The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-21
GLEANINGs.

The mountains of Swain county, in
Western North Carolina, are said to be
Of solid marble, red, pink, plaided, and
black.
There are now in Wythe and Pulaski
counties, Virginia, fifteen blast furnaces
engaged in the making of cold-blast
iron.
A complete set of papier mache fur
niture inlaid with mother-of-pearl was
made few years ago for the Queen of
Spain.
A commission has been appointed by
the government to go abroad and study
the most perfect and latest telegraph
system now in use SO us to introduce it
into Mexico.
The Charleston NeDs and Courier, as
a pleasing proof of the growth of home
mentions the building of
steamer and the construction of all her
in that city.
The spirit of invention is still on the
increase. The number of applications
for patents this year is much larger than
during the same period in any former
year.
Robert Collyer says smoking is some
times excusable; he smoked his first CT
gar ut the fall of Richmond, when it was
incumbent on everybody to do some
thing outrageous.
Mr.. Burke, of Lyons, Iowa, bathed in
turpentine to cure his rheumatism, and
then lit his pipe. His rheumatism was
cured, and he is now member Of the
angel choir.
1t must be hotter in Arizona than Or
binary mortals dream of when the Tue
son Star is moved to say that all ther-
mometers should have wire attach-
ments for the mercury to run out on.
General Burnsidc's old army horse is
hauling a delivery wagon for a sewing
machine company in indianapolis. 1t
is medium-sized chestnut sorrel, and
is about twenty-five years old.
A suit is threatened to test the validi-
ty of the confederate land scrip of Tex
as, upon the ground that the act under
which the scrip was issued is in viola
ton of the constitution of the United
States.
When the PENNSYLVANIA railroad shops
in Altoona are in full operation they EN-
ploy $500 men and the payroll reaches
$4,000 per month. The estimated
value of the Pennsylvania shops ut that
point is 3O,OO0,OOO.
One of the largest railroad bridges in
the country is being built for the Adj
rondack railroad across the Scandaga
river, ut Luzerne. Ii is Of wood. the
Howe truss pattern, and has Il span of
1872 feet. The ties are being laid l05
feet above the water.
james Kahn, of Walker county, Ala
bama, aged 81, who raised IL children
to maturity, and has los grandchildren
and 46 great-grandchildrcn. is still as
lively as cricket aud fond of talking
politics.
A Brooklyn man who had used all
the arguments that his ingenuity could
devise to dissuade his son from getting
married, finally hit upon an expedient
that had the desired effect. He procured
his appointment as clerk in divorce
court.
A Philadelphia paper asserts that we
are actually bringing back to this coun-
try corned beef exported to Europe
from America. 1t is bought at a cent a
pound more than WAS paid for it by the
foreigners, and a good profit is made by
the operation.
Just as n girl was about to drown
herself ut Athens, Ala, a man caught
her. She struggled, but he held her
fast. "rll give you ten minutes to think
it over" he said, land if you then want
to die I'll let you do it." When the time
was up he released her, and she quietly
went home.
Letter boxes in England are painted
around the apertures with luminous
paint, for the convenience of people at
night. What blessing it would be il
applied around keyholes, for the guild
ance of people who are kept out late al
lodge meetings.
A man in North Salem. N. H., over
forty years of age, when told by his aged
father that he was tired of supporting
him in idleness any longer, replied .tha,
it was mighty hard for child to be
turned out of house and home, and that
only hard-hearted person would dc
it."
A dog has died in St. Augustine, Fla,
of broken heart. After the death of
Mr.. de Laureal, owner of the dog, the
canine showed every sign of extreme
grief, moaning piteOusly and persistent
ly, refusing to partake of either food or
water. This conduct was continued I'M
til the poor, atfectionate brute died.
A section of an oak tree five or six
inches thick, with dcer's horn directly
through it, was found near Quincy.
Plumas county, Cal, few days since
The wood has grown firmly around the
horn and incased it rs neatly as can be.
1t was about twelve feet high in the
tree.
The latest novelty in minerals, says
the Reno New Gazette, is found in the
mountains south of the Humboldt house.
1t is pocket of crystalized quartz. bear
ing silver, gold, lead, and anthony.
The crystalization seems to be COM
plete, and the mineral is very strong
in it.
1.-The wolf changes its hair every year.
but remaining WOLF" says Russian
proverb. Nothing very remarkable
about that. A woman sometimes
changes her hair as often rs two or three
times day. and still remains woman.
Let the Russians switch off to something
worth mentioning when they want to
compose proverbs.
been devised to prevent these melan-
chOly catastrOphes.
Ten years ago bananas were almost a
rarity in Boston, and fifteen years since
punches of bananas which can now be
bought from the wholesale fruit dealer
for from three to five dollars, then
brought from fifteen to twenty dollars.
An American traveller in Europe
speaks of the fine appearance of the
many soldiers. He finds the French
soldier to be short in stature, nervous in
action. quick in movement. and less
careful in dress than the Germans and
Italians. The German soldiers arc large
and intelligent, and take pride in their
dress and bearing. The Italian soldiers
are young and fresh-looking.
A petition recently addressed to the
Minister of the Interior by the inhabi-
tants of the quarter in Paris in which
the Rue de Ia Paix is situated, represents
that the number of suicides who have
thrown themselves from the top of tho
Vendome monument has been alarming
ly on the increase of late. 1t is sug-
gested that no person should be allowed
to ascend the monument until the sum-
init shall have been Gagged in with iron
bars, or some other means shall have
1t is calculated that at the rate the
sand of New Jersey is being exported
In strawberry boxes, there will be not
enough left Of the State in one hundred
Halls VEGETABLE SIcILIAN HAIR
REVIEWER is q scientific combination
of some Of the most poWerful restora-