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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-02
Ths North Amerioan Raxisx

for February opens with symposium
In which six prominent the0l0gians.
representing rs many religious den.
ominatioIs. give expression to their
views upon the question Ut the IRE.
vision OF Creeds." Prof. Alexander
W.nchell, la iii article entitled 1.-THE
Experiment 0f Universal Suffrage"
institutes n profound inquiry into the
essential conditions OF stable popular
government, which he fnds to be.
substantially, virtue aud intelligence;
but these conditions, he maintains,
are absolutely unattainable under
our existing political system. where
an electorate sither ignorant or Wei.
Gus, or both, by the mere force Of
superior numbers. practically nulli-
fies the suffrages Of the better and
wiser portion OF the people. whose
right to control the government Of
the commonwealth is grounded In the
very nature Of things. Bishop Nc
Quaid writes OF The Decay OF Pro.
testantism," and In essaying to prove
his thesis, makes u very adrOit use Of
the admissions Of protestant writer's.
1.-THE Political Situation" Is the joint
title of two articles, the one Ivy
Horatio Seymour, tho other by Geo.
5. Boutwell,, who offer their respec.
tive views upon the causes of the re.
cent overthrow of the Republican
party. An article by DR.. ID. A. Sar.
gent. oh 'Ph! steal Education in Col.
leges" treats us subject of prime i'm
pOrtance to the welfare OF the you'll Q
in our higher educational institutions.
Finally, there are two articles on
1.-THE Standard Oil Company" Sena.
tor Camden of West Virginia defeEd.
ing that corporation against its AS.
sailants, and John G.. Welch setting
forth the reasons for cOndenning it
as u dangerous monopoly. Published
at 30 Lafayette Place, New York.
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A Story Of Stirring DAYS.


All good story of the old Arkansas
stags Iins from Fayetteville to Alma,
now supplanted by tho railroad. Is told
by u correspondent Of the New Orleans
Times Democrat. His fellow passengers
on a certain might were mid-eyed COL
lege professor aud plain. blunt man
In a checkered shirt and trousers to
match. At one point in the road the
professors hat blew of and over the
precipice; but caught on a bush ten feet
below. The professor was terribly dis
tressed. and offered S25 FORTS recovery.
When the driver, who let himself down
by one of his reins. had returned the hat
and received his reward. the professor
explained that bills amounting TO 81
100 were sewed under the lining. Tho
stage rumbled OIL and everything seem
ell favorable for quick trip. when sud-
denly road agent stepped out from
behind tree. He searched the pas
sengers, but found SO little to reward him
for his trouble that he got mad and
swore he would take their clothes and
send them on naked To the station. His
revolver was unanswcrable argument.
and they were about 10 strip. when the
passenger with the checkered shirt call
ed out, Look In the lining Of that fell
lows hat and you will find some
money" The poor professors 81. 100
was soon in the pocket of the robber,
who forthwith decamped. The stage
went on, but such was the rage of the
driver and other passengers At his
poltroonery that he Of tho checkered
shirt had to walk. The next day he ap-
peared at the hotel in Alma, took the
professor aside, and made him accept
$4,000, saying that he knew he appear
ed like dirty scamp, but the fact was
he had so, 200 under false soles in his
boots, and must inevitably have lost it
II he had not devised plan to escape
being stripped. He WAS rich broker
and had donned his rough costume to
avoid trouble in the mountains.
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Beautiful Ourla,

When reporter was told that the
ladies were having thoir heads shaved
in order to cultivate curls, he was not
entirely overcome with surprise, but
had sufficient strength left to prosecute
his inquiries concerning the new craze.
Visiting number of fashionable tom
serial parlors the reporter soon ran
down his man, and cOrncied him for mn
interview.
"Oh. yes" he said, ''short curly hair
is becoming very popular among the
ladies. IL makes them look young and
pretty, and you know all ladies like to
look young. Curls are all the rage just
now"
How and when did this craze for
curls startP'
81 can't give YOU tho history of it, but
IL you will take the trouble TO look at
the latest fancy pictures and photo.
graphs. you will find the hair is short
and curly. I.angtry looks far more
beautiful in the pictures where she has
curly hair than In the Others. In the
illustrated papers you will lind that oil
the beauties have short curly hair. II
ia simply fashion. and you can &C
count for it as we'll as l."
"ro what extent has it grown here in
Louisvillep"
IL first attended a lady about year
ago, and since that time have shaved
between fifty and sixty heads. I shaved
six last week. and as many more the
present week"
do you use the razor and latherp'
"Oh, yes. the same as on q mans
face. The hair Is generally cut short,
and then the head shaved olose.'
GLOW Is the hair cultivated into
curlsp"
by brushing 1t reversely. and while
It Is growing wig or fancy cap is
worn. Inc hair is brushed up on the
top of the head until il becomes 30 long
as To crowd the disguise out of the way.
The wig is then thrown aside. and the
natural hair curls beautifully"
AFTER the head has been shaved.
how long does 1t take for the hair to
grow outP"
about six or eight months. though
some hair grows quicker. You see the
hair has to reach length Of three Or
four inches before the wig can be safely
discarded. and afterwarI the hair Il
regularly shingled to be kept ut about
that length. | saw lady on the street
this morning whose head shaved about
eight months ago. and she had head
of rs pretty curly hair rs ever a man
saw. 1t was wondrously becoming to
her, and know she felt proud Of it,"
"Is it very expensiveT'
"Well, they have 10 wear wig for
several months, and That viii cost $25
or $50. They generally have those wigs
made out Of their own hair. and when
it is thick and long tho hair-dresser will
take it and make wig for Sl6."
"And for shaving the head you
charge
Zone dollar.r Louisville Posi-.
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MANKATo FREE Press,
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1883,
The New England Fathers.


The character of the New England
fathers was well defined in poem by
Allen G. Spooner, delivered before the
New England Club thirty-seven years
ago. Herewith Is m extract relative 10
Sabbaths and the Quakers:
ION Sunday his honso was sin as mouse
The highways almost "a quiet;
The cburcb-w arden stout caught the boy who
was out,
And gave him the stocks oni low diet.
Tho duty then, for boast. wife and men,
Was to labor six days out OF seven;
On the seventh, in the best OF their togaery
drest
To work harder 20 get into Heaven.
Foul weather or fair. they were constant In
prayer,
But tho thrift, all the time kept squirt;
Aud In matters OF trade, when bargain was
made,
Their faces were set like flint
Innovations In faith they opposed unto death;
At the carts tail they dragged the poor
Quaker;
With derision and 1eers, they cropped hero
ties ears,
And felt they were serving their Maker"
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Artistic Personalities.

The ideal of the artistic personality Is
undergoing change. Formerly 1t i'm
piled something Of the picturesque and
the incalculable. The temperament of
genius was held to be the temperament
of every possible tragedy. It was the
zone of storms. Serenity was relegated
to the commonplace mildness Of family
favored humanity. The element OF
genius was supposed to be indicated by
the alteration Of extreme feeling. and
an air of gloom aud depression without
known cause was held to be proof Of
tineuess of organization. The Byrons
and Poes were typical examples Of this
popular conviction regarding genius,
and those persons to whom nature had
been generous in equitable endowment.
and who were yet ambitious to rank
with their heroes, affected this senti-
ment. The gifted Hopkins Of the age
held convictions on the subject Of their
unappreciated lot in life. and the tears
that would be shed too late over their
too early graves. To turn night into
day and day into night was supposed
to be an unfailing symptom Of the su-
perior mind. With this irregular tenn
permanent was CLOSELY allied strange
craving for stimulants and for narcotics.
the one naturally calling for the other.
The sad proHigacy Of Poo was laid to
an excess of genius. whereas the fact
was that. in SO much he WAS deficient.
In the latter instance Of tho poet
painter Rossetti, We trace into pain and
perplexity this dark thread Of Irregular
ity that ran through his life. the finer
insight of later learning and research
negatives this former estimate of the
temperament Of genius. In Its perfec-
ton it is harmony. In its finest devsl-
opment it is the nature that runs as true
as a spring and as exact rs chronome-
ter. 1t rules its moods and lenses.
rather than being swayed and swerved
by them. The artistic personality, as
now understood, Is fypitied by the
sweetness and serenity Of a Longfellow,
rather than by the dark and tragic indi.
vidualities. whose gloom and mystery
were once held to be the unfailing In
dica,ions of immortal gifts. We have
done with that order Of genius Of whose
personality Byron was the type-''a
mystery with winding sheet" as some
body graphically described him.-Bos-
ton Transcript
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Cremation,

The time is rapidly approaching
when the problem OF the disposal of the
dead of our large cities must find some
other solution than the cemetery. That
cemeteries are noXiOus to health, and
especially when they are ON the banks
OF streams which furnish the water sup
ply of the city, is point that needs no
argument. The advocates of crema.
ton seemed at first more like enthusi-
asts with .'fud" in their heads; but
as time passed on. it would seem that
they are slowly, but surely, winning at
least hearing, and after time we be-
lieve they will win the day-and justly.
From the hygienic point of view,
cremation is plainly the best way OF
disposing of the dead, and, Us now con.
Quoted it is done decorously. quickly,
and cheaply. The Pail Mall Gazette
states that in Milan two bodies can be
cremated in an hour, the cost being
from 80 to S5. The Siemens furnace at
Dresden, which cost only $3.50. is still
more quick in its action. There are
several furnaces in France. in which the
time of incarceration ranges from one
hour to two, and the cost from 81 &c
$5. The Kuborn apparatus is intended
for the battlefield, and reduces twelve
bodies at once in an hour and n half to
an indistinguishablc mass OF gray ashes,
so that 3 dozen Of them could dispose OF
more than $500 bodies in twenty-foui
hours. Professor Gorini. of Lodi. pro-
fesses completely to destroy body in
twenty minutes by immersing it in q
hot solution believed TO be chiefly chrO.
matte acid.
There are practically but two argu-
msnts against it. Sentiment, at least
with the general public, is the chief
one. and although that will long hold
its own, especially while in this couusry
the want of proper facilities makes Gre
nation difficult, yet in the end it must
yield. Health must be the first consid-
GRAFTON. and the dead must yield to the
living.
The other is more serious one from
q professional point Of view. for crema-
ton may easily destroy the evidences OF
poison. But exhumation has won few
laurels In our courts Of justice, so that
we shall lose but little by the proposed
change. Moreover, not a few mineral
poisons can be readily detected in the
ashes. which deprives the argument OF
at least part of its force. In spite OF
its disadvantages. we believe that cre-
nation Is by far the best mode Of dis
posal of the dead.
Why will not some enterprising Gre
mationist set up a Siemens furnace in
or near one of our large cities? The
pecuniary risk would be small, and we
have little doubt that, were cremation
made easy, practicable and cheap, it
would be resorted TO with increasing
frequency, and far more than reimburse
Its proprietor. -MedicaL NeWs.
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Brainard's Musical World.

The January number OF Brainard's
Musical World 1.-THE oldest musical
magazine in the United States) con.
tains tine variety Of good things. A
biography OF Handel, with portrait
excellent miscellany, able Editorials,
news notes. the usual spicy cOrre-
spondence, and new music. are amorg
the attractions this month. Tue
songs are Dear Little Pansy Bios.
son." where Blooms the Wild
Rose from Strauss new opera,
"The Merry War;" beautiful waltz
song). In the instrumental music we
notice the always or Never Waltz"
by Waldtenfel Evening song" by
Langr. All who make the acquaint-
anc- of this superb monthly continue
to he its friends it finds It's way into
all corners Of the land. Price, 81. so
per annum; single copies Is cents.
For sal. 1T news depOts. Published
by ). BIainard's Sons. 34l and 343
Euclid avenue CipypIuuu O
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-02
A Cure for the Stage-Struck.

"Have you ever any odd applications
for places in your company Mr.. Back
us?" asked the reporter of the famous
comedian. now turning gray, but still
humorous as ever.
II have" he replied.
"Wiil you describe it?'
IAN aristocratic lady in coach
drawn by blooded horses drove up in
front OF my theater one day. She lived
Oh Fifth avenue and was very wealthy.
She inquired for my Office and then went
up to it. ] said 'Good-day. madame
She said 'Good-day, Mr.. Backus. I've
come to see you about my son, our only
child. We don't know what to do with
him. He gets drunk, comes home and
kicks In the doors, fights roosters, goes
TO ratpits and TO see pugilists fight
Now he forgets his fathers name. We
don't care what becomes of him, so
guess Well have him to join your COM
pany."
"Well, madame" said MIR. Backus, II
would advise You to take him to Harry
Hills, TO race courses. to the Madison
Square Garden, to Saratoga and Bos-
ton. Show him the Bunker Hill Monu-
ment Take him to the top of the monu-
ment."
"Wcll, Mr.. Backus, and what shall
do with him thenP''
Throw him off"
IN Y ,J0uruaL.
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Striking Head Lines

Are used To call attention to tho fact that this
is an advertisement of the CHICaGO
MILUlUhEEs a. 81. PAUL RAIL
WAY.
Its EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the best
portions Of Northern Illinois, MS
CONSIN. MINNESOTA. Dakota
aud gODfl.
Located directly OH It's lines are the cities
of CHICIGO, .MILWIEkEE, La
Crosse, UCin0nG, ST. PfgL, MN
NEAPOLIS, Madison, Prairie du
CHten. Mason Csfy, StOa.r Ctfg,
Yankf0n, Albert Lea, ABERDEEN,
DUBUQUE, ROCK ISLAND. CE-
DAN RAPIDS, aud COUNCIL
BLUFFS, as well ~ innumerable other
principal business centres aud favorite re-
sorts: and passengers going West. North,
South or East are able Ia USE the CHlCS.
60, MILWAGKEE 4, ST. PAUL
RAILW.a Y TO the best advantage.
Ticket offices everywhere arc supplied with
Maps and Time Tables which detail the merits
OF the line, and agents stand reauy to furnish
information, and sell tickets at cheapest
rates over the Chicago, MitacUuhce q:
81. pGWi Rcttscdy.
y. s. MERRILL, A.v, II. CARPENTER.
Genl Manager. Gen Pass. and TIKI Agt
J. Il. CLARK, GEO. II HEAFFORD.
Genl. Supt. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt.
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Fire; publication. Jan. 8. 1888; last puhlica-
tiou. February lG, 1885.
riORTG AGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made In the condi-
IL MONS uf ~ certain mortgage executed by
Malachi Ntfr ami aarN Weir his wife ana
Francis Weir and ANN" Wcir his WIG, mort
gayur-, "a tho British and American Mort
cuIrp Cn.Epanv a.: nitedl q corporation duly
created. organ ,Ecd AMI existing under and hN
virtue a; the laws of Great Britain, mort
2Ilpc. dated the hTSt day OF April, a. ID. lNS!.
and recorded In the office of the Register of
Deeds in ana for the county ot Blue Earth IN
the s.iaic at Minnesota, on the 18th day oi
AprI: A. ID l>2l, AT ss O'Clock In the FORE
noon. ia book ~ II mortgages. on page ~, pt
VIA "a mortgage there was conveyed and
granted the following described real estate
situate IN The county OF blue Earth afore-
said. tu-wii The Northwest Quarter OF See
ton s,N I'll IN Township One Hundred and
Five 1851 north, Range Tweniy-Seren -
west 81 the ii;tn principal meridian, 10 secure
the payment Of the sum ot sixteen hundred
dollars. with interest at the rate OF eight per
cent per annuin. PAYABLE scmi-annuailH ac-
cording Ia the conditions OF certain coupon
bond bearing same date as said mortgage,
made by said Malachi Weir and Francis Weir
10 -aid British aud American Mortgage Com
pany Limited, and there being duo ana UNI
paid upon SAID bond ana mortgage ut the
date of this notice the sum Of One Hundred
Thrty-twu and s0-lUo dollsr>, ana this mort
Eagea having paid rs taxes upon said prem
isrs on tins IIn day OF January 1885, the sum
Of 81 AGO., which sum II was necessary 10
pay II protect this MORTGAGES Hen upon
said premises; aud no action or proceeding
al l." al otherwise having been instituted u
recover the amount of said mortgage debt or
any part thereof; Now therefore, notice is
hereby gwen that 10y virtue ana In pursuance
OF a power III sale in said IN prtyagc Contained
and herewith recorded ana ut the statute In
such case made ana provided, the above do--
crilrd premises will be sold NJ public auction
AT the fruu. dlur Il the ulster OF Deeds Ia
ana tDr The county col Blue Eartn ana AT the
CIIy u4 MankatJ therein. on SATURDAY the
ian dsv { February. n. ID. 1888.
at iI o'clock in the forenoon, q satisfy tn,
am runt of said mortgage debt then due and
unpaid together with the amount paid ns
al rcsald InT taxes and interest thereon a
pr .NlG, hy statute aud getner with the
costs ana expenses -! such furcclos Ire pro-
CvrlinS. including seycnty-tivo d liars ut
Iorury : fees a. stipulated in said murtslse;
and the sad mortgage will DO thereby fore
Cl sod
Dated January &. 1873
TIE BRITISH AND AMERICAN MORT
GAGE COMPANY Limited Mortgage.
THOMAS s. WAsuBCRN.
Attorneys Tor Mortgage,
Mau.utD, Mum
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A lester Looked.


We-Mark Twain, Joe Goodman,
Dan DE guile. Frank Mayo. Louis Aid.
rich, Dennis Mccarthy, your narrator
and other choice spirits-had organized
club appropriately named the "visi-
goths." Mark Twain was then laying
the foundation of his future wondrous
fame by filling the columns of the Viz.
ginia City Enterprise with the toughest
though richest kind of humor. 1t often
took the form of the most merCiless
practical jokes. None of us escaped his
keen tongue or trenchant pen. So, when
one day Mark announced his intention
of leaving us for the Ray to seek his for
tune in u larger field. the "boys" re-
solved to give him good send-of.
Mark was mysteriously informed that
the visitors were going to do something
handsome. Twain. not to be 0utdone,
bought box of champagne and pre-
pared himself with most pathetic
speech. We got ourselves ready forthe
presentation by buying an elegant mo-
rocco case, properly inscribed, and then
quietly and insidiously placed in 1t q
nice clay pipe costing just fifty cents.
The case was locked and we threw away
the key. happened to be the Viking
for that week and It devolved on me to
make the presentation speech. It was
done in the most dignified and solemn
manner. Marks many noble qualities
were enlarged upon. His brilliant geni-
us, his bright future. how sorrowfullY
we parted with the merry, genial spirit
who was wont to set 'the table In q
roar" Then the meerschaum case was
handed over to him. His response was
SO eloquent and pathetic that 1t moved
him to tears, and'us toO-but no matter.
The champagne flowed freely and the
fun was fast and furious. But the great
hunorist and champion seller did not
become aware Of bis treasure till he got
home and had procured the services Of
locksmith. They say the air was I'LL
ed with sulphurous gases when Mark
realized the sell! He did not speak to
us for week. st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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A French Sample.

An eminent lawyer undertakes the
defense of miserable and detected
looking man accused Of stealing coat.
He cross-exsmines the prosecuting
witness and involves him In numerous
contradictions, tears in pieces the f1imsy
sophistries Of the opposing counsel. and
winds up with such an eloquent perora-
ton that the jury brings in verdict Of
mot Guilty" without leaving the box.
amid perfect Virgins tornado Of ap-
plause.
The rehabilitated prisoner casts him.
self into the arms of his defender.
bursts into tears and sobs:
my preserver! My preserverr'
That's all right, my good fellow"
says the advocate, patting him on the
shoulder; 'your innocence has been at.
tested by a jury of your peers, and
henceforth you can walk abroad hold
ing your head high in the consciousness
of your integrity"
'.And can wear the coat nowp'
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Various Causes.

Advancing years, care, sickness, uAsap-
pointment, and hereditary predisposi-
tion-all operate to turn the hair gray,
and either Of them inclines It to shed
prematurely. AYERS HAIR VIooR will
restore faded or gray, light or red hair
to rich brown or deep black, as may
be desired. II softens and cleanses the
scalp, giving It healthy action. II
removes and cures dandrutf and humors.
BY its use falling hair Is checked. and
new growth will be produced In all
cases where the follicles are not de-
stroyed or the glands decayed. Its
effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickly hair, on which . few
applications will produce the gloss aud
freshness Of youth. Harmless and sure
In Its results, 1t IL Incompatible as
dressing. and Is especially valued
for the soft lustre and richness Of tone
It imparts.
Ayers HAIR VIaoR Is colorless;
contains neither oil nor dye; and will
not soil or color white cambria; yet
II lasts long on the hair, and keeps
1t fresh and vigorous, imparting an
agreeable perfume
For sale by oil druggists.
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His Ripht.

al understand" said a Texan to an
Arkansas man, 'that you shot Bill Blu.
kins."
YES"
WELL" continued the Texan, "Bill
was friend of mine, and I'll have &c
avengo his death. Are you armed?h
.'You say that Bill was your fricnd?"
YES, the warmcst ever had ard i NJ
going to give it to you right here" and
he drew pistol.
"Iiold onn' exclaimed the Arkansas
man. "Bill was friend. of mine, too,
and more than that, he was my brother
in-law."
20, well, them" said the Texan, re-.
turning his pistol, u guess You had Q
right to shoot him. didn't know you
had any claim to friendship"
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