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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-06
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W o o D s F f L D, OHIO,
Teeth extracted without pain by the use
Of nitrous oxide or laughing gas.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-06
CONSTIPATION.

Only with regularity Of the bowelscan perfect
health be enjoyed. When the constipation Is OF
recent date, q single dose of TUFTS PILLS
will sufice, but II II hes become habitual, one
pin should b taken every night gradually le.sen-
movement Il obtained, which will soon follow.
sold Everywhere, 10 Cents.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-06

Physicians and Surgeons,
STAFFORD, MoNRoE CO., OHIO.
0hlce In Drug store, febll.'79r.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-06
PHYSICIANS.

ID R. b. ID r N N L T..
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
BEALLSvILLE, OHIO
oAcs next to Henry Milier's residence.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-06
DRs. q. III. MAsON AsON.

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
Jim Floods House.

The Santa Clara Mill and Lumber
company is now engaged in preparing
the woodwork for the finish of James
Floods mansion at MenIo Park. This
company secured the contract for the
outside and inside furnishing, and all
this work is being done in San Jose.
There has never been done in this state,
work of the same beauty and finish,
nor of the same quality. In the Mr..
Blaine, the foreman, went east and
secured the wood to be used, the greater
portion Of which cost at least 81 per
foot. 1t consists principally of rose
wood, mahogany, birdseye maple, satin,
white holly and oak. These woods are
cut and polished at the mill, engaged in
which task alone there are over rs men,
embracing the best wood artisans on the
coast. All the woods are highly pol
ished, some so beautiful and bright that
they act in the capacity of mirror.
As an evidence of the elegance of this
work, few of the parts of the residence
to be finished are given and the manner
and style In which the work Ia to be
done. The main floor and staircases are
to be finished in bright mahogany, the
reception and drawing rooms in polished
satin wood, the library in black and gold
cherry, the mushroom in rosewood,
the dining.room and billiard room In
polished black walnut, chambers and
boudoir in birdseye maple, the rear of
the second story in Prima Versa wood,
and blinds of white holly. There never
came into this state before such elegant
and costly varieties of wood. All parts
of the world have furnished their con-
tributions. The work has to be done
slowly and carefully, entirely completed
at the mill 30 an to be put In place as
soon as received at the building. 1t will
be Ave or six months before all the work
Is completed. 1t is worth while to call
at the mill and see this work. An hour
can be passed with profit and pleasure
San Jose (CoL) Mercury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
The Red Mans Fair.

The large Indian fair which closed last
week at Muscogee, Indian Territory,
was patronized by the red men mostly.
Several different nations of Indians were
represented there, but the exhibition
was of course crude and simple, The
fair was of perhaps more importance as
a social and oratorical exchange, speech.
es of welcome to newly arrived tribes
being made every day in the pavilion.
They had superstitious fear OF the
Photographic camera, and few of even
the bravest "braves would face 1t. A
correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga.
zette observed the Osages, Cheyennes,
Arapahoes, Kiowas and Apaches make
their toilet. After describing these, he
adds: Nothing can exceed the vanity
of young Indian. Take him from the
age of II to rs, and the world may be
challenged to produce his equal. He
spends unlimited time In the decoration
of his person; he piles ornaments on
every available spot. With the younger
women 1t is quite different. They are
the beasts of burden, and entertain q
very humble opinion of themselves, In
tensified by the fact that any man abe
may meet Is privileged to beat and abuse
her. The order Of civilization Ia re
versed, and the brother OF the family
wears all the good clothes"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
MULLEN Cures Consumption.

A correspondent of the Lexington
Fr.ss writes az follows about the flowers
of q we'll known plant: 81 have dis.
covered remedy for consumption. 1t
has cured number of cases after they
had commenced bleeding at the lungs
and the hectic flush was already on the
cheek. After trying this remedy TO my
own satisfaction, have thought philan.
thropy required that / should let II be
known to the world. 1t 10 the common
MULLEN stepped strongly and sweetened
with coffee sugar, and drank freely,
Young and old plants are good dried In
the shade, and kept In clean bags. The
medicine must be continued from three
to six months, according to the nature
of the disease. It Is very good for the
blood vessels also. It strengthens and
builds up the system instead of taking
away the strength, 1t makes good blood
and takes Inflammation away from the
lungs. It il the wish Of the writer that
every periodical In the United States,
Canada and Europe should publish this
recipe for the benefit of the human fam.
lily. Lay this by and keep II In the house
ready for use. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
A Wealthy Villain.

A wealthy and respected shoemaker of
Lautenburg. in West Prussia. suspected
a servant girl of stealing $25, and find.
ing that she would not admit II, hit upon
the curious device of putting a steaming
hot egg under each of her armpits and
tying her arms down over them until
the torture made her confess the theft.
Then he had her arrested. In the prison
the girl begged for something to relieve
the pain Of the burns and in that way
the method by which her confession had
been extorted was revealed. The shoe.
maker was prosecuted and sentenced Ia
two years imprisonment. He appealed,
and the appellate court made his sen.
tence three years. II he could have ap.
pesled until his cumulative sentence
reached twenty-five years he would have
received about one-half of his deserts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07

do, could keep up with my class, sir
indeed, could; but promised mother
ne-he never to work on the Ssbath, and
! can't, sir, ne-ne-ver -; and, a. his emo
tons overpowered him, he pulled out
his handkerchief with such vigor that he
brought out with 1t small flask, three
faro chips, and euchre deck; and some.
how or other the professor took no more
stock In that Freshman's eloquence than
II he had been craven image.-Acta
CnLuxabi0nn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07

y come. my love. and ssek with me
a realm by grosser eye unseen,
Where fairy forms will welcome thea
And dainty creatures hail the queen,
IN silent posis the tabe lil ply,
Where green eeefcrvr.: threads lie eurlea,
Tbs trophies OF the protist world, Wv
Wen rouse the steator from his hair.
Ana saxe into the oyelopsI ave.
1T, IN ehsra and niIella half
r rae proteplaAmic stream descry,
sefeser weaving TO and fro
rim faint moleeu ar melody;
Aud curious rotifers I'll show,
Aud graceful vorticellids.
Where melieeris ply their craft
Wen watch the playful wsteI-bsar,
AND no envenored hydrs's shsfg
s stt, MI cur psacefal pleasure there;
We wsn trT.es With sympathetic art,
w nitaiL The noryonie snail
Tue growing radtmental neATt.
Where rolls the volsex sphere Of green,
Add Plasiids move In Hrownian dance -
y, wandering 'uitd that gentle scene,
I've font alnusR shall perchaucU
DO turned % Que beneath our sisht
,sy process Of hocra,is.
Wen recognise, with rare delight,
i type OF eur prospective biiss,
Odearsr thoa BY far 10 inc
In thy sseet uAidsnly estate
Than any seventy~Afth could he,
M aperture heseyer gFeatl
Ooaae 30 vi me anl We will str1y
InroeSa rsaim by grosser eye unseen,
where profophy tes shall homSgs pay,
And PSo'oEoa hail thee queen,
-Sribasr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
The Standby Quality OF Silver Mines.

The Nevada Miner says that wherever
In any part of the world silver mines
have been worked they are worked now,
unless by war, the invasion of Indians,
ETC., the work has been stopped. There
IL no silver mining region In the world
that has given out. Mexican mines
worked by the Aztecs before the con-
quest by Oortez are still as profitable %
ever. The old Spanish mines, opened
long before HsnnibaPs time, are still
worked with enormous profits. The
South American mines have constantly
yielded their wealth for more than SOC
years, and are as productive as ever
Mines In Hungary that were worked BY
the Romans before the time of Chris,
still yield an abundance Of ore.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07

YESTERDAY afternoon young gentle
man from the Flint river district came
to town with jag Of wood and pair OF
oxen, and In the course Of his wander
ings he came across Q Are hydrant that
had been opened to clean out the pipes:
He stared at the gushing water In dead
silence for q moment, and then gave the
alarm by shrieking: "Gosh oil hemlock
Here's q hitching post sprung . leak
worse than sugar maple, p srcsn"as'
Gdsetts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
The Value Of Leaves.

The time has come when the value of
fallen leaves for littering stables, mulch
ing the ground and protecting tender
plants Is better understood. For litter
ing stables they have one great ad vantsge
over straw. Their broad surface and
the strati6ed position in which they
always arrange themselves not only ex-
clude cold currents of cold air, but
render them more perfect non conduc.
tors, and exclude the cold better than
other similar substances. They make q
fine soft bedding for horses; and as q
component part of manure are not DO
coarse as straw and soon decay, giving 0
fine texture to the compost they form.
They impart similar advantages when
used as mulch, namely, lightness of
covering and perfect protection. For
covering tender plants they are peculiar.
ly fitted, being always 30 dry az not to
suffocate or rot the plant, and the thin
plates of air interposed between them
entirely exclude the frost II sufficient
depth Is given.
A gardener has had remarkable sue.
cess with roses, the tender kind, which
he keeps through the winter In open
ground by q thorough covering with
leaves. When foot In thickness, with
few branches of evergreens on the tor
to prevent them blowing away, no frost
can penetrate them. Many farmers
have large supply Of leaves In their
woods and hollow places; the wind will
sometimes sweep them into heaps two OF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07

three feet In thi, knees, and they may be
scooped up with large baskets and
drawn In wagon boxes with great facil.
ity. In any woods they are easily and
rapidly raked into heaps for the same
purpose. 1t often happens that when
there 10 no snow upon the ground In
winter farmers can draw leaves better
than any other time. In portions OF the
country where snow does not fall and
where forest leaves ere abundant, the
work should not be omitted.
The scarcity Of fodder and the conse.
quent value of straws renders II 90.
pecially desirable st the present time to
save and use to tho best advantage
everything of the kirst There 10 moth.
ing better than leaves for protecting
strawberry and flower beds, for covering
asparagus and for mulching all kinds Of
plants.-Detroit Post.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
Couldn,t Study ON Sunday.

"I know I'm losing rground, Sill"
tearfully murmured the pale faced Fresh.
man; "but Il IL not my fault sir. II ]
were to study on Sunday, - the Others
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
Househola laints.

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Do not let coffee and tea stand In tin,
KEEP your salt spoons out Of the salt
and clean them often.
SoALD your wooden ware often, and
keep the tinware perfectly dry.
KEEP your castors covered with blot.
ting paper and green Aeanci.
CnnAM of tartar rubbed upon soiied
white kid gloves cleans them very much
Do not let knives be dropped into hot
water. It Is good plan to have large
tin pot to wash them In, Just high
enough to wash the blades without wet.
ting the handles.
NEVER wash marble slabs or fireplaces
with suds; this will In time destroy
polish. They should be busted; the
spots taken of with Q nice oiled cloth,
and then rubbed dry with soft flannel.
A TABLESPOONFUL Of black pepper
put into the first water in which gray
and buff linens are washed will keep
them from spelling. There Is no objec,
ton to 1t, and 1t softens the water like
soda.
DIP flannel cloth in warm soapsuds,
then into whiting, and apply 1t to paint,
and 1t will almost instantly remove
grease and dirt from wood work of all
descriptions about your house. After.
ward wash with clean water. This
application will make painted work look
almost as good as new, and will not
injure the paint In the least.
a GERMAN chemical journal COM
mends the use of parafiine as the best
method of making porous corks gas and
water tight. Allow the corks to remain
fer about five minutes beneath the sur
face of melted parsffine in q suitable
vessel, the corks being held down by a
perforated lid, wire screen, or similar
device. Corks thus prepared can be
easily cut aud bored, have q perfectly
smooth exterior, may be introduced and
removed from the neck of the flask with
ease, and make an absolutely perfect
seal.
A LITTLE care spent in the prepare
tion-cutting the bread trinity and
neatly, packing the cake In q clean
white paper, and the whole in a neat
white napkin, and choosing pretty
asket in the place of tin pail-is not
pains thrown away. Some of us are
born fastidious and cannot eat unless
food Is placed before us in an inviting
manner. We require to be tempted, not
by unwholesome goodies, but by taking
trouble to make simple food look dainty
and attractive to us. There Ia something
more dampening to one'ssppetite to look
into lunch basket and see your food
mixed, covered with crumbs and q gen.
eral scent of food, sometimes the scent of
cheese or pickles predominating. Such
luncheons will often prevent person
from eating, ever while the system Is
suffering Tor want OF food.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07

NJ Eliza Q. HALL.

!. ..-.ag
Then thrilled With sharp rsaesss, hs - b. %.
That quiysssd stu with The Iass feD1 cares.
" And have wsksnsd tues 70 life snd love-
Life vita its burden, love 9Th fberpy crown.
md death that puts On ehd 10 su fair tbfnsss-
Who might'st kays stood in calm and stony raes
End geFItet beauly ell ths eyes thsssghf
Forgive ms, svsefiu
Bat Wills the fyst saH tears
BpFang 10 her eyes, and while hesn hess apiek
For dread II ell the untried years Isixht brfng.
be veman-liks. Laid her warm nps - bis,
And Whispered softs
- Be comforted my evB; ~.
Could have spokeD, this hsd ben my ehsSce,
Since love atoneth both for Life and eesfh"
--Gseibmw.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07

The value of foods for stock Is not to
be measured by the market price per
ton, but by that as compared with the
actual nutritious value. Thus cotton.
seed meal containing Is per cent of oil
and 80 or 40 per cent. of heterogeneous or
flesh forming matters, and which sells
for $25 OF $26 per ton, is evidently q
cheaper food than corn meal, which has
5or 6 per cent, of oil or 10 cent. of flesh
formers, but which sells for $23 per ton.
In selecting food this point Of actual
feeding value should not be overlooked;
at the same time the digestibility of the
food and Its effect upon the system
should not be neglected. In general, the
healthfulness of an animal is best secured
by q mixed ration, such as bran, corn
meal and cotton.seed meal, in proper
proportions, and in making up the pro-
portionate rations this should be done in
referance to the feeding and money
values of the different substances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
Good Cultiynsion Pays.

A good soil rarely tails, even In poor
season, Of returning paying income for
the labor expended upon 1t In the cult.
walton of any crop adapted to 1t. The
idea that the number of acres In crop
indicates the farmers income must be
and the number Of bushels
per acre must be looked for instead.
There Is certainly less profit In blowing
ffty acres, to raise l 900 bushels Of grain,
than In blowing but twenty-five to grow
the same amount, and trusting to good
seasons for fair crops will not be thought
Of by the improved farmer. A rich,
well cultivated soil, will usually make
fair returns In what we call bad or un.
favorable seasons. What the farmer on
a poor soil would call q good season sell
dom comes Valley Farmer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
Eggs I'm winter.

Keep poultry in good warm quarters
in winter, there II nothing that pays bet.
ter. The acute poultry raiser seeks to
have eggs when they command q good
price. This IL in the winter and early
spring. The way to do 1t Is to have lay.
ing hens, kept warm and well fed, with
q good run in cold weather. A little FIRE
in the poultry house will assist greatly
in this. Thus you may with little
care have fresh eggs to sell to special
customers when really. fresh are scarce,
and put money in your pocket. The
difference in the cost of eggs produced
In winter, when 20 to % cents per dozen
may be had is mere bagatelle in COM
parison with the return. All there Is to
1t Is little outlay of money, and the
exercise of little business tact. The
time to prepare for 1t is now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07


At this time when farmers are deter
mining what hogs they will fatten, Is
the proper season to determine what to
do for the next years crop of pigs. Too
many fa.ten all the sows which had pigs
this season, and depend upon this years
pigs for breeders next spring. But it is
not the best policy to kill any SOW which
has proven herself to be good breeder
and safe sucker. Trouble and defeat
of the whole years crop of pigs often
occur by relying on young and reckless
sows. And there Is another good reason
why good and safe breeding sows should
be saved another and probably several
years. They bring stronger and better
pigs, which start of better, and keep
ahead in the race of fattening. The
price of a good SOW, which has been well
tried, Is small matter in comparison to
two large and thrifty filters Of pigs per
year.
1t is not time yet to breed sows, but it
Is time to prepare for good lot of breed.
ing sows for next years crop. The
farmer ought to raise all his own pigs,
calves, sheep and colts. This is the legiti.
mate, safe and sure process of farming.
II the farmer has warm and comfortable
quarters for his sows, he can safely breed
them in the month of November, 30 that
they will farrow in the month of March.
But IL sows are expected to try their
luck by running in pastures or wood-lots,
at such time, they should not be bred
until the middle of January. It pays
we'll to have the most ample preparation
for brood sows. 1t they have litter in
March, they can have another litter in
August or early In September. But II
they farrow the last of April or first of
May, 1t is almost impossible to raise
another brood in time before the cold
weather. A sow will have pigs six days
less than four months from the time she
In bred. Every farmer should know the
exact time when his sows are to farrow,
then he can make preparations accord
ingly. They should be put in their
apartments at least week before farrow.
ing 30 that they will get reconciled with
their quarters. Out the straw fine for
their bedding. Do not disturb her for q
day or two, for when she wants food or
drink she will get up and call for them.
She will appreciate kind treatment. In.
crease her food gradually for five or six
days, then give her all the rich food she
will eat. Learn the pigs to eat as soon
az possible. Push them by all reasona'
BILE means, and make them weigh 18C
pounds at six months. Then sell. Thi,
the safe way. No time for cholera. Nc
time for idle capital. No time for the
officer to harrass. In fact there is no dan
ger of an officer being after man who
prepares his pigs for market in sir
months.-Io,0a State Regi,tcr.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-25
"STOP THAT MANI"

"Shoot him on the spot,' He's n swindle and
his b rty should be curtaied. | was seated
in my yard. when a tall, Gangling fellow, with
a full stock of brass and impuieEce, ask Ell lnc
to subscribe for a certain paper. looked ri :
to see If il WAS worth 81 year, and noticed
the following head lines IN big type:
The King of Naples. "A bead Woman
nottletl - Mature the Ale emist' "A
Kiss by Moonlight
From the subjects treated of | concluded to
subscribe and 80 / paid the cauvasSer two dol
lars. lie thanked me and departed. l called
my wife and daughter and unld them what
had done. and proposed to read a few Of the ar
ticles, thinking to gain information. / dldn I
use cuSs words. but if that fellow had been
there then | would have been tempted. read
aloud, and Just Is each article began to tickle
my fancy. aud 10 please my le. | read as FOL.
Lowe: English Female Bitters wi cure all
Sicgly females, - "Daiiey's Saline Ape-ient is
the great sparkling pureativa for sick head
ache" Now / didn't bargain for such stuff.
My wife ism t sickly ard dan't need female
medicine. hence / am swi died and feel that
ncwspap men who tax. s4-h al, ertisel. ents
ought TO DC tarred aud fydiIcrcl and rJ1e ON a
raii; and row every time pick up a paper my
wife and daughter sing out, English Female
BitterS.H
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-25
NOnae Delight,

for the low price of $40 cash or equivalent. Civ
ing came warrantee rs with their most costly
instruments.
The ohiect in Offering these frst-class instru-
mcuts ut prices barely covering the cost OF
manufacture. is to cicckmate INSCRIPTIONS
dealers ana trickSters in "l1lminC Oft on ;he
people their bogus and worthless n 81.
Orders will meet with prompt aitcgtiOn. nnd
instruments sent guaranteeing entire sdllSiac-
ton. or money returned. My stock is. a. here
totore. from the best makers, including stein
way. Kpabe A Co. Durham, Ilallett & Davis
Lindeman. krHnich a Bache, and J d c.
Fischer. FOR Piants; and Burdett. Mason u
Hamlin, New England Organ Co. and q. A.
Prince X Co.'S Organs; I'll Of which are offered
at extremely low prices ior cash or negotiable
paper.