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Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
soiicitude.

To his already large collection of zoo. logical specimens a young Maine nat uralist every summer adds several val uable species trom the hills of Oxforl county, his trips usually extending into the White mountains of New Hamp- shire,
 One day he came home with a pair of reptiles he had long coveted. Now he had a compartment especially fitted to hold his collection, but those species hardest to obtain and consequently most prized were kept in his sleeping room, and his lately acquired treasures were too precious to be trusted out of sight
 The next morning he casually re, marked, Had quite an adventure with my reptiles last night.
 Yes; what was it" inquired the mother who felt like an old hen with a duckling in charge.
 q was walked up with terrible pain in my side, and putting my hand up touched one of my new reptiles, who evidently preferred warmer quarters.
 In reply to the question Were you not frightenedi" be answered, 'Yes for a moment I almost held my breath for fear had hurt ny reptile"
 His mother has now no doubt as to his call to be a naturalist, although she may sympathize with Mrs. Agassiz who thought it rather too much of a good thing when she found tiny red snakes in her slipper. Lewiston Journal
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
EeaaInr tle .IonrnaI.

One morning, in the Kentucky house of representatives, the usual motion was made to 'despense with the reading of the journal" It had been observed that every morning when this motion was made a certain mem, Der from one of the mountain counties, who was very fond of reading George D. Prentice's pungent paragraphs, and who bought a copy of the journal every day, would lay down his paper unread. On this particular morning the noun tain member could contain himself no longer.
 "Alr. Speaker" he said, I've sat here for more'n week and submitted to the tyranny Of this house, but I can't stand it any longer without a sol emn protest, sir Somebody, sir, has moved every morning to dispense with the reading of The Journal, and I've lost every paper I've bought for a week by it. Nobody has ever moved to dis pense with the reading of The Democrat or The Courier It ain't fair play, Mir. Speaker; it ain't just, and"---
 The remainder of the gentleman's 8 protest for fair play to The Journal was lost in a general burst of laughter such as rarely frightened the gravity of a border state legislator in those troub- lous days Youths Companion.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26

Liberia is an African republic, large ly settled by negroes from the United States but it does not seem to amount to much, if one IS to accept tho state ment from the St. Joe Herald that the government of Liberia Is anything but dignifed and important. For instance, the auditor of state there was the but Ter in the house of our last minister at $S per month, and there IS actually now on file in Washingtona letter from the president of that country asking permission to resign and accept q $50 a month clerkship under our minister. - Las Vegas Optic.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
sImplc on,stlon. rhnt rnrrls.

An exceedingly wise man has some, times been caught by a very simple question of this sort The following for example;
 How many days would it take to cut up a piece of cloth fifty yards long, one yard being cut of every dayl
 Or this;
 A snail climbing up a post twenty feet high ascends five feet every day and slips down four feet every night. How long will it take the snail to reach the top of the postf
 These are simple questions in arith, metic, and yet how many persons would answer fifty days, instead of forty. nine to the first one and twenty instead of sixteen to the last one. It is perhaps scarcely necessary to point out that the snail would gain one foot day for fif- teen days, and on the sixteenth day reach the top of the pole and there, of course, remain. New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
Itnnront.hls NsoI,tiss-

'How inuch" asked. taking the white dress necktie that the clerk had carefully put in little box
 Twenty-Five cents,
 You must make money in that line"
 HOn the contrary we lose money, although the articles are sold for five times their worth.
 "Then how can you losep
 ''By so many ties becoming soiled and spoiled from the handling of GUS toners. We lose so many that way that it takes all the profit of. It is not the wearing of necktie that soils it, but the putting on and taking of and banging around. New York Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
Saturday, September 2e, 1891.
The sIanE shseked Illm.


 A dignified bishop of the Methodist Episcopal denomination came to this city from western state a few days ago and put up at hotel near Madison square. After he had eaten breakfast on the morning after his arrival he went to the office of tine hotel and asked to be directed to the Young Mems Christian association building at Twen- ty-third street and Fourth avenue. The clerk told him that the green cars going down Broadway and through Twenty third street would take him right there, The bishop, however, said that he wanted to walk, and he had been in formed tha$the Christian association building was 'just across the park
 ''Yes, that is so, answered the clerk, briskly You cross the park diago- nally, and any of the 'sparows' over there will point out the building to xen."
 ''rhe whatl' asked the bishop
 ''The spaTows the sparrows, re- peated the clerk.
 Do you mean to say that they have trained birds over there2" said the bish- op, in an ineredulous tone.
 It took the hotel clerk five minutes to convince the digniiied bishop that the term sparrow" was commonly ap- pied to park policeman, and it took another five minutes to explain to the good man that the vulgar New York gamins had originated the appeIation to express their conviction that the park policeman's chief occupation was the chasing of sparrows. New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
geno's Paralox.

Many persons will recall the famous paradox of zeno, by which be sought to prove that all motion is impossible.
 "A body" he argued, must move either in place where it is or in a place where it is not. Now, body in the place where it is is stationary and cannot be in motion, nor, obviously, can it be in motion in the place where it is nos. Therefore it cannot move at all"
 Bodies do move, however, and that is sufficient answer to the ingenious philosopher.--New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26

The price of fine silver has declined abroad, and will follow suit in the United States This was to have been expected. The attitude of President Harrison and the Mugwump press has thoroughly convinced foreigners that we are as far as ever from free coinage, and the white metal suffers in conse- queuce. A positive movement in the direction of free coinage would send up the price to the ueighborhood of sl 29 an once. Nuw It is not improbable that 1t will sag back to the point from which tt started when himetallists believed the United States was going to remedy the outrage of 1878. And with it the prices of commodities will be sure to decline also -S. F. Chronicle.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
r,erni,s .. Nsn T. n,.,.

By judicious dieting alone a corpu- lent person may reduce himself in weight, but the loss is almost always very slow indeed after the first two or three weeks and ere long a point is reached when further reduction is inn possible by this means unless he half starves himself" If, however, he ex. ercises freely as well as diets, he can pull himself down as much az he wish es; and this fact supports the theory advanced--that corpulent people owe their overweight to a choking up of the system-for exercise is the one grand eliminator of waste, and does what dieting alone cannot do. Boston Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26

Investigations recently undertaken by direction of the Pope are said at the Vatican to show that mixed marriage between Catholics and Protestants usnally have 8 bad effect on both faiths. Several Bishops have expressed the opinion to the Holy See that such mixed marriages should be made more difficult It is not yet known what de- cision the holy office will take on this subject In any case the question has been opened and will probably soon be determined one way or the other.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26

At the electrical exhibition which has been opened at Frankfort on the Main, the electricity which furnishes both the motive power for the running of the machinery, and also the illumination of tho building at night, is transmitted from the generating center at the Lauflen Falls of the river Neckar, over 100 miles distant from the city of Frankfort. The success of the exper- iment marks another stage of that rev olution in the "~ts et production which electricity is bringing about. New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
Iaurl,

There is more benefit in a good laugh than in all the hot water remedies, faith cures, cold water, electric and all other new tangled treatments in the world, and it does not cost anything. Laugh. If you khow of nothing else to laugh at laugh at your neighbor. He is probably improving his health by laughing at you -Atchison Globe.
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
An Editor in rrouhle.

A downey editor is m trouble from having published the following, Miss Jones, who came here before the flood, is still the guest of her brother" He found it difficult to convince the lady that he meant no reference to her age San Fraucisco Call
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
Inve,a Ynnnr nrenm.

Sweet Girl-Papa, Mir. Poorchapp pro posed to me last night, and told him l would marry him if you were willing, Father-Send him about his busi- ness.
 Sweet Girl-He hasn't ahy.--New tcr} Weekly
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
ornithoiogIeai.

They say asparrow has been known to hatch out king birds sggs,'
 ''Yes; but what of that1 I've known many an eagle to father lark. - Puck
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
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Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
Tit for Tat.

Mir Jinks-Who has been fooling with this gum
 Mrs. Jinks-The new girl got hold o' it this morning and discharged it.
 My graciousl What did you doi' II discharged her. "--Good News,
Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
Indian nepredatlone.

An persons tho have elsims arainst ths Go overnment for l~sses sustsine3 through lp- dian leiltAati,rs in Arizona and New Hsxi. co, will find it tn their interest to ecrnmupi- gard to the game, if they desire ti take sds an. tage of the laf.s recently psssSd by ConErsss to reimburse all parties wi.o have su6svvd such losses WN. Q. O'NRlLT.
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Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
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Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
4 BeautifuI and Lasting Present.

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Arizona silver belt., 1891-09-26
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
CRUMBS FOR MANKATO.

The appropriation bill which passed
the legislature Saturday contained
two items Of interest 10 NankatO. One
was an appropriation Of 5000 for de-
iciency and repairs on the Normal
School. The other is more substan-
Iial and consists Of an increase Of
81. 900 in the annual appropriation for
the school, which puts il on an equal
footing with the Winona Normal
school. This school has for several
years had a larger enrolment than
the school al WinOna, and if anything
lis appropriation should be the larger.
The handsome increase viii be de-
voted mainly TO charging the faculty,
which viii afford relief TO the present
members and viii allow the school TO
do better work. The lack of room
viii be ali the more apparent, and the
next legislature can hardly refuse TO
give the institution the needed adj
diriOnal quarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
TWO FINE HORSES.

Mr.. Fuller, OF Willard i Fuller, the
proprietors Of the well-known Maple
ton stud of horses, wasin the CITY Tues
day on his way TO Madelia and St.
James with two magnificent stations
Coco, a Percheron, and Imperial, a
French Coach. They were exhibited
in the Minneopa House barn TO few
lovers of horse flesh. and received the
encomiums of ali. 1t was the first
time that Chicago winners had been
exhibited in the city. Coco is record
ed in the Percheron Stud Book of
France and his registered number is
1870, and is registered in Vol. ' OF
the Percheron Stud Book of America,
where his recorded number is 1852.
He was sired by Sultan 15S0s, dam BIZ
jon 5000, foaled April 18th, 1885, I'M
ported 1889 by M. w. Durham, of
Wayne, III. He has a record in the
largest French Govt. Shows, taking
prizes two years in succession, in 1883
and 1889, was approved and subsidized
by the French government. He is a
blocky horse of typical draft horse or
der, weighs 1900, and has a splendid
action.
Imperial 600 was foaled May Doth,
1886, imported in 1890, by W. L. ELL
wood, DeKalb, III. He is handsome
brown bay, weighs 1450 pounds. and
stands 16a hands high, with grand
style and action. He took second
prize at the Illinois State Fair in 1890,
third prize at the American Horse
Show in 1890, and is a winner where
ever shown. He was sired by the gov
eminent stallion Utrecht, dam Ro-
settle by Dragon out of daughter OF
Castor. Both horses viii remain
during the season at Madelia and ST
James, and the breeders there are t6
be congratulated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
JOKE THAT MAY BE LOADED.

The Cleveland Leader thus expati-
ates upon the 'anti-tights" bill
While the measure is dead for two
years al least, il is interesting TO note
how it was looked upon from abroad:
When The upper house Of the MinnesO-
ia Legislature introduced a bill prohib-
iGIng the use OF tights on the stage.
or any costume that viii show the
shape OF the female Ieg," it was gen
orally regarded in St. Paul and Min
neap0lIs as a huge joke. The rural
members, however. did not see the
idea IN that light. They thought the
bill good thing and blow at city
sslpauOnS which would remove one
OF the pitfalls from before the feet Of
innocent visitors TO the great Baby
Ions OF sin, where the padding Of
tights and the census 60 leg in leg, so
TO speak. Presently the bill came TO
a votes and. TO the amaZemenB TO the
theater managers. it passed by 81 to
i. Then the stage people Of the
Twin Cities took alarm and set their
wits at work TO devise means Of head
ing Oh the bill in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes. After much discussion
they hit upon the plan Of endeay0ring
TO load the measure down with ridic-
ulOus amendments. One which they
will have d friend Of the siIken,
SkiTJleSs ballet introduced provides
that no female persOnOr persons shall
be allowed 10 wear ''lOw-neck" dress
es or expose in any way the bust
shoulders. or neck Another amend
menb may be offered fOrbidding any
club directors, hotel keepers, barroom
/ keepers, or other persons TO hang up
on the walls Of such resorts or other
wise exhibit therein any pictures or
staDuary exposing the female figure
| unless It's neither limbs" are properly
clothed.
The 1heater managers think that
| these amendments viii open the eyes
| OF the country statesmen TO the
| folly OF their crusade against tights.
| Probably the city members agree with
| the managers, but they may be all
disappointed. VIII the rural law
makers have any more sympathy for
women in private life who dress in
a manner that would shock their own
| wives and daughters at home than
| for the shapely sYlphs Of the stage:
And why should they not legislate
| against art in forms that could never
get a certificate of good moral charac-
Ter from their parsons? The original
''i0ke" Of the McHale bill may be eX-
tended and completed by its enact
! ment, amendments and all. The
snowy bOsoms of society bellies may be
ordered under cover like the agile
neither limbs" of light opera chorus
/ girls. and the nude in art may come
under the ban Of this new departure
in legislation. If so, Minnesota pee-
! pie viii get less fun out Of the stage,
| but the State viii become as widely
known for its modesty as for its hard
/ wheat flour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
Politics Not In It.

The excitement incident to the
meeting of national congress at Wash
ton and the various state legislatures
is always a source of capital for the
city papers, and of course their DELHI
eratiOns are more or less of personal
and general interest. There are, how
ever, many matters taking up the
time Of those bodies through local
strifes which, while they are amusing.
are as well disgraceful. The affairs
of large corporations are not allowed
TO assume such an atmosphere of eX-
citement: everything must work in a
quiet, methodical way. Take the
railways for eXample-every train
must run on fixed schedule. and every
man IN his place at all times. The
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
trains running from St. Paul and Min
neapolis TO Watert0wn, S. D.. through
central Minnesota and Iowa are
managed TO meet the wants and re-
quirements Of the travelling public.
Ask any of its agents for maps, rates
and particulars. or address c. NJ. Pratt
Gen. Tkt. and Pass. Agt., Minneapo-
lis, MINI. 44t2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
Deafness Can be Cured

By local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing.
and when it is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
fIammation can be taken out and this
tube restored TO its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh. which is nothing but an infiam-
ed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that we cannot cure by LAX
ing Halls Catarrh Cure. Send Tor
circulars free.
F. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo O.
Sold by druggists. 15c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
THE OLD SETTLER RACKET.

The RerielU undertakes to belittle
the FREE PRESS because one Of its
employees was defeated for City treas
urer. Without entering into the
merits Of the election it looks
like gh0ulish glee that pleases the
''old settlers" organ The fact re-
mains. however. that whether the
.'old settlers" know it or not Hunt
and the FREE PRESS are doing more
to keep the moss from the door and
the grass from the streets Of Mankato
than any other visible influence there.
The ''old settlers" of the Rerie,D stamp
in Southern Minnesota have rested on
their oars for the past 20 years and al
lowed the streams Of valuable immi-
grafton TO flow to the north, south and
west and settle lands and build towns
IN sections that are far inferior TO
this.-Lake Crgstdl Mirror.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
LEASED THE BOSTON.

Mr.. Fred Boehmer has leased The
Boston Cafe, under the Model Cloth
ing House, for a term Of three years.
with the privilege Of five, and viii
take possession May 1st. Mr.. BOeh-
mer viii on that date close his present
lunch counter and viii personally con-
duct The Boston. His long expert
ence warrants that he will maintain
il at its present high standard. 1t is
a fine eating house and deserves sup
port.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24

"How to Cure all Skin Diseases. I"
Simply apply aSwayne's Ointment. I"
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter, eczema, itch, erysipelas. all un-
slightly eruptions on the face, hands,
nose ETC., leaving the skin clear, white
and healthy. Its great healing and cur
alive powers are possessed by no other
remedy. Ask your druggist for Swayne's
Ointment. dec12 ,6mts
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
MANKATo FREE Press.
CHANGE AT THE ". c. OFFICE.

Mr.. Ed. Jones Thursday assumed
the agency of the Western Uuion Tel
egraph Office in this city, succeeding
Mr.. Sloat. Mr.. Jones was until year
ago the assistant operator. and his
promotion viii be pleasing TO his
friends. Of whom he has many in the
city. He is young and energetic. and
viii doubtless prove satisfactory TO
all concerned. It is but due TO Mr..
Sloat TO say that he did as well as the
facilities afforded him would permit.
Mr. Zimmerman has received the
following communication from the
Company. which viii be OF interest:
MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi, April u.
?. ZIMMERMAN. ESQ. Mankato, MINI.
DEAR SIR beg TO acknowledge
your esteemed favor of the 3Ist Of
March together with a petition from
; numerous travelling men from the
State Of Minnesota, asking for longer
Sunday and week day hours at our
AfankatO Office.
In reply / would say that the Asst.
SUpt. was in your city a few days ago
and finding that the Sunday hours at
that time maintained was not suffi-
Gent necessary for the Sunday bust
ness. arranged the hours in such
manner as No doubt viii cover the re-
quest you make.
/ don't see how it viii be possible
TO arrange longer hours on week days
without mourning considerable eX-
penSe IN the employment Of an addl-
UiOnal operator. which the business at
this time win not warrant.
Our patrons there are receiving the
same service furnished al over the
country 10 cities Of that size or much
larger. II viii always be my aim 10
give our patrons Of your city the best
of service possible and with that end
IN view I snail increase the hours as
often as the business viii demand.
Yours Truly.
!. MCAIICHAEL. Supt.
We learn that the Sunday hours
have been doubled, and are now as
follows: From : TO 10 q. m. and from
TO sd. n. This vii be a c0Qsidera-
bic Improvement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
DIED.

ZELLMER-At her home in Pleasant Mound,
Minnesota, April 18th. 1891. Bertha, wife OF
William Zellmer
Deceased leaves a devoted husband and eight
children. the youngest but a few days old, and
many relatives and friends to mourn her I'M
timely death. The funeral was held on We'd
nesday, the 18th, from the Lutheran church IN
Pleasant Mound and was attended by a vast
concourse of sympathizing neighbors. A good
mother, true wife and excellent neighbor has
gone to rest.