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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
Give the Baby Water,

A city physician attributes large
part of the excessive mortality of child
rcn in hot weather to the failure of
nurses and mothers 50 give them water;
indeed more children are said to die
directly and Indirectly from depriya-
ton of water than from any other cause.
Infants, he says. are always too much
wrapped up, and in any ease would pre-
fpire very freely. The water lost by
pcrspiration must be supplied. As DIR.
Murdoch states in hi, paper on cholera
iffantum: "The child is thirsty, not
hangry; but not getting the water,
which il does want, it drinks the milk,
which it does not want. The conse-
quencc is that the stomach is overloaded
with food which it cannot digest. and
which soon ferments and becomes a
source of severe irritation. Then follow
vomiting, purging. and cholera infan-
tum, To prevent this. che principal
scourge of infancy, the doctor says:
"Have water without ice-always ac-
ceSsible to the child. who will then re-
fuse sour milk aud will eat only when
hungry. Water IS the great indispensable
article for the preventive treatment Of
children III hot weather 1t is impor-
tant enough TO nursing children, but is
life itself TO those reared on the bottle"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
School iiymnastics.

From the circular on ~Dscipline of
The school, rcpubli>hed not long ago
Dg Commissioner Eaton. we ahstrict DR..
Hiram Circuits observations on GYM
nastics in the school. He SAYS:
gymnastics are no, only useful and
important as II mean, of phi, steal deyel-
opnen;. but also Of school government.
The exercise serves a. a safety valve 10
let oil the cXce,. III animal spirits. which
frequently brine- Che pupil In collision
with his master Ii relieves the school
Of that morbid inseusililitv and careless
indifference WHICH 80 often result from
the monotonN aud Aurdeued atlpoSnhere
of the school room. II sets up a stand
ard of government and forms the
habit of subsection to authority. and As
il is a regulator Of The physical system.
ii becomes sug} 20 The conduct under
law. The @ymua>lic resembles the
military drill. sud has the same general
influence upnn the pupil that the milf
tary has upon the soldier. 10 produce
system. rood order. and obedience
Gymnastics also crt:iii, Self-reIance and
available power Til. is more import-
ant in life than brilliant talent, or GREAT
learning. II /, not the mere possession
of physical power that giyce ability, but
the control of that power which this
drill secures. And gymnastics preserve
and restore health.
Ii can be shown that the sanitary con-
dillon of schools and colleges has i'm
proved from 33 10 80 ner cent. since the
Introduction of this SYSTEMATIC physical
,,lt.,,. I,r..tl .,, =, f,t,,r,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
A Valuable Cow.

The famous Jesey Qucea enatc' from
the herd improved hy T. T. Fairhanhs
< Co, and was purchased wlea oh.s -
few days old, together With her mother,
BY j. Harvey, o peacham, VI She
was sold when months old to farmer
of that town for So In six months
from that time She WAS purchased by
Asa Hoyt, a cooper Of the same place,
Mr. llovt owned her for several Years.
The last year chat she was in his pos
session he kept an attentive account d
all the milk and butter which the Queen
produced. At The end OF the year he
fonnd that she had made sl6 pounds of
butter.
In 1879 the COW was reSold to JOSIAH
5. EMERSON. of Barnet, VT. for $1,000.
Mr.. EMERSON chriStened her the Jersey
Queen, and in 1881 he had an accurate
account kept of her milk and butter She
has already produced between 500 and
600 pounds of butter, aud nj the end of
the Year her record will pass 500
pounds,
Mr.. EMERSON has just sold the Queen
to A. b. Darling, proprietor Of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel OF New York. for $1,000
cash. Mr. Darling now owns the best
two COWS in the world Eprotas, whose
record is 700 pounds of butter in one
year, and the JcrSeyQuecn. whose record
viii pass 800 pounds. Springfield he
pnbllcM.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
What the Country Needs.

Fewer scrub cattle and more good
ones, Fewer wire pullers in popular
conventions. and more industry.
Fewer men who seek Office and more
|men whom the Office seeks.
Fewer loafers about railroad stations.
fewer corner stores, and tayeIns. Few
ei impenous young men, eager 10 rush
mo print and raise the devil generally.
fewer juvenile statesmen, who are ea-
ger to rush into the places their seniors
ana betters ought to occupy.
Fewer leaders to knuckle to popu-
Ear preJudices when wrong.
Fewer great men made to order ans
OF small material. and thrust in front o-
men who have capacity for greatness
Cart Preieel
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
Danger OF Marrying Railroad Men.

Girls ought to be warned of thefright-
ful danger 10 be incurred in marrying
railroad men. especially brakemen. 1t
Is related that the other night member
of that hard-working fraternity, on be-
ing reused from dream OF al impend-
ing crash. was found by the neighbors
sitting up in bed holding his wife by the
ears, having nearly twisted the terrified
woman'~ head oil in his Intellectual ex-
ertions TO down brakes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
Mexican Postage Stamps.

The rates of postage arc higher in
Mexico than in any other country onthe
globe. The trouble is that the rulers
are changed so often that it is frightfully
EXPENSIVE to print their heads on the
stamps. Some days the government
printing office has to get out mol les than
a dozen complete sets; but this is only
when ACCOMPLISHMENTS are more than
commonly liyelt; il i, not 50 every day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

A Highland gentleman, on the point
of starting forthe country, left his purse
containing Geo at the railway station
On his return to his native town his
purse was brought 10 him by clerk,
who expected q Slight recognition. The
laird took his purse and counted the
money. and then booked inquiringiy n
the clerk. WHO said IN establishment;
isn't it right, sir:' 'Ricth' No, was
the quick response. ''whaur's the inter-
aSt 81 =. -s...--.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

A warward youth in an inland coli
loge perpetratcd bad grind ON his Dip
niiied Greek professor tho other day.
Called upon for = translation from
Homer, where he speaks OF the Trojan
woman washing their clothing by the
sea. he very demuely@ked bis teacher
'.if in his opinion they We're the origin
of the Troy laundry -J0aalseS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
FAMILY FLOUR $3.50 at the Cash GROCERY HOUSE

a teacher in an Iowa school has tried
switches. raw-hides, trunk-straps and
clubs rs weapons of correction among
his pupils, and he has concluded that
nothing in the world equals piece of
harness tug about two feet long.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

That picture" remarked Mr. Gold
burg, has got the finest camera obscura
! ever saw Jim. remarked his old
friend and fellow-citizen from Pump
vile. with look of intense pride, sens
you got to he he . millionaire your cui-
lures jest wonderful. New YORK
commercial .i{tcrfistr.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

PRoF. s. Il. OSBORNE viii be ia
Miaeral Point for the purpose of
giving Instructions in Vocal and
Instrumental music every Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday.
Oct. 18th. 1881 l2ly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

"Jawcob Strauss heard n builder
who had Just finished the final house in
the block he was erecting, eNclajm pa-
thctically MS he left his work; Last but
not leased
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

LARGE chromos for s. 90 for the
Point Book Store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

keeptone, Union q Peoria Corn
Planters, Climax aud Irwin lille
Corn Cultivators for | $50 at Martin
Il Toay's. Sw---l0
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

TuE largest stock of canned goods
in the city at j. A. Spyatler's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09

TEErH extracted painlessly at j.
NJ. lales' Dental Rooms. ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-09
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
Pleasant Mound.

The house of F. o. Marks, was burned
May end, at 3 o'clock p. m. The whole
upper story was on fire when discovered
SO nothing was saved from the chamber.
Most of the goods from lower floor was
saved and some from cellar. Loss, 5000.
No insurance.
At our town meeting this spring a
vote was taken to buy pile driver,
the cost not to exceed $l25. One has
been built and is now in operation
The hammer was cast at Mankato.
Much credit is due the town board for
their promptness in complying with the
wishes of the people.
The days of "mudsills" are at an end
in this town. Hereafter no bridge
is to he built in this town however
small, only by driving piles to stay.
Every person in the country knows how
useless, worse than useless, it is to spend
time and money in putting in small
bridges in the old style of mudsills and
other cheap and careless manner.
This iowa was visited by lively hail
storm last night and large quantity of
hail fell and of large size. Many pieces
were found measuring 3 and even 4
inches. No damage was done as there
was no wind at the time.
Mrs. Lyman Brown, of Shelby, died
Saturday and was buried on Sunday.
w. S. and j. $. Parks, are setting out
lot of Russian mulberry. This seems
to be the coming tree, for rapid growth
hardness and fruit, this tree has nc
equal, with the advantage of raising
silk worms OH linen. Il desired.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12

POSITIVE information has been re.
ceived that Capt. De Long and his
brave crew, of the Jeanette, persisted
in the Siberian wastes, and through
respect to the departed, the New York
Herald dressed its columns in mourn.
ing. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Bennett, proprietor of the Herald,
sent this party of explorers to seek
out an UNEMPLOYED country at his own
expense, and while the mission was
loudly applauded by the press gener-
ally as being the greatest journalistic
enterprise ever undertaken, yet it
has proved fatal to the enlisted, and
without tangible return for the terri
BILE sacrifice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
Temperance.

That the outlook for temperance
workers in our midst is discouraging
cannot be denied, for right here
where the truths of the gospel are
proclaimed from so many pulpits, and
every family has a bible. and tenn
perance people are at work, we find
men of intelligence. some of whom
are protesting Christians, and talk
loudly in favor of temperance, actual
ly supporting a system that is the
very Opposit of that they profess to
believe in. But how is this friend !!
Do you love the praise of man more
than God, who commands you to
come out from among them and touch
not those unclean whisky tickets
when you 60 to the polls I! Then
Paul said that if meat caused his
brother to offend, he would eat no
meat. So, then, if you are a temper
ance man, get down off the fence and
be true. Don't try to please every.
body and say that while you detest
drunkenness and think man should
know when he has enough, that a
social glass will harm no one, your
influence is on the wrong side. You
are in unison with those men who
sold liquor and made those poor de.
grated wretches drunk again that
committed those thefts, and others
that were rioting on the street and
had to be dragged to Jail, and to some
who froZe to death while drunk, and
still others who came to untimely
ends in consequence of the whisky
you voted those men license to sell.
Therefore if You continue to vote in
favor of the whisky traffic, you will
be held responsible. The saloon
keepers will not be down there alone
for as Il man sOweth SO shall he also
reap. TEMPERANCE.
Vernon Center.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
Uhristiana Correspondence.

WINDOW, May 8, 1882.
Editors Free Press:
Though several weeks have elapsed
since writing you any notes from Jack
son county, yet each week we have re-
ceived and read your valuable paper
with the deepest interest. And we can
not refrain from complimenting the
work so nobly commenced by some OF
Mankato'S earnest, energetic citizens,
that of forming an association for the
benefit of Southern Minnesota. 1t has
long been a question in my mind, why
the Real Estate Agents did not wake up
to the necessity and rea lization of such
an organization before, but we feel that
it is timely even now, and will result in
much good to this portion of Mime
sofa. jackson county is with you in
heart and hand, for the further develop
ment of this rich, fertile, beautiful
country.
While write you, my eye occasion
ally takes a sweeping view, over the
broad expansive prairie, now clothed in
its rich carpet of green, and so pleasing
to my gaze is the landscape that it is
with reluctance, that again confine my
eyes to my writing, and methlnks,
that could some of the poor, deluded
emigrants of Manitoba, be instantly
transported to the scene, they would
hail it with one glad, triumphant shout
OF joy, and would be 10th to leave it
again for the barren regions of the north.
The weather with US is rather cold
and backward, yet farmers are nearly
through seeding. Small grain and many
fields of wheat are now looking quite
green. Although nearly all the grain
has been sown upon spring blowing, yet
where you can see it, it looks fine and
rank. Many farmers have already
planted their corn according to reports
from other counties in the State, Jack.
son is by no means behind.
One cOmmendable and very notice
able feature among the farmers this
spring is the vast number of trees they
are planting. Mr.. Emil Meillcke alone
has planted over twelve thousand cut
tings and trees, and A. F. Bliss has been
filling up the open spaces in his fine
grove and along the shore of the lake
with several hundred cuttings from the
willow and other trees. A few more
years and the travelling stranger will
look upon jackson county as once
natural forest. Among the more useful
md needful trees, which are being
planted do we find vast numbers of the
mulberry, ash, maple, walnut, European
arch and many beautiful evcrgreens.
Ten years hence, and the broad expan-
'ive prairie that meets your gaze at every
turn, will have been converted, US it
were, into great beautiful park.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
Sterling.

Mrs. w. A. GrOvor is recovering.
The school in district 81 commences
next Monday.
A large amount of corn is being plant
ed in this town this season. Mr.. NJ. M.
Pratt will plant seventy acres while
several others will put in from twenty to
twenty-five acres.
VIM. Ellis has purchased seventy-five
acres of land from Levi Boyer.
c. NJ. Reynolds little boy set fire to
his fathers hay stack last Saturday and
succeeded in burning up the stables, a
lot of posts and grain and it was only
by the greatest effort that the house was
saved.
Mr.. VIM. Perry is father to girl who
arrived the 9Th inst E.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12

TIE House finally passed the Tariff
Commission bill Friday, by a vote of
Isl to 80 and the bill was concurred
in by the Senate on Wednesday. Mr..
Kasson, who had charge of the measure
in the House, worked hard. and, as
results prove, successfully for its
passage. All things considered, it is
likely tho best and most expeditions
means of bringing the revision of the
tariff in Il tangible form before Con
gress for action; but of course the
men who will be selected to compose
the Commission will need he men of
intelligence, practical in business,
and with unbiased and nOn.conflicting
interests, or the results will amount
To naught.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
The bounty on tree culture, is indeed

The bounty on tree culture, is indeed |
one great source OF encouragement, to
the business, and we read the list of
many farmers in this county, that have
already been remunerated for their
labor. Too often do we find, even among
the more intelligent class of people, an
uneasy, restless desire for change. The
"Golden EldOradO" to some is always
just ahead, and when there, they even
then think it just beyond, and thus it is
with unsatisfied humanity; ever restless,
ever weary, even of well doing. To me
it seems strange that any one can he
dissatisfied with Southern Minnesota. A
more beautiful, fertile, productive coun
try cannot be found in the limits of the
United States or Great Britain. Some
unthinking, dormant mind, might think
this rather an extravagant assertion, yet
it is both tigueratively and literally true.
Where, | ask you, can be found more
healthful climate, apurer atmosphere,
richer soil, and section of country
better adapted, both to grain and stock
raising, than the several counties in
cluded in Southern Minnesota. Where
can be found in the broad land, sec
ton that will bring forth Gin the same
length of time, and a better quality"
greater growth Of vegetation 2 Where
can be found better, purer water than
the rivers and streams afford Where
can be found more abundant, hearty,
luxuriant grasses, than those that cover
the practices of Jackson and other coun-
ties
WheEe stock will do well and even
fatten ON good hay, "well secured be.
fore harvest" throughout the long win
tiers, there is the place to raiseit. Where
you can make nicer favored butter from
wild grass than from timothy, there is
the place to make it. And that can be
done right here in Minnesota.
Another exceedingly favorable feature
of Southern Minnesota, is, that it is
more exempt from the numerous hurri.
canes and cyclones "that bring death
and destruction in its pathway" than
most any other of the Western States.
Very rarely are we visited with one
Of those terrifying visitors, and, too, are
we free from those scorching, whitening
drouths that SO nearly devastated the
Eastern portions of the country last
year. And thus we might go on, from
one degree Of the good qualities of this
section to another, and then ''the half
would not be told"
But perhaps am trespassing upon
your valuable space. May the good
work, just begun, prove fruitful in every
way, is the earnest wish of every enter
prising citizen. "SEcRETARY."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
Mapleton

Aesns Editors:
Twas midnight! Dame Nature had
dotted the brilliant robes of day, and
was quietly slumbering in the sooth.
ing embrace of gentle night. The
sweet, pale face of the moon was gaz
ing down upon Omnipotent handi-
work in raptured admiration. Every
animate object had quietly drawn it.
self into seclusion to seek surcease
from the irritation of day of activi.
ty. Among these was man. Each
one dreaming of his own peculiar ex-
perience, or enjoying visionary scenes
of the future. One among them had
hied himself away from the soothing
influence of home. to assist i'm the
equitable distribution Of justice unto
the unfortunate and contentious. He
had his intellectual forces drawn up
in solid phalanX and was patiently
awaiting the morrow which would
launch them into the legal conflict.
Time passed on. All was quiet. Not
sound disturbed the quiet slumber
of Nature. Instantly there was a
mighty wall. a voice spread out OH
the midnight air in tones that out.
stentored Stentor. Cries Of-thieoes
There's! there's! A whole household
was astir under intense curiosity and
excitement. Host, guests and ser
wants were alike amazed. All direct
ed their attention and locomotion
toward the vicinity from which the
MYSTERIOUS outburst emanated. A
few fellow guests pushed on to the
exact spot, to find noble disciple o.
Blackstone and Kent limp and
quiyering cap-a.pie from the effects OF
fright. The suffering ones fear:
were finally Gained and the household
resumed It's usual quietness.
MoRAL.-When Mankato lawyers
come to Mapleton, bring a good sup
ply Of shooting iron and steady nerve