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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-23
Some Old Time Ministers.
BY SARAH ORNE JEwETT.

There was formerly a bright array
of clerical gentleman in the river
towns, and it would be most amusing
TO collect the anecdotes which the old
people of tho last generation delighted
to tell of them. Not to speak of the
well.known Portsmouth divines, and
of DIR. Stevens, Of Kittery Point,
there was the Reverend Mr.. Litch.
field, Of Kittery, who was called the
fisher parson, and his neighbor, Par.
son Chandler, who might have been
called the farmer parsOn, for he was
celebrated tiller of the soil, and his
example was great blessing to the
members of his Elliot parish. The
fields there slope to the south and
west, and the grass grows green
sooner than anywhere else In the re.
gion, and the fruits Of the earth grow
and rlpen quickly. He taught his
neighbors to improve upon the old
fashions Of agriculture. An old
friend of mine told me that once he
was driving from Portsmouth TO Bcr-
wick, in his early manhood, with
Daniel Webster for company, and
when they passed this clergyman's
house Mr.. Webster said that he
should he perfectly satisfied il he
could he as great a man as Parson
Chandler: and judging from the
stories OF his wisdom and elOquence,
the young lawyers was no mean
ambition. Mr.. Litchfield, Of Kittery,
spent much OF his time on week days
in the apostolic business OF catching
fish and he was man Of rare wit
and drollery, with a sailOr.llke sereni-
ty and confidence in everything's
coming out right at last, and u true
mariners readiness. and intentness
when there was work to be done.
Once, at a conference in Portsmouth,
the preacher failed to come, and some
had to furnish a sermon in his place.
1t fell to Mr.. Litchfleld's share; and
the old DIR. Buckminster said, when
the discourse was ended 1T being
extempOraneOus and very eloquent,
My friends, the fisher parson beats
us ALL" 1t is interesting to find that
many Of the clergymen of the day
seem to have been uncommOnly prac.
tical men. One fancies that they all
preached the better because much of
their tirne was spent i'm way that
brought them in close contact with
peoples every day lives. 1t was no
ideal human nature, studied from
sermons and theological works, and
classified and doomed ut the recon-
mendation of the old divines. One
can believe that 1t was not abstract
generalities of a state of sinfulness 80
much Us particular weaknesses and
shortcomings that they condemned
from their pulpits. ParsOn Itch.
field could preach CALAMITY ut some
offender who stole from and lied
about his l0bster.pOts when he took
his text from Ananias and Sapphire,
and Parson Chandler could be most
impressive and ready with illustra.
ton when he chose the parable of the
sower for the subject Of his discourse.
OCTOBER atlantic.
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full stone church, a very handsome
school house. covering as much
ground as the new academy In A lbert
Lea. and also post office. In fact,
as well rs in appearance, the estate
enclosed within the walls Is domain
about as complete and as beautiful as
can well he imagined.
In addition to Eaton Park with its
fifty To sixty thousand acres, The
Duke of Westminster is the owner
Of numerous other landed estates
scattered over the country. He owns
most of the city of Chester, which has
about the population of st. Paul, and
is the proprietor also of some hun
dreds of acres in the most fashionable
portion of the "west end" Of London,
all solidly built up with costly and
highly rented residences and business
establishments. His income was
estimated twenty years ago at five
thousand pounds u day, and mo post.
ponement on account of the weather."
He is the wealthiest Of the Queens
subjects, but there are others owning
almost rs much land; indeed, Eng.
land, Scotland and Ireland are owned
by comparatively few people, and
the millions are simply tenants on
long leases. The cities and towns
have to II great extent been built by
tenants whose houses and improve
ments all revert to the land owner
when the leases expire. How strange
| and unnatural, that country having
"llome Sweet Home" written in
brick and stone, in vine and flower.
ing shrub. and spreading oak, in
most endearing and enduring manner
over its whole surface. should have
all these homes, the most beautiful
and attractive In the world, owned
10y the few who are on top, while the
millions beneath them are 50 far rs
actual ownership of their hearth
stones is concerned, not only home
less but hopeless. The law OF entail.
which secures the eldest son the real
estate of tho family. has brought
grandeur and wealth to the few, but
misery to the millions. (The younger
branches of the noble families are by
the system of entail robbed of their
share of the family estate to aggran-
disc the heir to the title. They must
of course be provided for. The re.
lations Of the noble lord would dis
grace him were they to go into bust
ness and earn their living, and 80
means are furnished through the
machinery Of state church establish
ment supported by titles), large
standing army and navy, and III
enormously expensive civil service to
furnish respectable living for them
ut the cost of those who seen. to have
only the privilege of seeing the show
and paying the cost of it.
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Lions,

A recent traveller in Central Africa
says: 'Lions are one of the greatest
dangers between Zanzibar and the
lakes. They sometimes hunt game in
packs OF six to eight. Some animals
snow fight against thcm successfully.
Lions never venture To attack the adult
elephant, and even avoid the buffalo,
unless they are more than two to ono.
In general they do not attack cara
vans. aud never in daytime. At most
u hungry lion may spring upon and
carry of straggler while passing
through tho brakes and jungles. But
it Is otherwise ut night. When lions
scent the caravan from afar. particu-
larry II 1t contains goats or beasts of
burden. they approach and announce
their vicinity by terrific roars. Never
thelcss. In q well-incIOscd camp there
is no danger; the lions never attempt
to clear the obstacles. and marksmen
from behind the palisades can pick
them off with almost unfailing aim. -
There is danger only when the camp is
not completely inclosed, or when those
inside 90 out To attack them"
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that Il mortgage
N made by VIM. II. Wilson and Clista Will
son, his wife, mortgagors. to William r. Lewis,
mortgagce, will be forcclosed AMI the same
il hereby forccloscd, by II sale under power
therein of the mOrtgugcd premises for de-
fault Of the payment of $ii6.40 claimed To be
due thereon at this date,
Said mortgage is dated April 20, 1873, and
was recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds Blne Earth county, Minnesota, ON June
II, a. ID. 1873, at O'Clock p. m, in Book 49, OF
Mortgages, page 5.
The real estate mortpagcd and To he So sold
is lot eight 81 in block five (5) of Given AMI
Lewis addition To Mankato. Mimi. according
Ia plat of same on file In Office of Register Of
Deeds for said Blue Earth county.
The sale will he made on Octobcr22d, A. ID.
1851, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, by the
Sheriff of said Hue Earth county, at the front
door of the office of the Register Of Deeds in
the city of Mankato, Blue Earth county,
Minnesota, to pay said debt and costs and dis
burscmcnts and S25 attorneys fees.
Dated Sept. ], 1881,
WIN. T. LEWIS, Mortvayce.
&. w. GILMORE,
live Attorney for Mortgage.
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Fresh Air in the Bedroom.

How much air can be safely admitted
into sleeping or living room is COM
mon question. Rather it should DO con-
sidcrcd how rapidly, without injury or
risk, and how low temperature. We
cannot have too much fresh air, SO long
~ we are warm enough, and arc not
exposed to draughts. What is
draughtp 1t is swift current of air, at
q temperature lower than tho body;
which robs either tho whole body, or an
exposed part, of its heat, so rapidly rs
to disturb the equilibrium of our circu-
lation and give us cold. Young
and healthy persons can habituate
themselves to sleeping in even cold
draught, as from an open window, II
they cover themselves in cold weather,
with an abundance of bed-clOthes. But
those who have long boon accustomed
to being sheltered from tho outer air by
sleeping in warm and nearly or shut up
rooms. are too susceptible to cold to boar
u direct draught of cold air. Persons
over 70 years of ago. moreover, with
lower vitality than in their youth, will
not bear low temperature, oven in tho
air they breathe. Like hOt-houso
plants. they may be killed by winter
nights chill. and must be protected by
warmth ut all times. As rule we may
say that. except for tho most robust,
the air which enters ut night into II
sleeping chamber should, in cold
weather, be admitted gradually,only by
cracks or moderate openings, Or should
have its force broken by some obstacle,
as o curtain, etc, to avert its blowing
Immediately upon sleeper in his bed.
The ancient fashion, however, Of
having bed curtains which exclude al
most all the air, has rightly almost be-
come obsolete. No wonder the people
dream horrid dreams. and wake in the
morning wcaried rather than refreshed,
when they sleep in rooms sealed up
tightly on every side, breathing over
and over again their own breaths,
which grow more poisonous every hour
Of the night.-HediM Primer.
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MAyKAro FREE Press.
farm aud aloasehola.
rossibiiitic. of Cotton Productions.

/, may Ice we'll To remark at the
outset that the production of cotton
in the South is practically without
limit. Ii was 1880 before the Amer
lean crop reached 100000 bales.
and the highest point ever reached
in the days of slavery was TITLE
over 100000 bales. The crop of
lSS0-sl is about 2,e00.0 in excess
of this. and there are those who be-
lieve that II crop of 100000 bales
is among the certainties of the next
few years. The heavy increase in
the cotton crop Is due entirely to the
increase of cotton acreage brought
10y the use of fertilizers. Millions of
acres of land, formerly thought to be
beyond the possible limit Of the cot
ton belt, have been made the hest OF
cotton lands 10y being artiicially
enriched. In North Carolina alone
the limit of cotton production has
been moved twenty miles northward
and twenty miles westward, and the
half OF Georgia on which no cotton
WAS grown twenty years ago now
produces fully half the crop OF the
State. The '.area of low production
us the Atlantic States are brought To
the front 10y artificial stimulation is
moving westward, and is now central
in Alabama and Florida. But the
increase in acreage, us large as it Is.
will lie but Il small factor in the
increase of production. compared to
the intensifying the cultivation OF
the land now in use. Under the
present loose system of planting
the average yield Is hardly better
than one bale 10 three acres. This
could be increased To "a bale an acre.
In Georgia FIVE bales have been raised
on one acre, and Il yield of three bales
10 the acre is credited 10 several 10.
calities. President Morchead, Of the
Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters
Association. says that the entire
cotton cropof the present year might
have been easily raised in fourteen
counties along the Mississippi River
Ii will he seen, therefore, that the
capacity of the South TO produce
cotton is practically limitless. and
when we consider the enormous de
lnand for cotton goods now opening
mp from new climes and peoples, W,
may conclude that the near futur,
Will See crops compared Ia which tn,
crop Of the past year, worth 500,
Ooo.uuu. will seem small.-Nmry "
Gr6dy Hdrpers Uagdcsne for October
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How Tn Uae Oil-Stones.

Instead Of oil, which thickens and
makes the stone dirty. mixture Of
glycerine and alcohol is used by many.
The proportions of the mixture vary
according to the instrument operated
upon. An article of largo surface, II
razor for instance. sharpens best with
. limpid liquid. as three parts Of glyc-
crime to one of alcohol. For craving
tool, the surface of which is small, as
Is also the pressure exercised upon the
stone in sharpening, it is necessary to
employ glycerine nearly pure. with but
few drops Of alcohol
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PROBATE NOTICE.
oTATE OF MINNESOTA-CO County of Blue
~ Eurth-ss-Iu Prohutc Court.

oTATE OF MINNESOTA County of Blue
- Earth-ss-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of joel Poet
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of sher-
man Peet of Blue Earth county Minnesota
representing among other things that Joel
Poet late of Mapleton on the eth day of April
a. ID. 1881 ut MapletOn died interstate and
being u resident Of this county at the time al
his death leaving goods chattlcs and estate
within this county. And that said petitioner
IL II son of said deceased and praying that
administration of said estate bc to said pc
titiOncr Sherman Pect granted, IL is ordered
that said petition he heard before the Judge
of this Court on Saturday, the 18th day Of
September, A. ID. 1851, at two o'clock L. NJ. ut
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 copy
of this order for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing i'm the MankatO
FREE PhEss, u weekly newspaper printed
and published mt MankatO, in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 2;ir'i day OF August,
A. ID. 1881.
by the Court. q. w. MEAD,
9w4 Judge of Probate,
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A Medicine Mans Remedy.

Col. Guido Ilges relates tho following
incident OF Calhoun, who was with him
among the Apache Indians. and who
was killed in the Custer fight: Cal
houn was lying in my tent one day
when one Of the big medicine men Of
the tribe came In. i am going to play
SICK said he; see what he will do.
Accordingly he groaned as If In great
pain. and the interpreter explained to
the native physician that he was very
sick. The aboriginal Esculapius adj
vanced slowly to the bedside. made a
lot of passes over Calhoun's person,
and then spat full in his face. The
way that pseudo sick man kicked his
doctor out of the tent would have
made you laugh until sick yourself"
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A Suhst;tue FIR Blaok Walnut.

Black birch Is rapidly coming into
favor. Birch is u close-grained hand
some wood, and can DO easily stained
to resemble black walnut exactly. IL
is just as easy to work, and is suitable
for nearly. II not all, the purposes to
which walnut Is ut present applied.
Birch Is much the same color rs cherry.
but the latter wood Is now scarce. and,
consequently, dear. 1t is with difficult
ty that cherry wood can be obtained ut
$50 u thousand feet, while birch wood
can be obtained at any saw-mill for vi
per thousand feet. When properly
stained it is almost impossible to dis
tinguish tho difference between 1t and
walnut. rs it is susceptible Of a bcauti-
full polish equal to any wood now used
in tho manufacture of furniture. In
the forests throughout Ontario birch
grows in abundance. especially II the
land DO not too DOGGY. There Is a
great difference In the wood Of differ
ent sections. Where the land Is high
and dry the wood is firm and clear. but
il the land is low and wet. the wood
has tendency to DO soft, and OF a blu
ish color. In all tho northern regions
1t can DO found in great abundance.
and rs tho tree grows to such size.
little trouble is experienced In procur-
ing large quantity. The forests OF
tho Manitoulin islands abound with 1t.
as well rs those of the Peterborough
and Halliburton districts. The MuskO-
ka districts also contain . plentiful sup
ply. During tho past few years large
quantities Of tho wood have been ex-
ported from the Province of Quebec a,
a low figure. It's easily detected among
other trees by its height, large trunk.
and tho peculiar color Of its coarse
bark. Most Of the perforated chair.
bottoms now In use are manufactured
from it. There is species of birds
eye birch, but it is very scarce. An
evidence OF the weight aud solidity o.
the wood is the fact that it will sink at
tor being few days on the water. This
Is u slight drawback to tho work o.
having it conveyed to tho saw mills.
One Of the principal means resorted to
Is binding it together with pine logs
and thus 1t is brought to the mill
l
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SUMMONS.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss.
The State of Minnesota to A. X. Grant, tie
PENDANT
You are hereby summoned to bc and appear
before the undersigned, one Of the Justices of
the Peace in and for said county, On the 10th
day of September, 1881, ut nine o'clock in the
forenoon, ut my Office I'm the city of Marlkato,
I'm said county, to answer to Conrad Bonn ami
Il. T.. Wilcc, co-partncrs ~ Bonn Wilcc, in
u civil action.
Should you fail to appear ut the time AMI
place aforesaid, judgment will be rendered
against you upon the evidence adduccd by
said Conrad BONN and 4. =. Wilcc for such
sum rs they shall show themselves entitled Ia.
Given under my hand this 10Th day Of Aug
ust, 4. ID. lssl. y. LEONARD.
Sw3) Justice OF the Peace
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SUM MONS,

SUMMONS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In District Court, Sixth Judi
cial District.
Charles IIOlgatc,
vs..
Nancy Cable and A. NJ. Hcwett
The State OF Minnesota to the above named
defendants:
You and each of you are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint in this
action which has been filed in the Office OF the
Clerk of said Court at Mankato, Minnesota,
and to serve copy of your answer tn said
complaint on the subscT ibcr ut his Office in
WinnebagO City, Minnesota, within twenty
days after the service of this summons upon
you, exclusive of the day of such service;
and if you fail to answer said complaint with
i'm the time aforesaid, the plaintiff In this
action will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint and costs.
Dated June 20, ISL
BENZ. &. REYNOLDS,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney.
wG1 Winncbago City. MINI.
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LAND SALE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
AUDITORS OFFICE,
Sr Dam Nant 1881

ST. PAUL, Sept. I, 1881.
Notice il hereby given that the County
Auditor will offer ut public sale ut his Office
In MankatO. on Saturday, Oct. ~. ut 10 O'Clock
A. NJ ON the terms prescribed by law, the
School and Agricultural College Lands In
Blue Earth county, that have been appraised
and are unsold, or that may have been sold
and become forfeited to the State for any
cause.
Lists of the land To he offered may DC seen ut
the Auditors Office for ten days prior to the
sale. o. =. WHfTCOMB.
Auditor of State.
And Ex-OfliciO Commissioner Of the State
Land Office. llw6
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The people Of Stcvensville. Monta-
ma, were preached a rattling good tenn
perancc lecture one day recently by
the hogs of the town. They got hold
of n lol of ..workcd'' cherries, and in q
little while were in beastly state OF
intnxicatiOn.
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we think the extension OF railroads greatly increase
the call for all kinds of wood timber However much coal and
hay may be used tor fuel timber absolute necessity null
tude OF purposes The constantly increasing will rapidly
absorb surplus We look stronger and even more rapid
improvement in timber than in lands.
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nNE hundred thousand StrOng.-ln the past
~ few months there has been more than
100, 600 bottles of Shiloh's cure sold. Out Of
the vast number of people who have used 1t,
more than 1000 cases of consumption have
been cured. All coughs, Group, asthama ami
cvcryboiy speaks In its praise. To those who
have not used 1t, let us say, II you have a
cough, or your child the Group, and you value
life, don't fail to try IL. For lame back, side
or chest use ShilOh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
your Druggist, N. WEBSTER.
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Rsmhs this Company OWNS Oh Reads shown above N heavy s
ThsT
ss Ssn Sps Track"
RoAc.ID end E2v!eMEMrs co~sM
MA0NuICKNT LEEPxRs Through Tn+ anda' own rA"Aon
sandD hsf superior excellence
Health
Adams Che" ns ss~
dby1sTr . n a LEADING LINE
MERRIEx. w.0 VAN HORNE, AX oARPENIER T. PACE
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M ANKAT0
THE LEADING CITY OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

We can offer you Lots in the city proper suitable for business
locations Lots in all the Additions long time parties will
improve
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Manifest Destiny Points TO MankatO f!

the great distributing center of Southwestern Mnncota-s
busy industries now fast multiplying will be pushed to the
most to supply the rapidly developing of the country beyond
us-a ootod now will be worth fortune in the If
20" want hone you want business location and
lend Il hand to make
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Through the Seven Great Cities

of the populous Missouri valley, namely:
Sioux City, Council Bluils, Omaha, st
Joseph, AIchisOn, LeavenwOrth
and Kansas City.
The st. Paul L. Sioux City Railroad. now
known rs the Western DirisiON of the
Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis 4 Omaha Line,
Central and Western Minnesota, Western
Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska and the Southwest
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PEOPLE WHO LIVE

Along the line of and near to the old 81. Paul
q Sioux City railroad and its various
branch lines, now Il part of the
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Of IN H1flper day at home. Samples worth IS free.
d. III 0LUAddress STiNsoN s. Co. Portland. Maine.
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Investments in Real Estate
AROUND MANKAT0,
Where carefully made at present prices will pay better
than money at interest

The manufacturing interests of Mankato the full
tide OF successful prosperity mechanics work. labor
employed than ever before enterprises being projected
habiabc tenement occupied and the brightest prospects
the rapid growth of the city