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10 IL .dscr's Shot Mt u Crow

10 Badger used TO tell a good story.
1t may date back to another 3d." sur
named Miller. ! am not going TO vouch
for the originality of any story that ]
did not make up myself, and eve then
almanac or other iokcr's cemetery. But
Mr.. Badger story, whether old or new,
always produced It's effect.
10 would gradually insert himself in
to a crowd of sportsmcn engaged in the
popular amusement of proving Ananias
to have been but IN unsophisticated
bungler in his business; and, after list
ening to their accounts of such slaughter
wrought among the birds and beasts as
to make one wonder hat the entire
fauna of the ~region'was not extcrmin-
ated, he would begin in that easy drawl
that pertains by right to the acknowl-
edged racgm,ear of the corner grocery:
Speaking OF shooting the longest
shot v e / made was back in York
state, when ! wasn't much more'n a
boy. I'd been used to hsndlin' a gun
some, but nothing to speak of-wasn't
considered no kind o. shot. Well, il
was a Sunday mornin'; l happened to
look at an old dead tree away of,
most as far as / could see anything.
There was one limb left, and a crow
was sittin' on il. 1t was so far off that
! couldn't a seen the crow if he hadn't
been black and the old tree so gray. ]
could just see twas a crow. and that's
about all. The old shot gun stood be.
hind the door, loaded, and l took il up.
and, just in fun, pointed il at the crow.
l didn't have no more idea o. hittin'
that crow than | have now O shootin'
you. But ] sighted him. and without
thinkin' what / was a-doin' ! pulled the
trigger, and bang she vent"
Here 10 would stOop down looking
for another piece of single or some.
thing to white on, and after n second
or so, some impatient auditor would
be SURF to ask:
"Well, dye hit himP' The surprised
and innocent look on JOS face would
be a study, as, with the air of one who
had utterly forgotten that any denoue-
ment was expected, he would slowly
answer:
'Hit imp Bless your heart! no;
didn't come within a mile of him!'-
Saa Franciscan.
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effect for winter hats and bonnets. and
are more suitable for costumes and
CONNECTIONS.
Felt is worn less than formerly, but
milliners are trying to introduce Co
q~uettish Amazon shapes for little girls,
with high crowns and brims turned up
all round, which are pretty for delicate
little faces, and very easy to trim with
out looking overloaded. Many other
tasteful models are also to be observed.
the Dartagnan being one of these. The
crow is high, and the brim taken up
in front falls down I'M a curving line at
the back. Such Il hat is made of hand
some long-haired felt. and is one of the
most elegant shapes for winter. The
Tam O'Shanter hat, too, is u most con-
venient shape for children of both
sexes, made of cloth, velvet, or vel
veteen.
Ribbons are assorted to the founda-
tons OF c%hapeaux, and velvet and fig
ured boucles, arranged with plush. or
stripes of gold and silver in the length
or width, MORE antique of all widths,
and %ravishing handmade trimmings
va 'htliiIIN. Wv. dlSo piuSI. uS
well as fancy tissues are admired trim
mings. among the latter must be men
toned broad ribbons, initiating the
skin of the tiger. leopard and panther.
and in satin that of the crocodile, py-
thOn and bOa-conStrictor. We are
obliged to mention such cccentricities,
as they are novelties, but we are happy
to p~rOgnOsticate them little chance of
success. Rows of narrow ribbons and
velvets are often drawn through the
crowns, as also brims of boys and girls
hats, if the latter are turned up wide
all round
Embroidery Of all kinds in gold, sill
yer, steel, velvet, silk, chenille, and as
sorted beads is very fashionable for bon
nets; the foundation is sometimes en-
brOidered with lead beads and colored
silk on velvet, cloth, or plush of the
same tint, the top Of the crown being
of gauze, tulle, etc.
Charming embroideries taken from
ancient Indian designs have also been
brought up under the name '.broderic
faience," on account of the rare fresh
ness and magnificence of colors ON
these patterns, which form endless va
rieties Of concentrations for hats and
bonnets intermiXed with braids, laces,
and feathers. Tile Season for Decem-
Der.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
An. Answer Wanted.

Can any n bring us a case o Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say they can
not, as thousand Of cases already per-
manently cured and who are daily re-
commencing Electric Bitters will prove.
Brights Disease. Diabetes, Weak Back
or any urinary complaint quickly cured,
They purify the blood, regulate the
bowels, and act,directly on the diseased
parts. Every bottle guaranteed. For
sale at Soc. . bottle by J. r. Jones.
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A Bohemian Ballad.

All, me unhappy! Lovcless all my days
Darken to nights that brighten unto day;
And yet no beauty Is II mine tn praise.
Though i console me with the saw that says
Confound it!-every cat nj night IL gray.
True Us all proverbs: and / can but grieve
That men do not the laws of cats obey:
For then some comfort |, too, might receive,
Though now incrcdulous, ! must believe
Yes, mIst-that every cat at night Is gray.
Einon ! worship wheresoc'er she go.
And yet she flouts me In her pretty way.
All! Ninon mine, why such aversion shown
You Of all Others surely ought 10 know
What quantities of cats AT night are gray.
Margot Is plain. of sweethearts has but few,
And for that reason willingly might stray.
Stay! | recall IN axiom that, rs new,
Margot for me from her experience drew.
Which says that every cut al night is gray.
Shall l take hearth Musette has long evaded
All my attentions, though / would she'd stay
The port must be surprised and not blockaded
When one she may be easily persuaded
or me, thar every cat at night Is gray.
To-day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

stiff broom. and the collection of leaves
and other loose material burned or
deeply buried the worms will be de-
strOyed. BrOods of chickens C
aged to scratch under the bushes will
prove beneficial by destroying the in
sects in their pupa eases, but coal ashes,
where they can be had. are as simple u
preventive as anything. An attache of
the New York experimental station in Il
letter to the Rural NeW Yorker indOrses
the ashes method. He says: "A plat
OF bushes mulched with this material in
the spring of 1884, on which no insecti-
eide application has been made this year,
suffered less from worms than an I'M
mulched plat that had been several
times treated with hellebore." The
treatment is equally eficacious for goose
berries,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
FIRST CLASS IN READING.

Tread this if you can. If you can
read it, then write it, and be sure OF
both spelling and p~ronunciation.]
Geoffry, surnamed Winthrop. sat in
the depot at Chicago. waiting for his
train and reading the I,IbuMc, when
Il squadron of street Arabs Gncompara-
BILE for ~squalor) thronged from a neigh
boring alley, uttering hideous cries, &C.
companied by inimitable gestures OF
heinous exultation, rs they tortured a
humble b~lack-and-tan dog. "You.little
blackguards!" cried Winthrop, stepping
aside and confronting them, adding the
inquiry, '.whose dog is thatp" THAT
audacious Caucasian has the bravado to
interfere with our clique" ~tauntingly
shrieked the indisputable little %ruffian,
exhibiting combativeness. "What will
you take for him?n asked the lenien,
Geoffry, ignoring the venial TRADE.
''Twenty-seven cents" piquantly an.
swercd the ribald urchin grabbing the
%crouching dog by the nape.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
UGH-FACE o

As the season advances the rough
faced goods gain in popularity and
everything has a rough appearance.
Smooth cloths. so long in fashion, are
gently pushed aside by the curly. or, as
most people have it, the Kyrle cloth, in
several varieties. The boucle surface
made its appearance in the spring in
summer goods, and found such favor
that manufacturers adopted the hint.
and have turned out large and small
curls on their winter goods, in broad
and narrow stripes, in irregular pow
behring's, and in definite designs. The
effect is good both in black and colors.
Some of the leading drcssmakers are
making up gowns of boucle or curly
wooden canvas, in broad, alternate
stripes, such as cinnamon and dark
blue, with little curls of cinnamon wool
all over. dark blue velvet high collar,
cuffs OF vest. Also in plomb color or
dark spinach-grccn, with different col
Ored stripes. with Il rOw of curls running
down the latter. Velvet stripes on this
rough surface are most fashionable,
some being about three inches wide,
and Of either harmonizing OIL contrast
ing colOrs. A~strakhan cloth is a nov
city, and can be had in all rich shades.
1t resembles a rough surface or wooden
serge, and is light in weight, semi-trans-
parent, and warm. 1t is made up
with velvet, usually inserted as side
panels or revers, waistcOat, collar and
cuffs. Rough-surfaced homespuns with
a hairy appearance are new and popu-
lar.
TailOr-madc suits have lost zone of
their popularity. One made of black
and white with tiny stripes, has a bodice
which appears us if welded to the fig
ure; the side seams are completely cross
cut. Down the front on both sides are
some narrow rows of black and white
braid, the sleeves simply fastened with
three buttons upon the outside OF the
arm. The basque is an all-round one,
with only sufficient spring at the back
for the tOurnure, but no plaits whatever.
The skirt falls in long box plaits, a
slight putting in the tunic at the back.
Although severely plain. this is a most
stylish gown.
With tail0r-made dresses. the long
| banished cuffs and collars of linen have
| been restored to favor. Now. fortunate
ly, this spotlcss lingerie is preferred to
| all the frivolous and unbecoming "trip
peries which have superseded il for the
last year. The straight bands of dou-
| bled linen an inch and a quarter high
are the most popular to wear with the
extremely high military collars now
| fashionable. The linen band is scwed
| to a band and collarette of muslin, to
| keep it in place; the collarette should
| fit smoothly on the shoulders and should
be worn inside the high corset V to
prevent the latter from being soiled.-
| Godey for December.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

President Eliot of IL uvard Unirer-
sity was a widower when itc heard
Grace Osgood sing ut II private OH
cert. He fell in love at sight, was in
troduccd next d.,y, engaged ,ac nuxl
week. aud married Tho next month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

The Japanese persimmon is to be cul-
tivated in the South for commercial pur-
poses. The fruit, which is seedless, re-
sembles the sweet orange in color and
shape, rivals it in size, is exceedingly
prolific, and is of a most delicious flavor.
1t is believed it win rapidly grow In
favor in this country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

Masses of deep-sea coral, many tons
in weight. which were torn from their
ocean bed by the volcanic explosion in
Sunda Straits w vars ago. may now
be seen Two or three miles inland,
whittier they were borne by the tidal
wave.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

bye. uncle: you've taken lots OF trouble
and some. of it'll stick" Then Jack
whistled IA a doubt of sentence struck
him. We'll, goodbye" he repeated.
He could be sure of SO much Frances
c. S~parhawk,. Ia Journal of Education.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

Germany is making rapid advances
in timber culture. Since 1873 I52,0 00
thousand acres have been added 10 the
forest lands Of that country by replant-
ing. Onc-fourth of the empire is said
to be covered with timber, two-thirds of
it being fir and pine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
HOW TO TEACH FIGURES.

Teach figures precisely as you teach
words, by using the simple law of asso-
citation. Show a number of objects and
write the figure. Write the figure and
have the pupils show that number of
objects. Show a number of objects and
have the pupils write the figure. This
may be done with each number from !
to 10 inclusive. 1t is a good plan to
have the class at the blackboard; each
pupil having a marked-off space two
feet wide. The teacher may show the
objects (of different kinds) and have
pupils indicate the numbers they see by
writing figures. The figures should be
written neatly in columns. If a pupil is
inclined to copy, give him a column to
write by himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
HOW TO SECURE ATTENTION.

/. Manifest an. interest in the subject
you are teaching.
9. BE clear in thoughts, and ready in
expressions.
3. Speak in your natural tone, with
variety and iexibility of voice.
4. Let your position before the class be
usually a standing n
8. Teach without a book as far as pos.
sible.
6. Assign subjects p~romiscuously,
when necessary.
z. Use concrete methods of instruc.
| ton when possible.
8. Vary your methods. as variety is
| attractive to children.
9. Determine to secure their attention
Mt all hazards. -EdVard Brooks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
MILLINERY ECcEA rRICITIEs.

Plush is particularly fashionable for
the foundations of chapeaux, and velvet
takes its place among the different va
rieties of that beautiful tissue, which is
now seer in every possible shade. in
GLIDING the admired moss-green; many
of these inclining to green and brown,
and some dark shapes of nasturtium
red and cinnamon brown, as also all
the modern blue tints having a tinge of
ereen. Plain boucles and long-haired
materials, with piles cut different
lengths, 80 as to form motifs In relief,
have an extremely rich, but too heavy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
PUBLIC OPINION.

Parents who never visit the schools
are usually the FIRST ones to find fault
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

Persian powder will destroy aphis in
plants, and also all soft insects that
breathe through pores. Try it on the
window plants.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-30

TATE OF the Hopkins County Echo
p after Swain with sharp stick amt
numerically bli-tcrs the Alexander
Ppeeeh. The Echo isa paper which
Nlll do to tie too. Itspeaks with no
forkod tongue. If it is tor you, ii
fupports you. II it is against YOU
\ fights you like blales. We rather
IKE that sort Of man or newspaper
You always know exactly where to
|pok for them, aud YOU are always
bry Vi finding them al home.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-30

'"i" 'h' sSu Auuulu Iu.,
To Mr. swain Colonel. wh, dom,
N"" send T." san Antonio ur v.,
nr''"- IN that rhiI.ip, .omda alr.r
'''Iirr do thi-, aud get 700 Thee n.-u
Doc case, than Islander M m.uu.Inn
hose Whom neither Nou nor ,ouI
orgnu- have the manhood Goo ur-r..
t--uII
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Is The heat of po.it.r,. loui forget
hat tins {, the blessed sabbath dn.
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Tm Cichune Daily Telegram 3,
the latest We looked long time
ere We were able 10 tell where .hr
Telegram hailed from.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-30

"ntN sWaiu writes am approved
speech all the stcnosrHphcrs wIu Doe
welcome TO send Tor t,cofot Irrrr,.
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Inn Marlin Ball dcal, swain .
under on his Alexander speech
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y A '."'. and urunu .raf.ui.A .a..,..
TOSS Please rriu 90 toss I IU...I
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Born the weather and the cnm
Ihign Hrr hot
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THE News Ia famous Tor discover.
ing thing' itdiscoyersd tue lrslsL d.
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WurIANIJts.ftt- catching Ie,.c,
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, OK Hut tkEEPlNu-.AU thr rpq4r,uyp
OF hons keeping In .roou t.ha d goods
t,"',, aA new, stoves dishes lamp. tmliufr
uuul ~ unposILa hLrANntIIuk Nnm.--
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sNL~ArIO A~ENTS. A lir... a.
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W hSs-3TeJ ass FORA. NE Jaly jtGalEs
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m sunday 10 ~ cnurcn.
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2AbI CARRIAGES Ia good .s,,.,i,,.I-t.
- second hand On iustsllmvut plan 81 10
ret "'rA q t. Coo, opposite klfk pAtrio.
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NA i'r, un .r" With il.f rIIus. Yt.I uf. l.F
iI"I F""ru."th N'"+i. -u' h-s,vn- -..,,.u,,
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I'uE -ALt-NN KE~IuENtt Os NlNIu
Fourth street Cheap uI iII. fnuI....
Also twenty i've tuy Durham Nl.4 ,ua.
u 'iA Nuuuk calves
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hlb rAptHs Al TIM fNANfN.,..,....,
~ % cts prr hundred.

SI"Nts -oHuu h, m.talm,n, m,y d.
80 '''' d. opposite hlr.patrIUa house.
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pIANv9 a hDt class 2 I.s octave urr.,b,
llauu huder going wpaIr-I for saI.
h'Ht' liNuuh Nli organ. nul.h, solid and
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{ : D. goo,n rAN- Tm HIGHEST -,l-p
~ ptlrr Tor furniture oppo.u. kirsIat
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l. -Nlt uur Iatgu ami Uu, small .n..
l orator 900 fH'Hi order rhuti. DID, b.. p.O, ID
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
n Weather SOry.
Nv ashingtou Letter. !

An interesting story is told in Connec
tion with the weather on the ,th OF
March last The lieutenant who had charge
OF the Indications in the sigma, office
during that month made his o servalions
ON the I'd and was very much chagrincd
10 noticesthat the prospects for rain on
the day of the Inauguration were excel
lent but he did not like TO tell an anX
ious public. and especially that portion
which had been waiting twenty four wears
for this da that the weather would be
bad lie therefore returned to the indi
Gator and pushed the finger around until
it pointed to fair When the npwspa-
per men came in for the report in the
afternoon they were told that the bur
Ometer promised fair Gay on the NOR
row. ate that evening the wind. which
had been blowing from rainy direction.
shifted. and before the midnight report
was given out the barometer had changed
10 fair" of its own accord
he lieutenant i'll explaining this cir
cumstance. said If the signal service
had announced on the afternoon of the
Sd that the weather the next day would
lie rainy. We should have been cursed
from one end of the country to the other
and some fools would have sa d that il
was the scheme of the epubiiCAn
0 cials 10 mar the pleasure of the emo
cratic Inauguration. BY promising fair
weather We gave the people just what
they wanted aud even if it hai not come
out as predicted in the afternoon. it
would simply have been said oh, the
signal office is of again
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

Before Gen. Miles surrendered Harper's
Ferry To StOnewall jackson. in September,
1852, his troops buried some Of their am
muuition to prevent its falling into the
hands 4 the enemy. \ few DAYS later
after the battle of Autictam, the Second
corps occupied the position. A green regi-
ment attached TO the corps encamped of
Bolivar heights, aud group of its men,
having unedrthed what they took to be
solid shot (Of the elonE tted kind for rifiei
cannon, were one afternoon struck with
an ingenious idea. They set four Of the
shot on the ground in the form OF a cross,
with an opening in the middle, the con
trivance constituting what they regarded
as asplendid hearthplace for their cooking
Piling up wood in the middle and placing
their camp kettle above so as TO rest on
the four shot, they lighted their fine
kitchen fire. A few seconds later the
deep-tOngued roar of an explosion caused
every nan in the Second corps to harness
up and jump out from his tent ready for
an tack by the enemy. A tall column
Of INST and smoke was rising from Bolivar
heights, but that was all For some mys-
ferrous reason only the kettle and its con
tents were DAMAGED by the explosion of
the four shells.-T F. Galwey.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Beef Marrow for the Nerves.

The fashionable fop just now comes as
near TO having a new idea as his brain
permits and it is that his nervous system
being exhausted by frlGhtful dissipation.
don't you know, ne ought TO eat viands
that will strengthen it. His whim is that
beef marrow will do him good in that
way. The consequence Is that grillei
bones are in the latest bills of fare at the
swell restaurants. A. the dish is com
posed Of exceedingly cheap material, 1t
could be sold at a low figure but If IL was
the dandieS wouldn't eat it. and SO the
price is 81 AT the concern famous for being
the cUsthest-in town. The vitality spent
chap, OF one who pretends 10 be in that
condition after night of Owliug. drags
and drawls into the place drops languidly
into a chair orders grllei bones, and
drinks whisky cocktail while waiting
for the food. The bones are served bare OF
meat, and Drowned by partial incInera-
tlOn Oh the grill, and with them come a
few slices Of thin, CrustlesS, white bread
The bones have been carefully cleaned on
the outside, and the eater takes up one in
his left hand, while with his right he uses
"A long, narrow spoon to eXCavaUe the mar
row, which he spreads on the bread
New York Cor. Boston Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
Pail Mall Gszett~ J

The gardens of the Tuileries at Pari:
have just put on their summer garb. and
Notwithstanding the present spell Of win
ter weather which has frozen six persons
to death in Jenna, the orange. mvrtle
and pOmegranate trees have once more
left their winter quarters in the constrva
tory.
Some Of these southern plants which
summer after summer adorn the terraces
are very old. Among them are two
myrtleS which boast an age of no les
ths two centuries. an orange tree ha
seen more than 300 years and a pomc
Franate is nearly as old Trees last mucL
longer than constitutions across the
channel
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

The Austrian empire is composed of d
number OF different natiOnalitieS. anon
them Poles, llungariaus. Bohemians .nG
rOats. the characteristics of which are
portrayed in the following anecdotc.
-Four Austrian soldiers were chartered
over night at the house of peasant In
the morning. after they had resumed their
march, the Pole said ~Comradrs, tha
peasant has very fine watch We
shou d have taken it along with US. oh
served the Hungarian. 1--we got that
watch. said the Bohemian You did
have it, but I've got i now. remarked
the Croat. closing the debate lie had
already stolen it from his comrade.