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The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Losing Ideas of Proportion.

An architect riding uptown on the elevated
road said to a friend: "Ono disadvantage
nsthctically of tho erection OF so many high
buildings in this city is that tho people are
losing old ideas of proportion. They can
scarcely SEQ tho beauty of a building which
is not eight or ten stories high. l have heard
numbers of people speak of the city hall-an
architectural gem-as 'dumpy.' The new
Metropolitan museum is, of course, incom.
plete, but it receives moro criticism than i,
deserves, because every one is disappointed
at not finding it several stories higher. If
wero to take a New Yorker blindfoldcdto tue
front of a building and say, Here is a bcauti
full and imposing structure and then take
the bandage from his eyes, saying, Look al
tho roof his gaze would instinctively DO Gxec
at some point in tho air eighty or one hun
dred feet above tho ground. The beauty O
a well proportional building, forty or lift,
feet high, is scarcely understood. If ever,
ono could spend more time among thu palace
and old buildings of Europe, the public tast
on this subject would bo greatly improved.
New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
SuaDiCiouS

~ wealthy and generous gentleman attend
ing ono Sunday a church maintained by u
colorcd congregation, was so pleased with the
minister's simple sermon and thu attitude of
tho worshipers that he dropped five dollars
into the basket when it was passed for the
Usual collection.
So largo n contribution seemed to fill with
amazement the deacons who had passed the
baskets, and ono Of them, in a whisper. con-
fided the fact of the unusual contribution to
tho pastor, who arose and said to tho congre-
cation:
Beloved fren's, dc collection hab brought
10th do munif'cent sum OBJ sixteen dollars
and f%orty-nine cents, purwidcd, bredren, pur-
wided de five dollar bill glib by de white gem
man am not counterfeit" youths Com
nanion.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Singular Sto,nachs.

Nature presents u curious variety in
stomachs. A plant performs both the func-
ton of digesting and that of breathing with
its leaves. Some plants, like the Venus 0y
trap of the Carolinas, makes a veritable
stomach out of its leaves-catches 1ics and
other insects. and then digests them In some
lower orders of the animal kingdom found in
the southern seas ono organ performs the
duty Of stomach, lungs and heart. Some still
more lowly creatures possess no organs which
may be called a stomach, and yet ore capable
Ct producing a stomach on the spot when
ever one is needed. Perhaps, instead of say
ing that this singular creature, the amuba,
is furnished with no stomach, we should give
it cre'lit for being all stomach. Certainly, tc
eat, digest and exist, seems to be its sole pur'
pose in life.-Good Health.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
A DETECTIVES YARfl.

His Specially Searching for Hidden Wealth.
"A Coat with $1,000 In 1t.
"You wan. me to tell you about some of
my queer experiences. is that it, Yesf Well,
the querest experiences that | have had in
my career have been those in which have
figured as the professional searcher for hidden
wealth"
"As what7"
"As the searcher for, and often the finder,
Of money, bonds and other properties hidden
BY eccentric persons who then went md
died." continued the elderly man, a little
tartly, as though somewhat put out by the
interruption. Seer
YES" said the reporter humbly.
People. went on the detective, apparently
Modified, do not hide away cash and bonds
nowadays to any such extent as they did forty
years ago, as then some of the savings banks
were pretty shaky affairs Still, there is moro
Of that sort of hiding done even now than
most people would suppose, and whenever a
cashier skips to Canada teapots and stockings
are again called into use as the repositories
Of earthly treasure. Moreover, there are Just
as many ranks in the world today as there
were then who delight in mystifying their
friends and relatives and gratifying their
own desire of seeing their money from time
to time. Such people make heaps of trouble
for their families, but lots of money for gen
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
On IL Pulquc Train.

The region we passed through is the center
of the pulque region of Mexico This road
runs a train Nllel the "pulque train into the
City of Mexico every day loaded with barrels
and bottles of pulque. These bottles remind
one OF the bottles known in scripture time.
They are mado of hog skins. The skin is
stripped from the hog almost intact, turned
inside out, and then with the less, tail and
throat tied up it l., filled with pulquc. The
baggage car of our train is nearly filed with
liese unrouth objects. and until we knew
what they were wc supposed it was a load oil
hogs. as Inc :-rain stops at the small STATEN,
on tho way to Vera Cruz, boys and mi. i usi,
up to the baggage car with bottles, pals and
dcnijoins, which are filled from these hog
skins In the cities the pulquo shops are fire.
qucnt, and you can always SEQ a crowd OF
,le.lcans standing before the bar absorbing
III" pal1ue. They drink it from large glasses
walch llo!d about a quart. am told that
when it is fresh pulque is as sweet as honey,
but it lermcnts rapidly and is sour in a day
or two Vera Cruz Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
LOST.

Twas q summer ago. when he left me hero.
A summer of smiles with never a tear.
TIL ! said to him. with q sob. my dear
Good by my lover. good-by,
For loved him, oh, as the stars love night
And my cheeks for him flashed red and white
When first he called me his hearts delight
Good-by. my lover. good-byi
b touch of his hand was a thing divine
As he sat with me in the soft moonshine
And drank of my love Us men drink wine
Good-by. my lover. good.by!
And never a night. as ! knelt In prayer,
In a gown US white as our own souls were,
But In fancy he came and kissed me there
Good-by. my lover. good-byl
But. now God what an empty place
My whole heart is, OF the old embrace
And tho kiss l loved there lives no trace
Good-by. my lover. good-byl
He sailed not over tho stormy sea;
And he went not dow In the waves-not he
But, oh, he is lost-for he married NC
Good-by. my lover, good, by!
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
A Tell Tale Breath.

Years ago, when Charlie Adams, of the
Pennsylv; ia road, used to run ticket Office,
he was obliged to open it on Sunday from s
a. m. until noon. One Sunday he closed up
about 1890 and strolled over to State street
to catch u car for home. Professor Swings
church was just out, and tho car Adams
boarded was filled with members of tho con-
gregation, among them his old friend Charlie
Leonard. After exchanging the usual greet
ings Leonard asked Adams where he had been.
"Oh, I've been at work" said the witty and
good natured passenger man. That's just the
difference between us" said Leonard. Now,
Two been to church" Adams took hold of O
strap, leaned over to Lconard's ear and whis-
pered: "Yes, and, Judging from tho smell of
your breath, l should think you had remained
to communion Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
HE IGNORED QUARANTINE.

A townsman dow In the tcrcr bell,
With u flushed and Ierlou face.
Rushed into a meeting the OTHER day
At the health officials place
And said tie would like to say a word
Regarding the news that had tH.eu heard.
THE news" they said ANY news tell ouiss
For there 3 life and Heath a, stake
what the new arrival YOU du not know
Then a fine quarantine you make.
For one ignored your legal frown
And boldly came into this town
He loudly strongly asserts his rights:
Nor will tie tell his name.
He passed yolr bounds and bgoke your laws
And he tells not whence he came
But list the worst have not told,
His face and hands are yellow az gold
With faces pale and with uuiverinc limits.
But with angry quick assent,
Each quarantine man his shotgun seized.
Ant rushed with mad intent
"Hold not so fast too late to fight
Twas only u baby born last night
Margaret a Oldhaln in New York World
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

tlemen of my profession. l don't know how
l happened to become u specialist in this line
OF detective work. but ! suppose it was be
cause l was successful in the first case | at
tempted. Let me see, that was back in the
sixties. l was sitting in my Office one day,
chewing the cud of impecunious idlcncss-
for | wasn't very well known thcn-when a
woman. dressed in widows weeds. entered.
She stated that her husband had recently
died, US she and every ono else supposed, pos
sesscd of considerable property in bonds.
Despite n systematic search, nothing of these
bonds could he discovered. Her lawyer, with
whom | CHANGED to hc acquainted and for
whom had once done a good turn, had
recommended her to me. She lived on Long
Island, and | accompanied her ho,nc AS
she had informed me, | learned on arrival
that an extended search had been made. but
with no satisfactory result learned, fur
Their. that the MAI had not been miserly, ans
from that | argued that he had not used any
of the complicated methods of couccalmcnt
common to gentlemen of n penurious turn of
mind found that his business had taken
him frequently uwa from home, and that
lie had formerly been n scafaring man.
y thorough search had been made of all his
familiar haunts. asked about his clothes.
Lord u massy!" exclaimed his widow.
John wore the meanest duds you ever sec.
We couldn't get him to keep decent things on
his back"
May | see what he hndP asked.
was then Informed that after the clothing
had been thoroughly searched, and ripped.
and proddcd with knitting needles. it had
been given away to a poor man in tho vii
lagc.
! was determined to have those clothes.
for | argued in this way: The man was not
miserly, and therefore had not used any cx
traordinary method of ~eonceaiment. he had
been in the habit of making short trips from
home, and from that ! Judged he must have
carried his money with him. This judgment
was further confirmed by the fact that moth
ing had been discovered in any of the rooms
which he had occupied, and that he had been
u sailor Now, sailors, you know, almost
always carry their pay about their persons
This fact, coupled with the others, made me
feel more than ever that tho money was
were brought in, and n pretty secdy looking
Around the edge of tho coat was a broad
binding, neatly sewcd on, and in much better
condition than the rest of tho cloth.
'IIe kept his clothes neatly bound" re.
marked.
Yes" replied tho widow, John was a
good sewer, like most sailor men. He used
to spend a heap of time over that bindin'."
To cut n long story short, upon ripping off
that binding We found neatly incased in oil
silk five 81 1000 bonds. Good guessing, you
see, was my method i'll that case, and it sue
ccctcd better than Il systematic search by
persons acquainted with the habits of the de
ceased. New York Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Handy -Extineuishers.

A now candle has been brought out which
c1tinguishes itself III an hour. This it docs
by means of q tiny extinguisher of tin, which
is fastened in the wax by wires, aud which
ctrectually performs its task. 1t is only
necessary to remove this diminutivo cxtin.
guisher when its work is done, and the candle
is again ready to burn another hour. An
automatic gas e1tinguisher has lately been
patented by Joseph Heroux, of Yamachichc,
Canada, which consists of a spring stop cock,
which shuts automatically when the gas is
e%xtinguished. The mechanism used is based
on the lineal expansion of metals Frank
Leslie's Newspaper.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

John W. Alexander, tho popular young
portrait painter, does all his work with his
left hand. Mr.. Alexander is thought to beai
a striking resemblance to Vandyck, with hi
pointed beard and up curling mustache. That
master is not, however. tho one at who's,
shrine he worships. Velasquez is the painter
who receives the most Of his admiration.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

a peculiarly novel letter has just been sent
by IN inhabitant of Bath, England, to a
friend at Trowbridge. 1t was written in
shorthand ON the back of n postage stamp.
the address being in ordinary writing. The
missive was dropped into the letter box at
the general postofice, and was duly delivered
at its destination.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Hc Got the c L

Small Boy-Can you help a poor boy. sir,
whose ladder has been dead for twenty
years'
Old OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES! How could a
l0-year-old boys father be dead for twenty
years!
Small Boyle was me fadder by ne mud
der's first marriage.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Eastward tho Stars Took Their ,yay.

Eastward tho Stars Took Their Way,
Mr.. Hamm tho eminent tragedian)-Yes,
We opened our new play in Chicago on the
ed of April.
Friend-And did you have a long run.
Mr.. Hamm-Wel, no, We didn't have a
long run, but after tho second performance
VIC had a long walk-all tho way from Chi
cago to New York.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
A Model Husband.

A woman at Paterson the other night
walked into a gambling room. where her hus-
band was steadily losing money. found out
how much he had lost. demanded that sum
from the bank. got it and led her husband
of home. This woman had a massive era
MUM. Not only will she be enabled to pur
chase the sealskin sacque and the bonnet she
longed for, but she will nave her husband
where his hair is short" as it were He will
trot the baby for months without a word Of
remonstrance. he will build the fire and chop
the wood in silence. he will get up for church
every Sunday morning without Il word hr
will eat her biscuit anl fruit cafe with a
forced smile on his face In short. he will be
o model husband. Mlnneapolis Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

Who is the shortest man mentioned in the
Biblea You say Bildad the Shuttle. Oh,
no; it is Peter. Whya Because he said on
one occasion: "Silver and gold havo l none"
Could any one be shorter than that7
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

A. W. Pierce, Of Cape Elizabeth, Nc, owns
ono of the largest poultry farms in New Eng.
land. He has at present between 7,OW and
5000 birds.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

To IL EDlToR-please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the abov,
named disease. y Its timely use thousands OF
shall be glad to send two bottles Of my remedy
FREE TO any Of your readers who have consump.
ton if they will send me their express and
post office address. Respectfully, 7. A. $40.
CUM. NJ. c. lSl Pearl ST., New York.
sep. 9o.ly.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

Tho first Grand Army post WIS organized
in 1866 at Decatur, Ills. The t.s. national
e%ncampment was held at Indianapolis in No
vember Of the same year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-29
AROUND THE STATE.

Waseca has nearly an epidemic of the
measels.
The st. Paul NerS with a little better
press service would be the best evening
paper in the Twins.
There is a movement in Freeborn
county which bids fair to do more for
practical temperance than Prohibition
has ever done. 1t is the formation OF
anti-saloon clubs, the members pledg-
ing themselves not to go into a saloon or
drink IN one for a period of one year;
neither will they ask anybody 10 go into
a saloon and drink. There are already
three organizations OF rs members and
more are to be organized. The move
ment is entirely non.partisan and is
gaining accessions from all parties.
The Red Wing Republican says: Re-
Gently, in the auditors Office, the dis
covery was made that the taxes on a
certain 40 acre tract In the county had
not been paid for 81 years, with the ex-
ception of four years commencing with
1872. The owner of the property was
notified and asked for a statement of the
taxes, which is now being prepared.
The aggregate Of the taxes for the years
commencing with 1867 and ending with
mentioned, is $l16.4 40, and the interest
and penalties will probably make the
total amount exceed the value of the
land. For the period from 1867 to 1877
the interest rate is "a per cent. from
1877 to 1885, Is per cent. and from 1885
to 1887, IL per cent. The tax for the
first named year amounts of $5.46 and
the interest thereon to $25eS. 1t can
safely be estimated that the total amount
of the tax, interest and penalty will ex-
coed $500.
The Shattuck School will put up an
other new hall, to cost $50, 900, and will
also erect a hospital to cost So, 600. The
Shattuck School is under contract for
new buildings to the amount of 75,vvv.
These will be built upon the bluff near
the proposed park.
Chicago SPECIAL: Another old officer
has expressed his willingness to cap
ture Tascott' if it costs him his life and
fortune. Col. Albaugh, clerk at the ar
mory. received letter this morning
from T. G. Jewett, ex-sheriff of Itch
field, Mimi, and an old Indian fighter,
he having led the United States troops
IN the battles with the Sioux. Mr.. jew
EFT, although he is an old man, asks the
cOlOnel 10 De sure anu senu MIN u SOOu
photograph and full description OF
Tascott, also the "Inside tips, 1.-THE colonel
may have gathered as member of the
police department. Mr.. Albaugh says
he will do the best he can, and AYERS
that old Jewett, who has tracked many a
skulking red man from one fur trading
post to another on slighter clews than
the one he now claims to have as to
TagcOtt's Whereabouts will make if NOT
cago "sIeuths," whose fruitless efforts
are well known, at least as good a one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-29
Mr.. Lind Cams a Point.

WASHINGTON, March %. Congress
man Lind to-day called on Assistant At
torney General Montgomery and called
up the long pending case of Lind's appli-
cation IN behalf of settlers in Brown and
Redwood counties, Mimi, to have the
government institute suit to vacate GER
tificates enormously issued to the Vino
ma & st. Peter and st. Paul & Pacific
railroad companies involving 10000
acres. Lawyer Brown, for the corpora
ton, was present, and 1t was learned
from him for the first time to Mr.. Lind's
knowledge, why Villas has delay consid-
Grafton of these often urged cases. Mr.,
Brown stated that because Villas had
been an attorney for the corporation he
did not feel that he ought to hear the
cases and hence delayed argument. Mr.
Lind SAYS: al am now more delighted
than ever that Cleveland was defeated
If he had been elected Villas would
have forever refused to hear these casei
| on the ground that he had been q cor
poration attorney
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-29

A SUIT will be tried IN the U. s. su-
preme court next week that will test the
constitutionality of the Chinese exclu-
sion act, which passed congress last sum-
mer. The suit was originally brought in
the United States circuit court of Califor-
MIA, and carried to the supreme court of
the United States on appeal. The APP
pellant, Chat Chan Ping, Chinese Ia
borer, come to the United States in 1875.
On June ., 1887, he obtained a certificate
in accordance with the provisions of the
then existing treaty and went to China.
On the 7th of September, 1888, he sailed
from China to return to the United
States, and arrived at San Francisco on
the 9TH of October, 1888. The exclusion
act, which became law one week prior,
rendered his certificate void and forbade
his admission. He had no notice of the
passage of the act until he arrived at San
Francisco. He claimed admission. The
collector of the port refused to permit
him to land. He presented his petition
for habeas corpus to the circuit court of
the United States for the northern dis
trict of California. The case having
been heard on the 10Th of October, 1888,
the court remanded him to the custody
of the master of the ship whence he was
taken. The same day Chat Chan Ping
appealed to the supreme court at Wash
ington. The decision affects some 200
other Cinnamon, who were returned to
China within few weeks after Ping was
detained, and who held certificates of
admission as he did. The counsel for
the defendant argue that by the issue of
a return certificate the United States
entered into contractus relations with
Ping, which could not be terminated by
a repeal of the law. They maintain he
is person entitled to guarantee of the
constitution that mo person shall be de-
prived of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law" The exclusion
act. by depriving him of his right to his
domicile, is an ex-post facto attainder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-29
As1sthe wont with the editor ofthe Re-

AS IS the wont with the editor of the Re
UieD he this week attempts to whitewash
the effort to incorporate an obnoxious
clause into the revised city charter which
was put there without the knowledge or
sanction of the joint committee and, as
plainly shown, contrary to public senti-
ment, simply because it was IN the in
terest of a Democrat who minated that
something must be done for his relief in
order to induce him to consent 10 again
become a candidate for mayor. And, of
course, the RegieW Enthusiastically
charges the FREE PRESS with sinister mo-
tives in bringing the matter to the at
tention of the public. The FREE PRESS
is issued for the sole purpose of dissem-
mating news and publishing information
of interest to the public. 1t always in
tends to deal fairly with all, and does
not hesitate to denounce whatIt believes
to be the contrary to public policy, even
though the feelings of an individual or
two may be wounded by its course. If
instead of charging others with misrep-
resntation, the RepielU editor will look
into his own columns he will ne'er run
amiss of finding that which he SO copi-
ously lays to others. In last evenings
FREE PRESS Senator Pope emphatically
saws in card over his own signature,
regarding the clause which was inter
jected into the charter after it had left
the hands of the joint committee:
ibid not then understand that that clause
had not been placed there By Hsejoint commit
tee a0t0 prepared the charter.
But Wise knows better than Senator
Pope does:what was understood, for he
says in bis paper that "Mr. Pitcher,
chairman of the council revision com.
mittee, called Representative Barr's at
tention to the clause before it was intro.
duced into either house, told him thai
it was not the action of the committee
and submitted it to his judgment for ap
proval or rejection. He also called Sen
ator Pope's attention to the natter
From the above quotations it would ap
pear that Senator Pope should explain
his explanation, or the Revie'c should b.
called upon to apologize for its statement
That we will leave for the parties them
selves to settle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-29

The house had another round on tenn
perance Friday, shortly after assem-
bling in the morning. The subject of
dispute was a motion by Mr.. Morgan to
reconsider the vote by which Mr.. Tenn
ple's bill increasing liquor licenses in
the State was indefinitely postponed.
The bill increases the licenses in the cit
les from 81 900 to $1,000, and in the
country from $500 to 5000. 1t was indef-
initely postponed Wednesday on motion
of Mr.. Temple, the author, who thought
that the bill providing for county local
option, would stand a better chance of
success if this bill was out of the way.
Mr.. Morgan, who was opposed to the
prohibition bill, said that he was in IA
vor of increasing the license, and for
that reason moved to reconsider. After
discussion vote was taken, which re-
suited in the motion being carried, 43 to
20. 1t was something of a surprise to
many of the members to have this bill
revived, but a canvass of the house is
said to show that there is pretty strong
feeling in favor of its passage. The ad-
vocates of the measure seem confident
that the bill will pass.