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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27
A Senatorial stamp.Coilector

Charles Sumner was one of Ameri-
cas- greatest statesmen, and found
him to be one of tho kindest men in
tho world. He was an ideal American
gentleman, was always polite to every
one, and never heard him utter a
cross or hasty word. He had an ex-
tensive correspondence and. received
letters from all parts Of the globe At
one time, while was page, had a
mania for gathering stamps, and as
those on many of his letters were very
rare. asked the Senator II he would
kindly put the envelopes in his desk.
so that / could get them, instead OF
tearing and throwing them upon the
floor. He said he would save them for
me with pleasure, and, sure enough,
the next day he came to the Senate
with largo collar box in his hand.
He put this In the drawer Of his desk,
and whenever he opened On envelope
with foreign stamp attached, he
would tear off the stamp and deposit il
In the box. Several weeks afterward
he called me to him and handed me
the box, filed with the choicest and
most curious collection, saying: Now,
II you will empty the box, I will fill 1t
again for you." And he was true to
his word. have met hundreds Of en-
inent men in my life; none, however,
more prominent or with moro cares to
burden or distract his thoughts than
this grand statesman from Massachu-
sets; vet think few of them would,
under the circumstances, have gone to
so much trouble merely to hSmor tho
whim of boy. - Edmund Alton. 10 81.
Nicholas for February
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AS ne rcgainea consciousness wouio
have left him, but he called mo back.
A few words told him all.
What l had to say nearly choked
me.
"Tell Amy-I mean your wife that
saved your life for her."
He looked at me, his expression
strangely altered, In some indefinable
way.
"Armitage, he said, ~ owe you NV
life, and | will make you, or exact
from you, return. cannot tell YOU
why l want this, but you must be the
bearer Of message from me to AMY.
| will write and seal 1t In an envelope
for you to deliver"
He did so. could not resist his Of
fer. ! must see Amy once more. The
feeling OF avoidance was gone, Some
thing In his manner affected me. and
my brain was in whirl after the Sleep
less night in company with the sense
less man and my dark thoughts.
took his missive, and in the after
noon was travelling northward again.
And the next day ] saw Amy.
Pale and ghastly-looking, as ] enter
ed the house ] feared the meeting. !
quickly decided what to do. called
the servant back. handed her the letter,
and went through the house and out by
its garden, which led to O "short cut"
to my fathers residence, hoping thus
to avoid seeing her.
A hundred yards from the house !
came upon Amy--alone. She started
back when she saw me so pale and
white.
"Oh. my own, own Gilbert" she
said, what has happened to youP
Why do you look so stranger" and a
slight tremble seemed to pass through
her; "almost as ifIwas not your own
Amy. But know you need me to cure
you, don't you. dearP"
! was astonished. ....
This was no bride. She was not FL
lingham's wife.
took my clue at once.
Amy, | said, 'if you want me,
am yours. Robert, met on my way
here You know he has been my rival.
Is he so now?"
poor. foolish fellowI" she cried
"Why, he never was your rival with
me; and only this morning papa and l
came to an understanding, and am to
have you, if-if-" and she looked very
demure and lovelier than even-''if you
will ask him for me-"
After two years again clasped that
form-I again pressed those lips, with
the glorious consciousness that she was
mine forever.
Poor dillingham;! He had evidently
inserted the false marriage notice to
try to cause break between Amy and
me. When I think how nearly no sue
ceeded, tremble even now; for had
resolved, on reading it, never to see her
again.
His message to her was simply this:
Farewell, Amy. shall never see
you again. leave you to one worth
Ter Of you than I can ever be. You
must forgive ALL"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27
WHY Birds Sing,

The majority of ornithologists agree
in ascribing an erotic character to the
songs of birds; not only the melting
melodies, but also those of their tones
that are discordant to the human ear,
regarded as love notes. Darwin finally,
saving some reserves, came to accept
this view. To DO able to speak crit
ically of the loye-song, one should pay
especial regard to the love-life of birds.
IL would be to throw water into the
sea to add what ornithological writer's
have advanced concerning the exceed.
ing vital worth aud cosmical signifi-
canoe of love. Nevertheless, venture
tho opinion that the origin OF the song
habit is to be found In other sources as
well as in this important factor. among
which Is the Joy of life, manifested In
an irresistible determination to an
nounce itself in melody; and that the
song is more perfectly brought out in
proportion rs this feeling is more high
~ developed in the organization.
Birds in freedom begin to sing long be-
fore pairing, and continue IT, subject
tointeTuptions, long afterward, though
all passion has been eXtinguished; and
domesticated birds sing through the
whole year without regard to breeding
time, though no female or companion
ever be in sight, Such birds, born in
captivity, never feel the loss Of free
dom, and, If they are well taken care
of, are always heartya nd in good spir-
its. The bird sings, to large extent.
for his own pleasure; for he frequently
let's himself out Justify when he knows
he is all alone. In the spring-time of
love, when all life Is invigorated, and
the effort to win mate by ardent WOO
ing is crowned with the Joy Of triumph,
the joy reaches its highest perfection.
But the male bird also sings to enter
tain his mate during the arduous nest
building and Matching, to cheer the
young, and, If no be q domesticated
bird, to give pleasure to his lord and
the providence that takes care of him,
aud in doing so to please himself
Lastly, the bird sings, by habit, rs
we call it--because the tendency is in
nate in the organs OF song to exercise
themselves DR.. Pldczek, IN Popular
Science Monthly for February.
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Telegraphers, Paralysis.

During tho past three weeks / have
been unable to use my pen, said Supt.
Walker. of the city's electrical depart
ment. land have been compelled to die
tate my correspondence. ! am suffer
ing from telegraphers' paralysis. My
right arm Is useless, rendered so by my
working In and around batteries, test.
ing their strength aud from the repeat
ed shocks have received,
Anyone handling the keys of IN
operators board Is subject to this all
ment. II is first observed in tho mus
cles of the arm, which become benumb-
ed after hard days work. A few
months after the first shock the stout.
est operator will succumb. My physi-
clan has had me under treatment for O
month, but as yet does not appear to
have benefited me much.
"Any muscular work, such as lifting
heavy packages. can readily accom-
plish, but it Is only with difficulty that
| can button my coat. Last summer
our chief operator complained OF q pain
in his arm, and insisted upon him
taking complete rest, and since his
ECtuIA At nuo NV btCh Nbtu0hSds VII
the night OF election, when the returns
came pouring In on us, one OF our best
men was struck and was compelled to
give up
Supt. Gill, of the Western Union OPP
erating-rooms, said that many men af-
ter serving the company for years were
compelled to throw up their positions
on account OF this form Of paralysis.
Many mistakes have been traced to the
same source. rs the slightest pressure
on the key will produce other than the
letter the operator wishes TO indicate.
He will often charge .he mistakes to q
defect in the machinery, but In the end
must admit OF his inability to work.
Whom an operator Ii first attacked he
will simply attribute It to oyerwork, but
he soon finds that his keen sense Of
touch has disappeared. In nearly ey.
cry case 1t Is a tirst-class operator that
is afflicted. A good transmittcri Is paid
large salary, but must keep continual.
" working al his board, while second
or third.rate man has many resting
spells which allow him to stretch his
arms. - hiiodelphSa 1yn'ss.
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The Red-Headed Baby.

oh, fair IL the face of the red-headed babyi
dyes.
think, NAV
They caught Te from the blue
or the skie
When the angels were bril-. through ir
the morning: y
For she came as the sun from the ocean
And his beams to the streams gave a golden
And the song birds awakened the world from
repose.
She has q red head, but / hardly think that'll
Detract from her beauty In any ones eyes
Her smile is like sunshine. IKE music her
prattle,
There ne'er was a baby so cunning and wise.
Her lips are twin rosebuds and 'twixt their
red portals
Two snowy white pearl. are revealed to the
Her mamma declares she's the sweetest of
mortals--
The red-headed baby whose eyes are so blue.
She's never excited by temper.s caloric
BY screaming or bawling with anger or
never was called on TO bring paregoric
To soothe her to sleep ut the dead Of the
night;
never was walked In the cold winter season
To sing TO that baby while walking the floor;
No, never, Indeed, for very good reason
That darling belongs to the people next door.
-Boston Courier.
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The Campo santo, or Cemetery, OF
Genoa.

The Campo Santo>is about milo and
half from the city, and Is built In the
form OF vast square court, with the
tombs Of the rich In raised galleries on
the four sides, and the graves Of the
poor in the Fat ground in the middle.
All the galleries are built of white mar
BILE. with roofs and long lines Of pillars;
and the tombs are generally placed
along the inner side OF the galleries,
and the greater part of them are sur
mounted by groups OF life.size statuary.
1t Is these statues, all of them the work
OF famous modern Italian sculptors,
which give to the place It's queer and
peculiar character. Many of the
groups consist not only of statues of
the persons buried In the tombs, but
life-like figures Of the surviving rela-
tives dressed In modern clothes. In
one place you will see a father OH his
death-bed his wife, dressed in the
fashion of the present day, sitting by
his side, while his son, q young man
in double.breasted sack coat and striped
trousers, and daughter, with polo
naise and pleated skirt, stand at the
foot Of the couch. These figures are
SO we'll done that they almost seem
to be alive; aud as the members
of the family come year after year to,
the cemetery they must be content
to see the clothes they were sculptured
in getting more and more old-fashioned.
Some OF the designs are fine and artist
ic, although to our ideas very strange.
In one part OF the grounds we per-
ceive young lady richly attired in q
dress with a long train trimmed with
a double row OF ruffies and lace, and
wearing cape edged with scalloped
lace, kneeling at the foot Of her fathers
tomb, while grand and beautiful fig
ure OF Christ rises out of some clouds
just in front Of her, and with one hand
over the recumbent statue of her dead
father, and one over her head, offers
her consolation. In another place
there is group Of two sisters. who are
kneeling by the door Of the tomb of a
third sister; the door of the tomb is
partly open, and the buried sister, in
company with an angel who holds her
by the hand, has just come out of it,
and is rising toward the sky; as these
figures are life-size, the effect is very
striking Close TO this tomb is one
which is planned upon an entirely
different idea; large old angel with a
long beard and a very grim and severe
countenance Is sitting solemnly upon q
closed tomb His expression gives one
the idea that he has looked around up
on the young lady who has been liber-
ated by the angel, and that he has said
to himself: THE person in the tomb
on which l am sitting need not expect to
get out until the proper time comes"
There is no doubt that these groups are
considered very appropriate monuments
to deceased friends and relatives by
those who have placed them there, but
some of them cannot fail to strike
Americans as strange and odd, Frank
r. Stockton in 81. Nicholas for February.
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General Clusters widow Is now living
In New York, getting along as best
she can upon the slim pension the Gov
eminent awards her. She Is q useful,
Woodworking little body and is con-
nected with the Women's Decorative
Art Association. She possesses many
Of the relics OF the late war which her
husband left behind. The most inter-
esting. perhaps, Ii the flag of truce. un-
der cover of which General Lee sur
rendered to General Grant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27

The production OF anthracIto lin
1884 amounted to $4,000. 900 tolls, or
1.260.000 less than in 1888, showing
that the hard-coal people Jared wei
compared with their bituminous min>
ing brethren,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27

In Norway and Sweden accumula-
tions of moss, often more than a foot
thick and half decomposed. serve to
make paper and millboard as hard as
wood, blocks of which formed By the
hydraulic press may even be turned In
the lathe and polished. This substance
is said to possess the good qualities OF
wood without tho defects, such as
warping and splitting, so that II ia
suitable for making doors and win
dows. Plant has, II il said. been laid
down In Sweden for working up these
deposits Of hitherto waste substance
into useful material.
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nnTnT Send six cents tor postage,
PRZH:; 81 ss $50! ss IS; SS 81 81
- OF either sex, 70 more money
right away than anything else IN this world,
Fortunes await the workers absolutely sure
AZ once sdAvss 1auz y eoa Angpsta
Maine. seyi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27

The eidor duck does not, DIR. Sund-
strom, Of Stockholm, has ascertained,
take her young during the Summer in
TO the ocean, as Is 80 generally suppos-
ed, but remains with them among the
islands on the coast. II appears that
the elder duck has greatly increased In
the south Of Sweden during the last few
years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-08-26

The presiding elder OF the NJ. E.
church passed through Archie last
Thursday and preached to large
audience.
MIR. WaIdron will soon move hrs
stock OF dry goods into the corner
building just north of where he IS
Il t present.
The y. .. L w. OF this place
and Austin are talking OF having a
pIcnlc soon.
The Archie New Era i making
many friends in tins community and
gaming subscribers fast. Don't see
how we got along without It.
Mr.. Walker, OF Butler. was in
town last week prospecting for a
drug business: also Mr.. Jones, from
PlattSburg, on the same business
Come on gentlemen, tins is the place
tor wide awake men, such as we
take you to be.
a. !. Satterlee and DR.. Gilmore,
OF Adrian, was on our streets last Fri
day evening.
Some OF the boys are complaining
of indlsposition and lasstude; the
effect of base ball, last Saturday.
Rey. Newcomb preached in the
Congreg ational church last Sunday.
He Will occupy Rev, Bewley's pull
pit IN Butler next Sunday and the
latter gentleman will preach here.
The Baptists commenced pro-
tracted meeting last Sunday and will
continue through this week. They
have also got the subscription papers
going to build new church. and
doubtless will succeed, as men of en-
ergy are taking hold of the matter.
We predict that there vii! be :
large acreage OF wheat sown IN thi,
vicinity this tall, by the way the
farmers are blowing and getting
the land ready. Already quite Z
number OF large fields have been
broke and still the good work goes
on. BIJAH.
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Shobe.
l3IJAFI.
on.

Times are getting no better, fast.
The Gulf miners are gradually
moving off. We understand twenty
FIVE families leave Saturday.
Married, Jack Boe to Miss -,
on last Sunday, and a grand time
they had. The crowd consumed IL
kegs of beer. Fiddling, dancing and
fighting was the order Of the day.
We received the sad intelligence
this week of the death of Mr.. Thos.
Woodrum, a brother of Haley
Shobe's first wife, who lived near
Lewisburg, Kansas. His death was
caused from stroke of paralysis,
from which he only lived three days.
He was single and about thirty years
of age and the onIv support of his
parents.
Monday night tour horses were
said to have been stolen in this vi
cinity, all of which have been re-
covered. Two ot the horses. belong
ing to a man in Rich IIll, were
attached to Il spring wagon, which
the thieves drove down IN the bottom
about two miles north Of here and
! turned lose. They were found the
next day still attached to the wagon.
Lou Bradford and Ed. Berry were
the other parties who lost their
horses. Early next morning Brad
ford started out TO look for his horse,
and while riding quietly along il. the
timber on the Marias des Cygnes
bottom three men opened fire on
him. hut without doing any bodily
harm. several OF the shots passing
through his clothing. Bradford
jumped off OF his horse and emptied
his pistol at them and says he is con
fdent he wounded one of them very
seriously, as his two companions tied
HIM on his horse and skipped out.
We do not give these a facts, but a
thew were told 10 us.
Sheriff Hanks and Uncle Aarof
Hart called on Us this week.
SUBSCRIBER
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Archie.

Buggy riding was in order last
Sudday.
Miss Matte Hutchinson, of Adrian.
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Shafer.
The Building & Loan Association
is almost fixture in Archie as nearly
the required number OF shares are
taken.
The oapers Of Will Richie are be-
coming rather suspicious. He pur-
chased the Dr.. EdEords property re-
Gently and il i now thought he i
out hunting bird for the empty cage.
Ouitc 4 number Of Arc71c3-e> took
in the Everett lawn party last FRIDAY
night and report 4 pleasant :rie-
Aif. Lancaster has conro! OF both
livery stables here and IS waiting q
accom- nodate tfl- riding pubic.
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NO39
Summit.

Another glorious ram last night
and to-day. Saturday, which in>ures
a good crop all round.
During last week we took 4 trlp
through Henry county and found the
corn crop not near so good as III
Bates county.
On our return from Henry county
we met Squire Wright and Seth
Macy going on a trip to Saline and
Petus counties. The squire said he
was going down to attend a protract-
ed meeting and would be gone about
two weeks. Seth never said what
his business was but we suppose that
Swan who lives up on the river had
something to do with his trip.
We noticed in passing through
Clinton a massive Structure nearing
completion and upon inquiry learned
! that it was the Bard college. 1t con-
tains about one hundred and thirty
| rooms. Besides this we noticed con-
siderable other improvements going
on which indicate that life and enter.
PRISE is not lacking in that thrifty city.
Miss Sallie Tye, sister of Mrs.
George Graham, with Mr.. VIM. and
May Crawford, of West Point town
| ship, have been visiting at Mr..
| Grahams the past week.
I Hound men should consult Mr..
| Stubblefield immediately as he has
struck on plan to prevent hounds
| from sucking eggs.
1t anyone wants chance we would
| advise them to call on Mr.. Cheatham
| as he is ready to let them know what
| their chances are.
Seth Macy dlslocated hIs second
finger last week while engaged in a
| game of base ball. DIR. Winsett was
called and succeeded in IN setting the
dislocated member and seth went
on his way rejoicing.
We can testify with Silabuster that
the dude referred to from West Point
claiming himself as Brownie, the
Ninton correspondent is counterfeit.
We are acquainted with the Vinton
correspondent and know whereof
we speak.
The cattle trade has been very
lively the past two weeks. Every
body rs wanting stock to feed Last
spring calves are selling from SI2.5o
to SIS. 90 per head. Iearlings are
going at about 5000. There wlll
be an immense amount of feed and
farmers must have something to feed
it to. OBSERVER.
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Rescued from the Grave.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. eI.-Tues-
day morning the infant child Of
Chas. Sullivan Of this city apparent
/, died and was prepared for bona'.
Fifteen hours after death, while TIE
family and friends were gathered
about the casket the baby cried,
frightening nearly every one from
the house. The father retained his
sences and took the child from the
coffin and It has since been in better
neaith than for some time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-08-26

may torn very pleasant recreation
tor the tired teacher. the energetic,
"-ide-a"ake teacher finds very little
time for novel reading. Each teach
er should have the reading OF one OF
the rrst class metropolitan weekly
newspapers. We must be informed
on the current news. We must know
what the world Is doing and how il
IS doing II. But more important
still is It that we should possess our
selves Of a good educational journal
or TWO, or as many ~ we can Gnd
tlme TO use. But each teacher should
take one At least and read II. Read
everything in it, and apply it. Garry
It right INTO the school-room and
make il serve YOU. And it will serve
YOU, If It be the proper kind, in 4
hundred different ways. We get in
4 good journal he opinions. ideas.
methods, OF many teachers and
professors who have gwen a lite time
almost to study out the ideas we
may learn from them through their
articles in fifteen minutes. We may
Learn all the latest publications OF
new and valuable books and of much
| that Is transprlno in the first schools
of the land.
Another great means of assistance
to store the mind with useful knowl-
| edge Is a cyclopedia, Inasmuch as
50 tew pupils have access to any
thing OF the kind. 1t is such CON
venience to the teacher and such a
benefit to his pupils to be able to
look up subjects they are interested
in and wish to know something
about. The Chambers Cvclopedia,
sufficiently reliable for all purposes
for teacher, may be had from the
New York Tribune office, complete
in ten volumes, for the sum of SI7.
1t sometimes is called Library oi
Universal Knowledge. but is in re-
ality Chambers Cyclopedia.
Another fine advantage of I'M
provement to teachers is the privi-
iege OF institutes and Normals. The
teacher will find no way of getting
better salary sooner than becoming
better teacher; and to become bet
ter teachers we must be eager te
learn in every way possible by read
ing, studying new plans and ther
discussing them with other teachers
exchanging ideas is certainly pleas
ant as we'll as beneficial.
The Pettis Co. Commissioner re
marked a few days since that h
began teaching eight years ago a
$40 per month. To-day he receive.
| $75 per month in country schools
and that he considered 1t due princl
pally to his promptly attending Co.
Institutes.
It certainly seems, then, that th
Bates county teachers are making
mistake this summer by not comm;
up here and holding a three or fou
weeks normal. Their director
will soon see who are the teacher
w no wish to improve and will ap-
preciate their efforts to do so, a
we'll as respect them more tor thei
advancement in their profession, an
when an advance OF salary i de
manded it will be paid to such
teacher rather than allow hIm to Q
el>cu here.
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VioletiLe.

After Dick Hurt gives you clean
shave he uses Nioleune, or face
cream. which sottens the skin and
prevents chapping. Bath rooms open
II All hours. Try his new sea foam
South side square
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Did you Sup
it to.

pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horses? 1t is for inaamma-
ton of all flesh.