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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
What One Small Head Knows

Take the animal world, for example
the creatures themselves, and not their
names-and look at the diversity of cats
and dogs, goats and sheep, beetles and
butterflies, soles and shrimps. that even
the ordinary unlearned man knows and
recognizes, and mostly remembers. Mar
row the question down to dogs alone
and still you get the same result. Con-
slider the st. Bernards and the mastifis,
the pugs and the bulldogs. the black
and tans and the king Charles, the
sheep-dogs and the deerhounds, tho
shivering little Italian greyhOunds and
the long dachshunds that you buy by
the yard. Every one of these, and
countless others, has got to have its cell
all to itself in the Unsatisfactory depart
ment of the human brain, and suppose
another cell for its name in the portion
specially devoted to language also. Add
to these the plants. flowers, fruits,
roots, and other well-known vegetable
products whose names are familiar to
almost everybody, and what total you
have got at once. A good botanist, to
take more specific case, knows Tin ad-
milton to q stock of general knowledge
about equivalent on the average to any
body else's) the names and natures OF
hundreds and thousands of distinct
plants, to say nothing about innumera.
BILE small peculiarities Of stem, and leaf,
and flower, and seed in every species
and variety among them all. No, the
mere bare weight of dead fact with
which everybody's memory is stored
and laden deiies the possibility of reck.
oning and pigeon-hOling. Make your
separate dockets ever so tiny, reduce
them all TO their smallest dimensions
and yet there will not be room for all Of
them in the humaA brain. The more
we think on il the more will the wonder
grow that one small head can carry al
the merest infant knows. Gentleman
Magdzine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
SMUT IN WHEAT.

The farmers of Blue Earth county
generally, may not be cognizant Of the
fact that this damaging element has
worked into the wheat crop of this part
of the state within two years, to very
considerable extent, and is already SER
iously efiecting their income from that
crop. In the Daily Commercial Letter,
sent out by Godfrey Il Friese, of Mil
waukee, we find the following interest
ing paragraph, which will serve to give
the agriculturist some practical ideas
with reference to the evil.
Smutty wheat is getting to be serious
matter with the farmers of the North
west, as well as the millers and grain
dealers who are obliged to handle it,
saws a Western paper. The loss result
ing from it To farmers in the spring
wheat region amounts to millions of dol
lars annually. So far it has been con-
fined mainly to the soft varieties of
spring wheat, but it is now making its
appearance in the hard or fife. wheat,
and If suffered to go unchecked will, in
short time, place the spring wheat OF
this country in the rejected" grade,
where a large amount of IL Is now going
on account of smut and selling at 10 to
Csc per bushel lower on this account.
This smut can be stamped out with a
very little trouble and a small expense
| to each individual farmer, if he will
carefully apply the prescription below
| 1t has been tried and proven in thou.
sands of cases and has never failed. The
remedy is simply to wet thoroughly
each grain ofseed wheat in strong SO.
luton of blue vitriol, or, as some cali it
blue stone. The following has proved
perfectly reliable, viz: Dissolve one OF
two pounds(th there is no danger of getting
the solution too strong) of blue vitrio
to each gallon of water. You must judge
as to how many gallons of this solution
you will require for the amount of seeC
YOU intend to SOW. Probably one gallon
will wet four bushels of seed. Put the
seed wheat into coarse bags, about 90 o.
60 pounds to the bag; tie them at the
top so that the wheat will lie loosely il
them, immerse them in this pickle an(
let them lie from five to ten minutes
turning the bags over few times to bt
sure that the wheat has become thor
oughly wet. Then lift them out and le
the pickle drain back into the vesse
that contains the solution. The whea
will very soon be in condition to SOW
1t does not require to be spread out t.
dry.
A prominent wheat buyer of Mankatt
has informed us that he receives con
siderable amount of smutty wheat, ant
says that 1t is on the increase.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
Carlo.

How we'll we all remember Carlo. He
was dear old dog, and belonged to
Mr.. Rhoades, the constable of Oul
| town.
Carlo always made point of attend
ing all the fires in the town. He could
mount a ladder like fireman. and we'll
do / recollect the last of his advent
ures.
1t was toward evening on holiday
and few people were in the place, as
most of the citizens of the town were
absent on a popular excursion.
remember feeling sadly disappointed
at having TO miss the excursion myself
At about five o'clock the bells in the
churches began to ring very loud and
fast; and Carlo, who had been lazily
sleeping and watching the place, started
up, and, with two or three expressive
growls that summoned his master, ran
with all speed for the fire.
The dog was very busy and intclli.
gent all the time, dragging down the
stairs, with great speed and care, things
of every description.
AS the last house was burning, tho
cry of child was heard in the upper
story.
OF course it was out of the question
for any one to 60 up and expect to come
back; but Carlo seemed TO take III the
situation'at a glance. Knowing in his
dog mind that the first stories were al
ready in blaze, he leapcd up the lad
der and jumped in through the window
The fire and smoke soon drove hin
back, but his master, who appeared al
that moment, shouted to him to 90 in
and the people cheered. Whether he
understood or not, he again entered tho
window, and when all hope of his re-
turn had been given up, loud shout
announced his arrival. He was terribly
burned, and fell before he reached the
ground; still holding with wonderful
firmness little babe.
The child did not prove to be greatly
harmed; but poor Carlos injuries were
fatal. The brave dog received every
care, but he died the next day.-EH,
Squier, tn "Dog Stories," 81. Nichola'
| for March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
Northwest Seed Farms.

Some efficient measures, says Cana
dian paper, should be taken to secure
northwest agriculture against the effects
of early autumn frosts. 1t is useless and
even wicked to shirk the truth that for
the last three years the wheat crop of
the territories has been each year more
or less seriously damaged by the occur
renee of frost before the grain is fully
ripe. Much better in every sense to ac-
knowledge the truth and look far and
wide for remedy. Some say that the
cultivation of red fyfe should be aban-
doned for that of Russian or some SINH
lar variety of wheat. 1t is fact, how
ever, that the Mennonite settlers of
southern Manitoba who grew Russian
wheat i'm 1882 suffered more than any,
and in 1883 the failure of their crop was
considerable. Early sowing will not
always secure the wheat-that has been
proved in spite of all assertions TO the
contrary. Moreover, the shortness of
the season and the scarcity of labor
What is wanted, and what must be OBJ
tanned, is variety of wheat accommo-
dated to the climatic conditions Per-
haps there is but one way of obtaining
it-by the scientific evolution in the
northwest of the seed required. In the
course of q few years the settlers might,
by careful selection of the heads earliest
ripened, evolve what is wanted. But
the desideratum could probably be Sc
cured much sooner were one or more
seed farms established, with government
aid, under the direction of competent
scientific agriculturists. brightly man
aged, if not made clearinghouse for
the ne'er-do-wells of influential families,
such institutions might bestow before
long greater boon on the northwest,
and by consequence on all Canada, than
network of self-supporting railways
would amount TO- Fully ripened, per-
feet wheat is, indeed. necessary to make
the railways self-supporting. The gov
eminent and the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way company might well unite to sub
sidize the private enterprise of a few
scientific seed farms
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
Wonderful Cures.

w. d. Hoyt Il Co., Wholesale and Re.
tail Druggists of Rome, Ga, say: We
have been selling DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years. Have new
er handled remedies that sell as well, or
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures affected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use of a few bot
ties of DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by j. r,
Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
by 1. r..

WHAT know ye not the gains of crime
Are dust and drOsS;
Its ventures on the waves of time
Foredoomed to lossT' Walter
"Compensatlon! compensation!
Ia the liQuor-dealers' cry,
As they see the peoples freedom
And their bondage drawing nigh;
"Giye, oh! give us compensation
For the losses we may meet;
Let us have remuneration
For past gainS-tO us 80 sweet.
Let them first make restitution
OF the plumber that they gain
From the mothers, wives, and children,
or the men their trade has slain;
Let them give remuneration
For the lives by IL DESTROYED,
Then we'll talk Of compensation;
Until then their claim is void
Let them show the compensation
Which they give to those they wrong
To the poor, 10y drink made poorer;
To the weak, who once were strong.
Who will pay the wrctched outcast
For the ruin drink has wrought
Who will pay the drink-cursed children
That by sin are sold and bought!
Who will compensate the mother
For her boy by drink laid low?
What will pay her for the anguish
She has suffered from that blow?
Who will pay for sullied honor.
Blasted hopes. and ruined life;
For a future full of terror,
For past with horrors rifey
"woe to him." says God in anger.
"Who shall give his neighbor drink;
Who shall tempt the weak To ruin,
And his soul TO hell shall sink!'
God Is Just: His truth eternal;
And He careth for His own.
Law of man that dares dishonor
Word of God shall be o'erthrown.
God Is just; just compensation
At His hand they will receive;
And His judgments stand forever
From His sentence no reprieve!
Let us leave to Him the measure
OF their guilt and its reward,
While we work to crush the traffic
That drives souls from Him, their Lord.
NnnnIsTnwN Pm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

Thfee new serials enrich the April
Hdrper'S. The authors are Charles bud.
ley Warner, X. ID. Blackmore, and
Dinah Maria Craik Mr.. Warmers
series of papers, entitled "TheIr Pill
grimage," is a story of American society
at our principal summer resorts. Mrs.
Cralk's novel "King Arthur: not love
story" is tale of mothers love, and
is to be published in three long parts,
each occupying over twenty-five pages
Of the Magazine. r. ID. BlackmOre's
novel deals with rural English life dur
ing the exciting times of Lord Nelson,
the great admiral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
First ins. March y; last April %.
MoRTG AGE FORECLOSURE SALE,

DEFAIrLT having been made i'm the condi-
~ lions of certain mortgage executed by
William j. Green and juliet Green MS wlfe
mortgagors. 10 Henry Moon mortgagee, uateu
January 3lst A. ID. 1881, aud recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds i'm and for the
county Of Blue Earth in the State of Minnie
sofa ON the 3lst day of January A. ID. 1854, at
five o'clock i'm the afternoon, IN book IL OF
mortgages ON page 3S6. bv which mortgage
there was conveyed and granted the following
described real estate situate in the county OF
Blue Earth. aforesaid, to.wit: The east halt OF
the northwest quarter Of section nine III IN
township one hundred ana 1--WE llo5l north,
Range twenty-SiN ls6l west of the nfth prln-
cipai meridian, Ia secure the payment OF the
sum of seven hundred and eighty dollars, with
interest al the rate Of eight per cent. per an
mum payable annually. according To the con-
ditions of Il promisSory note bearing same cate
az said mortgage. made 10y said William j.
Green and Juliet Green to said Henry Moon,
and there being due and unpaid upon said note
and mortgage at the date of this notice the
sum of siNty-two 80 loo dollars, ana no action
or proceeding AT law or otherwise having been
instituted to recover the amount of said mort
gage debt or any part thereof. Now therefore
notice is hereby given that 10y virtue ana II
pursuance of power of sale in said mortgage
contained and herewith recorded, ana oi th'
statute i'm such case made and provided, TN,
above described premises VIII hr sold AT public
auction AT the front door al the ONCE OF tn'
Register of Deeds IN and Tor said county q
Blue Earth ana al the cry of Mankato there
in, ON
Saturday, the oath day of April,
A. H. 1856, AT ten O'Clock ia the forenoon, &
satisfy the amount Of said mortgage debt theI
due and unpaid, together with the costs am
Guiding fifty dollars attorneys fees as stipul
atcd in said mortgage, ana the said mortgage
will Ice thereby tcrcclOscG
Dated March nth lS>6.
HENRY MOON. Mortgagee.
THOMAS 4 WAsHBURN,
Attorneys FOR Mortgage, Mankato. Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
First ins March -; last ins April
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ln Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Marquis l..
Plumb. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Mind
well Plumb, cNccuiriN of said estate, setting
forth the amount of personal estate that has
come To her hands, and the disposition there
of: the amount of debts outstanding against
said deceased. and description of all the real
estate of which sand said deceased died seized,
and the condition ana value of the respective
portions thereof; ana praying that license be
10 her granted To sell part Ot the real estate
Of which said Marquis l.. Plumb died seized
And il appearing 10y said petition that there
rs not sufficient personal estate in the hands
of said cNccutTiN Ia pay said debts, and that
IL is necessary in order To pay the same, Ia sell
a part ~ said real estate.
IL is therefore ordered, that all persons in
tercstcd in said estate. appcarheforc the judge
of this court. on the 18th day NJ April, A. ID.
1856, at 10 O'Clock. Il M, AT the probate office in
the city OF Mankato in sand county, then and
there to show cause uf any there be- why
license should not Toe granted To said cNccutriX
10 sell 81 al real estate according 10 the prayer
of said petition.
order shall Toe published for four successive
weeks prior To said day of hearing, the last OF
which publications shall he NJ least fourteen
days before said day of hearing, in the Man
katO FREE Pass. a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said county, an,
personally served on all persons interested il
said estate, residing in said county, at leas
fourteen days before said day of hearing. an,
upon all other persons interested, according
10 law.
Dated n Mankato the 9TH day of March, \
ID. lSS6.
BY the Court,
&. W. MEAD.
Judge of Probate of Blue Earth Co. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

M. Hellriegel has ascertained by q
series of experiments that rye and win
ter wheat terminate at 81 degrees Of
heat, barley and oats at 80, Indian corn
at 46, turnip at 32, flax at 80, the pea
and clover at So, bean and lupin at 49,
asparagus at 35, carrot at SO, and the
bean at 40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

The population of London now ex-
ceeds every other city, ancient or mod
ern, in the world. New York and all
its adjacent cities combined are not
equal to two-thirds of it. Scotland,
Switzerland, and the Australian colon
les each contains fewer souls, while
Norway, Servia, Greece and Denmark
have scarcely half so many. Yet. at the
beginning of the present century the
population of all London did not reach
100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

A small bird, which accidentally dis
covered in - Iooking-@la lass in paint
shop ut Visalia, Cal, its counterpart,
pays daily and morning and evening
visits to look at its reflection. The local
paper says that willie before the mirror
It resorts TO all the coquettish acts by
which bird could render itself graceful
and attractive The habits of the bird
are so methodical that the painters know
when TO expect ii. The weather does moi
deter it from visiting the mirror, and il
has become quite tame and is fayoritG
| with the Workmen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
REFEREE SALE

Josephine G SchermcrhOru. Ingold {. Scher
merhorn, Reed SChnTmerhurn and Daisy
SehermcrhOrn, plaintiffs,
against
Waldo W. Williams. Julia VI. stewart, Reed
Case, Jr.. Charles q. Case. Ella Lyman, Bement
Lyman, Will {. Spears, Flurdnce ;. Barnard
Henry {. Barnard, Kate Schermcrhorn, Lou
Williams Sallie Case and FlOrancc Barnard
defendants.
In pursuance Of "a decree and order of the
Distract Court in ana for the county of Blue
Earth and state Of Minnesota made in tn,
above entitled action. dated the 18th day a.
March, lS,t, the undersigned referee in parti
ton will sell al public auction To the highes
bidder for cash, AT the front door of the oiiic,
OF the Register of Deeds o' said Blue Eartl
county, in the city o? Maukalo, on the
Sth day of May, lSS6,
AT 10 o'clock \. NJ. all that certain piece o.
parcel Of land situate in said county OF BluI
Earth, and described al follows; The south hal
Of the southwest quarter and lot number Nv,
e.. all in ana pt sect N fourteen 40 in town
ship one hundred and eight lys) n Of rang
twcnIy-aiuc lstI ".
Dated March lgtn. 1855.
GEO. W. MONKS, Referee.
WILLARD * HUEHE>, ATTORNEYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

Popocatapetl, with its sulphur mines,
is mortgaged to Senior Pecamier, . max
lean plutocrat =. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

Manistee, Mich, has an orchestra
composed of fourteen Young women.
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FRIDAY. MARCH 90. 1886.
w. G. T. u.
"For God and Home and Native Land.
CONCENTRATIONS"

This column is edited by the Press Co
ee of the W. &. II. u. of MankatO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
WHY BE WITHOUT THIS
KING OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS

longer when have all the volumes Britannica
issued. placed In ogs library this Beautiful Book Case
Res Secretary and Dictionary Holder combined BY paao r
rass dozen, and the price Of volume each month hsessr M
he Ronksa md Case anaIdf ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01
Shirts and Underwear.

Mems and Boys Unlaundried Shirts, fin
ished for use, linen reinforced fronts, good
cotton and perfect 1T. only Acc; Perfection
Shirt, 7bc; Gem, ST. Ladies', Mems and
Children Underwear
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01
R o O IT L NJ G

Done 10 all parts OF the county. All COM
munications promptly answered.
- After the completion Of many jobs Of
tin work, 10 all parts OF the county, with en-
tire satisfaction 10 my patrons fer several
years, /, with confidence IN my ability 10 COM
plete all contracts ia workmaDlike style, ask
for liberal share Of the public patronage.
apr 23-if ] W. SEAY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01
HOSIERY AND GLOVES
Mattings. Oil-Cloths, Carpetings.

II all kinds Balls celebrated and other
makes of CORSETS, some as low as 25c
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01

AT1IAsT.


AT LAST.
vris avet q rest. The years bring peace
Tho pfies that comes of pains surcease--
~ Lilies decay. ~ &.
! lslsi NO used to chafe and fret
a NAis NE hours, with wild regret,
SLIP fast away. l Z
! gfSAf ontAHted not to do W sfa
Ia Nai 4 times sands slip idly through,
Without a tear. "
A ndse Bio world goes raging by, an
I10dIe q mink, at last. that n 81
Am done with fear. 8aast
/ iQn lget that, idly now,
NJ ~ q Net lag upon the brow
of Lies long bill,
r.uft ne Natures pulses beat.
i Nv toe alch liz rythnlIcs swee,
TsaP isaaass1 sssafFs
And, somehow, from its measured rhyme,
Voices loved, in olden time,
Call softly, "Come!r
My restless heart grown calm and still,
| calmly wait, from DER the hill,
My summons home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01

A Buffalo father, to encourage early
rising, offered prize Of money to that
child who should rise earliest next morn
ing. At very early hour a bright lit
tie girl made her appearance, claimed
and got the prize, and then went back
TO bed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01

In all icnla line
will indisube link connecting PERFORMANCES
PROMISES TRY MI will be made understand that
FINE READYMADE CLOTHING for Men Youths Boys and Chill
exactly TEN PER CENT above actual of manufacture hence
name TEN CENT CLOTHING house, which explanation
positive pointed practical and is carried into effect
day Sunday
III M r..
will considerable cash hand for
baker We, and will be pleased with the
result that you will ''ry, try again
Before making purchases extend cordial invitation to look
often the eook for
selves which the price Of each and garment is marked
in PLAIN FIGURES
Andas "
| nsunshi
Lookup 10 81
THE BRAIN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01
MisGellamenMs.
FEMALE EDUCATION.

An Address delivered by Prof NJ. l.. VENA.
BILE, formerly Of this county, before the
Teachers Convention at Landrums, S.
G., on August goth, 1896.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01
Housekeeping Goods:

Good yard-widc Brown Cotton, DC !;
Pillow-Case Cotton, 10c; Full width
Sheeting, 30 and 25c. Bleached Cot
tons from 5 to 10c; Feather-proof Tick
ing, 5 to 25c; Tickings as low as Sc.
Table Linen, Wine Cloths, from 25 to
soc; Napkins, SOC per doz.; Towels,
yard long, II IL and as low as &C.
Ginghams, 5 to 10c; Beautiful Dress
Ginghams, 10c; Calicoes, 4 and Sc and
upward. Shirtings, 8 to 10c. CASH
meres for Men and Boys, 25c to ST.
Jeans and Cottonades as low as 10c
Cheese Cloth, Crazy Cloth for Dresses,
5 to Zoe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01

big drive in WINDOW CURTAINS,
Linen, two yards long, assorted colors, fix
lures complete, only 81 lie. Curtain Lace,
u III to SOC. Many other things we have
not space to mention.
Es- If you come by rail-, It will only be a
pleasant trip on the street cars to Georgetown,
aud we guarantee to repay you tor your trou-
hle and lhrow car-inre in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01

Prudery is often the mantle chosen to
conceal triumphant vice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-01
w In i t Q Go O q =
=, nm " nTunU

Plaid Musins, 6 to l0c Satin Plaid, (auc
ton lot, zoe, worth 30c. Pique as low Al
&C.; 5000 yards Of India Linens, (shor
lengths) 10 and IL l-2c, worth 25c. + figured
Lawns, Percales, Seersuckers, at low prices