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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
Reckoning Him I'm.

A Western engineer tells the follow
ing story which happened In his own
experience
''Once the train stopped to get wood
and water at small station in Indiana.
While this operation was going on, l
observed two green-looking countrymen
in 'homespun' curiously inspecting the
locomotive, and occasionally giving vent
to expressions of establishment. Final
ly one of them looked up and said,-
Stranger, are this a locomotivep'
Certainly it is replied. Did you
never see one before?'
No, haven't never seen one. Men
Bill came to the station tonight on
purpose. Them's the b'iler, amt itp'
Yes
What yer call that yer inp'
This is the cab
"'And this big wheelp"
That's the driving-wheel.'
And that big thing on the top Is
the chimbley, supposep'
Precisely
BE you the engineer-the man what
runs the machine?'
~ am
"After eying me closely minute, tho
man said To his mate,-
IL say, Bill. it don't take much of q
man to BIZ an engineer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

When a Chinaman on board quar-
antined ship in San Francisco harbor de-
sires to be taken ashore, he produces
imitation pustules on his face and body
by pinching his flesh with the moistened
knuckles of his index and middle fin
gers, and thus leads the ships doctor to
declare him afflicted with the smallpox.
The trick was the invention of Chi
nese passenger on the City of Pekin
when that steamer was in quarantine.
He impaired it to about twenty Of his
mOon-eyed companions, and they all
pinched themselves. produced pustules
and were removed forthwith to the pest
house on shore. In a few days they
were discharged as cured, and began
work on q rancho on the San joaquin
fully thirty days before the other pas
scngers were landed. And after perpe-
trating the ruse one of the number was
mean enough to tell the Frisco health
officers how he had cheap foolee' the
quarantine regulations. Such ingenui.
ty is deserving of better field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
GOSSIP.

What is cure for gossip Simply
culture. There is great deal of Cos
sip that has no malignity in it. Good
natured people talk about their neigh
bors because, and only because, they
have nothing else to talk about. Cos
sip is always personal confession, eth
or of malice or imbecility, and the
young should not only shun it, but by
the most thorough culture relieve them
selves from all temptations to indulge
in it. 1t is low, frivolous, and too often
dirty business. There are country
neighborhoods in which it RACES like q
pest. Churches are split in pieces by
it. Neighbors make enemies by it for
life. In many persons it degenerates
into chronic disease, which is practi-
cally incurable.-NeaO York Home Jour-
nal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
The Case Was Settled.

In breach of promise suit in Mon
tana not long ago the plaintiff said that
the defendant having clearly understood
the date fixed for the wedding had fail
ed to appear on that importantday. He
afterwards had come to the house, but
she being angry had set the dogs on
him. The defendant admitted that a
day had been named for the ceremony,
and further said that he had intended to
be present as per agreement.
'"Then," said the Judge, "why did
you not appearp"
'.Well, Judge, the fact is, l was freed
by bear all day and night and couldn't
possibly get away in time"
The case was dismissed few mo-
ments later and Miss Plaintiff became
Mrs. Defendant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
Some Curious Calculations.

A rapid penman can write thirty
words in O minute. To do this he must
draw his pen through the space of a
rod, sixteen and half feet. In forty
minutes his pen travels furlong. We
make, on an average. sixteen curves or
turns of the pen in writing each word.
Writing thirty words in minute, we
must make 4S0 turns to each minute; in
an hour, $4,000; in day of only five
hours. $4,000; in year of 800 such
days 43, 100000. The man, therefore.
who made 100000 strokes with his
pen was not Mt all remarkable. Many
men newspaper writers, forinstance-
make 100000. Here we have, in the
aggregate, q mark 800 miles long to be
traced on paper by such q writer in q
year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
A Philantbronist Disbed.

1t was pathetic incident: The elder
ly gentleman was walking down Tenth
street when the wall of tender youth
who had fallen on the sidewalk and
broken the crockery in his dinner-pail
smOte upon his ear. '.Never mind, nv
little lad; are you much hurt?" asked
the benevolent graybeard. mo, sir;
I'm I'm not hurt" replied the youngster.
'Then why do you cryr" because I'll
git licked when I go home" swell,
well, my boy; go and buy another plate
and cup. and your mother won't know
the difference" said philanthropy, as
he handed the lad a silver token. The
boy took up the money, but set up q
more dismal howl than before. ''Pn
get licked all the same-boo-hoop'
"Why SOP" asked the interested gentle
man. "'Cause you only give me ten
cents. and the sucker l picked up yes
terday give me fiftyr The venerable
philanthropist strobe along mnsing.-
Philadelphia Record.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
Giants in These Davs.

j. H. Reichart, of Friedburg. whose
father and mother were both giants, was
9 feet 8 inches in height. Gilly, a
Swede, exhibited in the early party of
the nineteenth century, was 8 feet high.
LOushkin, the Russian giant, and drum
major of the Imperial Guards, measured
8 feet 8 inches. Macmillan Miller, the
Saxon giant, was feet; his hand meas
ured II inches, and his forefinger was 9
inches long. Among other giants in
real life, but who are now dead, the fol-
lnuinrr rnau ha x,,anx;nnoA.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

Advancing years, care, sickness, dIsap.
pointment, and hereditary prediSposi-
tion-all operate to turn the hair gray,
and either of them inclines it to shed
prematurely. AYERS HAIR VIGOR will
restore faded or gray, light or red hair
to rich brown or deep black, as may
be desired. 1t softenS and cleanSeS the
scalp, giving it healthy action. 1t
removes and cures dandruff and humors
BY its use falling hair is checked, and
a new growth will be produced in all
cases where the follicles arc not de-
stroyed or the glands decayed. Its
effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickly hair, OH which few
applications will produce the gloss and
freshness Of youth. Harmless and sure
in its results, it is Incompatible Us
dressing, and is especially valued
for the soft lustrc and richness of tone
it impartS.
AYERS HAIR VIGoR is colOrless !;
contains neither oil nor dye; and will
not soil or color white cambria; yet
it lasts long on the hair, and keeps
it fresh and vigorous, iinparting an
agreeable perfume.
For sale by all druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
A Vexed Clergyman.

Even the patience of Job would be.
come exhausted were he preacher and
endeavoring to interest his audience
while they were keeping up an inces-
SAINT coughing, making it impossible
for him to be heard. Yet how very
easy can all this be avoided by simply
using DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Trial
bottles given away at j. A. Samborn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

Chang, the Chinese giant, is z feet 6
inches high. James Gilbert, mulatto
of Chatham, N. c., who travels with
Barnum's show, is z feet. Undoubted-
ly the most wonderful of living giants is
Captain Bates, the Kentuckian, who
now resides on farm near Seville,
Ohio, when he Is not on exhibition; and
Mrs. Bates is the most colossal of the
giantesses. The Captain is "a years of
age, weighs 526 pounds, is z feet IL
inches high, measures 20 inches around
the chest, and wears a No. 10 hat, a 80
inch collar and q IL boot. Mrs. Bates
tips the scale at 4S0 pounds, is 81 years
old and as tall as her husband, and
sports silk dresses of 80 yards apiece.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blu,
- Ehrth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter ot the estate OF William Jcu
kins deceased.
The State ui Minnesota and the SAID Probate
Court Ia ali persons Interested ia ia" estate
of William jenkins, late Of the County al
Blue Earth deceased, greeting:
You and each Of you are hereby cited AM
required personally Ia bc and appear h'tur,
the Judge of Probate of the County III Blue
the 23r1 day of Sept, a ID. lSS., al O'clock
in the afternoon of that day then and there
To attend the final settlement of the account
of Mary jenkins cNccutriN Of the last VIII
and testament IF the said William jenkins
deccasct! and the distribution of said estate.
In testimony whereof ] have hcrcuniO set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 3lst day Of August, \. II. lSS2.
q. w. MEAD,
(SEAL.D Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

Already there are evidences that those
persons were right who looked for a
large increase in the exports from Italy
to Germany of game. fruits and vegeta-
bles as consequence of the opening OF
the ST. Gothard Railway. One large
firm alone has just concluded with the
railway contract for 800 carloads OF
game and vegetables during the present
season. Cherries aud other fruits from
beyond the Alps have already in large
quantities found their way into Southern
Germany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
sHERIFFs EXECUTION SALE.


by virtue Of AN execution issued out Of aud
ID under the seal of the District Court In
and for the county Of Blue Earth and state
of Minnesota, upon Judgment rendered and
dOckcicd in said county, On the 24ih day Of
July, A. ID. 1852, for the sum of four hundred
and scventy-cight and ffty-iiNc one humid
redth dollars. ia an action wherein Maria
Furman was plaintiff, and T.. Il. Furman was
defendant, have this LIST day of September
A. ID. 1852, levied upon all the right, title and
interest of the said defendant, e.. T. Furman,
in and la the following described real estate,
situate in the county of Blue Earth and state
OF Minnesota, known AMI described as fol
lows: Beginning at point which bears
north 29ia degrees east II I.-lW chains from
the quarter stake between sections nine 90
and sixteen uGD in township los Range "a
thence south a degrees. east chains, thence
north chains To AN ash tree on the right
bank of the Maple river thence north Il de-
Rrees west iO-lm chains, thence south 2IsI
degrees east gj-iOO chains Ia the place. al
beginning containing = 2l-lUO acres of land
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
will sell the above described real property
tIon nj the front door of the Office Of the Reg
lister of Deeds, Of Blue Earth county nforc-
said i'm the City of Mankato, therein, on the
18th day of October, A. ID. lShs, at 10 ncipck
in the forenoon of that day 10 satisfy ih'.
said execution, together win the interest ana
costs thereon.
GEORGE w. MONKS,
Sheriff of Blue Earth County.
T. A. FOSTER, Attorney for Plaintin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter uf the last will and testament
of Ann X. Jones. deceased.
To all persons interested In the estate Of
Ann X. Jones, deceased, greeting;
Whereas Jane Jones of the County of Blue
Earth has lately delivered Ia the ProbatcC Ourt
of BlueEarth county an instrument in writing
purpOrting 10 he the last will and testament
of Ann *. Jones. late at said county deceased
and has applied t. said Probate Court for the
proof of said will.
Therefore you and each of you are cited
and required To appear AT the Office ot the
Judge of Probate la the city of MankaIO in
said county on the BIRD day of September
1852, at = O'clock IA the afternoon Of that day
and attend the Probate of said Will.
In testimony whereof ] have hcrcunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of the Probate
Court this 30th day of August, A. ID. lss2.
CIV. MEAD,
(SeaD Judge of Probate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

MONEY TO LOAN ON Heal Estate In sums
Va from sou to $5,O0o ut LOWEST RATES
Of INTEREST. Interest payable yearly OF
nall yearly, iIs parties may desire. Privilege
granted of making payments ON account OF
principal IL requested. Principal and inter-
est payable at my ONCE. JNO. O. NOE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

Zachariah Price. Dctt.
The Stat" of Minnesota To the above named
defendant:
You, Iachariah Price, are hereby summ"nc,
and required Ia answer the complaint of the
plaintiff in the above entitled action, which
Is filed in the Office ui the clerk OF this court
at Mankatu, in said County and State. and "a
serve a copy Of your answer To said complaint
on the subscriber, al his Office, in the city Ui
MankatO, In the County of Blue Earth within
twenty days after the service of tins sum-
mons upon you, exclusive al the day of such
service; and, IL you fail To- answer the said
complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will take Judgement
against you for one hundred and thirty-fouT
and GJ-lO0 dollars, ami interest On eight y
eight and 6.-IO0 dollars thereof AT ten pei
cent. per annum from July 18th lssl, and on
forty-siX dollars the reOf, at the same rate
from March 9Th l-N2, together with the costs
and disbursements herein.
Dated. August 18th, a. ID. 1852.
VI. q. WILLARD,
Sui plaiDtifi's AftlrurN- Munkufn Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
Manifest Destiny Points to MalkatO !

as the great distributing center OF Southwestern Mnnesoa
busy industries fast multiplying, will soon be pushed to the
most supply the rapidly developing of the country beyond
us-a ioohold will be worth fortune in the future.
want home want business location it
lend to make
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
TIM 3 Err L NDS 5!

We think the railroads greatly
the call for all kinds of wood and timber. However and
hay be used tor fuel timber absolute necessity for null
tude of purposes The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
absorb surplus. We look for stronger rapid
improvement in timber than in lands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

32 n Front Street Doors South of Post Office Mankao Minnesota
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M ANK ALTO
THE LEADING CITY OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

We offer You Lots in the city proper suitable for business
locations Lots all the Additions long parties will
improve.
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SUMMONS.


STAIE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blu"
- Earth.-ss. district Court. sixth Judi
cial District.
lanes w Yanlcs PHI
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FASHION, Clothing
Emporium w. b.
SMITH,
Mimi
fledwith
largest and
for and
FURNISHING GOODS HATS, CAPS
UMBRELLAS, CANES, TRUNKS and VALlSEs
line of COATINGS, SUITlNGS
CASSIMERES and hrstclass MERCHANT TAILOR
in all branches, In marke An
discriminating begin ive
priced goods always the cheap est,
good Goods reasonable nvaria bly,
dem and
Clothing is rapidly inere asing
kind of stock the best evid
II just wanted These abo utto
then shadb cttere xam
when they will he surprised Ia find what
prices 70
ME RCHANTTAILoRING I prepared
elias ordered perfect saisiacing teed
e
RYE
Getty SsIemiers Socks supply
AMI t,y and vicinity. m to
OF and, in order make with
feet q
Wardrobe W.
~ he ~
assotm of Sunni
X u he fou nd in South
westen Mimi csota,m ciud
ing Linen
bcstS SUNNI Vests i'm
u
descrlpti Hand
kerche
mostel
II on
isent from
Rene NIB
10th
ngE mpo
smith,, ,iin number.
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Various Causes

Tennessee has forty marriage associa-
tons.
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The State of Minnesota la the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required To-
answer the complaint al the plIintI IN the
aboVc-rnIiti.d acIi IA which J. "n file in the
Office OF thu Clerk Ut the Court IN AMI for said
County, NJ the CiIy Il MHnkatu thcr, ia and
To serve Il copy al !Uilr answer Ia said COM
plant um IN" subscriber AT his Office IN the
village oi Lake Crystal Ia said County Ui
Blue Earth within twenty days after the
serviC" of th- summons upon NuiI, "NClu~iN"
of the day "l such service. aud If Nuu fail To-
answer said complaint within thu time aiorU-
said, The paIn'it ia this action will have thu.
amount ne T. entitled Ia T'-coNcr :t-Crrlaiuri
10y tn" Court. or under H. direction and taxi.
Judgment iuI the amount =" a>c"rtuinel, Iu-
geth"r with TIE costs ami dist,uT-"m'.nts
herein.
Dated, August 12r,l, \. u. 49,
LOIIN CRAY.
Plaintiff Attorney, Lake CrN siul MINI.
nv
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sw7 Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato, Min
PROBATE NOTICE.
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lSraplC. Gilman

S,TATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
- Earth,-sS. District Court, sixth Judicial
District
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15

Here the diary breaks of abruptly,
and from the chewed up appearance of
the book we are led to entertain horri-
BILE fear as to his safety.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Line,

know that this is the short and quick Line to
all points i'm Central and Western Missouri, In
all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Texas, California. Arizona, New and Old Me~-
leo, and that is the only tire 6cfWPPn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
PEOPLE WHO LiV E

BEWARE or i-..TATIoNs. .
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-10
Jesse Jamcs's Gratitude.

Six years ago the James broth.
ers stole the money box at the
Kansas State Fair. They rode
into Kansas City, and when the
cashier was walking to the bank
with the receipts of the day, about
$1,000, they pointed their pistols at
his head, seized the box, and gal.
loped off. This was done in broad
daylight, in the midst of great
crowd.
Some time afterwards one of
the Kansas City reporters wrote
an article about these highway.
men, saying some kind things. He
called them brave, aud said they
had done the most daring deed in
the highwayman's record. A few
nights afterwards one of the James
brothers rode into Kansas City,
went to the newspaper Office, and
calling the reporter out, rendered
him a handsome watch and chain.
He said the article in question had
touched them in tender spot, and
they desired to show their graft.
tude.
"But | don't feel at liberty to
take this watch" said the reporter.
"But do it to crafty us. We
didn't steal this watch; we bought
and paid for 1t with our money"
said the desperate.
"No, you must excuse me-" con
tinued the reporter.
"Wcll, then, If you can't take
this watch,' replied he, regretfully
"what can we do for youi Per
haps you can name some mar
around here you want killed ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-10

The chinese Eye.

New York, May 25.-The Rev.
DIR. G. S. Abbott, of Oakland, Cal
ifornia, spoke on the Chinese ques.
ton to-day before the delegates Of
the Baptist Home Mission Society.
He said there are three races-the
Caueasians, the Mougolians and
the Africans. The white abSorbS
the black when intermarriage takes
place. In the course of several
generations the traees of negro
blood disappears. In the same
manner Indian blood is made TO
disappear through intermarriage
with whites; but in case of the
marriage of Chinese women and
white men the Chinese eye, DIR.
Abbott said, appears in children
of the eighth generation, or SO far
as there has been an opportunity
to observe the result. 1.-The Chi
nese cye,n the speaker continued,
"is the most vital of all eyes on
the globe, and the eye is the win.
dow of the soul. Don't be asha-
med to take OFF your hat to Chi
naman; he is of the strongest race
stock in the world.r
The report of the committee on
Chinese missions, which was adopt
ed, declares that the Baptists dep
recate such discrimination in oul
emigration laws as would prohibi
Chinese immigration for ten year
as contrary to the Fundamental
principles of our free government
and opposed to the spirit of tn
Christian religion that such leg
islation as has been effected wa
brought about by unchristian rae
, prejudice and the rivalry of poll
J ical parties ambitious for powel
aud will be an incffaceablc stai
/ upon our national honor.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-10
Had Enough Of Freedom.


~ amt got enough sense ter
vote at a ward election" remarked
old Isom yesterday.
"Why ~ asked a bystander.
"Yer see, a nigger what keeps o
bacon store at de udder end oh
town give fifty cents premium on
a silver dollar made last year. |
TUX dollar wild dc correct date
an going to de store, handed it ter
him an tole him ter gin me de pre-
MUM. lie looked at de dollar,
handed me fifty cents on drapped
it in de draw'r. | tux de fifty
cents am come on up town. |
havo just diskivercd dat Use out
fifty cents. | repeats dat l amt
got sense enough ter vote, an de
Newnited States can hab my free
dom back at any time de Secretary
oh War will notify me OBJ dat
fack.p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-10

a table just completed by the
Indiana Bureau of Statistics, with
view to ascertaining the benefits
derived from tile draining, shows
that land which yielded an average
of nine and one-half bushels OF
wheat per acre for five years, be
fore drainage, yielded nineteen and
a quarter bushels for five years
after being drained. With corn
the increase was from thirty-one
to scvcnty-four bushels per acre
During the same period the mum
Der OF cases of malarial sickness
diminished from 1910 cases to 400
cases after drainage.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-10
No4e
fCOMMUNICATED.l
FROM =" II" To " H.
ADVICE.

Imust do as You dos Your way, own.
Is very good way and still.
There are sometimes two straight roads
TOT town
One over, and ore under the hill.
You are trradins the safe and well-worn
way,
That the prudent choose each time;
And you think me reckless and rash to-
day.
Because prefer to climb.
Your path l. the right one, and SO Is
mine.
We are not. like peas in n pod,
Compelled to lie In a certain line,
Or else be scattered abroad.
'rwere dull old world, methinks, my
friend,
If we all went just one way;
Yet our paths win meet, no doubt, at the
end,
Though they lead apart to-day.
You like the shade aud like the sun,
You like an even pace,
like to mix with the throng and run,
And then rest after the race.
like danger and storm and strife;
You like peaceful time
like the passion and surge Of life;
You like the gentle rhyme.
You like the battercup's, dewy sweet,
And crocuscs framed in snow;
like the roses born In the heat,
And the red carnations glow.
| must live my life, not yours, my frlent
For 80 II was written down;
We must follow our own chosen path
to the end,
But | trust we shall meet in town.