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Ser. Sc Like a Horse.

A man armed with an army gun a-d a
butcher knife went into South Arkansas
newspaper Office the other day and remark
ed to man sitting at table:
Are you the editor?"
"No, sir; am the proprietor. Can
do anything for you"
81 want to see tho editor"
son very particular business ?''
"No, not very. I simply wanted to kill
him for publishing an article about me last
week.
"Is your business so pressing that you
have to kill him this week ?"
"If it is any accom- modat.on l can wait
few daysp"
"I wish you would, for sold him calf
some time ago and he owes me IS on it.
If you kill him now I can never get the
money.
"But You could take the calf back and
make what has already paid clear Of ex-
penses. .
"That's fact, "said the proprietor, mu-
Sius. IL oChu - wy d'ooh 1so I,
that would be taking advantage of him and
he might not like it.. Call around next
week and I'll have him here.''
The man left and the proprietor mused
to himself:
$50 much for disobeying my wife. She
told me not to forget my pistol. If / had
not played proprietor that fellow would
have shot me With that old Yankee gun. l
wouldn't be found shot dead with an old
gun. Next week, just about the time I'm
busy, that fellow will come around again
with his stalwart field piece. II he had
only come with an Arkansas pistol l would
MT mind it, but it would be an eternal dis
grace to be killed with such gun. After
this I shall obey my wife. That woman's
got horse sense and locks into the furur
like mule"
- --T--'.,..Er .....rf fH#re r.r. .a,-f
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POETRY.
A MODEST CREED
That Has Many Faithful Adherents.

Believe AZ believe, no more, no lees:
That am right, and no one else, confess;
Fsl as ! feel, think only ~ think.
Eat what eat and drink tut what 1 drink;
Look as look do always as | do,
And then, aud only thun, III Fellowship with you,
That I am right, and aIwavs right know,
Because INV own convictions tell me 70;
And TO he right is simply this % bc-to be
Entirely and in all respects like me:
Te deyiate a hairs breadth, or TO begin
To question or TO doubt or hesitate, is sin.
'Twere better that the sick should die than live,
Unless they take the medicine give; 4,
'Twere better sinners perish than refuse
To be conformed TO nv peculiar views:
'Twere better that the Id stand s.i than move
In any other way THAI that which | approve.
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SOMEWHAT SULTRY.
Col.Gardner Takes an Appetizer which
Increases HIS Temperature. ts
Cleveland Leader.

Cleveland Leader
There lives in the vicinity of Wooster,
down in the wilds of Wayne county, an
ancient veteran OF the Mexican war, who
Ii known as Col. Gardner. The Colonel
has in his declining years applied himself
very steadily to the task Of paying off the
national debt. and the tax on the amount
Of tanglefoot consumed by him in year
materially augments the internal revenue
receipts Of his district One warm day last
summer, his stock of ardents having gwen
cut the old gentleman mounted his horse
and rode to the village drug store to re-
plenish the same. The proprietor Of the
p.ll foundry Wis absent. at the time of hi,
arrival, and the assistant was green cous-
try boy, whose kne wfedg of the drug bus
mess was yet to be gained, The Colenel
ordered the young mau to measure him out
q quart OF whisky. The youth took down
large jar, tho contents of which resem-
bled the desired article in appearance, and
filled the bottle, with which the Colonel
ambled off home. On the return of the
druggist about an hour after he took a
look at his array Of liquids, and inquired of
his deputy the name of the person buying
so much sulphuric aoid.
/" didn't sell any acid; the only one in
was Col. Gardner, who came after some
whisky" 5.. ~ 7"3
"What jar did you get it from ?" yelled
the excited pill man. ..r
That un," said the apprentice, pointing
to the nearly empty jar Of acid.
"Great guns you've poisoned him."
howled the drug store man, and seizing
his hat, shot down the street toward Gard
ner's mansion like special dispatch.
On approaching the house he saw the
Colonel sitting on the veraniah tanning
himself vigorously, and ruefully surveying
the charred remu ants OF newspaper which
we're scattered about, while the sweat that
poured off him formed little pools about
him.
"Hellov' gasped the w,rrior, "what
kind of whisky was that you sold me to-
day, Johnson never see uch stuff I
brought it home and took a couple of d inks
and sat dawn here to read the pape' and
in about five minutes began to bile. and
the next thing I'm darned If my breath
didn't set the pape afire I'll have to move
my custom If you don't give me better
brand. A man would have 10 copper line
h,mcalf fo otapJ that .tuRv
Mr.. Johuson took what was left Of the
sulphuric acid, and infol mel the soldier he
would send him down better quality of
liquor in return, and betook him self to bis
store, marveling at the strength of practic-
cd digestive organs.
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A CLIMATE CHANaINa

/. Why is it that cutting down trees in
timber region lessons the amount of rain
fall in that region /? 2. Is it true that civ
ilization changes the climate in soma local.
tiles ?
Answer.-l. The timber shading the
ground holds a vast amount of moisture in
the same, which disappears on the timber's
being cut. When there are thousands of
acres cleared this is said to make visible
effect on the rainfall. The moisture arising
from woods is said to often cause an over
charge of the clouds, and rain is the result
2. This cause would undoubtedly have
some effect upon the climate of a country
1t is belief among the early settlers of
Illinois that this climate has chang ID, ow-
ing to the cultivation and drainage of land
and the cutting Of timber.
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THE YEARS ARE PASSING BY.

The years are passing by!
We watch. a. from an open door,
Their passage through Times corridor;
Each shadow, in its falling, slopes
Across the grave of buried hopes;
The pulse OF being slower beats
Through Winters snow through Summer q
heats, ef ..I..
And faith and hope and love grow cold
As we grow old--as we grow old
The years are passing by
The years are passing by!
Times record hath such pages blurred,
With hasty deed. with bitter word;
Such sad mistakes mark all life's years
We scarce can read because OF tears
We zee dear faces on the walls.
We hear dead voices in the halls,
We touch some hands on bended knee,
We kiss some lips we cannot see
The years are passing byi
TIE years are passing byi
They carry with them as they 20
The rain the sunshine and the snow
They leave behind the drift Of days
Wherein each soul some penance paws:
Some hopes we have, but not our own,
Some loves we cherish, not alone:
And there are leaves and faded flowers
That tell sad tales In memory's hours.
The years are passing byl
The years are passing byl
The seal OF silence on our lips
We closcrpr Times umbrs dips
To deeper darkness down the lane
Through which we walk to hide eur pain,
We smile and smile as one who bears
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sECoND-CLAss MATTER.

1.#fWhat does the letter M. mean when
placed before French names, as M. de Les.
seps, etc? 2. What does "et al" mean /?
y. Which is correct, coal oil or petroleum
for the oil commonly used in lamps? 4
What is meant by second-class matter, as
seen on pamphlets /?
Ans~er.-It stands for Monsieur; it is
French for Mister-Mr. Q. And others
3. Both. A. Second-class matter embra-
ces all newspapers, magazines and periodi-
Gals, exclusively print, and regularly issued
at stated periods from q known office of
publication. By having them entered as
such at the postoffice, copies of the paper
or magazine may be sent through the mails
to irregular as we'll as regular subscribers
at the same rate Of postage as that former
ly paid on regular subscribers.
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A Humanitarian.
Richmond, Va, Dispatch.

Richmond, Va, Dispatch.
A day or two ago, as . colored bootblack
was passing down town bar room and
fruit store, he picked up the stump Of .
cigar from the gattsr aud went into the
store aud asked for . match. He met with
the reply: t
"We don't keep matches here to give
away"
The boy started ont but stopped ut tho
door, turned back and asked the proprie-
tor: G
|" Do you sell 'em ?" aa ses
He purchased box, paid his two cents
and lit hts stump, after which he closed the
box and asked the proprietor 70 put II on
shelf, and !: the next time . gsmnan asks
you for mxtch just give him ono out'n
my box" There were several merchants
In the stors q the time who have sinos Civ
en- thu proprietor little rest.
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A Southern gentleman has recently we'd
ded Miss Louise Dollar. II he husbands
his fortune we'll be ought never 70 BE- With
oat dollar in the house. -Roms 6satin<l.
Wrong again. After be married her she
hadn't dollar 70 her name. Nss Hassn
Resist<r.
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The Curiosity Shop.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
HENDERsON's REMOVAL.

Please explain the cause for Mr.. Hender-
sons removal by President Grant I mean
the anti-Grant Henderson of Missour).
The anti-Grant men say it was because he
was likely to implicate some Of the Presi-
dents friends.
Ans,cer.-Is is not true. Henderson was
one of the associate counsel for the gov
ernment in the trial of the st. Louis whisky
cases. As an associate, it was his duty to
follow the course laid out by the Attorney
General. This he positively refused to do.
being determined not to follow the counsel
of his superior, and for this he was re-
moved. ..nn-.. ..r. ..a... ..
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A Nebraska monument to horse THE
10 simply stake at the head Of the grave
and sign reading alt would have been
cheaper for him to 70 afoot." n5t.
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i The only time in life when woman seems
to be really happy is when she calmly sits
down and attempts to trim now bonnet
with old trinmln9s.
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Blanks for s Sale.

N%N We are prepared to execute on
short notice all kinds of plain or
hIAn fanny printing at but slight
~ advance on eastern prices. We
have In stock the best qualities Of paper for
Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, State-s
ments, Envelopes, Bal Invitations and Pro-
grammes, Visiting, Business and Chrome Cards.
We have also In stock complete line ofJustices
Blanks. suited TO any eonnty la Montana, Deeds
+ Montana form - Colored papers for posters,
81: 81: 81: e; 4: :::::p 4; :: PRINTING.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
7. GENERAL LAND 0FFIoE,
Washington ID. T., April ~ 1880.
Registers and Recsiuers, o. $. District Land Oees:
GENTLEMEN: Your attention is directed TO the fol-
lowing copy of letter from the Hon. Secretary OF the
Interior: -'. la .-E.HHr'-
u DEpARrMENT OF THE INTERIOR. L
Washington, April ~, 1880. I
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THE THIRTY-SIx.

A Corrected Table of the Ballols.
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Sernarkable Ares and Still More Re
'a'A'i ~ naarkable Facts. a".4 "H
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TERMS Payable invariably in advance.
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

One Year.. "
Six Months. W
Three %
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

The Minneapolis millers will not
buy Lost Nation wheat. II is consid.
cred too soft for fine flour. A differ.
ence of 10 or II cents per bushel il
made against it by other dealers who
purchase it.
st. James Joara0l:--The Clifton
House at Mankato has closed its doors
That Kasota eating house is knocking
the stufiing out Of Mankato hotels.
On the same principal the Flanders
House is knocking the stuffing ont
of the St James hotels.
The Madelia Times has entered up
on its ninth year. IL says:
For nine years we have pushed tn,
pencil and clicked the type In THU
place. and during this time. hay,
never missed an issue of the paper
Almost blown away by billiards.
beaten down by hail storms eaten b!
grasshoppers, and often cut off from
the outer world by blockades. vet W.
have "held the fort"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19
Work to Begin at Once on Our
New Railroads.

We are pleased to state that the en-.
Hneers will take the field within ten
days, to run the line between Mona,
on the State line, via Austin, Geneva
and the Winnebago Agency, to Man.
ksto. The work will be pushed with
vigor, the Directors having made all
the necessary arrangements for that
purpose at their meeting in st. Paul
on the 10th inst. At the same time
and place the Directors of the Man.
kato and st. Cloud railroad company
made definite arrangements to put
surveyors in the field between Man.
kato and st. Cloud, within two weeks.
Now let every friend of these roads
rally to their support.
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WINoYA. MINI. March 18th. 1850.
Nelghborhood News.

st. Cloud has ladies' reading room.
A gang of tramps are infesting ST.
Cloud.
Loggers are beginning TO return
from the logging camps.
The river is reported open from
Winona to Lake Pepin.
The WOrthington Adrancs reports
o,l84 sheep in Mobiles county.
A threshing machine company has
been organized at Red Wing.
The measles are playing very sue
cessful engagement at st. Cloud.
Volk & Co. have concluded to re-
establish their furniture factory in
st. Peter.
More wolves are bowling in Rice
county than have been heard for sew
eral years.
The Methodists of Waseca contcm-
plate building a new church to cost
from 81 500 to $4,000.
The Lac Qui Parle Press says the
land for twelve mills on Big Stone
Lake has been plated for city lots.
An empty whisky barrel was blown
by the wind from GAINESVILLE to Glyn-
don, sixteen miles, in two hours and
half.
The st. Peter Tribune says that
over 200, 900 bushels of wheat were
bought in St. Peter this season up to
last week.
1t is reported that an unusual
amount of building is to be done
among the farmers in the vicinity of
st. Peter, this season.
Mr.. Seth II. Kinney Of Morristown,
writes to the Faribault Republican
that there were twelve deaths in that
town from diphtheria. in a radius of
one-half mile.
Mr.. st. A. D. Balcombe, formerly
Of Winnebago Agency in this county,
has been nominated for Marshal of
Nebraska.
The Mr.. Brown below referred to, is
the son of o. Brown, post master of
this city:
Mr.. o. d. Brown, cashier Of the
bank of Luverne, has accepted the
position of general superintendent and
chief engineer of the Nebraska lines
of the Chicago, Omaha & St. Paul
Railway company, and will in conse:
quence sever his business connections
and will make his future home in
Sioux City.
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The RerieV disclaims having in
tentionally published the mortgage
statement in reference to the Manka.
10 Mill. We most cheerfully and cor.
daily acquit it Of any intentional act
Of injustice. and ascribe the quotation
TO one of those accidents which may
happen to the most cautious. But
strange as it may seem, it insists up.
on its hostility to the Normal School.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

WHEREAS +. X. Boban OF Blue Earth cou a '
w Minnesota, did on the Goth day Of Decem.
Der, A ID 1870, make, execute and aelIyer TO DO
scph McCutchen. Of Rice county, Minnesota.
his indenture OF Mortgage whereby TO secure
the payment OF nine hundred and fifty dollars,
he mortgaged and conveyed The south east quar-.
Ter OF the south east quarter l. ex ell OF see.
ton eleven III, and The south half of the souih
west quartertsh OF WI ofsection twelve 49,
aud the north east quarter Of the northwest
quarter In eH Of VIZ i of section thirteen (l3,,
al IN township ole hundred and six llO6l north
Of range twenty. nine tesl. west In the county OF
Blue Earth and state of Minnesota, which said
Mortgage was duly recorded In the Register
office in and for said Blue Earth county on tina
ed day or December. 1870. al O'Clock A. NJ, In
Book ]. of Mortgages, on page SOL,
And, Whereas for valuable consideration 10
him in hand paid, the said Joseph McCutchen
did, on the 9Th day of January, 1879. release
The south east quarter OF the south east uarI er
u eli of ei4), OF section eleven (1l) and d he
souih west quarter Of the south west quarter
g VIA Wa. Of section twelve lial, Of the land
IN said Morl gage described leaving unreieased
and slill subject TO the said mortgage, the sou
east quarter OF the south west quarter, e Ell .
WI j. Of section twelve ll2), and the north east
quarter OF the north west quarter In eA Of n
WIZ OF section thirteen t13), of the land in said
mortgage described, and and whereas, there
is now claimed to be due on said Mortgage the
sum Of eight hundred and ffty-four dollars and
no action at law has been Instituted TO recover
the sum due on said mortgage or any part
thereof
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
pursuant TO power Of sale In said mortgage
tanned and of the statute In such case made
and provided, the said premises last described
as being stili subject to said mortgage will be
sold at public venduc by the Sheriff OF Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, on
Saturday, the Sd day of April,
A ID 1850, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of said
day, al the front door Of the court hoLse In the
city of Mankato in said Blue Earth county 10
satisfy The amount due on said mortgage and
the further sum OF thirty. nine and s0-l00 dollars
being the amount OF saxes, penalty and interest
paid by the mortgage for The years 1877, 1878.
and 1879, on the premises TO be sold, toge her
with hfty dollars solicitors fees stipulated In
ssid mortgage 10 be paid In case Of foreclosure
and the additional costs OF foreclosure and sale
Dated February 20ih. 1880.
JOSEPH McCUTCHEN.
Il. A MOTT, Mortgages.
Atty for Mortgage,
Faribauli, MINI. jano0mle
The above foreclosure IL hereby postponed to
April 10th. at the same hour and place.
Dated March l2th 1880.
JOSEPH McCUTCHEN,
r. A, Morn, Mortgage
Attorney for Mortgage.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

nefault having been made In the conditions
~ OF ceriain mortgage executed by Robert
Harlin and Cai harine Harlin.his wifi, Mortgsgois
Henry NJ, Hamilton. mortgages. ds ed April
18th, A. y, 1870, and recorded In the ONCE Of
The RI gisier Of Deeds In and for the county Of
9th day of May, A. D. 1873 al az o'clock in the
afternoon. In Book 0 Of Mort cages, on page cog,
by which mortgage there wns conveyed and
granted the following described real estate situ
ate In the county OF Blue Earth, aforesaid, to.
wtt:-rhe south east quarter OF the north west
quarter Of section nvs (e), and the south east
quarter Of section eight ~, town one hundred
west, to secure the payment Of the sum Of nine
hundred dollars, with interest at the rate Of IL
per cent. per annum until paid, according 10
the conditions Of wo promissoiy notes bearing
same date az said mortgage. made BY said Rob
ert Harlin and Catharine Hariin, bis wife, to
said Lewis shaubut and Hamilton, each Of said
notes being for the cum Of four hundred and
fifty dollars and by their terms pay able on the
let Gay of December, A. D. 1878, and December
LIST A. D. 1879 respectively, and there being Que
and unpaid upon said notes and mortgage at tho
date Of this notice the sum Of ten hundred and
eighty mine dollars and ninety cents, and No &C
lion or proceeding 81 law or otherwise having
been instituted 10 recover the amount Of said
mortgage debt or any part thereof; Now there
in pursuance Of power Of sale IN said mo r
age contained ana herewith recorded, and OF
the statute In such case made and provided
the above described premises win be sold at
public auction, at the front door OF the ONCE or
the Register Of Deeds in and for said county OF
Blue Earth aud AZ the city Of Mankato therein,
on SATURDAY, the 20th day Of MATCH. A. D.
1850, At ten o'clock in the forenoon, 10 satisfy
tho amount Of said mort gage debt then due and
unpaid, together with the costs and az penses of
suth foreclosure proceeding, including flfty
dflars attorneys fees ~ stipulated n said
merigage; and the said mortgage will be there.
b. fofeclosed,
fDaled February I'd. iss0
II WILLIAM +. LEWIS,
! Arr z, z ss.ssAs. asssY sHzypg 5TAoS-
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The Democrats Loaded with
Tilden.

The Democrats at last understand
that they enter the campaign for the
nomination, loaded with Tilden. He
rests his claims chiefly upon the
ground that he was counted out by
fraud. This question of fraud will
be exceedingly awkward for them to
handle. 1t will bring into most con.
spicious prominence the extraordin.
airy cipher frauds, which will cling TO
Tilden like the shirt of Nessus; it
will resurrect his scandalous income
back tax history, and bring into clear
light the brood of politicians who sur
round Tilden, for the profits of the
famous "bar'l." With such candi.
date, the Democracy enter the can
ysss defeated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

Secretary Schurz proposes to
make every Ute Indian rich. They
are each to get 100 acres of land and
q domicil, and a million and a quar-.
ter Of four per cent bonds to the tribe,
and Chief 0uray is to be happy on a
thousand q year. This is treating
the rebellious red men after the fash.
ion Of Fitz John Porter; a reward for
treachery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

st. Peter Times:-We understand
that Gov. c. 4. Davis and Hon. NJ
J. Severance have been retained to
look after the interests of those in
this county opposed to building a court
house in st. Peter at present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

The political kaleidoscope changes.
1t sometimes looks as though it would
be Grant versus Tildsn. In that
event Grant will be the victor. for he
never yet lost a battle or an election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

For four weeks Bismarck has beeI
shut out from the world by snow and
ice on the track. On the 18th inst
the train got through and was reeeiv'
ID with a band of music and the fir
ing Of a cannon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

The Democratic party should
loose no time in taking up collec'
ton, with which to pay Samuel J
Tilden's back income tax. They
should get him in shape to enter the
Geld as clean as may be possible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

The st. Paul Dispatch quotes a
"slur" on Senator Mcmillan. which
was published in the Reriep, and then
attributes il to the FREE PRESS.
The Di.patch should put on its spec
tacles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

Jay Cook has quietly purchased
the entire water.power of the St.
Louis river, from the foot of the Rap
ids to Thomson. This is probably
the finest water power On the CONT
pent. improvement is TO follow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

The story that See. Sherman had
concluded to withdraw from the can
vass, proves, as we supposed 1t would
10 be canard invented by his eni
mics. He is still in the field and is
TOO strong to be ignored.