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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-20
Some JuVcn:'" Sayings.


The btlsinesslikc way that children
have of considering the most sacred
things is often a little startling To their
elders. A little Lynn girl came home
from Sunday-school one day impressed
with her need of Divine assistance to
enable her to be Il better girl. Her
mother encouraged her. and explained
to her how she could seek aid. but she
said: mo. mother. You speak to Him
about it, don't like TO-" A few days
afterwards she suddenly inquired, did
you ask Him, mammal the same
time explaining her question by an up
ward jerk of her thumb. YES, my dear,
| did" We'll, He doesn't attend to
His business very well, then; | haven't
behaved bit better"
A brother Of this young lady recently
announced to his parents his permanent
retirement from the Sunday-schoOl. IL
tell you." he said, Its no sort of use
for me to go any more. don't take
any interest in the subject. Iion't want
to he a minister, or n superintendent,
or even teacher. All I'm going TO be
is just common kind of a man like
fnther."
The average small boy of the present
day is seldom at n loss for something to
say even in the most embarrassing sit
nations. Bobby, a precocious youth of
six summers, had been INDUCING in
profanity, and. in order TO escape the
punishment for which his mother had
made preparations. he crawlcd under a
barn. and remained there i'm state of
siege for the greater part of IN after
noon. When his father returned at
night and learned how matters stood. he
made his way with much difficulty I'M
der the barn in search of the boy. "Hel-
10. pa" said Bobby chccrfully, as his
sire approached, 'you been swearing.
toO?"
May and Edith are sisters. A and 5
years. respectively. May had been very
naughty, and n.n,.t" had iak.n har
over her knee To administer corporal
punishment, when Edith suddenly push
ed the door ajar and peeped in. Turn
ing her chubby face as far round to-
wards her sister rs the peculiar position
would admit, May said very gravely:
aio right out, Edic! don't you see I'm
busyp" 1t is needless to add that mann
ma granted respite. - Boston Record.
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IERfAkED ~
j. N. ZsiGn & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
n 90
First ms. July -, last ins. August -
SHERIFFS EXECUTION SALE.

DN virtue at AN execution issued out of AMI
ID under the seal at the District Court in
and for the county of Blue Earth and State at
Minnesota. upon "A Judgment rendered and
dock ttC.l in Said county, ON the NTH day al
ApIil. \. II. 1854, for the sum of two hundred
and eighty six and iftrrn-onr hnndrc,ithS dol
lat~, ia au action wherein VI. T. Fuller and
John \. Johnson, partners al Fuller \ John
snu wcr, plaintiffs, and u. "a. Gcrlich was de
PENDANT. which judgement was on the 18th
uaN OF December 1851. assigned hN SAT- Fuller
n Johnson Ia iced l.. WaShhuru, which as
SignmCnt was filed and dOckctCd in sand cOun-
N uu the 18th day uf December, 1871, and up
on which Judgment has been paId the sum of
- 30 a. shown 10y sand execution, | have this
l4th daY of July. \. u, 1856, levied upon all
the right. title aud interest ui the said dctcn-
dant. u. ID. GcrlICh. IN and Ia the following
described real estate. situated m the county at
Hluv Earth, ana State al Minnesota. known
and described a. follows: The northwest quar-
ter OF section ten and the south half at section
eleventh. all IN township one hundred and S,.y-
cu uu'l nurth.oi range twenty SiN tsui west and
all the right, titlr, ana interest thu said II II
Gcrllch had IA or L. said premises, or any part
thereof, ON the NTH day Ot April, 1881, or at
any time since. Now. therefore. notice is
hereby given that will sell the above de.
SCrItci real property To- the highest bidder for
cash al public auction AT the front door al lhc
Office oi Register OF Deeds, of Blue Earth
county aforesaid, i'm the City of Mankaiu
therein on the
3oth day of August. 4. d., 1856.
al To O'Clock lu the forenoon at that day tu
satisfy the said execution, together with the
interest AMI cost thereon
Dated July 18th, lsNG.
GEORGE ". MONKS,
sheriff of Blue Earth county, MINI
J l. wA>HBURN.
Attorney tor judgement creditor.
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RenewS Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co. Iowa, tells the following remarka-
BILE story, the truth of which is vouched
for by the residents ofthe town: 81 am
IS years old, have been troubled with
kidney complaint and lameness for
many years; could not dress myself
without help. Now am free from all
pain and soreness, and am able to do
all my own housework owe my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having re-
newed my youth, and removed COM
pletely all disease and pain. Try bot
tie, only Soc. mt j. Il. Jones' Drug Store.
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nOIder handles down

holder handles down.
A very thin coat of what is known as
French picture varnish will restore
chromos and oil paintings to their
original brightness.
Lazy people are denominations dead
weights to DC carried upon some ones
overburdened shoulders.
Buttermilk and lemon juice are harm.
less cosmetics for removing sunburn
and freckles.
The Scientific american states tina,
plush goods and all articles dyed with
aniline colors faded from exposure tc
light will look bright as ever after being
sponged with chlorOform. Tho com
mercial chlorofOrm will answer the pur
pose well and is less expensive than the
purified.
If applied Immediately. powdered
starch is said to take out many kinds o.
fruit stains on table linen. 1t must b.
left on the stained spot for few hours
until it absorbs the stain.
To stone raisins easily, pour boiling
water over them and drain it off. This
looscns them and they como out will
case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-20

SOMETHING ABOUT WASHING.
A very good washing fluid may be
made By bringing to boil one pound
salsoda, half pound unslacked lime. a
small lump of borax, and five quarts of
water. When cool, pour oil and bottle.
Use one teacupful to a boiler of clothes.
This will not injure the clothes. To
wash blankets, put boiling hot suds in
to the washer with tablespoonful of
borax to each gallon of suds. Put in
the blankets, one at u time, and wash
each five minutes. adding moro liquid
soap Chat is, soap dissolved in hot
water) as is needed. Wiring from the
suds and put into tub of scalding
water. Rinse thoroughly in this, sous
ing the goods up and down with the
clothes-stick. Pass through the wringer
and hang upon the line. Quilts can be
washed In the same way easily. The
soap in which flannels are washed
should contain no resin, us resin hard
ems the fiber. If this precautiOn is used
and bluing put in the scalding rinse
water, blankets may be washed great
many times, and still retain their
original SOItneSS anu WulUciicSS. Lie
nap on them may be raised, us il wears
of. with pair of fuller's cards. These
are excellent to raise nap on the inside
of wooden hose. thus adding greatly to
their softness and warmth.
During hot summer days there is no
need of boiling or scalding clothes In
order to cleanse and whiten them. II
washed in warm soapsuds and laid on
the grass the sun will draw out the dirt;
wetting them with clean suds OCCASION
ally will facilitate the process Wash
Ing can rs wcll-and much better on
many accountable carried on out OF
doors under tree, or on the shady side
of the house. than in a hot, steaming
kitchen. A bright little friend of mine
does her ironing as we'll as her washing
out of doors in summer time, and she
insists that the birds and trees, grass
and flowers minister to her in such a
way that the work loses its monotony
and becomes enjoyable. OF course she
uses an oil stove.
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llASkaro FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 90. 1886.
Lay'n" +" Ghost.

-HS " ''''''
In n Lewiston. M".. houa" tho we'll
known owner %! vi, 90 tot lon~ :"o died,
SAWS the JOHr,la >Ira strange rumblings
have been h, a:i tai the story has gain
ed currency that the ghost oi the dead
was walking the familiar halls III mid
night. Suddenly the stories were con-
tratlicicd. and il WAS said the cXplana-
ton had been found. We never heard
it until the other day. when some one
asked: did you ever hear how they
laid that ghost in Blanks house on
Blank street, in this ciiy?"
I'VE never did. was the reply.
THE noises we're actually horrible.
i know they were, because | was well
acquainted with one of the inmates OF
the house. and more than that, to prove
that there was no imagination in the
case. passed IN evening there. There
is no question about the noises. Under
the influence of the stories abroad, they
made me rather squcamish. At about
IL o'clock there was II rumble that shook
the house IL was dis:,.rceablc, darned
if it wasn't. II made your back grow
cold, but didn't put any faith in the
ghost theory. One of the inmates of the
house was the hired girl. who was super
stitious. She was heard screaming
violently in the middle of the night
They went To her bedside. and the blood
was actually flowing from her mouth so
great had been her fear of something.
She was literally about frightened to
death. Noises continued ut times da.
AMI night; a low. distant riimbling was
heard chiefly. Probably I'LL other sounds
were magnilicd, but the rumbling was the
chief disturbance. Then the story got
abroad that the dead mans ghost was
haunting his place of business, and had
been seen by "a Waterman in the night.
Things got very bad in the house. II
was lucky il WAS finally settled. Now.
what do you suppose it was? I'll tell
you. They found Il settling going on in
the coal bin. The coal would in a
strange sort of II way roll down from the
pile. Ii made loud noise in the cellar.
They fixed the coal bin so that the coal
conldn't rattle, and the ghost no more
walks the halls at night. II was case
where two or three boards did the Eusi-
ness"
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The Weekly Pioneer Press and its New
Nursery Premiums.

The Pioneer Press Company is out with d
new and valuable premium offer in
connection with its weekly edition. II
offers for 81 20 the Weekly for one year
and 81 90 worth of Nursery Stock to be
selected from its published list. The list
embraces fruit and shade trees, vines
and berries, all furnished by the veter
an Northwestern nurseryman, Peter M
Gideon, Esq, of Excelsior, MINI. Mr.
Gideon is the father Of successful fruit
growing in the Northwest, and has
achieved success which have been veiy
costly to him, and are invaluable tC
Northwestern people. Send to the
Pioneer Press Company, st. Paul, MINI.
for the full list.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-20
Geography I'm the Time OF Mercator.

Geography was in his time a mixture
of facts and fancies, much of what was
taught in it having no better authority
Gus stories of travellers who addressed
themselves more to exciting wonder
than to telling the truth. Maps were
in worse condition than the descrip-
tive accounts. and gave the most erro-
neous possible views of the relative sit
uation of the various parts of the earth.
1t was Mercator's work, To adapt an
expression of Malte-Brun's to demon
strate the extreme impcrfection of the
systems of tho ancients and provoke
their abolition. Modern Geography,
this distinguished authority on the sub
ject adds, dates from his time. He
seems to have had q strong natural
taste for the study of this science, to
which he himself testified when he said,
in the preface of his Chronology: ~
consecrate myself wholly to that study,
go beautiful, so useful, and Mt the Same
time so difficult Nothing in the world
is so pleasant to me. In fact, compared
with 1t. other occupations, no matter
how necessary they may be, are irksome
to me-" In his opinion. a knowledge
of geography was Indispensable to sue.
cessful government and lucrative COM
merce. without maps. giving visible
representations of the whole of an
empire and its different countries" he
said, merchants would not be able to
reach the richest and most important
lands. to trade there, and bring all the
earth into fraternity with Europe; and.
without them, princes could only with
difficulty and by means of intermediar-
les. often of doubtful fidelity. arrive ut
safe and stable decisions respecting the
government of their dominions." Thus,
availing himself Of the instructions he
had received from Comma le Prison,
and having served no other apprentices
ship In the art. he began, about 1887, to
design on paper. and then to engraye
on copper, and illuminate the chOro-
graphy of various countries. 1.-The
skillful Observation-Disclosures became also
in short time an accomplished map
engrayer; and no maps of his time were
comparable in workmanship with his. "
Popular Science Monthly.
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The September number of 'The Del
;aat0r" has reached our table, and il
filled with many things of interest to
the ladies. The fashion department
has some new and pretty styles in both
dress and millinery. While the part
devoted To fancy work is full of new and
useful designs. Published monthly by
The Butterick Publishing Co., New
York. I, . and IL w. l3 street.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Cheese that Is easy crumbled is digesti-
BILE, and may be eaten without fear. 1t
is the India-rubber article that gives one
tit Of the blues.
A feather buster is a delusion and q
snare-it is simply '.flrter."
A piece of lemon is excellent for
cleaning the hands.
M mistake 70 put spoons IN the
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First ins. Aug. 6.-Last Aug -
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA county of Blue
- Earth. I'm Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate eff Joseph Osborn,
deceased.
The state ui Minnesota and the said Probate
Court 10 all persons interested in the estate oi
Joseph O>buTHC decreased. Greeting:
Whereas. George 4. Fuller of the county al
Hluc Earth, State Of Minnesota. has filed hi
petition in the Probate Court of the county al
Blue Earth Tor letters of administration To j..
sue To ". II. ALVIN of said county upon the
estate of Joseph Osborne, late oi said county
decreased.
Therefore you ana each of you ar" cited ana
required to- appear at tn" office of tn" Judge
ui Probate an the City of Mankato in sand
county on the 2rth day uf August, 4. II. ls>G
al ten o'clock IN the forenoon of that day and
show cause ny letters of administration up
un said estate should not issue a. prayed foI
~ said petition.
In testimony whereof have hercunto sci
my hand ana affixed III" seal of the Probate
Court Ihis 9Th day of August, A. ID. l>>6.
G.. W, MEAD,
lScall Judge of Probate
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First ius. August H.: last inS. Sep. 3
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

SrATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
y EaTth-~-. In Probate Court.
Ia IN" matter az the estate at Paul FHs-
uu,hI. deceased
Nuticr j. hereby given To all persons having
claims AMI demands against the estate OF
Paul fa~nHcht. late of the county Of Blue
Earth. deceased. that In" Judge ui the Pro
nat" Court 81 said county viii hear, cNHniH"
and adjust claims aud demands against said
estate. aU his Ollie" ~ tn, city of Mankatu in
said county. un The mn day of November. 1870.
and On tn. iIh day of March, l~-s, at ten
u'rIurk ga tn" forenoon an each oi said days
aud that seven months from tn" date hereof,
have been limited ana allowed Toy said Probate
court for creditors to present their claims.
Dated August 10th lSsG.
MARY FASNACIIT
Administrator ur IN" estate at Paul Fasnacht
Il.
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Uncle Sam welcomes into his domain
$500 babies day, not counting tAo4A
who come BY zee.
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WHY BE WITHOUT THIS
KING OF ENCYCk. dpEolAS

any longer when have all the Vohms Brit
issued, placed in library th Elaiu EOk Casa, Book
Rest Secretary and Dictionary lLir combined De- JIsiHJ
volumes dozen, and the price of volume each
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Management OF the House-iiow to Make
Good Washing Fluid-Wash-
Ing Easy.
SOMETHING ApOUr WASHING.

Some Choice Recipes-Home-made Yeast
Chat About Oatmcal-Household
Hints.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01

Fernside elegant Note Paper, at Davis
BrOs'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01

The Custody OF Banner TO be En-
trusted To the Greens.

trusted to the Greens.
The Irish Jasper Greens of this city are
in lair way to come into possession Of a
Confederate flag which was captured
during the war. Nothing more is known
Of the flag than that it was taken from
some Irish company, and was presented
to Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher by one
of his officers. Gen. Meagher always
priced the flag as one Of his dearest tro-
plies, and for twenty years it hung in his
bedroom. At his death all of his other
flags, his swords and medals were sent to
his native town, Waterford, Ireland.
a few days ago Capt. NJ. j. Doyle re-
celyed letter from Mr.. Austin l.. Ford
Of New York, stating that he had sug-
gested at the Meagher memorial meeting
that II would be a graceful and proper
thing TO entrust the custody of the flag TO
the Irish Jasper Greens, of Savannah.
who, even if not the owners, once STOOD
shoulder to shoulder with the command
whose banner it was. Mr.. Ford stated
that in writing he was acting Tor the
irish-AmerIcan Union, OF New York.
Capt. Doyle referred the proposition to
the Greens, and at the last quarterly
meeting it was decided to accept the
custody OF the banner il the lrtsh-Ameri-
can Union SO desires. Mr.. L. +. Gleason,
the secretary OF the Greens, informed
Capt. Doyle yesterday of the companYs
decision. The presentation will probably
be made at the time OF the unwilling OF
! the Jasper monument next fall.
| The placing OF this trophy by North
ern Irish association in the hands Of the
Greens, southern Irish company, is es-
! pecially appropriate, inasmuch as the
! Greens are now the only Irish military
organization in Georgia, and perhaps the
| only one south Of Charleston, of the many
! that served in the Confederate army. OF
! the members who were enrolled with the
! Greens at the opening of the war two
obtained the rank of field officers, seven
became Captains and a dozen or more
Lieutenants IN various organizations. 1t
Is not generally known that at least :, 000
native born lrishmen served on the Con-
federate side in Georgia commands,
savannah alone furnishing considerably
more than one-half the number.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01
CENTRALiS STOCK.


IL Appears To lie in Demand.
Central railroad stock is on a decided
boom, and Yesterdays market witnessed
clear advance OF points, making a
total of y points for the week. There
has been an active demand for the stock
for the last two weeks, the most activity
being among outside buyers, although
in yesterdays trading there was consid.
cradle business doing among local spocu-
lators. The market was quite feverish.
At The close OF the market the stock was
strong at 30 bid and 81 asked. At the be-
ginning Oflast week the stock opened at
~ bid aud 7SL asked, and advanced
steadily until the close OF the market yes
terday. There was considerable stock
taken for investment account. The rea-
sons given for the advance Of the stock
are that the business Of the road for the
past ten months has been very satisfac-
tory. The earnings for tnat time show an
increase OF $4,000 over the same time
the previous year. This would, as specu-
latOrs nave 1t, warrant an increased diYi-
dend. The prospect OF a further increase
IN the business OF the road this tall is sad
to be good. The feeling on the market all
along has been that the stock was entirely
too low. IL Is said thar between 1000
and 5000 shares changed hands during
last week,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01
COLORED MILITIA.

The Local Companies Invited to a
Prize Drill at Chattanooga.
Lieut.. Col. }. II. Deyeaux, of the First
battalion, Georgia Volunteers, has re.
celved d letter inviting all of the colored
military companies OF Savannah to attend
prize drill al Chattanooga. There is to
be sort oil reunion OF colored militia in
that city under the auspices Of the shiloh
Baptist church.
The first prize for the best drilled com
pany will be $500 in gold and the second
prize $50 in gold. There will DO a sham
battle and dress parade during the cele.
bratiOn, which will begin October T. and
continue three days. Companies are ex-
pected from Chicago, Indianapolis, Louis
vile, Nashville, Atlanta. Richmond,
Augusta, Norfolk, CharlestOn and other
cities. A prize Of $l5O is offered for a
hand CONTEXT
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THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SiDEW ak.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters -YesterdAy's Happenings
Told In Brief Paragraphs Piokings
at Police headquarters.
The W. 4. +. Owens arrested Friday
night was not Watkins p. Owens.
Hager Field. a negro, was fighting in a
house on south Broad street lane last
night. He was run in and locked NJ.
Two colored lunatIcs confined in the
Jail were discharged last month by order
OF the Ordinary, they having suhcienliy
improved.
Tom Pryor. q well-knOWn babitLe OF the
Police Court, was arrested for beng
drunk and acting improperly on bIOuSA-
ton street last night,
Thirtv-nine marriage licenses were is
sued from The Ordinary s once last mOntn.
Ten Of the licenses were TO whites and
tweuty-ninc To blacks.
Mary Coleman, a young white woman,
was arrested by Officer Br8ntlcy yester-
day afternoon TOR being drunk and ours
ing Pat Higgins in the streets.
Sam Duncan, negro who carries
murder0us looking knife, was arrested
for the larceny OF soc. from George jack
son, colored, at 1910 last night.
William Morrel and Bristow Jones,
both cOlorcd, were pretty well fired up
with Saturday night whisky and got to
fighting on tne streets. Ihey were O0th
arrested and locked up.
The Health Officers report shows that
there twenty-five deaths in the city last
week. T0irteen We're whles and twelve
blacks. The annual ratio per 900 for
the week MAS whites 26.4 and blacks 32.1.
About 2:30 O'Clock yesterday the root OF
the residence Of Mrs. Cox, on Duffy, be-
tween Barnard and jefferson streets,
caught ire from the chimney. The Pro-
lection Hose Company was on hand
promptly and succeeded in quenching the
fire before much damage was done.
George Washington, a colorcd black
smith OF Jefferson county, was before
United states Commissioner Locke yes
terday on charge Of retailing liquor
without a revenue license. Two c0IOred
blacksmiths were Witnesses Their tes-
tmOny indicated George and he was dis
charged
MIR. r. q. Catherwood left last night to
attend the sixteenth annual convention
OF the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Of America. The convention will be held
At NOtre Dame. Ind, Aug. 4 and .. Mr..
CatherW0Od Is a delegate from the Geor-
gia State Union. Mr.. NJ J. Dooner. the
President Of the State Union, and also u
delegate, LETT early in the week.
The following Jail cases are set for trial
tomorrow morning tn the CITY Court:
Eliza Roberts, Peggy Manigault, Sam
Lane, John Lane, Richard Berrien, VIII
liam Watts, John Harris, Hattie Melior
and solomon Williams, larceny; Ishmael
Williams, vagraucy; sam Smith and Cur
It's Williams, assault and battery; Pitcher
Pickett, fOrnicauOn; Cutlee Green, mis-
demeanOr.