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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
HOMEOPATIC REMEDIES.

Fifteen cent vials, and Mccormack
Bros. Family Guide Chart. can pw be
had AT the Drug Store of f. J. Seger-
strOm, NankatO MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

THE effects Of the terrible storm are
gradually being cfIaced. Roofs and
sidewalks have been replaced. The
shade trees alone cannot be restored. To
show the extent Of their destruction one
gentleman counted 80 trees down, be
tween the Blue Earth bridge and the
Slnuuh
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

In addition to above 1911 60 collect
ed on tax list of 1879, there was also
collected on tax lists of 1878 and pre-
vious years the amount of $123.57, max
ing the total amount collected from
March LIST to May 3lst, $69, SCOTT.
The following shows the distribution
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
THE TRAMP ABROAD.

Mark Twain's new book 1.-THE Tramp
Abroad, briming full of fun, is for sale
at Tiffany's 1t will add year to life
to read this book. 1t will aid digestion
and make you happy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

OR. Mather has an order for $4,000
brick for 81. James, where the railroad
company will build round house Also
$4,000 for Lanesboro in Fillmore county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

The festival of the Congregational
Church Society held on Tuesday even
ing, Melted the snug sum of $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
EMBROiDERIES,

Two Hundred new pieces just purchased from
the importers for spring trade. Beautiful I'm
BRoIpERIEs, Dress Goods. CorsetS, Fancy Good.
&C. Cords Of Wooden and staple Goods. Farm.
ere aud people generally OF Southern Minnesota
AN hnd our large stock we'll adapted Ia their
waats. We manufacture Ladies and Gents gar
menis to order in artistic style upon short not
ice. CArrying large stock bought for cash,
insnres the purchaser low prices Al
sign of the LIDGERMOOD'S
RED LION. Manksto.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

RosE x NOE report the sale from d.
B. Owen TO Peter Lloyd, Of 100 acres of
wild land in sec. 90. of Butternut Val
ley, for 100.
Also 40 acres in sec. 2, of the same
town by Z. }. Smith TO II. J. Roberts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

HANK HUMPHREY, of Lake Crystal,
has gone down the road after his horses
anu buggy, which the barbed wire note
men hired from him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

SEE notice Of wanted in another col
umn. This is all excellent chance for
some good girl to secure II most desir-
able situation. Apply at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

DR.. +. p. DAVIS was elected first vice
president of the State Medical Society.
This is 4 deserved compliment
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

JEROME BAssETT, Of Faribault county
is confined in our Jail Enr non-compli
ance with Judgment of the court, for
hastardy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

BEFORE purchasing Il watch call at
WIsER's Jewelry Store and see the I.add
fillrd case. They are beautiful in finish
and none better.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
of the above amounts by funds =
S6e,s95 Il

The school fund, sci, 3sO.OS, is divid-
ed between one hundred and thirty
school districts, of which the city school
district takes the sum of $6.48734.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
E. F. EVERITT.

TIFFANY has now the means Of NOV
ing pianos with great care, so as not ia
mar or injure them in any way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
4 NOTHER.S CHsEE-

The pride of Il Mother, the life md
JOY OLA home, are her children, hace
her grief when sickness enters and taxes
them away. Take warning then, hat
you are running terrible risk, if tley
have a Cough, Croupc or Whoopng
Chough, which lead to Consumption il
you do not attend to it at once. SII-
LOH'S CONSUMPTION CURE is
guaranteed to cure them. Price 10 IT'S,
80 cts. and 81. For lame Back, Side,
or Chest, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster.
Price % cents. Sold by N. WEBSTER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
THE CENSUS ~ Blue EARTH
COUNTY.
CITY OF MAEKATO.

CITY OF MAEKATO.
The population of Mankato is GOES,
being AN increase of Gls over that of
1873, and 2,543 over 1870.
JAMESTOWN.
The population Of jamestown is 502.
The total In 1870, was 234, being an in
crease of 268. The number of farms
is "a.
GARDEM CITY.
There are SIC inhabitants in the town
ship, 289 of whom live in the village
There are 179 heads of families and 102
farms. In 1875 the population of the
township was 81 and in 1870 the same
territory numbered 1881, 1913 of whom
were in the village. This apparent loss
is attributable to the facts that part OF
her territory was taken to make the
new township of Lake Crystal.
DANvILLE.
We have reported It's inhabitants this
year, against 557 in 1870.
MCPHERSON.
Mcpherson reports 1923, against 9Oa
in 1870, again 1870.
This town shows 1,1S4, as agains
44s, in 1870, being a gain of 736. Thi'
is due to the growth of Eagle Lake, anG
the rapid settling up of the timbe
farms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
THE DRIIING RARk.

The Driving Park Association are re-
storing the fence just as il was before
the storm. The grounds will be in II
condition for use or sale. At the last
meeting an assessment of 80 per cent.
was made TO close up the association.
We understand they desire to sell the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
SHILOH'S CATARRU REMEDY

A Marvellous Cure for Catarrh, Dioh-
liberia, Canker mouth, and Headache.
With each bottle there is an ingenious
nasal Injector for the more successful
treatment Of the complaint, without ex-
ira charge. Price 80 cents. Sold 10y
n WERSTER
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

PRESIDENT JOHN, of Hamline Uni.
versity, has just been made d. d. by
the University of Iowa. We congratu,
late Doctor John ON this deserved com.
uliment
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
-IMANKATo.I:

The city of Manato is the heart of country agrcu
tura with large manufacturing enterprises.
More wood and ties shipped from here than any other city
in Southern Minnesota.
More brick and lime shipped from here than from any
other city in Southern Minnesota
The only place in Southern Minnesota that quarry stone
and burn brick and lime within the city limits.
More railroads than any other city in Southern Minnesota
Will have if not two railroads this year and good pros
poets of several more in the future
The Capitalization of many railroads in Mankato will
absorb blocks and by the
People who have money lying idle only drawing
interest would do well consider whether they
investments at bottom prices for Real Estate, which pay
richly in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

C. II. Davis of the Austin Reg.
lister, is the new post master at that
place, and the selection is a good one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

HAVE you been counted 10y the cen,
sus man Ii not notify the officers
nnW
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

HIGH YorNG is going into the stock
raising business in Wyoming Ter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

AT the last census Rochester led
Mankato All. We now lead Roches-
ter Q3l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

Glorious corn weather the past
week.
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MARRIED..

The census gives LIE Sueur l ,4O3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
a CARD

THE largest and best stock of mixed
paints at the WARNER DRUG STORE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25

PRESCRIPTIONS at the Warner Drug
Store speciality.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-02-05
OUR SHIPS At SEA.

How many of us have ships at sea,
Freighted with wishes and hopes and fears,
Tossing about on the waves, while we
Linger and wait on the shore for years,
Gazing afar through the distance dim
And signing, will ever our ships come in?
We sent them away with laughter and song,
The decks were white and the sails were
The fragrant breazes bore them along,
The sea was calm and the skies were blue,
And we thought. as we watched them sail
OF the Joy they would bring us some future
day.
Long have we'watched beside the shore
To catch the gleam of coming sail,
But we only hear the breakers roar
Or the sweeping night winds dismal wall,
Till our cheeks grow pale, and our eyes grow
dim. -. I'D -.s
And we sadly sigh. viii they ever come in?
Ohi poor, sad heart. with its burden of cares
Its aims defeated its worthless life
That has, garnered only. the thorns and the
tares,
That is scared and torn in the pitiful strife,
Affair on the heavenly golden shore
Thy ships are anchored forever more.
b. .s Florence Gr0rer, in the Christian Union.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-02-05

that We're piled upon his coffin !.
love blossomed out too late M IN
ness came when the life cou,d ~ nrt
ceive its blessings. ~ MOI re.
And | said then that I won,a
all my kind words, and ali NV n nisaep
thoughts and feelings about nv p's ca:'l
Dor locked up in my breast H, aelgA.
dead. They wilt do him nj ce..l - y \
His dead hand can not feel fSo ga
pressure. Gentle words will ~, VAN van
his pale, cold face glow. It win il ~. \
late, when he lies in the coffin - = 100
to make him happy, to lift the he, ss y sst
on his life, or to brighten his oath ss
1t costs but little to give men No. 81,
deal of joy and help. One bro ! sIea
bunch of flowers to my table sUSH
whole week they filed my rooms inv Z, ss !
fragrance. One wrote me 4 CO.. VIA
letter, breathing a spirit Of Ors, ;s,1g
and love. 1t came when / wss . ~sau'
and depressed, and was like the -" ~,
prepared by the angel for ths - 3
prophet. l went on its blessed strs,s ~
for many days. One met M ~ v' "
street and spoke an encourao;n. y ~. y
and grasped me warmly BY INV NAV su's,
and for hours l felt that, warm srss
and heard that word echoing throns2
my soul. A little child NAV br;sS, sa
scores Of lives every day. There Z y
one OF us who may not gladden. ~
strengthen many heart between ev ~
rising and setting sun. Why sbonla !!
not live to bless the living. to cheer n y
disheartened, to sweeten CUPS tbat y \.
bitter, to hold up the hands that h.as
down, to comfort those that mourn y
bear joy into joyless homesP E Il Il
words will not spoil man. II ~
mon helps you it will do the preaebs,
no harm to tell him so. If the ei M,
writes an article that does You good i
can write still better one if you ssoi
him word Of thanks. If abock bIsss
you, do you not owe it to the autbor n
write a grateful acknowledgment 4
yon know a weary or neglected oue
would it not be such work as 3 anssls v a.
would it not be Christ-like work. 10 seai
every opportunity to brighten and blss
that life? Do not wait till the ewes -
closed, the ears deaf, and the hean
stilled. Do it now. Fost-nortsm lipd.
nesses do not cheer. Flowers on Il,
coffin cast no fragrance backward over
the weary days.-Anonynaoas.
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JACK FROSTS SONG.

ride on the wings of the northwest wind
From my home in the frozen seas,
Where lie and rest with a quiet mind
When bloweth the summer breeze.
! flch the rainbow from out the skies
And place it en- maple leaves,
/ whisper the swallow away he flies
From the nest between the caves.
/ work in the dark of the blacklist night,
And paint pictures upon the pane;
What though the sun in his MONDAY might
Dims them, linn them again.
i draw, as please. the tender spray
Of fern, with it's feathery grace,
And if that dies out, in the SUMS warm ray,
put pine in it's place.
But this is only my pleasant play
While sunbeams lie and dream,
For clasp in my chilling clutch by day
The throat of the gurgling stream.
/ still its music strip the trees
OF their leaves, and kill the flowers.
hush the hum of the busy bees,
Who work during summer hours.
1 tumble the fences, and lift the grain
From where it lies in the soil.
pinch the poor, on their way 20 gain
Then bread by their daily toll.
But when Spring days come 1 change my
For am tickle soul,
So l mount on the wings of the southwest
And ride to the Arctic pole.
Truth.
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He Failed.

When Quincy lady came to the front
door in answer to the bell, she found
there a well preserved specimen Of
genus tramp. Removing his tattera
hat he essayed a polite bow and ssid:
MADAM, when l lost my little all h
the fire at Chicago, and there receira
injuries which rendered me totally unfit
to perform labor
"That will do, sir,'' interrupted IL
lady. "That dodge died from ovw
work years ago. / can not help youN
"Four years. hard fighting il III
glorious army which by proves d
arms crushed that hydra-hesded mon
ster, rebellion, should entitle me tot
consideration of all loyal peoph,
madam. Itcan not be that the glowing
fires of patriotism are SO soon smoIk
cred in the breasts of our loyal women
elbow old are you, sir?"
"Twenty years ago to-morcv,
madam, my first infant wall was bone
upon the air of this glorious free com.
try
The lady smiled and replied:
elbow noble must have been theied-
ings which actuated your parents tooda
as willing sacrifice upon the altar 4
their country their darling year-oh n
fant!" s,'0 IS 81
This rather stumped the tourist, w
began to perform a mathematical Pc
blem upon his smutty fingers. After
moments reflection, he again came uP
to the scratch:
Madam, can a poor wanderer, We
lost every friend he had in Che WORLDLY
the yellow fever in Memphis, success
fully strike you for little sustensucsr !,
"Yellow-feyer sufferers are enff4
too numerous. | just turned away sesa
of them in one crowd"
Well, goodbye, madam; but =
member my words. When you hea, .
the exiled nobleman having returned =
his beloved France, and when the ~
cy papers publish the account OF nls y
ing and leaving a fortune to . poor o. 4
lily who fed him while wanderer nun
city, you will just git up and how, = 3
swear at yourself for refusing hlm so@
bite"
He lodged the umbrella hurled ~ y,
and sailed for the gate. From the ~
walk he yelled: 80
"Sa-a-ay; when the Western Sen. =.
that's awaiting for funds from nea.
and the man that was blowed up "
cannon last Fourth o. July taps ~ y
a hand out this morning, tell MN w II. !
find Hungry Jim from Toledo VOL ~
the free lunch saloons on ham
Street," and he marched oil Singing
Rusty buns, jolly old chums,
We live like royal Turks, shvct
When we have luck, bummin, oui
' "''p ioi '"' "'"' ' -Nodsr AFs
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result OF his Efforts. suddenly, at this
juncture, our attention was called to the
unnatural darkness which, in moment s
time, as it seemed to us, so absorbed had
we been in observing the movements of
the enemy, fell like great black pail
over the gloomy plain.
A vast cloud extended from west to
east across the heavens. The sun had
gone behind its western limit, tinging
the mountain-like heights with a rim of
brightest gold, terminating with deep
fringe of amber; while earthward, a
wild, lurid appearance betokened the
fierce strife of winds.
ave are going to have tempest,
Bob," observed.
"Hope it will blow yonder red fiends
clear across the desert, then," Bob re-
piled, looking around. "But look there
What is thatP A sandspout, by heavens
a monster, too; l never saw any thing
like that BEFORE cried Bob, starting up
in excitement.
Nor had / ever seen the like. APP
Coaching, as it seemed, exactly in our
reaching from the darkened earth to
the pall-like cloud above, wheeling and
eddying in vast circles as it Tapped up
in it's rapacious fold the light dust of the
arid plain.
The advance of the terrible visitant
was extremely grand and sublime. Its
proportions were massive and awe-in-
spring; its march as steady and re-
sistless as the onward sweep of count
less bison, but far more swift. The up
per portion was as clearly cut and de.
fined as the castled domes of the Color.
ado, and wore a lurid, yellowish hue
the whole heavens being now of the
same unearthly color. Close to the
ground it bulged broadly, like an in.
verted tunnel; and huge, cavern-ike
recesses opened in rapid succession
amid the revolving mass. A dull roar
increasing to a fearful rushing sound
preceded the majestic approach of this
irresistible desert monster.
The Indians. on their discovery of the
: terrifying phenomena, had eagerly
watched it for a few moments, Their
made off eastward as fast as their legs
would carry them, leaving their lifeless
comrade behind-a most unusual cir
cumstance for savages. They were flee
ing from the path Of the vast approach
ing whirlwind, they thought-but they
were destined to become involved in it,
resistless vortex. For many second:
the huge mass seemed to tower directly
over our heads, and we covered, breath
less, among the rocks; then it swept by
with roar like the rush of nightly
wings, right in the wake of the fl yine
Indians.
We saw them hesitate-turn and flee
in an opposite direction. But they were
too late. The gigantic leviathan of the
air closed upon them, and whether any
lived to escape the terrible consequence:
of such an experience l am unable te
say, for we never saw them more.
With the rush of wind as the tempes
swept by came deluge of rain, refresh
ing the parched earth and our parched
lips as well. ..-..-,. -...
The skies cleared beautifully behint
the departing storm, and the sun wen
down in golden splendor as we took ou1
glad leave of our rocky refuge.-Pnt
land Transcript
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Skates.

| Frequent illusions occur in the old
Northern poetry which prove that pro-
| ficiency in skating was one of the most
highly esteemed accomplishments of the
Northern heroes. One of them, named
Robson, boasts that he is master of nine
accomplishments, skating being one of
them; while the hero Harold bitterly
complains, though he could fight, ride,
swim, glide along the ice on skates, dart
the lance and row, "yet Russian maid
disdains me-" In the "Edda y this
accomplishment is singled out for spe-
clal praise: "Then the King asked what
that young man could do who accom-
panied Thor. Thialfe answered that in
running upon skates he would dispute
the prize with any of the countries.
The King owned that the talent he spoke
OF was very fine one." CLAUS Magnus,
the author of the famous chapter on the
Snakes of Iceland, tells US that skates
were made of ''polished iron, or of the
shank-bone of a deer or sheep, about a
foot long, filed down on one side, and
creased with hogs lard to repel the
wet" These rough-and-ready bone
skates were the kind first adopted bv
the English; for Fitzstephen, in his de-
scrlptlon OF the amusements of the Lon
doners in his day (temp. Henry II. }
tells us that "when that great fen that
washes Moorfelds at the north wall of
the city is frozen over, great companies
OF young men went to sport upon the
ice. Some, striding as wide as they NAV,
do slide swiftly; some, better practiced
to the ice, bind to their shoes bones, as
the legs of some beasts, and hold
stakes in their hands, headed with
sharp iron, which sometimes they strike
against the ice; these men go as swiftly
as doth bird In the air or bolt from
a cross-bow." Then he goes on to say
that some, initiating the fashion of the
tournament, would start in full career
against one another, armed with poles;
"they meet, elevate their poles, attack
and strike each other, when one or both
OF them fall, and not without some bodi-
~ hurt" Specimens of these old bone
skates are occasionally dug up in fenny
parts OF the country. There are some
IN the British Museum, in the Museum
OF the Scottish Antiquaries, and proba-
bly, IN other collections, though perhaps
some of the "finds'' are not nearly as
Old as Fitzstephen's day, for there seems
to be good evidence that even in London
the primitive bone skate was not entire
ly superseded by implements of steel at
the latter part of last century. Mr..
Roach Smith, F. S. A, describing one
found about 1889 in Moorfelds, near
f1nsbury Circus, in the Doggy soil pc
culiar to that district, says that .: it is
formed of the bone of some animal,
made smooth on one side, with hole
at one extremity for cord to fasten it
to the shoe. At the other end hole is
also drilled horizontally to the depth of
three inches, which might receive
plug, with another cord to secure it
more effectually. ''-Belgrauia.
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POst-MOrtem Love.

Why is it that so many people keep all
their pleasant thoughts and kind words
about man bottled and sealed up until
he is dead, when they come and break
the bottle over his coffin and battle his
shroud in fragrance? Many man goes
through life with scarcely one bright,
cheering, encouraging, helpful word.
He tolls hard and in lowly obscurity.
He gives out his life freely and unstint-
eddy for others. / remember such a
man. He was not brilliant; he was not
great; but he was. faithful. He had
many things to discourage him. Trou-
bles thickened about his life. He was
misrepresented and misunderstood
Every body believed he was good
man, but no one ever said a kindly or
pleasant thing to him. He never heard
compliment, scarcely ever a good
wish. No one ever took any pains to
encourage him, to strengthen his feeble
knees, to tighten his burdens, or to lift
up his heart by gentle deed of love, or
by cheerful word. He was neglected.
Unkind things were often said of him.
l stood by his coffin, and then there
were many tongues to speak his praise.
There was not a breath of aspersion in
the air. Men spoke of self denials, of
his work among the poor, of his good
qualities, of his quietness, his modesty,
his humility, his pureness of heart, his
faith and prayer. There were many
who spoke Indignantly of the charges
that falsehood had forged against him
in past years, and of the treatment he
had received. There were enough kind
things said during the two or three DAYS
that he lay in the coffin, and while the
company stood around his open grave,
to have blessed him and made him hap
py all his SO years, and to have thrown
sweetness and joy about his soul dur
ing all his painful and weary journey.
But his ears were closed then, and could
not hear word that was spoken. His
heart was still then, and could not be
thrilled by the grateful sounds. He
cared nothing then for the sweet flowers