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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
Star Of Bethlehem Coming.
, Washington Republican.


Prof. G. A. Grimmer, of Kingston, ia
maica, who is II scientist of fame, recently
made some wonderful prophecies in con-
nection with the action of the planets and
other heavenly bodies. Hesays of the Star
of Bethlehem In 1887 the Star of Beth
lehem" will be once more seen in "Casse
pia' s chair, and will be accompanied by a
total eclipse of the sun and moon. The
star only makes its appearance every 31j
years. II will appear and illuminate the
heavens, and exceed in brilliancy even Ju-
piter when in opposition to the sun, and,
therefore, nearer to the sun and brightest.
The marvellous brilliancy of the Star of
Bethlehem" in 1887 will surpass any of its
previous visitations. 1t will be seen even
by MONDAY, shining with quick, flashing
light the entire year, after which it will
gradually decrease in brightness and finally
disappear, not to return to our heavens nm .
til 2202, or 80 years after 1887. The stan
first attracted the attention of modern as
tronomers in the wear 1915. 1t was then
called new star. 1t was no new star, how
ever, for this was the star which shone sc
brightly b. c., and was the star that il
lumined the heavens Mt the nativity OF
Christ
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
Henry Bergh Advocating the Whipping
Post.

Henry Bergh, who has achieved great
reputation as humanitarian, on account of
his efforts in behalf of dumb animals, writes
to the New York Times There is Il grow
ing opinion among thoughtful people that IL
total abolition of penitentiaries and reform
atories i'll tins State and the substitution of
corporal punishment therefor. would drive
criminals to seek an honest living and save
millions of money annually 10 the people
who tax themselves for the perpetuatiOn of
the present costly and Intellectual system
To shut Il man up ina comfortable prison
for q or twelve months is TO deprive his fam
lily of his services and to reconcile him To
idlencss and crime. As for the confirmed
out law, whipping is the only argument he can
understand. Such is the opinion and prlc-
tice in certain parts of the world, and nota-
bly, in the State of Delaware, the statutes
relating To which are interesting reading
Feeling DESTROYS of obtaining more complete
knowledge of the practical working of the
whipping system, the undersigned adj
dressed letter to the Sheriff of Newcastle
Del the answer to which is so cuntirmn-
tory of its beneficial results that il is given
entire:
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, NEWCASTLE, Del, ,
Dee. ~, 1850. Henry BeIgh, Esq;
DEAR SIR: In reply To yours of the 18th
inst there are no published official statistics
pertaining to corporal punishment in this
State. This form of punishment is part of
the penalty for burglary, larceny, and petty
thefts. and the present Deputy Sheriff, who
has held that position for the past % years,
says, so far us his experience goes, it il the
best and most effective law We have for
those crimes. The robbers of the Delaware
Bank of Wilmington, who were convicted
in this State few years ago, were more
Disguised with, and dreaded the whipping
post more, than any other part of their sen
tence, and expressed themselves to that eff
feet, saying they would never again be
caught in Delaware In some few instan-
ccs an offender has been whipped second
time, but such cases are very rare. Respect
fully yours. PHILIP X. CLARK.
Sheriff of Newcastle County, Del.
This is from an official of that Common
wealth, who has hada quarter ola century's
acquain lance with what may be termed the
criminals healing art, and confirms the eX-
periences of others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
TOGETHER.

All, the meeting time! o love, how sweet
The spring time scented air,
When May-bells ring merry chime,
And tinkle everywhere;
When bird-winSs bear DER southern slope
The scent of musk and hcliOtrope,
And bird songs, sweet and sweetcr growing,
First WOO the roses into blowing.
And the summer time! o love, how bright
The amethystine skies
How fair each bud, and leaf and spray,
When seen through lovers eyes.
d silver stars of summer ewes,
o moonlight on the ivy leaves,
Fair, fair your sheen, but o the cleaning
or love-light in her fond eyes beaming
Think not of parting! Love, not yet
The fatefnl words repeat!
When leaves drift down the dusty path.
And no more CLEANS the wheat
When far 10 south the sweet birds fly,
And early tears bedim the sky,
'Twerc surely best in autumn weather,
That hearts should closely cling together.
SO, no fear have wc--my love and l.
Or barren hills and rain.
The dripof caves and song of birds
Melt in one tender strain.
Sweet flowers blossom in the heart,
When rose and violet depart;
The lOvc-birl sings through wintry weather,
The while We list its song together.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
Men Of Mighty Muscle.

From Brcntano's Monthly.
Topham, IN Englishman. born in 17l0,
was possessed of astonishing strength
His armpits. hollow in the case of ordinary
men. were with him full of muscles and
tendons. He would take bar of iron
with its two ends held in his hands, place
the middle of the bar behind his neck. and
bend the extremities by main force until
they meet together, and bend back the iron
straight again. One night seeing the watch
man asleep in his box, he carried the nan
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
What a GOvergOr Has TO Bear.
m Columbus, Ohio.

Telegram from Columbus, Ohio
Walking into the governors Office yester-
day afternoon, the correspondent found
the governor pacing across the room with his
hands clasped behind his back, vigorously
putting away at cigar, and evidently in
deep study. Saluting Governor Foster, the
writer put the question: How goes the
Senatorial contest?"
1.-The hardest contest before me at the
present moment is in there" and he pointed
toward his private Office. You see that
young lady in there-a very fine girl. She
was here last week and remained all day.
She is here now-came bright and early
this morning-to beg for pardon for her
brother, who is serving out ten years
sentence in the penitentiary. The case is
one cannot touch; but she wont give up.
1t seems as if her whole life was centered
in securing pardon for her brother; but
as said before, can not do it, though she
doesn't understand why" Just then sobs
were heard coming from the private room,
and the governor continued: eyes, she has
been begging and imploring all day, with
tears in her eyes, for me to give her brother
back to her 1t is very trying, indeed, to
meet such pleadings and remain firm.
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Carlyle's "French Revolution"
From the London World.


In No. 81 of Chambers journal, 1880,
page 66J, it is correctly stated that the man
uscript of the French Revolution" was
carelessly burnt. But it is further stated
that Carlyle told Mr.. Thomas Arid that he
considered the second effort better than the
first. This is inst the contrary of Carlyle s
account made some four years since to the
writer of this note. Sitting one evening i'll
the drawing room of the house in Great
Cheyne row, Chelsea, self and Carlyle were
in conversation upon different subjects,
when remarked, II have heard that the
manuscript of the French Revolution was
destroyed before going to the printers.
Was that so?" Carlyle: "Ay, ay, it was so.
Myself: What did you do under the eli :
cumstances?' Carlyle: For three days
and nights could neither eat nor sleep,
but was like daft man" Myself: But
what did you do ut ast?' Carlyle: well,
Just went away into the country and here
he burst out into n fit of loud laughter, and
then said, II did nothing for three months
but read Maryat's novels" and after seri-
ous pause he remarked, Il set to and wrote
it all over again." but in a melancholy tone
concluded, 81 dinna think it's the same; no,
dinna think it's the same"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14

hemmed in by circle of dancing, leaping.
bowling sayages. was Josephs brother,
standing over Joseph dead body. The gold
hunters heard the pop pop! pop! of the boy :
revolver ~ they burst into view, and next
moment they were charging down upon the
demons, using rifle and revolver with terri
Bile effect. In two minutes not II live Indian
was in sight. .Iosephs brother stood over
the body. nm empty revolver in his hand.
The men cheered wildly as they looked
around, hut the boy looked into their faces
without sign of exultation, surprise or glad
ness.
There were three dead Indians beside the
wagon, killed where the fight commenced,
and the corpses in front of .ioseph's broth
~ numbered more than the victims of the
sixteen men.
is Joseph badly hurt" asked one of the
men, rs he halted his horse beside the boy.
He is dead" whispered the white faced
defender.
lie is! God forgive me for the part took
last night"
You called him II coward" cried Josrph's
brother. and You are Ia blame for this !,
Was he "A coward Look there. and there.
and there, We drove them back from the
wa.on-drovc them clear ont here! Joseph
Is utuu. on are MS HhuTutitTS.
Every man was near enough Ia hear his
voice and to note his action rs he picked up
the rifle of an Indian and sent n bullet
through his own head. With ordinations
of grief and alarm trembling on their lips.
the men sprang from THEN saddles. The
boy WAS drad-dead rs Joseph-and both
corpses were bleeding from dozen wounds.
Well carry them up tn the train and
have burial in the mornin," said one of
the men. and the bodies We're taken up he
hind two of the horsemau. They did have
a burial, and men looked into the grave
with tears III their eyes, for they had dis
covered that Joseph's brother was II woman.
Yes, Il woman. with whitest throat and sof-
test hands. 1t might have been Joseph's
wife. or sister. or sweetheart. No one could
tell that: but they could tell how they had
wronged him, and they said, as they stood
around the grave:
We hope the Lord won't lay it up agin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
Praying for a Chief Justice.
Wash. Letter to Phil. Times

In 1860, after the election of Mr.. Lincoln,
Chief Justice fancy was very ill-so i'll, in
deed, that his life was scarcely hoped for.
There was Mt that time some noble old Re-
publcans in Congress-Seward, Chase, Ben
Wade, Fessenden, Sumner, Thad. Stevens,
and /. don't remember how many more.
The Republican administration would come
in in March, 1861. If fancy should have
died before that time Buchanan would have
appointed young Democrat, who would
probably last for forty years. If fancy
should not die until after March then Lin
coin would have the appointment, and he
would have selected Republican. So these
old Republicans, for the first time in their
lives, were solicitous about the health of the
old Chief Justice. They asked daily about
him, and had all the religious people pray
that his life might se spared. Even Wade,
lack Chandler, and Thad Stevens prayed.
Probably they did it; at any rate fancy got
well and was alive on the 4th of March
He also was alive on the succeeding 18th Of
March, and still alive March 4th 1868.
Then the old stalwarts began to get alarmed
lest fancy, who was within year or two Of
80 years old, would outlive Mr.. Lincoln's
term. Ben Wade said that at meeting Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
GEORGE ELIOT.
Personal Description Of the Great Novels

Personal Description of the Great Novelist.
Kate Field when young girl, met George
Eliot at the house Of T. Adolphus Trollope,
brother of Anthony Trollope, in Italy. She
thus describes the interview:
There she stands quietly in the moon
light, speaking earnestly to Adolphus Troll
lOpe, while Lewes hovers near calling her
attention To- the exquisite beauty of the
lights and shades made by the moon. One
by one the guests are presented to the au-
thor of Adam Bede, who receives all with
shrinking diflidence; more and more won
der whether Mr.. Trollope will remember
the American girl in the corner-a nobody.
There sit, growing very detected, when
the host offers his arm to George Eliot, and
they walk toward u Madonna which is above
work; the host discovers me. /
am introduced, and my heart
beats quickly as George Eliot takes my
hand and seats herself beside me. express
ing great interest in all young girls who as
pire to lead broader lives than those carved
| out by society. / gaze mt her with delight
and see a woman of medium stature, of
large frame and fair Saxon coloring. In
heaviness of jaw and height of cheekbone
she greatly resembles a German. nor are
her features unlike those of Wordsworh's.
whom Hazlitt swore looked Just like horse.
We are all said to resemble some animal,
and George Eliot's animal, like Words
worth's, is the horse. Her eyes are pale
blue, her mouth large and sensitive, he r
teeth large and white. The expression of
her face is gentle, while her manner is sin
gularly timid; yet, as if by force of will, as
if she had been told something about me by
good Mr.. TrollOpe she puts this timidity
aside, relates her own literary experience,
and suggests advice.
For years." she says, Il wrote reviews
because I knew too little of humanity. and
doubt whether should ever have ventuled
upon novel had not Mr.. Lewes urged me
Ia il. TO him / submitted my "Scenes of
Clerical Life, short stories of the worth of
which was in doubt. Mr.. Lewes insisted
upon their publication, and their success
put an end to my reviews. All my manu-
scripts pass through his hands before they
are submitted to the public. Heismy critic
and my inspiration"
To think that George Eliot should be tell
ing all this to a school girl! Why, | can
scarcely believe my own ears yet, venture
to ask whether she enjoys writing; whether
it is easy work. NO." she replies, II am
miserable when writing, but am still more
miserable when not writing" After more
kindly words George Eliot rises, her husband
comes forward and claims acquaintance
with "the little republican" / find myself
actually talking and laughing with these two
wonderful creatures, and then they bid me
good might That is all see of them, their
fortnight's stay in Florence being over.
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renounce all authority over her, and for the
future hand her over, bag and baggage, to
her husband
The custom among the Jews Of giving a
shoe ms n token of surrender of ownership,
when bargain was made, is mentioned in
the Bible in several instances. The family
of Ruth gave Boaz II shoe, rs an indication
that "Barkis was willin'.''
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
GIVE HIM A LIFT.

Give him lift Don't kneel in prayer.
Nor moralzc with his despair.
The man is down. and his great need
Is ready help not prayer aud creed.
It's time when the wounds are washed and
healed,
That the inward motive he revealed:
But now. what whate'er the spirit be-,
Mere words are hut mockery.
One grain of aid just now is more
To him than tonnes of sanity lore.
Pray, il you must. in your heart,
But give him lift, give him start
The world is full of good advice,
az prayer and praise and preaching nice:
But the generous souls who aid mankind
Are scarce ~ gold, and hard :" find.
Give like Christian speak III deeds:
4 noble lte's the best Of creel.
Aud lac shall wear royal crown
Who gives them II lit when they are down
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
Throwing Things ut the Newly Married.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

Throwing rice at new married pair is n
relic of the old Roman marriage ceremony
called "cOnfarreatio" cake made of the
coarse -four of some kind of grain was Of
fered as a sacrifice to the gods. in presence
of ten witnesses. The superstition is pre-
served in the practice of throwing handfuls
of rice after newly welded couple for
luck"
Throwing the old shoe after bride is q
survival Of Jewish custom 80 ancient that
it's significance is lost in the shadows Of
antiquity. Some suppose the meaning to
be that by this act the parents Of bride
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
"Newspaper Talk"
From Harper's Weekly.

FfOm HarpefS weekly.
The protest against the Passion play was
newspaper talk, but it was effective. The
objection to taking Central park for the
great exhibition was mainly newspaper talk,
but the park is not to be taken. The assault
upon Tweed and his gang was mainly news
paper talk, but it saved the city of New
York from revolution. The renown of
great actors and artists of any kind is large
ly newspaper talk, but it serves the pur-
pose. The public man who condemns the
newspapers despises the best means of learn
ing what he most needs to knOw-the con-
dition and movement of opinion. What de-
gree of influence he shall concede to it is
his own affair, and his own sagacity must
determine the relative value of various coun-
sci.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14

some of the old Republicans named above
late in 1863 the subject of praying for Taney
came up, when Chandler, slapping Wade's
back, said: well, boys, I'm id II I don't
think We overdid it," Chief Justice fancy
lived until October, 1864, and died Just in
time to enable Mr.. Lincoln to put Judge
Chase in his place aud thus got him out of
his way for the second term of the Presi-
dency
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14

Official returns show that the foot and mouth
disease is seriously spreading amongst the cat
tie in all the larger counties Of England There
are 6, 754 cases of the disease in Norfolk and
1876 in London.
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Another Fire.

Monday morning between
half past two and three o'clock
policeman Lockett discovered
fire in Schillings barbershop on
the east side OF the square.
The fire alarm was at once CIV
en- and was promptly responded
to by the department. When
the firemen arrived the barber
shop was smoking in a manner
that would have done high
honor to a North Carolina tar
kiln. AS soon as steam could be
raised on the engine, which was
only seven minutes,-the doors
we're .bursted open and two
streams of water were played
on it, the Siamese coupling hav-
ing been put on SO as to play
from the front and rear of the
building. Although the inte-
rior of the barber shop was con-
siderably charred the flames did
not appear on the outside and
were speedily subdued, not
however before it had made
some Roadway in A. Stelzig's
saddler shop adjoining on the
north and separated only by a
board partition. Stelzig's stock
was removed but in a badly
damaged condition by water
and fire. Houses barroom adj
joined Stelzig and also separa-
ted by a board partition was
damaged by water and break
age. The buildings are the
property of Mr.. P. w. Connell
and were damaged to the ex-
tent of about $1,000; fully COW
cred by insurance. Mr.. Stelzig
values his stock at $1,000 and
and had $4,000 insurance which
will barely cover his loss. Schill-
ing had 5000 insurance
on his shop and says that his
loss is fully 5000. The origin
of the fire is involved in mys-
terry, and as justice Hackworth
is engaged in holding a fire
inquest we await the verdict of
the jury, which adjourned to
meet again to-day, the evidence
being incomplete.
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A Down Town Merchant,


Having passed several sleepless nights, dis
turbed by the agonies and cries of suffer-
ing child, and becoming convinced that Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup was just the ar
ticle needed, procured a supply for the child
On reaching home and acquainting his
wife with what he had done, she refused TO
have it administered to the child as shewas
strongly in favor of Homeopathy. That
night the child passed in suffering, and the
parents without sleep. Returning home
the day following, the father found the baby
still worse; and while contemplating anoth-
er sleepless night, the mother stepped from
the room to attend to some domestic duties
and left the father with the child. During
her absence he administered portion OF
the Soothing Syrup to the baby and said
nothing. That night all hands slept well,
and the little fellow awolle in the morning
bright and happy. The mother was de-
lighted with The sudden and wonderful
change, and although at first offended al
the deception practiced upon her, has con-
tinued to use the Syrup, and suffering cry
ing babies and restless nights have disap-
peared. A single trial Of the Syrup never
yet failed to relieve the baby, and overcome
the prejudices of the mother. Sold by all
druggists. IS cents bottle.
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commissioners Court.

May term Thursday-Or-
derded that Beauchamp be al
lowed $3.50 for work on well.
VIM. Gillespie allowed $3.50
for carrying pauper to poor
farm and for clothing for same.
R. Hoffman allowed SI7.3o
for goods for poor farm, also
S23.95 for same.
E. Reichardt allowed SI2 for
two mattresses for poor farm.
F. Krentzlin allowed Is cents
for candles for district court.
J. H. Hutchinson allowed
$4,000 as follows : for boarding
prisoners to May 18th $4,000;
boarding lunatics same time
SIS6; salary for quarter $50;
guardforJail from Nov. 10 80
to May IL 81 S276.
il. Moore allowed SIS for
salary for quarter.
J.. D. McAoo allowed sI8 for
fees in criminal cases disposed
of.
At the request of Judge Nc
Adoo he was allowed 20 days
leave of absence each during
the months of June aud July.
Reports of several county
officers received and filed.
Ali officers who failed to re-
port were ordered to do so at
the special term of this court
to be held Ist Monday in June
or be proceeded against accord
ing to law.
J.H. Hutchinson allowed SI8
for support of infant child whose
mother is a lunatic in county
jail.
Joe. Hoffman allowed 81 for
commissions on supplemental
roll
Commissioners allowed s.
per day each for 4 days atten-
dance on court and the sheriff
81 per day for q days.
Adjourned.
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FIRE INQuEsT.-On Monday
w. P. Doran made complaint
before Justice Hackworth that
che has good reason to believe
and does believe that some per-
son whose name and descrip-
ton is unknown did set FIRE to
Schillings barber shop" A
jury of inquest was empanneled
and after two days investiga-
ton, in which Schilling, J. M.
Lockett, and Joe Parker were
examined. The verdict was !:
that the fire occurred, from
causes wholly unknown to US"
The Pleasant Hill school Gel
ebration which was to have
taken place May 7, but was
postponed on account of in
clement weather, will take place
on Saturday June nth, at
Shorts grove in Spreins pasture
near Pleasant Hill postofice.
Every arrangement has been
made and there is already a fine
dancing platform in the grove.
It's expected that a large crowd
will be in attedance. See ad-
vertisement elsewhere.