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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
HIS ONLY BRIEF.
And His Last Wish Was That 1t Be
Buried With Him.

And His Last Wish Was That 1t Be
Buried With Him.
Mr.. Lucy, on the authority OF Q. G.
and M. p, tells true story of to-day, in
tinitely full of pathos, says the West
minister Gazette, A fortnight ago letter
reached his informant in the handwriting
of an old college friend, telling pitiful
story of a stranded life. The writer had
been called to the bar, hoping some day
to land on the judicial bench, even if he
dId not reach the woolsack. He had no
influence and verv little money. No busi-
ness came his way, but he held on through
some years, patiently hoping that some
day has chance would come. Now he was
sick, probably unto death, and had no
money to buy food or medicine.
a remittance was promptly sent and
gratefully acknowledged. At the end Of q
fortnight 1t occurred to the Q. G. and Nj. p.
10 call on the sick man and see what more
he might do to help him. Arrived at the
ADDRESS, he gave his name and his errand
to the ladyHke woman who opened the
door, whereat, bursting into passion OF
tears, she told him he was too late Her
husband had died that morning. The two
walked upstairs to small front room.
On the bed lay the body of man of about
forty years OF age, fully dressed in the wig
ana gown OF barrister. In his right
hand he held a bundle of foolscap.
"What is that?" the old friend whispered.
THAT. said the widow, sis the only brief
he received in the course Of nineteen
years waiting. He asked me to dress him
thus, and put it in his hand when he was
dead"
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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

prominent jaws, handsome teeth, and
small brain capacity. The skeletons indi-
cate a tribe Somewhat shorter than our.
selves, more muscular and heavy.
Near Walhonding. in mound two feet
high, was found the skeleton of a person
supposed to have been the arrow-maker of
the tribe. Just above him were buried
some sixty or seventy of his implements.
These were made of flint, beautifully
shaped and about half the size of a mans
hand In a gravel pit near by was found
the skeleton of a child, with mussel shells
and other playthings.
In mound nine feet high, on the John
son farm, were found a stone used for
playing games. flint scalping-knives and a
few arrow-heads.
There are great many mounds in this
valley, and 1T is expected that other valu-
able and interesting finds will be made
Correspondent Cincinnati Commercial Ga.
zette.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
FULL ACcEPTANcEs.

TGNl6M Oi lue SITS6L I'LL DTONemGHIS COnSlQ-
cred by the Board of Supervisors yester-
day:
FULL. ACcEPTANcEs.
Van Ness avenue. Union to Filbert- Bitumen.
Van Ness avenue and FiIbert crossing-Bitumen.
Van Ness avenue, Filbert to Greenwich Btu
men.
Walnut. Sacramento to Clay-Bitumen.
Cherry, Clay to 5acramento-Btum
Willow avenue. Cough to Octavia-Btumen
Baker, Clay to Washington-Bitumen.
sixteenth. Folsom to Harrison-Basat.
Folsom, seventeenth to Observation-Disclosures.
Grove Baker TO Lyon-Bitumen.
Waller and Devisadero-Btumen.
AcCEPTANcRs.
Birch avenue Buchanan to Laguna--B Bitumen.
Thirteenth, Noe TO Scott--Basalt.
Twenty-slxth Capp to Mission-Bitumen.
NOTICES OF STREET WORK.
Central avenue and Hayes crossing-Bitrmen
Masonic avenue and Haight crossing-Bitumen.
Haght, Masonic avenue to Ashbury-Bitumen,
curb and sidewalks.
Haight and Ashbury crossing-Bi umen.
Haght, Ashbury TO Clayton-Bitumen, curb and
Haight and Clayton crossing-Bitumen
Haight, Clayton to Cole-Bitumen, curb and
Eairht and Cole crossing-Bitumen
Haght Cole to Shrader-Bitnmen, curb and
Haight and shrader crossing Bitumen.
Haght, Shrader to Stany yan-Bitumen, curb and
Sanchez, Tweuty-fourth to enty-ffth-Plank
Walter. Thirteenth to Fourteenth, west side
Granite curb.
Powell, Green to Union, west Side-Sidewalks.
clay and Fillmore. northwest corner-sidewalk.
Guerrero, Fourteenth TO Fifteenth-Curb ana
sidewalks
Fourteenth, Valencia to Guerrero-sidewaiks.
Seventeenth, Castro to Dougiass-Sidewalks.
SIDEWALKS REDUCED.
Thirteenth, Howard TO Harrison-Reduceo 8
feet and established at 10 feet wide
GRADES ESTABLISHED.
Chelsea place, 1141z feet south from Bush
At rs feet.
Chelsea. from Bush terminatOn-TO conform
with these grades
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ORDER STREET
WORK.
UnIon Franklin to Gough-Bitumen
Hayes, Pierce 10 scott-Basalt and stone side
walks
Hayes and Pierce-Basalt, stone sidewalks
scott. Hayes to Fell Bitumen sidewalks
Elm avenue. Polk to Franklin-Stone sidewalks
franklin Grove to Fulton-Stone sidewalks
Haight, Webster to Fillmore-Stone sidewalks
Pacific avenue. south side. Franklin to Cough
Pierce, Jackson to Pacific. avenue-stone side
walks.
NOTICE TO oBJEcroRs TO STREET WORK.
Ashbury. Waller to Frederick-stone sidewalks,
to be heard August 3.
APPEAL FROM ASSESSMENT.
Fifteenth, Valencia to Guerrero-Bitumen. to be
Sixteenth, Church to sanchez-BItumen, to be
heard August 3.
INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Julian avenue, Fifteenth TO Sixteenth-To pre-
pare spec fications for sewer.
Van Ness avenue, Greenwich to Chestnut-Bi-
tumen, to issue q proportional assessment.
Harrison, Second to Third-To improvei also to
protect bridge
PRIVATE CONTRACT.
Bay. Larkin TO Polk Property-owners, to con-
strucs sewer.
PETITIONS FOR GRADES.
Noe and Duncan.
Duncan. Noe TO Sanchez-Four property-ownars.
Referred 10 City Engineer.
Thirty-se venth avenue, $50 feet north from
Point Lobos-Adolph Sutro. To Engineer.
Russia avenue. Paris street to Moscow-Prop-
erty-owners. To Engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
Cnwnrdioe OF AlIicators.

1.-THE cowardice of alligators is well
known by the people who reside along
the bayous which were at one time fire.
quented by the saurians," said a gentle
man from Southwestern Louisiana. "a
great many persons who only know Of the
alligator by reputation swallow without a
qualm the stories which are so often told
about the hairbreadth escapes and re-
markable adventures with these reptiles.
The truth is that they do not possess suffi-
cient courage-the alligators, mean-to
attack a mouse, unless it was chained to
the bank and couldn't show fight. / re-
member crossing stream in the Vermil-
lion country number of years before
the craze for alligator hides had
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
Discoveries i'm OHIO Nouna.

Ohio Archaeological Society. has .been
opening mounds along the valleys of the
Muskingum River and its tributaries dur.
ing the past week, making some important
finds. A small mound on the Porteus
farm. three miles south of Coshocton. was
opened, in which FIVE skeletons were found.
Inese skeletons are OF unusual interest to
science, as they indicate the TYNE of the
prehistoric race. The skull is thickerth
that OF the negro. with low, facial angles,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

Richmond Improvement A ssociation for grading,
etc.
etc
Point Lobos and Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues-Petition Of j. Dolan for rel ease
from contract for sewer outlets.
PLACED ON FILE
Twenty-first and Chattanooga-Pro perty-owner
for change of grade.
Fremont. Harrison to oBryant-Recommendatio
OF Board OF Health that sewer be constructs
BARRED FOR SIX MONTHS.
Collingwood, Nineteenth TO Twentleth-Paving.
DevisaderO, Haight to Waller-Paving.
Lombard, Polk TO Van Ness Paving.
The Royal Arsenal at WooIwich, Eng
land, employs about $4,000 workmen, and
has forty miles CT internal railways.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

LOANS on diamonds. Interest low At Uncle
Harris, 10 Grant avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Details of the Work Considered by
the Supervisors Yesterday.
The following is a full and complete
review OF the street improvements consid-
cred by the Board of Supervisors yester-
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

THE Klag of pms is Beecham's-BrpcHAxs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
COMMITTED TO ST. PETER.
Elliot Jones is Taken to the Hospital
Without Further Trouble.

Elliot Jones was examined as to his
sanity by Judge Mead, assisted by
Drs. Davis and Webster, this fore
noon. His brother, Ira G. Jones, of
Minneapolis, was present and gave
something of Elliot's past life, his di-
vorce from his wife, and his commit
tai to three asylums. The asylum
authorities are said to consider his
a hopeless case, and it is understood
that his discharges have been at the
request of his relatives. The unfor-
tunate man talked nationally in court,
and gave Chief Yates and Officer
Daniels no trouble as they took him
to st. Peter, where he was first taken
ten years ago.
Jones has gold watch and 800 in
the Mankato Savings bank His
brother did not think that he would
have used his weapons yesterday, but
was carrying out bluff. When cap
tured he begged not to be hurt and
offered to give up his weapons at once,
although at first he attempted to pull
his revolver from his overcoat pocket,
so Officer Kelley stated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
GLANDERED HORSES KILLED.
DIR. hewett Finds That the Con-
demned Lincoln Horses Were
Diseased.

DR.. G. N. Hewett, of st. Paul, Sec
rotary of the state board or nealIn,
returned to this place last Monday
evening after having been 10 Lincoln
and made thorough scientific inves-
tigation of number of glandered
horses in that town, which had eDgag-
ed the attention of number of vet
erinarians from different parts OF the
state for several months. His InVes-
tigatiOn proved that the entire num-
Der of horses were affected w!th the
CHAMBERS and had been from the fir~t.
The horses were killed "h'lr he was
there and each one examined To salts
fly himself beyond dnnht that Ihe
poor brutes were thus afflicted. The
doctor is an enthusiast in his profess
sion, and has the matter down pat
He is an interesting talker ana dead
in earnest in what he undertakes.
He makes no mistakes in diagnosing
a case-Lake Crystal Union.
These are undoubtedly the Most
dahl horses, which DR.. Murray con-
demned as glandered six months ago.
One or two veterinarians of another
school held that they were not CLAN
dered. while still others maintained
that they were.
The town board has had the horses
quarantined all this time, and DR..
Hewitt's examination, both ante and
post norton, sustains DR.. Murray.
These horses have been reported kill
ed once or twice before, but this time
this is undoubtedly the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
A QUEER COLLECTION.
VenO'S Collection of Clutches
Canes and Sticks.

Visitors to the rooms of the Institute Pitts
burg. are always attracted by theunioue col
lection of canes, crutches aid sticks. Tney are
OF all degrees,styl and designs from the finest
They stand side by side incontrovertible tr,b
ute to Venos Remedies. Everyone of them at
one time supported a trembling cripple to the
Veno Remedies have gone on their way reioic-
IN throwing away their undesirable assistants
VENO'S CURATIVE SYRUP t5Oc.a bottIe1.
business, dyspepsia, liver, kidney, blood and
stomach disorders, bad appetite and sleeple-s-
ness. and when used with VEN O'S ELECTRIC
and most desperate forms of rhenmatism
paralysis, neuralgia. weak muscles, stiff Joints
and all aches and pains.
cure for asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds
difficult breathin :, throat and lung troubles
For sale by LAMM MOREHART, and guaran
teed to cure or money refunded
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
Watkins is COMING.
Expects to be Here Within Two
Weeks. so He Says.

City Engineer Haynes today re-
ceived the following letter:
M. B. HAYNES, Esq,
MankatO, MINI.
My Dear Sir-Wlll you kindly send
me map Of your city with route
marked thereon which you may be-
lieve the best route for the electric
railway desired by your people.
l expect to be at your City within
two weeks, and before going would
like TO give my associates an idea of
my plans.
Yours very truly,
LOUIS E. Watkins, g. E. q r.
No 80 Court ST., Boston, Mass.
March 5, 1896.
A map was sent to Mr.. Watkins
some time ago. which he seems to
have failed to have received. Mr..
Haynes will reply at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
WILL PAY So, 800.
The Delinquent Taxes on the Cement
Works to be Settled.

VIM. Peet, of Minneapolis, attorney
for the trust company which is fore
closing the first mortgage on the
Standard Cement Co.'s plant in this
city. was in the city today. He con-
suited Auditor Gunders in regard to
the delinquent taxes on the plant, and
said that he would pay them within
two weeks. The company has never
paid any taxes on it's plant in this city,
aud the taxes and penalties since 1882
amounted to about S8,872. When this
is paid, the city's share of the money
will be about $4,000, which will be
welcome addition to the cash in the
treasury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
FIGHT STILL ON.

County Surveyor Haynes has with
drawn the letter which he sent to
County Attorney Benedict, Offering
to accept the county boards proffer
of compromise of their difficulties,
and the fight is now on to finish.
Mr.. Haynes says that he withdrew
the letter because the county attorney
was not willing to drop the proceed
ings, as provided for by the county
boards resolution. Mr.. Benedict de-
clined to give up the letter, however.
WANTED Two copies of July 81.
1895, and one copy of April 80, 1895, of
DAILY FREE PRESS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
LEAGUE CLUB NOTICE.

The state convention of the League
clubs of Minnesota will be held in st.
Paul Wednesday,, March 25th, at
which time Gov. Bradley, of Kentuc-
ky, will be present to address the
meeting.
1t is earnestly hoped that all the
league clubs in Blue Earth county
will send delegates to this meeting.
Each local club is entitled to five dele
gates in addition to the president and
secretary, who are eG-oficio.
Officers of local CLUBS are respect
fully, requested to call meetings of
their clubs to select delegates to the
state league meeting, and thus pre-
pare for active campaign work soon
to follow.
If the Republicans of any commune
ty not having clubs heretofore organ
lied desire to form one, they can do
so by sending to the FREE PRESS for
copies of constitution and bylaws.
AS Gue hepuollCdn SGdCe CouFoHUlOu
to select delegates to the national
convention meets in Minneapolis the
day preceding the league meeting,
arrangements will be made to grant
all league delegates seats in the state
convention.
B. D. SMITH,
Member State Executive
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
SENTENCED TO HANG.

John e. Pryde, who murdered
Andrew Peterson, of Belgrade, was
yesterday sentenced to be hanged, at
Brainerd. Pryde was convicted by
Peterson's anti-mortem statement
and by his own confession. The
murder was premeditated, for purposes
of robbery, and most brutal, and the
sooner the earth is rid of Pryde the
better. The date of the execution
has not yet been set.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13

Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
No Ice 10 BRIDGE Builders.

Sealed proposals for the construc-
tion and erection of a wrought iron
bridge IN the township of Medo ac-
cordlng IT, plans and specifications on
tile al The office Of the County Audi
tor, will be received at the office of
County auditor up TO o'clock D. ~.
April I'd, 1896
The right TO reject any or all bids is
reserved.
Attest: ROBERT S. HUGHES.
p. A. GUNDERs, Chm. Co. Com.
Co. Auditor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
DEATH OF MRS. GENKE.

Mrs. VIM. Genke died at her home
at 1906 N. Fourth street at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, of a COM
plication of troubles, the final one be-
ing pneumonia. She was about
thirty-tive years of ace, and was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kruger.
She leaves husband, and was sis
ter of Louis Kruger, who is attend
ing the state university. The re-
mains will be taken to Wells for
burial Saturday. The deceased was
an intelligent and highly respected
lady, and leaves many friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13

Is it "overwork" that has filled this
country with nervous dyspeptics? =
that takes the flesh off their bones,
the vitality from their blood, and
makes them feeble, emaciated and in
efficient? No. 1t is bad cooking,
overeating of indigestible stuff, and
other health, destroying habits.
The remedy is an artificially digest
ed food such as the Shaker Digestive
Cordial. Instead of irritating the
already inflammed stomach the Cor
dial gives it a chance to rest by
nourishing the system itself and di-
costing other food taken with it. So
flesh and strength return, Is not the
idea rational? The Cordial is palatable
and relieves Immediately. No money
risked to decide on it's value. A 10
cent trial bottle does that.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
The Railroads.
Chicago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul.

Chicago, Milwaukee B. st. Paul.
Departing. Trains living
No. 122-b:3O A. M. No, 1O1-12:2O P. NJ,
No. 1O4-2:3O p. m. No. 123-8:1O p. m.
No. l22 makes close connections at Austin
with through Sleeper,-for st. Louis, Peoria,
and Kansas City, arriving 7:15 next morning.
I his train also connects for La Crosse and
Chicago.
Sleeper at Austin and Lacrosse.
J G. MOORE, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13

Sold by Druggists, sent prepaid receipt of price,
&c., for assorted except 49, ST. size only
DR. Humphreys MANUAL Enlarged Revised) MAILEDFREB
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railway.
CANNON VALLEY

Depart Arrive
No. % & "a Waterville and
Faribault Accommod. 6:45 am 4:O5 pm
No 81 & %. St. Paul, Min
neapols and Redwing Pas
Senger 500 am S:55pm
Daily except Sunday.
No % connects at Watervie with through
trains for Dies Moines; also with free chair car
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka. No
FL connects with through trains having through
sleepers for hicago, st. Louis and Kansai City.
Information gtrding rates. routes, etc..
cheerfully furnished upon app ication to
f. f. POWERS, gent
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
Weather AImanacs.

Some of these almanacS rose to q great
popularity on the strength of one lucky
guess, and I think it is told of Par
tridge's almanac, or some other of the
class, that it owed its reputation to a
curious prophecy of extraordinary wealth
er for July 81, when hail, rain, snow,
thunder, ETC., were freely indicated.
Forgetting that the month had 81 days,
the almanac maker had omitted to in
sert the weather prediction for the last
day, and a boy was sent from the print
ing office to know how the space was to
be filed up. The weather prophet was
too busy to attend to him, but at last in
a passion said, Put down hail, rain,
snow, thunder, anything" and the boy,
taking it literally, told the compositor,
who duly set into type the extraordinary
prediction, and which by freak Of ma
ture came true and made the fame and
fortune of the almanac maker. This
story, if not true, is at least ben trovato
and shows the force of the bard's state
ment:
Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well
When our deep plots do pail.
Patrick Murphy published a popular
weather almanac, and his fame is said
to have commenced by a lucky hit in
one of the earlier issues by which he in
Dictated which would be the coolest day
of the year. There is a copy of this al
manac for 1913 in the library of the So
ciety, and some former owner has evil
IDENTIFY taken the trouble to pencil in the
actual weather opposite to that predict
ed. There were, according to this ammo
tation, SO incorrect forecasts, 81 doubt
full and the rest correct.
This Patrick Murphy was not mere
charlatan. He had system, and, though
he differed from Sir Isaac Newton and
the Royal Astronomical society, he gave
much study and research to the subject
OF meteorology, as shown by his various
books There was an Astro-M eteorolog-
lcal society as late as 1S61.-Nature.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
G. A. Sala'a Career.

first made the acquaintance Of q. A.
Sala about 30 years ago, ard L have
known him we'll ever since. l always
found him q perfect encyclopedia of
knowledge, coupled (Which is rare) with
a keen sense of humor. No man proba-
bly, wrote more "copy" in his life than
he did and few more readable. His
mode of writing was curious. He had a
vast amount of collected notes on all
matters carefully indexed. These he
would consult. Then he would walk up
and down the room for a time, after
which he would write or dictate with
out pause. / have heard him make very
many good speeches, conceived on the
same lines as his articles. He had at
times a strong desire to enter the house
of commons, but / somewhat doubt
whether he would have succeeded there.
Always occupied on the press and ON
the magazines, he managed occasionally
to write novel. They We're really very
good novels, and if he had turned his
attention more exclusively TO novel
writing he would have run Charles
Dickens and other maaers Of the art
close. In business matters he was
mere child. He earned great deal of
money, he was not extravagant, and
yet he never seemed to haze any. In
his first wife he was fortunate in find
ing not only an amiable and beautiful
woman, but q woman of business, and
she was a terrible loss to him 1t is sat
isfactory to think that he was we'll
cared for in his last sickness owing to
the kindness and iberality of the pro-
prietors of The Daily Telegraph, with
which newspaper he had been SO long
connected. London Truth.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTIES.
The Revival of Entertainment That
Promotes SociabiIity.

The Revival of Entertainments That
Promotes SociabiIity.
Frances Z. Lanigan in Ladies' Home
Journal writes that the progressive din
ner party has experienced a revival this
winter and is once more established in
fashionable favor. As 1896 is a leap
wear the dinner is now arranged SO that
The men remain in their original seats
throughout the meal, while the women
prooress with the courses. The first an
nouncemcnt that the dinner is in any
respect different from the ordinary cere-
monial meal of society is in the appear
ance at the hosts place of a small silver
bell, which he rings at the coGclusion
of each coV-cc, and in the quotations
upon the guest cards, the line given TO
the lady occupying the seat of honor
the right of the host-being, Westward
the course of empire takes its way, f"
thus indicating the direction of the pro-
gression The other IL lies guest cards
may read: "All things journey; we go
with them, "Press bravely onward.
''Let us then be up and doing, ION
ward, onward may we press, "A love-
ly apparition sent to be a moments or
nament.
For the cards of the men, who retain
their original seats throughout the
meal, the following quotations will
serve: "How happy could 1 be with
either were t'other dear charmer awayp
"Welcome the coming, speed the going
guest" eve must endure their going
hence, even as their coming hither,"
"Variety's the very spice of life, ut
is something to get this far if one is not
permitted to go farther, " Stay in that
station in which you have been placed. "
The rule to be observed by the hostess
is that she must have as many courses
for her dinner as she has couples pres
ent. This is made necessary by the fact
that the progressions are made with the
courses, and that the round must be
completed with the end of the dinner.
She should of course aim to arrange so
that the people who are most congenial
shall be partners during the longest
courses-the roast and the dessert. This
may be easily arranged by 2lacing them
two or three courses apart at the begin
ming of the dinner.