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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-29
Profitable Ditch-MakinG.

"The greatest opportunity for corpor-
ate monopoly and money-making in the
country is in Montana to-day" said
Gen. james S. Brisbin who stopped in
this city on his way to Washington.
what is the opportunityP' asked n
Times reporter.
1T is in the power given by law to
owners of irrigating ditches," contin-
ued the general. The soil of Mon
tana produces threefold when properly
irrigated. Knowing this, the legisla-
ture, desiring to encourage agriculture,
enacted a law with the preamble that
whoever made the soil more productive
was a public benefactor. They then
proceeded to give the irrigators ezra
ordinary powers. Anyone desiring to
build an irrigating ditch can run t
through your house, if it suits him. He
may exerc Sc the right OF eminent do
main over any but the owner of another
ditch. He can't cross another line.
Added TO this is the fact that the char
ter runs forever and the charge for ir-
rigation thus becomes perpetual tax
on the land. As to the money in it l
will give you an instance: There is a
ditch at Billings, Montana, owned by
Herman Clark. which is thirty-five
miles long and covers 100, 600 acres. 1t
cost 500, 900 to dig. At charge of 80
cents year for each of the 100. 600
acres which it covers it paid $50, 600
the first year. I'd rather own the ditch
than the land it waters, and l believe
that the ownership of such ditch is
he most lucrat We occupation in Mon
Jana, although the wealth of that terri
tory is enormous. Philadelphia Times.
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Gallant Conduct Of Il Robin.

On a fine Sunday morning. in the
month of May. my son with another
young man were watching a sparrow,
PasSer don,esticus. which was building
or repairing its nest in maple tree
before the high school of Freehold, N,
j. the young men sat on the steps of
the school building. They observed a
sparrow-hawk. Fdco sparrrrius L..
lowering in mid-air. The passer perch
ell on the top of n picket but few feet
from them. when the hawk swOOped
down with great raridity, seized and
carried high in air the poor sparrow
before The young men could fairly COM
prehend the tr"rS" ION. 1t was, how
ever, qili:c u.... -. \ robin. 1'mr-
dats migrat0riHS, that had witnessed
the decd from his perch in tree near
by. The noble bril- lost no time in
making pursuit of the marauder. My
son says he never saw robin fly with
such speed as did this one. Soon it
caught up with the hawk, which it
fought desperately, literally pull ing
out the feathers by mouthfuls. which
were easily seen floating in the air.
The brave bird must have drawn blood
for every dip of its bill brought ont
craven cry from the huccaneer. The
robin achieved complete victory, and
the hawk, dropping his booty, made
an ignOminous retreat. The whilOm
prey fell few feet through the air,
probably half dead with fright. but re-
gained its senses in time to recover the
use of its wings before reaching the
ground. when it flew away in a direc-
ton prudently the opposite of that
taken by the hawk.
As to the conduct of the robin, it
surely was magnanimous and courage
Gus to a degree. The bird it rescued
These foreign sparrows, like some other
intelligent citizens, as friend remark
ed, 'are not overly loving to anything
native born" think the robin showed
fine pluck. Had the hawk, on giving
up his prey, turned upon his pursuer,
the odds would have been fearfully
against that brave bird. But the attack
was so vigorous that the hawk was
completely cowed, and glad to get
away by flight. Whether the tradition
al Killer of "cock-robin" experienced
the emotion of gratitude to his deliv-
erer is bit of bird psychology that we
cannot get at.-Protessor Samuel Lock-
Uood, IN The american Naturalist.
A New Treatment for Neuralgia.
The latest agent introduced for the
relief of neuralgia is l per cent. solu-
luton of hyperosmic acid, admins
tered by simultaneous injection. 1t has
been employed in Billroth's clinic in a
few cases. One Of the patients had
been martyr to sciatica for years, and
had tried innumerable remedies, in
Guiding the application of electricity
| no fewer than 200 times. while for a
whole year he tried vegetarianism.
Billroth injected the above remedy be-
| tween the tuber ischii and trochanter,
and within day or two the pain was
greatly relieved, and eventually quite
| disappeared. 1t would be rash to con-
clude too much from these results, in
the face of the intractability of neural
| pia to medication, but If it really prove
to be as efficacious as considered, by
perosmic acid will be therapeutic
agent Of no mean value.-Laneet,
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his own house. II might have worked
upon his nervous system Uphill he had
become suddenly insane. Horribl,
thought! He might have committed
suicide.
She hurried home with the children
All was gloom. She went to his bureau
TO look for his razor Ii was the only
fire arms he pOssessed--it was gone!
Then Mrs. Skinner broke down and
cried. and the children cried. and il
was indeed scene OF desolation. wher
suddenly the door Of tina; horrible par.
Tor opened. ami an nppariii"n,-no. il
was MIR. Skinner himself STOOD before
them looking very shrepish.
81 oversight myself" he said in q
meek, apolOgelie tone, looking ut tho
,lOck.
81 should say ya' 3D., answered
his wife. "and tho din jsS1l -
up. but I'll fix you up ..eti1fig nice, !
and she went out iai. X the children
with her.
How much of il MIR. Skinner ever
knew II is impossible 10 say. but there
was an immediate and salisfactor,
change that at first amazed and then
delighted him. lie could lay down
anywhere when he was tired and his
wife would throw a shawl over him and
leave him in peace. bic has even been
seen 10 lie down on the sofa in the par
Tor where he took his Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep, and nobody disturbed him. Mrs.
Skinner was at heart woman of sense
and when she realized that one hair of
that grizzly-gray head was worth more
than all the pillow sllams in the world
to her, she put the last one away in the
company of a demented lot of superflu-
GUS tides. And they are really and
truly, and not in any geological sense,
a ''happy family" now.
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A well-dressed man appeared ut a
house in Hillsdale, Mich, and asked
for a meal, like tramp. 1t was given
him. After finishing good, warm
meal he took fine, fresh cigar from
his pocket, lighted it, and walked oh
as though he were proprietor OF the
town
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Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits, loss of appetite, gencr-
al debility, disordered blood, weak con-
stitution, headache, or any disease of u
bilious nature, by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery win cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise
# Electric itters. Sold at fifty cents
bottle by John A. Samborn.
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1t has been said that because

1t has been said that because cattle
sometimes prefer impure water to
drinking water no pains should be
taken to supply them with pure water.
The British Medical journal explains to
agriculturists that the reason for this
fact is that cattle when given tank
water are not kept properly supplied
with rock salt. In their desire for sa-
line food animals will drink the most
impure fluids, and will even eat earth.
The writer thinks it both injudicious
and cruel to deprive animals of salt,
and thus compel them to seek it in ref
use.
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Nerve and presence of mind saved
John +. Fieldkampf's ,life. He is cut
ter in a Cincinnati clothing store.
While he was operating machine a
spring broke, and, as he reached to
pick up detached piece, his long beard
was caught and rapidly wound into the
machinery, which threatened to draw
in his head and crush it. Instantly he
threw out his arms and braced them
against the frame of the cutter. and
thus he stood until his beard had been
pulled out by the roots and part of
his cheek had been torn of, exposing
the gum of his lower jaw.
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CORN SHELTERS
the market. A lot of secondhand Machinery
on, hand for salc-consisting of boilers and
engines. shafting, pulleys, boxes, betting,
&c. Parties having secondhand machinery
20 sell should write or call on us, All orders
will receive prompt attention.
Once: Opposite Clifton House,
2stf Mankato, MINI.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-09-18
Arranging for the Reetipe.

The City Executive Committee OF the
City Clubs have appointed the following
committees to prepare seats, arrange the
stand, provide for the speakers, and look
after the Democratic mass meeting which
is to come off in Anderson on Friday.
the 26th inst:
Committee on Reoeption-W. w. Hum.
phreys, D.s. Taylor, D. S. Maxwell, j. N.
Brown, J. L. Breazeale.
Committee Of Arrangements-G. T.. Tolly.
). ri. Payne, P. K. McCully, J. 8. Fow.
Ter, 8. NJ. Orr and H. G. Reed.
Committee on Decoration-Mrs. w. w.
Humphreys, Miss JefIie +. Edwards, Miss
Lizzie Morris, Miss Virginia Evans,
Misses Nardin, Misses Willis, Miss Sam.
uella Brown, Miss Annie BleckIey.
Messrs. r. 8. Ligon, w. A. Yand,yer.
f. G. Whitner, J. II. Vandiyer, F. r.
Wilhite, Foster FAINT.
We hope every lady and gentleman in
the County who can attend will be pres
ent on that occasion. 1t is the only meet.
snG srEointed for tie County, .snd ii; Sf
our people can afford to give up one dav
10 hear the issues Of the present canvass
discussed. 1t will also be the first time
in four years that Senator Hampton has
been with us. Let us all join to make It
great day worthy Of the Anderson De.
mocracy.
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4 Suggestion.
PENDLsroN. s. c. Sept. 18th, 1884.

PENDLGToN, s. c. Sept. 18th, 1884.
Mr. Editor: We have just closed SO.
ries of meetings that have been in pro-
gress for ten days, under the direction OF
Hsv. J. Dewitt Burkhead, OF Texas, who
Is spending vacation OF several months
In this State among frieuds.
This vacation, though intended for rest,
up to this time has been, and IL accepted,
would DO inceBsant work for more than
one and one-half years, he having appli.
cations to cover that time now, and these
applications extend from California TO
Maine.
His time is wholly occupied in preach
ing the Gospel and when say the Cos
pei. I mean 1t in the strictest sense OF the
word. For sound reason and logic, ihis
good man Of God, in my judgment. has
few equals, and no superiors In the Unit
cd States.
His interpretations of the Bible and its
teachings are simple and yet sublime,
and seldom fails to carry conviction to
the heart of his hearers. His teachings,
In some respects, are directly opposed to
the ideas advanced by many preachers Of
all denominations, but he invariably
proves his assertions by undeniable
Biblical facts; sometime making state.
ments, which, though startling at first,
yet become self-evident truths after his
explanation. Hia preaching is different,
probably, from that of any other, and
when he appeals to mans intelligence to
see the beauties of religion, how much
easier 1t seems to servo our Lord and
Saviour after we have taken in the truths
promulgated and expounded by this emil
nent man Of God.
OF all Eyangelists he is the one calcula-
ted to advance Christ's Kingdom here on
earth. 1t is evident that such work Is
very much needed here In our country !;
therefore, would it not be wiso for our
Synod, soon TO meet, to employ Mr..
Burkhead for twelve months at leastr
The funds necessary to secure his SER
vices need not prove any barrier for II
secured, rest assured that he will bring
tenfold moro into the treasury than 1t
will cost 70 ohtssn bia aid In The advance
ment of the Church Of Christ.
A MEMBER,
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Please Take Notice.

On account of Holiday, the New York
Cash Store will be closed on Saturday,
September 10th, and on Monday, Septem.
tance, intending to VISIT Anderson, will
bear this in mind.
Everybody who wants to see the very
latest Novelties in Dress and Faucy Dry
Goods, Pretty Neckwear, or Gloves or
Hosiery or Fine Laces, or the best Corsets
or Stylish Linen Collars, or thousand
other useful and fancy things, should by
all means pay visit to the New York
Cash Store. Our enormous stock Is COM
Ing In daily, and elicits admiration from
all who have inspected the few novelties.
We are making q speciality of Fine
Goods and carry q nice stock of Silks,
Satins, Velyets, Pushes, ond complete
line OF fashionable Millinery. Carpets,
0ilcloths and Window Shades, upstairs.
Fine Shoes speciality. Learn our Pri-
ces before purchasing.
NJ. B. ARNSTEIN.
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aon' OF tho County say, however, that
'ney have not suffered from the drouth.
and that they viii make tho best oron
they have made In several years. These
are comparatively few, though. The ma.
!oi!ty OF the farmers owe their entire cot.
ton crop, not having been able to nav ort
last Fall on account Of the shors erop.
ana unless the price OF cotton remains m
they will not be able to meet their obl;-
cations this Fall. The past Summer has
oeen hard ono with everybody, and We
oeiieYe our people have been moro eco-
homical oil that account, therefore the
amount OF their Indebtedness for this
years supplies is not as much as It would
nave been under other circumstances,
There are great many farmers who do
hot think their crop will be as good az
last year, and all Of them are gloomy as
70 the outlook. Another hard yeaS ia
ahead Of us, and we should prepare for
IL by large sowing Of oats, wheat and
barley. From all reports we are of the
opinion that the crop Of the County will
be about three.fourths of an average CROP.
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Tho savnnnnh Valley Railroad.

The vote in the different Townships OF
this County, on the question of subscrib-
ing $4,000 additional to the Savannah
Valley Railroad, last Saturday resulted in
an overwhelming defeat-in fact, com.
plete stampede OF the friends of the sub
scription. The following Is the vote upon
the que stion by townships:
Br,ddway-For subscription, 4; against
subscription, 224.
Srrannah-For subscription, 8; against
subscription. 1e6.
Varennes-For subscription, 4s; ass.nst
subscription, 1872.
CentrerfRe-For subscription, % against
subscription, 200.
C0rner-For subscription, So; against
subscription, 90.
Halt-For subs cription, AZ against sub
scription, l29.
Total for subscription, 1853 against SUBJ
scription, 1000
Several things conspired to produce this
result.
First, and we believe foremost of oil,
was the belief that the road will be built
any way, as the City of Anderson can
not afford to let the enterprise die. This
was used freely In all the Townships,
and doubtless had strong influence in
inducing people to vote against the sub.
scription. They believed they would &c.
the road without voting any taxation.
Second, and nearly or quite as strong
factor in producing the result, was the
very short crop OF the present year. Our
farmers arc very blue as 70 tho prospects
of the coming year, from the fact that
they are In debt for last year, and are
making very short crop this year.
Hence, many friends of the road voted
against the tax, for they felt that in tho
present stringent condition OF money
matters they could not afford to take fif-
teen thousand dollars out of the Town
ships named.
In the third place, the friends of the
road became discouraged, and numbers
of them did not go out to vote and lest,
but not least, was the fact that very large
number Of voters were opposed to the
subscription under any circumstances
We regret tho result Of the election, and
think our friends In the Townships nam
ed have missed on opportunity to make q
certainty of valuable public improve
menti but they have decided It by q very
nearly iinauinioub vote, in some instances,
and 1t Is no use to grove over split milk.
We trust some means may yet be devised
10 complete the road. What tho means
are to be. we are not now prepared to
say, but too much work has been done to
be lost, and though the work may be de.
layed, we must not look upon the road
al failure. It must and will be built.
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Townvi,lo Correspondence.

A most distressing accident occurred
last Wednesday. the 10th, at A o'c.ck D..
M. on Maj. D. l.. Cox's place, which re-
suited In the death Of Mr.. T. J. Brown.
ing's 16-year-old son George.
The young man was driving a load of
fodder drawn by two mules from the
field to the house. On the way part of
tho load aid forward, carrying the young
man with IL. He caught upon tho dou.
ble-tree. This frightened tho team, which
began to run at full 81 ed. A hundred
yards from the point of starting the team
ran against q partly decayed stump about
two and half feet high aud some ten
inches through. Between this stump
and the wagon bod the young man was
caught and crushed. The concussion was
80 great rs to force tho stump asunder,
and the team dashing on the young man
dropped to the ground limp and dying.
Els father, who was tieipg fodder close
by, got to the soene in moment and
raising his poor boys head tsnderIy
heard him utter faint, piteous call for
his mother. He expired In few minutes,
his head resting on his fathers arm, the
Internal hemorrhage oozing the while
from his nose aud mouth. The wounds
consisted OF severe bruise on the side OF
the face, tne literal crushing or the lefs
side, and the fracture Of the left arm
above and below the elbow. The epinal
column was also injured.
The young man was consistent mem.
Der Of the Church, and was Mr. Brown.
ing's only son. The bereavcd mother 10
an invalid and blind, so that tho shock
hlls upon her with great heasiness.
2 Mr.. John q. Coz ives seated on the rear
part Of the load when the mules began TO
run, and aftar the young man, who was
driving. had fallen OF, he jumped 70 the
ground. receiving o rather sesere sprain
OF tka knee. So " = ,S+ .
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A SPECIAL CARD.

re- THE steady growth of buoine popularity
evidence produced the
MONEY, PRICES AssORT-
is always CHOICEST neighborins markets.
In kindly asking valued Proprietor
the New York Cash Store nothing
Goods Prices
and respectful all INTEREST therefore, favor
frequent
M B ARNSTETN
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er; End. Improvement OF Stock '-eS'
sayest, A. B. Bowden. Delegates: Deep
Creek Grange-Wm. Davis, A B. Bow
den, Nj. b. Mays Sandy Springs Robt.
Burns, Jos. Major, J. B. Douthit; Town
Creek-W. A. Neal. b. H. Russell, J. w.
White; Harper-Wm. Qnails, D. P. Bow
en-, Jeptha Harper; Anderson-E. NJ.
Rucker, J. w. Norris, B. F. Crayton ;
Bowling Green-J: HI. Duckworth. A. L.
Garrett, w. e. Mcconnell; Hunters
spripg-J. Bolton Watson, J. A. Eskew,
John Eskew. Col. J. w. Norris will pre-
side. -,
It is little wonderful how fellows
Girl wilr run from him II ho calls upon
her rather unexpectedly and finds her
rugged M i'm "Mother Hubbard" A
certain young man called upon his girl
the other afternoon and found her sitsnB
in, the hallway In one OF these dresses
but when she got glimpse of him abe
ran. knocking over sewing machine. Q
table and four or Ave chairs that hnppsn-
efi to be between her and her room. OF
eourso. he didn't tell her he saw All OF
this, but when she came into the parior
,imping, he anked what was the msster: M |:
and she replied that hsrlittle brother mac
trisi to make aausage.mest out 9s her
toes with his hatchet. Ho accepted ths
statement as truo, and said no moreabols aai
t. = Il; "a
!: The present outlook for the farmersss slis e
mt NJ all encouraging. In some sections
the drouth has cut of tho cotton csop o. y
least one.third, while in other sections 81 y
ia worse. Peas, potatoes and late corn
are also cut OF great deal. We nav, have
bsard several farmers nUnn various seS'
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Go te; wiihits's CITY Drug store and ges
% glass Of leo cold consysss3 Water and
remove the bad dIsagreaahle taste z. se.:. 80. .
!naonth due 20 indigestion. A gentle ape
ricnt. y .'F:;; IS J.
gco I Hco Z lee Twrsrv THous.
AND, PoUHpa pure Lake Ice, juat received
Eg q A. Resd AEanf q
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hiness or three days gith membrane
Group. His remains were Inferred at sa
lem Church on "Wednesday, 10th inst,
rev. B. Hays conducting the funeral ser.
vices (
a lecture on ''University Life in Ger.
many" will be deliv cred in the Chapel Of
the Williamson Female College on to-
morrow tFriday) evening, at o'clock.
oy Prof J. NJ. :Picke1, Ph. D., a graduate
OF the University Of Goettingen. The
public generally are cordially invited to
Married, at the residence of and by j.
". Haulbrooks, Esq. on August "a. 1884,
Mr. q. W. Newell of ,oconee County,
aud Miss Harriet a. Elrod, of Anderson
Sounty. Also; by the same, ;on August
oi' 1854, Mr. r. T. E.. Elr,d, of Anderson
conlnty, and Miss Carzady Newell, OF
oconee County. as
MY dear" said O, fond father to his
laughter the other day, III don't like that
oeau OF yours -, "Why, papa9" III
don't think he's possessed OF staying
Qualities. "Then his looks deceive you.
papa, awfully. He's superabuudantly
S!esaed with staying qualities. why,
him. - 3 d, : " i
solomon Dacus. cclored. residing on
or. W. D. Longs place, In Brushy Creek
,,o@nahip. 70, met with o fatal accident on
wednesday OF last week He was en-.
ssged In cutting down tree. the top Of
Sh'ch, In falling, struck another tiee
s,oss BY, whsca threw the butt backwards
h, om the stump, catching and throwing
=, u,m down upon some timber, and terri
!. u.y !. crushing his face, from which he died
on 'sst snndEy.
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FOR LOWEST PRICES
OUR BARGAIN LIST FOR THIS MONTH ;:
M. B. ARMsTEIM.

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Bargains above will not brook Of dalay,
We have omitted hundred or two
But filed all the space assigned for to-day +
And respectfully bid ypu adieu. IS sasss ssgS.s
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