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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-10

The Earl brought to America with him nine
FIVE F,a q Clothes and five extra pairs Of trousers.
senat;,e OF these suits are morning or business
sstsI Two OF them are afternoon suits. Two
re dress suits. He brought three high hats
Hnd iour derby hats. The high hats are OK
.nehes tall. with n half-inch roll. 1A-inch brim,
c9u q regular 2-inch 12-line band. One
\ .he mats has o half slight bell. The
S.nef two have full bells. Two OF the derby
nnn nas ate Plack; one 10 dark gray: ono Ia tan.
me ~. OF the black hats and the dark gray and
b y ian have a fiat fiange. The other black
anenes deep, peaks front n back. taper
crowns, single. lows with raised ends. and
IN h su matter ' Il sh Ii to ali II q in SSIsh open in
dMIdtning colored shirts OF various colors. A
sseadea!e pink and white stripe or blue
c "Hi whlte stripe are his !avorites. The
ssSStIs.s and cuffs are attached to the
snitts. The collars are white, and are
~ ihGhes high in the back and two and
bn,ee-elghths inches high In front, They
hunt straight ends. save that the corners are
lTT ~ Dack slightly, but. are not ironed back.
c cIe guns OF the coiored shirts are the same
i i%G as tho shirt proper. They are
s5s bent back like t tie tip Of spa sse eo %hien
.he shitt breasts are expansive. half-round
= the bottom. and have two stud-hoies. The
th n she morning shirts In all save color. as
'"'' are pure white. The collars Of the full
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there II no question that he brought his best.
All his. clothes were made By . tailor near Az
be Tb stresf. LSnden IN. r.r, ira hsvond
rcproach. He IL Of quiet, elegant tasto. and
genial disposition. He. ayakes usually about
O'clock: His valet brings him q plate OF
the Ear. may wish. He eats q portion. OF the
toast before SLIPPING his chocolate. After hall
an hour spent this way he. goes to his bath.
and after II runs over his mail and the papers.
An hour later he is ready. for breakfast. After
breakfast he settles any business demanding
and morning duties he dresses for the after.
noon. which no de-otes to the demands OF
society.
One nice little point is attributed to, him. He
does not don his dress suit ut o O'Clock that
he may. have II on at.G Hewaits. until . O'clock
follow his example. will not appear in public
ct O:U1 T. N. gorgeous In evening dress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-10
Silver Combinations,

We invite your attention to our
new combinations of olive forks,
butter picks, berry spoons, sardine
forks, lettuce and salad forks,
bread knives, &c, varying in price
from SO, So, SIS, $40, to $25-
they make attractive wedding gifts
at low prices.
J. III. Johnston & Co.,
" Union Square. N. Y.
Send for price list.
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CLOTHES OF AN. EARL.
,rsr NOW III r0UN6 EARL OF
CRATEy DRESSES HIMsELE.

u.. uorr,se salts. Afternoon Salts, Dress
sr,,.. MS white Shirts and HE Ccicred
ss,,t.. Ills shoes, Overcoats, Hats,
.nd Giove.-How lfe Spends the DAY.
With tho coming Of the Earl Of Craven to
.,is country to soiourn for n time n to take
,nto himself an American girl as his wife. the
s,on about town. the dudes. and the animated
s.shion plates have scrambled about In eager
andsayor to catch n sight OF his lordship and
s,bis lordship's clothes. The Earl OF Craven
,s ono OF tho SWEETEST OF the swellest set OF
r,eland's SWEETEST society. He pronounces
HE na,nc as II it was spelled Crah-vain. with q
.,nr On the vain" The Earl OF Dunraven
does likewise. his name when properly pro-
nouoced sounding like Dun-rahvsin.
The Earl OF Craven is the fourth Earl OF his
house. His full name is William George
pobert. His ancestors were an old Yorkshire
family settled at Appletree. in the borough OF
cr.yen. He Ia "a years old. having been born
an Dec. 10. 1868. His amily have been Barons
,Incs 1875. The earldom was created in June.
1901. His estates yield him q rental quoted
AZ $500. 900 a year. Aside from this. he 10
..id to possess a fortune OF IS. 900. 900 In stocks
and bonds. Unlike many OF the younger
members OF the English nobility. he has never
laid himself open to any direct charges OF mis-
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HATS FOR DAT AND EVENING.

As q rule. the Earl wears light gray gloves.
during the day. but not after 9 O'clock In the
evening. His watch 10 q gold hunting case.
with q heavy gold curb chain. The chain has
no charm attached, The watch is worn In the
lower leit-hand waistcoat pocket and the chain
runs through the third button OF the waistcoat
acrosst 70 the lower right-hand pocket.
The Earl brought only one walking stick
with him. It is a hardwood cane with q
straight handle and q heavy gold knob. or
which is his coronet. The Earl carries this stick
In tho mornings, usually with the knob. point
ing ahead and up. and held. about six inches
from his left hand. II he does not weSr his
gloves he carries them IN the same hand. with
the fingers pointing forward. His ono UNI
brella has q stick like the cane. save the
handle has no heavy knob Of gold. but only q
gold band close to the end with his c%oronet. on
It. He carries the umbrella as he does his
cane. Tho Earl. never wears overshoes or
boutonnieres or flowers at any time. and eepe-
with full dress.
or the 1--WE morning suits Of the Earl three
are hree-button. double-breasted sack, suits
OF tweed and serge. one OF a very dark blue
and two Of gray. The backs Of the coats .ars
shapely. but not close-1tting. Tho shoulders
are Of moderate width. and the sleeves. which
are cut half-and-half, 60 in with little, fulness.
Tho lapels are well peaked and the. collar
third hole and are SILK faced to the end OF the
collar. All Of the pockets have flaps, OF ample
proportions to 70 In or out. The sleeves, are
finished with q deep vent closed with three
buttons.
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r SHIRT.
conduct. His friends. too. have been COM
parstiyely free from the breath Of scandal
The Earl OF Craven is tall and spare. with q
straight, erect carriage. He has . smooth
face, clean-cut features. with o firm mouth.
prominent nose. and honest eyes. His hair 10
dark brown. He does not wear It parted In
the middle. nor does he forget to part It at all
and bang or curl 1t instead. He parts It we'll
over on tho left side OF his head and brushes It
straight across his head. allowing It to curl
back on the right. He wears the hair on the
sides Of his head brushed back from and not
down over his ears.
The brother Of tho Earl Of Craven. the Hon.
Rupert Cecil Craven. came to America with
his brother. In appearance and habits he Is
much like the Earl In the matter OF dress
there Is no difference between them. The two
brothers brought eighteen trunks and twelve
hat boxes to this country will Thorn. OF which
each uses half. They have Wallets. These
Wallets, unlike Squire Arlington ,Baird'e man
Monk. do not have other Wallets to minister
unto them.
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conduct OF Senator Roach Of North Dakota.
while connected with n national bank in this
city some years ago. has been the subject Of
conferences between Republican and Demo-
cans insisted that some action be taken upon
the resolution offered BY Senator Hoar pro.
an arrangement will probably be- made by
which the Committee on Privileges ami Elec-
tons will be instructed to look into the mat
n thorough investigation 1t will proceed to
m ala npa
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, ,.., e, ssa, t g,s, 10. Or az ds,s ID. Slus r e. sisssspTG ss
tie itis evening ties are OF white. and when
tied form the butterfly tie He wears no
scsrf-pin Ia the morning or evening or IN bow
pearls or q cst's-eye. set with diamonds. This
IA worn we'll Town In the tie. near the. bottom
OF the v Of tho wairtcoat, n holds the flow
ing ends OF the tie In. place. These afternoon
ties are Of silk and. OF all colors. and a loud tie
is always In n single color. The Earl wears no
loud cnmhinnfion. color ties
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
To California Without Change.

The Minneapolis & St: Louis Rail-
way has inaugurated Tourist Pull
man Car service from ST. Paul and
Minneapolis to San Francisco, LathrOp
LosAngeles, and intermediate points
via Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake,
Ogden and Sacramento. Inc Car is
attached to train leaving ST. Paul, 9.5O
Minneapolis, 1925 A. NJ, each Thurs
day and through car will also start
from Albert Lea Mimi, each Thurs
day. via DesMoines and Omaha. The
berths are completely furnished, and
the car is provided with a colored
porter, who gives you the same atten-
tion as though you were in a palace
sleeper. There is also provided cook
ing range, which is at the service OF
all patrons as we'll as two cOmmOd1-
Gus lavatOrieS. These excursions are
known as the Phillips Albert Lea
Route personally conducted eXcur-
sions. and are gaining wide popularity.
Second class tickets are accepted for
transportation.a and the charge is made
for through accommodation is but
SO SO per double berth which can be
shared by two persons should they de-
sire to occupy the same berth. Res
ervationS should be made several
days in advance and communications
addressed to nearest ticket agent or
G. M. Pratt. General Ticket and Pas.
senger Agent, "Albert Lea Route, }"
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
Two Anecd nfes of BIacIxie.

Apropos of Professor Blackies pro-
nouncement that Germans drink beer,
ladies tea, men wine and fools water it
is worth recalling that he was once pres
emit at semipublic dinner, where free
church ministers were in the majority,
and where in consequence all the drinks
were temperance ones; and that, when
called upon to propose one of the toasts,
he rose, held his glass high above his
head, so that all might see it, and said,
"Mr. Chairman, no man can drink toast
in cold water" This speech, though it
provoked laughter, left the party in very
awkward quandary, which, however, the
professor thoroughly enjoyed.
Here is another story about Professor
Blackie which is not bad. Not long ago
he paid visit to the sanctum of Mr.. Da-
vid Douglas, the publisher, who was is
suing new book for him, Christianity
and the Ideal of Humanity" and men
toned that he had lectured the previous
night on Scottish home rule Mr.. Doug
las said, 81 am astonished at your fond
ness for making an exhibition of your
self" Professor Blackie, without anoth-
er word, turned on his heel and went
away, slamming the door. Presently he
came back, opened the door, thrust in his
head and said, "Do you know that that
just what my wife tells me?"-London
Correspondent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
A Disguised Quail.

"Talk about your expressions on the
faces of animals, said the artist, reaching
for the tobacco jar, 81 saw a quail once
that exhibited disgust on it's countenance
as Enthusiastically as a man could. was
out in the woods sketching, when I heard
a quail give it's whistle of challenge.
returned the note and soon got an answer.
Then gave the birds flocking signal. ]
kept up my whistling, giving first one sig
nal and then the other and getting replies
every now and then which came nearer
and nearer.
81 kept on with my sketching, and in
fact didn't pay much attention to the bird.
I was sitting against rail fence. Sud
denly the quail, which had been following
up my signals, flew on the fence just a
little way from me. looked at it, and the
expression of it's face was too funny for
anything. 1t had been expecting good,
rafting fight, and instead of finding an
enemy had come upon me. l was certain
froms it's look of disgust that it uttered
mentally string of quail profanity. If
it met another quail within an hour, Imiss
my guess if there wasn't fierce battle. "
New York Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
AERONAUTlC SPIDERS.
They Can Build Balloons and Make Jour.
neys In the Air.

|
There is certain species of spider which
Is moved by instinct at certain seasons of
tie year to travel, and to travel distances
that no one would suspect him sirous of
covering. What, then, is his method?
The spider selects the right kind of day,
one ON which there is almost calm in
| the air, or rather one when there is just the
| slightest breeze.
He crawls up a tree, or flagstaff, or q
bulrush, or anything that will give him
free position. He then begins to emit
| the free end of a web from his filament
bag, and this is so light and fresh that it
! floats away in the air and is carried along
by the light breeze.
He may emit 100 or 300 yards, and ev-
cry now and then he tries whether there is
enough out and floating to buoy him If he
lets go his grip on the tree or other eleva-
ton. BY nice system of calculation he
ascertains just what will buoy him, and
then, letting go his hold, the filament Is
borne off by the wind, and he himself at
the end of it, and in this way he can travel
miles and miles.
If he finds himself coming near the wa
ter, he pays out more of his cable, and in
that way he obtains more floating filament
to bear him up. If, on the contrary, he
finds himself going too high he draws in
his cable and descends by lessening the
amount of floating filament.
If you anchor pole in body of water,
leaving the pole above the surface, and
put spider upon it, he will exhibit mar
velous intelligence in his plans to escape.
At first he will spin a web and hang to
one end while he allows the other to float
off in the wind, in the hope that it will
strike some object.
OF course this plan proves a failure, but
the spider is not discouraged. He waits
until the wind changes and then sends an
other silken strand floating off in another
direction. Another failure is followed by
several other similar attempts, until all
the points of the compass have been tried.
But neither the resources nor reasoning
power of the spider have been tried. He
clim bs to the top of the pole and energetic
ally goes to work to construct silken bal
loon. He has not hot air with which TO
initiate it, but he has the power of making
it buoyant.
When he gets his balloon finished, he
does not go off on the mere supposition
that it will carry him, as men often do,
but he fastens it to a guy rope, the other
end of which he attaches to the island pole
upon which he is prisoner. He then gets
into his aerial vehicle while it is made
fast and tests it to see whether it is capa
BILE of bearing him away.
He often finds that he has made it too
small, in which case he hauls it down,
takes it all apart and constructs it on a
larger and better plan. A spider has been
seen to make three different balloons be-
fore he became satisfied with his expert
ment.
Then he will snap the guy rope, and sus-
pended from filament will sail away to
land as gracefully and as supremely indie
pendent of his surroundings as could be
imagined. World.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
The Wine Ely.

1t may be the "invisible spirit of wine, !"
which Shakespeare speaks of, that mate
rializes in the worm and subsequent fly
called the bibio, or wine fly. These worms
are born in the sediment of wine, in emp
ty casks and in drippings from wine YES
sells and presses. They grow for about
seven weeks and then enter into the nymph
state. After about 10 days their shell
breaks, and the fly comes out. The insect
is extremely small, when its wings are not
extended not exceeding the size of pins
head. The breast and body are yellow,
the reticulated eyes are red, and the wings
possess all the colors of the rainbow. They
prove very interesting to microscopists
and are found to have all the regular parts
of common flies. Their antenne are oval
and fat, and their legs and every other part
are perfectly formed.-Detroit Free Press
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
Odd RecollectionS.

In her interesting volume of recollec.
tions, Miss Louisa Twining tells the fol-
lowing curious anecdote in connection
with her home for workhouse girls. One
of the earliest inmates, received from the
Strand union, bore the name of Victoria
Queen, being a founding picked up on
the queen g birthday. On leaving the home
she obtained a situation at Twickenham,
and while there became engaged to car
penter with the appropriate name of AL
bert Edward, to whom she was happily
married.
Another long forgotten anecdote is re-
vived by Miss Twining in her record of the
year 1888. The Thames tunnel was then
in course of being constructed, but opera
tions had to be suspended more than once
owing to an unwelcome influx of water.
Whereat the French, always ready to be
amused at our expense, remarked, "The
English are making a tunnel pour passer
le Temps. '"-London Globe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
DISPOSAL of Dead Beasts In Cities.

DR.. Sykes, medical officer for St. Pan
cras, calls attention to serious kind of
nuisance which shows no tendency to
abate and yet is passed over in sanitary
reports. 1t arises from the number of dead
animals, of which there is no ready means
of disposing
In towns there are always present a
large number of small animals, especially
cats and dogs. When these die or are kill
ed, paved streets and paved yards offer no
facilities for their interment. Further
more, many like domestic animals fall
into such a state of health or become so
numerous as to require to be destroyed,
and householders have great difficulty in
destroying them as well as in disposing
of the carcasses.
DR.. Sykes suggests the setting apart of
some place where these animals might be
painlessly put out of existence and their
bodies disposed of without nuisance. This
would, he thinks, tend to prevent the &C
emulation of large numbers of dead ami
mails in the Regents canal, on vacant
spaces and in the thoroughfares, and be a
great boon to perplexed ratepayers.
don News
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
A Study In Scarlet.

For long time it has been believed
that bright scarlet could only be COM
bined successfully with dark blue or
black, but the artist in colors has
shown this year the possibility of the
combination of bright scarlet and gold
en- brown. A very pretty bonnet show
ing these colors is of bright scarlet felt,
rather oval in shape and fitting the
head almost like toque. Just in front
the brim is split up to the crown. The
edges are all outlined with a narrow
band of mink, and where the brim is
cut and turned up there is placed a
mink's head, which looks out with COM
posure from under its strange surround
ings. About the crown is a twist of
golden brown satin, and just in front
is a crescent of gold set with rhine
stones.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
SOMETHING THAT GROWLED.
A Story Showing just What Should Be
Done With an Escaped Lion.


Done With an Escaped Lion.
A circus train had been smashed up at
the junction, many of the cages had been
broken, and their occupants had had a
chance to escape to the woods and fields.
While we were waiting for the wrecking
crew to clear the debris away, an old
darby with business look about him ap-
preached the circus manager and asked
'sBoss, do git anythin if cotch de gil
raffee what got away last night?"
"No giraffe got away" was the reply.
"Waal, / cotched sunthin ober on my
place dat must have got away from some
body. My ole woman dun says it's gil
raffee, but mebbe it's elefant."
"Our elephants are all here but one of
the camels is gone"
"Mebbe it's camel. / nebber seed no
camel He amt got no wings nor muffin. +"
"Does it look like horse or a cow"
"No, sah My boy Henry say it's a
nosceros, but I'ze leetle suspishus dat it
hain't."
eve have no rhinoceros, but it may be
our sacred bull from India
"Does yc'rsacred bull growl like a dawg
an show his teef?"
"No."
"Does he walk around a nigger's cabin
an take a dog by the neck an shake de life
outer him an roar an roar?"
"No. 1t must be one of our lionsl You
don't mean to say you have captured a
ion?"
"Can't say, boss. It's sunthin dat
growls an roars an switches his tail Him
didn't wanter cum along, but | jest tied
a rope around his neck an made him.
He's tied up to dat tree ober dar, an
reckon yo' orter gimme bout two bits fur
my trubble."
About so of us went up the road with
the old man, and a quarter of mile
away, tied to persimmon tree and look
ing nightly disguised, was the biggest
lion of the menagerie.
'Dunno if it's an elefant, or nosceros,
or a giraffee," said the old darkey as he
went up and began loosening the rope,
"but yere he am, an bein as he killed my
dawg, an bein as had to drag him all de
way ober, mebbe yo' will make it fo' bits"
"Great Scott, man!' gasped the man
ager as he gave the darby silver dollar,
"didn't you know this was lion and the
fercest one of the whole lot?"
"No. Nebber dun knowed what he
was. Jest got a rope an made him cum
along, an when he growled an roared
hammered him wild dis stick. Much
obleeged, sab, will now go out an see
if l can't dun cotch sunthin wild wings on
itp'-New York Sun.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22

A heavy dull headache situated over the
brow and accompanied by languor, chill
illness and feeling of general discomfort,
with distaste for food, which sometimes
approaches to nausea, can generally be
completely removed by two grain dose
of potassic salt dissolved in half wine
glassful of water, and quietly slipped, the
whole quantity being taken in about 10
minutes. In many cases the effect of these
small doses has been simply wonderful. A
person who a quarter of an hour before
was feeling most miserable and refused all
food, wishing for quietness, would now
take good meal and resume his wonted
cheerfulness. The rapidity with which
the iodide acts in these cases constitutes
its great advantage.-Alienist and Neu-
rOlooiSt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
rhe wonderful Grass Eating Turtle.

Paradoxical as it may seem, the only
known species of grass eating turtle in the
world (Xerebates agassiziD lives and
thrives on that all but barren waste the
Mohave desert, in San Bernardino county,
Cal. This queer creature grazes after the
fashion of an OK or horse, and notwith-
standing the natural scarcity of grass
seems to keep moderately fat and happy.
He is about 10 inches in length when full
grown and is sold at SIS by west coast Gu
riosity dealers.-St. Louis Republic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
Silk Again In Favor.

1t is curious what power is exerted
by that mysterious dame, Fashion. For
two or thee seasons wool gowns have
reigned pre-eminent for all walking
and semiceremonious purposes, so much
80 that silk one so worn looked dowdy
and out of place in the extreme. The
natural reaction has come, and the
sheen of the lighter fabric is now in
high favor, putting into more or les
despised background the lately sover-
eign woods and cloths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
A Business Proposition.

Colonel Longhorn-How much do you
charge to take me through Central park
Cabby-One dollar and half for the
the time.
Colonel Longhorn-I tell you what, it
will take me about an hour to get through
dinner. Come around at the beginning of
the second hour.-Texas Siftings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
Insurance Against Blindness.

Insurance against blindness is, in Eng
land, at least, an actual fact. A company
there will insure persons between the ages
of 10 and 40 at a rate of shillings year.
In the event of losing their sight this sum
entities them to sum of $500 a year,
payable in quarterly installments, for so
long period as the blindness continues
New York Times.