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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26
The Private's Glory.

Sweet little Major, he mounts my knee,
And the tender blue eyes look nj me.
Tel me, Popslc, just once more,
what did you do when you went tn WARP
And then tell of the autumn day
Whcn the FOrty-seVcnth marched away;
How Cromwell died at jackson town,
And Miles on Cornth field went down.
"But how many rebels. tell me true.
Did you kill then, and the whole war through
And ] tell him then, with eager zcst
How 10 Reel blew up u Timber chest.
But the major sticks Ia his question still.
How many rebels did you kili'
So tell him how, near the set of sun,
The charge was made ana the battle won.
And how, the day Mcclure was shot,
When NickShurg's fight was fierce and hot,
Brave sam Law took company III
Through flame and smoke and the batteries
din.
How over our heads the battle broke
With screaming shell and sabre stroke,
And he wanted 10 know. the little elf,
But how many men did you kill, yourselfr''
Say, tell me. Popsie, sSy you will
How many rebels did you kill?'
So told HIM the truth. rs near rs might be-
As many of them as they did OF me.
r.. j. Burdette, IN Brooklyn Eagle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

of blankets with him, and | never
noticed il until had one of the smaller
snakes i'm the bath. As soon as | did
notice il | sent him post-laste TO the
house to fetch them. the one i'm the
bath was only about nine feet long; SO
when he had been in the water long
enough ] lifted him out, intending to
pnt him into a spare case and wait my
mans return. Just as | raised him /
felt something round my right leg, and.
looking down, found the little door was
open and that fourteen-foOt boa was
out and had got half-turn round my
thigh. OF course, he had to be stopped;
so let go of the body of the one | was
holding. and by fortunate shot
grasped the other Just below the head.
The one in my left hand had coiled his
body round my arm. and, soothed by
his bath was taking up all my spare
time. He wriggled and twisted until |
could scarce hold him. straining the coil
round my thigh very tightly. He had
also given a turn of his tail 70 nv other
leg. so that | could not move a STEP
However there was nothing Ia prevent
my calling out. and did it, more es-
pecially because the door of that case
was open. and that there were three
more inside. NY man might be five
minutes gone: and had to keep it up
as best could. The worst of it was,
while the beast got his fold nearer and
nearer to my body. he would shoot his
head away almost ont of my grasp.
turning and twisting without ceasing
My fingers ached. and my wrist felt like
breaking. while the circulation in my
lee nearly stopped. Presently the feeling
came over me that did not mind much
how il ended. and felt inclined to give
up then and there. In fact. my fingers
were relaxing. when heard step out
side. and my man came in. A glance
told him the state of affairs. He had the
one of my arm and into the case in the
twinkling of I'm eye. and then between
uS we got the other gentleman loose and
boxed him. and then well. there were
no more snakes balhed that day. We
kept il very quiet. and upto my leaving
Al il never oOzcd out. You can
imagine il was lesson tn both of us
that will last some time.
The keeper looked meditativelv at the
reptile i'm the bath, no doubt recalling
in' Stll>aiIonS vi tiiai altPTHooi. I'll
teen minutes sir said his assistant.
breaking in upon his short reverie. The
keeper rose and lifted the snake from
the tub. the assistant taking the hinder
half. The reptile seemed quite torpid.
and when they laid him ON his clean
blanket allowed them 10 wrap him up
and deposit him in the case, where after
Il lazy look round. he Withdrew his head
under the folds. A slight rise and fall
could he seen. as he finally settled HIM
self. and then all was motionless.
! stayed and saw the rest of them go
through their ablutiOn>. but there was
little variation and no excitement; and
SO. thanking the keeper, | came away.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26
EDUCATIONAL.
The First step In Intelligent Geography
Teaching-The Question "What
Can He DO:''
Newspapers as Educators of Teachers-Ths
Question of Punishment In Schools
Current Thought.
DO TEACHERS READ THE PAPERS.

The weekly newspapers of Kansas are
investigating the question, ado teach.
ers read the papers?" The Holten Record
started the question with the proposition
that its educational column IAN excel.
lent one, by the way does not pay in
subscription returns. The veteran edi.
tor OF the Clay City Times talks to the
point rs follows:
Teachers live too much in their text
books, and not enough in the big, busy
world around them. The worlds 4
school. and grand one. Teachers fiji
their pupils to enter that school. and
how much better for that duty is he OF
she who knows something that is going
on outside the confines of the school
district. Newspapers are the educators
of teachers. as they are for every other
class. Reading newspapers will prevent
that dogmatical assumption of superior
knowledge which oyertakes every teach
er in middle age. Constant association
with inferior and submissive minds
brings on this state of aflairs.a makes
the teachers unpleasantly assuming in
the presence of cold, practical business
men. Read papers; they will cause youl
salary TO be raised quicker than all the
resolutions you can pass in your natural
lives. The acreage teacher is to-day re.
ceiving every dollar his or her abilities
warrant, and not Il cent more will be
paid until the standard justifies the ex.
pcnditure. The moral to all this is, sub.
scribe for and read good newspaper
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26
Fritz Lullaby.

A good-natured orderly was peacefully
smoking meditative pipe among the
lunatic> in a pavilion ut the Bellevue
hospital last evening, says the New York
Herald. when an errand-bOy passed
through the room. whistling with great
force and some melody. The Orderly's
face frightened as his eyes followed the
minstrel.
That's the Lullaby Emmett sings
Fritz. you know" he said. nodding his
head in the direction of the dying
sounds.
Like going to the theater,' re-
marked his visitor. lifting his eyebrows.
The orderly's eyes twinkled. The
theater comes here" he replied. with
twinkling eyes. Then he told his story.
You remember how Fritz was brought
here little while ago to get quieted
DOWN. he said. well. he was like a
jumping-iack or hen Oh a hot griddle
at first. When he got quiet / put the
other patients to bed. There was one
old crank thought I'd have to tie down.
Not wink would he sleep. but kept OH
Ginning like steam engine. just as
was giving it up as 4 bad job sweet
voice began to sing right behind me.
and when turned my head who should
be there standing i'm the doorway but
Fritz. singing The Lullaby
well, sir, the old crank stopped his
Ginning, turned over on his elbow, and
with his CLASSY eyes staring Emmett
straight in the face. ne muttered Fritz
couple of times. and then gradually
lay back in his cot and fell asleep as
peaceable as child. Half an hour later
Fritz was asleep in his cot. too, with Il
smile playing over his face. When
thought of that lullaby tears came into
my eyes. and that's something that
hasn't happened since l stood on the
deck of the City of Manchester coming
out of Cork harbor. Fritz is line fell
low. and it's pity he don't take the
pledge: Perhaps he will" added the
orderly, has he put his pipe back TO the
place where il would do the most good,
ats always the unexpected that hap
pens" ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26
Very Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. Geo. V. Willing. of Manchester,
Mich, writes: "My wife has been al
most helpless for five years, so helpless
that she could not turn over in bed
trio Bitters. and is so much improved !,
that she is able now to do her own
work." Electric Bitters will do all that
is claimed for them. Hundreds of tes-
pmonials attest their great curative
towers. Only fifty cents q bottle at ].
r. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

A set of rules has been published by
the Russian Government on the educa-
ton and qualification of dentists. As
evidence of Il sufficient preliminary edu-
cation they must have passed through
six out of eight classes of n classical or
commercial gymnasium. Their pro-
fessional studies may be carried out
either i'm universities or in private insti-
tutions approved by university authori-
ties. AT the end of the period of stu
dentship. the length of which does not
appear to be defined. a practical and
theoretical examination must be passed
and n diulOma obtained
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

An amusing story is told of Lady Ran
dolph Churchill and Westminster cleo
tor. Her ladyship met the elecior nj
dinner and asked him. how he was 90
ing to vote, and he replied that his mind
was not yet made up, 30, then. you
must vote for Mr.. Burdctt-Coutts." she
said. "Well," said he. Il cannot prom
Use. But if were treated as voters used
to be treated by lady canvassers in the
old DAYS in Westminster, should very
possibly give in 20, thank you 50
much. will let the Baroness know al
once" replied Lady Randolph as til,
ladies rose from the table.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

The new German ironclad Oldenburg
will be of entirely novel construction.
1t is broadside ship, with ten 1O-inch
guns-five on each side, two above and
three below deck, but the whole five can
be concentrated on the same point with
sufficient force, 1t is estimated, to dis
able even the strongest ironclad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26
Things and tho Relations Of Things.

The period of development with which
my experiment was concerned may
be called the pre-scientitic stage OF
mental existence. 1t is that during
which the mind may be busily occupied
i'm collecting the data for science, but
can not itself WELD scientific methods.
Its efforts should be direc,cd in accord
ance with scientific principles of psy-
chology, and the knowledge acquired
arranged i'm such orderly sequence that,
when the mind is ripe for them, scien.
tifc relations will be readily perceived
and understood. But discussion of such
relations seems to me entirely premature
for the age here considered. and. indeed,
, for much later period.
Scientific observation is observation
of the relations between things. But,
before any attempt be made TO study
these relations. the things themselves
should bc firmly and clearly apprc.
hended. The different degree of grasp
possessed by different minds depends
largely upon differences in the degree
| of vividneSs and fcrvor with which they
arc impressed by individual objects,
which leave so many persons in the
most limp indifference. while exciting
i'm others an absorbing and even pas
| sionate interest When the individual
| impressions are SO clear. distinct, char.
| acteristic. and interesting as To be quite
unforgettable, they soon force upon the
mind. after prolonged contemplation OF
them. suggestions of their multiple rela'
tons. and the knowledge which was al
first simply picturesque becomes. sooner
| or later. scientific. The mental power
which arrives at this is largely innate
and beyond the capacity OF any educa,
ton to bestow. But if any educational
method can increase and develop it, il
is that which mostly initiates the spon.
taneous habits of fertile and Original
minds. apart from all systematic inten.
ton. Mary FHtnam-jacobi, ia
Popular Science Monthly.
| Because of no railroad competition
| GOAL i'm Rrcckcnridre Col Seventeen
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

Because of no railroad competition
coal in breckenridge, Col, seventeen
miles from the mines. brings $3.50 pei
ton, while in Denver, 100 miles, it is
$3.50. At Canon the price has been
lowered to $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

with geography. Pupils should never
be asked to write until they have some.
thing to say. All that is wanted is to
make the world more practical The
fault is not altogether with the system.
Neither technical grammar nor Ian
guagc lessons, in themselves, will make
good writers. Normal Ilder.
Did you ever see one whose mind was
nauseated with spelling-books, lexicons.
and grammars, and an endless hash OF
words and definitions? And did you, in
such case. call in the two doctors,
Johann Pestalozzi and Friedrich Froe.
belP And did you watch the magic in.
tiuence of II diet of things prescribed by
the former in the place of words, and
little vigorous practice in doing, in
the place of talking, under the direction
of the latter?--C. NJ. Wood,oard. 81.
Louis
There is one element of power in the
teachers work which cannot be ignored,
and that is love, that love which makes
plain things beautiful. which overlooks
defects, which sees in every child in the
schOol-room the possibilities Of some,
thing good and helpful To society, that
labors unselfishly, not for the visible re.
ward. but for that reward which comes
from acknowledge of the fact that we
are helping to lift souls into higher
and better life, bringing them out OF
darkness into Light. and leading them
from the unloveIy into the Lowell Wv
A. Duncan,
Connecticut western news., 1886-05-19
An Anecdote of Governor Washburn.

Eugene V. Smalley, who has a paper on the "Flour-mills of Minneapolis" in the Century, says that the late exGover- nor Washburn, of Wisconsin, was identi- fled probably more closely with the mill ing interest in Minneapolis than any other one man. Of him MT. Smalley tells this characteristic anecdote: "The strength of Governor Washburn's character was strikingly shown, by his behavior in the face of the terrible calamity which de- stroyed his mill in 1878. One evening in May of that year, just after the day force had left the big Washburn Mill and before the night force had all come, the four-dust that filled the air and covered the walls, floors, and machinery took fire and exploded with destructive force as tremendous as that of dynamite. In an instant the towering structure of solid stone was changed to heap of ruins. The fire was blown into four other mills near by, and one after another blew up and crumbled into confused heaps of stones and machinery. The explosions suc- ceeded each other at intervals as regular as if a battery of siege-guns had been fired in order Eighteen men were killed. Half the milling industry of Minneapolis was obliterated, and the whole city was appalled, at the terrific effects of de- stroying agency, the existence of which had hardly been suspected. News of the tragedy came to Governor Washburn at his home in Madison. He had an ap- pointment for the next morning with the Regents of the University of Wisconsin to determine upon site for an astronom- ical observatory, the money for building which he had presented to the institution. The Regents met, supposing that the Governor had left for Minneapolis as soon as the news of the destruction of his mills had reached him. To their surprise he walked into the room promptly at 9 o'clock, as calm as though nothing had happened, and insisted on despatching the business before the Board instead of talking about the disaster. Next day he stood by the smoking ruins of his great mills. Friends gathered around to con dole with him on the destruction of a million of dollars worth of property. To them he said: The money loss is not to be considered; think only of the poor victims and of their families. The mills shall be rebuilt at once.' And they were rebuilt as rapidly as the courageous and energetic old Governor could ,>: on their construction.
Connecticut western news., 1886-05-19
AT CHICAGO.

At Chicago there have been no developments of consequence in the strike situation outside of an affray on the West Side Tuesday even- ing, in which two young men were shot and badly injured by special officer without ap- parent cause. While Burschke, iof the fur niture firm of Burschke & Ricke, whose em- ployees have for some time been on strike, was standing at the door of his factory striker passed him and, glancing up at the windows, said: s'Look at those scabs there." Burschke retorted, and the man passed on. After purchasing cigar at nelghborlng grocery the striker returned, and when pass ing on the other side of the street opposite the factory shouted out something in German which incensed Burschke. He at once crossed over and seizing the offender began to search him, as if to find weapon. The man resisted and in the scuff1e Burschke drew his revolver and fired at him, but missed.
 At this moment Alvisius Trelgsieller and Frank Adler, two young men, passed. They made no move to interfere, but as Adler passed Burschke turned and, crying, "Youre another of them," seized him by the wrist. Adler resisted and in moment the three men were engaged in 8 desperate scuffle. the orig inal offender having taken the opportunity to escape. As Burschke found that he was being placed at 8 disadvantage he aimed his revol' ver already drawn, at Adler and fired, the bullet passing into his breast and inficting 8 dangerous wound.
 Quick as thought the maddened Burschkt turned upon Triegsieller, and taking rapid aim fired directly into his face, the bullet pen etrating the young mans jaw and imbeddine itself in his neck, making a deep and possibly fatal wound.
Connecticut western news., 1886-05-19
LOVE DROVE HIM TO DEATH.
Why Edward Bochm Ended His Lonely
 Career With a Chesse Knife.

On Wednesday Coroner Levy made an au- topsy on the body of Edward Boehm, the sa- loon-keeper who committed suicide by cutting his throat with chesse knife. The dead man had lain all night undisturbed in the position in which he was found. On the floor lay the chesse-knife and a seven-barrelled revolver. He had not used the latter weapon on himself
 The young saloon-keeper tried to find 8 companion, and paid attentions to Minnie Lauber, the twenty-two. year-old daughter of Mrs. Matthias Minnie did not care for him. and Boehm was again repulsed. Tuesday morning he dropped into the place to ask the mother to inte1cede for him. All the rest of the day he was moody and disconsolate, and about Il o'clock at mig Int, stealing away from his friends, who were playing cards in the bar room, secreted the cheese-knife and went up stairs, where he ended his life.
 The following note of farewell was found by Coroner Levy:
 The business has not bothered me, but it was love. All friends have gone away from me-. My dear Minnie, I must l, ave you. I must leave this world. The last three nights were spent in sleeplessness.
 On the back of the card directions were giv- en as to the disposal of his property. It is thought the deceased left about 10000. The liquor store was left to young Herman Grobe, and after several other bequests $1, 900 was given to Minnie.
 Mrs. Matthias said yesterday that Boehm had never preached the subject of marriage either to her or Minnie, but had sent friend to ask them about it. Minnie, she added, never cared for Boehm
Connecticut western news., 1886-05-19
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR EMPLOYERS
Returning to Work on the Terms Ofercs Them Before They Went on Strike.

The Brooklyn, N. Y., labor troubles are at an end, so far as the Brooklyn sugar strikers are concerned, and the men are returning to work on the terms offered them before going on strike. The stampede of the strikers be- gan Wednesday, and hundreds of the men have begged to be taken back. The employ CTS, however, in re-engaging the strikers, are rejecting the men who were prominent in pro- noting the strike and fomenting trouble, and especially those who have been con- spicuous by their acts of violence, etc., dur ing the strike. The men who are taken back to work are required to sign an agreement that they will not belong to any union or join one while in the employ of the refners engag- ing their services. The employers terms are assented to without murmur, and it is race now between the strikers as to who shall be taken back first. The principal employers re- ported this morning that they had all the men they wanted at present. They said, h owever, that the strike was all over, and such of the strikers as they wanted when their works were in full operation could return on the terms offered them before going on strike. In add- tion to the resumption of work at the factories in operation at the time of the strike, work has also been resumed at the factories of De Castro & Donner, which were shut down 8 Il the winter,
Connecticut western news., 1886-05-19
PAID FOR HER THIRTY YEARS
 WORK.
A Housekeeper Awarded S1O,OOO from a
 Dead Mans Fortune.

A fury before Judge Van Syckel, at Erza- beth, N J., after four hours deliberation, brought in a verdict for BIO, 900 for Mary Ann Stone, who sued the administrators of Stephen A. Todd's estate for $2O,000 for thirty years services.
 MT. Todd, who was queer old bachelor. did not associate with any of his friends ol relatives, and only tolerated the presence ot Miss Stone, his housekeeper, who lived with him for thirty years, made all his clothing, did bis housekeeping and attended to the farm and cattle. She never received any compensa- ticn, for Todd had promised her that when he died he would leave her $20,0 ,000 Todd died without leaving will, and his relatives claimed his estate, which amounted to ,000 of personal property and $35,o00 in real es. tate.
 Miss Stone, however, put in her claim fol $2O, ,OOO for services rend3ed. The heirs at law tried to compromise tine matter by allow ing her $30) per annum as long as she lived, together with small cottage on farm. Miss Sone would not agree to this, and demanded the old homestead which the hei-s would not surrender, but ffered her home in it. She declined and instituted suit for the whole amount of her claims. It was proven at the .rial that Miss Stone handled all the money raised on the butter and eggs on the farm ane that she had no money when she became Todd's housekeeper, but had now s4o0. Tht verdict was surprise to the defendant, whs will appeal the case
Connecticut western news., 1886-05-19
RIOTERS SELF-POISONED.
EIGHT OF THE MOB THAT SACKED CHICAGO DRUG STORE DEAD.
They Drink Freely of Tincture of Calchi. cum, Believing it to be Wine, and Die in Terrible Agony.

CHICAGO, May 11.-It has been ascertained that of the Polish and Bohemian rioters who regaled themselves with liquid refreshments when they sacked the drug store at Centre avenue and Eighteenth street, last Wednes- day, eight men have died, and at least four more are known to be beyond hopes of recovery. The police have been too much occupied with other matters to hunt up those been found who has attended some of the vic- tims He said it was undoubtedly true that the men had been poisoned by drinking the contents of the bottles in he wrecked drug store.
 sThe stuff taken was mostly wine of col- chicum, which greatly resembles sherry wine, and has strong smell of alcohol" he said. stlt is virulent poison, and is almost certain death if taken into the stomach in any quan- tity more than teaspoonful. The effect pro- duced by drinking it down in gulps, as it doubtless was would be to give the victim ex- cruciating pains in the bowels and convulsions. The effect does not wear off to any great ex- tent but increases in violence for hours, until completely exhausted; the patient dies in agony, his whole form writhing and his muscles drawn up in knots over his arms, legs and neck.
 q have treated four, and have now in my care three who are suffering from an overdose in tinoture of paregoric. no doubt taken at the same time as the colchicum, and under the suppostion that it was liquor of some kind I could give you the names of the four colchicum victims. for all of them died, and also of four others whom I know of, but were attended by an- other physician.