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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
The Wit.

A dashing Washington widow, who
had received marked attention from q
very popular and gallant physician,
found herself suddenly deserted. Her
Esculapius, aged so, was completely en-
thralled by a beauty of Is. and Christ
mas morning the wedding took place
with all due pomp. Norwood for the
widow! She swallowed it bravely, wore
an undaunted front, and was among
the first to offer hurried congratulations
to the happy pair. The conversation
turned upon Christmas gifts, and the
bride said, laughing gaily: "All my.
wedding presents were sent just before
Christmas. SO Christmas morning ] had
not a single gift" "Ah! my dear, that
is cruel; You had me-" said the bride
groom, reproachfully. Before the pretty
bride could answer the widows eyes
grew dangerous, and swinging slowly
her large fan, she murmurcd: Surely,
my dear Mrs. ", you should be more
than satisfied, for you know antiquities
are all the rage In the awful silence
following the widow rose. carefully ar
ranged her draperies, and bowed her
adieu in stately serenity. DIR. Y. and
his bride never returned her call.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
Bismarck il INDIGNANT.

The report that Prince Bismarck is
not overload of America is partly true.
He certainly has great reason to feel
seriously disgruntled. He hates our
pork, when the truth is it is native Ger
man pork which killed a score of his
countrymen. He has tried to close the
German market to our petroleum, and
pretends to prefer the vile smell of the
eastern product to our refined manufac-
ture. And now he shows considerable
ill-temper by expelling certain American
citizens from his masters territory.
The princes unhappy state of mind is
easily understood, and we can forgive
him for being jealous of our prosperity.
He wants more able-bodied soldiers; but
the strong young men whom he would
like to conscript suddenly disappear,
and when next seen they are on the rich
lands of our great West. with an axe, a
pillow, a wife, and a CHEEKY little cabin.
He finds it impossible to stop emigra-
ton. Enterprising Germans who do
not care to become a target to stop bull
lets, who wish to make a home and a
record for themselves, and who cannot
have either under the prince, put their
little, all into O meal-sack and start for
this side of the ocean. Here they be-
come prosperous citizens. They acquire
position and perhaps wealth, and avoid
the demoralizing influence of long
military service. Their lot here is in
every way to be preferred to their inevi-
table fate in their native land. We are
not surprised that the prince chews the
cud of disappointment or that he utters
a growl now and then. Still, our coun-
try is large. and so long as men and
women can get a better living in Amer
lea than elsewhere the tide of immigra-
ton will continue TO flow this way
keW York ierI.R
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
A Primitive TELESCOPE.

Soon after the death of Calico tn,
telescope was further perfected by Huy
gems, who, in the first place, invented
the form of eye-piece which still bear.
his name, and gives large, fiat fell
with a very sharp definition. Many va
riations Of form, but no improvement il
the seeing quality of telescope eye
pieces, have since been made, so tha'
from this time all improvements in the
telescope have been necessarily confined
to the object-glass.
Huygens next enlarged the single-lens
object-glass to its greatest possible pow.
er. His largest telescope had an object
glass five inches in diameter, and a focal
length of IL hundred and twenty feet
this enormous focal length being abso.
lutely necessary to reduce the blurring
effect of the prismatically colored firing.
es, as well as spherical alteration, ia
such moderate limits that q magnifying
power of upward of two hundred dia-
meters could be employed.
To have watched Huygens at work
with this telescope must have been an
amusing sight. Its great length pre-.
cluded the use Of q tube, and therefore an
assistant was obliged to slide the object
glass up and down a vertical pole, one
hundred feet high by a cord, while
Huygens pointed the eye-piece ut the
object-glass by sighting along a string
connecting the two, meanwhile steady
ing himself by resting his elbows on q
t~wo-legged wooden horse. A more diff
cult and unsatisfactory continuance to
use a hardly be imagined, yet, with
this telescope, in 1866, he discovered the
rings of Saturn. and one of It's satellites,
Charles r. HoWard. in Popular Set
ence Monthly,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
Literary notes from Tho Century {

HOW GRANT MARCHED AGAINST MARK TWAIN
The New York Sun calls attention to
the curious fact that Mark Twain's ar
ticle, IN the December Century, entitled,
'"The Private History of a Campaign
that Failed" is, by an odd coincidence,
a contemporaneous supplement to chap.
ter Is in the first volume. Just printed,
of General Grants memoirs. II appears
that the only time that General Grant
was really scared was when he had to
meet the little army in which his future
publisher wal a private At Palmyra,
Grant. then a colonel, was ordered to
move against Col. Thomas Harris, who
was said to be encamped at the little
town Of Florida, some twenty-five miles
away. In his memoirs General Grant
tells how his heart kept getting higher
and higher as he approached the enc
my, until he felt it in his throat, but
when he reached a point where he ex.
pected to see them and found they had
fled, his heart resumed its place. Mark
Twain was one of the "enemy," and
that he and his fellow.soldiers were
equally frightened appears in his frank
confession in the December Century.
The difference between the two soldiers
was that Mark Twain was thrown into
such trepidation that he then and there
abandoned forever the profession OF
arms, whereas General Grant made on
that occasion the discovery that the enc.
my were as much afraid of him as lie
had been Of them. "This." says Gen.
eral Grant, twas view of the question
| had never taken before, but it was one
l never forgot afterward. From that
event to the close of the war, l never
experienced trepidation upon confront.
ing an enemy, though ! always felt more
or less anxiety"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
Carlyle from u Now Point of View.

There is nothing sadder or more pain
full in the history of literature than that
eclipse of the reputation of Thomas Car.
lyle which resulted from the publication
after his death of various books, bio
graphic and photographic. which
came rs n new revelation of the inner
life and personality of the great author.
Professor Mason. of the University of
Edinburgh, was one of his old and init
mate friends. and one of his most ar
dent admirers. II was but natural,
therefore. that when the great reaction
came. 10 injurious TO Carlylr's reputa-
ton, his friend should lind himself
called upon 10 say something in vindi-
cation of that apparently much-damag-
cd reputation. Professor MassOn's two
lectures. delivered before the Philosophi-
cal Institution of Edinburgh in Febru-
AIRY of the present year, give an ex-
tremely interesting view of Carlyle's
character, opinions, and labOrs, and
certainly 90 far to vindicatc him from
much of the rcproach that fell upon his
name through the publications that
quickly followed his death. We have
no room here Ia state the case as fully
as it is represented in these lectures.
Mr.. Froude was the official custodian of
all the Carlylian documents, and held
the great man reputation in the hollow
of his hand. Professor Mason is justly
severe upon him Gas have also been
many othcrs) for his lack of sympathct-
ic discrimination in dealing with the
private expressions of his deceased
friend, and giving to the public much to
which il had no right, which was UNI
doubtedly never intended for publica-
ton, and which was an "inexcusable out
rage upon innocent persons. Mr.. Froude
was incompetent for his editorial task;
though an intimate and lifelong friend
OF Carlyle, he was cOnstitniOnally in
competent 10 understand and do justice
to his character. Popular science
M0nthty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
MANkAro FREE Press.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 1. 1880.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

who contemplate a trip to New York or
other Eastern points at any time, we
confidently recommend a patronage OF
the well-known Fl. Wayne q Pennsyl-
vania line from chicago, which ID the
shortest and quickest route to the AT
lantic Seaboard. ,
In the construction, equipment and
operation of the Pennsylvania" the
latest improvements and safeguards are
adopted, to the end that not only should
the speed and security of trains be in
creased, but also that travel may be 90
| relieved of its disagreeable features az
to be rendered a pleasure and a lux
ury. On the entire main lines the
heavy steel rails and oak ties are laid
upon a solid foundation of broken
stone, approximating two feet in depth
throughout, which secures an excep'
tional firmness and smoothness of track
as we'll as total freedom from dust.
The new dining cars, smoking carl
and sleeping coaches are superb intheil
design, appointments and service, ex'
ceiling everything of the kind hereto
fore in use.
The Limited Express" fast tram
which makes the distance from Chicago
to New York in twenty-five hours, bal
aireauy oecaino very WIZ
everybody. 1t presents the ne plus ultrt
acknowledged TO be without rival il
America or Europe. The run from
Pittsburg to Baltimore, Washington
Philadeiphia and New York is made b.
daylight, giving passengers an oppor
tunity to view the beautiful scenery O
the Allegheny Mountains and Come
maugh. Junita and s~usquehanna Rive
valleys.
An additional advantage secured b.
the through traveller IN taking this route
lies in the fact that connection at Chica
go is made in the commodious and ele
gantly appointed Union Passenger Sta
ton, corner Canal and Madison streets
thus avoiding the exceedingly discom
fort Of transfer by omnibus incident t
other lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
First insertion Dec. Is; last, JAM 20, 1885. ]
sHERIFFS ENECU rION SALE.

xYTHEREAS On THE 18th DAY OF OCTO-
w her. lss5, bv virtue OF n writ OF attach
mcnt, issued ont of ana under the seal OF the
District Court of Blue Earth county, Mime
sofa. i'm an action therein pending, which ac-
tIon Is more fully mentioned hereinafter |
have levied upon and seized ali the real estate
ard Lewis. the defendant in said action, under
which writ of attachment ! have ever since
held the same, until the levy of the execution
hereinafter set forth. And 10y, virtue OF an
execution issued out of and under the seal of
the District Court i'll aud for the county OF
Buc Earth, and State IF Minnesota. upon a
Judgment rendered and docketed in said
ounty ON the slst day OF NoNcmner, y. ID.
1855. for the sum of two hundred and eighty
six and 9O-lO dollars, IN the above mentioned
action, wherein William Jones, surviving
partner of the firm Of Cheshire 4 Jones, and
J. l.. w~ashburne, guardian of William j
Cheshire. sarah Cheshire and Mary Cheshire
were plaintiffs, and Richard Lewis was defend
ant, which is the same action in which SAT-
writ of attrchmcnt was issued, l have, ON the
10th day of November, A. ID. 1850, levied upon
all the right, title and interest of the said de
PENDANT in and 10 the following descrlped req
estate, situate in the county of Blue Earth
and State of Minnesota, known ana described
"a follows: The southwest quarter ana tho
southeast quarter OF the sonlheast quarter o.
section eighteen llsl, in township one hun
bred and eight LruSl, north of range twenty
eight [2Sl west, and all the right, title and in
Il rest which said Richard Lewis had therein
AT the time Of the issuance ana levy OF sal'
writ of attachment or any time since, Now,
therefore, notice Is hereby given that i will
sell the above described real property To tht
highest bidder for cash. AT public auction, N
the front door of the office of the Register ~
Deeds of Blue Earth county aforesaid, in tn,
city of Mankato, therein.
On the 30ih day of January, A. ID. 1856
al 10 o'clock IN the forenoon OF that day, {,
satisfy the said execution, together with the
interest and cost thereon,
Dated December 18th, lss5.
GEORGE W. MONKS,
Sheriff of Blue Earth County.
THOMAS * WAsHBURS,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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First ins. Dec. Is: last ins. Jan. 5.
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court Especial Term.
In the matter of the estate of Frank Buoye,
deceased.
on reading and filing the petition of Michael
Russell. administrator OF said estate. setting
forth the amount of personal estate that has
come TO his hands. and the disposition thereof
the amount of debts outstanding against said
deceased, and "A description of all the real
estate of which said deceased died seized, anu
the condition and value of the respective por'
tons thereof; and praying that license be Ia
of which said deceased died seized; and IL
appearing 10y said petition that there Is not
sufficient persona. estate in the hands OF said
administrator 10 pay said debts, and that II Is
necessary in order Ia pay the same, IL sell a
part OF said real estate.
Ii i therefore ordered, that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before the
Judge OF this Court, ON the end day OF FEB
ruarY. A. ID. lSS6, AT 10 O'Clock \. NJ, NJ the
Probate office in the city Of Munkato, IN said
county then and there To show cause ar any
there hel why license should not be granted
10 said administrator 10 sell said real estate
according 10 the PRAYER of said petition.
And IL A. further ordered, that a copy Of this
order shall toe published for four successive
weeks prior 10 said day Of hearing. the last
OF which publications shall toe AT least four
teen days before said day of hearing, In the
ManRato Free Press, a weekly newspaper,
printed and published at MankaIo In said coun'
IL, and personally served ON all persons inter.
csted in said estate, residing IN said county al
least fourteen days before said ia! ul nearing,
and upon all other persons interested, accord
ing 10 law.
Dated AT Mankato the 18th day of December
81 the Court,
G. ". FAD
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01

When Baby was sick, we gave her CASTORIA,
When she was a Child, she cried for CASTORIA,
When she became Miss, she chung to CASTORIA,
When she had Children, she gave them CAsTORI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
A Pinch Of Gold Dust for a Drink

When Ben Swasey moved into his new
house at Lower Springs some thirty
years ago the site of his old store became
deserted. In those times Lower Springs
swarmed with miners, all making mo-
ney 'hand over fist" Rows of sacks
containing gold duse stood under Swa.
sey's bar counter. each sack labeled
with the owners name, and whenever
the owner of the sack wanted to stand
treat for the crowd-and that was fire.
qucntly-the sack was brought out and
a pinch of dust taken for each drink,
This was the way of making change in
those days, as coin smaller than $50
slugs and $50 gold pieces was hard to
get ut. As a matter of course, the min.
ers, in their careless way of handling
their purses, often scattered cOnsidera.
BILE of the stuff on the floor, where il
went through the cracks. Well, Uncle
Billy Howell, then a young man thought
of this one day after the old store had
been torn down, and went and scraped
up and PANIED out the ''top dirt" over
the spot where the building had stood,
and in one afternoon cleaned mp $1,000.
Shasta, (Cai.) C,arier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
CURTAINS FOR A BADLY LIGHTED
ROOM.

The following advice is given by The
Art Amatuer to a correspondent who
wants TO know a cheap but effective way
of curtaining the narrow and dispro.
portionately high windows ola poorly.
lighted sitting-room: ''Cpt off from the
upper part of the windows enough to
make the height of the window proper.
Tomato to the width, and fill in the up.
per part with Japanese lattice-work,
which a be bought very cheap at a.
most any Of the Japanese stores. Be.
low have a rather narrow brass pole
with the usual brass rings. From this
suspend "Crete" curtains which are
transparent but heavier than the SINH.
lar grenadine goods called Madras
With a light buff or rich cream-colol
window-shade as a background for the
lattice-work, as it will be if the shades
are kept down a foot or two, you will
retain more light in the room than you
could secure by the use of any other
kind of curtains and have an artistic
effect. at a small expense"
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First ins. Dec. IS; last ins. Jan. l.
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matte of the estateo of David \. Davis
deceased.
curt L. all persons interested in the estate
Of David 4. Davis. deceased. Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby clled and
required personally 10 be ana appear before
the Judge of Probate of the county OF Blue
Earth al his oihce in the city of Mankato In
said county on the 10th day Of January, 1880
nj ten o'clock IN the forenoon of that day
then and there In attend the iinal settlement OF
the account OF Humphrey }. Roberts. adninis'
TRAITOR OF the estate nf the said David a. Davis
deceased. and In" distribution of the said
estate.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this Ilth day of December, A. ID. lss5.
q. W. MEAD.
ISEAL.1 Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
F|ourishing to an Unprecedented Degree
POND BROS, the CIothiers.

Honest advertising truthful representations, are so at variance with the
habit Of deludng the public by marvellous promises, which were
never fulfilled, it is a wonder o IL how some OF our windy competitors do the
little business they do. If we advertise any special bargain we have II. We
have never deuded the public in III advertisements. When W e advertise
Suit at SO, we have it; and when a customer comes after IT, we have his size
and don't try and work off a $40 or SIS Suit, saying We just sold the last o
that lot The buying public of Mankato and vicinity, will not be fooled but
once, and will buy Of houses whose word is a good Is a bond, and such houses
are bound to win. SIS buys the best SUIT eve shown in this or any Other
State for the money. We challenge the world to produce its equal for the
money. $500 buys as good a pair OF all wool CaSsemere pants Is ever was
shown in this city for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01

Aristocratic Murray Hill, New York
furnishes this story: Miss Cowling, or
the occasion of the Van Glider wedding
gave the bride a beautiful vase, which
CHANGED TO be just like another received
from another source. In n fit of ecOno
my, one day Mrs. Van Glider sold this
vase, without giving the donors name,
to a friend, Mrs. Holland, from whom
she exacted a promise never to tell.
Recently, Miss Cowling was married,
and she was not q little surprised to
find her present to Mrs. Van Glider re
turned TO her as Il present from Mrs.
Holland. The three ladies are now
strangers to one another.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
From III. nSOn.

RANSOM, Sept 30 Il 10 "Old Vets" &C
companied by the Ransom Band, went To
Seneca on Thursday 10 attend the reunion
They say Seneca is just the place to have
good time,
DR.. Dicus, of Streator, was in town Mon
dly examining some of Forl's recruits.
Dick Wolfe and T. Coffee, of Eagle,
were In Allen this week looking after the
interests # their towrsman, Barton.
Mrs Steinhardt is visiting friends in that
sunny state called Kansas.
Ransom is getting to be quite place Tor
pvonsu's. Mr., win. Dalton took SAIL
among the clouds yesterday, and judging
from his account of il he must have enjoy
ed the trip.
The sociable held In the city hall Tues
day evening was we'll attended.
Prof. Ward made two ascensions in his
balloon, at Sycamore, ILL.,, last week.
1t Is said that In the near future two
more of Ransoms young people will JON
hearts AMI hands. You did we'll Squire
TO lead off WI en- there were 81 may 10 fol.
low.
Mr.. John Ryan and daughter Katie went
To Morris saturday To Soe Miss Mary
Miss Katie O'Mara Will teach in M. |
this winter. SCRlPToR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
From MarSeilleS.

MARsEIEILEs, ILL, Sept. 9th, 1856
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Simmons and wife returned last
evening from Morton, Del, whore they
have been spending the summer.
Willis Gum is at his fathers for a few
days. He will alton the atheneum in
Chicago this winter
Miss Addie Renfrew, of Hastings, Neh.,
is visiting friends in Marseilles and vi
cnity.
A large delegation from Marseilles went
west this week Mrs Parr, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
l.. Clark, Burr Stebbins, and others.
The Shaker lecture last evening had a
good turnout. The photo album went to
Libble Nicholson, and the cane, to the
largest man, was given to young Mr. Arm
strong.
Sir Knights II. F. Neff, D. II, Slagle,
and NJ. f. BLANCHARD attended the tri an
nual conclave of Sir Knight now in session
at st. Louis.
The Choate dramatic company at Wash.
ington hall, played "N Mile Crossing in
very fine way last Monday night. Come
again.
The orchestra was recently recognized
May 1t prosper.
4 private letter from Mr.. T. W. Pitcher
Informs the writer they are all we'll ana
still continue to like the country, He talks
of coming home for few days about
Nov. 10Th.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
From Wallace.

RINo,

WALLACE, Oct 1st, 1S96.-Plowing is all
the rage the past week.
Corn husking will soon be on deck.
Patrick Fennessy is visiting in Chicago
Mr.. Joseph Corcoran and Peter Flynn
are home from the west. Glad to hear 50,
boys.
The Catholic fair will take place at OF
tawa on the 18th. A great many of our
young ladies will participate. The young
gentlemen are exempt for reasons I'M
known to me, except that they have not
got the ener 5etic power OF the fair young
ladies eyes.
Frank Thorn and Patrick Curtain, our
song composers: are: doing al important
business. They have songs written about
tie boys and girls which they sing public.
Now, if those young gents don't sing their
songs to themselves, Rant bier will have
hen hauled " the Goals.
Will O'Donnell purchased new rig last
week. He intended to get it last May, but
there was such demand he could not be
supplied win says it stood the test we'll
last Sunday. He bad it heavily loaded,
but he did not drive fast, as the fruits Of
fast driving in a new rig on a bad road are
hot boxes.
In last weeks issue, meant Tim Gahard Z;
your type made it Graham. RAMBLER.