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VIEWS GOSSu

China claims both banks Of the Red rv
with neutral zone south. The French 20
eminent has declared it cannot accent ths
terms, because to do so It would isasf
fruit itself. Toe text of the Hue tres ~
not arrive for a month. The recently 4
DUCT of the Black Flags is explained bySl
lact that since the signing OF the treaty 4,
king of AMMAN has ceased to send subs
dies.
Bradlaugh has addressed aletter to q
Stafford Northcote, 10 which he declares \
will again demand his seat in the house
commons on the Resembling of parliame'
snd charges Northc0te with causing all 4,
mischief that has grown ut of the contn
ued viela'iJn OF bis (Bradlaugh's) rig is.
The Nation accuses the British govern
ment and American legation in London \
foul play toward O'DOnuell, ia the hon,
that he may 'mplicate tAe friends of Pa,
nell IN the conspiracy to murder Carey, til.
informer.
The pope recently gave audience to son
Italian priests. He expressed qualification
at their presence, as evincing the union e.
listing between the clergy and the HOLY Sc,
1t is reported at Simla, India, that IN,
Ghiizea have engaged with 5000 Afghan.
tan tire ps and routed them. The Ames
has sent reInforcements rom Cabul.
Croatianmembers OF the reichrath deol,,.
they will not take their seats in that boav
until a constitutional administration of eov.
eminent is reinstated in Croatia.
Dom Pedro has given Prof. Lacerda s0
600 for his discovery Of ~permangate Of DO.
tassium. hypodermically injected, as an an.
tidote for the bite of The cobra.
A dispatch from Hong Kong reports .
renewal of disorders at Canton, arising
from popular dissatisfaction with She liebi
sentence of Tidewaiter Logan.
Rev. Seguin Of St. Cunegonde. Ont. Ia.
been called upon y the bishop to explsi,
regarding the rebuke to the Irish Catholic
from his pulpit recently.
Thomas Burt, member of the Brit,b
house Of commons for the borough Of MOI,
peth. is making a tour of the United 8 ate,
and Canada.
It is reported that Sulemau Pasha. recent.
ly appointed governor Of East soudan. bN,
been murdered by Arabs.
satoris has rejoined his wife, nee Nellie
Grant at his fathers country seat near
Southampton.
Three diplomas have been awarded Amer.
lean exhibitors at the electrical exhibition
at Vienna.
A man by the name Of Waltz has been
arrested in Winnipeg on the charge Of for
gerry.
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PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN W-ASHTNGTON.

The following are recent postuffice
changes: Postmasters commissioned Iosa'
liver Johnson, Lake Center; Gibson Dor.
othy. Albany. DakO H: Donald Melon
aid, Grand Forks. Postsfices established.
Dakota: William sport. Emmens county;
" is"onsiH: Crlviiz, MsriDette county
Post office names c~hanged-Ioga, Eyeland
Grove, Mahaska count Post-Ofice name
aus sight changed-WIsconsin Secnlerville,
Jackson county, two and II hall miles west
TO Cur an. Mail messenger s,ryice estab-
llshed-lOwH; Cherokee, Cherokee cOun'y;
rom Illinois Central railroaa, eighty-iour
rods, rs often ms required. MOntanH: He
lena, Lewis and CLARKE county; from North
ern Pacific railroad, route %. OIL, one and
t~hree-'Ourths miles, AS Of en- as required.
Star service changes-MinnesOfa PayLes-
Vile 10 AtVa er. from Oct. |; Curtail service,
10 beFin at New London, omtttinV Paynes-
vile, and decrease distance fifteen miles
The adjustment Ct salaries Of p~Ostmasters
Of presidential classes has just been COM
pleted by the postotice department, and
salaries As adjusted began on the Ist inst
The resdiustment affects the salaries of
2l76 pOstmasters. FOrty-four offices have
been added to the pre- sidential list and
twenty-five presidential offices have been
feiuceu 10 the fourth class, leaving the
number of presidential pNsioiiices on Oct.
1, ? l75 withsa diaries amounting TO So. 751,-
Oue. Every part a. the country j. ihclu led
III the readiustmeut.
The second comptroller Of the treasury
IA psssing upon the pay accounts OF Ger.
tain officers were dismissed from the army
aud subsequently restored, has decided that
hese officers are not legally in the service.
rms deoisio will apply TO quite "A number
OF army Officers on both the active
and retired lists, who had been dismissed
asa slhs queHtly reinstated At different
Zines bv President Johnson and Hayes.
The following are recent p~osrofice
changes: Postotfices est.blished-Iowa,
Ross, Audubon county; Minnesota, Fahlren,
kahdiyohi county; Nebraska, Pella, Lam
county; Wise busiu. Bars Lake.
Washington county. Postotices diso1n-
t'nued-D5k,ta Sidney, Cas- county Post.
odice lame and site changed Wisconsin,
Chandler, Washhurn cou. ~, two miles
southwest Spooner.
The secretary of the navy has approved
the action Of the court martial in the cases
Of Commander F.. r. Saith and Lieut.
Daniel W. ID Wis, both Of whom were con.
coed o. gruss violations Of the naval rpgu-
and Sentenced to dismissal from me
service.
Samuel W. Melon, United States district
attorney for South Carolina. is said TO have
'ent his resignation 10 Washington.
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q For Sale.

A Detroiter who advertised a horse
last week nosst doa1 he objections Of
all who called L IoOk a, the animal, and
some Of them are here given:
"TOO large"
Too small"
TOO old"
Not old enough"
TOO lively"
Rather too sleepy"
Object to the white hind feet
Would take her if she had more white
feet"
Don't like her color"
Color Is just right, but she is too fat"
weighs too much"
Don't weigh enough"
Has a bad eye"
Eyes all right, but ears too small"
fes. handsome ears, but the nose
spoils her"
Legs all stocked up"
Legs all right. but feet bad"
IT Shakespeare had said that no man
knew what he wanted In a horse theral
would be none 10 dispute iL-Detroi
Free Press.
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A Terrible

A frightiul steam thresning mAchiue &C
cident occurred on the 18th inst, eight
mills soutn Of 0sskis, Minn. Il sppears
that the pump was lot working satist cio-
MY and the engine wss stopped for a feE
mlnuies. The men were gathered around
ne engine when the Exp osion occurred.
he billed arr: Albert GariOck, Sauk Cen.
ter; Pster Bile teaux. Leslie; Mathew
Joyce Orange. The dangerously wounded
arr as fnlloes: Frank I've, &C IN wound
SIDE scalded, wound IN loot; an pu;ation
performed. Charles Ives, iracturrsi skull,
cal ed face ana br, asst, left arm disl ca ed;
rot expected TO live. The slightly wnui ded
are; Mike RILEY, Sam Porter. Chester G lbert
All sre sculded and bruised Gilbert as
blown Thirty feet from the engine. Albet
Garlock was thrown nearly so feet and
Bhlsdeaux n arly 80 Get from the engine.
Both bOdits when picked up were Literally
stripped OF clOthiDe, and the q sh snd skin
scalded on. They were pa ched IN Of
no'ts from the d, lug pieces OF iron. Nth
CIV - &c ana FTsnk sRd Charles Ives
were thrown down a few feet in front OF the
'ngine. The engine was blown $50 iset
dlreelly over the top o. the separator and
wheat stacks.
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The coming report Of the sen te com
mittee appointed at TIE last session t.
investigate he agreement made 10y the
Sioux commission promises to add an
entertaining chapter to the lengthy
history Of Indian affairs. The commit
tee fluid that the Indians were, in nearly
every case, coerced into signing the
agreement, and that they strongly OBJ
ject 10 giving up their land. After care
fu ly examining the whole matter, IA
unanimous report has been decided on,
recommending that the agreement in
question be not ratified.
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rod attachment which can be CONNECTED
With any rod, and, in fact, is nothing bat
a lightning artTacior, having instead Of one
point, a dozen or more. Strange IS il NAV
SEEM. many isrGlers were foolish enough
to purchase the preventive at S22 each.
The coroner's jury in the Rose Amber
case at Strsrford, Conn, have rendered their
verd ct as follow; We find that the said
Rose Amber came to her death by being
chOksd to death at the hands of some per-
son or persons to the jury unknown, but
from William Lewis connection with her
in the past, and from his testimony, and
from his conduct since her death, and fro m
the evidence, We think suspicion points
toward him.
At a dance at DEVILS Lake on the 2eth
inst, a free fight ooourred, pistols and
knives being freely used. EmE EFT Orr, as
sistsnt postmaster, who was standing in
the street, received a ball from a 44-caliber
revolver, penetrating his cheek and neck,
and lodging ia his breast. The hall was
extracted, and the wound pronounced not
fatal. Several we're seriously cut and in
jufed. Too much whisky caused the row.
AT the Meagher county, Mont, term of
the district court the following persons were
sentenced: J.. j. Bowles, murder, seven
years in the territorial pri.on at Deer Lodge.
John Lynch, grand larceny. two wears In
the territorial prison and $1,000 fine, to
81 md committed until paid. Henry Lee,
a Chinaman, murder; sentenced 10 be hung
February 8 1884.
A hone thief giving his name as James
Hanley was captured near Hastings, Iowa,
recently. and taken to Carson CItv fol ex-
QminAfinn Eonnlncfvn avfAapan gb,urs
HIM to be d of the gang that has been
Operating extensively t~hereabou's this fall.
A vigilance committee was form-d, and
fears are entertained for the safety of the
prisoner.
Phillip Connors, twenty years OF age, a
hard citizen Of Oshkosh, Wis, imperson-
atrd an officer at Madison on the 10th inst,
pretended to arrpsC a druRken man, took
bis person $40 aud then skipped. He
aiterward arrested, and Judge Brsley,
upon conviction sentenced him to state
prison for four years.
Manager L, Degive, of the Opera house.
Atlanta, fas been arrested at the instiga-
ion of W. d. Moore, a colored man, who
elected from the Opera house last winter
Tor insisting upon sitting amOHg white
Deglve is to be pros ecuIed under
he civil ril hts law.
AT Mount Pleasant, Utah, a few nights
Pritchett was murdered while asleep at
his residence. Parties gained an entrances
and held a pistol so close as to
,lrn his face with powder. Pritohstt was a
ientile, but it is hot known whether he
lad difficulty with the Mormons or not.
John c. Carroll, for two years preceding
March clerk in the bureau OF arrears, New
York; has been arrested on the charge of
He is alleged TO have appropri-
ted SIS. OO9.
George Wallace, (colored) was hanged at
avanna, Ga, on the 2sth inst, for the
nur' er of a sail0r named Jansen. He adj
T 'ssed the crowd and protested his limo
ence.
On the morning Ct the LIST inst. the cloth
lg store OF R3senthall Bros, Minneapolis,
linn, was robbed OF nearly all the over.
in the establishment and a number
I dress suits. The loss was about s., 600.
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VIEWS or THE RAILROADS.

Parties have been ia Helena for the vas
lev days looking over the situation and
resources, With a view of constructing a
railroad from that point to Fort Benton,
Il Is started that the nulk OF the stock ior
the enterprise has been already Ia ken by
parties r~epr-senttng arg corporations. the
names o which are not given to the public
Ihe road will be Of standa-i guage. and
whether the line runs BY a. q te OF tbe
Mountains or through the Prickly Pear
valley, T. will touch the Great Falls OF the
Missouri.
Commissloner Carmen has issued a cir
cular to the effect thai the rates quoted ON
North western Traffic association emigran's'
movahles tariff No. 5, dated Marcn % will
expire by limitation Sept. 80 From Oet l
the rates on carload shipments will be ad
vanced $40 per car above the rates named in
me tarih referred 10. Fol- the present there
will be 40 alteration in the rates on less
q CARL a shipments. A revised tariff
quoting Increased rates, will be printed and
ISSUED in a few days
The Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka
&Santa Fr, nave issued a joint circular TO
the general passenger and ticket agents of
connecting lines, asking them 10 aase they
p'opo>e al lSs ,e OF fOund-trip tickets to
Lawrence, ktns, on the occasion o the
yearly mee ing Of the society of friends.
rom Oct. IL to IL, TO use $50 as a basing
rate between Kansas Cy and Lawrence
and return.
The Northern Pacific has prepared q new
ra'esheet which took eff-ct the LIST inst. The
principal change is a reduct on OF So IN the
brit class ara 10 Portland, O-eg. Il is now
tN Tnis viii BE- the san e rate 10 San
Fraicisco bur special tick rs will be pre-
Pared o." prevent Ca ping beyond Portland.
'he second Glass rate us. and The eHi-
grant rate S45, remain the same as hereto.
fore.
The Rock Island, IN connection with the
Northern Pac &c, has issued a new west
bound { rough freight tariff from points in
The East 10 Portland, Or,gon, and all poipts
est al Portland west q Lake Pend d'Ore-
llle. The Rates from New York will BE- as
tolloHs; First class. &c; ~eco4d, IS: third. "a:
iouHh 50 class A - 81; class b. 81: class
g, H.75. class ID 81 81
The appointment Of John G. Gault TO the
position Of commissioner of the California
pool gives universal satisfaction, as there
ale lev men better qualified for the position
man he Mr. GauH will accept the posiuon,
he Is opposed TO a residence in
san Francisco. The location OF the Of
nee has not been determined however.
fher signatiOn OF Rrayton Ives as mara-
gsr ofths Ohio Central is announced The
a-Oa j. want of time Il IL stated that the
81 60 OOO scIme = pra 3'ically a second
m' resgr, and that this compelled the ap-
20 ntmeut Of a receiver.
TIE Norhern Pacific is now opened for
'usiness 10 San Franco CO and will receive
r-lzh' either rom or 10 that point. The
rates vii he the same as those OF either the
'tnirai or Union Petite riaos.
F-r twenty days p 81 Duiuth has re-
ceived l5n c,r- 4 wheat daily. There have
hsvr b~-f l 50 ~ bush, ) OF the new cron
r ceived ttd~ lar
lt Is s'atel tina the Grand rrurk will OF.
e'afe the Montreal q sor-l railway on a
lOnE lea~e
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II was also asserted that diphtheria
was increasing slightly but steadily in
the North Atlantic and eastern cities;
II is about equally prevalent in thus
country and in Germany. and much
more SO in these countries than in Great
Britain. Typhoid lever caused 81 per
ent OF all deaths; malarial fevers p;
scarlet fever Is. pneumonia B.. A. mea-
sizes and w%hooping cough 10 per cent.
TIE mortality in the English cities con-
tinues unusually slow.
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writer in the London Journal of
Science dwells upon the advantages aE
ferded in Germany TO technical education
and asserts that Chemnitz has already
undermined the glove trade of Noting
ham, and that in the opinion Of many
the hoisery interests Of the same town
are being slowly undermined. The in
habitants Of Chemnitz cannot compare
either mentally or physically with those
Of the English manufacturing centre.
but they have far superior cductional ad-
v~ontages. In Boon there is quite an En-
ghsh town ~springing up, inhabited al
most entirely by English families who
reside there for the purpose of giving
their children a practical education.
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Astronomers have apparently estab-
hshed the fact that the Brooks comet.
so called, now approaching the earth i:
identical with the comet OF 1872. The
dat Of It's perihellon will be January p,
1884. IulSl2 it was computed that its
return would be about September 3,
1884 OF within eight months OF what
proves to be the actual time. When il
is considered that ibis orbit is based
upon observations made seventy years
ago, which were neither numerous or
widely distributed at the time, its ac-
curacy is remarkable. The period of
the comet is seventy-one years, four
months and ten days.
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In the United States there are seventy
ne railroads which report an average in
earnings during August offs per cent.
ove the earnings of the corresponding
mo ia in 1852. This is significant from the
fact that the August railroad earnings of
1882 gave "A total Of 10 per cent. increase
yer those 90 1881, % per cent. owe
those Of 1850, and 81 per cent. over
those ofls79. Thus for the four years
the increase of August earnings has
been 30 per cent
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The trial OfO'Donnell. the slayer OF Ca-
rey, Is likely to be a notable one, Tor
lenlth at least. The fact oi a criminal
being tiled at a place as far from the
scene Of his crime is an unusual one,
except in the cases Of mutineers an
murderers at sea. Those who svmpa-
thize with O'DoRnell and the number is
a large one, are trying to secure the ser
vices Of Charles Russell, NJ. p, to take
charge Of the defense. They are san
guine o acQuittal ifonly eminent coun
sci can be obtained. Ii is doubtful
if O'Dounell can escape.
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Othcal inquiry has now apparently
well established that one hundred thous-
and lives we're lost by the recent EARTH
quaKe and volcanic eruptions in Java.
History does not record an equally cal
amitous commission Of nature. Tie
earthquake Of Lisbon on November L
lloo, caused the death Of .hirtv thous-
aud persons; and the great e.rthonake
that occurred in Sicily in 1898 killed inst
double that number. Another rormid
able earthquake VS. that of Rinbtmbs
IN 1877, which swallowed 40 fully forty
THOUSAND human beings, and The m,r
tally resulting from the two shocks in
Ca'abria in 1873 was exceedingly great
though there seems some Ooubt about
the exact dgures. Toe most formidable
voicanic eruptiOns alone, mentioned in
history, as beyond all doubt the great
eruption Of Yes vius described bv
Pin, which buried Hercultneum and
Pc npeii under the LAYERS of ashes and
] va which covered them for cent1ri-s
The fact that the volcano AMI the earth
quake combined to heap ruin UPON the
uniorlunate people o Java. explains the
exceptional mortality caused bv the
recent terrible visi'ations, which in de-
structive force and intensity NAV be
compared b the violent cata lysms that
80 often labored the surface Of this plan.
ct la prehistoric times.
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CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Two crooks haihng under the titles Of
DR. Thompson and Prof. Stephens, have
BEEN swindling the gullible farmers in the
viciaity OF Racine, Wis, during the pas
We I, with a cyclone preventive. The so
called preventive Is simply a Lightning
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i : said Thai the lang. st shipments OF
n'ur 'ver 'spor . IA one day 0y the rail-
roa i"adlng iTon Minneapolis, MINI,
"ers those reportsd On the 27th, being I73
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Ohio, burned recently. Loss, $4,000; insu
ance. SO. 500.
The Texas cotton crop will be almos
complete failure.
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New York City is threatened with a
prolonged seire Of typhoid fever, as it
is spreading rapidly. Defective sewer
age is probably its promoters.
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P~ibsburE olefgsmen are crusading against
Sunday newspapers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
DEXTER.

Mrs. A. Vermilya and children will start
for Hancock Co., ILL.,. this week, to visit rela-
tives.
Fillmore Roller Mills Flour, straight and
patent, for sale by o. J. Dickens, at the new
grocery store.
Harley Thompson has returned to his
home in Wisconsin. We are sorry to lose him,
as he was favOrite In the drama.
Dexter has not been 80 lively for num-
Der of years as it is at present. Every house
and store is occupied. c. A. Warren occupies
the rooms over the old drug store. II. Potter
holds forth in the J. L. Gaskill block. A. B.
Warren has moved in the VIM. WEIGH house.
G. T. Mills occupies the parsonage. D. NJ.
Vermilya has returned from Wells to occupy
his house. Geo. Hayes lives over the new
drug store.
The Dramatic Entertainment was suc-
cess, financially and otherwise. As amateurs
they all did well. especially Mrs; Collin WEIGH
as Rose" H. H. Fuller as Frank" G. w.
Benner as like Hopper" was decided hit.
H. Thompson as "Zeke,'' our coiored friend,
was good. After the entertainment the COM
pany enjoyed social mop. and returned to
their homes we'll pleased. The object of the
club is to raise funds to start village library.
The next entertainment will be presented in
the near future. The play will be "Among
the Breakers. QUID NUNC.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
GRAND MEADOW.

james McClosky and family are visiting
friends in Rochester.
The editors of the Spring Valley Mercury
were in town last week.
%. Jorgens and family are occupying their
residence in Grand Meadow.
Mrs. A. NJ. Smith, of Spring Valley, was
the guest of Mrs. H. Moore last week.
-Ex-County Attorney Goodwin and family
left here Thursday last for Lisbon, Dakota,
their future home.
Mrs. Whsle, mother of NJ. O. Whsle, has
purchased the dwelling formerly owned by
Wager Torgrimson.
John Brown returned Friday Of last week
to his claim near Bristol, Dakota. He will re-
main there during the winter.
Mrs. A. Keith, who for several weeks past
has been visiting her parents In LaCrescent,
returned Friday of last week.
Aaron Axtell has purchased the engine
room, which was part of the old feed-mtll,
and moved it onto his lot and fitted it up for
barn.
by the way, that was decided success
the JOKE with which Mrs. A. ]. Stewart sur
prised her husband. We won't tell on you
this time. Afford.
The Record had q rush of business last
Miss Della Stewart were employed therein
nearly all day, assisting In getting the papers
ready for the Office.
"HACKMETACK,'' lasting and fragrant
perfume. Price 25and SO cents. > ,
sHILOH'S COUGH and Consumption Cure
is sold by US on = guarantee. It cures con-
'I sRIIOHs vITALIzER is what you need
tor Constipation, Loss OF Appetite, Dizziness
and all symptoms Of Dyspepsia. Price 10 and
70 S Ss6d5 Ref W RGs5e COUGH and Bron-
chitis Immediately relieved By Shiloh'S Cure.
For 0ale ~ D011 3 woE1.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

How much will do it? How much
Thomas Electric Oil is required to cure!
Only very little. A few drops will cure
any kind of an ache; and but trit1e
more is needed for sprains and lamenes-
ses. Rheumatism is not so easily affect
ed an ounce and sometimes two ounces
are required. No medicine, however,
is so sure to cure with the same number
of applications. For sale by Dorr 4
Wo16
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
Time to St0n II.

It's too bad, sir or madam, but don't
get frightened. Your hair is falling Off
that's certain. A glance in the mirror, or
an investigating committee of fingers tell
the dismal story. We won't discuss the
possible cause. It is enough that Par
ker's Hair Balsam used now will prevent
further destruction. Is your hair some
what gray, too, and crisp? Alas, yes.
The Balsam will give back the original
color, softness and gloss. Not dye, not
oily, elegantly perfumed, perfect dress
inr
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

FIRST RATE Ev1DENcE.- "Often una
BILE to attend business, being subject to
serious disorder of the kidneys. After a
long siege of sickness tried Burdock
Blood Bitters and was relieved by BALI a
bottle" MI. B. Turner, of Rochester,
y. Y. takes the pains to WRITE. Sold by
DOR & Void.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
BQlcklcN'S Arnica Salve.

The greatest medical wonder of the
world. Warranted to speedily cure burns,
bruises, cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, cancers, piles, chilblains, corns,
letter, chapped hands, and all skin erup-
tons, guaranteed to cure in every in
stance, or money refunded. % cents per
box. For'sale by all druggists.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

BE CAREFUL The genuine Rough on
Corns is made only by E. S. Wells, Pro
prietor of Rough on Rats, and has laugh
ing face of man on labels. 15c. & Csc.
ROtt1ac