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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-30
The Sun for 1881.

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ever divised.
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freshness, originality, accuracy and decorum
In the treatment OF every subject.
Nv. Honest comment. THE SUNS habit Is
to speak out fearlessly about men and things.
v. Equal candor In dealing with each
political party, and equal readiness to COM
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| OF men In the Republican party TO set up an
other form OF government In place OF that
which exists. The year 1891 and the years
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-30
A Few sheer.

At least few sheep should be kept
on every farm. No kind of stock is
more profitable, In starting a flock,
few superior animals should be
chosen instead Of double the number
of inferior ones. The increased value
of flock range from good sheep, will
greatly exceed the increased cost of
u few good ones to start with, over
what inferior ones would have cost.
Start with good sheep and keep them
good or make them better, by gener.
GUS keeping. If one intends to half
starve his sheep he might just as well
begin with half-starved ones, as they
would be more likely to "hold their
own" than those used to better keep.
ing. Strengthening, however, Is not
profitable when the starving process
Is adopted, and we would not recon-.
mend it to farmers who practice any
such methods. When good sheep are
purchased to start with, and are well
kept, sheep.keeping Is profitable,
beneficial to the farmer, and to be
commended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-30
Broom Corn.

1t Is we'll known that broom corn Is
one ofour most productive crops, and
yet how few of our farmers ever
raise 1t. OF all the agricultural fairs
we attended last fall-and we were
at good many Of them-we don't
remember of seeing solitary sample
on exhibition. In the early days of
the state farmer in Dakota county
made in two years eight thousand
dollars off from his farm by raising
this crop. This is product that will
bear transportation. and it should. -,
and undoubtedly will in the near
future loom up as one Of Minnesota
The true policy Is to diver.
sify as much as possible, and in &C
complishing that to only raise those
products which are tho most profta.
BILE, and which will bring In the most
money.--Minn. Tci6une.
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Chester Whites,

This breed of swine which at one
time was very popular in this state,
originated in Chester county, Penn.
sylvania. 1t seems that from their
great size, and the extra quantity Of
food required 10 make them fat that
the farmers are not raising so many
Of them as formerly. An animal
Of this breed, when old and well
fattened, frequently weighs from 500
to 800 pounds dressed, and it Is
claimed that the flesh from the man.
moth creatures Is not as sweet when
cooked as that of Berkshire or a
Suffolk. Where farmer has plenty
Of feed for his hogs, the Chester
White Is more than an average good
breed, but they should never be suf.
fered to become low in flesh as it
costs TOGO much to recuperate them.
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Change OF Seed Wheat.

We have often urged upon the far.
mers of the state the necessity of
changing their seed wheat. In a
conversation recently with Major A.
G.. Wilcox, who owns several large
farms out on the line of the st. Paul.
Minneapolis 4 Manitoba Railroad in
Swift county, he informed us that
last season he purchased q carload of
wheat in Winnipeg, and sowed it on
one Of his farms. The result was
that, last fall, when he threshed his
wheat, the ground which was sowcd
with the seed from the British pro-
vince yielded Ave bushels more to the
acre than that which was seeded will.
choice plump wheat raised in the
neighborhood Of his farm. The land,
the cultivation and the harvest were
all alike. This shows what virtue
there is in obtaining seed wheat from
a distance. We trust our wheat.
growers will notice this experiment,
and improve on it.-Mina. Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-30

The city of Cambridge, Mass, has
recently set three memorial stones,
weighing over ton each, at rs many
points within its borders to mark GER
tain events in its history. One on Ninth
avenue, corner Of Spruce street, is in
scribed: 1.-The site where four citizens
were killed by British soldiers retreat
ing from Lexington, April 10, 1878"
One on Inman street containing the fol-
lowing: site Of the house which was
the headquarters of Gen. Putnam in
1915" The other monument, located
OH buster street, has the following in
scription; "Site of the residence OF
Thomas Dudley, \. D. 1880, founder of
Cambridge and Governor Of Massachu.
sets Each stone also bears the words,
Erected by the city-lSsO."
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Dogs and sheep.

Minnesota will never excel as a
wool.producing state 80 long rs so
many Of the inhabitants think so
much more Of their dogs than they
do Of their sheep. Dogs and sheep
in the same neighborhood. or for that
matter in the same sectional town.
ship, will never harmonize. and in
the end the dogs will be the victors.
We notice that during the past few
weeks several farmers in different
portions Of the state have lost sheep
killed by tho dogs This Is the
same old, old story. 1t commenced
in the sheep-growing districts OF
Vermont, travelled west through the
middle states, and Is now and has for
a long time been an oft-repeated tale
wherever there is sheepfold on ths
prairies. The only remedy we know
Of is a good wholesome dog law. and
that we can hardly obtain when oul
legislatures are composed of more
professional men than farmers.
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MANIFEST DESTINY POINTS TO MANKATo
"A r NJ L A Nd S a.!

We said in former advertisement -" To person of
land cheaper today and in the long Blue Earth
county $40 per than 80 80 hundred miles
from timber BY the time the settler these prae has
made his roads and bridges got churches and schools and bought
rewood and timber until he grow his his land will
him than $40 per acre. We repeat again emphasized by
the results of the October blizzard the sowept pes lying
for hundred of miles the losses of stock reported
lost largely because there timber with which utilize the
hay and straw for shelter.
We have large amount of farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and suit customer either with i'm
unmpoved Lands have been rising harvest
and will likely keep going up At present prices they will pay bet
ter investment than money at interest Parties who
thinking of buying will better bargains than along towards
spring.
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STEAM SAUSAGE WORKS.
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

DEFAULT having been made In the condi-
- lions OF certain mortgage executed by
l.. Sanford Davies and StellaM. Davies, mort
to RS SsS g,
recorded In the Office OF the Register Of Deeds
In and for the county OF Blue Earth. In tho
State OF Minnesota, on tho 18th day OF April,
A. ID. 1875, ut one o'clock In tho afternoon, In
Book OF Mortgages, on page 23i, by which
mortgage there was conveyed and granted the
following described real estate situate In the
county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit: Lot
number five (b), In Block number six (6l, In
Van Brunt's Addition to Mankato, according
TO the recorded plat thereof, filed In the once
OF said Register OF Deeds, to secure tho pay
interest at the rate Of twelve per cont per
annum until paid, according to tho conditions
Of a promissory note bearing same date as
said mortgage, mado by said 7. Sanford Davies
nell; aud there being due and unpaid upon
said note and mortgage at tho date Of this
notice the sum OF Seven Hundred and Thirty
six 6O-l0O Dollars, and no action or proceeding
recover tho amount of said mortgage debt or
any part thereof; Now, therefore, notice 10
hereby given that by virtue and In pursuance
Of power q sale In said contained
such case made and provided, tho above de-
scribed premises will be sold at public auction,
at the front door Of the ONCE Of the Register
and at the city OF Mankato therein, on Friday,
the 7th day of January, a. d. 1881, ut ten
o'clock I'm the forenoon, To satisfy the amount
OF said mortgage debt then due and unpaid,
together with tho costs and expenses OF such
foreclosure proceedings, including Thirty
dollars attorneys fees Us stipulated In said
mortgage; and the said mortgage will be
thereby fOreclOsed.
Dated November cath, 1880.
REBECCA T. BICKNRLL,
Mortgagee.
THOMAS & wAsHBuRN, Att'ys for Mortgagso.
OoxvT
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MANKATo FREE Press.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1850.
Clothing OF Glass.

The ingenuity that led to the man.
ufacture of articles of clothing from
paper has been eclipsed, as similar
articles are now made from glass. A
New York dry goods house has on
exhibition a glass table-cloth several
feet square, of variegated colors, with
ornamental border and fringed edges.
The fabric is flexible, and only little
heavier than those woven OF flax,
while it Is claimed that 1t can be
washed and ironed like the ordinary
table.cloth. Glass has been spun and
woven in Austria for some years, but
it is new undertaking in this coun-
try. A prominent glass manufactur-
ing firm of Pittsburg, Pa, recently
engaged in the manufacture of this
brittle substance into fabrics, which
they claim are as perfect, delicate
and durable as the finest silk. A
representative Of this firm says they
can spin $50 fine threads, each ten
miles in length, in ono minute. The
weaving is done with an ordinary
loom, but the process is more difficult
and much more interesting than the
spinning of cotton or other threads.
We can duplicate in glass any costume,
said that gentleman, and can make 1t
just as brilliant in color, elaborate in
finish, perfect in Mt, and equal in its
smallest details, even to the buttons
on the original. The fabric Is very
strong, cannot be ripped or torn, and
can be sold ut less price than linen,
cotton or silk, or other fabric imita.
ted. 1t is also very warm, easy fitting
and comfortable, whether worn us
dress, shawl or other garment In
ordinary clothing. Among the arti.
Giles already manufactured Of glass
are beautiful feathers, which resem-
BILE those of the ostrich, towels, nap.
kins and table cloths.
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NOTES FOR THE FARM.
Sheep W. Cattie.-For tho General Farmer

Every act of man relative to stock
handling may reasonably be ascribed
to one or two motives, or perhaps
both, viz: pleasure or profit. That
sheep, representing a certain amount
Of capital. will, upon the consumption
Of similar cash value Of food, (other
things being equaD yield as great, If
not greater profit In their way than
cattle representing the same capital
investment, Is I think, too self.eyi.
dent to every intelligent mind to
require direct demonstration. Let an
illustration suffice. The writer last
fall sold pair Of spring calves for
the sum Of Sci 90, this having been
at the time considered by disinteres.
ted parties an extraordinary price,
Though 1t did not cover expenses
and bought with the same two ewes
and Ave eve lambs. and now at the
date of writing he has sold ISL .OC
worth Of wool and sheep, besides
having still on hand at least $500
worth Of sheep Wssfern Rural.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-30
Profitable Patients.

The most wonderful and marvellous
success in cases where persons are sick
or wasting away from condition of
miserableness, that no one knows what
ais them, profitable patients for doc.
tors,) is obtained by the use Of Hop
Bitters. They begin to cure from the
first dose and keep il up until perfect
health and strength is restored. Who
ever is afflicted in this way need not
suffer, when they can got Hop Bitters.
Cincinnati Star.
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The New York Mail has this item:
A big bonanza king, who has a great.
er abundance of money than of edu.
cation and refinement, astonished
everybody at a dinner party the other
evening by drinking his soup out Of
the plate. It 10 understood that this
Ii the the way Ii IL done In the miAss.
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NOTICE.

Sec. !, Chap. IS, General Laws ofls7s, provides
that the County Treasurer shall not visit the
different towns hipt Of the comfy Tor the colec.
ton OF taxes, except rs directed by the County
Commissioners. As have not been 40 directed
by the County Commissioners, the only place
urers office In the City Of Manksto, at all times
In business hours.
Personal taxes are due the nrst day Of Dscem.
Der, aud delinquent the drst day Of March, II
not paid then, q penalty Of 8 per cent. must be
added. and the law provides for collection by
distress and sale. ID. {. EVANS,
Co. Treasurer Of Blue Earth County.
Mankato, Mimi, Dec. !, 1880.
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IMPORTANT TO Consumptives.-Rev. DIR.
East Indies, had placed In his hands the form
ula for q simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent euro of Consumption,
bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and all throat aud
cure for nervous complaints, debility, etc.
After having thoroughly tested its wonderful
curative powers In thousands Of cases, he feels
II q duty TO make Il known To his suffering
fellows The recipe will be sent free OF
charge To all who desire II with full directions
for preparing and successfully using. Adj
ply, with stamp, manning this paper, DIR. ME.
Cass 1867 Washington st. Boston Mass. l8m6
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A Canada paper gives room to the
following curious mode Of dealing with
a balky horse: would prepare my
self with good strap want no whip
perhap. he has got good taste Of that
already, and still he is master. But
some line day when | was ut peace with
myself and all around, would hitch
him TO the buggy, turning his head to
the village. He goes half the way very
well indeed; then he begins to consider
that he has gone far enough in that d.
rection, and stops. / step down; he ex-
poets me to use the whip; he is mis-
taken. AS criminal, treat him on
the silent system. / push him back a
little out of the way. / show him the
strap, putting it up TO his nose. go
to the off side and buckle it TO his fore
leg, close up to his breast, throwing the
other end over his shoulder; I then raise
his near foot and fix it with the hoof
almost touching the belly. This done,
! say, now old chap, you just stand
there. don't smoke, 80 take paper
from my pocket, and finding n place
where can sit down, and he see me, ]
begin to read. This is something he
did not bargain for, and the novelty of
standing on three legs somewhat diverts
his mind from the cause that stopped
him. / think that is the chief point
gained, and the most humane. When
the strap is taken off show il to him,
carcss him little, and we move on
without irritation. The strap will now
become part of the harness for month
or :wo, till at last the sight of II will act
a. a talisman.
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ONE hundred thousand strong.-In the past

nNE hundred thousand Strong.-In the past
" few months there has been more than
900, 900 bottles of Shilohs cure sold. Out Of
tho vast number OF people who have used II,
more than 1900 cases Of consumption have
been cured. All coughs, Group, asthama ana
everybody speaks In its praise. To those who
have not used II, let us say, II you have a
cough, o: your child the Group, and you value
or chest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
your Druggist, N. WEBSEER.
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I,455.9a3,OOO.

The above is the latest estimate Of the
population OF the globe we live on,made
by Hcrren Wagner and BEEN, the we'll
known German geographers. The same
authorities tell us that the monthly in
crease is nearly one million. At present
neither wars, pestilence or famine are
at work 10 reduce the normal additions
by births over deaths to the inhabitants
OF the planet. Of this great aggregate,
Asia has s34 ,707 900, or more than one
half. Europe has 3l5,929, 900, Africa
205. 100000 while America has 92, 495,-
500, of which over 50,000,00 are in the
United States alone. OF the civilized
nations We have the largest population
except Russia, which has $4,000, 900 in
ITS entire dominions; although but Co.,
100000 occupies Russia proper. China
leads the van, with population Of 434,-
$4,000, British India has 2I0, 29s, 900.
Notwithstanding these vast aggregates
the world could maintain in peace and
comfort vastly larger population.
Great areas of the earths surface are as
yet untsnatcd, though fertile and food
producing, while much land lies waste,
which could be made productive. 1t is
safe TO say that were the whole race
governed wisely, one hundred persons
could be subsistcd comfortably where
barely one person is now supported I'M
comfortably. 1t is a melancholy refsc-
ton that Of the myriads who now peo-
pie the globe, not more than one in five
hundred enjoy life to the utmost. The
great bulk of mankind are either mis-.
erably poor, OF are so situated that lite
has few joys and good deal of suffer.
ings.
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TIM 3 Err L Nd S 4!

We think the extension greatly increase
the call for all kinds of wood and timber much
hay be used for fuel timber absolute necessity
tude of The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
absorb surplus We look for stronger and rapid
improvement in timber than in farm lands.
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Nsvipapsrs are not 10 copy this adrertisdmsat
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New York.
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IVtnona q, Sc. Peter Railroad.
GOING SOUTH.

STRANGE PEOPLE.-Do you know that
y there are strange people In our commun-
ity ?-we say strange because they seem To
prefer 10 suffer and pass their days miserably,
made so by dyspepsia, liver complaint, indi-
gostion, constipation and general debility,
whom ShilOh's vltalzer Is guaranteed to cure
them Sold by N. WEBSTER.
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1881.
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.

This periodical, by Its able and scholarly
discussions OF tho questions Of the day, as
well ~ by Its illustrations-which arc prepar-
cd by tho host artists-has always exerted q
most powerful and beneficial influence upon
the public mind.
The weight of its influence will always be
found on the side Of morality enlightenment,
and refinement.
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The Postmaster at West Mentor,

The Postmaster at West Mentor,
Ohio, has suddenly become a person
Of Importance. One citizen of the
town during the first week of Deem
Der received 1904 pieces of mail,
which Is more than was received In
the entire six months preceding the
Chicago convention. The Postmaster
who used to tend store and run the
mails at the same time, with plenty
Of leisure to read the papers, has
been pleading with the Postmaster
General for an assistant, and his ap.
plication, Endorsed by James A. Gar
field and others, has been granted.
His bond has been increased ut the
same time, and the poor man has a
chance to rest. Gen. Garfield alone
receives twenty times as much mail
as the entire town Of Mentor, and II
the Postmaster in an object Of pity,
commisreation should be bestowed
upon the man who has TO read and
answer the letters.
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Investments in Real Estate
AROUND AGANKATO,
Where carefully made at present prices will pay better
than money at interest

The manufacturing interests of Mankao the full
tide OF successful prosperity mechanics labor
employed than before enterprises being projected
haabe occupied and brightest
the rapid growth of the city.
MANIFEST DESTINY POINTS TO MANKATo
great distributing center of Southwestern Minnesoats
busy industries fast multiplying will be pushed to
most to supply the rapidly developing of the country beyond
us-a OOthOd will be worth fortune the If
you want home, if you business location
lend hand to make
Mankato the Leading City Of Southern Minnesota
We offer You Lots the city proper suitable
ocatons Lots in all the Additions long time if parties will
improve.
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Ono Year, ....s4 90
HARPER's MAGAZINE, One Year.. I 90
HAMPERS BAZAAR, One Year. I 90
The THREE above publications, one yeari0 90
Any TWO above named, One Year.. 7 90
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, one year 30
Po,tdgs free to all s1bserIbsrs ~ m< United States
or Canada.
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They are not beverage, but medi-
cine, with curative properties of the
highest degree, containing no poor
whiskey or poisonous drugs. They do
not tear down an already debilitated
system, but builds it up. One bottle
contains more hops, /. 9. more real hop
strength than barrel of ordinary beer.
Every druggist in Rochester sells them,
and the physicians prescribe them
Epeniag Express on Hop Bitters.