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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Continued from lest aUeek)
How Watch Cases are Made.

1t is a fact not generally known that the
james Boss Gold Watch Gases really con-
tain more pure gold than many "sclid'>
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture of very
poor grade of solid gold watch cases
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from 4SS to 10 karats,
and 5 or karat case is often sold for IL
or II karats. 1t is NOT economy to buy a
watch case SO poor in quality that it will
soon lose its color, or one SO soft that i will
lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, Or
one so thin that slight blow will break
the crystal, and perhaps the movement.
1t IS economy to buy a James Boss Gold
Watch Case, in which NONE of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not an erpea>i-
naent-it has been made nearly thirty gears.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Oct. "a, 1882
I sold two James Boss Gold Watch Cases thirty
years ago, when they first out and they are in
good condition yet. One of them is carried by a
carpenter, Mr.. L. W. Drake, Of Hazleton, and only
shows the wear in one or two Places the other by
duce ono or both of these cases ut any time
SYLVESTER ENGLE Jeucler
Send stamp Keystone Case Factories, Pha
dspha. Pa for handsome illustrated Pamphlet showing how
3asss Boss and Keystone Watch Cases made.
ITO be Contipaked.)
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
A Slice Promoting Machine.

Now, what is it that disturbs sleep?
Noise? Not altogether, for the inhab.
itants of beseiged cities have been
known to sleep through the roar of the
bombardment and to awaken suddenly
when the firing ceased. Millers will
sometimes start up from their sleep,
awakened by the mere stopping of the
mill-wheel. The rattle of train in mo-
ton will induce sleep, as all travellers
know. And last, not least, the sleep of
infants, the sweetest and soundest sleep
Of all. is promoted by sound. The pop
ular view then that noise disturbs sleep,
like most popular views, only touches
the truth, but does not grasp it. The true
cause of disturbance is interruption.
Any cessation of the continuity of silence
or of sounds awakensthe sleeper, for
sound, provided it be monotonous, has
precisely the same effect on the brain as
silence. That simple piece of mechanism
the alarm-clock, is based. on the theory
of interruption; it interprets silence.
Now, might not q simple continuance be
made on the same mechanical principles,
but with the reverse object, viz, that Of
securing sleep by sound? It's utility to
delicate persons especially would be I'M
doubted. Cali it the morphiometer, the
somniferent, or give it French title
and christen it the garde.somme, or
sleep preserver- name, by the way,
that would truly designate it's object ;
for it's real object would not be so much
to promote sleep as to insure the sleeper
against disturbance 1.-THE vulnerable side
Of light sleepers) by placing q bulwark
Of sound between him and the sudden
shocks Of extraneous noise. Let your
sleep-preserver produce the drowsy,
mono tonous buzz Of the humming- top,
not go loud as to be heard in an adjoin-
ing room, but loud enough to drown
distant noises when placed close TO the
bedside, or hung over the pillow.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Ayers Sarsaparilla

for Rheumatism, with entire success and,
after careful observation, declares that, in
his belief, there is no medicine in the world
equal to it for the cure of Liver Disorders,
Gout, the effects of high living, Salt
Rheum, Sores, Eruptions, and all the
various forms of blood diseases.
We have Mr.. LELAND's permission to invite
all who may desire further evidence in regard
to the extraordinary curative powers of
AYERS SARsAPARILLA to see him person.
ally either at his mammoth Ocean Hotel,
Long Branch, or at the popular Leland Hotel,
Broadway, 9th and 2sth Streets, New York.
Mr.. LELAND's extensive knowledge of the
good done by this unequalled eradicator Of
blood poisons enables him to give inQuirers
much valuable information.
PREPARED By
Dr.J.c.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists; 81, six bottles for IS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
How John Prono.a.,.

How John Proposed.
,.c By HORACE EATON WALKER.
uoo4 p evenln, John," said good old Farmer
His broad moon face with wrinkles runnin'
Ie eslll r. soul Of goodness "How de deau;
Sez L but somethin' ails our John. Yer tired
Vas kinder like unsartin One who he'd
Our best respecs', John, wouldn't har fumbled
In comm thro our great hall door, yer know.
mBut, lay. yer hat aside, and take a chair;
Inc neo evenlns cool. John. Yes. right over there
see yer deau; but there abe gave her heart,
Just Just Where yer set. Isee yer blush; cen
was bashful then. But there did it. Try?
came here twenty times or more. At last
mAnd then the world was Paradise. A cow
we WAS al she had as dowry. Lord knows how
And you believe me, John, it wasn't long
Afore we had this leetle farm on tick;
And 'twere puzzle, too, cen to old Nick,
no" I Iast the mortgage melted. But, friend
She was very Queen with aprun onl
land Nancy. She John, came to help us bear
Of her had taught us practice, and our love
Grew stronger--Nancy? Yes leetle dove
From out the sky. And you'll agree. of course;
G rV, ae UAe lrleAu OF farmer brOWn, tne source
All homely virtues in their lovely Nancy.
"But, John, yer sick. Tho maybe what say
She went to Deacon BANDS. II Nancy'u deau
~ hitch the old mare up And she and yeau
Can kinder keep the cradle trimmed; and John
TSe s4y I'M git back With With bubbles
And here are apples picked by her own ham
..:Now, Nanny, here is John, our neighbours boy;
70 see an upright man in these fast days;
But every age has Its peculiar ways
The fire. It won't 60 out. If so it should,
You'll find right there some logs of hard oal
So, now good-by." And down the autumn road
The loud "Hud-ups" sound where the brooklet
And Farmer Brown went jogging on. A tune
His love-days knew, brought back an old-time
June,
He Wooed and won when corn was in the blade
And gay old Bess kept time with the old time
song,
While he and shewent jogging slow along;
And came the stars, and blinked upon the scene
The wind grew strong. The air was cold and
keen.
As farmers will, the hour was somewhat late,
When "WhoaW stopped the old mare right a
But'dark as pitch was Farmer Browns abode;
He scarce could see the grass that linedthe road
And Nancys ma said "Hush r. as Farmer Brown
Uttered y-word' as he clambered down,
And caught his left foot in the tangled reins.
Muttering that some folks "didn't have an,
brains''
Pickering match soon lighted up the room;
And there, o, dear across the partial gloom,
Proud Farmer Brown and Nancy's good old ma
INDUCED together in a loud 'ha-ha p
For do believe IT, all the fire. Ont.
The candle fickered from Its greasy spout,
And Brown said something then about
''sheep,"
For there sat Nan and John, both asleep!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
He Was a Granger.

IRON the chicago deraid.]
"We made singular discovery the
other day." remarked All official of
road running into Chicago, the other
day. "About three miles beyond GER
tain station on our line there is farm
house by the side of the track. Just be-
yond the farm house is little creek,
over which there is a small bridge.
About four years ago some repairs were
made to that little bridge, and, of course,
the bridge gang had put up sign
board Run slow on either side during
the day or SO the bridge was weakened.
When they had finished their work they
went off and forgot the sign. The fact
is, the boards had disappeared, and they
didn't take the trouble to hunt them
up.
"Some weeks afterward, no one knows
just when, those signs re-appeared in
their former places. Nobody knew who
put them there and what for. Nobody
cared. If the section men noticed them
at all they thought the bridge men had
done it. It was none of the engineers
business why they we're there-it was
their duty to observe regulations, which
required them to slow down at all such
signs. Observe regulations they did.
For about four years not train had
passed over the little bridge without
slowing almost to astandstill. The cul-
vert, for that's all it is, has been as safe
as any part of the road-bed, and yet
stopping and starting trains there has
cost the company thousands of dollars.
You know it costs money to stop and
start trains.
"You are wondering how it all comes
about, of course. Well, that farmer
stole those boards and put them up
again at his leisure. For four years
he has been going into the town or
coming from it on our train, getting on
or off right at his own door. It was q
slick scheme, and how he must have
laughed at us and enjoyed it all the
while. But his game is up now, and
the engineers are having their revenge
by keeping up an internal screeching
of their whistles at all hours of the day
and night whenever they pass the farm
hOnae"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Ayers Sarsaparilla.

Since then Mr.. LELAND has recommended
AYERS SARsAPARILLA in many similar
cases, and he has never yet heard of its fail
ure to effect radical cure.
Some years ago one of Mr.. LELAND's farm
laborers bruised his leg. Owing to the bad
state Of his blood, an ugly scrofulous swelling
or lump appeared on the injured limb. Hor-
rible itching of the skin, with burning and
darting pains through the lump, made life
almost intolerable. The leg became enor-
mously enlarged, and running ulcers formed,
discharging great quantities of extremely
offensive matter. No treatment was of any
avail until the man, by Mr.. LELAND's direc-
ton, was supplied with AYERS SARsAPA-
R1LLA, which allayed the pain and irritation,
healed the sores, removed the swelling, and
completely restored the limb to use.
Mr., LELAND has personally used
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
winter treatment Of Miloh:Cows.

The aim in the treatment of mich
COWS in winter should be to continue
the conditions of summer as nearly as
possible. This requires comfortable
quarters, not only against the inclem-
incy of the weather, but in all else that
relates to the we'll being Of the COW
such IS warm stables, but not too warm;
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Circulating Libraries.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
won't you let me have Daniel
Deronda inquired young woman of
one of the assistant librarians at the
Mercantile Library, on Clinton Place.
Certainly, madam" he replied, but
in a moment returned and said: "Sorry.
but sDerondas' are all out.
"Dear mel" replied the asker, sWhy
don't you keep two of them?"
ave have 500 of them"
@Five hundred?"
EYES,"
"And you can't let me have one?"
@All out. We have had great de-
mand for them the past week. I'll put
your name down and give you the first
one that comes in" T.
The young woman walked away with
a vexed look, and the young man said
to the reporter: "She don't half be-
ieve me, I'll venture, when I tell her
that We have 500 volumes of George
Elot's Daniel Deronda,' and thinks I
am impertinent. We find it very hard
to convince people how large the de-
mand for popular works of fiction is.
The death of prominent novelist Gre
ates demand larger than we can sup
ply, and even an anecdote of Dickens
or George Eliot or Lytton will have the
effect of reviving interest in their works.
Most novels, after they have been on
the shelves six months, are little in
quired after, while standard authors are
read steadily. I think we have 500 vol
umes of Beaconfeld's Lothair,' 100
Carlyle's "Reminiscences fifty Du
Challu's Land of the Midnight Sun in
two volumes, and so on"
~The demand is greatest for novelist"
certainly. Ladies read novels al
most exclusively, and, you know, ladies
are in the great majority at libraries"
"What is done with the superfuous
volumes when they are no longer in
demand?"
ave dispose of them to out-of-town
libraries at forty per cent. reduction on
the cost price. We have lists of such
libraries, and make regular shipments.
That is tho way most country libraries
are recruited, for ali large metropolitan
institutions sell their books. In England
the system is carried out to a much
greater extent than in this country.
Noodles library in London is
a great private concern, that
supplies the well-to-do English people.
It makes up boxes of books and ships
them all over the kingdom to supply
the wants of it's patrons. It buys whole
editions of new books, and sometimes
gets the entire first edition, so that it's
patrons secure new books before they
appear in the book-stalls."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
New Remedy for Burns.

During recent visit to patient in
an adjoining town, I was hastily sum-
moned to see woman badly burned
(while lighting fire with coal oily, on
the hands and around the body where
her clothes were fastened to her person.
Not having any of the remedies at hand,
except cold water, which, en- passent, is
one of the best where it can be proper
~ applied, I mixed hogs lard with four
times its weight of common bread soda
(bicarbonate), which is used here in the
homes of many for mixing with the
dough in bread-making, and applied it
as salve to the burned parts, and I
never saw case of the kind do better
under any treatment. The wounds
were kept well covered with it, and they
all healed very nicely without inAamma-
ton and with very little suppuration.
Indeed, they seemed to dry up under
it. I shall try it in the future in all
similar cases, until I find something
etter-[Exchange.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Sulphur Process for Preserving Eggs.

sulphur Process Tor preserving Eggs.
We have received many inquiries in
relation to the sulphur process, and will
reply as follows: The eggs are pro-
cessed dry, and may be placed on
shelves, or anywhere else. No sealing
or picking is required. They will not
hatch. In preparing, let the water en-
tirely cover the eggs. No cooking is
necessary for anything. In fact no heat
must be used in any degree. A good
plan is to process the eggs and then
pack them in dry, clean earth, care be-
ing taken that no eggs touch each other.
If the earth is processed so much the
better. Oats, corn, chat, sand or any
thing suitable for packing will answer.
If the eggs are placed in box or barrel,
and turned several times week, it will
be better. Try one dozen eggs, and
break one each month, by way Of ex-
pertinent. The process is known as the
aozone" method, and many parties are
selling it at IS. But it is nothing but
the sulphur process after ALL Poultry
Keeper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Keeping Vegetables for Winter Use.

Keeping Vegetables for Winter Use.
Too often the summer ends good
supply of fresh vegetables for table use.
More particularly is this true regarding
those whose supply comes from their
own gardens. In small quantities it is
not easy to keep in fine condition sup.
ply that at all times can be easily acces.
sible. But with part of the cellar kept
perfectly cool, free from all artificial
heat, secure from much frost "a little
doing no injury and if rightly put away
with facilities of good ventilation in warm
spells, one can have fresh and in good
condition carrots, beets, parsnips, pota.
toes, and oyster plant. These simply
need to be kept quite dormant. This
can be done by temperature between
the freezing point and, say 40 degrees.
Potatoes, of course, must be kept free
from actual frost while any of the other
mentioned will stand a light freeze
without any positive injury.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Straw Mulch for Strawberries,

Mr.. @. A. Green, in the Fruit Grower,
says: ave shall never mulch bearing
beds of strawberries with straw again.
Though good winter protection, it
cannot Re made free from grain and
weed seeds, and to thus re-seed soil
made clean by long culture is vexatious.
Aside from this the mulch is made the
breeding place of insects. We found thou
sands of small worms Matched under the
straw before the frost was fairly out of
the soil. It is expected that the damage
done to Parker Earle's (Cobden, Ill.,
plantation by an insect eating into the
berries is owing to the straw mulch,
as when no mulch was applied no injury
was DONE"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19
Lice and Tobacco.

Prof. A. J. Cook is credited with this
advice: "By pouring two gallons of
hot water on to a pound of tobacco
stems will answer well-we have a liquid
which, when cool, will be speedy death
to lice on calves or colts. Buhach or
pyrethrum will also kill the lice quickly.
Stroke the animal with the hand, pass
ing it against the direction of the hairs,
and follow it closely with bellows
containing the powder, which is blown
on. had occasion to try both these
remedies the past year, and with the
best success. The pyrethrum is best to
use in cold weather. It is also we'll,
each fall, to whitewash all stalls and
barns where stock is kept. This kills
the ice-the nest-egg, as it were
which are only hiding their time,' with
the intent to sup blood as soon as the
stalls are again tenanted."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19

THE United States raise u per cent.
Of the corn grown in the world,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19

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IN either SEX Involuntary Losses and sperm mat
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19

they are so very much prepared that
there is no longer any interest in them. !"
looked at my fellow traveller: her
face was calm, her eyes limpid, her
golden hair shining in the SUMS rays.
She was charming. Nothing in her be-
trayed madness; I drew back Mortified,
asking myself what could be the ghast-
" business of this household which
earned q thousand francs by preparing
the selected dead. A sudden inspira-
ton flashed through my brain.
Your husband must be an embalmer, !"
I exclaimed.
And with the view of securing the
good graces of my pretty companion, I
added, not with pride, II once had the
honor of being presented to DR.. Gan
nal, charming man."
The lady was in fits of laughter. 1
felt much embarrassed.
am laughing at your mistake" she
said as soon as she was able to speak.
II shall often laugh at it,"
ooh, I beg you not to refrain on my
account" | answered. wishing the earth
would swallow me.
MY husband, L assure you, Is not at
all what you think, Monsieur"
""Oh, but there's nothing objection.
able in the business"
Certainly not, and to tell the truth,
my husbands business, in another way,
is not unlike DR.. Gannal's.
I'm another way?"
Eyes; my husband is necrologist,"
ct d0n't nndorston1 -
"A necrologist- "a moral embalmer."
II am more puzzled than ever"
"Mon Dieu! but it is very simple.
You must have remarked that whenever
man of note dies all the newspapers
publish on the day of his death long
article about him. The next day an
other, and perhaps a third. The first
deals with geperalities: his birth. his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-05

The anniversary of the Emancipation Proc
lamation was observed by the colored citizens
OF this city last evening, at Reception Hail.
A large audience was present. Mr.. Arthur H.
Harris called the meeting to order, and Rev.
W. G. Wilson offered prayer, after which
Mrs. Jennie Guptill gave piano solo, entitled
old Black Jos, with variations, which was
finely executed. Mrs. Guptll also gave as
piano solos "Fife and Drum and "The
Storm" which called forth repeated applause.
The "Bell Galop" was given by Mrs II. A.
Day, prepared by herself tor this occasion. 1t
was sparkling in movement and unique in
piano accompaniment. The readings of Mrs.
Thomas P. Beals were given in her usual
pleasing manner, and called for many en-
cores. The solos by Misses Cary and johnson
were nicely rendered. Mrs. Nettie Smith sang
two very charming pieces, as also did Mr..
David Crockett. The Misses Dyer and WEIGH
pleased the audience very much by piano selec-
tions.
After the order of exercises general invita-
hon was extended to the audience to discuss
the Civil Rights Bill. Mr.. Arthur Fl. Harris
opened the subject and handled it in an able
manner.
At the close of the meeting an oyster supper
was given and greatly enjoyed by ALL;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-05
SUNDAY Services.

CHURCH OF TIE MISUNDERSTANDING at 10. 80 a.
NJ: ana q p. M by Rev. N. S. Hill. Sunday school
CONGRESS ST. M. e. CHURoH-Rev. G. d. Lind.
say, pastor. Communion service 1870 a. m. Sun
day School 1.3O p. Preaching p. m. by the pas
tor. Prayer meeting p. m.
CHESTNUT ST. nj. e. CHURcH.-Baptism and COM
munion 1890 a. m. Preaching by the pastor p.
m Sunday School l.30 p. m. Prayer meetings .
and p. m.
LIBERAL FRATERNITY, Congress Hal1.-At $50
p. M, entrance on Temple st. Subject-"Does sci
ence provide any law by which disembodied spirits
can move ponderous bodies. Opened by III. B. iced.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. New High St.-Rev.
T.. A. King will preach at 1890 a. m. Subject,
MANS right to the Tree of Life" Holy supper
after the sermon,
PINE ST. M. E. CHURcH.-Rev. j. M. Williams,
pastor. Communion 1890 a.. m. Sunday School at
1.3O. Preaching by the pastor at 3, followed by
baptism. Praise and prayer meeting p. m.
PEOPLES SPIRITUAL MEETINGS. Good Templars'
Hall, Congress st. Speaking at and 100 p. m. by
Mrs. Juliette Yearo. Children's Lyceum 1.30 p. m.
PREBLE CHAPEL.-Sunday School at 2. Preach
Ing by the pastor Rev. W. 7. Phelan, 3 p. m. Tenn
perance meeting p. M. Free to all.
PLYMOUTH CHURoH.-Preachng at 1890 a. m.
by the pastor, Communion at $3.50 p. m.
PARK STREET CHURcH-The pastor, Rev. John
Bellows, will preach at 1880 a. m. Sunday School
at IL m.
ST. STEPHENS CHURcH-'sIs the world growing
better or worse?' will be the subject of Rev. Mr..
Daltons sermon on Sunday evening, being the first
Sunday of the year.
WEST CONGREGATIONAL CHURcH.-Rev. E. M.
Cousins, pastor, will preach at 1890 a. and 700
p. m. Communion at p. M.
WMLIsToN CHURoH.-Preaching by the pastor,
Rev. l.. II. Hallock at 1870 a. m. Sunday School
at p. m. Prayer meeting at p m.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocIATIoN.-The
gospel meeting at p. m. will be conducted by DR..
Carlton Eimball.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-05

The following officers were installed last eve
ming as officers Of Bosworth Post No. 2, by Sem
ior Vice Department Commander, R. K. Cat
ley:
Post Commander--W. III. Green.
Senior Vice Commander-H. S. Trickey.
Junior Vice Commander-C. M. Henry.
Quartermaster- w. S. Dunn.
Surgeon-Dr. r. L. Dodge.
Chaplain-B. f. Strickland
Adjutant-E. G. Miliken
Officer of the Day. a. Motley.
Officer OF the Guard-R. G. Berry.
Sergeant Major-W. FL. Rowe.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Daniel Willard.
After the installation the Post was invited
by the newly elected officers to partake of
what Mr.. Levi Atwood had on his bill of fare.
The Post voted to turn over to the Soldiers and
Sailors Monumental Association the cannon
and balls voted to them by Congress.