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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
Hoe The STAR Route Men NOMf,,a
ted Hancock

Washington Telegram TO Inter Ocean.
The discussion of Star.route mat.
tiers is bringing to light succession
of curious things. II is reported now
Oh authority that should be good that
Gen. Hancock owed his nomination
at Cincinnati to the star.route ring.
This does not imply any knowledge of
the frauds on his part, nor even any
intimatiOn of the source of certain
support that proved potent at the
convention. 1t will be remembered
that the Democratic House commit
tee reported against the increase of
the appropriation asked by Brady.
This was in accord with the senti.
ments entertained by Speaker Ran
dali. The attorney, McGibben, and
The contractors, Salisbury, Patrick,
Price, and others of the ring, were
active Democrats. A mutual friend
presented the case to Senator Wal.
lace, to the effect that the passage Of
the appropriation was political
necessity. 1t was election year. If
the Democratic Congress refused the
appropriation there would be such
Indignation in the West that the
party would meet certain defeat IN
the fall. When the bill came to the
Senate, it was referred to a sub-cOm-
mittee, of which Wallace was Chair
man. The ring paid certain
journalist connected with a washing.
ton Sunday paper $1,000 to arrange a
meeting between salisbury and the
Senator, and prepare statement of
the contractors side of the case.
Wallace and Salisbury had an inter.
view at which the arguments for the
appropriation were presented i'll Il
long written statement. The mutual
friend also arranged that salisbury
should appear before the Senate COM
mittee, it having been decided to
have another investigation by this
committee, independent of that
made by the House. Mr.. Salisbury
appeared. The same friend fur
nished Wallace, it is said, with ques-
tions which must be asked the witness
in order to elicit the desired answers.
The result of it all was that the
Senate Committee reported in favor
of the appropriation, and when Sen.
ator Wallace made a speech on the
floor he adopted the language of
Saulsbury's statement which had
been prepared by the journalist al
luded to. The result was the measure
went through. 1t is not alleged that
Wallace had any idea of swindle in
the operations of the ring, but took
the course he did entirely from pOlit.
ical motives. He, as is well known,
was the determined enemy of sam
Randall, and as part of the tran
sactiOn secured the aid of the con.
tractors to defeat him in his own
State. The ring, in carrying out this
part of the programme, furnished
800, 900, to be used in Pennsylvania
to send an anti.Randall delegation to
Cincinnati. TO supplement this. the
McKibbons and others went to Gin
cinnati with the sinews of war and
spent 1870, 900 more. This was the
secret of the Hancock boom, aside
from a few Southern States which
sent instructed delegations, and the
fact seems to be indisputable that
the sudden and easy nomination OF
Hancock was due to this $4,000
judiciously appropriated to his use.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
Ridic,tIOys SsticidinH.
Duluth Tribune.

Duluth Tribune.
Suicides are becoming of daily occur
renee Some days there are dozen OF
them. and the fact is, the thing is get
ting monotonous. We don't object, par
ticularly, to this, because We have big
stock of people on hand, IN the world.
and the suicidcrs don't interfere with the
business, by shutting themselves of, to
any perceptiblc extent the profits tail
up at the end Of the year just about the
same. 1t is the way in which they go
about it, respectively, that disgusts us.
There isn't one in twenty that approach.
rs genteel, neat style Of going to glory
One will slip out TO the barn, take an
old hatcr-strap, tie ii to Il beam, put his
head through the place where the
horses nose belongs, stand on an invert-
cd halt-bushcl measure, kick it away
when he gets ready, and is found after
ward looking about rs picturesque as
| last wears scare crow after hard win
ter. Another will saw his head nearly
off with dull razor, and after living
long enough to wish he hadn't made
such an unsightly mess of 1t, climbs the
golden stair. Some will jump into an
old well, and smother themselves with
dirty water and lizards, and after their
friends spent great deal OF valuable
time in hunting the country all over for
ten miles in every direction, discover
their late lamented friend in the old
well, besmeared with mud, so that 1t
takes half days hard work to put him
into presentable shape for respectable
funeral. Another will put his mouth
down over the muZzle OF heavily
charged gun in the parlor, and utterly
ruin seventy-five dollar carpet and
knock lot of plastering off the ceiling.
Some Jump into the river, and become
A great "what is 1t" to the catfish. And
so we might go on, enumeratlng the
various styles of doing it, all of which
would he the most unromantic ways
Imaginable. OF course, if we felt bent
upon self-dcstruction, our-self, we
should much prefer to be petted to
death, if we could afford to hire some
proper person to do it. But still there
are many other ways that might be
adopted, which would ncutraliZe the
monotony. Even if a person felt it his
duty to 60 out on the rope walk, he
owes to himself and the public, to take
a little more pains, and have a little
more style about him. He should dress
up in his best clothes, get very nice
new rope, decorate it with blue ribbon
wear a MASKING button-hole bouquet,
and then pcndulumize himself from the
stair. bannistcr in the front hall. There
are various things that might be sug-
gested, that would greatly improve the
present style, and make the custom
more popular, no matter by winch route
the suicide might want to travel; but
we simply give the above suggestions
as sample of how either of the many
ways might be bettered, and how they
mi ght after their departure, instead of
presenting a CHASTITY sight, leave chem
selves looking just too nice for
anything. UNCLE DUDLEY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
VIM Some People F0H to SUccee II

They are lazy.
They neglect details.
They overlook the small things.
They haveno eye to business.
They hope for fortune to drop i'll
their lap.
They let their help waste and de-
stroy.
They let their fires burn at will.
They are slovenly i'm their shops.
They let their shops get filthy and
dirty.
They try how cheap they can do
everything.
They fail to advertise.
They have too much outside busi-
ness.
They talk politics too much.
They fail to invent or lave new
ideas.
They are penny wise and pound
foolish.
They initiate their neighbors.
They are not polite or accommo-
dating.
They think most things take too
much trouble.
They fail to push business.
They know not the best is the
cheapest.
They know not the power of method
They are illiberal to home enter
prises.
They attend to everything but their
own business.
They become rusty and lose ambi-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12

is introduced paste compound of
certain properties of gasoline and
powdered charcoal, Oh top of which
is packed tightly some iibrous ma
terial, such as cotton. Through Il
pipe in one end of this cylinder is
forced atmospheric air, subjected to
Il greater or less degr g of compress
sion, according rs heat or light is de-
sired, and the product that results
from this combination and these con.
ditiOns is led from the other end of
the cylinder into the receiver, with
which pipes are connected, which
convey the air, just as cOal-gas is now
conducted, and may be burned i'm a
similar manner. The degree of heat
from this atmospheric fluid varies
with the compression the greater
tn. pressure the more the heat; and
under sufficient and easily attain
able compression very intense light
is produced, and heat 80 intense as
to astOnish all who have witnessed it,.
Once the machinery is set up, all
that is necessary is to keep a constant
draft of air in the cylinder, which
can be pumped in with suitable APP.
paratus. Mr.. Reynolds has his lab
OratOry fitted up with one of his ma
chimes, and pipes conveying the air
to the various chambers of the struc-
ture are temporarily fixed along the
walls. The light from the burners is
far more intense than a common gas
six.fOOt burner while the heat from
one jet is sufficient to melt one
fourth inch iron bar in thirty seconds.
A chemical analysis of the gas con-
veyed from the receiver has been
made, the result showing that. under
ordinary circumstances, eighty per
cent. was OxyhydrOgen gas, while
with extra pressure ninety-fve per
cent. has been obtained. Reynolds
claims that he has had four lights
burning for four weeks. with an in
tensity double that of ordinary gas,
at an expense of only ten cents.
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If there is anything applicable to

If there is anything applicable to
Mankato in the annexed remarks from
the st. Paul Dispatch, we beg the inter-
ested reader to make such use Of it US
the discerning writer meant should be
done: "Every citizen who has travelled
much through American cities, must
have been struck with the fact that
some of them wear an air of comfort
progress, activity and Intelligent public
spirit, to such a noticeable degree, in
contrast with the lack of these elements
exhibited by Others, that it leads to the
inquiry, what has wrought this good
work! The answer is simple one. It
means that in those cities where prog
ress is marked, an intelligent spirit pre-
walls, and there is a general effort among
all classes to promote the public pros
pcrity. In fact, no city Can thrive and
advance where this spirit is lacking, or
where it is not generally diffused. In
every city the residents and property
owners are set of joint stockholders in
the common veal. All are interested
in the success of the enterprise, and the
best effort of each and every one should
be given to increasing the value of the
common property, and thus enhancing
the value of his own stock. In order to
do this most effectually, every citizen
should ask himself, What can do to
promote the growth and prosperity of
the city There is something which
each one can do, to some degree, no
matter how small his influence or
limited his means. If he has not CAPT
tai to found great enterprises, he can CO.
operate with Others in aiding and carry
ing on institutions which are beneficial
to the public, and reflect credit upon it.
He can unite with Others in aiding wor-
thy movements, in promoting good
causes, and in turthering beneticiant un-
dertakings, which arc necessary in every
community. A fair spirit of local pride
is indispensable in every community, to
keep alive and stimulate the enterprise
and development which should never
he allowed to flag Every citizen
should feel a pride in his city, and en-.
deavOr to make it more worthy of that
pride, In these days of keen rivalry
between cities, each striving for the SUI
premacy, it would not do to allow leth-
argy or inaction to rctard our progress.
Every citizen, every property owner,
should be thoroughly alive to the neces-
sity Of doing all that he can to aid the
prosperity and success of the city. Its
commerce, it. public improvements, its
government, its schools, its moral and
social standing, its physical and SAM
tary condition, the lettering of its
streets, its adornment by finer architect
ure, and better horticulture; all these
are things which should be jealousy
looked after by the citizens. The law
of the survival of the fittest' applies
as well to cities as to anything else. In
the struggle for success, that city will
win which is best worthy TO win. Again
We say, let every resident ask himself
What can | do to promote the growth
and prosperity of the cityt''
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
HOsc % Rebel Major Got q Pardon

Springfield Republican,.
A few days after the war had been
declared at an end Maj. Drewry went
to Washington, and, without the
usual ceremony of sending in his
name, lest he should be refused an
interview, made his way into the
presence of Secretary Stanton. "Mr.
Stanton" said he, 81 want my par.
don as soon as possible. I've fought
against you as long as could, and
I've been whipped; and now | want
to go home and so to work. I've got
hundreds of acres of land that have
been lying fallow for the last four
years, and l want to get seed into
every inch of it this spring, so Ill
thank you TO give me my pardon and
let me CO." He talked so fast that
Mr.. Stanton couldn't get in Il word !;
but being amused and rather pleased
by Maj. Drewry's bluff manner. he
asked ut last: son what ground do
you expect to get Il pardon, sir 7"
"On the ground, sir, that / showed
you how to build navy. You sent
your fleet of old wooden ships up to
Drewry's Bluff, and we knocked 'em
all to pieces and showed you, sir,
that wooden ships weren't worth a
d. And then you went to work
and got together navy that was
worth something, and it's on the
ground that my men proved your
needs to you that want a pardon. y
The Secretary laughed and told the
honest rebel to call next day, as he
would like to talk with him. Next
day Maj. Drewry got his pardon. and,
in return, gave Mr.. Stanton a great
deal of valuable information con.
corning the South and its prospects.
He went back to his pleasant home
on the James, and has ever since been
a wise, enterprising, prosperous citi'
zen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
EeT Method Of Lighting and Heat
ing.
Cincinnati Commercial.

Cincinnati Commercial.
Letters patent have just been OBJ
tanned by a citizen of Forest City
for a new method of lighting, SO sim
pie in its operation and application
that the most ardent devOtee of
science might we'll doubt it's plausi-
bility.
The inventor has, for number of
years, been operating and expert
menting in his laboratory in Eng
land, in order to bring his project
into practical shape. He is Mr.. Ed
ward b. Reynolds, who in September
last arrived in Cleveland, and has
since employed his time in working
up his theory.
Mr.. Tibbits, prominent patent So
licitor of this city, returned from
Washington with the letter patent on
the invention.
The device consists simply of an
ordinary air-tight cylinder, into which
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12

hardly he Il drug i'm the market. fol-
just those conditions are necessary to
the development of the malaria which
makes quinine active.
The lower alkaloids extracted from
the quinine sell at wholesale at from
Is cents to 81 an ounce, and are some.
times used in the West. Great guam.
titles, too, Of the lowest grade are
exported to China, where they com
mand about so cents an ounce. 1t is
not denied that the cinchona and
other alkalOids thus extracted are to
all purposes nearly as useful as qui.
nine, if the buying public but
believed it. About SOC, 900 ounces of
cinchOna are consumed i'm the United
States. In Europe nothing but the
best quinine is consumed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
The Rich americans Ban.

Mrs. Mackay, once of Nevada, but
now of Paris, wife OF the bonanza
king, has been astonishing even the
extravagant Parisians with her lavish
expenditures in giving entertain.
ments. Her last exploit in this line
was ball, one of the most splendid
ever given in Paris. She determined
to admit to her ball not more than
400 persons. In order to avoid crowd
ing her rooms uncomfortably, she re-
fused more than that number of re-
quests for invitations, and .notwith-
standing many of these requests
came from distinguished persons,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
lS---Sl.5O per Anlun in Advance
ADVERTISING RATES

Local NOTICES will he inserted at the fol-
lowing rairs-Fnc lines ar less, ~ cents; 10
cents for each additional line.
Jon PRINTING. both Plain and Ornamcntal
executed with ncatuc>S and promptness, AMI
at prices that will compare favorably with
ANY other job Printing House in the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
|84 SAMBORN & VALZ, 81
South Front Street.
Grand and Only Opportunity to Buy Sewing
Machine at Less than Cost
u lnipi r W sci
UNPRECEDENTED FIGURES!
II crates Il nj


l mn " may sura
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UNPRECEDENTED FIGURES

Of ,onpm evils the
Ing ing hines a these
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28
r B. NGNEW,
ArTRNTION soLDIERs!

have been admitted to practice rs an
Attorney i'm the Pension Office ut Wash
ington, d. G. All officers, soldiers, or
sailors who werc injured in the late war,
can obtain pensions to which they may be
entitled, nv calling on or addressing mo at
Tioncsta, Pa. Also claims for arrearages
Of pay and bounty will receive prompt at
tention.
Having been over four wears a soldier In
the latc war, and having for p number of
years engaged in the prosecution of SOL
diers' claims, my experience Will assure
the collection of claims in the shortest pos
Bjble time. J. B. AGNEW.
4Itf
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28

Intelligence just received fgom
he Warmer Observatory, Rochester,
n. Y, announces the discovery Of q
few comet located in tho constellation
df Virgo. Itis o striking coincidence
that this new and bright comet op-
poarod at the same hour President
Garfield was breathing his last. It
was FIRST eeen BY Z. g. Barnard in
Nashville, Tenn, who has made claim
through Prof. Swift for the Warner
prize Of 5000 in gold. This makes
the fifth comet seen since May first,
and Of this pumbor four have appeared
from the same spot in the heavens.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28
Attention Voters.

We give below q list of the Tax
Collectors in tho different townships,
and would impress upon all voters the
necessity of paying their County and
State taxes at least thirty days before
election if they wish to vote this fall
Republicans see to it at once, and
don't lose your vote by negecting to
pay your taxes. Those who cannot
find the collector, or have not the Op.
to see him can pay to the
County Treasurer, Always take a
receipt. Following are the Collectors;
Barnett-Philo Williams.
Green-Wm. Blume.
Howe-Wm. Black.
Hickory-R. L. Written
Harmony-T. w. Allendor.
Jenks-Aaron Brookway.
Kingsley-Geo. w. OsgOod.
Tionesta-Philip EmeEt.
Tionesta boro.-John Muenzenber-
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Court Mlnules.

Court called az 2:3O pm, Monday,
and constables returns we're taken,
after which it adjourned to Tuesday at
8 p. m, ct which time Court opened
With all the Judges present
True bills were found against John
Clark, Jas. CLARK, John Clark and
Elmer Mealy, and Geo. Frampton,
for larceny Of cattle.
A mol. pros. was entered in the three
cases of Commonwealth VS.. Road
COm'rs of Howe township.
Com. VS.. Road Com'rs Of Tionesta
township guilty.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28
Memorial Services.

Monday, the day set for the burial
of our dear President, was beautifully
observed in our place. The business
houses we're all closed from one till
six o'clock, bells were tolled, and oil
was hushed and quiet. Although an
unusual number of people we're in
town in attendance upon court, the
day throughout WAS almost as quiet as
Sunday, and altogether the day was
one of humiliation and mourning.
SERVICES AT THE CHURCH.
The tolling of the Court House bell
on Monday afternoon, announced the
hour of prayer at the M. E. Church,
where our citizens soon congregated to
observe the memorial rites indicated
in the proclamation of President
Arthur.
The meeting was called to order by
T. F. Ritchey, Esq, and organized by
the selection of Silas j. Wolcott and
Giles G. Butterfeld, Esq's., as Chair
man. Mr.. Butterfeld in a few re-
marks, spoke of the solemn event that
had called the citizsns together. The
choir then sang the anthem, go Death
whore is thy Sting7" Following this
an earnest and pathetic prayer was
offered by Miles w. Tate, Esq.
Among the many beautiful and
touching selections rendered by the
Choir, was one which Mr.. Dingman,
the leader, stated to have been the
Presidents favorite, entitled, "Life's
Harvest"
Addresses were called for by the
Chairmen, when the following named
gentlemen responded 7. f. Ritchey
and Miles w. Tate Esq's., Prof. Hill.
ard and Mr.. George Kepler. A solemn
feeling pervaded the entire assembly,
and the sentiments of the speakers
found ready echo in the hearts prss-
ent, without distinction Of creed or
party. Every one seemed to feel the
loss of eur beloved Garfield to be a
personal and private one, and a great
grief sat on the hushed and subdued
audience while they listened to the
eloquent music and the touching
words that told anew 20 the ear the
sorrow that already lay within the
hearts of all who listened.
The mourning draperies, gracefully
and beautifully arranged by the hands
of Miss Kate Cobb, Mrs. Irwin and
Mrs. Derickson, were fitting and ap-
pgopriate auxiliaries TO the deep WOO
which marked the solemn occasion !;
and that will be long remembered even
by our children as an impressive trib.
ute to one of the grandest historic char
acters Of our Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28
Base Bali.

The following from cup the creek"
will explain itsolf;
SALMON CREEK, Sept. 26, 81.
EDITOR Wish to have published
the score between the Buck Mills base
ball club and the Hopkins Bitters
club of Salmon Creek. Game played
at Buck Mills on Saturday afternoon ;
score stood,
Buck ............,...............43
Hopkins Bitters......... ................22
JNO. NOBLE, Capt. II. B. Club.
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r AwRENCE HOUSE,

TTONESTA, PENN'A, WM. SMEAR
RAUGH, PROPRIEToR. This house
Is centrally located. Everything now and
we'll furnished Superior accommOda-
tions and strict attention given to guests.
Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds served
in their season. Sample room for COM
mercial Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28

Robinson 81 Bonner having fin.
isbed their large and commodious
ware.ruom are now prepared TO han
die grain of all kinds, for which they
will pay the highest market price in
either cash or trade. 1t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28

FRAZIER AXLE CREASE One greas-
ing with Frazier Axle Grease will last
two weeks, all others two to three
days. Try it. 1t received first pre-
MUM at the Centennial and Paris Ex-
position. sep-28 Sm.
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FOREST COUNTY oFFIcERs.

Member Of Congress JAN. MosoRovE
A8sembLy--E. l.. DAVIS.
President Jaidge-W. y. BRowN.
Associate Judges-JoHN REoK, G.. a.
HILL.
Trcdsurer--N. S. FOREMAN.
ProthoaotoTH. Register C Recorder, &C.
JUsTIS BHAwKEY.
Sher{G.-C. A. RANDALL.
ComBtissioners-E BERLIN, ISAAC
LoNo, II. w. LEDEBUR.
Co'tnly SttperbtteHdeRt--J. Il. Hill
ARD.
District dCtorney-S. D. IRWIN.
Jury Commissioners--C. II. Church.
PETnR YoUNGK.
County SurUeyor-F. T.. WuITTEKIN.
COroacr-C. II. CHURCH,
County A AGtditOTS--NICHoIAs THoMP-
eoN, ID. Il, COPELAND, Il. 9. Lacy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-28

We have a superior stock Of
Boots and Shoes, bought at very low
price for cash. We will sell cores
pOudiDgly low. We pay cash for
merchantable produce and grain.
ct. ROBINSON g. BONNER.
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ESTRAY.

Came to the premises of the undersigned
in Howe township, Forest county, on the
10Th day of August, 1881, one light brindle
COW; one white cow, and one red and
white COW. Tho owner is notified to come
forward, prove property, pay charges and
tako the said cattle away, or they will bo
disposed of according to law. 49,
Sept. l3, 1881.