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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-09-07
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A Special Election on the Water Works
Location to be Had.
Various Matters OF Interest Aote,
Upon.


Upon.
The regular meeting Of the council was
held Monday night, all of the aldermen
being present, and Mayor Pau presiding.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved,
The report of the special city commits
sioners on the Walnut. Second and Fifth
street improvements was received un-
changed from the previous report. A
motion was made that the report be
adopted, and that the street commission.
ar be instructed TO grade Second street
up to grade from Main to Washington
streets. A considerable discussion fol-
lowed, those aldermen owning property
on Second street upon which they are
assessed opposing the report. Aid. Jor-
gensen thought that il was funny that
only three or four aldermen who were
assessed were kicking. Under similar
circumstances on other streets no one
had kicked. The vote stood five to five,
two asking to be excused. The Mayor
refused to vote, and declared the motion
lost.
II was moved that the assessment be
confirmed, and that Second street be
graded up by the street commissioner,
and that whateyer remained overcharg-
ed above the cost of the total grading be
refunded to the property owners This
was carried, II to !, Aid. Hoerr voting
no.
A proposition was received from H.
c. Fox, offering to put down an eight
inch well, 500 feet deep, if granite be not
struck, for 81, 200, and two such wells for
5000.
The street commissioner was author
lied to construct the culvert on Mime
sofa street, all of the bids being rejected.
This action was taken in order that there
be no third party to indemnify IN case of
q suit.
The street committee recommended
that the new road up Bunker hill be laid
out in case the property holders inter-
ested stood the expense. The city en-
gineer was instructed to see the proper
ty owners about the matter.
On motion, $135 was appointed to pur-
chase a third of Mr.. Irving's lot in West
Mankato, the strip of land extending in
to the street.
Bills amounting to $3.50 for well ex-
we're allowed.
The gas committee recommended that
all of the electric lights which have been
but not vet put up be pCh
up, and also one at the South Front
street watering trough. The lights were
ordered.
Aid. Patterson stated that the Miller
case had been settled for $500.
In regard to the investigation of Street
Commissioner Mccall, Aid. Patterson
that the committee had not ex-
amined the matter much, as he did not
think it Of sufficient importance. Aid.
Schiman asked for an extension of time,
and the committee was asked to report
ut the next meeting.
The report of the chief of police for
August was received and showed % ar
rests during the month.
The t~reasurer's report showed the fol-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-09-07
PERSONAL.

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
Professor 6aird's Success.

The secret of the success of the late
Prot Spencer F. Baird. Of the Smith
s0nian Institute. is told by Dr. Stearns.
a fcllow-workcr. He never failed 10
make a recruit where he could" says
the doctor. "A boy somewhere. way
out West. perhaps would write. send
ing in some story of . queer bird he
had seen out there. That boy was
sure to get back . personal letter
from Prof Baird. thanking him. tell.
ing him something about the bird.
how much the institution was in-
terested in such things. From that
time on. Of course. that boy was one
of the SmithsQnian's most active
helpers And not only he. but all his
friends were ready. when they found
any thing new in the way Of natural
history. to send it in. Cor. Chicago
Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
Diamonds. according to the leading

Diamonds. according to the leading
jewellers. make ono Of the safest forms
Of Investment They never lose in
value even when they are worn. A
guarantee is given with them 20 as
sure the customer that no has not paid
too much for them There are very
few kinds of property. either personal
or real, that man can say as much
f.r. In every case diamonds can be sold
for eighty per cent. at the very least
Of what was paid for them. 1t is only
recently that wealthy people have
learned this fact.
1t is getting to be the thing now
when wealthy ladics call upon each
other for the hostess to show her
guests the progress Of her collection.
The gems arc discussed. criticised and
fondieJ. The fair l4dies are getting
to be thorough critics in the matter Of
diamonds and could give points to
many jewellers. They have learned to
Judge their values at glance and
take a great deal of pride in their col.
lections. The lady yho can show tho
largest and the pures jewels is the
envy of all her friend
/ am told that parties where men arc
excluded are frequently gotten up for
tho purpose Of comparing collections.
Es ch guest brings hers along. After
the usual salutations they gather in
the library and eacl, brings out her
little case. Swapping is sometimes in
du!gcd in. and the trading is carried
on with as much kecnness and shrewd.
ness as the husbands or fathers display
in their own business dealings
The desire of the ladies is to get q
collection in which tie diamonds shall
harmonize i'm purity and also in size
They are spread out on white cotton
in the same manner affected by
jewellers in their display Of precious
stones. Some of th4 collections arc
very valuable. and 81 Pcral New York
women are reputed have received
several hundred thopsands of dollars
in this form
The diamonds are kept in cases Of
beautiful and elaborate design. Nearly
every lady has a private safe in which
TO lock them Soma however. who
arc more timid and have q wholesome
fear Of burglars. keep their diamonds
in safe deposit vaults whence they arc
taken only when occasion requires
Among the owners Of these collec-
tions are some of the best known and
most prominent soci(ky women. The
ladies of the vand( (rbilt and Astor
families are known have large col.
lcctions. as is also MtA Belmont As
much as possible ths ladies keep the
knowledge of their collections from
the general pahaie- ~ -9saE .ee lnja9
uncercmoniously relieved Of them by
thieves. y Cor. Philadelphia Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
MATERNAL MAGNETISM.
Tho Wonderful Soothing Influences Of q
Mothers Touch.

The Wonderful Soothing Influences Of .
Mothers Touch.
Why is q mothers hand on tho
head Of sick child so soothing? Be.
cause her love supplies electricity.
which is a curative force and tonic.
Animal electricity is an agency not SO
we'll understood as it should be by
women. though they use it continual.
ly. It is enormously confounded
with the massage treatment which is
nothing more or less than merely rub
bing the entire body. Animal elcc-
trici'y is impaired by careful manipu.
lation of tho muscles. performed by
gently stretching them with both
hands. This produces m elasticity
of action which causes them to rise.
thereby increasing their power to act
Women whose fingers arc sup
pie and yet strong can
best impart electricity to
their children. The treatment should
be applied mainly with ;he fingers
When the nerves arc prostratcd they
can be invigorated in the same way.
They should be gently pressed in ono
direction and another. which tends to
increase their vitality. The general
circulation can b, increased by lightly
moving the hands over the surface Of
blood vessels. not rubbing them brisk.
". but using cnongh force to quicken
the circulation. Women can become
thoroughly animal electricians if they
will but devote themselves to a careful
study of anatomy. The world is full
of half-invalid women. who should be
restored to health by this natural
method. Drugs will not help them.
but animal electricity applied under
the right condition will. Woman's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
DIAMOND COLLECTIONS.

Ladies' who Consider Precious Stones the
Safest Form Of Investment.
Wealthy men in society have adopted
something new in the way Of gifts for
their feminine relatives. These are as
substantial As bank notes or stocks.
whereas. in beauty. they are rs artistic
rs any that could be designed. They
have taken the form of precious stones.
and more particularly diamonds Re-
Gently was shown collection of un-
set diamonds which a wealthy society
lady had received from her husband.
who Is prominent ply ysician in this
city. There were thirty in the collec-
ton. and they represented New Year
and birthday gifts. They varied in
size from one carat to five carats, and
were Of the purest water. As the lady
unrolled them in their chamois cover
ing. they blazed like so many little
electxic lights
my husband" she said. ''believes
in giving me such presents as will re-
tain their value and in case of need
can always be disposed Of. In this
queer world Of ours. where fortunes
rise and fall when least expected. such
a collection - this is always . sub
stantial thing to rely upon. OF course.
he could have given me real estate. or
stocks. or bonds. or many other sub
stantial and valuable presents. but all
of these arc liable to huctuaie in val.
nc. whereas diamonds. especially
when not set. are rs valuable years
afte: they have been purchased as they
were at first My husband has . writ
ten guarantee from the jcweler for
each diamond that he has bought for
me. in which the jeweler agrees to pay
ninety per cent # their cost ut any
time that we wish TO dispose Of them"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
FULL OF FUN.

"A man is . good deal like . fog
horn. after all. and whom things look
dark and gloomy he is apt to 60 OF oD
. toot-Dxlwth Pcraqvopher.
"A Duluthian. whose recently-ac-
quired wife wears the name Of Emma.
says hos not exactly henpecked. but
no feels slightly Embossed-DS!S
ParagrspAsr.
Young man Ito drucgisD-"wha-
wha-what are you-your ra-ra-ratcs for
ta-talking through your t-tclephoner"
Druggist-..F Fifteen cents for five min
utes. bat I'll give you fifteen minutes.
I'm fair man."
This country doesn't want cheap
postage altogether. What we want is
less sass" from the postmasters when
an old lady comes in and wants to mail
q pumpkin pic and pan Of doughnu;s
10 the children.
-Husband-'Thc photographer b
ready to take your picture. guess"
Photographer-"Yes. all ready; now
look pleasant" Wife (bcforc the
camcra) My dear Think you'd bet
ter go into the other 0m"-Chiccgo
zribHn<.
Mistress Why. Mary. told you
to mako up my room an hour age and
here it is in terrible disorder" Try
'.Yis, mum. an did make it up; but
tho master came in to put on n clane
collar, man. an he lost the button. -
Epoch =
Omaha Boy-'Pa was Samson
killed by bis wifef' Pa-':It amounted
to that She betrayed him 10 those
who wanted to kiln him." ''What did
she do that for?'' Il don't know.
Maybe she gave him q letter and he
forgot to mail Omaha World
-Hotet Clerk-"No. sir. wo can't
accommodate you. You have neither
baggage nor money" Il know ]
havcn't. but / came to town in n
freight cnr and there is considerable
coal dust in my hair" ''Well. comb
It out carefully and that will do."-Ne-
braska State Journal = -
I'm the cngine-room at the Capitol
-Inquiring Congressman to engineer
-.'What Il the horse power Of this
snginer' Engineer - 'Taint hoss
power at AL. sir It's steam power"
Congressman rciires and engineer
wonders. ..what kind Of men are sent
to Congress, anyhow. Grille
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
Pleasant Dinner Parties.

Three things are absolutely essential
to pleasant dinner party. viz First.
a host with a sincere and generous
welcome; second. a congenial circlc Of
guests; and third. good dinner. The
first is often not visable part Of tho
entertainment; the second is usually
intended. but many times is failure.
and the third is frequently defeated
and about equally by s,inted and
lavish supplies. The welcome that
should ever greet the dinner guest IS
often deformed by the perfunctOry
methods or the gush Of Insincerity
which arc common among society inn
i,ators; many hosts are without the
intimate knowledge Of the associations
Of their guests that is necessary to
place an entirely congenial circle
around tho hospitablc board. and the
smallest number OF hab:tual dinner
givers know what constitutes . good
dinner. Toledo BlGie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11

One q tho Nawse P0puSsP and Rellsha0
Systems u Trsnsp~r:ssiou.
When ! say think the system ot
tramways. or street railroads. In the
City o; Mexico is the most perfect sys.
tenn Il transportation havo seen in
the Republic. ! probably owe tho
jackass. or burro. system an apology.
This rncek. long suffering. ovcr-bur-
dcncd. ufi!c.l aud much abused animal
is utilized or ali occasions and for all
purpOseA At any time Of day and ON
AL ro.iis l.adinS from tho country
to the city niay lie seen in countless
numbers this jscs.rabbit family
with cvery varisiy Of marketing.
inclu linc frai'. ilk. poultry in
coop, lumber eliareOal. ticd in bun.
dies Of weeds or long grass, bnildin.
stone. brick. burned and unburncst.
and. in fac. .v:ry thing that is movc.
able il yilcL IN these forlorn. friend.
less animals anl carried 10 anil from
the coun,ry. II is SAIL before tho in
Productions OF railroads that a. many
rs 80 600 were in use in ami AROUND
tho City Of Mes.c, a'one and the
same system If transportation prevails
throughout tn, Il public.
The most am,ssing thing / have
seen In the natives Is the ingenuity
they display in packing these burros
with ATTY thing they want To trans'
port. Lumber that 4 TOO long 10 bal
ancc they attach 10 cac;, side Of the
donkey and let one cnl drag on tbs
ground. and in that way haul it fifty
miles or more fronl tho noun tains to
tho city. or the mines. as the case may
he.
There II naothcr class Of Transports
ton in Mexico. which should not be
overlooked. rs i, enters largely into
competition with all others. Wis: that
by which the heads and backs Of men
and women arc usslL It is surprisin:
to SIC what heavy burdens arc carried
by both sexes. to and from the coun.
try. the women. generally. with
papoosc ON the back. and frequently
with one or two more children shade
larger following c:ose behind her. and
she behind man. who Is driving .
herl of burros. all alike loatfctl 10
their fnllcst capacity. and making
slow railroad time. There Il another
class known as cargadocrs licensed
by the government and usually cm-
ploycl in cities They are intrusted
with handling all valuable packages
moving household goods carrying
messages, transferring people ON theft
backs across the streets that ars often
ovcrhowcd In the rainy season. ETC.
etc. They are. in short kind OF con-
fidential transportation company, aud
the only one have ever ncS16 0f m
Mexico. As there arc few navigab'e
lakes or rivers of Importance in tho
interior Of Mexico. transportation by
water cuts but little figure. OF course.
Still. the native Indian continues to
utilize what there is The famous
Lake Tezcuco. upon which Cortez
launched his little fleet in his attack
upon the City of Mexico In 1890 and
into which the drainage of tho city l,
smptied. still affords navigation for
small craft not drawing more than two
feet of water. and is acccs .ible to tho
city through canals which are utilized
by the Indians for transporting pas
,engers and every variety Of markct-
ing. Of which they raise large quanti-
ties along the canals and ON the
borders of the Lake, W. Could. Sr.
isa e Inuis Ren,blirnu
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
VALENTINES.
An Old Story In = New Form.
HERSELF ALONE

HERSELF ALONE
'<now thou art an heiress, but no pelf
Attracts me, sweetest one: il is thyself,
myself alone, love; wilt thou be mine,
oh, maiden fair. my love, my valentine!
THE REPLY
m glad thou art not in pursuit OF pelf,
And that thou lov'st me only for myself.
For my trustee last evening ran away
With all my fortune skipped TO Canada,
So am more than ever. dearest thine,
Thy lover true. thy constant valentine.
THE RECONSIDER
I'm very sorry your trustees skipped out
With all your fortune What were you about
To let him have the chance. Oh! by the way,
"rwere better to postpone our wedding day
A little while, until at least you see
If you can compromise with your trustee.
With things in stcfa qac, believe me thine,
Thine most respectfully, thy valentine.
THE CONCLUSION
An all my hopes of happiness have flown
You think our wedding day We should post
pOne
A little while Well. be it 80; I say
For us there ne'er shall be q wedding day.
The match is broken of and it is well;
Affections tale now to another tell,
I'm glad il turns out so. Oh. by the way,
NV trustee has returned from Canada.
My fortunes safe and sound, yes, ev'ry cent;
1t was not as fugitive he went
To Canada. but twas to sell for me
Some property I had in Montreal, and he
Was quite successful. and find myself
With thirty thousand dollars more of pelf
Than l was worth before. Now, do not whine
Because you've lost, for aye, your valentine!
-Boston Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
MY young frienl."

My young frienl." said tho
solemn passenger. rs the young man
wiped his lips and returned the bottle
to his valisc. 1T IS beyond my COM
prehension how any one can find
pleasure or qualification in a drink Of
whisky. such as you have just inn
bibed." Yes SIR" responded the
Young man. land there are thous ands
like you. A single drink is no good;
they want load. But I believe in
"-N J Se's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11
NABOBS At DINNER.


What S0mc OF the Couutry's Rich Men I'm
Joy In the Line nj Eatabies.
Jay Gould employs French cook.
who has catered to his appetite for sew
eral years Mr.. Gould is not an epi-
cure. much less a gourmand. and his
chef is not obliged 10 invent palatablc
novelties. Before brcakfas. he eats an
orange as an appetizer. His morning
repast usually consists of porter
house steak. plain egg omlet. hot
rolls and black coffee. Deviled crabs
frequently form . not unlmPortant
item of his lunch. Dinner is his prin-
cipal meal. This usually comprises
seven courses H. drinks claret very
sparingly. and seldom touches any
other wine.
Russell Sage is very abstemioua
His morning repast consists OF bowl
of oatmeal and milk, white bread and
tea He lunches on crullers and ap-
ples Atdinner he nibbles = cut Of
fresh fish, roast mutton or beef and
concludes with q single banana and a
dish Of plain pudding.
Cyrus W. Field is great cater and
high liver. too. but his breakfast is
simple. Without plenty Of milk to
drink life would lose much OF its
charm; and if deprived Of fruit he
would seem alone in tile world He
is inclined to conviviality. and often
has friends with him 10 lunch-that is,
B.. s>A vAII
chicken and bottle OF Burgundy al-
ways find a place He is partial to
roast beef At dinner he generally
calls for mock turtle. of which he is
particularly fond.
ID o. Mills is a lover of venison.
Erastus Wyman has a craving for
moose meat and Austin Corbin dotes
Oh broilcd chicken. Chicago
JoMrna,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11

The nrins,ns P1uu,aes os the Msss Dsaps
tif1a - 1rspisaa D1ras. 1l.
A walk of about an hour brought us
- asmall s2nnP of tpaea Iron beAipd
which We carefully reconnoitefed. and
there, within half mile. We saw the
birds Very lovely tho pink mass
looked in the bright sunlight There
were three separate clusters Of nests.
every one Of which was occupied.
while tho male birds stood around.
their heads raised high. as they evil
IDENTIFY suspected mischief As could
not clearly make out with my glasses
the position of the legs Of the sitting
birds there was nothing for it but long
stalk over the intervening sloh. and with
the blazing sun now almost vertical
Tho first quarter of . mile was CONF
parativcly easy. as we could creep on
our hands and knees; but then we
came to . point where nothing but
vermi cular motion could avail us. and
for real hard work let me recommend
it to those who are content with very
active exercise without attaining .
a high rate Of progression. The trOpic-
al sun beat down upon us hatless as
we now were. from cloudless sky;
but suppose that our profuse per-
spiraiion saved ms from any i'll effects;
the rapid evaporation c0untcracting
the suns heat 1t may be that i was
too anxious about reaching favora-
ble point Of observation to think Of II.
bat l can not say that ! even suffered
any in convenience.
At length, having crawled under the
roots of the dwcrf mangroves that
covere: the slob like a network OF
croques hoops. we found ourselves at
the c.lse Of the mari and within $50
yards q the birds. who were still un-
disturbesl Here. with my glasses. l
could see every feather. note the color
of the eyes. and watch every move
ment There were. we calculated. be-
tween seven hundred and . thousand
birds. and a continuous. low goose
like caekling was kept up Never did
/ see a.more beautiful mass Of color.
The m3le birds had now all got to-
gether. standing about Eve feet high.
and with necks extended and heads
erect were evidently watching events.
preserving in the meantime n master.
" inactivity. Now and again ono
would stretch out hts great black and
scarlet wings but the general effect
was the most exquisite shade Of pink.
as the feathers Of the breast and back
are much lighter than those Of tho
wings,
The hens sat on tho nest and some
were sitting down in the muddy la-
goon. I watched them carefully for
nearly. an hour. and looked at every
nest to see il the legs were extended
alone the side In no case did ] see
leg. ! saw the birds 60 on TO the nest
and sil down. Isaw them get up and
step down from the nest In every
insianee the legs were folded under
the birsi in the usual manner. In my.
opinica my observation settles the
pojr, ns to the mode Of sitting; for
even 3. NJ / had been assured. tho
birds sst b,th ways it is ilnprob ,ble
that ssnong the hundreds then sitting
NOT ose would have extended its lcSA
Remembering the lssSsh Of the
A.minyo's legs it IS evident that on
new .,cst not more than eight inches
high, the hen could not cit. nor wOuld
even shs highest most allow Of the Leg
beine extendetl while the bird sat up0n
it-ktaetecAM CeNtsru.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-11

Two or three years ago one OF
the professors at Yale had . black
cat upon which not = white hair
could be found. Barnum advertised
for such an animal anil soon the pro-
fcssor's cat disappeared Two days
after Barnum's winter quarters
burned out the black Cat came back
to her former masters house. and it
is believed that she was stolen and
sold to Barnum. The distance over
the road on which puss travelled Is
about nineteen miles Lowi3
Globe Democrat