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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-10
much gag law applied in the matser. and want.
CITY PRINTING

Bids for tho city printing for the ensuing
year were received from the Revieto, J. NJ:
BroOme, A. NJ. Morrison. The Reriet0 stated
that It's bona tide circulation within the area
tributary to the Manknto postotli' Is 6h5. Mr..
BrtOme nskcd ohnve the printing In German
at the price of the lowest bidder. The bids
wee referred to the committee ON printing.
The city engineer asked that the water
works engineer be required 10 make out and
collect water bills, repair aud tap pipes and
mains ETC.. during the time that he Will not be
employed at the pump house. Tnc matter was
referred to the committee aud city engineer
The council adjourned at nearly eleven
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Cuticura Remedies

Are positive cure for every form of skin,
scalp and blood disease, with loss OF hair, from
pimples to scrofula, except possibly ichthyosis
Sold everywhere. Price, Cuticura, so cts.
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation, Bos-
ton.
as-S Send for How to Cure Skin Diseases -
"a pages, 30 illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
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LIST ins. April 20; last ins. May 10.
CITATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate OF Ohio c. Nc
Curdy, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all Persons interested in the estate
of Ohio G. McCurdy deceased, Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby cited and
required personally TO be and appear before
the Judge Of Probate of the county of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, at his Office In the
city OF Mankato, in said county, on the 23d day
of May, A. ID. 1889. at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon of that day, then and there to attend the
final settlement of the account of Geo. H.
Clark and Willard NJ. Farr, Administrators
with the will annexed Of Ohio @. McCurdy de-
ceased, and the distribution OF said estate.
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the Pro-
bate Court this 18th day OF April, A. ID. 1859.
SEAL G. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
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NOT A PIMPLE ON HIM NOW,

Bid with Eczema. Hair all gone. Scalr
covered with Eruptions. Thought his
cura Remedies Hair splendid and not
plmple on him.
cannot say enough ir praise of the Cuticu-
ra Remedies. My boy, when one year OF age,
was so bad with eczema that he lost all OF his
hair. His scalp was covered with eruptions
which the doctors said was scall head, and that
his hair would never grow again. Despairing
OF cure from physicians, | began the use of
the Cuticura Remedies, and / am happy to
say, with the most perfect success His hair
Is now splendid, and there is not pimple on
him. i recommend the Cuticura Remedies to
mothers as the most speedy, economical, and
sure cure for all skin diseases of infants and
children, and feel that every mother who has
an afflicted child will thank me for so doing
MRS M. E. WOODSJM Norway Mo
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The church which President Harrison will
attend for the next four years includes some
Of the wealthiest and many of the most prom.
inent people I'm Washington among its mem
bers. This is the Church of the Covenant
situated at the southeast corner Of Con.
necticut avenue and N street, and in the very
heart of the fashionable and splendidly Inn
proved northwestern portion Of the city.
The church Is the most elegant in point OF
finish and the most picturesque In point of
design In Washington. It Is built in the
Romanesque style, though relieved by light
and graceful touches here and there. 1t Is
built Of stone quarried near by at the great
falls of the Potomac. The most striking
feature of the exterior is the tower, 20 feet
square and rising to height of l4S feet. The
corners are turreted, and the walls are
pierced by small windows, which at once
give light to tho interior and relieve what
would otherwise be heavy and too solid
effect At the top is a belfry. The body OF
the church forms a parallelogram. The en-.
frances are from Connecticut avenue, one
being under the huge tower and the other
under an elevation at the opposite side. Be
tween tho two, and forming a rich feature
Of the front of the church, Is an immense
window, with an arch exquisitely carved.
There are gables on each side Of the building,
and rising from the center is the square
lantern
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A Fever Sore Eight Years Cured.

must extend TO you the thanks of one of
my customers, who has been cured by using
the Cuticura Remedies, of an old sore, caused
by long spell of sickness or fever eight years
ago. He was so bad he was fearful he wonld
have TO have his leg amputated, but is happy
to say he is now entirely well,-sound as dol
lar. He requests me to use his name, which is
II. II. Cason, merchant of this place.
JOHN V. MINOR, Druggist,
3aiushnrO Tam
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RARYjC Skin and Scalp preserved and beau
SNOA y titled by Cuticura Soap. Absolutely
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Severe Scalp Disease Cured.

A few weeks ago my wife suffered very
Wuch from a cutaneous disease of the scalp
and re ceived no relief from the various RENE
dies she used until she tried Cuticura. The
disease promptly Welded to this treatment
and In short while she was entirely we'll
There has been no return of the disease, and
Cuticura ranks No. in our estimation for
diseases of the skin.
REV. j. PRESLEY BARRETT, DID,,
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LIN

between these principal cities, the Chicago q
Northwestern system OF lines composed OF the
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha, Chi
caRo Northwestern and Fremont Elkhorn &
Mo. Valley R'ys-tall advertised as THE
Northwestern LIne,'1 traverses a rich and
populous country, and offers the quickest
means Of reaching all the large towns or vii
lagos in the territory intersectcd by #. Before
selecting route. travellers should get fold
er, with map Of this line, and they win quick
iy see the advantages offered. All particulars
with maps and time tables, may be obtained
at any sration, or write direct to
T. W. TEAsDALE,
Gen't Passenger agent, ST. Pas,.
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WHERE HE WORKSHOPS.
THE HANDSOME CHURCH PRESIDENT
HARRISON VISITS ON SUNDAY.

How the Ruler of the Nation Is Stared at
When He Attends Divine service-De-
scription Of One of the Finest Churches
I'm Washington.
1t Is trying ordeal for the president of
the United States to attend church. He needs
the imperturbability Of stole to endure,
without noticeable embarrassment, the un.
ceasing stare Of the congregation. There is
no exaggeration In saying that he is looked
upon as something of freak; as, for in
stance, the ingenious natives of Central
Africa would gaze upon an India rubber man
wrapping his face around his arms From
the time the president enters the church and
walks up the middle aisle between the lines
Of people, until he walks out to the curb and
steps into his carriage, he Is regarded as a
man whose chief function in life is the de
liriously joyous occupation Of making an ex,
hibition Of himself It Is much the same
with the presidents family.
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THE
NORTHWESTERN

Puilman sleepers ere also run through be-
tween Duluth, Superior and Chicago. Fast
through trains are also run between Minneap-
oils, st. Paul and Kansas City, via Sioux City,
with through Pullman sleepers st. Paul to
Omaha and Kansas City. Dining cars are run
on all through trains over this line between
Minneapolis. st. Paul 4 Chicago, and between
st. Paul and Kansas City. Besides being the
heat
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-sUBsCRIBE FOR THE

FRBE PRESS.
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MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1880.
A BUSY SESSION.
Members of the Council open Fire on
the Board of Public Works.
Considerable Street Grading Or
dered--The Fire Department
standing Com
mlttees--Street
SprinkIing.

The regular meeting Of the council was held
Mchday night, all OF the aldermen present and
Mayor Pau In the chair. The minutes of the
proceeding meeting We're read and approved.
Tue resignation of John Schimun Ms alder.
man from the First ward he having be, ap-
pointed a nightwatchman, was recei, ed, ac-
ceptsd, the office declared vacant, AM Aid.
Hillesheim appointed Frank Henlein to sue
coed Mr.. Schiman and the appointment was
confirmed.
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ALWAYS ON TIME. !"

There is no line So handsomely equipped,for
Through Passenger Service as s'The North
western Line"-C., St. pm. O. R'y-and
the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago trains
over this line have a better record for reach
ing either end of their run ION time" than
those of any other line in the country.
THE
All well posted travellers between the Twin
Cities and Chicago take this line-particulariy
favoring the "vestibule Limited, which car
ries the finest sleeping cars and coaches ever
built, and Also all classes of passengers, with
out extra fares. On the Lake SUPERIOR portion
Of the line. between Minneapolis, st. Paul &
Duluth, and st. Paul s. Ashland, Pullman
sieepers are run on night trains, and parlor
cars on dav trafus
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-10
First ins. April 5th: last May II, 1889.
MORTGAGE SALE.
First ins. March 90; last May 10.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

spalsor,ILD, o.lo.-mAnurAuruaERs CHICAGO. ILL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12

and the chapel bell tolled her solemn
requiem. She had died of lever on
| shipboard, and been sadly buried at sea.
% few days afterward the statue ar
rived from Rome, and was placed in the
vacant niche reserved tor it. The
sculptor, knowing it was work designed
| for a church, had with an artists IL
| cense, departed from the original model
and constructed draped figure of the
| beautiful woman in the pose of a me-
| di9val saint. The workmanship was of
the most delicate and difficult pattern.
but possessed grace and tenderness OF
outline that universally suggested the
antique works Of art. The marble was
of the whitest, without feck or flaw,
| the entire face and form the perfection
in detail of the exquisite being it was in
tended to represent. The news spread
| like wildfre through all the country
round, and hundreds of visitors now
| focked to the chapel to view the Won
derful statue. Old friends and neigh
| bors turned aside to weep as they gazed
| upon the reproduction of the heavenly
| face in marble, recounting in subdued
| tones the kindly acts and sanity deeds
she had performed. Even the little
children gathered wildhowers from the
mountain side and wove them into
w
| white feet.
sFor three years the statue occupied
its pedestal in the chapel niche in prs
tine purity and beauty, and then, for
| the first time it began to be noticed
that shade was appearing in the mar
| BILE. The exquisite statue, heretofore
unblemished, was gradually discolor-
| ing; the spotless marble was darkening
and deepening around the perfect neck.
At first it was thought that flaw had
been detected, but a careful examina-
| ton showed no crack or blemish save
the hideous Disagreement that still
continued to spread, until at last a we'll
| defined, lurid streak encircled the en-
tire throat. In time the mark grew
darker and more intense, and then
new feature appeared in the imprint of
| small-sized woman's hand, with livid,
murderous fingers clutching the once
fair throat.
"The community beheld the miracle
with horror and apprehension. The
long-forgotten stories were revived and
rehearsed. Visitors and tourists once
more thronged the chapel aisles to gaze
upon the supernatural manifestation,
sbivering with fright and dread as they
hurried down the mountain path. The
chapel was gradually deserted and fell
into disuse, worshippers fearing to
enter a sacred edifice desecrated by an
unhallowed image.
"But the endowment and emoluments
continue. The chapel remains in the
mountains almost hidden under
growth of vines and shrubbery, and
the CHASTITY statue, with its tell-tale stain
growing darker and deeper every year,
still occupies its accustomed niche in
the wall, where it may be seen to-day,
an imperishable monument to the many
crimes of the impious but beautiful
woman who raised it,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
ON THE FARM.
The Jack O'Lantern.

Ted went to the field one autumn day,
Where scattered in heaps the pumpkins lay
And he chose one round and yellow gold,
And as big as ever his arms could hold,
And In 1t he cut wide open eyes,
And mouth with teeth of dreadful size.
He marked and CRASHED and carved with glee;
The worse it looked why, the merrier be.
And then with flourish what next he did
Was to slice Oft the top like a kettle lid,
Ana to dig the seeds out carefully,
Till all was clean clean could be.
Then a few last touches upon the face
10 add to the hOrrible grImace;
An extra slash with the jackkuife blade,
Till even Ted himself was afraid
And it was tinished-except the bit
Ot candle he fitted into it.
Then twilight came, and soft unfurled
shadow banner above the world.
The moon was old and like to rise,
And the dark Drimmed up to the very skies.
Somebody scratched match. and Ted
ON the gate post set the pumpkin head.
1t looked like horrid goblin man,
Like fiery giant Cormoran;
Its great round eyes were burning Goals;
Its nose and mouth were flaming holes;
Itseemed to say, though it had no voice,
II could swallow hundred little boys"
We're the people frightened almost to death?
DID they fee in terror and hold their breath?
Did they think q dragon had come to town
With throat OF fire TO gulp them down?
Ali, no; they said with smile sedate
''See little Ted's lantern at the gate ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
Durable and Brilliant whitewash.


There is nothing, in our mind, so BEN
eficial to the appearance of farm as
little whitewash, and at the same time
it enhances tue value ten-fold when ap-
piled in liberal quantities. When one
sees the fences and out buildings OF a
farm looking fresh and bright with
whitewash, the supposition generally
expressed lis that the farmer is a thrifty
man, and the supposition is generally
correct. Here is durable and brilliant
whitewash:
One-half bushel of good lime, FIVE
pounds rock salt, dissolved, one-half
pound whiting, five pounds boiled
ground rice,to thin paste, one
half pound clean grease. Slack the
lime in tight box or bar
rel with hot water, keeping the box
covered that the steam may not escape.
1t can be tinted if desired. Slack to
the consistency of thick cream. Thin
1t when used so that it will flow freely
from the brush. If put on too thick it
Will flake off more or less when dried.
The above is for outside work For
indoor, slack the lime as above, omit
ting the salt, grease and rice. Instead
of thinning the creamy solution with
water use skim milk. The latter is
secret worth knowing g. Coleman's Rural
World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
HOPES SONG.
BY ELSIE KENDALL

BY ELSIE KENDALL
And will it be" said Hope TO me,
That over the snow he'll come,
And the beckoniLg light of your window brigf
viii guide him, weary, home?
COR VIII it be- said hope to me.
ION summers eventlde.
When the tender glow of the sunsets low.
You shall walk side by side?
cor will it be-" said Hope to me,
"When the sky is dull and gray
And thou downcast he will come at last
And brighten all the day?
tOr will it BE-" said Hope to me,
You may put my pictures by.
Save one, the best and the iaithtullest.
To look at when you die.
ssOf cleaning sea" said Hope to me,
stAnd q fair shore calm and sweet,
Where hearts wis like thine and his
Have never failed TO meet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
No Loss Without Some Gain.
From the Boston Budget.

from the Boston Budget,
Brldegroom-"In never knew what hap
piness meant till now. never knew q
mothers loving care.''
Bride-"How sad must have been
your early life; tut, then, George, do
you know am rather pleased that you
have no recollection of your mother?"
Bridegroom = 'And why, please,
dear?"
Bride-"Because you will not be able
to remind me, by and by, what an ex-
cellent cook she was.'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
Harrow Corn

In another column is inserted COM
munication from man who yet culti-
Yates corn after the old fogy style. That
much space is allowed him as it does
that class good to have an opportunity
to show the world how long they csn
stand still, while the spirit and al
vancement OF the age are onward. We
knew twenty-five years ago as much
about corn raising as Mr.. Cownie does
now, but not as much as he probably
will by the time he is as old as the writ
er is now. When the farmers had
poor and Indifferent plows, hard to
scour, and which would not turn the
stalk, grass and rubbish to the bottom
OF the furrow in blowing for corn, it was
almost impossible with straight teeth to
harrow where the ground was foul with
weeds and stalks. But there is no ex-
cuse for such rubbish being in the way
now. Nor Is there any excuse for
planting corn in soil composed of hard,
dry clods of earth. With the nipple
ments to be had those clods can be
crushed and pulyerized and made in
good condition for a melon seed bed,
nor will narrowing it render the soil hard
as Mr.. c. states. His advice would have
been consid cred good, and up fully with
the advanced spirit of farming twenty
five years ago. He wrote something
very much like it for an Iowa Falls pa
per at that date, and thought we were
enlightening and aiding the farmers.
And we were. But agricultural science
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
Horticultural Hints.

The calendula meteor flower gives late
display of flowers alter everything else
is over. Plant the seed in every avail
able place.
One of the best remedies for the rose
slug is strong stream of water from a
small hose. 1t should be repeated
ed several times week.
The Delaware grape succeeds in nearly
all sections, but is not as hardy as the
Concord. The latter is the favorite mar
ket variety, butit sale is greatly injured
by the Ives Seeding, which is sent to
market before it is ripe, thus creating
distrust against the Concord, which is
really an excellant grape, but strongly
resembling the Ives. The Clinton is an
excellent later grape, and produces
well in this section.
Never allow fresh manure to come in
contact with the roots of young trees
that are being planted. Chip dust,
wood ashes or broken bones may be
placed in the hole and the top soil
thrown in, but no fermenting material.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
has long since passed by that old regi-

has long Since passed by That old regi-
me.
There are large number of farmers
yet who believe in and practice Mr.. C's
plans. It is hard to get them to ad
vance. The old paths are hard to
leave. 1t is difficult to get out of the old
ruts. In all of the census taken in
Iowa in the last forty years, the largest
average of corn ever reported for the
state was forty-two bushels per acre.
But better and more intense farmin can
and will be done, when double the larg-
est average heretofore reported will be
reached. But this will not be attained
so long as large number look upon the
harrow as doubtful implement in corn
raising.-De Moines REGISTER.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
Stock Siftings.

The best and cheapest food for pigs
that are confined in pens, at this season,
is liberal supply of young weeds or
clover. They can be kept in good grow
ing condition with little or no grain.
Sour sw1il is not suitable for swine as
is good fresh butte rmilk or whey.
Many ailments of swine are due to
feeding the hogs continually of swill
that is under high degree of termen-
tation, much of it being entirely unfit
for any purpose but to be thrown on
the manure heap.
A correspondent is authority for the
statement that pork packers can tell the
breed of the hog by the shape of the
Berkshire ham is round; the Poland
China is nearly round, little elongat-
ed, while the Chester White ham is
long and comparatively narrow.
A correspondent recommends aconite
IN doses OF three-fourths of an ounce of
the tincture as specific for milk fever
The first dose is the quantity named
above; the second, given six hours lat
er, was half as much as the first, and
the third half as much as the second.
She was then well enough to eat little
hay. and in three or four days was
turned out with the other cattle, cured.
A1CuOFO any SuScp CudG UcCOIu0 SICK
from the flock as early as possible, in or
der to avoid contagion.
A New York farmer writes to Farm
and Home: eve had a valuable cow
choked with potato. A neighbor or
dered fne-cut chewing tobacco put
down her throat, and we inserted a
piece about two-thirds the size of a
hens egg. The cow was bloated hard.
but the remedy Was successful, and the
bloat all disappeared in fifteen minutes,
the cow going to work as naturally as
though nothing had occurred. We had
tried a variety OF means by which to re-
move it, but without avail.'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
On Getting Good Dairy Cows.

Sc
The American Stockman says it is not
advisable to run into debt. That is a
good general rule. But there are ex-
ceptions to all rules. If man has the
certain prospect of getting money at a
definite time in the future to pay debt,
and absolutely needs something to make
his business profitable, it is good policy
to run in debt for the thing needed.
The Rural and Stockman has gone into
the question of losses from inferior dairy
stock SO often, showing what poor poll
cy and poor wisdom it is to keep such
stock, that we need hardly go into it
again. But many farmers have not the
ready money to buy good stock. and
they can not see their way clear to get
1t. Now, our breeders are always will
ing to sell stock on credit to good parties.
There is no reason why man owning
his farm should not become the owner
OF good bull if he wishes to. The only
question for him to settle is: Can he
raise the money when the obligation be-
comes due, or can he raise it after one
or two renewals of the note. AS to
whether such stock will ray him or not
is not question a: ali. The only cues
ton is the one stated. DR.. Pratt, the
Holstein- Friesian breeder, of Elgin. al
ways states that good parties can buy
stock OF him without money, and be-
lieves that he is doing the public kind
ness by the statement. Other breeders
make the same offer. Stock up with
good stock; breed up your dairy stock.
There is no reason why you should not
do so.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-11-16
Bro. Cassidy Il Happy

Hon. Geo. W. Cassidy has been hon.
ored by an appointment as delegate to
the st. Louis Silver Convention by
Governor Stevenson. Here is how
G. w. Acknowledges the unexpected
honor:
"The Governor has invited US to be-
come one of the delegates to the St.
Louis Silver Convention. This is an
unexpected honor. We are going to
the Salt Lake Lea1 Convention and
will take the other in also if ne can
spare the time and stand the expense.
The Governors administration cannot
now go down in total darkness. This
is one official act that will redeem it
and light il up through all the sges.
We bow as il becomes u IN bow