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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-08
Division B.-HOrses and Jacks.

CLASS 9-Pure bred Clydes,lale, English Draft
and Shire Horses
Geo Lang stallion years old LIST prem
X l. Houk do do I'd prem
Thurston 4 Seabury, stallion yrs LIST prem
do stallion yrs Cleveland baylst prem
CLASS 20-Pure bred Norman, Belgian, and
Canadian French Horses.
w Atchsrson SEQ, stallion yrs Old LIST prem
/ w Dilly. do do I'd prem
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-08
JOHN LIND,
of Brown County.
Republican County Ticket
por MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 2ND DISTRICT,

For Auditor,
THEODORE SCATTERGoOD.
For Treasurer.
WM. JONES.
For Register ot Deeds,
OSCAR BlERBAUER.
For Probate Judge.
GEO. W. MEAD,
For County Attorney,
Is. L. SMITH.
For Clerk at Courts,
STEPHEN THORN
For sheriff,
&. IL PIPER.
For Supt. al Schools,
Z. W. PARKER.
For Coroner,
Il. PADDOCK.
For surveyor,
JOHN LILLY.
For Court Commissioner,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-08
For senator,
L. q. SPAULDlNG

For Senator,
L. q. SPAULDlNG.
Representatives,
First District-CHAS. BENNETT
Second " 5. W. Bu RECESS.
Third WIN. X. JONES.
Fourth a" C. NJ. GREEN.
County Commissioners,
First District IL. W. ALLYN.
Second District-H h. LEE.
Third District JOHN :. JONES
Fourth DIStrict-A. NJ. HANNAl.
Fifth DiStrict-J W. VANCE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-08
nivision L.--Wncons. Ruryics. Eic.

In this department Jensen & Fircstonc made
n fine display of homemade buEecs, carriag-
es, spring wagons, phactons, slcghs, etc, ten
entries in all.
Williams q Beach were also represented 10y
several buggies and carriages of their make.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-08
Division E-POultr,

Sweepstakes.
Alice Wilson, best cockerel any breed LIST prem
Division Grains and Seeds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
The Smallest Kingdom.

On the northeast coast of the island
of Sardinia lies the much smaller island
of Tavolara, five miles long ard one
broad. Its possession and absolute SOW
ercignty were formally granted by King
Charles Albert, of Sardinia, to the Barto-
leoni family, and for more than half q
century Paul L., King Of Tavolara.
rcigned over it in peace. On the 3Oth Of
May last King Paul was compelled sogo
to the mainland to seek Treatment for
heart disease. Finding that science was
powerless in his case the King returned
to his island to die in the midst O.; his
sub ;ects, who are forty in number. He
died sitting in his chair, like the EN-
peror Vesrasian, vainly endeavorirg to
write will
He was seventy eight years old. The
forty subjects of Re Paolo,as they called
him, lost in him benevolent and indus
trious monarch; his family lost a kind ia
ther, and the wild goats of the island,
more numerous than his subjects, lost
we will not say they mourn the loss Of
an intrepid hunter.
Tayolara is a smaller State than even
the Republic of San Marino, lying east
of italy, which has twenty-five slrare
miles and 5000 people; the principally
of Monaco, on the French coast OF the
Mediterranean near the Italian frontier,
which has eight and oue-half square
miles and 6, 500 inhabitants; or the Re-
public of A.ndorra, lying between France
and Spain, VIII ch is 600 square miles in
extent and has 1000 people, - YOUTHS
Gam IN ioi
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
A Pretty Experiment.

With so simple an article as red cab
bagc, very old but pretty little cheml
cal exreriment may be made by the
yoang people: with the result of anus
ing and astonishing those around them.
The etfe is may be str.kingly shown in
this manner: Cut three leaves of the
cabbage into small pieces, and after
placing them in basin pour a pint OF
boiling water over them, letting them
stand an hoar; then pour Oft the liquid
into decantcr. It will be of a fiIe blue
color. Then take four wine glasses
into one put six drops of strong vincga' !;
into another six drops of solution of
soda; into third the same quantity of
strong solution of alum; and let the
fourth glass remain empty. Flu up the
glasses from the dccantcr, and the liquid
pourcd into the glass containing the acid
will quickly change to beautiful red /;
that poured with the soda will be fine
green, and that poured into the empty
Glass will remain unchanged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
Snarr0Hs Kill q Cat.

There was desperate battle the other
day in Galena, III between a big tom
cat and numerous family Of sparrows
that had taken refuge in a crab apple
tree in the ba k yard of the First Presby.
terian parsonage, and whose home had
been invaded by the cat. The latter had
stealthily crawlcd up the side of the
tree, and was perched upon lower
limb, watching for an opportunity, to
rake in an unsuspecting sparrow, when
suddenly the entire flock of birds flew
out of the tree and encircled it, making
q chirping noise so loud and getting as
to be heard all over the neighborhood.
After flying about the tree for moment,
a half dozen or more birds flew at the
cat like lightning. and drove their sharp
pointed. though sho bills into its body.
The animal uttered howl Of pain, but
was finally pounced upon by other
sllirmishers OF the bird army, and pecked
so numerically that it was compelled to
let 90 its hold on the limb of the tree,
and dropped to the ground. Before it
could regain its feet for the purpose OF
making its escape. a hundred angry spar
rows dove at the animal, picking it
about the head and back. until it was
utterly powcrlcss to defend itself with its
laws, which it had at first endeavored to
make use of. The birds seeing the
enemy was succumbing to the terrible
punishment they were inaictin upon it,
renewed the att lck with redoubled vigor,
and his catship was soon stretched life
less ION the ground, with its eyes
picked out and its skull perforated in
many places. AS soon a' the cat ceased
to show signs of life the sparrows flew
back into the tree, and continued their
deafening chatter in honor of the vic
tory.-S. Louis Glbe- Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24

placed his right heel on the penny, and
then bent over to see how far he could
reach and mark the fagstone with a
nail. AS he reached out he lifted his
heel off the penny, and the other man
picked up the coin, slipped it into his
pocket and winked at the saloonlst.
"That.s long reach" said No. l, ss
he straightened up.
"Yes, but you lifted your heel oil the
cent"
mo, didn't"
sBet you dollar!"
"I'll take it."
"Hold on, shcntlemens, said the beer
seller, as he rose up; 81 like to make
some bets myself" =,
"rll bet you ~ my heel is on penny"
said No. 1.
~ take dot bet awful queek," replied
the saloonist, and couple OF 81 bills
were handed to No. 2.
No. l sat down on the walk, pulled Oh
his shoe and held it up that the saloon.
keeper NIL ht see a penny screwed last
to the heel. He replaced his shoe after
a moment, rose up and bowed court
eously, and the pair walked off. They
were at least half block away before
the victim recovered sufficiently to say:
"Vhell! Vhell I pays taxes in two
wards und goes twice to Chicago. put
vet I vhas some lunatics who ought to
be led around NIT rope!"-Detroh Ffet
Press
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
How George Was Captured.

"You look very much excited, dear, {"
he said, when she entered the parlor
where he was waiting for her.
"Well, should think I ought to look
excited" she answered. 'I've just had
the most awful argument with ma. !"
And she began to weep hysterically.
"Why, what is the matter, my dar-
lingl" he inquired, as he slid his arm
around her waist and endeavored to
soothe her; "what was the argument"
ooh, how can I tell you2 She said
you were only triding with me, and that
you would never pop the question; and
I told her she d d you great injustice,
for believed that you would pop the
question tonight. She said you
wouldn't and 1 said you would, and we
had it hot and heavy. Dear George, you
will not let ma triumph over ME, will
YOU"
"Wh-hy, certainly not" answered
George.
Il knew it, my darling!" the dear girl
exclaimed; ''come let US go to ma and
tell her how much mistaken she wasp
And they did. and mi didn't seem to
be so very much broken down over the
affair after all. boston Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
An Odd Mental Power.

A Princess Anne (Md.) letter to the
Baltimore Lamerican says: John Harrl-
son, who resides at Deals Island, in this
county, about twenty years OF age, IS
possessed of wonderful mental powers.
lie is a dredger, and says he onl y attend
ed school about two months altogether
in his life. This great power consists IN
his ability to spell backward any word,
no matter how long or intricate, that he
can spell forward, or that is spelled for
ward in his presence, and that, too' with
the greatest celerity. The Ame'icdn
correspondent, hearing of this wonder,
full power. met him on Deals Island, and
reauested him to give an exhibition OF
his strange talent, which he readily con-
sented to do. Such words as "incoLl-
patibility," "incongruous," "irreprehen.
sibilitv,n s'Cincinnati," "Philadelplia, "
and many other long words were spelled
IN his presence, which he Immediately
spelled backward with lightning rapid
ity and without the least hesitation. He
never fails, but always spells the words
correctly backward as they a:e sp:lled
to him forward, and if he ever spells the
word incorrectly, no matter how lo'g II
be, it is always the fault of the question
er. Any word that he is familiar with
and can spell forward he can also spell
backward, and words that he is not
faml liar with and cannot spell forward,
he can spell backward when they are
spelled in his presence. He does not
spell the words backward by the sound,
because in many instances the letters
make no sound. He says that he does
not even carry the word in his mind asst
is spelled forward and cannot explain by
what means he is enabled to do it. He
says he first showed signs of this worder,
full talent while he was going to school
the short time that he attended by spell
ing backward the words propoundcd by
the teacher, much to the amusement OF
the teacher and the other scholars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
The Idle kamrS.

Anglican missionaries in the diocese OF
MaritIburg, South Africa, claim that
the great sin of the Kaffirs is idleness.
What work is done falls on the shoulders
of the women, and they don't work three
months out of the twelve. When the
people are not off to beer drinking
they are stretched out in the sun, ldling
their time away. They don't, it seems,
like to 90 to church any better than they
like to work. Sometimes the impatient
missionary will have to wait for his con-
pregation more thun an hour, even after
a messenger has been sent for them
Chieago Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
When to Eat Fruit.

The real place for fruit is at the begin
ming of feast, and not at the end. A
better plan still is to make a meal of
bread and ripe fruit. The best meals to
make thus are breakfast, lunch, or early
tea. The bread should be brown and
dry, and the fruit ripe and raw. Dry
brown bread cleans the tongue and
brings out the flavor Of the fruit. Butter
on the bread would give its own flavor,
or even the salt in the butter would de-
stroy the pure taste of the fruit. Again,
the fruit should be raw if possible, as
many delicious odors and delicate favors
are lost in the cooking Chicdgo 1ri-
JNne.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
Something He Forgot.

When Mr.. Jenkins went to his bed
room ut haf-past one, it was with the
determ nation of going to sleep, and with
another determination that he would not
be interviewed by Mrs. Jenkins. So, as
soon as he had entered the door, and de-
posted his lamp upon the dressing-table,
he commenced his speech:
Il locked the front door. I put the
chain on. Ipulled the key out a little
bit. The dog is inside. 1 put the kit
ten out. lempticd the drip-pan Of the
refrigerator. Tle cook took the silver
to bed with her. 1 put cane under the
knob of the back-haIl door. I put the
fastenings over the bathroom windows.
The parlor fire has coal on. / put the
cakc-boX back in the closet. I did not
drink all the milk. 1t is not going to
rain. Nobody gave me any mes age for
you. I mailed your letters as soon as l
got downtown. Your mother did not
call at the Office. Nobody died that we
arc interested in. Did not hear of a
marriage or engagement. was very
busy at the Office making out bills. 1
have hung my clothes over chair backs.
want q new egg for breakfast. Think
that is all, and l will now put oat the
light" ,
Nr. Jenkins felt that he had hedged
against all inquiry, and q triumphant
smile was upon his face as he took hold
of the gas-check, and sighted line for
the bed, when he was ca: thquaked by a
ringing laugh, and the query from Mrs.
jenkins:
"Why didn't you take off your hat9'
Puck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24

they meet, greet each other as politely,
aud pass the compliments Of the day as
freely and feelinglv as do those of higher
stations. While the vocabulary of com.
pliments and blessings is long one,
there are no words for curse in their
whole language. There may be hate,
jealousy and envy, but they find no YER
bal expression. It is a constant delight
to hear only pleasant words and good
wishes.
The relations of masters and servants
are as admirable as possible. They are
mutual and confidential. While the SER
want studies the interest of the master,
the latter makes the welfare of the SER
want and his family his duty. The ser
want is made to feel that he is q factor OF
some importance in his employers busi-
ness by being consulted upon many mat
ters of importance. The master is polite
and kind and the servant deferential and
respectful on all occasions. The relation
of parents and children shows the same
refining influences. There is no a.sump-
tion of the authority of the drillmaster, no
exaction of blind obedience, no ruling by
fear on the part of the parent. Obedience
is induced by patient teaching day after
day. The child is lovingly taught why he
should do certain things, and why he
sould not do certain other things. The
bond between parents and children is
one of reason and regard. and the result
is that the child makes his duty to the
parent the foremost object of his life,
and his own interests are made entirely
secondary. A foreigner might live IN
that country for years and see less
parental tyranny and violence than he
would see in most families in some other
countries in month, and he can see
more filial devotion there in a month
than is observable elsewhere in years.
Japnnese ideal art is only repro
duction of the beauties of nature. Tho
artist puts mountains, valleys, waterfalls,
lakes. trees, flowers and birds on porce-
lain, paper, silk, satin and lacquer, but
beyond this field of decoration he has no
fancy. These are some Of the character
istics of the Island Empire and its peo-
pie, but it must not be inferred that
these finer traits of character mean
effeminacy, for they do not. These peo-
pie are brave and daring, as all those
who were reared among mountains have
been in all ages. They have proved
their title to bravery on many bloody
field. In spite of time con umed in
piIgrimages and in worshiping nature,
they are industrious workers. They have
built up manufactures, tablished trade
and commerce, and dcvelo .,ed system
of agriculture that is more thorough and
brings better results than that of many
oftheir neighbors. Francisco Chron-
icLe,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
THANKSGIVING.

The grain is garnered in,
The apples ripe are stored,
The yellow pumpkins gleam among,
The farmers treasured hoard.
The earth i. brown and bare,
That once was green and gay;
Where regal Autumn charmed the eye,
Dead leaves bestrew the way.
Though clouds be dark o'erhea1,
With wind and unshe1 ra.u
The good that once has crowned the earth,
Will make it bloom again.
Then let US thank our God
For spring-time soft and fair
For April rain and May-day sun
And June's delicious air,
For July showers and heat,
For dreamy August haze.
For cool September's purple fields,
For glad Octobers days.
For dull November skies,
And barns with harvest filled.
We thank Thee, Lord. who richly blessed
The land Thy servants titled.
The year to come is Thine,
Thou knowest what will be;
Send rain and dew, and wind and sun,
As seemeth best to Thee.
-Abbie F. Judd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
Not O Manufactory.

A stranger who had, upon arriving in
Little Rock, met friend, was walking
along the street with him.
"This seems to be pretty lively
town." said the stranger.
1t appear. rather dull to me-" the
friend replied.
Il don't see Low it can be when your
manufactures run full blast at night"
"NIy dear fellow, there are no manu-
factories running"
"Whet, don't you hear the noise of
that boiler factory over thcre."
"That's no boiler factory"
"Well, what makes that awful clamor!"
"A performance at the Opera House.
Look, see that fellow tumble out!'
eyes: what's the matter:"
"Nothing. only the gallery boys have
thrown the policeman down stairs. ."-Ar-
kansaw TrQveler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
A Sweetheart's Ingenuity.

GA minister who used to live here in
the town OF Perry" said he, twas once
visited by another minister on Sunday,
so he killed two ducks and ordered his
red girl to dress and cook them for din
ner. The girl did as she was told, but while
the ducks were roasting, her beau came
aud made her call. Being hungry and
tcmptcd by the smell of the sizzling fowl
he sriled one of the ducks and ate it.
"7'hc girl was driven to her wits end
by this unlucky incident. She was rather
glad her beau had such nice dinner,
but des; aired of finding an excuse to tell
the ministcr-let's call him Mr.. Brown
to account for the missing duck. When
Minister Brown came home to dinner
with visiting Minister Jones, the girl had
hit upon scheme. She asked her en-
ployer to 60 out to the grindstone which
stood in theyard and sharpen the carving
knife. lie went to work on the knife at
once, being hungry for those ducks. The
girl Stole upstairs and asked the visiting
minister to look out OF the window.
".:ee the er said she. 4 came up to
give you warning. You little know the
danger you're in. The man work for
is crazy, and he is sharpening that knife
to cut your throat.
"The girl succeeded in thoroughly
arousing the visitor, and he hastily put
on his hat and ran as fast as his legs could
take him.
"When he had ran several roads, the
girl called her master and asked him
What kind of man he had brought
home to dinner. The minister inquired
why she asked, when, pointing to the fly
ing brother, the girl exclaimed: There
he goes, running away with one of your
ducksr r"-Lewiston (-ue.) Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
A Gentle Hint.

He had been courting her long time,
so long that she began tc get tired; so
one night she said to him:
"John, who is author of the phrase,
"AIan proposes2"
"1'm sure l do not know" answered
John. why do you ask?"
"Oh! I merely wanted to know who
he was"
"For what reason"
"Because 1 que 8 he didn't know what
he was talking about"
Five minutes later the wedding day
was set.-Bos'on Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24

At night upon the porch roof, fiat,
The felines make clatter,
The sleepless boarder yells out "scat"
And they-don't scatter.
And then he throws out a brick bat,
But it don't after,
And when he SHES out the door mat
It-doesn't matter;
And then he gets great big gun,
Well filled W. th shot and powder,
And fires; but they do not run,
They lie there and yell louder.
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
Taken In.

A saloonkceper up Gratiot street sat
at his door the other afternoon wonder
ing why it was that so many men in
Detroit preferred buttermilk to beer,
when two strangers came along. One
of them placed penny on the sidewalk,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24

In Minneapolis well-known citizen is
building log house in the heart OF the
city. It will be big, rambling struc.
ture. will cost $50, 900 and be provided
with all the modern Improvements.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

No Possible Hope-A Gentle Hint
Not Manufactory-How George
Was Captured A Sweet
hearts Ingenuity, Etc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-27
Fargo Fancies.

Special TO the Clone.
FARGO. March 26.-The effort on the part Of
the Chess club to carry on a game of chess
with club at jamestown has about thrown
IL into a state OF ''innocuous desue-
tude." 1t win hardly survive the game.
Bishop Walker is still in the East, and IL IS
understood that he will soon send on a rec
tor for the Episcopal church. The passen-
ger train from ST Paul on the Northern PIT
chic came in Thursday with fourteen coaches
and two engines: the passengers were largely
emigrants for Dakata. Another regular
train from Fargo to Bismarck will be put on
the coming week. The card and domino
symposium at the rink Friday night was as
gay as IL there was no season of Lent.
Real estate men say there is more inquiry
for lots for residences than for two years
past, and there will be a large amount OF
building this season. The Fargo Knights of
Labor, who has large numbers, announce a
grand ball for April g.. The public schools
closed Friday evening for a vacati on
OF a week with rhetorical exercises.
Those at the grammar school OF the Sixth
ward were specially good....A progressive
euchre party az the residence of Aid. Oar
ling Thursday night was one of the most
unique and artistic of the season.