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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
A nru for More Qustars.

At the same time that the more
thoughtful and observant are uttering
protests against theextinction by whole
sale dredging, of the oysters OF the
Chesapeake and its tributaries, there
comes cry from England for more
American oysters. The New York
Herald quotes from private business
circular which has found its way into
the Office of that paper. The circular
in question is u pteous appeal to be
furnished with more oysters, on the
ground that the supply in the English
market falls below the demand. The
Grader in question states that nearly
twenty-eight million American bivalves
were eaten in England between the mid
die of October and the day OF the new
year. Between March and May is the
season for planting, and when the de-
mand on this account is supplied il is
estimated that no leslAhan fifty millions
of our oysters will have been either de-
voured or naturalized in Great Britain.
This exhibit only makes it more appar-
ent that the oyster beds of the Chesa-
peake and its tributaries-the chief
source of supply for the most succulent
bivalves-must be protected from de-
pletion, if an industry promising such
large proportions and valuable returns
is to be fostered. There is food in this
English circular for the Maryland and
Virginia Legislatures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Friends that are friends by sight and not by
A Sea CAPTAINS Revenge.


1t has often been said that there is no
despotism in the world equal to that ex-
ercised by the captain of vessel when
at sea. This, of course, does not APP
ply to yachts. for those are not register
ed vessels, but sail under - license, and
the captain Of such craft could be dis
charged by the owner when in mid
ocean If for any reason the owner found
fault with his management. But with
merchant vessels when once out Of port
the authority of the captain is. by the
laws OF every nation, supreme. 1t Is
necessary that this should be so. A
ship when ut sea represents number
of different interests; those who own the
vessel, those who own the cargo, those
that insure the hull and its contents,
and then last, but not least. are the lives
of crew and possibly of passengers.
There must be u responsible directing
head, armed with the legal power to
enforce any order he may think neces-
sary for the protection of these different
interests, and this authority could be
lodged nowhere but with the captain.
His judgment may be at fault, but if ut
the end of 4 voyage, he can make oath
that he considered what he did to be
necessary for the protection of the in
tercsts intrusted to his keeping, it is al
most impossible to punish him for his
mistakes. An example of this arbitrary
power was given some years ago by the
captain of a merchant vessel sailing
from one of our Atlantic ports. The
ship was bound on a voyage to the west
e h.
invited one or two of his friends to &c
down the bay in her and return on the
pilot boat. When outside, the weather
became somewhat threatening, and the
pilot boat was not Immediately ON hand
The captain had long cherished q
grudge against the owner and saw in
the situation an opportunity of reveng
ing himself. In spite of commands ant
then of appeals made for the owner, hi!
friends and the pilot, he put his vesse
| upon her course and sailed out to sea
His involuntary passengers were, d
course, in q wretched state of mind
coming, rs they did, wholly unpreparel
| for q voyage around Cape Horn, ant
well aware that their relatives ant
friends would have doubts as to thei
\ existence. This led the owrer to re
sort to methods which led the captain
to construe to be mutinous, and henc,
he had the former placed in coniine
ment, while the entire party, with til,
exception of the pilot, were treated yer,
much as if they had been common sail
ors, so far as their food supply was con
cerned. When the ship arrived at he
port of destination the captain was in
stantly dismissed; but that was all tn
punishment that could be visited upol
him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Fixed in His Mind,

Riding up the Columbia pike from
Franklin, says M. Quad, to reach the
battle ground, met an African resting
by the roadside. and after several gen.
eral inquiries 1 asked:
Anybody around here got any relics
of the battle?"
"Does you mean cannon balls, sah?"
Eyes. cannon balls, pieces of shell,
bullets, and so forth. :"
"Well, sab, HIS de identical cannon
ball dat killed Gineral Jackson in dis
yerc font"
'.Nor
decd has, boss"
you don't mean that General Jack
son was killed here?"
"Dat's 'zactly what mean, an rze
got de VERY cannon ball dat mashed
him. How much will you pay fur a
relicP''
Igot down and argued with him. l
read the list of generals who fell at
Franklin, and told him how and where
Jackson died. but he was as firm as q
rock.
''It's no use, boss-no use, he said as
he rose up to go. "You may be right,
but somehow Pze got it fixed in my
mind fur ten Vars past dat my cannon
ball killed Gineral Jackson, an if
should start out now wild some odder
story / couldn't disrecollect it fifteen
minutes. Yes, sab, I'll stick to Jack
son, an de price of dat ball am two
dollahsr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
"A r NJ L AND s /!

We said in former advertisement =" To person of
land cheaper to-day and in the long in Blue Earth
county at $50 per than So SD hundred miles
from timber by the time the settler these praries has
made his roads and bridges got churches schools and bought
frewood and timber until he grow his own, his land will cost
him more than $50 per acre. We repeat again emphasized by
the results of the October blizzard praes lying
for hundred of miles to the wegreat losses of stock ted
lost largely because there is timber with which utilize the
hay and straw for shelter.
We have large of farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and suit either with
proved unmproved Lands have been rising since harvest
and will likely keep going up At present prices they will pay bet
ter as al Investment than at interest Parties who
thinking OF buying will get better bargains than along towards
spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

Halls VEGETABLE SIcILIAN HAIR
REVIEWER is a scientific combination
of some of the most powerful restora-
tive agents in the vegetable kingdom.
1t restores gray hair to its original
color. 1t makes the scalp white AMI
clean. 1t cures dandruff and humorS,
and falling-out of the hair. 1t furnishes
the nutritive principle by which the
hair is nourished and supported. 1t
makes the hair moist, soft and glossy,
and is unsurpassed as hair dressing.
1t is the most economical preparation
ever offered to the public, as Its effects
remain a long time, making only an
occasional application necessary. 1t is
recommended and used by eminent
medical men, and officially endorsed by
the State Assayer of Massachusetts.
The popularity of Halls Hair Reviewer
has Increased with the test OF many
years, both in this country and in
foreign lands, and it is now known anu
used in all the civilized countries Of
the world.
For sale by all dealers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
True to her Trust.

Too much cannot be said of the ever
faithful wife and mother, constantly
watching and caring for her dear ones,
never neglecting a single duty in their
behalf. When they are assailed by
disease, and the system should have a
thorough cleaning, the stomach and
bowels regulated, blood purified, and
malarial poison exterminated, she must
know that Electric Bitters are the only
sure remedy. They are the best and
purcst medicine in the world and only
cost fifty cents. Sold by John A. Sam
born.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
AT Montreal a thief went into the hall

AT Montreal thlcf Went INTO the ha1l
of boarding house. while the boarders
were at supper, and gathered up all the
hats. lie was making his way Out.
when boarder little behind time. came
in, and asked him what he was about,
"Oh," says the thief, Pm taking the
gentlcmen's hats around to Leary's to
get smoothed." well" replied the
boarder, ..take my hat. too" ''Certain-
ly, sir" said the accommodating thief,
and vanished
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

Ivy, Adolph," said Mrs. Fielder
stelderberger, mt Long Branch, '.you
hef been helped tree dimes to dot sherry
pies, und YOU will he sicks?' '.Neffer
mind" says Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, Il
bay four tollar nit y tay, and Adolph Is
entitled TO 4 whole pie, anyhow"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

Spain is looming up as lively coun-
try The furious agitation against the
commercial treaty with France some
time ago is now followed by refusal
to pay taxes. A wild instruction will
be the next thing in order to convince
the world that Spain is not dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

Auditor Ford. of Cleveland, o.. es-
Inmates the cost of the electric lights on
the three 'masts' in that city for six
months at a little more than double the
cost of the gas-lights displaced. Tho
light given is, it should be remembered,
much greater.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

"Its virtues are unreasonable and its
curative character absolute, as the writer
can personally testify. both from experience
and observation. Write at once to HAYLOCK
& JENNEY, Dey Street, New York, enclos-
ing 81 90. and you will receive by return a
remedy that will enable you to hear like any
body else. and whose curative effects will be
permanent. You will never regret doing So
-Edit0r Of Mercantile RcrieW.
~ To avoid loss In the Mails, please send
money by Registered Letters.
Only imported by HAYLOCK & JENNEY
Sole Agents for America 7Dey St., N. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
TIM 3 Err L A Nd s I!

We think the extension OF railroads greatly increase
the call for all kinds of wood and timber However much coal
hay be used tor fuel timber is absolute necessity for mu
tudc of purposes The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
absorb surplus We look for stronger and rapid
Improvement in timber than in farm lands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

Firs; insertion oct -. ISS2: last insertion
DcCcnilgvr !, 1852.
N,nlrTE AE,- ~. EElAsI'RE SHE.


nIFACITir 'n.A ,'a''c in ;hc condi-
J IRONS ~ % gnHt.Frf #paN IEpgf NCC1ftyd 10y
E..shn !. Pug',- Hna li.irn 4. Parks h'r wife,
mnTt.s. .urs &, Calvin Ward m"riga2e"
dated March ii \ d. $50, and rccNrred IN
iBt Office si .Hs Register 81 Deeds ~ 1nd Tor
the county gi Fla, Earth IN tho SJitc 81
Minnesota, uu the lslA cay ui March. a. u.
$50. go u',..ni, In AZ" fNrrUu,n. IA book
" ui mortgages rE page i'i, Icy which mort
ua~r there was conveyed and granted the
following dr,Cr.l'Dd real estate situate in
the COUNTY. 1T bius EgIih aforesaid, iu-Hit:
NORTH ha1ig nvriawCst quarter "i Section
Uumn"r N!u,I.yn jf.N, "a Tow n-hip onc Hnn-
drcd and SiN i,s1. uurih 90 Hang, No. Tween
weight west. vruUf!UIuu cig'liy acres more
or less L. secure the pay :syHi ~ ihS -um al
Four Hundred lrllVrs, with interest al I'll
ratcui ten prG ccut pr auuuW u.Nl paid
a"rnTdU" u She conditions al "a prNni'SnrN
note urar,H." Siu'w ,taic - said NOR; "'t"f',
WudC is -uti it!,-hr \. PARKS 80 sad Calvin
Ward. ard th"ry being uuc ana uil:tih upon
said mot" 8U! u,,g| fg''v al tn" IhtC -. thi~ NO.
tic, thu Suu ct inir hundred and stNtN-itNc
dollars and THIRTY "sUi~. &Hd un r'il"n 40
prpCetshpw ~ Law - otherwise h3NllE h"tn
instituted nI.r.Nvrtht amount 81 SAID mort
gage d,ht %. any par. thereof: Now there.
iuTc. notice i hereby wlN "a tat Lay NIfiu" ami
in pursuance cal ~ power al sat" in S'ltu mort
gage contained anal it'TNN tiN lrc"rdh. anl
of the STatul" In such v.'sr made AMI ptuNid-
cd, the a.,nvr UE yriurL premises i'll hc sold
~ VuHltv uUv'fau, 40 iaH ,ruGt HDrr ~ tn
office -. thi. hsisi>tir nf Deeds III ami for said
county g.. Buc Firth ANA At tho city ~
Manh4'u therein, ,n
saturday. ihc second ras of December,
\. u. 49,. "a .yo'clock IN the i,r'uo"n. Ia
satisfy TAG "wyugsl ti ~aiu mUrtsHpr debt
then Gu" ;sua unpaid, iuCiuums ia" further
sum OF 81 pad IN sal nurigdGrc Is lax
penalty. aEi'rcs; ANA Cost for the year \ ~.
ESSt. oct I'th. -. un above described land
.i.d interest from t'..; date, "guihrr With
ihr ru~;- AMI ,Np.u-.~ a.. such Iurccl p
sire preceding. Including tNcUt! dollars
attorneys fees - stipulated IN said mort
a..Jssc. and the sand mortgage wall bc thereby
Iurr,i Tossed
Dated October .ali:. lSSt.
CALVIN WARD.
Nar"a"rc.
FREEMAN X pT'V.
Attorneys rng Niuitwagrr Mlnkato. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Investments in Real Estate
AROUND MANKATO.
Where carefully made present prices will pay better
than money at interest Il
The manufacturing interests of Mankao in the full
tide of successful prosperity mechanics work. labor
employed than before enterprises being projected
hababe tenement occupied and the brightest prospects for
the rapid growtllsof the city.
Manifest Destiny Points 10 MalkatO!
the great distributing of Southwestern Mnnesotas
busy industries fast multiplying, will soon be pushed to the nj
most supply the rapidly developing wants of the country beyond
foOlOld will be worth fortune in the future
you want home You want business location it and
lend a hand TO make
Manifest Destiny Points 10 MalkatO F.!
M ANK Alto
THE LEADING CITY OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

We can offer Lots in the city proper suitable for business
locations Lots in all the Additions long time parties will
improve.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
EARS FOR THE MILLION !
Foo ChOO'S BalSam OfShark'S oil

Positively Restores the Hearing. and is
the only Absolute Cure for Deafness known.
This Oil is distracted from peculiar species
of small White Shark, caught I'm the Yellow
Every chinese fisherman knows 1t. Its vir-
tues as u restorative OF hearing was discover
ed by Buddhist Priest about the year 14l0.
Its cures were SO, numerous and many so
seemingly miraculous, that the remedy was
officially proclaimed over the entire Emrirc
Its use became 80 universal that for over 800
years no Deafness has existeI among the
Chinese people: Sent, ch:.ges prepaid, to
any address Af 81 % ne. hnffIn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Hear what the Deaf Say !!

II has performed miracle I'm my case.
have no unearthly noises in my head and
heat much better.
have been greatly benefited.
My deafness helped great deal-think an
other bottle will cure me-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Line,

know that this Is the short and quick Line to
all points I'm Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Texas, California, Arizona, New and Old Me~-
leo and that is the only Tine Gcfsreen
Minnesota and the SOssfh- UPsf.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


True worth is void of glory Irving.
Common sense is not common thing.
II Volaincourt.
To despise money is to dethrone a
king Chamfort.
It is a double pleasure to deceive the
deceiver.-f Fontaine.
Every one is eagle-eyed to see another's
faults and his acknowledgement.
A woman's friendship is, as a rule, the
legacy Of love or the aims of indifference.
When credulity comes from the hea 1T
it does no harm to the intellect Jou-
bert.
1t is impossible for party to make.a
satisfactory declaration of principles
when it has none.
At recent wedding at Sherman, Texas,
the groom was aged 16 years and the
bride IA years.
A good steel trap caught a 400 pound
bear on OssiDee Mountain, New Hamp-
shire, recently.
A fifteen-year-old girl in Harris county,
Ga. is the mother of five children
triplets and twins.
When O man declares himself "out of
politics" he does not intend to be fur
Their out of money.
A young lady of Warren, O.. recently
ate fourteen eggs for breakfast, and
thereby won wager.
All the mountain lands Of Craig
county, Virginia, have been purchased
within the last two years.
Centreville has novelty in the way
of cornet band, consisting of eleven
young ladies-all pretty girls.
The grand staircase in the new Hotel
de Vile of Paris has 100 steps of Carrara
marble, each OF which cost $50.
Many man who prides himself on
being q man of mettle is possessed only
Of brass, and brass is not metal.
On the authority Of the Engineering
News there are over 14OO bridges in the
Illinois division of the Wabash rail-
road.
A politician of Maryland is named
Skipwith Wilmer. He should be the hero
of an elopement if there is anything in q
name.
When o man gets into stocks nova
days he is very like the culprit of old
times, and suffers in corresponding
degree.
In Heard county, Ga. resides family
of eight persons named Ray, all of
whom are deaf mutes, but all are indus
trious and happy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-23
American Fables.

One day giraffe met an ass on the
banks of a river and called out:
''Say, my friend, why can't you keep
that Internal bray of yours still for half
an hour at time. no sooner fall into
a doze than off goes your 'gee-haw! gee
haw! until my nerves are all un-
strung"
At that moment monkey came swing
ing down from the top of tree, and re-
marked:
"Mr. Giraffe, wish you would keep
you nose at home. 1t isn't very pleas
ant to have you come poking it into the
tree-tops just as the family are settling
down for the night. And why 90 you
90 trooping through the forest like a
beast who is afraid the constable NAV
attach his neck for debit"
"And I desire to remark" began the
parrot as he settled down on limb near
by, "that if was q monkey I'd have
some respect for other peoples rights.
You do nothing but chatter and chuckle
all day long, and there is growing sus-
picion in these woods that you had rather
dine on parrot than on berries"
s'And what are you talking about"
demanded the hare as he crept through
the grass. Gas for chatter, I'd like to
hear some one equal you, and your
squswks and squeals are enough to drive
a hare crazy. You are of so little &C.
count that even a hungry huntsman
won't waste powder to kill your
'I wish the whole crowd of you
would clear out!' exclaimed the wolf, as
he came forward and licked his chops
with f-satisfaction. "Fact is, an
honest, industrious wolf can scarcely
keep his bead above water, when COM
PEELED to exist among you"
"And would like to add, observed
the alligator as he cnwled to the bank,
''that If any OF you are meaner than the
member from Arkansas who has just
sat down I'll present him with medal"
"And it was only yesterday that this
alligator devoured one of my kidsl"
shouted the goat, as she came down the
path.
''And you have often torn down my
houses for the mere fun of the thingr'
charged the ant as he came out of her
abode.
Moral-''Ladies and gentleman" re-
marked the rhinoceros, as he hove in
sight, "let this convince you that we all
have our faults, and that we are expected
to bear with each others. While the ass
may bray, the parrot chatter, the wolf
howl and the alligator rake in the pot,
they allow the rest Of us to go our ways
and do as we like. He who begins to
find fault with the ass will not stop until
he has discovered that the whole world
is wrong. Let us now shut up and look
for breakfast"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-23

She said never word, but walked along
quietly with her captors. They bound
her arms and feet. and, tossing her over
a horse as though she were meal sack,
they joined the mob which was waiting
for them on the road. They rode on till
Mary recognized with thrill of horror
that they we're approaching the place
where Jenkins was hanged. They halted
under the very tree, and the leader,
making rope from behind it. solemnly
fastened the moose about the woman's
neck. She never finched. They took
her off the horse, dragged her to the foot
of the tree, threw the rore over the same
limb from which Crockett Jenkins had
dan gled week before, and drew the
woman up. A convulsive, horrible shud-
der RAD through her frame, but she
spoke never word. The wind
moaned dismally through the branches
of the wood, whispering to the trees as it
went that woman's body, cold and stiff
in death, was swinging from the tallest
branch of the old oak tree ouisville
(Ky.) Com.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-23
Ths Northwest Timber Belt.

Professor Sargent's Census Bulletin Of
Forestry deals in sort Of indefinits way
with vast timber belts of the northwest
coast Of the Pacific. This fact, however,
is brought out, that the timber area
comprised in this Territorial description
is now quite the most important in the
United States and Territories. There is
no accurate computation OF areas or
amounts. One sees in q geographical
way about what proportion of territory
is covered with timber, and knows from
the classification, the several sorts of
timber trees which are found growing in
this area. The red wood belt is quite as
we'll defined by other statisticians as by
the Census Bureau. The estimate by
that authority Of the redwood forest is
Sbout twenty-five billion feet Of lumber.
rate Of consumption it will disappear in
belt of the Sierra range, the vast forests
Of Washington Territory, Oregon and
Alaska are The PRESERVES which are to
carry as along for century, unless the
export trade should vastly increase.
Even the timber Of California 10 worth
more than all the gold Of the
gravel oods ana quartz lesos. 1nere IL
one fact OF some importance which
should not be lost sight Of in any calcu-
lation about the probable duration Of
torrents. In dry regions like California,
new forest growths do not como forward
rapidly. In PLACES timber belts disap-
pear because thtre 10 not moisture
enough to sustain the young growths
| after the sun has been let in. But far
| Their north - in Oregon and Washington
| Territory. there IL an excess OF moisture,
these tinber beI(s would be renewed
rapidly. In considsring the abridgmsnt
Of the timber afsa. The climatic con-
ditions Of CalEloenla DO not apply 70 Tie
couptry lnrlher ndEtht who're 8 rsnevel
a dsaudsd 1imbes lande would b eertein
nd rnpid ~ ssaeop q fl gssa>ee noiat'