The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-14


cnmStancGs, heavy guns witl long ranges have
to lie corrected for tlIe different rate of rotation
of the earth Al the plac, from which one is fired
and the point whore tbs shot falls, which differ
encc may cause as much Ne two yards detection
to- one side OF the other III firing north or south.
The carth's rotation is thus actually made WISH
hlc.
ImE oldest officer in the federal service Is said
10 Ia Roswell B,ard,lcy. who vas appointed
p",tmaStcr II North Lansing. y. V. on the 2Sth
AZ June, lS2S, during the administration of
JOHN Quincy Adams. and when James Mclean
at Ohio was postmastcr-gcneral William
Hunter Of lthoic Island. second assistant Sec
Rotary of state, was appointed clerk in that
department ON the 2Nh of May, 1899, by Mar
In Van imen, then secretary of state, and has
passed through all the intermediate positions
and administrations since that period
SENATOR KANE, of tie San Francisco legisla-
turc asserted ii q speech that he had been
Offered bIibe Of $1,000 10 support certain
corrupt measure. 4 committee Was appointed
10 mHcHuSat-. Name testified that the man
Who tlcd 10 huy HIM was stout, had dark
nousi"cLc, wore gray clothes. and lived in San
Francisco; but lac would give no more definite
information. He looked on an iuformer as
worsc than a tlef. lac said, and would not on
any account diyuSe the name. The identify Of
the lobby man seems 10 be known. but Kanc's
peculiar notion of honor stands i'll the way Of
further proceedings.
Fanny gardening il the ..ragc" in Paris now
and is being carried to great lengths. CORE
lssrf hat ln los a.. I,,,l
an Indian camcl's-har scarf very accurately re-
pTodrcei on garden border. The beds of the
French lawns sct aside for the purpose are pre-
pared 10y the gardener, who makes all the sur
face, perfectly level. When they are ready the
ladies place on the top paper on which the de-
siSm has been carefully perforated; the paper Of
course CORRESPONDS with the size and shape Of
t!.r bed q. border to be ornamcrtcd. All the
holes are then filled with chalk finely powdered
or sand, which leaves 4 perfect impress ON the
block mould after The apcr has been carefully
removed. The plants are afterwards sunk into
Tie different compartments marked out for
them.
\ PASSION llay MAS produced in San Fran
cisco last wear. The character of Christ was
per onatod by a clever actor popularity known as
square Theatre company. The Christian s,rt-
mcut Of the city va, aroused against the per-
formaIc,s, and the common council finally
passed an ordinance forbidding them. The
author Of the play. who j. q Jew. desires 10 put
II On tAu stage again, simultaneously with the
passion play az Oberammerg4u, and has p IL
toned for repeal of the Law. The clergy have
united il protest, and the question Is still
open. Il is bot charged thct the piece is in
itsrlt irrcy,rent. hut the crucixon. it i, said,
l. too sacred subject to portray IL theatre.
The author replies that religion should be open
L. lie Treatment Il = tree country.
\ C.IIuNwuuD tire, believed 10 lie over $50
year Oil Wa- recently cut doAIl in front Of one
Of tho hotels III Denver. Col. Under this tree
wa. held the trial Of Moss, Young, German,
who committed the first murder III Denver.
The jury convicted HIM. and he was taken To
the cabin II tine sheriff. AZ dGybreal posse Of
m,n took Young from the cabin and hanged
hI.n to q branch of tn cottonwood tree. The
lyIcLinE was witnessed by large number of
Indians. who had climbed u the branches Of
ncighburug trees. In the same year Jim Cor
don was tried Cor murder under the huge cot
tyawoni. and was hanged to the same branch
IRON which Young WAS su'p'nded. II Il be-
Acvyd that there We're other trials and hanSngs
III IL Ladc. lie tree MAS III the early days Of
beaver tie large Of a cluster Of cottonwoods
standing We here the city l. now thicky built w.
\ -r.tl .! uf TIN trunk Is TO be manufactured
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JAMES IAi.I"N concludes recent very sing
r"-u'c article upon the habits and death Of
BaIard Taylor. whom he had, 10 personal
Trend, warned against the danger OF VINE and
"c!-dN'kInS and smoking a. follows: Men
IL labor l. not hostile TO death and life: tut
am more tLan ever CONVINCED that man who
live Iy h' L!ihn 10 OF I'll men L"ud 10 AVOID
'tlmuatinS III nrin by alcohol and tobacco 10
Only a a.o'' hli.d II suicide. Even the most
moderate Use u Tic ALid',t "ihe l. no, without
E"ha'!' "'e@u.' thc p'c"haf 'Nhau''l'l caused
"E a'A''' hci''ai LABOR i constant ana urgent
zen ''.'h u iHci'"', Inc !'i"A'it! ana 'uehSIA
81 az .J''u 81. "'uId '4N 10 every young
'.4''A III '-c mt ','"'''' 'ouIu reach hih'
81 you mean l" "''hII one .! tAe piNe' Oh your
Pi"i'7 ION ana I'VE che'rlui lie 10 Inc age oi
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Fo-rMS :. PETII5, Familiarity known A.
..SpeIc.' PcttIf. who committed suicide in his
cell il tic Massachusetts, state prison by hang
iug himself. was one Of the most noted and
daugcrou> criminals. II is thought that all the
forgcrics robberics and swindling operations in
which lie was connc ctCd must have amounted 10
nearly 53,gJO.OOJ. 1t i said that his incarccr-
alton was worth Il 900, 600 10 Wall street men,
&, since that time no schemes Of such magni
tudc ~ Lc was won't To carry out have been
pcructra,cI upon the IIiucs- community, and
vet -uclI WA the influence used that a lew wears
SINCE Lun4bcr Of BDstOr's leading merchants
and bankers signed q petition for his yardon.
All honor 10 Matthew Bodies the Boston banker
effect Although Petit, after his arrest higuilied
Ii, wilIiugllcss to restore. the whole aluoIut Lc
Lad forced on Mr.. Bodies on condition Of hi.
I,I...-c. tho latter however refused to command
wa" 'H' Ti!"''' lI'i'iI!h5 Iu0llce 'oinohey, ana
''''' u'd i'''' S'i vice l" Ihc DuSliieSS COM
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NUcH interest wa recently excited at one OF
81 IL" Massachusetts musical conventions. b,
IL exhibition of All ancient rIinct. This in.
tt'Timrnt II IN shape somewhat like a pland
Ii1IJ.Ortc, IN dimensions, seven and Onc-hali
itct on the rtrai; at sidc, three feet at the kc,
hoard end aud about one foot depth Of ,ase
NI"i, u,on 5ta!dard, which is dct,cIrbl,
and easily folded tpScthp. Instead Of pedals
knobs ii the side Of the key board allow la,