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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-17
OLD TIME AND 4.
BY WILLIAM +. MOSS.

BY WILLIAM r. MOSS
What, fifty and six2 Some mistake their
must bel
The years you bring now, cannot surely Il
Old Timel you're dotard or your eyes are st
blind,
mine behind.
Now pray In your movements less haste ant
| more leisure,
For I've noticed Of late you've quite short
ened the measure;
Four wocks make month";" was arithmetic
rule
When was boy hard at study In school;
Hut guess, my old fellow, you've taken t.
beer,
For of late you have had 1t, "Fonr weeks
make II year.
Now pray just remember that twas not long
When my wife was belle and l was her
beau,
have been no.
Then look at my head! See the brown of my
hair!
There il scarcely IL decking of silver yet
there:
Then look In my heart and you'll find IT us
young
And tender as poets of "Boyhood" have
sung.
IT'S true DONE look quite ~ young In the
face,
And the crows feet? Well; they none ever
Disgrace.
Nor climb 1 long stairs three steps ut bound
As did when heart and limbs were more
sound.
And then, to still keep in tho domain of truth.
ind things such follics r thought wise In
youth,
That thus now reason, How foolish are
Who are still out Of bed when the clock
striketh ten
And IL In the street car In II snug coy seat,
One rarely sees me stand upon my feet;
I'm too old own to be changing my base
For richly dressed form or II young pretty
Come mother and babe, come the sick or tho
I spring to my feet, on the strapping hold.
Then, too, ! remember, these children round
me,
Their father II baby danced on my knee,
And helped to teach him his A, Il and &.
Well! well! after all am growing old,
My years they have passed as IA tale that Is
told.
Old Timei take back the harsh words that
said
And call heavens blessing on your silver
crowned head,
For memory tells me again and again
The years which you brought had more pleas
ure than pain.
Like the old Concord coach that dragged
slowly its way
When fresh we're the horses and young was
the day,
But with crack of the whip and a whirring
of wheels
tSending dust flying over the fences and
fields,)
Came into the town on Il keen rapid run
When down in the west dipped the light-giv-
ing sun:
Thus thou didst move slowly through earlier
years,
But now the more swiftly as evening appears.
As its weary and dust covered traveller ut
night
Rolled up to his home with exultant delight
And landed. mid greetings of kith and of kin
And soon was enjoying the comforts within;
So thy weary and dust covered traveler,I,
With JOY 900 the dipping low I'm the sky
And cry bear me swiftly, q. Time! to that
home
From whose greetings and pleasures none
ever shall roam.
CHICAGO, March I, 1881.
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Naming Her Baby.
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press.
On the Bay City train the other
day was a woman with baby about
eight months old, and in the next
seat hack was an old man who could
not sit still until he had said:
"That's a baby you have there
isn't it,"
"Yes, SIR"
About year old, isn't he ?"
mercy! no. He is hardly eight
months old yet
"Isn't Ell I! Well, l am the father
of nine children, but it's been so long
since I've seen a baby that I've for
gotten how they ought to look. Is he
a girl!"
"NO, sir; he's boy"
"Just me again never can tell
one from 'tOther; is he purity
healthy"
40, yes"
Cquoit huChs hBhIo:
Never squalls at all"
Don't Ell! That's the kind Of a
young 'un like to see around. My
Samuel did nothing but howl for the
first two years, Sarah was allus sick,
Moses fell out of the cradle and
broke his arm, and something or
other allus allied every one of the lot.
Have you named this baby yet!"
"No, sir"
Haven't, Oh! Say?
"Yes, SIR"
"'Spos'n you Call him arter me
My fust name is Jefferson, and they
jeff me for short. I've got two $40
gold pieces for him il you want to
call him Jefferson"
"Tll do it," promptly replied the
woman.
"That's business. Here's the cash
and the boy is named arter me.
Lemme kiss him about four times"
The baby was duly kissed and con-
graduated, and at the next station he
left the train with his mother. The
old man was tickled half to death
over the matter, until the conductor
came along and asked:
"Did you pay her anything to
name that baby after you 2"
"Yes-twenty dollars. He's a
clipper, and don't you forget it,"
"And so is his mother. She's
down in the Detroit House of Cor
rection, and the woman who had him
takes care of him for two dollars a
week J"
"N.o-a!"
Fact"
The old mans jaw fell, his eyes re-
NAMED fixed on the ceiling for a
minute, and then fell back in his seat
with the exclamation
"Chaw me! Everybody has called
me fool for the past twenty years,
and now I know they were right !!
COnductor!"
YES"
"Please mop the floor with me and
break my neck, and step on me a
thousand times, and then throw the
mangled wreck into some swamp, for
l won't be no more good in this
world 7"
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idea of themselves. Miss Barbelle
Is an exception to this rule. She has
examined herself. She has prObed
her own heart. She knows her vir.
tues and imperfections as well rs 1
know them. and therefore has no OK.
cuse for being the hypOcrite that she
isl"
| "Mr. Arthur Montaine, you are
insolent!" exclaimed Miss Barbelle,
starting from her seat, and flushing
with auger.
al told you the scalpel was sharp,
madam. Pray, keep quiet. l touched
a nerve just then"
~ am no hypocrite, SIR"
." Yes, madam, you are. You have
let me love you for whole year, and
in the whole time your heart never
throbbcd once for me. You kept me
dangling round you for your amuse-
ment. You said to yourself, doubt
less, Here is Il pretty boy, somewhat
clever, well-brcd, and travelled. What
Il pity one can not buy young gentle.
men as one buys poodle dogs. l must
have some ono to amuse me; and
since ! cannot purchase this pretty
lad why ] will let him fall in love
with me, and thus he will become
my slave You succeeded, madam.
did fall in love with you. Idreamed
of no one but you. loved you with
all the power of young and strong
heart. But what did you care ? You
took me to the theatres, you permit.
ted me TO lead the German with
you, you drove with me at Newport,
you gamblcd with me at Saratoga. l
was II well-dressed piece of mechan-
ism to you, and that was all. A
iaquais de place. without Il salary; an
amusing puppet, that pulled his own
wires. This could not last, Miss
Barbelle so l disclosed to you my
love. did not hope very much, to
be sure; but still thought that in
time you might like me. What did
you reply, madam, to my honest
avOwal! You sneered, and laughed,
and pulled your bonnet to pieces, and
told me was too young! 1t is true
there were two years between US, but
what of that! l was not too young
for you to firt with, to dance with,
nay even to he compromised with, Miss
Barbelle but, fOrsOOth, l was too
young to marry! Why were you not
honest, and tel me that you loved
another sutton @
Because did not, or do not love
any other suitor." replied Miss Bar.
belle, with cold distinctness.
- do not believe it," said young
MOntaine, savagely.
"Mr. Montaine," said Miss Bar.
belle, rising, "after these insults, it
will be impossible for me to have the
honor of dancing with you again.
Mr.. Preston" she cried, calling to a
tall, handsome young man who stood
at a little distance from hor, " wiSh
to dance this waltz. Will you dance
with me!''
cit is he; it's that cursed fellow |
Preston that she loves" muttered
Montaine, as they whirled off to-
gether. Let him look out J"
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AGRICULTURAL kIScELLbsY,
:Cr duuM AS FODDER.

4
! a ritter III the Rural World says
Ihat i.e put in six acres s0wn broad'
cast and with drill, mostly OF the
Amber variety. After it was in the
first stage for making Syrup, with
seed in the dough, he cut it with a
sslf-raker. That sown broad cast
proved the best. From tins piece he
hauled Gge loads weighing 5000
pounds per load, the stalks being
from the size of a lead-pencil to five
eignths of an inch in diameter and
fully seven feet high. A large part
he left on the ground and hauled as
he wanted it for feed. He finished
hauling the 18th of March, the top OF
the bundle being little bleached,
out the balance was as sweet and
full of juice us the day it was cut.
"NOw for results" says the writer
81 am now feeding to my horses;
give one large bundle per day, and
it keeps them as loose as cut and
chopped feed, and it saves me a
large lot of grain, as have fed only
four quarts OF ground corn and rico
corn to each horse per day, all winter,
and they have worked halder than
most of farmers horses, foI they had
to haul all OF my feed fOr thirty head
of stock, and part Of it iiilty tons OF
millet) three miles. We have three
September pigs thlt win weigh i51
pounds each, and IL y nave nothing
this winter but sorghum stalks and
the siOIEs o. thr house >21lu ~ have
over gGn fDr them, bat TO-DAY, I f.of
it souriag. shall SOW ten acres for
feed this season, but snail wait until
the last OF June, as II makes III niilo-
ty days, then Xvii! have eoOi weather
to keep II IN and the green succ-!en6
fodder is WHIT / want ior feeu. Some
of my neig,ibO!s c,ic it early before
il headed oHt. There was no sweet
or sugar in IL and it heated and Ill
fired, moulGeG ana spoiled in the stack.
AS soon as the cool weather comes l
aim to haul il up and rick it, 50 rs 10
take off the seed and secure two crops.
Ny plan ,nIght not do on black aliu-
vial Or clay lands. ! an on the sandy
lands OF the Arkansas valley, cool and
moist. This may be the reason that
| kept cane !. as god condition all
winter hs ti.a day It was cut for
making syrup aud to-day l split
stalk from the bottom of the pile and
only the two lower joints showed
any signs OF change in color but
they were fresh, green and sound as
the day they were cut, and when
twisted the Juice ran in II stream, and
no acidity perceptible to the taste.
>. NJ. L. ID. does not give it credit
enough as q fodder plant; for Mr.,
WadswOrth has wintered 5000 head
of sheep on it, with only a loss, so
far, of twenty-thrte head and no
good su"U ~ - !.e..
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4 DRAWING-ROOM DRAMA.

"How excessively romantic you
are, Mr.. Montaine!'
Miss Laura, I adore yOu!"
"Bless me how we'll You do it.
Did You learn it in Italy or France !
For so young a man, you feign pas
sion wonderfully"
"Feignr' cried the young man
bitterly. "YOu think it feigning,
do you! Do you believe that. be.
cause 1 am not yet twenty, i can not
love ?"
"After fashion, yes! The love
of u youth is wild, bOisterOus, and
uncertain capricious as a Barbados
hurricane slippery as the seed of an
orange. A man must be thirty be.
fore he understands love, and thirty.
five before he comprehends women. "
eff chose, I could show you,'
said the boy, COMPRISING his lips,
4" that we understand women earlier
than that. know you, Miss Laura
Barbelle for the eyes of twenty are
strong as those of thirty. and have
read your character turned the
page!"
Indeed !" said Miss Barbelle,
suddenly piqued at the strange tone
of young MOntaine. - would give
worlds to hear yOur analyzation.
differ from most patients, and prefer
being dissected by inexperienced sur
geons to employing an old operator !!
Take care !" answered Montaine,
bitterly; "my scalpel is sharp"
$50 much the better, sir. 1t will
cut T. . cleaner. l only fear the
ragged wounds that bunglers make.
And she drew herself proudly up
and gazed at young Montaine with q
smile of pity for his audacity.
"Eh Jien! nous nous cOn,mencons,
replied the young man. "Arm your
self, Miss Barbelle, for you will heal
bitter truths
She smiled again, but this time
scornfully.
"You are lovely" said Mr.. Mon
tame, bowling with hooking cOur
tesy. "You are lovely, as everybody
in New York knows-and even sew
eral women admit it therefore it j.
true, You are well educated, for 20,
play the harp and the piano, can sing
Robert tot que j'ains,' and subscribe
to the Society Library. You dance
beautifully-by the way, we are en-
gagged for the next waltz-you dres
better, and possess the rare accom-
plishment of being able to talk well.
~ did not know that l was abou
Ito endure a catalogue of my charms,
said Miss Barbelle, coldly.
MADAME" answered Montaine
the picture must be painted befor
lit can be criticised"
"Criticise me, then, and do !
quickly" and she bit her lip, as if i
vexati0n.
"She is piqued," thought Nor
tame. "She is mine! !" He contir
ued aloud: 1t is a rare thing, Mis-
Barbelle, to find woman who know
anything about herself, beyond tn
fact that she is pretty. Self.exam
nation is not female charactistit
They are content to take the opinio
of men as to their qualities, and col
sequently seldom, If ever, get a tru
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FANCY ruoRorg 1BREp STOCK.

Major y. 7. Bayncs, OF Montreal,
arrived per steamer Manitoba last
night, with drove Of live stock,
from Hon, ". II. Cuchrlne's noted
iIillhnrst stock farm III Compton,
Quebec. These animals viii be taken
via the Northern Pacific road to Bis
marck, thence via steamer up the
Missouri river TO Fort Benton and
thence $50 miles overland to the
Cochrane cOmpany's stock rancho, on
Bow river, near Fort Kalgary, at the
base of the Rocky Mountains, in the
Northwest Territory. arriving there
about July 10. The company have
already taken to their rancho on Bow
river, which occupies an area Of 1922
900 acres, 5000 blooded cows. They
have a consignment Of " bulls in
quarantine AZ Qgebec, destined for
the same locality. Among he ,love
that leaves for the west, .u-.aorrow,
/ dtC lIlkCC NiNA ivy Dtt MINI
bulls, ranging in age from three TO
six months. The Hereford cattle
have rapidly increased in popularity
among stock men, possessing qualities
not found in other breeds. The ami
mails are fine specimens and in q
healthy condition, and will prove very
hardy ANA useful on the western
plains. They are valued at 5000
e..ch. There is in the drove a Ken
tuck jack, which looks as though he
had been filling an engagement as a
wooley horse in a musuem. There
are sixteen fine carriage and draft
mares. The most conspicuous ami
mails in the lot are the two thorough
bred English stations, Mosstrooper
aud Conrad. Mosstrooper is slender,
light chestnut animal, standing rs
hands high, five years old, with ex-
cellent qualities as to speed. He is
valued at 200. Conrad is q hand
4 some six years old bay, with dark
points, and has distinguished record
on the turf. Heir valued ut $4,000,
Duluth Tribune.
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/" say you did, sir!"
Pardon me, Mr.. Montaine; I did
not"
Il say you spilled that wine on me
designedly, Mr.. Preston, and insist
Oh an apology"
"You will not get it, Mr.. Mon
taine !"
Then. sir, 1 pray of you to &C.
cept the intention evinced by this -
and, so saying, Mr.. MOntaine drew
his white glove gently across Mr..
Preston's cheek. The next moment
he had received a stunning blow be.
tween the eyes.
This occurred in a small room in
the top of Mrs. Pegu's magnificent
house, which, on this occasion, had
been thrown open for splendid ball.
Maddened by Laura Barbelle's con.
duct toward him, a few hours pre-
viOusly, and enraged against Mr..
Preston, young Montaine had sought
the first opportunity for Il quarrel.
Fortunately this difficulty had but
two witnesses. mutual friends of both
parties-Messrs. Hinton and Calby-
both men Of fashion, and both thor
oughly az .fait as to the proper mode
of arranging such matters. Under
their skilled superintendent, it did
not take ten minutes to arrange u
meeting for the following morning
ut six o'clock ut H0boken. The al
fair was to he managed in the most
artful way. Principals and seconds
were to proceed separately to the
ground, and every precaution was
taken to prevent its reaching the ears
of the authorities in case of a fatal
result. Having settled the prelimi-
naries to the satisfaction Of all par.
ties, the gentlemen again descended
| to the ball room, whittier they had
come in search of chairs. for the
German cotillion. Laura Barbelle
"led" with Preston (; and it was with
a feeling of the most concentrated
satisfaction that MOntaine looked for.
ward to shooting him in the morn
ing.
About eight o'clock next day young
Montaine stood with haggard face in
his bedroom, hastily packing trunk.
Hinton was with him, in travelling
costume, and also looked gloomy ant
sad.
"This is a devil of a business, my
poor boy" said Hinton, with tru'
pity in his tones.
| "Oh, I shall never forget his face
as he lifted himself on his elbow ant
looked at me. 1t will haunt me
Hinton, to my dying day."
i "Well. you couldn't help it, yo'
know. You must try and forget it il
Europe. Devilish lucky for us tina
steamer sails to-day. The duel ant
| its result will, l know, be kept darl
until we are off,
i. 81 don't care much for myself.
said Montaine, glOomily. Who
there ?" he cried, with a start, a
some one knocked.
, The servant entered with a not
for Montaine. He tore it open. M,
God!" he cried "this was all tina
was wanting!"
Hinton took it. 1t was from Laur
Barbelle:
81 "Lknow ALL" it said. You hav
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Investments in Real Estate
AROUNP MANKATo,
Where carefully at present prices will better
than money at interest

The manufacturing interests of Mankao in the full
successful prosperity mechanics at work. labor
employed than before enterprises being projected
every he occupied and the brightest prospects for
the rapid growth of the city.
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TIM 3 Err L An D S A.!

We think the extension of railroads must greatly increase
the timber. However much coal and
hay be used for fuel timber absolute necessity for null
of purposes The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
surplus. We look for stronger and even rapid
Improvement in timber than in farm lands.
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MANIFEST DESTINY POINTS TO MANKATo

the great distributing center of Southwestern
industries multiplying will be pushed to the ut
supply the rapidly developing wants of the country beyond
foothold will be worth fortune in the future
Won want home you business location it and
lend Il hand to make
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Mankato the Leading City Of Southern MINI

We offer you Lots in the city proper suitable for business
all the Additions long time if parties will
improve.
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MANKATo FREE Press

LoCtL NOTICES will hc inserted AT the fol-
lowing ratcs-FNc lines or less, ~ cents; 10
cents for each additional line.
Jon PRINTING. both Plain and Ornamental
executed with ncatncSs and promptucss, and
nj prices that will compare favorahly with
anN other Job Printing House IN the country
, 1881-07-27

knows nothing Of them, who is Afri-
can only by the accident of birth
and undoubtedly is of a very differ
ent nationality to any of them. Some
asked the favor of being allowed 10
gaze upon the young gentleman.
Mr.. Collens, of course, declines to
allow lis young charge 70 be made
a show of. Sore i~,undreds however,
have seen Linn, in company with his
tutor, m the street o.. Saturday(2nd)
and on going to and returning from
Church next day.
The force Of circumstances pre-.
venting him returning TO Ashanti.
>tlIs father deposed, himself Il stran-
ger in his native country, of whose
language he krows-porhaps cares
to know nothing, whose ways and
morals 1t is to be hoped he has for
gotten and cast off. and where hrs
temperance might endanger his
life as a possible rival of the present
occupant of his fathers throne and
the British Government Icing in
every sense his guardian, the latter
Ere DESTROYS we believe of settling
him in life in some respectable POI
sition wherein he may enjoy a sala-
ny by which he may maintain tho
status OF an English & entleman in
return for the fuIflment of certain
responsibilities his education in Sur
rey, it is believed, has fitted him to
accept. Perhaps a situation may be
found for the young gentleman, in
the Treasury, where the lamented
death OF young Mr.. Holder has left
a vac ancy.
The name of Mr.. Collens's charge
is William KofNti-(pronounced
four syllables-Cofienty, the acc:nt
on the e~,)-Chro"iclc 9Th July.
, 1881-07-27
AN AFRICAN PRINCE IN
TRINIDAD.

1t very quickly became known
after the arrival of the Mail or
Friday night, hat among the pas
sengers brought by her was n son
OF the late King of Ashantee, who
with his brother, were taken to Eng
land tor their education eight years
ago, after the close Of the war on
the Gold Coast. The brother died
in Eng land of consumption, and Il
fear that the remaining youth might
suffer in like way from the effects of
a northern climate, so much more
trying of recent years than usual,
has Influenced his prott ctors to send
the young man to the West Indies
for the completion of his scholastic
studies. W. understand he is n
youth of about Is years, rather short
and broad built, of good manners;
and OF small but rather regular fea-
lures: carefully brought up at a
good School in Surrey /; who speaks
English with case and correctness,
havin g in fact forgotten his native
tongue! from the want of company
to ave with in that language.
He is staying at the Normal School
under the charge of Mr.. Collens,
whose house has been almost mob
bed by crowds of black folk eager
to see md, if permitted, to shake
hands with-nay perhaps pay obei-
sance to a prince Of Africa, of whom
they never heard before, and who
, 1881-07-27

off to 3 estates. OF the four single
uncombined estates, only one has
reached 1000 hhds this crop. Orange
Grove, Lothians, and SeviMa having
dropped out Of the list, with three
of the combined properties. Two
of this years amalgamated proper
ties turning out over 1000 hhds each,
were not in the 1875 list, as such
ownerships have changed since then,
by death and purchase, and les .gyos
p0ssSoms ont mGnges les petits-the
big fish have swallowed the small.
These are the cluster of estates on
the south bank of the Caroni river,
of which Frederick is Chief and cen
tire, now called the C'armi estate,
wherein a great usih built 3 or 4
years ago, making vacuum-pan SUI
ger, works up the produce of four
estates. The other is also a group
of four, of which Ste. Marie on Co.
dros bay is the principal one. Both
groups belong to the enterprising
house of TurnbuIl s. Co, or the
heirs of the late Gregory TurnbulI
Esq, who died on the eve of COM
pIetion and prosecution of grcnr
plans and improvements on the Ca
rom properties. With a good sea-
son such as 1875, six other proper
ties, at the least, would have been
added to the list of those making
1000 hhds. and upwards, and the out
turn Of that group would have to-
tailed Is to $4,000 hhds,-about
one.third Of the total crop of the
Island. 1t is an encouraging fact,
however, that despite an Gnfavoua able
season the improvements affected in
the great properties have, with srpe.
rior mana ~.nent we may safely pre-
sumo, admitted OF n:crop being reap
ed this year Oh some Of them nearly
equal to that of the same properties
in 18th eSc are the Ste Madelaine
group OF seven (or s. counting
WO0dlands) $3.50 in 1875 from 3
mills, and 5O55 this year from n
the Cedros ring already spoken of,
1916 in rs and 1891 this year; aud
the Brechm Castle union 1746 in rs
from two estates, and actually 81
hh'S. more this year from one big
mill.