The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-11-11
ALL SORTS

General Arthur, like General Garfield
began his career rs teacher in o public
school.
Some of tho Egyptian mummies arc
oncased in bandages more than l,OoO
yards long.
A machine has been invented in Now
York which sweeps the dust from pave
ments aud collects it in carts.
Judge lIilton's Woodlawn Par k. ut
Saratoga, contains $50 acres, and has
twelve miles of highly finished roads
and drives.
Townships are laid out in Manitoba
the same way they are in this country,
and contain the same number OF sec
tons. In numbering the sections,
however. they commence with the one
In the northeast.
President Gariield's children are five
In number. Henry A. and James, the
eldest two, arc well along in their
"tecns;" Mollie, who is next. is about
IA. aud after her comes Irwin Mcdowell.
with Abram following. the youngest OF
the five. Two other children have been
born TO him, but both are dead.
General Gordon. Of Georgia, Is said
to have acquired more than comfort
able fortune since he left the Senate. Ii
came through the sale of coal lands in
Alabama, for which ho and his two
brothers and GovernorCo!quitt received
800, 900, together with Sl.0O0,OOO in
stock of tho Richmond and Danville
Extension Company.
ThcBritish government has concluded
90 ,nt a at ri
of the Zulus, In tho business Of farming.
An estate has been purchased for him
near Cape Town. and considerable live
stock purchased.
Tho railroads inColoradO run poultry
trains composed of open ears, SO con-
structed that u large number of cOops
may be placed on each. The fowls are
chiefly marketed at Denver. TheCharg-
es for carrying poultry on these ears
are light.
An old gardener states that If the Gu
cumber which grows nearest the root
be saved for seed for number Of years,
the result will be n smaller and earlier
| variety. Ii tho fruit on tho extremity
DO saved it will make larger aud later
variety.
ReIOEIn SURF W COltic. WY uculs
said q fond New Haven mother to her
child. "why do you not play with the
little Jones boyp" "Oh, he's horrid.
He says bad, naughty words. just like
papa does" Reform will begin ut
homo in that family.
Favorite quotation for the "Fair-
Trade lesgue:" "Ile that is taxed. not
seeing how you tax him, let him not
know it. and he's not taxed at all. "
Another for their opponents: Customs
more honorcd in the breach than the
observance"
Said tho night Waterman, when,
about dusk, he was invited to drink a
cup o. coffee: "No. thank you. Coffee
keeps me awake all night" And then
| he saw his blunder. and looked very
embarrassed and tried TO explain it.
But it wa no use.
Law professor: "What constitutes
burglary?" Student: There must b. a
breaking" Professor: "Thcn if man
enters your house and takes IS out from
your vest pocket in tho hall. would that
be burglary?' Student: YES, sir, be-
cause that would break me-"
Sweet simplicity: We hail Il passing
milk wagon and ask the "boy" if he
has quart of milk to spare. We get
the milk and ask facetiouslv if it i:
cows milk. "Oh, yes, sir" And then
with sweet simplicity. 1--WE keep the
cows milk separate from the other"
Recently a Leavenworth woman
gave man an old, battered nickel
Tor rescuing her from drowning
The man says the next time she falls
into the water the old nickel get her be-
fore he moiStcns his clothes in another
attempt to snatch her right from the
brink of the subsequently.
In the upper part of Sonoma county
Cal, railroad track crosses i deer
ravine upon the upright trunks of tai
trees, which have been sawed of upol
horizontal line. In the centre OF thu
ravine firm support is furnished b.
two huge redwood tress which have
been Topped of sevcnty-fve feet abov'
,he ground.
Reporters are called cheeky by PEG
pie who ought TO admire their physica
beauty and gentle disposition.