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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
The Ups and Downs of Life.

Now and again." says London let.
ter, We have curious examples of the
vicissitudes of life in finding some per-
son who has seen better days. follow
ing an occupation very different from
which he pursued in former times.
Thus, gentlemen who have held the
queens commission in the army, have
come to be the drivers of hansoms, cabs
and omnibuses, countesses have been
discovered in the work-house. and cler-
gymen of the Church of England have
been seen with brooms in their hands
sweeping crossing. A curious exam
pie Of this change of fortune was re-
lated to me the other day by friend
of mine. He is great Oriental scholar,
and last week happening to lunch at a
we'll known restaurant near the new law
courts he metanother old Anglo-Ind
The two gentlemen proceeded to con-
verse in Hindustani. and presently they
were astonished to find the waiter who
was attending upon them, addressing
them in the same tongue. Greatly sur
prised at such phenomenon, they ask
ed the waiter who he was. It turned
out that he was an old soldier who had
served for many years in India, and had
thus pi cked up the native language. He
had so distin guished himself for bravery
in the last African war that he had
been rewarded with the Victoria cross.
In further proof of his story he barred
bis arms and put back the hair from his
head, revealing the scars of terrible sa.
Der wounds. As a discharged soldier
and Victoria cross man he receives .
pension of EGO year. but as this il
hardly enough to keep wife aud famil,
upon, ne gets his living as waiter; ant
he ought to do pretty we'll at this oc
| cupation. Thanks to our system of fee
ing attendants, walters berth at
first-class restaurant is tolerably lu
crative one, in many instances realizin
from "a to G6 week and even more
Indeed. at some places the walters re
ceive no wages at all, but on the contra
ry pay the proprietor for the privileg
of serving his customers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
Cares of Poultry.

Bad poultry management shows it.
self in making poultry houses unsuited to
the wants of the fowls; it shows in the
buying of poor stock to save few pal.
try dollars; it shows in keeping old
stock beyond their usefulness; it shows
in not raising early pullets to take the
place Of old hens; it shows in not selling
off the surplus stock at the proper sea-
sou;it shows it not culling out all faulty
birds; it shows in improper mating Of
the breeding fowls, aud it shows in not
providing suitable food, etc., for the
wants of the poultry stock. --Poultry
Monthly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
Care of Colts.

Colts should not be permitted to stand
on plank, cement, paved or any hard
floor the first year, as these are liable to
seriously affect the feet and legs. Un-
less the yard where the colts run in has
q fine, dry, gravelly soil, it should be
well Uttered SO as to keep their feet dry.
Mud or soft, wettish ground is apt to
make tender hoofs, no matter how we'll
bred the colt may be. One reason why
the horses in one district grow up supe-
rior to those in another in hoof, bone.
muscle and action, is because it has a
dry limestone and silicious soil. When
the mare is at work do not let the colt
run with her; and;f she comes back from
her work heated, allow her to get cool
before suckliBg the colt, as her over
heated milk is liable to give the foal
trouble.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
AM I A SCOT, OR AM 1 NOT?
By VIM. TAYLOR.

By VIM. TAYLOR.
should bring wagon DER
From Scotland to Columbia's shore, q.
And by successive wear and tear
The wagon soon should need repair;
Thus, when the tires are worn through,
Columbia's iron doth renew;
Likewise the felloes, hubs, and spokes
Should be replaced by Western oaks;
In course of time down goes the bed,
But here's one like it in its stead.
So, bit by bit, in seven years,
. All things are changed In bed and gears,
And still it seems as though it ought
To be the one from Scotland brought:
But when I think The matter DER,
1t ne'er was on foreign shore,
And all that came across the sea
Is only its identity.
came Scotchman, understand,
BY choice, to live in this free land,
Wherein I've dwelt, from day to day,
Till sixteen years have passed away.
If physiology be true,
My body has been changing, too;
And though at first it did seem strange,
Yet science doth confirm the change;
And since I have the truth been taught,
I wonder if Pm now Scot?
6iIce all that came across the sea
Is only M identity.
Scientific american.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23

Is THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK
It's main line runs from Chicago to Council
Bluffs, passing through Joliet, Ottawa, La Sale:
Geneseo Moline. Rock Island. Davenport, West
bes MSne. ,Se eaptsi II io1a
tic, and Avooa; with branches from bureau
junction to Peoria: Wilton Junction to Musca-
tine: Washington Fairfield: Eden: ;seik ame
ron. Leavenworth AtchisoR: and Kansas CITY;
Washington to sigourney Oskaloosa, and Knox
vile; keokuk to Pennington, BonaParte, pen
aa az bes
Newton to Monroe; Des Moines to lndlanoIa ana
Winterset; Atlantic to Lewis and AUDUBON; ana
Avoca to Harlan. This is positively me only
ne po@ Csaeo nao stsRee
Through Express Passenger trains, WIN ful.
man Palace Cars attached, are run each way daily
between CHICAGO ana RE9RLA: MA Ma T G1
son. Through cars are also run between Milwau:
h,e ana Kansas City. via the "Milwaukes and
Rock Island Short Line .,,, =. .an,e..n+,v
equipped Its road bed is simply perfect, and its
track is laid with steel rails.
What will please you most will be the pleasure
Beautiful praIries OF flin dis and Iowa in ono Of
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany al
Through Express Trains: You get an entire
meal. good as Is served III any nSSt-cAsss noseA'
for sew enIy-fye cents.
Apprec;aring the fact that majority Ct the
peopie prefer separate apartments Tor dinerent
purposes (and the immense passenger business
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palace
COUSCIL BLUFFS. KANSAS CITX,
all Ticket Agents In the United states
For information not obtainahlo at y
Gen1 Superintendent
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23

MISS CLARA BARTON has resigned the
superintendency of the Woman's Prison
at Sherborn, Mass, to devote herself to
the work Of the Red Cross Society,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
Trees Beside Roads.

In answer to those who advocate the
planting Of trees beside tie roads and
along the fences, Maryland man urges
that the roots of such trees occupy a
large area which they deprive of the
elements required for the growth of
crops; that they furnish a shelter under
which grow all manner of br1ars and for
est trees; and that the plan of planting
fruit.trees beside the roads cannot be
satisfactorily carried out. or, rather,
that such trees will become an eyesore
rather than an ado1nment, because the
boys will keep the branches broken and
the ground below strewn with clubs and
stones used to knock the fruit down,
young America" he says, "must be
educated to let her neighbors' fruit alone.
Parents must reach their children that
1t is crime and misdemeanor to steal
melons out of their neighbors' patches,
but as long as parents tell before their
children what grand times they used to
have as boys, when they stole the melons
out of cold Grimes patch, the youth
Of America will follow in the footsteps
of their progenitors, and cherries, and
nuts, and melons near ard convenient to
the public highways will suffer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23

] The use Of the term
"Short Line" in connec-~
ton with the corporate
name Of q great road, con-
veys An idea Of just what is
required by the travelling
pub &c a Short Line, Qaick
Time and the best of &C.
commoaations-all Of which,
eat Railway in America
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
stuffing, and charged him $3 for one lit

stufang, and charged him SO for one lit
tie bottle of wine worth about Is cents,
l mad the boys look in the morning pa
pers to see how many situations there
were vacant, and how many more there
were wantin' places. When we started
tor the train next morning early we see
q sign out Clerk wanted and thirty or
forty fellows standin' around waiting for
the doors to open. Oh, I tell you, the
boys haven't any love for Chicago. and
they are stayin' home and tending to
business. James has a small farm of
his own, and I'm going to give him half
the money from them hogs to furnish
his house With, cause he's to marry
soon. Robert, the next one, has the
best team in our county, and the hand
soonest gal. My boys have seen Chicago
with their eyes open, and are satisfied
to stay at home, behave themselves, and
take the old farm when I get through
with it. l believe this keeping of boys
in ignorance of what great city really
is is wrong, so Ido."-Chicago Herald.
Household Hints.
GREASE spots may be removed from
wall paper by putting clean blott,ng
paper over them and pressing it with 8
fat-iron.
A HINT as to beds-Those who find an
excelsior mattress too hard, feathers toe
warm and hair mattress too expensive,
may make feather bed very comfort.
able by laying piece of straw mating
covered with cotton cloth upon it.
BLACK kid gloves are sometimes a
source of annoyance on account of little
white streaks at the seams. This trouble
may be diminished by coloring little
salad oil with black ink, then rub this
over the white places with a feather;
dry quickly outside the window.
A VERY pretty blanket for the babys
carriage is made of blocks about SIX
inches square, of scarlet and white
worsted, crocheted in afghan stitch; on
the scarlet block work some little fl CURE
in white. The white block may be or.
namented or not, just as you please.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
SHORTEST LINE
1T Is THE
I'oFULA1 LIME
For Omaha, Lincoln,
ID Kim " Es Us,
And All Points in AEW HE1lC0. ARIZONA, N0ATAE3.
CALIFORNIA!
THE LINE COMPRISES


Nearly 4 600 miles. Solid Smooth Steel Track. An
connections made in UNION DEPOTS. thas
q National Reputation of being THE GREAT
THROUGH OAR LINE, and Is universally con-
cede1 TO be THE FINEST EQUIPPED Railroad In
the World for all classes of travel.
Try 1t, and You will find travelling . luxury In
stead Of a discomfort.
through tlckets.via. this celebrated line for sale
1t all offices in the West.
All information about rates Of fare, sleeping eas
accommodations. time tables, etc. will be cheerful
ly given by applying to PERCEVAL LOWELL.
General Passenger Agt., Chicago
T. J. POTTER Sd Vice-Preaident and General Man
aRer, Chicago.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
Care of Highways.

A correspondent of the Country Gen.
tleman, writing from Duchess County,
New York, says that the town of Ame-
MIA, in that county, has tried with
marked success the plan of keeping a
force of four or five men at work on the
highways through most of the year
under the supervision of an experienced
and skillful builder of roads, who gives
his attention constantly to the work.
Every part of the seventy five miles of
highway in the town is in good condi-
ton, and the expense of keeping it so
has been much less than it could have
been by the old method. The new plan
has greatly relieved the farmers, who
have not been called to work on the
roads at time when other duties de-
manded their attention. New York has
a law which directs that the voters of
any town may elect to adopt this plan of
hiring force of men and a competent
commissioner to make and keep in repair
the roads of their town, but the plan
orce adopted must be followed for not
less than three years. It has been found
that by the method described the roads
have been kept in better condition than
ever before, and that the cost of the
work has actually been less than that of
road making by the old way.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
Preserving Timber Posts

AICScItluS 1lhD0r 1OSCS
The well-known method of preserving
posts and wood which are partly en-
bedded in the earth, by charring and
coating with tar, are only effective when
both are applied. Should the poles be
charred without the subsequent treat
ment with tar, the charcoal formation
on the surface only acts as an absorber
of the moisture, and only hastens the
decay. By applying coating of tar
without previously charred, the tar
would only form casing about the
wood, nor would it penetrate to the
depths which the absorbing properties
of the charcoal surface would insure.
Wood that is exposed to the action of
water or let into the ground should first
be charred, and then, before il has en-
tirely cooled, be treated with tar until
the wood is thoroughly impregnated.
The acetic acid and oils contained in the
tar are evaporated by the heat, and only
the resin left behind, which penetrates
the pores of the wood and forms an air
tight and water proof envelope. It is
important to impregnate the poles lit
tie above the line of exposure, for here
it is that the action of decay affects the
wood first, and where the brake always
occurs when removed from the earth or
strained in testing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23

"No, none of my boys are in Chi
cago," said an old farmer from western
Illinois, just returning from the Union
stock yards, where he had sold three
cars of hogs of his own raising. "No,
sir, my boys are all at home. The three
oldest are teaching school winters and
helping me on the farm summers. I've
had all my boys in the city, though,
and they know what it is. I showed
EN- all around myself. I amt one of
these kind that let's boys go on thinking
a city is the incest place in the world,
when it is as easy as nothing to show
EN- different. I had my boys in some
of the saloons along on State Street. and
on the West Side, to show 'em the poor
loafers, some of them evidently farmers
boys come to town to get rich. We all
went up into the public library, as I
wanted the boys to see the poor cusses
there finding good warm place to sleep,
until 10 O'Clock, anyhow. We was also
in some of them dives along the Levee,
and I tell you the boys was Disguised
with the dirt and the vnlga1ity. NY
oldest boy went into the Wine-room to
see the girls and come out mad saving
they was nothing but paint, powder and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND g. PACIFIC R. R.

BETWEEN THE EAST & THE WEST!
great feature Of our Palace Cars is q SMOKING
SALOON where you can enjoy your "davana"
Iron srige, span the Mississippi,
line. and transfers are avoided at Council BlunS,
fsk
H. 4hkSJaz GSS NE Is Is
"A: Saie s;e. with all ai'ersins lines for tho
Il ES 81 + -: with the L. 8. &A.s andf'
xtWXsHlNaToN HEIGHTS, with r, c. q
At ia SALE, with III. Cent. r. r.
ALTOONA. with p. z. J.; T; d. H.; I. =. .
vi Ka MA is iaa Is6 W M Eds; Rock
Island Short Line" and Rock Isrd PEG. Rde.
AZ DA :. with the Davenport Division
At VEST Liberty, with the B., C.R.& N.R.R
At GRINNELL, with Central Iowa R.R.
At DIES MONIES, with d: NJ; 4 :. D. r. f.
AtCouNcIL BLUFFS. With UNION Faclnc Il; H.
AtCoLUMBUs UNCTIoN,w with 3. &C 4; y n. RR
At OTTUNwA, With Central Iowa r. r.; W..
ST. Pae ia and a,f 49, r. fd War;: vab st.
Louis s Pac:. and s.; L, Zee; 4 NV. r. Rds.
At CAMERON. with e. st. J; r. f.
a. ATcHlsoS Nth p, A It. Il TePsks Santa Fe;
AT LEAyENwoRrA. with Kan. Pac.. and Kan
AtkxXsxs CITY, with all lines for the West
| and Southwest.
ITCHls0N, and LEAVEN WORTH.
/" Great Rock Island Koute,'' are sold by
ar home ticket Office, address,
e. ST. JOHN.
Gen'l Tiki. and Pass'gr Agt,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-23
Household Hints.

GREASE spots may be removed from
wall paper by putting clean blott,ng
paper over them and pressing it with q
fat-iron,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-11-20
Intemp rance.

How many are sending up prayers
for help to save some dear one, that
liquor is dragging down to the lowest
depths of misery and despair How
many bright ornaments Of society,
substantial business men, kind hus.
bands and fathers have sunk so low,
one bushes to know them
Think of the blasted lives, of the
wives and little children who live
lives of torture, because their fate is
linked with one who loves liquor, bet
ter than the wife he has sworn at
Gods altar to love and protect. How
many a woman hears with terror the
footstep, which at one time made her
heart leap and thrill with pleasure in
expressible. Oh that once bright lit
tie home replete with happiness. The
dainty curtains, bountifully supplied
table and tasteful furniture. The neat
ly dressed children waiting for fathers
return and evening kiss. The proud,
happy wife, waiting for the central
figure of her little world, the author of
her complete womanly life. Now see
that other picture, telling of misery
without and within. See those trem-
bling children and down, hearted wife;
hear those words of abuse heaped on
the "hesh of his flesh, and bone of hi-
BONE" Strife has unsurped the for
merly happy abode, shadows becloud-
ed the sunshine of smiles. The fow-
ers are withered, the carpets are full of
holes, the larder is empty and the
children turn to the mother for the
support she begs or earns. We draw
our conclusion. That man has be-
come drunkard. This is the home
view. Now look at it's effect on So
ciety at large. Testimony furnished
US by our daily papers, judges, phil
osophers and all keen observers,
proves that the most dreadful crimes
are committed under the influence of
liquor. When we reflect on the life
destroyed, the industry sacrificed, the
shame and pauperism, the waiste of
financial resources, the only wonder
is that the American people do not
say this curse shall not longer exist.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-11-20
nd | baked them this morning" "

and baked them this morning."
"Upon my world you're getting to be
quite II little housekeeper," said the
Doctor, chucklirg. 81 suppose some
young fellow'll be-Why, halloa ,herel
what's this ?"
For Dr .Gray's teeth, sound and white
rs ivory had struck against some
foreign substance under the snowy
crust of the much.praised pie, with II
jar that set every nerve on edge.
"DO they make apple-pies nowadays
out of stones 2" demanded the old gen
tleman, tartly. mo, Pm mistaken, it
isn't stone-it'sa n seal ring !"
And the Doctor quietly held up Har-
ry Brownies missing ornament-a
heavy carnelian, set in ring of chased
gold. Kitty turned scarlet Browne
looked amazed and confounded.
How seal ring should happen to
get baked inan apple-pie don'tknow,
said the malicious old Doctor, enjoy
ing the confusion of his companions.
~ Oung people, can you tell me what
i'll this means ?"
II can tell you SIR" said Harry, Yili.
antly, seeing that now or never was
the time for his avowal. ''It means
that | am in love with your daughter
Kitty, and that if you will give me
your consent to our union we will be
eyerlastingly grateful to you"
Papa" whispered Kitty, with her
round arms about his neck, "now be
good, and say yes. l wanted to tell
you bef0re-only-l didn't dare"
"Oh !" said DR.. Gray, dryly; Il sup
posed | should find things out by and
by. l wish. however, it mayn't be at
the cost of the swapping tOothache."
MAY have her, sir Z" pleaded Har-
ry, who had by this time got his arm a
round Kitty's waist.
"Well," said the Doctor, 81 don't
know that I've any objection. Have it
your own way, young people. Only, if
you haye any more cOurting to get
through with, l beg you won't do it
up over my apple-pies !"
Harry Browne was a rich man that
July afternoons; he had two treasure
truyes-a promised wife and a seal ring!
And the Doctor was happy, for he had
found something to tease Kitty about.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-11-20
An Efectual Prayer.
The Claim That Was Met in a
Mysterious Way--A Pray
er That Would Not Ad-
NIT Of Defeat.

NO." said the lawyer, ''I sha'n't
press your claim against that man I;
you can get some one else to take the
case, or you can withdraw it, just as
you please"
"Think there isn't any money in
1t ?"
"There would probably be some
money in it, but it would as you know
come from the sale of the little house
the man occupies and calls home > but
l don't want to meddle with the mat
ter, anyhow"
''Got frightened out If it, eh 2"
"No, | wasn't frightened out Of it,"
81 suppose likely the old fellow beg
ged hard to be let off P''
"Well-yes, he did,"
"And you caved, likely ?"
"NO, I didn't speak word to him" {"
ooh, he did all the talking, did
he 2''
eyes"
"And you never said a word ?''
"Not word"
"What in creation did you do ?"
81 believe l shed few tears"
"Aud the old fellow begged you hard
you say ?"
"No, l didn't say so /; he didn't
speak word to me-"
"Well, may l respectfully inquire
whom he did address in your hear.
ing ?"
"God Almighty"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-11-20

He who is firm in will moulds the
world to himself.
No sense ofnature is complete with
out the human element.
Meddling seldom accomplishes any.
thing but mischief.
IF you are determined to live and
die slave to custom, see that it Is at
least good one.
Take care to be an economist in pros.
perity there is no fear of your being
one In adversely.