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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-27

You can get needles, oil and repairs
for all the different kinds of sewing ma
chimes at Mrs. L. G. SCHROEDER.
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Bill Nye's name is Edgar Willis Nye,
SAYS the Omaha Republican, and he is
not discovery of f.. ID. Cowan and
Eugene Field, as he was famous as
humorist before either of these gentle
men were heard of.
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If YOU want the best sewing machine,
buy the Domestic. For sale by
IIm6 Mrs. L. G. SCHROEDER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-27

At the meeting of the trustees of In
sane Asylum at st. Paul yesterday, bids
for building the asylum at Fergus Falls,
wara receiynI aS followS.
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MANUFACTURES.
Stephen Lamm, f. l.. Waters,
John \. Hall, Lester Patterson.
ROADS, BRIDGES, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
W. Nj. Farr, Geo. NJ. Palmer.
w. II. Geddes, w. b. Walker,
s. G.. Pond, Wendell Hodapp.
RAILROAD, FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION
John A. Willard, John +. Meagher,
+. Nj. Pope, Il. ID. Hubbard,
John Klein, Carl Dice.
ENTERTAINMENT AND RECEPTION.
Geo. +. Brett, Geo. III. Clarke,
f.. A. Dieker, &. ID. TAYLOR,
II. NJ. Hamilton
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
NJ. Il. Willard, John r. Jones,
+. q. Heinze, James Shoemaker,
NJ. o. Sundt, John II. RAY,
REAL ESTATE AND NEGOTIATION.
john Z. Noe, ii. p. Christensen,
b. futile, Geo. A. Clarke,
Anton Busch.
LEGISLATION AND TAXATION.
J. l.. Wsshburn, +. 2. Freeman,
:. F. Barney, Lorin Cray,
Geo. w. Mead.
After an adjournment had been taken
those members of the Board who had
not already signed the hotel subscrip-
ton list came forward and attached
their names.
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6agnon, y
Gattz an, NJ Il
l,ttu Miss MuuUip-l

In calling for the above letters please say
.ndyertised'' and rive date of this list ie;
tiers remaining unclaimed at the expiration Of
10 days from this date will be cent ID the Dead
JANIS CANNON IN.
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Contract was awarded to Mr.. Mather.
Stone for rubbie, and cut stone will 90
from Mankato quarries on samples exhi-
bited by Mr.. Craig.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The Register of Deeds reports the fol-
lowing real estate transfers for the week
ending to-day:
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MEETING AT MAPLE
TON.

Total-nine deeds. S3S )
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
The Magic of Words.

he was handsome man, as men goa
giant in frame and straight as an Indian, but
slightly disfigured by a prominent fore
ground that suggested high living His hat
was Of the shiniest silk, his clothing fashion
able and elegant, and his umbrella gold han
died, while blazing brilliant nestled in the
knot Of his four-in-hand tie. With firm
tread and naughty carriage he issued from
the Twenty-fourth street entrance to the
Hoffman house the other evening and halted
for moment on the granite steps. AS he
was about to move away small withered
hand and bony wrist were thrust before him
in mute appeal for assistance The hand be-
longed to woman, or rather the wreck of
what had once been a woman She was
bent and aged, haggard and thin, and her
nakedness was barely hidden beneath her
tattered garments. Her gray, struggling
hair hung loosely about her scrawny neck.
for she had not even a ragged hat. The bones
of her face showed painfully through the
tightly drawn skin, and her eyes, faded and
lusterleSs, were sunken deeply in their sock
cts. The picture of misery touched not the
heart or sympathies of the man of wealth.
Raising his umbrella with threatening ges-
ture, he exclaimed:
BE off, beggar; I've nothing for you. You
ought to be at work earning an honest living
instead of hanging around here importuning
everybody you meet for money Be off, or
I'll turn you over to an officer
These words were magical in their effect
The poor, shattered form of the suppliant
woman Strengthened UP to its full height, the
lusterless eye CLEANED brightly once more
with the light of an unutterable scorn, but
the thin lips quivered with the pain that the
cruel words had inflicted There was no need
for more. Her very attitude, the expression
upon her face, should have been rehuke
enough, but she finally burst forth into burn
ing, passionate speech, and this is what she
said:
''Git out, yea dirthy blaygard Spake an
ither word til me an DIN kick the red nose
off yez facel"--New York Times.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
How a Speech Was MINED.

L was, at one time in my life, made presi-
dent of a woman's club. l humbly trust that
presided with grace and dignity over that
club, until such time as circumstances made
it expedient for me to retire from the mad
career Of public service. In making the
speech of farewell on that sad day, which
severed my connection with my club, pro-
ceeded smoothly and delightfully."- until some
allusion started the tears, and the certainty
that had no handkerchief confronted me- /
was just about to wipe my tears with the
morocco case held in my hand when one of
the ladies, familiar with the strange fatality
which had blighted NY emotional fife, passed
me up WOODEN shawl No word was spoken,
but my one opportunity to make an eloquent
speech was fatally nipped, and oil for want
Of handkerchief again, for sentiment dies
In general laugh as flowers wither in q
froSt-"Ambern in Chicago Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
Tho Paying Teller's Temptations.

When the doors of the bank close the pay
Ing teller counts his cash to see that the
amount on hand corresponds with the
amount called for by the books He puts bis
cash balance in the bank vault aud quits
work until the next morning. From the
time he leaves tho bank until the hour for
him to reappear the next morning no one of
the officers of the bank knows where he is
In fact, he may stay away a couple of DAYS
On the plea of illness, and if he is we'll regard
ed by his superiors in the bank his absence
does not cause suspicion Express trains
leave for Montreal at and Has every
night A paying teller can put g, 900 900 in
greenbacks in his pockets, walk out OF the
bank when the business of the day is over
and be in Montreal before ne or the money is
missed
Thirty-five hundred dollars a year is con-
sidered a good salary for a paying teller
The man knows that there is very little
chance of his becoming the cashier or the
President of the bank, and that the proba-
bilities are that he will go TO the grave a
paying teller or that he will be bounced be-
cause Of old age or because change in the
officers or in the board of directors has
brought into power some rich and influential
tAioiA " ~ Las u Poor TSiaSlfe WHOM ne wants
70 support without cost 20 himself
Just consider the terrible temptations some
OF these paying tellers suffer. They see men
making money by ways which are not ex-
actly dishonest and yet are not sxactA fair,
and nobody inserferes with them; std they
also see and feel enough money day after
day TO make themselves 50 independent Of
labor that they could live on the best in
the land while life lasts and not turn their
Aand-New York journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
Nervous New Workers.

The Vanderbilt boys, with the exception Of
the poetic George, are early risers, rapid
walkers and nervous in their movements
Chauncev NJ. Depew rushes into his Office like
a hurricane early in the morning and is con-
stantly on the move until he goes home in the
evening. Go into any Of the resorts where
prominent New Workers take their luncheons
and you will be at once impressed with the
fact of their nervous temperament. The
brothers of Robert Bonner take their midday
meal daily at the Aston House. The moment
they drop into their seats a well trained
waiter rushes out to the carving table and
orders their luncheon with the supplementary
remark: at is for the Messrs. Bonner; hurry
up.r Robert Bonner himself is man of slow
movement compared with other New York
editors. Stick pin in him and he would
probably turn about with the calmness pecu-
liar to the old school of New Workers and ask
what YOU meant. Try the same experiment
with James Gordon Bennett and he. would
wheel about aud offer to give you battle on
the spot Resort to the same artifice with
Joseph Pulitzer and he would spring up with
rage, turn upon you and probably knock you
out in jiify. He is the most nervous of ali
New York journalists, and walks rapidly,
with bis broad shoulders thrown well back
Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
An Invs,;d,s appetite.

In the matter of food it is important to
please the eye Of invalids They should eat
from delicate china and glasR One expert
nurse always serves beef tea and milk in a
wine glass-one of the thin, bell shaped glasses
that hold more than they look to hold. A
sick person viii turn away from bowl OF
soup, and be pleased with pretty cupful.
Sick children especially are amused and
pleased with the color and pattern of the cups
and dishes, and there is a trace OF the fretful
child in every invalid There is something
very tempting in a small quantity. 1t does
not tax the eye. Therefore, always present
just as little as you judge the invalid wants
to see. A coarse, white dinner plate heaped
with food will take away ali appetite, while
small plate or saucer, especially If it is
pretty, dainty one, will be successfully
cleared. A mauve saucer or pink plate
will coax feverish patient to eat rice pud-
ding or orange cream or a few grapes when
all other arts have failed. There seems to be
an appetite of the eyes as well as the stomach,
and 1t must not be offended.
Very often invalids are disinclined to the
exertion of lifting the head to partake OF a
nourishing drink Let them have their way.
A bent glass tube. sold for five cents at the
apothecarys, is not signal Of extreme i'll
ness or lowness, except that the head may
rest low. 1t simply means comfort, and the
invalid need not be disturbed in a sick head
ache or extreme fatigue, but can take the
beverage provided without change of posi-
ton. The art of comfort is not cure, but it
goes great way toward it. When the nerves
are not fretted, the body has a far better
chance of recuperating .-American House
keeping
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
Hands and EouSehoId yVorte.

Household work and neat hands are not as
incompatible as they seem, if every means
possible is used for the protection of the
hands. l will not say pretty hands, because
work must enlarge the joints, thicken, and as
one grows older, mar the shape; but with little
trouble working hand may be kept soft and
white, with regular, smooth nails First,
there are rubber gauntlets, costing a mode
rate price They can be worn while washing
dishes, busting and sweeping, and in doing
any work that will not cut the rubber An
old pair of buckskin gloves, with plenty of
newspaper, will keep the hands spotless in
trimming and cleaning lamps, and free from
the lampblack, SO permeating and hard to
remove.
In short, the rule must be: Whatever can be
done with gloves, must never be done with
out them. When work is done, wash the
hands in tepid water, pressing the skin back
at the base OF the nail with the towel as you
wipe them Pour in the palm few drops
of glycerine, sub well together, and wipe
dry. If sticky tpowder lightly with starch.
At night anoint well with glycerine, aud
sleep in gloves, or powder thickly with
starch, which will whifen, as well as prevent
soiling, the bed clothes. - Clara Grundy
Beirne in Good Housekeeping.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
proper Care of Closets.

Closets are not only useful but necessary
part Of house. Many housekeepers think
that there cannot be too much closet room
provided. There are many things which are
properly put into closets, and other things
which should never 60 into closets. or such
are all soiled underearments. Clothing that
has been worn should not be hung away until
properly ventilated. In this way two fertile
sources of bad odors In closets may be ex-
cluded. Many hang their night clothes in
the closet during the day. This also should
be avoided unless they have had thorough
airing before being hung. If the closet does
not admit Of a window, the door should be
left open for a few hours each day TO admit
pure air. Some persons have ventilators
placed Just over the door, but the outside air,
if admitted for short time every day, will
purify closet where only clean clothes are
hung No matter how clean the clothing in
the closet may be, if there be no ventilation,
the clothing will not be what it should
Detroit Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
THE TORNADO's SHOCK.
Construction of Dwelling That viii
Stand ia ''Refuge Chamber"

Construction of Dwelling That Will
Stand ia 'sRefuge Chamber"
A building intended to meet the tornado
shock should, It seems to me, be constructed
In the following manner: Where possible, it
should possess thick masonry walls of stone
or brick united by strong mortar. Masonry
seems to be the most preferable material, for
the reason that the storm, owing to its rapid
forward movement, acts on any one place
having the area of house for only second
or two; thus the merits of the mass will serve
to protect it from The ravages of the brief
storm. If there are partition walls within
the house. these partitions should be tied
firmly to the outer walls by suitable bolts.
There should be large windows in the cellars
and in the house itself, which may be blown
out with ease, and so afford egress to the ex-
pandiEg air. Roofs should be firmly tied to
the outer and inner walls, and the attic space
should be provided with windows which
would similarly permit the egreSs of the air.
The building should be of as little height as
possible. There should be no external parts
pf the edifice which are not well secured TO
the main mass. Timber fences and other
frail structures, which are easily torn to pieces
by the storm. may supply debris with which
the wind, by whirling about, may infict
damage. Such house would be likely to
survive the action of almost all the observed
tornadoes
1t would be well, however, for the occu-
pants of even the best constructed houses in
districts much afflicted by tornadoes to have
a refuge chamber constructed little below
the surface of the ground, Immediately ada
cent to the southwest side, and readily &C.
cessible from the interior as well as from the
exterior Of the dwelling, to which they may
resort upon the approach of the danger An
underground chamber, eight feet square and
Six feet high covered by three or four feet Of
earth, provided with one or two entrances of
no more than sufficient size, without doors.
would afford an absolutely safe refuge in the
worst of these catastrophies.
In the case Of barns the part devoted to
sheltering stock should be placed partly under
ground, and the portion above the surface
should be banked up with earth as high as may
De. The floor which parts the level of the stab
ling from the upper portion should be strongly
secured to the lower walls. In this way the
upper portion Of the building may be aban-
doned to the chance of accident, while the
part containing the beasts may be secure
Scribner's Magazine.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
The Woman Of California.

must mention two unmistakable physical
features of the single and sincere California
woman. The first Of these is her early de-
velopnent. was called upon TO address the
young ladies of our celebrated Mills semi
naTy-the Nassar college Of the Pacific coast
not long ago; but before had been five
minutes on the stand | found | was speaking
to women-wonen in body and women in
mind
second and singularly beautiful feature
in the coming Californian. this new woman
Of the new world, is her golden hair. When
called upon to speak TO the girls Of The high
school Of San Francisco few weeks ago, it
was like looking over yellow harvest field
And count this very singular, for we have
a dash OF Moorish blood here-the Moor Of
the Alhanhra, the Arab Of the Jesuit fathers.
We have some of tie pure Castiiian, il is
true, but nearly all our Spanish blood is
FLASHED with the tawny blood OF either the
Moor or the native American Indian Then
again we have the Kanaka in our schools.
There are also many ssyarthy felix from far
down the Pacific seas. Bu. over and above
al these towers tie tall California girl, her
head and shoulders laden with ripe wheat -
Joaquin Miller in New York Star.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
Care of the Feet.

A few drops of extract of white oak bark
in the morning foot bath, with a pinch of
boracic acid, will go far to harden the feet,
and bathing at bed time with pure alcohol
will quickly remove soreness. But shoes
must be looked to. Corns and bunions come
from friction and unequal pressure; and it
should be known that shoes loose enough to
permit the foot to slide about in them are
even more likely than tight ones to produce
these troublesome growths. Shoes should fit
exactly; a desideratum more easily found
when they are made after the anatomical
pattern than any other way. They should
be quite heavy. Very light boots are good
enough to dance in, but for every other pur-
pose the soles should be thick enough to pro-
tect feet from small stones or accidental
blows. Heavy shoes seem tiresome to walk
in at first, but after a few days the feeling of
comfort and security that comes with wear
ing them is so great that they are rarely
given up.-Physician in American Magazine.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
the bumped Head.

Aessr bumped bod ths child ray -
stunned for a moment, mar shortly vo-r1it,
and subsequently, ss-ccEne heavy sad dEoTsT-
tbs Is -sore serious than simple hrzise.
and shoud be sen BY the doctu-. Tai his
arrival i should De bosus IN rzifad thai ssss
dTovssress Is natures cal fer rsst, and tsaf
tbs vomiting Is IN it<<f favorable sigh
The child E1Gss be kefs: II perfect gziet aid
be encouraged to ssesp, a2d EIas- CT no 40
coart he given Ssir1zla1ra Ga the ooctosss
arrival d VII teea ETE. caass zs4eS1is lscaisd
by tie unwsse Treatment Ct p&rvass CT
friend&-E4xard Martin - Q, II EASy-
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
The Mushroom cron wa,s,.

The present mushroom crop in TALES is the
largest on record. Thousands of baskets have
been daily sent % the markets and al kinds
OF recepsacies have been brought into use, as
the quantity has so far exceeded the avail
able supply OF hampers, baskets, tubs and
buckets. The price has fallen from sixpence
to twoPence pound A fortnight ago,
also, mushrooms were selling in the streets of
Plymouth at penny pound, but this not
the case everywhere, as at Bournemouth. Tor
instance, they cannot be had for less than
teupence pound.-London Graphic.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
True Courage.

In courage the ordinary woman greatly
Dutstrips the ordinary man. Whether Il be
reckless, unconscious or sublime, the element
Of personal courage that affects ifs at the
intrusion OF mouse knows no fear in the
face Of real danger. A lady who would not
venture fiom her rural front door alone was
often met abroad leading S.year-old child
by the hand. When asked il she considered
the infants presence a protection she said:
SIN a measure, yes; for when am alone
feel that have no right to be away, and
would run from shadow: but IL were at
tackled with this child would defend it to
the last" Some persons will account for this
on maternal instincts But the lady was not
related to the child and she was unmarried.
Augusta Gazette.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
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Cure for a Cold.

Whan the uurnss.akable indications a =
bad cold are first felt, glass % hot lemonade
before g0ing to bed viii sometimes correct
the mischief. The feet nssy he soaked in he.
water with a couple OF tallespoo1fas Il
mustard stirred in il IL the cold Is II tie
head But WHEN this IL done. WARNER stock
ingS than usual should be worn tie osxs dey.
Ii tbs chest Is sore, is may Be rubbed with
warm oil, or spirits Of turpentina, and an ex-
TIA layer az flannel placed next the skin be
fore going out-Ehzhs<h RoeaBsoo Scovii
in Good EouSeSesS.as
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29

The Boston Transcript tells Of a hotel at a
health resort in which the following rules are
displayed: do not ask servants 70 do any,
thing You can do yourself; go elsewhere il
you are not suited hers, as there are Others
wanting your room; any disagreement be-
tween guests viii be settled BY the request
OF both to leave. New York Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29

Fer s sore throat, cut slices Of fat, bone
less bacon, pepper thickiy and tie around the
throat with a flannel cloth
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29

To set the color in black or dark hosiery.
calicoes, cambrics, etc, put large teaspoon
full Of black pepper into pail of water and
let the articles lie in soak for a couple of
ho,,,-S
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29
How "Dilis" Came to be Written.


1t was on Saturday night in 1859, when
Dan Emmett was a member or Bryant's
Ministries in New York, that Dan Bryant
came to Emmett and said "Dan, can't you
get up a walk arounde l want something
rev and lively for Monday night" At that
date all minstrel shows used to wind up with
walk around. The demand for them was
constant, and Emmett was the composer of
all of them for Bryant's minstrels. Emmett,
Of course, went to work, but he had done SO
much in that line that nothing ct first pre-
sented itself that he liked. At last he hit upon
the first two bars, and any composer can tell
how good start that is in the manufacture
of tune By Sunday afternoon he had the
words, commencing II wish was in Dixie, I"
The colloquial expression is not, as most
people suppose, a southern phrase, but first
appeared amCIg the circus men in the north.
In early fall, when nipping frosts would over
take the tented wanderers, the boys would
think Of the genial warmth Of the section
they were heading for, and the common ex-
preston would be: swell, wish I was in
Dixie" This gave the catch line; the rest of
the song was original. On Monday morning
.he song was rehearsed and highly commend
ed, and at night crowded house came to
hear the refrain, and half of the auditors
went home singing "Dixie" The song be-
came the rage, and Newcomb's, the BuckleyS'
and other minstrel parties gave Emmett five
dollars for the privilege of using it. Mr.. Wer-
lein, of New Orleans, wrote to Emmett to
secure the copyright, but Without waiting for
an answer published it, with words by q
Mr.. Peters Pond, of New York, secured it
from Emmett, and gave him 5000. but Wer-
lein SOLD thousands of copies without giving
Dan nickle. Not only was Emmett robbed
Of the profits of his song, but the authorship
OF it was disputed. Pond brought the matter
before a music publishers convention and set
tied the question of authorship, but Dan
reaped no benefit from this tardy justice.
Emmett got into trouble about his song dur
ing the war 1t was considered rebel song,
and sapient editor in Maine declared that
Dan was a secessionist. and that he should be
treated as one. although the song was written
two years before the commencement of the
rebellion. Kane in Baltimore
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29

There is, broadly speaking, great liberty
in fashion in Germany, and this is one of
the best features of the time, giving, as it
does, free play to the fancy and individual
taste of one and ALL and making it possible
to dress more in accordance with the require
ments of personal peculiarities, economy, age
or health, and yet not appear old fashioned.
The chief aim in the choice of dress should be
individuality. What is charming on one
wouid pe numerous on another. Inc e,ceriy
must dress differently from the young; stout
people cannot wear what suits slight people
Much unnecessary expense might be avoid
ed, without detriment TO the beauty of dress
if women only understood more the value of
what they buy and Of dressmaking. Lima
MOr1enstern
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-29

Baking soda dissolved in spirits Of cam
phor and applied 70 corns night and morning
will entirely remove them.