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National Republican., 1881-07-13
DIED..

MORRISON-On tho evening of July II. 1881, at 10
o'clock. Captain {. :. MORRISON, IN the hly-eEhth
year OF his age
Funeral Will take place this (wcdnesdayl after
nt three o'clock, from the Foundry Church
Friends Of the family are invited to attend.
wHEELER-On sunday morning, July 10, at his
residence, l6A l. street northwest, WILLIAM II.
WHEELER, aged my years.
Relatives and friends of tho family are respectfully
invited To attend Ills funeral Wednesday, July i3,
nt four o'clock RON 81. Angustine's Church.
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1901 THE GREAT 1907
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST
DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAIL.
SPLENDID SCENERY, MAGNIFICENT EQUIP
THE GREAT
1881
1881

TO THE NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTHWEST.
sp1ENbfp H2SR sGESEN TScE TSGNftdNF SIH! A! EQUIP
TRAINS 1EEyE 4 EEEE THS &&T SSTJS n 1881 ssn Depot COZ,
For p,t.hup nST Sr sSlan 9 a.. , streets & rs 2lo% with
daily, with Sleeping Cars from Harrisburg to C!n'
cnnGti, s. Louis and Chicago $50 u. M. daily,
RALTIMoRE AND POToNAc RAILROAD.
For Canandagrln, Rochester Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
q. m daily, except Sunday; at a3O y. M daily OK
cent saturday, with Palace Cars to Canandneun
For Wlamsport Lock Haven and Elmlra at IO;sD
~ a. & m daily except sunday am INN. - ON ,oo,
and 1915 y. mon Sunday, 2eO D. me- 1000 aud lo'id
Limited Express OF Pullman Parlor Cars, $50 a. m.
For brooklyn New York, all through trains connect
arordinE direct transfer to Fulton street, avoiding
t., double ierragc across she, New York Guy ~ ,ooo,a
iGi5 y. m. On Sunday. ZOO p. m 90 looJ. and
For Baimorc DO 500 sso io5 a. n and 20 400,
$40, $40 20 1000 and 1913 T., T. M lac on SUNDAY 500
For Popes Creek Line Gao a. m. and 4io y. IN. daily,
For Annapolis SiO a. m. and 40 m. dahl. except
ALEX4Sb SbRLA AND TREpERIcEsBgng RAIL
VA, hHp ~. pAnLEnAANDRlA AND WAshlNe-
For Alexandra, 7:O0 7;2o go a. M, and iSo a. m.,
saadsys Sun syS 0 5 9 ahd s5 SU' a ana aud S o p M q"
For Richmond aud the south, 1900 and ii:lo IN.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington. 600. sos
and 1000 a. M, l240, 500 500 700. and 9lo T. m,
and l2Ol midnight SUNDAY, ~ sV5 and 1000 ~ in',
Tickets formation he procured NJ the ofce.
northeast corner OF IhI!een,n , street nMI renyl
len for the checking of baggage TO destination from
j. H. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager
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PRopuCE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE July l2-Vlrgina sixes-c
s3ys do second series 81 past due coupons, 9lgnew
ten.foTues, 556 bid to-day,
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Or NJ. A. DAUpHIN,
2i3 Broadway, New York.
Or j. II. IIORBACU,
COS Fourteenth street n. W..
Wash I'm ton.
Notice to the Public.

Al or Grand Extraordinary Drairinps are "Htie
hgnpSrri,ion dHd management NJ a I'm ERALS q. I
BEAOREGARD amt UBAL A. EARLY.
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Gropelcrs' C5uioe.
THE WEST JERSEY RAILROAD
(SEw BROAD GAUGE,

PHILADELPHIA aud ATLANTIC CITY.
Is running fast trains or elegant Passenger
Coaches and Pnrlor Cars IN WHICH tho CttARGE
FOR SEAT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 25 CENTS).
Through without stop In % minutes.
Passengers from Washington will take the through
trains Of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Hal
unore and Ohio railroad to philadelphia. and arrive
nj pcnnsylvRna Railroad station, Thrty.yccpud and
Market streets nj the philadelphia Wilmington
and Baltimore Iiniroad Station, nj broad and Wash.
inEion avenue where Union Transfer cnarhes or
street CONNECT direct tn station of tho West Jer
sey Railroad, at FOOT OF MARKET STREET.
For through tickets baggage checks and nll inIor.
NATION. apply as fnll0wsi Northeast corner Thir.
tcenib street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. station Bal.
timnre and Potomac Rnilrnad, corner Sixth md u
streets! sa lcnnsyvanin avenue, 1851 Pennsylvania
avenue, station baltimore aud Ohio NnllrONtl.
!. u. WOOD, General Passenger Agent,
FRANK THOMSON, General Manager. my2e2m
DALTIMoRE AND ONO RAILROAD.
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rore,rn y,ouev ,r,r,..,
BnItImore stock Hoard,

LONDON, July i2.-Bar silver, 6OI; Atlantic and
Great Western rsts, 57yi; Erie, $5)si Reading s9A.
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AppROXTMATTON PRTIEs.

Responsible corresponding agents wanted AZ all
points, to whont liberal compensation will he paid.
For further Information, write clearly, giving null
address. send orders by express or registered letter,
or money order by mail, addressed only to
NJ. 4. DAUPHiN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15
How Uncle Sile Run q Caucus

When poor old Uncle Silas Patterson
went to his grave the other day not q
mourner followed. and never will Q
tear moisten the earth above him. In
by-gOne days he aspired to be pOlit-
ical leader. and there are plenty Of men
who remember how he once run ward
caucus. Knowing his ambition to be-
come power in the ward. three or
four old jokcrs put up plan to make
him Chairman of the caucus shortly To
DO held. and they visited him in body
and explained:
Everything will depend on how you
run this caucus. Be calm. Be digni-
fed. Dou't let any one ride over you.
One will move this and the other that,
but YOU must refuse to entertain any
motions until you have ascertained the
pleasure of the meeting"
Uncle Sile was delighted and pulled
up, and he could hardly wait for the
hour which was to witness his triumph.
He was called to the chair. as planned,
and after few remarks to prove his
gratitude, he called for order and said:
Nov. then, what is the pleasure Of
the mceting?"
A citizen rose in reply and began:
al move you. MIR. Chairman. that we
now pro"
"Order! Order!' called Uncle Sile.
Il am in order"
"You are not! Take your seat or I'll
have you put out"
The astonished elector dropped back
to second fiddle, and Uncle Sile con-
tinued.
snow. then. what is the pleasure Of
the meeting"
IL move that we proceed to bal"
1t was another electOr, and he had
only got thus far when the Chairman
cried out:
II call for order! II we can't have
order we might as we'll adjourn. l
now ask you for the third time, What
is the pleasure OF tho meeting"
The electors were dumbfOunded for
q time, but one of them recovered q
little sooner than the rest and asked:
''Is this q caucus?"
ssYou bet!" answered Uncle Sile.
"Are we here to nominate ward Of
ficers?''
"We are"
s'Then sir, move that we pro-"
''Order! order!" yelled the Chairman.
THAT'S the third VI fourth time that
trick has been tried here. and the next
man who makes u motion before have
found out the pleasure of the meeting
will be put out! Now, then. is there any
pleasure in this meeting? II SO. where
Is it and what is itp"
He soon discovered. About twenty
men rushed for him at once. and he
went out of the window like bag Of
sand, and before he had come to, the
caucus had transacted its business and
adjourned. The incident not only cured
Uncle Siles' ambition to be u political
leader, but it Is doubtful il he ever cast
another vote. Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15
Neoossary 70 Have One.

Recently the wife of sea captain
visited the Philadelphia AlmshOuse for
the purpose Of securing child for
adoption. In her tour through the
nursery she selected child about eight
weeks old-a bright, chubby boy-and
obtained the consent OF the mother to
adopt him as her own. The necessary
papers were made out and signed, and
then 1t was the sea captains wife broke
forth in an ecstacy Of rejoicing, and
Rugged and kissed the little infant,
saving To it: '.YOu don't know how
much Joy you are bringing with you to
your now home" The excessive re-
}oicing of the lady and the enigmatical
address to her new charge excited the
curiosity of the officers, and she was
asked to explain how it was the baby
could be such q treasure. "Why, GER
tainly," replied the young foster-moth-
or, ''my husband is q sea captain. We
were married about eleven months ago,
and he went to sea soon after our we'd
ding. He will be home again in two
weeks, and won't he be happy man to
find that he has nice pretty boy wait
ing to welcome him homer And again
the woman pressed the child to her
bosom, and chuckled over the de-
ception she was about to practice
on her unsuspecting husband: The
child was hers legally. 1t had been
given her by its mother In due form OF
law, and she was bent on presenting. 1t
to her husband as his own son. The
officers of the institution warned her OF
the consequences which might arise If
in after years the husband should dis
cover the trick which in her ill-con-
ceived affection she had practiced upon
him; and she burned the papers to pre-
vent the possibility Of his ever discover
ing the proof of the deception. and went
away with the child. The last words
she uttered on leaving the almshouse
were: won't baby make papa's heart
glad aud his home happyr'
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Granllm0thcrs.

Crnn,lmnihrrs arc very nice folks
They beat ali the niints In creation,
They lei u chap II what he likes,
And dent worry about education
am s,irr can't src u mt all,
What = poor tell Nv ~ r could do
Far nppl sa"d 4 'ni,.s'i and cakes
Without u grandmother or two.
And " he ~ Ind now and then.
And max 81 rrra; rnckcting noise,
They only hook over heir specs
Aud say, "Ah, these boys will DO bOysl
site T. only short at the best;
i."t IN" children Ia h'ppy Ia day"
Then they iopk for while nj the sky,
Aud the hills that are far, far AWAY.
Quite often rs twi light comes ON,
C,andmnthcrs sing hymns very low,
To themselves. as they rock by the fire,
About heaven, aud when they shall 20.
Aud then, n boy stepping Ia think
Will lind n hot tear in his eye,
To know what will come at tho last
For grundmothcrs all have To die.
lwish they could stay here an pray.
For hoy needs their prayers every
night
Some boy, more than others s'pose--
Such rs need u wonderful sight.
SOUTHERN CuuKcHMAN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15
A Cotton Gin.

Very few persons of the North have
ever seen cotton gin, and these who
have not, of course. have very vague
ideas about its construction and Its
work. A cotton gin machine is not IS
bulky as an ordinary tanning mill. It
il called . ''ssw gin" because circular
saws, about . foot across. are set upon
o wooden cylinder. perhaps half or
three fourths of an inch apart. For
largest sized gins the cylinder is five
feet long. The saw runs between steel
CRATES set in the back of the feeding
hopper, so that the teeth reach just
beyond the bars and catch the fibres.
which adhere strongly to tho seed. and
pull them through the openings be-
tween the CRATE bars, leaving the seed
behind. The lint is cleared from the
teeth by revolving brushes. and is
either blown by fan through . spout
to the lint room, or else, BY an inn
proved process, Is famed into large
Watts, which can be taken up and put,
one after another. into pile to form 0
bale. A large gin IL run by about six
mule power two hundred and fifty rev.
olutions q minute, and will gin one
hundred and fifty pounds Of lint in an
hour.
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The Desolate Moon.

There Is nothing in astronomy more
impressive than the utter desOIatiOn
ana death that reign on the chalk-line
surface OF this dead planet. There are
no clouds to diversity the sky, NO twi-
light to prolong the day, no sound
breaking the eternal silence. Immense
Orators. deep assures. rounded hillOcks.
and the scars of mighty connections
are all that remain Of regions that were
probably habitable like the earth in
times gone by. The view on tho ter
minatOr was the most interesting. In
stead Of the unbrOken line Of light that
marks its appearance to the naked eye.
the moons rough edge was formed OF
branching horns OF radiant light. like
the antlers of a stag or huge formations
Of coral. These were the submits OF
lunar mountains. lighted up by the sun.
which was Just rising to this part OF
tho moon. The bright mountain peaks
were weird and wonderful Us well as
beautiful. though their only admirers
were observers two hundred and forty
thousand miles away.
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A Canada farmer discovered o pit
containing 500skulls. Must have been
the site Of an ancient theatre to have
had W many dead heads in the pit.
A Cad Story Of . Wrecked Life.

A Sad Story Of Wrecked Life.
The most thrilling aud sadly sug-
gestive temperance lecture is the sight
Of once noble. talented man. left in
ruins by intoxicating drink. A WASH
ingt0n paper tells Of q ragged beggar,
we'll known in the streets OF that city.
who once held an important command
In the army. having been promoted for
personal bravery. from o cavalry lieu
tenant to nearly the highest rank In
military service. One night recently.
when he had been too successful in
begging liquor to sate his craving and
while lying hclplessly drunk In the rear
part Of . Third street saloon. some men
thought ~ play u joke on him by steal
ing bis shirt. snc proceeded to strip
him. ..i ...
Underneath his shirt. aud suspended
by Q string from his neck. was small
canvas bag. which tho men opened and
found It contained his commission as
brevet maj0r-genersl, two congratula-
tory letters-One from General Grant
and one from President LincOln--a
photograph Of q little girl. and curl
of hatr-a ''chestnut shadow" that
doubtless some day crept over the brow
OF some loved one.
When these things wore discovered,
even tho half drunken men who found
them. felt q respect for the mans former
greatness. and pity for his fallen con-
dition, and quietly returned the bag
and its contents to where they found
them. and replaced the sleeper's clothes
upon him.
When y reporter tried to interview
the man. aud endesvOred to learn
something Of his life in tho past few
years. he declined 10 communicate any
thing.
He cried like child when told how
his right name and former position
were sscertained. and with tears trick.
ling down his cheeks said:
"For Gods sake, sir, don't publish
my degradation. or my name. at least,
IL you are determined to say something
about it. II il enough that know my
self how low have become. Will you
promise that muchp II will do no
good. but will do my friends great
deal of harm. rs. unfortunately, they
think died in South America, where l
went at the close Of the war;"
Intemperance and the gambling-ta-
BILE hs said. had wrought his ruin.
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LEICESTER SHEEP.


OconomowOc, Wis, June 18TH
AS the reports of June sheep-shear.
ing come in, some figures concerning
the yield of the famous fiocks Of
imported Border Leicesters on the
stock farms near here have been
given to the Tribune correspondent.
The premium Leicester eve on the
farm of Capt. Jack Whittackcr
sheared fleece that weighed Tx
pounds. A yearling ram of the same
flock, sheared very long, gave a fleece
weighing 17K pounds, and all of the
imported yearling ewes fleeces rang
ing from Is to 151a pounds. The
average Of the entire flock Of 200 or
800 head will easily reach IL pounds
per head. 1t is believed that these
figures cannot be duplicated in the
State, as this breed has proved to be
the best for wool that can be raised
in this country,
Following is an extract from a
letter to Capt. Jack from John Sne1's
Sons, of Canada, who have had great
success in eep-breeding:
1--WE think you were very fortunate
In getting such good lot of Leices.
ters from the famous prize.winning
flock of Mr.. Smith, of Acton, who
retires from farming only on account
of ill.health. His sheep have certain
ly had an uncOmm0nly good run of
success in winning honors at the
leading fairs in Canada during the
last ten years, having won more first
class honors than any other man in
Canada in the class in which he
showed. The old ram Hero sent you
has had remarkable record of sue
cess, never having been beaten, and
his stock has always been very sue
cessful.
1.-THE fine yearling rams bred by
Mr.. Whitelaw, and which Mr.. Smith
bought for his own breeding, Is prob
ably the last we had in Canada, and
Is bred from first-class imported ram
and eve.
"The S0uthd0wn rams sent you
are first-class representatives Of that
grand breed of mutton sheep 50 val
liable for early maturity, 6neness of
flesh, and quality Of wool.
"Wishing you the full measure of
success which your spirit of enter.
prise deserves, we remain, etc.,
JOE SMELLS Sons"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15

A San Francisco dispatch reiterates
the statement that the real Roger Itch
borue has turned up. he having been
living for many years. In the vicinity Of
San Diego, Gal. The new '.claimant"
has had an interview with General w.
H. L. Barnes. the Duke Of Sutherland,
Bull Rum" Russell and other persons.
In which he took occasion to say that
the Tichborne claimant, otherwise Ar
thur Orion. IN . fraud. and that he (the
person Of San Diego) is the only genu-
Inc Roger Tichb0rne. DR.. Russell is
said to have mailed . full statement Of
the case TO England. f4 rr 8i
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15

The London Telegraph. referring to
the late Robert A. Alexander. founder
OF the celebrated stock farm of Wood
burn in Kentucky, says: 1T 10 we'll
known that the Alexander family Is
lineally descended from Lord Stirling,
and it is believed that II Mr.. A. j. Al
exander cared to make application to
the House Of Lords, he would not have
much difficulty in establishing bis claim
to that dormant pasrage,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15
JERSEY CATTLE IN AMERICA

SA lille IN AMERICA.
In 1858 the American Jersey Cat.
tie Club was established. This So
ciety has done vigorous and success
full work in guarding the purity of
the stock and in extending the
knowledge of the merits Of this
breed. These merits were not. at
first, either widely or willingly recog.
nized /; and the Jerseys-Or as they
were then and are sometimes now
wrongly called Attorneys were sell
dom seen except upon the lawns or
in the stables of men of wealth.
Gradually, however. the reports of
the great annual yields of butter
made by cows of this breed reused
the interest of practical farmers, and
the growing demand for the butter
OF these cows further increased their
popularity; and soon the little cow
which had been laughed at as an ex-
pensive and foolish luxury, became
to practical breeders of butter stock
an absolute necessity. In fact, the
growth in numbers and in value of
this breed of cattle in this country
during the past eight or ten years has
no parallel In the history of thorough
bred stock. A dozen years ago Jer.
sey cattle were not seen at the shows:
half dozen years ago they were
shown. but with no expectation Of
rousing much interest, much less
with the expectation of winning
prizes, for none were offered for this
despised breed; three years ago, at
large fairs. Jerseys were not classed
with or judged according to the rules
which govern the exhibition of thor
Oughbred cattle. To-day, in nearly
every State OF the Union, the Jer-
seys shown Outnumber all other
breed upon the grounds, and in some
States they outnumber all other
breeds; it is about the stalls of this
breed that, to-day, the largest num-
Der of interested spectators gather /:
and this breed during the past year
has, In the average amount realized
at public auction, taken it's position
at the head Of all others in thelJ United
States.-Jersey Cattle. by Richard
Goodman, Jr.
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Two Philadelphia twin sisters look
80 much alike that when one Of them
was vaccinated It "took" on the other
one.
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At the Art Exhibition:

mo-" retorts the other. ''only an
enlarged one" T.
At the Art Exhibition:
Two critics are discussing q painting.
in which there are several angels. with
all wings spread. w. s.,I.
But" says one. "that's mistake
angels have no wings"
"No wings! Why. what do you
mean!"
ever read your Bible"
"Of course"
"Well. when Jacob saw them In his
dream. going from earth to heaven.
didn't they use . ladderP" .. ...
A newly married man II raving over
his bride to the friend ii his bosom.
Pardon him-they sometimes do 80 for
q couple Of weeks. The Benedict Is
bald as an egg.
"Why." says he. my dear boy. abe
IL dream, . marvel, perfect DELI
lsh!" ...-
F. of his b. Ccoldlyl-"What does
that matter to your"
The GOODNESS at once becomes mutu-
al.
Extract from q recent work on the
Amazon:
"Never had man been seen upon
these silent shores. Therefore the an
finals experienced no fear whatever
upon seeing US. Their tameness was
shocking to US. To demonstrate this
fact, let me state that one of the crew
dipped his hand In the water ~ we
swept along. when an alligator calmly
approached and-bit It offr' H
At the restaurant
Infatuated Customer-''Waiter-r-r-
r!!"
Waiter-''Yezzir."
]. C.--"Do you call this stuff vintage
of '64p"
Waiter-"Yezzir. ENozir. Dunno. SIR.
That's what the boss gimme"
/. C.-'Vintage OF "a! Why. CON-
found you. it's the vintage Of 1882"
A gentleman who has been dining
extremely goes to . reception ct Q
friends house. He displays an OPP
pressive amount Of gallantry.
"What expressive eyes he has!' says
lady to the mistress Of tho house.
YES" replies the hostess, zone OF
them expresses too much burgundy.
and the other too much champagne"
A certain saloon 10 frequented by ,
gentleman who Ii overpoweringly
learned. So learned IL he that nearly
every ono addresses him thus: = uof
"Monsieur Chose, you are 20 we'll In
formed that you can doubtless toll
me-w .,.
This annoys . certain malicious little
lady. 90 one day she puncturss bis van
ity In this wise: ,a.B,. 4
'Monsieur Chose, you are 20 well In
formed that You can doubtless tell me
what time II Isl" ''Ai 80 @~f
Stupsfaction Of the savant
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Some Of the new bonnets are called
'tsnipes." This must be on account Of
tia lanath Of the blu
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FRENCH BONBONs.

A widower, whose first wife had been
lean and shrewish. married another.
She was plump and fair u look upon,
but, alas! shrewish too t I.0.
To him friend: MY poor boy.
I'm sorry for you. In marrying. you
have simply taken q second edition OF
your former wife" t- t..
But revised and amended
edition." says Henpeck. feebly.
"NO," retorts the other. ''0nly an
enlarOed onen '.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-15

"Whst IL lover, Il Il 0 feeling that
you don't want any other fellow going
around with her.