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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27
When Shall We Flyr

A new flying machine is launched
every six months. In the patent
Office at Washington, says the Eoen-
ing Posts correspondent, there are
models of sixty-fivc such machines.
The case Of original drawings de-
scribing them is one of the most Gu
rious in the building. A. NJ. Quinby
of Wilmington, Del, has been very
fertile and persevering in designs.
He has three or four winged figures
which remind visitors Of the appari-
ton Of Appollyon to Christian, where
the giant Adversely straddles quite
over the way and swears there shall
be no further Pilgrims Progress.
Lamboley's hying.machine is anoth-
or singular winged apparatus. Mr..
Greenough took out patent for an
ingenious kite.shaped machine, which
seems to be based on scientific theo-
ries. A clumsy old-fashiOned draw
ing depicts the plan Of Chester w.
Sykes for marine balloon, which is
u mechanical flying fish, able to fly
in air or float in water, as cOnven-
fence dictates. Many of the pstents
evidently contemplate the navigation
of the sea by means of machines
which may be safely propelled in
either element. One extraordinary de-
sign represents full rugged air ship
which is to be raised into the atmos-
phere, and there be controlled in
ship fashion by rudders and propel-
lers. As the gas chambers are in
the hull of the ship, the thought is
suggested that upon experiment the
vessel would be found top heavy,
and that ere long the astsnished dem
liens of the earth and sea might be
treated to the mirage, that would
not be all mirage, in the spectacle of
a ship suspended up side down in the
air.
The invention which has been
shown to be the most practical value
Is Ritchel's flying machine, which
was patented in 1873, and which has
become more or less familiar to the
public by the exhibitions given in
various parts of the country. While
this machine falls short of solving
the battling problem, aerial locomo-
ton, it Is so far successful that by 1t
a person can raise himself from the
ground and in a measure regulate
his elevation and course.
Almost all flying machines are
made OH one Of two plans; the imita.
ton of the structure Of birds, or
some application of the principles of
marine locomotion; we have the fan
or wing and the paddle wheel or
screw. Buoyancy gained by the use
Of gas, save where, as in GreenOugh's
kite, the attempt is made to make
the air sustain the apparatus through
an artificially established equilibrium
of forces. The radical defect in most
of the plans Is the disprOpOrtiOn of
the weight Of the machine to the lift.
ing power of the gas and their real
bulk, which would render them un.
manageable in high and adverse
winds even were they found to work
successfully in favoring circumstan.
ces. But while there is lots to laugh
at in these designs, they show a
hopeful progress and justify the con.
fidence felt by many people versed
In patents that aerial locOmotiOn Ii
feasible and soon to be realized.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27
Mrs Garfield on W0ns0n's Work.


The latest number of The Student,
a little paper published by the stu
dents of Hiram college, contains an
article of more than ordinary inter-
est Oh the above subject. 1t quotes
an extract from letter written by
Mrs. Garfield to her husband over
ten years ago, and intended for no
eyes but his. 1t fell into the hands
of President Hinsdale, who made
use of it in a lecture to the students,
and as it showed the qualities of Mrs.
Garfield's mind, and her opinions
upon the subject of woman's work,
he gave 1t to the students. The ex-
tract is as follows:
- am glad to tell that, out of all
the toll and disappointments OF the
summer just ended, l have risen up
to victory that silence OF thought
since you have been away has won
for my spirit a triumph. / read
something like this the other day:
: There is no healthy thought with
out labor, and thought makes the
labor happy Perhaps this Is the
way have been able to climb up
higher. 1t came to me one morning
when was making bread. l said to
myself, Here am, compelled by an
inevitable necessity, to make our
bread this summer. Why not con-
slider it a pleasant occupation, and
make it so by trying to see what per.
feet bread l can makei' 1t seemed
like an InspiratiOn-and the whole of
life grew brighter. The very sun
shine seemed flowing down through
my spirit into the white loaves; and
now l believe my table is furnished
with better bread than ever before
and this truth, old as creation. seems
just now to have become fully mine,
that l need not be the Sinking slave
to toll, but its regal master, making
whatever do yield me its best fruits.
You have been king of your work so
long that maybe you will laugh at me
for having lived so long without my
crown. but l am too glad to have
found it at all to be entirely discon-
certed even by your merriment.
Now, l wonder, if right here
does not lie the terrible wrong, or
ut least some of it, of which the w0-
man suffragists complain. The wrong.
ly educated woman thinks her duties
Il disgrace, and frets under them, or
shirks them if she can. She sees
man triumphantly pursuing his voca.
tions, and thinks it is the kind of
work he does which makes him grand
and regnant whereas it is not the
kind of work at all, but the way in
which and the spirit with which he
does it,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27

thissp ,cial case happened to be twelve
O'clock" hasn't he come yet!'
by way Of answer to the old lady's
rather nervOusly put question, ser.
want entered at that instant with q
note.
" For Miss Kate" she said.
And Kate tore it open with flushed
cheeks. us she recognized the hand
writing of Harold Grenfell on the
superscriptiOn.
my Dear Kate" it read briefly
" since you have studied my wishes
so little during the past week, you
can scarcely expect me to make q
special point of your convenience.
have business that renders it desira'
bic for me to leave town this morn.
ing to be absent two or three days. !
am sorry to defeat your arrange
ments, but, perhaps, the salutary les.
son may not be thrown away. and
have long thought that you needed
time for little reflection before ell
tering upon the solemn ties of mar.
riage. Yours, very truly,
H. GRENFELL."
Lionel Wilson, leaning against the
carved marble standards of the chin.
ney place, watched the varying color
on Kate's cheeks as she pursued the
billet.
"What is it, Kate?" he asked
earnestly.
She handed him the note with a
little smile.
Your services will scarcely be re-
quired as groOmsman to-day" she
said. Read that"
He read it, the scarlet dye of anger
mounting to his cheek.
Kate" he said. "you will not
marry this man nOw!'
Never" she muttered, in a con.
vulsive tone.
"Dear Kate, the guests have all
arrived, the minister is here. Ihave
the ring in my pocket. BE married
to-day, Kate, and let me be the BRIDE
groom. I have loved you long and
more tenderly by half score of
years than this supercilious fop.
Show him, Kate. that his envenomed
arrow falls short of the mark"
SIZE looked with eyes half glad.
half sOrrowful into his face.
"Can l trust you, Lionel she
murmured.
Then you will become my wife! =
AT once 2"
So Kate Thorne and Lionel Wilson
were married, and the assembled wit
nesses laughingly congratulated Kate
upon the profound secret she had
contrived to keep of her zeal inten.
tiOns.
Two days afterward Mr.. Grenfell
called at the Thorne mansion.
"Ive just returned to town." he
said, in bustling sort Of way, " and
of course l came here at once. Where
is Kate!"
1.-The bride and groom haven't re-
turned to town yet" said Aunt Pene-
lope, calmly adjusting her spectacles.
What bride 7" calculated Harold.
What groOm?" he echoed.
Why, Lionel and Kate, of course.
They were married the day before
yesterday"
Married." echoed Harold, in
blank horror and dismay.
Exactly So" said Aunt Penelope,
secretly exulting in his discontinue.
"There were no cards, the affair he.
ing rather sudden, but yom will get Il
piece Of the wedding cake. tied with
a white ribbon, in due season, ! don't
doubt"
And she complacently shut the
door in his face, leaving him to the
reluctant conviction that he had lost
his treasure, and all through his own
blind self-cOnceit and arrogance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27
The negro reverence for the nam

The negro reverence for the name
OF Lincoln would seem to be by no
means abated. A Washington paper
asserts that the war department Is
crowded every day with colored peo-
pie of every grade, from the city
swell to the Virginia plantation hand,
all anxious to see and shake hands
with I" Massa Linkum's chile" He
receives them all, and is said to al.
ways take q little time for q chat
when a particularly old.fashioaed
man or woman calls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27

the solemn stiffness of the place, the
wax burning beside the comm. the
nuns kneeling there repeating prayers
for the departed soul. and above an
the thoughts called up by the name
and presence of the dead, all made =
strong impression on me. The Dody
lay thus for three days and was visited
by a great many people. She was one
of the most beautiful women, even In
death, that l ever saw, and belonged
to one of the best families in New
England, and why she left the world
to become a nun l never knew. IL
was strange, too, that the daughter
should seek refuge in the very city
which the father had invaded and
where he met his worst misfortune
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27
X. of LII.

X. of III.
Muukatu L,rlgr. Ne. 3u53. meets first and
third Saturdays "i each month
J. w HOERR, ID.
=. ". BURGEss, Rvcurirr.
DRE>HN IIRIt> CtllH tu
Corner Hickory and Broad streets. Rev
j. IL Little. pastor ScrN ices SUNDAY morn
lng~ al !u:.n, evenings AT a:Sl. Prayer meet
luG al go Thursday evening. Seats free
Strangers cordially invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-21

Here's Fun! Hnmor! Laughter" Csc, pos,.n.il
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process is governed by certain fixed, un-
changeable LAVISH
Belle looked little bewildered: then
smiling archly. said:
Il haven't devoted much time to chem
istry for the last ten years"
Yes, that's the trouble" said L; lit
hasn't been chemistry. but something else
beginning with C., viz. chance. Now.
given your ingredients, combined in a
certain manner, and as an absolute result
your bread is Just a. sure to rise as the sun
to rise in the east You can't keep it
suppose, Belle, you have wasted some
food in your experiments p
..!Soms, If you could see the bread and
pies and cakes I have thrown away you
would be Mortified / sometimes think we
shall come 10 wand as a punishment
We'll, we won't waste any more. In
six lessons you can learn to make as good
bread as anybody. or you are not the
bright women u hink you are. So this
we will make bread every day. Of course,
we cannot eat it all, but what We don't
want we will give to the poor"
And so every day sat by the table and
gave Belle instructions, while the pretty
hands which even hard work could not
deface, nodded the loayes which came out
Of the oven snowy within, and delicate
brown without the sweet and odorous
staff OF life. Saturday l LETT her TO her
own devices, and | don't believe she
blushed more when Harry proposed to
her than when he gave her the highest
praise a man can offer-.'That is just as
good as my mothers" Poor Harry
what digestion he must have to begin
with, and what a bete noir my mother 5
bread " is to many a young house&eeper
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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TONTINE PLAN,

or upon the principle of accommodating profits for def
mite pero1s which frs: introduced by this Socie-
ty, and Ia been recommended and endorsed by emil
nent experts in Life Insurance. and by leading bust
men. Forty -Four per cent. has been earned and
accumulated the premiums paid on its Iontine Life
Policies and forty per cent. on its Iontlne Endow-
ment Policies, issued within the last five years.
The Directors of the Equitable Life Assurance So
cey represent exclusively the interests OF the Policy
feel that it has Strong claims upon public confidence,
of the strict and conservative principles by
which its various departments are governed In the
assets and in the administration of the Society," per-
feet security is given for the future which is of great
importance to those depending upon their insurance
policies for the ultimate support Of their families.
transactions as the EQUITABLE none is more PROM /
nd just in its dealings
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INFORMATION WANTED
$4,000 Reward

The subscriber earnestly desires information as to
the whereabouts of his son, Eugene Swain, aged 16
years. lie left my place at Malbons Mills, Thurs
day, June 10th, and came to Skowhegan since which
time nothing has been heard from him. He is light
complexioned, quite freckled blue eyes, light hair
and medium height weighs 1870 pounds; wore brown
coat and vest, and black wool hat and low Shoes
lie may go nnder an assumed name will pay the
above reward for information as to his whereabouts
also any additional expense that may be incurred in
finding him. SHEPHERD II. SWAIN.
Skowhe gam June 2lst, 1881. w3w26
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NOTICE

Is hereby given that the City Ordinance in regard
70 last driving in the streets of Augusta, will bt
lg1diy enforced from and after this date Safety n
me and limb compels me to this course as II ba:
become q common nuisance AA'
By order of the Mayor
c. II. WHITE, City Marshal,
Augusta. December 10, 1850.
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MEDICAL HOME FOR lnvAllDS!
No. ii9 Marlboro Street, Boston, Mass.
EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, BRAIN and
NERVOUS DISEASES CIIREn

DR.. 6. W. Rhodes, the founder of the Home. WAS
himself restored 10 health from Paralysis by this
treatment. Ii is one of the pleasantest places in
Boston, and has been in successful operation fifteen
years; an imposing. brown stone structure and one
of the most ecgan, buildings in this the most arts
tocrs'ic neix hborhood of Boston. All the most i'm
proved eonvenences 10 be found in this ius,itu
tion Patients who may desire be treated at their
own homes, can have remedies and applications sent
them by express, with full directions. Write full
particulars and enclose stamp.
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rheumatism Permanently
Cured.

hr. panei r. Dodge, Edgecomb. Me-, testifes that
he contracted Rheumatism in the army and for
twelve long years suffered, he thinks as much as a
man could suffer; was treated by some of the bsst
fnysicians in the State, and afterwards in Boston
mitnonf benefit: was cured BY six bottles CLARKE,S
KhEuMAIlC ELIXIR ana has had no return of the
disease For sale BY all Druggists-a10 90 Der botti
six bottles for $500. weovtsiv
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Taxes of 1881.
STATE OF MAINE. CITY OF AUGUSTA.
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

The State. County, City and Village School Dis
trct Taxes assessed in the City of Augusta for the
wear 1881, have been committed TO GUY Turner, Col
iector of said CITY, for collection by of the
Assessors of said city, dated June 29;h ISL, and
ssid Collector is required to complete and make
return of said collections to the Treasurer of said
city on or before the first dsy of March. isSs.
And. in conformity with provisions of law, notice
Is hereby given thst by vote of the CITY COUN-
GIL of said CITY. and of the VILLAGE DISTRICT
in said city lid taxes now due and payable to
the Collector. before August Is ISL, and that
an ABATEMENT or
DISCOUNT OF SEVEN PER CENT
Will be allowed on all Taxes VOLUNTARILY
PAID on or before that dsy. and INTEREST AT
SIN PER CENT will he added to all taxes re.
manning unpaid August 18th. ISL.
GUY TURNER, Treasurer of Augusta.
June -, ISL. tNwfillsu iS
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Nefu advertisements
A NEW DEPARTURE
The Weekly Springfield Republican

Since its foundation, nearly 60 year. ann =,
Springfield Republican has always contrih.,as, HE
erousIy to the instruction and enterfainmss.u gen.
large rural constituency. To make the na,.' u n
more valuable a guide and assistant 80 SUI
and their families, first-class agricultural Smers
ment has lately been added to the weekly
regularly fills from four to five columns Of s 1t
contains variety of interesting matter msnI and
inal articles by skilled agricultursts relating ong
on the farm. Among the regular con,ribn,o,o. nle
Dr. GEORGE BLoRING, CDted States Comm;ss.aae
of Agriculture; DIR. +. LEWIS STURTEy.vr Ssoitr
nv of the Society for the Promotion of AorcvI.e's.
Science; Maj. HENRY F.. ALvoRD; DR., p,r1af
CHADBoURNE, ex-President of Williams con. A.
President LEVI SToCkBRIDGE, of the Amhs,s,e
ricultural College; JAMES ;. GRINNEII ana as
special students. The other department. ~ S' -.
Weekly news, editorial, literary, religions and y,
ceaneous, are kept up TO heir recognized S w
standard, an all OF the best characteristics Of ,sa
paper carefully preserved. "e
Trial subscriptions from July Isl to the clos. =,
the year. 80 cents. Regular subscription a. 80
a year in clubs Of 10 or more, SI.25. COMM
TO local agents. Sample copies tree Address ''0n
july9f&wiw THE REPU BLICAN ,Spring fel5 Ma.
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Notice..

Dr; CROKER has moved to Hotel North, where he
ma y H ~ .ouho hights Office as usual at Old Cush-
-"e no"se'. nov15fd
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BOARDING HOUSE TO LET.

No Bridge Block, Water St. Recently repaired
Eleven nice sleeping rooms Inquire of
c. p. GOULD, or DOUGHTY BROS.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-04-07
Glass Eyes.

A reporter of the Chicago Inter
Ocean has been investigating the trade
in glass eyes. From the leading dealer
in the West, a firm which has sold
glass eyes for many years, he learned
that there were as many as thousand
wearers of them in that city, and that
from 600 to 800 eyes are sold there
every year. The best eyes are made at
Uri, in Germany, the manufacture CEN
tering at that place on account Of the
occurrence there of the fine silicates
and other minerals needed in the bust
ness. The German eyes withstand the
corrosive action Of tears and other Sc
cretions better than those made in
France.
AT Uri are made also vast quantities
of eyes used by taxidermists in mount
ing birds, animals, and other natural
history specimens, besides superior
quality of glass marbles, known to boys
as agates.
The artificial eye is adelicate shell or
' ~,
so as TO NJ over what IS lelt OF the
eye-Dali; Inc Shell Is cut from a mol
low Dail OF DulD Oh glass tlle IT'S IS
blown H. ana tleh 'he whoIe Is dell
cateiy decorated;
Inc Irade III Chlcago mas undergone
u curious clange' twenty years ago
tllere were SOFA very many more uark
eyes IMAM light; DHt from tllat period
on tne sac OF uark eyes mas Deeil per,
ceptlDIy dying out NOW nearly all
are hight eyes say twenty hght to one
dark In boston the percentage Is
even larger ABOUT thlrty-liVe Due or
Ilglt eyes 10 one Drown; Wnlie on tIle
other Iland' IN New orleans hlty brown
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-04-07
AOuaker Printers Proverb.

Never sendest thou an article for
publication without giving the editor
thy name, for thy name oftimes Sc
cures a publication to worthless ar
ticles.
Thou shOuld'st not rap on the door
of the printing office, for he that an
swereth the rap sneereth in his sleeve
and loOseth time.
Neither do you loaf about, ask ques-
tions or knock down type, or the boys
will love thee like they do shade trees
when thou leaveth.
Thou shouldst never read the copy
on the printers case, or the sharp and
hooked container thereof, or he may
knock thee down.
Never inquire thou of the editor for
the news, for behold, it is his business
at the appointed time to give it to thee
without asking.
1t is not right that thou shouldst ask
who is the author of an article, for his
duty requires him to keep such things
to himself.
When thou dost enter into his office,
take heed unto thyself that thou dost
not look at what may be lying up and
concerneth thee not, for that is not
meet in the sight of good breeding.
Neither examine thou the proof
sheet, for it is not ready to meet thy
sight as thou mayest understand.
Prefer thine own town paper to any
other, and be sure to subscribe for il
Immediately.
Pay for it in advance, and it shall
be well with thee and thine.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-04-07
Politics at the Bench.

"rhe greatest charm of Inauguration
should be its pointed simplicity" said
the carpenter, as he started mortise.
"True,' said the apprentice, saving
into Il nail, $50 gimlet us have Il piece"
"You rib-saw the dangers of Repub-
lican simplicity on the minds of the
people," remarked the jOurncyman,
"and SO the effete monarchies framed
their cOronations With imposing cere-
MONIES
"a good deal of it, assented the boss
carpenter, "and | Opine it is knot plane,
or at least it is knot 4 first clear, why
the same formaities should be dried in
our government"
"Sea, son. the iourneyman asked
the apprentice.
And the apprentice said, "0h, yes, he
saw"
"You must wat chisel lustrations
very sharply" said the iourneyman,
or you can't ut hatchets proper meaning
to each one"
at axes my screwtiny very keenly,
indeed" said the apprentice, "tO follow
the thread of his keel marks"
"Your mind wanders," said the boss,
1.-THE rolling grindstone catches no
worms"
"All workbench and no play" said
the apprentice alphabetically "makes
I,rl,nioun a dull hoy"
But" spoke the joumeyman, Jack
plane is always playin'.'
"Not when its aye dull" persisted
the apprentice saving half way through
an old hinge.
81 advise you TO brace up Bit said
the carpenter, land when | say that |
remember that wink is as good rs n
kick to a blind saw horse
"Somethin' nails me to-day" the ap-
prentice said, as he pounded his thumb
with lathing hatchet, and he turned
aside to utter malledictions on the
hatchet and the man who made it.
"l'd hold you so,' said the journey
man, consolingly, as he showed the
apprentice how to grasp the hatchet,
and I'd hammer this way" and he
showed him how to strike.
But the apprentice said the last part
of the lesson was entirely unnecessary,
Thus do our labOring classes improve
the current political events to their in
telectual edilcation and mutual i'm
prOvement.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-04-07
The Death OF a Dwarf.

m =,
Inc famous dwarf, John Lewis dled
last week. lie was born III the town
OF lXonla, Wis, IN 1891, and was the
eldest son OF family or seven chill
dren. His height was twenty-seven
inches and average weight nineteen
pounds AT the time OF his death he
weighed about twelve pounds. He
had u web-foot and both OF his hands
were without thumbs, but in all other
respects he was perfect little man.
lie possessed more than ordinary intel
ligence, and had very retentiye mem
ory. He was thoroughly posted in farm
topics, and could recall incidents, the
occurrence OF which dated back more
than fifteen years, with wonderful pre-
cision, Although his younger BROTH
ers and sisters outstripped him in
growth, he never permitted them to
domineer over him nor look upon him
in any other light than as their supe-
rior in experience and intelligence. He
was an apt scholar and ready conver.