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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
Names of European Nations.

These are derived principally from
some particular cause or object. For
instance, Ireland-which Julius Caesar
first called Illibernia-is kind of mod
ifcation of Erin, or the country of the
west.
Scotland, from Scotia, tribe which
originally came from Ireland. It was
anciently called Caledonia, which means
a mountainous country forests and
lands.
Portugal, the ancient Lusitania was so
named from town on the River Donro,
called Gale, opposite to which the in
habltants built city called Porto, or
Oporto. Aud when the country was
recovered from the Moors the inhabit-
ants combined the words and called it
the kingdom of Portucale-hence Portu-
gal.
Spain. the ancient Hernia, from the
River 1berus, or Hispania, from the
Phoe1ician spaniga, which signifies
Astounding with rabbits, which animals
are very numerous in that country
hence Spain.
France, from the Franks, a people of
Germany, who conquered that country.
Its ancient name was Celia, Gaul, or
Gallia- Bracchata, the latter eignifyin
striped breeches, which were worn by
the natives. @t
Switzerland, the ancient Helvetia, was
so named by the Austrians, who called
the inhabitants of these mountainous
countries Schweitzers. 49,.
Italy received it's present name from
q renowned prince called Italus. It was
called Hesperia, from its western 10.
calitv. sE>' .~-'. =, .'.s y. +
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
How Watch Cases are Made.

Most persons have an ambition to carry
gold watch case, and yet few people know
how watch case is made, or the vast diff
ference in Inequality of them. Ina SOLID
GOLD WATCH CASE, aside from the neces-
sary thickness for engraving and polishing,
large proportion of the metal is needed
only to stifen and hold the engraved por-
tons in place, and supply strength. The
surplus is not only needless, but ,,ndesira-
BILE, because gold is soft metal and cannot
furnish the stiffness, strength and elasticity
necessary to make the case permanently
strong and close-itting. The perfect watch
case must combine gold with some metal
that will supply that in which the gold is
deficient. This has been accomplished by
the james Boss Gold Watch Cuse ~. ~ ..,x
which saves the WASTE of need- : a
less gold, and INCREASES the soLlDlTY and
STRENGTH of the case, and at the same time
reduces the cost ONE HALF
Send cent stamp to keystone Watch Phia.
James Boss and Keystone Watch Case. made.
ITO he cU1!tinued)
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
Northern Wheat.


10 grow @heat successfully. it is nee.
essary to change the eeed at least every
third year and better wheat could be
grown by always getting the seed from
much more northern latitude than
where it is to be grown to produce the
crop. The reason of the above is tina
all vegetation tends to shorten its period
of growth and to ripen earlier when
grown in northern latitude; hence seeds
brought from a northern to q more south
ern situation are inclined to ripen their
crop earlier. This quality OF early ma
turity is of great advantage to wheat.
frequently crop Of wheat is reduced to
third grade by being few days late
in maturing. This is proven by the fact
that wheat has been frequently sown un-
der the Same conditions of soil and Gull
ture with this one exception Of being
sown q few days later thus causing the
wheat to mature few days later and re-.
sulting in second or third grade, whereas
the early Rown was first grade. Now as
even the earliest sown wheat will not al
ways mature before those hot days that
prevent it's filing, it follows that all adj
vantage that can be taken TO mature
wheat early should be taken advantage Of.
Northern grown seed is decided advan-
tage and will have it's effect on the crop
of wheat produced for three or more sea-
sons. This fact is also true Of corn and
ell other vegetation. Also to get tho
best results no crop should ever be grown
from seed produced on the same kind of
coil as where the crop is to be grown.
To get the best results the seed should
be raised in adiherent kind OF soil and
also q considerable distance to the north.
As al apples have been produced from
the original crab it follows that the new
! varieties ct present cultivated show con
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
PLUCK AND PRAYER.

There want any use o fretting, zs,
An told Obadiah 20,
For Of we couldn't hold On things,
We'd Jest got to let 'em 60.
There are lots Of folks tbat'd suffer
Along with the rest Of NJ,
An 1t didn't seem to be worth our while
To make such drefie fuss.
To be sure, the barn was ,most empty, s
An corn an pertaters sca'ce,
An not much Of anything plenty an cheap
But water-an' apple sass. w
But then-as told Obadiah &- + d
Itwa'n't any use to groAn,
For desh an' blood couldn't STAN It an he
Was nothing but skin an bone.
But, laws If you'd only heerd him,
Atany hour of the night,
A-prayin' outin that closet there,
'Twould have set you crazy quite.
patched the knees Of those trousers
With cloth that was noways thin,
But 1t seemed az il the pieces wore out
As fast as set 'em in.
To nue. he said mighty little
OF the thOrny ray we trOd,
But at least dozen times . day
he talked it over with God.
Down on his knees in that closet
The most af his time was passed,
For Obadiah knew how to pray
Much better than how to fast.
But am that way contrary
That If things don't go jest right.
feel like roltin' my sleeves up high
An gittin' ready to fight.
An the giants slew that winter,
amt goin' to talk about;
An didn't even complain to God,
Though think that He found 1t out.
With the point of q camtric needle
druv the wolf from the door,
For knew that we needn't starve to death
Or be lazy because we were poor.
An Obadiah he wondered,
An kept me patching his knees,
An thought it strange Low the meal held out;
An stranger we didn't freeze.
But said to myself in whispers:
"God knows where His gift descends;
An 'tisn't always that faith gifts down
As far az the finger ends.''
An wouldn't have no one reckon
Ny Obadiah a shirk,
For some, you know, have the gift to pray,
And others the gift to work.
-Hdrper's Weekly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE
AND ST: paul. IL:

T. Owls and operates over 1880 miles Of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Dakota; and as its main lines branches and connec-
lions reach 6H the great business centres OF the
Northwest and Far West, 1t naturally answers the
description of Short Line, and Best Route between
Chicago. milwaukee,, st. Paul and
Chicago, Mi,svauhee. Portage. La
arl,sse :znd wsnOHa.
Chicago. NiIW AU~ee> OItOnvilles
Chicago, Viii ~ aukee. Emu Claire and
Chicago, Miiwaukee, wau.au and
syerriil.
Chicago, milwaukee,, Beaver Dam.
FOlIn dll a1ac aud GSaskOS
sscnnOmOtUOc.
Chicago. Milwaukee,, Madison and
PRAIRIE du ChieD.
Chicago. Milwaukee,. OvvaGOnna,
uaulk atO and FaribaUlt.
Chicago. lselolt, Janesvi'ie and Min
eral Point.
Chicago, Clint?3, Rock Island. Cedar
Geaplds aud Eama.
Chicago. .se. NlOinese Council Bluffs
Chicago, canton, Sioux City, Sioux
Fails and YanktOn.
Chicago, milwaukee. Albert Lea and
SOnlnern Minnesota Points.
Chicago, milwaukee,. mason City,
MITCHELL and C0an, Dersaln.
Rock Island, Dubuque, St. Paul and
minneapolis.
Davenport, CaImar, 1T, Paul and
minneapolis.
Milwaukee, Racine, Bel0it, EreepOrt
amt NOcik island.
MITCHELL. WOl~ey, Ashton and Aber-
(Jim River Valley Lra.l
Pullman RLeeperS ans the FIsseat
Dining lItgs's in the sOO1.Id are run on the
main lines Of the CHlCa 60, MfLJVA U.
X Eh e. NJ. PAIL X IH.W 4 Y. and
every attention Is paid to passengers by courteous
employees Of the Company.
3. s. Merrill. A. v. u. Carpenter,
Gent Manager. GenI Pass. gent
J. T. Clark, Geo. II. Feafford,
Gen1 Supt. Asst Genl Pass Agt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
Another stSafest Part Of 4 Car,

lcxU1u t00 0orC09u6 yf8Yole1sJ
A party of merchant travellers In q
passenger coach were talking over their
travelling experience and the danger Of
accidents, and finally the question arose
as to the safest part Of the car. Fail
ing to settle the question among them
selves, they called up the conductor and
one OF them said to him:
Conductor, we have been discussing
the matter Of the safest part of the car
and want to know your opinion"
'sWant to know the safest part, eh?''
replied the conductor.
eyes, that's it.
s'Wel], continued the conductor.
borrowing chew Of tobacco and look
ing disappointed because he didn't get
q cigar, 'tI've been on the road for
fifteen years, and have been turned over
entertainments, bursted up in tunnels,
dumped off of bridges, telescoped in col.
lisions, blown off the track by cyclones,
run into open switches and had other
pleasant incidental. advertisements Of
kindred nature, and I should say, gen.
tlemen, that the safest part of the cal
was that part which happened to be il
the shop for repairs at the time of the
accident. Bloo-m-ah-un! Change
cars for Chic-a-a-mu-go and Nor
UNI un an-est, - .s,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
sAusoaAyEp nspER I.,r LAWS o. usaosrR,
CT! NJ / RRAl
MEpE4lllkk7cAi
1T s i TUT 4
8 .as q - 14oO1013 NO. 40
SUCCESSORS TO OFFICE 4 ROOMS,
DR.. BUTTS OiSpEMSARY. No. 020 l0CVSI ST,
cHAs. iaBARaE Nd, pres't Physician In Charge.
NELSON GRESHAM, Treas eutness xanaeer

This Institute has ample facilities and an ex-
business which liss been sstablished for years, Il
tice, giving skilifnl and scientific treatment 10
CHRONIC DISEASES r n the Had ass spine as
s s,ss Heart Liver Stomach and Bowels Rheun.
81 O0D IMPURITIES Inherited Or caused
ton. Scrofna, Fever Sores, Ulcers, etc.
DEfORmTES 81 the Hmbs Spinal Gasye
Of the Joints. Piles, Fistmla, R9pture, etc.
WEAKNESS and s IL 9la and
the genito-urinafy organs.
es0AIE irregularities and weaknesses, caus-
I5MhhE ine pain in tbs back o. side, etc:
preferred. Those unable to visit the Institute will
be FURNISHED with blank lists Of questons that will
aid them In making full statement OF their cases
and II not requiring surgical operation they can
be successfully treated by correspondence, and
medielnes sent BY mail or express To enable us
give brief statement Of their trouble. 5z
The Treasurer of the corporation Is Of Nelson&
lshesman CO.. Advertising Agents, and refers to
he pnb,lshsr Of this OF amy other nevspspeIn the
Consultation et of1ce Of BY mail Tree and Invited
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND g. PACIFIC R. R.

BETWEEN THE EAST i TIE WEST!
great feature Of our Palace Cara isa sMoKINq
SALOON where ~ you can enjoy your havana"
Magnacent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi,
and Missouri rivers at all points crossed 81 this
Kan.ss city, ana Hschsea.
ns TMs p ?SISt : coNNEcr1oNs OF
THIS T6I + os SREAT THROUGH LINE ARE AS
Al caicAee: with al aivszsins lines for the
Al ETsEIy9ep, with the L. 9. &A.s' and p
At WxsaiNaToN Hz1aHrs. with r, c. 4 st.
AZ Ia sALLl, with H. Cent. R.R
A. rif r. Ma With shd = E u +; Ri,
1t ROCK ISLAND. with *Mi!wsnkee 4 Rock
Al At DA y with the Davenport Division
XtWEsr LiSIR RI with theB, c. R. 4 Mr.. r.
At DIES NORRIS with B: n; E F: p; RI
A. o%nMA r fdT e. No. Mn r. 0foR IL Neb
At COLUMBUSJ UNCTI0N,W1tnH Fly. y; q y: w II
At OTTBNwA, with Central Iowa H. n. W.
St. pss en VIII Gi + Tei P e. War; wab St.
1euis { Pae.. and St. +, kee; 4 NV. b. Rds:
At CAMERON, with =: St. i r r.
Nss s T en- 4 St. TeHst sds Santa Fs
At LE1vENwoRT1, with Kan. Pac.. and Kan.
Ell asksHs1s CITY. with all lines for the Yves.
.er sIsisSN and LEAVENWoKTH. "'
. Great Rock Island Route.'' are sold By
; M hesae ticket oaee. address,
5 GonI Tiki. and Pass'gr Agt.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19

Is THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK
Its main line runs fron, Chicago to Council
Bluffs. passing through Joliet, Ottawa, La Sale.
Genesee: Moline. Rock Island, Davenport, West
Des Meines Che capital Of Iowa., Stuart, Allan
junction to Peoria; Wilton Junction TO Musca-
Centreviiie. Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin, Came.
ron, Leavenworth, Atchison. and Kansas City;
Washington to sieourney, Oskaloosa, and Knox.
KkSs to don
vile. 0skaloosa, Pella. Monroe, and Des Moinesi
Newton to Monroe: Des Moines to Indianola ana
Winterset; Atlantic to Lewis and Audubon; and
d. 4seh
line from Chicago into the State Of Kansas.
Through Express Passenger Trains. with Pull.
man PALACE Cars attached, arerun e:cn Wy daiiy
COUNCIL BLUFFS LEAvENwoRTH and ATcHI-
lie ana ka i cry: via the milwaukee, and
The Great Rock Island" IL magnincently
equipped. Its road bed is simply perfect, and its
track is laid with steel rails.
neas
beautiful prairies of Illinois and Iowa. in one Of
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains You get an entire
meal as good as is served IN any nrst-cl2ss hotel.
for seventy five cents. -.
Approaching the fact that majority Of the
people prefer separate apartments for dinerent
purposes (and the immense passenger business
of this line warranting it, We are pleased e an-
nounce that this Company runs Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes, and Palaces
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are r
C0UNCIL BLUFFS: Kansas CITX.
all Ticket Agents In the United States
For: Information NOT ObtAlnobl0 At r
a. KIN1BALL.
Gen'l Superintendent
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
Average Service Of Z Cow.

Average Service Of . Cow.
The average life of q COW ID eight
years. The possible productive life of
. COW is twenty years. The writer's
best COW is the twenty.third calf of her
dam. An Ayrshire COW ence gave in the
writer's presence thirty-seven quarts of
milk in one day with her thirteenth calf,
and ct the time she was too old for her
age to be indicated by her horns. A
jersey COW dropped her best calf, now
COW, when she was nineteen years old,
and the Centennial prize Jersey COW
Nlobe was very old COW then. Now,
what loss there is in wearing out
COWS at eight years old! A COW
properly cared for is then at her prime,
and may compare with man of forty
years in that respect. At such an age 9
man has twenty years of vigorous, use.
full life at least before him, and by hus-
banding his powers, ten more years may
be added. A COW may Just as we'll add
six years more to her eight, and will
beyond doubt if she is well used, and
still yield better profit to her owner
than four-year-old COW. Thus the
productive life of q COW may be actually
doubled by good care and usage. But
how is this heightened period of use.
fulness to be gained? In the first place,
longevity is an hereditary characteristic,
and csreful selection and breeding are
required to secure it. Then the con.
stitutional vigor favors it. This is Sc.
cared through breeding and early train.
ing. The sound, healthy calf must be
we'll cared for, we'll fed, and when she
becomes COW the training and care
must be continued, and the cows vital
forces we'll nourished and husbanded.
Exposure and irregular feeding, not to
mention actual mi-starvation during
the winter seasons, which is far too com
mop, tends greatly to shorten the useful
and productive life of COW. It pays
better to preserve good COW than to
rear second one; and if one lives six
teen years and has thirteen productive
years she will have been worth more to
her owner at the end than three COWS
eight years old have been, for there will
be ten fully productive years in the old
cows life against ten partially productive
years in that of the young ones .-Rurai
Spirit.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19

siderable Improvement in quality etc.
Improvement in varieties Obtained BY
hybridising apply also to cereals and
thus We are constantly having new kinds
OF grain introduced some Of which are a
decided advance on those formerly Gull
tivateil.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
Household Hints,

DELICIOUS chocolate drops are made
by melting the chocolate and dipping
little pieces of pineapple in it; canned
pineapple will of course answer.
COOP PLAIN CAKE WITHOUT EGas.-
Two cups OF sugar, one cup of butter,
one half cup milk. three ups -four, one
measure of Horsford's Bread Prepare
ton; flavor to taste; bake. quickly.
CHOICE FIG CAKs.-A large cup OF
butter, two and half cups of sugar,
one of sweet milk, three pints of flour
with three teaspoons of baking powder,
the whites of Is eggs, pound and a
quarter of figs (the choicsst), we'll
Toured and cut in strips like citron; no
flavoring.
DELICIOUS candy is made by beating
the white of an egg and working in ali
the confectioners' sugar that you posi-
bly, can. Shape the candy in sticks and
cover with melted chocolate; flavor the
sugar with vanilla; instead of choco :
late you can cover the sticks with
grated cocoanut; in this case flavor with
lemon.
HERE is suggestion which should
be borne in mind: When you have the
wood work in room painted, it is a
good plan to have about two inches
of the floor painted also have the paint
the same color as that of the Dashboard;
then if, when changing carpets, the
carpet will not come close to the
wall, the little place will not be SO uu-
slightly.
DELICIOUS Hot CAKE FOR TEA. -
Beat two eggs to a froth, add to them
half a cupful Of sugar. Into one cupiul
of sour cream beat half teaspoonful OF
soda dissolved in boiling water. Stir it
into the eggs and sugar. Ada a pinch
OF salt and -four enough to make thick
batter for griddle cakes. Bake il
'sgem pans" or shallow biscuit pans
and serve piping hot.
A SIMPLE and delicate dessert is mad,
by dissoiving half an ounce of gelatin,
in pint of cold milk; when entirely dis
solved, add quart of milk, and sugal
to your taste, and the yolks offour eggs
Boil until like custard; just before re
moving from fire. add the whites o
the eggs, we'll beaten; favor and pou
into molds; when cold turn out OF. tn
molds and serve with cream or wit
frl1it
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19

"WHAr is the big corner in pork I hear
sbout?, asked Laura across the cherry
table 'sThe big corner in pork" replied
Tom, 'sis the ham.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
CHICAGO. ILL.

- "a "a m The use of the term
AAk kES "Short Line' in connec-
~ RIM Hn ton with the corporate
~o4Sa d name Of great road, con-
n& 20 veys an idea of just what is
8A6H required by the travelling
vaW pub ic-a Short Line, Quick
AhvAu Time and the best Of &C.
- 0~u commodations-allo of which
are furnished by the great Railway in America.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19

The above Is q correct map Of the -l:,r ~" -
ALBERT LEA ROUTE,
and it, immediate connections. Through Trains daily
From ST. PAUL AND Minneapolis TO CHICAGO,
without change connecting with all lines
EAST and SOUTHEAST
The only line running Through Cars between
MINNEAPOLIS and DES MONIES, Iolva.
Through Trains between g- .--. ..-- --.,.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS,
connecting in Union Depot for all Points South and
Southwest Close connections made with st. p. liz NJ.
u. p and st. p & Duluth Railroads from and to all
POINTS North and North West. :. s-I.s se= ~
. REMEMBEk! PULLMAN PALACE SLEEP1Nt,
JARS on all night Trains. Through TckeN, and bag.
"a checked to destination For time tables, rate
care, ETC., call upon nearest Ticket Agent address
9. F. BOYD,
Gen'l Tkt. Pass. Art. Ninneapolls.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
81 did not know you we're Il home

Il did not know you we're at home,"
said i. .sss5ss5 s5,'s5ss.s SIS.
81 have this moment come in and
taken of my hat, I" she said with sweet
smile, ''and was coming down for
drink of ice water
heard her 70 into the parlor,
where she sat for long time playing
grand old church music and singing
softly in tones 80 sweet that it made
me think of heaven and of angels
music.
Next morning, as we were gather
ing at the breakfast table, Miss Bur-
ton came in, pale and frightened, say
ing her room had been entered dur
ing the night by burglar, aud her
watch and chain and all her valuable
jewelry taken.
We all sprang UP in CONSERVATION
and went to her room, where we found
the window which opened upon the
roof of a verandah partly raised, and
the shutters pushed open, as if surely
indicating the way the burglar had
entered.
Miss Burton had slept soundly and
heard nothing, she said, but she noticed
her window when she first woke. and
upon searching found all her jewels
gone.
1--WE might all have been murdered in
our beds!" cried Mrs. Wootton, pale
and trembling, while pretty Mrs. Ora;
ham fell to crying like child, declaring
she wouldno dare to stay another night
under roof where there was no man in
the house.
Ibid any of the rest lose anythins?''
asked Bessie.
II haven't noticed in my room, I"
said Mrs. Wootton; ''let US all 60 and
look"
And to our rooms we went, I opening
my bureau with sinking heart. It was
as l feared-my casket, which had only
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-09
Mexican Veterans.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.-The Mexican veterans
met at PoDe's theatre this morning to attend
the reunion, which continues three days.
About 200 delegates from various states are
in attendance. In the absence of President
James W. before, Gen. N. d. Manson, of
Indiana, first vice president, called the re-
union TO order, and an address of welcome
was delivered by j. c. McGinniss, of ST.
Louis, and replied to by Acting President
Manson. The roll call was postponed I'm til
tomorrow, to await the arrival of veterans
who are expected tonight. After the APP
pointment of standing committee the con-
vention adjourned to visit the merchants
exchange. The afternoon and evening was
spent il sight seeing and festivities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-09

CTATE OF NTSEEsoTA. COUNTY OF RAMSEY
= -ss Dis.rict Court Second Judicial District.
william A Van siyke zzd Andrew Giiehrisr. partners
as WIN A vaz s.yke Co. Plaintiffs. against
George n ssrs.ssn aad joan n. Hsg, partners ss
s1rsssoa q Hay. defendants.
srEzoSs.
The ssste o. Minnesota to the above named defend
ants.
You ana eaeh Of yOa are hereby summoned and
recuIred 70 sus<er the complaint q the plaintiffs IN
TIE sboTe entitled seisa hieh has been fled IN the
Oee CT The clerk Of s4sc IN the city Of Saint
Paul Minnesota ard C serve COPY Of your answer
10 said Compliant On the subscribers. st Their Office
In the civ q Gain. Paul n the cCarty q Rsmscy.
within ezazty days after the service q this summons
upoa ysu exclusive q the dag q suc se-Tiess sid
4 yea fan 70 an,xe- the said complaint Ulsin The
ire sf5-sx.sG TIE pIafarfas IN tbis action wiz take
IudTnsl< against Jou and eaen q Feu for the sun
u &c 7hesaanf three hundred ffty-hve and $500
zoas- vita l1rrres- f5zI - thereof 1rcL January
D. 1sst sd Interest ss24-fi thereof. FROM Feb
rasfF srh 1884 together wiki the Gusts ard dlsbuTse
meats hessin-
O'BEIES < WILSON
Plaintiff Art0~neFs. s.. Paul Nm
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