Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A farmer Of Belmont, O., is proud
because among his other live stock he
nas pig with toes. another with three
Ears, cat with an ear growing wrong
side out, and bow with three thumbs.
Some experiments have been
placed on record. says the London
Electrician, in which number of eggs
we're Matched out in a magnetic field.
with the result that the chickens were
Ill moro or less deformed-blind deaf,
or lame.
john Dawson, of Augusta. Ga.
lied. leaving an estate Of $4,000. 1t
aas just been divided. Each Of the FIVE
heirs gets 200. each of the admins
traitors $4,000. and each of the two
attorneys sl0.5O0 The heirs are con-
hdered lucky to get what they did
The citizens of Urich, No., arc cx-
sited over = big coal find near them.
rhirty-iive feet below the surface six
loot vein of the best camel coal has
been struck. and seven carloads which
we're put on the market at Kansas City
brought twenty-four cents q busheL
Manufacturers complain that the
African rubbers now received do not
yield when strained and cleaned more
than so to 45 per cent of pure
rubber gum, owing to the natives
adulterating with sawdust, bark dust,
ETC.. to overcome the inconvenient
sickness of the juice.
-Ironble about a certain young man
caused Miss Laura Roget and Miss Fam
aie Ma:hey to engage in a rough-and-
tumble fight in front of the Catholic
church at Frenehtown. near Corydon,
Ind. They had been attending church
service, but after the fight their apparel
was much demoralized.
First Blase Youth (much democrat
ked)-'By Gawge, Cholly! I'm COM
pletely exhausted; just assisted in saving
-aw-young woman's life" Second
Blase You:h-'Brave fellah! Bnt
didn't know You could swim, Fweddy."
First Blase Youth -"Icawn't. Another
fellah did that part stood on shore
and scweamed for help -Harper' S
Weekly.
Anew ! DIRK reporter has discovered
aman living in the top of once re-
spectacle mansion, whose occupation
IS very odd one. He advertises that
he will write ''poetry on all subjects at
reasonable rates" His speciality is
acrostics, of which he keeps a large
stock on hand, made to TT almost all
the common feminine names. These he
retails at from fifty cents to s1.25 each,
according to style and quality.
Mexican hogs, which are a cross
between the Spanish and the wild hog
Of the Mexican mountains are raised
with profit in Mexico, but not in any
considerable numbers. They average
175 pounds in weight and are killed
chiefly for their lard. which is worth &c
cents pound Fresh pork is worth
124 cents pound. but is eaten very
little, for most persons can't afford it
It is said that Monterey, which has So
GOO. eats onl : about FIVE hogs day.
When four-year-old Johnny Perry
said his prayers one night and Hat
asked God to bless papa and mamma
and to bless Johnny and make him {
good boy, he surprised mamma by say
ing: "And please, God. bless Mr.. Per
y and make him good man." ''Wha
do you mean by that?' his MANN:
asked. "Why," said Johnny. ':yot
don't suppose I want to be little bo,
al my life, do you?''-Ala California
Growing in the canons and on tn
hills north of San Bernardino, CAL, is
tree which the Times of the place want
named. No one there knows what it is
It bears fruit that resembles a cherry
both in looks and size. It tas yer,
pleasant taste, does not grow in clus
tiers as does the cherry, has very larg
stone, which also resembles the cherr
stone in shape. The tree grows like
bush usually. though some attain
height of forty to fifty feet The lea
Iesemb les that of the live oak.
The records Of the Church of Sa
Fernando at San Antonio, Tex, shov
Luak William D. z ounce was cuTlSLene
on the Sd of March, 1875. He is aliv
yet. but doesn't known just how old b
was when he was christened. Uncl
Billy was hard man in his day, bein
q bun fighter. miner, and gambler
Although fully 112 years old this We,
eran is reported to be spry and toug
yet. 4 few days ago he rode ten mile
to dog fight and came back wit
apocket full of money. He lives alone
drinks mescal steadily, but no whisky Q
beer, eats heartily, sleeps WELL an
looks like man of eighty-ivc.
"A heavy freight train on the Blu,
iDgton and Missouri road. near Mir
den, Neb, came to a standstill the othe
night, owing to the engine slipping a
eccentric, and Engineer Markham an
his fireman got out to repair damage:
AS they were working they heard tel
rife yell. and then panther sprang o
the engineer, knocking him down. Th
fireman struck the animal on the hea
with . wrench, and it quit Markha'
and attacked the fireman. This CAV