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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
From Thursdays Daily.

-ThOs. j. Jones is the grandfather
of an eight pound girl.
August Barneke, of Eagle Lake,
and Emma Andregg, of Mankato were
given a marriage license yesterday.
The young ladies at the Normal
are talking up tennis court. There
is no healthier exercise than this pop
ular game affords.
Postmaster Mcconnell received a
letter to-day from Chicago stating
that Mr.. Ward, whose illness at the
Palmer House the FREE PRESS men
toned a few days ago, is worse.
The new Mankato National bank
building is completed and will be oc-
cupied in a few days. The new coun-
tiers and other furniture are the finest
of the kind in the city.
Geo. B. Owen has sold and deliv-
cred one of those elegant Estey up
right pianos in French walnut, to
Rev. Bergstrom, pastor of the Baptist
church. Mr.. B. is a Judge of what is
good, and is well pleased with his in
Strument.
"A new plate glass front is being
placed in Dominick Oster's saloon,
being the fifth put in that block
this spring. When the other four are
in, block IA will be one Of the hand
soonest in the city.
The Union pleads hard for the To-
cation of the equity fair at Lake Crys-
cal. The Lake is beautiful village,
full of enterprise and genuine western
grit, and next to Mankato is probably
the most desirable point in the county
for an agricultural fair. But Mankato
is undisputably the place for the fair.
The Mankato Mercantile Co. has
fine line of Chaillies. lowered zeph-
yrs. and black cashmere shawls, which
have lately been received. These in
clude some very elegant and fashion
able goods, Ladies in search of any
kind of dry goods should not fail to
call at this store. d&w1t
The section house of the Chicago
| & North Western road, at MankatO
Junction burned to the ground yes
terday. 1t was valued at about $500.
The section foreman, John Zuhls-
dorff, lost the greater part of his
household goods, as the fire made
rapid Roadway after it got start.
Quite number of cases of la grippe
are reported, several Of them being
severe. As general thing, however,
the physicians say that the cases are
not as severe as last winter. The
sunny weather of the two or three
days previous to this reduced the num-
Der of cases, but the dampness of
today is very aggravating.
AT the meeting of those interest
ed in the racing circtit Tuesday, all of
the towns were represented, and the
details of the coming races were talked
over. 1t was decided that the entries
should be governed by the usual rules
VI Ulle UIdCh. LINUS La, duouU o1.oOo
of the purses for the Mankato races
has been guaranteed by the business
men, and the balance will be secured.
MIR. I'll. Zimmerman Jr., admins
traitor of f. G. Zimmerman, deceased
yesterday sold the well known stallion
.'Vitesse" to e. G. Freeman and o. G.
Wynkoop, of Jefferson, Iowa. The
gentlemen have secured one of the
best bred horses in the state, and may
well feel proud of their purchase. He
is of the HambletOnian strain and his
get are universally fine and handsome
colts. Iowa uis fast coming to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
From Wednesdays Daily.)

Judge Mead has secured pension
of S12 per month for John A. Connolly,
of St. Clair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
SPECIAL SALE OF RIBBONS.

all colors grades including Neckwear Ribbons, the
Ribbons
SATURDAY only will give regular selling price
We still Lot No Lot No No. Kid Glove de-
the minimum and closing prices S2 and $I49 Lot
mostly line Kid Gloves for 1891
surely indispensable every Glove is guaranteed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
Hosiery Department !!

Ladies regular made imported fancy Silk Hose assorted coo
Hammer New York,
70 import. We will offer them 60 pair
Black Isle Hose high piced heel good thing 5000
will sell this line pair This line purchased
before the Mckinley bill took effect.
Black Hose article sold ordinarily
pair. price will be pair.
* doz good thing
All the above goods
and money will be refunded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

HUI

-..Hcr complexion used to be a great
10 her" '.Ah, we'll. that lit
tie matter is all made up now-"-N. \.
Herald.
Knew from Expcricnce.-Bcnedic
-"Only fools get married" Celibate-
..That's my belief. How is your wife,"
Yankee Blade.
Husband 10 Xife-..I must remind
YOU that our failure Is too e to al
low o to wear this diamond neck
lacc."-Lc Figaro.
-Gucsts at the Restaurant lover q
plate Of chops which are nothing but
bones -.-But waitress. these are regu-
lar ballct-chops."-Fliegende Blatter.
-.Bickles is back after a six months
stay in France ibid he learn the
French l~anguage?' mo; all he did
was to forget English.
Post.
-Canvasscr-sCan I see the good man
Of the house. madamc?" Mrs. Naggcrs
No. you cant. There isn't any good
man in the house. There's only my
husband"
1t Is hard for the unprecedented OBJ
server to tell which talks the loudest, a
party OF men playing sancho pedro or a
party Of young playing whist
Somcrvillc journal.
-Clayton-"How do you like that
typewriter ! scnt you? Is she accurate
and careful enough for you?" Rawlcy-
mo doubt her being careful She
| stops and asks me how TO spell every
word.--Contincnt.
The question is asked. .'What h
the difference between a woman and .
lady?' A lady Is she who listens e
your conversation with apparent pleas
IRE: a woman Is one who confines hcl
attention to that other fellow.-Bostor
Transcript.
-.'vhat Is the deepest depth Of ig
~norancc:" asked the philosopher mus
ingly. and the mar Of the world made
haste 70 answer. 1T Is the ignorance
displayed by a railway official wher
there has been a wreck on his road. -
ST. Joseph News.
Mrs. P~orkly-"I often wonder how
people manage TO understand each othc
ia France Mrs. Gotham -"How ab
surb." Mrs. Porkly--"I don't think d
absurd at all. Both my daughters speal
French. and they can't understand eacl
other. -Harpcr's Bazaar.
81 have started 70 work on q Ave
act play, said the reporter who write
badly to the city editor, but ! don
know whether tofinish II OF not Fir
ish IL by all means" was the reply
"You cant get too much exercise !
~pcnmanship. Washington Post.
--Conclusivc Proof. Office Boy
ssfhcrc was n man in 10 see you d
day" Nevcrpay-"Who was hep" o
Ace Boy don't know, sir Neve
|, lay-"vcll, say, Johnnny, do va
think he was anybody owe?" Onis
Boy-''Oh, no., sir. he's never been bel
before. "-Dc~tou Courics
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

FARMER TALDUT WAS HAPPY.
he was a kind-hearted and pleasantly
disposed man.
However. after Miss Amanda Brown
appeared upon the scene, his feeling
soon underwent a decided change.
Perhaps. after all. he thought, wom-
En- We're not all alike; ut least Amanda
was widely different from most Of the
Women Of his experience: and somehow
she had a knack Of making everybody
around her 50 comfortable.
One afternoon Farmer Talbut came
rushing to the door. and in an excited
voice, called TO his housckecpcr:
Mandy! Mandy! The pigs are IN
N clover; and there isn't . man with
IN . mile Of here! 10 come and help
me
throwing her apron over her head
amanda hurried on 70 the clover field,
who're two half-grown pigs were MAX
ing sad havoc by trampling down the
lovely patch Of which the farmer had
~ The spring been justly proud.
70 encourage the intrudcrs TO make
.nelr way out with o. little trouble -
possible, he let the bars down, and ther
~'sd p drive them V the opening; bu'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The m~illionaircs have only six
majority left in the United States SEN
ate To overcome a majority Of over six.
" million pcoplc.-St. Louis Republic.
Most Of the republican rogues
employ a congressional committee Of
their party to whitcwash them. Quay
undertook the job for himself. lie
wanted it thoroughly done. N. y.
World.
Over one million republican voters
failed 20 vote az the last election be
cause they had resolved to investigate
the protection bunco. Make Il clciir q
them and they never again will vote .
republican ticket. N. y. World.
The republican leaders ought K
al thank God for the British lion, bui
II we are to fight that greedy beast thu
partv in power should cease to squandeI
the money which the people are con
stantly pouring into the treasury.
when the democrats were II
power the condition that confronted
! them was a surplus and their Theory
was to prevent IL by reducing taxes
The republicans defeated tax reduction
and the condition which they leave i q
bankrupt treasury. with a choice be
tween partial population OF new taxes
N. Y. World.
The cquanimity Of ex-Czar Rec
may not be n little disturbed by tn
fact that. in his state. after his re
tircmcnt from dictatorship, the city Q
bangor elected q democratic mayor "a
the first time in eight years; the cit
OF Biddcford went democratic by . cor
siderable majority. and Belfast clccte
4 democratic mayor. Evidently Main
doesn't take kindly 70 the ''favolit
con. ALBANY Argus.
Col. Biocks-of-Five Dudlcy's .
sertion that he ID O Of politics" wi
be tn with several good-sized grair
OF salt. Whcna man Il quietly droppe
into the waste-basket By the one who
he has made president he may see At
reside outside the house for q time, b
he usually turks around the Jack allie
with q sandbag until that gentlema
unconsciously emergcs from his res
|, dence upon : dark nighI-Chiess
Tunes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

own and he 50 far forgot himself that
he bent forward and actually planted .
lingering kiss on that same warm
check.
John Talbut, l should think You
were old enough 70 behave YOURSELF
cried Amanda, in an injured voice.
as She. after a slight struggle. freed
herself from his grasp and walked in
dignantly back to the house.
Two days passed, and Farmer Taibut
sauntcred into the little sitting-room,
where Amanda sat quietly sewing.
As he looked down into her face, he
perceived that her nose and eyes were
very red, and marks Of tears were still
fresh on her plum p cheek.
..yvhy. Mandy" he cried. what on
earth Is the matter?'
Matter enough" answered
I'm going TO leave"
Going 10 leave: Amanda you must
be mad. Don't pay you wages
enouphg"
Eyes," said Amanda, lit isn't for that
am going. The fact Of the matter Is,
am getting TO be the town talk, and
am not going to stand il; and the soon
or ] leave this place the better i VIII
be for me-"
Overcome with surprise, Farmer
Talbut sank hclplcssly in a chair DC
side his housckecpcr.
s.Town talk. Mandy" he said -
wish You would explain, for swear !
don't understand you"
..Wcll." said Amanda. its just this
You remember the day we tried 70
drive the pigs out Of the clover field?'
Remember Il? lie guessed he did.
WHY. Il had not been out Of his head
Ave minutes for the whole two days,
ana a smile passed over his lips as nc
nodded TO Amanda, who, with her eyes
bent On her work. and cheeks as red a.
q pcony. continued:
..Nell. that gossip ng old creature
sophie wilkins. who lives down II
Burnham's Meadow. was passing JUS
tie other side Of the stone wall whc'
fell. and she saw-saw-'
Here Amanda stopped short. over
come with maiden modcsty.
..Saw me kiss you." continued th'
4 farmer. '1Uu went uuA
over the ncighborhood. Is tina y
Mandy?' \.
..Ycs,- answered Amanda. that
inst Il: and she said ] had been SCI
! ting my cap for you ever since ! cam
here
SITS lust like the meddlesomc Q !
! rat. But | say, Mandy. let's give her
! little surprise" w,
Amanda looked inqdiringly into III
, face.
!. .sYou see, Mandy" he continued, 10
|, some weeks ! have known that can
: ret along without you, no way; =
YOU will marry me Ill ask b parse
, IN 70 our Sunday dinner, and well hay
. the splicing done right up Ut the sam
! time. What do you say, Mandy, are 20
4 agrccablc?" ",
Amanda was agreeable, and ~
/. farmer sealed the agreement with
! kiss which could be heard almost
Z Burnham's Meadow. -Joseph'ue Low
lace. IN N. Y. Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

there ~ nothing so obstinate and exas.
pcrnting ~ q couple Of young pigs. and
they rushe1 squealing BY the opening
without as much a. a glance.
Round and round vent the pigs.
squealing and prunting al every step;
and round and round ran Farmer Tai
but. pulling and wheeling in hot pur-
suit, with Amanda close az his heels.
Al last, stopping short in the center
81 the field and hopping the sweat
from his flushed face. he exclaimed. In
q dcspairing voice:
ITS no use. Mandy: the pcsky little
devils won't 20 out til they yet ready,
= We might as well 90 back 10 the
house"
II wouldn't use swear words said
Amanda. severely. Let rs try once
more; you Ga this way. and III 20 that,
and wen head off the critters
So saying. they started in opposite
directions, with the pigs sqnealing just
ahead.
II was d laughable sight to see the
pigs and their pursucrs as they all
rushed cxcitcdly toward the open bars.
| As the animals drew near the opening.
the foremost one turned as though TO
rush back into the field. As he did so
Amanda sprang forward. II She could
only seize the foremost pig and push
him through the opening, she knew the
other one would soon follow.
With a wild spring she swooped down
upon the offender. who with a pro-
longcd squcal slipped cunningly from
beneath her grasp, and Amanda, losing
her balance. fell headlong into the
arms of Farmer Talbut, her nose strik.
ing against his ample shirt-front with
such force hat the blood rushed from
it like clarct from a broken bottle.
..Oh. oh. OH cried Amanda II
reckon my nose is broken"
Don't faint, Mandy 40 oh. please
don't. lin very sorry il hurt you so,'
said the sympathetic farmer, still hold
ing her in his arms and carefully wip-
ing the blood from her upturned face.
II am not a-going 70 faint" said
Amanda. with a little spirit; but oh
il did hurt sou and the tears came Il
Amanda's eyes at the thought of the in
jury 10 her poor nose.
All Farmer Talbut's sympathies wcr'
aroused, and for a few moments n
failed to realize that he was a bachelor
and that this was a real woman he wa
holding in his arms: besides. Amanda
soft. warm cheek was very close TO III
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time we came 20 italy. and the boat
landed pretty alternately in both coun-
tries. But 70 mix up things still more
there Is one little town called Cam
phone. which. although on the Swiss
side Of the lake. belongs 10 Italy By
some curious international arrange
ment. think our baggage was de-
clarcd about thirty times all through
that day. OF course II we had paid =
bride 10 the custom house officers at
the beginning there would have been
no trouble. but coming from America,
where all customs officers are incor
ruptible. the Pennsylvania could not
be- expected 10 know that.
This lovely lake Is the spot ] have
picked ont for Maj Neutrality-suspicious.
Sharp, in Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

4<@ anu fodfcu uP
WI v;de.mouthcd chimney, sending
,n.l ! cheering warmth which. al
,homrh the spring was well advanced,
,,,,c Ar dir Of comfort TO the other
s,.. chilly apartment. lie was just
Timing "a realize what real comfort
was like and now that he had found
4 va enjoying il 70 his hearts 2 n
tent.
~ life. or nj least rs much Of il as he
'oula remember. had been tortured with
bou,ekcepers: and not until meek n
modest Amanda Brown had become
u innate Of his hoIuc had he known
resting place for the sole Of his foot.
one had been independent and high
s,runq and would not allow him the
slightest authority in his own estab-
lishment.
Another had been caught carrying
AWAY sundry packages Of tea, coffee
and sugar 10 her friends, 10 say moth
inr Of the homcspun table linen and
other articles Of domestic value which
She had boldly pilfered before making
Der exit.
And still another whose habits were
60 untidy that the whole house looked
like a curiosity shop before she had
been one week under its roof; and the
meals which she set upon the table
we're nauseating in the extreme and as
inaigestible Us a rubber shoe.
Bnt now there was a most decided
change. From garnet to cellar the old
farmhouse had been thoroughly cleaned
and renovated. and. as Farmer Ialbu'
aid: ut shone like a new PIN
The house had not been torn nm and
IL contents tossed about for days. after
The usual style Of housekeeping. but IN
nnict, undemonstrative way thing'
had been Strengthened. cleaned ane
pul TO rights until the old place lookec
y il had never looked before. and q
sense OF ease and comfort pervaded thu
! whole atmosphere.
: And for once in his life Farmer Tai
Ait was happy; his slippers were i
ace beside the hearth, his meals were
seady the moment he reached Tn
house. and 20 deliciously cooked that h
had GAINED : number Of pounds u
weight since the advent Of his nev
housekceper.
Amanda Brown was a plump. rosy
ef.eeked maiden Of forty summers
modest and quiet 10 her way, neat an
aav land a most delightful cook. and sh
socri contentedly realized that no on
could do better justice y, her splendi
dinners than Farmer Talbut. He We
knew that he had secured . prize IN IN
way Of housekecpcr and he intended !
keep her. II kind treatment made nc
willing TO remain.
Many a mans heart has been rcache
through his stomach, and Farmer Ia
butts heart was in warm sympathy wit
his organs OF digestion. He was q bacl
elor. and il was his intention to renal
50 70 the end Of the chapter. His =
perience in the housekeeping line ha
convinced him what life would be II
werc tied down TO a woman forcvc
and he had made up his mind. long e
this. that nothing in pctticoats cou
ever dominccr over him 50 long as !
was in his right mind.
lie was about fifty years Of age AZ
possessed enough Of this worlds goo'
70 keep him comfortable for life.
But il should here be mentioned tina
aside from his aversion to the fair SC
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

Mrs. Amelia liives Chanier. the
authorizes, Is said 70 be making great
progress In her art studies In Paris,
which include both painting and sculp-
turc.
Carmen sylvia" has . great liter
ary admirer In the sultan Of Turkey.
The queen of Roumania recently sent a
superb edition 81 her works 70 the Vt
toman potentate. who has expressed
great pleasure In reading the queens
poems.
Mr.. bancroft was born only six
years after Bryant; Prescott was
four years his senior, Bancooft was .
years old when Emerson vas born.
George Ticknor, who "a been dead
twenty years. was only9 years old when
Bancroft was born. Bancroft survived
Hawthorne nearly twenty-seycn years,
though Hawthorne was four years his
junior.
An exchange says that joaquin Mil
Ter grows more eccentric than ever as
he gets older. He lives the life Of q
hermit. .'loafing and inviting his SOUL"
as Walt Whitman puts II. on his rancn
near Oakland. Cal. There are three
cottages on the ranch, one OF which II
devoted to his wife md her children,
the second to his mother, while h poet
occupies the third and seldom seeks so
cicty Of any sort.
-Ex-Secretary Bayard has aged con-
siderably since leaving Washington.
though in apparently good health. II
is noted that success in politics seems
to act as a powerful tonic, and public
men in Washington bear their years
better than when retired to private
life. 1t will be remembered that See
rotary Blaine aged faster during his
four years retirement than he did be-
fore or has since.
The library left by the late George
Bancroft is repnted to be n OF the
best private collections Of ooks in tbs
country. 1t contains about twelve thou
sand volumes, among which are many
works in foreign languages. and ever,
book in the collection has a value apar'
from its selling price. The books were
closely packed in the four rooms tha'
comprised Mr.. Bancroft's library work
shop. and there was ' cny attemp
made to display them.
: king Kalakaua was worshiped p,
the colored folks. When he visited New
York they crowded to see him. and eve
/ since they have kept his portrait con
: ~spicuous in many Of their homes. Iii
. kinky hair and the general features o
: his face were such that it was hopeless
to try to convince the ignorant anon
i, them that he was not an African, PEI
!. haps nothing that has happened sine
! the war pleased the race 50 well as tn
honors that were paid 70 the walnut
colored king in this county.
I. Queen Victoria has five maids TO a
sist IL her toilct-viz-. three dresser
: and two wardrobe We are tol
also by high authority that the senie
\ dresser. who has been many years wit
her majesty. is especially charged wit
the task of conveying ordersto differer
= tradespcoplc - jewelers., diapers IN
4 dressmakcrs; one dresser and one var
!. robe are in constant attendant
on the queen, taking alternate day
All this when the royal lady is we'll an
4 in good spirits. At other times the mai'
L are made TO retire TO the lower apar
II mcnts and told TO stay there until Gale
- f,r
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Il never felt myself fioored but once
in nv life" said the drummer. with the
air OF q man who thinks he has
thing worth the telling. 1T was down
in Maine. = he continued. after waiting
long enough TO set curiosity On an edge
.sTd been living on railway sandwiches
for . week. and ] just longed for :
square meal. Well. we had 20 stop att
way station for q couple Of hours, on
ccoun OF . hot box or something o.
that sort, and one Of the brakemen put
ne on 70 what he said was . first-ciass
restaurant. looked il up and ordered
q steak. The steak came. but u was =
disappointment. l sawed away on II
till nv arms ached. II was out Of the
question 70 chew the small bits I ore
on from IL thou xh ! tried hard gave
Il up finally. and as ] paid my score 4
said. incidentally: That's about the
toughest eating I ri experienced lie
took the money. swept Il into the
drawer. and without . CULVER he cooliy
remarked: You don't seem 70 consider
how much good it'll do you in the wsy
% oxercissi' "-Bcston Transcript
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r,sot the Pigs-in-tho- Glover Epi-
eodo Accomplished.

A T.
BuT sat toast
ing his shins be-
fore q glowing
wood fire in his
cory little Sit
ting room, with
n smile Of salts
faction on his
round, rudy
fa Q .. T b .
fla mes lcapcd
and roared up