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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Mrs. Darlington at the Soldiers Basaa,

mIb' harrington dI Cno C0lQ16fH bazaar
1t was at distinguished party, called
by the ladies in aid of the Soldiers Ba.
zaar, that Mrs. Darlington found her
self, as well as she could for the crowd
There was much said in support of the
object, and a warm enthusiasm pre-.
vailed, amounting at times to loud man.
ifestations of approval.
''Quite furore," the President of the
meeting remarked to the dame who sal
beside him.
"a fen roar!'' she replied, her spec.
tacles flashing with excitement. 81
should call it q good many roar, and
everybody seems willing to exhilarate
the movement. How much we owe the
soldiers who made sacraments of them.
selves for us, and laid down their arms
and legs only when the Union was
savedrf
Every true" responded the President,
sand l trust that all are willing to ad.
NIT their Indebtedness"
'They may be-" replied she; "but
feared it was something like Mrs. Hite's
borrowing my eggs and saying she
would always be indebted to me fol
them; as she was for she never paid 'em
back"
The President looked little annoyed.
Soon there came another shout.
Don't you think" she said, "that
these few roars should have been per-
petrated when the war was over, and not
left the women to do what was incum-
bered on the men?"
I'll
''but better late than never"
lit came nigh being too late" said
she, with the poor legless horses run
ming to their long home through poor
house gate; but, thank Heaven, some
will have comfortable home to 60 to,
after this, where they can smoke the
calumny Of peace, without even tax
collector to make 'em afraid"
She was wearying, but she meant
well.-B. p Shillaber, in SUord O. Pen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
How Leather Scraps Are Utilised.

Every little scrap of leather that flies
from the cutters knives in the shoe
shops is saved, and either goes into
leather-board, shoe-heels, or grease
Who says this isn't an economical agep
About two months ago factory was
started for making shoe-heels in Au-
burn. They now have about twenty
five hands at work and are making
about 120 cases of heels per day, or
about Is, 900 heels. The heels are made
entirely of small scraps of upper leather.
The scraps are first cut into the right
shape by dies. They are then packed
and sent to Chelsea, Mass, where the
oil is extracted from them by secret
process. They come back dry, and are
then pasted together in wooden heel
molds. The grease is extracted in order
that the heel may be FURNISHED. They
take as nice a polish as genuine sole
leather heel. All the pieces that will not
go into the heel are tried out, and the
firm gets two or three barrels of grease
per week from this source. 1t is used
again for leather dressing. The firm is
endeavoring to obtain possession of the
naptha process of extracting the oil from
the whole pieces, and thus save the ex-
pense of shipping to Massachusetts.
Their heels are largely used in Auburn,
and sell at $3.50 to $40 per case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Josh Billings Philosophy.
Honey Truths Told I'm the Very HOmlio
Language Inn lginable.

If you will sit down and wait, yung
man, at least one half Ov the good
things ov life will at sum time eddy
around near yu, while the more yu chase
them the more they will break into
run.
All ov natur's works ar part ov
perfekshun ov plan. She makes no
mistakes. creates no vacancys, and
guesses at nothing.
Ideas are what wins, but If man
hain't got but one, he is very apt to run
that one into the ground. and take HIM
self along with it.
LATTER proves nothing. Wize men
laff, and ideats grin all the time.
Cunning liz q weak imitashun of wis
dunn, and IL liable at emmy time to merge
into fraud.
Happiness haz no abiding place, but
often IL very near at hand, like the old
womans spektakles. After hunting for
them hi and 10, she found them at last
safe on her noze.
Gravity il bekuming to phool at all
times, but only to a wize man on state
Ockashuns.
Very menny seek knowledge, not so
mulch for the truth az for the spekula-
shun tharze in it.
Heroizm il simple, and yet it liz rare.
Every one who duz the best they ken il
hero.
Buty is dangerous gift. The vanity
it inspires, and the base tlattery it at
trakts, its poseessors are not to be en-
WED.
Charity makes no mistakes that she
kan be charged with.
Good breeding liz the only thing that
kan make phool endurable.
Servitude liz so unnatural that an hon.
est servant liz the rarest of all things.
There IL great art in knowing how to
give without creating an obligation.
As selfish and ill-bred as the mass of
mankind are, l prefer to live with them
rather than 60 into solitude and try to
live with myself.
Gratitude is a word that you will find
in the dictionarys, but you will not find
much Of it anywhere else.
If II man haz got the right kind Of re-
ligion he kan pick up kreed emmy
where that will fiji it.
A true friend liz one whom yu kan
chide fer hiz faults. without giving of
Tense. and who, without giving offense,
can Glide yu.
Nature haz never made ennything
perfekt, and she luvs variety 50 well
that she never has made emmy two
things just alike.
Incidence IL q quiet malady, but it
haz eat up more foundashuns and tipt
over more superstruktures than wild
ambishun ever haz.
Abstinence should be the excepshun,
and temperance the rule.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Democratic Primer.


Question-Is John Kelly a Demo
crat?
Answer-Yes; John Kelly Is a
Democrat.
Q.-Has the Democratic party des.
TIMES?
Ayes; the Democratic party has
destinies.-
Q.-Has John Kelly q hollow in his
hand?
Ayes John Kelly has a hollow
in his hand.
Q.-Does John Kelly hold the des.
TIMES of the Democratic party in the
hollow Of his hand?
Ayes John Kelly holds the
destinies of the Democratic party in
the hollow Of his hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Oourresy in Railroad Cars.

There are two-legged swine as well
as quadrupeds of that character, and
the place you are almost dead sure to
strike them is on railroad trains. How
often do you meet a man who, in a
crowded car, would like four seats all to
himself, and will lie like a butcher and
say the seat next to him is engaged
rather than move his travelling bag and
let you sit down beside him. We enjoy
ed little experience of that sort the
other day. 1t was on the Providence
road. The train was very full, and
many people had to stand. But the
swine had entered the train early and
captured a seat, and his satchel was oc-
cupying the half of it nearest the aisle
We ventured to ask him if the seat was
engaged, and he said it was. That was
enough said. But when the train had
started out and run four or five miles
and nobody appeared to take the seat,
we remarked to him that if he would
move the bag we would take the seat
until the man came to claim it. As he
didn't seem to be in a hurry to move
the bag we moved it for him and seated
oursef. He said something about our
letting his property alone, which we
didn't feel wounded by, considering the
source whence it came. Then he sat
and glared at us, and after trying to
draw him into cheerful conversation by
asking him what he took for the jim
jams, we let him glare. Presently he
got around to wiping his feet on our
trousers and then we quietly got mad.
But we said nothing. Revenge came.
A lady, weighing some 270 pounds, and
being of the African race at that, enter
ed the car. She carried big bundle
We never could bear to sit in car and
see woman stand, even if she is fat
negress. We arose and said: MADAME,
take this seat" We had to stand up
for long time, but we didn't regret it.
The expression on the face of the swine
consoled us. If ever a man looked:
.Confound your soul, I'd like to kill
you," lie did He would have gladly
left the seat but he couldn't get out, and
had to stand it, and the cheerful ex-
pressions, on the countenances about
may have delighted us, but they didn't
suit him.-B0stOn Post.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
His Price.

Sir Robert Walpole has been accredit-
ed with the statement that "every man
has his price" However that may be,
he certainly made the acquaintance of
one man who was beyond suspicion.
Wanting to carry certain measure
which was violently opposed by some of
his own party, he proceeded to purchase
votes. Passing through the Court of
Requests, he met gentleman of the
opposite party, remarkable for his ava
rice. He took him aside and said:
.'Such question comes on this day;
give me your vote, and here is bank
bill of f2,00O," which he put into his
hands, The patriot replied. "Sir Rob-
ert, you have lately served some of my
particular friends, and when my wife
was last at court the King was very
gracious to her, which must have hap
pened at your instance. l should there
fore think myself very ungrateful (put-
ting the bank-note into his pocket if /
We're to refuse the favor you are now
pleased to ask of me.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Old Jerry's Philosophy.

What de white folks call humor and
pathos is not de result OBJ eddycation.
Ter laugh and ter cry comes natural to
q child.
Nature can get down ter mighty fine
work. Look at de saws on the hind legs
OBJ grasshopper.
Congress amt passed no law yet dat
kin take de kidney outen aniggers foot.
Eff de descendants OBJ de rooster what
crowed at Peter was ter make q noise
ebery time lie is told dar would be SIGH
a noise in de world dat yer couldn't
heah de hens cackle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Taking Dinner to School.

To mothers, aunties, or sisters who
do up the school luncheon for the
youngsters: pray make it as attractive
in appearance as possible. There is
truly nothing very inviting about a thick
piece of dry bread and butter and q
cookie, all rolled in a piece of coarse
brown paper, washed down by drink
from the cup that ''goes the rounds"
Such lunch will often impair the appe-
tite of fastidious or delicate child and
he will 60 without rather than eat it.
A little care in the cutting of the bread |;
the doing up of the cookies or crullers
in tissue or white paper; the sauce or
custard put into pretty cup and all
wrapped in clean white napkin within
a bright tin pail, or, better still, pretty
lunch basket, will, by the pleasure It
gives the child, well repay the extra
care and thought.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
The Showman's Trade.

A Snowman, after assuring q reporter
that nothing pleases the people more
than something full Of peril and blood
shed, gives the following incident of his
career; but we don't vouch for his truth
fulness-that is, not quite:
II ran whole season on lion that
had eaten keeper. The people came
in crowds, expecting every day to see
him make breakfast Of his trainer. Was
he actually dangerousp Dangerous! He
ct another trainer, and then lost him.
His wilder was actually in love with her
husband, and she swore the animal
shoOd be killed, and the people sided
with her; and as the beast was gettin'
old, and the KILN made paying SEN
sation, l did it. But made all there
was out of it. insisted that the hus-
band shOod have gorgeous funeral.
She sed there was nothing to bury, as
the lion had eaten her husband. But
amt the dear departed in the lionp II we
bury the lion, don't we bury the dear
departedp' Cert she said. And we
had it, and it was gorgeous. We had
percession with all our wagons in it,
the regelar street parade, only all our
riders had black scarfs on 'em, and the
wagons and horses and elephant and SIGH
were draped in black, and the band
played dead march. The widder was
in an open carriage in full mourning,
with white handkerchief with black
border to her eyes, lookin' on his nina
toor. Their wasn't no minatOor, but she
held case just the same. That night
the canvas cOodent hold the people, and
we run that two weeks to splendid biz.
When the woman got over her grief, she
went into the lion trainin' herself, ez
'Senorita Aguardente, the Lion Queen
! gave her some old lions to practice on,
and in less than month she could do
jest as well as the old man. She was
good woman, too. She rid in the grand
entree, and rid in The Halt in the Des-
ert,' did the bar'l act. rid a good pad
act, and is now practisin' bareback. She
juggles tollable, and does society song
and dance in side-show. When l get
talent, I pay it and keep it. My treas
urer changes the names of my people
every season, SO as to have fresh attrac-
tons. o, know my biz"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
A Splendid Creature.
ny A. Z. VARIOUS.

II Charlotte knows limo Of French or Latin,
May Ia tate improhahlc-he blo3t;
But Charlottc's more than regal in black satin,
With crimson knots, puts, slashing, and the
rest.
Or sense, then east and west were south and
north;
But they're like grapcs-a smooth, ripe, stump.
tuous skinful,
And, oh! their red would shame u George the
Fourth.
II any meaning hides In Charlo,te's chances,
The meaning Is not known to Charlotte's
brain,
But no such DEVILS destillation dances
Whom Charlotte's cheek shall flush for what
she feclcth
I'll go to Rome to expiate my faults;
But carmine no more clear through olive
From chasto emotions than from wine or
waltz.
II Charlotte's soul won't fit within her Thin
BILE
II either soul or thimble she's to fit-
May then force u pace, already nimblc,
Towards the confines of the scriptural pit.
should from Charlotte turn to other misses,
Charlotte would weep, perhaps-perhaps-she'd
sneeZe;
But she likes caramels. and like kisses.
And we'll be friends while we may trade on
these.
She's not the kind of moon one needs to cry
for,
Although she'd rather take. perhaps, than
o Lottie, Lottie, Lottic!-whom I'd die for
With whom, withal, should not care to live.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Another Prediction.

The end Of the world is postponed un-
til 1886. A German paper asserts that
q slab has been recently excavated at
Oberemmel, which contains an inscrip-
ton in Latin which, being translated,
means: when Easter fall on St. Mark g
april 25), and Whit-Sunday on St. An
thongs Dune 13), and Corpus Domini
on st. Johns (June 24), all the world
will call for help" This interesting
conjunction win take place five years
hence. Another authority for the date
of the worlds doom was the celebrated
prophet, DR.. Michael Nortrandamus,
who was born December Il. 1908, and
died at Salem June "a 1866,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27

It is said that the railroad Offices
in Austria employ upward of three
thousand women. They receive q
salary Of from IS to $50 per month.
They are invariably the near relatives
of dead or active male employees Of
the road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27

The total debt of Texas is 81, 491, 120
Of which the school, university, and
asylum bonds represent some $2.045.-
100, and individuals hold 90, AL, 020.
The debt in the last year has been re-
duced e505, 300.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27

It is said that there are eleven nuns
in the Hotel Dieu Convent, Quebec,
who have each completed over hfty
years In the sisterhood,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Cost Of Armies.

The subjoined table, compiled from
the latest official reports, exhibits the
strength and cost of Europe's armies on
q peace footing:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
READ THIS!
To the People of Blue Earth County;

10 the People of Blue Earth County;
have large stock Of ready made
Clothing. WOODEN Goods, SI,awls, Hoods.
Gloves. Mittens, OversllOes and all classes
of general Winter Goods, which 4 am going
to sell at cost FOR CASH for the next 90
days. L propose to clean out this stock as L
will not carry over these goods for another
year, if L can get cost for them. These
goods, bear i'm mind, were bought for cash
and consequently will he sold for less mo-
ney than the average dealer can buy them.
If you don't need suit buy for year, thereby
saving from 20 80 per mean business Any resident of
Blue Earth County make faster than by coming
Amboy and fitting himself with class of Winter Goods he
need Come and Buy Goods cheaper han did
before and be happy. Respectfully
G. M. HOOPER.
AmbOy, Minn., Jan. LIST, 1852.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
Gu RE.

Headache, yet Carters Little Liver Pills are equally
valuable in Constipation, curing and preventing
this annoying complaint, while they also correct
all disorders Of the stomach stimulate the liver
and regulate the bowels. Even if they only cured
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
NOTICE..
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
February 10Th 1890

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
February 10th, 1882. s
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk OF Court at Opelousas La. on the 18th
OF March 1882, viz: Hlaire Bortleon, home
stead No. 1887, for the So of N W. and NJ of S
WI section SO TIP S w, Louisiana Meridian
and names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of,
said land, viz: Hildevert Granger A. LaHaye,
Emile Reed, and A. Granger, of st. Landry
parish, La.
GEO. BALDEY.
Feb. 1S-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18

a Coop HoUsE.-A good housewife
when she is giving her house it's spring
renovating, should bear in mind that
the dear inmates of her house are more
precious than many houses, and that
their systems need cleansing by purify
ing the blood, regulating the stomach
and bowels to prevent and cure the OIL,
seases arising from spring maleria and
niasma, and she must know that there
is nothing that will do it SO perfectly,
and surely as Hop Bitters. the .purest
and best medicines. Concord IN. H.)
Patriot.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
NOTICE.


LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, LA,
February oath, 1882. 5
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof Ill support OF his claim, and
or Clerk of Court at Opelousas, La, on the sth
day of April, 1892 viz: Triville Gllillory, Home
stead No. 1919, for Lot No. or N frac1 Sec
2STp4S1 E Louisiana Meridian, and names
the Following as his witnesses to prove his con-
tinuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land. viz: Sarion Soileau, Jean Pierre Soilleau,
William Fontenot and 0. McCaley OF St. Ian
dry parish, La. GEO. BALDEl,
inch 4-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
NOTICE..
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La, :

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La,
February 9th, 1882.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof Will he made before the Judge
or Clerk OF Court at Opelousas La, on the 9Th
day of April. 1882, viz Jean Pierre Soilleau,
Homestead No. G012 for the NJ of f Sec 26 I
4S1 w Louisiana Meridian, and names the fol-
lowing us his witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of said land,
viz Joseph G. Landrencau, Landry Lahy, Jean
p. Landreneau and Aug. p. Il. Fontenot. of st,
Landry parish, La. GEO. BALDE1,
mch 4-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
OPELOUSAS TIN SHOP.

WYNN. LIGHTLEY ANNOUNCES TO
w our citizens that be has returned to OPP
elousas to stay. He has opened tin shop
next door to M. p. Young's drug store, oppo-
site Julien Claude's old stand, on Main street.
He is prepared to do all job work, guttering
and repairing at the shortest notice, and in q
Workmanlike manner. Feb 25-3m
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18

The most successful merchants in the coun-
try have accepted, as one of the articles OF
their creed, the axiom that the best time TO adj
vertse is when business is dull. It is In the
dun periods that prices are marked down, and
it is then the greatest bargains are offered to
customers, and yet these customers will remain
in ignorance of the bargains offered ii no adj
Tertising is done States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
FOR SALE.

A VALUABLE PLANTATION ON THE
hright bank Of Bayou Courtableau, about one
mile above Barry's Landing. with lot of plant
cane sufficient to plant thirty arpents. 1t con-
tains 500 arpents, Of which half is cleared, and
has residence and cabins thereon. Terms OF
sale liberal. FL. L. GARLAND. "
Dec. SIT
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
FOR S.aLE.

certain tract OF lan6 situated in Pointe
Coupee Parish, opposite Morgan's ferry, con-
and some fraction about forty arpents cleared,
all of which can be bought very cheap. For
further information apply at this office or to
JOSEPH LACHAPELLE.
July 23-n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
We US DEPOT.

NEW ORLEANS DAILIEs, ILLUSTRATED
~ Literary, Police, and Fashionable Weeklies,
Monthly Literary and Fashionable Magazines
Seaside and other Library publications. A full
line of pens, inks and stationery. Agent for
all newspapers and other publications in the
United States. At the PostOffice, Opelousas.
Oct. 22-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES.

MY school for the education of young ladies
is now open in my dwelling at Opelousas. 1
intend this Institution to be permanent, and
will endeavor to meet the wants OF this COM
munity, by aff0rding facilities for a thorough
education.
TERMS.
Tuition in primary branches, per month, 50 SO
Tuition in Academic 8. :" 90
French 60 SO
Music with use of piano, &c 6 90
Drawing, daily lessons) IS 90
Painting, (tri-weekly lessOns,) g 90
Vocal Music, gratis.
Board, /" u 90
Washing, per dozen, rs
All dues payable monthly in advance
MRS. M. M. HAYES.
Oct. 29-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
.DaUell5aag for SlgIe.

A GOOD DWELLING CONTAINING SIX
IA rooms, and kitchen, situated at the corner
of Court and Cherry streets, Opelousas, are for
sale. For particulars apply at this office, or to
Sept. 17-6m. T. 8. RICHARD
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-18
N. EALER,

MATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
Corner Main and Landry Streets. Opelousas
Keeps constantly on hand for sale, general
assortment of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry,
Grover 6 Baker Sewing Machines.
He also gives his personal attention to repair
ing Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, and Sewing
Machines of all kinds.
dec. Oily.