The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-06

Gen. Stouemsn'j one hundred acres
Of vineyard at Los Angeles, Cal. yield
ed an average Of Eight tons OF grapes
to the acre. In some places reaching as
high Us fifteen tors. This gave a return
of $3.50 per acre.
A Rhode island man called neigh
Dor 9. .lantern-javed cockroach." A suit
for Islander resilted. and the jury re-
turned as follows: "Not guilty on Ian
tern-jawed. but way OF on cockroach.
and we find damages in the sum OF ten
cents"
Az the flock sleep while the clergy
man Is preparing his sermon. they think
II no more than fair that they should
sleep while hs is reading 1t. 1t must
be said. however, to the credit OF the
ladies, that they seldom 60 to sleep in
church. They generally keep their
eyes open during the service. New
bonnets are worn to church.
There IL one point on the West Shore
Hudson river) railroad. nearly oppo-
site New Hamburger, where 1t Is almost
impossible to find men to work, nearly
1000 men having tried the job and Civ
en- it up. The place Is o very high
bluff. with hardly spot for foothold.
Rev. John A. Lansing. Methodist
exhorter, is now in prison at Boston.
charged with swindling his dupes out
of about go, 900. He used the money
in promoting the Jacques Cologne COM
pany. which finally wound up in bank
ruptcy. Among his dupes were four
Boston widows.
A resident of Fair Haven, VT, for
quite Q while missed wood from his
shed, and finally. to find out what be-
came Of Il, loaded several sticks with
powder. The next morning. hearing
an explosion at the house OF . neigh
Dor, he ran in and found the fire blown
out of the stove and the griddle-cakes,
which the woman was cooking, plas-
tered on the ceiling.
A boy named Nichols, of Ossian, Liv-
ingston county. N. Y. killed snake
while out hunting, and forced the reptile
into tho barrel Of his gun. intending to
fire at mark with 1t. When the gun
was discharged 1t burst and few from
his hand. and was found on the ground
some distance behind him. The boy
was not injured, but he Is prejudiced
against snakes for gunwadding.
Some time ago Q valuable dog disap-
peared from Lower Hill. Placer county,
Cal. and during forty-One days next
ensuing the owner mourned his pet as
dead or stolen, At the conclusion Of
that long time the pup was found in IN
abandoned shaft, still alive, but starved
almost to shadow. With the constant
care of devoted physician it will prob
ably recover.
Wise county. West Virginia, il un.
derlaid with rich mines Of coal and
iron, lying side by side, without inter-
vening barriers. This is the report OF
q competent geologist who has made q
careful examination of the strata in
that region. On this assurance of what
has long been believed. Pittsburg cap.
italists have bought 10000 acres Of
land in the heart Of the mining region,
and railroads will be built so as to
bring this new natural wealth within
reach Of the commercial world. The
coal, which is abundantly distributed is
said to yield the purest coke Tor car.
bon) that has been produced in this
country. The locality of these great
mines 10 near the frontiers of Kentucky
and Tennessee, outside the line Of ex.
isting railroads. They will not long
remain isolated.
Wilmington probably has the larges,
sturgeon fishing firm in the country.
It employees some thirty or forty nets
all told, on the Delaware, ten of which
are fished by the month. A schooner
is kept busy in the ice trade, and 9
steamer accompanies the boats. While
the men are fishing, the steamer move:
from boat to boat. taking on the stur.
geon - fast q caught, dressing them
on the boat and taking the caviare from
them. Speaking Of csviare. it shonle
be stated that it is the spawn of the
fish, and is favorite sauce, particular
" with the Germans. Il consists sim
ply of the eggs, properly cared. ant
epicures regard it very highly. Many
hundred kegs are shipped to Germany
each year. The firm, after much trou
BILE, Is able to put up tho cavier'
very nicely. with q patent preparation