The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-10-11
THE SUBSTITUTE.

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hundred years ago is an interesting Gu
riosity in these days-at least | found
such 10 be the case in looking over n
couple of old papers shown me by Mr..
John Samborn. One was copy of The
Massachusetts Centind for December 18th,
1885, published Wednesdays and Satur-
days by Worden & Russell" The pub,
LEGATION was doubtless Boston enter.
prise, although in no portion of the sheet
is such an intimation given. The size of
the Centind is four pages of three col
umns each, the first of which is occu-
pied by several "Anecdotes." OF local
matter there is scarcity, though a
lengthy letter from London dated Oct.
Sd occupies prominent position. The
editorial column is occnpied with stir
ring communication signed, ga Friend
of the Community" in which the popu-
lace is urged to retaliation against Great
Britain for indignities which had been
visited upon American commerce. The
article abounds in emphasized sentences,
which shows that twisters of the British
hons tail as well as correspondents with |
failing for italics are not of modern or
igin. A few advertisements decorate(2) |
the fourth page, among which is found |
the most interesting feature of the pa |
per, it being nothing less than the an
nouncement of Paul Revere in which |
that individual then unknown to fame
| oHT e. Ia rn.a,,l ~
Hardware, consisting of Pewter, Brass,
Copper, Jappanned and Plated Wares,
among which are 3-pint coffee urns and
goblets, brass candlestcks, pantent-jacks,
ETC." The card further states that Paul's
place Is directly opposite liberty pole,
where the gold and silver smithing bust
ness is carried on in all its branches"
The other paper is of little more re-
cent date-Januarv 25th, 1916. The In
dependent Chronicle is its name, and its
size is nearly that of the FREE PRESS.
The Chronicle contains the official con-
gressioDal proceedings, and contains an
account of debate on the proposition
to repeal the double duties" on certain
imports. The war of 1912 was past, and
bills were under discussion for regulating
the commerce between England and
America. The names of Calhoun, Pit
kin, Pickering and Randolph are the
, The total vote In the senate was 81. The
leading editorial is one urging congress
to provide protection to American man
ufactures bv placing duties on imports
as soon as the treaty Obligation III the
settlement Of the war with England had
expired. The Cha 0nicle is solid on the
tariff doctrine. An amusing advertise
E ment among the large number published
is that calling attention to the exhibition
, of "the only female elephant in Ameri-
, Ca" In exhorting all to attend, the an
nouncement says: "Perhaps the pres
ent generation may never again have
D an opportunity of seeing an elephant"
The two papers furnish material for
much study. They were secured by Mr..
Samborn when boy, and placed among
= other momentoes in an old trunk which
came near being entirely destroyed in
the recent burning of that gentieman's
barn.
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Apropos of the mad dog scare one of
our citizens tells of an experience which
he in common with other residents of q
. certain part OF Indiana experienced n
: number of years ago. An almost cpl
| Il Of huIrnnhnhio nrnyai1a1 done
cats, cattle and horses being effected.
Much valuable stock was ruined, and
, hunting mad dogs became the general
occupation of the people for several
- weeks. This gentleman says he knows
from experience what serious matter
= it is, and never has any joking to do over
mad dog. He is an enemy of dogs and
IS about right in saying that no resident
of Mankato needs a canine. He thinks
this city ought to adopt metropolitan
airs in this matter, and no dogs be al
lowed on the street at any time. 1t would
y certainly be relief.
:, 49,
, 1 notice the FREE Press has several
n
- on hand. They ought to be sent abroad
:, and 1t would seem there ought to be
public spirit enough about somebody in
town to do it. 1t was the general YER
dict that no previous work of this kind
was SO well calculated to secure the good
: opinion of strangers for Mankato, and
yet there has been little interest taken
, in the matter bv those most interested.
When the Pioneer Press came here year
or more ago committee of the board of
8 trade was appointed to assist in a can
vass to raise thousand dollars for that
concern. The same way when the Spec
6 tat0r take" drained the pockets of our
business men. But when a home paper
gets up something of real value there
isn't interest enough taken in it to see
that the edition is circulated where it
will do the most good.
49,
The prevailing style in stiff hats has /
hope pretty nearly got to the extreme
in the matter of narrow brims. If 1t
hasn't we might as well adopt turbans
and be done with it. Why can't the bat
makers use little common sense about
this matter? Certainly large man
wearing one of the latest styles of Dun
lap or Christy's is not an object OF beau
ty. But of course we'll have to have
'em. The ladies are not the only slaves
to fashion.
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The reporter is taking his vacation,
which accounts for these expressions
from The SUBSTITUTE.