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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Mercantile Disasters of Three month";.

The figures of the third quarter OF 1883, just
complied by Il. q. Dun IL Co., show a great
increase in the number Of mercantile disasters
as compai ed with last year. The number OF
failures In the quarter just closed Ia 500,
with liabilities OF So, 00U,0OO, while for the
same quarter In 1852 they were Only 1900,
with liabilities OF $lS,00UO0D. For the fret
nine months Of 1883 the failures reported num-
Der {, 440 as against 1857 in the same period
last Year. The liabilities for the fret nine
months of the present year were tlls,-
OO0,OU0as against $50, 600, COO for 1882. In Can
ada the failures for the nine months of 1883
are over 1000 in number "a against $50 In 1882
The liabilities Of the first niue months Of the
present year were $ll 900, 600 a. against o. 00o,
90 In the same time last year
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

THE United States Stamped Envelope
Company has already delivered more
Than 100000 of tho new two-cent
issue. The company is dissatisfied with
the die and has ordered new one, but
in the meantime the Post Office Depart
ment considered it necessary to proceed
with the work IN order to lose no time.
The new die will be finished in about
two weeks. The works are running
night and day with two sets of hands.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Russia Wants to Fight,

Russia Is making extensive military prepare
lions along the Austrian and German froni,s 80
All the railroads are ordered TO have military
cars In readiness,and tenders are. asked for 3. :
OOO military beds. Private steamers on the
Black Sea are ordered ~ prepare for the car.
rage OF troops, ammunition and provisions
ana these steamers have ceased carrying for
prM,s.e parties, thus interrupting the gram
traffic. Immense provision depots have been
distributed on the frontier, and troops scatter
ed between the Visiula and Bug rivers. lis,
has been made of ell persons who, in the event
CT war, are IN be deported from Poland 10 the
Interior of Russia -
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Who Wants TO he Ozaro

Ihere Is great excitement In Copenhagen
over the announcement of the discovery OF a
nihilist among the suite of the czsriua OF Rus.
STA, WHO with the car is on u visit to the king
OF denmark. IL Is stated that the czarina, In
unexpectedly entering her chamber caught one
OF ner chambcrans In the act OF placing note
on her dressing case. IL is said the note con-
tanned threat against the life Of the car un-
iess ne complied with certain wishes OF the
nihillsts and introduced immediate reforms In
the administration of Justice. The culnrit nm
on being confronted with the police. drew n
pistol and blew his brains ont
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

domestic animals. In addition 10 addresses and
reports, II Is proposed to discuss the extent TO
which contagious diseases exist among domestic
animals In this country; how introduced or
disseminated; methods by which they NAV be
eradicated, or infected districts be isolated :
subject ] he time aud place have been select
cd with reference TO the exhibition of fat stock
and meetings OF several i'm portant live stock
associations Agricultural live stock and
dairy associations are invited 10 send represcn-
tatives, and all persons interested In breeding,
rearing, transporting, importing, or exporting
any class OF iarm animals wifi be welcome TO
the convention.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Oklahoma Invaders.

Capt. David Payne, A. b Calvert, j. h. Coop
err and A. w. Harris, composing the officers OF
the Oklahoma colony, were tried before U. s.
Commissioner Sherman, at Wichita, Kansas
for conspiriug against the government in their
numerous attempts " locate on the Oklahoms
lands in the Indian territory. After a full
hearing they were bound to await the action
Of the grand jury in the United States district
court, which ,onvencs at Leavenworth October
3. Ball was flxed at 81 900 in each case.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Disastrous Explosion.

terrible explosion occurred in the rocket
factory OF Woolwich arsenal. large number
OF persons were killed aud wounded during the
ensuing panic The buildings and surrounding
houses were wrecked. The fireworks went of
like continuous artil cry. The number of dead aud
WOUNDED Is not yet ascertained, as explorations
would be too dang rous. Woolwich il a town
OF about 40 population, nine niles from
Lon Ion, on the Thames. The arsenal is the
largest In Great Britain and contains workshops
has extensive dockyards, q military academy
and large barracks
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

THAT beautiful custom in vogue in
"Merric England in Cromwell's day.
the ringing of the curfew bell, has been
resumed at Standardization. An in
teresting feature of the revival of this
ancient custom is that the curfew was
rung upon the same bell upon which
wus tolled the funeral knell of Shaks-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

IT will make superstitious people and
the householder who has to foot the
coal bill, SILVER and shake like the his
torical old man who couldn't git
warm" 10 learn that beavers are build
ing their dams very thick this fall, and
that is indicative, il animal instinct is to
be trusted, of an unusually cold winter
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

worked eleven months and quit; the
farmer refused to pay him everything.
He brought suit for his eleven months.
work. According 10 the common law
rs 1t had been hell for generations he
was not entitled to recover anything.
The case was taken TO the Supreme
Court, and there Judge Parker gave it
as his opinion that the man was
ENTITLED TO RECOVER
The value of his eleven months, saving
deducting the damage to the farmer in
consequence of his quitting before his
time was out The whole subject was
fully and ably examined by Parker, and
the court came to the conclusion. which
has since been regarded as manifestly
Just and sensible.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

1t is customary when printed matter
is held at the city postofficcs on account
of insufficient postage TO notify the par
ty to whom the paper is addressed Of
the fact. A card containing such no.
tice was sent from Washington recent
~ to u woman in Iowa, whose reply
was received yesterday. 1t said sim
ply: "Whcn pumpkins are ripe will
send you one that has more brains than
ever had the man who made this ruling
on paper postage" The pumpkin
needn't he very LARGE one.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Contagious Diseases in Farm Stock,

Hon. Geo. B LorIpg, commissioner of agri-
culture announces that convention Of repre-
sentatives OF all classes interested In the ami
NAL industries Of the United States will be
held In Chicago, Nov. 10 and 10, for confer
encc concerning contagious diseases among our
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
ANTlDOTE TO MALARIA,


HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
al h1vo had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me ont nicely. My appetite is
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. i feel like new
man" w. ID. EDWARDS, Palmyra, O.
Sold ,2Jc. OHice, A Murray St, NY
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
TUFTS
PILLS
TORPID BOWELS,
DIS O n D e r ed LIVE
and m Al AHA

tho diseases OF tho human ruce. These
symptoms Indicate their existence: Loss or
Appetite. Bowels costive, Sick Head
ache, fuIliless aztec eating, aversion To
excrtion of body or mind, Eructntion
Of food, irritabiiity OF temper, Low
spirits, a fceling or having neglected
s0me duty, Dizziucss, Flute ring at tho
Heart, Dots before the eyes. highly cole
orcd Urine, CONSTIPATION, and do
mand the use of q rcinc'y TINT az Is directly
on tho liver. ASH Liver medicine TUFTS
fills have no equal. Their uction on tho
Kidneys md Skin IL also prompt; removing
I'LL Impurities through these three " scav-
cngprs OF the SYSTEM" producing nppe-
lite, SQUAD digestion, regular stools, a clear
skin AMI vigorous body. TUFTS PILLS
cnuSo no nausea or gripping nor interfere
with daily work and are perfect
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

denies that there is any foundation for
the rumor that he has had disagree
ment with President Arthur, or that he
expressed himself as having made his
| last visit to the White House. lie fur.
Their says his relations with the Presi-
dent were never kind'icr or warmer than
at the present time
Tho citizens of Washington were
shocked Wednesday morning on learn
ing OF a CHASTITY crime that had occurred
the night before in quiet neighborhood
of Capitol Hill. A drunken husband
by the name de Frouville, who had
been separated from his wife for seven
or eight months, forced an entrance to
her house, shot her down, and placing
the pistol to his own head fell ut her
feet. The lady was well and favorably
known by many persons here. She pos.
scssed more than ordinary personal at
traction, and was an accomplished lin
guist, being employed us translator IN
the Agricultural Department. The re-
port of the tragedy rapidly spread and
the house was soon surrounded by. a
curious throng. On the floor of the
tastefully furnished pylor lay the wife
in an attitude indicating that she had
tried to escape from the threatened
death. Her fair face was despatched
with blood, and a small stream tricklcd
to the floor from the death wound. Her
husband lay upon his back ut her feet,
his vest torn open exposing his shirt,
and over his face rivulct of blood
| flowed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
Sterling.

Sterling.
Ernest Hicks and his father intend
making trip to Colorado or Monta.
M as soon as the health of the latter
will permit.
Miss Mary Burrows will teach the
school in the COrea district this sum.
mer.-- Miss Mary has been very sue
cessful thus far as "a teacher.
John and James Morris have gone
to Dakota.
Springs work is progressing finely.
and another week of good weather
will see some of the farmers nearly
through with their seeding.
Miss Sarah Stevens is devoting her
time to drawing and painting.
The post Office seems now to be the
rendezvous of many of the prospect
i've teachers. and their long faces in
dictate that their certificates have not
yet arrived.
The Y. L. MI. Society was well
attended last Saturday night, and, al.
though the earnest work of the men,
bers kept them until late hour. none
seemed anxious to leave.
BEN-HAY-DAD.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

ticipate any such contingency as
arose. 1t is said the sheriff saw the
train, but the commission went its
way undisturbed. The sixty-one
miles between Sioux City and Yank
ton were crossed in just two hours
When within eight miles of Yanktor
four watchmen were set on the look
out. At the crossing of the Dakota
river was camp fire, but its blvOu
acker was asleep. No one was seeI
till the Yankton depot was reached
where were two trusty railroad hand:
who had set the switches properly
ana spiked them down. The train
proceeded to Canton. Webster, il
compiling his dictionary, did not seen
to comprehend the extent to which
mental Indignation could ascend, o.
at least failed To provide language
sufficiently forcible to express thu
contempt the people of Yankton hay,
for the commission that could us,
them SO heartessly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

IF the courts of our county and the
officers Of the law dared to do their
duty, the illegal voting practiced in
the Second ward last Tuesday would
De exposed and the guilty punished
as a warning 10 those who degrade,
corrupt and defeat honest elections.
.-RecioG.
We have a good deal Of confidence
i'm the integrity of the 'courts Of our
county and the officers of the law"
and we believe that they will individ.
ually and severally do their duty
when called upon. lnaSmuch as ii
requires II complaint To make u case
and as the renegade from Lake SUI
perior has charged corruption and il
LEGAL voting in the Second ward, il is
his duty 10 make the complaint TO the
proper officers and not set back and
cry coward! If he does not perform
this duty, he is unfit TO be a resident
of this community. and will stand he.
fore the people, as he has since his
importation here, a coward and a
traitor. Come, old man, show your
hand, in this game, and not stand at
a safe distance and throw mud.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO :
Painters and Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of Blue
Earth county. State of Minnesota, at the of
fee of the Auditor Of said county, up to noon
ON the 18th day of May, 1888.
FIRsT-For painting with one coat of iron
clad paint, all the iron work of the following
bridges, viz: Garden City. Buttertields
Cerescu, Shelby, Vernon, Good Thunder,
Beauford, Poor Farm, Kerns, Medo, Rapi-
dan, Hilton and Jones Ford.
Bids will name gross sum for doing all the
work, the county furnishing the paint Mt
Mankato, and also for doing all the work and
furnishing all materials.
SECOND-FOr grading approaches to bridge
on the lie Sueur river on the Mankato and
Decoria road, near b. Laube's.
THIRD--FOr filling In with earth q portion
of the trestie approach to the Tivoli bridge.
Each of the above jobs to be done In &C
cordance with plans and specifications on hie
I'm the Office of the County Auditor: Each bid
will be accompanied by q bond with two good
sureties for a sum equal to 30 per cent. OF
amount OF bid.
The Board reserve the right to reject any
or all bids. JAMES b. SWAN.
Chairman County Board.
Mankato, April 18th, 1883. 42ws
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

The Albert Lea Sioaddrd says that
the number of pounds of butter made
by the Albert Lea creamery last year
was two thousand less than the num-
Der of inches of cream paid for. On
this statement there must have been
some fault with the cream, rs 1T is
estimated 10y the best Of Judges that
one inch of average cream will make
one pound Of butter, while IN inch OF
cream produced from the milk OF the
finer grade Of cows will make in many
instances one and one.fOurth pounds
of butter. 1T seems cminently prop.
er, therefore, reasoning from these
premises, that creamery men should
test the quality of cream purchased
from the various producers and pay
therefor just what it will assay. II
this mode is adopted, it will have the
effect of demonstrating To farmers
the necessity Of, and the value in,
keeping good stock, and the change
will be wholesome for all concerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
From l.e Ray.

Mr.. f. Wells sold his drug stor,
last week Thursday to Mrs. ii. Bur
CESS, and rumor says Wells is going
to Dakota.
l see the TivOli bridge is credited
to MankatO town in one place, and tt
Leray in another, in the Co. Board.
report. MankatO is right. We have
no county bridge i'm our town, but ex
pect to have one built across the out
let of Lake Madison OH the GAINESVILLE
road this summer. The Canton, Ohio
Bridge company have the contract al
$4,000. l observe by the report tha
Leray stands second in the list OF
towns paying town and road taxes
Mankato is first, paying Sl.722.05
Leray paying $l.379.22. The next
highest is Shelby township, paying
$SS6lO6. The lowest is CerescO, pay.
ing $34O.6l. Leray's road tax is
$475.4O, the highest of any town in
the county. Lake Crystal pays ST. .S4
the lowest of any town. 1t will pay
any one to look over the report. 1t
is truly gratifying to see how good
our county is to the poor
lst-To county physicians, $64I .25;
2nd-" Goods to Poor" from Manka.
to merchants, Il only see one or two
from the country furnished any,
81 5.6G. Then there are small items,
such as wood to poor, $93.54 care of
sick poor, $l92.50; allowance to poor,
$500; board of poor, $lOO.75; house
rent for poor, $1,000; collins for poor.
$37 .95; transient poor, $l29.55; mis-.
cellaneOus, SLIGO. Then comes the
Poor Farm: One house, built last year,
$5.O6O.74; "gOods to poor farm"
$7O5.3l, paid to twenty.four Manka.
to merchants. Then there is charged
again, miscellaneous" $S40.7l. The
poor poor have great deal charged
to them that the rich put on their own
backs. Just look over the report and
you will be convinced that what
say is true. write this to draw your
attention to the report. Total paid
out to poor, $9.477.97!
There were A wolves killed last
year in the county, four of them in
Leray.
In births and deaths. Mapleton
stands first, Leray second. ALL in
all, the report is a good one, and
shows the county in prosperous con-
dition.
When the Good Templar's Lodge
organized in Eagle Lake it cost char
ter members about Is cts. apiece. I'm.
mediately the fee was put up to one
dollar. Some think it too high, and
last Saturday evening a brother NOV.
ed to reduce it to SO cents, but the
Abte Sterens was up in minute and
said, "If you are going to make IL
free lodge of this institution zoe had
better open the doors at once" The
chair did not see fit to put the motion,
and it went over until next meeting.
a good many would join if the fee
was reduced, but not if it is kept at
one dollar. We hope to see every
young man in town member, and
everything should be done to encour-
age them to join.
by the way, Reynolds gave Repre-.
Brown regular going over
in w. w. Phelps store last week, and
it did our heart good. Brown was
worse than the boy who had nothing
In sayi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

THERE is nothing about the city
election that botherS the renegade OF
the Rcrior SO much as the defeat OF
MeSsrs. Shoemaker and Palmer. This
is IA clear case with any one familiar
with the facts. The renegade took
it upon himself 10 personally canvass
the ward against James and Flach.
seminar, and wherever he stuck his
probosciS, there he made votes for
these gentlemen. He was overZeal-
Gus in his enthusiasm for Shoemaker
ard Palmer, and as usual, his support
killed their chance for election. Like
the boy who stole the apples and then
cried thief" thief" the renegade
now cries himself hoarse over
"fraud, fraud" Where, oh where,
is the influence of the elephant
Jumbo!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

TnE 81. Peter Tribune says that nj
the meeting in that city last week OF
the Board of Trustees for the Mime.
sofa Hospital for the Insane, in &c.
cordancc with authority granted by
the Legislature, purchased the farm
owned 10y Chris. Evanson. located on
the bluff west of the hospital. The
farm consists of 200 acres of very
desirable land, and price was $50 per
acre, or - 900 for the whole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
FARM FOR SALE.

Five miles west of Winnebago City Of 16l
acres, 20 acres meadow, Is acres pasture, q
acres to winter rye and Do acres plOwed ready
for u crop in spring.
Good buildings, built in years of 1879 and
1880. 20 head of cattle, 10 OF them cows, 1:
head OF hogs one span of good work horses
and II full outfit of machinery, wagons, plows
etc.
Terms of payments: 81 geo ON time for II
years at per cent. interest, balance cash Oh
exchange for property In Mankato. Enquire
ut the Mccormick Office In Mankato.
Feb. q, 1888. l.. BUTTON.
l33m2l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

IT is amusing to note how little
the ringsters in the Star Route trial
remember. In fact the witnesses
generally appear to have fogotten al
most everything they ever knew, and
from the testimony of some, it il
questionable if they ever knew any
thing!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

TnE machine shops and round house
of the w. 4 st. Z. railroad at Winona
were partially burned on Wednesday
morning. There were seventeen
locomotives in the building when the
fire started, but six were, run out
safely. The remaining eleven were
more or less injured. Total loss esti
mated at $50 200. with no insurance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

SECRETARY CHAMBERLAIN Of Ohio,
furnishes tabulated statement of
the winter wheat belt, compiled from
reports from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Kansas, Kentucky. Michigan, Wis
consin and California, which is sum.
married. rs follows: The probable
shortage in the eight states is SO, 800.
600 bushels, or 30 per cent, and these
states last year produced PSI ,600,000
of the 100000 900 bushels in the Uni.
ted States, Or j6 per cent. of all. 1t
is thought that the May report will
show much worse for Ohio, and also
for Indiana and California, and per.
haps Illinois. For the past three
years these monthly reports of the
state board from their thousands of
correspondents have proven correct,
and they are regarded in the middle
states us the best authority. The
secretary pronounces the situation in
Ohio rs astonishingly critical.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

and at this time OF year a decline is
almost sure.
In this deal the chances are al, in
favor of the farmer. and if lie does
not grasp the opportunity of patroni.
zlng the creamery it will be his own
interests that he cannot soc.
ACTING Postmaster General Frank
Hatton issued an order Monday. de.
claring that prepaid letters shall be
forwarded from one PostOflice to an.
other ut the request of the party al
dressed, without additional charge
for postage. All letters upon which
one full postage has been prepaid
and all posta. cards, shall he forward
ell from the office to which they are
addressed to any other Office ut the
request OF the person addressed, or OF
the party whose card may be upon
the envelope, or whose name may he
signed to Il postal card. without add
tional charge of postage. Such for.
warding mast be continued until the
party addressed is reached"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
FOR SALE.

w. w. Davis has one OF the best improved
farms In Blue Earth county for sale or trade
NJ reasonable ftgure. In town of Judson,
Sect &C. containing 100 acres, as follows: 80
acres under pillow, 40 acres good pasture, 20
acres timber and 40 acres good meadow.
Distance from Mankato miles. Always wa
ter In the pasture, with a good well and pump
at tho house. Also with good farm house
3sx32 feet, two story high, well divided into
II rooms, and finished convenient as q farm
house Cellar 16x32 feet, feet high. Well
crib put up as temporary. Terms: Partly
cash, and the balance within five or ten years
at per cent.
Enquire at residence West Mankato, or this
Office y2n6
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

DIAMOND JoE' REYNOLDS, the
Minnesota steamboat owner ana mil
lionaire. was robbed i'm st. Louis OF
Thursday evening of between $500
and 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

The Pioneer Press says that owing
10 dull times. slack work, or other
causes, both latent and uncertain, the
force employed ut the machine shops
Of the Chicago. II. Paul, Minneapolis
AZ Omaha road has been reduced, and
Yesterday operations were suspended
NJ noon. Twenty-Five men culled
from the shops were suspended. II
is asserted that this step was rendered
necessary Ivy dull times only, and that
the men Will probably I've reinstated
IN fortnight.