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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-08
Railroad Tins Tables.
lJTrLE FALLS b DAKOTA.

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0olNd EAST.
l. AYES Morris nj ....-. $500 80 = Va
Arrives at Little Fails at ....-. .i.uo p NJ
6olS0 WEST,
Lsv.s Little Falls at ...... $500. -" F. .a
Arrives at Norris at 49,. u" y, H.'
rannsr,;np With trains on main line, both
roth and south.
ST pAI,L. MINNEAPOLIS 4 MANITOBA
81, ~" TO
G, p,,i R.R. MAIN LINE. st. Paul.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-11-04

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Sdulenburs.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-11-04
& Texas Central Rail Road

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unb Sebaia, 500.
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bhr Dabn H"" ""
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ye aIM . pae S.nno en- europa feaussGtl 3tes fnbn uni gIb pamn woQet
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11

The Sleepy Eye Herald tDem.) has
"stood up in a row" some of Kelley and
Doran's appointments to federal Offices
in this state, and shows why they were
selected. The Herald says:
In one of his numerous INTERVIEWS"
which Pat Kelley works on the st. Paul
papers, he poured forth u TRADE some
months ago against the kIckers, and
remarked that he had no interest in the
matter of recommendations further than
to fill the offices with good men.
When the job was finished he wanted
| tho appointees stood up in u row for the
inspection and judgement Of the public,
! Well, here we go. The list il not quite
finished, but let us stand up in Il row
some Of those already appointed. They
are good men, We dare say, but there II
a peculiarly about them.
There is George N. Baxter, district at
torney; he was one Of the few in the sec
ret meeting which enthroned Pat Kel
ley last April. There ia VIM. Smith
register of the Crookston land office; he
was there TO, G. +. Mcdonald, register
of the st. Cloud land office, was there
and introduced the resolution tina
everybody but Pat should keep still
w. J. Whipple, post master at Winona
was there. DR.. Thomas Heenan, con
sui TO Odessa, was another of the selec
brethren in that scheme for mutua
division of spoils. DR.. A. Guernon, col
lector at Pembina, wat another. j. c
Wise, postmaster at Mankato, complete
the list up to the present. Some of tn,
other members of the state central com
mittee who were in the ring are await
ing expected appointments, while a fe,
are doing what they can for their poo
relations. 1t is a great scheme, and
looks mighty interesting when they ar
call stood up in a row."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11

II the people have any rights which
the present Postmaster General is bound
to respect they are of Il very minor and
unimportant character. His recent. or
der in ~suspending a section OF the
United States statutes, and his persist
ency in paying foreign steamships for the
transportation of mail in direct contra
diction to the letter and spirit Of the
law, are instances which call forth de-
served criticism and which will no
boubt be looked after by congress. In
several towns in Ohio, Indiana and
other states, and in the list we might
mention a town or two in Minnesota,
a system of boycotting democratic post
masters who have been appointed in
opposition to a large majority of the re
spectacle portion of the community, has
been adopted by collecting the mails
and depositing it with the agents on the
trains. This of course prevents it from
going through the %postoflice and cuts
down the receipts of the office just 40
much and with it the salary of the post
master. Villas, to protect his post-mas-
ter, has issued an order forbidding the
government agents to receive mail mat
ter, when the law expressly provides
that they shall receive all mailable mat
ter when properly stamped. If the
Postmaster General, or any other cab
met officer, can with impupity set aside
statutary provisions and assume powers
meyer conferred by judicial or congress
sional enactments, then the boosted
freedom of this country is worse than u
farce. However dcplorable and mex
cusable boycotting may be in any form
or under any circumstances, there is no
excuse for the usurpatIon with which
Mr.. Villas stands accused.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11
ST.. NICHOLAS.

An illustrated monthly periodical for boys
aud girls, appearing on the 18th OF each month
Edited by Mary Mapes Dodge. Price, rs cents
a number. or s3.0ta year In advance Book
sellers. news-dealers, postmasters, and the
publishers take subscriptions, which shall be-
gin with the November number, the first OF
the volume,
81. Nicholas aims both to satisfy and to de-
vclop the tastes of It's constituency; and Its re-
cord for the past twelve years, during which
Il has always stood, as II stands to-day, at the
head OF periodicals for boys and girls, Is a suf'
fcnt warrant for Its excellence during the
coming season, The editors announce the
following rs among the
LEA DING FEATURES For 1860
A Serial Story by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The first long story she has written for Chill.
! Christmas Story by w. d. Howells. With
humorous pictures by his little daughter
George Washington" by Horace z. SGud.
der. A novel and attractive Historill Serial.
Short Stories for Giris by Louisa NJ. Alcott.
The frst-'The Candy Country"-In Novem-
Der.
New "Bits of Talk for Young Folks" by Oh.
H." This series forms n gracious a fitting
memorial of a child-loving and child-helplng
soul.
Papers on the Great English Schools. Rugby
and Others. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell.
A Sea-coast Serial story, bvJ T,Trowbridge.
will be lifc-like, vigorous. and useful.
"Jcnny's Boarding House D." a serial by James
Otto. Dealing with ncws-boy life and enter
prise,
FRANK IL. StOcktOn VIII cOntrlDutc several OF
his humorous and fanciful stories.
Drill" BY JOhr Preston True. A capital
school-story for boys.
The Boyhood of Shakespeare, by Rosa King
slcy. With Illustrations by Alfred Parsons.
Short Stories by scores Of prominent writer's
including Susan Coolidge. H.. IL. Boyesen,
Nora Perry. r. A. Janvier, Washington Glad
lien tossiter Johnson. Joaquin Miller, Sophie
Nay, HeZekiah ButterwOrth, w. 0 S%toddard,
Harriet Prescott Spoiford, and many others.
Entertaining Sketches by Alice w. Rollins,
Charles G. Lelc nd, Henry Ecktord, Lieuten-
ant Schwatka, Edward Egglcston, and others.
Poems, shorter contributions, and depart
ments will complete what the Rrrdi NsW- Yorker
calls ''thc best magazine for children I'm the
world"
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Ntapleton.

Dur Thanksgiving ball was the largest for u
long time, one hundred ani sixteen. numbers
being sold while some twb hundred ana nfty
were In attendance which tried the capacity OF
Spra9ue's / all to its utmost.
Tie only Observation-Disclosures Geh0ih
nations tha.t held Thanksgiving service was
thhe tiatherau.
DIR. Ira Bishop attended the medical society
Tuesday, i'm Mankato.
Mr. and Mrs. 5 c. Brooks visited friends In
Mankato this week.
Surprise party at }. l.. Roe's last week, fol
particulars inquire OF Wesley Sprague.
James Mclaughlin has taken James Taylor
into partnership and hereafter fancy goods
and furniture go hand III hald AT MI. NC
Laughlin's store.
Geo. Crane is binding up II trade all his own
and we think that IL will not he long before nc
will need more room.
There is no more need Of additional girl help
at the MapletOn House. The arrival OF the
new girl fills the long needed place. She VIII
have to study the language some before tax
ing orders.
Mr.. William Peters is building himself u
stable dwelling opposite Mr.. +. Abrams resi-.
dencc.
Eddie Healy is making his parents n visit al
Grapeland.
Among the visitors Thanksgiving we noIiced
j. ii. Quinn and wife, of Wells
MIR. Chas. Wilson has sold the tarnum House
TO n Mr.. Towne for property In Martin county
MIR. Wilson has lived with uS more than Il year
and In all that time has been making friends,
while Mrs. Wilson has been too closely con
fined to the culinary department of the hotel.
and we sincerely trust she will find needed
rest I'm her new home and that they will find
that they havn't made Il mistake I'm the trade
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baldwin made their friends
u flying visit this week.
Mrs. whitford smith and daughter have gone
to Goshen, Ind, To spend the winter. 1t Is
| Mrs. Smiths chill ihood home, which she hasn't
visited for thirty years.
Willie Emmerson was seriously hurt by a
piece of pine board flying of II running jack
! connected with Il hay press. striking him IN the
right eye. The parts surrounding the eye are
severely cut, but the damage 10 the eye cannon
he determined vet.
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Anboy.

rbere seems To be II corps of correspondent
az late from this vicinity, most OF them having
,r,its of character handed down for many past
generations,u s we notice they are quoting pas
sapes from the ancient writers. Ih're sohe
eycrption however Us your regular CORES
nnrdcnt does not quote passages from the
snciants. his notes being written upon the
Snnr oT the moment. Neither does h" note
hIs likes or dislikCs ol the human lanlilv as !
consider il not proper To De the Juase mn,
Oh alike. therefore we do not conslder tnen
bynncriiicaly mean IL they dIier IN theii
views. either religOusly, politically or IN o,nci
WAYS from Il person VINO considcrS nimseii "
saint in his own mind" What a wor u we
would have IL there was only one opinion
80 yar,y one man power, We are not living
i'm the dark ages of Judas. As the!e Is nothing
ncrsonul imp ned, ] trust the readers will tax,
IL IA such.
A number of ears of balcd hay Is being
shipped tn Connecticut
Messrs. p avy & Co. are putting In a new
coal sheds. Nc suppose the prico VIII COM
down soon, AZ this was the case wheh the ere
vator commenced operations ON gram
Two of orr business firms are overstocke'
on horse blankets and we near thar they are
Offering the farmers II chrome Otake Il pair.
MIR. chase, from Vermont is visiting AT }. L.
own Mr.. CT lSc says he had no ldca Una
we had such n fine country here IN MINNESOTA
The railroad company has built snow
fences along the west side OF town anu w
hone il " III prevent drifting in the streets Il
we IA along the track
'Th, new school hpuScis not seated suticient
ly 10 accom- ,date the many sch lars thnt ar
c.nminy mo town TO attend the graded depart
ment, and another lot ~ seats nave pech oi
dered.
Two Young gentlemen from Easton are visit
ing M @. w. SalOury's.
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Tapestry Weaving.

Tapestry weaving was one of the dis
tinctive arts of Florence Mt that time.
when the busy fingers and refined taste
OF her citizens evolved artistic forms
out OF every material they touched, be
1t marble or canvas, stone or silk,
wood or precious stones. Like most
of the art Of the Renaissance, this was
also brought from the East at the time
OF the crusades. took root in France
and Germany and reached its culmina-
ton in Italy. The story may be briefly
traced in its successive names, Saragi-
nois, Arras and Tapestry. The earlier
English and French tapestries. such as
the Wells Depicts of Dagobert in the
church OF ST. Denis in the sixth Gen.
fury, the Auxerre embroidered hang
ings in 820 and the Bayeux tapestry Of
Matilda do not enter into the history,
rs they were not woven, but worked
with a needle. as were also the Ryan
tine ones. rhc Flemish factories be-
gan in the twelfth century. aud those
oil Arras in Picardy fourished in the
fourteenth and fifteenth. dirt Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11
P~ickpOckets' Methods.

When a mob of pickpockets start
out to work a crowd on a train, they
break into twos. The operator on
leather ''fans" his intended victim.
This. in plain English. means that he
ascertains the location of his victims
money. He gets alongside of a man
whose pocket is TO be picked, and with
rapid movement he deXterously passes
his fingers lightly YER every pocket.
His touch is SO delicate that it enables
him TO locate the Doodle, and to ascer-
tain its character, whether a roll. a
purse or a p~ockelbook. The surging
OF the crowd. especially on q crowded
railway train, accounts to the suspi-
cious Traveller tor the occasional jost-
ling which he receives. 1t is found
that the most common receptacle for
the pocketbook is the left trousers
pocket, front. When the victim is
selected, one of the brace of thieves
plants himself squarely in front of
him, while the other crowds up behind
him on the right side. The operator
in front, under cover of a newspaper
or a Goa thrown over the arm, feels
the pockets, and If the victim Is a stiff
necked or II straightforward man In u
standing position, he finds the lips of
the pocket drawn close together. In
this case it is dangerous to attempt the
insertion of the hand. A very low
toned clearing of the throat, followed
by a cultural noise, is the signal for
his pal to exert a gentle pressure upon
the victims right shoulder. This is SO
gradually extended that the traveller
yields TO the pressure without knowing
it, and without changing the position
OF his feet. This throws the lips of the
pocket open for the operator in front.
who docs not insert his hand and at
tempt to draw the book out, but works
on the lining. He draws it out an
eighth of an inch at n time, without
inserting his fingers more than half
way.
Should this process of drawing the
contents of tho pocket to its mouth be
felt by the victim another low clearing
of the throat gives the sign to the con-
federate, and the game is dropped. If
the victims suspicious are no aroused,
the pickpocket continues at his work
OF drawing the lining out until the roll
OF bills, the purse or the pocketbook Is
within reach of the deft fingers. 1t is
then grasped between the index and mid
die finger and gently drawn out. The
successful completion of the job is in
dicated by a gentle chirrup, like the
chirp of a canary, and the precious
pair separate from their victim to ply
the same tricks on the next ONE
Philadelphia AeWs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11

Last Summer we made mention OF
Henry S. Welcome, London, England,
rescuing IA lady from drowning at the
peril of his own life, and from the Lon.
don Times of the 18th ult., we clip the
following, which explains itself. Mr.,
Welcome spent his boyhood at Garden
City, this county, and is well known to
many of our readers:
Yesterday, at the monthly meeting OF
the committee of the Royal Humane So.
ciety, the bronze medal of that body was
awarded to Mr.. Henry 5. Welcome, an
American in London, for having during
the summer risked his life in rescuing
an American lady from drowning in
Boulter's Lock, On the Thames. A ca
noe was swamped by the rush Of the
"intake" of the lock, and Mr.. Welcome
CALAMITY dived several times before
bringing the lady to the surface. The
danger was increased by the fact that the
bottom of the lock had been damaged
some days previously. and some jagged
points of masonry were left projecting.
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FIRST ins. Nov. %; last ins. Dec. ~
PROBATE NOTICE.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
y Earth.-ss In Probate Court.
I'm the matter of the estate Of Charles Mans
field, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition of Robert
Jones', representing that Chas, Mansfield, dec
eased, i'm his lifetime by his contract In writ
ing agreed to sell and convey 10 the petitioner
certain real estate therein described, upon the
terms and conditions therein stated, that he IL
now ready To perform said conditions ana pay
the purchase money for said real estate, and
TO receive n conveyance thereof, and praying
that the Isl OF the estate OF the
said Charles Mansfield, deceased, be authorized
and directed TO convey the same 10 him.
IL H. therefore ordered, that all persons in
terested In said estate, appear before the judge
of this court, on the 10Th day OF January, A. ID.
1856, at 10 O'Clock. a. m, at the probate Office In
the city Of Mankat In SAID county, then and
there 10 show cause ~ any there bel why the
prayer Of said petitioner should not be
granted.
And ID Is further ordered, that a copy OF this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior TO said day of hearing, the last Of
which publications shall be at least fourteen
days before said day of hearing, In the Man
kafo FRyg PREss, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato I'm said county, and
PERSONALLY served on all persons interested I'm
said estate, residing In said county, at least
fourteen days before said day OF hearing. and
upon all other persons interested. according
10 law.
q. w. MEAD.
Judge Of PROBATE.
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MANKAro FREE Press
FRIpAY. DECEMBER II. 1880.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
Q Usid over from last week
Sterling.

Ueid over from last week
Sterling.
Nisses Annie Burrows and Lizzie Jonns,u'
came home TO help enjoy Thanksgiving hoh
dny. s,o,,
Miss Kate T.. teven has returned from
visiting her sister i'm Dakota
rbe Free Trade debate at the S.P; M; J. 80,
ciety last Saturday evening wa ueciae" ~
favor OF r a. Johnston
Mr. 1 Drens is stIll at work harvesting MS
corn crop. His corn ta!d viii probapiy sN'
the best Yield of any in Sterling
The necktle festival given by the old MAPLE.
ron Literary was n success. Nearly S'oo ""a
raised ..o
viii Johnston has opened his school III the
Sanborn district.
John Welsh returned from Dakota q shor'
time ago.
ANOTHER FROM STERLING
W. motto. d Nv, OF Amboy's prosperous mef'
chants on our streets the Tore parto '"'
week.
Rumor has Il there was II marriage IN oui
town last sunday, but we cannot Noucn ioi
the truth OF II yet.
Ayoung son arrived ut ID. N, Growers last
week. 80.
The best point for n blacksmith shop IN this
county IL hero. We understand. Ins. Slater ha'
locked the ground over and came I" the SAINT
conclusjon. and that we may expect Il shol
| here al I'M early day. Billy johnston retire.
wealthy from the proceeds of his labor III
| small shop ut the end of Il few years anu W.
ser no reason why Jimmie can do the samc
Ed. Aivcrson, jr. IL on II visit from p' L
| where he spent the summer u
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First ins Oct. 80; last Dec IL.
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the payment
IL Of the sum OF Twenty-Five Hundred and
Fourty dollars Is4,2+o), which is claimed To
bc due mt the date of this notice upon IA GER
tain mortgage, duly executed and delivered py
Robert +. Hughes, unmarried; 10 the Edin-
burgh Am rican Land Mortgage Company
Limited, bearing daIe the LIST day of January.
A. ID. 1850, and with q power of sale therein
contained, duly recorded in the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds in and for the county Of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota, on the 10th day
of June, A. ID 1885,, at Al o'clock PM, in book
IL of mortgages, ON page 81, and no action or
proceeding having been instituted. at law or
otherwise, 10 recover the debt secured 10y
said mortgage, or any partthereof. Now there
fore notice is hereby given that by virtue OF
the power Of sale contained in said NOR gage,
and pursuant TO the statute In such case
made and provided, the said mortgage Will
bc foreclosed by a sale Of the premises de-
scribed i in and conveyed by said mortgage,
viz; The southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section No. one CD and the north
east quarter of the northwest quarter, ana the
southwest quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
section No. twelve u2D, and the west nall OF the
northeast quarter Of section No.. thirteen (lSl
all in township No. one hundred and eight l0s)
north and range No. twenty-eight t2sl west OF
the NTH principal meridian ana contatningt two
hundred acres of land according 10 the govern
ment surrey, be the same either more or less.
being in Blue Earth county and State of Min.
nesota, also lot No. Two 81 in section No. eight
(Sl and lot No. four ~ in section No. sixteen
u6l, both in township No. one hundred and
S1snt SsSS, n'r I'm a ,si, range MP, r .wstnty,sevsn
~ 'h@ W
tanning eighty-three (s3) acres Of land accord
ing Ia government survey, be the same either
more or less, in Nicollet county and State oi
Minnesota, with the Entertainments and appurt
cnances, which sale will he made by the sheriff
OF said Blue Earth county, ut the front door
Of the Court House, in the city Of MaukatI
in said county and State, on the
18th day of December, A. ID. 1885,
al 10 o'clock A. NJ. of that day. at public ven
due, 10 the highest bidder FOR cash, To pay sale
debt and interest, and taxes on said land paiC
by said mortgagee as follows: STA. 60 paid Sept
cmbcr 18th, A. ID. 1882 and $l3Si paid Septcm
ber lath, 1854, and $500 advances secured to b,
paid by said mortgage with interest on saiC
sums AT the rate If nine per cent. per annum
and one hundred dollars attorneys fees AZ
stipulated in and by said mortgage in case %
foreclosure, and the disbursements above,
by law; subject 10 redemption at any tim,
within one year from the day of sale, as pro
Yided hy law.
Dated October seth, A. ID 1855.
Till EDINBURGH AMERICAN LAM
MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED,
Mortgage.
KINGSLEY s. SHEPHERD, Attorneys.
Chatficld, Mimi.
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