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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

the light q the lamp, seeminel .uneon-.
scious Of the stopping of the train. II.
an other moment the glass descended,
the knife dropped upon the platform,
my hand was thrust through the window
and on the handle Of the door. The
train nearly stopped as I jumped out,
shut the door and held the handle firmly.
Poor Raven was then quite engrossed
with what I had written for him. I
called the guard, and secretly and quietly
the porters were assembled over the
platform at the door of the carriage.
~Come, Tom, this is SwindonI Let us
have q cup of cofeel" I called him
through the window.
In that moment the spell was broken.
saw him look for his knife, then rush
to the window at the opposite side, but
We were too quick and too powerful for
him. The guard, two porters and I
jumped into the carriage, and he was
secured.
My beet friend, with brilliant future
before him and in the ripe portion of
his life, was raving maniac, and has
remained so-insane from that time
one of many victims to overwork.
1 need scarcely add the case which
Raven had represented to me as calling
him to Exeter was an entire fabrication,
and was invented by him as part of the
scheme which, in his madness, he had
no doubt seriously imagined would be
for the benefit of us both.
That terrible night can never be Of
faced from my memory, and I can never
sufficiently congratulate myself on hav-
ing so fortunately thought of the ex-
pedient which answered 80 admirably
|-@Writing for ife."@[ Boston Globe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
Australian Marriago Customs.

In q recent lecture on Marriage Gus
toms and Relations Among Australian
Aborjgines," Sir J. Lubbock, NJ. p,
stated that many tribes were divided in
to families, or gentes, and no man might
marry a woman of his own gems. For
instance, among the Mount Gambler,
South Australia, natives every man was
q Kumite or Kroki, every woman a
Kumitegor or Krokigor. No Kumite
might marry Kumitegor, me- Krokia
Krokigor. In many cases the divisions
were more complex, but the general
principle was as stated above. These
divisions often extended through many
tribes and over hundreds of miles. But
while these restrictions were imposed
on marriage, on the other hand, in one
sense, every man was considered ~
husband of every woman belonging to
the gems with which he was permitted
to marry, 80 that, as Messrs. Fison and
Hewitt forcibly put it, he might have
one thousand miles of wives. But
though We might call this marriage
and it was right which in old times
was generally and to q certain extent is
still recognized as perfectly legal and
respectable-it did not help us to the
origin of marriage in our sense of the
word. This form of communal mar
rage" Is he had proposed to call it,
was no doubt aboriginal and founded
on natural instincts.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
A Good Set Of Teeth.

lEtOm I0O Nu1e11C3n heG18te1.j
A young country dentist had recon-
mended to him a patient the bishop
of his diocese. His first commission
was for q complete set of teeth and q
day was appointed for the prelate to
call and ct them in. It was . moment
of anxiety, and, indeed, professional i'm
portance to the dentist, q he watched
his lordship examining himself and his
new teeth in the mirror. Imagine his
honor, therefore, when he distinctly
caught an expression of . oondemnar
tory character ending in "ation" from
his clients lips. II dare say they are
little uncomfortable, my lord, he muir
INJURED, oonciliatingly, but Just ct first,
and until you get used to Them
without doubt he shall perish ever
las6ngly," exclaimed the bishop with
vehemence. But, indeed, my lord, if
you viii have patience" pleaded the
dentist, "in . weeks time ~What
do you meant" inquired the prelate,
turning round with IN apostolic smile.
why should I not have patiencef
The teeth ct me beautifully: il IL the
hrst time I have found myself able 20
pronounce the Athanaaian creed With
distinctneas for twenty yeaRs."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
AYERS
HairVigOr

restores, with the gloss aud freshness OF
youth, faded or gray hair to a natural, rich
brown color, or deep black, as may be desired.
By its use light or red hair may be daEtened,
thin hair thickened, and badness often.
though not always, cured.
It checks falling of the hair, and stimu~
Iates weak and sickly growth to vigor. 1t
prevents and cures scurf and dandruif, and
heals nearly every disease peculiar to the
scalp. AS Ladies' Hsir Dressing, the
VlGoR is unequalIed; it contains neither oil
nor dye, renders the hair soft, glossy, AMI
silken i'll appearance, and imparts delicate,
agreeable, and lasting perfume.
MIR. c. P. BR1cHER writes from Kirby, o.,
guy ), 1852 Last fall my hair commenced
falling out. and IN q short time ! became
nearly bald. l used part of a bottle of
AYERS HAIR V10oR, which stopped the fall
ing OF the hair, and started a new growth. I
ous!y. and am convinced that but for the
use of your preparation should have been
entirely bald.''
J.. W: bower. proprietor of the McArthur
(Ohio) Enquirer, says LAYERS HAIRY lGoE
is u most excellent preparation for the hair.
speak of it from my own experience. Its
use promotes the growth Of new hair, and
makes it glossy and soft. The VtGoR is also
q sure cure for dal,druff. Not within my
knowledge has the preparation ever failed
to give entire satisfaction"
MR.. Angus FAIRBAIRN, leader of the
celebrated % Fairbairn Family of Scottish
Vocalsts, writes from Boston, lkass., Feb. 6,
very evidence OF the change which ileeting
time procureth, have used AYERS HAIR
ViGok, and so have been able to maintain
al appearance of youthfulness "a matter of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

MAJ. FoUHILxRoY had ) conf
habit Of stammering. One day he
came up with straggler from the 3St.
Mary cannoneers, P" who, it seems, was
similarly affected in his speech. Him
the lieutenant accosted in his peculiar
vernacular. @H-h-h-o-o-o-
a-a-r is the a-r-r-r-t-t
-t-ilery ahead?" "D-d-d-damned
ff-f-f k-n-n-n now" stammered
the boy. In rage the lieutenant out
with his sword and was about to punish
the offender, when the soldier held up
both hands, crying, "H-h-o-o-old
on, lieutenant, I-I-I-s-s-swear I
Giant t-a]k a d-d-damned bit
b-b-better than You can !"-[Southern
Bivouac.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
Health is Wealth P!

Dr. L. G. WEsr's NERVE AsD BRAIN TREAT
YEST, q guaranteed specific for Hysterla, Dig
Heaelaehe, Nervous Pr oetration caused by the use
0: alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness. Mental De-
preston. Softening Of the Brain resulting il IN
sanity and leading to misery. decay and death,
Premature Old Age. Barrcnncss, Loss Of power
in either sex. Involuntary Losscs and spermat-
orrheea caused byover-exertion Of tho brain. self
one months treatment. s1.noa box, or six boxes
for $3.50. sent by mail prepaidon receipt Of price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received byne
FOR Six boxes, accompanied with $3.50. We will
send the purchaser onr written guarantee TO- re.
fund the money il the treatment does not effect
azure. Guarantees Issued Gnlyby
JOHN @. WEST & CO.,
a62 W. MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ML8.,
.->,l. prl.-fs We.st'g Liver Pills
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
FARM GARDEN AND HONE,

!. ~ Little wife. .$
tso 81 hsff ksdy hiend.); :.z "
Shes neither wise nor witty
With verbal odds and ends,
No heeting freaks Of fashion
Across her hncy run;
she's never In passion
Except tender one.
Her voice IL low and cooling,
She listens more than speaks;
While others talk of doing,
The duty near she seeks.
It may be but to burnish
The hdeboard's scanty plate,
Or but with bread to furnish
The beggar at the gate.
So I, who rec what traces
She sheds ON loWly LIE,
To faah1On's faifest faces,
Prefer my little wife.
And though At her with pity
The city danes may smile,
Who deem her hardly pretty
And sadly out of style,
To me she seems Z creature
80 musically sweet.
would not change one feature
One curve from crown to feet.
And If could be never
Her lover and her mate,
think I'd be forever
The beggar at the gate.
Henry Austin.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

BY rIoRKNc1 u BY1Nr.

3 As some slow spark leans to rudy beam
That burns and brightens In . constant fire,
Whose brilliant lights mount ever high =
higher,
Until against the farthest sky they seem
dbe rejected In roseate gleam,
So soars the song sung with . grand desire,
And, TO- the world islighted by his theme,
Sweet In his eager ear the platidit rings;
He sees his fame shining beacon star,
The halo of whose glory lights the earth,
And yet he is not happiest who sings
Ye know not, for ye see not from afar,
The heap Of ashes On his lonely hearth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
About Postal Notes,

from tho new YORK 1f1Oone.]
The old yellow postal notes, by an or
der about to be issued by the postmas-
ter.genersl, or possibly already issued,
win soon be thing Of the past. They
have been q source of great annoyance
and trouble. The paper on which they
were printed was not safety paper, but
q sort of waterproof material, from
which CASTLE soap and water would re-
move the writing ink. This permitted
shrewd counterfeiters to "1aise" them,
which was done to some extent in the
West. The discovery of several cases
created much excitement last month,
probably more than the facts warranted.
since May last the new notes, printed
on lilac paper, have been in use by the
order of the postmaster~general, at all
the principal Offices, and NO moro of the
old yellow ones were put out. There
have remained, however, about 2,O00
Offices which we're using the old yellow
notes originally furnished them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
DID THE KNIGHTs ALE DIE or !
YORE - Fz3s5


was sitting N my study,
And the night was growing cold;
was reading from story
Ofthe noble knights of old.
How they fought for fame and glory,
And befriended weak and old,
While the wind blew loud and stormy,
And the snow fell still and cold.
BY the fire sat little Nora
List'niDg to the tale unfold:
Blue her eyes were, large and dreamy,
And her hair like waves of gold.
Then we heard feeble knocking,
And the door opened wide;
"Can come iD," said q beggar,
From the cold by your freside?"
And answered him quite gruffly:
"Go away" and closed the door;
But my little Nora whispered:
did the knights all die OF yore"'
Back called the poor old beggar,
Said: "Your pardon implOre;
You are welcome to my freside,
Though I'm not knight Of yore."
-[Golden Days.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
Feeding Standards.

There is as much skill necessary in
feeding animals as breeding them. To
realize from stock to the fullest extent
the farmer should educate himself to q
knowledge of the value of all kinds of
food for breeding purposes, not only ae
to whether such food is bulky, cheap or
highly relished by stock, but its di ges-
tibility and rspidity of conversion into
flesh and bone should be considered.
The sources OF flesh, fat and bone in the
animal are the plants upon which it is
fed, and the elements are supplied to
the animal by the plants according to
the proportion contained of that which
is to supply the bodily wants.
Protein in plants is the source from
which is derived tho flesh, or lean meat.
II Is similar to the flesh itself in manv
respects, and furnishes about IS per
cent. of the dry matter Of the lean Of an
animal. The carbohydrates include
the woody fibre, starch, sugar and other
substances. The fats are the oils,
which OCCUR in small quantities in some
plants, while the ash, or mineral matter,
supplies the bones and tissues. In
order to obtain the best results at the
cheapest cost, foods should be fed that
contain q proportion of the elements
best adapted for the purposes required,
the food for mich COWS being unlike,
in composition, that for the steer, or
working horse, for the reason that the
purposes TO which her food il to be
devoted il different from the objects de-
sired when feeding other stock. Each
particular grain or forage plant has .
special value of its own and furnishes
. certain proportion Of protein, carbon,
ETC., that may be estimated, carefully
conducted experiments having unfolded
the facts for the use of farmers. Flint
corn, for instance, contains 1917 per
cent. of protein, and OF this 70 per cent
il digested. Consequently, If IN OK is
fed 100 pounds of flint corn, it receives
1O.7 Per cent. of protein, of
which 70 per cent. or 8.45 pounds, 10
digested. The same rule applies 70 Ill
other kinds of food used, and, while il i
IN imposiibiihty to regulate ez.otly the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

The "Bell' conservatory at Sacra-
mento, CAL, just completed by Mrs. E.
B. Croker, covers IA 600 square feet of
ground, inclosed with 25, 900 square feet
of sash. 1t is the second largest private
structure of the kind in the United
States
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
"Blame It All. on Me.n

tFrom the Detroit Free Press.l
A grand crash-a shower of flying
splinters-bumr! bumpl and the
coaches settled back on the rails, and
the passengers picked themselves up
and cried out to each other that there
had been collision.
So there had, Freight No. II was
pulling in on the side track, but the
day express Numbered down on her
while the long train was yet third of
it's length on the main track.
Some one had Numbered. Some ones
watch was off time. Some one must be
held responsible for the accident.
Under the overturned locomotive
was the fireman-dead. Near him was
the engineer, pinned down to tho fro
zen earth by one of the drivers, and
when he had been relieved q doctor,
who was among the passengers, knelt
beside him and said
Arm broken-leg broken-foot
crushed to pulp. He cannot live"
Who had blundered? Who had dis.
obeyed ordersP The conductors of the
two trains we're comparing watches and
orders, when the engineer beckoned
them.
II alone am to blamei" he whispered.
Il wasn't due here until 10 10, and it
was just 10 :O5 when I struck the freight.
1 was ahead of time-running on her
time"
$50 it was-so it wae," whispered the
two conductors.
"This morning when I left home"
continued the engineer. "the doctor was
there. Our little Jennie-our 5-year
old-was sick unto death. In her delir-
ium she kept crying out: Don't go,
pape-don't leave little Jennie to die!
It was like knife in my heart to leave
her, but go must. I was leaving the
house when the doctor put his hand on
my shoulder and said: Tom, my boy,
by 6 o'clock tomorrow morning she'll
either be dead or better.'"
"What long day this was to mel"
he went on after bit. "When I pulled
out of the depot tonight, beaded for
home and Jennie, wanted to fly. I
kept giving her more stear, and kept
gaining on my time. We aren't due till
Z, you know, but I wanted to be in at 6
-ayel an hour before that. When the
thought came to me that Jennie might
be dead when next I entered the door I
should have pulled the throttle wide
open if the fireman hadn't grabbed my
arm"
poor mani" they whispered as he
shuddered with pain and seemed to be
exhausted.
"Yes, blame it all on mel" he whis-
pered. mo. II had five minutes more
to get in, and she'd have made it all
right, but I stole her time. And now
and now"
He lay so quiet for moment that the
doctor felt for his heart to see if it still
beat.
"And now-that's her-that's Jennie.
She's beckoning-she's callingl Right
down the track-over the high bridge
through the deep cut-I'm coming,
coming"
And men wiped tears from their eyes
and whispered:
HE has found his child in deathl'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
Fancy Balls.
WuCy 1SHIISo
IEHOn tho Aman:can O,1can

From the American Queen
Many attempts to revive curious
fashion, of appearing in ordinary even
ing dress, with the head only in fancy
costume, has failed in New York; but
we have assisted at one or two such en-.
tertainments, and the effect has been
curiously quaint. A steeple head-dress
or Normandy cap looks altogether out
OF place with low tulle gown; and
what could be more opposed than the
black dress coat of to-day and q cru
sader's helmet? Powdered hair worn by
ladies and gentlemen with ordinary
evening dress is more amusing. There
is wide field for fancy in an entertain
ment of the kind. At juvenile balls, as
we'll as at those given to adults, it is a
desirable feature that, once or twice in
the course of the evening, the company
should march round in twos and tWos
to the strains of the Russian polonaise.
With good leader this can be well
done. Each couple should enter into
the spirit of the thing, and, with the
hands Joined and held upward, pass
with stately movement up and down the
room. The polonaise is an inseparable
part of the state balls in Russia, and is
eagerly anticipated by the company.
In some places prizes are occasionally
given for the best costumes; and with
some tact this idea eau be made q good
excuse for offering suitable presents to
the young people at . juvenile fancy
ball, either from Christmas tree or by
q good fairy, or in any other way. A
tableau or SO when the dancing opens is
an idea that gains ground at children's
balls, followed by minuet de In cour,
in which the young people take part.
At one of these dances the curtains for
the tableau were held back by four lit
tie boys, dressed as pages, their faces
blackened; and subsequently they held
cord across the room to divide it for
dancing,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
Care OF Farm Machinery.


Farmer A. has his farm tools and ma
chimes scattered about in fence corners
and back yards, in fact, almost anywhere
that he used them last. Farmer B. has
his machines nicely oiled and housed;
some of them he will give a coat Of
paint at leisure times. Farmer B. NAV
not live any longer for this extra care,
though he should, for he has less to
worry over, but his machinery will last
twice as long as will that of Farmer A.
Manufacturers tell us that well-cared
for machinery is always good for ten
years OF hard service, but that neglected
and abused implements can be depend
ed upon for but three to five years. Be-
sides this the latter are in constant need
OF repair during the busy season when
their help is most needed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

BELT bouquets are now more worn
than bouquets at the corsage.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
WoFking2 Road.

"O1AAn8 y EU0u'
The practice of working a road once
year, and that, too. at time calculat.
ed to do far more harm than good, is
enoug b to convince any intelligent man
that the system is wrong and should be
abandoned. Our notion is that q pub
lie highway should be kept in repair
precisely as railroad is, BY q compe-
tent man, giving it his entire attention
tho year around, with a suitable force of
hands necessary, to do the work. Such
system would, perhaps, cost q little
more at the start, but in few years the
roads would be 80 perfect as to REQUIRE
very little attention. Under the present
system more than half the time and
money expended on public roads is worse
than wasted, for instead of being bettered
they are made infinitely worse. The
only successful way, in our opinion, to
have good roads, is to put poll tax on
every able-bodied man, as well as the
necessary property tax, and have it all
paid in cash. Then elect road super
visors for the district for two years,
place them under bonds, give them q
fair salary and let them take cha :ge of
the roads and keep them in proper
repair it it takes their entire time to do
it, and We will have good roads. This
idea that anybody can be road overseer
is all bosh. It takes q man of consider
able ability and energy, and when such
a man hires q force of hands by the
month or year and stays with them, he
can accomplish something. In short,
our present road system is failure, and
the sooner it is abolished the better
[Linneus Bulletin.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
How to Feed Pigs.

The Ontario Agricultural College has.
in Prof. VIM. Brown, an untiring worker
in the course of progress in agriculture.
He has year after year given to the
world theresults of practical scientific OK.
perimentsin feeding, breeding and dairy
ing that have been of great value. After
testing the question with large num-
Der of animals and in variety of ways,
he declares that raw peas are fifty per
cent. cheaper than cooked peas, and
cheaper than Indian corn in any form. F."
Of course the latter point would depend
upon the price of the two commodities.
As to the best manner of feeding, a
farmer neighbor of mine, who raises one
or two very fat hogs every year, finds
that upon the one-meal-a-day plan he
mover fails to secure ID a large frame,
~ extreme fairness finally, and (3) free
dom from sickness, all of which he hum
orous]y attributes to az keeping 'em
happy and conteuted."
His neighbors' pigs fed three or four
times q day, are, so he says, ~squealing
all the time they ain't eatin;" while his
own get up and eat their one square
meal, and then lie down and sleep most
of the time" One season, raising three
pigs, he made Ii. g., exclusive of weight
of the animals when he bought them)
1850 pounds of pork in $50 days, an
average of seven pounds, or two and
one-third pounds, each, q day. The
last two months the trio consumed, on
al average, ten quarts of raw corn meal
a day. The dry meal was turned on top
of fresh water "a pailful or two) in the
trough. Thus only were they watered
and fed. When killed, though not fully
up to the Strasburgh geese, which are
fed for fat ivers (for the famous pates
de foie gras so beloved by gourmets)
and which are 50 accurately Diagnosed
by the expert attendant, that only those
are killed to-day that would die an I'M
natural death from 'tiver-complaint" to-
morrow; still the fat disease was fully
up to, in fact, above the average Prai-
RE Farmer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

quantiitt 10 1oodd nsce y 10 1sei1liu1
aocording tos tandard, yeti tho iesding
= done With q knowledge 81 the oha1ao-
ter OF the food used the result can Be.
obtained with greater certainty than
when no rule governs the matter. It
ID we'll known that the weight Of the
animal, it's appetite, health, power Of
digestion, age and sex are all to be con-
sidered, yet with the light of intelli-
genee to regulate the management, the
farmer will be enabled to observe for
himself and improve his opportunity
whenever possible.
1t is important, then, that all who are
interested in stock-raising should 60
quire knowledge of the proportionate
amount of the different elements in ell
foods. A single article here will give
but little information; but If farmers
can be induced to study the character
OF foods and conduct experiments, the
increase in value of stock would bs' much
greater, while the cost of production
would be correspondingly lessened, as
well q saving q large quantity of that
which IL annually wasted. As tho breeds
have been classified, so have the foods,
and he who undertakes improvement of
stock will find that a thorough knowl-
edge OF the breeds and their characteris-
tics demands in connection knowledge
OF proper management, which means the
realization of the greatest possible
quantity from the least cost.