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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05

In the London Standard is an account
OF German doctors investigations as
to the size of mems and women's hearts.
The masculine heart weighs more and il
larger than that possessed by the fair
sex. A heart, it would appear, grows
most quickly during the first and sec.
ond years of life, and between the Sec
ond and seventh year it doubles in size.
Until after the fiftieth birthday the
heart still grows little. In childhood
the male and female heart are the same
size, but after manhood the masculine
heart develops much more than the fe.
male, and ends by being two square
inches larger than the latter.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05


The London Times seems to shar Q
Queen Victoria's admiration for tho
Battenbergs. OF Prince Alexander it
says: HE is one of the most brave,
most gentle, most valorous, and most
handsome of living princes. In all the
idyls of poetry there has not indeed
been more perfect hero than Prince
Alexander. The whole story of his cam
paign against the Servians sounds like
an epic. He started with an inferior
force. By his pluck, his energy, and
his extraordinary talent as strategist,
he turned all the odds that were against
him, and came out victorious from a
campaign in which everybody prophe-
sled his failure"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05
MISS.

Mr.. Assheton Smith is commemorating
Queen Victoria's jubilee in remarkable
manner. He has caused to be planted
on the slopes of Noel Rhiwen mountain
in Wales, a plantation composed of
several thousand trees. Nearly two
hundred men have been constantly en-
ployed since the jubilee in planting this
trees, which will be SO arranged as to
represent the words Jubilee, 1887"
Each letter measures 200 yards long
and 25 feet wide. The first tree of the
letter ] was planted on jubilee day.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPlER Alf.
THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Everybody on platform number one was
laboring under great excitement.
There was small crowd of excited out
siders, group of persons who had each
that pale frightened look, while the clothes
OF four or five were soiled and torn; an
engineer talking loudly to three policemen,
knot of startled listeners, and the station
master, with his hat on the back of his
head, besieged by questions on one side
and issuing orders to the railway servants
on the other; excitement fear, and morbid
curiosity all mixed together in strange
scene, at once life and death-like, and all
telling that there had been an accident.
Emily was not there; Will saw that al
once, SO he trembled like a child, feeling
powerless and unnamed.
Collecting himself as well as he could, he
beckoned to an Intelligent looking porter to
follow him.
They walked away from the crowd, and
Will put some silver into the mans hand.
Tell me how this happened?" he fear
fully asked.
The porter told him.
1t was the old story-a collision with a
freight trainl
"Where?"
About mile or less from the station.
They're clearing the line now. and / fancy
there's one or two buried under the shat
tered timber and iron OF the cars"
DO you know"
Will stopped. He could not ask the
question, SO the porter finished it and an
swered it for him.
What train it was, sir2 Yes. The
London train-from Euston--the five to
twelve"
"My Godl"
The two trembling words spoken as he
had spoken them, staggered the porter. He
caught hold of Wills arm, for it seemed as
If he would have fallen.
Steady, sir; hold up What class was
your friend a. coming by?"
Will Tryfo showed his ticket.
The man shook his head
There's one of three third-class cars
smashed. If there's passengers nnder the
spill, your friend amt one of them, sir.
Shall / inquire for you. sir? You seem
rather badly yourself, sir. Get some
brandy"
Yes. Inquire"
"Look in the refreshment bar and watt
ng- rooms, while I'm gone. If your friend
Unit there, nor on the platformy-well III
30 back in a minute, sir. Hold upl"
Cold from head to foot, and with trem-
ding limbs. Win looked into the waiting
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05
An Easy Explanation.

"Flossie, said her mamma, why do
you keep up such a constant chatter,
chatter, all the time Z"
"'Tause I've got lots to say" ex-
planned Flossis. -Epsck.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05

list. attributes much of his success to the
TACT that while speaking he never permits
himself to say ha-sh or unkind word about
the drunkard or about the saloon keeper. A
quotation from the Talmud seems to fit 1t
here Thy friend has friend, and thy
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-07-05

a nusHEL Of corn makes four gallons
Of whisky. It sells for SIG at retail.
Inc Government gets $3.50, the farmer
Az cents. the railroad 81, tie manufsc.
turers "a. the vendor 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

The Chicago convention nominated
and the people of the United States
elected Benjamin Harrison to the Presi-
dency. He came before the convention
and the people self-made, self-reliant,
self-possessed man: neither the art of the
demagogue nor the suppleness of the
courtier were among his attributes, had
they been 80 he would neither have
been nominated nor elected. The SOW
ereign virtue of manhood has ever been
the first requisite to Republican choice.
That virtue General Harrison has in
abundance. He talked to all classes and
conditions of men on every day ofevery
week from close of the convention till
the ballot-boxes cast their shadows. and
not once did he utter word of buster,
of fear, of hesitancy, of cajolery. He
spoke always as a man impressed by a
full sense of the high honor conferred
upon him, and of the responsibility of
the Office to which he was nominated,
and to which it was certain that he would
be elected. Let these thoughts console
our Democratic friends. Benjamin Har-
rison has been elected President by the
votes of the Republican party in the
United States. Things have gone well
under all Republican Presidents; they
will 90 we'll under the thoroughly Re-
publican Presidency of General Harris
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

THE New York Evening Post says "Wall
street has not taken a favorable view of
the election of Mr.. Harrison. There is
tinge of disappointment very clearly
discernibls in financial circles that Mr..
Cleveland is not to be Entrusted with the
reins of government for the next four
years" 1t Is quite possible that the
bankers with whom Mr.. Cleveland's
secretary of the treasury deposited large
amounts of the surplus and allowed
them to use it as their own, may not
feel favorable" to Mr.. Harrison. 1t is
altogether likely they will receive no
such fayors from the next administers
ton. But if the Post means that the f.
nancial and business world is in any
wise alarmed at the election of Harrison
as presaging bad government or poor
management, why-the Post lies, and
knows 1t does. The idea that business
men who lived through twenty-five
years of Republican presidents, during
which questions of the most difficult
character were satisfactorily and prop
erly disposed of, should be alarmed to
see that party put into power, after four
years of notorious Encouragement I'M
der Cleveland, is preposterous. Not
much. The government of the United
States, in every particular, will be in
good hands when Ben Harrison takes
the reins, which is more than can truth
fully he said of the present regime.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

CABINET making has already COM
menced at Washington. A correspond
ent says that rumor, which frequently
during the campaign charged Mr.. Blaine
with an ambition to assume Mr.. Bay
ards place, and become premier of the
administration, has suddenly changed
its tone and asserts that Mr.. Blaine does
not want the place, but if he aspires to
any place, would 60 as minister to Eng
land. Rumor places Mr.. Sherman AS a
possible candidate for the position of
secretary of state, his experience as
chairman of the senate foreign relations
committee having given him special fit
ness for the place. 1t seems to be as
sured that ex-Gov. Russell A. Alger, of
Michigan, will be made secretary of war
it is also suggested that Senator Frye
will be made secretary of the navy, and
Mr.. Blaine will be elected to succeed
him. This view of affairs is not entirely
shared by Senator Frye's friends, who
know that he has the entire Maine leg
islature pledged to his election. Rumor
also makes John c. New secretary of the
treasury, and Wanamaker, of Philadel-
phia, is talked of for acknowledgement.
Warner Miller, Goff, of Virginia, and
Phelps, of New Jersey, are all talked of
for cabinet positions. Of course Sena-
tor Quay is credited with an ability to
secure anything in the gift of the presi-
dent that he may want, but there are
serious doubts if he would leave the SEN
ate. 1t is stated by people who claim to
know that Southern Republican will
90 into the cabinet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

THE new administration will at once
take hold of the matter of attending to
the countIy's needs. A Washington
correspondent says it appears probable
that Gen. Harrison will, Immediately
upon his induction into Office, call the
members of the Fifty.frs congress to-
gether. HIS motive of this will be to
arrange some plan for the reduction of
taxation. There is no reasonable ground
for the belief that any concurrent action
upon the matter will be had at the ses-
sion beginning in December. To wait
until the regular assembling of the Fifty
first congress, which will be Republican
in both branches, would be to postpone
the subject until the session was we'll
under way. In other words year and
half from the present time would
necessarily elapse before tariff bill &C
ceptable to the administration could be
passed. Gen. Harrison's friends say he
will be unwilling to walt eighteen months
before moving in a matter so important,
and that the outlook therefore for an
session is one which may be classed
among the strong probabilities of the
near future
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
GLORY glory |! Hon. Edward Nc

GLORY glory Hon. Edward Nc.
Phelson, the reliable clerk of the House,
figures that the next United States Sem
ate will contain 40 Republicans and SO
Democrats, and that the House will
stand III Republicans, Democrats l54.
Delaware, the little kingdom of Bayard,
will for the first time in score of years
have Republican U. S. Senator, and
West Virginia will elect a Republican
successor to Mr.. McKenna. Rumors re-
earding the next speaker of the House
are plenty. Most attribute the honor to
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, Mckinley, of Ohio,
or Cannon, of Illinois. The Maine man
will likely get it, and Mckinley get the
chairmanship of the ways and means
committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival of trade at j. r.
Jones' Drug Store as their giving away
to their costumers of so many free trial
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. His trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis. Group, and all
throat and lung disease quickly cured.
You can test it before buying by getting
q trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

Ii the report that Mr.. Blaine has de-
sire to 20 as Minister to England it list rue
probably means that he wants to showthe
English people that he doesn't wear
horns. Blaine would make magnifi-
cent minister, and while he would stand
up forever for American rights England
would find that he made the most cour-
teous, dignified and able ambassador the
United States ever had at the court of
st. James. He would live down the lies
of the Mugwumps.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
ADAM AND EVE ANDTHETARIFE

This is the way in which William F
Seward. city editor of the Syracuse Her
aid, made happy hit in political
speech in that CITY last evening:
"The first instance on record of the
advantages ola high protective tariff and
the benefits of home market, is when
the Lord put Adam and Eve In the gar.
den at Eden, Right in their own count.
ry thev could produce everything they
wanted to eat, and all that they needed
to wear. Things went on all right, and
they were the happiest people in the
world, till the devil came along and per-
suaded them to put apples on the free
list. Then they lost their country, and
the devil has been to pay with free
trade ever SINCE"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

The religious press appears to feel pref
ty well over the result of the National
election. The Northwestern Congregation
dlist says:
AS we 20 to press returns from the ma
tional election are coming in. From all
appearances it seems certain that Har-
rison and Morton are call right" at last.
1t is matter for devout gratitude, in
which all can join, that there is no like
lihood of there being contest over a
contest" this year.
And the Northwestern Presbyterian adds:
We go to press too soon to he entirely
certain, but 1t looks like Elder Benjamin
Harrison for President. 1t will do no
harm to have family prayers in the
White House for the next term
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

SOME of the Bourbons are disposed to
say that Governor Gray, of Indiana,
ought to have been nominated for Vice.
President, but he would have been
showed under as well as the rest. 1t
wasn't Democratic year, that's all.
And, mark you, Democratic years are
going to be exceedingly scarce for some
time to come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
SOME unkind Democrats have started

DUME uHhInU DeHOCIdlb UdVt slHTI6U
the story that Cal. Brice makes an i'm.
mense sum on election bets, the infer
ence being that the loquacious chairman
sold out his party. This is very I'M
likely yarn and exceedingly unchar-
liable. Certainly Brlce did as well as
anybody could have done with as bad a
cause. Probably he was not equal to
the aiertness of Mr.. Quay and associates,
but he certainly "shelled out" his ducats
plentifuly and showed his true Demo.
cratic instincts in claiming Cleveland's
election after all of his party had given
it up. No, no. Don't blame Cal. Brice
for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

DESPITE Democratic claims it is next
to certain that the Republicans will
have working majority in the next
house of Representatives, and not I'M
likely gain four in the senate. 1t will be
the duty of the Fiftieth congress to do
justice to Dakota by admitting it as two
states, along with Washington territory.
Montana will also doubtless be ready for
statehood before another presidential
election. This may seem hard on De-
mocracy but it is only right and justice,
and if the Republican party profits
thereby, who can blame it2 Surely no
one will claim that Democracy has not
prohtted by unjustly depriving Dakota
of statehood. 1t is only justice, poetic
justice, that will be done when four
more Republican Northern states are
counted con the list"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

The election of Hill to be Governor of
New York ends that worthy's political
career. He never will get any higher,
nor be reelected to his present place.
He never could come before the coun-
try on the grounds of purity as Grover
Cleveland did, and in his character of
spokesman, however popular such a man
is with the rank and file of Democracy,
he would be numerically slaughtered,
for every member of that party in the
West believes that Cleveland's defeat is
due solely and only to Hills treachery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

JOHN LIND goes out of Blue Earth
county with 576 plurality. Two years
ago he had but 2l5. What magnificent
effect Mr.. Wilkinson's free trade canvass
and the Reviews stereotype plate editor
ials on the awful surplus did have! The
folks who persuaded old Mort" Will
kinson into the Congressional race and
then deserted him deserve hanging or
something Woree.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

The general Republican victory in
Minnesota extends from one of the tick.
ct to the other. In the next legislature
its effects will be very marked. Stuff,
cient returns have been received to show
that on joint ballot the Republicans
will have clear majority of 80. Igna.
thus Donnelly is numbered among the
slain. The victory is complete and over.
bo lpnipn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

1T appears that Mr. Joseph Chamber
laln's mission to this country few
months ago was not wholly failure,
however much his fishery negotiations
may have been. 1t Is announced that
during his visit here he was smitten bv
the charms of Miss Endicott, daughter
of the secretary of war, and is at present
en- route to this country to claim his
bride. Joseph is sly one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

REALLY, We are a. little bit sorry for
the "Old Roman" 1t is sad thing for
an old man like Thurman to be so disap-
pointed in his old age, and we move that
President Harrison tender the old man
some position where there is little pay
but lots of honor, as a solace for his
thwarted ambitions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
Ir is said that among those of the d

IT is said that among those of the de-
partment clerks at Washington who
have not been removed by the present
Administration are a class of officials
who turned their coats when Cleveland
came in and became very loud-mouthed
Democrats, and were especially obnox-
ious to persons who had known them as
Republicans. These people are especial
ly conspicuous just now as among the
loudest shouters for Harrison. 1t is
known that blacklist of this class of
traitors has been prepared for the use of
the incoming Administration, and about
all the political favors which certain Re-
publicans will ask is that the public Off
ces be cleared of these men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

THE President got on the safe side by
issuing his Thanksgiving day proclama-
ton before election. Had he waited
until this week it is quite likely he
would not have seen much to be thank
full for-though the majority of the PEG.
pie of the country do not agree with
him there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

THE st. Paul Dispatch is very profuse
in its thanks to the people of the Third
district for their aid in re-electing Mr..
Lind. May be the Third district folks
are entitled to some credit in the matter
but the Republicans of the Second dis
trict should not be forgotten when the
rewards are made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

The Democratic papers take much sat-
isfaction in making out that Merriam
ran few thousand behind Harrison.
They dislike to admit that their cam
paign of falsehood and SANDER had no
effect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

Or course the Democrats will now be
greater civil service reformers than ever.
The Mugwumps, too. will draw the lines
tightly on President Harrison than they
ever did on Cleveland. The thing for
Mr.. Harrison to do will be to put the
civil service into the good shape it was
before Democracy demoralized it. That
will be true civil service reform, and
will suit the country. 1t may make the
Mugwumps sad, but there is no reason
why Republicans should be tender of
the feelings of those creatures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
whelnning.

ONE of the few regrets Republicans
have in the results in Tuesdays cleo
ton is the defeat of Warner Miller for
Governor of New York. This good man
should have been elected after the gal
liant fight he made. There is no doubt
that the success of the National ticket in
New York was due largely to Miller's
canvass, and Republicans all over the
country will demand that he be given
good under the new admins
tration. He is equal to high position
and deserves one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

A FEW days before election we noticed
in some Democratic paper that Kansas
was doubtful state, too. Wonder ifthe
man who made that prediction has
heard that the majority for Harrison in
Kansas ia 20 GOO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

THOSE papers who are excusing Mr..
Blaine from service in President Harri-
sons cabinet on the ground of ill-health
should save their breath. If Mr.. Blaine
wants to 90 into that cabinet he will go.
If he don't he will say 30 decidedly at
the proper time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

The Whitechapel murderer has
scored another victim. There is some
thing awful in the mystery that sur
rounds these crimes that excels even
the horrors of the deeds themselves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

West VIRGINIA breaks the back of the
Solid South. Tuesday seems to have
been Republican day SO far as heard
from,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
HosrErrER, the great "bitters' man,
has Just died with life insurance to the
amount of $3.50 900.

TIE regular cabinet meeting of Presi-
dent Cleveland and associates Thursday
is said to have been very doleful affair.
We should think 90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

WITH solid Republican delegation in
the next congress Minnesota will soon
regain the prominence she always de-
served in the national councils.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

WEST VIRGINIA Republican! What
next, o, Lord What next?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

CLEVELAND has written his last veto
The Republicans will take care of the
old soldiers in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

WHERE are Charlie Gilman and Albert
scheffer? Have they any figures on the
number of votes their prediction roor-
backs made for Merriam?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

CONE back Sackville, come back.
was only joking. G. CLEVELAND.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16
NUMBER %.

MERRIAM ran like q Kentucky race
horse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

oo 10 Act 4, constituencies, 5,327. No,
10 Sec. II, act l, constltution-Yes,
3,O54 No, 99S.
10 Sec. !, act 4. constituencies,
4,55S. No, 1,O76.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

- Sf H.-AANKATU LODGE NO. 2aSS,
N'mccts second and fourth Tuesdays uI
'aeh month in Odd Fellows ball.
Il. 5. WOOD, Reporter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

MISSION LODGE.
-'A M. g., l. q. G. I meets every Frida,
evening, in their Hail iGmt
b. 5 WEYMOUTH, W. {. r.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-16

HOOK AND LADDER co. mol.
IL Meets the iirst Monday Of each month at
ftrcmCu room at o'clock, y. M
rHEO. }. SHERE, J. BORDEN
Secretary. Eprauan