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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
Bogus ScissOr-Grinders.

"Never get your knife ground on the
street." said a well-knOwn cutlery man
to reporter for the New York Tribune.
"Why?" asked the reporter.
because the chances are that i'm nine
cases out of ten it will be ruined.
Scissors-grinding is poor mans trade,
and | don't like to speak about the
frauds in the business. just because the
one honest man in ten may suffer by it.
The fact is that Italian bosses, or what
ever they are called-capitalists, per-
haps-tho same who operate in hand
organs and hurdy-gurdies, have bought
up large numbers of the little scissors
grinding machines that are used in the
streets. They lease these to Italians,
who know as little about grinding a
knife or pair of scissors as a black.
smith. These fellows 60 about the city,
gather up knives, and literally ruin
them. have seen knives passed back
to the cooks as sharpened which merely
had the tarnish rubbed off until the
blade looked bright and new. Tha
isn't so bad as when they round up :
blade so that it takes regular siege OF
tho grindstone to put it in proper shap,
again. There are ut least a hundred o
these bogus scissors-grindcrs in New
York city and they ought to be arrested
| MS frauds"
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TOBACCO-A PARABLE,

Then shall the kingdom of Satan be
likened to grain of tobacco seed winch
though exceedingly small, being cost IN
To the ground, grew, and became a great
plant: and spread ITS leaves rank and
broad, so that huge apd vile worms
formed habitation thereon. And IT
came To pass, i'm the course of time, that
the sons of men looked upon 1t, and
Thought it beautiful to look upon. and
much to be desired to make lads look
big and manly. So they put 10th their
hands and did chew thereof. And some
il made sick; and others, to vOmit most
filthy. And it further came to pass
that those who chewed 1t became weak
and unmanly, and said: eve are en-
shaved, and can't cease from chewing
it." And the mouths of all who were
enslayed became foul. And they were
seized with violent splitting; and they
did spit i'm ladies' parlors, and even IN
the house of the Lord of Hosts. And
the saints of the Most High were great
ly plagued thereby.
And i'm the course Of time, 1t came
also to pass that others snuifed it; and
they were taken suddenly with fits,and
they did sneeze with a great and
mighty sneeZe ,insomuch that their eyes
filled with tears, and they did look ex-
,eedIngly silly. And yet others cum
njngly wrought the leaves thereof into
rolls, and did set fire to the one end
thereof, and did suck yehementlv mt the
other end thereof, and did look very
grave and calf-like; and the smoke of
their torment assembled up forever and
forever.
And the cultivation thereof became a
great and mighty business on the earth
and the merchantmen waxed rich by
the commerce thereof. And it came to
pass that the saints of the Most High de-
filed themselves Herewith; even the
poor who could not buy shoes, nor
bread, nor books for their little ones,
spent their money for it. And the Lord
was greatly displeased Herewith, and
said: "Wherefore this waste; and why
do these little ones lack shoes and bread
and books? Turn, now, your fields in
to corn and wheat; and put this evil
thing far from you, and be separate, and
defile not yourselves any more, and !
will bless you and cause my face to
shine on you"
But with one accord, they all ex-
claimed: eve cannot cease from chew
ing. snufiing, and pufIing-we are slaves
l-Christidn Secretary.
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Science for the Sick.

Invalids, us a rule, have a great deal
of leisure on their hands-more of il
than they like-and to fill this time
pleasantly is question involving {
great deal more than mere amusement
The Importance of mental distraction tC
invalids is fact too universally recog
nized to call for comment here, my oh.
ject in this paper being merely to sug
gest mode of distraction that, in my
own experience, has not only been at.
tended with the happiest results physi.
cally, but has proved source ofintense
and never-failing pleasure. | allude To
the study of botany-not the tiresOme,
profitlcss study of textbooks, but of the
woods, and fields, and meadows
The beauty of this pursuit is that il
takes the student Out-of-doors, and
throat and lung troubles, as have been
truly said. are house-diseases. l am
speaking. of course. to those who have
begun to fight the enemy before he has
captured the inner defenses, and who
are supposed to be stroug enough to do
reasonable amount of walking, and
some solid thinking. For botany. though
the simplest of the sciences, cannot be
mastered without some effort. You are
met right at the threshold by that fear
full, technical vocabulary which must be
conquered before advancing single
step-a labor so formidable and re-
pellent. when undertaken according to
the old school-book method, that l do
not wonder so many have shrunk away
from il in disgust, or in despair.-E. n.
AndreVS. in Popular Science Monthly
for Aprii.
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Two Appreciative Souls.

A distinguished Maine gentleman says
that some years ago he was making a
Journey down east, when train be-
came snOw-bound. II was then even.
ing. and there was no hope of progress
until daylight. But near at hand was
little village which boosted public
hall. 1t was suggested that the passen'
gers adjourn to the hall and listen to an
address by their distinguished fellow
traveller. He finally consented to do his
part; the hall was warmed and lighted
and the lecture took place. The mex
day the gentleman was approached by
sturdy young yeoman, who said:
you're the man who made the
speech last night, amt you?" The iden
tity having been duly established, h.
went on: II want to thank you for it
l don't know when I've enjoyed mysel
more than l did while you were talk
ing"
The orator experienced the genia
glow which unconventional and un
sought praise is wont to inspire, and HI
cordially took the honest fellows hand
YES" the young man continued, ii
was good thing; you see, my girl j
on the train, and while you were lectur
ing she and had the car to ourselves.
Boston Record.
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A NOBLE WORK.

A noble work, and one that we hope
to see warmly and enthusiastically es
pOlIsed all over the land, is thus spoken
of by the Chicago correspondent of the
Christian UftiOn:-
"a Society for the Promotion of So
cial Purity has been started in Chicago
by Miss Willard and her associates. II
will work i'm connection with the White
Cross Army, which seeks 'tO establish q
single code of morals, and to maintain
the law of purity as equally binding up
on men and women The movement
will meet with warm sympathy.
according TO the prospectus, 1T aims
to exhibit the relations existing between
the drink habit and the nameless habits
outrages, and crimes, which disgrace
modern civilization; and especially tC
point out the brutalizing influence OF
malt liquors upon the lower nature
This study il to be conducted by means
of mothers meetings, leaflets, pamph,
lets, etc,
act has i'm view distinct effort to
impress upon the minds of men and
women, youth and maidens, the absO.
lutte demand of religion and physiology
for purity i'm word, thought, and deed.
"'It will endeavor 10 secure legisla-
tlOn Oh IL CildTdCtcI CtlCuldtcu W pIoIcCl
the honor and purity of women and
girls, and render them safe from the de.
pravity of brutal men,
"Mothers will be urged to see that
their children are not kept in "a false
ignorance which in the hour of tempta.
ton often leaves its victim defenseless.
Young men and young women will be
called upon to enlist under the banner
of the White Cross. and pledge them
selves to lead pure lives. That there is
call for such work as this new Organi-
zation proposes, no one familiar with
our social habits can for moment
doubt"
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TRUE, EVERY WORD.

Several children were bitten by mad
dog i'm Newark, New Jersey, and sub
scription was raised to send them
abroad for treatment. On this the Chic
ago Inter Ocean remarks:-
at is u pleasure to note the humane
act of the people of Newark, N. j., who
promptly subscribed 81 900 to send six
poor children who were bitten by rab-
id dog. To Paris for treatment by Pas
teur, the renowned surgeon of that city.
Whether cure is effected or not, the
act will stand as among the brightest OF
the year. Now, if every class would
continue to manifest like interest in
the children of our cities, what a change
would result. Rabid dogs, that insert
disease and death INTO the bodies of the
boys and girls, as i'm the case of the poor
little ones at Newark, are not as bad as
the Thousand dens of wee which poison
both soul and body, and wreck both"
But what did they do with the rabid
dog? Just rs likely as not they killed
him, and thus DESTROYED somebody's
property. OF course they had no right
to destroy property for such a trivia
cause as the endangering of the lives Of
few children. That is contrary tC
well-established presidents. They
should have assessed "high license
on the dog, and set him free in the
streets. - Pacific Health journal.
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A st. Paul wife has cured her husband
of taking refreshing little nap after 6
o'clock dinner, rs he has been wont to
do. She became Disguised with trying
to amuse herself while her helpmeet
slumbered. She called him and at
tempted to converse. but in vain. He
returned to the land of nod and would
not stay awake, nor would he make
himself agreeable He slumbered in an
easy chair before the cheerful CRATE fire.
1t was warm within the room. 1t was
30 degrees below zero on the outside.
She opened Il window and loft the room.
When the sleeper woke his ears were
nipped. He sleeps no more in easy
chairs with his ears cxpOsed.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
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Mapleton,
Mr. Hubbard ia No befter

Mr.. Hubbard is no better.
Mrs. VIM. Mcqueen has been visiting
in Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bennett have re-
turned home from Watervllle.
Mrs. Shsrm Peet has ordered full
stock ofmillinery goods.
Mapleton creamery has started. John
Bishop makes the butter this summer.
Mr.. Wellington Edwards and Ed.
Runke are building nice cosy dwellings.
Miss ALA Spaulding, from Charles City
Iowa, niece of G. q. Spaulding, is visit
ing him.
There was a class of boys and girls
confirmed at the Lutheran church, q
week ago last Sunday. 1.
Rev. Mr.. Moses has been here as a
candidate for the vacancy i'm the Congre.
gational church, and the probabilities are
he will be hired. He comes from North
field
| Rev. Mr.. Liscomb, presiding elder fol
the NJ. f. church, assisted Rev. J
Barnard, in quarterly meeting exercises
last Sunday.
Cleaning house and painting are the
OTutT Vi tic udy III NluplcUoH. VIC u
the things for which Mapleton is notet
is the paint used both inside and outsid,
of the buildings.
Mr.. VIM. Tenney has sold his dwellin,
and share in the livery barn, horses
wagons, etc., to Mr.. VIM. DObie. Con
sideratiOn 1880.
Mr.. A. Foster is moving his family I,
Wadena, Mimi, where he with his broth
er Oscar are going TO start hardwar
II store.
Mr.. Leroy Peet and Mr.. Freeman
Klein, are going to move their familie
TO Kansas this spring.
Rev. r. B. Abbott. president femal
college. Albert Lea, Mimi, preached II
Mapleton and Sterling Sunday.
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The woman are urging forward the pc
titions for scientific temperance instruc
ton. Mrs. Hunt and others appeared
before the House committee on educa
ton last week, and argued for the pro
posed bill. Petitions are being extern
sively circulated both here and else
where. Ii is one of the encouraging
signs Of the times that people are very
willing TO encourage this measure. Nc
reasonable ground of objection can be
found, but, on the contrary. there is
every argument for educating the young
concerning the nature and dangers OF
alcoholic beverages. We hope Congress
will not be slow in responding to the
prayers of the peOple.-Ine American.
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Garden City.

Mr. r. 8. Terry lost a valuable horse one
day last week.
Mr.. James NaylOr has been hauling lumber
recently for the purpose of building barn.
Seeding is finished throughout this section
of the county and farmers are busily engaged
preparing for corn planting.
Mr.. Geo. Barnard, of Good Thunder. recent.
ly purchased horse Of S, b. Thompson. Esq
Mr.. Barnard made the purchase with the in
tention of having carriage horse.
The euchre party given by Miss Salonna
NickersOn, at her home, last Saturday evening
was a pronounced success. Every one pres
ent reports a splendid time, which reflects
great credit on Miss Nickerson's ability to en-
terrain.
On Monday evening about FIVE O'Clock, tho
youngest daughter Of Mr. James Seawrigh
received a severe fracture OF the forearm by
falling from the top of a straw pile. DIR
Murphy, of Garden City, was called, who re
set the limb and the little one IL doing nicely
The ROsenOw Bros. have been i'm our vicin
ity recently, digging we'll, having dug one fo
Mr.. J. j. Nelson, and one for MIR. G. Wendant
They have an excellent outfit, do neat jolt
and persons desiring well or anything con
nected herewith will find it to their advau
tage to secure their services.
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REFEREE SALE.

Josephine c. Schermerhorn. Ingold {. Scher-
mcrhorn, Reed c. Schermerhorn and Daisy
Sehermerhorn, plaintiffs,
against
Waldo W. Williams. Julia NJ. Stewart, Reed
Case, Jr., Charles q. Case, Ella Lyman, Bement
Lyman, Will &. Spears, Florance 5. Barnard.
Henry &. Barnard, Kate Schermerhorn, Lou
Williams, Sallie Case and Florance Bannard
defendants.
In pursuance OF decree and order of the
District Court I'm and for the county OF Blue
Earth and State Of Minnesota, made In tht
above entitled action, dated the 18th day al
March, 1856, the undersigned referee In parti
ton will sell at public auction To the highes
bidder for cash. at the front door of the Ollie.
of the Register of Deeds of said Blue Earti
county, I'm the city Of Mankato, ON the
Sth day of May, 1856,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, all that certain piece o
parcel of land situate I'm said county of Blu
Earth and described rs follows; The south hal
of the southwest quarter, and lot number tw
ca, all in and Of section fourteen (iD In town
ship one hundred and eight u0S) OF rang
twenty-nine (s9l W.
Dated March 18th, 1886.
GEO. w. MONKS, Referee.
WILLARD & HuaHEs, ATTORNEYS.
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pnpIIAR IGNORANCE.

Popular Ignorance is far more dan
gerous to-day than it was one hundred
years ago. To-day the laboring man
owing to the telegraph and steam
engine, can unite in powerful organiza
tons reaching throughout the country
General education is necessary to-day
to the existence of civil society in it'
present form. A very ignorant commu
nifty cannot be virtuous and moral and
public spirited. In a crowded society
education, IL not the cause, Is certainly
q prime condition of morality and pub
lie spirit and virtue,-a something with.
out which the latter cannot exist Edu.
cation is a matter of general and moi
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A queer freak of nature has occurred
at Frey's Bush, small hamlet southeast
of Fort Plain, N. Y. The 12-year-old
daughter of Reuben Waltz of that place
has been great sufferer since she was
four years old with fits. For the last
year one leg and part of that side have
been partly paralyzed. Friday afternoon
while she was having severe fiji, with
out any moving of the paralyzed limb
the muscles along the thigh violently
contracted, causing the bone to break.
A doctor was called and set the leg and
has hopes that the child may possibly
recover.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Laid over from last week.)
Sterling.

Laid over from last week)
Sterling.
Seeding all done.
Beautiful growing weather.
A social dance at Ellis Hall, Friday
eve, 3Oth inst.
Mrs. Rima will open up her millinery
stock next week.
School in Dist. no. 81 commences next
Monday, May Sd, with James Howieson
as teacher.
A few of the farmers have planted
corn. If weather continues favorable al
will commence next week.
The Cross family, of Marquette, Wis.
gave two very pleasing entertainment
in the school house last Saturday ant
Monday evenings. +.
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Wonderful Cures.

w. ID. Hoyt q Co., Wholesale and Re.
tail Druggists of Rome, Ga, say: We
have been selling DIR. 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 tins city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by nse of a few bot
ties of DIR. Kings New Discovery, taken
i'm connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by j. r.
Jones.
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Tuesday. the 18th day of June, |
First ins April 30: last ins, May 81;
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

S,TATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
- Rarth-ss In Probate Court.
In the matter uf the estate of wenZel
krruIZcr, deceased.
Notice il hereby given tn all persons having
claims and demands against the estate al
wenZcl krcutZer, late of the county of Blue
Earth deceased. that the Judge Of the
Probate Court uf said county will hear, ex'
anime ana adjust claims and demands against
said estate, al his Office in the city of Man
kato in said county, on the eth day oi
July, and on the 9th day of October lSS6
AZ two o'clock in the afternoon ON each OF saic
DAYS, and that six Ionths from the date here
of have been limited and allowed by said Pro
bate Court for creditors Ia present thcii
claims.
Dated April IL, 1855
ANTON DEGLMAN,
Administrator of the estate of Wenzcl kreutZ
tr, deceased.
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First ins. April -: last ins. May :.
PROBATE NOTICE.

S,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blu,
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Evan Evans
deceased.
The State Of Minnesota and the said Probat,
court To all persons Interested in the estate al
Evan Evans, deceased. Directing:
Whereas. an instrument in writing purport
ing To- Toe the last will and testament Of Evan
Evans, deceased, late of said county, has been
delivered Ia tins court and application has
'lrcn made for the proofs of said instrument
Therefore YOU and each of YOU are cited and
g..guircd Ia a ppcar AT the office of the Judge
ct Probate in the city of MankatO in said coun.
IS un the End day oi May, lS>G, at ten O'Clock
"a the forenoon of that day and attend the
probate of the SAID Will.
In testimony " hereof ! have hcreunto SET
aiy hand aud affixed the seal Of the Probate
curt this 2lSt day of April. A. ID. lSs6.
a.. ". MEAD.
lSeall Probate Judge.
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In case young man i'm Burmah
breaks matrimonial engagement the
law compels him to give the Tilted girl
a bulldog worth 30 rupees, a pig three
feet in girth, spear, Il fork. bag, a
piece of ornamental cloth and five pots
of khoung.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her CASTORIA,
When she was n Child, she cried for CASTORIA,
When she became Miss, she chung to CASTORIA,
When she had Children, she gave them CASTORIL
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The National Temperance Hospital for
which the w. &. II. u. has been working
for several years, is now said to be fully
assured, and strong hopes are enter
tanned that it will become reality in
side of q year.
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NEW OR CURRENT IDEAS.

We shall be the last to decline new
iedas; we enjoy them for their freshness.
but we cannot help feeling that it will
be much healthier for the educational
system of America if we spend more
time and thought in comprchending
and digesting current IDEAS, In this
age of the world new ideas will come
fast enough and be accepted readily
enough, the danger is lest they be not
properly weighed, appreciated, and
applied. An idea is of little value to
the world until it gets age enough to
make its permanency hopeful. The
first years trial of any educational ex-
pertinent is almost invariably ut the ex-
pense Of the school. The new must
wear off before its value is a deiinable
quantity. We usually see the virtue of
the new idea, and become weary with
the old. The days of too great conser-
vatism are fast passing; there is danger
of too great fickleness now. We need to
heed the warning to hold fast that which
is good.
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PIIB!IC OPINION,

Don't imagine your feelings the only
ones in the schoolroom TO be injured
CentrOpolis.
Enthusiasm is the key to love for
ones work, coupled with n moderate
aptitude, is the key to success. q.
Taylor. Texas.
Character in pupils should be our
first and prominent aim. If we fail
here, we most disastrously fail.-Supt.
Edsoard Smith. Syracuse, ~ y
1t is not the mental work ut school
that hurts; il is the irregular, perhaps
vicious habit of living, and improper
and excessive pleasure-seeking, which
do the damage, and concerning which
the statisticians are silent.-Sch0Ot Ed.
The attempt to induce large class of
young teachers to initiate the experience
of others can only end i'm failure. How
ever varied the form which knowledge
may take, the methods of instruction are
personal characteristlcs.-ka. School
Journal,
The teachers authority should never
be abused from Over-use. Ii should be
a great reserve power, "A mighty force,
of whose existence pupils are consci-
Gus, aud which they recognize rs the
controlling element Of the school. Get
them to do the work from interest,"
from personal regard, if possible; if that
fails. then compulsiQn should be used,
and neutrality-suspicious. Schoo
Journal,
One of the main objections urged
against our graded system is, that i
compels the pupils to work in n Eass
that the individuality of a pupil is re
pressed; that tho bright, active ones
must go along with the dull and the in
dolent. Let teacher be placed il
charge of Il less number of pupils, ant
there will be more time to devote TO tn,
various classes. Supt. j. q. Etgertg
Mass.
| Believe me The thoughts and fancie
of leisure hours also need directing ant
guarding. A boy will never make :
less successful business man, if, wher
business hours are over, he can turn
with zest to wisely written book. ant
facts and fancies, lights and shadows
that rise and fall over all tho strang,
problems of human eXistenoe.-DES
alice Freeman.
What the schools need is not more O
arithmetic and grammar. but more o
heart culture,-;esthetic and mora
training; less examining and driving
for per cents; more moral instruction
The world needs good men rs well a.
good accountants and grammarians
and there is to-day less lack of intelli
gence than of public virtue and private
fair-dealings, less lack of knowledge
than of an inclination toward II nohlel
life,-a life of justice, kindness, ant
mercy-Dr. John b, Reaslee, Cincinnati