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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27
.U MI b E r.

and other Building Material.
We are now located on the
Nelson, Tenney Co.'S old stand.
We have the LATEST and
MOST COMPLETE stock in the
city, and WANT TO SELL 1T.
Cring in your bills and get our
fel1ts. tntnhI1lt lection
Cor. I'd Il Mulberry SITS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27

LoRIN CRAY,
Attorney for Executrix,
Mankato, Mimi.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Severe Salute.

A short time ago, writes Il correspond
ent in Brazil, a most ridiculous affair
happened at Rio de JaneirO. An ice
Ship from Boston entered the bay, com
manded by a Captain Green, in the
South American trade. Fort Santa
Cruz, not recognizing his home flag.
hailed him and ordered him to 'heave
to-" But the worthy skipper didn't
speak Portuguese. and the simple state
ment of the Name of his vessel, which
he hurled at the fort. was not at all
satisfactory: Sd blank shot was fired
rs mild suggestion for him 10 stop.
But he calico for his revolver, and.
pointing it Skyward. fired six success
Sivt shots. Then Il solid shot from
the fort skipped across his bow, and
then another. better aimed. passed
through his foresail. The fort and
TWO shore batteries opened fire upon
him. and several of his light Spars were
cut away. But he held on his course
rejoicing. loading and firing his revolv
or. Finally he reached quarantine, and
came 10 anchor just rs his flying JlD-
boom went by the board. He was then
so near the other shipping that they
dared fire on him no longer and the
police boat. the custom house and the
health boat all boarded him, together
with the captain Of the port, who, with
more vigOr than politeneSS. wanted to
know. why the deace didn't you
heave to- "Hcave tor ejacula ted the
astOunded skipper. WAS that what
you wanted: Good heaven. l thought
you was salutin' the American flag.
"Diabler' shouted the officers in chorus.
and they set the case down rs additional
evidence of the lunacy which they re
garded as a necessary ingredient in the
American character
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
HOW to Prevent Lock law.

If your boy should have the misfCr-
tune TO run Il rusty nail in his foot, as
my son did not long since, | want to
tel you what to do for him, if your
heart quakes. as mine does. ut the very
thought of lOck-jaw. l had the doctor,
of course. and he wanted to probe the
wound, which was an ugly one. | can
tell you. right on the ball of the foot.
at the base of the great toe. Having
Il mind of my own. | made the doctor
put the probe in his pocket. as long as
there was no portion of the nail re,
naming in the wound. The remedies
used were salt pork. carbolated vase
line. etc. but the wound continued to
swell until the boys foot seemed ready
70 burst with angry inflammation.
while he suffered intolerable pain.
was in despair. when friend from the
country happened to drop in.
As soon as she saw what was the
matter she threw off her things excited
ly and asked if l had any onions in the
house
Well, the upshot OF it was that we
pounded up raw onions and made n
thick poultice of them and bound it
right on the foot.
Talk about magic, | never saw any
remedy act so like Il charm. When |
got ready to dress the foot about three
hours after. the inflammation was sub
dued. the swelling had subsidized. and
the dear lad slept like an angel that
He is all right now. thank Heaven, and
l want every mother in the land to
know about this simple, but wonderful.
remedy for a wound of such n danger
Gus nature that even our best physi-
clans sometimes fear to tackle it.-New
York Journal
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
kiNSHIP OF ANIMALS.
Points Of Resemblance in Organs and
General Structure.

The analogieS of the crea ton teach us
that everything is spun of one stuff
and upon one plan, says the Gentle
mans Magazine. Let powerful eX-
ample of this fact be taken in hand at
once and some portion of the animal
creation be utilized Now. we have all
of us neckS. some of us graceful necks.
some of us apoplectic necks. and SOME
of us no neckS NJ all to speak of. Again,
the giraffe has Il very long neck, the
elephant n very short one, and the
pOrpoise apparently stops short OF one
altogether But in each we find seven
cervical vertabrae-and seven only.
Again, they. and human beings also. all
have the same number and variety of
muscles and ligaments. Some of them
certainly are simply mere representa-
tiveS; for instance. the powerful liga-
mentum nuchae of the horse is but
feebly represented in man. padding
accounts for all the rest-a little more
or less of fat and cellular tissue. Our
limbs form beautiful subjects for com
pariSOn. Throughout the vertebrateS
they never exceed four in number.
They are all notifications of one type,
whether we take the fins of fish, the
wings and legs of birds. fore and hind
legs of quadrupCdS. or arms and legs
of man. Comparing the legs of a bird
with the leg of Il man. we see that the
complete leg Of bird shows the thigh
bone, then the tihia or lower leg bone.
ana then in the place of the tarSuS and
metatarsus Il single bone with, at its
lower extremity, small bone support
ing the four toes Primarily the anal
Ogy between the last five bones of the
bird and the SO-called tarSuS, metatar
suS, and toes of man does not seem
very complete. but if the chick in the
egg be examined its legs will be found
TO consist Of the thigh bone, of the
tibia, of two tarSal, and three or four
metatarsal bones. and the toes or phal-
anges. The upper tarsal bone subse-
Quently becomes anchylOsed with the
tibia and the lower one with the con
solidated metatarSuS. Now the analO-
gy becomes much more complete.
The horse has but Il single metatar
sal bone (the third. with rudiments OF
the second and fourth. These rudi-
mentary metatarsal bones of the horse
are very interesting. BY means of
them it is comparatively easy to trace
out his descent. The whale possesses
the rudiments of hind legs. and the boa
constructor possesses also the rudiments
of n leg and pelvis. and the rudimentS
of the wings are diScOverable in the
apteryX. The third eyelid of the bird
exists also in some amphibianS and
reptiles and in sharks; also in man rs
Il rudimentary structure. The manner
in which COWS. deer, and sheep tear up
the grass when they are feeding. pluck
ing away at the tufts, is familiar to any
obServant man. The incisors of the
upper teeth are wanting. The Interest
ing analogy is the fact that the teeth
are really there. but they are uncut
that is to say. they have never pierced
the gum.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
More Eure Air Needed

DR.. Reynolds report 10 the public
health committee of the Chicago Civic
Federation on public health in munich
palitieS contained some valuable sug-
gcStionS. Much of the disease and
death in large cities was attributed 70
unSanitary conditions which might be
prevented. especially overcrowding. the
shutting out of light and air from dwell
ings and the general unhealthful con
dition of the SiumS. Attention was
called To the fact that Paris and other
cities had found il necessary to tear
down buildings at great expense in or
der TO get more air in the OvercrOwded
districts.
1t is time for the people of Chicago
to consider seriously the matter of pub
lie health. During the warm weather
fully 400 children die every week in
Chicago. and the deaths of adults bring
the total death rate up to 100 Il day.
There can be no doubt that large pro-
portion of these deaths could be pre-
vented if the city would adopt vigOr-
Gus policy in dealing with the prevail
ing unsanitary conditions. Much is be-
ing done by private initiative to ward
off some of the effects of these cOndi-
tons. The city government should do
its share by changing the conditions
themselves.
There must he more efficient methods
of collecting and diSpusing of garbage
The efficiency OF the city's force of tene-
ment house inspectors must be greatly
increased. The smoke nuisance must
be stopped. There must be strict regu-
lations against OvercrOwdlng. and they
must be enforced. The water supply
must be made pure.
There must be numerous small parks
and breathing spots scattered through
the more thicllly settled portions of the
city, where the people live who can af-
ford neither the time nor the expense
of going to the large parks. This is
an impera tive need. The necessity and
the expense OF satisfying it will both
become greater as time goes by.
These are n few of the needs of the
city in the direction OF sanitary re-
form. They should be attended to as
promptly aS possible.-Chicag Record
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

Bicycle repairerS are SO numerous
that startling advertisements are nee
esSary to secure business A handful
of this purpOrt has been widely circu-
lated within the last few days on the
South Side:
Bicycle surgery.
acute and chronic cases treated with
assurance of success.
''Languid tires restored to health and
vigOr.
'Tires blown up without pain Wind
free.
1--WE understand the anatomy. pbysi-
ology and hygiene Of wheels and give
homeopathic or allOpath;c treatment as
individual cases require. Sure cure
guaranteed.
"TestimonialS:
my wheel had three ribs fractured
and you cured it in one treatment
MY tires were suffering with n case
of acute aneurSm which had been pro
nounced fatal by other bicycle doctors.
but you cured the disorder and 1 did
not lose day of my tour
~ was troubled with varicOSe tires,
involving frequent ruptures and iRcOn'
thence of wind. You cured me-
Thousands of testimonials like the
above sent on application. Chicago
Record
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
The Horse Will Stay.

1t is nonsense to talk about the elm
nation of the horse" He is here TO
stay. and here TO win as great hOn0rS as
any gained by racer or roadster in the
past. SO long as men admire one Of
the most intelligent. one of the nobleSt
Of animals. SO long Will they ride the
horse and drive the horse. and find a
zest and pleasure to be gained in no
other way. The progress Of invention
may bring into vogue for certain time
and to certain extent many a curious
vehicle Like the wheel" the horse
less carriage may find. indeed. some
degree of lasting favor But until all
lovers of outdoor exercise shall be pla-
cidly content to be mere motormen
will the horse continue to find, year
after year. his full quota of warm and
appreciative admirers on the road
Boston Globe.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

this was surprised at its effect on my
companion. He talked like a man in
spired, In strain of exaggerated elO-
Quence- rhapsody Of science made
poetry which struck me as the finest
thing of the kind | had ever heard
Yet 1 found myself CHANGING at him
from time to time little uneasily. 1t
seemed to me, excited as 1 was, q little
extravagant, and for the moment
wasn't quite sure how far the excited
nervous condition might be consistent
with the safe travelling Of our balloon.
/ was wrong. however. for 1 soon OBJ
served that the professor kept wary
eye upon the movements of the bal
loon, and was noting each change In
the condition Of his delicate instru-
ments that were fixed to the sides of
the car beside him.
On, on, and upward still. and now
when 1 ventured to look below L could
see the great panorama Of land and
sea like the hacings on a globe and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Snake HypnOtizes a Cat.

Lewis Goldman, prominent butcher
Of Somerset. Ohio. upon returning from
a trip in the suburbs, saw cat some
distance from dwelling looking in
tently at some object. He became sc
interested I'm the feline's strange ac-
tons that he hitched his horse, and
then discovered that the cat seemed
rooted to the spot by large black
snake, which was coiled. and with its
head erect, looking intently at the eat.
which had been charmed or hypnotized.
Mr.. Goodman secured club and struck
the snake and as he did so the cat fell
as II 1t had been struck. The next sec
ond 1t was on its feet. running in great
fright toward the dwelling.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
. ROE KINGSLEY. the aeronant.

r. had been my chum at college
Il Fifteen years had passed since
then. He had made rapid strides in
tered the army and become an officer
of the Royal Engineers. Circumstances
had now brought me into his neighbor
hood and | decided to visit him.
/ found him in Il state of enthusiasm
over a new invention of his own TO
enable human beings TO breathe the
rarefied air of high attitudes. | was
made acquainted with the details and
learned that arrangements were about
completed for a balloon ascent, by
which a practical test of the invention
was to be made. He was confident that
it would eclipse all previous air voy
ages in practical results. Despite my
ignorance of the practical details of the
invention, | was invited to become the
professors companion on this voyage
through space, and for the novelty of
the thing-I had never been in a bal
loon-accepted the invitation and con-
Sented TO act as amateur assistant
One morning few weeks later l
found myself at the side of Prof. Kings
ley standing in the midst of an admir-
Ing crowd, who were eagerly waiting
for the ascension of the great airship,
which, fastened to the ground by net
work of ropes, plunged and strained
like some living animal. Five minutes
later We had embarked in the car, and
In another minute there was 4 sudden
shout. Without for a moment under
standing the reason. | found that the
people and the place had somehow slip
ped away from us and disappeared. 1t
was the most singular sensation l had
ever felt, and as | looked over the edge
of the car / was aStoniShed to observe
that in one minute, or less as it appear
ed to me, the trees and surging crowd
of upturned faces had grown so amaz-
ingly small and distant. The motion
was almost imperceptible; indeed, it
took some time to grow accustomed to
the idea that we We're moving at ALL
Yet there could be no doubt about the
fact that we were moving, and moving
at surprising rate of progress, too.
Up, up-and as we rose we were
travelling to the eastward. Towns, vii
lagos, Countryside broad silver stripe
of the widening Thames. dotted here
and there with quivering specks which
we knew to be sails. and fecked with
little coiling wreathS of darkness which
must have represented steamers; and
then the great silver shield of the chan
mel, glittering in the blaze of the sun.
passed under our eyes in. one vast
moving diOrama, the details of which
grew fail ter and fainter yet as we as
cended.
Then Kingsley began to talk. He was
always brilliant talker but now he
seemed to to talk more brilliantly than
ever. | felt Il sense of exhilaration my
self that was new to me--a sort of wild
sense Of freed0m-a lightneSs of body
and mind that had the effect of strong
wine on the nerves. But in spite of
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Columbian Half Dollars.

Columbian centennial coins not here
tOfore circulated have been found fire.
quently in change of late. They are the
5O-cent pieces of 1893, and the reason
given for their appearance Is that many
coin collectors and others believed that
Immediately after the Columbian eX
position they would have special value
as rarities, and so boarded them for a
premium.
They were so held for the better part
of two years, but no appreciation In
value followed, and now they have
been thrown upon the market, and are
freely circulated. They have a more
attractive appearance than the regular
5O-cent pieces, but this superior at
Effectiveness has not, to any visible eX-
tent, mitigated the regret which col
lectOrS have had In parting with them.
The silver coinage of the United
States in use varies from time to time,
according to no definite law with which
the treasury officials are familiar. At
times silver dollars circulate with much
ease and freedom and there does not
seem to be any serious demand for
greater number of the smaller coins.
Again, 1O-cent pieces seem to be great
ly in demand and the dollars are stored
away In banks and trust companies and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Charles Dickens Fault.

book might be written and doubt
less much has been printed on the origin
of certain slang phrases which drop
from the lips Of almost everybody as
the cant expression becomes popular
says the Boston Globe. "A fine day,
don't think" says my friend who Is
quick to catch on and appropriate any
thing new In line which distinguishes
the vernacular of the day. OF course
somebody originated this semi-sarcas-
tic and wholly ridiculous hyperbole Of
speech, and that person was no other
than Charles Dickens. in Martin
Chuzzlewit," simple, trustful Tom
Pinch Eliminates: I'm nice man,
don't think, as John used to say" etc,
which only goes to show that there is
nothing so very new in certain of the
popular slang phrases Of the time af-
ter all
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
NO." l answered angrily, mo! Go

No. l answered angrily, no! Go
yourself!'
He looked at me with half question
ing expression.
"You can't take the observations"
he said.
| shook his hand from my shoulder
angrily. Suddenly he looked at the
barometer again. only 3S.0C0,' he ex-
claimed in despairing tone. Il prom
Used 10000 He turned away with a
wild gesture. He gripped one of the
ropes and swung himself on the seat
of the ear. BY supreme effort | man.
aged to rouse myself.
stop" | shouted. He looked around
at me.
"Will You do it," he said. Somebody
must, you know" He was in the very
act of overbalancing himself when the
terrible emergency seemed to restore
some of my vigOr. l seized him and
dragged him back. He struggled Wild
ly. and in his madness he was stronger
than |. There was nothing else to be
done-I raised my hand and struck
with all my force Kingsley fell sense
less to the bottom of the car.
| staggered. / looked feebly around.
| felt as if | were falling asleep Some
thing touched my hand and l grasped
tit was the string that opened the
valve of the balloon. AS | grasped it
| grew unconscious. AS | chung to it
| sank on the senseless body of the
professor.
| know nothing of what happened af-
terward. The next sounds | heard
were the sounds of human voices: the
next thing my eyes opened upon was
the interior of a small cottage room.
There was Il poor French print of
Madonna on the wall opposite me-the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
The Dead Doll.

You need not be trying to comfort me, I
tell You my dolly is dead;
There's no use saying she isn't, with Q
crack like that in her head
It's just like You said it wouldn't hurt
much TO have my tooth ont that lay,
And then when the man most pulled mp
head off you hadn't word 10 say!
When my mamma gave me that ribbon
| was playing out in the yard
She said to me most expressly. Here's q
ribbon for Hildegarde,''
And | went and put ii on Tabby and Hill
degarle saw me do it,
And / said to myself. 20, never mind, I
= don't believe she knew it,
But l know that she knew it now, and
just believe. | do.
That her poor little heart was broken and
so her head broke. too.
o, my dolly, my little baby! wish my
head had been hit.
For I've hit it over and over ana il hasn't
cracked q bit.
But, since the darling is dead. shell want
to be buried. of course;
We viii take my little wagon, nurse, and
you shall be the horse
And I'll walk behind and cry, and We'll
put her in this, you see.
This dear little box. and wei bury her
then under the maple tree
And papa will make her a tombstone like
the one ne made for my bird.
And he'll put what | tell him Oh it-yes,
every single word,
/ shall say. Here lies IIildegarle. Il beau
tful doll. who is dead
She died of broken heart and n dreadful
crack in her head
Home Queen.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

voices that heard spoke in the rough
patOis of French. / had been rescued
by 4 miracle.
1t was months before Kingsley re-
covered. and to this day / never see
him without his introducing the sub
jcct of the balloon ascent we are to
make together, when we will certainly
reach 80, 900 feet. Poor fellow. That as.
cenSion unbalanced his brilliant mind
for life.-Utica Globe.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Some Sweet To-day.

| will not light the lamps until I've
thought
What was the sweetest thing
In all my day;
l will not seek to speed
The lingering ray
Until my anxious eye somewhere has
caught
A word smile. or something that hath
In my small sphere. o, Memory, thou
Some sweet to-day!
Now fancy travels out and conjures up
A long and brilliant train;
1t all floats by,
Joy and sadness go
With laugh and sigh.
And dregs of pain lie deep in pleasures
cup.
But now l see two tender hazel eyes
Turn on me-lips that smile-Ah, herein
lies
My sweet to-day!
A perfume breathes from pictures of the
mind,
And in our fancy Memory carves her
lore,
Our dearest treasures in the air we find:
| knew my happiness tonight was for
Some sweet to-day!
Boston Transcript
Song of the MoCking Bird.
And when nights vast and shadowy urn
O'erbrims with dreams,
/ stir the wales of sleep with my nocturnej
Slowly, tenderly,
Outflow its ripping streams
To blend with nights still sea of mysteryy
The pungent SAVIOR of the dewy buds,
The GOODNESS and the languor of old
woods,
And the slow murmur of the darkling rilla
My art distils
Into a subtle phlter, wild, intense,
Of tenuous melody,
And sumbrous harmony,
Blown round the dusky hills
Through fragrant fruity, tropic thickets
dense,
Lingering and lapsing on,
And lost before the dawnl
Maurice Thompson.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

Clara-If Mr. CastletOn succeeds in
kissing a girl he tells all the rest of the
men about it. Maude-That accounts
for 1t. Clara-FOr what? Maude-The
crowd of fellows that have called upon
you lately.-New York Herald.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

1t is peculiar how soundly a man
sleeps when his wife crawls over him
on her way to the kitchen to make a
fire.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

Curry-Carson seems to be very
friendly with everybody all OF sudden.
VOkes-Yes; he Is going to get married
soon, and he wants to have rs many
friends as he can to invite and get pre-
cnts from~-Truth.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

Stranger-DO the people do much
hunting around here? Native-They
do, for fact. Dead loads of 1t.
Stranger-What do they hunt-deer and
quail? Native--NOpe. Money to meet
their notes In bank with.-FlOrida
Times Union.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

Books are so cheap now that the
poorest people can buy and own them,
and the richest can borrow and keep
them.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

In the treasury vaults. and are grudg-
ingly resolved by business men. but
silver half-do,lars always circulate free
ly.-New York Sun.