The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26
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1t is estimated that the depredations
Of the British sparrows in England last
year will reach - 100000.
1t is said that the wife OF President
Adams contributed largely 10 the state
papers OF her honorable and distin-
guished SPOUSE and that Mrs. Madison
was often useful in undertaking the
temperament Of the addresses which her
husband wrote during his term Of Office.
"Piute-Jim. the Indian pokcr-sharp,
says IA Nevada paper, "lately beat the
champion Chinese gamcster OF Bullion
Vile out OF 80 IN cash, an iVory-han-
died pistol, and gold ring. During
the game il was lau@lIable TO see the
Piute box the cards on the unsuspccting
Mongollan."
This is wonderful city Of over $780,
900 souls, and u revelation to me,
writes Minister Hanna from Bucnos
Ayrcs. There is more money here than
in any place | ever saw, but Just now
there are having our greenback days
over again, gold being worth AZ. Ii is
the most eXlravagant government on
| earth.
The late Mrs. Fillm0re's library at
Buffalo has in il IA scrlp-book made by
Mrs. Fillmore with much painstaking.
The covers, of green Russian leather,
contain all the newspaper articles that
she could find TO clip, telling Of the last
illness and death OF her husband, the
| president of the United States. Mr.. Fill
more's right arm was palsicd while he
| LII IA; -, IL hana I'm l,n ..t of
shaving.
During the last thirty years the con-
sumption OF malt liquor, which had been
very inconsidcrable and confined 10 II
few localities, has greatly increased in
Ireland. Brewing in the last century
was in some parts very ilourishing in
duStry but when the duties on barrel
of corn brcwed into ale became nearly
double the duties on the same quantity
distilled into whisky the latter became
:. the popular tipple.
A railway is building from the South
+ ern Pacilc's main line to the celebrated
Cinnabar mines. producing quicksilver,
i'm the nci@hborhood OF New Almadcn.
Cal Great difficulties have always been
experienced in getting cheap and suit
able transportation to and from these
mines Donkcys have been largely en-
ployed hitherto. and at one time many
| of the camclS now running wild in
| Arizona We're used there.
Gen. and ex-Presidcnt Gonzalez. %
| Mexico. was born in Texas. opposite
MatamOras. about the time or Just be
fore Texas achieved her independence
He is the son of a private soldier, il
half Indian, and is one OF the hand
soonest men in or out of Mexico. Ii,
has been soldier all his life, and
worked his way up through all tn,
grades, from private 10 commander-in
chief of the Mexican national army.
A Georgia lady has a suit of clothe:
in her possession that is one hundred
and three years old. Her graudfathe
cut out and made the suit with his owl
hands The suit is made of flax, an,
the buttons are cut from Il @Ourd ano
covered with cloth. The trousers are o
the old fap-kncc- breechcs style, and th
coat is an old-fashioncd sack. \ pal
of flax stockings. made ut the sam
time. completed a wedding suit lG
years ago.
A Georgian tells how II colored parsol
in his State once made clear even to tn
dullest of his flock the difficulty OF tread
ing the straight and narrow path a
highway reading in the other direction
Before he was well started in his dis
course he ran down the pulpit stairs ant
proceeded to suit the action 10 the word
s.My brethren, he cried, 1.-THE road f
heaven is like this and lying Hat OF
the banister he began topull himself up
hand over hand, as laboriously rs bo
climbs II CREASED pole At last h
reached the top and got on his fee
again, happy in his Christian victory
Then, having taken breath, he cXhortc'
his hearers TO look ut the road TO hell
doubled one lee under him and slit
down the rail- in hall sitting posture
with a rapidity and grace that betraye
} Juvenile familiarity with this route.