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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
Let the Bows Swim.

Such is the doctrine of the Buffalo
Express, which says: Half the pa
pers you pick up nowadays have ap-
peals TO the authorities of one sort or
another to protect society from the
small boy who persists in ''going in
swimming without clothes on. So
ciety, of course, ought to be protected,
but, on the other hand, the boys ought
to swim. 1t is their nature so to do.
1t is odd that it v occurs to society
to look the other way when the boys
are about to swim. That would .pcr-
fectly protect society, the boys, the all
thorities, and the newspapers. 1t
seems like IN easy thing to do, but in
practice society-or a part of it-iinds
it very hard to do-in fact, quite inn
possible. And society has been like
that for at least a hundred years. 1t
was a little longer ago than that when
a solid Pennsylvania Dutchman came
into the presence of the commander Of
the British troops then occupying Phil
adelphia, and complained that the SOL
diers had u habit of going to swim
within sight of his house. to the great
annoyance of his daughters. The Gem
eral promised to look into it. The Of
ticer sem to examine reported that the
swimming place was so far from the
house that the men could not be seen.
So they were allowed to continue. The
Dutch father came again to complain,
and when told of the officers report,
replied, "Ah, but those girls have got a
spy-glass." Let the boys get health
and fun in the water, and let society
focus its spy-glass in some other dircc-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
An Egg Full Of Romance.

New York san: "Yes, it is true"
said Mr.. james Lynch. yesterday, rs
he stood in front of his produce market
at No. 1852 Grand street, Williamsburg,
ian egg was tho cause O. it all. and
it's the first time l guess an egg ever
acted as a matchmaker. IdOn't mind
telling you about tho circumstances,
but l prefer not giving the name Of
either tho girl or her intended, for l
know they would not like it, and tho
facts are just as interesting without
them.
ut was on Saturday night, l think,
about two months ago. There was q
great rush of customers, and u girl,
who is very handy, came down stairs
to help us in the store. She often did
this, for the upstairs work, which she
is employed to do is not very heavy,
and on most evenings she is at leisure.
Well. that day l had bought five bar
rels of eggs from a commission house
on Duane street, near Greenwich, New
York. They had come from Ten
nessee. One barrel wa used up when
the girl came down, and l had just
opened another. She began to sell
from this barrel. About five minutes
later l heard her laughing. and saw her
holding an egg to the light. She looked
ut it so intently that l drew near and
asked her if it was bad"
"'Oh, no. she answered, It's too
good
''She handed me the egg, pointing to
some words written upon it in a clear,
busincss-like hand. They were as fol-
lows:
"'Will the young lady into whose
hands this egg may fall open cores
pOndcnce with -"- county,
Tennesseep
II read it aloud, and O lady who
CHANGED to be present said: How rO-
manticr l thought so, too, and we all
had u good laugh over it. After the
shutters had been put up l told the girl,
just for the fun of the thing, to comply
with the request on tho egg, and send
a letter to Tennessee. Before going to
bed she did so. She is well educated
and writes an excellent letter. She
was brought up in a convent in Ireland.
She said she had no idea that she would
get an answer. but l guess that she
anxiously watched for tho pOstman dur
ing the following week. At the end Of
five days q letter came directed to her,
aud pOstmarked Tennessee. It didn't
take her long to open it. and I'm sure
she read its contents as quickly. A re-
ply was sent, and other letters came
and went. Photographs were ex-
changed before three weeks had ex-
pired. The girl after this refused to
show any more of her letters, and we
began to imagine that matters were
becoming serious. and leased her a
great deal about her correspondent
| Well, to make q long story short, he
proposed by letter, and was accepted.
On Thursday last he arrived from Ten
nessec and saw her for the first time.
They were mutually pleased, and tho
wedding day was set for some time in
the middle of August. 1t is a good
match, and l hope they will be happy
together"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
A Bear who Drank Beer.

An enterprising and g~OOd-natured
visitor at Castle Park, Hot Springs, q
few days ago, in generosity of heart.
presented the bear with a bottle Of
beer. Bruin assembled his throne, and.
after uncorking the bottle, drank it,
and appeared much refreshed and well
satisfied. This amused the visitor to
such an extent that no took q glass
himself and gave the bear another
bottle. This performance lasted two
hours, the generous visitor drinking
his glass each time that his bearship
put o bottle of the chop juice under
his belt. At the expiration OF the two
hours it was found that Bruin had in
dulgcd in nineteen bottles of beer. and
his friend had gotten himself on the.
outside of nineteen glasses of the f0amy
stuff. The only difference to be dis
covered between the two was that
Bruin was quiet and dOcile, and walked
to the end Of his chain with his usual
dignified tread, while the man imagined
that no was the Car of all the Russias.
and was momentarily expecting to
hear an explosive missile burst about
him. He was finally conveyed homo
s.upOn O shutter" while the bear
walked his beat and looked anxiOusly
for the appearance of another fun-lOv-
ing visitor who would ''set EN- up"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
Aoute Sense of Taste.

The Emperor William has a very
sensitive palate, and is very fond Of
asparagus. At one of the dinners at
the royal castle at the time o his grand
sons marriage the emperor remarked:
ut is very strange, every time l eat as
paragus at tho castle it tastes of soap,
which it never does at the palace"
Tho most searching inquiries were in
stituted, but nothing suspicious could
be discovered. Still the emperor had
been so positive, that another council
of war was held, this time comprising
the treatment of the vegetable from its
entrance into the castle to the time of
its being served at the table. The re-
suit was o complete vindication of the
emperor's acute sense of taste. The
castle kitchen is so unfavOrably situated
as to necessitate the carrying of the
dishes to be served cross the castle
yard, during which transit they are
placed in covered baskets. In order to
keep the asparagus hot the asparagus
dishes are covered with an extra sup
ply of hot napkins. These napkins,
like all other table linen, are washed in
soap. and asparagus. being moro than
ordinarily sensitive. is but too apt to
acquire q soapy taste from the brief
contact with the napkins.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
Prosperitv in Ireland.

The situation in Ireland in q material
point of view is exceedingly encourag-
ing. A great change has occurred dur
ing the past twelve months, and the
dismal tales of suffering and famine
that we're waited across the Atlantic
have been succeeded by much more
cheerful intelligence. The farmers, as
a rule, are we'll of, for the good and
sufficient reason that the majority Of
them either pay no rent at all or only
such an amount as they deem proper.
A large number of persons. it is true,
have been evicted, but they and their
families are assisted out Of the Land
League funds which are SO generously
subscribed in this country. The cable
brings information, however, that n
portion Of the populatiOn-namely. the
first laborers-are disconnected. and in
some counties are marching through
the country demanding higher wages.
They are, in fact. on o strike. This is
a good sign of the times. A strike al
ways presuppOses that the men engaged
in it are ut work and earning at least
some kind Of a living, II may be q
poor one. but half q loaf is better than
no bread. which was the condition Of .
large portion of the population q short
time ago. Taken all in all Ireland il
perhaps as prosperous to-day as she
has been at any time within the past
ten years.-M. p. Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
A Curious Lease,

A curious lease of real estate will DO
sold at auction in Boston. 1t vas made
in 1920 by David Sears 40 Benjamin
Rich, and runs for 497 years, giving the
lessee possession of the real estate at
the northwest corner of Court and
Cornhill streets. BY its terms the lessee
is to pay a yearly rent of twenty tons Of
wheat or corn, Of first quality, in equal
quarterly installments; to give the
buildings three coats of paint every
ten years. and keep them in good con-
dition, and in case of fire to restore
them as nearly as possible to their
original condition within six months.
In 1929 81, 900 were paid for the priv
eye of changing the annual rental to
thirty ounces, eighteen pennyweights,
eighteen grains Of pure bullion. MIR.
Rich some years ago assigned his lease
to John Bellows for $4,000. and it is on
account of the latter's estate that it is
10 be sold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
Walunru Widows.

When q Walungu chief dies q most
barbarous custom prevails. All his
wives (and they are always numerOus)
with ono exception, together with his
headman. are killed and buried with
him. A worse fate awaits the n not
killed. A hole, just sufficient to hold
her. is dug. In this she is placed, and
then covered over. leaving only q small
aperture through which she breathes.
and by which a spear passoss down into
her hand. At the end Of the second
day Of her burial if it is found that she
has survived this horrible i%ncarcera-
ton, and that she still holds the spear,
she is allowed to live. II she is dead,
or gives no sign. then there is no fur
Their need of burial, and so the matter
is finished Tnompson's Central At
sfcan Lakes"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
The Nocturnal Cow.

Laramie has about seven COWS that
annoy me u good deal. The prevailing
COW for this season seems to be
q seal-brown GOV with a stub tail,
which is arranged as q night key. She
wears it banged. Tho other day / had
just planted my c~elluloid radishes, and
irrigated my royal Bengal turnips, and
sOwn my h~unting-case summer squash
es. That night the blow fell. The
queen of night was high in the blue
vault of heaven; so, too, the ~twinkling
stars. All nature was hushed to re-
pose. l heard a stealthy step near the
conservatory, and l It was q
lovely sight. At the head Of the pro-
cessi0n there was a seal-brown creature
with a tail like tho handle of u pump.
That was the cow. Following ut a
rapid gait was a bewitching picture of
alabaster limbs and Gothic joints and
Wamsutta muslin night-robe. That
was me. by and by there was a crash,
and the %seal-brOwn COW went home,
carrying the garden gate with her as a
kind of keepsake. She had plenty Of
garden gates ut home in her collection,
but she had one of that particular
pattern. The writer of these lines then
carefully brushed the sand off his feet
with a pillow-sham, and retired to rest.
The next morning l went out to feed
my royal self-acting hen, and / found
this same COW wedged into the hen
coop. 1 secured a large picket from
the fence, and took my coat off. and
breatled in a good breath. 1 did not
want to kill her; l simply wanted to
make her wish she had died of men,
branous Group when she was young. I
brought down the picket with the con-
densed strength. and eagerness, and
wrath of two long, suffering years. 1t
struck the corner of the hen-house.
There was a deafen;ng crash, and then
all was still, ave the low, ripping
laugh of the cow, as she stood in the
alley and encouraged me as l nailed up
the h%en-hOuse again. Looking back
over my whole life, it seems to me that
it is strewn with nothing but the rug
ged ruins of my busted anticipations.-
Bill Nye's boomerang.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
English RAILWAYS,

As our railway trains are now man.
aged, il is as impossible to escape from
an Ineligible travelling companion up
on short notice as it is to shun ones
own shadow. For the time being you
are as completely cut off from your
fellOw-crcatures rs if yOu,werc floating
with some fragment of human salvage
on a raft in mid-Atlantic. There is,
indeed, a fiction that communication
between passengers and guards exists
N all the railway lines Of the United
Kingdom; aud many persons may have
observed u mysterious apparatus, to be
reached only by some gymnastic pro-
cess, which, if it happens to be in work.
ing order. may attract the attention of
engine-drivcr and guard. BY inclining
ones head ut u particular angle outside
the window. one may possibly succeed
in finding a rope which, if tugged with
necessary skill will intimate that things
are not quite as comfortable as might
be wished. Or there is a bcll-handle
placed in an inaccessible part of tho
carriage, and covered with thick plate
glass. which is supposed to answer the
purpose. Or it may be that, il n
takes up the carpet of the floor, some
other device will disclose itself. These
things only illustrate the irony of the
official mind. They are not, as the
evidence adduced in the inquest on Mr..
Gold clearly shows, OF the slightest
practical utility. This unfortunate
gentleman was manifestly shot while
he was attempting to pull the bell that
would have secured the attention of the
conductor. And, of course, the first
thing which a murderer who knows
his business will do is to cut of his VIC
TINS line of communication. There is
one way, and one way only, in which
railway travelling can be rendered COM
p%aratively safe = by carriages con-
structed on tho Continental system, up
and down which there is a free and
unimpeded passage. As matters are,
there is every encouragement for des-
perate adventures of the type of LEROY
to take to the railway train, just as the
im~pecunious and daring gallants of a
by-gone generation took TO the road.
The occupation, of course. is precari-
Gus. 1t is hit or miss. But there is al
ways a chance of making a coup. and
in the long run fortune favors the es-
cape of the criminal -LOndOn World.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
Love at First Sight.

Sitting in my window,
Pointing my thoughts In lawn, l saw u god,
thought, hut Il was youJ enter our gates.
I had pressed 1t forth, and sucked It In,
breath; then l was called AWAY In haste
entertain you. Never was u man
Heaved from u sheepcot to q sceptre, raised
So high I'm thoughts M ]. o left \ kiss
Upon these lips, then, which l mean to keep
From YOU forever. Ibid hear you talk
above singing: after you were gone,
! grow acquainted with my heart, and searched
What stirred 1t 81. Alas l found II love.
BEAUMONT AMI FLETCHER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26
GIVE US BACK THE TAILS.

II VIC, as Mr.. Darwin says,
From monkeys are descended.
Old Time, in changing things, hath not
As yet the matter mended.
Descendants of Dur ancestors
Have no such times as they,
Who had no rent for house and tax
OF government to pay:
No tailor bills came in-Dame Nature
Clothing gave
And freaks Of fashion did not make
Of mOnkeygirl q slave.
So the 0lden ways the happicst way;
The new condition fails;
And Darwin. II you can, my boy,
Just give US back the tails.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26

1t was a Boston lad who, walking one
day with his guardian, saw a drunken
soldier lying in the street, and, point
ing to the recumbent figure. remarked:
''Papa, l guess he doesn't belong to
the standing army."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26

Horne Toke, when at Eton, was one
day asked by the master the reason
why a certain verb governed a p~articu-
lar case. He answered.: II don't know"
THAT is impossible" said the master,
II know you are not ignorant, but OBJ
~stinate." Horne, however. persisted,
and the master logged. After the
punishment the master quoted the rule
Of grammar which bore on the subject,
and Horne instantly replied, II know
that very well; but you did not ask the
rule; you demanded the reason"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-26

'.What did he say to me, the beggarp"
said the prisoner. in q fine burst OF in-
dignation. 'Did you ever hear what
he called me, yer annerp He stopped
an stud still in the middle NV the street
an he niver opened his backyard head;
he took of his coat just, and he trowed
it down on the ground, like that. an
he took off his bloody atan' he throwed
it down on the top of it, just. an he
spit on his hands and clapped them:
the wan in the other like that; an
that's all he said the blatherin' son OF
q gun; an phwat more wud yc want
him to say before ye take the top oi
him in wild q PAWN hammerp" That
gave him ten days.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10
A Petition From the Cattle Men.

WHEREAs-There is among the laws
of Canon an ordinance authorizing
the taking up, fining and selling OF
stock running at large in the city
limits. and
WHEREAs-The geography of the
country is such that stock passing
from the mountains to the plain,
back and forth, are compelled to pass
through Canon, there being no herd
law in this portion of Colorado, and
WHEREAs-The above ordinance
has been enforced in such q way as to
cause seizure, fining and sale of stock
running and belonging in the coun-
try around Canon, thus working in
justice and loss to class of men rep
resenting one of the principal indus
tries of the state, therefore be it
Resolued-By the stock-men whose
names appear below, that we do here
by petition the Honorable Town
Board of Canon to so amend said law
as to in no way interfere with stock
which do not hcbitually run In town,
and which therefore cannot rightly
be regarded nuisance.
That while we desire to do nothing
contrary to law we are determined
to at once respect the rights of all
our fellow citizens and protect our
own
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

NELL RANCH-The Dell ranch
u for sale. 1t is 33 miles from
Canon City and miles from South
Park on Currant Creek. One mile
on the creek is under fence and 800
acres of pasture under brush fence.
Three good springs on the ranch and
twenty acres of good potato ground
under cultivation, Hewed log house
of seven rooms. Log stables. Situa-
ted on good cattle range. 300 cash
or one-third of the amount will be
taken in horses or cattle and the bal
ance in cash. The Kester postoffice
is located at the house. Apply to H.
T. Blake, RECORD printing office. 40
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10
Blake's Real Estate Agency,
FOR SALE,

We have some valuable and very
cheap property on our list for SAFE
that the owners do not want adver-
tised. Parties who do not find any
thing to suit them on our advertised
list will do we'll to call on us and tell
us what they want.
House rents collected by H. Il.
Blake for five per cent commission.
Apply to RECORD office.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

Parties leaving Canon City tenn
porarily who have houses 10 rent fur
nished or unfurnished or have prop
erty or articles of value for sale can
leave them in our charge. We will
sell or rent for q commission of fiv.
per cent and will advertise the prop
erty without charge. No sale no
charge. II. T. BLAKE.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10
Chairs for Rent.

I will rent from one to twenty
dozen chairs to any parties needing
them. The charge will be fifty cents
per dozen over and above the cost of
handling them. In case the parties
renting the chairs will take them from
the hall where they are kept, aud
return them to the same place In good
order at their own expense, the cost
will be but so cents per dozen per
night. Ii. +. BLAKE.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10
Wanted to Buy.
Notice.

NOtIcee
! am agent for the following land
lords in Canon City and hereby re-
quest all tenants and town constables
to notify me before making improve
ments for which they expect the land
lords to settle: Thos. Balman, Hem
ry Burnett, L. F. Joel. F. r. Koch.
McGee Bros, F. S. MCGEE, ]. j.
Phelps, Z. ]. Stanlick. Thos. Thorn
ton, c. c. Warman, II. Tarboton.
H. T. BLAKE, Agent.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

PESIDENCE-A new, two story,
AO brick, eight room house, lust
completed. This house has been
built with regard to convenience.
having good cellar, porches, bal
cony, summer and winter Kitchens
and was built of the best material by
the owner, who intended occupying
it. The property is situated on x
street in the best part of town and
can be bought for $500 cash. APP
ply to II. Il. Blake. q
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

HOUSE.-A three room brick
IL house with frame kitchen, and
atable for 10 horses, including a lot
125x120 that has had over 200 loads
of manure hauled upon it. Will be
sold at a sacrifice if applied for in q
short time. Owner leaving town.
Call on Ii. L. Blake. *21
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

0RGAss. a cabinet organ in ex-
cellent order will be rented for
$500 per month. Apply to II. T.
Blake. eff
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

STORE-The large store ard ware
~ house next west of the RECORD
printing Office block for rent. Size,
2oxl2o feet, rent $50 per month. APP
ply to H. T. Blake.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

r ESIDENCE-A two story very
~ large brick residence with four
lots for sale cheap. Has water pipes
in cellar and first and second floors.
front and back. Fruit trees, shrub.
berry, ETC., in abundance. Good barn
and out houses. Apply to RECORD
printing office. 25
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10
FREE OF COST,

Haswcll's Cure for the Lungs. II you have
cough, cold bronchitis, pains in side or breast,
or any affections OF tho throat or lungs, by
all means give this medicine . trial; IL does
positlvely cure even where all others have
failed. Go TO your drugRists, Beechsr & Co.,
and get . free sample bottle OF Hasweil's Cure
Tor the Lungs. Give II trini and It will cure
you. Large bottles rs cents. go
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

r ESIDENCE in South Canon, eight
Io rooms, frame, lot 115x175, near
Stanley's, $1,000. Apply to H. r.
Blake. &
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

RES1DENCE-Frame house of five
" rooms below and room 20x 80 feet
above, large closets and pantries,
cellar, water pipes, garden. grass,
trees, fruit and shrubbery. Lot
05x356 on River street, betw cen 4th
and 9th. Apply to H. Il. Blake. 9
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10
BIake,s for Rent Column.

HOUSES. Two Q room houses
- from &S to $40 per month. Ap.
ply to II. I. Blake.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

HOUSE-A double brick residence,
- three rooms on each side, water
and sinks in Kitchens. Rents for S34
per month. $2.7O0. 90
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

The following appeared as paid
advertisement in the last number of
the Mining Gazette. The RECORD
Willingly prints it free of charge:
.CARn
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

HOUSE-House and lot on B street,
- in a good neighborhood. Has
four rooms and cellar. AZ