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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The origin of the microscope. that
most important instrument of modern
research. is lost in the mists of anti
putty. A rock crystal lens and mi
croscopic engraving were mcarthed by
Layard ut Nincvah. and many of the
gems in the British Museum could not
possibly have been cut Nv their ancient
cngraverS with ma>sisted sight. Later
evidence of the use of water-iilled glass
globes rs magnifying and burning
glasses is furnished by Plin,, Seneca
and Plutarch. AlhaZcp. the Arabian,
made known in Europa the magnifying
power of lenses abuut the eleventh
century. 1t is generally believed that
the first microscope with double glass
was invented by Jansen, i'm 1890. al
though Roger Bacon is credited with a
previous invention nj Oxford in the thir-
tccnth century.
To determine how far of the moon
actually appears from the eye the late
Mons. Plateau devised an ingenious ex-
pertinent. which may be- repeated by
any person. Looking steadily ut the
full moon few moments. he turned
suddenly round toward wall. and
noted the size of the dark accidental or
complimentary image when projected
on the wall When. by moving for
ward or backward. this spectral image
is made up to assume the size of the real
moon. il must appear TO be the same
distance from the observers eye: and
Mons. Plateau found his distance from
the wall to be about iifty-siX Yards. In
similar manner Mons. StrOobant
proved the SUM- apparent distance to be
about iifty-three yards
In a paper on the history of the de-
velopmcnt ot coasts. German geolo-
gist. DR.. Fischer. reaches the conclusion
that where coasts have been formed by
the crosivc action of waves and streams,
terraces and flat surfaces are the pre-
vailing characteristics, with semi-circu-
lar bays of small radius on terraced
coasts and large radius on flat coasts.
] Where other features. exist, they are
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
Triangular Mirrors.

"Women. as everybody knows, are
the hardest to please, said wan, pale
faced clerk in a large jewelry establish
ment the other day, just after wrestling
for An hour and half with a fat girl in
a red hood. who had bought only sill
yer bangle bracelet for a dollar. The
pale-faced clerk sighed and then con-
tinued. in dull and listless sort of q
way:
But l think we've got something
now that even the prettiest and meanest
female i'm the world can't complain
about. You know Tor mebbe you don't
know; YOU don't look as though you
were married say, I've been married
two years., every woman would rather
see the back Of her head just after she
has put up her hair than anything else
OH earth. Well, they've been straining
their necks and using hand-glasses in
front of their mirrors for a long time,
and the result has not been particularly
satisfactory. 1t has at length occurred
to somebody to invent something t.
remedy this. There is three-sideG
glass. It's rather expensive you see.
French plate. with ivory backs. The
sides are movable and adjustable. A
woman can arrange that thing SO
that she can sit in front of it and see
her back hair without turning her head.
The advantage is simple beyond calcu-
lation. She can catch her dressing
maid i'm lie regularly every morning"
-IhiiadcipIiia Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

There are so many women in the
world that have their own living to
earn, and many avenues of labor for
them are so ovcrcrowdcd that the open
inc of new line of work is matter
worthy of note and commentator,
The instance given us below i'm the
Industrial SOnM should help and en-
courage many others now struggling
for eXislence:
"A lady of Spartanburg. $. c.. has
the most flattcring report to make of her
attempt ut cotton culture on small
piece of ground. and raising tuberose
bulbs. She had 10000 tuberose sets I'M
der cultivation. which occupy only one
fourth of an acre of ground. She has
them all engaged to ~ northern florist
at SIS per 1000, which is small price.
She has only the cost of fertilizer and
miniature bulbs to he deducted from the
nice sum of 800; this would be 30, leo
per acre-results that would crafty any
one. From two acres of ground she
raised two bales of cotton of 400 pounds
each for the first year, and was tempted
to try six acres the next season; the
Weld was equally satisfsstqxy. hi,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
A Walking Skeleton.

Mr.. +. Springer, of Mechancsburg, Pa.
writes: 81 was afflicted with lung fever
and abscess on lungs, and reduced to a
uaikiay skeleton. Got free trial bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, which did me so much good
that bought dollar bottle. After u.s.
ing three bottles, found myself once
more man, completely restored to
health, with hearty appetite, and a
gain in flesh of As lbs" Call at j. X.
Jones Drug Store and get a free trial
bottle of this certain cure for all lung
diseases. Large bottles 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
Keeping and Cooking Game.

Just now most kinds of game are a.
cheap rs beef and mutton. and us game
is healthful and easily digcsted. the
housekeeper should supply her table
with il frequently Some folks have
nonsensical ideas in regard to game;
having eaten il only when ithas become
high, has not been washed before cook.
ing, and has been heated only slightly.
they imagine that there is no other
right way of serving il. and so they
either do without il at all. or eat il without
an appetite, and solely because they feel
that it is fashionable to have taste for
such food. Now. game. like all other
meat, should be kept long enough to
get properly ripencd. and no longer As
substitute for washing birds, when
there is objection TO washing, draw and
wipe them carefully. Venison should
only be wiped.
In cooking game. Use common sense,
and do as you are accustomed to do with
beef and mutton. There is no question
that these meats have better taste and
are more digestible when rare than well
done, but there are hosts of people who
cannot eat either kind of meat when
rare, and so they have all kinds well
done. Now. game is better when rare;
but if one cannot eat il rare. why not
have il well done?
Rabbits. squirrels, grouse and venison
are the cheapest and most common
game in the market now, and us there
is but little waste i'm nanking than they
will average rs low in cost rs mutton or
beef. Ducks are ALWAYS - pElysivc, what
ever the price, because there is but little
available meat. When il comes TO
choice ducks. only the rich can have
them. The time for roasting duck is
from ten to thirty minutes. and the heat
must be intense. Even half an hours
cooking will leave the duck moderately
rare; therefore one can imagine the con-
ditiOn i'm which the bird will he after
only ten minutes cooking. Except for
lovers of rare game. yenison may be
cooked i'm the same way and in the
same time as beef or mutton. Venison.
grouse, quail and partridgcs always
should be served with some kind of II
sauce, rs they are rather dry meats
When Harding is not Objectionable. it
makes these meats richer. Ducks are so
rich as to require no sauce. Occasion
ally, TO be sure. Il sauce is served with
them: usually IN orange or olive sauce
Maria PdriOd. in GOOd housekeeping.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
"WhO" and "What?"

Commodore Vanderbilt. who married
Il tavern keepers maid. was sitting on
the piazza of Saratoga hotel beside his
daughter, who was arrayed in silks and
diamonds. when an uncouth, poorly
dressed old chap came along. and salut-
ing Vanderbilt with, Hello. commo-
dore, how are you today came on the
piazza and shook hands with him. The
daughter drew her elegant dress hastily
aside at his approach, us if in fear OF
contamination. with Il look of utter dis
dain. After the aged visitor had chatted
II moment and passed on, the daughter
said: why. papa how could you
recognize that dingy old man in this
public place. Bless your heart, dear, y
said the commodore, .'he used TO bu,
beer of your mother before you were
born" This smart rap on the knuckles
of II snobbish instinct might he taken to
heart by Il great many people who re.
gard il as utterly beneath them to treat
with ordinary decency persons who
happen TO belong 10 the same station in
life that their own parents belonged TO-
before riches came To gld the dress.
Society often makes IN Ass of itself by
asking, '.Who is hep" instead of What
is hep Chicago SdtHrfay Heraid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

An explosion in II collin that was ex-
humcd lately in Yorkvillc, :. G., is re-
ported by the ERqnuer. of that place.
The coffin, which contained the remains
of Il child three or four years old, was
buried in 1870. Recently the parents of
the child bought Il family lot in II Gene
terry, and the disbursement was for the
purpose of transferring the body, which
is said TO have been found III IN excel
lent state of preservation. There was u
glass panel in the casket, and the heat
of the sun shining on this is believed to
have caused an expansion Of gases
within the coffin, resulting in the en-
plosiOn. which is rerori"d 10 have
cqualcd that of a dynamii" cartridge in
force.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

James e. Fair. of Nevada, is the
richest man i'm either branch of congress
He is the possessOr of about forty mil
lions in mining and bank stock.
government bonds, and real estate. A
bonanza king. successful in all his min
ing operations, he has also wonderful
business sagacity, and knows how to in
vest his easily-gotten gold so that il will
not dwindle away as speedily as that of
some of his bonanza brethren. His year
ly income of nearly two millions places
him above any pressing wants. as will
be readily allowed. Though Mr.. Fair is
not credited with great politicO-
economic knowledge and is not an ex-
pert in tariff matters, he has had the
wisdom TO maintain II profound silence
ever since he entered the senate cham
Der. and certainly that is in his favor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

mir. James b. Pace" says the Rich
mOnd VA Statr. lis the richest man
in the city. his wealth being estimated
at between Sl.500.O00 and $3.50. 900.
He is president of the Planters National
bank and president Of the Memphis,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. He
owns u large ranch in the panhandle
of Texas. the controlling interest in
large coal and iron enterprises in Ala
bama, great deal of real estate in
Richmond. and is a partner i'm Il number
of Riclnlond's prosperous mercantile
houses. Mr.. Pace is. 4S years old, and
is brimful Of nervous energy"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

shows what can be done by energy, in
dependence. and common sensc-the
latter always requisite to the attain
ment of a state Of independence. 1t
shows also the good sense of working
small farms, and giving them thorough
Culture. Lee, this wolnan's success en-
courage others i'm this field of labor"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

The business of painting the huge
signs upon fences and barns which as
sault the eye in all parts of the country
is in the hands of n, few contractors in
New York and Chicago. One firm in
New York spends from $4,000 TO S20,-
600 year in this way. paying from one
and Onc-half To two cents Il square foot
for the work. The bigger the sign the
better. Many can be found reaching
800 feet in length. and the biggest of
all Cat Newark. Ohio.) is more than 800
feet long and contains only one word.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
A Clear Skin

is only a part of beauty
but it is a part. Every lady
may have it; at least, what
looks like it. Magnolia
Balm both freshens and
beauties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

A writer tells of debilitatcd patient
who did not do nj all well on beef tea
but was easily restored TO health on d
diet of bean soup. The only remark
able thing about this is that the patient
ever expected TO derive strength and
nourishmrnt from beef tea alone Con.
sidering that we have upward of II hun
bred thousand doctors and that Il very
large proportion of them are fully
agreed HAT ba.i lea is almost valueless.
cXccp: ~ a sliniuiani, il ii surprising
that people continue to look upon it as
food.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05

Artificial leather is, according to a
recent French invention, made by a
cotton fabric. the warp threads of which
are very lightly twisted, and the wet
threads of which are finer than usual.
This fabric is Scrrated on both sides,
and immersed in II preparation consist.
inc of dccoction of linseed, rabbit.
skin glue, linsced oil, and coloring mat.
ter When the fabric is imprcgnated
with this preparation it is stretched up
on polished zine plate. and laid upon
a steam-hcatrd hot plate. the drying be.
ing continued until the aqueous potion
is entirely cyaporac'l. II is claimed
that this artificial leather is an exec Hen,
imitation of the real thing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
ONE wOMAN's SUCCESS.

70 the first place, then, To the nObler phrase
d leave the lesser word for lesser praise.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-02
Local PsrsouaI.

The marriage OF Mr.. James Lynch, Of
Atlanta, and Miss Veronica Reilly,
daughter of the late Capt. }. K. Reilly, is
announced to take place at the Cathedral
at 4:30 O'CLOCK this afternoon. -u-
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski house
yesterday were A. H. Harrel, Camilla,
Ga; Z. r. Derry, W. S. Roberts, Angus.
ia; Stephens White, A. q. Chalmers,
New York; W. A. Jacobs and wife, r.
Barry, Chimcothl, Mo-; R. Pumpelly,
Newport, r. /. dc. Dickey, @. Dickey,
Philadelphia. gt
At TIE ScreYen house were VIM. B.
Covell, Atlanta; Z. r. Dews, E. f. Ver-
drew, AugGstat George Jordan, Cincin-
natl; j. L. Henry, Cleveland; Charles
Turner and wife, StrakOsch Opera CON-
pany; J. F. Crane, Vincent Wright. New
York; e. W. Ward, Orlando, Fla; j. H.
Thomas, Nashville.
At the Marshall house were 8. Harri-
man. L. NJ. Peacock, James Landsberg,
Eastman, Ga; James j.. Lott, Douglas (;
F. Q. Fleming, Brunswick; e. NJ. Sar-
gent, St. Louis; II. Stedman, Peter d.
Walsh, Boston; w. H. Britt, Florida; G..
j. Davis, Orange Bluff, Fla.
At the HarneJt house were II. B. Girls
void and wife, Dudley, ILL.,; Joseph Dag
gett. Hartford, Conn ; JEFF Kirkland and
wife. Z. l.. Victor, Pearson, Ca; Capt. s.
A. Wilson, Egypt, Ga; A. a. Dexter, j..
NJ. Dexter, Elmira, n. Y; E. 5. Fortner,
f. l.. Tapley, Battle Ground, Ga; L. Da-
Wis, Barlow, Ga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-02
FIVE DAYS AT THE PUMPS
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF THE
BARK BRIERLY HILL.

Caught ia q Hurricane on the Georgia
Coast and Driven Beyond the Bermu-
das-The Vessel Springs a Leak and
the Crew is Kept at the Pumps Until
Nearly ExhAusted-Her Safe Arrival
in Port.
The German bark Briefly Hill arrived
at Iybee yesterday in leaking condition.
She sailed from Savannah for London on
Jan. 20, and was outfrom port just twelve
days. During that time she has expert
enced pretty rough time, having ca
countered numbers of gales and heavy
squalls. The crew was kept constantly
at the pumps.
Capt. schiebe, In relating the details OF
the short voyage, said that he had never
in his life experienced such a succession
of gales and heavy weather, one gale fol-
lowing so close upon another and lasting
90 long. On the first day out, about 80
miles east Of Tybee bar, he fell IN with
water-logged wreck with just the stump
OF mast standing. 1t being dusk at the
time, the Captain was unable TO tell OF
what rig the wreck was or to discern the
name.
The next day he had fine weather, but
on the third day, Jan. %, heavy gale set
in hard from the east southeast, and
lasted 36 hours, In which the vessel had
her foretopsail and several staysails
blown away. When the gale abated
again the vessel proceeded east
ward. The next day following
witnessed another terrible gale, the
wind blowing hard from the W.S.W,
veering round to tae NV. with tremend-
Gus squalls accom- nauied by wind. The
vessel was blown 800 miles west of Ber-
muda. She then ran into another gale
from the E.S.E. The vessellabored heavi-
ly IN the heavy sea. The tremendous
winds strained her sides, and she sprung
leak. The seems were just started at
first but she soon began to leak rapidly,
and from to SInches OF water filled 10
the hold. The crew was put at the pumps
and kept at work steadily for two days
until at length the Captain resolved to
make port and bore up for the Chesa-
peake. The gale continued from the
E,S.E. until he arrived of Cape
Hatteras, when it suddenly turned
round to the northward and blew a hur-
ricane.
1--WE were again compelled to
change our COURSE" said the captain,
land heading south bore up for Tybee. On
the way down we passed great quanti-
ties Of lumber and timber In the Gulf
Stream. The crew was pretty hardly
worked at the pumps, but they managed
to keep the water from gaining"
The vessel will come up TO the city and
discharge her cargo, and a survey will
probably be- ordered
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-02
Ar TIE THEATRE.
Fanny DaveDpOrts Farewell In "Fe
dOra"-The Opera Tonight.

Fanny DavenpOrts Farewell In "Fe-
dOra"-The Opera Tonight.
Fedora" was played before fine audi
ence at the theatre last night. There
were few vacant seats in the house, and
the best seats sold as high as 50 and IS.
The performance was announced as the
last in which Miss Fanny Davenport
would appear as Fedora" The play is
one OF the strongest emotional dramas
Davenport and Robert Mantell it is per.
maps the strongest. 1t was pro-
duced here two years ago by the
same company that produced II last night.
Miss Davenport was recalled last night
after every act, and at the end Of The play
the audience would not leave the theatre
until she was led bafOre the curtain. Mr..
Mantell is powerful actor. The closing
scene Of the fourth act when, torn by re-
morse, Fedora takes poison and dies in the
arms of the man she loved and had
wronged, ia the strongest situation Of the
play, and the emotional powers OF Miss
Davenport, and no less those Of Mr.. Man
tell, are given full play. Beginning with
murder and ending with suicide the
drama runs the whole gamut OF the pas
sions.
Tonight the Strakosch Grand English
Opera Company will begin It's three
nights engagement with Nerdi's grand
opera 81 Trovatore" The following is
the cast: "LeonoTa.n Miss Aunis Monta-
gue; "Azucena." Miss Mathilde Phillips;
''Maurico," Mr.. Charles Turner; "Count
de Luna" MIR. George Fox; "Ferrando."
Mr. K. d. Knight; Ruiz" Mr.. g. W.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-02
TO WEAR STRIPED SUITS.
-Four Years ON the Cbain- Gang for an
OvercOat Thief.

-Four Years ON the Cbatn- Gang for an
OvercOat Thief.
Louis Henderson, a colored convict on
the chain-gang, made a little excursion
into Savannah yesterday TO appear before
the City Court. On Jan. IL Henderson
was sent out to the camp with three sem
fences Of II months each. Yesterday he
was tried for stealing an overcoat from a
Barnard street boarding house. 1t was
shown that Henderson sold the coat to a
peddleT, and another u months was added
to his previous three years. sentence.
One-third Of his former sentence Hender-
son got for stealing two overcoats from a
BroughtOn street hallway on Christmas
day, another third was for stealing a box
of oranges. and the remaining II months
was for assaulting one Of George & Good
mans porters.
James Albert, charged with simple lar
ceny, was sentenced to six months on the
gang.
Ann Roberts received six months for
simple larceny.
Dick Allen and Nancy Robinson we're
given three months each for adultery.
John Holland, arrested as a suspicious
character, was discharged.
A part Of the evidence against William
Anderson, charged with simple larceny,
was heard and the case was postponed
until Feb. 8.
Mr.. J. r. Saussey, Jr., was appointed
Solicitor General pro TEN, and be prose-
cuted the cases, Solicitor General du-
Bignon being engaged in the Superior
Court
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-02
THE CITY OF NASSAU.
Capt. Payne, OF Charleston. Thinks sh
is Disabled but Safe.

Capt. Payne, of Charleston. Thinks She
is Disabled but Safe.
Capt. W. H. Payne, of Charleston, a
brother Of the Captain of the missing
steamship City Of Nassau, which is sup
posed to have been lost during the recent
storm along the coast, has not by any
means given up hope OF seeing his brother
again. He believes that the vessel is safe
with all on board, but that she has been
badly disabled and is slowly making her
way to the nearest port.
Capt. Payne says that his hopes are
based upon the numerous reports which
are current concerning the safety of the
vessel. One of these is to the effect that
the Inflated steamer and crew are safe in
a Central American port, and only a few
days ago Capt. Payne is said to have re-
ceived a letter from a brother in Jackson
Vile stating that 1t was reported there
that the vessel had been passed OF shore,
to the east OF the Gulf Stream, with her
machinery badly disabled and making
slow Roadway under canvas.
Efforts have been made by Capt. Payne
to trace these reports to some authentic
source, and, although without success so
far, be has not relinquished the hope OF
the ultimate safety Of his brother and bis
long missing steamer. Capt. Payne is
Master Of the Weymouth, of Charleston.