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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15
Household Receipts.

COOKED CABBAGE fine as for
raw; put into kettle and add water Ia
cook until tender; then add One-hnlf cup
of sweet cream; one-half cup OF vinegar,
in which mix one Tablespoonful Of flour;
season with pepper and salt to suit the
taste; let it boil up and serve.
RICE MuFFINs. the rice soft aud
dry. Take one-half cup of rice, stir in
three spoonfuls sugar, piece of butter
size of IN egg, and little salt. One
pint sweet milk, one cup yeast, two
quarts flour, Let it rise all night. II
sour in the morning add little soda dis
solved in milk, and bake in muffin
rings.
chill AUcE.-Two dozen large to-
mntoes, four green peppers, two large
onions, two tablespoonfuls salt, four of
sugar, two of ginger, two ground allspice,
two Of cinnamon, two of nutmeg. Slice
the tomatoes and chop the peppers snl
onions together; add four teacups of
cider vinegar and boil an hour. Cork
tight.
POTATO CAKES. Mix thoroughly with
cold, mashed potatoes left from dinner
the well-beaten yolk of IN egg; make
into cakes Ms You would sausages, place
in n skillet with II tablespoon hot ham or
beef drippinGs, cover tightly, and, i'll
five minutes, when lower side is browned,
turn, remove cover, fry until the other
side is nice brown; serve hot. Make
up after dinner ready for frying for
breakfast.
Picked ONIONs.-Select small silver
skinned onions, remove with II knife all
the other-skins, SO that each onion will
be perfectly white and clean. Put them
into brine that will float an egg, for three
days; bring vinegar to boiling point, add
II little mace and whole red peppers (or
sprinkle with cayenne, adding bits OF
horseradish and cinnamon bark, with a
few cloves, and pour it hot over the
onions, well drained from brine.
OYSTER CATsUP.-One quart oysters,
one tablespoon salt, one tablespoon cay.
enne pepper, one tablespoon mace, one
teacup cider vinegar, one teacup sherry.
Chop the oysters, and boil i'll their own
liquor with the teacup vinegar, skim.
ming the scum rs it rises. Boil three
minutes, strain through hair cloth,
return the liquor to the fire; add the
wine, pepper, salt and mace. Boil fiji.
teen minutes, and when cold, bottle fol
use.
MARCH PUDDING.-One cup dried APP
pies, cup molasses, one and One-fourtll
cups flour, fourth cup butter, one egg,
one teaspoon each of soda and CHINA
mon, half teaspoon cloves; wash and
soak apples over night, cut fine and mix
with water in which they were soaked,
add molasses and spice; mix egg, butter
and -four together; stir soda with apples
and molasses; add and bake Immediately;
serve hot with sauce made of half cup
butter and one cup sugar, beaten smooth
and favored with nutmeg, lemon OF
vanilla.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15
Winning n Wife.

"There is nothing" says Lord
Shaftesbury, (which is SO merely for
tune Of blind chance rs marriage" A
curious illustration of his meaning comes
from the staid town of Franklin, Mass.
At an evening party there gentleman
challenged charming young widow to
try her fortumeat Bassino. She accepted
the challenge playfully, proposing that
they play for wager, and he agreeing
asked her to name the stakes. Seeing
that she WAS at loss TO respond the
host laughingly said: ellis hand against
yours" The lady demurred, and was
turning AWAY from the table, when the
challenger interposed with: "My hand
for yours if win, or ut your disposal
for any young lady among your ac-
guaintance, her consent being Obtaina-
bic, il lose" The wager was accepted,
and the amused company gathered
around the board. The lady led of well,
her companion playing badly, but i'm
proving III his play ny the game pro-
crossed; the lady not having 40 much
nerve played worse until they finally left
off, the lady being the loser by 247
points. Then the hostess advanced, took
the fair ones feebly resisting hand and
placed it in that of the exultant winner,
who begged permission to keep the mace
with which he had won the match and a
wife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15
NIltNANA.
HH
ny GEoRdE W. CHAPMAN,

A. the infant sinks Ia rest,
Nestled on its mothers breast,
Let me un thy bosOm lie,
Loved and only Deityl
let mr there n refuge lind
fruu the mniions Of the mind;
From The strifcS of men aud brothers:
From a life all borne for uthers;
From night-,igils dark aud lonely,
SHARED with doubling demons only:
From the flames of PASSIONS fire:
From the cravings of dcsirr;
From the fortunes Of despair:
Prom the black companion care:
From the slumbcr couched with snrrnw:
From the waking an thu morrow,
What {" me are pathways golden
In sunc heaven ~ legends oldcn,
Hare aud crowns and garish SHOW,
Nodded on the life below?
Life, rtill hic, however varied:
Siili burden Ia lac carried.
Naught II tins, Gautama, give,
II e. share tits {" hive!
What o. me are tituc-wurn crrc,ls.
Web 90 harnarnus names and deeds,
Woven threads Il childish story,
lar-dusC,nlcd, Grade and hoarN,
Irlmpca io supcrstItinGs Iihasrs
Ia 4NH llI.NNA a. Qa.ss..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15

Ny youth was most unhappy NY
mother had married second time a
Wclch clergyman, who had spcculutcd
on lis f3um y. She was the sister, and
late the hear general, Of Lord Wester-
ham, who, having two boys, and an I'M.
numbered estate, could do little for her,
even if 80 inclined. The death of his
two boys made but little change i'll his
inclination, Is il seemed 10 cmbitter his
wife, hard Scotch Puritan. toward
those who were to succeed Ia the inhcri-
lance of her HOms. Nor did il improve
the disposition toward me Of my step
father Small AS were my prospects,
they stood IN the way Of his son, my
stcP-hrothcr- AN impulsive, choleric,
sickly boy, who died before his father.
But my early life and home were un-
happy. My small patiilnony was seized
on 10y my step-fathcr, who grudged me
the food and shelter he gave me from
my own money. Things could not last
thus. At IN early age | therefore found
myself living ia London with a distant
cousin, "a c"nveyancer, who gave me II
latch-key, and allowed me To have my
own way, under the guidance Of another
distant relative, sporting man aud II
scrapegrace. II was under his patronage
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DR. PH1LIp ScHAFF. Che greatest Bible

DIR, IHILIP IoCHAFF, CHc BreHtesC DIDIe
scholar in the world, is not a large
bearded, tobacco-dried, specialized, and
Owlish professor, but round-faced.
bright.eyed, and clear.skinned man.
alert in every fibre and alive in every
sense. He knows books as few men do,
but he knows newspapers and men, and
all things worth knowing, like q book.
He is the connecting link between the
theologians in Europe and Americas
kind OF telephone through whom they
talk across the sea, and about whom
they nucleate in councils and alliances
and committees.
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From BlacawonI's Maga1ine.I
A LASTING MEMORY.

The night at my 1, tum | went Ia the
iiaymarkct theatre. After nay long Man-
drnngs my arrival Aad disappointed me.
1t WAS "a duh November SATURDAY. l.un-
don Wa NOT full, and found scarcely
any al the greetings | had longcd for
and expected My few relatives were
absent: IN the clubs | belonged l." only
found strangers. Time hung heavy on
Iny hands alter ;hr strange SCENES of tnr
past tivr yeut>. 80 went to the Hay
market.
The little theatre, had always been my
fancy. remembered il from very early
youth Earrru, Webster, Blackstone.
Howe, lloll, Mn. Nishcr, Mrs. Glover.
Julia Bennett ami Miss 4. Horton. /
have never been IA great thrairC-gncr nr
drvoter Of the drama, and my kn"wl,,lg,.
al theatrical history is pretty well con-
lined L. the Haymarkci.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15

MAcKAY, the bonanza millionaire, has
q fine collection of agates, gathered
from all parts of the world. All are cut
and polished on one side in order to
bring out the colors and markings, and
some are wrought into cubes and other
geometrical forms. These agates were
much admired by Mrs. Hayes and other
ladies of the presidential party ON the
occasion of their visit to Virginia City.
When Mrs. Mackay was told that the
ladies had been pleased with the agates
he at once sent each handsome specimen.
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The Proper Thing I'm Marriage.

It would seem to be the fashion nova
days for men to marry women older than
they, or considering the fact closely, for
women to marry men younger than
themselves. 1t is not the fashion OF ma
tire or reason, however; consequently it
is not good nor desirable fashion, de-
spite the examples prominent in high
social circles. When young couple are
welded, it seems to matter very little
that the girl should be one or two or
three years the mans senior. And, in
deed, it does matter ittis" then. But
they cannot remain young, unhappily.
When they have lived together ten or
fifteen years-when they are approach
ing middle age-the slight difference is
quite perceptible, and is very apt to ex-
cite comment privately. How much
older she seems than he! "Why, she
might be mistaken for his mother.
"She looks like his maiden aunt. "
These are some of the phrases that are
likely to fall from the lips of even their
most amiable acquaintance. They ore
sure to be repeated, and they are bitter
for the woman-for any woman, however
philosophic-to hear from any source.
Women, as a rule, grow old in every way
much more rapidly than men,
particularly otter 40. At 30,
even at 60, man, II in sound
health, high spirits, well preserved, is
not old; he may not be really old at 65.
But woman at 45, at least in this coun-
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"THE SOLDIERS FRIEND
Democratic Professions and Demo.
cratic Records.


From the New York Tribune.l
The followers of General Hancock
ask Union soldiers to vote for the Demo-
cratic party and Solid South (Which con-
stitutes three-quarters of the Democratic
party, because the Democracy have fol-
lowed Republican example in selecting
good man who fought for the Union as
their candidate. We have shown, how
ever, by an examination of the record of
the two parties on the pension votes,
some facts which Union soldiers will be
likely to take to heart, and here are Il
few more:
May 20, 1880, resolution was offered
in the House of Representatives giving
a preference to honorably discharged
Union soldiers in making appointments
on the District of Columbia police force.
The vote on this resolution was as fol-
LOUIS.
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DoCToR X. is rs bad hunter rs he is
u physician, but this does not prevent
him regularly IA the hunting season
comes round from spending fortnight
in the fields with his dog and gun.
"And that's the only period of the year
when he doesn't kill anything" said ono
OF his colleagues, kindly.
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1t subsequently appeared that the
original bill would be defeated if the
scheme to throw open the army to the
nell who left it in order to make war
upon the Union were persisted in, and
Mr.. Garland's proposition was conse-
quently reconsidered. But the record
Of the party was complete.
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Winterillg Bees.

Mr.. Betsinger advocates wintering
extreme many bee-keepers fai. 70 i'll
dorse, but all agree that the opposite ex-
treme Of too much empty comb should
also be avoided. In determining the
amount of winter food it is well to know
the average weight of the hives and con-
tents independent of the honey; on weigh
ing the stocks those tooheavy should ex-
change combs with such as are lacking.
III from any cause there is deficiency it
must be supplied by feeding. Bees
scarce of honey in the fall, or bees
forced to depend on fruit alone for honey,
are not liable to winter so well as those,
for instance, that have gathered honey
from buckwheat or similar crops in the
autumn.
Many bee-keepers still advocate out
Of-door wintering or summer stands.
When this practice liz followed the hives
must be protected from cutting winds.
III the bees are to receive no attention,
Quinby advises the common box hives
with holes in the cap, loosely filed with
rags or some other porous substance
Adjust the case or cap loosely, so as to af-
ford better opportunity for the moisture
to escape. 1t is also recommended to oc-
casionnlly remove the roof, and often the
cap or cover of the hive, that ihe inside
may receive the direct rays of the sun to
dry of the moisture. Packing straw
about hives in such II manner that the
sun cannot ut any time shine upon any
part of il is to be avoided. Care Mt all
times must be observed not To jar or in
any way arouse the bees To activity; nor
should the hive be disturbed Mt any time
when the temperature will induce bees
to fly. At such times they can he pre-
vented from flying by shading the hives
from the sun.
All things considered, in cold climates,
Mt least, indoor wintering il preferable.
The prime essentials to successful win
tering are dry pure air and even tenn
pcrature, neither of which can he SO
perfectly gained out of. doors as in II
suitable indoor location. Satisfactory
results have been obtained in dry cellars
beneath room where a fire is regularly
kept. The hives should not, however,
he set near wall nor on shelves where
they will be subjected to any jarring
motion. Wherever placed II uniform
temperature of about 45 degrees should
he kept by means of artificial heat if
necessary and ventilation. 1t il best
that bees be left on their summer stands
as late as possible before being put away
for the winter.-NCD York World.
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4 bill being offered in the senate,
February rs, 1880, to allow q Maryland
rebel to receive commission in the
army, Mr.. Garland, of Arkansas, moved
as a substitute that the law which pro-
hibits the appointment of Confederate
soldiers, sailors and office-holders to po-
sitions in the United States army should
be repealed. The vote ON the repeal was
as follows:
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Hysteria is by no means confined to
women, for one of the worst attacks
which have witnessed occurred in a
man. This gentleman one day found he
had lost his all, and on returning home,
he became the victim of laughing and
crying, until sheer exhaustion brought
IN end to the attack. This was quite in
voluntary. But it might be remarked
that even in hysteria such thing MS
fashion prevails, showing that certain
power of restraint may be used When
was boy, hysteria was the fashion;
and if during conversation any remark
was made to touch II lady's sensibilities,
she would clinch her hands, make wry
face, her eyelids would undergo rapid
vibration, she would give u sob or two,
and sink from her chair. The cure was
accomplished by throwing cold water
her neck or wetted her dress the cure
WIS very sudden and complete. During
church service it was the usual practice
to have young lady carried out; but !
think rs rule she belonged to an infe-
rior class, whose kind of work during
the week did not allow them to play
dress making tricks with themselves on n
Sunday; for if l remember rightly the
cure was effected in their case by the
call for pen-knife. This was used to
loosen the body-armsr, when loud ex-
plosion took place, followed by deep
sigh and speedy recovery of the pa
tient. So fashionable was fainting or
Mysteries in church, that have lively
remembrance of young lady who haaa
weekly attack, and was often carried out
by gentleman in the next pew. As
these two were afterward married, up
prehend that this was one mode of court
ship. I am only too thankful to think,
for the peace of ther people, that this
method of forcing matrimony has gone
out.-ChanJers' Journal.
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Castle Greasy is II very lonely place.
The house il built in granite, with a
mOat round it, now dry and grown in
grass. The ghost of Lydia Mainwaring
haunts one portion of it-a long corridor,
with bachelors rooms and ending in u
a billiard-room. The house was more
gloomy than necessary, owing to its half
tenantless state. 1t was rare that any
visitors were admitted to the house,
partly from the want of income, partly
from the almost ascetic seclusion of its
master since the death of the two sons.
One custom alone partly relieved the OPP
pressive character of the residence. Gas
not long introduced into country
houses-was kept burning all night in
different portions OF the building. This
was absolutely necessary in case of any
night alarm, and made up for the small
number of the servants. Jock and
walked through the large, gloomy hall.
"There is the heroine of the song"
he said. l looked up, and either in
imagination or reality saw astriking like
ness of the present Lydia Mainwaring.
We vent up an oaken staircase and pass
ed II long gallery. Then we were re-
ccived by the master and mistress of the
house. Lydia Mainwaring was with
them, her eyes more startled and fear
stricken than before. The likeness to
the picture again struck me.
Lord Westerham received us in kind
but somewhat reserved manner. Lady
Westerham kissed Jock on the forehead.
Then she turned to me and said:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15

MRS. CHALMERS DALE, Of New York,
has given the town of Monson, Mass. !,
1926, 900 for granite building for q pub
lie library in memory Of Horatio Lyon,
her father, a leading manufacturer OF the
town, and his widow has given go, 900
for an endowment fund.
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PROFESSOR of class in Buffers Anal
ogy": an. T-Y You may pass on to the
Future Life" Mr.. t.; "Not pre-
pared"
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IDress-NIad.

Behold her mt eleven:
Her limbs unfettered by the long
skirts of conventionality, she runs, she
romps, she slides OH ice ponds, she rolls
hoop, she kicks, she runs races, and is as
fresh and rs feet Of foot rs the boys.
Her appetite is good, her cheeks rosy,
and her movements unconsciously grace
full.
Behold her again Mt twenty:
To more does she run or jump or roll
hoop, run races or slide on the ice, it is
not "proper" now, or ladylike, ind she
couldn't if she would, she is fettered by
long skirts, tight shoes andtighter stays.
Her movements have no longer the free
dom and unconscious gracefulness of
childhood, for now when she walks
abroad, she walks to be looked Mt, which
now, in her estimation, is the main OBJ
ject of walking. She is already delicate,
and has doctor who prescribcs expen-
sive advice and prescriptions for her,
and ascribes her complaints to anything
and everything but the real cause.
That is simply the lettering of her body
with fashionable clothes. Physically,
she is now prisoner. The doctor ad.
NlScS tTiNei, DiI iic uOcsii uuNisc Wei "
take off and keep off her fasbi' al 20 fet
tiers. She wouldn't do so if III dId, and
he wouldn't advise her if he knew il
would bring her relief, for she would no
longer believe in doctor who would
make her dress like guy; and being
dressed like "guy" is dressing differ.
ent from the style prescribed by the
Paris modiste. Diana never could hunt
in trailing skirt, narrow, tight, high.
heeled CATERS, and pinched, corseted
waist, but Diana, with belted tunic
and unfettered limbs, would be bounced
by the nearest Broadway policeman.
Dressing for health and freedom of body
is one thing, and dressing for fashion
quite another. A man could not endure
the pinching and encumbrances peculiar
to feminine attire for an hour, and a
pretty object he'd make rushing about
in such during business hours. Yet the
"weaker sex" wear double the en-
cumbrance of the so-aalled stronger.
To "dress" Mt all after the style uses up
half n woman's time and ,two-thirds of
her strength. -NGW York graphic.
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Alan M'Tavish was soon set free from
the sponging house. Calvert was rich,
and his mission seemed to be the re-
lease of Alan from arrest. He was n
quaint, kind-hearted, yet selfish old
man, who had discovered the secret that
immediate compliance saved u great deal
of trouble. His only hobby was his
profession, which had produced, good
deal Of money. To great part of this
his few relatives seemed welcome. Alan
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dined, az invited, the next day with
Sir Esmer and Lady Egerton.
There was but one guest beside my.
self. 1t was Jock Campbells sister.
She is now my wife. The day after our
marriage Lady Egerton inclosed me a
letter. It was the secret trust of Jock
Campbell.
1t ran thus:
"DEAREsr TuEo.: This il my secret trust
II Lydia Mainwaring IL ever IN want Of money,
give her half my legacy TO you She il the one
love of my life.
"If you die without heirs, bequeath the
sum have left you to my sister. 1t il my
dying wish that you should marry her. Good
by, dear young cousin. Your affectionatt
cousin. JOCK"
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Mr.. Carpenter then proposed as an
amendment that no Confederate soldier
should be appointed to office about the
senate chamber in lieu of Union SOL
der. This was defeated by the follow
ing vote.
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lscau. for stock FeeSinu.

Mr.. Partridge, IN Orleans county, n.
Y, farmer, sends to the RarU Home
the following particulars concerning
beans III food: during the winter sea-
son Mr. u. keeps from fifteen totwenty-fiy five
families picking beans, and thr damaged
ones picked out, together with the split
beans screened out before picking, are
sold to our farmers for feeding sheep and
swine, but mostly for sheep. Some are
fed to COWS, and with good results.
have in mind one farmer, formerly from
this county but now living near Spen-
cerport, who has purchased good many
beans of us for feeding his cows, and he
stated that when feeding meal, he would
change to feeding beans, there would be
IN increase of from one To two quarts II
day III the amount of milk, and when
changed from beans To meal II CORE
spending decrease They are especially
adapted to the feeding of sheep, not only
having the fattening properties of corn
but also containing some ingredient
which enters largely into the production
of wool. They are more valuable Tor
feed where wool is the object sought for
than corn. As to feeding swine, they
have to learn to eat thea 10y degrees,
and then by cooking or mixing bran or
meal with them, they answer very well
To feed young pigs or store hogs, and
will give them good start, but pork
made mainly from feeding beans is not
considered by your farmers worth more
than the salt it takes to preserve it. 1t
always produces soft, spongy pork, and
i'll cooking fries to almost nothing; also,
the lard from the same will not harden,
but remains of II soft oily nature. Where
swine are fed on beans the last six to
eight weeks before slaughtering, then
changed to corn, the results are much
better, the corn seems to harden the
meat. Mr.. p. sold quite good many
tons Of poor beans for feeding sheep one
year ago, ut ~ per ton, or 35 cents per
bushel, there being steady demand for
them for feeding sheep. A large num-
her of our farmers have been feeding
sheep for market the past winter and
have been well paid in every instance.