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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
A Treasure Of q Baby.

Children in arms generally enjoy ex-
emption from customs duties, and even
the octroi officials stationed at the "bar-
riers'' of French and Italian cities, fiscal
martinets though they be, are wont to
allow these innocent creatures to pass
them free of duty. There are, however,
exceptions to every rule. Only the other
day, among the passengers in an Onm-
nibus undergoing the usual inspection
at the Porta Garibaldi Of Milan was q
ruddy-cheeked wet-nurse bearing on her
lap an infantine treasure carefully swad-
died, its youthful lineaments were hid
den from view by thick white lace
veil. 1t seemed baby of excellent con-
duct, by no means addicted to infuriate
screaming, or even to the complacent
gurglings affected by some infants.
THAT is remarkably quiet child of
yours" observed the searching official
to the nurse.
Eyes, indeed it is, dear little angel"
rejoined the latter; lit hardly ever cries,
the sweet poppet; and when it does
whimper little can quiet it in mo-
ment with lump of sugar"
ut must be quite treasure" replied
he of the OctrOi. 'Just step down,
there's q good woman, and bring it into
my Office, will you? ! should like to
have u look at it, being u family man
myself
The nurse grew pale; she had, how
ever, no valid excuse for nOn-compli-
ance with the request; so she descended
from the omnibus and followed the faith
erly official into his bureau, where,
strange and sad to tell, the extraordi-
nary placidity of her infantine charge
was speedily accounted for by the dis
covery that it consisted of fourteen
pounds of fine Bologna sausage, neatly
packed up in the snow white robes Of
guileless babyhOod.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
An Exnensiye Dntv.


To be bridesmaid at fashionable
wedding costs something. Recently a
lady hearing another ask her daughter
if she was to be an attendant at GER
tain wedding, promptly answered 'No;
! am tired of paying at least hundred
dollars for the dress she wears whenever
she is a bridesmaid. She has bought
dresses for that purpose seven times,
and that is enough" Of course a hand
some present is always given by a
bridesmaid to the bride, which adds con-
siderably to the cost of her attendance
on her friend. The "best man" at some
weddings is forced to pay out a good
round sum for boquets for the brides
maids. know of one instance where a
young gentleman, who could i'll afford it,
was told that he would be expected to
present each of the twelve bridesmaids
with q boquet of rosebuds. There were
no groomsmen at that wedding and only
six ushers, so the unfortunate best man,
after he had accepted the post, was cool.
ly told that he would be required tc
provide the round dozen of boquets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Mixed.

The following comes from Georgia,
and its accuracy is vouched for by the
stenographer who took it down: Judge
- was noted for the way he got
mixed in his charges to the jury. On
one occasion a case was tried before
him, the points of which may be briefly
stated thus: Smith brought suit against
Jones upon promissory note given for
horse. Jones's defense was failure of
consideration, he averring that at the
time of the purchase the horse had the
CHAMBERS, of which he died, and that
Smith knew it. Smith replied that the
horse did not have the CHAMBERS, but
had the distemper, and that Jones knew
it when he bought it.
The judge charged the jury: "Gen-
tlemen OF the jury, pay attention to the
charge of the Court. You have already
made one mistrial of this case because
you did not pay attention to the charge
of the Court, and l don't want you to
do it again. l intend to make it so clear
to you this time that you cannot possibly
make any mistake. This suit is upon a
note given for promissory horse. 1
hope you understand that. Now, if YOU
find that ut the time of the sale Smith
had the CHAMBERS, and Jones knew it,
Jones cannot recover. That is clear,
gentlemen. will state it again. If
you find that at the time of the sale
Jones had the distemper, and Smith
knew it, then Smith cannot possibly re-
cover. But, gentlemen, will state it a
third time, SO that you cannot possibly
make mistake. If at the time of the
sale Smith had the CHAMBERS, and Jones
had the distemper, and the horse knew
it, then ngi' her Smith, Jones, nor the
horse ca .cover. Let the record be
give" jury"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Literary Piracy in Japan.

The Japanese would seem to have
little to learn in the matter of literary
piracy. The rights of authors in China
are strictly guarded, not by any special
enactment, but simply by the operation
of the ordinary law of larceny, the work
of mans brain being regarded in the
same manner as his other possessions.
The Japanese, however, are in the habit
of reprinting important Chinese works,
and not only selling them in Japan but
exporting them to China, where they are
sold at a much lower price than the
originals. An instance is mentioned of
an artist and poet at Ming-po who has
published several hundred of his choicest
pictures accompanied by appropriate
stanZas. These were the work of many
years, and their sale the chief source of
the author subsistence. But they have.
been reprinted in Japan, and the pirat-
ed copies are now sold in China at half
the original cost. In this case it was
seen that the Chinese authorities can at
once put stop to the sale in their own
country by Selling all the copies of the
Japan edition at their custom houses.
Works of the chief European writers are
extensively translated or adapted in ia
pan, and many of Macaulay's and Her
bert Spencer's essays are reprinted in
English in Toxic, and offered for sale by
the booksellers there. The loss to the
writer's is small, but it is to be hoped
that the japanese government, which
has already seized and adopted so much
that is best in European legislation, will
pass a law rendering literary piracy an
Otiense. The chief objection is said to
be that protection of this kind would
place most books beyond the pockets of
native readers.-LOndOn Atten9un1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
TIE MISSING T,;nk

Professor f. ID. Cope has secured the
skull of an extinct monkey which seems
to fulfill in remarkable degree the con-
ditions of the missing link between man
and the lower animals. 1t is not larger
than the skull of small ground squir-
rel, and belongs to species of marmose.
1t was found in the valley of the Big
Horn river, Wyoming territory. The
professor says: 1.-The skull is remarka-
bly, similar-in miniature, of course-to
the human skull. The brain space is
remarkably large, and is, in fact, several
times larger than the brain space of any
of the skeletons of animals of the same
period of time. The characteristics of
the formation of the human skull are
clearly defined-so clearly as to be re.
markable. The teeth are almost the
same as human teeth, while the jaw has
many strong points of similarity. l con-
slider this skull as the earliest indication
Of the existence of man. 1t is a new
species of a similar class, and has hith-
erto been unknown to scientists"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
t'Otswold Sheep.

Cotswold Sheep were introduced to
the special notice of American sheep
breeders by the importatiOns of
EraStus Corning, and of VIM. IL.
Sotham, in the year 1910, and from
the increase of these tlockS, and many
subsequent importations, they have
become Us well known as any of the
improved breeds of sheep. The
impetus given to the breeding of
mutton sheep by Mr.. Bakewell of
Dishley, Leicestershire. through his
wonderful improvement of the old
Leicestershire sheep, and the eStab-
lishment of the Dishley breed. as so
far superior to all other long wool
sheep of England, that the rams were
used upon long-wool flOcks of all sec
tions, had of course its effect upon
the Cotswolds-the breed native to
Worcestershire and vicinity. The
firmer and quicker fattening Dishley
rams greatly improved these hardy,
largc.framed sheep, and judiciOus
breeding with heed to the important
lessons which Mr.. Blackwell taught,
have confirmed and established the
breed in such IA number of points of
superiority, that it is hardly too
much to say that it now stands pre-.
eminent among the long-wool breeds.
The characteristics of the breed,
when well developed, are large size,
with admirable form; bone enough
to carry well a carcass weighing 200
to $50, and occasionally 800 pound, or
even more early maturity (the lambs
also attaining very soon a large size
and fitness for market, due primarily
to their hardness, and secondarily,
to the great abundance of milk yield
ed by the owes) notable prolificacy
of the ewes, and their excellent
fleeces. In the matter of fleece there
has been constant Improvement, not
only does it more completely cover
the body, extending below the knees
and the hooks, sometimes even to the
feet, and almost all over the belly,
but well over the poll This feature
is foOlishly valued by breeders, and
unshorn locks are left often hanging
like Il defOrmity over the eyes of
favorite sheep. We must note also
as characteristic of the breed, that
the mutton is less tallowy, the fat
more interlarded, and the flesh more
marbled than that of less improved
long. wool sheep.-Americdn Agricultur-
alist for February.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY, JANUARY q, 1882.
farm, and go,ssehola.
The Fate OF Small Farmers.

The large farmers Of the country
will eventually swallow up those of
moderate means, as they have small
farmers in other countries, unless
through being forewarned the latter
is fOrearmed. The strength, indie
pendence and prosperity of u nation
depends upon the prosperity of its
small landholders, and if they do not
take care and protect themselves in
this free republic they must not ex.
pect others to care for them. Large
landed proprietors have their inter.
ests to care for, and il they are not
true TO their own responsibilities, who
will assume responsibilities for them!
Between the large and small land
holders there need be no antagonism.
The former, it is true occupies the
vantage ground, though when we
urge upon the small landholders to
cooperate in order successfully to
compete with their more favored
brother farmers, we do not desire to
see luminosity engendered. We hope
to encourage only fair and honor
able rivalry in business. When We
speak of large farmers swallowing
up the smaller ones, we do not use
the metaphor in any sense to cause
i'll feeling between the two, but to
point out inevitable consequences,
unless some efforts are made by
which the small farmers can com.
pete with the larger ones upon equal
terms. Cooperation in its broadest
sense is the friend Of the average
farmer.-Anericdn Cultipdtor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Peri1s of Pole 0limbars-

A western telegraph pole climber tells
a stirring tale of the hardships endured
by men of his trade. They are often
forced to climb rotten poles, especially
in the rural districts. In one case, when
a pole broke under him, he held on to
the cross-piece, and the wires let him
down gently to the ground. But per-
haps the greatest danger is from the
electricity, which sometimes knocks men
from the poles. In damp weather, es-
pecially, they are liable to receive severe
shocks when they touch two wires at
once with different parts of their bodies.
The climber said: 81 tell you it is a fear
full contract to undertake to fix a broken
wire on a wet day. have seen some of
the boys kick and squirm on the cross
pieces, and yell so loudly that you would
think they had gone off into spasms. I
have in my mind one man in particular
who came near breaking his neck. He
was what you call one of your smart
Alexis 1t was damp, rainy day in
September when he went up to splice
wire. As soon as he reached the first
cross-piece he thought he would make
the boys laugh by performing various
antics; SO he set astride one of the wires
near the pole, and caught hold of another.
The batteries attached at the ends of
both wires were heavily charged, and he
was so badly shocked that the men were
compelled to go up and take him
down. In fact, the shock almost killed
him."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Lieut.. Commander De Long.
A Bit of History Alb ut the Captain 81 tho
.Ieannette.

Bit of History Alb ut the Captain "f tho
Jeanette.
A day or two ago Assistant District
Oakley called The Eagle representative
into his Office, and fishing out an old
account-book from the lower drawer OF
his desk, and turning over the leaves,
pointed to a page on which was an ac-
count with George w. De Long, and his
receipt for weekly payments. There
said '.Our john" shat was in 1861.
At that time George w. De Long was in
my law Office, in New York, at salary
of 80 per week. He was bright, smart
boy, and took great liking to him.
He was crazy to enter the navy, and l
saw the boys taste was very strong in
that direction. He attended the public
school in Greenwich street, and his
teacher gave most excellent account
of his studious character and bright
scholarship. About that time Ben Wood
was in congress, and appointed some lad
| to the naval academy. | went to Mr.
Wood and obtained from him promise
that if he had the chance to make an
other appointment he would give it TO
me. Wood was a friend of mine, but
when he made the promise he had no
idea that he would have chance to re-
deem it. A few months after De Long
came to my office one day in great ex-
citement, and said the young man Mr..
Wood had appointed had been obliged
to leave the naval academy because his
eyes had given out, and another APP
pointment would have to be made. He
begged me to see Wood at once. l went
to Mr.. Wood and recalled the promise.
He remembered it, and, what was bet
ter still, redeemed it, although there
was great pressure brought to bear
upon him to appoint someone else. But
he gave the appointment to De Long
who went to Newport-whither the ma
val academy had been removed from
Baltimore, because of the war-and
passed with credit; but word came from
Washington not to admit Woods APP
pointee. He had made the appointment
day or so too late, and as he was not
in accord with the administration they
took advantage of the technical mistake.
De Long came back from Newport the
picture of despair, but hurried him to
Washington with letters of introduction
to various persons, and he came back
with the appointment, the happiest
young fellow you ever saw. He entered
the naval academy and passed with
credit, and afterwards served on various
naval stations. His subsequent history
we all of course know. The little did
for the boy was done because l saw the
young fellow had the right sort of stuff
in him, and would amount to something,
and the result shows was not far out
of the way in my estimate of the lad
BrOOkLyn Eagle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
The Last of the Belgrade! Controversy

In an article in the FREE PRESS of
January 18th in regard to the contro'
versy termed by the author us the
Belgrade controversy we, the under
signed members of said jury, feeling
agrieved by the misstatements made
in said article do, in justice to our
selves and others interested, make the
following statement which we believe
to be substantially correct, in regard
to the boy Burrill. He is between II
and Is years of age and not of stunted
growth. In regard to the reputation
of the boy, we, the jury, have lived
i'm the neighborhOOd of Burrill, have
known the boy personally and X
need not try to convince us in regard
to his reputation of being good boy.
The language of the boy at Randall's
house was proven without a doubt in
the minds of the jury the terrible
checking which the "boy" received
of the 200 lbs. Randall did not upon
the trial show any finger marks ex-
cept slight scratch claimed to be
done by a stick and about the size of
"a flax seed, the boy admitted in court
that he told his school mates the
scratch was made by himself with a
stick. Randall still says the boy
resisted being put out of the house
and that fact was proven to the salts
faction of the jury at the trial, and
we further state that the jury were
not misled by the defendants at.
tOrney closing the argument to the
jury. Perhaps the plaintiff s attorney
has reason to believe by experience
that some people are misled by what
they hear last fom an attorney, even
when they have good solid testimony
to the contrary, but the argument of
the attorney in this case was not of
importance enough to convince a
jury. We believe the jurors gotten
up in Belgrade and Nicollet are of
principle enough to decide according
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PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-Ss. In Probate Court.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
~ Earth-Ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Elizabeth Braz-
da deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Pro-
bate Court To all persons interested in the es-
tate of Elizabeth Brazda, deceased, greeting;
Euu and each of you are hereby cited and
required Ia bc ana appear before the Judge of
Probate Of the county of Blue Earth, in said
State, AT his office in the city of Mankato, I'm
said county, on the 18th day of January, 4 d.
lss2, ut 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that day,
then and there IL attend the final settlement
of the account Of Fred kron, administrator
Of the estate Of said Elizabeth BraZda, de-
ceased, and the distribution of said estate.
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of the Probate
Court this llth day of January, A. ID. lSs2.
q. W, MEAD,
SEAL Judge of Probate
WAITE 4 PORTER,
Attorneys for Petitioner. 29wl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
A systematically Cunning Hen.

An ancient hen perched within the
shelter of brick cornice, fifty feet
above the sidewalk, on Kicks building,
134 South Water street, drew q crowd
of precisely 1923 people, including
"boot'' and "papers," who watched and
calculated the result of her dizzy flight
The contents of two boxes of lemons
were tossed at Mrs. Hen, and she SEEM
ell to enjoyed it. First she would stand
on one foot and then on the other, and
then she would smile and say 'Cooket-
ty, kaU'' The excitement ran high.
IF any granny was here she'd shoe
her down mighty quick" remarked a
newsboy, will. a string holding up his
breeches.
"She would, heyp Well, I guess your
granny couldn't git up there, smarty,"
was the-disdainful rejoinder of mes
senger boy.
If it wasn't Christmas she could"
said breeohes. Wilder and more enthusi-
astic became the excitement, larger and
larger became the crowd, but Mrs. Hen
minded never once. For two mortal
hours the fun ran high, and then ex-
huasted human nature gave up the task,
and Mrs. Hen was left to sweet medita-
tions-left to congratulate herself that
she had escaped the Christmas pot-pie
and two boxes of rejected lemons
Chicago NeWs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
Training u Heifer.

A heifer should be trained as soon
rs it is weaned. She should then be
battered, and made used to be tied
up and handled and led by the halter.
She should be carded and brushed,
and her udder and teats handled
frequently until she becomes used to
it. A month or two before she calves
she should be tied up and brushed
and the udder rubbed and the teats
pulled; taught to lift the leg and
keep it out of the way of the mixer,
and generally disciplined. All this
should be done gradually and gently
and the young animal made to under
stand that there is nothing to fear
by always exercising kindness to her.
When she drops her calf no stranger
should attend her, but one she knows
well. and she will come to her duties
us easily as an old COW. A newly
calved heifer should always be tied
when she is MIXED, rs she may be
very nervous and not to be depended
upon until her disposition is shown.
Farm JOurndt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
FAR M L AND s !

We said in former advertisement =" To person of
mea land cheaper today and in the long rum in Blue Earth
county at $40 than at so So hundred miles
from timber BY the time the settler these praes has
made his roads and bridges got churches and schools bought
rewood and timber until he grow his own his land will
him more than 500 acre. We again emphasized by
the results of the October blizzard living
for hundred OF miles to the wereat losses stock reported
lost largely because there is timber with which utilize the
hay and straw for shelter
We have large amount of farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and suit either with
proved unmproved Lands have been rising since
and will likely keep going At prices they will
ter as an Investment than interest Parties who
thinking OF buying will get better bargains than along towards
spring.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOrA-County of Blue
- Earth--ss-ln Probate Court.
In the matter of the minor heirs of George
Maynard. deceased, viz. Judsun II. Carry
May, Henry Edward and Laura Bell Mayn O..
ard.
On reading and filing the petition of Helen
NJ. Kerr, formerly Helen VI. Maynard guar
dlan Of said minor heirs representing among
other tbingS that her said warn, are sliced
Ct certain real estate therein described and
that II i necessary that the same he sold for
the support maintenance and education of
her said wards and praying for license to sell
the same.
1t is therefore ordered that all persons
interested in said estate appear before the
Judge OF this Court on the 18TH day of Fcbr,I-
airy, \. D., lss2, AT 10 o'clock y. NJ, at the
Probate Office in the city IF Mankato in said
county then and there 10 show cause iif any
there be- why license should not bc granted
10 said guardian To sell said real estate accord.
ing to the prayer Of said petition.
And IL l. further ordered that u copy of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior To said day of hearing the last of
which publications shall Ice AT least fourteen
days before said day Of hearing in the Man
kUtp FREE Pass. a weekly newspaper print.
al and published AT MankatO in said county
and personally served un all persons inter.
Csted in said estate residing in said county AT
least fourteen days before said day of hearing
and upon all other persons Interested accord
ing to law.
Dated at Mankato, January 18th. 1859.
BY the Court, q. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
WAITE X PORTER,
Attorneys for Petitioners osUl
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to the evidence given, and it would
take an attorney of more ability than
the one in this case of Burrill vs..
Randall for the plaintiff to sway them
from justice and the evidence given.
The jury stood on the first BALLOT
seven to four which did not appear
to be very near getting Randall into
a bad scrape. The ruling of the
Justice spoken of by X in Il suit
brought before the same justice was
of no great benefit to the plaintiff as
the first vote resulted in the acquittal
of the defendant. Perhaps the same
attorney was not present for the
prosecution and the talent was not
used. There may have been plumbers
i'm the case, but we fail to see them
as sighted by X, but we consider the
only blunder in the case was in bring
ing an action of 80 much insignifi-
canoe as this one was.
+. o. TORREY,
WILLIAM a. CLARK,
+. Z. WHITCOMB,
LORENZO KEENE,
S. b. STEEL, Jurors.
JOSEPH HODGSON,
CoLwELL GOODRIDGE,
JOHN Peterson,
CHAS. SWANSON.