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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
SEED sIRn1xAr1oN IN FRUIT.

squash is reported Is a curiosity In Ohio by
the Cincinnati Enquirer. Az stated, when the
squash was cut the halves fell away from each
other, and then it was discovered that nearly
all the seeds within had sprouted. and upon the
end Of each tiny stalk was pair of leaves
The sprouts were white. A like process of
growth, it is said, has never before been noted.
This latter statement is incorrect. It lie, how
ever, rare to find seeds growing within the fruit.
The reason of this growth is from the breaking
down of the fruit, producing heat and moist
ure. Thus the seeds absorb moisture, and air
being present the seeds will germinate. The
same phenomenon has been observed in bulbs
and tabers where the rotting of \ portion has
taken place when stored in barrels.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

When Baby was dck, We gave her CAS-
TORIA. q.
When she was Child, she cried for CAS-
TORIA. 81 s.} -, ss
When she became Miss, she chung to Cas-
TORIA- sss zz . y
When she had Children, shs gave thsn
CASTORIA-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
NURSERY PREMIUM LIST.


r.. her. s.e.d taken direct no. P'1. Gideon ss','
APPLES. Lou <s..1} Per t rec: &C.,
FLORENCE" per tree, 25c.; tho E1celsior," (ssp
tomber) per tree, 500; the Cherry Red" per tres
2oc.; the Martha" lOctober) per tree, 25c.; tho
january" per tree &c., The "Gideon, per tree, &c.,
the Wealthy " and tho Duchess" pr tree, 1oc.
GRAPES Price per dozen, ! year: Concord,
u1eh1 UO Goethe, Iona, Lindley and Eumelan,
6oc.; Brighton. Worden and Delaware, soc; wears:
Concord, Iona, Lndley and Eumelan, e1.20; Brigh-
ton Woren and Delaware, 81 rs; Goethe, $3.50
RRANTS Scsors I ss d Rntss
~; Year,: Red Dutch and Victoria, 500; White
Strawberries s;.: ss:se; x's s! :ss
P1bifc and Charles Downing, 4oc; May King, Parry,
'-Wprren, Sucker State and Mrs. Garfield, soc.
,-RASPBERRIES- Per Ss,' io a. Turner &c., coth-
PlDMS-SggssGrrs pets t from best native '''''''
= fsHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
RUSSIA WILLOW Nj Ss . No. 2 e.: tS No g.,
ktound), 1oc. per tree; Russian Cottonwood &C. per
tree, Soc. per doz.
June Roses, assorted, 1oc; Persian LIlocks, 1oc;
Purple Lilocks. according to sze), to 10c.
The WEEKLY PIONEER PRESS IL tho most caro-
fully edited and best news, family and farm weekly
generous appreciation, and makes this new pre-
MUM offer in hopes of mutual benefit.
Sample copies free on application.
PIONEER PRESS CO.,
s. ST. PAUL. MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
A HoME.NADE TELEPHONk.

To make q serviceable telephone, from one
farm. house to an other, only requires enough
wire and two cigar boxes. First select your
boxes, and make hole half An inch in dame
ter in the center of the bottom of each, and
then place one in each Of the houses you wish
to connect; then get five pounds of common
stove-pipe wire. make loop in one end and
put it through the hole in your cigar box, and
fasten 1t with q nail; then draw it tight to the
other box; supporting it when necessary with
stout cord. You can run your line into the house
BY boring hole through the glass. Support your
boxes with Stats nailed across the window, and
your telephone 10 complete The writer has
one that is two hundred yards long and cost As
cente, that will carry music when the organ is
playing thirty feet away in another ROOM
DensOrest A0nthEu
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

Owns and operates nearly $500 miles Of tho.
Dughly equipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Dakota.
1t Ia the Hest Direct Route between an
principal points in the Northwest, South
west and Far West.
For maps, time tables rates of passage aad
freight, ETC., apply to the nearest station agerr
Of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST PAUL RA1k>
WAY, or to any Railroad Agent anywhere in the
World.
n. MILLER, A. HI. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen'l Pass. and Tiki. Agt.
f.. TUCKER, GEO H. HEAFFORD,
Asst Gen'l Manager. Asst Gen'l Pass. & Tkt Agt.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,.
BFor notices In reference to Special Excur-
sions, changes of time, and other items Of inter-
est in connection with the CHICAGO, MILwAU-
kEE & ST.. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the 10
csi columns of this paper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
The weekly Pioneer Press.
: Z ~ II Fl JILL
new NURSERY PREMIUMS
PETER M. GIDEON, ESQ.,, Of Excelsior,
MIMI, the parent Of successful North.
western Fruit Culture, furnishes the
Premiums.
The Regular SMbscrtpttoss Trfee Of the Week.
IL Pioneer Press u 900 PER yssr.
OUR OFFERS:

=OUR oFfER8.-
FOR $ Th: md ss. Pm, zss f.
Of Nursery Stock, postpaid, selected by subscriber
from list given below, 1t prices quoted.
FOR CLUB RAlSER9.
To any person sending ~ clubs Of subscribers
accompanied by dollar for each subsertpon, We
will send these nursery premiums follows selec-
tioss to be made by party sending club, from Lit
given below at prices therein quoted:
81 on worth for 2 subscriptions Is 90 cash)
90 "8 90
sc :: IS:
10 90 40 10 90
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
DON'T RUN roonucH ArrER NOVELTIES.

BUN hun 1OOAVCh AFTER NOVELTIESs
= We do not know that there Is any need of go
doing, but we do feel it our duty to warn begin
ners not to run too much after new things.
Those methods and appliances that have stood
the test Of years, and the hives that for years
have proved . success in the hands Of the best
and most. expert Of our apiarists, should not be
thrown aside for those whose only claim to be-
ing of value Is as yet their being new. Let
those who have time to devote to the matter
give their attention to testing new devices; the
great majority will be better OF by letting them
severely alone. The great bane Of agriculture
has been improved theories. It requires sew
eral seasons experience to fully test any new
thing, and the beginner can hardly afford either
the time or expense necessary for this purpose.
1t is safe to follow In the footsteps Of those who
have provedisuccessful in the past, and new
thing may be more valuable than any that il old,
then again it may not. Z A good rule to follow Is
the old one Of Horace Greedy to the friend who
ssked his advice in regard to dabbling in stocks,
viz: Go slow, young man, go slow" A1seri-
can Apiculturist, s'. - s--
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

Any subscriber in a club can have one dollars
worth Of nursery premiums by paying S12o, instead
Of 8l00 for paper alone.
4rThese premiums win be sent postpaid at TIE
proper season for setting Order early.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

- ~ ~ = ly0 Me1 010u9 81 p MAXI 4thieks
asst. Having clealed 10 ska non neshy
scrap. faf. etc., spread this paste thickly over
the sshside. fold L Lengthy Wise, and let It 70
main II. shady, airy place Tor two weeks;
then remove the paste from the surface. wash
and Dig. When nearly dry, work and scrape
the desh-side s !,
COST OF POULTRY 11EsH.
Almost every year the observed statement
goes its rounds through the agricultural press
that pound Of poultry flesh il - cheaply grown
% pound OF pork, and brings double the price.
ut is enough Of this that II the rst half Of
this statement were true the last would not be.
What 10 cheaply produced can be sold cheaply,
and vice versa. Poultry ~ aesh costs more per
pound than any other meat. Hogs make into
flesh larger proportion Of what they eat than
any other domestic animal. It is this fact
which makes their flesh the staple food ON more
tables in this and many other countries than
either poultry, beef or mutton, We do not like
to discourage the growing Of poultry, but en-
couraging it by false ideas about its cheapnees
of production benefits nobody. There isenough
to be said In favor Of poultry raising in the profit
of egg production. This may, and often does
make 1t possible for the farmer to eat his home.
grown poultry at as little expense - lis home
pork. And most farmers would be better of il
they ate poultry until they advanced its price to
something like what desh By itself has cost
them. -ADJe1icdn CWltiU0tOr. d
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
FEEDING TO PRODUCE BEEF.


1t has been we'll known to practical feeders,
and lately demonstrated by the statistics of fat
stock shows that as the animal increases in age
the less the flesh per pound of food given. It is
lesson that should be known to all feeders.
In England the experiment of Sir J. B. Lawes,
carefully carried ont large number of cases,
showed that the amount of dry food required to
make pound Of beef, starting with the animal
at given age, ranged from S.2 to 1879 pounds
OF dry food to get one pound increase in weight.
The figures were obtained in the feeding Of
Devons, Herefords, Short-Horns, and Sussex.
The lowest average was on theHerefords, II. 10,
ana the highest on the ShortHorn, 1910. The
average was 1O.11 pounds in these experiments.
In four Frenc' experiments it required from
O.s to 10 9 pounds Of dry feed to one Of gain,
and the average was 1910 pounds. In prize
steers shown in Chicago, ranging from to 4
years of age, the variation was from 10 to 20 o
pounds of dry feed for one pound Of increase.
the average Of eight was 1877 pounds OF dry feed
to one of flesh. In all these experiments the
younger The animal the greater the gain for the
food given. And, it may be added, the better
the shelter and care the greater the gain for the
food given.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

The custom of putting blinds on horses indis-
criminately, is great error. Carriage horses
look we'll in snowy head-gear, and handsome
blinds are great improvement to the style and
general appearance of real, well setup carriage
horses. But for buggy, car, cart, stage. wagon,
truck, and general travel. they are wholly nm
necessary, and as regardsl safety, they are
detriment rather than IN advantage. What do
surface car horses want with blinds7 Horses
like ourselves, want to see where they are going.
and the horse that SHES. proves that he wants
to keep out Of danger, by the very fact of his
shying. We must consider that horse leading
An artificial life, like ourselves, walking in the
dark in 4 strange place, doesn't see what 10
around him il he has blinds on, and IL therefore
naturally tfmid and careful. II . horse is too
careful. and takes too wide q circuit in ehying,
It is with the best intention from his instincts.
But becsuse he does it . little too much, and
more tLan his driver sees necessary, he should
not be ahmed, but spoken to softly and kindly,
and TINS encouraged, fol. he means no wrong.
The stupid Junk head will 60 30 close to . hole
that one wheel viii fall into It, while the horse
of intelligence. viii keep we'll away from it, but
not having studied geometry, he does not know
the exact length of the axles, and the distance
necessary to keep from the danger. Man him
self doesn't keep awsy from danger at al times,
though he has the advantage Of sense and res
son supplied him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

PRESKRvING SKINS WITH THE HAIR ON. 80
The following Is used by the hunters and trap
perB up In the North woods" ''Take four
ounces each Of common salt and ground alum,
and half m ounce 81 h0rax; dissolve IN quart
81 hot wafer; wlsn cool enough Tor tie hasd =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27
TILE BASII1ISK.
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A: STORY OF TO-DAY.
CHAPTER vi.
SUSPICIOUS. !.

1cherished the possibility of this res
toration with trembling hope, which
shrunk from putting it to the test.
Whether the vision which had mani
tested itself were q freak of imagina-
ton or wonderful reality, I dared not
for time attemp ut to decide.
I heard a light step moving about
the room; was aware of soothing
presence. Who it was I did not know.
Should l find it to be really in the
likeness of the vision that I had vague
~ seenP This was the question which
1 dreaded, yet more and more burned
to solve. - &C @-~.'-
In this suspense, moments seemed TO
expand to hours. With heart beat
ing violently from the agitation of the
moment, l opened my eyes.
I could not be dreaming now! There
was light! A soft subdued light, just
as had fancied it, or seen it on first
awaking.
This time would test the vision to
the utmost. 1t would afford me q
temporary if delusive joy, or confirm
my widest hope. by proving me re-
stored to the land of light.
Everything was indeed very dim,
but this rather treasured me, had
beheld familiar scenes often enough
during the years of my blindness, de-
picted with all the delusive clearness
of q waking dream. Precise and dis
tinct in 6etail they had always been,
but there had never been any novelty,
never any reassuring vagueness. Now
as gazed into the hardly lighted room
I waS conscions for the frat time IF a
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-27

According to the report of the public analyst
Of milk at Kensington, one of the parishes Of
London, Of 21s samples examined this year
only sixty-three were genuine. There were 1O1
samples adulterated. Thirty were abnormal,
though whether abnormally bad or abnormally
good lie not stated. Twenty-four samples were
poor and inferior. 1t is further stated that ''of
the 2ls samples. of milk taken in the year ninety
were samples OF. Sunday milk, and the figures
give the following percentages; Genuine, nearly
1873 per cent; adulterated, nearly As. z per cent;
abnormal and inferior, nearly "a s per cent.
The report goes still further and gives some
figures relating to butter. 1t was found that of
forty-fve samples examined twenty-six were
genuine. four were adulterated, and fifteen
were inferior. The four adulterated samples
respectively contained IS, 60, 50, and rs per
cent Of foreign fat.
It has heretofore been supposed that the
United States was the paradise of food adul
terstions, but il the facts regarding other En-
glish foods are A. bad in proportion az these
reports ON milk and butter, our adulterators of
food may have something to learn from these
s'honest Britons.'' Who knows but our oleo
and butterine men may not yet reap profits in
England out Of their peculiar products after
our ter-adulteration Law goes into effect2
49, BIINna IN HORsEs
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12
Georgia Farmers.

The peach crop on the mountains is
reported to be seriously injured by the
cold snap.
The fruit IN Clark county is not near so
badly injured as was first supposed. Par
Tres have examined the trees and ind on
ly small quantity injured, and the pros
pect is tEat Notwithstanding all draw
bucks the country Will supply us with
plenty Of fruit.
Dayid's district. in Banks county, has
gone for ne stock law, by Ordinary Hill
throwing out most OF the fence tickets
The vote stood 30 fordence and - for no
fence, but the tickets on the fence side
were not legal, aud on this ground the Or
dinary declared the election for no fence.
The largest price ever paid for a horse
in Townsville was that for which Capt.
j J.. Finn sold his bay gelding. Emigrant,
on Wednesday last 20 Jud ge Il. w. Hop
kins. which is said to be 81 600 Emigrant
was bought by T. &. Michel for II. b.
Ains~ortn at the sale Of Neech, Mcdowell
& NcFarran at Louisville, Ky, in 1881,
when 2-year-old. He was sold by Mr.
Alnsworta to Capt. FINN, who has owned
him since. On March Capt. Finn placed
tne horse n the hands OF Air. j.. Il. Thayer.
On April l one mouth Mr. Thayer drove
the horse over Trout Lake course, a half
mile track, in 2:39 ana showed quarters in
30 seconds a y - gait.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12


D. Gen0yar has completed a f-lncn ar
ties az well on bis place north 81 Lne asy.
tuu .n -. Augustine The Wen l7 -
feet deco. and flows a magnificent stream
0t .r.lur afer-
a faiyIn tbe state proposes TO build a
E....tI kindergarten building Tor eiuca-
tI..a miss .0uarv work, AZ Der lniak
-..-- t1r educating teachers IN the
correct me-hoJ. ~ i'm .ar-.ng instruction
-I chi4.rrl.
The work ot the drainage company at
Gross Prairie mas been so successful that
toe W.rers nave rece.ted TO such a narrow
stream that the ferry has been dispensed
with and the smsil stream left VIII be
crossed by a bridge.
WIN Williams, three weeks ago COM
nttsu % prison al ApaiachicOla upon
charge oil assaulung JOAn Pinkney with
intent % murder, has become insane and
the permanent loss Of his reason 10 threat
ened unless he is released.
Or. j. :. Bedford mas bought tie build
ing west of the Episcopal church at Cedar
hey. formerly occupied o. Judge Mar
snail. The doctor has also bought one or
Two lots adjacent and proposes 70 put UP
residence that Will be the wonder Of the
average Cedar keyian.
Two hundred and sixty piles, some
driven on me new ballast Grin at Inc
quarantine station al Pensacola. The
p3es are about one loot in diameter. and
are coDnarad IRON, rs ia Is feet according
to me deglb of the water.
poar-to na.c,os A. 2,icarorv aro az
1....,.. . y,arhles ar5 o,re. ..
loaded very heavily with fruit. The
LeCoate pear trees in one grove have set
5een oIantad toy,r vasrs a,5 tbis j5 ~
,rcopd vaar tbev b9ve bIoonad 40 - '''0
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12
THE CRY OF ST. ANDREWS.
Eye Witnesses Don't Like 1.-THE Bot
tom Evidently FaiIiug Out.
From tho Pers1oolq tFh.l Cola0rc a..

From tho Pe,,sdoOIq tFLa.) Commune a..
Messrs. c. Il. Robinson and James
Henderson, who have Just returned from
st. Andrews Bay where they have been
several weeks, called on us yesterday and
gave US their impression OF the wonderful
''city by the sea-" There are now about
300 persons on the bay who live in small
houses, little better than log cutters
cabins, and subsist as best they may on
the very small amount of work Obtainable,
and some OF them are actually in state
OF starvation. The company have their
hotel and wharf completed and
accommodations are ample for those who
have money, but there is no business do
ing and no prospects for the future. The
railroad is at a standstill and there is no
prospect of it's ever being completed; and
10 add TO all these miseries, there is some
question as to the validity of the titles TO
the land sold.
Parties are arriving daily, and getting
away as soon as possible after they arrive
so the population may be called ''flOat-
ing, but alas for the poor devils who have
no money TO get away on; their fate is in
deed hard.
Some Of these days StlAndrew's may be
a prosperous city, but we warn everyDod y
to keep away from the place for the
present,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12

The Edgefeld Agricultural and Mechan-
lcal Society viii hold an unusually inter-
esting meeting on April a. Presiden J.
NJ. Mcbride, OF the south Carolina Col
lege, the Hon. II. P. Loutridze, professor
Of agriculture In tle South Carolina Col
lege, Mr. +. J. Berckman, Of Augusta,
COL +. Il. Stackhouse, Of Marion.
Col. A. p. Butler. Commissioner OF Agri-
culture Of South Carolina, and Hon. n.
i. Donaldson, Of Greenyille, are expected
to be present TO participate in the pro-
ceedings OF the meeting.
An old horse owned by James n. Park-
man, Of Celestis. in epartanburg county,
died on March L.. He was 81 years old.
aud served four years in the Confederate
war. Old Sorrel. the wOolly horse, was
mustered into service BY Dr.. Dan HollO-
way, who was assistant surgeon in the late
war. Dir. Parkman exhibited him At the
stock show at Ninety-Six last August,
and got more premiums than anyone else.
Nc one has owned "Old woolly' outside
OF the Holloway family since the war but
Mr.. Parkman. Notwithstanding his
age he was always gay until short
while before he died.
The April term OF the Supreme Court
VIII convene on Tuesday, A pril 90. The
following IS the order OF the circuits:
Third circuit, Tuesday, April 20, two
days: Fourth circuit. Thursday, April -,
Two days; Fifth circuit, Monday, April
%, six days; Sixth circuit, Tuesday. May
4. four days; Seventh circuit, Monday,
Nay 10, i've DAYS; Eighth circuit, Mon
day, May II, five days; First circuit,
Monday, Nay "A, six days; Second cir
cult, Tuesday, June /, four days. Cases
IN the original jurisdiction will have pref
euce on each Monday Of the term. Ap-
piications for admission 10 practice must
be Sled OE or before April y. During the
last term the court has heard 125 cases,
and decided 10s uD to date.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12

Prom no LgfIysfte lGa.l Messenger.
Friday morning Nathan Wilson. on W.
w. S.Nyets' place. was blowing young
mare belonging TO q. b. Myers. In the
field was an open we'll, at which the Gus
tom bad been 60 turn the horse aud pillow
back again, Until the space between the
fence aud the we'll had been gone over,
and then 90 round the well. This Mr.. Will
son was doing, and was preparing 20 COCA
the other side when the animal slipped
and tell beck M the well. Every effort
was made TO gei her ont, butit was near
" night before they were successful. The
poor brute had worn herself out kicking
against the walls OF tue well, and, when
taken out. was so exhausted that, after
walking around short while, she fell
and soon after died.