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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
TOOK CART AND HARNESS.
Eben Thompson did not Return From
the Dance.

A short time ago, a nineteen-year-
old boy named Eben Thompson went
to work for VIM. Jones, in Judson. He
had pony, and Friday evening bor-
rowed two wheeled road cart and
harness to go to dance. He returned
from the dance about midnight, but
did not larry, after picking up his
traps he drove off, and is
believed to have made for the
Iowa line, The cart belonged to
Hugh J. Jones, and the harness and
blanket to VIM. Jones. 9EThe latter
procured warrant for Thompson's
arrest on the charge of petit larceny.
Sheriff Bowen went to the home of
the boys parents, near Tracy, and
there learned that the boy had pre-
viously been sent to the reform school
for stealing horses. No trace of young
Thompson has yet been secured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28

Three young ladies graduated
from the Madison Lake school Friday
evening, with appropriate exercises.
J. A. Flittie delivered the address.
Mrs. Evan j. Lewis, an old lady 81
years of age, living near the iron
bridge, fell Monday evening while
walking in the door yard and put her
hip out of joint. Considering her age
and the fact that she has only recently
recovered from illness, the injury is a
very serious one, but her friends hope
that she will come out all right.
The trial of the suit of Mrs.
Smith VS.. Hubbard & Palmer and
Geo. T. Barr was completed Friday
noon so far as the introduction Of
evidence is concerned. The evidence
Thursday afternoon and Friday had
reference to the value of the land in
question at the time of the sale, and
was IN line with that mentioned yes
terday. The arguments will be heard
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
Come to us and Wen Collar Your
Horse.

About six dozen remnant lots of
dlfferent manufacturers make of No.
wool collars-Odds and ends accumu-
lated on our hands, worth 1926 to
S2.75 each; your choice only 81. so as
long as they last, which is great
deal less than COST A bargain never
before offered, at 0. w. Schmidt's
SaddlerV Co.. No 226 S. Front Street,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
POPE BUILDING SECURED.
L. Patterson f1ercantile Co. have
Found Commodious Temporary
Quarters.

L. Patterson Monday rented of the
Pope Co. their double front building
and basement for temporary quarters
They will move what groceries have
arrived into the same tomorrow
morning. The office force took pos
session this afternoon.
The Pope Co. reserve the rear por'
tion of the corner front for theil
office and store room. The L. Patter.
son Mercantile Co. will be able tC
take care of all orders for staple
groceries tomorrow.
II. A. Patterson left yesterday
afternoon for Chicago to purchase new
stock.
The vault was opened Saturday
afternoon and the papers and books
found to be uninjured.
Streams of water water were played
on the ruins all of yesterday and this
forenoon. A number of dray loads OF
damaged canned goods, etc., were
gotten out today and taken to the
Linseed Oil Co.'s warehouse fol
storage.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
AN OCEAN VOYAGE.
The Proper Fees to Pay ON Board IN
Atlantic Liner.

~. p..,.. r... to Paw ON Board an
atlantic Liner.
POGO ara too indefinite to be regulated
,,v rn1a INIT certain amounts are Gus
to,,,arv At sea The vovaper. if he is
not , ssas;ct il denendent for comfort
fret On the table steward. To this man
:. - ~ - =, 10 tho rnla "a give a. 20 for
o :, .,> - e5 for two or three nersons in q
Mt whetber 9me il served in regular
Courses or orders what he pleases from
a. Iii = f,.4o snnnevs MIGHT increase
th AZ foo
o.. ,o~+ Host friond Is tha deck
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
ALMOST SECOND NATURE.
Cyclists Internationally Follow the Rules Of
tho Road When Walking.

Cyclists Unconsciously Follow the Rules Of
the Road When Walking.
You can tell bicycle rider by his
walk. Not because Of peculiarly OF
gait, but for the reason that he uncon-
sciously follows the rules Of the road
that he has learned while riding q BIZ
cycle.
On the sidewalks Of the crowded
streets Of New York and Brooklyn
gentleman whose acquaintance among
bicycle riders is quite extensive has, as
a matter Of curiosity, watched his cy-
cling friends walking to and from bust
ness. Almost without exception they
pass to the right when meeting other
pedestrians and to the left when pass
ing them from behind. When turning
a corner, the pedestrian who has learned
to cycle hugs the wall closely if going
to the right and is almost sure to make
a long turn if bound to the left.
If all pedestrians would observe the
rules of the road on the sidewalks as
well as the experienced cyclists observe
them ON the highways, there would be
fewer toes trampled upon and fewer
persons nudged in the ribs by protrud-
ing and sharp elbows.
There is nothing more annoying to
the participants and nothing more
laughab1e to the spectator than to see
two persons dancing up and down and
taking a series of side steps because
both started to pass each other in the
wrong direction.
The bicycle is unconsciously teach
ing people how best to keep out Of each
others way. Any one who does not
think the result is sure to be beneficial
ought to attempt to stem a crowd con-
ing from theater or crossing the bridge
at rush hours. There will be no polish
left on the rash individual S shoes, there
will be mud stains on his garments,
and a feeling of deep, bitter resentment
against all mankind in his BOSOM
New York Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
A Tale of the Sea.

Two American captains were recently
relating their experiences on different
voyages. One of them told the follow
ing story: "About l p m. on March
my ship was proceeding under full sail
when a cloud about the size of a man $
hand was observed on the horizon 1t
came on, and as it neared the ship we
discovered that it was composed Of To-
Gusts. They settled On the sails, and you
couldn't see bit of canvas fer til.'l@
When they flew away, there was not
stitch of canvas left on the yards
"Ah, said the other captain, II can
quite believe that, for at about $3.50
p. m. on March 2 my vessel was pro-
ceeding under full sail when we OBJ
served small cloud On the horizon.
AS it approached the ship we discovered
that it was cloud of locusts. and as
they passed our vessel we saw that
every man Jack of them had a pair Of
No. canvas trousers on Brazil Nut
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
STANTON SPECTATOR AID
MARSHALL p. WILDER.
4 sketch Of the Little Humorist ~ wris.
ten By HimselE

4 Sketch Of the Little Humorist ~ wris.
ten by HimselG
was born nine years after Bill Nye,
in the state of New York. At one year
made kick. and my father moved me
from out of the state into the city Of
New York. My father, being a physi-
clan, later took me to Hartford for my
health, where / began to laugh and
grow fat. I have been laughing ever
since.
NY first partner in the funny business
was the red headed son Of the jailer in
Hartford. He played Buffalo Bi1l-the
only one who ever played the part with
red hair. but that was his conception Of
it. We made money. Our stage was the
scaffold, which was kept in the garrett,
except when there was a hanging, when
we took of the play.
On returning to New York city, 1
found myself without the red headed
friend and without means. For q time
I buried nv talent in Bradstreet's
agency as file boy at 50 per week. /
MIXED in SO many Jokes with nv work
that the letters didn't read seriously
enough. Then I went to England and
waited for things to come nv way.
They came in walk. while the $40 /
had left KENT going in a trot. 1 found
that living in small hall bedroom
made ma narrow minded. so I staid ont
in the park several nights to give nv
self room. as well as to air nv repertoy.
conc,s.Ged Il was weak in me to burv
nv gifts simply because was in hard
1nck so I began a series of free enter
tainments and became SO nopular that /
began taking three cups of coffee a day.
instead Of one. as heretofore.
Among those who took advantage of
the chean nrices was the, Prince of
Wales a cost him nothing to lanph. 50
he Ianohed Several neonle wanted Ia
tnow What be Voc l,nob;no a. He re.
n1ied aThat ), I had told 2 ioke about
The motber.;n.1aw which strnck the
lost cbord in the nr;nca,s heart and
wol,, m . resronsivo svmnatbat;c ranp
L.,,o to-, oi,.r,;,,. Ill oo,,ld rot fo,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
Get sac.o Fer Driving His Wagon.

:
A few years ego well to do but ex-
travagant fs,l..er living out On the Rus
sell cave pike sent to Mr.. Hart Bos-
we'll ard as..... q him to see his brother
Dave Of the Northern bank and tell
him that be wanted to borrow 81, 600
and that it would be all O. K, etc.
Mr.. B. told him that he would not
do it, bat gave him the following tip:
81 see you or your wife calling negroes
out Of the field two or three times a
day to bitch your rigs up to so to Lex
ington, aud see you stop hands from
their field work to drive a load of corn
to market. You stop all this foolishness
and drive the wagon Of corn yourself.
then 20 to the bank and ask for what
YOU want. The man went, according
to directions, and after he had sold his
corn he went to the bank and asked for
the $4,000 Mr. Il 7. Anderson. one
of the directors, was present an3 with
out asking any questions said. Any man
Wkodriyt ) LIS twp wagon can borrow all
Che lroEey he wants at the Northern
bank. This little transaction changed
this mans condition in life, and he
was no longer Il oney borrower.-Lex-
ington American
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
THE OLD OFFICE DEVIL.
He Tells How He Evoluted Into Con,
try Editor.

He Tells How He Evoluted Into Coun-
try Editor.
The old time devil was keen to learn.
He had gall. He wasn't afraid to ask
the milliners for advertising or print
ing. He dreamed of owning a paper OF
his own. He experimental in thou
sand ways. He lived in the Office al
most, being there early and late. He
made battery and copper plated types
before the first type founder thought OF
doing it. He did stereotyping in rude
way, making matrix from blotting
paper. Desiring to do his work better,
he tried to buy proper materials for
stereotyping, but he was bluffed SO easily
by the prices or talk given him by the
dealers that for many years he supposed
he was the victim of some UNANIMOUSLY
jealous trusts.
A tramp printer from Chicago made
him believe that gasoline could be
made. The Chicago man pointed to
big can Of the fluid and insisted that he
had made it. Gasoline was high priced
then. The devil sold the gasoline the
printer said he had made to rival
office, and the two divided the money.
"Make some more, said the devil.
"There is demand for it." The Chi
cago printer left that night, and the
editor made the devil pay for the gaso-
line.
The editor can recall his last visit
from the tramp printer he Learned the
trade with, the one who made gaso-
line. He came into the "shopo and was
denied work by the foreman. He saw at
a glance that the old. days and loose
ways were gone Neatly dressed, we'll
kept young men and women were at
work in an Office as clean as a parlor.
"Whose runnin this sheet now?" he
inquired.
Jack Hill, - was the reply.
II know him." he said laconically.
1T taught him his biz. -
And then they saw him drift into the
sanctum and heard him say Hello,
Jackl You're dom we'll. I'want some
thin to eat and drink.
Gasoline got what he asked for,
just as all tourists do who apply. The
next morning he called on his editor
friend again, and when he found him
discussing prohibition with two or three
ministers and one or two Of the elders
of the town he lurched right into the
editorial den and joined in the talk to
help the editor along. He was very
drunk He cried and said that naturally
he was prohibitionist, but he really
| longed to die and go to heaven, only he
had become "such id skeptic he
didn't believe there was such place.
Then he went to sleep. The preachers
looked at him in pity. The editor spoke
kindly of him as a comrade who had
seen better days. As the editor talked
"Gasoline'' awoke and said:
Jack, if you don't gimme a quarter
to buy drink with I'll sit here and
holler."
| And "holler" he did.
He "hollered" until the ministers
left.
| This may or may not account for the
fact that prohibition has prohibited in
Editor Jack Hills town since the last
visit of his Chicago printer friend
| Chicago Times Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
GLUTToNY's PENALTY.
Lives That Are Shortened by the Pleasures
OF the Table.


OF the Table.
In spite If the warnings and COM
mands of family physicians, in spite OF
the many examples of shortened lives
and lives of suffering. men will yield
to the seductiveness of the pleasures Of
tn. table. The spectacle of the man
VIII, overeats or who deliberately eats
improper food is common enough, but
rarely do we see as plain evidence OF
the admiration for the glutton which
certain people possess as that which the
daily papers some time ago afforded. A
we'll known boniface died at an age
when he ought to have been erjoying
robust and vigorous health. Some slight
mention was made of his business ven-
lures, of his daily life, of his reason for
living. But all this part of his exist
ence was inmate ral and uninteresting.
The great and praiseworthy features Of
his life seem to lave been gastronomic
feats and a central ability to cat and
drink enormously He was Landed as
the prince of bon wants. the man who
could eat huge dinner and shortly
thereafter swallow a brace of brOiled
Holsters and couple of Welsh rabbits.
washed down with copious Gbations Of
vintages or distillaees or fermentages.
During his last illness, wien his ply.
sicians enjoined rest in bed and a scru-
pulous1y careful diet. we read that he
was game enough to dress and go out
on the hotel porch to sit, winding up
his imprudsace 1and incidentally his
life) with hearty meal, in defiance of
the medical directions. This last piece
of bravado was apparently considered
by certain newspaper reporters as an
achievement fit to rank with victory
on battlefield, and the glutton was adj
miringly mentioned as though he were
a brilliant and fearless hero, risking
his life IL a worthy cause.
The newspapers were not creating q
sentiment, but merely catering to one
already formed in thus aiding gluttony.
The only conclusion we can draw is
that the epicurean philosophy still has
its cult, and that many mans motto
is, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow
we die. +" The case is left to the moral
ist-American ical-Surgical Bull
letin.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
THAcKERAY AND GOETHE.

The Noveksts First Interview With the
Great Poet.
In The Century there is an article by
Walter Vulpius, entitled "Thackeray at
Weinar. The following is Thackeray's
account of his first meeting with
Goethe:
OF course remember very we'll the
perturbation of spirit with which. as a
lad of 10 I received the long expected
invitation that the Herr Geheimerath
would see me. This notable audience
took place in little antechamber OF
his private apartments, covered all
roond with antique casts and bas-reliefa
He was habited in a long gray drab red
ingcte, with a white neckcloth and a
red ribbon in his buttonhole. He kept
his hands behind his back, just as in
Rauch's statuette. His complexion was
very bright, clear and rosy, his eyes ex-
traordinarily dark, piercing and bril-
liant. = fancied Goethe must have
been still more handsome as an old man
than even in the days of his youth. His
voice was very rich and sweet. He ask.
gu luo QucstlOun duOub uy bcA1, WuiCu :
answered as best could.
Vidi tantum-I saw him but three
times-once walking in the garden Of
his house in the Frauenplan, once going
to step into his chariot On sunshiny
day, wearing cap and cloak with
a red collar He was caressing at the
time beautiful little golden haired
granddaughter, over whose sweet, fair
face the earth has long since closed.
[Alma Won Goethe died at the age of II
years while on visit in Vienna in
1874.
Though his sun was setting, the sky
round about was calm and bright, and
that little Weimar was illumined by it.
In every one CT those Find salons the talk
was still of art and letters. At the court
the conversation was exceedingly friend
ly, simple and polished. The grand
duchess, lady Of very remarkable en-
dowments. would kindly borrow our
books from us and gracicusly talk to
us young men about our literary tastes
and pursuits In the respects paid by
this court to the patriarch of letters
there was something ennobling, I think,
alike to the subject and sovereign.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
Aluminium Wire.


Aluminium wire is made Of various
sizes and used for variety of purposes.
Among its newer uses is the manufac
ture of door and window screens When
exposed to the weather, such screens do
not rust. Aluminium wire is used in
the manufacture of hairpins In few
cases in this city aluminium wire has
been sold to be put up on roofs fer use
as clotheslines. The wire sold for this
purpose was No. 6 gauge, which costs
so cents a pound, and 1000 feet of
which weighs "a pounds
Aluminium pigs sell now at about AZ
cents pound, which is about half the
price of a year ago. The sale of manu-
featured articles of aluminium is all the
time increasing and things in great va
riety are made from it.-New York Sun
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
S 81 SOUTHERN
Railway.
Schedule in effect July 4, 1897.
For the South and Southwest.

No. 9,-Daily-Local for Charlotte and inter-
mediate Stations.
No. 35.-Daily United States Fast Mail
through Pullman Buffet SleeperS to Jackson
vile via Savannah; to Atlanta, AID New OF
leans, connecting at Salisbury for Asheville,
Knoxville. Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn,
and at Charlotte for Augusta.
No. a7-Daily--w ashington and Southwest
ern Vestbuled Limited; through Pullman
Sleepers to Asheyille, Hot Springs and Nash
vile, via Salisbury and Chattanooga; TO
Tampa via Savannah and Jacksonville to
Memphis via Atlanta and Birmingham and
to New Orleans. via Montgomery and Mobile.
Dining Car Greensboro to Montgomery. FIST
Glass Day Coaches on all trains.
Trains from Staunton by Chesapeake and
Chic Railway connect In Untun Station at
Charlottesville with Southern Ky. trains.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16

Liquefied air can now be ordered by
the dozen bottles i'll Munich. but just
what it can be used for in general
way is in doubt. 1t is SO cold that it
blisters the skin at touch, but it's ex-
cess Of oxygen is valuable feature. At
present chemists are the only customers
for it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
A Boston Rattle.

Fuddy-Gorgon is man of resources.
Whenever / call at his house he begins
to ask me profound questions. He does
it to please his baby, ocrfound HIM
Duddy--Please his baby?
Fuddy--He rattles me, you know
Boston Transcript.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
Everybody SAYS So.

Cascarets Candy Callrrtic, the most won
dertnl medical discovery OF Inc age peas
ant i.llil refreshing tc ;h,, tsl Q, az, gently
lnl positive ~ on lsioges .. liver and bowels,
cleansing the e;itfrc cyst, IL. dssari colds,
cure headache, tevft, hnbitnai snast.,atlor
and hi so!,-ncss. rleess buy an.i drv d box
of q. 9. q today 10. "a. 10 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cur w ali druegists-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16

The hagfsh, or myxine, has custom
Of getting inside the cod and similar
fishes and entirely consuming the in
terror, leaving only the skin and the
skeleton
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
Hard Work.

"What was the hardest work you ev-
er did for living?" asked the benevo-
lent old lady of the weary pilgrim.
ssStealin, num- Detroit Free Press
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16

Gray horses are usually the longest
lived Creams are decidedly delicate
md are seriously affected by very warm
weather.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16

Mixed trains SOuthbound leave Winchester
at a5 a IN and 40 a N. Arrive at Strasburp
Junction at 6.l2 a III ahd 10 IS IN.
Mixed trains Northbound leave Winchester
at LAS p m and IL &c p NJ. Arrive at Harper's
Ferry at 40 p N and 1.56 m.
CONNECTIONS.
Train No. 2 connects at iHarper,s Ferry
with Fast Limited Express trains, leaving az
IL u IN and l;t4 III, arriving at Chicago at
$3.50 m apd ha.CG noon, and with trains leay-
Ing at 5:l4 p M, arriving at Cincinnati at 7:45
IN. st Louis Gt0 p m, and conn ects at
Weverton at ll:i0, rive Han gerstown 1910: az
WASHINGTON Junction with train arriving at
Frederick at 1:55 pm.
Train 4e connects with fast vestibulcd train
at Harper's Ferry at 9:i4p.m. for Chica 20 at
1921 p. m. for Ptttsburg and 1865 am for Gin
cinnati and st. Louis. Arrive at Pittsburg al
700 a. M; Chicago ct 945 p. M, Cincinnati At
500 p. m, and st. Louis at $50 a. M
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars run through
to Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and Pitts
burg on all express trains.
For rates. tickets, baggage checks and fru,-
ther information apply to b. & o. agents or to
9 E. DudrOw, Travelling Passenger Agent
winchester, Va, or c, y. Hammond, Agent
StauntOn, Va.
d. d. MARTIN, Mgr. Pass. Tramc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
The scotc,.woman.s Bank Notes.

A poor old widow living in the Scot
fish highlands was called upon one day
by gentleman who had heard that she
was in need The old lady complained
Of her condition and remarked that he1
son was i'll Australia and doing well.
.'But doeE be co nothing to help you?'
inquired the visitor No, nothing, twas
the reply. .He writes me regularly
once month, but only sends me lit
tie picture with his letter." The gentle
man asked to see one of the pictures
that she had received and found each
one Of them to be draft fer e1O.
That is the condition Of many Of
Gods children. He has given us many
exceeding great and precious prom
ises" which we either are ignorant OF
or fail to appropriate. Many of them
seem tc be pretty pictures of an ideal
peace and rest, but are not appropriated
as practical helps in daily life. And not
one CT these promises is more neglected
than the assurance of salvation. An
open Bible places them within reach OF
all, AID we may appropriate the bless
ing which such knowledge brings
Dwight L Moody in Ladies' Home
Journal
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16

An oyster cocktail is made by putting
into glass half dozen tiny little oys-
ters, to which add a few drops Of tabas-
CO, pinch of salt, teaspoonfu1 Of
worcestershire sauce, teaspoonful Of
tomato ketchup and a tablespoonful Of
lemon juice.-Mrs. s. T. Rorer in La
dies Home Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16

According to Beaccnsfeld there is
no education Ike adversely. .
sPeihaps that accounts fer the fact
thar so mary Ct cur nest prosperous
people have 20 grammar Cleveland