The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13

An extremely ailectionate husband
and wife ut Larrabee, Ca, do not mean
to be separated in death. They have
had coffin made wide enough for two,
and grave dug to hold it, Their plan
is that when one dies the other shall i'm
mediatcly commit suicide. SO that their
bodies may be buried at the same time,
while their souls simultaneously enter
eternity.
Missouri is about To spend $50. 900 in
finding out about herself. She suspects
that she contains some of the richest
ores on earth, and geolOgist is to make
-. thorough investigation. Her soil is
peculiarly rich, and has commonly been
regarded rs - decomposition Of lime
stone and sandstone. but scientific an
alysis will now for the first time deter.
mine the question.
The Concicrgerie, where Prince Ma
,olcon was confined, has twice served
rs Il prison for members of his family.
Prince Napoleon. afterward Emperor,
was shut up there in 1910 when he was
awaiting his trial before the Chamber
of Peers for his Boulogne expedition
and Prince Pierre Bonaparte was de-
tanned there i'm 1870 after his man
slaughter of Victor Noir.
What is called lone of the most gi-
gantic swindles ever perpetrated in this
country is said to have been unearth.
ed recently i'm New York. The story
goes that diamond broker has been in
the habit of selling. in lots to the value
of S25. 900, diamonds which looked like
gems of the firstwatcr, but which, after
a little wear. proved to be cheap yellow
stones that had been painted with Il so.
luton that gave to them the appearance
of the purest brilliants.
OF the LOO mules employed in the
Philadelphia & Reading Company
mines but few see the light of day once
a year, and some not oftener than once
i'm ten years. When brought to the light
they are stone blind for a few days, and
some forever. the sunlight paralyZin@
the optic nerves. but il has never been
known to affect their appetite or kick.
ing qualities. They are estimated to bt
33 per cent cheaper than horses for pit
work.
A point in etiquette recently decided
a lawsuit i'm queer way. A traveller
on German railroad train attempted
to eat lunch while on the journey
While putting piece of bologna sau.
sage i'm his mouth the train stopped sud
denly, causing his cheek to be badlycut
on the edge of his knife, which he was
using. The man sued the company fol
damages, but his claim was not sustain
ed. on the ground that it is breach o.
etiquette to eat with Il knife.
Jay Gould began life as q book can
vasser. No wonder that he has always
considered the public rs his prey. The
proper time to have killed him was
when he first started around with the
"Life of Napoleon in monthly parts
complete in twcnty-four numbers
with a full page steel engraving i'm every
number. and waited around i'm hiding
for three days. until he could strike an
unhappy subscriber. without cent in
his pocket.
A law student had just been admitted
to the Boston bar, and had opened an
Office for practice, when the death of his
father left him 100000 He in such
haste to get and spend the money that
he left the Office without stopping to
lock the door, abandoning his fine Ii
brary and furniture to his creditors. He
wasted his fortune so wantonlv that il
only lasted year. Now he is pointed
out ut Lewiston, Me-. broken-dOwn
drunkard, living on the charity of Old
acquaintance.
Col. X. j. Chalmers, of ClebOurne,
Tex. has the largest cat ranch in the
world. In the summer of 1881 the
wheat on the farm was thrashed and a
considerable quantity of straw was left
in rail pens. A few cats at once took
possession of the pens. They have null
tiplied until now ut least 800 cats, black.
white, yellow. gray, spOtted-in fact
every color known to the feline tribe.
TO say nothing of kittcns-can be seen
with but little trouble by visiting the
pens.
Old Red Cloud, the Sioux Chief, has
good horse sense, if he is n savage. In
visiting the Hampton Indian School, he
said to the students: 1--WE are Indians,
but this is what want you to learn;
such as wagon-making. farming, and
the other work. We want you to learn
this, because you will find il is benefit
to you. You see that man standing
therc-who has charge of you. want
you to listen to all he says He has
brains, he has eyes, he will take good
care of you
Adecrepit old mule at Fort Missoula.
Montana territory. was condemned to
death, and the crack shots of the gar
risOn were detailed rs cXecutiOners. At
Il distance of sixty yards thirteen shots
were fired successfully, and the mule
was only scratched on the ear. The
guard, feeling that everything else but
the mule was in danger, grasped apick
and killed the animal, while the crack
shots retiredto tell yarns about their ex-
ploits in sharp-shooting.
The Manchester On. H. Union tells
about lady who entered store in thai
city and asked for 2-cent postage
stamp. Upon being informed by the
stOrekeeper that he had only those of
tuC O-Cthb SlC
that she understood that they had been
marked down to 2 cents-she had read
it in the paper. swell, we haven't
marked down here yet, perhaps they
have at the Post Office" returned the
storekeeper; ''you had better inquire
there"
Still another impOrtantcanal is talked
of in Europe. BY it is contemplated
nothing less than the separation of Eng
land and Scotland by waterway from
the Solway Firth to the River Tyne. An
engineer is at present working on the
surveys, and estimates are promised
for early publication. This canal would
have Il length of only eighty miles, or
twenty miles less than the Suez. 1t
would, of course, afford very convent
cnt short cut across the country fOrOcean
steamers. Some forty years ago a