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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16
EVENING.

In spite Of the increasing blizzard
and cold the hall was again filed to
overlooking by little after seven
o'clock. at which time the first in.
stallment Of guests proceeded to the
Banquet Hall for the purpose of max.
ing more practical test of that hos.
pitality Of which MankatO has already
received kindly Acknowledgement
during the convention. Nor judging
from appearances could they we'll be
disappointed. The four tables, cap.
able of seating some 200 guests, were
not only tastefully arranged and dec.
GRATED but what was perhaps more to
the point. at once gave ocular evi.
dence of tue great variety and quan.
tity of good cheer awaiting the com.
pany. Much credit is due to Mr..
Horace DeGrOot, not only for the
very tasteful and substantial provis-
ion made for the party, but also for
the satisfactory way in which all
the arrangements were carried out.
The most polite attention and care
was manifested at every point, and il
would seem impossible for even the
most retiring individual To avoid do.
ing justice 10 the occasion. While
this first party were absent from the
City Hall the Germania string and
brass band succeeded In enter tanning
the remaining audience with various
selections Ut good music.
Miss Hutchinson, accompanied III
the piano by Miss Wagner, was the
tirst to entertain the company with u
solo, Sweet Oranges. the enthusi
asttc reception Of which resulted In
:" Coming Through the Rye" by the
same young lady.
The arst toast proposed was "Qur
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16
Manifest Destiny Points to Malkat0 !!

the great distributing center OF Southwestern Mnnosota
nusy INDUSTRIES now fast multiplying will be pushed the
most to supply the rapidly developing tho country beyond
"sa 1oohold now will be worth fortune the future
you want home business now and
70 maka ~N~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16
investments in Real Estate


than money at interest
The manufacturing interests Of Mankao the full
tide OF successful prosperity mechanics more labor
employed than before enterprises protected
every atae tenement occupied and the brightest prospects for
the rapid growth Of city r-r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16

tation may not force any of the but.
ter out of the tub. Every producer
of butter should keep a creamery re.
cord for his own use. and, when the
butter is packed, mark down on the
record the actual weight of the but.
ter without the packings. The seller
can then tell whether there has been
any actual shortage in his receipts
from the shipper. | think that he
will be astOnished to find that the diff.
ference in weight, If any, will be In
his favor. There is too much differ.
ence between the prices paid for
creamery butter and that made on
the farm. The highest quality of
butter found in either hemisphere is
made Oh the farm. The ideal butter
is the product of the ideal farm. The
average farm butter, however, in the
West is inferior To that of the cream.
cries. Cheese made on the farm is
not wanted by the shipper. The
farm press is thing of the past. In
general the shipper is in the hands of
the consignee. Reliance in his judg.
ment is therefore absolutely neces.
sa.ry to good feeling between you. II
you doubt him you had better look
over his books.
In answer to questions. The term
"Creamery" now means anything you
like to apply to it. In my opinion
butter made at II legitimate creamery
should he called FACTORY" butter.
Almost all butter now made is labeled
"creamery" butter. even though the
lot be made from one COW only. Yet
/ do not see how IL is possible to
break up the prOmiscuOIls use of this
word 'creamery." The time "Elgin
Creamery" l think is generally re.
ceived by dealers in the East to signi.
fly rather u quality than u location.
The next in order was u paper by
VIM. b. Straight, Owatonna, Mimi.
"Will Dairying and Stock
be Profitable In Minnesota ?"
1t is wise old saying "d0 not risk
Ill your eggs in one basket" His
rorically, special farming has not, !
hink. proved u success.
Exclusive raising In parts
" the South, peaches in Wisconsin,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16

For sale by all dealers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16

ASH Sc ROBBINS,
24yl $50 Fulton ST., Brooklyn, N \
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25

Die Sberfla6e SerieIben porbriagen. Die
burb cine onoere SinneSpforte eintreten=
ben GlnSriife bur6siebsn Die UiaiIe in
elner anoeren 9ti6tung 10 Sab bic ssyas
fern unb 3ellen tpeld,e Bel Der seituna
unc 8erarbeitune 6ieier Ginbritfe betheis
llst iinb, in erDbtsr Nienge in an6ern
1bellen Der @ebirnoberaa6e eriltiren.
50 entlpre6en ben psri6ieOensn Sinnes=
elnbriifen perl6ieoene ,perseptipe Gen=
tren", obslei9 Die SSaiern nno 3eIlea,
ipeI4e Bel Berarbeituns Der peri@ieDensn
Glnoriide ieoerieits tbGtis lino, gum Gbei[
perfIodtsn lein f0nnen.
BabrnebmunG 8erltano, GentatbSbeipes
gun8 uno 8iaenstbdtisteit iiao aber
iebenfallS in unisrn seipDbnIi6en eeilti.
gen gorsdnsen 70 innis nit einanber pers
buneen baB mir Oiele 6dbigfeiten niGt
e.naeln Der au8idIieBli6en Ibdtisfeit ie
zines bsiOnSsrn GebiraIappens sui9rsibsn
pGrfen.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
Das Ge0irn @alu6etta's u,,o
,ie Htooerne SdjaoeGsQte.

Do Gsbirn @embstta' : Bat bic sssors
idsr iar6 lsin seriissss gsbidt I'M ST.
itasifsa sslskt, unb III silligeH Scar5a len
lit basnis idneA Der @aIuB 9so0eu nor.
ben, bal sS nit gan,betfa'S 8 9siltigsr BE.
bsutuna iris istt iein .Dirn 5lgs niht
ipeit beg De,usfsn is;.s WosliA, hab he
giedt halsu !; unS tbar Ganbttta |tess
cine sricspartigs psrlonlibkik 1bsr ~
ipeit III ufsre nicosrne g ha% lebrs fbats
Iddlid astt por8sibritten, tul lis IL
geneiuel4s 9ladfd lilile flr osR / iniels /
4 sls 1asl)u BeltattsA ANt fnsni tilr1s
liAi sTidillsnsa msSIs sss lsrat tn,tts
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
Gin &inb Der 3eit.

Sans GU ieiuem Batter, bon Sem er
iptsoer einmal orbentIib S6Idse betom=
mem nDu i4einit gan; gu perSellen, oaB
S9 ein ge6orner 8erlmer uub Du nur
aus Der grppinS! G8 1T f9redlicb, ipas
ii9 ein 1roBltdoter bod Aass bon 10 els
mem PrOpin3ler sefaIIsn IaiisH muB j"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25

sluf Der gOtiseiipade miro Der ytentier
Bhll9en tueSen nd6tIi9er gubeIt0r,ina
einsebrabt. &DmmiIIdr (caS grotOtoG
ailtnebmenb): Wie bsiBen Sic z"
Arreltant: oPiliden!" Gommilldr !:
rg8ie idreiben Sic ii1? - glrrsltant:
@ss9 y, anb 9ippelDippsI, Ssrr s3pIIs.
ssiratb!"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25

8auersfrau: ut9o9nar6erl I bitt'
laDn fumuen q Aph sleia sa lsieiaens
Ilann - er lit redt i9mtr froati"
gfarrsr: so, 70, tDsrbe sIsiA meinen
&aplan lcbldeu, ben trifft'5 biefs-
gSobe" ~ 8auersfrau: v8a, na, 5esg
YTarrer, 9eb'R ul,r sic, e mar
9 DAB i'm ben Serrn &apIan, - Der
.s mob 70 b blutiuils unp n,eia Ialss
bat bic Blattern!"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
8ef9sibsns 4bpebr

Irminta (cie ibre ieit aurse,n Der.
betratbete S1ipeltsr Gina na6 ben, Nlit=
taseilen beiuat) Run, Gina, ipie Bat
bic Sans ssi6medt. tpar iis gut sera.
then r = Gina (entriiltet): uDa muBt
Du meinen Ilann irasen - Sd tanr
mid Sctp nitt fetblt lobea |"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
II n beip il nen.

8uber (su ieiism Sreunb): ,,@enn
i1 . sroBe Soos geiDiunat, that ib meir,
Wsi6aft aufseb'n uno pripatiiir'm; i'd
rdtsnat mir Sdnn a. itb6ne Wobnuna il,
Dtitts Der Staot - SrsnneI, oa tbatS i'd
oah,sio oaHam sam Jsnlter 'i,ausI9au'nla
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
9wsibeutias 0Bf[ihfsit.

Stamm8ait. G6ea ,petlte tss fsss4
geben ubne aa 3abIen neil Sie mid 10
Ian8e iparten IisBen.
&ellner: Sic tominea ia nlDrgen
9tbeno tpiecsr 5sfr NaLIer s@
ST am NJ Ga It: 9sean i9 absr bsute
Ro6t seItorben tpare?
Rrltner: p, bas bdas ntdt aeA
nadt Der gssIua ipdre ia niat eros 0e<
ibeleu @ 81
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25

Eater: .SDre, 8or9sn, Der Banter
8olofabs bat um Define 5anb anaebaI=
ten = ipie er iGp6rt aus RENTER yieis
9un9 uno bat nm meine 8ermittIung ges
beten !" = 3Ddter: ygir! 3ure q l.
gun9s beiratR Iail' id mir EFT ssdt ret
siptn 8e' !"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
9eiAts SO It.

Mrst: a9abe its Sbnen benn niht
dusorafti1 befOblen, irlr Ieid,te Gpeilen
su ssnisBen,. ilno iebt trsfIs iA Sic bier
sufduig in Der Observation-Disclosures Dor
einem Beefitsaf |" - gatient ,,aber,
0err Dpftor, fam es 6enn sttpas Seiebs
tsres SsheaaIs Elm gssiitsat IN elmer 8apsz
bpf=0tsi.auratiOn 2"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
0all,e Summer 9O4.
GbrensGrfI6rnnn a.

. die gesen Qaura gi6dHer ausaes
ipro9sns 8sleibisung nebms i9 aus
u sbsretIuns surild.
Clara 9aitisr."
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
Ginfaher @rnnh.

Gi9 ter: g9lilo, Sic fpogen Iit Don
Sbrem Wtanne i9eioen Iaiien g8aS fDns
men Sic fur einen Grano ongeben 2" -
6rau: n8iKst Sc, i tOuaf mi bait tpie.
Der re9t guat rerbeiratb'"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
9eutIi9er 8inf.

Sauer: nSebtba i'd mel eanass
Gelo bel Gu9 e'Ianen, mo babp bsat'
nod gar ni6t 9'frabltitcft e - @onci.
pient:g ySeip 5hr r:aber audi bilanL Az.
CRIT nriB man frubftud'n uao oalin asbt
man gum abpotaten r i..gs sss7
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
q @utparirt.

Srau: sd ipsiB ni6t 3 rie6t mer
10 unansenebm III Der 9iaS' - Dlann:
rs ivirO ipobl Giner e i6Is6te Giaarrs
roa6sn !" ~ 6srr: p0arf i9 .Sbusn
DielIei4t cine naOers aabieten :"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
q u A eine NbIbfuno.

Dberit (nab elmer n,iBellften Bez
ipeguns Oes 0te9iments) sSerrsottbim.
r,ieI9eiliSfreus bcmben anSsranatenmilic.
neneonnsriss *. perr 4niutaat. { Iu d en-
Sic Wetteria
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
sgas sf6abet's?

wlit frD9Iidem gel6metter
Saur9St birietn Die Serd1 iiI ben aetber,
Der Troih berilntelt i'm StbIamme
Gaat ar9erllcb: baS lit 3scIaiile.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
2ufriebIsn,,.. !.

Grifsr Stu6ent: ,Gu Nsin VA
ter bat ia fur isin i,easltss Merf einsn'
Drpen erbaItsn. 3weitsr 6hi6eut: !:
u5a ia, lasin Utter i,la&t mir rsd,t pisI
Jreuee |"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
aas benz MIbum eines Wiebis
cInaIrnthe6

ngso bIeiben", beiBt'S bsirm WrnteeIdut.
uJtllr ale ieine Sranssu bent',
OaB &eIner iptre I'M 3ug eroliGt 2" -
Gr bat iie Ga' Doraussei9idt.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
g erf Is Il d 5 rf.

Mttiendr: rglauSsn Sic. SER
Brdurieiiter, tab Der bobe 6ppIsnpreis
auf ben Aurs uniersr Nttisn sins riididIas
oe,sne 2yirfune bat 7" Draumei5ier |:
up iuas net gar! DAD BijIeI 0opfsn,
eas pir 5raa4sM tbut et' aitisa nir =
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
9as tigIidle WoIfsblatt

sofet per BOT (Obne Gpnataasblatt s9.2o rsr Satr
s4eo bas babe SaBr mnS $3.50 bas Biutsliolr ylit
sOnntasssatt sii2o per sesr, $500 tas balbs Satr
nns $3.50 Sds gsrfeIiatr.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
3tt u eufeYasriantn

lasbriosas 1T nebsn benz glItsr aud bic
aQgen.eine G6rpsrsrDbe BON GaIluB alti
baS @slDtat hes @ebirns. Sic bar0us
rslultirsuos Diifsren3 Der GiebRnssipibte
miro asif circa persent angsssbsil.
ggsna bas Geuiht Oss Gsbirns nnter Gin
befttapltes Mlininnnt ,tah Brrea circa
80 nnssn fur s5rausu, az llnssufiir Mlanz
nsr iilttt, 1T bic Grilttn, eines setpObnIis
den lsseiidlitbsn BsritanbeS uans6alid !!
WlaribaA bat eiiaen tlsinfDpEena IDIOTS
fdsn Auebsr BON 3ipoIf Sabren iscirt, bsr
niht lusbr ale SIS llnsen 9rn bsiak
bob iit bic Soiotit nidt III allet Tduta
mt sil,sr euBsresip5bnli4 oeriilseis Te.
birnsr0bs rsrbuubsn.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
Wannigialttges.

3eitungSIeftare.
ID, Sieie 3eitung lit 70 gut, 70 intes
reliant, = id f0llnt' gar nibt idIafen
obne eem BIatt!"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25

y Tat Usbirn aIs Dxgan hts osigits@ Acn 81 G9nxfs
ton teeilgr t<r ahiotensis an uijpefitp Sol,
Is6t y xvnbca Spd &B<sk NlsteriIlrte a5oabf 1sS2
bsa ~ @ro2p1Hss 4a@ 49erf rvettts ~ %. 8anb
y Y Y s:s::: s'':ss'.; '''s Z 5;:i:s;'' .: E
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25
Sic ! seaHl6e 4Iatttr, z

bas spnsasstlatt hs Giistaass clsbIasss ,,,,s Der
iinterbaItuuss asltirs esulsmst us ,eissn a 5ast.
iaAIl@ suF9 sis Tiai4lsi Der SsfiH bsrBHsnsli4tsu
GrsHbtpnsen ave. ssa $500 49, s. s
Beifii4s atasssf uas Do4snsIats an sus aSrstIs 9,
Der Sabr. Va
prsis $500 psr Sasr p0ftsfrti. eya4 eaross ssse
per Safr pprtcfrsi ssE fl ISL
Gnislns auniiussa 0nui Gsnts, ipsiur bas Btattssa
fabiiisp abonnstsn bur4 bic Graasr ias Saus as.lss
fart ,pirb. fss
0elsisneurnsn tSnnsn per ygsnsp orhers cher ysass
irifisn Brief nut mfr ssists ssma8spsrDsn.
DIE CINCINNATI TnLgssLAss tls9AeV!g
Box 1A14,
cincinnati. Ghic.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1883-02-25

Gs gilt; iuie Scr baraas trSetf.
8ar N ber 5rsniSs bsr sscpsst.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
Perry's Singing Birds"
Washington Letter

Perry was a rich planter in the Patuxent
valley, with broad vein of humor. The
broad, deep Patuxent afforded an excellent
cruising ground to the British feet after it
had landed the British troops. One day,
while the British ships were lying in the
river, Perry got well-flled hornets nest,
plugged up its openings put on his working
clothes and rowed up to the flagship. In the
uncouth local dialect he offered the gray ball
to the young officers as q nest full OF rare
singing birds of remarkable voice, of unusual
intelligence and warm attachments. The
officers dubbed together and offered him a
guinea for his birds. This he gratefully &C
cepted and then handed the nest to the I'M
suspecting young men.
He suggested to them that it would be well
not to open the nest till he got to shore, mas
much as the affectionate little things might
follow their old friend. This was an excel
lent suggestion. To make sure the officers
took the nest into the cabin and shut tht
doors, leaving marine on deck to catcf
Perry's signal AS soon as Perry feltsu Of
his retreat on the shore he gave the marine
the signal At the word the officers opened
the nest and, without any unnecessary delay
the cabin door also. With somewhat undig
nified haste officers, marines and seamel
swarmed to the bulwarks, and then over thu
side, in comical confusion, closely followed
by Perry's affectionate little singing birds
Perry laughed till he cried, as one by one tn
Britishers sought the cool shelter of tn
placid Patuxent.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
Slabbing Marble at Rutland, Yer.
mont.

Herbert Tuttle in Harper's Magazine
The marble is delivered at the mills in
elongated cubes-parallelopipeds I suppose
Euclid would say-from ten to fifteen feet
long, and three to five feet square, and placed
On the frames for saving. An expert will
then decide as to the manner of reduction,
that is, the thickness and number of theslabs
according to the quality, the shape and size
of the block, or the special nature of the
orders to be filed In outward appearance a
gang" as a set of saws are called, resembles
the old-fashioned upright saw mill, except
that the vertical frame contains not one, but
many saws arranged at different intervals,
corresponding to the desired thickness of the
cuts One process, therefore, divides an en-
tire block into slabs.
The saw has, it should be added. no teeth.
The cutting is the joint effect of the hard
edge of the steel blade and the wet sand
which is fed into the opening, and thus pro-
duces an incisive friction. The ordinary
progress is about two and half inches an
hour, and the gangs work night and day.
The polishing of small pieces is done on q
revolving iron disk some twelve feet in di
ameter. The marble is thrown upon this and
caught by fixed wooden strips like the radi
of a circle, while the motion of the wheel
which is supplied by sand and water, fur
nishes the attrition. 1t takes two or thret
hours to polish surface down one inch
Heavy pieces are smoothed by hand
| with the aid of pumicestone. Marble i
turned into circular shapes in lathe, ex
actlv like iron, and is bored with an ordinar.
| dry drill.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
A Whistling and Whiting Squire.
ben WyIda in Chicago Newsl

The Justice of the peace is thoughtful
whittier He made dollar and six bits in
fees last year, and whitfield away So worth Of
wood. His knife is neither sharp nor dull. 1t
is like his mind surprisingly dull over the
the straightest-grain questions, but wonder
fully keen when knotty problems get in the
way. He breaks off piece of wood with his
stumpy fingers and sits on the edge Of the
sidewalk as if he had come to stay; and why
should he not stay since he has all the time
there is, and can do nearly as much business
there on the sidewalk as in his little temple of
justice hard by? Before proceeding to whit
tie he thinks it over long, long time, and
turns the stick end for end and end for end
again. Finally, breaking into a low, soft
whistling of good old Coronation" or
'Pleyels Hymn he cuts notch in one end
of the stick, aud, half listening to the gossip
Of his acknowledges, he goes on whistling
and whiting, whiting and whistling.
Now and then he slicesa long, even shaving
from the stick, and squints along the surface
to see if it is straight. Then he sits and looks
at the wood and thinks. and thinks and
thinks What will he make of that stick!
Simply nothing. He Will squint along its
sides and make it as level as the villagers sup
pose his head to be; and he will smooth it
down until it is as glossy as the elbows of his
| coat. But, after all, he will have only q
smooth, straight stick. Does it symbolic his
thoughts Is he sitting on the edge of that
sidewalk dreaming of the straight path thai
| leads to the New Jerusalem and reminding
himself that, Notwithstanding the gloss Of
varnish on the tortuous paths of vice, ths
straight way is the smoothest ways Nobody
knows. He only whittles and whistles, ant
! speaks not his thoughts.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
The Peter Cooper Begging Boxes.

New 7 Ork COr. OnlcaSO NeWS-1
New York ought to be ashamed of herself
for permitting the continuance of begging
boxes for Peter Cooper's monument At
Elevated stations, bridges, ferries and the
other public places are seen boxes tabled with
an inscription soliciting pennies for work
that should be one of love-if the work was
needed, and it is not. Peter Cooper
needs no monument. He built for
himself grand pile in Cooper
institute, and to place shaft in the
little triangular park near the institute would
be almost caricature And the begging
boxes are treated in shameful manner by
the people. Cigar stumps, euds of tobacco,
toothpicks, and scraps of paper far outnum
bering the pennies dropped in. The people
here cheerfully face an expense of S1,000, COX
to support Italian opera, while wellmeaning
/ people are begging pennies for Peter Cooper:
monument and the foundation of til.
Bartholdi statue The new generation in thi
| city possess little heart or sentiment.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
An End Man Who Couldn't Raise &
LlU0h.

["Uncle Bill' in Chicago Herald.
1t sometimes proves harder job to make
people laugh than the man who undertakes
can accomplish. There is brisk competition
among the variety theatres of the Bowery.
The prices Of admission, never high,
have been generally lowered, and in one
house abolished altogether. was not sur
prised to see crowded audience in this place,
spacious though it was; but the disposition of
the assemblage to 'look a gift horse in the
mouth, J." was somewhat astonishing. During
the ten minutes l remained, a minstrel first
part of the performance occupied the stage.
Andy Jackson was one of the end men, He
was real negro, with an enormous capacity
of mouth for grinning and fair command
of familiar comicalities for his position. But
this assemblage of deadheads positively
would not SO much as smile at him.
He cracked joke about mother-in-law,
and it was received in sedate silence. He
tried an old and trustworthy conundrum on
the subject of bustles, that I have heard
audience after audience roar at for the past
twenty years, and there wasn't a smoker.
His own solitary grin froze in its wide place,
but his brow became corrugated with a
frown. He gave them, rather savagely, a
time tried parody of the verse, "Let dogs
| delight, and they were silently lnd1ferenb
to its universally acknowledged merit Jack
son muttered something that had the tone
and accent of a deep, deep curse. Suppress
! G his just Indignation by powerful effort, in
! however, he told story the plot of which
was woven around pin placed point upward
on a fat woman's chair. You probably could
not recall the number of times that you have
heard paying audience yell merrily over
that Unexpectedly puncturing pin; but these
people, whose only expenditure was for beer
and cigars, listened to it without responsive
giggle.
Poor jackson gave up the hopeless struggle
1t was his wrath that made me laugh Out
loud. The sound was grateful to him.
was within four feet, behind the curtains Of
private box. He turned to me as frienG
in need, 'Thank you, sab; thank you" h
said; ''dey're like tombstones in graveyard
out dar. Much obliged to you, sah."
learned that, in Jackson's fixed opinion, hi
failure to excite laughter was due to pro
fessiona1 jealousy, rival having packed tn
house with conspirators sworn to imperturb
able seriousness My theory is different.
do not believe that anybody appreciate
what he gets for nothing.
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GLOBE sATURAY MORNING DECEMBER 1883

contents of the bag into the room the young
man stole away, and as he left the corridor
met the young lady coming to her room.
Troubled in his mind, he made inquiries the
next morning as to the effect of his lombard
ment, and learned to his horror that the first
cracker thrown had landed on the head of
the young lady's grandmother, an infirm old
lady of nearly so, who was at the mo-
ment kneeling by her bedside engaged in her
devotions. Much alarmed, she had risen to
her feet, only to receive second shot. She
had then retreated to corner, but being
further assailed and not being able to form
any idea of the nature and origin of the mys-
FERROUS missiles, she had finally crept under
the bed, where she was discovered in a for
lorn condition by her astonished grandchild
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The Metropolitan Opera House Stage.
[Harper'S MagaZine1

AS the stage is the point of any theatre es
pecially vulnerable to fire, it is of prime i'm
portance to conffne to the stage any fire that
may originate there This is accomplished
not only by making the rest of the house in
combustible, but by converting the stage
itself into fue, inclosed in the brick walls
which rise above the rest of the house. A
large skylight in the roof Of the stage is
weighted so as to fall open when its
fastenings are removed, and these
fastenings are arranged to give way at a
comparatively low temperature, and thus
open the top of the chimney of which the
walls are the sides and the proscenium open
ing is the hearth. To put out fires which may
arise on the stage, reliance is placed, beyond
the ordinary precautions, upon a novel auto
matte appliance. A network of small pipes
is hung above the stage, filled with water
from tank in the roof, and pierced at fire.
auent intervals with holes stopped with soft
solder, which melts readily, and drenches the
stage as from great shower-bath.