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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

We nave the best Jamaica Ginger, in
large bottles. full strength. equal to
Browns, at 20c. a bottle. 2 az. bottles of
essence of lemon. &C.: ? or. bottles of es-
ence Of peppermint, &c: ? OF. bottles Of
pure sweet oil, &C.; ? on. bottles of best
castor oil, &C.: large bottles sweet oil, Sc:
large bottles castor oil. Sc. The best ex-
tract of lemon. 15c. for a bottle. 4. b.
Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

A gentleman said to a minister, when
do you expect to see Deacon s. again p
''Never, said the reverend gentleman,
solemnly; 'the Deacon is in heaven" =
TyJuth Striker.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
E. B. HUMPHREYS & Co.

The corset we sell at 80 cents is possibly
better than You can find elsewhere for the
money. We so.haye them at higher prices,
60, - and 30 cents. Z. 3. Humphreys &
Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

A sensation in Republican ranks was
caused in Toledo last week by a notice
from the Biade, a staunch Republican organ,
refusing to support Herman Baumback
and o. 5. Brumbach, candidates for the
legislature, because they will not pledge
themselves To yote for the submission of All
amendment to the constitution in favor OF
prohibition. Brumbach is a saloon keeper
and was nominated to catch the German
beer vote. The Blade says his nomination
was an Insult to the party, deliberate and
premeditated, and it will prove a grave mis-
take in view Of the election next winter OF
a United States Senator. 1t says Baum
bach should be defeated by a most emphatic
majority.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

Don't fail to see our all wool Jerseys.
We dom sell any cotton mixtures. All
the desirable styles of cut and make. T..
b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

We rave fine damask linen towels, a.
inches long by 20 inches wide, at 25 cents:
also heavy buck towels, all linen, Sc inches
long by 10 inches wide, at 12b cents. Orr
stock Of linen table diapers and figured
linen damask, in all widths, from 4S To "a
inches wide, is full and complete. We
know just where and how TO buy these
goods and sell at a close margin Of profit.
f. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

See our 45 cent hip-gore corsets in white
and colored, silk embroidered and silk
stitched, the incest goods for the money
We ever had. L. b. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

Ladies silk sun and rain umbrellas. %
inch, 800; "a inch $40; % inch at $500
to s3.25, made to our own order and worth
all We ask for them. f. b. Humphreys
IL co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

We have all the needful goods for ladies'
misses and children's white dresses; such
as plaid and plain nainsooks, India mulls
and victoria lawns, at prices to suit, also
%hambnrgs for trimming. Z. B. Hum
phreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
As our trade in Shoes is better

AS our trade in Shoes is better
ing every succeeding year, we are
forced to conclude that we must
be doing our patrons better ser
vice as we grow older and more
experienced. We have noticed
this spring a manifest increase
in sales as compared with a year
ago. We keep nearly all kinds
of low priced and medium goods
for Ladies, Misses and Children.
also for Men and Boys. and SO far
as we know can glveas good re
turns and value for your money
as you can get elsewhere.
Z r x 20
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

just received 500 pairs of ladies', misses
and children's hose at 8. 10, II and u cts,
worth more money. Come and see them.
Z. b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

42-inch bleached pillow case muslin at
1Oc., 46-inch at 12c. Seamless sheeting
muslin, q yards wide, either bleached or
unbleached, 25c. Z. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
100000

100000 s. !: :5; So; 81 !; .: y: 3: : IL: % 81 /: q: q; 4
goods of large value. that Will
start you in work that will at once bring YOU
in money faster than anything else in America.
All about the S5stv0 in presents with each box.
Agents wanted every here, of either sex, Of
all ages, for all the time, or spare time only, to
work far n AT their own homes. Fortunes for
all workers absolutely assured. Don't de
lay. II. HALLET * Co, Portland, Maine. Sly
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

Ladies summe ganze merino vests with
high necks and short sleeves, all sizes; good
goods at 30 cents. Children's aud Misses:
16 in l2c.. Is in. Is c., 90 in. 1sc.. % in 20
>, "a in. 22c.. 26 in. PIC, IS in. 2Sc., 80 in.
30c., 30 in. 35e. f. b. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
PATENT MEDICINES.

WebrYbose to KEEP a stick Of
aHMe aa17oafs Hqb'7eta,y Nedi-
anes thai there IS any demand
fo,, and 5oiH 6om time to time.
aid to AR stork all snch tint may
be en9uq1rd to1. Ne annex a
Prize list and ran furnish any
@orwudh articles an this linz
at adona the same acreage Of prize
as 6eAo79.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

Mems mlaundried shirts, good quality,
s. cts. Boys IS and 80 cts. at Hum
hrey's.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
TO THE PUBLIC:

The "LIGHTNING" FRUIT JARi is now conceded
by the trade who have handled il, and by the
consumers who have used il, both in private
families and III fruit canning establishment
tthe latter ia large quantities., To he the most
II i an established fact, that any lady having
once used the lightning Jar viii Use no
other. Particular attention j. called 10 the
high sttndstrd of quality that has been fixed
Tor this jar, and which viii be maintained III
the future. F243m.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

LOOKING GLASSES. all sizes, all prices,
from 10 cts. upward. Window shading by
the yard, or the shades made ready to hang
up, at 45 and 80 cts. New stock wall
papers just opened. Balance of last years
stock marked down to close ont. f.. b.
Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
ALMOST A PERSONAL ALLUsION.

A Fat old man was spread ont over -four
seats on a Texas train. At a small sta
tion a tall lady wearing a s%unbonnet, en-
tered the car. The old man pretended
that he did o see her. but a gentleman
just behind the fat man who took mp 20
much room, politely removed his eripsack,
and she sat down, thanking him for his
attention. She did not say anything for a
minute or 80. Then she snapped her eyes
and remarked to the gentleman who lad
given her a seat, at the same time CHANGING
in the direction Of the eorpnlent old gen
tleman;
You can't rely on what you read in tie
farm journals nowadays"
Are they 50 unreliable -
Yes, she replied, CHANGING over licI
shoulder at the fat old man; Il read in
one Of them the other day that the average
age Of a hog is only II years
The old gentleman grunted.-Tero'
S.fjp9s.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

New York city possesses a police justice
WHO IS entitled To the badge OF champion
judicial eccentrictiy. \ comedy German
girl was arrested under the penal code pro-
hibiting the sales Of wares on the sabbath
for supplying a niekel's worth of ham to a
hungry man. Instead Of sending the Of
fender to the island for thirty days the
justice dismissed her, and turning on the
officer, remarked: $50 and look for some
rumsellers, and don't bring another case
IF this kind before me" IF it has reached
the pass where run is more perilous TO
Gotham than the immoral ham the city is
hopeIessly debased, justice is = mockery,
aud the penal code a by-word among the
civilized nations Of the earth.-N. J. Sun.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

Shoes for old ladies, with broad soles.
side seams and hand bound-iust the thing
for ease and comfort. +. b. Humphreys
& Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

childrel's Solar Tip Shoes, No. 8 to 10I
for sl.W. Misses or boys No. II to 2, at
S1.25, solid leather, IL slIoddy, just the
thing for wear. The people are learning
that We give them better value than they
get elsewhere, and our sales are far beyond
former seasons.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

All wool Shetland shawls, white, blue and
cardinal for 80 cts each al +. b. Hum
phreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

MIN more money than at anything else by
WIN taking an agency for the best selling
book out. Beginners succeed gIstudly. None
fail. Terms free. HALLgT Book Co, Portland,
M9ine ely
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
FebG-I,

Wall papers, the ouly stock in town, at
less than city prices. Dark blanks at 6, s,
and 10 cts. White backs at 8. 10. 12A and
Is cts. f. b. Humphreys & Co, Woods
town, n. j.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
1t Was i'm Boston.

A charming family hotel was built in
a suburb of Boston two years since. 1t
was finished with all known modern
conveniences and Inconvenience.
There was electric bells in a row at the
door, so that the afternoon caller
could ring up nine different and peace
full maid servants before getting into
communication with the family she
came to see; there were fire-escapes
and telephones, and elevators and
speaking-tubes, and for aught l know,
safety valves and submarine cables.
But the browning JOY of all was the
fact that no children were allowed
within its walls. 1t was built for the
accommodation of childless couples,
and to ten childless couples were the
suites let. How great was the quiet
and calm of that sheltered retreat, I'M
til one ~ill-starred morning, when the
cry of an infant shrilly and piteously
broke the stiffness! Horror and indig-
nation on the part of nine guiltless
couples; and yet so weak is humanity
that before the end of the second year
there were children in seven of the ten
families. The childless young couples
were childless no more, and when the
owner OF the building complained to
his friends of the unfair treatment he
had received at the hands of his ten
ants, they laughed in his face and adj
vised him to let apartments to bachel-
ors. -PrOvidence Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
DOGS AND SHEEP.

In various parts of South America
dogs are relied upon to protect sheep
not only from the attacks of wild
beasts, but from the worthless dogs
that range over the country. Darwin
states that the shepherd dogs kept
there are as much attached to the
sheep as most dogs are to their mas
tiers. They Ire brought up with the
focks, and have no other companion
ship. The puppies are taught to suckle
ewes, and are adopted by them. A
California sheep-raiser states that a
similar course is adopted in Germany,
with the best results. In q commune
cation he says: There, in general,
the shepherd stays with his sheep all
the time, day and night, and he has,
according to the number of his flock,
one or more dogs-a kind / never saw
before nor have seen anywhere else.
1t resembles in size the Newfoundland,
but its hair is bushy, long, and partly
curled. This breed of dogs is never
allowed, even while puppies, to see
anything but members of the herd. 1t
is astonishing how these dogs and
sheep fraternize with each other. The
sheep look, in real or imaginary dam
ger, more for the dogs than for the
shepherd, and always run to and not
from the dogs. If Americans wish to
protect their sheep from strange dogs
they must adopt the German system,
bring their shepherd dogs from puppy
hood into the company of sheep, edu-
cate them both to live, eat, aud run to-
gether, and they 500 will find out
their true relationship to each other,
for the sheep will look upon the dog as
a natural protector, which confidence
will be repaid by untiring friendship
and watchfulness."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
THE FUTURE OF WHEAT.


An editorial in the MARI Lane E1-
press, agricultural authority in En-
gland, is worthy of thought by West
ern farmers. 1t will not be good pol
icy to rush new wheat into the market
too rapidly under depressed prices. The
Express says: Farmers, hold your
wheat-if you can! That is the advice
which, for the first time in my life, l
venture to give. Since / have been &C
quainted with farming there has not
been a year when tho policy of holding
wheat was so strikingly desirable as it
is this eason In view of future sup
plies current prices are something like
an insult to growers. In America
there is about the worst crop on record;
in South Russia a failure of the crops
is reported; in the rest of Europe, in
Guiding the United Kingdom, the ag-
grcgate yield will probably be under
average; and Australasia has very little
more to send us this year. There is a
good crop in India, it is true; but it
will not come here freely at current
prices. Whence, then, shall we get
the 16, 000, 600 or IL, 600, 900 quarters
we shall probably require to importp
We receive wheat in small quantities
from so many sources that there is no
fear of scarcity; but we shall certainly
have TO give a higher price than we are
now offering long before the end of the
cereal year just begun in order TO sup
ply the population with bread. If farm
ers do not flood the markets with the
new home crop, a rise will probably
take place soon; but if they follow
their usual practice it may be deferred
until foreigners will get nearly all the
benefit of it. Let English farmers keep
in mind the fact that circumstances
bearing upon the wheat supply are
very peculiar this year, justifying a Pc
culiar policy among growers. AS a
rule it does not pay to hold wheat; but
this year ! am confident that it will
pay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
A Georgian's Wonderful Eye.

There is a man in Americas one of
whose eyes is black and the other a
real cats eye. The pupil of the latter
will expand and contract the same as
that of a feline. Here is their owners
explanation for the curious eyes:
when / was O child ! stuck the point
of q pair of scissors in that eye. The
matter in il ran out Of the wound. An
old country physician was called, and
he said probably the eye could be saved
by putting a cats eye in the place. A
cat was caught, treated with chloroform,
and, while under the influence, the eye
was transferred TO me. In four or five
months l was able to 60 out Of the dark
room in which l had been kept, and
could see better than ever out Of that
eye. Why, / a see in the night as
good as any man in daylight. / have
been thinking of having my old eye re-
placed BY q new ene-Amssican Rec
ord
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06

The Sutro Library of San Francisco
was gathered chiefly from four PURGE
The first was the collection formerly
belonging to the Carthusian Monastery
at Buxheim, in Bavaria; the second the
Dalberg Library, the third the Sunder.
land or Blenheim. and the fourth the
collection of duplicates in the Royal
Library at Munich. There are nearly
5000 books in the collection belonging
to the years included between 1856
and 1500-a collection believed to
stand unrivaled on this continent. The
total number of editions of all works
printed before 1900 is estimated to be
about 20, 600, SO that the Sutro Library
is believed to contain more than one.
seventh of all the ''cradle books" o.
literature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
PRINTING used to be called the blacl

Printing used to be called the black
art, and the boys who assisted the
pressmen were called '.imps." AS the
story runs, Aldus Manutius. a printer
of Venice, took a little negro boy, left
behind by q merchant vessel, to assist
him in his business. 1t soon got wind
that the ''imp' of Aldus was black,
and a crowd gathered. Therefore,
showing the limp" he said: 'Be it
known in Venice that /, Aldus Manu-
thus, printer to the Holy Church and
the Doge, have this day made a public
exposure of the printers DEVIL AL
who think he is not flesh and blood
may come and pinch him." Thu,
originated the term printers DEVIL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
J. HenryBacOn&CO
CASH DRY Goods HOUSE.
We re prepared to show or customers a full line of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.

We have opened during the past week a great variety OF Ladies, Misses
nd Chldrens Cloaks, bought early in The season before the recent advance
IN worted goods, and which wenow offer at much less than the present value
lAn the choicest styles and latest designs in Ladies' talormade Newmarket
in Broadcloth, Beaver, Bourete, Diagonak, etc.
We call especial attention to iii $500 Newmarket, which we guarantee
the best value for the money that has w been shown in the Northwest.
Our line of Misses and Chldrens Sacques and Newmarkets is very ex
tensive, ranging in price from $I.25 to $500.
We would also call especial attention to our line of PLUSH GAR
MENTS in all shapes and sizes, at prices a low Is can be found in any of the
large cities in the east, and IS per cent. below the present market value. An
early visit of inspection will insure TO our customers 4 choice of styles that can
not be found later in the season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
NUMBER 20

and in perfect condition not only to
the seaboard, but to foreign countries
beyond. Thus in the future, as in the
past, the best profit TO Western far
mers will be in beef, mutton, pork,
poultry, and dairy products. In this
latter the average quality of the goods
produced, especially cheese, must be
radically improved. Foreign markets
will not take white oak cheese, nor
will they take butter ~attenuated with
water TO the last degree. Neither must
they expect overlooking to cover up
these defects. Such devices will grad
ually drive out the misguided persons
who practice these arts, while the
profits will remain with those who
make honest goods. First-class meat
and first-class dairy products will not
soon 60 begging. The world will want
all that can be produced, however it
may refuse crude grains and inferior
meat, butter and cheese.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
THE FUTURE OF LIVE STOCK.

The low price of grain for the last
twelve months, and the fact that low
prices must rule for the future if pro-
duction continues 10 increase in the
same ratio as heretofore, will tend still
further to stimulate meat production.
1t is true, hogs are cheap. and yet rel
atively high in view OF the future of
corn. First-class beef fully holds its
own, and feeders will be in demand.
The idea that ranch cattle would revo-
lutionize the beef trade is we'll nigh
exploded, although the cry that the
range is fully stocked is probably in
the Interests of syndicates who do not
want to be interfered with in the di-
vision of free grass. Yet the natural
capacity of the range for free pastur-
age has been largely overratod. II
fully stocked, yet containing only IA
per cent. of the cattle of the United
States, no fears need be experienced
for farm cattle. These must always
supply the high-grade beef and a large
proportion OF the grass beef. The
dairy interests must always be found
outside tho plains and valley regions of
the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas. Our
growth of population will without
doubt fully keep pace with increased
meat production. In the meantime
improved systems OF preserving and
improved transportation facilities will
more and more enable animals to be
killed near their native pastures OF the
West, thence to be transported dead
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
POULTRY VS.. ouApRUPEps.

A contemporary in an article on
comparative stock-raising says a pound
of poultry flesh is as cheaply produced
as a pound of pork. This is simply
nonsense, as every practical man
knows. Yet the proposition that the
rearing of poultry in connection with
the production of eggs, where it is
carefully carried out, is more profitable
than that of other live stock is fully
borne out by the fact that in Europe
poultry and eggs are relatively cheaper
than other meat in comparison with
the United States. The principal rea-
son is, poultry-raising is most protita-
bly, developed on small farms, and the
product is sold directly, in many cases,
by the producer to the consumer. In
cities it passes through the hands Of
n or, at the most, two intermedia-
ries. Hence the price of poultry to
the consumer is little more than that
of good cuts OF beef. Yet the producer
receives nearly double per pound that
of tirst-class beef on the hoof. Intact,
more than double the price when both
products are first-class.
These questions are worthy of care
full consideration by the owners of linn
tied acres. Transportation facilities
are now so perfect that persons living
considerable distances from CONNER
cial circles are comparatively equal in
respect to profits. Poultry require
warm, clean quarters in winter and
plenty of range in summer. Their
habits are especially active, and hence
their waste is great, but they may live
largely on insects in summer. There
is nothing gained in winter by stinting
them in animal food, and nothing gain
ed in summer by stinting them in
grain. No successful feeder of cattle,
sheep, and hogs ever works on the
starvation plan. Why should poultry
raisers? Early broods should be saved
for early fall and winter laying, and
late broods for laying late in the sea-
son, when strictly fresh eggs always
command the best prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
o THE FARM ER.
The Decline Of the O'age-0range Hedges
-Isarbed Wire as u Substitute.
PLANTING HEDGES.

POuItry-IsaisIng aud How 10 may be Made
ProfitabIe-The Future of Live Stock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
oxEssYrERiAN CHURCH.

A Corner Hickory and Broad streets, Rev
&C. Pollock pastor. services Sunday morr
ings at lO:aO. evenings NJ 1:SU. Prayer meet
ing at 7:3o rhursday evening. Seats free
strangers cordially invited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06

DAPriSg CuURCH. T. VI. ARCHER,
I'D Pastor Services every sabbath at
i1:b Il. m. and ESQ .. m, Dung peoples
meeting AZ .:on y M. sabbath school AT l2:OO
NJ. Prayer meeting every THURSDAY evening
at .:}u ~. m Covenant meeting on THURSDAY
evening before the first sabbath in each
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
MANKATo FREE Press.

rENTENARN METHODIST
Services Sunday morning 1880 evenings
at $50, Prayer meetings nj $50 l4Iursday
evening. Class meetings sabbath Noop and
evening and Tuesday evening, ut class rooms.
seats free. Strangers cordially invited.
J. 4. OCT Pastor.
5l5, Fourth Street South.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06

nUR SANIoE'S ENANGELICAL LuTH-
" ERAN CHURCH. corner Pleasant ana
Carroll str. Morning services begin NJ 1880:
evening services al 1:N. sunday school meets
nj 4. n. RUR. X. g.. FAEGRE, Pastor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
roNGREGArIoNAL CHURCH., =,

SUNDAY services i'm Congregational churcl
Rev. IA. \. Bushnell, pastor, iOl, O'Clock a
VI. and ~ T.. VI. sunday school At IL o'clock
Weekly prayer meeting ON Thursday cventn,
at : = o'clock. Allarc invited to attend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06

Sr JDMNSlErISCOPAL) CHURCH.
- Cor Warner and Broad SITS. SERVICES
every SUNDAY AT lO:ya \. VI. and 1880 7 NJ.
Evening Prayer every FRIDAY ut ':m Z. NJ.
Rev. r. I. Hudson, Rector.