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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
The Red Cent.

We have SD few old things i'll this very
new country, that the history of the large
copper cent, now withdrawn from circu-
lation, and very rarely seen, should not
be without interest. IT ia, rs everybody
called because il il the hlrndredth part
of IL dollar. 1t was suggested by Robert
Morris, the famous tinnncicr, to whom
the struggling colonies were SO much in
ucbted for their independence, but got
its name from Thomas Jefferson. The
cent made it's first appearance in New
Haven, under act of congress, in 1887,
and the same year Massachusetts uthoriz-
ed COINS of like value and issued them. 1t
was not set out by the mint of Phila-
dclphia until 1902, when it was decorated
with the head Of Washington on one side
and thirteen stars on the other. The
French revolution created furOre here,
with such partinlity for French notions
that the Goddess of Liberty was substi-
tuted for the first president of the COM
monwcalth. and I'M olive wreath for the
chain of stars. The goddess was very
French in scmblance, having long,
propendcnt neck, with grandly flowing
locks. She was succeeded in due time by
Il severcr lady of freedom, having
Grccinn features and tillet around her
hair. Our coinage hns never been re-
markable for the excellence of its dies.
The figures Oh all of it are far from what
they ought to be, and reflect very small
credit on our artistic execution. The
head on the present small cent, for in
stance, il not only clumsy, it is ambigu-
ous. Very few persons know whether it
was intended for the goddess of liberty
or for one of aboriginals. 1t might be
either or both, and the cunning designer
may purposely have 30 left it that we can
have it, rs becomes free citizens, exactly
as we choose. -NCp York Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30

The invited guests assemble on what
answers to our village green, and set iii
their midst is canoe, the property of the
bridegroom, trimming with palm wine,
swectened with honey and thickened
with crushed plantains. The drinking
cups are calabashcs, which are set float
ing in the fragrant liquor, and seated
round it, the company fall to-a mark of
poiteness being to drink out OF us many
calabashes That have been drank ont Of
by somebody else AZ possible. II should
be mentioned, however, to the To"kan' 5
credit that his bride is not present at this
tremendous drinking bout, or, rather,
boat. She remains in her parents hut,
and when her intended as finished with
the calabashcs, he takes his whistle of
bamboo and his "tom-tom," which is II
hollow little log, tied over at each end
with bits Of leather, and, seating himself
Mt the door of the dwelling of his parents
iu-law in prospective, he commences to
bang and tootle sweet music, until the
heart Of the tender creature within is
soft"ncd, and they let him in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30

ended his career-was carried home to
her; and Elsie, broken and full of bitter
remorsc, followed it to its last resting
place; then turned her face to the quiet
old home sho had left bride but II few
months before.
Nathaniel asked no questions. The
sad white face was dearer 10 him now
than il Ind ever been before. He made
no outward sign Of the love that was
burning within his breast, yet his care of
her was wonderful; and he thanked God
that through ailliction he had been shown
the weakness OF his idol. and that Elsie
was but human, while his own heart had
been purified in the fire of trihuhtion
More than year after Lewis Walton's
death, We find them standing where We
first saw them, under the old willow, and
Elsie Is wearing wreath of doSwOud
berries and autumn leaves. Her checks
are flushed, and tender light fills the
beautiful eyes.
Elsic"-Nathunicl imprisons the ten
der tingers-"you must let me speak.
Give me back the love lost when you
became the wife of another"
Nathaniel Elsic's voice is full of
contrition-" did not know nv own
heart then"
"iou know il now, Elsie; say is il
mine 2"
Forever, and forever, Nathaniel"
And who will question his right To
take the golden head to his bosom, where
We hope 1t may rest for many happy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
A jolly Wedding.
Enr.,,, tl.n InnIn,, nt,,lNn

In Central America is II country called
Towka, and without doubt the Towkans,
whatever else they may he, are the jolli-
est people in the world ut wedding.
They appear to be such an ignorant race
as to be unable to keep record of the age
of their children, except in II manner
somewhat similar to that adopted by
Robinson Crusoe with his notched post
for IN almanac. The Towkans, however,
do not notch their children. They hang
round their necks ut birth string with
one bead Oh, and Mt the expiration Of a
year they add another bead, and 30 on,
the main object being seemingly that
there may be no mistake when the young
people arrive at q manageable age.
When girl numbers fifteen beads she is
manageable, but the young man must
possess necklace Of twenty before he is
reckoned capable Of taking on himself SC
serious responsibility. But the wed.
ding feast 10 the thing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
Winter

TO obtain n breed Of fowls that are
perpetual layers il the object that many
aim ut. This is IN impOssibility, for na-
turc will exhaust itself and must have
rest. In order that we may have IL per-
pctunl production OF fresh eggs the bust
ness must be arranged beforehand. There
il difference in breeds; some laying
better than others at any time of the year,
and others, again, will give their eggs in
winter. There is little difficulty in OBJ
tanning eggs in summer, but the winter
eggs must be worked for. and the fowls
managed beforehand. Hens TINT have
laid well during the summer can not be
depended upon for the fall or early win
ter, even if well fed, but will generally
commence in January and keep il up
through February and March, giving n
good supply Of eggs il not too old. But
it il better not to allow such birds to go
into the winter They are generally fat,
after having finished the annual mOult,
and should be killed for the table. After
the second annual moult hens are apt to
become egg-bound, especially if well fed
and fat. The excess of fat that accum,l-
lates about the lower intcstines and Ova-
RIGS weakens these organs and renders
them incapable of performing their
offices. Hence the fowl suffers and be-
comes profitlcss. When left too long
the flesh becomes feverish and unfit for
food. The better way il to avoid this
trouble since there il no cure, by not
allowing the birds to 60 into the second
winter. Trouble of this kind seldom
occurs with pullets or young hens. To
obtain supply Of winter eggs, we must
have the chicks out in March or April.
Leghorns or some of the smaller breeds,
will do in May or the first of June, but
the Brahmas and Cochins must come off
early, that they may have the full season
for growth. The Asiatics are generally
good layers III winter, and need less arti-
fetal heat, as nature has not furnished
them with ornamental appendages which
suffer by exposure to frost. For them it
is not necessary to spend large sums in
warm buildings. What they can dis
pense with in this respect they demand
in feed, which must be given regularly.
The combed varieties require warmer
quarters and SUMMER exposures than the
Asiatics, and are good layers after De-
cember and early January. They will
lay in the fall if early Matched, but the
change Of fall to winter, and the getting
into winter quarters affects them, and
they seldom commence again before the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
What Con.titu,c. High Farming.

4 Philadelphia exchange says: AT II
meeting of the Lancaster County Agri-
cultural and Horticultural society, last
week, the above question was discussed
among others, by Mr.. Henry NJ. Engle,
of Marietta, who said: 1.-The question
is hard one to answer. Among emin-
cnt ugriculturists there exists great
diversity of opinion. Some say that
high farming consists in heavy applica-
ton Of manllres; others that high farm
ing consists III making the farm yield the
best paying crops. Ia this view tobacco
growing i'll this county may he regarded
us high farming, us it undoubtedly pays
just now better than any other crop. 1t
should be remembered, however. that
the tobacco gets the best land, the best
manure, the best cultivation and the
most unremitting care; while the potato
patch in the next field gets poorer soil,
little or no manure, is but slightly cuit-
waited, ind is rankly overgrown with
weeds. Where this state OF affairs exist
there is no high farming. As II general
rule he would say there was high farm
ing where everything is neat and clean,
and all the crops well cultiyatcd; build
ings, fences, etc, are kept in good cnndi-
ton, and where the farm products exceed
the farm expenses. The highest farming
that has come under his observation is
that of truck farming, where tw" ur three
crops IRE grown in single season ON the
same ground, and any one Of the crops
would pay expenses. In truck garden
ing he had known AZ much as :s2,0DO
worth OF products to he taken from II sin-
gle acre. There is, Of course, n system
Of high farming that does not pay This
system may be illustrated by the eXpc-
ricncc of the Rev. Henry Ward Becchcr,
who, when asked how he could afford to
pay $500 per acre for land and get such
Indifferent crops, said he did it by put
ting it'll" more on the land than he
took off,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
More than ThreescOre aud Ten.

From the New York Sun.
/ John Battle died in Montreal recently
aged 1l2.
Robert Kidd, 105 years old, is the
oldest man IN Texas.
, Mary Fernay died in Little Valley, n.
! Y, at the age of l05.
Samuel Losey recently died in Pike
! Township, Pa, aged l07.
Clara Chairs, of New Orleans, was
/ burned to death ut the age of 103.
Margaret McNIahOn died in Durham,
England, in her 18th year.
Aunt Sarah Hicks, in the county
hospital in Flatbush, l.. l., is l04.
A pupil in the Carsonville, Ga, school
is 81 years old. She is ncgress.
Luke Courville, 102 years old, hanged
himself i'll pig pen on poor farm.
Rouns Kemp, 0G years old, of Gallo
way, Ky, married Mary Bridges,
aged Is.
Lucy Kurney, OF Lansing, Mich, was
IS years slaves, and over 60 years free
Andrew Jung, 93 years old, Of Colum.
bin, Pm. served under the first Napoleon.
Thurlow Weed saw tho first steamboat
and rode on the first steam railway train.
After living for more than century q
Michigan man committed suicide by
hanging.
Diana Dorsey, Of Springfield, Fla,
was supposed to be 1l5 years of age
when she died.
Over century ago, Mrs. Ann Collins,
of Paris, KY, was born. She remembers
Washington.
Mary Do8Qhue, whose grandfather
died in his list year, recently died in
New York, aged IL.
Mrs. Pitcher, landlatly of the Farmers
Home, in South Burlington, VT, died
recently, aged l02.
James Smith, of Somerset county, n.
j., now 100 years old, was sold as slave
thirty years ago for so cents.
Thomas Howe, Of Darlington, n. H.,
lately made marriage proposal to lady
IS years old md fifteen years his junior.
4 negro died not long ago in New
Haven, Conn.,, leaving q family of Or
phans from GO. to so years old. The
father was 1O8.
The eleven daughters of the late Rob-
ert Johnson, Of Middletown, Conn, are
alive, the youngest over fifty years old,
the oldest over eighty.
Armstrong Porter, of Luzerne, Pa,
died last month, aged ninety-eight. He
voted for Thomas Jefferson for president,
and for Samuel j. Tilden for the same
Office.
Although 103 years OF age, Jane Gill
bert, who is living Mt 26 Vine street.
Baltimore, is in excellent health. She
remembers the bombardment of Fort
McHenry and saw George Washington
once.
A North Carolina couple, who are each
over ninety years of age, desire to die at
the same hour. They have completed
their funeral outfit, even to their tomb
stones. They live in lredel county.
Peleg Sprague, of Maine, was men,
Der of the United States senate in jack
sons administration. He is still living,
and is probably the Oldest American
statesman. He is now entirely blind,
and is in his ninetieth year.
Sir Moses Montetiore, the eminent
Jewish banker, is in his ninety-seventh
year. He served as sheriff Of London
and Middlesex in 1887, the year Of the
queens accession to the throne, and was
knighted by her majesty that year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
About Hogs.

The old practice is done away with. 1t
pays no longer 10 keep over winter any
hogs except those specially intended for
breeding. The most acceptable breeds
can now he made to mature i'll eight or
ten months. If one mnn can make hogs
weigh 300 pounds i'll ten months, ull can.
Pigs should he given all they will eat,
and of the best kind, from the hour they
begin to cat until they are taken to mar
ket. They need no time of rest, Ike
some Of the plants of the vegetable king
dom. Rush them right through. Never
keep what are called stock hogs. They
should and must he all fattening hogs.
1t is the worst kind Of waste to let pigs
get poor at any stage of their existence.
Besides, warm weather il the best time
to fatten pigs. With warm quarters they
cnn he safely fattcncd until February,
and III five eases out Of Blk that is the
best month to sell in. But it is betterto
keep hogs too cold than too hot III their
quarters. Keep them from the cold and
snow. Keep them ont of straw stacks
and manure piles. With sulphur and
coal oil keep them clear OF vcrmiu. Feed
and water them regularly, 80 that they
will lie down most Of the time. Give
them all the surplus ashes from the
house. But keep, if possible, no hogs
over the entire winter. Hogs pay, and
pay largely, II managed right.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
A FABLE.

Wolf into tho Wilderness one day
Bore of stolen sheep, and ON the prey
Fed 10 the full. Then, finding he could not
Dcvour II 10 tho bone upon tho spot,
Resolved till supper time tho rest 70 keep,
Beside Il laid him down and went 10 slccp.
Meanwhile the smell, allured neighboring mouse
To creep with caution from his tiny house.
particle Of meat he slyly stole,
Then swiftly sped him back into his holo.
Yet, epite Of all his care, tho Wolf awokc,
And into cries aud lamentations broke
" Halo there Murder! Robbery viii none
Fetch the Police? I'm ruined and undone.
Confound thoge miscreant Mice! Ofhame and gifff,
That any four-lcgged thing should he thief"
--UnfUersity Magazine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30

days begin to lengthen, at which time
Brahmas will cease egg production and
become broody. Where one has the con-
vcnience it liz well to keep both kinds,
in order to insure supply Of eggs. 1t
il useless to expect many eggs from old
fowls of any variety. Have the buildings
ready early, and the fowls of the right
age and in condition to insure success.
The business of our domestic hen in to
produce eggs, and we must feed her for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
puoroaRApus of Abraham

PHOTOGRAPHS of Abraham, Isaac,
Esau, Moses, and other gentlemen of the
olden time show that without exception
they wore full boards. Since those days
manhood has studied how it could defy
natures lawn upon the face, and as q
consequence the land is flooded with
barber-shops and cheap talk.-Ncw
Haven Register.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
Better Luck Another Year.


ny ". GILMORE aiMMs.
oh! never sink meath Fortunes frown,
hut brave her with u ,hout Of cheer,
And front her fairly her down.
She's only stcrn tn thosc who fear!
Here's Better luck another year"
Another year!
Aye, better luck another year!
Wen have her smile instead III sncor--
4 thousand smiles for every tear,
With home made glad aud gnodly cheer,
Aud better luck another year
Another year!
The lamsrl Fortune ktill denies
The wlca that yet delights her ear:
'Tis hut our manhood that shc tries,
Shc's coy Ia thnrc who doubt aud fear,
She'll grant tho suit another year.
Another year!
Here's "liettcr luck another year"
She now denies the golden priZc;
but tpitc uf fTown and scoriI and snCrr.
Br tiriu, aud wo viii win ami wear
With home made glad and g"odly cheer,
Ia better luck another year.
Another year. Another year!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
The Old Negro Woman nt the Circus.

The Cleveland, Ohio, Hcratn prints
some amusing stories told by q circus
clown, of his experiences, which include
the following: - had to laugh at m old
negro amtie in Virginia one time. The
old woman had walked two days in order
to get to the town where the show was,
and she was about the first TO buy a
ticket. She walked straight into the
tent, never stopping to look ut the ami
mails in the menagerie, but walked
through the circus tent, around the circle
of seats, took q seat right next to the
band, leaned back and went to sleep, she
was 80 tired. The show commenced
with all the usual noise and clamor, but
nothing was loud enough to awaken the
old auntie, who slept peacefully on. |
came out of the ring, and, observing her,
took her by the shoulder, and shook her
gently, saying: sect up, auntie, the
snow has commenced" She opened her
eyes, took one look around, and said:
"Look'ee here, honey, Use done walked
two days to see de show, and Use 5000
tide that Use done gin out. Go on wild
de actin, honey and she sleepily resum.
ed her former position"
OVER two-tnIrds of the base-balls
manufactured come from Boston firm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
Ancient Customs About the Beard.

Mr.. Darwin i'll his Descent of MIN I"
inclines TO the belief that the beard was
originally ornamental. Ladies' liked q
bearded man he was popular IN print
tive society, could select the faireSt fair,
his offspring rcscmbled him, and So on,
according to the popular statements, OF
this theory Of selection. II this view be
true, it must be admitted That women
soon changed their minds. "Thcro is
no wife for bearded man." says II
Maori provcrb. The Northmcn who set
tied iii Iceland were entirely of the oppo-
site way Of thinking, and the only re-
pronch that his foes brought against
Mai was his luck Of II beard. The
Egyptians, as II race, are clean shavcn,
especially the priests. The ncighboring
Lybians, on the other hand, were
bearded, and the northern maritime enc
mics Of the Egyptinns, probably the
early Greeks, wore rather thin yellow
boards. Yet out Of shavcn Egypt the
Israclitcs carried boards which they
highly respected. To cut IN ENJOYS
beard was n gross insult, and he was
obliged to larry somewhere until his
beard was grown. Friends might touch
the beard in rcvcrcntial sort Of way,
and thus Jacob took hold Of that of
Amnsn and ran him through the body
with his sword. The Assyriun kings
wore enormous boards, aud many curled
tiers, or stories, and we have IN impress
sion that some Orientals carried their
beard in box. DIR. Dorar, in writing
on the beard, grnvcly maintains that the
early Greeks were shavcn, and that they
called bearded and alien races "harbar-
Gus" connecting the word with bnrbn, II
"bcard." But Homcr's Greeks, we
know, wore their boards, and the Egypt
ian monuments are sometimes bearded
LOadOH Nous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
The Judges Judged,

Last month, the centenary Of the pun
ishment by order of Frederick the Great
of the miller Arnold, on the 18th of De-
ccmber, 1779, was celebrated ut Berlin.
The miller in question was the proprietor
of watermill in the Neumark, and had
got into financial difficulties, as he said,
to the water of II stream which ran by his
mill having been diverted by neighbor-
ing landowner, Baron Won Gersdorf, for
the purpose of making II fish pond OH the
estate. An action for compensation was
accordingly brought by the miller against
the baron, but the judges, Bnnslebcn,
Friedej and Cram, decided againt him.
Frederick the Great, on being informed
of this decision, sentenced the judges to
a months imprisonment in the fortress of
Spandau, and published n decree notify
ing the sentence in the Berlin papers. In
this decree it was stated that "prince and
peasant are alike before the law" and
that similar punishment would be in
hicted OH any other judges "who should
deliver so unrighteOus u sentence"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30

GENERAL GARFIELD will not take his
scat in the senate until tho fourth of
March, 1881, when he will continue his
eight term of continuous service in the
house. lie entered the house in Decem-
Der, 1868. There is only one member of
that body who antedates him and whose
service has also been continuous-Judge
Kelley of Pennsylvania, who began his
congressional career in 1861. In age,
however, General Garfield does not rank
among the veterans. He was born in
1881.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30

OVER two-tnirds of the base-balls
manufactured come from Boston firm,
who IRE now making 10000 dozen annu-
ally. The leather for covering is tanned
by their own workmen.