davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-07-19

Cyrus W. Field, tie originator of
the Atlantic cable, is dead.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-07-19

The First and Second Regiments,
West Virginia National Guard. COM
manded respectfully by Col. R. H.
Freer and Col. j. w. A. Ford, will
hold their second annual encamp-
ment this year at Camp Blenner-
hassett," near Parkersburg, COM
mencing July 20 and lasting six days.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-07-19
Fresh Cement.

TUST received n Car Load Of fresh Cnmber-
- laml HYDRAULIC CEMENT. for sale by
the barrel aud less. and i'll sacks
b e. WASHINGTON, Agt.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-07-19

Mount Etna is in eruption.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-07-19
MARRIED.

In the Evangelical Church. Abortion Md.
July 18th, 1927 v Rev. H.. II. Dauty. Mr..
SAMUEL NJ. WINEBRENER. of Charles
Town w Va. to Miss MOLLIE F. JACKSON.
of Abortion Md.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
preparing for worlds Fair Year.

She was seated at her little desk, with
memoranda, writing paper and envel-
opes piled up around her, and was hard
at work when her friend and neighbor
dropped in to see her.
I'm making my plans for Worlds fair
year" she explained
The visitor shudderel
For some reasons" she went on, 81
dread to think of it. There'n be fear
full crush. What plans are you max
ing?"
why, I've made up list of my out
of town friends, decided on the accom-
modations | have here and I'm sending
an invitation to each to visit me at a
specified time.
Dear me, but you are hospitable."
Not at all; I'm wise. Id go away if
| could, but | can't, and my only hope is
to have the house filled with my friends.
If DON'T
"Well, if you don't?"
''If don't acquaintance will keep it
full anyway and it won't be half so
pleasant. As matter of precaution
am making sure of the friends. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
RecoIlect,ons of Oxford.

Ny not being at public school has, /
have no doubt, strengthened my love of
my university and my college. In my
time the "head masters" had not had
everything their own way. 1t was pos
sible to enter Oxford at the age of nine
tent was nothing wonderful to get
scholarship before eighteen or even
earlier still. And to be scholar and fell
low of Trinity from 1841 to 1S47 was
something to be. 1t was indeed circle
to look back to of which fifty years ago l
was chosen member, a circle of which
man is much to be blamed if he is not
wiser and nobler for having been one
But love Of the foundation, the feeling
of membership, of brotherhood, in an
ancient and honorable body, the feeling
of full possession in ones college as
home, the feeling of personal nearness
to a benefactor of past times, all that
gathers round the scholarship that was
something worthier than a mere prize,
the fellowship that was something
worthier than a examiners wages-an
this, l hope, has not even yet utterly
forming commission after another, such
feelings have undoubtedly greatly weak
ened in the Oxford to which have come
back.
In the unreformed university, the un-
reformed college in which 1 had the
happiness to spend my youth, we had
time to learn something, because we
were not always being taught. We
were not kept through our whole time,
vexed by examination after examination,
examined in this subject one term, in
that subject the next term, all ingenious
ly combined for the better forgetting of
one thing before the next was taken in.
We had one examination, and search
ing one, the successful passing of which
could not seem to any but a fool to be
the goal of study, but which, by the
reading it required, gave man the best
possible start for study in several
branches of knowledge.-Edward A.
Freeman in Forum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29


till his men got skeered and demanded that
he put back Nuthin so very peart about
that. He finally riz the land. He had to
riZe it. 1t was right thar to be riz. I'd
hev done the same thing with both eyes
shet. Bill Skinner, how's that snake bit
gal O. yours a-gittin!'
''She's a-gittin tolerably, thank yo'," re-
piled Bill
''Glad to hear it. Reckon it's gwine to
be a powerful var fur snakes Wall, Co
lumbus he diskivered America. Why not9
How could he help it? She was right thar
befo' him, all spread out like a bed quilt,
and he had to do it. S'posen he'd bin
asked to walk three miles through a
swamp, as l was. to find old man Harker's
dead body a-swingin to limb. as 1 did
could he IA done it? Not by doggone
sight He'd "a lost his bearins in five
minits. never could a-bear the fuss they
make over him. faint material 'Tain't
doin right by the rest of US. Kurnel
White, somebody was a-sayin as how you'd
lost a mewl by sickness"
The ''kurnel" admitted the truth of the
report, and for the next fifteen minutes
Abram talked mules Then the late owner
of the dead mule had to go, and Mr.. jed
foot resumed:
Columbus sloshed around fur awhile and
then returned to Spain to tell of his dis
kiveries. He was boosted right into popu-
larity to once. The consarned critters
yelled and hooted and cheered till they
made him think he was bigger'n guv' nor.
He hadn't done nuthin, as l said befo', and
he knew he hadn't, but he let 'em boiler
and pile on the praise and never said a
word. l reckon I'd "a done the same,
though 'twould hev bin hard on my con-
science. They've got him in history and
the skule books, and every now and then
yo' hear what a great man he was. Don't
yo' all believe it, Jest give any of US half
the show he had and see what we would
dol We're ambishus and willin, but we
doan' git no show. Too much doggone
jealousy around, yo' see. One critter is too
tarnally afraid another critter will make a
reputashun and git to be county clerk or
lookin into the doahs'
yes"
"Reckon he wants me. Reckon it's some
niger who wants five dollars and hain't
willin to give over 40 per cent. interest.
hain't given to self praise, as said befo',
but put that same Christopher Columbus
down m these yere parts today and what
sort of a success would he make of it?
Why, dod rot my hind buttons if he
wouldn't be putin a chattel mortgage on
his only mewl in less'n fo' weeksl Yes,
sah-yes, sab, and yo' all know hain't a
bit jealous when | say it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
A Question TO Puzzle Over.

He was likely" looking Afro-Amer
lean, and as he boarded the elevated
train at Twenty-eighth street attracted
no small amount of attention. He be-
took himself to one of the cross seats,
facing the rear of the car. AS he set
tied himself comfortably, one of the
two male passengers seated opposite
said to his companion in what was
evidently intended to be an undertone,
but which was nevertheless plainly au-
dible, ':Do your people permit colored
folks to ride in first class compartments
in public conveyances?" What the re-
ply to the question may have been will
never be known. As for the occasion of
the query, he did not betray by so much
as the movement of muscle or the
culver of an eyelash that he had over
heard what had been said.
But just before Blocker street was
reached he Strengthened himself up and
addressed the inquirer. 'Dis yere amt
no question of the Fiftyent' mend
ments," he said. 81 knows right plain
dat me and my race has all de rights OBJ
de white peoples to ride in desc yer
keers so long as we got de money and
HAYES ourselves. So dat amt de ques-
ton. But what l would like to have
you gemmens tell is dis, How kin man
be colored when he's born SOP
And as he stalked out of the car the
passengers all looked at one another and
wondered if they had been given new
problem in socio-political economy to
puzzle over.-New York Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
PREPARING FOR A MOB.

Roman Authorities Barriraains Every
Available Point OF AtI.ck.
ROME, April 26. The authorities be-
gan the work of barricading tie resi-
dences of officials and also the banks.
This is done in view of disturbances
which occurred Sunday and of the APP
prehension of more serious disturbances.
The working classes are greatly stirred
up by the prospect of renewal Of the
flour tax, this being used as an
argument to animate them
against the government. The ex-
IRENE socialists are very active,
and besides appealing to the prejudice
against the moneyed and upper classes,
they have enlisted the sympathy and
cooperation of the Irredentist agitators.
Threats are freely uttered against the
Austrains, and there is reason TO fear
that IN the event of riot the Austrian
embassy would be assailed. For this
reason the lower windows Of the Aus
TRAM embassy are being walled
strongly enough to prevent any
assaliants from entering or shoot
ing into the embassy. The members
and servants Of the embassy are armed,
and every preparation has been made to
give deadly reception to a mob.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Copyright, 1882. by Charles B. Lewis.1

were able to furnish information at once.
We killed the man on Apache avenue on
the Sd day of last September, and his grave
is marked mo. 9" in our cemetery. NE
vada Ned' was out for game that day, but
we did not draw ON him until he had fired
twice
We took Mr.. jackson out to view his
brothers last resting place, and also
showed him the bills to prove that we
gave the departed forty-two dollar fu-
neral. He expressed his gratitude in the
strongest language, and subscribed to THE
KICKER and paid a year in advance. Mr..
Jackson goes from here to Tucson, and we
cordially recommend him to the people of
that town as a thorough gentleman. He
offered to refund us the forty-two dollars,
but we couldn't accept it. We make it a
rule to pay all funeral expenses out Of our
own pocket.
WE SHALL OF CoURsE.-Our contempt
rary is out with the suggestion that the
coming Fourth of July be celebrated in
old fashioned style, and wants to know
if the governor can't be induced to come
here and deliver the Grafton. We don't
think he can. We think he has more
sense than to entertain such a thought. If
there is any celebration we shall, as mayor
of the town, be in it. We shall lead it. We
shall deliver the Grafton, lead the process
sion, and probably boss the fireworks in
the evening. There is no salary attached
to our Office. We were elected for the
honor there is in it, and propose to squeeze
the old machine perfectly dry. There may
be some mayors in this territory who are
satisfied with the title, but we want every
| thing connected with it. If our esteemed
mporary-circulation 460-wants to
be the means of getting somebody shot, let
him encourage his idea as set forth above.
! CAN'T REMEMBER-We have received q
letter from Philadelphia asking us if q
young man named Victor Hugo Scott has
applied at THE KICKER Office during the last
year for situation on the editorial staff.
We can't remember, as the applicants
number half dozen per week. We have
dim sort of recollection that such per-
son did call. however, and that three days
later he went over to Clinch Valley and
the boys took him for horse thief and
laid him away. We will look over our files
| as soon as we get time and see how it was.
Probably half the newspaper men who
come this way get planted sooner or later,
! and it is almost impossible for US to re-
member names and dates and where they
lie sleeping.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
MEMORIAL DAY.

Soon another Memorial Day will be
upon US. Soon another opportunity
will be presented to loving hearts and
willing hands to commemorate the
heroic needs eff those who fell in de-
Tense of our common country and our
flag. While it may be fitting and
proper that the G. A. r. take the in
itiatory in the ceremonies of Memo
rial Day, it is the privilege of crate
full people to join and participate in
the exercises of that day; it is day
for the whole people; every true
American citizen has common inter
est i'm the national unity and integ-
rity purchased by the blood of the de-
feeders of the Republic; and the spirit
of true patriotism will be better fos-
tered by the participation of the
whole people in these object lessons
of patriotism. The impress npon the
minds of the young and rising gener-
alton will be more indelibly fixed if
active and devoted participation is
made the privilege of all.
Manifest gratitude for blessings en-
joyed is productive of ennobling i'm
pulses in the participant. To the end
then that the fullest benefit may come
to us, let ALL the people join in this
annual tribute to the memory of the
nations dead.
W. JACOBY,
A1av Wiltin Poet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Heard at West Superior.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, april 26.-The
report from Philadelphia of the arrest
of j. j. Hallowell, cashier of tie Super
ior National bank, on the charge of
embezzlement, created general surprise
here, where he is wei! known. The
dispatch served to make known other
facts in connection with the banks
affairs. A few days ago President Cad
wallader was requested to resign and
Cashier Hallowell was indefinitely sus-
pended Mr.. Cadwallader will
likely have more trouble to
extricate himself from the affairs
affairs Of the bank than will Hallowell,
he not having so many influential
friends and money behind him. The
story Of the complication is this, as told
by President Alvord:
Both Mr.. Cadwallader and Mr.. Halo
well have loaned excessive amounts in
cash to themselves and frierds, and the
discovery of this led to the retirement of
Cadwallader and the suspension of Hal
lowell. Mr.. Cadwallader also exceeded
his authority in issuing. stock. We have
telegraphed the controller OF the currency
the facts, and have notified the American
Surety Company of Philadelphia that we
shall hold them responsible for any losses.
They are bondsmen in the sum of 10000
for each man. Between the two they are
shy 5000. They gave uD personal notes
for this money, The bank is aot embar-
raised in the least
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Matters of Minor I'm portaaee m a Con-
densed Form.

Matters of Minor Importance m a Con-
densed Form.
Detroit, Mich, has varioloid scare.
Cholera is spreading in Afshanistan
and Persia.
Two Mexicans were frozen to death
In Colorado last week.
Fire at New London, Conn.,, Monday
destroyed the Colby academy. Loss
$4,000.
Governor Flower has offered $1,000
reward for the capture of Tom O'Brien.
the bunco king.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton OF ID. M. Besse as register of the
Ashland (Wis.) land office.
The plan for the reunion of the five
republics of Central America into a
single confederation has been again re-
viyed.
Thomas Turnbull, who died Monday
at Whitley, England, was the builder
OF about one hundred first class iron
steamships.
German spy named S .hurieder has
been arrested III Paris. He had in his
pos ession IA quantity of documents
WHICH We're seized.
Arthur Leyson, charged with shoot
ing Pat Stanley at the dog fight near
Anoka Sunday of last week, has been
taken to Anoka for preliminary hear
ing.
In several places in Central America
-four is now being made from bananas.
which under a chemical ANALYSIS is
found to contain more nutriment than
rice, beans or corn.
Stephen Hte has been sentenced to
hang on June 3, at Louisville, for the
murder of Albert Bauerman on Sept. 20,
1891. His defense was insanity.
The Brazilian government has sent
dispatches to Brazilian ministers abroad
denying the truth of the rumors of the
separation of the states of Salo Paolo
and Rio Grande do Sui from the federal
government.
The colossal equestrian statue of Mar
shall Radeizky, in Amhoff's square,
Vienna, was unveiled Sunday. The
emperor made an address. The monu-
ment Is on the exact spot where the rev.
olutionists of lS4S hanged Court Latour.
the war minister.
Frank Burke, % years old, was found
suffering from small pox at 237 East
Fifty-sixth street, New York, a house
where several persons afflicted with the
dread disease have already been found.
Burke was removed to North Brothers
island. One death from small pox is
reported from the island
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
The Drowning Was Accidental.

CRooKsToN, Mimi, April 26.-Mon-
day the deputy coroner. County Physi-
clan Watts and another doctor drove to
GENTLY and exhumed the remains of
Octavia Brule, the young lady who was
drowned two weeks ago. A jury was
impaneled, and, alter holding an
autopsy, the jury rendered a verdict to
the effect that the girl had come to her
death from accidental drowning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

usueIe 81 johnson passed over his plug,
and after NipinG it Off on his leg Abram
bit out a liberal hunk and continued:
Columbus was given to meditation a
good deal. That's me to dot. He was
alters purity hard up fur ready cash.
also foller him in that / can't find out
that he knew anything about hogs, and
reckon that / beat him thar 1t took him
more'n five years to figger out that thar
was a heap of land lying around loose on
could bev done it in one. / reckon he's
ahead in some things, while am in others,
and so it's about nip and tuck betwixt US.
He got all ready and sailed away. I'd have
done jest that same thing. He kept sailin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
A West Superior Wis., Bank
Cashier Arrested at
philadelphia.
Shortage in His Accounts Said
to Foot Up to About
$4,000.
More Sensational Developments in the
Radlof Conspiracy Casa
Doctor Jailed.

PHILADELPHIA, April 26.--J. J. Halo
well, a nicely dressed young man of "a,
has been arrested here at the instance
of Pinkerton detectives, who charged
him with being wanted at West Super
ior, Wis, for the emjezzlement of $751;
600 from the National bank of that
place, of which he was cashier Last
Wednesday the president of the bank
disappeared and was followed shortly
afterward by Hallowell, the cashier.
1t was then found, it is claimed, that
when the affairs of the bank were
being arranged large sum
of money was s>ing from
the bank. The matter was placed in
the hands of Pinkertons, who located
the suspected cashier in this city. Hal
lowell did not resist arrest and spoke
freely to the officers about the matter.
He admitted that he was wanted at
West Superior but claimed he did not
take any OF the money he was accused
of stealing. The president and he left
at the same time, he said, so it was
natural that ne was suspected, but that
he could easily clear himself of the
charge made against him. He was on
his way to the station to so to New
York where he intended to take a
steamer for Europe. Hailowell ex-
pressed perfect Willingness to go to
Wisconsin without u requisition and
was handed over to the detectives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
CARL DUNDER.
Our Friend Tells the Sergeant How h
Caught On.

"Well, hope you haven't been swindled
again." remarked the fat police sergeant
as Carl Dunder entered the station house
the other afternoon.
Sergeant, vhas dere some hayseeds on
my coat collar?" queried Mr.. Dunder in a
lively way ''SchwindledI l guess noti
If somebody looks me for spring shicken
he vhas left"
''Then you begin to catch on to the Gus
toms of the country, do your"
II do. l vhas awfully discouraged der
last time vhas here, but now vhas all
right. Nopody can fool me again. Shust
gaze on dotr'
He pulled out gold watch and chain
and handed them over with a broad grin
on his face.
''Well?" queried the sergeant as he briefly
examined them and sighed heavily.
-Four days ago." said Mr.. Dunder, II
goes down to Toledo to see my brudder-in-
law. On der train young man comes to
me und says vhas Carl Dunder? IVhas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

lay uni ss1s Ills wife aud shildreu Was all
burned oop in fire ii Buffalo. He wants
to go oudt by der i.rst train, und is Will
be great favor to him If | cash a check
for thirty dollars
But you didn't do it?''
Sergeant, do / look like some catnip?'
demanded Mr.. Dunder, as he stepped back
and Strengthened up. Il feels sorry for
dot man, OF course, but l shust tell him
dot l gif him fifteen dollars und no more
If he doan' like dot he can go AWAY He
takes me oop. Here vhas der check I
saves shust fifteen dollars on dot dealn
The sergeant looked at the check, which
was signed John Smith" and in a sor-
rowful voice he asked Mr. Dunder if he
had anything else to relate
''Vhell, l do leedle peesness yesterday
dot / like to shpeak aboudt. A man comes
in my place und says vhas Carl Dunders
vhas. All right. He like to see me
quicker dan der president He reads of
me in der papers, und he knows 1 vhas a
sharp, shrewd man. He likes me to go
into peesness nit him"
what sort of business?''
'tVhell, it vhas a new kind of fly screen
1t vhas fly screen nit hole in der center
1DOd0O ash us SSo a 4AC NAdS utT
inventor. Nopody ever invents dot idea
before, und he sells me half interest for
feefty dollar 1t yhas worth one tousand,
but he likes my name for influence, see?"
"What is the hole left for?"
"Vhell, some flies go in by der door, may
be, und dot vhas to let him go oudt by der
window. Dot vhas a good idea, Ell? /
close dot bargain at feefty dollar, und be-
lief make ten todsand. What vhas der
matter, sergeant? Why you look at me
like dot?"
The sergeant handed him watch and
check, and taking him by the arm led him
to the door and put him out and said:
Mr.. Dunder, am sorry for you You
are too innocent for this world Goodbye"
Mr.. Dunder turned at the curbstone and
stood and looked long at the station house
door. By and by smile crept over his
face, his chin went up a foot higher, and
he called out rs he walked stiffiy away:
1T vhas adj right, sergeant l see how
she vhas. You vhas shealous of me dot
don't get shw-indled some more, und dot
der cows don't take me for some grass any
longer! Hal | vhas on to you like big
house, und / don't ask you 10 more if l
buy an electric clothesline fur ten dollar
und save all der rubbing und half der
SOAP
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Serving God and Country.

Joseph rockingham. of Exeter, N
H., is ninety years old. and relates that
he was at church at Salem, Mass, on
the Sunday when the United States ship
head bay by three British frigates. Old
DIR. Bentley, who was preaching when
the news came, dismissed the congrega-
ton with the words, I'VE have served
God in the forenoon, and now we viii
serve our country in the afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

Dot pleases him, because be reads of me in
der papers, und he knows how big hearted
vhas. He likes to raise money to buy
some grave stones for his dear mother, und
he Will sell me dot watch for 500"
"Great Scotsi but you didn't pay him no
such price?'s
Sergeant, do you see some green grass
h my eye?' chuckled Mr.. Dunder. Il
may be ieedle slow. but vhas. no corn
field. say to dot young man dot doan'
care if he has lost six mothers. Ivhill gift
him seventy-five dollars und not one cent
more He feels mighty bad, but he is
obliged to sell it to me. How vhas dot,
sergeant-a 500 watch for seventy five dol
lars: Don't catch on, eh!"
The sergeant looked very serious and did
not reply, and Mr.. Dunder continued:
"a stranger comes in my place der odder