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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
There Is Always Room a, the Top.

Daniel Webster onco raj d 10 young strug.
Cling lawyer "Young man, seek for cmincnco
IN your cslling--thero's always room at tho
top" This remark has passed into popular
proverb, and has received another illustration
IN tho wonderful success Of the "9j Fer Cent.
Sterling Rubber Boot" When tho Caudt o
Co. frat put these goods on the market, thorc
was general prediction Of fsiluro, on account
Of the relative high price nece ssrrily asked for
boot Of such quality. But the utter worth
lessness Of all other rubber boots had filed
the community with indignation, ana tho fact
that tho company had themselves faith enough
In tho goods to give three months warrant
on them, aud 70 stamp that warrant on tho
boots, and TO provide place for permanent
record Of tho date Of sale ~ ~ to fix tho dura-
ton Of tho warrant, showed degree OF cont
denco and good faith which tempted buyers to
give tho boots trial. Aud trial 10 fully
demonstrated tho great worth aud economy Of
the boots, that they are gradually displaciny
all tho cheaper goods. Solid moiit always
wins.
vIoETiNE-Wh.n tho blood becomes hfc,o.s
and staguant, other from char go Of weather
or Of climate, want OF exercise, irregular diet,
or from any other cause. tho vEakTINk will re-
new tho blood, carry OF tho putrid humors,
cleanse tho stomach, regulate the bowels, and
impart tone of yigOr To this whole BODY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

A MAN, representing himself 10 be q
tramp, knocked at Sylvanus Churchild's
door in Plymouth, Mass on Christmas
day and demanded entrance. This was
refused ON account OF tho illness OF some
member Of tho family. He then went
tn the next house, and, after some hest.
tation, was admitted; when II was dis.
lowered that he was near relative OF the
family In the house At which no first
applied. He had been absent from
Plymouth for twenty, one years, during
which time he had not been heard from.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

An old physician, retired from practice having had
placed Ia his HANDS by an EMst India missionary tho
formula of simple vegetable rcn cdy tor the speedy
=, permanent cure for Consumption, Brnuehitis
Caarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung affections
also positive aud radical eurcfor Nervous Debility
aud all Nervous Complaints, after having tested ts
wonderful curative pow era Ia Thousands % cas has
felt u hts duty To make u known TO his suffering fp
lows Aetnated BY thu. motiye aud desire 90 relieve
human SUFFERING, will send free Of charge to all who
desirc W this seiro, In German, French or Enslish
with nil dirteaons Tor preparing aud using sent by
natl ~ addressing with stamp. naming thia pHpPr
W. w SHsaAa, t&9 Poscrs' hiock. Roche. tar, N, "
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
A Medicine should No, be ausxsd

by the suddenness and violence Of it, effects.
sclf-evidcnt ~ this proposition wonli seem,
there sIo many foolish persona who arr con-
ten, only with remedy which acts nd uptly.
Tho pill aud other nostrum.v vendors who trade
upon the croduliiy of this class, lind their boat
holt" NJ poor Artemus Ward termed Il, Ia
tho sale Of violent purgativcs. 80 long M
they wrench the bowels OF their dupcs suili.
ciently, they arc pretty sure Of certain meaa.
uro Of success. II instead Of such pornic Gus
the results arc widely different Tho bowels
aro relieved, bat always gently, by this pleas.
ant laxative, which does not weaken but invig-
crates them, and ondows tho cooperative or
gans Of digestion and bilious secretion with
activity and regularity, Strengthens the con.
tiun.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Foreign.

LONDON, January i0.-i2:3 80 p. Liver.
pool wheat market opens quiet; floating
cargoes rather easier; on passage rather
easier. Good cargoes red winter wheat O q
coast at 55s Cd; good cargoes No. 2 sprir 4
wheat Oh coast a. 53s 6d6i5Ss Cd; good car
goes California wheat of coast AT 55sGl55s
% good ca,goes Of mixed American corn
OIL 0nnal nj DcsGnon. "a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

FoR ono cent purchase possa! card and sand
your Address to DIR. Sanford, lG2 Broadway,
New York, and receive pamphlets by return
mail, from which you can learn whether your
liver In out Of order. and II out OF order or In
any way diseased, what is tho best thing In tho
world 10 take for IT,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
mtlW nuke 80

MILWAUKEE, January i0-3:00 p. NJ
FlouI-Quiet but strong; choice spring at
common ut $5.C0GD635. Wheat-Unsettl.d
and lower; No. 2cssh sold at 81. 276li 27H;
No. I at Si.C4AGIi.05; Si.i2 bid for No. 3
and 81 ~ Tor No. l; No . seller February nj
Si.27.sGpi 2St4; seller March Mt 81 900
1901. Corn-Dull ut 40Lc; new firm nj
SIZE. Oats-Tame ut Sis4c. Rye-Dull at
Tc. Barley Steady ut 7Sc cash: No. 8 at
5nc and extra Mt 5sc. Pork Steady at
1880 cash. Lard-At S7.75 cash. Hogs
Firm nj a. AD(Ii.7b
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Chicago.

CHICAGO, January l0--l :S0r M-Whsat
Steady bus lower ut $i.2sA for cash
Si.29h bid for seller February; Si.S0IS for
seller March. Corn-Weak and lower
Al +Gk for cash; 40l+c for seller February
45Iso for seller May. Oats--Steady AZ S5c
Tor cash; S9sic for seller May. Rye Al
7sc. Barley At Sic. Pork--Weak and
lower At $3.50 for cash; $lS 62ls for seller
February; $3.50 for seller March. Lard
Weak aud lower at 81 60 for cash; 81 72Is
for seller February: $7,s2It Tor seller March.
Hogs-Receip,s 5000 head; steady and
hrm; mixed packing At 81 $500 20; heavy
shipping At $i,65tl4 30. Cattlo-Receipts
1900 head; shipping excited; l0c higher At
SicOGQ6,2b; butchers active aud strong q.
So SoGpS 40; feeders and stockers firm al
~ EuIi Z IN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
THE MAIikEIS.
Reported by CuAEpLRs, Brown a To-, Com mia
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago,


New York.
NRw YORK, January l0-3:S0 y. NJ
Cotton-Wsak; II 1916 for up ands. Flour
Dull; receipts 10000 bbls; sales 5000
bills; IS 20 G625 for extra state western {;
81 0O97.75 for hoop Ohio. Wheat Spring
quiet and nominal; winter Nc lower and
dull; receipts $4,000 bus: sales Ya,500 bus;
red seller February stSi.55H. Rye Steady
at 9bc for state aud Canada, Corn-Duil
receipts 200 bus; sales 81 900 bus at 56
@t9nc for new mixed western. Barley
Dull NJ 9'c@$i.0O; do bright at 81. GOGGLES
Oa,s--Dull: receipts 80 900 bus; sales 49,.
600 bus at isaIi9c !or mixed western state !;
4Sh@62c Tor white. Pork-Fim at $500.
Beef-unchang-d aud quiet Lard-A shade
frmsr, at 81 O5. Buttef-At i6GsS7c. Cheese
AT lC@l3c. Whisky-At Si.ls. Sugar
At lo,Ec. EgRs--At lSG3ic, Petroleum
Crude at 7~@s>sc; refined. - asked.
Tallow-At 6Ac. Coal-u achauged end
very quiet Lsather--Very active, but
rather weak at 2sa3ic. Wool-Quiet and
firm fair inquiry at %!@5Sc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

A BAD stovepipe ID like bad man
too much crook Of the elbow and too
much smoke.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
wanted.

Sherman 4 Co., Marshall. Mich, want an
agent In this county 1t once, At q salary OF Si00
per month and expenses paid. For full par
ticulars address ~ above.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

MORE railroads were built in tie
United States last year than in any year
since 1873, the number OF miles being
3,7Ss!, 72s miles of which was of narrow
gauge. Kansas leads In construction
49S miles; Minnesota comes next with
1874 miles; then Iowa with 81, and
Dakota fourth, with 30. New York
laid 81! miles of standard gauge, and six
of narrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

WHEN exhausted by mental labor
take kidney.Wort to maintain healthy
action of all organs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

AcooRDISG TO the law pronounced by
a western judge, man who is walking
has rs much right to be in the road rs a
horse hes. The driver of horse, having
plenty of room, deliberately refused 10
turn out, saying the road belonged to
him and his horse and wagon. The man
who WAS injured took ordinary precau.
ton, but the driver, who was farmer in
good circumstances and deacon in the
church, insisted that the man ought to
be run down. The judge thought diff.
ierently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Gan.n,,,.,,.. a., -,

The habit Of running over bootsor shoes cor
rected with Lyons Patent Heel Stiffonors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

A RATHER remarkable decision was
given To England fortnight ago. An
old man was charged by the officers of
the inland revenue with selling tobacco,
in the shape of cigars, without n license.
The defence was that cigars were not
mentioned in the act of parliament bear.
ing upon the alleged offence, and that,
in fact, the cigars were not made of
tobacco, but of hay and cabbage leaves.
The magistrates decided to dismiss the
charge, whereupon notice of appeal wss
given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
HOusO.
FRIDAY, January g. Bills introduced

and referred; Admitting free ct duty clothing
and other articles destined for the relief oi colorcd
cmigrants; granting pension TO each survivor Of
the Mexican wrr who wits net Engaged Ia the late
rebellion or who did not Rbct tho samc ..... Ad-
lourntd TN Monday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

THURSDAY, January s.-The bill con.
cerping the location oi mineral lands va. reported
back from comIltice aud referred 20 tho coumititc
Of the whole also the bil 10 apply the pr, eocds Of
salt % public lands TO the education Of the people
...,Aitrr liy,S seEsi0n In committee OF q whole
on the ,p0u 81 the comIaltt q On rules 4 Glrs.Rgc
was received from tue preside M recommending
the pasIRse al the TN Tor the c'amRtion Of the
hHrhnrs OF Washington and Gcorg, town.... Ad-
iouIned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
TUESDAY, January Ga resolution

was adopted directing the 1mmiucs On indian al
i"irs 10 investigate aud report upun T., origin q
the recent outbreak 81 lite Ind ana ut white River
agency tal"rado....A tcr short session Ia ca.n.
mites 81 the whole on tho report of the Coamit
On rnlca. formal announcement wan made Of the
dcNh OF senator Nogsioa, aud the hoaEc, as a
H.Mk of re poet, I'D buTn,d
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
LET THEM ALONE.

Never try to rob any one of his
good opinion of himself. 1t is the
cruelest thing you can do. Moreover,
it is by no means doing what you
would be done by. Crush woman's
self-esteem, and you make her cross
grained and snappish. Do the same
to a man, and you only make him
morose. You may mean to create
sweet humble creature, but you will
never do it, The people who think
best are apt to be the best. Women
grow pretty in believing they are so,
and fine qualities often crop out after
she has been told she has them. 1t
only gratifies a momentary spite to
force your own unfavorabIe opinion
of him deep into another's mind. -
1t never did any good. All if this
world, foil of ugly people, and awk>
ard people, of silly people, and vain
people, knew their own deficiencies,
what a sitting in sackcloth and ashes
we should have I The greatest of
all things that man can posses is
satisfactory identity. If that which
he calls Il" pleases him, it is we'll
with him; otherwise, he is utterly
wretched. Let your fellow beings
alone; hold no truthful mirrors be-
fore their eyes, unless with a pure
intention TO uproot sin. So may a
mirror without flag never be pre-
pared for you. In those things
which we cannot help, may we ever
be blind to our own short comings.
We are neither ugly, nor awkard,
nor uninteresting to ourselves, if we
don't know it. A fool may have the
wisdom of Solomon in his own con-
ceit. Let him be, and the path to
the grave will he easier for him tc
tread; you will be worse, he no bet
ter. Leave every man as much sell
esteem IS his conscience will allow
him to cherish. 1t may be a pleas.
ure to enlighten people as to THEN
faults of mind and person, but it Ii
certainly not duty.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
A TERRIBLE REVENGE.

The Paris Figaro has lately told a
terrible story of a headman's re-
venge. Fourteen years ago the
murderer Avinain was condemned
to death. When, on the morning of
his execution, "Monsieur du Paris"
entered his cell for the purpose of
making the usual preparations for
conveying him to the scaffold, the
culprit received him with an OUT
burst of abuse, couched in the foul
est imaginable language, to which
the executor of high works" listen
ed impassively, apparently paying
no attention to the torrent of insults
and imprecations that flowed from
Avinain's lips. Arrived upon the
scaffold, however, he bound his
"patient" to the plank, and then de-
liberately lowered the death dealing
knife to within few inches of the
murderer's neck, examined its edge,
raised it again to its usual height,
and hnaIly loosened the catch. with
the customary result. AS the re-
mains of the decapitated assassin
were being removed from the scaf-
fold, one of the officials present OBJ
served to the executor that he
had not performed his task as
quickly usual No." replied the
latter, with an indescribably smile
81 let him wait little" Expert
ence had taught the practiced heads
man how dire is the agony of the
last few moments preceding the
dreadful passage from life to death
so, mindful of the wrong inflicted
upon him by the doomed mans in
suits, be avenged the outrage with
hideous completeness by letting
him wait little "
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
A PLUcKY WIDOW.

The Irwinton Southerner ard APP
peal says: There is now living i'll
Wilkinson county a widow lady who,
at the death of her husband, some
FIVE or six years ago, found herself
penniIess, with four or five children
to support. Instead of giving up the
battle of life in despair, or calling on
relatives or friends for assistance, as
many would have done, she cour~
ageously determined to carve out her
own fortune from the generous earth.
Renting a farm, she cultivated it
with her own hands, and what little
assistance her children could render.
Year after year she supported her
self and children, and in addition
managed to lay by little. As her
children grew larger, the amount in
creased, until she had enough to pay
for a small farm. She bought the
one which she had formerly rented,
and this year expects with good sea
sons, to make seven or eight bales of
cotton, besides enough corn and per
haps meat, to do her another year
Prosperity has crowned her efforts,
but she still, with the assistance of
her children, does the hoeing, and in
fact all the work of the farm, except
the blowing which negro mao is
employed to do The lady richly
deserves all the success which has
come to her, and if her children are
are possessed with the same dsun:
less spirit which has animated their
mother, the cloud of adversely will
never again hover over them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
GOLD IN NACoocHE.


The first gold found in this valley
was in the fall of 1929, by a family
named Powell, who picked up a
lump weighing fifty penny weights.
People hocked to see it from all
quarters, until it was finally hung up
by string, outside the door, where
all could see it without disturbing
the family. From that time to the
present, with occasional intervals,
the search for gold has continued
with varying results. 10 one year
as much as $23, 1000 was taken from
this mine. Within the last few
months, with a small force and little
expense, some four or five thousand
dollars have been gathered up from
a surface of about a quarter of an
acre. During the few hours we
were at Mr.. Richardson's some $25
or $50 worth of pure gold nuggets
was washed out by two hands. The
gold is confined to stratum of gravel
which lies between a rich surface
and stratum Of soft, white slate
rock. The lead, as it is called, runs
10 the direction of the garden and
house, where no doubt rich deposits
will continue to be found. Indeed,
Mr.. K. believes this lead extends
through a considerable portion of
Nacoocbee valley and highlands, on
either side, as large nugget was
recently found on the old Williams
place near the centre of the valley.
A handsome sum has been offered
the Lumsdens for the valuable props
erty. Other mines in the vicinity
are being worked, and capitalists
will doubtless invest largely in the
development of the rich deposits
which seem to permeate that whole
interesting section of the State.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

A HINT TO YOUNG HUSBANDS
Love and appreciation are to a wo
man what dew and sunshine are to a
flower. They refresh aud brighton
her whole life. They make her
strong hearted and keen-sighted in
everything affecting the welfare of
her home. They enable her to
cheer her husband when the cares of
lite press heavily upon him, and to
a be very providence to her children.
To know that her husbaUd loves her,
and is proud of her; that even her
faults are looked upon with tender
ness that her face, to one at least,
is the fairest in all the world that
the heart which is to her the great
est and noblest, holds her sacred in
its utmost recesses above all other
women, gives strength, and courage,
and sweetness, and vivacity, which
all the wealth of the world could not
bestow. Let g woman's life be per-
vaded with such an Influence, and
her heart will blossom and sweeten
and brighten in perpetual youth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
AN EPISODE.
Marathon Independent.

A sombre faced msn, with long
hair like corn doctor or poet, en-
tered the post office one day last
week and laid down 3 nickel ard in
quired for two three cent stamps.
He was informed that six cents
was necessary for the purchase.
"This is the economy of the coun-
try is it9 In the city where | came
from | always get two stamps for
five cents lie this the only post,
Office in town -
"It is"
"Ah, he That accounts for it.
Competition is what gives life to all
business If you only had two or
three post offices here stamps would
go down to twenty cents a dozen in
no time. lis a wonder some enter
priSing capitalist don't go into the
post office business here, and bring
prices down whore they ought to be-"
Then fishing an old fashioned cop
per out Of his pocket, and laying it
in the delivery window, he adhered
his stamps to yellow envelope and
vanished like a beautiful dream.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

At the graduation exercises at the
United States Military Academy, at
West Point, New York, last week,
there were two graduates from Geor-
gia, Edgar Hubert of Cedartown,
Polk county, who stood seventeenth,
and James B. Erwin, of Savannah,
who stood twenty second. There
were fifty in the class. At the time
of graduation there were sixty-fve
vacant lieutenantcies in the army, 80
each graduate will at once receive a
commission as second Lieutenant.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

WOULD LIE, BUT WOULDN T SWEAR
TO IT.--"Joseph Patterson" said
Justice WandelI to a prisoner in the
Essex Market Court yesterday, the
officer says that you have just come
down from Black wells Island"
"WelI, then he knows more about
me than | do myself" responded
Patterson.
"You have never been on the Is.
land ?"
"No, your Honor, never"
"Put your hand on the Bible and
swear it,"
"No, Judge, | won't do that"
"Well, Patterson, | had determine
ed to give you six months. but as
you seem to belong to that small
number of persons who refuse to
perjure themselves, | will make it
only three mouths Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

If it is a true story the Hour tells,
the way of local ir4iiic in New Jersey
are somewhat strange. A few days
ago train pulled ap at q small sta
ton where it was not advertised TO
stop. A passenger, anxious to learn
the cause of the stoppsge, inquired
about it, and found that a lady had
signalled the train to stop in order
to see whether any passenger could
oblige her with change for five
dollar bill.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

The HinesviIle Gazette says that
one of the census enumeratOrs has
developed a remarkable case of lon
gevity in Liberty county, An old
colored woman in the 18th district is
put down at l40. She was born 10
Africa, where she spent many years,
and from there was brought to South
Carolina, where she passed a quar-
ter of century. From thence she
came to Liberty county, where she
has lived for the last one hundred
wears.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24
A strange story is related by

A strange story is related by a
lady in the Providence R. | Jour-
nal. One day she went into store
to purchase pair of gloves. She
tried on one or two pairs before be
coming satisfied. A few days after,
wards she missed a valuable gold
ring from her finger. Search was
made for it without success, and it
was finally given up as irrecOvera>
bly, lost. At the expiration of near
ly year she went into the same
store again on the same errsnd as
before. In the finger of the frs;
pair she tried on she found her Iorg
lost ring, where she left it 10 draw
ing off the glove year previous -
She has agreed for a consideration
not to publish the number and street
of the shop, the shOpkeeper on bis
part agreeing not to give up the
number of the glove she wears.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

IT seems difficult to account for so
small a creature as bird making
tones as loud, in singing, as an ami
NAL one thousand times its size
But it has been discovered that in
birds tbs lungs have several opens
ings, communicating with cores
ponding air bags, or cells, which fill
the whole cavity of the boay from
the neck down, ward, end into which
the air passes and repasses.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

WHITE SERVANTS. "A number of
citizens of Marietta, Ga, have sent
to New York for white female SER
wants, because of the unre!iability of
the negroes. Well, they won't
want to try the average New York
York servant more than a week,
when they will be glad enough to go
back to colored help Rochester
Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

Rev. G. T. WiIburne, who preach
ed in the Baptist church in Forsyth
before the war, subsequently remov-
ed to Texas and became president
of female college. He ran off with
lady teacher, leaving a wife and
children. He has recently been
heard of in Utah, and has adopted
the Mormon faith, and is a preacher
there. He will be remembered as
the author of Sam Simple.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-24

Thirty small boys were arrested
in Dallas Texas, for giving a negro
minstrel show without a license, the
complainant being the owner of an
old building which they used without
permission. I hey were tried before
the Mayor, who said: 81 find the
prisoners guilty and fine them one
dollar each The alternative is one
day in Jail" The CONSERVATION
among the offenders was very great.
But" his Honor added, IL was q
boy once myself, aud went on the
end in just such performance. l
will pay these tines myself"