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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-19
BARTON'S.

Stock of DRY GOODS Store for the Fall and Winter
trade 1t Wholesale Stock For sale Retail at Wholesale Prices
Caeres all the French makebeter goods and lower
than elsewhere be obtained And the be said OF
all other plain and fancy Dress Goods Flannel Suit
Venian Cloths Shoodah All Wool
Plads Silks Pushes and all the
Trimmings to with the Dress Goods
The stock of HOSIERY GLOVES the largest cheapest
The long Kid Glove Terra Gotta
the Mousqueae Glove full stock of Black White Dark
Colors and Opera Shades in Kid Gloves.
Ladies' Chdns MERINO UNDERWEAR all quaie
ties Cdren Scarlet Underwear Mems and Boys White Scarlet
Underwear.
CIOAKS and DOLIANS
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-19
THE POsT-OFFICE DEPARTMENT

There is scarcely doubt but that
the recommendation of the Presl-
dent to reduce postage to two cents
on letters will become law. This
reduction is demanded by the in
telligence of the country, and will
no doubt bring in more revenue
than before; just as three cents in
creased the receipts of the depart
ment over six and quarter cents
as it was formerly. The post office
department requires some radical
legislation, aside from the reduction
of letter postage. While the post
office bureau of England is a source
o. revenue to the nation, we have
to supply a deficit every year
There are other and larger leaks
than star route frauds, and if prop
erly detected, will convert a losing
into a winning game. There is no
valid reason why our pOst-offices
should not at least pay expenses,
instead of requiring over forty mil
lions to make it even eve ry year.
While Congress is looking for re-
forms, we suggest it look with mi
cro5cOpic eye into the workings of
that department. That there is a
big leak some where is without a
doubt. Let it be discovered if pos
sible.
We clip the foregoing from the
Nashville Banner of the 18th.
and call the Banners attention
to it. It was inserted, no doubt, by
accident, and the Banner will. 70
doubt, hasten to correct its missta-
tements.
Instead of the Post-office Depart
ment requiring over forty millions
to make it even every year." it is
actually making a net profit OF
nearly t,0o millions annually.
The reason England's Post.
office Department is more
profitable is that England'i
population is dense, while ours il
sparse The cost of transporting
the mails in the Pacific States snd
Territories is startIingly immense
compared with the receipts. Or
the other hand the profits in the ole
States is enormous.
In 1881, the net postal revenue O
Massachusetts was $4,000; of New
York, S2,011,00O; of Pennsylvania
5000; whereas the expenditure
exceeded the receipts in California
100000; in Nebraska, s543,O00; an
in Texas $4,000. In Arizona, tn
receipts were $4,000, the expendi
lures, 1881, 600; and Idaho, Mon
tana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, New
Mexico and Wyoming exhibit
like disproportion between receipt
and expenditures.
There are now no leaks in tn
Post-office Department, worthy c
mention. The trouble is on til
other side of the line. Our 4th elias
postmasters are paid too little, COZ
sidering the work they do. The
ought to be paid more. They al
the only office-holders in this coul
try who work for the public witt
out adequate compensation.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-19

IL Is easy 20 answer yes or no.
am not willing to detract from or
soil any honor you may justly wear,
but lam unwilling to let you dress
yourself in borrowed plumage and
fly up to one of life's highest sta
tons, thereby defeasing me in like
manner as you did Bate, Bailey, and
others in 1875. I must insist that
you come down to the facts, what
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Judicial Torture in Hungary.

Pubiip opinion in hungary for some
time past has been absorbed by a mys-
teriOus affair that occurred at Tisza
Eszlar, where a young girl belonging to
II Christian family suddenly disappeared,
the Jews Of the locality being subse-
quently charged by public rumor with
having assassinated her and disposed of
her remains, A married couple named
Scharf are under arrest on suspicion OF
being connected with the girls murder.
The legal adviser has just addressed
memorial to Minister President Tisza,
revealing state of things in Hungary
worthy only of the Middle Ages. II
contains the following horrible dis
closures:
"Your Excellency is quite aware in
what fashion many. Commissaries OF
Police proceeded in view of eliciting
confessions from prisoners. Your Ex-
cellency knows perfectly well that only
reecntly the Commissary of certain
district was accused, while interrogating
. youth Of eighteen, the only child OF
his widowed mother, of hanging him by
his feet, In which position he died. The
CommissaFy of another district, while
examining q woman whose innocence
was afterward established, had her
hands tied, and then caused her to be
held over q fire. Your Excellency is
further aware that, Notwithstanding our
severe laws and the vigilance of tine
Government, the Secret intcrrogatory OF
prisoners is largely conducted by means
of torture and corporal ill-treatment,
and that this is practiced chiefly by the
Commissaries Of Police, who, as rule,
escape detection and punishment"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Virtnes of Hard Work.

And take off your coat early in the
fight, my son, Don't be afraid of hard
work. 1t can't hurt you, Ten o'clock
isn't too late to knock of, and 5 o'clock
doesn't come so very early in the morn
ing, to young man. 1t doesn't come
so early rs 3, by two hours. and yet how
often do you 90 to bed ut Se Mop I'm
glad to hear you say it, because while
o'clock is very early hour ut which to
rise. it is paradoXically a very late one
at which to go to bed. In order to be
up with the lark in the morning, Tele-
machus, it isn't ut all necessary to sit
up with him all night! But if you are
ut work, the midnight oil won't hurt
you. 1t will do you good, because the
hard workers are long livers. You'll
never work yourself to death, my boy.
Now there's your sister; she is more
liable to overwork herself than any man
you ever knew. believe the ceaseless,
monotonous sound of old Euryclea's
household duties and domestic cares, or
young Musicals worry over the family
laundry would kill the Oldest man in
America in a week. 1t is true that
woman's work goes on forever, but then,
bless your soul, fair Hermisne, don't let
that worry you. You don't 60 on for
ever to do it all, And you don't have
all of it 10 do, even where you live
Mans work goes on forever, too; and
Pm glad of it. But Pm not going to
stay here TO do it all. and shan't do any
more of my own while do stay, than
am obliged to. Don't fret because
woman's work goes on forever. You
will have shirts to make and socks to
darn for Neoptolemus not more than
fifty or sixty years anyhow. And as
for you, Telemachus, it isn't hard work
that destroys young men; it's the inter-
val that kills. It's the relaxation that
hurts. Some time you may wake in the
morning with the worst head upon you
that ever made you sigh for death. And
you weren't sitting up to work until 2
II. M, either, You will know there isn't
q line of Virgil or unit of mathemat-
les, OF one stroke of honest hard work
in that headache that is going to throw
one more wasted day into your bright
young life. IT you had burned the mid
night oil over the workbench, at the
forge or ut the desk or at the lathe, it
would never have manufactured such a
headache as that. 1t might, and it
would send you to bed tired as shadow
of death, but you would open your eyes
next morning on an honest world of
hope and sunshine and manly ambition.
without blush of shame In all its ra-
dance. You'll never work yourself to
death. my boy. The harder you work,
the less mischief and trouble you will
get into.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Habits Of Russian Women.

On the boulevards every one knows
every one else; and owing partly to the
free and easy style of Russian society,
the custom Of addressing men and wo-
men by their Christian names, and chief
ly to the narrow limits of the little world
in which all life is here confined, the
scene on the boulevards is rather that
OF huge family party in their own
garden than of the public promenade of
a large town. Every one is smoking.
men without exception, and married
women for the most part. The astonish-
ment Of foreigner, on seeing we'll
dressed woman, apparently lady, and
certainly stranger TO him. bowling to
him asking to be allowed to light her
cigarette from the hot ashes of his, may
be imagined, but there is nothing Outre
in such an action here.
In the meantime the equipages of the
wealthy Russians are whirling through
the streets. Let US take a glance at the
people on wheels. These are for the
most part wives and daughters of the Of
ficers from the fortress, or the wealthiest
of the merchants. The wheels all roll
beneath one pattern of carriage, the ia
miliar droshky. enlarged and beautitied
with paint and fur wrappings beyond
the standard of that of the local cab
driver, but still to all intents and pur-
poses the same vehicle. Two ladies can
lean back in the Victoria-shaped body
Of the carriage facing the horses, and
opposite sits cavalier, his long legs
Strengthened and confined beneath the
narrOwest and most uncomfortable of
seats. On the box sits the driver in
black velvet waistcoat, with skirt like
a toga and holes instead of arms through
which the full pink sleeves of his shirt
appear. Round his waist is gaudy
sash, and on his head the square cap of
Poland. His team, or ''troika," is
driven three abreast, at canter, the
head of the shaft horse looking straight
in front of him, the heads of the other
two boxing perPetually back at their
tails,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Potatoes and Apples.

The potatoes of this years crop are
of unusually fine quality and size. The
crop is everywhere better than last
year. except In New York. The crop
Of Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan is
larger than that of 1880, Illinois has
nearly double the crop of last year,
Iowa has nearly ten times the quantity
she had last year, and nearly double
the acreage of two years ago. The cul-
ture OF the potato is increasing rapidly
in that State. They are selling there
this season at fifteen cents 3 bushel.
Cincinnati handles 1000 car loads OF
the root every season, chiefly for the
Southern market, supplying Atlanta,
Mobile, Nashville and, largely, Louis
vile, besides many other Southern and
Southwestern points. Chicago CON-
petes with CINCINNATI for the same
trade, but the competition is not close.
The report has been circulated that
apples are short crop. The fact is
that this is good year for this fruit.
especially in the West. Reports of big
crops come In from Illinois, Kansas.
Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia.
In the latter State the crop is immense.
The same report comes from New Jer-
sey and Maine, Kansas is quite an APP
plo country, and increases in impcr-
lance to dealers in the fruit every year.
1t will one day be as famous as any Of
the Eastern applefields.
There was never larger crop in
New York and better apples. The
price, however, is likely to advance for
the reason that the early apples of this
year do not keep.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Whipped and Cleared.

In the early days of Missouri, a man
was tried and convicted for stealing
horse. The court sentenced him to re-
ceiye thirty-nine lashes on his bare back.
An acquaintance. meeting him shortly
after he had been punished and dis
charged. asked him how he came out OF
it.
ooh, first rate" was the prompt re-
ply, s.whipped and cleared"
A thief in California miners camp
once had q similar experience. In the
early days of mining every one was too
well off to steal. and the miners kept
their sacks of gold dust in their tents.
But as gold became more difficult to find,
lazy fellows began to think it easier to
steal than to dig. One day well
dressed fellow stole some gold from
miner, and mounted on O swift horse,
fed from the camp. He was followed,
arrested, and tried before o magistrate
appointed by the miners, and promptly
CONVICTED. The grim humor of min
ing community shone in the sentence;
"The court thinks" said the magis-
trate, .:that you should at once restore
the stolen gold to its owner"
The thief, thinking that he was about
to be let off easily, handed it over Then
the court pleasantly suggested that 1t
would be right for the thief to pay the
costs Of the trial. He made no objec-
ton to this Judgment, and promptly
handed out two ounces-thirty-two dol
lars-of gold dust, the amount Of the
costs.
.'Now," said the magistrate, with the
utmost blandness, ''there is another part
of the sentence of this court, WHICH has
not yet been mentioned; and that ia that
you receive thirty=nine lashes on your
bare back, we'll laid on"
The thief was whipped and cleared"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
A Readers Qnmnlaint.

have never wished that l had been
born in some other century than the
nineteenth. Our age, if not a pictur-
esque one-and / think it has its plctur-
esque aspects-is without doubt the
most comfortable to live in. take it on
the whole, the world has yet known.
The only objection to living in the
present time that | know of is the in
creased quantity of things one must, or
would like to know. Eighteenth-cen-
fury people didn't have to read Lecky's
history of their times in four volumes,
or hundred thousand other books it
now seems obligatory upon all cultivat-
ed persons to acquaint themselves with.
Nowadays one is required to read q
small library every year, if one would
have even a smattering of knowledge
on the various subjects that invite an in
telligent mans interest. 1t is hard to
resign ones self toignorance of so many
interesting matters. and yet that seems
what one is driven to. One finds that
the first thing to learn is show much
need not be known" which is, perhaps,
e sort of sour grapes wisdom, but APP
parently the only wisdom attaiuable. -
ILIunLic
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Changed his Manners.

The Arkansas Traveller tells US why
DR.. Squint changed his manners. Bill
lings saw DR.. Squint,
Hello. my FRIEND" exclaimed the
doctor; u am glad to see you. Around
hunting for news, suppose. You re-
porters are always on the 60. You are
the best reporter In Arkansas. Say.
Tn going to have little gathering OF
friends at my house tomorrow night,
and my wife, who is great admircr of
you. by-the-way, sends you a special
invitation. Let's have bottle of wine.
Say there, waiter, bring us bottle of
Piper Hcidseick."
IL suppose you have heard, doctor,
that I am no longer connected with the
DaisY RtoOa."
s'So."
ayes, l have retired from the news
paper business. When do you say you
want me to come arOundp"
20, any time" replied the doctor,
with an evident change of manner.
''Ssy, waiter, never mind the wine.
Bring US two beers"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
" Re Boosted Liberte."

A Frcnchman, brought before New
York police court on charge of vagran-
CIV, argued that that definition would
also be good definition of political lib
erty, He said!
'Ah. oui; zen 1t eez not re propair
thing for re wanderer to stop in re park
What for re parks are madep Ze squir-
rel gambol tro re grass, ze sparrow
battle in re cooling fountain, but ze Off
clare will not let re tired man rest on re
bench"
But the officer says you were sleeping
in the park; that you have been fire.
auently aroused and driven out Of
Union and Madison Square Parks, /" said
Justice Smith in Jefferson Market POI
lice Court.
s,Ah, monsieur, ven 60 in ae parks
70 pure air make me 20 fatigue; ! am
always fatigue"
"Have you homer"
'Maison? No. monsieur; we're Is ze
boosted liberte of re Grand Republique
Eat compel a man to have q homer
like to breathe re free air."
He was committed to the work house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
BE Sat Down.

We were running through Soutl,
Carolina when great big giant Of IL
fellow with q terrible eye and q voicc
like fog-horn boarded the train ut IL
small station. ! think most of the pas
sengers sized him up as chap whom it
would be dangerous to argue with, but
the giant wasn't satisfied with that. Ho
clustered ut the conductor, growled at
the brakeman and looked around as il
seeking some one to pick fuss with
Everybody answered him civilly, and he
had two or three seats to himself, but
the man who wants u row can generally
lind some pretext. About the center Of
the car pale-looking chap about %
years. old occupied u seat and was read
ing newspaper. After a time tho giant
rubbed along to where the young man
sat and growled out:
stranger, what may be the first cost
Of such hat as yours?'
The young man looked up with flash
in his big blue eyes, and then turned to
his paper without replying.
"Hey! Did you hear meP' roared
the other as he leaned over the scat
and lifted the hat off the young mans
head.
Quicker than one could count six a
shining revolver came from you couldn't
tell where, lifted itself on level with
the big mans eye. and the white fingers
clutching the butt never trembled q
hairs breadth as quiet voice uttered
the words:
drop that hatr'
The hat fell from the giants grasp,
and the quiet voice continued:
''Now you sit down or I'll kill your
The mnzzle Of the weapon was not six
inches from the mans eye, and l saw
him turn from red to white in ten sec
onds. He backed away at the COM
mand, sat down in a seat opposite, and
never stood up or spoke another word
during his ride of twenty miles. He
had "navy" under his coat, but some
thing in that quiet voice and blue eye
warned him that the move of finger on
his part would crash bullet into his
head.-Detron Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
American Enterprise on the Rhone.

The American gentleman who went
into raptures over Niagara, not because
Of its grandeur, but probably of its
being so fine water power" was prob
ably more typical Of his countrymen
than is generally supposed; at any rate,
q compatriot Of his has initiated him at a
distance. by buying up all the land in
the neighborhood Of Bellegarde, through
which the Rhone runs subterraneOusly.
1t is now, however, thanks to his inge-
nuity, being diverted from its under
ground passage, and, by means of u
channel, turned off in a new direction,
where its power can be used for working
any amount Of machinery. Already
mechanics are beginning to flock in
from various parts of Europe. ana the
inhabitants Of the place are of the opin-
ion that ere long Bellegarde will become
q thriving tOwp.-London World
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
0uick-Witted.

A Georgia paper illustrates the quick
ness of the negro in learning by the fol-
lowing incident:
A few days ago, a hog belonging to a
negro in Rockdale County got out of its
pasture and crcpt into white mans
field. Under the stock law the owner
of the stock has to pay for damage; so
the white man charged the negro two
dollars damages. which was the value
of the hog.
The negro told the white man to take
the hog. but the next night the animal
got out of the white mans pen and
crept into the Negroes field.
The negro drove him out, and took
him home, then sent for the white man
and charged him two dollars for DANA
ges.
The white man refused to pay it, and
the hog is now the property Of the ne
gro. The hog has changed owners
twice. and not cent of money has been
paid out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Fall Bonnets

The autumn bonnets continue to be
small, claser6tting affairs for full dress,
and flaring shapes for ordinary occa-
sions. Until really cold weather straws
and chips, trimmed heavily with velvet
bows and loops, and feather breasts
will be worn, Lace honnets are made
of Spanish scarfs drawn over small
frames that have the hrims wreathed
with clusters Of red or yellow roses, or
deep-hued peoples. The colors most
seen on imported bonnets are the differ
ent shades Of green, sandal, alicante
brown. brevette, faded tapestry. red and
cactus colOrs. The Yankee is the
name of new large bonnet. 1t has q
soft crown, trimmed with q wreath of
light-hued flowers, and wide, droop-
ing brim. A charming little French
''capote" "a made Of deep garnet velvet
and primrose pink crepe. The close
brim is edged with three rows Of dark
amber beads, which have an opal like
effect. On the left side. arranged SO as
to rest low on the hair. Is bunch Of
soft blush roses. The strings are satin
shaded from garnet to conch-shell col
or. Felt hats, matching in color and
trimming the new CUR and ficelle-color-
ed. wraps, will be worn with them. Poke
bonnets arc more quaint than ever; the
Recamier poke is sufficiently picturesque
to suit even the present rage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
A Whcpper.

A farmer tells the following rs true
fact: He had choice hen setting on
nineteen eggs. One morning, on pay
ing the hen visit, he found that she
had left the nest, and he soon perceived
that large black snake had curled it.
self within the nest. Upon seeing this,
the gentleman stepped back, gathered q
stick and killed the snake. On cutting
off the head of the snake he took it BY
the tail, shaking it over the nest, the
nineteen eggs dropped back into the
nest. The eggs being left in the nest,
the hen returned to her seat, and in due
time she had Matched eighteen little
chickens, said by those who have seen
them to be rare curiosities. This pecu-
liarity is noticed in the little chickens,
as being afraid of every stick they see,
running back from stick in the great
est terror. tutoring the cry of fear. Why
is this fear-does a stick resemble a
snake? These little things are study
for naturalists. and sometimes truth is
stranger than fiction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
An Army Of Goggled Soldiers.

Arab Bey hopes to hold his position
in the Nile delta until the great river
rises and floods the country. He will
cut the canals to help the Nile in its an
nual overflow. This is serious menace
TO Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley. But Arab
is threatened with scare-crow enemy.
The Egyptian siroccos blow the fine
sands from the deserts on either side of
the Nile with hurricane fury. At times
the mir is full of it. Sir Ralph Aber-
crombie found that nearly his whole
army was afflicted with ophthalmia
from sand-storms. London papers sug-
gest that the British soldiers of Sir. Gar
nets army shall wear Swiss goggles.
Rather bad for ascertaining range,
which would be blessing to Arabi's
best soldiers. But what about Arabs
fellaheens? The frightful spectacle of
an army of goggled soldiers at close
quarters must cause panic among the
ignorant Egyptians. Fancy Wolseley
and General Alison in goggles, and
"grim-visaged war; is turned from q
tragedy into farce.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
A general Stampede.

Never was such rush made for any
Drug Store as is now at John A. Sam
born for Trial Bottle Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery of Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. All persons affected with
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, 81 we're
Coughs, or any affection of the Thrmt
and Lungs, can get Trial Bottle 1t
this great remedy free, by calling NJ
above Drug Store,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03

"What do you think, Mr.. Spanglers"
asked the lovely Miss Hansumphase;
shat horrid Mr.. Drown says my dress
skirt is too long for q ballroom. What
Why, my dear girl. it's only about two
feet-and such little feetp added the
dulcet fiatterer. No wonder the girls
say Spangler is such nice man.