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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

GEN. WM. o. BUTLER died at Carrolton, Ky.
on the 9th inst, aged 80 years. He was an Off
Ger in the regular army in the war of 1912, and
was at the battle of New Orleans. For q mum.
Der Of years, he was In congress, was general
in-chief OF our army in Mexico, was candidate
for vice president on tho ticket with Gen. Lewis
Cass, and represented Kentucky in the Wash.
ingtOn Peace convention at the beginning OF
the war.
THE president on the 9th instant, appointed
H.J. Crouch, of Pennsylvania, consul at 1t.
Helena, and q. W. Roosevelt, Of Pennsylvania,
consul at Matanzas.
COMMISSIONER RAUM officially informs the
secretary OF the treasury that during the past
fiscal year 1928, 981, 91G internal revenue taxes
have been collected and the entire sum paid III
to the treasury. During tho past four fiscal
years the total amount of taxes received by col
lectors OF internal revenue was $467, 08O, 1856,
and the entire sum has been paid into the
treasury. Salaries and expenses of the bureau
will be about Sl9, 500 900, or little more than 81
per cent. upon the amount collected.
ALL reports from Alabama show an immense
Democratic vote. There was no regular
organized opposition in thrce-fourths Of the
counties, and Democrats contrasting for county
Offices with each other brought out all the
voters. The Democratic state ticket received
the benefit of this great local struggle and will
have majority of over 10000. The Democrats
will elect all the judges and chancellors and
nearly all Legislators and county officers.
LATE disorders at MaZatlan, Mexico, were
SERIOUS. A regular battle was fought at Villa
Union, between. 500 pronunciatos with cannon,
with Gen. Vamiercz ut their head, and $50
government troops under command of Col.
Reyes. The killed on both sides numbered 100.
The rebels retired, leaving two OF their cannon.
Col. Reyes was following them up. President
DiaZ has created Col. Reyes brigadier general al
q reward for his victory.
THE public debt statement for July shows q
reduction OF $5,576,O53 during the month.
Coinage at the minis during July s4,276, 500.
The election IN Kentucky OH the I'd instant,
passed off very quietly. The vote polled was
very light. Circuit judges and commonwealth
attorneys were elected In each Of the eighteen
judicial districts, and Democrats arc elected in
at least fifteen.
FIRE at the storehouso Of the Atlantic Dock
company, Brooklyn, OH the LIT instant, caused
a loss of $4,000. A boy named John Jamctry,
who had climbed up a rock ut Hamilton avenue
ferry 10 got view Of the fire, was knocked off
by an incoming boat and crushed to death.
The freight house of the Old Colony railroad
at BrOckton, Mass. with large quantity of
freight way bills was destroyed by fire on tho
LIST inst. Loss heavy.
AT Danville, Va, on the 1st inst, J. T.. Cakes,
aged 10 fatally stabbed II. J. Rainey, aged 10.
MAX BURCHARDT, editor and proprietor of
The Htmorist, German weekly, suicided at
San Francisco, on the lst inst, by morphine.
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The sham Pianos.


The piano stands in the parlor to sig
Nifty the music culture of the family.
Touch it and it is found as much sham
as the mark of gentility of cooked hat
and plume on anaked Congoan. A piano,
no matter how good when new, deteriOr-
ates by time, by atmospheric changes,
by Use, by abuse. Yet it is held rs if it
continued always the same. The strings
become fibrous from percussion; the
hammers and other cushioned parts OF
the action become worn and hard, the
sound becomes wiry and tinpanny, and
in its general debility it cannot be kept
in tune. But it still makes the same
pretension for the family. The daugh-
tiers, who by this time have abandoned
their Intellectual lessons, occasionally
bang it with their little stock Of familiar
tunes, and worst of all, when company
comes, real players are coerced to play
the rickety thing, because to object on
account of the piano would give offense
to the family, and in their Ignorance
would be thought affectatiOn.
The fact that nearly every house has
piano il alleged rs proof that we arc
musical people, whereas, these pianos
arc in general proof that our citizens
have no musical sensations or possibili-
ties. There ought to be Fourth
of July bonfire of pianos; it would be
greater relief than the Declaration of IL
dependence. Ii people had any musical
sense, 30 as to know what piano il,
they would not submit to thissham; nor
is there any necessity. Any piano will
deteriorate. The life of the best is not
over eight or ten years, and is less ac-
cording to use and misuse. But the
parts that detericrate can be renewed
without great expense. A family that
keeps q piano at all should be
able to bear the expense of keeping it in
good condition. II not, let them resign
their false pretenso.
Ii the case and other fixed parts are
sound, the acting parts-the strings,
hammers, ETC., can be renewed so that
the piano will be as good as new. The
Gu o, sounding board, and other fixed
parts do not grow worse by age. A
piano can be sent to the maker and its
action renewed, for sum perhaps not
greater than quarter of it's first-cost.
II the getting piano ut first was not q
false pretense Of musical taste, the own
or win be willing TO stand the expense of
keeping it good Probably the great
cause Of the abominable pianos is that
families without musical sense get them
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and on being acquitted was lynched by mob
raised partly in Iowa and partly In Missouri.
There IN said to DO little or no evidence that ho
was guilty Of the crime. Mr.. 4. NJ. Clark, Of
keokuk, delivered the Grafton ut the monument
vIcroRIA's band Of hostile Indians, about ono
hundred strong, attempted 10 pass north into
Texas on tho 3Oth ult., between Fort Quitman
and Eagle Springs, but were driven back by Col
Grierson's force after a sharp fight. Lieut..
Colladay was wounded, ono soldier was killed
and eight horses killed.
A DISPATCH from fremont, Nob., says fur
ther startling Developments were made III the
Bender matter. Mrs. Bender, or Mrs. Nc
Gregor, made full and complete confession Of
tho whole matter, even to the minutest details
regarding the butchories perpctrated on the
John Bender farm during 1872 and 1873. She
denies having had any personal hand In tho
matter, but rays Kate, old Johns daughter, was
the leader Of oil the deyiltry.
REy. GEo. KEEsrER, professor of ecclesiastic-
al history in the Union Biblical seminary Of
United Brethren church. Dayton. Ohio, died at
His residence IN that city OH tho I'd instant.
DIsrArcH was received at headquarters at
nan Antonio, Texas, on tho al Instant, saying
that Victoria's band attempted TO pass north be-
tween Eagle Springs and Quitman. An engage
ment ensued. The Indians were repuised aud
Viele, when sharp encounter took place be-
tween his troops and the Indians. The latter
were repulsed, seven killed and many wounded.
Captain Vielc lost ono man killed and Lieut..
Callady wounded. Tho engagement lasted
three hours.
MAJOR JOHN +. SrMrsoN, general manager Of
the Vandalia road, died at st. Louis Oh the I'd
inst.
On. TANNERS theory was practically demol-
ished at Detroit on tho lst inst. man who
went to sleep in frcight-car at Hornollsyille
n. Y, was accidentally locked in and sent west.
When the door was opened four days later, ut
the City Of the Straits the fellow was found in
famlshed condition. lilo was removed to the
hospital, where he was given proper treatment,
but he died In less than twcnty-four hours.
WM. L. REYNOLDS, a wealthy citizen OF La
fayctte, Ind, and brother Of Gen. Joseph Roy
nolds il dead.
4 DISPATCH from Los Pinos agency, dated
the S0th ult., says: INDIANS continue coming
Ia the agency TO sign the treaty, fearing that
the chiefs who have signed will receive all the
100000 appropriated by congress-. The COM
Southern Ute agency, except Col Mcacham,
who remains behind To take the census Of the
uncompahgre Utes."
The joint track Of the Denver aud south
Pert and Denver and Rio Grande railway were
completed into I.eadvillc on the 3lst ult., and
both companies began running regular through
trains. Their tracks are also completed and
opened for business to Hortense, twelve miles
from Buena Vista, on the Gunnison extension.
The bank Of Colorado, at Ieadvillc, has slis-
pended, the cashier, L. L. Lane, having carried
of the money. The amount OF loss to depos-
itors IN not stated.
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COLD hooks and eyes are worn abroad
in lieu of buttons.
BAsQUEs are outlined upon polOnaiscs
once more, and many are trimmed with
soft surplice folds ending with large
bow.
For full dress all toilets are made with
fiat, smooth sitting apron or front
breadth and train which is of the length
selected by the wearer.
In summer dresses the three deep
founccs without overskirt seems to be
the favorite way of trimming skirts.
THE newest French sunshade is black,
and upon it design is outlined by q
fine gold cord and all the space inside is
filled up with iridescent beads. 1t is
heavy and not at all handsome.
PLAIN polonaises, which are always
fashionable, are long, very much drawn
up and wrinkled across the front, and
arranged in long drapery folds at the
back.
The round shirred waist which does
not extend below tho waist line il great
ly in favor for light summer silk dresses.
It will DO used for wool dresses in the
autumn. 1t gives an appearance of
roundness to figures that are too thin.
MATERIALS used for ordinary travelling
dresses are chiefly flannel or flannel
finished materials of pure wool. They
are more serviceable than buntings or
serge. Flannel finished. buntings are
pretty fabrics and wear we'll.
OLD fashioned neckerchiefs of embroi-
dered muslin are again worn with sum-
mer dresses. These are large and are
laid in folds about the neck, and fastened
to the waist in front with bunch of
flowers.
THE white tie 30 universally worn cost
next to nothing when made ut home. A
yard nainsoOk of Victoria lawn will make
eight or nine, and they may all be differ
ent, tucked, hemstitched or embroidered,
and more less deliberately.
EMBROIDERED mulls are among the
fabrics selected for handsome Watering
place toilets for evening; plain ones,
deliberately trimmed, are also much nd
mired, and both are made up with surah
silk and also with satin.
OvERsKIRTs, when employed for trav-
cling dresses, are extremely plain, and
are caught up either upon one side or
else in front, or they are worn over a kilt
plated skirt and form scarcely more
than loose scarf.
UPON colored cashmere in evening
tints, and also upon plain silks, white or
black Breton laces are sometimes inter-
mingled with the ribbons with pictur-
esque effects. Upon calicoes or chintzes,
laces areparticularly pretty.
TRANSPARENT black dresses are fire.
Iuently lined with bright color in the
bodice, the same shade appearing in the
balayeuse and trimming If the bodice
is made unlined and worn over the col
ored corsage, it enables this toilet to be
varied according to taste.
The skirts of silk dresses, which were
formerly lined throughout, are now
merely fnced and provided with dust
protector, which is a narrow extra facing
made of loosely woven alpaca, through
which dust Sits out easily.
PINS for fastening bonnets are so or
namented that they are IN additional
trimming, especially on a black hat. The
most stylish are the plain round balls
that are cut to appear as if they were II
hundrad little jets fastened to one large
one.
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
~ Nh u,eater YeS.D

"No letter got No letter yeti"
sho sighed in the twilight gray,
And the heavy lashes were dripping wet
With tears she could not stayl
And the maiden bowed her beautiful head
Az she murmured, at cannot be
would sooner believe my darling N dead
Than to think no In false 10 mel
10 I put these weary doubts TO flight.
And will strive fresh hops 10 borrow,
For though am sitting In darkness tonight,
Tho sun may DO smiling tomorrow!
Yet how can stay this sickening dread,
While am thinking Of what may be?
For my loved may be siok-or dead,
But he cannot be false 10 mel
While live In the light Of the faded past
win doubt his constancy never;
but treasure tho words that he wrote mo last:
your own--juSt the same an ever
With faith In his truth can patiently say,
In this bittcrest hour Of my sorrow--
Though fortune has brought mo no letter to-day,
Perhaps II will come Tomorrow"
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/" No FOOling.o
from the Detroit Free PresH.l

tfrOm the Detroit Free PrcsH.l
The other day II Detroit lawyer had II
call to go into the country for few miles
to attend O case on trial before county
squire and while jogging leisurely along
in his buggy, he sawa man come running
across the field at the top of his speed.
Directly behind him, and armed with a
stout stick, was woman, and it was a
nip-and-tuck race to the fence. The man
reached it first, however, and as he
reached the highway side he called out
to the lawyer:
"Stranger, for Heavens sake give me
q lift down the road for half mile"
"What's the trouble here?" asked the
lawyer.
"Wife and have had another falling
Quit" was the reply as the man rolled
down a steep bank to the buggy.
The woman ut this instant reached the
fence, and as she was climbing over the
lawyer inquired Of the husbands:
care you fOoling or in earnest?"
If yOu think I'm fooling Just wait a
second" gasped the woman, as she
plunged down the bank, rolled over and
over In the road and rose up with n stone
in each hand.
"Squat!" yelled the husband, rs he
circled around the horse, but the lawyer
wasn't quick enough. One of the stones
hit him in the back and the other grazed
his ear and hit the horse, and five or six
more were coming as he struck trot and
moved off, the husband hanging to the
vehicle and running behind. When a
safe distance away the lawyer halted and
looked back. The woman stood in the
middle of the road shaking both fists at
him, and the husband wiped the beads
of perspiration off his cheeks and chin
and said:
"Stranger, Hammer and meneverhav
any fooling. When she's good-natured
git one shirt II week and two meals q
day. When she's mad one of lis has got
to light out, and / wish next time you
come this way you'd tell me if there is
anybody in Detroit who can make me a
pair of wings"
e.,k 10.
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LEONARD WHITRECK
A Voice from the Pres.-

i take the opportunity To bear testi.
mony To the efficacy of your Hop Bit.
ters." Expecting TO lind them nauseous
and bitter and composed of bad whisky.
We were sgreeably surprised ut their
mild taste, just like a cup OF tea. A Mrs.
Cresswelt and Mrs. Conner, friends,
have likewise tried, and pronounce them
The best medicine they have ever taken
for building up strength and toning up
the system. was troubled with
costlveness, headache and want OF appe-
lite. The two former ailments are gone,
and the latter greatly improved. have
. yearl y contract with n doctor To lock
Alter the health of myself and family,
h4t need him not now.
-. GIIIILAND. Rt0ples' Adrocate,
July rs. 1873 Pittsburg. Pa.
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ABROAD.

The London Times has tho following under
August 8: GAN well. There are no signs Of the
enemy. We have demolished ali buildings
around the city. All Afghans have been ex-
PEELED. We have $500 infantry, 1000 cavalry
and 10 guns The heat is very great. The
majority Of officers Of the sixty-sixth regiment
were killed defending tho colors, which were
lost" A Bombay dispatch says private ac-
counts agree that inhabitants Of the country
between Candahar aud Chaman Choh have
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Immense Sale.

EVANSVILLE. Wis, June "a, 1879.
Gentlemen-No Bitters have had one
nan the sale here and given such uni.
versa satisfaction rs your Hop Bitters
nave we take pleasure In speaking for
their welfare, rs every one who tries
Several such remarkable cures have
been made with them here that there
are number of earnest workers In the
Hop Bitters cause. One person gained
eleven pounds from taking only a few
oottles. SMITH a. IDR.
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becattse 1t il the fashion, and are ignor-
ant Of their degeneracy. Indeed, If a
George Washington and his little hatch
ct were to come, he would say that the
greater part of the pretense Of musical
culture il q sham.
There should be IN officer in the
nature of piano health officer, to in
spect pianos, just M tho health officer
does our foul sewers, vaults and drains,
to decide when the piano shall be sent 10
the infirmary, and to see, also, that the
piano is kept in tune. It is as much in
the nature of a public nuisance rs those.
As the average household piano now
stands, it ia most effectually doing the
mission of the society for the suppress
sion Of music. The officers inspection
should also be extended to the boarding
school piano. Perhaps 1t Ii here that
the music ear of girls become deranged
40 that they are unconscious of the dread.
full state Of the household piano. Unless
q conservative reform can be instituted
in this way, there should DO the radical
reform of bonfire for Mt least three
fourths of the household and boarding
school pianos.
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New YORK, August $500 p. M.-Flour-
Dull; prices without decided change; receipts
"a, al bbls; round hoop Ohio at $4.75C05.60;
choice do at s5.6O@6.7b: superfine western at
S3.G594.40; common to good extra do at $500
94.40; choice do ut $4.50@6.75; choice white
wheat do at $4.4004.50. Wheat-Stronger;
moderately active; sales 10000 bus No. 2 red
seller AMI gust at $1.00; $4,000 bus do seller
September at $1.O9A@l. O91G; $4,000 bus do
seller October at $l.69N. Corn--A shade bet
ter; trade moderate; mixed western spot at 47@
48c; do future at 4SGO6asso. oats-Quiot ana
firm; western at 38946c. Beef-Dull and NOM
inal; new plain mess at $3.50; now extra do at
$1,000. Pork-Firm and quiet; new mess at
S14.25@14.3713. Lard-A trifie firmer; steam
rendered at S7.62Is. Buttcr-Firmer for
choice; fair demands; Ohio at l4GD26c. Cheese
Very strong at S@119Ic for poor to fancy.
Sugar-Fmer; fair inquiry. Molasses- Steady;
trade moderate. Petroleum but quiet.
Rice-Quiet and firm; fair trade. Coffee
Nrmer; better demand. Freights--Dull and
weak. Spirits Of Iurponiiac Firm at 2911c.
Rcsin--Stcady at Sl.421s@l.i71l. TallOw--
Strong at 6Ig6D6 9-lGc for western. Eggs
Steady ut 12G13c for fair to choice
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Milwaukee.

MINIATURES, August $50 p. M.--Flour-
Movement light and prices unchanged; choice
spring at $4.3O@4.50; patent spring extras at
S6.5007.50; commorat S4.00@4.20. Wheat
Tame; No. / old at $1.02; now at 82c; No. 2 old
seller August at 9Oc; seller September at 861Sc.
Corn-Dull; No. 2 at $3.50; rejected at 8415c.
Oats-Tame at 2lHc. Barley--Strong at 78c.
Rye-Tame at Csc. Pork-Dull at $3.50 for
cash. Lard-Quet ut $3.50 for cash.
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SI-pIRInp Wiz Tou ,oSc

TOSU.
heard in my neigh borhood that your
Hop Bitters was doing such a great
dea. OF good among the SICK and afll icted
with most every kind of disease, and ~
l had been troubled for fifteen years
with neuralgia and all kinds OF rheu-
matte complaints and kidney trouble, /
took one bolt according TO directions.
II at once did me n great deal of good,
and used another bottle. | am an Old
man, but am now rs we'll as can wish.
There are seven or eight families in our
place using Hop Bitters as their family
medicine, and are 30 well satisfied with
u they will not use any other. One lady
here had been bedridden for wears. il
well and doing her work from the use
Of three bottles.
lFOSARn NuITnr,u
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CLOVER cut early for hay will be ready
to cut again for seed this month. The
sod may be turned for wheat, and will
furnish a large amount of valuable quick
acting plant food.
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386 and 388 East Water st.

New Fringcs, Embroideries, Laces,
ETC., opened at Morgan's Milwaukee, this
week. He is closing ont Black Buntings
at 20c, 25c and 45c, reduced from 25c, SOC
and G5c. Fine Black Cashmeres are of.
fered ut prices ranging from 4Oc to 81. 70.
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CHICAGO, August 7-1:30 p. M.-Wheat-,
Opened higher, but q portion of the advance
was lost; rather quiet; ssSac asked for seller
Corn-Quiet; scarcely NO firm; at $500 For seller
August, September and October. Oats-Quiet
and a shade lower ut 2219c for seller August
23c for seller September; 23ssc for seller 0cto-
Der. Rye--New at &c for cash and seller Al-
gust. Barley.-At 73c for seller September.
Pork--Higher and the market dragging OF
Sl5.77I5 for seller August; $3.50 Tor seller
September; $685. for seller October. Lard
shade higher and quiet at $3.50 for seller
August and September; $685. for seller Octo-
Der. Whisky--At sl.08. Hogs-Receipts {, 900
head; light at Si.70@490; heavy shippers at
-. s0CDb.10 Cattle-Receipts 1000 head; nom-
inal ut Yesterdays prices.
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BAY City, Mich. Feb. 8, 1880.


think II my duly TO send you a re-
commend for the benefit OF any person
wishing To know whether Hop Bitters
are good or not. l know thew are good
for general debility and indigestion:
strengthen the nervous system and make
new life. recommend my patients to
use them. Dir. A. PRATT,
Ireater of Chronic nIsaasas
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The individual who saw mouse fight
ing with piece of Limburger cheese
readily realized that the battle is not
always to the strong. philadelphia
Chronicle HCrakd.
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Foreign.

wheat market opens quiet; average California
at los; spring at " 5dG59s Id. Floating cargoes
quiet but steady; on passage quiet. Good car
goes mixed American corn of coast at 24s Cd;
good cargoes No. spring wheat of coast at
ass; good cargoes California wheat o0Wcoas
ut 46s.
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ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March II. 1880.
nEIryAS Wi. Gan, a..

HELENh Nm, VIE, sept. "a, 1873.
Gcnts-l have taken not quite one
bottle of the Hop Bitters. l was a feeble
old man OF seyen,y.eight when got Il.
To-day l am rs active and feel as we'll
as did at thirty. ! see . great many
that need such medicine.
ID ROyCx
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d. BOYCR.
MoSHor. Mich Con, OK ,s,.

MONROE. Mich. Sept. 25, 1878.
sirs.l have been taking Hop Bitters
,Sp Inflammation Z, m OF the kidneys and
doctors failed to do. The effect OF the
bitters seemed like magic to mo.
W. l.. CARTER.
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ALL DISEASES OF THE BLooD.-If Vegetine
will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and cure such
diseases, restoring the patient to perfect health
after trying different physicians, many RENE
dies, suffering for years, il It not conclusive
proof, il you are sufferer, you can be cured
Why il this medicine performing such great
cures? ItwOrks In the blood, in the circulating
fluid. II can truly be called the great blood
purifier. The great source of disease originates
in the blood; and no medicine that does not act
directly upon it, to purify and renovate, has any
lust claim II on public attention.