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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-12
Early American Doctors.

Turning to the fathers of American
science one is led To notice the fact tha
medicine and surgery have always been
identified with the loftiest patriotism
Warren, the hero of Bunker Hill. was {
Boston physician, and had been clever
years in practice when he entered tn,
field us soldier. Another martyr which
this science gave to patriotism was Gen
Mercer, who fell at Princeton. He wa,
of Scottish birth and started i'm life as /:
physician, but afterwards entered mill.
tary service and w6ii.an ilhlstrious nam,
by his devotion to the patriot cause
Mercer served as Il surgeon nj the bat.
tie of CullOden, being then in the army
of the Prctender, and this led to his de-
parture to America, where he became
the friend of Washington. who consid.
cred him one of his best officers. lie
was 81 at the time of his death. being
then one of the oldest officers in the ser.
vice. Hamilton was medical student
ut the opening of the revolution, but his
patriotism led him to raise Il company
of artillery, and after the close of the
war he BECAME distinguished rs II states
man. The first Fourth of July Grafton
was delivered by physician Da.
Wis Ramsay, of Charleston. This took
place in IT'S. two years after the drcla-
ration had been issued. DR.. Ramsay
was one of the leading men OF that day,
and was member of the first congress
which was held after the adoption of our
present constitution. II may be added
that DIR. Ramsay married The daughter
of the distinguished patriot Henry Lau-
rens, whose was the first instance OF ere
nation on this continent. CiRciHR0ti
EnUUiycc
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Where TOrnadOcs Begin.

The most remarkable and interesting
feature of the development of tornadoes
is the fact that they nearly always form
southeast of "A moving center of low
pressure, and their tracks, scattered
here and there. conform closely TO the
progressive direction of the main storm
For example. on February -. 1884, forty
four tOrnadocs occurred i'm Georgia.
Alabama and South Carolina. but prin-
cipally in Georgia and Alabama. They
developed ut II distance of from five
hundred to two thousand miles from a
storm-center that moved across the
northern part of the United States, be-
ginning ut the northern extremity of the
Rocky Mountains in Montana. thence
Southeastcrly through Dakota, Mime
sofa, and Wisconsin To Northern Illinois
and Indiana, northward through
Michigan and Lake Huron, disappear
Ing north of Quebec. This sudden sharp
turn of the StOrm-center southwark into
Illinois and Indiana seems to have rela-
ton To the unprcccdcntcdly large num-
Der of tornadocs that developed not far
from the South Atlantic coast, extending
inland as far of Southern Illinois and
Indiana. This southwark lunge of u
mass of cold, moist air seems to have
caused the abnormal oondilions Of tenn
perature and dew-point, and the high
winds necessary to cause the most ire
mendous exhibition of destructive tor
nado-power ever recorded by the Signal
Service. This inYariahlc location south
| east of the storm-ccnter is one of the
main peculiarities of tornado develop
ment upon which the predictions de-
pend. William 4, E,,ty IN Popular
Science .N0nthlY,
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First ms. Ian. :; last Feb. Il.
IDKTHAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

DEFAULT having been made in the condi
u tIuns al Il certain mortgage executed 10y
Freeman \. Cate and Martha a. Cate his wife
mortgagnrS, To Lewis Bennett, murtgagcc,
dated September tuIu, 10. l>'", ANA rrcuru,d
in the Once Il the Register al DVcds an and
for the county III Blue Earth IN the State oi
Minnesota, on the 10Th day oi April a ID.
lS>u. AT (, O'Clock IN lhc afternoon, IN BOOK ~
of mortgages, on page ia, 10y which mortgage
There was convey aud granted the Following
described real estate situate IN the county al
Blue Earth aforesaid, tu-wlt: The southwest
quarter al the northwest quarter OF section
twenty ~ IN Township one hundred and eight
EVSj OF Range twenty -lNc 10 ana ALI the buIId
Ings ana Improvements thereon, except the
right of nuNagc hcrrt fore granted 10y \, ID.
Seward and wnc Ia George W. Wuudnam Tor
his mill pond, L. secure InC paNmr ui the
sum al slN hundred duilars, with interest at
the rate al lupCr cent. per aunuu, interest
payable annually, according To the conditions
OF STA prumlssCrr notes bearing same date as
said mortgage, made uy sald freeman y. cate
tu said Lewis Bennett, ana there being due
ana unpaid upon SAID notes ami mortgage at
the date Of this notice the sum al seven hun
drcd and iurIy-nNc dollars, ana no action or
proceeding IT law or Otherwise having been
instituted 10 rvCuycr-tnv am Huut al sad mort
gaze debt or any part ncTui; now, therefore,
notice u hereby given that Toy virtue anu IN
pursuance ui 4 power ui sale IN sand mortgage
contained aud Herewith recorded, and OF the
statute IN such case made aud pro, ldci, the
above described premises Will lc sold AT public
auction, al the front door al the office ui the
Register oI Deeds IL aud Tor said county OF
Blue Earth ana at the cry of Maukato there.
in uu
Saturday, the 10Th day Of February.
A ID. i>st, at uciucA in the afternoon. 10
SATISFY the amount az said mortgage drbt then
due and unpaid ana jhc tushcr sum OF eight
dollars ana uItN-IInC cents take, on said land
iur the year $50 paid 10y said mDrtgagrc, to-
gCthcr with the costs and expenses of such
foreclosure proceedings, including twenty-five
dollars attorney 5 fees a. >ltpul ttyd in said
mortgage, and the sand mortgage Will Toe there
Toy tDryClD-yl.
Dated Mankatu, Mimi. January :, $50.
LEWIS BENNETT, Murtgagcr.
JAMES BROWN y son.
Attorneys Tor Mortgage.
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Salvini'S Power of Adaptation,

heard story about him the other
night that shows his insight of human
nature wonderfully. Three years ago,
when last here, he was playing far out
west to IN audience composed of the
toughest men, many of them miners,
and women Of coarse stamp, The play
was conrad on "MOrtc Civilc." his
fayorite character, and the most terrible
in all his repertoire. If you remember
il he dies of broken heart The piece
had progressed to the last aci. and Sal
VIM was standing at the wings waiting
to 90 On. He is always So deeply ab-
Sorhed in his parts that he often forgcts
stage business. and his manager is there
fore always ncar 10 remind him or sup
ply any needed property, lie observed
SalVinis gaZp riHcted Oh the house, and
saw him ncryouSly lingering little
vial and finally plar 4 / in The belt OF
his dress. Touching him on the arm,
the manager said: What is that for
you don't want little bottle" .'Ges
yes" replied III" ACTOR ahstracicdly
:ilOok at those coarse men, Ii ! should
die of II broken heart they would not
understand il. lam going 10 take poison
and die of commissions And he did
to the bowling pleasure of the audience.
Correspondence .IiLaRH J0grHat.
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gFirs, insertion Jan $; Last, Feb. 10, 1850.
SnERIFE'S ENECG rlON SALE
vrTHEREAS On THE 18th DAY OF oCT'

yrTHEREAS On THE 18th DAY OF oCTo-
w Der, lsS5, hN Nrtuc Of writ ut attach
mcnt. issued out of ANA under the seal ol the
District court at Blue Earth county, Mime
sofa, in AN action therein pending, which nc
ton H. more fully mentioned hereinafter. l
levied upon ana seized ALI the real estate
hereinafter described a. the property of Rich
ard Lew j. 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 ny virtue on an
execution issued ont of and under the scar OF
the District Court ia aud Tor the county Oh
Rue Earth, and state # Minnesota, upon
Judgment rendered and doCkCtcd III SAID
county, on the 2lst day al NoNcmncr- \. H.
1885. tor the sum of two hundred ana eighty
six and gu-lOO dollars. in the above mentioned
action, wherein William Jones, SURVIVING
partner of the urm OF Cheshire Jones, ana
J. l.. WaShhurnc, guardian oi william d.
Cheshire. sarah Cheshire and Mary Cheshire
were plaintiffs, aud Richard Lewis was defend,
amt, which l. the same action IN Wnlcn salu
writ of attachment was issued, nave ON IN,
Goth day ~! November, \. ID. 1850, levied upon
all the right, tile and interest AZ the Sald ne
icndant IN and Ia the following dcscrlhcd real
estate, situate m the county al Biue Eatlh
aud state of Minnesota, known ana described
as follows: The southwest quarter ana IN,
southeast quarter al the northeast quarter ol
section eighteen il>l, IN township one nun
dred and eight Hos i, north of range twenty
eight I.Sl west, and all IhC right title ana m
ttrrst which SAID Richard LOWS had therein
al the time ut the issuance ana levy oi sal0
therefore, notice H. hereby given that Will
sell the above described real property Ia thI
highest bidder Tor cash, at punilc auction, "a
The front door 81 the ulhcr of the Register al
Deeds of Blue Earth county aforesaid, IN TIT
ciIy of Mankalu, therein,
On the 10Th day ofFebruary, A. ID. 1856
AT 10 O'Clock IN The forenoon OF that day, {,
satisfy the said execution together with In,
interest ana cost thereon,
Dated December 18th, l>Sa.
GEORGE W. MONKS,
Sheriff of Blue Earth County.
Thomas \ NASuBURN,
Attorneys tor flaluilIi>.
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Curious Facts Concerning Funerals

In the Roman empire the body was in
variably burned,
The Mohammedans bury without Il
collin of any kind.
The Greeks sometimes buried and
sometimes burned their dead
In India the devoted wife formerly as.
cended her husbands funeral pyrc and
persisted in the flames.
The music continuously kept up ri
Irish wakes used to be for the purpose OF
warding off evil spirits.
The Greenlanders bury with Il child a
49, - e-,.i.in il in the other world. saw.
Ing, -. - dog can find his way any.
The Australians tie the hands OF, the
corpse and extract the finger nails, that
the dead may not scratch his way out OF
the grave.
The Russians place in the hands OF
the corpse Il paper certificate of the
character of the deceased, to be shown
to Peter ut the gate of heaven.
The North American Indians buried
with the corpse a kettle of provisions,
bow and arrows and moccasins, with
pieces of dccr-skin and sinews OF deer
for the purpose of patching the mecca,
sins.
The Chinese scatter paper connterfeits
of money on the way to the grave, that
the evil spirit following the corpse may
by delaying to gather them remain in
ignorance of the locality of the grave.
They also scatter in the wind. above the
grave, paper images of the sedan-bcarers
and other servants, that they may over
take the soul and act in its service. -
Phiiddeiphia CdU
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STATl2 OF MINNESOTA, County of Blu,
y Eauh-SS. District Court. sixth Judicial
District.
The Chicago, Milwaukee n -. Paul Railway
Company, PM,
James B Hubhrll, George W Bpyd, CrIesta %
Hurihut, Henrietta ". Lafayette. warham
Il smith ana First National Bank of Man
kaio, BSlt~.
The state OF Minnesota 10 thn above named
defendants:
You. George ". Boyd and Henrietta W
Lafayette are hereby summoned ana required
10 au-Ncr the complaint az the plaintiff In the
above entitled action, which j. ON nlc in the
office a.! thu clerk # said court al MS office al
the citN If Muukato Minnesota, and to serve
copy Of NuuI answer 20 said complaint ON
tho subscribers at their Office, IN the city OF
Manka'. in he county ni Blue Earth, Within
upon you. exclusive al the day oi such servic,
and, II you fail u answer the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, nc pldiutin IA thi.
action Will apply To the court for the relic.
Demanded therein.
This action i brought for the purpose OF
wholly excluding all ana each Of said defend
ants from any interest or liens and 10 uuirl
the title IN the following described village lots
and parcels Of land situate IN Blue Earth
county, Minnesota. tU-wIt: All that part of the
west halt ui the northwest quarter Of section
ten llul IN DHn>hIp one hundred AMI six LluUl
north Of range lwvnty-~rycu Eel west, which
had not been plated into lpt-. blocks, street
and ullCy- a. tho village Of ,TUpi Thunder. NC
cOrding 10 the plat thereof On record in the
Office ul the Register %. Deeds of said county
of Blue Earth, and side track "r warchuus,
,Nts ana also lots .. :, - l., l., Il and L. in
block =. lots I. =, ,. and u IN block 8. lots =
Il, L. - u, =. 20 and "a, in block T. lots l., >
3, 1. =. q. = 10, a. l.. L. IL. 5 aud H.. IN hlCcE
2, all OF block 0und =. lots >, g. :. :, and 10 III
block :, lots !. = 3. 1, =, = Do. H. Il ana Is 10
bpc!. g, all 81 block - tots i ., 3, 4, ,, D. = :
9, 10 and l. IN block II and all IF block IL III
the village Of Good Thuad'r. according u IA,
plat o. said town duly rec rlcd in the Office Of
the Register BI Deeds a.. san COUNTY. together
with costs and disbursements herein.
Dated MaukatH. Niuu.. Jau. - A. -. 1886.
PFAI ~ SHISSLER~
Atty~ Tor PIdiutIh Naukutu, Hinu.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-12

The process of restoring an old wood
en- church at Hoppcrstadt, Norway, has
brought to light an interesting Nor
wegian medieval relic. In closed
niche book, consisting of six wax
tablets, was found carefully enclosed in
a casket of wood and leather. The tab
lets are of lockwood, covered with wax,
each tablet having thin border. so rs
to hinder the tablets from sticking to-
gether OH closing the book; this precau-
ton has helped to keep it in excellent
preservation. The contents are chiefly
drawings, made by fine stylus, repre-
senting scenes from village and rural
life. AT the end there is large cata-
logue in Latin of various kinds of ami
mails, with translation into old Nor
wegian; and from this il has been con-
jectured that the greater portion OF the
book dates from the thirteenth century.
But there are indications that part of the
book is of earlier date.
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American English,

Mr.. Lowell. the greatest and finest re-
alist who ever wrought in verse, showed
us that Elizabeth was still Queen
where he heard Yankee farmers talk;
and without asking that our novelists OF
the widely scattered centres shall each
seek to write in his local dialect, we are
glad, rs we say. of every tint any OF
them gets from the parlancc he hears;
it is much better than the tint he will
get from the parlancc he reads. One
need not invite slang into the company
of its betterS, though perhaps slang has
been dropping its and becoming Ian
guage eyer since the word began, and
is certainly sometimes delightful and
forciblc beyond the reach of the dictiOn-
airy. We would not have any one 90
about for new words, but if one of them
came aptly, not To reject lis help. For
our novelistS 10 Try 10 write Amcricaniy,
from any motive. would bc a dismal
error, but being born Americans. we
would have them use .".tmcricaniSms"
whenever these serve their turn: and
when their characters speak. we should
like to hear them speak true American,
with all the varying Tcrnes>cran, Phil.
adelphian, BOStonian. and New York
accents. If "" hnihcr ourselves to write
what the critics imagna 10 be EN-
glish," we shall be priggiSh and artif-
cial, and still more SO ii we make our
Americans talk English" There is
also this serious disadvantage about
English that if we wrote The best
English in The world. probably the
English themselves would not know it.,
or, if they did. certainly would not own
it. 1t has always been supposed by
grammarians and purists that a Ian
guage can be kept as they find it; but
languages, while they live. are perpct-
ually changing. God apparently meant
them for the common prople-whom
Lincoln believed God liked because He
had made so many of them; and the
common people will use them freely as
they use other gifts of God. On their
lips our continental English will differ
more and more from the insular En-
glish, and we believe that this is not de-
plOrable, but dasirable!- ". H. HO,UcIis,
IN Harper's AaGaZine for JaH"ary.
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First ms Feb o.; last in-. Feb. ~.
PROBATE NOTICE.

.,TATE OF MINNESOTA. County oI Blue
> EArth-sS In Probate Court.
Ia the matter Of the estate Of Gjcrt j.
Lee deceased.
The state of Minnesota and IN said Probate
Gjcrt J. lee deceased Greeting:
You aud each of you ar" hereby cited and
required personally 10 be and appear before
the Judge %! Probate Of tine county Ot Blue
Earth al his office in the city Of Mankatp In
said county on the 9Th day of Mdrch, 1880,
~ two O'Clock IN the afternoon Oi that day
fnen and there 90 attend the final settlement Of
ne account Ui Marcus Williamson adninis-
traitor of the estate 81 Gicrt j. Lee, deceased,
and the distribution al said estate.
Ia testimony whereof | have hcrCGnio SCI;
my hand aud affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this ith dag of February. \. ID 1856.
G.. W. MEAD,
lScall Probate Judge.
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Never Give lin

If you are suffering with low and de.
pressed spirits, loss of appetite, genera
debility, disordered blood, weak consti
tuition, headache or any disease of bill
Gus nature, by all means procure bot.
tie of Electric Bitters. You will be sur
prised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise
of Electric Bitters. Sold at soc. bottle
by j. Il. Jones.
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First ins. JaI sg,-Last Feb. IL
PROBATE NOTICE.

I,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
> Earth In Probate Court.
ln the matter of the estate Of Charles Mans
held, deceased
The State OF Minnesota aud the said Probate
Court 10 all persons Interested in the estate o.
Charles Mansfield deceased Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby cited and
s;-lIircd personally To b. and appear before
the judge of Probate of the county ol
Blue Earth, at his Office ia the city of Manka
To in said county, on the 23d day of February
1856, at ten o'clock in the forenoon oil thh'
day then and there To attend the 1uai settle
neut of the account of louisa Mansfield, nd
ministratrix OF the estate of Charles Mans
held deceased, and fhc distribution of saIC
estate.
In testimony whereof have hcrcunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this nth day of January. A. ID. 1856.
Il w, MEAD,
ISeall Judge of Probate
d. o. PITCHER,
Attorney for Administrative.
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FIRST ius Feb. =: last iuS. Feb. %
PROBATE NOTICE.

STAIE OF MINNESOTA. County 81 Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matte" uf IL" estate Of Thomas j
Richards, deceased.
The State It Minnesota aud the said Probate
Court L. all persons interested in the stat,
of Thomas J Richards deceased. Greeting:
Yea ana each Ut you are hereby cited and
required personally to be and appear before
the Judg" al Probate 1t tn. county al Blue
Earth At his ollie in the CITY of Mtnkatp ia
laid county. on IN" second dug Of March 1856.
az ten o'clock in the forenoon OF that day.
then and there u attend the final settlement
of IN. account Of W VI Jones administrator
Il the said c-tai" Ui IN" said Thomas j. Rich
,rdS deceased aud the distribution -! said
. state.
Jn ;e-IImpury whereof have hcrruntp st
~ hand aud alliNcl tue seal Df the Probate
.0urt this nth day OF January, \. ID. 1856.
g.. W MEAD.
scai1 Judge OF PROBATE.
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Twenty years ago Ferd Ward was
really trying to make an honest living
by stamping writing paper for ladies with
initials at 10 cents quire.
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FIRST ins. Jan. 30: last March IL
SUMMONS.

FIRST ins. Jan. -: last March IL
SUMMONS.
l,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth.--ss District Court sixth Judicial
District.
Thomas +. Jones. pm
VS.
\. C. Blake, Dcft.
the State OF Minnesota To the above named
defendant.
You, A. Z. Blake, are hereby sum
mOned and required To answer the com
Dlaint nf the plaintiff in the above en- tiled ac
lion which Is on file ia the Office of the clerk
of said court. AT MankatO. MINI, and "a
serve a copy of your answer To sand complaint
on the subscribers, at their Office in the city oi
Nankato i'm the county of Blue Earth, within
twcnty DAYS after the service Of this summons
npon YOU exclusive of the day of such service
and III YOU iail Ia answer the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plainuif vii
take Judgment AGAINST you for fifty-thrcc anc
;3-IO6 dollars and interest thereon from OctO
her 10Th, 1855, together with costs of suit.
Mankato, January 18th, A. ID. 1850.
WILLARD HUGHES,
Plaintiffs Attorneys, Mankato, MInn.
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When Baby was sick, We gave her CASTORIA,
When she was Child, she cried for CASTORIA,
When she became Miss, she chung to CASTORIA,
When she had Children, she gave them CASTORIk
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WHY BE WITHOUT pH.S
KING OF EEGYCLc9EHsAS

longer when have III the volumes o the britannica
.saed, placed In library in this Beautiful Book Case,
Rest Secretary and Dictionary Holder combined by
volumes de and the price Of volume each month thereafter
he Bo4ks anIC ,naidf ,x0
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Saturday, the 10Th day Of February.
First inS. Jan -: last ms. March ,
SUMMONS.

JAMES BROWN y SON.
Attorneys Tor AuTtgagcc.
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LTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Eauh-Ss District Court. sixth Judicial
District.
The Chicago, Milwaukee \ -. Paul Railway
Company, PIT,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-25
Christmas iGe.

The local dealers all report act
I've business in this city thi:
Christmas. The stores are al
filled with people hunting Christ
mas gifts. Cagwin & Neteware's
John G. Fox's, George Thaxter's
and George Kitzmeyer's are being
very extensively patronlzed. The
clothing and dry goods stores are
all crowded.
1t is all IN all jolly Christmas
t ide, and money seems to be plenty
A good many little fellows have
been up in the mountains gather
ing Christmas trees and selling
them at retail. Even if you don t
want tree, purchase it and put it
up in the yard somewhere, to show
respect to the good old custom Of
celebrating Christmas.
Don't stint your purse on pres
ents; buy all the children anything
they want. You can't lose any
thing on such an investment.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-25
The Lottery Question.

Some Of the Nevada papers op
pose the proposition to license lot
teries on the ground that lotter,
gambling is detrimental to the pub
lie morals, and contend that if the
law was enforced such gambling
could be stopped. We contend tina,
the Law On this matter cannot be
enforced. If people want lottery
tickets they will obtain them il
there is not lottery agent lia the
State. Lottery gambling is one 81
these evils which the law cannst
suppress az long as there is LOT
terry in existence. Therefore we
say that if there Is any benefit to
be derived from it the State should
have it-News Reporter.