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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-02
The Art Amateur

for March contains admirable full.
seized working designs for clover.
aZaleas and water.lilles for china
painters; IL South Kensington chair
seat, and II chalice veil tor embroid
erers; u score of delicious cupidS, and
u page of fresh and excellent mon.
ograms, twenty six in number. Civ
ing the letter a in successive com.
binatiOns with the entire alphabet.
The remaining letters are to be
similarly given in future numbers.
The leading article in this Issue is Il
capital notice of the Water.COlor
Exhibition, by Edward Strahxn. with
illustrations of over thirty Of the
noteworthy pictures. Boughton's
beautiful painting, "SnOw in Spring."
is finely reproduced, and there is u
good portrait Of DOre, with some
well.chOsen examples Of his work.
Flower painters, fan painters, china
painters and photograph pOrtraitists
are remembered in the practical ar.
ticles. and there is much pleasant
and cOpiOusly illustrated talk about
French furniture, Japanese art, new
houses, old fashions, and a variety Of
other art topics. On the whole, The
March number is an excellent speci.
men OF this always attractive maya
zine. Price, IS cents. 81 a year.
Montague Marks, publisher, % Union
Square, New York.
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An Anecdote About Wagner.

A curious anecdotc about Wagner is
going the round Of the Partisan press.
and it is given rs on the authority of
Count Beust, the late Austrian minister
in London. The eminent diplomatist
was some years ago president of the
council in Saxony, where he received Il
visit from Wagner. The maestro Ow-
ing to the share he took in the troubles
of 1849. had been obliged to fly to the
kingdom, and had just taken advantage
OF the amnesty to return.
''They tell me-" said the count, "that
your friends are getting up an ovation
for you. Countermand it, it will only
lead to unpleasantness."
"Whatr' asked tho composer, .'does
not the court of Saxony like my musicP"
'.Music has nothing to do with the
matter. But, you know, you took part
in the events OF 1849.n
"Ohr' said Wagner, lis that all? DO
you still think about that little misun-
derstanding?"
Excuse me-" interrupted the minis
ter, '.you call that n little misundcr.
standing have here in my archives
q document. signed by you Richard
Wagner in full. proposing to burn
down the royal palace
Wagner has reputation for extra
ordinary coolness--to use the mildest
term; but in the face Of this unexpect.
ed reminder even he could find no an
swer, and nothing more was heard OF
tho ''ovatiOn. Pail Mall Gazette.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

l,TATE OF MINES DTA-CoUNrY or BLUE
- EARrn-ss. In Probate Court. Special
Term.
In Ia matter of the estate Of John Soms,ock
Deceased.
on rrn,iinc aud fling tho petition Of John
Fisher. administrator with the VIII annexed
of John CnmstnCk. Deceased setting forth the
amount W personal estate thar has come ~
10 his hands. and III" disposition thereof: Idc
amount of debts outstanding against said de
ceased. and description oi all the real c-tats
OF which said deceased died seized or in which
he WAS interested. and the condition aud val
ne OF the respective portions thereof. and
PRAYING that license be - him granted 10 sell
all OF SAID real estate described I'm said peti'
lion. And il appearing. by said petition that
,here IL not sufficient personal estate In the
hands ~ ssid admin strator ~ pay said debts.
ana that IL Ia necessary in order L. pay the
same. tu sell all OF said renl estate:
IL Is therefore ordered, that all persons in
tarsstea In the said estate, appear before the
Judge of this court. on the Slst day of March
A n. 1882 al 10 O'Clock \. NJ. at the Probate
ofnce In the city Of Mankato i'll said county,
then aul there 10 show cause. II amy there
he. why license should not be granted II said
John Fisher, administrator, with tile Will an
neAcd, 10 sell said real estate according "a
the PRAYER Of said petition.
Aud &c H. further ordered. that u copy Of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior To- said day of hearing, the last
az which publications shall be az least four
teen days before said day " herring, in the
Msnkato FREE Press weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in said
county, and personally served on all person,
Interested III said estate, residing In sale
county, nj least fourteen days before sal'
day of hearing, and upon all other person:
interested, accounting ~ law.
BY the Court, q. w. MEAD.
judge or Prohatc ~ Blue Earth County, MINI
Attorney for said Administrator
A. ID. 1889. saw.
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On q Frieslnd Boat ,

Ii was pleasant to take notes OF the
various little pictures made by the
tangle OF brOwn.sailed, broad bcalned
craft. We had even time to observe
the lightsome and free ways OF the
Dutch female sailor not rOmantical
ly disguised rs boy, but sporting
distinct (tarry more or less) costume
OF her own: not SD very different
either from the real bOy-Or rather.
his dress, in one important particular,
is rather a lame imitation of hers
He wears pair of baggy breaches ST.
very vOluminOus and petticoaty that
one has to turn ~ other peculiarities
of dress In order TO be on the safe
side of judgment.
There is one way Of telling the boy
from the girl, however, rs far as you
can see them, rs he does 4 deal of
vigorous locking On and smoking;
while she does some very pretty pull.
ing and hauling and polling the boat
about. in harbOr especially. We saw
one athletic young maiden shy II coil
Of rope tor u youth on another boat
to catch. He did not get his hands
out OF his capaciOus pockets quickly
enough, SO the rope caught him play
fully about the ears: whereupon en-
sued II rattling interchange of com
pliments (prObably) between these
two at first, and then the female sal
Tor belonging To the lubber's boat
"sailed into use strictly nautical
term and then 1t soon developed
into Il partie cnrree, as the old man at
the ruder of the rope.slinging maid
ems boat opened fire. Hs was a
maste hand at profanity, that aged
mariner. 1t was Just getting hot and
deeply interesting to us On.lOOkers,
when our boat drew out with Il we'll
directed broadside Of invective from
our crew. bestowed impartially and
literally on all concei ned. for not
getting out of the wav.-Ge0rge II
Boushton, in Hnper's Magazine .to,
.Horch.
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He Wanted In Pose.

A resident of Park street had photo.
grapher come up the other day for tho
purpose of taking view of his resi-
dence, and the man Of the camera had
just got in position when along came an
old coon with a buck-saw on his arm
and wanted to know what was up.
''Going to photograph the house."
WAS the reply.
"Then | guess I'll pose," remarked
tho old man. "rll take n position at tho
left Of the gate and represent the statue
Of Industry"
The members of the family came ont
and arranged themselves, aud the man
called out:
Here, old man, you want 10 get out
Of thatr'
Cant l represen, Industry"
"No, sirr'
Cant / stand over there and repre-
sent Laziness?"
mo. sir! We don't want YOU in the
group at ALL"
"Lemme represent the Sleeping Beau
ty."
"You 60 awayr'
He drew of to one side, the passing
teams halted to give the artist a chance.
and directly the plate was made. Ev-
erybody rushed forward when it was
ready for inspection. and the old man
was one Of the first. As the plate was
held up he giggled and tickled, and IL
nally burst into loud laugh. He had
lodged around the corner of the house
and his full figure was revealed behind
the family.
"What do you represent in that atti-
tudep' sternly inquired the photograph
or.
'.Well. l reckon that's pretty good
pose for COntentmeni."
Every well. ] will now represent
Dissatisfaction
And the artist took the festive old
chap by the ear and walked him ont OF
the crowd and put in couple of kicks
which changed the pose of Contentment
to that of Sorrow. Free Press.
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p~r" WATCHES ARE MADE

In SOLID GOLD WATCH, aside ficm
The necessary thickness for engraving AMI
polishing Il large proportion Of metal is
needed only to stifien and hold the cngrav-
ell portions in place, and supply strength.
The surplus gold il actually needless. In
Jaaes Bose Patent Gold Watch C,ses this
Waste is saved, ard soLIDITY and
STRENGTH increased by simple process,
ut one-half the cost. A plate Of SOLID
GOLD is solderod on each side Of n plate
OF lard nickel composition metal, and the
IT, % are then passed between polished
steci rollers. From this the cases, backs
oenters, bezels, ETC., are cut and shaped b
('es and formers. The gold is thick
.ough 70 admit Of all kinds of chasing
lngraving and enainc turning. Thee
cases have been worn perfectly smooth By
:rsc without removing The gold. This Is
Tie only case n,ode vnder this process. Ecch
case AZ accompanied uiM ga!id guarantee
s,oHef u No manufacturers 'ccrranting IL 10
gar - years. 10000 Of these Gases
n ~ carried in the United States ar |
{ nsda. Larges: and Oldest Factory.
h-aat,lished 1854. Ask your .Jeweler
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PROBATE NOTICE.

S,TAfE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth.-ss. Ia Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate OF Lewis
Fitoher, deceased.
The state OF Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons Interested In the estate
of Lewis Pitcher. deceased. Directing:
Whereas, Emma Pitcher. of the county OF
Blue Earth, State uf Minnesota, has nled
her petition in the Probate Court or the CONF
~ OF Blue Earth for letters of administers
tiDn 10 issue ~ some suitable person upon
fhe estate OF Lewis Pitcher late Of said coun-
'Therefore, you and each If you arc
cited and required 10 appear ~ the oihce OF
rho Judge OF Probate in the city 0f Mankatn
I'm said county, on the 10Th day OF March
less. at ten o'clock In the forenoon OF that
div and show cause why letters Of admins
tr.,tion upon said estate should not issue as
prayed for In said petition.
IN testimony whereof l have hereunto sol
my hand and affixed the seal OF the Probate
Curt, this I2th day of February, A. D. 1889.
GEO. W. MEAD,
SEAL. Judge Of Probate.
49, S2No
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r a r ri & a N = 8 4!

We said III former advertisement - To person of some
land is cheaper to-day. and Ill the long in Blue Earth
county at 800 than 81 80 hundred miles
from timber BY the time the settler these rares has
made his roads bridges churches and schools and bought
rewood and timber until he grow his his land will cost
him than $50 per acre. repeat again hazed by
the results OF the October blizzard the prares lying
for hundred OF miles the losses Of stock reported
lost largely because there with which utilize the
hay and straw for shelter.
We have large amount of farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and suit either with i'm
proved unmprcved Lands have been rising since harvest
and will likely keep going At present they will pay bet
ter Investment than interest. Parties who
thinking Of buying will better bargains than along towards
spring.
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Undomestic Young Women in Boston.

''Of late I have been impressed with
the growing tendency to undomestic
habits of the young women in cities"
writes Boston lady to the St. Louis
Globe Democrat. THAT is, a certain
class of young women who are very dis
tinctive. and who are, in way, the out
growth. the product of new conditions
OF life. These are the young women in
the professions and in art. The latter.
at least here in Boston. numerically
very far overbalance those devoted Ia
other avocations. There are here doz-
ems of young women vino have their
own studios and live separate and indie
pendent lives. They are artists in oils.
water-colors, specialists in flower paint
ing, or portrait painters. Crayon por-
traiture is also speciality. The ply
siciaus are usually, so far at least as !
know, an older class of women. Us
naturally they would be. For we have
no Doctor Fay as yet, possible as she
is to this age. Law has its attractions
for Boston young women. and journal
ism is in high favor-rather fashionable.
in fact it is very good form here to have
something to do-and to do it."
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PROBATE NOTICE.


CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
> Earth. Ia Probate Court. Special Term.
In the matter OF the estate OF Friedrich.
Simpson, deceased.
On lcadiag and Hing the petition Gf Thomas
A Shcrk, administrator ui said "siitr S1ttIug
forth the amount If personal 3-JUt" that mas
come 10 his haIIls. and IN" disposition there
Of: the amount OF tyttS outstanding against
said deceased, AMI GeSrripi .ru 81 ali the raHl
estate Of which said deceased died 80 Zed, aud
the condition ami yaiu" uf the respective
portions thereof; and praying thlt license b.
10 hin granted tp spll tho Gust nall Uf lot two
a. block fourteen O. -, Van Brunt's addition
% MGnkatO, and IL appearing. 10y said petit
ton, that there i not sufficient personal
estate in tho hands of Said administrator To
pay said debts. and that /; il necessary i'll or
DER ~ pay the same, To sell al OF said real
estate
ia therfor, ordered. that all persons inter
esled in said estate. appear before the Judge
March, 4. ID. lSSs, M 10 o'clock a. NJ, AT the
Probate Office IN Mankato IN said county,
then gal there " show cause az any there hci
shy lictnS should not ba granted u said
administrator u sell said real estate accord
ing - III. prayer DI said petition.
And IL Is further nru"red That n copy OF This
gr,icr shall ta Published Tor iuur suCc- s-iyc
weeks pIirT - said day 81 hearing, ;hc las
OF which publications shall be- al least four
feyn day, GalD ~ d day 81 hearing. in the
Nankato FREE Pass, 4 weekly newspaper,
printed aud published III MtnSajo III said
county. sni prrS puIliy served IN all persons
.atore5tcd In sad estate, residing III sdid
county, at least fourteen days before said
day of hetriuy, and upon ell other persons
'' By the Court. q ". MEAD.
Judge of Probate. NJ Blue Earth County Man.
Ddta-i at Munkstp. the 18th day OF February,
A ID. iSSj
TaoYAs " WAsHDCH%, Siw4
Atrnrncys FOR ADMINISTRATOR
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MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, MARCH ,, 1888.
Agricultural Notes.
Cheap Hay.

Sucdp
The discussion ut tho Dairymen's
Association developed the fact that
the men in Illinois who are making
the greatest success out of dairyiny
are feeding hay tn their cows worth
ten and twelve dollars u ton, while
the dairymen Of Cottonwood county
are feeding hay worth 81 90 u ton and
ot equal nutritive strength. During
the pendency of the discussion Presi
dent Hoard said tlIat IN allages when
men were driven to extremity. for
want Of resources. they achieved
their greatest results, and that where
wealth could he had for the asking
the most abject poverty reigned.
This may not be his language, bnt 1t
is the sense he intended To convey.
The most prosperous farmers Of
Illinois and Wisconsin were growing
rich upon small farms with large
herds, with so to 100 cows to an
eighty of land, while the farmers
here are poor and yet have the most
superior advantages. Wealth Is with.
in their reach and they avail them
selves not Of it. They ship thon-
sands OF tons of bran from Minneap
oils To Elgin To feed. We have it ut
our doors. They make $50 and 500
per cow per year ; we make 80. SD
and $50, Yet nature has favored us
With cheap hay and cheap lands, and
they have no superiority over us III Il
natural way except nearness To mar
ket. They have made Elgin butter
famous the world over, and grown
rich. We are where they were
twenty year. ago. but from Their
prosperity may we learn and not he
Obliged To experiment decade al
two.
One of the really prosperous farm
erS of this neighbOrhood the other
day, when we spoke tn him about 4
package ot butter to display at Man
kato. said he did not know whether
he wanted to "see much of Il boom
or not for it would cut of his range
for cattle and make dairying less
profitable" II this man had been IL
Mankato and heard what man al
E,gln with Il smaller farm than his
did with seventy.iive cows he w0nlG
pray for a boom. Ii +. j. OatInan
Elgln. owned the farm We speak OF
it would support 100 cows. The
Reporter confesses surprise at thu
number OF cows that those people OF
Elgin are keeping on small tracts OF
land. 1t seems incredible, rs We
shall show as soon as the official re-
Fort of the convention is published
The incredulity expressed by then
at our cheap hay is not equal TO the
establishment their statements Will
create as to the number OF cows they
keep poi each acre of grOnnd.--Win
dom Reporter.
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How Gambetta Lost an Eye.

His father, who had no provision
of the boys future celebrity, wanted
to secure him against military service
by keeping him an Italian. Immune.
ty from soldering was brought about
accidentally. As Gambetta was
watching u knife.grinder operate on
IL wheel, the blade Of the knife got
detached from the handle and few
into the boys eye and blinded 1t. He
was very much petted in consequence,
and the mother was e,nboldened by
her increased tenderness to insist
upon Leon being sent to the Petit
Seminaire Of MUntfaucon to receive
u classical education. Her husband
was an enemy to higher instruction
and thought the communal school
sufficient for a boy whose destiny 1t
was to be n provincial grocer.--From
the March Century.
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Inds followed by rain .........
inds followed by clear or fair
Weather W; N. W: N. N. w; w.


lneton ...... ......
Makers Of Meteorological instruments. J. s
j. II. Green.
Instrument reader. W. X. Cathoart.
This IL u summary Of the report
sent to Washington for the month OF
January. 1883. Range Of barometer
not considerable. Range of tempera.
ture $50. 5 with the extremely low
average Of nearly &c. which means
two degrees below zero in Farenhcit
scale. One gale occurred during the
month on Jan. 80. During u part Of
the day the wind was moving ut the
rate of 43 miles per hour. Beautiful
hal"s, lunar and solar were seen AT
the dates above mentioned. All Of
these that were measured were
formed by ice crystals In the MmOs-
phere IN the shape OF prisms whose
sides were inclined to each other ut
angle of so seconds. Those that were
brilliant ares. parhelia or complete
circles were simply ice.bOws made by
The refractiOn Of light through ice.
crystals, ns rain hows are caused by
rain drops. On the evening of Jan.
20. very rare and beautiful lunar
phenomena Of this kind were observed
Ivy Rev. Mr.. Wilson, and Rev. p. B..
Fisk. both of Mortified. That seen
by Mr.. Wilson consisted of two COM
plete circles, one with the moon in
the center. and an equal fainter one
with the moon in tho circumference,
IA very rare view which is not easily
explained without careful measure
ments. The halo seen by Mr.. Fisk
while In Minneapolis late OH the same
night was very bright circle with
well marked pdrbelid ut upper and
right and left hand points in the
circle. Such view is very uncom.
mon and and would he pleasingly
curious to any observer. Its explain.
alton is the same as that OF the Ordin.
airy solar halo in clear air at low
temperature.
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$4,000 REWARD!

viii he paid for the detection and con-
viction Of any person selling or dealing
in any bogus counterfeit or imitation
HOP BIrrrERs, especially Bi,ters or pre-
paratlons with the word HOP or HOPs
in their name connected Herewith, that
is intended to mislead and cheat the
public, or for any preparation put in
any form, pretending to he the same as
HoP BIrrERs. The genuine have cluster
of GREEN HOPS (notice this) printed on
the white label, and are the purest and
hest medicine on earth, especially for
Kidney, Liver and Nervous Diseases.
Beware OF all others, and ofall pretend.
ed formulas or recipes of HoP BTTrERs
published IN papers or for sale, as they
are frauds and swindles. Whoever deals
In any but the genuine will be prosecut-
I'd. HoP BrrTERs MFG. Co,
Rochester. N. Y.
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nEFAClT having been made III the condi-
~ tioI OF Al certain inartgsig" executed 10y
Sarah A. Lccman and William leeman her
husband, mortaagors. 10 william :. shepard
murtragcce, dated January End, \. ID 1852
and recorded IN the nihcc oI the Rr2tStcr .:
Deeds In and for The county az Blue Earth IN
the state nf minnesota, "n thc ieth nay o'
January A. ID. 1882. at Ia O'Clock ia The iort-
noon, IN Book is at Mortgages, on page -
by which mortgage there MIS- conveyed ana
granted the following described real cstat"
situate in the county Of Blue Earth aforS-
said. to-wit: The ives, half OF the northeast
quarter W Secitpn Fuur (b, in Township one
Hundred and Six 1881 north Range twenty
eight Isl west Of the iitih principal meridian,
containing eighty ISL acres according &"
gCVoTnmout survey IL secure the payment
OF the sum OF Five Hundred dollars. with
interest al the rate of eight per cent. per an
mum payable annually, according 10 the con-
ditinns Of prumisSnry coupon note bearing
same date a. said mortgage, made 10y SAID
Sarah \. Lecmaa aud william Lecnan 10
said William : shepard. and there being due
and unpaid upaR said note and mortgage AT
tho date Of this notice the sum ~ Forty
2S-.U1 dollars, and no action or proceeding nj
law OF otherwise having boon instituted II
recover the amount AZ said MORTGAGE dept or
ANY part thereof: Now, therefore, notice Is
hereby given that by virtue ana in pursuance
OF q power II sale in said mortgage contained
and herewith recorded. ana OF the statute in
such casa made and prov idC!, the above dcs-
crlbel premises will hr sold NJ public auc-
tion AZ the front door ~ the otllc' Of the
Register or Deeds IN 9rC Tor SaiI county oi
Dlue Earth and IL the city ~ NaGkato there
in.U
SATURDAY, the 2iih day at March.
A. d. 1853, ~ ten o'clock in the forenoon. "a
satisfy the amount at said mortgage debt
then duo and unpaid ,lseEher with the casts
and expenses IF suoh fIrt closure proceeding,
including twentv-ivc dollars attorneys fees
as stipulated in said mortgage; ana the said
mortgage Will bp tnerchy toreclOSed.
Dated February 5th lss3.
WILLIAM y. SHEPARD,
MOrtyagee.
THOMAS & WAsHBCRN,
Attorneys for NortgIgce,
Nankatn, MINI.
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Comparative Poisonous Effects of Different
Metals.

Some interesting results relating TO
different metals have been noted by NJ.
Richet. He finds that copper is 600
times more toxic than strontium, not
outstanding that its atomic weight is
less; lithium. the atomic weight OF
which is but a twentieth of that of ba-
rum, is yet three times more poisonous.
Even in the case of the same chemical
family of metals. no relation is found
to exist between atomic weight and
toxicity. Thus cadmium. with an
atomic weight of IL, is just half as
poisonous as zinc, the atomic weight
Of which is Is. Lithium, with al atomic
weight of z, is seventy times more poi
sonous than sodium. II would appear.
therefore. that there is no relation be-
tween the chemical function of body
and its toxic power. Potassium and
sodium, the properties of which are so
similar, differ widely in their poisonous
effects, one gram OF the former being
nearly $50 times more poisonous than
one gram Of the latter.