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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
The Preservation OF Wood.

II is known that the decay of timber
first begins through the fermentation of
sap within the pores, and that it is con-
tinued after this by the absorption of
water. The naturalization of the acids
in the timber by the use of lime, has
been made use of 1t to preserve il from
decsy with success; but the most effect
i've methods have been To saurate the
pores with oils or mineral salts. Creo.
sote and petroleum have been used sue
cessfully, but few persons are aware of
the enormous absorptive capacity Of
timber for the liquids. Cypress wood,
when dry will absorb 80 pounds or 5
gallons o. oil per cubic foot, and Cali.
fornia redwood and pine, absorhs twice
their weight when perfectly dry. But
it Is not necessary for perfect preserva-
ton that timber should be fully satu-
rated, one gallon per cubic foot, for the
most porous woods will be fully effective,
and a coating of one end three-quarters
of q pint per square foot for weather
boards, or half a much for shingles, will
render them perfectly waterproof. In
some careful experiments recently
made, dry spruce absorbed, during two
days soaking, nearly twoper cent ofits
weight of water, and but one.tenth as
much when treated with oil; dry pine
absorbed sixteen per cent. of its weight,
and oiled pine absorbed none that could
be ascertsined by careful weighing.
Pine has proved TO be the most easily
water. proofed of any timber. Those
who wish 70 preserve single roofs will
be able % draw their own inference a. to
tho usefulness of coating them with
crude northumberland Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

A GERMAN newspaper which must be
edited BY a nimble man declares that 1t
IL wrong TO write in novels that the "sea
ran mountains high" because, in fact,
the sea runs very little more than twenty
feet. The German II right; and II 10
equally wrong TO tpeak Of Q gorgeous
sunset, for the sun does not set; or the
moonlight sleeping on . bank, for
moonlight never sleeps; or Father
Rhine, for the Rhine 10 Q river and
nobody's father at al. In point OF TACT,
IL d wrong 10 use words at any time, foz
words always mean something else. The
correct thing isto open your mouth only
when you are hungry, and hold your
tongue uuder I'll circumstances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
The -Four Seasons.

The Four Seasons.
nv rhRopoeE TILroN
In the halmy April weather,
Ny love you tnov,
NLco the corn hrgan 20 gov,
Whit walks we toek together,
What sighs nc hIeath,d Together,
What VOWS se Pleaged together,
In the days Of long sSoi
In the golden summer weather,
Ny love, you know,
when the mowers went 90 NOV,
What homes ne built together,
What bahts &c watched together,
What plans ne planned together,
while the skies we're all Axlowi
In the rainy Autumn weather,
Ny love, you know,
when the wiads hogan 10 blow,
What tcaIa Ne shea together,
What mounds xc heayF-i together,
what hopes ne lost "a gcther,
When &c laid our darling lowi
In the ~ild and wintry weather,
Ny love, yoa know,
With our heads ~ y hiie ~ snow,
what prayers &c pray together,
What Tears ne share Iogr,h~l,
What heaven ve scek together,
For our time ha, comc 20 so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

were chopped fine with an axe, and
given them twice aday, and soon there
after pumpkins were added, all of which
they much relished. At present writing
they are fed shelled corn and allowed
the run of the stalk field, and are look
ing thrifty and growing finely.
THE other four were left with the
cows during the summer months and
were In good condition when removed
this fall. But they did not relish the
change Of feed, and although great pains
were taken they did not eat well, and
grew thin in flesh. At present writing
they are looking unthrifty, and will
hardly reach q satisfactory condition be-
fore turning out TO grass another year.
Thus il would seem by our experience
that calves do much better raised by
hand and accustomed gradually 10 dry
feed, rather than left with the COW sew
eral months and then removed"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

In the year 1919, near the present site
of the Monmouth Beach, N. J., life
saving station, q sedge.meadow bank az
tended out nearly 10 the sea. The site
of the station was nearly q quarter of .
mile from the sea. After the recent
storm It was found that the sand which
had 20 long covered the clay hsd been
washed away, and the imptints Of hoofs
of oxen and horses and tracks of wheels
were plainly seen, and fragments Of farm
implements were dug out Of the hard
mud.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
The CockneI Walk.

Richard Grant White in the Atlantic
says: Most Englishman Of the lower
middle class and the lower class have q
way of walking which 10 distinguishing
habit of common life. / had observed it
in Englishmen Of this sort In the streets
of New York, where Icouid tell them by
il as far o. I could zee them. They lay
themselves out in their walking a. If
thew were doing q days work. They
walk not only with their feet and legs.
but with their hips and their shoulders
and their arms, not swinging the latter,
but arching them out more or less from
their sides and putting them stiAy ~
they step. withal they look consciou.
of their walking and seem well pleased
that they are doing the correct thing
This gait and carriage are mostrenarka
bic In the soldiers that one $50 about
| the streets Of London and Of garrison
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
100000.
mr. AL0kRsos CHARLES SwIHBuRsK.


Take hands and part with Laughter,
louch lips and part with years;
vince more and no more after,
Whatever comes with tears,
We twain shall not remeasurs
The ways that left w twain;
Nor crush the lees Of pleasure
Prom sanguine grapes Of pain.
We twain once well In sundCr,
What will the mad gods do
For hate with me, wonder,
OT what with love for you4
Forget them Till November,
Ard dresn there's April yet;
Forget that rememLar,
Aud dream that forget.
Tine found our tired love sleeping,
And kitsed AwAv its breath
but Whist thould we do weeping,
Though light love sleeps 20 dsath7
We have drain q his lips a. leisure,
itll there's naurhi left 20 drain,
Asingle sob Of pleas ure,
Asing.e pulse Of pain.
Dream that the lirs once breaihless
Might quickeH II they would;
Say that the soul IL daathless
Dream that the gods are good.
Say March may wed September,
Aud time divorce regret,
But not that you Temenbcr,
And not that forget.
We have heard from hidden places
what Love scarce lives and hears;
We have seen on isrvent faces
The pallOT Of strange tears;
We have troi the yins-yaI's treasure
Whence rise the steam and stain
From nnnH IA f.af Of
The blood-red must Of pain.
Remembrance may recover
Ana time bring back 10 time
TIC name OF your nTst lover,
Iac ring Oi my first rhyme;
Bet rose leaves Of DscanGrI
The irost OF Jane shall fret,
The day thai you remember.
The day that forge..
The snake that hlirs aud hi6ses
II heaven W. twain have known;
The grief Of crucl kisses,
4G' Joy Whose moath makes moan
Inc Puis' pause and measure
wherein OUc iurtive Vcia
ThrObs through tte heart % pleasure
The purple blood vi pain.
We have done with tears and treaious,
And love for treRsou's cake
Room for the - Il rev sc1sOUs
Ihe yeaIs thRt buTn and break
Dismautle and dism, mb7r
Meas days nd deans lulie.ie;
For love NAV lot rvint mbrr,
But time will not forget.
llie tTeIds down love in fyinS;
Time Wiihers him al rot
Bring all deal things ana dying,
k,apet cheat aud ruincd fruit,
WheT,, cTusatd by three days pTt ssuTe,
our three days love lies slain:
Aud early life If pleasure
And lAtsr dover .. pAir.
Breathe Clase upon the ashes;
IL my lie dame vii ',ap;
UErl p'r the SIT % lasaes,
liil up the lids aud weep.
Llght loves ~ .ingU sbci eIahcr,
let one teal leave q vet
To- one thA' Nu4 l. .,,mnUT
ANA ten ihl; you forge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
A Page OF the Cars Dairy.

A page OF the cars dairy, IL we may
believe the San Francisco Ne,rs Letter,
runs rs follows: SCOT up at z A. NJ,
and ordered my bath. Found four gal.
Ions of vitriol in il, and did not take it.
Went to breakfast. The Nihilists had
placed two torpedoes On the stairs, Tut
did not step ON them. The coffee smelt
30 strongly of prussic acid that I was
afraid TO drink il. Found . scorpion in
my left slipper, but luckily shook it out
before putting it ON. Just before step.
ping into the carriage to 20 away for my
morning drive, it was blown into the air,
killing the coachmsn and his horses in.
stantly. did not drive. Took a light
lunch Of Theoretically sealed American
canned goods. They can't fool me there.
Found q poisoned dagger in my fsvoriie
chair, with the point sticking up. Did
not sit down on it Had dinner at 6
p. NJ, and made Baron Leischounowono-
ali taste every dish. He died before the
soup was cleared away. Consumed some
Baltimore oysters and some London
stout that have had locked up for Eve
years Went to the theatre, and was
shot at Ave times in the FIRST act. Had
the entire audience changed. Went
home 10 bed, and slept all night on the
roof Of the palace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Ratntnw Calves.

This may net Be exactly the season OF
the year to give suggestions about the
best way TO raise calves. But Il Is the
right time TO observe the difference In
the results Of the plans which may have
been practioed the past summer. A
writer In the Waverly RTrb!ioan says
he has been raising q number of calves
the past season, and gives his experience
With them:
"Out Of sixteen head owned by us,
twelve were fed from pail. they learning
10 drink readily when only few days
old; their feed consisted of new milk for
the first two weeks then skim milk wa
substituted. They were turned into 9
small pasture at the end Of q month, and
a soon q corn was Ct cara Of green corn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

Not yst o friend not yet;
- fron thsir Isfficss, content 20 walt.
An q fllusion TN the morning bars
6lip from the levels of the easter n gsse.
Mint n too Young O friendi day 10 too ueafi
wait for the day that maksth ltbings clear;
hot yet. o fnendi not ye
Not yet, friend not Jet;
All II not true;
All IL not ever 90 it sseIneth now;
Soon shall the river take another blue,
Soon dies ron light upon the mountain bro.:
what nsfh oak d Lowell bright day VII M;
Wait for thy morning. he it good or III
Not yet, d losef not yet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

JACOB REESE, Of Pittsburg puts forth
what he claims TO be new discovery in
metallurgy. He says he is able to melt
instantly q bar of cast steel one inch in
diameter, which cannot be fused In less
than Ave minutes In the highest furnace
heat attainable, by throwing against Il q
column Of air having . velocity Of a5,.
600 feet o minute.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
The True Gentleman.

Christianity is one of the most gentle
manly things In the world. 1t will make
q polite lady or gentleman of one who
knows but little Of the forms of polite
ness. The bible does not pretend to
teach manners in detail, nor does it pro-
fess TO be a manual of politeness; but
it in the book best suited to
produce in any community true gentil-
iry. We have nothing In the testament,
old or new, of how low to bow on enter.
ing q room, or how We are to deport our
selves In the ball room, or any such
thing; but We have what Ii far better.
We are taught to be kind to all, TO love
all, to respect age, to be merciful, pitiful,
"not to behave ourselves un-
seemly," "uot to think Of ourselves
more highly than We ought" and to
esteem others better than Ourselves.
With these things properly engraved on
the heart, Christians viii intuitively be
the most agreeable. polite people in the
world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
The Pulling Orders Given Prescrip.
ton Clerks.

A man stepped into q Reading drug
store and said 10 the clerk, with the con.
fdent air of one who knew exactly what
he wanted:
"Got any roach powder?" "Oh
yes" was the bland reply. The apothe-
cary threw open glass case and immed-
lately placed upon the counter in front
OF his customer q bottle of "Sure Death
10 Cockrosches."
"Tell me hsw it works?" Certain
ly; you take a pinch of tire powder be
tween thumb and finger, hold II down
near the crevice aud give ii puf-so;
it'll be sure 10 kill EN-"
"Kill 'em! Heavens The powders
for my old woman. Kill 'em! Not
much!" and The man shook his head.
Inquiry developed the fact that II was
Rochelle, not roach powder, that hsd
been recommended for the cold woman,
and the correct article was soon supplied.
An Eagle reporter, hearing of this ad
venture, asked the druggist If many
such cases, resulting from Ignorance or
carelessness, came under his notice.
"They occur almost daily" was the
reply, land are not only confusing, but
superlativeiy ridiculous. What would
you ssy to this for instsncef" Here
was displayed q number of the orders
thSt had been received from various
customers, among them the following:
Please give the barer s sents worth Of
ouika" (arnica) "Send me to pondes
of lickrich." al won't q I ID. Grimits-
tor d" (cream Of tartar. "Send me some
Maganfeshia for fisig." "Ten sents of
hole sinimon." twenty-five sents of
heir creasing." "Plees send me some
said pester." The spelling of some of
these has been somewhat improved and
the punctustions attended TO-
The writers generally seem to think
they must carefully state the purpose TO
which they propose applying the article
sent for. One writes for Ten cents
worth of cologne to smell trunk with; !"
another for 1.-TWO coughing sticks of
candy" One wants sinking plaster"
having changed the fourth letter of the
first word from TO n. Here il horri-
bic case: "Send me epicack for my
little girl"
Reading druggists formerly did large
business in decalcomanies, or transfer
pictures. One asks: "Give fifty cats
and dogs and ten tigers" another, al
want little girl"
Customers generally initiate the arti-
cles they desire. There is called for:
Hope and dell docs" (opodeldoc).
Paint killer" Iitterintment," "Gum
mare back " and "Laddynum."-Reod'
ing Eogle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Drafting ssrape Wines.

Those who wish to graft their vines
over with other vines should remember
that winter, and not spring, is the time
for 1t; and in this the grape is different
from most other trees. 1t Is different in
this, that in the spring of the year there
Is such tremendous pressure upward by
the ascending sap that the parts of the
scion and stock which, to unite, must, of
course, touch one another are forced by
the sap apart. When the gratis are put
in at this season there is little of this
The several cells granulste and heal;
and when the sap is ready TO flow up
ward strongly i: goa up Through It's
regular channels in the graft, without
any tendency TO break out through the
junction. How TO graft grape vines
admits of many various replies. The
best is that described years sgo by
Samuel Miller, then Of Lebanon, now
Of Missouri. Who was very successful
As CRATER of the grape. He drew away
the soil from the stock TO be grated, cut
il down about two inches from the
surface, then cut with q stout, sharp
knife long and narrow wedge-shsped
notch in the stock, and shaped the scion
rs wedge 10 tit in the stock. The lips
Of the notch are then tied together aud
the earth drawn in around the whole,
leaving the upper eye OF the graft above
the ground.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16

towns like Canterbury, and in the vulgar
creature who has become 10 be known
by the generic name AIRY. You will
meet two soldiers frightened up 10 the
extreme of endurance in their scarlet
shell jackets. with little fat caps so far
down the sides of their heads that you
cannot see why they hesitate in coming
down all the way, and these two fellows,
one of whom il pretty sure 10 carry q
rattan with q jaunty air, viii take up
the room OF three men by the set-out of
their four arms from their four sides and
will walk as il their locomotion, instead
of being by human muscles, were BY
clockwork and steam. The number of
their imitators can not be told, but an
English gentleman has none Of this toll
some swagger. He walks quite easily
and unconsciously and generally with q
good, manly stride, just as man Of cor
responding condition of life in Boston,
New York or Philadelphia will walk.
But in those places you win not zee per-
sons of inferior condition that strange
mode Of locomotion which j have en-
to describe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Carious Vegetable tiroMth in q Grave

Some thirty years ago, says the Taun-
ton Gas.tte, an interment was made in q
cemetery in Sssnsey, Mass, in which the
grave was laid with brick at the sides
and bottom, and covered with q fat
stone, Theoretically sealed. Some twenty
five years subsequent the friends had
occasion toopen the grave Tor the purpose
Of removing the body TO another place of
sepulchre. On reaching the coffin q
most singular sight presented itself. Its
entire surface, top, bottom and sides, WAS
oyergrown with thread like vine, mil
lions of fibres of which had entwined
themselves together rs completely as
though they had been brsided by artificial
means, forming q netting one inch in
thickness, and its entire surface as even
as though pressed out by some heavy
weight. The ends were not covered, and
the coffin had gone TO decay, but was
kept together and raised from its resting.
place, and deposited in q box intact,
through the adhesion of the vine above
mentioned. A piece of it, about ak
inches square, was cut of, and is now
in possession of the father of the deceased,
Mr.. William II. Wood, Of Swansey, in
an excellent state of preservation. Its
color IL dark brown. Ii IL well worth
examination. With no earth in the
grave it is a question of some interest
where those vines took their origin.
The Cause OF Her Grief.
Several days ago, on the Norman
coast, Q bather was drowned. Up TO
this time his body has not been recov-
cred.
Every morning the young and discon-
solate widow Of the drowned man comes
and seats herself by the beach, question.
inc the unreplying ocean with eyes red
with weeping. 1t Is in vain that her
friends seek to dissuade her from this
painful practice.
"Nu," says she; "the sea has taken
him from me, and the sea must bring him
back to me-"
They began to fear at last that the
Woman would lose her reason, and dis.
tart relative was appointed to bring her
round TO thoughts Of resignation.
'Come, come, Henrietta" said he,
" you must give reason for thisl"
"A reasonl" exclaimed the widow, be-
tween her sobs; cit Is very easy for you
to demand a reason, but-boo-hoo hoo!
If they don't find his body can never
ct married againT'-FIench Paper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Pr~parinx so,l TOR Strawberries.

a much more stable and productive
character by covering them with clay TO
the depth Of one or two inches every fall.
The winters frost and rains mix the two
diverse soils, 70 their mutual benefit
Csrting sand on clay is rarely remunera.
tive; the reverse is decidedly 50, and
top.drsssings of clay on light land are
often more beneficial than equal amounts
Of manure.
AS practically employed, regard
quick, stimulating msnur,s, like gusno,
very injurious 10 light soils. believe
them to be the curse Of the south. They
are used "to make crop" IS i. is term.
ed; and they DO make il for few years,
but 10 the utter impoverishment Of the
land.
And yet, by the aid of these stimulat-
ing commercial fertilizers, the poorest
and thinnest soil can he made to produce
fine Strawberries, If sufficient moisture
can be maintained. Just rs physician
can rally an exhausted man TO a condi-
lion in which he can take and be
strengthened by food, 30 lard, too poor
and light 10 sprout a pea, can be stimu.
lated into producing y mesger green crop
of some kind, which, plowed under, will
enable the land to produce a second and
heavier burden. This, in turn placed in
the soil, will begin 10 give q suggestion
Of fertility. Thus poor or exhausted
soil can be made, by several years of
skillful management, to convslesce
slowly into strength.
Coarse, grayelly soils are usually even
worse. Ii we must grow our strawber-
ries on them, give the same general
treatment that have Just suggested.
On some peat soils the strawberry
thrives sbundantly; on others it burns
and dwindles. With such . soil, /
should experiment with bone dust,
ashes etc, until / found just what was
lacking.
No written directions can take the
place Of common sense, Judgment, and,
above all, experience. Soils vary like
individual character. i have yet to
learn OF 4 system of rules that will teach
US how 10 deal with every man We meet
Ii is ever wise, however, To deal justly
and literally. He that expects much
from his land must give it much.
have dwelt at length on the prepar-
alton and enrichment Of the land, since
il Is the cornerstone of all subsequent
success Let me close by emphasizing
against the principle which was made
prominent at first. Though we give our
strawberry plants everything else they
need, our crop of fruit will still be good
or bad in proportion rs we are able 10
maintain abundant moisture during the
blossoming and fruiting season. If pro-
vision can be made for irrigation, II may
increase the yield tenfold.- From SAo-
cess cak S,aan Ftits;;" E. p. Roc, IN
December Scribner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-06
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

Business during tho week has been fair for
this season Of the year. and the complaint of
dull times" is not so loud. The receipts of
grain have been very fair, md the prospect is
favorable for still further increase. Money
matters are without material change, and the
msrke: is quiet, with but limited demand. The
Baltimore market is amply supplied though
there is net the same great excess of offerings IS
Cor some weeks past. Loans are made at 4isG
per cent, with tho bulk of the current business
8! s. Money on call in New York is 2s5 por Ct,
and prime mercantile papir goes st 33s44 per ct.
us. bonds are strong sgsin, the per c:s sell.
ing in New York at 1C95sl093 State bonds dull,
snd Virgins consols weaker, 5000 selling in
Baltimore yesterday at EG3.5es; past due cou.
pons sold OF So, and 70. 10 40 coupons % was
again bid. Railroad securities quiet, but firm.
Manassas bonds are lrmer on sc count of q pros.
pect of the removal of the difficulties in regard
TO the reorgsn alton of tho company, snd closed
at S2sSS4 Richmond and Dsnville GJ sold ct
1C4i for 1855 and 1051 for 1905.