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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19
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Sept. 30, 1879.
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A Household Need.

A look ON the Liver, its diseases and their
treatment sent free. Including treatiSes upon
Liver Complaints, TORPID Liver, Jaundice,
Biliousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspepsia,
Malaria, etc. Address DIR. Sanford, 1852 Broad
way, New York city, n. Y.
The VOltaic BELT CO., Marshall, Mich,
Will send their Ecctro-Votaic Belts to the affiict.
ed upon 80 days trial. See their advertisement
in this paper headed, son 80 Days trial"
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GET Lyons Patent Heel Stiffencrs applied to
those new loots before you run them over.
s. GpocrRs recommend e. GilLert's Starches
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LIGHr-coLoRED or yellow axle grease soon
wears off. Get the genuine Frazer.
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Any 81 thcso prclaratlollH WI Dc sent crrlage TIT
"a above price IN lots Of IS worth, on receipt OF
money or =. D. order. ...
CAUTION.-P0nd,s Extract, IS sid only
in bottts, cnc'o cd in buff VIZ rrers, with thu
words, "POSD'S EXTRACT" blown in the 81 70
1t Is never sold I'm bulk. No orc can sell II
EXCEPT in our own bottl, a. alo,e described.
cE-OUR NEW PAMPHLET WITH HISTORY OF OUR
PREPARATIONS, SENT FREE on APPLICATION TO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19

The ravages OF what is commonly known a.
"rot or "bane are assuming most appalling
proportions III The midland or western counties of
England, III consequence, it is generally sup
posed, of the excessive and long continued wet
weather last year. Tens Of Thousands of sheep,
prnci. 'ally ewes, ale dead and dying In some
parisue, IL Gloucester, Oxon, and Warwick
there are. comparatively speaking, very few
shee let, and in Somerset there are only 5000
left III one district which usually winters 50,0U.
Hundreds. il not thousands, Of shecphare been
sold OF in the Bristol district at from IS I'd. To
lbs 4 head.
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The eoplc Of California have Just added O
new article 10 the gown; list of their exports
east. An cnterprisins st. Louis house has just
perfected arrIngene It fot e5ulir supply Of
butter whic,i If pronounced much superior to
the ar icl made la The cast at this cason Of the
year. The fit shipment composed Of some
4.UO0 ou Of the choicest and sweetest rols
OF pro . M, dsisie, III Marin and San Luis
Obispo countIe'. Tie lutter is put up in the
ordinary two-pound rolls, in white pine boxes
of ~ rolls each. The cost of packing j. one
cent per pound, and freight by rail to st. Louis
is two aud half cent. A. butter isvery abun-
dant aud cheap on the Pacific slope as compared
with tas STATE, further east, this trade promises
to become very profitable ono during TIC win
ter month.
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SORES, ULCERS, WOUNDS, BRUISES
IIEMORRfIoIDs or FILES fl

TO FARMERS.-NO Stock Breeder. nc
Lltry Man en- afford to lie without it. 1t J.
led by all the Leading Livery Stables, Street
Railroads and first Horscmen in New York
City. 1t has no equa. for Sprains. Inar-
ness or saddle Chafings, Stiffness.
Scratches. SSgellings, Cuts, LAGER
ations. Bieeding.. PneImOnia.
Collie, DiarrhGa, Chills. Colds, etc;
1t range of AL ton is wide, md the relief II
afford Il SO prompt th.t it is invaluable il
every Fdrm-yaTd as well as in every Farm
house. Let II be tried once, and you will never
h., thflf 4
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
About Champagne.

We Americans drink so much champagne
1t IN said that they consume nearly half
OF the whole vintage, not TO speak of the
many imitation which go by the name
that IL may almost be called the national
drink, at least OF the well-to do classes.
AS not few OF us may never have tasted
the genuine wine, IL may be Of interest to
know something about IL historically. AS
early as the end of the fifth century st.
Remi, reputed to be the first Christian King
of France, owned large vineyards at Rheims
aud Laon. Toward the middle of the ninth
century Bishop Pardulus, Of Laon, is men
toned as advising Archbishop Hinemar to
take the wine Of Epernay for digestion.
Mobiles and princes quaffed the Juice Of the
grape raised In the Province of Champagne
FOR generations, but IL was more like Bur
gundy, having no sparkle, than the cham
pagne OF to day. Indeed, this wine proper
was not created until the latter part Of the
seventeenth century. Dom Perignon was
the first person who is identificd-it was in
l6SS-with champagne Of our kind. He
was jolly monk, and the abbey over which
he presided depended for revenue upon the
tlthes awarded by the vine growers Of the
district. He made the earliest experiments.
and finally discovered the elTer vescing liq-
uid, which he rclished greatly. Marquis
de Silleri improved upon the monk g achieve
ments, and introduced the delicious wine at
many feasts, where it was poured out by
handsome young women attired az baccha-
mails. AZ Rheim, near where Dom Pcrignon
was inspired TO make the delicious drink,
is the largest champagne establishment in
France. In one vast sub cellar are depos-
tied 200, 900 bottles Of the raw wine, and
in an other part Of the town arc some g.
100000 bottles. The wine is treated most
delicately, and thousands Of men, women
and children, very carefully trained, are
employed in the process, 10 complete which
requires three years. The French and
English think that champagne grows better
with age, even though il may hose it's sparkle
and brilliancy; but we Americans have
another opiniOn-that the fresher II is, the
more delicious. The cellars in which the
wine is stored are cut out Of the calcarous
rock. Any quantity Of spurious wine is
sold In France by charging other light wines
with carbonic acid gas, and the Germans
have recently succeeded 30 well i'm prepar.
ing Rhenish Main, Neckar, Meissner and
Naumburg after the manner Of champagne
that II may deceive even cOnnOisseurs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
Care OF Ashes.

In the disposition of ashes, at least two
points should be kept i'm mind, snJety and
cleanliness If the ashes are from wood,
no sitting is necessary. They should, If
possible, be removed from the stove only
when cold, that no live Goals may he in
them. In case this can not be done, great
care should be taken that no fire is dropped
on the floor, and in all cases deep iron
pail should be used; with closely fitting
cover. Wood ashes should never be put in
barrel, or in any other wooden receptacle /;
the number of destructive fires that have
resulted from disregard of this caution is
fearful warning Even when no fire is
visible, there is still danger. The length
of time for which fragment Of live coal,
no larger than pea, will keep alive, when
covered with warm, light ashes, Is some
thing astonishing; it has been known to
last thus Tor days. A pit Of stone or brick,
and fire proof, should be provided for keep
ing ashes in convenient, secluded place n
short distance from the house. With these
precautions there is little danger Of these
fires which, when left unhecded, are not
rare in town and country. Besides, ashes
are worth twenty-five cents bushe, aud
are far too valuable TO be thrown away
Coal ashes, though not 80 valuable, should
be properly provided for, on the ground Of
ncatDess, if for no other reason. Nothing
is more distressing than To see, as is too Of
ten the case, pan Of coal ashes i'm on:
place and box, or barrel. running over in
another. These will be sown broadcast by
the winds on the snow or ground, TO be
tracked into the house at every step. Coal,
that is, hard coal, IL rarely burned 80 com
pletely that II will not pay to sift the ashes
to save the unburned coal contained in
them. When the cliukcrs are picked out
of the sifted portion it is quite as valuable
as fresh coal There are various sifters.
which allow the sitting to be done without
dust, and If the ashes are sifted daily, the
task is easy. Coal ashes are Of almost no
value as manure, but they are useful on
heavy soils, just as sand would be TO tighten
them; they make excellent paths and roads
when mixed with earth. while for the earth
closet they are as useful as dried earth
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
when % ..rfEs In r1r-ri.hlnr.

Much Of the fnessC Of spOrtsnanship
cannot be taught the novice by written in.
structiOns. There are certain indispensable
points IN the successful practice Of the art
81 iiy-hshing which must come 20 the eK-
pert only after experience and discipline.
We may talk Of ''the twist Of the wrist, "
but TO make that twist 80 neatly and ef.
fective that each repetition Of II means q
fish hooked Is something which must be
learned quite independently Of the books
There, for instance, is the subject Of strik-
ing In by fishing for trout or grayling
Veteran anglers who have flshed in many
Of the best trout streams Of the land and
who have deftly struck the grayling in
Michigan and the salmon in tho Canadian
streams, hold and maintain very different
theories on this point. One will tell you
that he strikes as soon as he secs the fish
move and before he feels the touch An
other claims that the only proper method
is TO wait until you feel the touch Of the
fish, and then, by a movement as quick a.
lightning, fasten him. Our own practice
is 10 strike at sight we admit that thereby
FISH may be missed and scared away, which
perhaps would be captured II given a little
more time but the number 30 lost are, we
believe, less than the scores Of misses made
by the contrary practice. As a rule, the
fy-fisherman cannot strike too quick. We
should be happy to have the experience Of
some OF our readers upon this topic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
The Medical Ant.

Besides the necessary organs for prescrv-
Ing all the functions of the body in healthy
exercise, we and the ant provided with a
bag of irritant spirituous liquor, which at
pleasure IL can eject, To the great annoy.
anoe OF intruders upon its privacy. This
spirit, elaborated in the secret disiillery Of
the little people, is called their formic acid.
It's subtle presence may readily be detected
by its peculiar though agreeable perfume.
II the head lac held over nest of F'orniica
tVd which has been disturbed, IL will be
Immediately appreciated, though IL will be
found exceedingly difficult to maintain the
same position long with any comfort, 40
powerful is the emanation. This formic
acid has been utilized for the purpose OF
allevlating human pain In the preparation
ot chlorofornl, as the name would tell us
and II is also used in photography. The
tormic acid is sometimes most ANNOYING To
The human family, as was the experience
of modern Gulliver while on his Journey
through Norway with knapsack. Being
overtaken by the shades of night and wa
red with his days excrtions, he stroved to
hnd respose within the precincts OF hay
barn lie tried To sleep, and thus refresh
himself for the morrow's labors. In vain
his effort. The little people, among other
''''' VI lnhut MS DOuN
the object of their attention, which their
enterprising disposition led them TO explore,
by crawling under his clothes and all about
his skin. He adds: IF had ever doubted
the theory of their irrtant acid perspiration.
this nightsexperiencc must have convinced
me. The acid perspiration, instead of
being annoying is sometimes most benefi-
cial to the lords of the creation, for I'm some
cases of sickness its irritant properties act
as restorative. have been told by "A
friend of well authenticated instance. A
missionary In the tropics was interrupted I'm
his dauntless labors for his Master by n
dangerous illness, which prostratcd him
with countless bols He was lying help
less and alone in his hammock, when, be-
hold, myriads Of ants of fcrocious aspect
approached him, as he thought and feared,
with deadly intent. They came nearer and
nearer, surrounding him, and swarmed all
over his body; but instead of keeping him
down, as the inhabitants of Lilliput did
Lcmuel Gulliver, they assisted him TO rise,
for, after amounting the PROSTATE sufferer
with profuse supply of their irritant acid,
which proved to be IA remedy suited to bis
peculiar malady, they left him speedily To
recover and assume his happy work with
gratitude TO his God, who had used this Int
tie people as his cifectual preservers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
a sea Visitor.

The White Star steamship Celtic, which
arrived at New York, from Liverpool, re-
Gently, brought strange passenger, who
had boarded that vessel in mid-Ocean A
large white owl dropped on ono Of the for
ward spars in an exhausted condition one
evening when the vessel was about 800
miles of the coast Of Newfoundland. When
brought 10 the deck by a sailor the owl was
found 10 be nearly dead from cold and hun
ger, and almost too weak 10 eat. Il had
become greatly emaciated, and trembed
violently in endeavOring 10 swallow the first
morscl Of meat which was placed in its
beak. The owl slowly recovered and il
now perfectly well IL Is land bird, and
is supposed TO have been blown OF the coast
Of Newfoundland by the western gales
which had for some days previous prevailed
there Finding itself once out at sea IL had
probably ceased making efforts % reach
the land, and had drifted before the gale,
los only efforts being to keep above water
The bird must have possessed remarkable
powers Of endurance, the officers say, 20
have kept up 80 long. The Celtic's owl,
which is now quite tame, measures nearly
five feet from wing 10 wing, and is white
with the exception Of few small specks Of
dark color. II will probably live for some
time to come on board the vessel which Il
selected as It's home while IN mid-ocean
Land birds have rarely been seen - far out
VI sea
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
Department.
Keep your nails pared, and keep paired
yourself. Single blcssedncss is an empty

Keep your nails pared, and keep paired
yourself. Single blessedncss is an empty
mOckery,
Toe out, not in. Especially If you are
an employer, you would better turn out
your feet than your hands
Keep your face cleanly shaved, and stop
there. Don't shave your customers
Don't talk with your mouth filed with
food. And there is no call for your talking
much under normal conditions
Keep your clothing well brushed. If
you have no brush, tell your wife how you
long for your mothers cookery, and you
will have one instanter
See that your collar button is secure be-
fore you leave home in the morning Else
YOU will find your chOler rising before
night
When talking, don't keep fumbling your
face as though you were lingering a musi.
cal instrument
Don't walk the streets with your cane
or umbrella thrust under your arm at right
angles with your body The policeman
may take you for cross and take you up.
Don't interrupt person in his talk. The
natural limit Of n mans life is threescOre
years and ten, and he can't go on forever.
Never put your knife i'm your mouth
Tho mouth is a very poor place 10 keep
a knife in. Apt 10 make il rusty.
Don't tuck your napkin under your shirt
collar. The waiter may think you would
steal IL.
Never say ~ won't, " even If it be your
wont 10 feel that way.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
BY THE STREAM.

Sweet tangled banks. where ox-eyed dAisies
grow
And scarlet poppies CLEAN;
Sweet changing lights that ever come and 60
Upon the quiet stream
Once more zee the fash OF splendid wings
As dragon flies Hit by;
Once more for me the small Sc 'ge warbler
sings
Beneath a sapphire sky.
Once more feel the simple fresh content
found I'm stream and soil
When golden summers slowly came aud went
And mine was all their spoil
find amid the honeysuckle flowers
And shy forget-me-not,
Old boyish memories OF lonely hours,
Passed in this silent spot.
Oh. God OF nature. how thy kindness keeps
Some changeless things on earthl
And he who roams far oil and tolls and weeps,
Comes home to learn their worth
Gay visions vanish, worldly schemes may fail.
Hope proves an idle dream,
But still the lessons flourish, red and pale,
Beside my native stream.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
Old Churches in New England.

II Is a curious fact--a fact which differ
ent readers will be disposed 10 account for
in different ways, but still fact-that the
old, original, Calyinistic churches in this
old historical portion Of New England are
almost all now in the hands Of that denomi-
nation which is furthest removed, In faith,
from the early Calvinistic Congregational
ism Of New England. Not only is the first
church in Plymsuth Unitarian, and the
first church in Dorchester, Unitarian, and
the first church in Boston, Unitarian, but
when we come 70 the ancient county
Of Essex, we find the following oldest
churches in the following oldest settle
ments now supporting Unitarian preaching
We give them with the dates Of their origin:
First Church, Salem, 1929; First Church,
Gloucester, 1912; First Church, North An
dover, l645; First Church, Haverhill, lG45;
First Church, Beverly, 1867; Second
Church, Marblehead, 1916; East Church,
Salem, l7l7; First Church, NewburypOrt,
1928. This is a curious list, and IL would
be interesting TO note how far the same rule
obtains in other counties and parts Of New
England. There are, In Massachusetts,,
about forty Unitarian societies which date
their origin before A. ID. 100, Of which
the oldest il that Of Plymouth, organized
at Leyden in 1902. Some Of these are
063O) Boston, Watertown, Dorchester,
Roxbury; 1882 Duxbury; O63D Sctu-
ate; 0685) bingham; 1880 Concord,
Sudbury; Q687) Taunton; (l68S) Ded-
ham, Sandwich; (16S9) Barnstable, Quin-
cy; and (l63S) Portsmouth, N. II.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

but he could not find them, and so he
turned into the shop of Jamme, the pastry
cook, under the preteXt of taking luncheon,
but really To comfort himself little in the
society of Miss Daisy Belfast, whose bright
eyes had flashed through the window.
Said Miss Daisy cOldy 60 the mayor, as
she helped him 10 glass OF sherry and a
sandwich; What's this hear, Mr..
Wheekerl You think old Mrs. Burberry
the prettiest woman i'm Nistborough D.
Not old Mrs. Burberry; young Mrs.
Burberry" answered the mayor navely.
fancying there was "A confusion of persons.
''But l don't think her SO pretty as you,
Miss Belfast
81 judge by acts not 10y words MIR.
Wheeker," said Daisy, with toss OF her
comely head "And, indeed, il YOU think
that old colonel's wife pretty, you're no
judge"
MIR. Wheeker sighed as he munched his
sandwich, for he did not know how toutter
what he should have liked TO say next.
But just at this moment the door opened,
and Gabbs, Puttison and some of the others
of the town council walked in laughing.
''Sherry all around, miss, If you please" 4"
said the CHEEKY voice of Alderman Gabbs
whats the mayor been telling you, ELI 2"
use of his voice. answered Daisy, with n
shrug and reproachful look at Mistbo-
rough's chief magistrate, who, having fin
ished his first sandwich, was dolefully
commencing another.
"Well, we shall have to speak for him
then" proceeded Gabbs, with wink that
made the girl blush. "We are going to elect
you our Queen Of Beauty, Miss Daisy"
''Oh!" exclaimed Daisy, turning scarlet
red this time "And when is the royal
visit to be, Mr.. Gabbsl"
''Not till three months from now, so
therell be plenty of time for you and
Wheeker TO get talking together about the
bookey"
And my opinion is that when you pre-
sent the bookey you had better be intro
duced To the Princess as Mrs Wheelker, "
Opined Puttison.
1T would sound more proper, certain
ly, was all that the bashful mayor could
find to say.
''Ah, you are all making fun of me,
suspect, said Daisy; but her hand trem.
bled just little as she poured out the sher-
ry with which the gallant town councillors
proceeded to drink her health.
One has only TO add that il was Mrs
Wheeker who presented the bouquet, but
that Mrs Burberry, not to be outdone, pre-
sented another on her own account, got an
hours talk with the Prince, and obtained
his interest on behalf OF her husband, who
was soon afterward sent off TO the antipodes
as colonial governor, while his clever
wife stayed ut home. Thus pecifled, the
colonel did not cut off the ears Of all the
town councillors and thread them on string,
but he remained unshakable in his opinion
that Mr.. Wheeker was gay dog, too much
forward with the sex, and he told Mrs.
Wheeker so at the corporation dinner,
where, by-the-by, he got tipsy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-24
RECEPTION TO GENERAL GRANT

DENVER, Col, July ga special despatch to
The Tribune from Leadyille says; General Grant
arrive here last evening. He was received by
company of mounted police, two companies of cav
alry. five companies of infantry the City Fire De
partment and 500 veterans of the late war. A sa-
lutte of 100 guns was fired while the procession
marched through the city. The line of march was
brilliantly illuminated and decorated with ever
greens and flags, The streets were crowded. 1t Is
estimated that nearly 10000 people were on the
streets The General excused himself from making
q sneech on account of hoarseness. Tomorrow he
will visit the mines attend the theatre in the eye-
ming and a bali and reception after the theatre.
The partv will remain until Monday. The city ex-
pends $50 900, mostly raised by private subscrip-
ton, for the entertainment.
BosroN, July 23.-General Grant has accepted
an invitation and is coming to Boston the last of
September as the guest of the Middesex Club, A
grand banquet and reception will be given III his
honor. at which oil the New-England Governors
and many other distinguished men will be present.