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BUSINESS CHANCEa


Continued. Il
In Minnesota. within leo miles Of Minneapo-
lis. Address 71O3. Journal.
ToVRTEEN-ROoM BOARDING HOUSE; So
steady boarders; cheap rent For particulars
inquire at 10 sth st n.
GOOD REsTAURANT AND LODGING HOUSE
business Tor sale cheap; on the 500 extension.
FoR sALE-aRooEhsY STORES GOOD Ioo1.
ton; musts be sold at once. BY Rucher B
Hechter, 240 Sd ay s.
FOR sALElFINR 10o-BARREL MIL N 8. d,
mill in good location and running steady. Ad.
dress blS4 Journal.
s., ooo-JEWELRY, JUST 1NvoIoED TRoM
srecienridse, MINI. $50 'An'' 20 90
NEWsPAPER AND JOB OFFICE ToR gALR,
doing good business; invoice 5000. Address
6778. Journal
MILLINERY STORE ron BALE; WILL SELL
at a great sacrifice II taken at once. Address
WANTED-PARTNER IN PERMANENT PAY.
ing business, about 5000 required. Address
7401 Journal. 49,
WANT A GOOD SALOON N TWIN CITIES 70
rent have cash 81, 800 to $1,000. Address
$685. Journal S#
FOR sALE-LUNoH WAGON. WITH COM
plete OUTFIT to work with. cheap, At 11os
l. Sd Ut 8.
state bank In North Dakota. Address 1851.
I CAN SELL YOUR BUSINESS. SEND DE.
scription Shepard. Bank Of Commerce Bldg.
HALF INTEREST IN REALTY RUsINW8;
| easy terms to right man. 1865, Journal
GROCERY AND CONFECTIONERY WITH IIY.
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STORAGE

MINNEAPOLIS TRANSFER AND STORAGE
O.. has best facilities for handling and stoe.
Ing household goods; expert furniture packers;
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and other points our speciality. 122 9th st s.
Both phones.
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bold goods; expert packers. Office. 200 Nicoi-
let both phones 1865. Res phone r. @. 1884.
FIREFRooF STORAGE, CLEAN, sEPARATE
rooms; packing and shipping. 1O0 LIST az n.
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BARTER AND ExoHANeE

BAXTER AND EXCHANGE
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general drysoods, ladies'. mems and children's
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LEGATION and inspection no Axtuses Good4
bought for country trade; must have part
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Some sncunahranes: Nov: Il you want mer-
Charles w Somers. 800 Manhattan building,
st. Paul. MINI.
rs ExoHANGE-vALUADLE PAINTINGS,
Oh, water colors and pastels: ondsr on reliable
dentist for anything can use. Address IT'S,
Journal
FOE ExCHANGlop0D PANORAMA CAM.
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ExdHANaE-wALLPAP AND PAINTING
for a good delivery horse and light spring
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DYEINa AND CLEANING

TWIN CITY DYE WORKS, THE LEADING
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PHONE TIC. sos1, GET PRICES on Dry Clean.
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Western av.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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Masonic Temple 9th and Hen. Both phones.
John II. GLEASON FUNERAL DIRECTOR
J. WARREN ROBERTS, FUNERAL DIRECTOR,
no Hennepin av. Both phones S:S2.
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The oliver Typewriter Co.. ssa Hsnnepdn ~.
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BUSINESS CHANCES
continued.

Continued.
FOR sAIE-ABoUT 81 900 GENERAL MER.
chandise at Soc on the dollar; doing good busi-
ness in prosperous community In eastern South
Dakota; good chance TO get Nh established
business in time for harvest trade. or stock
can be moved: no lease to assume: good .rea-
Fails. s. D. i}t-< sgtE5,f aa np&dt
MO INvEsTMENT-PARTNE IS WANTED
In one OF the most live real estate, loans and
insurance businesses, northern Minnesota
show lands. Don't answer unless you mean
business and can give nrst-class references.
For particulars address Box 100, Bagley.
Meat market, in Lively town Of 1900. western
run from $1,000 to $1,000 monthly, cash and
eSsz 8 sus e
10 your chance. Write 1882, Journal.
| YOUNG MEN WANTED 70 TAKE up THI
study Of the law at home; an unusual op
to to the s. q time
other sacrifice. For particulars address Tn.
Spragus Correspondence School Of Law. 81
Majestic building, Detroit. Mich.
GOOD HARDWARE STOCK FOR SALE n
northern part Of North Dakota: stock vii
sell or rent tostGsy brick store ce building
Address Address, b5s7. Journal nal -~ "'>A '0.'.e
FOR sALE-sTRICTLY FIRsT.CLAsS sHo1
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| hustling town of 800 that will bear the clos
est of Investigation. II you are looking for
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| son, Wis. ~.
FOR sALE-AN EgTABLISHED GENERAl
merchandise and farm implement business /
one Of the best counties in southwestern Aiu
SsSns bss OF for ssp
Good land trade considered. Address 472e
| Journal. ,.- -9@-
FoR sALE-GRooERY AND BAKERY WITT
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FOR sALE-DRUG STOCK IN CITY OF $4,000,
county seat, northern Iowa; $500, 900 being
invested in cement plants Ii city; best stock
and fixtures in state; only those wishing fine
o n and sea need @
balance long time and good securities; will
not trade; must sell at once. Address eS73,
Journal t.--.s -...
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: % WISH Is 10 s ELI MY Z SFzsf.aoo&
. reonling house, within five m1nutes' walk
Q nished and at the present time Is filled
o with high class roomers and boarders.
Q Foor health reason for selling. $1,000 will
Q take 1t. For further particulars address
o 74S2, journal.
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The Immortal, j. n. Free, One
OF the Most Unique Char
acterS of His Times.
MIND SHATTERED IN HIS YOUNG MANHOOD
Toured the Country the Demosthenes of
America and Apostle of the Truth and
Was Known by Thousands
Still Living in Ohio.

For many years ]. N. has been
is without doubt true. His mind has
heen impaired since time before the
civil war of the rebellion. His CONVEX
sation and his public speeches were
evidences of this fact He could not
speak about anything intelligently for
long at time. For a few sentences
he might give utterance to a brilliant
thought, but then he would wander off
into maze Of words that no one could
follow, or, at least, form into sense.
He would talk about lifting the VEIL"
and assuming the pressure" etc., and
his theory for solving national ques-
lions and party differences, but his au-
dienceS were never given the details
of the theory. because his mind flew
part of his speech. He was witty
at times, entertaining at times, but
for the most part his talk was tire
some and his audiences left the hall
or the public places where he was
speaking long before he had finished.
The mind of j. N. was early
wrecked AS a boy and young man he
possessed brilliant mental attachments.
far superior to the youth Of his
neigaborhood, and it was often said
that the future had in store high
honors and a useful career for Jacob
n. Free. He was the son of farm
er, and was born on farm near Nc
Charlottesville, a small village in Wy
andotte county, Ohio on the main
road between Tiffin and Upper San
duslly. His father, in addition to his
farm duties, followed teaching as a
profession, and taught the country
schools for years in that vicinity The
old farm home in which j. N was
born is yet standing along the main
road, pointed out frequently to the
paSser-by as the place that gave birth
to the wandering philosopher and
apostle of truth. j. N. was given
every advantage in the way of an early
education, and he improved his oppor-
tunities. He attended an academy and
carried off the honors of his class.
Then he studied law. was admitted to
the bar. and entered upon the practice
of the profession.
Tried a Murder Case.
There are several stories afioat as
to the circumstances that led to the
| dethronement of his reason One of
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Columbus, O.-The man in the pic
ture, presented in this STORY of a
Strange Life" has been in the public
eye TOR over half a century. He is
known to hundreds of thousands of
people in the middle western states
and TO hundreds of thousands more IN
the other states of the union, for dur
ing almost his entire life, now meas
ured ty over four score of years, he has
been a wanderer. AS the Apostle of
Truth" he has probably spoken to
more people publicly and oftener than
Hny ether living man. In Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin ne is known, by name and features,
more generally than any of the gov
ernors, congressman, or other public
men, and the same is true of him in
many of the other states, particularly
in the west
Let him enter almost any city or
town in these states now and pass
along the public streets. and, although
he may not have been there for years,
hundreds of those whom he met would
recognize him. His tall form marked
features, and long gray locks hanging
down over his shoulders, with his
peculiarities of manner. would attract
attention. He would be stopped and
greeted by the initials of his Chris
tian name by many Of the men whom
he met, and the next issue of the daily
or weekly paper would have in it the
mention of the presence on the streets
of "the Immortal J. N, the Philoso-
pher and the Statesman" This has
been true of him since the days of the
war Of the rebellion 1t is true of
him now.
Is Not Dead, But Liveth.
Several times during the last few
years the report has gone out that
''the Immortal j. n. Free is dead and
it was published in many of the news
papers of the country. There are very
many people who, having seen no
contradiction of the statement, nov
believe that the report of his death
was true. The Immortal J. N. is not
dead; he yet liveth. l met him
only few weeks ago on the streets
Vpf- Columbus, o. While the strong
Vigorous health of former years mas
gone, he is yet very much alive. and
1t is possible that another generation
may come into the world to gaze upon
the old fellow and wonder at his eccen-
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them is that it occurred during the
trial. or, rather, just after its close,
of murder case. Not long after his
admission to the bar he was employed
to defend a man accused of murder.
j. n. believed implicitly that his client
was innocent. and he entered with all
his energies into his defense. For
several weeks before the trial took
place he worked continuously in the
preparation of the testimony and the
law POINTS that would come up at its
hearing
The trial of the case lasted a week
During that time ]. n. worked. assid-
uously, far into the night. giving him
self scarcely any time for sleep. His
speech, the closing one for the defense
| was master piece of eloquence, and
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tricities, just as their grandfathers
and great-grandfathers have done
But j. N. is not now the continuous,
rapid. wanderer of the years gone by
Even his iron constitution has yielded
to times influences. He is broken IN
health. But his restless spirit keeps
him on the occasional move. His
mind, more shattered than ever, is now
unable to carry a continuous thought
for more than a few minutes, yet his
memory of faces and names, which
was always one of his remarkable
characteristics. continues good. He
how spends considerable of his time,
Khen his illness does not permit him
to travel, at the homes of relatives
living in McCutcheonsville, o.. and Co
aumbus. He has sisters at both places.
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on President Davis, to whom he also
explained his theory, and was given
the privilege of .airing his views"
on the streets of Richmond. He was
not slow in doing it. His queer ways
pleased the confederate soldiers for
awhile, but ere long he became
nuisance, and, on the pretense that he
was a northern spy, he was sent. back
through the lines to Washington He
returned satisfied that he had made con-
verts to his theory of both Lincoln and
Davis. and resumed his lecturing tours
through different cities of the north
posing as "the martyr of truth" and
preaching his theory of lifting the
veil.' Throughout the years since
then he has followed this mission. and
there are few cities and towns, in the
west, particularly, that he has not
spoken in Now, however. his mind is
so shattered that he never attempts
to make public speech. So many
know him in every place he wanders
that he always finds those who will
extend him hospitality and help out
of sympathy.
Never Paid Railroad Fare.
The source of his money supply j.
N. always refused to divulge, as OBJ
stinately as he refused to tell his age.
He was seemingly neser without it
when occasion demanded that he
should fish up nickel or dime for
lunch, or some Obstreperous landlord
or railroad conductor positively re-
fused to acknowledge his philosopher S
right to the best without price. AS a
rule he travels on a life or yearly
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meetings, Of late years. failed to ma
teriaiize. He realized the fact that he
could not hold his audiences, and con-
tented himself with the notices that he
got through the newspapers. He al
ways hunted up old friends, however,
and they "stood the pressure" for a
coin of greater or less denomination.
But J. n. never begged; he only ac-
cepIed such sums as contributions TO
the cause of truth. His acquaintance
among public men was wide. He knew
about every lawyer and politician in
any town he might visit. For many
years he was acquainted with every
president, and most IF the governors,
senator's and congressman. He never
forgot a face or name. In his visits
of the states if he happened at the
capital when the legislature was in ses-
sion, he was asked to address it. There
was seldom political convention. ma
tiOnal or senate. that he did not at
tend. bObbing up at some of them in
recent years, when many of the dele
gates had supposed him to be dead.
Such was the case at the Illinois state
convention which he attended a year
or two ago. At that time it was said
| that sit was only the ghost of the Inn
mortal ]. M
Legacy He Will Leave.
When ]. N. is dead, when with him
this mortality shall have, in reality,
put on Immortality, it will be a
strange life record that he will leave
behind-surely not such one that
in the days of his young manhood he
had hoped, and had every promise of
leaving. He was brilliant then. gift
ed, environed by circumstances that
would have led him into positions OF
honor. j. N. might nave been a ia
vorlte son of Ohio, a governor, q
United States senator. had not his
intellect been early clouded. Such was
the dream of his youth, such was his
ambition when he was admitted to the
bar. Now when death comes to him
and it cannot be far off, the journal
lists. and the thousands who knew
him, will speak of him as a crank, q
man who was welded to a theory thai
had nothing practical in it, that his
life was an aimless, wasted one. They
will say that he accomplished nothing
simply chased a phantom. an idea
telligibly This is the legacy the I'm
mortal j. N. Free will leave.
FRANK DILDINE.
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railroad pass, and had free swing at
any hotel he entered.
| Occasionally he had some queer
ways of getting out of paying hotel
bills. If the landlord or clerk was
| persistent, he would say: you don't
seem to know who l am. 1 am the I'M
mortal J. N, the philosopher" "Oh,
WE'LL finally the man behind the desk
would say. "in that case l will throw
off one-half of your bill" Then ].
N. would straighten up with the dig
nifty of a prince and reply in tone
| that could be heard throughout the
! hotel Office:
MY dear sir. never allow any man
to beat me in liberality. Twill meet you.
I'll throw off the other half
Then, if the hotelkeeper resented
this summary method of settlement, and
protested that he could not stand that
way of dealing j. N would tell him that
he had better sell out to some one
who could. The landlords knew him
so we'll that generally his bills were
marked d. b. long before he left the
hotel. He seldom imposed on them in
this manner more than once or twice
year, and it became a rule among them
| to give him the free hand, for he never
remained with them "a hours at a
| time
He had the same sort of snap on
the railroads. There was hardly a
railroad in the country on which he
did rot have a free annual pass, on
4 IF
contribution that he levied on railroad
presidents or superintendent ''for the
cause of TRUTH and there were few
who refused him. Until within the last
several years he carried a pocketful
OF passes. Now his supply is limited,
and for this reason, and because of his
| advancing years and broken health, he
does not get over the country so much
as he did formerly
During his lifetime, for half century
| anyhow, he has been one of the most
continuous travellers in the country
He seldom remained in a town long
| er than day. He seemed to want to
be on the move all the time His was
a restless, wandering nature, and he
made towns and cities about as rapidly
as the commercial traveller does, with
the added element that 'he was al
ways at it, There were no vacations
| with him.
Knew Many Public Men.
| j. n knew and was known by about
every editor in the country, in the
western states, at any rate. About the
first thing he did after getting into
a town was to find his way to a news
| paper Office to write his own an
nouncements of his meetings and I'LL
his pockets with exchanges. He
generally heralded his coming with a
postal card, written at some other
town, to the editor. His published
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Maysville, when, in a single night, IN
1852, lire practically destroyed the en-
tire business section of the town. The
building in which ]. N. was located
was burned, and almost everything he
had was lost. His escape from the
building was miraculous, and the
nights horrors were of such a Ia
ture that his reason was again affect
ed. For a few years he sought to
bring fortunes smiles back to him but
was unsuccessful, and he returned to
his old home in Ohio. The condition
of his mind continued to grow worse,
and he was seized with the fancy that
he was the apostle of truth. He be-
gan lecturing tour, speaking on gov
ornamental questions and calling him
self then 1.-The DemOstheneS of Amer
ica." In the memorable presidential
campaign preceding the war Of the re-
bellion he took a part, not, however,
as a Republican or a Democrat. He
campaigned independently. speaking
whenever and wherever his wander
ings took him. The breaking out of
the war evolved in his demented mind
his theory for the solution of the diff
fculties that separated the north and
the south, theory which. if accepted,
he maintained would bring about
peace. He claimed that both sides
were right, viewed from their own
standpoints," and both wrong, viewed
from the standpoint of the other" His
mission was ito lift the veil, and show
each side its error.
His first public speech along this
line was at Tiffin, o. He spoke on
the public square and he had great
crowd to listen to him. His utterances
were of such a violent nature that for
his own protection the officials took
| him into custody AMI placed him in
| Jail. He was, however, soon released
and then he went from town to town
through Ohio speaking on his theory
! for staying the bloody hand of war. u
and tombarding the newspapers with
| his views.
| Visited Lincoln and Davis
| 1t was some time after this that
he went to Washington. His mission
was TO see President Lincoln and ar
range a meeting between him and
President Davis for a peaceable set
tlemant of the war, seemingly salts
fed that if he could get the two to-
| gether that he could end the war
| President Lincoln accorded him an in
terviaw. To him j. N. unfolded his
theory. He desired Lincoln to pass
Y
he could visit President Davis at Rich.
mond- President Lincoln was amused
with his eccentricities, and, seeing the
harmlessness of his madness, fur.
nished him with protection through
the lines and note to Davis
]. N. reached Richmond and called
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when he had finished, tired and worn
out, he left the courtroom and went
to his hotel to lie down, leaving his CO.
counsel to be present in the court
when the verdict of the jury was re-
turned. Thoroughly exhausted, J. N.
slept for several hours. being awakened
by knock at the door. To his come
in his client walked into the room
The jury had returned a verdict of
not guilty, and the man had fastened
to Free to thank him for his efforts in
his behalf
During the conversation he confessed
to the young lawyer that he was really
guilty. Free, indignant and excited.
hastily threw on his coat. grabbed up
his hat, and rushed out of the room
to notify the judge of the terrible
mistake the jury had made When
he reached the judges home he was
in a towering rage, hardly able to
explain the nature Of his mission.
The shock of the discovery that he
had cleared a guilty murderer rem
dered him insane and threw him into
violent fever. For weeks he lay
between life and death, and when
finally he recovered sufficiently to be
out, his health was so poorly that his
father thought it best for him to give
up study and the law for awhile, and
go west.
Lost His all in a Fire.
About this time, 1S49, the gold
fever in California was at it's height
and Free went there. He was soor
engaged in a successful business, and
was rapidly on the road to fortune al
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Oldest Editor in Iowa.

A. B. F. Hildreth, of the Charles
City Qa) Intelligencer, is the Oldest
editor in the Hawkeye state and pos
sibly in the country. In four months
he will be 80 years old, but is still in
good physical and mental condition.
not having had days sickness in the
past half-century. He was born on the
10Th of February, and therefore has
had but few birthdays. Mr.. Hildreth
has been a printer or editor for over
20 years. The first issue Of the paper
he now owns appeared on the 31st OF
suly. 1856.
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FAILED TO FOLLOW RULE.
Clergyman Profits by Desire of
Brother Minister to Cut
Dash.

A good story is told on young
clergyman in the suburbs who was re-
Gently married, and who was properly
punished for trying to make front"
before his bride, says the Philadelphia
Record.
1t is a well-known rule among clergy
men not to take a fee from fellow
dominic for marrying him. The gen
eral custom is, however, for the best
man to go through Ihe usual form and
present the officiating clergyman with
an envelope containing the fee. The
minister then pays a graceful compli-
ment to the bride and presents the en-
velope to her. Aware of this custom,
the young minister thought he would
make a big showing before his bride,
and placed 500 in the envelope, smil-
ing in anticipation of her surprise
when she should open it and see what
her lover was willing to pay for be-
ing united to her.
The young mans CONSERVATION can
be imagined when the other clergyman
calmly pocketed the envelope and made
no movement to return it. The off,
ciating minister had heard glowing
reports of the rich bride his young
friend was getting. and decided that
the lee would do him more good than
the newly-married couple, and there
fore tor once departed from the usual
rule. The bridegroom is still sore
about the 800, but the joke was too
good for the best man to keep to
himself.