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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
Knew When He'd Had Enough.

In the year 1859, made the celebrat.
ed trip with Professor J. La Mountain,
from Watertown, New York, which was
the second longest trip ever made by an
air.ship, and the only one I ever heard
OF where q second ascension was made
after remaining eight hours at night
tied up TO the top of tree. Like Pro-
fessor Wise's late ascension, We started
near night, and in the same month
September. We travelled little over
four hundred miles In q little over four
nor -hither we were being borne,
----.--'--- rg. w were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

CHICAGO, December gil 80 p. NJ
Whsat-Unsettlsd but generally higher
closed easy at $i.32k for cash; 81 3S,S
for seller January; 81 34ss for seller Febru.
airy. Corn--Weak at 405ko for cash; 40xc
for seller January; 1870 for seller May.
Oats-Firmer at 355Sc for cash: 500 for
seller January; 40Itc for seller May. Rye
-Ats0c. Barley-At 9009ic. Pork-Weak
and easy at $500 for cash; $3.50 for
seller February; sla97h for seller March.
seller February; $7S7I< for seller March.
Whisky-At Sl.l0. Hogs-Receipts $500
head; quiet and firm &c higher: few sales |;
light at $4,000 rs; heavy mixed packing
ut $<.60CS4 20; heavy shipping at $47 O@
4Sc. Cattie-Rsceipts 200 head; good
selling at - 1905 %; common stock p enty
but steady; butchers at 81. 60; stockers
quiet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

An old physician. retired from practice having lad
placed in his hands by an Fast lnda missionary the
formula of simple vegetable medy for the speedy
and permanent cure Tor CONSUMPTION. Breach tie,
Catarrh. Asthma, and all II roai and LuaC ions
also 9 pos;ivs aud radical cure for Nervous Debility
and all Nervous Complaints after having tested its
wonserfn curative powersin thousands Of cases, has
felt IL his duty TO make IL known HE suffer fi
lows. Actuated by this tive and desire 10 rtlic,e
human suffering, will SCI free Of chsre e. al who
desire IL. this recipe in German. Preach or english
with full directions for preparing sad using STU; by
mail b. addressing with STAMP. naming this laper.
VI ~ Rt..rs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
the MAkkEIS.
Exported by CHANDLER, Brown a Co.. Comnis.
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
New York.

NEW YORK, December 27-3 80 p. NJ
Flour-Rules quite firm; receipts 10000
bbls; sales 1900 bbls; rye -four steady.
Wheat-Quite strong with good specnls.
tive inquiry; receipts c. GOO bus; sales 1884,.
600 bus; No. 2 seller January at 81.
Rye-Firm: state at 9sc. Corn-Steady; re-.
ceipts i3i 900 bus; sales e, 900 bus ut 626
6ilfc for western mixed. Barley-Quist
and unchanged. Oats-Dull; receipts 49,.
600 bus; sales 1900 bus; 49if95ihc for
white. Pork-FiTm at Si2.75. Beef-Quiet
Lard-Stronger ats 92H. Butter, Cheese,
Whisky, Sugar and Etgs-Unchauged Pc.
CSC. Coal--Steady. Leather-unchanged ,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
Mhatit Does.

kidney-Wort moves the bowels regu.
larry, cleanses the blood, and radically
cures kidney disease, gravel, piles, bill.
ious headache, and pains which are
caused by disordered liver and Kidneys.
Thousands have been cured-why should
you not try il?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

LONDON, December 2.-i2:50 r. M.-Iiv.
erpool wheat market opens strong. Cali.
fornia club Mt lis 7d@i2s; amber California
at lis I'd; spring at ss 7d@ils Id. Floating
cargoes strong. Good cargoes red winter
for wheat small.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
BAD Eepteiali0n.

The bad air of workshops, court MONS,
churches and places of amusement
poisons the blood no less than il The same
poison were taken into the system by
eating or drinking it. To expei this
poison, with certainty and celebrity, Hop
Bitters should be taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

EVERYONE who thinks Of buying an organ
should read circular headed "Useful Iufor-
nation for Purchasers OF Parlor or Cabinet
o gans." A postal card addressed to the
Massn / Hamlin Organ Co., viii bring one,
free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
Pies In New York.

The great pie question continues 10
rage In New York, and the matter begins
10 take a statistical form. It Is shown
that the leading hotels in New York
consume daily 1880 pies, 450 being
devoured at the Aston house alone.
This, it Is argued, implies (supposing
each pie to be divided into four takes)
5000 cases of indigestion and dyspepsia.
Pie, however, like coffee and tobacco,
though destructive of life, Is a very slow
poison. A robust constitution can stand
up against long course Of mince pies.
The feeble of liver and those deficient of
gastric juices may rail against 1t, but to
the. average American it IL like habeas
corpus and trial by jury, not TO be sur.
rendered TO the last extremity.-Batti.
more Castle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

ELDER sister Ito little one who ap.
peared to take great interest In Mr..
Skibbors): "Come, little pet, It is time
your eyes were shut In sleep" Little
pet: 81 think not. Mother told me TO
" my eyes open when you and Mr..
were together"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

A vERMosr pet lamb swallowed sew.
evered balls Of yarn, and 1t was not
long before his HE became such tan.
go stein that he could NOT unravel IL
RS asc offthe mo- al coil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

YouNa men 20 West Learn telegraphy.
Address r. Valentine, manager. Jsnesyiile, Wis.
CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

FoR one cent purchase q postal card and
send your address to DR.. Sanford, l62 Broad
way, New York, and receive pamphlets by It.
your liver IL ont Of order, and il on, 81 orter
or any way diseased, what il the beet thing in
the world to take for IT,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

Sherman i Co., Marshall, Mich, want Al
agent in this county at once, al salary OF 500
scr month and expenses PAID. For full par.
liculars address as above.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

Ii You wish to save one pair Of Boots every
year get Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeper applied
10 them while they are ney
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

NEGLECTED. CouGHs AND CoLDs.-Fss are
aware Of the Importance OF checking cough
or common cold" in it's first stsge; that
which in the beginning would yield to "Br owns
Bronchial Troches," if neglected often works
upon the lungs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
An Open Letter.
WEST WINFIELD, Herkimer Co., n. y.
October %, 1879.

WEST WINFIELD, Herkimer Co., n. VI
October %. 1879.
L. CASDEE, d Co, New Haven, CT.
Gentlemen: Out OF the case Of 80" Rub
Der Boots sent me last April,
sold one pair April 4, to Alvin Bliss,
20 5, TO Geo. Reusch,
" "a /" z, 10 Gill W. Randall.
" - q, TO Albert Mallory,
" " I" IL, 70 Milo ii. Brown.
These boots had constant wear through
April and May, AMI since that time they have
been worn every morning throu "a the dew TO
get the cows aud do their milking in, and
have seen four pair OF them, and they are APP
psrently as good as when sold them. Milk
whey and dew on q rubber boot, or any other
boot, for six months, are c. good tests a. can
be had. The pair OF :" IS boots sent me March
II, put on farmer who is one OF my hsrdes;
customers. They have not cracked at all,
but the ons marked S. G. on from. OF leg, has
worn through the first layer Of the sole.
Yours in haste, NJ. NJ. JosLyS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

THERE is no time TO be lost when q cough
attacks ono, in adopting means Of prevention
against consumption and bronchitis. A cough
may, with perfec: truth, be termed the in
cipient stage of those destructive malsdies,
and it is the height Of folly TO disregard it. IL
neglected, it viii assuredly culninate in some
dangerous pulmonary affection, but il DIR.
VIM. Halls RAlsam for the lungs be used. the
complaint is speedily vanquishsd aud all dan
gar sverted. There is no pulmonic campara-
bic to this great specific. Sold by Druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

The opening out Of a sea route from
Athens 20 Corinth and 10 the Adriatic,
which NJ. ID Lesseps contemplates, in "a
matter OF extreme Importance. II may
alter the direction Of much English
traffic. Oae OF the first results antici-
pated is great increase in the import
auce of Corinth. Ii is not allotted u
every man 10 90 10 Corinth," was Ho-
races reflection, but NJ. Lsssep's passage
through the isihmus will make the way
easy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

Popular, Artistic and Entertaining 81 the we~k ~
Journals of Fashion. Each number contains H.
pages, with excellent Picture and Full D-serip-
ton- oi the yery Latest styls - Ladies And Chli
rens Wear useful information CD Family Toiits,
Select Stories, Poetry. fashIonabie Intelligence,
leIsoHal thit That. etc, etc. fashiou Plates are
Imported monthly from arts, exclusively for th=
LA9i & JoURsAL. Published every FRIDAY, price lB
Cefia. Animal kubsc Tirflon. a. n.,rinsid-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

Mr.. PULEsroN, NJ. T., one of the
members Of the agricultural com.
mittre sent 70 Canada and the United
StStes 10y the British house of commons
to report on the relations OF American
griculture 10 the present agricultural
distress in Great Britain, sailed for
home. Previous TO his departure
number Of New York citizens present.
ed Mr.. Puleston with service of plate
~ an acknowledgment of his friendly
services 10 the country in the time OF
the civil war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

only complete Fashion Magazine in America. Its
reports Ci IN" eSeryArynR styles Of Costumes Hats
Eonnets, etc, are PUBLISHED simultaneously with
tLu.e in the French Journals that the subs rters
receive the earliest information. The plain and
coiored Fashion Plates. imported monthly from
Paris, are accompanied with accurate de cripiions
aud the illustrations are ia the hirhss style Of the
art The literary department is Of a varied aud en-
teriainius character Published monthly; annual
sul.cfiption, a. %, postnaid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

IT il said there is serious talk in
Washington of forming "A ladies' con-
gress, made up of the wives of senators,
representatives, and other officials, who
will discuss aud pass upon matters of
etiquette and fix the rank of the different
sets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

Milwaukee.
"r"mbsr 81 500 r. ~
t.lea
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

CALroRNIA papers contain much in
formation about the grape culture in
tina; state. The -. Helena .Sar says:
LAST summer certain forty acre
tract, nineteen of which was in vines,
was offered for $4,000. Parties thought
it too high" The Ameriodn Ga:stte
reports: at is said that there are tons
al grapes rotting in the vineyard at
Westminster, the owners being con-
cientious temperance people, who would
rather see the fruit waste than sell il 10
winemake-sn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02
Frank L~.lt~'s Rusirr,

murous and sparkling Stories. Tales Of Heroisl
Adventures aud Satire. most entertaining pub
cation Of ~ quarIo Tares, filled with Interesti
siories, Tales, Stirring Adventures, Startling In,
dents, Anecdotes, etc etc. 1t is profusely al
handsomely illustrated. Published monthly. Sins
COPY y cents: annuA sGbscrlpilon 81 50. postpaid
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

FRANK PIEECY was almost instantly
killed and Frank Van Osdell dangerously
injured by a fall from q ladder In an ele.
yator shaft At Chicago on the 20th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

AUSTRIAN newspapers report oryan.
lied robberies OF most reckless and
Aagrsnt character throughout the Bos.
nian diatric. Of Now Bazar. These den
relations have been of yearly occurrence
heretofore, but only now are the troops
Of a civilized nation on the ground 10
witness and report the wild scenes, and
the attention OF other people been called
20 them. The population of Bosnia IL
largely occupied during the summer sea.
son in making lard and cheese for use
and sale during the winter. At the be-
ginning of October they slaughter cat
tie, and salt, pickle and smoke the meat,
which, ~ thus prepared, forms their
chief food during the cold months. I'm.
fortunately for tie welfare Of the coun-
Try, It has btcome the regular practice
with thole who do no; happen TO be pos.
II of cattle that they can thus use,
Ids Of foragers, who roam
q" to viiis2e, and take
-"'s by io,ce,
ave the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

beautiful periodical has Tor nearly twenty years.
maintained its superiority over ali competitors h
FAMILY Journal, story Paper and Home FIR end.
New attractions are constantly presente;, and the
most popular writers contribute TO il The contents
embrace serial Novels, Nogeliettes, Sketches. Ad-
ventures, Biographies. Anecdotes. etc. Sixteen
pages, eight Of Sh oh beautifully embeilished.
Published every Monday. price 10 cents. Annual
subscription, g.. postpaid.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
MARK LANE EXPRESS.
Its Weekly Review Of the English Grain
and Fleur Markets.

Its Weekly Review Of the English Gralo
and Flour Marksts.
LONDON, Oct. 18.-The Mark Lane Express
in review of the grain trade for the past year
says: The weather has been very favorable
for wheat sowing. and as farmers will be fully
occupied Herewith, ,threshing willibe restricted
during the present month. In English wheat
the proportion of frat class samples, in good
condition. have been exceedingly small. The
demand for good qualities has
been active and at the more
important provincial markets they
Notwithstanding the reactlou in the beginning
of the week, good marketable English wheats
sold readily and closed at Mondays extreme
rates. There was a fair consumptive demand
for -four. Barley was in moderate supply,
and prices firmly sustained. In many pro-
vinoial markets mailing sorts were shilling
dearer. Foreign wheat has been subject to re-
action and uncertainty during the week, but
at the close it was firm, and the decline was
fully recovered. To-day American reds were
again slightly easier. Flour in steady con-
sumptive demand. Barley in small supply,
and in some cases the best quality advanced
pence per quarter. Oats in liberal supply
a and rather easier. Maize improved pence to
pence and demand good. The wheat cargo
trade at the close of Mondays market was
much quieter. Wednesday il was very dull
and reaction of shilling per quarter was
necessary to affect sales. Arrivals moderate.
The cargo trade in oats has been firm. Sales of
English wheat during the week, 56, All quarters
at 81 shillings pence per quarter, against 49,
27l quarters at 46 sbillings 8 pence per quarter
the corresponding week of last year. Imports
to the United Kingdom during the week end
Ing October were 025, 1854 hundred weight of
wheat, and 2l7.823 hundred weight of -four.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
TELEGkAPHiC BREVITIES.

The Schooner Granada leaving Chicago Fri.
day was lost near Muskegen. The mate aud
captains brother were tho only survivors.
The great cotton fee at Charleston, 8. O.,
was still raging last night in the hold of the
Barrowdale. Total loss is $3.50, 900; covered BY
insurance.
Mary Jane Wizard sues for divor CO from
her husband, Norman Wizard, tneIlwell known
inventor.
Five hundred Germans of Cleveland went to
Mentor yesterday to call on Gen. Garfield.
Gen. Garfield made them quite lengthy
speech.
The Buffalo. Cleveland & Chicago railway
company Capital 36. SOC. .000), Ia q new organ
ization, understood to be for the purpose of
building connecting links between the Jay
Gould roads East and West.
The coroner's jury on the Pittsburgh col
lision oensure the Pennsylvania railroad oom.
pany for negligence in its rules for running
trains.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
SttlL Cutting Rates.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The rates to Peoria this
forenoon by the Wabash road are fifty cents.
Return tickets, limited. two dollars. The rates
to st. Louis are unchanged. All the ticket
Offices are besieged.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18.-The railroad war not
only still goes on. but is extending. Yesterday
the Chicago & Alton cut the rate to Council
City. st. Joe & Council Bluffs railroad, and to-
day the Wabash dropped to the sane figures.
Prices to Chicago and Kansas City continue at
3l, and round trip tickets to Chicago at S3. 30.
The Missouri Pacific, while not actually in the
fight, met all cut rates to western points.
Speculation and sales of these tickets have
barely stopped. There is some talk of the
Eastern roads becoming involved in the war,
but there is no public announcement of a cut
in that direction.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
Frauds oy Republicans
New York Special. Oct. Is.l

NEW York Special, Oct. 16.1
Tammany hall invites attention to. day to the
alleged fact that the Republican party has sent
to this city and Brooklyn repeaters from Wash.
ington, Philadelphia. and other cities to repis.
ter, and that they will return to vote the Re-
publican ticket next month. The Tammanv
committee or organization will call upon the
police commissioners and the mayor to prevent
Illegal voting, and after the last day Of resfs-
tration Tammsny says it will canvass the citv
TO hunt up every voter and discover the frauds
perpetrated In registration. All the Demo-
cratic State and territorial committees through
out the union are TO be notified that the Re-
publicans are oolouizing New York city, and
requested to send word of parties leaving their
section under suspicious circumstances. The
registration thus far has been larger than
usual, but from any facts yet produced there
is no reason to think there have been any con.
siderable number of frauds The Republicans
certainly have been very wide awake in their
efforts to prevent Democratic frauds. Before
the registry commenced they canvassed every
house and tenement il the city for the names
of voters. and the information thus obtained
they are comparing with the registration lists.
New York will poll its vote under the strictest
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Lecture at the High School Yesterday by
Prof, HiRsbY.


Prof, BiQsby.
The assembly room of the high school was
occupied yesterday afternoon by the teachers
of the public schools, attracted thither by the
announcement that Prof. Bernard Bigsby
would deliver an address on the captivating
theme of the study of the English language
The distinguished student was introduced by
Supt. Wright, and the interesting address was
heard with marked interest.
Prof. Bigsby commenced his remarks by al
ludinR to his lectures before the teachers of
the schools in other cities and Of the great i'm
portance of the subject to the teachers. Oar.
lyle had said that a word was the picture of Q
thing and that word was therefore the picture
of thought. Shakespeare and Miltona;n al
their majesty of language. did not appreciate
the full value of words. There were in the
English tongue only thirty.six pure sounds on
which man had to ring the various changes OF
speech.
Primative man in conveying his impressions
gave an idea of the sound made by the thing
or animal. We speak Of the roar of the lion,
the latter of the rain. the hiss Of the snake.
The speaker then outlined the color of Ian.
guage, to describe which he used the phrase
"pictore word" In speaking of ,olor the
speaker alluded to the beautiful traditions of
the early Saxons and to their graphic, though
uncouth methods of word painting. brief
outline was given of the primative roots OF
language, and the speaker placed the idea OF
harmony as the paramount product of the
doctrine of speech.
The speaker said that 500 years before Christ
they wrote better than they did now. The
dictionary oontaiu ed from 10000 to 100. .O0t
words; but the speaker said that in reality
there were not over 800 root words. Even
teachers who scored 100 for reading did not
rank high in definitions. The speaker had
known of case where the person under exam
ination had defined the word "buttress' as one
who made butter, aud the term eucharist" as
one who played euchre. An interesting account
was here given of the derivation of words from
the transcript, showing the development of Ian
guage as it progresses from its primi
tive source by the method of evolution
The word Lii was taken as an example. In
Sanscript it signifed a shield, or an article OF
defense; born into Anglo-Saxon it was clothed
in new shape, assuming the word "Lidian,
signifying to cover. The method employed BY
Prof. Blgsby in Calculating his subject is such
that the illustrations submitted are fraugh
with the liveliest interest, and his expositions
are clear, comprehensive and graphic. Upor
the conclusion Of the address Prof. Wright
spoke of the desirability of having Prof. Bigs
by deliver q course of three lectures, whiot
met with the hearty concurren ce of all present
Arrangements will be made for ths lectures
and the public will be afforded an opportunit,
to hear this most interesting speaker on thu
subject of language.