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Bismarck and Emperor William,

Bismarck and Emperor William are
and have been for many years, firm, or
rather intirm friends, both of them be-
ing sick most of the time. At one time,
Bismarck. while labOring under sense
Of encouragement. sent in his resigna
ton, and urged the Emperor To accept
il, but the old man, remembering that
he was not particularly sharp himself,
and the invaluable services OF his faith
full chancellor, seized loaded pen, and
wrote in large letters on the margin OF
Bsmarck's resignation the word ME
mats which means scarcely or ''hard-
" ever" in English. The relations be-
tween Crown Prince. '.Or Fritz" as
he is Familiarity called, and Bismarck
are very far from being as pleasant as
pie. In fart, there never has been any
love between them, and as for the wife
Of the Crown Prince who, by the way,
is the daughter of the old lady in Eng
land who bumped her imperial knee the
other day-she, the said wife of ''Our
Fritz" hates Bismarck with an intensi-
ty that has no limits. The enmity be-
tween Bismarck and the family Of the
Crown Prince dates back to the time
when the marriage between the Crown
Prince and Victoria's daughter was first
spoken Of. The first information that
Bismarck had of the proposed alliance
was from the Emperor, himself, who
wanted to know what the Chancellor's
opinion really was. Everything that
happens in the imperial family, from
declaring war with a foreign power to
properly adjusting an imperial infants
underwear, is laid before Bismarck.
Bis" sprang to his feet, on hearing of
the proposed marriage, and using that
simple but expressive German expletive.
Observation-Disclosures said:
"FOr Heavens sake, don't let your son
marry that squatty little English thing.
She will ruin the handsome Hohenzol-
lern race for u.s. At first. the Empcr-
or William was disposed to be angry.
He imagined that the remark was un-
duly familiar. He vexatiously scratch
ell his wig, but as the remark contained
. compliment to his own good looks,
he did not resent it. The old Emperor
told his wife. of course, what IBIS"
said about Victoria's daughter. and fin
ally the latter heard of it, and she has
had no particular use for him from that
day to this, and some of these days,
when she gets good chance, she is GO
ing to give him piece of her mind
Texas SittinQS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25
GEORGE HOYT,
A present from his best friend,
Artemus Ward.

Take him with my blessing, and !:
: may he stick closer than a brother. ::
With sinking heart Hoyt produced q
Ratchet and removed the lid. Inside
the box, as demure as deacon, sat
Wards famous kangaroo. Hoyt's first
impulse was to nail down the lid and
send the box back. with his compliments;
but, remembering his promise to accept
the gift, he concluded to make the best
of the situation. and to give the animal
the care and attention which he knew
Ward expected it would receive. He
accordingly sent the travelled animal"
home, where it has rested safe and hap
py, secure in the affection and regard OF
its owner. and with good housing and
plenty to eat.
| saw it few days ago, by Mr.. HOyt's
invitation. A corner of his large brick
barn on Euclid avenue has been fitted
up for its use. and his stableman has it
in special charge. When Mr.. Hoytopen-
cd the door OF its room and called out,
'Artemus! Artemus!" the gray old fell
low came out with few slow and dig
nilied hops, and sat down fcarlessly at
our feet. He is getting old and shaky
about the joints, said Mr.. Hoyt, land
we cannot get half the amusement out
of him that was possible ten years
apo -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25
A National Question.

A correspondent of the New York Sun
writes the editor:
am great big fellow; my better
half is hardly half my size. Our baby
took after its father in physical proper
tons. Attracted by the line weather
last Sunday. we thought we would take
the hope Of the house out, and it was
agreed, after he had been carefully
wrapped up in his cloak. that should
carry him. received all necessary in.
structions regarding his being properly
held to prevent his taking cold, and ev-
erything went well enough until we
heard passer-by remark to a cOmpan-
ion: "HOw funny to see big man car
ry u small babyr' After that my wife
insisted that ! must surrender the baby
ut once to her. Now, the baby, by
comparison, looks small with me, but
very big with her, and we had not gone
far before we heard this remark: Look
at the big fellow l0afing along and let.
ting his poor little wife carry that great
big baby"
snow. what want to know Is. who
should carrS the baby?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

Another human form has lately been
taken in plaster from the mold left in
the ashes of Pompcii. II is that of a
man, and it seems from the place and
position that he had been trying to es
cape in the interval between the rain OF
lapilli and that of ashes. and had beel
suflocated by the latter and by pestilen.
tial vapors before he could reach tn.
Stabian Cafe. The figure is lying on
its back, the head is bent back and til.
skull is perfectly preserved. From tht
cheek bones downward the face is very
perfect, and the open lips permit five
upper and five lower teeth, white anc
equal to be seen. The left arm is hal
raised, and the fingers half shut; the
right is almost pressed against the body,
and the closed fist rests on the stomach
Two rather small iron keys were fount
near the body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

A correspondent of the TOleoo Blade
recommends the method following to
rid the garden Of moles: Take hand
full OF yellow dent-corn and soak it i'm
hot water until the thin skin of the kerr
mel can be lOOsened; then take each
kernel and prick the skin over the
sprout just enough to admit some arsenic
or paris-green. use of the latter a
mite rs big AS the head of pin; then
let the skin lie back over the hole and
dry. Second, take small stick and
push it down in the dirt directly over
their hole (be sure not to 60 deep), then
drop in u kernel or two Of corn. The
moles will discover the corn and eat
the sprOut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

81 am going to quit railroading very
shortly said one engineer 10 another
recently. "Why. Bin, ! thought you
were perfectly infatuated with your
life." said the other. $50 l am, +" said
Bill. "But l cant live on wind"
That's funny. ! thought you were
getting the best wages of any man on
the road" Well, the SUM is pretty
large. but the truth Is don't like any
Job where | am compelled to keep my
steam up all the time and then to
whistle for my psy."~>NQssono1 Reskly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

Olive Logan SAYS ''paragraphsrs have
no love forthe beautiful Come, come
Olive. they have. but bless you. girlie.
thirty years ago is long time' remem,
Der.
A Disguised Millerite prophet has de-
termined 10 have NO more pe'tpoue-
ments. leastwise not Will. t. lv's. IL
now predicts that ti'' "".','; 81: - ;
to an end 1t suG%c, -. al
cember, 1856. ~ h..aa -
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Too Many Books.

The great danger in the present day
il not that an author or an artist will be
run down" by the critics, but that he
will he over looked in the great deluge
of works Of all kinds which now floods
the earth. When were there ever be-
fore so many really clever writer's as we
have nOw-so many novels, histories,
essays and poems? How is it possible
that reviewer can keep abreast OF his
work.. l.. JenNisp03.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

A green chap from the country, down
in the city for II spree, walked into =
dentists Office the other afternoon and
seated himself in the chair Of torture
"Go ahead" he said to the gum gOuger;
81 want to get full rs quick as you can
do it," want to get full?" exclaimed
the tooth-tackler; IL guess you are full
already. You'd better get out OF here
you've mistaken the place" II have.
have l." shouted the stranger. ''Then
what do you mean by putting In the
newspapers filling speciality y
San Francisco Nelcs Letter.
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A. Wards Kangaroo.

When Artemus Ward decided TO 90 10
Europe upon his last and fatal visit, he
determined to permanently house his
pet kangaroo inquarters where it would
be sure of kind treatment and good care
for the rest of its life Securing such
refuge required some diplomacy, but
Artemus was equal to the task. One
day, during short visit to Cleveland,
he called upon his old friend and COM
panion, George Hoyt, the associate edit
or of the Daily Plain Dealer. and said,
after the usual small talk
George, We have always been good
friends and on the whole believe owe
you something"
Hardly" said Hoyt. remembering
some of Wards practical jokes. TAX
ing everything into consideration be-
lieve that l owe you half q dozen or
So"
"But / am serious now" said Ward.
as he took Hoyt by the hand. IL have
long had it in my mind to make you
present of value, something, You know,
that would cause you to think of me
now and then, when am away across
the water. This comes from the heart,
George. and shall feel grieved unless
you accept il and treasure it closely and
warmly for my sake. want you to
take it, and to get out Of it all the good
that the situation will allow"
Artemus manner was SO earnest that
HOyt met him half way.
"All right" he said; 'sDO as you
will, old boy, and no more words about
it."
"You shall hear from me sOOn," said
Ward, rs he wrung HOyt's hand and
went up the street.
HOyt heard from him.
Three hours after Wards departure
an express wagon drove slowly down
Superior street and halted in front of
the old Plain Deater building. In the
wagon was large box with dozen
holes punched through the lid. Two
men picked it up and with some diff
Guilty carried it into the editorial room
and deposited it before MIR. Hoyt's desk.
Tackled upon it was card bearing this
inScrinfinn
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II was the day after the funeral.


Old Tom Marshall had gone to his
last, long home. The will. with its Bit
ter injustice its cruel tannt-had been
opened AMI read.
Darlie stood ut the window that look
ed out upon the lawn.
ut will be- wild night" said Cousin
Martha, looking up from her knitting.
Jim says the creek Is rising. We may
be flooded before morning"
"You are afraid Of itp' asked Darlie,
indiffereptly.
Lord preserve MS! / never saw any
thing likethis. Sabra"-to little negro
who stood with staring, terror-stricEen
eyes--"go and see II Master Burke has
come home"
IL think he has," said Darlie; 1.-THE
gig drove up some time ago."
She turned again, and looked out up
on the furious storm.
Outside the storm ragged with wild
and desperate fury. Great trees were
twisted, splintsred and uprootsd, @ Y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

a baud Of Thans were ut play. White
gusts OF rain swept along the leaden
sky--the lawn was one wide sheet Of
| water water that was steadily rising
higher, though it had already reached
the second step of the piazza.
She did not hear the door open, nor
know, until Burke himself stood beside
her, that any one had entered The room.
She was watching, with curious fasci-
nation, II dark object that the fury Of
the wind propelled along through tho
water.
'Darlic," said Burke. touching her
shoulder ~ he spoke; ''DarlIe, DIR. Park
ar Is here"
Darlie turned with q grave little smile
Of welcome.
The old doctor was one of her stanch-
est friends, aud she had q pitiful feel
Ing Of needing friends now as never be-
fore.
COMPOUNDED shamer' srumbled the
doctor, inaudibly, howeve.; ''why could
not Tom Marshall have acted decentlyp
Here arc these two youna things to be
made unhappy because. they love each
other-and 1 suppose that old pelican
In tho wilderness, Liza Marshall will
get the Hall and the money in the end.
He doesn't deserve to rest in his
gravel
But nothing Of all this was said. He
only took Darlie's hand, and told her
that she looked pale, and that he should
have to prescribe for her; then they all
three stood within the curtained window
while Cousin Martha departed "on hos
pitable thoughts intent
What can it bep'' asked Darlie,
pointing to the dark object she had
watched in its slow passage across the
lawn.
1t il box Of some Sort" said the
doctor, ''or Is it only tree trunks There!
1t is caught in the boughs of that wal.
nut tree.
A sudden and furious gust of wind
shook the house to its very foundations.
1t swept across the face of the waters,
tossing the fallen branches and debris
with which the house was surrounded.
One great wave broke against the cor
ner Of the house, rolling with it the long
dark object.
1t struck heavily upon the brick
worki
The bricks fell with q splinterng
crash, and the water, receding with an
eddying swirl. left its burden.
Good LOrd" exclaimed Dr. Parker,
turning toward Darlie with sudden APP
prehension.
The girl bent forward with blanched
face. white quivering lips, and dilating
eyes.
He has come from the graver' she
cried. "Oh, Burke--Burkem
Burke Marshall caught the fainting
girl in his arms, and pressed her to his
heart, ShOwerng kisses upon hair and
face.
Then he turned upon the doctor a
glance in which horror and triumph
were strangely mingled.
The conditions of the will are fulfill
ed" said Burke. huskily. ".When l
come from the grave, he said you may
take it as a sign"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

Maine has forty-nine cheese factories,
with an average Of l07 COWS to each,
sixty being the lowest and 800 the high
est number The totalprod ict of these
factories during the last year Was $780,.
1874 pounds Of cheese. the average price
received being l21 cents per pound
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Glass

WILLIAM REID. wholesale and retail dealer u
French and American WINDOW GLASS, PLATl
CLASS, Ribbed and Rough Plate for Sky Lights
French and German Looking Glass Plates. Lea
and Oil Colors, Putty Points. etc. - and rs LaIn
street west, Detroit, Mich, Write for estimates
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1t was really so! The wild rush Of
wind and waters had robbed the grave
of its dead!
Who shall say that the hand OF the
Lord was not init?
When the waters subsidized, and the
winds died away, old Tom Marshall was
buried once more.
Darlie and Burke were married In the
springtime, and DIR. Parker gave away
the bOnny bride.
Strangers sometimes ask why there is
broken corner in the foundation of so
well-kept place as Marshall Hall.
Then they look again, with wide-eyed
wonder, when they are told how the
old Hall gained its mistress-from the
grave!
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ard hear much better
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sU ouse ann F'arrr.
Glen ninKs.

Gar laners who are alwsvs engaged
IN >uiAiog ana eraft'ac take the re :
.,nl', Of their w2rkas n matter Of
course, and 40 far rfrcmIi nding any
can,e for surprise that'ths aama plant
or .res which will. produce flowers or
fruit ofa certain kind vii, bv the
mere insertion Of thy hnd produce
other flowers or fruits 90 wid,lv dis
,io,:lar, would be filed with astonish
ment If the produce Of the bud were
mot t. difF.r,'yet in the result there
is much thstis wonderful and full o.
interest to the stud eht OF nature and
her operations. - London Gardener
IChropicla----A fEorite plant with
children is the uapdrsgon; and from
..he curious shape Of its corrolla, which
resembles the ta,e Of III animal, 1t
LAS received numerous nicknames'
-och us dog s mouth, 'toah 9 mouth,
lions snap, etc. en- pressing the sides
.oi this flower it opens Ike aFsaplns
mouth. the stigma appearing to repre-
sent the tongue; on removing the
pressure The lips OF the corolla snap
together, and he,ice its name, snap
dragon. Among sone Of its other
namea are bulldog 5 mouth, and rab-
bits mouth, and calls suont - bid
-One farmer took q stalk Of to
bacco. en-. of the leaves, laid them
!onglhw.se, and then had s'.ty-threr
zee. Of tobacco, thirty-sevan feet in
Width, al f,om one stalk, - Van caster
.Faaminer--To amuse the children,
re spelled s,omon.a in zig is..sro en-
aloping g'ass.plot by the deer. c.
ing suIphAte Of ammonia to do II.
Hey say Ben. Franklin was able to
.sre;l "plas:er,' in green on some ade'
h,!l award.-(Ths 'Conraot---srz
yea,s ago q man came TO Wyoming
from New England and star.ed in the
cattle business on the Laramie plains
with one solitary Texas steer and q
good, serviceable branding iron. He
now has over 600 head Of stock, the
multiplied increGse Of that oDe crittar
- Laramie Boomerang.
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INTERESTING
NOTES.

Toe first ..roet.,ar Gno in the world
WAS the Fourth avenue limo to Hair
lem, opened in New York in 1882.
At Stavenfsls- on.the. Rhine there ia
an ancient church reduced to ruins
Through lawsuit about titbee, which
lasted forty years.
Rats III mine give warning G!
danger by running about uneasliy.
and in great numbers. The miners
are inclined to treat them with Groat
sindness,
In 1918 Lord Schworterbuy gave
1885 francs for u tooth OF Isaac
Newton, which is now Get M a ring
aud worn by the eldest branch OF that
that family.
The oldest tree on earth is prob ably
tbe cypress Of Sauta Maria del Tule,
in the Mexican state OF Oaxacs. 1t is
still growing, and in 1851 it m easur-
ed forty-two feet ia diam eter.
Among the Romans OF the frat and
second centuries were certain socie.
ties called Collsffia, the members Of
which took their meals in common,
npl BY regular payments prepared "A
fund for their burial and for fes tival
a number Of years ago Henry Clay
was presented with a cane. The stat
i. Of live oak cut from a tree that owe.
Swallowed the tomb Of Cicero; and th'
head is made Of verd antique. obtain
ed from the house OF Columbus, a
Genoa. It is octagonal, and orna
1nented with exquisite media lions o
those two famous orators Of snclen
apd modern times Romse Cicero
and America o Clay.
.
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