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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-25
HOME COMFORT.

There are certain principles to be OBJ
served in a room if il is to impress the
visitor with u sense of comfort or
beauty. For one thing there must be
variety in il. 1t il not necessary to
by.a whole set of furniture alike, but
there should he one prevailing color. a
solid basis on which to build. There
should also be care taken to furnish the
wall spaces. 1t is an admirable plan
to pull Il sofa out, but if in doing so Il
great empty place is left, the room is
made bare. In such a case the sofa
could be turned so rs to break the stiff
line. and yet remain against the wall.
But the great secret of comfort and of
giving an immediate effect Of pleasant
living is in the making of corners!
What does an open fire amount 10 ii an
easy chair does not stand in front of il,
or lovely view from II window in the
curtain has to be drawn up and the
visitor stand to look out? No, what we
want is the chair by the fire, the light
on the table and the lounge pushed
near it; the easy seat by the window
where a good light falls, all ready and
waiting 1t is all in vain to put baskets
of bright woods about, or magazines, or
portfolios Of engravings, to give Il
''home look if the convenient and
comfortable seat is not added. The
visitor who coming in finds q easy chair
by the fire. and near il the little stand
with the magazine, can endure waiting
a few moments. because he feels that
his welcome has met him. The chair
by the window. the fan ready to be
picked up; the bench under the tree,
the seat on the porch. are the success
scs OF hospitality Ii is not given TO
every one TO appreciate pictures. or 10
feel color, but every one delights in
being made comfortable. LouiN Stock
ton in outing.
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Sheridan at West Point,

y vacancy occurring at West Point
when he was seventeen. Sheridan ap
piled to the member of Congress from
his district for the appointment. The
answer inclOsed his warrant rs cadet,
and directed him to report at West
Point. June !, LAS. He brushed up
his spelling and grammar, aud passed
his preliminary examinations with
out trouble. When he entered the
Academy he knew nothing of alge-
bra. geometry or any of the higher
branches of study. But cadet Henry
w. Slocum. since major general Of
vOluntees and member of Congress
from New York, was his room mate.
SlOcum was an industrious, hard
working student, and from HIM Sher-
idan derived much assistance, espec.
tally in the solution of knOtty points
of algebra. The two boys were very
much IN earnest, and after taps, when
the lights were put out and every
cadet was expected to remain In bed,
Slocum and Sheridan were in the
habit of hanging blanket over the
window, and then lighting their lamp
and pursuing their studies. At the
first examination SlOcum went mp to.
ward the head of the class. and Sher-
idan stood several files higher than
he had expected with his uiSadvan.
tages.
In 1852, in his graduating year, he
had some trouble of beiligerent sort
with another cadet, winch resulted
in his suspension. He thought ut
the time the punishment WIS unjust.
but ripper experience CONVINCED him
that the authorities were right and
he was wrong. He was suspended
for year. after which he joined the
class of 1858. and in this he was
gradnated.--General Badpau, in the
February Century.
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Railroad Mail Service,

In 1882 the government paid the rail
ways for mail transportation the sum
Of $l2 1853. 1871; in 1883, $685.. 100, an
increase OF over a million dollars. The
decrease In the cost of.the entire Ser
vice, steamboats, and otherwise. is
$Sl4,87l, with an increased mileage
over 1880 of 1927, 1927 miles.
An interesting statement concerning
the growth OF the railroad service APP
pears in the report, which shows that
the miles of new service would circle
the globe, and is greater than the en-
tire mileage of the first twenty-ciSht
years OF the system; also, that the cause
of the service is not diSproportionate to
its growth and the increasing revenues
of that department. The report sets
ont clearly the cost of service on each
route. and public scrutiny as to the
correctness of these relations is invited.
The estimate for this item for 1855 is
placed at $l3, 735. 2l6. 49, Eierated Rail-
,o0y JGatrR0i.
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A Remarkable Stsam-Engine.

An English firm have recently
completed small light compound
engine, which, in point of weight,
eclipse anything heretofore built.
This engine is made of steel and
rhosphor bronze; all parts are built
as light as possible, the rods and
shafting and all parts possible being
bored out to reduce weight. AT a
speed of only 500 revolutions "a min
ute they indicate over twenty horse.
power..actual at Il pistOn-speed of 500
feet minute. The size is three and
and three quarters high pressure,
and five stroke. That thirty horse
power can be had from proper util-
iZatiOn of steam and proper distribu
ton of l05 pounds of metal Is certain.
ly most astonishing. especially SO,
considering that the engine Is com.
pound. y ship of $500 tons dis.
placement was almost unknown fifty
years ago; to-day the transatlantic
steamer, the highest class of the
mercantile marine, has from 5000 to
1880 tons displacement. and engines
of 5000 to 10000 one horse power
Several OF the transatlantic liners
have shown Il mean ocean.speed of
twenty miles All hour, and make
the pass age in less than seven days.
From Fifty Years of Mechanical
Engineering" by Abner c. Harding,
in Popular Science Konihiy for Febru.
ary
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First insertion January 1: last insertion Feb
H., 1871.
MORrG AGE FORECLOSI'RE SALE

DEFAULT having been made in the condi-
lions OF certain mortgage executed by
Seth ;. Phelps and Elspa l.. his wife and
Harnhart Gcrlich and Catharina his wife
nortgagors, Ia Hanson IL. Haincs mortgagec
dated December LIST, \. ID lS>2, and recorded
In the office of the X, gister at deeds In aud
Tor the 'unty Of Blue Earth IN the State of
minnesota. on the 18th day NJ December. 4.
-. lsss, al liS. O'Clock III the forenoon, In
book IL of mort ga2,'-, on page 53s, 10y which
mortgage there was conveyed and granted
the following described real estate situate in
the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-,vit:
The southwest quarter at section fourteen
uI, and the north half of the southeast quar-
Ter ana the southeast quarter at said south
east quarter of ScctI. iii;c"n 81 all III town
ship One Hundred ind Eight iIUsl north
Range twenty-five t-5b west Oi the NTH priu-
cipal meridian. containing two hundred and
eighty t!>Ol acres according 10 government
survey, together with the saw mill. nuchiu-
cry, buildings and ali Improvements on said
pfcinist MI which are expressly declared
ana constituted 10y said mortgage To bc part
Oi the said real estate 80 mOrtgaged ~ afore-
said, situate on and attached Ia said land "a
real estate, Ia >cCarC the pay mcnt Of the sum
oI Two thousand dollars, with interest nj the
rate Of eight per cent per annum, payable
annually, according t. the. conditions ui two
promis>ury notes with interest coupons At
iachru. bearing same date a. said mortgage,
made 10y said Srtu =. PnclpS aud BernIart
Gerlich To said Hanson ii Haines and there
being due and unpaid upon said note aud
mortgage M the ds.t" Of this notice thu sum
OF one hundred and Sixty-one l0-lC0 dollars,
and no action or proceeding al law or other
wise nav ing been Instituted Ia recover the
amount ui SAID mortgage debt or any part
thereof. Now therefore, notice il hereby
given that 10y virtue and in pursuance of a
power az sale in said mortgage contained and
Herewith recorded. and OF the statute IN
such case male and provided, the above dcS-
crlhed premises will tie Sold at public auC-
tion.at the front door Of the Office of the Reg
lister of Deeds i'll aud for said county of Blue
Earth ana Al the city of Mankato therein, on
saturday. til" 10Th day Of February,
\. ID. 1884. NJ ten o'clock u the forenoon. tO
satisfy the an uunt pf said mortgage Ccu
then due and unpaid together with the costs
and EXPENSES OF such foreclosure proceeding,
including sCventy-tiyr dollars attorneys fees
as stipulated in said mortgage: ard the said
mortgage VIII be thcl rby furcclosed.
Dated January 3rd, ISL.
HANSON II. HAINES.
Mortgage
THOMAS 4 WASuBCEN
Attorneys for said Mortgage,
Mankato, MINI.
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bis purpose being to disproye the

his purpose being to disprove the
several counts in the indictment of
the hero of Potawat0mie contained in
the recent Article by the Rev.. David
N. Utter. The question Must the
Classics Coz" is discussed by Prof.
Andrew 4. West, of Princeton Col.
lege. who presents very forcible
argument for the retention of Greek
and Latin in the curriculum of our
educational system. Race Increase
in the United States,' by Congress.
man J. Randolph Tusker, makes "a
very substantial contribution to socio.
logical science. The Rev. M. j. Saw.
age, in pointing out sundry Defects
of the Public School System" ad.
vances certain views of the ends to
he attained Ivy State education which,
il accepted, would very materially
modify and indeed rev0lutiOnize the
existing system. Finally an import.
ant question in hygiene, Rival Sys.
TENS of Heating" is treated by DR..
y. n. Bell and Prof. W. +. TrOw.
bridge. who point out the advantages
and disadvantages. from the stand.
points of both economy and health,
Of the different methods In use for
warming houses. Published at 80
Lafayette Place, New York, and for
sale Ivy booksellers generally.
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MANKAro FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY, 25, 1884.
MONTHLY MAGAZINES.
A Terra Del Fuegian Canoe.

The canoe is IA rough. primitive
structure, several breadths of bark
stitched together with sInews Of the
seal and gathered up to the ends.
Along each side pole IS dashed join
ing the gunwale rail, while several
stout pieces laid crOsswise serve rs
beam timber. In the bottom, amid.
ships, is q mud hearth on which
burns fire. with sticks set up around
it to dry. There are three compart.
ments in the craft, separated from
one another by the cross pieces; in
the forward one are various weapons
spears. club, and sling stones--and
fishing implements. The amidships
section holds the iire-hearth, the men
having place on the forward side of
ii; the women. who do the padding,
are seated farther aft; while i'm the
stern division are slowed the boys.
giils. and dogs.-From "The Land of
Fire. by Mayne Reid, in 81. Njcho.
las for February.
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cH1LpREN's DRESS FOR SCHOOL.

Leggings are very necessary for
littlNgirls, and should he made long,
and Of dark brown or blue worsted.
Pretty little mtffs can be made Mt
home out of the piece of the outside
jacket. or can be crocheted out of
scarlet wool to correspond with the
hood.
Long mittens of scarlet are pretty
when tied at the wrist and up on tho
arm with scarlet ribbon run through the
crochet and cords and tassels. Knit
mittens are not so clumsy rs the
crochetcd ones.
Little scarlet crOcheted hoods are the
best for winter wear, and look pretty
when Il bow of ribbon is placed on the
top. The mother Hubbard and Quaker
pOkes are also warm and look quaint
and picturesque.
Children with delicate lungs should
have entire suits of Undertaking made
of red fannel, no muslin being worn.
The medicinal properties of red flannel
are great, and then it il warmer than
white flannel.
Every mother will recognize the wis
dom of dressing her children plainly
for school. BY plain we do not mean
,nbecomingly, but doing away with
iewclry, silk, velvet, or satin dresses,
etc. Pretty but simple dresses are
always considered in the best taste, but
the material should always be of the
best.
No girl under Is should wear corsets.
A girl before that age grows so rapidly
that any compression is hurtful to her.
and often lays the foundation of a
disease which comes years afterward.
Braces are often necessary, and should
be put upon all scho l-children who
are inclined 10 the round-shouldered
But if proper exercise is taken this is
avoided.
Girls dresses permit of more varie-
ty. One of the prettiest of fashions for
school is dress of blue or crimson
merino. made in a princesse. which is
the most comfortable style. and almost
covered by Mother Hubbard apron of
white crOssbar muslin trimmed with
narrow Vallenciennes lace, with tiny
warm plaid shirts, side plated, and
worn with dark blue or red Jersey,
are warm and comfortable.
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HOW TO WINTER GERANIIrMS.

Old gcraniumS flower better and
quicker for spring planting than young
ones. For those who have no green
house, or who cannot spare their win
dow room Mr.. Edgar Sanders, the
veteran florist of the city, offers the
following excellent suggestions rs to
taking gcraniums through the winter:
Select n cellar or other place where
the temperature does not goes below
the freezing point. Light no particular
object. Dig up the Seraniums. keep
ing some soil hanging to them; place
roots, soil and all in a tough bag (such
as the grocers use will do). tie a string
tight up 10 the roots and around the
bag, leaving a lonp on the string by
which the bag, plants and all, are to be
hanged up, heels upperInost to the raj
tiers. They will. of course, lose most
of the leaves. but there will he enough
vitality in the roots and stems TO winter
s"fely, and all that will be required in
the spring will be heat and moisture to
cause them to spring into growth at
one and soon blossom. II will be well
along in the winter to see that the leaves
do not create mildew by being close to-
gcther. Should such indications APP
pear the decayed ones should be re-
moved.
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Vital Questions (!

Ask the most eminent physician
Or any school, what Ia the best thing in the
world for quieting and allaying all irritation
OF the nerves and curing all forms of nervous
complaints, giving natual, childlike refresh.
ing sleep alwaysI
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
Some form of HOps!'
CHAPTER l.
Ask any or all Of the most eminent physi-
clans:
What il the best and only remedy that can
be relied ON to cure all diseases Of the kid
ncys and urinary organs; such as Dright's
diseases, diabetes, retention or inability to
retain urine, and all the diseases and all
mcnts peculiar to women
"And they will tell you explicitly and en-
phatically "Buchu.'
Ask the same physicians
"What Is the most reliable and surest cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia; consiipa-
ton, indigestion, biliousness, malarial fever,
aguc. &C." and they will tell you:
Mandrake! or Dandelion!'
Hence, when these remedies are combined
with others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitters, such a
CHAPTER ii.
wonderful and mysterious curative power
is developed which Is so varied in its opera
lions that no disease or i'll health can pos
sibly exist or resist its power, and yet 1t Ia
Harmless for the most frail woman, weak
est invalid or smalles! !. fnilS to use.
almost dead or nearly dying
For years, and given up by physicians of
BIight's and other kidney diseases, liver
complaints, severe coughs called cOnsump-
tion, have been cured.
Women zone nearly crawl
From agony of neuralgia. nervousness,
wakefulness and various diseases peculiar to
women,
People drawn out of shape from excruci-
ating pangs Of rheumatism.
infiammatOry and chronic, or suffering
from scrOfula!
Erysipelas!
Salt rheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia,
indigestion and I'm fact almost all diseases
frail
Nature Is heir to
Have been cured by Hop nitters, proof of
which can be found In every neighb0rhood In
the known world.
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First insertion Dec. y. 1888: last insertion
Feb. 4, lisa.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

pr,r,,r, -,
Ibhf athi mas W'en mane IN the conuitions
oi mSrtpse'; eXecuten py James
HuupSlI anu hht,c -. hupueh nis vic to IL,
~ uo,iucs, uatcu bcccmper -.tn, ie,', ana
". ni w tr oin,e 81 inc neglster Oh Deeus
,,a ~ piu Ut, raitn cuIn'! Nlnnesota, Decempcr
SFth, le'', IN doom 20, mortgages, ON page
estate. living in said county, viz. Iots mne
two, four, five, six and seven, in Block one,
IN Huobeifs Addition TO Mankato, according
10 the recorded plat thereof, To secure the
payment OF promissory note OF the same
date, tor two hundred dollars, executed by
said Hubbell IL sad Holmes. payable one
wear after date. with interest until paid at
twelve per cent. per anuum, and said lot four
was thereafter released. and said Holmes has,
10 preserve his security ON said lots, been Oh
liged 10 pay and has paid faxes ami nssess-
lnents on said lots and To redeem from tax
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A HOMEMADE FLOWER STAND.

A very pretty flower stand can be
made out of table, bucket, and Il
half dozen old tin cans. Place the
bucket in the centre of Inc table. Punch
several holes in the bottom OF each can,
and screw them firmly to the table by
screws in the holes.
Arches Of stout wire may be made
across the top of the cans. For ferns
planted i'm the cans, which require a
great deal OF water, cover the top of
the table with shallow pan TO
catch the drip. Other plants should
only have the soil kept damp. Gerani-
ums are fine for winter blooming. rs
are also Coleus. FuchSias, and Petunias.
Some kind of vine should be planted in
each Of the corner cans. Trailing plants
produce good effect. .lncrican Agri-
caiturist
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First insertion Jan. II; last insertion Jan -
PROBATE NOTES.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
~ Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate OF Mary Ann Slo-
cum. deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Pro-
bate Court Ia all persons Interested i'll the
estate Of Mary Ann Slocum, late Of the coun-
~ of Blue Earth, deceased Greeting:
You and each Of YOU are hereby cited and
required personally Ia be and appear before
the Judge of Probate of the county Of Blue
Earth, at his Office in the city Of Mankato, in
said county, on the 9TH day OF February. 1884,
ut 10 o'clock in the forenoon or that day then
and there To attend the final settlement Of
the account of c. Slocum. administrator
Of the estate OF esaid Mary Ann Slocum. de-
ceased, and the distribution OF said estate.
In testimony whereof have hercunto set
Inv hand and am xed the seal OF the Probate
Court this sth day OF January, A. d. 1884.
@. W. MEAD,
fSsAL) Judge of Probate.
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Continued from last tDeeE.)
How sYntch Cases are Made.

This process manufacture was invented
hv James Boss, who started in business i'll
!N:,t, and The methods and tools nsed in
!n1!;;ug these watch cases are covered by
,a.tcn's. 1Tis is hc only wctch case made
mir tbs process. For many years the in
roduc:ion Of these goods was slow, owing
popular pre;ndice against plated goods,
as Gradually the public learned that the
lanes Eoss' GOLD Watch Case was not
cheap gold-vasLed or s'cctro-plGtect article,
p,:t was made Of genuine goH plates Of
:na.'ora quality and thickness, Conscientious
u.hcranne to the determination to make
the ret watch case ever put On the market,
and the adoption Of every improvement
,lgccsted, has made the james Boss Gold
Eotck C,Ss the STANDARD. -,,nr y Mar,
In this watch ease the parts i D
most sub ject IN wear--the J0,c, croira, hinges,
H,,,aJ catches, etc, arc made OF SOLID GOLD.
Send cent s,agp Ks.stsse Watch Gseto-is paa.
d+ipLis Pa tr hsa i,or !iiu,trard
Jane, B,s.' and k.J.ious Watch Gaze are made.
40 be coRiinusd)
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First insertion Jan Is; last insertion Feb !.
PROBATE NOTICE

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County al Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court. Special Term
January -, l>>,
In the mater oi the estate NJ Charles
Thompson, deceased.
On production Ola writing. purporting to
he a duly authenticated copy ~ the will Of
Charles Thompson. late q; Stockbridge in the
county OF B"rkshicr in the State of MaSsa-
chusctts, deceased, and the probate thereof
in P!tt-iCld. county Of Bcrk-hicr, in said
State -: Massachusetts. ami also the accom-
paying petition oil Franklin II Waite, Of
Aaukato, Blue Earth county, State OF Min
nesuIu, representing among other things that
the aid Charles III ,Inpsun. lately died ut
StockbTidge ia the State Of Massachusetts,
that said instrument il II duly authenticated
cops OF the last will ~ said deceased and the
probate thereof, ANA thar the said petitioner
l. named Therein a. one of the executors, and
praying that sand copy and the probate there
OF be filed aud recorded "a the last will aud
testament uf said Charles Thompson, deccas-
cd. and that letters tcStumcntary bc thereon
issued 10 John I Fem and Franklin n. Waite.
IL J. ur,l"u.,l that said petition AMI the
proofs Il said Instrument bc heard before
this Court AZ tn" Probate uihcc in said c,iln-
" al Blue Earth IN the !3th day oi February
A ID 49,. at - O'clock in tn" foreman Ui
that day.
II l. further ordered that notice 81 the time
and place al such hearing Tee given by puhli-
cation 81 such motto" al l,-ast three weeks
Excessively. previous L. said time in the
published AZ III" city al MankHtu IN said cOun.
~ ~ Blue Earth.
Dated. January 18th. \. u. 1851
BY the Court.
&. W. MEAD.
.Iudg" Of Probate.
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A Sword of State,

The new sword of stale, meant to
replace the old weapon handed down
from remote ages as the symbol of au-
ihority in Siam. has just been complct-
ed for the King by an English armorer
The blade is double-cdgcd. spear-shap-
ed, and fifteen inches long. Toward
The hilt it is inlaid with gold of VARYING
tints, wrought in different devices. The
figure of Budha being prominent on
each side. The handle, which has no
cross-S,lard. is seven inches in length,
and consists of enameied work studded
with diamonds, while the sheath is one
entire piece of wrought gold, set with
precious stones.
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CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE
AND ST.. Paul.

1t owns and operates over $500 miles of
road in Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Iowa and Dakota; and as its main lines
branches and connections reach all the great
business centres of the Northwest and Far
West, il naturally answers the description of
short Line. and Best Route between
CHic0go, .HHraHEep, ~. P1M ana
Chicago. Mi'ro"Eee. l." CrossD
0Hd WIH0nU.
Chicago: M.ic""ke~. Abc"dcr"
Chicago. .Miir"aEee, E"m GLARE
aud Sfii,Tater.
chi ,:sg;;,i ;n"""H"e' ''""""" an"
Chic"go, MiirnmEep, Hcarer Dam
and O.hE0sh.
Chicago. Iifsr""EPe U6HEPsh"
1Hd Oc0E0aH0H0c.
i'rGirir dM CHEN,
chicago. .Hitr"MEec. OWGfOHRG
aid E'ari60HIf.
chiMc: ..g. ~ Hr i..,,;: J""esr'''e """
Chicago, Ef0tH, rockford, aHd D".
EU90c.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island and
Cedar Rapids.
Chicago, Council Bluffs and Chamber
lain.
Rock Island, Dubuque,st. Paul and Min
ncapolis,
Davenport, Calmar, st. Paul and Min
neapolis.
Pullman SIeepers and the Finest
Dining Cars Ia the srOyfd are run on
the main lines Of tho CHICAGO, MIL.
WACK EE 4. ST. IA VI RAILWAY
aud every attention Is paid to passengers by
courteous employees Of the Company.
&. s. MERRILL, A. v. Fl. CARPENTER,
Gcnl. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
J. 7. CLARK. GEO. II. HEAFFORD.
Gcn'l Supt. Ass'' Gcn'l Pass. Agt