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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
A Misers Hoard.

Ezekiel Chaplin, of PittsGeld, Otsego
county died recently. leaving, it was
supposed. no property. Soon after
his death, however. the sum of SIS. 900
was found in an old iron box under his
bed, and he was discovered TO be the
posscssOr of bonds, securities and avail
able assets in addition to the amount of
more than $4,000. His habits of life
indicated that instead of being the pos
SCISSOR of SO much wealth he was ex-
tremely poor. His avarice and econ
omy had led him to eschew wearing
boots and shoes except in the coolest
weather. while his clothing was little
better than that of the most unfortu-
nate tramp. His whole object in life
seemed to have been to save. He bore
a very fair reputation in the commune
~ In which he lived. Others will now
spend his money who will doubtless
bless his memory and economy.-R
mira Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

A COhoes barber, temporarily en-
ployed in an Albany shop. became
enamored of a young woman who sat
Mt the window of an opposite building.
He unwittingly conliled his affection
to the lady's betrothed. The latter in
formed the fair one of the BARRIERS adj
Grafton, and of the fact that he had q
wife and children in Cohoes. Tho hair
dresser was lured to q meeting in q fire.
quented street, where bsvy of young
women dashed the contents of several
cans of liquid lampblack over the bar
A--s. ~ awe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth--ss. In District Court, Sixth Judi
cial District.
Charles HOlgate,
VS..
Nancy Cable and A. NJ. Hewctt.
The State of Minnesota to the above named
defendants:
You and each of you are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint In this
action which has been filed In the Office Of the
Clerk of said Court ut MankatO, Minnesota,
and to serve u copy Of your answer to said
complaint on the subscriber mt his Office in
WinncbagO City, Minnesota, within twenty
days after the service of this summons upon
you, exclusive of the day of such service
and IL you fail to answer said complaint with
In the time aforesaid, the plaintiff i'm this
action will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded I'm the complaint and costs.
Dated June ~, 1851.
BENZ. q. REYNOLDS,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
W67 WinnebagO CITY, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

Bodie boys, aged from 10 to Is years.
assemble daily in an old cabin of that
town and engage in playing faro. They
have complete ''lay-out." and con-
duct their game according to rule.
Those who have seen the boys around
the table say that the players, dealer,
case-keeper, and lookout" go through
the performance with all tho skill and
cnnlnass 1T old gamblers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
Beef and Pineapple.

At one of the stations on the Eric
railway lives bOok-keeper who is
fond Of green fruit. A gentleman re-
Gently presented him with pineapple,
which he gleefully took home. The
next day the gentleman asked him how
he liked it. "Well," said he. 1--WE
boiled it for two hours with u chunk of
corned beef. but can't say it was as
good as cabbage"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

ANE hundred thousand Strong.-ln the past
~ few months there has been more than
800. 900 bottles of Shiloh's cure sold. Out of
the vast number of people who have used it,
more than 1000 eases of consumption have
been cured. All coughs, Group, asthama ana
cverybrsly speaks in its praise. To those who
have not used ID, let MS say, IL YOU have Il
cough or your child the Group, and you value
life don't fail to try il. For lame back, side
or chest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
your Druggist. N. WEBSTER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

A judge, after teasing examination
OF q culprit, lost his patience and cried:
'Sirrah. you are an unmitigated
rogue" The fellow looked blandly ut
the judge and replied: "Sir, just as
you uttered that sentence the clock
struck 2. Did you noticep"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
LAND SALE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
AUDITOR'S OFFICE,

Z
ST. PAUL, Sept. :. ISL.
Notice IL hereby given that the County
Auditor will offer at public sale at his Office
in Mankato. on Saturday, Oct. -. AT 10 o'clock
A. NJ .On the terms prescribed 10y law, the
School and Agricultural College Lands in
Blue Earth county, that have been appraised
and are unsold, or that may have been sold
and become forfeited to the State for any
cause.
Lists of the land to he offered may Inc seen nj
the Auditors Office for ten days prior To the
sale. q. =. WHPlCoMB,
Auditor of State.
And EN-ofiicio Commissioner of the State
Land Office. llw6
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

Philadelphia has for five years had n
policeman who is the son of Russian
countess and graduate of German
college, and who at one time was an
officer of the army Of Emperor William.
In which position he distinguished him
self.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
Manifest Destiny Points 10 MalkatO !

the great distributing center of Southwestern
busy industries fast multiplying will be pushed to the Mt
most supply the rapidly developing wants of the country beyond
ns-a foohold will be worth the near future If
you want omc want business location,
lend II hand to make
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

- Remember ths Company OWNS al Beads shown ahvs In hsavy @
p can AXE T. :9%a Tam: s % Sr ~
ovPENeTRucTvRG
lMRovEMEMTo, EVERY PARTICULAR
MA0NUICENT sLEEPKRS EAhLOR
a %
InRAuRoAD HOTELS HALLS for hsk szousne
nd sndre
and Adams Cdes" ns
onced byGsTn o LEADING LINE
"a MERRnI. ". TAM H0RMEk AZ oAaPTNIxR u noH
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

The manufacturing interests of Mankato the full
tide OF successful prosperity mechanics work. labor
employed than ever before enterprises being projected
aale occupied and the brightest prospects for
the rapid growth of the city
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
TIM 3 Err LAND S!

we think the extension OF railroads greatly increase
the call for all kinds of wood and timber However
hay may be used tor fuel timber absolute necessity for null
ttue OF purposes The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
absorb surplus We look for II stronger even more rapid
improvement in timber than in farm lands
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30

N70A WEEK. Sra a day at home easily made. Costly
D Loutfit free. Address TKUE & Co. Augusta. Name
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
st. Paul, Minneapolis

or IN N)fper day At home. Samples worth SIS free.
0J III 0LUAddrcss STINsoN & Co. Portland. Maine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
PEOPLE WHO LIVE

Along the line of and near to the old St. Paul
4 Sioux City railroad and its various
branch lines, now part Of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Line,

know that this Is the short and quick Line to
all points in Central and Western Missouri, to
all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Texas, California. Arizona, New and Old Mex
leo, and that is the only line OefscPeM
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
A Type of the Tramp.
Meridian Mercury.

Meridian Mercury.
A dirty, shabby, wayworu old
man came into our Office few days
since and wanted to know If we
could help him on his way to dis
tant city. His tone'wa gentle, and
the expression of his face seemed
to Indicate that he expected moth.
ing but u rebuff, bat nevertheless
he would ask. We asked him to
give us a glimpse OF bis life, to tell
US why he had been a failure, and
why at last he was wandering
about rs a common tramp. 1t was
the same old story, a boy with
plenty of money and plenty OF
friends, a boy who disregarded the
wishes of father and the prayers
of a mother, a young man who
knew more than friends who had
fought many of the battles OF lite,
a young man who laughed at the
counsels OF those he pleased to
term old fogies. A youth who
wanted to enjoy life aud Indulge in
all OF the so-called pleasures of the
world, o youth OF whom women
were as fascinating as they proved
false, q man untitled for reverses
when they come, a man made weak
by the follies of youth, q man de.
serted by men aud without hope in
God; man despairing, hopeless,
penniless, with no knowledge of
business, no desire for work, no
ambition to overcome the obstacles
in his pathway and no hope for the
future, his only aim, his whole OBJ
ject, being to keep from starvation
and to get money enough to buy
the acursed drink, which was fast
becoming the only thought, the
only object of his miserable exist
euce. For him life might have
been q success, ambition might
have been gratlfed, home, kind
friends, wealth, happiness, all
might have been retained had he
not listened to false advisers and
followed a course that the lower
passions dictated. ito, ,sf.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
Slavery In New England.
Harper's Magazine.

Harper's Magazine.
In the early days OF the colony,
before the importation OF negroes,
the Indians we're sold as slaves.
We quote from letter TO John
Win throp:
"Sir-Mr. Endecot and myself sa.
lutte you in the Lord Jesus, etc.
Wee have heard Of a dividence of
women and children PerQuot cap.
tives in the bay, aud would bee
glad of a share, viz, u young wo-
man or girle and boy, If you think
good. wrote to you for some
boyes for Bermudas.n
In the following letter, to the
same, written l645, u scheme for
the slaye-trade is broached /:
"lf upon just ware with the
Nara ganset the Lord should del.
luer them into our hands, wee
might easily haue men, women and
children enough to exchange for
MOores, which will be; more gayne.
full pilladge for us then wee con.
ceive, for / do not see how wee can
thrive until wee gett into stock
of slaves sufficient to doe all our
business, for our children's children
will hardly see this great Continent
filed with people, SOC that our ser.
wants will still. desire freedome to
plant for them selves, and not stay
but for very great wages. And |
suppose you know verie well how
wee shall maynteyne 20 Moores
cheaper than one Englishe ser.
vant.n
The Connecticut Gazette during
the revolution contained frequent
advertisements for runaway slaves,
among them, "very black negro
men, branded with scars received
in Africa, "Mustee boys,' aud "In.
dian women The time seemed to
have been seized upon for general
hegira. The reward offered tor
their return was seldom more than
five dollars.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
SEA DRE4ALAG.
BY FATHER Ryan.

To-day, bird, on wings as white IS foam
That erests the blue-gray wave,
With the vespsr light upon its breast,
flew home
seaward. The God who gave
To the birds the virgin wings ofsnow
Somehow telleth them the ways they go.
Unto the Evening went the white-wingsd
bird
Gray clouds hung round the west
And far away the tempest's tramp was
heard.
Tho bird flew for rest
Away from the grove, out Of the sea-
Is it only birds mystery
Nay nay lone bird | watched Thy wings
Of white
That cleft their wayward way
Fast the Evening and swift into the Night
Out of the calm, bright Day
And thou did'st teach me, bird OF the sea,
More than one human hearts history.
Only mems hearts,-tho' God shows each
its way
That leadeth hence TO home,-
Unlike the wild sea birds, somehow 90
astray
Seeking in the far foam
OF this strange worlds tempest-trampled
main
A resting-place-but they seek in vain.
Only the bird can rest upon the deep
And sleep upon the wave,
And dream its peaceful dreams where wild
winds sweep.
And sweet the God whO gave
The bird best-plsce on the restless sea
But this, my heart, is not His way with
thee.
Over the world. ahl passions tempests
roll
And every fieck Of foam
whitons the place where sank some sim
wrecked soul
That never shall reach home.
Ahl the tranquil shore Of Gods sweet
calm grace
Ny heart is the only safe resting place.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
Playing Euchre For kisses.

Kingston Freeman.
An up town young lady and gen.
tleman play games OF euchre nights
10 the young lady's parlor, under
the agreement that when he wins
he is to kiss her and when she wins
she is to kiss him. The arrange.
ment seems to have been very sat
isfactory, aud it has astonisbed the
rest of the folk who are not 10 the
secret why it is they do so love to
play euchre. II one OF the mem.
bers of the family happens to be in
the room when games are won or
lost, why the ful6llment of the con-
tract is put of until q kissing OPP
portunity occurs, aud it is said thaG
In some instances when o large
number of forfeits become due it
requires almost continual kiss and
return for half an hour or more to
finish up. This pract ce a person
would suppose to be gu o q wear
ing and exhaustive one, but the
young people bear up under it won.
derfully and seem quite cheerful
and happy. Had it not been for
some jealous chaps the secret COM
pact between the two probably
would never have been known to
the world and thus other couples
deprived of the chance to test it
themselves. The jealous youths,
while looking at the window one
night, saw the forms of the couple
Swallowed on the window shades,
aud as they could see them play
cards, and then when the last card
was slapped down hear one or the Inc,
other say, 20, glory! It's my turn r
or 80, cream and peaches, | will
try it this timer aud the shadowy
motions as OF kissing. they sur
missed the whole thing and told
as a big Joke, when they were only
sighipg that they couldn't have part
in the contract.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
AN ANGEL INA SALOON.

Que afternoon in the month of
June, 1870, a lady in deep mourn.
ing followed by child, entered one
OF the fashionable saloons Of N.
The writer happened to be passing
at the time, and, empelled by Gu.
riosity, followed to see what would
ensue. Stepping up to the bar and
and addressing the proprietor, who
happened to be present, she said
"Sir, can you assist met l have
no home, no friends and am not able
to work.
He glanced at her and then at
the child with a mingled look of Gu
riosity and pity. Evidently he was
much surprised to see woman in
such a place begging, but without
asking any questions, gave her
some change aud turning to those
present, said:
"Gentlemen, here's a lady In dis.
tress. CAN'T some of you help her
a littleT
They all cheerfully acceded to
the request, and soon purse of
two dollars was raised aud put in
her hand.
"Madame,n said the gentleman
who gave her the money, "why do
you come to o salooni 1t isn't q
proper place for lady; and why
are driven to such a step.n
"Sir, l know it isn't a proper
place for me to be in; and you ask
why am driven to such a step. l
will tell you in one short word" /"
pointing to a bottle behind the
counter labeled "whisky )" "that is
what brought me here--whlskyp
81 was once happy and surroun-
ded by all the luxuries that wealth
could procure, with a fond aud in
duIgent husband. But in an evil
hour be was tempted, and not pos
sessing the will to resist tempta-
tion, fell, and in one short year my
dream of happiness was over, my
home was forever desolated, and
the kind husband and the wealth
some called mine, lost, never to re.
turn, and all by the accursed wine
cup"
"You see before you only q
wreck of my former self, homeless
and friendless, and with nothing
left me in this world but this little
child y and weaping bitterly she
affectionstely csressed the golden
curls that shaded q face of exquisite
loneliness. Regaining her compo-
sure, aud turning to the proprietor
of the saloon, she continued:
"Sir, the reason occasionally
enter a place like this is to implore
those who deal in the deadly pois-
on to desist, TO stop business that
spreads desolation, ruin, poverty
aud starvation. Think one moment
OF your own loved ones, and then
imagine them In the same situation
l am in. / appeal to your better
nature, / appeal to Your heart, for
| know you possess q kind one, to
retire from business 30 ruinous
to your patrons"
"Do you know that the money
you receive across this bar Is the
same az taking bread out of the
mouths of famiohed wives and chill
dren of your customers that 10
strips the clothes from their backs,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09

meeting | shall send up my name
to be admitted. Who will go with
mef7
w-I-I, and L. several exclaim.
ed in a chorus, aud fifteen names
were added TO his.
True to his word, the owner of
the saloon where this strange scene
was enacted, disposed of his entire
stock the next day, and is now en-.
gagged in an honorable business.
Would to heaven that lady with
her little one could have gone into
every hamlet, town and city
throughout the country aud met
with like results. There are many
such beggared widows, but few
who are able to speak SO effectively.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
The English Plan.

n. 0. Times.
In England they attend to busi-
ness promptly. Some months ago
q journalistic crank named LEROY
murdered a fellow traveller In q
a railroad car. The murderer es-
capped unknown, but by exercise of
much detective skill be was finally
caught and the crime brought home
to him. His case attracted great
attention, as the plea of insanity
was made a feature of the defense.
He was, however, convicted and ex-
ecuted yesterday. Guiteau's trial
In contrast shows how inferior in
promptitude, thoroughness and Of
fciency is the American mode OF
dealing with murderers to that of
the English.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09

Baton Rouge Capitslian.
A young Baton Rougean, who
resides in Pointe Coupee, sends us
the following letter from . fond
wife to her year husband. 1t lays
over the Irish letter that has been
going the rounds OF the press by at
least halfa length,
GooDRIcH LANDING, La., March l, 'sl
Mr.. Leon Nicolis:
Dear Sir-Martha Nicolis Is well
and doing well. My dear husband
| wish to SEQ you very bad If you
do not come 1 would like you to
send me some money, If you care
anything for the, You should come
and let me know what you intend
to do, you have been gone so long
from me, that I thought l never
would see you any more, and the
first letter you sent me | did not
receive it, l hope that this letter
will find you we'll, and also doing
we'll, l understand that you were
in Greenville keeping Barbershop
aud that you left it three years ago,
Three years ago l went to Memphis
to look for you, and then / went to
Louisville but could not find you
and / came home and heard that
you were dead and made myself
contented. If You are not dead
when you get this letter be sure
and send me money, so that | may
come myself, and if you do not
write, send letter. If you are not
found In town send this letter back.
Your affectlonate wife.
MARTHA NIcoLIs.
P.S.-Be sure and write soon.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
cHASCERY coURT-7ru DlsrRIc'
GEORGE WOOD, Chancellor.

Jackson county, first Monday Of Marcel
and September, continuing 8 days.
Harrison county, second Monday In
March and September, continuing days
Hancock county, third Monday IN
March and September, continuing 6 days
Marion county, second Monday after
tAe fourth Mon iay In Mroh aud Scptem-
Der, continuing days.
Perry county, first Monday after the
III Monday in March nd September, con
tiuuins s days.
Greene county. fourth Mondays in
March end September, continuing days
Ws,ae esunty, fourth Monday after tn,
fourth Monday Of March and September
ssatinuing 8 days
Clarks county, frat Monday In May and
November, continuing 9 days.
Lsudsrdsle county, third Monday Of
Nav and November, continuing II days.
Kemper county, second Monday In May
November soA nuing 9 davs
kouthly Rulss Of Chaneery Court on
Tie second Nondav In each mouth.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09

Brooklyn, N. z, October 81
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage today
gave his views on the secular press-
His text was, aAnd the wheels
were full Of eyes, Ezra I, Is, and
"For the Athenians and strangers
which were there spent their time
In nothing else, but either to tell or
to hear some new thing,r Acts xvii,
Il. The speaker allrded to the an
tiquity OF newspapers, and said
that the first to answer the cry,
"What Is the newsr was China,
where, 100 years ago In Pekin, q
Journal was printed on silk. After
narrating the establishment Of the
first newspaper in Boston in 1851,
and Philadelphia in LISA, the
speaker added that the newspaper
did not suddenly spring on the
world, 1t came gradually. The cir
cular begat the pamphlet the pam
phlet the quarterly, the quarterly
the monthly, the monthly the week
ly, the weekly the daily; but just
as soon as the newpaper began 10
demonstrate Its power 1t was
shackled. "Useless, useless, use-
less n exclaimed Tslmagc. "There
is nothing despotism hates as 1t
does newspapers. Even the frst
Napoleon said that the only safe
place to keep editors was iu prison.
If 1 had to choose between a gov.
ernment without newspapers and
newspapers without government, 1
would choose the latter. A filthy
and scGrrilous newspaper Is curse,
but good newspapers are . blessing.
Thank God that the wheels are full
of eyes. A good newspaper Ia the
grandesr temporal blessing that
God has given this country
Mr.. Talmage next alluded 10 the
prevailingimpression that anybody
can edit . nswspapsr. Said he,
"The theory that everybody can
make q Newspaper q success Is OF
ten disastrous. Three or foui tor
tunes are often swallowed up BE-
fore people are convinced that
brains are required to conduct Q
journal. The large swallow the
small. Although there are 1000
dailies, only SO are half . century
old. The average Of newspaper
life is five years. The most Of them
die of cholera infantum. An editor
must be an encyclopedia. More
qualities are needed a. au editor
than any other business. l say
this to save men from bankruptcy.
Men who think that without expert.
ence they can run Q newspaper
have softening of the brain. Such
men had better throw their pocket
books in their wives laps, aud rush
up to Bloomingdale asylum. News
papers are q tunnel to bring out
the waters of knowledge to people,
The Bible, Webster's Dictionary
and good newspapers At man for
the duties of this life and the next"
Mr.. Talmsge advocated an un-
personal conduct for newspapers.
He said that many men wrote bril-
liant articles, but their names were
never known. He believed that
OF merit should be signed
by the authors name, and predict
ed that such . course would yet be
adopted. "In that time" said he,
''they will get credit for ell the
good they write. Suppose q mans
character is assailed who Is re-
sponsiblei It is concealed in the
editorial wen
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-09
Need Of q Man Like Stanton.
Cincinnati Commercial.

Cincinnati Commercial.
Edwin NJ. Stanton would have
been a good man for attorney gen.
eral of the United States at this
time. Imagine Booth, after the
murder of Abraham Lincoln,
mouthing and rapting In the court
room. He was shot like dog, as
he deserved, and his accompllces
taken into court chained by the
legs and with padded helmets on
their heads, and after . short trial
hanged in o bunch. There was no
loud laughter and grinning judges
and jocular lawyers In that court.