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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
Carrying Concealed Weapons.

As the Constitutions, generally, say
that tho right of the people to bear
arms shall not be infringed, it seems to
DO established that laws cannot be
passed to forbid men from carrying
firearms. But most of the States, prob
ably, have laws declaring that these
weapons shall not DO carried concealed;
whoever wears pistol must wear it
openly, so that his neighbors can see
that he goes armed. and may care ac-
cordingiy. Alabama has q stringent
law of this kind. One man lately at
tempted 10 evade it by carrying in his
pocket a pistol which could be taken
apart and put together; the cylinder
would unscrew from the barrel. He
carried the pieces separate, but they
were all in readiness, and could be
screwed together and put in order for
use at short notice. He said the pieces
of the pistol were not q weapon. But
the Court decided against him. An un-
loaded pistol cannot be fired, but would
any one say that carrying an unloaded
pistol in the pocket was not carrying Q
concealed weaponP Unless some essen
tial part of the pistol is wholly want
ing, so that it cannot be made useful.
it is weapon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
A Lively Oorpse.

Mr.. Cheney, a farmer of Indiana,
having q married daughter living in
Nebraska, was shocked by a telegram
from her husband saying that her body
would arrive the next evening. The
family was overcome with sudden
blow. Hurried preparations for mourn
ing garments and the preliminaries to
the funeral were made, and, on the dis
nal evening, dressed all in black, they
went to the station to meet tho corpse.
The hearse and two or three carriag-
cs were drawn up in line, and num-
erous crowd, attracted partly by Curl
Osity, partly by sympathy. accOmpan-
led tho bereaved household. AS the
train approached solemn silence set
tied upon the assembly, and as it
stopped there was a respectful hush un-
til the ceremony of receiving the corpse
was concluded. But the train-hands
did not share this feeling. The baggage
master pitched his trunks about and
swore as briskly as ever, and just as II o
part of his load was not of charac-
ter to call for dccOrous behavior.
The conductor came upon the plat
form laughing and trying to joke with
the station agents daughter, who told
him he ought to be ashamed to carry
on that way at such q time. In the
meanwhile the long, narrow box which
so quickly tells its story had not made
its appearance. and after painful de-
lay. Mr.. Cheney stepped forward and
asked for the corpse. The baggage
man stared ut him as if he was crazy,
and making no reply, went on over
hauling the trunks, as If it might be
under them somewhere.
Suddenly Mr.. Cheney felt an arm
around his neck and kiss imprinted
upon his cheek. He looked. 1t was
his daughter. The female members of
the family went into Mysteries. There
were shouts, and tears, and laughter.
The daughter, appalled, at the sombre
dresses, the hearse, and cortege, was
frightened almost into fainting fit
She could offer no explanation Of the
telegram. She could not say whether
in q state of Observation-Disclosures her
husband had actually sent the dispatch
as received or whether he wrote it SO
blindly that the operator misread it.
At any rate she refused to ride home In
the hearse and took her place in the
carriage with the chief mourners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
A Peculiar" Costume.

A New York correspondent saws: For
real wildness in dress one must go 10
the music gardens. One of the largest
of these was raidcd by the police last
Sunday night, ostcnsibly for u fracture
of the Sunday law, but in fact because
it had lately become rendezvous of
improperly. A few hot evenings ago
girl appeared there in a wonderful
dress-not wonderful in itself. rs it was
merely white gauze of single thick
ness, but for what it revealed. The
wretch had arrayed herself in the most
elaborate of underclothes. There was
brand-ncw corset, faced with satin
cord. Above this, extended halfway
to her throat, the top of daintily-em-
broidered chemise, with ruflling little
way down her arms. A quilted white
satin petticOat was worn under her
corset, mark you, instead of over it.
Over these things was the single thick
ness of the gauze dress, so that the
whole of the perfectly-shaped corset
was in clear view, as we'll as the other
iixings. 1t was bewitching revelation
to the young chaps who hung about
the garden, but the manager wouldn't
have it, and the girl was compelled to
keen her shawl on,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29

De used Us targets 70 test the skill OF
members ut the Coney Island tOurna-
ment. Mr.. Bergh asks: "Will the dis
trict attorney Of that county interfere
to protect the law from deliberate and
openly announced violatiOn" and ON
inously adds, 1--WE will see."
Nevada children are carly taught
the ethics of gambling, judging by the
following from the Lyon County Times.
State Superintendent Sessions, in adj
dressing the Dayton school at tho close
of his visit, said: IL am hampercd in
my remarks by bet of 800, which
the editor of the Austin ReceiWc holds
over me, that no state superintendent
ever leaves Il school without saying that
it is one of the best lie ever saw. In
consequence. not having the courage
of my opinions, | will only intimate
that this is very well-conducted
school,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
Making l75 Miles at the Rate Of liz
Miles a Minute,

"Talk about fast trains! Why, was
carried once ut the rate of ninety-fOur
miles an hour" said q Philadelphian
recently, who for forty-five out Of his
sixty years has been prominently con-
nected with railroads in this country
and England.
"Possible?" incredulously remarked
the newspaper man.
Fact! II was away back in 1872,
over the great Northern and North
British roads, the connecting links be-
tween England and Scotland. Aparty
of us went over to inspect the Tay
bridge, the one that came down last
wear, YOU recollcct. We had a cab ell
CINE, four seats in the cab and four Oc-
cupants, two Government officials and
two railroad men. The manager of the
road gave orders for clear track, and
off we went. The engine had 1Ol-
foot drivino-wheel; it was light To-
conceive, built expressly for speed,
but not much for draught. At the
start we made about q mile a minute,
but we ran so smoothly that we did
not know we were doing it until we
overlook the forty-mile-an-hour trains,
which were standing off for us. Well,
We kept this speed up until wo were at
a point between Glasgow and Dundee.
Then tho engineer let her out, and for
mt least IT'S miles we went at the rate
of a mile and half a minute. POUNDS,
how she did fly! How the engineer
managed to make out the signals l
can't conceive. One moment post
would be in tho distance, and the next
far behind us. just the same with the
stations. As we passed one l put out
my head to see the names and before l
could draw it in again we had come to
the next OF course the stations were
rather close. Talk about counting tho
telegraph poles! Why they looked
like picket fences. Were we nervous?
Not bit of it. When you got above
sixty miles an hour you don't appreci-
ate it except by looking out of the
window. The permanent way, too,
was magnificent, and that aided as in
getting along smoothly. I'd risk that
ride every day in my life without any
fear.
There was an engine on the WOr-
cester and Norwich road, now q part
of the New York and New England
road, which made seven miles in five
minutes on a part of her route as regu-
larly as the sun rose and set" went on
the speaker. "She was seven-fOOt
driver, made in Paterson, and carried
baggage and two passenger cars.
There was long stretch of road. with
down grade of thirty-iive to forty feet
to the mile, and when this point was
reached the engineer would let her go
for all she was worth.
"Before you go I'll give you
point" said the speaker, in conclusion.
It's a funny thing, but it's true. that
an engine going down grade at a high
rate OF speed will slip more than one
drawing the same train and going up
grade. It's fact; yet it can't be ac-
counted for even by mechanics who
have given it years of study. The
French Government has spent thOus-
ands of dollars in an endeavOr to solve
the mystery, yet its engineers are as
much in the dark now Is ever.-Phtld-
dciphia Record.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
A Wonderful Gave.

The great cavern which was discov-
cred last year in Colorado has been
thoroughly explored. Forty rooms are
accessible, and many of them contain q
profusion of stalactical formations, in
some cases translucent, and in others
varying in color from red to pure white.
Shining crystals, tufts Of satiny fibre.
slender arms resembling grOwths Of
coral, rams horns twisted In every
conceivable way, pillars, pendants,
statues, and grotesque shapes of life,
are among the curiosities Of these halls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29

The inevitable climax of q common
place poem is heaven, simply because
heaven is the only idealism of common.
place minds. 1t Is almost matter Vt
necessity. therefore, that hymns should
end with ''above," or ''Eden." or par
adise;" and that magazine poets should
lay down their pen with sigh OF re-
lief when they have left their readers
somewhere among the fixed stars
William Black.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29

The man who takes his own life
makes strange selection. He takes
what is of no great value. and we should
not judge him harshly. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29

The boy who is tied to his mothers
apron strings Is victim OF waist-tied
opportunities. -.~~ssnAS,A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29

OF all American plays ''Bas Ball. has
had the longest run.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
MANKATo FREE Press.

CITY OFFICERS
MAYOR. A. wiswcll.
TREASuRER-N. Lang.
RHCoRpER-John II. Hodapp.
CRY ATToRNEN-J. a. Wiswcll.
CRY SURVEYOR II. Haynes.
JusTICEs-P. h. johnson, y. Leonard.
COUNCIL.
q. {. Burt, George W. Monks,
Frederick Bocgan. W. II. Mills.
Henry Hillcshcim, a. a. Pitcher.
H. Himmclman, W. w. Paddock,
=. Lamm. \. Wcs,
John Mahowald. Jesse Wcich.
CHIEF or PoLICE-J. a. Robinson.
POLICE CoNsTABIE-W. j. Martin.
NlGuT-w ArcuMEN-W. X. Young, George
Blake. Alex. Mcdonald.
Police Headquarters AT City Hall, Fire De-
partmcnt room.
L. OF u.-MANkArO LODGE No. 3Asi.
M meets first AMI third saturdays of each
month j. w HOERR. ID.
:. W. BURGESS, Recorder.
DRESBYTEHIAN CHURCH.
Il Corner Hickory and Broad streets, Rev.
j. IL. Little. pastor. Services Sunday morn
ings NJ 1890, evenings NJ $50. Prayer meet
ing nj 30 Thursday evening. Seats free.
Strangers cordially invited.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
Afraid to Swear Alone.

The wicked practice of swearing
which is so common as to offend the
ear in every hotel. and almost in every
street, is often mere bravado. Boys
think 1t sounds manly to be profane,
and men think it gives force and char
acter to their sayings. Unlike mos,
other vices, it is done openly, and is in
tended by the swcarer for other poo
pies cars. 1t is public sin against
God, and q public insult to oil good
men The bollest blasphcmers are Of
ten the greatest towards.
Il will give you ten dollars, said q
man to a profane swearer, If you will
90 into the village graveyard at
l2 o'clock tonight and swear the same
osths you have uttered, when you are
alone withgod'
Agreed snid the man ian easy
way TO make ten dollars
We'll, come tomorrow and say you
have done it, and you shall have the
money!
Midnight came. 1t was n night of
great darkness AS he entered the
cemetery, not sound was heard; all
was still as death. Then came the
se04sebapts wVsdS 20 bH Wio4 'Au
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
No Extra 6sssiou---Fresident Gar
field q - es tie Question.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-At ycster-
days Cabinet meeting the question of
an extra session of Congress was con-
sidered President Garfield read pa
per prepared by him on the subject, in
which he took strong ground against
an extra session. The President
claimed, in the first place. that any new
funding bill which would be proposed
AT an extra session would be substan-
italy similar To that vetoed by Presi-
dent Hayes, and any change in it would
pl Ice the administration in the position
of defending the National Banks,
against which there exists G strong
popular feelii e Again, the agitation
of rcfunding now would lead to disturb
ance in the markets at the time when
farmers would be try ing to sell
their crops. The President says he
is informed by Mr.. Window that
with the results Of he sale Of : 40, ,000,-
600 of either Is or 4 Is (whichcyer would
prove most advantagcous) and the sur
plus revenues, lie can redeem not only
all the IS bu; some of the 5s In short,
he agrees that there IL no occasion for
q session, and that its ELECTS would be
bad all around. he result of the read
ing of this paper was that the Cabinet
decided against an extra session.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
--aaH-a -
DEATHS.


MCLURE.-On the 20th instant, in New
Castle, Pa, Abdiel McLure, in the 9th year
of his age.
Deceased was born in Connoquenessing tp.,
thss county, but has been q resident of New
Castle for about ten years. His remains were
laid to rest at Mt Nebo churchyard on the 22d
inst. He leaves many friends and relatives
DIPPNER.-On March 18th, Laura Maud,
daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dipner, Of
Cltarield township, this county, aged years
and % days.
" "Beresved mother! mourning DER the loss
Ofthy departed child-a flower soon plucked!
but not too soon for glory,) which distilled
Crystal fragrance on thy path below.
Weep not. but let thy efivied boast be this:
i am the parent of ransom'd saint"
LONERGAN-On Monday, March 2sth, 'sf,
in Butler, Mrs Lonergan, mother of Mrs. 10.
anna Groutt, Of this place.
CLEELAND-In Portersvlle, this county,
on March 10. 1881, Miss Belle Cleeland, daugh.
ter of Mr.. William Cleeland, of Muddycreek
township aged II years, II months and % days.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30

The mountain climbers seem to
have become dissatisfied with the mar
row limits of the Alps. They ere
scattering over the globe in search OF
new peaks to conquer. The recent ex-
ploits OF Mr. Whymper and his COM
panions among the giants of the Andes
have just been followed by still more
hazardous performance in Guatemala,
where some fearless explorers Chamber
ed to the top of the active volcano Ell
Fuego, boldly penetrating the curtain
of death vapors about its summit under
protection of fayoring wind. This
volcano and its neighbor, Ell Augua,
have a curious history. The city of
Guatemala was first placed near FL
Aqua, and l54l was destroyed by an
earthquake and inundation. The
inundatlpn was ascribed to the moun-
tain, and so the city was rebuilt fur
ther to the north. This brought it
nearer to FL Fgcgo, which proved to
be as formidable an enemy as the other
mountain. 1t shook up the inhabitants
with earthquakes and terrified them
with eruptions Of lava, until in despair
they moved th,i ir town second time,
and, going still further north, founded
the presedt cad,tal city of Guatemala
upon a high plain.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
THE BALD RIDGE We'll.

The new oil we'll near here, and
which for the past week or more has
created new and lively interest in oil
matters, is located on what is known
as the Bald Ridge, about FIVE and d
half miles south west from Butler, on
direct line towards Evansbnrg, and
about six and half miles from the
latter place. That oil, in promising
quantity, has been obtained is now
fully established The rock or sand
appears to be better than at any we'll
heretofore drilled in this vicinity. AT
l $40 feet the third sand rock was struck
and the oil appeared. The tubing for the
we'll passed through here last week and
this week it is said will demonstrate
the amount of the production. In our
next issue we hope to give more re-
liable and particular account of the ep-
terprise. The depth, 1920 feet. at
which the oil rock was struck at this
well, proves that all the wells formerly
put down hereabout were not drilled
deep enough. We remember that tor
the FIRST one drilled here, near the Wal
ter l. Boos mill in this place, in 1862,
the contract was but for 600 feet in
depth. Other wells drilled near here since
did not reach 1000 feet when aban-
doned. This all indicates that they
were not sunk to the oil rock. The
tubing at the new Bald Ridge well
commenced yesterday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
DEATH OF WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL

DEATH OF WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL.
1t was with more than ordinary re-
gret that the citizens Of this place, and
doubtless of all who knew him in this
county, heard Of the death of Mr.. VIII
liam J. Campbell, at Millerstown, on
last Wednesday evening Mr.. Camp
bell lived at the Glade Mills, Middle.
sex township. this county for many
years past and no man was more re-
spected or had more influence with all
his neighbors. lie removed to MiIlers-
town about four years ago where he
was engaged in mercantile business.
Three years ago he was candidate
for the Republican nomination for Reg
lister and Recorder Of the county and
only failed by II votes Of being sue
ccssful. He was announced as a can
didatc again this year and his friends
had great hopes of his success. But
death has reniovcd him from the list
and we take his name out Of the same
sharing the common regret Of all who
knew him. lie was aged about IS
years. His remains passed through
here on Friday last for intwment in
Niddlcsex township.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30

which, after an exhaustive discussion
OF this section of the Constitution and
act of Assembly, this language occurs:
"a salary is defined to be an annual
or periodical payment for services-a
stipulated periodical recompense. This
is not only the established definition
and popular understanding of the term,
but the Constitution, in the use Of it,
so qualified it as to exclude any other
conclusion than that it is stipulated
recompense or compensation for ses-
sion. The per diem allowance in the
salary act was doubtless an oversight,
but it is nevertheless unconstitutional" J"
And if further confirmation were
needed, if may be found in "a Com
mentary on the Constitution" a work
by the Hon. Charles r. Buckalew.
Constituting tie section under consider
alton, be says:
"This section was agreed to by the
convention upon the distinct under
standing it would exclude the allow
ance of daily pay to members at any
session"
Imay observe, in conclusion, that the
session of the General Assembly will
be in no wise necessarily abridged by
this decision. There is nothing in the
Constitution or law limiting their SEES
sions to one hundred or one hundred
and fifty days Its length must be de-
termined by the sense Of public duty OF
its members, and the character of the la
Dor they are called to perform. The
compensation for a session, long or
short, is as fixed at this time 81 900
and no more. HENRY w PALMER
Attorn ey General.
H1rrisbur1 Tple0rdDh.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30

PETITIONS are being forwarded to
the Legislature from Lawrence county
praying for the erection of that c6unty
into separate Judicial district. with q
President Judge Of it's own. If this
can be done there should be no objec-
tion from any quarter. But it is thought
q direct constitutional difficulty is in
the way, she not having 10000 o
Q population. Lawrence naturally
should be joined with Beaver county
for a district, neither of which under
the recent census, have the requisite
population for separate district. Be-
sides. they are closely connected geo.
graphically. and have railroad connec-
tion that gives convenient communi-
cation between them, which is not the
case as regards this county. Whether
the present Legislature will act in the
premises, which il IL necessary it must
do, is now very doubtful If it does
not Butler and Lawrence will still re-
m lin a district.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
RAILROAD MOVEMENTS.

A corps Of engineers. representing
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
we understand are to be in this place
this week. Their work is reported to be
the surveyinga route from here to Home.
wood, Beaver county, on The Fort
Wa"ne and Chicago road. with the ob-
iect Of a shorter freight line from the
west than that by Pttsburg now Of.
fords. This would pass down the Con
noquenessing from. here and give Bat.
Ter the much desired outlet. In the
meantime the Narrow Gauge interests
are N wing il tho same direction, and
il looks now as if we would have one
road certainly made down the creek
this summer. This is now the general
belief OF our people. AMI at tae stmc
time the prospects appear good for a
speedy connection will, the Shenango
and IIilliards Mill road. The Prcsi.
dent and Superintendent of this road
were 10 this place last week and spoke
confidently Of the present road they are
making down into Slippery Rock,
Cherry and Clay Tps., being gcontinued
to Butler The coal is the great OBJ
ject, and the branch leaves the Shenan-
70 road at or near New Hope Station.
Cherry township. This would devel-
'ep tae very heart Of our county and
give us a1ircct outlet Northwar
That it would he great paying road
" beycod dopbt
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
Pork Killing in Chicago.
kosENDALE, ANDREW Co. Mo,
March "a 1881

Marcn "a, 1881.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:- Wishing q change
concluded to try the west and accord
ingly started some days since for Mis-
souri,. | spent one day In Chicago.
While there / thought | would visit
the slaughter yards of Norman & Co.,
and some others They do not kill
every day, but in winter when they do
kill they kill 5000 per day, and in sum
mer about 800. They can kill from
250 TO $50 per hour. Each man has
bis work, ore shakes the hogs, another
raises them up, another 5leeds them,
another drops them into the scalding
vat, 2 or scald them, then they are
scraped by machinery, then man be-
heads them, another disposes of the
heads, another opens them and extracts
the colon, another removes the entrails,
one washes the stomach. another the
iptestines, which are simply cut open
and thrown into the yats for rendering
lard, another cuts off waste portions
from the carcass, another rolls them
away,-they are swung up as soon as
beheaded, another raises them an
inch or two and rolls them back to cool,
and in about ten minutes from the time
hog is shakled he is hung up to cool
before he is cut up and packed.
Chicago is the greatest pork packing
city in the world and is also the great
est grain market and one of the great
est lumber markets. Sometime, per-
haps, ! will tell you how they kill
bceves and what the animals look like.
III n A.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-30
Comfy commissioners.

TWO TO NOMINATE.
BARRON, ROBERT, Worth township.
BREADEN, J. G., Clay township.
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM +, Concord twp
CRAIG, THOMAS, Oakland township.
CHBISTLEY, JAMES p, Clay township.
COCHRAN, CIIAS., Concord township.
COOPER, ROBERT, Winfield township.
FORESTER, ID. w Franklin township.
HARVEY, WILLIAM, Clinton township.
HAYS, GEO W Capt, Middlesex township.
HUSELTON, JOHN, Butler borough, for
merly Butler township.
HOFFMAN, CHARLES, Saxouburg.
MCQUISTION. w. W, Brady township-"a
wounded soldier"
MAYBERRY, JONATHAN, Centreville
borough.
SCOTT, JOHN, Butler borough.
YOUNG, JOHN, Butler township.