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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
The RAGS of q Nation.

A Chicago rag dealer estimates that
each of the 30. 200. 900 people of the
United States discards an average OF
five pounds of clothing yearly, which
makes $50, 600. 600 pounds for the
whole. Then, he says. there are the
tailoring establishments, big and little,
whose cuttings are not much less in
quantity, in the aggregate, than the
cast off clothing of the nation at large.
while their quality as rags is greatly
superior. Then there are carpets and
bedding and curtains, and other domestic
articles Of cloth OF some kind which
make up u goodly bulk in the course of
a year. These different articles COM
bined make up another $50. O0O. 600
pounds of cloth material. which has
been discarded from use, and which
eventually finds its way into the rag
mans bale. His estimate is that one
hundred carloads Of rags enter and
leave Chicago daily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Georue Wade. a wealthy farmer

George Wade. a wealthy farmer
living near Wilmington. o., sold
stock and wheat last week to the
amount of + $3.50. Instead of taking
it to II bank for s~afe.keeping, he put
it in "a bureau.drawer. He did not
have occasion to go to the place where
he had deposited it until several days
afterward. When he did, he found
| the bureau-drawer in which it had
been placed broken open and the
money gone.
Statistics recently published show
| that the process of subdividing the
great plantations of the south is going
rapidly forward. In Mississippi, for
instance, there were 42,84O planta-
tions i'm 1850, and the average number
of acres in each was $40. Ten years
later there was 6S 1923 farms, the
average area of each being 1913 acres.
In 1880 the number Of farms WAS u.s..
POS, averaging 1855 acres each. While
the area Of cultivated land is less
than it was in 1850, yet the production
of cotton is nearly twice rs great.
licSc iiSutcS Icii u picssStsiio S0oiy VI
growing thrift and prosperity, and
illustrate in Il striking manner one
Of the great results of the war
st. Louis Republican One of the
two alligators ut Benton park was
sunstruck yesterday the first case
of the kind on record, but, rs it was
officially reported by the park com.
missioner, it will not be denied. The
alligator turned over on his back and
popped out eyes and showed other
unmistakable symptoms Of sunstrOkc.
The park.keeper says it was II clear
case. He had read of the way sun
struck patients are treated ut the city
dispensary, but he had neither ice nor
ice-water with him, and as it was Il
bad case, one that required immediate
treatment, he pulled out his brandy
bottle and gave Mr.. Alligator q big
dram. The effect was wonderful.
The patient Topped on his belly again
and swan off seemingly as happy
rs II big hungry catfish among a lot OF
little minnOwS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
PROBATE NOTICE,

cTATE OF MINNESOTA-COunty of Blue
E~arth-ss-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Tonne Lceg-
son, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Thron
HOversOn, administrator Of the estate of
Tonnes LeegsOn, deceased, representing
am ong other things that he has fully admin
istered said estate, and praying that II time
and place be fixed for examining and allow
Ing his account Of his administration and for
the assignment of the residue of said estate
to heirs,
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard by the Judge of this Court
on Saturday, the 10th day of August, at two
o'clock p. NJ. at the Probate Office in said
county.
And 1t IL further ordered that notice there
Of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing u copy of this order for three success
sive weeks prior to said day Of hearing in the
MankatO FREE Press, u weekly newspaper
printed and published ut MankatO, in said
county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of July, A..
ID. 1881.
by the Court. G.. w. MEAD,
5w4 Judge of Probate,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Fisberman's Superstitions.

There are many amazing supersti-
tons still prevalent among the herring
fishermen of England and Scotland.
For years the Manx fishers dared not
put to sea without a dead wren to ward
off storms and disaster. This was due
to the tradition of a Jes spirit which
hunted the behring's, and was attended
by storms; at length it took the form of
a wren and flew away. Consequently
a dead wren vas thought to keep things
straight. As lately as 1854, the herring
fishery being very bad at Banff, Scot
land, some fishermen dressed q cooper
in a flannel shirt "with bars stuck all
over it," aud carried him in procession
through tho town in a d-barrow.
This was done to bring better luck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Frontier Civilization,

Recently. neal Dodge City, Kan, a
duel was fought, partly on horseback.
between Barton Wyatt. a stock dealer,
formerly of Kentucky, and Chas. Cres-
well, a Texas drOvcr. who had quar-.
relied about q stock-range, each claim
ing it. They met on horseback, drew
their pistols, and fired simultaneously.
The Texan missed. but the kentuckian
shot him through the right arm and
thigh. The Texan then sprang from
his horse, took u Winchester rifle which
hungtothc saddle and fired again. bring
ing the Kentuckian to the ground with a
mortal wound. He has not yet been
arrested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
FOREIGN.

The Bishop of Manchester has de-
clined the Deanery Of Westminster.
Dillon was released from Jail be-
cause further imprisonment would
endanger his life.
The Irish land bill was yesterday
read in the House of Lords the third
time without Il division.
The Direto. Rome, states, on the
best authority, that the Pope intends
to 90 to Malta to reside.
Pope Leo XIII. is indispOsed, but
not severely 50, although his ply
siclans are in constant attendance.
At the next session of the House
of Commons Bradlaugh will possibly
succeed in having the Parliamentary
oath administered to him.
In Paris, Aug. ., Countess Denie,
wife of Dom Pedro and Empress of
Brazil. at present staying in this city,
was delivered Of son.
Money and freedom from taxation
are offered by the RussianG Government
rs IN inducement to men to settle in
Nova Zembla.
In the public square on which the
Cathedral of the City of Mexico is
built, was found, while excavating
for Il public garden, Il column of the
old cathedral Of 1926.
King Alfonso with a due regard for
the leanness of the Cuban Treasury
and the pOorness of the cotton crop,
has forbidden them from exhibiting
ut the Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
His Holiness the Pope, as Il fitting
reply to the bowling mob who, Oh
Sunday, cursed and blasphemed the
Christian religion, has decided never
to leave Rome unless fOrcibly COM
PEELED to do 50.
The Staffordsbire, England, nail
makers, who have been on u strike
for seven weeks, have compromised
with the employers. Thirty thousand
operatives were in the strike.
A Dublin correspondent alleges
lil0l 10 oOoik I'D IiC Ill oiiI - DttoSCu
the Irish industrial and manufactur-
ing classes will be stirred up by the
agitatOrs, whose business is to keep
up the agitation.
Cuba is suffering from a virulent
season of yellow fever, which appears
to be on the increase there and in
other ports of the West Indies. The
dreaded disease has also appeared on
the Gulf of Mexico.
1t appears that the policy of the
German Government in removing the
restrictions from the Catholic Church
is mostly a selfish one. The renewal
of the privileges of the hierarchy are
to be largely dependent on the success
which the Conservatives may win for
the government.
At Jastrow, in Western Prussia, in
POmerania, and in Western Russia
the Jews are suffering persecution.
In Russia sixteen villages have been
burned, and ut Karez thirty-nine
persons were killed.
At ShOcburyness, England, the Ca.
madam team won the Marquis of
Lorne's prize for the battery which
could quickest unmOunt and remOunt
field pieces. They were in competi.
ton with and beat eleven teams of
British volunteer artillery.
A fOrtnightly line of steamers will
shortly be placed between Montreal
and ROuen, the Canadian end being
at Halifax during the winter months.
The French Government has granted
Il subsidy of 100000 a year for ten
and the Canadian Government
$500 Il year for three years. Four
3 ,000.tOn vessels have already been
chartered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

Once a year the villagers of Chip
ping. England. 60 through the ceremo-
ny Of electing as an imaginary mayor.
the man who has distinguished himself
by getting ''most drunk" He is placed
upon a chair. and q procession, headed
by two intoxicated cornet players, and
carrying mOps. firearms, and painted
sticks, is formed. The police recently
summoned two men for taking part in
tho ceremony. n it was likely to create
a disturbance. The cases were, how
ever. dismissed; and one Of the magis-
trates remarked that he approved Of
these old customs"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Severely Taught.


Rowland Hill once overheard his serv-
ants disputing as to their respective
duties. The cook had asked the foot
man and the coachman. in turn. TO
carry a meat-pie to the bakers. They
refused. saying that it did not belong
to them TO do an errand-bOy's work.
The cook scOlded them for being dis
obliging and they retorted. Ringing
the bell, Mr.. Hill ordered the fOOtman,
who answered it. to tell the cOachman
to bring the carriage to the door. and
the cook to dress herself. In the course
of half an hour the footman announced
that the carriage was waiting. ''Es-
cort the cook. with the pie, to the car
riage, and tell the cOachman to drive
to the BAKERS" said MIR. Hill, who
thereby taught them that a little cOur-
tesy saved much trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, ss.-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah Hunt, de-
ceased.
On reading and filing the petition of l.. o.
Hunt, of Lake Crystal, Blue Earth county,
representing among other things that Sarah
Hunt. late Of Blue Earth county, ON the nth
day Of June, A. u. 1881, NJ Lake Crystal, died
intcstatc, and being u resident of this county
al. the time of her death, leaving goods, chat
tells and estate within this county, and that
the said petitioner Is the husband of said de-
ceased, and praying that administration Of
said estate be to him, said petitioner, granted,
1t is ordered that said petition he heard before
the Judge Of this Court, on Monday, the 10Th
day of August. A. d.. 1851, at 2 'cloc 7. NJ,
at the Probate Office In said county.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given
to the heirs OF said deceased and to all persons
interested, by publishing a copy of this order
for three successive weeks prior To said day
Of hearing in The MANKATO FREE Press, Il
weekly newspaper printed and published at
MankatO In said county.
Dated ut Mankato, the End day of August,
A. ID. 1881.
BY the Court, q. W. MEAD,
6w4 Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
A New Way Of Popping the Question,


The following advertisement. which
at least possesses the merit of plain
speaking, appeared in q Glasgow news
paper: 'Matrim0ny. l beg to init
mate that l want q respectable woman
to become my wife. She must have a
good character, and be . good writer;
not less than thirty and not more than
forty years of age. Having been i'll
used by u few Of the fair sex, l now
wish to settle down in life. This il the
last time any woman will have this Of
Iose 4 the she shs aoS,' aP Hay;n NOW n sSsg %a,i
three volumes of my life, and having
travelled through the three kingdoms
and part of the United States and Can
ada, there is no doubt but l will
make a very interesting husband. APP
ply by letter. inclosing carte de visite.
or personally. to -"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Iowa Mound Builders.
Fro,r the Cherokee Times

Froir the Cherokee Times.
Some time last week some persons
passing over IA mound ON section Ia,
township 80. range ~, Woodbury.
county. noticed that the late heavy
rains had washed the soil off from,
and left exposed ON the surface what
Appeared To be the bones of human
beings. and on further examinations
such they were found Ia he. First the
bones of an arm would he found, then
the skull, then the bones Of the legs
and 50 Oh. The mound was about six
rods long and four wide. Some imple-
ments were procured, and on digging
into il, il Mas found To he some
ancient burying ground. where a large
number of human beings had been
buried. They were buried in two
LAYERS, feet To feet, each having an
earthen jar at his head, with one half
of Il elan shell in it. There were
seventeen skeletons taken out entire.
The bones appear to he of an Ordin.
AIRY size and IN a good state OF pre-
servation. The pots in some III.
stances could he taken out whole,
but were generally soft and crnmbled,
although they had the appearance Of
having been glazed and become quite
hard and firm when exposed to the
air. One oNhe skeletons Of an i'm.
mense size and apparently much larger
than any of the rest, was found III u
sitting position; stone hammers,
arrow heads and some other imple-
mentS were also found in or near the
graves Only Il small portion Of the
mound has been dug into, and it is
thought that Il close investigation by
competent persons might disclose
some facts throwing some light on a
pre- historic race. There is another
mound of a similar character on a
high hill top not far distant. The
skulls are said to be extremely large,
and everything goes to show that the
occupants of that grave were much
larger than the present tillers of the
soil.
THE WISCONSIN MOUND BUILDERS.
Waiipaca special to Milwaukee Re-
pubitcan: At the Chain of Lakes to-
dav. Prof. j.. G.. Newkirk of Boom
ington, Ind, and Prof. /. &. Stockton
of this city. who have been investi.
eating the Indian mounds, a large
number of which are in the immediate
vicinity of the lakes, exhumed the
skull of "A human being nearly twice
the size of IN ordinary skull. Other
bones were found of Il propOrtiOnate
size, and, at this telegraphing. new
evidences are being brought to light.
There are Il large number of mounds
here, and it seems strange that ex-
cayations have never been made be.
fore.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
A Novel Pr4caution.

A troupe of wandering musicians
were once playing before a country no
tel. At the end of the piece. one of
the members left the group. approached
tho leader of the band and pulled out .
little paper box. which he emptied in
to his left hand. while the eyes of the
leader followed every movement. Then
he took a plate in his right hand and
passed it around. There was u large
collection, but every n wondered
what he held in his left Land. 'Why,
it's very SIMPLE" said the chief. when
questioned, 1--WE are all subject to
temptation, but, to be sure of the fdel-
ity of our collector, we Oblige him tn
hold five flies in his left hand, and we
count these first when he returns, SO
as to make sure Of the mOney.-French
AnecdOte.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

The Pueblo (Col.) Banner relates a
ludicrous incident which occurred in
the performance OF the Charlotte Thomp-
son troupe recently. When the curtain
fell with Jane Eyre in Lord Rochester's
arms, tho audience, thinking tho play
concluded, left, and when the curtain
rose it revealed q vacant house for the
actors to play to. The next day the
troupe were blaming the audience for
not staying to the end, while the peo-
pie blamed the company for leaving the
play unfinished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
The Abbott Kiss.

New York Sun: II have no time to
correct every little m or paragraph
that Is written about me. Now, there's
the Emma Abbott kiss for instance.
What u silly thing that is! There is
really no kiss. only make believe. 1t
occurs in Romeo and Juliet You see,
we are SO far from the audience and SO
high up on the balcony that people can
not see clearly: They think ! kiss the the
of that tableau from a painting of
Antony and Cleopatra that ! saw in
Italy when l was studying there"
Don't you eve really kiss the tenor
in any Of your plays"
mo. l only pretend to; but II it was
necessary to the correct delineatiOn Of
a character ! should not hesitate to kiss
the stage carpenter. l try to forget
myself in the characters ] am acting"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Should Draw It Mild,

The Philadelphia Times says: '.De
aandacht a allie belang-hebbenden
wordt beleefd maar dringend gevestigd
OPP het felt, dat. indion de volgende
ernstige beschuldlgingen tegen hoog-
geplaatsestc Openbare ambtenaren."
The Times is no doubt correct, but we
fail to see the necessity for getting into
such a passion over it.--NeW York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
Ball Room Experiences.

A new idea has recently been much
commented upon, and found great IA
o in Partisan society. At 3 o'clock
In the morning, instead of the same
eternal punch and sOy5et az cafe,
trays Of Mariana wine are handed
round. This magical stimulant in
simultaneously inspires new vigor to the
tired dancers. and waltzing recon-
mences until daybreak. We had not
implicit confidence in this delicious
wine. but experience has convinced us.
At the Chinese ball an aged gentleman
who had taken two glasses. waltzed un-
til z in the morning. and probably is
spinning round yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
SUMMONS.

OTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, ss.-District Court, Sixth Judicial
District.
Anna M. Willard, Plaintiff,
VS..
q b Young, Defendant.
The State of Minnesota To the above named
Defendant
You, John Young, are hereby summoned
and required to answe the complaint of the
Plaintiff In the above entitled action. which
IL filed In the Office of the Clerk OF this Court
Mt Mankat0, In said county and State, and to
serve Il copy Of your answer to saidc complaint
on the subscriber, at his Office, in the city of
Mankato, IN the county of Blue Earth, with
In twenty days after the service Of thiss sum
mons upon yOu exclusive Of the day of such
service /; n II yOu fail to answer said com
plant within tho time aforesaid, the Plaintiff
In this action will take Judgment against you
for the sum Of Five Hundred and Sixty dol
lars, together with interest on 500 thereof ut
10 per e per annum from March 9TH, 1879,
together with the costs and disbursements
herein.
Dated July goth, A. ID. 1881.
NJ. q. WILLARD, PrK's Attorney,
ow8) Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

An organized band of outlaws, some
thirty in number. regularly Differed
and bound by solemn oaths. have been
discovered in southwestern North Car.
DINA. Their headquarters are among
the mountain Businesses, and their gains
from numerous robberies, which are
turned into the common treasury,
amount to many thousands. Charles
Hauseman, the scapegrace son of q
prominent Presbyterian divine, who is
now serving a life sentence for bur-
glary, formerly belonged to the gang.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
At Lake VILLAGE N r.. q two,

At Lake Village. N. H., q two-story
wooden tenement house, owned by
Mary Blaisdell and occupied by herself
and two families, was burned. Three
children belonging to q colored man
named Moody, one Of the tenants, per-
ished in the flames. They were 4, 6.
and 10 years old respectively. There
is a suspicion that the children may
have been foully dealt with, and an in
vestigation IL in progress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

"Been to boarding-school, my boyp'
Eyes, sir" PASSED out with certifi-
catesP" Eyes, SIR" "Well, look
herei Four pounds of salmon at half
q crown a p~ound-what would that
bel" TEN shilling, SIR" '1Quite
right. my boy. Here's sixpence for
you. But stop a moment! What
would twenty pounds Of salmon at
four pence beP" Why, sinking.
yer jolly old stupid! 'Olesale it's
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

Captain Lundborg, a Swedish naval
senger steamer to eros the Atlantic in
six days. The vessel will be 500 feet
long, "a broad. and be propelled by
four compound engines. having 22.8O0
horsepower. LANDLORDS main idea
is to construct a ship whose main body
shall divide the water horizontally, and
he projects the hull below the water
line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19
AN INGENIOUS sWINDLE.
Farmers Are Hereby Notified To Look
Out for 4" Note Sharks"

An indianapolis special to the Gin
cinnati enquirer gives the following
form of Il swindling note which
certain scOundrelly "agents" have
been working out of the farmers of
Indiana. 1t being possible that the
same dodge may he tried elsewhere,
the form is here reproduced by way
of warming:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

Il dumb agle, bilious fever, jaundice, dys-
pepsia or any disease Of the liver, blood and
stomach, and wish to get well try the new
remedy, Prof. 0uilmette's French Liver Pad.
Ask your druggist for 1t, and take 10 other,
and n he has not got 1t sen 81 80 In q letter
to the FrepNh Pad Co., Toledo, o., and receive
one by return mail. 1w
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

A fight between q cat and q snake on
Puntine, Jamaica, L. l., recently at
tracted much attention. The snake
would curl itself up and with open
mouth spring at the cat, which would
seize it and give it a lively shaking.
After the fight had lasted for some
time it became evident that the cat
was getting worsted, and the snake was
killed.