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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
VELOCITY OF ELECTRICITY.
A Wonderful Invention Made by Wheat
stone, tho Electrician.

Wonderful Invention Made by Wheat
stone, tho Electrician.
Wheatstone, the electrician, is the
inventor of the mode whereby the We
locity of electricity is ascertained. In
perfecting this wonderful invention he
took Leyden jar and connected it with
wires by means of two rods, one with
the outer and the other with the inner
coating of the jar. Insulated conductors
were next provided, in shape of two
long bent wires. The opposite ends of
the rods from that in connection with
the inner and outer coating of the jar,
were placed near the ends of the bent
wires which were to answer in place OF
insulated conductors. He gave to each
of these conductors a length of four
hundred and two meters. This finished
it was plain that the current must pass
through these conductors from positive
to negative poles of the circuit, or vice
versa. A rotating mirror was next
brought on the scene by this lightning
tanner and placed behind the apparatus
as above outlined.
When the current was turned on and
passing through the apparatus, sparks
were visible from three different points,
viz, between the ends of the conduct
ors, between the rods running from the
jar, and also between the ends of the
conductors themselves, where a separate
and distinct shower of sparks were to
be seen. When the rotating mirror
turned on its axis, the sparks appeared
as three separate circular lines, parallel
to each other; when it was left sta
tionary the reflections showed only as
points of light Speaking of this, Mr..
Wheatstone says: IF electricity re.
quired no time to pass from one point
to another, the lines in the moving
mirror would appear and disappear sim
ultaneously; but being continuous, an
appreciable space of time must elapse
for their movement. This time is
plainly calculable, when the rate of ro-
tation Of the mirror and duration of the
sparks is known. I have found that
electricity travels through 400 meters
of copper wire in 1000, ooo s6s part of a
second, and would, therefore, travel
through ass, 1873 kilometers of cope,
wire in one second."-St Louis Re-
public.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
A POETS MISTAKES.
Anomalies In tho Text OF Several or Camp
bells Best Works. 49,

Anomalies In the Text OF Several OF Camp
BELLS Best Works.
It is extraordinary that so fastidious
and carefula writer as Campbell, whose
painful slowness of composition gave
Theodore Hook his joke that the poet
had been safely delivered Of a couplet
this morning." should have been be-
trayed by his ignorance Of natural his
tory into certain not very important,
yet none the lass egregious. blunders
concerning the fauna and fora intro
duced into his tales. In 1.-THE Pleasures
of Hope" and Gertrude OF Wyoming"
we find the tiger standing along the
banks of Lake Erie and the panther
domiciled in the woods of Ohio, while
the famingo disports itself on Pennsyl-
vania waters and the tropical aloe and
palm flourish in some northern latitude.
These errors were pointed out to Camp
bell by his friends, in order that he
might rectify them in later editions; but
to revise his work when once printed
was always an uncongenial task to him,
and, in defiance of the botanist and
| zoologist, the anomalies were therefore
allowed to remain in the text. An
| other and more pardonable error
into which Campbell was led in his
chief narrative poem by trusting to a
work entitled the History of the De-
struction of Wyoming in ITS" was
brought home to him in very strange
and unexpected manner Following the
authority just mentioned, he had de-
nounced as the treach erous destroyer of
Wyoming Mohawk chief named Brandt
-"the monster Brandt" he called him
in the poem-and it might we'll have
been supposed that, right or wrong, this
poetical account of SO distant an event
would have passed unchallenged. But
it was not so, for fifteen years after the
publication of Gertrude of Wyoming''
Campbell was surprised by visit from
Brandt's son, no Mohawk in appearance,
but "a fine young man of gentlemanly
manners" and Lieutenant in the En-
glish service, who had come to adduce
proof of his fathers innocence. 1t ap-
peared that Brandt, so far from being
the monster" he was represented, had
been civilized and philanthropic In
dian, who had accustomed his tribesmen
to peaceful habits, had built church,
and translated one of the Gospels into
the Mohawk language! Campbell, be-
ing placed in the awkward predicament
of libeling a red Indian, was compelled
to do penance in the notes of subsequent
editions: but even here he could not be
| induced to introduce alterations into
| the text-American Notes and Queries.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21

Sam, in surprise. mo game there?"
''There's plenty of game" admitted
the old hunter, "but you are apt to find
warm reception. Crazy Burk is stop
PIN over there in an old logging camp,
He will make trouble for any one who
trespasses on his territory"
''Well, we are not afraid of Crazy Burk, !"
laughed my companion, who possessed
rash courage and love of adventure
IF that old coon comes fooling round
u. he will get into trouble"
Jack Thorne smiled grimly.
II guess you don't know what you are
talkin' about, little feller." he said, as
his eyes rested half-scornfully on the
diminutive figure which occu pied the
canoe with me. ''Ole Burk would chaw
both you chickens up in no time. He is
. mighty dangerous man. It is said that
he has killed one or two people, but it
can't be proved against him. Mart
Simpson, the peddler, disappeared about
four weeks ago, and some folks think
Burk killed him.
IF he is such a man as that, should
think they would shut him up in an in
sane asylum, where he belongs" vent
Qred.
'That's where he ought to be-" nodded
Thorne; ''but, ye see, there hain't no one
who cares about capturin' him. Half a
dozen tried it once, but blamed if he
didn't lick the whole crowd and get
away. They say he is as strong as three
smart men,"
swell, BLY, smiled Sam, lit is plain
1y our duty to go over there, and capture
this terror of the woods"
SWELL, you can 60 over there if ye
want to- said the old hunter, as he
padded his canoe slowly away. "rve
warned We; that's my duty. l sha'n't
be bit surprised if you are never seen
again"
''That's all right" cried my compan-
ion, waving his paddle as a parting So.
Lutte. 'Much obliged for your kindness.
Good-bye."
We watched Thorne till he disap-
peared in the mouth of a small stream
that empties into Long Pond on the
western side, then we dipped our pad
dies into the water, and started slowly
forward.
Had we better go over to the knob,
Sam?" faltered.
course we hadv' he exclaimed. ''You
hain't afraid of Crazy Burk, are ye?"
would not admit that was, and SO
we pulled for White Birch Knob,
straight across the pond. Two hours
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
HIS FIRST SERMON.

Rev. DR.. Thomas Admits 1t Was Not
Success.
My introduction to the ministry was
not formal began speaking in ''class-
meetings" and when the ''leader" came
near was greatly frightened and tried to
relate what little experience" l had,
not knowing what 1 would say nor what
I had said when done. By degrees
more composure was gained, and 1 was
urged to ''exhort" at little gatherings
for worship; and then as student at
the age of eighteen was pressed ia
preach at a school-house one evening as
a number of US were returning from a
camp-meeting. There were several
ministers in the company; all were on
horseback. rode alone all day to pre-
pare for the service, and arranged my
subject under four heads or divisions,
as was then the custom in secmonizinG.
was in very happy state of mind re-
ligiously; the little log house was light.
ed with candles and filed with plain
country people. The preachers sat on
bench back of me, and went through
the opening exercises in a devotional
SpAAAV duu NAGuOuG O"UtIEdSSucuU3 duU
in the same state of mind announced the
text, and had spoken perhaps not more
than three minutes when my thoughts
left me and the dimly-iighted room be-
gan to grow darker. l thought of my
second division" and tried that, but
all seemed vacant; not able to remem.
Der the third division l caught the
fourth" but it brought no relief, and
by great effort I recovered myself suf-
ficiently to say in broken words that l
had consented to try to speak but could
not, and sat down in the confusion Deep
~ mortified over the failure.
One of the preachers, florid speaker,
arose and gave brilliant exhortation
that served to fill out the hour very
we'll, but it brought me no relief, for
the contrast made my own littleness ap-
pear still less. The next day read
alone and thought it all over;
I felt I had mistaken my calling
and had been deserted and left
to stand alone and fall; but the convic-
ton of duty returned, and urged by my
teacher l consented to try again; and
this time, too, it was in a school-house,
but in the afternoon. Only few were
present, and had been in such fear for
hours that it could not grow worse, and
so managed to get through, speaking
some thirty minutes.
Returning home once, perhaps year
after, 1spoke of having preached" at
certain place. Ny father, thought
full man, inclined to the Quaker faith
and worship, looked up from the paper
he was reading and said: "Son, say
you tried to preach" and that is what
have been doing ever since. Long ex,
perience has given more confidence,
but it has not lightened the deep sense
OF burden and responsibility, and of de-
pendence upon higher power for help.
w. H. Thomas, in Chicago Tribune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
THE MAD CANNIBAL.
Clever Way In Which We Boys
Captured Crazy Burk.

DING over to
w h i te Birch
Knob to camp
out, are ye,
boys? Well, my
advice is to 60
anywhere but
over there, - and
the old man
shook his head
very gravely.
whats the
m a t ter with
w hi te Birch
Knob?" asked
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21

E "A lady's maid, seeing her mistress
struggling with stamp that would not
stick, took the stamp, rubbed it ON the
mucilage on the flap of the envelope,
and put it in its place. 1t was an in.
genius way out of common difficulty
we'll worth remembering. Boston Tran
script. z~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21

The punishment does not always At
the crime. The other.night a man took
off his boots at the foot of the stairs,
about three o'clock q. H.. and cautious
~ sneaked to his ohambec, only to dis
cover q note from his wife saying she
had gone home to her mamma.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
WE COOKED OUR SUPPER,

later we were pitching our tent upon a
pretty spot we had selected near the
shore, and that night we cooked our sup
per over an open fire, and slept beneath
canvas. ..~
We found game in abundance around
the knob; not large game, but plenty Of
cartridges, ducks, and such small fry.
We had not come after large game, so
we were contented with what we se-
cured. Any one who has ever camped
out knows what fun we had, and how
jolly and full of life we were. Hungry!
we were hungry all the time, and food
which at home we would have refused
with scorn, we devoured with avi9ity.
We had come prepared TO stay week.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
CATTLE IN THE KITCHEN.
How the Thrifty Peasants of Hollan
Care for Their Cows.

How the Thrifty Peasants of Holland
Care for Their Cows.
The houses in Holland are mostly OF
brick, square in shape, one story high,
with peaked red-tiled roofs. The
matched roof which is so usual in Bel.
GUM is here seldom seen. The houses
are usually neat looking, both outside
and in.
On opening the door you are shown
into large room with kitchen utensils
in the glory of highly-burnished splen.
dor hanging about stove or cooking
range, with here table, settee and a
few chairs, with a strip of carpet laid on
the brick floor.
Ranging down this long room is row
OF cow stalls on an elevated brick-paved
platform, with trench back of the
stalls about two feet wide and two feet
deep. This room accommodates from
twenty to fifty cows on well-to-dc
farmers place, and was a curious sight
to us. These stables and kitchen com.
bined are scrubbed clean and white.
washed and are as clean as any ward in
some of our best hospitals.
In the spring, when the cattle are
turned out to grass, the stalls are
scrubbed and secured, the brick pave
1Dents painted and the walls and cell
ings whitewashed. Lace curtains arc
arranged at the windows; often flower
pots or little jardiniers are kept there
during the summer, and the room smell.
as sweet and is as clean as the milk
house OF the most fastidious farmers
wife.
After the COWS are housed in the fall
they remain in until spring. You see
no cow yards. The cattle are either in
pasture or in their stalls. When turned
out they are blanketed with sail-cloth
curiously held in place by ropes running
under and around the legs.
This large room mentioned above is
occupied jointly by the COWS and the
servants. Opening from it you enter 6
dining and sitting-room. generally
carpeted, and, unlike the stable and
kitchen, has wooden floors. From this
you enter the bedrooms The beds are
generally in an elevated alcove, with
doors in front, cutting it off from the
room. The bed is generally bunk. II
this province bedsteads are seldom used
was shown into bedroom furnished
with a wash-stand, table and some
chairs, but there seemed to be no bed
Investigation OF what appeared to be
cupboard doors in the wall, only about
the size Of ordinary sideboard doors
showed the bed in this closet or cup
board, SO high from the ground thai
steps kept inside for the purpose had tx
be used to get in.--Cor philadelphia
Manufacturer.
sm5-El1io ,,,ao ,;.....-- !.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21

Ellie was examining very attentive
" the large spurs of the Leghorn roost-
or, when papa came into the poultry
yard with 2 measure of corn for the
fowls. Papa" said Ellie, II know
why the chickens are called 'Leghorns.'
It's because they have such big horns on
their legs!'-- Youths Companion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
THE WOES OF DIR. WILLIAM BROWy.

The following is brief sketch of the plot Of Dr..
Bill the farce thar Is 10 open the season OF tie Gar
den Theatre, at the Madison square Garden. on sep
tcmbcr -: Doctor Bill otherwise Dr. William
Brown i, a Young practitioner settled down TO domes
ticty a, a ladies doctor Many Of hi, patients having
moved in the vcler walks Of the DRAMA lie has takce
con siderable interest In some OF them a friend rathes
than a. q doctor lie has snniccht income now 70
live without his profession. and he has determined u
practise 10 moir. Ills father-ina Mr.. Fir'nan'
object, 10 this and sends ont circulars announcing
the ca:-rc>, Of DR.. William brown To prescribe for his
fellow creatures Opposite TO Dr. Brown i've Mr'
and Mrs. Horton. he superintendent OF police M"
brown thoroughly believes that her husband, Inc
dtor Is possessed Of all THE virtues. Mrs Horton Is
s,epca she sends for Dr. Brown In orier to a"crtain
whether he has any II the tendencies she has Observed
I'm some other prartiOners-notably In her OLD
friend Dr. Bill-and promises to report 10 his vile the
result Of her Investigations lrown however ""e"
he receives letter begging him 70 call on Mrs ioroh'
declines first 10 do and gives his answer Tor de'
livery to a young friend George Webster. who has, a.
IL happeps been much struck by the destinations OF
the lady at fair The idea "a him OF gaming
an interview BY presenting himself as Dr. Bown'
This scheme he carries ont ard soon roh'sh'c' '''
Horton that her acquaintance, Mp. ho"h' II
far too crrdulOus with regard 10 her husband enc
therefore pcrsuadcs tho doctor 10 so into an an
Joining room nliIhtcd-and wait there. w'iIe
h, sends for his wife, Mrs. Brown promptly arrives
and IS told where she may lnd her husband. Who'll
being dark will suppose that she IS his hostess iho
c.ho Of a r>oundng box on the ear Is tho ohy ihu'
nation of what takes place Mrs. Horton locks the
door OF that room aud puts the hoy On tho table
PRESENTLY the Nxl Dr. Brown. who has changed his
mind appears Mrs. Horton recognizes her Ola re,,a
DR. i,ili but when she finds who he realN IS sue
swnrs his arms. and to bring ger s, .n liz
Meet, and she pushes the doctor Int" another dark
ram hoping IA get his wife away wno N az ~, hsr
nn' '1 i, IS down Mrs Horizons back and the c,n'
fusion comes to q climax when the Jealous sapenn !:
..nsant ~ policc reaches home The computation ~
eish,rate but explanations made IN the end OF
cursc and everybody agrees that DR.. brown Is wiss
I'm Inv ing aside his practice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
comery there were more grizzly bears than
are to be found in all the forest.

The last week has witnessed two meetings in
Great Britain that are destined to remain
memorable in the annals OF the war now raging
between capital and labor. At Liverpool there
was the Congress of Trades Unions, which was
attended by all the principal Labor leaders OF
the United Kingdom, and by delegates repre-
scnting a million and half of wOrknsmen ;
while in London gathering took place OF all
the principal shipowners and merchants repre-
senting capital to the amount OF SoOo,oOO'-
OOQ Both of these rivals assemblies claim
to ,have organized themselves for the purpose
Of the defence of the interests which they
represent, and while the Trades Unions are
forwarding subscriptions to the leaders OF the
monster strike in Australia. the newly formed
federation of capitalists is sending money from
London to the Australian employers. Every
day that passes witnesses increased bitter.
ness and luminosity between the two rival
armies, and it is difficult to perceive any pros
pect of speedy issue OF the conflict.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
SUFFERING RoNOUNCED CONTIGUOUS

81 UTTERING PRONOUNCED CONTIGUOUS.
Some alarm has been created in Germany
by the recent publication Of the official report
and statistics of education, which show that
among the children now attending the public
schools in Emperor Williams dominions there
are no less than $4,000 afflicted with the
defect of speech known as stammerlng The
city of l}rcSlau alone contributes quota OF
2.4OO suffering children to the total; and in
some other places the number OF stammerers
attain the large proportion Of 10 per cent OF
the school attendance. Realizing the growth
as well as the gravity of the mischief, the
German Government has for some months
past devoted considerable attention TO the
subject, and has gathered together much in
teresting information about the matter Tho
most valuable report is that contributed by
DR.. Gutznann, SO we'll known throughout tho
world for his successful teaching OF deaf
mutcs, and whose absence from the Intcrna
tional Convention of Instructors Of Deaf
Mutcs recently in session in this city was a
matter of sincere regret to the delegates.
According to DR.. Gutzmann, whose report
has been adopted and published by tho Ger
man Government, involuntary mimicry plays
a great part in suffering. Like yawning. it
is catching. The quicker n child is and the
more initiative. the moro apt it is to imbibe
any defects of speech on the part Of those
by whom it is surrounded. Conclusive evi
dcnce Of tho contagious nature Of stammerng
is TO be found in tho fact that the number OF
Sufferers in 4 school increases steadily as
the children pass upward from class to class
In the public schools Of Berlin, for instance
the number of stammcrcrs among the chill
drcn in the lowest class was O.52 Of the total
force OF the class. This proportion rose from
year to year. rs the children passed upward
in the educational s'alo. until in the highest
class the percentage was discovered (, be
1Gi. or more than three times the number
found when the same children wcro in tn"
lowest class.
Compromising that it would be only with
special care and particular prccauton on tn"
part Of the teachers that the public schools
could be prevented from becoming centres
for the propagation of the grave defect Of
suffering the German Government has on
outraged DIR. Gutzmann to start special
course Of scientific instruction for public school
teachers showing them how 10 deal with
stammcrcrs; and tho public schools in all
parts Of Germany have now sent teachers to
Berlin for the purpose Of acquiring DIR. Gutz-
MAINS method. So satisfied is the Emperor
with the latter that he has taken leading
part in securing its general adoption by all
tho educational institutions in his domlnionS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
PAGES.
TIE NEUS THIS MORNING.

Furcien.-P ochcfort and Thiebaud fought a
lucl Il, I.,rlincr. Holland; The latter was
wo,.nd,d 49, Tie Eihe is rising ana Dresden
i, partlv inundated - The foulth Earl o!
ROsslyn died. - The German naval mdn~h-
res at F,n> m2cr F"rd were witn'>-+i pH
EmpciO: William and III" Austrian fleet
Consross-Both branches in session. - The
Senate: The free list of the Tarin bill was DIS
posed Of; it was arranged that the voting shonl4
begin Tuesday, instead Of tomorrow. - Inc
House: The conference report Oh the River anu
Ilaybor bill was agreed TO-
Domcstic.-Spcaker Reed and Representative
Mckinley spoke at Scbago Lake and Portland
Ne. - S. j. DIXON, Toronto photographer
crossed the Niagara River on tight rope
c.. II is thought that the men Who
wrecked the Ncw-York Central train on Thursday
Mich. will lie discovered - EX-AttOrney
General /. sic w. Russell was nominated fol
ton.r.sS hv In. Pepublic,n Convention At Odcns
,rr.N T. Tie President spent quie' Jay al
Cr,.s,I Sprln.s and held an Informal reception
in tho evening ----- The State FaImcIs' League
was incorporated at Albany.
City and Suburban.-A drunken policeman Shot
,,,. man and fred several other bullets into the
>trect - Seven men were rescued at sea from
=, sinking vessel - 4 coal merchant at Sea
t,liN. T. l.. WAS assaulted by former employe
and dangerously injured. - Seven people were
injured in a railway collision AT South Norwalk
Conn. - The Staten Island Squadron OF tho
Corinthian Navy sailed its fall regatta. -
Winners at Sliccpshead Bay: Rareland. Gasron
Judge Morrow, Tournament, Montagu ana III
losophy. - Stocks dull and Si22ins. closing
weak.
The Weather Indications for to-day Far ah'
warmer Temperature Yesterday Highest, 8
degrees lowest, II: average. -"