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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
Cured or the Trenens.

The. best thing ! ever heard abou,
delirium tremens and drinking men be.
ing scared at symptoms of that sort ~
said an ex-sheriff Of populous Illinois
county to Star reporter. twas Joke
that was played on Judge, of our
county. I'm not going to tell you his
name. because he has been very prom.
inent man, and too many people know
him. Well, the Judge was one of our
biggest lawyers, and he was an honor
to the bench. But he would get on a
spree now and then, and when he got
to drinking he let everything go to the
dogs. He had been on 'toOt' for about
a week, and was, of course. feeling pref
ty shaky. He was trying to straighten
up, however, and, meeting one of the
clerks of his law Office on the street, the
Judge pOmpously informed him that he
would be at the office shortly to resume
work. The clerk carried this informa-
ton to the law Office. Only two or three
doors away from the Office was gro
Gerry store and poulterer's Establishment.
The judges partner sent the clerk up
there and bought big rooster. Its
legs were tied, and the rooster was laid
right on the judges table. Pretty soon
the old man entered, doing his best to
walk straight, but staggering little in
spite of him. He took his hat off and
threw it on the table, square on the oil,
rooster Well. of course, the chicken
iluttered and squeaked,
"Who in h put that rooster on
my tableP Numbered the Judge, for he
WASH I man who people We're likely to
take liberties with. Who has dared to
do thatP The judges partner walked
over to him and said, in low voice:
Come this way, judge; want to speak
to YOU
mo. sir. go away; who in---and--
dared to put that chicken on my table,
STRIP
"'Just word. Judge urged the part
ner, all the time leading the Judge into
an adjoining room. Finally. when they
had passed into the next room, the part
ner said, very seriously:
".Now, judge, feel that must tell
you something. You know you've been
little off lately. There is nobody here
but your personal friends Judge, there
is no chicken on your table.
"'What, sir; d you, sir! Do you
mean to tell me that ] don't know u
rooster when seq 1t, sira'
Meantime the clerk as soon rs the
judge was safely in the next room, quick
Iy seized the rooster by the throat so
that it could not give forth tell-tale
sound, and threw it into an old barrel
in the back yard" continued the en-
sheriff. The Judge now fairly boiling
over with wrath, jerked away from his
partner and rushed back into the office,
exclaiming again: Tell me, d. you,
| don't know a rooster The clerk was
sitting at his desk. demurely going
ahead with his work. The Judge ready
to confound his partner by ocular de-
monstration rushed up to his desk, and,
for an instant, staggered back aghast.
Without stopping to look round the
room he grasped his hat from the table,
showed it down upon his head, and
rushed out He did not return to the
office for three days; and gentlemen, he
has never taken drink of intoxicating
liquors since Washington Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
Value OF Feathers.

Fowls are reared chiefly for tl.,ir egg
and flesh. DR.. Georgia. Of France.
draws attention To the valur of ihcil
feathers. A full grown hen will yiel,
from two and a half ounces TO four anG
half ounces Oh feathers and down
The feathers serve for bonnet drcOra.
tiOns, the COMMUNICATION OF military
shake, and for busters The average.
sized feathers arr employed for bed
and holsters; the down Tor pillows. Blu
the latter CLASSES are nn, held in ~,
much esteem Is the same from geese
and ducks. When the feathers arc
plucked they are placed for II short tm'
i'll bakers oven. after the bread has
been withdrawn. TO kill the inset
germs. Four SOUS is the average price
for the feathers of Il hen, but if from Il
white cock. the price may rise rs high n
francs. Pea-hcn feathers are not en-
ployed in industry, Turkey feathers. il
good and whit. fetch ~ much as II to
20 francs; they are sold as ostrich
feathers, and can be dyed al the colorS
of the rainbow, The feathers of the
male are more esteemed than those of
the female bird. In the case of pea
cocks. the white feathers are !! lst
priced. The goose. however, is the bird
which yields The most lucrative crop of
feathers. Quili-farming having been
eXtingulshed, the geese urc now plU; ed
three times year, on the breast and
abdomen; their annual value is | frame.
In the department of Vienne the goose
is skinned before il is sent 10 market,
and the skin, garniShcd with its down.
is sold as swans skin, or down. II is
thus effected: The skin of the back is
slit. and the whole drawn over the head,
like shirt, with the greatest care. so
as not to injure the breast. Such skin
sells for 2 or 3 francs, bnt the value of
the bird Is lessencd one-iifth. The car
cases are sent To Paris. and are eagerly
bought up BY the work people and
tavern-keepers. At Poitiers there are
two houses which prepare annually 49,
600 to $4,000 swan downs, England
and America being the chief markets.
In suburb of Paris, Joinville lc Pont,
curious factory has been established.
The owner works up all kinds of feath-
ers, those principally from Russian
geese, The barrel is cut up to make
'nibs," which many people prefer to
steel pens; the fine parts of'the feathers
are made into light busters and artifi-
cial flowers, while the pithy stem and
coarser portions are converted into
brushes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
A Poem on Babies.

Babies! The world is full of them!
There are five thousand in Atlanta if
there is one. They are little, but they
are mighty important. Did you ever
notice how they disappear in rainy
weather! The babies come and 90 with
the sunshine. Let balmy day happen
along and the green lawns are dotted
over with babies. Their chubby legs
trudge the Streets, or they ride, and
their wise thoughtful faces look out
kom very red hoods and seem to rebuke
the world for being 80 badp Did YOU
ever see woman pass II baby without
giving it 4 second glancep Did you ever
see an inexperienced man try 10 make
peace with an inoiicnsive and unoifi nd
ing babyp Did you ever see baby that
didn't know ii gentleman when he saw
one! Did you ever hear any Gloquence
like baby's wonderful words? And
how clear and silvery is the voice of a
little girl! Her laughter is like a rip
ping shower OF music from the skies.
There is no doubt about il, the babies
are the salt of the earth A man is not
tullgrown until he owns one. A being
who can lean over his sleeping baby and
not be as brave as lion is not good
Tor much on this side of the cemetery,
nor the other side either for that matter.
Did you ever notice the little peak
faced babies that look out OF the dark,
damp rooms thai fall To the lot of the
poorP They breathe that very dust that
the rafting drays throw against their
low windows. There is Il little child on
the back street in the business part of
Atlanta who may be taken ASA spcci-
men OF that class of babies who are
without sunshine, There is no yard to
the house, no corner where even frog
houses can be- made. No mud-pies
ever bake on iirclcnS RANGES and no red
painted toys ever tell the passcrs-by
that little child live, there. But a
small, pale face, ever so meek, presses
against the dusty pane. and sad little
eyes look ont on the eyer-moViug stream
OF drayS and people. Il i Il companion
less Child. II rOmpS with no children, il
rides no fiery, unframed tricycle. A we'll
fed dog daShing by is u diversion, and
Observation-Disclosures en- route to Il
fire amounts TO Il circus.
A rosy-faced baby, with happy home.
sleeps in the folds of its cradle. Hardly
a day and the little cheeks are us white
as the pillow upon which it rests. Did
you ever notice how light baby looks
when it is dead? There is hardly enough
OF the little form to turn zephyr A
weeping mother said one day;
at Is SO hard to leave nv baby away
of in the cemetery. 1t is so hard to shut
the door and know my baby is on the
outside. "--Aiianta Constellation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
First insertion Jan. s; last, Feb. 10, 1885,
SHERlFF'S EZECU ZION SALE

WHEREAS ON THE 18th DAY OF OCTO-
Wv her, lSe3, by virtue OF writ OF attach
mcnt, iss ued out of ana under the seal of the
District court of Blue Earth county, Mime
sofa, in an action therein pending, which ac-
ton ~ more fully mentioned hereinafter.
levied upon ANA seized ala the real estate
hereinafter described as the property of Rich
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 oi uh
execution issued ont of and under the seal al
the District Court ia aud for the county of
B-ue Earth and state II Minnesota, upon a
Judgment rendered ana dockCted IN said
county. on the 2lsI day of NuNcmner, y. ID.
1888. Tor the sum ot two hundred ana eighty
six and 9o-ICO dollars, IN the above mentioned
action, wherein William Jones, surviving
partner of the nrm OF Cheshire \ Jones, ANA
=. L.. WaShhurnc, guardian of William j,
Cheshire, Sarah Cheshire and Mary Cheshire,
were plaintiffs, ana Richard Lewis WAS defend
ant, Whlch II the same action IN whlCh sali
VIII ui attachment was issued, have, ON the
Goth day ut NuNCmbcr, \. ID. 1852, LEVIED upon
all the right. title and interest of the sand dc.
tcndunt IA and Ia the following described real
estate. situate in the county ut Blue Earth.
and State al Minnesota, known ANA described
as follows: The southwest quarter ANA the
southeast quarter al the northeast quarter al
section eighteen ll>l, m township one hun
drva aud eight liuHl north al range twenty
eight 81 west, and All the right. Itic and M
tIrt>t wu.Ch sand RIcnard Lewis had thcrciI
al the tlmc of the ISSuaucG ANA levy ui SAID
wrII ut a'taci mcnI ur AN! Time since. Now,
therefore. notice II hereby gwen That l VIII
sCll inc above described real property IL the
highest uId'cr Tor cash. II puu.Ic auction, al
the front door ui the office al the Register az
Deeds al Blue Earth county aforesaid, IN the
cIIy uI MankaIu, therein,
On the 2O.h day of February, \. ID. 1886
AT Uo'cl1Ck ia inr forenoon of that day, 1,
satisfy tnr SAID execution together win III.
interest ANA cost thereon,
D.tIvu December 4SIu, l>S5.
GEORGE W. MONKS,
ShCrtH 81 BiuC Earth County.
THOMAS \ WASnBUNN.
Attorneys !yr Plaintiffs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
A Lava Stream I'm Ha wall.

An advancing lava flow makes con.
siderable ado as it goes on-especially il
its line of advance is through Jungle
or forest. The noise accompanying its
movement, under these circumstances
resembles the roar of the battlefield.
The ears of the person who visits the
scene are greeted by the cracking of
blazing foliage, the kissing of hot air
and steam, the falling of trees, and the
bursting of bombs, all commingled in
one tumult.
Travcrsing lava stream while it is
yet running, may be compared to trav-
ersing river in winter by walking on
the ice. A pair of thick shoes and
stockings are needed to protect the feet
from the heat, rs on the ice to protect
them from the cold Vent holes. too,
will be ever and anon encountered in the
solid crust covering the liquid stream,
down which the spectator can look and
behold the fiery river below: and fire
falls, which are usually without any
covering of solid lava over them, just
as water falls in winter, be the weather
never so cold, or without any covering
Of ice.-DecemJcr OccrfaHd
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
tII>t ms. Jan. :; last Feb. a..
MORTGAGE EDnE, SALE

DEFAULT having nccu made in the condI-
~ mons ul "a certain mortgage executed 10y
fIocmtn \. CAKE ANA Manila \. Gaze has NlIc
muGIgagors, 10 Lewis Bennett, murIgagcc,
uaivu SyPIvmbcr luTn, ID. l>,a, ana rvCuI a, Il
IN the oin,e Il the kesI- ter al Deeds III anu
Tor The county III DIuc earth IN the State al
Minnesota, uu The -uIn day ~ ApIlI, y ID
lN>'. al . CIuCh IN Inc afternoon, IN BOOK 10
uI mortgages, un page l45, -! MutCn mortgage
There was conveyed aud granted the following
described real estate sIluAtC IN iuc county al
Biuc EARN aiUrcsaId, tu-wu: Inc southwest
quarter oI InC nUr,NC>I quarter uI section
twenty l--l IA Township ole uuudrCd ANA eight
tuSl oI Range I"I uJ! ave t-5l ANA al Iuc buIId
ms auu improvements thereon, except the
rignt 81 Homage heretofore granted uy A, a..
seward ANA wac Ia George W. Moouudsu Tor
hls hIllt psuG, 10 secure lnt paNn al Tue
sum uI >IN hundred dollar, Win interest al
Inc rate ~ ipp per cent. pvr ann lui, lnlCrCSl
pay aulv annually, according IL ans CONDITIONS
~ SlA pruIulSs,rN uUtC> bearing SAINT date a.
saia mortgage, IH'tuC 10y SAID rrrctnau y. Cate
Ia SAID LvSIs Bennett, ami there ucIug due
an unpaid upon sand uuIvS AMI mortgage AT
tie dale ui TINS uuIlcc the sum az >yNc.. nun
uivl ANA iurtA -nNc dollars, AMI uo aCtluu UI
proceeding al law or otherwise having ucCi!
institute - Recover the AIN aunt at S.tIu mort
gasr dvoi ur any part ucruI; now. tnvrciuIc,
notice - hereby given inat Toy NIriue ANA ia
pursuance 81 Il power al sale IN sIIG mortgage
contained and Herewith Recorded, and uI InC
statute IN sucn case made ana pro, ldvd, laU
above described premises viii he SOLD at pubic
auction, al iho front door ul the uiice al tne
Register oi Deeds la aud Tor said county al
Blue Earth ami ~ the CIty uf MankdIu there
~ un
saturday, the 10Th day of February,
A lN,G, AT I o'clock in the afternoon, 4
salts Y the amount uI said mortgage urpt then
duo ana unpaid aud tho further >I.n al cIg.t
dollars ANA Il. tH-uInc cents taxes on sand land
for the year .sst pad Toy said III JTJ gdSrcc, Ia.
ECtlvr with the costs and expenses ui such
foreclosure proceedings, including twenty-five
dollars ATTORNEY : ices ~ sIIpul ltrd in said
mortgage and the said mortgage Viii toe there.
los lprCclusyd.
Dated MauEatO, Mimi, January :, $50
LEWIS BENNETT Mortgage.
JAMES BROWN y son,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
Something About Rings.

1t is understood, says IN authority on
the subject, that Il gentleman who de-
sires to marry wears Il plain or chased
gold ring upon the first finger of the
left hand. When he becomes engaged
the ring passes TO the second finger.
After marriage it passes to the third
finger. Ii. however. the gentleman de-
sires his lady friends 10 clearly under.
stand that he is not lin the MARKET ~
and does not wish TO marry at all, he
wears the signet upon his little finger.
This will iafurn all !he ladies that he is
beyond reach. With the ladies a plain
or chased gold ring on the little finger
of the lett hand indicates mot en-
gagged or ready for an offer" When
engaged the ring passes to the third fin
ger on the right hand. When married
the third finger on the left hand re-
crives the ring. When young lady
desires to defy all suitorS she places
rings on the first and one on the
fourth finger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
FIRST ins. Jan -; Ia II ins. March. 3
SUMMONS.


l,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blu,
> Earth-ss. District Court, Sixth Judicia
District.
The Chicago, Milwaukee * ST. Paul Railway
Company, Pitt,
James B. Hubbcll, George W. BOYD. Ceesta o
Hurluut, Henrietta W. lafayette, Wdrham
b. Smith aud First National Bank of Man
kato, DettS.
The State of Minnesota To the above nance
defendants:
You. George ". Boyd and Henrietta W
Lafayette are hereby summoned and required
10 ans NcT the complaint uI the paintii in the
above entitled action, which l. un nlc in The
Office Ui the clerk of said Court at his Office "a
the city Of MaukatO Minnesota, and 10 scrv,
- opy 81 yuui answer To said complaint on
d subscribers AT their Office, in the cIty Oi
3iankatg IN the county of Blue Earth, within
twenty days after tue service of this summons
upon yuu, exclusive of the day Oi such SERVED
and, 10 you Iuil 10 answer the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff ia this
action wIll apply to the court for the rclIci
demanded therein.
TINS action is brought for the purpose al
wholly excluding all and each of said defend.
ants from any interest or liens and 10 QuiCl
the title in the following described village lots
and parcels of Land situate IN Blue Earth
county, MINES Jta, tp-wIt: All that part of the
west hail of tn" northwest quarter Of section
ten Iul in township one hundred and six luG
norIn Of range Iwcnty-scvcu [21l west, which
had not been pl tttcd into lots, blocks, streets
and ALLEYS a. tho village of GOOD Thunder, nc
cOrding 10 the plat thereof on record in thr
Office 81 the Register Of Deeds of said county
OI Blue Earth. and side track or warehouse
lots and also lots /, B. 9, L., l., Ia and II III
block 2, lots l, =, 3. and n in block 3. lots =
IL, IL. 20, "a, =, % and "a, in block !, lots :
g. 1. 3, ., :, 10, H. u, II, "a. 10 aud 10, ia block
8, all of block Sand :. lots ;, D. :, =, 8 aud % Ia
block :, lots ]. 2 3, 1, ), g 10, IL, l. and Is H.
block g all uf hl eek 80, tots !, =, 3, l. D. q. Z :
9, 10 and L. III block II aud all of block IL H.
she village If Good Thunder, according To The
plat al SAID town duly rccr rded IN The Office Of
the Register OF Deeds of sand county. together
with costs aud disbursements herein.
Dated MaukutO. MINI. Jan. 80, a. ID. 1856.
PFAU a. SHISSLER
Attys for Plaintiff MdnkdtO, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
A Captains Fortunate Discovery

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and \. Y.
had been troubled with cough so thai
he was unable to sleep, and was induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption. II not only give him instant
relief, but allayed the extreme soreness
in his breast. His children were SIM.
larly affected and a single dose had the
same happy effect. DIR. Kings New
Discovery is now the standard remedy
in the Coleman household and on board
the schooner. Free Trial Bottles of this
Standard Remedy at j. r. Jones' Drug
Store
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
Att'ys for PiaintIG, Mdnkato, Nil
first ins. Jan. %; last Ins. Feb. 8.
PROBATE NOTICE,

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
- Earth-sS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of WcnZc
krutZcr, sen. deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probat,
Court Ia all persons Interested in the estate %
WcnZcl kruiZer. sen, deceased. GrcetIng:
Whereas, an instrument III writing purp Drt
ing Ia be the last VIII and testament OF WcnZe
KruIZcr, sen decreased, late OF said county
has been delivered 10 this Court, and ap
plcation made for the proofs OF said instru
mtnt.
Now therefore, you and each of you are cite,
and required To appear at the Office of ia,
Judge of Probate in the city Of Mankato il
said county, on the 18TH day OF February
1886, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that dii
and attend the probate Of said will
In testimony whereof 1 have hcreunto Sc
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probat,
Court this 10th day Of Jannhrr. - 1886.
g. W. MEAD,
lSeal froUute Judge.
NJ. ID. L. CoLLEsTEs,
Attorney for Proponent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
HOW sCHOOI-ROOM AUTHORS ARE IN.
SPIRED.


A correspondent of the journal o.
Education writes:
"Not long ago the superintendent OF
instruction in an eastern city gave me,
with much pride and satisfaction, the
methods used in writing exercises in his
schools. After protracted preliminary
work and sundry writings and revlsions,
the composition is copied upon the left
hand page of blank book. This is
then carefully and infinitely corrected by
the teacher; the book is returned; the
pupil copies the entire exercise correctly
upon the right-hand page; the teacher
again examines it, and if more than two
errors are found the pupil is required to
copy it again, which. of course, neccssi-
tates another examination by the
teacher AS an example of the
thoroughness of this system, the gentle
man remarked with visible pride that
often pupil was compelled 10 copy a
composition sir or eight times before it
reached the required standard of correct
ness!
Who should be piticd most, Johnny.
who has copied his composition on Ma
poiNoh "'i cN'"i' gnu
tears, or Johnny's teacher, who, with
aching head and wcaricd eyes, has had
the privilege of eight times correcting
that luckless production?
Nothing under the sun. it seems to
me, could be devised which would
more effectuall quench any enthusiasm.
or crush any fondness for writing, or
originality of thought, that a pupil
might possess. Imagine his delight and
eagerness when the teacher announces,
"Now. Johnny, having copied your COM
position on Napoleon eight times, you
may write one on Cromwell" ven
ture to say that Johnny's thoughts at
this announcement would not be suit
able for publication. Surely, such a
system is cruel and disastrous. The only
merit is the absolute correctness of the
productions, but at what cost!
The nature Of these exercises, when
the pairing, trimming, chopping, boiling.
and Swimming processes are completed,
seems well described in the words,
Faulty faultless; ic.ly regular; SPLEEN
didly null
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29

Mr.. SacEville West, British minister
at Washington, is described as Il short
stubby little man with black hair, a LONG
black beard, and Il wooden expression
Like most Englshmen he is slow and
hating in speech, and phirgmatic in
temperament. He is fond of show and
likes Ia roll down the avenue in glar.
ing equipagc with Il couple of crimson.
coated ilunkeys on the back seat. The
BALI he gives are generally the most
successful of tive scaSon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29

''Of the wealth of the world" saws q
fanciful statistician, 1870, OOO, 900 are
owned by four men. as follows: Mackay,
S275,0O0,000; Rothschild, $500, 900. 900;
Vanderbilts, Sl75, 900, 900, and the Duke
of Westminster, $86,0O0.OOO. Their in
come per minute is $25, $50. 81, and
"a respectively.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
After lasting pea,

After lasting nearly two years and a
half. and costing both parties from
f2O0,OOO TO f300,000. the strike in the
Sunderland engineering trade has been
settled. The employers withdraw their
character-lnquiry note and the wOrkfnen
their strike manifesto, the apprentice
question being undecided.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
First iu- Jan. .: last iuS. Feb. ..
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
~ Earth -. In PIobatC Court.
In the matte" of tho estate of John Ncighcn
decreased.
Tue state # Minnesota and the said Probate
Curt To- all persons interested in the estate
Of john Ncigncn. deceased. Greeting:
Whereas m instrument IN writing purpprI-
ing 10 be the last " III and testament Of John
M.ighcn. deceased. late of said county has
been delivered 10 this court.
NV therefore you aud each Of you are cited
and required 10 appear al the Office of the
Judge 81 Probate IN the city Of Maukito IN
lid county, on tn" I7th day of February 1856.
II ten O'Clock IN tine forenoon OF that day ana
attend the probate OF said VIII.
In tc>tIm pncy whereof have hcrcuntO set
NY hand and affixed tue seal Of tue Probate
Court this @lst day of January, \ ID. -.
G.. ". MEAD.
lScall. Judge OF PROBATE.