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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-01
vice President nrorton's Departure.

NICb LithIueIIL NIUFIUH5 DePHEIuTes
New YORK, Feb. 26.-The Hon. Levi
p. Morton and his family will leave New
York for Washington next Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Morton has secured quar-
tiers at the Arlington. and will probably
make that hotel his home until the fall.
Then he expects to occupy his new house,
which will by that time be ready.
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First ms. Feb. Is; last ms. March /.
CITATION.


CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Charles Mon
son, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested In the estate OF
Charles Monsoon, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, Mary Monsoon, of the county
OF Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, has filed
her petition in the Probate Court of the coun-
~ OF Blue Earth for Letters of Administration
TO issue to Andrew Madison upon the estate of
Charles Monsoon, late of said county, deceased.
Therefore you and each of you are cited
and required to appear at the office OF the
Judge OF Probate, in the city of Mankato, in
said county, on the 10th day of March, A ID.
1889, at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF that day,
and show cause why Letters of Administra-
tion upon said estate should not issue to the
said Andrew Madison, as prayed for in said pc
tition.
In testimony whereof, ] have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 18th day of February, A. ID: 1889.
G. w. MEAD,
ISeal1 Judge of Probate.
IRA +. SHISSLER,
ATTORNEY for Petitioner.
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Q m inent Robert
jefferson Breckin-
ridge, who was as
determined an OPP
ponent of slavery
an d secession a S
ever lived, and was
president of the ma
tional convention
at Baltimore, in
1854, which nomi-
mated Abraham
Lincoln for the sec
,...I Tiupa 4 Knu-
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with Henry W.
Haneck, Isaac I.
Stevens, Alexander
r. Lawton, United
States minister to
Austria; James B.
Ricketts,, E. o. C.
Ord, E. R. 8. Candy
and other promi.
nent men. Hunt
was assigned to the
Second artillery,
and was made first
neutenantsix years
10 tor, when the
Mexican war broke
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The LerlsIntnre Yiaws tne Show

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-The legisla-
ture at noon took recess until $3.50 p.
M, in order that members might wit
ness the departure OF President-elect
Harrison
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who recently depart
Of the most extern
sive borrowers on
record. He borrow
ed from all of his
friends, in amounts
ranging from $50
to $500, and it was
one of his tenets
never to pay a debt
that he could es-
cape paying. The
firm of Mauntel,
Borgess. & Co., who
lost a large amount
by the steal, are un-
affected. Di ock-
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perience in stock
breeding, and is
familiar with
equine pedigrees.
In 1894, at O meet
ing Of the National
Sugar Growers as
ISOLATION, Of which
he was president,
Mr.. Colman was
unanimously noIni-
mated to the Office
Of commissioner Of
agriculture.
Mr.. Colman was
in the Union army
l,,n;. kha Osxrfl
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NORMAN j. coLMAN.

The Secretary of Agriculture for Three
Weeks.
Norman j. Colman, who was recently
nominated secretary of the newly created de-
partment of agriculture, and who, although
he only will have had the satisfaction of being
one of President Clevelands cabinet ministers
for three weeks, has been commissioner Of
agriculture for four years, is about GA years
old, and Missouri has been his home for
thirty years He was formerly the editor Of
The Rural World, of St. Louis, near which
city he hos a farm, on which he has made
MANY experiments. He has had practical ex-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-01

When Archbishop Carroll founded the
great college in Georgetown IN 1883 it was
largely on account Of the magnificent loca-
ton. The several buildings constituting the
university are situated on q wooded hill,
commanding splendid view many miles up
and down the Potomac and OF Washington.
The grounds comprise many acres and in so
far as possible have been left III their natural
condition. They are threaded by several
small streams, spanned by rustic bridges.
There are many sinuous walks through the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-01

One hundred and thirty-eight years ago, in
pursuance of an act Of the colonial govern
ment of Maryland, the town of Georgetown,
in the District of Columbia, was laid out
Excepting the fact that since that time 1t has
increased by few thousands in population, it
to this day retains the leading characteristics
which distinguished it In the days of George
Washingtons youth. In those days, as now,
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park, and near the college is smooth plot
FOR baseball, football and other sports. The
various buildings Of the college have been
constructed at widely different times and of
different materials, and tho effect, although
exceedingly picturesque, is not altogether
artistic But the new building, which is
nearly completed and which connects the
two rows Of buildings that formerly consti-
tuted the university, amply atones for the
artistic shortcomings Of the old structures.
II Is q noble ediflce, considerably over 800
feet In length and of ornate and imposing
architecture. 1t includes a richly designed
library and spacious chapel. The college
library consists Of 5000 precious books and
manuscripts, some Of the latter being 500
years old. The new building will be ready
for occupancy in few months
Georgetown college is the Oldest and most
important Roman Catholic university in the
United States. Many men who have become
famous as statesmen, jurist5 and writers
were educated within its walls. 1t is Jesuit
institution, but one-third of tho pupils are of
the Protestant faith. 1t consists of q clas-
deal, a medical and a law department. The
classical department has senior division
corresponding to the ordinary college course),
divided into four classes; junior division,
divided into two classes, and n preparatory
department, with two classes; tho whole COW
ering seven years.
There is also postgraduate class Of two
years. The faculty consists Of tho president
and twenty instructors, all of tlcm J2Suits.
The number Of students is generally about
200. The medical department was organized
In 1851, and O school of pharmacy has re-
Gently been attached in connec: ion with it, in
which diplomas are given for proficiency.
The law department was established III 1910.
These departments, however, arc in Wash,
tngton, and are distinct from tire general
organization of the college. N22r tho college
70 o convent of Visitation nun1, founded In
179o, attached to which is fc.-a 10 academy,
In which are educated many CT sAc daughters
Of tho old Washington families.
Georgetown college Is 100 years old, having
been founded by Rev. John Carroll in 17S9
he lived long enough to see the institution an
established success 1t was chartered as a
university in 1916 Every president of the
United States since Washington has annually
attended the commencement exercises at the
college. Only one year, during the admins
tration of President Hayes, was this custom
omitted. In 1897 Gen. Washington unex-
pectedly visited the college wholly unattend-
ed, and expressed great admiration at what he
saw. Augustin and Bushrod, sons of Judge
Bushrod Washington and nephews of the gen.
eral, were educated at Georgetown, and
George W. Washington, son of the younger
Bushrod, then residing at Mount Vernon,
entered In 1880. Henry, son of Lawrence
Washington, of Westmoreland county, Va,
entered in 1884.
The celebration of the Tooth anniversary
Of tho founding of the college is one of the
events Of the present year in Georgetown.
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NANKATo FREE Press
FRIDAY. MARCH /. 1850.
AN OLD UNIVERSITY.
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, FOUNDED
BY ARCHBISHOP CARROLL.

What the Town OF Georgetown Looks Like.
The College Grounds and the Splendid
New Edihce Now Being Compieted-Gen.
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mans defalcation amounts to over 500, 200,
including several inheritances and private
fortunes of which he was In charge
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Ii was notable for the strong contrast afforded
by its numerous small, Ill constructed houses
and shops TO q few intervening mansions Of
most picturesque but substantial architecture,
surrounded by ample grounds, and in mid
summer so heavily shaded by the closely
planted trees as to look dark and scarcely
distinguishable from the high stone Lodging
inclosing the estates. At the time George
town was founded the adjacent country now
known as Washington consisted of a few
farms and dense forest. Where the White
House now stands was a struggling planta-
ton owned by a canny Scotchman named
David Burns. Georgetown was then con-
sidered quite thriving hamlet. Vessels
from New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
the West Indies stopped there and
exchanged merchandise, anu there was O
healthy rivalry between Georgetown and the
then prosperous town Of Alexandria, Va, O
few miles down the river. But it is a curl
Gus fact that in the past hundred years
both of these towns have refrigerated instead
of progressed. Riding down the Potomac to
Mt. Vernon, on hot summers day, the near
view you have of Alexandria gives you the
impression that the town is completely de-
serted. At the wharves lie disused, rotting
ships The only signs Of life you see on the
docks are few darkies lying full length
under the shade of a warehouse, looking at
the lazy ripping of the water and whistling
to the winds. The ferry from Washington
slowly sweeps up to the wharf, but as soon
as the few passengers are unloaded the
momentary excitement subsidies and the
droning quietness again sets in. Between the
cobblestones Of the streets shoot up morbid
growths of weeds and grass, which are noSed
by occasional stray hogs that wander unre-
strained through the streets. Georgetown
has not undergone such a decadence as this,
but the place is drowsy enough. True, there
Is a faint echo of the restlessness of Washing
ton to be heard in Georgetown, which is now
virtually a part of Washington Cthe two
places only being separated by bridge
spanned creek, but the difference between
the spirit that pervades the atmosphere of
Washington and that which strikes the
stranger in Georgetown is simply the differ
ence between the Nineteenth and the Eigh-
tenth centuries.
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Dieclman, the st. Louis Defaulter.
Henry Dieckman, the st. Louis defaulter,
who recently departed for Canada, was one
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"I have used two bottles OF your PaineS
Celery Compound and It has given entire sat
isfact1On as an appetizer and blood puriner
T. i. BERNER, WatertoWn, DakoIA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
yomap.s PoIit-uess to Women.

Says correspondent: 81 was glad to see
the other day q suggestion that under GER
tain circumstances It may be the duty Of
woman to yield her seat in 4 street car or
a stage, especially to one Of her own sex
whose need Of q seat is greater That not
more than one woman out of q hundred ever
recognizes this duty is n fact too evident to
need proof. But to my point, which is this:
Many married women. when in car or
stage with their husbands, most strsnuously
object to their husbands yielding their seats
to lady who may be standing. The ostsn-
sible ground of the objection is the plea that
a husband i'll such case should sit by and
entertain his wife. But have generally no
ticed that these same women always de-
uounce as mo gentleman other wives hus-
bands who, under similar circumstances, do
do not offer them seat. 1t is such mystic
riou5 puzzles as this in the gentle sex that
have kept me lonely old bachelor all my
life. New York Tribune
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
Nom ory OF "santn Clans"

They call him Father Christmas in France;
and this is the way George Sand, the famous
writer, describes her memory Of the beneVo-
lent patron Of the children:
| have not forgotten the absolute belief
had in the descent down the chimney Of Old
Father Christmas, a good old man with a
snowy beard, who, during tbs night, as the
clock struck II, was to come and place in my
little Shoe present, which should fni upon
Gwuking.
Twelve o'cl-ck at night that mysterious
LOur unknown to children, and which is rep
resented 70 them as the impossible limit to
which they can keep awake. What incredi-
DE efforts did I A.. make 10 resist my ten
dency to sleep before tho appearance Of the
little old nsGa!
| felt uIEiOrs vet afraid to see him: but
could never keep awake long enough, and
the following morning my first anxiety was
to so and examine my shoe in tie fireplace.
What emotion did not feel at sight of the
white paper PARCEL for Father Christmas
was exceedingly clean in his ways, and never
failed to wrap his offerings carefully.
l Used to jump out OF bed, and run bare
footed to seize my treasure. 1t was never a
very n.gnifcent affair, for we were not
wealthy. 1t used to be q little cake, an
orange, or SIMPLY nice rosy aPple; but
nevertheless il seemed so precious to me that
| scarcely dared eat it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
Understanding Young People.

Among my neighbors there is one little
woman who has a faculty for understanding
other people. Perhaps she ought, having
been three times marrled-'succcSsfully mar
ricd," as she insists, for she has the happy
faculty Of making the best of everybody.
whats the use" says Mother Brierly.
whats the usel Folks are folks" Yes,
folks are folks, and that is the one lesson we
must learn in order to get on well with all
sorts. Every one is an individual. YES"
adds Mother Briefly, and every ones got
his material twist, one way or t'Other-least-
wise lie ought ter have" More philosophy,
madam! and Of the best sort. The thing is,
not to get our twist into hard knot.
II you find young people coming to you
readily, it is because you understand them.
Why it IS that SO few people understand the
young do not know, only know it is so.
I have tried to make a few memoranda Of
experience as l have traversed the years.
Here felt so and so; and after this manner
at such point. Why forget it, There is no
reason why one need forget how to be a boy
of ten, a boy Of twelve, and a youngster OF
fifteen, or Of twenty Most lads are spoiled
because, at home, no one understands them,
or tries to understand them; but away from
home there are those who understand the
animal part Of boy; and that is the way
they arc ruined.--M. Maurice, NJ. D., in
Globe Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
Hobbies Of Noted Actors.

Almost every Thsspian Of any prominence
or notoriety has a hobby. Edwin Booths
leaning is for pipes, aud he possesses mar
velorS collection. Joseph Jefferson loves to
ride over the broad acre. Of his Louisiana
plantation and watch his sproutins crops.
Francis Wilson loves the memory of NSpo-
leon |, and possesses one Of the most CON-
plete collections Of publications, portraits
aud mementos concerning the great general
Kyrle Bellew has weakness for antique
seals, Venetian daggers and the jewels ap-
propriate to ancient orders. Mrs. Potter
owns a handsome collection Of books and
plates of ancient costumes, and IS always o.
the look out to add to Il.
Mrs. Langtry'S fad is found in old silver,
and her table is al ways set with it. She has
also some old feather edS,e cutlery for which
she would not exchange the weight in gold.
Rose Coghlan has q farm on the banks Of tho
Hudson, where she lives in summer, and Sns
loves the life Of the amateur farmer Law
renee Barrett is enthusiastic couDCtor Of
books and relics OF every nature rel.ting to
the stage, and the money that he has eTIeuGy u
in this way represents asmall fortune John
Gilbert hes a valuable collection OF LIogTa-
paicS Of noted actors AID actresses. I1Crhelt
Archer loves dogs and owns several flLe speci-
mems of different breeCS Kate ClaItCu goes
in for precious stones ard has some fine dla-
monds, while her husband, Charles A. Steven
son, is a most emf husIastlC yachtsman and the
possessOr OF two crack boats. Deulnan
Thompson has a weakness for mechanical
contriyances, and his latest invention is an
improved railroad car with safety wheels and
track-New u rk Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
HnppIness Of the Married.

1t depends, then altogether upon the two
individuals making and maintaining the mar
riage whether il is a thing of blessing or Of
bslring. Two people who are each naturally
unselfish, or who love each other sufficiently
to cultivate unSelfshness, or who are unset.
fish from principle, may make marriage q
state Of bsatitude, and two people who think
each of his or her own especial comfort can
make it worse than q purgatorial condition.
And that would hold true not only of mar
rage, but Of any other association, bond, or
partnership.
Where husband and wife have learned to
forbear ever 20 little, to strive for each others
joys rather than for their own rights, to re-
spsct each others personality, then their unity
is a bliss OF which the unmarried mind can
form no idea; thsy grow to have one wish,
almost to know each Others thought before
speaking, while ZACH can maintain sufficient
Of tina. individuality which prevents stagna-
ton and affords variety and vivacity, and
all the tins they turn to one another with
that absolute assurance Of sympathy which
gives to each all tho comfort that a whole,
sRcircling, supporting and sympathizing uni
verso might do. Although the rest Of the
world may be pleasant to them, they have no
actual need OF any but each other, and their
confidence, companionship and oneness con
stitute happiness which il needs the troubles
and trials insspsrabls from life at present to
hinder from being little less than heaven it
sslf.-narper's Bazaar.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
The Pleasures Within Reach.

The woman Of society on whom society S
demands are 30 e1acting that she has no time
to spend with her children, but must dele
gate the cares OF her hons to q hired house
keeper, misses the keeness pleasures Of moth
erhood aud womanhood The fortunes of
ennui from which tbs wealthy and frivolous
woman OF the world 30 often suffers are ali
known to the busy housewife. The little
every day sacrifices which the woman i'll a
commonplace position must make render the
object Of them doubly valuable when it is
obtained. Every hour Of tbs busy woman's
day is filled il with httIs domestic cares,
eSch ore OF which brings its own blessings,
aud it il the finding out and recognition of
these blessings OF every day life that brings
the sincerest happiness the world affords.
Little children should be taught above all
things to enjoy the pleasures that lie around
them rather than to reach toward those
which are beyond them. 1t is a fault of the
country forever to neglect the present posi-
bilities Of happiness and to consider any OBJ
iect valueloss as soon as it is obtained. A
restless, nervous life is the result of such I'M
healthy aspiration. The full fruition of
work is lost, and the pleasure derived from
the attainment Of any goal is but a shadow.
From one step to another the worker rushes
on till he reaches the highest summit, to find
too late that the true happiness he seeks is
left behind him.-Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
Carr of the Lamn.

The lamp is such necessary article in the
home that it is strange it should be neglected
as often as it is 1t requires but few min
utes care each day to keep it in order, yet
even this short time is denied it by many
housekeepers. An i'll kept lamp is danger
GUS as well as an unsightly object, and many
Of the explosions of oil lamps which appear
almost every day in the newspapers could be
traced TO carelessness in caring for the lamps.
No woman having the welfare of her family
at heart will willfully neglect this very i'm
portant task. Aside from the danger, there
are few things 80 annoying to a person when
reading or sewing Us poor light, and an i'll
kept lamp will OF necessity give forth such
Light.
The danger Of allowing children or even
careless grown people to handle lamps care
lsssIy. caQgot 10 overesUimated. Laulls TO
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08

sIrrougn by nj meats costly or yallmoIe, are
quaint and pretty; the cloth is Of crimson for
tho early meal, an innovation to which have
become accustome33, ana the napkins are Of
the same order, the reason given being that
fruit stains and fruit is never absent from
Ter table, arc inevitable
At first all hor acquaintance imagine that
she spends layishly IN her housekeeping
whereas tho fact is that she is rigid econo-
mist in the true sense, and saves, not by
going without, or even by purchase of mex
pensive materials, but by her knowledge Of
values and thrifty use Of the various articles
she buys There is absolutely no waste, even
Of bread, and tho preparation of food is con-
sidered by her from the artistic standpoint.
Her muffin pans are Of curious shape, her
butter pats are mot pats, but dainty shells
or leaves or scrolls, her dishes are often deco
rated with gay leaves, parsley plays a pre-
dominant part, too, and the very eggs in
their crude white shells appear in such dainty
cups that they serve decorative purpose
Breakfast in her idea should not be heavy
meal; and while expense is not necessarily
an object to her, she is q true economist from
conviction, and provides for her family with
q view 10 giving the utmost nourishment in
the lightest shape. Fish figures largely in
her menus, and can be safely recommended
n suitable -Janet E. Euutz- ReeS in Demo
rests Monthly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
A Delightful Pet.

The jumping mouse, il one may believe =
writer in Forest and Stream, can be made q
delightful pet. He is great jumper, and in
leaping takes course ia gigzsgs, Clearing
two or three yards at q time, springing with
its hind feet, but landing on its fore feet at
each bound. Audubon says that it is Ger
tsinly the most agile Of animals in the entire
worlds fauna. Farmers sometimes pillow it
up in their wheat fields, when it makes of in
magnificent leaps. 1t tee2" Gu grain and
various kinds Of seeds, but ru,aly does much
damage. Strictly nocturnal in its habits, it
nay be found haunting either the woods or
the open cultivated fields.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-08
There Are Those Who Arc Reserved and
Others Who Show Their Love.

The pleasantest things tkat come to writers
are the letters from strangers, who kno'g US
only through our published thoughts They
are frequently letters full Of appreciation
and sympathy, ths.t cheer and warm our
hearts and set us to sharpening our pencils
to finer point.
Strangers, did sayI 1t would have been
better to have written acquaintance instead,
for who knows Us 50 well as a sympathetic
reader?
Writers are often shy aOout expressing
their thoughts by the tip Of their tongues,
but give them a pencil. ,.uu a bit OF paper and
they can 30. more. help dropping a. bit.of