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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

EDWARD ATKINSON is still expert
menting in the problem of cheap liv-
ing, and lately told Boston audience
that with the assistance of his cook,
"a healthy individual with fairly
good appetite could thrive on IA cents
a day, and have such luxuries as tea,
coffee, milk. butter and sugar for say
four cents more" This causes the
WinOna Republican to remark that
while it may be something below what
the average day laborer supports his
family upon. what is wanted now is
skill in wisely choosing the food, and
it so as to have it ''palatable
and nutritious Mr.. Atkinson has
made a great point in getting the
cost of a meal down to the smallest
point possible. Now what is wanted.
is to instruct those whom this would
most benefit, to prepare it so the best
results can be obtained therefrom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
TALKS SOUND SENSE.

The following, from the Marshall
NesoS- Messenger, is straight goods. a
yard wide and all wool. 1t is respect
fully referred to other counties for
thoughtful consideration. Bro. Whit
ney has happy faculty Of indicting
United States SO that his ideas bear
no ambiguous construction. Here is
what he says:
The Worlds Fair commissioners ask
Lyon county to provide $3.50 as its
quota of the 100000 from the state
for it's exhibit in 1898. Lyon county
will ante up its $3.50 in no time and
ask no foolish questions. Minnesota
must be properly represented at the
Worlds Fair, and if the people were
silly enough TO elect damphoOl leg
iSlature that had no pride in the state
1t mis-repreSented, why the people
must make up any deficiency. Put the
blame where it belongs. not upon
legislature that knew no better, but
upon the people who knew no better
than to elect such a legislature. II
the contribution of S100,000 would
remedy all the miSdOlngS OF the legiS-
lature of 1890-'9l, the people would get
off very cheaply.
1t is easy enough to raise Lyon
cOunty's $3.50. It amounts to three
cents each for the population of Lyon
county, or twenty cents each for the
voters Of Lyon county or the cost of a
couple of drinks or couple of cigars
for each voter. Let the assessment of
the S460 be made payable at the fol-
lowing points in the following
amounts, and see how easily it will be
done: Marshall, 500, Tracy 500. Min
neOta Cottonwood and Balaton each
$50, Client S25, Amiret, Lynd and
Russell each $40, Green Valley So,
Seefield SO. This amounts to $3.50,
and the postmasters or station agents
at those places can collect the amounf
in IS hours, and all the county be rep
resented
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
MR.. CRISP'S IDEA.

A few nights ago in a speech at
Cincinnati. Congressman Crisp, of
Georgia, said: "If the state of Ohio
should go Democratic on the 3rd of
November neyOit will bring joy and
happiness to millions CT farmers, la
borers and factory hands all over the
country" In this Mr.. Crisp argues
that the defeat of the great champion
of protection would bring joy to many
homes. Directly the defeat of Major
Mckinley would not have a particle of
effect upon our protection system.
Indirectly it would have great bear
ing upon it.
But following along the line of Mr.
Crisp's thought, that it will, why
should it bring joy to many millions
of farmers, laborers and factory
hands?" Why should anything that
would have a tendency to destroy
their business be hailed with joy. In
his famous controversy with Mr..
Blaine, in the North american ReUieac,
a couple Of years ago, Mr.. Gladstone
intimated that our protective system
was the foundation of our industrial
system, for he said that the great
need of this country was to produce
cheaper cereals; that England could
manufacture cheaper then we, there
fore we should buy our manufactures
there. Now there is nothing in this
to bring joy to American homes, yet it
is along the same line that Mr.. Crisp
is working. The American farmer
does not want cheaper cereals. he has
been complaining because they were
too cheap. Yet writing when prices
Of farm produce were under the great
est depression, Mr.. Gladstone said
they should raise still cheaper cereals,
and advocated free trade, the very
thing Mr.. Crisp is doing, that this
might be brought about. There is no
Joy for American homes in this.
If, following along the line Mr..
Crisp would like to bring about by the
defeat of Mckinley and the protective
system, we purchased our manufac-
lures of England, thereby robbing
our laborers and factory hands of en-
ployment in the making thereof, it
would bring no Joy to their homes,
and thus cut out of their income the
alleged cheap goods would do them no
good, while our silent factories and
smokeless smokestacks would become
monuments of our stupidity.
A Democratic victory in Ohio this
fall, viewed as forerunner of free
trade, after the twelye-month success
of the Mckinley law, would not bring
| Joy to themselves of American homes,
for 1T would mean the ultimate de-
struction of their prosperity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

FRIDAY at Sioux Falls. S. D.,
the United States grand jury returned
Is indictments against the officers and
directors of the Louisiana lottery
The q. S. marshal and several depu-
ties left Immediately for New Orleans
to arrest the indicted officers. The
matter was brought before the Sioux
Falls court as the department at
Washington had been frustrated in its
efforts before courts in other states.
1t is evident from this that it is the
intention Of the authorities at Wash
ington TO crush out the lotteries il
possible, and all good citizens will join
in the wish that their efforts may be
crowned with success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THURSDAY one of the worst thresh-
ing accidents that ever happened in
the Northwest took place at Mayville,
North Dakota. The engineer had al
lowed the water to run down too low
in the boiler, and pumped in cold wa
ter. the explosion followed and six men
were hurled instantly into eternity,
while two others were seriously in
jured. This will probably serve as
a good lesson for a few weeks
and make those in charge of
threshing engines little more care
full, and then things will drop back to
the old careless ways.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THE new postoffice building in Wi
mona has been completed and the
postoffice has been moved in. The
opening was celebrated by public
reception. The FREE PRESS con-
graduates Winona upon securing
such fine building, and also for hav-
ing within its borders such a go-ahead,
philosophical man as Postmaster
Sinclair. He has worked hard for the
prosperity which has befallen Winona
and richly deserves the honors that
fallen upon him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

A CHARTER has been fled with the
secretary of state, of Kansas, for
a new woman's organization to be
known as the National Woman'S
Alliance. 1t is intended to be ma
tional in it scope, as its name implies,
with an organization in each state.
They have two object is in view; First,
to give additional support to the farm
ers alliance. and second, to educate
women as regards social, economic
and political questions. There is a
great fiela for this organization, if it
rightly managed, and if it succeeds
in educating women in general, on
social and economic subjects, and give
them an insight to political ques-
tions, it will have accomplished a
great work even through it does not
secure for them the ballot, which is
undoubtedly its direct aim.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THB attraction among religious
workers in the state last week has
been the annual convention of the Y.
NJ. c. A. at Minneapolis. It's meetings
have been of unusual interest, and all
reports show that the work of the as
ISOLATION is gradually broadening,
which must be encouraging to all the
friends Of the association. The first
Y. M. c. A. organized in the state was
in ST. Paul in 1856, and started with
eleven members. This pioneer asso-
citation now has a membership of 1, 80
There are now % associations in the
state, nine of which are in colleges,
two railway associations, and the re-
mainder are termed local associations.
They have total membership of
about 4, 40. The work Of the associa-
tiOn is grand one. reaching out into
a field, as it does, that can not be so
well covered by any other organiza-
tion, and may it continue to flourish
in its work of helping TO make the
world better.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

GEN. DRYENFoRTH says his expert
ments at rain making in Texas werea
success. Now comes dispatch from
parties at San Antonio. Texas, which
says that after seventy-two hours of
continuous bombardment, not enough
rain fell to lay the dust, and that this
was brought by northerly wind,
which caused showers at many points
outside of the exploders district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
IL is said that the ofticers and dire

Ii is said that the officers and diret
tors of the Louisiana lottery laugh
the idea of anything coming out
their Indictment at Sioux Falls.
However, before the matter is through
with, the laugh may be the other way.
1t surely ought to be- The govern
ment has gone at the matter in the
right shape, for severe blow at the
fountain head will have more effect
in putting an end TO the nuisance,
than all the prosecution of the press
COR publishing their advertisements.
and agents for selling their tickets,
would ever accomplish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THE New York Times alone of all
the so-called independent papers in
New York, supports Tammany's
ticket for state officers. The Times
could not support the Republican
party in 1884, because, as it said. it
was too corrupt, but now it swallows
rotten Tammany without wincing.
1t is pl@in to see that its associations
have blunted its moral perceptions, or
else it has just received cast iron
stomach.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THE cry of the free traders has been
that the Mckinley law did not bene-
fit the farmers. Statistics cleaned
from Canada show that the 100000 900
bushels of Canadian barley exported
to this country in 1890, will be cut
down to 4,8O0.00 bushels this year,
which will increase the American
farmers sales just that extent.
Though this may be a small item,
small items count up into large ones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

PARIS reports state that one of the
results of the Cars visit to Copen-
hagen, maybe the formation of aleague
of peace" which will include Greece,
Sweden, Denmark, Russia, France
and some of the smaller states. 1t is
evident that while European nations
may stand upon the verge of war, none
of them care TO be the one to precipi-
tate hostilities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

Gov. HILL, in his speech at the I'M
yelling of Grady's monument, at At
lanta, the other day, expressed him.
self as dissatisfied with the American
said they don't give all
the news. 1t may be the sharp criti-
cism upon Tammany that drew out
this admission of his dissatisfaction
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

The fact that Joel Heatwole and
Hon. Knute Nelson have declared
themselves out Of politics, for the
present at least, seems TO be source
of worriment to few of our brethren
of the press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THE Sleepy Eye Herald says that
Brown countyis making a move to-
ward raising its s655-toward
the Worlds Fair fund, and within two
weeks the amount will be raised. A
meeting will be held at Sleepy Eye for
that purpose on Saturday, the 31st
instant, and will be addressed by Con-
gresham John Lind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

WADE HAMPTON says the allianceis
going to pieces in the south. That
the more people consider the sub
treasury scheme, the less it commends
itself to them, and as that idea is all
there is to it, people care little for it.
But as the alliance made it rather sui
try for the ex-senator last winter,
perhaps he is not good Judge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

IN his big libefsuit against the St.
Paul Pioneer Press, Ignatius Donnelly
is bound to get great deal of free
advertising that Will yield him a fair
profit, even though he does not get a
cent from the Pioneer Press. 1t will
sell his baoks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

PRoF. GEO. E. STORY, of Winona,
who says he has studied the weather
for 50 years and knows what he is
talking about, tells Republican re-
porter that we are going to have
mild winter. Now we hope the Prof.
will be able to carry out his predic-
tiOn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

IT is announced that Mrs. Parnell,
when she RECEIVERS her health SO that
she can, will write a biography Of her
late husband for the purpose of put
ting him right before the world. She
claims that only one side of the di-
Yorce case has been heard, now she
proposes to tell the other side.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

An exchange remarks that Allerton
is king of the turf. Very well, and
Sunol is queen of the turf, breaking
the record made by Maud S. by one
half second.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

JERRY SIMPSON, of sockless fame,
values his Kansas farm of $40 acres, at
$4,000. And this is in poor, down
trodden, mortgaged, suffering, bleed
ing Kansas. Jerry's career as a ca
lamityite must be nearing an end.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

IT is announced that John E.. Red
mond will succeed to the leadership
of the Parnell wing of the Irish party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

JUDGE GRESHAM has announced
himself as IN favor of the re-nomina-
tfOn of President Harrison.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
X STAR x
House
Opening OF Fall and Winter
1901 SEASON 1892

We have just completed and ready to
show our new stock for the Fall and Winter
season now approaching. In consideration
of an enormous crop In our section of the
country, we have bought an unusually large
stock of goods, and like in everything else,
the more goods we can sell, the smaller
margin we can satisfy ourselves with. We
have prepared for a large business this fall
In consequence of which we marked our
goods at Extremely LOW PRICES.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-22
The Kansas Farm Mortgage.

Boston Traveller: A great deal has
been said about the land mortgage
debt of Kansas, and at last we have
the actual facts in one OF the bulletins
of the census bureau. Jerry Simpson
was correct when he proclaimed that
the total was $685., 900, 900; but there
are other facts about the debt which
the picturesque Jerry has not made
public. OF this amount two-thirds
only, or, in round numbers, S167,-
OOO, 900, is on the farm property, the
balance of S6S, 900, 900 being on town
and city lots. There is further fact
| OF peculiar interest. One-third OF the
farm debt, or say $50, 100000, is on
land in the western counties, where q
large proportion of the settlers had
their land for nothing under tree
claims and homestead claims, and
where none of the land cost more than
$1.25 an acre. The land is worthless
/ without expensive systems of irriga-
ton. Reckless loan agents lent other
peoples money on property almost
valueless, cases being numerous where
loans of $500 were made on land for
which the borrowers paid only 5000.
The bona fide mortgage debt is shown
to be on q thrifty and prosperous
part of the state, which carries it's
burden easily, and which will remove
the most of it during the present year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-22
SAILORS ON THE SHOOT.
Valparaiso Street Fight in Which Ameri-
can and Chilian Tars Take An
Active Part.

New YORK, October 1.-THE Her
AIDS Valparaiso dispatch says: Three,
perhaps four, American men-of-war's-
men were killed, and perhaps several
others more or less severely wounded
in a desperate street fight here this
afternoon with a crowd OF Chilian sail
ors. The Chilians did not do all the
fighting, for when the fight was ended
a number of them were found to be
pretty badly hurt, though as far as
can be ascertained, none of them were
killed. The American blue jackets en-
gagged in the battle were from the
United States cruiser Baltimore"
and the Chilians were from various
war ships now in the harbor. 1t is
impossible at present to get full par
ticulars of the fight or names of the
killed and wounded. There are sew
eral accounts as to the origin OF the
difficulty. Ever since the triumph OF
the junta there has been a feeling
among the lower classes of bitter hos
tility toward Americans, and sailors
have sometimes been subjected to in
suits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-22
The Father Of Hisrule.

Oregonian: Our Democratic orators
tell us that it is the mission of their
party to "re-establish Jeffersonian
principles. Through Calhoun and JEFF
ferson Davis and the Democratic party
during a series of years, it had the full
fruition and usufruct of the principles
of Jefferson. 1t was Jefferson's pro-
test against the establishment and
consolidation of the national union
under the constitution that kept our
history in ferment during three-quar-
ters of q century, created sectional
divisions and led up to disunion and
civil war. Jefferson Davis and the
Southern Confederacy were children of
Thomas Jefferson, and all that was
distinctive in 'Jeffersonian principles"
was compelled to surrender to the ma
tional armies in 1865.
On subjects akin to those under dis
cussion at the present time Jefferson
had a lot OF crude and vague ideas
that were not servicable to his coun-
III iiS oWh tihiC anu Wouio o0 sum
less servicable now. He set up and
maintained an embargo that cut of
the trade of the country, and was in
capable of seeing how great an injury
he was doing to the country; he
labored to isolate the country, shut it
up against trade and prohibit exports.
"You ask" he wrote in q letter pub
lished in the first volume of his
Works" "you ask what / think on
the expediency OF encouraging our
states to become commercial. Were
to indulge my own theory / should
wish them to practice neither COM
merce or navigation, but with respect
to Europe to stand precisely on the
footing of China. We would thus
avoid wars and all our citizens would
be husbandmen." This was the phil
osophy OF his embargo act. Yet his
alleged disciples preaching free COM
merce now in the name Of Jefferson,
just as they professed to stand for ma
tional authority and national union
from 1860 to 1865, in the name of the
author of the notification resolutions
of 179s,
Jefferson. besides being father of the
great rebellion, was father of the most
OF the silly and pernicious socialistic
nonsense now running throughout the
country. But for him this stuff
would have but little vogue in the
United States. Every absurdity of
social disorganization and anarchy
that has been or is prevalent in the
country easily finds in Jefferson coun-
tenance, support and authority. He
gave to party in the United States
a set OF principles badly digested from
the speculations of Rousseau and the
dreams OF Condorcet; he stole even
the Declaration of Independence, and
marred his original. He is the master
and author of every cheap, sallow,
and blatant demagogue the country
eosized by all who preach quackeries
in socialism and politics.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-22
Increase Of Currency.

From a statement issued by the
treasury department last week it APP
pears that the total circulation of the
country on the 1st inst. amounted to
81, $50, ,6S2, ,O36, an increase of over
$50, 100000 as compared with the
same date a year ago. Nearly a
fourth OF this circulation is made up
OF gold coin. The total stock of money
coined or issued on the date men,
toned was 80, lao, 434, ,224, OF which
5000, 1888 was in the treasury
The money and bullion in the treas
ury on the 1st inst. was $3.50, 1926, ,e13
decrease of about S11 100000 for
the month of September. The treas.
ury officials estimated the population
of the United States on October 1 at
Ga, 44O, 900, basing their figures on the
rate OF increase from month to month
shown by the census for the past ter
years. On this basis the circulation
per capita on October LIST amounted
to $23.75, an increase of 80 cents PEI
capito for the month.-Bradstreet' 8
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-22
POET SCOUTS VICTORY.
The Deer Lodge Horse Lands a Fat Purse
at Morris Park

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Twelve thous-
and persons cheered the Montana colt
Poet Scout when that gallant son OF
Longfellow won the $3.50 Hickory
stakes at Morris Park last Saturday,
and like number OF enthusiasts went
wild in their praises of the filly York
vile Belle when she showed her dainty
heels to a big field in the rich Nursery
stakes. McLewee's representative
was the favorite in the betting in the
Hickory stakes, closely, at two to
one, pressed by Strathmeath and Rus
sell. Quiet bets were made on Poet
Scout at long odds, Pittsburg Phil
being among those who bet on the son
of Longfellow. The horses had
pretty start, with Kildeer and Strath-
meath a triie ahead of the others.
Going past the stand Kildeer, Rey Del
Rey, Reckon, Equity, Strathmeath
snd Russell was the order, Poet
Scout and Montana bringing up the
rear. In the run up the backstretch
Kildeer was the pilot, but as the
eighth candidate swung for the upper
turn Poet Scout improved his posi-
ton, Hamilton going up on the out
side. When Strengthened out for
run home all but Montana seemed to
have chance, every starter save
Marcus Days big colt being on almost
even terms. A quarter of mile from
home, though, Rey Del Rey, Reckon,
Russell, Kildeer and Montana were
hopelessly beaten. Hamilton kept
Poet Scout with Strathmeath and
Equity until opposite the betting ring,
but cut loose at that point, and the
race was over, Poet Scout drawing
away with astonishing ease and win
ming under pull by four lengths.