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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

The list Of appointments OF the
Mankato district as made by the M.
e. conference, is as follows:
Presiding elder, G. r. Hair.
Adrian-G. A. CoWdan.
Alden and Freeborn-F. A. Arnold.
Amboy-F. w. Evan.
Beaver Creek-E. III. Bronson.
Beaver Falls & Morton-R. N. JOS
celyn.
Bellingham & Madison-O. HI. P.
FauS.
Blue Earth City,. P. Harris.
Canby-M. F. Chester.
Cleveland-W. T. Scott.
Delavan-Frank Parr.
Eagle Lake-M. r. Hickman.
Observation-Disclosures Davis.
Fairfax 81 Franklin-to be supplied.
Fairmont-T. A. Jones.
Fulda-M. d. Terwilligar.
Heon Lake,. w. Haley.
Jackson, VIM. Copp.
Janesyille-W. V.Russell.
Lake Benton & Balaton-to be sup.
Lake Crystal--N. B Foot.
LIE Sueur-J. d. Fry.
Luverne-Oliver Williams.
Madelia-E. II. Goodell
Mankato-F. NJ. Rule
Mapleton-S. B. Smith.
Marshall-W. S. Cochrane.
NicOllet-WeSt Webster.
Pipestone-J. III. Buttleman.
Redwood Falls-A. j. Williams.
Rushmore-to be supplied.
st. James-Lincoln Jones.
ST. Peter-R. G. Geer.
William Gibson.
Springfield-D. p. Olin.
Tracy-R. d. Phillips.
Vernon Center. A. LETTERS.
/ Walnut Grove-H,S. Eldred.
Wells-W. E. Hawley.
Windom-G. S. Perry.
Winnebago City,. A. Cone.
Woodlake-R. G. ManleY.
neutrality-suspicious.. Brown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
To California Without Change.

The Minneapolis & ST. Louis Rail
way has inaugurated tourist Pull
man car service from ST. Paul and
Minneapolis to San Francisco, Lath-
rop, Los Angeles, and intermediate
points, via Kansas City, Denver, Salt
Lake, Ogden and Sacramento. The
car is attached to train leaving St.
Paul $3.50, Minneapolis 1O:4O A. NJ,
each Thursday. The berths are COM
pletely furnished and the car is pro-
vided with colored porter who gives
it the same attention as his services
required in a palace sleeper. There
is also provided cooking range which
is at the service of all patrons, as we'll
as two commodious lavatories. These
excursions are known as the Phillips
Albert Lea Route personally conduct
ed excursions and are gaining wide
popularity. Second-class tickets are
accepted for transportation and the
charge made for through accommoda-
tions is but 81 per double berth, which
can be shared by two persons should
they desire to occupy the same berth.
ReservationsShould be made several
days in advance, and communications
addressed to G. M. Pratt, General
Ticket and Passenger Agent albert
Lea Route" Minneapolis, MINI. 17t4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
Personal.

j. A. James, Esq, arrived in the
city Thursday, and will spend three
or four weeks here attending to some
business matters and visiting old
friends Mr. James is well pleased
with Seattle, where he located two
years ago, but has warm side for
Blue Earth county. His family is we'll
and contented.
Mr.. William T. Lewis and wife, of
Oakland, Cal, are enjoying visit
with friends in and around Mankato.
Mr.. Lewis is one of the old settlers of
this city, having been a member of
the firm of Lewis, Shaubut & Barr,
for many years. He is getting along
in years, but seems to be enjoying good
health, and says that one who lives in
California, cannot help enjoying the
blessings of fine climate and grand
scenery. He will be in town for a
week at least.
Mr.. George Sparrow, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, arrived Friday morning from
the east, and is the guest of his broth
er, Mr.. P. B. Sparrow. This is the
first time the brothers met in twenty
years. George was formerly a resi-
dent of Mankato, but went east in the
70's to go into business.
DR.. James, recently member of the
St. Peter Insane Hospital, has re-
moved his family to this city and is
domiciled in DR.. Frisbie's house on
Second street. For the present at
least, the doctor will office at his
home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
Bucklen's Srnica, SaIya

The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by ]. r. Jones, Druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
From Fridays Daily.


"A marriage license has been grant
Jed Frederick Rehbein, of Vernon, and
Louisa Schewe, Of Pleasant Mound.
Mr.. Bert Cole of Lake Crystal
want home this morning fitted out
with new suit of clothes bought of
One of our merchants. Bert will no
sdonbt cut figure in society when he
gets home.
A part of the ceiling in the office
of the American Express Co., fell last
might, but fortunately nobody was
hurt. The ceiling is an old and dan
gerons one, and it is said it is to be
torn down and substantial one put
in its place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoFia.

John Erickson, Esq, of ST. James,
member of the Board of Audit of
the Minnesota Grain Growers Asso-
citation, spent last night in the city.
Mr.. Erickson has confidence that the
Association will prove of great adj
vantage to the producers. Storage
elevators will be provided in st. Paul
and Duluth, and farmers will not be
required to work through middlemen
and local buyers, as shipments will be
made direct to the Association. The
Association is capitalized at 800,
with shares at $40 each. Agents will
be sent to all sections of the state to
interest farmers, and those informed
believe that the result of the under
taking will prove profitable to the
farming community.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following tranfers of real eS-
tate have been recorded with the Re
gister of Deeds during the past week:
Chas Graf to Julius Seltenreich,
part ne frac NV frac t of sec
6, los, 26. 81 900
The Rapidan Milling Co. to Phi
E Nelson, 60 it W of 6S23 TT n
of /, sec bet. sec I & s, 1O7, 81. $500
Geo NJ Palmer to Louisa Ander-
son, lot 6 in Palmer's add, City
Of MankatO. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Mary Kramer TO Milton A Hayes
w so TT of 100 ftlotS 8, 10 and
II, blk 1S4. West Mankato. 600
Patrick G Lyons to VIM A Lyons
net, sec p, 100, %, ........... $500
Daniel N Brooks to Robert G
Taylor, set, sec s. 105. 26.... 5000
Chas E Brown to Ollie B Brown,
10 81, nwf NJ sw9, sec %, 10,
rs, .................. 6OO
Mary Brooks to Adam Jefferson,
lots 4, 5, 6, I, S, 8 and 10, blk 3,
Germania Park add, City OF
Mankato ..................... 1900
l. uOS hduudll W d ulluS ~ hduU-
Ike, lot 10, blk 4, Village of
Amboy,. 800
H P Christensen to Evan A.
Evans, 81 lot il in Palmer'S
add, City of Mankato 1890. LOO
Louisa B Grave to Albertina e
Lewis, WI net, sec a, 107, 30. 500
Geo A Day to Dan Carnwell, w
nj po1 pU1 Sac 10S % 000
Philip Guthier to AlbertGuthier
nw4 nw4 sec 5, 106, 25.. 49,. 1900
VIM Thomas to VIM Zingler, ne
rs, 5000
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09

DAM orchestra of St. Paul, will
give a concert and ball at The Saul
paugh, Nov. 14th.
-Camencita, the famous Spanish
dancer is the attraction at the opera
house Saturday evening, Oct. 10th.
After playing here she plays weeks
engagementat the Metropolitan opera
house, st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09

Ladies ALL LINEN Hem
stitched, at 10 and 121ac.
The best value ever offered
in this city.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06

70 create II In General Won Room, tho ,ninis-
ter of war aud Count Won Moltke. He
quickly realized thnt great changes, great
reforms we're required in the training Of his
Old fashioned army, liz IL was TO be brought
up to 4 high level Of excellence. Ho did
not arRue, AZ We commonly do when como
very necessary change is urged npon ns:-
.Oh, France and Austria, or some other
nnned country, has not yet adopted IT, and
why. therefore, should We do so?" We mea,
sure the necessity for reforms in drill n
tactics, and In the very clothing and equip
ment of our soldiers, by the test Of whether
the great armies of the world have or have
not yet adopted them. ! have ofen heard
men oppose any changes in our still
very stiff and extremely tightly cnt cloth
ing, on what I may call the nursery maid
argument that our existing dress Is $50
pretty" But NIL change in it is still more
frequently resisted on the plea that there is
no necessity for ", because other European
armies have not changed theirs! The rulers
of those armies are still content with tho
generally adopted early in this century. II
is merely a tightsned up modification, and
by no means q good one, of the dress in
vented by Frederick the Great. The Prus-
alan army had under him carried every
thing before II, therefore everything Prus
sian must be good and worthy Of imitation.
Much as ono must always admire the mill
tary genius Of that great soldier king, /
hAye always owed him n serious Qrudge
whsn suffering in the field from A leather
stock, the, drawing room cut Of my uniform
and the theataical. style Of drill, originally
copied from his army, and to which many
Of us still cling with a showman's fond
ness. " -. ~
=5&@HE- INONTINTTEn NrYT WEEK " "L #.t
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
FENCE LAW SUITS.
Mr.. Fielding Has an Experience
With Uncle Lem Which
Surprises Him.
A Case Left to a Lawyer and to
Providence Results Very
Disastrously.
From Being tho Owner of n House and Lot
tho Unfortunate City Man IL Left +
With Only a Line.

Written Tor I'M SUNDAY INDEPENDENTLY
I HAVE HAD SOME TROUBLE ABOUT
N3 line fences. People here in Grimesyille
i who know country life tell me that
there alwaysis trouble about line fences, and
that law suits are the common lot Of man.
They didn't say anything Of that kind to
me when I was talking about buying Il liz
tie strip of land for which my neighbor,
Uncle Lem Drew has broken the tenth
commandment.
In places like Grimesville, where land il
SO utterly worthless that burial is m in
suit to a self-respecting Christian, there ia
a fight over every fence; but wrnngling OF
that sort is comparatively rare in New York
city, where a No. 9 footprint is wo rth more
one than I ever expect to see.
Thus it is in all things-the more insiQ-
%nificant the cause the bitterer the quarrel.
This is philosophy and I like it. am using
more and more of it in my family every
year. would not know how to keep house
without it and nm willing to have M name
and a libelous portrait used in connection
with this testimonial. Modern philosophy
is a sure cure for resignation; it not only
explains all tough luck. but makes it look
ten times tougher than 1t would appear to
the uncultured eye.
Uncle Lem hates me, although the cause
of our quarrel is half an acre of land which
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06

ness, but we consider ourselves lucky to
have any to lose. Our worst sorrow isLl11t
cousin Nina who has grown deeply nttaqss~A
to this place. It's = very rocky place tN&t =
girl won't become attached to when her
lover lives SO near. On the day when the
last law suit was decided I took Nina aside
into a remote corner Of the parlor, and told
her that 7 feared our pleasant life here
together ha 1 come to MI end. / couldn't
ask her to visit me i'll a house of on dime1l-
sion. She didn't understand the geometry
of the subject. but she knew what it would
be to part with Sydney, and she melted my
COLLAR with her tears.
In the evening Sydney called, and whether
there were any more tears l do not know.
My wife and Thave Il habit of making our
escape at critical moments. We ereyoung
ourselves, md only one Of us (and he the
lesser Of the two) is old even now. Doubt
less they used their time we'll, for it was in
d very cheerful voice that Nina called to me
as l lay awake, praying for Cncle Lem, It !
remember rightly.
TITS all right she said. Sydney has
agreed to buy this land and the house and
tho right Of way"
'And n soul to fit the vacancy inside his
uncle?"I interrupted.
%"Anything, anything ! want" she said.
And we are to live hero and you are to visit
us next summer" ~ M
ut will DO interesting to be- guests in our
house," said /. "Expeot US confidently"
q HOWARD FIELDING.
Copyright, & M
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
The Holy Thorn of glastonbury.

The legend of the Holy Thorn of Glas-
tonbury is very old, and, until very recent
times, was quite generally believed in, in
spite of it's rank absurdities. The original
legend was that st. Joseph of Arimathea
landed not far from Glastonbury, England,
and that he and his companions vent to a
hill near this town and there rested for a few
hours. Upon making the halt, st. Joseph
is said to have thrust his staff, a dry haw-
grew and blossomod, being constantly in
bud or full bloom. The first account of
this miraculous tree found in print bears
date of 1922. This states that the tree had
a double trunk in the days of Queen Eliza
beth, but during her reign q Puritan. tax
ing offence at the trees observance of
Christmas (for il is said to always bloom,
no odds how cold the weather, on January
6, "Old Christmas'l, hewed down the larg-
est of the trunks. For this act of deseora-
ton the Puritan was punished by ncci-
d~entally cutting n Of his legs, and by the
loss of n eye, which was injured by q
chip from tho sacred thosn. Although the
adhered to the stump by a bit of bark, and
for thirty years the fallen part continued
to flourish just rs the standing branch did,
and to always bloom at Christmas time.
Finally the trunk, which remained stand
ing, WAS out down by a military saint in
Gl6 Ulllb u 4INluk OutIlSS LIZ hIlQ UlGSr CANU
time the people of the vicinity did a
thriving business IN he sale Of young
shoots that sprang up at the base Of the
sacred tree. m
For a century or more thorn trees con-
tinued TO be shown in that neighborhood,
each claiming to be the main shoot of the
original Glastonbury thorn.
There is a curious story told in n British
magazine Of January, 1903. The change of
the calendar from old to new style had just
been made. A Number of people visited the
tree on Christmas day, new style, but it
showed no signs of blooming. Therefore it
was watched on Jap.6. the Christmas of old
style, when it WAS seen to bloom as usual.
In q work on British plants and trees. pub
lishea in 1918, / find tho following III regard
to the winter blooming thorn tree Of Glaston-
bury: 1T does not now grow within the Alb
boy of Glastonbury, but in q lane beyond the
ohurohyard OH the other side of the street,
by the side of n pit. 1t appears to be u very
old tree. II has been reported to have no
thorns, but that l found to be u mistake. 1t
has them, like other hawthorne, but which
also in large trees are but few. 1t blossoms
twice Il year. Tho winter blooms, which
are individually about the size Of q six
pence, appear about Christmas, or soono il
the weather be severe" '%
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06

How the One of the Present Day Differs
From the Old School.
Before the Franco-German war there had
been war correspondents, says Archibald
Forbes, and one at least of those had made
for himself a reputation to vie with which
no representative of a newer school has any
claim. But their work, being in the pre-
ftelegraphic period, was carried On under
less arduous conditions than those which
confront the war correspondent Of to-day.
Nor Was il 80 incumbent on them to carry
their lives in their hands. I'efore far
reaching rified firearms came into use, it
was quite easy to see a battle without get
ting within the range of fire. But this is
no longer possible. With siege guns that
carry shells ten miles, with field artillery
having a range of four miles, and with ri
ies that kill without benefit of clergy at
we'll stay at home with his mother, unless
he has hardened his heart to take his
full share of the risks of the battlefield.
Indeed, if he has determined to look mar
rowlyIinto the, turbulent heart OF eaoh sue
cessive spasm of the bloody strugele-and
il j. only, now, by doing this that he can
make for himself a genuine and abiding
reputation, be must Law his account with
adventuring more risk than falls to the lot
of the average soldier. i@
The percentage Of casualties among war
correspondents is greater than that among
the actual fighting men,, In the petty Ser
Wan campaign of 1876, for instance, there
were twelve correspondents who kept the
field and went under fire. OF those, three
were Killed and four were wounded. Ger
tainly mot more than thirty correspondents
ndaltists, all told, were in&Sthe SoudAn
from the earliest troubles TO the final fail-
ure d ltSe Nile expedition, Sbnt, OF or under
its cruel sand lie the oorpses of at least six
of my comrades. O'Donovan, the adyen-
turous pioneer of Merv, persisted with
Hicks. The last hope has long faded that
Vizetelly, endowed though he was with
more lives than the proverbial cat, has still
a life in hand. Power lived to be Gordon'a
loyal, valiant, and trusted lieutenant, but
fell on the errand of attempting to bring to
heroism. Cameron and st. Ledger were
struck down ON the same bloody day, and
rest together in their shallow grave in the
hot Bayuda sand. Poor Gordon, who had
been a soldier before he became a war COR
respondent, died a lone death of thirst in
the heart of the deseit while pushing urg-
emily on to where his duty lay.
Time would fail me to tell of those who
have persisted of fevers and other maladies,
who have been wounded, shipwreoked, and
encountered strange hairbreadth escapes;
of others again who have come home &C
broken by hardships and vlcissitude that
what remains OF life to them is nought but
wearinesS and pain. And it is such men
who AVE been classed with the camp fol-
lowers, and denounced as "drones who eat
the rations of the fighting men and do no
work at all.".
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06

would not furnish a cheap table a. hote
dinner for a CONT. AS for me, I am above
such rancor. If Uncle lem should be run
send a pound of chewing tobocco to the en-
gineer, and think no more about il. Let
him live to spend the last cent he has
boarded in his old blue WOODEN stocking
and as much longer as possible.
I had known from the first that Uncle
Lem was directing the attention of the
courts to the reotitication of the line be-
tween our land, but I was not troubled. /
left the whole business to Il lawyer; and he
(apparently DESTROYS of emulating my I'M
concern) left it to- Providence; and Uncle
volved A foot or two of Gainesville steril;-
ty. What was my horror, then, upon dis
that the new line cut my land ex-
actly in the middle, and left my house on
the wrong side. l became Uncle LENS
tenant.
two days that my long experience with New
York flat house owners and other metro
politan cannibals, had taught me only the
rudiments of olose-fsted I'M predatory
dealing. Uncle Lem is meaner than Kidd,
the pirate, who buried his treasure where
he couldn't find it himself. I will not at
tempt to describe the impositions n ex-
%tortions by which Uncle Lem endeavored to
rob me. Suffice it to say that I decided
that it would be cheaper to move my house
over to the other side of the land, even
though / should be obliged to pail up my
cellar and plant it in q new place.
A new inconvenience presented itself
here; my house occupied exactly half the
width of that land which I originally sup
posed that I had purchased. As the new
line established by Uncle Lem out my
property i'll half. my house in its new po-
sition would entirely block passage from
my front yard to that in the rear. This
would be inconvenient enough when only
ourselves were concerned, but there was in
this case a double element of annoyance.
Inspired by Uncle Lem, a soulless misoreant
named Hopkins who owned land adjoining
mine at the rear had begun proceedings to
establish q right of way through my premi-
SEES, and had succeeded in doing so by the
aid of Uncle Lem, and his band of prefer
naturally gifted perjurers. l figured it out
that if i moved my house over. HOPKINS
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
THE WAR CORRESPONDENT.

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06

would have a legal right to haul fertilizer,
and other farming necessities exactly
through the middle of my dining room.
by nature, / am q man Of almost sanity
foroboarance. but ! must draw tho line
somewhere. e..
several points. First, I inquired whether
Uncle Ilem's proceedings regarding the line
fence did not invalidato his previous sale
of the property to mo, or whether the sale
did not invalidate the other thing or vice
versa, or any other way he could think of
to got me out of the hole. He examined
were drawn in proper legal form; that
il. they would bear any construction which
the mind Of man could devise. For
a sufficient fee ho would endeavor
to show before any competent tribunal that
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06

Pleasant journeys can always be had via
the Wisconsin Central line. The employees
are courteous and obliging, tho sleeping and
dining oars and day coaches are peers of
my In the northwest. The leaving hours
at principal terminal points are conven-
lent, and tho deuots arc centrally located.
Altogether II Ia the most desirable route in
either direction between ST. Paul, Minne-
apolis, Ashland and Duluth and Milwaukee
and Chicago. Try IL and be convinced.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
Things Worth Remembering.

That it ia dangerous to stand neara tall
treo or spire during a thunder storm; that
the southwest corner Of the cellar is the
''cyolone safety point that there is no
ness az fresh mir ana sunshine; that blowing
out the gas. before retiring Ia funny-to
everybody except the man who tries III
that you may swear as hard as you please,
but ii will not remove grease spots; that tho
Wisconsin Central is the most popular
r rosts ,s sS M aoush. 49, q tioasts' et snd ap aG,n y
ony ticket agent. g4
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
Dyspepsia.

That nightmare of mans existence which
makes food a mookery and banishes sleep
from weary eyes, readily yields to the po.
tent influence OF the celebrated English
Dandolion Tonic. II tones mp the digestive
organs. restores the appetite, makes as
the whole system. All druggists sell ~ ~
81 per bottle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-07

CCHOOL OF PRACTICAL CIVIL, MECHAN.
- tcal, Mining Eng neering, Surveying,
praughting. Architecture. Ass~ying and Naviga-
tion. Op.n the year around. 723 Market st San
Franciaco, Cal. Established 1854. A. Wander
NAILLEN, Pres. Send for circular.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-07
THg DOLLAR COLUMN

Advertisements not exceedine an inch TOR tel
.ines Of small type, in length will be inserted in
this column for one dollar per week. or hity rente
the asst insertion and enty Ave cents each I'd.
dttionsl linsertiOn-psysb able in advance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-07

ACEA1C wanted. LIB, RAJ SALARY PAID
o0@O ~ At home or to travel. TEAM FUR
NIsHED FREE. o. VICKERY. Augusta. Maine
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-07

ENERAL AGENTS SELLING TIE PATENT
NJ Adjustable Shoe sre in~king from t3lNO
800 per yesr. Csnvsssers $4.O0 to 81 10 per us,
Exclusive territor given Address with 2-cen
stamp. CONSOLIDATED ADJUsTABI.E SHOE Co., 3.
lem. Mass.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-07

HnT DwANTEL s25 j. week and expense.
n ri paid. steady work. New Goods
Samples free. J. F. HILL Co
,vnsts. Ma