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NOTICE,
U. g.. Internal Revenue
SPECIAL TAXES
May !, 1850, to ipriI 80, 1881.


Under the Revised statutes ofthe U. s,
Sections 1892 3237, 1928. and 1888 every per-
son engaged ir any business, ayocation, or
employment which renders him liable TO a
SPECIAL TAX, Is required TO PROCURE,
AND PLACE AND KEEP CONSPICU-
OUSLY IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT OR
PLACE OF BUSINESS. A STAMP dpnot.
ing ihe payment of said SPECIAL TAX for
the Special-Fax y ear beginning NAY |, 1880,
before commencing or continueing business
after April 30, 1899. A return, as prescrib
ed on Form IL. is alao required By law OF
every person liable 10 Special Tax as above.
THE TAXES EMBRACED WITHIN THE
PROVISIONS OF TIE LAW ABOVE
QUOTED ARETHR FOLLOWING, VIZ;
Rectiaers of LEES than 500 barrels..... 500 90
Ract'fers oi 500 barrels or mote........ 200 90
DealeTs, retail quor.............,.,, 49,. % on
Daalers, wholesale iquor...........,.,... 100 90
Dealers IN malt liquors, wholesale. 90 90
Dealers In malt liquors only, retail. 20 90
Dealers in lest tobACco..,..,..,...,,.,,.. 20 90
Retail dealers ln lesf tobacco ........... 800 on
And on sales OF oyer 81 600 iNy
cents Tor every dollar In excess of
Dealers in manufactured tobgceo...., BOO
Manufacturers Of stilis................. 30 90
And for each still manufactured .... 20 90
And for each worm manufactured. 81 90
Manufacturers of tobacco ...,.,.,,,.,... 1000
Manufacturers OF egsrF...,.,........... l0OQ
Peddlefs Of Tobacco nrst efsRs--more
than two horses or other animals. 90 60
Peddlers OF Tobacco, second oass--two
horses or other Rnimll'.......".,.... 25 90
Peddlers OF tobacco, third elasE--une
horse or Other aDimal."..,..t.,.....,,. 10 %
Peddlers OF tobacco, fourth clAss--on
foot or public cOnYeyance.,.......,.. 10 90
Brewers OF less than 500 batr6ls..... 90 10
Brswers OF 800 barrels or more......... 10000
ANY person, so liable, who shall fail
TO comply with the foregoing require
ments Will be subject to severe
penalties.
Persons or Firms liable to pay any OF tho
Special Taxes nsm sd abOye must apply to
ID. II. Budlong, Collector OF Internal Revenue
at Carthage, NJ. and pay for and ptocAre the
Sp1oisl Tax Stamp or StAmpa they need,
prior to May /. 1880 and
without Further Notice.
Speeial-raK Ssamps.Wlll DO transmitted by
mail only on receipt from the person or Arm
ordering The ga me, OF specific directions 60
to do. Ifitis desired that they be transmit
ted by registered mail, ten cents additional
should accompany the application.
G1MMM 3. RAUN,
Commissioner Of In,eTRGJ
Revenue.
Ofics Of Internal Revenue.
Washington, ID. O., January Z, 1880.
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Rletilpn.

The annual Town election 10 slOct Aldermen
tor the Town of TusoHmbia, took placa last
Tue,day and resulted in the election OF DR..
J. b, MeGee, ]. L. Cummings, z. +. Hauon.
stlen, j. IL. Todd, and A. Fulkerson.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-04-08

GEN. Grant, was elected member OF the
r cysl Host in New Orleans with the title o.
Dake OF America. last week.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-04-08

NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLEMEyr
At the May term, 1880, OF the Probate
court OF Miller county, Mo. 10 be held the
second Monday 10 may, 1890, will make
nnal settlement of the estate OF Joel Bond.
dec'di ell creditors and others Interested in
said estate take notice.
Jno. +. McTALt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27
Doing Chores.

Chore-work is to many a very Disagree
able part Of farm life. The average
farmer does not like to do chores, and a
hired man who does them well is nm ex-
ception. 4 man who gets up at five
o'clock in the morning; builds fire in
the kitchen stove; takes out the ashes of
the previous days fire; puts on n tea
kettle filled with water; draws fresh
pail of water from the well; brings in q
scuttle of coal or armful Of wood; then
goes to the barn; feeds the horses hay
and oats; then feeds the cows and calves;
milks the cows; carries the milk to the
house: strains it, and sets the pans away;
feeds the cats what is left in the pail;
carries the slop to the hogs, on his way
back to the stable; feeds them their allOt-
ment of corn; then cleans out the stables;
curries and waters the horses; then goes
to the house and sweetens himself up for
breakfast, and all in time for that meal
when it is ready, without emitting any
thing, or thinking he has slots to do,
is jewel. The same routine, with some
exceptions or additions, must be followed
again at noon and night. This is one Of
the most important parts of farmers
education, and one which is most griev-
ously neglected. 1t cannot be acquired
at an agricultural college, because it is,
and can only be, taught at home. A
man who does chores well, even if his
services are not so valuable ut other
work, is certain to retain his place when
other and better men are discharged for
want of work. The IOwa State Regis
ter says truly when it remarks that
every few men or boys like to do chores.
They prefer the regular work Oh the
farm. And yet good hand who loves
to do chores, and attends to them right,
is one of the most valuable hands which
can be had on farm. A boy who
spurns this business 'because it ties one
to the cows tail has missed his vocation
as farmer"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27
,JaDanese Fans.

Passing through Japanese city is a
trip through kaleidoscope. On every
side crowds of queerly-appareled folks
saunter bare-headed that's are modern
frivolities just coming into general favor)
under the brilliant hued umbrellas, with
the gaudiest of fans, waving salutations
to friends and directions to servants.
Later on you accept this buttercupping
of Japanese fashions, and lose your sense
of amusement at the sight of the entire
male element armed with the folding
fans; and every one Of them an emblem
of customs and stations, which requires
long residence in Japan to become
thoroughly familiar with it. Take, for
example, the spreading gilt and colored
fans, glittering with brilliant bugs, but
terflies and nondescript beasts and bios
SONS. Every city md country bellehere
owns them by the dozen, and, fortunate
" for the ignorance that il bliss, feels
herself appropriately gotten up for con-
quest. But at home these by right and
usage belong to the singing and dancing
girls of Japan, and are carried by them
as a distinguishing trademark. Nohigh
born dame, maid or matron would touch
tins badge Of lower stratum Of society
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SELECTED MISCELLANY.

DRAW not thy bow before thy arrow be
fixed.
WoRDs sometimes wound more than
swords.
A POUND OF care will not pay pound
of debt.
A GOOD book supplies the place of a
companion.
FORTUNE can only take from us what
she gave.
LIZ you would make thief honest,
trust him.
The simple flowers are sociable and
benevolent.
ANGER, like rnin. breaks upon what
ever it falls.
NEVER expose your disappointments
to the world
EARTHQUAKES and sincerity are the
highest things.
PRIDE hath two seasons-a forward
spring and IN early fall.
HUMAN life is everywhere state in
which much Is to be endured.
FAvoRs of every kind are doubled
when they are speedily conferred.
Ir il something to be good; but it il
far finer to be good for something.
He is not idle who does nothing, but
he is idle who might be better employed.
He who stops to pick flaw in others
knitting work, drops many stitches in his
own.
No principle is more noble, as there is
none more holy, than that of true ODE
dience.
IT often happens those of whom we
speak least on earth are best known in
heaven.
THE necessities that exist are in gen.
eral created by the supeitiuities that are
enjoyed.
UNHAPPY is the mau for whom his own
mother not has made all other mothers
venerable.
LET he who regrets the loss OF time
make proper use of that which is to come
in the future.
MoDEsrY promotes worth but conceals
it, just as leaves aid the growth of fruit
and hide it from view.
HOPE is like the wing of mn angel,
soaring up to heaven and bearing our
prayers to the throne of God.
THERE is always hope in man that
actually and earnestly works. In illness
alone is there perpetual despair.
THE perception OF the beautiful is
gradual, and not lightning elevation.
II requires not only time, but some study.
RuBdni.
A REsTLEssNEss in mems minds to be
something they are not, and to have
something they have not, il the root of
immortality.
AMBITION often puts men upon doing
the meanest offices; 30 climbing is per-
formed in the same posture with creep
ing.-Dean ScJt.
A WEAK mind sinks under prosperity
a. well as under adversely. A strong
mind has two high tides-when the moon
IL at the full and when there is no moon.
The roses Of pleasure seldom last long
enough to adorn the brow of him that
plucks them, and they are the only roses
which do not retain their sweetness,
after they have lost their beauty.
THERE are beauties of character which,
like the night blooming cerus, are closed
against the glare and turbulence of every.
day life, and bloom only in the shade
and solitude and beneath the quiet stars
H. r. Tuckcrmaa.
EVERY failure is q step to success
! every detection of what is false directs
J towards what is true; every trial ex
hausts some tempting form of error
Not only so, but scarcely any attempt il
. entirely failure; scarcely any theory
the result Of steady thought, is alto
gether false; no tempting form is withou
some latent charm derived from truth. -
> WhetreW.
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He Rode Free.
From the Zone Sentinel. !


One of our townsmen who was up
north q short time since tells pretty
good story of u joke on a conductor in
the employ of the Utica and Black River
railroad company. The conductor runs
passenger train. 1t seems that young
fellow residing near Lowville has quite
reputation as dance artist, and he trav-
eled about the country considerably, and
dances ut entertainments for the amuse-
ment of the people. He is noted for
genial manners and the boys attempt to
"rum upon him" on account of his good
nature. A short time since the young
man referred to had occasion to travel
from one station to another, q distance
of about two miles, and he conceived the
idea that it would be easier to ride than
to walk. He had no money, 80 he re-
solved to beg a ride. The conductor
promptly refused to carry him free, but
the fellow insisted that he ought to ride
free. The conductor insisted that he
should not, and the fellow offered to bet
that he would get free ride to his place
of destination. He had a handsled with
him, and when the train was about to
start he went to the rear Of the train and
hitched on. Away went the train drag
ging the sled with the boy seated thereon.
Train hands and passengers looked on in
astonishment. The conductor went to
the rear platform and asked the venture
some fellow for his ticket. The boy
laughed ut him and hung Oh. The con-
ductor resolved to give him shaking up,
30 he ordered the engineer to put on ex-
tra steam. The train fairly flew. The
sled scarcely touched the snow, so great
was the speed Of the train. 1t remained
right side up all the time, however, and
the dead-head passenger hung on like
grim death. The upshot Of the matter
was that the dance artist reached his des-
tination in safety and joked the conduc-
tor numerically. It Is supposed the lat
ter bought the cigars for the crowd. The
boy by his recklessness and I" grit" won
the admiration of the conductor, and now
he rides free on the train any time he
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to save herself from melting. As forthe
dramatic talent in Jap-hnd, it is probably
greater than we are led by circumstances
to suppose, when we read Of tragedy and
comedy as interpreted by the Emotions
of an actors FAM" A skillful use of it
and other shortcomings are ignored, and
critics and audiences delighted by this
new version Of high art. As weapon of
offense, the old Japanese battle fan was
unrivalled Generals, colonies and other
martial fish swan about in the tide Of
war under the protection of these huge,
lron-bound things, covered with heavy
parchment, and bearing the symbol Of
carnage ON their faces; and blow on the
head or back generally kept the unhappy
victim effectually quiet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27
The Garden and Lawn.

tfroul Iuc hncrlcIi ARrCiuturlst.I
There is not much work outside dur
ing the winter months. When heavy
SHOWS come-and they often do in Feb
ruary-the evergreens must be looked
to, and the snow removed while it is
fresh, and before it bends down and
breaks the limbs. If the snow is deep it
will he necessary to shovel it away from
the lower branches of evergreens. If
manure has not been spread upon the
lawn it can be done now, but it should
be we'll rotted and entirely free from weed
seeds. Make all the plans for new paths,
drives, flower beds, ETC., and if these are
to be of much extent, draw up plan or
n map of the grounds us n guide in the
work. Cannas and other large roots
stored in the cellar will need attention,
and all decaped parts removed. The
seeds for choice ANNALS should be select
ed, and for early growth may be started
in window boxes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27
Useful Recipes.

JELLY TARTLETs.- the paste the
same as for mince pies; line small patty
pans, pricking the paste in the bottom
to keep it from putting too high; bake in
quick oven and fill with jelly or jam.
CREAM COOKIES. cupful of sour
cream; half teaspoonful of soda or
saleratus; two cupfuls Of sugar; one
tablespoonful of butter or lard, and -four
enough to roll out very soft and thin.
A grated nutmeg or the grated peel of a
lemon adds to their flavor.
New SUET PUDDINa.-FOur eggs, half
pound suet, one pint bread crumbs, one
quart milk, half teaspoOnful each of Gin
namOn, and nutmeg, two tablespoonfuls
of flour; chop the suet very fine and beat
the egg thoroughly; heat the milk scald-
ing hot and pour it over the crumbs;
mix the suet, cinnamon, nutmeg and
-four 1.-THE latter wet q little to prevent
lumps), and beat all together; add eggs;
sweeten to taste; add salt and brown in
oven half an hour.
BEEF SoUP.-Three pounds beef, three
carrots, one turnip, one bunch of celery,
four onions, two lunches of leeks, table
spoonful Of salt, pepper to taste; cut the
meat into pieces the size OF an egg; vcge-
tables to he washed, scraped, and cut
into small pieces; put all into a large
saucepan, with four or five quarts Of
water; boil very gently one whole day;
let it stand all night; carefully take off
the fat next day; add one pinch of
cayenne pepper; make the soup boiling
hot and serve.
RICE JRLLY.-One-half cup of whole
rice, well washed and soaked two hours
in little warm water; then added with
the water to that in the kettle, three
pints Of cold water, one small pinch Of
salt, and sweeten to taste with white
sugar; then boil until it is smooth paste
and the water is reduced to One-half;
strain through double tarletan. This
is an admirable preparation for infants
suffering from weakness of the bowels.
If there is no fever, there can be used
one-third part of milk boiled with the
rice.
CREAM PAsrRY.-To quart bowl of
the cream add l. small teaspoonfuls of
saleratus OF cooking soda, dissolved in
two tablespoonfuls of boiling water and
allowed to boil up for minute or two.
Beat it into the cream, and as soon as it
foams stir in one quart of flour that has
Just been sifted. Add enough sifted -four
to roll out very soft. BE very careful
not to mix it up stiff, but put in only
enough flour to keep it from sticking to
the fingers and rolling pin. If richer
pastry is desired, bits of butter or lard
can be rolled into the paste.
PoLENTA. may be really nothing
more than our Indian mush, but, having
lived in northern Italy, my cook made
polenta, which thought was very good.
About u pint of water was put into
stew-pan to boil, in which pinch of
salt was added. The Indian meal,
ground coarser than we use it, was
stirred into it until it was thick. As
soon as it pulled up, the bubbles of
steam escaping from it, it was taken
from the fire and poured into thick
cloth on table and made into big ball.
When cold it was cut in slices, sprinkled
with grated Parmesan cheese, and fried
in oil or butter. Ii sausages were fried,
slices of polenta were cooked with them.
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This poem from Sunday Afternoon for Angu
las an added interest ~ being by Mrs. ID. X.
soodale, mother Of Elaine and Dora Goodale, Il
Amid the golden stocks Of rye,
In dreamy peace, content lie,
STEPPED IN the life warm summer sun,
The equal heir Of earth and sky.
The languid breeze that stirs the grain,
Nov gold, now bronze, now gold again,)
Rpples the current Of my blood,
And sttrB quick fancies In my brain.
Sweet summer-scented wind-ca:Cfs!
This tender touch, this gentle stress
More deeply move than hands that cling
passion-feyepd lips that press!
Ny soul donbt-strung with questionings torn,
In shadowy conflicts wounded, worn,
Leaves dreary quest, and longs 10 share
The golden sense Of Life newborn.
TIL. seed within the furrow strewn,
From blade to ear, from ear to corn,
One life evolves, distinct and clear,
Through perfect sequence perfect grown.
But human hearts that burn, aspire,
The fruitage miss Of strong dcsire--
All paths we try, yet wander Wild
Forever climbing, never higher!
q Heart be- stiI ut Natures feet,
Oprisonod wings that ocascless beat,
Stir me no more with tender pain,
But leave NE to her influence sweet.
Touched with thy lire, celestial sun,
My tingiing pulses swiftcr run;
bask and glow, with ardor filed,
And dream once more the contest won
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from 20 to 100 pounds. It differs from
the half firkin tub in being generally
made of white ash instead of white oak in
being higher in proportion tn 70 diane.
ter, in having fiat hoops finished without
the bark and in having cover with the
rim which passes down over the tops of
the slaves. The dimensions of Welsh
tub wei ching eight pounds and designed
to contain 56 pounds net weight of but
ter are as follows: Stave, AT inches
long and s-inch thick; diameter ut bot
tom inside Of hoops, II inches; of cover,
inside Of rim, 14t inches; thickness of
bottom, inch; of cover, 3-8 inch; rim
on cover, Ii inches wide and about 3-16
inch thick; chime, inch deep, cham
fered. The upper ends of the slaves are
chamfered to perpendicular, 30 that
the rim of the cover may fit snugly its
entire width. The hoops are II inches
wide by full inch thick; there are
five of them, three ut bottom and two
about two inches from top of stave.
Sometimes two hoops are used mt the
bottom and another is intermediate be-
tween lower and upper hoops, but this
style is not generally 80 well liked. When
the slaves are well fitted they can be
held tight by three hoops at the bottom
and two at the top. The cover is secur-
I'd to the slaves by four strips of tin
tackled to cover and stave, or by four
double-pointed tacks or staples, one
prong Of which is driven through the
rim and the other into the stave below.
The last mentioned method il best liked.
The slaves and covers are generally
white ash, the hoops white oak or ash,
the bottom sometimes of white oak and
sometimes of white ash. The inside of
the slaves of this, AZ well as of all other
packages, should be flushed perfectly
smooth, from Jumps, splinters or irregu-
larities OF any Kind; the fiat cover should
be of one piece, or if two pieces are used
they should he joined by tongue and
groove. The cost of the package de-
scribed, in the interior of New York
state last summer, in large quantities,
WAS thirty cents"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27
Butter Packages.

Mr.. Benz. Urner, the editor of the
Producers Price Current, who has CIV
en- this subject his most careful and ear
nest attention, succeeded in securing the
prize at the New York Dairy fair. The
president alluded to the subject as fol-
lows: "There il as good a reason why
there should be a standard package for
butter us standard package for Hour,
pork, beef or lard. A lot of 10000 bar
rels Of -four made up of lots from 100
different storehouses, will be practically
uniform in style, appearance aud weight.
The same should be true Of butter. II
q merchant received an order for 10000
packages Of certain quality OF butter,
he ought to be able to collect it and have
the size, style and weight of the pack
ages perfectly uniform, but, as the case
is now, he would probably be obliged to
put into his collection at least three
STYLES of packages, each Of which would
| include several sizes, making O lot Of O
mongrel appearance, however careful his
selection might be. Any person familiar
with our larger markets can not fail to
have noticed how much easier it is tc
sell lot of butter running uniform II
the size and handsome in the style of the
packages than one irregular in these re-
spects. It il no exaggeration to say thai
the quality of the butter being the same
there will be often a difference of cen
a pound in favor Of the regular lot."
And again he further states that the
so-called Welsh tub varies more in siz'
than any other package used for butter
] We have seen sizes hanging IN capacit.,
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Early spring Vegetables.


We suppose that not even the most
practical epicures enjoy their dainty
dishes more than the average human
being does his carly vegetables; and con-
sidering how comparatively easy it is to
have some of these the wonder is that
more is not done to get them. The
reason, perhaps, is that few think of it
till the spring time comes, when it is too
late to do much in the way Of getting
them. This il the time to begin to
think about these things. Many yege-
tables start into growth with very little
heat, and even the protection of fence
will often bring things forward some days
before those which have cold ground and
bleak winds to contend with. We know
of a garden near this city which has but
a low wall about four feet high around
it; but even this is wonderful screen
against cold winds. Up under the north
wall of this little garden, in the full
southern sun, is the rhubarb and the
asparagus, and this little advantage
alone gives them near two weeks start on
theirneighborsw with these two vegetables.
1t is not always convenient, or even de-
sirable to have wall like this, but
almost any one can have q thick arbor-
vite hedge, which will answer nearly AZ
well. Besides this much can be done
by hot bed-frames, as they are generally
called, although when no manure is used
to make an artificial warmth, they are by
gardeners called frames. These placed
over crops bring them forward con-
siderably. Beds Of asparagus can be
made with IN especial view to having
them covered with sash in this man.
ner, and whre the spring comes both
radishes and lettuce can be sown on the
earth under the glass, and will grow and
do well without much interference from
the asparagus growing mp between them.
Let all who gave gardens look around
lust now and see when it can he done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27

EMIL BERaHoFF, Polish refugee, was
for several years penniless wanderer in
the west. While unusually destitute in
Colorado recently, he received news that
O relative had died in Russia, leaving
him fortune. He enjoyed only q few
days citation when he received informa.
ton that the Russian government had
confscated the properly. This blow
took all the spirit out of him, and he Is
now insane.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27

"WHEN I was young" said Mrs.
Scoldwell to her little girl, Il used to
love my dear mamma too well to act as
you do" "And did your mamma, re.
piled Bertha quickly, FUSED to be all
the time telling you what she did when
she was grip"