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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30

1.-THE matter Of fact Is an old, weak super
stitious error, and the sun neither plays nor
works on Easter day more than any other
It Is true, it may sometimes happen to shine
brighter that morning than any other; but
II Il does it Is purely accidental In some
parts of England they call IL the lamb play
ing, which they look for as soon as the sun
rises, In some clear or spring water, and Is
nothing but the pretty reflection it makes
from the water which they may find at any
time, If the sun rises clear and they them
selves early and unprecedented with fancy"
The folly was kept up by the fact that no
one could view the sun steadily at any hour,
and those who choose to look at it or at its
reflection in the water saw it apparently
move as they would on any other day.
Again, from 1.-THE British Apollo" 170S,
supposed question to the sun himself upon
the subject ELECTS suitable answer:
Q.-old wives, Phobus, say
That on Easter Day
To the music o. tn spheres you do caper;
II the fact, sir, be true,
Pray let's the cause know,
When you have any room in your paper.
A.-The old wives get merry,
With Spiced ale or sherry,
On Easter, which makes them romance;
And whilst In q rout
Their brains whirl about,
They fancy we caper and dance
Brand says he heard of when a boy, and
could not positively say from remembrance
whether he had not seen it tried, an ingen-
ious method of making an artificial sun
dance on Easter Sunday. A vessel full of
water was set out in the open air, in which
the reflected sun seemed TO dance, from the
tremulous motion Of the water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30

ton of Christ's death, adhered to the custom
Of holding the Easter festivity on the day
prescribed for the Jewish pasch-the four
teenth day Of the first month; that is, the
lunar month Of which the fourteenth day
either falls on or next after the day of the
vernal equinox.
But most of the Christian churches, attach
ing greater Importance to the day of Christ's
resurrection, held to Casters being cele-
brated on the Sunday which followed the
fourteenth day Of the moon of March, the
day on which Christ suffered.
This question was the cause Of q serious
difference In the church as early as the Sec
ond century, and was not finally settled until
the Council Of Nice in the year S25. The
rule was then adopted which brings Easter
day always on the first Sunday after the full
moon which happens on or next after March
q, and if the full moon happens on a Sun
day, Easter day is the Sunday after. By
this arrangement Easter may come as early
as March y or as late as April Is. Easter
Sunday occurs this year on the LIST day Of
April
The present season is by no means satisfac-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30

l, 400 laborng men employed in the lin
seed oil mills OF the United States;
therefore, he reasons, there will be no
great harm done il these men are de-
prived of employment-they can easily
go to Dakota and take up farm, while
the "banditti" of the linseed oil trust
will be utterly demoralized. If Mr..
Youmans had stopped for a moment to
consider that the 100000 bushels OF
flax seed used by the mills Of the coun-
try gave $l2,OO0,0OO to needy farmers
and that in its production a large num-
Der of laborers were given employment,
he might have hesitated before propos-
ing to sweep the country out of exist
ence. Perhaps Mr.. Youmans will claim
that such would not be the result of TAX
Ing off the 20 per cent. duty, but We
think it was pretty plainly shown by
figures presented in these columns a
few days ago that under a removal of
the duty it would be impossible for
American linseed oil manufacturers to
compete with England unless they Sc
cured their seed at very radical reduc-
ton from present prices. Last year the
farmers of the Second District got high
price for their flax seed, there being a
short crop for the reason that lower
prices had prevailed before and farmers
who had land adapted to other crops
thought there was more money In some
thing else. Can anybody doubt what
would be the result of lowering the
price one-third, as would be the effect
of the Mills bill? Farmers in this coun-
try would not try to raise the seed and
the manufacture of oil and cake would
cease. Englishmen would have a mo-
nopoly of the American market and
could make prices to suit themselves.
Mr.. Youmans will have to write few
more letters before he convinces the
farmers of the Second District that it is
to their interest to quit raising flax seed
and donate 81 SOC, 900 annually to Eng
llsh linseed oil manufacturers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30
EASTER MONDAYS QUAINT SPORTS.

On Easter Monday, in rye olden time"
even the clergy and women INDUCED in the
delights of ball playing. In many instances
it formed part of the church service, bish-
ops and deans taking a ball to church and
at the beginning of the anthem, while dane
ing to the music, threw it to the choristers,
who handed it back and forth to one another
during the singing. After this service they
all retired for refreshments, which usually
consisted in dish of bacon and tansy pud-
ding.
An old rhyme referring to these customs
reads somewhat as follows:
At stool ball, Lucia, let us play,
For sugar, cakes or wine,
Or for a tansy let us pay,
The loss be thine or mine. 1s1z
If thou, my dear, winner be, ~
At twirling of the ball, =
The wager thou shalt have, and me
And my misfortunes all.
Another Easter Monday game was running
race for a tansy cake Just why these
singular sports should have been considered
appropriate to the Easter festivities the wise
ones fail to tell US. The playing at ball or
running race for tansy cake might-very
likely did-have its foundation In desire to
keep alive the memory of the bitter herbs at
the paschal feast, though some old writer's
ignore any spiritual meaning, and one speaks
Of tansy cakes in this wise:
"In the spring time they are made with the
leaves hereof newly sprung up, and with
eggs, cakes, or tansies, which be pleasant in
taste and good for the stomacke; for If any
bad humors cleave thereunto, it doth per-
fectly concoct them, and scowre them down
wards"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30
THE SUN DANCING ON EASTER DAY.

There is not an important festival in the
Christian year concerning which there were
not, in the olden time, more or less supersti-
tions, and concerning as important day as
Easter they were abundant. 1t was, in the
middle ages, common idea that the sun
danced on Easter day. AS to the origin of
the superstition, there appears to be no def
mite explanation. All are familiar with Sir
John Stockings matchless little poem, 1.-THE
Bride" in which occur the lines:
But, oh, she dances such a wayI
No sun upon an Easter day
Is half so fine sight.
1t is curious fact that both Brand and
Hone, who misquote Sir John Stockings
beautiful lines, fail to credit their authorship
to him, in fact do not appear to know who
wrote them and dismiss them with the re-
mark that they are in an old ballad
In Duntoa's "Athenian Oraclen occurs the
inquiry "Why does the sun at his rising play
more on Easter day than Whitsundayg" The
question is answered thus:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30

sort Of way. The good and healtbful prac-
tice Of archery was not forgotten at the
Shrove Tuesday and Easter Monday meet
ings; the reward for the best shot was pro-
vided, in many localities, not by the guilds,
but by the bridegrooms of the community.
The custom Of distributing the pace" or
"Pasch" eggs, which was once almost uni
versal among Christians, is still observed
among children the world over and by the
peasantry in certain portions of the Old
World The boys play with these hard boiled
eggs like balls, throwing them into the air
or rolling them about the fields, and fire.
quently knocking them together to see which
viii break first, the broken egg becoming the
property Of those whose eggs remain whole
Easter week is still the great season at
Rome, for Italy is Catholic if the pope Is not
king. The greatest preparations are made
for Easter Sunday, which is celebrated with
elaborate ceremonials. The day is ushered
in by the firing Of cannons, and early in the
morning carriages with their eager freight
of men and women begin to roll toward St
Peters, which is richly decorated for the
occasion, the affairs freshly ornamented and
the lights around the tomb of St. Peter all
blazing.
On this day the pope off1ciates at mass with
every imposing accessory that human inven-
ton can devise From hall in the palace
Of the vatican he Is carried into the church,
seated in his chair, borne on the shoulders Of
his officers. On his head he wears a round
gilded cap representing triple crown, which
Is supposed to signify spiritual power, tenn
poral power and union of both. On all
sides Of him are carried large fans composed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30
THE FEAST OF FEASTS.
ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER,
THE CHRISTIAN PASSOVER.

Ceremonies Attending the Observance Of
Eastertide Among Many Nations-Mov-
able Feasts Regulated by Easter Day.
Custom of Distributing Pasch Eggs.
The term Easter, signifying the Christian
passover and the festival OF the resurrection
of Christ, is probably derived from the name
of the Teutonic goddess of spring, ostera or
oestre, whose festival occurs about the same
time as the observance of Easter.
Those Of the early Christians who believed
the Christian passover to be q commemora,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
Fountain Spring Addition.
WE ARE the exclusive agents for tn
Wv beautiful addition lying hetHee

WE ARE the exclusive agents for this
w beautiful addition lying between
Hawthorn and Chestnut avs, and one OF the
highest points around the city; these lots are
covered with beautiful oak trees that are
worth many dollars in themselves for parties
contemplating building a home; the fine
view of the city presented to the eye from
this addition win well repay ride out to
look it over; and you may well eXclaim:
''This is place long have sought, and now
propose to buy lot;'' when we undertake
to sell piece of property we generally "get
there" but in the first place we satisfy our
selves that the property is good before we
undertake it; such is the case with the above
addition and we confidently believe that in
six months there will be a profit of 5000 or
more on every lot we said the same thing of
lots in Oswald's addition last summer, and it
has proven true in every instance lots in
selling for $3.50 one month ago cannot be
bought to-day for less than $1,000; such
facts are certainly conclusive evidence that
this is the right direction to buy property,
and you will certainly see boom in the
early spring that will make you wish you had
invested few dollars while the lots were
cheap, and on such easy terms as we now
offer; the price now, $3.50 lot and when
you think they are only 1l2 miles from West
hotel, you can see at a glance it is the cheap
est property in the city; $50 cash at time of
sale, 500 in thirty days, $50 in one year.
$3.50 III three years and $500 in five years
are the terms; call on us for full particulars.
Julius Crosse & Co.. exclusive agents, 629
Boston block. 10
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
The Queer Courts of France.

st. James Gazette. Il
A Paris jury has acquitted man who
last August, by repeated blows and
stabs with sword cane, killed his di-
vorced wife. Ristelhuber, an Alsatian,
and his wife, also an Alsatian, had
three children. Four years ago he dis
covered that his wife was unfaithful,
and he applied for divorce. Before
the trial came OH he wrote a letter to
his wife's family, in which he spoke his
mind respecting her. Thereupon she
instituted crOss-suit for divorce, on
the ground that she had been vilIified.
The court granted both applications, but
assigned the children to the husband.
On the 2lst of August Ristelhuber met
his eX-wife coming out of beer shop in
company with some women and a
man. She was singing boisteEOusly,
RiStelhuber rushed on her and struck
her till she fell dead. Two loaded re-
volvers were found in his pockets.
His defense was that there was no pre-
meditation; that he accidently met the
party, thought they were making game
of him, miStook the man for his former
workman, who had been his wife's
lover, and was so incensed as to lose all
self-cOntrOl. The jury acquitted him,
and the audience applauded the verdict.
Court Journal
In the department of Indre a man has
has been tried on the charge of murder
ing an infant six months old by pouring
sulphuric acid down its throat. There
was no denial of the fiendish act. The
prisoner pleaded that he was unable to
provide for an increase of family, and
SO he took this atrOciOus method of STAY
his youngest burden. A jury of brutes
and idiots sympathized with him, and
the murderer is at liberty to ease his in
famous exictence by another stroke of
infanticide. $50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
THE DIVORCE BATCH.

a decree was filed yesterday in the
divorce case of Julia A. Casey against
Daniel Casey, which was tried last
month, granting divorce on the ground
of desertion and giving the plaintiff the
custody of the child and 81 600 alimony.
A divorce was granted yesterday to
Emma Erehart on the ground of deser-
ton. The plaintiff was given the Gus
tody of the five children.
Lizzie Mccoy asks for divorce from
James Mccoy on the ground of deser-
ton. These parties were married in
this city on the 30th of October, 1876,
and their ages are twenty-eight years
and thirty-twO years respectively.
There are three children, the issue of
this marriage, which plaintiff asks to
have given into her custody.
The following divorce cases were tried
and submitted Yesterday: Sarah But
Ter VS.. Edward f. Butler, on the ground
of adultery; Ellen M. McCay VS.. Arnold
w. McCay, on the ground of adultery,
and Elizabeth [. Martin VS.. George Mar
tin, on the ground of desertion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
months ago would have been thought

months ago would have been thought
dear at $3.50 an acre.
Last fall property around and at
Single Creek went begging at $500 to-
$500 per acre. Now there isn't foot
than can be bought for double that
price.
All that property along Fourth and
Fifth streets south of First avenue has
more than trebled in value within the
last ten months, owing to the new mill
Observation-Disclosures court house and
other public and private business blocks
being built in that direction,
Seven years ago the entire block upon
which the new pOstOffice is being erected
could have been purchased for $4,000.
Now what is it worth?
RumOr hath it that next season huge
office building will grace the entire
block of ground adjacent to the govern
men building on Third street, to be Oc-
cupied by the Atlantic IL Pacific, the
800" and the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railway companies as headquarters.
The residents in the Eighth and Thir-
teenth wards are anXiOusly waiting for
the lowering of the III. IL ID. tracks, when
new impetus will be given their prop
erty.
Those buying lots at Minneopa esti-
mate that they will be nearer the bust
ness center of the city than those at
Lake street, being assured of suburban
trains from the Milwaukee road.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
A Wealthy Bull Fighter.
st. James Gazette.

St Od1uSS OdZStlZ.
The deceased bull fighter, Frascuelo,
shared with LogartjO the honorary title
of First sword of the kingdom of Ara
gon and Castile;" in other words, the
champion torer0 of Spain. He had at
least the satisfaction of killing his bull
at the same instant that he received the
fatal thrust himself. He leaves an i'm
mense fortune. His regular fee for
every event in which he took part was
$500, and the presents which he re-
ceived on each occasion may be esti-
mated at at least as much more. Fras-
cuelO was in the habit of saying that a
bull fighters trade was one of the very
safest in the world. The "trick" had
first to be learned, of course; but once
mastered there was really nothing to
fear-always provided. he used to add,
that the bull had never "performed'' be-
fore, experience soon rendering these an
imals almost as willy as the tOreros them
selves. The bull which killed Frascuelo
had, it seems, appeared in public at
least once before.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

About two months ago, on pleasant
Sunday evening, there quietly arrived
in Minneapolis little lady widely
known to the world at large as Minnie
Maddern. 1t was her first visit as an
actress to this city since little child.
There was naturally then the usual
doubt, with all things experimental,
as to her success here or not
what was the result? 1t was phenom-
email. Minnie Maddern stayed for one
week, and in that time won all hearts
to her personality, to her acting and to
her art. Simply because her person.
ality has certain indescribable charm
and uniqueness about it. Simply be-
branches genius allied to the
artists. Simply because her art
is of that nature that adds luster to the
American stage by its naturalnesS, it's
tenderness and its chaSteneSs. Before
all things Minnie Maddern is pre-em-
inently American. Born in the sunny
South and reared III the chilly
North, she is equally welcome
in the land of the magnolia
blossoms" and in the storm bound,
ice cOrralled land of Minnesota.
This week the little favorite will be
with us once again. Heralded by the
press of the city her engagement at the
Hennepin Avenue theater will be
turned into an ovation commensurate
with her sterling merit as representa-
tive American actress, and as a repre-
sentative American lady. Her roper
toire will include Caprice and in
.'Spite of ALL" "Caprice' being on the
boards Monuay and Tuesday. ''In
Spite of ALL" Wednesday, Friday, Sat
urday and matinee. Thursday after
noon and evening Minnie Madden will
closely identify herself with local insti-
buttons by rendering a grand compli-
mentary benefit to l.. p. Plummer
Camp No. 9. S. ", and Saturday she
will pay the same courtesy to the Press
club of the CITY,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
AFTER THE WHITE HORSE
Comes a Cutter and Then a Com.
plimentary Benefit.


The following correspondence eX-
plains itself:
To Fred Miller, Jr., Business Manager Miss
Maddern-Dear Sir: Having seen that George
=. Goodale and Charles o. White, of Detroit,
have presented Miss Maddern with beauUi-
full white pony, the Minneapolis Press club
wishes TO complement the gift with sleigh,
which il trusts will be occupied by the brill
liant young actress. The club requests the
acceptance of the gift as a tribute of the
club TO Miss Maddern in appreciation of her
devotion to the advancement of the best in
terests of the stage. Sincerely yours,
THE MINNEAPoLIs PRESS CLUB,
Per II. II. RowELL, Secretary.
II. ii. ROwell, Secretary Minneapolis
Press club: My Dear Sir: Yours to
hand, contents of which had been sub
Stantially communicated to Miss Mad
dern. In reply am instructed to thank
you muchly. Your unexpected and
most highly appropriate acquisition to
the white pony from Detroit was in
deed a most royal surprise, In return
for which l am authorized to extend to
your genial members of the Press club
testimonial benefit at the Hennepin
Avenue theater, say on Saturday after
noon and evening, Jan. 81, when she
will appear in Steele Mackaye's 'In
Spite of ALL" Again thanking you on
behalf Of Miss Maddern, with best
wishes to Yourself and the jolly
knights of the Quill" am yours in
surprise, FRED MILLER, JR.,
Business Manager for Miss Madden.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15

ID. Shutter will speak morning and evening.
Morning subject: ''The Souls Victory -
evening subject: '"The Enthusiasm of Love-"
Prof. Downey. of the state university, will
lecture at the Church Of the, Redeemer, be-
fore the Young Mems association, on Tues
day evening, Jan. IL, at 8 O'Clock. Subject:
1.-The Atlanta Campaign"
Andrew Corish, charged with stealing $5S
worth OF clothing and jewelry from Kreger d
Bloomingfelts secondhand store on First
street north was arraigned yesterday, and
examination set for Tuesday.
Judgment was rendered for plaintiff in the
case OF Ii. Alden Smith against j. W. Nc
Kinney, to KAYE certain contract of sale set
aside and to have an order of the court giving
him possession of the premises.
Edward j. Davenport, grand dictator Of
GERS of the Minneapolis, Minnehaha and
Hennepin lodges Of Knights of Honor next
tuesday evening at the Elks hall.
Martin l.. FOrwalt has made an assignment
10 George ID. Merritt Forwalt ran small
drug store under the Ardmore hotel, but went
INTO outside speculations. The assets are
gwen at $1,000, and the liabilities at $4,000.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday TO
Charles L. Erickson and Elon Peterson, Pat
rick j. Farrell and Eliza johnson, Werner
Hellerstadt and Amelia Skeppstadt, Theo-
dore Mess and Martha Ludcke, Andrew G.
Anderson and Mary Campbell.
Leon II. Vincent lectures at the Hennepin
avenue NJ. e. church the evenings of Jan.
16. IL, 20, %, 25 and 81, On English litera-
ture. The subjects will be as follows: "Car-
LYLE" "Macaulay," Dickens" ''Ruskin,"
George Elliott ''Robert Browning
II is proposed to revive the old Flour City
mlnstrels.an give two or more performances
for the joint benefit of the Lurline Boat club
and the Press club. 1t is designed 10 make
the entertainments both refined and mer
itorious, in which only amateurs will partic-
ipate.
Judge Rea has granted a new trial in the
case of Sidney Schneider against the Chicago,
Milwaukee d st. Paul Railway company for
$1,6325O for loss of trunk containing val
liable wearing apparel. This case was par
tally tried during the last term of court and
was dismissed.
The Ladies' Protective association has
made arrangements for holding open meet
ings in each ward of the city. The first meet
ing was held last Monday evening at Toilet
sons hall, on Franklin avenue There was
good attendance in spite of the cold weather.
literary and musical programme was rem
dered. A feature of the meeting was an able
address by Miss Eva Mcdonald on the need
OF organization among working women.
Much interest was displayed by the audience
and the Ladies' association hopes TO hold sey-
eral more meetings during the winter.