dozen people in the Falls knew
this morning that the effort was to be
made. There was no advertising dodge
about it. The great swimmer was conf
dent that he could make the trip In safe
ty. He carefully looked over the ground,
but he had failed to realize the immen-
sity OF the undertaking, and so dcliber-
ateIy committed suicide.
CAPT. Webb arrived in Buffalo Mon
day night, and stopped at the Genesee.
His coming was unheralded, and the
fact Of his being here was known to but
few. Seen by areporter Monday night, he
said he would surely make the attempt.
Nothing but desire for notoriety moved
him. Last June he proposed to swim
the rapids, and tried to get the railroads
and hotels to make it an OBJ
ject. They refused, but the pa.
|pers kept talking about it, so he
determined to make the trial. No one
accompanied him save his English man.
ager, MIR. Kyle. Capt. Webb did not
leave for the Falls until noon. Arrived